The Westmount examiner, 27 janvier 1939, vendredi 27 janvier 1939

[" BEAUTIFY YOUR HARDWOOD FLOORS HAVE THEM RG.NISHED BY | A.Ross Grafton & Co.4263 St.Catherine St., Westmouat Free Estimates WE, 2323 OHMAN'S EXPERT WATCH REPAIRS N MID-WINTER SALE IS See our large variety of fine Watches.Generous trade-in allowance for old watch.\u201c38 Years in 5 Westmount\" - he Westmount Examiner Serving The City of Westmount, Garden Suburb of Canada\u2019s Metropolis your 3 WE.4046 1216 Greene Ave.VoL.- X., No.4 u C CT = \u2014\u2014 meg roro Er x = WESTMOUNT, FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 1939 PRICE:\u2014TWO CENTS SHARP DECLINE REVEALE N | REALTY TRANSACTIONS Annual Report Issued By Westmount Library The Westmount Public Library of $4,240.00 for this purpose, and a SPEAKING oF NUMBERS RN oo NEW SLATE OF FER PROPOSED AT MEE ING OF loaned a total of 169,426 books\u2014 partly through the action of the ; an equivalent of seven to every City Counneil, in placing at the 3 à â n resident of the municipality\u2014 [disposal of the Library Board the p Low ae à ; during 1938, a report issued this |sum of $2,500.00 for the purchase \" \u201cai A À week by the librarian, Miss Kath- {of non-fiction, and providing for .i Pa d t leen M.Jenkins, reveals.Sixty [an additions] special grant of the ï Ë.per cent of the books taken out |same emount later.: , , QT were of the fiction type, the| \u201cOf this special grant, we spent \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 5 ¢ ve Combi : remaining 40 t bei - (about $1,200.00 by the end ; sat : .« Slats 0 Sales Have Combined Value of $1,227,534 in 1938 as | jemaining 40 per cent being non- about 81,200.00 by the end of 1988, Nominating Committee Presented Its Seiections \u2014 No * Again pal Value of $2,065,585 in 1937 \u2014| The report hes been presented children.Many of them were ex- Nominees Named for Posts of President and Two + i y .$ pensive works of reference, which pe od a ok cos rom | ust to Second Place Among to the Library Dour composed of Pen ee ee a ten Chairmanships \u2014 President W.Boyd Robson to * sland Suburban Municipalities Welter A.Merril, Alderman C.K.[in the past.Others were buoks To Retire \u2014 Wm.\u201cBill\u201d Hughes Was Speaker i -_ McLeod, W.B.Scott, Douglas |for circulation, many of them \u2014_\u2014 i ) A sharp decline in the total value of real estate sales transacted Lorimer, and S.F.Rutherford, and technical in subject, and they have A suggested slate of officers of the Business Association of Wests È in Westmount during 1988 as compared with that of the previous two |Prof.Charles M.MeKergow.been, on the whole, enthusiastical- mount for the fiscal term commencing next month, was presented by ha years, is revealed in a report issued this week by the secretary of the During the year 3,020 books ly received by our readers.W.Gordon Kenwood, chairman of the Nominating Committee, at a or Montreal Real Estate Board.were added to the shelves of the We took stock of all books, for general meeting of the organization in Victoria Hall Monday night, [ From January 1 until Dec, 31 last year, 146 sales were made having |Hbrary which contained 33,386 the first time since 1086.The at which Wm.\u201cBill\u201d Hughes, noted football conch, wns the principal » a combined value of $1,227,534, as against 192 separate deals volumes at the close of the fisea] VOTE Was done carefully and speaker.! representing \u2018a turnover of $2,065,585, for 1937.In 1936, 176 sales of |term.At the end of the wear the thoroughly, over a long period, The slate, which was incomplete due to the fact thut the Nominating il a total value of $1,820,546 were recorded.library had an adult membership and resulted in the report that 176 Committee had not yet selected proposed candidates for the office of I Westmount also dropped from first to second place among Island [of 8,276, an increase of 136 over pad been taken from the shelves.president and Civic Improvement and Publicity committee chairmen, municipalities for the 1938 term.Outremont was well ahead of the !1937.The children's section had a e cise ng\u201d o 0 5 was un- was as follows: vice-presidents, W.Gordon Kenwood, R.E.Parker, He *field with 197 sales having a value {membership of 1,246.usually heavy, but has pesaited, P.A.Sears; recording secretary.* TT ; of $2,211,997.Verdun was in third ; we believe, in a better collection.pe .or \u201cof \u201cy?position registerinz 211 transac.The reading and reference 1400 Books Rebound Gone W ret rene | tions valued at $089,502.rooms were used by an estimated «yy was necessary to have some .rot hy $ u Grafton C DE i ; No official | estate fi 33,040 persons, 1400 books rebound, in order to tte sn «Ons t nd on oa 4 LIN have as ret been tabulated AB More Books Bought keep our stock in good condition.Sn tee chairmen BE Wa bt ie i City A and.no ator \" |! In her report Miss Jenkins |In addition, the Library staff made ames; finance, Be an garding realty activity has paca states: innumerable minor repairs to D EE Ohm.1 i issued there.It is mot felt that \u201cWe were able in 1938 to pur- pune oe spring and sum- ladies\u2019 committee, Mde.S/ Onge; \u201c 4 | there is any significance attached chase more books than ever before mer, we altered the method of is- joint membership committee, ! i: to the decline, as while transac-|in #ny one year.This was done, ?Mesars.Lubrosse, Yerbants and A, 3 rv 3 tions here where of less total|Partly through the regular grant (Continued on Page 5) Smithers; educational, D.A.as Us Re Bo 4 \u2014_\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 se res se \u2014\u2014 Grabill.Co M team and found it to be well ad- Besides her hushand, Wilmot ; \u201c i ; of the sermon will be \u201cThe Sanc- J enced in its work Of J de : Of \u201cBill\u201d P.Oram, she is survived by : ; 1 = - = , , H ( ri C m u e en tuary in the Wilderness, Dr.A.Sabettu, Chief of the | Coptain Richardson is under- iti is ge S ten |.al her mother, one sister and a| At the evening service at 730 Arrangemen ts Being Made Depariment of Skin Discases at taking the supervision of several real, her m , one sis a p.m.Dr.Jones will preach on the Women's General Hospital, 1e Program Will Include Tobogganing, Skiing, Skating and Dancing The district branch of the Y.M.- C.A.has planned a gala evening\u2019s entertainment for Friday, Feb.3, when it will sponsor \u201cWestmount value than for the past two years, the city was well ahead of all Island municipalities with the exception of Outremont.Figures released by the real estate board show that for the month of December, alone, West- mount led all municipalities in total value of sales and placed fourth in number of transactions.Sixteen deals, representing a turnover of $178,429, were made during BAKERY WORKER [5 OVERCOME BY GOAL GAS Vagrant Is Given 3-Month Jail Term Alfred Boire, 50, who gave iy, address as 912 St.Lawrence boulevard, was sentenced to three months in jail when he appeared before Recorder J.A.Hale on a charge of vagrancy Monday mor- Something of a number herself, pretty Mary Ann Sweoney, telephone operator at an Atlantic City hotal, was nominated to be official hostess to the other cute numbers who will take part in the 1939 Atlantic City Beauty Pageant.Officers Named MAN IS BURNED The retirement of W.Boyd Robson as president of the organization during its first year of operation, was officially made at the mecting, Mr.Robson, who occupied the chair, said that he would be unable to lead the association for a second term.Moreover, he thought that it would be No.115 Fighter Squadron Now Has But Two Ships For Instruction Work The Westmount No.115 R.C.A.F.Fighter Squadron now has but two planes, instead of four, with which to carry on flying instruction for the remainder of the, winter.Ni oo ning.: Y Night at the Park Toboggan |the firial month of the year.The accused was arrested last By Brotherhood to the interest of the business body Due to cramped quarters ab Sb.Club,\u201d an event being staged for| Outremont was in second posi- ; : to have a new president each year.\u2018 ped q : peng stag ; .; p Large Oven Explodes In week on Mt.Pleasant avenue by ; Hubert Airport the unit lost one the first time this year and which von with 22 sales having = com- R fA M ¥] d C Lieut.Hain and Cons.Lassard.Calvary Men's Own Brother As a retiring member of the Ex- of its planes two weeks ago nnd promises to be one of the high-| ined value o $174,514.In Verdun, ear ol A.lviaitland Lon-~ hood held its annual mecting LU | J ecutive he will automatically be|on Suturduy a second ship was lights of the winter season.Three of the club\u2019s famed slides and 125 toboggans have been reserved for the occasion and skating and skiing to music will be highlights of the program.Music for dancing is to be supplied by Russell Dean\u2019s orchestra.The venture is an experimental one as far as the \u201cY\u201d branch is concerned and every effort is being made to assure its success.The slopes of the mountain alongside the slide and the Beaver skating rink at its foot will be brilliantly which placed next on the list, 22 sales represented a turnover of $174,514.OFFER PRIZES FOR POSTERS Hobby Show Poster Contest Open to Boys and Girls Of Westmount Under 20 fectionery Store When a large bakery oven exploded in the rear of the A.Mait- land confectionery store, 4124 St.Catherine street, west, Mrs.E.McDermott, 53, an employee of the shop, was overcome by coal gas and was taken to the Women\u2019s General Hospital for treatment.Considerable damage was caused by the blast.At the time of the explosion the woman was working in the front of the store.She was rapidly overcome by the escaping FINAL TRIBU1E: recently when the following officers were elected for the ensuing ar: president, T.8.Macaulay; Vice- siderts-Revst-W-Jones, D.D., W, Seaton, L.A.Albers; Field 10 HS, V IA Rev.T.W.Jones to Conduct Funeral Service of Resident This Afternoon Secretary, Rev.W.L.Tucker; General Secretary, George Brewer; Treasurer, Albert E.Brewer; Registrar, A.H.Wood, Jr.Chairmen of Committees: Platform, Rev.W.L.Tucker; Music, J.Massie; Welcome, Len Tayor; Social, A.N.Harris; Welfare, G.{ furnace in 10 OIL FURNACE Ars xs Lig sarin 40 ve Sydney Pirles, 50, Apartment Janitor, Taken to; Hospital for Treatment co rn a em NISL Sydney Pirles, 50.janitor of an apartment house at 5010 Sherbrooke street.was painfully burned while tending to an oil-burning the.basement of the building at 5 v'eclock on Saturday appointed a member of the Board of Directors.In a brief address Mr.Robson, recently elected to the Executive Committee of the Westmount Munfeipal \u2018 Association, stréftei the need for co-operation between the two bodies.\u201cWe must work in conjunction with one another,\u201d he stated.Wm.\u201cBill\u201d Hughes, the main speaker, said that there was little difference between the requisites for success in football and in business.Both required self-con- fidence; teamwork; interest in the venture al hand; ability to grasp flown to Camp Borden by Pilot Officer V.V.Corbett.It will be used there for instruction purposes until spring when it is to bo returned to the local unit.