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1 | | * ®, S. % Conant Takes Action to Lessen Hit, Run Accidents TRAFFIC OFFICIALS SEE DRIVE ON RUTHLESS MEN A & THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, MONDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1940 RN PACE THRE] i: NEED FOR Posting of Rewards for In- formation Leading to Capture of Heartless Drivers Receiving Con- sideration Toronto, Oct. 28 -- Posting of rewards for civilians materially as- sisting in capture of hit-and-run drivers; an increased safety edu- cational program; lowering of the limits in some municipalities and on some highways; and the in- ing of both municipal and Provincial police officer personnel are possible results of the traffic conference held Friday at Queen's Park. : The conference, called because of the steadily mounting traffic toll in (Ontario, was attended by law enforcement officers, police com- joniers, and representatives of Bic organizations and was pre- ed over .by Attorney-General Conant. A recommendation that persons apprehended in hit-and-run acci- dents be charged under the Crim- inal Code rather than under the , Highway Traffic Act will be made to Crown Counsels by Mr. Conant, he declared, following the confer- ence, Penalties provided under the 4%. Criminal Code were far more se- {#'"yere. Under the Highway Traffic Act penalties ranging from $25 to $100 are provided, compared with a fine not exceeding $500 or a term of imprisonment of not more than six months as provided by the Criminal Code. "Despicable- Offense The Attorney-General stated: "I have been very much concerned with the question of hit-and-run drivers. I think that is the most despicable form of law-breaking, not only in the category of traffic laws, but in all our laws." Referring to the subject of edu- cation as it affects the hit-and-run driver, Mr. Conant disclosed that his staff would send circulars to operators of 13,000 service stations and garages throughout the Prov- ince to assist in detecting and bringing to justice hit-and-run drivers. Regarding the question of a standing the Attorney- Genera said: "My present view is that it is a wrong policy. The ma- jority of the people are glad and anxious to be of assistance to the . police and I do not think we want to destroy that spirit, that interest, which I am afraid we might do if we put it on a commercial basis. If you have a standing reward you are immediately commercializing the giving of information to the police." Attorney-General Conant recall ed that a reward scheme similar to the one proposed had been in force prior to the outbreak of war in connection with the "capture of housebreakers. The reward at that time was paid to any civilian who was able to capture or help in the capture of wanted criminals. Traffic Inspector Edward Dunn of the Toronto Police Department in proposing the reward suggested that a schedule might be as fol- lows: Fatality, $500; personal in- jury, $200, and property damage, $50. oe Educate Pedestrians A Inspector Dunn also suggested that an increased educational ef- fort be directed toward careless pedestrians and cyclists. "Careless- ness is especially noticeable in children and aged persons in the . case of pedestrians," he said. "At the present time the most effective way to overcome this problem would appear to be an educational campaign carried on through the press, the radio and every other medium which will give publicity to these important phases of our traffic accident problem." Acting Chief Constable John Guthrie of Toronto suggested that a traffic committee be formed to study all traffic problems and from time to time submit sugges- dons to the Attorney-General which would tend to reduce traffic accidents and fatalities. "A committee as recommended might be composed of one repre- sentative from the Attorney-Gen- eral"s Department, one from the Highways Department, two or more from the Provincial Police and possibly one officer from each of seven or eight cities," the Act- ing Chief said "It might be ad- visable to enlarge this committee to include representatives of the Ontario Motor League and the Ontario Safety League." Tracy D. leMay, city planning commissioner for Toronto, advo- cated a speed limitation on Pro- vincial Highways. He pointed out that this suggestion, if carried out, would not require additional funds. He suggested also an increased supervision by traffic officers on the streets. "This is the most im- portant symbol we have," he said. "Invested in him are the powers to warn and the powers to enforce law." Inspector John Barlow of the Ottawa Police Force advocated that all owners be compelled to have their vehicles examined every two years. Inspector Barlow also suggested: that the speed limit at INTENSIFIED - Church Officer Dies REV. DR. ROBERT LAIRD Treasurer of the United Church of Canada who died in Toronio Friday night. DEMOCRATS BATTLE TO RETAIN WEIGHT INLONER HOUSE Entrenched in Solid South, | Opposition Hopes to Im- | prove Standing New York, Oct. 28 (CP)The Dem- ocratic party in its battle to retain control in the United States House of Representatives--the equivalent of the Canadian House of Com- | mons--in the Nov. 5 election has | the advantage of a bloc of 51 mem- | bers who face no opposition. These democrats are spread over | 11 states, mostly in the "solid | south." The Republicans on the | other hand have only seven candi- | dates without opposition. The Democratic party has con- | trolled the House since 1932 and | reached its peak in 1936. But in| 1938 a strong reaction set in in several key states and the Repub- licans made considerable gains. The standings after the last five | elections were: -- : Year Total Rep. 30 435 220 32 435 117 34 435 103 36 435 89 333 13 38 435 169 262 4 The Republican 1938 gaing, com- ing a year after the Supreme | Court controversy and in the midst | of the "purge" of Democrats un- friendly to President Roosevelt, were made largely in big industrial states such as Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan and New Jersey. Question of South Republican leaders have sought through the campaign now draw- ing to a close to increase this trend away from the administration in these key states which they must sweep to get control of the House. They. concede there is little chance of picking up any seats in the south but they hope to gain at least a few in the west. A swing of 48 seats away from the Democratic ranks would give the Republicans control. The Democrats on their part ex- press belief that the Republicans reached highwater in 1938 and that the administration will reain just about all of their present seats, perhaps a handful turning over to the opposition. Dem. Ind. | 214 1 313 5 322 10 HAYLESS SWEDES Stockholm (CP)--Swedish farm- ers have killed an unusually large number of cattle this fall because of the difficulty of obtaining fod- der, domestic or imported. PROHIBITION LIGHTENED Bombay (CP) -- Sale of foreign liquor will be permitted in Bombay, following a successful challenge of the presidency's recent prohibition laws. The government has had to modify the prohibition program. busy intersections be lowered to fifteen miles an hour. It was at such intersections that most acci- dents occur, he said. A suggestion that eyesight charts be supplied to all offices where permits for driving were is- sued was made by Inspector Bar- low. "If the applicant's eyesight is subnormal, the permit should be withheld," he said. Colonel A. E. Fitzpatrick, To- ronto Police Commissioner, point. ing out that doctors advise a year- ly physical examinations for their patients, proposed that this should be made compulsory 'for car driv- ers. He quoted a case wherp®a prominent Torontonian (Dr. H. J. Cody) was nearly killed because the driver of a car was in poor physical condition, |is to be found in Luke VII, 31, mating that he would plead guilty COURTICE PASTOR DENDUNGES FILTHY QUEEN CITY RAG Charge U. Church 'Interfer- ed With R. Cross Campaign Unworthy of Answer "One of the filthy rags that in- fest Toronto", was denounced Sun- day morning at King Street United Church by the Rev. W. C. Smith, M.A,. B.D, pastor of Courtice Unit ed Church, who preached there in the Oshawa Presbytery's exchange of pulpits to mark its part in the launching of the Kingdom of God Crusade throughout Canada. With- out naming the publicatiorf respon- sible, Rev, Mr. Smith declared that it had featured and article charging that the United Church of Canada stood in the light of the Canadian Red Cross during. the recent cam- paign, since its annual Missionary and Maintenance Fund appeals happened, more or less to coincide with the Red Cross drive. If No Churches No Red Cross "One of the filthy rags that in- fest Toronto recently featured that charge," Rev. Mr. Smith said. "The point of that attack shows that someone has a knife into the church. If an answer were required it could well be said that if there were no churches, there would be no Red Cross. That service to human suffering and despair was inspired | by the life and teachings of Christ himself. From Him came the im- pulse to remedy and heal the terror and devastations of war." Preliminary to the sermon, Rev. Mr. Smith congratulated the people of King Street' Church on their completed renovation, redecoration of the main auditorium, and he told what a high reputation the choir of King Street United has throughout | | the district. "I always like to come here," he declared, "because of your fellow- | ship, and you are well called The Church with the open and friendly | door." Text for Rev. Mr. Smith's address where Christ asked, "Whereupon | then shall I liken the men of this | generation? And to what are they | like. They are like unto children." | While granting that churches are | far from perfect and have not mea- | sured up to all of their opportuni- | ties, the speaker said that criticism from those outside the church who take no share of its responsibilities, | as well as by those inside the | church who are merely going along | for the ride, is unfair, and unfair | in the terms of clean sport which | insists that players abide by the | rules, Grudge criticism, or uneasy con- | science criticism, the speaker insist- | ed, was the work of those who have | an assassin's knife ready for the or- | ganization that is striving to carry | on the work of the Kingdom of God. Those who in this war have said that a British defeat would destroy | their faith in God or the church were lumped together as one of the | war's chief causes. Among them he called attention to those "who are using the bible as an almanac and pretending to show, from its pages, when this war will end and how." "The church is not a building," Rev. Mr. Smith declared, "it is made up of the voices of little chil- dren and the flesh and blood of parents, the fathers and mothers, who bring their little ones to Jesus. | It is made up of devoted workers, fired with consuming zeal. "I believe that the. Church is the only organization that is truly seek- ing to bring men to the Master, I believe in its fellowship and ask nothing better in heaven than that I have experienced on this earth in some of life's finest moments, It is the fellowship that ends worries, fears, and sorrows. It is some- thing which lifts us up to the feet of Christ. "I believe in the church because of its true leaders, men such as Bowmanville"s heroic missionaries to the Dark Continent, the Rev. and Mrs. Merril Ferguson, "I believe in the church because of people like you here in King Street United Church. You are a living witness to the glory of the Kingdom in all that you do for it in financial sacrifice and dedicated service. Some of the finest people I have known are within the church, and someday you will know that you built better than you knew. "I believe in the church because of its Sunday School work, and the influence it brings to bear on the lives of boys and girls through the Divine inspiration placed in the hearts of teachers and workers." DRIVER IS JAILED FOR DRUNKENNESS e-------- Lindsay, Oct. 28 -- Elgin Alli- son, Hope Township farmer, charg- ed with drunken driving as the re- sult of an accident here on Octo- ber 10th, was sentenced to serve seven days in jail by Magistrate E. A. Gee here, His driving license was suspended for one month and his car impounded for three months. Allison, represented by D. A. Baxter, of Port Hope, requested an adjournment one week ago, inti- to the charge. When he appeared he pleaded not guilty. The court also directed that the accused file a bond of $500 in connection with After R.AF. Raid On "Invasion Port" 5 a ----_ » \ German workmen are shown attempting to clear away debris after a German-occupied city | bombers of the Royal Air Force had paid one of their nightly visits to on the French coast. The repeated raids by the R.A.F. on these "invasion ports" are largely responsible for Hitler's failure to launch his long-threatened invasion of England. CANADIAN TROOPS MOVED INTO FRONT-LINE POSITIONS TO GUARD ENGLISH COAST Columns Advance to Take Over Sector of Main Defences | ------mt Somewhere in England, Oct. 28-- A considerable number of Canadian troops have been moved into the front line of the mighty defence bulwark of Britain and for the first | time the Dominion's fighters are | holding an important sector of the | English coast, | They are relieving certain British | units in certain coastal positions, emphasizing once again the reliance the British Army is placing in their | qualities and in their ability to co- operate fully with the Tommies. The men to whom the honor fell --men from Ontario, Quebec and | the Maritime Provinces--moved in long convoys from their regular en- campment, receiving the cheers of townsfolk as they passed through coastal centres. The cry "It's the Canadians" as onlookers discovered the maple leaf on the drab-colored vans Hun- dreds of schoolboys cheered them- selves hoarse and gave the thumbs- | up sign to the newcomers. The transfer of the defense posts was marked by a historic ceremony | in front of the headquarters build- ing when ag maritime unit formally took over the guard from British troops while two Royal Air Force fighter planes roared overhead. Day and night the Canadians are on duty in shifts, firmly ensconced in the maze of defense postions | rose | coast, | Britons Cheer as Long constructed by the British forces. While this is the first time that Canadian troops have takeg over full responsibility for a strip of the Royal Canadian Artillery gunners have been manning coastal defense batteries for the past two | weeks. 21 BULLS ESCAPE TORN IN CTY Citizens of N.B. Town, Alarmed as Animals Wander About Streets St. John,' NB, Oct. 28. --Central Saint John looked like a bit of the western cow-country when 21 bulls seized the freedom of thebcity, but at a late hour all had been rounded up, although not in the best cow- boy style. Startled citizens ringing at police kept telephones headquarters. | Other public services were deluged with calls about the interlopers presence on public and private pro- perty. The bulls, destined for this eclty, arrived last night aboard the S. S. Princess Helen from Digbq, N.S. A gangplank was placed for transfer of the animals to. awaiting convey- ances, but, through an oversight they went down an, gangway and escaped mistake was discovered. before scare them, two English women are clock, the impounding of his car, Their Morale Causes Nazis to Grumble of their home carrying a few prized possessions, Cl ic 4 Bombed out, but obviously amused at the noisy attempt made to shown emerging from the wreckage house plants and a German newspapers recently voice puzzleme. t the -co- operation of the British with the German attempt nt over the non to crack their morale. unattended | the BRITISH BAPTISTS GIVEN GREAT AID BY NEGRO CHURCH Seek Loan of $300,000 -- Money Given as Out- right Gift How Baptists of the states that formed the Seceding Confederate States of America in 1860-65, recent- ly came to the aid of British Bap- tist Foreign Missions was told Sun- day night at the First Baptist Church by Miss Kate McLaurin, | veteran of India's mission rields. With export of funds from Britain banned by: the Government, mis- sionaries looking to Baptists in the Motherland for support were in a serious position. The British: Bap- tists cabled to the Southern Baptist Convention headquarters at Rich- mond, Virginla, asking if they could loan them around $300,000 to sup- port their missionaries, hospitals and schools. "Thé Southern Baptists," Miss McLaurin stated, "cabled back: 'No, we can't loan you this sum; but we will give it to you and God bless you and your work!" Baptists of the Deep South in the United States are perhaps the lar- gest denomination numerically. They call themselves "Missionary Bap- tists" to mark their special interest in foreign fields. About 10 years | ago, the Southern Convention had about $1,000,000 of its mission funds SUNDAY SCHOOLS HAVE ESSENTIAL POSITION IN KINGDOM Importance Stressed at St. Andrew's Sunday School Session by School Offi- cials Vital importance of the Sunday School in 'the current Kingdom of God Crusade in Oshawa Presbytery was emphasized Sunday afternoon at St. Andrew' United Church by J. C. Young, general superintendent since 1924, who announced that the church, next Sunday, November 3, will celebrate its 108th Anniversary. Emphasizes Temperance Cause Sessions Sunday afternoon em- phasized the Christian cause of temperance under Jack Lockwood, the superintendent, who introduced D. C. Haverson, veteran of 50 years service to St, Andrew's children and young people, as special speaker. "Mr. Haverson is the sort of Christian leader who makes St. An- drew's Church what it is and has | been," Mr. Lockwood declared in in- troducing the veteran Sunday School leader. "I must confess that I dislike thinking about deplorable things of the liquor traffic," Mr. Haverson de- clared, "and the harm, wrong and degradation which is is causing to this Canada of ours. "Happily, with this audience, I can talk about better and brighter things, the first of which is the Gospel message." Mr. Haverson urged his youthful embezzled by a trusted executive of- ficer who, a former convict, had | shown evidence of a magnificent re- | formation. They made up the de- | ficlt several years ago and during | the peak of the depression period. Tonight, Rev. G. V, Crofoot an- nounced to a large Sunday evening congregation, Frank Imrig, presi- | dent of the Ontario-Quebec Baptist Convention, who is head of the | Monarch Belting Company in To- | ronto, will be one of two special / | speakers at the First Baptist | Church® Mr. Imrig will show a | heart-searching film of Baptist Mission work in India which he | took with his own camera while vis- | iting that section of the Empire. | =The meeting tonigigy begins at 8 | pm, and Rev. E. E. Garland will | deliver a special message onthe | Indian mission work and its oppor- | tunities. | A cordial invitation to hear Rev. [ Mr. Garland and see Mr. Imrigs) nota | ble moving pictures is extended | to the public generally as well as to | | Baptists particularly. Miss McLaurin, who is a member of the First Baptist Church, served | for 3 years in India and her par- | ents, pioneers in that field, served for 37 years. MBetween them, they have given 80 years of service to Baptist Missions. Following tonight's special session | there will be a meeting of special emphasis on: home missions held Tuesday evening at the First Bap- tist Church. Rev. Mr. Kaczowka of St. Catharines, Ontario, and Rev, L. F. Kipp will be the speakers, APPOINT THREE T0 INVESTIGATE ABITIBI AFFAIRS Mr. Justice McTague to Act With Sir James Dunn and A. E. Dyment Toronto, Oct. 28--A Royal Com- mission of three, headed by Hon. Charles McTague, Justice of the Appeal Division of the Supreme Court of Ontario, with Sir James Dunn, president and chairman of the board of the Algoma Steel Cor- poration Limited, and A. E. Dyment, chairman of the board of the Cana- association with the school, the an- | nual gifts to missions have averaged $450, School stands thirtieth in that work work of J, J. Scott, secretary treas- Sunday School's general superinten- dent. ston, C. A. Sadler, and Jack Lock- wood who also teach classes, rence McMurtry is assistant to the secretary; heads the school's service of song. Miss Dorothy Haverson is pianist. Hugh Haverson and Ray Mason are the lantern operators. Heads the adult Bible class; Mrs, women's Bible class. dent of the beginners' department, assisted by Mrs. Jan McNabb and Miss Margaret Bell. K. Spencer as superintendent with Miss Eira Toaze MacDonald as teachers. audience to be architects of their lives and look to God for the de- signing inspiration such as that which came to Sir Christopher Wren when his mind pictured the glorious beauty of St. Paul's Cathe- dral in London long before even the ruins of the old edifice, victim of | the great fire of London in the! reign of King Charles II had been | cleared away. The speaker pictured the sunset | beauty of the Swiss Alps, which | shine with rosy fire while the val- | leys beneath are cupped in dark- | ness, to illustrate how the spiritual | grandeurs of human life rise serene- ly above darkness, sin and death. | "The peaks of Christian kindness, | love and all that is God-like will | shine with heavenly glory," Mr. | Haverson declared, "when violence | has been forgotten. Love and truth, mercy and righteousness will forbid the darkness of vice and the night of evil to approach close to those who bear the spirit of Christ with- in their hearts." With 375 enrolled, St.. Andrew's Sunday School puts the cause of missions, home and foreign, first in |. its continuing interest, Supt. Young | told The Oshawa Daily Times, For all the years of his official and St. Andrew's Sunday for the whole of Canada. Personnel of S. S. Staff 8pecial tribute was paid to the urer of the school who has served in that office since 1922. Mission superintendent and tea- | cher, J. 8. Young is but ene of a corps of associates supporting the The others are H. J. John- Law- and C. J. W, Taylor Rev. George Telford, M.A, B.D. and Telford teaches the young Miss Ella Lattimer is superinten- The Primary Section has Miss and Miss Jean A. W, Armstrong heads the Young OF GOD DR Men's Bible Class which p.m., each Sabbath. J Teachers of other classes Mi E. O. Stauffer, Miss Hele Miss Marjorie Sproule, Andrews, Miss Margaret Miss Dorothy Haverson, McLaughlin, Miss R. Moore, Miss June Fetterley. Other teachers are C. A, W. McLarty, E. O. Myers, MacKay, and F, C, Donovan, Miss May Storie, former intendent of the large Cradle: ment, gives every other Sunda the school as a teacher since, work has prevented weekly as the senior officer. Mrs, EF. Cuthbertson is intendent of the large Chadle class of St. Andrew's United Chure Sunday School. 5 Tribute to the loyalty and effie iency of the Sunday- School's off}: cers and teachers is paid by Rev, Mr. Telford, the pastor, who reg the service rendered weekly nd) | throughout the year as a vital cone tribution 'to Christian life in © awa in general as well as to congregation in particular, 200 DELEGATES ® WEET AT LINDSAY {Home and School Asse tions in Annual Session -- Hear Reports a a Lindsay, Oct, 28 -- More tham 200 delegates attended a regional conference of the Federation off Home and School Associations, Ine corporated, in Marsh Memorial Hall Friday. Peterborough, Toronto and Oshe awa councils, and associationg from Peterborough, -Durham, One tario and Victoria Counties were represented. : 4 Mrs." Peter Sandiford, of Torone to, was in charge of the. confers ence, while Mrs. R. I. Moore, off Lindsay, president. of the Alexane dra Home and School Irere, was iw charge of arrangements. > Mrs. H. M. Jackson, federatiom convener on rural lifé, gave am | address on this subject at the afe ternoon session, while Dr. E. Ry Lewis, of Toronto, federation coms vener on 'health, addressed the delegates on the menace to healtl§ in war time. At the evening session the adm dress was given by Mrs. A. B. cox, Toronto, president of the fi eration, while Mrs. H. Maltby, Toronto, .gave a resume of pu cations. 'GETA $100 LOAN Repay $7.78 a month $20 to $500 Loans=---- No Endorsers Loans made on furniture or auto. No credit inquiries of friends or relatives, Money usually the same day. GUARANTEED PAYMENT TABLE. Cash | Amount You Pay Back Each Month Loan Including All Charges Ser een Instalments based on prompt repayment and include charges of 2% per month ss authorized by the Small Loans Act, 1039. We guarantee there is nothing else to pay. 'Phone or call to apply. HOUSEHOLD FINANCE: CORPORATION OF CANADA TORONTO, ONT. 736 Danforth Ave., at Eaten Phone Gladstone 1148 R. P. Sounders, Manager dian General Electric Company as members has been named by Prem- ier Hepburn to investigate the af- fairs of the bankrupt Abitibi Power and Paper Company. The naming of the commission personnel came within twenty-four hours of the time that the Pre- mier made known his intention of having an inquiry for the purpose of recommending to the govern- ment a plan of reorganization "which will be equitable to all in- terests concerned." Terms of the reference for the investigation are being drafted by law officers of the Attorney-Gen- eral's Department, and on Monday will be submitted to the commis- sloners . for consideration, After- wards the order will be made set- ting up the commission, sud the Premier. "Every effort will he made to ex- pedite the commission's work," said Premier Hepburn. "That's a strong commission and one which I believe will 'command the respect of the people of Ontario.' The investigation is being made in the hope of bringing to a suc- cessful conclusion the many efforts to draw the vast pulp and power empire out of the receivership under which it has been operated since 1932. Latest abortive attempt was made on Oct. 16 when, at a foreclo- sure sale ordered by the courst on the bondholders' application, a $30, 000,000 bid was rejected on the ground that it was under the figure for the reserve Rid, TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY SHOULDER LAMB CHOPS «23 SHOULDER 4 Fi VEAL CHOPS PORK LIVER LAMB STEW SAUSAGE MEAT Ib. 10- PORK HEARTS STEAKS ROUND OR SIRLOIN i. Ae BUTT PORK CHOPS 523 UEHLE BROS LIMITED R 12 KING EAST .. PHONE 1147