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Daily Times-Gazette, 12 Feb 1955, p. 3

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= LL / JF idh whi Pdel hires HH id TA 4 Lh Wh 0 bie) hn iE | { OCCI PUPILS PRESENT THREE ENJOYABLE PLAYS ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY nights of this week the pupils of the Oshawa Central Collegiate Institute presented three delight. ful one-act plays to large and appreciative audiences in the school gymnasium, In the upper picture is the cast of "A Wed. ding." Left to right are: Nick | FOLLOW ME AROUND Hotel Operators Face New Racket By TOM HICKMAN Brighter weather on the hori gon will have hotel managers south of the border keeping a sharp eye open for 'newly weds" out to make a profit from a trav elling honeymoon, New slant on an old trick could have hoteliers paying large sums in out-of-court seitlements to avold embarassing publicity After spending several expen: sive days at a hotel or motel, a happy couple leave without paying the bill, Luggage has been smug gled out hit by bit and empty suit cases are left behind When the manager thelr room he finds a scrap of paper, apparently dropped by the occupants. On it he is able to deci pher the name of a town 40 or 50 miles away in the direction the couple were travelling He telephones ali the hotels in that town to warn of the couple's possible arrival, He describes them and their car Later in the day, a couple drive into town "B" and book into an hotel at an hour when it is likely to be at its busiest. The desk-clerk recognizes them from the description and keeps them waiting on some trivial excuse while he warns the manager, Out side, the car is found to tally with the one in which the missing couple are travelling. The police are called HOTEL CHECKED When the couple are challeng ed they are indignant. They raise their volces in denial and they make sure there are several peo ple within hearing. Fventually, they are taken to the police station for further questioning. Their alibi COMING EVENTS NIGHT OF CARDS WOODCREST Home and School Association, to be held at Wooderest school, February 18th & pom. Prizes, refreshments Admission Moc Fob, 12, 17 examines LYCEUM CLUB SPEAKER ALVIN Hilts, "Sculpture Demonstration Mon day, February 14th, ¥ o'clock, St. An drews Church, annual membership $2 50. Joa WMS GUEST TEA WILL BE HELD at King St, United Chureh on Wednesday February 18 at 3 o'clock, Soloist Louise Rundle and elooutionist Mrs. Ross Pearce, also musical numbers Wa GROUP Febr wh RUMMAGE SALE CLUARAN St. Andrews basement uary 18 1.30 Tuesday with REAUTIFUL available week and THE SHOE THE fi, will be Oshawa nex fort, flexibility leathers. Has cork heel to tee. Heel hb It fs like a glove that ever walked saes for all ages for this outstanding event ounhion Ring and toe The softest shoe Complete range of Seo Monday's paper Ma PANCAKE SUPPER, of day, February 2nd ish Hall, S% » p.m. Sponsored Men's Club Tickets 80 cenis, Shrove All Saints Tues Par Chureh Children a cents, | | is checked and found to be of cast: | {iron, They prove, indisputably, | | they have come from town "'C" Their last hotel is checked and it is found they paid their bill before leaving The hotel manager is full of apologies. The couple are loud In their recriminations, They argue, | hey threaten to sue they shout The manager suggests he might financially, The make amends couple allow themselves to he pla cated In the evening, two couples, look ing strangely alike and in almost Identical cars, meet at a pre arranged rendezvous and plan their next area of operations | Every year the 'con' men think of new ways of earning 'a dishon est dollar, but I have heard of few to match the one told me by! Mine Host of a south London 'pub' when 1 was in. England last Spring, The old violin trick seldom | falls for long to find a sucker Popular with Saturday night drinkers is the familiar "busker." | The busker stands outside the public houses with his accordion or violin collecting coppers for his curbside entertainments. One day it was discovered the violin was the infinitely - more profitable in strument A shabby husker enters a bar to slake his thirst, He props his violin {on the bar counter, Then he asks {if he can leave the Instrument there for a while and leaves, prom ising to call back for it later, SUITABLE PAUSE After a suitable pause, a well: dressed man enters the bar and orders a drink, He notices the vio: lin and, professing a deep interest in these Instruments, asks if he might examine it He handles it lovingly and as he peers at it closely he suddenly gives an exclamation of surprise Does Mine Host wish to sell the (violin, he asks. He explains he Is a collector, The violin, he assures the baffled man is a stra divarius, Mine Host says he can not sell for, alas, thé violin is not his to sell. He tells the story to the stranger They go inte a huddle. The stranger promises to purchase the violin from the landlord at a hand some profit if he, the landlord, can buy the instrument from its owner, The stranger cannot wait to see the owner himself, He will call back tomorrow. He points out that the owner is probably ignor ant of his vielin's real value. Then exit the strange: Just hefore closing bhusker returns and is agreeably surprised to get a drink on the house. The landlord gets down to business, The busker is reluctant to part with the vidlin "Its me living and where {would I get another," he asks, The landlord haggles and finally offers ten times the actual worth of the violin, More drinks and the bar gain is sealed Off goes the busker to look for time the Pilipee, Shirley Shelenkoff, Bob | Arnold and Kathryn Frost, In the lower picture is the cast of | The City Slicker," Left to right " are: Adeline Anonichuk, Regi nald Gutsole, Sylvia Sloan, Fran Russell, Jeannette Dyl, Joseph Dominik, Elizabeth Coady, and Sylvia Amey, Photos by Robert Aldsworth Country Doctor Marks 36 Years In Practice Dr. N. F, Tomlinson Is today celebrating his thirty-sixth year in the service of Claremont and sur rounding community, For more than a quarter century, he has| served the district nd his presence has brought relief tq hundreds of ailing residents Dr. Tomlinson was born in Scott | Township and received his public | Goodwood school training in that municipal: | ity, He attended Uxbridge High School and following graduation | he taught both at Brougham and | in the Claremont Continuational | School, In 1912 he decided to take | up medicine and entered Toronto University for five years, An addit- lonal year at the Faculty of Educat ion completed his schooling STARTED IN 1919 Dr, Tomlinson started his pra ctice In Claremont in 1019, During | the summer he travelled by car but used a horse and cutter in the| winter, He recalls visiting one of | his patients around Chalk Lake on a pair of skis, One winter when a heavy snowfall made the road im- passable Dr, Tomlinson travelled by train to Glen Major and later! returned to his home in Claremont aboard a Jigger with the CNR his well-dressed accomplice, Later, they purchase another cheap vio:| lin and go in search of another! pub as far away as possible! But back to Oshawa. I under stand a meeting will take place on Monday between city officials | and the Oshawa Railway Com-| pany, The time schedules and the starting date of the new bus service into the annexed area will be dis cussed and, it is hoped, a decision reached | Informed sources tell me the service is likely to go into opera. tion in three or four weeks time I understand, also, that the sched ules submitted by the company to oity council at the end of last year are likely to be subject to some revision | Meanwhile, the De Nure bus line, already operating in the annexed! area, is waiting and watching They will probably take wction when the new service begins President of the line, Fred De Nure of Port Perry, is aggrieved, The city, he claims, never once consulted his company "The whole thing has been underhand," he said CRITICISM SEEN Quite a number of eriticlsms are being levelled at those respon sible for the decision to re-name Centre School after E. A. Lovell! 80 sectionmen, On a number occasions he found himself bogged down in the snow and has had his cutter turn over in the ditch The majority of his calls are within an elght-mile radius, He attends patients at Uxbridge, Ash burn, Claremont, Brougham, White vale, Markham, Stouffville and In his thirty-six vears in medical profession, Dr, Tomlin son has never refused to answer a call even under the worst wea ther conditions in the middle of : choirs as being the equal of any Singers Here The local Salvation Army corps will be host this Saturday night to OSHAWA West Toronto] THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE Combining The Oshews Times and Whithy Gezette and Chronicle WHITBY. YOL, 14---No, 36 OSHAWA-WHITBY, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1955 PAGE 3 1] This group of singers are aitached to Army corps situated on Keele street, Toronto, and bave a long and enviable record of fine singing. One of Toronto's larger congregn- tional choirs, they sare under the the famous West Toronto it ' Jeadership of Fred Richards, who 5 been for man 1 y years one of chorsl d (] the outst of Canada, They are no strangers to Oshawa, as over the years they have visited this city on many occasions, Their repertoire is 8 large one, and they have prepared for their visit, a program of great interest, In addition to entire ensemble, there will be items by the male chorus, women's chorus, soloists, both vocal and instrumental, and the whole will be under the direc. tion of the brigade's' master of ceremonies, While Salvation Army choirs have not fs vel achieved the emul. ation. aceor its bands, yet the Toronto newspaper critics recently laimed the hip of its in the country, The West Toronto group was one that was specifically named, and it is fully expected that the local citadel will hold a capacity audience this Saturday night, CENTRAL CHATTER Br! Love this frigid weather Yep, old Southern Ontario has just established a record for extended cold spells, Apart from the bene ficial aspects of skiing and skat ing it-has had other effects also, Last Tuesday for. ggample ninety: nine Centralites were in "in absen tia" ~= almost one-sixth of the school, For the remainder, howeyer, there are still the steady drum | of curricular and extra-curricular activities, The Inter-fehool Chris tian Fellowship had Bev, Howel, | distriet Youth For Christ president, as guest speaker; the chess club met, and new developments were found in the camera club The editor of the Centralite as- sures us that Thursday is press | time for the school iournal--which | means that they will have 'hit | the corridors' by the time you read this, Did you get your copy? Well our senior baskethall team missed out in Peterborough last Friday. It was close up to the final quarter, when they were only trail Ing by a few points, But in the last fifteen minutes of play the gray crew galloped ahead to a 61 to 43 victory, Our undefeated. jun lors extended their record hy whip- ping PCV] juniors 42 to 35, Keep LIL up fellows Well the time has come hour of decision has been thrust upon us. Yes the week of Cen: tral Presents is here. The cast is tense but confident and with an advance sale of over six hundred tickets it promises once again to be a sell out, Good luck gang-we know if will be tremendous, rade 128 incidentally won the inter form ticket sale competition, We hear that one of the bards (the two-inch heard contestants) Is yielding. Who Is it, Mitch or Skip? We'll leave that one to you This 1s a repeat anouncement concerning the loss of a treasured | possession, After all when you | have had something for four years, | and use it constantly you become | attached to it. Such is the case of Maryann Mayer. 80 would some one please hurry up and return her size 14X running shoe Be seeing you in the corridors Benny and Ed, The the night HEALTH OFFICIER Dr, Tomlinson has three sons, Bill, a physician in Pickering; Ted, an Insurance Agent in Toronto; {and Allan with the Department of | {Public Health in Hamilton; and| one daughter, Mrs, Dick Cooper of Claremont. He has also held the position of Public Health Officer in Pickering Township for the past twenty years Aside from medical knowledge gained at University, Dr. Tomlin son has also gained a great deal of practical experience during his thirty-six years of practice, and his | many friends are grateful for his es In times of sickness, GENDARMES AMBUSHED BUENOS AIRES (AP) -- Two members of Argentina's national gendarmeria were killed this week and a third wounded in gun battles with outlaws along the Brazilian frontier, police Teported, Gendarme Pedro atos was shot Tuesday while in a canoe on the Uruguay river pursuing a fugitive, His two companions took him to a hospital and when they returned to the canoe they were felled hy a burst of gunfire { who, it Is felt, should be honored for his service on the education board, Centre School, on Centre street, is one of the oldest public schools in the city and many critics feel it should retain its identity, It would he more appropriate, they say, to name ope of the new schools after Mr, Lovell Incidentally, I hear it will cost the education board approximately $400 to have the name changed over the entrance to the school Why was there no police report of the accident which, occurred at the intersection of King and Nas sau streets just after midnight last Saturday" A foot patrolman and two others in a cruiser were at the scene but there was no report in the Oshawa police station after the weekend SHOE WITH COMING TO OSHAWA SEE MONDAY'S PAPER THE BEAUTIFUL ' BIRTHDAYS Congratulations are extended to the following readers of The Times-Gazette who are cele: brating their birthdays today, | February 12, | Mrs, Willard Spencer, 562 Division street Henry Norton, street south Mrs, George Taylor, RR No, 1, Oshawa Mrs, E, M, Mcindless, 778 King Street east, Mrs. John Hunt, lege avenue Mr, A, H, Dean, 606 King street west i Congratulations are also ex- tended to the following readers of The Times-Gazette woh are celebrating their birthdays Sunday, February 18 Hayden MacDonald, 426 Sim. coe street north Allan MaeLean, Courtice Kathleen Palmer, Pickering, Benny Abraham, RR No Oshawa, Abraham Gray, street, . Bud and Lynne Vizza- carro, 640 King street east, 142% Simcoe 256 Col Douglas IA! ++. to avoid annoying people with wrong numbers, Be sure of the number «= listen for the dial tone == and dial carefully, and it¥ good practice +++ to keep a list of frequently-called | numbers, (If you need a new Telephone Numbers booklet, call our pod nearest business office for a FREE copy.) "<3 | THE BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY OF CANADA | Trades And Labor Group Planning Three Classes For the first time in its history, the annual Trades and Labor Congress school of short courses in basic labor education is coming to Oshawa, Sponsored by the Distriet Trades and Labor Council, it will be held next Saturday and Sunday in the UAW Hall and is expected to attract 8 large number of local unionists, Deadline for registration {of AFL members is midnight Thursday, Among those scheduled to be on Trades and Labor Congress, has hand for the 9 a.m, opening cere-| described the school as another mony ere Michael Starr, MP, | step in the development of a pro- 1 T, D, Thomas, MLA, and Mayor Norman Down, THREE CLASSES The school is to be divided into three large classes, The first will take a series of elementary lec tures designed for local union offi- cers, shop stewards and other ae- tive members who have recently | joined the labor movement | Their course will cover prepara. | tion for collective bargaining, shop stewardship and local administra tion, labor's role in community af- fairs, history of the labor move ment in Canada and the structure and activities of the TIA The second, or advanced class is planned to meet the needs of organizers, business agents, une ion ofiicers those who have al: ready taken the elementary course and others interested in advane- ed labor education, It Is a con centrated study of union policy and administration, with the ae-| cent on the principles of collective | bargaining and grievance hand ing If time permits, additional lee: tures will be given on public speaking and circular writing, PROVIDE TRAINING Max Swerdlow, director of or ganization and Education of the "I SAW..." "One day 1 was watching my three cats eating a bowl of food when I BAW one of my son's pigeons fly down and , Pick at each cat's nose wii] ran away, The pigeon set down for a good feed while the cats walched from a safe distance, When the bird had finished, it let the cats come and eat what it had left,' Mrs, Eileén Lloyd, RR 1, Whithy, is being sent (wo guest tickets for the feature picture 'Executive Suite, now being shown at the Regent Theatre, or for any other fea ture shown there during the next month, for having sent in this 1 SAW Item Entries for this column should be sent to the "I SAW" Editor, The Times - Gazelle, Oshawa, Two guest tickets for the Regent Theatre will he sent to the sender of any item published Since only one item is used each day, only the most uns usual and striking observa. tions will be published, and in the order in which they ar: rive at The Times-Gazetle No Charge Made On Burial Policy OTTAWA (CP)Velerans Minis: | | ter Lapointe told the Commons Fri. day there has been no change in| his department's policy on burial of a veteran who dies while re- celving departmental treatment for | a service disability { He sald the ,enartment always has stressed that, unless it 1s asked it does mot undertake fun. | eral and burial arrangements in | such cases when there is a rela | tive of the deceased or some other person competent and willing to | make the arrangements | Local 222 members | touch with Clifford Pilkey, finan gram to meet the changing needs of the labor movement, "The courses," he says, "are designed to provide training for union officers and other active members in methods that will e able them to discharge their re- sponsibilities more effectively, The pressing. prob - 0 and organizational = that the lla hor movement must face add con | siderable significance and impor: tance to such a program." Distriet Trades and Labor Coun cil. officials have announced that due to the "increasing co-0pern- tion between the TLC and CCL," fi number of delegates have Jeen | invited to attend from the various CCL-affiliated locals in this area A registration fee of $1 is being charged for each delegate attend ing, to cover incidental expenses Instruction for the course will he under the supervision of Hemming of Ottawa, executive secretary and publication director of the TLC Members of locals in this ores interested in attending are re: quested to contact George Lock: hart, 539 Albert Street, or A, Charlton, 1105 King Street East will get in 4 cial secretary Will Extend Water Service Members of the Radio Park Neighborhood association, meeting at the home of Mrs, Ron Thomas, learned that the necesssry water service extension will he made lo the park as soon as weather eon: ditions permit, George Lawrence, chairman of the sports committee, was author: ized to purchase the equipment he deemed for the ap: proaching ball season Quite a lengthy discussion took place on the possibilities of more entertainment in the area when the new club house is completed 1. Estabrook, park president, reported on dhe meeting of the CRA directors The St. Maurice river In Quebec is the second largest tributary of tht St, Lawrence, after the Ottawa river WANTED YOUNG MAN 22:25 years of age, te train for vapidly expanding Financiel Service, applicant will be » Senior matriculation an asset but net a necessity, Phone 5-1121 up to 5 pm, Monday - Thursday for appointment 12 KING. ST, E. UEHLER DIAL 3.3633 MEAT SPECIALS! MON. ONLY! SHOULDER Lamb Chops 49. LAMB STEW CUTS 91.00 STEAKS = 59: ® SIRLOIN ® PORTERHOUSE ® WING 4 Plan Short Courses In Labor Education Pair Given Jail Terms | | Testimony of an alert citizen | two men to jail for six months each Thursday when Magistrate \F. 8. Ebbs convicied Leonard T,| | Hader, 24, and Charles Bud John-| ston, 25, both of Hamilton, of shop: | a m of the ppeared sig m, rea) after about six Aik then left, The two men approncheg the door ice and Anthony Witness said he watched through his front window as the men & roached a oar parkd on King street, then continue walking, Anthony followed the men up the street and secured the licence num. ber of the parked car, Further, along King sireet he met Ber ant M, VanAllen snd told him of the incident, A crusier was called and breaking with intent, | In sentencing the accused, Mag. | istrate Ebbs said this type of crime is too prevalent around here, First witness for the Crown, Dr {Charles H, Tuck, 31 King street | | east, said he was called to his place of business about 1 a.m, Monday, | Janusry 24, after police had infor: med him. of the break-in, On his arrival there, sald Dr, Tuck, he| found the door Jam was nearly off, {He Inter discovered that $41 had heen removed from a metal cash box in his desk, ACROSS HALL Donald Anthony, who lives across the hall from Dr. Tuck's office, | sald he was disturbed hy sound {of footsteps in the hall outside his | Apartment last Sunday night, Through the transom above his door, first saw Harder in the hall, then Johnston, police, - accompanied by Anthony, searched restaurants and ing lots in an effort to locate the two men As the searchers drove east on King street they met the ear com. ing towards 1 Police turned and cought the car, The occupants were taken to police headquarters, Anthony told the court he saw the men 'clearly' in the spartment building, He noticed the door jam was loose as he left the building, Detective Sergeant , MceCam- mond said the two men identified hy Anthony were searched and a brass snip was found on Hader, He took this strip to the doctor's office and was able to open the door with it, Crown Attorney Alex C, Hall de- seribed Anthony's work in siding the arrest of the sccused as "very commendable', | $130.00 CASH PRIZE l WHAT after you have filled it in, mail The Times-Gazette, one contestant succeeds In answerin puzzle money, No sm employee's family Is # many solutions as they be accepted, A plovee of | fl answer Is ¥ always of contest wil decision, The correct selut Times-Gazette on nt, tt No. 5 dl ll Solve the clues as you would in any eross Oshawa. 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