Daily Times-Gazette (Oshawa Edition), 4 Feb 1956, p. 2

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bobo 2.552558 58a l3sieis # THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE, DOWN ON THE FARM Students from Maxwell School were guests of The Maxwell Neighborhood Association at a special outing this week. The ha youngsters were given a bor of real ranch life at the Little Buckaroo ranch on Har- mony road north. The boys and and girls enjoyed a sleigh ride --and also a pony ride. Later | they were entertained at a luncheon, They are shown in fes- tive spirit as they enjoy a spin on a horse - drawn sleigh. --Times-Gazette Photo Saturday, February 4, 1956 ; $5,000 Goal Harmony Church Holds Meeting To Save Life Employees of Capital Metal In- in Scarboro have set themselves a $5,000 goal in a bid to save the life of the daughter of fellow-worker Jim Carnegie, 27, Dunbarton. Carnegie's daupnter, Faye, 7, has a rare heart condition which doctors describe as a "large ven- tricular septal effect" -- a hole in the wall between the two cham- bers of the heart. QUEENIE FLETCHER Co t HARMONY -- The annual meet- ing of Harmony United Church was held last week. The building was filled with members who were most anxious to hear the reports and to learn of the progress made Mm every phase of work being car- ried on. over the meeting was Unless the condition is corrected, Faye may have only a short time left "to live. Doctors at Toronto Hospital for Sick Children believe an operatino technique developed by Prof. C. Walton Lellehei of the University of Minnesota will make the Carnegie girl healthy. The cross-circulatory operation allows another person's blood to the body of the Is Persuaded To Pay Fine SUDBURY (CP)--A fiery little woman threw court officials into a tizzy here Friday when she elected | to go to jail for five days instead of | paying a $10 traffic fine. ! But the officials finally talked her out of it. "Going to jail will be a rest after taking care of six kids and hauling puipwood." snorted Mrs. Viola Col- of nearby Appleby township. Mrs. Collin convicted of driving a truck with inadequate brakes. Magistrate P, J. McAndrew im- posed sentence of a $10 or five days. "I'm going to jail," she snapped. "You'll have to send somebody to look after my kids." Then she looked around for someone to lead her away. the Rev. David Summers, pastor of the Harmony-Westmount charge who welcomed all present, and ex- plained the set-up of the official board as affecting both congrega- tions, outlined the vari- Mr. Summers ous activities of the Harmony Churell commencing with the cam- p Poss. previous that the present accom- .|modation was insufficient, for funds started in January, It had been decided months and plans for the of an the , a Girl Dusisg the year, a of| Company 3 the Church had taken over the the 12th Oshawa sponsorship of (Harmony) Scout troop. A pro- gram of Christian Education for the congregation had been carried ut, particulatly with regard to tie Guide, Suvi, Cu, oubuer school, Young Feopie's and Wom- en's Association programs. Under the direction and leader- ship of Ross Metcalf, organist and musical director, the choir had contributed much to the services with their ministry of music. 16 INFANTS BAPTISED During the year, 16 infants were received into the church by the sacrament of Holy Baptism, and seven couples united in holy mat- rimony. Attention of the congregation was directed toward the Memorial Or- gan Fund. This fund, established last year, was set up to serve a two-fold purpose; to provide a more suitable musical instrument pr 4 the church's use, and to provide opportunity for individual mem- orials in memory of loved ones, To date, this fund has approximately $650 in its account. The Sunday School, with a staff of 14, has an average attend The activities of the 12th Osh- awa Scouts included outings to To- ronto, weekend camps, camp, going-up ceremonies and churc) parade. There are 20 Scouts and 25 Cubs altogether. In the armony - Westmount Young People's . Union, much ac- tivity has taken place. Here the aum| registered is 25, with an average a as fun and fellowship, study ses- sions form of the agenda, and once-a-mo discussion evenings at the home of Dr. W, G. are highlights. Sports trophy don- ated by the Oshawa Presbytery at a Field Day at Camp Pretoria was won by this group of young people. The Couples Club provided an opportunity for young folks to be- come better acquainted, and to that fellowship so necessary wi the' church, Meeting are held monthly, between er reay of Westmount Bae: A report of the activities of the Woman's with its 52 members, shows that the two ps each made over $1,000.00. eir account, as of Dec. 3lst, 1958, shows a bank balance of $1,000.13. This money has been ro tained within their ireasury, 0 Soup the kitchen in the new building, which will be opened with- in the next two months. $708 FOR MISSIONS The sum of $708.74 was for- warded to the missionary and maintainance fund, an Increase over last year's givings. One of the interesting figures in- cluded in the financial statement was that regarding collections, Al- most $3,500.00 had been received through the envelopes and in loose offerings. Besides this amount nearly $9,000.00 was received in pledges toward the new building last year. OFFICERS ELECTED The elders elected for a three- year term were Mrs, George Lees, Willlam Marshall, 0. Love, and K. Williams, The committee of Stewards voted upon four mem- bers, C. Willoughby, C. Ritchie, N. G ll, and L., Crowse. of 100, while the cradle-roll has en enrollment of 60. "They don't want you to go to The newly organized Girl Guide jail,"' pleaded the police constable Company, known as the 15th Osh- who charged her. When magistrate| awa, has an enrollment of 17. McAndrew heard of her decision Some of these Guides were trans- he persuaded Mrs. Collin to pay the fine, giving her two weeks . 0 so. all were presently working on their second class badges, ferred from other companies, and Following the business, refresh- ments were served by members of the WA. The meeting was mark- ed by good fellowship, and a feel- ing of optism for the coming year. Regret was felt that the form- er pastor, Rev. R. R. Nicholson of Bowmanville, was in poor health and unable to attend. Annual Meeting Held By Knox Presbyterian Knox Presbyterian Church re- viewed its year's work Wednesday evening at the annual meeting of the congregation Almost $19,000 was contributed to the church by all organizations ruring 1955. Of this amount, $4,150 was set aside for the Presbyterian Church budget, and $1,300 given to other missionary and benevolent work, making a total of $5,450 for mis- sions and related needs. About $600 of this money was received from the Women's Miss- fonary Society. A special committee raised the Knox Oshawa share of the fund for 'Armagh', the Presbyterian home for unmarried mothers at Clarkson. Christian education and Chris- tian stewardship were the main notes in the statement from the Kirk Session presented by David] FP. MacRae, session clerk, and Archie H. Dancev, director of Christian education. The work of the committee on| stewardship resulted in a decision] to approve a three-part budget for 1956, including $12,000 for operat-| ing and other local expenses, $7,300 for Presbyterian Missions church extension, and $3,900 for mortgage retirement. | Murray Clark, chairman of|for one, am not sure that I do.) A survey of leading executives Ww. the board of managers, presented) a cheque to Mrs. S. B. Coles onion what they look for in a sec- behalf of the congregation for "much hard work and leadership and| church buildings." He also commended the Wom- en's Association for their $1,000 renovation of the basement hall Grateful tribute was paid to three senior elders, James Orr John Callison, and Dawson Sher- win. They had asked leave to re- tire from active eldership. 115-Year-Old Indian Dies D'ARCY, B.C. (CP) -- British Columbia's * oldest Indian -- be- lieved to be 115 years of age--died Dec. 21 last year. The death of Tlamosh, better known as "Doctor" Joseph Joe of the Anderson lake Indian reserve near here, was not reported until a month later. D'Arcy is 120 miles north of Vancouver. He was called "Doctor" because he once was the tribe's medicine man. Tlamosh also acted as counsellor to Chief Takspola (Hunter -Jack) in New Westminster in 1865 for a Semen, ving are two sons and a daughter by his second wife and a daughter, between 80 and 90 years, by his first wife. OSHAWA AND _ DISTRICT CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SUBJECT Divine healing--healing through iritual means alone--was a topic alt with at Christian Science services on Sunday February 5. The Golden Text was from Psalms (143:10): "Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: thy spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness." DUPLICATE BRIDGE Oshawa Duplicate Bridge Club high scores, for week of February 1st: held at Simcoe Hall, Mrs. M. Clarke and Mrs- E. Wadsworth 55% points, Mrs. H. Hart and Miss G. Burns 52% points, Mrs. F. Fro- bel and S. Sheridan 49% pts, Mrs. E. Stewart and Mrs. M. Bind 42 points, J. Buchannan and R. MacKenzie 41 points. LECTURE GIVEN T. D. (Tommy) Thomas, (CCF) Oshawa Riding's representative in the Provincial Parliament on Thursday night addressed the YWCA national citizenship class. He outlined the operation of the Provincial Parliament - and civil service. A vigorous discussion on law enforcement and educational problems followed. Next Thursaay | night there will be a panel dis cussion on civic affairs. BIRTHDAYS TOMORROW Cogratulations are extended to Mrs. N. Winnacott, 226 Tresane Street; Garry Huges, 10 Olive Avenue and Arthur Cox, 12 ™'~in] Street East, who are celebrating their birthdays on Sunday, bruary 5 ICE CREATES ACCIDENT Icy conditions on roads in Osh- awa were last night responsible for an ident on Stev Road. Oswald Goguen, 23, 421, Aer board of managers were Arthur J. Campbell; Robert R. Gowans, R. Coulson Scott George Simeson, Mrs. Ronald Thomas and Molly Sinclair. Re-elected as members were W. Frank Taylor and Mrs. J. B. Me- Gregor. A. H Dancey and J. S. Hughes inted auditors, and Wilfred Moncrieff, .y t member of the Kirk Session, has entered Queen's University to com- plete arts studies, preparing for a theological course leading to the ordained ministry. Another young man, Peter Brown, has joined Toronto Bible College to train for Christia serv- ice overseas. He gave outstanding leadership in the Young Peoples Society last year. Elected as new members of the were re continuing as trustees of the con- gregation will be C. R. Mcintosh, F. T. Lamble and R. J. McConnell, Acting as chairman for the an- nual meeting was W,_ John Weir, and Gilbert L. Murodch perform- ed duties as secretary. Refreshments were served by a group of ladies convened by Mrs. J. B, McGregor, while elders and s were deputized to wash the dishes. 'Personal Charm' By HAL BOYLE NEW YORK (AP)--Could Mari- lyn Monroe walk into the average business office and land a job as | a secretary"? No, siree, mister, she couldn't-- of the not if you take the word busi th (and I, es retary, made by Carl Ray, re- | search vice-president of the Under- Says Survey "Doesn't Maka Good Secretary' wary down on the list of desirable attributes. As a matter of fact, it ranked seventh, "Forty-six per cent of the bosses indicated they wanted initiative more than anything else in a sec- retary," Ray said Why 'don't they place a higher premium on glamor in hiring a lady typewriter jockey? Ray conceded the executives were ruled partly by their fears-- fear of what their wife would say, in erecting the mew wing of ourlwood Corp., placed personal charm fear that a too-pretty secretary Miss| 12.40 am. He was taken to hos- Stevensons Road North suffered a broken nose, broken left wrist bone and facial cuts when his car hit an icy patch and ran off the road. The accident took place at about pital by police car for treatment. ATTENDING TALKS John C. Higgins, manager of the Oshawa branch of Canadian Ac- ceptance Corporation, is now par- ticipating in a two-weeks manage- ment conference in New York City, . DISTRICT MEN HONORED James T. Brown of Newcastle and 'George R. McLaughlin of Oshawa were among those honor- 'ed at the annual meeting of the Holstein-Friesian Association of Canada, Mr. McLaughlin was nam- ed to the extension service com- mittee and as ome of the delegat parley with Governor Frederick| TT Doesn't Mind TV Shooting OTTAWA (CP)--Walter Tucker, Liberal member of the Commons for Rosthern, Sask., sald he doesn't mind being shot at -- if it's on television. He was commenting on a report from Matlock, Man., that an an- noyed TV watcher obliterated Mr. Tucker's image Tuesday night by firing a shotgun at his set, com- pletely wrecking it. "If 1 am going to be shot at, 1 would rather be shot at this way," the Saskatchewan Liberal said with a chuckie. The shooting incident occurred during a CBC telecast, on which Mr. Tucker was defending the fed. eral government's grain-loan pol- icy. An unidentified villager wal reported to have fired the shot after becoming annoyed at re- marks by Mr. Tucker. Later in the Commons, when Mr. Tucke: ros: to be counted.on a vote, members thumped ther desks and one was heard to say: 'Dead men don't vote." Mr. Tucker laughed with- everybody else. OBITUARIES R. R. BONGARD TORONTO -- Robert Ross Bon- fad, 86, former senior partner of ongard and Co-, stockbrokers, died in Miami, Fla., yesterday. He had spent the winters in Florida since his retirement seven years ago. Born in Prince Albert and edu- cated in Port Perry schools, he was a son of the late Abraham and Mary Ross Bongard, Mr. Baongard was a descendant) of Zacharie Conrad Bongard, who settled in Philadelphia, Pa., and became a general of artillery in the War of Independence on the Loyalist side. He was granted land in Prince Edward County to which the family moved. In 1912, Mr. Bongard establish- ed the brokerage business now car- ried on by his sons. In the early years he promoted several business enterprises, of which he was a di- rector. He was a member of the Toronto and Montreal Stock Ex- changes, Montreal and New York curb markets, the Winnipeg Ex- change and the Chicago of e. ade. He was married to Elsie, daugh- ter of the late Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Johnston of Toronto: She prede- ceased him. Their home was the scene of many musical and artistic events. It was one of the beautiful old C, and Club, New York, He was an Anglican and a Free- mason, He leaves two sons. Gordom K. and Strachan K., a dalghter, Mrs. Marjorie Low, six grandchildren and one great-grandchild. WILLIAM MITCHELL A resident of Canada and- Bow- manville since 1911 William Mit- chell died in his sleep at his resi- dence, 27 Albert street, Bowman- ville, on Thursday, February 2, He was in his 72nd year. A native of Bristol, England, the deceased was an employee of the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. for about 40 years prior to his re- tirement two and a half years ago. Mr. Mitchell was a member of Trinity United Church and of the Bowmanville lodge of the Sons of England. Predeceased by his wife, the former Beatrice Ellen Incledon, 11 months ago, he leaves to mourn his passing three daughters, Mrs. J. Spry (Beatrice) of Toronto, Mrs. Alex Anonichuk (Isobel) of Bow- manville and Mrs. W, E. Robinson (Irene) of Oshawa and two sons, Sidney and William of Bowman- ville. The funeral service will be held at the Morris Funeral Chapel, Bow- manville, at 2.30 dm on Sunday, February 5, conducted by Rev. T. A. Morgan. Interment will be in Bowmanville Cemetery. MRS. MARGARET MURDOCK PETERBOROUGH. -- The death of Mrs, Margaret Murdock, 78, of 70 James St., occurred in a Pet- erborough hospital following a lengthy illness. Born in Campbeliford, Mrs. Murdock resided in Peterborough the past 45 years, previously liv- ing Lindsay. She was a daughter of the late Mr, and Mrs. Thomas Tobin and wife of the late Joseph Murdock. urviving are four daughters, Mona and Bernadette at home, and Mrs. Albert Guerin (Lillian) and Mrs. Emmett MecGarritty (Margaret) of Peterborough; four pons, Alec, Stanley and Maitland of Peterborough and Bernard .of Hamilton; one sister, Mrs. Dennis Houlihan (Margaret) of Oshawa, and 16 grandchildren. Mrs. k was a member of Immaculate Conception Church at which she held positions in the Altar Society and the Catholic Women's League. Funeral services will be held Monday from her residence to Immaculate Conception Church to the Dairy Farmers of Canada. Mr. Brown was elected second vice-president of the {ation where req mass will be cele- brated at 9 a.m. Burial will be in St. Peter's Cemetery. . TWO NEW MEMBERS John Carnwith and John Lam- bert are being welcomed as the newest members of the Ontario County Flying Club. CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHTS Bill Millar of the Ontario Sounty Flying Club has completed bot his dual and solo cross-countsy flights. Elwood Baldwin has com- pleted his solo in this category. would distract the other office hired hands; Afer initiative, the employers and accurately, the ability to file and find information speedily, a winning telephone manner, punc- tuality and personal neatness. Many older secretaries have complained it is difficult for them to land a new job after 40. and almost impossible after 50. The poll showed considerable justifi¢a- tion for their complaint. ! None of the businessmen came out for bobby-soxers as secretaries. But 48 per cent said they prefer- red to hire a secretary "some- where between 20 and 40 years old." Another 27 per cent stip- rated secretarial virtues in this order: The ability to type quickly ulated she had to be between the The Kinette Club of Oshawa is assisting the Ontario Foundation for Poliomyelitis by organizing the mothers of Oshawa and Courtce in the Mothers' March on Polio. The march will be held Wednesday evening, February | therapy treatment. Four of the 15, from 7 to 8 p.m. Citizens are urged to assist by leaving their porch light on between these hours. Each donation will be used to help. rehabilitate some polio victim or to give KINETTES PLAN FOR CAMPAIGN left right A Hoek, chairman as- sers, Mrs. R. Donald, publicity; .H. Cranfield, publicity. --Photo by 'Ed. Mothers BETWEEN THE LINES By JIM REVITT In case you didn't notice, city council didn't hold a meeting on Monday hight, the fifth Monday of the month. It was reasoned that a good month's work had been done on the first four Monday's so the aldermen went to the Comant school openeing instead. However, there has been a great deal of activity behind the scenes since council last held a general meeting. Our informants have filed reports which indicate that: The Hills and Dales property wil! not be sold -- not for a while anyway, no attractive offers have been received by the council for this residential land, and Ald. J. L. Lovell has been pressing for a settlement. The back room boys have decided to hold onto the land. cil's theme song would be: "Over Hills, Over Dales, Wi hil " The Industrial ¢ omiasion. and pany over the advertising © ers at city parking lots. It that there is nothing . ly wrong, and a report be present- ed to council Monday night. Good progress will pe I by the committee set up to recom- mend ways of disposing of the old library. New tenders have been called and hot offers received -- so the grapevine claims. Details on Monday night. INCIDENTAL INTRODUCTION During 1954, 102 chickens were killed by dogs in the Oshawa city limits. The council paid up $75 compensation but the dogs then changed their taste and went for the sheep, destroying a large num- ber -- costing the city $540 in com- pensation and valuer's fees. The othe. day a rooster attacked a woman pedestrian in a city street and laddered her stocking. She Council Enjoys Brief Holiday For a whie it looked as if coun-}! claimed, and got, compensation from the owner of the rooster. Troopid Bown 1b. the UAW hall e al t'other night to view Local 222's e show "Fun's A-Poppin'", Wot a show, wot talent! Since the GM strike began the unionists have mustered from their ranks a competent team of variety rformers. Their shows are high- enjoyable. The latest production ambled along in a friendly, chummy manner -- almost in the od music hall style. We drummed our mitts loudly in praise of that red hot fiddler Rob- ert Ouellette, fully expected the microphone to wilt under the spell of Betty Love's songs, while the dry wit of Joe Milne seemed to come straight from a London bur- ow, It's a pity that this outfit will bably disband with the finish strike. Say Payroll Was Stolen FaoRoNTD JOP) ghe Star sald y a A ayroll, 5 livered by al to a Hansiten firm, disap, raising . suspicion that a highly-o ganized inside gang is operating there. The story said private inv a tors from a United States. fem of detectives are working on the case. "Hamilton police p to have Dept. Of Health Maps | New Anti-Polio Drive | Extensive Campaign Due Here The Oshawa £ Health hae started 1 $ 32 offence against 4 Madical Officer of extension cam od. providing adequate supplies of Salk v: fat year, eight cases were reported, and four of these were confirm In previous epidemic years up to 40 cases have heen in It is likely that the emphals in Oshawa this year will be on chil- dren in the pre-school age ¥ There are about 4100 children the group and it is that at least encugh vaccine be avail- able id vaccinate them. campaign to initial plans, children in the 14 years old age group will be cinated early in March at the ginning of the school holidays. doctors will be used to the vaccine over a perind S. no report on the 'disappearance and post office officials would not confirm it, but it was learned that the money went astray when being delivered from the express com- pany office to the post office," it said. "It was the third theft of its kind in Ontario in less brought to $135,000 the amounts of olls stolen while in transit or post offices. The first of these operated. he ae ar opera e ers, 4 no- thing radio-active on hich to dem- onstrate. Your reporter is always prepar- there is a threat to life or limb, from radio-activity or ai ug else. So w were only too plea to present a piece of our own im- Juried uranium for gelger test- ng. The geigers didn't work, how- ever, even though we fa thrugh two books of instructions. Civil Defence Co-ordinator Tom Hopkins is going to send the geig- ers back to Ottawa. Union Elects New Officers Members of Local 222 UAW.._I0 elected a new five-man election committee at a general meeting held Thursday. The election committee ducts all local union elections. Elected for 1956- were Jack Meagher, Ed Boote, Pat McClos- key, Alec Mikalow, and Cy Taylor. Executive elections for Local con- | pose Says 'Tamburlaine' Proves Abilities no one could work ont how they) ed to step into the breach when | thro ed (tion in the central states reaching edging into the southwest of the province this morning is a forerunner of snow and r: tonight and Sunday morning. Friday night skies were clear ugh the central and with the approach of poorer weather milder air is returning, This change is due to a low pres- sure area centred in Mississippi early morning which has re- sulted in a large area of precipita- io withi about 200 miles of Lake e. Regional forecasts valid until t Sunday: Lake Erie, Southern Lake Huron Windsor, London: Cloudy today and Sunday. Snow beginning this evening and mixed with rain during the night, changing to STRATFORD (CP)--A. M. Bell, president of the Stratford Shakes- pearean Festival, said the com. any"s New York sentation of "Tambuslaine the Great' has achieved the festival's pur- in demonstrating to a wider audience the, company's ability. The produ , presented by the festival and Producers' theatre of New York, closes Saturday, sev- eral weeks earlier than originally 222 UAW-CIO are scheduled for ay. sufficient attendance." being closed early because of "'in- DAIRY F George McLaughlin (left) of Oshawa, a director of the Hol- stein - Friesian Association on the extension service de- partment of the Dairy Farmers shows Gordon Callon a display Dairy Farmer advertising ages of 30 and 40. _ of which resulted in increased sales \ ARMERS intended. Its backers sald it was|and Haliburton: Sinny clouding over during al 'snowflurries on Sunday. Milder, turning colder late Sunday. Winds light becoming northeast 15 tonight and northwest 15 on Sun. day. High today and low fonight at Windsor, St. Thomas and London Northern Lake Ontario, Niagara, ronto: Cloudy with a 32 and 30. Georgian Bay, Huron, Lake Hamilton, few sunny pected to hit southern Ontario late| ip, i; regions temperatures fell below zere, but| CRA Alpha Omega Chapter Meets The Alpha Om thelr first alan Pratrnt hel in the CRA 'Building. 8 for 1ae, Don Mills of Ti ng the National Photos was followed by a Se esting Fe Phalanx is a YMCA Frater- Sty. Jor Joung- mew 13 to 3 clusive with headquarters in the Building at present. Dept. Obtains Print Machine machin othe b for itself year. Plan Exchange als today becom- ht and Sunday. the night mixed with rain, > der, flurries Sunday afternoon. Mil colder 208. gi eo beginning becoming Summary for Sunday--Morning snow and rain. » this afternoon. Intermittent t snow on Sunday, milder; ds light, High t at Killaloe Lake today and to: Bud m [of are U Of U.K. Doctors LONDON (CP) -- British nited States doctors: KX urries and day, milder today "colder Sun- day. Winds west 15 today, light to- night and north 15 on Sunday. joday and low tonight at Kapuskas-| and 10. A natural 109 acres. ASPHALT SOURCE Trinidad's famous Pitch lake covers an area of ing 1270 SIMC Conversions . . . . .. across Canada, Mr. Callon, of Hamilton, is president of the Ontario Whole Milk Producers League. The public relations de- partment of the Dairy farmers board is supported by the June Set-Aside, a special publicity fund, which now totals $313,000. After 5 P.M. Ph McCULLOUGH HEATING OE ST. N. Complete Installation ..... $550 wp ni .. $275 wp FREE ESTIMATES GIVEN EASY PAYMENT TERMS ARRANGEL Phone RA 5-3539° -- 8 a.m. -5p.m, one RA '5-7018 Mackay said today that anf: revetment -- i

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