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§ THE OSHAWA TINGS, Webber, February 1, 1961 CI Wk "eo 9 REMAINS OF SUPERMARKET mated total damages, gutted the store in three hours, The only ems salvaged from the store were 100 smoke stained WARNS which were utilized Twisted steel girders mark the spot where BSteinberg's Supermarket once stood in Alex Shopping Plaza, The fire, eau causing 150,009 esti- Attend Retarded Children Session | Ajax an unsueceess AJAX (Btaff) -- Attending the! Also attending the conference first Ontario Conference of the from Whithy was Mrs, Dorothy ed Children was Mrs, George Ajax - Whithy-Pickering hraneh ASSO ing is the chairman of the re. ciation search committee of the Ajax A complete report of the con f I Association local association hy the two The conference took place ni delegates at the February meet Kingston, and was attended hy | 108 delegates from the Ontario . tions and many students from Webster Fills the university the gathering B d Vv we oard Vacancy versity of Western Ontario, who, AJAX The Public spoke on research that was he- School Board met in emergency | retardation p tee to {ll H Dr. W. C. McMurray of the|#PPoint a trustee 10 2 ei who lectured on hiochemicallwho has heen transferred fo a research new post in Calgary we Hospital for Sick Children, Rg spoke on mongo ful candidate In the December Dr. H. ¥. Frank, superintén- appointed and has accepled dent of the Ontario Hospital|the office, which {erminates lectured on educational re, Mrs, Ruth Bennett, another search contestant in the December ronto, who addressed the cons three-year term as public school ference on the "Layman's Look representative on the hoard of Ontario Association for Retard: Hooker, an executive of the Browning of Ajax. Mrs, Brown: of the Retarded Children's A Whithy Pickering branch of the ference will he given (nthe Ellis Hall, Queen's University, ing lietarded Children's Associa Speaking at Dr. Murray Barr of the Uni ing conducted in Ontario On'meeting on Monday evening to University of Western Ontario, vacancy left by D. C, 8 Dr. Norma Ford - Walker of Ralph Webster loids election for school hoard, was School at Smith's Falls, who Pecember 1, 1061 Dr. Michael Partington of To: election, was appointed for a at Research." Ithe Ajax Publie Library 'Blaze Confined To Supermarket AJAX (Staff) ~ 'The fire during the day and taken 19 the which razed Bieinberg's Super: head office. in Toroms market Monday might, Causing On hehalt of the people of (#150 000 damage and ry Ajax, Mayor Williem Pareh ex wes out of work, Bid Bitle pressed the appreciation and {damage to the wdinining wares, thanks tn &ll these whe helped |p Jmmadiatety 4 the north of fight the fire {the ring yal Bank "Had it not been for their Canada suffered po Internal ond efficient servies 1o damage and the dividing dotie 7F pro" Town of Ajax Wn is hour of 8 fireproof wall even prevented need, then the fire cowld have the inside temperature of | bank from raising said His Worship Mi only oiiiTal damages vad In the statement to The Times frome of the building, which wes Mayor Parish expressed appre wed In part ciation tn the otlowing oF gan smoke stain izations and individuals whe an SMOKE DAMAGE, swered the call at the scene of | Damage to the southerly the fire {neighbor of Steinberg's, Law. The Ajax Volunteer Fire De rence - Roland Plumbing and partment Chief Ceeil Winter Heating appliance store, was The Oshawa, Whithy, Pickering considerable, Thick, higek Village, South West and South smoke poured into both floors of East Pickering Fire Depart this store all night end all elec. ments and thelr chiefs, the Ajax trical apphances and furniture and Whithy Salvation Army depreciated in value, Adjustors Corps who served coffee on the investigated the damage Tues DremMises of the Ajax Drug day afternoon, The heat of the Blore, the wives of the volunteer to spray the smouldering pice pracked the north show firefighters, who served sand ruins 18 hours after the fire | inden and partially damaged wiches, Vie and Tym Barry started the store's sign and their catering service, the Cranes and hydraulic Wits of Max Hydro Dept, the Consu Y th H nde | the Cooper Black Company were mer' Gas crews pnd the Ajax used to untangle the knots of Police Department BOWMANVILLE (8(aff) twisted steel girders (0 make the site safe for investigation wi M ti Iyle 'T, Blight, 189, one of ) told Fhe Held At Ajax Bowmanville youths who ap the cause CAUSE NOT ENOWN Ajax Fire Chief Cecil Winter Times on Tuesday that of the fire was not neared hefore Magistrate RB, B,/V€t known ATAX = The Ajax Women's Baxter in November on three The Steinberg fire was he rocisuie met for its regular separate charges of theft, break biggest in Alax for SeVerali eons of the home of Mrs, H and entry and willul damage of months, but was smaller than coo picor" Biveh Crescent, with as & harrier to ward off spee- tators, Firefighters continued property, was sentenced (o 18 the ¥ F Prev fire of 1 and twelve members present nonths definite and three the Genera otors warehouse : ria indeterminate on the fire of 190 Mrs, Annie Wands was in tht first charge, 18 months definite] The hank's safe was removed Chatr, Meeting Was Open yith and three months on the second " the singing of the institute | Me charge and six months on the and the reading of the Mary third charge, the last two sen : R ] Stewart Collect tances 10 yun concurrent with itz esu is Roll Call was answered b the first . the name J a muni pal offic er It was brought to the court's Bring Thanks and ha re We in pil oe attention that Blight, while re 8 4 | stateme { aceept manded out of custody, had ; : and financial statement accep BOWMANVILLE (Btaff) = ed heen recently released from a The Bowmanville Kinettes'| The report on the quilt made Toronto jail where he was heing MT oh oF iE. RPP HaIN Dra a rs va held on a charge of the thefl by 150 ladies of the fown Mf ? ne \ 3 from a Bell Telephone street ly '70 WHEICS © je town, MON: quilt 16 on display In Del phone day night collected $1774.48 Hardware, Harwood Avenue Magistrate Baxter told Blight The canvassers worked in north, and tickets on it may he that the court had gone out of chilly winds, door to door, not purchased from members, A their way to assist him in 8 Mg & warm weleome hy the draw will be made for it at the proper way of life, but heeause residents of this community February meeting All proceed of Blight's attitude towards so: Mrs Lillian Hooper, Chief Wil go to the Aldon School for ciety there was no alternative Marching Mother, said that they Metarded Children but to commit him to the On- were more than pleased with Donations hy members for i tario Retarmatory the results, although the total project at the Ajax and Picker James Burgess and Fred: was down more than $200 from ing Hospital amounted to 86.50 erick Word two of the other last year's total. "The response The mystery parcel was won hy youths involved, were further of the people was far beyond Mrs, D, Devolin, and the win remanded out of custody tilllwhat we expected due to the ners in the quiz on names of March 28 unemployment situation today," lish were Mrs, P, Boyle and The fourth youth, Brian Luke, said Mrs, Hooper Mrs. A, Bilk was unable to appear in court, "I want to extend my warm: Meeting closed with the Lord's Tuesddy, as he 15 now being est thanks to all those who help. Prayer, Hoslesses were Mrs held in custody at the Ontario ed to make this annual drive the Hutchison, Mrs, Devolin and County Jail, Whithy, success it was,' IMrs, D, Mcintosh WORST FIRE IN OSHAWA'S HISTORY! By EARL GREEN More than 130 firefighters, with 11 trucks, were needed to check the half-filllon dollar rinever al any spread into & mejor disaster," ! LEAVING Trustee , Craig Reid of the Ajax Public Scheel Board, tendered his resignation at the January meeting. Mr. Reid, who has served as trustee for the past three years, 18 leave: ng Alex with his family pt the beginning of the week, to fake up residence in Calgary, Alberta, where he has heen appointed Executive Director of the John Howard Society for the Province of Alberts, Mr. Reid has heen assistant director of the Bociety's oper: in Ontario, which dedi: cates its help to the rehahilits tion of and prisoners released after sentences have heen served Photo hy John Mills Lots Of Water To Fight Fire AJAX ations rarniees 'Didn't Drive, court when he # : dan, « Firmness of Mayor 'Strathroy Man New Town Clerk Bowmanville, were dismissed, BOWMANVILLE (Stk (f) ~ihis home town. He was former. id Hs ek om eo Jack L, Reid, 29, will tare 13h the RCHP stained tn wih La] LHS where on & second har 27 the postion 4s the Wow. MILLE, LETTS LN ned ior in & place other then his COMERS | 4 rathroy mending the resis of residence ing March 1, it was learned to- an operation m Mr. Reid, Br, Mr, Gammon had (0d the day, He will ake over the post wich was (0 teks place some: wed 16st vacated by B, B, Wernaide whe time todey. 1, thet uy MEW Wises taken & position w iestion, planned rive home from # friend' lot 2 Hiway in Vl Py place hut on entering Ws car, Reid lives in Sirathroy Pupils acing realized he was too drunk to, MF drive, He seid he hed backed Cr ms, Dud, 1, od Koh Oratory Test his vehicle into the drivewny of Andrew, 2. He hos he Jeople who had Shoned issn throy rk Areaoner, {JAX = During the next twa ar runming only eo keep the Belng in 4 y af wile, nei, comet interior warm while he slept [#0 Advancement for Ipupils eligible for the sem) | hoth looking forward te) Magistrate Baxter mecepled|'s 5% TC d finals in the public school Mr. Gammon's evidence as he dav we will he able to take] sy pub up residence tn Bowmanville," NE speaking contest there was ne proof that an at [10 FERIGERE at " Behanl, on sald Mrs n Parkside Junior tempt had heen made move i { » pt had been made to mo Prior to serving as clerk in February 7. Contest.ms will the vehicle prior to bis being k ihe drawn from public schools in : ' Strathroy, Mr. Reid was devmy.| arrested, clerk. th Thoms whieh | |Ajax, Whithy and surrounding # districts GETS REMAND I Bt. Andrew's Senior Sohees The cause against Wiliam B WAGE NOTE Suis accepted 15 bags. 10 he ; "em. Vin. jurthe FT. JOHN'S, Nid. (CP)=/The filled with clothing for the Save Perry, CEORG, WES THIER T8 world-wide trading corporationithe Children Fund, These have manded (WE Feb, 7, Mr, Gerey| ogo vine Brothers Limited of ll been filled, and will he tum. is charged with careless 8rVINE c ~ John's ahserved its 150th) ed over to the Ajax Kinetle end falling to remain at helo nivorcary hy presenting Pre- Club, who are sponsoring the scene of an accident on WEh- gicr Smallwood with & $1 wage woe way 105, which resulled in Ihe pote issued in 1994 after 8 hank! The students at Bt, Andrew's cath of Vi-yearold Nancy Mar crash had made money worth. are eagerly awaiting a letier of tin, Newcastie less, The note, signed by confirmation to the effect that & Fhe court was informed tha! founder Bir ¥dgar Bowring, is child sponsored hy the SCF will Gerry was 1 with influenza, lone of five in existence he theirs for adoption Slept In Car BOWMANYILLE {S111 - Charges of impaited driving against Millon J, Gammon of Parish and the eouneil in insist: ing on building the plant centre and ska justified hy the fighters in Limiting herg fire Monday night Without the pumping, the ting rink whole Increase in waler Plaza eould new water rather than a community WAS uceess of fire the Blein have heen destroyed, despite the fact that all fighting equipment nto pla With 70 pumpers al and there men work Lime any nf water ized Persuant to CMH( ments and town la no living offices are allowed over ing housing Thani lo these plenty of water" ance they plans homele fh FINE Vernon Christian was fined $10 and speeding on Highway 401 HAE require building hy quarters or | build: | supermarkets and there were no| && 8 families or loss of life Searboro costs for neighboring fire was hrought several Was! shortage Were Organ bles ALN CRANE UNTANGLES WRECKAGE on Monday is a Cooper Block day to make the site safe for crane. The pleture is of the investigation hack of -the store, Workers cleared the wreckage on Tues: ~Oshawa Times Photo Untangling the twisted steel girders that were knotted like wire as a result of the fire I that swept through Steinberg's ... CAUSES *200.000 DAMAGE blage that destroyed 13 busi- nesses on the north-west corner of Simcoe and Athol street, Tuesday night The worst fire in Oshawa's history, it burned for more than 18 hours, The first alarm was turned in at 6:15 p.m, By 6:85 p.m, It was a general alarm. At the peak of the fire, firefighters from Bowmanville, Whithy, Brooklin, Pickering and the Garrard road station were battling beside the Oshawa men, More than 2000 spectators gathered to watch the spectacu- lar blaze, This disastrous fire caused extensive SMOKE DAMAGE to our stock of Jewellery, Giftware, Dinnerware, Watches, Luggage, ete, The insurance companies have made a settlement , , , however we intend to clear this smoke damaged stock out , , , right to the bare walls , , , and at seeris fice prices, It's our loss , , , but it's your gain , , , be here early Tos morrow for some of the GREATEST BARGAINS you've seen in man a day, Sorry! as this stock is smoke damaged, we must insist on N REF NDS OR EXCHANGES, Don't Miss This Gigantic SALE ORROW 10 A.M. at TOO ON [A J1183] vo.