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"All The News While It Is News" A Growing Newspaper in a Growing City The Oshawa Daily Times Succeeding The Oshawa Reformer 4 OSHAWA, ONTARIO, TUESDAY, MARCH 31, 193] LAWS PASSED BY COUNCIL ---- Th i i 12 Cents a Week; 3 Cents a Copy TEN PAGES VOL. 8--NO. 76 Tp ga oh Sen DEBENTURE BY Education Board Moves Towards Playgrounds Supervision PAYMENT FOR SIDEWALKS | S PAVEMENTS IS © TO MEET PARKS BOARD [NEW VOCATIONAL | Wrae The City Comnedl Dia | ROTARIANS HEARD | SEWERS P : AND DISCUSS QUESTION | OIURSESTOBE | = ----> -->*"""** I"picrugeqn | PROVIDEDFORINBY-LAW OF BETTER PLAYFIELDS| ADDED TO LIT) icv to HORTICULTURE OSHAWA WOMAN Finance Committee Recom: mendation Accepting Ten der of 101.03 for Debents \ Received and adopted a report of the finance committee recom- mending the acceptance of the joint tender of the Dominion Securities -- -- Corporation and the Canadian Bank of Commerce, for the purchase Better Rink Accommodation for Children to Also Be Discussed at Meeting to be Arranged Soon IMPROVEMENTS IN SCHOOLS APPROVED Various Repairs, and Seed- ing of School Grounds Authorized -- Encourage Janitors to Beautify the Lawns A move toward supervised play- grounds for the school children of Oshawa, as. well as for better school rink accommodation in the winter time, was made by the Board of Education at its regular March meoting last night in the Board room of the Oshawa Colleg- fate and Vocational Institute. The Board passed a resolution "That the chairman of the Prop- erty committee endeavor to are range a meeting with the Parks Board of the city of Oshawa to discuss the whole question of play- ground construction and supervi- slon," This meeting is intended to pave the way for co-operation between the Parks Board and the Board of Kdueation in connection with the open air rinks which the Parks Commission ' has been dls- cussing and the school rinks now maintained on the public school premises each winter; and also in connection with the suggestion of supervised playgrounds. No Meeting Arranged Asked by one of the trustees if he had been able to arrange a meeting with Dr. ¥. L. Henry, chairman of the Parks Commis sion since the recommendation to this effect was passed two weeks ago at a meeting of the property committee, Trustee Ross McKin- non, chairman of that committee, replied in the negative, "I'he chairman of the Parks Board is a very hard man with whom to arrange a meeting, he commented. The property committeo was given authority to complete the playground work at Centre street school, to seed the Ritson road school and Collegiate lawns as (Continued on page 8) COBOURG TO GET $30,000 THEATRE Arrangements Completed in Toronto Yesterday--Will Show Talking Pictures A new theatre, costing $30,000 is to be erected in Cobourg, Ar- rangements for the project were completed yesterday and the con- tract has been given to Roy Jex, Cobourg builder, the work to be started In the near future, The new theatre will be known as the Capitol and 1s to be mod- ern in every detail. It is to be pro- vided with the latest talking ple- ture equipment and is designed for the maximum comfort and convenience of patrons, A. E, Cawley, formerly manager of the silent picture show, will be in charge of the new counties ton talking picture house, BODY FOUND IN LAKE Peterboro, Mar, 31--The body of Miss Eleanor Morrow 45, was found floating in Little Lake this morning. Miss Morrow, whose mother died last week was a daughter of the late Bernard Morrow, for years registrar _of deeds in Peterboro. PAGEANT PRODUCER DIES New York, Mar, 31---Miss Era Betzner, native of Kitchener, Ont, and nationally know producer, direc~ tor and author of pageants, died yes. terday at her home here after a cat's illness. Miss Betzner was well nown in the field of civie, commun- ity and organization celebration work. She organized pageants all over the country and often directed as many as 3,500 persons at one time, Montreal, March 31.---Fatally wounded by a bandit's bullet last V'ednesday while defending the eornings of his little restaurant, 1iarcel Dass dled in hospital s coterdad 0 WEATHER i3 I ower Lakes and Fay == Modcrate i 1 northwest winds, 1 nd vather mild today and most of Wednesday, AVERAGE SCHOOL ATTENDANCE IN OSHAWA GOOD Inspector's Report Shows Average For Month of February Was 94 Per Cent. There was' an average attendance of 94 percent, at the public schools of Oshawa during the month of Feb- ruary, according to the report of In- spector C. F. Cannon. This is lower than in some previous months, due principally to a prevalence of chick- enpox among the pupils of Centre Street and South Simcoe Schools. Albert street school heads the list in attendance, 'with 96 percent, while Cedardale, North Simcoe and Rit- son road each have 95 percent. King street has 94 percent, Mary Street 93, Centre Street 91, and South Sim- coe 9%. An exceptionally good re- cord of punctuality was made last month, > 3,169 pupils out of a to- tal of 3,423 were never late, The report of the school attend- ance officer, A. L. W. Smith, showed that 114 cases had been reported to him, and seven had been referred to the health department and three no- tices had been issued to parents, A total of 4483 days had been lost of which 3922 were through illness, 171.5 for home help, 60 through par ental neglect, 12 through privation and 2.5 through truancy. At the end of the month 11 per- mits were in force for home help and 38 for employment. Of those em- ployed 16 are working in commercial occupations, 16 in domestic Service, 11 as messenger and delivery boys and 6 in manufacturing. T0 INSTAL NEW CROSSING TRACK Oshawa Railway Company Makes Application For Permission from the City Council Owing to the fact that the crossing tracks of the Oshawa Railway Com- pany near Bloor street will have to be abolished when the subway is ready for operation, the company last night made application to the city council for permission to instal cross- ing tracks on Simcoe street near Jackson street to take the place of those near Bloor Street. The let- ter from the railway company asked for a speedy reply to the request, so that immediate action could be tak- en to instal the new tracks, which will be laid of 80 point steel rails. The communication was referred to the city property committee. PUBLIC LIBRARY POPULAR PLACE Interest Taken in Library Here Shows That Oshawa Is City of Book Lovers A Oshawa 1s a city of book lovers. There are few busier places than the public Mbrary. The reading room is generally well filled, while the lénding library has many pat~ rons, who scan the shelves of books with eager eyes ag they seek to select a novel, a play, an essay or' biography which appeals to their particular taste. Reading is ever a favorite diver- sion of a large number of Jecple but more books are read he late fall, winter and early spring than at other seasons when 1ifé in the out-of-doors is more inviting. It is a fact that the months of Mareh, April and the early part of May are a time 'in between" as far as sporting activities are concerned. -Conditions are no lon- ger favorable for J Igence in- winter sports, while it 1s too early to take part in the majority of summer activities. During this period books especially offer prof- table and enjoyable recreation and residents of this city are for- tunate that in the public library they may find a rich store to choos from. Instruction in Electrical En- gineering to be Given at Oshawa Vocational Insti tute Instruction in electrical engineer- ing will be given at the Oshawa Vo- cational Institute starting September 1, next, it was decided at a meeting of the Oshawa Board of Education last night. The Board, on recom- mendation of the advisory vocational committee, authorized the equipping ofthe electrical shop at the school at once, and also the engaging of two new teachers, one for the electrical shop and one for the drafting room. There will now remain only one department of the vocational insti- tute, for which provision was made in the new building, which will not be in use, That will be the sheet metal shop, and as the enrolment in- creases, it is expected that this also will be equipped and placed into ser- vice, Commercial Equipment On recommendation of the advis- ory vocational committee, the board also decided to secure prices on a Dictaphone transmitter with exten- sion tubes; to purchase five new Un- derwood typewriters as replacements for the commercial classes; and to defer the purchase of an additional typewriter for the commercial de- partment until information was ob- tained as to whether the Department of Education would make a grant on It was decided to hold a Session of the vocational night classes on Wed- nesday of this week, April 1, to re- place the class missed on the night of March 5, Liability Insurance Trustee A. F. Annis, chairman of (Continued on page 2) WELFARE HOSTEL MAY STAY OPEN Question Was Left by City Council in the Hands of the Civic Finance Com- mittee The question of how long the Wel- fare hostel on King Street west will be kept in operation was last night referred to the finance committee by the city council, with power to take what action seems advisable. A motion that it be kept in operation until April 15, in view of the fact that the provincial and federal gov- ernment contributions to direct re- lief are to continue until April 30, was withdrawn in favor of the mo- tion giving the committee a free hand. The opinion was expressed by some aldermen that conditions had not improved a great deal, and that there were still a large number of men requiring the services of the hostel, while it was also pointed out that the number of transients using it was increasing. The city clerk read a letter from , A. Ellis, intimating that direct re- lief was to be continued until April 30, and in view of this concession, it was the general view that the city might be able to afford continuing the hostel, which was to have been closed at the end of this week, for a further period of time. CONTRACTS GIVEN BY CITY COUN Tenders for Firemen's Uni- forms, Caps and Shirts From Local Firms Are Accepted The contract for the supplying of firemen's uniforms for the present year was last night awarded by the city 'council to Johnston's ,Clothin Store, the price quoted for 21 uni- forms being $32.00 each, The same firm was also awarded the contract for the pupolying of 21 firemen's saps at $1.55 each. The contract for 72 firemen's shirts, at $1.25 each, was awarded to Cannings, Limited, who also secured the contract for twelve officers' shirts at $145 each, These awardg came before the city council as recommendations from the city property and fire protection committee, and were by the council without discussion. The coun- cil also adopted a recommendation that the firemen's accident insurance which expires on April 2, he renewed. Appointed F, EE, Gave the fire chict' authority stores, in the market building. Gave the Ladies'Auxiliary of of $165,369.77 of city of Oshawa debentures. Ellis as coilector of poll taxes. Awarded the contract for firemen's uniforms and caps to Johns- ton's Clothing Store and for shirts to Cannings, Left the question of continuing operation. of the welmare hostel in the hands of the finance committee. trees on Simcoe street south of the subway. Lett the question of continuing operation the passagé of a bylaw creating a Wednesday half-holiday for such Decided to advertise for tenders for the purchase of the furnace cooncil chamber for meetings every Tuesday night, Decided to hold next week's meeting Monday, on account of the latter day being Easter Monday, Limited. for the removal and trimming of of the welfare hostel the Canadian Legion use of the on Tuesday night, instead of Scientific temperance education will be given in the schools of Osh awa by the Ontario Temperance As sociation, under the authirization of the Oshawa Board of Education, it was decided at the regular thecting of the Board last night. This course of temperance educa-. tion, which ig described as absolutely non-political, has been approved by the Ontario Department of Educa tion, and the Ontario Temperance Association has been given the sanc tion of the department in its efforts to secure the agproval of the various school boards in having temperance taught in the public schools. The program, as outlined to the board last night by E. Stewart, edu- cational secretary of the association, is to supply literature to the school board for distribution among the schools. For the public schools there and are illustrated . charts, changed cach for thi ligh | manth of the school year, and Small | leaflets on various phases of scienti fic temperance. For colleagiates and high schools, there are folders, each | dealing with one particular phase of | the effect of alcohol upon the human | hody. The . Canadian Temperance | Review, a quarterly publication, is | also supplied to the teachers. This temperance educational work daes not cost the Board of Education or the taxpayers anything, but is fin. anced by voluntary sontributions from churches, service clubs and oth- er local organizations On motion of Trustees Lovell and Anderson, the Board of Education last night went on record as being heart accord with the suggestion, and granted the request of the a sociation to teach temperance educa tion in the schools of Oshawa, It is probable that the teachers will be asked to set aside ite study, a defir \Inspector's Report on Vocational Classes Is Highly Satisfactory A most satisfactory report on the work being done by the commercial and vocational department of the Oshawa Collegiate and Vocational Institute, has been received by the Oshawa Board of Education follow ing the annual inspection in Febru ary, It was read at the the Board last night, The report of chicl inspector 17, S, Rutherford and his assistants say "The technical and commercial de partments of the school arc functior ing effectively despite the fact that the technical departments are only in the second year of their organization The committee is to be congratulated upon the results obtained and upon the interest which they manifest in this phase of education, "The evening classes as conducted in Oshawa are excellent. The enrol ment is large, the attendance regular, the range of subjects offered com prehensive and the teaching atis- factory." meeting of The report points out that the ratio | of pupils to teachers is nearly 29 to 1, | which is as high as effective teachin would allow, and that if there is any increase in enrolment, additional teachers should be obtained, The | of duties among the tea is described as satisfactory, y that the staff 1# qualified, discipline good, and "the atte: regular. 1 tt d1sct division mar} the ance sion of the various ated that, while the ond and third results, . it is. st ; tests in the se + excellent hould be given to this sub in the first fo The dres making, cookery and art classes wer particularly praised for their high cf ficiency the report, It imested that a commercial class should be formed to nieet the of boys going into general business, It also suggested that rm by 15 . 811 needs provision be made for specialization in the girls' senior classcs Be Wary Tomorrow, 'lis All Fools' Day Today, March 31st, sees the pass ing of another month from the calender of 1931 and tomorrow will see the advent of April with all its promise of the real coming of spring weather, In fact, there is not a month in the year which makes a greater change in the ap- pearance of the out-door world. In the hollows and valleys at the beginning of the month, snow lingers, but the cold and snow which has characterized the winter cannot hold out for long against the warm sun and blue skies of April, This year at least, March upset the old proverb for it was very lamb-like both at the begin- ning and the end. The month is known for fits changeable weather. There are days which are cold and |ring back unpleasant memories of the winter just past and others that have the warmth of summer, The month however, is one of the finest in the year, as the growth of plant life has taken a new lease of life and the rains that are so apt to fall at the least provocation. Of great interest to the younge- er generation is April Fool's Day which falls on the first day of the month. It is a day devoted to the playing of absurd but harmless Jokes, some of which are not al- ways appreciated by the vietime, but are nevertheless Ingenous and amusing. In English speaking countries the victim is called an April Fool; in France, an April I"ish; In Scotland he is a gowk. The origin of the day, altnough unknown, is not recent as records show that it was observed as far hack as 1760. Remember that tomorrow 14 April Fool's Day and be on your guard for if you do not fool some- body, somebody else will fool you. CROWDS NO BARRIER TO CHICAGO MURDER (Canadian Press Despatch) Chicago, March 31, -- While crowds were passing nearby, two men walked up behind Max Tend- ler, 42, as he stood buying a news- paper and shot him to death last night, The killers escaped fn an automovile after firing five shots into the victim's body. The no- Hee theory 1s that the shooting was the result of a drug peddling affair, . oe wr" " CURTISS DEFENDS ECONOMIC UNION 4 («© Press D Berlin, rch 31.-~Juliug Cur tiug, upholding the propected Aus tro-German Economic Union against the attacks of the British and French Forelgn Ministers, Rt. Hon, Arthur Henderson and Aris- tide Briand, in address to the Reichsrat today declared that it violated no treaties and was in- tended to fit into plans for the bet- ter organization nf Burops, di | Il Johar | | [George Baldwin. F.RHS. [lecture on horticulture was given to {the Oshawa Rotary Club at its lun- {cheon | member of | many flowers, including tulips, hyacinths, | roses | his lecture by giving instructions as Temperance Educationto | be Given in Public Schools i: [and | wonderful produce | Ald. period | | | { more | of Toronto, Gave Interest- ing and Instructive Illus. trated Talk | N An interesting and instructive yesterday by George Baldwin, F.R.H.8., of Toronto, and a life the Toronto Rotary pletares which were the beauties of best-known garden Club, The shown revealed of the , gladiolus, and various types of lillies, and in showing them, Mr, Baldwin added a valuable touch to to how the best of blooms could be varieties of flowers, Part of the lecture was de- voted to the culture vf vegetables, Mr. Baldwin's pictures of his garden in Toronto, and the grown in it, evoked great admiration from the own. HURT IN TORONTO AUTO AGCIDENT Mrs. Rachel Glazier, Albert | cape From Death ! (Canadian Press Despatch) Toronto, Mar, 31--Mrs. Rachel Glazier, 40, of Oshawa, escaped death by inches shortly after 9.30 a.m, to- | day when she drove her automobile | in between north and south bound Harbord cars at the northern end of Spadina Crescent. Extricated from the wreckage of her machine she was carried into the office of Dr, A, I, Willingsky, 569 Spadina Ave, where first aid was rendered before her removal to the Western Hospital tor further exam- ination. Her face and side were injured. (Continued on page 2) WOULD PRESS FO DEFINITE OPTION E. Jackson Wants Agreement on Option for Site of the Proposed Cok- ing Plant At last council, 1 it the ¢ity lackson made the city finally istribution Tuesday hould be E. Tate a definite y s of land at harbor being reserved as site Jor the proposed coking plant Jackson pointed out that there was no definite agreement that this land be held, and quite ble thi 1 1 might on and seek ) 1 1" Ald, Hyman advised that be well to wait until hore G ( meorporat ed before wing a definite option, ind pointed ont that Col Me has option {oy The there, that i he a proposal that before s th gas plant ; | 18 Ass0Icute option on the tl which Pos $i come al it would the Ontario ormick an been ver the prop matter ed was allowed but Al Tackson he would bring it 1 secure mpany to drop intimated al ) again next 711,800 Toronto, March 21 to the annual report of partment of Land and Forests, which Hon William Finlayson tabled the Legislature yester- day, forest fire a toll in On- tario of 711,500 during the geason 1940, ACRES BURNED According the De- in took acre of APPEALS TO SUPREME COURT Torento, Mareh a1 Abraham Stelberg will appeal to the Su- preme Court of Canada following dismissal of his appeal against the death sentence fn a judgment handed down yesterday by Pirst Appellate Division Court at Ose goode Hall, SIGN QUESTION T0 BE CONTENTIOUS City Council Refers Knotty Problem to the General Purpese Committee for Investigation That the question of the legality of signs overhanging the streets was soon to become a contentious ques- tion was hinted at the special meet- ing of the city council last night, when a request from Greer, and Humphreys, local barristers, for per- mission to hang out a sign in front of their premises was referred to the general purpose committee, It was intimated at the meeting that many of the signs now in existence had been put up without permission, and were therefore illegal, Ald Hyman admitting that he himself" was a transgressor in this respect, It was stated that the chief of police had been asked to check 1p on all signs, and that he would have a report-to present to the council in the near future, Some controversy is also expects ed on account of the application of a local sign-painter for permission to wut up a number of signs for local usiness men, and the general pur- pose committee wa¥ instructed to make a searching inquiry into the whole question hetore reporting back to the councils two stitches were required to close a wound in her lip the accident claimed it was nothing short of miraculous that she cscaped |? ; * : » PEE) Will 'meet the cost of the projects. { with "her life Husband Not Notified Mrs. Glazier is the wife of M. Gla- zier, dry goods merchant, 583 Albert Street, Oshawa, When Mr. Glazier | was called by The Times shortly af- | ter noon today, he stated that he i had not Leen notified of the accident to his wife, He stated that she was in Toronto this forenoon, but the in- formation given him by The Times | was the first knowledge he had of the affair. Mr. Glazier was greatly | perturbed by the news, even when reassured that his wife's injuries were not of a serious character, and | was advised to communicate with the | hospital authorities to find out his | wife's condition. - ADDITION MADE TO CALVARY CHURCH Splendid Baptistry Formally Opened and Used for First Time on Sunday A new addition to Calvary Baptist Church, which includes a splendid baptistry which opens directly into the auditorium at the rear of the platform, was formally opened on Sunday and the baptistry used for the first time. The addition to the building is {about 30 x 10 feet and contains two classrooms or vestries and the bapt- istry in the centre, At the evening service on Sunday, at which there was a large attend- ance, the ordinance of baptism was administered to four candidates on their profession of faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, Next Sunday the baptism will again be administered to several other candidates, thus beautifully commemorating the great significance of the Easter celebra- tion, ordinance of FLIERS RETURN FROM SEARCH Saint John, N.B., March 81.--- | Bernt Dalchen, Merion Cooper and |Randy Enslow, after a fruitless search for survivors of the Viking disaster, took off on the last leg of thelr return trip from New- foundland this morning HIT-RUN DRIVER ~~ KILLS VETERAN James Beattie, Cobourg, Dies of Injuries After Ac- cident Last Night Cobourg, March 31.--A hit-and- run driver today caused the death of James Beattie, Cobourg, a shell- shocked ex-soldier. Police have been unable to trace the motorist responsible, The accident occurred at about b o'clock yesterday afternoon at the western town limits, in front of the House of Refuge. Beattie was walking on the highway, and the car was passing a truck when it struck him. He was taken by Dr. G. M. Ferris to Cobourg General Hospital, and succumbed to a frac- tured skull and other injuries. Pro- vincial Officers W. G. Carey and Alex, Kidd endeavored to trace the driver, and canvassed the highway as far as Port Hope for clues, but without success. Beattie had a record of long war service. While overseas he wrote articles for a local paper in Those who saw | $138,000 for linvolved in the tenders, ure Issue Is Accepted by the City Council KEEN DEBATE OVER POLL TAX OFFICIAL Street, Had Miraculous Es- F. E. Ellis Is Re-appoint od to Position After Amend ment Naming Charles F. Sturgess Had Been De« feated Following the adoption of a report of the finance committee, accepting the Securities Corporation and the Cana« dian Bank of Commerce for the pur~ chase of an issue of $165,369.77 of city of Oshawa debentures, the city cowncil, at a special meeting held last night, passed two bylaws, providing joint tender of the Dominion for the issue of debentures amount- to $5823.51 for sidewalks .and pavements and Sewers I'hese works were constructed last year, and the debentures to be issued a In the cafe of sidewalks, the deben- tures are for a ten year period, and lin the case of pavements and sewers, for a period of fifteen years, The finances committee report stated that the tenders of the above named two firms were the highest of thirteen received, annd amounted to 101.03, which was considered an ex- cellent price, The items covered bv the tenders were as follows; fire jad=« der truck, $7,400 six yea,r debentures; industrial site, $7,000, five year de bentures; county registry office, $7, 146.26, ten vear debentures; sides walks, $5823.51, ten year debentures: pavements annd sidewalks, $138,000, fifteen year debentures, : Although five separate issues were only two bylaws, covering the last two items on the list, were passed at last night's meeting Poll Tax Collector The report of the finance commit« tee contained a clause recommending that F, E. Ellis be appointed collec- tor of poll taxes, This clause created some discussion, Ald, Boddy moving an amendment, seconded by Ald. Knox, that the name of Charles F. Sturgess, be substituted for that of Mr, Ellis, who had been doing the work for the last two or three years. Ald. Boddy made the plea that the work required a younger and more active man than Mr, Ellis, while Ald. Knox said that he was not satisfied with some of the actions of Mr, El- lis, Ald. S. Jackson, Hyman, Caung (Continued on page 2), PRINGIPAL OF SCHOOL RESIGNS Miss Jessie Storrar Leaving to Take Position With To« ronto Board of Education Miss Jessa Storrar, principal of Mary street school, has tender« ed her resignation and it was ac« cepted with regret by the Board of Education at its regular meet- ing last night | The Bow'd on recommendation of the management committee, ine structed the Dusiness Administra~ tor to send a letter to Miss Store rar expressing the appreciation of the 'Board for her sorvices, Miss Storrar is leaving on May 1 te i # i join the staff of the Toronto Board | of Edncation., She has been @ member of the Oshawa pable school staff for eight years and principal of Mary street school foi four years, On recommendation of the ins spector of public schools and the | management committes, J. C, | Wells, supply teacher at Ritson road school, was placed on the permanent public school staff as per April 1, 1931, An application of Miss Appleby of Myrtle for a position on the staff was referred to the inspector of public schools, On recommendation »f the mans | agement committee, it was decias ed to send a letter to the Board of Health expressing appreciation for the work of the Board of Health in connection schools of the city. f reports from the health d ment were received and filed, A request of the Upper i Tract Soclety for lind ng take up a collection in the schools of the city was rafuset, "is Chairman of the Board, Dr, F, J, Donevan, chairman of the manage« © ment committee E. A, Lovell and = Trustee J. C. Anderson, were aps pointed the board's representatives to the convention of the Ontario School Trustees and Ratepayers" Assoctation, tn be held on April 7g v - 4 which received wide attention. 8, and 9,