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@ THE OSHAWA TIMES, Saturday, October 3, 1959 PICKERING RED CROSS president, Mrs. Gertrude Crich- ton presents Brigadier John Mrs. Crichton, left, Brigadier Spragge and Mrs. Jean Aller- | Spragge with 'Cita- ton, branch secretary on the odfrey tion" for meritorious service to the branch. Picture shows More than 23,000 South Afri. cans visited Great Britain dur in 1958. BIG HOBBY in his basement for his model MONTREAL (CP)--George La-|railroading hobby. His wife spt- porte, semi-retired restauranteur, |cializes in needlepoint and gard- has 1,000 feet of miniature, track|ening. BRIG. J. G. SPRAGGE Citation For Noted Worker PICKERING (Staff) -- A noted Brigade, 1944-45, and as Briga- veteran of World War Two, and a|dier of the 4th Canadian Jnfantry prominent figure in the commun- Brigade, 1950. f ne 0 ane Make Plans New School For Retarded Brigadier John Spragge, DSO, OBE, ED, who has served with the Pickering branch of the Red Cross Society since it was reorganized four years ago as treasurer, has now been appointed Disaster Chair- man for the Ontario Division. President Mrs. Gertrude Chrichton of the Pickering] AJAX (Staff)--The local asso- ciation for retarded children has announced that it has retained the services of T. William Bedell, Ajax architect to design a new school and prepare preliminary drawings, Donald Lawrence, president of the association said the increased enrollment made it imperative branch presented Brigadier Spragge with a "Citation" which that new facilities be provided. There are now three classes in reads in part, "for your long and the old red school house on Brock CITY OF OSHAWA PROCLAMATION! Fire Prevention Week--Oclober 4 - 10 | On the direction of City Council, | hereby proclaim the week of October 4th-10th as Fire Prevention Week in the City of Oshawa. | call upon the citizens of our City' to observe Fire Prevention Week by giving particular attention to conditions which might exist in the home, store or factory, creating fire hazards dangerous to life and property. We can help to prevent loss of life and property by active support, given as treasur- er of the branch, particularly in its formative years when your guidance was most helpful. "This is a small reminder of the esteem members throughout the township and village have for you. . right, ~Photo by John Mills Thieves Leave "Your warm and genial ap- proach to what seemed insur- mountable problems has left us all with a profound respect for ou as a person, and as an officer road, Pickering. The situation is far from ideal he said, and the space is entirely inadequate. Plans for an early start for a fund-raising campaign are tak- obeying the safety rules and heeding the advice of the Fire Chief which appears elsewhere in this issue of the newspaper and will appear in some issues. during the of the branch." coming week. Brigadier Spragge served with the non - permanent militia, Queen's Own Rifles, 1925-40. He served in the Second World War, ing shape. Mayor William Parish of Ajax will again serve as cam- paign chairman. In connection with Retarded! Children's Week, Nov. 15 to 21, Rector Deplores World Obsessed With Bigness BOWMANVILLE (Staff) --|empire. It was said the fall of|Just about everything he picked in Woousistk city police said, ie Battalion, Queen's Own; as People today are obsessed with|the Roman empire could be at-lup to read was related to big-|>2 ¥ 4 -~ hours after it was re-\ poadier 7th Canadian Infantry the feeling that they must haveltributed to the fact that it be- Bess, until he picked up a humble R27 C § roe lot of a @ share in something big. They|came too big. etter from a person to whom he pe : | "" seem to think the biggest things| Nowadays" he said, "when|had rendered a small service. He he aller © on} aided al "WETS" LOST OUT are the most important. This big-|we are unable to make things|decided "then he would speak (Pris tATCHARE foodstuffs anc mess has infused itself into our|peautiful, we make them big jor about the obsession of bigness, pam) A sup oe Prion the BY 37 VOTES culture, into our society, OUrlgiead, And we like to blame| President George Vice remind-|irailer was found in the Windsor] BOWMANVILLE (Staff) -- An ehiurches aud out Industry, Ro-(someonq else for our philosophy ol Metipers of Je International|jot "hut police said all the goods| official count showed on the din- tarian Rev. "Clint" Cross, rec-ofpigpels, ws weekend Oct. 16, 17 and | appeared to be in the trailer|ing lounge question, one of the when, it was found. two questions voters defeated in Stolen Truck WINDSOR (CP) -- A tractor- trailer containing $80,000 worth Lyman A. Gifford MAYOR OF THE CITY OF OSHAWA & the association will hold "Open House" at the school, Saturday, FIRE PREVENTION WEEK--OCT. 4-OCT. 10 tor of St. George's Anglican| |, : | 18. Foreign students from Uni- Church, told Rotary at its lunch-| Tt Is the same thing whet You versity of Toronto will spend the Provincial police from the/the Wednesday liquor plebiscite, . - . i . g a ji ired 60 ! Mr. Cross said he prefers the around New York. The guide| mo nville Rotarians, Woodstock detachment said the missed rea § ing the requir U nves men { a { e ime Hitt thi i Tif ti tells you 'this is the biggest] ' e ings in lite, esd and was abandoned by hijackers|votes. It was first reported the the simple things in life which), cest this and that'." | Pl G near the intersection of Highways|dining lounge missed its 60 per we have in Rotary clubs the no FAULT OF U.S. | an arage world over, he said. "But I don't think we ean | mess of the little things in life. for the obsession which we have He referred to several passages|of bigness. I am convinced it is| in the Scriptures, outlining what our own sense of insecurity that] HAMPTON (Staff)--Darlington| i Christ had to say about the sim- makes us feel we have to belong township council has instructed DATE "I once had occasion to stop a] Mr. Cross said he decided on|awa to submit a plan for the OCT. 4 ¥ : young punk in a flashy sports/the subject of his talk while read- Proposed new township garage| : dual exhausts were making alll The neW building is to have|| kinds of noise, and he was driv-| {four separate compartments for| & ES.T. he liked driving that way. He re- will be constructed for a 16-foot plied it gave him a feeling of November 14. eon meeting here Friday. [take one of the scenic toursigyoekend at the homes of Bow- vehicle apparently broke down per cent of the vote by only 37 building in the world, and the| make for true friendship, such as 401 and 2 east of Woodstock. 'cent objective by 46 votes. os : ll No one should forget the great- blame our neighbors to the south For Township : ys HE ire GREATEST SHOW ON WATER! | | © ® © =. =u la plicities of life. |to something big," he declared. | architect George Tonks of Osh-| J car. The radio was blaring, the|ing his mail one day last Week. [and storage shed. 3 PM ing like fury. I asked him why housing township equipment. One power. That is just another ex- ample of this obsession of bigness| which people have today," he| added. FULL CYCLE He said observant historians are agreed that we have turned| a full cycle since the days of! TIMES BUREAUS RJAX the county snow plow. | Deputy-reeve Garnet B. Rick- John Mills Ajax 426 ard, United Counties warden, BOWMANVILLE suggested the shed should be constructed to enable vehicles to Rae Hopkins Ma. 3-7282 drive in through the sides rather than the ends. The building should be constructed with the com- partments separated. ancient Greece and the R He stated traffic on Darlington Authorize Plan For Two BOWMANVILLE (Staff)--Dur- ham District High School Board has been authorized to proceed with plans for a 500-pupil school at Courtice in Darlington town- ship, and a 150-pupil school at Millbrook. The Courtice school is estimated at $700,000 and the Millbrook school at $11,000. At a meeting in Port Hope, the board received notice that Clarke township, which refrained from voting on the new schools, would seek to be separated from the Durham District High School area, and would set up #s own high school system. The resolution was submitted by Clarke township "for the in- formation of the high school board as it mig'\ have some influence on the building program now being constructed by the board." It reads: "Resolved that this council hereby approve and sypport those petitidners requesting the coun- cil of the Township of Clarke to| withdraw from the Durham Coun. | ty District High School area and to form a Township of Clarke High School District to provide accommodation for secondary education within this municipal ity. And this council now proceed township county roads has doub- led and is heavier than in any other part of the United Counties. He said he would like to see a place in Darlington where the counties' roads department could h 1 store its snow plow in the win- c 00 >] ter, so it would be in the town- ship when it was needed. He approved by the high school] said the roads department has board as follows: J. S, Scott as| no storage space for its snow science head in Port Hope re-|Plow anywhere between Cobourg placing Mr. Rice; B. Cornish as|and Bowmanville, The rent col commercial head in Bowmanville| lected from the Uniled Counties replacing Mrs. Bennett; B. Ball| Would pay for the heating of the| as acting head of geography in| building, thus relieving the town- Bowmanville, replacing Mr. With-| ship of the added expense. erspoon; L. G. Johnston as act-| ing head of a new industrial arts department in Bowmanville, TAKE OVER PLANE MIAMI, Fla. (AP) -- Armed with a live grenade and fire-| arms, a trio of Cubans Friday | night forced the pilot of a Cu-| bana Airlines Viscount to fly them to Miami, metro police re-| Teachers And Parents Meet [ue me vio Diesel BOWMANVILLE (Staff) -- At|ing here. Thirty-three passengers wide door to allow storage of | CHANNEL 800 champion water ski jumpers soar through the sir behind a new Sea-Horse V-78 | See the new Johnson V-75 in action! oes thirty 'minutes of breathtaking action and astounding skill %* champion water skiers % lovely Aqua-M- % Bud Collyer, M.C. Produced in beautiful Cypress Gardens fo i. the exciting Sea-Horses for 1960 JOHNSON MOTORS PETERBOROUGH, CANADA, « division of OUTBOARD MARINE CORPORATION OF CANADA LTD. Canada's largest manufacturer of outboard motors the first meeting of the Home booked for Santiago, Cuba, were| and School Association in the|aboard the plane. | Lions Community Centre Thurs- -- day night, the teachers of all the town's public schools were in-| troduced to parents of students. | Tables were set up in the Lions| auditorium to accommo-| A Message from Oshawa's Fire Chief . . . date groups of four, where par- } ents and teacher chatted at the informal gathering. Supervising principal A. W. Thompson intro- duced the teachers to the group. | Mrs. R. Ames, 195960 presi-| dent-elect welcomed the large] with all necessary means to seek turnout of parents and teachers, | TO THE CITIZENS OF O THIS YEAR'S SLOGAN FOR FIRE PREVENTION WEEK, BEING OBSERVED SHAWA AND DISTRICT MAKE SURE NOW... That Your Property is Adequately Covered by Insurance !! NATIONALLY DURING THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 4TH TO 10TH, IS, "DON'T GIVE FIRE A PLACE TO START". =n Each and every day of the year, Canadian Fire Departments carry out a full Fire Prevention program, and during "FIRE PREVENTION WEEK" special emphasis is placed on the need for continued co-operation and assistance from all Citizens, in such programs during the com- ing year, in an effort to curtail the disastrous loss of life and property through fire. In Oshawa we have a full time inspection staff, and we are continuing to conduct our "Home Inspection" program. Your co-operation in these programs will do much towards making Oshawa a safer place in which to live. Check your Home and place of business. Be your own Fire Inspector, and if you have any doubts as to the safety of your premises, call the Fire Department for any necessary assist- ance. a withdrawal from the said Entertainment was supplied by Durham County District Highlan Oshawa choir, the "Sweet | School area as soon as possible." |Adelines" and following the meet. Heads of departments were ing, refresments were served. Remember... 7 OUT OF 10 PROPERTIES TODAY ARE UNDER INSURED. LT. COL. R. B. SMITH, Insurance, 80 Athol St. W. FRANK E. TURNEY, Insurance, 47 Prince St. RALPH VICKERY, Insurance, 39 Prince St. JOHN WACKO, Insurance, 136 Simcoe St. S, W. B. WHITE, Insurance Ltd., 110 King St. E. W. R. WESTLAKE, Insurance, 211 Mary St. E. IL. WHITELY, Insurance, 111 Sutherland St. W. R. EMMERSON, 140 Dundas St. E., Whitby STUART C. ROBLIN, 102B Byron St. S., Whitby A. J. SCHATZ, 304 Dundas St. W., Whitby GEO. H. VICK LTD., 18 Brock St. N., Whitby JOHN L. LAY, 107 Kingston Rd. E., Pickering C. E. MORLEY, Pickering STUART R. JAMES, 24 King E., 'Bowmanville NELSON OSBORNE, 7 Lovers Lane, Bowmanville NEIL F. PORTER, Orono H. W. EMMERSON, Port Perry HOLDEN EMMERSON, 53 King St. E., Oshawe FIRE PREVENTION WEEK The Council of the Town of Ajax has proclaimed the week of OCTOBER_4 to OCTOBER 10, 1959 to be FIRE PREVENTION WEEK in the Municipality. All citizens are requested to co- operate with the Fire Department by observing all the precautions which the Department recom- mends J. A. BICKELL INSURANCE AGENCY, '208 Celina St. BRADLEY BROS. Insurance, 29"2 Simcoe St. OAKLEY CRAWFORD, Insurance, 51 King E. EDWARD L. DISNEY, Insurance 82 Simcoe S. STANLEL EVERSON, Insurance, 15 King E. H. L. GRAY, Insurance, 85 Oshawa Blvd. N. McCALLUM INSURANCE ,521 Rossland W. McMURTY INSURANCE AGENCY, 21 King St. MURDOCH GENERAL INSURANCE SERVICE, Ontario St. : OSHAWA INSURANCE AGENCIES LTD. 112 Simcoe St. N. PEACOCK BOYD INSURANCE LTD., 222 King f. KE. ' DONALD M. POLSON, Insurance, 495 Masson St. A. S. ROSS, Insurance, 6 King Street W. H. G. ROUGHLEY LTD., Insurance, 64 King E. SCHOFIELD INSURANCE ASSOC. LTD., 6 Simcoe REMEMBER -- _o your part, "DON'T GIVE FIRE A PLACE TO START" and N. put a stop to our "FIRE WASTE", H. R. Hobbs, Fire Chief THIS ADVERTISEMENT IS SPONSORED BY THE OSHAWA AND DISTRICT INSURANCE AGENTS OSHAWA FIRE DEPARTMENT ASSOCIATION "Open House" will again be held during Fire Prevention Week, at all three of Oshawa's Fire Stations, and we extend a cordial invitation to all Citizens to visit us. As in the past, films and speakers are available for any meetings during the year ,and we shall be pleased to hear from all interested groups. A call to Fire Headquarters, RA 5-1154 approximately two weeks prior to your meet- ing will provide time to arrange for films and speakers. Canada still has the unenviable. record of having the highest per capita fire loss of any civilized Country in the world, and it is therefore the duty of each and everyone of us to do our part in eliminating all existing or potential fire hazards. (sgd.) Wm. A Parish ; Mayor GOD SAVE THE QUEEN