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mam WHITBY AND DISTRICT NEWS rman 4 THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE, Tuesday, December 1, 1953 Building Permits For 11 Months in Town $1,857,310 Building permits ifsued by Building Inspector Frank ¢-- Theadgold for the month of November were valued at $123,850.00, constituting the largest amount for Novem- ber on record, and bring the total for eleven months to $1,857,510. : : No fewer than 27 permits were issued, twelve of which were for new dwellings. g greatest house building year. It is unlikely that there will: be much doing in December but it is expected that there will be some permits issued. ; It is interesting to note that the permits for Novem- ber were just $66,975 less than in October, in which month one large item alone was $97,000 for the new arena. we Permits issued .in November ¥ were as follows": | George Childs, Ashburn, dwelling A. J. Horack, 306 Euclid Street, | $10,300. Whitby, private garage, $500. | John A. Nixon, 104 Ontario Street, Frank Slater, RR 1, Whitby, | private garage, $400 $8.000. { Frank Wright, Whitby, dwelling, $8,300. P. R. Kabanuk, Johnson Street, by, dwelling, $8,500. 137 Brock Street private garage, Antonius Van Hemmen, Picker- ing, dwelling, $8,500. Whi C. B. Foster and Sons, 306 Byron | i Shin Street, Whitby, dwelling, $11,300. | uth Whitby. William Middleton, 228 Jarvis | ¢30p, or Street, Oshawa, dwelling, $8,000. Ernest Stafford, 108 Kent Street, Canadian Oils Companies Limit- | Whitby, private garage, $450. | ed, 204 Richmond Street, Toronto,] George M. Derlet, 1721 Brock loading rack and storage building, Street South, Whitby, dwelling, $2,500. ' $9,200. This has been Whitby's |¥% Karl R. English, 217 Dearborne Avenue, Oshawa, $10,300. Glenwood Construction Company Limited, Ajax, dwelling, $10,450. Joseph Ottenbrite, 1108 Green SHcet Whitby, private garage, Glenwood Construction Company, Limited, Ajax, private double garage, $1,700. Frank Wright, Johnson Street, Whitby, dwelling, $8,300. Harvey Hamilton, 917 Byron Street North, Whitby, private garage, . Stafford Brothers, 318 Dundas Street East, Whitby, extension of , $1500. 701 Dundas Street West, Whitby, cold storage vault, $3,000. John Detti Colli, 419 Dundas Street East, Whitby, chicken house, Johnson Street, | $1,000 Louis Summers, 720 Centre St. North, Whitby, private double garage, $800. Lorenzo Ruest, 1107 Athol Street, Whitby, private garage, $325. Mrs. H. Bates, 700 Centre Street South, double private garage, $775.00. M. Dawson, 1612 Dufferin Street, Whitby, dormer to roof of house, Whitby Community $1,888 Short of Objectiv Van Hirste, M. McGee, E. Sewick, I. Ferguson, J. Wilkinson, J. .... Fenton, R. J. 4. McMinn, R. J. .... Newton, George Bosgraf, W. Vella, Frank Lawson, Miss E. laylor, Earl Townsend, E. Van De Elsen. John Cormack, Harry Dixon, Anthony Hay, James Koomen, A. Viersma, E. Zilstra, D. Soodel, H. Van Horne, R. Newton, W. J. Chancear, F. Owens, D.B. Stewart, W. Torrance, L. Stewart, Mrs. Whitman, Miss Helen Polmans, Mrs. Ducasse, Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Lawrence, F. Taylor, W.A, Letcher, F. Butte, G. The Whitby Community Chest campaign to raise $5,888 for eight lacal service organizations has not yet been closed, but it would ap- pear as if most of the money has been turned in. The treasurer. Warren Mowat, has practically $4,200, which is $1,688 short of the objective. This means a keen dis- appointment to the organizations, the Victorian Order of Nureoss Salvation Army, Institue for the Blind, Boy Scouts. uirl Guiues IODE., Canadian Legion Welfare Fund and the Women's Institute. The treasurer is still open to re- ceive donations or money that has been collected and net turr~+ in His office is at 115 Dundas Street: West. Here is the fifth list of dona: tions to the Chest: Fletcher, Dr. R. James, Fred Peake, Sam Sweet, Dr. T. A. Mcintyre, W. A. Mesher, R Formosa, F. Anderson, A. Read, H. Ellison, F. Knichicky, wee Sturgess. Charlotte Selina, O : ay or Rodganski, H. 325} Chest is Simpson, H. C, Spratt, John Deverell, R. Connor, Mrs. Warburton, Mrs. Strynatka, Mrs. N. ........ Holliday, Doris Britall, Mrs. I. Horyn, John Gray, William Nornbar Motors Ajax Lumber Co. Ltd. Whitby Motors Murkar Neil Pals .. 10.00 Met Hardware ves 25.00 Jones, Allun He 20. 25.00 1.00 1.00 5.00 Mercantile De 00 { Town, W. C .00 | .00 Cuddy, Dr. F. .00 Eley | Keetch, AHan { Simmons, Mrs. D. Tonkin, Ralph K. ... La Trobe, Mrs. E. Birks, W. G. : Seaway Motors Tells Home and | -- warsy Mens | School Group of Lh os Ds show- Life in Jamaica {ing the points and pinfall for the Present section and total points to " te: The Hillcrest Home and School 3 Association held thei mieeling last ig 8 Se : 10.163 ¥ sday. During a short business ' wii CRORE By | meeting Money was voted for the Wilson 5 Furniture winter soup project to start in ; January; also to buy a small radio for the school. It was "Father's Night" and Mr. T. Lawlor acted as chairman. Douglas Hird gave an amusing recitation entitled *'T! | the Magna Charter" | Yorkshireman. Team No. 6 by virtue of the two _ The guest speaker for the even- | points won at the expense of team ing was the Rev. Canon P. Chaper- | No. 2, crept into sole possession lin who has spent forty-three years |of first place. They just managed in Jamaica. He showed a film- [to win the second game by a mar- strip on the history and life of {gin of nine pins, otherwise there that Island and told many interest | would be a five team tie for first ing details of his stay there. A vote | place. That's a perfect indication of thanks was given by Mr. |of how tight this section is. Muckle. Ice McCabes, 710 triple (223, The attendance prize was won | 2°; 234) was tops for team No. by. Mi. Duffs 8 I 2 door (5: while M. Reseon and J. Wyatt prize by Mrs. Roper. were runners up with 681 (276), and 666 (251) respectively. For =Whitby Cleaners felis { No. 2 ERR ; WHITBY PHONE 618 Evening Shows 7 p.m. Last Complete Show 8:20 The refreshments were prepared {team No. 2 J. Trott, with 767 (210, and ably served by the fathers. | 249, 308) and Harry Rorabeck, with | 711, (214, 224, 273) deserved at | least another point. ' BIRTHS \ Dick Adams, whose 352 single was mighest for the night, paced | team No. 1 to win two points from WINTER-To Mr. and Mrs. viiam | Wilson's Furniture. Dick, with a Oshawa General Hospital, on Friday, [792 triple, and Jim Ross, with 698, November 27, 1953, a daughter, Cath. | Rere st for team No. 1. For _ erine Helen. Wilson's Furniture, Charlie Gill | Aon Ziping Screen Feels The - -- y WHip had his best effort so far this season with a 730 triple (276, 228, Chuck Heath was close be- hind with 710 (308, 224). The Whitby Cleaners had one of their better nights and led by Buaz James who bowled the high triple for the night with a very nice 853 (248, 322, 283); they won two points from team No. 3 who also boast of { an 800 bowler in the person of Ron Bragg. Ron had singles of 271, 263, 273. Congratulations to both Buzz and Ron. To wind up the bowling for the night, Gord Brown's team 4 gained the nod over Lloyd Sabins sextet. Gord had a triple of 751, (267, 210, 274) Smiley Cummings, 677 was incidentally are currently bringing up the rear but are by no means out of the running They've been losing quite a few close games, but with a little luck perhaps the tide will change. Sinclair's Pupils To Be Taught ° Brooklin School Accomodation has been found for the 57 pupils of Sinclair's School, which was partially destroyed in a weekend fire. The pupils and their two teachers will use the as- sembly hall at Brooklin for their classes. On Sunday morning a fire de- stroyed a great part of the in- terior of Sinclair's, a school on the fourth concession of Whitby town- ship. As a result of the fire, most of the desks and many of the books in the school were either totally destroyed or damaged to the point of being useless. The 57 pupils, who are taught by two teachers, were without a school. Arrangements were made by the trustees of Sinclair's School on Monday for the assembly hall at Brooklin te be used for classes. The two teachers at Sinclair's are Mr. Slute and Miss J. Doner. ADVANCE POLL SMALL TORONTO (CP)--The city's one advance poll for the Dec. 7 muni- cipal election closed Monday night after being open three days. Twelve ballots were cast officials said. Last year there were six ad- vance polls and 80 votes. DEATHS [| GRANT-LOY. TEMPLE Fachelor ae RAY COLLINS - WARY BAVENFORT - JONNY SANDS --$ Sastre a oS GHARY PRODUCTION Co JAMES HANCOCK ' Funeral of the late James Han- cock took place from the W. C Town and Sons Funeral Home on Saturday, November 28th, at p.m. The service was conducted by the Rev. Canon Chaperlin, and interment was in Mount Lawn cemetery. The late Mr. Hancock, formerly of Hamilton, Ontario, had resided in Whitby for the past 43 years. He was in his 98th year. He was a member of All Saints' Anglican church. The pallbearers at the funeral were George Harris, Bruce Conner, A. Rossettani, Louis Summers, offan, and Bruce Conner. WHITBY 'DAY BY DAY Accounts of social events and news items of local interest and names of visitors are ap- PHONE 708 PLAN CHRISTMAS FROLIC The Students' Council of the Whitby District High School has planned a Christmas frolic in the school on December 18th. It will be a semi-formal event. ' RECEIVE NEW MEMBERS At a preparatory service held last evening in St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, fourteen new members were received and wel- comed into church fellowship, ten by profession of faith and four by transfer. The Sacrament of the Lord's supper will be observed next Sunday morning. MEN AND MISSIONS' NIGHT It was men and missions' night at the Whitby United Church Sunday evening. At a special service the guest preacher was Mr. W. J. Lorimer, of Oshawa, who stressed the importance of life and possessions. The service was conducted by the minister, Rev. R. J. Scott. ST. ANDREW'S MEN ORGANIZE With a greatly increased membership and new enthusiasm St. Andrew's Men, a St. Andrew's Church organization, has been re- organized. The president is Wil-- liams J. Anderson; vice-presidents, Lloyd Gibson and William Mar- shall; secretary-treasurer, Lloyd Campbell A programme for the season has been drawn up and committees organized. EVANGELISTIC SERVICES In the Whitby Pentecostal Church yesterday services were in charge of Evangelist and Mrs. James Blakey, of South Orange, N.J., who brought challenging gospel messages to large congregations. Withem was a group of students from Eastern Pentecostal Bible College, Peterborough. A feature was a beautiful chalk drawing by Mr. Nlakey on the scene of "Harvest Time". There was | special singing and music at both | services. % 'WITH WHITBY 'LEGIONNAIRES | Important event on December 2nd in the hall is the election of officers. There promises to be keen fompetition for some of the of- | fices. The annual Christmas treat for the children of ex-servicemen is to be held in the hall on Decem- ment, a visit from Santa Claus, | gifts and refreshments. This is one {of the big nights of the year. | The branch has made a donation {to the National Sanitarium Asso- | ciation for TB patients. The next ladies' night will be on { Friday, December 4th for the {members and their ladies. A var- | fety programme is being prepared. Santa Claus Will 'Be at Edwards' Store Thursday Santa Claus is to pay his annual | visit to Edwards 5c. to $1.00 store {on Thursday of this week, from 6.30 to 9 p.m., when, as has been | the case for some time past, hun- | the best effort for team No. 5, who (dreds of Whitby and district chil- dren are expected to call on him and tell him what they want for Christmas. Direct from the North Pole, St. Nick will arrive at the store where he will be welcomed by Mr. Ed- wards and the members of his staff. He will be on his throne at |the rear of the store and parents are asked to bring their little folks to see him, The visit of the old saint to Ed- wards' store is an event eagerly anticipated by the children. The store has been gaily decor- ated for the: occasion and full Christmas stocks are on display. {It is announced that the annual draw will take place on the even- ing of December 23rd. Extra Christmas Shopping Hours in Stores of Whitby MITH TIME WHITBY PAGE Extra Christmas shopping hours are announced by the merchants of establishments, for the conven- ience of the people of the town and district. The stores will remain open all day each Wednesday until 6 p.m. during December until Christmas. They will be open until 9 p.m. on December 11, 12, 17, 18, 19, 21 and 22, closing at six o'clock on Christmas Eve. The announcement of these hours is :made by the Whitby Chamber of Commerce. Chairman of the re- ial merchants' section is Bob Col- ns. The merchants are anticipating a good Christmas business this year and their stocks are now com- plete. The windows are beginning to take on a Christmas holiday ap- pearance. The big thing is to shop early merchants say. " OLD SETTLEMENT Puero Rico was colonized by | settlers under command of Juap | Ponce de Leon in 1509. "IN MEMORIAM ROBERTS--In loving memory of my dear husband, William Roberts, who passed away December 1st, 1944. From our happy home circle | God has taken one we loved, He is borne away from sin and sorrow 'To a noble rest above. No one knows how much I miss him, | None but aching hearts can tell Jesus , doeth all things well, ~Ever remembered by his wife, Polly. | Whitby, exclusive of the grocery The second day of searching for the missing pilot and Vampire jet from Toronto ended in failure on Monday evening. Two officers of the RCAF at Toronto, one Har- vard trainer, officers of the Whitby Detachment: of the OPP and Whit- by Police Department and a con- struction tug joined in the search off the shores of Whitby but to no avail. Missing since -a trainin flight on Sunday afternoon is F! Richard Russell, of Toronto. It is now reported that FO Rus- sell, flying a Vampire jet, was on a training flight from Toronto to Oshawa. With him was another officer of the RCAF in another Vampire. It is stated that the two aircraft dropped through the cloud- bank on Sunday afternoon just above Whitby's harbour and turned to return to their base. When the other Vampire levelled off for the trip back to Downsview Airport, he noticed that his companion was not in view but no great alarm was felt until he had returned to his base and the other Vampire, piloted by FO Russell, had: not ar- rived. Russell's jet had fuel for about 20 minute's flying time, says one officer. SEARCH WATERS On Tuesday, the officer who had accompanied Russell and another officer from Downsview arrived in 'Whitby Scout and Cub Mothers Held | | Bazaar and Tea | The annual bazaar of the Whitby | Scout and Cub Mother's Auxiliary, | was held on Friday. President | Mrs. D. Hunter introduced Mrs. | | Harry Jermyn, who opened the | bazaar, with a few well-chosen remarks on the good work the] Auxiliary was doing, for the future | citizens of Whitby. Mrs. Hunter | presented Mrs. Jermyn with a | corsage of bronze mums, Mrs, | | Rowley, a past-president, presented | | Mrs. Hunter with a corsage of mums and Mrs. Hunter pinned | | boutonnieres on the wives of Scout | jue Cub Masters. Pouring tea, were Mrs. Don | | Gilchrist, Mrs. D. Stewart, Mrs. E. Quantrill and Mrs. W. Lawler, who poured from a table beautiful- ly set ith silver service, centred with mums. The tea tables in charge of Mrs. ! | Lloyd Gibson were very pretty | | with wine coloured mums centres. | Those helping Mrs. Gibson were; Mrs. Rowley, Mrs. Corner, Mrs. | D. Simons, Mrs. F. Alloway, Mrs. |S. Shields, Mrs. T. Zayette, Mrs. | | T. Quail, Mrs. H. Muckle, Mrs. | | : ber 16th. There will be entertain. |, \"8 8nd Mrs. V. Rints. The sewing and knitted goods | were in charge of Mrs. A. Randall | | and Mrs. E. Vallent, with a won- | derful supply kept a steady stream of shoppers all afternoon. | Mrs €. Broughton had charge of the miscellaneous table. Mrs. T. Plaskett and Mrs. G. McLean were at the home baking tables, were pies, cakes, etc., were in plentiful supply. Mrs. A. Crawford, had charge! of the draw for two beautiful | Christmas cakes which were won by Mrs. J. Wilson, Chestnut Street | and Mrs. F. Alloway, Byron Street. | A donation of cookie mixes | presented by the makers of Chipits, to be baked by the members and judged by a committee, to the | most interesting cookies made | from the cookie mix was won by | Mrs. Ivy Hicks, Green Street. The | judges were: Mrs. Marjorie Me- | Intyre, 'BA SC, economics teacher | from the OLC, and Mrs. M. Lee, ! {BA SC, economics teacher from | | the Whitby High School. | | The Auxiliary members wish | {to thank everyone who helped to | | make this 1953 bazaar the big | success that it was. | COMING EVENTS | THE ANNUAL BAZAAR AND AFTER. | | hoon tea of the Legion Ladies' Aux., Legion Hall, Wednesday, Dec. 2 | Aprons, fancy work, knitted goods, | | candy, home cooking, produce table, | | .A mood place to come and meet your friends and get your Christmas gifts. | (279b) | | NOTICE: Classified advertisements for this column must be in the Whithy office by 5 p.m. the day preced- || ing publication, | | Whitby Classified WANTED TO RENT---SMALL HOUSE | or large housekeeping room, Whitby, or vicinity. Single working man. Best ref- erences. Box 330, Times-Gazette, Whitby. WOMAN WANTED FOR CLEANING, ON Friday and Saturday. Apply 740 Dundas St E. Whitby. (278¢) REGISTERED OLLIE PUPS, MALES, $30. Females . Phone 93r5, Brookiin. ( Ll. INSULATION, FIRE proof. Cool in summer; warm In winter. Srge estimates. Wi Ward, Insulation tractor, 204 Chestout West, phone 2568. (Dec25) WELLS DUG AND DEEPENED. SEP- Find No Trace of Plane In Second Day of Search Whitby to conduct the search, An RCAF Harvard combed the waters of Whitby harbour and the bay and even to the east and west of Whitby. About 3 p.m., the pilot of the Harvard observed a light col- oured object in the bay at Cor- bett's Point, east of Whitby. He re- layed this information to the On- tario Provincial Police, who are of- fering all assistance in the search. Immediately, the Alca, a tug be- longing to Simpson Construction of Brockville, but leased to Mannix Constructin, and the two offcers of the RCAF, Sgt. Dimaond of the Whitby Police Departmest, and Constalbe Steve Pointen of the OPP, set out for Corbett's Point where it was believed from the! } description that a Mae West life | preserver, the type used by the | i missing pilot, had been sighted. The crew made a thorough search of the bay but turned up nothing and concluded that the WHITBY PAINT AND WALLPAPER 135 BROCK ST. N. PHONE 408 First Class Painting, Decorating, Paperhanging Color Schemes and Interior Finishes a Specialty Authorized "Pittsburgh Paint" Dealer Empire Wall Papers ESTIMATES FREE T. €. MYGLAND S. F. RUTHERFORD pilot of the Harvard had sighted a buoy. The tug returned to Whitby | again and searched the waters in | front of the Ontario Hospital where, | on Sunday night, they had found an oil slick thought to have been ! left by the missing jet. | Darkness. called a close to Mon- | day's search but officers indicated | that, weather permitting, a more | intense search will begin today. FOOTBALL STAR DIES TORONTO (CP) -- Funeral ser- |. vice for Basil Oliver (Bas) Mac- | Nichol, a football star around 1930 | will be held here Thursday. He | died in Kingston Saturday. Maec- | Nichol was a lineman for Balmy | Beach in the late 1920s and Tor- onto Argonauts in the early 1930s. He was rated one of the best | Plungers in the Big Four league. | 1 Aerial photographs re | wood content uh i, ves] Whe | ELEGTRIC MOTORS yi, Yr PORT WHITBY ELECTRIC 1600 Brock Street South REG BRYANT ELECTRIC Wiring & Repairs 213 BYRON ST. SOUTH TELEPHONE 628 W. GC. Town & Sons FRIGIDAIRE AUTHORIZED DEALER | WHITBY PHONE 410 RE-ELECT DORIS HOLLIDAY 2 YEARS' EXPERIENCE AS COUNCILLOR POLLING DAY DEC. 7 CHRISTMAS SHOPPING HOURS ---- WHITBY RETAIL STORES EXCEPTING GROCERY STORES Will remain open all day - EACH WEDNESDAY TILL 6 P.M. During December Till Xmas ® STORES WILL BE OPEN UNTIL 9 P.M. OnDec. 11-12-17-18-19-21.22-38 Closing at 6 p.m. Xmas Eve For Your Shopping Convenience \ WHITBY CHAMBER OF COMMERGHE : THURSDAY DEC. 3 6:30 TO 9PM 1 tic tanks (nstalled and cleaned. Phone 2061. Don Ferris, 639 Brock St. North, Whitby. (Dee20) SAWS -- ALL KINDS, SHARPENED, | filed, set. It it's dull we sharpen it. Rear of George Hamers, 212 Broek Ss, (Decd) Andy Anderson. INSULATION--USING. PAL-O-PAK IN: sulation, made in Whitby, you will get | the best for the least money Call | H. H. Goode and Son, Ltd., 2917. Free | estimates. (Dec6) Ean a il ps | WELLS DUG AND DEEPENED, SEP- | | tic tanks installed and cleaned, com- pressure work done. Phone 32563, W. | | Ward, 210 Chesnut West. (Dec.17) FOR RENT -- WARM FURNISHED room, private entrance, light house | keepi i Phone | 2832. (280¢) WANTED TO RENT -- HOUSE OR | apartment, fu hed or d, small, family. Write Box 417, Gazette, Whitby. Times- (280¢) SANTA CLAUS COMES TO EDWARDS' STORE DEC. 3rd Visit Santa Claus at Our Store Thursday, December 3rd --6:30 to 9 p.m. Tell Him What You Want for Christmas A Deposit Will Hold Any Article Until Christmas FOR SALE--BABY'S HARRIS CRIB, spring-filled mattress, like new. Phone | 2611 Whitby. (280¢) | | ROOM AND BOARD, FOR TWO GEN- tlemen friends, in private home, central, | | 'single beds. Phone 2:82. * 2000) I f. SEE OUR ASSORTMENT Of TOYS ® CHRISTMAS TREE DECORATIONS @ CHRIST- MAS NAPKINS and TABLE DECORATIONS e GIFTS FOR EVERY MEMBER OF THE FAMILY Only 21 Shaping Days Ti Christmes EDWARDS' 5° fo $1 STORE 143 BROCK ST. SOUTH - WHITBY BR i i i i