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A he Oshawa Daily Times PROBS. Moitly Fair and Warm. " OSHAWA, ONT ARIO, WEDNESDAY, JULY 17, 1940 Single Copies 3c * TEN PAGES E PEARKES COMMANDER OF C.A.S.F. SCHEME BENEFIT. ALL WHO? EARN LESS THAN $2,000 of - Une Unermployméra Sr Erg > Will Contribute § Cents Weekly -- m Weekly Bene-. 14.40 By 17.-- Every Cana- Bg less than $2,000 a Phe exception of seasonal d some in specified occu- "will come under the un- yrhent insurance bill intro- /in the House of Commons to- ees are to contribute rates i' yary from 12 cents to 36 cents gii-Those under 16, or earning NaN 90 cents a day, will ha ly contribution of 9 cents ir employers, se contributions, ptal $28,000,000, plus con. the same amount 'by jexs, an insurances. fund i range for single Ba to $12.24, / fa Rot, in, sons one de- pge is from $4.08 to * the , will nt: d at $5 excluded are sailors, j dores, domestics, | soldiers; {servants, agents paid bye or fees ck A wife paid by her om is rs Es {husband "by the wife able, Professional athiets, 2 / exempt. g {Another exemption _ sion as being of such: it. is ordinarily adopted fary employment onl Certain basic principles" down in the Act. Firs that insurance benefit established by con ! Gn otion ; ~ . = by Br i the "city's total Teprese the rest of the of © $121,695 ln theatres was re Hoo. per seat higher to. If i§ estima ole Ontario Jail.) will 50.000 pare at 4 jg Hove I, 20 ys du niet' oweves; gmavie of lds pected. national total thar in that the eat Teast! Jn Provinces, New 6 over $30,000 g 1 -five theatres. theatfes are still to be om. .In Prince Edward one *gf the island's two the- 'Feported $1,570 taken in Nova Te] more 'tHan $60,000 vith lore theatres to hear Wuebec, seventy, theatres out Ie 163 participating in the drive, PROT @ otal of $52,880, and cam- esti- fo | 'week ended pe Ton went gver 90 Years Young Canada «this , he said, hut 5 vi for some years, will be g shown in getti : vi s ready anadi made by. a od that, 20 per cent of planes required fof elem and that all would be deliver: , ry | training had already been, oe 'f fore the end of the year. Af the same time, it was learned & production of uniforms and - n 1 equipment for froeps was b! ble the - figures announced by , How® when Parliament met in 2 Co 5,000 uniforms were be- d out each week. For the 112 uniform produc- 000 units of battle d, with gn ed he plus "the light summer out- wl trial 'speed-up was May, the number of oduction (be in- delivery ithe schedule t ok: .| cers with the greatest REGIMENT GAINS HALF-WAY MARK IN RECRUITING 370 Men Have Registered for Militia Service--Over Score Seek Commission The half-way mark in recruiting the Second Battalion, Ontario Regi- ment, NP.AM., will be passed be- + fore nightfall, according to indica- tions at noon today. So far 370 men have enrolled for militia service with the new unit which is seeking to enlist 800 men, its authorized war strength. It was expected that the 400-mark would be passed dur- ing the afternoon as the same steady stream of men has been flow- ing in and out of the Armouries to- day. ' Recruiting will continue to- night until 10.00 p.m. resuming again tomorrow morning at 9.00 a.m. and continuing between those hours for an indefinite period. In addition to the 370 men who have signed for training and serv- fice as a member of the militia, Lieut.-Col. R. B. Smith has receiv- ed applications from more than a score of young men seeking com- missions as officers in the new unit. Included in this group are a num- ber who have had prevfous mili- tary experience while all possess the prescribed educational qualifi- cations. Announcement of the talion's chiefs officers be made this week but these men signing on e unit's | staff of officers will pro®®ed rather slowly, the commanding, #ficer hav- ing been urged to ch "his offi- | ible care Company commanders will'probably | probably rt from | , | N. O. Hipel, Minister ol be chosen before commissions are | granted to new men. +. Friday night the Regiment will | extend its recruiting activities to | Whitby where officers will be pres- | the Armouries at 8.00 pm. | on Whitby recruits to the | July 16.--Machinists, 40 , who have been out of em- ven a refresher course in maghine op and metal work under a pro- am similar to the Dominion-Pro- incial Youth Training Plan, Hon. bor, an- nounced from Galt. One man, until A iy a farmer and with two sons unfit for active service who can continue the farm work, has already been set to the Galt training school, armed with a letter'from a manufacturer guaran- teeing him employment on comple- tion of his refre: course, it was learned. Details' the pi. are still under study, ugh 1t%1s un- derstood, shortage of skilled workmen since the outbreak of the war, that Mr. Hipel, some six months ago, recom- mended the progr of rehabilitat- ing older mach! to meet the war production emergency. { Before embarking on the program the labor department consulted the Canadian Manufacturers' Associa- tion and received from manufactur- ers assurance of their co-operation. |. While no figures are available of the number of men who may be re- turned to industry, it is believed by officials that there are many Mindreds in the Province who were retired from their jobs because of age and slackness of industry in the years preceding the war. #4 art 'Queskionnaire Set Out fo% Canadians "Ottawa, July hy National War Services Department last night 'made public the questionnaire for ndtional registration to be answered | by all Canadian residents ofi6. and over. It contains eightegh' questions to be answered by men. Women must answer the first fifteen questions directed to the men and an eddi- tional four. special questions. * The - joint fifteen questions fol- low: 1.. Surname. Given names. 4 2. Permanent postal address (if away from usual residence when filling 'in card give name of usual residence). 3. Age last birthday. birth. 4. Conjugal condition = Single, Date of ont officials estimate Quebec will Fontribute a total of over $100,000. married, widowed, divorce, - 5. of hat dependents (if any) are youMhe sole Support: (a) fa- ther, (B)- mother, (c) wife; (d) number ¢f children under 16 years, (e) number of other dependents, (f) do. you contribute partial support to any one? - 6, Country of birth of: (a) Your- self; 'place. (b) Your father, place. (©). Your mother, place. 7. Nationality or country or, alle- glance: British subject (a) by birth, (hb). By naturalization? (c) Foreigy citizen? (d) If naturalized, in 'what yefir? (e) In what place? (f) If not' British subject to what country go you owe: eilegiance? (g) If an jmmigrant, in what year did you enter Canada? * 8. Racial origin: 9. Language or languages: (a) (Continued on Page 9, Col. 6) ed. | granted in view of the constant |" | Mills Last Refugees | Out of France A view of the deck of the S.S. Nairn, British ship that took the last load of refugees before the French nd Bat- Jean de Luz, last port of France open on the Atlantic side. surrender, as she pulled out of St. French and British soldiers and civilians jam the deck. No one looks back at the receding coast of France, Announce Results In Higher The toltowing 3 Saaents in Glade XI (formerly Third Form) of the Collegiate Course of the Oshzs Collegiate and Vocational Institute have been promoted and will be al- lowed to take work im Grade XII (formerly Fousl ; those who have been right, a group. of stu "Provisional® Promotion." "Provisiong] Promotion" means that students so promoted will have to ein have been comply with, certain refluirements before they are allowed to proceed | with advanced wok. As these re- quirements vary iderably, it is | tmpossible to list m heré. At the | beginning of the school year, stud- | ents provisionally promoted will be | interviewed and their individual | cases considered and discussed with | them. Students promoted from Grade XI | to Geoade XII of the Collegiate Course: Alchin, William; Atkins, Iris. Bartlett, Adele; Bigwood Mabel; Blair, Douglas; Bowden, Heleny Boyle, William; Breakell; Margaret Broadbent, Mona; Burnle, Mary. Clemens, Douglas; Clement, Jas.; Collins, Margaret; Coulthurst, Jes- sie; Currell, i gr Daniels, Dor : Disney, Russell;¥Drew, Helen. Elston, Dollys Flewweli, May; Francis, Jap . Garrard, ae: Gifford, * Betty; Gilber = bi oy, Ferne; " Gordoh, drene; GGouldbusm, Leslie. Hart, Ida; Haversorky Hugh; Haw- kins, Arthur; Heffer, Mary; Hend- erson, Ronald; Hill, Danald; Hollo- wey, Donald; Hurlbert, Donald. Irwin, Kathleen. Jacobs, Terenge; Landgn; Vernon; Douglas. McColm, Clifford; McCosh, Ols- son; McCulloch, Mary; McKean, Gloria; Mercer, Joan; Millson, Ella; Morphy, Denys; Morphy, Earl, Mor- row, Ursula, Newell, Jean. O'Brien, Jack; Oke, Wesley; Owen, Eileen. Palmer, Alloway, Ross, Davies, Tudor; Jarrell, Jack. Langmaid, Catherine; Passebois, Ruth; Pierson, Audrey. Ratz, Jack; Reed, Newton; Ren- nie, Margaret; Rundle, Charles, Sadler, Ruth; "Shultz, William; Simons, William; Skinner, James; Smith, Clifford; Smith, Shirley; Smyth, Mary; Stevens, Helen; Stew- art, Edris; Swavtz; Evelyn. Taylor, Catherine; Trew, Marion. Urban, Charles, Varcoe, William; thy. Walls, Virtue, Doro- Blake; Wardell, Ruth; Warnica, James; Watkin, Fred; Wayling, Jean; Webber, Grant, York, Donald. Zendrowski, Peter, Students promoted provisionally from Grade XI to Grade XII of the Collegiate Course: Barton, Brown, Kathleen; garet; Curtin, Jack; Frolick, Mary; Johnson, McCulloch, Neil; McNab, Robert; , William; Noxon James; Pan- Brown, ponedd: Cormack, Mar- Driscoll, Jack; Frances, Larry; (Continued on Page 10, Col. 1) of Exams Collegiate Forms 1 Col. W. E. Phillips Naval Purchaser Ottawa, July 17.--Apppintment of | Lieut.-Col. W. E. Phillips of Osh- awa to the executive committee of the Department of Munitions and Supply was announced last night by Munitions Minister Howe. Colonel Phillips will specialize in the pro- curement of naval armament. He is an engineer and a graduate of the University of Toronto. He join- ed the Imperial Army in August, 1914, was twice mentioned in des- patches, and in 1919 was loaned to the French Government for work | in Polos, STAFF INSPECTOR 10 VISIT OSHAWA VOLUNTEER GUARD * » F. Chappell, New Com- manding Officer, Added to Advisory Committee "- - » ' Staff Inspector Moss of the On- tario Provincial Police is to attend the parad® of the Oshawa Volun- teer Ci#ll Guards this evening, ace cording to'a dispatch from Queens Park today at noon. The special wire to The Times states that at the request of Col. Frank Chappell, officer command- ing of the ney-General, has tnstructed" Staff Inspector Moss of the Ontario Pro- vincizl Police, to attend the parade of the Oshawa Civil Guards this evening for instruction, drill and general instructions as to their du- "ties as civil guards. Col. Frank Chappell, who yester- day was appointed officer com- manding of the Oshawa Volunteer Civil Guards to succeed Lt.-Col. R. B. Smith, who has been appointed commandin', officer of the Ontario Regiment, today received a new ap- pointment. through the Attorney- General's Department at Toronto. The special wire to The Times &n- nouncing Col. Chappell's appoint- ment reads as follows: "Having - retired from the command of the Oshawa Civil Guards Col. R. B. Smith has also. resigned as .@ member of the advisory committee of the Volunteer Civil Guards for the province. "On the recommendation of Commissioner Stringer, of the Ontario Provincial Police, ¥ the Hon. Mr. Conant has appoigted Col. Frank Chappell as a > ber of the givisory committes of the Volunteer Civil: gresstoll the province. "The appointment of a Chappell as commanding officer * of the Oshawa Civil Guards succeeding Lt.-Col. R. B, Smith, V.D,, has alreaay been approved by 'the Attorney-General. ~ Oshawa Civil Guards, the Hon. Gordon D. Conant, Aftore' 1,492 CHILDREN ARE REGISTERED AT PLAYGROUNDS Number Smaller Than Last Year -- Point Score to Date Announced There were 1,492 boys and girls registered at the five supervised playgrounds in the city up to last Saturday, July 13, according to the report of the chief supervisor, A. L. W. Smith. These are divided into six groups, juniors, intermediates and seniors, both boys and girls, with Rotary Park having the high- est registration, there being 245 girls and 202 boys at this popular park. In the point standing the boys are leading the girls, but the per- centage at each park is not given. The contest in the point standing for the Walmsley-Magill Trophy, to be presented at the end of the season, is keen, There is every indication that the registration will increase this week, as the number attending the parks for the first two weeks of July is below that of other years for the same period. Following are the registrations at each park, giving the number in each group: Girls: Cedardale .. Alexendra Pk. .... Cowan Park Rotary Park Jr. veeses 31 2 Int. Sr. Tot. 26 5 62 48 8 128 80 4 245 34 206 81 120 Boys: Cedardale Alexandra Pk. ... Cowen Park .. Rotary Park .... 110 (Continued on Page 10, Col. 5) ROOSEVELT WILL TAKE NOMINATION IF MEET INSISTS Has No Desire ¢ to Be Can- didate But Willing to Be Drafted Chicago, July 16. President Roosevelt dramatically informed the Democratic national convention to- night that he had no "desire or purpose" to be renominated a de- claration which decreased not one whit the determination of Roosevelt forces to draft him for an unpre- cedented third-term campaign. The President's message was de- livered to a boisterous convention --which previously had cheered the mention of his name for a good twenty-five minutes -- by Senator Alben W. Barkley, the convention chairman, and 'was punctuated by shouts of "We want Roosevelt now." " Barkley said he was making the statement by "specific request and authorization" of the President. is Reads Statement - He then said: "I and pther close friends of the n +1 Président have long known that he his no wish to be a candidate again. We know, too, that in no way whatsoeyer has he 'exerted any ipfluence in the selection . of, or upon the opinions of, delegates to this convention. "Tonight, at the specific request and authorization of the President, I am making this simple fact clear to this convention, "The President has never had, and has not today, any desire or purpose to continue in the office of Presiient, to be a candidate for that office, or to be nominated by the convention for that office. "He wishes in all earnestness and sincerity to make it clear that all (Continued on Page 102801. ® over 13 were presented with small OFFICER WH 0 BROUGHT 116th BATTALION HOME SUCCEEDS McNAUGHTON Succeeds McNaughton MAJ.-GEN. G. R. PEARKES, V.C. Who has been appointed com- mander of the First Division, C.A. S8.F.,, succeeding Lieut.-General A, G. L. McNaughton who has been appointed commander of an army corps consisting of Canadian and British troops. Major-General Pearkes is well-known to many Oshawa men having been .com- mandlig officer of the 116th Regi- ment, now the Ontario Regiment (Tank) when the unit returned from overseas service in 1919. Lieut.-Col. R. B. Smith, officer commandfig the Second Battalion of the Ontario Regiment now re- cruiting and Lieut.-Col. E. Pearson, officer commanding' the Ontario Regiment's C.A.S.F. battalica both served finder the new Canadian Army leader. MOTHERS, GIRLS OUTPULL MEN IN PIGNIC GONTEST Little Brown Church Holds Annual Quting at Lake- view Park--Fine Sports The members of the Little Brown Church and Sunday School held their annual picnjc at Lakeview Park on Tuesday afternoon and all report a glorious afternoon. The weather was ideal for.the program of sports and all did ample justice to the picnic supper spread unger the trees. 'An ambitious program of races and contests were held with a tug- of-war being the high spot for all and in which the ladies and girls outpulled the men and boys two times out of three. Winners in the various events for the children from 5 years té 13 years of age were each presented with' a candy sucker, while those cash awards. The winners in the races for those over 13 were Jean Armstrong, George Tait and -Ed- ward Brown. Marjorie Pollard "and George Tait won the biscuit race and for the wheelbarrow race fn which both boys and girls partici- pated, Nelson Wright and Marjorie Pollard were the winners. Mrs, L. Trick and Mrs. Gillan were declared the best' sprinters in the married women's race, while Nelson Wright and Grace Tait and Edward Brown headed the group in the clothes pin race. "The needle and threat race was (Continued on Page 10, Col, 4) Volunteer Ciwil Is Planned in Whitby Named] yor, R. M. Deverell Commander by Rowe -- 25 M ready Enrolled, oT WHITBY, Ontario, 'July 17. itby in a few days, it is ex- pected, will have a Volunteer Livil Guard in action. M. Deverell, Mayor Rowe a commanding otfider, twenty-five: men have already si ed up, snd ¥t is anticipated ft nt many mote* will hand in their nates. Some definite announce- nient giving full particulars of. this . : According to R.} ified by His Worship || c 'Glérk at oncé. Some k co have]: 'peen forwarded, it is le d. Guard rr me aeterp i of be posted i ¥ days. Gganzalion ; Rtshout is proceeding. As Co}, R lr 4of Oslilswa, has resignéd am commander tept the task - recruiying the 'Second Battalion Ontarlo Regimefit, NP.AM., a new ointment will be necessary. County Council requested Peeves and depity-reeves in rious gntmicipalities to select "for g rd duty and to send ng'. their es to the County In some places like" Uxbridge, 'Guard Units have been organized. * Hon. J. L. Ralston An- nounces Appointment of Noted Soldier, Well Known in Oshawa, to Highest Canadian Army Post NEW COMMANDER SOLDIER'S SOLDIER Enlisted in First Great War as Private -- Won V.C. at Passchendaele for "Su- preme Contempt of Dane Ottawa, July 17.--Promotion of Brigadier G. R. Pearkes, V.C., to the rank of major-general and to the command of the First Over- geas Division, Canadian Active Ser- vice Force, is announced by Defense Minister Ralston. General Pearkes succeeds Lieut. Gen. A. G. L. McNaughton, who re. cently was promoted from command of the 1st Division to the command of an army corps which includes the 1st Division. Colonel A. E. Potts of Saskatoon was promoted from command of the Saskatoon Light Infantry to succeed General Pearkes in command of the 2nd Infantry Brigade. The gnnouncement, soon after ape pointment of Maj.-Gen. V. W. Od- | lum of Vancouver to command the 2nd Division, brings Canada's two fully organized divisions under the command of men who started their military careers as private soldiers and marks the first promotion of a holder of the Victoria Cross to gen= eral's rank in the Canadian Active Service Force, General Pearkes was a constable in the Royal Northwest Mounted Po- lice when the first Great War broke out. He came out from his post in the Yukon to enlist as a private in the 2nd Canadian Mounted Rifles. General Odlum who heads the 2nd Division served in the South Afri« can War as g private. The new divisional commander is 52 years old and a native of Eng- land. He came to Canada as a young man, farmed for three years and then joined the Northwest Mount- ed. Following a brilliant record in the first Great War he entered the permanent force and served with distinction until he was called to the command of the Western Cane (Continued on Page 10, Col. 3) BRODKLIN REGTOR RESIGNS CHARGE Important Task Entrusted to Rev. J. C. Clough by Archbishop WHITBY, Ontario, July 17. = Rev. John C. Clough, rector of the Anglican churches of Brooklin and Port Perry for the past three years has submitted his resignation, much to the regret of the wardens and also the congregation. Rev. Mr. Clough has been com- missioned by His Grace the Archbi- shop to qrganize a new parish in the Bathurst district on the oute skirts of the city of Toronto, and has accepted subject to exercising the privilege of answering a call to military service as chaplain in His Majesty's forces, The rector many months ago volunteered his services to the army and has been anticipat- ing a call, Under -the ministry of Rev. Mr. Clough great progress both mater ial and spiritual has taken place in both churches under his charge. Particularly is this true of - St. Thomas' church of Brooklin, which was last year completely renovated with the installation 'of 'a memorial electric organ and other gifts given by members of the congregation. Rev. Mr. 'Clough has been very ac- tive in young peoples work and has been popular not only'with the peo= wl'ple of his own faith but with all with whom:he has come in contact. Last summer, it will be recalled, he was instrumental in saving the life of a lttlgigirl during a celebra=- tion at Port Perry, the rector diving into the wevers ofyLake Scugog and b: the drowning girl to shore. No mgye has yet been made to Secure a rector in Rev. Mr. Clough's ce, but it is expected that this matter will be taken up shortly by the Archbishop Right Rgv. Derwyn T. Owen, i. .