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- EV po 50 W FREON RARER MERE ui ISLAND OF THE CITY, SHOWING NOTRE DAME DE PARIS MAC'S MEANDERINGS | Notre Dame Centre ~ Of Paris History a ' . PARIS, France -- With the pos- gible exception of St. Peter's of Rome, the Cathedral of Notre Dame de Paris is probably the best known church in the world. Jt has been made familiar to peo- le in Canada and the United tates, of course, through the mo- tion picture film built around it some 25 or 30 years ago, with Lon 'Chaney playing a leading role. So has been something of an ex- rience for us to look on it, to dmire its architectural beauty, and to walk through the huge main nave of the church and gaze with reverence on its magnificent stain- ed glass windows. ' The Cathedral of Notre Dame was built by Maurice de Sully, Bis- hop of Paris, in the 12th century, to take the place of two churches which had stood on the same site. ese were Notre Dame and St. Stephen's. Pope Alexander III laid « the foundation stone in the reign of Louis VII in 1163. The length of time which the building of this great edifice occupied can be judg- 2d from the milestones of its pro- « gress. The high altar was corgse- . erated in 1182; the choir was fin- ished in 1177, the nave in 1208 and e west front and towers in 1240. chapels were added between the years 1240 and 1325. The south Poor dates from 1245 and the north oor from 1250. " The Cathedral underwent a thor- ough restoration during the 19th century at the hands of the archi- tects Lassus and Viollet-de-Duc, be- ing reconsecrated in 1864 by Mon- signor Darboy, Archbishop of Paris. It was honored with the title of Basilica in 1805. NATIONAL EVENTS It is in the Cathedral of Notre Dame that all great national events have been celebrated. In 1302 it saw the celebration of the meeting of the first French nation- al assembly, known as the states- eneral, In 1431, King Henry VI 4 England was there crowned as of France. In 1455, the trial oan of Arc was promulgated here. In 1588, Ma 'there married . to Stuart was rancis II of * «France. In 1804, Napoleon was «crowned Emperor of France with- 4n its walls, In 1853 it saw the mar- riage of Napoleon III. In 1927 and | respectively the funerals of Marshalls Foch and Joffre were solemnized there. And in Notre Dame in August, 1944, was held the great Te Deum to celebrate the liberation of France from Ger- man occupation. TALL TWIN TOWERS To write a description of Notre Dame would be a stupendous task. There are too many details. The church is oriented from east to west. Its twin towers in front, shown clearly in the ateoppany. ing picture, stand 226 feet high. There are three entrances on the west side -- St. Anne's door, the central door and the Door of the Blessed Virgin. In all of these en- trances are splendid statutes, the central door being marked by an imposing statute of Christ bearing in one hand the Book of Life and with the other raised in benedic- tion. The three porches are se- parate by buttresses, each carry- jng a niche with a statue. Each door is covered with wrought iron work, that on the side doors being mostly original, but that on the centre door being a modern copy of the original pattern. Above the doors are 28 modern statues of the Rings of Judah and Israel mentioned by St. Matthew as being ancestors of Christ. The upper platforms of the two tow- ers are 226 feet high. They are con- nected by a graceful colonaded gallery, surmounted by a balcony ecorated with fantastic animal figures which have become known as the gargoyles of Notre Dame. Bells are hung in the two towers. In the centre of the church there Flee a spire to the height of 315 eet. GREAT ORGAN The interior of the church is 426 feet long and 164 a vaul ceiling rising to a height of 115 feet. The central portion is occupied by the nave, with a dou- ble aisle on each side. Above the entrance doors is the great organ, built under Louis XV, and restor- ed and enlarged in 1868. It has five manuals of 56 notes and a pedal board of 30 notes. There are 90 manual stops and 22 dal stops, and a total of 5,500 pipes. Above the organ is a 13th century rose window. In the middle of the nave is a pulpit, on which are carved figures of the 12 apostles, feet wide, with, and opposite is a- den figure of Christ carved by Corbon, On the south side are six chap- els, each with valuable religious paintings and beautiful stained glass windows. All around the cllurch are religious works of art of great beauty and many small chapels, each dedicated to its own particular saint, and each out- standing for some particular fea- ture of significant beauty. The two huge, circular stained glass windows, facing the north and south, are gems of splendor. We stood in awe as we looked at them, and traced their delicate design and pattern. MARVEL OF ARCHITECTURE We could not help wondering how in these ancient days when there were no modern appliances and no modern equipment to light- en the great effoft of building, this cathedral was ever constructed. The vaulted roof in itself is a mar- vel of the stone-builders art. Ris- ing 115 feet from the floor of the Cathedral, it is built of stone, each stone fitting in perfectly with its neighbor. How was it done? How were all these great stones raised into nosilion, and how were they locked together so as to form a solid roof of stone? That was the question which ran : through our minds as we looked upward at this masterpiece of the ancient build-' er's craft. In fact, the whole cathedral is a matter for amazement and rev- erent wonder at the master crafts- manship which had created it as a thing of beauty, and a religious shrine to last down through the centuries. . The walls of Notre Dame, like those of many other churches here, are black with the soot and grime of centuries. Yet today, a great cleansing job is in progress. The two towers have been thor- oughly scrubbed and cleaned and they stand out white and clear in contrast to the blackened walls of the lower parts of the church. Notre Dame de Paris. The his- tory of a nation is enshrined in it. If its walls could speak, they would tell the story of seven hundred years of joys and sorrows, vic- tories an defeats, discourage- ments and triumphs of a people for whom it is the central shrine of an abiding faith. We have thrill- ed to the experience of seeing it. STOP VACANCY-WORRIES with For Rent ads. They work FAST. Dial 3-3492 for an ad-writer, COMING EVENTS THE DRAW FOR THE TRIMBLE ball team that was to take place on to 1 the 19th has been postponed 15th of September. Whole Wheat Is Nourishing White rats that gained almost twice the weight of other rats by the use of whole grain wheat was the laboratory experiment shown by Mrs Vollmer at the Nutri- tional Instructor's School being conducted this week at the Oshawa Missionary College. She visually demonstrated that rats fed on enriched white flour gained 75 grams in an allotted time, while those fed on whole grain wheat gained 130 grams; and a still greater Jain of 150 grams was made by se fed on a combination of whole wheat, oats, and rye. "Up to 30 per cent of the protein is lost when wheat is refined into white flour," she went on to ex- plain, "with a 40 per cent loss of fat, 79 per cent loss of calcium, and similar losses of other miner- als important to the growth and well-being of the family." Further emphasis was added to this subject by Dr. Archie King, of Oshawa, who was guest speaker of the morning session. He stated, "It therefore stands to reason that the more that is removed in mill- ing, the less the flour will contain of proteins, minerals, and vita- mins, and the larger will be the proportion of starch." Dr. King urged the use of natural foods (free from excessive processing) as far as possible for they contain larger amounts of the nutritive ele4 ments so necessary to maintain strength and health, The accellerated instructor's course in health and nutrition, con- ducted by Dr. and Mrs. H. . Vollmer of Los Angeles, will con- tinue through Friday, at which time those completing the course will receive instructor's certifi cates. It is then planned that upon returning to 'their different communities they will conduct health and nutrition classes in the interest of public welfare: BIRTHDAYS Congratulations are extend- ed to the following readers of The Times-Gazette who are celebrating their birthdays to- day, August 19. William Riding, 260 King Linda Gay, William Street East. Marian C. Haensgen, 301 St. Julien Street. "ISAW..." "The other day, I SAW a four-year-old boy pick up a hose in a driveway where a car was parked, turn on the water and pour it on the chr, inside and out. The owner came outdoors to see why the water was running and asked the child what he was doing, to which the young lad replied Tm washing your car Mis- or'. Mrs. A. Wall, 292 Courcel- ette Avenue, is being sent two guest tickets for the feature picture '"'Three Coins in the Fourtian" (in CinemaScope) now being shown at the Re- gent Threatre, or for any other feature within the next month for having sent in the above "] SAW" item. Entries for . this column should be sent to the "I SAW" Editor, The Times - Gazette, Oshawa, Two guest tickets for the Regent Theatre will be sent to the sender of any item pub- lished Since only one item is used each day, only the most unusu- al and striking observations will be published, and in the order in which they arrive at The Times-Gazette. THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETT OSHAWA Combining The Oshawe Times and Whitby Gazette and Chronicle WHITBY "VOL. 13--No. 193 OSHAWA-WHITBY, THURSDAY, AUGUST 19, 1954 PAGE 3 Award ContractFor Surface Treatment Plan Addition To Plant At Port Union Plans to provide facilities at Canadian Johns-Manville's Toron- to Plant for the manufacture of certain asbestos-cement products now made in the United States have been announced by Lowry, manager of the Company's Plant at Port Union, Ontario. The asbesto-cement products to be manufactured include flat and corrugated sheets and acoustical panels. Equipment for the manufacture of the products will be installed in a new one-story building to be erected adjacent to but separate from the Company's Transite Pipe building located near Port Union in Scarborough Township. The build- ing will be 150 feet wide and 400 feet long providing 60,000 square feet of manufacturing space. It will have its own railraod diding. Construction is expected to start this fall and will require 12 months to complete. When finished it will employ some 70 additional people. D. |Current employment at C. J-M's plant is 390. At present, Transite Pipe and Rock Wool are manufactured at the plant. Transite Pipe is com- posed basically, of two materials-- asbestos fibre and Portland Ce- ment. It is widely used as pressure water pipe as well as for many other forms of pipe and conduit. Rock Wool is made from care- fully selected slag from Canadian blast furnaces. This is converted into mineral fibres which are used as the basis of a wide variety of insulating and sound-deadening ma- terials. Grant Permit For Addition The Kingsway Publishing Com- pany has been granted a building permit valued at $33,000 for an ex- tension to the present premises at 1156 King Street East. The ex- tension will be built onto the east of the exisiting building. Measuring 208 feet by 75 feet, the new building will provide spa for a new press-room of 36 feet, 8 inches by 70 feet, 10 inches, and two new stock-rooms, one of simil- ar dimensions as the press-room and adjoining this, and the other Feasuring feet, 9 inches by 104 eet. There will also be a folding-room and new transport accommodation for small trucks and transporters. Sgt. Foreman At Convention The 22nd annual general meet- ing of the Police Association of Ontario opened in Hamilton yes- terday morning with 170 policemen from all parts of the province in attendence. Oshawa police depart- ment are represented by Sergeant Duncan Foreman. The Rev. Thomas P. Brenna, director of Roman Catholic char- ities in Hamilton gave the invoca- tion. Judge William Schwengeer, chairman of the Hamilton board of police commissioners told the meet- ing that the job of a policeman has increased in intensity due to the dynamic pace of modern life. The meeting continues today. Ruto Smashes Hydro Pole WHITBY -- A hydro pole was snapped in two places yesterday evening when it was struck by a car driven by Cliff Gordon, aged 26, of Dundas street east, Whitby. Gordon told police investigating the accident that he was travel- ling west on Dundas east. He was nearing the intersection at Hickory eet when ran out in front of his car. Swerving to the right in an effort to miss the dog, he struck the hydro pole at the north- east corner of the intersection. The pole was snapped off at the ground, and again about three feet higher. The car suffered extensive damage, but the driver was unhurt. Investigating the accident were Chief Constable Charles Fletch- er, and Constable George Rankine. . Lemons stay fresh longer if kept in a tightly closed jar of water in the refrigerator. HARE OPTICAL G. T. BAKER OPTOMETRIST 8 Bond St. Bast HOURS: 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Closed Wednesdays EVENINGS BY APPOINTMENT PHONE 3-481) 62.000 Square Yards Will Cost City $14.806 Contract for surface treatment of nearly 62,000 square yards of city streets has been let to a Toronto firm, the Bruell Paving Limited. The tender was for $14,806.76 and was the lowest of four submitted. Other tenders were all from To- Miller Paving Limited, who tend- ered for $15,422.75 cents, the K.J. Beamish Construction Company, Limited, $15,736.88 cents, and the Municipal Spraying Oiling Com- pany Limited for $15,499.75 cents. cents, The work will begin with patch- ing and filling of cracks to prevent further deterioration beneath sur- faces. Then double surface treat- ment will be carried out. After spraying with asphalt a surface of stone chips will be laid, and then further spraying will be fin- ished with finer stone chips. The work is expected to begin in the next week or so. The streets affected are divided into two clas- ses, those in Class A of as t concrete pavements, and in Class B are gravel roads. A complete list of the streets which will probably be treated fol- lows. This list is subject to pos- sible revision, CLASS A: Portions of Albany, Albert, Bruce, Church, Fairbanks, Fisher, Front, King East Streets, McLaughlin Blvd., Olive Avenue, Richmond Street (East and West), and Ritson Road South. CLASS B: Portions of Alberts Road West, Albert, Celina. EI- , Francis, Hogarth, andl Prince treets, Richmond Streets East, and Stacey Avenue. Cornwall Again Urges on Seaway OTTAWA (CP)--A Cornwall dele- gation Wednesday urged the gov- ernment to adopt an all-Canadian policy on construction of the St. Lawrence seaway. Five representatives of the Citi- zens Joint Action Committee of greater Cornwall met with Lionel Chevrier, president of the St. Law- rence seaway authority, and Trans- port Minister Marler. They presented a brief urging the government not to make any agreement that would provide for canals on the United States side of the river. They argued this would be a blow to Cornwall's hopes for benefits from seaway construction and that it would be damaging to Canada's national interests. Mr. Chevrier, former member of Parliament for the Cornwall area, and the transport minister ex- pessed sympathy and advised the delegation that the governmeht's latest arrangements with the United States on this project would be announced later in the day. HOLD MUNICIPAL MEET TORONTO (CP) -- A province- wide conference on municipal af- fairs will be held in September at the University of Toronto, the de- partment of municipal affairs an- nounced Wednesday. More than 700 elected and appointed officials will CITY OF OSHAWA Ad: Sealed tend TENDERS FOR DEMOLITION d to Ghai received until 5:00 p.m. for the h c/o City Clerk, and endorsed "Tender for Demolition" will be MONDAY, AUGUST 30, 1954 City Property Committes, of demolition of the house lo P p , for the p cated at 64-66 Centre Street, in office of the undersigned. Tender Forms and further information may be obtained ot the Highest or any tender not necessarily accepted Oshawa. F. E. CROME, B Eng, City Enginesn. BONELESS, TENDERIZED HAMS WHOLE or HALF 1 «70. SHANKLESS, SMOKED PICNIC SHOULDERS Ib. 390. FRESH, GROUND MINCED BEEF | " Ibs. $1 QUALITY our prices are lower SLICED BREAKFAST SLICED AGON END CUTS Ib. 90° STEAKS » ROASTS PORK CHICKENS TENDERLOIN 5. TOe EVISCERATED = No Waste - 2V45 to 3 |b. a5: Sirloin Porterhouse Wing THINLY OKED HA LEAN, PEAMEAL 12 KING STREET EAST [] 4705 LB. 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