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BOWMANVILLE x Goodyear Rewards Faithful Employees Upon Retirement Wen Employees Given Rervears 4 months, for each employee * tirement from Daily Du. i. chard Widdtcombe hired i ubs 0) ties with S tantial " Lhe dp Tg Bo 117 Holgate and Management Make Fitting Remarks years 6 months and retiring at the (By Staff Reporter) grand old age of 92. These employees were presented . Bowmanville, July 18.--Ten faithful Goodyearites, who had with two weeks' holiday pay, which all ten year men are entitled to, and the Company in recogniz- ing the long and faithful service of these employees, wished to show their appreciation and recognition, been with the Company mare than and the foremen of these employees .ten years, retired on Saturday, "July 14th. They were: Jahn Don- easter, Richard 'Hamlyn, Richard obbs, Robert Lindsay, William Richards, Richard Widdicombe, Robart Greenfield, David Morri- presented them with checks amounting to $7,728.00, These checks ranged in denomination son, Thomas Hamlyn, Harry Smith, * Their combined ages total 736 years, or an average age of 73 from $522.00 to $1,000.00, ac. cording to yeara of service and years, 6 months, The youngest to retire was 65 and the oldest 92, earnings during the period whic! the shortest service with the Com- they had worked. Mr. Hardy presented the men pany being 11 years 7 months, and the longest 17 years 8 months, with Retirement Certificates, bear- ing the seal of the Company and neatly framed, with inscriptions. Their average age when hired was 58 years 2 months, and their com- bined years of service would be Arve Complimented 154 years, or an average of 18 Mr. Hardy in presenting these certificates, stated that he hoped they would keep them in fond re- membrance of the years which they served together in Goodyear, and in shaking hands with each, com- The assembly will not forget the occasion in which these loyal and faithful men expressed their sentiments and mingled feelings after they had received their checks and certificates. Mr. Hardy, in calling the gath- ering to order, at which the Mac- tory Council were all present with the retiring men in Wingfoot Hall, expressed his regret im losing such faithful and loyal employees and at the same time was much pleased that the Company was so recognis- ing the faithful services which had been rendered by presenting the 'men with the check as mentioned. Mr. Hardy assured the men that any time they would like to visit the Factory, that they would be provided with a pass to do so and that he hoped they would return at various times and comment on the progress which the factory may be making. The replies from the men were pitting. Almost with one accord they regreted the departure from 'the place in which they had so long worked. This was especially noticeable when Mr, Short, fore. man of Mr, Harry Smith, presented him with his check for $1,000, as tears flowed freely from each. At the same time, Harry, like the rest, was glad to receive his gheck and now have a well eaned rest. Mr, John Doncaster brought forth much laughter when he mado his speech and said "I hope the man that takes my place will do the job as well as I have done it." John is looking forward tp more leisure time than he has had for some years, Mr, Dave Morrison made some very suitable remarks and hoped to be af service to Good- year in any of their musical activi- ties where he could .lend a hand. Pave's untiring service in the -_-- house or to picnics. thing a little smarter fittings. ular $5.00 value. CHILDREN'S SUMMER SOCKS A few white but mostly colors, Fleur-de-Lis Full-fashioned Silk Hose Popular price in an exceptional good wool. choose from. Silk Rayon Gingham Priced at Week end special for this well known wash fabric. 3 yards for foo = Summer Dress Fabrics | Special July Clearing | Divided in three selling groups and | every one equally attractive. 49¢, 79¢c and $1.39 yard wr Pure Linen Towelling Extra heavy quality, fancy colored border i blue, green, mauve, rose or pink. A wonderful value at 35¢ yard or 3 yds. A Dollar Corset for 88¢ The sort of an offer that will appeal ity than the o Comes in all sizes and colors. Fine pure soft wool with fancy cuff, to wear when playing tennis, golf or any other form of Summer Sports. They look quite trig, and will save your silk hose. Two 75¢... $1.00 prices, per pair Smart Cool Summer Frocks Hundreds of Them Ranging in Prices From $2.49 to $25.00 A style, size and price to suit everyone, whether it be only a cheap little dress to wear around the choice in this particular line is practically un- limited, A visit to this floor) will soon put all your worries regarding your vacation wardrobe, to an end, We also feature the ' anteed in every way. enced saleslady present at all times 'Lady Mac Corset', guar- The popular Sleeveless Vestee Blouse. about three dozen in the lot. weight Fugi and Pique, KARO HOSE -- Satisfaction Guaranteed And every one a pure silk product, All sizes, Full fashioned, pair ............. Pure Silk, well shaped A super quality for the money, pair ..., Just Arrived--Another Ship- ment of Bathing Suits Every garment made of the purest of Splendid range of Bathing Capes or towel wrap in blue, Maybe you wish for vacation wear, some- Your department (second A thoroughly experi- to give Just Made of a good White only. A reg- Three Qualities, All colors. ..$1,98 ..$1.48 ....$1,00 colors to $2.75 .. $4.95 musical lime has beem much ap- preciated by Goodyear. With the activity that he maiutaing no ome would ever suspect him to be the age of seventy-nine. Messrs. Greem- field, Hobbs, Richards, Widdi- combe and T. Hamlyn, also ex- pressed their feelingg of satisfac- tion while working with the Com- pany. Mr, Richard Hamlyn, who h'ad been most faithful on tha elevator for the past 11 years, 7 months, amused the assembly by ing that he had been nearly {2 years behind the bars and now was getting his freedom. Mr. Robert Lindsay said he might be getting old for work but he was very glad that he was not too old to talk, and no doubt Robert will be heard around Bowmanville for some years to come, and the com- munity of Tyrone will be glad to know that Robert is now entering into a well earned rest from his labor, Company Proud Mr. H, M. Nanson, Manager, in charge of Personnel Division, spoke complimentary on his con- nections with the men who were retiring, and assured them that the Company had the best, kindly feeling toward them, Mayor Holgate expressed his feeling of pleasure on being pres- ent on this retiring occasion, and was glad to know that Goodyear appreciated the services of these ten loyal and faithful men, not only in mere words and certifi- cates which they had received, but by a liberal cash donation to each, and complimented the men on having heen connected with a Company like Goodyear where rec- ognition of service had been shown to this extent, \Norman James, representing the press who was present, expressed the pleasure of being able to take part in this retirement and was glad to hear the expressions from the retiring men that they had en- joyed their services while working in the Goodyear and to some €x- tent were regretting their depart- ure, and he joined Goodyear in ex- tending his best wishes for happi- ness in the years to come, This 1s the first retirement of employees since Goodyear has heen in Canada and it 1§ not known whether or not this retirement plan will be continued. Thea Com- pany has received many compli- ments from those who realize that this action on the Company's part, has been entirely voluntary, BLACKBURN.-HARDY PICNIC IS HELD (By Staff Reporter) Bowmanville, July 18. -- The Blackburn-Hardy picnic was held recently at "Sunny Acres' Farm, lot 30, concession 6, Darlington township, at the home of Mr, an! Mrs, Harvey A. Hardy. At noon all sat down to a sumptuous dinner. The tables, which were set in two large rooms of their palatial home, were pret- tily decorated with bouquets of roses, peonies and iris, An interesting game of of foot- ball, married men vs, single men, was played, The captains were Fred Blackburn and Clarence Al- lin, Game resulted in a tie, The ladies then played a very exciting game of softhall, married vs. sin- gle. The captains were Mrs. F, S. Blackburn and Bernice Allin. The single ladies were victorious. Following this, a men's softball game was carried on, Captains Truman Powers and A, M .Hardy. This game resulted in a tie, At the same time the Sports Commit- tee very capably conducted the program of sports, The first race was the children's balloon race which caused great excitement for the little folk. The biscuit race was very keenly contestea and made a great deal of fun, As usual the nail drivng contest prov- ed to he attractive. There were a large number of contestants and the winners were suitably award- ed. All the races had several com- petitors and suitable prizes were given. A. M. Hardy, Honorary Presi- dent, called the assembly to order and after a few well-chosen re- marks asked Miss Lela Knight, Sec.-Treas., for the financial statement which showed after de- fraying expenses there was a lar- ger balance than msual. Officers all endeavored to make this pic- nic a success. Much credit is due Mr. and Mrs. Harvey A. Hardy for the generosity and courtesy extended to all. Mr. Hardy cap- ably filled the office of President. The chairman then called upon' Mr. W. C. Blackburn, Newcastle, and Mr. Richard Webster, Fenelon Falls, both having passed the eightieth milestone of their fife. They made suitable speeches and hoped to attend mext year's picnic { if spared. Mr. Blackburn men- | tioned two of our number who passed to the Great Beyond--Mr. Thos. Hardy, .Whitby, and Mr. Clarence Smales, Providence. The following officers were elected Hon Presidents -- A. M. Hardy, F. 8. Blackburn; Ex- President -- Harvey Hardy: Pres ident -- Norman Allin; 1st Vice Pres, Russell Earle; 2nd Vice Pres., Alfred Hardy Sec.-Treas., Miss Lela Knight. The newly elected President, Mr. Norman Allin, epressed his desire to assume full share of responsibility and hoped that the other officers would co-operate with him. Next year's plenic will be held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. E. Knight, Sunderland. Letters of regret were received from Mr. John Hardy, principal of Perth Collegiate Institute, and Mr. and Mrs. Nicholson, Toronto. A telegram was read from Mr. Milton iBette, Calgary, Alta. He expressed his pleasure in receiving an invitation but regretted that he was unable to attend. NEW EXCAVATOR BEGINS WORK ON PAVING CONTRACT Modern Type of Digger Now in Use--Will Soon Com. mence Laying Cement (By Staff Reporter) Bowmanville, 'July 18--One of the most modetn road-diggers made and the only one of its type in the province is. the latest addition on the paving job this year. The mach. ine is a great grey combination, with an old reminiscence of some pre- historic animal. It weighs some twenty tons, and is powered by a hundred-horse-power gasoline motor, It travels on crawlers. The body is pivoted so that it can turn coms pletely around. The digger is at the end of a telescoping boom, and has a reach of over fifteen feet. The whole thing is run from a seat on the right side near the front. From this point the machine may be backed or run ahead, the body turned, or the digger set in operation. It was parked last night beside the Scugog Road on the west side at the dump just north of Church St. It was taken from the train on Monday night and started work this morning. The machine is owned by the Towland Construction Company, contractors, who have the job of paving in the town this year, Some six miles of pavement is to he laid this season. No date has yet been set out for the start on concrete lay- ing, but it is understood that this will he begun within two or three weeks time. LIGHT DOCKET IN BOWMANVILLE' COURT (By Staff Reporter) Bowmanville, July 18--Magistrate W. F. Ward would have a light task if all police court cases were run off as casily as they were yesterday afternoon. There were four men charged with offences under the Highway Traffic Act, all of whom pleaded guilty, and paid fines. The cases were all local, having been brought forward by Chief of Police Sydney Venton NOBODY IS KILLED AS CAR TAKES JUMP Auto Drops 50 Fext With. out a Fatality--Lands Upright Belleville, July 17.-- Plunging through the stout railing which encircles the dangerous curve on the overhead bridge at Brighton, a Quebec sedan went through the fence, rolled down a 50-foot em- bankment, and landed squarely on' its four wheels on the C.N.R, tracks today, The car was a com- plete wreck and all the occupants more or less seriously injured. The car was proceeding east- ward on the Provincial highway, dr,sen hy Chauffeur Leo Poulin and occupied by Mr. and Mrs. La- zar Paperman of 481 Irvine St, Montreal; Mrs.. Rebecca Kapusta, mother of Mrs. Paperman, and two children. Chief Bain of Trenton, Highway Officer Ivan Spencer and Drs, Farncombe and John Farley, Jr., with the ambulance, were early on the scene and first ald was ren- dered to the injured people and they were rushed to the Belleville General Hospital. Many trains are passing to and fro over the Canadian National at this point and Chief Bain got In touch with the railway authorities, halting all movement of trains until the track could be cleared. Willing hands in the immediate vienity of the wreck brought the car up the embankment where it was towed to a garage in Trenton for repairs. Mrs. Kapusta is suffering from internal injuries and severe cuts from flying glass. Mrs. Paper- man is also Internally injured and in a critical conditon. The oth- er occupants were also cut and bruised but were able to leave the hospital shortly after admission. A 'Living Diary' of Your Children A "living diary" in movies of your children, from babyhood up? What a thrill for later years--and now 80 easy to possess? With Cine-Kodak, home movies are as simple to take as snapshots. And Cine- Eodaks sell for as little as KARN'S Store Phone 378 Opp. Post Office THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, WEDNESDAY, JULY 18; 1928 plimented each on his satistactory service and loyalty to the Company which had brought about this oc WHITBY Representative James Holden Phone House 16 Opice 434 LATE MRS. HARNDEN BURIED AT WHITBY -- (By Staff Reporter) Whitby, July 18.--The remains of the late Mrs. EM Harnden, whose death occurred quite sud- denly last Saturday afternoon, fol lowing a heart attack, were laid to rest in Groveside Cemetery, yes- terday aftermoon. Service at her late residence on Ash street was held at 2.30 o'clock, and was con- ducted by Rew T. F. Best, pastor of the Whitby Baptist Church. Rev. Best also took charge of the last nites at the graveside. Besides thos) from town, a num- ber of friends were present from Myrtle and Columbus, where de- ceased had formerly resided. A wealth of floral tribute testified to the esteem in which the late Mrs. Harnden had been held. The pall-bearers were Mark Jennings, John Drinkrow, Geo. Britton, Alex Brown, John Palmer and John Col- by, all of Whitby, RESIDENT OPPOSES BUILDING SIDEWALK (By Staff Reporter) Whitby, July 18.--Opposition to the building of sidewalk on the south side of Mary street from Per- ry to Brock streets, has heen voie- ed to the town council hy 8. F. Murdach, whose property stands west on Brook street and flanks the south side of Mary street. The sidewalk was planned «in lieu of the fact that three or four resi- dences may be huilt on Mary street by Threadgold Bros., local contrac- tors, who desire an outlet from these houses to the town's main thoroughfare, The matter was broached at Monday night's coun- cil meeting and the general opin- fon was that if the houses were built the sidewalk would be a ne- the main corners of Whitby, he could hardly escape a sidewalk at the side of his property. His suggestion that the sidewalk be built east from the proposed houses to Perry street, did not meet the council's favor, as this would mean a roundabout route for getting down town. The ques- tion is being decided by the streets committee, TENNIS COURTS ARE WELL PATRONIZED (By Staff Reportr) Whitby, July 18--Increasing in- terest is being shown in the ten- nis courts of the Whitby Lawn Bowling and Tennis Club, and it is reported that the membership is steadily growing. Two courts have heen prepared on the west rapidly proceeding on the remain- ing courts on the east side, which should be in readiness shortly. Last night a number of young people were playing tennis, and the two courts were filled until dark. Ju- nior members, including ehildren from twelve to fifteen years, are allowed the privilege of playing in the morning and afternoon, The fee for junior membership is only nominal, as the club is anxious to cessity, and that as Mr, Murdoch's | residence was situated 'on one of | side of the grounds, while work is | : BOARD OF DIRECTORS A W.Ausiin C. A, : President Vice-Pres. and Mgr. C. S. Blackwell, Chairman of the Board Wilmot L.Matthews J, Allan Ross Pres, Canada Maltin Con Tide Toronta™ Wan, Wesatoy Ji. 0. 246, Rs General Motors of H, 1. will Canada Lid., Oshava Toronto ON Established 187) Oshawa Branch T. W. JOYCE, Manacer secure a number, of players under {fifteen, realizing that it is advan- tageous to learn the game while young, the firemen, civic employees should be included too. CHEVROLET GIRLS TO MEET WHITBY TEAM (By Staff Reporter) Whitby, July 18.--The leader- ship for the first half of the Osh. awa Ladies' Softball League sched- ule will be decided at the towr park tonight, when the Chevrolets of Oshawa meet the local girls These two teams are admitted tol he the smartest in the group, both having won five games and los one, Whithy losing to the Chevs) in Oshawa, while the Chevs. wera defeated here. The game tonight promises to be the best for th season, and no doubt a large crowd will be on hand to cheer the play ers on, PROPOSE GROUP INSURANCE FOR WHITBY FIREMEN (By Staff Reporter) Whitby, July 18.--A proposition to place group insurance upon the lives of members of the Whithy fire brigade as set forth by a well- known life insurance company to the town council, has heen referred ito the fire and light committee, which will interview the brigade in an endeavor to -ascertain. its opinion, The suggestion was made by Mr. G. J. Lynd, of Whithy, and Mr. Whorton, of London, that the town insure each fireman under the group plan for $1,000 in recog- nition of his services for the com- munity. In .event of total disabhil- ity this amount could be paid over to the one insured, or in case of | death, the town could administer the fund for the widow or heirs. It was pointed out that under the group insurance plan, on ac- count of wholesale buying opwer, the premium is but a percentage of that which would be charged to an individual, Some members of the council think that, if group in- surance should be purchased for CENTRAL HEATING PLANT TORONTO UNION STATION Toronto, July 18.--A new devel opment of construction worl around the Union Station yester day was a start on excavation fo the passenger tunnel which will connect the station with the Roya York Hotel by a passageway be neath Front street. An area o the sidewalk in front of the sta tion was railed off and workmen started to drill through the eon crete. ---- StoBie-For LoNG &(@ STOCKS BONDS GRAIN ead Office; Reford Building BAY AND WELLINGTON STS. S. F, EVERSON, Local Manager Private Wire System 11 King Street East, Oshawa -- Above C.r.R. Office Phones 143 and 144 ion yet? Oshawa' Homesites are now being selected in "Hills & Dales." Have you made your selec- s Finest Protected