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PAGE FOUR THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, MONDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1930 The Oshawa Daily Times Succeeding THE OSHAWA DAILY REFORMER (Established 1871) : shed every after Jndepende par noon Sundays and legal holidays at Osh Sacent Times Publishing Company awa, Capada, by T © wa, Limited Chas M Mundy, President: A R. Alloway, rE Director. The Oshawa Daily Times is a member of The Cana: dian Press, the Canadian Daily Newspapers Asso- ciation, the Ontario gving ! Dailies and the udit Bureau of Circolations SUBSCRIPTION RATES Delivered by carrier, in Oshawa and suburbs, 12¢ a C (outside Oshawa carrier willy By hoo as nited States, $4.00 a go. TORONTO OFFICE Bond Building, 66 Temperance Street. Telephone $10 deaide 0107. H. D. Tresidder. representative. \ MONDAY, DECEMBER 1st, 1930 CITY ADMINISTRATION An nt Newspa The resolution which was passed by the Central Ratepayers Association on Friday night, to the effect that the time had come when a more efficient and economical ad- ministration of civic affairs is neegssary, sounds like a drastic condemnation of the present administration, True, there were some speakers at the meeting who bluntly stated that this was what was intended, but, in the main, the resolution was directed ra- ther at the present system of civic adminis. tration, rather than at those who are charged with the responsibility of operating it. The references to the need of a city mana- ger plan of civic government were of great interest. The system of having a small coun- cil, elected by a city-wide vote, with a city manager, is working very satisfactorily in many cities, The secret of success of such a system, it must be admitted, is in the man who holds the office of city manager, but it appears to be possible for other cities to se- cure men with the qualifications necessary {or the carrying out of the responsibilities of the office, / One great benefit of the city manager and small eouneil plan is that it places the ad- ministration of a city on the same Dasis as a successful business concern, with a general manager who is directly responsible to, the board of directors. This is the accepted me- thod of large corporations, and of successful corporations, and there is no reason why it should not be applied to civic administration, which, after all, is simply the business of a corporation, in which the ratepayers are the shareholders and the council members the directors. a The Central Ratepayers' Association has done a good service to Oshawa in bringing this proposal before the public. Much care- ful study and consideration are necessary, of course, before such a plan could be applied to Oshawa, but it is well that the citizens should be thinking about it, so that, should the proper time come, they will be able to discuss it and vote on it with some degree of knowledge and intelligence. - . THE CHILDREN RESPONDED A -- A remarkable scene was enacted at the Regent Theatre on Saturday morning, when fifteen hundred Oshawa boys and girls brought their offerings of toys as the price of admission to the theatre. The idea of thus providing the Boy Scouts with plenty of material for their Toy Shop, which is busy preparing toys for the needy families of Oshawa, was a happy one. The scouts were finding the supply of toys very small, and the need great, and the offer of Leon Osier, manager of the Regent Theatre, to replenish the supply in this way was highly commend- able, It had the desired result, too, for the children responded in such numbers that two large hose-truck loads of toys were provided, These will go a long way towards supplying the needs of the toy shop, and all who had part in making this possible are to be con- gratulated. Above all, the spirit behind the whole praject is a matter for commendation and it is to be hoped that now the object lesson has been taught, there will be no fur- ther shortage of material for tie scouts. CHOOSING CHRISTMAS GIFTS The Hon, H, H, Stevens, minister of trade and commerce, on an advertisement which appears in today's issue of The Times, and in other newspapers all over Canada, makes an which finds a ready response from all , The Christmas season is close at hand. Even now the stores are showing Christmas goods, and making a bid for. the trade in Christmas gifts. Believing " that Canadians will, for the next three weeks, be buying their Christmas gifts, Mr, Stevens makes a bold plea to all to do this in such a way as to bring the greatest bene» fits to Canada. The appeal made by Mr. Stevens is ad sed to Cheistmas shoppers SVG YWhely , and its heading speaks for itself. -. or that give Canadians Jobs" is hy 1t is estimated that during the three weeks Canadians will spend at ost ii million dollars for Christmas gifts. In the selection of these, then, lies one means whereby men can be given work, As Mr. Stevens' letters phrases it:-- "With unemployment so prevalent in all parts of the country, with so many of our fellow.Canadians dependent upon charity even for the bare pecessities of life, don't you agree with me that the moral obligation rests heavily on all of us to govern our Christmas git buying by the "Produced-in-Canada' policy, to the end that it will help to give some fellow-citizen a job." The main thought behind the giving of Christmas gifts is that they will bring hap- piness to those who give and those who re. ceive. This year, Canadians can go even farther, They can bring happiness to thou- sands of their -fellow-citizens by making it possible for them to secure employment, be- cause goods sold have to be replaced in the stores, and the replacements come from fae tories which are thus enabled to give employ- ment to workers. The message of Mr. Stevens has given Canadians a splendid keynote for their Christmas shopping. Let us reiterate it, then, so that it will sink into all minds, and be retained there as a guide for the next three weeks: "Choose Gifts that Give Cana- dians Jobs." A STRANGE ADMISSION One sentence stands out in bold relief in the statement made hy the president and secretary of the Ontario Prohibition Union regarding the attntude of that body towards the question of temperance. This statement is signed by Sam Carter, chairman, and A. J. Irwin, secretary, of the Union, and in it there appears the following sentence: "The fact that a government condones and promotes the sale of beverage aleo- hol, and especially that it adopts this plan as a definite part of its political policy, tends to prevent the normal ex- pression of condemnation by the pulpit, the press and public men of the traffic in and the use of liquor." This is a strange admission for My. Car- ter and Mr, Irwin, especially the latter, to make. So far as the press is concerned, we doubt whether Mr, Irwin has any definite knowledge on which to base his assertion that the fact that liquor in Ontario is under government eontrol has silenced the news- papers of the province on the evils of intem- " perance, So far as public men are concerned, they, naturally, are influenced by their par- ticular political views, and so long as liquer control remains a political question, they will take sides according to politics, rather than ascording ta their views on the liquor ques- tion. f But when Mr. Irwin and his colleague speak of the pulpit, it can be presumed that they ought to know whereof they speak, for most of their associations in the work of temperance education is done by contact with ministers and churches. The admission which they make, then, means that, because liquor is sold under government control, min- isters are muzzled and prevented from at- tacking the liquor trade as they would oth- erwise do. Surely that cannot be true. Sure- ly the ministers of Ontario will not admit that Mr, Carter and Mr. Irwin are correct in saying that they cannot express themselves freely on account of the fact that the Ont- ario government is'in the liquer business. It would indeed be a tragedy, if, as the statement suggests, the voice of the pulpit in condemnation of the evil of the liquor traf. fic, has been silenced. It would be in. teresting to hear what the ministers them- selves have to say on the question, for syrely it is a definite function of the churches they represent to fight, tooth and nail, the incub- us of the liquor traffic and all the tragedies which it brings in its wake. EDITORIAL NOTES British Columbia apples are no better than those of Ontario, but the apple-growers of B.C. are stealing the Ontario market because of their more attractive methods of market- ing. The growers of apples in Ontario can hold it only by adopting the same methods, The Toronto Mail and Empire publishes a list of outstanding business men of Teronto, and suggests that they should serve on the city council, It would be an interesting past. time to compile a similar list for Oshawa. Canada is exporting Christmas trees to the United States. That, however, should not be balanced by imports of Christmas gifts. The cold weather brings to light the suf. ferings of those in need, and emphasizes the value of well-organized and financed welfare organizations, Citizens who desire first hand knowledge of the work the welfare organizations are doing can secure a demonstration by visiting the Women's Welfare League clothing depot any afternoon it is open. The sights there are sufficient to soften the hardest heart, Oh, well it is Ontario champions two years out of three. This is the time of the year when it is net exactly wise to go poking into mysterious looking parcels. " The next dissymament conference will be held in 1982, And meanwhile the nations of the world will be busy arming themselves in preparing for it, Mr. Sinclair had nothing to say about Fer- guson's appointment as High Commissioner to London. It is sald that great joy does sometimes render a man speechless, quite an achievement to be - Other Editor's Comments GOODBYE ATHLETIC BUILD (Fort William Times-Journal) Already Canadians are eating more eRus per hed 1 ang } n the world, It is possible that as con goes $0 nicely with pg they are making quite an inread into the bacon of the eountry, Now they are asked to add another slice of bread to this to muneh a couple of 4ovies daily {nto the bargain, and, en fop of ol Shia, to take thelr regular ration 0 3 'We may ar well say bye to the slim athletic byild in which was have always taken sueh pride, for the ideal {ack Canuck of the future will enjoy he contour of a capital "(0)", GREAT BRITAIN STILL LEADS New York Herald-Tribune) The latest Shipping Board state- ment on the world's merchant marine es as of July 1, 19.0, 1 aire, the same old picture--Great Britain with 2 2 to 1 advantage over us in total merchant tonnage and a greater than 5 to 1 advantage over us in ships cap- able of 4 speed of fourteen knots or more. In this important department of sea power we are still far from parity. oreover, in the building of ships Great Britain exceeds us to such an extent that it migh' seem as though we could never cateh up. . . . The Shipping Board figures show that the ships now under construc- tion for the United States are about one-third of those building for Great Britain, WRIGLEY'S SLEEP (Hamilton Spectator) William Wrigley was unable to sleep at night because he could not forget that men were outside, shelter- less in the cold. And winter is com- ing. Wrigley decided to turn over a whole office building to the salva- tion Army to be fitted Jy with beds for jobless. He gave $5,000 toward vil find equinping it. Many men shelter there every night and Wrigley as well as they, will sleep better Buts of Humour || JUST BACKWARD (Pele Mele, Paris) "Someone's moving! Go downstairs, Herbert . | "I don't think it's--er--anything."" | "Herbert, are you afraid te | down and face that burglar?" | "Afraid? Certainly not! But you know, my dear, how 1 hate meeting perfect strangers." LUCKY? (Maustique Charleroi.) Peter: If 1 am naughty | have to go ta bed without supper, : John: 'That can never happen tc me, I have medicine to take after meals, MAKES A DIFFERENCE (Buen Hymor, Madrid) "Are Matirice and Ethel as insep- arable as ever?" 4) THAT the gentle art of the bush" is . Joni toe Laing the cities, Many of the so-called "leading citi- zens" are long on talk and short on doing any real constructive work. When it comes to work, they "pass the buck." "Buck passing" is on the increase. If some cities took a census of their "buck passers," the result would be astonishing. They would find enough citizens to build another elty-=pro- vided they could be turned nip com- munity workers. If they ed as hard in building their heme city as they do in "passing the buck," their city would soon be twice its present size. THE "BUCK PASSERS" BEL) VE IN A FIFTY-FIFTY PROPOSI. TION, THEY Jui DO {1 TALKING FOR THEIR PART AND THE OTHER FELLOWS CAN SPEND THEIR MONEY AND DO THE WORK. by C. H. Tue, Opt, D. (Copyright, 19088) EYE CARE AND EYE STRAIN--- OPTICAL LENSES Part "13" Did you ever stop to think that the condition under which the eyes are used has an influence on the lens correction? There is also the dan- ger of having a correction disturbed by a change of working conditions The rogrrangement in the method of awarding pensions to Canadian war yeterang scems to have been thoroughly justified, to jydge by a report just issued from Ottawa, Of the 131 applications heard during the first month of the new Pensions Tribynal's existence 62 have received favorable decisions, These figures mean a great deal more when it is krown that virtually all applications heard by the Tribunal since its or- ganization had previously been con- sidered and 60 ii by the former Board of Pensions Commissioners. In other words, probably over fifty war veterans, previously without hope, and manifestly in need of assistance, will new he taken care of, either wholly or in part by the country which they served in time of need. Colonel Thomas Morrison, chair- man of the Tribunal, says that the large proportion of successful cases recorded fs due to the core with which the cases have been prepared by tue pena this is so, it means that the applie- We Cannot Afford To Be Mean | (Editorial In The Montreal Star) : ws aR TT SER as FE AT) ant must be getting 3 better present ation of his case before the present body than he did previously, which is exactly what it was hoped would happen when the pensions machinery was remodelled. There must be a high proportion of instances in which the applicants cannot be expected to prepare their cases for themselves with the tho..ughness, or to present them in the form, which the board or tribunal necessarily requires. Yet they may be deserving on every other ground of the most sympathetic; cons sidration, The new Tribunal appears to be doing excellent work, if one may judge by the results so far obtained, There will be the most general pyb- lic approval of the gid afforded to these cases, If there are to be mis- takes made in the awarding of pen- sions--and presumably there have been and will be mistaken here, as everybody else,~--let them be mistak- en on the side of generosity. We can afford to be generoys to our veterans we cannot afford to be mean, ! The Tragedy | (Toronto TCH 2 Official red tape gan impose a ter- rible responsibility. It did in the case of Gunner Eggleston. It is doubtful that the tragedy of regulations could disclose a more inhuman set of cir- cuinstances, The soldiers' family turned to the soldiers' hospital in their hour of sup- reme distress. The soldier, twice wounded in the war, a pensioner, stricken with a hemorrhage, was rushed to Christie Street for treat- ment and relief, under the impression that the institptlon was maintained by a grateful people for the care of sick soldiers. But the physician who had attended him and had asked for his | admission had diagnosed the case as | tubercular hemorrhage, and Gunner | Eggleston was not pensioned for tub- ercylosis. eipecial debar tuberculous men 'Clasg 2" treatment. "Class 2," says the explanation, "covers the cases of | H Of Red Tape Globe) | {| all pensioners admitted to treatment for disabilities other than those for which they are pemsioned." The sick and helpless Gunner Eg- glgston was turned away at the hosi p-tal door without even an inspection by a hospital doctor. The police am- hulance carried him back home. He had another seizure, was taken to the Western Hospital, and died in a few hours, Perhaps a soldier or a soldier's fainily has no right to complain. Is not a soldier expected to obey the rules, regulations and orders to the strict letter, even though it involves the impossible? He faces death to obey regulations on the battlefield. Should he not accept death rather than have Departmental regulations Departmental cegulations | in a hospital violated? Just a robot, | a thing of mechanism which could not move forward hec nce Class 2 string was not tied to him? [ Soldiers are men of flesh and bicod perhaps with nerves of iron, partmental regulations which deal with them in times of sickness as though they were so much timber are a disgrace to civilization. The 1| rejection of Gunner Eggleston at the door of Christie Street Hospital was a blot on the Department, the city and the institution. Ordinary human feeling should have provided him what attention couid be given. Hu- man life is of more importance than regylations, Official red tape has much to an- wer for when it displaces human sympathies with the deadening grind of mechanism, The average citizen would not shut the door on a sick stranger, Christic Street Hospital should not have shut the door on one of its own wards--for sick gol~ diers are its rightful wards, The country would have applauded an of- ficial who, under the cireymstances, declared, "Hang the regulations," and "Hang the red tape; here is one of our boys needing help" There is nc call now for anything but condemna- ion, Gunner Eggleston is beyond the need of gid, Will his tragic case jolt the inhuman weavers of red tape out of their stolid obeisance to the false god "Rules," and bring, in some measure, the exercise of common sense' - ---- BETHESDA Bethesda, Nov, 27.--Mr, and Mrs. T. J. T. Cole spent a few days with i their daughter, Mrs. Ernest Werry, at Enniskillen, / Wallace Miller motored to Toronte on Wednesday and spent the day, Miss Cole, and J. R. R. Cole were in Toronto this week attendigg the Royal Winter Fair, Mr, and Mrs. Everton White, Mary and Edith were entertaingd at din- {nee by Mr. and Mrs, Sherwood Col: lacutt on Sunday. Miss Mae Brent, Mrs, Lorne Phare and Mrs. Howard Brent vis- ited Mrs. E. A, Werry at Enniskillen on Tuesday. J. H. Bowden of Oshawa, snent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs, Phare. Victor Scott spent Friday in 'Lor onto attending the Royal Wintes Fair | Master James Buckley has return: led from the Western Hospital. Several ladies from this vicinity at- tended the Grandmothers' tea arrang- ed by the Women's Institute at Ty. rane on Wednesday. x hcl in its effect upon the working dis- tance of your eyes. Certain work entails more actual | eye-strain than other work, making it necessary to consider the eyes and | their lens correction from an oceupa- | really | know that different types of lenses | tional viewpoint. Did you are adapted for certain types of work? What part of your time 1s spent at close work? i . And what amount of this time is therefore, spent with the eyes core rected? Do you have your eyes ex- amined periodically? or do you wait until nature drives you to it? When "No, they are married now," THE ESTION | (The Humorist.) "I'm sure you will like Jack, father He's a fine young man, | "Has he got any property." | "Oh, you men are so curious, Jack asked me the same thing about you." | AS PER ORCERS | (The Humorist) | Ryral Doctor (meeting patient: I've --er--taken the liberty of sending in my little account again. ! Patient; Is that so? Well, acting | on your advice, I'm avoiding business | worries for the present, Sez Hugh: A kid getting spanked for too much noise, brings forth a lot | of racket tears! Sezi' But this kind of racket often | b ends or prevents other kindg of rack- | ets in later years. HE KNOWS "My husband is merely a manufac turer of waste-baskets," sighed th- woman with aspirations. * It sein such a vrosy occun tion" "On the contrary, there is really MUCH Poery 1 wa bh. plied the unappriaten bard ONE TO START WITH (Answers) { Customer; I say, do you sharpen | razors? Barber: Why, of course, sir, Customer; Well, then, would yoy mind sharpening the one you are cut- ting my chin with now. ------------ MAPLE GROVE NEWS Maple Grove, Nov. 28~-R. R. Stevens and M ines Ma Joi. ud orothy Stevens attended the Winter For in Toronto on Wednee- ay. bir. Ray Snowden and daughter Helen, Toronte spent a few days with her parents here. The Young People met on Wednes: day Svening with the president, Jack Cator in charge. The Bible reading was given by devotional topic by Greta Munday. The meeting was then handed over to Miss Dora Eames, 4th vice-presi- dent and the following progran) given: reading, Alan Clarke; Piano solo, Ellen Gimblett ; the - topic, "What fhe Reading Circle Read," was very ably taken by Miss Edna Swal- low; reading, Russel Gitublerts vocal lo rs, Ivison Munday; reading, lifford Swallow. There was a short contest and the meeting closed with the, benediction, 1 e sympathy of the community is extended to M 4 5d; a A ily in their recent hereavement, } re. W, I. Snwoden visited her son ia Mr. Ray "Snowden, Terente, this week. AT I ---- Speaking of names, it was in Lib: ersh Nand that ry Wl fave his & 0 entire annual sal i Ji the al shiney 04 on iyi ior-Express, Lchologists claim to be able to tell what childre . al ability, Dut then parents Bare al. | Cole's ector Sadler, and the | ¢ you were lagt corrected, were the glasses to be worn part time or at all times? : (To be continued) KEDRON NEWS cedron, Nov. 27.--~Miss Dorothy cod visited at the home of 5. Con- on Sunday. Miss Ruth Cele aris a recent guest of Miss Claribel Wray. : or Hepburn and Miss Elsie Grills attended the Royal Winter Fair on Monday, Mrs, Clarence Vice and Miss Luella Hepburn returning home with them after spending a few avs with relatives in Toronto, 4 $f job Mrs. W. N. Hoskin, Mr and Mrs, R. Wood visited Mr, and {rs. Jas. Routley, Brooklin. : Mr. and Mrs, 8. Conlin, Misses Marguerite and Kathleen Cenlin at- tended the Royal Winter Fair op aay. buseday. | Mrs. W. N. Hoskin, ¥lla wl Dorothy visited at Mr. L. Buck- v's and Mr. R. Wood's, Orono. \fessrs W. L. Mountjoy and R. J. cc were in Toronto on Wednes. and attended the Royal Winter lin Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Cole, Misses Mildred and Helen Cole visited Mrs. father, Wm. Davis, Oshawa. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Werry and Mrs, Everett Mountjoy attended the Royal Winter Fair, Tuesday, Miss Kathleen Conlin is spending a week's vacation at the home of her parents, Mr, and Mrs, S. Conlin. Sympathy is extended to Mrs, Frank Crossman in the death of her brother, Thos. Moyntjoy, Haydon. Those from herc attending the funer. al on Monday were Mr, and Mrs. Frank Crossman, Mr, and Mrs. Har- vey Crossman and Irene, Mrs, H. Pascoe, Messrs Harold and Will Mountjoy , Mr, John Mountjoy and Miss Beatrice Mountjoy, Mr, and Mrs, J. Mountjoy enter: tained .on Thursday in honor of Mr, and Mrs. Harold Mountjoy's seventh wedding Bai br by Mrs. R. J. Luke visited her sister, Mrs, A. L. Pascoe, Solina, on Mon- lay, tir. and Mrs. T. W, Scott were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Wal: ton Pascoe, Bowmanville on Wednes- day. Miss Beatrice Mountjoy entertain- ed about thirty-five of her friends on Wednesday night in honor of her guest, Miss Rose Mountjoy, Neslte- ton, The evening was spent playing progressive lostzheir and other gan» cs, after which dainty refreshments were served. Mrs, Hapvey Crossman winning the Ladies' prise, a box of fancy stationery, and Mr, Harve Pascoe the gentleman's prize a sil crepe handkerchief, Mr. and Mrs, Mervin Mountioy, Cadmus, fesently visited John Mount» joy and amily. : Mr, an rs. W, Cann and sop Percy, Salem, visited Mr. and Mrs, C. W. Hoskin on Sunday. A ------------------ PEGUIS POST OFFICE Peguis post offs Manito takes its Mame rom Peguis, the Saultea ) " chief, whe was a friend of the ed River settlers and well disposed to the whites in their efforts to s been able to d wh 4 wa Neen Choo that--Port Ar found a colony in t ) the nineteenth century. © years of DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND COMMERCE OTTAWA, CANADA To Christmas Shoppers, Everywhere in Canada. Choose Gifts that Give Canadians Jobs! November 29th, 1930. If on another $2,500,000. accounted for. Other hy, follow citizen a Jab? e aceeptable to he Canada, necessities of life, don't you reste heavily on all of ya fo Joven our Christmas "Produced-in-Canada' s ally require, but for prov fin the aiwayeittam fo find, amend What do you suppose is the size of Canada's annual gift bill? Would it surprise you to learn that it ia vastly greater than the sum voted by Par- liament in September last for the relief of unemployment? Note the fol- lowing, and you will realize that it must be so. To begin with, everyone of her 10,000,000 one in five receives a birthday gift, and it is worth only a dollar, there js $2,000,000 to begin with. About 70,000 weddings take place in Canada each year. At the low average of $100 for the presents sent each bride, there is another $7,000,000, And at Jeast 500,000 of the wedding anniversaries celebrated each year are marked by a gift to the wife costing at the very least $5. So there is There are over 1,800,000 mothers in Canada and about the same number of fathers--say 3,500,000 in gill. With Mother's Day and Father's Day observed aa widely as they are, another $1,000,000 for gifte for them is easily sume are spent for gifts to sweethearts, for bridge prizes, and for trophies for every conceivable kind of contest, And commencing now, and continuing for the nest three weeks, comes the great annual round of gift buying that marks the Christmas season, Computing the per capita Christmas shopping bill at only $5.00, the aggregate for that alone would be $50,000,000! All told, Canadians probably spend well over $75,000,000 a year on things ta be given away, sometimes as rewards but mostly as tokens of esteem or affection! And if we assume that in the production of every $7,500 worth of such goods, as sold at retail, steady em, te one person, it followa that Canada's annual gift bill is sufficient to keep 10,000 producers busy the year round! With unemployment so p t in all parts of the country, with so many of our fellow land in pete charity even for the bare ree with me that the moral obligation Another point! For our personal consumption we buy what we a c- purposes we buy Jryihing that we think will ea cro anuidme It s thatare uce suitable alike to the person and to the ife he recipient, That Remembering that this is the season of peace on earth and dood will te man, and that the relieving of unemployment is one of the most ideal of spreading Christ cheer, may I not restrict your Christmas boing as 'far ag pos resiniant of i a pA! dS i aud : on ° { ] » follow ol pnd wha is now out of werk! Very sincerely yours, Minister of Trade and Commerce, le hae a birthday each year. to the end that it will le to th grea ment has been given Jae buyin the help to give some d with all of you to ings that have bringing joy to the ¢ ness on some -- men nt