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PAGE FOUR ~ The Oshawa Daily Times Succeeding 4 THE OSHAWA DAILY REFORMER (Established 1871) An independent newspaper published every after- noon except Sundays and legal holidays at Oshe i fj vas Canada, by The Times Publishing. Company, 1 of shawa, Limited. Chas. M. Mundy, President, ..A. R. Alloway, Managing Director. N " Oshawa Daily Times is a member of The Cana- dian Press, the Canadian Daily Newspaper. Asso- ciation, the Ontario Provincial Dailies and the Audit Bureau of Circulations. A SUBSCRIPTION RATES vered by carrier in Oshawa and suburbs, 12¢c. a week. By mail in Canada (outside Oshawa car- $4.00 2-year, Ny TORONTO OFFICE ; 8 Bond Building, 66 Temperance Street. Telephone "Adelaide 0107. H. D, Tresidder, representative. { WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24th, 1931 THE WATER RATES "In the news columns of this edition ap- Pears an article intended to convey some ea of the vast amount of thought, energy, and money expended in the establishment nd maintenance of this city's water works stem upon which every citizen depends for a supply of water. "The Public Utilities Commission has been ticized, condemned, commended and even ughed at by people who look at this mat- ber from different points of view when they have considered the recent resolution pass- by the Commission in which the inten- $ion is clearly stated that citizens who are arrears with their water rates will find e supply cut off, and the water not turn- on again until such arrears are fully id. . We do not believe any member of the mmission would favor remowing the wa- er supply from the home of any honest ouseholder who, by reason of continued gnemployment or sickness, found himself distress, and absolutely unable to meet is water bill. Thay would be carrying the resolution to an extreme which could rot or a moment be condoned, under present onomic conditions, and, frankly, we do pot believe that it is the intention of the sommission to take any such drastic action. e Times would be quick to condemn any etion which would penalize only those who ave become victim indigents on account f their inability to meet the bills promptly. "On the other hand, The Times was repre- tented at the meeting of the commission at which the resolution governing this prob- m was discussed and passed. In the course of the meeting, a list was tabled showing those in arrears and the amounts owing by The Times representative scanned he list, and was surprised to find on it the ames of many citizens who could not be ed in the category of those unable to jay on -account of unemployment or sick- ness, who could not be considered to be in Histressed circumstances. It is to these, umably, that the commission is going p turn its attention, and in these cases, here is every justification for taking firm on. § Members of the Commission have re-it- rated the statement of their opinions that ) p city's business must be transacted on ° usiness-like methods. That they are trus- es of public monies and accountable to the public for their stewardship, and we feel ghat they would be lacking in their duties is stewards unless they made every effort o collect arrears of water, rates, where the orcement of their by-laws and regula- it. This qualification, obviously, would hot apply to homes where unemployment ad caused conditions of distress. a * * * * i On the other hand the Public Health Act Bas been quoted by the Medical Officer of Health, speaking at a meeting of the Board if Health, as making it compulsory for an dequate supply of water in every dwelling 'house, both for sanitary reasons and for fiman consumption, the property owner being responsible that this supply is estab- lished. 'Under the Municipal Act the -Utilities Qommission holds the tenant responsible r the water rates, while under the Com- Mission's own by-laws the tenant, or occu- nt of property supplied with water is reh- ered an account for such supply. Which of the two Acts has precedence we are frank to admit that we do not know. We do know, however, that this is not the only instance in which the Public Health - Act clashes with other Statutes. For in- stance: --the Adolescent Act definitely sta- that all children MUST attend school until they attain the age of sixteen years, penalties being laid down for the parents ® should children fail to comply: on the other "hand the Public Health Act gives authority to.the Medical Officer of Health, under cer- * * * * We feel, and we fancy that the members "of the Utilities Commission feel, that it is not fair to "rob Peter to pay Paul". The paymen a t of water rates is the only source f revenue that the Commission has for the 'adequate maintenance of the city's water supply.. If these rates remain unpaid by a small minority of citizens then the amount 'paid by the willing must be increased ac- : ly, -- hence some method must be volved of collection from those who are in 'vier delivery limits) $3.00 a year. United States . a position to pay but neglect to do so, And again, we point out, this does not include those who, by reason of unemployment or sickness nf the bread-winner, are not in a position to pay. i : In the immediate past we have seen one big public utility in this city pass out of civic jurisdiction into the hands of a limit- ed company financed through the invest- ment of private capital. We do not imagine for one moment that such a thing is likely to happen, but on the other hand let us suppose that some reputable company made an offer for the Water Works Division of the Public Utilities, this offer being accept- ed under guarantees regarding advance- ment of rates and other safeguards. Would such a company hesitate to cut off the wa- ter supply of any property owner or tenant if the rate agreed upon was not paid with- in a reasonable time? Then why should the Utilities Commission be criticized for suggesting such a thing. Is it because they are handling public money instead of money derived from private investors? We agree with the Commission that the 4 city's business must be transacted on bus- iness-like methods. MORE HELP FROM THE GOVERNMENT Senator Gideon Robertson, federal min- ister of labor, has made a pronouncement of policy which indicates that the govern- ment is favorably disposed towards giving further assistance to the municipalities of Canada in dealing with the unemployment situation. At a conference held in Edmon- ton the other day, he announced that the Dominion government is even willing to be more generous than ever before, and is will- ing to increase its share of taking care of transient unemployed to one-half of the total cost, in place of one-third which was previously paid. This is a concession which will be of some help to the municipalities which are bur- dened with large numbers of transients and Oshawa, situated on the main artery of travel through Ontario, might well be plac- ed in that category. But the announcement is more important from the standpont that it indicates that the government policy of helping the municipalities with unemploy- ment is to be continued. Of the funds votea at the special session last fall, there still remain two million dollars which have not been expended and this will, in all proba- bility, be added to before the present ses- sion closes. With the government, as indicated by the minister of labor's statement, favorably dis- posed to the granting of more generous as- sistance to the municipalities in dealing with the probem of unemployment relief, so that there should be greater pressure than ever brought to bear, by all municipalities concerned, so that the seriousness of the situation can be ever kept before the prem- ier and¥his cabinet. The prospects for fur- ther help are good, but every effort should be made to convince the powers that be at Ottawa that it will not do to wait until next Fall and winter, but that an emer- gency exists today which should be met with all possible speed. That is the import- ant thing so far as Oshawa and some other municipalities are concerned, and full ad- vantage should be taken of the apparently favorable frame of mind of the Dominion government to press this home as effective- ly as possible, | Other Editors'Comments TERRORS OF WAR (St. Catharines Standard) Lady Cynthia Mosley's statement that the next war will finish civilization and that there is a "dew of death" so powerfully destructive that a teaspoon- ful dropped on a city will kill a million people, sounds mast alarming, and may err on the side of exagger- ation. Nevertheless it is true that devices to de- stroy life and property are constantly being dis- covered and improved, and, what is more, are eager- ly sought for by the interested institutions. There is 'moge reason than ever for "warfare" to prevent war. WHEN FRIENDS STEP JN (Stratford Beacon-Heral One man who has had considerable sickness in his home in recent weeks made this statement the other 'day: "I never knew before that we had so many friends in this city, Neighbors have been coming in to see what they could do; others have called by phone to make inquiries, and there have been a good many flowers sent to us. It has made it a great. deal casier to carry on." That's nice and entirely as it should be. Some may claim that we should give evidence of friendship before sickness invades a home, and there may be force in such a contention.. But human nature does not work that way. We do not send for the fire department until there is a firg, nor do we crook the finger at the family physician until there is sickness in the home. BITS OF HUMOR SOME MORE MOLDY "You will find, my dear, that all men are cast pretty much in the same mold." "Yes, auntie, but some are much more moldy than others." AND HOW! The mother was bawling out her flapper daugh- er. "What business did you have kissing that young man in the car last night?" she demanded. "That wasn't business, ma," the flapper protested. "That was pleasure." TRY THEM AND SEE Smiles will keep the blues away From wrinkles keep you free, And drive Old Age out of your heart-- Just try them=and you'll see! HA? HA! HA! Tom--"T never see you with Hilda now." George--"No, 1 got absolutely fed up with the girl. , She's got such a cackle of a' laugh." Tom--"Well, 1 cah't say I've ever noticed that." George--"You would if you'd been within hearing La FRANK E. TRIPP, GENERAT, MANAGER OF THE GANNETT NEWSPAPERS, SAYS: THAT the local newspaper {is and always will be the dependable and constant contact between the world and the community. The great metropolitan daily, the ra- dio, the magazines have their places--and important places they are, but there is only one thor- ough contact if one wishes to reach any locality with either news or advertising, and that con. tact is the community newspaper. The local newspaper speaks with authority for and to its neighbors; it commands the con- fidence of those who buy it; it is welcomed into the home. Its mes- sage carries the weight of words from an invited guest. It does its job honestly and with the know- ledge that it is talking to people who know where and with whom the responsibility for its state. ments rest, It is not a great big theatrical thing with its actors behind scenes and its point of re- sponsibility obscured by unknown persons and fictitious by-lines. Every city and community worth while has one of these newspapers. It may be in a city of a half million, for neighborli- ness is not altogether gone from Wooden bridges constructed of creosoted wood were also being built in large numbers for small crossings, at a third less cost than iron or concrete: bridges, and with a 'life of from 25 to 30 years. They had the advantage also that they could be repaired easily and with little cost, when necessary, in con- parison with the metal or concrete bridges which usually had to be de- molished and replaced with new ones, : "It is to be hoped that when our municipalities have to construct via- ducts they will do so with wood and thus aid our forestry industry," said Mr. Piche, "Also that they will use the wood which comes from our own forests and give employ- ment to our 'citizens. For some Jeason or her we suffer from the invasion of wood imported into the province to the extent of 250,000,000 cubic feet each year, which is sold here, instead of using our own plentiful supply. This means a loss of about $7,000,000 annually to our com=-~rce. "It_is the duty of public bodies, as well as the Government and municipalities, to study seriously the question of using only wood from Quebec forests in construc- tion within the "province, of build- ings which are paid for out of the monies contributed by the tax- pavers, "When we find that the United States Congress has recently .de- creed that only wood trom that country should be used in public works construction, and the Ontar- io Government some years ago passed a similar order-in-council relative to public works, it might be asked why we do not do likewise." even the larger cities, or it may be in a progressive ittle commun- ity of a few hundred souls. Wher-| ever 1t is it's the most important | institution in the community. It | is the point of contact, the forum, the defender, the friend of the | community in which it is publish- | ed. That community which does not cherish and comfortably sup- port its local newspapers so they may be unshackled and indepen- dent to fight the battles of its readers comes pretty near being as short-sighted as the town which would go back to tallow candles. SCIENCE AND INVENTION HAVE ACCOMPLISHED MUCH, BUT SO FAR THEY HAVE CRE- ATED NO SUBSTITUTE WHICH ALMOST REPROACHES THE IM. PORANCE OF AN HONEST, FRIENDLY AND PROGRESSIVE | LOCAL NEWSPAPER. | | WOODEN BUILDINGS IN QUEBEC URGED Chief Forester Sees Means | to Help Lumber Trade Quebec, June 23.---The er¢ mm of wooden buildings on lots of « siderable width so as to prevent their being jammed together is fav- ored by G. C. Piche, chief forester of the province, as béing one of the means to help the lumber trade Wooden buildings are much cheaper to heat and cost much less to build there being a saving of from 30 to 40 per cent in the latter case, and from 40 to 60 per cent in the heating costs, Mr. Piche de- clared, adding that byilding by-laws which prohibiter the erection of wooden garages and residences was responsible to a certain extent for the lumber slump. Urging a wider use of Quebec woods in this province, Mr. Piche stated that~in a number of United States suburbs there were attrac tive wooden cottages, surrounded by gardens with lots of space and light. "I think we should give the question some reflection before we prohibit the erection of wooden re- sidences and force the use of the more expensive brick or stone, in view of the fact that the latter con- struction adds to the cost of living, and also to the cost of mainten- ance," said Mr. Piche. "We should have, on the outskirts of our cities, sections where garden cities could be built; where the | Winnipeg Coated With | tertained at a progressive dinner | at the three trocal hotels. They | left for Brockville where they Dakota Sand; Wind Blows It Back Again Winnipeg, June 23.--The two dust storms which centred on Winnipeg Wednesday and Thursday deposit- ed in Greater Winnipeg 6,292 tons of fine silt from farms in North Dakota, southern and central Sask- atchewan. This method of arriving at these figures was suggested by Prof. J.) Jackson, of the Manitoba Agricul- tural College. Dust from one square vard of pavement was swept up and weighed. It tipped the scales at ex- actly two and one-quarter ounces I'his was multiplied by 4,840 to. give the weight of dust over an acre, ind again by 15961, the acreage of reater Winnipeg. . Changes in the wind, 'however, hited most of it back, by the air ronte to North Dakota, Minnesota and Saskatchewan. Welcomed Goodwill Tour (Gananoque. -- The goodwill tour party composed of informa- tion hurgau and motor club rep- resentatives from the Canadian ind United States cities were en- INTEREST Established back in 1884, the Central Canada has grown steadily until now, with assets of over Twelve Million Dollars, it is one of the oldest and strongest institutions of its kind in the Dominion. We are well equipped to handle your business and respectfully solicit your account. In our Savings Department we pay 49, Interest on Deposits, and in our Debenture Department we pay higher interest than the rate paid on Savings on sums of money left with us for any period of one to five years. CENTRAL CANADA IAN ano SAVINGS COMPANY . OSHAWA Branch Office: F. J. Redd hav Aanag 03 Svar Sr orth eddin, Oshawa Branch Manager WILL EARN Oshawa Branch, 23 Simcoe St. North Established 1884 TORONTO Head Office: King and Victoria Sts. 52 stay tonight and after a sight-see- ing tour thromgh the Thousand SAFETY DEPOSIT BOXES FOR RENT Isiéhds tomorrow, they proceed to Cornwall and Ottawa. workingmen would be permitted to build their houses of wood, such as they have in England, and where they have proved quite a success. He spoke also of the successful use of creosoted wooden poles for telegraph and power lines as being equal if not superior to the metal poles, which were beginning to re- place the wooden ones." HE LEANING TOWER 27 0F PISA 1S J PERFECTLY na PERFECTLY (irae BALANCED a, BLEND OF THE Q FINEST IN TOBACCOS Send in ten cents in stamps and we will mail you a set of "Do You Know cards of knowledge Buckingham Cigarettes--a smooth he band Ee oath There is more mellowing influence than giant sun , and when 1 proposéd to. her." Give Us An Opportunity To Render Service WR, AR 75 2) = WR A home builder who expects to save an in- significant sum by buying inferior lumber will regret it with the passing of years. In the long run he will find such lumber exceedingly cost- ly. The lumber dealers whose names appear below offer you quality lumber at right prices, and having sold such lumber to you know that they will retain your well wishes for the lumber industry and their individual organ- izations in particular. These dealers carry all standardsizes, or will cut lumber to individual specifications. Any service desired will be rendered USE MORE CANADIAN LUMBER Oshawa and District J ~ Lumber Sales Promotion Association F. L. BEECROFT, Pine Street, Whitby TED, Bowmanville GALE AND TRICK LIMITED, Oshawa CAREW LUMBER COMPANY LIMITED, Oshawa THE SHEPPARD & GILL LUMBER COMPANY, LIM- L. A. KOCH, Oshawa OSHAWA LUMBER COMPANY LIMITED, Oshawa SAMUEL N. GRIFFIN LUMBER COMPANY, Port Perry WATEROUS-MEEK LIMITED. Oshawa W. J. 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