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\ TA Tay AE ATI MQ ois iil --- ---- J sre hl RI 3 Ais ai rd TITTY er PAGE THREE "THE WHITBY DAILY TIMES Adverti-ing, subscriptions and news will be received at the Whitby Branch Office at Gazette and Chronicle.~Telephone 23. After Business Hours Phone 859. A : WHITBY EDITOR--JAMES H. ORMISTON MAYOR GIVEN THIRD | - TERM; CONTEST FOR WHITBY REEVESHIF May Be Contest For Dep- uty-Reeve and Council by Acclamation -- Tax Rate Reduction Predict- ed at Whitby Nomina- tion Meeting -- Heavy County Council Expend- itures Under Fire--Many Candidates ' Named for Civic Offices Three were nominated for mayor, four for reeve, seven for deputy- reeve, sixteen for Council, five for public school trustees and three for the Public Utility Commission at the municipal nomination meet. ing held in Whitby Town Hall on Monday evening. Charles Edward Bowman was de- clared elected for mayor by accla- mation to serve in that capacity for a third term, the other candi- dates nominated withdrawing their names. When the nomination speech.s were over a contest for the 'eeve- ship between the present incum- bent of the office, Albert W. Jack- son, and the present deputy-reeve, Robert M. Deverell, was an assured fact, both men declaring their in- tention to stand, Contest For Reeve A contest for the teputy-reeve- ship was also a probability. Fred T. Rowe, a member of this year's Town Council, and a former reeve of Whitby Township, announced that he was a candidate for de- puty-reeve. Two other nominated for this office, James Milton Kenny, a former reeve, and James H, Orm- iston, a member of the Town Coun- cil for four years, did not declare themselves, but Mr, Kenny assured _ the electors that the deputy-reeve- ship would not go by acclamation. For the Council it looked like an acclamation after the nomination meeting, with one or two new mem- bers on the Board. Four filed their qualifications after the meeting and there are still two vacancies to fill. A contest is considered unlikely. Little is known of the intention of the candidates nominated for school trustees, as none of them spoke from the public platform. Two of the present trustees, Gordon B. Whitfield and William Harden, were re-nominated, A contest for the Public Utility Commission was also considered . unlikely after the meeting. The: Nominations A complete list of the nomina- tions for the various offices is as follows: FOR MAYOR -- Charles Edward Bowman, William McIntosh Pringle | and James Henry Ormiston, . 'FOR REEVE -- Albert Wilson * Jackson, Robert Morley Deverell, +». Horace Bascom, James Milton FOR DEPUTY-REEVE -- Freder- fck Thomas Rowe, William David- son, James H. Ormiston, Robert M. Deverell, Charles Edward Brough- ton, Frank Threadgold, James Mii ton Kenny. " FOR COUNCILLORS -- William Meintosh Pringle, William David- son, Fred Landon, Robert Reid, Frederick Thomas Rowe, Alber. Wilson Jackson, James H. Ormis- ton, Charles E. Broughton, George Keil, Charles Edward Bowman, Frank Threadgold, Graydon M. Goodfellow, Levi Wright Dudley, James M. Kenny, Samuel "Russel: Hatch, William D. Watson, PUBLIC SCHOOL TRUSTEES-- Gordon B. Whitfield, Samuel T. Kempthorne, Stewart Threadgold, | Albert W, Jackson, William F. Harden. i PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION | --Arthur H. Allin, Fred Napier Burns, Charles Edward Harper. One member of the present Coun: cil, Robert Reid, announced his retirement, \ The ratepayers' meeting which followed the nominations was not very largely attended, but there was keen interest in the variou' civic matters discussed. John R. | Frost, town clerk and treasurer, precided as chairman in his usual AN. _ "LANCE SERVICE * Phone = 1082w DAY or NIGHT VISION & COMFORT Eyesight Service . _C. H. TUCK, Opt. D, Disney Block Phone 1510 SEE THAT PERSON READING ote how he holds his Japer4oo far his eyes, Why does do that? any closer the print is so he can't read at all. What to do? one is pair of glasses 'lengthy -defense of :apable manner, Predicts Lower Tares In his review of the work of thc ~ouncil for the year, Mayor C. E. Jowman struck a popular note when he promised a reduction in the tax rate for next year, due to the fact thal a deficit of $10,000 which was levied for this year had been wiped out, and because the Council by pursuing a policy of strict economy had finished the year with a surplus of about $400. His Worship went further by de claring that in his opinion the peak of high taxation had been reached, and that from now on, barring un- foreseen circumstances, the burden of taxation now resting heavy upon the shoulders of the ratepayers would become lighter. Mayor Bow- man stressed the fact that while Council levied 46 mills to meet all civic expenditures, it had nothing to say as to the spending of 36 mills, which came under the head ing of uncontrollable expenditures, the big items being for education, county rates and interest and prin cipal on debentures. It was hard for Council to get along, His Wor ship said, on the money left under its control. One of the unforeseen circumstances might be the refusal of the electors to sanction a by law to issue debentures to pay for the Grand Trunk bridge, a new structure built two years ago fol lowing the washing out of the old wooden bridge. The debentures would be spread over a period of 15 years, and the ratepayers must either endorse the by-law or pay for the bridge through their taxes next year, requiring a mill and a half. The amount of the deben ture issue is $4,350. Mayor Bow: man referred to Council's expendi- ture of only $1700 for direét relief despite many demands, also Coun cil's efforts to provide work in preference to doles for the unem- ployed. He thanked all local or- ganizations who had assisted in providing relief for the citizens, in cluding the Ontario Hospital which turned over its surplus crop. Speak ing of streets Mayor Bowman stated that these were in better shape to- day than at any other time since the advent of the automobile, while this year $2,000 less than last year had been expended. Mayor Bowman condemned the attitude of certain people who destructively criticized any act which Council did o» in- tended to do. People in Whitby were not like this, His Worship said, otherwise it would be difficult to get candidates for the various civic offices. The best form of gov- ernment was obtained through the co-operation of all the 'citizens. Mayor Bowman thanked the elec tors for the honor of serving them as mayor for a third term. He hac experienced two hard years, and was now glad to start a new year with no deficit and the prospect of a reduced tax rate. Reeve Jackson Reeve Albert W. Jackson viewed with pleasure the prospect of lower taxes, likewise the efforts of Coun- cil to keep down expenses and meet squarely and effectively many im- portant problems, chief*among ther" that of providing work for the un employed, at a time when factories were either closed or working part time, and when industrial and busi ness conditions generally were bad Mr, Jackson stated that this had been a wonderful year, and this years' Council had been given an opportunity for service accorded to few Councils in the past. Reeve Jackson defended the purchase of the fire seren which had replaced a bell which could not be heard by most of the firemen and increased the town's fire risk, also the pur- chase of a stone crusher to take care of a large quantity of stone from the town's gravel pit which was being wasted. The Council this year by using the stone crush- er was able to put 2323 yards of the best macadam material on the streets for less than 86c a yard. At the same time the Council rent ed the crusher to the Oshawa Sub urban Road Commission for $380, and he believed that other munici- palities would also want the use of it. In five years it would be paid for, at little expense to the town and the roads would be better built, " Mr, Jackson entered , into a the County Council which he declared was a much criticized and misunderstoo: body. He expressed the hope tha' all of the citizens might attend th sessions of that body and observe how hard and faithfully the mem bers worked. Mr. Jackson reviewed his own work at the Council on the town's behalf. In the interests of economy the County Roads Com: mittee of which he was chairman, had sliced off $18,000 from the es timates for work this year recom- mended by the 1930 Council, The possibility of another revaluation of the county for assessment pur poses this year, in view of the appeal from Reach and the action of this years' Council in changing the life of the present valuation from five years to one, was stressed very strongly by Reeve Jackson who predicted that Whitby would get soaked if a new valuation was made in 1932. He had opposed the revaluation on economy grounds, figuring that it cost the county a thousand dollars. He had alse fought five years ago with success to have the Town of Whitby's as- sessment reduced considerably. mean'sg a saving of thousands of dollars to the town in the five vear period. rat" me Tea #eeve Jackson ysked Sa payers to send the best ES a Gag : ? BE THE OSHAWA DAILY TIVES, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1931 RE-ELECTED MAYOR C., E. BOWMAN Who has been re-elected as Mayor for a third term by acclama- tion, in view of the possibility of a new re-valuation. He asked them to choose business mten, who had an intimate knowledge of county af- fairs, R. M. Deverell Robert M. Deverell, this year's deputy-reeve, announced that after several years of service in the Council he was seeking promotion, and would therefore be a candidate for reeve for 1932, Spealiing of local municip~! affairs, he thought that the 1930 * unecil deserved cred- it for what it had achieved not only this year but last, A deficit had been w'ped ent, end the yenr closed with a surplus, while the debenture «cbt hid uls) been re duced. Mr, Deverell reviewed his work at County Council as ehair man of the County Property Com- mittee, The largest expenditures were at the jail, as the government was riding the county very hard: A few years ago thousands of dol lars were spent on this building, while next year the same expendi- ture would be necessary if the County refused, a new jail would be ordered. Mr, Deverell paid his respects to Reeve Jaclson for hi good work in County Council, and stated that while he v opposing him there would be no hard ings. feel County Council Costs Ex-reeve J. M. Kenny, a former member of the County C unecil, de- clared in a fine speech that it was time for a 'change in the system under which that body operated, particularly in rules covering® mile- age and per diem, and the work ings of committees, in order that the great cost of county govern ment could be cut down. Mr. Kenny did no? blame the individual members of Council for existing conditions, but the system which caused extravagance and a conse quent increrse in taxction to every municipality. The County Council was working at the horse and buggy stage while the towns had reached the automobile stage. Ex- penditures were based on wld rules, and the County Council as it func tioned at the present time did not operate on an up-to-date basis. Years ago members of the County Roads Committee when autom-biles and modern methods of travel were unknown, furnished their own transportation, and were paid $6 a day and 10c a mile. Today, how- ever, the members of the Commit tee travelled in the County Road Superintendent's ear, which was kept up by the county, and at the same time c-'lected f r their old mileage as well as $5 a day, Mr. Kenny opined that the Town Council at the first session of any year passed as many by-laws as the County Council passed in five days The Committee system was also faulty owing to so much crossing with the result that it seemed al- most impossible to get committees together, Mr, Kenny did not thin" that reforms would be introduced by members who had sat in the Council for years, but he predicte' that the time was coming when a different class of men, with new thoughts and ideas of carrying on business, would introduce efficiency measure which would banish man of the uncalled for expenditures. Those who had held office for so long must be removed or pass in the regular way out of the pie ture. Whitby should send men to the County Council who were will: ing to sacrifice a few days' pay and some mileage in the interests of efficiency and economy. The people must not heed the personal appeal of office holders, but realize that the whole spirit of County Council representation should be for service to the public and not personal gain. Mr. Kenny stressed the fact that unless there was an opportunity for promotion for those who had w'rved in the Council, it. would be difficult to induce men to' offer their services for the public weal. No man could say that he was so much better than his fellow men, and no rian was indispensable, Coun. Fred T. Rowe reviewed the work of his committee, Town Property, this year, taking sor time to detail the various expen tures. He referred to his for service of five years on the Cou « BOWMANVILLE Bowmanville Daily Times ALD BRETT Office Telephone No. 744; Residence 1elephone No. 730 George W. James, Thomas H. Lockhart and W. H. Carruthers Nominated and May Stand for Elec- tion -- Many Nominees for Other Offices -- Candid:tes Address Elec tors at Meeting Bowmanyille will go to the polls Monday, January 4th, 1932, with three candidates contesting the Mayoral seat, it transpired Monday night when the following were nom 'nated for the office of Mayor: __ Geo, W. James, editor and former lceve, Councillor Thomas H. Lockhart entleman, . Reeve W. H. Carruthers, farmer. A fourth, Mayor Milton J. Elliott farmer, completing ten years of municipal life, three as Mayor, war Iso nominated but declinett4g run 'or any civic office, John Lyle, Town Clerk, for 35 years Returning Cfiicer, was chairman of nomina- tion meeting, Mr. James was proposed by T. A. Dustan, sec nded by H. Mason >cuneillor T. H, Lockhart, proposed by R. E., Dinniwell and seconded by William Broek; Reeve Carru thers, prop:sed by A. M. Hardy and seconded by C. Cawker. Mayor Milton J. Elliott, proposed by C 'awker and seconded by A. M lardy. The Nominations With seventeen nominated for 'ouncil, five of the six candidate will seek re-election, as follows: W. Ross Strike, W, G. Nelles, W. J. Martyn, W, L. Elliott, Reg, O. Jones; the other aspirants being (Rev.) William J. Bunner, T. E. +laxman, Sydney Little, Clayton i, Hallman, Col. Lorne T. Mec: Loughlin, W, C. Caverley, Thomas S. Holgate, M, W, Comstock, W. J. Bagnell, George Weekes, G. A. wdmonstone, Neil Mutton. Public School Board nominees, three to be elected for a two-yea term, are: 'F, Cryderman, John Hateley, ¥, W, Nelles and (Rev.) John W, Bunner, For Reeve, six candidates: W, L illjott, Thos, H. Lockhart, Reg. O. Jones, Deputy-Reeve C. E. Rehder, Councillors W, Ross Strike and W. J. Martyn, For Deputy-Reeve, four candi dates: Deputy-Reeve C. E. Rehder, Councillors W. J. Martyn, Reg. O. Jones and W. L, Elliott, Public Utilities Commission, tw to be elected, (the Mayor by virtue of his office, being a member of Commission) seven candidates: Duncan Smith, William Brock, Mi ton H, Minore, Joe O'Neill, J. W Alexander, T. H, Knight and Thom as 8. Holgate, One May Drop Out It is believed here that before 9 o'clock this evening, when can- didates must have qualified, Coun cillor T. H. Lockhart, contesting the Mayor's chair, will have drop ped out, leaving Geo. W, James and Reeve W. H. Carruthers tc fight a stiff battle for Mayoral honors. All three candidates arc Liberals, Likewise, it 1s fo't that Council lor T. H, Lockhart and Deputy- Reeve C. E. Rehder will be the "nly serious contestants for the Reeve-ship, for which six candi dates are named, Though successful aspirants to the newly established Public Util ties Commission, two to he elected (exclusive of the Mayor, who by virtue of his office, is a member o Commission) will function without salaries, it is believed that mem bers will vote themselves salaries 'ater on, Completing ten years of municl pal life, three as Mayor, departurc of Mayor Milton J. Elliott from municipal polities, say the wise acres, means that he is not advers- to . running in the Provincial arena---if nominated at the proper time, To which His Worship's only Council as reeve of Whitby Town- ship, and asked the electors to remember this fact when they went to the polls, to select a deputy-reeve for next year. He was a candidate for that office. A number of other addresses were given. and the meeting closed shortly after eleven o'clock. Those who spoke were Couns. W. M. Pringle, Fred Landon, J. H. Ormis- 'n and Robert Reid; Trustee G. M. adfellow, of the Board of Educa 1; Mr, Frank Threadgold and C. E. Broughton. ? Be ---------- QE me . EE -- ---- Opening Tomorrow New Princess Cafe Cor. King and Prince Sts. "WHERE EVERY BITE IS. JUST RIGHT" Your Patronage Solicited Special Menu for Year's MIKE ALEX, Proprietor THREE CANDIDATES IN FIELD FOR MAYORALTY BOWMANVILLE FIGH rejoinder, is: "That would depend on the party." With the exception of the Public Utilities Commission, a new office *this year, created to control man- agement and operation of both the Hydro Electric Power plant and equipment and the Water Works System, of Bowmanville, very few new faces are likely to be seen on Town Council for the ensuing year, Mayor Retiring Immediately following the nom- inations, which lasted about an hour and a half, speeches by the various candidates, and. account of stewardship, were the order of the evening. As Chief Executive of Bowmanville, Mayor Milton J. El lott, Bowmanville, led the orator- ical gladiators, After congratulat- ing Town Clerk John Lyle on hold ing the office of Returning Office: for 35 years, His Worship said: "I am not a candidate for any fice this year. I appreciate very much what the citizens of Bowman ville have done during my ten years of municipal life. But it is time for a change; time that a new member take over the reins of office, and, for that reason, I must decline to accept nomination 'n any office," Reeve W. H. Carruthers, cand' date for Mayor, the next speaker, reviewed the expenditures cn roads during the past year, point'ng out that completion of the new Bow- manville-Blackstock highway, the longest continuous piece of pave- ment in the United Counties of Dur: ham and Northumberland--const} tuted the high water-mark in road eonstrueticn during the past year Built at an g¢:timated cost of $235, 000, it offered unusual advantages to Bowmanville business men, he asserted, He maintained that a rigid policy of economy should be adhered to throughout the comin; year, Geo, W. James, former Reeve, a Mayoral candidate, declared that a man who did his duty on Council got very little else but criticism for his pains. There was too much self-centeredness in people, now days. Personally, if elected, he would serve the masses, not some particular lodge or church associc tion, Interested in public life for the past 24 years, both ,as an editor, and Council-man the Town's fin ~n~es would be his special interest. He would see that the taxes were collected twice a year, At the be- ~inning of the year he would call a round table conference of Coun cil, Public School and High Scho' Boards, and lay the cards on the table. Failure of the Town to collect 'wenty-five per cent. of unpaid taxes had necessitated a loan of $52,000 to meet current expenses, he declared. Besides, which, from 27 to 30 properties in the past three years were. behind in their taxes; necessitating the sale of property or extension of the tax limit, What was wanted, he concluded, was sane, fearless leadership in Coun: cik No sooner did the speaker sit down than up jumped Mayor Mil ton J. Elliott, objecting to Mr. James' twice-yearly tax collection policy. Such a plan was impossible, asserted His Worship, "Because we did not know until the June ses sion of County Council what we had to pay to the County which was over $10,000 more in 1931 than in 1930. Whereas if we had set our rate earlier in the year, we would not have known what to levy for the coming year," declared His Worship, After some crossfire, in which Mr, James joined, the sub ject was allowed to drop and the next speaker was heard, Stressing rigid economy, C. L. T. McLaughlin, candidate for Coun- cil, said it was up to Council to see that a policy of strict economy was practiced in the coming year. Neil Mutton, another aspirant to Council, spoke of his 23 years in Bowmanville and, how, if elected, he would give his full time to the Town's affairs, To (Rev.) John W, Bunner, can didate f r Council, the revival of municipal life was particularly significant. As a former Councillor, in 1929, he asked for their support Mayor M. J. Elliott interrupted t remark that if the electorate saw fit to establish a Public Utilitie: Commission, on election day, Jan uary 4th, 1932, the Commission would take over the Hydro plant and Water Works system of Bow- manville, Council had so man) ther departments to attend to dur 'ng the year that inauguration of a Public Utilities Commission was Jeemed fit and proper. As former chairman of the Fire Department, also member of the Water Works committee, Joe. O" Neill offered himself as a candidate for Public Utilities Commission. He was also on Council for four years. Deputy-Reeve C. E. Rehder, seeking re-election to that office, gave a synopsis of the Water Works de- partment activities during the past year, Compared with the'year previous, when a deficit resulted, the depart: ment made a clear profit of $2,060. he said. The daily supply of water furnished by one spring was 290 gallons; with an average daily con sumption of 100 gallons. Durine the months of July and August, the daily consumption amounted to 200 gallons; an ii *uficient margin, he maintained. He recommended that a second spring be introduced to supply the Town's water. Councillor W, Ross Strike, chair man, financial committee, render ing an account of his stewartship, said that far from Council being collection of spende! 0 led only $9,000 of the $114,000 ex- pended by the municipality; the High School controlling three times that of Couneil. He advocated a revision in the whole matter of assessment, during the coming year, He thought that the entire County Council system would be overhauled by the government in the near future. Councillor Thomas H. Lockhart candidate for Mayor, quoting Grovy er Cleveland, United States presi- dent, said that a public office was a public trust. Then, to the prob- lem of relief--he is chairman of Relief Committee -- thanked Coun- cillors W, Ross Strike and W. G. Nelles for their co-operation in this regard. Between December 11th snd the present time, he said a total of 66 transients, or "guests", az Tom Burns, purveyor of the soup kit chen in basement of the Town Hall styles them--had been accommoda- ted and 121 meals served, Compar- ed with 25 cents per person for last year, this year the cost was nine vents each. During the first three weeks since direct relief was administered, 41 married men and 93 children had been taken care of by the Town. He said if they could raise $20,000 by voluntary contributions, no one need suffer during the present win- ter. To the $2,000 allocation soon to be raised for relief purposes, in Bowmanville, the governmen. would contribute a further $6,000. with but one exception, Bowman- ville, he said, had the smallest number of unemployed men of any municipality in Ontario. Brief ad dresses were also given by other aspirants to municipal oluces. FINED TEN DOLLARS FOR BEING DRUNK -- Joseph Ernest is one person in Le Bowmanville district who will .ake little e: no interest in the coming municipal elections, It yeinz Christmas, Ernest imbibed reely-- so freely, in fact, that .wo days after the Yuletide le tivities were concluded, he wae till drunk. Brought before Magistrate Alan Campbell in police court here 'onday morning, he was fined 10 and costs or ten days. But, inz unable to pay the fine his ddress will be the common jail or the next week or so. Ernest was arrested by Provin. al Officer W. E, Smith, Five Men' Going To Nor.h Wedaesd:y General rejoicing took place mong ten of Bowmanville's single unemployed men. awaiting + call to work on the trans-Can- ada highway project, this morn 'ng, when it became kaown that official word had been received from Major George Hamilton, On 'ario Government Employment Office, Oshawa, advising that five men would leave here Wednes- lay. The lucky five will be select- ad by draw, Councillor T. H fockhart, chairman of Relief Jommittee, stated. It is expected 'hat the remainder will also leave at.an early date, The ten men selecteq are: Y. Yensen, J. 3. Hughes, D, Hanna, E, Hughes, N. Cowle, R. McKnight J. Shee- han, L. A. Wood, E, Clarke and J. Dodson; with these alternates: £. Thomas and N, Wiseman. LOCAL FACTORY TO OPEN IN JANUARY Whistles will soon be blowing gain at The R. M. Hollingshead Jo., of Canada, Ltd, Bowman- ville, manufacturers of Whiz auto sroducts, which firm has been artly closed down it was stated here today officially, While the sxact date when employees would return was not given, it was be- 'feved that early in Jr.nuary will jee a general return to work. In normal times this plant, which is he only branch of its king in the Dominion, employs about 40 men and 18 girls. R, J. Kembring is general manager of this company, Death JWANSON--At rest in Oshawa, Dec, 28th, 1931, Donald An- drew Joseph Swanson, in his 44th year, Funeral from the Luke Burial Parlors, Thursday, Dec, 31st. Service at 2 o'clock. Interment Union Ceme- tery. (161a) COMING RVENLS 8 Cents per word each in cortion. Minimum charge for each (msertion, 30c. Hl DEACON'S SECUNL WIFE at rt St. Church, Dec. 3§. 1981, sponsored by Golden Links Class. Admission 26c. . OUTH EAST WARD RATE. payers' Association, Ritson Rd. School, Dec. 30, 8 p.m. Special meeting: Candidates municipai elections cordially invited. ADAME NEVADA, PALMIST, Ross roers. Phone 2894. JOME AND DANCE TO THE old time fiddlers in Gene Good. ell's Hall, Courtice, tonight. Admission 26c. (151a: NOTICE JPECIAL MEETING OF SOUTH West Ward Ratepayers at Centre St. School, Dec, 30th, at eight o'clock. All aspiring candidates for municipal honors welcome, Too Late to Classify SCIENTIFIC CLEANING CHES- terfield suites, carpets, cushions thoroughly cleaned and disinfect ed in your own home, Prices a rs, they control reasonable, Phone 2585LF. ) (161c) 67 King St. East, on FIRE IN KITCHEN The fire department had a call yesterday afternoon to extinguish a fire in a frame dwelling on Bloor Street West. The blaze was caused by an overheated stove being too close to the partition between two rooms. Some dam- age was done to the walls of the kitchen, but the loss was not ser- ious, SYMPATHY EXPRESSED At the session of the City Police Court this morning reference to the sudden death of D. A. J. Swanson was made by Crown Attorney J. A. McGibbon, who on behalf of the Bar and the Bench expressed sympathy to the wife of the deceased, FINED FOR RECKLESSNE3S James Hope, of Columbus, was fined $10 and costs or ten days in the county jail when he pleaded guilty to a charge of reckless driv- ing in city police court- this morn- ing. dope was charged with reck- less driving following an accident on Church Street on December 21 in which one of the horses of the D. M. Tod Bread Co. sustained a broken leg when hit by a car driven by Hope. ALBERT STREET Y.P.L. At last nieht's me ting of the * Ibert Street United Church Youn People's League, the offi- cers for the year 1932 were elect ed as follows: President, Harold JTY AND DISTRIC)Y NEWS: Le ------------------. Vice - Frovident, Ross Clark; Second Vice-Pres dent, Miss Ora Wilson; Third Vice-President, Miss Irene Brown; Fourth Vice-President, Miss Ruth Whiteoak; Secretary Reynolds; Treasurer, william Simpson; Flower Committee Con- venor, Mrs, Roses Clark; Reporter, Frank Maracle. [41S FIFTH OFFENCE Peter Hercia was sentenced to three months in the county jail wi hard labor this morning in police court when he pleaded guilty to be- ing intoxicated in a public place. It was adduced that it was his Afth offence against the act, VIOLATED PARKING BYLAW Alfred H. Robinson, proprietor of the Oshawa Automobile Wreckers, was remanded for sentence with no definite time 'fixed when he pleaded ty 'n police court this morning to a charge of parking cars at the ront of his property on Athol Street West for long periods, con- trary to the city bylaws. Chief of Police Friend stated that he had re- ceived + "ny complaints of cars ing parked. ORONO TO PRACTICE Orme Gamsby will be in the city this evening with his team of jun- for hockey players, to have =a workout at the Oshawa Arena in nreparation for the coming series for the Sheriff Paxton trophy. Orme's team will be on the ice from 10 pm. to 11 p.m, Lemon; First NSS MACKINNON SPOK" ON COMING CIVIC ELECTION Appealed to | Rotary Club Members to Surport Two Bylaws At Monday's Rotary luncheon Rotarian Ross Mackinpon spoke briefly on the forthcoming civie elections, stressing the imnor'- ance of selecting a strong, skil- ful man as mayor, ard also of massing the two by-laws to he sub- witted affecting the sia »"°7 mathod of election of the city courcil. Mr. Mackinon deplored the talk ~bout Oshawa being bankrupt, which he said was utterly untrue, as the city's assets far exceeded its liabilities, It was true, how- ever, that there was a serious d»- flelency in the current receipts, due to delay in payment of taxes, and it looked as though the city would be required to be financed largely by borrowing from the banks during the first six months of 1932. The gpea'er pointed out that the chartered ban's of Cana- da had already loaned the muni- cipalities a total sum of approxi- mately $114,000,000.00 Mr. Mackinnon fir--lv hati vad 'hat if the city council were ree duced from fifteen to ten mem- bers and elected from the city at large instead of by the ward sys- tem, better city government would be obtained. Arguments put forth against these proposals were merely specious, he sa'd, Tha "oard of Education and Utilities Commission were now elected "rom the city at large and the speaker saw no reason why the major governing body of the city ~hould not be elected in the same manner, The arguments which were being used quite freely that working men would not have a chance under the proposed new system, was obviously unreason- able as any working man, whom it wag desired to elect, could cer- tainly be elected in a city where at least 75 per cent. of the popu- lation mirht corre-*ly be describ- ad as working men, At the suggestion of Mr. Mac- kinnon, a large number of Rotar- fans signed a statement endorsing both by-laws. PREHISTORIC MAN SUBJECT OF TALK AT ROTARY CLUB (Continued from Page 1) were killed and ea.en by ine peo- ple of those times. New Stone Age What is known as the "new tone age' was ushered in by the oming into Europe of peoples 'rom the west and south who brought with them new methods of working with stone, and also 'the domestication of animals and a crude form of agriculture. The making of pottery was also in- troduced at this time. Still later the scene changed again when specilization of indus- (ry began to assert itself, and the neople assigned themselves cer- ain tasks instead of all spending 'heir time hunting, as formerly. Then came the "bronze age", resulting from the discovery of sopper and tin and the combina- tion of these metals. Other im- portant developments were the use of the wheel both for trans- nortation and industry, and the discovery and use of iron, Each stage of development, the speaker said, contributed some- thing of vital importance to us to-day, and we owed a real debt to pre-historic man for his dis- coveries. Profesor McIlwraith was intro- duced by Rotarian Cecil Cannon dress a vote of thanks was moved by Colonel Frank Chappell and hewrdlly endorsed by those pres. en Among the visitors ivtrodvend were Dr. G. E. Reaman, Principal of the Boys' Tra. . Towmanville, and F, ' " =, M.P., of Gananoque, who was the zuest of his son, Rotarian Fred V Skinner. and at the conclusion of the ad- CO"ONER DECIDES AGAV'ST INOUEST D. A. J SANSON (Continued from Page 1) oration to another Oshawa lawyer. Noted as Criminal Lawyer The late Mr. Swanson's prac- 'ice was largely devoted to crime nal law in which he had attain. ed considerable prominence, He was admittedly one of the most able pleaders among the mem- yers of his profession in Ontario and had successfully conducted the defense in many important trials, He was past president of the Borden Club; past president Libs eral-Conservative Association and member of the executive of the County of Ontario Liberal-Cone servative Association, member of 'he Oshawa board or education, 1911-1915, and member of the city council of Oshawa from 1927-28. : Deceased married Esther Deads man, daughter of the late George Deadman of Barrie, in 1921, He belonged to the Oshawa Curl "ub, Oshawa Lawn Bowling Club, Withrow Park Lawn Bo. i= ing Club, Toronto, and was hon- orary president of the Oshawa "ricket Club, Mr, Swancon was a member of 'he K. of P.,, 1.0.0.F., Sons of Scotland, L.O.L., and IL.O.F, The funeral is to be conducts »d by Rev. Duncan Munro, of Knox Presbyterian Church of which the deceased was a mem- ber, assisteq by Rev. E. Harston, from the Luke Burial Parlours, 67 King Street East, o'clock on Thursday afternoon. "nterment will be in the Union "emetery, Miss E.° at two A special meeting of the WESTMOUNT RATEPAYERS' ASSOCIATION will be held in WESTMOUNT SCHOOL Wednesday, Dec, 80 at 8 o'clock All the prospective cand for Council are invited attend. UEHLER ROS., LTD. 12 King E. Phone 1147 Wednesday Speciabil} SAL 2Y2¢ 10c Breast of LAMB To Stew, Ib Shoulder PORK CHOPS Machine Sliced Cooked HAM, 1 Pure Beef HAMBURG, I sre, » 121 PORK KIDNEYS, 1 Dumart's PURE FORK SAUSAGE, 4