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PAGE TEN 'Eastern Ontario News | Small Boy Killed Peterboro.--Injured Friday af- ternoon when he was struck by a motor car and knocked from his bicyele just south of the city on the Port Hope highway, Harry' Blodgett, 12-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs, James Blodgett, 14 Mill Street, is dead in Nichols' Hos- pital of a fractured skull, By Storm Lindsay.--For the first time in six weeks Lindsay and district had no rain on Saturday but the electric storm which lasted off and on most of Sunday more than made up for any lack of rain on Saturday, and considerable dam- age was done throughout the county by lightning. Orange Gathering Lindsay.--At the seim-annual meeting of the County Orange Lodge of Victoria, at Orange Hall, in Lindsay, Saturday, several im- portant resolutions were passed. Addresses were given by Mayor Sam Alcorn of Lindsay; Thomas J. Suddaby of Burnt River; E. W. Mitchell of the Black Knights of Ireland and others, Satur- day's meeting was one of the largest ever held in Lindsay and the question of place of celebra- tion was definitely decided upon. \ Golf Balls To Order Lindsay.--Two young Lindsay girls, who were spending Sunday at a nearby summer resort, built a golf course in the sand, heap- ing up nice piles of sand and levelling them off for the greens. But when their labor had end- ed they found that they had no golf balls so they shovelled the whole project and went in swim- ming, In the meantime a mud- turtle, about as big as a large meat platter, ambled over their course and sat: down on green one. When the girls chased it away half an hour later they found nature had provided for they had forty-two new turtle egg golf balls to start their game. Agents Wanted AGENTS WANTED -- MAN OR woman, teachers, udents and others to distribute religious and educational = literature, Sixty to hundred days' work. For terms write Mr. Conrad, Tower Bldg. Toronto. 138-141-144-147-150 ed, His Excelleny announced to the congregation that satisfactory arrangements had been com- pleted on Friday last whereby the Jesuit Fathers of Upper Canada would take control of the Col- lege and University and open the boarding school in September of this year. , J Fifty-Fifty Nepanee.--As the result of an accident which occurred on the King's Highway near Sandhill, a few miles west of Napanee, on Saturday afternoon, a horse be- longing to George Haines had to be - destroyed, and the coupe, which struck the horse was al- most a total wreck. Annual Church Picnic Peterborough.' -- The annual picnic of the choir of Trinity United Church was a very jolly event, when seventy of the mem- bers, 'with the director, Miss Mabel Clarry, motored to Craigie- burn Inn, a beautiful place sit- uated on the highway east of Port Hope, arriving in time for dinner, and a program of sports. The gathering which took place was judged by the members to be one of the most delightful and | successful of such pienies for many years past, Lightning Struck House Lindsay.--During the electri- cal storm on Sunday, lightning | struck the residence of Charles | Growden, East Ward, The chim- | ney was shattered by the bolt the | stove pipes knocked down, and | the house damaged. Mrs, Grow- | den sustained a slight shock, °A | cow belonging to W. Corneil of Ops was killed by lightning. Erect Memorial Port Hope.--As a memorial to a form of navigation that has fallen into the discard in the ad- | vance of more modern methods, the local chapter of the LO.D.E.. | have obtained the huge anchor from the Julia B. Merrill, of Port Hope, last but one of the lake schooners that will be burned as a crowd spectacle at Sunnyside on the night of June 30, and will place the anchor in a conspicu- ous spot on the lawn in front of the Town Hall. To Editor-Preacher Spoke ' Port Hope.--Rev. L. F. Kipp, B.A., Editor of the Canadian | two thousand | park {In ! lett THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 1931 Baptist and former city editor of the Montreal Daily Star, was the special speaker at the Port Hope Baptist Church on Sunday when the annual anniversary services were conducted. Rev, Kipp is an outstanding speaker and his ser- mons on Sunday were heard by large congregations, Special music was rendered at both ser- vices, Visitors At Gananoque Gananoque, -- The Toronto travelian, a party of some twenty- five ladies, visited Gananoque over the week-end. They came here on the invitation of W, J. Wilson, secretary of the Chamber of Commerce and Publicity- man- ager, arriving here Saturday in a large motor bus. Two Boys Drowned Ottawa.-- Apparently walking into a hole while wading in Wolf Lake, 40 miles northwest of Ot- tawa, Carl Joseph Richard Mec- Closkey, 11 and Winston Joseph McCloskey, 9, sons of Mrs, Elizabeth McCloskey, 62 James street, were drowned before the eyes of their mother and 14-year- old brother, Raymond, on Sun- day, Musical Festival Belleville, -- The Salvation Army band of this city, under Bandmaster David Wardle, gave several concerts in the town of Napanee on Sunday and over gathered in the to listen to the program, tive afternoon Ensign How- delivered an address in 'the citadel while in the evening Mrs. Howlett was the speaker. master McGregor of the band, was chairman of the after noon affair, gathered Sunday night expressed their appreciation in no uncer- tain manner of the concert given by the Belleville musicians. To Discuss Shortages Pembroke.-- More than usual interest attaches to the June ses- sion of Renfrew Council opens Tuesday At sion, the special committee, ap- the which afternoon here | pointed at the emergency session in April to deal with matters arising out of the Biggs' short- ages, will move its report, while The throngs which | been an historical spot, {and one half miles east of Belle- | ville early Sunday morning and lit required a wrecking crew from | Toronto to get the transport back Band- | town | | pavement, | wire | | | port was ripped off and the mot- | | | | | the report and recommendations | of the special auditors will also be presented, and effective steps | will, no doubt, be taken to make any recurrence of such defalca- tions impossible. Invite Governor General Kingston.--Counties | CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAYS TIME TABLE CHANGES Summer train service will T-43 of Lennox and Addington extend- ed an invitation tp His Excel- lency the Governor-General and Lady Bessborough to be present at the pilgimage of United Em- pire Loyalists of Ontario to Hay Bay, on the third of August. It was at Hay Bay that many early Loyalists settled and erect- ed a church, The family of Sir Johny A. Macdonald, first Prime Minister of Confederated Can- ada, lived at Hay Bay for a short time, in the early 30's of the last century so the place has long Truck In Ditch Belleville.--A large . Motor- ways transport was ditched five on the road and into Toronto for repairs, Fred Robinson, driver of the transport, was winding a window down when he lost con- trol of the transport. Jt went over the left shoulder of the | then over a culvert | deep ditch and finally between a tree and guy a telephone pole, The whole underearriage of the trans- nd a wedged on driven out of alignment, or LOAN INCREASE County | on | this ses- 13. SIGNIFICANT Taken As Evidence of | Coming Stabilization | in Business "As evidence of stabilization fs | now the important thing in busi- ness, the definite break in a long series of monthly decreases in : | current loans just disclosed in the Council | April statement of the Canadian Chartered banks takes on, in the light of previous banking history, an interesting significance," states the weekly market review of Greenshields & Co., members of the Montreal Stock Exchange, It goes on to remark: 4 "The current loans, reflecting 23 they do the combined effort of the Dominion in all branches of Industry mirror in a very ac- curate way the ebb and flow of cur business activities. From March to April the seasonal ten- dency in these loans is'to expan- sion, midwinter dullness ens and' business prepares for the mcre active spring season. 'Ihe increase just reported for April, 1931, is, therefore, in accord- Sunburn Be What a grand and glorious feeling it is to expose the naked skin to the scorch- ing rays of the sun, and know that you won't lie awake that night with the burn. Such is the mental and physical comfort of those who include in their outing equipment a bottle of GYPSY LOTION It sure takes the burn from sunburn, relieving all the disagreeable symptoms al- most as soon as it is ap- plied, or better still if ap- plied before going out in the sun, there will be no nasty sunburn. It's great, too, for fly and mosquito bites. Get a bottle for your holiday outing. Largo size, big enough for the whole family, sells for only 50c. AT THE REXALL STORES Jury & Lovell Simcoe S. Phone 68 King E. Phone 2 | advancing prices which has | een seen since the early part of | February. ance with a seasonable tendency but the increase is important in this case, because it represents the first rise in current loans in a period of no less than eighteen months and because it contrasts with a decrease in the same month in 1930. In other words, emphasizing similar data given in these reviews recently, we Lave further indications that the sharply declining trend of a year ago has been very definitely fiat. tening out in the first halt of the current year, "In the 10-year period, 1921 to 1930 there were six Aprils in which current loans were higher than in March, three in which they were lower, one in which they were unchanged. The years in which increases did not oe- cur, 1921, 1924, 1925 and 1930 were all years of unsatisfactory business. Over the ten-year per- iod the average net change. name- ly, an increase of 1.3 per cent. was almost exactly equalled by the increase now reported for April, 1931. "Some of the early available statistics bearing on trade condi- tions it May similarly afford en- couragement to the theory that contraction has been ending and that a firm foundation is being laid for improvement in the Au- tumn, "There has heen a distinctly better tone in the financial maz- kets through the past week. Price averages on the Montreal Stock Exchange were higher for five censecutive days, a sequenge oJ | not | This improvement has | resulted in a very natural and healthy way, first from a lifting of the pressure of liguidation from speculative accounts whih was so persistent through May, | and second, from a distinct broad- | ering of the investment demand, | Kxperence n the financial districe | is porbably general that the last | phase of liguidation brought in a heavier volume of buying or- ders from investors than, had | cn' | in evidence for perhaps a year or | nore." BETTERMENT IN BUSINESS TONE ing maintained on a fair basis | ir most Provinces, in view of the disruptive factors that have been exerting a contractive infilnence during the past year and a half. Retailers report, that the buying | { | public was quick to respond to | | | | General business volume is | | THE ARCADE UITTING S-A-L-E STARTS TOMORROW Thursday June 18 (GET OUR SALE BILL) Please come and bring your friend--it will be to ycur advantage. of the week, demand for women's wearing apparel, dry goods, and hoes exceeding the record of this period a year ago, according to Dun's Review from branch offi- ces of R. G. Dun & Co., located in the chief commercial and in- dustrial centres of the Dominion, I'he dry good trade was more ac- tive during the week and Fall or- ders came to hand in a volume that indicates a greater degree of cenfidence in the future than was exhibited at this time last June. The effect on manufacturers in | the United States of the Bennett tariff already has been reflected lin a large number of inquiries by | concern who seek information on extending their manufacturing operations to Canadian territory, in order to retain the Dominion market for their products. The rrducts most affected by the new dvties include printing and pub- iishing concerns, automobiles, truck and accessory manufactur- ers, leather products, steel and wood furniture. canned veget- ables and fruits, machinery and miscellaneous iron and steel pro- ducts. Not only will the new bud- pet cause the expansion plans of doned, but it seems certain that manufacturers who hitherto have enjoyed extensive distribution of their products in Canada will lose tkis business unless production within Canada is undertaken. Crop conditions in western Canada are said to he serious, be- cause drought prevails in prac- tically all areas. - Conditions have rot made the expected improve- ment during the past month and the crop is not making progress Pastures are said to be in need of moisture as much as grain lands. . Building work is on the increase and lumber mille are better employed than they were three or four months ago. Asbes- tos mines are working at a slight- ly better rate, but copper produc- tion gives no evidence of an ear ly resumption. Curtailment of lead is apparent, but zinc produc- ticn has continued on a compara- tively stable basis, With $760 as the maximum yearly salary in French: grade schools, the Government is experi- encing difficulty in obtaining in- the more seasonable temperatures | many American firms to be aban- structors. Price, LADIES' LINEN, WHITE KID AND BIEGE SHOES Strap, pump and tie styles. Regular $4.95. Sale tie styles. Price, Some color combinations. Regular $6.00 and $7.00. Sale $4.85 LADIES' LINEN, WHITE KID AND BIEGE SHOES Pump, strap and By Onyx. $9.00 LADIES' WHITE AND BIEGE SHOES Sale Pricey $5.85 LADIES' $9 and $10 AIROPEDIC SHOES Nearly all Fittings. Sale Price, EXCEPTIONAL VALUES OFFER- ED IN SHOES YOU NEED RIGHT ' NOW-- U RN Clearance S' A ------------ ee ra ee Ladies' $4 and $5 Shoes Mostly small sizes. $ 12° Miscellaneous lines ' Ladies' Better Shoes Broken size ranges, but all sizes in the lot. % ) Gade -- Clearing, Footwear Prices Smashed At This Big Sale $149 In several styles. Sizes 5 outstanding value. Misses' 11 to 2 $09 CHILDREN'S PATENT STRAPS AND TIES 'STURDY STITCHDOWN PLAY SHOES Patent, cream elk or brown. Sizes 4- and 1 to 5. to 10%. An $1.79 BOYS' BROWN TENNIS BOOT Sturdy yet low priced. Sizes 11 to 13 79° LADIES' SPORT SHOES Broken size ranges. 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