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: " y i Li v oo ld Bg Gis TTT 7% mn % JR a ew Se Fs al SR ER © WR : l 4 THE ONTARIO REFORMER, THURSDAY, \ DEC. 28, 1922 Oshawa and District Get Collars and Jewels, At the regular meeting of >-Sun- shine Rebekah Lodge, No. 422 held on Friday the 22nd, inst\ Aine Past Local Grands were presented with collars and jewels. Tt was an inter- esting ceremony. Euchres at Rebekah Lodge, A few days ago The Reformer sta- ted in error that there were no pri- zes to be given at the Euchres be- ing held by the Sunshine Rebekah Lodge. Prizes were given, the la- dies first prize being won by Mrs, J. M, Fraser, and the gentlemen's by Mr. White, There are two more Euchres in the series, Jan. 15th and 29th at which. prizes will also be given, Welsh's Tea Dance, Saturday, Dec. 30, 4-6. Orchestra, 112a Fishwormses Out Christmas Day. Mr. Geo. Hann, 100 Brock St. E. informs us that he counted nine fish | worms on Christmas Day. In speak- | ing to The Reformer on Tuesday he stated that he could hardly believe | his eyes when he saw the fish worms | on the surface of the ground, but in order to make sure that he was not "seein' things" he called others from the house and had them con- firm it, The worms were selves on the ground houge and the chicken runway. When the chickens were let out they hardly knew what to make of the worms, but the ducks imme- diately recognized them as old | friends and gobbled them yp in short order, { Mr. Hann states that he has spent | 48 Christmasses in Oshawa, but this is the first year seen fish worms on Christmas Day. | sunning them- | between his | Big Christmas Trade { Merchants in Oshawa were tired but happy when they closed their | doors on Saturday night. Every merchant spoken to by The Reformer | states that it was the biggest Christ- mas trade in their history, but most | of them found the long hours and | the severe strain somewhat wearing | on them and were glad when they | were able to lock the doors late Saturday evening. Business this] vear was from 100 to 300 per cent] ahead of last year's showing, I Reserve your table for Welsh's Tea Dance, Saturday, Dec 30, 4-6.| 112a | Men's Club Met, At the Sunday afternoon meeting | dealers of the Simcoe St. Methodist Church |like to have the priceg Men's Club, nearly thirty men were lin Oshawa by the Fi present. Mr, T K. Creighton was in charge of the service in the absence of President E. O. Phillips. Miss J. Keddie favored the Club with a solo, "The Birthday of the King." L. Galley of the Y.M.C.A. Charge Withdrawn T: W. Reid, of Oshawa, was plac-| ed under arrest in Toronto Saturday | into Oshawa between night by Detective Greenlee at'the in-|tons of fuel. Reid | that could not afford to pay stigation of the local police, was brought here Sunday night and appeared before Magistrate Hind ia Police Court Monday morning. The charge preferred against him was {awakened this merging and looked | out on a world of {driven in high drif in which he has |xweeper out while The | lesson discussion was led by Mr. G.| { actions I believe that te | little if any, hardship f He was alleged to hurriedly withos The charge one of fraud. have left town paying his board bill. was withdrawn: Gives Dinner' to Dept, Heads Col. W. E. Phillips of the W, E. Phillips Company Limited gave a dinner last: evening to the heads of departments and travellers repre- senting the firm, The dinner which took place at Welsh's was a Jyery pleasant and profitable gath A tributed largely id the way of en- tertainment on Christmas morning when they seremaded a portion 'of the 'town, rendering Christmas mu- gic. Their first visit wis to the General Hospital where a number of selections were played, and need- less to say they wege cujoyed by the patients, A numbey of other place's vere visited and the efforts of the band were deeply appreciated, A Blustery Mornin, The worthy citizgns received a rude shock Oshawa they of when hita snow being by the strong wind. The mild wether of Christ- mas almost led ie to believe that there would bene winter this year and instead of now we would have dandelions and sunflowers, but Jack Frost has still g few kicks left | in him. It was a blustery the snow which fell drifts, There was su the ground to make j the street railway morning, and vas blown in. lent snow on necessary for have their e common or garden variety of ciigns were busy with snow shovels af brooms. It was the first real stof@y day of this winter, Mayoralty shortage. And if you elect the right | sorry that Mr. Moffat will not again mayor you will get plenty of fuel be a member of the council this all winter," | year but hope that he may return Continuing, Mr, Trick stated that at some future date." he was heartily in favor of the elec- As the reeve, and first and sec- trification of the C.N.R. One of [ond deputy reeves were elected hv the greatest problems to be solved acclamation, Mr. Davis, following tlc in his opinion was the power short-| mayors address, called upon the age. He advocated bringing power [candidates for the position of third from Chippawa to Oshawa. The har-|deputy reeve, Mr. J. L. bor was another matter touched on.| who opposed Mayor Stacey, for the "Next year's council should not let | mayoralty last year, was the first the matter rest until the government [to speak, . has completed a harbor = for the Mr, J, L, Whattam town," Mr, Trick said. He then 'As usual," said Mr. Whattam, "I spoke of 'the Westmount sewer by-| will not take much of vour time. At law, saying that it was the duty of [present I am in the happy position the electorate to vote for it, of not having to answer to you for One of the crying needs for the [the sins of the council of last year. town was a suitable building and | However, I am asking for, and will residential by-law, "A by-law that appreciate your support at the forth- would avoid the corner grocery store | coming elections" Mp. Whattam had should be created," the speaker said | nothing but words of praise for Mr, "The stores should be grouped to-|Alger, who is his opponent, saying gether where all would receive the |that he had always found him to be benefit." Continuing, Mr, Trick [a perfect gentleman, There is no touched on his business career, ex-|animosity between the two, tending over a period of 20 years in Mr. Alger spoke briefly, saying Oshawa. "If elected," he said, "I|that he had waited until the last twill occupy the mayor's chair with [minute before deciding to qualify an open mind to grapple with all|for the third deputy receveship. He questions that may arise. I will not |would not have opposed Mayor Sta- be a part of any party or clique," he |cey or some councillor with more ex- remarked in conclusion. perience than he had, he said. Mayor Stacey Speaks The New Ward In opening Mayor Stacey touched | Mr, Schell, a candidate in the new on tho salaries paid at the Town Hall, | ward, was called but it was found saying that the salary list has been |that he had left the meeting, Mr, this year from #1,000 to #5,000 great- | Jackson, another candidate fn the cr than ever, "Some of the staff at same ward, said that as yet thers the town hall have been laid off," was no use in addressing an Oshawa 16 sald, "to the detriment of thy !gathering as Cedar Dale citizens town's interests, Maybe, because |had not had time to get properly ac- people meeting: councillors on the | quainted, streets had told them so often that Clifford Henry was the only canai- something should be done there that [date from Cedar Dale who evinced the councillors eventually believed [sufficient interest in the contest ro it." Replying to Mr. Trick's re-|address the gathering. He spoke marks relative to the employmen: briefly, hut made a favorable im- of two foremen on town work, the | pression, Mayor said: "We admit it, Last year the council did the work but 4 | the interests of the ward and tne this year it is being done by edd anil, at large. tract. We saved according to the Ward One Candidates engineer's estimates, $19,000," Then | Councillor Robert Preston, who is referring to. the Westmount sewer, again a candidate in Ward One Mr, Stacey advised the electorate to| was the next speaker, In opening vote for the by-law. he took issue with Mayor Stacey in My. Stacey then ettacked Mr. | regard to the statement made that Trick's recommendations relative to some of the employes at the Town the purchasing of a strfet flusher. | Hall had heen discharged. Mr. Pres- Following a trip to Windsor to view | ton stated that to his knowledge a street flusher, Mr. Trick, according {none had been discharged. Some to Mr. Stacey, came hack and re- | had left but others had taken their commended that it be not purchased. | places, He advocated the carrying (Continued fron Morris, Councillor Jo@ton and my- | sell, were appointed Wry and pro-| cure an adequate sup the town. We asked ence with the fuel délers. They, ignored our request. Then we got a resolution passed & ®ouncil ask- ing that the Fuel Couggller fix the price of coal in Oshaigd The Fuel Controller called for #8 conference of the dealers and te@Fuel Com- mittee in his office ii%oronto but. despite the fact that aelibf the coal had said ths: hey would coal fixed Controller none of the dealers wet@8o Toronto when we asked them At any rate in two days theyn@luced 'the price of coal from $20 H#l8 per ton, We have not interfer ith the dealers, feeling that i flere were some people who would the price} that the dealers quoted iit in view | of the shortage, that WN he per-| mitted to do so. We #8 brought and 900 onvinced he town per ton. t of our| will be the coal of ceal for | a confer- | We wer the workingmen 1 (Hear! Hear!) As a 1 Don't be Self; CHASE & SANBORES "SUPERIOR TE Sold in 'Z Ib. and 1 Ib. Tell your friends about CHASE & SANBORN, Mon L 42,000 Homes Made Hap MOFFAT Electric Range in your kitchen means--clean pots and A | would save at least 25 per cent. of | speaker. { the | mittee fell down badly. i mistakes was to buy coal at $15.85 | ticipated extras but they were large: | This recommendation was in opposi- (of the Westmount sewer by-law. tion to the views expressed by the|Councillor A. W. Brown, of the same Town Engineer. "The engineer re-| ward, was not present ported," said Mr, Stacey, "that by| Howard C. Bradley, also a candi- purchasing this flusher that weldate in Ward One, was the next 4 { He stated that he was not the cost of cleaning the streets. You seeking election on any promises now have a gang of men doing the that he might make but rather on work that the flusher would have { his record as a citizen and business done. We cannot lower our costs man of this town for a period of Lu of cleaning the strects unless we | years. "We want workers in the get equipment with which to do it.' | council, not ones gifted with words," : Park Debe {he said. He advocated more and Referring to the debi of the Park | better school accommodation, He Commission, Mr. 'Stacey asked his |also referred to an article in the Re- audience if they wished to pay it | former telling of the number ot all now or bave.the payments ex |strangers 'ih Oshawa ~~ He felt that tended over a period of years so that | these strangers should be encouraged newcomers to the town would | to speak well of the town when they have an opportunity of paying od visited their own home towns, thus the benefits which 'hey would re-|establishing a = good reputation ceive from the parks. *'We have con- | throughout the province for Osh. ducted the affairs of the town more awa. He had nothing but words of economically than ever this year," | praise for the gentlemen who are he said. | opposing him. He concluded by i saying he would appreciate the sup- port of the public. Councillor Hawkes spoke next. He {thought that a by-law limiting all council meetings to 10 o'clock would | be a wise move. He also exhorted Mayor Stacey and Councillor Trick, i whichever was elected, to remember | that there were 15 other members !in the council in addition to tne imayor. He claimed that the recent audit had revealed nothing. The opinion was expressed that the town finances were never iu better 'shape and that the funds of the town were being "handled economically. = He wanted the Westmount sewer by-law carried and discouraged the idea of Oshawa obtaining a charter as a |eity. Better schools and more of them were needed, be contendeds He also characterizey the expendi- tures made on portable schools as a Question of Fuel Referring to the tue! question Mr. Stacey stated "that he had left the matter entirely in the hands of the special Fuel Committee, He charg- ed that they had been dilatory in their methods of procuring fuel for the town. He had not taken an interest soon enough because of the fact that he thought that the committee was éu- deavoring to protect the town's in- terests. This they had not done, the Mayor contended. "I am sorry to bave to admit that the Fuel Com- One of their per ton from Mr. Dixon and then to sell it at, $16 per ton. Other eiti- zens had {o make up the money they lost on this deal. No one man should take all the credit for getting any coal for the town as I think Whattam, He promised that, if elect- | ed, ke would give his best efforts to ~ inghams for Spring Bring a Glad Note to Fabric Sections Gingham is Spring's own fabric--and this collection seems a little more crisp, more gay and inviting than ever before. One simply can't have a glimpse of them before Spring Sewing plans start formulating. Their variety and brilliant hues suggest immediately a School Dress or House Dress--at all events, Dresses,--and smart they're sure to be. Yellows, Greens, Reds and lovely Blues, specially featured in small Checks and Plaids predominate the collection. after year. All This Week Canadian. Ginghams have a winsome appeal that makes them favored year Here is a great variety in exquisite shades to choose from 32" wide Gingham 35¢ yd. 27" wide Gingham 25c yd. HANGINGS --made of Gingham grow more pop- ular each season. In this collection there are Ging- hams admirably suited to this purpose. YOU NEED NOT--put off your Spring Sewing a single day as a very large selection of Designer pat- terns for Spring has al- ready arrived. ACCESSCRIES--- [0 Spring sewing. Doesn's that make you think of your needs? Don't v¥, until you're in tl. of things. Bu: N waste of money, that he was sorry that Councillo* Mr. N. A. Campbell and T. J. Sher-| Preston had taken 2 hand in the idan, candidates in Ward Four, were mayoralty fight, saving that Coun- cillor Preston had thc "makings ei a good councillor but that he had a habit which he knew nothing." NORMAL MEN AND CRANKS (Kansas City Star) As a matter of fact, reformers are cranks. A man has to be a crank before he will get out and fight for the betterment of his community, If he is perfectly normal he will let his community go to pot and look not present. Trick Again Councillor Trick then permission' to speak again. granted. Taking the floor Councillor Trick referred to the sevén and one-half cent frontage tax on water mains. Much money had been wasted, he said. "How ean you cxpect to keep down the taxes in the outlying dis- tricts," he asked, "when money has been wasted the way it has under Mayor Stacey's regime." Then re- requested It was of talking about things of | out for himself. Mc normal. Happily mo cranks don't care wha called. They are the reformers who get our re us. Those who pause b) to hit back at persons who names never get very muci They haven't the time. Censored London Advertis » Fulton, Mo., had hi: paper because hc pants 25 years, B shows only his head an ferring to the coal question again,. --_----_-- Mr. Trick said that the mayor had been a member of the committee. "The Mayor wanted to buy a schoon- er load of Welsh coal despite the fact that half of it was dust. We would have had to sell it at $20 per ton to break only even. The coal dealers, as a result of my activities. have lined up solidly against me in this campaign and are back of Mr. Stacey. The reason that 1 advisea you to vote against the park by-law is that I want you to get value tor every dollar that you expend. Mr. Stacey is appealing for another year in office. 'Just one more year' has got to be his annual ory," said Mr. Trick as he took his seat. Mayor's Reply Mayor Stacey, replying to Mr. Trick, said that the money that wis spent on the park in 1921 had been spent to provide work for the unem- | ployed to relieve them of the néces- sity of applying for relief. As for the Bremnau-Carrol deal Mr. Stacey contended that "not a copper was lost." . He also spoke of the raised assessment in the centre of the town, saying that he believed it was justified because of the increased value of the buildings during the past year. In conclusion he said they all tried but their efforts were belated." Carrol-Brennan Account Speaking of the Carrol-Brennan account, Mr. Stacey stated that jt was one of the most mysterious ones that had. come before the council in years. | Explaining the extra charge for! grading Mr. Stacey said that the en- | gineer's plans called for excavations | not in excess of 10 inches when the ! grading was being done. "We an- 5 than we expected. We discussed the | detailed accounts, ana in some in- stances reduced the charges in half. The 1920 council discussed the ac-! counts thoroughly and passed on them and when a council deals with SWEETS --to the Sweet -- . _m The: Olympia Candy Works wishes théir friends and customers a Happy and Prosperous New Year The specials listed in last week's paper will be good till the first of the New Year. Try them. } St A -- For the friend you really love and p ME. 7 : to whom you want to express your real ? i pans, no odors, marvelously cooked ja matter in that manner it should | food, less worry, #0 luc] carvying: i i be considered settled." lower cookin ills. ere are A i 5 " and Jo now in daily use. Write for { Asphayt id Condele . free literature to Moffats, Limited, / { At a previous meeting Mr. Trick Weston, Ontario, {had taken credit for introducing as- | phallic pavements to the town but wr. De illustration 'shows one of the | Mr. Stacey in his speech claimed "new Moffat 1923 models--a master- that the idea _to lay asphalt pave- piece of range building. Snceived by the council FEATS ELECTRIC RANGES GROCERY feelings of appreciation at New Years or any other time, no gift is as suitable as a dainty box of fresh wholesome and appetizing 41 SIMCOE NORTH "A few of Bodley's Xmas Cakes and Plum Puddings left over--at reduced prices--also Table Raisins Brazils, Filberts, Peanuts, or Mixed Nuts i. . 20c Ib 25¢ Ib 4 "We asked for tenders for concrete and asphalt pavems¢ 5 merely to stimulate competitic. among the contractors and I think we saved thousands of dollars for the town hy 80 doing. However, whether con- crete is better than asphalt, or vice versa, is a debatable question and © man can claim the vote of the town because he says that he intro- duced the laying of asphalt in place of concrete. Mr. Trick stated that if he had not been in the council asphalt would not have been laid 1 want to tell Mr. Trick that he is far from being the whole council." "Now as to our finaneiai condition. We are in a better position financial- ly than at any time for years back." In conclusion Mr. Stacey gave his reasons for desiring to be re- elected for another term. "I do not think that amy man is qualified to act as Mayor with only one year's experience' in the council. , 1 had ' hoped at the end of this year to re-! | tire from the bifice of mayor but as time drifted on I felt that I should again offer myself. i Your Banker Has a Knowledge of Investme So why not have him serve you. Ss will buy or sell securities for you. QUEEN MARY CHOCOLATES Queen Mary Chocolates are hand rolled--made in Oshawa, and so are always fresh, and of a delicious flavour. Try our home made Toffee and all "Sweets" Aylmer or King Corn Aylmer or King Peas Aylmer Golden Bantam... 18¢ tin Fancy French Peas 45¢ tin Blue Berries ................... 3 i Evaporated Apples 18clb 21b35c THE STANDARD BANK 4 OF CANADA : In four years i OSHAWA BRANCH have never called a meeting of the = ; - i council which has resulted "without a quorum being present, T am very