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- The Oshawa Kinsmen Club's | Saints Dixieland Jazz Band is seen here taking a "breath- er," whilst being trundled | through town on their float, as | part of the club's bed -push parade Saturday afternoon, The procession travelled {rom Hospital IXIELAND JAZZ A 1 ' |Grace, our social director, and| A | {played by George Macko's ban { lwas the crowning of Miss Done-| cents each to see this presenta- BAND ENLIVENS PARADE Harmony Public School, west | Don Lake and Gordon Gar- along King street, to the Kins- | rison. A 1903 Cadillac and men Carnival at the Oshawa | two other vintage cars, with Shopping Ce nt r e. The musi- | suitably dressed drivers, evok- cians are from the left, stand- = ed a lot of comment from the ing, Robert Taylor and Bruce hundreds of people lining the Gerrow. From the left, sit- | route ting, are Monty Cranfield, | --Oshawa Times Photo Office Worker Wins Bed-Pushing Prize Muriel Anderson, an Oshawa General Hospital office worker, | was declared the winner of the|Hubert and Robert Fry, broke Oshawa Kinsmen Club's $1500| the tape. It was not until even- bed pushing contest Saturday,| | known [ after club members pushed the wheeled bed over the 19.2 mile course in five hours, 35 minutes and two and one-tenth seconds Mrs. Anderson's winning esti- mate was just seven-tenths of a second over the time taken She will receive a boat and motor, a child's bicycle and credit vouchers, totalling $1500 in value. BOUGHT AS JOKE Mrs. Anderson said she bought a ticket as a joke. She and the ticket-seller, fellow-worker Jean| Suddard, computed their esti-| mates after reading recently| published times one-mile trial runs. "There: is just one thing," Mrs. Anderson said Monday. | "My husband and I are not ones| for the water." Daniel Anderson, works for Fit-| tings Ltd. The couple have been married five years, There are no children. The bed pushing was accom- plished in excellent time. Eight four-man Kinsmen teams aided by two detachments of the On- tario Provincial Police, and po- lice of one city and two towns, really got the Elmer the Safety Elephant bearing bed rolling. After leaving the Cream of Bar- ley, Bowmanville, just after 10 a.m. the bed proceeded along Highway 2, to arrive at the Harmony road intersection to pick up the assembled parade FIVE BANDS After a one-hour stop, the pro cession now swelled by five bands, a majorette corps, Miss Lucky Green Stamp, three anti- que cars, and two convertibles, paraded along King street, to the Oshawa Shopping Centre. Here the bed continued west while the parade swung into the shopping centre parking lot The bed was pushed to Whit- by, where the Whitby Brass Band gave the perspiring team, musical encouragement. After passing the Whitby Town Hall, Elmer returned to the shopping centre--the coolest member of the quintet. At approximately 4.30 p.m the bed entered the parking lot by way of Stephenson's road south. A small crowd saw offi cial timer, William Hunter, 'rip the stop-watch as the bed, close New Prelate Receives At Reception Rt. Rev. Monsignor Paul Dwyer received some 200 friends during a 90-minute re ception Sunday afternoon at St Gregory's Auditorium Dressed in his new, purple robes of office, Monsignor Dwy er shook hands and talked with| friends and parishioners who could not attend a reception held h last Wednesday night. It was Wednesday night that Monsignor Dwyer, Monsignor F K. Lee and Monsignor Philip Coffey were raised to the rank of Domestic Prelates by Cardi- nal McGuigan of Toronto Guests were served tea and] sandwiches by members of the St. Gregory's Catholic Women's] League, under the direction of|in the afternoon. Mrs. Harold Duquette and Mrs Joseph Reardon. Monsignor Coffey enjoyed a similar reception Sunday at Holy Cross in his home parish. Her husband, § ly followed by pushers, Bruce Carnie was parade chairman. Caverly, Douglas Lowe, Archie|Douglas Hart organized the man-power for the bed. Pushers were Robert Sledziew- ski, Frank Simpson, Paul Ris- tow, John MacLean, Earl South- ern, Harold Tyrell, Robert Skitch, Donald Hart, Jack Mac- Dermaid, William Hough, Don- ald Lake, Boris Melch, John Bondaruk, John Gibson, neth Wright, Howard Vice, Ar- thur Stone, Robert Bobig, Ken- neth Daly, John Hanna, Richard Bowers, Bruce Mackey, Lloyd edonia Pipe Band and the Pigden, Frank Ellwood, Doug- Saints Dixie-land Band. las Lowe, Archie Hubert, Bruce Also taking part were Miss|Caverly and Robert Fry. Harvey's Majorettes, and the] Whitby Kinsmen Club mem- seven - year - old Miss Lucky pers who pushed were: Max Green Stamp. Three antique/Hampson, James Gartshore, cars also participated. George Carr, Robert Heron, George Fleming served as bed| Howard Jeffery, Murray Silver the winner was Many thousands of en- tries had to be checked. The winner was home nursing a cold COLORFUL PARADE Bands taking part in the pa- ade were: General Motors Pipe Band, Sons of Ulster Flute Band, Army Cadets Band, Cal- ing before recorded for|push chairman, while Davidland Jack Robertson. '3 Accidents In Pickering Area | AJAX (Staff) Pickering {Township Police reported a very {last |and excitement mounted high las our principal, Norman Sisco, | Ken-| DONEVAN NEWS Spring Prom Is Fine Success By BARBARA GREEN As the school year's end draws near at Dr. F. J. Donevan Col- legiate Institute the final exam- inations also become menacing- ly close. The last hurdle is a difficult and important one, es- pecially for the graduating classes. However, being students of Donevan, we are sure to do ur best. The last and most important soical event of the year took place in Donevan's auditorium continued as she was crowned by last year's winner, Jeannie Kellar. ART SCHOLARSHIP One of our students, Ron Ec- cles, has won a $500 art schol- arship in the Latham Founda- tion Poster contest. This is quite a feat since this is a first prize and there were 30,000 en- tries. Roy Jansen also won a first prize for our school last year. k That is not all. Nick Urban, a Friday. This was the|Grade 9 boy, won a third prize Spring Prom. in the contest this year and sev- The dance went off smoothly, eral students won awards of thanks to the work of Bob merit. DOG SHOW HELD the rest of the students who g helped. The beautiful old --_ On Thursday night several dog setting was graced by the gor-|OWners gave a dog show for the geous Donevan belles and their|Donevan students. They were handsome swains. Soft music|all beautiful purebred animals 4/|and were very well trained. These canines went through [their paces for the benefit of the Donevan Yearbook. Students were charged only 10 gave a romantic atmosphere. CROWN MISS DONEVAN The highlight of the evening tion and proceeds went to the yearbook. In order to close on a cheer- prepared to announce the win- ful note I urge all students to ner. Loud applause went up as/remember the approaching ex- Barbara Holmes was called and aminations. 'Large Crowd Is Attracted | 'By Carnival | van. There was a sudden hush| | Thousands of people visited | | the Oshawa Kinsmen Club's Carnival at the Oshawa Shop- ping Centre Saturday. | After a dismal, wet opening night Thursday, and good atten- dance by evening shoppers Fri- |day, people from a wide area |flocked to the shopping centre {parking lot, on beautiful, sunny, :| Saturday. i |sun, the younger teenage set is EY ami were predominant. Parents had JOHN R. MEAGHER whisked sticky-mouthed children {home to bed. Some came back Is Awarded ("me Medal For "Proficiency A 23-year-old Oshawa man, until Saturday, May 27. It will be open from 2 p.m. until mid- night on weekdays, and from 9 a.m. to midnight on Saturday. Rides did a lively business with the children. While junior |whooped and yelled, swinging |around on the end of the Tilt-a- John R. Meagher, has been| Whirl, father was grimly thumb- awarded the Governor-General's|N8 Off slugs at various targets-- |Medal for . proficiency in the determined to show mother that three-year general Bachelor of the whole business of winning a |Arts course at the University of|l0y bear for baby was child's |Western Ontario this year, it/Play. : was announced Friday. He will Other rides, all operated by| receive his degree at UWO's| Bernard Shows Ltd. include: | Convocation Hall in London next| Twister, Helicopter, Merry-go-| weekend. round, Ferris ~ Wheel, Flying] Mr. Meagher's parents live at Scooter, Auto-ride, Tubs-of-fun, With the going down of the | dhe Osha Times SECOND SECTION OSHAWA, ONTARIO, TUESDAY, MAY 23, 1961 PAGE ELEVEN STEPHEN of Oshawa, G. SAYWELL, was re-elected [Monday set up a committee to | The carnival will run through| # RANDOLPH I. MARK Wins Four Cash Prizes | The Faculty of Arts and Sci-| ence of Queen's University! Kingston, has announced that| students from Oshawa and Bow-| manville have been awarded] seven scholarships. Windsor Monday. From left are: Walter A. Clarke, of St. Mary's, first vice-president; Mr, Saywell; Morgan Brown, president of the Associated High School Boards of On- tario at the conclusion of the group's annual convention in Merit Rating S | WINDSOR -- The Associated refuse to hire teachers involved High School Boards of Ontario|in an unsettled contract dispute elsewhere. prepare a plan for the merit] He was supported by Dr. A. rating of teachers. |E. O'Neill, a former teacher At their annual convention, |and principal and a past presi- the trustees from urban and|dent of the Ontario Secondary rural districts called for a plan|School Teachers Federation, to relate teachers' salaries tojand now an Oshawa school their qualifications and per-|trustee, and S. G. B. Robinson, formance. the secondary school teachers' They also requested a plan executive secretary. Mr. Brown said that too of- by which boards would morally | commit themselves to act in|ten criticism of vocational train- unison in salary negotiations so|ing was based on the experience that "a brake can be put on the|of the 1920's and 1930's when limitless and irresponsible spi-|technical schools got a bad ral in which teachers' salar- reputation because they were jes are now increasing without |training duds. of Leamington, third vice. president; and John C. Miller, of Sarnia, second vice-presi- dent. (CP Wirephoto) cheme Sought For Teachers high school boards which estab lish a technical course to retain the general academic options of home economics and industrial arts to meet the individual dif- ferences of students in the academic course. GOVERNMENT PLAN Morgan Brown, third vice. president of the Associated High School Boards of Ontario, today defended a Dominion-Provincial plan to pay 100 per cent of the cost of new technical and voca- tional schools. Concerned over what he con. sidered a one-sided association debate Saturday at the high school boards' annual conven- any sense of responsibility to| Now, however, there was a the municipalities that must/new emphasis on technological raise the money to pay these studies, because the brilliant salaries." {student could get a full aca: | The trustees voted d ow n|demic education at the same other delegates who objected to|"Me. . ; St en by of rl "We have missed this fact tion which would shackle teach- entirely," he said, adding: {quiet weekend with only three {car accidents. Two of the acci- |dents involved injuries. Patrick McKinnon, 12 her Sr., is the well-known pro- prietor of an Oshawa business. years, The first-class honors student {of Oakwood drive, Pickering, attended St. Gregory's Separate|booths are being operated by Oshawa Kinsmen, while Bernard {received injuries to his right| School and the OCVI, graduat- © |knee when he was knocked over|ing from the latter in 1958. He i |on the Altona road, south of|plans to further his education by| {Concession 2, by a car driven | 29 Aberdeen avenue. John Meag-|Fun House, Boat ride, Jet plane, has heen awarded the depart and men kiddies' merry-go-round Sky Fighter. Five of the games of skill| McCulloch scholarship in Latin, Shows is operating the other 15. Randolph I. Mark, of Oshawa, oc in their right, to act as indi-| 'And, for the first time, we [viduals in a democratic society, |2r¢ 80n8 to be able to do some- and promptly threw out all sug-|thing for the so called slow- gestion of blacklisting to com | learners. : bat teacher pinklisting. "I ob-| Mr. Brown said there would ject to these fighting resolutions{Pe no waste of the taxpayers which have been appearing/money because a board must every year," said George Dry-|Prove there is enough interest nan of Oshawa to attract at least 1,000 students . for a new composite school. of classics scholarship, valued at $300; the Frederica valued at $120; the Roberta Mc- Culloch scholarship in English valued at $300 and the Mac-| Lennan Scholarship in Greek,| valued at $20. h : |by Robert Dufton, of Pickering { Township. The boy was riding a i |bicycle when he rode into the {path of the car. Joseph McDonald, of Moore- (lands, received minor head in- |juries when his car overturned in a ditch on the Moores road, south of Highway 401. The Ajax Police Department reported only one minor acci- dent. RECEIVES DEGREE After successful completion of the course three-year-, pre-law the University of New Brunswick and one year at University of New Brunswick Law School, An- thony Edward Laskowsky re- ceived his Bachelor of Arts degree at the Encaenial Exercises held at Fredericton on May 18. Anthony is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Laskowsky of 793 Ritson road south, and is a graduate of OCCI. While at the univer- Mr. Laskowsky was In- tercollegiate Debater in 1959 60 and this year was elected to chairman of the Debating Committee of the University of New Brunswick Law School. Mr. Laskowsky returns to the law school for the next two years to work towards the acquisition of his law degree at - SIX-LEAF CLOVER June Loscombe, 17, of 286 Nassau street, found a six-leaf clover Monday on the front lawn of 371 Nassau street the Benediction, cele- brated by Rt. Rev. Monsignor Philip Coffey on Sunday after- noon, a capacity crowd filled the parish hall of Holy Cross Roman Catholic Church to pay tribute to their beloved pastor, Rt. Rev. Monsignor Coffey, who was recently invested as a domestic prelate of the Pope's house- hold Monsignor Coffey, wearing the purple robes of his office, was escorted to the stage, which was decorated for the occasion Bowlers Will Tum On Lights vid ferns and yellow in Wiiite A large number of the mem- Marshall Beriault bers of the Oshawa Lawn Bowl. J. J. Kelly, chairman of the ing Club are expecte : Yas 3 6 a re expected to be on ecention committee, ke of hand at the club this Wednes-|p. oh of r Spo day evening for the the high esteem in which Mon- officially] gionor Coffey was held by each turns 18 on 0 the club's new and every one of his parishion- ers. It had been this regard that . Hh which will be|had made it so easy to accom- he a rpm. WHI Be per lish 50 Mich in Ahis parish mn Her Worshi.. Moo eid Lo past 22 years, under the cgi aii " guidance of Monsignor Coffey Thomas. Following the cere- he said mony the members will hold a mixed jitney LADIES PRESENT CHEQUE About 70 members of the club, The chairman called on Mrs took part in the mixed local|T. J. Mallen, president of the tournament at the greens on{Holy Cross women's auxiliary, Victoria Day. One game was(who spoke for the ladies. She played in the morning and two! commented that it was a pleas- ure and an honor to work for The club executive announced the monsignor at all times. On the annual president vs vice-|behalf of the members she pre- president games which opens| sented a cheque and a spiritual the season's play in the men's bouquet. section will be held June 5. Harry McGuire, past grand Following The ceremony Holy Cross Parishioners | Honor Beloved Pastor attending the University of To-| {ronto, next year. | William F. A. Wilson, of Osh-| awa, secured Grade C stand.| ing in the Bachelor of Arts Gen-| eral course. He will also re-| ceive his degree at the convo- cation | Receiving her diploma in nurs-| ing will be Frances D. Barr, of| Oshawa. Diplomas in public] health nursing will also be pre-| sented to Jean C. Lamb, of Bow-| manville and Phyllis C. Walters, | of Oshawa. Douglas C. Mantz, of Whitby, | secured second class honors in his honor course in English and History. He also will receive his B.A. degree. Frederick W. Vanstone, of Bowmanville, has been awarded the School of Business scholar- |ship and the Price, Water- {house and Co. scholarship, valued at $250. Miss Carol A. Davidson, of Oshawa, has been awarded a Frederic McCulloch scholarship valued at $60. The Thayer Lindsley scholar- ship in geological science has been awarded to D. Grant Feas- by, of Uxbridge. The scholarship is valued at $400. Four Hurt In Collision CELEBRATING BIRTHDAYS Congratulations and best wishes to the following resi- dents of Oshawa and dis- trict who are celebrating their birthdays today: Karen Pierson, 502 Miller avenue; George Wodnisky, 379 Ritson road south; Al Pelow, 333 Albert street; Mrs. William Stubbings, 43 Warren avenue and Mrs. Harold Wright, 109 Wood street. Phone RA 3-3474. | A two-car collision, at Simcoe street north and Brock street, | Sunday afternoon sent four per- {sons to Oshawa General Hospi- tal for emergency treatment. fois oa a Cathy Legere, 5% of Drew knight of the Knights of Colum-|the principles of Christian jus-|gtreet, passenger in a car driven bus of Oshawa, spoke of how tice and morality, and the young py Arthur Legere and Gaittano proud and happy the knights and have shared in your affection. |pygliese, 23, of Wilkinson ave- particularly those of Holy]. ri 'nue, driver of the second car, Cross parish were to hear of GRATEFUL DEVOTION {were treated for facial lacera- the honor conferred on their, 'We are deeply grateful for tons, parish priest. He presented a!all your sacrifices and devotion,| Both were admitted to hospi- cheque to Monsignor Coffey. and are happy that we haveita] for observation of possible Leo Karnath was called upon been honored by your distinc-|head injures Sunday and neith- to read and present a scroll{tion. We wish to congratulate er has yet been released. prepared by J. J. Kelly and|you on your new title and wish| pear] Legere, 25, was treated executed by the students of Dr. you the fullness of blessing that for a fractured collarbone and F. J. Donevan Collegiate Insti- goes with the honors bestowed facial lacerations. Cathy Bed- tute, under the direction of upon you. ding, 2, of Brock avenue, was James Kraemer, The scroll "We wish to assure you of|also treated for face cuts. Both read as follows our continued affection and dedi- were allowed to go home. FE : ~~; : cation to all your pastoral cares. Police said the Legere car, ZEAL AND DEVOTION We pray that God may grant eastbound on Brock, met the 'On this memorable and you many more years of fruit- northbound Pugliese car, then happy occasion, we, your parish- fu) 1abors in His vineyard. struck a hydro pole on the loners, wish to express our deep| 'Rt, Rev. Monsignor, please [northeast corner of the inter- sentiments of gratitude to His |accept these expressions of our section. A PUC crew was called Holiness Pope John XXIII for|gentiments on this happy occa- out io make repairs. having elevated you, our pas-|sion as a token of our sincere The Pugliese car hit a stop tor, to the honored ranks of|appreciation and gratitude." sign before coming to rest on Holy Priesthood. We are happy Your Devoted parishioners. [the lawn of 167 Simcoe street that your untiring zeal and de-| Leonard Pelow, representing north. votion for the spiritual welfare the parishioners, congratulated| Damage to the cars was esti- of your parishioners have been Monsignor Coffey and presented mated at $1,500 each. recognized and so appreciated. [him with a purse. From the humble begin- varishioners not to w nings of Holy Cross Parish in/VOICES THANKS this as ig felt his TOES oy 1939, you have developed these, Monsignor Caf fey thanked |Holy Cross parish had been a beginnings to a formidable par-\each of his parishioners and perpetual holiday as it was a ish in the Archdiocese of To-|their families for their kindness pleasure to work with the peo- ronto. You have been our fa-|to him. He said the honor which|ple who had given him such ther throughout these years and |the Pope had seen fit to confer|fine co-operation in the years no one has been overlooked in upon him had been conferred on he had been here. your paternal solicitude. The|the parish as well. Following the presentations older profited by your council] He said someone in their re- tea was served by the members and direction; the youth have marks had mentioned he had|of Holy Cross Women's Auxil- been guided and instructed ininever had a holiday. He told his |iary. "This is an astounding reso-| Meeting in general session, lution," said William Noble-|convention delegates passed a man, of Scarboro, when faced resolution calling on the On- with a suggestion school boards |tario Government to permit tion, he said in an interview that the plan was not an in- fringement of local autonomy or a political attempt to influ. ence Canada's educational pro- gress. J. C. Van Esterik, immediate past president and a former Lake Shore trustee, had charg- ed in the presidential address that financial aid for high school vocational classes was a matter of political expediency. The trustees passed a further resolution calling for legislation that would permit school trus- tees to be paid up to the salary category of city council in the municipality in each case, with a further request for 10 cents-a- mile traveling allowance for all board - authorized meetings. MAYOR THOMAS OPENS MUSEUM seum has added many new and interesting articles which will be of considerable inter- est to the public. ~Oshawa Times Photo The Henry House Museum, at the entrance of Lakeview Park, was officially opened | tors' for the season Saturday after- | Conant, noon. Seen here is Her Wor- awa and ship Mayor Christine Thomas, | Society, erformed the opening y, signing the visi- as Mrs. Ds resident of the Osh- istrict Historical on. The mu- | loo}