> Emergency Numbers Hospital 723-2211 Police 725-1133 Fire 725-6574 She Osharon Times OSHAWA, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1964 " Second Section City and district features, social and classified advertis- 390 MASONS FROM ACROSS THE PROVINCE PAY TRIBUTE TO OSHAWA'S COL R. S. McLAUGHLIN AT DINNER HERE Stove Grease Ignites Fire Overheated grease on a stove ignited a $300 fire in the kit- chen of Mario Wozny late Wed- nesday afternoon. Oshawa Firefighters arrived after the blaze, which burned cupboards and the ceiling had been extinguished by the resi- dents of the 598 Montgomery street home. The incident occurred about) 4.15. Will Attend Ajax Meeting tion of Jehovah's Witnesses, will|1,000 strong. The purpose is attend a Ministry Development|to protest against the govern- program at Ajax, November 27-29 inclusive. Many other delegates from Oshawa will] also attend. The assembly is arranged by the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society for Jehovah's Witnesses. "The purpose of the conven- tion is a twofold oné," Mr. VanHorn stated. "First the gen- eral objective of the assembly is to spiritually feed and train the many witnesses attending. The second objective is to assist the congregations in their personal visits at the homes of the peo- ple." A baptism service will be held} and other sessions devoted to/ Bible talks, discussions and practical demonstrations. Thieves Get Cigaret Haul A few packages of cigarets were the only apparent loot gleaned by the thieves or thief} who entered Don's Spur Station} at 78 Bond street last. night. The breakin was discovered} about 9.30 p.m., Oshawa Police | said, when glass in the front door was found broken around the lock. Entry, however, was gained through a broken window in the back of the service station, The thief entered the office by smashing off an inner-door lock with a hammer. The cigaret display and a COL. R. &. McLAUGHLIN, pictured top talks to a group of Masons at a dinner held in his honor last night at which he was presented with a jewelled pin in recog- nition of his 70 years in the Masonic Order. Left to right are M..J. Damp, Grand Sen- ior Warden of the Grand Lodge; Hon. J. N, Allan, pro- vincial treasurer and Deputy Grand Master of. the Grand Lodge of Canada, AF and AM, in the province of Ontario; Col. McLaughlin, and W.° E. Baker, chairman of the din- PARLIAMENT REPORT Ottawa Said Pla By MICHAEL STARR, Member of Parliament Rumors have it that the On- ent. March nned The Federal Labor Code is tario Farmers Union and the/experiencing difficulties with Fren VanHorn, presiding min-| Quebec Farmers / Union ister of the Oshawa Congrega-| organizing to march on Ottawa, are jinter-provincial trucking com- panies and almost all truckers. ment's inaction with regard to their problems and especially| the water shortage. This situa-| tion is forcing them to sell their cattle because of the water shortage. The Government claims that this problem is a! provincial responsibility. | The Redistribution Bill has} received three readings in the House of Commons and has been referred to the Senate for final passing. Commissions will be set up in each and every Province and their work will take approximately one year. In their work on this matter, On-| tario Riding will most certainly be divided. An opportunity will be provided for presentations by residents and organizations, to! the Commission. | The Canada Pension - Plan has now received two readings jand has been referred to a spe- jcial_ committee composed of! Members of Parliament and) Senators. They will study ed bulky Bill, composed of some | 125 clauses and 85 pages: There} is no doubt that this Bill will) |be given very thorough study} and many groups, srennieations | and individuals will appear be-| fore this committee to make their observations and suggest] changes in clauses where there Man, 62, Hurt By Plant Crane Fred Beadle, 62, is in Osh jawa General Hospital this morn- jing as a result of an industrial) jaccident at Pedlar People Ltd. | candy stand were broken, the vesterday. | lice added, but no money was found Boundaries Change Seen The boundaries of Ontario The 188 Orchardview avenue ;man was squeezed between a} \load of shelving doors on a} jcrane, and a stationary one,} |Cost Manager Jack George said. | Pedlars were informed that} |no bones were broken in the| | mishap, and no serious internal jinjuries were suffered, The acci-| ident occurred about. 2.15 p.m. The grain" élevator have also asked to be exempted from this Bill. yet to be seen as the govern- ment advises the Commons that operators Whether they will be or not is meeting. Pictured, top are some of the 350 Masons at the dinner, beihg received by L. Wilson, Past Grand Junior Warden and member of the Board of General Purposes. Left to right are Raymond A. Stone, Worshipful Master of Cedar ner Lodge; Duncan Copus, Past District Deputy Grand Master, Toronto; Mr. Wilson; Dr. Carl Burton, assistant Grand Super- intendent of Works, AF and AM; and Willard M. Gordon, member of the Board of Gen- eral Purposes, AF and AM. --Oshawa Times Photo A five-car train separated a tractor from its trailer in a collision on Stevenson road south early this morn- ing, and sent its driver to the Oshawa General Hospi- tal. The 3.05 a.m. crash, Osh- awa Police said, resulted in $5,000 damage to the truck units, and an undetermined amount to the Canadian Pacific engine and cars. John A. Brown, 27, of Rit- son road north, a driver with the Direct Winter Company Ltd., of Toronto, suffered a they are giving these represen- tations serious consideration. | LITTLE TIME LEFT Since it has been announced) that the Labor Code will come | into effect as of January 1,| 1965, there is little time left} for its consideration and pass-| ing. The government, however, is planning to proceed with the | Flag Resolution -before tackl- ing this important of Labor Legislation. pier sore neck and a_ bruised TRACTOR - TRAILER, TRAIN IN EARLY-MORN COLLISION right knee in the crash. The trailer, police said, was south of the train and the tractor north following impact. The train, operated by G, E. Koch, of Downs- view, was shunting out of General Motors' south plant in a southwesterly direction. When police arrived, the Fire. Department was in the process of washing gasoline from the road. The gas, police said, spilled out as one of the tractor's tanks was split. The tractor-trailer was northbound when the acci- dent occurred. INITIATED INTO MASONRY IN 1894 Col. R.S. McLaughlin Gets Jewelled Pin Col. R, S,. McLaughlin, a youthful sparkle in his 93-year- old eyes, last night was present- ed with a jewelled pin in recog- nition of his 70 years in the Masonic Order. The presentation, at a dinner in his honor attended by 350 Masons from across the prov- ince, was made by The Hon. J, N. Allan, provincial treasurer and Deputy Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Canada, AF and AM, in the province of On- tario. ' Mr. McLaughlin, affectionate- ly known as "Mr. Sam", was the fourth Mason in Ontario ever to receive a 70-year pin. "T'ye enjoyed my association in our. wonderful organization immensely,"' said Mr. McLaugh- lin. "I'm proud to be a Mason, I've tried to live as a Mason should and I will continue to do..80.-° - 2 S35 INITIATED IN 1894 "T appreciate your kindness in giving up your time to come and pay tribute to one who will always be a humble member of our wonderful society," he said. Boys Suspected In Break-in Oshawa Police are investigat- ing an attempted break and enter at the Hayden Macdonald Service Station at 30 William street last. night. They believe thai two small boys attempted to break into \the rear of the garage by smash- LAUDS RECORD | ing out a wooden panel with a \large stone. MR. McLAUGHLIN, Telegrams of congratula- tions to Col. R. §; McLaugh- lin on his reaching 70 years, service in the Masonic Order came from Lester B. Pear- son, Prime Minister, and Lord Thomson of Fleet. | Said Mr. Pearson:. "In- deed it is a pleasure for me to extend to Col, McLaughlin my 'warmest regards and best wishes on this memor- ial oceasion."' Lord Thomson sai?: your friends, and IT am proud to be one of them, take | "Au | pride in this wonderful re- | cord." Will Speak At Rotary Hon. J. Keiller Mackay, for- mer Lieutenant-Governor of On- tario, will be guest speaker Monday at the St. Andrew's Day luncheon of the Oshawa} Rotary Club | | The offence was reported just after 10 p.m. last night. De- scriptions afforded to police had the offenders as "young and small."". No one entered the service station, police estab- lished, | Man Injured In Collision Harold J. Bouckley, 27, of 198} - Highland avenue suffered abra- |sions to his right knee and a stiff shoulder and right neck in la two-car crash Wednesday af- ternoon His 1958 model car was writ- {ten off by the Oshawa Police as a total wreck. He was in- volved in an accident at the corner of Farewell and Taylor avenues, The second car, driven |by Beverley Robert Heath, 26, of 1478 Byron crescent, sustained! ¥ |$800 in damages. | An auto driven by Louise iKing, 59, of 191 Ritson road south, picked up $125 in dam- ages, and one driven by William Paul Lucas, 18, of 755 Tenny- son 'street, $175 in a two-car crash at the corner: of Ritson Gain Entry Via Window Pickwick Cleaners on Simcoe street south was broken into last night and three articles valued at $332 stolen. Entry was gained, police said, sometime before 8;30 this morn- ing. They think one man, oper- ating alone, pried a window on one side of the building. Manager Joe Puskas, on ar- rival at the. shop, discovered that a $100 sewing machine, a $200 adding machine and a $32 electric drill were stolen. PRESENTATION MADE A presentation to Bandmaster Chester Follest was the high- light of a gathering held by the Red Marine Trumpet and Flute- band. Dancing, games and skits were also part. of the evening's entertainment at the home of Mr. and Mrs, Reginald Spencer. Mr. McLaughlin was initiated into Masonry in November, 1894, was granted a life membership in Cedar Lodge in June, 1920 and has held many positions and receivéd many honors during his 70 years. CELEBRATION "This is really not a meet- ing or a dinner but a celebration such as I have never attended before," said Mr, Allan. 'We are here not just to honor a man who has been a Mason for 70 years but to honor such a wonderful man. "We admire him for his char- acter, his loveable disposition and for his igterest in the com- mon man," said Mr. Allan. '"'We ~|have love, admiration. and re- spect for him. I hope we all appreciate just what a wonder- ful man he has been. . . there could be no other name for him than 'Mr. Oshawa.'" Mr. Allan said only one Mason in the province has ever re- "I hope I will be invited to present a 75-year pin to Mr. McLaughlin," said the provin- cial treasurer. Brother Byron. $. Edmondson gave a Mason's acknowledge- ment of Col. McLaughlin and said -he was "Oshawa's first citi- zen', OUTLINES CAREER He outlined Mr. McLaughlin's career as founder of the motor car industry in Canada, his in- terests, activities: and his' con- tributions to the City of Osh- awa. BORN IN ENNISKILLEN Mr. McLaughlin said his fa- ther and his two brothers were Masons and it was "a grand thing for me to have been: al- lowed to become a Mason". He said he joined Cedar Lodge at a "pretty young age'"' and the "influenced "my older "Masons life." Describing his history, Mr. McLaughlin said he was born in Enniskillen and moved to Oshawa '"'my native town", when he was five and one half years old. When he finished high school at 16, he said he went to work with his father as an ap- prentice and worked with his hands for three years. "I'm. a journeyman and I could go anywhere and get a job," he said, drawing a round of applause. . "I've worked hard and tried to do my duty -- what success I have had is due to the fact that I've never been afraid of work." Mr. McLaughlin spoke of his early days in the carriage and motor car industry and also his days as a Mason. CONGRATULATIONS "Canada needs men of the type of Sam McLaughlin, whose record of accomplishment will never be forgotten," | wrote Premier John Robarts in a message read at the dinner. Congratulatory messages were also received from Prime Minis- ter Lester Pearson, former On- tario premier Leslie Frost, Lord Thomson of Fleet and ceived a pin in recognition of 75 years in the Masonic Order. The dinner was sponsored by Cedar Lodge, AF and AM, and held in the Genosha Hotel. Chairman was Brother W. E. Baker, who said he felt "very humble and most fortunate in having some little part in help- ing to pay tribute to Mr. Mc- Langhlin"'. The invocation was delivered by Rev. John Morris; Brother Harry Gay introduced special head table guests; Brother Jack Biddulph introduced special guests including The Hon. M. B. Dymond, Ontario Minister of Health; Albert V. Walker, mem- ber of parliament and Mayor Lyman Gifford. The toast to the Grand Lodge ten an" 'he response v by PF otice W. L. Pie on ther R. A. Stone welcomed everyone to the "unique and very special event". careers. He noted that that it was fitting that in "this once in a lifetime event", Mr. Allan, a duly authorized repre- was made by Brother Fred Brit- v= made Bro- Brother H. L. Wallace intro- duced the Hon. Mr. Allan, de- scribing his public and gar 7% r. Allan -has held five portfolios in the provincial cabinet and said Grand Master of Ontario Dis- trict. Right Worshipful Brother Thomas L. Wilson, Lebanon Lodge, Past Grand Junior War- den, Member of the Board of General Purposes and also an Honorary Inspector General of the Scottish Rite. Very Worshipful Brother Alex. G. Storie, Cedar Lodge, Past Grand Steward, Oshawa's Senior Inspector General of the Supreme Council of the Scottish Rite. Right Worshipful Brother R. Coulter Berkinshaw, Georgina Lodge, Toronto, Vice-President of the Board of General Pur- poses, Representative of the Grand Lodge of Norway. Worshipful Brother Wilfred E. Baker, Cedar. Lédge,. Chairman of this Dinner Meeting. . Brother Fred Britten, Senior Warden of Cedat Lodge. Very Worshipful Brother Harry L. Wallace, Cedar Lodge, Past Grand Senior Deacon. and Representative of the Grand Lodge of Nova Scotia: : The Rev. John F.G. Morris, Pastor of St, Andrew's United Church. P Very. Worshipful Brother Jack Biddulph, Cedar e, Assistant Grand Director of Ceremonies of. the Grand Lodge. Worshipful Brother Raymond A. Stone, Worshipful Master of Cedar Lodge. ee 4 Right Worshipful Brother Mel- ville J. Damp; St. George Lodge, Toront 6, the 'Grand Senior Warden of the .Grand Lodge. ae Right Worshipful Brother -Wil- liam L. Pierson, Lebanon Lodge District Deputy Grand Master of Ontario District. sentative of the Queen, was pre- senting the pin to Mr. Mc- Laughlin. FAVORITE NUMBER Rosemary Nodwell, of the General Motors Pipe Band, and a student at Port Perry High School, piped Mr. McLaughlin and Mr. Allan to their seats, Ross Cotton, Oshawa singer, ac- companied by Brother R. G. Green, sang two numbers, "Annie Laurie" and 'I Love Life', which Mr. McLaughlin said were his favorites. HEAD TABLE GUESTS Head table guests Wednes- day night at the Masonic dinner in honor of Col, R. S. McLaugh- lin were: Very Worshipful Brother Byron §. Edmondson, Cedar Lodge, Past Grand Steward, a former member of the Board of General Purposes. Right Worshipful Brother many other friends and Masonic brethren. : Charles M. Wallace, Cedar Lodge, a Past District Deputy GM SHIPMENT FOR OVERSEAS More than 300 cars manu- factured at General Motors here will be shipped Fri- day from the Oshawa. harbor to various parts 'of Europe and the Middle East A GM spokesman said that a Swedish auto carrier will carry the cars. 'These shipments have been going on all year," he said, "and this is a routine shipment". The "Figaro", a vessel of the Wallenius Line, will take the cars and will un- load first at Antwerp, Bel- gium. Some of the shipment, will then be transported to other countries of West- ern Europe and others to the Middle East and the Per- sian Gulf. The "Figaro". will then carry the rest of the cargo to Stockholm, Sweden, and to Finland. The Swedish line vessels also carry European- manufactured cars to North America. 2 Of Injured In Hospital Two people were in hospital, and four cars smashed for a total of $3400 in damages in a Simcoe street south accident last night. Oshawa Police said) Normand Cormier apparently lost control County will definitely be chang-| The chieftain of the Clan Mac-jroad south and Athol street at! of his car on wet railroad tracks ed as a result of the new re-| distribution bill which has gone) through the House of Commons, Michael Starr, Member of| Parliament, said today. Rev. S. Dyer To Be Speaker jkay in Canada, and former| |Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, the Hon. Mr. Mackay, has fre- quently spoken here. Although a _- fifth-generation; | | 12.40 p.m, A 4.15 p.m. accident on Sim- coe street south resulted in $150 damages to a car driven by Theresa MacNeil, 20, of 238 Mr. Starr said he did not) Rev. Stanley Dyer, mis-|Canadian, who was born in|Bruce:street, and $25 in damag- know just how the boundaries would be changed but anyone) concerned would be able make a _ representation to Commission. He said the Commission would be set up to determine the new | boundaries as soon as the bill was given Royal assent | a decide the new hounlaries. "There are some preliminary drawings which I have not seen. | Everyone will be given the op portunity to examine new sionary - un Methodist Church Friday. Mr. Dyer served in Japan as an itinerant missionary from 1955-57. He returned home more, Kentucky. A Canadian, Mr. Dyer érdained elder of the Kentucky Tennessee Conference of the Free Methodist Church. He has to} Mr, Starr said: 'A Commis-\Complete his education at Green-|jife' member, of the St. Andrew's sion will be set up within the|ville College, Ill, and Asbury|Society of Toronto, as well as next few weeks and they will/Theological Seminary, Wil-|the honarary chieftain of many was| The His fondness for} things Scottish and wearing the kilt is not just a pose-as he has |said,. 'tradition' reflects the |ceaseless whisper of permanent lideals,"' He is a_ past-president, jing Scot." | and |Gaelic societies in Canada. Oshawa Rotary Club's Andrew's Day luncheon' is annual event Scots, or} of Scottish descent, are |St. jan those appointee to Japan,| Nova Scotia, the Hon. Mr. Mac-|es to one driven by Joseph der the Oriental Missionary | K4Y has, been called "a practic-|Muzik, 53, of 70 Fisher street. to Society, will be the speaker and - show slides in Erie Street Free 1,000 Enroll Night Classes More than 1,000 people have | enrolled for might classes in three Oshawa Collegiates. There are 384 attending ad-| vanced technical classes and| 282 attending other classes at} McLaughlin Collegiate, 255 going| REV. HUGH CROZIER UNITED CHURCH PRESBYTERY SPEAKLA Rev. Hugh C. Crozier of Whitby, third from left, was guest speaker Wednesday at a boundaries and those who wish|been pastor of the church at|usually invited to address the|to classes at Central Collegiate} luncheon of the Oshawa Pres- can then make representations." Irvine, Kentucky, meeting. and 118 at Donevan Collegiate. bytery of the United Church of Canada. Mr. Crozier has been a preacher for more than 70 years. He still reads wide- ly and keeps in close con: tact with. church events, de- spite his 93 years. He is shown with, left to right, Rev. R. K. N. 'MeLean, ~ Cam- bridge Street United Church, Lindsay; Rey. John Smith, St. Mark's United Church, Whitby; and Rey. Rex Nor- man, Ajax. Mr, McLean told of *'great new: opportunities" for the church, as he was southbound on Sim- coe. He collided, they said, with a northbound car driven by Norman Magee. 41, of 1336 Min- den street, After caroming off his car, he then collided with a parked car owned by Robert Fillion, of 74 Drew street, continued about 300 feet more, and ended up in collision with a second parked car owned by Earl Jordan, 73 Centre street, police added. Cormier, 23, of 72 Thomas street, suffered head injuries and lacerations, His 'car sustain- ed $2000 in damages. : Nick Corneal, 15, a passenger in the Magee car, had an .in- jured 'knee. The car picked up $800 in damages. Damage to the was $400, and to Fillion car the Jordan --Oshawa Times Photo car, $200,