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L 4 + THE osHAYA DAILY TIMES, SATURDAY, JANUARY 3, 1930 Oshawa Public Library Shows Remarkable Growth East Whitby Tp. Candidates Address Lively Meeting at Westmount Public School Many Hecklers Keep Aspir- ants to Council Seats Busy Answering Questions on a Wide Variety of Subjects TOWNSHIP PROBLEMS | FREELY LY DISCUSSED One Assessor sor for Whole Township; Re-opening of School on Park Road N.;' Bridge' at Louisa Street Suggested Candidates for mur unicipal honors in Bast Whitby township were giv- en an opportunity to present their platorms before the electors of Westmount at a well attended meeting held in the auditorium of the Westmount public school last night under the auspices of the Westmount Ratepayers' Associa- tion. Every available seat in the auditorium was taken and in ad- dition to the speeches of the cau- didates, mamy in the audience en- livened the proceedings with heckl- ing and on more than one occasion two or three ratepayers attempted to hal, dthe floor and talk all at the same time with confusing re- sult. The audience, however, wag | referred to the heavy expenditures in good humor, and it was evident | Which the tow nship had faced that much which was' said was | through damage by floods this more in jest than in earnest. Town- Spring and stated that debentures ship Clerk Paul Purves presided as to the amount of chairman. | be issued in order to Ex-Reeve Warren Dearborn, who | | oridges and replace culverts, Reeve is contesting the reeveship against { Ross, Die said, had kept his promise Reeve John Ross, was the first to [to have the work of the council speak from the platform and dealt divided into committees and in re- at some length on the qyestion of {8 gard to road work he considered | road upkeep, the purchasing of the | thal much, had been accomplished new tractor and expenditures on this year. Mr, Scott ald he was a reliet. Mr. Dearborn believed that staunch supporier the 'present the 192% council had not spent its |reeve and ventured the opinion appropriation on roads to the bes. that the council of 1929 would be | advantage and he also criticized | {the council of 1930. the purchasing of a tractor f.o.b. | "You said one time that a car from Toronto. The machine could {can go 65 miles an hour on your have been purchased without thes | road, " commented a heckler at the additional: charges, he 'believed. ech, "but on many roads in The candidate for reeveship critic-| Westmount a car can't go 5 miles ized Reeve Ross for failing to fui-|an hour. 3 fil promises which he. alleged he Ilig Loss by Flood had made to the electors last vear. | Idward Glover, a member of last He regretted, however, that his op- [Year's countil and a candidate for ponent was unable to attend the | meeting through illness as he con- sidered that it would be better for both if he could haye Leen present. He asked that the voters support! him on the record of his past ser- | bal affair vice in'council and because he was | Fair play was prepared to give his best in |UpPon which this eapacity. 3 Maurice Hart told the Promising that he would eon-| He believed that every district tinue to act in the best interests of | cludis Westmount, should ooo |treated with equal consideration ---- |and promised that this would al- | ways remain his attitude if re- p j oles ted to the 1930 council board. i To Complite 4 that Hope | | Wants One Assessor EVERET WARNE A candidate for the council East Whitby township. of the electors, Deputy Reeve Allan Lavis, who has been re-elected by | acclamation, addressed the gather- ing briefly. Work of 1929 Council The work eof the 1929 council was outlined by Councillor George L. Scott, who is again a candidate for councillor. Councillor Scott r of j township has suffered on account of the flood. He asked Lhe voters for all was the plank ratepayers. , in- Contending that the whole town- Chest mip should be assessed by one man 'nstead of two as at the present Rainbow :ime, Everet Warren appealed to | .he voters for their support at the Quilt Blocks | coming election. The speaker WILL DO IT T¢laimed that the assessment in the |south part of the township had | heen increased $150,000 while in Phone 1792W or apply !the north it had been decreased 236 Burke St. 314,000. He also found fault with the fact that the council had re FOR DEMONSTRATION | imbursed the owners' of sheep, | (Continued on Page 6) Acid Stomach times its volume in acid. It is harm less and tasteless and its action rs quick. You will never rely on crude methods, never continue to suffer. when you learn how quickly, how pleasantly this premier method acts. Excess acid is the common cause of indigestion. It results in pain and sourness about two hours after cating. The quick corrective is an alkali which neutralizes acid. The $28,000 had to rebuild | 1930, also referred to the loss the | | to support him at the polls on the | basis of his past record in munici- he stood, Councillor | be | A. F. ANNIS 'hairman of the Advisory Voca- tional Committee of the Board, seeking re-election. MEN WHO SHOULD BE ELECTED TO BOARD OF EDUCATION E. A. LOVELL A former valued member of the Board of Education, who again offering his services | N. HENRY ) | | | A member of the 1920 who is contesting the | Board of | i election to the Board this year. | is ~ ». 1», CARLYLE Vice-president of the Williams Piano Company, who is offering his services on the Education Board. INPORTS DROP AT PORT OF OSHAWA | { Customs Colledtions For| December, 1929, Were Lower Than Dec., 1928 | Costoms month of of Oshawa totallec $294,195.70, | according to figures issued by the | local cu Stoms department, Or tms total $247,508.84 Tresents port duties, $46,493.76 excise J 110350 for sundry ccllections, The collections last =i1cnth show a decrease ol $95,122.35 from th returns for the corresponding | month a year ago. In 1929, imports otalled | 318.05; excise $70,092.86 sundries $100, YOUTH IS SENT 70 JAIL FOR ROBBERY (Cc ontinued fr from Page 1) immediately and screamed for hel: | Sharpe without any apparent hurry ransacked the till and left, ru ning cast towards the Boys' Trainin School 'and then cutting th although 1 coilections during the and $389,- and ac tollowed )Y was soon lost and out rding. to a. statement The police wer to find any + call traces of the bandit, The xt police stated, h | thoo a trip to Oshawa and later went to 'a rarm near Solina where he wi arrested 29 hours after committin the crime, by Chief Venton, of Bow manville and Provincial Constable | Carey, of Cobourg. He gave a stat | ment in which he is said to have ad | mitted the crime and was sent trial when he appeared before Mag: [istrate Ward in the Bowniany ie yer} joe: court a few days later, Sharpe originally came from Mid- land and had worked in this neigh- borhood for the past two years | mostly ohh a farm. He was out of | work at the time the crime was com- mitted, : 1e day, In Memoriam JUDD--Ih loving dear mothe Judd, who pas 5th, 1929, Sad and sudden was the call Of our dear mother loved by all, One year has rozzed our hearts are so.e As time goes on we miss you more, God loved you tco but thought it best i To take you home to be at rest Mother dear you a'o not forgotten Tears can néver case the pain In ths hearts c? those that love you Till the day « {.gain, Sadly missed by husband, daughters and son. (3a) of our | lizabeth | 7 January | 91 «Card of Thanks Mrs, J. C. Ba liss wishes to tLank friends and relatives for their kindness and ¢ mpathy and also for beautiful, floral offerings during, ker :z:nt gad bereave- ment, (Ja) Card of Thanks I wish to extend my sincere Please let it show you--now. - Be sure to get the genuine Phil- | hips' Milk of Magnesia prescribed by | physicians for 50 years in correcting | excess acids. Each bottle contains full directions--any . drugstore, best corrective is Phillips' Milk of Magnesia. It has rémained standard with 'physicians in the 50 years since its invention, One spoopiul of Phillips' Milk of Magnesia neutralizes instantly many POWER OFF There will be an interruption to power and lighting ser- vice in Oshawa on Sunday Next, January 5th, 1930, from 7&0 9 a.m. and 1.30 to 4.30 p.m. : In the South Section of the City From Emma Street to the lake for the purpose of instal- ling new power lines. Oshawa Public Utilities Commission [Charles T. Barnes, 'Manager thanks to my fellow employees of G.M.C, Stamping Plant for their kindness, to me during 2 recent sq bereavement, Signed J. A. Wilkie. (3a) Died TART--In Oshawa on Friday, January 3rd, 1930, Eleanor Conlon, widow «f the late John Hart, aged §1 years, Funeral from the residence of her daughter, Mrs, I. Gifford, 127 Elgin street east, on Tuesday, January 7th, at 8.20 a.m. for Mass in St. Cregory'zr ' Church at 9 o'clock. Interment St. Gregory's Cemetery, (32) es AAA ee i Coming Events 3 Cents per word heh me sertion. Minimum charge for each insertion, 33c. a A a ER a MARY ST. HOME AND SCHOOL Club Monday night, 7.80, Social evening. (3a) | December for the Port | im- | December | [CITY AND DISTRICT NEWS | | PROGRESSING FAVORABLY The Misses E. Steel and DB. Mos- ten, of Toronto, who were injured an accident at Thornton's Cor- 1, Thursday afternoon, are pro- ressing favorably at the loca] hos { pital, it was reported toda | ow TABLE CHANGES The time tib! hanges into effect on the Canadian N tional Rallways tomorrow, Jan. 9, do not affect ( awa, ording to city set agent D, C, Forester, T no changes in any of trains on the Turonto-Montrea]l STATISTICS tics for the month | reported by It showed | VITAT, The vital stat of December {eity clerk's | births, | deaths, ROTARY CLUB MEETING The time for the | meeting has been 112.10 o'clock Monday 12.15, to_sallow for a vocational each week 8] [4s to be ¢, H. Carlisle, |of the Goodyear T { Co., Toronto. COLDER TODAY | The weather siderably colder ponding th ha { | | ™ | | | tmet, Club to instead | five-min Rotarian | Monday pre goiné noon, of ute ace Ide here re and Rubber | the { main line. INSTALLING NEW FRONT Woik has commenced in confec- with the re-modelling of the of the Central Canada Loan and Savings Building, Simcoe St. N When the alterations to this et ond office h been completed it will idie- | be one of the most {mposing struec- tures in city's business section, | DIES IN ENGLAND Mrs, A. C. Cameron, 1 E., received news thi 1 s | death at Bexchill-on-Sea, England, of Ler cousin, James Or msby Lawder, "Lawderdale," temporary | Ballinamore County of , | Ireland, The late Mr. Lawder, who wae a civil engineer, was high of the of Leitrim for ars. has be con- today with a cor- sed demand made The inroad come tion res front | upon [tha W { on most {walks are now bare previou made up the y's sn ave of pavements and the S00) START nas certain! y the new arted or Brock S kt foot: for . week of there have been Busses - and neg police court cas and both the firemen court are ¢njoving rest. It is not this =itration { allah date no es reports and th cof known, he whether wili be perr count) sheriff many } McKRAY IMPROVING condition of Dr. T, medical offiter of city, has Improved during this week, Times was informed today, McKay was removed to the vate Pavilion of the Toronto. Gen- eral Hospital last Sunday, ahd since that day has been making steady improvement, DR. Th | McKay, for the siderably Ww. G. health The Dr. My brother makes me He' wears just like HERE is no earth- T 'ly use of Dick or Tom or Harry dressing clothes, We in slonchy 11 eall regularly for their clothes and ste precs them as we do women's wear, Take a tip (rom your sister, Dick Dick sick; his clothes a hick, just MRS. ALFRED E. LADD The death occurred on Wednes- day of Florence I'oskitt, wife of Alfred B. Ladd, at her home 568 Oxford street, following a short {illness. The deceased was well- known and highly regarded and her sudden passing comes as a severe shock to her husband, fam- and friends, The late Mrs. Foskitt was in her 27th year and had resided in Osh- awa for the greater part of her | life. Previous to her marriage she | had been employed by the Mundy { Printing Co., for eight years, and was held in high esteem by her employers. She was-a member of St, George's Anglican Church, Besides her husband she is sur- vived by three snall children, thur, aged six, Y.orraine, aged 18 months, and Alfred Ernest, aged six days, her mother, Mrs, W, Hales, Oshawa, three brothers, Alex and Frederick, in England, and Alfred, of Oshawa; also four sisters, Mrs. Walden' and Mrs. Windsor, of Scarboro, and Mrs. tadway and Mrs. Shortt, both of Oshawa. The funeral service is being held this afternoon -at two o'clock from | the residence of her mother, 606 Burton Road, to St. George's An- glicagy. Church, interment to be in the Union Cemetery. Canon C. R. deRelicler Js condugting . the ser- vices, - ad SAMUEL 8. TREW vThe funeral was held this after- noon of one of Oshawa's oldest and most respected. citizens, Samuel Trew, 232 Mary St, who died on Thursday, Jan. 2, 3 The late Mr, Trew was in his 60th year. He had lived in Osh- awa for the last 45 years, coming to the city from Hope Township, vhere he was born. The deceased was very "weli- known in the city and had been associated with a number of local organizations, Up until recently he had worked in the paint shop 410 years. He was an aelive mem- ber of the 1.0.0. and also member of the Canadian Order of oresters. The de ceased became a member of the Oshawa Band soon after his arrival. in the city. He wa ered one of the finest cornet solo- ists in this district. For many yedrs he was bandmaster and he devoted much of his time and tal ént to keep Oshawa in the from with a good band. In 1024, the late - Mr. Trew developed one of the finest bands that has ever re- presented Oshawa and they were To the Boerd of Education" for a Year 1930 (GUN CLUB GIVES a- | the | Leitrim, | cons | Pri- | _ daughters, OBITUARY | Ar. | of General Motors, for a period of | § consid | ---------- i. -- Increase of 62.5 Per Cent In Books Borrowed; 1,963 New Readers Join Library Total Number of Books Cir culated Was 130,953, Gain of 50,545 Over 1928 --Adults Use 99,242 Books, Juveniles, 31,711 STRIKING. GAIN IN NON¥ICTION READ Adult Readers Use 87 Per Cent. More Non-Fiction and Juvenile Readers 57 Per Cent. More Than in 1928 The number of books circulated itr 1929 shows :n increase of ap- ¥. KIRBY WELFARE FUND 520 - -- E | Total Now $8,629.06--Need Still Very Great in City contribution | Community Welfare Fund is ported, this teing a donation $20.00 1 tn Oshawa Club. This gs the total of the fund up to $3 9.06, Since vu. az, few contr | fund. in gpite of th need for relict work thing, greater than cver is a pressing to take care Another re- ol theve have been ver) et that ie, if any of the families which have to be given supplies of food fuel and other nec ities in order to keep them fro destitution. The official of the fund are finding calls upon it very heavy, and there is a re- interest, and a fresh list a n cha th unit (newal of | of contributiors ure, the ormount ilable will le far ir required to meet the situation, Contributions the treasurer of Joyee, manager of Bank to th olfce awa Times. of of money short of what the { should be sent tc the fund, T. W. the Dominion or of The Osh- Daily a E successful in winning a silver cup in an important open competition held at Lindsay. He was very mucn | respected and his services highly appreciated by the ¥ Regimental Band, whic grew up |old Oshawa Band. He. is survived by his wife, two gons, Maurice of Arcadia, Calif, and. Harry of Oshawa: and three Mrs. A. D. Peister, Ro- yal Oak, Michigan, Mrs. H. J. Or- chard, Arcadia, Calif, and Miss Ir- ene, 'of Oshawa. The funeral was held from the family residence at 3 p.m., and tev. I. J. Maxwell, of St. Andrew's of which church the late Mr. Trew was member, had charge of the | | service. Interment was made at the Union Cemetery. In Memoriam JUDD--In fond ory of Mary, who passeu vay 1929. The happy hours we once enjoyed, Are dear to our memory still, For death has left a vacant place, This world can never fill, Loved and remembered by Uncle Alf, Aunt Lizzie, Art and Betty of Montreal, and loving - Elizabeth Metcalfe, Janaary bth, (3a) TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY ROOMER OR BOARDERS WANT- ed in comfortable home, 74 Drew street. Phone 1519W. 3¢) TWO GENTLEMEN STEADILY employed want large bed sitting room or hedroom and sitting room with garages if possible. Apply Box 379 Times, (3b) LOST--THURSDAY, JAN, 2ND, brown suede pvrse King street west, containing about $15, sta ete. Reward. 122 Park road south. (3a) TO RENT-----APARTMENT, NEW three or four rooms, heated, hard- wood floors, fire place, laundry tubs, All conveniences, 512 Simcoe N. Phone 2415. (3c) LADY WISHES COMFORTABLE room where she could get her own meals, Apply Dox 413 Times. (3a) { LOST---IN WAR™'S STORE BY working girl, purse containing sum of money. Will finder please return to Times office and receive reward. (3a) APARTMENT TO. RENT---CEN- tral, four rooms, steam heat, hot | Water included, 'ulectric yrefrigera- tor and stove, mewly decorated. Immediate possession, furnished if desired. Phone 1768M. (3¢) TO RENT--DOUBLE ROOM, shower, tollet, and clothes closet, | steam heat private, central, Apply Box 380 Times, 31) TWO NEW HOUSES TO RENT-- Six rooms each, oak floors through- out, chestnut trim, white enamel upstairs, Good location. Close to | busmess section, Apply R. M, 610 Simcoo: Street north. (3b) Kolley, Phone 1945W, . Cun | {butions to this | a the | and there |" need for a large fund | substantia' | needs of |é out of the | 0. | pre 5 For 40 years a resident of Ost} {yoy MC UF0 BNL CE 00 awa, who is seeking clection as | 4,0) 0 oop, borrowed, ./hich was a alderman for the southwesty ... "= . ~~ over 1928, when ward. | 50,408 L Oks circulated. | Adult readers nsed 99,242 books and. boys and girls*31,711 This vas an increase of'39,653 or ap- { proximately 66 per cent, for adults and 10,892 or approximately 50 | per cent. for juveniles over 1928, [ when adult books were i 20,819 juvenile, in Non-Fiction increase in the n-fiction read ig to 1929 ang 1928 are In 1528 adult readers ,790 books vy used 16,312 3 or approxi- The re a ar What Others Say Jo oJesfonjesionl Re a a a a a "arrics per cent, 965 new read- 1,174 adults 89 This was 252 more new readers than in 1928, 1,711 joined the library. Report of Classification The follo arp the number books circulated in each class 9G + oT rary, miles ers joined the and 789 juy when b: I'imes public at Adult Juvenile ral Wo t 86 | Religio +t | Sociolog Ww | Philology os Natural science n| Useful arts .... | Fine Literature History Travel Biog praphy Fiction Reference 0 Si { having been left 193 aused these r {ten but rather the thought | slate does justice [the man who considers him | tunate to be onc of the chosen fc Should a newspaper | well the influence 1t carries and the circumstances that ther | 1207 1504 482 914 670 2323 685 20143 1266 31,711 Oyo on arts ..... knowing are sO | kno use that influence? or rathei should nqt, a newspaper which, after all itself upon being "Inde- | pendent"! that is is inde- pendent? I will leave that for the readers | and vourself, sir, to ponder over and | | decide. I am | Most respectiully yours, | Percy Roy Rowden. Candidate for Alderman in South- West ward, wn pridés Total show really In Memoriam JUDD--In dear sister who died, January 0, 1929, She bad no one a last farewell She said good be to none Her spirit flew before we knew That she had from us gone, Sadly missed by Greta, Bill and George Metcalfe, (3a) "Ages ago somebody told us that 'truth is stranger than fiction, but | | we went right along reading fiction." ~Clarence Darrow. Needless Pain Y Some folks take pain for granted, They let a cold "run its course." They wait for their headaches to "wear It suffering from neural fi they rely on feeling better gia or trom neurite, Meantime, they suffer 'unnecessary nnecessa use there is an an a. Aspirin tablets always offer ring ediate he Tom varie aches and' pai once had to sure x pay persists, consult your doctor Save yourself a lot of pain and Jisadmfort through proven uses' of Lin Air fo I Ly uses: ASPIRIN 241 stores with complete tions. 'TRADE MARK REQ 4 of 'non-fic- , loving memory of our _ ii pr