Whitby Gazette and Chronicle (1912), 4 May 1938, p. 7

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PACE SEVF..N MAGISTRATES . COURT Chari~ w. Allan, Toronto, cb&1'11· ed with criminal negligence was remanded to Oshawa Magistrate's court for trial on June 1st. when he appeared before Hili Worship Magis- trate F. S. Ebbli, in Whitqy court Tuesday. Allan's rollcitor asked for the reman!! in view of the fact that two of hili material witnesses were not present, one of them hav- ing been lodged in Kingston peni· tentlary since the occurrence which led to the cla.rge against Allan. Three other charges not hav!nl a license. reckless driving, and leav- ing the scene or an accident w!U alro be held over until June 1st. The charges arilie out or an acci- dent on No. :1 highway west uf Whitby on the night of Feb. 19th, when a car driven by Allan, pro- ceeding west, struck a car dljven by Miss EUeen Bllgdon and her mother, M~. Florenoe Bll&don. CASE REMANDED Norman Bee&ton, charged with reckless aivlng in the Township of Pickering on the uight of AprU 25th. was remanded untU next Tue:;day's court. --- ONE ~EAR FOR THEFT William Martin, who pleaded guUty last week to :stealing an automobUe from Donovan Dunn. of Toronto, and was then demanded :for &entence. appeared before His Worsblp and wa& sentenced to one year definite and one year indefin- ite in Ontario Reformatory. "You have a very ba!! record," oblierved the bench, "apparently you have been given every consideration by the parole board, but have not seen fit to take advantage or it." Martin &&ked that he be riven a straight sentence, saying there wu no chance he would be ~ven a third parole which would mean he would have to serve the two year term. This was refused by the court. CHARGE DISMISSED May Stunden. arrested with Mar· tin in the abortive attempt to enter Chapman·:; &tore in Pickering on the night or April 14th, appeared before the court on the auto theft cluuie. to whiCh she pleaded not guilty last week. "With the c:on- :;ent of the Toronto police and the recommendation or the parole offl· cer, the Crown does not intend to offer any evidence on this charge &tated Crown Attorney Allln Annis. The charge was dismissed. and Stunden was remanded until next week when rome disposition will be made of the breaking and en- tering charge on which she elected trial by a higher court. 'Ibe bench lnformed her that she would con· Unue to be held in custody at the County Jail, as thili was the wi6h or the parole officer. She asked ll the time in custody there woUld be taken a.s part of Ute sentence she sUll ha.s to serve at Mercer Reformatory, from which she wa:; on parole at the time or the Pickering offense. The court informed her that the parole oftl- cer would take th1s into considera- tion. Said one man to another: "I thought you said that when you married you would be master in your own house or know the rea- ron why." "I did." "Well?" :·I know the reason why ... DRESS UP YOUR HOME WITH A lEW COAT OF PIIIT! .THESE PRICES EFFECTIVE FROM MAY 1ST TO MAY 15 IN CO-OPER- ATION WITH CLEAN-UP, PAINT-UP CAMPAIGN OF THE TOWN OF WHITBY. 1\IOORE'S HOUSE PAINT NO BETTER MADE GALLONS . .. ...... $3.95 QUARTS • • • • • • • • 1.10 PINTS . . • • • • • • • • .60 -. Enamel Floor Paint OUR BEST GRADE GALLONS • • • • . • • $3.95 QUARTS • • • • • • • • 1.10 Lin-X Varnish Interior and Exterior QUART • . . . .. .. . • • $1.60 PINTS ...... ·..... .90 1/a -PINTS • • • • . • • • .60 MURESCO Pkg. 59c MciNTYRE AULTCRAFI' INSURED PAI·NT Unconditional Guarantee GALLONS • • • . • • • $3.95 QUARTS • • ..... • • • 1.10 PINTS .. ~·..... .60 . .-... , ~~-·~ . Useful House Paint GALLONS ONLY $1.59 Special Offer Aultcra!L 4-Hour EnaDiel 1 REGULAR 35c: TIN for 1Sc Reardon's KALSOMINE $1.10 Per 5-lb. Pkg. HARDWARE PHONE 56 0 We are pl1ued to umounce that we baYe tak• l 0nr.lbe ...._. •• -. tbe Whitb1 La.,... c...-a,. F01> the DUt week we are offering special prices on the following : Lumber Lath Hardwood Flooring Shingles Roofing Sash Wallboards Doors Frames and all other building material. in our yarda QUOTA 110NS FURNISHED ON SMALL OR ·c. LARGE, ORDERS. We are co-operating with the Town Council in the Builclina, Repairinc and Clean Up Campaip. r. E. SMITB (SUCCESSOR TO WHITBY LUMBER COMPANY) PHONE 417 fH£ WHITBY GAZETIE AND CHRONICLE.WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, ·t93b ANNUAL GLEAN UP DAYS SIT BY THE llJUNGIL <Continued From Paae 1> was a cegradlng shame to have the police offices in with the other of• fices or the municipality, wiUt· no protection afforded those who were obliged to come and consult the chief. As It wa.s now if pr:ople wanted to talk with him over mat• ters he was obliged to take them into the CouncU Chamber. TIUI happened ooly a few days ago, he said, when t.wo ladie& r.ame in. WhUe others working in the office did not. want to hear what was to- inC on it was hard to see haw· they coUld avo.YJ it um!er exi:sting con• ditions, Mr. Irwin said that some plan shoual be evolVed wl:lereby all the offlce& could be :;eparated, con- gesUon removed and made more private. In their p~nt condiUon, hi need of paint, poorly lighted, and floor covering neeced, they were no credit. to the town. Mayor Rowe said that this matter had been talked or for some years In CouncU but nothlnl bad beell done. Deputy-reeve Irwin-"Then let Ul do ®mething." Reeve Jackson felt that to do the work that was necessary and had been :spoken of before but deferred for lack or money would l:!volve a . large expenditure at thili time for which no levy had been mace. He beUeved. however, tha~ rome money ought to be spent now to clean up the place and make lt respectable. "We should be pre- pared to budget next year ll we wish for the complete renovation of the buUding," the reeve added. Mayor Rowe agreed that the offices should be cleaned up and lilllde respectable. Some palntin& better lighting ani! other improve- ments could be done without cost~ inc a IP'elt deU. To brinl matter& to a head Ooun· cU inRnlc:\ed tbe Property Oommtt.- t.ee to cet. tendera on paintina. clec- oratina aDd llahtlna. &Del npo&t back at the next meeting. Reeve Jact.aon expressed tbe opinion that the Public Utility Com· mission. now engaged in a campaJan to promote better ligh4ng, would pay part of the cost of installinC new ll&hts in the offlcea.. WURT ~ASE IS THE AffERMATH OF Att;IDOO HEARIN6 .. . , . . \ ... Charge of Recldeq Drivina Adjourned to Get .Witneaea In Whitby Pollee COurt on ~ day attemoon the cue aaaimt Ben Grovea. ol reckllll!.'! driving, the aftermath of an automobUe acei· dent in Whitby, was adjourned 1D the absence of Wlllard Collins. a material wltnesa, and any other . witnesses who could testify recard· ina the weather conditio~aa on tbe night or April 18th. On tha night In que.sUon an ac- cident occurred on Dundas street west. in front of Mr. A. B Walker'a ~ldence. ·which landed one car 1D the south ditch and one in tbe north. 'Ibe car driven by Grov-. proceeding west, rammed the back" or a car operated by Willard Col· llns of the Ba.se Line, Whitby, who had slowed down almost to a atop at the acene of the accident. Tbt charce againat Grov~ was laid u a result of thb collblon. Chief Of Police Harold Quantrill told the court. that on the ni&ht Ill question he and Ni&ht Constable John Thomas were called to thll scene o: an accident on DundU a&reet .-&. aDd 011 arrival at. ODCt placed oar. Oil the.hJih....,. ~­ ....... ~ ,.. cl1nctlna wat- Oce wi&b a flubllabt., aDd tbel1l were a n~ of people on band at. tbe tlme, a&atecl tbe· Chief. Tlae flares were placed- eut ·and west of the car in the north ditch. Tbt Collinll car, which wu almoat. abreast. of the car In the ditch, had slowed almost to a halt when 1t was hit from behind by Groves, the colllslon breaking the gu tank aDd dolnl conalderable damace to the rear ot the car, aaid the Chief, add. ing that Groves wu driv~ tao faat at the ttme. 'Ibe accused said he had never aeen either the flares or tho car in front. of htm, atated Chief Quantrill, who aald it wu a clear nl&ht and the pavement wu quite dry. 'Ibe Chief alao atated that there was a tall·llcht. on the rear of the Collim car. "l'biA testimony wu corroborated by Constable Thomas. "I was travelllns weat, on the way back from O~hawa," said Groves. who took the atand ln lUI own behalf, "I am po~~tlve that the vislbutty was very poor. It had been ralnlna and the road waa wet." Grov~ affirmed that at no time did he travel more than thirty mUea per hour. He atated that he aaw the crowd on both slde.i or the road before he aw the car, anrl that he wen~ on to avoid hitting U1em, though he applied hla brakes the moment he saw the vehicle abe~ of him. He was emphatic that he did no~ aee the tall-light on the car ahead or him. the n~. or the fluhll&ht. ln the hand of Constat)le Thomu. ··uow 'faat were you going?" aiAcl the Crown. · "I wct~uldn't be colnl twenty, llu& the oftlcera make the evldenoe eo damning &&alnat me that. I WGG'& say I was going any le&," replied Groves. Huel JeweU, s pa:;senrer In the Grons car, stated that It was a wet nlght. and that after getting out of the car her shoes became muddy. There were alro pools of water 11t the side of the road, she all~. She had paid little atten- tion to flares along the road, as they 'lftre oo numerous on the new hJchway which they had traversed on their way down from Torontc. "It .tarted to rain when we left Osbawa and when I got home t,here waa mucl on my shOe&," said Mrll. Ileal MacDonald, who was also a puaen!!ft in the Groves car and confirmed the evidence of the prev- Ious witness. His Worship adjourned the case until next week. when collins will be pnaent to testify, also other Crown witnesses who will be ASked about the weather conditions on the nlcht ln questlor.. WHITBY Dn'lSJON COURT A clalm of the Whitby Public UWity Comml.:;slon against Mrs. Lucy Peeble&. Oshawa, wa11 heard by Ria Honour Judge D. B. COle· man In Division court Tuesday momq. .Judlment was entered for the IUIIl of a~.a, which was the tobt ot aneara alnce the death of the late W. D. Pet!bl~. A nlaim for arrean previously owed to the Commission was denied by the court. Hb Honour ruling that the contnct. WM sii!Ded by W. D. Peebles, e.nd that Mrs. Peeble11 could not be held responsible for payment. ~ · Town Solicitor Duncan Mcintyre mted that Mr. and Mrs. Peeble:; had been joint partners In a busi- ness which made use of the Public Ut:llty service&. and that Mrs_ Pee- bles was therefore liable, bOt His Honour did not take thill view. and the claim up untU Decembfor 31s: was not allowe-d. A quesUon of priority of monies found by a judgment of His Hon- our .Judge L V. O'Connor to be in the hands oi W. J. Hare. the prop- erty Of Mrs. W. D. Peebles. came in ror hearing nlso. and was ad- Journed to be dealt with ln cham- bers. Clalma by the Public Utility Oommlaalon. Mrs. Murdock as land- lady, and A. W. S. Greer for roll- . cltor':s fees, all claimed priority. . DEFER AGTION ON THE APPOINTMENT OF GOMMITIEES (OonUnued From Page 1\ IDUIJ' of them had been broken orr. othena were bent and In need ol .-Int. He 3uggested that this mat- ter ahould be gone lnto by the CouncU at an early date. :sociatlon a few weeks ago. Mr. Sor·' tario Society cf artists for this · roleil referred to the fact that In fine exhibition and for sending Mr. his day, youth were told that ll Brlgden to give such an Instructive they danced they would go straight. talk. 'Ibey a1ro wish to convey to Hell. their gratitude and express thanks Referring to the tendency of to the officials or the Royal Bank, youth to find fault with the church Ollhawa; the co-operation of P . J. and lts leaders, Mr. Sorsoleil sLated cotmaclt. who displayed flowers· that "Whatever you may say abou~ Mcintyre; co-operation or Mr. w'. the church lt stands for right, lt The Gazette Md Chronlele. Oshawa stands for virtue, and it stands for Dally ~s, Messrs. Marlow and peace. It Is the aggressive force in strowger a d w. Town f·Jr chairs the world today for safe and sane loanec:!; the public and high school social relationships, though rome- for special sessions that the boys times It may not seme to meet your and girls might see the pictures own· lndl?ldual tMtes." and the Ontario Ladles' Colleg~ Young people of today are urged and w those cltlzem who ro ltlndly tc adhere to four Ideals. "Comport gave their time to help In any yourselves under the new condi· tlon:; as becometh you," was • Mr. Sorroleil"s advice regarding · the changed standards. "There must lifo within you a spirit of integrity, cleanliness and sweetness - and I don't mean a sissle sweetness, but kind and helpful spirit towards others." Youth were asked to as- sume responslbUlty for their own homes and to do It immediately, alro to have care in forming com- panionship that might lnfluence their lives. Lastly, Mr. SorsaleU urged the youth of today to tate Christ aa their ruJde and model, and brtnl t.hellll!elves Into t.Tue Mi'ilWlun\on ~ \helr ~ior. Durlnl the sentce ~ral selec- tions were rendered by the Glee Club which acted as choir. ART EXHIBIT IN WHITBY PROVED A FINE SUCCESS <OontlnUed Prom Page 1 l School. moved a vote of thanks seconded by Mr. Sennett and con- veyed to the .speaker by Dr. Car- micha!'l. Mr. A. J. Carson, A.R.C.A., who hal! one picture exhibited "The ture with Mr. Brlgden. ture with Mr. Briltden. The Art appreciation and study group feel very gratefUl to the On· 'Wl\lf. Sa.turday afternoon tea WllS served from 3.30 to 6, a great. many dropping In to see the exhibit aDd staying for tea. The exhibition closed at 10 p.m .• Saturday evening. WHITBY 61RL IS LAID TO REST School Chuma Act As Pall l.eusa For ViOlet WiDia Many rorrowing frlerids were In attendance at the funedal service in Ail Saints' Anglican Church Frl· day afternoon for Violet wuu.~. age IS years. only daughter of Mrs. Eli- zabeth Willis and the late Robert Willis. or Whitby. who passed away at the Oshawa General Hospital on Wednesday. Service wa& conc:!ucted by Rev. E. Ralph Adye, L.th., rector of the church. assisted by Rev. D. B. Langford. of St. John's Church. Port Whitby. Six High School chums, Margaret. StanUct, Irene Moore. Muriel Hill, Nora Campbell, -Ruth James and Joan Ormiston acted as pallbearers, and interment was made in St. John' Bay ceme- tery. There were many floral tri- butes. Decea.<;ed Willi ill for . only a short ttme. At the High School she was a very popUlar pupU of tlie first form. and in AU Saints' Sun- day School she was a1ro a bright and favorite pupU. She leaves to mourn her untlme]y passing her mother and two brothers, Robert and George, ~tby. · 6AVE LEGTURE ON SPODE GHINAW.4RE <Continued from Pare 1> 1lDM china with a durabutty which bas never been equalled. "Spode used the nrst engra~ from which our de&lgns are taken," stated Mr. Davey, "and because of this system, Spode can and does guarantee that. once a pattern ls engraved by them it ,ntl never be discontinued." Spode wu alao the man who gave the world the secret of using blue under the glaze which makes possible the use or lovely Oriental designs, and was the tlrat manufacture of a dinnerware ser- Vice ever produced In earthenW&A in Ensland. Mr. Davey also ex- hibited over eighty 681Dple plates of thla t1De product which hu ODl7 made an exteDiift en\rJ' Into Can· HI '1\l.rtnl \t\t \11\ '1tal& Columbus COLUMBUS, MAY 2- The Women·.,; Allsoctatlon met at the home or Mrs. E. w. Nesbitt on Wednesday afterncon with about twenty-five ladle.~ present, and with Mrs. P. Goodman In charge. Mrs. H Pascoe ably conducted the devotional period, the theme being Elll!ter. Mrs. Pascoe gave a splend!d reading, "Hls Life, Hls Death", after which she rea1 16th chapter• or John, following with prayer. Secretary MIM :8. Smith then called the roll and read minutes of preViOUs meeting. Business mattera mittees appointed for the summer months. 'Ibe prowramme was in charge of M~. L. Guy. A lovely piano ~uet was played by Mrs. H. Pascoe and Mrs. W. Scott Mrs. 'WYlie gave two very timely readlnp on "House Clean- ing" and "Daffodils". MJss Mary Dyer and Mrs. Da vld Dyer sang very aweetly "Alone". A vote . or thanks was extended to those tak- Ing part and to the h011tess The meeting cllllled with Mizpah bene- diction. A bountiful lunch was then served and a pleasant 80Cial time spent. The closing meeting of the 001- umbus-Kedron Young People's So- ciety was held on Tuesday evening. 1n form or a 80Cial. Ray Scott con- ducted a ~hort bCPiness meeting. A committee was appointed to pre- pare for a picnic planned to be held on Friday. June 24th. Bessie Mountjoy conducted the · wor:chlp were dealt wUh. and Dower eom- servlce and led In a :ohort sing- rona. Lols Heddon gave an Instru- mental sclo. Walter Reath and Le· land Love gave inte~tlng read- Ings. Walter Davis and Prank Hancock had cha~ of the even- lng'a games when a jolly time ln\.~ spent. Lunch was later served by the boys. 'Ibe lecture. gh-en by Mr Alfred Scaddlng tn the church on .Friday evenlnl, was ,-ery lr.Lerestlna, and It broalht badt to 1llf!lllCliJ '9f!'I'Y clearly the anxloul Ume ·· ol tbe li1IW RiWi i\iiia"ter. "fttit o\lier numllela Oil th:! )mllraJn weft a slnw-..-r led by u.-a. W)Ite. whleh wa" h~rtUy entered Into; a pi:~no solo by Murray Moore; a vocal solo by Mr. Keith Webber, accompanied by MIM JeMie Webber; a violin solo by Nell McCUlloch. accompanied by Miss Ida McCulloch; two recita- tions by Mr Keith Webber; an :n- strumental duet by Cecll Whitney and Nell McCulloeh, accompanied by MIM Ida McCulloch; two very fine piano SOIOII by Mi.~ Mildred Webber. which brought to a close a most enjoyable evening. Mothera' Day, May 8th. will be oblierved by a ~peclal service In Sunday school and there will be 11 "Mother:s' Choir'• at · the church service. A good attendance ls hoped for at both services. Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Russell VIce (~ Mlss Elva Pere- man> whose marriage was solemniz- ed at the manse. on Saturday af· temoon, April 3oth, Rev. R. H. wYlie offlclatinr. That the p~ent traffic lights were not working satisfactory was the COiltentinn of -COUD.-:JR1JI~Ioool · &Old. ~ey were not ·properly med, par\laularly the Dashing of the red, making tt hard for motcrtsts to ltop, as well u dangerous to the public. He 6uggeated that. signs shOUld be erected a block east and wen of the Four Come~ to call the attention or motomts to the traffic lights, which were hard to eee travelling In either direction almost until a motorist came upon them. BEPAIB The Town Council, by Reaolution, request. the citizens of Whitby to Clean Up, Fix Up and Paint Up and generally improve their properties, thus making the town attractive, and hu aet aside the week of . . Aa the derk had previously In· formed the councU that under an aiiii!Ddment to the Highway Traf· lie Act, to take effect In June. ~I traffic allnals must be atandaft• lied, which would mean that Ult alpala ln Whitby WO'Jkt haft " be placed on Ute CliX1Mnl. OOUDcil was of the oplniarl \hat no altera• tiOD abould be made at the )Jl"Mellt Ume to the exiliUng signal, whlcll haa bftn in use for many years. EI6HT GONRRMED AT SERVIGE IN ALL SAINTS' <Ollllti.l?.ued 1"rom l'qe 1) late DeW tnowledge was the true mesnlJII or the dlsclple, one who leamt. "The courage of Jesus" was an- o&htr of the high 1deala held up by 11ts Once. After referring to cour- t qe In the face of physical hazards liiJI Once ald, "He also had that l fiDer counce--moral courage. No 111'1M attainment& in life are JIOS· 111111t without it. Dare to do what : Ia rllbt. and be true to your convlc- uau all throuth llfe ... IAit of the four rreat quallU~ • ot the saviour waa unselflalmeaa. ; Mile lived a life of enUre self-sacrl- tlce aDd ~~urrender and went abOUt ttalnl 100<1.' l!ald His on.ee. uriin" bll beal'tn to try and follow this .-th. "'Whoroever would save his life aball lose it, but whosoever wouJd lose his life for my aalte shall find lt;• wu stressed as a p&Sl!&le wbleh each newly confirmed mem· btr aboUld write In the front of hla Bllale or prayer-book. At t.be close Of the service, 110 In· tonaal recepUon \\'85 held in the Plu1lh hall for the newly ronflrmed anp~ll rn and membe~ of the con- ll'tiiUOD to meet Hb Grar.t>. MANY GHAN61Nfi STANDARDS FAGE MODERN YOUTH COonUnued Prom Pace 1 > with the ttandarda, that'a all," said Mr. l!lanolell. referrlnc to an article 011 Modem youth in a recent issUe crt a popular mapzlne and to the adclnu delivered by Miss Waugh Wore the Ontario EducaUonal Aa- MAY I•• lo MAY .J51h FOR THIS PURPOSE. IT HAS ALSO SET AIIUAl "CIE.D-UP" DIYS jD'l TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, . TBORSDAY MAY 10th, II• and 11• when Council calla upon the citizens to clean up their yards and premise~. Gather together all rubbish in suitable receptacles, such u barrela, .pails, boxes, and place them on the aide of the street (out of the way of traffic), so that they can be picked up t~Uily by town teams. Institute a thorough housecleaning with the purpoae of improving their propertiee and the town generally. lbutumtJ,RJt ]lrR (/)rlfRA: Build, Repair, Renovate, Brighten Up It i1 surprising what a little paint will do • to improve a store or houae. See your painter and decontor now. He'll be glad · to auiat you. . ~ · Whitby Stores are co-operating with you in. sup,Siying materiala at attractiYe prices. ···~~ REMEMBER _._ All new work undertaken, whether large or amall, not only improns your property and the town, but creates work for local men. If you have need of a man to do any kind of a job, call the Town Cle~. FRED T. ROWE Mayor FRANK THREADGolJ> Chairman Streets eon:unittee C. H. FRENCH Chairman Property Committee . :

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