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Yvonne Mar Winners in Oratory ® 48 5 t Boy Win the Sinclair Cup and Uxbridge |veen "Girl the Middifield Cup in Oratory Contest at Whit. by -- Twenty-two Com. pete and the Judge, Dr. J. -'B, Reynolds, Has a Had Task to Name the Cham- pions (By Staff Reporter) Whitby, Nov, 17.~~Ted Tomlin don, of Claremont, school section No. 15, of Pickering, and Yvonne Marquis, of Uxbridge, won the Sin- clair cup and the Widditield cup re- spectively, when judges as cham pion boy and girl orator, at the fi. nals of the school fairs champion ship oratorieal contest held in the county ¢ouneil chambers yes'erda* afternoon, with nine boys and 1° girls participating. Dr. J. B, Re® nolds, of Port Hope, former prinet- pal and president of the Onwne Agricultural College at Guelph, aet- ed as judge and announced his de- cision after giving the matter deep consideration. He stated that otf the twenty two addresses given, all were good and there were s0 many of 'a high order that it became very difficult to decide the winners, ,. See Council in Action Previous to the oratorical con- test, the Ontario County Council held a short session to allow the youthful speakers am opportunity to watch the county's legislative body in action. Warden Forsymu wag in the chair and the first we port of the committee on education was heard, Reeve Jackson then presided over the 'council which went into committee of the whole, Upon recommendation of W, O, Pollard, of Uxbridge, chairman of the educational committee, the fol- lowing grants were made: Oshawa Collegiate Institute, $9,488.69; Oshawa public schools for county children at the Children's Shelter, $100; Searborn high school, $5086, 69, 'At 2.30 o'clock adjournment was made and R, A, Hutchison, school inspector for South Ontario, took charge of the meeting in len of the fact that W, M, Croskery, uf Uxbridge, agricultural represenia tive for the county, was unable to be present on account of the fll. ness of his father, On behalf of the gounmcil, Warden Forsyth ex- tended a welcome to the contest- ants, their friends and parents, : Points in Judging An the chairman later pointed Sports Special Roadster, In splendid = condition throughout, owner leav- ing for Europe, ll. Price, $120 cash and bale | ance of $412 in monthly payments of $38, Phone 2510, This is the greatest car bargain offered in Oshawa 1927 PONTIAC F|8.8, 8, North Oshawa | bridge, "Country Lite; kid " quis Are By out the seches ¢ tender were to dos ohio vered & year ous, Whicn had been manitoated on the arm and the "gh which oung SE unc Sa ian un ec! y Reynolds explained e had judged according to originality, voice con- trol, sepaling manner, matter and choice of There were soe contestants he de- clared who had not used the right pitch of voice, some were too dras matic, and those things had count. ed against them. Trip to Maritimes The winning speech for boys by Ted Tomlinson, was' entitled "A Motor Trip to Charlottetown," Ted carried his hearers in imaginatiot by motor on the Kingston high. way, through the fertile district of Eastern Ontario, along the §t, Lawrence $0 Montreal, through tht old French-Canadian habitant dis- subject ® [trict to ancient Quebec city, across the river to Levis and along the south share for miles until, eut+ ting across country to New Bruns. wick, He described the journey through the New Brunswick foresaw and then the trip by ferry to Prince Edward Island, All the mur points of interest and important oi- ties on the way were {illustrated vividly and it was a truly delight. ful trip, Patriotic Oration Yvonne Marquis® subject way oa a patriotic mature, and she an- nounced it as "What It Means to be a Member of the British En ire." According to this charm- ng little girl, it meant a great deal and perhaps more, than the self-satisfied citizen, who works and lives in peace and security ber neath the British flag, is prone « realize, In Yvonme's mind, goed character was necessary to be a true member of the Empire as it had always stood for courage, 14ve of justice, fair play and self sacri fice, Her manner of address was quiet but convincing, Various Topics Space would mot permit other than a. general description of the many subjects which were discuss. ed yesterday, although they were all worthy of mention, The joys and advantages of farm life, the need. of caring for the birds, the love of country, the flag and Can- ada's emblem were among the things stressed so ably by the youthful orato 3 [] The following is the list of the other speakers and their respective subjects: Leland Love, 8.8, 5, East Whithy, "The Value of Birds te Man; Ross Wilson, 8.8, 6, Plck- ering, "My First Trip to Toronto Exhibition;" Russel Park, 8.8, 6, Broek, "Our Flag;" Arthur Car- pegle, 8.8, 8, Uxbridge, "Lloyd George;" Douglas Robertson, ».», 9, Mara, "Alfalfa Production; Donsid Almond, 8.8, §, Bast White by, "The Indians; Reld MeFar- lane, 8.8, 3, Brock, "Our Inherit. Laurie Wags, 8.8, 7, Us- Plurthne Love, 8.8, 5, East Whitby, "Why, I Like Going to School; Marie Ham, 8.8, 18, Pickering, "Wireles. Telegraphy;" Jean Thompson, f 8, 0, Brock, "The Advantages of Keeping Livestock on the Farm;' Lena Black, 8.8, 15, Pickering, "Florence Nightingale; Muriel McKercher, 8.8, 65, Reach, "Birds on the Farm;" Maria MecIntaggert, 8.8. 7, Mara, "The Opportunity of a Country Girl;" Bernice Arnott, "The Old Black Crow;" Ruth Hollinger, 8, 8. 7, Pickering, "Our Canadian Na anee;" . » HEN you deal with us on your painting, re- finishing of floors and woodwork or wall-papering, you are dealing with quality products, 'skilled, conscienti- ous workmen and experienced taste and judgment ingcreass ng pleasing, beautiful éffects, MUFFET and PARK 82 Simeoe St. 5, Phone 3082 PAINTERS and DECORATORS tional Emblem;" Marian Knignt, {Port Perry, 'Our Country's As- sets;" Efe Glichrist, 8.8, 1, Rams, "Opportunity on the Farm;"" Lila Johnston, 8.8. 14, Brock, "Down on the Old Farm;" Blanche Todd, Uxbridge, "Bully, The English Sparrow," Present Prizes ] The presentations of the Widdi. field cup was made by J. W, Widdl- field, M.P,P,, for North Ontario, while, in the unavoidable absence of Mr, Sinclair, Warden Forsyth presented the Sinclair Cup, There was also a handsome prise of a fountain pen fo reach of the other speakers, A short address was made by W. D, Ferguson, school imspeetor for North Optario, and Warden Forsyth also spoke commenting up- on the fact that the valuable train- ing the children of the county were receiving in public speaking wr largely to the efforts of Mr, Cros- kery, the agricultural representa- tive. He was firmly convinced that it was no waste of the county eoun- cil's time to hesr such speeches as had been given during the afters noon. A vote of thanks for oll Sho had taken part was moved by Reeve Albert W, Jackson, of Whitby, and Seconded by Reeve Byron Stiver, of re -------------- PRESCOTT TERMINAL LANDS INDICATED Prescott, Nov, 17, -- The Depsrt? ment op Public Works has filed expropriation plans for the lands in conpection with the establigh- mept of the Great Lakes Termin- al at Prescott at the registry of- ice here. The territory will ex- tend from Windmill Point , one mile east of Prescott, to Johnstown Creek, a distance oft wo miles. - Ea WO Sea ment were shown to be held by ndependents, leaving the stand- ga ne least giz of the Indspender ' re expect 0. sup! ° ® Party, the latter a Libs eral, and in this event, it would have 32 seats, Forty-one seats are necessary fora. majority, Sir Joseph Ward, former Pre- mier and now leader of the new United party, expresses the opine Bo fon that Premier Coates must eith- er summon Parliament or resign, He denies reports of an understand. ns by the United and Labor par- es. , The deputy leader of the Unit. ed parly, Mr, Ransom, declares the only alternatives are for Premier Coates to support the United party in carrying on government or else for a conference between the Gov- ernment and the United party with a view to fusion thus doing away with the three party system, | Wilmot, Is Your Address for CEMENT BLOCKS 1| per and concert given under the Phone 1878) ) Major J, A, Coats, a cousin of Lord Glentanar, and a well-known sportsman, He is M.F.H, of the Eglinton Hunt and the owner of first-class racing stables, This will be his first experience of explora- tion and big game shooting, The party will be in Abyssinia for at east nine months, and during Ma- jor Coats' absence his wife will take his place as M.F.H, Mrs, Coats was formerly Miss Audrey NEWSY ITEMS FROM THE BUSY TOWN OF BOWMANVILLE Rowmanville, Nov, 16.--There was a good attendance at the sup- auspices of the Ladies' Ald in Trin. ity United Chureh on Thursday Get a box -R-C's, health, 850c and $1 at all TRC" the evening a splendid program was presented, the main feature of which was readings by Mrs, Lenore Best, of Toronto, who gave some delightful numbers, her impersona- tions being particularly good, Vo- cal solos were rendered by Mm. Moody, Mrs, T. W. Cawker and W, Ross Strike, which were thorough- DAISYBELL. CANDY Old lish Cocoanut Ice, ce, hard Butter Scotch at 25¢ SATURDAY SPECIALS af Stork, also Ib, Be Charles Hays, 82 evening, A deliclous supper was served from five o'clock on, In | ERR os 'on this street, Venten's mew home on } t, is about y Landscape 'gardeners now have the grounds in hand and when finish- ed, will add another to the large number of fine residences already Another pew home is being built on George street, be tween Church and Wellington Sts. This makes the fifth new house that has been erected in that vie- inity within the last few months, SENATOR WEBSTER ILL Ottawa, Nov, 17--Hon, John Web- ster is seriously ill at his home in Brockville, Senator Webster is one of the best known commission pro- duce men in Canada, and for years has been a large exporter of cheese. He was defeated in Brockville for the House of Commons by Hon. George P, Graham in 1908, but was victorious in 1911, By the redistri- bution of 1913, Brockville and Leeds were united. Sir Thomas White, member for Leeds, became the Con- servative candidate for the joint counties, and Mr, Webster went to the Senate, FLYING Oshawa Airport FROM THIS AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY NOVEMBER 17-18 Flying Will toke Place from the AIRPORT on 'Mallett Bros. Fields, Bloo rSt. W. Passengers Will be Given f Ever walk into a lumber office El nyt Tow ts you had en That does not happen with us. Each one is interested in your par- ticular problem and is pledged'to give you the benefit of experience in solving it the best way for you. The quantity of material you . may need makes no difference here--large or small, our rule is that you must be satisfied. Sadie Oshawa Lumber Co., Limited 28 Ritson Rd. N. Phones 3031.3880 BRICK WATEROUS - MEEK FOR Standard Brick Co. --~Products