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~ SWINGING WITH JACK FROST A lawn swing looks a bit out of place on the ice of Lake Nipissing near North Bay, Ont., but friends of Robert Rowe can bring back mem- ories of the good old summer- time whenever there's a lull in the ice fishing. --CP Wirephoto Columbus Units Meetings By JIM STARK COLUMBUS -- The executive meeting of the United Church Women was held at the home of Mrs. S. Cosway recently. The next general meeting was set for the second Wednesday of February. The Evening Group unit of Columbus UCW met recently at the home of Mrs. G. Webber, the leader. The office of secretary was taken by Mrs. A. Scott and the office of treasurer by Mrs. S. Cosway, the program con- vener was Mrs. M. Houlding. The meetings are to be held on the first Wednesday evéning of every month. The worship service and pro- m were conducted by Mrs. F. McLaughlin and Mrs. A. Fowler. The Village Group unit of Columbus UCW met at the home of Mrs. A. McKenzie on Jan. 24. The office of secretary was taken by Mrs. T. Flett, office of treasurer by Mrs. C. Shaw and the program convener was Mrs. F. Simpson. The worship service was taken by Mrs. E. Powell and the pro- gram was conducted by Mrs. F. Simpson and Mrs. T. Fiett. The meetings are to be held on the fourth Wednesday after- noon of every month. EAST GROUP The East Group unit of Co- lumbus UCW met at the home of Mrs. W .Beath. The leader was Mrs. G. Corner and the office of secretary was taken by Mrs. W. Spry. The meetings Held Wednesday afternoon of every month, The North unit of UCW will meet at the home of Mrs. A. Smith on Feb. 7 at 2 p.m. The Live Wires class of Co- lumbus United Church held a skating party at Powell's pond on Feb, 2. PERSONALS A group of Columbus Church young people attended a sleigh- ride party sponsored by the young people of Kedron Church recently. Burketon Group Tours Bell Plant By A. R. HUBBARD BURKETON--A mixed group of the Church accompanied .by W. H. Crawford toured the Bell Telephone Company offices recently. Miss Audrey. Carnochan re- cently spent a weekend with friends in Toronto. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Krantz and Miss: Darlene MacDonald, Oshawa, were recent dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. B. Hub- bard. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Peeling Hunt Thieves In Whitby Area Bag ais. de peo Oe Seer er Ui ee CAPSULE NEWS Wounds WINDS HIT LINER PARIS (Reuters)--High winds and 40-foot waves were reported Tuesday night to be ee the new 66,000 - ton liner Le France on her maiden voyage across the Atlantic. Reports said about half of the liner's 1,675 passengers were suffering from seasickness. PLEADS GUILTY WOODSTOCK (CP) -- Edwin Leland Perkins, 23, no fixed ad- dress, who sawed his way out of the Oxford County Jail here Dec. 29, pleaded guilty Tuesday to a charge of jailbreaking. He was remanded until Friday. Perkins was ai Sunday at Nipigon, north of Lake Superior, by provincial police investigat- ing a car theft attempt. ATTACKS LEGISLATION LONDON (Reuters) -- Brit- ish treasury official Sir Edward Boyle refused in the House of Commons Tuesday to change the legislation under which the)' Royal Family is given more than £600,000 a year. Opposition Labor party legislator William Hamilton, a frequent critic of the cost of keeping royalty, made a bitter attack on the leg- islation which he said was " gold-plated assistance board." SANDYS LEAVES LINDSAY -- Police Chief John Hunter said Monday that investigations into the recent break-in at the Lindsay Col- legiate Institute, which netted thieves about $200, has switched to the Oshawa-Whitby area. The chief said that tools be- lieved used in the break-in were similar to those stolen from the CPR station at Whitby the night the Lindsay break-in occurred. It was noted by the chief that a similar theft at Port Hope high school last week had iden- tical features to the Lindsay theft. Quell Blaze In Car Trunk WHITBY (Staff) -- Whitby's Volunteer Fire Brigade, some of them still dressed in hockey equipment, raced to put out a car fire on Highway 401 Tues- day night. Just finished a benefit game with town police (the police won), the firemen forced open the trunk of a car owned by Anthony Snea, RR 3, Pickering, to put out the fire. The car was parked on the road shoulder of the eastbound lane, about one-half mile west of Whitby. and family, Oshawa, were re- cent guests of Mrs. Greta Bailey. Guest singers at church re- cently was the Barber Shop Quartette from Oshawa which is composed of Elmer Down, Ken Brooks, Len Clement and Ken Buttery. They sang two are to be held on the fourth lovely anthems. COMING EVENTS EUCHRE at Harman Park on Wed- nesday, February 7, 8 p.m. Six prizes, refreshments. Admission 50 cents. EASTERN STAR NIGHT OF CARDS WED., FEB. 7th 8 p.m. MASONIC TEMPLE (CENTRE STREET) GOOD PRIZES AND LUNCH TICKETS 75c EASTVIEW PARK EUCHRE to be held at 434 Eulalie Ave. WED. FEB. 7, 8:15 p.m. Refreshments and Prizes ADMISSION 50c BINGO Bathe Park, Eulalie Avenue, Thursday 2 p.m. Euchre Monday 8 p.m. NOVEL BINGO THURSDAY EVENING, 7:30 at ST. GEORGE'S HALL, (Albert and Jackson Sts.) Pg $6, $12, $20 be doubled or tripled $200 JACKPOT INCLUDED Door Prize $15 BINGO UNION HALL, BOND STREET Wednesday, Feb. 7, 7:30 P.M. 20 games $6 and $10 Share The Wealth 6 -- $40 Jackpots. Nearly New Shop THURSDAY & FRIDAY 2 to 4:30, 6 to 9 690 KING ST. EAST BINGO Bathe Park Club House EULALIE AVE. Wed., Feb. 7 at 7:45 p.m. 20 regular games. 4--Jackpots St. Gertrude's Door prizes given. 728-8881 OSHAWA JUNIOR CHA Monster BINGO - MBER OF COMMERCE Thurs., Feb. 8 20 GAMES AT $20.--5 GAMES AT $30. 1 -- $150.00 JACKPOT ($20.00 PER LINE PLUS $50.00 PER FULL CARD) 2 -- $250.00 JACKPOTS JACKPOT NOS. 50-55 $10.00 PER LINE PLUS $200.00 PER FULL CARD IN 50-55 NUMBERS THIS WEEK PLUS $25.00 CONSOLATION PRIZE. $150 TOTAL PRIZES GUARANTEED IN THESE TWO GAMES. EXTRA BUSES DOOR PRIZES RED BAR ADMISSION $1.00 N, Oshawa WHITBY BRASS BAND BINGO CLUB BAYVIEW, BYRON SOUTH, WHITBY WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7th EARLY BIRD GAME--SHARE THE WEALTH STARTS 7:45 SHARP Bus leaves Oshawa Terminal 25c Return SPECIAL GAME OF $200 MUST GO $20 each horizontal line--$100 o full card $25 ADDED EACH WEEK, NOW WORTH $125 IF WON-IN 51 NUMBERS Church bus leaves 4 corners at 7:30 p.m. 5 GAMES AT $30--20 GAMES AT $20 TWO $250 JACKPOT GAMES Ist--No. 52; 2nd--No. $1.00 ADMISSION IN 50; $30 Consolation CLUDES ONE CARD Group Urged To Work On Canal ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- The state legislature will be asked to create a committee to work for speedy federal authorization of an "all America' canal to link Lakes Erie and Ontario. The canal, which would cost an estimated $750,000,000 would extend 17 miles through the western part of Niagara County and a small part of Erie County. It would be designed to as- sume a major share of shipping that now uses the Welland Ca- nal which is entirely within Canada. A group of state government legislators, including Senate Majority Leader Walter J. Ma- honey of Buffalo, met Tuesday to plan future efforts to win fed- eral approval for the canal. Vote Cosway President Of Church Group By JIM STARK COLUMBUS -- The inaugural service for the United Church Women was held at a Sunday morning church service recent- ly. The slate of officers for the Central Committee is as fol- lows: President, Mrs. S. Cos- way; ist vice-president, Mrs. J. Stark; 2nd vice-president, Mrs. A. McKenzie;. rec. secretary, Mrs. F. McLaughlin; cor. secre- tary, Mrs. G. Webber; treasur- er, Mrs. S. Murison; pianist, Mrs. T. Scott; Ass. pianist, Mrs. J. Stark. Unit Leaders: Mrs. G. Web- ber, Evening; Mrs. E. White, North; Mrs. G. Corner, East; Mrs. A. McKenzie, Village; Mrs. S. Webber, ass. village. COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN \but all were generally in good LONDON (Reuters) -- Com- monwealth Secretary Duncan Sandys left by air Tuesday night for Salisbury, Southern Rhode- sia, for crucial talks on the fu- ture of the troubled protector- ate. HAS NO COMMENT LONDON (Reuters) -- Buck- ingham Palace had "absolutely no comment" Tuesday night on press reports that Queen Eliza- beth is expecting another child, her fourth. 7 REACH SAFETY ZERMATT, Switzerland (Reu- ters) Seven mountaineers caught in a blizzard on the Mat- terhorn Monday reached safety Tuesday and reported 'they all had gained the summit of the 14,700 - foot mountain via the treacherous north face. Two were suffering from frostbite, condition, it was learned. NEW PRISON PLANNED? HALIFAX (CP)--The Chron- icle-Herald says a new federal penal institution expected to cost more than $2,500,000 is be- disclosed Tuesday by the Tor- RE Ee Sr er a Trainee Shoots, Himself CHATHAM (CP)--Harvey Al- lison, 22, a trainee in the na- tional survival training pro- gram, walked 1% miles to hos- pital Tuesday night after he ac- cidentally shot himself with his rifle. He is in good condition with a wound in his abdomen. QUESTION CONVICTS KINGSTON (CP) -- Special hearings resumed here Tuesday concerning the murder of King- ston penitentiary guard William C. Wentworth, 42, who was stabbed to death in a prison dormitory washroom. On Jan. 24-25, 14 were ques- tioned under oath. SUGGESTS SUPERVISION WINNIPEG (CP) -- Federal government supervision of all pension plans in Canada was suggested Tuesday by D. E. Kil- gour, president of thc Great- West Life Assurance Company. Speaking at the company's an- nual meeting, Mr. Kilgour said: 'It is well known that either heavy investment weaiher or unfavorable mortality or too op- timistic assumptions have trag- ically impaired many pension plans in the past. PLAN INTERCHANGE TORONTO (CP)--Plans were onto Transit Commission for massive subway interchange)! and a $60,000,009 office building development to rise above it, at Yonge and Bloor streets. Con- struction will begin within two years. RED SAYS SHADOWED TORONTO (CP)--A member of the British Communist party executive said Tuesday night he was kept under surveillance by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police during at least part of a 10 - day Canadian tour. John Ross Campbell, former editor of London's Daily Worker, told a meeting of Toronto Communists he had been shadowed by RCMP agents almost every- where he went in Calgary and Edmonton. MAY REPLACE ROOF SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. (CP)--Chairman Bob Thomlin- son of the Memorial Gardens commission said Tuesday that the roof and floor of the 12- year-old arena will have to be replaced this summer. The $765,000 arena has been trou- bled with leaks since it was built. During the spring, water ing planned for the Springhill, N.S., area. seeps through the floor and sof- tens the ice. Dymond By MRS. CHARLES H. REESOR PORT PERRY -- Blue Ray Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star, 238, paid tribute to the beloved poet, Robbie Burns, when they catered to nearly 175 guests at a Robbie Burns sup- per recently. The dinner was held in the History Of Poet Outlines were given by vocalists Mrs. Nellie Pring, of Bowmanville and Mr. Larry Marshall of Ma- nilla. Scottish dances by Mrs. Connelly of Whitby and Misses Martha Ann Lawrence and Wen- dy Chamberlain, were well re- ceived. Mrs. Mae Phair, of Whitby presided at the piano. R Masonic Temple, in the bang hall, which was decorated with the traditional Scottish tartans and emblems. The head table was centred with a centrepiece of Scotch Blue Heather, flanked by Scottish ornaments and tar- tans. Many of the guests sported heather corsages or fancy Scotch pins. Among those seated at the head table were Mr. and Mrs. Roy Notingham, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Cook, Hon. M. B. Dymond M.D. guest speaker, Mrs. Jes- sie Robertson, mistress of cere- monies; Hugh Espie; Mr. and Mrs. Davidson, Mr. and Mrs. Allan Wilson and daughter. The Haggis was piped in with the assistance of Allan Wilson, of Oshawa and Ivan McKinnon, of Sonya who were dressed in Scotch kilts. The Haggis was escorted to the head table by Rosemary Nodwell of Seagrave; where the Associate Patron Hugh Espie gave the address to The Haggis. Miss ry Nodwell, of Seagrave, who has won many medals for her performance on the bagpipes, delighted the guests with her splendid rendi- tion of Scottish melodies. Out-of-town guests were pres- ent from Oshawa, Bowmanville, Sunderland, Blackwater, Green- bank, Pickering, Brooklin, Co- lumbus, Raglan, Manchester, Manilla, Sonya and Toronto. feited. home of Mrs. Enid Burgess. sulted as follows: general trea- surer, Mrs. membership Merle Holtby; secretary, Mrs. Pauline Chute; assistant for so- cial functions, program convener, Mrs. Edwards; Grace Dobbs; a|Pauline Chute, 'discussing vocational and tech- 'levening dinner guests with the Court Issues Bench Warrant UXMRIDGE (Staff) A bench warrant was issued by Magistrate F. S. Ebbs for the arrest of Belleville hockey play- er -- Floyd Crawford, 33, after he failed to appear in Uxbridge court Tuesday on a charge of common assault. Crawford was charged on Jan. 22 following an Uxbridge-Belle- ville hockey game. The incident is reported to have involved a spectator during the game. The Intermediate A hockey player was released on $200 bail at the time. Bail has been for- Farm Forum At Maple Grove Church - Feb. 5 By MRS. HARRY FREEMAN MAPLE GROVE -- The first meeting of Unit No. 2 of Maple Grove United Church Women was held on Jan. 25 at the Elections of new officers re- Bernice Bothwell; treasurer, Mrs. Mrs. Leona Mills; Jean card convener, Mrs. group leaders, Mrs. Grace Dobbs and Mrs. Diane Derbeau. The first meeting of the Unit- ed Women (Unit 3) met on Mon- day, Jan. 22 at the home of Mrs. Clifford Swallow with 10 members present. Mrs. Wm. O'Neil and Mrs. Clifford Swal- low were in charge of the de- votional meeting taken from the inaugural service program. The business then followed with the election of the follow- ing officers: secretary, Mrs. Neil Brownell; treasurer, Mrs. Howard Cryderman; program convener, Mrs. Fred Stevens; social convener, Mrs. Charles Greenham; supply convener, Mrs. Ted Foley; membership, Mrs. Harry Freeman; commun- ity friendship convener, Mrs. Fred Stevens. It was agreed by the mem- bers of the Unit that the meet- ings would be held on the fourth Monday of each month as pre- viously done by the circle. The next meeting will be held on Feb. 26 at Mrs. Lawrence White's with Mrs. Harry Free- man, Mrs. Percy Flintoff, Mrs. Harold Cooney and Mrs. Law- rence White in charge of the program. A special meeting of insti- tute and farm people is called for Monday evening Feb. 5 at the Maple Grove Church at 8.00 p.m. under the Farm Forum nical training. There will be special speakers. Mr: and Mrs. Bert Snowden entertained the cub leaders, their wives and others interested in the work recently. Mr. and Mrs. Allin Snowden, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Snowden, Miss Betty Lou were Sunday latter's daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Down, Ebenezer. Unit No. 1 of the UCW met at the home of Mrs. J. Hur- rie, on the evening of Jan. 25 with 17 present. Officers are: president, Mrs. J. Hurrie; secretary, Mrs. Cecil Jeffery; treasurer and card con- vener, Mrs. A. St'Pierrie; pro- gram, Mrs. W. H. Brown; social functions, Mrs. R. Barraball; community friendship, Mrs. H. Bradley; overseas relief; Mrs. H. Stevens. Meetings are to be held on every fourth Thursday evening, with the next meeting on Feb. 22 at the home of Mrs. S. Doyle. SALE AD AIMED AT BACHELORS The London Times carried this ad offering a dog for sale: "Bull Terrier, jovial young chap seeks congenial bachelor master for mutual USEFUL NETWORK ST. JOHN'S, Nfld. (CP)--The Civil Defence program in New- foundland includes 14 radio-tele- phone stations at strategic points, which may be used in emergencies such as storms or cases of serious injury. protection against women." Protect yourself against rent' loss by advertising vacancies with action get- ting Oshawa Times Classi- fied ads. Dial 723-3492 now to start your ad. After the toast proposed to CONTACT LENS agree Phone 723-4191 F.R. BLACK O.D. 136 SIMCOE ST. NORTH Robert Burns by Mrs. J. Rob- ertson, Hon. M. B. Dymond re- sponded with The Immortal Memory, outlining the life of Burns. "There is no poet's birthd: more fervently observed or bet- ter remembered than Robert Burns. It is part of the mirac- tlous Scottish spirit surrounding this man that people, from all nationalities, gather round the portrait and the haggis, annual- ly, to do honor to the Plough- man Poet." To round out the evening's entertainment, Scotch numbers - GO PLACES WITH DONALD Pradangged ESCORTED BUS. No hb a a Merenine 12 days Doytone days Miami Beach. Sight jing. Departure Dates: Feb. 10; March 17; May 26 227.50 EASTER TOURS: Ask for hears repented - Brochures NEW YORK--All expense; New WASHINGTON AND COLONIAL 'VIRGINIA "thy glen eoech NASSAU by Alr; BERMUDA by Al PLANNING EUROPE THIS SUMMER? Book Now' ir; FLORIDA by Alr oo le getting seerco -- DONALD TRAVEL SERVICE OSHAWA-WHITBY-BROOKLIN MO 8-3304 300 DUNDAS ST. EAST WHITBY Christian citi hip and soc- ial action, Mrs. T. Dalby; friend- ship and visiting, Mrs. J. Mil- ler; christizn and missionary education, Mrs. R. Scott; fi- .|mance, Mrs. R. Ratcliffe; stew- ardship and recruiting, Mrs. A. Scott; flowers, Mrs. C. Shaw; literature and communications, periodicals, Mrs. S. Webber; manse, Mrs. H. Hayes, Mrs. :A. Smith and Mrs. N. Scott; mem- bership, Mrs. J. McKenzie; nominations, Mrs. W. Beath; press. and publicity, Mrs. W. Holliday; social functions, Mrs. E. White; supply and social assistance, Mrs. T. Fiett; pro- gram, Mrs. R. Love. Representatives to official board, Mrs. S. Cosway; to stew- ards, Mrs. C. Naylor; to christ- ian education committee, Mrs. F. Smith, Mrs. M. Houlding; to M and M committee, Mrs. G. Door Prize -- Proceeds to go to Building Fund Admitted Children Under 16 Not Webber. Mrs. R. Ratcliffe. Cliff Mills 48-Hour Special 1957 CHEVROLET BEL AIR SEDAN Automatic, wheel discs. Finished In Sierra Gold and Beige. $1145 CLIFF MILLS MOTORS LTD. 230 KING STREET WEST 725-6651 i i i fl PS at ig TO COMPETE IN V WINTER CAR RALLY Bill Freeland and Bob Greer, members of the Osh- awa Motor Sports Club, who will represent the club in the Canadian Winter Car Rally which will start from Rootes Motors, at the Golden Mile' in Toronto at 7 .m., Friday, Feb. 9. The entire course will cover about 1,260 miles and will run from the Golden Mile to North Bay, where an overnight stop will be made, and back to the starting point. Some 182 entries from all over Canada, eight teams from the United States and one from England will compete. Bill and Bob, running with two other teams from the Osh- awa club in 1961 at the same rally, carried away the Club Team Award. --Oshawa Times Photo Hydro Workers' Probe Report Handed Down TORONTO (CP)--A concilia- tion board which investigated a contract dispute between the Ontario Hydro - Electric Power Commission and its employees union handed down majority and minority reports Tuesday rec- ommending wage increases, of differing amounts, to the 9,000) union members. | Judge R. W. Reville, of Brant- ford, conciliation board chair- man and member of J. C. Ad- ams, recommended a two-per- cent wage increase effective April 1, 1961 and a two-per-cent- increase, effective Jan. 1, 1962. The new contract would term- inate March 31, 1963. This majority report recom-) mended that an escalator clause| covering half the union mem- CITY AND DISTRICT GREASE BURNS HAND Oshawa fire fighters were called to the home of C. Morey, 160 Bruce: street, shortly after ll a.m. today, to attend a grease fire in the oven. No dam- age was reported, however, bulances answered eight calls during the 24 hour period. end- ing at 8:30 a.m., Wednesday. DRIVER FINED LINDSAY Ronald Mac- Lean, 27, of RR 2, Uxbridge was fined a total of $190 in police court here Monday when convicted of impaired driving, careless driving and failing to notify the department of change of ownership. Mrs. Morey was treated by firemen at the scene for a hand burn she suffered. STILL COLD The low temperature during the night in Oshawa was four degrees below zero. The rees| ng sre Tuesday was four degrees above zero. No relief is in sight, the weather office at Mal- ton said this morning. 8 AMBULANCE CALLS After a busy Sunday night and Monday, the Oshawa Fire De- partment reported a quiet day, Tuesday. No fire alarms were if Youre TIRED ALL THE TIME Now and then everybody gets a Me hook oh ietaaaee ant may be turned in. The department am- bership be dropped. The cl provides a three-per-cent wage increase with each three - per- cent rise in the cost of living. The report rejected a commis- sion proposal for a 7.8-per-cent cut in operators wages and a four-per-cent cut for construc- tion tradesmen. A minority report by Harry Waisglass, the union's nominee on the board, recommended a four-per-cent wage increase in April, 1961 and another four-per- cent increase in April 1962. He also recommended retaining the hardener over. rage ged a ei pores of ends seen Coveals ain beautiful, long-wearing finish, from 6 decorator colors, white or ght into the pho ge wi ives © hoose clear, escalator clause. per Gal. 9.50. Qt. 3.00 DUSTY BASEMENT FLOORS Concrete Hardener Vat SOMINI HOME GARDEN IDE 14 SECTIONS plus DELUXE Now On Sale! SECTION 1 At This Special Introductory Price SCORES OF INFORMATIVE ILLUSTRATIONS | 64 PAGES IN FULL COLOR