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PUBLISHED Every Week Day Except Saturday. Oshawa Daily di nes Ml Ba a a a ao OSHAWA, ONTARIO, TUESDAY, JULY 23, 1940 Single Copies 3c EIGHT PAGES: MILITIA RECRUITS BEGIN DRILL THURSDAY Consider Os hawa As Air School Sit e | FIRST OFFICIAL WORD ON POSSIBI LITY GIVEN - BY MINISTER FOR AIR Statement Made in Letter to Ald. Dafoe Answering Offer of Plane and Gaso- line Donation by Anony- mous Oshawa Merchant MINISTER LAUDS LATTER'S SPIRIT | Decision on Elementary Flying Training School in Oshawa Will Be An-| nounced Soon, Says Hon. | C. G. Power Oshawa is being considered as a site for an elementary flying train- ing school, Hon. Charles G. Power, Minister of Defence for Air, states in a letter to Ald. F. M. Dafoe which was read at last night's meeting of City Council. The letter was in ans- wer to one written by Ald. Dafoe advising that an Oshawa merchant wats prepared to furnish a plane and gasoline for training purposes if the Federal government supplied an in- structor and the city furnished a suitable airport. Ald. Dafoe was absent from the council session as he is at present engaged in supervising cavpentry construction work at Camp Borden, but the letter he received was left with City Clerk F. E. Hare for coun- cil's information. First Official Word Hon. Mr. Power's assertion that | the city is being considered as a site for an Elementary Flying Training School is the first defin- ste statement along this line made by any member of the Federal Cab- inet since the possibility of such a development was first broached. Mr. Power's letter also commends the (Continued on Page 8, Col. 1) SMILING MAIDEN CONVINCES GOURT GAR NOT SPEEDY Clozked on King East Tra- velling One-Tenth Mile in 7 3/5 Seconds The usual austere atmosphere of the local police court was broken this morning. "Herbert Irving! Herbert Irving!" The voice of Police Chief O. D. Friend boomed in a court room al- most devoid of spectators. Ap- parently Herbert Irving wasn't there. P.C. Hele began to give his evidence. He had clocked the car of the accused on King street east { and found it travelled one-tenth of a mile in 7 3-5 seconds, or at & Tate of over 47 miles an hour. He was interrupted by the ap- pearance of a dashing young lady Asks Flags Fly From All Oshawa Public Buildings All Oshawa municipal public buildings are to fly the Briti \ in future, City Co il decided 1 principle at its meetin last night on the suggestion of Ald. Clifford Harman. The pronosal was made while council considered a resolu tion from .the Canadian Leg women protesting against some pu pils refusing to salute 'ti "I think the flag shou on all schools every day the Cadardale alderman a: sored 3 motion to car plan, When it was 1 such a program mig \ tirely feasible he agreed t vestigate the question al Ald. B. A. Brown. At the the scope of flag flying was e all municipal put investigation will embr same ime the proposed tion insofar as the dail lowering of the flags TWO OPERATIONS SEEN NECESSARY ON OLD CITY HALL Council Favors Change in Heating System -- Con- sider Interior Alteration Successfully convalescing course of structural plastics and face lifting performed spring, Old Man 'City Heil today faces the prospect of further ex- tensive surgical treatment to re- vitalize his internal apparatus with "Dr." Ernie Cay wielding the scalpel A final diagnosis of his requirement will be held by the alder ic con- sultents on Thursday afternoon The city's board of administra surgeons decided at the City Coun cil meeting last night that one of the th at once if it is found that the pro- posed surgery will ¢ expected results. It excision of Old Man City Hz tire heating glands and graft his internal combustion system ont. the Williams Piano works The cost will be about $850 and is ex- pected to result in the patient sub- sisting without his annual diet of 92 tons of $5.00 per ton coal. The other operation is even mor drastic and. involves complete chaages in the division of the Old Man's chest and abdominal cavities It is proposed to reduce the siz of the Council Chamber to provide ment. Need New Boiler In suggesting the change in the he~ting system, Ald. Cay urged that who proved to be Miss Mary Ir- ving of Toronto, sister of Herbert She smiled at the judge, smiled at the chief, smiled at the officer, aad laughed and joked with everybody and at everything. "I am sure I wasn't going that fast" she assured His Worship, after P.C. Hele had repeated his evidence. "His clock must be wrong," she retorted when the magistretie point- ed out that the officer had clock- ed her speed. "It's very exciting," went on this vivacious maiden after Magistrate Longman had decided to give her the benefit of the doubt. "I had to get up real early in order to be here in time;" (court starts at 10 o'clock). "Hee your speedometer check- ed," admonished the chief in part- ing. "I'll certainly do that," she jreplied, leaving the court in a jocu- "ONT FORGET THE BINGO, ] over Burns', Tuesday night. Voucher prizes. 15c. .(143a) BINGO, ORANGE TEMPLE, WED- nesday, 2:30, 10c. E. Youds. the present hec'ling plant in the city hall itself be scrapped and heat ce ' furnished from the Williams Piano building. He was unable to pro- (Continued on Page 3, Col. 2) major operations must be performed | extra space for the Police Depart- | NEW APARTHENT BLOCK ON NORTH SIMCOE PLANNED Bswra Electric Seeks City- Owned Lot for 4-Family Structure Policy governing the sale of city- owned property to various prospect- » purcl rs loomed large in the coun debate » P.U.C. chambers last night to deciding iro Electric Power Commis- rio full assessment land it seeks, council requests from three men for special consideration, cluding one involving erection of $10,000 apartment block. rejected completely was ah offer from F. Brown $300 four lots near the ty limits on Ritson road proposes erecting a No conveniences are 3rown agreed for ity would set meeting 1t wuld pay the full $450 for the lots ot 'wish to encour- ere conveni- heard in- a Two were for er aever a pre- was de- ices of was rejected Fred J. Perry who ¢!. consideration on a on Mary near on Pag 1) street nued 8, Col. KINSMEN LAUNCH LICK HITLER FUND Plan To Sell Special Stamps --Andy Mowatt Com- mittee Chairman The Oshawa Kinsmen Club met night to complete plans for ing war service funds under the airmanship of Andy Mowatt der the slogan of "Lick Hitler", jsmen Clubs across the Dominion pushing a stamp-selling cam- y for raising funds. The cam- in has -been endorsed by the nal Association of Kinsmen 5s of Canada and is registered he name of "Kinsmen Club War Services Fund," under the provi- sions of the War Charities Act. Using a colorful red and black stamp. fearing a caricature of Hit- ler and the slogan "Help Lick 'im" they are organizing the sale on a large scale. Since started in the mari- where 1,500,000 stamps were within three weeks, the idea rapidly spread through' all across the Dominion. entirely of Canadian young men the 80 clubs in Canada have become united in their efforts to "Help Lick Hitler." Proceeds will be distributed to the Canadian Red Cross, Salvation Army, Y.M.C.A., Canadian Legion, Knights of Columbus, etc. as ap- proved by the War Charities Act, | which has authorized this cam- | paign. Endorsed also by the Better Business Bureau, all contributions given by the Kinsmen will be "ear- | marked opecially for purchase of | specific equipment only," stated an | official. times, sold has clubs posed Council Decides on Com-| plete Job When Budget sufficient -- | Oshawa's streets will be com- pletely equipned with new and re- novated traffic signs even if it costs $400, City Council decided at | its meeting last night. Decision to | the city's sign. equipment came | when Ald. Frnie Cay announced | that funds provided hy the budget | were insufficient to completely re- | novate the existing signs, | Money provided in the estimates | was only enough to rehabilitate 58 one-hour parking signs and 26 two. | hour parking signs. Other sions | which were not renewed included 23 no-parking signs, four one-way | street signs and twelve parking Ist signs. To do these signs, an extra (143a) $95 is required, Ald. Cay stated. Appropriation Found In- : | sign: make a comple.e .joh of renova#ing | 2 Complete Renovation Of City Signs Planned Mayor J. C. Anderson, K.C., im- mediately inquired whether this xtra sum would provide for stop 5 on sireets intersecting Ritson road south. When informed that such was not the case, his Worship declared emphatically that all should be put in place and put in proper shane regardless of the cost involved Ald. Bathe sup- ported his contention that signs were necessary along Ritson Road many near-accidents © resulted from the lack of such warnings. Ritson road is a stop street but bhe- cause no signs are in place the reg. ulations cannot be enforced by the police. Similar conditions obtain at some cther points, it was indicated In consequence the city engineer was instructed to completely "sign" the city and the property: committee | wos authorized to spend $200 on the work and if more is needed a fur- ther request for funds may be made. Council Places $1,200 Val- uation on Property Which H.E.P.C. Offered to Buy for $250-- Latter Must Assume Damage Claims Arising From | | at its meeting | to charge | other immediately erecting a transformer | not to | Com- | Street Closing | Electric Power Commission of On- | teesio offered to purchase from the city for $250 with the intention of | station on it was given a price tag | of $1,200 by city council at a special | meeting last night. This parcel of property includes two lots taken over by the city for taxes and lead | set aside for street purposes on Pa- tricia avenue. Consequently if the City Agrees to Close Street, Sell Land, Two Other Lots to Hydro For Transformer Station City-owned land which the Hydro | 'School Pupils Refuse to Sing Anthem and Salute Flag Women of Canadian Legion Ask Council to Remedy Con- dition in Dis'rict Schools dents in many 100ls refuse : » N La ian i the Can mand immediate ac condi ior ticn to investigate the take H.EP.C. accents the city's price of | | $1,200 the city will have to pass a by-law officially closing a part ol Patricia avenue The section to be closed i portion of the street betwee the Toronto Eastern right of w and Richmond street east At presen Patricia avenue is open from King | street to the Toronto Eastern right | of way and from the right of wa northerly though the section be- tween the old railway lc. and Richmond street is not improved as a street. It is this latter unimprov- ed and unoccupied section which will have to be closed. Charge Assessed Value In fixing the valuation" of $1,200 council maintained its policy of | chargigge full assessment vetiue for all city-owned property which Is purchased for purposes other than the erection of homes. Both lots were ascessed at $290 while a ation of $620 was attached to th» street allowance. The city will be | (Continued on Page 3, Col. 1) Ss ud val valu- TWO JEHOVAH | | who 12 refu will I t - (Cont"nued on Page 3, Col. 2) 'S WITNESSES REMANDED FOR WEEK AFTER EVIDENCE HE Men Admit Membership in | Banned Organization -- {Expected to Be 'Picked 4 . Up" -- Carried Cards i Showing Position | | (Special to The Times) old Bottomley and Alfred Moore, | both of Toronto, were remzaded one week on a charge of distributing pamphlets likely to prejudice ter evidence had been heard before Magistrate C. F. Bick on the charge of membership nesses, recently declared an illegal organize'.ion. The pair, arrested township on July 5, pleaded not guilty on both counts. Defence counsel J. L. Cohen, K.C., of Toron- recent counts. No defence evidence was submitted on the charge of membership in Jehovah's Witnesses and Magistrate Bick reserved his decision till next Monday. Expected Arrest Provincial Officer George Yule told the court thew as the result of instructions received from the At- torney - General's Department he went to the second concession of Brock Township where he found Bottomley in a car parked on the side of the road. Jehovah's Witnesses and produced a card to prove it," related Officer Yule. On being questioned Moore had produced & similar card, both identifying their holders as '"'or- dained ministers" in the movement, "Moore also carried a brief-case full of books and a portable gramo- phone. In a trailer four miles away wore more pesnphlets and gramo- phone records, When I asked them if they. knew it was an illegal or- ganization they said they didn't but they also said they had expected to be "picked up," declared the of- ficer. His evidence was corroborat- ed by County Constable George Nicholson. i "I told them I didn't want &ay- thing," testified J. Robinson, Thorah Township farmer, who told the court that the two men had at- (Continued on Page 3, Col. 1) Beaverton, July 22.----George Har- | to, asked adjournment on the more "He stated he was a member of | ARD BY CADI' Given Promotion \ J | took place on Sunday re- | cruiting of His Majesty's forces af- | in Jehovah's Wit- | | of | Public NAZI EGOCENTRICS ARE NO DIFFERENT THAN KAISER IDEA C.N.R. Writer Sees Canal dian History Teaching a: Faulty "If had experience that the German ezoc ¥ beer we profited from past we should have known entries would no differant under the than they were un- ler the Imperial Eagle teaching 5 Ory Na were their © meaning of schools with: de- F. E D: Mc of th ways, aid g of the at n in o Club Hotel Genosl ave rev the rir. fante Tt is ex- 4) v fer it » 8: Col | DTODAY REMANDE ON ASSAUIT COUNT Veale, ville, Appeared Before Ma- | gistrate; Bail Renewed | George Bowman- Wilk Thickson, other-'! as ~Geor Veale, of Bowmanville, who early. in the month, alleg assaplted Herbert! Elliot, a guard at t Hydro sub- station on Court S 't, was re- manded until July 30th in police | court this morning Bail was re- newed at $1000. Besides facing a charge of assault under section 295 the Criminal Code, Thickson Veale, is charged under the Wor Protection Act. According to police the -assault July 7th, at about 3 o'clock in morning Herbert Elliot of 301 French Street, Oshawa was on guard at the time | and spied Thickson and a compan- fon approaching and apparently in- tending to go around by th» back of the station. He cautioned them not | George wise known ge 1 aly alias the | to do this and one man obeyed, but in Thorah | MAJ.-GEN. R. O. ALEXANDER | officer of Military 2 4 Commanding District No. to the rank of major-general | from that of brigadier has beea | announced by the Department of | National Defence, Ottawa. Major- General Alexander visited Osh- awa last fall when he inspected the Qratario Regiment (Tank) as | commander. of the local military | district. ' Aldermen Taboo | Sound Blitzkrieg If the city's two-sound trucks | wish to stage a competition as to which can produce the greatest volume of sound they must not do <0 at the Four Corners. Mayor J. C. Anderson, K.C., raiced objection in City Council last night to the fact that one of the trucks has on occa= sion raised the volume of sound hevond tie point permitted in the bylaw. Recently were coms= veting against each other at the Four Corners, his Worship stated, causing unnleasant irritation to persons in the area. It was decided to check the vol- ume of sound each emits and if the owners are found unwilling to co- operate in keeping them at a rea- sonable viteh then further action will have to be taken. . "hay whose promotion | © Thickson reportedly at!acked the | guard, causing injuries that neces- | sitated him going to the hospital. The accused, a 24-year-old youth, was apprehended ahout an hour | later on King Street East. El, That they | | to 23, are urged OR -* SECOND BATTALION WILL HAVE CAMP NIAGARA, TRAINING AT EPT. 9 to 21 250 Hay Feverites Get Chamber Aid The Junior Section of the Osha- wa Chamber of Commerce is in line for lcud huzzahs and achoos from 250 district hay fever suffer- ers. Instead cf simply enduring the annual autumnal affliction with watery eyes and running eyes, mem- | bers of the junior chamber have | decided to do something about it. { A letter from the organization to City Council asked for the | cperation of that body in eradicat- | ing ragwezd from the city. The lei- ter suggests that pulling of the weed i's most efficacibus in its eradica- {tion and asks that council do the wor y-owned lots and urge ners to co-operate. / Engineer O. G. Miller who is | also wrced inspector was instructed to take necessary action to eradi- 4 while Mayor J. C. , at the same time | appealed the co-operation of the general publ TEACHERS READY TN ASSIST WORK OF REGISTRATION Federations Suggest All Teachers Volunteer for Work Late in August The National Registration which the Dominion Government proposes to carry out in August will be con- | ducted chiefly on a volunte.y basis go.ernment, through the rs, will require a very large n of helpers. . S. H. Henry, secretary, On- tario Secondary School Teachers' Federation, in "a letter 'to The Times on Monday states that the Ont:+io Teachers' Council, through its constituent organizations, name- ly, the Federation of Women Teach- ers' Ascciations of Ontetio, the On- io P.S. Men Teachers' Federa- 1 and the Ontario Secondary 100l° Teachers' Federziion, sent letters to the schools of the prov- ince and received in reply many hundreds of names of teachers who and - the registrar umtk were anxious to do any kind of war | work during the summer, on a vol untary basis. Since it is now impossible for the executives of the teachers' organi- zations to reir h individually thei i thousands of members during the | summer vacation, the co-operation of the daily news- papers in this effort. All Ontario | teachers who will be free to assist the Government during the week of registration tentatively August 19 to forwend their names immediately to the registrar, either of the Dominion Riding in which the teacher's school is situat- | ed, or of the riding in which the teacher expects to be during Aug- ust. If any teacher wishes to lend such assistance and is in doubt about the method of procedure, such teacher should communicea.e at once with the Ontario Teachers' Council, room 406, 30 Bloor street west, Toronto. i ret Dyofiess will Go To Camp By Fall Ralston Announces Men of 21 and 22 Will Con:prise First Draft for Compul- sory Training Halifax, July 23.--"Trainees" un- der the national registration scheme will be under canvas by fall, Hon. J. L. Ralston, Minister of National Defense, announced here today. The first class likely to be called out would be those of the ages of 21 to 22, Mr. Ralston said. Many units of the non-perman- ent active militia already had been regruited up to strength and had, as well, long waiting lists. "It's a pretty tall order to equip and clothe these thousands, but I think it will be done by the time they are ready for camp," the de- fense minister said. The defense minister said at a press corfference' that response to recruiting in Canada had been "a2ven bevond expectations" and that the response of Canadians to the nation's war effort in general had been unstinted. If was the first press conference held by Mr. Ral- ston since he took over the defense pertfolio two weeks ago. He flew to Halifax for an inspection of coastal defenses and will visit other centres: .in the Maritimes. "I think every appeal to the pub- | lie has been met," he said. "There has been no shirking, no holding back. Sometimes: the public his taken upon itself and carried out what really was only*a suggestion." He warned, however, that more demands and greAfer sficrifices were, ahead. ' On the government's part, Mr. Ralston 'gaidg "you may tell the pub- lic thagBfnada's war machine Is going full steam ahead." : Veterans' 'Homie Guard '¢om- panies=theré now are j6--werdify sorbing many veterans of the Gr War who wanted to get bck in the fight. Others were enyolled as in structors and many also joined the C.ASF. Only the age limit and physical qualifications restrained thousands of veterans from over- seas service. ) * co- | they are asking | Plan to Have 200 Recruits Medically Examined Thursday Evening While Balance Start Drill With Route March ALL WILL TRAIN TWO NIGHTS EACH WEEK | Ontario Regiment Militia Unit to Share Niagara Camp With Similar Bat- talions From Three Noted Toronto Regiments Dormant since late in May when the Ontario Regiment (Tank) moved to Camp Bor- den the Oshawa Armouries blossoms anew with full mili tary life on Thursday night of this week when the Second Battalion, Ontario Regiment, (N.P.AM,, begins its program | of part-time military training | for the 700-odd recruits who {have signed on and others who will be joining between now and Thursday. Announcement that the | Second Battalion would come | mence active drill was made {today by Lieut-Col. R. B. | Smith, commanding officer. At the same time he announced that the Battalion will go to jcamp at Niagara Camp from {September 9 to 21 inclusive for 13 days of full-time mili- tary training. | These two announcements | featured developments in Oshe |awa's accelerated military pro |gram today as "Colonel Bob" {beamed jovially over the fact that recruiting activities had {entered "the last hundred". | At noon today the enrolment totalled 734 men, 639 of them | Oshawa men while the other 95 signed on in Whitby and | Pickering. Adjutant Must Pass M.O. Announcement of the unit's sens for officers will probably be made before Thursday. A well-known Oshawa resident, active in sport wotivities for the past two decades, whose family has been active polis (Continued on Page 8, Col. 3) ~ 'TWELVE GUESTS FOR LLEWELLYN - HALL EXPECTED Oshawa Church Home to Accommodate Mission- aries' Children Llewellyn Hall, King street eas home for missionaries' children of the United Church of Canada, ls: to accommodatg twelve children from the homes of missionaries of the Church of Scotland, Rev. Dr. A. E. Armstrong, secretary of the Board of Foreign Missions of the United Church of Capada announc= ed at Toronto on Monday. A cable from the Church of Scot= land asked the United Church ir they would take the children and a reply was immediately dispatched complying with the request. The date of their sailing is not knovie but it will be within a few days, it is believed. Mrs. J. E. Thompson is superin- tendent of Llewellyn Hall, where . many children of United Church missionaries, pursuing their high school education, are housed, while their parents are on forei mis- sion fields. Details for the financial care of the British children are yet to be settled. Some United Church members have offered to take chile dren into their owndhomes. Otherg havé-offered to pay for the main= tenance of a child at Llewellyn Hall, On*Thursday of this week repre= | sentatives of the {Canadian Churche, | es met "to discuss joint arrange: ments "for the placing of other groups of British children. The United Church has a committee on} refugees, undey -the joint-secrétarys ship of' Rev. Br. R. B. Cochrane; secretary of the Board of. Home | Missions, and Rev. Dr. J. R. Mutchs'S mor, secretary of the Board of ™ Evangelism and Social Service, Ww tf . ht