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AJAX AND DISTRICT NEWS John Mills, Representative Np Phone Ajax 426 : EMPTY SHOWCASES RANSACKED BY ROBBERS A. Hickey, proprietor, is shown in the picture. Photo by John Mills. Above is the interior of Hick- ey"s Jewellry store, showing the empty showcases ransacked by thieves in Tuesday night's rob- Jewellery Stolen Here ied In Toronto . Ident AJAX (Times-Gazette Staff Re- porter) -- Positive identification of the jewellry scattered on the road- _ way at Bloor and Jane Street, To- ronto, in the aftermath of a gun battle between three Tillsonburg men and Toronto Police was made today by Tony Hickey of Hickey's Credit Jewellers, Harwood Avenue, ax. The thought that there might be a link between the "robbery of Hickey's store in the early hours of Wednesday morning, and the discovery of a miscellany "of jew- ellery scattered about the scene of the robbers' smashed car, prompt- ed the police to have Mr. Hickey look the assortment over. Mr. Hickey said tonight the loot was definitely from his store, and that' it now was not worth bring- ing home. The thieves had strip- ped the merchandise from the pro- tective cases and the silverware and other items were badly dam- aged, bent, and scratched. Brooms had been used to sweep the assortment into a heap. Entry was gained into Hickey's store through a transom after an abortive attempt to bore through the wall from Harpell's Upholstery next door, which had been enter- ed by a similar means, but at the rear. The most valuable items in the jewellery store were contained in the safe, which showed marks as if an attempt had been made to pry open the heavy door. Mr. Hickey wishes to assure all of his customers who had left re- pair work that their property is safe. Mrs. Joseph Quinn, store clerk in Hickey's store, said last night, | she was thankful that the thieves were not provoked into any gun play at the store as her home is directly opposite. It is supposed that the thieves were disturbed, as several show cases of other valuable goods were not molested and other evi- dence points to a very fast exit. The loss which is colse to $1,000 is covered by insurance. Earlier, before the jewellery was identified, it was supposed that the burglary was the work of the same gang which looted Rowland's Appliances, a few weeks ago, and shortly after another break in oc- curred at Pow's Coffee Shop. DROWNS WHILE FISHING MERRICKVILLE (CP)--Norman | Happ of Rochester, N.Y., was drowned Wednesday night in the Rideau river near here when he apparently tripped on a fishing net Make Lotteries Legal And Gov't-run, Says TLC By HAROLD MORRISON Canadian Press Staff Writer OTTAWA (CP) -- A majority jroup of the Trades and Labor _ongress Wednesday bucked a pro- testing opposition to push a resolu. tion through the convention floor calling on the federal goverment to legalize goverment - operated lotteries in Canada. The 650-delegate convention split over the lotteries issue so sharply that for the first time the chair- man had to cali for a show of hands before ruling in favor of the lottery legalizers. More agreeable to the delegates was a resolution, passed unanim- ously, demanding that the federal government establish a govern- ment-subsidized contributory na- tional health insurance scheme covering every Canadian. The lotteries resolution was sponsored by the Quebec Federa- tion of Labor. It called for an amendment to the Criminal Code to permit establishment of provin- cial lotteries, but the resolutions committee amended this to 'gov- ernment-operated" lotteries. The federation observed that a larg percentage of Canadians buy sweepstakes and Jottery tickets but the money goes to other countries. It could be used to improve social services and eliminate tag days in Canada. The battle that ensued saw Ford Brand of the Toronto pressmen charge that legalized lotteries would conflict with the national health insurance plan. G: P. Schollie of Montreal, chair- man of the officers' reports, said he. was glad to see that some people in Quebec had the "guts" to stand against legalized lotteries in that province. Other developments: Premier Frost of Ontario, in a brief appearance along with Rob- ert Saunders, chai of the On- tario hydro commission, said his government is prepared to assist co-operative house building in the province. Gordon Cushing, TLC general secretary - treasurer, reported a surplus of $35,630 in the labor body's 1952-53 operations. Some delegates, debating the health insurance resolution, sug- ested it did not go far enough. e expressed concern over the possibility that it may be handled by insurance companies and not directly by the government. Percy Bengough, TLC president, assured delegates that though there are a lot of details to be worked out, the executive knows what is needed and will work to get the plan through. AJAX PERSONALS Mr. and Mrs. Don Milne and family are holidaying at Upter- | grove. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Greer and | family have returned from a holi- day: at Lauble Beach. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Paterson and an fell from a rowboat. Merrick- |the boys spent a week up in Hali- ville is about 30 miles south of | burton. Ottawa. Happ was fishing with his Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. wife at the time of the accident. In 1952 Canadian factories pro- duced 149,454,656 square feet of Lawrence Spellen on the birth of a daughter, on Wednesday, Au- gust 5, in Oshawa General Hospi- tal. Mrs. Vera Manktelow, Pine Street, is a patient in Oshawa General Hospital, where she un- derwent surgery on Wednesday. Her friends and neighbors wish her a speedy recovery. Returning to Ajax from vacation at their summer cottage to exer- cise their franchise, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Nicholls received word of their first grandchild, a son, born to Mr. and Mrs. Donald Strachan, nee Phyllis Nicholls, on Monday, Auglst 10, at Sarnia General Hos- pital. New House Building At Its Peak OTTAWA (CP)--Record numbers of new dwellings were started and completed in Canada during the first six months of 1953, the bur- €au of statistics reported today. The bureau also forecast that the upswing in new residential con- struction would continue during the second half of the year. Half-year starts soared to 46,746 from 35,291 in the first six months of last year, a gain of 33 per cent. Completions rose to 39,491, a jump NEW HAMBURG (CP) -- Police Chief George Thomas said Wednes- day night New Hamburg"s "slimy three-toed monster' is an alligator. "Make no mistake about it," he said. '"We know what jt is." Chief Thomas said in a telephone interview with the Canadian SS that a few years ago a district family visited Florida and brought back a baby alligator. Six months later, the reptile disappeared. "This may be it," Chief Thomas THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE, Thursday, August 18, 1958 § 3 toed Monster Thought To Be An Adult Alligator said. "We're not pulling anybody's leg down here. Lots of people have seen it, especially farmers along the Nith river and others who have been to Florida and seen alliga- 105 ,and know what they look e. The "monster" came jnto prom- inence recently when news of a "lizard-type thing" circulated among residents here. It was re- ported to leave a trail like that of a bicycle tire and prints of three- clawed feet. of 39 per cent as pared with 28,340 last year. The number of new homes under construction at the end of June was up by 4,176 units compared with the previous peak of 58,615 units on the same date in 1951. In Ontario starts in the half- year rose to 17,985, an increase of 5,712 over the same period a year ago. Completions jumped to 15,192, a gain of 3,504. WALLS HERSELF IN The hornbill an African bird, walls herself up with mud' inside a hollow tree at nesting time. She leaves a small hole through which her mate feeds her and the young. With her brood ready to fly, the mother bird breaks out of the self-made prison, says the National Geographic Society. Butter Instead Of Guns LONDON (AP)--Russta, a pre- war exporter of butter, has quietly started purchases in Western mar- kets totalling more than 25,000 tons, an international survey showed today. This is not a large amount from the viewpoint of domestic consump- a tion but it looms high on the inter national market. Russians are ne gotiating with New Zealand, Aus- tralia, Holland and Denmark. Whether the Soviet Union has entered world butter markets for internal reasons or for reshipment to hungry Eastern European satel- lites was not clear. Movement of grain by river in the United States has revived con- siderably in recent years. Since the end of the war the down-stream flow of grain on the Mississippi has been several times larger than it was in the so-called 'golden age" of river shipping. BRITISH POSSESSION Kowloon, Chinese peninsula op- posite Hong Kong island, was ceded to Britain in 1861. Now Many Wedr FALSE TEETH With Little Worry Eat talk, laugh or sneeze without CIRCULAR Ie aml AIRSHADE AWNINGS PROVIDE all weather pro- JYPE Rov, for your porches, doorways and steps. All winter long they keep out snow, rain, and sleet and in the summer they protect you from the hottest sun. 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Parents should register their children on opening day or earlier. Forms are available at all Aax stores. PACIFIC OCEAN The: Pacific Ocean extends east- ward to the longitude of Portland, 'Maine. If a seaplane t off at Portland and flew due 'south it could land in the Pacific off Iqui- IODE to Collect Mile of Pennies AJAX (Times-Gazette Staff Re- | porter) -- The IODE Ajax Varsity | Chapter is holding a "mile of pen- nies" drive on Friday and Satur- day of this week. i Members of the Chapter will be | stationed at the IGA store, Har- wood North, the Ajax Marketeria, Bank of Montreal, Bank of Com- merce; and the Hudson Bay Stores. The IODE is a very worthy ®r- ganization and is actively engaged in community work. The generous public support of their projects will be appreciated. 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