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10 THE OSHAWA TIMES, Saturday, March 27, 1965 JO'S JOURNAL BY JO ALDWINCKLE Women's Editor of The Times Every time I read about some acts of violence, indiffer- ence to human suffering and wanton vandalism I am at first - disgusted and then I ache for our sick, sick humanity. What is happening? What is causing the waves of brutality, the lust to kill, the lack of respect for human dignity? Is the veneer of civilization so thin that pressures of modern living are cracking it wide enough to reveal the primitive fibre beneath? The world is plagued with this ugliness; death and cruelty in Alabama, horror and violence in Viet Nam, cor- ruption in high places in our government and, coming closer to home, ruthless vandalism in Oshawa, over $700 worth of damage to automobiles parked outside the Civic Audi- torium. "Hungry men are angry men... " the saying goes, but few of us in Oshawa are hungry and we should all be ashamed when these incidents happen in our midst. All very well to say "Boys will be boys", boys were boys in earlier days, but mothers and fathers were parents who took the responsibility of rearing their children earnestly. They commanded respect and obedience. Maybe they were too rigid but there was no doubt about right and wrong and young people were not left floundering in a sea of greyness in which devilment was the easiest way to make a mark, to be a personality. One of the vilest kinds of callousness that I have noticed is cruelty to animals and here again it is the parents' atti- tude that is at fault. They will give a small child a kitten or a puppy as a toy rather than as a pet and I have seen helpless young things being woefully mishandled by a child, ignorant of the hurt he was causing. Easter is coming. It's the season of renewed life. Mothers and Dads please remember that chicks and bun- nies are living things with tiny fluttering hearts; kittens and puppies are babies, too, and if your child wants one, decide first if you have the time and patience to watch them both. Deliberate Savagery This is probably unintentional cruelty but there is an- other kind that is a reflection of this age of mayhem. Hap- pily for us a small group of animal lovers does its best to alleviate suffering and bring offenders to justice. This is the Oshawa and District Society for the preven- tion of Cruelty to Animals. Their numbers are smal! and their finances smaller but their deeds are great. Mrs. F. A. Wilson, 369 Arthur street, is the secretary and she told me that early one morning she received a call that a badly injured dog had been picked up on Highway 401 by a CPR employee. . She drove to the station and took the animal to Dr. E. H. Webster who advised putting it to sleep. The sad truth is that had the little Beagle survived | week, In the front row, left to right are Mrs. Delbert Burnie, holding a kasabea, Mrs. Harold Luke and Mrs. FORMER CONVENERS met at the Red Cross work- room to this Through Two World Wars and reminisce By JO ALDWINCKLE basements and then in rooms As Canada observes Redjover the Globe Cafe, donated by Cross Month, Oshawa can take|Mr. T. H. Everson. "We sewed pride in the faithful few who or-|in the attic of the Henderson ganized, led, supported and con-|House (Casa Loma), until it got tinue to support its local branch| too hot," Mrs. T. H. Everson re- which rates high in the prov-jcalled, "and met over Tod's ince. The heart of the Oshawa|Ice Cream Parlor." With the Red Cross Society as in many |outbreak of World War One, other organizations, is its|volunteer sewers and knitters Women's Work Committee. added to the strength of the Cc. S. Lee, a former chair- man of the Women's Work Committee and first conven- er of the Tuck Shop for Beyond Oshawa Women Have Served Red Cross Market, which was formerly Eaton's Department Store | Moved from there the women |found space in a nearby store, |Biddulph's Electric, then in the), jold YMCA building, part of the site of the present Post Office. The next move was to. one of |Oshawa's oldest houses, situ- jated at 20 Albert street, now }demolished. The next move was \torium: on Mary street. MRS. JOSEPH SWIN- DELLS, centre, compli- ments Mrs, Frank Owen, Westmount United Church, and Mrs. George Fogal, Knox Presbyterian Church on their stitching. --Oshawa Times Photos Red Cross ran it as a summer holiday cottage for wards of the Children's Aid Society. At the end of World War Two, several Oshawa women received the Red Cross Society award for services rendered. These _in- cluded Mrs. C. E. Wilson, Mrs. Wilbur Rusnell, Mrs, Lou Dis- ney, Mrs, Roger Crook and Mrs. eslie Guy. Mr. N. H. Daniel, then president of the Oshawa Branch was appointed to the provincial executive. Fairview Lodge committee. Behind them are Mrs. Mabel Yelland and Mrs, Roger Crook, champion knitters. Maid Of Lomond To Tour America GLASGOW (CP)--Roslyn Breathwood, 21-year-old Dundee science student who has been chosen Maid of Loch Lomond, is to visit Canada and the United States in April. She leaves for New York by air April 5 and after several ad Hall became the convener of the first Blood Donor Clinic, DEMAND AND SUPPLY : held in General Motors Audi-| Today the Oshawa Branch is mposed of 11 committees \co | Peery junder President Fred Roberts At this time Mrs. Cowan made| ang employs a full-time secre- twice-weekly trips from Toronto} tary, Mrs. E. A. Mounce. Seven to assist in the workroom where|cgmmittees are headed by the late Mrs. Harry M. Jeffrey|women: Mrs. Joseph Swindells was convener of knitting and|(women's Work committee); was assisted' by the late Mrs.| Mrs, Earl Hoy (the Loan Cup- a. B. Robinson of Thornton's|poard); Mrs. J. J. Corners. Some of the quotas of work|L. were staggering. Members re-|committee called thousands of yards|Mrs. Roy Perry of heavy factory cotton that had}Emergency Aid); Badlwin (Senior Citizens and Tuck Shop); Mrs. L. (Voluntary services) Burns |(Homemaker Service); Mrs. W. (Individual Ww. and television appearances there she | will go to Toronto and Montreal: She sails for home from Mon- treal: aboard the Carinthia April Miss Breathwood, selected in ja national competition, will be} hostess aboard .the steamer Maid of Loch Lomond during) the summer tourist season. Do You Want To "SELL" YOUR PROPERTY CALL 728-5157 ACTIVE REALTY LTD. 48 SIMCOE ST. SOUTH Member of Oshawa & District Real Estate Board | | FURNITURE CENTRE to be stitched into sheets for|Neil Russia; hundreds of yards of|Mrs. Jack Clarke, Raglan, flannelette to be made up into!/Home Nursing classes. men's pyjamas which involved) With all these added under- some tricky seaming; pneu-|takings the sewing and knitting monia jackets to be padded and| must still go on and every Tues- quilted and most frustrating of|day afternoon seams are stitch- 88 SIMCOE ST. N. 725-9332 Oshawa's First Furniture Discount Store to space over Karn's Drug Store and the present location is on the south-west corner of King and Mary streets. BLOOD. DONOR CLINIC: During all these moves the sewing machines that the com-/aj), flannelette and gauze med- As far as can be ascertained)work committee, all Sister this committee was formed) Susies sewing shirts for soldiers about 1912 by the late Mrs. Fred) and knitting socks and bala- Cowan with the assistance of}clavas. Mrs. T. H._ Everson, Mrs.. A constant supply of chil- |Arthur Bale, Mrs. Frank Rob-\dren's garments, quilts and son and Miss Bertha (Birdie)! haby layettes flowed out of Osh- two broken hips and a fractured pelvis, it would have had to go to the dog pound as the owner could not be located; it had neither a tag nor a tattoo mark. Another case was that of a burned cat. The owner called the Humane Society inspector, Mr. Stanley Mitchell, who contacted police. They in turn questioned nearby con- struction men who were burning rubbish, but without results. Cases like this cannot be followed without evidence. The saddest case concerned a small dog that returned to its owner on Albert street with its throat cut lengthwise. A veterinarian was called but the animal was beyond help. On a clear day, the culprit might have been found by follow- ing the trail of blood back to where the black deed happen- | ed. It was raining heavily, however, and the blood was quickly washed away. The elements were in the villain's favor. All of us who love our pets should be grateful to the Humane Sotiety and every token membership or donation, however small, is a blow in the fight against cruelty. If husbands catch a faraway look in their wives' eyes just about now, let them not think that they are dreaming of a dimly-remembered romance. No such thing. They are gazing at the dirty windows and wondering just how long it will be before they can get the storms off, open them up and launch into the spring cleaning. Brace yourselves, men. It's coming. Children's Books Wanted Here's something to know. Maybe in your attic or basement you have some story books that your family has long since outgrown. There are other children who would love to read them. Simcoe Hall is trying to add to its library in the Simcoe Street House and to start a library at the Eastview clubhouse. Mostly required are books for boys and girls under 12 years of age. Just take them to Simcoe Hall. If in doubt telephone Mrs. Leonard Wakeford at 723-7988. Remember, too, in clearing out the closets, Simcoe Hall always welcomes good, discarded garments, boots, shoes and overshoes. By contrast I would like to pass along a little item I read recently about the former King Saud of Saudi Arabia. Last month he flew to Vienna for medical treatment and possible exile. Sad for Saud, isn't it, but let me continue. On his jetliner were 20 wives and female entourage. : Wearing his native dress, with turban and sunglasses, the ex-King and his retinue, escorted by four police cars went to Vienna's Intercontinental Hotel where he rented the 35 rooms on the top floor for $600 a day. Just think it over! Harris and Mrs. D. A. Valleau.|awa to Red Cross Headquarters} ee ee ee ee ont to be shipped to disaster areas. wan Ste. Cowan left Oshawa| During these years the work to live in Toronto, Miss Harris fines ee took over the chairmanship and pera in the old. Robsori eine her committee included the late| *? Ns Bietae Sane Mrs. D. M. Hall, mother of ater to become Simcoe all. J de A C on 1! . Then over what is now the §. S. ise AY, SAY |Kresge store on Simcoe street | FROM BASEMENT TO ATTIC |south. During World War Two Meetings were held in church] it was located in Stroud's Fruit es MRS. JAMES SUTTON United Church, and Mrs. D. Does anybody speak Luganda? This week the Reverend Henry Okulla of Uganda, central Africa, re-visited St. John's Church, Bowmanville. ; On his first visit following the Anglican Congress in To- ronto, he dropped into a tobacconist shop and the proprietor having read of his coming. in the local paper and having spent some years in that country, greeted him in his native tongue. The radiant joy on the minister's face would have illumiriated the Empire State Building. He had travelled widely on this continent but since he had left home nobody had said a word of his language and he found it in Bowman- ville. Incidentally, he speaks perfect English. Noticed quite a few sun-tanned faces around town. They show up in contrast to our drained, winter's end-end look and conjure up sunny Florida beaches and Caribbean cruises. I see grey gulls soaring in grey skies, merging into grey water but down by the creek the dogwood is wine red, the willows are definitely gold and there are rustlings and flur- ryings in the undergrowth. M. Polson representing representin Westmount ° 8 Knox Presbyterian Church, mittee had acquired, were kept/ical instrument cases that built whirring and the knitting/y» to eight layers thick which needles flashing so that it WaS!/when folded produced 32 thick- an easy matter with the out-lnesses at the corners. Many a break of World War Two to step} machine needle balked and up production. The late Mrs.!<nanped at. such treatment. At Reginald Geikie took over the/cuch times, someone put the chairmanship under the presi-/Kettle on and after a fortifying dency of Mr. W. E. N. Sinclair)eyp of tea, the work went on and Mrs, C, S. Lee became|once more chairman of shipping. Mrs. Don-| . One year, Mrs. Roger Crook, then knitting convener for knit- ting, produced 75 sweaters and 132 pairs of socks herself and Mrs. W. J. Trick, who was sub- sequently recognized by the local branch, made her mam- moth contribution of two thou- sand pairs of hand-knitted! socks. BUSY BEES There were many church |spent 31.4 per cent of its income ed, buttons and fastenings sewn on, and garments bundled ready for shipping. There are 15 regu- lar sewers and ten knitters and last year 1,500 garments were made and 250 pieces of knitting completed. Today in the making are cot-| ton garments for children; girls' print dresses and panties, boys' shirts and baby nightgowns, destined for Tunisia. Also a hooded, parka-type garment for 3 ROOMS OF Complete. from FURNITURE $329.00 UP TO 36 MONTHS TO PAY FURNITURE CENTRE 68 simcoe st. N. Korean children in grey flannel bound in red, called a kasabea. Quilts for local welfare agencies are always in the making and the knitting never stops. COSTLY FOOD The average British family on food in 1964. groups and social groups that worked for the Red Cross and one of these, the 'Kitchener Club", got together for a party at the home of Mrs. Arthur Bale, King street east, in March 1919 and had a group photo- graph taken. Mrs. T. H. Ever- son identified the hostess, her- self and her daughter, Iva, Mrs. Ww. J. Salter; Miss Birdie Har ris and her mother, Mrs. Sarah Harris; Mrs. Gladys Dyer, Mrs. James McCutcheon, Mrs. Lottie Hall, Mrs. "Nate'" Hezzlewood, Mrs, Margaret Lavis, Mrs. Fred Cowan. In the mid-1920's the Rotary Club built a summer cottage at the lake and rented it to the Red A HEARING AID MUST DO MORE THAN MAKE SOUNDS LOUDER! WRITE TODAY VITAL TRUTHS ABOU OR PHONE Ofeousti sticor OF OSHAWA PAUL BELLINGER 1119 Northridge St. 723-5401 Cross for one dollar a year. The take a turn at quilting after a session of sewing on but- tons. NURSING TIP When medicines are bought, the doctor or druggist should be 'asked how the drugs should be |stored and how long they may \be kept, | BROADLOOM SALE! You and your friends are invited to a Daffodil Party Given in the interests of THE CANADIAN CANCER SOCIETY et The Memorial Hall Simcoe St. United Church (Simcoe and Baget) Wed. March 31, 1965, 2:30 to 5:00 THE WOMEN'S SERVICE anes ONTARIO COUNTY Our quest--MRS. MAURICE E. HOLT, Director of Ontario Biv. will speek et 3:15 o'clock. Up te 307 sq. ft. of WALL-TO- WALL OR ROOM BROADLOOM sly 129.00 Including installation end under- ped of your choice. 16 colors to choose from. Featuring many brand names such as Herd- ing's, Brinton's, Canadian Celanese and others, Wide choice of imports. 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