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w ¢ PAGE FOUR THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1940 The Oshawa Daily Times Suvcndion THE OSHAWA DAILY REFORMER (Established 1871) ered by carrier in Oshawa, Whitby and suburbs 20 for i dy weeks; $3.25 for six months, or $6.50 per year if paid in advance. mail anywhere in Canada (outside Oshawa oy delivery limits) $128 for three months, $2.25 for six months, or $4.00 per year it paid in advance. : : By mail to U.S. subscribers, $6.00 per year. payable strictly 1 advance. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1940 Four-Lane Highway Plans While the Provincial Government has not yet made an official announcement, -it seems probable that extension of the four- lane highway to Oshawa in the coming year is practically assured. This informa- tion was conveyed to Town Council of Whitby in a letter which quoted a reason- ably definite memorandum on the matter from Hon. T. B. McQuesten, Ontario minis- ter of highways. Much credit for the success up to this time of efforts to get the Ontario Govern- ment actively concerned in the proposed four-lane highway extension through Whitby to Oshawa goes to Whitby's muni- cipal government. It was a strong delega- tion from that community that recently interviewed Hon. Mr. McQuesten when introduced to him by Hon. Gordon D. Conant, member for Ontario riding and attorney-general of Ontario. Oshawa's position in the matter had been set forth by City Council and Chamber of Commerce some months ago, and was recently reiterated. Extension of the four-lane highway to Oshawa will be of immense value to this city and Ontario County communities through which or near which it will pass. The work, however, is clearly in the nation- al interest as regards production of war material, particularly military automotive equipment in which Oshawa factories are, perhaps, leading the way for the whole Dominion. Five Years Over Par Hundreds of people in Oshawa and dis- trict, as well as in a number of other centres, are today congratulating David M. Tod on reaching the 75th anniversary of his birth. Already five years past what is called the "allotted span", Mr. Tod is still playing the game of life with all his skill and good humor, and it is reasonably safe to say that he will come close to setting up a course record before the time comes to add up the score. What most people like about Davey Tod is his steadfastness in duty, friendship and service. He has always kept his eye on the ball, but, between strokes, he has found time and occasion for a lot of friendly fun and fellowship. Life has done well by Mr. Tod, both in material rewards and years added to years, but he has won all that has come to him, He has asked no favors of fortune and that is why, very likely, that his life has been marked, so far as others know, by more happiness than sorrow, more of this earth's good things than its bitter fruit. The Oshawa Daily Times joins the com- munity chorus of good will to Mr. Tod on his 75th birthday and hopes that there will be many more to celebrate. He has served Oshawa better, in his quiet way, than many will ever know. - Bible Society Reports War Activities Reporting a distribution of more than 114,000 copies of its "Services Edition" of the New Testament the Bible Society brings to a close the first year of its war service in the present world conflict. A special edition bound in distinctive colours for each of the three service,--~dark blue for the navy, khaki for the army, and light blue for the air force--contains on its fly leaf the following message from His Majes- ty the King.--*"To all serving in my forces by sea, or land, or in the air, and indeed, to all my people engaged in the defence of the Realm, T commend' the reading of this Book. For centuries the Bible has been a wholesome and strengthening influence in our national life, and it behooves us in these momentous days to turn with re- newed faith to this Divine source of com- fort and inspiration." The Testaments are provided for all on active service through the chaplains services, and are available for chaplains without cost. The Bible Society points out that in addition to this it sup- plies Scriptures for distribution through military hospitals and Red Cross units, and that ever since 1806 it has been the policy of the Bible Society to provide the Secrip- tures for distribution through military hospitals and Red Cross units, and that ever since 1805 it has been the policy of the Bible Society to provide the Scriptures for prisoners of war in the required lan- guages. Scriptures in German and Italian have been placed at the disposal of the Director of Internment Operations for dis- tribution among enemy aliens and prisoners of war interned in Canada. When this war service was begun just a year ago the Society in Canada opened its War Emergency Fund and appealed to its constituency for help with this addi- tional burden. A generous response has enabled the Society to carry on its work without interruption. In issuing these figures covering its first year of war ser- vice, the Society asks again for contribu- tions to its War Service Fund in order that it may avail itself of these priceless oppor- tunities of Christian service. "We believe that the importance of such work as this will be readily apparent, and its continuance a challenge to our Christian Stewardship", says the Bible Society in a statement issued by S. E. Anglin, President of the Upper Canada Bible Society. "It is designed to provide comfort and spiritual strength to all who face the anxieties of these troublous times, and to spread abroad those great principles upon which alone a Christian civilization can be built." Villages of Ontario Show Betterment? In their own way, the villages of Ontario have been doing their part for the better- ment of the country. In the past five years, quite marked progrss is recorded in 156 "municipalities according to a survey car- ried out by Hon. Eric Cross, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Public Welfare. Taken as a group, the villages have shown consistent reduction in tax levies, arrears and debenture indebtedness since 1934, the first year for which comprehen- sive statistics were compiled. In 1939, there were 147,764 persons in Ontario vil- lages, a gain of 10,600 in five years. Assessed value of property amounted to $81,117,440, or $549 per capita in 1939 as compared with $80,585,677 or $587 per capita in 1934 to $24.87 per capita in 1939, while tax arrears have declined from $11.25 per capita to $8.77 in the same period. In 1934, the total debenture debt of the villages was $11,890,930. In 1939 it had been reduced to $10,124,663. Po Editorial Notes > "Hungary joins the Totalitarian Axis" and we suppose there will be a lot more hungry people under the Axis banner. True religion is the foundation of society. When that is once shaken by contempt, the whole fabric cannot be stable or lasting.-- (Burke). Oshawa's downtown streets are going to be "lit up" for Christmas. The trees and the electric light bulbs are on order and by the first of December King and Simcoe streets will be "the great white way." Motorists and truck drivers who have occasion to travel the highway between Toronto and Oshawa, will have reason for feeling optimistic these days. The calling for tenders at the Rouge, Pickering and Lynde creeks would indicate, and it has not been denied, that the four-lane highway is to be completed next year. It was rather a co-incidence that follow- ing the day the Attorney-General's depart- ment asked co-operation of garagemen in tracking down hit-and-run drivers, such an occurrence should take place in Mr. Conant's own constituency. And now the garage- men at Uxbridge may be eligible for the reward offered: in such instances. According to the announcement of Naval Minister Angus L. Macdonald in the House of Commons this weak, Canada's navy is to be increased to 250 ships by April, 1942. Many will agree with the Navy Minister that "the dignity of Canada demands that we should have a navy worthy of our im- portance in the world of nations." A Bible Thought for Today FORGIVEN AND FORGIVING: 11 ye forgive men thelr trespasses, your heavenly Father wail also forgive you: but if ye forgive not men their tres- passes, neither will your Father forgive your tres- passes.--Matthew 6:14, 15, THE NOT SO "JOLLY ROGER" That Body Of Yours By James W. Barton, M.D. WHY HEART PATIENTS MAY LIVE FOR MANY YEARS Notwithstanding that heart dis- ease stands at the top of the list as a cause of death, there are thou- sands of men and women with heart disease who live as long, or nearly as long as they would if they had a normal heart. Just as it has been found that patients with diabetes canbe kept alive by insulin, and per- nicious anaemia patients by the use of liver and liver extract, so can pa- tients with heart disease -- fall- ing hearts -- be kept alive by fol- lowing the directions of heart spec- falists or their won physicians in re- gard to their health habits -- food, rest, exercise -- and in some cases the use of a heart stimulant or regulator such as digitalis. In the treatment of these cases of failing heart, physicians simply call w their aid the help provided by Nature. We all know how gen- erous is the friendly force behind mankind. We have two eyes, ears, kidneys, lungs' a stomach that will | hold many times what we can eat; a small intestine that has a surface 20 fest long to enable us to absorh the nourishment from the food eaten. It is this overflowing genero- sity of Nature that enables the heart patient to continue to live for many years if he lives as advised by his physician. I have used the illustration before of the bridge. It was built to carry a load of 10 tons. It has been put under the strain of heavy loads, or perhaps its supports have been weakened by floods. The time comes when it cannot support 10 tons. But it can support 5 tons. Similarly with the heart, it has been put under the strain of worry and work, and its lining has been inflamed by infections in the body. I. cannot do the work it formerly did but it can do enough work to enable the individual to live for many years and earn his living. We must not forget that the heart pumps blood all the time, even when we are asleep, and pumps much more blood when we are doing hard work. This shows how it is equip- ped to meet all our needs. When the body is at rest, the heart pumps blood at the rate of 90 gallons an hour. During hard work or exercise it pumps about 500 gal- lons an hour. romewhere between complete rest and hard work the heart patient can live safely. ON THIS DATE --- By -- FRED WILLIAMS Thirty years ago, on the after- noon of Nov. 21, 1910, I sat in the press gallery of the House of Com- mons when the address in reply to the speech from the throne was moved and seconded. The mover was Hal B. McGivern, who had won fame as. a cricketer and footballer before he was elect- ed as running mate for 8ir Wilfrid Laurier for the city of Ottawa in 1908. He was defeated in 1911, put cama back in 1923, being sworn a year later as a member of the Mackenzie King "cabinet without portfolio." In 1925 he retired from politics, going to Vancouver, where he died Feb. 3, 1931, The seconder of the address was a tall young man from Kamouraska, s he [Ernest Lapointe. He had been in the House of Commons for six years and, so far as my knowledge goes, never spoke at all until given the {honor of seconding the address in 1910. Frankly French-Canadian, | Mr. Lapointe could hardly speak any English at all when he first |came to Ottawa. The intervening | years had been spent largely in the cultivation of the English language, of which he is now one of the best exponents from Quebec, many think [from all Canada. His maiden {speech was, of course, in French. It was loudly applauded by the Liberals, and I recall Sir Wilfrid rising from his seat and congratu- {lating his young supporter from | Riviere du Loup. Years passed. Ernest Lapointe | developed rapidly. Soon after Sir | Wilfrid's death it was evident that {Mr. Lapointe was to be his suc- {cessor in the party leadership from | Quebec. He led the ministry dur- | {ing Mr. King's absence in 1026, having become minister of justice {in 1924, after being minister of | marine for two years. He repre- |sented Kamouraska until 1019, {when he succeeded Sir Wilfrid as MP. for Quebec Fast, and has the feated In an election. ! Now "premier assistant" ! Dominion, he can lock back over those 30 years with pride and satis- faction Today he has with him in the House of Commons his son, Hughes, elected last March for Kamouraska. It would be a happy coincidence if the son would make bis maiden speech on the 30th an- niversary of the day when the father first spoke in parliament. WATORIST NAVE) HIT-RUN DRIVER Coroner's Jury Urge Stiff Boot- Penalties for leggers Warkworth, Nov. 21, -- Hit-run drivers and these engaged in illicit sale of liquor should be given stiff penalties, a coroner's jury declared last night in naming John Kemp record of having never been de- | of the | BOMB-REMOVING SOLDIER SLEEPS ATOP OF CHARGE Henpecked Husband Won't Give Lifts to Women in London By HAROLD FAIR Canadian Press Staff Writer London, Nov. 21--(CP)--Bomb splinters from the Battle of Brit- ain: While the sapper guarded a cra- {ter where a time-bomb awaited "attention," a constable asked per- | mission .to look dewn the big hole. | As he walked to the edge, the sap- per warned against kicking dirt down "because my mate's having a | | sleep." Rays of a torch showed the | soldier sleeping beside one of | biggest bombs the constable said he ever saw, One London motorist who gives office workers free rides home, | turned uv with this note on his windshield: "Lifts given to men only. Meeting the wife." A woman warden in North Lon. don warned an old lady, on her way | to return a library hook, to take | cover 'because planes and gunfire | were heard overhead. The old lady | retorted she couldn't poesibly stop as she had the hook out a fort- night already. These alr raids gre turning things i topsy-turvy all right. One London donce hall introduced a morning jam session so soldiers and their girls could dance without risking | the dangers of going home in night raids. A high explosive bomb wrecked all of one London house except one recom. That was the one where the Pascoe family sat. Sample of a weather report sent | to London from Dover--only place lin England where weather can be mentioned: "Wind southwest. Light sea--smocth. Low heavy mist mid- channel. Starlight overhead. Quiet." of Morganston as the motorist who William Greenley and his. son Robert, both of Warkworth, were the victims of an accident on Oct. 26. Kemp and two companions, Gordon Beggs and Stuart McCub- bin, were arrested within twenty- | four hours. Kemp was charged with reckless driving and the others were released. The jury reported: "We . . . find that Robert and William Greenley came to their deaths as the result of being struck by a car driven by | killed two men with his car and | | failed to stop. MAY SHARE ARMS T0 ASSIST GREECE Any Aid by U.S. Will Have to Come Out of New Supply, Officials Say Washingt:n, Nov. 21 -- Any im- mediate aid to Greece probably will have to come from this country's John Kemp of Morganston. With Kemp at the time were Gordon Beggs and Stuart McCubbin. These | men had becn drinking, and we | believe they were aware they had | struck something and failed to re- turn. We recommend strict penal- ties for hit-run drivers and persons enenged. in the illicit sale of liquor." In summing up the evidence, Cor- oner Dr. J. ¢f Rundle sald it was | the wish of the Attorney-General to make the roads safe. : "There has ben evidence here of drinking," ca'd the coroner, "Beer and gas d> not mix well, I believe that if there had been no liquer they wculd not have left the scene where a man was dying. I don't 'thirk t-ey went to exvress any sympathy to the bereaved fam- ily. They must have been very cal- lous. Nothing is too bad for pzople like that." 1 Nd |share of its armament production, defense officials said. Acting Secretary of State Sum- ner Welles said that this govern- |ment is giving "sympathetic con- sideration" to a Greek request for airplanes and munitions. Defense offizia's interpreted that as mean- ing that the United States is con- templating making available to Greece, production facilities now turning out materials for the army and navy. What Greece needs immediately, officials said, are fabricated mate- rials; they probably could use more machine guns, small arms smmuni- tion and planes, These might very well be supplied. It might be pos- gible to let the Grecks have som: of the planes being bu'lt for the Army Air ©orps or some of those ordered by other foreign countries. the | . Parliament Day to Day (By The Canadian Press) TODAY The house will hear Finance Minister Ilsley review financial as- pects of the government's war pro- gram. . The senate will not sit. YESTERDAY The house heard Munitions Min- ister Howe announce completion of negotiations for construction in Canadian shipyards of 18 large merchant vessels for Britain; that Canada's wartime production peak would be reached in next eight months; that no new models of vehicles, railway cars, refrigerators, etc, would be produced in Canada so machine tools would not be di- verted from war production uses; and that a wartime requirements board has been appointed to ensure that war needs would have priority over all other needs. The senate did not sit. PROTESTS LOWER WHEAT ACREAGE Would Be Criminal to Cut Acreage, Alberta Treasurer Says Calgary, Nov: 2] --(CP)--Cutting time like this would be g "criminal action", Hon. Solon Low, Alberta provincial treasurer, told 200 dele- gates at the Alberta Association of Municipal Districts annual conven- tion here yesterday. (Possibility of steps to reduce wheat acreage in the P.airie prov- inces next year was the subject of this week. It was believed that the Federal government would wait un- til after Parliament's Christmas re- cess before anncuncing ary policy in this connection. "The provincial government has done everything that lies within its power to get for the farmers a just return for wheat," Mr, Low said. "Every sane man must realize that there are limits to whst the gov- ernment can do. There are some things that lie within the powers of the Federal government that we cannot touch--the price of wheat is one of them." Mr. Low described the economic set-up of the Bank of Canada, and the gold reserves on hand. It was not necessary to sell the. gold to balance trade, he said, claiming it would have been possible for the Bank of Canada to expand internal credit to four times its status with- out seriously dislocating the value of the dollar. Had the gold been in Canada the government could have hought the entire wheat erop, he said. down on production of wheat at a | private discussion at Ottawa earlier | | B.C. GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS ATTEND... GENERAL'S RITES Sir Percy Lake Buried - With Full Military Hon- ors at Victoria Victoria Nov. 21--(CP)--Lt. Gen Sir Percy Lake, 85-year-old former commander-in-chief of the Meso- * potamian Expeditionary Force in the First Great War and grand president of the Canadian Legion since 1934, was buried here Tues- day with full military honors, He died Saturday. : A military escort followed. the leng funeral procession from Christ Church Cathedral to Royal Oak Cemetery. Following the commit- tal service, the Royal Canadian Ar- tillery fired the salute and the last post was sounded, The Governor-General was re- presented by Commodore W. J, R. Beech, R.C.N,, officer commanding the Pacific Ceast Naval Station. Lieut.-Governor Eric W. Hamber attended the funeral along with Premier Pattullo and members of the British Columbia cabinet. The pallbearers were from the ranks of the Veterans' Guard of Canada and members of the Cana- dian Legion. Lt.-Gen. Lake had a brilliant military career 'with the British army, with many years service fn India and Canada. He Mas quart- er-master general in Canada from 1893 to 1898, chief of the Canadian General Staff from 1905 to 1908 and Inspector General from 1908 to 1910. Railway Collects Damages Driver Who Hits Train Belleville,--An erring motorist has paid damages to a railway come pany and to two railway employees to terminate a court sui*. This hape pened here when the Canadian Na- tional Railways entered action on behalf of itself and its employees, J. Risk and R. Todd, claiming that a level crossing collis'on at Glen Ross between an automobile driven by George C. 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