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JHE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, THURSDAY, JANUARY 10, 192v "AGE THREE Father of Board of Education Retires After 24 Years Service EW.DrewH Scliool System Develop to Highest Efficiency as Seen the | Bchedule of Salaries One of Chief Contributions of Re- tiring Member and Osh. awa Teaching Staff Now * Graded Eighty Per Cent. Number One --, Every Honor in the Gift of the| Board is Bestowed Upon Him The sRather of the Board of Edu- eation," Mr, E. W, Drew, retires this year after 2% years of membership and active service on the board, Dur- ing his long association with educa- tional affairs in Oshawa he has seen the school system expand and devel- op, until now it is one of the best of any city in the province of On- tario, Probably the chief contribution of Mr. Drew to the educational system of Oshawa and to the province, and one that teachers all over Ontario are thankful for today, is the sche- dule of salaries, which he devised after months of labor about sten years ago. Teachers' Salaries This schedule provides a definite and gradual increase in the salary of each teacher every year as long as they remain in the employ of the same board, up to a fixed maximum, and eliminates the worrisome annual requests for increases that used to be the bugbear of every Board of Education. Each teacher on'the Osh- awa staff is handed a copy of the schedule when he or she is engaged. After the inauguration of this sys- tem in Oshawa in 1918, several oth- er Ontario cities were quick to see its advantages and to establish it in their own schools, the first city to adopt it after Oshawa being Wood- stock. Getting Results Mr. Drew has always taken a keen interest in the individual teachers on the Oshawa school staffs, and has al- ways been a strong advocate of bet- ter salaries for teachers. "The damage that can be done by a poor teacher in one year can hard- ly be estimated," he said in an inter- view with The Times, "for it means that thirty or forty pupils lose a whole year's time, in many cases. It is much better to pay three or four hundred dollars more in salary, and get proper results in training the youth" As chairman of the manage- ment committee for the last twelve years, Mr. Drew has been in a very close touch with the teachers and has won the respect and esteem of every one of the 120 teachers in Oshawa's Collegiate and eight public schools. Efficient Staff Besides his contribution of a sal- ary schedule, Mr. Drew has done valued work in building up the teach- ing staff of the Oshawa schools to its present high efficiency. When he first became a member of the board there were three schools and 16 teachers, and it is largely due to Mr. Drew's sound judgment in selecting members of the teaching staff that 80 per cent of the teachers are now graded No. 1 in the inspector's re- port. He was also instrumental in having the nursing and dental work established in the schools. He has given a scholarship for annual com- petition at the Collegiate. Reaping Honors Mr. Drew has been given every honor that it has been possible for the Board oi Education to bestow upon him. He has' been chairman of the board on two occasions, and has been chairman of every standing com- mittee of the board in one ycar or another. He was a member of the building committee for almost all of the five new schools and the several school additions built while he was a member of the board, and has been a member of mearly all of the spe- cial committees appointed during the last few years, his keen judgment and expert knowledge of educational affairs being highly appreciated by his fellow trustees. May Return When asked by a representative of The Times whether he was retiring permanently from the board, Mr. Drew explained that his recent seri- mext year. "I enjoyed the work on the Board of Education" he said, "and will fol- low with keen interest the activities of the mew board" Mr. Drew re- street school, and additions been made to several of the schools alse. Soil : The Board of Education too, undergone" 2 change. It used 10 has be HAS SERVED OSHAWA WELL FPP rr rrr TTY YY YY WEATHERMAN January Thaw is here, With all its slush and water, January's acting up In a way she hadn't oughter, * * Oshawans waded to work this morning. Streets were awash with water and slush and many a dignified pe- destrian hit the sidewalk gudden- E. W. DREW Who is retiring from the Board of Education after 24 years' valu- ed service, a combination hoard with many mem- bers, some of them elected from Oshawa and some appointed by the county of Ontario, Mr, Drew, himself, was at onc time a member of the board representing the county. Then, three years ago, it was made a muni- cipa' board, with nine members elect- ed by the general vote of the city and one appointed from the Separ- ate School Board. Good System The smaller membership of the board is working out well, in Mr. Drew's opinion, as now business is conducted more expeditiously than with the large, unwieldy board. The two year term system, with half of the members elected each year, is also a fine thing, Mr. Drew says, as it provides that there are enough ex- perienced men left on the board each year that business may progress from year to year without any dis- ruption. Mr. Mitchell's Tribute The work of Mr. Drew on the board is appreciated by all of his associates. Speaking of his services, the retiring chairman, T. B. Mitchell, who is now mayor-elect of the city, says: "Trustee Drew was one of the best members we had on the' Board of Education. His judgment was ab- solutely sound, and he had a happy faculty of being able to come to the resoue of the board when discussions occasionally got into a rather pre- carious condition, entering the de- bate at the psychological moment and straighteni out the difficulty. He took a decpigerest in the teachers, and would go to any trouble to see that a teacher was properly located when he came to the city, or to help him in any way. He was always ready to assist in forwardihg any new and worthy project that came before the Board, or anything of value to educational work." Mr. McGibbon Tribute was also paid to the work of Mr. Drew by J. A. McGibbon, secretary of the board. "Mr. Drew was a valued member of the Board of Education," he said, "and in my opinion the loss of his services from the board will be a loss, not only to that body, but to the community as a whole. It has largely been his work and his ability to pick men that has been instrumental in build- ing up the teaching staff to its pres- ent high efficiency. I am sorry that ill health is forcing him to resign, because at the present time his fore- sight and judgment would be of great value to the Board" MAN UNEMPLOYED GETS SYMPATHY OF MAGISTRATE Walter Stapely Remanded for Month on Non-support Charge "It is impossible to get out of a stone" stated Magistrafe Hind in police court this man A when Walter Stapely appeared to answer a charge of nonsupport om infor- mation supplied J his wife, Hetty 1y. d evi- dence that he bad been unemployed since December 1, had attempted to secure work every day since that time, and had been unsuccessful. He had always cared for and supplied his wife with funds, however, prex- jously to this; Mrs. Stapely oornp- borated that. Hold For 2a Month The Stapelys have two boys under the age of sixteen, and Mrs. Stapely thought that sinoe her husband had gone away and had not commumnicat- ed with her, she had a right to lay a charge against him. The Mag- istrate had sympathy with Stapely although he said the cause for hab- ifual disagreement in the Stapely home was divided between the par- ents. He agreed to hold the case for 2 month, and in the mean time Stapely must put his energy to work "again and attempt to secure 2 job. He agreed to work at amy- ly, followed by a feeling of cold- ness near the region of the spine, Autos scurried along the streets spraying the more humble citizenry who were threading their ways carefully on the bypaths. It was a nasty old morning for walking abroad, Snow during the night melted as the temperature ascended towards morning, and the long looked for Jingle of sleigh bells seemed as far off as when the halmy airs of De- cember created a new record for mildness. | A disturbance of moderate in- tensity and wide extent is situated {today near Lake. Michigan and milder weather covers the whole of Ontario, and is proceeding rap- {idly eastward. In Manitoba, where the Oshawa weather originates usually, the weather has been cold, but it is moderating there today, and, for the next two or three days, Oshawa won't get much relief from the wet feet and slippery sidewalks. Weather like this makes life very simple inasmuch as it teaches us to accept the impossible, do without the indispensable and en- dure the insufferable. Powder usually goes off with a bang, but in days like this it goes off with a puff, The Weatherman, with wet feet, after a slushy walk this morning was advised to take a certain brand of pills. At the drug store the pills were advertised as "the pills used by the great majority." Not wishing to join the great majority he didn't buy the pills. One young fellow today was praising his best girl, he said sha was 80 good that she wouldn't even sit in a room if the clock was "fast." Some clear folks think they can make better poetry than is placed at the top of this column, * ® =% They would not knock, The rhymes we use, If they could see What we refuse. x % =» Meanwhile--slush and wet feet. Westerly winds and snow falls or rain, or sleet, or snow. One-third of January is gone. Looks like a short mild winter, ---- CURLING RINK IS FAST ASSUMING NORMAL STATE Curlers Have 5 Fine Sheets of Ice and Others Ready By Monday Despite the damage done to the ice surface at the curling rink on Tuesday night the devotees of the sport were able to curl last night on Rinks One, Two, Six, Seven and Eight. The other three, being the ones that are directly in front of the hydrant were the ones that came in for heavy impairment. It is said that Monday might the entire sur- face will be in the same fine condi- tion as it was before the hose or horse play of Tuesday might. MYSTERY OF THE THREE - LEGGED RATS SOLVED Captured By Clams Rodents Were Freed By Chewing Leg OF Orrs Island, Me., Jan. 10.-- A mystery that has for many Jeans local the prevelence of three-legged rats has at least been solved. The rats land in a trap, will deliberately gnaw off the foot by which they are held prisoners. For this reason traps for these fur-bearers ave us- ually set im water, so the animals will drown before they have an op- portunity to free themselwes by such means. .Jfrom W. | CITY NEWS CLEANING AWAY THE SLUSH A large ruck of General Motors of Canada, was pushing a snow plow "on the streets near the G.M, @ plants this morning, doing its t in clearing the slush off the streets and depositing it in waves on the boulevards, BECOMING COLDER The Weatherman promises cold" er weather on Friday with north- west winds and local snow flur- ries. Oshawans who plodded through slush and water today will welcome the promise of lower temperature and dry streets gpd sidewalks, HOCKEY AT ORONO The opening game of the league of St. George's Church, Bowman- ville, the Orono Motors, Bow- manville Orphans and Orono, takes place tomorrow night at the Orono Arena, the con- testing teams being the Orono General Motors and Orono, An in- vitation is extended to all to come and see the hest arena between To- ronto and Belleville, C. OF C, MEETING POSTPONED The meeting of the directors of the Oshawa Chamber of Com- merce which was to have heen held at noon today was postponed until the same time tomorrow, Kurt Wandel, president of the Natiogal Celulose Company of Syr- acuse, U.8,, is to be present, Leon Frazer, secretary of the Oshawa C. of C., is in Toronto today with Mr. Wandel, BREACH L.CA, Joseph Marks, Dearborn Heights, charged with being intoxicated in a pubic place, was fined $20 and costs in police court this morning by Magistrate Hind, He pleaded guilty. KIWANIS MEETING The regular weekly luncheon of the Oshawa Kiwanis Club will be held tomorrow at noon at Welsh's Parlours, Discussion of arrange- ments for Charter Night, which is to be held on January 16, will fea- ture the current business. WET, BUT SAFE An old man was endeavoring to cross Simcoe street, at Bond, this morning. The streets were si1p- pery, with slush up to the ankles, He got half way across, going west, when a large automobile bore down on him from the north, and he stopped, only to be showered with slush from the large balloon tires. But he had on his old cothes so he didn't worry, and without even u glance at his drenched garments, he hurried across to the safety of the other side, PREACHES AT ORONO Rev, Mr, Mason of Bowmanville preached a helpful sermon at Cen- tre street church, Orono, on Sunday last, his subject being, "Let Him Come In." The musical part of the service was greatly enhanced by a well-rendered solo by Mr. Len Foster and a pleasing duet by Miss Rosaline and Mr, Orme Gamsbhy, BETTER RATES AND BETTER SERVICE [3 THE PURPOSE G. D. Conant Says That is the Only Desire in Purchase of Plants In connection with the letter J. Burns on the pur- chase of the Oshawa electric and gas systems from the Hydro Elec- tric Power Commission, G. D. Conant gave the following state- ment today. Mr. Conant has been working intimately with this sub- ject for two years as vice-president of the Central Ontario Power As- sociation and chairman of thé special hydro and gas purchase committee of the city council. Interviewed by The Times today, e said: "While I have the greatest re- spect for Mr. Burns' interest in, and his opinion on, any public matter, I doubt very much if he has studied this question suffici- ently or has enough information to justify the objections he offers. It is farthest from my desire to en- ter into a controversy with Mr, Burns because undoubtedly the whole matter will be fully debated and every ph of it pr ted to the electors before they vote on it. For the present I may say, how- ever, that the committee and the city council in the past have been actuated only by one desire--to obtain better services and rates for the city of Oshawa. [I believe, myself, that it will mot be difficult ultimately to convince the electors that the purchase of these plants will accomplish this but until all the details of the purchase and plans for future operation have been settled, it would be premature and futile to attempt a detalied argument as to how this may be accomplished." N. S. SCHOONER ON AN OLD TIME TRADING CRUISE © Boston, Jam. 10.-- The three- masted schooner, Marion L. Conra Captain John Correa, purchased for the purpose in Nova Scotia, is to- day outbound on an old-time four months trading cruise to West Af- rican ports. Items of trade include a deck of lumber, men's and wo- men's clothing, bay rum, mixed paints, razors and 97,000 pounds of flour. These are to be exchanged for goat skims, cocoa beans, palm oil, ivory and wicker chairs. Cap- tain Correa intends to trade among the Portugese colonies and in West African pofts. The trading venture is the result of a meeting between Captain Correa and T. W. Bener- son. The United States Exporting and Importing Co., was formed and the schooner was purchased im No- va Sootia. The crew was carefully chosen as the wessel has mow aux- iliary power. MORE MARRIAGES Ottawa, Jan. 19.--The last Do- {minion-wide survey of births, {deaths and marriages reveals the fact that during a recent month there was a natural increase of population of over tem thousand, more marriages had been per- a mark of 1,410. The total mum- ber of births in all mine provinces is given as 20,262 against a death toll of 9,419 for the month. Three sets of triplets, two in Ontario and { WOMAN RESCUES WHOLE FAMILY AS FIRE RAZES HOME Suffering from Fl Flu, She Gets Up to Attend Husband-- Discovers Fire Tillsonburg, Jan. 10.--The fact that the mother, herself suffering from in- fluenza, had left her sick-bed to min- ister to her husband and four chil- dren stricken with the same malady, probably saved the lives of a whole family here early yesterday morning. For when Mrs. Harry Cain, whose home is on the McLaren Survey, a suburb of Tillsonburg, left her room to prepare medicine for her husband, she discovered that the house was in flames. Quickly she carried the four children, aged 2, 3%, 5 and 7 years, to the snow-covered street, from where they were taken to a neigh- bor's home. Then Mrs. Cain went back and helped her husband to the street. None of them had time to gather up warm clothing. The house and contents were prac- tically completely destroyed, and fire- men, with only chemical apparatus, had difficulty in saving the surround- ing buildings. Mr. Cain, whose condition was most serious, was rushed to the Soldiers' Memorial Hospital, and yesterday af- ternoon his wife and the three youngest children followed him. It was reported from the hospital, how- ever that it was unlikely that the time spent in the cold by the lightly clad, flu-suffering family would have any serious consequences. GRAINTO RESIST FROST AND RUST Ottawa, Jan. 10.--Within the mext few years Canadian experts will have developed scientific means to resist both frost and rust in the great wheat empire of the prairies and the newer Peace River Fields, Hon. W. R. Motherwell, Minister of Agricul- ture, said, when addressing the first day's session of the Easterm Canada Fruit and Vegetable Jobbers' Asso- ciation here yesterday. is a great mext year coun- try," said the Minister. He meant, he explained, that mo matter what conditions of one time were Cama- dian people had a habit of pinning their faith upon the future and work- ing whole-heartedly for the prosper- ity of tomorrow. F Brigh He did mot wish to intimate that Canada had passed through anything but the most satisfactory period me- cently, said Mr. Motherwell. There had been a tremendous wave of pros- perity and development in business during 1928, and the future appeared be even brighter. Mr. Motherwell anged the jobbers to remember that quality and high) standards of goods produced meant much in competitive markets. He re- called an naan m where consumers had 1 st confidence in the Canadian article simply because its high standard had been allowed to lag. Goadling of Produce Grading of produce would have the tendency to allow the producer to share in the premium of price for the high grade articles for = which the consumer invariably was willing to pay a high figure. It was only just that the producer oi high grade ma- terial should veogive some shave of this premium, the Minister said. TORONTO STOCKS (Supplie by Sioble, Forlong & 0.) Sign Low 12.30 43 43 784% be 36 33 40% 31 80 '100 57 655% 104 92% 31% 54% 39 68 95 82 Stock x Abitibi 43 Braz, ,, 81% Br, A. Oil 65 JBromp, 35 Carl, .,. 33 n, In, Al; 40% an, Malt 31 Cty, Dry, 80 Imp, Oil 101 Int, Pet, 67% It, NI, new 56 Loblaw 1056 Ms, Hr, 93 'Me, Frt, 31% Md, N., ,, 56 Nor. Bak, 39 S. Station 6814 Sh, 'Wht, 98 Hr, Wal, 85% Mines 340 360 30 30 hd 41 69 H3 990 116 910 2000 26 170 1 35 3 23 2 126 131 H6 56 2100 2110 90 90 430 435 330 330 6450 6450 35 35 1050 1075 20 20%; 870 870 680 685 910 910 325 25 200 206 Ye 350 356 30 38 30 55 45 70 tp ped Howey 18 7°} Holl. 915 Hd, Bay 2030 Jk. Mn, 32 Kd. Lake 174 Keeley 35 Kt. Fir, 25 Mandy 131 McDoug. 58 MeIn, ,,2125 Malar, 91 Mn. Cor, 450 Nipis. .. 330 Noran, 65756 Pion. ....37% Pd. Ore, 1075 Sn, An. 21% Sd. Bas. 910 Sh. Gor. 695 Tk. Hs. 9515 Tow. .. 326 Wr. Har. 215 344 354 30 38 30 54 42 69 H4 "990 116 915 2025 Amulet Abana Amity Br, Holl, Bath. ,, Bedford Bidgood Cn, Mn, Cs, Cop. Dome 31 4 5 NEW YORK STOCKS High Low 118%, 115% L199 198% 1233; 122% Briggs Mfg. 603% 581, Can. Pac. ,.241% 23934 Can, Dry ,. 80% 787% Congoleum 311%; 30% Cur. Aero 159% Erie ,....., 69% Fam. Ply. ,.59% Gn. Mt. new 817% Gen. Asph. Gra. Pa. Gold Dust Hd, Mot. int. Comb Hupp .... It. Nl. new Ky. Spfid. Mt. Ward Mar. Oil .. 45 or) Mck. Trek. 107 Phil. Pet. 44% Pan. Am. B 4932 Packard . Radio ,. Srs. Rbek, Sin. Oil .., 44 St. Oil N.J. Studebaker 873° Simmons ., 993 U.S. Rubber 471, U.S. Steel .1652%% U.S. Leather 33% Wiys. Ovid. 34 Woo.worth 212 Wr. Aero ..2713% Vie. Talk. .1521% Yellow Cab 40%; Money 6 per cent. NEW COAL AGE WILL DAWN S00N Nations Will Be Independ- ent Of Imported Pet- troleum, Scientist Says Vancouver, B.C., Jan. 10--Sciea- tific research will return coal to its former economic importance im the industrial world, according to Dean R. W. Brock, of the faculty of mines, and acting president of the University of British Columbia. "A mew oval age will dawn, Dean Brock , predicted while ad- dressing members of the Vancouv- er branch of the Camadian Imsti- tute of Mining and Metallurgy here. "Already considerable research work is being dome im Europe for patriotic reasons, and to make those mations independent of imported petroleum. 1 feel, however, that this mesearch will best extend the uses of coal when it is conducted under the auspices of private fim- dustry, ments." Dr. Brock beliepes that many of the problems troubling coal mining to-day result from the insufficient knowledge of the full use of coal. Despite the fact that science has found thousands eof by-products from coal tar, 62 per cent. of coal tar is to-day being bummed as fuel. Little wopk has been done to sell coal to the public or te investigate fully its many] uses. The ress made in scientific mining of metals affords a striking contrast to the comparatively haphazard attempts made in the past to dewelop fully the coal resources of Canada. YO HONOR MEMORY OF LAYE DE. STARE Stock Amer, Can, Atchison . Balt & Ohio 2 pm. 117% 198% 123 591, 2393, 793% 301, 156% SS Shera DEE TRO OT OO pe =] O00 = HF 1&1 05 wy 06 =1 LT my 0p © . tt Wp OF 0p m3 00 =) 21 Pro ml 1S 00 OO 1S Fae @ 53% Jan. 10. -- Out of ve- spect. to the late Dr. Clavence L. developed inte' pneumonia. He medicine and dentistry at the Uni- wersity of Toronto weve invited by card te meet in Convecation Hall Toronto. for ten. minutes at noon today. as were electrical experi- Oshawa's City Council Representative Body of Many Vocations Sixteen Members 'Are Divid- ed Into Nine Classifica tions and Business Inter. ests Range from Factory Workers to Large Owners of Property -- Four In. dustrial Concérns Repre- sented By Six Workers and One Executive Oshawa's 1929 city council is a representative body, including men of many callings, from factory work- ers to large owners of property in the city. The sixteen members of the council, including the mayor and the fifteen aldermen, are divided in- to nine vocational classifications. . Four of the city's major indus. trial concerns are represented on the council, by six factory workers and one executive. There are also three real estate men and large property holders, and one each of these classifications: contractor, dairyman, carpenter, travelling salesman, surveyor and druggist. Employes Elected Three of the aldermen, William Boddy of the south-west ward and E. Jackson and Robert McDonald of Cedardale are employees of the Robson Leather * Company; alder- man F. J. Perry of the south-east ward and C. Harman of Cedardale are employees of General Motors of Canada; Alderman D. M. Douglas of the south-west ward is employed by the Ontario Malleable Iron Com- pany, and Alderman P. A. Macdonald of the north-east ward is office man- ager for the Pedlar People Limited. Many Vocations The three realty agents are Alder- men L. V. Disney, of the south-east ward; R. D. Preston, of the north- west ward, and A. 8 .McLeese, of the north-east ward. Mayor-elect T. B. Mitchell is a druggist, Alderman George Hart of the south-east ward ig the proprietor of the Oshawa Dairy, Alderman C. A. Mason of the north-west ward is a carpenter, Alderman G. T. Morris of the north- west ward is a salesman for National Grocers, Alderman 8. G. Carnell is a surveyor, and Alderman 8. H. Jack- son of the south-west ward is a building contractor. SUNKEN WARSHIP WILL BE RAISED H.M.S. Pelican to Be Fitt=d Fights Sydney, Cape Breton, Jan. 10.-- After having been two years under the water of Sydney harbour, the old wooden man-of-war fis to be raised, restored to her original con- dition and set up here as 8 perman- ent example of the fast vanishing Wooden Wall of Old England. the only memorial of its kind, it is be- lieved, in Canada, if mot on the whole Atlantic seaboard. The Pelican is very old and was originally a sailing corvette or slocp. Then steam was added to her square rig, and old timers easily recall when she was in commission on this station. Obsolete as a war- ship, she became the property of the Hudson Bay Company and was used in sub-Arctie exploration and commerce until 1916, when the havoe created by submarines among British tonnage led to her once more being requisitioned for active service as an amunition carrier be- tween England and France. Sold out of service at the close of the war, she came to St. Jobm's, Newfoundland, where her engines and boilers were auctioned off, and she became a barge im which scrap iron was shipped to Sydney. Break- ing from her tow in a storm, she drifted about the North Atlantic for some time, a menace to naviga- tion, wuntil salvaged and brought there by the tug Ocean Eagle. Sea Valves Opemed Relieved of her cargo, she was first anchored in the upper harbor, but was later tied up at Ingraham's Wharf for several months until one night some mischievous boys ou en- ed her sea valves, and she settled | on the bottom. At low tide her whole deck is exposed, at high water only her starboard Ennwale and masts ave visible. About a year ago the Ie Bay | Company made an effort to secure the Pelican's figure head for its museum, but this proved impos- sible for the reason that instead of | 2 regular figure head, the ship has only ornamental carving cut inte the stem and side planks-- 2 peli- can standing amid rushes on either side of her bow. Securely mocred in the centre of the lagoon, she will' be safe from | storms and easy access to the gen- eral public. It is proposed to place new topmasts with the mecessary spars and rigging reopen the old broadside gunports, and redecorate her in the original colors. Maze, Guns Co-operation of the Federal de- pantment of Marine and Nationa Defence will be' sought in raising the ship and securing from' ord- nance stoves in Canada and Eng- land suitable old time muzzle load- ing cannons for her decks. Amn of-1 ing Arum and cable apparatus. FOR PARK RELIC Up in the Style of Old Time OSHAWANS HEARD GREETINGS OVER THE TELEPHONE Friends Used Phone to Wish "Happy New Year" and "Merry Christmas" Many Oshawans took advantage of the splendid opportunities offered by the Bell Telephone Company which has an office here to extend Christ» mas messages and New Year good wishes last year and on New Year's Day, 1929. Official information from the local office proved that the tele. phone is rapidly becoming a "go-bes tween" for parties wishing to hear friends' or relations' voices during the Christmas season, More than 100 calls a day for three days at Christmas were made for extending Christmas or New Year's greetings alone, Many Calls For the month Yi December, withe in a radius of 30 miles, approxima» tely 16,843 station-to-station calls were placed, and of these 15,204 were completed, Out of 9,481 pers son-to-person calls, 8,481 were come pleted, On the whole authorities state that the past season proved Very success ful at the local office, and with the complete installation of new equips ment which is now being carried out, the standard of Oshawa's telephone system will be near to 100 per cen, efficient. Recent Deaths J. C. SMITH The death occurred suddenly at the home. of his brother, Mr, T, Smith, Orono, of J. C. Smith of Weyburn Saskatchewan, in 'his 72nd year. Mr. Smith came east on New Year's day to visit his brother, whom he had not seen for 27 years, and while there Mr, Smith contracted the "flu," which leveloped into pneumonia, He was an extensive land owner, being in possession of 800 acres in Bas- katchewan. He is survived by ene sister, Mrs. Lidgett of Whitby, and one son, Charles of Vancouver, Ser- vice was held at the home of his brother, which was conducted by the Rev. Mr. Sterling, after which the body was sent to his home in Weyburne by C.N.R., where inter- ment will be made. GEORGE POLLARD The sudden death of George Pollard at his home, 109 East- bourne avenue, Toronto, came as a shock to his many friends in this district. Mr. Pollard had resided in Orono for the greater part of his life. He was a well-known agriculturist and borseman, also taking active part in the Presbye terian church affairs in Oromo, where he was at one time choir leader and one of the managers of the church, Mr. Pollard was stricken with paralysis on 8 car while going dowm town and mever regained consciousness. He is sur- vived by two daughters, Mrs. Clara Hunter of Vancouver, Mrs. J. T. Coombs of Toronto and one brothe er, Mr. Andrew Pollard of Rich- mond, Va. The funeral took place this afternoon from the home of his daughter, 109 Eastburpe ars enue at 2 o'cock. Interment was made in Mount Pleasant cemetery, Card of Thanks McNAUGHT--In loving memory of our dear husband and father, John McNaught, who departed this life Jan. 10, 1928. As we loved him so we miss him, In our memory he is dear, Love remembered thought of ale L ways, Bringing many a silent tear. He bid no one a last farewell, He said good-bye to mone The heavenly gates were opened A loving voice said come. : Sleep - dear father your dares are ended, Rest in peace. your work is done You are gone where those whe ... loved you Will meet you one by ene. Ever remembered, by wife and family. (8a) Too Late to Classify TO RENT--TWO COMFORTABLE furnished rooms. All conveniences. On ground floor. Near Motors. 353 Mary St. (Be), OSHAWA WINTER GARDENS, sguare dancing every Friday. Music by Towsend Edgerton Ore chestra. Gents 35 cents. Ladies 25 cents. (ich EUCHRE IX ORANGE Posed Friday, January 11. W' Lodge. MADAME NEVADA, PALMIST, Ross Corners." Phone appoint- ments 2894. Fei)