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" PAGE SIX » THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE WEDNESDAY, -DECEMBER 5, 1951 J. H. ORMISTON y Editor and Manager PHONE 703 WHITBY AND DISTR T NE WS ROBT. CORBETT News Editor PHONE 703 i . Jury Finds Alfred Not Guilty Of Theft Whitby Day By Day Accounts eof social events, any news items of local interest and Twelve jurymen responded "not guilty" yesterday afternoon after they had deliberated for more than an hour on the guilt or innocence of Daniel Alfred, 22, of 194 King Street West, Oshawa. Alfred was charged last May 2 with theft of some sacks of aluminum scrap, the property of the Ontario Malleable Iron Company in Oshawa. Judge F. J, MacRae made no comment following the verdict. Francis Correll was jury fore- man. Alfred was tried before Judge P. J. MacRae and jury yesterday at the General Sessions of the Peace in Whitby. A. C. Hall, K.C., appear- ed for the Crown, while R. D. Humphreys, K.C., was for the ac- cused. The case was relatively sim- ple in its aspects. ; On the night of May 2, 1951, Steve Scuik, night watchman at the Ontario Malleable Iron plant in Oshawa saw a man carrying a num- ber 'of sacks from the plant prop- erty to a car. He recognized We ac- ; § cused as an erstwhile employee. Police were called and found sacks WALTER PORTER of scrap aluminum in a car owned | Local manager of the Canadian by 'Alfred's brother, Richard John Bank of Commerce, who gave an interesting address on banking at Alfred, but the person who had peen carrying them had disappeared. It. the Rotary Club luncheon Tuesday. was about 11 o'clock at night. The jury was told that although the aluminum was scrap, it was valu- Able, as most non-ferrous metals | are today, when melted down. The | Rotary Speaker Council Voices Tie so oe a ihe eed APPreciation Of in the beam of his flashlight. How- | v 'Co-operation ever the defence was that it was a brother of the accused man who | went to the location to get his car | it te won fod Whes the) Formalities which are usually re- and it was y v served for the closing meeting of '| Street, of are ap PHONE 703 v P To celebrate her seventh birthday Barbara Draimin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Draimin, Henry entertained a number of school friends yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Theo Morphy and daughter, Patricia Ann, motored from Calgary last week, when Mrs. Morphy and her daughter, visited a few days with her mother, Mrs. T. Desmond, Brock Street North, while Mr. Morphy went on to Ottawa to attend a convention. SANTA COMES TO LEGION Santa Claus has announced that he will be at the Legion Hall on Monday evening, December 17th, to greet all children of ex-servicemen who will be Legion guests. Members of the Legion and of the Auxiliary will also be welcomed by St. Nick. There will be plenty of entertain- ment, gifts and refreshments. TO ELECT OFFICERS A feature of the regular monthly meeting of Whitby Branch 112 of the Canadian Legion to held this evening will be the elpétion of of- Lovely Whitby Wedding : New Moderator 4 REV. DAVID MARSHALL minister of St. Andrew's Presby- terian ,Church, Whitby, who yes- terday was elected moderator of the East Toronto Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church in Canada. Two Whitby Men On Trial Today Two Whitby men are on trial to- 'Whitby Minister Named Rev. David Marshall, minister of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Whitby since 1939, was yesterday elected moderator of the East To- ronto Presbytery of the Presby- terian Church of Canada. The new moderator 1s well and favorably known throughout the Presbytery of Toronto, which has 42 churches and missions. He studied for the ministry in Glasgow, Scotland, but put aside his study books to join the Im- perial Army in the first great war, participating in several engage- ments. Upon his return he resumed '|his 'studies at Glasgow University and after graduation went out to British Guiana as a parish minis- ter for the Church of Scotland. to Canada and ministered to the Presbyterian Church at Richmond Hill, for four years. He then return- ed to British Guiana for the Presby- terian Church in Canada. In all Ihe served about 14 years in that | British colony. He came to St. An- drew's, Whitby, 1939, just before the second great war broke out, and he has been here ever since. Under his ministery the church has en- joyed a period of progress and pros- perity. Rev. minister Mr. Marshall is also the of St. Andrew's Church, After four years service he returned |" Moderator of Presbytery Cards of Thanks In the midst of our sorrow we wish to express our heartfelt thanks and appreciation to our relatives, friends and neighbours for the kindness and sympathy shown to us in the loss of our loving mother, the late Martha Murdoch. We especially wish to thank the Rev. A. E. Young, for his consoling words and also Mrs. Ross Hall, all who sent flowers, the pall- bearers and the McEachnie Funeral Home at Pickering for their kind- ness and efficient management of the servies. Mrs. Southwell. (D5) For Councillor ficers, and a review of plans for the silver jubilee gathering on Friday night. WELCOME NEW MEMBERS At the quarterly communion ser- vice held in St. Andrew's Presby- terian Church on Sunday morning the minister, Rev. David Marshall, welcomed into full fellowship with the church seven new members by certificate. HEAVY TURNOVER watchman approached. On the fol- | Jove. Be the thet omer | Whitby Town Council Monday night | when members told each other how stolen and at the time of the report | Fhe red the work of th he knew where the car had been | EY had enjoyed the work o . the following night and that Daniel | Alfred had been taken into eus-|in. with you and deeply appreciate tody, : {the cooperation I have received | In his charge to the jury, Judge from every member of council," said | MacRae carefully' and impartially | Mayor William Elliott. | reviewed the evidence. He told how| Each member of council spoke | municipal council were observed at "I have thoroughly enjoyed work- | the watchman had chased a man' briefly and appropriately in reply. | around some boxcars and the man Council also declared Wednesday, | said "You'll have to catch me to| December 26 a public holiday. prove it. 'A short time later, the, On motion of Reeve D. B. Mc- accused was apprehended on Simcoe | Intyre a letter will be send to the Street, four blocks north of the | Court of Revision advising that i | thei ; a iin every respect. A quiet pleasing ager of the Canadian Cadillac Hotel. He was breathing their request to have land values | Commerce in Whitby, told his fel- hard, police said. Speaking of the reviewed and equalized, will be defence contention that it was the compiled with in the next assess- | brother whom the watchman had: ment. really seen, His Honor said: "It's| ---- ed true that they do bear some simi- | There are 250 miles of steel larity." { shelving in the library of congress Later, the jury was recalled for {at Washington, D.C. clarification of some points which | Mr. Humphreys said had been in- | . ope adequately presented to the jury. At:| Wh th Cl f d | this time His Honor said: "Any man I y assi ie may make a mistake in the ton- | -- ey oe clusions he draws -- that is an LOSTEFROM 928 BYRON Yer honest mistake -- and you will have | grav hr Pies He A to be sure beyond a reasonable | 2376. ; (D5) doubt that the evidence of ealh | por ROCK WOOL INSULATION= witness is true." | Rock Wool blown--Roofing-- Asphalt and Slate. General Maintenance. | Jury Lists | May Be 75 blowing, batts, call your local dealer, Walter Ward, 204 Chestnut Street. | Phone 2563. (D15) | TRANSPORTATION WANTED--TO ted to be empannelled within a and locattion, to Box 212, Times- year's time, substantially larger jury | Gazette, Whitby. (Dec) lists will have to be chosen at local | WANTED TO RENT--2 OR 3 UN- courts. When no capital crimes are | furnished rooms by young couple. No { | An unusually heavy turnover in the County Council is anticipated this year. Already, it appears that | about half the council will be new members, AT THE BROCK THEATRE Patrons at the Brock Theatre have been admiring the rich rayon Wilton carpet which has recently | been laid throughout the building. The carpet, made in Peterboro, is of new material and of very pleasing | design. This Improvement is in keeping with the policy of the man- | agement to keep the theatre modern place to spend an evening. | Pra RATEPAYERS TO MEET The regular monthly meeting of the Whitby Ratepayers' Association will be held on Friday evening of | this week in the Council Chamber, |at eight o'clock, president Harold Wickett announced last night. Join Meeting 'Of Rebekah Lodges Held A special joint meeting "with | Whitby Benevolent No. 132, Osh. | | awa Sunshine No. 222 and Picker. | ing Easter No. 350 Rebekah Lodges | was held at Oshawa on Friday evening, Nov, 30, being the official visit of the president of the Re- bekah Assembly Sister Betty An- | derson, North Bay, Ont. who. was escorted through a guard of honor and introduced by Sister Tena Roberts PDDP and presented with a beautiful bouquet. Other guests escorted through the guard of honor were Sister Mabel Disney, PP who was introduced by | | Sister Maude Mann, PDDP, Sister MR. AND MRS. WILLIAM H. AYLESWORTH Of Kingston, were recently married in St. John's Anglican Church, Port Whitby. The bride is a Whitby girl, Ann Elizabeth Gillespie, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Russell Aylesworth of Kingston. Banker Tells Rotarians 'How Banks Have Helped In the Growth of Canada | "The Canadian banking system ! has had to keep abreast and in | some cases to pace the development | of our country, reaching out to. the | frontiers," Walter Porter, man- Bank of Back Yards In Poor Shape Inspector Finds Sanitary Inspector Seymour Whitney has, been carrying on an active job for the Health Department since his appoint- ment a few months ago. This week, in company with Works Supervisor Gordon Davis, he made a tour of the premises be- hin the stores in the business section. Quite a few were found to be in poor condition from a health standpoint while at others, debris was being allow- ed to be piled on public prop- erty. In some cases the pro- prietors were ordered to clean the situation up fore the next inspection. Skate Exchange | low Rotarians at the weekly meet- | ing of the Rotary Club yesterday. | He noted that~11 chartered banks | in Canada now have about 3,800 branches across the country in the 10 provinces and slightly over 100 | branches outside Canada, also the number of branches in Canada has increased by about 10 per cent in the past two years. HAD SMALL BEGINNING | Mr. Porter pointd out that Can- adp's branch banking system was | patierned after a somewhat simi. | lar system that had been develop- ed in Scotland, with changes con- | sidered best adapted to a new and | growing country. As could be ex- | pgced in a new country with im- mense resources, a very - limited population and a meagre amount | of native capital, our banks ex- | perienced many severe tests and | trials in their early days in the | last century and the early decades of this century, with the result that Open Today [2 umber of we swatter w= 9 And Tomorrow | istence either by fajlure or amal- | | gamation with larger and stronger institutions. STRICT SUPERVISION Before under the control of the federal government, the banks of | The Skate Exchange at the Rec- {reation Director's office in the Town Hall will be open again on Thurs- day. and Friday afternoons from three to six. day in General Sessions Court in Whithy. They are George Klem Jr., and Gordon Rooke, charged with possession of housebreaking tools by night. They were apprehended by for- mer constables George Dunbar and Bruce Killens after they found an Mr. and Mrs, Norman Gillespie of Oshawa. The bridegroom is son of ~--Photo by Hornsby Studio. attempt was made to enter the premises of the Palm Billiard Academy last summer, Pickering. The congregation there | in 1949 erected a fine new church. | Chaplain of Whitby branch 112] of the Canadian Legion, Rev. Mr. | Marshall is held in high regard by {all ex-servicemen. He is a member of and past president of the Whitby | Ministerial Association. In fraternal | circles he is a member of the Masonic order. His favorite pastime is golf. Tops Grill Sponsors Junior Girls Basketball Team Here Junior girls' basketball has final- ly started here in Whitby, as prom- ised to the girls last summer. Not lonly that, but they have acquired a full-time sponsor in the well- known "Tops Grill", and it is by that name that the team will known. | The Tops cage squad will break out one of these days soon in their 'natty new uniforms bought by their sponsor, which are white T-shirt {type tops with green trim, and |green satin shorts with white side |stripes. The team is | weekly, and should soon be ready to take a crack at their first serious game. The fifteen players are Bev Shearer, Iva Lee, Carole Southwell, ! Joan Melrose, Joyce Tucker, Eileen , | Brown, Helen and Joan Teravainen, | | Marion Fletcher, Nancy Reid, Marg | Harlow, Shirley Stevens, Joan Fos- | | ter, Norrell Webb, and Sheila Fal- | | low. The team secured their sponsor and lost their coach all in the same | week, as Martin Jordan has been transferred to Peterborough. Volun- teers for this post will be welcom- ed by all the girls. Any fellow in this category who contacts any of the above girls probably will not get any second chance to think it over. Tops Whitby team should not be confused with a three-team girls' basketball club of the same name in Toronto, much as they would like to copy their namesake's habits, The [Toronto Tops were formerly known as Globetrotters, and are only the I proud owners of the Canadian Ju- be practicing | venile Championship, the Canadian Junior Championship, and the All- Ontario Intermediate "B" Cham- pionship. The only similarity, so far, is that they are all sponsored by restaurants, Williard DODD INSURANCE MANAGER ere CE eh | Chas. Bradley & Son Decorating Contractors ! For Efficient Service [ Call I Scarboro 7128 Whitby 559 VOTE to ELECT CHARLES T. . KING I FOR COUNCIL | BY" | POLLING DAY | | p = Monday, Dec. 10 | | arrive in downtown Toronto not later {than 8:30 a.m. and return around 5 p.m. Phone 450. (D5) LOT WANTED -- IN OR NEAR | Whitby. Suitable for 2 or more, on the docket, the customary panel now is 48 jurors. Often as many as 10 are excused from duty either through illness, removal from the gounty or other reasons. But when | houses. Must have hydro, water and two persons are being jointly tried FOR INSULATION ROCKWOOL, When women jurors are permit- drainage. Write, stating size, price for a crime, there are insufficient Jurors on hand in the court to al-' low for an adequate number of challenges, with the result that court must recess until the 12 jurors Who may be considering a verdict, are again added to the panel. It is probable that when women are added to the lists, a panel of 75 will be selected. Women will not have to act as jurymen unless they children. Write Box 809, Times-Ga- | zette, Whtby. (Dec8) | REFRIGERATOR, ELECTRIC, 7- : foot; Findlay 4-burner electric range, | both practically: new. 803 Green St. | South. (Dec5) | CHRISTMAS TREES FOR SALE, spruce and pine. by St. John's Men's | Club. Apply Edward's Booth," Port | Whitby. (Dec22) | HELP WANED--WOMAN TO DO | bedrooms and cleaning. Must be | strictly honest and. trustworthy. | Small business, good wages, 8 hours 'a day. Write Box 412, Times-Gazette, Whitby. | WANTED RELIABLE BABY- | ter for 1 or 2 evenings a week. Write | Box 311, Times-Gazette, Whitby. ot) | Shepherd, N.C. and Sister McKin- Canada are subject to continuous and the strictest supervision, Mr. Porter told the Club. They must submit monthly statements of their positions to the inspector general of banks and also make periodic The meeting was conducted py | audits and inspections of each Officers of Benevolent assisted by | bank. Individual banks also have a Officers of Sunshine and Easter | Staff of experienced auditors and Lodges. * | inspectors who audit every branch | A most instructive and inspiring | 8% Jeast once in every financial | talk' was given by the Pres nt, | year. To provide a further inde- g 2 President | pendent check the Bank Act re- Lena Pellow, DDP, who was. .in- | troduced by Sister Dolmage, PNG | | and Sister McKinney, wife of the | | Grand Master, IOOF, Ont. who | | was introduced by Sister Prouse, | | PDDP, | | Sister Betty Anderson, other speak- (D5) | ers were Sister Mabel Disney P.P., | quirjes that at each annual meeting | some interesting occupation for his | SIT- | Sister Tena Roberts, PDDP, Sister | °f shareholders auditors from two | hands and mind. Very simple toys Nina | firms of accountants having no in- | terlocking connection, be approved, : and these must have federal gov- On behalf of the three Lodges |ernment approval. "This is of Sister Betty Anderson was escorted | COUrse, as it should be from the | to the centre of the floor by Sis. | Very nature of the business, and | Lena Pellow, DDP, Sister If you have skates which no longer fit, or skates you have dis-| (carded, bring them in and get a| ticket for them with your own | valuation on it. Then a day or two later, you return with your ticket | and pick out a better fitting pair | for this winter's fun. i Thumbsucking by a child of a | year or more usually indicates | | some lack in his life. He may needs toys or more attention or | are often more appreciated for the | {first three years than expensive | {and complicated affairs. A box of | sand and old utensils, from which | [the sand may be poured back and | | forth, are usually beloved by the | Thanks ! FOR RETURNING ME AS REEVE OF WHITBY TOWNSHIP. May I Extend My Best Wishes To All For The Coming New Year 1952 wish to, WHITBY : A BROCK ov: MONDAY -- TUESDAY -- WEDNESDAY _ Evening Shows 7 p.m. -- Last Complete Show 8:20 p.m. CRAWFORD YOUNG LOVEJOY _ No one holds a candle to Joan -- GoobBYE, My FANCY VE ARDEN VINCENT SHERMAN-HENRY BLANKE FEATURE NO. 2 AND FOX NEWS RACKET KING! PIRATE QUEEN . Crna RSAIR (o. JON HALL wie LISA FERRADAY RON RANDELL PICTORES Pagstars | ter Isabel Saunders, PNC and pres- | ented with a gift by Sister Lena | Pellow, DDP, in appreciation of | her visit. At the closing of Lodge lunch was served in the banquet hall, Sister - Sally Jones, N.C. toast to the Rebekah Assembly was pro- visitors was proposed by Sister Baker, N.C, and responded to by a very delightful evening. Which concluded a lightful evening, In all its rivers, Brazil possesses 27,318 miles of navigable waters ways. | Toast to the King was proposed by | posed by Sister Lil Correll, PDDP | and responded to by the President, | Sister Betty Anderson. Toast to the | Sister McKenney, which concluded | very de |I for one, am sufficiently old | fashioned to believe that a bank's 'TELLS ROTARIANS { (Continued on Page 5) very small fry, --------e---------- Silver both in its pure form and as silver nitrate is used extensively in medicine to kill bacteria. THANK YOU WHITBY TOWNSHIP FOR YOUR SPLENDID SUPPORT | WILL ENDEAVOUR TO DO MY BEST FOR THE YEAR 1952 Signed WM. A. HERON | VOTE IS. A VOTE FOR ROBT. REID MY SINCERE THANKS LJ To the Voters of Whitby Township For Your Support Last Monday HAROLD T. LICK SOUND, CIVIC GOV'T | (W. Heber Down Elected Deputy-Reeve Whitby Township THANK YOU! Friends, Ratepayers and all persons who so kindly assisted. Your Interests Are Mine Compliments of the Season. 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