Daily Times-Gazette, 26 Jan 1955, p. 15

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TOMORROW EVENING THE NEW and modern school to serve the Sunset Heights area and the | id y He id's surrounding community, will be officially opened. The top pie- ture gives an exterior view of the sc school, 'while the lower piec- % ture shows one of the classrooms, with the Pup being given a les- son by their teacher, Mrs. Pat- ricla McLeod. Citizens of thd dis- invited to attend the 8 pm, trict are Speniag ceremony at ursday. ~Times-Gazette Staff Photo Lawyer Has Perfect Score Saves 30 Murder Accused Written For The Canadian Press By JACK GEARIN TORON CP)--A Al-year-old pronto criminal lawyer has built an enviable reputation as"the man who wins hopeless cases." He is Goldwin Arthur Martin, , & quiet amiable man who is quently mistaken for a digni- d banker or chartered account- Yet he has a notable record aving clients from. the hang- n's noose. Since his graduation from Os- pode Hall law school as gold list in 1936, Martin has de- ended 30 persons accused of mur- and ion has suffered the th penalty. His record is out- ing b of his para ive youth, INS 30TH CASE Recently the Ontario court of ppeal quashed a murder convic- on ainst Joseph Glen Lotharp, 22-year-old Detroit negro charged pn connection with the death of a ern Ontario man last Febru. ry. Lotharp was Martin's 30th llent to escape the death penalty. Martin is one of Canada's least- tnown public figures today. Cana- n newspapers frequently report s clients' cases at length but make only casual reference to the man who defended them. Part of this springs from Mar natural reticence--he likes to p court rooms by side doors-- but it is also a calculated plan on his part. He says it would be a handicap to be recognized too often | by jurymen. He prefers the jury to | it back relaxed to hear what he s to say. | Lawyers frequently refer to him | s "a lawyer's lawyer." He is fre- uently retained by other lawyers | p handle complex appeal court Ses. | Martin made an auspicious debut | before the Ontario appeal court in 839. That's when he defended N 0a Lampreys | Plan Endorsed | L WASHINGTON (AP) Senator ohn W. Bricker (Rep. Ohio) said Monday he will support a US. anada treaty to rid the Great akes of sea lampreys if the meas- ire is confined to research and Bontrol of the creatures The senator disclosed this after ; with William C. Her- ial assistant to the of state for fisher. 6 ildli The amination is expéceted 0 send the treaty for a joint at. ck on the fish-killing lamprey to he Senate late in February sald he would vote for the 80 long as there is no ity that Canada would have control over U.S. fisheries, EES MERIT Bricker noted that the lampreys ave destroyed thousands of fish the upper Great Lakes and said he would see merit in joint war by Canada and the US. on the eel ike creatures. Bricker also told Herrington to fliscuss the treaty with various ponservation officials in Ohio "We (in Ohio) are opposed to ny control over fisheries since ost commercial fishing is on the Dhio side (of Lake Erie)" Bricker aid. The state department insists t the treaty would have no ef. t on the day-to-day business of reat Lakes fishermen ACTOR SUED LOS ANGELES. (AP)-~A $150, P00 - damage suit' against actor | ack Carson was filed Monday by ouls E. Fiske, 74, in connection ith a golfing mishap. Fiske, re red auto manufacturing execu ve, accused Caron of negligence. | "arman, Man., comedian at Las e said a ball diiven by the former | 'egas, Nev., Feb. 1, 1954, struck im in the right eye. shattering hi * lasses and permanently impair- "og his vision, | cial Evening, 8.00 p.m, | two trials and after being in cus- tody for more than a year. Martin, a sturdy, thick-set man of medium height, made his debut in the big-time legal world as as. sistant to the late Frank Regan, one of Canada's outstanding crim- inal lawyers with whom he was associated for more than two years, Editor of at least two criminal law journals and a frequent lecturer at Osgoode Hall, Martin contends many of his cases are won outside the courtroom in pain- staking preparation. Sometimes he spends considerable money and works for weeks to investigate a single crown witness in a forth- coming case. He loves to address a jury with. out notes and his feats of memory are legendary. In selecting a jury he likes to exclude the entire managerial class, "They're too self-assured and opinionated," he explains. clean, sweeping lines of the excellent workmanship. HAS 195 PUPILIS The school, which is already in operation, accommodates some 195 pupils, in grades one to seven as well as kindergarten. In addi- tion to seven classrooms, it has a playroom, clinic, teachers' room, storage space, boller room and janitor's quarters, and the princi pal's- office. Classrooms are pleasantly bright and airy. Each has huge windows along an entire wall, reaching from the accoustic ceiling to with- in three feet of the mastic - tiled floor. The blackboards, paradoxi- the interior appointments reflect careful planning and New School At Sunset Heights ToBe Opened Tomorrow Night Sunset Heights, the newest public school in Oshawa and one of the most up-to-date in the country, will he christened tomorrow night in an official opening cere- mony staged by the Board of Education. The gleaming, single-story building was designed for both beauty and service and soundly constructed. The exterior, and the quality of cally, are green for greater eye comfort, CLOTHES, CUPBOARDS A special feature are the clothes cupboards at' the rear of the rooms, Wet coats, hats and boots are dried during class, as a blower unit on the roof pumps air into the cupboards, Desks and chairs are made of beautifully stained and polished oak. Much of the wall area in each room is finished in luxurious. looking birch plywood panelling, Pupils who bring lunches to school eat in extremely pleasant surroundings, Tables are set up in THE DAILY TIMES.GAZETTE, Wednesday, January 26, 195% 18 KILLED BY CAR LINWOOD, Ont, (CP)--Pauline Doherty, seven-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Thomas Doherty, 130 LB, Nollosley township, died en a car. onwood miles north of Kitchener, hh the spacious Jiayreony Thr the rest of the day, the room ts put to a variety of uses, as the youngsters let off steam playing gawics, or sit quietly to watch educational movies. SCHOOL STAFF In charge of the school is stocky, dark - haired Thomas Davidson, who was principal of Duke of Edinburgh last year. A native of Toronto, he has been in Oshawa for the past 20 years. Included in Mr. Davidson's staff are: Mrs. Jean Campbell, kinder- garten; Mrs, Patricia McLeod, grade oné; Miss Yvonne Mills, grades one and two; Mrs, Gloria Adair, grades two and three; Miss Betty Parks, grades four and five' Mr, Cecil Brownson, grades five and six, The principal teaches the seventh - grade pupils. School jan- itor is H. Wagg. On 'hand for the - opening cere- mony will be a Eo , Down, Dr. A. MacKay, MOH, the Rev. Stuart Coles, minister of Knox Presbyterian Church, and members and officials of the Board of Educatigg. 'Lake Property Owners y Ask Data On New Seaway WASHINGTON (AP)--The Inter- national Joint Commission was asked Monday to spell out the con- ditions under which Lake Ontario | shorefront. property owner will be protected should damages be power development, sentatives Harold Ostertag and Kenneth Keating, New York Re- publicans, They acted after the state department rejected their proposal to negotiate with Canada for the creation of "appropriate international machinery' to deal with possible damage claims. The power project is now being constructed by New York state and Ontario, Located between Massena N.Y. and Cornwall, Ont, it will watt hours of energy a year, FOR COMMISSION ALONE In rejecting the Keating-Oster- tag proposal, the state department in effect said the problem is one for the 1JC alone to decide. The relating to U.8,-Canadian boundary waters. The two New Yorkers, whose districts embrace the Lake Ontario shores, sald residents there view the impending power development { with 'the greatest apprehension," | since present project plans would permit maintaining the lake at a GOLDWIN ARTHUR MARTIN Donald (Mickey) McDonald, a no- | torious underworld figure who had | been found guilty of the murder | of a Toronto bookmaker and sen-| tenced to be hanged, | An appeal for McDonald ap- | peared to many legal observers a futile project. Five eye-witnesses positively identified him as the trigger-man, The five appeal court judges re- garded Martin with kindly toler- ance at first but soon they were listening to a brilliant argument. McDonald was given a new trial and subsequently acquitted, CLEVER PLEADER Martin is also a skilful pleader | before such tribunals as the Su- preme Court of Canada. He has an almost inexhaustive knowledge of English and Canadian law. In the sensational Dick torso case at Hamilton in 1946 Martin defended William Bohozuk, one of three charged with murdering Mrs. | Evelyn Dick's husband and her baby, Bohozuk was acquitted after CRA WEDNESDAY Recreation office open all day, | 9.00530 p.m, | Adult Woodshop, Strength and | Health Club, Shuffleboard, 2.00 -| 4.00 pm Children crait, Games p.m Ballet, 3.45 6.00 p.m. Adult -- Woodshop, Stren th and | Health Club, Teen Town ad 7.00-9.00 p.m Oshawa Film Council, 7.30 p.m, Arena Committee Meeting, 7.30 p.m English Old Time Dancing, 7.30 Woodshop, Leather. | Room, 4.15 5.301 p.r Do Obedience Class, 7.30 p.m, THURSDAY Recreation office open all day, | 9.00-5.00 p.m Adult, Woodshop, Health Club, Shuffleboard, 2.00-4.00 p.m Children, Woodshop, Leather craft, Games Room, 4.15-5.30 p.m. | Adult -- Woodshop, Strength and | Health Club, Teen Town Games, | Leathereraft, 7.00-9.00 p.m Pottery Class, 8.00-10.00 p.m Table Tennis Club, 7.30 p.m Lions Club Public Speaking Con test, 8.00 p.m Humoresque F Strength and Club, 7.30 p.m. RIDAY Recreation office open all day, 9.00530 pm Adult Woodshop, Strength and | Health Clu, Shuffleboard, 2.00-4. 00 p.m Children, Woodshop, Leather- | craft, Games Room, 4.15-5.30 p.m Adult, Strength and Health Club, | 7.00-9.00 p.m Chess Club, 7.30 p.m Teen Town Dance, 8.00 p.m, | SATURDAY Recreation office open, noon Children's pn Woodshop, 9.30-11.30 pm Neighbourhood Associations' Seo 12.00 Art Class, 9.30-11.30 We Are Pleased To Have Been Awarded The PLUMBING & HEATING CONTRACT for the new SUNSET HEIGHTS PUBLIC SCHOOL An Edifice of which the Oshawa Board of Education and Sunset Heights community can be truly proud, F. D. GARRAR 53 PRINCE STREET PLUMBING HEATING DIAL 535-6132 caused by the St. Lawrence river | The request came from repre- | generate more than 12,000,000 kilo- | 1JC has jurisdiction over matters | fine school -- Congratulations to the BOARD OF EDUCATION on the opening of SUNSET HEIGHTS PUBLIC SCHOOL x We consider it an honor and a privilege to have had the opportunity to do the landscaping for this new for Oshawa. 1015 KINGSTON RD. E. NURSERY and 'LANDSCAPING DIAL 5-1764 level which has caused y | property damage in the rare in- stances when it has been reached (through natural causes) in the | past." REPORT QUAKE POPLAR BLUFF, Mo, (AP)--An earthquake shook the corners of Tennessee, Missouri and Arkansas early today, but no property dam- age was reported. Reports indi- cated the quake covered the area from Dyersburg, Tenn., to Poplar Bluff and from Sikeston, Mo., to CONGRATULATIONS . to the BOARD OF EDUCATION on the opening of the new SUNSET HEIGHTS PUBLIC SCHOOL We are pleased to have been chosen as the General Contractors for this project. D. REDPATH CONTRACTOR OSHAWA Blytheville, Ark, HILL-CO 50 PRINCE ST. We are indeed Pleased to Announce that the Electrical Wiring and Lighting for the New . . . Sunset Heights PUBLIC SCHOOL was done by: OSHAWA RNISH ELECTRIC LTD. DIAL 3-2248 1025 Simcoe St. We Are Grateful... To have played a prominent part in the final preparation of one of Oshawa's newest and most distinctive schools. Sunset Heights Public Scho Members of the Board of Education and' the citizens of Oshawa may well point with pride to this fine new school. This structure stands as a monument to the community's progress, We Are Proud... To have been awarded the painting contract for this fine structure. NEWTON H. EDGAR AND SON N. Decorators. Dial 3-7351 ee]

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