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\ 8 O08 ay he Oshawa Daily Times ak Succeeding fat ~ THE OSHAWA DAILY REFORMER 3 : (Established 1871) Jublistied every afters pt Sundays and holidays at Oa ' b e Times Publishing C ' invited. "Chas, M. Mundy, Presents Alloway, Managing Rirector, . a member 8) The Cann i bg jfidesstident newspaper ; | an Provin . Bureau ' lations. y | SUBSCRIPTION RATES . vered by carrier in Oshawa and suburbs, 12 a week. By mail in Canada (outside Oshawa carrier delivery limits) $3.00 a year, United States §.00 a year, © : 8 Bond Building, 66 Temperance Street, Telephon Adelaide ,0107. fi D. Tresidder, representative, MONDAY, JANUARY 19, 1981 OLD AGE PENSIONS Every municipality in Ontario will wel- come the possibility that the federal govern- ent is to assume 95 per cent. of the cost old age pensions, as was announced by Premier Bracken of Manitoba recently, fol- lowihg a conference with Premier Bennett. This means the fulfilment of one of the elec- tion pledges made by the premier of Canada, and it means, also, that the municipalities will be relieved of a burden which should 'never have been placed upon them. In the other provinces which have taken advantage of the old age pensions' legislation, the muni- cipalities are not called upon to make any contribution, but the Ontario government was not prepared to go as far as that, so it loaded twenty per cent of the cost on the municipalities. At the present rate of pension payments in Oshawa, this will mean a saving to the city of at least $4,000 a year. This may seem a smail sum, but in these days when every possible saving that can be made is worth * while, it represents something. It repre- sents just a quarter of a mill on the tax ~ rate, and it is only by adding up these frac- | tions of a mill in savings that the city coun- "+ ¢il will be able to provide for a reduced tax rate. In. fact, while taking full advantage of any concessions which may be secured from provincial or federal governments, the "city council must explore every possible ave- nue for making savings in expenses, and if & the amendments to the old age pensions leg- _ islation are passed at the coming session of 4 parliament, they have a good starting point , in'the saving on that account. "+ NOT MUCH OF A RUSH om Nof The news item to the effect that a divorce case is to be tried at the next session of the « Supreme Court at Whitby, 'calls attention to © the fact that the new divorce court law has been in operation in Ontario for some months, " This is the first case of its kind to be tried _in Ontario county, and naturally, there will ~ be some public interest as to the method in which the action will be tried. It will be recalled that when the new legis- lation was before parliament, there was a strong fear that it would cause a tremendous increase in the number of divorce applica- tions. So far, however, that expectation has not been justified, Reports of supreme court sessions in various parts of the province have revealed remarkably few people anxious | to take advantage of the new divorce law. If anything, people have been much slower to come forward when they realized that their applications would be tried in open court, and would be subjected to an analysis * by the judge on the bench. That, apparently, has been a restraining factor, and it would be a good thing if this condition continued. At the very best, divorce is a sorry busi- 'ness, looked upon in these days as a neces- sary evil, but, nevertheless an evil which . should never be allowed to have a large part the social life of Canada. RADIO BROADCASTING As the next session of parliament ap- proaches, interest is being reawakened in the 'possibility of legislation being introduced with regard to the radio broadcasting situ- ion in Canada. Last year, it will be recalled r an investigating commission had sub- 2d a comprehensive report, a bill dealing radio broadcasting was introduced in he House of Commons. But in the rush of journing parliament in a hurry to pro- for the zlection campaign, the bill was ly dropped overboard. Now a new gov- mf is in power, and there is no indi- on as yet of what it proposes to do in matter. t there will be some kind of a radio bill for granted. Owners of radio sta- ng are using their equipment to broadcast Oe their listeners to co-operate with hem in their effort to have radio broadeast- retained in the hands of private inter. as it is , Natura , they in- parte To 67 have # nsider. le amount of money inyested in radio, and ve been using it ever, it would be found that not greatly interested in who has | 0 broadcasting in Canada. are Inerested in, 'what would |' R folarly over the excessive use of the radio al Dailies and the TORONTO OFFICE v assurance that there will be some_mi of control over what is hroadeast, pi or the broadcasting of advertising me 8. Every day one reads of men pro t in business life, even in the manufacture of ra- dio equipment, and of professional men, who agted with this misuse of radio, which is driving people away from their ra- dio sets. This feature of radio broadcasting is taking more and more of the time of broad- - casting stations. Firms which have used the | radio and have sponsored programs, for some time, are gradually i the amount of time devoted to advertising appeals, and cut ting down the time allotted to their musical programs. It is no uncommon thing to see a radio listener turn his dials in disgust to_ find some other station when an eloquent plea for some commercial product threatens to eat up most of what was expected to be a pleasant hour. : That is the situation over which most peo- ple are concerned, and: the radio broadcast- ing stations have it in their own hands to control it. If the people were assured that under some measure of government control of radio this kind of thing would be stopped, then they would hold both hands up for gov- ernment control, in spite of all the pleas made by the firms operating broadcasting stations. So, in order to safeguard their own interests, the owners of broadcasting stations would be well advised to clean house, and to reduce 'to an absolute minimum the time that is wasted on the air in purely commer. cial appeals. EDITORIAL NOTES Oshawa merchants are reporting an im- provement in business. The improvement would be even greater if all the citizens of Oshawa did their shopping in the city. The mild winter may be easy on the coal bills, but it is rather hard on those who had been anticipating work shovelling snow for the city. ! The Times suggestion that the Blue Devils be given recognition for winning a champion. ship last fall is bearing fruit. Jt would be a fine thing if a sufficient amount of money could be made available to present them with souvenirs worthy of their achievement. Those who are anxious to see taxes reduced will naturally welcome the suggestion that the federal government assume 95 per cent Ar cg-oparation and a Aotermin. al greater things m to pt a bigger city. : A city will progress or reirograde-- make yours progress faster! It doesn't pay to lose time in argue ment, : A city ledrns to live 'when it learns to t Your city should go full speed ahead. If you want to make a good living, if you want a better ¢ity in which to live, if you want better homes, better schools, better churches, playerinids and parks, boost your city on its way to greater achievement: If you want a city in which your children will have a chance to make good, BOOST YOUR CITY! GOOD BUSINESS MUST BE CON. SIDERED AS ONE OF THE GREATEST HELPS IN CITY. BUILDING. _ WITHOUT GOOD BUSINESS THERE ARE VERY FEW PROGRESSIVE IDEAS, AND WITHOUT THEM THERE CAN. NOT BE ANY VERY SATISFAC. TORY REALIZATION. Care and Eye Strain by C. H. Tue", Opt. D. (Copyright, 1928) PROTECTION -- PART "3" The base of this growth Is to be found on the whito or the conjunc. tiva of the eye and may at first only appear to be thickened red- dened vessels forming to a "gle In shape, later becoming more thickened extending slowly and closely adhering to the eyeball I'his growth may be removed with- out danger at any time before it encroaches upon the pupil, but af ter the pupil is once encoun. y'ed of the cost of old age pensions. Other Editors' Comment CANADA AND POWER (Port Arthur News-Chronicle) "Power," suid Lloyd George some few years ago, "power lolds the key to the future." Well, it may interest some of our pessimists to read, that Canada now has 6,000,000 hursc-power in turbine installation, representing an investment of $1,000,000,000, has be come one of the leaders mm waterpower development among the countries of the world, says The Ottawa | Journal, Canada's development of waterpower has been one of the industrial wonders of the past decade. What its future will be and mean, time cath only tell, but its promise is infinite. And there is one striking fea- ture about this expansion, 1t i, that the wast propor- tion of the tremendous investment in Canadian waters power developmert is owned by the Canadian people, GET THE GUNS (Kitchener Record) When hoodlums rush into a bank to stage a hold up, they flash their guns, When a thief is cornered, he usually pulls his gun, possessed by persons who have no right to carry them is 'truly astonishing, There is a regulation re- quiring every one to secure a license, if he wishes to carry a weapan of this sort. Is that law enforced strictly enough ? ( In much the same way that medical science is suc- cessful in controlling disease by prevertive methods, so the crime wave could be minimized by waging a4 war on the gun menace, Prevent crime by taking away 'the thug's sting, his gun, \A thorough search should be instituted with a view to confiscating all weapons that are in illegal possession. BITS OF VERSE | THE WATCHER | She used to watch the silent, lovely things . . . Blue misty hills, and scarlet, dipping wrings; Catching her breath at some stark, brooding tree, Striving to feel the slow sweep of the sea. , .. But always, the faint wind or the greying sky Thrilled her, and then elusively slipped by, Shutting her out, She could not seem to hold Sunset or star or sea. Things were so cold; Baffling her with their stern austerity. Seek how she may, she always seemed to be Only the watcher; never any part \ Of their wild magic, Then, one day, her heart learned a great love, So very used was she To worshipping white flames rewardlessly, That, in her pain, she scarcely knew surprise When love was not for her. With saddened eyes She turned to worship unresponsive things, And, spellbound, felt their tender answerings, BITS OF HUMOR : H of hair. profitably on a conimers £5 a Wk EAA Lh ¥ A J : LITTLE SURPRISE "Joe has a glass eye" "Did he tell you that?" ' "No, it just camé out in the conversation.' ' CAREFUL e--"" Woman, she's only a sag, 4 bone and a hank of he Aud than, he's only a jag; a drone and i gank 2 : 'TIT FOR TAT , "Where are you going?" "To. the neal Vilage tof post a letter, The post- master won't | his eggs off me now, and so | won't post my letters in his box." ' EVEN WORSE The number of firearms ° Its removal will leave a scar that is | likewise a detriment to vision. If allowed to assume some great- | er size before removal the removal | may easily be the cause of other | aye Infections necossitating the | use of glasses, 1 may algo add thot | the removal of this growth ls net possiile by any transient who may wll ut your house expecting to ex- tract the same and then pass on. where your eyes are concerned the best attention available is none too good. (To be continued) . . | PRINCE OF WALES AS A REPORIER (Toronto Mail and Empire) In a book of travels just published | the Prince of Wales is quoted as say ing that he would have chosen to be | a newspaper man, He appears to have made this statement in response to a question as to what role he would like to have filled in life had he not been heir to the: British throne, His exact words are said to have been: "If | were not the Prince of Wales, there is one job 1 would delight to tackle--that of special cor respondent to a newspaper. Going out after a story must he one of the fineed jobs im the world, Newspapermen everywhere will be delighted to know that the most popular man of this generation feels that way towards their profession That he would have made a success: ful journalist is indicated by the keen interest which he Jas always taken in all aspects of life. He evidently has the nose for news, which every good reporter must have, Nor is there any doubt that he could have written his story after he got it. His skill with the spoken word puts that matter beyond question, His never failing tact wonld have shown in his articles; and by this time he would have qualified for a major editorial position, But we are convinced that he would still have preferred the long range assignment, with all the possibilities of initiative and adven- ture which it offers, Nor can it be denied that the qualifications for jour- nalism, which he possesses in marked degree, are useful in his present high post and will be useful in his future role ay ruler of the Empire, Among certain African tribes we read, it 1s the custom to sit for hours at a time with the head clasped between the hands as a sign of modrning.. Usually this behaviqur is a sign of the morn- ing after the might before. THE RESURRECTION JESUS said unto her, 1 am the resurrection and the fife; he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he Ave; And whoever liveth and beliey- oh in me shall never die.~John 11; Prayer--Thou who art the resus. "She ds all her time in front of the mirror-- _abgolute vanity!" % der, Hot vanity--imagination |" © rection and the life may we lye believe in thee. 7 AA Discriminating | Sar Middle-Aged Men (New York Times) Discrimination against the man over 40 has been perhaps exagger- ated, but it attained sufficient dimen- sions to constitute a problem. As we see it now it had no practical justi fication in the great majority of cases. It was a prejudice arising not so much out of the swift tempo of our last prosperity as out of a confusion of ideas, Business has its fads, like other walks of life, and the bar raised against middle-aged men was one of them, Business men being only hu man, they will often mistake whir of buzz for speed, noise for effort. Employers permitted themselves to be hypnotised by the idea of speed and efficiency into exaggerated worship of the stopwatch method. There must have been ployers who thought they were not being modern and pro gressive if they "had elderly men about them, without looking into the service such men were rendering. Do- ing business through men with a suse picion of gray hair was almost like doing busingss without a telephone or an elevator. It may have come, in not a few cases, to preferring an ineffi- cient young man, to d efficient old- er man, It is to be hoped that such ideas, horn of the rush and fury of a period which rejected all speed limits, will be remembered for the fal- lacies they are. Humane considera- tions in the treatment of the older age and salary earner are reinforced by considerations of expediency. The superior steadfastness and loyalty of the middle-aged man will ing most cases compensate for such advantage as may le in the higher energy of the younger man. PORT PRY FIRE WAS DISASTROUS (Continued from page'l) vanized iron, which stands behind the lank of 'Commerce building and be- {ind the motor sales office on Queen Strect. "It was first noticed about one o'clock by some people who hap- pened to be passing and who observed some smoke coming from the rear of the building, On going to the scene, they were amazed to find the inside of the garage at the rear end a mass of flames, and they immediately raised the alarm. Jack Carnegie, owner of the garage, happened to be in To ronto at the time, and the garage, in accordance with the nsual custom, had been closed up about eleven o'clock so that there was no one in the "wilding when the fire started. Firemen Did Valiant Work When the members of the Port 'erry fire brigade arrived, it was at nee seen that the building and its mients were doomed, There were fteen cars stored in the garage, and these, along with the framework of the building, sent up a towering mass of flames, while at times gasoline ex- plosions would add to the terror of { the scene. A large crowd of townse people soon gathered, and willing hands assisted the firemen in their valiant efforts to protect other near- Ly bui'dings, The building of the | 'arnegie Brothers hardware firm, | caugirt fire early in the progress of | the blaze, and while t'ie firemen were | able to save A from complete de- | struction, one side of it was almost completely burned away, Every few minutes sparks would start small fire on the roofs of neighboring struc tures, but the watchful firemen, wit) plentiful streams of water, quickly ex dnguishied all these incipient out: breaks, Strange to say the office of the Carnegie Motor Sales, in front of the garage, but separate from it, was not damaged. Early in the progress of the fight, when there was some doubt as to whether or not the blaze could be con- trolled, and therc were grave fears that it would spread, the call was sent in to Oshawa for assistance, and in an almost incredibly short space of time the Oshawa apparatus, with the chief and his assistants, arrived, They were 'not, however, required, but the town officials and the people of Port Perry were profuse in their expres- sions of appreciation of the prompt response made to the call for help the Oshawa department, Call for Help While the fire was under control shortly after two o'clock this morn ing, it was not until daylight that the weary firemen felt it safe tv leave the ruins, which had continued to smoul- der throughdut the night, The gare age was entirely reduced to a heap of ashes, with the wreckage of cars, tools and equipment standing out stark and blackened in the general scene of desoluation, In the side' of thé hardware store was a large hole, burned out by the fierce flames, while the interior and contents of the store were damaged to some extent by smoke and water. What caused the fire is a complete mystery, and will probably never be known, So far as can be ascertained, everything was in perfect order when the garage was closed for the night, and it was near- ly two hours later when the fire was iscovered. : Jack Carnegie, Joprietor of the garage, informed The Times yester- day afternopn that he had been abe sent in Toronto when the fire occur red. Frank Hood, who was in charge of the garage bad closed it up as usual about eleven o'clock, and had not noticed anything out of the or« dinary at that time. As to the amount of the loss, Mr, Carnegie said it was very difficult to arrive at an accurate estimate, as he was not cer- tain how many cars were in the ga- rage, the number being between fif- teen and eighteen, He stated, how- ever, that the amount of insurance was somewhat below the amount of loss sustained, So far, he had not had a tunity to consider plans for re i the garage. CAPTAIN BRACKET Position of Canada in its 84th Year of Service * 1010 Surplus Earned . ....covvivnvenio $1,233,163 $ * Payments to Policyholders and Beneficiaries ............ 0.0 Total Premium Income .......... Total Income from all sources .... Assets for protection of Policyholders New Assurances paid for ......... Total Business in force ........., 4,789,047 5.040.860 | 7.048916 | has been continuous, of reduction in dividends was necessary, and for on the other hand, have frequently heen increased. Summary of Remarks 'of the President, 'Mr. Leighton McCarthy, ¢ at Annual Meeting of Canada Life Canada's potential resources have no 40,820,856 76,108,937 9,805,073 58,260,558 128,274,973 276,667,223 Life 1930 6,268,410 23,147,101 33,288,110 © 45,516,447 188,225,148 132,048,632 1,018,711,701 1920 2,162,689 $ 8,254,883 1,616,968 5,729,307 "The Canada Life keeps well ahead of the times, and its policy of || "fair and square dealing', which began with its founding, 84 years ago, | "Never has this Company contested a claim on a technicality, and from its inception it has paid dividends to policyholders every year, Even during the Great War and Influenza epidemic, not one dollar the past thirty-one years its high dividends to policyholders have never been reduced but, t changed, and we are assured by our financiers that our basic conditions are sound. We therefore can surely look forward with courage and faith to a greater development and expansion, as soon as world conditions become settled. Never before has life insurance been as it i# today. In no previous period, not as large a factor excepting the War years and the influenza epidemic of 1918 and 1919, has it rendered a service so large, so immediate as it has rendered in the year 1930. Its and so necessary, vast. feserves have lessened the force and effect of the depression on all citizens, as well as upon the individual policyholders and beneficiaries directly benefited. It has been and is radiating confidence, dispelling fear and stimulating prosperity. Life insurance statistics have been an outstanding source of encouragement. They have furnished striking evidence of the sound common sense of the people, their vision, cour- age and abiding confidence in the future. Approximately one hundred and twenty-five billions of dollars of life insurance are now in force on this Continent, nearly seven billions of which are in Canada. It is estimated that Canadian Companies paid approxi- mately two hundred millions to policyholders as beneficiaries during 1930. Out 'of this sum one hundred and thirty-five millions were paid to living policyholders. The Canada Life in 1930 passed the mark of insurance in force, One Billion dollar Surplus earnings of six million two hundred and sixty-eight tousand dollars in 1930 were the greatest in the Company's history. This surplus was earned after making appropriations for possible depreciation of any securities. \ The investment policy of the Canada Life is founded upon security of principal, stability of earning power and diversification of investments. Valued on the basis authorized by the Government, or even at the low of the year, the investments of the Canada Life show a very substantial surplus of market value over values at which the securities are taken into the statement. The special Contingent Reserves now amo The total assets of the Company hundred and eighty-eight million dollars unt to $1,658,000, now exceed One , having increased in 1930 by Fourteen million four hundred and seventy-seven thousand dollars : \ The new Head Office building is nearing completion, - 'and will be occupied during the early part of 1931. It is urgently needed to accommodate the expanding business of the Company. ' Canada Life Assurance Co. J ESTABLISHED 1847 Head Office ' - . - "Leighton McCarthy, K.C., President E. R. Wood, LLD., Vice-President A. N Herbert C. Co Toronto, Ont. Chairman of the Board , Mitehell, General Manager Bi i I A RT Sr