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PF DREN HERS IOP NSNA 10a a mwas. a "THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE Published by Times-Gazette Publishers Limited, 57 Simcoe St. South, Oshawa, Ont, Page 6 Saturday, January 14, 1956 N. Oshawa Rink Problem Now Settled Satisfactorily The Oshawa City Council for 1956 is to be congratulated on the solution which has been found for the contro- versial issue of the North Oshawa ar- tificial ice arena. Particularly is it to be commended on settling this matter so expeditiously within a week of tak- ing over its duties. There had been a long period of muddling and indecision "over this matter. Yet the ultimate so- lution was found when business-like fnethods were applied to the problem. The report of Alderman Lyman Gif- ford, as chairman of the committee which effected the final settlement of the problem, can only be regarded as a highly satisfactory piece of work. It set forth clearly the issues involved, and the decisions reached by the com- mittee for presentation to the city council. The whole deal is one of great advantage to the city, which for a sum of $28,008 obtains outright possession of a grea recreational asset, of much greater value than the amount of mon- ey involved. Of this amount, $5,000 will probably be recovered in a provin- cial grant, while another $5,000 hau already been advanced by the city as a loan to those who built the ri. k. This leaves a new expenditure of only $18,- 900 necessary to secure ownership of the rink as a going concern. Most important is the council decis- ion to operate the rink as a commu- nity recreation centre under the Com- munity Centres Act, with a commis- sion appointed by the council taking charge of operations. This places it on the same basis as the Community Me- morial Stadium and the new Children's Skating Arena. With responsible citi- zens appointed to the commission, and the patronage which it is already evi- dent the North Oshawa rink will en- joy, its operation without further cost to the taxpayers should be possible. It is gratifying to the citizens of Oshawa, who have shown keen inter- est in this project, to have the whole matter settled. For that settlement, much of the credit must go to Alder- man Lyman Gifford and the commit- tee of which he was chairman. Mayor's Views on Civic Defence We are in complete agreement with Mayor W. J. Naylor in the criticisms he expressed at this weeks city coun- cil meeting regarding civil defence ac- tivities and planning. We are not sur- prised that he feels disturbed about the situation, as any conscientious and public-spirited citizen should under the circumstances. We feel he was fully justified in his remarks: -- "I am not pleased with some things in civil defence, particularly about action which should have been taken by senior govern- ments. The day will come when we will meet some emergency, and it would be pice to have our people organized to meet it." If anything, Mayor Naylor's state- ment errs on the side of mildness. Not only would it be nice to have our peo- ple organized to meet an emergency. In our opinion, it is urgently necessary that they should be so organized. That, however, will never take place in Osh- awa or anywhere else in Canada until such time as the senior governments treat the subject of civil defence with the seriousness that it merits. We realize that in time of peace it is difficult to interest the people of any GUEST EDITORIAL community in devoting their time and energy to civil defence. It proved dif- ficult even during the second world war, when there was more danger of emergency situations arising. That difficulty is intensified many times over, however, when there is no lead- ership from the higher levels of gov- ernment. When government policies are indecisive and haphazard, then the average municipality is not likely to be very much concerned. And the av- erage citizen will not be interested un- less there is a direct challenge from a federal government which gives a strong lead in showing the necessity for organizing and training. Even in the days of world war two, for various reasons which are not im- portant at this date, the Oshawa civil defence organization was not rated very highly. This was not the fault of the citizens who volunteered their ser- vices. And today, lacking assistance and direction from higher authorities, it is not reasonable to expect that there wiii be very much done here, or anywhere else in Canadas towards cre- ating an effective civil defence organi- zation. Mind Your Own Business By REV. BRUCE A. MILES [his is the command issued the Church by three essential components of our society: labour, management and education. 'Tend to your knitting and we will attend to ours' has been the advice given. Now if there is validity in the is- suing of such a command, it would mean that the Church has nothing to do with everyday living. It makes the Church then, a socially impotent irrele- vancy, and the Church's message, so much "pie in the sky". Christianity becomes something then, that is so heavenly that it is of no earthly use. However, there is a fly in the oint~ ment. Specifically, it is the Biblical message of God's concern for the whole of life, because He is the Creator and the earth's Sustainer and men are ac- countable to Him because He is God and men are His creatures. And it really does not matter how much horse- power a man's car possess or how The Daily Times-Gazette T. L. WILSON, Publisher and General Manager. M. 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DAILY AVERAGE NET PAID CIRCULATION FOR JULY 12,328 Ontario; 229 areas, many inches of screen there are in his television set. God is the owner of busi- ness and the Lord of all labor. Only in him can hardened, "I"m-right-and-that~ is-all-there-is-to-it" hearts become more yielding hearts, hearts that have the wish to settle differences, to lis- ten to the other side, to unite the op- posed and to work towards harmony. A strike, or any other area of human conflict is God's business. Christianity is no spectator religion, harboring it- self in a beautiful, ivory tower. Rather, it life's "rough arena" troubled in mind and spirit. One of the basic problems facing men today is the meaning of ownership and of property. The Church then, whose first task is to mind God's business, must proclaim with the Psalmist, "The earth is the Lord's and the fullness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein." Here in Oshawa, Education has branded Christianity "an outside or- ganization", This is the strange case of the baby biting its mother, for was the Chuch that gave birth to Adu- cation. Is a person truly educated if he knows nothing of Him who is "the Truth and the Life." Are we to witness the graduation of educated spiritual morons, whose only motive in living is to "get?" That means that "giving" becomes convenient. That makes the world messy and miserable. inconsequential has to do with where people are Bible Thoughts God is our refuge and strength, a very pres- ent help in time of trouble. --Psalm 46:1, We have known persons stripped of every they valued, with nothing left but God triumphed magnificently in service is not only a refuge, but He is strength as well, treasure who superb to humanity. He '=< AND THIS IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF THE DF SC SPIRIT GENEVA 7" HISTORY OF OSHAWA - 11 Those Who Were First Settlers in Oshawa Village By M. McINTYRE HOOD While the early settlers of the Oshawa district came here be- tween 1761 and 1800, none of them settled in the original village which was given that name in 1842, The first settlement was, as we have shown, along the lake- shore, in what was, until it was joined with Oshawa in 1923, the village of Cedar Dale. It was not until after the beginning of the 19th century that settlement began to take shape in what is now the heart of the business section of the city, on what is now King street, and was then the Kingston road. It was then that some of the families which later became prominent in Oshawa came to the community, and some interesting stories surround their arrival. One of the early settlers who came to the district to settle on the Kingston road was Jabez Lynde. He came from the United States, as did so many others, in 1805. He came by water across Lake Ontario from Niagara, and settled on a creek to which he gave his name, as seemed to be the custom, in that day, and still known as Lynde's Creek. His set- tlement was just west of Perry's corners, the name given at first to what is now the town of Whitby. At the time he settled there, his was the only house on the new road between Toronto and Port Hope. A few years later, he be- came Oshawa's first landowner through the purchase of part of Lot 11, part of the northwest sec- tion of the cityf. He acquired 200 acres of land there, in what is now Ward 3 of the city of Oshawa. He held that land until 1816, when he sold it to John Kerr, who was the first bonafide settler in the original village of Oshawa. This land eventually passed into the hands of J. B. Warren, who be- tween 1837 and 1841 sub-divided it. It included parts of the present King ard Bond streets. OWNED BY SLAVE There is an interesting story about this 200 acre 'block of this section of the city. It was granted by the crown in 1798 to Elizabeth Gray, who was the mother of R. 8S. De Gray, solicitor general of Upper Canada, who nx related In a previous instalment was drowned when the schooner "Speedy" was lost on Lake On tario while on Ms way to New castle with court officials were to try an Indian for murder By his will, in 1803, Solicitor General De Gray left this 200 acres of land to his freed slave QUEEN'S PARK who Simon, who was its owner for six years. In 1809, he died, and the land reverted to the Gray Estate, the executors of which turned it over to John Gray, who in 1809 sold it to Jabez Lynde. INDUCEMENTS TO SETTLERS When Governor John Graves Simcoe had the Kingston road sur- veyed and laid out, he offered to give colonists 200 acres of land and three years' provisions from the nearest source of supply. Some of the early Oshawa settlers were attracted by this offer. Indeed, it was this bait which drew the Annis and Farewell families to the district. Another of the early settlers along the road was Ben- jamin Stone, who settled just east of the Oshawa community. The fact that his home was establish- ed there brought another very prominent family to Oshawa. RITSON FAMILY ARRIVAL In the early years of the 19th century, a wagon broke down on the Kingston road near the home of Benjamin Stone. Those on the wagon, instead of going farther east, as they had intended, decid- ed to remain in this section of the country. One of them was John Ritson, who was later to make a great contribution to the life of Oshawa. John Ritson, along with a companion, had been work- ing for Philemon Wright, the orig: inal owner of the land now occu- pied by Ottawa, capital of Can- ada. At first, instead of money, Wright offered them in payment for their labor land which now forms one of the principal streets of Oshawa. They refused, and took in payment a horse, an old wagon, some harness and $100. This was the wagon which broke down on the road which is now King street, and caused John Rit- son to settle here John Ritson was one of the first teachers in Ye Oshawa district, having his sthool near which is now Wilson road. He was also very much interested in music, and he and his family were associated with the Methodist church from its beginnings and formed the backbone of the church choir. He had a number of girls In his fam fly, and as these married into other ploneer families like the Lukes, the Wellingtons and the Keddies, he left a number of de seendants, some of whom still live in Oshaws, His son econtinged to live on the original Iitson farm and built a large brick house on Ititson road, called af'er the fam ily, near the Intersection of Olive avenue, His name and his infer ent in education are perpetuated Revenue Is Key To Road Problem By DON O'HEARN Special Correspondent To The Daily Times-Gazette TORONTO: The nub of the toll roads question is slowly becoming clear before the select committee ¢ It is: does the province have enough revenue to pay for needed highways in the future? Everyone is agreed that tolls are undesirable, There may be one or two mem- bers of the committee who eye them as a happy way of boosting general revenues. But for the most part the men passing judgment don't want them. However, at this point they don't see how we can built the needed roads without them. What this observer would like to see and the public also, we im- agine, is a straight statement of what the province's future capital costs on roads are likely to be, and against this what present rev gs are and what increase may expecled in them. Then we would be in a better position to judge whether tol revenue is es sential INVITED ALL Some time ago there was a eril leks in thi piace that the eom mittee wasn't hearing the other side This was true to the extent that when the Ontario Motor League appeared before it the other day it marked the first thine that a volce had been heard against the toll road principle Chairman John London North) e vitations had heen interested group that the committee knew of invit ing them to make an appesrancd Also it had been known all along tat the Motor League would be making a full presentation of the opposition case, DOUBLE TAX The main point of this opposition was that motorists already the most highly-taxed category Canada and that toll ould repre sent still more taxation Along with this it was submit. Noherts (PC plained that in sent oul to all in the province in the present Ritson school, which is the correct name of that school -- not Ritson Koad School. CHARLES FAREWELL Inciden'ally, we have received from Mrs. T. H. Everson, 171 King street east, a descendant of the Farewell family, some inter- esting notes which should be in- cluded at this point. Mrs. Ever- son writes: "It seems to me no account of the Farewells should go down into history without some mention of Abram Farewells brother, Charles, who lived on the farm opposite Abram in the northwest section. He, with his wife, . who was Dr. William McGill's sister, Mary and their family of seven sons and four daughters, played no small part in the life of South On- tario at that time. He was born in Harmony in 1807, and died there in 1885. Among his sons were three doctors, one lawyer, one farmer and two engineers. "Charles Farewell was always greatly interested in education and wok a considerable pari in the discussions regarding the es- tablishment of free schools and higher education. He was. also ac- tive in all questions of the day pertaining to the building up of a better and more progressive com- munity life. His second son, Ar- thur W. Farewell, was my fa- ther." This makes Mrs. Everson, to whom we are grateful for this note, a link with the early days when Oshawa was developing as a village. It is contributions such as this which help to build up the story of the history of Oshawa. So far the story has been one very large- ly of people, and it is people who make history, While we have been fortunate, in our researches, to find an abnudant supply of {nfor mation on the early davs and the early families of Oshawa, we feel, however, that there may be many readers who, like Mya Everson, have first hand information or old records which might make tribution to the a von alory are fy ing to write. We would weledine hearing from anyone records and Information would care to place (hem al wn disposal, We thst any material loaned to we fe (Wi pose Will he vetirned 1h gai dition to the help to make we with sueh amd whe guaranties acniley Al this Kiabiv ly oven more Interesting tw wy readers Next Haturday Iv and lider tion the Thinas Honky fay Howry ted that the whole benefitted from roads and shinuld pay a share of (heir veal (Which It was admitted it now does) A secondary polit waa (hat the federal government should eonivin ule more towards roads Hs argument againal that U5 malorists don't pay (heli share of costs now hat they left tourist money tn the peavings US commercial vehicles, (he league proposed, should he taxed enough to pay thelr share of (he cos! GOOD GROUP VEY the fait Wilh The committee 1s one of the best | we have seen around here All the members are serious and more than usually alive to thelr subject Mr, Roberts 1s an chairman, steering the well but not foreibly Government members such as young James Auld of Brockville tone of the most intelligent men in the house) are usually to the point in their questions, and Don ald MacDonald Is an unashamed hut not belligerent spokesman for the opposition, excellent committee PEACEFUL SPOT HAVRE ST. PIERRE, Que: (CP) Officials are proud of the record of this community of 2,200 resi- dents on the north shore of the St. Lawrence opposite Anticosti sland, The community hasn't had court case In almost three years verything is settled amicably, says town secretary Heliodore Boudreau, GALLUP POLL OF CANADA One-Third Think Prog. Cons. Would Favor Special Groups By CANADIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC OPINION Well on to one-quarter of the Canadian public think that playing favorites is an inevitable part of Government life, Interviewers for the Gallup Poll have asked the nation two ques- tions on one subject: Does it be- lieve the Liberals play favorites now? Does it believe that, if the Progressive Conservatives came to power in Ottawa, they, in turn would play favorites? Twenty-two per cent of the adult population say "Yes" to both questions. Result is that there's aot much difference between the public's at- titude towards the two main par- ties, even though the Liberals have been in power for over a score of years. As reported in the last study, just over one-third of the people think that the Liberals favor spe- cial groups. Today's tables shows that just under one-third have the same attitude towards the Pro- gressive Conservatives. they would favor any. one group in this country more than an- other?" NATIONAL Maritimes Quebec Ontario Prairies and B.C. Across the country today, while 22 per cent believe both main par- ties are liable to show special fa- vors, 15 per cent named the Liber- al Party only, and 9 per cent named the Conservatives only. Asked to name the gropps who would be favored if the Conserva- FAVORED GROUPS Quebec Themselves Roman Catholics Money groups; large companics English speaking Canada Ontario Farmers Labor or Labor unions Immigrants Miscellaneous Don't know Totals add to more than per- centage of those who said "Yes", "If the progressive conserva tive party were elected to office in the next election, do you think YES NO NO OPINION 31% 33% 36% 27 38 35 8 21 4" 26 # 30 El 30 3% tives should come to power, people lined them up in much the same manner as they did for the Liberals, except for the belief that the latter give special consideration to Quebec province. This table com- pares the favored groups for the Liberals as reported previously,. with today's findings. LIBERALS PROG.CONS. 10% Dame | anda Bowl lonwal ol 38% because some people named two groups. BYGONE DAYS 45 YEARS AGO Chief of Police John Crawford, Sarnia, ex-police chief of Oshawa, died in his 48th year. He had been middleweight boxing champion of Canada at one time. The first train was operated on the CNO line from East Toronto, through Brooklin to Bowmanville. The road was completed to a point east of Bowmanville. R. R. Mowbray, of the Kinsale district, was successful over John White, Brougham, in a spirited con- test for the reeveship of Picker- ing township. Approximately 600 people attend- ed the bowling and curling clubs' public dance in the new McLaugh- lin building; which was the most brilliant social event of the sea- son. Snider and Mulholland were engaged to manage the decora- tions. Thomas Venner, formerly of Stratford, was appointed district manager of Ontario €Covaty, by Ex- celsior Life Insurance Co. with headquarters in Oshawa. The junior basketball league opened with a game between the Rangers, captained by Morley Ja- cobi, and the Eagles, with Everitt Smith as captain. The Rangers won by a score of 14-6. The Conservatives of South On- tario held their first annual ban- quet in Whitby, with William Smith, ex MP, presiding. Dr. Moore, retiring secretary, was pre- sented with a gold watch and chain. J. C. Magill advertised a sale oi Men' 5 overcoats at 3 suits $4.75; fine worsted suits $6. 9: and fancy cashmere hose at 19 cents, READER'S VIEWS Reply To Dean Kelly Editor, The Times-Gazette. Dear Sir,--After reading "Dean J. Kelly's" letter in the paper 1 would like to draw the following points to his attention. He states, "The company reply was a carefully written press re- lease type statement selected not to offend the religious leaders." 1 suggest he should re-read it attention to the of the company ar sixth paragraph reply Quote: "It has heen our experi ence that agreements must be reached al the bargaining table befween the (wo parties involv ed 1 fall to mee where the Union's that it did not wish of the Ministerial An veply sfates the asivives aviation a0 openly (the part vansidered to he =o im that it ahauld be put to the a vole), Quote Asaociation Is Wak tai anid file fan The Minlatervial Yah READER'S VIEWS Laments Refusal Crusade Team Editor, Times-Gazette, Dear Sir:-- A caretaker is a person who is thought of only as a man who keeps the building, whatever it may be, bank, sghool, office, or church, clean and warm. He must also keep the people who enter his building as happy as possible in every way by various other acts. He sees all that takes place in his building, both behind the scenes and in front, so he is fully aware of what is taking place. He has 0. A caretaker of the largest church in the city, where the Crusade is being held at the present time, and which has really taxed every accommodation, overflowing even- tually to a sister church, I am able and happy to state that this team of ambassadors for Christ not only know their Bible from co- ver to cover, but live it every minute of their lives. Their Bible is seldom out of their hands at any time. I" have never witnessed such undoubtedly motivated by Christian ideals when it offers to mediate this dispute. But it should consider well whe'her its mediation attempt might not serve only as another in- strument of delay." 'Might not the, Ministerial Association serve a more natural sale by studying the issues in dispute . . and making a pronouncement on the moral considerations involved?" To this I can only see one result, if a yote was taken, a un mous decision that the Ministerial Association undertake Mr. Burt's suggestion, Sincerely vours, T..J. KORNIC 121 Olive Ave Oshawa, Ont. Monteith, Monteith, Riehl & Co. CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS RA 5-4662 135 SIMCOE N. J. Waldo Monteith, M.P.-F.CA. A. Brock Monteith, B.Comm., CA, Gordon W. Riehl, C.A, Res. Partner « RA 5.4478 George E. Trethewey, C.A. Robert F. Lightfoot, C.A, enthusiasm both from the crowds and the evangelists. I only wish my church seated many hundreds more to accomodate the hundreds we have turned away because they could not see and hear. At the same time I am glad I am not the caretaker of a school where he was refused entrance to minister the gospel as he so wonderfully does. Yours Sincerely, C. A. 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