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PAGE FOUR THE DAILY TIMES.-GAZETTE MONDAY, AUGUST 9, 1948 LATEST NEWS OF THE COUNTY TOWN OF WHITBY Rusiness Office: Miss G. Macpherson. Editor: Robert Corbett, phone 2589 Phone 703, All Departments Discuss Federal Aid For Lakeshore Areas At Township Council Plans to seek provincial erosion of the Lake Ontario shoreline were aiscussed at the Whitby Township Council meeting Friday night after a representative of the Lake Ontario Beach Preservation Asso- ciation requested a $100 contribution from the council. council turned down the request although a lesser grant may be given later. The plan is designed to help every municipality whose bound- ary fronts on Lake Ontario and was originally conceived last March when a committee representing in- terested municipalities was organ- jzed to direct the work. The Town- ship Council is responsible for shoreline extending from the Pick- erihg town line to Corbett's Point, halfway between Oshawa and Whitby, though the Whitby harbour area does not come under township Jurisdiction. The council also discussed form- ation of a joint planning com- mittee to serve the planning and development needs of the Picker- ing and Whitby township areas. Following a preliminary meeting of Whitby and Pickering township councils at Brougham two weeks ago, Gordon Culham, a planning specialist, was engaged to do an ex- tensive survey: of both townships from the middle of the third con- cession to the lake. The com- mittee, which will include two Whit- or federal aid to stop gradual The &-- A 4 by and four Pickering represent- atives, intends consulting with the Department of Planning and Devel- opment in Toronto, eventually pas- sing a by-law to regulate the indus- trial and residential development of the area. The proposed by-law is expectéd to be considered within eight months, Start Work on Arena Dr. J. H. McKinney, head of the Whitby Township Memorial Com- mittee told council that two surplus buildings had been purchased from Crown property at Ajax. The buildings, the timbers of which will be used to construct a memorial skating arena, will be dismantled Tuesday and moved to Brooklin with the aid of volunteer labour. The skating arena which is designed to seat 1200 is expected to be built this fall. Council turned down a request from the committee for a loan to help finance the project but will meet tonight to discuss a proposed grant to the committee, Whitby Intermeds Lose 7-6 In First Gam Whitby Intermediate lost their first encounter in the playoff series with Port Hope Saturday when they were nudged out 7-6 after ten innings of play. The game was a tough one to lose for the Whitby crew who had it almost sewed up in the first inning. Coming to bat in the top half of the first, Whitby promptly began to lace the offerings of Pointer all over the park. Successive singles by McEwen and 'Neal, a triple by Ernie White, a double by MacDon- ald, and a long single by Loreno notched four runs for the visitors before the Port Hope club settled down, After the first inning flurry Pointer bore down and both teams were held scoreless until the last half of the fourth when Port Hope began to find the range. With Foote on first and two men out Porter singled to right, Pointer singled diving ,in Foote. Keeler walked loading the bases. White lifted a short blooper into right field which Hurley raced in for trying to make a shoestring catch but the ball rolled away from him. By the time the ball was recovered three more runs had scored and White was perched on second with a double. Bongard doubled to bring in White, sending Port Hope into a 5-4 lead. Mann, the ninth man to bat in the hectic inning flied out and the side was retired. With their big lead cut to shreds the Whitby crew put on the pres- sure in the top of the fifth. With runners on first and second wia a single and an error by Reeves, Lor- eno bashed out a single to send both runners home. The two run- ners shot Whitby back into a 6-5 lead. Port Hope tallied a run in their half of the fifth to tie the score. :' Go Into Extra Innings Both teams were held scoreless to the end of regulation time. In the | e Of Playoffs first half of the tenth frame the Whitby club was set down in order and the fans settled back for what seemed destined to be a long ball game. But 'twas not to be for after Neal (now pitching) retired the first batter Currely singled to deep short. Jimmy Loreno racing over to his right made a nice pickup but his throw was wild, Currely going on to second base. Len Yuill then booted Woods' easy roller and put runners on first and third. Wood stole second and then Keeler hit a high bounding ball down the first base line which went over White's head. Currely crossed the plate with the winning run and the ball game was over. Good Relief Hurling Major factor in the Port Hope win was the relief stint turned in on the mound by Wood who hurled hitless ball for four innings, walk- ed none and struck out three. Big guns for the Port Hope outfit were Keeler and Foote with three safe- ties apiece and Bongard with two. Best Whitby sluggers were White, with a triple and a single, Uriving in two runs, Loreno with two sin- gles and MacDonald with a single. Second game of the series will be played in Whitby tomorrow night with Hodgsen slated to pitch for Whitby and Wood for Port Hope. A loss for Whitby will force them out while a win will mean a third deciding game. Game time Tuesday night is changed from the customary 6.30. The first ball will be tossed at 5.30. R.H.E. WHITBY: 400 020 000 0 6 7 5 PORT HOPE: 000 510 000 1 712 3 A NUISANCE NOW In the first quarter of the 14th century, the jester was an im- portant part of every large house- hold. . BROCK £AN- HATH AIR-CONDITIONED Last Complet The scarlet history o a 11 +d by SOL M., WURTZEL sy EUGENE FORDE NOW PLAYING PLUS AN ADDED ATTRACTIO + (rimson KEy KENT TAYLOR - DORIS DOWLING - DENNIS HOEY y 20th Century-Fox e Show at 8.20 f PRODUCTIONS, INC Expected to help stem the surging waters of Lake Ontario, the new breakwater is expected to be completed by the end of this month. Workmen (above) carefully guide three-ton piledriver into position. driver forces the massive steel piles into the lake bed. Hammering at the rate of 120 strokes to the minute, the pile- Perched precariously above the water, Tom McNeill welds a steel brace along one "tooth of the breakwater. saw-toothed construction is clearly visible here. tops of the piles are trimmed Old Breakwater Gives Way to New Structure Most of Canada was still virtual wilderness and Confederation still a dream of the future in the years before 1867 when far-sighted mem- bers of the Whitby Harbour Com- mission decided to improve the facilities of the port. They built a breakwater. Designed to hold back the angry waves of Lake Ontario which were a menace to harbour shipping the breakwater was a crude affair judged by modern standards. Stones and rocks were piled up to form a wall about three hundred feet off shore and a wooden framework was erected to buttress the barrier which was more than fifteen hundred feet long and about ten feet wide. Over the years wind and water took their toll and yet the breakwater still stands, its timbers rotted, the rocks fallen away before the steady battering of tons of water. To Cost Over $100,000 But today a new structure is emerging within a few feet of the old. Accompanied by the chattering roar of a pile driver and the bril- liant flashes of electric welders, work is proceeding on a new break- water. The project, estimated to cost 125,000 dollars, is being built by the federal government and is scheduled for completion by the end of August. Preliminary surveys were conducted last fall and on May 17 of this year the McNamara Con- struction Company of Toronto be- gan work on the 1,793 foot long structure. Design of the new breakwater differs from former ones which were made of concrete and extended in a straight line. This one is made up of a long line of steel "piles" ranging in height from 32 {feet six inches to 20 feet six inches. For added strength the piles are being sunk in a saw-tooth arrangement, each "tooth" being further en- forced by steel braces on each side. Instead of presenting a straight line the structure creates a zig-zag ef- fect. Steel Piles Weigh 700 Pounds Each steel rod or pile is sunk to a depth of about fourteen feet, explained Fred McLaughlin, con- struction superintendent. "We'll need 1902 piles to finish the job, each one weighing about 700 pounds" Standing about 500 feet from shore, the breakwater extends from the Ontario Hospital property to a point 30 feet from the north- east corner of the southern break- water. "Luckily we haven't had any snags, so far," said McLaughlin "but occasionally we have to stop and dig out stones and rocks in order to sink piles". This is done with a "clam", which scoops out the lake bed, steam shovel fashion. "Sometimes a west wind comes along and makes the area rough, sending water over the top of the breakwater. Then we have to stop work". Old One To Buttress New The breakwater lies on the shore side of the old breakwater and within a few feet of it. "We're leav- ing the old one there for added protection" said McLaughlin. "As it keeps falling apart the stones will build up in front of the piles and help to reinforce them." As he finished speaking there was the sudden hiss of escaping steam. "They're getting ready to drive some piles" he said. High in the air, on a structure built directly behind the old break- HORSEPLAY Vancouver (CP) -- Thoughts of dinner and a comfortable stable ap- parently proved too much for milk- man Russell Tompkins' horse one day recently. When Tompkins was selling tickets, the horse started off and wended its way through traffic to the barns. Tompkins got back by truck, RESENTED INDIGNITIES Auckland, N. Z, -- (CP) -- Sta- tues sometimes hit back. A cast- iron figure of a Grecian maid, often clad in outlandish garments by university students, toppled onto two workmen painting a fountain here, The men were treated for shock and bruises. The statue's base had become weakened by corrosion. Whitby Classified WANTED--BUSINESS COUPLE DESIRE unfurnished apartment, Whitb; or Oshawa. Phone 725 Whitby. (Aug.9) FOR SALE--1940, ', TON INTERNA- tional Pick-up Truck. Phone 644 Whit- by. . (Aug.9) FOR RENT--ON NEW HIGHWAY, S0- lid "brick build pg, 22 x26 with base- ment and electricity, Apply Mrs. L. Le- vine, 1224 Brock street south. Phone 779 Whitby. (Aug.9) FOR SALE--'47T MONARCH SEDAN, EX- cellent condition, radio, fog lamps, heater and -visor. Telephone Dr. 8- borne, Whitby, 551 or 640. (Aug.9) WANTED--COOK GENERAL, NO LAUN- dry, two adults, highest wages paid. SRRly at once to Box 20, Times-Gagette, hitby. (Aug.10) WANTED--A GIRL TO WITH Ji Suseworle om B12 noon, ve morn- week. Box 69, . Gazette, Whitby. ply TH No CORNSJi0 CALLO' your song you use Lloyd's C rn Salve right along. 50c at pri T ug (Apr. 5, May 3-31, June 14, Aug9) Swimming Pool Donations Now Almost at $3400 Swimming pool project commit tee members are still steadily can- vassing Whitby residents for dona- tions to swell the pool total, which now stands at almost $3400. List- ed below are contributions receiv- ed over the week-end: Miss M. J. Eakins $ Mrs. H. J. Lyon, Locust Hill 50 Mrs, M, Carr ........ J Mrs. D. Zochodne .. Miss I. Zylich ..... ei Miss R. P. Sharpe ... Miss B. Andersen ...... Mrs, M. Stacey Miss Margaret Seymour ..., Miss A. Proctor . : Miss N. Keyser . ve Miss B. Lawson . Fred and Florence Ing Earl Hann Hugh Alexander John Spratt, Oshawa, Ont... Ralph Moran D. B. Owens .. Robt, Henry .. H. 8. Oyler .. W. Bradley J: O'Neill M. Toffan ....... breve J. Ferguson Donald MacLean Thos, Shortt . A. McKay his Thos, FArris .....cveivueias Total for day Grand Total ............ Looking eastward across the harbour from the dredge can be seen the new breakwater which will eventually stretch for a distance of 1,793 feet. Directly in front of the new structure lies the ancient breakwater built Today it is a sagging bulwark, its timbers rotted before Confederation. and uprooted. off to present an even line. The braces are designed to strengthen the new barrier whose peculiar Sunk to a depth of about 14 feet, the ® @ --Photos by Marjorie G. Ruddy water, Jack Shanahan, the dredge operator, was already in his little cabin, his hands on one of the dozens of levers confronting him. As he pushed one, the giant crane- like dredge swung slowly until it hovered directly over the line of newly erected piles. - rom its end, connected to a thick cable, the "hammer" swung. Weighing three tons, the hammer is encased in a steel cylinder and is capable of 120 strokes per minute. Should Last Fifty Years , "Down" shouted a workman and the dredge dipped slowly until the hammer was suspended directly over a newly placed pile. "Hit her easy, Jack!" came the call and overhead the greage operator gent- ly shoved a lever forward. Slowly the hammer began a rythmic thud as it struck the pile. The tempo in- creased rapidly and soon the in- dividual strokes were lost and RADIO SERVICE GUARANTEED IMMEDIATE BUTT RADIO & APPLIANCE 130 Broek St. N., Whitby, Tel. 707 T \ Donald's Motor Sales General Motors Sales & Service For Whitby and District' FULLY EQUIPPED SHOP FACTORY APPROVED MECHANICS PHONE 304 For Complete RADIO APPLIANCE and REFRIGERATOR SERVICE CALL... WHITBY HOME APPLIANCE Phone 383 124 Dundas St, W. | became one long continuous thud until the pile was slowly driven to the proper depth. "We drive any- where from 36 to 54 piles in a day" WANTED AT ONCE! Young Man 25 TO 30 YEARS Good opportunity and secure future for the right man who is willing to learn men's & ladies' retail ready-to-wear bus- iness (if not already ex- perienced), and to even- tually manage new and modern up-to-date store in Whitby. APPLY ~ M. BRESLIN BOWMANVILLE All Replies Confidential N explained McLaughlin. "Our crew consists of about fourteen men". The crew includes three Oshawa students, George and Jack Beaton and Bob McNab. More than half completed already, the breakwater should be around for a good many years. From To- ronto' C. E. Hawke, of the Marine division of McNamara Construction estimated a life of fifty years for the new breakwater. "The old cone crete type only had a life expectan= cy of about twenty years" he said. Which goes to prove that nineteenth century workmanship was pretty good. The old breakwater, built more than eighty years ago, has survived all the vicissitudes of nature and traces of it will probab- ly remain when another eighty years roll by. WHITBY PROFESSIONAL AND BUSINESS CARDS Undertaking Legal 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. Frederick A. Cuddy PHYSICIAN PHONE 712 Cerner Byron and Colborne Sts. Taxis TERMINAL TAXI Day and Night Service PHONE 380 WHITBY Opposite Bus Station BELL TAXI WHITBY PHONE 364-465 TAXI FRANK BOWMAN & SON DAY AND NIGHT SERVICE PHONE 333 WHITBY, ONT. Monuments ROBERT AUSTIN HIGHWAY MONUMENT WORKS Dealer in Imported and Canadian Granites First class work at moderate prices Phone 462 Whitby ? Appliances COLLINS' SHOE STORE Dr. Scholls' Foot Appliances Sold and Fitted 25 Years' Experience Veterinarian DR. A. S. BLACK Veterinarian and Surgeon TELEPHONE 62 GROOKLIN __ = . ' ONTARIO SEEN AMET BIL REEF 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 Office at the Court House Money to Loan Phone 339 - Whitby: W. F. WARD, B.A. | Barrister, Solicitor, Notary Publi 103 COLBORNE ST., W., WHITBY TELEPHONE 689 Insurance EMPIRE LIFE INSURANCE CO. Branch Office: 109 Dundas St. W. GORDON F. OSBORNE, C.L.U. (Branch Manager) WHITBY REPRESENTATIVE TOM PUCKRIN PHONE 522 WHITBY JOS. E. SHIELDS EMPIRE LIFE INSURANCE Automobile, Accid:mt, Sickness, Hospitalization and Fire Insurance REAL ESTATE SALESMAN | L. W. DUDLEY SICKNESS, FIRE, AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT ; 300 Walnut St. Telephone 568 Optometrist M. HOLLENBERG, R.9), EYESIGHT SPECIALISL Office Ovér Allin": Drug Store Telephone 671 102 Dundas W. Whitby, Music ARTHUR W. LYNDE / LHC.M. TEACHER OF SINGING Established 19