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wry 2. | ] "A fio oA Toa, os J . 27 ' : J allegi to admit that John L, the mill when he was carried over the edge of the dam and down -* ton de ~ pose of holding the Durbar at a later date." "provincial fire marshall, --phase of gasoline sale and - McEachren, Len Wilkins, in the building, al RS. A ORT # - + The General Motors strikers are reported as ence to various labor leaders, Some of the strike : Lewis is their representative. This, of course, has complicated the strike situation. ~ - Ee 2 e0 An expansion program for hospitals in Ontario, estimated to cost $2,000,000, will be ¢ [resented to the Ontario Cabinet by Hon. Dr. Faulkner, soon. e program provides for the erection of wings to existing hospitals. ; ; divided in their rs refusing $ 8% 8» » Pope Pius XI is said to have overtaxed his strength by his Sunday broadcast. His condition had been improving J $s President Roosevelt's plan to increase the Supreme Court of - the United States from nine to fifteen judges is meeting With mich opposition, ® % 8 » The threatened Canadian Railway strike seems imminent, owing to refusal of railways to restore wages to pre-depression Nil J ol * es 0 Why Leather Prices' Are Rising. ; "There are several reasons. Raw hides: cow, goat, calf and sheep, ffom which all upper leather is made, have advanced over oz + Hides and tanning materials which go into the making of 'Sole Leather have gone up in price in the same way. There is a tremendous demand for leather in other lines besides footwear which was not thought of: years ago. Then too the. drought cattle slaughter of 1984 upset all calculations for hide and skin supply, when the U.S. Government purchased eight million ani mals. Hide prices. dre seldom estab hed] on a focal basis, but are subject to influence from other countries. This slaughter, therefore, effected conditions in Canada as elsewhere, These drought 'hides sometimes were the cause of bargain prices, thus upsetting the market. That supply, however, is now used up, . , ne --The Shoe Re-Builder. : C9 - King George VI will not go to India for the Coronation Durbar this year. . In an official statement to the Indian Office it is said :- "He finds that the duties and responsibilities which he has undertaken on acceding to the Throne in unexpected circumstances unfortunately. have made it impossible for him to contemplate a prolonged absence from Britain during the fir8t year of his reign. His Imperial Majesty looks forward to visiting India for the pur- * & 0 : . Operators of gasoline tanks are now forbidden to deliver fuel to the tank of an automobile while the engine is running, it was revealed recently as the new regulations governing the handling of imflammable petroleum products was issued by W. J. Scott, Thege regulations are patterned upon in other countries and deal with every transportation, Albtanks at service stations must be underground, and above ground "visible" pumps, where the product was displayed in a glass container of more than one gallon copacity are to be done away with. : Y,3 This change, however, the lines of those in force will not take place until January, 1947, and no such pumps are to be'installed after January, 1942, 1947, is also the deadline for all pumps on the street. The regulations stipulate that henceforth no pump or device for the retail delivery of gasoline is to be permitted in such.a place that a vehicle being serviced will have to stand on any public street, lane or highway, by 1947 all such must have been done away with. Tanks with more than 50 gallons capacity for the transporta- tion of gasoline must be government inspected and tested; and no person handling such a tank or doing any work around it is allowed to smoke. Such tanks for the transportation of gasoline must be equipped with fire extinguishers. : Inflammable cleaning fuilds are to be sold to the public in portable containers of approved metal safety type and must have pasted on them warnings against careless handling. All empty drums that have been used to transport gasoline are to be tightly closed and any duthorized official may limit the number to be stored in.any one place. No inflammable petroleum product ot crankcéase oil is to be permitted to enter a sewer or surface drain- age ssytem, ; ft Leis - These regulations are to be enforced by the fire marshall. 3 s+ 8 The proposed new power agreement between the Hydro Power Commission and the Qttawa Valley Power Co., has been rejected by the Ontario Government. Cis : T Spanish War Headline yesterday--*'Rebels cut Madrid's Out- let to Valencia'. The heading continues--"Firing squads stand by as hundreds of Socialists are sentenced to die by Malaga tribunals." The way to political freedom is deadly to losing leaders. ® ¢ 0 Sh; Damage estimated roughly at $20,000 was cuused when fire which broke out at the rear of the Gift Shoppe, Brock Steet south, completely gutted that business place, and Roy Fowler's gents' furnishings store and apartment above. Lindsay's cash grocery to the north also sustained some damage from water and smoke, while apartments occupied by Victor Johnston, Harry Donald, L. and Mrs. A. Silver's ad- Joining were also more or less damaged, principally by smoke. Mr. Fowler sustained the heaviest loss as his stock and contents of. his apartment were practically 'destroyed. He carried some insurance on both, as did also Mr. N. Lindsay on his store stock and fixtures, . ? [ [J] ® » ] ~ UXBRIDGE MAN HAS NARROW ESCAPE Slipping from a power dam at Real's flour mills, where he was played, Daniel Norton, 84 narrowly escaped deat "by drowning by grasping a tree stump, to which he climbed after being carrie fully one-quarter mile on a rushing torrent. Norton was endevour- ing lift boards from the dam to ensure more water power for YR through a flume under the main thoroughfare of the town. A j the Soldiers' Memorial Hospital illia against ihe County of Ontario demanding pay- ment within thirty days of accounts alleged to be due for hospitalization of indigent patients, mostly from the north part of the County, were. pre- sented last week to Ontario County Council by the clerk, R. Donald Ruddy. The clerk, who is also solicitor, ex. plained that the writs were for differ- ents amounts, and that it cost a lot of money to have them issued, this being charged to the municipalities from which the indigents came, "As high as five and ten dollars each, they cost," said the clerk and solicitor. They were all issued by an Orillia lawyer. : "Let me tell you how this works," said the clerk further, "These ac- counts come to me at all times, some 'times two and three-a week, and if they are not paid on the spot, which is always demanded, 'legal action is threatened or taken. Notwithstanding the fact that bills were tabled. for thousands of dollars for the care of indigents at the Coun- cil's gession two weeks ago, a lot more were tabled this aternoon. They con- stitute a serious: problem for the Council, for there seems tq be no end of them and the coat is getting more all the time. The appointment of an inspector who would visit all indigem patients in hospitals and keep track of them is still being considered by the Council. : y Delay in Grants for Education Reeve William Parrett of Reach Township who with Reeve Fred Qlay- ton of Thorah, comprised a special committee appointed two weeks age to wait on the Minister of Education at Toronto to obtain information on the compilcated question of the pay- ment of grants to high andcontinu- ation schools for the education of county pupils submitted a report which was as follows: All minor municipalities in the county have heen partners in the cost of secondary edugation under the statutes of 1927 and amendments thereto. The Act of 1936 has dissolved this partenership and has set up a- nother in its stead. The eleven rural municipalities, except such parts .ot them which are Continuation Schoel areas, -are partners in the costs of secondary education as set out in the act of 1836. The five urban muni- cipalities and the four continuation school areas each provide for the cost of secondary education of the resident pupils within their borders, and the county will not under this Act levy on these areas for any cost of second- ary education. : The Act of 1936 went into effect January 1st, '1937. Anything this Council has done and anything it has not done-which should have been done, would appear to he water over the dam at that date, and what we are 1n- terested in is knowing just where to leave the old Act and the proper thing to do with the new one. The old Act provided these costs were due and payable as of December 16th in each year, while the new one does not set out when they are pay- able but provides that they must be paid before July 1st of each year. Under the new Act cost of teaching county pupils in 1038 would cost the parties liable approximately $56,000. There has been paid on this account $12,608.00, leaving a balance due which must be paid before July 1st of approximately $42,400 with interest of $1055.00, bring the amount to $43,- 466.00. ; We have been assured by the Depart- ment that provision will be made by amending the Act of 1936 for the costs of which might be termed county pupils from all school areas which may not be levied on by the county to be provided for directly by such areas. We would therefore recommend that no payments (other than the interim payment provided by the agreement with the city of Oshawa) be paid until the June session. a There was considerable discussion companion named Miller who was helping Norton was not able to save him, but lost no time in summoning Constable Vesey, who or-' anized a rescue party. The fact that he was not tra in the lume was considered remarkable. water ) nder normal conditi ons h of three or four feet passes through the flume, but last night it was rushing through at a depth of eleven feet. 'The fact that he was a good swjmmer accounted for Norton being able to keep to the surface, © He was found at his own home. i { ddueation. This was agreed of this report, and much information sought, and while the Council ex- pressed - ita appreciation of the work done by the special committee bring- ing in much useful information, it was felt that the recommendation made should come through the committee on 'to. YS "PORT PERRY, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1987 - County Council "Reprinted Extracts from the Whitby Gazette-Chronicle | Eight writs issued } An increase of one-quarter mill in the levy for country and Oshawa sub- urban roads for the year 1987 was ap- proved of by the County Council on Thursday afternoon, when, after con- siderable discussion, and on a sharp division the report of the County Road Board containing the recommended in- crease was adopted.. The rate will be 2,76 mills, Opponents of the increased rate, when the vote was called, were: Reeve Fred T. Rowe, and Deputy- Reeve Wm, Davidson, Whitby; Reeve Lyman T, Gifford, and Deputy Reeve Jas. McKengie, E, Whitby; Reeve lL. Kemp, Whitby Tp.; Reeve D, B, John- ston, Cannington; and Deputy-Reeve Ralph Mowbray, Pickering. The de- bate on the report revealed that those opposed to the increase felt that it was unnecessary and not advisable at this time when every effort was being made to reduce taxation, On the other hand, it was argued that to take care of deficits of last year and the needs of 1987 the increase was most es- sential. : Estimated Expenditures. The increased mill rate was based on the following estimated expendi- tures: Total estimated cost of road con struction, road mainténance, Oshawa Suburban roads, County bridges, ur- ban rebates, superintendence, office and county ear, workmen's compensa- tion and insurance, machinery and tools, fuel and oils, was $82,545.00, Of this amount the county's share was estimated at $88,176, and the Provin- cial Government subsidy, $40,070. City of Oshawa will pay $3000 and the Provincial Welfare Department for man labor costs $1300. Largest item in which county and province will share is $37,000 for maintenance, Another large item is $11,000 for road construction, Osh- awa suburban roads will cost $12,745, and county bridges $1000. The sum of $7000 is shown for machinery and tools, and $2500 for fuel and oil. Other recommendations of the County Roads Board which were a- 'dopted were: Byy New Snow Plow In order to he better equipped to maintain winter traffic on the county roads at the November session of this Council your committee recommended and were authorized to purchase a new Frink snow plow "V" type, at the price quoted of $1075, and to re- model the old snow plow at a price quoted at $225. Tenders-were called for the supply of this new equipment and the remodelling of the old. The lowest tender for the new plow was that of J. S. Innes, Limited, Toronto, for $031.97, and that of W. D. Beath & Son, Toronto, for the remodelling of the old plow for $189. These two tenders weer accepted ,with the ap- proval of the Department of High- ways, - y : - Your committee also called for tenders for heavy duty trucks to operate snow plows, and those of Archer Motors, Port Perry, Jas. Pen- gelly and Son, Brooklin, and C. H.i Ellis, Washago, were accepted at a rental of $4.00 per day, and when operating at a rate of $1.76 per hour. Your committee recommended further that the Warden and Clerk be author- ized to sign agreements with the above named truck owners relative to the above. The tenders of the above named truck owners were approved by the Department of Highways. Your committee have egain consid- ered the Workmen's Compensation In. surance held by the A. E. Wilson Co. of Toronto, during 1936, and we would | recommend that this policy be renewed -with A. E. Wilson Co., covering all county employees on road construction and maintenance, at an estimated premium of $900, subject to approval of the D. P, H. 0. Retread Road Request At the November, 1986, session, ot this council, several requests were made to your committee for sections of retread road to be built on County roads in several townships. We be- lieve the present is not an opportune time to outline a construction policy of this nature, but at the June session of the counell, when 'freshets and break-ups are over, and the necessary work performed ineldental thereto, the retread requests and proposals shall be given due consideration, Your committee made represents- tion to the County of York re the cut- (Continued on back page) Bx. ANNABELLE BAIRD 3 At the meeting of the Literary So- ciety last Friday, Fifth Form pre- sented a colourful scene representing an afternoon among the French- Canadians. The curtains parted re vealing a woodland scene. Malcolm Nasmith, plus whiskers and a pipe, was seated on a stump. He recited "My Leetle Cabane" and then played a lilting tune, "Danse des Sylphes", on his violin. At the end of this the French-Canadians trooped in dressed, as critic Mr, Terry sald, "in hockey suits, ete, etc," There was a great traordinary--from crimson toques to beaded moccasins--the costumes rep- resented perfectly those of the pio- neers of Quebec. The "habitants" formed a semi- circle for Grace Stone and Ernie Gilroy to dance "Jibi-di, Jibl-da", ~The whole group sang Alouette, the favorite folk song of the French, and then Jean Hopkins and Nora Porteous sang beautifully, "Mere Michel", Eight girls and boys from the group sang and danced "Sur le Pont d'Avignon". Margaret Hayes Mary Stone, Maunsel Gerrow and Bill Willard sang and acted "Ne Pleure Pas Jeanette", (Do Not Cry Jeanette) in a very touching manner. Malcolm Nasmith sang a solo entitled: "Sur Mon Pere" with a chorus sung by the girls, Three groups were formed for the singing of the round: "Frere Jaques", and if "Brother Jack"; had been sleeping he surely would have been pleased to awaken 'at. the call le Pont d'Avignon". Margaret Hayes, and Nora Porteous sang "Au Pays Des Reves D'Or." The class left the stage and Ruth Hall, dressed as an old woman, recited "The Red Cance". The e¢lass re-entered dancing the "Farandole" to the strains of "Mimi Printemps" "('Peggy O'Neil") and as a grand finale they sang it. * * » . Heard at the Literary Society: Basketball Comments by M. Hayes The boys' basketball at Uxbridge on Monday wound up in favour of Ux- bridge "with a score of 32-22." In a practice game the Juniqr boys wan with the encouraging score of 10-9 against Uxbridge, Qutatanding among the players were Norman Sweetman and Walter Sherridan, The last baskethall game in our gymnasium for this year was played last Wednesday. The honours were equally divided between our excellent teams (as Mr. Gemmell commented) and those of Whitby. Although our girls lost we had several star players, Mary Pyatt put six balls in the basket, Merle Switzer five and Ruth Carnegie three. Mary has suddenly perked up, and who knows but that she may be Port Perry's salvation. The Whitby girls played a very good game too, as can be seen by the score 38 or 42-28, Merle Switzer maintains it was 38-28. We are proud of our boys. They really won with a score of 26-18. Supper was served after the games, in the Agriculture room. The tables were laid for about forty-eight, and the places were all filled, - The meal consisted of potato and cabbage salad, (minus salt) and tomato and tomato jelly reclining on a lettuce leaf. Coffea (minus sugar) and banana cream pie (or soup), were served as dessert. - Four brilliant speeches were made by the captains of each team. Our girl speaker, (Grace Switzer) became so flustered she said Uxbridge instead of Whitby. We wonder where her thoughts were? We were allowed to use the Assembly Hall -until eight o'clock. P. S. Those behind the scenes (e.g. dishwasher and cooks) should be considered. * * * Hockey by Mildred Lakey The award of the week in hockey goes to Douglhs Pilkéy for his super- special goal-tending on behalf of his team, as well as for being the hand- somest boy in Third Form.. We feul he is a "Turk" Broda in the making. 'Tuesday the double-header ended by Upper School Team I assuming second place to Team II with four points to seven and the addition of two points to the slowly mounting score of Lower School Team IV. We have a feeling that the team starring "Red Rogers" SCHOOL DAYS| dea) of etc, for the colours were ex-|. ing to the Lenten Season and the First Form' contiibutions to the Tatler: } Miss Thompson: (hearing the sound dishes 7" Nellie Mosienko: "No Miss Thomp- son, less." Teacher: "Fred this essay on "My Mother is the same as your brother's", Fred Colbear: "Yes ma'am, we have the same mother." . . LJ * A Second Form contribution to the Tatler: Murray Holtby (in a hotel) "Waiter, I think this meal is spoiled." Waiter: "That's right, sir. It came from a prize lamb, so I expect .it was petted too much." LJ LJ LJ Middle School contributions to the Tatler: " Joan Mason's voice is like Marjorie Byer's car--minus a muffler. Mr, Kerr: "What four words do we use most"? Elroy Martin: "I don't know, sir." Mr. Kerr: "Correct." * J * A Fifth Form contribution to the Tatler, Who's Who by Nora Porteous Mr. Gemmell our leader true, Through thick and thin will see us "through, In Algebra and problems too Mr, Kerr knows what to do; In the history of our land Fair Misa Thompson takes her stand, For reasons that are obvious Miss Harris teaches French to us, Sometimes" Mr. Kerr spatters ink, But every night he's at the rink; Miss Spooner fair as fair can be, Does wonders with Latin poetry; Common sense and history Does Mr. Gemmell divulge freely. Miss Harris teaches Literature here Nor do we daceits talk for fear. With care and patience all sincere, Each one does his duties here. * * * . The next Literary meeting will be Friday, February 19, Middle School will present in English the French play, "Le Baron de Fourchevif", star- ring Ruth Pilkey and Joel Aldred. The February meeting of ithe A.Y.P. A. of St. John's Church was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Bailey an Wednesday evening, the 3rd. The meeting opened with a hymn followed by prayer by the rector. Mrs. (Rev.) Harcourt conducted a short Bible study on the 20th chapter of Exodus. "She opened her discussion with a num- ber of interesting questions pertain- Church year. A report of the Local Council meeting held recently in Port Hope was given by Miss Vera Forder. Our president, Mr. Lavern Devitt asked us to try and double our mem- bership this year, = Miss Eva Parr gave the Study Book chapter "Moral Tissue" and Mrs. T. Smith read a number of short articles from the A.Y.P.A. monthly. It was learned with regret of the departure from our midst of one of the faithful members of the society Mr. W. Brown and it was decided to present him with a Bible as a parting gift. The pro- gram took the form of a debate "Re- solved that Speed Limit Should not be Abolished." The affirmative side was taken by Miss Vera Forder and Mrs. John Hamilton and the negative by Rev. C. C. Harcourt and Mr. Lavern Devitt. The Judges were Mrs. (Dr.) McArthur and Mr. F. Willan. Their decision was a tie and the final de- cision was left to a vote of the meot- ing and the affirmative side won by a very small margin. At the close a vote of thanks was tendered the judges, the debaters and hostess. Lunch was served by group on charge. Miss Helen Waldon of Toronto visited on Sunday with her cousins the Smith Bros. Mrs, M, Smith spent Sunday with of breaking dishes) "What, more] SAMUEL FARMER, Editor and Publisher, Irma paper of Alberta: Alexander-Taylor A quiet wedding was solemnized on Friday, January 15th, at the home of Mrs. Albert A. Taylor of Fabyrn, when her only daughter Mary Winni- fred was united in marriage with Mr, Lewis Emmerson Alexander, of Irma. The bride was becomingly attired in a rust colored travelling costume. and carried a bouquet of crimson roses. She was attended by Miss Virginia Gay who wore a similar costume of apple green crepe and éarried pink roses. The groom was supported by Mr. John Taylor, brother of the bride. The bridal party entered the drawing room to the strains of the Wedding March played by Mr. Gerald Taylor, another brother of the bride. The ceremony was performed by Rev. E. F. Kemp, of Irma. Immediately fol- lowing the ceremony a buffet supper was served by Mrs. Geo. Taylor, sister in law of the bride. : Among those present was Mr. Alex- ander, father of the groom. Early, in the evening the happy couple left on a motor trip to Edmonton where they will spend a short honeymoon, and upon their return they will reside at many friends follow them and where the bride was a member of the teach- ing staff for four years. She is a granddaughter of Mr, Geo. McLaugh- lin and the late Mrs. McLaughlin of and the late Mrs. Anson Taylor of Blackstock. The relatives and friends here join in wishing the young couple a long, happy and prosperous journey through life. We are very sorry to learn that Mr. Geo. McLaughlin of Cobourg and formerly of Cartwright, is seriously ill with pneumonia. We hope for a speedy recovery. a The meeting of the Y.P.U. on Wed- nesday evening last took the form ot a skating. party. The stop skate prize was won by Miss L. Trewin and Mr. Frank Woodard. At the close lunch was served in the basement of the church, ' Miss Pauline Ferguson with Miss Doris Marlow, Mr. and Mrs. N. Mount- joy, Ivan and Audrey with Mr. and Mrs. Lorne Wannan, of Kirby, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Graham and family of Oshawa with Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Graham. N Miss Norma Hogey with her sister Mrs. Harry McLaughlin at Nestleton. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Hoskin and - family of Kedron, with Mr. Wesley Hoskin. The first hockey game of the season was played on the Blackstock rink on Friady night last under the auspices of the A.Y.P.A. when Mn Donald Lamb of Lindsay brought up a team for a friendly game with a team as- sembled by Mr. Jack Smith. The score was 7-6 in favour of Lindsay. Mr. Donld Gillis, our barber, spent Sunday with his parents at Thornhill. We are sorry to know that Mrs. R. Hamilton_is under the doctor's care and Hope she will soon be better. The monthly meeting of the Vie- torian Women's Institute was held at the home of Mrs. John Wright on Wednesday afternoon, February 3rd. The roll call was answered with "What I first remember and When." The program was in charge of the group of which Mrs. Russell Mountjoy was convener but in her absence was pre- sided over by Mrs. Perey VanCamp and was as follows: a reading by Mrs. A. F. Bailey, "A Good Time Now and Then", music by Mrs. Jabez Wright; a reading by Mrs. Percy VanCamp, "Neighbours"; "Happenings Fifty Years Ago' 'was read by Mrs. Cecil Ferguson; a reading by Mrs. Clarence Marlow "Party Line". Reminiscences of Fifty Years Ago by Mrs. Albert Werry, and a picture contest in charge and Mrs. her daughter Mrs. W. VanCamp, Mr, Lorne Bradburn, with his parents Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Bradburn on Sunday. Miss Reba Hern, of Toronto, and Sault Ste Marie, who will be ordained into the United Church this spring as the first woman minister of Eastern Canada was a week end guest of her, cousin and his wife, Mr. and Mrs, F.| has won favour with the hockey fans, and especially with cheer leader: Viona Till. On Thursday the victory of Team 1V with a score of 12-7 shows the stuff the team is really made of,' 'but who can wonder with such a! captain as Harry Carnegie? This Tuesday Team IV lost to Team II with a score of 17-8, A. Willan. An interesting item about Misa Hern was featured in the Star Weekly of February 6th. . Rev. C. Ci" Harcourt, Mr. Lavern Devitt, President of the A. Y. P. A, Mr. John Rahm, Past President; Mrs. John Hamilton, Ree. Sec. and Miss V, Forder, Cor. Sec., attended as dele- gates to the January meeting of the Toronto, was . of Mrs. C. Ferguson and won by Mrs, Mervin Mountjoy, who received a nice prize, Lunch was served by the group in charge. No. present, 33, Mr. Jack Rahm has bought. the vacant house on the Galbraith home- stéad now owned by Mr. C. Devitt and moved it.to his lot in Blackstock. Po ----- Oyster Supper at Manchester. The Women's Association of Man- chester United Church are. putting on. - an Oyster Supper in the Town Hall on Friday evening of this week. Other meats will be provided for those who do not care for oysters. 'Program hy talent from Brooklin and Greenbank. Admission Adults 86¢., children 20c, Local Council which was held in the Parish Hall, of St. John's Church at Port Hope. The following was taken from the Irma where the best wishes of their ° Cobourg, and also of Mrs. A. Taylor ° Among our Sunday visitors were: