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THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1931 The Oshawa Daily Times \ cceeding THE OSHAWA DAILY REFORMER (Established 1871) ublished every aiter- holidavs at Osh- blishing pany Mundy, President. rector. An Independent, newspaper _ noon except Sunda 3 and 8 a y mes Fi ry FAN Chas, A. R. Alloway, Managing : » Times is'a member of The Cana. Fue O yi Daily Newspapers Asso- elation, the Ontario' Provincial Dailies and the ° - Audit Bureau of Circulations. SUBSCRIPTION RATES : carrier in Oshawa and suburbs, 12c. a mail in Canada (outside Oshawa carrier Delivered by : United States $4.00 a week. B delivery limits) $3.00 a year year, TORONTO OFFICE Building, 66 Temperance Street, Telephone SE ome 0107. D. Tresidder, representative. =. --ESDAY, FEBRUARY %, 1931 A FRANK CHALLENGE The valedictory message of Gordon D. _ Conant as retiring president of the Chamber of Commerce constitutes a frank and direct challenge to the people of Oshawa. In de- clining to accept a second term in office, for which a precedent had already been es- tablished, Mr. Conant did so largely for per- sonal reasons, because he found that the of- fice required a greater expenditure of time ~ and effort than he could reasonably give to it. But one does not have to look very far in his valedictory statement to find that he is disappointed with the support which the Chamber of Commerce has received from the citizens as a whole. a Mr, Conant sums up the position of Osh- awa in much the same way as The Times has done on more than one occasion in recent months. A reduction in tax rates, a reduc- tion in capital expenditures, a general tight- ening of the purse-strings, in order to re- duce the burden of taxation on the people of Oshawa are all very well in their place. They are highly desirable. But they can all be classed as negative policies, which will not add in any way to the stature of the civic structure of Oshawa. We believe that this is a time for strict economy, but that is only one side of the story. There must also be . a positive, a constructive side, and at the "present time this is the more important of the two. : This positive side ig found in Mr. Con- ant's assertion that Oshawa's greatest need is for new industries, which will add to the payrolls earned by Oshawa workers. That way lies progress and greater prosperity. How to accomplish this had been made a 'matter of serious study by the Chamber of Commerce, but the hands of that body have .. been tied because of legislative limitations, 'and because, in one instance at least, thefe was a certain amount of apathy on the part of the citizens as to whether or not the new industry came to Oshawa. ; Mr. Conant's farewell message was issu- ed for a definite purpose. It was intended to be a "Wake Up. Oshawa" statement, intend- Jed to stir up the civic pride and patriotism of those who call Oshawa their home, to _ arouse the interest of those who have been apathetic by showing them the direction: in which they must travel if the city is to make progress, It was an appeal to the citizens of Oshawa who have their stake firmly planted in the city to rise in their might and strive together for that industrial develop- 'ment which alone will make their stakes worth more than they have ever been in the past. Business men, professional men, mer- "chants, are all dependent on the growth of "the city for their own personal prosperity and advancement. Surely it is not asking too much of them, then, to suggest that they should band themselves together, under the ~ wing. of the Chamber of Commerce, as an united force, working in close harmony and tion, to bring about a great indus- trial advancement which will place and keep . Oshawa in the forefront of the industrial centres of Ontario. THE NEW PRESIDENT Frank L. Mason is to be congratulated on the spirit of public service he has shown in accepting the presidency of the Oshawa 'Chamber of Commerce for the next year. At the best, such a position is a thankless one, one which entails much expenditure of time 'and energy, and orie the importance of which §s sometimes not fully appreciated. Mr. Mason brings to the office a long ex- ance of public service, as town councillor, county councillor, warden of Ontario aunty, mayor of Oshawa, and member of public utilities commission. Thus he has y 'which will be valuable to him office as head of the Chamber his term of - : Oshawa is fortunate in hav- ag so conscientious and public-spirited a cit- | en as Mr, Mason, and under his guldatce Chamber ought to go to even greater nts in service for the welfare and evelopment of Oshawa, BE THERE TONIGHT _ Tonight the Kiwanis Winter Fair and will be in full swing. The Kiwan-. 'have been working hard on their plans, » ready to present a carnival that will » the people of Oshawa, and will, at we time, enable them to realize their ht that has inspired the r great effort, They have seen the value of their boys' work. in the past, they know the needs of the immediate future. They know that it is a work worth doing, a work that will make its good in- fluence felt in Oshawa for many years to come. Personally, they have nothing to gain from this effort. It is 'their contribution to the welfare of the community, and it is made unselfishly: ' Such effort is worthy of recognition and support, and the Kiwanians should have a hearty response to their appeal to the citiz- ens to attend the carnival and help in making it the success they want it to be. EDITORIAL NOTES G. D. Conant, retiring president of the Chamber of Commerce, has served his city well, and is deserving of the thanks of the community. "South African Peaches in City" said a headline in The Times. And some were quite disappointed to find that it referred only to a shipment of fruit. A British port expert is coming to Can- ada to inspect its harbors. He had better not come to Oshawa just yet. Patronize the Kiwanis Winter Fair and Carnival. It is for a good cause. How to give the farmer more for his milk and sell it more cheaply to the consumer will be quite a problem even for W. A. Dryden to solve. : Things are so quiet in the Ontario Legis- lature that the Toronto papers must be wish- ing Mitch. Hepburn were in thére to stir them up a bit. ' Other Editors' Comment | CHURCH AND SPORT (Kingston Whig-Standard) News columns this week carried a story from Lis- towel which stated that members of the town hockey club had attended divine service at a church there recently, Strange to say onc seldom sees sporting bodies at church together, though we often read and see members of fraternitics and other bodies assemble there. Few persons who take an active part in sport turn out to be law breakers. As the Listowel divine stated, sport helps to create clean bodies and minds and one with a clean mind seldom stoops to the point where he or she must lead a life of crime. Good citizen- ship is the inevitable result of regular attendance al church. There seems to be tendency among youth to get away from the Church. Oftentimes eagerness for sport is a main cause. It should not be and those who participate in games should follow the example of the Listowel hockey players by playing their game at the proper time and by also attending church. COATING THE PILL (London Sunday Pictorial) Whereas thirty years ago, children went to school only because they were made to go, the children of today go happily and willingly. a . The reason for this change is certainly the attrac- tiveness with which lessons are now presented. The pill of learning is today well coated 'with sugar. This modern method is commendable, but it has one danger. The children may, unless watched, nibble off the sugar and leave the medicine, BITS OF VERSE TO AN ATTIC TRUNK Year after year I sce you gently resting, Old trunk so drab, ail labelled, quaint and queer, Gray with the dust of Time, and no protesting Against your quiet fate I ever hear, All undisturbed, you arc forever dreaming Of satins, and of silks, soft-colored things, Laces and chiffons, all things of Fashion's choosing, As light and dainty as a fairy's wings, No more you know a lovely woman's trusting, And glory that you knew, in distant lands; Secluded peace is yours, and, deeper rusting Your locks that knew the touch of gentle hands Alas! You had not seen a Shadow straying That lingered neat with eager, bated breath, You had not thought of Azrael betraying, And luring her'to sail the sea of Death, . ,, Farewell: I leave you to your constant brooding Of other climes and years: sweet odors stir | Perhaps she comes! and I, who am intruding, Leave you to silence, and your dreams of her. Aileen Ward, | BITS OF HUMOR | "If what you did yesterday still looks big to you, surely you haven't done much today." Professor--Do you have any trouble finding room- er here at college, Mrs. Pennington? " ia Pennington--Yes, Professor, when the rent is due. 5 READ THIS ONE TOO Executive (interviewing applicant for important position)--Are you absolutely honest, straightforward, and trustworthy? Applicant--Yes, indeed, I am sir. Exccutive--1f Jo Jioud ater this office tomor- row morning and find a wallet containing $100, what would you do? 5 10000, : Applicaitr-What would I do? What would I do? I'd nothing and live on my income. td , Aspiring Poet--"Have you received an sion of public opinion on my new volume ¢" Publisher--"Well, one man with the same name as gours has asked us to announce that he is not the author, : : n PRELIMINARIES ; "Are you still taking thet cold bath cvery morn- ng?" "Oh, no! I stopped that because I was always being late at the office." "But, my dear sir, a cold plunge doesn't take more than a minute or so." ' "l know," came from the other, "bit I used to. spend three-quarters of an hour beforehand in bed hesitating,"-Tit-Bits, expres- *. FIRST AND LAST A colored man got his nerve together and took a flight in an aeroplane. As he climbed out of the ship on its return to the field, he turned to the pilot and 3 "Suh, Als, has to thank you fo' both dem rides." "What are you talking about?" said the aviator. "You only had one." ," returned. the passenger, "Ah had {wo mall fost an® mah fast." Rasseng . DICK McMURRAY, EDITOR OF THE LAREDO (TEXAS) TIMES, BAYS:=-- "The principle ' trouble with business just now is the extreme temerity of the buying public. "People have heard that times are 'bad' and waste no time in spreading this gospel of fear. In stead of supplying their normal needs, the public' has hoarded "its money in savings banks wait- ing for the calamity, that many ° are sure 'will come. Bank deposits today are a great deal larger than they were a year ago; before the plunge of the stock market, "Unwise newspaper editors have done a great deal to promote this untimely fear. Stories of drops in stock market values, of closing of banks, declines in commodity prices and the like age almost in- variably played big on the front page, when optimistic news in the opposite direction is often relegat- ed to the dumpheap. "What our country needs is a little more courage, a little more inclination to buy, a little less talk of impending 'disaster'. Prices are lower right now than they have been in years, yet people are still afraid. "BUY NOW CAMPAIGNS, SPONSORED BY SOME OF OUR LEADING NEWSPAPERS, ARE MOST COMMENDABLE. WHEN- EVER THE BUYING STRIKE IS ENDED, CONDITIONS WILL, SHOW A MARKED IMPROVE. MENT." [LOWSHIP OF "PRAYER 7 / DAILY LENTEN DEVOTION PREPARED BY THE REV CLARENCE IL WILSON, DO FOR THE COMMISSION ON EVANGELISM OF THE FEDERAL COUNCIL OF THE CHURCHES OF CHRIST IN AMERICA HOME.-TOWN FOLKS "No prophet iy accepted in his | own country." Luke 4": 24, (Read Luke 4 : 16-50.) Meditation Jesus went back to his home Lown apparently alter a long ab- | sence, He went to church and was | glven an opportunity to preach. His old neighbors were not proud | of him. They resemted His pre- sumption in going beyond them. | How foolish people are that way! As, though the home town had no title or right to excellence! It is so in many a small town which de- | preclates its own product. Then Jesus preached a missionary ser- mon and the people were offended at that. They were one hundred per cent patriotic and were anger- ed when Jesus told them that God cared for foreigners. What foolish egotists we are on the subject of race and nation! We assume that we are the chosen people. The home-town mind is provincial, The field is the world. Prayer O God who hath made of one neighbours. blood all nations, make Broad our human sympathies and make deep our Christian charity. And make us sensible, we beseech Thee, of Thine anointing when it rests on familiar heads. In Jesus' name. Amen. ------------------------------ by €, H, Tuck, Opt, D. (Copyright, 1928) VISUAL IMPERFECTIONS . Part Three By the Workmen's Compensation Act and acts of similar nature in many provinces and states, a physi- cal standard to which all applicants must "Measure Up" has been arrang- cd, but few of 'them until recently saw fit to measure the eyesight effici- ency of the applicant, The eyes appear to be in fine con- dition, no noticeable trouble ever having been evidenced but in.many found to be gregtly impaired, These conditions are found frequently in students as well as those engaged in other walks of life. The person may normal vision and through continual strain according to the condition ap- plying to the use of his eyes may y= : on iii J, POWER OF THE WORD-Vor erful, and sharper than any two edged sword, piercing even to: the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart--Hebrews 4:12 mine eyes, that I may behold won- drous things out of Thy law, cases the eyesight of one cye i# start work or study with apparently |' Lt the word of God is quick, and pow-| develop visual weakness. This may be overlooked for some time and later when the proper 'tests arc taken it is found that one eyc has for a long time been deficient in power. Many people possess only a frac tion of normal vision in one eye, but good vision in the other. Some are ¢ practically blind in one eye, but have good vision in the other. Suppose t a slight accident occurs to the de-|¢ ficient eye, an accident serious enough to require attention. The eyes arc tested and it is supposed that all the trouble was due to the acci- dent. Suppose a really serious acci- dent harmless in itself, has proved scrious- beeguse of he impaired vi- sion of the person not permitting afl true understanding of danger. The person with a moderate amount of astigmatism or far sight- edness, the student or the man em- ployed at a machine or bench is com- pelled to do practically double duty during the entire working day due to the condition of his eyes. As the day wears on the cyes begin to shirk and must find case by being closed or turned away to distant objects for a time. The wearing of the proper correction would not only mean the | increase of his carning capacity and |e would leave him with sufficient ner- vous energy to enjoy his evening's rest or recreation after work is done. (To be continued) ¢ 1 t WILL DECIDEON Rugby Body Expected To Take Decisive Step 8 Toronto, Ont.. Feb. 27.--Interest of football fans throughout thet country is centered on the annual meeting of the . Canadian Rugby Union here on Saturday for the rulers of Canadian football intend fore it is practically a to definitely dispose of the most perplexing problem to face them in years--the adoption of the forward pass. Every major football organiza- tion in the country has forwarded recommendations that the pass be used into the present code. There- certainty hat the men who guide the des- iny of the nation's popular autumn pastime will adopt the recommen- dations of its affiliated bodies. It is not, however, the fact that the parent body is finally going to make a decisive move in the matter that has aroused every person interested in the game interest. What s keyed up to a high pitch about is the question: "In what form win the moguls inject the pass into the present rules?" The modified forward pass has the Ontario The Que- I"ootball gate Union and the Interprovincial | Union, in addition to the W.C.R.U., and O.R.F.U,, have come to the con. lusion it is time for something de- finite to be done about the much discussed pass, However, while the Taterprovin- fal, Westert Canada Intercollegi ato and Quebec Rugby Unions, ex pressed satisfaction with the CINDANDNION isan, use of pigskin toss," the O.R.I\U., and he W.C.F.U., have gone on record 8 in favor of several noticeable hanges. The western body suggests the rules be framed so that a pass may side, wh omust be on the line of scrimmage, or by the guar.er-back, the flying wing, or any of the three halfbacks. acking side and received hy the wo outside wines of the a't~e ¢ In the east this is considered omewhat of a drastic suggestion. At present only four players are al- lowed to receive while it is admitted by eastern cri- the pass, and ics that the western idea would no doubt open up the play the opin- fon is expressed that with so many plays possible owing to the large number of players eligible to cule . {or third BOVRIL every day helps you keep the flu away heen used extensively in Western | Canada and in the junior and inter- scholastic series of Rugby Football Union. bec Football Union, Eastern Cana- da Intercollegiate Rugby Union, Western Canada Intercolle. Bovril builds Strength without fat tho pigskin the officials would cer- tainly become confused when check. ing the ultimate receiver. Another suggestion by the west. erners of interest is that the pass rule be changed so that the. bau may be thrown on the first, secona downs, The penalty foy non-completion of the pass on the third down should be the loss of the ball, that is providing yards are not completed, and possession given to the opposing team on the last line of scrimmage, ich SAM HUGHES TOURNEY Lindsay, Feb. 26,--The follow- ing tcams have entered the Sam Hughes Cup tournament: Wood- ville, Little Britain, Kinmount, Cameron, Valentia, Haliburton, Nationals of Lindsay, Canadian National Railways team, Rich- man's Colts and the Rangers of Lindsay. The Hughes Cup is one of the oldest and most coveted in the district, The games will be held here Thursday, I'riday and Saturday of this week. 1) Millbrook, -- The Commencement Exercises of the Millbrook Continua- tion School held in the Town Hall drew a large and appreciative audi. ence, the speaker of special note for the evening, who presented the dip« lomas, and the scholarship certificates being Dr. G. H. Needler, Dean of the Department of Modern Languag- es University of Toronto, a former Millbrook boy, who took his Ph.D. degree from the University of Leipsic Germany, and who has made good in his chosen profession, CATARACTS WIN Niagara Falls, Ont, Feb. 26.-- The Falls Cataracts helped thicke en the plot in the Ontario Profes- sional Hockey League race here "last night when they scored two goals in overtime to take a 5 to 3 verdict from Guelph Maple Leafs. 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