Daily Times-Gazette, 29 Apr 1953, p. 4

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1. H. ORMISTON - Editor and Manager PHONE 703 4 THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE, Wednesday, April 29, 1953 HITBY AND DISTRICT NEWS R. L. ROBERTSQN News Editor PHONE 703 --- Chosen by her fellow students of King Street School, Whitby, as the student considered to fill the role of the best future citi- zen, Judy McMahon by the Whitby Kinsmen Club. As a matter of coincidence, the CHOSEN BEST FUTURE CITIZEN is shown | with the cup presented annually | honor of presenting the cup fell to Gordon McMahon, president of | the Kinsmen Club, and Judy's fa- | ther. Judy was chosen as the most promising student by the Grades 6, 7 and 8 students of | the school. . | --Photo by Scott Studio, Whitby Dand Convicted of Having Liquor, Is Fined $100 Andrew Dand, manager of the Rouge Hills Golf Club, announced in Whitby Police Court on Tues- day morning that he would appeal his conviction on a liquor charge. Dand, whose case was heard last week and judgment reserved for one week, was convicted by Magis- trate F'. S. Ebbs of having liquor | in an illegal place and was or- dered to pay a fine of $100 and costs. While paying the fine to the Court clerk,y Mr. Dand told His Worship that he would appeal the verdict. , In passing J amen, Magistrate Ebbs recalled that evidence given the previous week by officers of Department had indicated thac 69 | the Chemical Workers' Union which {had staged the party, had also |been brought into Court and had | been convicted of violating the | Liquor Control Act. Dand, he said, |as manager of the building, was responsible for what occurred [therein and was therefore found | guilty as charged. PROMISES APPEAL Defence Attorney Mills was un- | able to be present while judgment | was given but Dand still maintain- ing his innocence as the liquor had |been brought into the building twith his knowledge. He claimed that the clubhouse was large | enough for the liquor to be hidden in a number of places without his | knowing it was even in the build- cases of beer or ale had been ing. "Not 69 cases," observed His found on the premises on the night { Worship. As he was paying his of February 14 last when a pri- fine of $100, Dand informed the vate party was underway at the Court that he would appeal. "'Ev- Rouge Hills Club. He noted also erybody has the right to appeal," that Mr. McDonald, an officer of replied His Worship. Two Youths | Indians Would Vote Pleaded Guilt Except for Money ed ul Y TORONTO (CP)--Many Indians . don't want the right to vote in kins federal elections because they feel 0 rea it would mean heavier income taxes, Maj. D. M. MacKay, direc- Investigation into five break-ins |tor of Indian affairs for the Cana- in Whitby in one night was con- dian government, said Tuesday. cluded on Tuesday morning when | He told an Ontario legislature one youth pleaded guilty to taking committee on Indian affairs that part in all five and another plead- Indians can vote in provincial ed guilty to being involved in four. elections without affecting their in- Kenneth Ferris, who is already | come, 'awaiting sentence on four charges| To get the federal franchise, In- of taking cars without the owners' |dians must pay full taxes on in- consent, pleaded guilty to entering come, Without the vote, they pay all five business establishments taxes only on income earned off and William Palmer, 16, also of Whitby, pleaded guilty to entering four of the buildings. All offences are alleged to have occurred on the night of March 14. Chief Constable Charles Fletcher of Whitby, who had cracked the case, told the Court that he had interviewed Ferris after his ap- prehension on the earlier car cas- es and Ferris had admitted the offences. Palmer, he said, had also been questioned and he too, had admitted taking part in four of the entries. Stolen, he said, were two cartons of cigarettes and a flash- light from the B-A service station | operated by Lawrence Heffering, an electric razor from the Pal-O- Pak plant and two small pieces of leather and steel tape from the Blanket Facotry. OTS INSTRUCTOR SPEAKS An instructor from the Ontario Training School at Bowmanville, Mr. Wilson, took the box to state that Palmer had been a ward of the School until his release last year. Since then, he said, he had [the reserve. Welfare Minister Goodfellow of Ontario said Indians can have the municipal franchise without affect- ing their incomes. |resided at his sister's home and | had, since last autumn, been em- ployed at the GM plant in Oshawa. {He said that, although he had {been involved in no trouble since | his release, there was little ex- cuse for this affair since he was |earning sufficient money to keep himself and was well supervised {by his sister and her husband, Ferris pleaded guilty to breaking and entering Hornbar Motors, K and M Cleaners, the Blanket Fac- | tory, the B-A Station and the Pal- | O-Pak plant. Palmer pleaded guil- (ty to entering all but Hornbar Motors. His Worship remanded the two in custody until next | Tuesday for sentence. | FOR PROFITABLE GUIDANCE on selling, renting, filling jobs, read The Times-Gazetté Want Ads daily! BROC EVENING SHOWS 7 P.M. AST COMPLETE SHOW 8:20 K WHITBY ® PHONE 618 NOW PLAYING . # WHITBY DAY BY DAY Accounts of social events and news items of local interest and enames of visitors are apprecia- PHONE 703 INVITE CO-OPERATION The Whitby Industrial Commis- sion in an advertisement which has appeared in The Times-Gazette during the past few days is in- voking 'the co-operation of the cit- izens of Whitby in obtaining in- formation concerning vacant lands. The ommission, through C. H. Chayter, invites submission from land owners details of land avail- able for sale in Whitby. This in- formation, it is pointed out, is re- uired of up-to-date, confidential ate to enable the Commission to be able better to advise and en- courage suitable new industries. There is no charge for this listing, nor does the Commission propose to act as real estate agents. INTOXICATED, FINED Two men were fined $10 and costs on pleas of guilty to intoxication charges heard in the Whitby Police Court before Magistrate F. S. Ebbs Herbert Hunt, who pleaded guilty to a charge laid on April 25th, and John Mathews. who pleaded guilty to a charge laid on April 26th, were both ordered to pay fines of $10 or ten days in jail REMANDED OR ADJOURNED A common assault charge, oc- casioning actual bodily harm was adjourned for one week by Magis- trate Ebbs when he found the dock- et too full for the day at Court. Yesterday, Beryl Watkins, Fairport Beach, is charging her husband, Douglas Watkins. John Osterhout, facing a drug charge and two other criminal charges, was remanded in custody for another week. Otto Fcu- delari, who is charged with inde- cent assault involving three young girls, was remanded on bail of $3,000 until May 12th for trial. George Paudash, of Ajax, was re- manded one week on a charge of stealing one bottle of beer and carrying a revolver. The offences are alleged to have occurred Mon- day. Bail is set at $500. Former Whitby Girl to Sing At Coronation A former Whitby girl, Jean Watson, who before her marriage was Jean McLaughlin, is one of the nine Canadian singers--five wom- en ond four men--who will sing with the Westminster Abbey Choir at the Coronation, Mrs. Watson, who is the posses- sor of a delightful contralto voice, lived in Whitby when her father was. chief engineer at the Ontario Hospital. They later moved to St. Thomas where Mr. McLaughlin as- sumed similar duties with the pro- vincial hospital. She was for some years one of the featured singers on the Trull Funeral Home radio program from Toronto each Sunday afternoon and was one of the vocalists auditioned by the Metropolitan Opera. The nine, all now in Britain, are Canada's contribution to the group of Commonwealth artists invited to join the abbey choir for the Cor- onation. The list of Canadian singers was drawn up by the Canadian high commissioner in London, Norman Robertson, for Dr. William McKie, abbey organist and director of music for the Coronation. The abbey's great choir norm- ally consists of 400 men and ne women. Whitby Classified NOTICE: Classified advertisements for this column must be in the Whithy office by 5 p.m. the doy preced- ing publication, DON'T SIMMER THIS SUMMER. INSU- late now with PAL-O-PAK. Do it yourself or have us do it. Phone 2374. PAL-O-PAK MFG. Co., Ltd. (May323) GARDENS PLOWED, CULTIVATED, ETC. Phone 2128, Ernest Bryant 922 Byron St. South, Whitby. (May19) GARDENS PLOUGHED, CULTIVATED, harrowed, disced, etc. Apply Peter Meth- crel, 944 Dundas East. Phone 2643. * (May25) GENERAL STORE, 13 MILES NORTH OF Uxbridge for sale or exchange for house in the vicinity of Whitby or district. Apply Box 131 Times-Gazette, Whitby. (99h) FOUND--ON BYRON STREET SOUTH, ladies' gold watch. Phone 2114, Whitby. (100a) FOR SALE -- 2 IRON BEDS WITH springs, 2 chest drawers, 6 kitchen chairs, oak table, electric washing machine. Phone 2764 after 6:30. Ask for Mr. Hatton. (100b) FOR SALE -- SMALL QUANTITY OF benches and chairs, the surplus from the Town Hall. Apply Town Offices, Whitby. CONCRETE WEEPING AND CULVERT tile. Dial 5-4052. (May15) WANTED TO RENT -- YOUNG COUPLE with small family urgently require a Touse to rent, in Whitby or vicinity. Phone (81th) \ ' Magistrate F. S. Ebbs has re- duced an intoxicated driving charge to one of driving a motor vehicle while ability impaired by alcohol against a Long Branch man and has levied a fine of $50. At the Whitby Police Court on Tuesday morning, William Dupre, of Long Branch, an attendant at a used car lot, was convicted of driv- ing a motor vehicle while his abil- ity was impaired and fined the minimum in such cases, $50. careless driving charge was with- drawn. Evidence in the case was given, first by Walter Howsam, Jr., of Manchester, who told the Court that on the morning of March 29, Dupre drove to his father's garage and asked the directions to Kes- wick. He said that at that time he could smell liquor on the ac-| cused's breath and he had some little difficulty in walking. Provincial Constable G. C. Partington told the Court that he had been at Howsam's Garage Weaved On Road, Long Branch Resident Convicted, Fined times on the shoulder. He said that he stopped the accused, drove him back to Manchester and ask- ed Mr. Howsam to bring the car into the garage. He added that he gave Howsam the keys to Du- pre's car and told him to return them to the owner when Dupre ap- peared sober enough to drive. HAD NO SLEEP Dupre took the stand in his own A defence and stated that he had nre 2.3 a.m. He admitted that he had not been to bed nor had nothing to drink that day since 230 am. He admitted that he had any sleep that night and this may have accounted for any peculiar behaviour. His Worship saw fit to reduce the charge to one of driving while ability was impaired by alcohol and fined the accused $50 and costs. FAILED TO REMAIN AT SCENE Raymond Candler, 17, of Ajax, when the accused arrived and de- was fined $25 and costs when he parted but had not been close to pleaded guilty to a charge of im. Later, he said, he overtook | failing to remain at the scene of the aecused as he proceeded an accident. Evidence in the case north on Highway 12 near the | indicated that Candler, while seventh concession of Reach Town- driving east thrqugh Pickering had ship. The car was weaving along |sideswiped another eastbound car. the road, sometimes crossing the [Damage to this car was set at centre line, he said, and some- $20. The True Blues of the Whitby Mixed Couples Bowling League, were awarded the Bassett Trophy as league champions at a banquet held at the Legion Hall on Mon- day evening. ' Members of the league first enjoyed an exception- ally fine dinner prepared by the ladies of the Legion Auxiliary, then trophies were presented and the evening concluded with dancing to the music of Ron Deeth and his orchestra, On the True Blues, league champions, are Captain Len Yuill, Bernice Yuill, Irene Sims, June Anderson, Hugh Sims and Merv. Anderson. The Spitfires were the winners of the Hicks Playoff Trophy. On that team are Captain Everett Quantrill, Dot. Quantrill, Jean Ellison, Sheila Hayes, Gordon Ellison and Martin Jordan. The Bassett Consolation Trophy was won by the CPO's, made up of Cap- tain Ron Bragg, Marlyne Thorn- dyke, Rose Barnett, Jackie Smith, Keith MacDonald and Bill 'Jordon. OTHER TROPHIES AWARDED The four section winners were the Woodpeckers, True Blues, Spit- fires and County Bowl. Individual trophies were presented to Isobel Mothersil (204), and Ron Bragg (228), for high averages. Gladys Bryan (809) and Hugh Sims (941) won the awards for the high triples of the season. Jackie Smith (805) and Al Heffering (902) won the prizes for high triples with handi- cap, Claire Watts (353) and Merv. Anderson (406) were high single winners. The prizes for high singles True Blues Receive Bassett Bowling Trophy Foote (359) and Bill Bryant (426). The executive for the coming year was elected at this banquet also. They are president, Al Hef- fering; vice-president, Bill Bryant; treasurer, Margaret Browning; sec- committee members, Claire Watts, Bill Fisher and Hugh Sims. During the evening, Sheila Sims entertained with a number of songs. In the intermission, Cliff Cassel- man and Larry Heffering relieved at the piano while Al Heffering at- tended to the drums. HONOR CANADIANS DUNDEE, Scotland (CP)--In s ceremony at St. Andrews Univer- sity June 30, honorary degrees of detor of divinity and doctor of laws will be conferred on Rev. G. P. Gilmour of McMaster Uni- versity, Hamilton, and Dr. W, A. Mackintosh, principal of Queen's University at Kingston, Ont. BOOST TRADE SHOW LONDON (CP)--Trade officials hope that the Coronation, along with more competitive prices and quicker delivery dates, will en- courage more buyers to stay longer a this year's British Industries Fair. Largest since the' war, it is scheduled for London and Birming- ham April 28 to May 8. BARGAINS BY THE BARREL await you in The Times-Gazette Classified ads! Read Want Ads to find what you want, at a BAR- with handicap went to Lorraine | GA SALLY'S SALLIES aon = 4-29 Cope. 1953, King Features oF a 2) i Wy > Syndicate; Inc, World rights deserved. "Must I answer Your Honor's question or--can I appeal to this Jury of gentlemen?" Canadian Concert MEMBERSHIP WEEK Membership may be purchased from a canvasser or at headquarters HEADQUARTERS WARREN J. MOWAT'S OFFICE Ass'n. of Whitby 1542 Phones In Whitby, Latest - Directory Shows There are 1,542 telephones list- ed for Whitby in the new directory which reached subscribers this week through the mail, a substan- tial increase over last year, and with a waiting list at the present time. Of the 1,542 phones, 200 are busi- ness and 1,252 in homes. The new directory, with a buff cover, also contains a special gift from the company, of a neat booklet -- a handy time saver, where telephone numbers both local and outside, can be written in, that subscribers have occasion to call. Subscribers are advised: "Keep adding to your list. When you look up a local num- ber in the telephone book, or when you ask 'information', for a number that is not yet listed, it will be easier to find next time if you make a note of it here." The yellow pages contain the ad- vertisements of Whitby and district merchants. THURSDAY NIGHT MEN'S LEAGUE Bath HouseToBe Erected For Pool By Rotary Club Erection of a bath house as part been under way for several years of the Whitby Community Swim-|to completion -- a project which ming Pool project which is expect- {represents many thousands of dol- ed to be in operation this summer lars plus labor donated free by has been authorized by the Whitby many citizens. Rotary Club. {OWNED BY THE TOWN Originally the club voted to spend | The pool is now the property of up to $6,000 on the building, but the Town of Whitby, and when it when tenders were called for it was turned over to the municipal- was found that the cost would be ity a substantial grant was obtain- considerably more. Yesterday at|ed from the provicial government the club's weekly luncheon decid- which has since been supplement- ed that the promise to provide the ed, enabling the committee to pro- building must be carried out, and ceed with the pool's completion. the amount to be spent was raised | The Rotafy club some months to $1,500 more than the original ago, looking for a project to which estimate. It was reported by Ro-|a contribution might be made, de- tarian F. J. McIntyre that the low- cided on the bath house which was est tender had been submitted by regarded as most essential if the C. B. do the work. It was reported to the club by a member of the swimming pool | committee that there was every, rospect of the pool being opened | n July. The contract has been | awarded for the filter plant and Foster and Son,' who will | With one more week to go in the league it looks like the Red Wings will take it, but with the Red Wings already having won a section it leaves the race for play- offs between the Dodgers and Firemen. Legion No. 1 took three points from the Orioles; Dodgers taking 3 points from Aces; Fire- men 2, Slo-Mo-Shuns, 1; Credit Union 2, Lucky Strikes 1, Sellers 2, Legion Never-Sweats 1, Hornets 2, Stokers 1, Royals 2, Red Wings 1, Shorty's 2, Diggers 1. Team standing: Team Red Wings Legion No. 1 Dodgers Firemen Lucky Strikes Credit Union Orioles Slo-Mo-Shuns Legion Never-Sweats Hornets Stokers Sellers Aces Royals Diggers Shorty's High triple: E. Rivetts 863 (301); E. Patterson 773 (323); M. Jordan 767 (306); A. Heffering 751 (278); W. Moore 737 (323); A. Hawes 728 (288); 8. Barry 724 (319); 8S. Watson 714 (273); A. Hepburn 708 (274); B. Bragg 699, J. Ross 698, M. Wooton 685, B. Fisher 684, F. Brown 664, A. Hopkins 682, Munns 679, D. Adams 678, N. Ir- win 669, B. Mowat 666, W. Evans 653, A, Samanski 648, R. Spencer 641, J. Wijlde 634, L. Orr 630. PF 24,988 23,775 TE SgeB Td Tt et Tag et 0 "Do NNRNENNEERER g3g nN = an = ~N G. | Goodfel equipment and for other work that will bring the project which has' Film Brings er Fond Memories Fond and happy memories, ting- ed with sorrow, were recalled at| the weekly luncheon of Whitby Ro- tary Club Tuesday at Hotel Royal | when G. Norman Irwin in a film | |ago. Sorrow was occasioned when the passing of eight of the num- ber screened was called to mem- ory. These are: D. J. Kean, Dr. G. L. MacDougall, Roy Fowler, Rev. Dr. Harvey Carmichael, S.| W. Keown, E. L. Odlum, G. ev | Goodfellow and G. D: Astley. Those alive today, some of them still Members are: Dr. B. B. Bea- ton, E. J, Bell, J. A, Barron, J. R. Frost, Dr. S. R. Montgomery, Donald Wilson, D. J. Astrop. R. A. Hutchison, Wm. Pringle, J. W. Rainnie, R. D. Ruddy, W. C. Town, | Walter Thomson, Rev. Dr. C. R.| Carscallen, W. G. Hewis, L. J.| Bandel, C. H. Cowie, D. H. Hol-| liday, G. N. Irwin, J. H. Perry, J. M. Roblin, John G. Strathy, | Fred T. Rowe, G. B. Whitfield, | R. F. Severn, C. E. Broughton. | Shown also were groups of the Rotary Anns of that day. Presi-| dent 3 the club was then G. M.| ellow. | The film was from an extensive | of this kind. project was to be completed. Plans and specifications were drawn by Mr. L. Heimnel, a mem. ber of the club, and they call for very substantial structure, one of which the club and the Town of Whitby can be proud. It will have hot and cold water and other fa- cilities usually found in a building Rotarian Donald Tutt was at the controls. A new member admitted and formally inducted into the Club was Chief Constable Charles Filet. cher. He was introduced by Ro- tarian Don Wilson and inducted by Rotarian Gordon Brobb. Until all the returns are in, the total amount realized from the an- nual minstrel show held a few weeks ago, will not be known, It was intimated, however, that showed pictures of members of | advertising in the program would the Club of 1936, just 17 years yield about $700. BIRTHS FINNEY----Mr. and Mrs. Philip F. Finne: (nee Roberta Harden), are happy to an nounce the birth of a son, Stephen Philip, Thursday, April 23, 1953, at Te ronto General Hospital (Burnside Wingh COMING EVENTS CATHOLIC WOMEN'S LEAGUE COM munion Breakfast after 8 a.m. Mass, Sunday, May 3, in St, Bernard's School. (1002) W. C. TOWN & SONS FRIGIDAIRE AUTHORIZED DEALER private film library owned by Mr. Irwin, and its showing was very | deeply appreciated by the club. WHITBY PHONE 410 EPSODENT GIVES WHITEST TEETH AND SWEETEST BREATH YET COSTS LESS THAN LEADING GREEN TOOTHPASTES » | WANTED--FULL-TIME SALESGIRL. AP- | Ply Manager of Chainway Stores. (99b) | WANTED--$3,000 OR $4,000 MORTGAGE {on new six-room bungalow in Pickering PHONE WHITBY 2601 CONTINUOUS TESTS PROVE PEPSODENT . Ve -- # SCOTTSR0WN PRODUCTION - Prodesod 7 MARRY JOE BROWN + Witted snd Biracted by ROY NUGGHES | country home for 1 or 2 children over 3 | | years. Write Box 130 Times-Gazette, | Whitby, (May2) 4%-H.P. TRACTOR, DISCS AND PLOW, $275 cash, used 1% months H. Chambers, R.R. 2 Pickering (Liverpool Rd.), after 6. (99¢) | Village. | fences. Write - Box 210, Times-Gazette, | Whitby. 100a) ROCKWOOL INSULATION, FIREPROOF. | Cool in summer: warm in winter. Free | estimates. Walter Ward, Insulation Con- tractor, 204 Chestnut West, phone 2563. (May19) WANTED--TOP PRICES FOR SCRAP iron, copper, brass, old cars, trucks for | wrecking. Cross-Country Iron & Metal, | | Ajax. Phone 27J. (May24) | | em -- -- sar ------------------------ - | | FOR RENT--2 ROOMS, UNFURNISHED | | or furnished, use of kitchen. All conven- | Write Box 129 Times-Gazette, | (May2) | | Whitby. | ROOM AND BOARD -- COMFORTABLE | EAC, Mtn IE RL LR {EMPLOYMENT WANTED --- HOUSES painted, interior and exterior. Apply 301 Byron North, Whitby. (April27) GENERAL This is your meeting, with an R. G. LANGFORD President Members' Notice WHITBY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Thursday, April 30 - 8:00 p.m. ALL SAINTS' PARISH HALL help by attending. MEETING interesting Agende. You can T. M. MOORE, Secretary GETS TEETH WHITEST Impartial laboratory tests prove that Pepsodent gets teeth cleaner and brighter than any other leading toothpaste. And it's a proven fact that the toothpaste which gives cleanest mouth, whitest teeth... will give you sweetest breath. So for whitest teeth and the sweetest breath, use Pepsodent daily. Mint flaver tops with children Pepsodent has a cool, mint 'candy flavor no other dentifrice matches. And Pepsodent is safe, too--even for children's first teeth. 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