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PAGE FOUR THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1930 a em Uy ----_ The Oshawa Daily Times Succeeding THE OSHAWA DAILY REFORMER (Established 1871) An independent newspapsr published every after except Sundays and legal holidays at Osh awa, Canada, by » Times Publishing Company Oshawa, Limited Chas M Mundy, President' A R Alloway, Managing Director, Fhe Oshawa Daily limes is a member of The Cana dian Press, the Canadian Daily Newspapers Asso ciation, the Ontario Provincial Dailies and the Audit Bureay of Cirewlations SUBSCRIPTION RATES Delivered by carrier, in Oshawa and suburbs, 12 a week. By mail in Canada (outside Oshawa carrier delivery limits) $3.00 a year; United States, $4.00 a year. TORONTO OFFICE $18 Bond Building, 66 Temperance Street. Telephone Adelaide 0107 H D Tresidder representative, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1030 T' LAKEVIEW GARDENS BRIDGE In a letter which appeared in The Times on Thursday, C. H. Matthews made the statement that had the city erected the much-discussed permanent bridge at Lake- view Gardens, the fatal accident in which a little girl lost her life about three weeks ago would not have occurred, In making this statement, Mr. Matthews was apparent- ly laboring under the same conception as many other citizens were at the time of this accident, a misconception of which The Tim- es was equally guilty, and on which an editor jal dealing with the accident was based, This editorial, we are quite ready to confess, was based on a misunderstanding of the location of the various points involved in the accident, and since this has been made clear, we de- sire to make amends to those to whom an in- Justice was done, The bridge proposal which was thought by many people would have prevented the accident had it been carried out, has no re- lationship to the district in which the little girl who was killed lived, Her home was not in Lakeview Gardens, but in East Whitby township, not far from Park road, and fairly close to Bloor street, It is true that logs had been used as a crossing of the creek, but these were easily half a mile north of the site of the proposed Lakeview Gardens Brid- ge. Thus, even if the bridge had been in pos- ition it is not likely that the girl would have used it, since it would have meant a w alk of nearly half a mile farther than by taking the route of Park Road, Bloor Street and Simcoe Street South, and even then it would have been necessary to trespass over private pro- prty in order to reach the Lakeview Gardens This is made very clear by a study of the map in the city engineer's office, Mr. Matthews apparently fell into the same error as The Times did, in thinking that the logs which were used as a temporary bridge were located at the spot where it is proposed to build the permanent bridge. This of course, is far from being the case, as the location of the permanent bridge is some dis- tance south of the Robson Tannery, and half a mile from the place which was used as a temporary crossing. It does not do any good, so far as the lit tle girl is concerned, to raise this question . again at this date, but The Times has no desire to be untair to anyone, and, from the further information which we have received, we are quite convinced that in our previous editorial an injustice, which we now wish to remove, was done to the city council and its officials. OSHAWA'S GOOD FORTUNE AND ITS WEAKNESS Nearly every city in Ontario has some machinery in existence, working with the ob- ject of securing new industries. There is a great diversity of plans for such activities. Some cities have Chambers of Commerce and Boards of Trade that are moribund, with no crystallized sentiment to make the commun« ity grow through the co-operation of its clit- jzens. Some places have no equipment of this kind at all. In other cities, the business interests are highly organized for the bet- terment of the community, but are hampered by lack of those factors which enter into the decision of plant location. It will be in- teresting, at the present time, when a strong effort is being made to promote Oshawa's indust*'-* velopment, to look around our city, an yee 'n Which class it falls. In the first place, Oshawa is fortunate in having a Chamber of Commerce with a board of directors fully alive to the requirements of the city, and working aggressively for the development of the city. The men who have given leadership to the Chamber of Commer- ce since its inception are men of vision, men of executive and organizing ability, men who have given generously of their time and ef- fort in order to make the city go ahead. They have succeeded to some extent, and the only reason that all their plans and proposals have not reached fruition is tide up with the factors which beg into the location of face erred to above, Yories; ret respect, Oshawa is decidedly weak The chief essential of industrial concerns to- day, in seeking a location, is a vacant factory or factory gpace. The community which has empty factories in 'which industries can be located has a distinct advantage over the city which has none, and Oshawa today finds itself in the latter class. Without an empty factory suitable for general manufacturing, : city has nothing to offer to a prospective the industry, and until this handicap is ov- Rew bstantial industrial progress can- ere expected, particularly since 80 many other cities in Ontario have plenty of empty factories, That brings us to the point of co-opera- tion of the citizens, also referred to above, Oshawa has the Chamber of Commerce, but has it the whole-hearted support and co-op- eration of the citizens? Oshawa has factor- ies knocking at its door, but are the people willing to make it possible for factories to be erected to accommodate them? These are two questions which are, in effect, being ask- ed today by the Oshawa Industrial Founda- tion, which is seeking to overcome the handi- cap of the lack of factories, in order to pro- vide for at least two new industries which are coming here. The Oshawa Industrial Foun- dation has placed its proposals before the citizens of Oshawa, proposals worthy of whole-hearted support, since, if carried out, they will mean substantial additions to the industrial life of Oshawa, Let the Oshawa Industrial Foundation have that support and co-operation which are essential to develop. ment, and there will be no holding Oshawa back. The stock issue which is being offered is not only an investment which will bring satisfactory returns in dividends, but it is an investment which will bring even greater returns in zn indirect way by the prosperity which it will promote in the city of Oshawa. WILLINGDON FOR INDIA The appointment of Lord Willingdon, governor-general of Canada, to.the honorable and arduous post of Viceroy for India, comes as somewhat of a surprise to most people in this country, His Excellency has seen a long career of service for the Empire, and he might well have been pardoned for looking on his five years tenure of office in this coun- try as the culminating point mi tnat career, It has been willed otherwise, and he now faces one of the most difficult of all the posts to be filled in the outposts of Empire, Since Lord Willingdon came to Canada, in 1926, he has endeared himself to the peo- ple of this country by his democratic manner, by his deep understanding of people and of the duties and responsibilities of his posi- tion, These qualities will stand him in good stead in the post to which he has been ap- pointed. It is no easy proposals to grant self-government and dominion status are ratified, In that case, Lord Willingdon's Canadian experience will stand him in good stead, for he will go to India with a thorough knowledge of that form of government, as it is in force in this country, And his long previous experience in India is, of course, his chief qualification for the position, Canadians, naturally, will wish him well in his new pc ition, and will watch with the keenest of interest his career as viceroy of the Indian Empire, A POSTAL HOLIDAY For the first time, the postal carriers of Canada are to be given a holiday on Christ- mas Day. This means that there will be no delivery of mail on that day. Those people who in past years took a delight in holding back their Christmas cards and packages un- til the last moment, in the hope of having them delivered by the postman on Christmas morning, will be unable to follow this prac. tice this year, At least, if they do, then their friends will be disappointed, and will not receive these things until the following day---and perhaps later, Christmas is only a few days off. Already the mail carriers are heavily loaded with Christmas mail. The time for saying "Do your Christmas mailing early" is past now, but those who have not yet attended to this should do it at once, before the final rush starts. Only in this way will it be possible to have all deliveries made before Christmas Day. Only thus will it be possible to make a success of the plan whereby the mail carriers are to receive a well-deserved rest on Christ- mas Day. EDITORIAL NOTES This is the last day for sending in names for the Christmas Cheer distribution, If you know of any deserving family, see that the name is sent in at once, Do Oshawa property owners realize that the value of their property depends on the industrial progress of the city, This shoula make it good business for them to become partners in that progress by subscribing to the stock issue of the Oshawa Industrial Foundation, . Sam McBride will probably be quite will- ing to move a vote of thanks to Mayor Wemp for not opposing him this year. Only another week before municipal nom- inations in Oshawa. Only another week to make sure that there are plenty of good candidates in the field. Working for what he gets is of more im- portance to a man than getting what he works for. Mr, Henry is not the fighter Premier Fer- guson was, but Mitchell Hepburn will more than make up for the absence of the old war- horse from Grenville county. The man who begins at the bottom is making a good start, providing he doesn't stay there, Election candidates sometimes make strange claims, But it is interesting to note that Mayor Wemp is claiming credit for giv- ing Toronto its new Union Station, Other Editor's " Comments BORDEN AND THE PRESS (Ottawa Journal) In his speech hefore the Profes- slonal Institute of the Ottawa Civil Service, Sir Robert Borden said: "I have made a convention with the gentlemen of the press to leave out some of the things I'm going to say, Out of a wide and long experi- ence over 20 years with the gentle- men of the press, I want to say that they have never failed me on a pro-| mise of that kind and they won't! fail me today." | A lot of statesmen, who are not statesmen should cut out this statement pin it above thelr desks, and some PREFER CANADIAN BRIDES (London Dafly Mail) someons has discovered that of- ficers in the Brigade of Guards are not finding wives in England, In one battalion of the Scots Guards alone no fewer than five officers married Canadian girls, two offi- cers married women of the adjac- ent Republic, while another Is about to take a Canadian bridge whose { father, Mr, Hugh Guthrie, K.C,, is lin London for the Imperial Confer. ence. This 1s a high percentage, but the. reason is not obscure, Sey- eral of the marringes seem to have been arranged during periods of military service on the staff of the Governor-General, The post of 0.D.C., for instance, brines a young | | man into contact with all the pret- | frit girls in the Dominion I Bits of SYMPATHY I wonder If we realize As we lle down and close our eyes {And fn sweet dreams of future steep | Or quietly drift off to sleep, | How great a boon is ours? Verse { 30 mfiany sufferers all night long | Hear every ding and every dong, | The clock within the steeple makes | The water by the bedside slakes | The thirst; but ob, the weariness of and take th tehiedness ) ed with sweet con tent think of what our Baviour meant onld part » heart wrong is wrought hy want of thought I'hen want of heart At school, let us thin} } Of those, who on the very brink Of Paradise may he Walkerton , (1. CARTWRIGHT take heed and /AITE a co, Tribune says that a new spirit | in Mexico, In a recent editorial, | he says: "A new spirit has been born in| Mexico and fs manifest in many | ways, There is a revival of hope] that had been lacking for many | yoars and a growing feeling of op-| timism, May things have conti mted to this changed condition, the greatest of which Is the modi fleations of the agrarian laws sent | to congress by President Ortiz Ru bio and their frank acceptance hy the legislative body, coupled with assurances of sincere congressional co-operation in the president's re construction plans. "There also is the feeling that the labor laws will be modified where needed, and every encourage ment will be given by national and state governments to the develop. ment of commerce, industry and agriculture, «+ "The immense activity in high. way construction throughout the republic also contributes to this era of good feeling for the value of these highways in opening up the country to economic transportation of farm products, a means to ene able the people to travel and as the key which will unlock Mexico to tourist travel Is generally known and appreciated, "Mexico's feet are firmly set on the paths of reconstruction and when once it gets fairly underway nothing can halt it or hold it back, There is much to do in Mexico af- ter its years of destruction and idle. ness highways to build, mines to be opened, railways to connect fm- portant points of the country, agri- culture and stock raising to he brought back to thelr former lead: ing positions, oll wells to drill, fish. orfes to he developed, factories built and everything else, "Unsurpassed opportunities exist In Mexiea for the Investments of capital, and capital will be quick to grasp tiem once it becomes con- vinced that investment is safe and will he protected, "When the development gets well underway, Mexico will be a heehive of industry from the Rio Grande 'to Central America and from the Gulf of Mexico to the Pas cific ocean, IT CANNOT BE OTHERWISE" RE A PRINCE MICHAEL A MOTORIST Prince Michael of Rumania has become a motorist, and is driving the smallest car in Bucharest. He in said to he a good driver, but the other day. when he took King Car ol for a drive, the effect was com- ieal, King Carol being too tall te sit in so small a car, . 1 "fs to us taught | ' has been born and made manifest | by C. H. Tue , Opt, D. (Copyright, 192%) Christmas Greetings Cheerful greetings create an al mosphers of anticipated pleasure The season for holiday greeting draws very pear, The season of gifts and of giving, This is a time of cheerfulness when often a plea ant word creates nu deeper feeling than the most expensive gift, The Xmas season fs made up of many enjoyable phases each a vit pleasurably united to another to enthusiastically create the proper atmosphere Many peoples with many likes and dizglikes participate alike in them all and are ever mind ful of the solemn sipnificance of the occasion, The proper spirit well-balanced, good aspect of the occasion with kind consideration where necessary, will make the season a pleasure and an inspiration to Hluminate our way or the year to come or perhaps for Ife, Enjoy Christma Do you ean for the comfort and enjoy- ent of others that your own uy be greater To one and all we take this op wortunity to extend a Merry Xmas with best wishes for success and hat {oy [prosperity for the coming yes (To be continued) COURTICEW.M.S. ENJOYS MEETING ° Large Numher of Ladies Gathered at Parsonage in Spite of Rain loarant DUrsor I the W dd tica, uft fralm told ¢ The editor of the Tampico, Mexi. | | 16 monthly 1 t bean Mision 1 ha president, Aud in the chalr and the meet vl with a Christyins n adie Muir told a Chri i Bibl tory and after the minutes were read and other business transact od, the leader, Mrs, W. R, Court lee preglded and the officers wert cloctad for the coming year resident, Audrey Trevail;. vice Raymond Barbey,; trea aret Gay; recording sec Adam corre Walter beven Law president, urer, Mar retary, Margaret ponding secretary, ish; temperance secretary, ence Courtice, The president took the and a splendid program was sented, Mrs, Jackson gave a and a Christmas chorus was sung by the band with Mrs, W, It. Court ice leading and Miss Sadie Muir at the plano, The mite boxes were handed in, the offering amounting to nearly $10.00, Miss Florence Courtice was given a lite member hip donated hy Mra, A. J, Gay pr the meeting the leader and int leaders treated the Band to « ay The Sunday services a usual wore good and the pastor, Rov, H C, Wollraim, preached a fine sev on in the morning on "Bear Ye One Another's Durdens'", In the afternoon the 8.8, session largely attended, Sunday evening tho service was in charge 'aston Clrele and Mrs, Sterling. Orono, was the Mrs, Sterling dwelt on the subject, "Faith, Hope and Charity", giving a beautiful description of three Rible characters, representing her subject, The close attention of every one present was held hroughout the address, which was full of ingpiration and wissionary chal pre sLory (Rev,) zeal, The choir composed of Mis. | sion Circle givls and ladies sang a selectfon and a vocal ddet was nicely sung 'by Misses Sadie Muir | offering Mission The for and Hazel Rundle, amounted to $11.00 Cirelo, Mr, and Mrs, G, ¥, Annis enter | tained King St, Qshawa Male Quartette and other have taken part in concerts in cons nection avith the quartétte on Sats urday evening, Congratulations are offered to Miss Aura "Toots" Brooks on ace cepting a position as head dietitinh in Lockwood Clinfe, Toronto, with seven dletitians under her super vision, Mrs, Powers, ef Toronto, spent the week-end with Mr, and Mrg, G. judeement considering every li Was | of the | gpeaker, | artists who | /, Annis, We are pleased to note Mr, F. WwW, Rundle is improving after his recent fliness, ASHBURN BREEDER UNLOADS HORSES Robert Duff Met With Great| Success at Fairs Ashburn, Dec, 13--=Robert Duff and son who have bbeen showing their I at the Royal Fair, Toronto, Ottawa and Guelph Vairs unloaded their horses at their stables on Fri | day and are well satisfied with the! success they had at each Fair, Farmers have heen doing some De- | cember ploughing for the past week | which will help speed up the spring | work, Mr, Nelson Ashton, who has been | confined to the house for the past! few weeks is able to he around aga although he is still very weak Mrs, Charlie Slack fs visiting at her home in Whithy Mr. S. Barton, the school teacher, making every effort to make the! annual Christmas Tree which is he. ing held on Friday evening, ec, 19, | success, lincourage the chil- | efforts on the stage by your | presence, and also meet the genial old Saint Nicholas at the close the programme Mrs, A. Knight latives at Acton w the taxes are paid, ratepayer laure breathing normally again, owing | to the great financial depression this | horses 4 great dren' is visiting with re | CENTRAL IAN awp SAVINGS COMPANY Established 1884 SSETS OVER ELEVEN afety Deposit Boxes | For the sum of $3.00 and up per ennum, you can rent a box in our modern Safety Deposit Vault, and place therein your Bonds, Stocks, Mortgages, Deeds, Insurance Policies, Jewellery and other valuables, where they will be protected against fire, theft and misplacement. We invite you to call and personally inspect our safe-keeping facilities: CANADA 23 Simcoe Street North OSHAWA Head Office TORONTO MILLIONS I1- it difficult to raise then Mr, Gordon Fisher has been bisy 1 trucking stock to Toros wis I a for the farmers Owing to the Christmas entertain- | ment practices and various other hol- | work it has been decided that Community Club should not be rted until early in the New Year Rev. R, B. and Mr ¢ been visiting friend Dherwin was in t ida Steve in Toronto | FABLT BUILT FOR INDIA TALK | | Delegates which attended the | Indian Round-Table Conference at t, James Palace, London, to dis uss the India question, sat at a w oval table, bullt especially for 10 occasion hy*the Offico of Pub- | ¢ Works, It is of dark mahogany | 1 ures 66 feet in length CLASSES YOR UNEMPLOYED Northern Ireland, is to | for unemployed per- of age They d mens I isburn, pen cla ns under 2 Il be started at once, Instruc, | tion for both boys and girls will + provided and the subjects will he chosen with a view to training for vocations, EHO ( I t years |] a | | MAN BUILDS CHURCH ALONE With no help whatsoever, n man t Guernsey, England, has just ympleted the ercetion of a chureh e¢ work required five years, The | edifice is bhelleved to be the mallest in the world, It ig 13 feet long, 16 feet high, 10 feet wide and has room for ahout a The satisfaction of knowing your home to be soundly built, lastingly beautiful and a monument for gen- erations to the care you exercised in its construction, brings a real pride in ownership that should not be measured in dollars and. cents, but which actually proves to be economical. Lumber (wood is the original and still the best building material for both exterior and interior surfaces. Oshawa Lumber COMPANY LIMITED 25 Ritson Rd. North Telephone 2821.2820 A tiny steople con dozen persons tains a bell, "I am one of 7000 Bell Tele- phone operators in Ontario and Quebec. "Of course you realize that there is no form of Christmas greet- ing to friends at a distance so intimate, so cordial and friend. ly, as a little talk by telephone. "May we ask a favor? Itis that you will please telephone your Christmas greeting to distant friends early -- early in the day and early in Christmas week! "We are anxious that such long distance calls should go through promptly, If they are all concentrated into, "Iam speaking 7000 Operators!" for Christmas Day, there may be some congestion that will mean delay -- slow service. "The Christmas spirit will pere vade the whole of Christmas week. Your greetings by tele- phone will be welcome and timely at any time during the week. "Our suggestion then is that you call your out-of-town friends early. We shall do our utmost to see that your call goes through promptly -- that you get such speedy and courteous service as will be in the true spirit of Christmas, "Thank you!" Telephone Your Greetings! a aa.