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PAGE FOUR a ih SEI es or THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, MONDAY, DECEMBER 22,1930 The Oshawa Daily Times cceeding THE OSHAWA DAILY REFORMER ' (Established 1871) An independent newspapsr lished every after. noon except Sundays and holidays at Fil am, Canada, by Times Publishing Company. of Oshawa, Limited. Chas. M - Mundy, Presidents A. R. Alloway, Managing Director, d The Oshawa Daily Times is » member of The Cans: dian Press, the Canadian Daily News s Asso ciation, the Ontario Provin: ji and the Audit Bureau of Circulations. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Delivered by carrier, in (Oshawa and suburbs, 12¢ » week. By mail in Canada (outside Oshawa earrier delivery fmits) $300 a year; United States, $4.00 » T* yomowTO OFFICE $18 Bond Building, 66 Temperance Street. Telephone Adelaide 0107, (1 D. Tresidder, representative. MONDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1930 OPPORTUNITY 18 KNOCKING Opportunity is knocking at the door of Oshawa, Oshawa, at the present moment, has the opportunity of absorbing a number of indus- tries which are now operating in the larger cities of the province, but which are seri- ously studying the problem of re-establishing their business in the smaller but nearby com- munities. These opportunities are being pre- sented to Oshawa through the medium of its Chamber of Commerce and its Industrial Foundation, both of which have done the preparatory work towards the securing of these new industries, and are only waiting fof the citizens of Oshawa to hear the in- sistent knocking of opportunity to make sure of them, The people of Oshawa have become known as a resourceful people, and as a result of this the Chamber of Commerce has been able to form contacts with many of tuese firms, The people of Oshawa have gone some dis- tance towards the goal of taking advantage of the possibilities of these conditions, and of the reputation which Oshawa enjoy else- where. Sites have been provided for indus. tries, but industrial concerns are looking for more than that. They are looking for fac- tory buildings, and communities which have these available have a great advantage in the quest for new industries, Oshawa, un- fortunately, has no vacant factory buildings available, and so the opportunities which are being presented are liable to be lost. But 'they will not be lost if the citizens will co-operate with that wonderful Oshawa spirit, and will go out and welcome oppor- tunity while she is knocking at the door. She is knocking now, and the key to unlock the door lies in the capital stock issue of the Oshawa Industrial Foundation, which is be- ing offered as a means of building factories. All that is needed is that this stock issue be fully subscribed, and then Oshawa will be able to overcome all handicaps, and to grasp thé opportunities which will, if seized at once, place the city once more on the forward march to industrial progress and prosperity. ' CHEER FOR THE NEEDY Weeks of work for two worth while local organizations are now drawing to a close, Tomorrow afternoon, the boy scouts will be hosts to hundreds of Oshawa's needy chil- dren, and will make a great distribution of toys and candies to them, On Wednesday, the officials of the Christmas Cheer Fund will be busy distributing Christmas dinners and necessities to homes which would other- wise have had a dull and cheerless Christ- mas. As a result of these efforts it is hoped * that there will be none in Oshawa who will be in need during the Christmas festival. Great pains have been taken to ensure that every needy family will be cared for. Appeals have been made to all citizens to co-operate in 'the work of listing these, by sending in the names and addresses of deserving cases, So, as far as is humanly possible, every pre- caution has been taken to ensure that every known case of distress will be provided with the comforts of Christmas cheer, It is always found in work of this kind, however, that some of the most deserving cases never come to light. , This is because the sufferers have too much pride, too much independence, to let their plight be known, and they refuse to make any appeal for as- sistance. It is difficult to locate these fam- ilies, but even now, with only two days left, it is not too late to make an appeal to the citizens to dig up these families, and report their circumstances to the Christmas Cheer officials. The sole aim of those in charge is to make Christmas a bright and joyous fes- tival in every home in Oshawa, irrespective of the circumstances in the home, and in or- der to make this possible, the co-operation of every citizen in locating families. which are in distress, but which are saying nothing about it, is requested. There is still a little time left, so citizens knowing of any such families will be conferring a benefit on them, and on the Christmas Cheer officers, by tele- phoning particulars to Major George Hamil. on, at No. B48, A SEVERE SENTENCE entence passed by Judge Ruddy on oy Wilson, whom he found guilty on a charge of attempted arson, seems to be an unduly severe one, under the peculiar cir cumstances which surround this case, The Times has no desire to suggest that crimes 4 should go unpunished, not that an offence of this kind should be lightly regarded, But, in a case in which there was no indication of motive for arson, nor any hopes of gain fyom an offence of this kind, it does seem unduly harsh to send a man to the peniten- tiary for a term of three years, This is particularly so in the case of Wil- son. This man is a war veteran with an hon- orable record both as a soldier and a citi- zen, For over a year he has been suffering from an insidious disease, which has been sapping away his vitality and life, Over a year ago he was forced to give np employ- ment because of his poor health, Then his wife died, and he was left alone to take care .of his two little children, Unable to work, and dependent on such funds as the Ontario Canteen Fund for an existence, his position was one which might well have affected the mental outlook of even a strong man, Now, although he has never been in trouble be- fore, he is to be sent to Portsmouth Peniten- tiary, there to associate with bandits, hard- ened criminals and gunmen, to drag his wasted and diseased frame through the tasks imposed on convicts there, We do not know if the personal history of Wilson, as recorded above, was known to the judge at the time the sentence was passed, We feel sure that if it had been, even in spite of the conviction, the judge would have been inclined to deal more leni- ently with him, and would at least have made the sentence one which could have been served in a reformatory, rather than in the penitentiary, We are not claiming that war service should be allowed to influence judg- ments in the courts of Canada, but when the offence is one which would obviously only be committed by a man whose mentality was not properly balanced, and when all the other circumstances are as related, no one would feel like being critical of judges who erred on the side of leniency, rather than on the side of undue severity, TRYING TOO MUCH The Hon, G, 8. Henry is now prime min- ister of the province of Ontario, Last week he stepped into the position vacated by the Hon, G. Howard Ferguson, new High Com- missioner for Canada at London, and is do- ing so he inherited responsibilities of some magnitude, being prime minister of Ontario, is also min. For Mr, Henry, in addition to | Bits of Verse | THE TEACHER Dear little hearts, As they come to me, Mey I the spark of divinity see, And, ns | watch the tender lives un- ' fold, ' Think of the trust instead of the gold, ' Noting their striving from day to ay, Grant me to guide in the upward way These little feet that timidly tread The dim paths stretching so far ahead, As lengthen the days into months and years, Grant that my love may o'ercome their fears; Help me redeem from its drudgery The Iabor of pressing necessity, Then, as they pass beyond my ken To » fuller life' mid the haunts of men, Give them a glimpse of the heart of me, Anxious to follow thelr destiny, Yet, above sll, dear Lord, I pray, May the lessons taught in my hum- ble way Point the Great Teacher, all Truth and Love, Seeking to guide, that He may ap- prove. Hamilton, NELLIE J. NASH, THE SHEPHERD BOY'S BONG I like to think at Christmas: time My sheep must surely know About the flocks that saw the star Bo long long ago. The sky was black shove thelr fold When, lo. the dark was gone; A radiant star dispelled the gloom, The white sheep thought it morn. The wond'ring shepherds knelt in prayer, Then bade thelr good dog stay And guard the straying lambs with care, They miret be on their way, The guiding star with points of flame, Swung low ahove the hay Where sleeping mid the breathed kine | A baby shepherd lay. sweet The greatest them all The ages all repeat His "Follow me, oh, follow me,' His "Feed, oh, feed my sheep,' By Mary Wilder Pease Shepherd of ister of highways and minister of education. | Fach of these departments is by itself suf- ficient to provide a full day's work every day for any man, so it is somewhat hard to un- derstand why Mr, Henry should shoulder all three of them on himself, In fact, it is not fair to the people of On- tario, nor to the members of the Conserva- tive party in the legislature, that Mr, Henry should hold three portfolios, all of a major character, He cannot be expected to give to each the attention which it deserves, Why, for the last few years he has-found the de- partment of highways alone sufficient load, without adding the other two departments to | it. For the reasons of human limitations, _the people of Ontario cannot expect the best of service when one man is saddled with a responsibility which is normally carried by three men, It just cannot be done, This arrangement, too, is unfair to the Conservative members of the 'legislature, Surely this decision is not tantamount to an admission that there are not to be found, in the seventy or so Conservative members out- side the cabinet, two men capable of hand- ling the highways and education depart- ments, The Conservatives themselves sure- ly cannot believe that, for it would be a sor- ry admission if they did. On the face of it, Mr. Henry should not hold these three portfolios a moment longer that he can help. For his own sake, and for the sake of the province as well, the cab- inef re-organization should be broad enough to provide for new men to take over the de- partments of highways and education, so that they can be given the full-time atten tion which they require, EDITORIAL NOTES Only two more days to do Christmas shop- ping, and, although the time is getting short, make the most of them, Have you mailed your Christmas cards and parcels yet, If not, do it tonight or it will be too late, 4 y Buy from us and we will buy from you, says the Australian minister of markets. Which is just another way of pointing out to Canada that trade cannot be one-sided. One of the dangers in having a Canadian appointed as governor-general would be that this is too high and important an office to be made a subject of political patronage. * There is something ironic in the announce- ment that the German firm of Kyupps may establish a factory in Canada. Canadian vet- erans have not any too pleasant recollections of the products of Krupps' factories. These are the days when children occupy an important part in life, and help to make grown-ups find the real happiness that can only come from doing something for others. It does seem as if the only real cure for - over-production is over-consumption, When that sets in things will be fairly well evened EDITONIAT, PAGE DID YOU EVER 8TOP TO R. 15, KENNEDY, EDITOR OF THE WHITTIER (CALIFORNIA) NEWS, SAPS: That all of the arguments ad vanced in behalf of trading at home apply with triple force at times when business {8 not runnnig in high gear, When you carry fifty of your dollars to #& trading area tway from home, the twenty dol- lars which Is profit {s put to work supplying work for men who will never visit, your establishment, When times are normal there Isn't the urge to keep the home fires burning that there Is when husiness is a bit hard to locate, During normal times you can per haps placate yourself that you are spending your own money and re gardless of where you spend it, you are helping general business, Business today, however, is not general, Tt has become localized and the community that has the loyalty of its own citizenship Is the community that Is occupying the white spot em the business map, The old excuse that "our mer- chants are not awake and do not carry the line of goods I want,' ! out of date today, Present de® selling methods have jazzed up the local merchants generally and the chances are ten to one that where you live the merchants today have stores stocked with wmeasonahle merchandise of quality and at prices that will surprise you, NOW IS THE TIME FOR ALL LOYAL, PEOPLE TO COME TO THE AID OF THEIR OWN COM. MUNITIES BY SPENDING THEIR MONKEY WHERE THE PROFITS WILL BE USED TO BANISH THE WORD "UNEMPLOYMENT." A BUSY CITIZENSHIP IS A CON. TENTED ONE AND SPELIS PROSPERITY, by C. H, Tuei, Opt, D (Copyrights, 1920) EYE CARE & EYE STRAIN--- Gifts and Giving This is again the season of gifts and of giving and in the discussing of gifts we can only express our pleasure in the gifts we see, how thay are displayed and the appear. ance of pleasure expressed when a gift is recleved, It may not be a time to consider what would be the effect If this pleasure of seeing were removed from ua if only for a season, If we consider though "that it 1a more blessed to give than to receive," we can remove frow our hearts some of the selfishness and be more happy in knowing that true happiness to us is in knowing that we are in a position to make some one less happily situated than ourselves, more pleasant, Just as we teach those dependem upon us to express thelr sppreecis- tion for the gifts they receive from us so should we not fail to remem- her that we have a right to give thanks for the many gifts we have received and for the "Gift of God," (To be continued) COLUMBUS WMS. FLECTS OFFICERS Mrs. Cooper Becomes Presi dent--Society Reached Allocation The monthly meeting of the W, M.B8. was held Dee. 10th at the manse, The devotional exercises were in keeping with Christmas Mrs. Cooper occupied the chair and Mrs. J. Stone read the Berip ture lesson, followed by prayer by Dr, Cooper. A brief business period followed when reports were read, It was very gratifying to know that the allocation had been reached. Dr, Cooper gave a read- ing on Christmas and Miss Mary Carr sang a solo, "How Many Sheep are Straying." Dr, Cooper then took charge of the election of officers when the following were elected: of Hon, pres, pres.,, Mrs. Cooper; Mrs, J. Neshitt; Mrs, J. Lambert; gec., Miss M Dearborn; ass, sec., Mrs, J, Stone; trean., Miss FE, Laurance; ass. tress, Miss GG, Ross; pianist, Miss B, Smith; strangers' see, Mrs, VF, Goodman end Mrs. Wm, Dyer; mis- sionary monthly see, Mrs, A. Ross; literature sec., Mrs, H, Pas. coe; Christian stewardship sec, Mrs, Geo, Hayes; supply sec, Mrs, |G. Hayes and Mrs, A Morrison; emperance sce, Mrs, P, G, Purvis; Mission Band supt., Mrs. Cooper, The meeting closed with a hymn and the Mizpah Benediction, The regular meeting of tha Mis sion Band was held in basement on Sunday, Dec, 7. The president occupied the chair and the meeting opened with devotional exercises after which the minutes of last Miss N, Ormiston; 1st vice-pres., 2nd vice-pres, meeting were read and adopted, Miss M. Dearborn sang a solo, "The Books of the Bible' which was very much appreciated Tha eloe. tion of officers resulted as follows: Pre Miss (3, Ross; viea-pres,, M., Pereman; rec, Ming M, Mr. J, Hayes: eor- Miss M. Dearborn treas,, Wehher; pianist, Miss ' wee. | racelved the ect. attendance, re then given proved very in- report showed t the s {5.00 hand heen sed The meeting clored nd Lord's 'rave Mp P then treated all wit Afth a hymn G, I CAN. tr.-and Mr ronte ant Wi Ashton Thos. Paul, of To. week-end with whn returned to them to spend the the | onto with winter Mr, and Mrs, Walton Pascon, of Bowmanville, visited Mr. H, L, P'aseon on Bunday Mrs. Robt. Sutherland spent n fow days at U'tiea with her grand- son, who Is {11, The Howard Bible Class held Its social evening at the home of Mr, and Mrs, Wm. Dyer, After the onening exercises Dr, Cooper took charge and the election of officers took place after which luneh was rerved and social time enjoyed by all, Mr, Chan, Grills was called away to see his mother who died hefore he arrived. Much sympathy is ex- tended to Mr. Grills and family in the loss of his mother, Mrs, Joe Grills, of Kane, ENNISKILLEN 5.5. "OFFICERS NAMED J. A, Werry Re-elected Sup- erintendent of the. School Enniskillen, Dec, 16,-- The annu- al meeting of the Sunday School was held on Monday, Dec, 15, when the same officers were re-elected: Supt, J, A, Werry; Assistant, W. H, Moore; sec, H. Pye; assistant fec,, Milton Stainton; treasurer, T. M. Slemon; organist, Miss Elva Or. chard; Asst, Velma Orchard; tem- perence sec, Mra, J, A, Werry; Missionary sec, Misg Velma Or- chard; primary teacher, Miss M, Dalton; Asst, Mra, Orr Jeffrey; Junior girls' teacher, Mrs. Harvey Mo®ill; Asst, Mra, Lorne Lamb} junior hoys teacher, Fred Ellis; Asst, Mr, J, Slemon (Jr); inter- mediate boys teacher, Miss Reva MoGill; Asst, Mrs, Roy MoGill; in- termediate girls teacher, Miss Elva Orchard, Mrs, Sweetman, N, Dyers, Thos, McGill are having their houses wir. ed this week, Mrs, Jas. Strong, Miss E, Strong, Cartwright, visited J, H, Freeborn's, Miss A, Keller, Bowmanville, apent the week-end with Miss Grage Werry, The church was well filled on Sunday evening when the orange- men attended in a body, which till. ed the centre seats, The pastor, Rev, J, M, Whyte delivered a splendid sermon ou the following text "In the name of our Lord we will set up our banner," At the close of the service E, KE, Staples, on behalf of the orangemen, moved a vote of thanks to Rev, Mr, Whyte on the excellent sermon, also to the choir, and leader, Miss M, Or chard, Sympathy is extended to Mra, J), Pye in the death of heWbrothey-in- law, Hervey Curtis, Hampton, Some from here attended the fun- ers! of the late A, Williams, Bow- manville, on Wednesday, Dee, 10, Howard Pye has heen working with the hydro, attended tne Dr, H, Ferguson Rotary dinper in Bowmanville on Bowman Friday last, Miss Francis Harvey, ville, spent the week-end with Mise Muriel Moore, The Monthly meeting of the W.M.8, was held at the home of Mrs, Dr, Ferguson on Wednesday, Dee, 10th, After a short program it was decided Lo re-clect the same officers for 1931. A couple of boxes of useful articles of clothing and toys were packed for South Oshawa Mission, While lunch wag served by Mrs. R. Ormiston's group, The different groups were arranged, Number present, 20. Mrs, Herbert Bradley is on the slek Mist, Mr, and Mrs, 8, Pethick, Clifford and Verna, spent Bunday with friends in Newtonville, Miss Olga Sanderson recently visited her uncle, Rev, M, Bander- son and her sunt, Mrs, D, Kay, To- ronto, W. J. Stainton is busy getting out Hydro poles to extend the line from the village to his farm, Miss Eva Louch is spending a few days with her sister, Mrs. J, Pye, AFRAPIANFS FEED ARMY ON MARCH Experiment Is Successfully Carried Out on Indisn Border London, Dec, 22--"There is high ro- mance, and a portent of new develop. ments in military strategy, in the story, now told for the first time, of the feeding for two days by two squadrons of the Royal Air Force of a British army on the north-west frontier of India, A column of 1,000 men left Dargai, a town north of Peshawar, to march to Chitral, nearly 150 miles aawy in the shadow of the grim Hindy Kush, To the Royal Air Force was delegat- ed the task, as an experiment, of ra- tioning this foree completely for two days, Two halts were fixed, one be- tween Dargai and Malakand (where there is a jamous pass) and the other farther in the mountains at Chakdar- ra. The daily ration consisted of 56 parachute loads, weighing 120 pounds, foods, At each stopping place a "dropping arca" was marked out on a total of more than three tons of the ground to guide the airmen, The squadron on whom devolved this duty of droppin, in the wilderness belong to No, 2 (Indian) Wing, stationed at Risalowr, Fourteen Westland "Wapiti" biplanes were loaded up with the provender, each carrying four loads a day, Their task was not simple; the region is forbidding and dangerous, Official reports show that on the fisst day 48 of the 56 loads were successfully parachuted down to the column, most of them falling within the circle marked on the ground, Greater success marked the next day's operations, though the flying journey was longer and the territor more difficult, and 54 of the 56 loads safely reached the army below, This is the first time in history that so large a force has heen completely rationed from the air, The success of the experiment shows conclusively how air communications, providing the swiftest transport yet known, may accelerate the progress of ground armies, especially in country where land communications are in- evitably difficult and slow, The "Wapiti" is a tWo seater "gen- food like manna | the eral purpose" biplane used in large quantities by the Royal Ais Force and sir services of Australia and South Africa, Its varied duties in- clude hombing, reco J ce, pho- tography, wireless, long range desert patrol and advanced training ONKE, GOAL $CORED IN THIS CONTENT Port Colborne, Dee, 20.--~Jordan intermediates won the opening game of their O.H.A, group here last night, defeating Port Col borne in the loca) arens, 1-0, The game was rather sluggish and when it did speed up developed way, JUNIOR CATARACTS LOBE TO DU Dunnville, Dec, 20,~T Dunnville intermediates crack junior team of Niaga 5-2 here last night, Owing t ice the game was sluggish thro out with the rolling puck and mak- ing 1t impossible to pisy combina- tion, A floor ities, Floors make or mar the beauty of your home, acter--good or bad, For rooms, like people, have definite personal- Have you one room you hesitate to usher a guest -- because of the old soft wood paint- ed floor? Then lay SATIN FINISH HARD- WOOD FLOORING right over it, lending charn: to the furnishings, besides having a life time floor of beauty and satisfaction. Oshawa Lumber COMPANY LIMITED 25 Ritson Rd. North Telephone 2821.2820 gives the room its char- into which DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND COMMERCE OTTAWA, CANADA To Canadian Citizens, Everywhere in Canada. Bring the Boys and Girls Back Home! December 20th, 1930, at home? . always the cause. the latter all the reason our citizens. $2, Ww. be "Canada Firet"! How often have we all deplored the fact that thousands upon thousands of our most promising young men and women find it necessary to leave Canada, in order to seek in some other country opportunities for the employment of their talents that seem to be lacking here? As individuals we have deplored it, because in these cases the sorrow that is caused us through the breaking of family circles and home ties is accentuated by a sense of irrevocable loss, due to a feeling that the separation is going to be permanent. And from a broad national stand- point we have deplored it, because it has meant a serious drain upon the very kind of population--gifted, energetic, ambitious--that we most need to help in developing our magnificent natural resources. Must we continue to rear and educate our children--to equip them as best we can for the successful careers we hope will be theire--only to lose them to an alien flag because of the dearth of opportunity for them Opportunity of any kind is a result, of which production of some kind is Most people create their opportunity by engaging directly in some form of production, such as farming, fishin lumbering or manufacturing. These people provide the fou according as they succeed, opportunity is created for others in all the occupations that constitute the super-structure, such as transportation, banking, insurance, trading, the professions and public service. The more the Jecply of a country favor their own producers, thus diving incentive necessary to increase the volume and broaden the scope of their production, the more abundant will be the immediate opportunities they create for themselves, and the future opportunities they create for their children. If in the past opportunity has not been as abundant in Canada as it has been elsewhere, it is because Canadian producers as a class have not been as successful as producers elsewhere have been. And the chief producers have been less successful is because they have failed to receive from Canadian citizens generally the same loyal support that the producers in certain other countries have received from their Some of these countries import practically nothing that they are capable of producing for themselves. But we Canad, Very sincerely yours, 'Minister of Trade and Commerce. ans are so careless about our daily buying, eo thoughtless of the welfare of our producers, so short- sighted about keeping the door of opportunity open for our sons and daughters, that every working day we allow ourselves to be sold about ,000 worth of imported merchandise that our own producers would have been glad to make for us, if we had only given them the chance! not let us all resolve that from now on we'll try to bring our boye and girls back home by remembering, in our buying, that it must always mining, ation and, V2 fe