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Shop In Oshawa and Help Build Up Town All the News While It Is News The Ontario Refor | | t | ¥ OSHAWA, ONTARIO; SAFURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1922 ¥ at Oshawa, Ont, © Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday Council Exceeded Duty | "CLEANUPORGOT0 In Naming Committee | COURT" HEALTH BD, To Level the Park Oval TELLS RESTAURANTS Dr, Henry Suggests in Future Kitchens of Some Local Eat-|, Town Fathers Attend to ing Places Have Been Their Own Affairs and Let Filthy Park Board Look After Its --_-- Own Work---Situation Now REPORT OF INSPECTOR in Mess CHAIRMAN AGAINST PLOWING UP FIELD Park Board Head Makes Hot Retort to Dr, Kaiser of Special Committee--Numerous Picnics VOLUME 51--No. 76 Yearly Subscription $3.00 Single Coples § Cents EIGHT PAGES Gay Co. Ltd. are Awarded Contract To Erect South East Ward School; Cost, Less Plumbing, to be $54,500 PLATO TURN SOD Nem Pe FOR NEW SCHOOL At Bor Ei MONDAY MORNING cation at Special Meeting-- Invite Tenders for Plumb- Expectation Is Building Will Be Completed By ing and Heating February | A Trade Ambassador Two Portable Schools Under Construction Two additional portable schools are expected to be ready for occupancy within two weeks. One two roomed struc- ture is being erected at King Street school, where the over- crowding in the public schools is the worst. The other is be- ing erected at the High School. making two portables in use there, and stressing the need for a new technical school. Contracts for both buildings Yom Kippur Starts ~ Sunday Evening Tomorrow evening inaugu- rates for the Jews the Day of Atonement, or Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the syna- gogue. On that night and again Monday evening Jewish people will gather in their var- lous synagogues in all parts of the world. Those removed from their families always en- deavor to be among the family circle on this solemn occasion. Wherever the Jewish people happen to be they will cease Past Warnings Have Been of No Avail -- Few Con- tagious Cases STOP BUILDING SHACKS SAYS MAJ. CHAPPELL Committee Claims That Structure Will Be as Serviceable as Pro- vided for Under First Plans-- Claiming that during the past month conditions exisiting in the kit. | chens of some of the restaurants of DR. J. W. ROSS the town had become intoleratble, Canadian Trade and Games Show Parks Best in the Whole District Editor The Reformer:--Not anx jous to get into any controversy in regard to the mess that has been made by this special committee that was put in charge of the work on the athletic oval in Alexandra Park, but seeing that Dr. Kaiser is anxious to have the credit or discredit go where it belongs, I would ask for a little space in your valuable paper, 80 that the matter can be placed fair- ly before the public and that they can judge for themselves who did the messing. In the first place the council were, I claim, far exceeding their duties in appointing any special committee to look after any special work in our parks. The present Park Commis- sion is composed of a body of fairly intelligent men who were appointed by the council for administering mat ters pertaining to our city parks. #nd it certainly is no compliment to them that any special committee should be appointed to override them in matters pertaining to park work. Can Secure Resignations I fully believe when there are large matters to be taken up in con- uection with our parks that require the advice of a competent engineer or adviser that the Board have judgment enough to acquire such services. When the city council have not faith in the Park Board to per- torn 'their duties in the proper man mer and to the best interests of the town and citizens it is Council's priv- flege to ask for their resignation and 1 haven't the slightest doubt that it will pot have to be asked for a sec ond time. Now, personally, in connection with our beautiful park property I wish Ww say a word. I have been comnected with our Park Board, and most of that time its chairman, since there was one in Oshawa. I was there when the grounds were laid out and, in fact, it was one of our old townsmen, the late, Wm. Holland and myself who Jaid out the grounds immediately As you enler them at the south en- trance of Alexandra Park. I personally was there when the first tree and shrub were planted and have supervised the planting of every one since and all this time I have beem surrounded with a splen- did company of advisers who were ever ready with their counsel and ad- vice, and I believe I am making a statement which will meet with the (Continued on Page 3) WOMEN'S COUNCIL WILL HELP "Y" Will Take Charge of Suppers for Campaigners for Members i had Considerable b was tr at the monthly meeting of the Local Council of Women held in the YMCA. on Thursday afternoon. Numerous reports from social workers and several requests for the support of the Council in various matters of i to the icipality were re- ceived. In the absence of Mrs. R. 8. McLaughlin, th illness, Mrs. C. M. Mundy, vice-pres t, occupied the chair. Dr. T. W. McKay. Medical Health Officer, appeared before the Council and asked its support to secure a good attendance when the Board of Health brings to town the moving picture "The Origin of Life." Mr. G. L. Galley, general secretary of the YM.CA., asked that the Coun- cil appoint some of its members to assist in catering to the meeds of the hungry canvassers who will strive to bring the membership of the Y.M.C.A. up to 600. The Council decided to look after the four suppers on the nights of the campaign. Mrs. Dr. Donevan, convener of the Mental Hygiene Committee, gave an interesting report on the work being done by Miss Rae among mentally de- ficient children in Oshawa. The class now numbers 11 children and is being carried on in the basement of the to trouble over worldly con- cerns and give themselves whol- ly to thoughts of repentance. More than any other holiday of the synagogue, Yom Kippur re. vives he confidence of the Jew in the ultimate triumph of God's love and justice. The outward form of obsery- ance practised by the Jewish people on this day is absten- tion from food and drink. Mr. F. C. Palmer monthly meeting of the Board of Health Thursday night that he had issued warnings for the last time. He announced his intention of summon- {ing the offending proprietors into court if conditions are not remedied | immediately. | "Time and again I have warned [these people," he said, "but to no avail. The kitchens are cleaned and lof days; then matters lapse into SEIZE STILL NORTH Operator Escaped, But Known--Has Been Going About a Year On Thursday of last week Inspector Goodrich, Chief Jarvis, of Bowman- ville, and an inland revenue officer, visited a large swamp about 15 miles north of Bowmanville, known as the Nicholson swamp, and after a 4-hour search found in the middle of the swamp a large still in full operation. There were 80 gallons of mash, a quan- tity of wheat and sugar, large pet, a gasoline stove, a copper bofler with worm attached. The fire a going iuder the boiler, dnd 50 qui raid made that the men in charge left their coats. The man who was oper- ating the still is known, and a war- rant has been issued for him to ap pear before P.M. Horsey at Bowman- ville. 'The still had been in operation for about a year, it is believed. On Tuesday afternoon Inspector Goodrich, with Provincial Constables Atkins and Boyd and an inland re- venue officer, visited a swamp north of Colborne and seized a barrel, tubs, canvas, tubing and 100 pounds of brown sugar, with which a man from near Colborne was endeavoring 119 start a still for making moonshine whisky. He has been summoned to appear in court here, the still having been brought to Cobourg. L0SS OF $5,000 WHEN BARN BURNS Walker Bros. Lose Fine Build- ing West of Ashburn on Sunday ou AE, trae yoni if a Bros, of Whitby, was completely de- stroyed by fire on Sunday might, and : if 8 i . Hit Li i H the : { g i i 1 1 eh th 3 T L ge 1 1 § } i f : 8% ; 1 i E gt ff 1 OF BOVHANVILLE the old state. In one restaurant | visited everything was bright and spotless out in front. On Boing to | the rear of the place the utmost filth {was found. In this restaurant two | dogs werd harbored and decayed meat and other refuse was thrown into the yard for them to prey on." Members of the board agreed with Mr. Palmer that patience had ceased to be a virtue and be was instructed to hale the careless ones into court. Must Obtain Licenses Mr. Palmer also announced that he {had discovered a farmer who sold {| milk in the town limits without hav- ing taken out a license. Dairymen who are selling milk in Oshawa with- out a license must immediately pro- cure them, the board announced. In addition their premises will be sub- jected to a rigid examination. It was stated thet but 12 replies | had been received to the 52 letters {sent by the board to farmers of the | township requesting them tp tell how many cows they kept which sup | plied milk to the city. The scamt | | | was the pumber of replies |receited, jh was, stated, was on account of the fact that farmers had become alarmed at the large number of cattle that had been condemned and destroyed by the government inspectors. Pasteurization "it only emphasizes the need," Dr. McKay averred, "of having all milk entering the town pasteurized." Mr. Palmer has been invited and will attend, a meeting of the Milk Producers' Assocation on Saturday to discuss the matter. Mr. Palmer reported having inves- tigated the complaints of a few East Whitby residents who bad declared that their water supply had been cut off by the digging of a trench. He found that in the majority of cases such was not the case. Miss Harris stated tn her report that evem with the greater increased contact of children since the open- ing of the schools this month con tagious diseases cases, with the ex- (Continued on page 8) Felix Markoe Pays $10 and Costs for Assaulting Fellow Pleading guilty im police court this morning to am assault charge laid by Steve Osachuk, Felix Markoe was fined $10 and costs, amounting | | | A girl 17 years of age Was taken declared at the | kept that way for possibly a couple Commissioner China, who addressed the Board of Trade at luncheon on Friday. in CHINA OFFERS A BIG MARKET T0 CANADIAN PLANTS Dr. Ross, Trade Commis- sioner There, Tells Trade Board RAILROADS ARE NEEDED Centre of World's Activity Shifting to Asia and America "The export business is a new game with us. We hardly know how to make out invoices or to properly pack goods. Our bankers know very .little about foreign exchange, but despite these minor handicaps there is no rea- son why we should not build up a large export trade," declared Dr. J. hy 3 mer Cgnadian Trade Os ise fier to Ohfow, in dn addrels de- livered yesterday before the Oshawa {Board of Trade. The meeting, which was very large ly attended by the business mem of Oshawa and vicinity, was presided over by Mr. E. A. Lovell, vice-presi- ent of the Board of Trade. On his | right sat Dr. Ross, the speaker of the day, and on his left Mr. G. W. Mec- Laughlin. Other prominent business men at the head table included Messrs. Storie, of Fittings Id. Geikie, of Pedlar Co., Drs. Kaiser and McKay. The speaker announced at the out- get that he did not intend to deal with his subject in a techmical way, but rather to give a talk on China, her people, her manner of living, the pos- (Continued on page 3) Hydro Power At Last a Reality In Port Perry After 16 years of anticipation of the day when the village would be equipped with an efficient electric service, the inhabitants of Port Perry had their wishes gratified Thursday evening, when Hydro power was of- ficially turned on John Rolph, 94 years of age, the oldest resident of the village, performed the ceremony in the Town Hall by turning om the switch. Mr. Rolph recalled many reminiscences of the pioneer days. when the only means of lighting was the "tallow dip." Reeve Philip Figary, who presided, made a short -1address. It is expected that the im- stallation- of the system will cost only 75 per emt. of the $24,000, which was the estimated cost price. The work has beem completed wery quickly, being started omly about three months ago. Pressed Magic Button Alterations to Original Plans Are Explained by Trus- tee Nott | | | | | "We expect to turn the first sod for | the new school in the southeast ward | | on Monday, and construction will be rushed. We plan to have it com- | pleted within four months, or about February 1." | So Trustee W. B. Nott, chairman of {the Property Committee of the Board 10of Education, told The Reformer last night. Mr. Nott has devoted consider- | able of his time to going over the plans since the Board decided the first tender of $68,000 was too high, and is confident that with close supervision the building can be put up for the contract price of $54,500. The price of |the heating and plumbing, of course, !will be extra. Statements made at meeting of the Board of Education on Thursday: night to the effect that now the changes have been made in the | plans the building would be only a brick shell and wooden interior, prompted The Reformer to seek an explanation of the alterations which had been made and accepted by the Property Committee. Wood Replaces Mastic Floors Perusal of the revised plans and | sped ifications, in the possession of | Chairman Nott, of the Property Com- { mittee show that the twg Woms Op i whith the largest siving will be mide | are the flooring and front exterior finish. The original specifications called for mastic floors, which is de- scribed as a refined asphalt, whereas the new specifications provide for | maple or birch floors in the rooms and concrete in the basement. In- stead of expensive stone work around the main front door and at the top of the building, brick will be used, al-| though window sills will still be of stone. "In the basement in the girls' lava- tory there will be eight instead of six toilets," Trustee Nott explained, "and in the boys' lavatory there will be five instead of four toilets. The number of urinals will also be increased. The coal house is being made smaller. It will be 12 feet § inches, instead of 18 feet. In the boiler room there will be three iron poles for the top in- stead of reinforced concrete. The fan room is being moved from beside the boiler room at the one side of the building to under the front steps. By so doing it will be more central. The (Continued on page 3) Centre St. H. and S. Club Present Prizes to Best Gardeners Centre St. Home and School Club held their opening meeting for the fall and winter term on Thursday evening in the school. - The meet- ings have formerly been in the after- noon but the Executive thought per- haps the evening might be more convenient to the majority so de- cided to try it out, and if attendance is anything to go by it was a suc- from the Home and School Club. Two pictures were also p STONE WORK CUT OUT the special | were awarded the Gay Com- pany, Limited, and are for $2,- 735 each. Work on both build- ings was commenced the middle of this week, and is being pushed forward rapidly. Part time classes have been resorted to since the opening of the school term in order to handle the overflow of pupils. When the portable schools are completed all children will be able to secure full time instrue- tion. DALE ANNEXATION MAKES HEADWAY Fixed Assessment of Suburb Property is Proposed for Thirteen Years Considerable progress was mad« n the matter of clearing up man) little" obstacles that had arisen in connection with the annexation o! Cedar Dale when a committee from the Town Council and the police trustees of the village met in the Town Hall last night. The Com mittee from the council was .com posed of Messrs. Mayor Stacey, Reeve Motrin @ e Hil Cedar Dale was represented by James Richards, Edmund Jackson, and James Holder. G. D. Conant was also present, representing the police Trustees. ; From the outset both sides ap- peared to agree that the growth of both Oshawa and Cedar Dale would be retarded if annexation did not materialize. The bone of contention was the matter of assessment. The Cedar Dale men stated that the resi- dents of the village did not want their present assessment tampered with. Mayor Stacey was of the opinion that there was little 4dif- ference in the assessment of pro- perties in the town and, in facet, it was pointed out that there were places that were assessed higher in Cedar Dale than similiar properties in Oshawa. Mr. Conant suggested that the village, if annexed, be sub- ject of the same increase as the town at large; that is if any in- crease were made, of course. If the assessment were allowed to remain the same the rule wouldn't apply to new properties. Deputy Reeve Hill, pointed out that Oshawa's and Cedar Dale's growth would be hampered if Cedar Dale were mot annexed. He also contended that the value of perty in. Cedar Dale would be en- hanced from 30 to 40 per cent the moment annexation materialized. Waterfront Growth The Mayor stated that Oshawa the lake front. He would able to point to the Cedar district where the factories (Continued on page 8) clause Early Start on Centre St. School is Urged That the contract for the erection of the new eight reomed school in the southeast ward be awarded to the Gay Company, Ltd., of Oshawa, at a cost of $54,500, was the recom- mendation brought in by the Proper- ty Committee at a special meeting of the Board of Education Thursday avening. ' The recommendation was wdopted, but only after strong opposi- ion on the part of two members of he Board, Messrs. Chappell and Orew. The tenders before the meet- ng had been invited after alterations vere made to the plans and specifica- tions with a view to reducing the cost. The lowest original tender was approximately $68,000, while the tender submitted by the Gay Com- pany, Ltd. showed a decrease of £14,000. Embodied in the resolution was a empowering the Property Committee to call for tenders for the plumbing and heating and to award contract for same. Trustee Drew thought that a separate resolution should be drafted governing the lat- ter and he also thought that before the contract was awarded the ten- ders should be considered at a meet- ing of the whole Board. His sugges- tion was adopted. Opposes Cheap Building Trustee Chappell attacked the idea of cutting down the cost of construc- tion of the new school, stating that be bad been present at the meefing when the discussion took place con- cerning the slashing of the original plans, which called for a much better school and the original figures, he declared, were around $55,000. Af- ter doing all the slashing, making the school no better and certainly not making it satisfactory for years to come, the figures were still around $55,000. He was positive that mem- bers of the Town Council, to whom they had to look for money, would stand behind them in the erecting of substantial buildings. He thought the time had come when they should quit building shacks zud reokeries and put up something which would be a credit to the town. The new school, since the alterations to the plans, would be a mere brick shell with a wooden interior and no more fireproof tham other schools. The only good thing about it would be the design. The Simcoe Street school was simply brick walls and a wooden interior and he thought they should spend their money for something (Continued on page 3) WHITBY COUPLE MARRIED 50 YEARS Mr. and Mrs. Charles Barton Honored by Friends and Children An interesting event was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. sr, Whitby, last Saturday, when they celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of their wedding. surrounded by their family and 2 number of friends. The MARY ST. HOME & SCHOOL CLUB will held their first meeting for the year at the school Monday at 7.390 pam. Dr Kaiser will speak on the Near East situation. 76-a ROLLER RINK OPEN EVERY BAZAAR AUSPICES SIMCOE ; Home and Sdhool Club. Satur- day, Sept. 30th, 2.30. Fancy work and home made cooking and candy. to the two rooms that were best from January to June, Miss Evelyn Currie's being first and Miss Holmes" second represented at the club meetings d 3 £ giress Hid : : ¢ i to Cobourg Wednesday from Bow- manville to serve a six months' sen- tence on a charge of vagrancy. She had been of late residing in Osha- wa, though a former resident of Bowmanville. She was convicted by | Assistance in the Public Library by the Board of Educa- tion. The Council gave its assurance of any assistance that might be need- od. Mrs. Stalter, representing WLTU., visited the Council and wited to attend the pro- be held here in me mind. the in-