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Shop In Oshawa and Help Build Up the Town She Ontario Reformer 5S All the News While it Is News VOLUME 51--No. 64 Published al Oshawa, Ont, Canad Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday OSHAWA, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, AUGUST 31, 1922 Yearly Subscription $3.00 Single Copies 5 Cents EIGHT PAGES R.S.McLaughlinDonates Ewart Ave.- For a New Curling Rink Request of the Curlers' Com- mittee for a Price on the Property Brings Another Splendid Gift to the Com- munity From the McLaugh- lin Family PLAN TO FORM A STOCK COMPANY General Meeting Called for Fri- day, September 8, at Welsh's Parlors to Discuss Plans for the Future and Appoint a Finance Committee Great news have the curlers of Oshawa, R. 8. McLaughlin, Presi- dent of the General Motors, his donated a magnificient site for a new, up-to-date eurling rink for the town. At a recent meeting of the Curling Club, a Building Com- mittee was appointed for the pur- pose of ascertaining what might be done by way of securing a Curling Club and accommodation equal to the thriving, growing and expanding town of Oshawa. After much investigation an interview was obtained from Mr. McLaugh- lin, to whom the troubles of the Committee were stated. A request was made that he sell to the Rink a portion of the land now owned, on Bond Street, by the General Motors, After a day's considera- tion, the following letter was sent to the Committee, which letter speaks for itself and is herewith given to the public: -- Oshawa, Ont., Aug. 29, 1922, 5. Kaiser, "Jshawa, Ontario. Dear Sir: -- You were inquiring as to the value we would place upon some property at the corner of Bond Street and Ewart Avenue, said property being required for the purpose of erecting a modern, up-to-date Curling Rink. After giving the matter careful con- sideration, we have decided that we could not sell you these lots for such a purpose, but because we are anxious to make our town a better place to live in, and because we believe in the promotion of good, clean, wholesome, outdoor sports of all kinds, we have decided, in the event of your going on with the project, that we would make the Curling Club a present of the property. It is now up to all the Curlers of Oshawa to get out their old brooms and "sweep 'er up." Sincerely yours, Dr. T, Bond St. Site Bumper Crowds Going to C. N. E. The first class coaches on this morning's local train to Toronto over the Grand Trunk railway, were crowded to capacity by pas- sengers on their way to the Can- adian National Exhibition at To- ronto. Traffic this year is heavy to the big show, being about the same as last year, This fall, for the first time in several years, a special rate of a fare and a third is allowed the exhibition visitors, While some of the railways are running special trains into Toronto from the western part of the province, no extras are running through Oshawa, One local railway official, when asked what kind of a crowd they ex- pected on Labor Day, next Mon- day, simply ejaculated, "A whop- per." The C,P.R. is running a special from Trenton to Toronto on Monday morning to accommo- date the crowds expected. STRONG WINTER'S PROGRAM FOR BOYS UNDER "Y' AUSPICES Carried to Successful Conclu- sion Will be a Boon To Youth A BUSY SEASON AHEAD Four Fold Development of Can- adian Standard Efficiency Tests "And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man," the words which are found in the last verse of the second chapter according to the gospel of St, Luke, being the key stone around which the program of the Canadian Standard Ef- ficiency Tests is built, one may read- fly see that this calls for the fourfold development of those taking up the tests--namely, development socially, spiritually, mentally and physically. And with the same objects in view the Boys' Work Department of the Osh- awa Y. M, C, A, has drawn up its pro- gram for the coming winter. Carried out to a successful conclusion all will be able to agree that the program was drawn up with the view of developing the youth of Oshawa in the greatest possible manner, NO DELEGATES FROM OSHAWA Council Committee Authorized Two Members of Fire Brigade to Attend Convention Some members of the Oshawa Town Council have given the Re- former to understand that the Fire and Water Committee may expect a few hot words of criticism at the next regular meeting, owing to the fact that Oshawa has no representa- tive at the convention. of the Do- minion Fire Chiefs' Association now in session at Chatham. At a recent meeting of the Town Fathers this committee was given power to act with regard to sending Fire Chief A. C. Cameron and anoth- er member of the Oshawa Fire wri- gade to the convention of the Do- minion Fire Chiefs' Association, which is being held in Chatham the first four days of this week. But to many it appears that no action has been taken in the matter and no Osh- awa delegates is in attendance at the meeting. It had been confidently anticipated by the members of the Oshawa Fire Brigade that the 1924 convention of this association would have been brought to Oshawa had any repre- sentatives of this town been present (Signed) R. 8. McLaughlin. On Wednesday night the Committee met and considered the proposition (Continued on page 3) Presbyterian W.M.S, . Send Bale Clothing To Mission in West | A bale of clothing for one of the Presbyterian Mission Schools in the | Canadian Northwest was packed on | Tuesday afternoon by the Women's Missionary Society of the Oshawa Presbyterian Church. The bale con- tained a complete outfit for an eleven year old Indian boy, a complete out- fit for a child for a hospital unit, second hand clothes for a man and 2 woman, four quilts, and four parcels for the missionary and his wife. The bale which was packed this week has a value of about $136. This bale is first shipped to Toron- to and, if necessary, re-packed there. This year the Oshawa bale is des- tined for the school and mission at | Round Lake, Manitoba, but the des- tination of the hospital outfit is un- known to the Oshawa packers. Each year the Women's Missionary Society packs such a bale which goes to a different address in the fall. | comm Events | THE SAVOY ANNUAL OUTING. The store will be closed all day Wednesday, Aug. 30. 63-a ROLLER RINK REOPENS FOR THE season on Saturday, September 2. Afternoon and evening. Good music. 64d MISS GRETA ELLIS WILL RE- open her kindergarten and jumior school on Sept. 11th, at 31 Centre Street. (64a) (67a) JENETIAN SERENADERS--EVERY man, a musician. Premier Orches- tra will give a dance in Engel's Assembly Hall, Sat. Sept. 2. Watch for further announcements. BUSINESS EDUCATION -- THE of ian soz! at the Chatham gathering, but now they have given up any hope they ever had in this respect. The per- | sonnel of the Fire and Water Com- | mittee of the Council is:--First De- puty Reeve J. V. Hill, chairman; | Councilors T. Hawkes, O. R. Hall | and 0. M. Alger and Reeve G. Mor- iris. | Chairman J. V. Hill, when inter- viewed by The Reformer, stated that (Continued on page 4) Little Girl Suffers Nasty Scalp Wound When Hit by Swing Gertrude Robinson, daughter of Mr. land Mrs. H. J. Robinson, 243 King | Street West, met with a painful ac- |cident on Monday. While out playing |she ventured too mear the swing on {which a playmate was swinging. The {swing came down with terrific force |on her head, cutting her scalp. | Dr. Kaiser, who was immediately |summoned, had to put in four stitches {to close the wound. The little girl lis progressing as favorably toward {recovery as is to be expected. A full program for gymnasium work has been prepared, Bible study hours, Sunday afternoon services and a Watch Night Service on New Year's Eve will be arranged for; a full pro- gram catering to the social side of the boys is also in process of organization and a number of vocational guidance talks will be given. Boys' Work Committee Following the winding-up of the Osh- awa Church Baseball League Mr. W, A, Harrold, the Boys' Secretary, will pro- ceed with the organization for the winter months of a Boys' Work Com- mittee, of a Senior and Junior Lead- ers' Corps for the Gym classes, and for a game room program. The Boys' de- partment, if present plans materialize, DANFORTH BUSINESS MEN MAKE MERRY AT LAKEVIEW PARK Forty-Eight Motor Carloads of Them and Friends Here Yesterday ENJOYABLE PROGRAM Supper Served by Ladies' Aid of Simcoe St. Methodist Church Oshawa was invaded yesterday by the members of the Danforth Business Men's Association, Toronto, and their friends, to the number of 160, who held their annual picnic for the first time at Lakeview Park. The visitors came down to the Motor Town in for- ty-eight cars and with large signs "DANFORTH Business Men's Assocla- tion TO OBHAWA" attracted much at- tention all the way along the thirty mile drive, At the park soft ball mat- ches for hoth women and men, bowling tournaments, foot races, feature races and boating occupied the time of all, Supper was served at six o'clock by the Ladies' Aid of the Simcoe Street Meth- odist Church and after having partak- en of a repast like "mother used to prepare" many were the Danforth men who were heard to remark that the picnic in 1923 would surely come here. The trip to Oshawa was made in 48 automobiles, and when Whitby was reached civic officials from Oshawa, in cars labelled "Oshawa Welcomes Danforth Business Men," met the visitors and escorted them into the town. As Oshawa was reached His Worship Mayor John Stacey, Dep- uty-Reeve J. . Hill, Town Clerk F. E. Hare, several members of the Town Council, ex-Reeve E. L. Vickery, E. A. Lovell and Secretary J. A. McGib- bon of the Board of Trade, Fred El- lis of the Parks Commission and a number of prominent business men joined in the welcome. Alderman W. A. Summerville, president of the Association, who led the procession, was first to meet the Oshawa offcials. will be renovated and new decorations put in. A good library of suitable books will be procured and with the already good seleetion of magazines now finding their way to the "Y" the boys should not lack for reading mat- ter. It is planned to put on a member- ship drive in the boys' department in the near future, while a Boys' High School club will be formed shortly af- ter the opening of the Oshawa High School next Tuesday. It is planned to have a series of vocational guidance talks given to. the boys at their regul- ar meetings, when leaders in the pro- fessions of law, medicine, dentistry, and other lines of work will address the boys. Besides this a program of social activities will be arranged and will include hikes, picnics, group so- cials, educational motion pictures, sing tournaments. A "circus," which will i laud, a full (Continued on page 4) DRY SOIL MAKES PLOWING DIFFICULT Grain Has All Been Cut and Threshings Are in Full Swing -- With the dry fall weather that has prevailed. so far this year the farm- ers who are now engaged in their fall plowing are finding the ground as hard as stone. Many are endeav- oring to use riding plows in the dry ground but the great majority are Some of the latter group are able fully to operate a two furrow gymnastic program, is planned for will close, while at the present time arrangements are being made to ac- mewsboys of the town. also be organized for the Ss or leaders in boys' work in connection co-operation will be extended to church groups in their work. Organize Track Team A track team will be organized this fall and a special celebration held on Hallowe'en for the boys. A series of educational motion pictures will "also be brought to Oshawa provided that the local "Y" officials can complete ployed boys and another program for the classes of "underprivileged" boys is also being drawn up and is one that will appeal to the boys ned. walking plow but in such cases it is horses. All the grain has now been cut and present time and not promise well farmers at the while it did unfavorable spring it appears to be picking up rapidly and the farmers are hoping to get off with no worse than a fair crop. Buckwheat is coming along well with the warm weather and promises well. This year Ontario county farm- ers have planted a larger area of this grain than for maby s3asons past, its advantages as a weed eradi- through past experiences. Many of the farms in South Onta- rio this year will be having two The physical program. in which all will participate, calls for health talks, Leaders' Corps, volleyball, basket ball and indeor ball leagues, athletics, gym classes and aquatics. The local "Y" boys will also enter the continent-wide Hexathion contests next spring in (Continued on page 4) Partial Abolition of Entrance Examination May be Tried Locally In Three Ontario Cities Teachers Recommend Pupils Whose Work Justifies Promotion to High School, Other Pupils in Class Trying Regular Tests "It is a step that could very well be taken in the case of the town of Osh- awa, as you have a permanent teach- only a small proportion of the En- trance candidates have to write the examinations set by the Ontario De- of Education. Inspector Hutchinson took care to point out that he was not in a position to authoritatively state that the En- trance Board would bring in the sys- tem of recommendations mext year, but he himself thinks it is a step that might be taken with assurance in this town. "Of course," he continued, "we couldn't introduce this measure into the rural schools b the teach threshi as the threshers are bandling the stacked grain at one barn first and then moving on to the the contents of the barn. The or- chard harvest this year willl be a good ome, but the price of apples is worrying some producers. Five Additional Permits | i for Dwellings A $6,000 solid red brick house is to be erected by Mr. Schofield Irwin, of the Schofield Woollen Mills, on the south east corper of Centre and Que- bec streets. A building permit cov- ering the work has already been taken out at the Town Hail. Of the eight permits issued during the past week five are for dwelling houses. Two others are for garages while the eighth covers the moving of a house and garage. The eight permits have a total value of $16,850. They are: -- C. Fox, Simcoe Street North, solid brick gagage, $300. W. C. Hutchinson, Bond Street, frame gagage, $100. W. J. Sulley, 344 Royal Street, moving a house and garage, rough cast, $350. N. Kussak, St. Eloi Avenue, frame dwelling, $1,800. H. A. Gray, Masson Street, brick there change almost every year. In Oshawa, however, it is different as you have a permanent staff and the prin- cipals possess 2 high grade of ability." The Entrance Board for Oshawa is composed of Mr. J. G. Althouse, Prin- {Continued on page 4) . dwelling, $4,000. F. Curl, north east corner of Athol dwelling, $3.500. H. A Butt, St. Julien Avenue, frame dwelling, $800. dwelling, $6,000. and Rowe Streets, brick weneer S. Irwin, Centre Street, solid brick Thank You Customers, Associates! Parting Message of Mr. C. M, Mundy on Relinquishing To-day Control of The Reformer Business Which Has Been in Family for Half Century-- Mr. A. R. Alloway Also Bids Farewell PEDLAR'S STAFF AND FAMILIES ENJOYED A PERFECT PICNIC More Than Four Hundred It is with mingled feelings of MacKay. fice boy upwards, later success and business growth. a measure of rest and com the sunset of life, The late Samuel Luke, who edited regret and satisfaction that I re- linguish control of The Reformer, and the job printing business associated with it, which tomorrow will pass out of the Mundy family into the hands of the new owners, Messrs, J. C. Ross and J. Ewart My thoughts naturally go back to the earlier days in the history | of the business when my late revered father was at the helm and I was everything at various successive periods from apprentice and of- ¢ While not attempting in this parting word any- thing in the nature of an historical sketch I would be very forgetful | Pedlar People, Limited, comprising and ungrateful if I did not pay tribute to the pioneer work of my father and others associated with him from time to time. His earnest, unremitting toil for many years under less favored conditions than obtain today was the foundation which in large measure made possible It is a source of the greatest satis- faction to me that he lived to see the fruit of his labors and to enjoy parative freedom from business cares in The Reformer from 1876 to 1878 should also be mentioned as one who did valuable work in building up the business, Loyal Body of Workers And there are many others whose influence was felt and whose honest effort counted in days gone by in the up-building of the business. Names of many trusted employees and loyal friends throng my memory as I write. To these I have said good-bye one by one as they left for other fields of labor or as failing health or old age compelled them to relinquish their tasks. Now I am faceli with a still harder task of parting with a splendid body of loyal, enthusiastic men and women, boys and girls, who comprise The Reformer staff to-day. Each of them is rightly entitled to a share of the credit for whatever sue- cess has been attained and without their united help and loyal co-opera- tion the expansion of the newspaper and job printing business, particu- larly during recent years, would have been impossible. During the past three years I have had associated with me in the gen- eral management of the business, Mr. A. R. Alloway, and to him is due a large share of credit for the growth and success of the business during these recent years. His assistance as a newspaper man and printer of exceptional ability, and his firm con- victions for the principles of right in all business dealings, have been greatly valued and appreciated. It will be regretted, not only by myself, but by many citizens of Oshawa, that the business change will mean his removal from our town. Value Business Relationships To a host of business friends whose confidence and esteem I have enjoy- songs and chess, checker and billiard | having recourse to the walking plows. | ed I would also pay grateful tribute. While it has always been The Re- former's policy to giv) every cus tomer one hundred cents worth of March or April when the gym classes | nearly always necessary to use three | goods or service for every dollar spent, still there are bound to be in any business, relationships grow up sommodate and meet the needs of thé | threshings are the order of the day.|that one comes to prize very highly A class may | The corn is the chief concern of the|,nd | am glad to say that this is the case with a very great many Re- former advertisers and job printing with the churches of Oshawa and full |throughout the summer owing to the customers. The same may be said of subscribers to the paper. Their good- will and sympathetic co-operation have been a source of great encour- agement. I therefore want to thank, as best I can, all who have contributed in any way toward the success of The Re- former in the past and I would es- pecially include all the members of arrangements in this line. A program |." yoving evidently been impres-|the staff (not forgetting the corres- for work in connection with the em-| o4 ,. many tillers of the soil |pondents and carrier boys), The Re- former's advertisers, subscribers, job printing and office supply department patrons, and all the public and semi- public officials of the Town and County, also the staff of The Re- former's subsidiary organization, The a medical examination of all members, | yoxt stacked grain withcut touching | Chronicle Publishing Co., of Toronto. The Reformer's Policy The Reformer has always en- deavored to take a stand on public questions that was in the interest of the whole community and its policy during all of the time I have been in charge of it has been dictated sole- ly on this basis. The newspaper has never been in the control of any per- son other than myself and those actively associated with me in the editorial and business departments. To those who have at any time op- posed the policy of The Reformer | bear no ill will. One source of consolation to me is that I expect to continue to reside in Oshawa so that in saying a heart- felt "thank you" to ail my friends and business associates, I do not have to say "farewell". [Although after to- | day I will cease to have any official connection with The Reformer, I will watch with the keenest interest the future development of the busi- ness under the direction of the new | proprietors. Both Mr. Ross and Mr. MacKay are men of the highest in-' tegrity, coupled with marked ability, and under their guidance I confident-| ly expect to see a continued healthy | expansion of all departments of busi-| ness. Mr. Ross has had wide experi- ence in editorial and other depart- ments of newspaper work and his record of success in other fields would seem to assure his success in Oshawa. Mr. MacKay is a younger man but in addition to having a natural aptitude for the newspaper business, due no doubt to the tuition of his father, Mr. J. F. MacKay, for many years business manager of the Toronto Globe, he has had several years of business experience as well as special training at Columbia Uni- versity, New York. Mr. MacKay also served with distinction overseas as a Captain in the Royal Air Force. For the new proprietors I bespeak the hearty co-operation of the staff and of all The Reformer patrons. They are, in my judgment, worthy of every confidence and I am fully satis- fied that they will carry on the busi- ness with satisfaction to the firm's customers and credit to themselves. CHARLES M. MUNDY. Po A Personal Word From Mr. Alloway Mr. Mundy has kindly suggested that I add a few words on my own behalf to what he has written and I am glad to avail myself of the op- portunity. The three years I have spent in Oshawa associated with The Reformer have been exceedingly pleasant ones and it is with real re gret that I now say good-bye to the members of the staff and to Mr. Mundy, whom I have learned to re- spect and esteem in the highest de- gree. I am sorry also to have to break off the pleasant business re- lationships with Reformer customers. In this I heartily second what Mr. Mundy has said and I would also like to endorse fully what he has said regarding the new proprietors, Mr. J. C. Ross and Capt. J. Ewart Mac- Kay. Both are splendid, capable men and as The Reformer has grown and prospered in the past so I fully ex- pect it to grow and prosper in the future. Wherever 1 am located I shall always be deeply interested to hear of their progress as well as that of the fine town of Oshawa, which, I believe, has a wonderful future before it. A. R. ALLOWAY. Journeyed to Corbett's Point Saturday PRIZES FOR CHILDREN Exciting Races Feature--Benedicts Defeat Bachelors in Extra Inning Ball Game The first annual outing of the. | factory employees, the office staff and the executive, was exactly what it was intended to he, "Pedlar"s Per- fect Picnic." More than four hun- dred people were conveyed to Cor- bett's Point Saturday afternoon, being transported there hy a fleet of motor cars which were kindly loaned for the occasion. Each motor car made three trips and at 2.30 o'clock all were at the scene of activity, - The first load left about 12.30, cars leav- ing the factory, Public Library and Brock and Simcoe Streets for the convenience of those who wished to attend. The weather was all that could be desired and the various com- mittees had taken care of everything in the way of sports and entertain- | ment, Kiddies Receive Prizes, The happiest feature of the pienic was the attention paid to the child- | ren, of whom they were a large num- [ber present. Special prizes were awarded to the winners of the vari- ous races, and all children under eight years of age who were not for- tunate enough to win were the re- cipients of little gifts, such as pails, shovels or toy balloons. But this was not the only step taken to gladden the hearts of the little ones. One thousand ice cream cones were available and were supplied free as was lemonade. It hardly seems pos- sible for a child to refuse an ice cream cone but that is what actually happened. The children were return- ing ice cream which they could not accommodate. During another inter- val, twenty pounds of candy were scrambled for, Messrs. Stanton, Hall and Mason performing the ceremony of scattering the sweets in all direc- tions, and, by the way, the children were not the only ones to take part in this exciting event. Much enjoy- ment was derived from the capers of J. Clarke and Carl Shoenau, who were dressed as clowns. They were awarded prizes for the best comic costumes, and were the centre of at- traction for the younger members | of the party. The exciting part of the day's pro- ceedings was the races. A lengthy list had been prepared but there were more than enough contestants for each event. The feature of the races was the one of 50 yards for men over 45 years of age. This was won by James Clarke, who is 67 years old. Mr. Clarke ran against Alf Shrubb in England some time ago and is still able to do credit to his past record. Chris Vann came second. The prizes were distributed by the President, Mr. W. R. Geikie, assisted (Continued on page 3) Sunday School Rally Day September 24 Sunday, September 24, has been set aside by the Baptist, Presbyte- rian, Congregational and Methodist churches throughout Canada as Ral- ly Day for their Sunday Schools. The Sunday Schools of the Oshawa churches included in these denomi- nations will be amoung the 10,000 schools which will hold their rally day on that date, when the union program that has been drawn up for all the Sunday Schools in the Do- minion of Canada, wil be used. Over a million copies of this program will be distributed and church officials state that it will be the most suc- cessful and biggest demonstration of church union that Canada has ever seen. The Anglican Sunday Schools will hold rally day services on the same day, but their program will be somewhat different. 50,000 Canada Ma Export 's Big Increase in Output This Year; Estimated at Total Investment in Canada in Automotive Industry, Indud- ing Manufacturer, Dealer and Owner, Conservatively $650,000,000 In Tuesday's paper an abridged re- port, taken from the Toronto papers, was published of Mr. R. 8. - lin's address at the Canadian Na- tional Exhibition directors' luncheon on Monday. Because of Oshawa'sie- pend on the tor industry and the fact that their futures are so closely linked The Reformer today publishes, for the benefit of its read- ers. a fuller report of some of the im- portant points covered by Mr. Mc- Laughlin in his address, as follows: The automotive industry has made very rapid strides until today it may be looked upon as one of the great industries of the country. Individ- nally so and easily so, when both di- rect and indirect interests are con- cerned. The most accurate informa- tion which we can obtain indicates that the total Canadian investment in manufacturing motor cars and ployees engaged 14,354, while wages 000. Directly connected with giving employment ployees, paying out in aries over $56,000,000, and salaries paid amount to $17,404 - Much attention is being at- tracted by Steeplejack ©. Mac-