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Oshawa Daily Times, 21 Oct 1930, p. 3

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THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, "TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1930 + PAGE THREE uthorizes Extensive Program of Relief Works Boy Scout Movement Has in City, . Maile Fine Meeting Work Done Here OSHAWA BOASTS 225 Scouts Complimented for Arranging Jamboree--Work in Toy Foresight in Shop Has Been Started The Boy Scour movement in this © sity has made splendid progress dur~ ing the past year, it was revealed at a well attended meeting of the Osh- awa branch of the Boy Scout or al CA. with C. M. Mundy, president, ization held last night in the acting as chairman. w, C Irwin, assistant provincial Toronto he -dquarters was present and dé deali i with the work of the association and) complimenting the local branch on the fine advance the work had made commissioner, from the li-ered a stirring address here. The secretary's report Scout troops and five Wol packs. : fimented upon *' + foresight and v raanization which had made the : Scout Jamboree such a success. The need of a permanent head~ and Oshawa was stressed: "at the meeting; this need being more ; closing of . M.C. It was not, definitely . the Y.M.CA. ehuitety "matter was left open for further con- : quarters for the Boy Scouts * Wolf Cubs. in "acute due to the probable "decided what would be done, sideration. In order to train 'potential leaders uts of the future in Osh- ite step is to be taken year, with the or- This unit will take care of the boys over of age and form a basis for f 'scouting in Oshawa. for the awa a de during the on of a Rover Crew. 17 years «the success oO in 'the years to come, R Yan announced that the work on ; Nr has been starts {éd and it was arranged that the ptb- + licity committee should start a cam- 7 paign immediately to bring a plea for * 61d and unused toys before the pub- tire Scouts' Toy Shop ; lig * "The election: of the officery of the association was postponed until Mon» i day, November 3rd. A nominating 1 itt posed of Messrs. C. , M. Soanes, F. J. Reddin, and W. L. Pierson to the meeting at that time, a proposed list . committee com . | M. Mundy, ' © W. R. Elliott | were appointed to present of officers. Assistant Provincial Commissioner Progress fF. C. Irwin, Assistant Pro showed. a marked improvement in the position of scouting in Oshawa. There are now 225 scouts and Wolf Cubs now in the city, there being five 2a: The scouts of the city were Vote of Confidence | in Miss D. Farncorb | if A vote of confidence iu | Miss D. Farncomb, city social service worker, was passed | | unanimously. by ' the "eouncil recommendati | ance committee.ngld. P. A. | Macdonald, nntil™~ recently © chairman of this committee, |i . reported last night that fu Ji view of the criticism direct- | ed against Miss Farncomb, by groups of citizens holding | public meetings within the city, it had been thought ! necessary to inquire into the | services performed by the |" welfare department. He was [| pleased to state that after a' [| thorough investigation, the © finance committee could un- hesitatingly report that this , department is ably' and ef- ficiently administered Miss Farncomb. BLIND HAVE HOPE OF BETTER THINGS Blind Speaker Entertains Ro- tarians. With Enlight ening Talk A message brimming with the fullest measure of hope for those threatened with blindness but un- able to finance expensive treat- ment, and an interesting account of what may and will be done for those whose sight has been lost featured an address by Rev. Ar: thur Pickering, eastern repre- sentative of the Canadian Na tional Institute for. the Blind at the Rotary Club. luncheon yester- day. t the same time, Mr. Pickering sternly denounced quacks posing as specialists, the unhindered sale of eyewashes and lotions which, if not actively harmful, deceive those whose sight might be saved until it is foo late. A few brief sentences told of sion of the Federal Parliament to curb: the sale. of spectacles with- out expert supervision, as in five and ten cent stores; and to ban any so-called remedy for diseases of the eyes from the Canadian "market. The bill received its firsf and d readings, but was SF. C. Irwin complimented the tion on 1ts work during the past year and thanked the local officials for he, duced and passed at the next. regu- fine way in which they had organiz thrown out at the third reading, It is hoped that it will be re-intro- lar session of the' new Federal the Scout Jamboree and contributed | Feriioment, to, the success of the gathering. H also mentioned the gathering of 4. American and Canadian ing the Det | therings were an indication of the | international scope of scouting. and § showed the development medium of scouting, he said, » | powling Club recently interest in the Ww of $10.00. been gratefully ety especially in view of the the lake this year. TOO LATE TO CLASS X a Ww. ao six room house, centrally located. 'with plain neck. Child's pet." Kindly A. Morgan. 5t | 12,000 volumes, " (948) | eyes retuse to admit the sun. Booms. dure opening. ceremonies at the rolt - Windsor tunnel. Such ga- of 'world peace and brotherhood through the CHEQUE DONATED f the Oshawa Lawn a y showed thelr ork of the Red Society by donating a cheaue SO 0.00 7 ris contribution has received by the soci- fact that a deficit was encountered in op- erating the Red Cross Cottage at all conveniences "Apply Box 11 Rev, Mr. Pickering - is himself blind, but he found how to turn his personal calamity into an op- portunity for serving his' fellows in affliction, No Canvassers The Canadian National Institute "for the Blind has no door to door solicitors. Its funds are: derived partly froms state 'and municipal grants; and from tag days in:var- ous centres staged by responsible organizations. He, asked that the Oshawa Rotary. Club, support the, tag day which js to be held here Igter. ; 3 ' Statistics were marshalled tu ghow what blindness means . to Canada. There are some 7,000 people througlfut the Dominion who are officially listed as blind. | The speaker thousand who were not: so listed. There are 1,920 blind folk in On- tario and 2,100 in Quebec. 4 Prevent Malt *| And the. point. of this estimate, | based on long experience in pre- vention work, is that 4,000 or B60 per cent., of all cases of blind- - | ness could have been prevented. Mr. Pickering, therefore, urged that the fullest publicity be given to the fact that the Canadian Na- 'tional Institute for the Blind. will gee that any threatening case of lost sight is thoroughly - and .ef- fectively treated. No matter how poor the patient may be, there are 'funds available to help such cases. For the blind who are beyond treatment, the Institute offers many things. : | Retraining, where possible, fits | them for self-respecting trades at which they may earn honest liv- ings, : . Instructors are sent out in other cases to train the blind shut-in how to read the Braille Script and 'thus re-enter the world of books through the Institute's Circulating Library, which now comp In addition, a magazine of, for and by the 'biind "14s published monthly, The blind 'may' obtain radios at n° | halt price, and the same applies to special typewriters for thelr use. ' The lonely find hostels fn large centres where social t. of their 8 -the ess in hearts "the bill introduced at the late ses- estimated another [APPLICATIONS FOR RELIEF READY FOR FINAL APPROVAL Oshaws, With Other Muni- cipalities, Hai Asked for TI Government Aid | Final ratification of, unemploy- ment relief applications, amounting to more than $8,000,000, will be recommended to the Advisory Une employment Committee of the Onm- tario Government tomorrow by J. A. Ellis, Secretary of the committee and head of the Bureau of Munici- per. cent, will be paid by the Pro- vince, 25 'per cent. by the Domin- fon, and 50 per cent. by the muni- cipalities. Included in this batch of appli- cations,~the first to go forward to the special committee since its for- mation---are those of the Munici- palities of Toronto, Hamilton, oLn- don, Windsor, Oshawa, Midland, Welland. Thorold, Ottawa, Galt and Hespeler. In every case it is stated, preference has been given to those works in€luding the largest amount of labor, and out of the $8,000.000 approximately 60 per cent. will be expended on labor, 20 Applications Considered In a memorandum: furnished At- | torney-General Wm, H. Price yes- terday, Mr, Ellis states that since Government began to receive "re- § |1et" deputations more than 20 muni- eipalities have been heard from. have filed and have had their ap- plications for aid considered, many agreeing to change after confer- ring with the authorities. "The various deputations have been informed," states Mr. Ellis, "that where the necessity was ur- vent work could be commenced im- mediately, and this has been done in a number of cases. Arrange- ments have been made to receive about 25 more deputations this week and to deal with their appli- cations for ald." Mr. Ellis also pointed out that the grants are not being made on the basis of population alone, but more on the basis of the proportion of the unemployed in the municipall- ty to the population. Excludes Other Grants The $8,000,000 figuring in this first batch of applications does not include grants for idrect relief. These are payable one-third by the Dominion, one-third by the muni- cipality, Nor does the sum include moneys for railway crossing elim- {nation and grade separation pro- ms, or for relief work in con. nection with the projected Ontario link of the trans-Canada highway. CAR ANDTRUC GOLLIDE AT CITY'S MAIN GROSSING Auto Owned by George Wil- son, Damaged in Smash This Morning George E. Wilson, 119 Colborne Street Ty had his car badly damaged and escaped possible in- jury by a slight margin this morn- ing, when it was run into by 8 Cooney Transport {ruck at the intersection of King and Simcoe streets at 7.30 a.m. Mr. Wilson, who was driving south on Simcoe street, had stop- j ved for the traffic signal. and started to cross the intersection when the HMght turned green. As 'he was partly across the street the truck, driven by George Degen, 136 London street, Lindsay, crash: ed into the side of his car from . the, east, smashing in part of the front on the left side. It is alleged that' Degen tried to cross the in- tersection against the traffic sig. nals. Motoreycle Officer Parsons, wlio was crossing the street at the same time as Wilson, made an in- vestigation of the accident, Blind children are cared for and treated dt the Provincial Institu- tion at Brantford, and it was ex- plained that this noble work is car- ried on by the government of On- | tarlo.. The Institute, however, en- deavors to place its graduates iu gainful work, Prevention, however, is the In- stitute's mightiest work, Close theck-up 'in schools, begun in To- ronto, is spreading across the con- tirient. Special classes for the Week of sight are growing in number, And, above all, efforts are being made to dispel that ignorance in the care of children which is re: sponsible for so much misery. "Measles The speaker told of a woman who placed a little child out in the sun to bring the measles out, an old wives' idea based on utter stupidity. The child went blind; But carelessness also takes fits toll. Adults were 'advised to have blood tests every now and then with a view to checking over the "general health and preventing. amongst other , permanent injury to sight, Periodical visits to the dentist also helped to prevent 'blindness. i 'Stanley Everson, in. a glowing tribute to the speaker, expressed the thanks of the club to the Rev Mr, Pickering for his address. which was received with generous and sympathetic applause, i . Among the visitors of the day were Mr. Fowler, president of the 'Majestic' Silk Company, of Pat terson, N.J. 'COMPANY WILL MAKE pal Statistics. Of this amount, 25 {Plant on Ritson Road North Has Been Remodeled and' Put Into State of Repair for Use of New Industry PATENT ICE PLANER President of Company Secs Bright Future Ahead for New Oshawa Industry -- Product of the Company Has Already Wide Sale The Westman Machinery Co. Ltd, formerly of Toronto, started opera- tions this morning in their news plant here on Ritson road nerth. The com- pany, which will manufacture the "Whirlwind" ice planer, and, also ice markers, has prospects of a good sea- son, F. Westman, president and founder, informed The Times, The "Whirlwind" ice planer, which was, invented by 'Mr, Westman and is fully prot:cted by patents, has been 'finding a market not only in Canada but also in the United States, Westman Machinery Company - Commences In New Oshawa Plant Today Its Operations England and in Europe. The ma- chive has been found most effective in giving a smooth surface to sheets of ice in skating or hockey rinks. The fact th t indobr ice skating is rapidly gaining in popularity in Lon- don is view with favor by the Westman Machinery Co. Mr, West- man showed The Times a despatch from London, which he had clipped from a Detroit paper, stating that "Indoor ice skating is to be Lon- don's great indoor sport in the com- ing winter. Last season there were only eight rinks. The next few weeks their number may increase terifo's" The Westman Machitery Co. Ltd, has leased from J, W. BorsUcrry, of this city, a two-storey factory build- ing on Ritson Road worth, This "building has been placed in a.good state of repair and yesterday work- men completed the task of installing machinery. which. was moved here from Toronto, The cothpany will be- come another customer of the public utilities commission as it is using lectricity alone for power. The directors .{ the new concern, vho beside Mr. Westman, include F. L. Mason, Geo, Hart and W. M. Gil- bert, will hold a mecting on Thurs- da night. Mr. Westman, with his wife, has moved from Toronto to Oshawa and will reside at 305 William Street East. CITY AND DISTRICT NEWS TRIO REMANDED George A. Miller, Peter R. Mann and Vincent Kennedy, all of whom gave their place of abode as the Province of Alberta, wére arraign ed in City Police Court this morn ing charged with breaking into a rallway car in the yards of the Canadian National Railways early this morning in an alleged attemp! to steal property of the railway. The men were remanded in cus- tody, in the Whitby jail. The cases will be heard on Wednesday, October 20th, In the mean time their record is being Investigated. APPLICATION GRANTED An application made by G. Sloan, for permission to operate a miniature golf course at the lake, was granted by the city council last night, REMANDED IN CUSTODY Edward Keating, who was charged with the theft of an auto- mobile owned by a Kitchener man, was remanded in custody until Thursday, October 23rd. DIVISION COURT Division Court for the City of Oshawa was"in session this morn- ing with His Honor Judge Thomp- son of Whitby, on the bench, CONVICTED OF B.L.CA. Albert Wilson, 86 William street west, pleaded guilty to a charge of having a quantity of al- cohol in his possession contrary to ie Liyuor Control Act, on October th, His Worship imposed a fine of $100 and costs with the option of three months in jail. Wilson was psked where he got the liquor, but claimed he did not know the man | he got it trom. The bench was not satisfied with that explanation and imposed an additional month on the sentence. BYLAW PASSED A bylaw authorizing the mayor and city clerk to eign an agree- ment with East Whitby township, for the construction of a storm sower on Park Rd. south, was given its third reading by the city council last night, Make it a Real Thanksgiving Give an Oshawa Man a Job MAKE IT A REAL THANKSG) NG Monday, November 10, wiit be set aside by proclamation from the seat of government as a day for general rejoicing and Thanksgiving. I'o make it possible for every man who calls Oshawa "Home" to give thanks on that day, whether employed or unemployed, and to perpetu- ate the Ushawa spirit of teamwork and goodwill : I'LL GIVE AN UNEMPLOYED OSHAWA MAN A JOB, (#111 out the coupon below and mail at once to Major George Hamil. top, 'mployment Service of Canada, 8 Bond Street West, Oshawa.) if nced a man to ..... (woman) I wil pay .... Name ..... EE EE AJAress ......ovoaasvansassnne swssssssess Phone No. sebssasvssnesess tts. per hour. Stock Market Prices Toronto and New. York Stock Biggar and Crawford, Br. 'A, Oil 15 Braz, .. Can. 1st Can, Brd. Cockshutt Dis. Sgm. Dm, Strs, Gypsum 'Hr. Wal, Ford .... Int, Util, Int. Nkl Int. Pet, Imp, Oil Lob, HAY Ms. Hr. Mt. Pwr, Pg. Hr, Shaw. 8. Station Standard Ajax .. 152 Ch. Res, 400 De. Mns., 825 Holl, .. 675 Hy, Gold 24 Hd, Bay 500 Lk. Sh, 2200 "rnda. 1425 Mines 152° 400 810 "B76 21 500 2200 1400 102 $ 2200 1400 106 ' b; Sh, Grd. 106 Su. Us, 76 7% 75 y Canadian Press Gnotations Supplied by Alger Building, Oshawa Tk. Hg. Wr, Hr. 600 590 175 ib ' "NEW YORK Stock Higa Am, Can. 116% Am, Fr, Pr. 41 : Am, Tel. ,. 199% Am. Inter. 263% Anaconda 35% Bendix i... 18% Beth, Steel 75% Byers AM, 52 Can, Pac. N. 43% Cn. Fl. Pr, 18% Cn, Fl, Co, 15% Chrysler ,. 17% Col, Gas .. 45 Fox Film 30% Gen, Elec, 53% Gen, Mot, 35% Int. Tel... 20% Mt, Ward 24% Pl. Rd. Coal 18 Paramount 40% Radio .... 28% Radio Kth, 22 Simmons 3 16% St. NJ. b6% U.S. Rubber 13 U.S, Steel 149% Vanadium 52 Yel. Truck 13 Money 2 per cent. 48% 11 OSHAWA MAN HAS NARROW ESCAPE AT RAILWAY CROSSING Truck Smashed by C.N.R. Freight at Belleville Saturday Belleville; Oct. 20.--Gordon Mil- ler, 27 Forin Street, and F. Ed- monston, of Oshawa, both em- ployees of the Larke Transfer Company, Oshawa, had a barrow escape from serious injury at 1.20 Saturday monring when the truck in which they weré passengers, was struck by 'the engine of Cana- dian National freight train No. 15 at South Church street crossing. Both men jumped when they saw that a crash was inevitable and were unhurt, The locomotive was derailed in the crash and only after an hour of manouvering by the train crew, were they able to get the tender back on the track, when it pro- ceeded with the train westward under its own power, The right of way was torn up for several yards and it was put In order by a gang of workmen this morning. It appears that the two men had returned from Toronto with a load of building material for the Hous- ton Company and they were pro- ceeding to the plant to discharge it. They were about to cross the track when Edmonston who was driving saw the locomotive a few yards up the track approaching slowly. They did not have time to make it, and to apply the brakes would have been suicide they thougint, They hopped out of the cab anc the big . transport was struck opposite the radiator. The two front wheels were demolished and when one of the wheels be- came entangled in the tenders of the Tagine, it was thrown off the rack, 72 LUCKY NUMBERS NOT RETURNED YET Prizes Still to be Distributed By George C. All- chin Co. Seventy-two lucky number coupons distributed from the Prosperity Air- plane last week on the Majestic Ra- dio Day have as yet not been re- tic dealer. Each of these coupons are valuable and represent savings on the purchase of a radio. Some repre sent 10 per cent. discount of a cash purchase, others represent 5 percent discount on a like purchase while others are good 'for a radio log or a miniature radio bank, The following are those who received lucky num- bers from the air and who are entitl- ed to the benefits which accrue from them. Mrs. Geo. Lee, 230. Albert St. Mrs. Powers, 92 Arlington. Mr, Geo. Creamer, 212 Celina St. Mr. W, Stephenson, 21 McLaugh- lin Blvd. Mr, F. Bellivant, 424 Centre St. ad W. Corbett, 62 Westmoreland ve, Mr. E. Scott, 136 Gladstone Ave, C. J. Wilcox, 15 Hall St. Mrs. W. Elston, 16, Gladstone Ave, W. Cooper, 135 Alma St. Miss F. Watts, 59 Buckingham Ave. Miss M. Watts, 59 Buckingham Ave, Mr. A.'L. Tosland, Hall: St. Mrs. J. Hele, 93 McMillan Dr. Mrs. Smith, 317 Simcoe North. Mr, J. Halleran, 49 Alexandra. St. Mr. A, Barrowdale, 160 Brock E. Mr. W. A. Reynolds, 34 Lloyd St: Mr. L. Bella, 73 Westmoreland Ave. Mrs, Perry, 129 Burke, St. E, McDonald, 321 Division: St. J. Twaddle, 260 Grooms Ave. F. Frobelle, 236 Dearbotirne Ave. W. Bolson, 75 Hogarth St. Mrs. Cooke, 109, Wood. St, Mr. A. Bouckley, 189 Celina St. TO INSTALL TANKS The vity council has given per- mission to N. Kohen to install two ten thousand gallon gasoline tanks, at his service station on Bond street east, in place of two tive hundred gallon tanks which were recently installed. GETS SEVEN DAYS Norman Fraser pleaded guilty to being intoxicated in charge of a motor vehicle and was given seven days in jail and sentenced to pay the costs of the court. TWO FIRE CALLS The fire department had two calls, yesterday afternoon, neither of which resulted in monetary loss, The first call was put in at 2.02 pam, from the home of John Kot- aski, 1223 Olive avenue. The fire had originated in some rubbish in the basement, There was no dam: age Lo property: The second call came in at 2.55 p.m, from the Oshawa Laundry, 456 Centre street. A dryer in the plant had become over heatea causing the alarm to be sent 'in. REFERRED TO FINANCE A communication was received by the city council last night from the public utilities commission asking for information concerning the probable purchase price of a city-owned lot, which might be used as a site by the commission for the construction of a building to house its various offices. The matter was referred to the finance committee, » turned to Geo. Alichin local" Majes- | Ot the Black ST, GEORGES PA. PLANS FOR ANNUAL HALLOWE'EN DANCE Large Attendance at Regular Meeting Last Night---En- joyable Evening Had by All The St. George's branch of the Angitean Young People's Associa- tion held its regular weekly meet- ing last night at Parish Hall, Centre St. The meeting was a very success- ful one, both from a standpoint of interest and attendance, About sixty young peiple were present. The meeting opened with a hymn and then prayers wer: sald. Secretary' Miss J, Merritt read the minutes of the previous meeting and they were confirmed. The Roll Call was then held and then the admission of new members was held. Many new members joined up last night. Presentation of Prizes Mr. Harold Bickle presented the prizes which were won by the mem- bers of St. George's Tennis Club, The Tennis Club has concluded a very successful season and the com- petition in all the different events was very keen. Other business was then brought before the meeting and then the announcement was made of the an- nual Hallowe"em Dance which the A.Y.P.A, is holding next Monday night at the parish hall. The Hal- lowe'en Dance is held by the Agsoci- ation every year and fs an event much looked forward to. The remainder of the time was spent in singing, contests, games and dancing and the very enjoy- able evening was brought to a close with the singing of "The King." Obituary DAVID L, LLOYD Death removed one of Oshawa's youngest men yesterday noon, in the passing of David L. Lloyd, in his. twenty-third year, at the home of his parents, Mr, and Mrs, Semore Lloyd, 780 Gordon St., Oshawa, The late Mr. Lloyd was a member of the Cedardale United Church. Besides his parents, he leaves to mourn his loss, two brothers; Orville and Cecil, and four sisters, Elsie, Ada, Lily and Lila, all living at home, The deceased was not mar- ried, The funeral will be 'held tomor- row 'afternoon, Oct. 22, at 3.30 o'clock from the home, Gordon St. Rev. G. W, Irvine to be in charge of the service. Interment will be made in the Union Cemetery. MRS. JOHN KIRTON The Township of Scarboro lost one of its oldest residents Satur day evening when Elizabeth Hew- itt, widow of the late John Kirton, died suddenly at her home. Born In Scarboro nearly 84 years ago, Mrs. Kirton had resided in her native township all her life, for the past 60 years in the home- stead on the 1st Concession where she died. She was a lifelong member of Melville Presbyterian Church and until recently had taken an active interest in church acd community affairs. Four sons, James at home: Alloc of Pickering; T. J. Kirton of Watrous, Saskatchewan, and W, H. Kirton of Crandall, Man., and three daughters, Mrs. W. J. Carn- aghan of Scarboro, Mrs, (Rev.) H. G. Crozill of Thamesford and Mrs: A, E. Armstrong of Clierrywood, Ont., survive. The funeral will be held from the homestead. Scarboro, Tuesday. afternoon at 2.30, Interment will be in' St. Margaret's Cemetery, West Hill. . What Others Say COMMENDATION FOR COUNCIL Editor, Oshawa Daily Times, . City. \ Dear Sir: I read with a great deal of interest in last night's issue of the "Times" where Oshawa was the first city in Ontario to contact with the Govern ment Relief Fund and that work would be started at once, Upon making inquiries from an authentic source I also learned that Oshawa is three days ahead of the general list of cities. Those people who were so quick to criticize the Mayor and Council for non-action should now be the first to come forward to apologize for their premature criticisms and congratulate the Oshawa city officials. in this achievement or forever hang their heads in shame. ) Yours sincerely, FAIR PLAY. In Memoriam NELMES--In loving memory of our depr George, Parting with one you love is the saddest thing of any human heart. Sadly missed by Mother, Art and Ena, . (94a) Defective automobiles are to 'be eliminated «from New, Jersey high- ways through the revocation of car registaations and the licenses of the drivers. Decide to Lay Concrete on Simcoe Street South Instead Base Pavement Hot Argument Ensues Over Merit of Respective Paye- ments -- Mayor Believes Laying of Concrete Will Give More Work to Un. employed GOVERNMENT TO SHARE IN COST Program Mapped Out by Board of Works Is Adopt- ed With One Amendment --Sewers, Manufacture of Tile and Grading Opera- tions Also to be Under. taken The city council gave concrete proof of its desire to relieve the un- employment situation in this eity, when at its regular meeting last night it adopted an extensive pro- gram of publie works upon recom- mendation of the board of. works. The construction of pavements, the laying of storm sewers, the manu- facture of reinforced concrete tile' and the grading of hills on three streets are included im this special relief program and it is understood that the federal and provincial gov- ernmetits 'will share in the cost. The paving of Shincde street south, from Thomas street to the harbor, proved the storm eentre of last night's council meeting... The whole council was in favor of the pavement but there was a sharp aif- ference of opinion as to Whether' concrete or the blaek base type should be put down. Ald, George Hart, as chairman of the hoatd of works, sponsored the black bass while Mayor T. B. Mitchell, with other members of the council, championed the concrete. The ar" gument waxed hot, and although. council was in committee of the. whole on the repbrt of the bosrd - of works, some of the spectators even joined in and Ald, Wm. Bod- dy, acting as chairman, was forced to call "Order" on more than one occasion. The council finally de cided in favor of concrete and the report was amended to read that &. concrete pavement would be con- | Struoted under the direction of the city engineer. The contentious clause, in the re- port; read as follows: 'That a Black Base pavement, 18' wide be constructed as a local improvement on Simcoe St. South from Thomas St: to the Harbour, a distance of approximately 6,000 ft. at an estimated cost of $40,000.00 and that the work be done by the Standard Paving Co. under. their tender of April 23rd, 1930, of $2.20 per sq. yd. less 10¢ per sq. yd. for grading; the grading to be done en- tively by band labour supplied. through the City Relief Depart- ment and paid for on the basis of cost plus 5%. The understandin® . is that no steam shovels will be used on the work snd that only Oshawa relief labour will he em- ployed. The property owners': share of the cost of the work' is re- commended to be 40%, the balance to be paid by the City and the Pro- vincial and Dominion Governments under the Orders in Council relat- ing to relief works." The council had no sooner. gene into committee of the whole to consider the refjort that Mayor Mit- chell announced that he could not support the above clause. AH "We went to Toronto to seek government aid $8 give.work to our unemployed and not to get con- tracts for the Standard Paving Co.," His Worship said. "I much pre- fer the concrete pavement as 1 gm firmly convinced tHat it will stand up under trafic much better than the black base type. Wa must re- member that this road will be call- (Continued on Page 2) ) Events MADAME NEVADA, PALMIST, Ross Corners. Phone 2894. (98¢ RITSON ROAD HOME & SCHOOL Club bazaar Friday, 38 to 6. Candy booh, fish pond, home cooking, . afternoon tea and children's clothing, © (94h) YOU ARE INVITED TO EVANGEL Tabernacle, 200 King St. West, Oct. 21st to 24th, 8 p.m. Bus load from Evangel Temple, To- ronto. Five services. The 'mes- Sage you need. Come, 94 SONS OF SCOTLAND a drive tonight. Hngel's Hall, . (94a) OSHAWA CITY F. C. EUCHRE, Sons of England Hall, Wednes- day, Oct. 22. 8 o'clock. 25¢. (94a) RUMMAGE --- ST. ANDREW'S, Bruce St., Thursday, 23rd, 1,30 p.m. ) (94h) HOT CHICKEN PATTY TEA, Centre Street United Church, Thursday, October 33, 38 to 7. 5p. (94a) ANNUAL CHICKEN PIE SUPPER - at the Uniteq Church, Whitby, Friday, Ootober 24th, Good pro- gram. after the supper. Admis- sion 50c and 28c. (94D)

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