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-. - a + ¥ A 4 ol Xo ~q i pes ~ e | » < A % LY h MW A 4 , ] i : ' rs . -. - Sa I bs: 1 $1 2 I us » « oI Tv Fo i 4 s 4 *_ tigation and harrowing have become general in the Barnwe ~ recovery impossible. $1.50 per year in advance, 6 cents single copy. Watch your label; it tells when your General News Keeping his promise to make his seventh annual St.. Patrick's Day walk to Oakville from Toronto, "rain or shine" Charles Priest- 'man, 69 year old Toronto business man who maintains that walk- ing is th best way to health, faced blinding snow at 8.30 that morning. With his companion Phillip Yaffa, he strode along at four |. miles an hour, At Oakville he was met by & piper. : . ; : * x & = ah = Fire that destroyed the modest frame church where Father Charles E. Coughlin began his broadcast addresses ten years ago, spurred efforts toward completion of the'new $750,000 Shrine of. the Little Flower. Wind carried the flames away from the new Shrine, only seventy-five feet distant, and its stately crucifixion tower, as the shingle-covered little church, visited by thousands of tourists, burned. The blaze, attributed by firemen to faulty wiring; was~discovered only ten minutes before the first Mass of St. Patrick's Day was to have been celebrated, at 6.30 a.m. - The adjacent convent of the Little Flower was saved with difficulty. > I . LI : The British Royal Air Force new single-seater fighting aero- plane has achieved a speed of 300 m.p.h and is believed to be the fastest in the world in this category, Sir Philip Sassoon, under- secretary for air, told the House of Commons. He stated it was going into immediate production and that Britain was also under- taking large scale production of new medium-sized bombers, $$ 2 8 : 'Welfare Minister Croll indicated in the Ontario Legislature Municipal Committee that the Government would call a halt to paternal legislation for business. His declaration came during consideration of a Toronto proposal to give municipal Councils the right to regulate the florist trade in 'an effort to eliminte un- scrupulous competition. +The committee "killed" the measure. "Sooner or later this sort of thing must stop", the Minister said. "We have bone-setters, hairdressers, barbers and .all sorts of busi- nesses asking for regulation and protection by legislation. The Government is seriously considering putting its foot down on this matter of regulating business', t SE : » » * J 1 ; RELIEF WORKERS REFUSE TO SHOVEL Snow was still piled high in Oshawa's business section after the recent storm because_relief recipients were on strike against the| cutting off of cash relief and the city had no money for snow clearing. Cars were parked on roadways blocking traffic when drifts prevented their parking near the curb, Pedegtians had to - walk through six-inch slush to cross the-street. City Engineer John Brown claimed he could easily use 100 men, but not one relief worker reported. There were only ten men available on the| régulayr Board of Works staff, and they made little impression on snow difts piled. high throughout the city. Business men and citizens protested to the City Engineer's Department, but it is} understood the matter is now up to the Welfare Board. y RIERA AY REFIT N WE et J ; 13 . Nine hundred National Guardsmen patrolled the City of Pitts- burg, a city of 700,000, while fearful residents watched the rivers reach their crest and turned to the terrors of possible food short- _ age, darkness, disease and pillage. There were five kngwn or reported dead in Pittsburg and a total of thirty reported to have perished throughout flood-tavaged Pennsylvania. At Pittsburg .the waters reached the record-breaking level of forty-five feet, twenty feet above flood stage before they began to recede slowly. ¥ LI BN Se od 'Farmers in sun-swept Southern Alberta, free from the men- e of floods and snow which harassed Eastern Canada and the United States areas, prepared for the annual march to the land. '~An early starter was Ray Savage of Purple Springs, near Taber, 'who had started seeding twelve acres of winter wheat as an ex- 'pegiment on land high above the surrounding region, and exposed to. wind and sun.. After a winter of heavy snowfall, grain lands e south country are reported in excellent shape. in cul- trict, and other sections report farmers preparing to work the land. Movement of farm laborers, who spent the wintép in the cities, is under way to rural districts and farmers are busy lining up their help, 3 - . * ® = i Fors Eleutherios Venizelos, seven times Premier of Greece, died in Paris, whence he fled after a bloody ten-day revolt led by him "a year ago, was crushed." The "father of the Greek Republic", generally acknowledged to be one of-the greatest statesmen of the twentieth century, was seventy-two years old. His death came after.a short illness, and was due to complications arising from an attack of grippe. His body laid in state prior to a voyage to career by freeing the island from Turkish fule. his native Crete, where, as a young man, he began his- brilliant LE BN J Rev. Dr. 1. Tovell, for over sixty years a prominent and be- loved minister of the Methodist and United Churches, widely known throughout the Province, passed away on Monday in To- ronto. Dr, Tovell, who was 91 years of age, suffered a hip frac- ture about a month ago, from which his advanced age 'rendered : Sea. Hod : pe NEW LACARNO PROPOSALS oreign Secretary Anthony Eden proposed to the signatories of i even a ry plan "for the re-éstablish- 'ment of international law." > : 3 In a midnight session attended by French, Belgian and Italian statesmen, Eden outlined a proposal which would be submitted by the Locarno signatories for ratification by the League of Na- tions Council. An authorative source gave Havas the outline of the proposal, ag follows: . EP a En : 1. 'The Council to condemn Germany for repudiating the no treaty. ; ray Feat aed 3 Locsy any and France to submit to a World Court decision "on whether the Franco-Soviet mutual assistance treaty violates Locarno, as charged by the Reich. 8. The Rhineland to be permanently organized into a de- militarized zone guaranteed by the Locarno powers, including Germany, and controlled by an international military police force. 4. Germany to be forbidden to construct fortifications in her zone, and France to halt further construction in hers, 5. A four-pawer pact among Britian, France, Belgium and Germany providing mutual guarantees of non-aggression and non- 'interference, and tied up with a four-power air agreement provid- ing air force limitation. A i dis- r tod, . ~ for some time, were and Annie, survive their parents. have taken place. family. POLICE AND FIREMEN'S BENE- FIT FUNDS HOLD DEFAULTED BONDS. The Toronto Police Benefit Fund Fhas $208,000 and the Firemen's Bene- 'fit Fund has $110,000 invested in de- bentures of Municipalities which are in default, according to report of city | auditor Scott. : Both 'debt and default are serious and should rightly be considered as such but are far too leniently looked on by some municipalities. The ques- tion is how far can they go in this direction before the reyenue of Bene- fit Funds and Insurance Companies are 80 seriously depleted that. they may not be able to meet either the estimated "or guaranteed returns to their policyholders ? In short, default does not alone hit the Big fellow, it gets the little fellow also and he is the man who feels it. The Laté Thomas Graham In the passing of Mr. Thomas Graham last Sunday, - this district loses one of its most outstanding farmers. | He was a most successful breeder of Shorthorn cattle and 'Mardella Stock Farms' gained an enviable repu- - tation among Shorthorn breeders throughout Canada. Not only was the late Thomas Graham a good 'far- . mer, but he was a good citizen, - who took a keen and helpful interest in public affairs, i 1891-1893--he was Reeve of Scugog Township, and a. member of the County Council, years he was Clerk-Treasurer. On the 10th of January, 1936, a very pleasant event was staged by the Scugog people, at which Thomas Graham was the honored guest. : was presented with a hickory walking cane, bearing on a silver plate the inscription -- "'Presented to Thomas Graham hy Scugog Township in year 1936. As might be expected, the late Mr. Graham was a valued member of the Shorthorn" Breeders' Associa- tion, and the Port Perry, Reach and Scugog Agricul- tural Society, of which latter body he-was- President At the age of 82, on Sunday, March 22nd, 1936, the the helpful career of Thomas Graham came to a close. He retained his faculties until the - last, suffering no long illness, but dying as the result of a heart attack. Deceased was one of a family of ten. children of the late Mr. and Mrs. James Graham of Saintfield. They Stewart, Orr, Thomas, = Elizabeth, (who died in infancy), William, James, Mary, Robert Of these only two survive --Dr. Orr Gra- ~ ham,of Winnipeg, and William Graham, Port Perry. The late Thomas Graham was horn September 25, 1854, and moved to Scugog Island in 1875, In 1879 he married Mar:ha Nesbitt (who predeceased him in 1927). Of this marriage were born five sons---Lorne, - " Russell, Charles, Stewart, and Carleton. All of them During the span of Mr. Graham's life many changes Bush farms have been cleared of their timber. Log houses have been replaced by mod- ,ern-dwellings. Roads have taken the place of trails. The floating bridge is gone, and in its place is a per- manent highway. In all these improvements Thomas Graham took an active part; and to-day-each of his five sons is settled on a good farm, acquired through the intelligent industry of Thomas Graham and his ;and Fisheries NOTED CITIZEN PASSES For three years-- For twenty-eight On this occasion he Robert EN RE EXTENSION OF RAT SEASON The Provincial Department of Game recently announced dates of the open season for the tak- ing of muskrats in the various. divi- 'purchased the farm of Mrs. sions of Southern.Ontario during the Spring of 1936. announcement, an unexpected 'return of unseasonable weather will undoubt- 'édly have the effett of preventing any such - trapping operations during the early days of the seasons which have been provided, and in view of the fact that but a very limited open season is being allowed vor this purpose, the matter of arranging for a few days additional trapping will receive con- sideration and will be provided should conditions justify such extension. + * . D. J. Taylor, Deputy Minister, March 18th, 1936. : Subsequent to the PORT PERRY, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MARCH 26th, 1936 Three Killed at Whitby C.P.R. Crossing Three - men were - instantly killed shortly after 1 a.m. on Tuesday when their car was struck by a C.P,R. train at the level crossing just north of Whitby. They were Clare Zealand, 35; Fred Bradshaw, 50; and Arthur Lewis, 26; all of Brooklin, eight miles north of Whitby, . The trio were returning from the hockey "game between Whitby and Niagara,on-the-Lake, played at Osh- awa. Police have not yet ascertained who was driving the car. Mr. Zealand was the operator of the Shell service station at Brooklin, Fred Bradshaw was a Brooklin bar- ber and Lewis worked at the General Motors' Plant at Oshawa. Zealand, unmarried, lived with his mother, Lewis is survived by his wife and a two-year old son, and Bradshaw by his wife and two young children, John. Strathy, who discovered the bodies, said that wreckage from the car was scattered along the tracks for 100 yards from where the bodies were found. So terrific was the im- pact of the crash that the men were literally torn out of theiy shoes, which were found nearby, still laced and tied. Mr. Strathy, whose home is near the crossing, said, he heard the car go by previous to the crash, and con- sidered it was going at a good speed, but not excessively fast. He heard the train whistle twice, and then a dull thud. - "I knew that a car had been struck and ran up the tracks. It was a hor- rible sight. The men were lying close together and two of them had terrible head injuries. They were about fifteen feet from the car. The shoes were off two -of them. They must have been lifted out of their shoes; their clothing was torn and the automobile was a splintered, twisted] mass," he said. --Toronto Telegram "PRINCE ALBERT The Forum in the Men's CldSs on Sunday was lead by Mr. G. K. Robert- son: Next Sunday it is expected to be lead by Mr. R. G. Gemmell, of Port Perry, on the subject "Has Evolution a place in Religion?" Every man should be present to hear this timely subject, » Sunday School at 2 o'ciock and the Church service at three. Everyone welcome. At the League meeting on Wednes- day night, Will Lyle had the honout of his title being chosen for the League paper. It is to be "Keyhole News." The debate took place "Re- solved that the .farmer has greater opportynities for happiness than has the business man in the city." The afirmative won hy a majority of one vote. As it was social evening with Will Lyle as convener, contests and games were enjoyed. Plans were then made for a sleighing party the fol- lowing week, roads permitting. "Snow, snow, beautiful snow." But so glad we'll be when you take the notion to go. . Mx. Fred Bown, of Port Perry, has Cecil Jef- frey. ' Miss S. Laird spent the weck end at her home. : ° --teo-_ as "MANCHESTER Mr. Eric Luke has taken a position at Woodville, Mrs. E. A. Spencer spent the week- end with her daughter Mrs. Norman Gilbert, of Oshawa. ee Mrs. L. Weeks, of Buffalo, visited her sister Mrs, M. Barrett, recently. Miss A. Rees spent a week with To- ronto friends. A mild epidemic of measles is prevalent in the vicinity. Master Murray Gilbert of Oshawa, spent a short holiday with his grand- > parents Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Spencer.|. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Hunter and family were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Dobspn on Sunday. ~ Mrs. I. M, Vernon, who has been suffering from a severely burned foot, is 'improving. Mrs. F. White attended the funeral of the lfte Mrs. Wallace in Oshawa, on Monday. SE : Mrs. Roy Angle, o,f Otterville, is the guest of her sister Mrs. Grant Christie, oo We are glad to see Wesley Johnson back at school again, after being con-. fined to -the house with a badly scalded leg. BLACKSTOCK ¢ On Friday evening the L.0.B.A. held a successful euchre and crokinole party in the Community Hall, the pro- ceeds going to swell the New Rink Fund. The prizes for the euchre were won by Mrs. Percy VanCamp and Mr. Geo. Crawford, and for the crokinole by Misses Helen VanCamp and Verna McNally. Lunch was served at the close by the members of the L.0.B.A. -The regular monthly meeting of the W. A. of St. John's Church was held at the home of Mrs. A. L. Balley on Thursday evening. The devotional period was taken by the President, Mrs. C. C. Harcourt, The business ses- sion followed during which the ladies 'decided to start the quilt for the fall 'March 22nd. bale, The programme was in charge of Mrs. Robert Archer and consisted of a reading by Mrs. Crawford, "The Story of a Cent"; a reading by Mrs. J. Rahm, "The Hostess", and a very interesting account by Miss Eva Parr of her trip to Orchard Beach, Maine, last summer. Lunch was served by those in charge and a vote of thanks tendered to the hostess for the use of her home. ~ Mr. and Mrs. Wm, Taylor, Mr. Robt. Hamilton, Mr. and Mrs. H. Bailey, were in Toronto on Monday, March 16th, and were present in the studio during Dr. Bell's radio program over C F R B and their names were an- nounced at the request of Ruby Ram- sey Rouse, a radio pianiste and per- sonal fried of Mr. and Mrs. Taylor. Among those who were in Toronto last week were: Rev. and Mrs. C. C. Harcourt, Mrs. E. Darcy, Mrs. W. Crawford, Mrs. Ira Argue, Mra. Nor- man Mountjoy, Misses Hazel and Lelah Mountjoy, Miss Cara Crozier, Mr. Frank Nesbitt. . Mrs. Howard: Bailey has returned after a pleasant visit with Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Pritchard in Toronto. We learn with regret of the sudden passing of the late Thos. Graham, of Scugog Island, on Sunday evening, The deceased was well known and highly respected in Cart- wright and for several years he was a capable and eflicient cattle judge at Blackstock Fair. oo Miss Florence McLaughlin, B.A., of Toronto, spent the weeksend with her parents Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Me- Laughlin, Mr. John-Garter'is spending a short time in Toronto, We are pleased to report that Miss Edna Larmer, who, underwent an operation for appendicitis in the Bow- manville Hospital on Saturday, is progressing nicely, Mr." Alvin Bell, B.A., of Ottawa, paid his parents a flying visit during the week end. The League meeting of the United Church was held last week as usual with Miss Jessie Knox in charge: of the program. Bible study was taken by Miss Jessie Knox and the topic, "Abundant Life" by Miss Olive Van- Camp. Miss Jesasie-Knox and Mrs. J. Wright favored with a piano duet. Mr. Creighton Devitt and Mr, Herb. Hooey were in Prescott last week at- tending the annual convention of the Grand Lodge of Ontario East, L.O.L. We are sorry to report the illness of Mr. John Hooey, who suffered a stroke on Saturday night after. re- tiring in his usual good health, We hope he will soon be restored to his usual good health again. We are sorry to know that Mr. Wr, Nesbitt is ill in the Port Perry Hos- pital, We hope he too will soon be restored to health and strength again. REENBANK / (Too late for last week). Mr. and Mrs. Norman Flewell, of Peterboro, visiting here last week. Miss S.- A. Ward visiting at the home of Mr. Clifford Ward. . Mr. and Mrs. James Ianson and daughter: in Toronto over the 'week end visiting the former's parents. We extend our sympathy to Mr, V. Beckley in the loss of his brother who was killed by a truck last Friday night when walking on the highway north of Whitby. 'overtook him. SAMUEL FARMER, Editor and Publisher. wood for the charch in Mr. Oswold Love's bush, Mr. Fleetwood Beare was hit by a falling tree which rendered him "unconscious. Glad to report he was not as seriously injured as was at first supposed: After twenty four years service in the Maple Leaf Fire Insurance Co, Mr. William Phoenix has sold his Brock business to Mr, Edwards of Sunderland, and Reach and Uxbridge business to Mr. Sweetman, of Port Perry. 'District News Mrs. W. Pizer, who spent most of her life at Dunbarton, celebrated her 69th birthday on March 11th, and ex- pects to live to be 100 years old. ~ » * * * termined bid for tourist trade, and is negotiating for the printing of about 20,000 illustrated booklets. . LI 2 Pickering is taking steps for the revival of its Chambér of Commerce. * » LJ * Bowmanville Public Utilities Com- mission Treasury was enriched this week by $10,783.22 'representing the. Thirteenth Hydro Power Bill, rebated by the Provincial Hydro Commission. Announcement of this was made from the Provincial Hydro Office in Toronto recently. The local Commission has, as yet, not depided the manner in which the money will be expended, but a definite announcemefft will be made by the Commission shortly. --Canadian' Statesman. . » * * have the Kingston Highway widened and straightened this coming summer. The project will be used be relieve the unemployment situation. FR Lh * » . . A strong recommendation that the Town of Whitby set up a reserve against tax arrears amounting to ap- proximately fifteen per cent of the taxes owing as at December "31st of each year, is made in the report of the town auditors, George D. Astley and Russell Brant, for the year end- presented to the Town Council on Monday evening. A recommendation is also made that a reserve be set up against obvious losses on Housing Commission account. * * L * bank, near the railway track, just west of the Fairport Road, the body of John Parker, aged 86, of Liverpool, was found by C.N.R. sectionmen. A good fire in his home-a few yards distant, indicated that the aged man had left it only an hour or so before, and it is surmised that he 'was on thrown off the mail train, when death REN "ONTARIO COUNTY FARMERS AGAIN FIGHT WARBLE AND HEEL FLY NUISANCE. Splendid results have 'attended the efforts of cattle owners during the past two years in gradually getting: rid of Warble end Heel Flies which cost so much in loss in milk produc- tion and in poor gains because of the gadding of cattle during the hot sum- mer months. In some areas, Scugog Township in particular, according to Agricultural Representative W. M. Croskery, so far as Ontario County is concerned the pest has been almost eliminated. Ih farmers throughout the County will all undertake to apply the Warble Ely Wash this Spring the improved gains in flesh and in milk production which . cattle will make because of not being tormented will mean thousands of dollars to Ontario County farmers alone, : ) ' Standard' Warble Fly powders are now being handled in stores in ham- lets, villages and towns from one end of the County to the other. = ': One pound of the powder will treat in the neighborhood of 26 cattle three times. The cost figures out to around one cent per animal per treatment. Directions on the package should be followed but generally speaking one powder to five: water by bulk 'applied to the warble lumps with a good stiff brush is most effective. The treat- should be. given three times, once about the end of March, again about the end of April and again last' thing before the cattle go out to grass in May, : . Tuesday of last week, when cutting Lindsay is going to make a de- A strong effort is being made to ing December 31st, 1936, which was ____/ his way to pick up-his newspaper, iY : / wa Haba ws RIA ro, 4 phe £5 (Ts rt