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JENILE COURT SETUP Oshawa Is Bets and Proud Bid You Welcome PLAYGROUNDS AND UNDER OSHAWA il Asks G Government Suspend Court's Op- on Until Major the S. C. Jarrett Re- From Chaplain Ser- R JUVENILE TS WERELESS ation Officer to Duties Under of Magistrate Non-Criminal s Handled the Oshawa Juvenile uspended until Major arrett, who filled the Hige until he was ac- chaplain, e, City Council de- 1 meeting held in ng last = night. resolution asking hment to request ernment, to pass repealing a pre- Incil placing 'the in force in Osh- , who has been the Juvenile ted to continue the direction of mted to Council 39 the Juvenile pr children, most n non-criminal peared in juv- of whom were ous offences. 0 an industrial 0 the, boys' re dealt wit t's entry ini vith four of- ted to the. nville, one to bne to an in- venile court te of 127 1939 come per capita to 1928, nt of the rating was of actual usticg: for bt of court Hedy ol. | (8 i] returns | ©! SUSPENSION CITY BOARD Business Man Ready to Set Up Air School In This Area A double "it" 15 al is all that stands between Oshawa young men and the opportunity of securing flying instruction right in Oshawa. Ald. Finley M. Dafoe announced to City Council at a 'special meeting last night that an Oshawa business man, whose name he did not give; was prepared to supply an airplane to the city and provide gasoline for its operation if the city will provide a suitable landing field and if the government will senda '@apable in- structor to provide | tion in elementary flying. After presenting the offer, Ald. Dafée was named chairman of a ial committee which includes Ald, Ernie Cay and B. A, Brown, to investigate the possibility of secur- + a suitable flying field close to e city and also ascertain the gov- emment's attitude toward the proj- ect. The information will be pre- sented to the next council meeting iy if necessary, a special meeting 1 be. called to deal with the niptier. Ald. Dafoe declared that a large flying field would not be necessary 88 the training plane which would Pe supplied would not be a large machine and would be capable of Janding in g more restricted area than that required by modern fighting and bombing planes. Ac~ ceptance of the offer would give many Oshawa young people the op- portunity of. acquiring {flying ex- perience, thereby giving them en- couragement to enter the flying service. i OFFERSTO CARE FOR WAR EMIGRES STILL POURING IN Over 250 Oshawa and Dis- trict Families Have Vol unteered Aid Offers to take refugees in homes in Oshawa and throughout the county of Ontario are still being re- ceived at the office of the Children's Aid Society, O. M. Alger, superin- -| tendent, told The Times this morn- ing, but. further information and instructions are to be given the su- perintendents of the Children's Ald Societies of the province ; next Mon- day. A conference of 2'1 superinizhd- ents of Societies of Ontario has been called by the Minister of Pub- lic Welfare, the Hon. Eric Cross. The group will meet at the King Edward Hotel, Toronto, on Monday, July 8, at 10 o'clock in the morn- ing, when further details as to the number to be received by Canada and the number apportioned to each district will be discussed. Ar- rangements will be completed for receiving the boys and girls and tremsportation to the various dist- ricts from a central spot: discussed. The various municipalities have set up committees to, handle the re- fligees. In..Ontario ci y, Warden A, L. McMullen and Reeve I. T. Ormiston of East Whitby Township, are busy organizing every township in the county. This entails' trans- (Continued on Page 8, Col. 5) To Canadian Shores, Master John, Christine Mr. and Mrs. Oshawa meet Christine and John Cole, newest residents of your city. gl hey arrived in Oshawa around midnight last night from Southampton, England, the first British child refugees to reach the city. This picture was taken at the Toronto Union Station where they were met by Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Wakeford, their uncle and aunt, who brought them to their home at 17 McLaughlin Blvd. by motor car last night. to New Yor his sister, Chi They made the long sea voyage and train journey from there to Toronto alone with John, age 7, looking after ine, age 4, in true big brother manner. sket, which contained trunk keys, a bit of ribbon, In the picture, Christine is holding handkerchiefs and a hair brush, John 'guards his scooter which was put into service at his new home early this morning. . Lag , First English Child Refugees Quickly Fit' Themselves Into Oshawa Juvenile Play Society A Holding Annual Carnival for Welfare Work Finds Ontario, July »3. -- The + stage is set for the Whitby Lions Club Carnival and street dance to be held, weather, pests ting, this (Wednesday) 'evening, to 1aise funds to carry on welfare work among children, and to help several community enterprises. True, there is a war on, but the work which the Club is doing is most essential--it is in reality a real contribution to- wards the winning of the war, as the home fires must be kept burn- ing. The carnival will Brock street south from the Four Corners to Colborné street, and will include many attractions for young and old. To assist in" Red. Cross work, the Club has granted the local branch (Continued on Page 7, Col: 7) '. Whitby, King and Queen Won't Evacuate Princesses Reject Suggestions That| for! Children Be. Sent iniong re ro Country y '3.--~The King and rily rejecfd sugges- uential 'qudrters: that abeth, 14, and her sis- Margaret Rose, 8, he he country to one of ns because of the Thousands of parents in this coun- try are compelled to keep their children at home. We would prefer to share whatever family perils there may he with parents of this country." yr The attempts to get the Royal children out of the country have been redoubled, the Dafly Mail said, since the threat of invasion has become acute. But, the paper dda- ed, they always have received the same reply, "deeply indicative of the feelings of the King and Queen at the present time." . The Princesses are not seen in public these days. Palace sources said they*are "somewhere in the country," like many of England's d | other children. ey are carrying on their usual s in seclusion, but there are functions. be held on Christine and and John Cole, | Ages 4 and 7, Excep- tionally Well-Mannered, Clean-Cut, Bright-Eyed English Children--Right| | Suspended Terms For Three Youths The three Oshawa youths who last 'week pleaded guilty to joy- riding in an auto taken from the at Home With Uncle anll Johnson Taxi Stand on June 5, were Aunt Two clean-cut, clear-eyed, virile English children forgot all about gas masks and air raid shelters to frolic in childish glee beneath a warming Canadian sun. as - they quickly made the sheltering resid- ence of their-uncle and aunt their home today. - The two happy cheer- ful youngsters are John and Chris- tine Cole, seven-year-old son and four-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Cole of Southampton, England, who arrived in Oshawa late last night as war emigres fol- lowing the long voyage and train journey from their British home. Although they did not arrive at their new home, the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Wakeford, 17 McLaughlin Boulevard until mid- night or after they were ready for breakfast before eight this morning and outside looking for Canadian playmates a short while later. Play Is The Thing They soon found children of their own age and in no time at all were playing in front of the Wakeford home and along McLaughlin boule- vard as though they had lived there all their lives. When The Times called at the home they were far too busy with play to giye more (Continued on: Page 7, Col. 5) Late Weather Reports As compiled at 11:00 a.m, Tonight--Weather, generally fair, little change in temperature; Wind, northeast; Velocity, 15 to 18 mph, Thursday --§ Weather, generally fair, continuifg cool; Wind, north- Velocity, §5 to 18 m.p.h. arometer rd@ding--7 em. 30.02; noon 30.00. ¥ Courtesy osfidwa Yacht bi | given one year's suspended sentence in police court this morning. "This is a black merk against your char- acters," faid Magistrate Ebbs. "You certainly will' not receive the same leniency next time." His Worship hoped that being in custody for a time had taught the young men a jJesson they would not forget. The youths are Cameron Lott, Willietn Maule, and Ceeil Marks. CITY AGREES T0 SELL FIVE LOTS Willing to Dispose of Prop- erty in Unimproved Area at Assessed Value The offer of Fravk) Brown fo purchase "five lots, ewned by the city, in the Hille anid Dales surpey, was accepted by City Counch at their assessed value, The: lotg are not serviced with any city 'sofveni- ences and it was stated that the prospective purchaser plansgfo erect a $4,000 home with his dwell, pumping system and sa ry con- veniences. Council argued * whether it wise to dispose of property ifs not subplied, with city' convenie; Mayor Anderson pGited out *that i5 might lead to other persons, Sek. ing to purchasé gimilar property and eventually: making it necassa ry for the elty to dnstall the ipolrvéni= ences at a considerable cost to/the city as a whole. The city should do nothing which 'would make it nec- essary to make capital {outlays (Pontinued on Page 8, &ol, 5, SWIMMING POOLS START PROGRAMS Younger Children in South- ern Section Have Own Grounds at Cowan Park The playgrounds and swimming Ee D - HAIRED BARBER WITHO WINNER OF Cf Oshawa Casualty pools are now opening in Oshawa |' for the summer months, A. W. L. Smith, supervisor, told The Times today, 'When a reporter visited Ro- tary Park and swimming peel and found the pool there . being filled for the first time this season. Workmen were busy at Rotary Hall, putting in new dressing rooms and toilets for the boys and girls who will be registering at that point for swimming and playgrounds and the pool will officially be openea this afternoon. The Ritson Road swimming pool was filled yesterday and is now in operation. * The Playgrounds Association is asking the co-operation of the par- ents this summer in seeing that all children, nine years of age and under in the southern part of the city, be taken or sent to Cewan Park, on Olive Avenue, as this park has been designated for the young- er children this year. Older chil- dren will attend the parks nearest to their homes. However, every child Tegigisrel at dny of the playgrounds will hav, the use of either Rotary Pool po Ritson Road pool at stated inter- vals each day. Part of the time, of course, will be devoted to instruc- | tion while other half-hours will be | free. THe swimming {instruction and the free pool time tables. for the two pools are as follows: RITSON POOL Morning Session-- +9.00- 9.30--Free pool. All groups. 9.30-10.00--Instruction for holders of Intermediate Certifi- cates." Ritson and Ce- (Continued bn Page 8, Col. 4 LOSES FURNITURE, CASH, JOB, RESULT OF COURT CHARGE | | Magistrate Dismisses Theft - Charge Against Clarence : Cooper "I am going to dismiss this charge againstayou at this time when men skilled in some branch of war work might be needed by our factories," said Magistresle Ebbs in police court this morning, to Clarence Cooper, charged with theft. "There are cer- tain angles about these cases which I don't like," went onghe Cadi. He particularly deplored "where men are loaded up with furniture or other articles through high-pressure setlesmanship and then hounded to death for payments." The magistrate had reserved his judgment on this case from last week. Cooper was charged by the Topp * Furniture Company with stealing one 6-piece breakfast set and one bed outfit, which Jad been sold to him on condition thet he did not move the goods until they were paid for. The accused got be- hind in his payments and moved to Toronto, though he worked in Osh- awd. Mr. Topp had been unable to get in touch with Cooper because the latter gave fictitlous addresses. "This furniture has been 'recover- ed after some difficulty," revealed Crown Attorney Annis. Toph #went up to Toronto to get the furniture, but no one cetme to the door at Cooper's house. He left a mgn there until some one finally appeared, and eventually regained possession (Continued on Page 8, Col. 3 JOHN R. KELLY Former death on active service aboard H.M.C.S. Fraser, sunk off the coast 2 of France, was announced late last week. He was formerly employed by The Times, 1 HANSON SUGGESTS PROHIBITION FOR ENTIRE DOMINION Urges Reduction in Muni- cipal and Provincial Tax« ation--Favors Gas Tax Ottawa, July 3.--Only a reduction of municipal, and Provincial 'taxa- | tere tion together with careful husband. ing of ordingry Federal expenditure, can permit Canada to carry 'on her war effort without reducing the standard of living to the 'danger point, Opposition Leader R. B. Hans son said in the House of Commons yesterday. The Conservative Leader, speaks ing in the Budget debate, agreed} with most of the steps faken by Finance Minister J. L. bringing down his Budget, but warn- ed tHat the national income might not rise as high as the Minister had predicted. If this were to occur, he said, the tax burden would be ex- tremely onerous. Mr. Ralston had predicted a nas tional income of four and & half billion dollars in 1941, the Obn- servative Leader said, but-he be- lieved 48ur billions would be & more | them likely figure. On the basis of a $4,000,000,000 income the present schedule of expenditures would | re- quire 45 per cent of the 5 for public purposes, leav 0 per capita for Canadisi food and clothing, pay other services. "Thi§ represents & standard of living," JH8 Sal cannot be helped bys ing the rich or by finances. 'The only helped is for the G down ' its ordin while Provincial Governments take the taxpayers. should be no incres either authority." 3 Mr. Hanson: agi should not be spi Canada's war 'effgl Government, whi ally for war Dp! the most rigid ee spheres of activity. Shocked by Term He noted with satis (Continued on Pi | Whitby Mayor Na os » Volunteer President of ed Unit Commander a A Whitby, Ontario, July /'8: Lieut.-Col. R. B. Smith, of Oshe- wa, former comthander of the On- tario Regiment, awaits advice from Attorney-General G. D. Conant that his appointment as officer com- manding the Ontario County Civil Guards "fas been approved, The appointéent was recommended two weeks. ago by the' Committee on Leshan and Memorials at the County Councili$ession, ahd un- aftimously appived of. Col, Smith #5. now 'commanding 'the Oihawa Civil Cardy peuve, Sige Canadian Legion Branch Appoint- In" Whitby, it is announced, His Worship Mayor Fred T. Rowe has appointed R. M. Deverell, presiden} of Whitby branch of the Canadian Legion, as commander of the local { unit to be organized ghortly. Mr. * -- | Deverell is a veteran of the last war, and has accepted the appoint- ment, In a few dye tt is expected, some i be forthcoming with regard: by men who Guard unit in that there experienced fi partly to the fact' that many ex-service men ing to be c [ibd so tips glready has an || Oshawa resident, whose |"