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. mew WHITBY AND DISTRICT NEWS monn 4 THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE, Wednesday, December 30, 1058 Korean Life And War Recounted To Rotary The first-hand report of not only the war in Korea but also the his- and life of the Korean people i the war was given to the members of the Whitby Rotary Club on Tuesday. Col. P. R. Bing- ham, DSO, commandent of the Royal Canadian School of Infantry at Camp Borden, who served in the Korean war with the Common- wealth Division who was the guest speaker at the regular weekly luncheon of the club at the Royal Hotel, Whitby. Col. Bingham divid- ed his address into two parts, one dealing with the history of Korea and the life of the people there and the other part concerning Canada's part in the Korean War. Beginning his address, Col. Bing- ham observed that until the Kor- ean war, many persons knew little or nothing of Korea except that it THEIR DIET : Although the Korean has been dubbed a "rice burner", said Col. Bingham, he is also a great pro- ducer of vegetables which he eats with his rice. All the valleys and available land is used for the rice paddies but they also have orch- ards and gardens where fruits and vegetables are also grown for the Koreans. There is little meat eaten in Korea, he stated, unless it is bullock meat but in most cases, all available bullocks are used as work horses until they are too old. Instead, the Korean consumes a considerable quantity of fish. One Korean dish, said Col. Bingham, which is well known, is kimchi, a turnips, potatoes and lots of pep- per. Kimchi, he said, is made in five heats, according to the amount was a thumb of land hanging down from Manchuria and Siberia. Kor- ea, he said, was a country of great age and a proud history dating back 4,000 years. He stated that in 2300 BC, a tribal leader, Tang Goon, had led his forces from Man- churia and Siberia and had founded this separate state which was named the Land of Mornin Freshness, a land which prospere for hundreds of years. Korea, he continued, was to become a country of proud and learned people in the following years. Skipping a great many years, Col. Bingham stated that China had dominated Korea for 250 years until in 1905, the Jap- anese had taken control of this little country. MANY FIRSTS Contrary to many beliefs, said Col.Bingham,theKoreans are not a backward people and had many of the firsts in yhe world. In the 14th century, long before the Eng- lish speaking countries had dream- of it, the Koreans had develop- ed a printing press. They also had the first muskets and cannon and it was the Korean who built the first battleship with iron sides, a of boat which successfully repelled the entire Japanese navy. In the golden age of Korea, from the seventh to the fourth centuries before Christ, a wise king of Korea had decided that the people of the country should become educated and for this purpose he had called together all the wise men in the country and charged them to de- velop an alphabet. These men, he continued, formed a simple alpha- bet of 11 vowels and 14 consonants and in the following two or three centuries, Koreans felt that their greatest ambition was to become a scholar. Because of this philosphy, countrywide examinations held and those who passed these examinations were chosen as lead- iy ig le and their to ple an e habits ol Binghan: stated that origin of the Korean le was still shrouded in mystery. They are not, he ela g ; ugh they have the entals. Their langu- not similar and has aced to a remote tribe in central India. They brown hair, sofjefifnes ous s s and many have white skin. Koreans, he said, are a tol- ant people and because of this, Christianity had made great strides in Korea in recent years. The first Christian missionaries, he recall- ed, came to Korea n 1770 when missionaries who had set out for Japan lost their bearings and land- ed in Korea. Although Christianity, jp of pepper and according to the sea- son of the year. He stated that the kimchi of the summer had the least pepper and he had eaten it while in Korea. The Kimchi of the winter was "torrid" and there- fore was so hot that no white man could possibly eat it. In all parts of Korea, said Col. Bingham, Koreans were in effect farmers for they all grew some- thing, even if their garden was only a window box. But for practical purposes, he said, only the south part of the country, that part below the 38th parallel, was used for ag- riculture since in the north part was found the mineral deposits, the forests and the huge hydro electric projects. About two-thirds of the population of south Korea, he said, are farmers and there is therefore little manufacturing in south Korea. Speaking of the clothing which is worn by the Korean, Col. Bingham stated that white was the predom- mourning cloth rather than black. He observed that in Korea there was a great respect for elders al- though _little was shown wives. In | Korea, he stated, a son mourns his | father for three years; when his {mother dies, -he wears white mourning for two years; and when his wife dies, he gets another wife. He also stated that there was such respect shown between son d father, that a son, no matter what his age, would never shake hands wih his parent nor would be be seen smoking or drinking before hhm. THEIR COUNTRY Korea from the air, said Col. Bingham, appeared not unlike a portion of the moon. This, he ex- plained, was caused by the erosion which had resulted, in mountain tops and hillsides becoming bare of soil. The soil, he said, was all lodged in the valleys and a few of the plains, Paddy fields he said, were feet deep in loam and represented thousands of years of toil. Remarking on this, Col. Bing- ham noted occasions when tanks had been forced to cross these paddy fields, thus ruining a thou- sand years of labor in ome hour. The country, he said, is 512 miles long and 200 miles wide, the nar- rowest spot being about the 38th parallel which is about 125 miles from Yellow Sea to Sea of Japan. There are few roads im Korea, he said, and there were at one time two railroads. Now there are parts of two railroads. At one time, he said, it was possible to take a train from Pusan, the har- bor at the southern tip of the country, to Paris, in France. These railroads, he said, were built dur- ing the reign of the Japanese who man's dish, made with cabbages,, said Col. Bingham, had not taken were responsible for all the mod- any great hold on the country until | ern construction in Korea. The the end of the 19th century, in re-| Japanese, he added, were respons- cent years, Christian universities |ible for many other things, includ- and churches have been built in|ing drafting of Koreans into fight- Korea. In recent years, he observ-|ing forces and, said Col. Bingham, ed, many Korean students have | it was not unusual to find a com- come to Canada to complete their mander of a Korean battalion who education. thad also been a World War II air inant colour since this was also the th ace against the United States. Many of the North Korean, he said, had been guards at Japanese prison camps du World War II. The climate of Korea, said Col. Bingham, had become a much la-|J bored topic and many newspapers and radio stories had been publi- cised showing the snow, the ice and the mud. All these reports were true, said Col. Bingham, but these were exceptional occasions in Korea since the weather and ecli- mate there was not much differ- ent from the weather in Whitby. In North Korea, he stated, the cli- mate was not unlike that of Churchill, Man. In the spring, he said, the country is very beautiful. In summer, the weather is hot, but never as hot as the city of Ottawa on a midsummer day. During the summer he had spent in Korea, he said, there had been 12 days of rain, in three batches of four days each. One of these rains, he said would raise a river 39 feet in four hours. This, he explained, was a result of the erosion through the years which had washed the hills naked, thus leaving nothing to stop the flow of water or retain any of the moisture. On the whole, he said, the summer and fall in Kor- ea is very similar to Canadian sea- sons and on only two occasions had the temperature dropped to 15 de- grees below zero. "There are lots of bugs and dis- eases in Korea," said Col. Bing- ham. The froops serving there were not allowed to drink any of the water without first boiling it and the beautiful apples in the beautiful orchards were not eaten by the troops. He claimed that the Koreans had buried their dead on the hilltops and through the cen- turies, erosion from these dead bodies and other agencies had con- {tibuted to contaminate every- g. KOREAN WAR Turning to the Korean War and Canada's participation in it, Col. Bingham stated that following World War II, Korea had been di- vided, with the United States occu- pyiag the south and the Soviet oc- cupying the north. Then in 1950, the north invaded the south and drove the 7 3. troops and the South Korean Army right through to Pusan in the extreme south. Re- inforcements arrived and the in- vaders were pushed right back again to the Yalu River. First Canadian forces to enter this war, he said, were three Ca- nadian destroyers and these were followed by RCAF squadrons who ferried combat cargos from the U.S. to the war. In 1951, he said, the PPCLI arrived in Korea and in October of that year, the UN forces drove the invaders across the 38th parallel. At this time, the North Koreans asked for a truce parley, a long-drawn out affair that brought a truce this year. Since that first suggestion of a truce, he said, the and Chinese forces had dug in on their respective sides, sometimes three-quqrters of a mile apart and at other points only 200 yards apart. The only movements since that autumn of 1951, he said, had been the move- ments of companies or patrols. At this time, he said, the Korean War took on all the aspects of World War I with troops dug into trench- es, wearing steel helmets and the early dawn mist floating up to the trenches on the hillsides. During this waiting period, he sald, the Chinese received more training especially in artillery fir- ing and had on many occasicns ex- hibited their skill with their artil- ery. The Canadian division, he said, had been classed as the best in the Far East and even the U.S. Marines, who claim to be the best in the world, admitted that the Ca- nadians were as good as they. The speaker was thanked by Ro- tarian' Griff Beaton. | occasioning actual bodily harm. He |was also ordered to leave liquor alone during this time and report to Constable Wilton, of the Ux- bridge Detachment of the OPP, at |least once per month during this time. Mrs. Boland told the Court of meeting her husband in Oshawa on December 19th when he was on his way home. During the evening, at their "home, she said, he decided to go back to Oshawa for more drink but when she refused to drive him, he struck her about 15 Blame Liquor For Assault A family row, which has been blamed on liquor, has been settled by Magistrate F. 8. Ebbs, in the itby Police Court.. John Boland, of Goodwood, was placed on sus- pended sentence for a period of | wo years by His Worship when he was convicted of assaulting his wife times, causing one cut which re- quired three stitches to close. Later she told the Court that her husband was a good worker and good provider while sober although he is on the prohibited list and for- bidden to drink. Success soon palls. The joyous time is when the breeze first strikes your sails, and the waters rustle under your bows. NOTICE: Classified advertisements for this | must be in the Whitby WHITBY HONE 618 i . BROCK. BAR EVENING SHOWS -- 7 P.M. Aw 7p ng| LAST COMPLETE SHOW -- 8:20 THE MANAGEMENT EXTENDS TO ALL HEARTIEST WISHES FOR A HAPPY NEW YEAR "A fast buck... Pr A fast bronec... wy . A fast thrill?" 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Medland 's BROOKLIN -- At the December | class then sang, "Infant Holy, In- meeting of the Woman's Missionary | fant Lowly" and "Silent Night, Society, Afternoon Auxiliary, of the | Holy Night"; the recitation of the Brooklin United Church, the fol. | first Scripture reading, the Christ- mas story as taken from St, Luke, lowing officers tor oe, ar ig was given by John Medland's class. . H. McKinney; president, Mrs. Nine girls of the junior choir sang "Low in a Manger" and the CM Lmpstn; Yiceprosidents, whole choir joined in the singing son, Mrs L. Bradley; correspond-gq i nel ole Ever gine ing secretary, Mrs. A. Elliott; re-| ars class recited the second Serip- cording secretary, Mrs. L. Brad- ture text: taken from the second ley; treasurer, Ms. M. Routley; chapter of Matthew, Master Wen- Christian stewardship, Miss Edna | je] and Miss Velda Fisher accom- Burton; literature secretary, Mrs. panjed by Mrs. Alfred Wilson on J. H. McKinney; Community the piano, sang as a duet, 'There's Friendship secretary, M Alice | a Beautiful Star'. Ilver; Mrs. D. E. Hamer afld Mrs. | After the dedication of the offer- A. 1. McBrien; agsociate members |ing the pageant, "The Heart of secretary, Miss L. Mowbray and Christmas", was [resented by the Mrs. W. A. Heron; Christian citi- | Sunday School with assistance from zenship secretary, Mrs. E. Acton; [the junior choir and Miss Loreen supply secretary, Mrs. H. E. Mow- | Stanton in the singing of songs dur- bray; Missionary Monthly secre- |ing the play, "Christ is Born': tary, Mrs. W. Smith, Mrs. A. El. |The Unwelcomed Guest"; "The liott, Mrs. J. Bailey: Mission Band, | Starlit Way'; "No Room for Ms. M. C. Fisher; Baby Band, Jesus": "The Heart of Christmas". Mrs V, Parkins; press secretary, |R. Organ played the accompani- Mrs. A. Elliott; pianist, Miss Edna [ment for the song, "Silent Night. Burton; pominating committee, Mrs. E. Acton Mrs. N. J. White, Mrs. Doidge. BADMINTON TOURNAMENT The first club tournament of this season was held in the Whitby Township Hall, Brooklin, on Mon- day and Wednesday evenings, Dec. 14 and 16 by the BrooklJin Badmin- ton Club. Many interesting and ex- citing games were played with the winners being the for ladies double, Marjorie Wiseman and Veronica and Mrs. Williams, teachers of Manning; men's doubles, Orvus|Brooklin Public School, held their Jamieson and Allen Mackey; mix- | Christmas Concert in the Whitby ed doubles, Pat Jackson and John |Township Hall. At 8.05 the chil- Medland. Lunch was served on |dren marched quietly and quickly Wednesday evening in the base-|to the stage, approximately 130 ment of the hall and beautifully |strong, to sing their opening num- decorated Christmas cakes were pers See npanied Denlly Ding. presented to the six lucky winners. y ] Details of the tournament were | Merry Christmas and a Happy Fed New Year" was followed by layed as follows: ladies' doubles, | «Christmas in Killarney" and the 1st round: Marion Blair and Helen | | children retired from the stage to Hamer vs. Norma Harris and Pat | places reserved for them in front Jackson, winners Norma Harris of the audience. Brian Reazin came and Pat Jackson; Marjorie Wise- | forward and gave a very sincere man and Veronica Manning vs. Welcome to all. Gwen Thompson and Anne Howden, | Wendell Fisher, acting as mas- winners Marjorie Wiseman and |ter of ceremonies, for the junior Veronica Manning; 2nd round: Ner- | grades, thanked the members of ma Harris and Pat Jackson vs. |the Brooklin Home and School As- Marjorie Wiseman and Veronica sociation who had made the cos- Manning, winners Majorie Wise- |tumes for the fairies and he an- man and Veronica Manni ng d that the pay, would 'be Men's doubles: Bill McAndless | Mrs. Si ¢ anta Claus' stmas re- and Marvin Kivell vs. Howard |ception and named the cast. Sev- Grills and Jack Lee, winners Bill | eral recitations were very well de- McAndless and Marvin Kivell bye livered. David Thomson said with into 3rd round; Allen Rudkin and a great deal of jeeting, "Son, Do John Medland vs. Allen Mackey | This". Timmy ray did yery well and Orvus Jamieson, winners Al- |, ove the Apple Tree but I Love Alen Mackey and Orvus Jamieson. | the Christmas Tree Better" 2nd round: Allen Kivell and Ken | i | Mrs. Rogers appeared briefly on Arksey, bye into 2nd; Allen Mac- ye stage and requested Mr. Jack key and Orvus Jamieson, winners | MacDuff to come forward and pre- Allen Mackey and rvus Jamieson. sent the medals to the Field ay Finals: Bill McAndless and Mar- (Champs. Mr. MacDuff spoke a few vin Kivell vs. Allen Mackey and | words and told the children he was Orvus Jamieson, winners Allen | enjoying the concert very much Mackey and Orvus Jamieson. and he felt it was a privilege to Mixed doubles: Howard Grills present the Medals to the Cham- and Gwen Thompson vs. Veronica | pions. Midget Girls', Betty Greer; Manning and Mike Woods, winners ddget Boys', Brian Reazin; Ju- Veronica Mannin and Mike | venile Girls, Carol Greer; Juvenile A | Boys, David Thomson; Junior boys, Woods; John Medland and Pat BC n Jackson vs. Orvas Jamieson and |Bill Asling; Junior Girls, Dorothy Helen Hamer, winners John Med- land and Pat Jackson; Allen Kivell and Marion Blair vs. Bill McAnd- less and Marjorie Wiseman, win- ners Allen Kivell and Marion Blair. Second round: Veronica Manning and Mike Woods vs. Pat Jackson dnd John Medland, winners Pat Jackson and John Medland; Allen Kivell and Marion Blair vs. Marvin Kivell and Norma Harris (byes into 2nd round), winners Allen Kivell and Marion Blair. the opinion of the congregation as all joined in .the recessional hymn, "Joy to the World". P.S. CHRISTMAS CONCERT The Brooklin Public School Christmas Concert was very well attended, many of the parents hav- {ing to stand during the entire con- {cert. On Monday, December 21, {Mrs. E. P. Rogers, Mrs. B. Dun- can, Mrs. R. Gray, Mrs, M. Bird, Spencer; Charles Grandy. Fifteen boys took their places on the stage and did gymnastics to music. Clyde Jolnston came for- ward and announced that grades 1 and 2 and the Kindergarten would present their share of the concert the first number was a re- citation by himself "A secret," Linda Burleigh recited "Birthday of Christmas." Ten little tots from Mrs. Bird's Kindergarten worked Senior Boys, and | Holy Night". A beautiful play, well | acted and reverently presented was | McBrien; Senior Girls, Elaine Geo BB, | Superintendent, Mr. Ormiston. Rev- 107 Dundas St. | | The congregation remained seated Third round: Allen Kivel Marion Blair vs. John Medland and | Pat Jackson, winners Pat Jackson! and John Medland. | It is hoped that another and other club tournaments will be held be- fore long. Anyone interested in playing y Td may find out further particulars by contacting John Medland or other players. The Christmas Services held in Brooklin Churches on December 20 were very well attended. Special services were held in the Brooklin United Church. Reverend M. C. Fisher, BA, took the Morning serv- ice with Mrs. C. H. Pengelly pre- siding at the organ and Mrs. Al- fred Wilson at the piano. ' The Processional Hymn was "0, Come all Ye Faithful". Reverend M. C. Fisher gave the call to Wor- ship and the Invocation which was followed by Responsive Reading. The beautiful anthem, "Bethle- hem", was sung by the choir, The Scripture reading was the Christ- mas story and was followed with the Pastoral Prayer. Miss Loreen Stanton sang the beautiful solo, "0 Holy Night". Reverend Fisher presented a wonderful version of the Christmas story and this was followed by the dedication of the surplices for the Junior choir. All joined in the sing- ing of the hymn, "Gentle Mary Laid Her Child". Among the announcements all were told that next Sunday morn- Reverend P. F, Gardiner, BA, of Canton, will conduct the service and in the evening a very beautiful film strip entitled "0 Holy Night", will be shown. Fol- lowing the dedication of the Offer- ing the choir sang the anthem, "The Heavens are Telling". Following the well delivered ser- mon the recessional hymn was "Joy to the World". The Evening Service was the an- nual Sunday School Service with many of the children taking part. Quiet music on the organ and plano opened the service. The first ymn was "Hark the Herald An- gels Sing". The call to worship was given by the Sunday-school erend M. C. Fisher offered prayer. ENGAGEMENTS Mr. and Mrs. George BoWcott wish to the Rag t of their daughter, Phyllis Jean, to Murray | Kenneth Beadle, son of Mrs, Beadle | and the late Earl I. Beadle, Whitby. The marriage will take place on Jan- uary 22, 1954, at 7:30 o'clock, in Al- mond's United Church. (3042) H. L. Pringle announce the engagement eof their daughter, Elizabeth Jane, to Robert Parker Hegadorn, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gerald A. Hegadorn, Oshawa. The marriage, to take place quietly in January. y (3040) | Mr. and Mrs. hard presenting a dance and they really kept fair time to the music. Heater Vipond recited 'Kitty's present." Nine children of grades one and two spelled out Christmas in an acrotics, and as a final num- ber from these classes "Christ- mas Greeting' was said by Bar- bara Barns. A short skit "Christ- mas eve"' was given by the Kinder- garten tots. Linda Ormiston recit- ed "A Christmas wish". The school children sang the car- ols "Christmas time is here," and "Chistmas stockings." Billy Batty gave a recitation and Mary Lou Robinson pretty as a picture in a full length pink dress and carrying her dolly recited "My Dolly." Six girls of the senior room took their places for a double trio and they sang beautifully 'Under the stars one night," "Bring a torch, Tsa- bella," and "Away In a Manger." The Haunted House was the skit presented by six boys of the sen- lor room. Pupils of grade 6 reeled off a square dance radiating their enjoymnt. Sally Dingman, one of the school pianists played several selections including "Silver Bells," ter Wonderland," "Santa comes tonight."" Then everyone was invit- ed to stand for a stretch and to join in the popular singing of "Ru- dolph the red nosed Reindeer," and "I'm dreaming of a white Christmas." The Butterfly drill as presented by grades 6 and 7 was very pretty. Six pupils of Grade 8 gave the skit "Poor Willie" and tried to convince themselves and everyone that the womens place is in the home, and that boys should never be called on to do dusting or any house- work that the gang might find out about. The singing of the National an- them brought a splendid program to a close. PERSONALS Friends and relatives who gath- ered.at the home of Mrs. Charles Pilkey for an old fashioned Christ- mas party included Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Nichols of Hamilton; Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Pilkey and son Roger, of Burlington; Mr. and Mrs. Brock Pilkey, of Weston; Mr. and Mrs. Harry Lack, Myrna Lee and Leslie of Oshawa; Mr. and Mrs. Stan Foster, Wallace, Nancy, Peg- gy and Rickey of Greenbank. Mr. 'and Mrs. Walter Bryant and family of Little Britain, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Lynde, of Ashburn: Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Appleton and family of Kinsale; Mr. and Mrs. Theo Knight and son, Kenneth of Ashburn spent Christmas day 'with thar parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred hi : Mr. and Mrs. Hedges spent Christmas Day visiting friends in Port Perry. Mr. and Mrs. Martin Routley spent the Christmas holidays with WHITBY DAY BY DAY Accounts of social events and news items of local interest and names of visitors are ap preciated. PHONE 703 Mr. and Mrs. G. McBride, of St. Thomas, and Mr. and Mrs. C, H, McBride and son Bobby, of Hamil- ton, were with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. McBride for the Christmas holiday. Mr. W. A, Andrew, a member of the Whitby High School teaching | staff, returned to Whitby yesterday | from Toronto. In that city a few | weeks ago he underwent an opera- | tion in St. Michael's Hospital. He | is now resting at his home on On- | tario Street and is making satis- | factory progress. | CHIMNEY FIRE Members of the Whitby Volun- teer Fire Brigade were called to | the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Wilson, 427 Green Street, on Tues- day morning to attend a chimney fire. No damage was done but fire- men reported considerable difficul- ty in bringing the fire under con- trol. | REMANDED Two men were remanded in cus- tody in the Ontario County Gaol | for one week for sentence by Mag- | istrate F. S. Ebbs in the Whitby | Police Court. Charles R. Adams, | convicted on charges "of false pre- tences, theft and joyriding, was re- | manded pending arrival of his his- tory from the RCMP. Earl How-| ard, no address, pleaded guilty to| a vagrancy charge laid by officers | of the Ajax Police Department. He | was also remanded pending inves- | tigation through the RCMP and other police departments. SENTENCE PASSED The two youths who were ar- rested this month by Constable Wil- ton of the Uxbridge Detachment of the OPP and charged with the theft of Christmas trees, pleaded guilty before Magistrate Ebbs. Kenneth Kelly, 19, of Highland Creek was remanded one week for sentence. His companion, who turn- ed out to be only 15 years of age, a juvenile, rather than 16 as he had told the Court last week, was returned to the Boys' Training school at Cobourg and placed on suspended sentence for two years. MANY VISITORS AT ROTARY There were many visitors at the Whitby Rotary Club luncheon at Hotel Royal Tuesday to hear Col. P. R. Bingham, DSO, command- ant of the Royal Canadian School of Infantry at Camp Borden. They included Lieut.-Col. A. G. Coulter, officer commanding the Ontario Regiment, and Major F. S. Wot- ton, second in command, Oshawa; [ Michael Starr, MP, T. D. Thomas, | MPP, His Worship the Mayor of | Oshawa, Jack Naylor; His Worship | the Mayor of Whitby, Harry W. Jermyn; Clare Rich, president, Whitby Kinsmen Club; Cyril Scho- | field, President, Oshawa Rotary | Club; R. Robinson, Bowmanville; | Bob Heron, Whitby Kinsmen Club; | Rotarians R. E. Church, Windsor; | rge Moody, President of Bow- manville Rotary Club and R. Rob- inson, Bowmanville; Nick Jenkins, | Oshawa; Rev. David Marshall, | chaplain, Whitby Branch 112 of the | Canadian Legion; T. Hopkins, Osh- awa; William Hatch, Whitby; Ev-| crett Gibbs, Whitby; Donald Gil- | christ, Whitby; Brigadier R. H. Be- dell, Whitby, and John Kane, Brooklin. WHITBY MEN'S | MAJOR LEAGUE | Here are the standings at the | completion of the second section: | Team No. 1 13 23633 27 | Team No. 3 13 23472 45779 | Team No. 4 13 22875 202 | Team No. 6 11 23401 46261 | Whitby Cleanerll 23116 45532 | Team No. 2 9 22826 44403 | Team No. 5 8 22143 45187 | Wilson's Furni- | ture 68 22069 44660 | Pinfall determined the winner of the second section as was the case in the' first section, but this time thére was a three way tie for first place as compared o a two-way tie | in section one. This is the tighest | the race has been for years and | we'll predict this third section will | also be a dead heat. | Congratulations go to team No. 1 winning the section and quite de- | servedly since they lost the first section by pinfall to Lloyd Sabins'| -- team. | Congratulations also to the win- | ners of the turkey roll which was | very very close in quite a few | groups. The winners in order of their groups are as follows: Merle | Reeson, Bill Bryant, Jim Ross, | George Sweet, Charlie Ford, Packy | McFarlane, Geoff Phillips and Jack | Price. Last week's bowling results are: | Wilson's Furniture 0, Team No. 2 3; Team No. 3 3, Team No. 5 0; Team No. 6 1, Team No. 1 Team No. 4 2, Whitby Cleaners 1. Here are the top triples for the night: G. Phillips 775, M. Reeson | , G. Brown 767, D. Adams 765, G. Sweet 752, J. Ross 737, B, Bry: ant 732, B. James 724, J. Sheriff | 723, L. Sabins 706, R. Bragg 704, | J. Trott 699, M. Jordan 698. Mr. and Mrs. James Routley in Toronto. In' the Brooklin United Church next Sunday eveniing, Reverend Rickard, of Columbus will conduct the service. The Brooklin Young People's Union will hold their An- nual candle lighting service and installation of officers. A good turn out of the village Young People is hoped for. The lights on the Christmas tree in the park have been turned off but the thrill of Santa's visit is still with all. Consternation was very apparent when the wind blew the little tree over one night and all the little people were very hap- py when some kindly person set it upright again. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Holdershaw celebrated 52 wedding anniversary December 24. Both well and Mr. Holdershaw active in carpentry and shuffleboard. Both attend church regularly. 2; pipe water into the river from Rotary Club Speaker Has Fine Military Service Record Col. P. E. Bingham, DSO, Com mandant of the Royal Canadian | School of Infantry at Camp Bor-. den, who addressed the Whitby Ro- fary Club on Tuesday, has a long and distinguished y career. It is the story of a soldier who rose from the rank of private to the present and other important military posts he has held and of oustanding sevice in Korea. Col. P. R. Bingham joined the Canadian army in 1931 as a priv- ate, according to Rotarian George Anderson who introduced him to the Club, and started his military career in the Royal Canadian Regi- ment at St. Johns, Quebec. He has held every rank in the regiment from private to Lieut.-Col. He has served Canada and the empire in Sicily, Burma, Italy, northwest Europe. He took over command in 1948 after 17 years' service. He held command for four and a half ears and took his regiment to orea for 14 months and brought it back. He left the regiment and took over the infantry school at Camp Borden. He received the DSO in Korea, and the citation was "For Leadership in Action". Merchants Give Gifts To Presentation of gifts by Whithy | Davey, merchants to the first baby born ers' Li to Whitby parents in the new year, | is an established institution in town, | and one in which many ciizens take a keen interest. A nice line of sie in Whitby stores awaits the first baby, and these are announced, along with the donors, in The Times-Gagett» today. Participating merchant are J. M. Hicks, Courtice Pharmacy, Allin's Drug Store, Whitby Clean- ers and Dyers, Hilda B. Sleeman. Burnside Bakery, W. C. Town and Sons, Art's Flothing, Specialty Shoppe, Collins' Shoe Store, Gladys Whitby's First 1954 Baby Scott's Photo Studio, Slicht- mited. ; As always noted, the contest is open to children whose parents have an established residence in Whitby. Parents are required to fill in the form which appears on the page advertisment in Thursday's Times- Gazette, giving the hour, date and place of birth, sex of baby. It must also bear the signature- of one of the parents and also of the attend- ing physician, and must bought to the Whitby office of The Times-Gazette, where judges will make the prize decisions. Shoulders Lied, Jury Says In Greenlease Testimony KANSAS CITY (AP)--A federal money were not taken into the po- grand jury says Louis Shoulders, the veteran police officer who nabbed the Greenlease kidnappers, handling of $300,000 ransom money recovered at the time of the ar- rest. lice station at the time and in the manner alleged." Dolan, who was indicted on a {lied in his testimony about the | charge of perjury two weeks ago, also had testified the suitcases were brought to the police sta- tion along with Hall. Other wit- The jury Tuesday indicted him | nesses who were in the station Robert C. Greemease, millionaire Kansas City automobile dealer whose six-year-old son, Bobby, was kidnapped and killed last October, paid a record $600,000 ransom. Approximately $300,000 was re- covered with the arrest of Carl Austin Hall and his alcoholic para- mour Mrs. Bonnie Brown Heady. They were convicted and executed in the Missouri state prison gas chamber a week before Christmas. The other half of the ransom is still missing. Shoulders, aided by Patrolman Elmer' Dolan, arrested Hall in a St. Louis hotel room Oct. 6. The veteran officer, who testified be- fore a grand jury that indicted Mrs. Heady and Hall, told the jurors that the suitcases containing the money were taken promptly to the police station. STATEMENTS FALSE In its indictment Tuesday, the grand jury said Shoulders testi- mony '"'as he then and there well knew and believed, was untrue and false in that the suitcases men- tioned therein containing By JAMES DEVLIN {on a charge of perjury, and alat | warrant was issued for his arrest. | testified was booked no suitcases time Hall they saw brought in with him. Police records show Hall was booked at 8:57 p.m. Kansas City and St. Louis authorities declined to say when the suitcases first were reported seen by persons other than Shoulders and Dolan. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch has reported, however, that some po- licemen at the station said they first saw the suitcases at 11:30 p. m. ALREADY RESIGNED Shoulders, a member of the force 27 years, resigned in anger after a St. Louis police board be- gan an investigation into the hand- ing of the money last October. Both Hall 'and Mrs. Heady claimed they knew nothing about the missing ransom money and the | Hall said he had more than $590, 000 in his hotel room when ar- rested. Shoulders, in testifying before the grand jury, said he used pre- caution in bringing the suitcases into the police station because he {knew he was on an important ransom case. $100 Won't Last Too Long InNew York New Year's Eve vide its ice show, supper, funny NEW YORK (AP)--Taking the | hats, noisemakers and dancing for best girl out for New Year's Eve will require the major part of a $100 bill at some of New York's swankier night spots. The minimum tab at the hotel Pierre's Cotillion room will be $27.50 a person. For that patrons get dinner, a show, noisemakers, dancing and a champagne cock- tail. To the $55 for two, add the price of all other drinks, tips, transpor- tation, a snack on the way home and maybe a headache remedy. The Pierre's price includes the 20-per-cent luxury tax. other places the quoted not include the tax, whic added. The hotel Plaza's ®basic charge will be $25 a person in its Persian room for dancing, dinner, favors and a show. At the Waldorf Astoria, the price will be $25 ir the Empire rc.n, $15 in the Pea: cock alley cafes, and $7.50 in ad- joining cafes. The hotel New Yorker will pro- At most rice does must be $13.50, includin, COVER CHARGE TOO tax. | "The minimum is not to be con- | fused with a cover charge, roughly equivalent to the price of admis- sion, which some places will apply in addition to a minimum. Some places will have "open house," meaning that regular prices will rrevail without covers or minimums. The Edison hotel, in the heart of New York's gay white way, is re- fusing to rent any rooms or suites for New Year's parties. Irwin H. Kramer, the owner, says such parties would disturb the sleep of travelling salesmen who have to be up and on the job the next day. At Long Beach, N.Y., police chief Leo Nolan is installing a "coffee bar" in police headquarters. Driv- ers returning from New Year's Eve parties are invited to top in for a free cup or two of black coffee before continuing their tri home. Nolan hopes the plan wil help to prevent vehicle accidents. No Immediate Water Need KITCHENER (CP) Harry Richards of Brantford, vice-chair- man of the Grand River conserva- tion commission, said Tuesday there is no immediate need to Lake Huron to provide municipali- ties relying on the river for water supply. ' Commenting on the earlier sug- gestion, Mr. Richards said during a commission meeting that there now are 400,000,000 gallons of water flowing through Brantford in the Grand river each day and the city removes about 5,000,000. At Kitchener, where the river flow is about 125,000,000 gallons a day, the city uses about 6,000,000 a day. He said the commission should plan for the future and that lake vater could supplement the supply but there was no immediate ur- gency. John K. Woodyatt, 27, of Brant- 'd was appointed assistant com- rission secretary to work with cretary-Treasurer Fred Roberts, f - Brantford. Wade Werner, War Writer, Dies SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP--Wade Werner, 61, Associated Press for- eign correspondent and war cor- respondent for 25 years before his retirement in 1945, died Monday night. Serving in Europe during most of his career, Werner covered the rise of Hitler and the blood purge in Berlin and was chief of the AP bureau in Vienna at the time of the 1934 revolt against Austrian Chancellor Engelbert Dollfuss. He covered the treason trials as AP chief of bureau in Moscow in 1938- 39 and was a correspondent in , Finland during the Finnish-Russian war and later in Western Europe during the Second World War. Beloved children, the world has need of you,--and more as chil dren than as men and women: it needs your innocence, unselfish- ness, faithful affection, uncontami- nated lives. --Mary Baker Eddy Experience teacheth that resolu- tion is a sole help in need. --Shakespeare |W. C. Town & Sons FRIGIDAIRE AUTHORIZED DEALER WHITBY PHONE 410 Plastering, Stuccoing Repair work, specialize Best Service Call 2519, Whitby