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Security deposit required> Plus freight and prep, taxes and licence. oe oe HWY 2 JOHN DOUGLAS POWELL A retired Durham Regional Police superintendent, who brouglit fame to Whitby as an entertainer at age 18, John Douglas Powell died at Oshawa General Hospital on April 17, 1996. He was 79. A son of the late John James Powell and Mary Elizabeth Thomas, lie was boni at Hengod, South Wales, on Mardi 18, 1917. Ini 1929, the Powell family came to Canada and settled at Port Whitby, where John attended Brock Street Public School and the Whiitby Higli School. At age 15, he began takcing dancing lessons and won many dance contesta in the Oshawa- Toronto area. When he was 17 he continued bis dance studies at the Jack Stone studio in New York City. He gained international fame in February 1936 when he.performed on the radio program Major Bowes' Amateur Hour, in New York City, which had a listening audience of 40 million people. During bis performance he played the harmonica and did a routine of what he called "a kind of eccentrie tap dancing." Iàsteners were asked to, vote for their favourite performer. Ballots were available at the Whitby post office and on the line at Gveneral Motors. Mir. Powel['s picture was placed in store windows In downtown Whitby and the whol e town tuned in to his performance. *Wlen the broadcast was over, Ontario Premier Mitchell Hepburn sent telegrame of congratulations to Mr. Powell and Major Bowes, stating he was proud that a boy fr-om Ontario was recognized on the show. John. Powell won the contest that night and wassigned up by Major Bowes for anî 18-month Vaudville tour of the U.S., where lie met such famous stars as Fred Allen, Fred Astaire, Martha Raye and Jack Dempsey. He also met the legendary dancer Bill "Bojangles" Robinson during a stop at Detroit. JOHN POWELL is shown shortly before his retirement in 1977 as police superintendent. During bis entertainment career, Mr. Powell's picture was wrapped around one-pound packages of Chase and Sanborn coffee sold througliout the U.S. Wlien Mr. Powell flrst performed on Major Bowes' radio program, the host was so impressed with bis performance that lie personally posted a bond at the border 80 that Mr. Powell could perform in the U.S. Mr. Powell left the Major Bowes circuit at the end of 1937 and returned to work in theatres around Toronto. Before the Second World War, lie joined thie Royal- Air Force in England and later transferred to the Royal Canadian Air Force overseas. .At the end of the war in' 1945, Mr. Powell moved to Oshawa and joined the, Oshawa police department. He was-promoted to detective ini 1954 and inspector of the criminal investigation brandi in 1969. He retired as superintendent of police for the Durham Region force on Mardi 3 1, 1977. Mr. Powell was. a member of Temple Lodge No. 649, AF and AM, G.R.C. He is survived by bis wife, the former Betty Ivens; son John Powell Jr.; daugliters Susan (and lier liusband Bull Craning), Jackie (and lier husband Micliael Bombino),-Judy (and lier husband Bob Medland-Smitli) and Jil (and lier husband John Bilicli); and grandchildren Steplianie, Andrea, ichelle, Kathryn, Nancy, Megan, LIàndsey, Matliew and Justin. He is also survived by sisters Doris Nichols and-Joyceý Ham. Brother Horace Powell and sister Franeas Simnpson died before him. Mr. Powell was at the MdntQsh- Anderson Funeral Home, Oshawa where Bisliop Alfred --Woolcock conducted tlie funeral service on April 19, 1996. A Masoni*c- service was held at 'tlie chapel the previous evening. If desired, contributions. can be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation. PSIERRA SALOMON n DESIGNS CONTOUR UNDER WEAR'- EilK. r I iAJ Retired police superintendent w'as famous entertainer. hi '30s k).C) ). 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