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Shop In Oshawa and Help Build Up the Town The Ontario Reformer ERE All the News While it Is News Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday VOLUME 51--No, 59 Published at Oshawa, Ont,, Canada | OSHAWA, ONTARIO, SATURDAY, AUGUST 19, 1922 Yearly Subscription $3.00 Slagle Copies 5 Cents SIX PAGES Oshawa Council Will Purchase 400 Cords of Hardwood For Fuel SPINE BROKEN INTWENTY FOOT Fuel Committee Em- powered to Buy This Quantity of Wood and Hold It as Fuel Reserve --Local Dealers to be Asked to Stock Up 2,000 Tons of Coal or Equivalent WELSH COAL VERY DEAR IN OSHAWA Would Cost About $24 Laid Down Here--Fuel Commit: tee Reported to Council Last Night--Powers of Pro- vincial Fuel Controller Oshawa's Town Council last night empowered its special Fuel Com- mittee to purchase 400 cords of good hardwood at as low a price as pos- sible, the same to be held as a re serve in the threatened fuel shortage | that now faces Oshawa. The coun- cil will also request the local coal dealers to lay in a store of at least 2,000 tons of coal or its equivalent Auditors' Report in Near Future To-day the Provincial audi. tors who have been going over the books of the Town of Osh. awa completed their work and it is expected that they will have a report to make within the course of the next week or ten days, Many important re. commendations will likely be made by them, and one of these will mean a shake-up in the Town Hall staff, The matter of auditing the Town's Books was first brought up at the first meeting of the 1922 Council held last January, the anditors commencing work on March 6 last, The auditors who have been of the firm of Oscar Hudson, Toronto, At last night's meeting of the Town Council, Councillor R, D, Preston asked Reeve Geo, Mor. vis, who is chairman of the Committee, if this rs' report would show the various amounts of insurance carried by local public bodies such as Council, Board of Edu- eation, H ing ission, ete, The reeve answered In the affirmative, Falls When Limb of Pear Tree Breaks WAS UNCONSCIOUS Injury Probably Fatal--Removed to Hospital--Dr, Ford in Attendance Wm. B. Cox, 227 Dearborn Av- enue, a prominent citizen of Oshawa, was seriously injured, perhaps fatally, on Thursday evening ahout 7.30 o'- clock, when he fell a distance of about twenty feet, breaking his back- bone just below the shoulder blades. Mr. Cox was standing on a ladder picking pears near his home, when the large limb against which the lad- der was resting broke off near the trunk of the tree, The ladder fell and Mr. Cox struck the ground for- cibly. He was rendered unconscious and Dr. Ford was speedily summoned. The Injured man was lying on his {back and it was impossible to tell whether or not the injury was serious. It was at first thought the spinal column was not affected until an X- Ray examination revealed the fact (that it had been broken. The twist- {ing movement in falling was thought {to be the cause, more so than the in other fuel. Such were two of the steps taken by Oshawa in con- nection with the fuel situation, the] report of the Fuel Committee being adopted in its entirety. The report last night was pre-| sented by Chairman W. J. Trick, who | reported on the meeting held on ADOLESCENT ACT force of the fall. After Dr. Ford arrived and had made a brief examination, an am- bulance was called and the injured man removed to the Hospital where everything possible is being done, | but little hope is held for his re-| covery. FALL FROM TREE W. B. Cox, Dearborn Ave, ALMOST INVOKED NEW WATER RATES Soldiers' Special Passes Through Summoned for strike duty in the Nova Scotia district, where disorder and consequent dame age to the mines are feared, one com y and headquarters of the yal Canadian Regi. ment, constituting 140 officers and men, left London at 6,06 o'clock yesterday morning on a special Grand Trunk train, his speciul also picked up a detachment of Toronto Regu. lars and both the London and Toronto men are joining an- other troop at Montreal and will proceed to the mines at once, This train passed through Oshawa at 10,30 yes. terday morning running over the tracks of the Grand Trunk Railway, The soldiers are due to reach their point of destin. ation by Monday, All members of the Royal Canadian Regiment on duty and shooting on the South March rifle range at Ottawa, were routed out of bed at 3 o'clock Friday morning, order. ed to parade at once for break- fast and report for strike duty in Nova Scotian, Cooks were After First Reading and By-law Tabled Pro Tem | School--Remainder of Money for Repair Work {law which would have invoked the special act recently passed by the | Provincial Legislature giving Osh- |awa the right to assess the cost of laying water mains on a frontage | basis at seven and a half cents a foot, last night the Town Council [suddenly deeided to back water. On motion of Councillors 0. M. Alger | Shortly after the accident. Mr. Cox (and D. F. Johnston the by-law was then tabled and will be considered {at a future meeting of the 1922 | Council, before which time the advice {of Town Solicitor H. J. PF. Grierson | will be obtained on several legal | points. At the meeting last night the |council also passed two by-laws | authorizing the borrowing of $102,-- 1000 - and $8,000 respectively, the | first for Public School purposes and the second for High School purposes. |The Board of Governors for the ' recently acquired Union was also appointed. ° Alter Present System The water by-law came to the fore RA in the dying hours of the meeting : » when Councillors R. D. Preston and Two Lassies Appointed to W. J. Trick moved that it be con- Local Field--Brig. Prescott |sidered. This by-law is one to alter {the system of assessing the cost of and Captain Froud {laying water mains in Oshawa and hunted up and a breakfast gery. ed and the men marched to Britannia to take the cars, The episode caused quite a little excitement on the rifle ranges, NEWFOUNDLANDERS WILL LEAD OSHAWA ACT LAST NIGHT But Town Council Hesitated WILL BORROW $110,000 $85,000 to Cover Cont of New After giving first reading to a by-| Cemetery) Many New Water Mains Are Recommended By The Water Commission To Award School Tenders Monday BR On Monday night the special Building Committee of the Oshawa Board of Education, which is composed of Messrs, W, PI, Knight and 8, Storie and Major F. Chappell, will award the contract for the eréction of the new South E Ward school, The Committee held a meeting on Thursday night to open the tenders for this new fire proof building, but no figures regarding the tenders are available for publication, although Mr. Knight states that several of the tenders were within the mark that it was thought the work would cost, There were several ten. ders received, but only two or three were from Oshawa firms, At the ing of the Town Council held last night a by- law was passed authorizing, among other things, the bor. rowing of $85,000 to cover the cost. of building this new school, This will be situated on the west side of Ritson Road between Eldon and Stacey Avenues. p Met Yesterday After- noon -- Recommenda- tions Came Up at Council Last Night and Were Referred to Board of Works-- Nearly = All Six-inch Mains ANGUS PRESENTS HIS FINAL REPORT Small Surplus Left of $279,000 Voted for Water Works Extension--To Be Used Up Laying 18-inch Main on Albert Street The recommending to the Oshawa Town Council that water mains be laid on various streets, and the re- ceiving and filing of a final' report from Prof. R. W. Angus of Toronto, regarding the big extension recently made to the town's water system, FIRE PREVENTION WEEK IN OCTOBER |oceupied the major portion of the time of the Water Commission at fts meeting held pesterday afternoon. The Town Council at its meeting Ilast night forwarded the recom- mendation of the Commission on the following streets to the Board of Works: Verdun Road, to 672 feet north of Eulalie Avenue, six inch main, #1,- 614. CONES INTO FORGE Monday with the fuel dealers of the| regained consciousness and he was {by it all who have and would have Fire Chief Cameron Announces water town, as well as reporting on the meeting held in Toronto on Thurs- No Provision for It as Yet in able to move his arms and speak to| CHANGES IN OFFICERS mains would be taxed 7% cents a foot, frontage tax. Upon the day at the call of the Provincial Fuel | those aout him, but below the injury | he was unable to move. His condi- | | production of a receipt for payment Cash Prize Competition for School Children Burk Street, from Gibbs Street to Quebec Street, 429 feet, four inch main, $900.90. Controller, J. A. Ellis. At the meet-| ing on Monday there were present: | Mrs. Mills, J. C. Fowlds~ Dr. F. L.| Henry, C. Henry, R. W. Dixon, Mr.| Argue and Mr. Mothersill of water rates, the tax payer would) ite ni awe" his amount credled 0 BUB| pipe prevention Week will be ob. | . REY 6 ig Vou BE ing he {his frontage tax and his water rates Served this year as usual during the | on 00nt Street, between Masson { were equal he would pay no frontage week of October 9th and Fire Chief {and Simcoe Streets, six inch matn, tax and if "his water rates were Cameron announces that a program |$936. greater than his Hontage $22 Wii entirely different to that of previous | Clarke Street, to 122 feet north of would not pay any frontage tax but _ ™ a od # 3 h nel {daughters and two sons, and is &|will succeed Adjutant and Mrs. | pay the water rates. If this bylaw Years Will be given. is | Halle Avenue, four inch main, dealers were optimistic as to the|g,, the first of next month the part|widower. He is one of Oshawa's mos' Graves as leaders of the Oshawa | pucces in council it will mean that being devoted to Fire Prevention as " supply of fuel ayallable pat wete time day classes for children of 14 |respected residents and his serious | corps of the Salvation Army. Their|,, more water mains or extensions it is something in which both fire afraid of a shortage of anthrac 4 Bi 15 vears of age. Those who iBjury is deeply regretted by a wide |appointment was announced On| oo pe laid under until January 1, p@23. . Si Ee : 8 circle of friends. Thursday of this week. Adjt. and |, , omonts Act. With a view to creating increased| At the meetfE eld in Toronto will be required to attend will be| Aypough the tree where Mr. Cox|Mrs . Graves have been transferred Wait Till January 1 interest among Oshawa's public and | GToOmS Avenue. 215 feet, dead end, Fuel Controller Ellis had informed the children who have either not the was at work was a particularly large | tO Windsor, after having been in| The by-law read that it was to g0 separate school scholars, cash prizes | ovr inch main, $350.70. the delegates that it would be wise, 50.ic standing specified by the one and was thought to be perfectly Oshawa for the past nine months. |, ..~.wo.e upon its passing. Coun-|will be offered for the essays| Arlington Avenue, to to advise citizens to procure at least y avy di |sound, the branch against which the |This will be the first time in S€V- | cillors R. D. Preston and A. W.lon "Fire Prevention" and "What | West of Simcoe Street, six inch main a two months' supply of wood or Act or who have not been Alten nz {the ladder had been placed must hay. | eral years that ladies have been in| Brown following the first reading./|Makes a Fire Department Efficient." |Part way, remainder four inch main. coal, he stating that there is no schon) ud Rey will oe divided ato been partially decayed, otherwise it | charge of the joeal corps. o ¥ { moved that the by-law be given A further announcement will be| Courcellette Avenue, water main to doubt in his mind hut that there Will, cou hel ifs > The first group | Would not have broken under the |, Kaden gE Ang, Who Weel uy reading. Dep. Reeve Frank made in the course of two or three |the farthest house east from Ritson be a shortage of anthracite until next ng (Reir Mstruction. weight. 1 here belore sy aves, were (rans- | ason then rose and stated that he weeks. The program this year will |Road. six inch main. didn't intend to oppose the measure be more lengthy than usual. Some of these mains have to be Christmas as there is no Welsh ant- Will be made up of those who have; {ferred to Riverdale, but have since | number of changes in officers this | at this time, but he wished to point Monday, October 9th, will be "Fir laid due to the permanent roads be- i 'om- sached the fourth book grade | (beer moved to St. Catharines. The | bracite coal available. The Com- hot reached i : {OUTSIDE MINISTERS TO PREACH id i i * mittee reported thaf\it felt it its duty and who will receive a general edu- year is the largest in the history of [out two or three things. He asked Prevention Day" throughout Can- | ME laid in Yar ons sections of the the Salvation Army and it has been how the council was going to put ada. The date has been set by pro-|'oWh While others are laid under pe- to purchase at least 400 cords of cation: the second will be made up| Several outside speakers will oc- planned to move the officers regular- | this new method of collecting water clamation appearing in last {tation. i ; 26. Wi > hawsz its at t servic hardwood in this emergency. of those who have reached the fourth |cupy Oshawa pulpits he services week's UNOR. 9in or. Afi ly each year hereafter, the changes | rates into effect at the middle of the Canada Gazette. ten a water main for Arlington o RD i _ book grade and who will receive vo- | to-morrow. In the Presbyterian in ' Town Clerk F. E. Hare will there y A uo X " ert Ror. D. 1. G iz in an weeksl 4 \ 4 s ation] addition to taeh pd Pon Baile god i w appen i e by-law i » pas cade in (Canada |AVenue was being discussed it was | fore prepare a by-law to present to cational in E to take place in the month of Aug-|year, as would happen if th by-law during the past decade in Canada. |}. ht out that 1.320 feet the Municipal and Railway Board instruction; the third will be made Church, Agincourt, will speak while Oshawa--Special Accom- dati p tion has since been reported to be | Adjutant and Mrs. Graves Trans- Required as well as can be expected. He is ferred to Windsor--Ensign Tm-- able to talk, but his physician states | . . In accordance with the require- that it is impossible to do more than | Laing at St. Catharines Nero of Hhe committee. Reeve G {ments of the Adolescent School At. {lz already been done. LW Aw members RE any : o © : r. Cox is a brother of Mr. A. F Brigadier (Miss) Prescott and Cap- an . F. Johnston. S duc Ritson Road, between Eulalie and Olive Avenues, 1,632 feet, six inch main, £3,916.80. and the) Much time Yonge Street, od I "|Artbur Streets Im-'men and citizens are interested [519.20 betweon King and , six inch main, $1,- the Local best 1.320 feet i tion of the Town up of those who have their entrance I eT to handle to High School or some High School | i fuel. - Councillor R. D. Preston, after standing and who will thus attend the report had been presented, want- the Collegiate or Technical Institutes. ed to know if the town would mot] Mr. Percy H. Punshon, school at-| be running in opposition with the tendance officer for the Town of Osh-| | local fuel dealers in buying 400 awa under the Adolescent School | : cords of liard wood, to which the Attendance Act, when interviewed by | Rey. Mr. Carruthers of Blackstock will speak in the Simcoe Street Meth odist Church. At the Baptist Church services will be in charge of Rev. Thomas Doolittle, of Forest, Ontario. SELLS WHITBY STORE Mr. D. F. Johnston, who in addition tractors for the improvements at the ust. HARBOR IMPROVE- MENTS ! MacDonald and Messervy, the con- WHITBY harbor, have completed their work, and the part looks much better. The (Continued on page 4) |The Reformer stated that so far no! to his Oshawa men's furnishings busi- steps have as yet been taken in this ness, has conducted stores in Whitby end of the pier where the lighthouse is situated has been rebuilt with re- |came into effect as soon as passed more than vesterday. He wanted to see the by-law made to become effective on January 1, 1923, and in this way complications amising out of col- lecting water rates now would be! avoided. Councillor W. J. Trick supported Dep. Reeve Mason in this (Continued on page 3) | 3,000 persons have lost their lives, and insurable property having a value in excess of $250,000,- 000 has been destroyed by fire. D. Campbell's Funeral at Dundas Tuesday would have to be laid, while the signers of the petition owned only 450 feet frontage. There are eleven potential users for this main, one of them be- (Continued on page 3) LAY MORE WALKS. (town to provide for the part time and Bowmanville, for some time, has |instruction of pupils between the sold his Whitby business to J. F. |ages of 1 4 and 16 as will be required Booth, of Syracuse, N.Y. Mr. Booth The funeral of Campbell, sixteen year old son of Mrs. Campbell, Alice Street, was inforced concrete to withstand storms and also the corner of the breakwater has been built of concrete. This now the late Donald MANY BUSINESS LONE COMPLAINANT COMPLAINS AGAIN Resident of North East Ward Sends a2 Rejoinder To Engineer's Remarks Editor Reformer: We note in your issue of Saturday what our learned servant, the Town Engineer, says about not being able to "pile gravel | in the sky." Well he didn't go to college for mothing--has at least a kuowledge of the law of gravitation, and tries to be humorous about fit. Bat if the gravel could be adjusted he indicates we do not agree that the people of this part of Oshawa ould want it there any more than closing Mary Street with it. We ght as sensibly suggest he put it on the people's verandahs, sing both ground floor and roof. But a a less troublesome and more idea, how 'would it do to dump it (Continued on page 4) after September 1. At the present time Mr. Punshon is awaiting word {from Toronto regarding this matter. | Asked if it would not be possible for these pupils to take their part time instruction at the Public Schools or the High School without the necessity of special accommoda- {tion being secured for them, Mr. {Punshon replied that special accom- |modation would have to be provided, as part of the instruction to be given under the Adolescent Attend ance Act is of a special nature. : During 1919 the Provincial Legis- lature passed two Acts, namely, the School Attendance Act and the Adol- escent School Attendance Act. The first, the School Attendance Act, secured the enrolment and regular attendance of every child of school age up to fourteen years, while the d, the Adol t School At- tendance Act, will extend the period of education by providing for com- pulsory full-term education from fourteen to sixteen, or by providing for part-time education from four- teen to eighteen. By the Adolescent School Attend- (Continued on page 5) [took possession on Tuesday. FINE PROGRAM FOR FALL FAI makes the breakwater a very solid structure. As soon as the wharves around Johm Watson's boat houses are repaired the harbor will he in first class condition. | | comme Evers | ITEMS AT COUNCIL Board of Works Draws Share of Committee Work--Cellar By-law Wanted za Ac able raft of small busi- Free Vaudeville Acts for Exhibi- tion--Endeavoring to Secure Community Song Leader BUSINESS EDUCATION -- THE fall term of the Canadian Business College in Oshawa begins Tuesday, Sept. Sth. Any ambitious young ness was cleared away by the Town Council at its regular session last night besides the comparatively big strokes of business in considering the water by-law, the appointing of people desiring a business educa- at day school, night school or study, should wirte today Canadian Business College, College and Spadina Aves., , and receive full informa- about their branch at Oshawa, position is assured every gradi- . 52-41 A free vaudeville performance that has not been surpassed in previous years at the Oshawa Exhibition, has been secured for Oshawa's 1922 fall fair whch will be held next month. THER] 1H : 5 biggest and best so far held. "The Parentos," an outdoor cir- cus platform troupe, will give novel pices of Class Eirra which was or- ganized by the late W. E. Dyer. BOARD OF GOVERNORS FOR UNION CEMETERY NAMED BY TOWN COUNCIL A Board of Governors comsisting of five members which will manage, control, care for and supervise the Union Cem- etery, recently deeded to the McLaughlin, was avpoi Town of Oshawa by George W. sion held last night. One of d by the C cil in a ses- the members of the Board will be the Mayor, while two of the other four members will be elected by the council andwill hold office for two years, two members being appointed each year. Last might the following members were appointed to the Board. A. A Crowle, 1922-23, batic and contortion acts on high ladders and tables and will also do some daring single flying trapeze work. "The Reckless Recklaw Troupe," which will also perform here, will present a big comedy cycle and skating novelty while the "Mar- vellous Nelson," who performs the highest aerial act in the world will also be here. Besides his high work' he will also demonstrate his skill on the flying trapeze and perform sev- eral "iron jaw" stunts. Little Annie Logan is also an- other feature on the waudeville pro- gram. This girl has many medals and cups she has won in warious lars. Admission, adults 25c; chil- dren 15c. 59-a THE ORANGE ASSOCIATION WILL man, a musician. Premier Orches- tra will give a dance in Engel's Assembly Hall, Sat. Sept. 2. Watch for further announcements. 9g THE LADIES AID SOCIETY OF the Christian Church wil serve tea See programs for further particu- {this a Board of Governors for the Union Cemetery, the authorizing of the bor- rowing of $110,000 and the increas- ing of the power of the Fuel Com- mittee. Possibly the most important item was the referring to the Fire Water Committee of the matter of sending Fire Chief A. C. Camer- on and one man to the convention of Committee was given power to act in matter . : The city of Toronto is giving a din- ner to the Ontario Municipal Asso- ciation which is meeting in Toronto An invi- this convention, A letter was read from the Board of Health pointing out the ungent necessity of passing a General Muni- cipal Cellar by-law governing the depth of cellars. The letter dealt in with the Westmount sew- er and cellar The question held on Tuesday afternoon to Pine- grove Cemetery, Dundas. Deceased died in the City Hospital, Hamilton, on Sunday evening, following an ac- cident sustained Sunday morning while swimming in the Dundas Creek. He was besporting himself in the water with two other com- panions and being an expert swim- mer had endeavoured to give them an example of a "Sailor's Dive," or "Soldier's Dive," as it is also known. In this the swimmer does not cut the water with his hands, but places them behind his back and strikes the water with his head. Donald, unfortunately struck the sandy bot- tom of the creek, and was taken out of the water in an unconscious con- dition, The youth would have been a year in Canada on September 4, having come here from Scotland last fall. On October 16 he joined the Canadian Navy but for the past two months had not beem connected with this branch of Canada's national defence. At the time of his death he was em- ployed at the House of Refuge, where his sister Isa is also employed. There survive to mourn their loss his moth- er, Mrs. Campbell, Alice St., Isa, a sister, Walter a brother, who resides with his mother and another bro ther, John, in Scotland. Whitby War Veteran false pretences. alleged, was going in Cobourg Court B. A. Atkinson, of Whitby, appear- ed before P. M. Floyd at Cobourg last week, and was remanded on a charge of obtaining money under Atkinson, it is through the AND ASPHALT Board of Works Report to Town C aM Sani Sewers Extensions to the town's side- walk building and permanent road laying programs for the year will be carried out, the recommendations of the Board of Works to the Town Council in this regard having been accepted Tast night at the council meeting. Part of Clarke Street will be closed in connection with the site for the mew southeast ward public school. The report of the Board of Works was as follows: -- 1. We recommend that the follow- ing 4 foot sidewalk be laid as an ex- tension to the 1922 contract with Flintoff & Saunders. Grooms Avenue, east side. Alma Street, to 337 feet south. Alma Street, south side, from Grooms Avenue to 45 feet east. Arthur Street, south side, from Rit- son Road to Yonge Eulalie Avenue, south side, from Ritson Road to St. Julian Street. Burk Street, west side, from John Street to Gibbs Street. Simcoe Street, east side, from Jackson Street to 134 feet month. 2. Re sanitary sewers: We pec- ommend that the following sewers be laid as local improvemnts: -- Eulalie Avenue, from Verdun Road Lo 160 feet west; Anthur Street from Ritson' Road to Yonge Street, to 409 feet morth. We recommend that the sewer on Arlington Avenue from Simcoe Street C. J. Wilcox, 1922-23. A. J. Stalter, 1922-23-24, D. A. Valleau, 1922-23-24. Council last might passed a bylaw empowering itself to appoint such a Board of Governors and then passed a second by-law appointing the first board of Governors. Messrs. Wil- cox and Crowell will sit for two years and Messrs, Stalter and Valleau will hold office for three years. At the expira- tion of their terms council will elect officials to fill the wac- ancies. The Town Clerk will act as secretary of this Ceme- tery Board of Governors, was preferred to the Sanitary and Re- in the pavilion at the lake Wednes- lief Committee. day afternoon. Admission 25 cents. Everybody welcome. 59-b The Board ot Heli also Whate in THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE |sanitary sewer on Elgin Street West, Auxiliary will be held in |between Prince and Church streets. country selling atlases to rural school boards, on the pretence that it they did mot buy ome they would lose their government grant, he alleging himself to be a de- partmental inspector from the De- partment of Education. He is an ex- pilot of the Royal Air Force, and is said to be in bad shape physically and mentally as the result of a fall of $00 feet from an aeroplane while to the west end, Eulalie Avenue from Ritson Road to St. Julian be laid over for further 3. Re drain through Russell Per- kins property and others. We recommend that the Engi- neer's award be accepted, and that the Town of Qshawa will not join with East Whitby in the proposed appeal, and that the Town Clerk not- ify East Whitby accordingly. overseas. _ 2 (Continued on page 5)