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"A Growing "Newspaper in a Growing City The Oshawa Aatly Times Succeeding The Oshawa Reformer PROBS. Fair Today and Saturday, ° Not Much Change in Temperature, a ------ Ed VOL. 10--NO. 77 OSHAWA, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, APRIL 1, 1932 12 Cents a Week; 3 Cents a Copy SIX PAGES COUNCIL GRANTS BOARD'S REQUEST G. A. Shreve is New Utilities Commission Manager SECRETARY PROMOTED TO NEW POSITION AT LAST NIGHT'S MEETING | | ! L N New General Manager Has Been Connected With Local Hydro - Electric System for the Last Thir- teen Years SERVED OVERSEAS DURING THE WAR Has Had Twenty-two Years of Experience in Electrical and Utility Work -- Chosen From Forty-two Applicants The position of general man- ager of the Oshawa Public Utili- ties Commission rendered vacant by the death of the late Charles Tr. Barnes, was filled by the com- mission last night with the ap- pointment of G. F. Shreve, ac- countant and secretary-treasurer, the commission, whose applica- tion was selected from forty-two applications, ten of which were from local men, which were re- celved by the commission. Mr. Shreve will take over the duties to 'which he has been appointed commencing this morning. Mr. Shreve, who has been closely connected with' the af- fairs of the local commission since 1919, has had twenty-two years' experience with the elec- trical and utility work and in the opinion of the commission is well fitted to carry on the manage- ment of the utilities | usiness in the city in an able and efficient manner. Mr. Shreve first came to Oshawa under the jurisdiction of the Hydro Electric Power Com- mission on his return from ser- vice overseas and filled the posi- tion of accountant and also as office manager since 1930, In May 1931 he was appointed sec- retary treasurer of the commis- sion, all of which have been most efficiently handled. His first association with util- jty work began in 1911, when he was associated with John Littlejohn, treasurer of the Sey- mour Power Company Ltd. From ,/, 1912 to 1916 he held the posi- tion of accountant for the North Bay Light, Heat and Power Co., Ltd., at North Bay, now known as the Nipissing System of the Hydro-Electric Power Commis- sion. From that position he en- listed with the Canadian Field Artillery for service overseas and gained his commission in 1917 and served to the end of the war in the Royal Air Force. After returning from overseas he again reported for duty to the Hydro-Electric Power Com- mission and was sent to Osh- ewa, Mr. Shreve is a Canadian by birth, married and has a family of three children and makes his home at 53 Ritson Road South. TERGUSON HOPEFUL OF GOOD RESULTS Haljfax, N.S., April 1.--Confld- ent that 'a much stronger Em- pire spirit than has ever existed in the whole previous history of Britain," will be the driving force destined to create imperial economic unity at the forthcom- ing Ottawa conference, G, How- ard Ferguson, Canadian High Commissioner at London, arrived this morning, landing from the liner, Duchess of Atholl, He left for Toronto at noon, About the immediate object of his visit, his giving of evidence before the senate Beauharnois commit- tee, the high commissioner had. npthing to say. Local Reporter Congratulated by City Council At last night's meeting of the City Council before the business on the agenda was commenced, con- gratulations were offered to Grant Smith, local representative of The Toronto Telegram in this city who is a regular attendant at all Coun- cil meetings, on his recent marriage. In voicing the congratulations of Council Mayor Macdonald stated "before we come to our business, gentlemen, I want to call the atten- tion of Council to the fact that one of the press representatives who attends these meetings with the re- gularity of clockwork should be the subject of our congratulations, sym- pathy or something. "Grant Smith, I understand, has recently undertaken the: responsibil- ities of a married man, and I feel sure that Council would wish that we extend our congratulations to both him and Mrs. Smith," said the Mayor. Council endorsed the words of the Mayor, Mr. Smith expressing his thanks for the good wishes extended to him, INSURANCE PLAN IS EXPLAINED TO UTILITIES BODY Survey of Local Employees to Be Made Within Next Few Days Full details of 'a plan whereby employees of the Public Utilities Commission may secure pension and insurance were placed be- fore the members of the com- mission last night by N. W. Streat, director of Assoclated Company Services. While no definite action was taken by the commission, a.survey of the sen- timent of the employes of the commission will be ascertained within the next few days and a meeting of the utilities body held early nevt week at which it is ex- pected an agreement will be en- tered into. . It was pointed out that forty- five municipalities in the prov- ince had entered into agreements covering some 2,600 utility em- ployees. The abject of the plan, which would cover water works employees as well as those con- nected with the electrical de- partment, was that of saving in a businesslike way for the future pensioning of employees by the same manner as business firm establishes a depreciation fund, and at the same time tends tow- ard better feeling between the employer and the employee, It was good business, it was stated, to enter thesplan as it would re- move the possibility of the com- mission having do find a lump sum at some future date for re- tirement purposes, which would have to be removed from the current revenue; as the employer and the employee worked hand in hand to establish a fund to take care of the need whenever it might arise. Mr. Streat stated that the plan had the object of providing a pension equal to approximately half pay at the age of 65 years. In addition to this there was the death benefit, which also came . (Continued on page 3) ! Hugh Greenshields Not Guilty of Murder on Account of Insanity Cobourg, April 1, --- Hugh Greenshields was found not guil- ty of murder in connection with the death of his young son, Billy, by a jury under Mr. Justice Ran- ey in the Assizes here yesterday. He was acquitted because of in- ity. ® Groenshields beat his sleeping son to death with a stick last No- vember and at the same time seri- ously injured an older son. ; He received the verdict with lit- | "tle display of emotion. ] Mr. Justice Raney ordered Greenshields' removal to the Co- vourg jail. C. Payne, K.C., Belleville, con- ducted the case for the Crown and N. A, McColl, Campbellford, was defence counsel. Forty minutes after the jury retired yesterday afternoon they aad yeturned with the verdict. ki . ' "Notyguilty because of {sanity The defefice closed )its case when Dr, W. Herriman, superin- tendent of the Ontario Hospital at Toronto, stated that from his examination of accused and the circumstances surrounding the tragedy, he believed Greenshields had been the victim of traumatic insanity with an epileptic trend. The fact that accused, accord- ing to evidence at the trial, had suffered from appendicitis, influ- enza and concussion of the brain in close sequence would be very likely to produce an abnormal condition, Dr, Herriman declared. In such an epileptic attack, he said the actions would be auto- matic in reality, although inward- ly they might appear deliberate. In » gtatement, given to the po- lice shortly after Billy's body was found Greenshields said, "Some- thing had come over him." EDUCATION BODY | TAKES STEPS T0 HALT ITS ACTION Will Stay Proceedings Un- til Legality of Bylaw Is Established The Board of Education, act- ing through its legal counsel, Gideon Grant, K.C.,, is asking that its motion fyled at Osgoode Hal! for a mandamus against the City Council be no heard for the present, following the action of Council in complying with the re- culrements of the Board last night. Just as soon as the legal- ity of the Council's by-law, amending the civic budget, has been fully substantiated, the legal motion brought by the Board in the courts will be with- drawn. Following the special meeting of the Council last night, the Chairman of the Board, Trustee F. J. Donevan, M.D., was in- formed by the City Clerk regard- ing what action had been taken with the result that the Board's iegal counsel was also fully In- formed of the situation this morning when the legal action | was scheduled to be heard in weekly court. NEW BASIS FOR TAXES STRUCK Change Made on Account of Bylaw Regarding School Share As the result of the action of the City Council last night, in passing the necessary by-law amending the civic budget in ac- cordance with the estimated ex- penditures of the Board of Edu- cation, the analysis of the tax rate for this year is now as fol- lows: Separate School Public School Rate Public School Main- tenance ........vss $.0078827 Public School Deben- tures cu. es0 Collegiate Maintenance Vocational Mainten- ance Collegiate & Vocational Debentures ..... General Municipal Services Social Welfare .. Reserve Funds General Debentures .. Local Improvement De- bentures General Ratepayers' .0033738 0018225 .0023609 0026945 0106504 0042629 0016525 0031963 0061049 --. esse .44 Mills Street cleaning per foot front- age, residential 5 cents, husiness 10 cents. Small printed stickers have been prepared explaining this and are being affixed to the regular tax bills being sent out to all ratepayers during the next few days. It will be noted that the ef- fect of this new amending by- law, while it does not raise the mill rate of taxation, is to re- duce the proportionate amount available for 'reserve funds'. BRITISH BUDGET SHOWS SURPLUS End of Fiscal Year Shows Drastic Measures Successful London, April. 1.--The Treas- ury announced last night that the Budget for 1931-32 had been balanced, with a surplus of £364,- 000 ($1,820,000 at par). The surplus was achieved after providing £32,600,000 (nominal- ly $162,500,000) for redemption of Britain's debts, and the with- drawal of £12,750,000 ($63, 750,000 at par) from the dollar exchange account, instead of the £23,000,000 contemplated last September. The revenue for the year amounted to £770,963,000, and the expenditures were £770,- 599,000. (The pound sterling is worth nearly $5 at par, but has depreciated to $3.70 since Great Britain suspended the gold standard.) Drastic measures taken by the Government last September to balance the Budget as the first step toward a re- storation of world confidence and prosperity were regarded as hav- ing been successful when the tig- ELECTED DIRECTORS OF O.E.A. SAMUEL FARMER Publisher of the Star, elected director of the Ontario Educational Associa- tion at the convention yester- day. He is also editor of the Canadian School Journal. LEONARD M. RICHER Port Perry [ Supervisor of music in the Osh- awa Schools, was elected music section representative on the executive of the Ontario Edu- cational Association at the convention in Toronto yester- day. Kinsmen's Club Speaker Claims Over-production Nr: Farmers' Trouble '""There is no overproduction of farm products," said Dr. W, H. Gifford in an address, entitled, "Farming," delivered to the Kins- men's Club at their regular meet- ing in the Genosha Hotel last night. : "The farmer has lost a lot of interest in the general operation of his farm and conditions in this immediate district are not im- proving," said the speaker. The doctor, who has been much inter- ested in the farmers' problems because he at one time was a res!- dent of one of the best-known farms in East Whitby. Prices Compared A few years ago, he sald, our farmers sold thelr hay in Osha- wa at $20.00 a ton, Today there is no market, Milk was sold to the Oshawa market at 7c¢ per quart and the consumer paid 12c, Today the farmer receives 2 3-4 or 3c and the consumer pays 10c per quart. Taxes a few years ago on a cer- tain farm, he sald, were $195 on 200 acres, Today the taxes are $350 to $400 and may this year be even more. In the egg market the speaker reviewed a case of when a lady came to Oshawa with 30 dozens of eggs and her only offer was 12 1-2¢ per dozen, Experts, he said, claimed that overproduction was to be blamed, but this is ridi- culous. Milk cheques that were $45.00, he sald, for a certain quantity had dwindled to $16.00, "In view of these facts I can- not see how the farmer will make up his mind as to just what he will produce that this year's market will demand. Pasteurization The speaker pointed out that the hardships of the farmer wers added to by many forms of legis~ latfon such as pasteurization. No farmer can now sell his milk to the Oshawa market direct unless he spend a lot of money in pas- (Continued on Page 7) FIRE IN BUSINESS SECTION OF TY Blaze in Barn Behind En- gel Block Gives Fire- men Stiff Battle A tire, the origin of which has not been established as yet, broke out in a barn at the rear of the Engel block, on Simcoe Street, Just north of King Street short- ly after noon today and gave the fire department a stubborn battle before it was extinguished. The barn, the interior of which was completely destroyed, was al- most a complete wreck after the fire and will be ordered re- moved by Fire Chief Elliott. The total damage has not been esti- mated. The fire department responded to the alarm, when three small boys reported at the fire hall that the barn which is attached to the former Dewland Store, was on fire, On their arrival the department found that the whole of the interior was blazing fur- fously and clouds of smoke filled the business section of the city. Two lines of hose were laid and water in large quantities poured into the building. Later the fire- men had to tear large sections of .the metal facing from the sides of the barn to put out the fire, which had spread to the walls, so that in order to get to the seat of the blaze it was neces- sary for them to almost wreck the building. From the appearance of .the interior of the building after the fire was extinguished, it would appear as though the building was filled with boxes, paper and packing material, which served as a ready fuel for the blaze. POLICE OFFICIAL SAILS FOR EUROPE IN LINDBERGH HUNT (By Canadian Press) Hopewell, N.J., April 1.--The state police announced today that Major Schoetfel, assistant to Col. Nérman Schwarzkopf, sail- ed for Europe a week ago in con- nection with the search for the kidnapped Lindbergh baby, Col. Schwarzkopf, who made the an- nouncement, refused to give the name of the hoat on which Scho- effel sailed, or to designate the ures were published, port for which he is headed, MEETING HELD BY MERCHANTS' BODY Members Are 'Asked For Their Co-operation in Oshawa Fair At the regular weekly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Retail Merchants Association, which is, an affiliated organiza- tion with the Oshawa Chamber of Commerce, the President of the Chamber, George Hart, was present and was warmly wel- comed by Elmer Dixon, president of the association. In addressing the association Mr. Hart pointed out the definite opportunity which existed for the directors to become a link be- tween the Chamber and the in- dividual retail merchant of the city, and the important and valu« able services which can thus be rendered to the city as a whole through co-operation with the Chamber. The directors also received W. BE. N, Sinclair, K.C., MLA. president of the South Ontario Fair Association, and: Dr. W. H. Gifford, a fair director, for the purpose of discussing the prob- lems which face the Fair Board this year. FARE REDUCTIONS PROVE EFFECTIVE Quick response has been shown in Oshawa to the new reduced Ocean fares an- nounced yesterday by the various steamship lines to England. M. R. Johnson, local Canadian Pacific agent, reports that he has already made seventeen res- servations at the new rates, which have been reduced to sixty dollars one way, one hundred and eight dollars return, and recommends that any contemplating a trip to England . this sum- mer to make reservations as quickly as possible, as space will be taken up very quickly at the new rates. |0LD MEMBERS ARE PRESENTED WITH GIFTS BY CHURCH John Bale and James Greg- ory Honored by King | St. Congregation An event of unusual interest took place last night at King Street United Church. John Bale, who celebrated his eighty-second birthday on February the seven- teenth and James Gregory, whose cightleth birthday is to-day, were honored by a large gathering of : friends and admirers in recogni- tion of thelr sixty-three years of active service in connection with the old Metcalfe Church and the present King Street United Church, Old Members Present Members of the former Met- calfe Church, who are now ad- herents of King Street United Church, were invited to the affair lest evening. One hundred and fifty were present. Plans were made by a committee composed of: Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Cawker, Mr. and Mrs, E, J. Goodman, Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Wright, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Hagerman, Mrs. J. (Continued on page 3) PROBLEM OF WATER RATES IS AGAIN UNDER ARGUMENT Utilities Will Continue to Stop Services for Non- Payment Enquiry made to-day at the of- fice of the Public Utilities Com- mission confirms the story told to this paper by Steve Bugye, Celina Street, who was reported yester- day to have been refused assist- ance by the city's relief organiza- tions, when needing groceries, owing to the fact that he had met his obligations for water and elec- tric light with money earned on reliet work provided by the Board of Works. Information supplied by offi- cials of the Utilities Commission is to the effect that during Mr. Bugye's seven years as a resident of Oshawa he has never once missed taking advantage of the discount allowed on electric and water bills if paid promptly, the inference drawn by the Utilities' officials being that "he ik evident- ly a man who tries to pay his way if he can." Instructions Renewed Instructions issued to officials of the Commission, and re-affirm- ed-at the regular meeting held on Tuesday night, are being rigidly (Continued on page 38) CONFERENCE 10 OPEN ON JULY 21 Premier Bennett Denies Report of Boycott of Irish Free State Ottawa, April 1.--To meet the sailing arrangements of overseas delegates, the date of the open- ing of the Imperial Conference here has been changed from July 18 to Thursday, July 21, Premier Bennett announced yesterday in the House of Commons. The governments of the Unit- ed Kingdom, the Irish Free State, Australia, New Zealand, New- foundland, South frica ana Southern Rhodesia all replied in the affirmative. Mr, Bennett sald, to a cable sent from Ottawa on March 17 suggesting that the date be changed to July 21 and that the Canadian Government would receive all delegates as its guests for the duration of the. conference. Mr, Bennett made this state- ment in denying with the ut- most emphasis a' report publish- ed from Ottawa by the Toronto Star that the Irish delegutes would be barred from the confer- ence if the Irish Free State abandoned the oath of allegiance the Star report purported to cuote 'high officials' to this effect. Affirming his desire to "undo as quickly as possible the injury which may be done to the posi; tion of this country," by the Star report, Mr, Bennett backed up lis denial by reading to the House the Irish Free State's cable of acquiescence to the mew con- ference date. This cable, Mr. Bennett pointed out, was signed by the Irish Minister of Extern- al affairs, Eamon de Valera, head of the party which aims at the abolition of the oath of allegi- Wedding Cake is Kept 38 Years by Local Woman Yesterday an item from Cal- gary, telling of a woman who had saved the top layer of her wedding cake for twenty-one years, appeared in The Times. This morning, however, The Times found that a resident of Oshawa could produce a far better record than this. Mrs. Joseph Langmaid, Elgin Street, was mar- ried thirty-eight years ago, and she still has in her possession the top storey of the wedding cake used on that occasion. This piece of the cake has quite a history attached to it, for fourteen years ago, when Mrs. Langmaid's daughter, Mrs. R, C. Pearce, of Ebenezer, was -married, this storey of the cake was taken from {ts place of safe keeping. It was re-iced for the occasion, an was used as the top layer of the cake for Mrs. Pearce's wed- ding, the original ornaments from Mrs, Langmaid's cake also being used on this occasion. Mrs. Languiaid says that the cake ap- pears to be in just as good con- dition as when it was used 38 years ago, although she is not prepared to. vouch for {its quali- ties from the eating point of view. SCOUT JAMBOREE PLANS COMPLETED Big Event Will Be Held in Local Armories This Evening The Indoor Jamboree being held at the Oshawa Armouries to- night by the local Boy Scouts' As- sociation, promises to draw a large crowd if the advance of tickets may be taken as definite evidence of the attendance. During the most attractive pro- gram, when addresses are to be delivered by Mayor Peter A. Mac- donald, District Commissioner W. Pierson, Col. Frank Chapell, the local President, representatives of Scout Headquarters and other prominent men, the Band of the Ontario Regiment will render a program of music, The Band of the local unit, un- der the baton of Bandmaster T. Dempsey, W.O0.1, is always an at- traction when it plays a public concert, and the musical program for to-night promises to be one of the many high-class entertain- ments provided by this musical organization Another feature of the jam- boree, arranged by the Mothers' Club of the 5th and 7th Boy Scut Troops, will be the opera- tion of a home-made candy stand, this being arranged in order to as- sist the boys of this troop in the financing of their annual camp. It is expected that this feature will Se quite popular with the boys. Citizens of Oshawa, whether ac- tive in the scout movement 'or otherwise, turned out in force during the fall when a "Camp Fire' was held, in conjunction with the big Jamboree, on the Ro- tary Playground. Those who at- tended that event, will certainly not miss the opportunity which presents itself to atend a similar function to-night in the Armories, and arrangements are being made to accommodate a capacity crowd. A man discovered the first mos- quito of the season in Lachine. No doubt it discovered him first! PASSED NEW BYLAW TO INCREASE ESTIMATES FOR SCHOOL PURPOSES Resolution Passed at Spe- cial Meeting of City Council Last Night to End Controversy Over Estimates of Board of Education VIEWS OF COUNCIL STATED TERSELY Mayor Said Only Course Left Was to Back Down Gracefully and Let the Board of Education Have Its Own Way The City Council, at a special meeting held last night, passed the following resolution which, it 1s hoped, will have the effect of stop- ping legal proceedings instituted by the Board of Education:-- "Whereas: this council in at- tempting to meet prevailing condi- tions and to preserve, if possible, the financial soundness of the city, has estimated the maximum amount which for all purposes should be required of and provided by the ratepayers. "And whereas: in the estimates prepared by the city provision was made for reduced expenditures not only in matters under control of Council but also other civic boards including the Board of Education with a general appeal to all not to exceed the amount provided. "And whereas: the Board of Ed- ucation has prepared estimates and requested the Council to provide for school purposes a sum of $12,000 in excess of the amount fixed by the Council for such purposes, and has resorted to the law courts to com- pel the Council to provide the full amount fixed by the Board: "And whereas: the Council is re- luctant to waste the ratepayers' money in defending such litigation, and subsequent efforts to settle the matter have failed. "And whereas: the Council is compelled to observe and meet the demands of the Board, notwith standing that in the opinion of the Council it is not in the interests of the city to call upon the ratepayers for the amount requested, "Therefore be it resolved: that to comply with the demands of the Board, and to avoid needless waste of taxpayers' money in litigation, the by-law previously passed to pro- vide for the 1932 tax levy, and numbered 2091, be repealed and a new bylaw presented and passed at this meeting to provide for the in- creased school taxes and' other changes necessary," Seven Votes In Favour The vote on this resolution was as follows, the motion being de- clared "carried", -- In favour: -- Aldermen Boddy, Jackson, Cawker, Babe, Kirby, Stephens and Ferguson. ; Against :--Ald. Crandell. The Mayor, in his position as presiding officer, was called upon to vote. Ald. Caunt did not vote and gave no explanation of this action exe (Continued on page 6) FORMER LEADER OF LIBERALS DIES (By The Canadian Press) Listowel, April 1,--F. Welling- ton Hay, former member of Par- liament for North Perth and one time provincial Liberal leader, died here early today from a heart atack. He was born in Lis- towel in 1864, and was widely known in Western Ontario as a grain merchant. 'Ottawa, April 1.--A House of Commons all but speechless with astonishment saw Premier Ben- nett jump to his feet at 11 o' clock last night and suddenly give notice that closure will again be applied to stem the long drawn- out debate on unemployment and farm relief. His face' crimson, his voice pitched in low tones, Mr. Bennett took this unexpected step when Plerre F. Casgrain, chief Liberal whip, had plainly indicated that the erals intended a prolonga- tion of their discussion on the committee stage of the hard- fought relief extension bill. Another all-night sitting of the House, as long or. longer than Tuesday's break of'dawn stretch locmed with the premier's words. Notice of closure means that the House will sit until 2 o'clock Sat- urday morning, when, according to rile, the move to stop debate takes effect. But Mr. Bennett threatened an even longer sitting ance. 4 than that when he added that af- Government Again to Apply Closure on Unemployment Relief Measure ter closure is applied the Govern- ment will take up Government business and supplementary esti- mates. ' Apparently a misunderstanding of a conversation he had had with Hon. Ernest Lapointe, former Liberal Minister of Justice, im=- pelled Mr. Bennett to his quick decision to apply closure for the second time on this bill and for the second time this week. Evid- ence of such a misunderstanding came out in a subsequent inter- change between the Premier and Liberal front benchers., Mr. Bennett declared he had understood Mr. Lapointe to say in a conversation that the Opposi« tion would implement the third reading or final passage of the bill to-night. This construction of his remarks was denied by Mr. Lapointe. "I said I would try to see this thing through committee," . said the ex-Minister of Justice, "but I never made any understanding." 1 a