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PAGE FOUR THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, MONDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1940 The Oshawa Daily Times Succeeding THE OSHAWA DAILY REFORMER mail anywhere in Canada (outside Oshawa BD delivery limits) $135 for three months, $2.25 for six months, or $4.00 per year if paid in + advance. By mail to U.S. subscribers, $6.00 per year, payable strictly in advance. (Established 1871) An mdependent newspaper published every week- day afternoon except Saturday at Oshawa, Cane ada, by The Times Publishing Co. of Oshawa, Limited. Chas. M. Mundy, Pres; A. R. Alloway. Managing Director. The Oshawa Dally Times is a member of the Canadian Daily Newspapers Association the On- ~ bario Provincial Dailies and the Audit Bureau of Circulations. SUBSCRIFTION RATES Delivered by carrier in Oshawa, Whitby and suburbs 25¢c for two weeks; $3.25 for six months, or $6.50 per year if paid tn advance. MONDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1940 City Shows a Surplus The financial statement of the city trea- surer released at the meeting of the council last Thursday evening showing the city will end the year with a surplus of $32,431 comes as welcome news to taxpayers and citizens generally. The prospect is all the more welcome and heartening since it im- plies a further reduction in the tax rate for 1941. The statement reveals that the financial position of the municipality is the best it has been in years and should be a source of satisfaction and gratification to those who have administered the affairs of the city. The financial status of Oshawa which was at a low point, particularly when re- lief costs were at their peak, has now been reversed. The treasurer takes occasion to point out that it was the successful efforts of the council of 1932-35 to keep Oshawa out of the "defaulters list" which is now finding the city in such a favorable finan- cial position and that succeeding councils contributed in no small measure to civic finances. Highlights of the year are: Tax collections of $993,183. Debenture debt cut by $362,496. Tax arrears cut by $65,287. No borrowings from banks. Sale of lots and lands, $13,994. Cut in relief (under estimate) $18,840. Refunding debentures at lower rate of interest, saving $35,748.00 (over term of years). The reduction in the contemplated tax rate for 1941 is based on the lesser amount required for the year as compared to the present year, which was $803,581. Accord- ing to the 1941 tentative budget the total required to be raised by taxation is $771,- 278, or $32,308 less than in 1940. This accounts for the 114 mills reductions in prospect or 29 mills as compared to the 3014 this year. The treasurer sounds a warning note and one that should have the consideration of the 1941 and succeeding councils during the duration of the war: "Municipal gov- ernments should divorce themselves entire- ly during the war from capital expendi- tures not immediately essential; and in so doing our maximum effort can be made, not only financially, but also in manpower and materials." Oshawa is definitely on the way out of the financial woods and at a time when it can take full advantage of the present economic and industrial improvement. The city council and the co-operating spending boards are to. be congratulated on their achievement. The task of administering the affairs of a million dollar business has not been an easy one, but it has been well done. Wage Bonuses to Parallel "Rise in Living Costs The government has taken steps to guard against the disparity between wages and increasing costs of living. If prices, _ rents and other costs rise as much as five per cent employees in war industries and public utilities which come under the In- dustrial Disputes Act, are to get bonuses which may be adjusted quarterly, if neces- sary. The Department of Labor, however, is not taking authority to.order wage adjust- ments in industries which are not directly engaged in war work. The expectation, however, is that @ll industries will fall in line. Oshawa hgd an instance of this last week when tj employees of the Ontario Malleable Irght Co. and of Fittings Limited, were grantfd 214 per cent increases. This later, howgver; came as a result of a clause in the agfements, which anticipated rising costs in I The idea behind the govern- ment mofe is that all employees will be assured s not lower than the scale which pre od in the boom period of 1926- 29. Durin as much he last war wages increased by bs 100 per cent and commodity prices went beyond reason. The latest move is to prevent such vicious spiralling of wages and prices. Virtually the order-in- council pegs wages but allows a bonus par- alleling the increase in living costs. The bonus is to be uniform regardless of the wages received. If living costs go up $2.50 a week the bonus will be $2.50 a week to every worker. Living costs have advanced about 2.5 per cent in the past nine months, but the in- creases have been very gradual. The Labor Gazette places the increase between the months of April and November at 2.4 per cent. Indications are they will still advance, but the War Time Prices and Trade Board are watching these very closely and there must be good and sufficient reasons be- fore any enhancement In prices are allow- ed. Thefts Border on Sacrilege The theft of electric light bulbs from trees outside the homes of people in Oshawa is not only a despicable act but runs close to the border of sacrilege. Those lights were placed there not simply as a decorative feature, but also to honor the anniversary of the birth of our Saviour, Jesus Christ, who came as a light to a darkened world. The theft and smashing of the bulbs is akin to the acts which ousted Christianity in Russia and Germany, and those who are guilty of such acts under present condi- tions should be given the extreme penalty of the law if apprehended. Canadians are trying to practice and preach democracy, the basis of which is Christianity. No lovelier way of exemplify- ing a democratic and Christian spirit could be used than by decorating evergreen trees with lights. To extinguish those lights, such as was done by some thoughtless per- son or persons, is a more serious offence than uttering words which might cause dis- affection to His Majesty King George. It is an offénce against the King of Kings. It is too bad that we have in our midst persons who do not realize what a lighted Christmas tree symbolizes. Perhaps the penalty for this offence should be attend- ance at Sunday School until the culprit fully realizes that the theft and breaking of electric lights bulbs on a Christmas tree is not only a minor offence punishable by law but a greater offence against the spirit which keeps alive Christianity and democ- racy. former years we have taken a pride in the lovely display of lighted Christmas trees in the north end of the city and have taken motor trips along with friends and visitors to view the lighted trees to our mutual enjoyment. We trust the recent vandalism will not discourage the displays, as there are many others who enjoy them year after year and The Times would like the owners of the trees and those who dec- orate them to know that they are admired and appreciated. Editorial Notes | What is rightly termed a detestable ab- breviation, "Xmas," when the beautiful word Christmas can be used. The price of turkey has advanced in On- tario during the past week or so. Italy finds the road towards Turkey and Greece very costly also. Don't forget that evergreen trees and some forms of tree decorations are very in- flammable. Be careful. Oshawa does not want any Christmas tragedies. Car drivers and pedestrians should think safety, practice safety and thus ensure an accident-free holiday. Care and courtesy are essential factors in this regard. One of the finest Christmas greeting cards coming to The Times this year was that from the MacLaren Advertising Com- pany, Ltd., of Toronto. It was a window card with a picture of the Right Hon. Winston Churchill with a paragraph of his recent messages with the following cap- tion: "We shall not flag or fail, we Shall go on to the End." YA Bit of Veree GOD GIVE US MEN! God give us men! A time like this demands Strong minds, great hearts, true faith, and ready hands; Men whom the lust of office does not kill; -Men whom the spoiles of office cannot buy; Men who possess opinions and a will; Men who have honour--men who will not lie; Men who can stand before a demagogue And damn his treacherous flatteries without wink- ing. --By J. G. HOLLAND, A Bible Thought for Today DO NOT GO THROUGH LIFE AS A MERE BYSTANDER: Then said I, here am I send me.-- Isaiah 6:8, "ON DONNER, ON BLITZKRIEG"! married section, you slip into your {double bed without knowing who |mey be already asleep in the close- |ly adjoining beds on either side, | You could' reach out and touch | them if you chose, but the lighting |is too dim for recognition and the {enforced silence, plus the need of sleep, removes any curiosity. London In War Time Snorers Have Own Section in DeLuxe Savoy Bomb Shelter, Bombs rain, but life in Bri- tain goes on. Here's a bit of the more cheerful side in Milo M. Thompson's story on the ex- periences of those who live in London, lat the Savoy and find the night a [little too thick for comfort, what | with nfire explosion quake and | { the Fon of nm Faake dala all you will be well advised to {ably close, you throw on your bath- take the turning to the right. If robe and start following "to the YOU 80 to the quiet sectors, your shelter" arrows which lead you | night will be a hideous thing in | Take it from me, if you snore | By MILO M. THOMPSON (Associated Press Staff Writer) New York, Dec. 23 (AP) --One gets a little weary of the dreary stories of misery in the shelters of bombarded London and it may be time to give the other side of the picture, the squalor of Tilbury arches do not sleep there, or in the other places where people huddle by thousands under begrimed blankets and do with few sanitary conveni- ences. Reporters dash in and out of such places. They themselves live in no such shelters. Perhaps the largest concentra- tion of these fellows has been at the Savoy, famous to tourists for its bar as also for the floor shows patronized in pre-war days by the elite in white tie and tails. One can still enjoy the dine and dance side of life there, two floors below the level of the main dining room in the specially bomb-proofed "river room," the windows of which, on the embankment side, are now screened by thick frag- ment-proof brick walls. But I think the Savoy" shelters, still farther down, are one of the prime sights of London. If you choose to put yourself up The newspapermen who write of | down carpeted stairs. Dewn and down you go to an underground haven below nine floors of steel and concrete and come before a serious clerk who checks you in and sends you to | your allotted bed in care of a uni- | formed servitor. | You find there are four depart- { ments reached down corridors made |by long thick silken hangings soft- | ly lighted. | Turn to the right as you leave {the check-in clerk and you go to [the snorers' section. | Turn to the left and you pass in | turn the departments for ladies, for men and for married couples, Each is a broad expanse of floor space filled with beds side by side in neatly regimented rows, And such beds! They are the beds of luxury you read about in the mattress adver- tisements, scft and immaculate and complete with eiderdowns. The silken walls all about you and the fresh conditioned air make you forget this is commun- al sleeping, The dim lights and silks make you pay little attention to the lacework of steel scaffolding designed to protect you from de- bris. If you and your wife go to the spite of everything. The moment sleep comes and. its relaxation causes you to emit the first sounds of a "sfiorer's broad- cast you will find yourself sud- denly awake, feel soft hands on your temples and catch, out of the corner of your eye, a diS@ppearing shadow. It is the shadow of a vigilant nurse who reaches you quickly and silently, = deftly grasps your head and expertly turns it. That can go on all night. In the snoring department on the other hand, you will listen to the nightlong symphony by your neighbors until it, or your weari- ness, puts you to sleep. THe ever present nurses and physicians in such places add to the feeling of security silence brings. You know that the cougher and sneezer, who might spray you with germs in a shelter of the other type are going to get cour- teous but quick treatment from one of them or, if that fails to work, protective isolation. There is no lack of the most modern and sufficient conveniences in connection with such- deluxe shelters of London and you can be sure there will be watchful war- dens at the door and a fire watch on the roof all through the night. Long-suffering Britain is now striktag back hard Ly \ ALL INDUSTRIAL CENTERS. re *, IN GERMANY, NORTHERN "ITALY AND NAPLES Heaviiy, somBeD) u4_ " Britain Strikes Back In Three Directions TNE PORT OF VALONA 4 IS ABOUT TO BECOME A DYNKERQUE FOR THE ~~. AX/S UNDER SMASHING 'K ATTACKS . 5 Ne GREE at the Axis in three directions, British bombers are reported to have inflicted heavy damage in a raid on Naples, Italy. In Africa, mechanized British forces are said to have pushed the Italians out of Egypt and to be invading Italian Libya. Other British bombers raided Berlin and scored a direct hit on a subway line, disrupting transportation, woes, the Greek army reportedly is cornering Italy's would-be invader troops in the Albanian port of Valona in a trap that threatens to be a second Dunkerque. Adding to the Axis That Body Of Yours By James W. Barton, M.D. HOW STOMACH AND DUODENAL ULCER CAN BE PREVENTED A couple of years ago a man 60 years of age suffered with severe Jleeding from a stomach ulcer, He was rushed to hospital and after <hree blood transfusions he recov- home, He faithfully followed a pre- scribed diet and at the end of a couple of months looked and felt 50 well that the surgeon stated that he thought he would operate in another couple of months. The patient was astonished that operation should be advised as he had never felt better in his life and had never before heen up to the correct weight for his height and build. "Why should I undergo operation when I am so well?" The surgeon explained to him that practically all stomach ulcer patients would at some time be where they could not obtain the ulcer diet, would eat some irritating food and hemorr- hage (bleeding) would occur. "Well, couldn't I get another cou- pie of transfusions and come around all right?" The surgeon explained further that after the age of 60, patients fusions and another hemorrhage would likely cost him his life. "If I follow the diet will I be safe?" "If you follow the diet, and avoid emotional upsets, you should not require operation." It is now over two years since the patient began following the diet, has never varied from it once, lives a quiet life that keeps him busy but does not call for any severe mental or physical effort. In other words, this man with a tendency to grow stomach ulcers, prevents any growth of ulcer and any chance of hemorrhage by faith. fully following instructions. Dr. Samuel Morein, Providence, RI, in Medical World, gives some very helpful advice to those with a tendency, to ulcer. The patient should be warned that neglect to follow instructions will not only bring a return of the ulcer but may cause dangerous complications. He must avoid mental and physical strain, infections, overheating and any change in the prescribed diet. He should bear in mind the im- portance of a peaceful mind and rested body to good digestion. The thought, then, for those with a tendency to ulcer, is that they can avoid ulcer and prevent oper- ation by following these simple in- structions, IN JAIL FOR WEEK Face Two Charges at Belleville After Homes Broken Into in District Belleville, Dec. 21--Facing two charges apiece, Fred and Roy Bry- ant were remanded in custody for one week in County Court here, Fred Bryant, of Sidney Township, was charged with breaking, enter- ing and theft at the summer home of Mrs. J. F. Wills in 1939, and with stealing lumber from Mrs, W. Laf- ferty in September, 1940. His brother faced charges of breaking into the Wills home in 1937, and with receiving wrenches known to be stolen from George Stewart, in December, 1940. : Provincial police arrested the two middle-aged brothers at their farm home on Monday. In Thursday's court, counsel for the accused, Frank Cushing, re- quested a two-week remand on ball, but Magistrate E. J. Butler refused to give the men their freedom. Crown Attorney B. C. Donnan de- clined to recommend a bail bond. It is easy there to forget the hundreds of thousands cramped in their chilly Anderson shelters, the millions who sleep rudely in or- dinary basements, and the great army of those who are glad to have concrete subway platforms or the cobblestones under the arches be- low them if only they are safe from the death and dismember ment which comes from above. Death of Cree Indian Shrouded In Mystery Narth Battleford, Sask. Dec. 23 (CP)--The body of George Thomas, 35-year-old Cree Indian, was found by searchers on the Red Pheasant reserve south of here Saturday. He had been missing three days. Police were at a loss to explain his death. The body showed no marks of violence and a post mor- tem will be held. Thomas left the home of friends Wednesday night to walk four miles across the re- serve to his own home. His body was found about half way between the two houses. CAGE LOOP ORGANIZED Cobourg, Dec. 23.--A six-team in- termediate Ontario Basketball As- sociation group was organized at a meeting held here during the week- end. F. F. Dufton of Cobourg was appointed convener. In the grouping are Peterboro, Port Hope, Cobourg, Trenton Air Force, Albert College and Picton. First game will be Jan. 3 at Port, with Cobourg providing the opposition. Balance of the sche- dule is to be announced by F. F. Dufton. ered sufficiently to return to his did not respond very well to trans- | REMAND BROTHERS: VICTORY OR ; NOTHING MUST BE WAR GOAI (Continued from tuge 1) material damage and a considerable loss, of life, he said, but he added he did not wish to imply Britain was being beaten to her knees by these "hammer blews". On the other hand, it would be folly to minimize thelr significance and Canadian in- dustry and labor should contemplate this fact before it was too late. "I tell you frankly that unless aid is given now, fully and liberally, there is very real danger that the war may end in a stalemate," the former war correspondent said. "I need not tell you what that would mean--postponement of the struggle to be fought out a little later on with even greater violence and frightfulness, a further era of feverish and expensive rearmament: the menace of economic bankruptcy for the axis and the empire. And probably, in the end, we would see 'Uncle' Joe S*alin perched securely on the European throne and wield« ing the sceptre of communistic dic tatorship." Mr. Johnson told his "audience that if they had seen London as he | had, "bruised and battered, with dead and dying in its streets," they would be prepared to work and fight and to.pay "so this evil thing which has caused this suffering and sorrow would be destroyed forever." There were people in Canada and across the sea who believed chival- ry and honor and fair play should prevail, even in war. But he said that when the time came to discuss peace terms the empire peoples still would be dealing with the Germans --a people "wno know no honor in war and who Interpret chivalry and fair play as signs of weakness and inferiority. "Against such an inhuman enemy can we In justice to our empire and our loved ones continue to pursue the policy of turning the other cheek?" he asked, then added: "Out of my bitter experience, I say to you that I think not." Canada must end any complac- ency toward the war, for the defeat of Britain would mean that Canada would be in the position that Brit- ain is in today. He said most Britons firmly be- lieved the United States would have to come into the war--not to save Britain but to safeguard American future and American subjects from enslavement. DEATH IN AUTO HELD ACCIDENT Trenton, Dec. 23 -- Investigating the death of Maynard Sharpe of Wooler, 'who was killed instantly Dec. 12, a goroner's jury returned a verdict of accidental death. The driver of a bus involved was exonerated. 'The accident happened about four miles west of this city when an automobile driven by Maynard Sharpe collided with the rear of a Rathbun bus driven by Clarence Brooker of Trenton, acocrding to Traffic Officer J. Hatch. "The driving was treacherous," he stated. "The pavement was like a sheet of ice and it was snowing at the time. From my investigation the bus driver was exercising a great deal of care. He started slow- ing down his bus some 500 feet east of the scene and' the vehicle was equipped with the proper clearance and stop lights. There was no rea- son I could find why the driver of the car did not pass the stopped bus on the left-hand side of the road, as there was about three-quarters of the pavement left. It appears to me the driver of the car did not ate tempt to pass." Clarence Brooker, driver of the bus, stated, he had been proceeding west carefully and had taken al- most fiften minutes to travel the four miles from Belleville. Death was instaneous from severe internal injuries, Dr. J. W, Farley said. JOCKEY'S CONDITION IS CRITICAL Charles Town, W. Va., Dec. 23-- Elwood Meyers, 20, is in a critical condition at Charles Town After filling his Blaze in the y, the youth re- Town and took Attending phys- icians, who say e apprentice's condition is dangerous, have hopes of saving the life of the youngster, who is under contract to Xen Mc- Naly, owner of the Peacock Stable. EF s¥Es sent] 2yE CORPORATION OF CANADA