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LAKEFRONT SHORELINE INCHES B ACK NEAR HOMES + THE DAILY: TIMES-GAZETT OSHAWA Combining The Oshawa Times and Whitby Gazette end Chronicle WHITBY VOL. 84--No. 228 OSHAWA-WHITBY, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1955 PAGE » NOTED CRIMINAL LAWYERS IN PANEL TALK Asks Death Penalty Abolish Canada, and 222 were hanged, with| Maloney. Saying that penalties the remaining 88 receiving execu-|increased in relation fo gravity Arthur Maloney, QC, noted crim- tive clemency. death Denalty, | position of Ontario at ee, 15 the church. « | Justic 2 outspoken a Club orthminster North: capital t act as|Strongly ocated retention a deterrent fo Mr. Maloney. "Surely lifelmpris: over, in the face of an a onmen! ¥ » ppeal it Would be Sas effective, from his colleagues. of the crimes involved. Attempts to abolish the death A person guilty of assaulting a penalty have been made by pro-/neighbor would probably be fined, gressive legal authorities through|he explained, while a person con- several centuries, with strong op-|victed of theft on every occasion, Mr.[receive a would most likely Armed robbery can be punished Lord Chief|by life imprisonment and whip- ¢ of England in 1810 who|ping, Mr. Common said, and rape punishment of|{was formerly also a capital of- murder?" asked| capital punishment for crimes in-|fence, now carrying a maximum pris-| volving theft of five-shillings or|life sentence. He added: "Consistent with this theory of progressive punishment, o> Seng Mr. QC, director of During the reign of Henry VIII, Parliament in its infinite wisdom public pose of capital punishment is not|Britain for crimes of theft and necessarily a deterrent action, but| ts the emphatic denuncia-| .|Mr, Maloney declared, more than|has prosecutions for the Prov-| Mr. an | pr ine of Ontario, replied: "The pur-( 75,000 persons were executed in|penalty. robbery, which would be equivalent under to the removal of 750,000 persons| economic conditions, Mr. Common provided for the death The definition of murder varies different geographic and 3 for the|from the present population of that said in answer to Mr. Maloney's tion of organized society {argument that 36 jurisdictions had |experimenfed with abolition of the » | country. heinous crime Of we. attorney FAVOR ABOLITION for Ontario county, acting as mod-| Mr. Maloney argued that senti-|death penalty without promoting erator during the panel discussion, ment and feeling was not on the|an upswing in the capital crime, side of any person guilty of mur-| He pointed out that almost %0 ; . | ment Hal said. th bod He Lslon, Se away the right 'of individuals to practice the \ a punished with death. The discussion was found so. in- teresting by . members of the Ca- Badin ub that it i extended v mutual t i . yond the original time-limit, Mr. A. G Coulter, president of the club, introduced the speakers, and Mr. R. D, Humphreys deliv- ered a brief closing address. | y er op the orb ALDERMEN INSPECT EROSION fe extensions vary in length from more than 1,314 féet to oud 100 feet. for the | watermains were : but one case. The TE ; fis? FE avenue, to feet); Browning street, from Ches- { terton to Shelley avenue (286 feet); Milton street, from Chesterton to Shelley avenue, (286 feet); Byron iy from Chesterton (100 feet); Kitchener avenue, east from Ritson road to garage (500 feet) NEW TEACHERS 2 Plan Study Of Erosion It now appears certain that the; Oshawa City Council will engage a marine engineer to advise the council on methods of combating erosion taking place on the fore shores of Lake Ontario within the city limits. This follows a personal investi- gation made yesterday by the council's Board of Works, city en-| gineer Fred Crome and city clerk L. R. Barrand, . The party visited the worst ef- Trade tions 'the EE a Hartley Cufrie, manager of the Dry. Cleaning In- be|stitute of Ontario, who spoke to Oshawa Kinsmen Club Thursday. About 90 bers attended the Trade Association + Plan Is Endorsed fected areas, inclading the homes in Muskoka avenue where the lake has begun to encroach on front lawns and gardens of many homes. Alderman Lyman Gifford and Alderman John Brady talked to pry re dog AT y wal saw" ) waves had undermined ge toppled trees, and had started to wash away valuable farmlands. OFFICIAL CONCERN The official party was genuinely concerned at the damage done, a strong united voicéin matters in which they are V! Ww interested. MANY REASONS /* °° There are many reasons for join- ing associations, such as to seek protection from taxation and un-| air legis but the most im-| ion, meeting in Genosha Hotel. Ken Gillard introduced Mr. Cur- rie, who spent five years in the RCAF in charge of the Air Cadet movement in Ontario during the last war. The speaker was thank- ed by Jack Riseborough. "Small businesses cannot afford portant ome is to work together! with competitors on mutual prob- lems. 5 dertaken until after winter. Naming the Dry Cleaning In-| Engineer F. Crome told the ald- stitute of Ontario as an example ermen that his department could of how trade associations are flour-| carry out experiments in an effort ishing, Mr. Currie told how it grew|to find a suitable counter to the from 12 members in 1948 to 267 erosion, but this would be time but concensus of opinion is that no protective measures could be, un- large research or ions such i _ "TSAW" as but they can still share the best ideas through the medium of trade assiciations," said Mr. Currie, In this day and age, it is often hard for an individual to get him- s plants today. The Osh- consuming. awa group is very active, having MARINE ENGINEER won the president's banner and| ge suggested that it would be| gong - this year. more ec : i President Wm. Hunter conduct-| rine: engineer. oe ake will |over the lower portions of the wall {so that a fairly good beach would thing by way of financial assist ance." Expenditure of funds provided by the Government of Canada for such remedial work is confined to cases where "damages are caus- ed by, or endanger, navigation or federal government structures," said Mr. Stocking. "As navigation is evidently mot involved in this situation, I regret that I am unable to offer, or rec- several reco: , Mr. Halstead said that the exist sand eroded deposits y areas might. prove. 'Sucoesstl a lowever, he warned that shal low pan or open box tests should be held before any appreciable ex- penditure be made in an effort to trap sand. Tests would also have to be made on the effects of storms and currents. sand exists in the littoral drift and "It appears to me that if the! that erosion is not taking place be- natural erosion is allowed to con-/low the wall," said Mr. Halstead's tinue, the steep bank will even.|report tually slope gradually back from| *I doubt if the receding of the the remains of the concrete wall,|bank can be prevented without and the storms may wash sand|driving a =olid wall of timber sheef piling, walled and anchored where necessary, to a depth lower than the lake bottom in front of the remains of the existing wall." be recreated. "This assumes that sufficient ed the meeting. Badges for 100! per cent attendance last year were grobably ome before council at d that new ts io) the Criminal Code, effective April der. {per cent of murderers were first rese! three rubjects for fur-| "Sentiment is the handmaiden of offenders, without previous erim- 2 pr iglhe rs com- retentionist groups," he affirmed. (inal experience, and that chances mittees -- lotteries, defence on 'Scientists, statisticians, logicians,|of miscarriage of justice were in- grounds of insanity, and capital and cool-headed thinkers are in|finitesimal, hardly warranting punishment. {favor of abolition." consideration. : "There cou yet be changes] The Toronto lawyer scored in-| 'Murder is the ultimate crime," self heard, said the speaker, but trade associations give small firms Debenture -~ "In my corn patch, I Sq a cob of corn, which was really a group of five small cobs. The tiny centre cob had no husk." Mrs. R. Bone, 231 Clarke street, is being sent two guest tickets for the feature picture presented to Dick Bowers, Jim| yesterday the council - part Crawford and Howard Vice. spoke to Mrs. O. Heard of ed ka avenue, They stood in the |penditure sheet was power pur-|shade of a tree in the front gar- {chased for the city. The rundown/den -- a tree that has already {on power costs is $128,182 for, June, | started to lean towards the lake CITY OF OSHAWA effecting these three issues," he adequate legal counsel afforded explained, implying that the de- persons on trial for their lives, whe bate on capital punishment was a sometimes were defended by young matter of public concern. {men fresh from law school with- MORE {out the experience necessary to Alec Edmison, assistant princi- present competent argument while pal at Queen's university, past|threat of death hung over a client's president of the Canadian Penal|head. Associati and a ber of the] He lauded Alex Hall as a crown special parliamentary committee|attorney who lived up to the lofty investigating capital punishment, concepts of his role in the com- pompleted the forum, and admitted | munity, but added that this desir- to no firm convictions either way.|able situation did not exist through- Statistics presented by Mr. Mal-jout the country, and that prose- oney revealed that during the 20-|cutors varied in temperament as year period 1930-49 inclusive, 308/did judges charged with final trial persons whose only recourse was, responsibility of the death sen- appeal to the Governor General tence. were under sentence of death in he summed up. "And death is the ultimate punishment." Alec Edmision saw merit on both sides of the argument, and mentioned Albert Guay, who kill- ed his wife and 40 people by plac- ing a time-bomb in a plane. LACK FUNDS ¥ "Nothing is too bad for an im- dividual like that," he declared. He then told of a tour through the Sing Sing death-house, escort- ed by an Irish sergeant with 25 years experience on. condemned row, who said that he had escort- ed many prisoners along the last mile "but never one who had enough money to pay a good de- W. B. Common answered Mr. fence counsel." "The Far Horizons", now being shown. at the Regent Theatre, or for any other feature there within the next month, for having sent in this "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 un- usual and = striking observa- tions will be publisned, and in the order in which they ar- rive at The Times-Gazette. SHRINE GUESTS AT CIRCUS City and district ehfldren were | in Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, | show. Shrine members picked sts of the Oshawa Shrine Club | Some 2 He havpy. group of youngsters are shown on (iis week at the Shrine Circus | the children up at their the | bus which took them to the big 4 _ _ homes and returned them back there. azetts Ed >. Killed After 30-Foot Plunge ST. CATHARINES (CP)--James Mason, 49, a salesman for Tractor Training Service Ltd. of onto, was killed when he fell 30 feet from his third-floor hotel room here Thursday. He was alone in the room before the fall. A native of Winnipeg, Mr. Mason once operated a Cobourg hotel. He was one of the better oarsmen of the Winnipeg Rowing Club in the late 1920s and a hockey and foot- ball player for the University of 4 | Wisconsin. Debt Now $1,769,356 The Oshawa Publie Utilities C ission's lated deben- ture debt up to August, 1955, was $1,762,356, the Board of Commis: sioners was told last night, This was revealed in the Com- mission's trial balance for August pr ted by G. F. Shreve. This compares with the $750,000 debenture debt which the PUC in- herited from the City Council when it became independent more than 20 years ago. The trial balance also showed that the PUC made a profit of $72,335 for the eight months end- ed August. The commissioners approved ac- counts for payment totalling more than $710,131. Main item on this quarterly ex- COMING EVENTS BINGO ORANGE TEMPLE SATURDAY October 1 at 8 p.m. 228b ST. HEDWIG'S CHURCH CARNIVAL and car draw, Friday, Sept. 30 and Sat. urday, Oct. 1, 8.00 p.m. at St. Hedwig's Parish Hall 411 Olive Ave. Bingo games, fancy work. Car draw on Sat urday, Oct. 1. 229 8.00 ST. HEDWIG'S CHURCH CARNIVAL and CAR DRAW Friday, SEPT. 30 and Saturday, OCT. 1 at ST. HEDWIG'S PARISH HALL, | ciate at 411:0Olive Avenue. BINGO - GAMES CAR DRAW on Saturday OCT. 1st $118,710 for July and $122,440 for|and will shortly fall a victim to of the commission p.m. ~- FANCY WORK | 22% Salaries for the 150 employees| Mrs. Heard appealed for action took a big|and suggested that the dumping than $18,997 was spent on under-|shore would help combat the| ground power cable. | waves. Alderman Gifford pointed | Lakeview had presented no ob-| stacle to the water add was now| Congratulations are extend- NO FEDERAL AID | ed from The Times-Gazette; The Board of Works has yet tof Montrave avenue, who is cele- |of methods being used at Sarnia brating his birthday today, |in the fight against erosion. The | cil. | The deferal Department of Pub- {hands of the problem. According to Mr. C. A. Stocking, | Harbors and Rivers branch of the !PWD, the '"'expenditure of federal ing the erosion. | Mr. Stocking said this in a let- Seen a report by PWD engineer {D. R. Halstead who visited Osh- | He said that Mr. Halstead "has reported to me on the conditions (the top of the bank, and I under- (stand that he expressed doubt as - SAFETY MONTH - . Whereas accidents in industrial plants across Canada are taking an appalling toll of approxi- mately 1,100 lives each year, and Whereas these same accidents are causing undue and unnecessary pain and suffering to hundreds more, and Whereas the Industrial Accident Prevention Associations has launched a campaigr: to establish a ""no-accident" record in Ontario factories and plants during October, | hereby proclaim October as "Safety Month" in our community and exhort every man, woman and child to think safety and to work and play safely during the period of this campaign. NORMARR DOWN, Mayor August. the attacking waves. slice from the funds and more|of rocks and cement on the fore-| {out 'that a 1,500 ft. seawall at| BIRTHDAYS broken and ineffective. to Mr. Matthew Powlenzuk, 109 [obtain more details of the value Sept. 30. (findings will be presented to coun- {lic Works, Ottawa, has wiped its | assistant district engineer of the (funds is not justified" in combat- ter to Mr. Crome, after he had awa. which could be observed from to whether we could = offer any-- 12° KING ST. E 4 =a Meat Specials! Saturday Only! PHONE RA 3-3633 Dedication services will be held | Sunday for the new Blessed Vir- | gin Mary Church on Ritson road | south. Rev. M. Rusnak is the pastor, - His Excellency Bishop | FRESH, SHANKLESS PORK SHOULDERS ». 20. Izidor Borecky, above, will offi- | High Mass at 10:30 am, to mark the dedication of the new Slovak Greek Catholic Church. Attending his Excellency will be Msgr. McDonaugh, Rev. 0. Mina, Rev. Rusnak, Rev. M. Krafcik, Rev. F. Fuga, Rev. N. Chanat, Rev. V, Danco and Rev. J. C. Pereyma. A banquet will be held at the Slovak Hall, 470 Ritson road south, following the ceremony. . my LEAN, SLICED COOKED Ib 89: HAM ; SLICED Breakfast BACON 2 Ibs. £55 A \