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MRS. ELIZABETH DAN- TELS treasures her china collection, a hobby she be- MRS. HATTIE SMITH, 85, likes the warmth and comfort of her apartment where she has lived for ie MRS. BESSIE BROWN, 87, is an active member of a Home League group of the Salvation Army at Halli- gan 15 years ago. Included among the many pieces of china are two small vases that were owned once three years and adds to its coziness with crocheted af- ghans and chair covers. Hattie has arthritis in her day weekly to knot for lepers in India: Bessie wears a Home League pin, $3 clay Manor which meets bandages by her great, great grand- father. She and Percy Dan- niels celebrated their 52nd wedding anniversary hands and finds crocheting helps to ease the aching. She completes at least one coil a day, papers and magazines and a Salvation Army pin and a bible clasp mendable Army and its activities.. A cate in this reads news- _ for service com- to the their year and display a certifi- living room marking their 50th wedding anniversary. watches a little television. Hattie came to Canada from Birmingham, when she was about 30 and has never returned. England, ' a part of Ottawa, Mrs. Hancock Canadian cities. SENIOR CITIZENS IN OSHAWA t Popular, Low-Rent Apartments Key To Precious Independence Popular, low - rental apart- ments for some of Oshawa's senior citizens give them an air of independence and time for hobbies and charitable work. The Oshawa Housing Com- pany Limited, a non-profit or- ganization directed by public officers and laymen, initiated Halliday Manor eight years ago and it is now the home for about 64 persons. Besides the three - building Halliday Manor complex of single and double apartments, Westmount Hall provides ac- commodation for 20 single peo- ple. Another mixed complex is being planned for the Dean Avenue area to reduce an ever- increasing waiting list. The company purchases a site (with money borrowed from CMHC on a 50-year mortgage) only after careful study of an area for the proximity of super- markets and churches. Rents are set to pay back the loan, maintenance and depreciation costs. The buildings will even- tually belong to the city. "It's fine to have company of your own age within the apart- ment building but the folks like to see people of all ages, too," said Mrs. Madge Lindsay, so- cial investigator for the social service department. Mrs. Lindsay collects the rents during her monthly visit, saving tenants an inconvenient trip downtown. Each apartment unit in the two-storey buildings is self-con- tained, personally furnished and, housekept by the tenants of Westmount and Halliday. Care- fully-scaled rents offer elderly tenants security and precious independence. For many of them, life is) bright with activity or dream- ily peaceful. PAINTING Mrs. Sybil painting at the age of made a career of art during her lifetime and now at 81, is able to paint approximately four paintings a year for Christ- mas and birthday gifts despite failing eyesight. A native of a small area call- ed Billingsbridge, which is now) has paintings in all major cities of the world and has taught 4 wae MRS. SIBIL Hancock, 81 . examines the early stages of her portrayal of a Can- adian winter at her apart- ment home at Westmount Percy James Danniels and nap you should be covered with|dages during January and part |his 22-member, all-women. band Hancock began itt the roof of the house where €./they perform and are always ready to entertain. Members of themselves the Golden Age Merry Makers and often conclude the evening hav- ing as much fun as their audi- the band call ence. lin, her craft to others in several Oil- painted landscapes are room. A colorful sort herself, Mrs. Hancock likes the excitement of bright colors in her work and prefers to paint from black and white photographs substituting the two tones with bouncy, vivid colors. It seems only natural that her favorite season is autumn, glor- iously burnt with the heat of summer. KNITTING Mrs. Violet Chapman, 74, Is the president of the Oshawa Golden Age Club, appointee to the centennial committee for Senior Citizens' Week and an ardent devotee to knitting which she does for the social service department, church and crippled children sales. Mrs. Chapman knits about 35 articles a year including baby layettes, shawls, mittens and other clothing for charity. Her club activities include business meetings, bingos, movies, card games, dominos, supper en- gagements and quilting. She has been president of the 125-membership club for five years and says she is enjoying ings in Oshawa. } Me. desk for his apartment. COLLECTOR the fact. Mrs. Hattie Smith, station calling it for her afghans '"'just to keep her hands going'. "T never sold anything in my life,' says Hattie. "'The doctor every moment of it. says when you lie down for a Police Awaiting "My girls are just raring to go,"' said Bandleader Danniels. "Distance is no object." So off go the Merrymakers--to Brook- Cobourg and UAW meet- Danniels is the proud her favorite sui jects although|owner of a bowling trophy he she also excells in water colors|Secured for rolling a perfect and ceramics. A large picture|Same in Toronto in 1925. A bit of roses, done in water colors,/of @ carpenter he has made a enhances her picturesque living|/China cabinet and a "junk"' Mrs. Danniels, a china collec- tor for some 15 years, displays several items that were owned once by her great-great grand- father. The Danniels celebrated their golden wedding anniver- sary two years ago and cher- ish a certificate acknowledging an 85- year-old Birmingham, England emigrant, has a forcefulness of speech seldom associated with those her age. Recalling her ar- rival in Oshawa when she was 30, she blasted the Oshawa train "the worst hole in all creation". And "'hell- ish" is how she describes some of today's television programs. But she speaks favorably of pets, has a fascination for love stories and westerns and is a whiz at crochet which is her principal occupation. She cro- chets at least one coil a day and see if and quarters. A Queen's University practi- cal law student, Matthew Hud- son, contested his parking ticket in Kingston magistrate's court Parking Appeal Police Chief, Walter Johnston has decided to sit back and wait there such things as_ nickels, legally are being it will ence. Kingston city solicitor, Doug- las Hartman said all such cases will be dismissed until the re- dimes/sult of the appeal is known. The wording on Oshawa park- ing meters is similar to that of Kingston's but for the time make no differ- Hall. Devoted to her art, Mrs. Hancock often travelled with a readied camera to photograph "favorite scenes" to repro- a little throw." | Mrs. Bessie Brown has a| Home League Group of the Sal-| vation Army working at Halli- day Manor for leper victims. Each Friday for an hour, 11 ladies participate in Bible read- ing and hymn singing. They also knit bandages for leper! Westmount Hall knitted 18 ban- colonies in India. Mrs. Jones of |best part" of her home while aie duce later with oil paints. An accomplished artist for most of her life, she re- ceived her early training in a small district called Bill- ingsbridge which is now a of February. "When I first came to Osh- awa 65 years ago, it was a little village and we got stuck in the mud at the four corners," said Mrs. Brown. "'The horses were frantic and I lost my over- shoes."" Bessie says she built '"'the her husband was away. "I dug | part of Ottawa. Despite fail- ing eyesight, Mrs. Hancock manages to paint about four landscapes each year to give as gifts. --Oshawa Times Photos out the basement and did all the lattery but for the heavy work I was helped by the Army's bandsmen". Bessie was also a very devoted practical nurse for many years. Mrs. Brown received practi- cal nurses' training under the late Dr. F. J. Rundle and his son Dr. Edward J. Rundle, a general practitioner in Oshawa today. She Oshawa Cimes OSHAWA, ONTARIO, SATURDAY, MARCH 18, 1967 City Has Car Pool City works commissioner Fred Crome told board of control yesterday that, in effect, city hall already has a car pool. He was commenting on a board of control recommenda- tion to council made Thursday which proposed a central car pool for use by all city hall de- partments. The proposal had been initiated by Con. Robert Nicol. Mr. Crome told the board that many benefits of Con. Nicol's scheme have already been ach- ieved by the public works de- partment. (About 86 per cent of city owned vehicles and equip- ment other than police and fire are within the public works de- partment). added that the existing system penses. It had been suggested that a car pool could be set-up to be self-sustaining financially. MAINTENANCE In its recommendation to council, board of control had suggested that another aim of the pool would be to develop a program of preventative main- tenance, (During budget discussions the control board cut a request for a wheel alignment machine to prevent tire wear from the public works department _ bud- get). Mr. Crome said that such a program is in effect now. He said vehicles and other public REPLACEMENT | It had been suggested by Con. | Nicol that vehicles could be) charged from the pool at an} hourly rate which would cover) not only maintenance and opera-| tion costs but also depreciation | to allow a reserve for replace ment vehicles. Mr. Crome said ner since 1957. In that year pro: to permit municipalities to set reserve fund. -|ment for all city departments the public/welfare. Requests for ,vehicular works department vehicles have|purchases are pooled for better been charged out in this man-|tendering, vincial legislation was sto se Students Attend up an equipment replacement This fund permits Oshawa to replace equipment on a planned basis without having to provide)40 O'Neill Collegiate students vi- works department equipment are continually serviced on a regular basis in accordance with manufacturer's mendations. POOL PURCHASES Crome Tells Board The works commissioner said is geared so revenue equals ay lfartige that detailed records are maintained by his department to ensure appropriate rental rates are charged, optimum use of vehicles made and to isolate operational problems. An expanded car pool system may save costs if it is deter- mined that the peak use of equipment in one department is at a different time than in another department. This can only be determined by a study of equipment use, said the com- missioner. Five Injured, Two-Car Crash BOWMANVILLE (Staff)--Five recom-|nersons were seriously injured in a two - car collision last night on the Macdonald - Car- The public works department/tier Freeway. also services vehicles and equip- jexcluding fire and police. and said Mr. Crome. | Magistrate's Court Magistrate D. B. Dodds told A Napanee couple, David and Nora Rossey were taken to To- ronto General Hospital in criti- cal condition, This morning the hospital reported that David Ros- sey was in "poor" condition, while his wife Nora was in 'fair' condition. A Toronto man, John Rohacek, the driver of the other vehicle and two passengers, Robert Petch and Richard Macher, both from the Royal Canadian Army were taken to Bowmanville Me- a large sum of money out of|siting court yesterday "justice citizen of the city for about 60 years, Mrs. Brown likes to recall "the hard times" of early life in Oshawa. and won. Kingston has appeal- ed the decision, which was bas- ed on the fact that Kingston's parking meter bylaw forbids the use of the terms nickel, dime and quarter to designate 5, 10, and 25 cent pieces. Mr. Hudson also claimed that these terms were contrary to the provisions made in Canada's Currency Act. Chief Johnston told The Times Friday his men. will doing "exactly what they have been doing, until we hear the results of the appeal". The chief did say, however, that the city "would be govern- ed by the result of the Kingston ways for subsidy payments. Th commissioner appeal." continue | Said. the public works e works tax levies in any one year, he Mr. Crome told the board that department to the public that proceedures involved. The magistrate was speaking to a commerce class studying|cident which occurred at 7 p.m. law, which attended the court session to get some idea of the|of morial Hospital in serious. con- must be done, and must appear /dition. it is being idone. That's why we invite the|sey was owned by Gilbert Fur- press and leave our court open already does include in rental|to the public." rates, as was suggested, a de- preciation factor recognized by the Ontario Department of High- The car. driven by David Ros- niture Shops Ltd. of Napanee, Bowmanville OPP Constable J. A. Shultz is investigating the ac- in the eastbound lane just east the Liberty Street inter- changing. 1867 VINDICATOR REPORTS FOLLY, VICE... ...CAUSED DURING TRIPS TO, FROM BAR-ROOMS Oshawa Fast Losing Its Reputation For Quietness, Good Order In 1867, the village of Oshawa was concerned about loosing its impeccable reputation to Fri- night folly and vice. "Our village is fast loosing its reputation for quietness and good order,"' the Oshawa Vindi- cator said in a March issue, 100 years ago. "Almost every night, young men in gangs of two'and three (teams of horses and buggies) 4 can be found zigzagging up and down the streets, making the night hideous with their blas- phemy and shouts," continues the Vindicator. NOT SOBER "It is needless to add that the persons who commit these acts are not sober, and that these acts are carried out whilst going to bar-room to bar- room or returning from one." The Vindicator says a remedy 'for this growing evil" was "greatly" needed and that if the infliction of fines is a reme- dy, "the Reeve certainly does his duty". But it wasn't. "Only one in a dozen are ar- rested and convicted and the fines only affect those' upon whom they are placed. And even if they should be cured, their places are soon taken by others who are rapidly becom- ing debaunched and demoralized by the late hours and bad com- pany with which they are brought in contact with by loun- ging about in bar-rooms." The Vindicator offered the public a remedy to end these escapades but it was sceptical about its adoption "for many years to come". TEMPERANCE "If the leading men and the good men of the town would unite and with the Sons of Tem- perance or some similar society i says the newspaper '"'give their aid and use their influence to have these young men join it and keep their obligations, a blow would be struck at the root of the evil." This, the Vindicator hoped, would effectually end the vill- age of its evil. : "They would be delivering these young men from a dan- gerous course of folly and vice." Mischieveous youths and other Friday night practises," says the paper, "such as taking a horse and buggy belonging to a neighbor and delivering it to Whitby" where it was recovered. Another "'old performance"' by young men in 1867 was taking signs 'belonging to another". The fine for such an act was $6 and costs. 'These sums were added to. the village treasury." DR. LIVINGSTONE In the week of March 13, one "1 hundred years ago, the Vindi- cator reported news of the death of Dr. Livingstone who was kill- ed by the Kaffirs of South Africa. "Another is added to the list of martyrs to African. travel and scientific research, the pap- er said. The diversity of March wea- ther was a puzzle to citizens in Oshawa in 1867 "Frost' and thaw, sunshine and cloud, rain and snow, have t followed each other with true March vigor and celerity. Some wonder why the philosophers have not found out a reason for these sudden changes," said the paper. "A naughty old bachelor now suggests to us that the prover- bial flickleness of March wea- ther is owning to the fact that the clerk of the weather takes his annual holidays this month and leaves the management of affairs to his wife."