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"PAGE FOUR = ed . x=" eT 4 s » 1 eon a. FT THE OSHAWA . » The Oshawa Daily Times. X Sueceéding ; THE OSHAWA DAILY REFORMER (Establisked 1871) An i fish: N foie, Som, [ed fo of y ne Cima of Chas. M. Mundy, P; : A R. Allowa anaging Director. The Oshawa Daily Times is a member of Th . EE Si ST 8 . e t Bureaus De ig SUBSCRIPTION RATES Dullvared by cartier wa and suburbs, 12. » (outside Oshawa car Sig delivery limits) 8 vear. United States 3 10 BR Sp Se SATURDAY OCTOBER 31st, 1981 Will They Take Heed ? So far, the city council has seen fit to ignore the protests which have been made t its policy of paying the men em- oyed on grading partly in cash and partly in relief orders. These protests have come from ex-mayors of the city, from rate- payers' associations, and from individuals who have suffered because of this system. Now, however, a more influential voice is heard in protest. The directors of the Oshawa Chamber of Commerce, including men who are considered some of the busi- ness and industrial leaders of the commun- ity, have also spoken. They, too, have nothing but condemnation for the action of the city council in introducing methods of barter into its dealings with employees. Their declaration of protest is emphatic and unequivocal. Perhaps, with this influential voice raised in protest, the eity council will take cogniz- ance of the situation which has developed, and will rescind the regulations which have been enforced by its relief committee, and, incidentally, have been enforced by that committee without being ratified by a regular or speical meeting of the council in open session. Willing Volunteers Worth-while causes have always pro- diced men willing to give whole-heartedly of time and their energy on their behalf. This is proving particularly true in connec- tion with the organization which is spons- oring the drive to raise money for the city's Welfare Fund. This organization has been created by public-spirited and generous citizens, who have come forward and given their services absolutely free. This applies to the whole organization of workers, from the general committee chairman down to the last work- ar in the ranks, Oshawa is fortunate in having such men, willing to give their ser- vices to this worthy cause, without thought of reward or remuneration for themselves. The fact that the general committee chairman and those associated with" him are giving all of their time and energy and ability free for this work, should be a stim- ulus to the citizens to support them by making generous contributions. Effort of his kind, by willing workers, should inspire those who have the ability to give, to give generously, and there cannot be too great se for those who have shouldered the arden of organizing this campaign and putting forward every effort to make it a complete success. Bright Spots on the Horizon Scarcely a day passes now without some indications being presented to show that there is a definite upward trend to business generally through this country. Some of bright spots on the horizon were pub- hed in The Times yesterday, and they are y of more than passing attention. . One of these was an announcement that he Canadian Westinghouse Company is making a start on a ,000 addition to its plant in Hamilton, for the manufacture of refrigerators in Canada. 'Another calls attention to the fact that since Octobe 1 the price of No, 1 hard wheat has increased by slightly over ; cents a bushel, which adds between if - ,000,000 and $80,000,000 to the value of present wheat stocks in Canada. Still another points to the increase of 30.6 cent in Canada's gold production in the rst eight months of 1931. : 'Another interesting statement is the assertion of R. B. Morley, general manager of the Industrial Accident Prevention Asso- Bg] fu | to the effect that there is an upward in the employment figures of a list of | 4 large firms in Canada. ~All of these are bright spots on the hori- They give encouragement fo those have been looking for the return to Jeosperdy, No one now expects prosperity come back overnight, but all these items are finger-posts, pointing out the way to a gradual, but nevertheless certain move in the right direction, and as such they can- Why the North is Busy Recent reports that the mining areas fn some sections of Northern Ontario are booming are explained by the official fig- ures which, have just been issued regard- ing gold production in this country during the present year. These figures show that in the first eight months of 1931 there wag an increase of 30.6 per cent as compared with the same od of 1930. For the month of August of this year, the output of gold for the Dominion amounted to 225,680 ounces, as compared with 170,052 otinces in the same month of last year. One remarkable fact which is also shown fs that Ontario alone, in the month of August, produced more gold than was produced by the whole Dominion of Can- ada in August, 1930, without taking into consideration the amount produced in Quebec, British Columbia, Manitoba, Nova Scotia and the Yukon territory. This explains why some sections of Northern Ontario, at least, are enjoying prosperity, which will, in due course, be reflected elsewhere in the province. In fact, it is being shown in this district at the present time, for large shipments of apples, from the orchards of Ontario and Durham Counties are finding a ready mar- ket in Kirkland Lake and other mining towns, which are busy. %Gold seems to be in tremendous demand at the present time, which makes the con- dition of affairs in Canada .all the more satisfactory. May the production of On- tario's mines long continue to increase, and help to create a volume of new wealth, and of prosperity, which will be of an abid- ing character. Editorial Notes The idea of organizing a local employ- ment council to study the possibilities of widening employment avenues in Oshawa is an excellent one, so long as the council is sufficiently influential and representative to accomplish its object. "Share--and Be Glad You Can" should should be on everyone's lips, and in every- one's heart unti the Wefare Fund cam- paign is completed. Isn't it strange how some people canfl never be convinced that there are public spirited men ready to do a community job of work without expecting any remunera- tion for it? Britain is safe. Not a single Communist secured election on Tuesday. And in nearly every case the Communist candidate lost his deposit. That is a magnificent answer to Russia's propaganda. We wonder how the city council would feel if the provincial auditor refused to accept direct relief orders as payment for work done on unemployment relief projects. Peter Christie, former M.P, for Ontario riding, was honored last night on attaining his 85th birthday. In old age he still retains the esteem and affection of his friends. East Whitby made no mistake with the gas franchise bylaw. It almost seems a pity that the law demands a vote of the electors in a case like that of East Whitby, The Australian goodwill party on Mon- day will experience something of that fine hospitality for which Oshawa has become famous. | Other Editor's Comments: UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE Montreal Canada) Of all the methods practised to protect workers from the evils inherent in unemployment, the best perhaps, because the most compatible with human dignity, are hose based on the spirit of providence, initiative and solidarity of the workers among them- selves. The idea of mutual benefits is gaining ground among organized workers. If the principle of unemployment insurance in an organized basis had been more widely spread, and, above all, if it had been applied a little carlier, society and goy= errments would not today be so rudely shaken by the shocks of the economic crisis, We shall do well to remember this, when the sun of prosperity shines once again in the world. BITS OF HUMOR Green: "l once wrote a story about snakes, and I thought it was splendid, You krow, I consider snakes very wise and knowing creatures." Green: "Well, ow, I reen ! ell, now, have vou ever heard of a shake having its (cg pulled 2" Two little boys went for a holiday to the sea. As they were leaving the beach Tommy noticed that his companion carried a bottle of sea water, "What have you got there, Billy?" he asked. ell, you see, my mother has never seen the sea, go I am taking her some to look at." "But why don't you fill the bottle?" was the next inquiry. 'Why, you idiot, what should I do if the tide came up and burst the bottle ?" "Wh "If ° -------- Librarian: "What is the title of the book you looking for?" per: "I am not quite sure, but I know it ber ging with 'The.' " BITS OF VERSE HOMESICK Town lights, so full of mystic glory, You've lost your magic charm, Tonight my heart is yearning For my home down on the farm, I get so tired of closed=in walls, e constant rusd and din, My spirit craves for quietude, For calm and peace within. don't you weed your garden?" did there'd be nothing left in it?" ar Dear kind old farm, I hear you call, And chiefly in the spring id I long to roam the friendly woods And hear the song birds sing. The dear, kind friends 1 left behind-- I miss them more each day. Ah, had I realized their worth Before I came away. ~Bertram E. Nightingale, | business The Town Crier OTE. ~The opinions exprszsed in this tolumn each Saturdsy must mor be con- strued as beig those of The Oshawa Times. They are indipen tent nions contributed by The "Crier" Rimmel and must be interpreted os such, Comments on this column should be add to he Town Lies" in care of The ve Daily Times, There seems to be quite a "to do" over the fact that the Relief De- partment of the city is, so it is al- leged, discriminating against chain stores in the issuing of relief or- ders. City Council is being blamed for this, condemned for it, and crit- icized for it, but the Town Crier would like to ask if the City Coun cil knows anything about it. Appar- ently fhe Advisory Kelief Commit- tee, appointed a month or so ago from among the members of Coun- cil, has taken the law into its own hands, Has this committee ever reported to council? brought any recommendations to council, or considered council! in any whatyo- ever? or has it just gone ahead "off its own bat"? are some of the ques- tions which people are asking. » LJ To-night is Hallowe'en, or in plain English "Holy Evening", the even- img before All Sats' Day, Many people are crying in the press be cause the old customs and traditions usually associated with Hallowe'en are fast disappearing but the Town Crier believes in his heart that the loudest criers would also cry the loudest if they fell victims to some of the "jokes" which were perpe- trated twenty or thirty years. There was very little fun, after all, in try- ing to disentangle a gate from the top of a telegraph pole, orto find dur ing the early hours of the morning that both tront and back doors had been securely Jastened with nails, . ® According to reports from many cities all over Canada it appears that the new statute holiday com- memorating the anniversary of Are mistice Day, "Remembrance Day", November 11, is not to be celébrat- cd so fully as the occasion sens to justify. The retail merchants in Kingston, for example, have decid- ed that they will not close their stores, while other merchants near- er home appear to be rather unde- cided on the matter, A statute hol- iday is created by the Dominion Parliament placing a Statute, regu- larly enacted, among the laws wh'+h govern this country, Theoretically, any man, or women, who does not keep holiday when required to de so 1s breaking a Dominion Statute just as much as if they broke the statute requiring them to make an income tax return, or register a death in the family, The trouble is of course, that one retail merchant is afraid that his competitor may keep open and so, instead of all au- tomatically closing their stores as they should, the majority carry on as usual, Ii- the statute governing such holidays was rigidly enforced and a penalty imposed for infractions of the statute, then the trouble would disappear. What is more, retailers and others would not be subject to unfair competition from those competitors who did not wish to keep the holiday, Under existing conditions there is chaos and one finds a town or city enthus- iastically celebrating May 24 while the neighboring community waits for June 3 in order to take a day off. "vn The Town Crier had quite a shock the other day when he came across the word "formulas" in an otherwise perfectly good Canadian metropoli- tan newspaper. The author of this column is rather inclined to puritan- ism so far as language is concerned but on the other hand admits that changes in recognized plurals are taking place very rapidly. For ex- ample any man who wrote "bi" in- stead of "busses" in using the plur- al of bus, ar even wrote "motorbi", would be laughed at. There is no reason, however, for using "roofs" "Gladiolas" or "crocusses" which are among some of the most common errors. The Town Crier has also seen the word "cherubs" used whereas, of course, the correct word is "cherubim," the Hebrew -im de- noting the plural. Other plurals which are often spelt or formed in- correctly are "cupfuls" and "hand- fuls" which should, according to the best authorities, have the final "s" and only one "1", oe Did you ever notice that all civic officials, nunisters of religion, offi- cers of fraternal organizations, suce cessful and unsuccessful business « men, members of parliament, heads of industrial organizations, secre- tarics of sports clubs, teachers, and several other people are firmly con- vinced that they could run a newspa- per far better than the people who undertake such work? Newspaper publishers and reporters hardly ever cngage in 'conversation with any person unless they receive a lot of advice, absolutely gratis, as to what they should and should not do. Of+ ten they are told "you must not do so and so" (not that they take any notice) while more often still they are informed that "the paper is rots ten" because something has been left undone. The Town Crier won- ders what the average man or wo- man would think if tha newspaper- man dictated and advised as to how tl. iy should run their personal busi- ness; the accent being, of course, on the word "personal", public busi- ns isa different thing entirely. - In the {future "Broncos" and "Sparrows" need not listen respect fully and say nothing when charged with coming over to this Domipion and trying to run things. The con~ ditions have been reversed. On the front page of "Canada", an illustrat- cd weekly journal "for all interested in the Dominion appeared a notice 'Canada's' essage to Every Man and Woman in the Mother Country" in which free ad- vice was given as to how the elec- tors should vote at the general elec tion in Great Britain, Jack Canuck is evidently now trying to tell the "Sparrows" and "Broncos" just how 'Mr. DAILY TIMES, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1931 Care and Eye Strain by C. H, Tuck, Ope, D, (Copyright, 1938) Cade THE CHILD AND ITS DEVELOPMENT Childhood The sound of evening's welcome bells 3 Upon the late breeze dying Bespeaks the weary labor-rest-it- tells And we patter forth to meet them gently sighing. Our troubles and our 'lls we tell As safe in strong arms lying Admonished for our faults and gently kissed as well See the firesides glowing embers slowly dying. Back to childhbod's days I wan- der As the twilight sweetly steals, Of scenes so near forgotten now I pender Beside the little cot a white robed figure knéels, The narrow winding footpath to the school By the shaded scenty bowers Where the squirrels call from the pineshades ever cool An afternoon of quietness, sun- shine and flowers, The paths first trod with fear- fulness Of future undecided, Now show by shades-serenly calm then openness We ses them in our thoughts their dangers long derid« ed. ' The well remembered church- bell, The old familiar walk, The parson's prompted text, the scenes we knew so well, In modest measures parting from the gossip's "veekly talk. C. H. Tuck, Regina, 1917. THAT persistent advertisers maintain business principles all the time, They deal fairly and squarely with the public, giving them everything they can in the way of service and goods at the low- est price possible, Quality and economy are link- ed together at these places of business, They have their prices coupled to service, Their clerks are courteous and attentive to business, They carefully consider wants of the people, These business concerns show a conscientious effort on their part"to supply the hest goods and service that is sold at any price. It is wise economy on the part of the buying public to read the ads before they shop. Advertisements show ample choice and price from which to select, The wise buyer clings fast to this fact. 2 The modern way of advertising is, as usual, the sensible way for the business concerns to get business, The modern way of buying Is by reading the advertisements and buying where the best buys are, MANY BUSINESS CONOTRNS HELP TO POSTPONE PROS. PERITY FOR THEMSELVES BY CURTAILING ADVERTIS- ING AND TALKING PESSI- MISTICALLY. MAPLE GROVE NEWS (Miss Marion Snowden, Corres- pondent) Maple Grove, * Oct. 30.~Mr. and Mrs. Steve Munday and four children, Courtwright, spent a few days with his parents, Mr. and Mrs, Mark Munday, Sr,, and other relatives here. ! Mr. and Mrs. Frank Swallow, Clifford and ldna, are spending a few days with Dr. and Mrs. Gordon Brown, Holstein. Edna expects to remain with them for a few months, Mr. and Mrs, John Sanders, Bowmanville, visited her brother, Mr, W. J. Snowden on Thursday. Mr, J. W, James recently visit- the ed his son in Toronto. . Mr. and Nirs. Eber Souch, and and Mrs, S. Souch, Orono, recently visited Mr. and Mrs. T, Power, The Young People's Meeting on Wednesday evening, Oct. 28, was in the form of a Hallowe'en Masquerade when a number of the young people were in COS- tume, those not in costume were fined 10c. Prizes were given for the best costumes as follows: best dressea lady, Dorothy Steve ens; best dressed gent, Enid Twist; best dressed couple, Ross Stevens and Vera Shackelton; best comics, Charlie", ight and George Polly. Miss Ellen Gimb- lett, social convenor, was in charge and a short programme was given, including a vocal duet they should act "over 'ome." Clest pour rire, : THE TOWN CRIER. Lyra Freeman and Helen Mel calf; readings, May Freeman and Mrs, Ross Btevens; solo, Miss B. Boueh., A number of games and relays were then enjoyed and refreshments served. ISLES OF ROMANCE ONSCOTTISH COAST Off the Beaten Track Holiday tourists who dclight to leave the beaten track find in the islands of the North a contrast from the life: of the mainland, which serves to direct the footsteps of others to the isles of the Vikings. The Orkney and Shetland Islands advertise themselves during the summer season, but with the advent of autumn they are apt to drop out of the round of places thought and talked about, and they become once again a little world to them- selves, depending on their own re- sources for the amenities of life, thus says an article in thé Edin- burgh Journal, Some of the wildest and most ro- mantic seacoast in the world is to be seen amidst the Orkney and Shetland Islands. From gently-slop- ing uplands we are immediately transferred to wild and precipitous cliffs, rising in many places to from 300 to 700 feet, and presenting a most romantic appearance with their voes and gloups, Stupendous pre- cipices loom up against the sky be- side shattered masses of rock lying at their base, to be dashed about at th: mercy of every gale. In the midst of a storm the scene is full of grandeur and awe-inspiring mag- nificenct, Among the many birds to be seen along the coasts may be observed the burrough-ducks (shieldrakes), dunters (eider-ducks), terns, scarfs, (cormorants), sca-pies, snipes, plov- ers, ahd grouse. The Orkney soil is good, some of it very rich and loamy. Many of the smaller farms are still wrought with oxen. The chief occupations are farming and fishing, The people are kind and hos pitable. They are a hardy race des- cended from hardy ancestors. Farm+ ing in the Orkneys is in an advanc-< ed state, and the most improved implements are in use. Almost every farm of any size possesses a reaping machine, which greatly shortens and lessens the labor dure ing hatyvest, Sea-weed is much used for manure on the land, and along with other stugs produces very fair crops of cereals, Scarcely any bar+ ley is sown here being much more successfully grown, and there is no wheat. Orcadian farmers enjoy as good prices for their cattle and pro- duce as any further south, Ancient Kirkwall Kirkwall, the capital of the Ork- neys, is the corrupted form of an ancient name "Kirkjuvagr," which signifies church bay. To the travel- ler approaching the town from the west -the view is both picturesque and antique. The town, which is long, consists mainly of one princi= pal street more than a mile in length and in many places so narrow that vehicles have difficulty in passing cach other, The quaint aspect of the street, and the peculiar style of some of the older houses, riyiind one that the town is ancient and associated with an historic past. . During the summer the capital of Orkney is a luxurious spot. It can be made the headquarters of de- lightful boating excursions. Besides the cathedral, there are several plac: es of historical interest, Instead of being shut up in isolation, the capi- tal of Orkney is now a favorite tourist resort--every summer many people find their way to these nor+ thern latitudes, where, upon the bosom of the sea or upon the grassy slopes of the Pomona Hills, they spend many a delightful holiday. To those who desire health and amuse« ment a voyage to the ancient battles ground of the Norse Sea Kings can be commended. Next to Kirkwall comes the pleas ant little town of Stromness. The name itself is derived from Strom, a stream, and Ness, a. promontory. When last century was in its infan* cy Stromness was only a fishing vil- lage of a few scattered huts; now it is an important Orcadian town with over two thousand inhabitants. South Ronaldsay, one of the larg" est of the southern isles of Orkney, contains some of the most fertile soil to be found in the North Sea. The valley to the east is good for growing crops, and presents one of the most lovély views in' the gegion. The gentle slope runs down to the shore of the heaving ocean, which stretches eastward to the dim hori zon. In summer many of the fields are white with daisies, which grow 30 thickly that one at first sight im- agines the ground to be covered with snow. : As we pass northward amidst the islands o fthe northern sea we meet with many interesting objects. About these northern bays and headlands remnants of the old Scandinavian period still linger lov+ ingly. Upon the shore of Stromsay we find places bearing the names of Oddness and Torness, reminding the traveller of those ancient deities Odin and Thor, who were once held in reverence by the hardy sons of the wild seas. Shetland Islands A century ago the Shetland Is- lands were almost an unknown land to the people of the south. When a minister from Shetland was de- puted to attend the General Assem= bly, it might take him a year to get there and back, Now that there is a fegular service between Aberdeen and Lerwick, and hetween Leith and several of the Shetland ports, Orkneys and Shetlands Lin afety Deposit Boxes For 'the sum of $300 and up per annum, 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 sefeskeeping facilities: CE IFAN ap SA NADA NGS COMPANY 23 Simcoe Street North Established 1884 - OSHAWA ASSETSTOVERRTWELVENMILLIONS the journey can be performed with comfort and expedition. Tourists flock north in the summer season to admire the scenery, catch the trout, and inhale the health-giving breezes. The town of Lerwick is one of the finest of island capitals and is constantly becoming finer. No visi tor can fail to be impressed by its unique natural harbour, gloriously screened by the God-given shelter of the island of Bressay. Commer cial Street, which runs along the water's cdge, is at the foot of a hill, and is so narrow in parts that two vehicles can hardly get past cach other, Up from the main street to the newer town, on a pla teau at the top, run numerous quaint wvnds.. This new and well-built art contains the farseen and nota- ble town hall, by climbing the clock tower of which one has a splendid view of all surrounding slopes and seas. The chief occupation of the Shets lands is the herring fishing. At Ler- wick, during the fishing season, thousands of women are employed to gut the myriad herring that are daily brought into the bay. All the processes of gutting, curing and kippering go on in a grand style. The women clad in a kind of oilskin, handle their dangerous implements in the most dexterous manner. Among the crowded shipping, two kinds of craft are easily distinguish- able--the steam drifter and the fish ing boat fitted with a motor engine, It is not many years since the sail was the alternative to steam in the fishing fleet, but now a sailing boat going to the herring fishing is a curiosity, though not. quite un- known. NEW U.S. CONSULAR OFFICIAL ARRIVES Montreal, Que. ---- After eleven years spent in different consular poets in the Levant, James H. Keeley, consul assigned to the U.S. Consulate-General here, ar- rived in Montreal recently to take up his duties. Mr, Keeley served for several years in each of the cities of Istanboul, Damascus and Beirut. A graduate of the United States School of Aeronautics, at Princeton University, he served in the war as an {instructor on United States flying fields. After a short period in private business at the close of the war he enter- ed the consular service, being sent to Istanboul, or as it was formerly known, Constantinople. He remained there for three yoars, from 1920 to 1923, a stir ring peried in Turkish history. At Damascus, the oldest city In the world, he spent five years. Damascus, he said, today is still us it was thousands of years ago, practically untouched by modern civilization, One more or less in congruous note in modern Syria he said, was the Arab sheik's adoption of motor cars, the sigh of a number of Arabs dashin over the desert in a fast car their garments streaming in the wind, being ludicrous, Later, Mr. Keeley was trans ferred to Beirut, where he re mained for three years, taking a degree at the American Un! versity there. Bailiffs are Kept Waiting 36 Hours Winnipeg. -- Bailiffs, a sourc of worry to most people forced to deal with them, caused Mrs. Jegrle Sawchuk little concern, Tor 36 hours two bailiffs walt ed for Mrs. Sawchuk to retur home so they could execute writ of possession granted to he landlord, At the end of 26 hours they were not nearly sa patient and entered the hom through a window, In bed wal Mrs. Bawchuk fast asleep. But that was not the end o the Balliffs' troubles. They read the writ and set about to move her possessions, Two of them at tempted to lift a big trunk | the corner. The handles broke and reinforcements were sent for, Two more bailiffs arrivedd and the quartette carried the trunk to the street, Here they opened ft. It was filled with a quar: ter ton of sand and ashes, Well, it certainly looks as if abou the only difference between 193( and 1931 is that the former happen ed to come first.--"Louisville Times' About the time we get Germany' financial standing half-soled the up pers give way.--"Dallas News" "Economy has taught me one les son. 'By denying myself of tobacco movies, ice cream and a few others luxuries for the last 10 y®rs I accu ing to do with the money." {That's great. What are you go ing to do with the omney," "I won't have to decide that ques tion--the bank failed" T Will clean and press lady's dress, gown, suit or long coat or gent's suit or overcoat. SHERRIN"S DYE WORKS Whitby Phone 468. Oshawa Phone 760 We make a small extra charge for pleating Ambulance Service Day and Night Phone 1082w Oshawa Burial Co. 'M. F. ARMSTRONG & SON Capability, Courtesy, Dignity, Sincerity are mentioned by those whom we serve. 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