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14 THE DAILY TIMES.GAZETTE, Saturday, December 31, 1955 Outstanding Duri JANUARY 3. Oshawa City Council, led by Mayor Norman Down, took the oath of office. . . . The death of A. L. "Mike' Bouckley was wide- ly mourned. . . . Oshawa's first New Year baby was a son born to Mr. and Mrs. Morley Robinson, Veterans' Road. 4. Ald. O. Eagle replaced Ald. Rae Halliday as council repre- sentative on the board of man- agement of Fairview Lodge. 5. R. Clancy was named chair- man of the Separate School Board. 6. Hayden Macdonald was nam- ed a director of the Ontario Chamber of Commerce. 7. James Drew, Harmony pio- neer, celebrated his 95th birthday. . . . R. Cecil Bint was elected chairman of the Board of Edu- cation. 8. Thirteen - year - old Bruce Bouckley was injured when a bomb, made by him and another boy, exploded in his face. 11. The first town council of Ajax was sworn into office by Judge John Pritchard. 12. Gordon (Pete) Wilson, was installed as president of the Osh- awa and District Labor Council. . . . Michael Fenwick was pre- sented with a gift from 11 local unions on his departure to To- ronto union headquarters. . . . A. Clive File, Frederick G. Harris and Joseph A. Anderson were installed as masters of the three local Masonic Lodges. 13. Mrs. R. A. Williams was installed as president of the La- dies' Auxiliary, to the Oshawa Branch 43, Canadian Legion. 14. Harmony United Church opened a campaign for funds for building a new chureh. . . . Nathan Hircock was installed as president of the Oshawa Branch No. 43, Canadian Legion. . . . Dor- land Windover was elected presi- Mr. and Mrs. Henry J. Gay ob- served their golden wedding an- niversary. 2. 'Building permits for ary were at a low ebb, amount- ing to only $45,390 as comvared with $455,980 in 1953 and $331,600 in 1954. . . . Col. and Mrs. R. S. McLaughlin celebrated their 57th wedding anniversary at their win- ter home in Bermuda. 3. A five - yeer record was set when the temperature hit 9 de- grees below zero Harold An- derson of the Oshawa Post Office staff, was appointed postmaster of the Pickefing Post Office. Fel- low employees here presented him with a gift. 4. Burglars failed to open the safe of the Regent Theatre. . . . Announcement was made of "the retirement of Thomas R. Elliott from the position of Public Rela- tions Manager for GMC. He was succeeded by - William Austin. . . . Forty-three members of the Oshawa Branch 43 of the Cana- dian Legion were honored for having served 25 years with the organization. 5. Fire Chief W. Elliott report- Janu- losses as compared in 1953 T. L. Wilson was honored by his colleagues on the occasion of 35 years' service with The Gazette. . . Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Cox, Elgin street celebrated their 53rd wedding an- niversary. 7. His Eminence James C. Car-| dinal McGuigan officially opened St. Gertrude's Church and Sepa-| rate School. The Ontario County mass chest started in Oshawa. 9. Rt. Wor. Bro. H. G. Hutche-| son of Port Perry was presented | jewel. ., . . Frank W. Roche was dent of the District Trades and Labor Council. | 17. Twelve members were pre-| sented with their private pilot li- cences and four members with commercial licences at the fourth annual Awards Dinner of the On- tario County Flying Club. | 18. A debenture of $1,000,000 was sold to the Bell, Gounlock and Co. of Toronto for the financ-| ing of Council's work on laying watermains, sidewalks, ~ paving| and sewers. . . . Agatha Morey left for West Bengal, India,for missionary work. 19. J. A. (Pat) Morphy pelited from the board of directors of the Oshawa General Hospital after 25| years' service. He was succeeded) by T. L. Wilson. . . . W. Harry Peel, Reeve of Port Perry, was| elected 101st Warden of the! County of Ontario. | 20. E. E. Bathe, parks super-| intendent, announced that eight open-air ice surfaces were ready| for skating. | 21. Dr. Horace Bascom. retired from the office of Sheriff of On- tario County after 43 years' serv- ice. He was succeeded by Col. Arthur Welsh, DSO. . . . William/ Morrison, Brooklin's grand old man, celebrated his 90th birthday. Don Jackson captured the Canadian junior men's figure skat- ing championship, at Varsity Arena. . , . The Motor City Choir | under the direction of Reginald] Geen, opened its 20th season.| Alexandra Luke held a one-woman| art exhibit at the Eglinton Art Gallery, Toronto 23. Stained glass windows were dedicated at Centre Street United| Church, in memory of Mrs. Annie] Brown, C. L. Brown and B. C.| Clifford. 24. E. A. Lovell, who had been p,jko were killed in a level-cross-| a member of the Board of Educa-|ing crash with a train, at Thorn-| multi-million dollar shopping ton's Road. | tion for 30 years, was honored by| having the name of Centre Street School changed to the ""E. A.| Lovell School." | 25. The Daily Times - Gazette| and Radio Station CKLB were] presented with the Golden Man| Award, in recognition of the out-| standing service done for the| comunity. the new branch of the Dominion Bank on King street east. W. R.| 23 Kenneth Morley was elected honorary member of the Ontario Singleton was promoted to the first president of the newly-organ- division Canadian Red Cross So- position of manager of the new bank. 26. New curtains were hung for| the stage of the OCVI auditorium.!club were honored at the 35th an-| judge John A. Grudeff, Pickering . « « Mrs. John Harris succeeded Mrs. H. P. Hart as president of the Women's Welfare League. chairman of the Public Welfare Board. 28. On behalf of his father, Ar- thur E. Lovell, Everett Lovell offi- cially opened the new Sunset Heights Public School. . . . Fire razed the home of Mr. and Mrs. Orville Greenwood, just outside the town line at the east end of the city. . . . Stanley Bagg suc- ceeded Clifford Haggerty as pres- ident of the Oshawa Fair Board. . « S. J. Babe was returned as chairman of the P.U.C. in his 22nd year of service on the com: mission. ! 29. Albert Nagy, CCI student,| E. R. Snow was Te- elected president of the Oshawa C.RA. 11. The Oshawa Board of Edu- cation budget was set at $1,077, 941.80, an increase of $30,375. . . . R. F. Aker was elected president of the Red Cross Society of Osh-| awa. . . . The first Oshawa ex-| hibition of sculpture was held a Adelaide House. | 12. Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Bathe celebrated their 40th wedding an- niversary. . . . Dr. N. F. Tom- linson celebrated his 36th year as| doctor at Claremont. | 14. A. Graham Coulter was ap-| poirited general manager of the| Coulter Manufacturing Co. . . . ored on the occasion of the com- pletion of 50 years' service with| the Whitby fire department. . . . | Donald Cochrane of Columbus shot| a 'wolf near his home. | 16. Mrs. Olive Petley was in-| stalled as first president of the newly - formed Soroptimist Club. | 17. The Kiwanis Club held '"Eve-| ning in Paris" for their ladies' night, in honor of Mons. and Ma- dame Jean Knecht of Paris, France. . » Mrs. William Cliff celebrated her 94th birthday. 18. Dr. Horace Bascom was presented with a silver tray on the occasion of his retirement from; the position of Sheriff of Ontario County, after 43 years' service. | 19. Miss Grace Richer resigned| from her position as program di-| rector of the YWCA. . . . Dorland Windover, president of the Osh- | awa and District Trades and La-| bor Council, welcomed those who attended the TLC-sponsored bor school at the UAW hall. 21. Alex Kozak and Konstantine 22. The Oshawa Kiwanis Club and the Junior Chamber of Com-| merce joined the Rotary Club in| 'Hurricane Hazel". . . . | celebrating the 50th anniversary of Rotary. . . . Sharon Dale won third place in the Kiwanis Music Festival in Toronto, for piano| solos under 12 years of age. . . . . Mayor Norman|w, A. Wecker was elected presi- Slovak Greek Catholic Church of Down officiated at the opening of dent of the Canadian Automobile the Blessed Virgin. Chamber of Commerce. ized Chamber of Commerce in Ajax. 25. Past presidents of the local niversary of Kinsmen Clubs of Canada. The St. Gregory's | Boys' Choir won two first and onelogg . , . 27. Ed Cheetham was re-elected|third award at the Kiwanis Music| of the new law partnership of Cam- Festival at Toronto. 26. LAC Edward Proskin, Elgin| street, left for two years' service with the RCAF overseas. 28. The annual Progress Edition of The Times - Gazette was pub- lished. . . . Safecrackers failed to open safes of Zeller's Ltd. and the Chamber of Commerce. Albert {Nagy won the finals for region 10| pound. of the Lions' Public Speaking Con-| test. MARCH | 1. W. R. Strike, Q.C., of Bow-| manville and S. J. Babe of Osh-| ed a drop of $375,000 in 1954 fire] elected president of the Oshawa|ston. . Chapter Ontario Regiment Associ-|ed president of the Oshawa Cham-| were dedicated at the Easter ser-|eer, ation. . . . |The Oshawa Kiwanis Club raised Events In Oshawa Year 1955 Reviewed was elected president of the On- tario County Flying Club. . . Osh- awa General Hospital announced the instituting of six $100 scholar- ships for high school students en- tering the nursing profession at OGH . .. "Tartuffe" by the Osh- awa Little Theatre, was the first play presented in the new Mec- Laughlin Library Theatre, 4. The ildi fund p to raise $96,000 for Christ Memorial Anglican Church went over the top with $100,796 pledged. . . . Oshawa Board .of Health announced the plan for polio vaccine being made available for school children here. 5 Haden Macdonald was nomin- ated as the Progressive Conserva- tive candidate for the legislature. ... Miss Lorna Bellingham left for London, England; for a 3% year course at St. Mary School Univer- sity of London. . . Mr. and Mrs. George Timmins celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. 7. Don Jackson, 14-year-old men's junior figure skating champion of Canada for 1955, was given the city's Gold Medal, emblematic of the city's pride in his achievement. ... Mrs. John Clifford was honor- {ed on her 87th birthday. | 9. Contracts for the proposed {new Conant Public School were | awarded to H. M. Brooks Ltd. Times-| Hill-Cornish Electric and McGrath|Church with the presentation of a | Plumbing and heating. . . Saun-| east,| dra Collis was named best actress the direction of Leon Nash. lin the Inter-Varsity Drama Festi-| val held in Ottawa. | 10. Al Hartshorn, patient in the| Mountain Sanitorium, Hamilton, | | was honored by being presented | {with a membership to the X-ray was|dian Motion Picture Pioneers in| | recognition of 28 years service with Famous Players. 11. T. L. Wilson was appointed with a Masonic Lodge 60 - year president of the Oshawa Commun-| silk hat . . ity Chest, to succeed Murray John-| Walter Branch was elect-| ber of Commerce. 13. OCVI teams won top places, Whitby, celebrated her 97th birth-| Co. of Canada celebrated the com- {in a district gymnastic meet held| day. .. at OCVIL | 14. Don Laird, fourth form stud-| ent at Bowmanville High School took all the laurels at the Central Ontario Junior Badminton Cham- | pionships held in Peterborough. He busters won the men's singles, and in the men's doubles as well as the mix- ed double. | 15. Frederick R. Cotton, of the| Bell Telephone Co., was awarded first place in the baritone class at| the Peterborough Kiwanis Music| Festival. 16. Fred E. Hare celebrated his| birthday. . Dr Harold Pritz-| [Fireman James Mowat was hon- ker resigned from his position as| pathologist at the Oshawa General | Hospital where he had been asoci- ated for 12 year. 18. The Times-Gazette started printing two editions a day except for Saturday. 19. Beverley McLaren was crown. ed Queen of the St. Patrick's Ball held at OCCI . . . H. N. Pascoe, principal of Westmount Public School, was honored by all organiz- ations in that area, on the comple- tion of 25 years on the staff of that | school. | 21. Announcement was made of the retirement of Canon D. M.| Rose, B.S.A, rector of St. Geor-| ge's Anglican Church... Mayor Norman Down officially opened the; North Oshawa Community Arena. | 22. Oshawa city police sponsored | a model airplane contest. . . . S. T.| Hopkins was elected president of the Oshawa Rotary Club. . Church choirs united with the la-| Motor City Choir to present Hand-| Bowmanville ... el's Messiah" under the direction {of Reginald Geen. | 23. Plans were announced for a centre] in the Westmount area. . South | Ontario was' struck with a storm! which competed in velocity with| ' J. L. Beat- | on was named a director of the Ontario Association of Ice Cream|at a banquet given by past and|det Camp at Banff, Alberta. | Manufacturers. |the building of the proposed new| 25. Mrs. C. S. Lee was made an |ciety at the 35th annual meeting | held in Toronto. 26. The 150-year-old home of township, was destroyed by a fire| | with estimated damage set at $50,- Announcement was made eron and MacDonald. 28. Eleven persons were left | homeless when fire destroyed the {home of Keith Rusnell, North Osh- |awa. Rev. A. H. McLachlan. | Ajax, pastor of St. Paul's United | Church, accepted a call to London | Memorial United Church. . . . A | blizzard left the district snow- 30. Work was begun on the new sewer system for Westmount. . . . $5,000 on it radio auction. . . Donald Tutt was elected president) of the Whitby Rotary Club. | Council of Scottish Rite for the Dcminion of Canada, 3. Reed's Florists held "open house' at their greenhouses on Palm Sunday. Many Oshawa citi- zens viewed the thousands of blos- soms. 4. The pumphouse of the new Oshawa Sewage Treatment Plant went" into operation. 5. Qshawa Rotary Club celebrat ed its' 35th anniversary. . .Citizens on Oxford Street asked council to have the holes along the street filled to prevent tragedy, since the holes were full of water. 6. OCVI art students entered ex- hibits at the Toronto Art Gallery for the Ontario Education Asso- ciation convention. , .Mr. and Mrs. George Redman, Gliddon avenue, celebrated their 56th wedding an- niversary. 5 7. Mayor Norman Down and Mrs. Down celebrated their 40th wedd- ing anniversary. . .Rev. Dr. C. W. DeMille, former pastor at King 'Street United Church, died at To- ronto. . .A diesel train engine was derailed at the CNR spur to the GMC south plant... OCVI Ban. tams captured the Central Ontario district championship for basket-| ball, eliminating Cobourg to take] the first COSSA title, in 10 years. | 8. Good Friday was commemor- ated at St. George's Anglican fine cantata by the choir under 9. Smelt fishing was in full swing. . . Margaret Connelly, Whit- by dance artiste, made her T.V. debut on 'Pick the Stars." | 11. Fire destroyea tne Utica| whole community. . . Oshawa Her-| bor was officially opened. The skipper of the collier 'Valley Camp" was presented with the . 25 Bibles were present- ed to Cedardale United Church, honoring former members. They| vice. . .Mrs. H. Woodruff Powell, Mrs. R. B. Smith was re- elected president of the Prince Philip Chapter of the IODE. | 12. Ted Reed was made chair-| 2 MAY man and Bob Bobing co-chairman of the Kinsmen's carnival. { The Oshawa District Sod | Club played host to the Oshawa Rotary Club at a banquet. | Mrs. Flo. Lott, Whitby, was ap-| pointed Commissioner or Ontario by the Amateur Softball Associa- tion of America at a convention held in Phoenix, Arizopa. 14. Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Bowler and Miss Evelyn Lawrence were among the graduates from the Eastern Pentecostal Bible School, Peterborough. Graduation exercis- es were held in Massey Hall, To- ronto. Mr. and Mrs. Bowler were to go to Africa as missionaries. . . Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Jeyes celebrat- €d their 55th wedding anniversary 15. Five-year-old Claude MacDon- aid was drowned in a pit filled with water, 100 yards from his North Oshawa home. . .Arthur E. Lovell was honored by the Ontario Educational Association by being presented with the coveted 'Lamp of Learning" for outstanding ser- vice in the field of education... The Oshawa Kinsmen held a fine carnival in the Armouries. . .GMC officials met with Local 222 UAW representatives to discuss a new contract. 16. Council discussed plans with the Oshawa Low Rental Housing Co. for erecting three units for el- derly people in Oshawa. 18. A US naval reserve officer was killed in a plane crash near The Oshawa Branch (43) of the Canadian Le- gion was represented by 23 mem- bers at the district convention, held in Peterborough. The Royal Canadian Sea Cadet Corps held a rally in Oshawa. . 19. A. E. Lovell, 'dean of the Oshawa Board of Education, was/ honored, for his years of service, present members of the board. | 24 The first sod was turned for| 21. Mrs. Hezekiah Muray cele- ed Conservative candidate in On- Gal tario Riding for the forthcoming T. M brated her 10lst birthday. . Authors was crowned 'Miss 1955 Get-Together." | 22. Samuel Snowden died at the| Oshawa General Hospital, in his| 91st 'year. . . The Oshawa Stamp Club held an interesting shaw at Adelaide House. . .Mr. and Mrs. George Stacey, Raglan, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. . | Ab Robins was elected president of the Oshawa Curling Club for the 1955-56 season. 23. Jack Gorman, postal official, was honored by fellow-employees on the occasion of his leaving Osh- awa Post Office to become Assis- tant Post Master at Ajax. 26. Council changed the site of the proposed rew North Oshawa fire hall, because the citizens of that district protested ogainst the site already chosen by council. . The Oshawa Board of Education lifted the ban on newspapermen at committeq meetings of the board . . .Dr. Horate Bascom celebrated his 92nd birthday. . . Mrs. A. S. Reid celebrated her 91st birthday. | 27. The Kiwanis Club of Osh.! awa honored the newest First Class| fi an estimated $82,485 to A major improvement carried | city in the course of 1955 was | | out in the business section of the | the widening and paving of Athol | street east, from Simcoe street to Celina street. The above pic- completed, with the new office on the right. post | WIDENING AND PAVING COMPLETED ON ATHOL STREET ture shows the new pavement provement has greatly facilitat- ed the movement of traffic along This im- | this busy thoroughfare. 4 Cana-| Memorial Hall and threatened the| was re-elected president of the Se-|tution and Theological Seminary, venth Day Adventist Church into become a missionary in South Canada. . .Mrs. Lloyd Courtice was| America. appointed as a member of the fin-| 21. Roy Scott was named CCF ance committee of the Ontario Fe-|standard bearer for Ontario Rid- deration of Home and School Asso-|ing in the forthcoming provincial ciations. election. . . . Mrs. G. K. Drynan 30. James Drew, Harmony pion-| Was' elected president of the Osh- died in his 87th year. . 'Dis| awa Music Peachers Association. trict work | Mr. an rs. William A. Branton Okeke of the Bel Telephone) 1) rated their 50th wedding an-| pany's 75th- anniversary. Four ve- niversary. . . . Mrs. J. E. Tavern) teran workers were honored. Mr and Mrs Ernest Barker| | celebrated. their golden wedding. | Wendell Brewster, director] 24. John Robertson succeeded| f Oshawa CRA, was elected to|Leon Nash as chairman of the| the board at the annual Ontario Oshawa Centre of the Canadian Recreational Association confer-| College of organists. . Rev. | |ence held in Sudbury. M Darby of St. Bernadette's | 8. Louis S. Hyman was appoint-| Roman Catholic Church turned ed returning officer for the forth-|the first sod for the proposed new coming provincial election, for|Catholic church at Ajax. Oshawa Riding. 25. Russell McNeil was re-elect- 4, Oshawa Traffic Council pass-|ed president of the Local 222, ed a resolution that the council| UAW-CIO. . Don Brown was be known henceforth as the "Osh-| elected vice-president of District awa Safety League" . . Willard|6, Region 5, of the Junior Cham-| Dodd was elected chairman of the ber of Commerce at a convention) Whitby centennial committee. held in Toronto. 5. Robert Attersley was elected| 26. The Oshawa Fire Hall was president of the newly - organized | struck by lightning and minor in- Oshawa Riding Young Progressive juries were sustained by some of Conservative Association. . {the firemen. . . . The "Oddy 6. Ald. John Brady was chosen Robinson Memorial Travelling as a representative of the Cana-| Friendship Bell was presented to dian Congress of Labor to attend Ed. Storie, president of the Osh- the International Confederation of awa Rotary Club, by Keith Jack- Free Trade Unions Conference in| son, president - elect of the Bow- Vienna, Austria. | manville Rotary Club. . . . J. J. 7. Shirley Harmer and her hus-|Bawks was elected Grand Knight band, George Murray, sang at the|of the Oshawa Knights of Colum-| Kiwanis Carnival. | bus 9. Bishop Izydor Borecky laid | the cornerstone of the Ukrainian | "27, Announcement was made [that the Bathurst Power and Catholic Church of St. George. |Paper Co. would build a $1,500,000 . The Lions Club held an ora-|plant in Whitby. . . . Announce- contest in which 21 con. ment was made of plans to build] $350,000 supermarket on King t east. . . . Sandra Duquette torical testants from two provinces took a part. . . . George Topping was Stree 1 i 3 {presented with a jewel for "heing| was the first Roman Catholic' Girl| {the oldest member of the Knights | Guide in Oshawa to receive a lof Columbus in Canada. . . . Mr,|[Gold Cord. : | and Mrs. E. R. Baker, Pickering, 28. Officers of the Ontario Regi-| celebrated their 60th wedding an. ment honored Col. R. § Mec niversary. Laughlin as well 2 thei Wives at| 3 i a banquet in the Mess Hall. . . . of oe W. Jones, Publisher The Society of Automotive Fn- | Statesman", received the honor-| ZIeETS Py meeting at the ary degree of doctor of laws at\"S°\i "HT, Donald succeed: Queen's University, Kingston. 30. TS dC ona 5 The Board of Education decided ed Mrs. Lloy our ke as presiy [to spend $10,000 renovating Mary|dent of the Oshawa ome an} !Street Public School. . RE; School. Assovistion a e annua Fred Archibald of Whitby was|™$: Se | {ation | 31. Bob Dewland was elected chosen fo 'attend the National Ca- president of the Junior Chamber) of Commerce. . . . The city's pop- ulation reached 47,500. . . . Mrs. Laura Preston was awarded dam- ages amounting to $11,865 for per- manent injuries which she sustain- ed in an accident. JUNE 1. Charles Millard spoke at a CCF rally. . . Leslie Frost ai- tended a conservative meetinz in Whitby... A new immigration] office was opened in Oshawa. 2. Police probed a possible car theft ring. . . Ricky Krupa, Pickering Beach, aged 19 months, drowned. . . . Mrs. Thomas Grosart accepted a position on the teaching staff at Scarborough. 3. Shirley Harmer was guest of honor at the opening of the On- tario Motor Sales new build- ing. Reginald B. Smith, 325 Lake- shore road, was appointed as sup- ervisor of the Oshawa Railway Company bus service. 4, Mr. G. H. Miners, L. W. Stap- ley and D. D. Craggs received awards for careful driving. 6. The ambulance service in the city was severely criticized for| |their pay in advance policy. . . . in|Clarence Carlin, 27, of Mary street, 11. Dr. M. B. Dymond was nam- provincial election. A . Moore was elected president of the Whitby Chamber "of Com- merce. 12. The company known as the |Oshawa Arena Ltd. was dissolved | because of the burning of the| arena. 13. Willlam Lawson, Pickering lawyer, was chosen as Liberal candidate in Oshawa riding for the provincial election. . . 1. D. Thomas was again named CCF standard bearer. . . . Thomas Adair died at his home in his 88th year. 16. The GMC 25 year club held a colorful meeting and banquet in the new Ontario Motor Sales build- ing. The Inter - County ball season was officially opened. 17. Council awarded a Contratt = Wilson Lumber Co. for the erect- ing of a children's skating arena. .... Mrs. A. A. Crowle was hon- |ored on the occasion of her re- |tirement as president of the WA] of the Bay of Quinte Conference at the annual meeting held Kingston. |er celebrated her 92nd birthday.|* : | niversary. draw. . | drowned was host to his parish workers in awa were honored with long serv- 31. Mr. and Mrs. George Bed | ding, Whitby, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. APRIL Guides and Queen Scouts of the city at a luncheon. umbus, died in the Oshawa 28. Keith Ross was elected presi- eral Hospital, in his 67th year. |dent of the Oshawa Riding CCF| 20. Al. Pollard was won the Oshawa Lions Club pubtic|ice awards at the Ontario Munici- speaking contest at the CRA. {pal Electric Association banquet 31. The Kiwanis Club attended held in Toronto. . Announce- church service at St. Stephen's ment was made that the bus serv United Church, North Oshawa. ice 3 oe Osizna Railway Co. v wou e extended to the annexed| a rebate of $148,874 by the On-| FEBRUARY boos dda ol Bod we ERG LLL Bi 1. Mr. and Mrs. Allan V. Piph-| Whitby, celebrated her 90th birth-| mission... Alex G. Storie was ap- er, Bruce street, celebrated their|day. | pointed Illustrious Grand Cap- 50th weding anniversary. 2. Roy Robertson, Port Perry,|tain of the Guard of the Supreme pointed manager of the Kenting|Club. . . Aviation Ltd. of Toronto. 29. The Oshawa Jaycees held a|Skating Club. successful "Home Builders" fair in| graduated the Armouries. from the ngs sossppoposons snes |age queen of the Whitby centen- "NEW PUBLIC SCHOOLS BUILT IN OSHAWA IN 1955 18. Paul Grant Purves, of Col-| Gen- lect 1. The Oshawa PUC was granted | Association... Al Soutar was ap- president of the Oshawa Rosie 0 Ian Greenway was| elected president of the Oshawa| Ivan 8S. Lee| pastors'| Unemployment figures .W. A. Nelson|course of the London Bible Insti- |was severely hurt when he was thrust through the windshield of his car, near Peterboro. . . . Rev. R. L. McTavish died at the age 7. Three people narrowly escap- ed death in a truck and transport collision near Corbett's Point. . . . showed sharp decrease in the city. Nick Temperley was feared missing aboard a helicopter in Newfoundland. . . . Eleven nurses graduated from the Ontario Hos- pital, Whitby. 9. Judy Taft was named teen- nial. . . . 29 nurses graduated from {the Oshawa General Hospital. | 10. T. D. Thomes won the prov- incial election in Oshawa riding for the CCF, party, Dr. M. B. Dy- mond, PC, won the election for Ontario County. 11. Peter W. Felix, GM em- ployee, was instantly killed when he stepped into the path of a car on highway 401. . . . An announce- ment was made that Mr. George Fleming, Dearborn avenue, would be presented to the Queen on July 14. . . . Constable Baldwin, Whitby, was dismissed after a cruiser ac- cident. 13. Mr, E. A. Lovell, 69, died at the Oshawa General Hospital. . Gordon Conner, Brooklin, was area. It is expected to be ready : ti RV, Heights public school, which was | Another mew school, the Conant | sign and construction, is now | growing sub-divisions in that [1 pretation théhvery Sear Above is the new Sunset | oflicially opened early in 1955. | School, of exactly the same de- | nearing completion in the south end of the city, to serve the | Brooklin. . . More than 1,000 scouts seriously injured in an accident at the wagon wheel curve, north of and guides marched at Camp Samac at the annual church par- ade. 14. Council applied the 'Pay in Advance on Sewers" policy wo the new subdivisions. . . . The Rotary Club presented a cheque of $3,000 to the hospital. . . . Six teachers atjed OCVI who are leaving the staff were presented with gifts at the annual staff dinner for teachers. . Mr; and Mrs. Albert Gales celebrated their 50th wedding an- hospital. . field day. 15. General Motors opened their new South Plant main office. . . . Hugh MacPherson, Sharbot Lake, was injured in a 25 foot fall while working on a bridge at Whitby. . Very Rev. Henry Carr CSD, native of Oshawa, celebrated 50 years as a priest. 16. Intruders attacked the . at. tendant Mike Zap, at Stone's Health Club Inc. . . . Reg. Cowley, 119 McLaughlin boulevard, was the winner of the Rotary Club car . . Civil defence test exer- cises were held in the city. 17. Constables Roy Morden and Grant Thompson were held on an assault charge in Pickering Town- ship. The Shriners held a street carnival and band concert. . . . The Women's Hospital Auxili- ary held an annual tea at Clauran Farm, Brooklin. 18. A giant electronic brain (4-A Crosbar) went into operation jin the Bell Telephone building... The Junior Chamber of Commerce set up a safety lane to test car brakes. . George W. James, publisher of the Bowmanville Cana- dian State:man was honored at a luncheon meeting of the Bowman- ville Rotary Club. 20. Frank Young, 37, Hamilton| was killed and three Kiichener| people critically injured in an ac- show. service. . 28. Mrs. Church. Whitby. . Judy Corners . . the addition to the hospital wak- ed off the job... William Ryan was credited with saving the life of a Toronto man who almost in Chalk Lake. 21. Kinettes presented a bassin- ette to the General Hospital. . . City- Council stood firm on the pay- in-advance policy for outsiders in the ambulance service. . . . Bill]; Lawler, Whitby, prezented a paint- ing of his grandfather, James Rowe, Whitby's first mayor, fo Whitby town. 22. Mr. Ernest Marks was re- elected president of the hospital board. . . . Rev. Paul M. Dwyer . Plumbers working on| ms. the Jubilee campaign. . . . William McNeil, Roxborough avenue won four firsts and two third prizes in the Canadian Rose Society show in Toronto. ' 23. Orval King escaped serious view Park. cettes in the district. . 27 Whitby centennial tions started with a drumhead . . U.S. newspaper' men were visitors in Oshawa. Jessie Blackley cele- Ibrated her 96th birthday. 29 Mrs. Joseph Greentree and Mrs. dian Co iati 0. C. Lander turned the first sod| Corps Association won: the for the proposed Harmony United San boys: softbail th school boys' so eam won the was judged best fife city championship. Judg 5 and drum JULY Mrs. appointed injury when his car was in col- lision with a train at Pickering Beach road level crossing... Osh- awa Wing 420, RC presented a wheel chair to the . . The Salvation Army Citadel at Ajax was officially open- AF Association 24. Paradise school at Pickering Beach was officially opened. . . The closing exercises of st- mount school were held. . . . King street school held their annual 25. Wes Piatti, George Campbell and A. E. Coulter were the dele- |gates to the Kiwanis International |convention at Cleveland, Ohio. . . . .| William McNeill won the prize for the best bloom at the annual Osh-| awa Horticultural Society Rose celebra- house on Hortop avenue as a fund raising project Charles Peacock and Gordon MacMillan won the Laftlock trophy and high honors in lawn bowling at Peterboro. Dr. F. William Rundle, Bowmanville gra- duated from the faculty of medi cine at U of T. : 9. Alderman John Brady return- ed from the Congress of Interna. tional Federation of Free Trade Unionists at- Vienna. seph Otvos ~-Drode enrolled at Ontario College of Education at the age of 60. . . Miss Esther Abramoff grad- uated from medical California. Los Angeles, colle; ge at 11. Many Oshawa Orangemen took part in the Orange parade in Lind say. . .Mrs. Mary .Lazar and her daughter, Margaret were injured on a two car collision on highway 401. . Chief librarian Jean Fetterly cesigned the editorship of 'Refer of the Ontario ence Workshop" Library review. . Mr. and Mrs. Charles Carter Bowmanville, cele- brated their golden anniversary: 12. The Oshawa unit of the Cana- Park Manros trophy in London, Ont.. Pastures were burned dry and grain stunted over a wide area 30. Oshawa public schools closed| que to for summer. . . . The Roman Catho-|iy pay the hot, dry spell, L.A ris lie Christian Brothers - purchased granted to the city dog catcher. . . the house of the late Charles Bail-| Mrs, Alfred Farrow celebrated her es a residence for teachers at St./aist birthday. . . Mary Street) 13. Oshawa Sons of Ulster band Queen, 4. Mr. and Mrs. William Stillman celebrated their 50th anniversary . . . Misses Patricia O'Brien and h 4 al Ross were cident on 401 near Thornton's| y wea staff. 4 Mrs. David Wilson, Whitby, was| crowned Centennial Judy Taft as teenage queen Mr. and Mrs. H. Ross celebrated their anniversary. and in William golden} band in the Orange parade at Lind- Andrews wi, say. . found Frederic! suffering from wounds at his Burke Street home . . .A new by-law for store closing was put into operation. [olock in Whitby. [ 5 Fire clef Ehjon tendered his| grant |resignation after years service 5 |. . .350 scouts attended the rendez- usted So sepresent disk the vous at .Camp Samac. . . Kinsmen gave 130 books to the Whitby Public Library. 6. David Ross assisted by Ross|z colonial bus and McCallum trans- 'land Bill Hatch rescued four navy|port at Newcastle. . men off a stricken tug at Whitby manager of the Toronto-Dominion .Telephone and Hydro wires were ripped down during a storm .Roger Doe won an award for second highest marks at Osgoode Hall in first year ex- | a 7. Henry Kendall, Fairport Beach. |. and William Ford, Toronto, were instantly killed in an accident in- volving a bus and their car, About 45 blind persons of the district at- tended the annual picnic at Lake- Walter Libby was re-elected president of the Ja- tigure skating Whitby ake, * 14. Fire of unknown origin broke it in iwo garages within the one . Extensive bild- |ing and decorating of city schools |was started. . .Hugh Smith, Don- ald Jackson, Elaine Richards and schools. to|Carol Klapow lef for trainings at John and Bob Crawford were 15. "p w en ty-three passengers |were injured in a collision between Jvan E rwin, vank, South branch, won the $340 crossword puzzle prize--The New Donrinion store in Whitby, opened. 16. Const. Albert Allen was ap- rointed to serve temporarily as pointed to beach. . patrol . UAW held a picnic at the chief of Pickering township police . .Four new lifeguards were ap- Oshawa Lakeview Park with a 'record crowd in attendance. . Salonen, Simcoe Street, was the winner of the Buick sedan in the UAW car draw. Uuno OUTSTANDING EVENTS (Continued on Page 15) ai 3 8. Oshawa Kiwanis club built a ee di: 'T. D. THOMAS REELECTED OSHAWA MLA when the news of his election T member of the Ontario Legisla- ture for Oshawa Riding at a gen- | Alderman » Christine D. Thomas was re-elected | eral election held in June. Here he is shown greeting his wife, Thomas, | was announced.