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FRIDAY, APRIL 9; 1948 N THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE PAGE FIVE WHITBY NEWS Pickering Sets Earlier Date for Tax The. last date for collection of taxes in Pickering Township will be Sept. 15i1 instead of Dec. 15th as heretofore, The new date was set by by-law at the regular meet- ing' of Pickering Council held at Brougham on Monday. Township school boads are required to have their requisitions ready to place before council by May 31st, 1948. Council also made changes in the annual nomination setup, ad- opting the earlier November date with election date the first Mon- day in December. At a special morning session of council, it was agreed that an ac- count of $27,000 should be present- ed at Ottawa, to cover the cost of services rendered to Ajax up until December of last year, This amount represents both the County and Pickering's share, The township's share alone will be adjusted with the County at a later date. Clerk Lloyd: Johnston reported that the fourteen properties slated for tax sale, had all been cleared up. Road Supt. Roy Ward told coun- cil that the carload of lathe re- ceived some months ago, had all been made into snow fence, five Collection miles of it. About four tons of wire were also required to do the job. The township now has seventeen miles of snow fence ready for next fall. Road accounts passed for pay- ment amounted to $4715.78 Sheep claims received amounted to $86, Chas. Puckrin was paid $71 for three sheep killed, 5 lambs kiled, 1 sheep injured and 2 lambs injured; Geo. Wilson received $56 for one sheep injured, while the two farmers also received $5 each for two dogs shot. A representative for Champion maintainer distributdrs waited on council and promised May delivery of a new machine at a cost of $14,- 860. Pickering council have a new Adams maintainer on order, and have been waiting for delivery now for a year. Council thought fayery ably of the early delivery, but wished to have more information regarding the machine before swit~ ching their order. Awell-signed petition was tabled from residents of Altona Rd. ask- ing that the road be hard-sur- facd between concessions 1 and 2, or that at least a mulch top be placed on the road this summer. Relief accounts passed for pay- ment totalled $253.49. Greenwood Family Honored Leaving Greenwood Area MAY E. BROWN Correspondent Greenwood, April 8--Captain and Mrs. Silcox and sons, David, Gra- hame, Kenneth and Ross moved on Friday last to their new home at Burwash, Before leaving and as a token of their goodwill and esteem, the community presented Mr. and Mrs. Silgox with two rose wool blankets, The three older boys re- ceived a table study lamp and baby Louis a gift all his own. The best wishes of everyone goes with the Silcox family. The Woman's Missionary Auxil- iary met at the home of 'Miss Edna Green on Thursday of last week. Mrs. A. C. Luffman was in charge of an interesting programme from the study book. After the meeting the hostess served a dainty lunch. Quite a number of people have been ill with a type of "flu." F. M. and Mrs, Chapman, of Audley, visited with Ross and Mrs. | Disney on Sunday afternoon. Clarence Perkin and son, Douglas, | of Toronto, were with Mrs. W. G. Perkin and Mrs. John Johnson on Sunday. Miss Carol McVey, of Toronto, is the student teacher from the To. ronto Normal School at the public school this week. The Young 'People's Union met | at the Kinsale School on Tuesday evening. Miss Mildred Brown was the leader in an interesting study on the Canadian Indians. Congratulations to Edgie and Mrs. Pegg on the arrival of a baby son, Harold Alan, at the Toronto General Hospital on April 1. The Drama Group of the Eve- | ning W.A., were at Ajax last week where they gave their popular drama, "Out of This World." Mrs. Kate Wilson, of Audley, vis? ited with Stewart and Mrs. Corbett on Sunday. 200 Housewives In Ottawa Trek Toronto, April 9.--(CP) -- Irate | | panded Plan Exchange Of Air Cadets Ottawa, April 9.--(CP)--A bomb- er flight over Europe and tours of Canadian ang United States Air Force bases are planned in an ex- international egfchange scheme between Canadian, United States and British Air Cadet equivalents. The exchange is to take place this summer, Of the 15,000 air cadets currently celebrating Air Cadet Week in Ca- nada, 24 top-notchers, .chosen by the cadets themselves, will be sent to the United States. Another 24 may be flown to Great Britain, At the same time a group of jun- ior members of the United Stales civil air patrol will journey north to be farmed out for several weeks to air force centres in Canada. From Britain young flying enthus- iasts ranging in age from 14 to 18 years, will also arrive and-join their American counterparts. Details of the United States-Ca- nadian exchange will be ironed out when D. Alex Ross, of Vancouver, President of the Air Cadet League, joins American officials at the an- nual meeting of the Civil Air Pa- trol in Washington this spring. Almonds Almonds Woman's Association are holding a Community Supper on Friday evening, April 16, commenc- ing at 6.30. A short program will follow the supper. A Proceeds are in aid of the Building Fund. Miss Patricia O'Connor, RegN., was a week-end visitor at her home here. Miss Mildred Gilbert, of Toronto, was a week-end guest of Miss Mar- garet Crawforth, Town Line, re- week, under the supervision of Mus. | cently. Mrs. garet Maddaford have moved into the Irwin Apartments. Mr. Jack Moss and family have | evening, with her parents, Mr. and | moved to the foreman's residence on the highway. Sorry to report Miss Mary Red. shaw is in "Oshawa Hospital where she recently underwent an opera- tion for appendicitis. Her many friends hope she will soon he home again, Mr. and Mrs. Loyal Pogue visited Seven Members Join Church At Myrtle Station M. V. LUERY Correspondent . Myrtle Stntion, April 8 -- Th communion service held last Sun- ddy evening for the four appoint- ments on this Myrtle Pastoral charge, was fairly well attended. Before the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper was administered, seven new members were received into the church by letters of trans- fer, and four were received on pro- fession of faith. Rev. G. W. Gard- ner of Columbus was in charge of the service and his message was most inspiring and helpful. Sunday school and urch service next Sunday at the regular hours, 10 and 11 am. Break Three Ribs Wiliam Eyers had the misfortune to fall on Wednesday afternoon of last week-and as a result he is giv- ing every special care to three broken ribs. A number from this community attended the euchre and dance held on Friday night in the recre- ation room of the Ontario County Flying Club and under the auspices of the I.0.O.F. E, Masters won the gentleman's first prize in euchre. Mrs. E. Moore of Oshawa spent the weekend with her daughter, Mrs. H. Hamilton and Mr. Ham- ilton, * Mr. and Mrs, Fred Stevens and daughter Mary motored to Ingersoll on Saturday and visited over the weekend with friends. Gordon Barton and daughter, Miss Marlene Barton, of Toronto, were guests on .Satwrday of Mr. and -Mrs, D. Duchemin, Friday evening-April 16, a play "Mr. Beane from Lima" will be presented. The Dramatic Club of Blackstock Continuation School will present their play in the com- munity hall here on that night. It is a three act comedy. It is being | presented under the auspices of the | Woman's Association. Posters are | placed conspicuously, giving all the i necessary information. Mrs, Frank Harrison is visiting friends in Indiana River. Many from around here attended Mr, W. Holtby's complete dispersal sale of registered Holsteins and quantity of implements. There was a large crowd, bidding was brisk | and prices good. { | Miss Dorothy McCartney of | Manchester was here for the | weekend with her grandparents, | Mr. and Mrs. C. Harrison. Happy Little Chap Darlington Sets Wages | Of Employees Darlington Council met with | Reeve Kyle Squair presiding. | A communication was read from ROBERT DENNIS JOHNSON the Bell Telephone Co. re changing their poles at Lot 32, Con. 10. Clerk was instructed to write the Bell Telephone Co. that the Council wanted the work done as set out. K. A. Grills, W. R. Pickell and Jan Veenhoff appeared before the Coun- cil regarding their 1947 taxes. On motion their assessments were re. duced $2.50 per acre. Stuart R. James and Ross Browry addressed Council re liability insur- ance to cover road machinery while in operation on the roads. More in- formation was requested by Coun. F. Marston visited Council and nted the gravel contract to be signed by H. C. W. Mills and Coun- cil. The f{llowing rates of wages and | salaries were set for 1948: W. L.| Miller $1,500 plus $200 car expense; tractor operator,' 75¢ per hour; maintainer) operator, 75c per hour. | These operators are to transport the | necessary fuel and grease for oper- | ating purppses. Other man labor | is 55¢ per hour; light tractors $1.25 per hour; heavy tractors $1.50 per! hour; three-horse teams 90c per ! hour; two-horse teams, 70c. per | hour; clerk, treasurer and tax col- | lector's salary, $1,750. Nine months old son of Mr. and Mrs. Sid Johnson of Whitby. He is the only grandson .of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Vanstone, Whitby, and Mr. and Mrs. William Johnson, Mozart, Sask. He is also the only great grandchild of Mrs. Wm. Meeker, Whitby, and Mrs. S. Vanstone, Toronto, Men are to work 10 hours per day | { from May 1 to October 4 and eight | hours per day from October 1 to To Sing Sunday | 'At North Oshawa | | MARY M. DYER | [ Correspondent Columbus, April 7.-- Mr. and Mrs. | H. L. Pascoe, Mrs. W, Scott and | Alan "with other members of the | family were Easter Sunday tea | guests of Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Scott. Miss Barbara Latham, Ohms, es- | spent » fe days with Ca | bitt lasi week. | Miss Delores Mason was a yisit- | or in the village last Thursday. | Mrs. T. Cook, with Mr. and Mrs. Columbus Choir I : --Photo by Hornsby Studio | May 1. The pay for trucks was set at $1.10 and driver 60c per hour. G. F. Annis was appointed repre. sentative to the Bowmanville Hcs- | pital Board. Grant of $200 was Rey ri From | made to Bowmanville Hospital. Westminister | 'The following by.law was passed: {A bylaw of the Council of the . EVE | Township of Darlington to limit the ! number of dogs in the Village of | Enniskillen, in the Township of i ' | Darlington. Whereas it is deemed London, April 9.--(CP)---Election | necessary and expedient to control | returns from the political back-|the number of dogs kept in the | woods are cited by the Conserva- | village of Enniskillen, because of a tive party's national headquarters | petition signed by the ratepayers of to support its claim that labor has | the Village of Enniskillen in the been given another setback. { Township of Darlington complain- In yrban and rural district elec-d ing about the noise and smell of a tions which started Saturday and | large number of dogs kept in the! still have to be completed in some | Village. Therefore the Municipal | areas, Conservatives 'said they have | Council of the Township of Darl- By JAMES McCOOK Canadian Press Staff Writer | The annual official Board meet- | | gained 2656 council seats and lost 19 | ington enacts as follows: That no ing for Myrtle Pastoral charge will | be held in Myrtle church on Tues- | day evening, April 13, at 8 pm. All | the members are asked to attend this important meeting. | A gang of CP.R. line-men were | here on Monday stringing a new | telegraph wire. { Mrs. W, H. Ade, a sister of Mrs. C. Walsh and Miss Betty Irwin, of Chicago, spent several days of this | week with Mr. and Mrs. Walsh. | Mr. and Mrs. John Donnely of | Glasgow arrived last week by air | and will be employed by J. R. Mc- | Brien. Mr. Donnely acted as chauf- feur to Mr. McBrien while he was | | | W. Sutherland, visited with Mr. and | Mrs. Morley Cook in Colborne on | Sunday. | Mrs, J. L. Miller and Mrs. . J. | Hayes attended the Home and Sthool Convention in Toronto on | Tuesday of last week. | Mr, and Mrs. Arthur Ross, Mr. | and Mrs. Frank Ross, Mrs. W, Scott | and Alan attended a family party | while Labor lost 240 and won 99, A Labor Party statement said proof there has been a radical change in favor of the conserva- tives Records of district council el- ections on a national basis have never been kept thus far as they have been looked on as purely local | affairs with the electors tending to | Scott Bn Tuesday evening of last | parties. week. | Morgan Phillips, Labor Party Columbus choir is leading In the | secretary, said there were more | service of song at special service at | than 9,000 councillors who did not | North Oshawa on Sunday evening, | contest the elections and were re- | April 11. | turned unopposed. | at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ray | vote for the man rather than the : that returns available are hardly | overseas. The frogs rendered their first Tommy Towers returned on Sun- | chorus in the community this week. day to his home in Toronto after a | [1s is a welcome sign of spring. happy week spent at the home of | The most complete statistics have been assembled by the Conserva- tives who said that the elections were for 2,572 seats. On the other house or person in the Village of | Enniskillen can keep more than two dogs and that no Kennels shall be | kept or Kennel License issued with- | in one-half mile of the Village of | | Enniskillen in the Township of | Darlington. | | TT | TOMATOES % CENTS Toronto, April 9--(CP) -- Hot. | house tomatoes are selling here | | wholesade at 90 cents a pound. | | Wholesalers said yesterday that | | price was "unjustified." They said | | tomatoes could be imported from | Mexico at 29 cents a pound. Im- ports are barred under present re- | gulations and dealers say the price | | of Canadian-grown tomatoes has Mantle Clock Presented To Raglan Couple L. M. LUKE Correspondent Raglan, April T7--Several from here attended the dedication ser- | vice at the new United Church, at North Oshawa, last Sunday morn. ing. The Church service will be held at 1 p.m. as usual next Sunday. Sun. day School at 2 p.m. A large number gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Thompson Tuesday evening in hon- or of Mr. and Mrs. F. Woods who were married recently. During the evening an address was read and the couple was presented with a mantle clock. A pleasant time was spent in games and dancing, re- freshments being served by the young ladies. A progressive euchre is to be held Friday evening April 9, at the Rag- lan Community' Recreation Centres Come and join the fun. Mr. and Mrs. Noah Luke, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Carveth of Toronto, visi. ted relatives here on Sunday. We are sorry to hear that Mrs 'I. Ormiston is not so well and ha: returned to Toronto. MISSING IN N.Y. Toronto, April 9--(CP) -- Mrs, V. MacDonald, who fears her sister, Rose DeLong, 30, has met with foul play in New York, yesterday enlisted the aid of the Toronto police to solve her disappearance. Miss De. Long has not been heard from since she left Toronto, last Dec. 15, for New York. ORGAN BUILDERS Toronto, April 9--(CP)-- Three generations of the Lye family have built pipe organs for 90 years, Walter Lye and two sons, William and Norman, are continuing the | trade established by Edward Lye, | but as yet, there is nobody to re. © present the fourth generation. 1948. immediately. C. A. L. MURCHISON, EMPLOYERS MUST OBTAIN NEW UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE BOOKS All 1947-48 Unemployment Insur- ance Books expired on March 3ist, New books will be issued by the National Employment Office to em- ployers, but only when old books are completed and turned in to the Office. Employers are urged to exchange Unemployment Insurance Books Penalties are provided for failure to comply. UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE COMMISSION i { / BISSON, J. G. RJT Commissioner, Chief C C J AALLON, » Maddaford and Miss Mar. | his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. William Ash. Miss Ruth Hamilton who attends school in Toronto, returned on Sunday after spending the Easter vacation with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. Hamilton. Miss Wells of Toronto Normal School is the student teacher this | James Duff. Miss Doris Duff, nurse-in-train- ing, of Oshawa General Hospital, was home on Sunday afternoon and | Mrs, Bert Duff. | Freight Yard Busy The C.P.R. Station yard is the scene of much activity these days. | Shipments arriving last week and | this week: a car each of oats and | wheat for Brooglin Flour Mills; a | {car of mill feeds for Myrtle elev- | ator; a car of bran, 3 cars of oats, housewives -- 200 members of the on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. C.| 2 cars of barley for Hogg and Lytle, Housewives Consumers Association | ----will descend on Ottawa April 15- 17 with a petition they say is signed by 500,000 Canadian women | asking for price control on basic | commodities and subsidies on es- | sential foods. | Mrs. Ray Luckock, President of | the Toronto branch, said today that the government had not yet | granted a hearing to the women | hut that "they simply have to ac- | cept the delegation because they ! have no right to turn it down when | we have so many signatures." The women hope to confer with Prime Minister Mackenzie King | and his cabinet in their request | for price control and subsidies. H The request will coincide with the first national convention held by | the Housewives Consumers Associa- | tion, - : L. Morcombe, of Omemee. The Woman's Association their monthly of Mrs. Bowcott on Tuesday. There was a good attendance. Plans were made for the supper to be held on the 16th of April, also for the bazaar to be held early in the fail, ANCIENT GAMBLERS Palamades is said to have in- vented dice about 1244 B.C. | Port Perry; a car each of pea, nut | and 'stove coal for H. Santer, Port 1-inch cedar and a car of nut coal { for Reesor Fuel and Lumber Co., | Port Perry. . Garry Ross spent the weekend | with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Holman. Dagmar | and Wayne Ross was with his other | grandparents, Mr, and Mrs. ©. L. Ross, Utica. ['Y | am 'U.A.W. Officials 'Condemn Attack 'On Windsor L.P.P. | Windsor, April 9.--(CP)-- Three top labor union officials here issu- led a joint statement regarding | Wednesday night's student raid on | the Labor-Progressive Party's head- | quarters. Earl Watson, President of Local | 195, Roy England, Local 200 Presi- dent, and George Burt, Regional | Canadian Director of the United | Automobile Workers (C.I.O.) term- {ed last night's demonstration as | "a danger signal for all Canadians." The statement read--"The violent anti-Communist demonstration in Windsor last night is a danger sig- nal for all Canadians, for it shows that there are many among us who are. foolish enough to believe that we can resist Communism with violence, while at the same time we condemn the Communists for advocating violence. "Lynch tactics -- the byproducts of hysteria and ignorance, cannot defeat Communism. Communism is an idea, a way of life, and can only be successfully resisted with a Dever idea and a better way of lee hand the association of urban dis- 'risen steadily, trict councils said that it did not! : know how many vacancies were to be filled. The Conservatives said that 860 Conservatives and 768 in- dependents with Conservative sup- port, were nominated as candidates. All parties agreed that the elec- | tions in many districts were fought with extraordinary vigor. Results of Conservative activity became evident in the municipal borough elections in November | when they failed 643 seats and la- | bor lost 695. { One results of intensified inter- ! est in local elections will be the as- sembly of detailed statistics which | in the future will show more ex-' actly the number of seats at stake and the terms of office on various, | councils. | District elections were for coun- | cils which administer public health | and highway regulations and have | certain powers under the housing | acts and thus are concerned with | relief of housing shortages, a potent | source of political controversy. | METERS FOR BOWMANVILLE | ..Bowmanville Town Council has | voted to establish parking meters in | the town on the basis of one year's | trial. Tenders are to be called im. | mediately for installation on this basis. 0000000 rransEs sR RLIONS EER TY PE \ Ontario nickel-workers keep Canada in the forefront of the world's trade. Nickel from Canada finds its way into more than 3000 alloys and ranks tenth among Canadian 51,739 Veterans Still Get Grants You never save until you start ing grants under the Veterans' Re- habilitation Act at the end of Feb- | ruary, the Veterans Affairs De- partment announced Thursday. Most of these receiving grants were taking educational! or veca- tional training. A total of 32,630 were in universities: 2,064 were re- ceiving grants whiie awaiting re- | turns from farms or business ven- tures. The out-of-work allowance was paid to 4,004 during the month. | a ps------ | LAKE" CQOKS RAISED i | Port Colborne, Ont. April 9 - (CP)--New wage rates for cooks on | lake vessels ranging from $150-$225 a month were announced yesterday by Capt. R. Scott Misener, Presi- dent of Sarnia and Colonial Steam. | ship Companies. The new wage | agreement signed by representatives | of Canada Steamship Lines, the Sarnia and Colonial Steamship Companies and the Cahadian Lake Beamen's Union, headed by J. A. (Pat) Sullivan, appiled to unlicen. ®ed personnel F120 | Ottawa, April 9.--(CP)--A total . pe to of 51,739 veterans were still receiv- i exports. The nickel-worker is a MONTARIOINICKEL_WORKERS AROYCE More Tian 200000000 POUNDS OF NICKEL ANNUALLY ONTARIO PRODUCES 957% OF THE WORLD'S NICKEL PRODUCTION THE ONTARIO NICKEL WORKER'S EFFORTS BRING AN ANNUAL REVENUE TO ONTARIO OF +50,000,000. - moulder of Canada Unlimited. Most of us have a savings account: But to make it really mean something calls for planned saving... and a strong mind. One way is to work toward what you want most: a new home, a car, an education for your children, the extra security or opportunity that a "nest egg" provides... Savings can mean so many things... The important thing is to start... and to put aside so much a week--every week: ' Remember, some are born lucky ; smart people save: THE ROYAL BANK OF CANADA OSHAWA BRANCH « - = = -A R. HUESTIS, Manager