The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

PAGE FOUR gs. THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28, 1948 LATEST NEWS OF THE COUNTY TOWN OF WHITBY Business Office, Miss G. Macpherson; Wm. T. Williams, Bdicor. Phone 703, All Departments Red Cross Annual Meeting Indicates Successful Year Reports for the first year of peace-time work since the re-or- ganization of the Whitby branch of the Canadian Red Cross Soclety were presented at the annual meet- ing held in the Council Chamber on Monday evening, revealing a very gratifying volume of produc- tion of sewing and knitting. While the amount of work now required is very much less than in the peak -war years, the Soclety is mak- ing valuable contributions -to the general welfare by its shipments of goods to Red Cross Headquarters. Mrs, H. H. Goode, convenor of the Workroom Committee, present- ed her report, which appears be- low, and President F. J. McIntyre expressed his appreclaation of the fine work being done by the ladies. He also y his thanks the chairman of the finance com- mittee, F'. Olive Hatch, for the suc- cessful financial campaign held last The Treasurer, C. E. Bowman, presented his report, also published on this page, showing that over $3200 had been realized in the cam- paign, and a total of $3400 had been sent to the Headquarters for the National fund. Delegates to the annual meeting of the Ontario Division to be held in April will be Mrs. H. H. Goode, Miss B. Wilson and Mrs. C. E, Bow- man. Officers for the ensuing year were elected as follows: President--F. J. McIntyre, Vice-President--A. Archi- bald, 2nd Vice President--E. L. Odlum, Secretary--William Brown, Chairman of Finance Committee-- F. Clive Hatch. The complete text of Mrs. Goode's report is as follows: "Two general meetings: were held in May and November. There has been no demand during this past year for surgical dressing, so that the work has been entirely sewing and knitting. We have a splendid group of workers, and the same high standard of work has been maintained as through the war years. A new portable electric sew- ing machine was purchased by the branch, in November, a fine electric portable machine was donated to the Branch, and three treadle ma- chines were on logn .In answer to an appeal for machines in the local press in October. y "At a general exetitive meeting Mrs, Theodore King and your chair- man were appointed to look after and investigate any local appeals for help. To datée assistance has been given to two familles. To one we have supplied four quarts of milk per day, for six children, and to the othehr family children's clothes, "In June, Mrs. King and I 'at- tended a luncheon at Adelaide House, given by the Oshawa Branch, The guest speaker was Mrs, C. G. MacKenzie, chairman and organizer of the Branch program committee. At this meeting Mrs, Theodore King was elected representative from On- tario County. "The purpose of this committee is to enlarge the peace-time activi- ties, such as public health, women's york outpost hospitals, blood clinics, ete. ; "Mrs. King gave an excellent re- port at the November meeting, of the first gathering of the Advisory Council held at headquarters in To- ronto in October, and this was pu- blished in the Times-Gazette. We hope to have & County meeting this spring in Whitby. : "Mrs, Donald Wilson, treasurer, reports necaipts from donations, tea money, and cheques from general funds amounting to .$200.45. Ex- penses were $104.67. "The workroom report is as fol lo! 180 pounds of wool were pur- cl and 'made two boys' socks, sweaters, girls' knee socks, scarves, mitts, infants' bonnets, girl's sock- ees, etc. Six hundred and twelve yards of material were made up into girls' blouses, boys' shirts, intants' night- gowns, sleeping bags, pillow cases, face towels, kitchen towels, bassi- nette sheets, cot sheets and men's pyjamas. A total of 706 articles were made and shipped. "Materials for hospital supplies, such as pyjamas, pillow cases, sheetings etc. are supplied from headquarters, free of charge, and we are also greatly indebted to headquarters for the cutting of py- jamas etc. "Again we extend our apprecia- tion and gratitude to their Town Council and the P. U. C, for the use of the Council Chamber for 10 | electrical power used in lighting and for the sewing machines. Also to the Times-Gazette, the ladies of Port Whitby, the Junior Red Cross of the High School, for donations of children's clothing, dressed dolls etc. made and financed by their members. "In conclusion, may I extend my very sincere appreciation to thhe officers, convenors, and members of the branch, who have carried on the peace-time work requested of us by headquarters for Great Britain, the first appeal from that nation in all these strenuous years of the war and its aftermath. The Peace-Time Women's Work Committee has been an experiment with us this last year, and the results have been most encouraging. We are very glad to have a share in the work of the Canadian Red Cross Society, and their ever in- creasing activities" W.A. Meetings In Greenwood Well Attended MAY E BROWN Correspondent Greenwood, Jan. 26--The Eyening Women's Association' held their January meeting at the home of Miss Edna Green. The president, Mrs. E. Trimble, led in the worship service and was assisted by several members, The business session followed, when plans were made for the drama, "Out of This World," to be Jesented on Friday evening, Feb. 3. A social hour was enjoyed with a lunch served by the hostess. Mrs, E. Pegg spent a few days with her parents, H. and Mrs. Mc. Phail of Toronto. The Afternoon Women's Associa- tion met at the parsonage for their January meeting. Mrs. Ed Pascoe, leader of Group 1, was in charge of the worship service. Reports were brought in of goud work having been done through the year. After the meeting Mrs. Luffman and Mrs, Anderson served a lunch. The church congregational Jest, ing was held in the Sunday Schéol room on Thursday evening of last week. . Owing to the severe cold, quite a number were prevented from attending. Miss May Brown was in Toronto a few days last week. James McLean, of Cherrywood, visited his uncle and aunt, Irvine and Mrs McLean on Sunday. The Pickering Township snow re- moval equipment is doing good work. Mitcham, 'Sursey, England-- (CP) --Handbells, formerly used to sound all clear after a "gas raid" during the war, have been sold to the Mis- sionary Society for use in a North- ern: Rhodesia school. NOW PLAYING LAST COMPLETE SHOW AT 8.20 JACKIE COOPER Brod by Corl Pedy 'hour. Rotary Club Hears Talk On Sweden The guest speaker at yesterday's luncheon meeting of the Whitby Rotary Club was Allan Lawra- son, President of the Eureka Foun- dry and Manufacturing Company, of Woodstock, and Canadian repre- sentative to a recently concluded meeting in Sweden of the Inter- national Labour Organization, The guest of Rotarian Bud Goode, Mr. Lawrason, in his brief address, told the members present of the lighter side of the trip he and his wife took to Sweden and some of the impressions he had gained from the visit. Mr. Lawrason explained that he had gone to Sweden as an officlal delegate to a conference of the I. L. O. which is a hangover from the League of Nations, He explain- ed that I. L. O. has expanded of recent years and now forms part of the Economic Council of the Uni- ted Nations and consisted of repre- sentatives of government, employer and workers. Mr, Lawrason told the Rotarians that Sweden was a marvellous country and one of the cleanest he has been privileged to see. He add- ed, that he was greatly impressed with the hospitality of the country and was even more impressed with the almost "ritual like" way of eat- ing a meal in Sweden. He touched briefly on Norway and Scotland and more briefly on England, He mentioned that Eng- land is in a pretty drab state while Scotland is a little better and Norway is apparently fully recover- ed from effects of the war.: One interesting sidelight of the speaker's address was the mention of a certain hill in Scotland which he visited where 'a driver must step on the gas going down a hill but may coast up the hill. He named the site as being .in Ayre- shire and added that the strange actions caused by the hill had stumped engineers and natives alike for many years. Fined $50 No Report On Accident Howard Moore, Newcastle, yes- terday pleaded guilty to a charge of failing to report an accident to Whitby police and was fined $50 or one month in the County Jail by Magistrate Frank 8, Ebbs when he appeared to answer the charge in Magistrate's Court here. A second charge, that of careless driving, was 'withdrawn at the request of the Crown. Chief Willlam Elliott told the court that on December 15, the ac. cused was driving a car west on Dundas St. W., when he attempted to make a left-hand turn and struck an eastbound car. The Chief testified that accused had' stopped, looked the damage over and then gave a fictitious name to the other driver involved, He stated that the driver of the other vehicle had taken the license number of the car Moore was driving and, after checking at the address given by Moore in Toronto, police were able to contact Moore in Newcastle by searching records kept by the Highways Department. Chief Elliott testified that the visibility was bad on the night in question and that it was snowing at the time of the accident. Speaking on his own behalf, Moore told the court that he had not seen the other car approach- ing and that he had given a ficti- tious name because he did not want his father, who owned 'the car, to know that he had been in an acci- dent. In levying the fine against Moore, Magistrate Ebbs pointed out to accused that his driver's license would be suspended for three months. Whitby Classified R SALE--'31 STUDEBAKER, GOO] running order, .00. Apply E. E. Williams, R.R. 3, Uxbridge, Ont. (Jan29) HOUSE FOR SALE--SIX OLD, ,500. Privately owned, '5-room brick ngalow, modern kitchen, bullt-in cupboards, tile bath with sunken bath and shower, hot air nesting, oil burner, insulated, Venetian blin n every room, new fixtures, private drive and garage Apply Ben Lemberg, 922 Brock treet South, Whitby, NEW 60 CYCLE REFRIGERATOR IM- mediate delivery. Call 383 Whitby Whitby Home Appliance. (151) SERE IT IS, THE MODERN FLOOR finish, Plast-I-Gloss. Plastic for all your floors. No more waxing or polish- ing, non-slippery, prevents accidents, beautifies, waterproofs, Will not crack, chip or peel. Baves time, labour and floors Shop at Whitby Home Appliance. Phone 383, Whitby. (Feb.17) WANTED TO BUY---ALL KINDS OF ces Apply J Parker Phone 486 $350 will buy large corner lot in South end of town. $6,200--Red brick home in central purt of town. 3 bedrooms. Built seven or eight years agp. Garage and many. extras, $8,500--9-room brick and stucco, two bathrooms. Live on ground floor, Lovely apartment upstairs, will carry this property situated near town park. ~ $2,500--Ideal corner lot on Brock St. S., may be subdivided or make beautiful business property for rdware, Grocery, etc. $8,800--very modern home in south sec- tion of town, 3 bedrooms, air h e lot Beautiful view of new highe way and countryside. For full particulars of these properties See -~AZORDON OSBORNE REAL ESTATE BROKER 100 DUNDAS ST. W. -- PHONE 522 Charged With Conversion, Bowmanville Man Ordered To Stand Trial Later Robert G. Mitchell, of Bowman- ville, was remanded for trial by a higher court by Magistrate Frank S. Ebbk yesterday afternoon upon completion of a preliminary hearing at which the accused had appeared to answer a charge of fraudulently converting to his own use a sum of money, exceeding $300, which accus- ed claimed he had lost while work- ing for the proprietor of the Woods Transport Company, Whitby. The preliminary hearing was adjourned last week after completion of the hearing of crown evidence, Mitchell was released on $500 bail. Addressing the court yesterday, A. W. 8. Greer, of Oshawa, asked that the charge be dismissed on the grounds of insufficient evidence. He told the court that Woods, the own- er of the transport company, had laid a charge against Mitchell soon after the incident but that with his consent had allowed it to be with drawn. He pointed out that on cross-examination Woods had testi. fled that no new evidence against the accused had been gathered be- tween the time the first charge was dropped and the second one laid, several months later. Mr. Greer told the court that he believed it was simply a case of Wood attempting to arrange a set- tlement through the court when it should be a civil court action, if any. '"The charge was only laid by Wood in an effort to get the money back," he said. He added that police investiga- tion had failed to uncover any evi- dence of loose spending on the part of the accused and in fact had failed to find any real evidence against Mitchell. The charge was laid originally last August wher Mitchell reported the loss of the money, the receipts from several C.O.D. collections, some- where between Oshawa and Whitby. Subsequent search failed to produce the money and the original charge, which was later dropped, was laid. Magistrate Ebbs in ordering the accused to stand trial before a higher court said that he believed there was sufficient evidence before the court to warrant sending Mitchell on for trial. Kinsmen to Erect Open Air Members of the Whitby Kins- men. Club, meeting at the Club Bayview, last night decided to in- crease their efforts in Whitby in regard to service club work and in- dicaticns are that several Projects will be discussed In the near fu- ture for presentation to Whitby citizens. One of the first of the new pro. jects will be the construction of a Kinsmen Park, located in the north west ward of the town. President Douglas Pearse pointed out to the gathering last night that despite the fact that there already were several rinks in town children were having a difficult time finding a rink with a sufficient amount of space to allow for freedom in skat- ing. On motion by the Club it was de- cided that an effort would be made on Saturday to erect boards around the proposed rink site in the park and try and get the fire depart- ment to flood the surface. It is Jrohjeims ical whether the rink can lighted but an effort will be made to have it done if at all pos- sible, Rink in Kinsmen Park Tentative plans were made for the holding of a "Civic Night" in the near future but ne_ definite date was set for this meeting. It is hoped to secure a really prominent, forceful speaker and to invite members of all municipal bodies in the town and perhaps some from the district. President Pearse announced plains lighted outdoor skating rink in théffor an executive meeting of the club early next week at which he hoped to formulate plans for a number of Kinsmen projects to be undertaken in the near future. It was decided to ask the Town Council for a grant toward the Kinsmen Boys' Band and to gain Yhis end a deputation from the club will wait on Council at their next meeting. Plans were also announced for the holding of a "Band Night" in two weeks time at which members of the club will entertain the youthful members of the Kinsmen. sponsored band. It was decided at:lst night's meeting to contribute $20 to the Whitby Minor Athletic Association for the support of local athletics, Whiteyale Church Holds Annual Supper Meeting IL. RANDALL Correspondent Whitevale, Jan. 26.--The annual congregational and business meet- ing of the Whitevale United Church was held in the Sunday School room, on Tuesday evening, Jan. 20. Flowing the pot-luck supper, Rev, J. McLachlin, acting as chairman, g#led the meeting to order. » Mrs, L. Haggrman, congregation- al secretary, read the minutes of the last annual meeting. The in- creasing interest and enthusiasm in the work of the church was clearly indizated by the splendid representation from all the church organizatidas, The various reports showed each and every organization to be on a sound financial basis. At the end of 1046 the records showed a total of 82 resident members. At the close of 1947, 95. Fifteen new mem. bers were added to the roll and 2 removed by death. It was deelded to draw up and place on record a memorial in lov- ing memory of the two members who passed away during the year, namely, Mrs. D, B. Annis and Mrs. Ernest Biebly. The officers for 1948 were re- elected with a few minor changes. A vote of thanks was tendered to Rev. and Mrs. McLachlin on their untiring efforts and splendid work in the church and the minister thanked all on behalf of himself and his wife. The last meeting of the past year of the Women's Institute held at the home of Mrs. Leslie Randall was indeed a great . success. The answer to roll-call and donation of used Christmas cards brought in several boxes of cards which are being forwarded to the British West Indies. Mrs. Madsen of Unionville was guest speaker, She demonstrated RADIO SERVICE GUARANTEED -- IMMEDIATE BUTT RADIO & APPLIANCE 130 Brock St. N,, Whitby, Tel. 707 ALDSWORTH CLEANERS DAILY PICKUP and DELIVERY SERVICE MURIEL'S SHOP REPAIRS 105 COLBORNE ST. W. PHONE 2243 a) Danish cooking and she handed round samples of her baking she had brought with her. Mrs. Van Blaricom gave a detailed report on the Canadian Association of Con- sumers, Mrs. Randall was elected chair- man and Miss Wilson as assistant to organize a branch in the com- munity, A delicious lunch was served by the hostess. .We are glad to report Mrs. Geo. Hamlin making good progress after her operation in the Women's Col- lege Hospital, Toronto, and is ex- pected home toward the end of this week. The annual dinner of the mem- bers and guests of the library board was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs, Sidney Pugh. After a de- licious dinne games and contests passed an enjoyable evening. Burns' Night Here Largely Attended The annual Burns Night supper held at the Whitby Presbyterian Church last Friday evening was deemed a definite success today by officials in charge of the project. Nearly two hundred staunch sup- porters of Robbie Burns were in attendance at the function and all enjoyed a dinner of Haggis and an entertaining program of Scotch songs and dances. 'The piper for the evening's acti- vities was Donald Sherriff, of Osh. awa, and with his sister, Jean, lent a truly Scotch atmosphere to the proceedings, Jean Sherriff con- tributed several Scotch dances to 4he program and Donald was un- excelled on the bagpipes. Others who contributed to the entertainment. were the Presby- terian Church Choir singing "There Was A Lad Born. In Kyle"; Robert Wagstaff who sang suchh numbers as Heil Caledon, Heilanman Toast, Mrs. P. N. Spratt contributed O My Laddie and My Ain Folk and Mr. Wagstaff and Mrs, Castle Smith joined in a duet and sang Znling Tower and Crookit Bow- e. Matthew Kerr gave the address to the Haggis and also contributed a very fine reading. Others on the program were: Jack McKeagan who sang Hame O Mine and End of the Road; Bob Wagstaff, who encored with Star O Robbie Burns; the choir, which sang Will Ye No Come Back Again, Taking part in the Eightsome Reel were the following: A. Mac- Gregor, R. McKeagan, R. Wag. staff, M. Kerr, Mzs. Stott, Mrs. F. Lawrence, Helen Kerr (and, Mrs. Gordon. The successful evening came to a close with the singing of that fa- mous Scotch song, Auld Lang Syne. Month Term For Youth Guilty Of Wilful Damage Ronald Baker, 17, the third youth to be sentenced in connection with a wilful damage charge as a result of an incident at the Rouge River on January 10, was sentenced to one month in the county jail by Magis- trate Prank 8. Ebts, in magistrate's court here yesterday. Previously, Patrick Pealow, 18, of Sudbury, had been sentenced to four months defi- nite and two months indefinite in the reformatory at Guelph, and Larry Brown, 16, of Cornwall, had been placed on a two-year suspended sentence on the same charge. The three accused were arrested by Pickering Township police inside a8 summer restaurant owned by John Graham in the vicinity of the Rouge River. They had apparently started a fire by breaking up a kitchen table and a chest of draw- ers and breaking several windows in the building. In Memoriam KIVELL, Gordon--In loving memory of a son and brother, who was instant- ly killed January 27th, 1943. The rolling stream of time rolls on, But still the vacant chair, Recalls the love, the voice, the smiles, Of one who once sat there. 4 We cannot call the old days back, His hand we cannot touch, But we treasure happy memories, Of one we loved so much. --Lovingly remembered by Dad, Mother, Allan, Marvin, Lorne and Val. Sold Ungra ded Apples District Grower Is Fined $50 and Costs Remand for Man Charged With Serious Offences Harold ' Phillips, young Whitby man, charged with rape and in- decent assault against a Whitby wo- man and her daughter, was re- manded until Monday morning when he appeared before Magis- strate. Frank S. Ebbs- in Magis. trate's Court here yesterday. Bail was set by the Magistrate at $5,000, Phillips was charged by Whitby police following an incident on Ja- nuary 17. He was arrested last week and lodged in the County Jail here, Crqwn Attorney Alex Hall re- quested that a special date be set for the preliminary hearing and he requested that the hearing be con- ducted in a closed court. Magistrate Ebbs granted both re- quests and at the urging of both the Crown Attorney and defence counsel A. W. 8. Greer, of Oshawa, he set the date for Monday of next week. Report Of Red Cross Treasurer The treasurer's report, presented at the annual meeting of the Whit- by Red Cross on Monday evening by Treasurer C, E. Bowman was as fol- lows: Receipts: Bank Balance, 19046 -- $1,700.42; contributions from individuals, firms and business houses -- $3,- 263.20; Total -- $4,972.62, Expenditures: Work Room--$50; Singer Sewing Machine Company--$124.05; Print- ing--$5.84; Canadian Red Cross Soclety--$3400; Merchandise Sup- plies--$38.98; Bank Balance--$1353- N15; Total $4972.62. There are outstanding accounts payable of $270.25, which will allow the branch over a thousand dollars to carry on its peace-time duties, $40,000 FIRE LOSS Niagara Falls, Ont, Jan. 27 -- (CP)--Firefighting equipment from Niagara Falls, N, Y., last night was rushed here to halt an estimated $40,000 fire that swept through a two-storey brick and frame build- ing directly opposite the cith hall on Queen Street, John Pallock, Whitby Township, was fined $25 or ten days in jail on each of two charges when he appeared before Magisrate. Frank S. Hobs here yesterday afternoon. Pallock was charged by Depart- ment of Agriculture Inspectors with cffering for, sale apples not marked, graded or packed in accor. dance with regulations in the Grade and Sales Act and also with offering for sale apples below the minimum grade for the produce required under the Grade and Sales Act. George Walton, inspector for the Agriculture Department, told the cqurt that®*he had inspected the wo of the accused, located north of Whitby on No. 12 High- way, and had found 15 bushel base kets of inferior grade apples with a price tag attached to them for $1.75. He said that the apples were not graded or properly mark. ed with the seller's name and ad- dress and that upon closer investi. gation the apples proved to be 46 per cent below the minimum grade required before they could be sold. Speaking in his own defence Pal. lock told the court that the apples had been checked by an employee who was not too familiar with the job and that it was possible a mis- take had been made, He said that he had not sold one hamper of the apples in question and that he had intended to re-grade the apples himself. He added that he had grown apples for 30 years and had never before experienced any trou. ble like this. Pallock said that his apples were all uncovered and that any pur- chaser was free to look at the ap- ples before purchasing them and that they could pick and choose them if they wanted to. He admit- ted that the apples which were seized were below grade and 'were not marked. Crown Attorney Alex Hall told the court that on seven previous occasions within the past year Pal- lock had been warned by inspectors that there was something wrong with his apples that he was offer- ing for sale and after each of those occasions the faults were corrected. He sald that of those inspected the last time 20 per cent were found to be badly bruised, six per cent suffering from insect damage, five per .cent undersize, two per cent decayed and four per cent shrivelled. In assessing the accused, the magistrate remarked that it was clear the law had been broken and that the accused had been suffi. ciently warmed to have taken steps to see it didn't happen again, RUMMAGE SALE HOME COOKING SALE Auspices King St. Home and School Association in COUNCIL CHAMBER, WHITBY SATURDAY, JANUARY 31 2 - 6 O'CLOCK Part of Proceeds for Rehabilitation of Education in Europe J a lof GOOD CITIZENSHIP ALWAYS CANCEL UNWANTED RESERVATIONS you allow hotel and train staffs to take These days it's a wise idea to make your train and hotel reservations well in advance: Itis courteous and thoughtful, however, to cancel reservations if you find you can't make the trip. That way care of as many people as possible-- and you ensure that you will be looked after next time you travel: Thinking of the other fellow is "Good Citizenship": You can help this public service effort. Make a note of some of the little things which, in your opinion, contribute to Good Citizenship. Sponsored by BRADING'S Capital Brewery Limited, Ottawa This series of advertisements is planned to help make your community the best place to live tn.