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\ _. . [THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 1931 Advertising, subscriptions and THE WHITBY Whitby Branch Office at Gazette and Chronicle.~Telephone 23. After Business Hours--Phone 359. REPRESENTATIVE--JAMES H. ORMISTON DAILY TIMES news will be received at the Town Council Adopts Season's Programme Street Improvements Money Received From the County on Rebate on Road Levies Will Be Spent in Grading and Gravelling-- 'Water and Sewers Petitioned For--Ask Public Util ity Commission to Instal New Electric Fire Siren on Town Hall Building. A programme of streets im- provements for the season was adopted by the Town. Council on Monday evening on recommenda- tion of the Streets Committee, The money received from the county treasurer as a refund of the. coun- ty road levy. paid by the town will be expended in grading and gravel- ling the following streets: Walnut street, from Brock to Palace. Chestnut, Street, from Brock to Palace. Palace Street, from Dundas to ohn. Mary Street, from Palace to Kent: Mary Street, from Perry to Pine. Athol Street from Ontario to itt. Athol Street from Burns to St. Peter. Burns Centre. Brock Street, from Victoria to Front. . Byron Street, from Keith to Second. Green Street, from St. Peter to Bums. . The. Publie Utility Commission will be asked to move poles back on Walnut and Chestnut Streets to permit widening and other im- provements. The Committee was instructed to call for tenders for hauling and spreading gravel from the pit for the season. . Gets Coal Contract The contract for the supply of coal 'to the municipal buildings for this year was awarded to T. W. Ross & Sons at $12.35 & ton; de: livered in the bins. The Ross ten- der was the only one received by the Property Committee. Ask for Improvements A petition from residents of Centre Street North for water and sewer exten. ions, addressed to the Public Utility Commission, was re- ferred to the Town Engineer to secure a report on the cost. The petitioners want these extensions made on the Local Improvement plan. A petition from the same residents for a cement sidewalk from Chestnut Street to the Claude Virgin property was also present- ed. It will be considered later. One large property owner, Mr. Wil- liams, did not sign the petition, as he felt that the additional taxes would be too great. Mrs. Thomas Richardson was granted permission to erect a six- foot tourist sign on the boulevard in front of her home, on Brock St. north. Street from. Byron to Instal New Siren A motion was passed requesting the Public Utility Commission to instal the new electric: siren on the town hall roof, and that the chair- (man of the fire and light and town property committees ¢o-0] te. . Given Use of Parl The free use of the Town Park for a Sunday School picnic on July 4th was granted to Victoria Park Baptist Church, Toronto. This will be the third visit of these people to Whitby. John W. Wilson wrote complain- ing of the deplorable condition of the sidewalk in front of his proper- ty on the north side of Base Line East, and asking for permission to remove same. Referred to Streets Committee. START WORK S00N ON CONSTRUCTION (GAS MAING HERE Ontario Shore Gas Com- pany Will Be at Work in Whitby Shortly The Ontario Shore Gas Co. Ltd. have now practically completed all their plans for the laying of gas mains from Whitby, through Oshawa, to Bowmanville, and actual construction work in the laying of the pipes is to com- mence as soon as the necessary permit has been issued by the Department of Public Highways. Thomas Milner, General Man- ager of the Company in a state nmient issued on his recent re- turn from Chicago, © states that while no definite date can yet be fixed for the acutal commencement of work "every- thing is ready to begin just as soon as the permit for highway work is issued, and we hope this *will 'be through early in June'. A large amount of new equip- ment and machinery has already been delivered at.the.plant and the work of installation is well under way. Work has also com- menced on re-modelling the old generator house in Oshawa which will supply Whitby with gas, the contract having been let to Samuel H. Jackson, of Oshawa. In addition to this comparatively large under- taking the surroundings and ap. proaches to the plant are being cleaned up and tidied by day labour, So far as the employment of labour is concerned preference is to be given to local men when the work of constructing a pipe Cangdian Shredded Wheat is 1009, Canadian grain. Eat TWO Shredded Wheat Biscuits' a day and help Canada's Prosperity, the bri:akfast with /herries. "I pile lus ious red straw- berries o'. our Shredded Wheat B scuits and then pour cré/ m or whole milk over th /m. The flavory shreds I end with the juices of the I irries in such a way astost' nulate themostjaded appeti 2. Shredded Wheat is "soher thfuland wholesome." line commences, according to Mr, Milper, in addition to which all the pipe itself is being purchased from a Canadian manufacturer. Mr, Milner is naturally most gratified as the reception accorded to the company which he repre- sents as shown in the results of the balloting on the franchise question, and states that the company's best efforts are now being put forward to justify the confidence. imposed in it at the earliest possible moment. COMNENGENENT WEEK PROGRAMME AT THE COLLEGE Busy Week Planned as Col- lege Nears Close of Term ; The commencement week pro- gramme in connection with the On- tario Ladies' College closing has been issued by Principal and Gov- ernor Rev, Dr. Carscallen. It con- tains the usual features, only one of them, the Junior recital last Friday evening, having so far been held. The programme is as fol- ows: Friday, May 29th--8.00 p.m, Junior recital. Friday, June b5th--8.00 p.m.-- Undergraduate Recital. Saturday, June 6th-- 3.00 p.m., Water Sports; 4.00 p.m., (and fol- lowing days) Art Exhibit; 8 p.m, Senior recital. Sunday, June 7th--7.00 p.m. Baccalaureate sermon in the Uni- ted Church, Whitby, by the Right Rev. James Endicott, D.D., LL.D. Monday, June 8th-- 3.00 p.m., Class day exercises. Tuesday, June 9th--12 noon, meeting of Alumnae, followed by Alumnae luncheon; 8.15 p.m., con- cert given by Alumnae. Wednesday, June 10th--2 p.m., Commencement Day, distribution of medals, scholarships, prizes, etc. Exhibits of Art and House- hold Science Departments. NEW TEACHER FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL Successor to H. J. Case Chosen. No Boost in Salaries At a special meeting of the Board of Education held on Wednesday evening, Mr, Judson H. Merritt was engaged as teacher of mathematics at the High School at a salary of $1900 per annum, He replaces Mg. H. J. Case who is retiring at the end of this term after many years of faithful and efficient service. The new teacher comes very highly re- commended, and no doubt will be a valuable addition to the school staff. The Board could not sce its way clear to grant the request of several public school teachers for salary in- creases. The Board, while recogniz- ing that some of the applicants, under ordinary circumstances, were entitled to increases, felt that dur- ing the present depression, and tak- ing into consideration the fact that no additional money for increases had been included in the estimates for this year, the request of the teachers could not be granted. UYS TALLING STOCK Mr. Jack Fraser. well known merchant with two stores on Danforth Avenue, Toronto, has purchésed the stock of Roy W. Talling, Dundas Street West, and is selling it at greatly reduced prices as announced on page three of this issue. Mr. Fraser is staging a big sale starting at once, and it is his intention to carry on the business in Whitby. The store is under the manage- ment of Mr, Jack Cotter. ANNUAL CONVENTION The Whitby-Lindsay Association will hold its annual convention in tre First Baptist church, Oshawa, is moderator and Rev, H. R, Ste- hens, of Claremont, Secretary. ev. John McNeil, D.D., of McMas- ter, will be the special inspirational preacher for the convention. DEATH OF JAMES SALTON Mr. James Salton, an aged and respected resident of Kinsale, On- tario, Township of Pickering, died at the home of his nephew, fe J W. Salton, in DeLand, Florida, on May 18th. He had enjoyed good health all of his life, and died in his 94th year, after a short illness. For many years he lived on a farm orth of Kinssle, and was wl own and highly thought of in that vieinity. fie had a a subscriber to the Whitby Gazette and Chronicle for many years. -------- CHECKERS ARE MOVING Our modest friend from Detroit called at the club room and took three out of 4 games from Mr. in. Shor) ad io fakes 3 yoo) player to .do that. He has played with Newell Banks alri hy ni Quantrill and Sergt. McGee are now in a dead heat with 8 games to play. It is a battle of the giants now, TOWN EMPLOYEE CONGRATULATED . The Town Council on Monday evening unanimously passed a resolution expressing its pleasure 3 ihe Fi of Caretaker Fred e and also extending congratulations {to Mr, and Mrs. Little on the cele- tion on: Saturday last of the | 25th anniversary of their wedding. DR. ENDICOTT IN WHITBY SUNDAY NIGHT NEXT _ Dr... Charles cott, famous Ci former ureh day night next at the Ui +|Church. Tt is expected that seating Aj '| accommodation will be taxed to XE June 9th and 10th. Rev. T. F. Best |. m a recent serious illness, |: 'number of visitors from Toronto and vicinity. WILL ATTEND CONVENTION Chief of Police H. W. Quantrill was given permission by the Coun- cil on Monday evening to attend the annual convention of the Chief Constables' Association of Canada, to be held in Quebec City on June Oth, 10th and 11th. He will be away about a week. CELEBRATED SILVER WEDDING On Saturday evening Mr. and Mrs. Fred Little celebrated the twenty-fifth anniversary of their wedding. The bride and groom of former years invited a number of guests in for the evening and en- tertained them to a sumptuous supper, which was followed by sev- eral hours of music, games, and a general good time. Gifts and con- gratulations were freely extended, and incidentally pleasure was ex- pressed that Mr. Little had ve- covered from his recent illness. Mr. and Mrs. Little were married 25 years ago in Dunnington, York- shire, England, and have been es- teemed residents of Whitby for 20 years... Mr. Little served his country overseas in the great war and still carries the scars of battle. He is the efficient caretaker of the municipal buildings and the war memorial park, and is a member of Whitby Post of the Canadian Legion, Mr. and Mrs. Little's many friends in Whitby wish for them many more years of happy mat- rimonial union. 835TH ANNIVERSARY OF ST. JOHN'S CHURCH In connection with the 85th Anniversary of St. John's Church, Port Whitby, Rev. D. B. Lang- ford, rector, has issued the fol- || lowing programme: Sunday, June Daylight Saving Communion. 11 a.m, Preacher--Rev, A, C. McCollum, B.D., Rector of St. John's, York Mills, who was in charge of the Parish as a student in 1916. 7 p.m. Preacher--Rev. R, B. McElheran, D.D.,, Principal of Wycliffe College, which superin- 14th--8 a.m. Time--Holy tended the Parish from 1889 to || 1919, Monday, June 15th--6 to 7.30 p.m. Banquet, followed by an il- lustrated address on Western Canada, with special referen-ze to the work of Clergy who were | formerly connected with the Par- | ish, by Rev. W, T, Hallam, M.A. D.D., Rector of the Church of the Ascension, Hamilton, formerly | Professor at Wycliffe College and | then Principal of Emmanuel Col- lege, Saskatoon. (Tickets, from | the undersigned 50 cents each, or | 25 cents for the address only.) The Parishioners are making a | special effort, through an 85th | Anniversary Fund, first to elimi- | nate the debit balance of approxi- || and to reduce || the Rectory |! mately $335.00, the mortgage on with the surplus. To set the ball rolling, a dona- || tion has been offered to be given toward the latter purpose as goon as all debts are pald, provided this is done before the close of this year, 1931, BACK INTO BUSINESS Mr. A, H. Allin, who about three months ago sold his drug business to Mr. W, W. Armstrong of Hamilton, this week purchased the business back again and is now at his usual place behind the desk. Mr. Armstrong during his short business term here made many friends who would like to have had him remain. As yet he has made no plans for the future other than that he and his family may remain here for some time. NOTED CHURCHMAN REV. JAMES ENDICOTT, D.D. Ex-Modeerator of Uniter Church of Canada, who will preach the Baccalaureate sermon for Col. lege graduates Sunday evening Whitby Gave Ghiet| $116.00 Saturday to Help the Blind Tag Dag for the Canadian National Institute for the Blind, held in Whitby on Sat- urday by the local branch of the Women's Institute, netted the sul tial sum of $117, an amount which exceeded by several dollars the expecta- tions of the local women. An army of taggers and house to house canvassevs started in early in the morning to col- lect, and by night the sum not- ed was in the treasury. Every- where tags were to be seen, and few, if any, citizens re- fused to make a contribution to bring hope to sightless men. Whi was enerous, and the members of the Women's Institute are very grateful to the citizens, _ also to the loyal army of fag- HELD JUNIOR RECITAL The first of the commencement exercises in connection with the Ontario Ladies' College took the form of a junior recital on Friday evening by the pupils of Mrs. Adams, elocution; Miss John- ston and Miss Lynch, piano and Miss Henderson, vocal, given in the College Music Hall. The principal, Dr, Carscallen, presid- ed, and a number of friends of the College were on hand to en- joy the programme, which was of a very high order. The num- bers were as follows: Plano so- lo, Conata in F. (Beethoven) Miss Olive Massie; vocal solo, "Plorian's Son," (Godard), Miss Dorothy Givens; Two Part Inven- tion in B. ¥lat (Bach) Miss Alice Axford; vocal, "The Dew Upon the Lilly," (German), Miss Kay Graham; Piano, Sonata in C. (Mozart) Miss Eileen Brpoks; vocal, "Cherry Ripe," (Horn) Miss Eunice Sleightolm; reading, "Trees," (Joyce 'Kilmer) Miss Thomasine Arnold; piano, "Cradle Song," (Palmgren); Miss Dor- othy Donovan; piano, "March Militaire, (Schubert) Miss Ruth Allgeier; reading, 'No, John No," Miss Nilo Beach; piano, Nocturne in BE. Flat, (Chopin) Miss Muriel Wilford; Sonata in G (Mozart) Miss Doris Mullett; song, '"'Pet- it Pier," (White) Miss Ada Tres- trail; piano, Venetian Barcarolle (Godard) Miss Dorothy - Small; song, "Call of the Wood" (Bach); Miss Joy Spencer; piano, A la bien aimee, (Schutt) iMss Marg- aret Windsor. God Save the King, ANNUAL MEETING CASTLE CHAPTER The annual meeting of Castle Chapter Alumnae of the Onterio Ladies' College was held in the Col- | lege drawing room on Friday af- ternoon. The following officers were elected for 1931-1932: Hon. President--Mrs. Carscallen; Hon, Vice-Presidents--Miss Max- well, Mrs. Gray; President, Mrs, W. A. Holliday; 1st Vice President, Mrs. Karn; 2nd Vice-President, Mrs. Ross; 3rd Vice-President, Mrs. Perry; 4th Vice-President, Mrs. Kempthorne; Ree. Secretary, Miss Powell; Cor. Secretary, Miss Foth- ergill; Press Secretary, Miss Maud Annes; Treasurer, Mrs. W. J. H. Richardson; Auditors, Miss Harp- er, Mrs. Graham. Representatives to Council, Mrs. Gray, Miss Pow- ell; Programme Committee-- Miss Maxwell, Mrs. Webster, Mrs. Rich- ards, Mrs. Bascom. Flower Com- mittee to decorate United Church Baccalaureate Sunday-- Miss An- nes, Miss Powell, Mrs, Kempthorne and Mrs. Bassett. McLAREN'S INVINCIBLE O First Qua LIVES lity--genuine Spanish Olives in the new "Crackle" glass jars. V.O.N. TO ENTERTAIN MOTHERS At the monthly meeting of the V.O.N. held on Monday afternoon in the Library the nurses' reports were read and adopted and routine business transacted. It was decided to entertain the mothers and ba- bies attending the clinies to a so-# cial afternoon in the Councils Chamber on the afternoon of Jung: 26th. The meeting instructed the* secretary to forward a resolution. to Mrs. Joseph King, expressing: sympathy with her in her recent bereavement. This is the last meet«: ing of the V.O.N. until September.; | Vg i We are esteemed wise and prudent by entrusting our valuables to institations whose vaults can guarantee safely -- and in like mhanner the same inborn desire for safety wompis the "director" of the houschold purse to shop safely and wisely at the nedrest Starting right in the Sample rooms where rigid tests for "Qual- 1, right on until you place the goods into your basket, safe food protection, sanitation and economy prevail, as the most important fundamental This is why LOBLAW customers are satisfied customers. OBLAW Groceteria. Poe) dard. " 'ds are principles. 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