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# ER SE a ! PIOTROWSKI FAMILY POSE WITH MAYOR PARISH AT CIVIC whim ptr cermr-- i "a | WALTER AND DANNY APPROACH AJAX TOWN HAL --Oshawa Times Photo. OBITUARIES | (Hamilton), Milton and Kenneth | { (Ottawa), Hubert (Canfield) and| Leo and Maurice of Arnprior. MRS. LEO LAVIOLETTE In failing health for the past in 1944. three years, Mrs, Leo Laviolette died today at the family resi- ber of St The body is resting at the Ottawa before coming to Oshawa Armstrong Funeral Home. Requiem, High Mass will be Mrs. Laviolette was a mem- sung Saturday, Aug. 19, at 9 Gertrude's R om an a.m. in St. Gertrude's Church by Interment will be in St. Greg- denice, 325 Oshawa boulevard Catholic Church and a member Rev. John Myers. south. jof the Madonna Group of that Born Dec. 28, 1906, at Arn-|church. ory's cemetery. prior, Ontario, the former Surviving, besides her hus- Leona Vitolena Vermette was|band, Leo Laviolette, are two the daughter of the late Mr. and sons, Wayne and Phillip, both Mrs. Alphonse Vermette. home: two sisters, Mrs. King Church in Sudbury; lived in Sudbury, Arnprior andltroit; and six brothers: Amy She was married in Christ the Goodfellow, Renfrew, and Mr: she! George Griffin (Dorothy) of De- Alfred MORLEY L. CANNING The death occurred at Osh- awa General Hospital, Wednes- day, Aug. 16, of a well-known Oshawa businessman, Morley L Canning. Mr Canning was pres- ident of Cannings Ltd., Men's at Ss. COMING EVENTS Wear. Born in Port Hope, Feb. 23, 1892, the deceased was the son of the late John Cannin TANNERY Ladies Auxiliary, bingo at the Avalon Thursday, 17, 7:30. Six jack- pois, HARMAN PARK ASSOC, ST. JOHN'S HALL Comer Bloor and Simcoe FRIDAY, AUGUST 18, 7:45 PM ~ $é.and $10 NOVEL BINGO | THURSDAY EVENING, 8 P.M. | at ST. GEORGE'S HALL, | (Albert ond Jackson Sts.) Games $6, $12, $20 | May be doubled or tripled $170 JACKPOT INCLUDED Door Prize $15 SUMMER DANCING GRAND VALLEY RANCH DANCE SCHEDULE SATURDAY nights -- THE GRAND VALLEY HOEDOWN 20 Games WITH THE WONDERFUL MONTGOMERY ORCHESTRA $2.00 PER COUPLE BRING A GANG AND HAVE A BALL FOR RESERVATIONS CALL TEMPLE 9-2691 FRIDAY night -- THE GRAND VALLEY BANDSTAND WITH TOP NAME BANDS NO JEANS OR WINDBREAKERS To socic ibs and groups--we invite you to use our facilities for hayrides, donces, corn roasts, wiener roasts and outings 2 miles north of No. 2 higway on Valley Farm Road, Pickering ATTENTION! ALL CREDIT UNION MEMBERS BIC AUGUST 20th the date of the BIG C of the combined Oshawa & Peterboro Chapters to be held ot Victoria Park, Cobourg. The program starts at 3:00 P.M. Many worthwhile cash prizes will be given in o free hn Halliman, B.A seneral Manager of the Le quest speoker Entertainment will consist of several acts by singers and doncers withimusic fumished by a Peterboro orchestra lines will be at the disposal of the youngsters. Bring your picnic basket end invite ao friend. Tea and milk will be fur- Twelve trampo- nished free. ow 14 ntended to moke this pic r so sh 0 be i enjoying yourself at y ppreciation e this popular beach, Obtai Oshewa Chapter bonner. the tickets for trampoline at the n 5 -- $40 Jackpots Frances Leggett. He lived at 757 Masson street. In his 70th year, Mr. Canning had been in failing health for the past two years and seriously ill for the past five weeks. Mr. Canning was one of Osh |awa's most popular merchants, who had won for himself the ad- miration and respect of his asso- ciates amgl great number of citi- zens with whom he had become acquainted during his long years in business here The deceased married the for- mer Isabel Walker in Toronto in 1923. He had been a resident of Oshawa for the past 41 years and prior to coming to Oshawa, Mr. Canning lived in Strathroy. With his brother, Percy A. Wednesday until 9 a.m. today,|109; Fabulous Gem, NB, 114. Canning, the late Mr. Canning|the Oshawa Fire Department onened Cannings Men's Wear on King street west, in 1924. Six years later, they opened branch store on King street east, which the late Mr. Canning managed. He became president of the company and his brother s secretary-treasurer -known sportsman, Mr. Canning was a member of the Oshawa Golf Club and the Ogh- awa Curling Club, He was a member of Simcoe Street United Church, a life member of Lebanon Lodge, AF and AM ard at one time held ffice in the -lodge. He was a member of the Oshawa Cham- ber of Commeree and during the First World War, he served with the 67th Battery Mr, Canning survived by his wife, a daughter, Mrs. A. 50 '| Ralph, also of Oshawa. RECE ~--Oshawa Times Photo. John, field, Que. Three grandchildren and two : { brothers, Percy A., AJAX (Staff) -- With the wail- ing of sirens and the cheers of more than 1,000, marathon walk- er Walter Piotrowski and his 11- year-old son Danny entered their home town at noon on Wed- nesday to attend the biggest re- ception ever extended to a resi dent in many years. many local dignitaries were a the Ajax Town Hall steps to wel come the 52-year-old town em ployee and his son as they com reception at the Canadian Na tional Exhibition at 2.00 p.m. Friday As the news spread through-| out the town that the Piotrow-| skis were almost at Ajax, many children on bicycles sped out on Mayor William Parish and pleted the last stage of their, jaunt before going onto another 'Peg-Leg' And Danny Feted In Gala Style At Ajax partments. Kingston. Jointly they had walk- ed almost 500 miles by the time they entered Ajax and have averaged 35 miles a day throughout the trip. When the initial cheering died down, Mayor Parish extend- ed the congratulations and best wishes of the people of Ajax to the two, "It is a very proud day for Ajax," he said, "and t this outstanding achievement." A cheque for $100 was pre- Dalgleish, chairman of the Re- tail Merchants Section of the Highway 2 to meet them. Short- ly before noon as the procession Ajax Chamber of Commerce. the Ajax Police and Fire De |Piotrowski family were head) Walter, who lost his left leg below the knee in Saskatchewan on August 2, 1931, commenced his marathon walk on Aug. 4 and was joined by Danny in THE OSHAWA TIMES, Thursday, August 17,796) | but never really thought that he round, he was _employed by a would actually do so. [Paddy Conklin, the machine Walter praised his son for ac-| operator . Thirty years after the companying him at the half-way mishap, Walter's former em- mark. "He is just as strong as|ployer is still in the same bus the day he started," he said, mess and will be at the CNE "and for a boy of his age has Midway to offer Danny as many lots of spunk." |free rides as he wants. The marathoner claimed that| Walter's overall expenses to he could make the same trip in|date total $88.00. nine days without carrying the| 25 Ib. pack. He added that the| NEW GRANT {Montreal - Toronto walk took {table guests at an informal ban- quet in the Council chambers, tertained the mayor and other civic dignitaries when he re- lated his many humorous ex- periences. He said that the . people of Quebec were not as friendly to him as those of Ontario. "They all insisted that they could not speak English until I started to call them a few dirty names," he said. At one motel, he said, he. was charged $16 for accom- modation and even had to pay 25 cents for a glass of water. you, {should both be congratulated for| SHOE WEARS The trip via Highway No. 2 was scenic, he said, but a lot of sented to Walter by Mr. J. E.|the traffic travelled too fast and|that a man with one leg can be was a constant danger to him. | In Ontario, said Walter, the {people were the nicest he had Dr. Barbara Moore 15 days. he said, "and has two feet to get blistered." Walter and Danny left Ajax at 6.00 a.m. this morning for the last 24 miles of their journey. They intend to stay overnight on the outskirts of Toronto and will "But after all she is a woman,' Ontario Health Minister, Hon M. B. Dymond, MD, announced progress payment of $78,753.33 on a provincial capital grant for the new wing at Bowmanville Memorial flospital. The govern. ment grant was authorized when construction of the new wing started. LSM V. Larway (Joan), of Toronto 3 and a son, of Beacons- of Oshawa and Clarence E., of Toronto, also survive day, Aug ment will Union Cemetery Moffat, minister follow of duct the services. ALBERT B. SERVICE at Ste illness, Sault serious Hospital, Marie, his 53rd year, Born at Smiths Falls, he was {a son of Mrs. John Service and |the late Mr. Service. He was \married at Whitby in 1932 and |was a resident of Oshawa for 26 years before moving to Sault Ste. Marie in 1942. Mr. Service was an adherent (of the Anglican Church and was {an electrician by trade. He is survived by his mother, a daughter, Mrs. Michael Cirka, (Dorell), of Oshawa and a son, In ad- dition, two sisters, Maretta, Oshawa and Mrs. June Slack ;/ The remains are at the Mc- Intosh - Anderson Funeral Home| for service in the chapel, Satur- 19, at 2 p.m. Inter- in Oshawa| 9 Crucial Hit, NB, 117 Rev. John K.[10 Tenaga, Robinson, 105 Simcoe |11 Jamaica Belle Street United Church, will con-|12 Satin Legs, NB, 119 The death occurred Wednes-|al Tide, Adams, 110; Mr. Tink, SEVENTH RACE day, Aug. 16, following a short, Behrens, 117; Glen Mark, Roy, THE JAMESTOWN." Plummers|119 of | Albert B. Service, formerly of(S Oshawa. The deceased was in|Claiming all $2,500, purse $1,800, ever met and at many places moved down Harwood at the/The town will make an official he was invited into their homes) speed of four miles per hour, presentation to the marathoners 1 i hundreds of Ajax residents stood/at the next council meeting onlfor fine, home-cooked meals. on the route to congratulate and Sept. 11. [Throughout Ontario, the resi-| cheer the walkers. The proces-| For the next hour, the entire dents followed him along the sion was headed by cruisers of(and during the meal Walter en-| highway just to see if he needed| FORT ERIE ENTRIES os Friday, August 18, 1961 |he said. f Walter continued that when he |arrived at Gananoque all the| {hotels and fourist homes were | {full up. He said that he was so , {tired that he walked up to the | FIRST RACE 4 La Canadienne, Fitzsimmons, {jail and was given a single cell! Maidens, claiming all $3,500, 111 . to himself, complete with indoor purse $1,800, 3- and 4-year-olds,| 9 Snow Ballet, Gonzales, X113 | plumbing. He had to use his 25 6 furlongs 6 Singing Lady, Entenman, 118 | pack, which he carried 1 Dandy Fine, McComb, 105 MINE 1: | throughout the trip, for a pillow 2 Saugeen Linda, Morreale, 105 QUINELLA _ BETTING on the prison bed, which did not 3 Fighting Rocket, NB, 110 SIXTH RACE have a mattress. 4 Hidden Lore. Parnell, X159 5 Jabu, McComb, 114 6 Queen's Warrior, Krohn, X105 7 Navy Lou, Parnell, 105 8 Chinos Jet NB, 105 In Napanee his right shoe be-| gan to wear out and so an On- tario Provincial Police Officer | gave him a police boot -- three {sizes too big. Walter proudly {displayed the boot to his Ajax friends and intends to make a special showcase for it. To cover 30 miles, he said, he took about 12 hours, taking fre-| quent rests He said he walked on the soft shoulder of the highway when-| ever he could because the hard- Claiming all $7,500, purse $2,200, 4-year-olds and up, 61% furlongs 1 Percy Yates, NB, 110 | 2 Dadswood, Gibb, 115 | 3 Bold Scholar, Gomez, 117 | 4 Page Service, Brown, 110 5 Senor Teddy, Coy, 110 6 Willow Strip, NB, 107 7 Foxy Phil Dittfach, 110 8 Welland Canal, Fitzsimmons]| 112 Dittfach, 105 Also eligible: Windy Fay, NB, 1105; Wild Wand, Cosentino, 119; Romping Chance, NB, 112; Roy- allow- continue Friday morning via {Queen street to the Exhibition | grounds. f Besides proving to the world | Did You Kno {more mobile than one with two, Walter made the trip to cele- brate the 30th anniversary of the in Prince Albert on a merry-go- ONLY 95 1 In the main Dining Room of the GENOSHA HOTEL you can have a Full-course Dinnr for loss of his leg. When he did so NOTICE Please note that service for all TV -- STEREO -- HI FI -- TAPE RECORD- ERS -- RECORD PLAYERS -- TRANSIS- TOR RADIOS, etc. is available under the new management of . . . TV SERVICE CENTRE 85 KING WEST PHONE 728-5153 Discounts On New and Used TV & APPLIANCES ance, purse $3,000, 4-year-olds top pavement was too hot for his right foot. When walking along he thought about everything but the and up, one mile and 1-16, turf course COND RACE of NB, 114; . of| 4.year-olds and up, 6 furlongs | 1 Wind Wave, Robinson, 104 | 02 Uptowner, Dittfach, 114 | | 3 Midfield, Krohn, XXX99 | 4 Gallant Chop, Brown, 109 5 Sea Trap, NB, 109 5 Sea Trap, NB, 109 6 Bull Tour, Harison, X99 7 Kingwood, Gordon, 114 8 Seven O'Hearts, McComb, | 114 | 9 Happy Oaks, NB, 109 10 Skylark Road, Gomez, 115 11 Island King, Gibb, 114 12 Hickory-Bill, Roy, 109 Also eligible: Kentucadet, Candid Helen, NB, 109; Whispering Wind, Parnell, Detroit, Mich., also survive. He |x104; Ebony Black, Morreale, | was predeceased by his father in Oct. 1959. Funeral service will be held in Sault Ste. Marie, Friday, Aug. 18, at 2 p.m. | FUNERAL OF | - CHARLES A. FERGUSON | The memorial service for Charles Arthur Ferguson, who died at Oshawa General Hospital {Sunday, Aug. 13, in his 54th year, was held at the Arm- strong Funeral Home Wednes- (day, Aug. 16, at 2 p.m. | Rev. Frank H. Ward of West- {mount United Church conducted the service. Interment was in Zion cemetery. Pallbearers were: Jack Me- Nab, Keith Billett, Harold Wil- son, Gerald Balson, Harvey Bal- son and John Gatenby. CITY AND DISTRICT | QUIET NIGHT In the period from 8.30 a.m. | Wednesday until 8.30 a.m. to- {day, the Oshawa Police Depart- {ment report that no accidents {or break-ins were investigated {by the department. LOT OF SMOKE Upon arrival at 322 Albert street, firefighters found a lot of smoke, but no fire Wednes- day. THREE CALLS In the period from 9 am. ambulance went out on three routine calls. al | DUPLICATE BRIDGE he winners at Fernhill Park Bridge Club on Monday, Aug. 14 were: 1. Mrs. E. Davies and Mrs. W. Midland, 60 points; 2.| John Miller and J. F. Patter- son, 5414 points; 3. Mrs. W. R. Clarke and Mrs. E. Wadsworth, {53% points. The next games {wil be held Monday, Aug. 21, evening will be a special session at 7:45 p.m. Feature of the for beginners. {114; Bright Page, Hale, 114; | | Hash Boy, Fitzsimmons, 109. | THIRD RACE ( | Maidens, claiming all $5,000, | purse $1,800, 2-year-olds, 5% fur- longs 1 West Roman, NB, 113 | 2 Sauvagette, Gomez, 110 3 Deacon D., NB, 113 4 Giant O'North, NB, 113 5 Page Anne, Parnell, X105 6 Montana Tour, Kallai, 113 7 Clare Belle, Remillard, 117 8 Fancy Frog, NB, 120 | 9 Mene-Aarisk, McCombr, 110 |10 Rascality, Moreale, 120 11 Joe The Captain, Potts, 113 112 Unwanted, Wright, 113 | 1 Delhi 3rd, Gomez, 117 | | 4 Handshake, Gomez, 120 'Flunks first | Public Trial 2 Prompt Hero, Remillard, 114 3 Purple Bow, NB, 121 5 Lustrous Hope, Potts, 117 6 Calais 2nd, Dittfach, 120 EIGHTH RACE Claiming all $2,500, purse $1,900, 4.year-olds and up, 1% mile 1 Lea Deandy, NB, 109 | 2 Myrtle's Boy, Behrens, 114 | 3 Queen's Gem, Dittfach, 117 4 Swagger Stick, Coy, 119 5 Bold Cutch, Parnell, X109 6 Rouge Rose, Fitzsimmons, (A)122 7 Federal Judge 8 Mac's Trophy (A17 NR 114 immons, | | 9 Bright Joy, McComb, 114 {10 Briny Deep, Harrison, X114 A) E. Short and W. Waterman | entry POST TIME 2 P.M. { {Cl | AAC--X.5, XX-7, XXX-10 Ibs. |~ LEAR AND FAST | EDWARDS AIR BASE, Calif. (AP)--After 18 successful secret test firings, the biggest United States rocket engine flunked its actual walking, said the mara-| ithoner. He said that during the! |first part of the trip his right foot was badly blistered but that| he successfully treated the] wounds each night. Walter's do-it-yourself peg leg) required three rubber tips which] were one and a half inches thick. He said that he was in great danger of falling when- ever the tips wore down to the last half inch and he added that Danny saved him from certain injury on three occasions when 0' ™ PLAN r.. Piotrowski, who was in constant touch with her husband throughout, told Mayor Parish) that she offered to send him a pogo stick if he reached King- ston. She told the Times that Walter had been speaking of taking the trip for over a year | | he almost tripped. | BUY YOUR | VOLKSWAGE NOW ! 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[FOURTH PAGE | Claiming all $2,500, purse $1,200, o division of the second 1 Itchy Twitchy, Coy, 109 2 Redbud Royal, Robinson, 104 3 Spurline, Parnell, X104 4 Go Rippey, NB, 114 5 Crown Marble, Gomez, 114 6 Slave Lake, NB, 114 7 Bonreen, Morreale, 109 8 Elated's Pal, Borgemenke, 104 9 Silver Slipper, NB, 104 |10 Mark Right, Potts, 114 {11 Inigo, Potts, 114 [12 Little Weich, Gomez, 114 Also eligible: Loose Lip, NB, 114; Ark Ator, NB, 114; Royal|2 Page, Wright, 109; Rube's Ace, 2 h b p p e p | th {menke, 113; Fight a Lot, NB,|first to put men on the moon, Wednesday before a malfunction forced it to shut down. 4-year-olds and up, 6 furlongs, ling time of 20 seconds. f F- The F-1, on which the U.S. as pinned its hopes of being urned for only 1% seconds It was scheduled to at least qual its longest previous burn-| In even that brief 'period, | owever, instruments showed it| uilt up a thrust of 1,000,000 ounds--almost three times the ower of an Atlas intercontin ntal missile. { When working properly the] 1 has a thrust of 1,500,000 ounds The F-1 is being developed for | he Nova moon vehicle. ahha rom 1:630.00 .... 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