The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

A Growing Newspaper in a Growing City » LJ Ch 1] sh VOL. 11--NO. 18 qua Succeeding The Oshawa Reformer' OSHAWA, ONTARIO, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER EX EEA) FERG SON SPOKE AT F EP A SS IR LUNCHE ON sO sie City Council Appoints Public Welfare Board Members| REPORT OF COMMITTEE ADOPTED BY COUNCIL AT SPECIAL MEETING Outstanding Citizens Are i Named to Act on Board Along With Mayor Hawkes, Ald. Boddy and Ald. Babe G. W. McLAUGHLIN TO BE CHAIRMAN New Body Will Hold Office at the Pleasure of the City Council, Subject to Approval of Govern- ment of the City At a special meeling City Council held in the Buildings last night a Public Welfare Board for this city was appointed to administer direct relief. The personnel of the Board is in accordance with recommenda- tions sent forward to the City Council from the Citizens' Ad- visory Relief Committee follow- ing a meeting of that committe> held on Friday of last week, the members being as follows: The Board George W. McLaughlin, chair- man of the Citizen's Advisory Relief Committee and for many vears a most active member of the Associated Welfare Society. Alex G. Storie. President of the Associated Welfare Society and a prominent member of the Provincial Advisory Committee to the Government, H, P. Schell, a most active member of the Executive Com- mittee of the Associated Welfare Society. Jokn Stacey, a member of the Executive Committee, of the Oshawa Property Owners' Asso- ciation who has been most active in the interests of the property owners. Mrs. Frank Robson, President of the Catholic Women's League, who has been an active and val- ved worker among the women's charitable organizations of the city. Mrs. E, 'V. Lander, President of the Women's Welfare League, who has taken a special interest during the last few months in the egingle men's hostel in addition to her other 'activities. Mayor Thomas Hawkes, Ald. W. Boddy and Ald. S. J. Babe, who will represent the City Council on the Board. At Pleascre of Council The motion adopting the sug- gestions of the Citizens' Advis- 'ory Relief Committee, was spon- sored; by Ald. Hyman and Ald. Ferguson, and gives the Board authority "to administer all mat- ters of direct relief. This Board to hold office at the pleasure of City Council subject to the ap- proval of the Provincial Govern- ment." In accordance with the usual procedure it was presumed that the first-named member of the new organization George W. McLaughlin, would assume the duties of chairman. A further resolution regarding the personnel of the Public Wel- fare Board named Ald. Louis S. Hyman as alternative member should Ald, Babe, who was not present at last night's meeting, not wish to act. Ald. Babe has done splendid work as chairman of the committee charged with the administration of the City Relief Dept but it was under- stood by council that he has re- cently expressed his wishes to the Mayor that an epportunity will now be given him to with- (Continued on page 3) Tomorrow At --The Fair-- 9 a.m.--AIl buildings end midway opened for the day. p.m.--Live stock judging in rings, 2.30 p.m.--Horse races on the race track. 2.30 p.m.--Free vaudeville in front of grand stand, 3.00 p.m.--Baby Show In former poultry build- ing. p.m.---- Harness horse judging + in front of grand stand, p.m.-- Parade of prize winning live stonk, Band concerts afternoon and evening Ontario Regiment Band, Drawing for prizes of crandfather clock and pony. 8.00 p.m. Vaudeville revue in front of grandstand 10.00 p.m.--Fireworks dis- play. 4.00 by FIRST SETTLERS LEAVE THURSDAY FOR THE NORTH Four Names 'Withdrawn, But Others Will Take Their Places Ald. Louls Hyman, chairman of the special committee of the City Council in charge of arrangements being made for local citizens to take advantage of the government land scttlement relief scheme, an- nounced this morning to The Times that the first three heads of fam- ilies will leave Oshawa for North- ern Ontario on Thursday. The names of the men who will form this first small contingent are Leonard Williams, 376 Beverly Street; William Marshall, 122 War- ren Avenue; and John H. Canning, 499 Albert Street, while arrange- ments are being made tor Mr, Can- ning's son to accompany him and help in making provision for the family, 'Transportation is in the hands of these mea who will go by rail to Cochrane. where they will be met by the government district super- visor who will look after them from that time. Four Withdrawn "Four of the original ten names approved by the City Council have either been withdraw, or the appli- cants are not fully approved by the Department," said Ald. Hyman, while one applicant's name has been added that of C, 8, Clark, 294 Olive Avenue, so that we have seven men readv to go. Of these seven the three names I have already given you leave on Thursday, No More This Year "The Government Department has recently announced that no further applications will be considered this vear under the scheme, and we are naturally anxious to get our families 0, the land as soon as possible so that they whl have a chance to do some work this fall, "We tried to arrange for all the Oshawa people to go to. rether but this has proved impossible," said the ehgirian of the comniittee, To Make Up Number This morning Ald. Hyman was in (Continued on page 3) Walter M. Robb Writes Interesting Letter Giving Observations of Life in Canada An interesting letter has been c¢eceived by The Times from Wal- ter .M. Robb of Glasgow, Scot- land, who spent a year in Osha- wa, acting as exchange teacher at the Oshawa (llegiate and Vocational Institute. In his let- ter, Mr, Robb not only expresces his warm appreciation of the warm welcome he received here, and of courtesies extended to him, but also makes some inter- esting observations on the Cana- dian educational system, and life in this country in general. His letter is as follows: Mr. Robb's Letter "North Kelvinside Schoo, Glasgow, "Aug, 30, 1932 To the Editor of The Times, Oshawa, Canada, po Bir:--1I should consider it a privilege if you would, through the medium of your co'- Umns, publish the following let- ter of thanks to our many friends in Oshawa, "Mrs. Robb, my daughter, and I have arrived at the scene of our former activities, but with y= are precious memories of our stay amonz you memories which will ever remain fresh: "To single out individuals aud institutions for special thanks, would, we feel, be invidious, but thank, you all we must, and we 0 "As we left Oshawa during che holiday season we were unable to bid farewell to many of our friends personally, We trust that these wil] forgive us and ac- cept the gratitude and thanks we now express for their great king- ness to us, Deeply Impressed "Our year among you has been wonderful and we have been very (Continued on page 7), COLUMBUS COUPLE ARE HONORED ON GOLDEN WEDDING Mr. and Mrs. Levi Ellens Guests of Honor at Celebration (By Staff Reporter) Columbus, Sept. 13.--A de- lightful function was held here yesterday, lasting well into th» evening, when over one hundred relatives, neighbours and friends of Mr, and Mrs. Levu Ellins, oi¢ and highly respected residents of the village, assembled to honor them on the occasion of the fif- tieth anniversary of their wed- ding. The four surviving enill- dren of Mr. and Mrs. Ellins, some of their grandchildren, and many nieces and ncphews joined the happy throng, and the old voupie were showered with beautiful gifts, not only from members of the family, but also from frien.l= who had learned to love them in their long stay in the Columbus district, Mr. and Mrs, Ellins were mar- ried at Columbus on Septembe: 12, 1882, the ceremony beinz performed by the Rev, Herman Moore, of the former Bible Christian Church, which was ut that time an important factor in the religious life of the commu- nity. Practically all of their married life has been lived In the Columbus district, either in the village or on the farm act far off. Ten years ago, Mr. E.- lins retired from active farmirg, turning the old homestead over to his son William, and eame to Columbus to live, He and Mrs. Ellins have lived there quielly ever since, Was Reeve of Township Mr. Ellins is in his seven(y- first year, and was born in Dar- lington township, In addition ro being a successful farmer, he wat prominent in municipal life spending eight years in the township council, three of them as Reeve of East Whitby and member of the county council. He is at present a member of the (Continued on page 7) Hutchinsons Safe and Well Plane Wrecked on Green- land Coast, But Party Waded Ashore (By Canadian Press) Angmagsalik, Greenland, Sept. 13.--8afe and well the flying Hutchinsons were found today by the British trawrer Taibot, res- cued from a beach, 40 miles from here, when their plane "City of Richmond" was wrecked on its hop to Iceland. The Hutchinsons have been missing since Sunday, and were given up for lost, Accompanying George Hut- chinson on his New York to Lon- dn flight 'in easy stages' were his wife, two young daughters and four of a crew. A leaking gasoline tank forced them down on a perilous reef. Hutchinson and his party waded ashore to a tiny Eskimo settle- ment and were assisted In sal- vaging intruments and supplies from the wrecked plane. The last boat for the season has left Angmagsalik and if the trawler Lord Talbot cannot carry the #utchinsons to Iceland or some other European point, it may be necessary for them to spent the winter here. Unwelcome Guests at Police Station Are Persistent Apparently the original unwel- come boarders at the City Police Station, or else their direct de- scendants, have again taken up what they believe to re perman- ent residence in the lock-up in spite of desperate remedies pre- scribed for their final eviction. The question of tearing down and re-constructing the partition between the lock-up and the police station has been before the Property Committee of City Council for some time, but has been temporarily shelved while the result of a thorough fumiga- tion was awaited. Information on this matter was asked for last night during the meeting of council hy Ald, Harman, with the result that the chairman of the Property Committee tabled figures showing the approximate cost of constructing a new parti- tion of lath and plaster, * On motion of Ald. Harman, seconded hy Ald, Hyman, the Property Committees was au- thorized to proceed with this work immediately. LACK OF. HARBOR FACILITIES MEANS LOSS TO FARMERS WHO WANTED TO SHIP TURNIPS Some idea of the close rela- tionship which exists between rura! and urban communities so far as general prosperity is con- cerned, and the importance of the Oshawa Harbor to this whole district of South Ontario, is ob- tained from the fact that owing to lack of warehouse accommo- dation at the Harbor the farm- ers of this county may lose a ready market for this year's crop of turnips. The representative of a very large produce house, with head- quarters in New York City, was in the Oshawa district a few days ago 'with a view to purchasing the entire turnip crop of the dis- trict enclosed in the rough tri- angular area Oshawa, Uxbridge, Lindsay, He was offering a fair price for the turnips, the root crop across the border apparent- ly having been a failure this year. Arrangements were made for trucking this produce into Osh- awa, from where it was to be shipped by boat to New York. The whole deal has, however, apparently fallen through wholly and solely because of inadequate storage accommodation at the harbor, and unless new arrange- ments are entered into whereby the local turnip crop is shipped by rail, thus adding to the ulti- mate total cost, the farmers of this district must lose this op- portunity of &inding a ready mar- ket for this particulart produce. PRIZES ARE PRESENTED TO WINNERS FOR SEASON AT ROTARY PLAYGROUND The Rotary Luncheon held in the Genosha Hotel yesterday was the occasion of the presentation of prizes to the winners in the various sport classes run off dur- ing the summer at Rotary Park. The winners occupied honored places during the luncheon, being calleq from their places, to re- celve their awards from Miss Batty who acted as nurse at the park. Rotarian A, W Armstrong, chairman of the committee in charge of the activities at the park had charge of the presenta- tions. Tribute to Supervisors The work of the supervisors during the geason was compli- mented. by Rotarian Armstrong, who paid tribute to the work they | emplified their sucecss being ex- in their popularity with the children themselves. Eight men in all were engaged in overseeing the sports and oth- er activities during the summer while Miss Batty looked after the girls' gports and attended some 375 slight casualties which oc- curred. Mr. Complin of General Motors was extended the thanks of the committee in charge for his help in arranging for the set- ting up of the equipment and the storing of the same after the sea- |0n was over. had done, Average 670 Per Day It was stated that during the season an exceptionally large reg- (Continued on page 7) GANDHITHREATENS FAST UNTO DEATH Will Starve Himself If His Views on Electorate Ignored London, Sept. 12.---Mahatma Gandhi has determined to starve himself to death rather than ac- cept the electoral representation system worked out for India by the British cabinet. This was revealed last night '| when 'the India office made pub- lic letters that have been ex- changed by the Mahatma, fvime Minister Ramsay MacDonald and Sir Samuel Hoare, Secretary for India. Mr. Gandhi] intends to take no more food after midday, Sept. 20. The particular part of the government's electoral scheme to which he objects is a provision for a modified form of separate electorates for India's "un- touchables." "I repectfully inform His Ma- Jesty's Government that in the event of their decision creating a separate electorate for the de- pressed classes, I must fast unto death," he said in one of his letters. Ask Reduction of Pension Age Limit Hamilton, Sept. 13.---Reduc- tion of the old age pension limit from 70 to 65, its institution as a wholly federal plan, and an in- crease in the payments under the scheme are embodied as sugges tions in some of the resoluticns placed before the 48th Confer ence of the Trades and Labor Congress of Canada here today. The Montreal Council advocates the federal system, while London and Toronto urged reducing tue age limit, The Victoria Council went fur- ther, requesting that the age- limit be dropped to 55, with « necessary qualification of 1 years residence in Canada. At the same time, the Pacific Coast representatives asked for an iu- crease to $50 a month in pensiun payments, PREFER SIX-QUART BASKET For the marketing of appies. peaches and similar small fruits two types of container appear to be growing in popular favor. F 1 use in the retail store where fruit is sold out in-smal] lots tho bushel hamper provides an ideal package, vhile the housewifn who carries her supplies home finds the six-quart very conve- nient. There is- probably ior: opportunity for development in connection with containers of suitable type than in any other phase of fruit marketing.--Dept of Agriculture, Ottawa. Times Classified Ads. get results. | » started to school, NO ONE TO BLAME FOR BOY'S DEATH Jury Exonerates Car Driver at Inquest Held in Newcastle (By Bowmanville Staff Reporter) Newcastle, Sept. 13---A verdict "Accidental Death no One blame" 'was returned by the jury an inquest held last night. to quire into the circumstances rounding the death of James dread, six-year-old son or Mr. and Mrs. E, L. Aldread, who died as a result of injuries last Thursday af- ternoon when he was struck by a car driven by A. E. Guingher, of Akron, Ohio, The main evidence at the inquest, which was presided over by Dr. R. McDerment, of Port Hope, coroner, were John Garrod, constable; George Jamieson, master, and George Gray, laborer who were eye-witnesses of the acci- dent, and told of the young lad run- ning out on the street, behind an- other car, in front of Mr, Guingh- er's car and being struck down. Medical evidence was given by Dr: J. A. Butler and Dr, C, A, Sle- who performed the post-mortem On the body, and the crown was re- presented by Lt.-Col. F. D. Boggs. crow, attorney for the united coun- ties of Northumberland and Durham The jury, of which J. R. Fisher was the foremen, required only a short time to reach the verdict, which exonerated the driver of the car from all blame for the acci- dent, The tragic death of this lad, just evoked a wave of sympathy for his bereaved parents, and the funeral on Saturday after- noon was attended by a large ga- thering of citizens of the commun- ity, oi to at mn- sur All- nost- Seek Labor's Help With Russian Trade (By The Canaaian Press) Hamiiton, Sept. 13--The infin. ence of the Trades and Labor Congress of Canada was sought at its 48th annual conference Lo day to induce the federal govern- ment to re-open trade relations with Russia, The North Bay Lodge No. 413, Machinists, spon- sored "the motion. Canada, said the resolution "js losing a tremendous amount of trade by the present attituae towards Russia." The Lodge was convinced that "if it is ecd- nomically sound for Britain, the United States and Germany, then it should be economically sound for Canada. The position tak.u by the United Kingdom at the re- cent Imperial Economic Confer- ence demonstrated, in the opini- on of the sponsors of the resolu- tion, that trading with Russie was "a sound policy." "Power and responsibility can- not he separated. politically economically."--Calvin Coolidge, or, | ment BOARD ACCEPTS RESIGNATION OF ROSS MACKINNON Eccnomies in Connection With Vocational Classes Approved The Board of Education last night received with regret the resignation of Ross Mackinnon a member of the board for several years, Mr. Mackinnon has ac- cepted a position in Toronto and on his removal from the eity gives up his position on (he board. It was decided that the boar: would report to the City Couun- cil that they had been able to effect a saving in expenditures of $4.500 in their expenditures, It was stated that this was the best figure tirat the board could arrive at present, It was stated that the budget, over which there was so much controversy with the City Counci] at the beginning of the year, was based on the cus- tomary public school grants. The Foard had since been advised that these grants had been cur 10 per cent and made retroactive, Nevertheless the board had beeca able to effect a saving of som~ $7.500 during the year in taelr expenditures by careful scrutiny of all departments and costs, The trend of tha sotivitiee o° the board In making savings wherever possible was also to i. found in the report of the Ad- visory Vocational Committee, which report as adopted was as follows:- Fewer Teachers In connection with the replace- of four vacancies on the Vocational teaching Staff, it was stated by Principal O'Neil; .that it would only be necessary to ap point one teacher, that being a motor mechanics teacher, and, with an effort, for economy's sake, he could operate the Voca- tional Staff with three less tes- chers, provided the Board would (Continued on page 6) Retepavers to Use Auditorium Board of Education Fore- goes Payment of Fee cf $15.00 The Board of Education last night moved to grant the Central Council of Ratepayers the use of tha auditorium of Centre Street Schoo] during the winter montis provided that body could come to an amicable agreement with the caretaker also that no extra heating was necessary. I, W. Watkinson appeared on behalf of the ratepayers stating that the organizztion was quite unable to meet the demand of the board that they pay $15 per month for the heating of the hall, The organization was quite ready to accept the hal] without extra heating as he had ascertained that after the banking of the fires at three in the afternodn sufti- cient heat remained in the buiid- ing to meet the requirements of the members. : Mr. Watkinson asked a recon- sideration by the board of thuir request as the meetings of the Central Council of Ratepayers were of a highly educational 1n- terest which attracted a large gathering of citizens who would fee] a distinct loss were the meetings to be closed through lack of a meeting place. Rev. F. Ji Maxwell to be Inducted Thursday Evening The formal inductio, of Rev. F. J. Maxwell, former minister of the St. Andrew's United Church, Osh- awa. into the pastorate of the Glebe Road United Church, Toronto, will be held On Thursday evening, Sept. 15, at eight o'clock, in the Toronto churcii. Two distinguished minist- ers of the United Church will take part in the inductioy service, these being Rev. Dr. W, A, McTaggart, who will address the congregation, and Rev. S. D. Chown, who will ad- dress the minister, At the close of the service, a reception to Rev, and Mrs. Maxwell will be held in the church. It is expected that a num- ber of members Of St, Andrew's United Church will go to Toronto 1 Thursday evening to attend the induction service for their well-beloved 'minister. The estimated value 'of the gold, silver, and iodine in sea wa- ter is approximately $50,009, 000,000,000,000. New recruits in the United States Army are taught elemen- tary movements by talking mo- tion pictures, SEES BRIGHTER DAYS AHEAD OF FARMERS; 'CONDITIONS IMPROVE former |. + NOVA SCOTIA COAL NOT SUITABLE FOR USE IN SCHOOLS Saving of $141 Will Be Effected by Use of U.S. Fuel was decided after consid- erable discussion at last night's meeting that Nova Scotia Coal would not he used in the scho>ls of the city this winter, The de- cision was made on the grounds that the hoard would be open to action were th? coal to create a smoke nuisance in the neighhour-- hood; and as the volatile content of the Canadian product was higher than that of the American product, it was not thought ad- visable for the hoard to make the experiment at this time, It was pointed out by Trustce Swail, chairman of the property committee that Nova Scotia coal could be secured at $6.25 per ton while American coal of the sare analysis could be secured for $5 .- 78 per ton. Members of tie board were informed that several institutions in Montreal had been using the Nova Scotia pro- duct for some time, but as it was more or less of an unknown quantity in Ontario, the board would be making an experiment in using it. It was further poin- ted out that a saving of 47 cents per ton would be made by using the American coal, which had a guaranteed analysis. It was esti- mated that before the first of tie year tha hoard would use in the neighbourhood of three hundred tong in the schedule which would mean a saving of about $141, -------------------- east Educational Talk at Rotary Prof. W. C. Graham of Chicago University Was Speaker The guest speaker at rester- day's luncheon meeting of the Rotary Club was William Creighton Graham, professor of Old Testament Language and Literature in the University. of Chicago, who gave a most in- teresting description of the changes being made in the edu- cational methods in his univer- sity. The speaker was introduced by Rotarian Alex. Creighton, Professor Graham stressed the fact that in the past an over em- phasis in higher education had been placed on the assimulation of facts, which had been detri- mental to the development of genius and imagination among students generally, He stated that the Uuiversity of Chicaro during the last year had launch- ed 'out on a new idea which was bearing fruit far in excess of ex- pectations, This plan was such that the student was given a syllabus of his course and allow- ed to pursue jt with attendance at lectures not heing oblizatory. No undve emphasis was placed on the learninz of facts and an increesed emnhasis was being nlaced on the development of ideas, and the workine out of a sound philosophy of life, which It i would be helnful under present conditions of life and business. The aim of the system was to develop intelligence and indiv- iduality among the student hody and eliminate non essentials from the subject matter. Tt was the objective of the plan, the speaker said was to educate and (Continued on page 3) Distinguished ed Gathering of Town and County Rep- resentatives Welcomed Canada's High Commis- sioner WAS INTRODUCED BY W. E. N. SINCLAIR Former Political Rivals In- dulge in Good-humored Banter at Each Other's Expense The opening of the Oshawa Fair and the visit to the city of Hon. G. Howard Ferguson, were zreeted today by bright sun- shine and a warm atmosphere, tempered a little by a light breeze, which helped to brinz thousands of people to Alexan- dra Park for the official opening ceremonies, The grounds filled up with great rapidity after the noon hour, and it looked as if the dreams of the fair directors and officials were coming true, and that the Fair was well on the way to success, At noon, the large hospital auxiliary tent on the Fair Grounds was the scene of an im- pressive gathering of representa. tives of the public bodies of the city of Oshawa and the neighbor- ing municipalities of Ontario and Durham Counties, assembled to give an official welcome to the Hon, G. Ferguson, Canadian High Commissioner to l.ondon, who was to open the Fair. At this luncheon gathering, which was presided over -by W. E, N, Sin- clair, president of the South On- tario Agricultural Sbciety, Mr. Ferguson spoke briefly, and sounded an optimistic note re- garding the future of agricul- ture in Canada. Mr. Ferguson was introduced by W. E. N. Sin- clair, and both of these men, former political rivals, indulged in some good-humored banter at each other's expense. At the head table, along with them, were Col. R. 8, McLaughlin, Ma- vor Hawkes, Dr, T. E, Kaiser, Dr, W. H. Gifford, Fred Rowe, and others who occupied prominent places in the affairs of the city and district. . N. SinClair in a difficult position, apd so is Mr. Ferguson," said Mr. Sinclair, in introducing the speaker of the day." In that we both have to make two speeches. one here and one in front of the grandstand, We may not make any too good speeches, because I have heard Mr. Ferguson speak before, As some have said, there was a time when I was anxious for him to stay away from Osha- wa, but I am very glad to have him here to grace this event. He is here at great sacrifices, for he opened London Fair only yester- day, and he has opened Ottawa Fair, and now he is here to open the Oshawa Fair. Mr. Ferguson is one who has occupied a prom- inent place in the public life of the province of Ontario, and is now Canada's representative at the heart of the Empire, and we are glad to welcome him here today." Hon. G, H. Ferguson "I must confess that I am glad that Mr, Sinclair was gocd enough to ask me to come to Osu- awa to open the Fair," said M: Ferguson, in opening his address. "I am becoming a specialist in fair opening, and this gives ni: the opportunity of meeting again my old friend of happy memo:y of days gone by. and to see how he is getting along since I left him alone. ~ The contacts which are. made are a happy feature cf public life, and when Sinclair bit me a poke below the belt, it did not hurt because he had a glove on, and we survived the strong discussions and heated de- bates because of our warm pers sonal friendship. So I am glad he has asked me to come here, so that I can endorse his efforts to (Continued on page 3) Re of Parliamentary Labor Party is . Urged in Resolution Before Congress Hamilton, Sept. 13.--Creation of a Parliamentary Labor Party was urged today upon the 48th Conference of the Trades and La bor Congress of Canada in a res- olution sponsored by the Calgary Council, The resolution charged Parliament with displaying *'ia- effectiveness in handling the un- employment problem." It also expressed the belief that "there is little likelihood of cither Lib. eral or Conservative parties en. acting the necessary measures io adequately take care of the pri- mary producers' and bring about an equitable distribution of com- modities. To remedy that situation, tha Calgary council "advocated 'tre creation and development of a strong and active workers' pars liamentary movement, workiug in harmony with the industrial section." In order that proper considei- ation be given to this proposai, the resolution requested that the present conference instruct its incoming executive "to consider and formulate a plan for the best method to pursue for the creation of a dominion-wide . parliamen- tary unit, and report its findings and recommendations to the 19- 33 convention." Assurance wisi given in the resolution that "we are prepared to co-operate with other politica; units which hav» for their purpose the socializs- tion of the means of producticn and distribution."