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21 "Managing | qhe Oshawa Daily Times is a member of Canadian Daily Newspapers Association the On. tario Provincial Dailizs and the Audit Bureau of Circulations. SUBSCRIFTION RATES carrier in Oshawa, Whitby and suburbs Deed vo Weeks: $3.38 for six months, or $6.50 two anywbere in delivery limits) $1.35 for three months, $2.25 for six months, or $4.00 per year if paid in advance. Ly mall to UE. subscribers, $6.00 per year. payable strictly tp advance. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1940 Mrs. Nielsen's Charges Mrs. Dorise Nielsen, M.P. for North Battleford, Sask., spoke in Oshawa Sunday night under the auspices of the Oshawa Youth Council. Her address was very simi- "lar to one which she delivered in Toronto on the Friday night previous. On both occasions the speaker made charges of the most serious nature, which should either be backed up with convincing proof or withdrawn without undue delay. Otherwise the thinking public may be ex- cused for assuming that the charges have no real foundation, but are merely idle vaporings of a political opportunist basking in an artificially created limelight. That Mrs. Nielsen chose to make these charges at "mass meetings" instead of on the floor of Parliament, where they would have received immediate attention of those directly informed and directly responsible, does not add any weight to them. Nor does the wordy resolution prepared in advance and "passed" at the mass meetings in To- ronto and Oshawa. However, the really important informa- tion which citizens would like to have is whether Mrs. Nielsen possesses any actual evidence to prove her charges that: 1. Canadian munition manufacturers are guilty of profiteering; 2. Loyal Canadian citizens, including trade unionists, have been improperly in- terned; 3. Any religious organization, as such, has been banned; 4. Any publication has been banned, without ample. evidence of its subversive policy. Mrs. Nielsen told her audience here to "banish fear out of our hearts." At the same time the whole tenor of her address was such as to encourage fear, cynicism and distrust. For example, she asked: "Why should we send our boys to die over- _ seas if we at home are willing ourselves to be transformed into economic slaves?" The member of the Oshawa Collegiate staff who introduced Mrs. Nielson here may choose to regard her as "a stalwart defender of the democratic faith." For our part we are far from being convinced that .. our democratic faith is in need of defence by means of such addresses as those re- "cently delivered by Canada's only woman . M.P. at Oshawa and Toronto. "Let Us Remember" The Prime Minister of Canada in the House of Commons last week drew atten- tion to the appalling danger which threat- i. ens not only Great Britain but civilization :, and warned the members of the House that "we would completely err if we failed to recognize this and be tempted to relax any i and every effort to put forth the utmost of | "our strength in assisting to overcome this © danger. We would like to think that every person in Canada fully realizes this danger and the imperative need that exists for us to accelerate our efforts in every way possible to help Great Britain. The Prime Minister has so frankly and thoroughly stressed these points that we are repeating part of his speech: "Above all else, let us remember how ' formidable is Germany's present military strength. There has never been anything _ hitherto comparable to it. Let us remem- '® . too, that her great armies are unde- teated, that they are equipped with all the machines of modern warfare; that, except- ing Switzerland, all of Europe west of the Vistula, and exfending from Sweden to Portugal and Spain, lies under her control, Her own resoufces of factory and of mine, of men and ng Is, have been reinforced by the mateffial power which she has con- quered; to workmen h. the lands the men of 1 and of Frandg against the b "Upon the placed the greates } been added the man-power of } occupies, however reluctant rway, of Holland, of Belgium ay be to turn their hearts st of freedom ... . Orges of Britain has been = he Nasto fight inthe British Isles and in the millions of soldiers and . in the history of THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1940 d. She has to watch and fight. She seas that surround them. She has to fight in the Mediterranean, in the Middle East, in Africa. She has to watch the Far East, in Hong Kong, in Singapore. She has to keep India constantly in mind. Anywhere, at any time, she may find it necessary to "send ships and men to meet a new threat to her lines of communication and supply or to face fresh horrors in some distant part of the globe. "The situation is bound to become in- creasingly jous as warfare spreads to new seas and shores and as mutual de- struction continues, as it most certainly will, with ever increasing fury. It is wholly probable that we shall witness much of anarchy as well as of war ere the death- grapple between totalitarianism and democ- racy has told its tale. "No one can say that the world even now, may not be heading for Armageddon. - The one thing that under the Providences of God may save the world this supreme tragedy is the might of Britain, streng- thened, supported and sustained by the power of the British Dominions and India, "the help of the United States and such power as it may yet be within the power of the other liberty-loving peoples to give." The Golden Rule of Spending It would not be surprising if useful gifts have a larger place on the Christmas shop- ping list this year. Business people best in- formed as to the probable effect of the new war emergency budget last week see no important interference with the great volume of special shopping that takes place at this season. The purchase of foreign goods, it is felt, will be diverted to the buying of Empire made articles including articles made in Canada. The principle of giving preference to British and Canadian goods has its counterpart in the practice of buying as far as possible in the home community, where merchants have a reputation for quality and fair dealing to safeguard, and where adjustments may be made of any transac- tion in which the purchaser is dissatisfied. The local retailers are placing on display many varieties of new goods, some of which you possibly never saw before--in- side the stores, in show windows and that other shop window, the display adver- tisement. The early snow has engendered an earlier Christmas spirit and part of the true spirit of the season is the exemplifi- cation of the golden rule of spending your money at home, : a Editorial Notes le Bowmanville voters have turned down the proposal for a two-year term for coun- cil. What will the answer be in Oshawa? Deep sympathy will be extended by the community to the parents of the little girl who was drowned yesterday in the Oshawa creek. A particularly sad feature is the ab- gence of her soldier daddy on active ser- vice, We are glad to note that Dr. McClure has had the courage and good sense to retract statements made by him in error regarding the shipment of Canadian nickel to Japan and to apologize for them. It would be bet- ter if other speakers dealing in half-truths and misinformation would follow a similar course when it is proven they are wrong. i A Bit of Verse TRIBUTE, TO CHAMBERLAIN A salute to the man with the frayed old umbrella He's gone from this world, this mis-judged old fellow , With the sound of the plane and the bomb's He mourned for mankind as he lay down to die. fought a good fight for his three-score and ten Be though os i by much lesser men We must always remember a man must be big For the sake of a cause to grovel and dig. He knew that old England wasn't ready to fight So he staved off the battle till time would be right He cajoled and he humored the man spawned by hate Till we girded our loins and stood at the gate. % Yes I think if he'd blundered in those gloomy days The Germans would goose-step in our streets and our quays Yes perchance the Good God has used old Sir Neville To defeat and frustrate the schemes of the devil. And if he is sitting with God up above I know he looks down with a heart full of love And will shout out with joy when the battle is won Por before all other things he was old England's Son, --AUTHOR UNKNOWN, A Bible Thought for Today stirs THEN GET THIS PEACE: This peace of God which passeth all understanding shall keep your hearts and minds through Ohrist -Jesus--Philip- plans 4:7, he A DROP OR TWO OF HIS OWN MEDICINE That Body Of Yours By James W. Barton, M.D. PROOF THAT MASSIVE DOSES | OF VITAMIN D HELPS CHRONIC ARTHRITIS When a physician uses a different method of treating a disease than | that in general use and gals satis- factory results, he naturallfifecords | | his findings in one of the medical journals so that other physicians may try out this new method. Some months ago I spoke of the results obtained by Dr. F. C. Farley in the treatment of chronic arthritis by large or massive doses of vitamin D. Since that time some physicians have tried this method with fair re- sults and others have stated that their results were a complete failura, In fact, the results recorded were so conflicting that the American Medi. cal Association stated that special investigations should be made in closely watched clinics. If there is one place where one finds serious cases of chronic arth- ritis, it is in the Arthritis Clinic, Hospital for the Relief of the Rup- tured and Crippled, New York, N.Y When two méimbers of the staff, Drs. Garfield Siyder and Willard H. Squires in the New York State Journal of Medicine record their re- sults with the use of massive doses of vitamin D in the treatment of arthritis, all physicians must neces- sarily be interested. Before beginning the treatment all patients were informed that this special method of treatment was being closely studied and that pa- tients should do their part faithfully by coming regularly to the clinic. Before beginning the treatment the exact physical condition of each person was learned by a complete examination of blood, urine, spinal fluid, blood pressure, xrays and photographs of affected joints and surrounding parts, and examination by an orthopedic surgeon to esti- mate the exact amount of movement in the joint. Throughout the course of treat- ment, which extended over four years, patients were seen weekly or twice a: month and what the patient told them and what the physicians found by examination was recorded, The interesting point about the treatment was that in nearly all the cases, any improvement noted was slow in appearing. What were the findings of these two physicians and their assistants? In the group of 23 cases of "severe chronic" arthritis, who had obtain- ed no results by other forms, of treatment, these massive doses of vitamin D (activated ergosterol) the great majority were benefitted and in a high percentage the degree of improvement was marked and last- ing. NEW DESIGNATION FOR CANADIAN ARMY In future, according fo Order-in- Council, the Military Forces of Canada will be designated and des- cribed as "The Canadian Army." To distinguish between the former C.A8F; and NPAM, which now disappear from use, the terms "Ac- tive," and "Resérve" will he applied to formations units and personnel, ROADS BLOCKED BY SNOW USE BOATS TO MARKET FIS# | | | | Indian Point Residents Isolated for Week, Get Needed Supplies-- Mail Delivery Delayed Picton, Dee. 10.--With traffic by land impossible, fishermen at In- dian Point and Point Traverse used their boats *to reach Picton for needed supplies, Not only were the fishermen | anxious to buy food but to sell tons ! of fish which they had been unable to deliver to dealers here for ship- ment across the line. Fishermen at Indian Point, 20 lated for one week. The road to tewn was onened late Friday, but cn Saturday the rain and mild weather took the bottom out of the road, making traffic by either cars or horses impossible. coming ,thmarketable and in need of food, Mishermen loaded their haul into two big boats and with 20 men of 'the district set out up the Bay of Quinte. Drenched by rain and buffeted by heavy seas, they reached Glenora, four miles from Pictcn, where they were met by a truck which brought them and their cargo to town, A huge quan- tity of supplies was purchased for themselves and for théir neighbors. The return trip was made by water, No Tliness Among those resorting to this mode of travel was George Storms, who carries the mail from Picton to Cressy on the bay side. He had not been in town for a week and there has been no mall delivery. House- wives are baking their own bread and several farmers have killed hogs to help out with the supply of meat. Fortunately there had been no gericus cases of illness as a doo- tor would pe unable to reach the district. The other mall route serving North Marysburgh township follows the lake side and this is also im- passable. Orval Powers, who carries the mail for those on this route, has been unable to reach town cince Tuesday. This is the worst blocked section in the county. Fishermen at Point Traverse likewise were marooned for the past week by the condition of the roads. They, too, had a large quantity of whitefish for market and needed supnlies, One of the biggest fishing boats was loaded with their cargo and set out for South Bay, some 10 miles distant. There they were met by Cecil Bongard, of Milford, who loaded the fish on a truck and pro- vided them with necessary supplies. The men sald they had been saved from hunger beceuse a resi- dent had a large supply of sanned goecds and flour on hand. Sideroads Blocked Highway No. 33, from Picton to Trenton, over which the mall is brought by bus to Picton, is open, and once again there ie regular mail delivery, though later than usual. Several mail couriers out of Picton were unable to cover routes yester- day and many persons who were able to reach here received their mail at the post office, Nearly all county roads are open but there are township roads and a section cf provinaial highway from Picton to Green Point still blocked. Rain has made travelling conditions difficult and many side- roads will be blocked for days, .' miles east of Picton, had been iso- | drifts closed it again at night and | With danger of their catches be- | DOCTORS STUDY ' NEW TREATMENT | FOR WAR WOUNDS Somewhere in England, Dec. 10. (CP)=Advances in sulphanilimide treatment of war wounds were dis- cussed at a large meeting of the 1st Canadian Division M2dical So- | ciety. High-ranking medica! officers from the two Canadian divisions, corps troops and Canadian military headquarters, London, attended the meeting. A British medical officé¥ who had wide experience in use of sulphanilimide. told of successes in | retarding growth of microbes in wounds and in preventing strepto- cocel infections. A new metal 'splint for broken | legs, designed by Col. E. A. Mc- Cusker of Regina, was demonstrat ed to the gathering. T: is a more compact splint than the one cur- rently used and doctors present in- | dicated they were impressed Ly its | possiblities tor field use. Col. Mc- | Cusker had the first one made in | 8 field workshop. GREAT TUNNEL UNDER BUSIEST N.Y. FINISHED New Subway Cost $52,000,000 -- Great Bomb Shelter New York, Dec. 10--(AP) --*Tun. nel hogs" have completed a subwey under traffic-jammed Sixth Avenue after four years of digging. The tunnel, to be formally opened next Sunday by Mayor La Guardia. crowns New York City's indepen- dent transit system, a $700,000,000 adventure in municipal ownership begun 19 years ago. The new unit, a 2%-mile sub- surface artery between west Fourth street and 53rd street, is one of the most expensive subways ever con- structed. City-built, it cost $52,000,- 000--$4,377 a foot. Chiefly responsible for the ex- pense was the necessity of boring the tunnel through one of the bus- iest areas of Manhattan, This was done without interrupting traffic overhead or disturbing a complex network of earlier tunnels, steam- pipes, water and gas mains, and heavy power cables. historic Sixth Avenué "EI" torn down two years ago, is expected to' carry 40,000,000 passengers a year, thus relieving pressure on present over-burdened mid-town traffic channels, A feature is a 1,200-foot mezzanine corridor--one of the longest in the world--enabling pedestrians to walk underground from 34th to 42nd streets. The subway, ranging from 35 to 70 feet beneath the surface, adds sub- stantially to the city's bomb proof shiter facilities. 1 ON THIS DATE --~' By = FRED WILLIAMS We borst today of the freedom of the press in Canada as in most English-peaking countries; but, how many of us ever remember the men who suffered to gain for us this boon of democracy? Take for instance the case of Editor Ferguson of Niagara, 120 years ago. On Dec. 10, 1820, the Kingston Chronicle contained a report of the trial of a Niagara editor for "Libel on the government." Barnabas Fer- guson was editor of the Niagara Spectator, and he had dared to comment upon the actions of the council at Toronto in some trifling matter. A warrant was issued for his arrest, and he was lodged in the old jail at Niagara. He was tried at the assizes and he was convicted, whereupon the chief justice, William Dummer Powell, condemned him to be imprisoned for 18 months, to stand in the pillory on a stated date, "to be there an object of public ob- | loquy," to pay a fine of fifty pounds or remain in prison until it was paid, and, if released, to give a bond lo 'conserve the peace" for s2ven years, himself in five hundred pounds and two sureties of . £250 each, The unfortunate journalist suf- fered the pains of prison, went through the indignity of public ex- hibition in the pillory for a whole day, and mignt have stayed in jail until he rotted bad not compassion seized the governor and Sir Pere- grine Maitland remitted the bond on the condition that Ferguson left the country. Such was "Liberty" in early Upper Canada. DISPLAY TELLS PRINTING STORY FROM INCEPTION Library Exhibit Includes Playing Cards of Ninth Century Toronto, Dec. 9 -- The story of printing from its earliest days in | 1440 is graphically told in a fine exhibit which opened Friday. And a fascinating story it is. There are manuscripts of book- hand and courthand, the two ori- ginal styles of print; there are playing cards, done on wood blocks, which go back as far as the ninth century; there is a picture of the world's oldest printed book; "The Diamond Sutra," Buddhist Scrip- tures, which was printed in 868 AD. and then there is the Cana- dian exhibit, which is the finest collection of Canadian printing in the world. y Canadian Printing Some of the books on display in- clude the first book printed in Canada, "Speeches of John Graves Simcoe," 1793; the first poetry book printed in Ontario, "Wonders of the West,' or a Day at Niagara," published in 1825; the first novel, 1824, entitled "St. Ursula's Convent, or the Nun of Canada," by Mrs. Julia Beckwith Hart. These books and manusc are priceless, library aca cir. They are so valuable d so rare that no price in dollars or cents can be estimated. A comprehensive book on how printing came to Canada and the story of the graphic arts has been published by Toronto Public Libra- ry and copies will be given to all those interested in the subject. Miss Marie Tremaine of the library staff compiled most of this ma- terial. Unique Book "It is a unique book," C. R. San= derson, chief librarian, said, "No public library has ever attempted or accomplished such a concise, clear story. of the history of print- ing." There are 5,000 pieces in the ex- hibit. on College street, including many local newspapers of the 1850's. The display emphasizes three phases of printing, its de- velopment as a graphic art, its value as a record of the manners and thoughts of the times and its technical growth. This exhibit has been arranged by the Toronto Public Library to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the discovery of printing and spe- cial emphasis has been placed on the development of printing in the New World. LONDON'S ARP. SYSTEM BRINGS ORDER QUICKLY, Work of Clearing Bomb - Wreckage Highly Systemized London, Dec. 10. (CP)--The to order that comes out of ently overwhelming chaos hopelessness after a bombing of Capital is found in the Afr" Precautions headquarters of '14 People are injured and ' under debris, gas and water: are broken, fire threatens. Yor a time it is a hopeless scene but soon, steel-helmeted men and women are on the job and before long a degree of order is restored. : Each Borough has it§ ARP, headquarters and from here direc- go out, bringing firemen, police, ambulances and other rescue and repalr services to the site of bombing, d Head of the organizations centre is the ARP. controller, one of Lon- don's "plain clothes generals." Prom his desk. he gives orders quickly and quietly. He has no emblem of authority other than his white tin hat. Near at hand are his "staff offi- cers" and their girl telephonists, waiting to receive reports from war- (dens scattered throughout the dis- trict, and to send out the necessary instructions, Here are the "inner workings" of the G.H.Q. in one of London's most populous Boroughs: : As the messages come in to a bomb-proof room in the city hall, details are entered on duplicate forms, showing at a glance every- thing requiring immediate atten- tion. These forms are rushed to the staff officers, each of whom has a "pin board" showing the exact ARP. personnel available at each depot In a moment the officer is able to give a telephone girl orders send- ing rescue parties, ambulances or other forms of assistance speeding. through the night to the scene of the bombing. Two huge maps of the Borough, drawn to a scale of 25 inches to the mile and detailing houses and buildings as well as streets, hung in the controller's office, As reports of bombings are re. ceived, special pins, indicating types of bombs, are placed on one of the maps to show exactly where each bomb fell. Twenty-four hours af- ter the pins are transferred to the cther map and, after a week, re- placed by small dots. As a result a complete record of the location and nature of every' bomb is at the disposal' of the controller; 3 Each incident is recorded on the map and on paper and even on thé heaviest nights there is no over- lapping or confusion. Later the details are recorded on a card in- dex. Fire, police and other authorities can be notified a few seconds after the wardens' reports are received, one man and a telephonist being detailed for each service. Spotters on the roof in direct touch with headquarters below often report in- cidents even before the warden's message comes through. The telephonists deal sometimaeg with incidents on their own streets and one girl, glancing at a report as it came through learned that hee own home had been bombed. She calmly put through her message and carried on with her work. : 4 Empire's Youth Takes to the Air ground duties, 20,000 are on service. The total the RAAF: is now 40,000--11 times as great as in § ber 1930, 7% times as great as in May In New Zealand, the pre-war force of 708 men was. inéreased to more. than eight . times that number--S5,714, in the first. year of War. There is a waiting list of 18,000 applicants far and 8,000 of those have India in she would q! -h The rate of enlistment between 1,000 and 2,000 The subway, which replaces the | ¢ to downtown in every town enroute when you travel by motor coach. 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