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PAGE FOUR THE DAILY TI MES-GAZETTE TUESDAY, APRIL 27, 1948 LATEST NEWS OF THE COUNTY TOWN OF WHITBY Business Office: Miss G. Macpherson. Editor: Robert Corbett, phone 2589 Phone 703, All Departments "St. Roch" Arctic Trip Makes Film Of Great Value A moving picture of unusual educational vaiue was shown to Grade VI, VII and VIII public school pupils at the town hall yesterday. It was one of a series being shown here by R.C.M.P. Constable Charles Coleman. The film, called "Northwest Passage" shows the frigate "St. Roch," floating Whitby News | In Brief Accounts of sveial events and of visitors to and from the town are appreciated by this departmens TELEPRONE 103 Charles Klager of Dominion Wool- Cooking Taught At School Nowadays bs i Three-WeekWeaving Course To Be Given In Whitby Blind in Country Will Benefit From Campaign Now On A display of weaving in the win- dow of the Mercantile Department Store appeared today as one means of letting the public know that a three-week course in the art of weaving is now being undertaken [in Whitby. A loom and various | lovely materials are shown in the | window. lens and Worsteds Ltd. of Hesp- eler, will be at the Kinsmen Club meeting tonight to show a film on the manufacture of cloth, * » % HEADS PHOTOGRAPHERS John Steele of Toronto was, elect- It is surprising how little some | i of us know about th i _ | Sponsored by the Ontario Depart- vice organizations a Yaris go | ment of Planning dnd ol make financial contributions, We |®0C in cooperation with the Whitby are inclined to take for granted the | Recreational Association, the course fact that they do good work with- Das enrolled eight and still has room out inquiring very closely into the |for two or three more. Applicants its detachment of the force on ed president of the Ontario Society second voyage across the Canadjan top of the world. Because of the extremely short summer navigation- al period in the Arctic, two years were consumed making the trip from Vancouver to Nova Scotia. Educationally the picture was out- standing and, carrying no sugges- tion of criminality, lends itself ideally to the whole "Youth And The Police" program sponsored by the R.CMP. For instance a large portion of the picture dealt authentically with the life and habits of the Eskimo. It showed him building the igloo, Dinner Speaker cutting and eating seal meat; it showed the savage huskie dogs with- out which a traveller in the north is lost. It described the Eskimo as "the nomads of the north and the happiest citizens of Canada despite the harshness of their climate." of Photographers at its 64th an- nual convention last Friday. Mar- jorie J. Ruddy of Whitby, attended, *> + W.A. MEETS TODAY The Citizenship group of the United Church W.A, met this af- ternoon at the home of Mrs. J. Reed, 700 John Street West. Mem- bers 'heard reports of the Presby- tery meeting. * * b> BROOKLIN EVENT Miss Irenie Harvey, A.C.C.M., will present a program of singibg and dancing (ballet, toe and tap) in the 'township hall at Brooklin on Friday, May 14, under the auspices of the W.A. of St. Thomas' Angli- can Church, . * + 4 BEPLACE EQUIPMENT McIhtyre Hardware has been awarded a contract for replacing kind of work that' they do. Margaret Crumb, student in Miss Mary Feldhans' Home Economics class at Whitby High School was one of the class which put on a cooking demonstration last week at the "Open House." The girls provided lunches of delicious newly-baked tid-bits to guests. Photo above shows a corner of the Home Economics room dis- | The annual appeal of The Cana- | dian National Institute for the | Blind is one that meets with a | warm response from most citizens, | principally because we think of no | misfortune worse than blindness. | This year The Canadian Nation- | al Institute for the Blind cele- | brates its thirtieth birthday. Thir- | ty years ago a man who lost his | in the matter of how he could live | and earn his living. Today the | physical darkness remains, but into | mind and spirit shine rays of hope, | bearing a promise of independence and .of active living to replace the fear of idle helplessness. | should get in touch with Gordon McMahon at his office in the Li~ brary building. Instructor is Miss Andrews who has been conducting a similar course in Oshawa. The classes will be held in a room over Allin's Drug store. Three Attend VON Meet in Ottawa Miss Julia Meyer, V.O. Nurse, with Mrs. Frank Wells and Mrs, W. J. H. Richardson, are attending the Annual General Meeting and 50th i t for teaching this basic subject. playing excellent q --Photo by Marjorie G. Ruddy This is the work in which we share when we contribute to The Canadian National Institute for Obituary the Blind. It is work which is well worth most generous support. The annual campaign for funds to Many Out-Of-Towners Swell MRS. W. J. GREENWOOD maintain the services of the C.N.I. B. in this district 'is now on. | Anniversary Dinner of the Vietor- {ian Order of Nurses, being held at {the Chateau Laurier, in Ottawa, to- day and Wednesday of this week. {Miss Meyer will remain over to at- tend the Nurses' Conference being {held at the end of the week, Speakers will be Baruch Silver- During the frozen-in periods the | party of nine constables conducted | exploration tours, mapping parties, | enumeration surveys among the | population and kept a watchful eye | > on law and order. A vivid pictorial | Lg account of the wild life in the Arc- | T. K. CREIGHTON, MP. tic was broughf the audience. Not | or Oehawa will speak tonight at a | until the end of July did the ice | ginner at the Ontario Hospital, thaw sufficiently to allow the small Whitby when the Superintendent the coal-burning kitchen equipment at the Ontario County Home. Mod. ern automatic Moffat electric ranges will be installed and aiso an auto- matic toaster said to be capable of turning out 600 golden brown slices per hour! After Friday night's grand open. ing the executive of the Whitby Teen and Twenty Club feel that their organization is destined for a great future. Almost 350 teenagers jammed the floor of the Club Bayview and it > +» GOES HOME AGAIN E. R. "Bert" Johnston, veteran Teen Club Membership Mitchell, April 26--Mrs. W. J. Greenwood, one: of Mitchell's most devoted missionary workers and a boat to proceed. The picture reviewed the history of the ill-fated Sir John Franklin exploration party when two ships were crushed in ice and 134 men lost. Frozen in for its second winter on September 11, the "St. Roch" again was converted to winter living quarters. This time one of the con- stables was seized with a heart attack and died. In the Spring a cairn was erected to his memory. Another section of the film show- ed how the huge icebergs which |and staff of the Out-Patient de- | partment entertain their Hostess | Group. 'Whitby Resident Over 60 Years, 'Mrs. Fallon Passes A resident of Whitby for well had grown for hundreds of years over 60 years, Mrs. John Fallon break off to float away, hundreds | passed away early Sunday evening. of miles southward where they be- | She was in her 83rd year and would come a menace to shipping. One |have marked her next birthday on striking photographic shot caught | June 10. a huge iceberg turning over in the | Born at Port Perry, Sophie Cha- ocean. Other good: shots showed | pelle, Mrs. Fallon came here soon polar bears playing on the ice or after her marriage. For several swimming in the ocean. | months she had been in poor health At the end the little R.CMP. | and her many friends in Whitby boat arrived at a Nova Scotian port | learned with regret that her con- on November 10, 1942, over two years | dition had grown worse. Mr. Fallon later and 10,000 miles from its start. | predeceased her in 1926. ing point. It had challenged and | Sons and daughters surviving are: won a victory against the toughest | Frank and George of Whitby, and elements in the world -- the winds |W. E. of Buffalo; Mrs. Fred Hill and wastes of Canada's Arctic. (Lena) of Ashburn; Mrs. Walter At the conclusion of the picture | Galt (May) of Aurora and Mrs. Constable Coleman gave the chil- | Clinton Pascoe (Helen) of Oshawa. dren a chance to question him on| The body is resting at the Town the subject-matter they had seen.!| Funeral Home until Wednesday Many intelligent questions were put | mofning at nine o'clock when Rev. and answered. | D. V. Hickey will conduct Requiem | High Mass in St. John's Roman Catholic Church. Mrs. Fallon had | long been a faithful member of St. Swift Current, Sask. (CP).---Ap- | John's. proximately 300 Swift Current Sun-| Pallbearers are Herbert Wilson, day school children collected a ton | prank Madison, P. J. Wilson, Pa- of used clothing for shipment to| trick O'Connor, William Dawes and Europe. | George Whitelaw. Interment is in St. John's cemetery. AID FOR EUROPE | BEESWAX SEALED LETTER | Announcements PICKERING BEACH SCHOOL EUCHRE and Dance, Saturday, May 1st, 8 p.m. Barretts Orchestra. Prizes and refreshments, auspices "of Pickering Beach Home and School Association, In the Middle Ages, sealing wax was made of beeswax, turpentine and vermilion, but now shellac | takes the place of beeswax. dich . NOW PLAYING Last Complete Show at 8.15 |A TALE OF WILD TEMPTATION !, ERROL FLYNN IDA LUPINO Escape me Never' Plus An Added Attraction That Gal Guild Drives Montgomery Wild! HEN DOUBLOON 2 citizen and retired printer, left this morning to spend a short visit in his home town of Goderich. He has been back thére only four times since leaving at the age of 17. In a subsequent issue of this paper it will be noted that Mr. Johnston is to "celebrate his 81st birthday on Saturday, May 1. He is still as active as a man of 40. * ¥ » SHOW MUST GO ON Strains of the old-time - popular and negro music wafts from the | De open windows of the High School these nights as members of the large all-male choir polish up their' three-part harmony songs which are a major feature of the Rotary Minstrel Show, Thursday and Fri- day nights in the town hall. In ad- dition to the minstrel cast, there will be a magician, tap-dancer, violinist and features galore. Brooklin Couple Honored on 30th Wedding Day MRS. C. DAVIES Correspondent Brooklin, April 26.--A delightful surprise party was given Mr. and Mrs, Clarence Richardson on Sat- urday, April 17 by their friends and family on the occasion of their thirtieth wedding anniversary. About forty were present and a happy time was spent by all. The family presented their par- ents with a handsoine electric clock and a lovely vase full of daffodils and a Kenwood - blanket were other gifts received. C. Pilkie and Roy Mowbray made speeches and a bountiful and delic- ious lunch was served. Among the guests were Mr. and Mrs. Ray Caden of Toronto, and Mr. and Mrs. Mel Hodson of North Oshawa. Convention Notes A most successful and delightful banquet and convention of the Y. P.U. was held over the week-end. The banquet on Saturday evening was attended by about 130 young people who thoroughly enjoyed the fellowship and food. Mrs. Vernon Rowe of Whitby, had music ap- preciation and Rev. Hampton gave an interesting ad- dress. Solina Y.P.U. won the at- tendance banner, Following the banquet a play party, with Mrs. Nellie Lewis of Toronto as jyecreation leader in Linstead of | was heartily agreed that all those present had a swell time and will be back again to give the club plenty of support in the future. Oshawa was well represented in the crowd and over 150 journeyed to the county town to witness the affair. Several valuable prizes were given out and this coming Friday the program promises to be even better. with more fun and prizes and at intermission some surprise entertainers are scheduled to ap- ar. The Whitby Recreational Associa tion will again provide the chape- rones and if things run as smoothly as last week the dances will be one of the best teenage affairs in the district. Since application cards were handed out last week it is expected that membership cards will | be given out for a small fee and after several more Friday nights the club will be restricted to club members only. The music again will be records but the latest on the hit parade | betoved resident of this community, have been obtained and most of the passed away in the Stratford Gener- request numbers asked for can be ) played. The executive committee |al Hospital last Tuesday after twa will have four new officers ap- [years of ailing health. She had been 'pointed "very soon. The present | confined to hospital for the past committee has been going all out | eight days. to. find a suitable orchestra for| The former Ella Isabel Campbell, the Friday night excursions but so |she was born in Mitchell on Febru- far they have been unsuccessful, It (ary 17, 1860, the daughter of the was noted at last Friday's dance [late Hugh and Ellen Campbell. As that the attendance from out of |& young woman she was a teacher | town exceeded that of Whitby teen- | in Main St. Sunday school and | agers but it is hoped this situation | played the organ there. She also | will be remedied even though this |sang in the church choir, being one Friday a bigger out of town crowd |of the church's most faithful mem. is counted on. | bers. Dance will start at 8.30 sharp. If | She married W. J. Greenwood, B. the younger set wants to have a |A. of Mimico, on December 29 try at all the prizes and take-in all | 1888, after which they moved to the fun, remember to get there early | Whitby where here husband was on and not come dragging in around the teaching staff of the Ontario Contributions by mail will be gyratefully received and acknowl- edged. Donations should be for- warded to the Honorary Treasurer, J. C. Taylor, Manager, Dominion Bank, Whitby. The entire pro- ceeds will be turned over to the Ontario County Committee for the Blind and used to provide services of vital importance to 35 blind per- sons in the County and to prevent | man, assistant professor of phychi- |atry, and director of mental hy- |giene institute, McGill University, and Miss Francis H. Benjamin, con- |sultant in parent education, Michi gan- state health department. THE FRENCH EMPIRE France is Europe's second | larg. est country, blindness wherever possible. ia department of industry to fish | to their heart's content. Here's what they reported to the Nova Scotia government: 1. No relation could be observ- ed between weather and angling success; wind, rainfall and sualight being even, 2. More fish were caught with- in 100 feet of the shore than farth- er out in the lake. 9.00 p.m. or later. The bus leaves Oshawa at 8.20 and stops at the Whitby Four Gor. ners but this set-up will be changed {in June when Garton Coach lines | change their schedule and the bus will run directly to Club Bayview. Last week bécause of an accident the bus did not arrive at the club at 11:40 to get out-of-towners and was almost three-quarters of an hour late. However, this has been | remedied. Two buses will be used if | necessary. max it was to a most enjoyable Shuffle Board season. Hear Travelogue On Friday evening Miss Anna P. Lewis gave an interesting and educational illustrated lecture on her recent visit to Europe. She took 'her listeners through Ireland, England, Scotland, Wales and to the A.C.W.W, Conference at Am- sterdam and the homes of Institute .members she had visited. Her fas- cinating stories and pictures were indeed worthwhile. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Elliott spent a few days last week with their daughter, Mrs. A. Wilson and fam- ily after returning from Florida, where they spent the winter. Mr. and Mrs. Boyd are both im- proved after their illnesses, Dorothy Jean Walls was taken to Lindsay Hospital last week suf- fering from pneumonia. She is now improving. Mr, and Mrs, John Lockyer and Johnnie, of Uxbridge, Mr. and Mrs. Allan Wilson of Nestleton were Sunday guests of the Lockyers. Percy Hawksley is in Oshawa hospital. Mrs, Mantle underwent an opera- tion in Oshawa hospital and is improving. Born: To Mr, and Mrs. Gordon Hunter on Thursday, April 22, a son, Mr, and + Mrs. Mark Lockyer, Beardmore, Ont,, are visiting their parents here, There will be the regular' salvage collection on Saturday, May 1st. Proceeds go to Arena fund. The W.A, meets on Wednesday at Mrs. Agar's home. : A sum of money was found last week. Loser may inquire for same at Post Office, BRILLIANT YOUTH James Watt, inventor of the steam engine, made mathematical instruments for Glasgow University when only 21 years of age. LEND A HELPING HAND Gwe Yenerously ! Ladies' College. Resident there for | 23 years they returned to Mitchell on his retirement thirty years ago. Mr. Greenwood passed away on De- cember 7, 1945. The late Mrs. Green- wood was president of Math St. Wo- men's Missionary Society for fifteen years and was a life member. Surviving is one brother, Frank A, Campbell, Mitchell. She was pre- 3. No difference in fish response could be observed between flies and worms; nor could any one fly be shown to be better than any other. terfere with results as evidenced by the operation of an outboard could be caught, 4. Noise did not appear to in- | motor in the tailrace of which fish t covering 212,659 square miles with a world. wide empire soread over four continents total. ling 5,150,000 square miles. DIG IN FOR WARMTH Many people living in Arctic re. gions build houses that are partly underground as protection against | winter temperatures, | Times-Gazette classified ads pay-- Why not try one today? RADIO SERVICE GUARANTEED -- IMMEDIATE BUTT RADIO & APPLIANCE 130 Brock St. N., Whitby, Tel. 70? deceased by two brothers, George Osborne and Archie John, as chil- dren. The remains rested at her late home, Toronto St. where Rev. A. H. Johnston conducted a private service at 2.30 o'clock Thursday af- WHITBY PROFESSIONAL AND BUSINESS CARDS ternoon with interment in Wood. land cemetery. / Undertaking Legal Maritimes Fish Are Not Snooty Halifax --. (CP)--Remember that big one that got away last year? ~ You caught him with that spec- ial wiffendooper fly, custom-made especially to attract him. You tried in vain for hours to get an- | other bite -- but no luck. And yet the kid won the river bank a short way caught a lovely 12-pounder, and a string of smaller fish, And he was only using a tree branch for a rod, a piece of string for a line, a dingy old worm for bait, With the 1948 fishing season al- ready opened in many places, it is oaly fair to warn you, Mr.#Fisher- man, that all that expensive gear WwW. C. TOWN Funeral Director and kmbalmer PHONE 410 WHITBY Murray A. Robinson AMBULANCE SERVICE FUNERAL DIRECTOR and FURNITURE DEALER Phone No. 24 Brooklin Medical DR. J. O. RUDDY Physician and Surgeon for. Mary and Brock Sts, Whitby PHONE 587 D. J. CUDDY, B.A. Barrister, Solicitor, Notary Publie Money to Loan 109 DUNDAS STREET WEST WHITBY PHONE 2214 R. DONALD RUDDY Barrister, Solicitor, Notary Publis Officz at the Court House Money to Loan Phone 339 Whitby Duncan B. McIntyre Barrister, Solicitor, Notary Office: Brock Street South Phone 606 Whitby and the large assortment of flies-- is going to get you exactly nowhere, |at least if you fish in one of the | many Nova Scotia lakes or streams. Listen to what the experts have to say. In this case, the experts are groups of survey parties sent out last summer by the Nova Scot- Dr. Frederick A. Cuddy PHYSICIAN PHONE 712 Corner Byron and Colborne Sts. W. F. WARD, B.A. Barrister, Solicitor, Notary Publie 103 COLBORNE ST., W.. WHITBY TELEPHONE 689 Taxis Whitby Classified Insurance EMPIRE LIFE { charge and about 175 in attendance. | On Sunday the Brooklin YPRU. | formed the choir in both services | at the church and Glen Allin was | To The Campaign for the Blind PLOWING--GARDENS PLOWED, DISC- ing etc., wood sawing. Allls Chalmers Bydraulle 1ift implements. Apply Sam. etherel, 610 Maple street, itby, or TERMINAL TAXI - Day and Night Service INSURANCE CO. Branch Office: 109 Dundas St. W. GORDON F. OSBORNE, C.L.U, soloist. At their special service Sunday afternoon Mr. Fisher conducted the installation of officers when Helen Jackson as Missions Convener and John Medland as Boys' Work con- vener were among those installed. Miss Madlyn Wilcox, Y.W.C. A, Oshawa was in charge of a delight- ful candle light service. Club Banquet ; The Banminton Club held their 'closing out banquet in the hotel last week. A delicious chicken din- ner was served. Mr, Baldwin won the prize for having the lucky cup. There are about 28 members in the club, » Euchre and Dance A very successful euchre and dance was held on Wednesday night in the township hall under the sponsorship of the Lacrosse league. Pirst prizes for euchre were won by Mrs. Stacey, Colum- bus and Herman Harris, Whithy. Second by Mrs. Art Cook and Mr. Luther Vipond. Spot dances were won by Mr. and Mrs. Percy and Mr, and Mrs, Wilbur, There was .a good attendance at the dance and a nice profit realiz- ed, the proceeds to go to buying equipment for the younger lacrosse boys. About 40 attended the closing out banquet for the Shuffle Board Club in the Hall basement last week. A delightful dinner, with chicken and lemon pie, etc, was enjoyed by all and the happy cli- THE CANADIAN NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR THE BLIND AJAX 0.A.C. 21 GRAIN and CLOVER SEEDS CLOVER SEEDS ALFALFA -- TIMOTHY -- RED CLOVER SWEET CLOVER -- ALSIKE -- PERMANENT PASTURE -- ALL NO. 1 COMMERCIAL GRADE OATS BARLEY No. 1 REGISTERED HYBRID SEED CORN MYRTLE PHOMES: BROOKLIN 33r5 -- PORT PERRY 120r5 STATION phone 2559. GRAVEL AND SAND -- GRAVEL sand for sale, gi 112 miles aD Brooklin, will load." Phone Brooklin 93 r-41 or Whitby 994. (Apl. 30) FOR SALE--CHESTERFIELD SUITE, 3- lece, springs, good condition, cheap. hone FN West, apt. 3. (99b) 2% or apply 500 Dundas FOR SALE--'34 MASTER CHEVROLET Sedan, 4-door, six wheels. Apply after six o'clock. Whitby. PHONE 380 WHITBY Phone 2117 Affer 12 Midnight BELL TAXI WHITBY PHONE 364-465 400 Dundas street west, (Apl.28) (Branch Manager) WHITBY REPRESENTATIVE KRIN ' TOM PUC PHONE 522 WHITBY L. W. DUDLEY SICKNESS, FIRE, AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT 300 Walnut St. Telephone 568 FOR SALE -- ICE-BOX FOR SALE, capacity 50 lbs. Phone 543 Whitby, (Apl.28) LOST--BLACK AND TAN HOUND, IN the vicinity of Audley. Finder please phone Dr. A, 8, Black, Brooklin. INSTRUCTION -- DANCING CLASSES, ballet, toe and ap taught by Irenie Harvey. Register Thursday, in Council Chambers, Town Hall, (Junes) FOR SALE--CEMENT MIXER, LONDON 8 Six, 1 bag mix, water control, TAXI FRANK BOWMAN & SON DAY AND NIGHT SERVICE PHONE 333 WHITBY, ONT. Monuments Optometrist M. HOLLENBERG, R.0O., EYESIGHT SPECIALIS,. Office Over Allin: Drug Store Telephone 671 102 Dundas W. Whitby power skip, steel wheels. For further particulars, call 986 Whitby, after six | o'clock. | VACUUM CLEANER REBUILT AS | new, guaranteed, $24. Butt Radio. { Phone 707. (97h) YOU MAY BORROW AS HIGH AS 90% of the cost of your new home under a National Housing Act Building Loan. Whitby and district needs many more homes. Prize-winning approved plans may be had at a nominal cost or you may submit your own plans for ap- roval. The National Housing Act oans are open to all who can meet the approval of the Central Housing ortgage Corporation and the loaning company. t easy. Don't delay get in touch with A, E. Murdoch, 23 Simcoe St. North, Oshawa. (901) WANTED TO BUY---ALL KINDS O Poultry also new and old feathers Highest market prices Apoly J Parker N. W. STAFFORD Dealer in Imported and Canadian Granites First class work at moderate prices Phone 462 Whitby Music ARTHUR W. LYNDE L.H.C.M. TEACHER OF SINGING Established 1913 Capable pupils prepared for any Vocal Examination Church -- Concert -- Radio Studio. at 123 Centre St. North Veterinarian DR. A. S. BLACK Veterinarian and Surgeon TELEPHONE 62 BROOKLIN ONTARIO Appliances COLLINS' SHOE STORE Dr. Scholls' Foot Appliances Sold and Fitted $21 Brock 8t. N.' Phone 488 or Oshawa | yay "ONY, PHONE 2371 25 Years' Experience