Whitby Gazette and Chronicle (1912), 7 Aug 1940, p. 6

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, I I .• I ·. PAGE TEN THE WHITBYGAZETTEANDCHRONICLE WEDNESDAY, AUGUST, 7, 1940 ~~-------~----------------~--------------------------~~~ ---------------------------------------------------sp· o· ·_ ..... ,. .. · r· s , • • • ~ -.1' • 'L ., , -'<- . . . - . . . ' . . , .... YACHTING .BOWLING The enlistment of several veri ac- A mixed rink ,of Whitby Bowler~ ttve members of the Whitby ,YaCht were ' in StouffvUle on Monday and Club ha.s re&ulted in the curtaUment took part In the Bowling Tourna- of operations thta aeiason, &nd there ment held there. The rlnlt con- is not so much sttr uround the club slsted . or Mr. J. Bell, llllr. and Mn!. house as formerly. However, some . McBI:ide aDd ll/lrs. P'. Roberts, and Units of ·the fleet hale ,been out for the odd race, aad ·the aoc1al hour, were sucoosalul 'in a win· with b Saturday afternoona.c:Ontlnues to be s<:ore of 42. Other prlzes .were won popula'r. aluiouah the . ladles In by rlnka from WithrOw Park, TO- charge would be glad to welcome ronto and stouffvllle. uior'e P.tsta. Mrs. Theodore X1nl presided at the tea tll61e laat Sat- urday afternoon. . The Yacht Club. lUte many an- other OI"Kaniratlon toda7 b · feellna · the affects of the war, but 1a proud that so m&n7 of lta .llleiDbera hsrle had the Ulle to ·~.tbe colons in' ~tense of empli'e, and ·· the club ,howoe door Is open t.o them should they find , lt CODvenlen~ tci drGp ID at any_Ume. The club wm·carry on as beit It can under the ctrcum- LACROSSE 'The Senior ~.- Lacrosse !=Jtandinl up · to and . including Auaust Srd. tOtO. . ciub W. L. T. T.P. Pis. Osh&wa .. . .. • .. '1 '1 1 3 15 Eut Yotk 10 4. 1 3- . 15 Brcioklla .. .. .. 8 7 0 . 5 . 12 -stances, aad bespeau ·the co-opera- Peterboro • .. .. • 6 11 o 1 12 Uon· of members who are atnt in 'mufti. : Dates of RA!malnlng Games to Be Played are as follows: There was lltUe ~tlvlt)' over the August '1-Peterboro at East York. lioliday week-:end. However, a few August '1--0sbaw~~o at Brooklin. boata were out and on Monday sev- A~t 9-East Yt*t-at Brooklin. ·eral travelled · to BowmanvUle to Ailguat 12-0shawa at Brooklin. witneSs the camtval regatta .of the , ·A\IIUSt 1o&-;-Brooltlln at Oshawa. ,Yacht.Club of that town. 'lln&Uist 18-Eaat York at Brooklin. U.s·. TU·DI_VIDE . DEFENCE FOR££ MeehaDized , Battali011.1 To Patrol Atlantic, Pacific in TraDifomaed Ships Waahlagton, August I - The two President liners, which for years hiiVe operated on trans-Paclfl:: routes. Well-informed persons said the shlpa' tntertora would be rebuilt Into hap hanpr-llke rooms which would quarter of!tcen and men, &lid would store light tanka, mach- me IUJlll, Uitl-atrcraft and other artU!er,y, armored cara, motorcycles and Possibly four naval amphibian planes to carry· Parachute troope. •. • { • • ••• - f : ' -With mm on first aDd ReODII bufj,~Jiail~ Of Jfft Ycidi . GlantS-Pittsbarch Pirates pme at the Pelo .. rrcnmds recently, Daanlllc or- &he-'dlabia" hH a Slow·,, boailillq ball to third base. Garms, covering thin! for Pittsbarch, fielded the baD and threw te 10001111' Ia effort to force Younr who was advanclnc from flnt bat the throw waa too low, aad Y0111111a ploW:ftd Jiere ·iDcJiac safel;tlato the sack--as SeeoDd Base- man Gutlne. of Plttsbarch, nlalT ru.cbea for the hll' w~--iite - UDder Younr. Daanlnr rot to ::!. afeJ,y, loadlar the~ for the GlaDU, bat Mel_ ou,,~-~;' !aP. ~ oat lettblr all three die on .:..::··· .. ""i' ... TOUR OF WEST ·BY Gene~ous R~· 'li6Wise to Appeal for WHITBY RECTOR Loa'n of.;Rifles. for Civil Guards is FULL OF INTEREST __ Ex ............. p=--ect_ed...,.._!..b--+y Attorney-General C90DtlnUed from Page 1) party spent the week on Emma Lake at Okerna Beach where the Diocese of Saskatchewan has a Ia~ tract of land. The lake, about forty miles trom the city is not very large but being surrounded by hills it.nd well wooded It presents a most attractive view. The watff is ~ol­ oured by the clay soil and Ill very shallow for a long way from the shore whlch makes lt an Ideal spot for children to play. !Continued from Page l) a large detachment &tatloned here. connection waa made here with It himself to the Attorney General's Whitby people . In ihe person ' · of office. Eldgar Eldridge and· hts wtr~ ~d Need to Be Prepared Mr. AdYe had the pleaaure of b&p- Aa he looked into the faces of tlz1ng thetr second chUd Lindal' lit over 50 men before him, moot of St. Alban's Cathedral. News 'fts wl:iom, he observed, he knew per- also received of Mlas Klaby who ,;ai sonally, the Attorney General ob- well known in Whitby .aha ia ,na,J sened that "the use of force to married and living ID Prlncie Allilit. protect lt!e and property is prob- It WM amazing how all over 'the abl7 the furthest !rom your thoughts country one runs across' COilllectlona at this Ume, but we cannot tell with the home town. · L&ter 'on, .i.t wha& the !uture may bring forth. Meota, to the west of Prince Albel't, Without being pessimistic, feeling Mr. Adye met -Kra. Calteft, a .W.: that we have not yet experienced of Mrs. Prank Pucla,bi wh~ -waa:·delo the worst that 1s to befall us, there- lighted to hear UIJ news of the o14 fore 1 say that it 1s better to be • mechenlltd "mmnute man" expedl- Uonary force of the United States '~Marlne Corps wnt be dhlded be- Deck and aides may be armored, and dect ·guns up to stx-lach cal- Ibre may be mounted, in order t.o put up a fight agalmt aa attacltlng destroyer. · The President_ Grant md Presl- The wJndlng roads surroundtng the lake provide many pretty dnves for the visitor and where there Is lighter soU the evergreen trees grow Ia great profusion. This is a wel- come allbt to Ontario eyes. The main road leads on to Lake Waslte- sleu Ia the Prince Albert National !Part aad 1a a mecca for tourists from aloos distance away. our ata7 here wu most pleasant though the evenlap were very cold and the stoves In the cottages . were wen uaed at night and In the morning. Returning to Prince Albert we were shown the Sanitorium which 1s quite modem and one or the finest build· IDp .of tt.a tlDd we had ever aeen. On: the outaltl~ of the clty to .the west Ia an old An&Ucan Cburcb. bunt or .loss. :aDd In the gran:rard aft! t!i• araves of many c:elebrittee of' tbli nOruiilm Ohurch. There Is ~ .a ~tal· p:ot· where. those who dJed Ill ·' the aentce of· the R.N.W. M.P. ar. ·blirted. There uSed to be ~=·the~:!&~:...~ .~ overprepared, even if it lavolves in- ·-- convenience and S~U:rlfice, than to old friend& 'in Wbttb7. · -The)' · atUl be. underprepared with its inevitable get the ou'ette .aM Chronfcle and It 1s much apreclated . by them for J.rreparable loss of lt!e and property." tween the east aad west couts, of- dent Jackson, each of about 1+,000 . rioJal · elrcles heard. tona, already are on the Pacific : · t'rndet the reported planl, two coUt. The santa Barbara and the , traiilporta md two destroyers wiU ssilta llarla, .allrhtly larger, are in its newa of their old 'frlendi?'· •' Hon. Mr. Conant said. After a rest &t. l'riilce;Albftt aDd Wlth an understanding now hap- visits to outlying parlalita .._ whlcb plly reached with the Federal auth- will be described more' fun1 . at- a orlties at ottawa, the Attorney later te · • JiutY ' divided two General could see In the Volunteer ;tae am~ to . each cout. Atlautlo cout pqrb. -'· Pour lona-ldle destro7en are be- · In service, the Prealdent Grant · :Jnc-~ormed lallO hlah.,.ed an'd the ·P_realdent Jackson will bear -~ .~ . Ooll~ct.a are be~ u.: names ,of former Marine COl'P$ da ' ,ouz: · · ' C'-" Guards now being organized going to Keota alld· two· to .Lloyd .... rnlnater not to' m~traaaiD.' uli.tu .pn. throlighout tne province a great the way hOIJ}e. .. . . _, •• ~ force and Influence maldng !or in- '- temal security, the protection of -~~ to CODyer\ · ~ liners coinmandailt.a-Jiarrts' and Zellln- ., ·l~iJlt--Orant, Presklen\ .Jaclrlon, · d. · .... other ' two ';ahl 'islinfr. ·Bal-btn and . s&nti. Marli. aa ..._e_: . . . pa are ex.,. ON 'rilE JiBrrBB smi .. ;;,~· llfe aad property and the rnainten- lllr • . ~e'npect : lUici ~plt-:9Y,erheard ~ or the morale of the people. bta wtre· ICO'IdiDir .. tbe·-~ ... ~, t' ¥" them he saw an expression of "You ,aad· I . bc~tdeti!I.:.'!P. . w ~ L·it ~ to be or service, and this th unrortunaai?"'• ~!partlcularly true in southwest- ~.=-= atd to';~· ~~ ;~~ . i~~Ont.arto In places cloeer to the ~ mtl(l ~~l&a , t'or cmneu ,~ .~· to hDDor other marine li.t. Jeut u fu1l1 equipped ai· the ~~ · ' "~ ~ uRtt·iD the inn.- -. •Six · heavil)' armed defence ; )Ia\- , ~ IIIGil ~§{ · • · ti.uuna · irtil . becoDie ·part oC tbe .. ~- {." . ' • N~i!~· ~n . be'eo in Jli'Otr- ~\ marine f!I,I'Ce. ·-;w~ch· aJread7 b ~~~WiiJi.~OI ,the Todd Bhlp- diYided 'bet.ween J)Oita in. the 'A\- ~ ;ftirda;•~we, for Ule work DD ~ 1laut.tc. aad Paclftc. . "Not llt..;,'-1" ['ii;.~' 3!. "mean border. This waa ODe Of uioin ri~ 'b.ti~ . : ,~, ~ ~ IJDprcsslons he had gained after IDCil'1"'W • •. • •• >~: .... ~,. , ~l . -!.fectlng aeveral auard unit& · . · ' : ,. · ·:.· ":. '+/J~' · ~· · ·. ~ . Ca.lCr&tulates Men ·, •. '"'-: j-.-:·,~- • • ; . • ~·-' ••• .,~,··· , _ _,_ • · • 1 • • • , • .-'I'be Attorney General, aocompan- ~m~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~§~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~;~~n~ :iecl by Jnapector Moss of provincial 1i · " • · .. ." ~ce IJI.aff headquarters. and ·~\ 1 · .Lieut. Col. Prank Chappell, corn-~ r I " mlnder of the County and Oshawa · •' · I CltY Civil Glllll'ds, met Robert M. ', 'ntftl'ell, commander or the Whltb7 Par& and his men In front of the r- !!'Own Ball, and, following the !!rat parade, he spoke at the Town Park. ~ "You· • C&N'·T M :l ·.ss IT!" When you're looking for some place in the country, and haven't a road map; you naturallY. stop along the road to ask directions. Almost always. your volunteer guide winds up his bewildering list of local landmarks and his vague arm-wavmgs '\\~th the cheerful comment, "You can't miu it!" ~ut sometimes you do. When you're l~oking for "good buys" in town Clon'f grope your way along. Shop first in the pages of this paper. to get your bearings. Here the best merchants ad- ve~tise their beat merchandise. Here real values pass in review. Sitting comfortably nt home, you can compare products and prices - then go straight to the store. the floor, the counter that has exactly what you want! You save hours of hunting, hoping. You save money, too. '•You can't miaa it!" t . ; . i l . . ' ' · IJ:on. Mr. Conant con~tatula.ted the men on their fine appearance and patriotic spirit. He then presented )onnln bands to each man. cludecl .in the ranks or the Unit were Mayor Fred T. Rowe, Reeve the Rev. A. Mansell Irwin, deputy- ,reeve Prank Threadgold; Town En- gineer H. L. Pringle; Town Clerk and 'l"reasurer John R. Frost, half o! the town merchants and many veterans of. the last war. OoL Chappell announced that be- fore long st.andard rules or traln- _~ng would be forthcoming. In the meantime, he said, training would tie held every Friday evening. Col. Chappell add~ his congratulations on the fine appearance of the men and announced that those who had .st&ned up and had not reeelved arm bands would get them next week. 'WHitBY OFFICER J. . -TEllS OF RETREAT (C'alltlaued from P~e ll aboUt left miles from our depot When tbe Germrms ~arne along and blew 1& all to smithereens. Then we ~ to move out. For nine days _.,-.Jt ve my cl:lthes orr so you .. e how it felt t.o get back and get e. hot bath. • Tbe Prench refugees hampered ,0111' IDO'ftments horribly and the ~ ~age they were L':>le to un· dJrltaD\I was the point or a gun In ~ atomac,hs. -Fl!th Columnists, -~ parachute troops In disguise, .... tnrywhere, so we took abso- luteli. po chances with any or them We 10t out or Brest the third last ·~ I~ was In A111ed hr:nds. Don BUJliUlord and I sl!'p t on the lor- ~ deck a.nd tried to keep warm ' 'QD(Ier one ~teatcoat, mine! What a llfll~ sCor8 BOYS COLLECT PAPER , , ~e ~oqsand Glasgow Boy Scout s Oo-ol)era\eil with the Boys' Brlgnde , tQ. a ~week wastepa per campaign &c. oDUec' 1,000 tons or puper. E\·ery ~ Jn the city was called upon, aa4'4QO lorries were used. ',: I ~~- Plfl.y thousand nlrplanf!S , which tbt ' United States L• cn l!ed on to j~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~uce lor defe11se, arc nb~u t 2,000 .....,. thalitt bullt in all the years :..,~e Wright brothers' exper- ... ' ' .," "', 7' .. ' ANNUA[ STREET. FAIR OF ROTARY I . I (Contlnu~ Pa~:e 1> I Fred Rowe. Mrs. King, Mrs . R. T.J MacLaren, Dr. D. R. Fletcher and 1 Mrs. D. B. Coleman. I A Red Cross refreshment b~th on the grounds did a thriving busi- ness, and the local branch of the Society netted a substantial sum, as referred to In the Red Ctoss notes on page five. It was through the klndness of the Rotary and Legion that the booth operated. To wind up a memorable evening, a dance was held, the music being supplied by Rotarian Walter Thorn_ son. "J:he officers In charge or the Fair 1 desire to express thetr apprecla tton to all who ln any way contributed to its success. WAR'.S DEMAND . MAY INGREASE I 60LD MININ6! I National Need For .. Hard ; ~oneytt Seen as Filip to Industry Winnipeg, Man., Aug. 6 - Guld mtnlng throughout canada's va.st unell}llored northlands appears lllte- ly to receive greater impetus in answer to the national need for "hard money" to meet the increas- ed war expenditures in the United States. . Key men in the mining Industry have conferred at length with Gov- ernment representatives around an laforrnal dl.scusslon table at Otta- ll'a. No official announcements have been made either by the Gov- ernment or the gold men. now back at thetr operations, but indications are that!, 1. The industry has promised to speed up the production of .the yellow pay dirt. 2. Tile Government ha.s agreed to place the industry in a restricted category, assuring essential man~ power will receive concessions when rnilltary COJI6Cription Is brought about. Difficult Tasks Faoed But the problem or Increasing production Is not quite so feasible in fact as in theory. Hence, the theory that little exploited mine fields. of which there are many. wnt .see a new Jease or life, may not materialize. Most producing mines could In- crease mUlheads and force a higher prOduction figure, bu in many ca.ses it would b6 at tile expense of long- nm efficiency •. -'I.ea.dlng 'mines that have been producing for years are operated caretully and _economical- ly. Each mine presents different problema an~ in each mlae these I Only "Coca-Cola" gives you ~hat happy after-sense of complete refreshment. That's why millions enjoy it every day. It had to be good to get where it is. So, get a "Coca-Cola," and get the feel of refreshment. E THAT REFRESHES Authorized Bottler of "Coca-Cola" HAMBLY'S CARBONA TED BEVERAGES OSHAWA l'BONE 755 -----------------------------j have been solved in the bla.st fur- however. realize costs will be In"" nace or experience. creasing, rather than decl1nlns. SQ During 1939, Canadian gold mine~ they have been turning the ext~ produced approximately $184.400.- margin to mill lower gmde ore, in 000. Indications are that In 1940 stead of increasing Immediate p the ll!.dustry will produce about fits . The difference in pri~s $194,000,000. But the Increase Cor the first quarter of the year ac the current year. and the increase counted for $4,305,478 on the over a period or years is not ac- duction figure, with very little in tually as great as the figures indl- crea.se in actual output. cate. Costs WW Increase .. Profit 1n EICbiUige Rate While anxious to provide th When the price was $20.67 an Guvernment with extra foreign ex ounce, and it wa.s for many years, chan~. by selling In the Uni the mines opera~ at a steady States, the mine men argue rate with llttle variation in output. stepped-up production would When the price jumped to $35, over crease costs. The h1gh grade a. period of time, many new oper- their worldngs would be 111tlons were launched that . could through e.nd thousands of toDS not have been carried on at the low grade left behind, dlffic:ulf old rate. Now, by virtue of the dl!- Impossible to Wle In the future. ference between Canadian e.nd more ore dl.scarded, the aborter American funds, operators get life of the mine. $38.50 an ounce, whlch will spur Hence they are ltltely to enc:ow~ new working:;. age new exploitation in Managers of the major worltlngs, unworked temtory. PROVINCE OF ONTARIO AN APPEAL . . roR ARMS The Provincial Police of the Province of Ontario, acting under the direction of the Attorney-General, are co-operating I with and advisi~g municipalities now organizing or having organized Volunteer Ciyil Guards. There is now an urgent need for arms with which to equip such guards under proper supervision and direction. Therefore, this appeal is bei~g made to the citizens of Ontario asking that they loan for the use of the Volunteer Civil Guards any available rifles and 12 gauge shotguns, together with ammunition, for the purpose of protecting the lives, property and homes of our people. Such donations will be gratefully received, officially acknowledged and a proper record kept. Arms may be deposited at the headquarters of the Volunteer Civil .Guard, Parliament Buildings, Toronto, or with any Ontario Provincial Police Officer throughout the Province. Any further information may be obtained by addressing communications to the Parliament Buildings, Toronto, or consulting with the nearest Provincial Police Officer. M. F. HEPBURN Prime Mini•ter G. D. CONANT Atto,ney.General Toronto, August 6th, 1940 l ., ,

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