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AJAX AND DISTRICT NEWS John Mills, Representative -- Phone Ajax 426 SCENE OF DESTRUCTION FOLLOWING AJAX FIRE DAMACE IN THE DIS TROUS fire which swept plant of the E. F, Drew Chephi- cal Company, early Friday morning, is estimated as iff the neighborhood of $200,000 se Ajax Fire of the explosion and fire are still shrouded in mystery. The upper picture shows the remains of the factory building strewn with blackened timbers and deb- ris. The lower picture is another Cause Still A Mystery # 2 | view of the runing with the large tank, containing highly inflam- mable chemicals, which firemen feared would explode but failed to do so. | --Photos by John Mills To Standardize | Fire Training AJAG -- A plan to standarize 0'Malley Says { abreast the receiving line, THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE, Saturday, April 21, 1956 7 Khrushchev Great Joker Editors note: Nikita Khrush- chev and Nikolai Bulganin are making their widely heralded tour of Britain, In the following article is a word portrait of the two Soviet leaders, written by Richard K. O'Malley, who fre- quently saw them in action while he was Associated Press chief of bureau in Moscow. FRANK SIMONS GENERAL CONTRACTOR N.H.A. end CUSTOM BUILT HOMES REPAIRS and ALTERATIONS STORE DISPLAYS SASH & FRAME WORK R.R. 1, WHITBY Phone Pickering 137-W By RICHARD K. O'MALLEY LONDON (AP)--Nikita Khrush- chev raisedhis glass to a collea and called for a toast. As their glasses clinked, Khrushchev deft] poured his drink into the col- leagues glass and laughed uproar-| iously, J i It happend at a recent Moscow reception and is something of aj thumbnail description of the pudgy) Communist party boss: more deft than he appears, a little tricky, and fond of a practical joke. His colleague happened to be First Deputy Premier Anastas Mi- RODMAN SHEET METAL WORKS OIL HEATING CONTRACTORS GURNEY DOMINION PRODUCTS We Service What We Sell" SHOP PHONE Pickering 179 koyan, who manfully downed his loaded drink. Khrushchev watched him gleefully, looking about him | like a man who waws discovered | slapstick. ; I Near him Premier Bulganin | smled beningly. He's been on the | road with Nikita and apparently has come to expect these little dis- plays of humor. | To a man who has seen them at | more than a score of receptions. | the two Soviet leaders make al sometimes strange, but comple- mentary pair. Khrushchev is outspoken, blunt THOS. J. CROSS REFRIGERATION EQUIPMENT SERVICE & REPAIR All Makes Commercial & Domestic WORK GUARANTEED MO 8-4231 Queen's Rd., Whitby and never at a loss for a word. A GUID Whitby - Ajax - Pickering - Brooklin - Port Perry This district, like e erant peddler who goes from door to door soliciting articles, which in a majority of munity from your own fellows receive a large percentage of the money paid for the goods they sell on commission. To assure a profit for him- self and the jobber who provides the merchandise must of necessity price the housewife who patronizes the itinerant salesman oft-times pay considerably more for an article of doubtful value than she would to her home-town merchant, whose stock is reli- able and dependable. If a citizen makes a purchase locally, should the article turn out to not be a quite ready and willing to rectify the mistake, whereas if the purchase is made from a peddler and the goods are found unsatisfactory, itinerant salesman is » THE DISTRICT PAGE ETO VALUES very other place, is visited by the itin- instances are purchasable in the com- REESOR FUEL and LUMBER EVERYTHING IN BUILDERS' SUPPLIES LUMBER -- COAL We Speciclize in Summer Cottage Needs FREE DELIVERY IN LAKE SCUGOG DISTRICT Phone 73 Port Perry local merchants. In most cases these goods accordingly. As a result the IVAN A. HESS CONSTRUCTION ond GRAVEL SCREENED & CRUSHED MATERIALS BULLDOZING & BACKHOE WORK Phone Brooklin 643-R5 R.R. 1, Brooklin, No. 7 Highwey s represented the dealer is geneyally there is seldom any redress, for the here today and gone tomorrow. NORTH END MOTORS (John Mclvor, Prop.) : SHELL PRODUCTS -~ TO ALL MAKES OF CARS, TRUCKS and TRACTORS TIRES -- ACCESSORIES Phone MO 8-2267 616 Brock St. N., Whitby Bulganin leans more to dignity and the slow tread. During conversa- tions at 'social functions Bulganin usually adopts the head - cocked, eyebrows up attitude of the, schooled diplomat. Khrushchev pins his eyes on the speaker, usually wears a pugnacious grin and fre- quently has his answer started be- fore the question is finished. Khruschev acts like a man who came up the hard way, never found it so good and doesn't intend to let| it go if he can hold it. Bulganin seems to accept his position with more aplomb. CLARENCE HUARD WHITBY ond DISTRICT BUILDER OF FINE HOMES MASONRY & CARPENTRY WORK ALL WORK GUARANTEED Phone MO 8-2289 506 Palace St., Whitby DOR-MAR BEAUTY SALON Specializing in HAIR COLORING COLD WAVING & STYLING Phone MO 8-3992 OPEN EVENINGS WED., THURS. & FRI. CLOSED ALL DAY SAT. 121 Byron St. N., Whitby AU GEORGE HAMERS | PLUMBING & HEATING AIR CONDITIONING OIL BURNERS EAVESTROUGHING GENERAL SHEET METAL WORK 212 Brock St. S., Whitby Whitby | Cleaners & Dyers Phone MO 8-2345 FOR FREE PICK-UP OF YOUR FURS AND APPAREL We operate our own refrigerated storage TOMATIC HEATING UNITS Phone MO 8-3011 150 Colborne St. East PHONE MO 8-3301 | HILLCREST DAIRY " (Whitby) LTD, Featuring BULK TANK PICK-UP SERVICING Brooklin, Whitby, Ajax and District 308 Byron St. S., Whitby Bulganin, however, can be gay I | | I I] ALL GARMENTS FULLY INSURED I I | in a slightly roughhouse way. Fre-/ quently he seems to enjoy mussing the hair of one or two Western reporters and chuckles with delight when they bob and grin back. Khrushchev is a good drinking man but the whitehaired premier is right in his league. This cor- respondent has seen Bulganin toss off what must have been at least 15 martinis and leave under his own power, without weaving. Khruschev favors vodka and when he does get tipsy every- bodys ears prick up. He's out- HEARD'S TAXI ~ & CARTAGE TRUCKING - SAND GRAVEL - FILL Phone MO 8-3732 FOR PROMPT SERVICE 124 Brock St. N., Whitby GOLDEN GATE RESTAURANT TRY OUR TASTY CHINESE DISHES STEAKS and CHOPS Reasonable Prices Friendly Service Phone MO 8-2305 105 Brock St. S., Whitby HAROLD STACEY J. W. NEWMAN BUILDING CONTRACTOR COMMERCIAL -- INDUSTRIAL || RESIDENTIAL Let Us Help Plan Your Home On Our Choice Lots Phone MO 8-3203 1. 707 Walnut St, Whitby | | Il WHITE ROSE e FUEL OIL * STOVE OIL DIESEL OIL and GASOLINE MO 8-3291 P.O. Box 272 Whitby, Ontario spoken enough sober, and with a sheet or two windward he can be ROUSSEAU UPHOLSTERY Furniture and Furnishings Dealer for IMPERIAL FURNITURE VILAS FURNITURE STANDARD TUBING NESTING CHAIRS MARSHALL BEDDING DUNLOP PRODUCTS Phone MO 8-3483 216 Mary St, Whitby startling. He seems tactless and blunt, but he can be socially wily, too. Not long after his trip to the east with Bulganin, the two appeared at an Indian reception. Bulganin entered as usual, slowly and eliverately, | with his waddled in, shaking hands Khrushchev hosts. | drew | then WALTER WARD GEORGE'S FINA WHITBY BARGAIN CENTRE "When we are getting it for nothing, you are getting it for next to nothing," is the motte of one of Whitby's newest stores, the Whitby Bargain Centre, Brock Street N. And thot is exactly whet the sign means seys Albert Golinsky, proprietor. "We SANITARY SEPTIC TANK CLEANING NEW TANKS INSTALLED PROMPT SERVICE .SERVICE STATION WHITBY folded his hands prayerwise in the] operate on oa low margin of profit, depending on volume sales to make @ return on our Investment. There is no type of automobile service that George's Fina Service Station, located ot 932 Brock Street North, in Whitby is not pre- pared to handle efficiently and promptly. This busi is under the capabl 9 of Mr. George Pop , who blished this new and modern service station in September of last year. Mr. Popescu is very familiar with oll phases of service work, having over ten years practical experience. Lubrication, washing and car polishing are featured services at George's Fina Service Station. They employ only experienced men in order to render their customers a service that ranks second te none in the community. Here, too, one is able to purchase tires, batteries, along with many automobile accessories. If you are needing new tires, we suggest that you call in and discuss the matter with Mr. Popescu, who is prepared to make you @ generous allowance on your old tires. In. addition to the usual service station services, George's Fine Service Station make a speciaity of carburetor, electrical and motor tune-up work, and all work is done by licenced mechanics. Call in ot this new service station at your first opportunity end find out why customers are going back there again and again. [training of volunteer and regular Indian greeting fashion. AJAX (Timles-Gazette, Staff Re-| where cables had been broken. i to porter) -- The cause of the fire Over 100 lines were out of com- That destro; red the E. F. Fa mission including the Fire Hall and ompany's' factory on riday (Police Station and the short wave , : : : morning is still a mystery. Fire| radio. Marshal I wilice said sowent, y Chief Cecil Winter conducted an SUFFERS FOOT CUT ac. re Shspeciors ; 4 schools would be established in investigation, on Friday afternoon,| The only casualty was Fireman each of Ontario's 40 counties to and has( determined that the last| Ray Found who sustained a badly i i p ize person fo leave the building was pryised foot when a metal clad Bg fy : Songatdieed a cleaning woman, She left at 11 sliding door on a lumber shed | least two men from each muni- p.m. on Thursday. ; = a= | Came adrift from it's track and|cipal department would receive The alarm was phoned in at 5.35| dropped on. his foot. X-ray's show- instruction. These men in turn and the other in Picton am. Friday. by Mrs. R. J Minter of no broken bones. 'would train members of their > a resident of Kingscourt apart-| "Firemen worked all morning to own departments mets. At that time fre was break- extinguish lingering small fires! Turnbull addressed a mutual ing through the roof. Muffled ex-/among the debris. Fire Chie f|gjq meeting of the Oshawa, Ajgx, plpsions shook the timber structure| Winter said today that it was one|whitby. Beaverton and township and in a matter of minutes the|of those fires that had to burn it- fire departments. rusty. twocontirics oid secre will whole building was enveloped in|gelf out, The timber building and| He said the program is design: be lo He Sword will] flames and a pall of smoke extend-|aphundance of inflammable contents,| ed to teach the province's 11,000 hibits on display when the. New| ed miles out into Lake Ontario. with constant danger of serious|regular and volunteer firemen to|foundland museum opens ooh LAYS HIGH TRIBUTE injury from exploding chemicals| york together in times of emer-| It was used in 1696 ain Fire Chief Winter paid high tri- created a terrific hazard to the gency. [Nicholzs Peddle, a resident of hute to his men, All off duty fire- firemen. He said Ontario's fire hose Harbor Grace, to repel the only 'men returned to diy and the force] EARLY REPORTS EXAGGERAT- coupling standardization program Frenchman who succeeded in| of 20 volunteers fought valiantly to, Ep had been completed last year. It landing on Carbonear island from save a storage shed at the north Early reports of the financial was the only province or state an attacking warship. | side of the factory and the crippled oss were exaggerated. The com- in North America with standard-| Tocal historian A. O'Reilly said] HH 0 WA R D civilians building immediately east| pany's loss will be close to $200.000. | ized 'couplings. the sword 'represents more than| of the flaming structure. Two high The building owned by CMHC was Ae Rd M 0 T 0 R S pressure hose lines kept the build-| pot insured. It is government po- SETS MARLIN MARK foundland." He compared it to the ing soaked and except for someljjcy not to carry. insurance, SAN JUAN-(AP) -- A Brooklyn American flag which inspired WHITE ROSE PRODUCTS scorching and shattered windows The Dowty Equipment Company's man arrived early Thursday and Francis Scott Key to write the Specializing in the crippled civilians building is| carpenter 'shop, also a total loss| Loc (01d his hotel room would not|Song Star Spangled Banner, MOTOR REPAIRS AND unharmed. contained valuable woodworking|p. = eady for five hours. So he| 'Both the sword and the flag| REPLACEMENTS Hydro employees and helpers machinery, beside a large quan-| oo fishing -- and established a| typify the spirit of fighting peo- AT BEST PRICES cleared everything possible from tity of small tools. world record by catching a 756- ple," he said. | GOOD USED CARS Phone MO 8-2622 620 Dundes St. Eost Phone MO 8-2563 204 Chestnut St. N., Whitby The Bargain Centre, the first store of its kind to open in Whitby, carries @ k line of ing apparel for men, ladies and children, including footweer. The store is op d a man who should be well versed in what is required in the French Sword | ir ams To i' Sate 2 Youth Guild Garments, in Toronto. He is by trade a designer of To Be Put ladies apparel and to add to his experience, has in recent years In Museum operated stores similar to "the Bargain Centre, one in Barrie ST. JOHN'S, Nfld. (CP) -- A GEORGE'S FINA SERVICE STATION (Geo. Popescu, Mgr.) LUBRICATION -- WASHING CARBURETOR & ELECTRICAL And MOTOR TUNE-UPS LICENSED MECHANICS | Phone MO 8-4232 "Hoping for @ large volume of sales to compensate us for the low prices offered here," says Mr. Golinsky, "we believe that any customer who shops for the family in the Bargain Centre will save ebout $40 for every $100 spent here. Our merchandise is the same as carried in any exclusive store but is marked down here from 25 to 50 percent." ! Employed on the sales staff of the Centre is Mrs. M Mcintosh, of Whitby. 932 Brock St. N., Whitby STAFFORD BROTHERS MONUMENTAL WORKS MANUFACTURERS OF CEMETERY MEMORIALS Member of The Canadion Association of Memorial Craftsmen DISTRIBUTOR FOR ROCK OF AGES BARRE GRANITE MO 8-3552, Whitby BRAMLEY Motor Sales Ltd. (C. Anderson, Mgr.) Mercury - Lincoln - Meteor Meteor Trucks Sales & Service 0.K. USED CARS TEXACO PRODUCTS Phone MO 8-3757 209 Dundes St. W. Whitby, Ontario WHITBY BARGAIN CENTRE | Our Motto Is "SATISFACTION" OR CASH MONEY REFUNDED MEN'S, LADIES' and CHILDREN'S WEAR Something for Everyone in the Fam Top Quality, Bottom Prices Phone MO 8.4081 118 Brock St. North JERRY'S Men's & Boys' Wear (G. R. Gray, Prop.) \ SPECIAL! SPRING WINDBREAKERS MEN'S -- From . BOYS' -- From Phone MO 8-3584 137 Brock St. S., Whitby VIGOR OIL COMPANY DOMINION ROYAL TIRES The Best Deal On NEW & USED TIRES Phone MO 8-3644 Brock St. N., Whitby The Duich-Toko Store Imported Food Products Specializing in Recipes of DUCH COOKIES & PASTRY OLD DUTCH COUNTRY STYLE COLD MEATS IMPORTED CIGARS Phone MO 8-3021 103 Colborne St. W., Whitby | the hydro garage and warehouse It is five years since Ajax has i ¥ testt The weapon was given to the leh ee oiaely in the path of had a major je. Jue ast one] ound marlin on an 90-pound- tes museum by the Peddle family of the flames across the road was in 1951 when Aveco Acoustic ' " ; Bristol's Cove at Harbor Grace, A fleet of Bell Telephone service Tile Company caught fire in the Aller Sherman, 2, did not know descendants of Capt. Peddle. It has trucks were rushed to the scene night. Damage amounted to $20,000. until Yriday tha been in the Peddle family for 260 ceeded the previous mark because | scales at the dock where his boat Y®ars: Drv H pounds, Tho ola, mars. was set by rvest Of Last Year z IY fa e FOR MISSED Hard On Rusty Grain Beetle as" ™ "| pApgrs .n 300 and their stored grain regularly by e taking samples or its temperature. IN AJAX I PATTERSON ELECTRONICS | | custom Hi-Fi SOUND ll I [ wiLbe ELECTRIC (Russ Wilde, Prop.) For Adequate Wiring HOUSE WIRING A SPECIALTY COMMERCIAL -- DOMESTIC PHONE MO 8-3174 1107 Henry Street Whitby, Ontario W. E. MILLER BUILDER OF FINE HOMES iol & R Construction of All Types of Buildings From Ground to Roof Phone MO 8-2939 1805 Dufferin St, Whitby P.A. SYSTEMS Cc GUARANTEED SERVICE ON ALL MAKES OF TELEVISION AND RADIOS | RECORD PLAYERS Phone MO 8-2711 107 Colborne St. W., Whitby Jlagus the farmers for the next pable of laying betwe Mrs. Henry Sears in June, 1939. Canadian Press Staff Writer 400 eggs during her year lifetime. 2% Hh ¢ WINNIPEG (CP)--Tiny insects The larv .e start giving off heat If infestation is suspected the grain Phone 'hat claim squatters' rightS inside as they grow. A colony of larvae is fumigated. : : ; "i " wog The fumigant is supplied in tough grain kernels will find a produces a hot spot in the| 17 ! dy bi of board and room this stored rain in which the tempera-| liquid form and sprayed over the If you have not received your Times-Gazette by 7 P.M., Cell - ture may rise as high as 125 de. &rain. The resultant gas seeps I AJAX TAXI I By WALTER GRA. J. P. ALLAN REAL ESTATE BROKER Phone MO 8-3322 Always Available 24-HOUR SERVICE GENERAL INSURANCE 104 Dundas St. W., Whitby | na chol in 1955 reduced the quantities of GROWS IN KERNEL | Insects og Mh . tough grain, uncounted thousands, When the larva becomes an adult lite ied pop of bushels of which have been in-|it crawls out of the kernel and The damaged grain is. cleaned fested in recent years, cutting the| finds a mate and the cycle begins| Ne I) Tags 1 5F RS aed grain's value and increasing the again. ana soc as the h odin ne = work of the grain storers. The two fungus beetles operate| BIARAIY OF 18 Clete C isins br Fred L. Watters, officer in in much the same way, said Mr. od i une os, Sunts an 4 charge of tue federal government's Watters, while the mites prefer tol ¢ ie gozens 2 Lr y: 40 Pp stored products insect laboratory! sect up housekeeping between the OF 1 . FAST FROZEN LOCKER SERVICE COMMUNITY FOOD CENTRE County Feir Steak Service For R: , Lunch C Hotels. 173 Brock N. MO 8-3664 Whitby Fesisanriss ARMSTRONG ELECTRONIC SERVICE TELEVISION -- RADIO AND SOUND SYSTEMS EXPERTLY REPAIRED SOUND SYSTEMS INSTALLED AND RENTED INDUSTRIAL ELECTRONICS 37 Station Plaza Phone 791 AJAX, Ontario SIMPSON'S - WO0O0D PRODUCTS Plywoods - Power Tools Custom-Built Gupboards WHITBY WELUING WORKS ELECTRIC & ACETYLENE Portable Equip , O Iron Work, Steel Building Linters, Trailer Frames Built. Phone MO 8-2681 Cor. Brock St. N. & Palmerston Grain experts say a dry harvest grees fahrenheit | down into the pil» and chokes the All calls must be placed before 7:30 P.M. ONE-STOP I HOME IMPROVEMENT CENTRE | Phone 1032 HARWOOD AVE. N., its | AJAX | In Ajax It's The TOWN TOGGERY and | TOWN TOGGERY | BEAUTY SALON | PHONE AJAX 236 | BOB'S GARAGE WM. WINTER BODY WORK - WELDING GENERAL CONTRACTOR Specializing in ALL KINDS OF FIELD STONE WORK, ' FIREPLACES, STONE- WORK AND MASONRY. NEW AND REPAIR WORK RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL MO 8-3805 R.R. 1, Whitby WALKER"S SERVICE STATION YOUR IMPERIAL ESSO. DEALER Lubrication - Washing Free Pick-up and Delivery HARWOOD & STATION RD. Phone 20 Ajax; Ont. R. J. HARDING | CONTRACTORS | | I | | SEPLEBRVERENSREREBRATNETRRY | | They are found mauny 1 south-{1954 crop earlier than usual and | | ern Manitoba and Saskatchewan. | had to store damp, or tough grain. |[§| Like the other insects, this beetle been only one or two complaiils, builds up its forces in residue| The rusty grain beetle first || i . grain ly'ng on the ground or be-| made its appearance in Canada in [fl Featuring: Jack Kingston, Wally Traugott TUESDAY, MAY 8th in Winnipeg, listed the invaders kernels. , as the rusty grain beetle, two Insect infestation reached MENT types of fungus hoet's i mites. | peak in 1955. after farmers, fear- | RETURN ENGAGE ; i harvested their |} SEVEN-UP PRESENTS The most annoying is the rusty | The insects prefer tough grain. | | grain beetle, a reddish-brown in- No great problems are expected | | | sect about one-sixteenth of an inch| this year. The farmers harvested || | Restir grannies js Sater an jal is believed lo Lave been | Builders and Developers proaches, e beetle takes to the|broug across » | hry air and heads for the granaries,|the United States. | of Modern Communities Specializing in RANCH STYLE Admission $1. Per Person BUNGALOWS Dancing 9:C0 to 12:30 Sponsored By IOOF Phone MO 8-2716 Whitby Specializing in WHITE METAL | DUCO & DULUX PAINTING | REGENT GAS & OILS f PHONE MO 8-2797 840 Brock St. N., Whitby FEIT TROUBLESOME BEETLE early frosts, | long |a dry crop and so far there have With The MAINSTREETERS ! wiggling through cracks or drop-| WARTIME PROBLEM e ping down elevator shafts to the It became a problem during the mountain of grain inside Second World War in the huge The female beetle sharpens her | stocks of stored grain but as the || razor-like teeth on the grain ker-|old grain began moving the rusty il nel then starts chewing her way grain beetle's numbers dropped. |} inside. The kernel becomes an in-| The beetle became a chronic pest | | cubator for her larvae--she is ca- again in 1951 and continued to In Whitby It's The BEAUTY CLINIC Hair Stylists 119 Ferguson Phone MO 8-3061