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" w + DRAMATIC RESULT OF EROSION AT BONNIE BRAE POINT a castout, it foreshadows what| year over a long period of time. _ Erosion picks its victims in. discriminately, Until last week this was a valued shade tree growing 40 feet above Lake On- tario at Bonniebrae Point, N could happen to homes at the | point, Jack Aldwinckle, who has a home about 50 feet back from the cliff, said estimated erosion is about six inches a However, it is not a steady pro- cess, The earth goes Ih large lumps. About four years ago one chunk weighed over 100 | tons, Mr. Aldwinckle said peo- ple usually think it is the waves that cause the erosion. This § not true, It is the wind that | | dries the earth until it cracks and falls away. --Oshawa Times Photo. Housing A victory dinner to commemo- rate the official completion of Lawlor Homebuilders Co-opera- tive Ltd, will be held at 6.30 p.m. Saturday in St. Gregory's audi torium, The 30-home development was completed last November. Lo- cated on the southwest corner of Garrard and Rossland roads, it features single - family all-brick price range. Rev. J. E, Lawlor, founder and guiding light of three as tive home developments in Osh- awa, will be a guest at the din- ner. He is now assistant-pastor at the Church of St. John Chrysos- tom in Newmarket and held a similar position at St. Greg- ory's Church prior to moving to his new location last August, HONORED GUESTS Other honored guests who will speak briefly include Hon, M. B. Dymond, , provincial Minister of Health and Welfare; Most Rev. F. A. Marocco, Auxiliary Bishop of Toronto; Very Rev, P. Dwyer, pastor of The Church of St. Gregory the Great and Rev, N. J. Gignac, pastor of 8t. Mary Plans Banquet dwellings in the $0000 to $12,000 a N.|St. Gregory's Co-op president; R. Co-op of its type to be completed in Oshawa since Father Lawlor be- gan the movement shortly after his arrival at St, Gregory's in 1953. The first Sherwood Park Co-operative, numbered 24 homes and was finished in 1955. Wylde- wood Heights, with 18 units, was completed in November of 1957. PLAN FOURTH PROJECT A fourth housing co-op, to be 's, will be- gin next month. It will be located south of the Lawlor co-op and will have 22 homes, The land has been purchased and will be de- loped a perative basis by the 22 shareholders involved prior to building. Special guests at the banquet include people who have assisted in one way or another. They are T. V. Kelly, solicitor for the Law- lor co-op; W. A. Heron, Brooklin; J. McKay, assistant manager of the Oshawa branch of Central Mortgage and Housing Corporh- tion; M. Hedge, CMHC chief in- spector in Oshawa; W. Puchalski, Harbormaster Lloyd H, Gif- ford is looking forward to the opening of the navigation sea- son at' Oshawa Harbor this weekend. He expects that the LeBlanc, Bolton; W. O'Neil, Sher- wood Park Coup President and G. E. Jennings, Wyldewood Co-op of the People Rectory. Lawlor Homebuilders Co-opera tive Ltd. is the third develop + president, The dance will be held after| the quet. ALWAYS ON ALERT 'City Authorities Watch 'Milk And Food Quality | provincial level, Dr. Watt and his| federal law says no meat may be How tight are Oshawa's laws governing the purity of food? Could the city, for example, go in Philadelphia two weeks ago? A child there died of food poisoning. Several other people showing the same symptoms as the child -- a weird bluish cast to the skin--were rushed to hospital and treated successfully Each had eaten flounder a few hours previously. The fish was stat work with both agencies. | The question of preservatives in through an experience suffered|fresh foods, for instance, is a fed.| sold that has not been inspected. The big abattoirs are inspected federally, but unless there are | eral responsibility under the Food|local bylaws the small slaughter- and Drug Act, RETAILER CAUTIONED Only Thursday, Dr. Watt and |houses go unchecked. In Oshawa there are such by- laws. Three slaughterhouses have beeri closed within the past nine [the federal inspector for the area yo... "Only one now remains in [found preservatives in hamburg: |er 'being sold by a local retailer, |The retailer pleaded ignorance of the law. He was cautioned. An- traced and was found to contain|oier cuch offence and the retail: doses of sodium nitrite preserva-| tive. Philadelphia's food regula. tions forbid preservatives in fish. Ber STRINGENT LAWS Despite fairly stringent laws-- federal, provincial and local--all- ments resulting from impure food or from unsanitary conditions er will probably be prosecuted, How can the housewife suspect there are preservatives in the meat she buys? If she has had the meat at home for three or four days at room temperature or under nor- mal refrigeration and it fails to surrounding the handling of food discolor, remaining the same are possible in Oshawa. Some years ago 60 people - vestigations 'were fy halk eve: but they point ed toward some form of con. tamination in the gravy served. Dr. J. E. Watt, formerly known as the city's food inspector but] now carrying out the same duties under the title of supervisor of environmental sanitation, said it was the only outbreak of its nature in 10 years. But he be- lieved there must have been many other individual cases which never came to his atten. tion, Dr. Watt and his hard - worked staff of two inspectors are re | healthy - looking pink as the day she bought it, the chances are it Fin ht unpreserved fresh meat after a few a ly A 'woman with such a suspicion called Dr. Watt's office last year. Her meat was still fresh - looking after three days; it gave off no odor, It was found to contain preservatives. How dangerous are preserva- tives? In large enough doses they can cause sickness. The objection to preservatives in "safe' doses is that the public is being de- frauded. Dr. Watt has found no evi: dence of it in Oshawa, but he has heard of cases in other parts of the province where unscrupulous sponsible for the enforcement of city bylaws controlling foodstuffs | meat vendors buy stock that has died from natural or causes un. and their handling -- In addition known at prices as low as four to dozens of other chores affect. | Ing the public health and wel fare, Some 1 spects of food control are dealt with on a federal and against this kind of practice. A| cents a pound, dress it up with preservatives and sell it at regu- lar prices to an unwary public. There are several checks COMING EVENTS RUMMAGE and bake sale, Saturday April 11, at Council Chambers, Whitby 10 am to 3 pm. auspices Catholic Women's League 8a TT | BINGO At ST. JOHN'S HALL | { (corner of Bloor & Simcoe) | FRIDAY -- 8 PM | 20 Games -- $6 ond $8 : 5-~$40 Jackpots nlf ee-------- TURKEY SUPPER to be held in Salvation Army Citadel (corner of Oak and Simcoe St.) on SAT, APRIL ith, from 4 pm. to 7 | p.m Admission: Adults | $1.50 -- Children 75c. | | BINGO Coronation Orange Temple SATURDAY, APRIL 11 20 Regular Games Share the Wealth 4-340 Jackpots to go. 1--$150 Special to go. TAKE OFF POUNDS SENSIBLY Meet every Tuesday night at | 8:30 pm. at CRA, Bldg, 100 Gibb Street, Oshawa. If you have a weight problem, [ call RA 5.7818 or RA 5.5782 | "THE KINSMEN CLUB OF WHITBY { Invites the men of the district to A MILLIONAIRE'S NIGHT at the Whitby Legion Hall, Friday, April 10 : at 8.30 p.m. i COME AND ENJOY - GAMES OF CHANCE--REFRESHMENTS ADMISSION $1.00 A NIGHT OF FUN 83b U.AW. SOFTBALL LEAGUE DANCE U.AW. Hall, 44 Bond St. East SATURDAY, APRIL 11, 1959 From 9.00 p.m $2.00 per couple Refreshments to 12:00 p.m. Bernard Tierney | and prizes. OSHAWA TOPS. | ii area and it is regularly in- spected. | Regular tours of Oshawa retail establishments are made to see |that carcasses do bear the stamp of approval. Ninety-nine per cent of the meat sold locally comes abat- {from federally inspected |toirs, | But there are loopholes. There |1s, for example, no way of tell ing if meat has been inspected |once it has been chopped into saleable proportions. Neither is there any sure way of detecting the presence of undesirable meats in cooked form, such as bologna. You could be Suting horseflesh, but it isn't likely if you bought your sausage from a reputable store, | The weakest defence offered by |the law against impure meat is in connection with poultry. It | would require a large inspection staff and considerable expense to check all the small poultry farms. The big poultry selling com- panies have their own inspectors. The small retailer buying from the small farmer has little or no protection, In the United States in 1057 the majority of food poisoning |cases were attributed to poultry. Pat Clark, vice t of the Sh strict councll, initiated the char. ROTS Club Serves) Club nesday « night when St. Paul's Ajax AOTS Club, The officers of the new orga Jr., past president; Cy Powel president; Harry Souch, and Bob Dalziel, treasurer. The aim of the organization to promote Christian fellowshi to deepen the spiritual life program of Christian service, Past president Jim Souch explains the purpose of meeting. Don Traviss, president of the St. Paul's Ajax, Club, tendered a vote of thanks to the ladies who served the dinner. Howard Philp, vice president of the Ajax club, ed In a sing-song: while Lloyd (Pike of Ajax, conducted the de- votional, ter members of the new club and Wilf. Balmer, another vice presi- dent of the district council, in- stalled the new officers. Jack Simons, president of the Ajax club, welcomed the new club and presented the charter to Cyril Powell, Harry Smith, presi. dent of the St. Paul's AOTS Club, presented a gavel to the new president of the King Stfeet group. |izers have, according to Dr. Watt, placed Oshawa highest of any area in Ontario for the purity "We couldn't begin to give Osh- awa protection in this field, be- cause poultry sold here comes from hundreds of sources," Dr. Watt said. EATING ESTABLISHMENTS But the biggest problem con- |fronting the department is the| sanitary control of eating estab: lishments. These are governed by provincial regulations, but in| spected on a local basis. buildings on which the owners {don't wish to spend much money. Others are reluctant to spend money on new sanitation equip- ment and methods for fear of in- creasing their prices. There are two phases to this form of control -- making res- 84p/taurant operators comply with | -- the law; educating them in the| proper handling of food. Everyone who handles food to be consumed by the public is re- |quired to have a chest X-ray every two years. The cost is ab- sorbed by the Ontario County TB Association, | Dr. Watt, however, sees little value in this process. |ment said by some circles to be "A person can be fine one day| and have a strep throat the next," he remarked. Oshawa City Council will this vear be asked to approve a by- law extending control to private cafeterias, such as the ones oper- ated by business enterprises for their staffs, |VENDING MACHINES Also up for approval will be a bylaw giving the department power to inspect food - vending machines which are gaining prominence in the city. This question, as related to machines which sell hot foods, is of the greatest importance. The food has to be kept at tempera- tures under 50 or over 150 degrees fof its milk, Raw milk samples are taken from every dairy farm at least once a month and from dairies weekly, Regular tests are made {at every pasteurization plant. | The local standard set for bai [teriological content metre. In 99 per cent of Oshawa milk supply the maximum usually under 3000 per c.c. % | A butterfat content of 3.25 per Some eating places are in old| cant js mandatory under bylaws. | Most dairies put in a little more [to increase taste appeal. | FLAVOR CHECKED "Milk," said Dr, Watt, "may {be up go five days old by the |time it reaches the home so it must be good at all stages of its production." Flavor, too, is checked, Com- | plaints of poor flavor usually come in winter when barns are shut up tight and poor ventilation results, This winter, though, there have been no ¢ laint Formed Here The first AOTS (As One That in Oshawa was chartered in Centennial Hall at King Street United Church Wed. the King Men's Club was chartered by the izations are: Rev. M, A. Bury, honorary president; J. M. Souch, vice president; Pat Tresise, secretary men and to develop an effective the King Street United Church Men's Club Introduced the vests, the On Sunday, April 12, His Wor. ship Mayor Lyman A, Gifford will open Canadian Library Week at 8.15 p.m. in the auditorium of the McLaughlin Public Library, This will be the first nation. wide week ever to be observed in Canada, and in Oshawa it is hoped that it will not oniy pro- mote the use of the library and general reading, but will also serve to bring Canadians new and old into a closer unity and understanding. Highlights of the week will be evening entertainments by New Canadian groups in the city, who have spent considerable time and effort planning informal evenings to show their own cultural back- grounds with music, dancing, films, talks, etc. Watch for an- nouncements of each evening's entertainment in the press. The week will open with a Hebrew evening on Sunday and will continue with Hungarian, German, and Ukrainian nights, British and Canadian night will P, of of . Mayor Will Open Library Week to the country and be the final Saturday, April 18, NEED PUBLIC SUPPORT entertainment on It is hoped that as many Ca- nadians as possible will come to one or more of these evenings visitors will be shown the methods by which a book is pro- cessed from order room to shelf, All new memberships will be free for the duration of Library Week, and on Thursday, April 16, no fines will be charged for over- due books. Now is the time to round up those long-lost volumes and return them with no ques- tions asked! Special displays have been ar- ranged and these include a most interesting one featuring Eskimo art. Booklists on various |; subjects, and lists of long-playing records, will be supplied on re- quest, SPECIAL ATTRACTIONS The children's department has special attractions to offer, On Monday mothers of pre-school children are invited to a Story hour at 10.30 a.m. Puppet shows 'are scheduled for Friday at 7.30 p.m. and Saturday at 10.30 a.m,, and there will be a special show- |! ing of films on Saturday at 2.30 p.m. Parents who have a problem deciding which books make suit- able reading for their children will be interested in the model library display which will have sections for all ages. Oshawa school children have sent in ex- t these to show {ation of the enthusiasm ave These brought to Library Wi and the color with which they enrich Canadian national life. evenings will take place in the auditorium at 8 pm., and there will be no charge for ad- mission, In the main library, there will be conducted tours daily throughout the week, when their ap-| handicrafts which will also be of various forms of on display. Library Week has been plan- ned jointly by civic officials, New Canadian groups and members of the library board and staff; we hope that all Canadians will take advantage of the arrangements made for their entertainment and will come out in force to make the week a real success. Township Over Barrel | COLUMBUS (Staff) -- John O. Whiting ~ppeared before East Whitby Township Council Thurs- day night to ask if council had received any word from the Osh- awa Pgblic Utilities Commission rega dents near ceiving water from the city. the possibility of resi- Camp Samac re- Reeve Walter Beath told Mr. Whiting that the council is over a barrel. water and we cannot force the issue. We would be dependant upon them for sewers," he said. "They won't give us Reeve Beath also stated that the city has residents who are without water and they would be aking an awful ride if residents outside the city received water first, Wilfred Pascoe, a former mem- ber of council and a resident in son not 8 of the St. Lawrence Seaway will result in larger ship visit. Shipping expected to begin this weekend at Oshawa Harbor, Harbormas- ter Lloyd H, Gifford announced Thursday, It is anticipated that the first ship to dock at the har- bor will be loaded with fuel oil or coal, The ship captain will re- ceive the traditional silk hat as has been the case for many years, Mr, Gifford became harbor- master in 1926, filling a vacancy created when Jackson Smith, the harbormaster at that time, died. Mr. Gifford has seen many changes in the harbor in the in- tervening years. "When I first became harbor- master, he said, "'no boats ever came into the harbor. He com- ted that his duties at that P n L a Si 0 his area, "This sewage business is for the birds, If we residents are willing to raise the amount of money need- ed to cover the costs of getting the water, I am sure we would receive backing from the provin- cial government and get water within six months." Reeve Beath said that if would not be too long before sewers would be needed. "The trouble s,"" he said, 'Garrard Road and Whitby township are both after water from the City of Oshawa." He also commented that the Oshawa PUC will not deal with individuals, but with the munici pality. "We would then have to set up a PUC of our own," he said. Council received a letter from the Oshawa PUC advising that water will not be to resi. dents adjoining the watermain. CELEBRATING BIRTHDAYS Congratulations and best wishes to the following resi- dents of Oshawa and district amp Samac Complains About Local Skeet Club COLUMBUS (Staff)--Blake Mc- Coy told members of East Whit. is a maxi mum of 10,000 per cubic centi- by Township council here Thurs: day night that he has been hit several times 'in the back and face with discharged pellets from shotgun blasts. Mr, McCoy, ac- 0 0 L] Mr, McCoy stated that the shells are not supposed to be dangerous after they travel 300 yards. However, "he said, they hurt, and that he bore the marks several weeks later. He said there was a possibility that chil dren ki along the road companied by John Tn asked council to make the Osh- awa Skeet and Gun Club move from its present premises on the council Coy said: "creating a He t club shoots every day untii dark and every Wednesday and Sun- day "Durin ance, National Stud Farm, When Reeve Walter Beath ask- i) ed on what grounds could the put them out, Mr. Mec- public nuis- d that the could be hit in the eyes. Reeve Walter Beath comment: ed that this club creates a lot less damage than those people who climb over fences to shoot woodchucks, Former Deputy-reeve Wilfred Pascoe, who attended council on ther matter, commented that 8 the summer, they con. Strontium-90? The city is not set up to test milk or any other products for this radio-active ele- alarmingly present in southern Canada and the northern U.S. Presumably, t would come under the heading of national de- fence and thus be a federal mat- ter. The health department has recelved no official information indicating its presence or other- wise in food products consumed locally. Summing up the city's food. health position, Dr. Watt said: "We are not policemen. Our first and biggest job is to educate food producers, ve "ors and handlers in the hows ar 1 whys of our pro- gram. We have a good program and in some respects we are go- ing to toughen it." He added, significantly: "But there are some who can't be edu- Fahrenheit, otherwise the bacter- iological ~ontent could multiply and cause serious infection if| CONTROL _OF MILK Milk control is one of the big- gest jobs handled by Dr. Watt's department. Tuberculin testing is a federal responsibility; brucellosis exam- inations are a provincial matter. The Oshawa Board of Health supervises the sanitary conditions under which milk is produced and deals with bacterial content. Tight controls and co-operation by the producers and pasteur- eaten, | But there is no control over] food served by church and chari.| table organizations. Nor is there likely to be. cated. For them we have the big stick." fj = as s ss i $EF g § { 8 H : i z E H Fe the council would have a lot of trouble trying to prove nuisance value, He said that the club has been established two years of in through permissi the and it would not be fair to just who are celebrating birthdays today: 3 eter Calvert, RR 3, Oshawa; Edward Cher- ry, 360 Verdun road; John M. G. Stezik, Jr,, 739 Albert street; Jacqueline MacDon- ald, RR 1, Oshawa; Donald Flint, 249 Windsor avenue; Mrs. May Reeves, RR 1, Osh- awa; Terry Smith, 124, La- Salle avenue; Mrs, Vernon Stapley, 515 Ortono avenue; Judy Carr, 318 Lakeshore; Mrs. Gordon McKnight, 54 Brock street west; Dr, C. O. Miller, 782 Bessborough drive; Andrew D. Young, 84 Oshawa boulevard; Fred Woolley, 493 Beurling avenue. The first five persons to in- time were merely to collect fees for cottages situated on govern- ment property. When the present harbor was opened for navigation in 1930, manufacturing companies began shipping automobiles, sheet metal, chemicals, and also re- ceived raw materials from other ports. Mr. Gifford said that from 1930 to 1936 this was a flourishing business, however, it came to an abrupt end, "Now there is nothing shipped out of Oshawa, he stated. BASIN TOO SMALL Commenting on the opening of the St. Lawrence Scaway, Mr. Gifford said, "I can't gee for life of me how they are going i et ocean going ships into Bahawn Harvor. The basin is not large enough for this type of boat. He also stated that there are no facilities available Will Open Soon coal. one of the hazards at the relates to people who do not Xk after their boats tied to the wall, po a. struction pany is slog 5. " Sabre nog ads ' Season The 1059 navigation season is the first boat of the year is ex- : ected to arrive this weekend. A - special ceremony is being plans; ed by His Worshi yman A. Gifford whe rrives. Mr. Gifford also said' that the Mayor the boat Oshawa Harbor is navigable all» winter, The ships carry mostly ° coal and oil. Last year the larg. .« est boat to dock at the harbor was the "Sierra from the United tates. This boat was carryifg 4248 tons of coal. A Canadiam * ship was almost as large, carriv"" ing 4200 tons, This ship was the * Midland Prince. ' N10 72 SHIPS IN 1958 Fin Last year, 72 boats entered the : harbor. Of, this number 18 were il boats. The balance carried: Mr. Gifford is primarily 'a'* farmer and being harborma " is just a sideline, He was born fn Oshawa and lives on Farewell St, * near the harbor, : The wharfinger is Gordon Robs inson, who succeeded the late A." John Graves. It is tne wharf] w ers duty to alot space to private companies and be responsible : collecting certain dues. Mr. Gifford commented ks a y * ol Presently the McNamara 3 feet of "dredging. However, 100,000 cubic feet was fi This years contract leaves 40,000'! cubic feet to be dredged. at the harbor for handling freight "RL if they could get into the harbor. A harbormaster is appointed by the federal government and his duties include collecting har- bor dues and keeping the harbor clear of obstacles. A ship dock- ing in any Canadian port is com- pelled to pay a harbor fee twice, After paying twice, the ship is allowed to dock free for the re mainder of the year Mr. Gifford commented that URGES ECONOMIC AID TORONTO (CP) -- Governor G. Mennen Williams of Michigan has proposed a $5,000,000-a-year economic aid program for un- derdeveloped countries including surpluses as well as cash. He suggested to the Empire Club of Canada Thursday the program, operated by the United Nations could get $3,000,000,000 from the U.S, and Canada, Western Eur- ope and Japan could pay the LOUIS TAILOR SHOP. MOVING TO |: 4 ALBERT ST, FROM 215 KING ST .E J, . Opening. APRIL 1st LOUIS SCHUBERGER All types of téiloring done at 'reasonable prices. RA 8-0971 balance. form The Oshawa Times of their birthdays each day will receive double tickets to The Regent Theatre good for a four-week period. The current attraction is "Some Came Running', : Reports on birthdays will be received only between the hours of 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. up and ask them to move out. "There is another gun club in '|the township that would have to be closed up too, if you did that," he said, SEEK SUNDAY QUIET Mr. McCoy said that not only AEFI g # : i= £1 i ; I | : | | £3 SALESMAN -- WANTED 4 1 ive C [J A prog Life vn hporiunlty sveileble toro sslssman y hes en ot with or without ille Applicant should be between and new business. particulars to Box No, 903. We do not have @ full-time representative in ages 25 and 45, Organizing r long with people are essential as there will be ample opportunity for promotion to manage- . There are @ large number of policyholders for service All applications will be held in strict confidence. Send full SS ---- ------------------------------------ Fur Storage ON THE PREMISES No Notice required when Furs are desired. FOR . FREE PICKUP PHONE RA 5-6312 MORRISON FURS 12 KING WEST -- OSHAWA up his dogs for him," he said. "I told him that if I got hold of his dogs they wouldn't be in any con- dition for him to want them back. T would be shooting, but it wouldn't be at skeets." A letter was received by the Sunday School asking that the club refrain from "shooting on Sunday as it is detrimental to the Lord's Day. VW 4 NOL 1061 RAVINE ROAD THE FOOD PLAN THAT OSHAWA REPRESENTATIVE STAN BRYNING CHAMBERS CRIRVENE 0} 3.8070 Th of 3:53] o Jen EN ITSELF RA 8-5358 FOOD § CLUB 0) GRR K:T: A whole new way of living EX KASSINGER. CONSTRUCTION LIMITED IN OSHAWA'S FINEST ESTATE SPECTACULAR Beau Valley A