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) ' --_ Ene GREENWOOD PUBLIC SCHOOL IN Will Celebrate | Centenary In June | GREENWOOD (Staff) On June 18, Greenwood Public School will be 160 years oid, The hamlet of Greenwood will attract hun- dreds of visitors to celebrate the centennial. The most important guest of the day, if he can be present, the Hon. John Diefenbaker, who attended the school when his fa- ther was principal. The prime minister has writ ten the committee in charge of the centennia! and promised that he will be present if his itinerary will permit. DIEFENBAKER WAS PUPIL The prime minister attended the school for part of the 1899-1900 term. When he visited the school in 1957 during his nation-wide election campaign, he told the gathering thai his mother sent him off to school with his father, as a disciplinary measure. "And there I sat," he said, "under the eagle eye of my dad, and I behaved." Mr. Diefenbaker's father moved to Todmorden the next year and he taught there several years before moving to the west. HIVE OF ACTIVITY Greenwood, 100 years ago was| a hive of activity from a com-| mercial standpoint. Today, there is only one general store. | 1860, Greenwood three distilleries, a employed four women, the only telegraph office between Oshawa and Toronto, two mills, a shoe- maker, three hotels, two black- smiths, a harness and cooper"s shop. The latter made the rels for f10 ur that was shipped from the local mills all over the country. Back in the 1830's and 1840's, Interment was in Mount Lawn ters, Mrs this community was known as Norwood, but later took the name| of Greenwood from family long associated with milling business. Miss Edna Green, a descendant of this fam- ily, still resides at Greenwood. PIONEER FAMILIES Early names around Green- wood were the Browns, Sadlers, Byers, Clarks, Wilsons and Middletons. Many of their de- scendants will be present at the centennial. The present school building built on the site of the Greenwood school. Originally it was one classroom, now divided into two rooms. Brick for the present structure came from the Adamson brickyard, just east of the village. The mill rate for 1860 for school purposes was. five mills. The old school bell was brought from Toronto to Frenchman's Bay hy boat and then to Greenwood by gf hcrse and wagon. The bell $105.18 and residents were asked to contribute to defray its cost According to the school minute books of that time only $95.02 was collected. $320 PER YEAR The land was purchased from E. Jackson for $49.47 and the late Motors for 20 years prior to his €ight routine calls during who later be- popular towuship clerk, was the' teacher hired for the term of 1860 at a salary of $320 per year, half payable on Donald Beaton came the very hoy elle H. Magee, who died at the| July 12 and the balance on Dec 24, The records show that for his second term he was paid ninety pounds, rather than in dollars and cents. In 1860 there were 112 taxpay- ers but only about 90 famiiies in the school section today. After S appa ao o mainly because of its location, was not to become the hive of i dustry that was earlier forecast for its future, many persons for various reasons moved away. 35 MEN ENLISTED During the Fenian an armories was established at Greenwood and 55 Greenwood men took part in the fighting against the raiders. Miss Mae Brown, a descendant of many generations who have lived in Greenwood attended the school under John Diefenbaker's ather. Miss Brown the local correspondent for The Times At present there are 55 pupils attending Greenwood school. The principal is Mrs. Glynn (Mildred) Eastwood, herself a former pupil The junior teacher is Miss Elva Stearman. | OBITUARIES FUNERAL OF MRS. LESLIE H. MAGEE The memorial service for Mrs. {family residence, 34 Grassmere| |St., Thursday, April 14, in her| 60th year, was held at the Arm- {strong Funeral Home at 2 p.m. _| Saturday, April 16. Rev, R. E. Dargan, pastor of the Oshawa Free Methodist Church, conducted the services. | Cemetery. The pallbearers were Kenneth the Green Cook, Earl Richards, Roy Groat, win (Eunice the Fred Coyston, Leslie Magee and five grandchildren. Jack Magee. | FUNERAL OF EMANUEL JAMES HURVID The memorial service for Emanuel James Hurvid, who died at the General Motors south lant Thursday. April 14, in his 59th vear, was held at the Arm strong Funeral Home at 3.15 p.m. Saturday. April 16 S. G. Saywell, lay nastor of St Stephen's United Church, con jucted the services. Interment was in Mount Lawn Cemetery The pallbearers were David Hutcheon, George Bone, Harry Beauchamp, Frank Crawford David Wragg and John Sanders WILLIAM GEORGE WILSON In poor health for two year William George Wilson, 133 Mill 5t., died at the Oshawa General cost Hospital Saturday, April 16. He McKinnon, was in his 71st year Born Aug. 8, 1889. in Cart: wright Township, Durham Coun- ty. Mr. Wilson was married in Lindsay Aug. 25, 1915. A resident of Oshawa for 20 vears, Mr. Wil son was an employee of General retirement The deceased was a member of Ulster Lodge, LOL and of the Black Preceptory He is survived by his wife, the COMING EVENTS | CPT BINGO tonight, 20 games $6 and $8. Five games $25. One $150 Spe. cial. Share the Wealth. Corner of Al bert and Jackson WOODVIEW PARK | MONSTER BINGO $1,300 PRIZES $100 DOOR PRIZES JACKPOT NOS. (56-58) TONIGHT RED BARN DON'T MISS . KING STREET | u AOTS MEN'S CLUB AUCTIO KINSMEN BINGO JUBILEE PAVILION TUESDAY, APRIL 12 FREE ADMISSION EXTRA BUSES Jackpot Nos. 54 and 53 Columbus United Church BAZAAR AND SPRING TEA Wednesday April 20 at 2:30 | | NITED CHURCH N SALE WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20 7 P.M. CHURCH BASEMENT TOP BA RGAINS! awa THE OSHAWA TIMES, Monday, April 18, 1960 | Two Injured! Brougham | When Auto : Snaps Pole |For Servic A two-car collision on King St. message by mail, Rev. | FE. this morning sent two men to Cresswell invited Brougham and A: hopital with minor injuries, Claremont residents to the special| snapped off a telephone pole and services, saying: | uprooted a hedge and 12-foot| "Our Saviour is mo illustrious] spruce tree. Damave to the cars was estimated at $800. Royce G. Cowan, 21, say, the driver of one of the cars|" linvolved and a passeneger, Man-|S0n, sh-| iv M. Brant, 2" of 39 Flin st.. led hand and the sound of a voice man Bowmanivlle, were relased from that is still! The voice is not|and E88 Ochawa General Hospital after sti t i 3 ) fd [treatment for lacerations. John your spirit whispers, '1 am he |K. Welsh, RR 3, Bowmanville, that was dead and behold 1 am ® river of the other car, was not alive fo \ linjured, e |not vanished but is reaching out ul i 5 in all conquering love to you-to- |, Police said the cars were bob doy. One grip of that mighty hand [they collided near La Salle Ave. | Will make you victorious |The Cowan car travelled 57 feet : A & | after the impact across the side- |, St. Jos Vuted Cie bid alk inte by teleghone, pole 2 congregation enjoyed an excellent ie. sou! La eo Lie | Easter message from Mr. Cress-| After hitting the pole it tra-|yell and special music from the velled another 90 feet, clipping Junior Choir. Flowers graced the | off a hedge and uprooting a altar, and many visitors helped s tree before stopping beside allo swell the congregation, pal house at 441 King St. E. The SPECIAL MUSIC the Mrs. . the cipal leav |Welsh car came to rest against A. E.|were frica nearly four years ago. On hand to bid the missionary | family goodbye- were Mr. and| name buried in a book, no lovely Beach, and their fam image in a stained glass win-|Mrs. Bill Reaman, Pickering, and of Lind- dow, no beautiful, receding mem-| their family, ry to make you cry with Tenny-|Veryl Reaman. Mr. and Mrs '0 for the touch of a vanish-| Walter Hackney came from Bow- 11, but in the hushed temple of tives wished them God speed on their long journey and success in j..4 their important work. Mr. e forevermore." The hand is Mrs. again for six or seven years. EMPLOYEE LEAVES .| At the end of this week, Mrs. nips A, Carlton, Mrs. .W Carlton, |R Barton, clerical employee of nys C. A, Killey. Gentlemen, C. office duties with the ax. Office Manager R. G. tates that in all likelihood Mrs. Bart Church Crowded es At Easter the two younger children district will be commendable te born. Elwyn was born inlaid the great work the Cancer Society continues.to do. SUCKERS ARE RUNNING The spring rains and the mild days have brought the suckers to the swift running waters in the district, and many of the '| Brougham villagers have enjoyed *|their annual sucker diosets, Dis r i trict residents, including Jack ville to say their farewell, yjoirs "Howard and Arnold Bur- many other friends and rela- ton, and George Willson, have brought back to the village hun- s of these fish, which are quite palatable this time of year. |EUCHRE RESULTS The following won prizes at last Tuesday's WI Euchre: Ladies, Elmer Reaman, Fairport ily, Mr. and/ and Mr. and Mrs and Ens will not see Canada Township of Pickering Mum-|5 ~ Killey, Ross Carlton, Donald | office in Brougham, will pygh Travelling prizes went to e township employ to ake up| Mrs. Ogden and Mrs. Perry. Wn (NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS Turk| Mrs. H. Shea, of Whitby, and former resident of Brougham, visited this village for a couple of days last week. Sorry to report that Mrs. W. C. Willson has been confined to her on will not be replaced at| moment, as he i$ considering installation of mechanized of- PICKERING TOWNSHIP TYPICAL RURAL SCHOOL raids | ; AJAX BOWLERS HONOR LEAGUE-WINNING TEA | non, Walter Farmer, and Doug- {Canadian accessories. las Bryant. All members of the gAy FAREWELL league must have an average | Mr. and Mrs. J. Ens, Elwyn, of more than 200 before accept- (Marilee and Donald bade fare-| The Ajax Major Bowling Lea- | gue concluded its first season | of bowling with a banquet and presentation of awards at the Legion Hall. Guest of honor was Tommy Ryan, long known as the father of five-pin bowl- | for a mu ing. It was Mr. Ryan's first | winning visit to Ajax and he was warm- ly welcomed by His Worship Mayor William Parish. Mr. Ryan is 88 years of age, but Ryan, gu | row from ch younger man _ The team is shown, front the left, Tommy est of honor; captain, Joe Cammazola; George Simp- the same pole. Ci a 3 by his youthful appearance and quick wit, he would be taken son; league president. Back row: Sidney Watt, Walter Shan- o 4 {taught by Miss Lois Etherington, [co doe: to reporting early for lat the Good Friday service in i | Crucifixion, | : | The attendance was not large fice equipment. CANCER FUND bed and under the doctor's care Fifty-six cancer patients were for the past week, suffering an |treated in this area last year in yppleasant attack of the flu. this district by the local branch| Mr. and Mrs. C. Surphlis and of the Cancer Society, Mrs. Don-| ald Gibson relates, 4 che con- Ricky spent the Easter weekend ery ducts the cancer drive for funds|visiting friends in Detroit. Re- in Brougham. [placing the family in Brougham Ms. Gibson tells the residents) General Store was Mrs. Ross rom whom she collects that the| The Diploma Class, one year objective of the current cam- Ra a. students at MacDonald Institute, paign is $30,000, to be used for the "0 025 "in 'charge of the Post Ontario Agricultural College,|10 Sanches of the Cancer So-|n.n Guelph, enjoyed an address on ciety. Mr. and Mrs, Ernest Perry | Early Canadiana last week by Cancer is by no means a hope-| . ; Mrs. Jill Gibson, of Brougham. Y less disease. Since 1949 the Can-|spent the Easter holiday with Mr. | , : Bok ' «1.|cer Society spent more than five and Mrs. George Perry. f Sg = Se millions on research, 82 per cent| Mrs. Howard Malcolm return- rom both rural and urban backs, the money raised. There areled on Friday from a visit with Brougham, when Rev, A. E. Cresswell told the story of the Fourteen members of the Jun- jor Choir rendered excellent mu-| sical selections, including a duet by Diane Carter and Ch Dunn. ADDRESSES OAC | IMrs. Glover underwent surgery {in Oshawa General Hospital. which has as its basis the art of |i oot ment. homemaking, wueisding whe hs | Ten thousand of the millions of| Susan Miller, of Whitby, is ale ie |dressings were made by volun-|spending the Easter holidays with Ce EE ee jtoer workers in this district and her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. places of study an enormous| distributed to house patiems, Tue| Thomas English, in Brougham. room in which are household elec-| P y - trical appliances, and a loom, i which is used by them to weave dreseings, Sr uspartation of -- NIGHTS . Rheumatic Pains, Getting atkach Gibson spoke of houses pitals, Many of the drugs are pro-(Jiro%€ clouds urine, irritating passag showing the stu-|yided by the Society when pre-| Mrs and furniture, |services | wor | po material for attractive suits and sonal services such as '2 GETTING UP y "Up Nighte: Pains, and loss of energy due to Kid les, kers includes the making of| | ted PTH 3 'or quick comforti coats. | writing, visiting patients in hos-|3 riing help 5 ney and Bladder troub] try OY! {| |dents examples of accessories, scribed by a doctor for use in/SUEk complete satistaction or money 4 ie. ance into the league. by John Mills --Photo former Ethel Sarah Leach; two daughters, Mrs. Lloyd Hall (Ma- bel), of Harwood and Mrs. Rich- ard Wheeler (Hazel), of lin and two sons, Laverne and Stanley, of Oshawa, Also surviving are three Celia Graham, Omemee; Mrs joy (Eva) and Mrs. Gordon Tre- of Blackstock and The memorial service was held at the Armstrong Funeral Home at 2 p.m. today followed by in- terment in Oshawa tery. Rev. S. C. H. Atkinson, minister of Albert Street United Church, conducted the services | CITY AND | DISTRICT $600 DAMAGE estimated at $600 was end collision in- Sunday eve- of King and drivers in- Smith, RR S. Nash George S Ipperwash, Damg caused volving three ce ning a: the Gibbons Sts e volved were Donald 1 i. Bowmanvi Cecil Gibbons and Camp e in a cor e; 225 St Ont. QUELL BONFIRES Oshawa firefighters were call ed to extinguish two bor > since Saturday morning. Fire de- partment ambulances answered the same period COLLECTOR RESIGNS Distin McDonald, who served tax collector for Uxbridge Township for 42 years, has ten- dered his resignation to the coun- cil. as TAX 'RATE UP Uxbridge Township Council has struck its tax rate for 1960 at 44.5 mills, an increase of 6.5 mills over the 1959 figure. Heavy snow falls caused much of the increase which this year saw the road bud- get rise to $57,500 from $41,500 in 1959 CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SUBJECT Christ teachings about the indestructible relationship of (God and man was emphasized on Sunday, April 17, at Christian Science services, Highlighting the Lesson-Sermon on the subject "Doctrine of Atonement' was the Golden Text from 1 John (2:1) "If any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous." Jesus' DRAW WINNER Winner of the gift certificate the Naval Veterans Ladies'| Auxiliary draw was, Charles Packer, 905 Glenforest road, Osh- ALWAYS GOOD FOOD BREAKFAST, LUNCH, DINNER HOTEL LANCASTER 'WEATHER FORECAST Brook- sis- of Clarence Mount- Union Ceme- "| Winds. westerly 20 with gusts to Tuesday Sunny, Much Colder TORONTO (CP)--Official fore- today, a little milder Tuesday casts issued at 5 am. EST Winds light Synopsis: Strong winds - are Forecast Temperatures sweeping cold air across South : ern Ontario. Low- tonight High Tuesday Scattered snowflurries are oc- Windsor curring over Northern Ontario St. Thomas and the snowflurries will spread I 4 ondon into Southern Ontario today Wingha Tuesday will be sunny but cool , ngaam over Southern Ontario. Southerly Toronto winds will bring milder tempera- Trenton tures to the northern regions St. Catharines . Regional forecasts valid until Hamilton midnight Tuesday Muskoka Lake Erie, Lake Huron regions, Killaloe Windsor, London: Cloudy with a!Earlton few showers and snowflurries to- Sudbury day, clearing this evening. Sunny North Bay 1 Much cooler. Winds Kapuskasing westerly 25 with gusis as high as/White River 50 this morning, becoming north-| Moosonee west 25 this afternoon and de- -- creasing to 15 by ever Lake Ontario, Nia Toronto, Hamilton; Cloudy with a few light showers and snow flurries today. clearing tonight Sunny Tuesday Much cooler. 40 5 45 40 ues . 40 this morning, becoming north- west 25 this afternoon and de- creasing to 15 this evening. Georgian Bay, Haliburton re- Cloudy with snowflurries today. Sunny Tuesday. Much] cooler, Winds light, becoming} . Separation northerly 25 by mid-morning, de-| I T . creasing to 15 this evening. | (o] wins Timmins - Kapuskasing, Kirk- | ® Pinworm Carriers land Lake, North Bay, Sudbury: | . ib Magid ® Feeble-Minded Cloudy with snowflurries this| morning, clearing this afternoon. Offspring Sunny 'and a little milder Tues- Q. Is it advisable to put twins day. Winds northerly 20, becom- i. different classrooms on start- ing light this evening. ing school? White River region: Mainly 'A, (It is generally advisable to sunny today and Tuesday. Cold gradually bring about some sep- X . oration between twins. If they are [together oll the time and dealt The following will be with as though they were one per- son, they tend to lean exclusively closed for construction today: on each other. It is also easier for Hoskin Ave. closed from Bald- twins to gain .a feeling of indi- win street to Windsor Ave. When-| Viduality if they are not togeiher Psa all the time. Separate classrooms, ever possible these streets will when. feasible, would seem best. be partially opened to permit Q. It is possible for a person movement of local traffic. Ex-toe become infected with pin- ireme heavy rains may result in Worm through contact with a the closing of other streets dog? The yoterinarian Seid dogs isk bai 4 > _|are not carriers of pinworms, |A. The veterinarian was correct, gions: STREETS CLOSED streets |House pets, including the dog, have been shown to play no role lin the spread of this infection |The human is the sole natural {host of the parasite and transmis sion of the disease is from person to person Q. About two years age we (adopted a baby. The mother | "HOUSEHOLD RA 3-462 e..~.» edical Mirror 'Simcoe Woman Badly Injured | BOWMANVILLE (Staff) -- Ontario Provincial Police report-'spent more than two years in| ed 12 accidents in the district dur- Brougham and in Saskatchewan | {ing Easter weekend which result- with their relatives, during which | ed in one person being killed, one person seriously injured, over $5000 property damage and num- erous minor injuries. Thomas W. Gallagher, 24, from {Camp Petawawa, was killed on {Highway 115, north of Orono, late Thursday. Mrs. Mildred Leacock, 61, of 121 Dean street, Simcoe, received chest injuries and a fractured pelvis in an accident on High- way 115 north of Orono, at 1.15 p.m. Friday. Larry LeBlanc, 14, of RR 4, Oshawa, is in the Oshawa: Gen eral Hospital with a fractured leg, as a result of being hit by a car while riding his bicycle on Highway 2 at the Oshawa town line at about 5.30 p.m., Saturday. His condition good Better (R) fealth Through was unwed and feeble-minded. What ere the chances of our baby being subnormal? A. There are many couses of mental deficiency. To give a sat- isfactory answer to this question it would be necessary to know the cause in this case. However, it is not unlikely that, since the baby had at least one feeble-minded parent, the chances are much greater than average that the child also will be mentally below par For from being @ burdensome addition to the cost of illness, nothing so vitally important to you costs so little as prescribed medicine. Questions directed to Science Editors, P.O. Box 97, Terminal "A", Toronto, Ontario, will be incorporated in these ¢olumns when possible, Oshawa is reported to be | | | i wooden, and of pressed glass. She the treatment of Cancer. |used prove safety, success. Don't suffer emphasized the warmth and color, Mrs. Gibgon is optimistic that |spother Say ithout ssking your drug- of furnishings that give an early|the results of the drive in thisl 2 Canadian influence, Colored slides of early homes in Picker- ing Township were shown by the speaker, who noted that the girls were keenly interested in the J. . ° subject, particularly in the old | Members of the 1.LD.A end All Leading Con. Stock Exchanges We have prepared a report on the current outlook of BELL TELEPHONE Copies available on request. We maintain @ substantial Research Department end Invest- ment Advisory Service. You are invited to come in end discuss your Investment problems with us. 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