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PAGE FOUR THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1940 tr a-------- Daily Times THE OSHAWA DAILY REFORMER v 10% 3g fe vi (Established 1571) week- 'mdependent newspa) every a afternoon except at Oshawa, Can- , by The Times Publishing Co. of Oshawa, Chas. M. The -Oshaws Dally Tunes is o member of the Canadian Daily Newspapers Association the One tario Provincial Dailies and the Audit Bureau of LC ---- by 25¢ two per: year if By EES ESTEE SE EE $2 per year if paid in By mal 10 05 subssrbers, $800 pe yor, parable Sly 10 advance WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1940 TT AireT raining Plan Anniversary These who had the opportunity of listen- ing to the broadcast messages last evening of Hon. C. G. Power, minister of national defence for air, and others connected with this arm of the fighting forces, could not help but have a feeling of pride and satis- faction with which the plan has progressed and expanded in the year since Canada de- cided'that it should make its major con- tribution to the Empire war effort through this means. i The plan, as outlined by Hom. C. G. Power, had one purpose, one object, to pro- duce pilots, observers and gunners, some of whom are already in England, and hun- dreds more are to follow shortly. The mag- nificant results 'obtained to date have been achieved through the bountiful support of the officers and men of the R.C.A.F. and the generous response of the Canadian peo- ple. : It will not be many months before the elementary flying training school at Osh- awa will be in ope. on with © '" students enrolled and perhaps with this school being so close and with the setting up of a civilian flying organization to operate the school; the real importance of aviation will sink more deeply into the consciousness of the people of this district. The broadcast entitled "The Wings of Empire" comes on the first anniversary of the announcement of the British Common- wealth Air Training Plan and is intended - to inform the people of its major import- ance in this great Dominion. It will surely be agreed that. in the midst of the war the plan and everyone connected with it have been given an unparalleled opportunity of a practical kind of Empire unity. Recruits have come from Australia, New Zealand and from the British Isles and are living with Canadians, training with them and eventually will fly side by side i n the com- mon cause. The enthusiasm and optimism of the personnel of the R.C.A.F. seems to be sum- med up in the words of Air Marshal W, A. Bishop, V.C., who in his closing words on the broadcast said: "We are not asleep--we are aroused. The Empire is aroused. The Empire is awake. The Empire is on the march. The Empire is taking wings. ' The Empire will be on wings when summer comes again, and the foes of freedom will know the meaning of the wrath of a living democracy that is aroused and awake." Oshawa has sent a number of young men to the R.C.AF., all of whom are perform- ing excellent services in various branches of the air training scheme. To them and the hundreds of others The Times joins with % chief of the air staff, Vice-Marshal L. S. Breadner, in bidding them Godspeed in their training and wishing them "happy landings." Guarding Peace i So far as we can look into the future, there must be agreement with the. theory voiced by Hon. J. G. Gardiner in his To- ronto address, that Britain and the other democracies must form a world police force after this war is over. Certainly this must be done if there is to be any lasting peace. If this war has done nothing else, it has taught the whole world that no dependence can be placed in men dnd nations whose impelling motives are gvarice and ambition. No moral suasion yet evolved can avail against them, as hés been amply proven by the sorry spectagle of an impotent League of Nations. Such a visiofl into the future is damaging to one's faith in human nature, of course, © but sad fac{s must be faced. Britain must decide to dp one of two things. Either she must pull put of Europe completely, and Jeave that gontinent to its fate, or she must determine Bhat she will take on the job of keeping the peace. The first alternative is, of course, inkable. The second means that, fromimow on, there must be no ideal- thought of disarmament. Rather, there musi tion that warlike na- :) Mundy, Pres; A. R. Alloway. |. 3 { BATES Wy wi Wa, . : tions of Europe will remain peaceful only if they know that there are others who are ready and willing to fight at any moment. ~Windsor Daily Star. Italy Wins the War -- By Radio Strange stories of Italy's prowess on the battlefield 'come over the airwaves from Rome, and to those who know the facts they are most grotesque, anything but the truth but calculated to steady the flagging morale of the Italian people. Here are some of the announcements which might cause uprorious laughter were it not for the seriousness of the situation: "When the Italian army starts moving nothing will stop it"; « "Our troops have shown great enthus- iasm and fought admirably, in spite of the rain"; "The Italian Infantry is advancing in spite of the fact that it must drive through water, mud and swamps." Perhaps the greatest Italian triimph (?) ever to come through the Rome broadcast is this beautiful gem of wishful thinking: "The Italian fleet controls navigation throughout the whole of this sea (Mediter- ranean). Italy has forever cut in two parts the Mediterranean basin, and she main- tains her initiative in this total warfare with strength and success. The British fleet in the Mediterranean is really in a very difficult position. It hag no area in which to operate which can be considered free from Italian attack." - | Editorial Notes | Enormous quantities of war material captured in Argirocastro include 12 full batteries of abandoned artillery. The Gal- loping Greeks are apt to come out of this better armed than when they went in. "The French," writes a correspondent, "are hungry for the luxuries.they once en- joyed." And, the enjoyment of whith was partially responsible for their pregent piti- ful plight. The progress of the Commonwealth Air Training Plan .is shown by the number of centres completed and. put into operation in 1940. It 'was originally intended that only 64 would be in operation at the end of this year, but the year will close with no fewer than 80 having been established. Mennonite students of the University of Manito, barred from taking military training on account of the tenets of their " religion, have, nevertheless, gladly volun- teered to undergo special training so that they may fit themselves for ambulance work and stretcher-bearing. This, at least, should be required of all Canadians who claim exemption from military services be- cause of their religious beliefs. It is only when extensive reclamation campaigns are undertaken for war or other needs that the vastness of the quantity of scrap metal left lying about is realized. A national survey now under way in Britain has revealed that in each of two typical counties, Somerset and Glamorgan, more than 20,000 tons of heavy scrap metal may be obtained from old buildings, mines, bridges, machinery and railway track. Those conducting the survey are confident that it will show the existence of at least 500,000 tons of metal--enough to build more than 300 destroyers or 7,000 heavy tanks. * oi A Bit of Verse YULETIDE BENEFITS Lacking the blessings Christmas proffers us, How dismal might December days appear! The tarnished lustre of the drooping year Has left the landscape dull, monotonous, With shrivelled vines to lank limbs clinging And in our ears no woodland music ringing. Christmas means much: A beacon light to shine Down life's dim path, dispelling gloom and fear, Its warm glow lessening the cold severe; A ray of hope, an influence divine, Boon to mankind in every nation, To suffering souls supplying consolation. An orchard heavily-laden in the fall With luscious fruit is summer's disdem, Green Christmas-trees, as we embellish them With tinsel, trinkets, presents large and small, Compose King Winter's crown of glory Turning men's thoughts back to the "manger story". Gifts are prized, not for their instrinsic worth, But for the motives kind they typify, Simple remembrances, as years roll by, Draw all friends near though scattered o'er the earth. 'The spirit prompting. Christmas-giving Makes tedious winter days well worth the living, REUBEN BROWN, R. R. 2, Oshawa. A Bible Thought for Today GOD CALLS EACH OF HIS CHILDREN TO HIGH SERVICE BUT ALL DO NOT HEAR NOR HEED: Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God. --1 Corinthians 1:1. JAPAN'S PERENNIAL CHRISTMAS STOCKINC: London In War Time Bomb Escapes Worth Talking About Only n When Freakish or Supernatural. (When Hitler promised Britain a "blood bath" and followed with his war from the air in his efforts to terrorize the people he failed to reckon with the British spirit of "carry on." This is strikingly' evidenced in Milo M. Thomp- son's stories of life in England today of which this is the third. (By MILO M. THOMPSON) Associated Press Staff Writer New York, Dec, 18--(AP)--The present and eternity are no farther apart in London than a snap of the fingers. . Nevertheless close escapes are only something to be discussed lazily with the walnuts and the wine, not such a shuddering horror as many North Americans suppose, Only the bores bother you with stories of their own private and particular bombs, now that most of us have had our own bomb experi- ence. A bombing becomes Interesting only when there is some definite freak. And some escapes Which have an element of the super-natural and unexplainable about them also are worth mentioning. For instance: There's one manager of a com- pany in London who rose up from bed in the dead of night, shook his wife and cried: "We must get out of here!" He dragged the protesting woman through the door and down the corridor, she supposing that he was the victim of a nightmare. At the corridor's turing he threw her down and threw himself across her protectively. There came a terrific explosion, His body became inert. 8he felt liquid and supposed the explosion had burst a pipe. 8Sud- denly she realized it was his blood and struggled out, screaming. She dragged him to the street and help came. He was taken to hospital where they attended a slashed ar- tery and saved him from bleeding to death. He is recovering. But he cannot explain what happened. He heard no sound. He says he awoke with a suffocating feeling and the urge to get away. That was all. The bomb demolished their bed- room. ' I know of a case In which a dog suddenly, in what seemed silence, began barking and pulling his mas- ter out of a room. A few moments later the room was wrecked. The master was cafe. One accepts these things as a gift from Providence. My own case is one in point. My wife and '1, with Hugh Wagnon and Joe Wurzel, of the Associated Press, were returning to the centre of the city from a bit of suburban busi- ness. We were in an AP car"with our own driver. Gunfire was loud and rapid. Shells were bursting overhead. Naturally the driver was "stepping on it" to get the trip over. At an intersection ahead of us, the green traffic light winked out as we approached. The intermediate orange came on. It was a toss-up whether to race to beat the red or stop for it. The driver elected to go through. He doesn't know why. A block away the red light caught us and, as we slowed to a stop, two screaming bombs came down with that swelling effect which says "I'm coming right at you. My wife slid off the geat and buried her face in the cushion, I scrunched in the corner to get away from the window glass, The men in the rumble ducked. Whang and crash followed, One of the bombs. took away seat three-quarters »f the roadway at the very spot where we should have been waiting for the light to change. What does one do? One tries to quiet the racing blood, ease the momentarily upset stomach and tease the heart back from the throat. Then one rushes on. We tell ourselves that a direct hit is a 1,000,000 to one chance, and recall that bombs can come amaz- ingly close without destroying you. Bob Bunnelle of our staff and his wife were in their penthouse apart- ment when three bombs came down. One exploded'at the front door of the apartment house, playing hob with the lobby. One put its crater | at the street corner, The third whistled down right beside their window and exploded under it where they could look down later into the yawning crater. The building trembled and rock- ed a little, but, far up above the blasts (10 stories is high in London) they themselves didn't lose a win- dow or suffer a scratch. Two friends started from their apartment to have a brandy in a hotel lobby just around the corner. Just before they made the turn, & bomb fell just around the corner. They lost their appetite for brandy and half crawled back home. If the brandy idea had struck them half a minute earlier, it would have been too bad. There's probably no moral to all this except that, in blitzkrieg as elsewhere, a miss is still as good as a mile, ON THIS DATE -- By FRED WILLIAMS Who was the first Canadian bar- oness? I got caught in a quiz the other day and, though I flatter my- self that I know a good deal abou' Canadian history, I had to confess myself unable to answer. The inci- dent serves as an excuse today be- cause it was on Dec. 18, 1635, 205 years ago today, that King James I, of Scotland and England, signed let. ters patent creating Mary Bolles of Osberton, England, "a baroness of Nova Scotia" and coupled with the title the gift of 5,000 acres of land in Nova Scotia, which Sir William Alexander was trying to colonize under his grant of 1621. No mention is made in the record of the price paid by the good English lady for this title and for the wilderness 3,000 miles across the sea, land which she was never to see, and the patent for which was cancelled later by Oliver Cromwell. Nor is it stated whether the grantee travelled from her home in England up to Edin- burgh Castle, to be there sworn on the quarter acre of land in the court yard there, to which the name "Canada" was given in order that the baronets of Nova Scotia might take their oath of office "on Cana- dian soil." Mary Bolles never came to Canada, of course. It would re- quire a study of Burke's Peerage to reveal whether. the title was handed down. In these days when Edinburgh is in danger from attack by German bombs, it would be interesting to know whether that little bit of Scotland, which is "Canada," has been hit. It may come even yet, so do not 'be surprised if some day in your newspaper you read that Ger- man bombers "attacked Canada" and created a big crater where Alexander's baronets swore their fealty three centuries ago. In case you should be asked who was the first Canadian to be created a baronet, it was Sir James Stuart, chief justice of Lower Canada, just 100 years ago. He was not born in Canada, but was brought from New York state to Kingston in his ine fancy by his father, the great Rev. John Stuart, the padre of the Loyal- ists. The first Canadian born to be created a baronet was L. H. Lafon- taine in 1842, so that, perhaps, he would qualify better for the first "native born baronet". But Stuart's whole life was €anadian and he should be so regarded. That Body ~ Of Yours By James W. Barton, M.D. TREATMENT OF DEAFNESS DUE 'TO HARDENING OF BONES OF MIDDLE EAR I have written before of the use of extract of ovary in the treat- ment of the hard of hearing, and particularly those cases due to catarrh. I have also written about the use of the X-rays in the treat- ment of catarrhal forms of deaf- ness. Still later I wrote of the use of prostigmin, a proprietary or patent preparation, which: has helped many cases due, to a con- siderable extent, to its effect upcn the eustachian tube which carries the air from the throat to the in- ner side of the ear drum, One form of hard of hearing is where the three little bones of the middle ear which carry the sound vibrations from the drum to the beginning of the auditory (hear- ing) nerve, get fastened together. This is called otosclerosis. That this type of deafness can like- wise be helped by sex extracts or hormones is reported in the Brit- ish Lancet by Drs. J. Bernstein, Leeds, and Leon Gillis, Liverpool. In a series of 56 unselected cases of otosclerosis, they noted definite improvement in 31 following the administration of sex hormones. A study of these patients suggests that there is some intimate rela- tion between the extracts of the sex organs and otosclerosis. In otosclerosis the degree of deafness gradually increases so that any improvement is a con- siderable advance, These physicians were led to the belief that there was a relation be- tween the sex glands and hearing because of the following facts, (a) this type of hard of hearing is hereditary or runs in families, (b) it is much more common in fe- males than in males; (¢) it often begins at puberty -- as boys and girls emerge into manhood ana womanhood, (d) it tends to reach a stand-still -- grows no worse -- at the menopause or change of life, and (e) it is made worse at each pregnancy, It 1s believed that improvemeny in this type of hard of hearing by the use of sex hormones is that these hormones cause a dilatation or opening up of the blood vessels supplying middle ear, This gives an increased supply of blood which causes an absorption of the bony tissue which is causing these little bones to. stick together, The sex hormones were given by injection and hearing was tested by tuning fork, spoken and whis- pered voice, VOTE ON RED PURGE IN AIRCRAFT UNION Seattle, Dec. 18 -- The mechanics at the Boeing Aircraft plant, pro- ducers of the Army's Flying Fort- ress Bombers, prepared for a ref= erendum on a union trial board's recommendation that they purge their union of communists. The board found seven members, including a vice-president, guilty of communist party membership and recommended their expulsion. In addition the board voted to fine the vice-president $5,000, The communist charges original- ly were made in the union's publi- cation by its editor, Clifford A. Stone. The accused counter-charged that he was "distributing and malicious literature," and s d the referendum, ASK $1000 AFTER CRASH INJURES HAN Plaintiff Has Fractured Spine Following Collision on Highway Belleville, Dec. 18 -- Arising from an automobile accident on August 7, 1939, a $10,000 damage action brought by Leo Bellinger, of Belle- ville, opened in the non-jury sit- tings of the Supreme Court of On- tario here Monday. Mr. Justice Hope presided, , The accident occurred three miles north of Belleville on Highway 14 at night, and testimony of Lt. S. Ervine, traffic officer in charge of the investigation at that time, in- dicated the accident was a rear- end collision. The Ostrom car, ac- cording to the officer, collided with the left rear of the Bellinger car. After the impact, the Ostrom car continued northward and entered the east ditch. The Bellinger auto- mobile was knocked into the ditch and came to rest on its side at a point south of the Ostrom car, Both vehicles had been proceeding north. Dr. F. R. Ross, of Belleville, testi fied he had' attended Mr. Bellinger. Plaintiff had suffered a fractured spine, the doctor said, an was still "somewhat incapacitated." Witness testified the bones of the vertebrae had knitted in such a way the plaintiff was unable to turn his head without turning his whole body. His head had become fixed at a slight angle, Dr. Ross declared. In cross-examination, Dr. Ross told Frank Cushing, counsel for the defendant, that Mr. Bellinger was not in condition to take further treatment in an attempt to straighten his head and aid the flexibility of his neck. The case is continuing today. RED CROSS WILL PROVIDE DINNERS IN ALL HOSPITALS Last Report Shows Nearly 1,100 Canadians Are Patients Toronto, Dec. 18 (CP).--National officials of the Canadian Red Cross Society announced today that Christmas dinners and parcels will be provided for Canadian troops in hospital in Britain by the so- clety's overseas representatives. They said reports from Britain indicate everything will be done to assure the men of a happy Christ- mas, Voluntary Red Cross hospi- tal visitors are looking after the decoration of the wards for the occasion. All Canadian hospitals in Eng- land will receive the attention of the Canadian Red Cross. The last report received at Toronto head- quarters showed that the 600-bed Canadian Red Cross hospital in England--known as No. 5 Canadian General--was almost full and that there were almost 500 patients at No. 15 Canadian General, All those men as well as Cana- dians in other military hospitals are visited regularly by Canadian Red Cross hospital visiters. Dur- ing the last few months the visitors have initiated handicraft work among the men in the hospitals and officials here report that the work has become popular, his suspension pending outcome of PERMIT NEEDED, BY CANADIANS BOUND FORLS, | To Be Required Even if Traveller Hasn't Cent Under Exchange Ruling Ottawa, Dec. 18.--After Jan. 1 no Canadian will be permitted to leave Canada without a permit. The new regulation is designed to safeguard foreign exchange, but it also serves, if necessary, as a safeguard against - able-bodied persons leaving the country. Non-residents temporarily' iting Canada are in no way af- fecten. Two other regulations were also issued by the Government. One makes it an offense for Cana- : dians to accept "Black Dollars" in payment of services rendered to re- sidents of the United States. The other simplifies the procedure for sale of securities in Canada by non- Canadians, The sweeping exit order falls heavily on women who have been accompanying their husbands on business trips. At present if they . carry no money of any kind with them they do not require a permit from the Foreign Exchange Con- trol Board. Now it doesn't matter whether or not travellers have a cent with them, or what the pur- pose of their visit is, they must ob- tain a permit to leave Canada. In addition to wives or friends who were financed on the money allowed men for business purposes, there is another class of travellers the order is intended to stop. Some individuals have been leaving Can- ada without money and borrowing from friends in the United States. Borrowing in this way represents a foreign exchange obligation and is illegal. Under present regulations, Cana- - dians are only permitted to take money out of the country for busi- ness, health or educational reasons. Permits for pleasure travel will be granted after Jan. 1, but only when all expenses are paid by friends in the United States as a gift and not as a loan. Furthermore, proof that expenses "are being paid must be furnished in advance before the travel permit is issued. Such visitors will not be allowed one cent of money to pay railway fare to reach their friends. Money must be sent with the invitation, The board will permit travellers lo take out of Canada any cash sent by friends outside Canada to pay expenses of the trip. Furthermore the full purpose of the trip must be disclosed to the board. The changes plug any loopholes that have so far been disclosed in the Foreign Exchange Control Board's travel regulations. It was indicated that there will be fur. ther changes if further loopholes develop. tl THEY'LL TRY ANYWAY Manchester + (CP) -- A "bomb- proof" shelter is impossible says R. E. Bowles, lecturer on concrete construction at the Manchester College of Technology. Even the government's recommended sevens' feet-six of concrete couldn't stop heavy bombs he said. 7 "Special FOR CHRISTMAS. AND (ALL TIMES EASTERN STANDARD) NEW YEAR'S Be TEs CHAVA TORONT OSHAWA 7.50 P.M,, will leave CAN a A ---- IMPORTANT TRAIN SERVICE CHANGES FOR HOLIDAY PERIOD = | 0 Y ECEMBER 25 and vil leave BELLEVIL Lael Sr RE PM CONSULT AGENTS FOR COMPLETE TRAIN 4 AND HOLIDAY FARES, - ADIAN INFORMATION 3500 NATIONAL Lai dl Al &) 8