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Boy Scout Activities « News of what the Boy Scotts of Oshaws * are doing contributed by the scout lead. ers. Contributions to this column will be welcomed, and should be sent to the Times office not later than Tuesday morning each SCOUT NOTES 'On Saturday last, the Scouts of Oshawa said goo d-bye to one of their number, Scout George Gower who was a member of the Fifth Troop. George was not the kind of a boy who came in for any great amount of special attention during his atten- dance at Troop meetings. He was neither exceptionally out- standing in his work, nor was he by any means noticeable because he wus bad at anything, A year ago he moved with his parents to a point six miles cast of Oshawa and it was expected that he would drop away from Scout mect- ings. This was not so, however, for with fair weather came George, six miles or more to the mecting place. 'When his Troop went to Camp near . his home at Courtice, who should present himself with beaming face and his application form filled out, but' George! 90 YOu SUFFER FROM | | CONSTIPATION? | Countless remedies are advertised for constipation. Many relieve for the moment but they are habit form- ing and must be continued. Others contain calomel and dangerous min- eral drugs, which remain in the syse tem, settle in the joints and cause aches and pains. Some are harsh purgatives which cramp and gripe and leave a depressed after effect. Avoid lubricating oils which only grease the intestines and encourage nature's machinery to become lazy, A purely vegetable laxative such as Carter's Little Liver Pills, gently touches the liver, bile starts to flow, the bowels move gently the intestines are thoroughly cleansed and constipa- tion poisons pa pass away. The stomach, liver and bowels are now active and ihe system e mjoysa a real tonic effect, All druggists d 75¢c red pgs. | | After Camp and with the approach of bad weather his attendance at meetings once more dropped off, but when the Troop renewed their cha- ter, his name was on it, and. his re- gistration card was obtained because he had exhibited a desire to continue as a member of the Troop, even though distance prevented him from attending meetings during the win- ter months, During his sojourn in Oshawa he had been a choir boy in St. George's Church, and when he moved to Cour- tice he at once began to attend the Maple Grove United Church, It was when he was on his way to this church that he was accidentally knocked down by a car on the high- way and died in Bowmanville Hos- pital a few hours afterwards with- out regaining consciousness, After his death, the real Scout George Gower was revealed to his| brother Scouts, for on visiting his grief-stricken parents, little events of his lite were brought to light. How he had taught his brother to follow and read the tracks in the snow. How he had taken his father and { shown him how Scounts chop wood and split "logs. From ncighboprs who were pre- sent, came the advice that George {had enjoyed the summer camp and was looking forward to joining lis {Troop once again at their meetings, week-end camps, and at the sumer {camp this year. And not least of all the testimony of his endeavours to be g true Scout came the news that he tried sto do his good turn every dav, Among his last words, to his father shortly before leaving the house on his last walk were "I have done my good turn today, Dad." At the request of his parents, Scout George Gower was buried mn his uniform, with his registration card in the pocket of his Scout shirt, His casket draped in 'his Troop Flag was brought to Oshawa for the final service in St. George's Church, where most of the Sconts of the dis- trict attended the farewell service, and many people who knew him in addressed | With the opening of the Welland | The Canal on July 31, the leviathans of {are 600 feet long, while West In- | these large lake boats. the upper Great Lakes, to Which | dian mail boats are a little more | Gleniffer, hitherto Lake Ontario has been in- | than 300, fact that some of these boats gives some idea of the | here show two types on Top: S.S. tons, freighter. Huronic, passen- graphs 12,000 and bottom, N.S. accessible, will be able to enter. | sive of these fre! ighters. The photo- | Ber boat, life paid their last Jespect to him 1 mn death, He 1s not lost to us, for his spirit | in life will remain with us as an ideal to look up to and to aspire to. Many of us would do well to cu; whey the example of this boy who, with us seemed just like one but who was better th: us can claim to be. many Among those who exject to attend the Scout. Conference in St. ines on Friday and Saturday L. Pierson, S.|M. M. W. Stonche rett. use There will be a meeting ecutive Committee of the Feb. 17th, at 8.00 pam. Cathar of this week, are Districs Scoutmaster, C. Robinson, and S.M. R, of the Ex local sociation in the Y.M.C.A, on Mondar OF OVERCOATS and UNDERWEAR Thursday, Friday, Saturday FASHION CRAFT OVERCOATS NOW ON SALE AT HALF.PRICE $39.50 COATS Sik Price $19.75 $34.50 COATS $30.00 COATS " $17.50 $15.00 Reg. Reg. Reg. Reg. STANFIELD'S UNDERWEAR FOR MEN ALL ARE ON SALE Reg. $5.00 COMBINATIONS now .. $4.50 COMBINATIONS now .... $4.00 COMBINATIONS now .. $2.50 COMBINATIONS now $2.00 SHIRTS and DRAWERS now $1.59 or $3.15 $3.95 $3.59 $3.19 $1.39 - Stanfields Red Label Shirts and Drawers, each $1.95. Suits 00 Akin, $3.75 Flannelette Night Shirts Reg. $1.50 and $1.75 Week end sale ...... 95¢ end sale -- Fashion Craft Men's Suits ata Big Saving $19.50 Size 40 and 42 only in the famous 0.K.O. worsted. Reg. $34.50. Week usual on Friday last at the Y.M I'he Court of Honour and meetin in charge of AIS. M. H. i The Fiith Oshawa vere ne I he nauon periods were Scoutmaster being away ! part of the meeting at of the Fourth Troop. | he 'meeting ended with au tru Ps told by the Scoutmaster, The 1 heir late member, George Gower, on | Saturday, when members of the old una) instructional and exam carried out, th for the fir the bang 3) Hound Patrol acted as pall-bearers. { BIRD WARDEN BADGE i (1) In his own district, with re } gard to bird life in general, the Scout I! ist know += (a) 'Lhe chief natural dangers (an ji nal, bird, ete) to which they are « POSE d 1 wd how to prevent their de predation ; (b) any social ideas, or superstitions which threaten their existence; (c) any laws passcd 1,1 lqr practical steps taken, them, (2) Must have a practical know ledge of the construction of three | different types of houses for different | | species of birds, | 5 in his dis- | by means (3) Must have fed bird trict for at least one vear, t 1ood houses or tables. (4) Must produce a note Ii d be familiar with, the habits, 1 appearances of at least 12 - wet varieties of birds in his district ct (5) Must have kept record of birds | «nd nest in his district for one year giving such particulars as date when first sccn of finding nest, in what kind of tree or bush, height above ground: number of eggs or] young, date of leaving nest, 4 This is one of the hardest badges] on to win, but the earning of this badg ¢ | should be the means of spending k of, |t alls 1 or more, species of bird, or heard, date Tr op met as | 50 ng | Hut 'roop attended the funcral of | customs, | | to protect | { William Pe sof the happiest mast SCOUT NOTICES e Fifth Aroop will meet on YMCA. a Fr bers for use 2nd OSHAWA TROOP 1 | ¢ We | yathy Mi ther A i, George, al yop, in their The believe, a Oshawa can be rking (Littl eting 1927 an any one 2nd Oshawa rec ssed ong m i November, beat that 3RD OSHAWA TROOP members. of 3rd Osh troop ar tly fequ o attend this he 1 in the | bany quested Every the urgen special mectin pan Church Full uniform re Honour - at 7.10. attend. 6TH OSHAWA TROOP urgent ly t 7.30 p range lor 1d 0th Osh uniform re- All Scout request for the special uniting « va Scout' quested, Mason, Terry. 'David Prize Has Vivified | i to the last page you read. You close French Canadian Literature (Written for the Canadian Press by Alice P, Benoit) Montreal, Feb. 11.--The David | Prize has done much to vivify French Canadian letters and poesie, The last literary contest for the David Prize (May 1929) brought into light Sim- one Routier and Alice Lemieux; they shared equal honors and were award- ed first prize for French poetry, Miss Lemieux being the youngest of all competitors, The two laureates were born in the same Province, some 20 years ago, Miss Routier in Quebec City and Miss Lemieux in Saint-Michel de Bellechasse, not far from the old Capital. In her first book, "Les heures wffeuillees," published in 1926, Miss Lemieux dedicates the last part of her poems to several nung of the Ursiilines convent. The two poets knew the same atmosphere of s hours within sober grey walls and of hymns rising in the early morning light. Miss Routier, though still listening to nature, to love and to music, is scanning a little deeper the fathoms of the heart and entitles her book, "L'immortel adolescent," "givin al- ready more of a Roplistioatod note which appeals to the reader's curio- sity, Miss Lemicux remains faithful to titles of the first age and calls her second book, "Poemes," presum- ing that art is simple and that real beauty is witliout artifice. Simone Routier's book. is an clegy of bitter deception, Alice Lemieux's poems are the, aubades of a young soul pining for hope and for love, although, being of faltering health, Miss Lemieux is afraid of life and, in many a verse, tells abruptly of the burden of pain. Her first im- pressions came tlirough the woods, with the ripples of the waves near her native town; later, she lived for a year in Mexico and the vivid color- ing of that country is responsible for some of the brightest flowers in the bouquet of her poems; you follow her as you would a golden butterfly, 'hen you open Miss Lemicux's hook, you enter into a garden, you walk in the woods, the light of the stars glides on your shoulders and, the book . . . . out of the garden, out of the woods you go, but in your mind linger the mystery of the for- est, the fragrance of the flowers and the eternal song of nature. One has to love nature to under- stand Miss Lemieux's songs and one mpathize a tale the to understar we 10 § Miss Ror tears for 15 like a mirror where anxious reader secks his own image For this reason, Miss Routier's book will appeal to many a woeful heart. Simone Routier is more of a thinker and Alice Lemieux more of a poet. One is like a cello, the other, a harp. They are both young and like most beginners have found their expression in poetry. Well-known French writ- ers, likewise, nearly all began with poetry but, later in life, few have kept on writing verses, for observa- tion of people and things creates nov- elists and playwrights. Miss Lemicux is in Paris, studying. A French news- paper, "Paris-Canada," recently pub- lished a new poem, "partir" which we believe not to be up to her pre- vious form, Is Miss Lemieux at the turning-point ? Miss Routier, in Quebec, is writing a book of essays and, being an ar- tist to some extent, has illustrated J. C Harvey's prize-winner, "L'homme qui va" (David Competition 1929). Omer?Letourneau, a Quebec organ- ist and composer, has written musi- cal accompaniment for a few poems taken from "Les heures effouillecs." has with of love ROSS GRAY Liberal member for Lambton West, who will move reply to speech from the throne at forth-coming opening of the federal House: at Ottawa, gell for. hours of your | e. | Beck, embroidery Stamped Buffet Colored Krinkle House Theze are only 2 few of the Do You Believe in Sales? Some sensational advertising may have shaken your confidence in the genuineness of the average sale, but don't let this prejudice you against the special offerings of reliable stores who use the word "sale" advisedly. At many times and for many reasons a store may be able to offer standard merchandise at a lower price than similar goods regularly That is what this store means by a *'Special value," depend upon it that the word and only when the values offered honestly warrant it. 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Last year the persc pel de- partment interviewed 30,000 appli- | cants jor positions, | The great progress which the ex- | cha ange had made in the training and | quality of its employees, Dr. Shultz | ascribed to "a great man, Cameron who became personnel tor in 1916," Mr. Beck had placed re- cruiting on a sound basis, Dr, Shultz said that his work began aiter a boy was hired. The boy spent his first three days enty with him. This was a period oitraining and testing when there was an opportunity to learn for what the boy was best suit- ed. The education director used this period to learn what the boy was in- terested in and to test his ability, He had the school records at hand to help him, During this time.de deter- what educational classes would be of most advantage. ely WANT LICENSE FOR FLYING SCHOOLS Measure Will Be Introduced Before New York State Legislature Albany, Feb, 12--State licen sing and i of flying schools is the aim of bills to be introduced in the Legislature 'on behalf of the State Aviation Commission. The State Department of Education would be given control of flying in: struction under the terms of the biils, and it is understood the proposal has the approval of the department. Safety of the public, furtherance of aviation in New York and driving from the state "fake" flying schools and those unqualified to give proper instruction are among the purposes of the proposed legislation, according to its sponsors, Senator [. Griswold Webb «of Hydepark, and Assembly- Herbert B, Shonk oi Scarsdale, chair man and vice-president of the com- mission. FA SRR ERA SURVEYING MINERAL CLAIMS Great activity in prospecting for minerals in the mineralized arcas of Manitoba and Saskatchewan is evi- denced by the large number of min- eral 'claims that are being surveyed General, Degartment of the Interior, [was cat 1 vs in theo! under instructions from the Surveyor] Describes Superstition of Medical Sci China, Fel stity Shanghai, ing queer 1 made th me dic al 2,000 years ag and witchcraft, li survive, Dr, K wn Chinese ut that Lup t super ) onc » the st the Chin- aria fever wi » devils, One stood bucket of » him chills, stove to cause water on The eve the victi second cz ers while a_hammer t produce a hegdache. By the same iz reasoning, mneura a devil with an iron at his whim, placed causing' the A pain in the rk of a house but go around by { brand which, he any part of the body, | victim terrible agony, abdomen was the w «d who did nothing and make people sick. There was only one efficacious way | to subdue the wrath of this varied assortment of imps and that was by | spells, incantations and charms. | "It usually took some time to ap- I pease a devil," Dr.. Wong says, "but in the end one either got well or died." { Dr. Wong goes on to explain that it his period of superstition in Chin | ese medical history passed on to wake way for a brighter era, which the third trotted along with | ience in China luctive of primitive irom effective. period, a new philo- began to spread," ares, "Sheng Nung, 1 creature . with the an ox and the body of a supposed to have experiment- th herbs for medicinal purposes t is related that daily he consumed { hundred s of poisonous plants in or- {der to test his th®ries and extract he medicine in which he so firmly La'teved. "During the same period, Huang formed his famous diagnosis of the pulse, He believed that any ill. ness, -niental or physical, internal or cternal, could be detected, diagnosed cured by the pulse and its mani- ilation The Chow dynasty, which followed i this period, achieved a great deal in {1saling Chiria of many of its 'old | superstitutions, according to Dr. Wong, and thereby opened a new era of development in oriental medi- cir | Ti "Between the years 960 A.D. and 1644 A.D. great strides were made toward doing away with superstitu- tion and the establishing of medical schools. Doctors were compelled to pass examinations before they were allowed to practice medicine and al- though ignorance was not entirely done away with, witchcraft and in- cantatons grew less and less." direc- | PROSPECTS POOR FOR AMERICAN GRAIN THIS YEAR New $20,000,000 Grain Cor- poration Faces Poor Wheat Market Washington, D.C., Feb. 12--The $20,000,000 Farmers' National - Grain corporation, through which the gov- ernment hopes to maintain a favors { able market for United States wheat faces its first crop season with but little. encouragement from domestic and foreign conditions, As indicated by the agricultural outlook report for 1930, there will be virtually no change in the price sit- uation unless fall-sown wheat suffers severe winter damage or the wheat acreuge is reduced; another large crop of winter Avheat is in prospect for the United States; with average yields, the world supply will be about the * same as this season, and therggvill be keen competition from Canada, Australia, Argentina and possibly Russia in the export markets. That combination of conditions would mean that the United States has before it the problem of finding a profitable market for a large sur- plus of wheat for which thére will be no more than a normal world de- mand. It is the exact problem which the agricultural marketing act hoped to meet through the federal farm board and the board, in turn, through the grain corporation, In theory, the answer lies in cons trolled marketing of the entire crop -~feeding it into consumer channels in proportion to domestic and foreign demand. Actually, however, the basic ques- tion still is one of overs «production, The board has warned against ex- { pansion of acreage. TREE DISTRIBUTION TO DATE From the year 1901, when the free distribution of trees to settlers on prairie farms was commenced, until distributed from the tree nurseries operated by the Forest Service of the Department of the Interior at In- di anHead and Sutherland, Saskat- chewan. 18 SIMCOR ST. SOUTH {'housands Now Eat ' REGARLEY + A Delightful Breakfast Feed T UCKLEYS MIXES COUCHS COLDS and BRONCHITIS A SINGLE S Hi 1929 over 100,600,000 trees have been"