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PACE TWO THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1948 -- Births KEYS--Harry and Audrey Keys are happy to announce the arrival of s son, on Monday, February at the Oshawa Genersl Hos; Ohituary rence Henry (Terry), a little b for Brian, Deaths ARKWRIGHT--At the family residence, 120 Stacey Ave. on Wedndaday. Feb: rua , 1948, heetham, Joved wife of the Inte Richard Ark- wright, in her 72nd year, The late Mrs. Arkwright is resting at ne SEE Feb: 13th, "at 315. Interment Mount Lawn C th 4 p.m. Intel awa Union Cemetery. (Servi NOXON--In Oshawa Hospital on Tues- day, bru 10th, 1048, Gilbert J. f rd father of Marjorie hard of Ottawa in rment - ce private). Funeral from Luke-MecIntosh Funeral Home, 152 King St. E, on Thursday, February 12th, at 3.30 p.m. Interment Union Cemetery. In Memoriam memo! of a loving UNKLEY--In vi pUNE husband, J h Dunkley, who went to be with the Lord February 11th, 1046. ; Along life's road 111 fear no ill For Christ my Lord is with me still, Ze nser ated, He never e falleth not. --Ever remembered by his loving wife, Amelia, COPPIN~In loving memory of our dad, Fredrick - George Sopbin, who passed away at Saritie . Hospital, one ear ago ay. : x Ye Ever remembered by Florence, Glad snd May, 'Lebanon Lodge (Continued from Page 1) Two companies of British Marines were on hand to greet them with the hopes that they brought "lots of machine guns." The Royal Regi- ment, the speaker explained, was a "flat foot" unit, They had seen the Winnipeg Grenadiers boarding the Lady Nelson in Halifax for Ber- muda and, strange to say, they were a machine gun regiment. "Some- where the wires had been crossed." The Royal Regiment was fortunate, Col. Nicholls stated, because the Grenadiers later went to Hong Kong and fared "not too well." First calamity in the unit was the loss of a rifle overboard as the troops were being shipped ashore 'on small fishing smacks, the speak. er said, It caused a furor for a while, The whole unit was ashore by 1 a.m. but the sun was still shin. Ing and "our boys were not used to going to sleep when the sun was up" so it was not long before the camp was deserted. A detachment of military police had to round them all up. For about three months, the men wrote letters while * the sun shone until they sleepily realized that rest was necessary in spite of the 24-hour daylight. Jun- ior officers had a heavy task censor. ing these letters, the colonel stated, "The only other armed forces ever to land on the island were some . Italian sallors and marines on a . world cruise before the war and they left behind them poor impres- sions which had to be erased by the British and Canadian occupying troops. With help from the chil- . dren who are always quick to make friends, approximately two months after, the Icelanders lost some of - their prejudiced attitude toward "the forces. But never did they re. lax endirely, the speaker emphasiz. ed. One old woman considered the Axis powers and the occupying ' Allies and said, "We have received the lesser of the two evils" This type of attitude persisted during the whole. six .months he was on the island, Cel. Nicholls said, During this time the troops were ordered to stand to on only one occasion when a large enemy con. voy was 'reported leaving Norway, but after two days they learned it was intercepted by a British naval squadron. Normally very moral in thelr liv- ing habits, Icelanders "let their hair down" for one week each year in September when they conduct a great sheep round-up. Thousands of sheep block roads while their handlers, in "various stages of in. toxication" may be seen in the midst of the flocks. When the round-up is complete, everyone goes back to his normal routine for an- other 51 weeks of the year, Because their very life blood de. pends on trade with many nations, Icelandic children learn French, German, Danish and English be. sides their own language in school, the speaker revealed. This was one reason that 50.per-cent of the Ca- nadians made friends among the families during their six-month so- Jjourn on the volcanic island, Introduced by Lt.-Col. Johnston who briefly outlined his career, the speaker acknowledged a vote of thanks from Major Bro. Lock. In proposing a toast to members of the armed forces present at the banquet, Mayor MecCalium stressed that the regiment "because of its record in the last war, need take a back seat to no other unit" Re. sponse was by Capt. the Rev. Bro. H. D. Cleverdon. Price Probe (Continued from Page 3) ruling came after Dr, Gaspard Fauteux ruled that in his opinion, "Mr. King had not imputed motives &o the opposition while speaking of how they had voted on a C.CF. 'amendment to the committee reso. dution. « Mr. King sald the possotion members "must have known" that ihe Speaker was right in ruling the fame ent out of order. : This statement brought loud and Bngry protests from the C.CF. and Progressive Conservative benches fa demands for withdrawal, Mr, ing contended he had nothing to Withdraw and the Speaker upheld Bim. The C.C.P. appealed the de- egision, but despite a solid vote by | @ Progressive Conservative, OOF. | statement was silver bv the romn Puneral TUary | 330 p.m. on Thursday, February 12, GILBERT J, NOXON Seriously ill only a few days, Gil- bert J. Noxon died in the Oshawa General Hospital on Tuesday, Feb~ ruary 10, in his 70th year, The son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Noxon, the deceased was born at Trenton. He had lived in Oshawa for the past 34 years and during that time worked at General Motors, He was a member of Cres- cent Lodge, No. 104, 1.0.0.F., Hamil- ton, Predeceased by his wife in 1942, he is survived by one daughter, Marjorie of Toronto and one son, Richard of Ottawa. The funeral will be held from the Luke-McIntosh Funeral Home at followed by interment in the Union Cemetery." The services will be con- ducted by Rev. J. V. McNeely, min- ister of King Street United Church. MRS. RICHARD ARKWRIGHT Following a week's illness the death occurred at her home, 129 Stacey 'Avenue, of Mrs. Richard Arkwright, in her 72nd year. A native of Wigan, Lancashire, the deceased was the daughter of the late Edward and Alice Cheet. ham, A member of 8t, George's Anglican Church, she came to Osh- awa 37 years ago. - She was pre. deceased by her husband in 1931. The deceased will rest at the Luke-McIntosh Funeral Home until Friday afternoon. Service will be held in St. George's Church at 3.15 pm, followed by interment in Mount Lawn Cemetery, Rev. D. M, Rose, rector of St. George's Church, will conduct the services. MRS. RICHARD FRANK MALLETT One of Oshawa's oldest citizens, Mrs. Richard Frank Mallett, died early this morning at the family re. sidence, 774 Simcoe Street South. Mrs. Mallett, who was in her 89th year, had been seriously ill for the past three weeks. A daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. James Emaney, the deceased was born at Prince Albert on March 9, 1859. She was married in Prince Albert in 1876 and, after re- siding in Toronto and Whitby, came to Oshawa 54 years ago. She was a member of St. George's Ang. lican Church, For more than 20 years, Mrs. Mallett and her husband operated the Mallett House, near the C.N.R. Station, which was particularly well known and popular with travellers throughout the province. Mrs. Mal- lett's warm, genial personality won for her lasting friendships with a large circle. Predeceased by her husband on September 17, 1931, the deceased is survived by one daughter, Mrs, Ol- ley Miller (Flossie) of Oshawa and three sons, J. H. (George) of Osh. awa, Harry of Toronto and Norman of Picton. Also surviving are two sisters, Mrs. Florence Parker and Mrs. Minnie Harper of Toronto; one brother, William Emaney of To- ronto, two grandchildren agd five great grandchildren. A private funeral service for the relatives and immediate friends will be held at the Armstrong Fun- eral Home at 2 p.m. on Friday, Feb- ruary 13, with Rev. D. M. Rose, rec- tor of St. George's Anglican Chureh, conducting the service. Interment will be in the Oshawa Union Ceme- tery. While friends of the deceased are welcome to call at the funeral home, before the funeral, it is re- quested by the family that the ser- vice be private. / MRS. ALBERT BRITTEN LOVE A native of Scugog Island and a former resident of Port Perry and Seagrave, Margaret (Maggie) Sin- clair Mair, beloved wife of Albert Britten Love, dled suddenly at Lumsden, Saskatchewan, on Sun- day, February 8, in her 75th year. A daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs, Morrison Mair, the deceased was born on Scugog Island, and prior to moving to Western Canada 12 years ago had lived in Port Perry and Seagrave. Mrs, Love is survived by four daughters, Mrs, Henry (Grace) of | Oshawa, Mrs. Klein (Mildred), | Mrs, Kenny (Marjorie) and Mrs. | Whittick (Harriet) of Toronto and three sons, Clifford of Toronto, Harold of Ann Arbor, Michigan, and Emerson of Windsor. Also sur- viving is a brother, Dr. A. M. Mair of Streator, Illinois. : The remains will arrive on ¥ri- day morning and will rest at the McDairmid Puneral Parlors, Port Perry, for service at 3.30 pm. on Friday, February 13. Interment will be in Prince Albert cemetery, Windsor (Continued from Page 1) - handle (Texas) Eastern Pipe Line Company, : Union complains that it will be forced out of business unless Pan- handle sticks to its contract. De. troit also entered a complaint that unless the Texas company furnishes a larger flow of gas through its pipe line there is little hope of sending back to work 125,000 workers made Ask Government To Investigate Tannery Lay-Off The Oshawa and Dnstrict Labor Council last night moved to ask the federal government to investi- idle by lack of the fuel. \ gate the reasons for the shut-down of the local plant of the Robson Leather Co. Ltd. The Council ex. pressed the view that the demand for leather goods .is high at the present time. James Cullen, an employee of the tannery, reported to the meeting that employees were being laid off indefinitely. He said the beam house closed last night and other depart- ments would be closed progressive- ly as the manufacturing process ad- vanced. No elucidation of Mr, Cullen's §nd Social Credit parties, the |any when contacted by The Times- fpeaker was upheld 107 to 90, o | Gazette this morning, 116th Battalion Reached France 31 Years Today There are a number of citizens in Oshawa and district who will well remember February 11, 31 years ago. On that day the 116th Battalion (Ontario County's Own Unit) landed on the shores of France to take their place as a front line unit in World War I. After strenuous training in Eng. land, the battalion eventually be: came one of the units of the fa. mous 3rd Division, taking part in such engagements as Vimy Ridge, Lens, Arras, Passchendael, Amiens, Cambrai, Valenciennes and Mons, not forgetting the inen who orig- inally were in the battalion ranks, but transferring to the 2nd, 4th. 18th, 19th and 20th Battalions, and who fought on other fronts. Experiences were many and var- fed, and not too many of these vet- erans have been privileged to re. main with us. Keeping alive the spirit of the battalion, the surviv. ing members, each year endeavor to revive the friendships of their comrades in arms; by holding a re. union dinner on or as near Vimy Day as possible, and to remember those who fell in battle. Intense interest and enthusiasm is pre.dominant among these vet. erans at the present time, for plas are under way for them to have their re.union this year at the Genosha Hotel in Oshawa on April 23rd, the first time since the unit returned, that it has even been held in this city, and which will create an opportunity for them to meet their commanding Officer, Maj..Gen, Pearkes, V.C., who is now in public life. Tax Rate (Continued from Page 1) rate bringing the remaining 19.53 mills, These rates compare with 13.41 and 18.1 mills respectively in 1947, all headings except patriotic dis- Estimates this year are up under all headings except patriotic dis- bursements, employees pension fund, grants (not including those to charitable organizations), social services other than relief and hos- pitalization, capital or extraordin- ary expenditures. A surplus of $8,638 was brought forward from 1947 while 1946 had ended with a deficit of $2,327, Administration Up Estimates for general adminis- tration in 1948 amount to $77,696, or an increase of $10,755 over those of last year while honorariums, amounting to $11,060, are up 4,800. The amount budgeted for under protection, including fire, police, court and jail expenses, is $244,324 as against $200,019, while esti- mated highway expenditure is $94,940, or an increase of $27,487 over the amount in the 1947 bud- get. An item of $1,500 is included in this year's budget for town planning as compared with $500 last year. Under sanitation, including gar- bage collection and disposal and street cleaning, estimates, amount- ing to $69,070, are up $1,170 and public health expenditures, esti- mated at $33,450, are up $2,745. The Parks Commission estimate of $33,000, which is less than that originally asked by that body, -is $9,620 more than the amount in last year's budget. In addition, this year's budget provides an amount of $5,000 for the Community Rec- reation . Association, Under social services, the budget provides $27,012 for the city's share of relief, as compared with $18,600 last year; $8,200 for hos- pitalization, the same as .a year ago; and $21,300 for other social services including children's shel- ter, county home, training schoqls and grants to charitable organiza- tions, as compared with $24,030 last year. Education $358,906 This year's education budget for public and secondary schools, after deducting all grants, is $358,906 ag compared with $354,961 last year. Separate school maintenance in addition is $17,070 as compared with $15,392, The library budget or $10,600 remains unchanged from that of last year, General ratepayers' share of de- bentures, including those on schools is $96,938 as against $93,067 in 1947, , "An amount of $22,314 was placed in the budget for capital or extra- ordinary expenditures, Ald, Hum- phreys pointed out that this will provide for'small capital expendi- tures contemplated by the Board Works, Larger capital expendi- tures by that department will be financed by other means. The $134,067 increase in expen- diture over that of last year is coy- ered by the following increases in anticipated income; sundry reven- ues estimate, $16,005; government grants $32,807; additional revenue from increased taxable assessment $28,878 and revenue from increase of one and one-half mills taxation $47,842, In presenting the estimates, Ald. Humphreys appealed to all de. partments to "stick religiously" to their budgets this year. The city, he warned, would be required to meet substantial capital indebted- ness after this year if contemplat- ed 'major projects were undertaken this year. While these would not reflect in this year's tax rate, it would be necessary to provide for them in the 1949 budget. COUNTY WARDENS TO MEET Thirty.seven Wardens of the Province's Counties together with the member of the Provisional County of Haliburton will attend the annual convention'of the On. tario Good Roads Association to be held at the Royal York Hotel, To. ront, Feb. 24 and 25. They will form a Convention Board of Review on all resolutions submitted and will be guests at a luncheon on the first day with William -J. Moore, OLS, as chairman and Hon, George H. Doucett, Minister of Highways, guest speaker. Reeve Melville John. n, WII tepresent the local dis. trict, gon with Warden James es, | Ontario S, f [12 PLAN HOME FOR AGED Sault Ste. Marie, Feb. 11--(CP) --Old people in the Algoma dis- trict here may soon have a new home. City Council agreed to pay half the cost of a new House of Refuge. Frank Davey, chairman of the board of management for the home, is going to Toronto to try to obtain the other half of the estimated $300,000 needed for the building from the province. Ne GET BOATS READY Goderich, Feb, 11--(CP)-- The cold spell isn't hindering the job of cutting out boats of the winter fleet from the ice in Goderich harbor, Extra crews of men are helping pre- pare wheat freighters for un- loading and fishermen have their ice-houses well-stocked for the warmer weather. LIE CAR KILLS FOX Chatham, Feb. 11--(CP)--Irene Harris of R.R. 5, Dresden, bagged a fox without using a gun. While driving in Chatham Township she ran over a fawn and silvery-grey fox that at first glance looked like a wolf. The total of fox bounties paid so far this year here is 24. + * PLAN OWN HOUSING Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., Feb. 11--(CP)--War veterans here are beating the housing short- age by planning their own community. Represeitaives of 50 veterans asked city council for at least 15 acres of land. at reasonable cost and said that they planned to spend $400,000 for the new homes. Plaintiff's Case Nearly Complete In Mowder Action The plaintiff's case in the action by Alfred C. Mowder, of Claremont, for divorce from his wife, Elsie Mowder, neared completion today with the evidence of Glen Flowers and his wife, Athala Flowers Flow- ers had been manager of the farm near Claremont owned by Robert G. Roy, of Toronto, co-defendant in the case.' - Roy has been with his counsel throughout the trial but Mrs. Mow- der appeared for the first time at noon today. THe trial yesterday was marked by intensive questioning of Flowers by Mr. Justice G. A. Gale, concern. ing a week-end in May, 1943, wi Roy and Mrs. Mowder had visited the farm. During cross-examina- tion, Andrew Brewin, counsel for Roy, read at length from the records of three previous hearings in which he claimed Flowers' evidence dif- fered from that given yesterday. Flowers told the court he left his employment at the Roy farm in July, 1943 because he was "fed up with the way Mr. Roy and Mrs, Mowder were acting." The following month Mrs. Mow- der had come to King City where he was employed, asking him to sign a (Mrs. Mowder) had always visited the farm ap the guest of himself and Mrs. Flowers. The worn envelope on which the statement was written was identi- fied in court by the witness who declared he had refused to sign it "because it was a lle." Mrs, Flowers said today that she also had refused to sign the state- ment, Mrs, Flowers testified that Mrs, Mowder had visited the farm on several occasions but not at her invitation. She said that when Roy and Mrs. Mowder were at the farm together he would address the lat. ter as "Elsie" or "My Elsie." On numerous points, today, Mrs. Flowers claimed she could not re- member, Organists Hear Eric Rollinson A joint meeting of the Oshawa Centre of the Canadian College of Organists and the Oshawa and District Ministerial Association was held in the parish hall of All Saints' Church, Whitby, Monday The rector of All Saints' Church, Rev. A. G. Channen, was in the chair. Dinner was served by mem- bers of the Women's Auxiliary and the tables were tastefully deco- rated with spring flowers. After the meal, the chairman, as minister of the parish, welcom- ed those present. Miss Elizabeth R. Weller extended greetings to the members of the Ministerial Association on behalf of tMe local chapter of the Canadian College of Organists, The speaker of the evening, Eric Rollinson, Mus: Bac., F.R.C.O., was introduced to the gathering by W. George Rapley, who spoke of him as a "performer, teacher and lec- turer." Mr. Rollinson delivered a pro- found and thought-provoking ad- dress on "Art gnd the ArtiSt," with particular reference to the use of music in the worship of God. Drawin pon a vast fund of knowledge concerning architecture, literature, painting, drama and music, the spgaker concluded his address by saying that "God, the Great Architect, the Master Mu: sician, the Supreme Being, is wor- thy of the best that man can offer. It is the quality--not the quantity --of the artist's work that matters. The cheap, the tawdry, the mere- tricious, is not enough. We come to church to worship God. Let us not insult Him," . The address was received with applause and the thanks of the gathering was conveyed to Mr. Rollinson by Cecil Walker, Before the motion of adjourn- ment was moved, Len Nash thank- ed Mr. Channen for acting as chair- man of the joint meeting and Kel- vin James moved a vote: of thanks to the members of the Women's Auxiliary for the splendid meal which had been provided and for | the manner in which it had been served, statement to the effect that she. 'Kiwanis Club Hears Details Civic Work Yesterday's weekly luncheon | meeting of the Oshawa Kiwanis Club at the Hotel Genosha, Nas | "Civic Day" with the Kiwanianus and civic officials joining to present a very interesting and informative program, featuring His Worship Mayor (Kiwanian) Frank McCal- ium as guest speaker, on the topic "Civie Affairs". Head table guests included T. K. Creighton, K.C., City Solicitor, also member of the Provincial Legislature for Ontario Riding; Peter Blackburn, City Treasurer; Dr. A. F. MacKay, Medical Health Officer; Fred Hare, City Clerk; W. R. Elliott, Chief of the Oshawa Fire Dept, and Alderman' (Ki- wanian) Russ Humphreys. Other civic officials who were ests at the meeting included Idermen, Mrs. Evelyn Bateman, Wm, J. Locke, Cephas Gay, "Mike" Starr, Rae Halliday, also W. E. Kerr, City Assessor; W. T, Demp- sey, City Engineer; Clarence Cox, City Tax Dept.; J. C. McGill, Wel- fare Board Administrator. Two Chief Departments At the outset of his address, His Worship, Mayor McCallum de- clared that he would devote the majority of his time to two of the city's most important departments of civic administration, namely the Board of Health and Welfare De- partment, His Worship pointed out that these were two of the hardest- working departments within a city interested in the health and wel- fare of the citizens but because of the nature of their work and in consideration for' the feelings of those being assisted, many of whom ard not happy to be in the position which unfortunate circum- stances places them, the work of these two departments is often unknown to the vast majority of taxpayers, since it is work conduct- ed in confidence and in many cases, in secrecy. Discussing the Board of Health, the speaker said: "During the past few yeurs, it has become apparent that the av- erage citizen has become more health conscious and the public now expect a modern Health Serv- ice. Oshawa has not lagged be- hind in this regard. City Council have provided the Jocal Board of Health with the funds and equip- ment to facilitate the plans recom= mended by the Board, "Over a year ago this Kiwanis Club organized and financed an X-ray survey of all residents of Oshawa and district. This survey was conducted in co-operation with the Provincial Department of Health for the purpose o locating cases of tuberculosis, which were not already diagnosed, Over 19,000 people passed through this Clinic. Sixty-four cases of pulmonary tuberculosis were recognized in this survey and all these have since come under treatment, or observa- tions, After the results of this X-ray survey, the need for an Oshawa Chest Clini¢ became obvious, Again this club assumed the responsi- bility for the operation of this Clinic at the Oshawa General Hos- pital. During 1947, 336 chest X-ray plates were made, 27 new cases were Jeported, of which 22 were admitte to hospital for treatment, Twenty-five cases have been dis- charged from hospital, The costs of medical care and rehabilitation in cases where the patient is in financial difficulty is borne by the city, Seven patients have been assisted in regaining their health under this plan at a cost of $1,016.00, On January 1st, 1947, the num- ber of cases and contacts of tuber- culosis was 543. On January 1st, 1948 the number had decreased to 384, a difference of 159, This is very good for a 12-momth period, Venereal disease has not been a major problem in 1947. Fewer cases haye been reported than in 1946. This disease has shown a steady decline since the war Yiu. The city does not operate a V.D. clinie, but does guarantee payment for treatment to those unable to provide it themselves, Nursing Service The School Health Service de- mands a large proportion of avail- able nursing time. All schools in Oshawa, including kindergarten and day nurseries have this serv. ice, The objective is to teach good health habits, detect physical or mental deficiencies in an early stage and to facilitate their cor- rection, . The regulation and inspection of water, milk and meats is an im. portant Phase of Public Health Service. Supervision is largely in the hands of the Sanitary Inspector and the «Food Inspector, and in- volves the frequent collection of samples for analysis, Last year, 1219 million gallons of water were pumped from the lake, To insure the quality, all water is filtered and 5,608 pounds of chlorine were added to destroy been: 0 ilk for Oshawa is supplied by 118 producers and. is BAR ih and distributed by five approved dair- ies. The volume consumed in the city during 1947 was in excess of 12,000 quarts a day. Three hundred and nineteen inspections of the farms were conducted. The dairies were inspected on 4563 visits dur. ing the same period. Three hun- dred and fifty-five samples of milk and cream were sent to Toronto for chemical and bacterial exami- nation, e city meat supply eo from two sources, the re A Poues to packing plants and the local slaughter houses, About one-third of the annual volume of this food i8 produced locally, Al meat pur- chaged from packing houses bears the Federal stam of approval, Local meat is similarly inspected by the City Food Inspector. Under the heading of sanitation, numerous and varied activities are included, Garbage disposal, domes-. tic and sanitary waste dispSgl,- plumbing, maintenance. of ¢ tle, horses, swine, hens, 'within city limits, housing, prevention of Duisances are the concern of the Retailers Urge Bread Cost Probe Toronto, Feb. 11 (CP)--A meet- | ing called by the Toronto food di- | vision of the Retail Merchants As- scclation of Canada unanimously | approved last night two resolutions | to bef orwarded to Finance Minis- ter Abbott, demanding investigation | of the difference in price of bread ' sold by independent groceries and | chain food stores, The resolutions, identical except | bushel; Farmens- Market. | Local Grain Local selling prices for bran $47- $48 ton; shorts, $49-$50; baled hay, $20-$22 ton; straw, $13-$20 ton; pastry flour, $395 a bag; bread flour, $4.75 a pag. Dealers are pay- ing no. set price. Wheat, $148 a oats, 83-20 cents; barley, that they named different organ- | $1.20.81.25; buckwheat, $1.25. izations, sold to independents at 11%. cents charged that bread was; for retail sale a' 14 cents, whereas | bread was sold to chain stores at! "approximately eight cents", for retail at 10 cents. Lengthy discussion occurred on a | provosal that members ot the as- sociation consider an offer from an | independent dairy to form a group Local Eggs Local eggs: Grade A large 42, A medium 40, Grade B 38, Pullets 32% Grade C and cracks 25. Produce Toronto, Feb. 11--(CP)--Produce prices in the spot market here to. to take co-operative milk for sale | day were reported as follows: "at a price to compete with any | chain in the country." It was de- 1 Jp 71 FOB, 75 delivered. cided that would confer with the executive on the merits of the proposal. Sanitary Inspector. Welfare Work "The Welfare Department is op- erated by the Public Welfare Board which is appointed annually by the City Council. The Welfare Staff takes care of all relief to unemployable, desti- tute pecple of which there are 145 on the lists at this date, It also in. vestigates and takes care of indi- gent hospitalization under the Pub. lic Hospitals Act, and through its Investigator, who is Secretary of the Local Old Age Pensions and Mothers' Allowances Board, takes applications for all Old Age Pen. sions and Mothers* Allowances in the City, of which there are at the present time approximately 350 ac- tive cases. It investigates all cases of applica- tion for wardship which are charg- eable to the City of Oshawa by the Childrens' Aid Society, and through the City Solicitor defends cases where a proper defence exists, It looks after applications from old people who have no place to live for admission to the County Home and transfers them' there in many instances. Added to this, there are well over a hundred general welfare cases where no aid is given but case work and advise assist families over dif. ficulties. It has secured homes for many families in the last two years who have been unable to find quar. ters for themselves. The Department takes up the cases of deserted wives and where court action is necessary, assists the family in bringing the matter be. fore the courts, and in many cases it has reunited families who are now living happily together, who were separated previously, Saves On Relief It administers through a trust account, funds for deserted wives which have been secured by agree. ment without court action and it also administers pensions for the Dominion Pension where such is necessary, The funds passing through the Board's hands in these ways average from $250.00 to $415.00 per month which elimin. ates a large amount of relief having to be issued. At the present moment every in- dividual on relief has been declar. ed unemployable by the family phy. sician, certificates being in our file to that effect. Records are kept, and accounts passed for payment to the City Treasurer for all indigent hospital. ization, Children's Aid wards, On. tario Training School and County Home inmates, and where possible under the various acts, makes such recoveries as are warranted. The staff do the clerical and in. vestigation work for the Christmas Cheer Committee which disbursed over $1,200.00 to relief cases, needy Ola Age Pension and Mothers' Al. lowances and border.line cases at Christmas 1947. Other Highlights ther highlights of Mayor Me. Callum's address included reference to the costs of the Ritson Road Im- provement project and he showed how this cost was shared, $92,000 | by the Provincial grant, $45,500 | taxed to the Ritson Road property owners and $19,500 charged to the general city taxation for a total cost $157,000. Paying glowing tribute to the ef. ficient work done for the city of Oshawa by their officials, City Clerk Freq Hare, City Solicitor T. K. Creighton, K. C., Clarence Cox, Tax Dept. head, W, E. Kerr, City Assessor, Peter Blackburn, City Treasurer, all came in for a gen. erous share of praise. The speaker quoted figures to show that Oshawa's assessment had increased from 1938 figures of $26,. 155,715 with a populafion of 23,756 and 5,432 dwellings, about half of them occupied by owners, to the 1947 figures which showed a total asessment of $32,035,756, with the bigger Increases being In buildings and business. The 1947 population was 27,924 with 6,119 dwellings in Oshawa and the splendid figure of 73 per cent of them being occupied by owners. His Worship estimated that the erection of another' 100 homes in Oshawa by the Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation and an. other 100 homes by tfie Integrated Housing Plan will likely increase the 1048 assessment by a half-mil. lion dollars. In his address he also quoted the various grants given to the city of Oshawa by the Provincial Govern. ment, totalling $260,265.93 and com- mented that if half of this amount could be obtained from the Fed. eral: Government, then the city would be "sitting pretty", | Kiwanian and Alderman Russ. 1 Humphreys introduced His Wor. | ship, Mayor McCallum to the fellow ; Kiwanians and guests and' at the! conclusion of his informative ad. | dress, Kiwanian and Alderman Alex | Ross voiced the appreciation of the | entire group. | A duet by Alderman Mrs. E, Bate. | man -and ex-Alderman Ernie Cay, was a highlight of the entertain. ment portion of the program. COOK WITH FOOTBALL YANKS Boston, -- Earl Cock, southern Methodist 220 round All.Conference guard and one of the top linemen in the southwest last fall, has been signed by the Boston Yanky I \ interested members Commission |" Churning cream unchanged No. Butter grade 69%, 2nd grade grade 67%. Eggs: market steady with ample receipts for grade A eggs. Bs and Cs are firm with supplies light. A large 46-47, A medium 45-46, A pul. let 40-41, B 40-41, C35, country ship- pers quoted graded eggs, cases free, A large 43, A medium 42, A pullet 36%2-37%, B. 38, C 32-38. Butter solids unchanged, good market with a broad demand, 1st grade 67%, 2nd grade 66%. Livestock Toronto, Feb. 11--(CP) -- Sales were too few to establish prices in early sales on the livestock market this morning, Hogs and calves were steady and there were 2,200 hold. overs from yesterday's close, No sales on sheep or lamps were re- ported. Receipts reported by the Domin. fon Marketing Service were: Cattle 150, calves 40, hogs 300, sheep and lambs 30. . Calves were firm at $21.$23 for choice with plain downward to $12. No sheep or lambs sold. Hogs closed previously at $28.75 for Grade A, $28.35 for BI, Hogs Toronto, Feb. 11--(CP) -- Hog prices were unchanged at Hull, dressed Grade A $28.25 delivered off truck unquoted, unchanged at Stratford, Grade A delivered to far- mers $28.55, to truckers $28.70, in markets reporting early this morn. ing. Fruit 'Toronto, prints unchanged, 1st 68%, 3rd Feb. 11--(CP)--Whole. | sale vegetable and fruit prices were unchanged fiere today. Schools Support Child Aid Fund Toronto, Feb, 11 (CP)--Boards of Education in many Ontario centres have indicated their schools will support the Canadian Appeal for Children, Chief Justice J. C. Mec- Ruer, co-chairman of the appeal in Ontario, announced today. By de- veloping various money-making projects, aid will be given Iless- fortunate children in war-devastat- ed countries. Canadian children will bring cash contributions to school and this will be turned over to the appeal to buy school supplies and equipment to refurnish schools in war-torn lands. First to set to work on the appeal are the Boards of Education in Ot- tawa, Toronto, Welland, Crowland Township, London, North Bay, Bel- leville, Chatham, Cornwall, Fort William, Kingston, Oshawa, Brock- ville, Prescott, Hawkesbury, and Doctor Brings Wide Experience To Practice Here Announcement was made on Sate urday to the effect that Dr. W. G. McKay, M.D. had opened offices at 340 Simcoe Street North. Dr. McKay is the son of the late Dr, T.« W. G McKay, who for many years carried on a medicai practice and was particularly well known as Medical Health Officer, Dr. W. G. McKay was born here and educated in the Oshawa Pub- lic and High Schools. He gtaduat- ed "in medicine at the University of Toronto in 1934, After gradua- tlon he did post.graduate study in medicine and surgery at St. Mich- ael's and Bick Children's Hospitals in Toronto. In 1938 he came to Oshawa and entered practice in partnership with his cousin Dr. L. H, Lewis in general medicine and surgery, in the practice which was originally his father's. In 1941 he joined the R.C.AP. Medical Branch and was posted at the main Station Hospital at Tren- ton Air Station, where he did gen- eral surgery. In 1942 he was posted to Hagersville to set up the surgic. al unit there, to service the R.C.A. F, station between Hamilton and 8t, Thomas. Posted to R.CAP. headquarters at Ottawa in 1943, his work was to reorganize the Medical Services for the R.C.AF. Headquarters personnel, He set up the Headquarters Clinic in the new Lisgar Building. He was sent to Washington, D.C., in 1944 to ate tend the American Army School of Medicine. Later in the same year Dr, Mc- Kay was selected as one of the two Medical Officers of the R.C.A.F, to 80 on a fact-finding mission through the Middle and Far East in an attempt to determine the medi. cal and surgical needs of the R.C. AF. in the continuation of the war against Japan in sub-tropical and tropical climates. This mission took Dr. McKay by air to North Africa via tHe Azores and Gibraltar and throughout the Middle East visite ing Tunis, Bengazi, Tripoli, Palese tine, Egypt, Arabla, investigating the disease conditions encountered in sub.tropical climates and learn- ed the experience of the. British and American Army Medical Corps, He then continued on to India, Ceylon and Burma, investigating there the hospital facilities for sure gical care of R.C.AF. personnel, to determine the needs of the R.C. AF. when extensive operations were undertaken in the area, and also investigating the needs in in- struction of personnel in Preven. tive Medicine and Hygiene in order to survive in the area, On his return to Canada, Dr, McKay was posted to Camp Borden as Senior Medical Officer until the first of the Tropical Conditioning Schools was set up in Centralia, at which 'time he went there as Sen. for Medical Officer, in supervision of the Medical Conditioning and Preventive Medical Education of Aircrew personnel being prepared for Far East Operations. Following retirement from service at the end of 1945, Dr. McKay spent two years' further post grd. duate study in the Specialty of Ob- stetrics and Gynaeology under the Veterans' Educational Scheme and latterly was Senior, then resi. dent Obstetrician and Gynaecolo- gist at Toronto Western Hospital, ATTENDANCE PRIZES Kiwanians Harold Tonkin and Fred Kitchen were the winners of the attendance 'prizes at yesterday's | weekly club luncheon meeting, do- | nated this week by Kiwanians Ray Weeks and Bert White, LAST CALL! $1.98 $98 $3.95 - $495 Sold Formerly YOUR FINAL OPPORTUNITY TO SAVE IN OUR GREAT CLEARANCE SALE 300 PAIRS Ladies' Shoes Broken Size Ranges on Sale at .... From $4.00 to $8.50 / LJ Clearance MEN'S SHOES Small and Large Sizes on Sale at 2.98 4.95 5 95 7.95 LOOK! 75 PAIR Odds and Ends 98: PAIR We May Have Your Size 31 SIMCOE ST. N. DAVIDSON SHOE STORE PHONE 227 2 J -3 . boy- 'reats at ae ot ®