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Oshawa Daily Times, 16 Apr 1930, p. 2

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THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, THURSDAY, APRIL 17, 1930 PAGE TWO SL hii il "7 Whitby 'Branch Office, ot Gas Daily Times i) ed a tne Qi~--After Business Hours = hone BH, REPRESENTATIVE--JAMES H, ORMISTON forced. Corn growers in Ontario) will have to become accustomed to the fact that cleaning up corn "remnants thoroughly & eath spring Oscar Downe, Corn Borer In- spectoy appointed by the County Counell to enforce the provisions of the Corfi 'Borer 'Act in' eertaip, , "Ontario County, -Wes in prt or Monday. The inspector has commenced: bis work for the season, and in an {ntérylew stress od the\fact that while it might ap- peur that under the Act the borer had been reduced in the counties, the Act was still being strictly en- forced, In Ontario county, he stated, fhe borer caused consider- able loss to the farmers last year. Mr, Downie handed out the follyv- ing statement to the Times: "At & recent conference In London 'and Toronto of the: corn botar inspectors and the Provin. al "Entomologist it was stated that many farmers were under the impression that because the borer had been weduced dn most of tho countries under the Act, it was no longer a serious mendce, and there fore the Act would not be strictly enforced this. year, If this state- ment 'was correct it. is untortun- ate and very misleading, "The borer 18 just as dangerous an insect today as it ever was and All it needs to enable it to play havoe with our corn is to be given ® chance such as it would have if the Corn Borer 'Act wore not en will henceforth be a regular part of farm operations, There is no other ktiown way of combating the , Even in Kurope this is the way 'ot ¢ preventing heavy 08608, "The Corn Borer Act will be en- forced this year and in future i of the hopes of all ny mn Iv a le WEIL worth' saving, hp i V4 ' "Both tha writer 'sna the' fn spéetors mre poxious that every farmer. s a study out the best méghod 'of desling. with his corn tela, so. that bo may have little gr:np nnd picking to do after it has ,$own. There are men. in every hy a who so handle their fields that they have no necessity for 'Handspicking. We should Uko an far 4s possible to have this true of avery man, This "pring we 8d- vise everyone to prepare his'cofn- Jtubbie, Hebd before ploughing it, preferably' by running the disc twice over the stubble to break it and loosen it up an then to plough wiht a wide«furrow plough, taking special care to run the last furrow ns close to the stubble row as pos- sible so that on the next round the stubble may be thrown flat 'Into the furrow and completiey buried, Wo have niready seen fields this year in which even short stubble was not covered owing to poor ploughing. "In cultivating after ploughing we advise the use of a disc instead of a toothed implement and a disc drill" instead of the other makes, 180 that se little as possible of the stubble may be dragged up, "Where fall ploughed stubble [bas heaved during the winter as it sometimes does, it will probably pay well to run the ruller over the sowing, as this will firm the sur field before working it up and face and push down some of the | stubble, "Growers of smal pots of corn in villages, towns and cities must 'temomber that the Act applies 10 them just as much ay to the tarm- ors abd that sometimes their corn is more heavily infested than the corn on farms, All corn stalks on'these plots and al) course weeds alongside them should be gathered 4nd burned as soon as they are Iaand the ground then spaded or 0 "Corn stalks or remnants left lying" out in feeding padodeks or left over in barns or elsewhere will contain borers und in accord ance with the Act must be gather- #4 and burned or ploughed under by May 20th, "We ask the hearty co-operation of all corn growers including those who have only tiny plots, in this work of destroying the borer and preserving the corn industry, This gan best be dome by each man doing his own share and in a kind. ly way encouraging his neigh- bours to do the same," DEMONSTRATION OF PHYSICAL WORK AT THE COLLEGE Fine Programme Given by Well-trained Students Tuesday Night The very important. place given to physical education at the One tario Ladies' College was demon- strated on Tuesday evening to many friends of the College who attended the annual demopsira- tion In that art staged in the spac- fous and well equipped gymnasium It was very apparent from the Easter Specials! for Thursday and Saturday 1 Besssiere: snd: Blower Sets In dainty ah lace trimmed «of protiy colorings A ' a ho . Chic Garments in a combination : $1.98 50 New Of all silk Cantons and Tacco Slik fn a host of featuring the Now Spring Shades, Sizes 14 10 42 Selling Regularly at $9.95 to $12.50, Easter Special $7.95 Silk Frocks smartest of silhouette models, A Group All 1930 styles, of Muskrat and and Kitten's Bar Broadcloth, Fur Trimming standing offer as these garments sell regu- larly up to $89.50 of Better Coats in Point Twlills, Charmaine Squirrel, This Is an, obt- 20-only Misses Tweed Coats Of pretty designs, mostly featuring the belted Sizes 13, 15, 17 and 18. Volues $15.00 styles, $9.75 to $17.50 Easter Special Store. Open Thursday Evening New Hose to match the Easter Costume bv 1930 styles ) Size 2106 yrs. 'Size 710 9 yrs. i... CBA L(Y Size 10 to 14 yrs. ad Cheese 'In Pin a or Blue n od hs Sizes 1 and 2 years ., Easter Special Rw $4.95 $6.95 $8.95 Coats $3 50 Karo Hose Full fashioned, ' pure silk. Servige 'weight ' in all the New Spring $1.95 shades... PE 8 Service Weight $1.50 Chiffon Weight $1.80 va ¥ wh Pure Wool Serge Reefers 'styigh, Brass buttons, smblem ¥ yours a Leh va Bay's x Sand and Gray shades; sixes 8 to § $2.49 years, Easter Special CRORE Phone | of the Advisory Board on Tariff | tor B, McKinnon who has been ap- | Orona, 2595 quality and variety of te pro gramme given by the students, under the direction of the capable physical instructor, Miss H, Merk- idy, with Miss M, Kisbey at tuo plano, that fo the matter of physi- cal training splendid results are being accomplished, Bvery number wes a delight and in many re- spects a revelation to those pres- ent, The programme wai one of the best given by the college students in recent years, The physical trafuing course 18 open to every student and is an important part of the College cur- riculum, The college authoritics rightly believe that healing bodies and healthy minds go and nn hand 'for thé attamment of the best educational results, Marches, work on the apparatus, drills, dances, tumbling and pyrkmid exercises, and other nums bers all went to make up & most interesting, enjoyable nnd inbtruc- tive programme, The various num- bers were as follows: ) March, School; Swedish, . 1st Form; Wands, Elementary Class; Flanborough Sword, Commercial Class; Funamental Danish Gym- nastics, Oth Form and' Sr. House hold Science; Mimetle, Exercises, 4th Form and Jr. Household Science; Dumbells, 2nd ahd 3rd Forms; Minuet, Dance Group; Apparatus, Voluntary Gym. Class; Clubs, 6th Form and 8r, Household 'Bclence; Pyramids, Voluntary Gym, Class; Dances of the Homelands, Dance Group--England, 'Sweet Kate", Ireland, "Irish Lt", Sweden, "Weaving Dance", Ger- wany, "Lovely Wulka', Holland, "Duteh Couples", Russia, "Kolo- meyka'", England, "Sellengers' Round", The latter number was particu). arly pretty, ORONO MAN, TARIFF News, advertising and REPRESENTATIVE--B, News About Town Tim Garton Prepares Tim Garton proprietor of the local bus lines is an opptimist and freely predicts that the weather will be fine enough in a day or two to go boating on the lake, Let's hope he's right, He was busy yes- terday making his Z4-foot motor bout seaworthy, ptolen Car Found Tommy Knight's Buick Sedan, which was stolen from his . resi- dence on Monday night was. re- covered by the Oshawa police at the Jake in that city, The car was in good condition and had not been hurt in any way but the joyrider will need to watch his steps for there is a stiff sentence for car robbers, ' ------ Town Hall Hepalrs At the last meeting of the coun ell some member stated that if the town hall was not soon seen to it would "fall down" and he hoped somothing would be done about it, The property committee is invest). gating and likely some time this summer the municipal bullding will be fixed to allay the fears of this councillor that it might fall on the heads of the town fathers while in gession, Counties Warden Here Warden Nelson of the United Counties of Durham and Northum- berland, and Mr, George Greer the road superintendant of the counties, were in town yesterday when they paid a visit to this part of the counties looking over the BOARD SECRETARY The announcement was made In | Ottawa yesterday that Melville a. Staples well known farmer, fruit grower and former candidate for parliament for the County of Dure ham has been appointed secretary and Taxation in succession to Hec- pointed Commissioner of Tariffs, Mr, Btaples is exceptionally well known in Durham County and his farm is located near the village of Ho 1s a graduate of tho Universities of Toronto and Edin. burgh and also studied in Europe, At the last Dominion election on Beptember 14, 1026, he was the opponent of Fred W. Bowen, the | conservative candidate for Dur- | ham, Mr, Staples was defeatod at | this election by & large majority, He has been doing research work for the Tariff Board for the past 12 months. roads, Whether theif visit had any- thing to do with the proposed high~ way from Newcastle to Lindsay i» not known but they spent a con- siderable time out near Orono on that highway. As far as is known to dete no pavement is proposed for Durham County as this county had all the work last year ani most of the improvements will bho done In Northumberland County this year, Business Better Boma df the local merchants state that business is getting bet- ter every day after the long winter slump and the farmers are begin. ning to take in heavy stocks of food @hd clothing to last over soed!| time, Going to England One of The Times carrier boys is nolng to England this summer and says that when ho returns he will give Englishmen in the town ___"_ pre---------- subscriptions will be received aot the #4 Bowmanville Office of I'be mes. |elephopes--=Oftice, 587 a, Las Bowmanville Daily® Times 4 w HERBERT MORTLOCK who are unable to take the trip for carious reasons an ides of what is doing in the old land, We would much prefer going along with him and seeing for ourselves, Boxing Pletures Coming The motion pletures of the box- ing tournament held at the Boys' Training school recently are go- fng to be shown in the Bowman- ville theatre when they are com- pleted, No date has been set for them to be shown, Tommy Ross told The Pimes yesterday, Gardens Bloomi Home of the gardens in Bowman ville are beginning to show signs of awakening and annuals are in flower, Mr. Jury's garden on Bil» ver Street is alive with hundreds of flowers and presents one of the prettiest pictures In town, Harry Taylor, one of the carrier boys, says that a lady on his route has snowdrops in bloom, Orientals Visit Tindsay Several men belonging to the Orientals from Bowmanville pald a fraternal visit last evening to the lodge at Lindsay, Two or three carloads left town and all report a real good time, Horticultural Meeting The Bowmanville Horticultural Boclety are holding a meeting in the near future to map out thelr activities for the year. The main object of their work will be the decoration and upkeep of the Boldiers Memorial Plot in Memor- fal Park. Orme Gamsby In Town Orme Grasby, Orono sportsman and a great favorite with the sporting fraternity of Bowman- ville was a visitor in Bowman- ville yesterday. Orme Is terribly proud boys from the county town and is telling everybody about the Sheriff Paxton Trophy going to Orono, Telephone Men Here A gang of workmen are install. ing new lines for the Bell Tele- phone. Company in Bowmanville, It is believed that these lines are in preparation for the installation of & common battery system in the town, % Clean Streets After the long discussion in the Town Council recently about the cleaning of the streets in the business it was not surprising.to seen that for the second time the streets were washed off with =a hose early this morning, This work is done, we are given to understand | ¥, G. Oke and Company, about five o'clock in the morning but a8 we are not as early risers ag that we cannot verify the siate- ment, -- ¥all Wheat Improved According to the lastest report of the County argicultural repre- sentative fall wheat and clover and alfalfa Is looking much better than it did a week or so ago. The warm weather and light rains is respon- sible for this it is claimed, No Paper Vriday There will be no publication of The Times on Friday owing to it being Good ¥riday and a Public Holiday. A holiday to a newspaper reporter is not the same as a bholi- day to any other person for he has to he on the job just the same ap more genorally happens on 8 holl- day than any other day, A reporter however, notices one difference about # public holliday and that is he has not to get up all of & hurry in the morning to catch the bus but has time, for once, to est his breakfast in leisure, F. G. OKE CO. LOSES $11.000 ACTION (By Canadian Press Lessed Wire) Toronto, Avril 16,-Judgment in full with costs, was given yes terday in the action of Elgin (Kamiskotin) Mines Ltd., against mining brokerage firm, for $11,000 in non-jury assizes by Mr, Justice Wright. A fifteen days' stay of the execution of judgment was grant- ed, Specific performance of an agreement to "underwrite" 2300, 000 shares of the company at 45 cents a share, was the basis for the action PHILLIPS SENTENCE INCREASED IN K.K.K, CASE AT OAKVILLE Toronto, Aprll 16,~The sen- tence of H. A, Phillips, of Ham- fiton, convicted, for being masked in public was increased by the First Divisional Court today. Phillips had been fined $50 and costs at his trial. He appealed to- day, The appeal was not only dis- missed but thelr lordships allowed the counter-appeal of the attorney~ goneral's department which con- tended the punishment was not enough, The court then sentenced him to three months' imprison- ment, PLANES COLLIDE, KILLING THREE (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Chatéauroux, France, April 16, ~=One woman was trapped in ao house and burned to death and two pilots were killed as two military combat planes collided over this city today and crashed into the streets, = Chen Cf, INMIGRATION T0 BE CUT IN HALF (Continued from Puge 1) Nearly one-third of the immigrants coming to Canada this year will be British, but the Government of Can ada will not subsidize immigration, even from the Mother Country, or attempt in any wiy to induce people to come to Canada, Under the new policy, assistance may be given to boys between the ages of 14 and 19, and girls between the ages of 14 and 17, inclusive, but this applies only to British boys and: girls, At the pres ent times assisted passages are ene joyed by British agricultural fam- ilies who have had at least fi experience on the more than three children under years of age; while (domestic servants) and juveniles al $0 receive assistance, but all this may be discontinued, The assistance forn erly 'oven to farm laborers and the | like have already been discontinued by the Canadian government, More- over, British agricultural familie coming to Canada this year will not be admitted unless they coming to placement in separate houses, It is believed this will mean a reductior in the number of families ec and an improvenrent in the Fewer Domestics There will be substantial curtail ment in the number of household workers or domestic servants arrive ing this year because there: is less demand for them. Following the stock market crash last autumn many domestic servants were discharged, The new policy of the Government is to restrict the total immigration to actual requirements; to ensure a pre- ponderance of British born; to cur- tail the movement from Central and Southern Europe to the lowest pos sible number; to abandon all assist ed-passage schemes; to cease offerin; special inducements to prospective settlers from any country, and to co- operate to the fullest extent with the Provincial Governments in selec ting what immigrants are actually needed to meet their requirements, UP AGAINST IT Teacher-~Really, Johnny, your handwriting is terrible, You must learn to write better, i Johnny--Well, it 1 did you'd be! finding fault with my spelling, =. Tit-Bits, veary not 1 land and have houseworkes ar ning out quality, ad W, ATKINSON, King St. ARWELL & FERGUSON Celina St. - BE. F. CAWKER, Siticoe N. W. 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