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"ball playoffs are staged and the "audience 'will be somewhat divided MYSTERY MAN HAS SAYLOCAL POLICE ; Indigent Patient in Bowman- 'ville has turned out to be a man only been in Canada six months. "is if. you can believe what he says frozen Mospital where he nas been ever 'ly a thousand 'Yfown getting tired of keeping him he sa fa ft mt my ad Boum News, advertising and subscriptions will be received at the Bowmanville Office of Block, King Street. Telepbones--Office--587; House--131, High School Win High School beat the Cream of Barley by a large margin in 8 heduled softball game last night. Jhe score was 25-9. High School led throughout making 16 in the first two innings. Lack of space prevents a full report of the game, ' Bowmanville Win Bowmanville Soccer team beat Drono in their first game at Orono last night by ome goal. Simpson was the scorer and no other goals were scored. Do not forget the game in town Thursday night. Girls Softball Team Wins Under the management of Dutch Osborne and Rube Kemp the St. :Paul's girls softball team are mak- ing a name for themselves, Last night they beat Hampton by a score of 26 to 11 in an exciting game at the High School grounds and they bid fair to hold the in- terest as much as the men's soft-- ball league. So that you will know the personal of the team «when they play a game we are pub- lishing the line up. Space will not permit a full report of the game. The teams: St. Pau's Hampton 'Mrs, Roach 1st base Elinor Sykes M. Lyle 2nd base M, Bradley Katie Brown 3rd base R. Billett Dot Humpage catcher D. Rundle 'Syl Kilpatrick pitcher Jessie Knox 'Ruby Thomas 8 stop Miss Kerslake Jean Wiseman r field E. Pascoe .M. Cole field H. Knox Louise Cole 1 field F. Burns Umpires--Robertson and Wil- liams. Softball Tonight The last game of the first sche- »dule will be played tonight when +thé Whiz meet Foundry at the + Public School grounds. This game Is more important than some think and should the Whiz lose they -will then be placed in second pos- Ition on a tie with Motors and have to play for the right to meet Good- ear in the playoffs, It is not like- y however that they will lose but 'stranger things have happened. . Football Thursday The game between Bowmanville and Orono which is scheduled for Baturday next has been put ahead two days and will be played here 'at' the" High School grounds on "Thursday night so as not to inter- fere with any that might wish to at- 'ténd the celebrations on the "Glor- fous Twelth."" This will be the same night as the first game of the soft- between the two attractions. CRIMINAL RECORD ville Hospital Refuses to Divulge His Former Home The Times in the Cowan get rid Frau nsturaly When man | a very hard luck story: but w give little information about himsélt. were made as to where he might be sent and fin- ally the police took his finger prints and on checking up found he to of him, first came here he |cgnnot 3 a bad record, Now he will tell where he cama from here as likely he feels that sl found he will' have to charges elsewhere, Dr. Birks, medical officer of health has been in touch with a great many wocisties but no one 'ace Other { hart in a moment of forgetfullness wanted him "exported" bu: as he has been a resident in Canada for 16 years this cannot be done. And #0 a man with both feet off, with a bad record, who will not help him self or give any information, who be charged with vagrancy is still a ward of the town, and the town is forced to- keep him. The attorney-general's department will endeavour to find away to rid Bowmanville of this unwelcome visitor, * Town Fathers Held Busy Session Last Evening Considerable business was tran- sacted in a three hours session of the Town Council in the council chamber last evening and several local improv ts were passed The meeting opened with all mem- bers present and the Mayor in the chair. Minutes of the last meet- ing were read and approved, Petitions A Andrews applied for permis- sion to erect a gasoline pump out- side the bicycle shop of Harry C. Allin on King Street West. Reeve Carruthers objected to any more being erected on King Street as he considered it a danger to traffic, Deputy Reeve Rehder agreed that the erection of a pump was an im- pediment to trafic but Mayor El- lott declared that it would not be any more dangerous than cars parking on King Street. The mat- ter was finally left in the hands of the Roads and Streets Com- mittee with power to act, Mrs. C. Robinson complained to council about dogs running at large on her garden destroying her plants and shrubs and asked that something be done about it, This was left in the hands of the Po- lice Committee. BE. Passant asked council to place a street light near his drive on King Street East as he stated that the lights near his home were far apjart and he thought there was a need for one, This matter was re- ferred to the Property Committee. Twelve residents of Brown St., presented a petition to the Town Fathers for the installation of a sewer on their street. This was the third petition for this work that has been presented to the council and either the council being tired of hearing the petition or thinking that the residents had earned the right to have the sewer they grant. ed the petition. Communications A statement from the Counties Clerk was read giving the figures for the 1930 tax rate for the coun- ty. County rate would require the sum of $19,624.88, Public and Separate School Tax $93.55, De- benture rate $1,274.78, County Road Rate $3,215.93, making a total of $15,109.93. Communica~ tion was read from D, L. McCarthy, solicitor for the town of Bowman ville in the McGill transactions stating that. the time was not yet ripe for a good sale of the pro- perty in Washington. He however advised that the house belonging to the estate which was in the col- ored section of the city be sold now. This was the first intimation to the council that the town was in possession of the house and the council agreed that building should be sold. Mr. McCarthy also stated that a refund of taxes amounting to about $2,500 might be obtained by placing the matter before the Canadian Ambassador at Washing- ton and this sum would pay for the installation of a new heating sys- tem in the McGill building which was badly needed. Council agreed that a new heating system should The "Mystery Man' of Bowman-|.De installed but thought that the with a very bad record having werved one term in Manitoba of eight years despite the fact that he stated at one time that he had This man is named Sutton that at all. He was picked up last win- ter by Constable Hall in as barn in the town limits and both feet were and he was removed to the He has cost the town near- dollars and the COMPACTS _ ~~ (3in box) 2 Packages worth BA a --.--] tee also recommended that . ment of a permanent janitor main building should not be sold until the town should be able to get a good price for it. School Board Estimates A letter from the Secretary of the Public School Board asked the town to appropriate the sum of $11,403.76 to cover expenses for the ensuing year. The total amount require for school expenses will be nearly $27.000 but with grants from the Government and county fis was reduced to ghe sum asked or. George W. James appeared on behalf of the West Durham' Agri- cultural Society to ask for the usual grant of $100, This sum was granted. 8 ! The Finance Committee recom- mended accounts amounting to $1,034.92 be paid and the Water- works recommended payment of |' accounts of $450, Finance Commit- the Poll Tax paid last year by Harold Carpenter be rebated as he was Bot able alter having served with 1e am ent arry- flora Dus; ogim, t at B i ~The bylaw providing for the ex- emption of certain" 'on farms' lends was put in by Coun- cillor: Campbell, Rule 33 was sus. pended and council went into com« mittee of the Whole with the Mayor in the chair for the ri The third and final reading made the bylaw legal for another year, i Finance Committees recommend- ed the payment of the paving me« count of the Boys' Training School road which amounted to $7600 be paid out of the McGill money pw 'to the credit of the town in the bank. Ths committee also recom- mended: that the usual grant of $1,000 be made to the Bow manville Hospital 'on condition responsibil od that J, M. Rowe contract for the pajuting of the ex. terior of the Town Hell and. also the Library at a price of $300, The question of the appoint be given the | > - all public. buildings was . brought up by Councillor Strike who was given permission to: call for ten- ders to fill the position, A description of conditions at the Bowmanville Cemetery was brought to the notice of the coun- cil by Councillor T. Lockhart and is reported elsewhere. No. parking will be allowed in future west of Harry Allin's shop and The West End Garage on King Street as members of the touncil claim that parking in this place obstructs the view of motorists coming on to King. Street from Scu- gog Street. BELLEVILLE LADY BADLY INJURED IN AUTO CRASH Lorne Stevens, Local Taxi Owner, Charged With Criminal Negligence Lorne Stevens, local taxi pro- prietor, was arrested yesterday afternoon by Trafic Officer J. H. Hincheliffe, of Bowmanville, on the Kingston Highway about two miles west of Bowmanville was badly cut about the face and limbs and is thought to have suffered severe internal injuries. A little daughter was also injured but not seriously, The accident which ac- curred near Maple Grove complete- ly wrecked the Nixon car, a Whip- pet sedan and badly injured the Chevrolet sedan driven by Ste- vens. The pplice in reconstructing the accident state that Nixon was pro- ceeding along the highway in a westerly direction while Stevens was proceeding east on his way. from Toronto with a fare. For no apparent reason at all Stevens is alleged to have suddenly swerved across the road and crashed into the Nixon car turning it complete- ly upside down and damaging it al- most beyond repair, Police who ar- rived on the scene shortly after ar- rested Stevens and Incarverated him in Bowmanville jail, A charge of criminal negligence was pre- ferred against him and he was later released on bail of $4,000 supplied by two local men. Mrs, Nixon was taken to the Commercial Hotel at Oshawa where she received medical attention. Mr. Nixon who was not hurt stated to The Times this morning that the full extent of Mrs, Nixon's injur- ies were not yet known but if they were such that a removal might be made she would be moved to the home of relatives in Hamllton Stevens will appear before Mag- istrate Ward in Police Court at 3 o'clock this afternoon with Col, Boggs, new crown attorney conduc ting the case for the prosecution. LOVING MY NEIGHBOR It I should see A brother lznguishing distress, And I should turn and leave him comfortless, When I might be A messenger of hope and happi- ness-- How could 1 ask to have what I denied In my own hour of bitterness sup- pled? in sore And so I know That day is lost wherein I fail to lend A helping hand to some wayfar- ing friend; * But if 1 show A burden lightened by the cheer sen : Then do I hold the golden hours well spent, content, uld he bo | And lay me down to sleep in sweet | After 'shooting and killing his common-law wife, Gertrude Sequin (1), Eloi Meloche (2), of Tim- mins, turned his revolver upon himself and ended his own life, First, however, he wounded the wo- The double-slaying occurred in a THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, TUESDAY, JULY 8, 1930 (3) on Goodfish RA, Police found the woman's body at the door, with that of Meloche lying nearby, The coroner's jury has placed the blame upon Meloche, Jealousy was given as the motive, log-cabin Kirkland Lake, R The Whitby Advertising, sabscriptions and whitby Brancus Office, at Gas '+ ano Chronicle~Telephone Business Hours ~ hone 850. REPRESENTATIVE--JAMES H, ORMISTON 28---After WHITBY SUMMER MISSIONS SCHOOL 15 NOW IN SESSION Many Students and Noted Church Leaders at the Ont. Ladies' College ] -- With a large registration from all parts of the province, the United Church Whitby Missionary Summer School opened at the On- tario Ladies' College on Monday evening, and will continue for a weck. Rev, G. Ernest Forbes, of Weston, is the dean, and on the programme are some very out- standing speakers, including Rev. George Pidgeon, D.D., in charge of worship and bible study; Rev, C. P. Holmes, D.D., Rev. J. C, Cochrane, Rev. W, D, Noyes, D.D., in charge of missionary study groups; and several others who will deal with othor subjects and departments of study, One of the oustanding men to visit the School and: speak will be Rev. J, W, Netram, native Indian preacher, whilo another eminent divine is Rev, Dr, P. D; Thompson, of Glas- gow, Scotland. Rev. D, N, Me- Lachlan, D.D,, will speak on Juvenile Delinquency. The students «ttending the schools are mostly leaders of young people's Presbytery organ- izations, Mission Band, Canadian Girls in Training, Tuxis Groups, ministers and Sunday School Workers. Rev. A. L. Richards, Whitby United Church, delivered the opening address, taking for his text, "Did not our hearts burn within us while He talked with us by the way." It was a most in- spiring meesage and one which will long be remembered by those who heard it. Given 'Warm Welcome Rev, Dr, Carscallen, principals of the College, in his address of welcome, mentioned the fact that the Summer School had been held each year for the past twenty-five years, He also stated that tiris Conforence was the second of four to be held this year at the College. Dr. Carscallen extonded to all a very hearty welcome, and wished for the School much success, For the opening service, which was held In the College Assombly Hall, there was a large attend- ance, tho gathering Including quite a number from Whitby. Bach day of the School there will be study of the bible, mis- sions, and missionary methods, all in the morning. In the afternoon there will be rest and recreation, badminton, tennis, baseball aad swimming, In the evening there will be vesper services on the lawn and platform meeting with noted speakers. The schpel is the only one in Ontario specializing in the training of missionary loadership. " The School Staff The entire staff of the school is as follows: B.D, of Daily Times nows will be received at the Rev. B, Ernest Forbes, Weston, Dean. Rev, George C, bible study, Rev, C, BR. Holmes, D.D,, Japan study, Rev, J, C. Cochrane, Church In Canada.' Rev. W. DD, Noyes, "Orientals in Canada." Miss, NeTannis Semmons, slonary Education of Juniors, Mrs, Frank Rae, W.M.8, Work Miss Lols Holman, Young People's Work, Dr. Margaret M:Kellar, with Rev, J. W, Netram, will speak on India. ROUTINE BUSINESS BEFORE COUNCIL Five By-laws Passed -- No Notion of Advertising Over the Air Only routine business came be- fore the Council at the regular meeting on Monday evening. the first for three weeks. Those in attendance were Mayor C. 2. Bow- man. Reeve A, W. Jackson, Couns. W. J. Davidson, Fred Rowe, J, H. Demiston, Robert Reid and Fred Landon, The engineer, H, L. Pringle acted' as clerk in the ab- sence of Mr, Frost who is away on his vacation, Council passed five bylaws, a task which took considerable time. They were to authorize bridge con- struction, borrowing money for clvic work, setting the dates for tax collections, and naming Aug- ust 4th as the town's civic holiday, Acccuntyg amounting to over $2. 000 were .passed for payment. Tom Ormiston acted as. Finance chairman in the absence of Coun. W. M, Pringle. A few communications were passed, a deputation heard and other routine business 'transacted. Council refused to consider a request from a firm of radio brokers to advertise Whitby on the air, Council felt that elvic monies could be spent to better advantage, CONSTRUCTION OF NEW BRIDGE ON GRAND TRUNK ST Is Authorized by the Town Council--August 4th Civic Holiday Whitby Town Council on Mon- day night passed a bylaw to auth. orize the construction of a bridge on Grand Trunk Street, over the creek, to. replace a wooden struc- ture washéd away in the spring floods of 1928, and to give ingress and egress to property owners in that section, The contract price is $3,000, and the town is to furn- ish sqme steel which was used in Pidgeon, D.D., "The D.D., Mis- the old Lynde's creek bridge, and which today is still in good condl- tion, Another bylaw was passed to bor row $4,000 from the Canadian Bank of Commerce to pay for the bridge unt!l such time as the de- bentures can be sold, August 4th Civic Holiday Council passed a bylaw setting Monday. August 4th as. the date of Whitby's' annual Civil holiday, and authorizing the mayor to issue his proclamation calling upon citi- zens to observe it, Chief Constable Harry W, Quan- trill will be sent to the Convention of the Chief Constables of Can- ada to be held at Hamilton July 20, 20 and 31, Time for Tax Payments Council passed a hylaw extend- ing the time for the payment of the first instalment of taxes to July 16th, without penalty, The second instalment is due on November 1st, but may be paid on July 16th when a discount of two per cent, will be allowed, Save Light at the Park Chairman Fred Rowe, Town Property Committee, report- ed that he had found that lights were burning all day in the Town Park because there was no switch by which they could be turned off. It was necessary to have lights burninp in the two lavatories, He had instructed Mr, Every of the Public Utility Commission to look the situation over with the result that a switch was suggested and installed, #o that the lights in the park, with the exception of the lavatories, can now be turned off, saving the 'town a considerable amount in lighting bills, Wants to Hold Tag Day A representative of the. Cana- dian National Institute for the Blind addressed Council asking for permission to hold a tag day in Whitby, and pointing out what the Institute is doing in Canada not only for the blind, but for the pre- vention of blindness, The Insti- tute, it was pointed out, had sent over $1,000 in Ontario County last year-to help blind people. It was made plain to Council that the tag day would be staged by some local organization, The Council express- ed its sympathy with the work of the Institute and had no objection to a tag day. being held. Unemployment Relief The Council discussed at some length the question of unemploy- ment relief, and decided to give as many married men and heads of families as posible an opportunity to share in the work of sewer con- struction which is now under way, Only Whitby men, however, will be émployed. This matter was left in the hands of the Chairman of the Rellef Committee, Coun, Fred Lan- don, The contractors building the bridge on Grand Trunk Street, it was reported, are also employing as many Whitby men as they can on the job, CARDINALS' STREAK ENDS St. Louis, July 7~The St. Louis Cardinals' winning streak was stopp- ed at five games by Pittsburg Pir- ates, with 8 9 to 5 defeat here yes- terday, Herman Bell started the game for the Cards, and held the Pirates helpless until the seventh, when he was removed for a pinch- hitter, Pittsburg nicked Haid and Lindsey, who followed, for eight of their runs nine runs in the last three innings. Haid was charged with the defeat, "Sunny" Jim Bottomley and Suhr, first-baseman for the Cards and Pirates, both hit home runs. TORONTOS BEAT MALVERN Toronto, July 8-Torontos de- feated Malvern 4 to 2 in a Juvenile Toronto Lucrosse Deague game last night, McKenzie, who scored three of the winners' goals wag too much for the Malverns, The game wag close and interesting from start to finish. Cox scored the other Toronto counter, while Quarterman and Box tallied for Ted Reeve's team, GABBY GERTIE wan forever," of the b | These are: MOTHERS AND "CHILDREN HAPPY AT FRESH AIR CAMP reat days at St. John's Rest Home, Corbett's Point, "Whitby. § Russell MacLean, rector of St. John's Garrison chureh, is honorary sec- Groups of families of women and children are afriving every wo weeks and |vetary, and director of social service for the organization. - The photographs enjoying the benefits of fresh air and plenty of sunshine. St, John's Rest | here show, LEFT, cottages used by the women and children to sleep 'in. Home is operated by the Toronto Garrison Business Men's Association, Rev, |RIGHT, a group, of happy children playing around the flagpole, __. _ = HAPPY AT CAMP Is he enjoying himself? Well, look at his face, This freckle-nosed youngster is one of the many city children now at St. John's rest home, Corbett's Point, near Whitby, MAPLE BRANCHES Those maple boughs are low, per- haps we'd better Get out the saw, and prune them, Yet their shadow the green tent with the clustered crimson ' Of summer phlox just seen beneath : its border, And golden-glow asway in wind and sunshine Yes, even silveww green of rows of cabbage, With dun earth stripes between them and the yellow Of breeze-blown dill, Perhaps a model farm yard Would keep its trees more trim, those branches That almost sweep the ground let's leave them longer, ---Edith B. Spalding. SOME PROGRAM. Irate Theatre-Goer--'Usgher, ush- er, I can't find anything about the play in this program." Condescending Usher -- "Sorry, sir, but we had to make room for two new ads" I love; GABBY GERTIE - -- *)¢'s a caution when women ery, but men seldom heed L." YOUNG AND SHIELDS MEET IN 5-MILE RACE TOMORROW Toronto, July 8.--Can Ceorge Young take Sam Shields at flve miles? Those who are scanning the chances for the five-mile swim's result at Sunnyside Beach tomorrow evening are asking this question, In confining their cal- culations to these two they are leaving out other swimmers who may spring a surprise. Mendal Bur- ditt is in far better shape than he has ever been before. ; FACE VALVE, Client--'"'She's been saying the most dreadful things about my face." . Lawyer--Yes, yes, 1 now, But I don't advice you to sue, It would cost you more than the whole thing's worth,"--Tit-Bits, Nine cats were among the person al luggage of a traveller from Glas- gow to London. I understand that he uses the animals for bagpipetun- ing purposes~The Passing Show, The reason Scots teams are so hard to beat, thinks the Hamilton Spectator, is that, with true native thrift, they "give no qliarter,"--Sault Daily Star, ANDREW McCAMPBELL Who has just been appointed pro- hibition administrator for New York, intends to make the metropolis dry, despite the fact it has now 80,000 or 40,000 His y Maurice Campbell, ment following his advocated the repeal of the 18th amendment "before the nation is consumed in the fires of its consequences." Permanent Waves MANUFACTURER'S DEMONSTRATION A limited murider 'of these $10 waves will be given at cost fo pur ose of Sresting A smand 2) met od 3 satires oes no! Bn : ur wave req waving or additional eos FOR A LIMITED TIME ONLY Done by N. BAIKIE 113 Simcoe St. 8. Phone 986 The Mas Relat deep. every purse. Maker The Finest Mattress Let us show you this famous line of mattresses--a grade to suit Ld Prices: fg! Selling 63 King St. E. 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