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Oshawa Times (1958-), 18 Aug 1965, p. 5

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WHITBY (Staff) -- Burglars beware, stay away from the home of Ted Curl, 7 Avon rd., Whitby, this house is guarded by over 500 guns and they could be loaded. If warning isn't enough, skeptics are advised to observe the German Maxim machine gun in the driveway of the home while an anti-aircraft gun lies handy in the garage. Ted is president of the Niag- ara Gun Museum and he has the guns to prove it, all 500 of them. The maxim is only one of the heavy jobs while the house also contains lighter models and innumerable pistols, rifles and such weapons, It is truly a bur- glar's night-mare. WORTH $150,000 Valued at over $150,000, the collection of weapons are usual- ly transported around the coun- try in a mobile trailer with two armed guards on duty to handle the bolder curiosity seekers. An elaborate burglar system is in- corporated in the trailer's con- struction while a second system protects the interior of the trail- er from too close an examina- tion of articles on display. "We nearly scared the pants off a couple of youngsters who lean- ed over to touch some of the guns," Curl stated. Many of the weapons on dis- play are loaned to the museum by Government agencies while others are the property of in- dividuals. A considerable num- ber of guns belong to Mr. Curl who has been building the col- tenniary TED CURL AND HIS BACKYARD ARTILLERY $150,000 Gun Collection Is Burglar's Nightmare Among the collection are many famous guns, some of which won the west, others that attempted to destroy it plus still more weapons of fame and in- famy. One such model is the authenticated .38-.40 calibre Colt revolver used by the infamous William (Billy the Kid) Bonney. Another revolver is the .38-.40 carried by Pancho Villa the day he was assassinated, The pistol is said to have been recovered by. Pancho's assassin. The .45 calibre Thompson sub-machine gun used in the Feb. 14-1929 St. Valentine's day massacre of gangland hoodlums in Chicago is also included in the collec- tion. The entire display has a cen- theme, representing! weapons used during the past 100 years since Confederation. | All weapons are conveniently placed on view in a_ 45-foot trailer especially designed as a showcase for the Niagara Gun Museum Ltd. MILITIA HISTORY One sample display of wea- pons depicts the history of mili- tia operations in Canada with a full detailed display of such weapons as: Percussion Enfield rifles, Sniders; Lee Enfields; John English Browning; the well known World War I Ross rifle and many others. Included in this section are percussion .36 calibre Colt Navy pistols, sten and bren guns. A couple other odd items in the collection are a Uzi 9 mm lection for the past 16 years. Israeli sub-machine gun that WHITBY PERSONALS Recent weekend visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Cowx, 408 Dundas st. w., were: Bonnie Cowx, nurse-in-training at St. Michael's Hospital, To- ronto, her mother and father Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Cowx Jr., and son Paul of Sarnia, also Mr. and Mrs. Harold Dodd, Al- liston, vania spent a week visiting her| parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Ap- pleton, 318 Gilbert st. w. Best wishes for a happy birth- day are extended to Gail Antle who is celebrating her 17th birthday today. Helen Stafford of Detroit is spending a few days with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Ernest! Stafford at their cottage at) Lakeside Beach, Port Perry. Upon her return Helen will have as her guest her sister Debbie. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lloyd and family RR 1, Whitby, took a motor trip vacation along the St. Lawrence Seaway and enjoyed a fishing trip at Burleigh Falls. Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Rae and) their son Paul, Waterloo were| Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Cour- chesne and children Doreen and Donna have returned from a motor vacation visiting friends and relatives in the Eartern townships and Northern Ver- mont. Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Wood of Cardinal spent a few days the Wood. Mr, and Mrs. Lloyd Hanna spent a week at Deer Lake dur- ing their vacation Mr. and Mrs. John Dainard and their daughter Cathy, 111 mother Mrs. Marcella Brinklo. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. David- son, 227 Cochrane st., visited their aunt, Mrs, Ethel Davidson of Princeton. Calgary, Alberta, are spending! a two-week vacation asthe guests of his sister and brother- in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Clark, 804 Athol st. guests for a few days at the! home of Mr. and Mrs. G. P. Cox, 804 Centre st. s. Sarah Donnithorne has re- turned to Orillia after spending a few weeks with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Reginald Donni- thorne, 328 Dovedale dr., she also visited relatives in Mont- real. Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Kelsey of Tampa, Florida were dinner) guests at the home of Mr. and/ Mrs. Barry Curry, 252 Lupin) dr. Mr. Kelsey addressed the Baha'i members last Friday evening, he is on a speaking tour in Canada and the United) States and will return home in| October, | One-Stop | DECORATING SHOP Weltpaper end Murals Custom Dreperies Broadioom C.1.L. Paints end Vornishes Flo-Gleze Colorizer Paints DODD & SOUTER DECOR CENTRE LTD. 107 Byron St. $., Whitby PHONE 668-5862 Mr. and Mrs. Ray Walker and) two children Colleen and Noel, | can be held with one hand and fired fully automatic without the PICKERING -- A _recom- mendation from the board to change the zoning to permit the Baytona Marina on the east side of Frenchman's | |Bay was before Pickering Town- ship Council on Monday night, and decision on endorsement of the recommendation was de- [ferred until next Monday. Bryan Lowe, of the Bay Ridges Ratepayers' Association urged council not to approve a change of zoning from residen- | |tial to commercial for a portion of the 23-acre site on which houses are in existence. He said, in a prepared brief, that it would work 'an unbearable hardship" on the affected resi- dents. "You do have an obligation to those who reside in the area and pay taxes," he said. "The abutting taxpayers fully expect- ed their residential zoning to be maintained when they bought their houses," Mr. Lowe said that an. Offi- cial Plan was binding on a municipality, and no bylaw may be passed on public works that do not conform. BYLAWS VALID? "If this is approved, one might wonder whether any of our bylaws are valid, Do we have an official plan which can be adhered to, or a paper plan which can be changed at will?" Reeve Laycox said that zon- 'ling of ten years ago was not always the right zoning for to- day, and that all municipalities found it necessary to change from time to time. J. MacNeal and B. Hender- son, of Fairport st., declared that the stret was a mud hole, and that since the Marina lands had been purchased, cars had been parked at the base of the street to deliberately block the road. Councillor Bill Newman re- lated that all of the houses had been sold to the Marina com- pany but two, and that now they were trying to make it dif- London Subway shots climbing above the bulls- eye: and a modified MM-2 US. carbine with folding stock and! scope, The latter weapon is said) to be used in a future television| production described as a spoof on Goldfinger called Butterfin- gers. |ALL DEACTIVATED No one need be afraid of the! guns going off accidentally it/ was stated, All bolts and firing pins have been removed from the machine guns to deactivate them, All other weapons have been fastened to display racks with heavy wire, the displays coveréd with thick shatterproof glass. The entire show is presently the responsibility of Ted Curl, Twin Tunnels LONDON (AP)--The Victoria Line, latest branch of the world's oldest subway system, is half completed. Work started in 1962 on the 10%4-mile line. The first section is expected to open in 1968, the remainder in 1969. It puts twin tunnels under the heart of London's west end shopping area, and runs from Victoria railroad station 'to Wal- thamstow, an East London sub- urb. It will provide easy ex- changes with 11 existing sub- way and railway stations. The London subway, known as the underground, is 102 years old. planning] ficult for those who would not sell, and who looked after the road for years. "It's the old squeeze," he said, 'I feel we have an obliga- tion even if we only have one ratepayer. Cars are parked purposely, harrassing people to force them to sell. If they want to stay there this is their right." "I feel we as a Township," he continued, 'have an obliga- tion. to do something for thenf. They (the developers) had no right going down on that road and mucking it up. There are aol cars in and out every week- end." A decisison will be made next week after Councillors have studied the findings of a num- ber of meetings and hearings, and the conditions that will be contained in an agreement be- tween Mr. A. Carlyon, the appli- cant, and the Township. SHOPPING PLAZA E. Stroud, who operates a thriving grocery establishment on Highway and Rougemont drive in 1962 applied to have the zoning changed at his property on the north side of the Base Line to permit a shop- ping plaza. The application then was approved by planning board, then council, but turned down by the Ontario Municipal Board on the grounds that not enough information was supplied about the need for a shopping plaza. A new application has been made, and the planning board recommended its refusal be- cause sufficient data about the "need" did not accompany the application. Councillor Donald Waring said that he wanted to see a shop- ping centre as soon as possible in this area, and not have peo- ple going away to buy their sup- plies. He regretted that a super- Councillors Defer Decision On Marina Zoning Change Reeve Laycox said that being a long time resident should have no concern for the town- ship, but the consideration was for good planning and good com- mercial assessment, Councillor Newman advised that Mr. Stroud was going to Jose his present store because of the re-alignment of Highway 2, that whether he could "make lends meet" or not was not the concern of Council, and that in his opinion he should be allowed to go ahead. Planning Director J, H, Faulk- ner explained that if the OMB required a report as to the need, that the planning board should receive such a report at this time of application, and that this should be a condition for approval. "Why downgrade the township into a rubber stamp?" he asked, The unanimous resolution which approved the project made approval contingent upon the required data. The applica- tion will now go before the On- tario Municipal Board. LEAD TO ATHEISM THE OSHAWA TIMES, Wednesday, August 18, 1965 § LONDON (CP) -- Religious programs on British television are so bad they are driving people from Christianity to atheism, says Rev. Stanley Moore, rector of Si, Satciph's church, Bishopsgate, in the City of London. DIVORCEE NEEDS HOUSE HYDERABAD (AP)--The In- dian Andhra Pradesh housing board received this application for new housing: a husband and wife said they had applied for a divorce so separate domiciles would be necessary. NOW OPEN WEBSTER Lumber and Supply Ltd. YOUR C.P.I, DEALER 701 BROCK ST. N. 668-4451 BROCE one Complete Program Each WHITBY Evening Starting at 7:30 P.M, LANA TURNER --. LEE PHILLIPS HOPE LANGE -- DIANE VARS! Recommended As Adult Entertainment Theatre Guild To Play Orono WHITBY (Staff) -- Whitby Theatre Guild will again be en- tering the Annual Orono Drama Festival to be held this fall. The local players will present a one act drama entitled 'Find- er's Keepers". Joyce Wainwright, wife of the guild president will direct the play which will feature three members of the group. Casting for the presentation is continu- ing it was explained with no definite word on exactly who will participate. market in Bay Ridges was not started yet, as had been pro- posed. | MORE OBJECTIONS Deputy Reeve Mrs. J. Mc-| Pherson remarked that there} were going to be objections to practically everything coming) into the township, She observed) that Mr. Stroud had been a mer-| chant in the township for the past 36 years. | Family Monuments ! Created To } Individual | Requirements STAFFORD BROS, | WATCH YOUR MONEY GROW ww A | SAVINGS ACCOUNT with regular deposits from every pay and %%% interest WHITBY SLICED 24-0Z. LOAF SLICED BREAKFAST 115 : set y | Just North ST. NORTH of the WHITBY 4 Corners OPEN FRIDAY TILL 9_P.M.--WEDNESDAY ALL DAY FRESH CUT GOVERNMENT INSPECTED MEATS De nent 155 79° = FRESH RIB STEAKS RUMP ROAST BEEF 99: lb. 69¢ "3 Ibs. 1.00 BY THE PIECE FRESH MADE HAMBURG STEAK FRESH SKINLESS FRESH COUNTRY PEANUT BUTTER 16-0Z. JAR 39 BONELESS MEALED ie at Cc Cottage C | PoRK LIVER . Rolls Ib FRESH MADE NA -- HOME CURED BONELESS MAC & CHEESE eines (| DUTCH LoaF C B i PIMENTO LOAF Ib ee lb | CHICKEN LOAF CLUB HOUSE £. D. SMITH'S SCHWARTZ--136-0Z. WHITE VINEGAR TOMATO KETCHUP 20-0Z, BOTT. 9: 67 LTD. MONUMENTS 318 DUNDAS EAST 668-3552 described as the voice that iden- tifies the Pierre Berton Show nightly on CTV. As a sideline from the main feature Curl op- | erates an antique gun showroom jon his Avon road home in the! | community. Prior to a cross-Canada tour, | the gun museum will be on view at the forthcoming Canadian National Exhibition, Location of the display is opposite the elec- trical building, in front of the Toronto Transit Commigsijon's turning centre where one Bards a street car. "BUY THE BEST FOR --= BECKER'S = THE ORIGINAL JUG MILK STORE LESS AT BECKER'S" Weekend Specials -- Wed. - Sun. Inclusive FRIGIDAIRE Rapid Dry Cleaning 8 Ibs, of dry cleaning $2.00 || Blair Park Plaza | Men, to Fri. -- 9 @.m. to 9 p.m. Set, -- 9 @.m. to 5 p.m. COOKED Jean Becker's -- White -- Whole Wheat -- Cracked Wheat BREAD wtcinow L7* Becker's Own 40-o0z. Qts, ane. afe APPLE JUICE wis ciros, 19° Maple Leaf -- Reg. 29c Per Pkg MEATS nc 20° The BECKER MILK Store BLAIR PARK PLAZA -- WHITBY OPEN 9 A.M. - 11 P.M, --= 7 DAYS A WEEK | | jend in Peterborough visiting her) BREAKFAST - SIDE BACON EGGS BREAD TULIP WHITBY PLAZA STEAK zea! 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