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16 THE WINDSOR DAILY STAR, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1953 Long' 8 tncly Needed to Solve Sarnia Civic Planni: Qg Problems i Sarnia Speaker Come, Be Honored, Jaycees Bid Council Then Rib the Poor Hard- working Chaps New Director Sees Answer 'Si Years Away Legate Addresses' Jaycee Meeting S-- On Tunnel City '3Iess' 4 it i From The Star's Sarnia Bureau A I A John J. Legate, recently-appointed Sarnia planning director, said last night this city "'has all the planning problems that all the other cities have," and added that it may be a year or 1 many years before he is ready to offer solutions. SPEAKS TO JAYCEES 7 I t- vi Mr. Legate spoke at the Junior Chamber of Commerce annual Civic Affairs Night" banquet in the Colonial Hotel. Guests of the Jaycees were Mayor W.

C. Nelson event, an annual one, is marked by good-natured "ribbing" from the Jaycees and some pious protests from council members. Left picture shows Councilor M. M. Gowland, Jaycee President Mr.

Arthur In honor of the work they have done for Sarnia during the past year, members of the city council were feted in the Colonial Hotel in that city last evening by the Junior Chamber of Commerce. The Bradley and Councilor William Wright. At right are Councilor Alex Rapson, Education Director Mr. William Rogers, Councilor Clayton Saylor and Mayor W. C.

Nelson. (Sarnia Bureau Photos.) and members of city council. Mr. Legate admitted that plan DR. J.

D. ATCHESON Director of the Toronto Juvenile Court, who was in Sarnia last evening to address a meeting of the Child Study group at Hanna Mtmorial School. ning cost a great deal ot money, but pointed out that a greater de gree of planning foresight in the past would have saved a large amount of money by avoiding "the mess we are in." Says Church Hard-Oil Scots Go Gay Helps Indians At St. A ndrew's Feast ecriesJJse Police Accept Traffic Aid Frontiersmen Help At Busy Corners From The Star's Sarnia Bureau SARNIA The police commis PETROLIA With "Scots Wha' Crash Hurts Glencoe Man Condition Critical After Car Hits Truck The Star's Wallaceburg Bureau SOMBRA One man was serious-ly injured and two others severely shaken up in a car-truck collision "just that big" when he arrived In Canada from Glasgow. Of Whiplash Hae" ringing a vibrant note, Petro-lia's members of the St.

Andrew's Society celebrated its 83rd annual He said that he has not been here long enough to consider himself qualified to speak on Sarnia's specific planning problems. Instead, he outlined the objectives of town planning designed to create "a happier, healthier and more beautiful city." Anglican Minister Lists Mission Work SARNIA The Canadian Ind Mr. Miller recalled the vim and vinegar of Petrolia's Scots during Car in River, Driver Revived SARXIA Police end firemen were called at about 7 o'clock this morning: to revive a Sarnia man who was found to have driven his car into the St. Clair River just south of the Sun Oil Company main gate. Police were unable to ascertain the cause for the accident.

Clifford Tracy, about 30, of "26 Lincoln Park, was revived by a resuscitator rushed to the scene by members of the Sarnia fire department. He was taken to Sarnia General Hospital in a Stewart funeral home ambulance. Hospital officials reported the "oil move" when he was a boy, lans, particularly tnose being Toronto Man Lauds Probation Office SARNIA The work of uroba- banquet last night with haggis and trimmings. 100 ATTEND Sixty-five-year-old Jim Simmons, reached by church and govenv born in Enniskillen Township ment-established schools in the He regretted that planners sel- sion Monday voted to act on an offer by the Legion of Frontiersmen to provide traffic patrolmen claims he is a rarity because he can far north, have a major contribu' More than 100 members gathered speak authentic Highland Gaelic. dom have a chance to build a new tion officers among youngsters has city on a virgin site such as is to proved to have a greater effect on tion to offer the Canadian nation at the intersection of the 12th Con at some of Sarnia's busier at Petrolia Volunteer Fire Depart in the not-too-distant future "There's only a few people around today who can give with cession of Sombra and the 5 and 6 cutting juvenile crime than whip be done in the case of Iroquois, Ontario, where St.

Lawrence Sea Canon H. G. Cook, B.A., D.D ment's club room. Haggis was piped to the assembly by Alex Callander who also per superintendent of Indian school way developments have forced the GIVEN TRAINING The offer was made by Lt. Jack administration for the Anglican formed the traditional address to Church in Canada, told Sarnia uprooting of the whole community.

A new city "of ideal size and ideal layout" is being planned. Knight, spokesman for the Fron him suffering from shock. the Scottish delicacy. Throughout the event, an air of Rotarians yesterday. LATENT TALENTS the real Gaelic," he maintains.

Following Scotland's national anthem, Alex Dalziel gave a toast to "The day and wha' honor it, and the land we left" Recognition of Canada was appropriately given by R. H. McLean's toast to "The land we live in." Other toasts were made by Presi ping in reform schools. Dr. J.

D. Atcheson, director of the Toronto Juvenile Court, said here last night. NOT FAVORABLE In an interview before his address to th-3 child study group at Hanna Memorial School, Dr. Atcheson said that corporal punishment has little or nothing to tiersmen, who said his group wanted to help police direct traffic or in some other way to contribute In most cities, he said, planners Sideroad, near here, early yester-: day. BACK INJURIES Rushed to Sarnia General Hos-pital was 46-year-old Victor Brug-; german of R.R.

3, Glencoe. Hospital authorities said he suffered possible back and chest injuries, as well as lacerations to his forehead and hand. His condi-j must try to correct the problems resulting from communities' hap "They are a people with many latent talents and they will un the "old country" prevailed. Many of the "old timers" sat back and recalled past banquets and relative situations. to the welfare of the city.

Chief Constable James S. Tor doubtedly help to make Canada ranee said he would he glad to co really great country," Canon Cook M. J. O'Connor Funeral Held Former Appraiser Dies in Sarnia dent P. C.

McPhedran, Past Presi operate with the Frontiersmen in declared. The high Anglican church offi commend itself as a measurs hazard growth from the size of villagesr The planner's job, he said, is to co-ordinate growth patterns into a master plan for orderly development. AVOID SLUMS dent A. P. Robertson and a former "This is just an amateur society now," observed 81-year-old James "Scotty" Miller, who was providing training necessary be president, W.

R. MacDonald. cial pointed out that the Indians fore the volunteers could go to work. against recidivists. "As a matter of fact," he said, "a high percertage of those who return to crime are boys who have had already contributed greatly to the culture and economy of the western They ad been responsible for developing Sarnia Reduces Slums must be avoided, he said, ATTEND LECTURES Judge Edwin A.

Shaunessy said SARXIA Requiem Hieh Mass tion was listed as "critical." Provincial Constable Tom Shields of Tort Lambton said that the injured man was a pas-: senger in a truck, driven by his son, which collided with an au- tomobile being operated by Wil-bert Shepley, 21, of Sombra. Both Shepley and the driver of the other vehicle, were shaken up in the crash. and blighted areas must be rehabilitated. The schools, rather than the centre," are becom corn as tillers of the soil and were tor Michael J. O'Connor, 139 North the men would have to attend one or more lectures to instruct them Bootlegging the first growers of beans, toma Miuon street, who died at St.

Joseph's Hospital in his 69th year, in how traffic is controled. They SARNIA There are 32 boot ing the focal point of community activities. Transport must flow smoothly. Sometimes, industry then could be sworn in and assigned to their duties. was sung yesterday at St.

Joseph's Church by Rev. L. J. O'Rourke. been strapped or whipped during their last term in a reform institution." Canada can learn much from the United States in forecasting the trend toward juvenile crime, he said.

There, statistics show that delinquency increases in ratio to the industrialization of a community. The solution to the problem lies Bottom Falls Out of Case Liquor Charges Fail After Samia Party SARNIA It took the soggy bottom of a case of ale to land four men in court and yesterday to win them dismissals on charges of having liquor in an illegal place. must be turned away to maintain Judge Shaunessy was of the Mr. O'Cnnnnr wan piicfnmc -ml good planning, but more often Both vehicles were wrecked, and 'excise appraiser at the Imperial toes and tobacco. In addition to the field of agriculture, they brought to the world such efficient and useful articles as the canoe, snowshoes and the toboggan, each skilfully adapted to the type of place in which they lived.

The federal government and industry is attracted to the well- opinion that the group could be "of great relief" in helping combat traffic congestion in some estimated total damage was "Uil Company Limited for a num more than $1,000. ber of years, having retired from the position three years ago. parts of the city. They also would be on hand in the event of an emergency, he said. TIIROWN'CLEAR TIi iniurn man rfir n-ac He had been an employe of the legging establishments in this city, Jack Knight, secretary of the Bluewater Ratepayers Association told a meeting of that group last evening.

He said that at the beginning of year there were 47, but that the Frontiersmen, with the help of city police, had cleaned out 15 such establishments. Both organizations would continue their work until bootlegging houses are wiped out, "because we are after a good, clean living community." The accused were charged after irr a greater emphasis on probation officers and other skilled social workers. Unfortunately there is an intense shortage of such people, and this is the problem within planned city. "You, John Q. Public, are the planning man in your city," Mr.

Legate declared. "Only through your help and co-operation will your city grow into a healthy, and beautiful place in which to live." Mayor Nelson said the first re churches of a half-dozen denominations in Canada were "not wasting a dollar" In helping the Indian thrown clear of the wreck into aia ruuuc vvorKs, ui-rfitch some distance away, wasjtawa in the harbor works depart-treated at the scene by Dr. C. to coming to Sarnia each refused to tell who owned 42 pints of ale which were to be to adjust to the Canadian way of IlAnrlriphs nf rVnirtriphf and rP. uc imu uccu "iipiujcu uy Uie C1VU delivered to the owner.

the problem. living. Canon Cook declared. The ale was left over from a He finds, however, that the mod serviee nere ior 2d years. Mr.

O'Connor was born in Ot Indian church schools had their stag party. jnoved to hospital in the Xich-olls Ambulance of Wallaceburg. According to Constable Shields, the crash occurred onlv a few hun Petrolia Lemon Elects Chief SARNIA Ray Goodheart was acclaimed president of the Petrolia branch 216 Canadian Legion for the coming year. Acclamation were tawa and resided in Sarnia for 40 Charged were John Griffiths, quirement of the town planner is that the public be educated to ern concepts of combatting the increase in crime among the young is receiving an ever-wid ening years R.R. 3, Kenneth Head, start more than 100 years ago, Dr.

Cook said. The original idea was to spot the schools far into the wilderness close to Indian habita accept the principles of good town Bright's Grove; Alexander Weir, dred feet from where Brueserman He was a World War I veteran planning. 176 Front street north, and Jim and his son were eneaaed in drill- He played football for Sarnia inter- tion but the cnurcnes were now He thanked the Jaycees for what Wilkinson, 13Hi North Forsythe. mediate teams. 5ng a well.

he termed their "tribute" to the Wilkinson told Magistrate J. C. also accorded to first vice-presi Surviving are his wife, the Parnell Lysaght; one daugh Chatham And Sarnia Radio ThU Evening CFCO (630) dent Mac Pauling, and Arthur acceptance. While social work in this field is still in its pioneering stages, there are "certain fundamental aims which have proved their worth over the years. In Toronio, for instance, the probation office has proved itself building their classrooms in white territory.

Indian children were being brought 800 miles in some cases by airplane to attend the council, and praised members of the present council for "their Dunlap that a couple of ale bottles fell out of the bottom of a wet Godfrey, a member of the out-of cartoon. A constable was looking town executive. efforts to serve the city to the very best of their ability." on. Elections for remaining execu After accosting them, the police tive positions will be held Decem 4.00 Bygone Tears 7.00 Waltzeg ter, Mrs. William Doucher; one grandson; two sisters, Mrs.

Joseph Shaffer, Philadelphia, and Mrs. Gertrude Lapointe, Ottawa; and several nieces andjiephews. Burial was in Our Lady of Mercy Cemetery. Funeral arrangements were by McKenzie and Blundy fun 7.15 Rendezvous 4 30 News to work during the 35 years' existence of the. juvenile court there.

ber 7. Following are nominees: second vice president, Charles officer was unable to find the owner of the ale, so he charged all four. mission schools. He said churches were always built near the schools and religion was closely integrated with their formal education. Close attention was given to health and recreation.

Canon Cook said at least 75 per 7.30 Hotel Assn. 7.45 Music 8.00 Sees Us 8.30 Concert 9.30 Concert Hall Coutts, Samuel Howlett, Frank Double Liquor Charge Delayed to Dec. 9 SARNIA Bail was set at $500 for Clarence Bell, 138 Chestnut 4.45 Glee Club 5.00 Shep Fields 5.15 Variety 5.30 Child's Prog. 5.45 Billboard 6.00 Bandstand 6.15 Lew Parker 6.30 Serenade 6.45 News 100 Liquor Fine 2 Landowners Win. Appeals Assessment Reduced At Sarnia Hearing SARXIA Judge Edwin A.

Shau-nessy presided at final hearings Monday of the 1933 assessment appeal court. The score for the last appeals: two assessments confirmed, two reduced. G. Ferrara, owner of property at eral home. Bolton, Olg Atkey, Arnold Bradley and Harry Bain; treasurer, Harry Bain, Stan Scott, Jack Kerby, Syl 10.00 BBC Presents 10.30 Mus.

Program SARNIA Joseph Desbien. Lambton Club Plans Program 11.00 News 11.15 Sports, Music Plank road, was fined S100 and avenue, when he appeared before Magistrate J. C. Dunlap yesterday, facing two charges of selling liquor cent of the Indian children returned to their native areas after leaving school. van baits ana btanley Morrison; sergeant-at-arms, Walter McLeod, A.

Bechard, Sam Howlett, John Ringwood, Lyle Patterson, Marney costs yesterday by Magistrate J. C. Dunlap fcr supplying liquor to CHOK (1070) 4.00 Xmas Party 7.30 An Old Song 4.30 Chapel Echoes 7.45 Word In Ear 4.45 Xmas Carols 8.00 Public 'Eye Police Patrols Still in Doubt I shudder to think what the illegally. Bell's case was adjourned to December 9 for trial. Landon, Olg Atkey, Charlie Coutts, Stanley Morrison, Wallace Reid and Owen Hill.

i Indians in the Arctic tnd the Northern Territories would be up an Indian ac Sarnia's Indian reserve. Evidence disclosed that furniture was overturned and a house was damaged after the liquor was supplied. To Arrange Projects At Petrolia Meeting SARNIA About 150 Lambton He was charged with illegally SARNIA City officials were against now with the new develop- 8.30 Show Bus. Art Godfrey 9.30 Guy Lombardo 10.00 News 10.15 Canadian 10.30 Leicester 11.00 News. Sports 11.10 Dancing 5.00 News 5.15 Santa Claus 5.30 Supper Club 6.00 News 6.10 Sports 6.20 Supper Club 7.00 News 7.05 Sports The secretary will be appointed selling liquor to Richard the executive committee.

worth, a 17-year-old. .3 Mclntyre street, Bluewater, and -urged by the police commission ment up there if the churches had Tourigny, 50 Crescent street, Monday to try to reach agreement not prepared them with the Bluewater, failed in attempts to with the Village of Point Edward groundwork which they have have their assessments lowered. on who will provide police patrols! 7.10 Peggy Brooks 12.00 News County junior farmers will sit down around the discussion table in the Masonic hall at Petrolia Saturday to Jalk over new ideas Petrolia District Scots Welcome the Haggis 7.15 Singing Host 12.05 Sports i for club projects and activities. The uniors will represent all clubs In the county of Lambton. Under the chairmanship of Jack Beggs of Sombra, the young farm people will take part in discussion of prohlems which will include J.

E. May, 1080 Briarfield avenue, had the assessment on a building he owns reduced from $2,200 to $1,900, and Mrs. Ethel Mills, Lakeshore road, was granted a $600 cut in the assessment on her land building. Two of the appeals were in Ward Seven, one in Ward Eight, and one in Ward Nine. City Clerk Fred Hill said the number of appeals taken to court this year was "about Everage." The total was much higher last year, he said, because there had been a complete si Wv- io Jy vWy i CD d4 on the boundary road between the city and the village.

The commission was told that City Manager E. Royden Colter is working to clarify the situation, but as yet 'he has been unable to come up with a solution acceptable to Point Edward. As the situation stands, no one is certain who should be looking after patrols on Christine street between Exmouth street and Michigan avenue. The boundary road lies partly in the city, partly in the village. In some parts, it is divided down the middle.

i Sarnia Theatres CAPITOL Today and Wednesday: (3-D western), starring Gig Young and Jean Hagen. ODEON Today only: "Both Sides of the Law," (drama), starring Ann Crawford and Peggy Cummins; also "War Paint" (western) starring Robert Stack. PARK Today and Wednesday: "O.K. Nero" (adult comedy) starring Sylvana Pampanini and Gino Cervi; also "The Ringer" (suspense) starring Herbert Lorn. creation of greater interest in Wednesday.

CFCO (30) 7.15 Musical Clock. 2.00 Quiz 7.30 News 2.30 Truth 7.45 Musical Clock 3.00 News. Music 8.00 News 3.15 Singers 8.15 Musical Clock 3.30 This Hour 8.30 Peggy Brooks 4.00 Play It Safe 8.35 Musical Clock 4.30 News. In Mem 8.55 CBC News 4.45 Glee Club 9.00 Baptist Ch. 5.00 Who Am I 9.15 For Ladies 5.15 Variety 9.45 For Women 5.30 Drama 10.00 News 5.45 Billboard 10.15 Bob Hope 6.00 Melody 10.30 Knowing 6.30 Serenade 10.45 Have Another 6.45 News- 11.00 News 7.00 Rendezvous 11.

IS Blue Room 7.30 Take Chance 11.30 Music 8.00 Frank Sinatra 11.45 Keynotes 815 Army Show unior farmers, program planning. working new members into junior farmer programs, working new members into junior institute programs, worthwhile projects, re sponsibilities of the club executive and getting local members interested in county junior farmer 12.00 Farm, Home 8.30 Glldersleeve activities. Contract Let for Imperial Oil Packaging Plant 12.15 News 9.00 Happened 12.30 Farm Talks 9 15 Three Sons 12.45 Farm Sales 9.30 Gospel Singers Chairman of the discussion groups will be trea iancher of Euphemia, Frank Wight of Bosan- 1.00 Time, Mkts 10.00 Cal Jackson 1.15 Farm Hour 10.30 Over to You 1.30 Livestock Mktll.OO News 1.45 Resume 11-15 Sports, Music quet, Mdv'n Murphy of Sombra, Peggy Hull of Enniskillen, Doug Leckie of Sarnia, Ralph Ferguson of Brooke and Les Tretheway of CHOK (1070) I W' fis If 6.00 News, Sports 2.00 Brave Voyage 2.15 Our Gal 6 35 Roundup Sarnia. 7.00 News 7.05 Breakfast 8.00 News 8.10 Sports 8.15 Breakfast Imperial Motors Win Cage Tilt SARNIA Imperial City Motors 2.30 Xmas Party 3.00 News 3.05 Name It 3.30 Casino 3.45 Voice 4.00 Xmas Party 4.30 Echoes 4.45 Xmas Carols 5.00 News 5.15 Santa Claus 5.30 Supper Club 6.00 News 6.10 Sports 6.15 Supper Club 7.00 News, 8 ports 7.10 Peggy Brooks 7.15 S. Burnette 7.30 Wed.

Night 10.00 CBC News 10.15 Recital 8. uevouons 9.00 News 9.05 Morn. Music 10.00 News 10.05 Going Places 10.15 Talk of Town 10.30 With Dollars 11.00 Road of Life 11.15 Rosemary 11,30 Neighbor 11.45 Laura Ltd. moved into a first place tie with Rosens in the Senior Y' Basketball League last night by defeating Gus's 55-37. Brown's Bombers tor pedoed Polymer 42-16 in a second game.

12.00 Muslcale 1J.15 Aunt Lucy 12.30 News 12.40 Sports Leading Imperial City Motors to 11.00 News. Sports 12.45 Home Hour the win was Neil Smith who gather 1.30 Bothwell Callsll.10 Dance Music 145 Mus. Kitchen 12.00 News, Sports ed 12 points. Bert Baldwin got 10, Dave Campbell for Gus's was credited with eight points. Gus's are now tied for second place in the league with Auto Lite.

Top marksman for the Bombers i i was "Madge BayauK witn iz Scots of Petrolia and district, members of the NEW CLUB MEMBERS SARNIA Three new members of the Sarnia Rotary Club were introduced at yesterday's luncheon meeting in the Hotel Vendome din-ingroom. They were Tom Guthrie, George Cash and Charlie Phelps. The three will be formally inducted later and presented with their scrolls. St Andrew's Society, attendedheir 83rd annual. points.

Bob Ella was Polymer's top scorer with six points. usual "piping in" of the haggis, too. Mr. E. D.

Fletcher was the bearer of tte ancient Scottish delicacy. Piper Alex Callander led the proces-sion. The piper is shown making the time-honored "address to the haggis" while Mr. Fletcher in left background looks on. be able to load 10 freight cars and 12 trucks at a time.

Canadian Bechtel has also been awarded the contract for a new shopV The projects are part of a $6,000,000 expansion program. St1 Andrew's dinner last night in the Petrolia Firemen's Hall. Toasts were delivered to the County of Lambton and the Town of Petrolia as part of the dinner festivities. There was the The contract for a new highly-mechanized packaging plant at Imperial Oil's Sarnia refinery has been awarded to Canadian Bechtel Ltd. The plant above will cover 90,000 square feet and More District News On Pages 7, 17, 23.

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