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'BEST-LAID POLICE TRAP' Housewives Scheme Traps Mail Thief Ontario County Crown - Attor- ney W. Bruce Affleck Tuesday credited two Whitby housewives with devising a scheme to ar- rest an alleged mail thief, for having 'concocted a scheme which would match a best-laid roe trap to catch a crim- inal" The "trap", devised by Mrs. THE OSHAWA TIMES, Wednesday, February 27, 1963 § Interest Lacks ' In Shipping Group Claims OTTAWA (CP) -- The Cana- dian Shipowners Association has ac~ised the government of a "lamentable lack of interest' in '.e shipping ; ) The association, representing Suspend Sentence For Joyriding William Daniel Longbottom, 17, of 818 Brock street north, was Tuesday given two years suspended sentence and placed on probation for a two-year riod, when he pleaded guilt efore Magistrate Crawford W. Guest to a charge of joyriding. 'Yown Constable Erie Erickson pea ye hb 8 had 0 aken from Cullen's Esso station|20 firms, annual Feb. 4. The 'keys, Constable at one. eae here Tues. Erickson said, had been left in day that labor problems and the vehicle which was in the ga-|the high cost of y rage for service. deep - sea vessels in Canada According to the officer, ent compe' reign had been gained to the dervice pa a ve station by forcing a south side orde stay window. He said the garage me, rates pss Ml yy si BY and DISTRICT Whitby Bureau Office: 111 Dundag St. West WHIT Tel. MO. 8-3703 Manager : Rae Hopkins the postman to the accused's apartment and he asked Mrs. Williams if she had taken a par- cel which did not belong to her. The accused denied it, she said, Mrs. Donohue said she thought she heard someone at her apartment later and when She descended the stairs, she found no one there, She said she Vincent Donohue and Mrs.|noticed the door to the laundry Grant Southern, both apartment) room slightly opened and pushed dwellers in the Craydon Road|it slowly, She said the accused Apartments, led to the arrest|was inside, just behind the door. and conviction of the wife of the} When asked by defence coun- apartment building caretaker. |eel Hugh O'Connel if she heard "| Mrs. Marilyn Williams, 22-|footsteps on the stairs after Town Police Sgt. Gerald Rob- inson said he went to Mrs, Wil- liams' apartment with a search warrant and asked her if she had taken a parcel which did not belong to her. He said she denied taking any parcel, SMOKE IN TOILET Searching the apartment, Sgt. Robi said, he found the bathroom window wide open and there appeared to be a line of smoke in the top of the stool. He said he took a sample: of what appeared to be charred doors had been unlocked from the inside and the accused and a BLIND FURNITURE MAKER DISPLAYS WORK FOR KINSMEN Blind furniture maker, Wil- liam Jermyn was a dinner guest at Whitby Kinsmen Club's meeting at the Spruce Villa Hotel Tuesday night. Wil- lian, who lost his sight some years ago started making fur- niture as a hobby. Later, he turned that hobby into a voca- tion and now makes custom furniture to earn a living for his wife and family. He Is shown, left, with Cliff Gordon, Kinsmen vice-president and some of the furniture which he took to the meeting to show club members. --Oshawa Times Photo AT ROTARY CLUB Invest In Canada's Future, Broker Urges Investment ture was urged at Rotary Club Tuesday. Speaker at the weekly meet- ing held at the Whitby Arena invest- ment consultant who outlined safe investment procedures to was Peter Kingsmill, assembled Rotarians. He said that he could not turn his audience into profes- gional investors, but the next best thing was to acquaint them with some of the basic rules of investing. in Canada's fu- Whitby it was not often predictable when one should buy or sell. He said the best investments tries which have the most in their favor. He pointed out that dus is the natural gas indus- oe hick is booming in the 'est. Mr. Kingsmill stated that 25 per cent of an investor's hold- id be in this industry. a Mr. Kingsmill stated one must have a basic knowl- edge of investing, secondly, a sound approach to investment decisions and thirdly, a knowl- edge of present market condi- tions. Rotarians heard that land and mortgage investments were sound as were some specific stocks. He said that all money spent should be thought of as an investment such as homes and cars, Mr. Kingsmill said that stocks offered on the market and else- "penny" mining stocks to Canada Sav- ings Bonds. Some of the small are where ramged from mining stocks, he added, worth a little bit of speculation. "An investor's he has with his doctor. The broker should have an interest in the financial relationship of the client." It is often said, Mr. Kingsmill relationship with his broker,"' the speaker said, "should be similar to that ON promocing industry is an- other profitable field, he said. Oil refining is not very profit- able at the moment but the drill- ing and discovering of the basic oil was a good bet for investment. Rotarians heard that the fi- nance industry, covering banks and finance houses, was a good investment risk as was the steel industry which was still rising, although nearing a peak. The food industry was also growing, Mr. Kingsmill added, although stock of supermarkets did mot find favor with the pub- lic currently. Of them all, he said, the gas industry is the best bet as everyone shifts from propane to natural gas at the first opportunity. tioned as a good risk. Mr, Kingsmill said the raw mate- rial costs in Canada were lower than in any other part of the globe. He added there is a continued, that one should "buy low and sell high."' This is not easily done. He explained that appear to be in the five indus- the leader in present day in- Stainless steel was also men- less steel, Mr. Kingsmill fluence of the are not investing strong Liberal Rotarians heard, industries." Mr. Kingsmill thews. "G5 concluded, | "We should invest in our own country or we will not be bon cr, introduced by" Bud. Goode,| Bombers 7, 16; Go-Getters 6, 1; was thanked by Richard Mat-|Jokers 0, 10, world-wide demand for stain- said the in- United States was felt in Canada, particular- ly in the investment field. '"'We are tied to the U.S. irrevoc- ably," he said, "and our stock markets follow theirs." He also said that this was true of the Western world. The business situation has been good for the past seven months, he said, and capital expenditures, which show optimism, the increase in the U.S. "We think the market will continue to go up,"" Mr. Kings- mill said. Because of the politi- cal situation, he said, people in Canada. When the Toronto market re- flects this and begins to sag then that is the time to buy, Roarians were told. Mr. Kingsmill said, "I think we are going to end up with a govemment which will give us stability for the next four years." One of the problems facing the nation have been faced and people begin to tackle them, he said, then things will go into an upswing. "'Our best bet," the invest- ment in equities in Canadian are on St. John's Students Prove Bowling Is Fun Bowling can be fun was prov- ed by Grades 8 and 9 of St. John the Evangelist School Whitby, Monday, at Oshawa Bowling Lanes. This event was convened by Sister Mary Rose assisted by Sister Anna Clare, Mrs, Tho- men and the following members of CWL. Mrs, James McCarroll, Mrs. Carl Parise, Mrs. Stan Bronishewski, Mrs. Reg Kehoe, Mrs, Frank Dudgeon, Mrs. Dick Sandrelli and Mrs, Greg Carter. Following two games the students returned to the parish hall for refreshments, followed by a sing song with accompani- ment on the accordion by Rev. W, P. Douglas. Prizes were distributed by Rev. L. J. Austin as follows: High. single 223, Brian Sorichet- ti, high double 385, Bill Scol- lard, low single, 27, a tie Pat Wilson and Jean Guzik, low dou. ble, 91, Mary Power. year-old mother of two children, was Tuesday given suspended sentence and placed on proba- tion for a year when she ap- peared before Magistrate Craw- ford W. Guest, charged with the theft of a disposable diaper. PEOPLE COMPLAINED Mrs. Donohue told the court prior to Feb, 6, different people in the apartment building had complained they had not re- ceived mai. which had been sent to them, She said in an attempt to "trap" the accused, she and Mrs, Southern placed a dispos- able diaper in a box, wrapped it in 'a light brown supermarket grocery bag and mailed it to her daughter. The witness said she put her mother's return address on the parcel and informed the post master of what they were at- tempting to do when she mailed it at the Whitby Post Office, MADE ARRANGEMENTS Mrs, Donohue said she made arrangements with the post of. fice to have the parcel deliver- ed to her apartment, then asked the postman to place it on a radiator near the apartment block letter boxes, She said prior to mailing the parcel, she made arrangements with Mrs. Southern, whose apartment is above hers, to Stamp on the floor when the accused left her apartment to collect the mail the day the par. cel would arrive. On the day in question, the witness said, she stood by a glass panel in her apartment doorway and saw a form pro- ceeding towards the mail boxes. She noticed the parcel was gone and ran outside to get the post- man, Mrs, Donohue said. ~ RETURNED WITH POSTMAN She said she returned with hearing Mrs, Southern's signal, the witness said 'no, the ac- cused came down the stairs as quiet as a mouse". But, she said, she could see the person descending the stairs towards the mailboxes was a woman, SENT ON PURPOSE According to the witness, she told the accused the parcel had been sent through the mail on purpose to catch the person who was stealing the tenants' mail. The accused, she added, said she had not seen any parcel, She said when she encounter. ed the accused in the laundry room, Mrs,' Williams asked her what she thought she was trying to prove. "I told her we would prove she had stolen the parcel,"' Mrs. Donohue said. Mrs, Southern said she watch- ed out the window for the mail- man's arrival, then watched from the glass panel beside her doorway as the accused left her apartment to collect the mail, SAW WITH PARCEL The witness said she saw the accused with a parcel which looked to be the same size and the same color paper which she and Mrs, Donohue had wrapped and mailed the previous day. "'When I saw her with the par- cel," Mrs, Southern said, "I asked her if that was her parcel. She told me it was and when I asked if she was sure it was, she said yes," the witness testi- fied, Mrs, Southern said when ask- ed by the postman where the parcel was, the accused said she had never had a parcel, Postman Jopie Koster told the court he delivered the parcel ad- dressed to Mrs. Donohue. He said it was the only parcel he delivered to the building that da: y. paper, When he asked the accused what had been burned in the stool, Sgt, Robinson said, she replied a disposable diaper. When asked if she, had dispos- able diapers, the officer said, Mrs, Williams replied she did and produced an empty box for him, According to the officer, the accused changed the diapers on both of her children in his pres- ence, They were both wearing the washable type, he added. BURNED LETTERS He said Mrs, Williams then told him she had burned some letters she did not want her hus- band to see, Later, he said, she told him she had been burning sanitary napkins. The accused said when Mrs. Southern asked her "'if that is yours?" she didn't know what she was referring to. "When Sgt. Robinson asked me where the parcel was I took from downstairs, I said I never took any parcel,"' the accused said, She added, "the said I did and 'I guess I'll have to turn your apartment into a shambles -- or upside down'--or a phrase like that," the accused said. MAKE THOROUGH SEARCH Sgt. Robinson said he told her he would have to make a thor. ough search of the premises, He denied having said dnything about turning the place into a shambles, or upside down, "The Sgt. said 'how stupid do you think we are? You burned something in the toilet bowl-- what was it?' I told him 1 was burning sanitary napkins," the accuse? said, In passing sentence, His Wor- ship told Mrs, Williams she was fortunate she was not charged with another section of theft. A Whitby man, whose crimin. al record dates back to 1936, was Tuesday jailed nine months when he appeared before Ma. gistrate Crawford W. Guest on a High team the Orbits, 1466,| Ricky DePratto, Wayne Sor-| chetti, Anna Marie Bardoel,} Peter Bedard and Kristine Kor-| tekass. WHITBY BOWLING NEWS |ST, JOHN THE. EVANGELIST | Mixed Bowling MeFelts 7, 26; Hot Shots 7, 23; Witnits 0, 20; Six Seven- Ups 5, 17; Flashpans 2, 16; | Triples over 500 -- Ladies: Unable To Work Fined $100 For Leaving Scene An Oshawa man, who told) Magistrate Crawford W. Guest his doctor said he will never be able to hold a steady job, was Tuesday fined $100 and costs, or 30 days on a charge of failing to remain at the scene of an acci- dent, James O'Boyle, 27, 257 Ver- dun road, the unemployed father of three, was given a month in which to pay his fine. His driver's licence was suspended. Town Constable Fred Baker told the court he investigated a $100 accident on Centre street, Feb. 10. As a result of informa- tion he received, Consntable Baker said, he went to Bell Taxi and imterviewed the accused, who at that time was a driver. O'Boyle, Constable Baker said, admitted taking a fare to 929 Centre street and said when he backed out of the driveway, he felt a bump. According to the officer, the accused said he noticed damage to the parked car as he glanced into his mirror and he left "'be- cause he was afraid to call the police or to seek out the car owner", The accused, Constable Baker said, knew he '"'was doing wrong by not contacting either the police department or the car owner"'. O'Boyle told the court he is under psychiatric care and tak- ing ECT treatments. He added he is "not supposed to get up- set' and became "scared" when he saw the damaged car, so he left. The accused said his doctor has told him he'll never be able to hold a steady job again be- cause of his condition. He added, he has made application for a pension. : |Agnes Sandrelli 746; Theresa WHITBY PERSONALS LeSage 646, Betty Dochuk 608, Diane Pascos 603, Lorraine Bro- nishewski 585, Marg Carter 573, Jackie Seymour 555, Fr-an jSchatzmann 511, Lena Chizen don road, | day. Mr. Greenwood, is General Hospital speedy recovery. |Party at : |Saturday evening. BROCK Evening WHITBY Last Complete Show At 8:25 Shows Start 6:55 & 8:25 |best on junderwent surgery. Whitby friends wish him a Edward Pascoe, Dr. K. G. Phin, of Windsor, was weekend guest at the/s4g, Eq Samanski $27, Harold home of his father, Mr. H. P.| Forbes 621, Jim McCarroll 593, Phin and Mrs. Phin, 208 Cray-|Matt Kolsteren 574, Jimmy | Peggy, daughter of Mr. and Mrs, E. F. Douglas, is cele- brating her llth birthday to- day. Her companions of King {Street School and friends wish her many happy returns of the Mrs, Shirley Ross was enter- tained at a birthday dinner her: parents' home Eric Clarke, High street, is \celebrating his birthday today. His many friends offer their a ol this : General Hospital. The many friends of 'ijliam A. Heron, Brooklin, are sorry to learn that he is in Oshawa They wish him a prompt recovery. of in Oshawa where His many he 9, Eve O'Leary 518. | Men -- Lloyd Seymour = 716, {Lou Bedard 651, Bob Edwards Smyth 544, Ed Dochuk 538, Tec Hughes 528. Singles over 200 -- Ladies: Agnes Sandrelli 287, 246, 213; Eve O'Leary 275, Theresa Le. Sage 243, 206; Marg Carter 233; Lorraine Bronishewski 227, Kay Seminsky 218, Betty Do- chuk 216, Diane Pascos 210, 209, Men: Lloyd Seymour 279, 275; dard 249, 213; Matt Kolsteren Bob Edwards 259, 202; Lou Be-| charge of breaking, entering and theft. ' Ralph Harris, 41, 135 Palmer- ston avenue, pleaded not guilty to the Dec. 3 break-in of a Pick- ering Township home in which two radios, a TV set and wall thermometer were stolen, Witness Albert J. Heenan, Concession 3, Pickering Town- ship, told the court the articles had been stolen from his home. He said he felt whoever entered his home must have used a key because there was no evidence of the door or any windows hav- ing been smashed. Mr. Heenan said he found footprints leading to a step be- hind the house, under which the key is kept. Mrs. Heenan said when she en téred the house on the day in question she noticed the TV set was gone. Then she discovered Break And Enter Nets Nine Months She said she paid him $15 for the two radios and the thermo- meter. At the time, the witness added, there were two other men with the accused. Mrs, Pretty said Harris gave Ray Thompson as his name when he sold her the items. OPP Constable Michael Mal- lon told the court he found Mr. Heenan's radio and _ thermo- meter in Pretty's Used Furni- ture Store, Oshawa, Dec. 14, He and the previous witness all identified the radio and ther- mometer exhibited in court Tuesday. Constable. Mallon said he was unable to find any evidence of forced entry at the Heenan home. His Worship told the accused he did not appear to have made any effort to improve his be- haviour. J. W. Wootton Is Named Liberal Pres. J. W. Wootton has been named president of the Whitby Liberal Association, it was announced Tuesday, Other officers elected at a re- cent association meeting include Mrs. May Smith, secretary, Mrs, Ann Myers, assistant sec- retary and William Davidson, treasurer, Named to the board of direc- tors were Robert Cawker, Hugh The car, Constable Erickson said, was taken to West Hill then to the Peterborough area/had before it was returned, The officer said the. accused came into the police station with his father the next day and ad- mitted having taken the car wihout the owner's consent. He said the boys left the service station doors ea intending to return the veh cle. perenne backed the vehicle| © Chartering of foreign vessels resulted in a $125,000,000 deficit in Canada's balance of payments situation last year. his compared with a $4,000,000 surplus in 1950, when there were 115 Canadian - owned and manned ships, At the end of last year, the report said, there were six Ca- an-owned McCutcheon Sees End To Surcharges HAMILTON (CP)--Trade and Commerce Minister Wal. lace McCutcheon Tuesday night predicted a complete end to tar- iff surcharges 'within a matter of months." A week ago the federal gov- ernment announced a §$1,185,- 000,000 cut in tariffs on im- ported goods, He told a Hamilton South Progressive Conservative meet- ing the surcharges imposed last June had never been more than a "temporary expendiency" and now have been removed on all pol $1,000,000,000 worth of im- ports, nadi deep-sea _ vessels fully manned with Canadian crews, Two of these were no longer registered in Canada al- Canadians still owned 500,000 gross registered tons of deep-sea vessels, "Unless a new approach is taken, the economy will have to continue to rely on non-Cana- dian shipping for the carriage of its foreign commerce, with the continuing heavy drain on the country's foreign exchange arnings,"" Split Approved In Celanese Ltd. MONTREAL (CP) --Share- holders of Canadian Celanese Ltd. approved unanimously Tuesday a proposed five-for-one Convict Stabbed In Prison Fight MONTREAL (CP)--A soner was stabbed to death Tuesday in @ fight with another convict at St. Vincent de Paul Penitentiary, The identity of the victim was not immediately disclosed by authorities who said he was in his early 40s and serving a two- year sentence for breaking and entering and theft. What led to the dispute was not immediately known. os in the company's common shares, However, shareholders at the special meeting were told sup- plementary letters patent from the federal secretary of state needed to make the split effec- ive will not be applied for "until the directors see fit," A company spokesman said after the meeting the letters patent will not be ee for until after April 8, the dae a ake-over bid for Canadian Cel- anese stock by Canadian Chem- ical Co. Ltd. expires. Dutch Elm Spray over through here, disrupted when _ i two freight cars/seven bidders, a an eastbound freight were|city's purchasi lepartment, derailed Tuesday, was expected|- wit nS be ll to resume today. The freight, bound from Sar- nia to Buffalo with about 50 cars, collided with a yard diesel which was hauilng three cars west over the eastbound line. Both the freight and yard diesels were damaged. Traffic Disrupted the CNR's main By Derailed Train of ay to combat Du WOODSTOCK (CP) -- 'Traftic|disense 0 phn line Contract Awarded WINDSOR (CP) -- Chemical Specialties Association, of Sar- nia, has been awarded a $2,746 contract to supply 2,520 gallons ase, it was announced Tues- day by Windsor city council, The firm was the lowest of to the GENERAL ELECTRIC | SALES & SERVICE O'Connell, Patrick McDaniels, Ross Balson and Herb Visser. Dr. Kenneth Hobbs and A. M. Wootton were appointed riding representatives, Ontario Riding Liberal Asso- ciation's nomination convention to elect a candidate for the forthcoming federal election will FREE Have your furnace cleaned free and guaronteed trouble-free all winter, if you purchase 'White ane unified fuel oll from Western 0, DIAL 725-1212 Serving hedsegt Oshewe end @ FREE PICK-UP @ FREE DELIVERY Independent Sales ig Ltd. PHONE 668-2081 ssiicaineiiiniean be held in the Henry Street High Sehool auditorium at 8 p.m. Thursday, A charge of possession of stol- en goods was withdrawn at the request of Crown Attorney W. Bruce Affleck. a mantel radio missing, a radio in her son's room and a wall thermometer. : She said she knew the accus- ed from last. fall when he was at her home. The witness said Harris drove her and her bro. ther home from Whitby and she felt he must have seen her pick up the key from its hid- ing place on that occasion. Mrs. Irwin Pretty, operator of an Oshawa used furniture store told the court the accused came into her store Dec. 3 and brought three items to sell to er. Family Monuments Created. To Individual Gis Requirements STAFFORD BROS. LTD. MONUMENTS 318 DUNDAS RAST 668-3552 One-Stop DECORATING SHOP Custom Draperies Broadioom and Ruge Wallpeper end Murols C.L.L. Peints end Varnishes Flo-Gleze Colorizer Points DODD & SOUTER Decor Centre 107 Byron St. S., Whitby Phone 668-5862 240, 223; Harold Forbes 231, 227; Ed Samanski 230, 217; Tec Hughes 225," Ray Bibeau 224, Jim McCarroll 223, 218, Clar-| ence Hendriks 204, | High triple with handicap -- Ladies: Agnes Sandrelli 746, Betty Dochuk 698, Diane Pascos |893, Men: Lloyd Seymour 716, | bet Dochuk 676, Bob Edwards 66 High Single with handicap -- Ladies: Eve O'Leary 321, Agnes| Sandrelli 287, Kay Seminsky) 268. Men: Lloyd Seymour 279, | 275; Ray Bibeau 271, Bob Ed- wards 266. 115 BROCK STREET WHITBY ARNOLD'S OPEN THURS, TILL 8 P.M.--FRI. TILL 9 P.M. -- WED. TILL 6 P.M. JUST NORTH OF THE 4 CORNERS RIB ROAST BEEF n 59. bb. COTTAGE ROLLS 49- BREAKFAST BACON » 59: FRESH SHOULDER ROAST | hb. 39. he " " g$SSSSSs5 3° ts, : BUDGET , WATCHING? P s S8steq oges8' an' Sts, ", Sod bad Se & BRING HOME ALL VEGETABLE Blue Bonnet MARGARINE |Fix $500 Bail For Abduction Magistrate Crawford W. Guest Tuesday fixed bail at $500 for 20-year-old Rosaire Peter Bela- ger, 205 Morningside drive, To- ronto, when he appeared on an Ontario County South Re- gional CWL winter meeting }was held Sunday, February 24 jin St. Bernadette's parish, |Ajax. Attending from St. John the Evangelist Council, Whitby, were: Rev, L. J, Austin, Mis. P. T. Finnegan, Mrs, G. A. Newton, Mrs. L. Chizen, Mrs. Frank Seminsky, Mrs. D.!charge of abduction. O'Hagan, Mrs. Ed. Finan.) Relanger is charged with the Mrs. Larry' Rur-t and Mrs.|Feb. 24 abductien of a 16-year- Greg Carter, chairmen of On-|old Ajax girl. 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