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THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1931 ASTERN ONTARIO NEWS fon meeting of the Al- hockey club the following were elected the sea- of 1931-1932: honorary ) ts, W, H, Stafford, X.C., G. Rosam T. A, Accidents Averted ~; Cobourg,--Discovery by section men of piles of iron castings bn 'tracks of both the Canadian Pac- 'ific and Canadian National Rall- Ways near here on Monday night averted possible serious accl- dents, Fast trains were due on both lines when the obstructions "were removed. Railway and local police are Investigating, Is Running Again .__ _Kingston.--Mayor George C. 'Wright will be a candidate for a _ second term as the Chief Maete. 'trate of the City of Kingston, He made this announ €.t ON .iun- day In his office at the City Hall, Stepped On Uat Yarker.--Miss Helen Wilson, daughter of Mr, and Mrs, Urban Wilson, near Moscow, had a very narrow escape during the. past week. Miss Wilson at the time was coming down stairs, when she stepped on an object which proved tb be the cat, In a mo- ment she was thrown down the stairs and the lamp, which she was carrying, was broken and the coal oil caught fire, setting a- blaze a heavy coat with fur col- lar which she had on, Her par- ents and a young lady, who was visiting her, immediately saw her BAY MUM: This i» what we want to know--ull about how to get one of those big oll houses or a deautiful mam-ma doll at 'the Rexall Store--"Gee, they'll be nice for Christ- "mas," | (1) No girl over 12 years |i old may be entered, | (2) All nominations must | e in this week, so don't wait. Only ore nomination blank to be placed to the credit of each con- testant and nomina- tions can be handed into our store on any slip of paper, Ballot boxés are ar- ranged for the deposit- ing of ballots between Nov. 21st and Dec. 24th inclusive, Every penny spent in our store means one vote to your credit, Come in any time and see the beautiful prizes of latest style and finest qual- ity, valued from §$1.560-- $19.00, Ask any questions you wish about the contest, But don't forget that in or- (i der to take part in the con- test your name must be in | this week, Tell all your friends to help you by buy- ing at: | (5) predicament, rushed to her aid and smothered the fire, Vessel Ran Picton. --While nearing the en- trance to the Ploton harbor, Tues- day morning, the freighter Sel- kirk of the Canada Steamship here though other boats of her size visit this port. The water is low this year but if boats keep to the proper channel they have no difficulty in getting to the wharf, Temperance Rally Napanee,~--A rally of the tem- perance forces of the counties of Lennox and Addington was held in Trinity Church Sunday School room on Tuesday, sessions being held afternoon and evening. Only Seven Voters Kingston, ~-- Kingston's new voting sub-division, No. 47 Vie- toria Ward, opened as a result of the property that was annexed to the city at Cataraqui Bay, has seven voters according to the vo- ters' list. Owing to the fact that there are but a few voters, it was not deemed advisable by the eivie authorities to go to the expense 'of opening a polling booth in this subdjvision, and it has been de- cided to have these seven electors cast thelr votes at polling subdi- vision No, 46 in Victoria Ward, The voters will be notified by the City Clerk regarding the place where they will be able to mark thelr ballots. Women Are ized Smith Falls.--Having in view the wonderful success of the La- dies' Welfare Society organized in Smiths Falls last year and ex- pecting that the calls for assist- ance this Winter here will be more numerous the women of this town met in the town hall and formed a similar organization, Mayor Harry Layng addressed he meeting. Yew Church Opening Ottawa.--Ratification of the ac- fon of the congregation of West. horo Presbyterian Church in ralling their new edifire Westmin- ter Church was given by mem- hers of Ottawa Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church in Canada it a meeting held In Knox Church, To Open Quarry Kingston,--A resolution passed t the meeting of the Kingston Township Council earlier this week makes provision for work for the unemployed of the tbwn- ship during the winter, The township will open a quarry, at the suggestion of Reeve Thomas Purdy, and unemployed men liv- ing In Kingston Township will be able to obtain wbrk there. The township will pay $7 per toils for the stone taken out, Heavy Fire Damage Arden, -- Fire has done con- siderdble damage about the dis- trict of late, The most recent fire occurred when W. W. Pringle's barn and hen hbuse and out- buildings were destroyed. Later 8 hay stack owned by J, I, Hayen and a barn belonging to Mrs, Buckley were burned. Had Rough Weather Kingston.--Rough weather is being experienced by mariners these days and the storm signals were hoisted at Kingston on Tuesday night, A strong west wind lashed the water into fury and the waves swept into the wharves sinking a motor boat at the foot of West Street, One of the lake steamers had to come to the whart to pick up a pilot as the roughness bf the water made it practically impossible for the pilot boat to go out to the steam- er, FOOT TROUBLE She: I've had a dozen men at my feet, He: Chiropodists, I presume, -- Passing Show, FOR SHORTER MILES "What's hiking?" "Il think they put the mile- your objection to if REXALL DRUG STORES JURY & LOVELL King E. Simcoe 8. Phone 28 Phone 08 st too far apart.' --Passing Show, UNPOPULAR MUSIO "Is that a popular song your danghter is singing?" "Not in this house it isn't." --DPathfinder, « + + BUY YOUR WINTER | VEGETABLES | AT WHOLESALE ~~ PRICES CARROTS PARSNIPS TURNIPS ONIONS Lowest Prices by Bushel or Bag CABBAGE LETTER ASKS FOR INVESTIGATION (Continued "from page 1) Hely on the af oon of the twelfth instant, and the tender of the W, J. Trick Co, 1Lid., was read out to be Pifty-Seven Thous- snd, Seven Hundred and Thirty- Five Dollars {381558800 Ex- amination of r tender will verity this, the tender being for Contract Division "A", which in- cluded "certain pipe lines exter- nal to the building, ete," as call- ed for in the plans and specifica- tions, and as figured on by all other contractors, 5. That Mr, Trick was called into conference with the Com- mission and at the evening ses- sion had private conference with the engineer, of approximately a half an hour's duration. $10,000 Extra 6. It was moved by Commis- sioner Mason, and seconded by Commissioner Preston, that the contract be awarded to the W, J. Trick Company Ltd., for the sum of Sixty-Seven Thousand, Seven lars ($67,735.00), Ten Thousand Dollars in excess of his tender and that this Ten Thousand Dol- lars was to presumably cover pipe lines, ete., already covered by the specifications of Division "A", on which thelr original tender was based. 7. That if this Ten Thousand Dollars is to cover the supplying of the 30 inch fron suction pipe at an approximate cost of Thirty- Three Hundred Dollars, that this was already covered by Division "B'" Page 10, Par, 5, 'Bidder to whom Contract Division "B"" of said work is awarded shall pro- ceed forthwith to fabricate or purchase all equipment and sup- ply castings, pipe, thimbles, etc., as required by Contractor Divi- sion "A", and fully complete con- tract not later than March 31st, 1932. It is our opinion that any com- petent engineer will advise you that the plans and specifications cannot be interpreted in any otn- er way than that the work for which the ten thousand dollars was allowed, was already includ- ed In the bulk tender for Fifty- Seven Thousand, Seven Hundred ond Thirty-Five Dollars ($57, 735.00), and that there has been a serious violation of trust on the rart of the Commission In mak- ing an Increase in the tender af- ter the amount of the competing ter ders were disclosed, Unfortunate Situation We want the city counefl and the public at large to know that we are not complaining abou: wne erntract being let to the W, J. Trick Co, Ltd., for this work, but we submit that if, after tenders are opened and disclosed to the publie, the low tenderer Is per- mitted to raise his bid, reputable contractors will refuse to tenaer on work of this kind, an unfor- tunate situation in which the city will be the ultimate loser, Investiyation Asked The Commission has advanced the argument in defence of their nection, that they are still saving the oity seven thousapd dollars, We do not believe that this argu- ment Is either reasonable or jus- tifiable. We believe thelr duty shonld have been to save the city Seventeen Thousand Dollars which the tender of the Trick Co. permitted, and not Seven Thou- sand Dollars as they have lamely yepeated In extenuation of their prodigality, and we ask of yon under our rights as citizens and ratepayers that this matter re- ceive a very searching investiga- tion, toward which end we pledge you our full support. Yours very truly, Bathe & McLellan, F. M, McLellan. ¥, P, Bathe. Oshawa, Nov, 18, 1031. The List of Tenders In connection with the letter addressed to the Mayor and City Council, by Messrs. Bathe and McLellan, the following is a com~ plete list of the tenders for "DIi- vision A" of the filtration plant, the contract for which was awarded, as the letter states, to W. J. Trick Co. Ltd, for $67, 735: W. J. Trick Co. Ltd, $57,735. Rathe and McLellan, $72,332, with reservations in writing. Ball Bros., of Kitchener, $75,- 000, received two days late and not considered with the other tenders. W. E. Taylor, Toronto, $84, 79 5. Yates Construction Co., Tor- onto, $95,700, T. A. Brown Co. Ltd,, Toronto, £108,568, with reservations in writing, Sullivan and Fried Ltd. Tor- onto $83,987, with reservations in writing, A. W, Robertson Ltd., Toron- to, $99,400, Anglin Norcoss Ltd., Toronto, #05,960, with reservations In writing. Christman, Burke Ltd., Toron- to, $86,740, with reservations in writing. Richardson Construction Cg Ltd., Toronto, $95,371, with writ. ten reservations, Cox Construction Co. Ltd, $87,000, with written reserva- tions, Summerville Construction Co., Toronto, $74,580. " The Syumersilie onstuetion ompany, to er with some o the other contractors bidding for this work, listed the several items of section "A" upon which they were submitting tenders, this be- ing requested by the engineer to facilitate progress payments, In the tender of this company ap- peared the item, 'drains, pipe lines and manholes, $7,090," but this could not be construed as a tender to do this particular por- tion of the work for that sum un- der a separate contract, The toy balloon that sailed across the Atlantic undoubtedly was safer on that trip than in the hands of the average small boy, -- Hamilton Spectator, ARGENTINA T0 DEVELOPING FAST AS FARM COUNTR Buenos Afres.--In August and September, 1928, when the bum- per Canadian wheat crop began "seriously" Lo weigh upon rid prices there was a commo feel- ing among Argentine grain grow- ers, and on the part of that sec- tion of the Argentine press which is ever on the alert to take up a stand of defense of the country's agrarian fnterests, that a fall of wheat prices below the level of $10.00 per 100 kilos or approxi- mately $42.00 U.S. currency per ton, would place the Argentine szrower in the categery of the warginal producers. Calculations were offered to show thal wheat could not Le grown 2' that price at a profit, The fact remains that if the present price of Wheat could suddenly be increased to $7.50 per 100 kilos, of 756 per cent of the supposedly marginal price of late 1928, wheat would, in consideration of present-day costs of production, be halled as a profitable crop, according to John Kidd, editor of "Review of the River Plate," Even before wheat prices fell to the late 1928 level, it was the most common thing to read in both Canadian and United States grain trade and farm papers of the grain grown in Argentina with "peon'" labour, That was meant to infer that the Argentine grown grower's standard of living, his idea of earnings and his general ambitions were somewhat inde- cently low, If that had been ex- actly true, how fis it that in the face of the present price of $5.42 min per 100 kilos or export wheat delivered at Buenos Alres termi- nal, the Argentine grain grower is still able, though admittedly fn the face of stern difficulties, grimly th carry on? If the Ar- gentine grower's standard of liv- ing had been indecently low then, what would it be now? If his had been 8 "minimum" standard oi living in 1928, how could he pos- sibly manage to exist at all to- day? The answer lies in vast dif- ference between the North Am- erican and the Argentine farm- er's concept of what the term "standard of living" really means. The Canadian farmer's concept of standard of living needs no very detailed explanation to Can- adian readers. It Is his ambition to have a comfortable home, to gend his sons to agricultural col- leges, to own a car, to facilitate social Intercourse with his neigh- bours and, If he is a tenant farm- er, ultimately to buy and improve a farm of his own, It is true that in the past the Argentine grain grower has heen content to live under conditions which the set. tled Canadian farmer could not dream of tolerating. But his self inflicted frugality was a conzclons thing having a definite objective In the past five years the rural life of Argentina has made great advances in the direction of sta. bilization, The days of "soil min- ing" are over, The idea of living under "mining camp' conditions and making quick profits out of grain production ig dead, Argen- tine wheat is not being grown with "peon" labour, It never has, But if the Argentine farmer has to live like a "peon" to keep. Ar- gentine agriculture in action pending a reversion to an equi- table world price for wheat and a revival of pspfitable grain pro- duction he can and will do so. There {s a big national spirit in Argentine agriculture to-day. There have been sweeping reduc- tions in land rentals. Harvest la- bour has readily acceded to the lower wages which are all the producer can afford to pay. The farmer wh'ase reaction to custom or whose lively sense of the tem- porary in his scheme of existence made him careless' of even the convenience of keeping his own cow, fattening his own pig, plant- ing his own vegetable patch and providing his bwn poultry run is beginning to do all these things, Edison has sald that there is no adversity from which it is not possible to derive some advan- tage, Adversity has brought to the Argentine grain grower a new sende of values and, greatest boon of all, the sense of home. TAKES RECORD SHIPMENT When the "Empress of Brit- ain," queen of the Nurth Atlan- tie and pride of the Canadian Mercantile Marine, sailed out of Quebec October 28th on her last voyage for the season ghe carried in her "lazerette" G5 whole car- casses of "Red Brand" choice beef, the largest individual ship- ment bf beef to be graded and branded under the Federal Beef Grading Service. This beet will form part of the "stores" for the Empress on her forthcoming world cruise starting from New York the 3rd of December. To ensure the finest in quality in food products, the Canadian Pacis fic'Rallway, and also the catering department of the C.P.0. Services, supplying 'all C.P.R, steamers, buy their supplies by competing 'bids' in the open market, bids being based on specifications which call for government graded products in respect to beef, eggs, poultry, fruits; vegetables and canned gobds., With public serv- ice institutions of this kind gov- ernment grades are the standard ho guns, They need the best and at is how they get {t.--Dept, of Agriculture, Ottawa, y School days are milk days and rightly so, because no other fobd is so refreshing, healthful and nourishing as milk, When the boy or girl comes Wome from school at four o'clock they are hungry and tired and the wise mother knows that a glass of milk is the most healthful and easily Jiepared food ghe can pro- vide, The four o'clock glass of milk should be part of the school day programme. Dept. of Agri- culture, Ottawa, CHIC CLOTHING AT REASONABLE COST Lock's Ladies' Wear Is Headquarters for Fashion- able Women Throughout. the Oshawa trading area fashionable women have come to realize that the proper place to see ready-to-wear of chic and ad- vanced style is at Lock's Ladies Wear, They know that the propriet- ors of this institution, have made every effort to secure the authentic fashions ~ garments that represent the smartness of the season, yet at prices most modest. The buyers for this store have made a life-long study of ladies' ready-to-wear, They understand the market, and their purchases are made so as to be ad- vantageous to the buying public, This, together with the marvelous buying power of Lock's Ladies Wear assures the people of Oshawa and surrounding territory of the best to be had, at rational Prices, For these reasons the ladies of this section have learned to make their purchases here and that it is not necessary to go to Toronto, or other outside points to receive the best values in ready-to-wear. Lock's Ladies Wear have built permanently through satisfied cus- tomers, The outstanding success of their business shows, that it pays to build substantially, rather than quickly, The wisdom of permanent returns rather than long profits is shown in their large clientele, The courtesy and excellent service shown by the sales-people of this establishment makes it a pleasure Yor both men and women to shop there. The husband, who is look- ing for something in cloaks or ready-to-wear for his wife or daugh- ter, can be assured of satisfaction in his selection there, The proprietors of this business have a high recognition in business and financial circles of the com- munity. Their ability, integrity and admirable business methods have been rewarded in the success of this firm. Do you know what makes Lock's the outstanding- ready-to- wear store in this community? $3 cash prize given daily for neatest correct answers to questions in these articles, Call the above firm to assist you. Four in today's issue, Every man wants to commit enicide, kill someone or love his nelghbor's wife at some time In this life.--Dr, Will Durant, phil- osopher, writer, lecturer, I hope before I die to.make the use of inverted commas illegal in Great Britain.--Stanley Baldwin, British Conservative Leader, COMMENGENENT OF NEWCASTLE PUBLIC SCHOOL Prizes Won by Scholars in Course of Last Year Presented (Miss Cora Butler, Correspondent) Newcastle, Nov, 18----On Friday last the annual commencement ex- ercises of the Public School were given in the Community Hall before a large and interested audience composed of admiring parents, fond uncles and aunts and small brothers and sisters of the Pupils, The pro- gram for which Mr, Dudley, chair- man of the school board, acted as chairman, consisted of choruses, folk dances, drills, solos, and sever- al numbers played by the Harmon- ica Band, These were interspersed by the presentation of prizes which the scholars had won during the past year and by the three final speakers in the oratoricaj contest, There were three prizes and the judges, Miss Power's of Brown's School and Rev, V, Smythe, of Or- ono, gave them as follows: Ruth Honey, first prize, her subject be ing "Niagara Falls"; Muriel Shaw, second prize, speaking on Sir Adam Beck, and Audrey Brown, third prize. She took Pauline Johnston as her subject, The teachers are to be highly commended for the ex- cellent programme, particularly Miss Hattie Mason, who as instruc- tor in music, has devoted so much energy and time to the children both in singing and in their Har- monica Band, The latter, as we all know, won the silver shield at the musical contest held at the Boys' Training School in Bowmanville, last month, The High School are holding their Commencement on Friday night of this week, Miss Muriel Bradley has returned home after spending two weeks with friends in Toronto, Mrs, Stella Anderson visited her mother, Mrs. R. R, Butler on Wed- nesday, Rev, J. Scott and Mrs. Howard entertained at dinner and bridge on Tuesday evening, Mrs. R. W Gibson visited Osh- awa, on Tuesday afternoon, Invitations are now out for the Military Ball to be given by the Durham Regiment held in the Com~ munity Hall on Nov. 27. This will nrobably. be a very large and suc- cesful affair as it has been in the ast, Mr. Fred Graham is building a substantial addition to his barn, Mrs, Stinson and Miss Francis Stinson were week-end guests with Mr. and Mrs, George Eilbeck. Miss Stinson presented her grandmoth- er's annual prize at the Commence~ ment exercises on Friday evening Rev. Father James McGuire who has been Priest in charge of St. Joseph's in Bowmanville, and St. John's in Newcastle is now going to reside in Bowmanville and regz- ular services are 10 be held in hoth churches. The congregation of St. John's are very bappy to have a resident Priest so near, A number of the Newcastle mem- bers of the Bowmanville Branch of the Women's Canadian Club, at- tended the meeting on Monday af- ternoon and all enjoved Mrs, Kirk- wood's address on "Women's Place in Society," Miss A. Swieu and Miss Ethel Wade spent a day at Mr, Irwin's new cold storage plant at Whitby box packing some of his choicest apnles for showing at the Winter Fair. They also packed some of Mr. W. H, Gibson's best and also some of A, A, Colville's destined for the Winter Fair, too, Fame 5 the asset that enables you to sell 8 magazine something a bhick-town weekly wouldn't print if you were unknown, ~~ Vancouver Sun, I'm not mustering up anything or mussing up anything either. - _ They Haye made way. Loaf hi EL Lil lB Way by the Way They Are Made Home-made Bread made the good old home- CRC REN RR I I A Home-made Meat Pies . We cordially invite you to visit our new shoppe, You will be most welcome whether ycu purchase or not. And sample our Hunny Dips. WE WILL SERVE LIGHT LUNCHES, TEA, COFFEE, HOT MEAT PIES, SANDWICHES Jean Ruth Cake Shoppe 8 SIMCOE ST. SOUTH cp ge These delicious Do-Nuts that melt in your mouth Won Their ia SE canes sieed for 25e I) a Re Tea Kettles, Tea Kettles. Reg. 95c. Roasters. Double Boilers Double Boilers, Lipped Saucepan. Tea Kettles. Reg. $1.20. Reg. $1.00. Sale .iv...oovviiinnnienns nssijeryens 76¢c Roasters. Reg. $1.00. Sale ...........ccooenninnnn Sites nesss 80c¢ Reg. $1.50. Sale Reg. 95¢. Reg. 85¢c. Reg. 23c. SBBlE ..civisiiiiviriniininin 76¢c Sale ..... Sale .... SATURDAY SPECIALS A LIST OF OUISTAND- ING BARGAINS Aluminium Ware Reduced for Quick Bale Lipped Saucepan. Reg. 30c. Lipped Saucepan. Reg. 40c. Fry Pans. Reg. 35c. Fry Pans. Reg. 50c. Sale Covered Saucepans. Covered Saucepans. 12 Quart Preserving Kettle. Sale ....ii.... con nannissiiirpionsy Reg. 55¢. Reg. 65c. Covered Saucepans. Reg. 85c. Sale ............... ee. .68¢ Reg. $1.08. Sale ......87¢ Sale ............. vennnennn2d€ Sale .. DAYLIGHT LAMPS Inside Frosted 25 - 40 - 60 - Watt 6 for $1.00 36¢ Thermos Bottles ive odors. with Mirror « White $1.50 Bathroom Cabinets Enamel 14x 20 Bathroom Mirrors Short Handle KEEP SINK CLEAN MAGIC DRY CLEANSING FLUID Better and Safer; non ive; will not injure the fabrics. No injurious or offens- 45¢ FORCE CUPS Long Handle ..........40c PHILCO RADIOS $55.00 up enplos King Used Radios King Mantle, reg. $99.50 $ 50.00 ing Console, reg $139, Clarion, reg. $190.00 ... 109.00 Have your tubes tested on the ACREMETER 79.50 OF CHARGE 20c TOILET PAPER 6 for 25¢ 3 for 25¢ CHINA WARE EACH 25¢ SEE OUR WINDOW FULL OF NOVELTY GIFTS--MAKE YOUR EACH SELECTIONS FOR CHRISTMAS NOW VISIT OUR CHINAWARE DEPARTMENT PHONE 1075 BOWRA ELECTRIC & HARDWARE CHINA WARE OSHAWA 19 SIMCOE N.