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A Growing Newspaper in a Growing City Tle Oshawa Daily Times "» Succeeding The Oshawa Reformer "All The News While It Is News" VOL. 8--NO. 106 Published Oshawa, Ont.' Es Dy East Semviaye: and Pubs Holtdays OSHAWA, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 1931 12 Cents a Week; 3 Cents a Copy TEN PAGES PRESBYTERY IN FAVOR OF WOMEN AS ELDERS & Public Golf Course Is Being Established In Oshawa v EVERSON PROPERTY IN NORTH-EAST OF CITY IS TO BE NINE HOLE COURSE Work Has Already Been Started, and Course Will Be Ready for Operation in Early Part of Summer PROPERTY LEASED TO COURSE EXPERT Everson Property, Intersect- ed by Four Valleys, Is Be- lieved Ideal for Purpose-- May Add Nine More Holes Later Oshawa is to have a new nine- hole golf course. Sixty acres of - beautiful, rolling land, northeast of Oshawa Blvd., part of the farm owned by T. H. Everson, King street east, has been leased by John Zeaman, of Toronto, who plans to establish a course which will be within the reach of the av- erage man or woman who cannot afford to pay the high membership fees charged by the Oshawa Golf Club. A tractor and three experi- enced workmen are already busy on the property and it is expected that the first ball will be teed off ear- ly this summer. Had Wide Experience The promoter of this interesting project, which promises to: add much to the recreational facilities available for the citlezns of Osh- awa, has had wide experience in laying out golf links. Pogsibly bis most outstanding achievements have been the' establishment of a new course at Lucerne, in Quebec and the Royal York Hotel golf course near Toronto. Ideal Location The site of the new course is most favorable as it may easily be reached by paved street and zom- mands a wonderful view of the city to the west' and south and of smiling countryside to the north and east. In company with Mr. Everson, The Times visited the property today and one could 'not help but be impressed with the location and the fine appearance uf the property. Four valley intersect the course and Mr. Zeaman has expressed the opinion that the site is one of the best which he has seen in years. There are plenty of natural haz- ards to add interest to the golfers': games and also places where time . might be profitably spent in searzh- ing for lost balls. Ultimately, it is planned to add nine new holes, thus making the regulation 18- hole course. ' The work of'seeding the greens and tees is proceeding rapidly, but it would pe difficult to state when tng Shure will be in shape for Pp: £. WOULD REGISTER ALL OVER SIXTEEN Senator Casgrain Introduces Compulsory Identification Measure in Senate Ottawa, - May 6--Compulsory regis- tration of all persons in Can: over the age of 16 years would he nro '1- ed for under a bill introduced in the Senate last night by Seuaior ,. B. Casgrain. Registration would be followed by the issue of a certificate with the person's photograph and signature on it. y Certain exceptions to the universal registration would be allowed. Cloi- stered nuns, members of the military, naval or air forces, while in service; members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police or of any provincial or municipal police force, inmates of asylums for the insane or mentally defective, inmates of penitentiaries prisons or of such other institutions as might be pted by the mi in charge of the administration of the act would not have to register. RESCUE BABY The fire department answered a call at 8.56 last night from 254 Punshon Ave where a baby was locked in a bathroom. 'fter ef- fecting the rescue thé men were back at the hall at 9.04. WEATHER Forecast--Lower Lakes Re gion and Georgion Bay----mod. erate southerly winds, fair and y = fresh CADET INSPECTION WILL BE ON MAY 18 Cadet Corps of O.C.V.L Is Annual Field Day Inspection of the Oshawa Col- legiate and Vocational Institute Cadet Corps will take place on the afternoon of May 18, in Alex- andra Park, Principal A. E. O'Neill announced today. It is not known as yet who the inspecting officer will be. Under the instruction of W. J. Barley, a splendid corps of about 200 cadets, all ranks, has been welded into shape this year. The cadets have been displaying real interest in their drills and instruc- tion, so it 'is confifidently ex- pected that they will make a good showing before the inspecting offi- cer. Cadet inspection is always one of the major incidents of collegiate life and is generally the last im- portant event before the final ex- aminations and the conclusion of the term. CONSTABLES WILL PATROL CITY PARKS ON SUMMER NIGHTS Canadian Legion Given Use of Lakeview Park on May 25th Two special constables will patrol Lakeview and Alexandra Parks on summer nights, during the months of June, July and Au- gust, the parks commission decided at a meeting held in the city treasurer's office, last night. These officers will be under the super- vision of Chief Friend and the ap- pointments are to be made upon his recommendation, Chief Friend, it is said, has two qualified men in view. A draft set of bylaws, govern- ing the use of the city's parks, was submitted to the commission by the special committee including W. G. Bunker . and S. G. Carnell. These bylaws will be studied by each member and it is expected that they will be passed at the next meeting. With the drawing up of definite regulations, the special constables therefore will have means by which they may en- force the good behaviour of all persons entering either park. Cement which has been clutter- ing up the ground beneath the Alexandra Park grandstand, will be removed and used to fill a hole at the north end, hte commission decided. Messrs. Carnell and Bun- ker were appointed to take full charge of the three smaller parks, Cowan, Tylor Crescent and Clarke street, , The Canadian Legion was grant- ed use of the playing field at Lake- view Park on May 25, for the pur- nose of athletic sports, An applica- tion from the Ontario Athletic Commission for Alexandra Park on May 25, for the purpose of hold- 'ng a district collegiate athletic meet, was referred to W. A. Coad with power to act. The commission confirmed the granting of Alexan- dra Park for trotting meets to be held by the Canadian Racing As- sociation on July 1 and July 18. Arnold brothers, who operate the city farm, were engaged to cut the grags at the parks this year. Dr. F. L. Henry, chairman of the commission, presided over the cluded W. A, toad, E. Bradley, meeting while others present in- Mayor Marks, 8. G. Carnell pnd W. G. Bunker. EGGS AT LOW MARK St. Thomas, May 6.--Egg prices reached new low levels in this city yesterday, two commission firms reporting their wholesale prices to be seven, nine and eleven cents a dozen, Eggs are retailing in city stores at 15 cents to 22 cents a dozen, Farmers report the pricse offered by buyers to be. the lowest in their experience. Many farmers are reducing their flocks, prices of dressed chicken ranging from 28 to 32 cents a pound. Now in Training for Its! ERNEST A. DIXON GEN. MANAGER OF CANADIAN FUELS Ben E. Tate, President of the Company, Outlines Its Policies to Develop Market : Ben E. Tate, vice-president of the Utlities Power and Light Cor- poration, and president of the On- tario Shore Gas Company, Limited, which is now operating the Osh- awa gas system, was in the city yesterday completing the organ- ization plans for the Canadian Fuels, Limited, a sister company to the Ontario Shore Gas Company and a company organized to de- velop in Oshawa, and district, a market for coke, in anticipation of the comstruttion and operation of a coking plant in Oshawa. Mr. Tate is the president of the Can- adian Fuels Limited, and has as- sociated with him as vice-president and general manager, Ernest A. Dixon, formerly of the Dixon Coal Company, of this city. In making announcement of Mr. Dixon's ap- pointment, Mr. Tate made it clear that he had severed all connection with the Dixon Coal Company and would in future he in charge of all the operations here of the Can- adian Fuels, Limited. "Our purpose in organizing this company," sald Mr. Tate, when in- terview by The Times, "is to es- tablish in Oshawa and district a market for high quality coke and to replace anthracite. coal, as a domestic fuel, with the much cheaper, smokless, Solvay process coke. - The Canadian Fuels, Limit- ed," said Mr. Tate, "is not bring- ing coke here from the nearest plant, as it might have done. ,By reason of our wide experience, we (Continued on page 3) cl SPECIAL LEGION WEETING CALLED Detailed Plans for Commun. ity Field Day and Picnic Will Be Discussed An important special meeting of the Oshawa Branch of the Canadian Legion is to be held in the eity council chamber tomorrow evening, to plan the details for the the com- munity field day and picnic which the Legion is organizing, to be held at Lakeview Park on Monday, May 25. The sports committee, under the chairmanship of D. J. Thomas, has been working on the plans for some weeks, and has some interest- ing proposals to submit to the mem. bers. It is likely that other com- mittees will be appointed to take charge of other details of the pro- gram. Interest in the membership drive, and in the sale of tickets for the 1931 Convention Club is run- ning high at the present time, and there will be a further effort to- morow evening to put all the energy possible behind the objectives which have ben set. The Chevrolet Coach which is being given away by the Legion in connection with the Con. vention Club campaign has been on the streets for the last few evenings, and keen interest has been shown by 'the public in securing tickets. Tomorow evening, it is expected, the members of the Ladies Auxillary will take charge of the car, and will be on the streets selling tickets. The draw for the car is to be made at the community field day and picnic on May 25. KINGSTON GIVEN ELECTRIC REBATE Refund of One Month's Bill To Be Made to Every Con- sumer of Electricity Kingston, May 6.--The rebate in electrical rates for the consum- ers of the Kingston Public Utilitiés Commission has been approved by the Ontario Hydro-Electric Com- mission, In a letter to the local Commis- sion, W. W. Pope, Secretary of the Ontario Commission stated that, "in view of the surplus that has accumulated as a result of the past year's operation of your sys- tem, the Commission hag recom- mended and approved of a refund to each consumer in the munici- pajity now suppliei equivalent to one-twelfth of the amount col- lected from the consumer during' the year 1930. This refund, how- ever, does not apply to the muni: cipal services, such as street 1ight- ing, and waterworks, A hich. 280 BEN E. TATE Jf Chicago, President of the On- tario Shore Gas Company, and today announced as President of Canadian Fuels, Limited. OFFICERS OF NEW FUEL COMPANY ERNEST A. DIXON Of Oshawa, who has been appoint- ed as Vice-President and Gen- eral Manager of Canadian Fuels, Limited. Latest available figures giving automgbile registraticns for the whole of the Dominion present a picture of falrly active automotive retail sales up to the first ot April. Figures obtainable for the last few weeks are incomplete. Information issued at the office of William C. Herring, WAR alo Manager of General Moto ada, Limited, shows that General Motors cars-- Chevrolet, Pontiac, Oldsmotile, Mc- Lavghlin-Buick and Cadfloc--reg- istered in the first three months of this year were 44.63 per cent, of the whole industry in the first three months of 1930. During the 'months of Jannary, February and March, according to the figures, Chevrolet registrations were 27,2 -per cent of all cars re- gistered in Canadg, as , compared with 20.6 per cent. tn the same period last year, Pontiac sold 9.2 General Motors Cars Lead In Registration In Canada, With 44 Per. Cent of Total per cent. of the industry. as com- pared with 6.6 per cent of the in- dustry in the same period of 1930. Oldsmobile also advanveasd, trom 2.4 per cent. of the industry to 2.51 per cent. Cadillac registered a gain, and McLaughlin-Buick held up {is percentage of sales very well. A recent ; demand for McLaughlin- Buick spert models has actually created a shortage. While complete and official fig- ures are lacking for the month of April, there is some very gratifying general information available. Re- tafl sales of all car lines ix Toronto, for instance during the month of April, are indicated as 1614 per cefit. higher than in the same month of last year. Chevrolet, Pontlac, and the other lines of Gen- eral Motors of Canada suppied 45.9 per cent. of the large Toronto de- mand for motor cars last month, What is ft? : That was the question put to The Times editorial department this morning by V. Woodward, who brought a peculiar looked bug, insect, or what have you to The Times office. He had found it on Mary Street, where it was Iy- ing on the sidewalk putting up a gallant fight against being carried off by a couple of Sparrows. The little animal had a flat body, about two inches long, and almost black in color, At the rear of the body were two long legs and at the front two short legs. Sticking out in front were two hooked claws, which were also put Mysterious Looking Bug Puzzles Editorial Statt into service as legs as the bug ran along the office floor. It could travel at some. speed, too, and Mr. Woodward sald that it also had the added accomplishment of being able to fly, although it refused to demonstrate its capabilities in that direction, Tee Times editorial department was unable to solve the problem of identifying the bug, so Mr. Wood- ward started off for the collegiate and vocational institute to see if there were an entomologist there sufficiently well versed to give it a name, It can positively be asserted, of course, that this was not a hum- bug. HAS THIRD ESCAPE FROM SURE DEATH African Prospector Seems To Bear Charmed Life On Travels Cape Town, South Africa Ma an elderly prospector named Ley ying enar the Pomgola river, in the ryheid district, was bitten by a Shiake of the mamba variety, and was ound by his wife on the bank of the '| When the river unconscious. Native remedies were tried while a message was be- ing sent for a supply of anti-venum serum, Popole responded to the ser- um and recovered. This was his third narrow escape. Recently he was washed down the Pomgola River when it was in flood, {but escaped by being thrown high on the banks by the raging water. flood subsided he was found unconscious and badly bruised. On another occasion, as he sat in his hut with a native lad during an el- ectric storm his companion was killed by lightning, - The pride of the city a few years ago, and considered on of the much caution and hesitation, « the greatest attractions in the district, Oshawa's buffalo herd may soon vanish from Lakeview Park as rap- idly as the great herds vanished from Canada's western plains, After much cautio nand hesitation, the parks commigsion at its * meeting last night decided to write the Do- minion Government, whose wards the buffaloes are, requesting their removal, The meeting was informed by W. A. Coad that the citizens, at whose personal expense the buffga- loes were brought from Alberta to 'Oshawa, was quite agreeable to any take, supplied on a cost bai $e i «action thatthe. commission might Parks Commission Will Ask Government To Dispose of | Lakeview Park Buffaloes Whether the Government, with all its problems, will accept the cus- tody of its wards, whether, provid- ing it does so, the buffaloes will be removed to some other place or whether the great animals will be despatched in some humane way, are questions the answers to which may only be found in the future. 1f the buffaloes are slain, one can well imagine that their spirits wilt Join the spirits of the great herds, slain by the white man's greed. In the happy hunting grounds, dream. ed by old Indians whose hands have lost their cunning, eyes their keen- ness and feet their swiftness, per- haps they may again roam plains like those over which they were lords for countless ages. YAGHT CLUB T0 START WORK ON ITS GLUB HOUSE Membership Have Contrib- | uted Large Part of Funds | That Are Required for Purpose It is expected that work will be commenced almost at once on the club house of the Oshawa Yacht Club, The club estimates that about $500 will be required for the ma- terials and the work. Of this amount over three hundred dollars have al- ready been secured through the mem- bership campaign that is being car- ied on. However, the club does not wish to start operations before their yjective has been reached. The first work that will be neces- sary will be the construction of a sinall bridge over the Oshawa creek 50 that the site of the clubhouse will be more easily reached. At the pre- sent time practically the only easy means of reaching the proposed site is by boat, After the erection of the bridze the work of levelling the site | will be undertaken, following which piles will be placed and the founda- tion laid. It is hoped that the club- house will be ready by June 20th when the Royal Canadian Yacht Club of Toronto, will pay a visit to the harbour. A great saving will be madc in the cost of copstruction as much of the work entailed will be done by the members themselves. It is the intention of the members to press the campaign for new mem- bers during the next week and it is hoped that quite a number will see their way clear to bBecom¢ members. The annual membership fee is ten dollars. In addition to this a member may join for a period of five years. | It is known that there are sey- eral men in Bowmanville who are in- terested in yachting and they may affiliate themselves with the Oshawa ORGANIZING FOR NATIONAL LOAN Government Makes Elabor- ate Preparations for Launching Campaign of Re-Financing Ottawa, May 6.--~The Dominion of Canada conversion loan is plan- ned to take care of a total of more than one billion dollars, and, while the Minister of Finance has intimated that the amount of new bonds to be offered will be limit- ed, the success of the program is considered so important from the national standpoint that a strong organization is being formed to ensure that the terms and advan- tages of the Government's offer may be brought to the attention of holders of issues, The organization which has been formed for the forthcoming loan in Canada should ensure that broad interest and participation which has in the past attended financial cperations of like nation- al importance. Premier Bennett heads the Cen- tral Committee as Honorary Chair- man, while the Chairman who has actual direction {is Sir Charles Gordon, President of the Bank of Montreal. Other members are: Vic- tor M. Drury, Vice-Chairman; S. H. Logan, General Manager of the Canadian Bank of Commerce: M. W. Wilson, General Manager of the Royal Bank of Canada; J. A. Me- Leod, General Manager of the Bank of Nova Scotia; Beaudry Leman, General Manager of Banque Cana- dienne Nationale; H. R. Tudhope, of A. E. Ames & Company, Limit- ed; J..H. Gundy, of Wood Gundy & Company, Limited; A. F. White, of the Dominion Securities Cor- poration, Limited; Lieut.-Col.' E. G. Hanson, of Hanson Bros., Inc., and A. J. L. Haskell, Bank of Montreal, Secretary. FIREMEN HAVE NEW UNIFORMS Are Hoping Their Will Be No Big Fires to Spoil Their Smart Appearance Members of the fire department are looking quite smart these days following the delivery of their new uniforms, Some of the members of, the force prophisied that as soon as they had received the mew outfits the they would be called upon to il UNITED CHUR BUSINESS BETTER, LOCAL RESTAURANT! PROPRIETORS FIND More People Stopping Off At Oshawa For Business or Pleasure When people cat more food, this may or may not 'be an indication of better times. At any rate the res- taurants of the city are finding bus- iness better, with more patrons and larger orders, During the hey-day of the boom period, there were few busier places than Oshawa's restaurants. A con- siderable portion of the city's popu- lation was transient, they did not have their homes here and as a re- sult secured their meals in restaur- ants or boarding houses. But with the passing of the boom period, this floating population largely disappear- ed, and as a result the restaurant business suffered. § Restaurant proprietors now claim, however that conditions have improv- ed considerably this spring. This' means that there are more people calling at Oshawa for business or | pleasure who must buy a meal at aj restaurant or hotel. It also signifies that many can again enjoy the oc-} casional luxury of a restauraot meal, PLEADS GUILTY T0 {| CHARGE OF THEFT Sentence Suspended and Ac- cused Ordered to Stay Out * of Groceterias in City Peter Cecula, who iz a shoemaker on' Simcoe Street. South, pleaded guilty yesterday in police court to a charge of the theft of a can of shoe polish and a pound of butter from the Loblaw Groceteria on Sim- coe Street South on May 4. His Worship Magistrate T. K. Creighton placed the accused on suspended sentence on the condition that he stay out of all groceterias in the city. Cecula told the court that he went into the store to get some small articles and did not get a bas- ket to carry them in, but placed them fn his pocket. On leaving the store he forgot to pay for them. He said tLat he did not intend to steal the articles and had never done anything like that before. Oscar Baird, who is the owner of the shop in which Cecular carries on business, said that the accused was an Al tenant and was very in- dustrious and reasonably well liked by all the men in that section. Mr. Balrd stated that he was very much surprised to learn of the offense which Cecula had committed. RUSSIA T0 JOIN IN WHEAT PARLEY All Wheat-Exporting Na- tions Have Accepted In- vitations to Meet in Lon- don (Canadian Press Despatch) London, May 6.--AIll wheat ex- porting nations of the world, in- cluding Soviet Russia, will be re- presented at the wheat conference, opening May 16, at Canada House here, under the chairmanship of the Hon. G. Howard Ferguson, Can- adian High Commissioner to Great Britain. Indications are that all will send strong delegations. The United Stat. es already has indicated it is send- ing three experts, Russian partici- pation is assured. And the confer- ence, an outgrowth of the world wheat conference at Rome at the end of March, will be enabled to make a thorough study of the world wheat situation so far as it parti- cularly concerns the exporting na- tions, preliminary to endeavors to reach on agreement some form of orderly marketing - of the next wheat crops. BARRIE HONORED London, May 6 -- A bust of Sir James Barrie is to be added to the busts of several of the leading Eng- lish writers of the -day, Jo Davidson American sculptor coming over from Paris specially to do the work. Sir James objected to sitting for his por- trait bust but was induced by a friend to consent. Jo Davidson will hold: an exhibition in London in June subdue a big fire that would spell ruin to their natty appearance, when his most recent works will be RESOLUTION PASSED BY CHBODY AT | MEETING HELD IN OSHAWA All Agreed on Fitness of Woe men for High Church Office, But Some Doubted Wisdom of Departing From Established Pre- cedents VOTE ON MOTION WAS 31 TO 18 Dr. F. L. Brown, Superin. tendent of Missions, Tells of Hardships Being Faced by Church Workers in the Western Provinces By vote of 31 to 18, the Oshawa Presbytery of the United Church, meeting in the King Street United Church, yesterday, favored the ordin~ ation of women as elders. The subs ject was discussed at some length and although all were agreed as to the fitness of women for this high © lay post, some doubted the wisdom of | taking a step which they considered a departure from all precedent. The. resolution favoring the ordination of women as elders will be forwarded by the secretary, Rev. Mr. Jull, of Brooklin, to the General Council of the Church. 3 Rev. J. M. Whyte, of Enniskillen, © presided over the sessions of the presbytery yesterday, which were at= tended by ministers and lay delegates from practically every United Church in the district. By good fortune, th meeting was favored with the pre ence § Rev. Dr, C. JL. Bate turned' missionary from' Japan, gave a deeply interesting address "The Kingdom of God Movement" in that country. In eloquent terms,' Bates pictured «for his re characters of Kagwa, the great' Ja anese evangelist whose daily pr ing, - teaching and good werks bringing thousands to Christ. Encouraging Message An 'encouraging' message was given the presbytery by Dr, : Brown, superintendent for mission for Central Ontario, who althg stating that the cause of missions ha been suffering on account of the pres sent business depression, declared that there was reason for confidence in the future. In spite of the hard J times which prevailed "during last" year, Dr. Brown pointed out that | the church's income for missionary purposes had been increased by $80,= 000. There was still a deficit but the deficit had not been increased. _. Hardships in West While alluding to the hardships im which many districts in southera Saskatchewan arc suffering and the consequent inability of over 200 chur~ © ches in those districts to "support themselves, Dr. Brown stated that 70 other Saskatchewan churches, form= erly dependent on the mission board | for financial aid, had become self= supporting charges. x Announcement by Dr. Brown that | the. mission superintendents, officials = of the mission board, secretaries and stenographers had voluntarily agreed to a reduction in salaries in ordes (Continued on page 3) SEEASRIGHTTD OPERATE BUSSES: Application for Permission to Establish Route Pres. sented at City Council Meeting Last Night, id An application for permission operate a service of busses on cer! streets of Oshawa, and for a fran: chise to operate, was requested behalf of Thomas Sefton n a let from J. A. McGibbon read to the council at Monday night's meeti The letter outlined a route starti McLaughlin Boulevard, goi b Greta Street, south on Magy +4 east on William Street, Soutn on Rits © son Road as far as Olive Aventty 3 east on Olive Avenue, South on Als bert Street, west on Fisher Str 1 north 'on Centre Stree, east on. 3 Avenue, South on Simcce Strest, to Fisher Street, and return by the same, route, and also asked for permission to run busses on King Strect cast and west to the city limits. The fare © which would be guaranteed, accords ing to the letter, would be tour ticks ets for 25 cents. If the council wera favorably disposed, it was requested that 'a meeting be arfanged to dis+ cuss the granting of a franchise. The application was refarred to the city property and fire protection coms mittee for comsideration & FLIER 'ORTED KILLED Capetown, Union of South Africa, May b.--Lieutenant Coms meander Glenn Kidston, crack Brits ish flier was reported today to have been killed in an aeroplane crash near Van-Reenem, Natal. 4