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" THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE, Tuesday, November 30, 300¢ (Things He Hears| | -- E H.S. STUDENTS TO PRESENT COMEDY 'Are Left In Car 1] OTTAWA (CP)--They roll out the red carpet here for people Rene Desjardins drives around. The 52-year-old army sergeant is | the chauffeur of the big black lim- | ousine convertible used by kings, queens, prime ministers and top | generals when they visit Ottawa. | He drove Queen Mother Eliza- eth during her. recent visit. ie sat behind the wheel for Queen $ Elizabeth, in 1951, then a princess, | § and for the Duke of Edinburgh last summer, E WORRIED MOMENTS \ In the last nine years, Desjardins has driven dozens of VIPs, but was nervous just once. | That was when Prime Minister | Sir Winston Churchill and Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden, who were here last spring, sat on the top of | the convertible with nothing to! support them. "I admit I was scared," the vet- eran of the Second World War said. "But I drove very slowly and everything turned out all right." A first class mechanic, Desjar- dins has never had an accident. DISCREET DRIVER Conversations carried on in the back seat are secret. "Of course I hear things, but that is left in the car," he said. After his visit earlier this year Gen. Alfred M. Gruenther, s3u- preps military commander of ATO, handed Desjardins a small ackage as he was about to leave. t was a cigaret lighter with the crest of Supreme Headquarters Allied Forces Europe, a token of appreciation to the driver. _ Notables he has driven include President Vincent Auriol of France Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethi- opia, Field Marshal Montgomery, Presidents Truman and Eisen- hower of the United States, Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands and almost every leading statesman | who visited Ottawa. Hotels Worry At Lost Trade VANCOUVER (CP)--Hotels are gradually changing to meet com- petition of motels and ultimately their appearance will undergo an almost complete change, delegates to the British Columbia Hotels As- ) fio OweN G, ASHLEY, candidate for School board. Born in Vienna married, one child. Graduati from Vienna Univerity, B.C. de gree. Left Alustria in 1933 be- cause of his violent anti-fascist views and went to England. Vol- unteered for the British Army 1939, served overseas till 1945. Came to Ajax, 1950, to work for Canbri Mfg. Co. Now with Coca- Cola Ltd. Takes an active inter- est in the Ajax Citizen Assoc. and is founder and chairman of the Ajax New Canadian Group, comprising Canadians, English, Germans, Austrians, Czechs, Hungarians, Dutch and Yugo slavs which run monthly educa- tional programs relating to citi- senship, history of Canada, ete. WILLIAM A. PARISH, candi- date for council. Resident of Ajax for three years. School teacher at Pickering High School. He is a graduate of the University of Toronto in Modern History, and of the Ontario Col- lege of Education. His municipal experience includes a three year term on Athens Library Board. During the past three years Mr. Parish has attended nearly every meeting of the Board of Trustees. He is the first presi- dent of a very active Citizens' Association that has been in op- eration over a year. It was this association that presented a brief to the Board of Trustees asking that Ajax be raised in status to that of a town. --Photo by John Mills. PeaeR D. KELLY, candidate for reeve. Mr. Kelly was educat- ed at Danforth Technical School. He served overseas five years with the RCME and Signals, Ye came to Ajax in 1949. His occu- pation is salesman. Very active in Credit Union and Co-opera- tive work for the past 15 years He organized the first Credit Un- ion in Ajax at Canbri Manufac- turing Ltd. He is an active mem- ber of St. Bernadette's Credit Union. --Photo by John Mills. 10M A. VuilCH, candidate for deputy-rleeve. Mr. Veitch has been a resident of Ajax since 1941, He was employed by De- fence Industries Ltd. until 1947. Now with Piggott Construction Ltd. He served on the first Com- Inuujty Council. He was a mem- ber of a special committee that were successful in persuading the po ers that be to build the first store in Ajax. The same commitiee was responsible for obtaining a Community Hall for Ajax residents. Mr. Veitch was a one man committee that pro- cured a shelter and ticket office for bus passengers at the inter- section of Harwood Avenue and Highway No. 2. Photo by John Mills THE CAST OF "QUALITY STREET", a comedy which will be presented in the Town Hall auditorium tonight, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday evenings, Potentials Of Atomic Power On Display At U.N. UNITED NATIONS, N.Y. (CP)-- | General Assembly building until An animated cartoon simplifies | Saturday. Next week it will be how an atomic chain reaction shown to the public at Hunter Col- works; a push-button map lights |lege Wednesday and Thursday. up to show where in the world | SHOWN ABROAD atomic ore is found; a geiger| Similar exhibits now are being counter clicks faster or slower as| shown in Brazil, West German A radio-active rock teeters near and | Italy and Belgium and later will | away from it. {tour a number of other countries. These are a few of many de-- The exhibit here is one of tw vices included in a United States | identical units that shortly will "Atoms for Peace" exhibit that tour India and Pakistan and sev- | | sociation convention were told. went 'on display here Monday. | eral other Near and Middle East | The conventional hotel building U. 8S. Delegate Henry Cabot | countries. . | must go and many hotels will be | Lodge said the exhibition had been| Special sections illustrate the | making alterations designed to lure | presented in view of the UN's re- | uses of radio-active isotopes in | the motoring public back to hotels. | cent committee vote unanimously | agriculture, medicine and industry, | "We have to face it," said asso- | backing establishment of interna- | and the potentials of atomic power. | ciation president J. E. Bengert |tional c¢ o-operation in developing Included is a working model of a "the average hotel must make al- | peaceful uses of atomic energy full-sc ale atomic power plant, and terations and provide new services A ged by the U.S. informa-|la model package atomic power "Motels have cut sharply into our tion agency, the exhibit will re- plant, such as could be used to business. You can trace their suc- | main in the delegates' area of the $53 right back to the amily car. Propel a ship. Vhere once everyone trave y » - - Kissed Girl While Car Was Speeding train, they now go by auto." TORONTO (CP) -- A motorist, | A preview of the "new look' In hotels is scheduled for May 1, next, who kissed his girl friend while | he was driving, Monday paid $40 | when a $1,000,000 motor-hotel, fea- turing television in every room, and lost his driver's licence for three months | will be built in Vancouver. Police said the motorist also Robber Gets passed a car at high speed and Haul In Pub on the curb side of the street went through a red light at 50 m.p.h., veered to the wrong side of | COBDEN, Ont. (CP)--An uniden- tified man used a hotel washroom Monday to carry out a slick $14,- is made up of members of the Drama Club of Bowmanville High School, under the direction of Miss Jean Cunningham and several other teachers. "Quality Street" is being presented this _ year as a completely separate presentation from the annual commencement, In former years, the play or operetta was present- ed in the same evening as +t Commencement Exercises, bi at the suggestion of the gradual ing class last year, the t events were separated. The prad tice is being continued this PATRICK FRANCIS SHEE- HAN, candidate for council. A native of Newfoundland. Edu- cated at Power Memorial Aca- demy, Bronx, N.Y. Enlisted in RCAF in 1941 served overseas for three years as a Physical Training and Drill Instructor. Married in England. Discharged in 1946. Played one year profes- sional basketball. Was Assistant Director of Athletic at the U. of T., Ajax Division. Opened a sporting goods business after U. of T. left Ajax. Sold his business in 1950 and is at present em- ployed 'on the staff at North American Steel Company. Chief hobby is recreation. Is a mem- ber of the Ajax Lions' Club, also member of Boys Club of Can- ada. He was one of the signers of the petition to have Ajax erected into an Improvement District, JOHN RICHARD Sher burne, candidate for council. Educated in Toronto at De La Satle College and Shaw's Busi- ness College. After four years in the rubber footwear business he enlisted in the RCAF. Reached the rank of Flying Officer, as a bombing offic er successfully completed his tour of operations. On retirement, he served in the administration of the Depart- ment of Veterans' Affairs and spent a considerable length of ime as a patient at Sunnybrook Hospital. Came to Ajax upon dis- charge from Sunnybrook, and since that time has been em- ployed at Dowty Equipment of Canada Ltd., as the Raw Mate rial Buyer. He served the first year as President of the PTA and the first two years as a member of the Ajax Public Li- Liane and wm, C. DUNNING, MA, candidate for School Board. Mrs, Dunning was born at Maidens, Ayreshire, Scotland, Educated at Maiens Public School Gervan High School an St. Andrew's University War service with WAAF Plotter with Fighter Command later com- missioned with 1 Administration, Mrs Dunning has three teach- Ing experiences in Crew, Eng- land, and two years tutoring by mail for the Metropolitan Col- lege at St. Albans'. At present housewife, mother of three chil dren. Is a supply teacher at Pickering and District High School, and secretary of south Ajax Girl Guides' Mothers' Groun KENNETH SMITH, candi- date for council. Mr, Smith was born in Broadview, Saskatche- wan. Educated at Dundas High School. He has successfully com- pleted courses in Structural En- gineering, and Business College. Mr. Smith was empllyed by De- fence Industries as a draughts- man until 1946. In that year he started business in a small way with a wood working shop mak- ing kalamien doors. In 1948 he branched out and is now in the eneral contractor field, building ouses and small factories. He served on the first community council. He is on the Advisory Council of th eChurch of The Holy Trinity, and is a past presi- dent of the Men's Club, day are acknowledged and appre- ciated by the Dominion govern- ment," he said Sunday night. He was addressing a meeting of the local branch of the Canadian National Institute for the Blind. Says British Tourists Will a in ne Hall auditorium. Both Rom * Marilyn are experienced 1 dramatics, and both have red in previous high schoel p ductions. RON TURNER AS VALEN- i TINE BROWN, and Marilyn Herne as Phoebe in 'Quality Street" present a pleasant brand of humour this week in the Town Not Come Here OTTAWA (CP)--A tourist =. Stratford CNR Shops expert said Monday it is too early | the street, and ignored the blaring {horn of a police cruiser. Robert | Blair, 25, pleaded guilty to a charge | brary committee. Mr. Shere burne has resided at Wishbone Road for the past five years, 18 married and has a family of three daughter, --Photo by John Mills. 900 robbery in this village 85 miles west of Ottawa. He walked into the hotel about noon, told the desk clerk he was { to meet another man and asked directions to the second-floor bath- room. Soon after he disappeared, taking the money which had been | in a jewel box in the bedroom of the hotel owners, Mrs. Gertrude Jackson and her daughter Amy Mrs. Jackson found the broken jewel box in the toilet bowl. | of careless driving. Disabled Persons Are Not Forgotten WINDSOR (CP)--Federal Health Minister Martin says the govern- I ment is '"'increasingly concerned" about the plight of totally disabled persons without means of support- ing themselves. | Britain | | federal-provincial yet for Canada to start thinking | about peddling her tourist wares in | lan Warren, general passenger traffic manager for the Canadian tourist ence Britain's restrictions on trav- funds for U.K. tourists still hold them to travel close to home. D. C. Bythell, director of sales | and advertising for Trans-Canada Air Lines at Montreal, added, how To Close Permanently STRATFORD Pacific Railway, Montreal, told a|dian National Railways says its|A confer- | repair shops here, Stratford's main | | industry, will be shut down within the next five to | was announced Monday night, The announcement was made by a city council delegation which in- terviewed CNR (CP)--The Cana- years ago, employ about 800 SETBACK Alderman Roy Tomkins Mr. Gordon's announcement * us back on our heels." The council delegation went Montreal to discuss an earlier nounce it that 40 shop employ: were eduled to be laid off. Alderman W. eight years, it President Donald | Gordon at Montreal last week. P. Gregory | The delegation told a deputation of railway shop workers that | Mr. Gordon said the railway's| | dieselization program has speeded up to the extent that steam loco- | SANGREUIREIS motives will be replaced Sooner | ap] A than expected. Mr. Gordon indi- | dustry which coul move xy NEW SERVICE cated ok the shops might con-| the shops and to make sp: LYNN LAKE, Man, (CP)--The | tinue to run for the next 15 years. | available there. He said the soul northern Manitoba settlement The Stratford steam locomotive | est long-term solution for St Kinoosao on Reindeer lake 45 miles | repair shops, built more than 50' ford is to acquire mew industri west of here now is getting regular | A ett pm-- ; "The problems which beset the disabled, the aged, the infirm and 'the blind of this country day by ever, that the situation should be watched. Once the restrictions on | British travel funds were relaxed he visualized a great flood of British tourist spending for travel abroad Police set up roadblocks on High- way 17 between Ottawa and Pem- broke. AJAX & DISTRICT NEWS John Mills, Representative -- Phone Ajax 426 the railway workers Mr. Gord said it was unlikely any men off would be rehired except short per ; Mr. Gregory said the CNR pro isted to help the city obtain any WILLIAM Scarff, candidate for council. Mr. Scarff is the CLAUDE ROWLAND, candi- date for council. Mr. Rowland was born in Kingston, and edu- cated in Dundas, Ontario. He came to Ajax in 1941 and was employed by Defence Industries Ltd. After the war he started his own business, ice and fuel. Later went into partnership with George Lawrence. Now known as Lawrence and Rowland Fuel and Builders Supplies Lid. Ab y ctive in community - iii Mr. Rowland is a director of the Ajax Boys' Club. A stal- wart of the Church of The Holy Trinity. He is a charter member of Ajax Rotary Club and is fond of hunting, fishing and sports of all kinds. His trucks ar ealways ready to provide free transporta- tion for community projects. --Photo by John Mills. Urges Support | Of Holy Trinity uilding Fund AJAX (Times-Gazette Staff Re- porter) -- The service of Morning Prayer at the Church of the Holy Trinity on Sunday was conducted the newly - ordained deacon in rge of Pickering and Dunbar- ton parish, the Rev. J. S. Crouch. Mr. Crouch began his sermon by wishing the congregation a Happy . New Year, explaining that advent the season just beginning, was the first of several which forms the church year. From the book "of Ezekiel, the preachtr spoke of the onderful message which changed men's thinking about God --that He does not stay uplifted on a pedestal for men to worship Him, but moves among them on earth. Mr. Crouci: referred to the Chyrch Building Fund, saying "It . is only because someone else went out to spread this great among others that the people of ao owner of Scarff Enterprises Ltd. He was born in Carmen, Mani toba and was educated in Win- nipeg. Most active in commu. nity affairs, he is president of Ajax Branch of Red Cross, a past president of Rotary, of which club he is a charter mem- ber. He has been Rector's War- den at the Church of The Holy Trinity. Is president of the Ajax Volunteers Firemen's Associa- tion. --Photo by John Mills Meeting Tonight | | ment, On Home Prices AJAX (Times-Gazette staff re- porter) -- Ray Mann, chairman of Veterans' Housing Committee, Provincial Command. Canadian Legion, will speak tonight at 8.30 p.m. in Rotary Hall, Ajax. The Legion is supporting the ten- ants of the 300 Central Mortgage houses in their claim that the prices being asked for them is out of proportion. PETS WAITING KITCHENER, Ont. (CP) -- The Kitchener-Waterloo Humane Soci- ety let it be known it has 38 po- tential Christmas presents await- ing adoption--20 cats and kittens, 18 dogs and puppies. a great eampaign to build im His name." The choral anthem of the morn- ing was "The Advent of Our King," a well-known hymn beau- tifully rendered. ARCTIC MISSIONARY Guest preacher at the evening | service was the Rev. George Nich- olson, whose tales of his work as a missionary in the Diocese of the | Arctic were of great interest to all present. Soloist Jean Severs sang Charles H. Gabriel's lovely "Eve- ning Prayer." After the service of Holy Com. munion, Mr, Nicholson showed mo- tion pictures on his Arctic life with appropiate commentary. The piec- tures, which were very vivid and enlightening, held the close atten- tion of a large gathering, including members of the Youth Council. Refreshments, prepared by Mrs. Pepper's faithful group and served truth | by the young ladies of the Youth | Council, ended a very pleasant rinity are in the midst of | evening. CHARLES W. GOUDIE can- didate for council.' Born in To- ronto, educated at Withrow Pub- lic School, Danforth Technical School, and Shaws' Business School. Member of Danforth United Church. Served with Roy- al Canadian Engineers three years. Saw service in France Folland and Germany. He is em- ployed by Canadian Johns' Man- ville Ltd. at Port Union, in the Planning and Scheduling Depart- Resided in Ajax nine years. Served on the Ajax com- munity council 1949-50, --Photo by John Mills. Milburn Asks New Portfolio TORONTO (CP)--V. 8. Milburn, secretary-manager of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture, said Monday the federation is seeing new and amended farm marketing legislation, j In an address to the annual con- vention of the Ontario Beekeepers' Association, Mr. Milburn said the federation is recommending cre- ation of a new cabinet portfolio to C. W. LAYCOCK, candidate for council. Mr. Laycock came to Canada in 1928. He is mar- ried, with three children. Prior to the second war he served on the Toronto Board of Education, Administrative Staff. Enlisted in the RCAF in 1940, Attained th e rank of Squadron Leader. Was appointed Assistant Controller of UNRA in Europe and served un- til UNRA was closed. He was transferred to Washington. He took a course in Public Admin- istration at the University of Maryland in 1945. Mr. Laycock returned to Canada in 1949. He came fo Ajax to open the Can- bri Manufacturing Ltd. plant. He is now a departmental manager of Toronto Iron Works Ltd, To- ronto. Active in community proj- ects. He was a charter member of Rotary. Has served four years on the Board of Stewards of St. Paul's United Church and was chairman of the building com- mittee that has recently success- fully completed the new church. --Photo by John Mills. All Offices Contested In First Ajax Election AJAX (Times-Gazette Staff Re- porter) -- There was no lack of candidates at the first nomination | oo W. R. Shepherd, H. Mac- meeting to be held in Ajax. Well over 300 interested people crowded Rotary Hall. Seventeen were nominated for the six council seats and 19 for the six school board seats. Pat Bayly and Samson Huxter were nominated for mayor. John Mills and P. D. Kelly will contest the reeve's seat, and T. A. Veitch and Roger Conant will seek elec- tion as deputy-reeve. THE NOMINATIONS For council, six to be elected, the nominations were: Pat She- chan, C.W. Gourdie, W.A. Par- ish, L. T. Dunning, C. W. Scarff, T. E. Bullock, J. K. Sherburne, C. W. Laycock, J McNeill, K. T. Smith, D. D. Barefoot, K Johnson, J. Carrigan, K. D. Morley, C. Row- land, J. Durocher and William | Jones. Public school trustees, six to be Neill, D. J. Reid, S. R. Kent, H. Wogden, O. G. Ashley, M. J. Jar- rett, George Mills, H. R. Mac- Kenzie, W. J. Hewitt, Mrs. Barb- ara Dunning, R. Gaunt, W. LeGros, J. Haller, B. B. Hills, Mrs. Joan McGinnis, Rev. J. E. Harvey, J. Hope-Brown. Two women are in the running for school board. None were nom- inated for Council. TO HOLD MEETING The Ajax Citizen's Association is holding an open meeting on December 7 in Rotary Hall at which meeting all candidates will be invited to speak. The associa- tion recognizes that some mndiv- idual candidates are not toe well known and this meeting will give all an opportunity to be seen and | heard. be known as matketing and co- operation to relieve RE Ontario | minister of agriculture of his heavy burden of duties. He said there is a need for | greater co-ordination of all farm organizations since the principles | of marketing are the same no mat- | ter what the product | G. F. Townsend, secretary of the association, said there is an in- | | creasing demand by farmers and | fruit growers for bee colonies for | pollination purposes, ' CARDS OF THANKS We wish to show our deep apprecia tion for the help and Kindness of our neighbours and friends in our recent bereavement, Special thanks to Mr, Leo ui gan r. John Mills of th Branch of the Canadian Legion, pl Legion Ladies Auxiliary, To Dowty Equipment Company for the loan of cars to Towns' Funeral Home and Shecial thanks to Rev. Father Darhy for s help an i 1 { his le comfort in our time of | | Mr, and Mys, Daniel Bat { | family, aad herson and | MAGNIFICENT OPPORTUNITY Selling Sensation of Canada Requires TOP SPECIALTY BRANCH MANAGER, crew managers, salesmen, canvassers to staff NEW LOCAL OFFICE. Unlimited earnings if you can qualify with salary and over ride to managers. These are dignified positions with a bright promotional future to those who can sell Health-Economy-Tangibles. If you are a reliable sales closer, don't pass up this opportunity. ACT NOW, SUNRISE INDUSTRIES, LIMITED 109 KING ST. WEST -- TORONTO Phone or wire or write MANAGER Phone EMpire 8-8394 | teaching at school. This year rhe mail delivery by aircraft, twice a month from Lac la Ronge. MORE SCHOOLDAYS HALIFAX (CP) Nova Scotia is slowly returning to the pre-war rule of 200 days of compulsory term was set at 195 days, or five days longer than 1953 and the long- est term since it dropped to 190 days during the war years. Car Lodges In Odd Spot WINDSOR wondering if the man who stole a car here Monday night is a tight wire artist. The car thief failed to make a downtown corner, and the struck the guy wire of a telephg pole. The car, carried on by own momentum, climbed up wire, .and balanced there with four wheels off the pavement 3 resting only on the wire and back bumper. The driver fled on foot b police arrived. (CP) -- Police are sonnel in Europe. Timed to arrive for distribution during the Christmas season, the latest gift shipments of beer from John Labatt Limited are now on their way to Can- adian Army and Navy personnel Korea, and to Army and Air Force per- The gifts were accepted from J. P. Lab- att by Lieutenant-Commander William Black, H.M.C.S. Prevost, London, Lieu- SN \ Bi, Re Tow tenant-Colonel W. H. McGuire; Head- quarters Western Ontario Area, London, and Squadron Leader K. O. Moore, R.C.A.F. Station, London. With these shipments, Labatt's have contributed 12 carloads or almost 500, 000 pints of beer since the Company led] the industry in inaugurating such gi to Canadian servicemen. om duty over seas. in Haka bs of . Nie / YY