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| Conant Urges Immediate Start On St. Lawrence Seaway Rev. Dr. W. P. Fletcher THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE [Would Take Firm Warmly Congratulat 80th Birthday Today Celebrating his 80th birthday to- day is the Rev. Dr. W. Percy Flet- cher, of 70 Rossland Road East, Oshawa. Ordained 56 years ago, the REV. DR. W. P. FLETCHER minister is today receiving the con- gratulations of his relatives and his many friends in provinces all over Canada. One of Ontario County's "grand old men" of preaching. Mr. Flet- cher officially retired in 1946. Since then he has missed preaching on few Sundays and for the past two years has been in charge of the services at Manchester and Pros- pect United Churches. SCOTT TOWNSHIP NATIVE Mr. Fletcher was born on a farm in Scott Township in Ontario County on December 8, 1871. In 1895 he was ordained a minister and he accepted a call to Oshawa Christian Church. He graduated from Queen's University with the class of 1896 and in 1900 he mar- ried Gertrude Gadsby of Oshawa. From the turn of the century un-~ til 1918 he served in churches in Toronto, Drayton and Keswick. At the end of the last war he became Field Secretary of the Ontario Re- ligious Education Council and his work with the Council took him into six provinces of Canada. He held conventions in all but two of the counties in Ontario. In 1921 he joined the head office of the Christian Church in the United States and for his work in that connection he was awarded the Honorary Degree, Doctor of Divinity, in 1923. He held con- ventions in 32 of the 48 states. RETURNED HERE IN 1925 Dr. Fletcher again returned to a pastorate in the Oshawa Chris tian Church in 1925 and in 1928 he led that church into union with the United Church of Canada. Leaving Oshawa in 1930 his next charges in the United Church were at Odessa, Marmora and Bowman- ville. In 1941 he was honored once more by being elected President of the Bay of Quinte Conference of the United Church. His active re- tirement commenced in 1946 when he returned to Oshawa fo set up his home. Now, in his first day as an octo- genarian, Dr. -Fletcher is a mem- ber of the Board of the Children's Aid Society, and, as an active mem- ber of the Masonic Order, he oc- cupies one of the offices with Temple Lodge. He is a member of the Oshawa Ministerigl Associa- tion. INTERNAL INJURIES Charles Floyd, 11, of Courtice, is in Oshawa General Hospital with head and internal injuries suffered when he darted into the path of a car on No. 2 Highway Thursday. OPP Constable Lorne Galilbraith said the boy had just left school He said the driver of the car was Les- lie Colvin, of Bowmanville. Footlight Flashes In answer to our appeal for one act play directors last week, se- veral volunteers have stepped for- ward, to gladden the heart of Mrs. Corben, who is. chairman of the Studio Group. Other admirers of this art form will be cheered to know that Harriet Rapley has con- sented to direct J. S. Barrie's "The Twelve Pound Look," which will ' | see production some time in Jan- uary. The other one-acter will be directed by A. E. O'Neill. Its title has not been announced as yet by the Little Theatre executive. On the same program with these two plays will be shown a film dealing with some form of Little Theatre activity. It should be a stimulating evening. A word of appreciation should be voiced here to Mary Vollmer of Station CKLB, who, duringthe week preceding 'I Remember Mama," did several interesting broadcasts on Little Theatre doings, and our production in particular. A hearty vote of thanks, Mrs. Vollmer! Echoing our plug for the enter- prising theatre manager who wants to run a "Tonight at 8.30'° pro- gram every Thursday night, fea- turing a distinguished foreign film, on a reserved seat basis, we urge interested readers to write him a letter or phoné him, signifying your support. The .gentleman's name is Hartéhorn--Harold W. We don't earn these exceptional treasures unless we go after them. Famed Chorus At Salvation Army Citadel It is expected a capacity audience will fill The Salvation Army Citadel for this week's gathering, "Saturday Night at the Citadel." , The performing artists will be the Ambassadors, famed male chorus of Toronto. In addition, Mr. Cyril Red- ford, the leader of the. choir, is bringing a Ladies' Ensemble, who will bring a touch of tonal color, not generally attributed to male groups. This singing group comprises thirty-two persons--singers all. The program will be entirely Christmas in content, and will include arrange- ments of familiar carols, O Holy Night, Little Town of Bethléhem, Joy to the World and Silent Night. To tell in detail how these old carols are made to shine like stars, is too long a story. The musical genius of Bach and Beethoven, as portrayed in their Christmas songs, will have a share in the program. All great singers are enthusiasts, and the Ambassa- dors are true to type. Every word they sing -- whether in flowing and involved counterpoint, or sustained in chant-like deliberation--is heard | 400 truly and sweetly. The program will include solo, duet, quartette, full choral and instrumental. The male section will be heard alone, as will the Ladies' Ensemble. The Ambassadors sing with a fer- vor akin to the Welsh choirs. It is a thrill of delight to hear song in the glish tongue sung so clearly, and with such reverence. Mr. Cyril Redford, the choir- magter of Cooke's Presbyterian Church, Toronto, is the leader of the two singing groups. Probably the easiest way to deseribe his musician- ly capabilities is by the adjectives: conductor - pianist - organist - chor- alist-composer and arranger. OSHAWA Combining The Oshawa Times and Whitby Gazette and Chronicle WHITBY VOL. 10--No. 287 OSHAWA-WHITBY, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1951 'PAGE THREE Fine Display Quebec Art At YWCA One of the exciting features at the YWCA Adelaide House Open Day yesterday was the exhibition of paintings by Montreal artists which line the walls of the main hallway. There is an ingratiating mixture of both abstract and academic works, with a few impressionists added for good measure. Certainly the most striking paint- ings in the collection are those of Fritz Brandtner, such as the abstract "Composition No. 32." Brandtner's brushwork is firm, his, composition well-integrated, his, color clear and decisive. Whether his themes con- vey anything to you'is quite imma- 'terial; non-objective painting is not meant to anyway. If you have a discerning eye for color, composition and design, Brandtner is your man. Another of the neo - abstract school is Marian Long, with titles such as "Stone and Protoplasm, Nos. 2 and 4." Her approach to the tech- nique is a good deal more ingen- uous than. Brandtner's, and some will find her color scheme more appealing. Rhythm is the word here. Louis Muhlstock is another Mon- trealer with a distinctive style. His landscapes are painted as through a glass darkly. Hig technique is definitely on the impressionistic side. Akin to this is the work of Pierre Petel, with his "Excursion aux Iles Mingan," strongly' remi- niscent of the Frenchman Lurcat. Then there is the name of Ghitta Caiserman, new to us, but obviously a strong and original talent. She has three canvases which are noteworthy, "Window with Plant," two sensitive faces at a casement, "Staircase," a study in red with a distinct tinge of the surrealist, and "Record Player." There are three large canvases by Goodridge Roberts, a Maritimer of the expressionist school who moved to Montreal and has made great strides in the past ten years. His "Daffodils" is a nicely contained study with a certain tenuous charm. A couple of abstracts by Arthur Newman should also be mentioned. Why -- we don't know. All the framing Is characterized by an appropriate strength and sim- plicity. Whoever got the show to- gether knows the importance of that department. Uxbridge Safe Robbed of $3,500 Uxbridge--Heavy 'railroad tools were used by yeggs Thursday night to smash open the safe in the Cocoa-Cola plant here. They took an estimated $3,500, an add- ing machine and typewriter and wrecked the $1,000 safe. Provincial Police Constable Vic- tor Proctor said that the men enter- ed the west end building through a window but left by the front r. Uxbridge is guarded at night by a town "watchman who does "rounds" of the community, but there was no one on duty at the plant itself. Coming Events THE PAST GRAND'S CLUB OF Rebekah Lodge No. 3, are holding a home-made cooking and fancy work sale on Dec. 10, at the Odd- fellow's Hall at 2:30. (287a) BRITISH-ISRAEL LECTURE, FOR- esters Hall, King St. W., Sunday, December 9, at 3 p.m. Speaker: Mr. Murray G. Hofstetter, B.A. Subject: "Freedom In Service". Everyone welcome. (D6,8) CONSULT THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE'S Classified GIFT GUIDE! Hard-put and in a stew about Christmas shopping? You'll find a quick solution to your problem in the Gift Guide. It's that popular, timely, helpful shopping guide now running in the Classified Ad Section. AVOID THE CROWDS--SHOP THE EASY WAY--CONSULT THE CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING DEPT. THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE DIAL 3-2233 'son, Oshawa Girl Describes Her Trip to Gibraltar (This is the fourth of a series of articles by Miss Leslie Jones, 461 Simcoe Street North, on her European travel experi- ences.) By LESLIE JONES In anticipating our arrival at Gibraltar, the great British naval base and guardian of the Mediter- ranean, June and I had definitely had water transportation of some type in mind, if nota' Royal Navy man-of-war, well 'at least a row boat. But such' was not to be the case. We came, instead, by banana truck. iad wit ow The explanaton for our somewhat unorthodox method of transporta- tion lies, first"of all, in the fact that Gibraltar is not, as I had al- ways imagined, 'an' 'island, but re- mains connected' "to the Spanish mainland by 'a 'long, narrow cause- way. In the second 'place, our seri- ously misplaced' confidence in the Spanish auto-bus system had jus received a final, fatal blow. : We had found ourselves stranded 'at Estapona, a little fishing village on the southern coast of Spain, where we had been spending a few lazy days, swimming and lying in the golden sunshine. We had been travelling through southern Spain in short stages by local buses, and it had been easy enough to get to Estapona. But when we tried to leave, -all' the buses which entered the town were Yilled' to the brim with passengers going on through. The situation looked desperate. We |. had stood so long in front of the local cafe which double-dutied as bus station, that the at first curious cafe customers now ignored us as merely part of the natural environ- ment. Not that we ever came ac- tually to hoping that a bus would come along with seats enough for us. You'd have to be pretty desper- ate to wish that in Spain. NERVE-RACKING TRAVEL As a matter of fact, it was prob- ably just as well that our system of travelling by local buses had hroken | down, as our nerve was almost ready to give out. What withthe terrify- ing explosions the poor 'tired. en- gines emitted as the bus inched its way up yet another tortuous in- cline, and'the driver's seeming sui- cidical implses as hé veered from one side of the road to the other, wheeling blindly around ninety de- gree curves, and the confusion from one minute pressing close to the bare face 0" a stone cliff, the next gaping down at the sea as it lapped hungrily against the rocks waiting benedth us, we were always amaz- ed when we arrived at our destina- tion still in one piece. As luck would have it, we met few private autos on these narrow twisted southern roads. On second thought, perhaps it wasn't just. luck; perhaps the car drivers had seen these buses in action, and dared not venture out . . . However, that may be, at Esta- 'pona, we at length followed the suit of the six other would-He bus pas- 'sengers; and made the jdurriey on GIBRALTAR (Continued on Page 21) Christmas Cavalcade Of Song and Dance Is Pleasing to The Christmas Cavalcade of song and dance, spohsored by the Eve- ning Women's Auxiliary of Holy Trinity Anglican Church, and per- formed by the pupils of the Harvey Dance Studio, was given a warm reception by. a large crowd in Masonic Hall last night. Guest stars were the Noteworthy Quartet, of SPEBSQSA fame. The evening openefi with some words of welcome from Mayor Michael Starr, who said he was proud that Oshawa should respond so wonderfully to a benefit such as this was. There should be more of them, said His Honor. He offered his congratulations to the Evening Auxiliary for promoting the Christ- mas Carnival. SEASONAL DECORATIONS On a stage smartly decorated with a brightly trimmed Christmas tree and a scarlet fireplace, among other things, Lew McConkey presided as a genial and appreciative MC for the carnival. Opening with a parade song-and-dance by Faye and Rona, Zita and Judy came on next with Sizzle Tap, followed by Diana in Toe Command. Then the Joytappers ap- peared with Tap Beats, Angela and Judy in a Danse Joyeuse, and the Tap Two in Tap It Off. Norma with her violin did a comic song, after which the Starlettes and Novelettes | #8 appeared in Gypsy Dances. Dianne Rollins performed a novel Dice Dance, and Roberta Hale matched it with Have a Coke. The Swing- sters, Eleanor and Donna, concluded the first part of the carnival with a number called Cow Girls. The winners of the door prizes | were then announced. They were: Darrel McMaster, Mrs. Litz Mrs. Harry Clemens. VARIED PROGRAM Part Two of the Cavalcade went under the general heading of Vari- ations, and began with a Toe Caprice by the Novelettes, followed by Vicki Belanger doing a Highland Fling. Then Florence Brotherwood played a violin solo, and the Danc- ettes came on as Happy Daisies. The Brotherwood Sisters did some Waltzing in Blue, the Tapsters got in a bit of Swing Romance and Violet Smith tapped out some Dots and Dashes. Eleanor and Donna were On the Up and Up, while Glenda Roy and Sandra showed themselves Royal Irish, after which a ballet sequence entitled Chopin jana . was performed by the 'At this stage, the Noteworthy Quartet warbled its four-part Hello, and Art Morrison, tenor; Bob Wil- lead; Jim Howard, baritone and Jack Snider, basso, went into a nostalgic group of their barber- shop songs, which were received with great applause. CHRISTMAS DOLL SHOP A Christmas Doll Shop was the theme of the Third Part of the Cavalcade, which started off with Travelling Dolls danced by the Tap- .Rhythmteens. FIREPROOF TREE An easy way to fireproof a Christmas tree indoors is to stand it in a pail of water which also contains coal or sand. The Dominion Fire Pre- that the pail be kept filled with water to about one inch from the top. With ;the base of the tree cut off at a sloping angle the pail will reduce flammabili- ty. as effectively as any fire- proofing chemicals. It also helps the appearance of the tree by slewing down the drying out process, and | Audience ettes, a Christmas Doll done by Dianne Rollins, and Tired Dolls by the Joytappers, Then came Sharon Durocher as My Sunday Doll, Zita and Judy as Hungarian Dolls, Bar- bara and Joycelynn with the Rhythmteens as School Day Dolls. The Clown Dolls, Norma and Eleanor did a colorful bit, followed by the Tapsters as Dancing Dolls, and the Cavalcade concluded with the largest dance troupe of the eve- ning, the Sailor and Soldier Dolls, with the Ajax Dancers, Roberta Hale and the /Brotherwood' Sisters. The whole cast sang the 'Cavalcade Song and took a bow with their instructor, Miss Irene Harvey, .and Deanna Nobbin, the talented pian- ist. Mr. McConkey expressed the audience's appreciation to Mrs. A. Gordon Armstrong, president - of Evening Auxiliary, and to Fred Bryant, who was responsible for lighting and make-up. The evening concluded with God Save the King. Rotary Speaker PAUL 8. PEAK Advertising and Public Relations Manager, Imperial Bank of Can- ada, who will be the speaker at the luncheon meeting of the Oshawa Rotary Club on Monday. Mr. Peak will speak on the theme "A New Canadian Takes a Look at Can- ada". Fernhill Park Neighborhood Assoc. Meeting The Fernhill Park Neighborhood Association held its meeting at the home of Mrs. A. P. Morrow, Gib- bons Street on Thursday night of this week, with the chairman, Wal- ter Fowlie, presiding. Twelve mem- bers. attended. The secretary, Mae Morrow, read the minutes which were adopted. It was put to a motion that the meetings be held the fourth Thursday of the month, making the next meeting January 24, 1952 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fowlie at 264 Gibbon Street. It is an open meeting and it is hoped that a large attendance will attend as these meetings are for the good of the community centre of the Fernhill Park. All those in- terested are asked to be present at these meetings. There was a report on the bowl- ing team which is starting to make progress. There was also a report on the hockey team which is doing well for the first year for our park, which is under the direction of Bob Dionne, Sweaters have been ordered using the park colours. C. W. Lemon, 380 King St. West, is helping to sponsor the team, which 'has his crest on the sweat- ers. It was discussed about the dance at the CRA as it is Fernhill Park's night on December 29. A lively discussion followed and various subjects were discussed to come up at later meetings. The meeting was declared closed at 10:30 p.m. Lunch was served by the hostess and enjoyed by all present. A vote of thanks was given to Mrs. Morrow for opening' her home to us all. After Church Stand Bring U.S. Parties Into Line The urgent necessity, from the standpoint of both navigation and power, of an almost immediate start on the St. Lawrence Waterway project, was stressed by G. D. Conant, K.C., LL.D,, in an address delivered to the Canadian, Club of Port Hope at a dinner meeting on Friday evening, Mr. Conant gave a comprehensive review of the background history of the project, and suggested that if the Canadian government would state unequivocally that work on the pro- ject was to start by May 1, United States might come to . 1952, the politicians in the their senses. "There are three outstanding as- Musicales Start Sunday The YWCA Sunday Evening After-Church Musicales are about to begin for the season. The first musicale will be a Christmas pro- gram - held this Sunday, December 9 at 8:30 p.m. at Adelaide House. The musicales again this season will be under the direction of the Oshawa Branch of the Ontaria Music Teachers' Association, with Mrs. L, W. Parrott of the Associa- tion in charge of arranging the programs. : The program for this Sunday evening will be as folows: 1--Piano, Janet Kerr (a) Gavotte and Musette from English Suit No. 3, Bach. (b) The Little Shepherd, Debussy. 2-- Carols, Sung by a group of children from Harmony School, Grades 5, 6, 7 and 8. (Christmas Carols under the direction of Mrs. A. G. Rodgers.) 3--Piano, Aviars Stasko (a) Fan- tasia in D. Minor, Mozart (b) Im- promptu. in A, Coleridge-Taylor. 4--Piano, Lorna. Begg, (a) Haydn Sonato in E Major (b) Nocturne in F. Minor, Chopin. 5--Group of carols by same singers. § -- Piano, Marilyn Davies (a) Jesus Joy of Man's Desiring, Bach-Hess (b) Valse in. E. Minor, Chopin. YWCA members, their friends and the general public are invited to attend this Christmas Musicale to be held at the YWCA on Centre Street. There is no admission charge, PRIVATE LICENSE Another member of the Ontario County Flying Club, Don Shape, has secured his private pilot's li- cense. ® ects of the St. Lawrence project," said Mr.' Conant. "It would create the greatest in- land waterway in the world. "It is the greatest remaining de- pendable source 'of ' Hydro-Electrie power in the world, (240,000 cu. ft. per second). "It has been prevented by shanie- ful political manoeuvering in the United States, probably unequalled in world history" A "Some of the historical back ground is unavoidable. if the pro- ject is to be understood dnd the problems appreciated. Although Ontario probably possesses greater mineral wealth and potentialities than any other province or state in the world, we have no coal com= mercially and economically availe able. At the same time Ontario is the greatest industrial 'province 'in 'Canada. In 1948 Ontario's manu- factured products had a value of almost 6° billion, 'those of Quebec § little over 3% bollion dollars. Bul Ontario is. dependent upon U.S. coal for power requirements not supplied. by Hydro-Electric energy. -We are thus subject to the whims of John L. Lewis and all the exi- \gencies of the U.S. coal mining ine 'dustry to the:extend that we ree quire their coal. That adds greatly to the cost of power and: leads to uncertainty and instability. It im- poses a burden on industry diffi- cult to estimate but none the less substantial and serious. "Among the first to appreciate the 'situation and realize how vitally necessary Hydro - Electrie power is to this province was Sir Adam Beck. Encouraged by the representations of a few municie palities, Sir Adam propounded the plan of a vast Hydro-Electric un- dertaking in Ontario and in_1908 the HEPC was formed. At first the Commission purchased power from existing power companies and dise SEAWAY PROJECT (Continued on Page 22) do my best. TO.OUR CITIZENS - It has been my pleasure to serve you for five years--as your Alderman. It is for you to say whether 1952 will be another when I shall again bvelyn. Bateman To The Electors of Oshawa! In the Municipal Election on Monday, December 10, | am offering my services to the citizens of Oshawa as alderman. Through my profession | feel | have problems of a complete cross section of the public of Oshawa and | am therefore seeking election as a completely independent candidate, ready to serve in the best interests of all our community. - An important job to which I will lend my efforts specifically to stabilize our present tex rate. 199 Burk St. Oshawa, December 8th, 1951 00 ie I have been a property owner in the city for 25 years. More than that, | have operated my own barber business for that length of time and for 7 years 1 have served as president of the Ontario County Barbers' Association, I have followed with keen interest the growth and development of oyr- city and | am now in a position to render my services to you, my fellow citizens. 1 respectfully solicit your vote and influence. | promise conscientious and faithful service on the council when elected. tnd 522 Proprietor for Peter's Barber Shop, 44 Simcoe Street North "£3 particular knowledge of the Ont.