The Westmount examiner, 9 janvier 1948, vendredi 9 janvier 1948

[" HRM FE Det 3 \u201c Place, end drove away.Discovered Shortly afterward, he noticed that the cash register of the Plaza Tea Room was not in its usual and on entering the establishment, saw that the cigarette racks also were empty, and \u2018that the back door was open.An rent + +» \u2018Mortar Company Formed The Royal Montreal Regiment is calling for recruits to man its 4.2-inch Mortar Company which\u2019 is soon to commence training under \u201c the direction of a former active service mortar officer specialist, \u201c Announcing the need for recruits, Lt.Col.R.Schwob, M.C,, @tresses that 4.2-inch Mortar work is a completely new undertaking by the Westmount reserve force unit which previously trained with medium machine guns as its principal weapon.Establishment of the R.M.R.now calls for a Headquarters Company, one 4.2-inch Mortar Company, and three Medium Machine Gun Compan'es.A feature of winter training now under way is the Ski Patrol which operated so successfully & alarm was immediately put into effect, and the taxi traced.The driver of the Western Taxi, Joseph Richard, 6433 Laurendeau street, told police that he had taken his passengers to the corner of Dorchester street and St.Lawrence Blvd.where they got out.In the meantime, Constable W.Presley found four sacks of cigarettes, candy bars, etc.(later estimated at about $400), hidden in the lane at the rear of the Tea Room.The place was unobtrusively watched, to await any further developments \u2014 and they were forthcoming! Shortly after 7 a.m., Constables H.Brigden and D.Wil- \u2018son noticed two strangers saunter from Sherbrooke street down Prince Albert avenue, giving tha lane behind the Tea Room a close inspection as they went by.The police followed, as the men increased their speed.They reached Westmount station ahead of the constables, and hurriedly entered a Diamond Taxi.As the tax{ started, Constable Brigden shouted to it to stop, and.the driver, Paul Labelle, 1118 Gil- ford Ytreet, turned toward the police, stopping when he teached them.The two men were questioned and their answers were found (Continued on Page 11) Westmount Police Nab Thieves \u201cWho Broke Into Plaza Tea Room Early on the morning of Saturday, January 3, the Plaza Tea Room, 4858 Sherbrooke street west, was discovered by a member of the Westmount Police force to have been broken into.Events moved fast after that, and as & result, two men were taken into custody in connection with the break-in within a few hours.They appeared in Recorder's Court yesterday morning, where they pleaded guilty to charges of breaking and entering, and theft.Each was sentenced to one year in prison by Recorder C.A.Hale.About 5 a.m.on Saturday, Constable J.R.Smith noticed three auspicious looking characters loitering near the intersection of Lansdowne avenue and Sherbrooke street.He was some distance away, and as he approached to investigate them, the men hailed a taxi, Colin Campbell Designs Crest For St.Andrews Early this Fall, a contest was! opened by the Church School Sup- | erintendent for a distinctive crest, to be designed by any of the: scholars.A considerable number | of entries, the majority from the Primary Department, were re-' ceived and turned over to Capt.\u2019 Maxwell Ford, who very kindly acted as judge.It was with great pride that on Christmas Sunday, eight-year-old | Colin Campbell was presented with Hurlbutt's Story of the Bible, be- | ing the winner of this contest.His design is most attractive, bearing the name of the School, Cross of St.Andrew as well as the open Word, all very ably woven into a shield type crest.Peter Haley was given honorable mention as being the runner-up, and shall be presented with the first crest as soon as they arrive, Peter is also a member of the Primary Department.The School has enjoyed two special visual features on Christmas and New Year\u2019s Sundays, and is using this medium of presenting the lesson more frequently, now that many fine religious films are available in our own City.The Scholars are looking forward to their annual sleigh-drive, which will take place as soon as more snow has arrived.Three months\u2019 perfect attendance pins will also be awarded early this month.New Unit For R.M.R.last year.All members of the unit interested in skiing may join the Patrol.Week-end schemes will be carried out, some in the Lauren- tian district.Novices are welcome and all equipment will be supplied by the Unit if necessary.Regular training parades are held one night a week from 8 to 10 p.m.at the Armory.The sports facilities of the Armory, which is conveniently located for bua and tram connections at the Gien, are available on Thursday evenings for members of the unit interested in shooting, bowling, volley:ball, .baseball, etc.Boxing instruction is under the personal supervision of Solly Green, a former champion.The particular need, Col.Schwob points out, is for young men of the age of 18 years and up, and in this connection parents are urged to take up Reserve Force training as a voluntary duty in developing themselves as responsible members of the community.Parents and prospective applicants are cordially invited to inspect the Armory and secure further information any Tuesday or Thursday evening between 8 and 10 p.m.MANY YEARS\u2019 SERVICE Howard S.Ross, K.C.\u2026.D.C.L., well known lawyer, lecturer and public speaker, who has been conducting a most interesting end widely read columa, under the general heading, \u201cThe Forum,\u201d in the Examiner Publishing Co.'s papers for many years, is seen receiving a radio and desk set In recognition of his valuable contributions.The token of gratitude and esteem is being presented to him by H.E.McCormick, President of the Examiner Publishing Company, at the annual New Year's party held at the printing plan?on Hampton avenue.Stress of business compels Mr.Ross to discontinue his weekly contributions to the papers.Herbert Reddy Hospital Appeal Reaches $14,500 Donations to the Herbert Reddy Memorial Hospital's special appeal for $25,000 passed the halfway mark at the start of the New Year, and had passed $14,500 at the time we go to press, it was announced by Lyle D.Richardson, chairman of the Hospital's appeal committee.\u201cAlthough the response been fairly slow,\u201d he stated, has \u201cwe are confident that the traditional generosity of Montrealers will enable us to attain our objective which is so necessary to the welfare of the hospital.\u201d He stated that the appeal will be continued until the objective is attained, adding that canvassers will not be used to solicit funds from the general public.\u201cWe feel that many of our friends and former patients, who are drawn from all areas of Greater Montreal, will be glad to contribute to our appeal,\u201d he said, \u201cespecially when they know of the many services the hospital is providing for the community.\u201d He concluded that high praise had been extended to the hospital (Continued on Page 8) Death Ruled Accidental A verdict of accidental death was returned on Monday by Coroner Richard L.Duckett in connection with the death of Mrs.Martha Higgins, 85, of 29 Winchester Avenue, who died on Sunday in the Western Division of the General Hospital as a result of injuries she received when she fell down an inside staircase at her home on November 24.Wallace Beaton Elected President Young Prog- Cons.Wallace Beaton was elected president of the Young Progressive Conservatives of St.Antoine- Westmount for 1948 at that organization\u2019s annual meeting, held in Victoria Hall on Tuesday evening.Prominent in Progressive Conservative circles in Westmount and in the province, Mr.Beaton is vice-president of the Young Frogressive Conservative Association of the Island of Montreal, and has represented that association at party conventions held locally, in Ottawa, and at Lake Couchiching during the past year.Also elected to the executive were Mrs.Margaret Rogers and Rene Pouliot as dual vice-pres- idents; Patrick Irwin as secretary- treasurer; William Savage and Alan Brown.Reviewing the events ot the past year, Patrick Irwin, on behalf of the retiring executive, pointed out the important place {the local group occupies in the councils of the Progressive Conservative Party.\u2018Our association .was formed for two purposes,\u201d he | stated, \u201cto interest young men and | women in the better government | of their country, and to enable them to have a voice in the fram- | ing of Progressive Conservative Party politics.\u201d The new president, in outlining the organization's plans for 1948, pointed out that in view of the many and varied aspects of public affairs in Canada today, the persons most capable of exercising a voice on all issues as they emerge are those who belong to a vigorous and constructive palitical party.New Offices At Local Police and Fire Station This week finds Chief Byford, of the Westmount Police Department, newly installed in the new office recently completed for him at the Police Station.Fire Chief Cobb will now move his office from upstairs in the Fire Station to Chief Byford\u2019s former office, which is situated next to the Fire Hall, Rotary Is Told About Aid For Crippled Children Douglas Bremner, of 3769 West- mount Blvd., who has been President and Chairman of the Board of the School for Crippled Children for many years, and is also president of the Homoeopathic Hospital, and an untiring worker on behalf of crippled children, addressed members of the Rotary Club of Westmount at their first luncheon of 1948 on the subject of \u201cNew Horizons for the Crippled Child.\u201d For the past 2000 years, since long before the time of the famous Hippocrates, who also was a cripple, crippled children have been regarded as abnornfal, as outcasts of society from which they have been driven by the inferiority complexes that have arisen as a result of their treatment by others, he declared, adding, \u201cI think that perhaps the most wonderful service we do the crippled children we ald is to eliminate that plex.\u201d Dr.McKenzie Forbes, he told the Rotarians, initiated the idea of a school for crippled children in 1906.He was at that time surgeon in the old Children's Memorial Hospital on Guy street, below Sherbrooke street.He recognized his charges\u2019 need for educational facilities that they might develop out of their otherwise inferior and illiterate situation.He tirelessly pursued this ideal, and in 1909 an educational department was formed at the hospital.The present building was erected on Cedar Avenue in 1914, That Dr.Forbes was right in his high estimate of the mental abilities of these children has been amply borne out in their inferiority com- scholastic performance, which has i (Continued on \"13e 5) ix! 7 FAT - Po _ gd Pa æ WESTMOUNT WHIMSIES By Oliver Towne Whilst strolling through the fair streets of Westmount this week, in an endeavour to discover some sensational news about something or other, we stopped on the corner of Victoria and Sherbrocke for a few minutes +.truly, this is the busiest corner in our city .street cars approach the intersection from three directions, as do the buses also .and, in the rush hours, they come in great numbers .disgorging their loads of Westmounters and continuing on with other citizens further west-bound .anyone who has tried to cross the street at this- point and at this tifne (say around 8.15 a.m.or 5.15 p.m.) knows what we are talking about .all of which only goes to show that the folks these Y i days are busier than ever .ulcers were known fifty years ago .at weast, they remained undiagnosed.NOTES\u2014Some of our more Stspoken citizens have been expostulating to yours truly about the rising cost of living .one said, \u201cIt's like bringing up 4 à child .every time you think You've got something to fit him, he grows again\u201d .and very well put, too .The West- mount Rotary Club has received a request from Ste.Annes Military Hospital for used ice skates for the patients .A rink has been set up on the Hospital grounds .C.A.James, President of the Business Association of Westmount, is expected home by the end of the week from the Herbert Reddy Memorial Hospital, after suffering a very severe attack of influenza - at your doorstep! 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