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CIRCULATION Saniitin BXCEED iS 2800 The Ontario RNeforme All the News While It Is News VOLUME 50 --No, 127 Published ot Osh wa, Ont, Canada Tucstay,. Tnurstny and" Sunn ay and Saturday OSHAWA, ONTARIO, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1921 Yearly Subscription $3.00 single Coples § Cents EIGHT PAGES NEW SUBSIDIARY GENERAL MOTORS IS FORMED Community 'Work of Oshawa Red Cross to Be Further Extended Five Sets of Scales Donated to Public and Separate Schools to Help Increase Physical Efficiency of Oshawa's Youth and As- sist in Nurse's Work FINE REPORTS AT ANNUAL MEETING! Junior Red Cross Work to Be Given Special Atten- tion This Year--Officers of 1921 Re-elecied as Token of Appreciation for Past Services Peace time activities of Oshaw Red Cross Society, covering variou spheres of community usefulness, mndertaken immediately after uwue termination of the war, were ried on quietly but exteusively and with a large measure of success dur- ing the year 1921. Reports preseni- ed at the annual meeting last night showed that efforts of the Red Cross workers, in close eco-cperation with the Public Health Department, werc largely directed to relieving distress | existing locally because of the indus- trial depression. 'The Society fur. nished money for the equipment of a child welfare clinic for foreign born mothers which has proved a wonderful success. It also furnished many meedy families with clothing, | this work alone demanding the time | and effort of the workers 10 a large extent as was shown in the reports. Outstanding in the year was the suc- cessful campaign in May, and the splendid respouse made for member ship in the Junior Red Cross. The presided over by the E. NX. Sinclair. K« MPP. and was largely attended. 0 Undontake New Work An important step decided ww in furthering the work of child de- wv t mow under way in the public schools was the purchase bv) the Society of five sets of scales for four public and the separate schoois. One school is alveady equipped wita a scale and splendid results been obtained through its use, bring- ing about in one year a decrease of 17 per cent. in the number of chil- doen ander weight. The scales cost about $79 each, so that the Rea y pass will eapond $350 for this goed | work. { \ Work in the Schools \, Another important stop decided | Sq for this year was Lo direct spe- effort towards getting inte ac-| in the public schouls the Junior | n Rn Cross, of which there are now | bY members in Oshawa. To this] ond Mr. 8. 1. MoCready of divisional headguante and supervisor of Junior Red Cress work in Ontario, will awa at an carly date the jmims and objects of the junior organization. The meeting was unamimons that such an organization would gv a long way towards ad- vanging the work of public health pregervation among children attend- ing the schools, and would also fos- ter ithe spirit of self sacrifice, and a! on the part of one child another. The raising of funas a secondary consideration. Dr. W. G. McKay, MOM. very @bay to the meeting what .conld mplished by the Junior Rea Qrpss if it were taken hold of hy the teachers and scholars alike: not | an added burden in school life, but 2a- new avenue for willing community workers who realised that the task strong, healthy and moral citizens began in childhood, more ly in early school age. Dr. y suggested that as a new line of community effort the Red Cross this year render assist- ance in fhe completion of a social service ofganization. In the work of velief carried on hy the Society and the public health department the need dor such work was very ap tain classes of the town. Dr. Mc- Kay pointed out that such an organ: ization, alveady partir formed. - should be perfected and that no body of workers conld assist such an or- ganization tv function as could the Red Cross. Officers Rescloctod The meeting showed its apprecia- tion of the good work carried on hy the officers during the year hy ve- electing them for another year. The woficers ave: Son. Pres. --Mayor Stacey. Peesident--W, E. N, Sinclair, KO. Wice-president--G. W. Mclaugh- in. Hon. Wice-presidents -- Drs. Mc- Kay, Ford, Hoig, Kaiser and Rundle, apd T. H. Everson. : Secvetarv-<tveasurer -- Mrs. Nat 1 Cowan (convener) : . Mcad- die, H. E. Morphy, 4. Dyer, F. Baa, W. R. Geikie, V. B. Woodruff W. Lawis, Frank Robson, E. W. Drew, (Continued on page 3) have | come Lo Osh-| and set forth | of makinz | minded | I Spent Night Here car- GRANT HALL Vice-President of the C. P with other officials of pany spent Thursday night and Friday worniug visited plant of General Motors. PREVENTIVE WORK BOOSTS EXPENSE BR: that who com- here Did Not Spend Amount Estimated {i Oshawa's civic growth in the past { four years is reflected in wo small measure in the estimates of the { Buard of Healtln catlilng for $5000, which the Towa Council next Mon- | day evening will be asked to ap- {prove. In 1917 the estimate for the year was $200. Today that amount would not be a good instalment on the salary of the sanitary inspootm i Dr. T. W. was pointed out Ly |G McKay during a conversation | grounds with The Reformor, that jancludec in the 1922 estimate is the salary of the assistant public heaith nurse. | | | whica for one year after her engage- | went was paid by Mere. ¥, W. Cowan, whe recently donated an antomobils '10 the public health depantmemm With the demands made "today on the department the services nurses could not possibly be dis-, pensed with, the child welfare work alone meaning, if monetary oousid- eration is to he entertained, a sav- ing of thousands of dollars annually to the town. In 1921 the Board of Health estimate w $7,000, but ar | the end of the year, after all cxpen: od to the Towa Council out of the estimate almost envush to pay the salary of the assistant nurse The Board of Health, however, | Pr. McKay pointed out, is nel alow in the expenditure of money for the bonefit, of the children principally in Oshawa Last year the Board of Education paid ont S2.309 for dary of a school nurse, salary of a whoo! dentist and the purchase of { supplics. While the law does not | allow the morging of the school nurse | and public health nurse départmoents {both work hand in hand, so that in | acta] cash there was paid out over $3000 last year in Oshawa for the | promotion of better health among the citizens. The reports presented at the an- nual meeting of the Board of Health a few weeks ago. published in the press, showing the work being car- ! ried on by the pablic health depant- {ment, and the report in Thursday's Reformer of the werk done by the | school nurse ia 1921, account for the expenditure of moncy for publ health advancement. | | a | | SEVERAL MEMBERS The second meeting of the N. W. C. T. U. was held on Wednesday eve- ning, February 14th, at the home of Miss Grace Lander. . The meeting was called to order at 7.38 hy President Mrs. R. Virtae. Some thirty were present te join. As Mrs. A. J. Stalter was in- stigator of this "¥." and opened her home for the first moeting and has been such an eficiont president of the W. €. T. U. in Oshawa for the past ten wears it was moved and heartily cacried that this mew eor- ganization be called "The Stalter ¥." At the lasi of busi a very amusing reading was splendidly ziven hy Miss Doris Barrowclough. Mrs. Ewart Everson gave an excel- lently prepaved address on the life of Francis Willard. The next meeting will be on the first Tuesday in March at the home of Mrs. Everson, King Street East. A cordial imvitation is extended! 10 all young ladies whe wish to attend { the! [ Love of musi Department of Health Last Year | { should {as {on 1 { { { of two! { 11; es had been paid. there was return- | the | Y. W.C.T.U. SECURES INSPECTOR SAYS ART AND MUSIC NEGLECTED HERE Board Made Mistake Discontinu- ing Office of Art Supervisor in Public Schools BOTH SUBJECTS IMPORTANT Mary and Centre St. School Properties Graded Low as in Past That two very important depart- . Official Visited Oshawa Hall, on Vice-president Grant of the Canadian Pacific Rail- way; A. D. MeTier, vicespres- ident of lines east of Fort Wii- liam; HH. T. Grout, general superintendent of Ontario lines, arrived in Oshawa Thurs- day night in the private car, "Mount Royal," attached to the regalar train due here at 9.40. The party spent the night in Oshawa, and in the morning were entertained by Mr. R, S. Mclaughlin at "Parkwood." After breakfast the party vis- | | ments of the public school course of study music and art--are being neglected in Oshawa public schools, is the finding of R. A. Hutchinson, inspector of public schools for South Ontario, in his annual report to the Board of Education, which was ta- {bled last migat. The inspector ex- | presses the opinien that the Board | mado a mistake in discontinuing the office of "Art Supervisor," declaring {that it is very noticeable that the art | work which is being done this year tis much inferior to that which was done last year uuder the supervis- {ion of Miss Squires. The inspector {says that he found several teachers {doing very little art work of any : kind. "Children," he sayz { they need music. Indeed, I am of ! the opinion that bota of these sub- jects should have a prominent place on every school curriculum. The in- {fluence of these twe subjects is toe valuable in the later lives of the! children to have them consigned tol a second or third place. 1 would | like to see supervisors appointed for | both art and music. The mothers' | School and Home Clubs are doing a | igreat work in trying to foster this' C Every school, cxeept ling Centre Street, is now equipped | | with musical instrument The ladies are to be congratulated." How Schools Are Gradod In the grading of the five schools, | in past years, Mary and Centre {Street schools are shown in a num | ther of ways not to be what they | be The grounds at both | schools are in the fourth grade, ! {while at Centre Street the building | whole, the rooms and are alu placed in rhe fourth grade The inspector urges imme- ! diate action on the part of the Town | | Conucil in providing money for the new Centre Street School, stating | that he believes a 16-room building is none too large He, alsdG recom { mead the cnlargement of the to meet emergency should | | the Westmount section of East Whit- {by be taken in The grading of the | {tive schools is follows King Streot grounds 1 {1. cloak room 11: heat 1; ventilation thing is graded No Simope Street grounds desks 1: ventilation Albert Street: grounds 2 cloak rooms 0; desk: heat 1; ventilation 1. Mary Street: Closgts grounds 4: buildings cloak rooms 1 to 0; desks 1; | ght 1 to 2; heat 1; ventilation 1. Centre Streot Closets 2; water grounds 4; baildings 4; rooms cloak rooms 9: desks light heat 3; wveutilation 4. Whe Standing of Pupils in the attendance report, chowa in diagram appearing in this issue {the inspoctor notes that the greatest i number in cach «lass are average. If {this be true, he says, there ame 531 {pupils or 30.4% making average | progress, 432 pupiis, 24.77% making progress above the average, and 782 pupils, or 14.97% whose progress is below the average. The inspector says further on this subject: "Now, is it mt peasonable to suppose that all these T82 pupils who have not advanced as far as they shonid have done, at their age, are below the average mentally. Perhaps some of them are, but the great majorily are not. There must be some ex- planation, and it is the duty of all school officials © try to discover those reasons and 1p try and rem- ody them. Assuming that the great | majority of the children are of ave- rage intelligence. then the efficiency of your schools might be judged hy the number of children who have ad- vanced beyond the average standard for their age. An dumior Classes "1 should like to draw your atten- tion to the fact that the greatest pumbers of the children are in the Primer and the J Third a veutila- | water | rOOIN 1; light Every- 1 in this school Closets 1; water | buildings 1: rooms light 1: light 1; heat 1. ks A i: 1; ° | water 2: rooms 1; light J ia. 9. | water : 2: rooms | i 1 Hl 4 may ] should be 7% pupils over 8 years of age in these classes. A good pro portion of the primacy children who ave fortunate enough te be in the i . "need art and | ! improvement (Awe in | over 20 towns in Ontarie, and ple | mp to the it ited the plants of the General Motors, being particularly in- terested in the cars being turn- d out for export trade. The party left at ten o'clock on the regular train for Montreal, GOVERNMENT PLAN SHOWING RESULTS | {Major Weiss, Special Govern- ment Agent, Visits Oshawa Friday Major CC. G. Weiss, special repre- the Ontario Govern connection with the caw- assist in restoring normal onditious, spent an hour in Oshawa yesterday Auxious that the cam- paign, which has been well receivea n Oshawa as an industrial centre, should be furtaered far as sible. Major Weiss caune here to con- sult with a red tate firm, the Oshawa House & Land Company. vio with the idea of the campaign, offering a reduc- tion of 25 per cent erties on the market in Oshawa. secu by The Reformer jor a few mo- ments. Major Weiss said that ae looking over the reports of the gov- eruemnt superintendent here, Mr J. Wilcox, he was pleased to note the of the past month or local industrial conditions The government's campaign, he saia, had been enthusiastically received in al- ready results were forthcoming. There was a botter spirit prevailing and a tendency on the part of peo- to give wen work ovea if only fur a day or two Major Weiss expressed the opid jon that building ~ material prices now were about as low as they will zo. and he anticipated a lot of build- ing everywhere this spring. He was also of the opinion that the prices of goods in many lines were as low today as they will be and that it was people to buy all they conld and stimulate business. Owing to his very short stay im town Major Weiss was unable to vis- any of the local manufacturers. sentative of ment in vaign MARKET ATTENDANCE WAS SMALL TODAY The market attendance this mor- ning was light, both from the stand- point of buyers and 'vendors. There as little or no change in the prices " The price of vgs remain at bbe, but unfortunately this morning the supple is said 10 have beem almost bought up by a storekbeper. Quite a number of householders who came after the hen fruit ore disappointed Butter sold for 45c. a pound, chic ken Shc. a pound; potatoes $1.50 0 baz: beets 30c. peck: carvots pack; parsmips 5c pock ; squash He and 19¢. each and some apples at Mc. a basket, anc it is astonishing how guickly Tan- lac will produce results. You usuall: feel better from the very first dose Jury & Lovell. charge of your best y Aeach- ers, are completing this work in one (Continued on page 2) tiom Army, who isto be the speaker at Salvation Army week-end vices im Oshawa. pos-| helping along | on all their prop- | C.1 that have prevailed for some weeks. | {involved an outlay of some $700 and GWYA TOHOLD MEMBERSHIP DRIVE TOLIQUIDATE DEBTS Place the Annual Fee at $3 or $1 for Three Months, Meet- ing Decides COMRADE DURIEU ABSENY Had Been Asked to Attend and Explain Several Unpaid - Accounts Oshawa G. W. V. A, despit recent diselosures, of which they baa no knowledge until a short time ag at a well attended meeting on Thurs- day evening unanimously decided to launch a membership campaign with a view to raising funds for the pur- pose of liguidating all loeal debts Important disclosures were made in regard to the manner in which the affairs of the Association had been conducted during tire past year and up to the tie of reorganization. The main object of the meoting was to have a general discussion and re- ceive suggestion to the wisest Oakland Motor Car Co. Has Been Incorporated; Start Work In March Will Mean Still More Pro- duction for Oshawa Plants of Motor Industry Which Are Turning Out More Cars Now Than Ever Before LARGE ORDERS FOR EXPORT ON HAND Four Body Styles Will Be Manufactured--New Oak- land Six Created Sensation at New York Motor Show --R. 8. McLaughlin is the President Another unit of the General Mo- tors of Canada, Limited, is being A New Director course ww take in attempting to place { the association again on a sound | financial basis Comrade Duricu Not Present i Comrade F. Durieu, lute president | of the G.W.V.A., had been asked to | jappear at the meeting. ww explain j certain accounts which had been | rendered to the Association and ie | {inform the members what authority { he had for making certain trans-| | actions. However, he did not ar-| tend. | | After the preliminary business had | | been dealt with, numerous accounts, | { which had been received by the See | retary, were discussed. Among them were found to be many of which the | ssociation knew mothing How ~ ever, in the discussion which ensued some enlightment was forthcoming | The accounts included some which ! | had to do with the visit of the Black | Knights to Oshawa last August, when | arrangements were made by the former president, Comrade Durieu, | 10 feed number of the visitors, {who were in town for the celebra-; { ton. Other accotpts which the Association claimed they had no con necticn with, were in hand Agrees 10 Pay Bills Comrade Fraser. newly appointed ! | president, threw soem light on the {| situation when informed the { meeting that he had gone to Mr. Da {rieu about these accounts and tha { the latter had agreed to go with him in person to the different merchants {and assume all responsibility for the {payment of any which he knew | should not be charged to the Associ- | ation. Comrade Fraser was the? | opinion that if Mr. Durieu would do | ; that, the Association would be free, | from any responsibility regarding {those accounts. Comrade Graves {asked whether they were going to ac-1 jcept a verbal statement from Mr. Du- rieu that he woud do this. Comrade Fraser expressed his ictention looking after the matter hiwaseif. was stated that if were relieved of the debts whica aid | not rightfully belong to them, their | 1 : | { " } | { | he od wi § It: | raignea ! nection with the case, ( lad the Association | ge organized in Canada. The new {company will be known as the Oak- land Motor Car Company of Canada, Limited, subsidiary of General Mo- tors of Canada, Limited. MR. GEORGE W. MeLAUGHLIN Of Oshawa, Viee-President otf Gen- eral Motor Canada, Oshawa, who was elected a director of the Operations will begin early In ot National Trust Co. at its annual March and this will mean still more meeting in Toronto on Thursday. | Gonos he Oshawa viams of re m------ eneral Motors 'anada, Limited, { Which are at present turning out COLBORNE MAN j more cars per 'day than at any pre- fous time in their history. The New Oakland Six is a beauti- {'v! mode! and cre:ted quite a sen- _ { sation at the New York Motor Show | wuere at was first exbibited in the PTR United States several weeks ago. The car is slightly lighter in desi W. H. Speer Had to Pay $126 than the McLaughlin-Buick Six id in Fine and somewhat lower in price. Four body Costs | styles will be manufactured, includ- | ing a Touring Car, a Roadster, a " Coupe and a Sedan. In the course of am interview Mr. McLaughlin remarked that the com- ny's reason for launching out =a venture under present coadi- tions was influenced by the fact that they already had on their files large orders for the New Oakland Six for *vort shipment. Advance models exhibited in Europe and other for- in coantries 'dave esi e well received and it is "Mr of lin's opinion that there will be a arge domestic demand as soon as mples can be supped 'rou 'anadion dealers. The officers of the comnan~ R. 8S. McLaughlin, President. G. W. McLaughlin, Vice-pres d- M. L. Prensky, Treasurer. T. S. Merrill, Secretary. boy's | G- W. Hezzelwood. Asst. Secretary. jo and } Mr. R. D. Kerby has been tem times. it js said orarily appointed as sales manager punishment the ol, erfect 2 sales service ongamiza- wandered about N a _ dark, when he was | yo This work is im addition te » rbv's duties as sales mancg»- and taken in. | sor dsmobile cold. the thermo- 1 the ol Co. wed on page 8) "TOWN MAY GET NEARLY $15,000 ahout was ar- Floyd im | ne on Tuesday, |: cf alleged abuse of a Barnado boy in his employ. The ac- cused was found guilty and was ordered to pay the expenses iu con and in addi- was imposed Ww three H. Speer, who resides miles from Colborne, before Magistrate police court at Col as the result tiou a he fine tr amounting to $1 § The lad was returned to the Barnado Home. Speer had a thirteen-vear-old Bar- nardo boy in his employ and on Tues- day mo . January 24th, he ord-| the fellow to chop a hole | u the ice to water the cattle, it alleged, according *o the lad. The boy obeyed the orders but the work was to Speer and washed the om the wy i 1) £1 I £ sdalisiaclory k 1 Fearing the coantr) ; The da) "COMING EVENTS --# | own indebtedness would atively light. Comrade C. J. Wilcox spoke at some length on the situation, refer | ring to the campaign for the Memo- | vial Hall, which was conducted list | year. Comrade Wilcox urged that | considering the Association had ac- cumulated a certain number of debts, the most important one being in connection with the campaign, they should at oace decide upon some scheme whereby they could do something to lessen it. His sugges- tion was. that without appealing to be compu all returned wen and get them to pledge a certain amount every month. At one time the Association had five hundred and eleven mem bers, Mr. Wilcox pointed out, and if they conld get in touch with the ma jority of members and ex-members, the scheme should besucoessful Some objection was taken te this. Comrade Landy giving his opinion that not a few of the men could not | afford to pledge 2a monthly payment on account of the employment situ- ation. Comrade Wood also express- ed himself as being opposed to it. i G. W. V. A. Explains Grievances | At this juncture Secretary White | of the GW.V.A. Band asked 10 be heard in gunnection with some fin- ancial Arounbles of their own. Mr. White alleged that Mr. Durien was responsible for them being in debt to the extent of some $356. He stal- od that Mr. Durien instruclied them to purchase certain equipment which that the late president promised he within thirty However, the monoy was not | furnished. Mr. Wilcox stated, and finally the firms fiom whom the in- struments music, etc., had beon par- chased, began to press for payment. Mr. Durien then came 10 the band and suggested thal the treasuver of the band give him a chegue for the band give him a chock for $25 to which he would add $25 of has own and make a payment. THE outside organizations, they approach | ; i Mayor Stacey this week veceived CARNIVAL WILL BE, official notice from Hon. Jas Mur- Bradley's Arena, Feb. | dork. minister «* lubor in the Fed- posters for prizes. eral government, of the govera- 127-a| mont' decision to ay ome half in- SCHOOL | stead of one third, as originally is Miss Seiling | tended. of the abnormal cost of mun- demonstration. icipal work undertaken in the winter 27-= | for the relief of unemployed. The TUESDAY | Tederal government still continues Methodist | to pay one third, in conjunction with 127-2 { the province, of the amount peid out by municipalities for actual ve- lief without work. The decision of the Federal government to pay one half, Mayor Stacey thinks means that Oghawa will get from $19.00 to $15.000 of Federal and provincial assistance on the Westmount sewer. GRAND miven in 7th See MARY ST. HOME AND Club, Monday, 7.30. Schicol Nurse, WLC... 1.. in Simooe sch room at 3.20 MR. GARBUTT WILL ADDRESS Albert Street Home and School Club, Wednesday, Feb. 8th, at 4 o'clock All od members come and bring new laembers. 126-b MONDAY AFTERNOON, FEB. §TH, Dr. McKay will address the meet- ing of the King Street Home and School Club. Members and wis- itors are urged to attend iia A MASQUERADE BALL IN ST. George's Mall, Thursday, Feb. Sth Prizes will be given. Reynolds Orchestra Refreshments. Admis- sion. single tickets, H0c. i2ihd EVERBODY COME TO THE NOV- elty dance under the direction of the Adamac Orchestra, Monday Feb. 6, in Engel's Assembly Hall. Admission 5% ceats. Tickets on sale by Peter Mclaughlin, 1272 UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE Local Council of Women, Jose: phine Martine and assisting ar tists, will give a comoert at the Si Street Methodist Chuch, on Thursday, February 9, at 8 pam. 126-¢ | THE GRAND THEATRE, SUNDAY, February 5, at 7.30 p. m. Evan- MEETS 7th St governments jointly. WEDDED 30 YEARS; HONORED BY FRIENDS On the oocasion of the thirtieth anniversary of their wedding, Mr. and Mrs. James Minapd, 70 Celina -", melist W. R. French will give a lecture on the Nature of Man. He will discuss the soul and spirit of man both from a Biblical and sci- entific viewpoint. Ministers and! laymen of ali denominations should hear this instructive lec ture. Admission free. 127 COME T0 SIMCOE STREET METH- odist Chupch, Teesday, February th, at 7.30, where a miscellan- oous concert will he given hy schol of the school, assistefl by Mes. C. M. Mundy. who will tell the story of "The Other Wise Man" dllusirated with lantern slides. Free-will offering will be taken. 126» | fehl | : | | i . \ if E £ ¥ , i A ¥