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Gre The Osh awa Dail Succeeding The Oshawa Reformer 1 Times Deamon PROBS, 'Unsettled With Occasions al Showers /) oy Eaters Sundays and Piblc Viokdeps OSHAWA, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1931 12 Cents a Week; 3 Cents a Copy TEN PAGES ALL BUICK BODIES TO BE BUILT HERE Welfare Fund Drive Objective Fixed at $30,000 NOVEMBER 17,18, 19 SET BY COMMITTEE AS DATES FOR CAMPAIGN General Committee Recog- nizes Great Needs for Coming Winter, and Pre- pares for Strong Effort to Raise Funds COMMITTEES ARE NAMED FOR DRIVE With Ross MacKinnon as General Chairman, Strong Organization of Workers is Being Built up for Campaign With the objective set at $30,000, a three-day campaign to provide the funds required to carry on the work of the Associated Welfare So- cities will be staged on November 17, 18 and 9, according to a state- ment given to The Times by Russ Mackinnon, chairman of the gener al campaign committee, Already the general committee and the other sub-committees have been or- ganized, and active preparation work is in full swing for the drive to provide the much-needed finan- ces to carry on relief work among the needy and distressed citizens of Oshawa. It is generally recognized 'that the requirements for this year will be much heavier than they were a year ago, so the committee is making an even greater effort than in the campaign of last year, con- fident that the response will be in Sion. the great needs of the 1 I eral campaign committee wl will work under the chair- manship of Mr, Mackinnon is com- rge Files, Russell hite, C. Palmer, D. Kinloch, George Hart, A. L, Bouck- ley, F. V. Skinner, M, Miller, §. F. Ryenen, W. H, Clark, R. S, Virtue, . J. Parkhill, J, L. Beaton, Dr, Mills and D, Douglas, In ad- dition, a small but representative executive committee, to undertake the active direction of the campaign is to be appointed. W, M, Gilbert and 'A, L. Bouckley have jointly been appointed to take charge of a stunts committee, Col. Frank Chap- pel 'as chairman of the speakers committee, and M. McIntyre Hood chairman of Riblisits, For the ac- tual canvass, W, E, Davis has been named chairman of the industries ~ s~wmiftee, Gordon D. Conant, of the special subscrip- mittee, and a retail mer. mmittee, composed of D, jton, J, J, Burns, A, L. Jand E, A, Lovell, has al- named, dates of November 17, 18, were selected by the general ttee only after very careful eration of all the factors in- "in making the appeal, and it «that this will be the most siate time for making a suc. appeal to the citizens, It ynded that there shall be a kh canvass, so that every cit: fhe is 'in a position to assist who are less fortunate ny an opportunity of makin contribution to the funds ssociated Welfare Societies, resident'of which, A. G. Storie, + d-operating to the fullest pos- 1 extent with the committees in ge of the campaign. ABOR PRESENTS * NINE:POINT PLAN American Federation in Conclave Adopts Pro. gram of Executive Vancouver, Oct, 15, Waving aside "pet plans" for the relief of some specific phase of the depres- Sih. the American Federation of Lal n convention here yester. day adopted a broad nine-point ram advanced by its execu. ive council, The nine points were listed as follows: 1, Maintain wages. 2. Shorten work hours, 3.' Assure employment to min- imum work forces, 4. Each employer to take on additional workers, 8, Create work through pub- lie hullding. 6. Fay then employment 7. Keep young ons in school to prevent alr taking dots from older men and women. for wor "5 1 rellet from pub. n \ private funds, 'Hawaii expects a record sugar [EIA hy lo and - FIFTEEN DAYS WITHOUT A FRE Chief Elliott Sees No Rea- son Why Record Should Not Continue During the small hours of this morning, at 1.60 a.m, to be exact, the City of Oshawa com~ pleted fourteen clear days with po alarm, or any call whatsoever being turned in to the Fire De- partment, a condition of affairs which, in the opinion of Fire Chief W. R, Elliott, jroves what can be done when the minds of the majority of citizens are turn- ed towards the elimination of fire hazards, Today is the fifteenth day of immunity from fire in this eity and Chief Elliott, commenting on these conditions this morning, stated that in his opinion "this proves, almost beyond doubt, that the claim put forward during Fire Prevention Week that the great majority of fires are ab- solutely preventable, and caused through carelessness, is correct. "If the record of no fire calls can stand during Fire Preven- tion Week, and during the week following the annual campaign against fire hazards, then it can stand for fifty-two weeks out of the year" sald the Fire Chief who is only tao pleased that the apparatus of his department has heen standing idle foi so long, SEVEN DAYS FOR DRUNKEN DRIVER John Marks Sentenced When He Pleaded Guilty in Court Today John Marks, 389 Simcoe Street North, appeared in*police court this afternoon before Magistrate Creighton, pleaded guilty to a charge of being intoxicated while in charge of an automobile, and was sentenced to serve seven days im risonment in the county Tait at hitby, The accused was placed under arrest last night by local pol ice, who found him in his car, in an intoxicated condition, at the corner of King and Simcoe Streets, and took both car and driver to the po- lice station, where Mr. Marks spent the night in the cells, He was not ready to appear in palice court at the regular sessfon this morning, but this afternoon expressed a de. sire to plead guilty, and the magis- trate accepted his plea and gave him the minimum sentence pre- scribed by law for this offence, MEXICAN GAFINET 5 RE-ORGANZED Religious Differences Again Cropping up to Cause Trouble ' in Canadian Press) Madrid, Oct, 15.--President Manuel Azana took possession of his official offices today, and called an extra ordinary meet- ing of his new cabinet to orient his administration in dealing with vexing religious differences, Despatches from Basque and Navarre provinces said their gov. ernors had prohibited parades and meetings in view of the dem- onstrations by Catholics and anti-Catholics, Feeling was sald to high in Bilbao, Tamelona and San Sebastian and police were strengthened in the vicinity of convents and churches, The Catholic dgrarian bloc of deputies in the assembly has received thousands of telegrams from their constituents in these sec- tions, demanding they withdraw from the chamber, ALFONSO WATCHES SITUATION Paris, Oct, 15~Former King Alfonso and his monarcbist as- sociated are watching the Span- ish aituation closely, and have abandoned their engagements for the present to keep in touch with developments, their friends PLANS MADE FOR DEPARTURE OF MEN FOR NORTH Fifty Leave at 7.30 p.m. | Friday and Balance on Sunday Evening The second contingent of fifty men from Oshawa for the con- struction camps of Northern On- tario will entrain at the C.P.R. Station at 7.30 o'clock on Friday evening for Toronto, according to information given to this paper to- day by Major George Hamilton, superintendent of the Govern- ment Employment Bureau, On arrival in Toronto the Osh- awa party will join forces with a similar party from Hamilton, the whole leaving for Edison, their final destination, at 9.45 o'clock, The third party of men from Oshawa, numbering twenty, will entrain at the C.N.R, Station at 6.35 on Bunday evening, their fi- nal destination being Bonfield, just north of Pembroke, The party leaving tomorrow evening will draw their clothing from the Associated Welfarg So- cieties to-morrow after reporting to the Employment Bureau at 8.456 o'clock, while the smaller party leaving on Sunday will ob- tain their outfits from the cloth ing depot on Saturday. Since the publication in yester- day's issue of The Times of stories received from the north, and the letter addressed to the Mayor Te- garding conditions in the construc tion camps, the majority of sin- gle men in the city who have not regular employment are eager to p and Major Hamilton states that there will be no lack of recruits should any of the men selected be unable to leave the city at the last moment, PENSION PROTEST FOR INPERIALS 1 BEING PRESENTED ' British Empire Service Lea- | gue in London Making Plea to the Government (By Canadian Press). Ottawa, Oct, 15, = The losses suffered by Imperial pensioners living In Canada and other over- seas Dominions, owing to the ad- verre rate of exchange against the pound sterling and being brought to the attention of the British government by the headquarters office of the British Empire Ser- vice League in London, A cable received by the Dominion head- quarters of the Canadian Legion here today, from Captain Donald S'mson, honorary secretary of the British Empire Service League, reads: "Matter is heing taken up im. mediately with the government on behalf of all parts of the Em- pire," This cablegram was sent by Captain Simspn in reply to a mes. sage of protest sent to him last week by the Canadian Legion secTutary at Ottawa, after infor. mation had been given out by the British Ministry of Pensions to the effect that pensions for Im. erial veterans in Canada would o paid in terms of the pound sterling. PLEA FOR UNITY BY HON. W. H. PRICE Asks People to Forget Par- ties in Effort to Better Conditions Aylmer, Oct, 15=In an address free from political partisanship and stressing the need of unity and co~ operation rather than division Rong rty lines, Attorney-General WH, rice told members of the newly- organized Young Conservative' Club here last night that in the days ahead people should forget for the while the old "shibboleths 'of Grit and Tory." The spirit of unity, the willing- ness to Jorget party bitterness and work for the common good of the country and the Empire in which they lived, Col. Price declared, should be the basis of conduct for the citizens of Canada. Keeping his address above the political plane, the Provincial Attorney-General de- clared that the freedom enj by fhe eople as a result of Son 'government, brought groat responsibilities in its train, Freedom was. not license: license to agitate, to stir up dissension and to break down rather than build up. sald today, I -- The Prince of Wales again is taking up cycling. \ of teachers, could still take out of life, by reading, when all else seemed hopeless. the school readers, The Representative Men of City Discuss Situation At Goodwill Gathering Meeting Held in King Street United Church Brought Forth Sugge:-| tions For Solution of Present Day Problem The "Goodwill Mass Meeting' held in King Street United Church yesterday evening produc- ed concrete evidence that every class of citizen in Oshawa is vi- tally concerned in the problems which face this city through the general industrial and economic depression, and that people in every class are giving these prob- tems their very serious consider- etion, while a spirit of fellowship and friendship between the dif- forent. classes was also much in evidence, The speakers at this meeting all spoke from a different view- vont, Frank Chapman, of Pick- ering, representing the rural community; FF, W. Watkinson, cecretary of the Central Council of the Ratepayers Associations, representing Labor; Col, Frank Chappell, of General Motors, re- presenting the manufacturers and industry; F. L. Fowke, ex- M.P, representing citizens gener- ally; while Rev, Amos Thomas, of Toronto, brought a message from that city It was evident, however, that each one of these speakers spoke from a sincere conviction, and ntter a careful study of condi- tions as he saw them with care- ful thought as to the solution which will eventually disperse the troubles which are at pres- ent occupying the minds of all civilized communities, Rev. C. E. Cragg, pastor of King Street United Church, who occupied the chair, and upon whose initiative the meeting was called, described the gathering as "an experiment." He stated "this is the first time that I koow of when any meeting has een held where all classes of a community have been invited to get together in a church to dis- cuss the problems with which the country is faced." He thanked the Board of Man- pgement for the use of the church for this purpose and expressed his pleasure that the meeting had materialized into such a re- presentative one, Frank Chapman The first speaker was Frank Chapman, of Pickering, represen- ting the rural community who spoke on "agriculture and its re- lation to unemployment and the economic situation." He stressed the fact that the farmers are passing through strenuous times, "agriculture be- {ng the.basis upon which our ec- onomiec structure is built." 'The farmer is essentially a producer (Continued on page 10) F. L. Fowke Compliments Mayor Marks on Efforts F. L. Fowke, speaking at the "Goodwill Meeting" in King Street United Church yesterday evening made a very complimentary refer once to the work being 'done hy |t Mayor Ernie Marks during this neriod of depression, "I noticed a real touch of nature the other day, one which I could have hoped might have emanated from the churches, when Mayor Marks and Mrs Marks were re- ported as going down to the station to bid farewell to the dear fellows who have left for the north coun- ry. "The Mayor should certainly be supported by all classes of citizens in his effort to find some solution to the problems which we are fac- ing and to provide work for the un- employed", said Mr, Fowke, Oshawa Public School Teachers in Convention W. K. F. Kendrick of the To- ronto Normal School was the chief speaker at the annual meet- ing of the Oshawa Teachers' In- stitute which opened this morn- ing in the auditorium of Centre Street School, Speaking on the subject of Literature in the Schools, Mr, Kendrick argued against the old set rules of teaching literature to YOung children, placing in their favor more modern methods which he modified with valuable ideas of his own. 'A teacher must know and like good literature, before he can teach it", sald Mr, Kend- rick, He pointed out the neces: sity of beginning to teach litera~ ture on a level 'with the ideas and minds of the pupils, even it it was necessary to begin with some plece of English that is not rated among the best, Beginning on that level, the pupils may be trained to appreciate better lit- erature in time, but they could pever obtain any advantage from classes of literature where the subject of the lessons dealt wNh passages of prose or poetry above the thinking level of the child- ren, "The teacher must have the pupils' point of view," sald the speaker, Use of Leisure To create the love of ideas and the love of literature was impressed on the large audience so that when the boys and girls become older they: would have reading as one of their fondest pastimes "In these days when leisure and enforced leisure is increasing there is no greater antidote we can advise than reading", said Mr, Kend- rick, and here he used as an ex- ample, to modify his point, the fortunate unemployed man who some pleasure The speaker urged that more Canadian literature be studied in he schools, n School Readers, stating, that out of the 123 selections Book used in the schools, only 18 were by Canadian authors. Kendrick was in favor of teacher using selecti applicable to He gave some start- facts, regarding the Public in the Fourth Mr. that would be more e students, than cor passages, assigned for study in, importance good reading, he also stredsed, of 3d he advised reading out loud in the class room in place of silint ading. re. "Literature is an expression of life 'and how can it be properly taught without a knowledge of the author?" were the words of: the speaker who went on to suggest to the teachers that before a selection is begun, they tell their students something about the person who had written it, C. F, Cannon Spoke These suggestions by Mr. Ken. drick were accepted with hearty ap- preciation by the teachers of the Oshawa Institute, C, F, Cannon inspector for the Oshawa Schools also spoke at this morning's meet- ing and his main topic was the new form of examinations, ~~ The old form he described as being easy io set and hard to correct. The char: acter of the new form of examina. tion that is being tried out in many schools is opposite, Mr, Cannon, in describing the different methods grouped them in five classes. The "true false' type, where the stud. ent answers by marking the word true or false, whichever he believes right, after the statement, To the next method he gave the name of "multiple response", others were, "completion type" the "matching type" and the (nalygy type". Mr. Cannon is greatly in favor of these new examinations being used by the the teachers in the Oshawa sch8ols. . Opening Ex This morning's meeting of the Oshawa Teachers' Institute was op* ened with a devotional service con- ducted by Rev. Duncan Munro. Miss J. W. Garrow, principal of North Simcoe School and president of the Institute presided. Her short address at the beginning of the meeting dealt with some better teaching methods, Mr, Leonard Richer was present and led in com- munity singing which afforded a period of relaxation from the busi- ness of the morning. Vocal selec. tions were rendered by Grorge Fleming, accompanied at the piano by Mrs, Fleming, His first number was "There is a Land" To-morrow all Oshawa teachers will go to Toronto where they will visit some of the Toronto Public Schools, both in the morning and afternoon, MEXICAN MINISTERS RESIGN (By Canadian Press) Mexico City, Oct, 15.~Mem- bers of the Mexican Cabinet have presented their resignations to President Ortiz Rubio and four a* them have been accepted, the Treasury Department ankounces. Former President Plutarco Ellas Calles was appointed to succeed General Joawuin Amare as niinis- ter of war, Spain is fostering co-opera- tives, ; 4 in t 'minds ONORED AT DINNER or, SHERIFF J. F. PAXTON Who celebrated his 74th birth day on Tuesday of this week, was last night tendered a com- plimentary dinner at the Gen. osha Hotel by the members of the Ontario Bar Association, Tomorrow evening he is being honored in a similar way by the officers and executive of The Ontario Hockey Associa. tion, of which he has been the efficient and popular treasurer for many years, MacDonald Is Refused a Hearing Seaham Harbor, Oct. 15, -- Premier MacDon- ald was unable to obtain a hearing when he at. tempted to speak at Shot- ton Colliery here today and abandoned his talk after he was hooted down. "Howls have never cowed me and never wil," Mr. MacDonald said, leaving the me:ting, MERGER CONTRACT IS NOW CANCELLED (By Canadian Press) New York, Oct, 15.-- Eugene G. Grace, president of Bethlehem Steel Corporation today an- nounced a merger contract be- tween Bethlehem and the Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company has been cancelled. Mr, Grace sald that due to changed conditions it was deem- ed impracticable to carry out the contract made in March, 1030, for merging the two companies and that Bethlehem hac exer- cised its option to cancel the contract, BENNETT CALLS ON GANADIANS T0 LEAD RECOVERY Expresses Confidence in Canada's Position in Ad- dress at Montreal Montreal, Oct, 15,~--With every word, every syllable, echoing un- bounded confidence in Canada-- "More powerful to-day than ever before'--Rt. Hon, R. B, Bennett, in an inspirational address here yesterday, declared some nation must lead the way to better econ- omie conditions, "Why should it not be Canada?" the Prime Min. {ster exclaimed amid great ap- plause, and he sounded this tote: "The world's troubles may not be over, but ours will be the soon. er over the'sooner we march fear lesaly to meet them." "Canada is more powerful to- day than ever before,' the Prime Minister declared, "with greater ascertained resources and with an economic structure which has been tested by hard times and has triumphantly stood the test, with a people whose wisdom has in. creased with experience and whose resolutign has heen strengthened by trial. Why then, cannot we go forward once again?" The world's troubles may not be over, he continued, but Cau. ada's troubles would he the soan: or aver the sooner Canadians marched fearlessly to meet them. "I decry recklessness. I counsel caution," Premier Bennett assert. ed, "but I condemn the timidity and the fear engendered, not the real facts of the situation, but 3 Jancies hat hae Jo Hace \ cléar, stra rwa of Canadians, : BY G.M.C. SHERIFF PAXTON | HONORED BY BAR ASSOCH, MEMBERS Regret Expressed at Retire- ment of Sheriff of On- tario From Offi e P fome twenty members of the r Association of Ontario Coun- together with Judge Ruddy and nd judge Thompson, of Whitby, representing the bench, gathered last evening in the Genosha Hotel at a banquet to pay tribute te the successful years of service so cap- ably given by Sheriff J. F, Paxton, who on October 1 retired from ac- tive public life, after forty-four years of tenure in the office of sheriff, On behalf of the Bar Association and the bench Sheriff Paxton was presented with a sil- ver cigarette hox by Col, J, F. Grierson, K.C., who expressed the regret of the association at the re- tirement of so able a public serv- ant, Sheriff Paxton. who retired from active work on October 1, is only the third sheriff of the coun- ty since its establishment, His predecessors being his father, who in turn succeeded the late Sheriff Reynolds. It is thought that this is a distinct record in the annals of history in the province of On- tarlo, The position of chairman of the banquet was very capably filled by T. K. Creighton, president of the County of Ontario Bar Asso- olation and Magistrate of the Osh- awa Police Court, who called up- on Judge Ruddy, of Whitby, W. E. N, Sinclair, K.C., and Col. J, F. Grierson, K. C., of Oshawa, for ad- dresses. These gentlemen paid eloquent tribute to the ability and energy of Sheriff. Paxton during his tefure of office and expressed regret at his retirement from pub. lie service, They also expressed the hope that he would be grant. ed many years in which -to enjoy retired life in Montreal where he will shortly take up residence, GUARD AGAINST ABUSE OF HOSTEL for Arrangements Made Issue of Tickets to Transients Following out the same prae- tice as that which prevailed last winter, the sub-committee of the City Coungil handling arrange- ments for the administration of the single men's hostel on the cor- ner of Burke and King Streets has made arrangements with the Superinfendent of the Employ- ment Bureau for men who use this hostel to be issued with iden- tification cards. In accordance with these ar rangements all single men, resi- dents of the city, who find thém. selves forced to accept the service offered by the city through the medium of this hostel, must ap- ply to Major Hamilton at the Em- ployment Bureau for his registra- tion card, and should carry this card when he goes to the hostel. The adoption of this system, it fs felt, is necessary in order to guard against an abuse of the hos- tel service either through transi- ents who may be tempted to over stay their welcome, or by non- residents whose welfare should be looked after by some other municipality, » INTERFERENCE B U.S. TOBE OPPOSED Representative of Japan at Geneva is Given Definite Instructions - (By The Canadian Press) Tokyo, Oct, 15.--The Japanese foreign office to-day instructeq its delegatidn in Geneva to use every effort to see that the proposal for including the United States repre. sentative in the League of Nations council during a discussion of the Sino-Japanese trouble be dropped, ---------------- RELIEF FOR WEST Woodstock, Oct. 15.--The sec ond car of vegetables and fruit, the gift of the farmers of County, was shipped west day to the Elbow, Saska wan, drought-stricken area. - car contained 75 hampers of apples, 150 bags of turnips, 400 to 500 bags of cabbages, carrots, beets and other vegetables, > A high-bicycls race was held at Herne Hill, England, recently, ENCOURAGING NEWS TO " OSHAWA MADE PUBLIC EXECUTIVE Col. Frank Chappell Tells Mass Meeting in King Street Church of Plans for Increasing Employ" ment in Local Factory EXPECT TO BUILD MORE PARTS HERE Additions to Equipment and Plant May Also be Made Necessary by Lst- est Development--Hope to Build More Cars The statements Frank Chappell, speaking as a representative of (General Mot- ors at the "Goodwill Meeting" in King Street United Church, constitute the best news that this city has heard for some time. While the statement that so "far as the factory in Oshawa is concerned we expect to be, at least, as busy as we were last year', was made by Col. Chappell in the course of his address, this is qualified by the other state- ments which followed,--' "We ox pect to build more cars than last year, We expect to build more parts than last year'. The vital statement of Col. Chappell's address, so far as this city and its unemployment probe lems are concerned, was that General Motors "are going to build the Buick bodies here this year, all of the Buick bodies," as this will undoubtedly mean additions to the present equip ment and plant and also, it is presumed, an {increase in the number of employees, The bodies for a large pro- portion of the Buick cars turned out at the local plant have in the past, been imported, and 'vhe adoption of the poliey to build in Oshawa means, it is felt, & ' considerable impetus to the activities of the plant which, in its turn, will speed up the many industries which are in a great measure dependant upon Gen. eral Motors. The statement of Col Chappell that stocks of cars were never lower than they are at the pres ent time is also taken by citizens who are in a position to judge as still further evidence that Osh awa's big industry will very shortly re-assume its normal condition of activity, ASK COUNCILS TO BUY POTATOES Suggestion Made to Help Growers and Take Advan. tage of Low Pric:s Toronto, Oct, 15.~In order tu help the potato growers of Ontar. fo in their effort to obtain better prices, * the Ontario Marketing Board has sent a letter to the ma- yors of all Ontario towns and eit. jes asking that the municibalities purchase Ontario potatoes and store them away for relief pur. poses this winter. ) W. B. Somerset, chairman of the board, declared yesterday that while there was no surplus of po tatoes for Ontario needs the pres- ent market was demoralized due to general conditions and a pau icky feeling among growers. "At the present time potatoes are being sold at very low prices and if the municipalities were to purchase supplies now, as some of them have aready done it would relieve the market and be. of considerable assistance to pos ate growers throughout the pros vince, VISITING KINSMEN made by Col. ENTERTAINED HERE George Finley, secretary of the Oshawa Kinsmen Club, and M Finley entertained the members of the club at. their home on Grooms Avenue yesterday evens ing when in addition to abo twenty local Kinsmen. Two of-town Kinsmen, Carson Ed Hamilton and E. Ritchie of onto, were among the guests, A most enjoyable social evens ing was spent in games, etc. Some of the features of the event were a vocal duet by Thomas Young and Charles Greenwood and short but most interesting addresses by Alex, White, Clif Palmer, Nore man Mallett and Steve Pipher. . the guests dispersed the ten- dered to Mr. and Mrs. Finley in a vote of thanks sponsored by L. Wilson president of the clu and T, C. Young, every mam