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PAGE THREE * The Whitby Advertising, subscriptions and will be vecsived Whitly Branch Office at Gasetts and ChronjclorTolopbons 23. Daily Times ot the After Busincss Hours- Phone 359. REPRESENTATIVE--JAMES H. ORMISTON WHITBY TAX RATE WIL BE 46 MILLS COUNCIL DECIDES Only Two-Mill Increase Des- pite Deficit of $10,500 Whitby's tax rate for the year 1931 will be 46 mills, an increase of two mills over last year. The Town Council on Monday night, after applying the knife freely to proposed expenditures, and with the assistance of the Board of Pducation, which made a requisi- tion from the Council for $3,000 less than in 1930, decided on an increase of only two mills, des- pite the fact that a deficit of over $10,000 from last year had to be levied for. This amount alone rep-' resents four mills, so that with only a two-mill increase the ex- tent to which expenditures for the year were cut is very appar- ent. In the streets department alone a cut of $2,000 was made. The total amount required by the Council to operate the muni- cipality for the year is $117, 545.37, and the mill rate is divid- ed as follows: Mills Amount General deben- : tures Public School debentures .. : County levy ... Public School 1evy «os. High School 1eVy cecvoves Public Library General levy 12.85 cessee 33,662.18 7,089.67 23,000.30 16,995.78 6,994.39 27,838.34 46.00 $117,645.37 Total estimated receipts for the year, outside of general taxation revenues, are $14,000. Total amoung expected from special tax levies is $44,366.29, Expenditures for the year are estimated at $162,698.38. Of this amount the largest item is $69, 743.21 for payment or debenutres, principal and interest, Board of Education levy is $24,000, and the county levy for general rate and good roads $23,000, The civig salary bill is $7,000. . The Council was anxious to cut the rate down to 43 mills but with the heavy deficit to take care of this was found to be impossible, Council hopes to finish. the year with a clean slate. 1,964.71 4 SERIOUS FRE IN WORK SHEDS THIS MORNING Isaac Stein Estimates His Loss From Fire at $20,000 Burning with fierce intensity, fire from an unknown cause, com- pletely destroyed frame ' heds owned by Isaac Stein, Hickory street, shortly before four o'clock this morning. The sheds had been bulging full of wool, in which Stein deals extensively, and today he es- timated his loss at $20,000. There was no insurance on the buildings or contents. The wool added fuel to the flames and the reflection from the conflagration could be seen from all parts of the town. Although the fire department was called im- mediately upon the discovery of the fire, there was no chance of saving the buildings, Functioning well under the new chief, Charles Lavery, the newly-organized de- partment did effective work with the big motor pumper and succeed- ed in saving a big barn, also be- longing to Stein. pe Attracted by the lurid light in the sky, a large number of people rushed to the scene of the fire and watched with interest the work of the firemen, . The loss sustained by Stein is a heavy one, particularly in view of the fact that he was not pro- tected by insurance. OLD RESIDENT OF GREENWOOD DIES James Plaskett Had Been in Poor Health for Months, But Died Suddenly Greenwood, May 5--An old resi- dent of Greenwood, in the person of Mr. Jas. Plaskett, passed away on Monday at one o'clock p.m, Mr, Plaskett has been in poor health for many months but his death came rather suddenly at thie last. The funeral will be held at his late residence on Thursday at 2.30 p. m., with burial' at Salem cemetery. James Plaskett came here from Englapd when a young man. He leaves a. widow and a brother, Mr, Robert Plaskett residing at Whit- by. The missionary meeting is vost- $10 REWARD For name of party who removed spare tire on Sunday eve- ning from Buick Coach parked on William near Simcoe. Phone 2604wW causes Headaches When there's too much acid in Jour stomach, you must force yourself to work, and even pleas- ures are too great an effort, Ap- petite lags; the digestion is poor; the whole system suffers. Laboratory tests show an acid condition is due to errors in our modern 'diet. But you need not wait to diet your way out of the * trouble! : Take a tablespoonful of Phillips' Milk of Magnesia. 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MADE IN CANADA FOR YOUR HOME Shingle Stain D.HS., gal. .... $1.19 Step Ladders 5 ft. special . . $1.69 Muresco 5 Ib. package .... 65¢ ' Burlap, Dyed spy ......... 60c¢ Moore's House Paint qt. seswavesieesarsanengy $1.35 CLEVE F_X HARD N¥ARE VA2ph Bailiof $500 was reneweds CITY AND DISTRICT NEWS EVANGEL TO BE HERE » Rev, Wilfred Peirce, well known to radio audiences as the "Midnite Ev- angel" who broadcasts from Station CFRB, Toronto, will speak at a meet- ing King: Street United" Church, to- morrow night. The public is invited, GUESTS AT ROTARY Guests at the noon luncheon of the Rotary Club, yesterday, included Rev. F. Dell, of California, Oscar Dell, Oshawa; J. H. Ormiston, Whitby; Arthur Lancaster, G. .\W, MeLaugh- lin, W, E. Davis, and F, L. Fowke, Oshawa, and Percy Cooper, Hamil- ton. WANT TO CUT DOWN TREES Two citizens of Oshawa, E. J, Wadsworth, 65 Kenncth Avenue, and J. R. Herringcourt, 66 Drew Street, sought permission from the cily coun- cil, in letters read at last night's meeting, to cut down trees. In tac first case, the trce was a Manitoba maple which was blocking a sewer, and the other tree was claimed to be a detriment to the property. The requests were referred to the city property committee. TREES OFFERED In a letter sent to the city council, and read at last night's meeting G. D. Conant offered to supply a sufi cient quantity of Manitoba muple, soft maple and elm trees to plant boulevards on Simcoe street scuth leading down to the lake from ap proximately the neighbourhood cf Thomas street. As these trees ore to be available on Monday, May 11 the matter as referred to the city council with power to act. LETTER FILED At last night's meeting of the ciiy council, the letter from Canadian Fuels, Limited, regarding the rescr- vation of space for coke at the har- bor, was ordered received and filed, the council expressing the view that since they: had no control over the harbor, which was government prop- erty, the council could not interfere, ASKS FOR GRANT The local branch of the Federation of Firefighters, in a letter to the council, has asked for a grant of $200 to assist in the expenses of the annual convention of the association, to be held in Oshawa on June 17, 18 and 19. The request was referred to the finance committee. NAMED RURAL DEAN. Rev. F. J. Shiers, of Haliburton, formerly rector of St. John's Angli- can Church, Bowmanville, has been appointed as rural dean of the pro- visional county of Haliburton, suce ceeding the Rev, Mr. Stringer, who has been transferred to Stayner. ANOTHER GRASS FIRE The fire department was called to Tresane street shortly after eleven o'clock this morning to fight another in the long series of grass fires. The fire was extin- guished without damage. REQUEST FOR NLWS STAND A request from Harry Irish, crip- ple, that he be allowcd to establish a news-stand at the corncr of Bond and Simcoe streets, or some other corner, was last nigh: referred to the general purpose commttze of the councils The application been approved by the police sommission, with the condition that some corner other than that mentioned be sclect- ed. MOTION ON COMMUNISM A resolution asking tor the deporta- tion of all undesirables avd cc 1. ists, passed by the Sudbury city council, was read at last night's mcet- mg of the Oshawa coun.1 along with request that it be endorsed, Ald, man was ready to move a resolu- tign for its endorsation at once, hut other members of council felt it should be referred to the general pur- pose committee for consideration, and that was done. Vi GE { LIFE-SAVER AT LAKE ; An application trom Gordon Sloan for the position of life-saver at the lake was read at the mecting of the city council last night, and was re- ferred to the city property aud fire protection cojpmatec, CHAIN STORE ASSESSMENT A resolution passed by the city council of London, and fcr which endorsation was requestel, asking that the business assessment on chain stores be increased by the passifg of special legislation, was read at last night's council meeting, and was re- ferred to the general purpose com- mittee, RELIEF CONTINUED In a letter to the city treasurer, and read at last night's meeting of the council, J. A. Ellis, director of the bureau of municipal affairs, con- firmed the telephone agrecment made last week that goverfimcat assistance to the extent of two-thirds, for di- rect relief would be coulinued until May Jl, HOSPITAL MEETING. The annual meeting of te Oshawa (ieneral Hospital will be held on the evening of Thursday, May 14, at 8 p.m., in the assembly robm ot the nurses' residence, G. D. Conant, president of the hospital trust an- nounced today. An address will be delivered at this meeting by Dr. Gordon P. Jackson, medical officer of health of the city of Toronto. All friends of the hospital are invited to attend the meeting. TO UNVEIL WINDOW A beautiful memorial stained glass window to the memory of the late Hon, Willlam Smitn P.C., has been erected in the United Church at Columbus by the Board of Directors of the Maple Leaf Fire Insurance Company. The window will he unveiled on Sunday morn- ing, May 10th, at 11 o'clock by the Right Hon. Arthur Meighan, poned from Thursday afternoon until Friday at 2.30 p.m, at the home of Mrs. Norman Ble. Mrs. Dr. Bascom, of Whitby, will give an address, Mrs. F. L. Green spent a few days in Toronto last week. We hope she will soon be better as she is very much missed from our social gatherings, Rev, Jas. Barnes was a visitor the village this week. Mr. Norman Bie is painting his house. ' Mother's Day will be obeerved hy a joint service of the Sunday School and Church on Sunday morning at 11 o'clock. Rev. Mr. Smart and Mr. C. J. Stevenson, attended the Presbytery at King street church, Oshawa on Tuesday. Mrs. Wilson, of Whitby, 1s visit- ing her sister, Mrs. Corbett, Mr. 'Milton Ormerod is suffering from flu. . Jn 8 Cents per word each ime sertion. Minimum charge for each insertion, 85c. -- - Ea MADAME ZEDDA, SCIENTIFIC palmist, now at 224 St, Julien 8t., for two weeks only. (104b) A BAZAAR WILL BE HELD AT the Legion rooms, over market on Thursday, May 7th at 2.30. There will 'e home made cook- ing and plants, (105b) THURSDAY, MAY 7, 8 P.M., CON- cert, range Hall, sketches, songs, etc. Silver collection. "Caed mille falthe", (105h) HEAR REV. WILFRED PEIRCE, of Toronto, in King St. United Church, Wednesday evening, May 6th, at 8 p.m. Mr, Peirce broadcasts®over CFRB in Milnite Evangel, (105b) GIRLS' AUXILIARY ANNUAL concert Tuesday, May 5, Parish Hall, Centre St., at 8 p.m. (1062) SOUTH SIMCOE HOME AND School Club meets tonight at 8 p.m. Program by the teachers, Come and bring a friend. (105a) _ Died SHETLER--At Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Wednesday evening, April 29, 1931, Bar. bara Joan, beloved daughter of Lila and Leigh Shetler, age 3 months 6 days. Interment Friday 2.00 p.m. from amily residence, Harmony, to Har. mony Cemetery. Safe in the arms of Jesus. (106a) Robert Graham who was re- nanded some time ago on a charge of intoxication appeared in the ity police court this morning and asked for a further remand of a week. The Bench concurred and the case was set for Tuesday, May | 0% BUSY TIMES AT OSHAWA HARBOR (Continued from page 1) opoly and yesterday a large trailer, filled was barrels of oil which had been unloaded from a freighter, had to be abandoned in the temporary roadway on account of the deep sand. At 11 o'clock this morning the Canada Steamship Lines freigh- ter, \S.8. Kingston, the first ship to enterthe new harbour last year, ar. rived With a shipment of oil, With the Georgian lying at the north pier, and the west docks barred by a veritable mountain range of coal, the Kingston could not find a place to land its cargo and is now waiting for the Georgian to pull out, More Coke Landed Yesterday afternoon the steamer Glenelg, came in and discharged a cargo of over 1400 tons of coke for the Canadian Fuels, Limited, while later in the day the Ashbay of the Tree Line Navigation Company came into port with a consignment of 70 barrels of oil for the Robson Leather Company. The coke was unloaded without difficulty, on the space immediately to the south of the Mallett Company's coke pile. but some difficulty was experienced in handling the oil was experienced count of the congested condition of the wharves, ' -------------------------- COUNCIL GHANGES ITS ATTITUDE ON CLOSED MEETINGS (Continued from page 1) Ald. Kirby said he wished to reg- ister a solemn protest against the action of the council members who excluded the press from the last meeting. When the citizens were debarred from hearing their own business discussed, the council be- came a very small body, and he protested against any closed meet- ings being held. Ald. Morris said he was «ot backing up on his attitude at the last meeting. He had known of the press being excluded from meetings in the past without any editorials being written about it. The council, he said, had been made to look like a bunch of van- dals, working under a cloud of sus- picion. The whole affair, in his opinion, had heen a tempest in a teapot, and the coyncil had simply wasted a lot of time that could be used to better advantage. He used to better advantage. He could never remember any oth- er occasion on which the press had been excluded from meeting of council in committee of the whole. Ald, Hyman said he was not try- ing to cover up his action at' the last meeting, but he felt that coun- ollshuniness would lye expedited by Bowmanville Daily Times Representatives Phone No. 53 COUNCIL WET LAST NIGHT Council Decides To Do Re- pair Work on Hunt Street-- Much Business Done Work will proceed in a few days on the fixing up of Hunt Street which has been badly in need of repairs for some time. The wor which is expected to cost wel neighborhood of $308 was Jtitioned for at the last pr Ag of council and the report se Roads and Street Committee ommended the carrying out of ae work last night. . Council opened with all mem- bers present and the mayor in the chair, T. A, Garton and J. W. Knight applied for a change of lights east of the Balmoral Hotel, claiming that the present arrangement with less lights was not satisfactory. The public property and finance committees will investigate and report back at the next meeting. The roads gnd- street commite tee was given power to act in fill- ing in a ditch and laying tile near the residence of Wm, Hyslop on Elgin street. The Women's Institute - were given permission to hold a two day house to house canvass in the in- terests of the Canadian National Institute for the Blind, The Beach Association applied for their usual grant of $100 for fixing roads and the matter A referred to the Finance Commit- tee with power to act, Claim For Damages The Merril-Barber Supply Com- pany of London notified the coun- cil that they would be required to pay several hundred dollars in damages for loss sustained when their truck hit a bad spot on the highway within the town damaging it and putting it out of commis- sion for several weeks also doing considerable damage to the goods in the truck. The finance commit- tee were ordered to investigate and act. The Town of Sudbury asked the council to co-operate with that city by asking the Government to deport all communists in view of the trouble these people are mak- Ing in the country. Nothing was done in the matter. County Clerk McNaghton. of Cobourg, notified the council of the admittance to the Toronto General Hospital of Lee Way, a local Celestial and giving notice that should he prove an indigent the town would be responsible for his accownt, The General Accident Insurance Company approached the council for insurance for the police offer- ing an attractive policy for the premium of $25 each man, nn Se ea at pe Mr. Moffatt of the Ontario Busi- ness Revival Campaign endeavour- ed to interest the council in an Old Home Week for Durham, The matter was referred to the Fin- ance Committee who will investi- Bate, Mr, J. E. Flett well known local builder offered the town two hun- dred dollars for a large lot on Queen Street opposite the resid- ence of Town Clerk John Lyle. His offer was accepted on the under- sfanding that three modern brick veneer residences would be erected there soon, The price of this lot brought a division in council, some being of the opinion that the price was too small while the Mayor and others thought that with the town owning the lots no taxes were being gathered in and it was unsightly where with the' Fimprovements Mr, Flett intends putting on them they would bring the town in a good revenue, Mr, C. H, Mason and Mr, T, H. Holgate approached the council for the usual grant of $1000 to Bowmanville Hospital for the care of indigent patients, It was re- ferred to the Finance Committee to report back, The Maple Leaf Insurance Com- pany forwarded the town a cheque for $25 for services rendered in saving one of their jnsured proper- ties which was in danger of catch- ing fire at a big fire at Courtice last fall, Reeve Carruthers reported that the cost of the proposed sidewalk from. Concession to Wellingtn Street would cost $245 and that work would proceed if the proper- Ly owners agreed to pay 60 per cent, of the cost in cash, Other small items on the orders included the filling of a ditch on the Downham Nursery Property, and the calling for petitions for | laying of dust arrester, | Councillor Lockhart reported | that considerable progress had been made in the plans for the Decoration and Dedication Day on July bth and that plans more defi. nite would be announced in the near future, y To Improve Park The town will expend a sum of not more than $100 in fixing up the new Rotary Park ready for the Rotary club to seed and plang shrubs, Deputy Reeve Rehder introduced a bylaw amending schedule B of the Public Health act extending the sanitary limits of the town, I'he bylaw received its three read- ings and was signed and sealed. Mayor Elliott at the instigation of Councillor Strike appointed the Reeve, Deputy Reeve and Council- lor Strike a committee to arrange for a meeting of interested muni- cipalities on the question of the new equalized assessment, the meeting to be held at Port Hope. Despite the fact that nothing of great importance was enacted at last night's meeting it was 11.39 before Deputy Reeve Rehder claim- ed his usual right to move for an adjournment, having these meetings open to the press and public. . Ald. Caunt also favored the mo- tion, and Ald, Jackson sald he had no objections. Ald. Hawkes also sald he was in favor of the press attending meetings in committee 'of the whole, but not all meetings of the standing council committees, Ald. Macdonald: "I think the al- dermen have seen the error of their ways in their behaviour at the last meeting. I have nothing to cover up, and anything I have a to say on public matters, I am will- ing for the press and the public to hear. "Ald. Macdonald was very much in accord with the motion. The question was then put, and on the yeas and nays being called, the vote resulted as follows: For the motion: Aldermen Mac- donald, Morris, E. Jackson, Hy- man, Caunt, Keel, Boddy, Luke, Hawkes, Kirby, Puckett, Cawker, Waterous and 8, Jackson.--14, Against the motion: Ald. Knox. ---1, throughout Canada. CROP REPORTS and BUSINESS SUMMARIES DURING the season the Bank of Montreal issues periodical reports on cop conditions Bo fins Su in the Dominion and in the countries Bi pire Eotabibed shod 1017 Total Assets in excess of $80,000,000 OSHAWA BRANCH R. S. Marphy, Manager a publishes a "Business are gent free to all who CANON VERNON OF TORONTO SPOKE 10 MINISTERS (Continued from page 1) great deal of gambling or inability to %ft themselves above the drabness of their surrounding, people resorted to games of ch It was the duty of the church, he thoueht, to so stim- ulate the interest of men and women in the finer and better things of life and wholesome recreation, that they would not feel this craving for games of chance, There was also need for a fundamental change in the present industrial system so that workmen would not feel that they were doing the same humdrum task each day, but would be given such a shore in the operation of industry that co-op- eration mn service for the common good might become the basis ot a na- tion's industrial life, Admitting that the stock exchanges play an important part in the de- velopment of industry, the speaker roundly condemned ihe fever for speculation which 'caused men and wo men to buy on margin, to risk their homes and savings upon the rise or fall of a certain stock and to devote time to watching the market when they should be attending to their own business, He also flayed artificial manipulations of the stock market by operators whose chiet' interest seemed to be the accumulation of wealth at the expense of others, Stressing self-cor ship, the value , self of labor, of denial and steward wuld boldly chal- enge gar % the speaker conclud ed. But it must first have its own skirts clear, and for this reason Can- on Vernon stated, many churches were demanding that the Criminal Code no longer make special provi- sion for churches or charitable or- ganizations to hold lotteries. Ir she AMBULANCE SERVICE Phone 1082W DAY OR NIGHT OSHAWA BURIAL CO. M. F, Armstrong & Son Proprietors HOUSE FOR SALE Five room frage, all con- veniences, newly painted and decorated throughout. Corner Drew and Gliddon, Lot 35 x 105 ft. Bargain for immedi- ate cash sale. Apply Secre tary Oshawa Housing Commission City Offices FREE Spark Plug Inspection All This Week Champion National Change Week May 4 to 11 Power, speed, acceleration and economy are kept at topnotch by installing a mew set of spark plugs every 10,000 miles. All car manu- . facturers recommend it. The new and improved every engine a better per- forming engine. Drive your car in this week. Let us install new Cham- pions now for actual saving in both gas and oil in the year to come. 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