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THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE OSHAWA Combining The Oshawa Times and Whitby Gazette ond Chronicle WHITBY VOL. 13--No. 195 OSHAWA-WHITBY, SATURDAY, AUGUST 21, 1954 PAGE 3. Turn First Sod For Hospital Extension Col. R.S. McLaughlin Is Assisted By Mayor Naylor A ceremony, long looked forward to by members of the board, staff and residents of the district generally. took place on the lawn to the west of the Oshawa General Hospital on Friday afternoon, when Col. R.S. McLaughlin, assisted by His Worship Mayor J. Naylor, turned the first sod for the hospital extension. The ceremony was a simple, |- yet impressive one. With Ernest Marks, chairman of the board presiding, Rev. L. D. Begg, pastor of First Baptist Church and presi- dent of the Oshawa Ministerial As- sociation, delivered the invocation. Brief addresses were delivered by Mayor I -ylor, Michael Starr, MP, and Col. McLaughlin. Indicative of the fact that no thipe is being lost in making a start on this major project to im- prove the facilities of the hospital and to provide better accomoda- Potato King - Still Missing - The disappearance of Mr. Oscar Welch, year-old resident of Uxbridge, has Provincial Police baffled. Mr. Welch, a threshing machine operator, left home on Tuesday morning of last week and hasn't been seen since. Searches have been ducted over a wide -area : | but so far no trace of the missing man has turned up. The Uxbridge 1 pond was lowered and exten- sive dragging operations were con- ducted on Thursday but without | | success. Mr. Welsh was scheduled to thresh on the farm of Mr. Geo. Merricks on Tuesday but he never showed up after leaving his home in Uxbridge. Two of his dogs were found locked in his car and anoth- er was locked in the kitchen. A HISTORY MADE AS HOSPITAL ADDITION SOD TURNED Friday afternoon, when thé first | Miss W. Schaan, Mayor J. Nay- | dent of the hospital board; and WINS $100 Practically all walks of life + were represented at a quiet , ceremony, held on the grounds of the Oshawa General Hospital sod for the addition was turned. Caught by the camera during the ceremony are, left to right, lor, Col. R. S. McLaughlin, Mrs. M. Gulliver, F. McLellan, the contractor; Ernest Marks, presi. J. A. Morphy, chairman of the planning committee. --Times-Gazette Staff Photo. CHAMPS ELYSEES, WITH ARC DE TRIOMPHE IN DISTANCE "MAC'S MEANDERINGS Bois, Montmartre, Provide Contrasts « kept from those artificial - By M. McINTYRE HOOD Managing Editor, The Oshawa Times-Gazette. PARIS, France, -- The most . fortunate circumstances of our whole visit to Paris is the fact ° that we have had Jean and Franc- - es Knecht as our guides and men- ' ors for our stay in the French capital. Thoroughly familiar with every phase of Paris life, they have shown us their city through French eyes, and we have been an staged settings which are provid- ed for the average tourists. After our strenuous forenoon, we enjoyed an after-lunch siesta be- fore again embarking on a tour of exploration. Frances Knecht .call- ed for us and in a few minutes, by taxi, we were motoring out through the Bois de Boulogne. , NOTES ON TAXIS Travel by taxi in Paris is very cheap. We had our taxi for well over an hour, driving around the | Bois, and stopping here and there to inspect points of interest, and * the bill came to slightly under 1,000 francs, which is less than three dollars. There is one inter- esting obzervation that might be made here. The Paris taxi drivers are just as skiiful as ever in wind- ing their way through the congest- ed and intricate traffic. But the streets are strangely silent as compared wit: what they were on our last visit to Paris' 16 months ago. A police decree has prohibit- ed the use of automobile horns ex- cept in case of immediate danger Hard as this has been on the Gal- lic temperament of the taxi driv- = ers, the ordnance is being obey- ed very well, and there is a strange quiet to the streets. The Bois de Boulogne, that great wooded playground and recrea- tion park of the people of Paris, is remarkabl, close to the centre of the city. From our hotel. on the Place de la Concorde, centred by its Egyptian obelisk, then straight up the beautiful Champs Elysees to the Arc de Triomphe, Beyond it, we entered the Avenue Fosh, formerly the Avenue du Bois, but now renamed after the famous French general. And in a minute or two we were driving on roads + running through the beautiful for- est. WONDERFUL PICNIC GROUNDS It is small wonder that eve Sunday the Bois is crowded wit ple out for picnic. The forest is interspersed with open picnic spac- es," studded with many lakes, has * numerous little tea-gardens and tea - houses, and many play- rounds for children. Some of the . lakes are large enough for boat- ing, and as the afternoon was bright and warm, there were many boats on the lakes. We stopped to have a look at two of the fashionable clubs located in the Bois, with grounds of remark- able beauty, magnificent flower beds, perfect tennis courts (inci- dentally we learned that Frances Knecht is the single tennis eham- pion of one of these two clubs) and riding courses for jumpers | and hunters. Hidden away in the | forest of the Bois, these clubs provide facilities for swimming, tennis, riding, and many other ac- tivities of the Paris social set. OUT TO MONTMARTRE At one of the more pretentious of the tea-gardes, we stopped for tea, and there we were joined by Jean Knecht and drove back to the city. On we went through Par- is, and out to the village of Mot- martre for an unforgettable even- ing. Montmartre prides itself on being a separate entity within the ctiy. It has a life and a charm all its own. It is the artists' quar- ter, the haunt of Bohemians of many nationalities. It is very old. Its houses and shops reveal its age. Their very age gives them a striking beauty. One feels like {being in an entirely new and dif- | ferent world. | On reaching Montmartre we | stopped on a broad terrace below | the Church of the Sacred Heart, | which stands on the highest emi- | nence of Montmartre, From there | we looked out over Paris, and it | seems as if the whole city were spread out at our feet. It was a | breathtaking view, with the great | expanse of house tops broken by | the spires of churches and the massiveness of the former palaces | that are now national museums | From the Arc de Triomphe and | the Eiffel Tower on the far right, |to the Louvre and the Pantheon in ! front of us, we saw the whole vast |lanorama of Paris spread before {us in the evening sunlight, with | the shining ribbon of the River | Seine cutting it in two. We linger- ed long seeing this magnificent | spectacle. BOHEMIAN ATMOSPHERE Then we ' began wandering through the narrow streets of Montmartre, stopping here and {there to admire the view of the dcme and spire of the Scared | Heart church appearing in open- i { a dozen of them, all different for 100 francs (about 25 cents) each, b bring home as prized souven- g, CAFE ENTERTAINERS We had a light dinner in "L'Auberge de la Boheme" a de- lightful old eating-place frequent- ed by the artists, but not by tour- ists. It was a delightful meal, and our enjoyment was helped by the music provided by the cafe artists who seemed to get up spontaneous- ly, play the piano, sing, play the accordion for the sheer joy of do- ing it. But later they came around with '"'the hat" collecting their re- ward. We saw an artist sitting at one of the tables doing a portrait of a young girl of somewhat striking appearance and flamboyant beau- ty. We looked over his shoulder. It was a remarkable likeness. But the romantic element was rather destroyed when it was completed, and he handed it over to her and collected his fee of hundred franc notes. We lingered in "L'Auberge de la Boheme' as long as we dared, drinking in its informal artistic at- mosphere, and then had to leave to be in time to go to the Moulin Rouge. The famous club is located on the Boulevard de Montmartre, far below the hill, and we had to go down what seemed like hun- dreds of steps to reach it, For- tunately, the steps were broken by many broad terraces on the way to | ease the journey. We passed through the Place | Pigalle, where are located the theatres and clubs devoted to the | art of nudism for the benefit of | tourists, and, we were told, the | favorite haunts of the American troops in Paris during the war. And then we reached the Moulin Rouge, made famous in the book | of Toulouse Lautrec. And that will provide us with the subject for our next article, Plan Sports Day At Storie Park Plans for the holding of a sports day on Saturday, September 18, were laid at at a meeting of the Storie Park Neighborhood Associa- tion this week. The president, Mrs. George Bell, presided. An executive meeting will be Teachers Ask More Religion PARIS, Ontario Resolutions to all Protestant church courts in Ontario, and messages to a score of educational groups and officials were approved on the concluding day of a seven day conference of public school teachers of the prov- ince of Ontario, meeting at Five Oaks Christian Workers Center of the United Church near here. The = resolutions urged clergy and teachers and educational groups to give more attention to the teaching of religion in the schools, according to the regula- tions of the Department of Educa- tion, and urged ministers to help public school teachers with their task. Teachers' meetings were urged to consider the whole mat- ter in their sessions. Very Reverend Dr. George Pid- geon, of Toronto, first moderator of the United Church of Canada, chairman of the commission on Jeaching religion in public and high schools, was the theme speak- er and. twelve other leaders took part in the course. Another con- ference is to be held at Five Oaks next summer. Representatives of the Preshyterian, Anglican, Bap- tist, and United Church took part in this first venture, giving a full week's study to ways and means of doing a better job of teaching religion in the public schools. Miss Margaret J. Puckrin, pub- lic school teacher at North Sim- coe School, Oshawa, was elected to the steering committee of the conference. Dr. E, J. Christian, OTVOS, a well known citizen of Oshawa, lec- tured on the relevance of religious education and mental health and on initial signs of a Christian psy- chiatry. FAMOUS BOWL The famous old Scottish drink- ing bowl, the Galloway Mazur, will be purchased by the National Museum of antiquities of Scotland for £11,550. * TH. "In a local store, I SAW three bananas in one skin; also two bananas in one skin. I purchased them to see for sure if they were properly formed fruit inside and they were perfect." Mrs. E. Short, 35 Hall Street, is being sent two guest tickets for the feature pir .ure, "Three Coins in The Fountain", (in cinemascope) now being shown or for "any other feature within the next month, for having sent in the above "I SAW" item. Entries for this column should be sent to the "I SAW" Editor, The Times-Gazette, Oshawa. Two guest tickets for the Regent Theatre will be sent to the sender of any item published. Since only one item is used each day, only the most unus- ual and striking observations will be published, and in the order in which they arrive at The Times-Gazette. called to make further arrange- ments for this all-important event. The members will be advised of the time and place. The attendance at the general meetings has not been encouraging of late so mothers and fathers are asked to keep the third Tudsday of each month open and attend. | ings between the old houses, tall | and narrow, bearing the marks of lage. We came to the Place Au | Tertre, the central square of | Montmartre, with its tables under the trees, its art studios and shops, | With pictures on display every- where and its distinctive Bohem- ian restaurants. There we found the true Bohemian atmosphere that is Montmartre. One could pick out the young artists by their beards and smocks and berets. We saw some of them at work, their | easels in front of them on street | bits of scenery. We had to go and |have a.look at the Lapin Agile (The Nimble Rabbit) one of the most famous of Montmartre's re- staurants. We stopped at shops, and went inside, over a great collection of repro- ductions of paintings of the Mont- martre and Paris scenes. They were excellent reproductions of ul paintings, We bought half one of the art | corners as they sketched choice | to look | CITY OF OSHAWA TENDERS FOR Sealed tenders addressed to Cha received until 5:00 p.m. cated aot 64-66 Centre Street, in office of the undersigned. d irman, City Property Committees, c/o City Clerk, and endorsed "Tender for Demolition" will be MONDAY, AUGUST 30, 1954 for the purchase, for the purpose of demolition of the house lo- Tender Forms and further information may be obtoined ot the DEMOLITION Oshawa. 4 Highest or any h not F. E. CROME, P. Eng., City Engineer. tion and care for the ailing of the district. was the fact that just prior to the ceremony a large bulldozer was unloaded from a truck and| moved into position to begin work, Some trees and shrubs have al- |! ready been removed. The first job will be the clearing of the site which will include the demolition of the frame classroom building to the west of the hospital and the re- moval of the masonry canopy over the entrance to the admitting de- partment. TRIBUTE PAID Opening the ceremony, Mr. Marks commented that this was in- deed a proud day for all interest in the hospital and its expansion. The extension had been in the planning stage for many years and the fact that a start was now being made was the tribute to co-operation and team-work as well as many long hours of cane- ful study and thought. "I am sure that all of us are happy to know that, after many months of planning, invaluable hard work and study, this idea is now taking physical form. It was not born for convention rea- sons but rather because it was considered imperative by the board and the community, It will provide much - needed facilities for the ailing. I want to congratu- late all who had a part in the planning, I am glad alse that the board awarded the contract to Bathe and McLellan, a firm of local contractors as it means the building will be done largely by local men and have a local char- acter", declared Mayor Naylor. "I am pleased to be here to see the beginning of this project. It is a project in which every citi- zen of Oshawa is taking part RALLY SPEAKER The "Rev. Ernest J. Bailey of Yonge Street Alliance Church, Toronto, will speak at the special mission in The Big, Gospel Tent from August 24 to 26. Mr. Bailey, a noted Summer Conference Speaker, Bible Teacher and Ev- angelist will be the special speak- er during this series with the famed Lacy Colored Trio, former- ly with the Cleveland Quinfet. The Big Tent is located on Athol Street East at Wilson road and services will commence each day at 8 p.m. TO SPEAK HERE Rev. W. Fred Riding, Th.D., minister of First Presbyterain minister of First Presbyterian Church, Union City, Pennsyl- vania, who will speak at the 11 am. service in St. Stephen's United Church, North Oshawa, on Sunday. Mr. Riding js visiting relatives in Oshawa. made to make Mt possible. This is indeed a vital job. Ctizens of Osh- awa have always co-operated to make the city a better place in which to live and they have come through again on this occasion". added Mr. Starr. . VOICES CONGRATULATIONS Col. McLaughlin voiced his con- ratulations to the members of the board on the completion of the planning stage of the building pro- gram. He remarked that much hard work had gone into the plan- ning and a beautiful set of plans hiad been supplied by the archi- ect. . He expressed appreciation to the board for a magnificent job and felt sure the extension would be a credit to the city. The new building would enable the city to maintain its status as a growing community. Through provision for the future needs of a growing community, the hospital would be able to take care of the sick and injured better than ever before. Characteristic of the dry humor for which he is noted, Col. Me- Laughlin remarked, as the first sod was turned, '"What, no fish worms!" Among those attending the cere- mony were Col. and Mrs. R. S. McLaughlin, Ernest Marks, chair- man of the hospital board; George Garner, J. A. Morphy, J. H. Bea- ton, A. E. McGilvray, A. G. Stor- ie, Gordon Miles, T. K. Creighton, T. L. Wilson, E. A. Lovell, L. W. McConkey, Jack Motley, 'Michael Starr, Rey. L. D. Ro- Rev. Dr. Ceorse Telford Mayor J. Naylor, Ald. Orville Eagle, Ald. Clifferd Harman, Ald. Norman Down, Ald. Gordon Attersley, W. A. Holland, hospital superin- tendent; Dr. Townsend, Col. Frank Chappell, J. J. English, and Frank McLellan, the contrac- tor and a number of the members of the nursing staff of the hospital. PRESCRIPTIONS Quickly and Accurately Filled MITCHELL'S : DRUG STORE 9 Simcoe N. Dial 3-3431 UEHLER 12 KING ST. E. DIAL 3-3633 Monday Only! PORK HOCKS 2 1<. 35¢ SLICED COOKED HAM ». 8c STEAKS (CLUB) 2 Ibs. $1 SLICED PORK LIVER 2 u.45¢ Mr. Welsh operated a farm at Sandford for a number of years and was known as "The Potato King" of Uxbridge Twp. Police are asking residents to contact them immediately if they have any information as to his whereabouts. 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