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boi whi # Light, Heat and Power Company, Ltd. the - Some may orks De 100 for t : 32100 Io Light he mains, $4205 overdraft at the Bank of Commerce. 695 overdue and unpaid debentures. : is latter sum was in turn the tail end of a former issue of "Consolidated Debt Debenture" which, W. L. Parrish when he was Reeve, had issued to clean up a similar mess passed on to him. Fortunately these unpaid debentures were in the hands of local parties who obliged the town by not pressing for their money, till the new loan could be floated. the term and see this debt finally disposed of. We would not try to live through another term, twice is one too many and a third shot would surely finish us. This issue is at 5% % for 20 years and runs till 1942. RR Passing Events | Canada A bill providing for creation of a Department of Labor in Nova Scotia was introduced in the House of As- sembly by Premier G. S. Harrington, on February 24th. The New Brunswick Legislature was opened on February, 26th. Adhering closely to their policy of a mew economic system the United Farmers of Canada, Saskatchewan section, on February 26th, reaffirmed their belief in public ownership of land, natural resources, water powers, minerals, forests and railways. The policy approved also declares ' "the issue of all currency and credit shall be dome through publicly-owned and operated institutions under the direc- tion of a Department of Finance." ° The Canadian National Railways had an operating profit of one million dollars in the calendar year of 1931, said Hon. Dr. Robert J. Manion, Minister of Railways, on February 26. William Southam, Canadian journal- ist, died on February 28th. The Manitoba Legislature opened on. February 20th. An order-in-council was made public and proclaimed on February 29th, bringing into force next day legisla- 'tion passed at the last session of Par- liament respecting the Beauharnois -- Great Britain The Government's "wheat quota" at a fixed price which is roughly $1.80 for a 60 pound bushel, computed at par. { i Bd this expenditure. The amount of | last payment will be made in 1933 ask why the electric pump was not paid at as it is a part of their system ] 'Corpo! 'when | the I so it was only fair to supply the Wi with an electric pump as compensation for the one : brings us to the "Consolidated Debt Debenture", the very nate of which is distasteful as it savors of deficits and undigested obligations. No ore likes to pay for a dead horse. When Philip Figary came into office he found he had fallen heir to an assortment of these and it was decided to make an issue to cover them. This called for $18,000 as follows: Water Deficits. © for by the We hope-to live to the end of H. G. HUTCHESON. The working committee of the round table conference, continuing its com- position of a statement of rights of Hindus, Europeans and Sikhs in a pro- posed new constitution for India, on Feb. 24 decided to affirm the equality of sexes in the face of a minority dis- agreement on the part of Meslem members. A resolution by Sir Sankaran Nair, non-official member of the Indian Council of State from Madras, urging immediate introduction of provincial autonomy for those provinces fit to administer it was defeated by 12 to 4, the official members abstaining from voting. Several Australian import prohibi- tions and surtaxés imposed in 1980 were removed on Feb. 26th. bln The Finnish army was ordered on Feb. 28th, to prevent a march on the capital by thousands of Finnish Fas- cists massed within 85 miles of Hel- singfors. The cabinet, after an emer- gency meetings, announced it had con- firmation that members of the Lapua, the Fascists of Finland, intended to march on Helsingfors in a drive against Marxism. The United States The Senate on Feb. 24, confirmed Benjamin N. Cardozo, of New York, as a member of the Supreme Court succeeding Oliver Wendell Holmes. A nhvy as strong as treaties will permit was recommended to the Senate on Feb, 24 by its naval com- 'mittee to place the United States in "a better bargaining position" at the Sir Malcolm Campbell, British speed | king, on Feb. 24, at Daytona Beach, 'Fla., set a new world's automobile miles an hour over a mile route, Mn, rules, | i8 expected that this choir their first annual convention p| ing piece of work done by the Association was the conducting of 'speed record of 8.235 miles an hour J over his former record of 253.968 Sinday Seog wotkarsof Post Berry : tion on the afternoon and evening of Wednesday, March 2nd, in the Parish Hall, Church of Ascension. Mr. R. B. Smallman presided. He called upon Rev. T. A. Nind who opened the convention with devotional exercises; and gave a brief address of welcome to the delegates. Mr. Smallman' responded to the welcome and thanked Mr. Nind and church officials for their courtesy. The secretary, 8S. Farmer, gave a brief report of the work of the Association which was organized last October. The outstand- a Teacher Training School in Port Perry. This school was largely attended and very successful. The Secretary also reported the beginnings of a religious survey of the district, and stated that the work when sompleted would assist greatly in discovering larger avenues of stian service in the Community. - * A helpful worship service was conducted by Rev. J. Elford, of Scugog. : The afternoon session proved were given as follows: 1. Leadership Training--Mrs. E. E. Annand. 2. The Problem of Adolescence--Mrs. Edgar Leask. 3. Graded Lessons vs. International S. S. Lessons--Rev. R. T. Richards. : 4. Temperance Education--Samuel Farmer. These papers were all written in a style that provided ample material for discussion in the round table conference conducted by Rev. H. Priest, of Toronto. Mrs. Annand enumerated the agencies for the training of Christian leaders, stressing particularly the Standard Teacher Training Courses; urging that the intelligence and the spirit- ual powers of the leader be developed in such a way as to make for effective Christian work. This phase of church life has grown very rapidly in the past few years. The work undertaken has provided a fine avenue of Christian service. Mrs. Edgar Leask put forward the idea that, in dealing with adolescents, it is very necessary to make provision for self- expression. Life is opening out into very broad ways, and the in- dividual is finding his place and capabilities. Repression and constant dictation must be avoided if the teacher is to successfully conduct a Bible Class or other activities for these young people. In the discussion many plans were put forward for gaining and retaining the interest of young people in church life. Some of the teachers managed to have the students co-operate in the teaching of the class; or lead in the discussion of questions. Some- times these questions are asked by the teacher; and sometimes they are questions that are put forward by the students. It was particularly pleasing to learn of the growth of the work among the young men in this neighbourhood. There are excellent classes at Scugog, Prince Albert, Greenbank, Bethesda, and Port Perry. . In his discussion of the subject--"Graded Lessons vs. Inter- national S. S. Lessons", Rev. R. T. Richards showed the value of having lessons suited to the mental ability of the student. He also claimed that graded lessons gave a richer understanding of the teachings of the Bible, so that the student would get a fair idea of the whole purpose of this wonderful message. The discussion of this paper was quite interesting. Some of the teachers and superintendent found difficulty in the lack of uni- formity, especially in cases where a substitute teacher has to take a class on short notice. Other teachers supported the view put forward by Mr. Richards and said that the graded lessons were well worth any extra effort that had to be put forth in order to teach them; and that uniformity was not really desirable--no such program would be adopted in a Public School to-day. Temperance Education was the subject brought for discus- gion by Mr. S. Farmer. He urged the need of scientific instruction as to the effects of alcohol upon the human organism. He felt that this instruction was much more important for the guidance of young people than any discussion of the. political situation could be. One particular point should be stressed, he said, and that was the fact that drinking even a small amount of alcohol would destroy the self-criticism and self-control of the individual, and cause him to make attempts to "show-off", perhaps with dis- astrous results. In the discussion it was very evident that Sunday School workers as a class are indignant because of the respectability given to the sale of liquor. It is also evident that modern life leaves but little time for scientific instruction, which should really be part of the day school curriculum. The book recommended for teaching is entitled--*"Alcohol; and its Effects on the Human Organism." Any interested person may obtain further informa- tion as to this book from Mr. Farmer. Rev. Mr. Priest proved himself to be a good leader of dis- cussion; keeping those who spoke to the subject in hand, and bringing out the desirable lessons to be learned. At the conclusion, of the afternoon session, the ladies of the Church of the Ascension served a delightful meal in the basement of the Parish Hall. Out of town delegates, and a number of local residents took advantage of this hospitality. ; The evening session was conducted in the auditorium of St. John's Presbyterian Church. After the devotional exercises by Rev. E. E. Annand, a pleasing solo was given by Mr. Charles 'Heartfield, who later sang a second time. These opening exercises were followed by an address by the President, Mr. R. B. Smallman, who spoke of the worship period of the Sunday School session. He urged that the greatest rever- ence be observed in this part of the work, claiming that upon the attitude of those present in this act of worship, much of the real success of the school would depend. 2 : ; A very pleasing musical number was given by young men Scugog Teiand, "under the direction of Mrs. Geo. Sweetman most interesting. Four papers <P 4 ; v1 will be in the United Church of Port next Sunday evening. : EA 3 Th e main address of the evening was give by Bet. su 'and the stock was run down. Certain- they went over the list. "We've got more people here now than H. Priest e bro ht| $1.50 per year in ad > and (Readers He rode up to the village store in his flivver, shut off the engine, and walked in through the open door. The morning rush of housewives was over and the grocer would have time now to talk. Perhaps, he reflected, he mght be able to get a real order to- day, instead of the usual chicken feed. The shelves, he noted, were half bare ly the place was begging for goods. HK he could only show the storekeep- ere . But no. "Put me down for a dozen cans of that," the grocer ordered, as "And I guess I can get by with six jars of this." And so on through the line. The salesman added up the figures: $37 and a few odd cents. The place needed at least 20 times as much, and needed it badly. "All right, Mr. Jones, much obliged to you," the salesman said, putting his order book away. And then: Busy? I'd like to have a little talk with you." "Fire away." "This town is growing, isn't it?" "Yes," replied the storekeeper. we ever had." "And they still eat three meals a day?, don't they?" The grocer grinned. he answered. Lv I know you're getting your share of the business," the salesman went on. "You've got the biggest store in town." "I think I'm getting what's on your mind," sald the storekeeper. "What you want to know is why I don't give you bigger orders. Is that it?" "Right! You used to think nothing of ordering two or three hundred dol- lars' worth of goods at a time. Now --well, I haven't had a hundred dollar order from you for months. What's the answer?" "There are two answers," the grocer told him. "The first is that a while back I was selling $2000 worth of goods a month; now I do well to gross $1500. And my collections are poor. 1 have to watch all my corners and clip one every chance I get. "That's the first answer.' You ought to know the second. Take that Triple Y Coffee, for instance. We sell a lot of it. A while back it cost me 88 cents a can and I sold it for 47. One day when I was stocked up with it, the price dropped to 40 cents a can. I lost money. Yes, I know you sold it to me at 38 cents a can, but I had to take my loss on what I had in stock. "Before long there was a new price, 86 cents a can. You sold it to me then for 80. And just a couple of weeks ago the price dropped again to 383 cents, and you sell it to me for 28. "It's pretty much the same with everything else. Now I'd be a sucker, wouldn't I, to load myself up with a lot of stuff at today's prices and lose money selling it at the lower prices tomorrow 7" The salesman saw. "It means," he said, "that the dollar buys a great deal more food now than it would buy a couple of years ago. That is the reason, isn't it, why you take in $1600 now as against $2000 before? And for that $1500 you probably handle as much goods now as you handled for $2000 two years back. "More," agreed the storekeeper. I'm selling more actual stuff today than before the depression began. That means more handling and more work. But I'm getting a fourth less money. I am afraid to stock up-- afraid to take the chance of further price drops. That's why I order just "Most of 'em," again." The salesman pondered. "Doesn't it mean, too, that you'll order in big lots when prices begin to rise?" ! thanking the church boards of the Anglican nd erie es for the courtesy extended to the dele- - gates; the ladies of the Church of the Ascension for the excellent ; all who took part in service of song; and the Rev. Mr. Priest for his : ance and inspiration in the convention sessions. vou Both were well attended, and it was felt that the Reach, and Scugog held convention had been most successful. Our Expanding Do mammoth metropolitan stores.. the frightened riders will scramble off barely enough to last me till you come | the musical program for llar of 1932 Digest) ? only from hand to mouth, fearful lest prices drop again. All over the coun- try prices have been dropping long and steadily, like a rain that has lasted two years and outdone the Flood. One is tempted to think of "the glory of the sunshine that always fol- lows the long, long rains. What a day that will be! The miles of half- empty shelves that will call for new goods when prices do begin to rise; the whirring wheels of factories set spinning frantically to supply the mammoth maw of a dieted demand; the army of re-employed workers-- all in prospect when retail prices finally come to the end of the lane that has not turned since '29. The enormous demand is there, latent, from every crossroads grocery to We have been moving in a vicious circle. Prices fall, demand slackens, workers are laid off, and prices then fall again. And so around and around, like a merry-go-round in a graveyard, the nation's business goes. In time, after the movement has spent itself, and scamper to redoubled work. In time; how much time? That is the question. How far must prices fall before the movement spends itself --before the buying rush begins? No- body knows; we only know how far prices have fallen. When most of us conclude that prices have fallen all they are going to fall, then the buying rush will start. There are reliable indexes, available to all, showing how prices have drop- ped since the trend began. Take food- stuffs, for instance; the drop has been swifter and further there than in any other line. Between December, 1929, and June, 1931, as the Federal Bureau of Labor statistics measures it, the food dollar rose 33.5 percent. in buy- ing power. Coal, clothing, and furni- ture have all dropped in price, though much more moderately than food- stuffs. Rents, on the average, remain near the old level. Why haven't they come down more? Taxes for one thing; taxes amount to almost one- sixth of the revenues received in rent, and taxes have not come down. All in all, the cost-of-living dollar, distributed over the necessities of life, had the buying power. last June of $1.141 as compared with the dollar of December, 1929, the bureau finds. All items of living cost had dropped an average of 12.1 percent., or nearly one-eighth. There is another factor in the situa- tion which no bureau, no computation, can ever show. It cannot be put in cold figures, yet it has been a prime retarding factor in trade revival. That factor is fear--fear that prices will dip still lower. At some point in the recession that fear will vanish. Sellers and buyers all over the country will conclude that the end of the decline has come. It may be that this conclusion will be reached suddenly, between the rising and the setting sun; it may be of slow formation; it may be reached before this article sees print. When it is reached, whatever the time, the tide of trade will rise again. rel EP eee MAKE CANADA CHRISTIAN Make Canada' Christian, This the vital need; Christ Himself Redeemer, Love the only creed. Fresh and mighty currents Sweep away the dross; Christidgn men and women Bear aloft the Cross. Join in common service, Liberate goodwill; Truth and Love triumphant; Christ is Master still. Make Canada Christian, This the vital need; Christ Himself Redeemer, Love the only creed. --Grenville Kleiser. first. Reach Council Met on Saturday, March 5th, at 1 pm. All members present. The Reeve presiding. Minutes of the last meeting read and adopted. The collector reported that there was still a large amount of 1931 taxes unpaid, and was given instructions by the Council to proceed forthwith to collect same. 3 A resolution was passed by the Council approving of the cancellation of the following Hydro Guarantee Contracts, viz: Don. McArthur, Wes- ley Crosier, G. R. Healey, Silas Rey- nolds, J. J. H. Shaw, Jos. H. Peel, W. F. Dobson, Jas. A. Boe, W. F. Walker, Harry Stevens, Mrs. Munro, Robert Vernon and Son, T. G. Webster, W. L. Evans. Mr, Ashenhurst gave notice that he would at the next meeting of the Council move for leave to introduce a by-law to amend the wire fence bonus by-law. The following general accounts were passed. H. G. Walker, $3.20, milk supplied Stewart family; Chas. Lakey, $8.11, supplies for Stewart family; A. R. Woodley, $2.18, milk and eggs for Geo. Heayn; Chas. Lakey, $6.16, relief Dzenekoy family; J. F. McClintock, $12.00 supplies for Ham- mond family and $2.95 boots for Murynuick child; F. W. Brock, $1.59 for boots for Murynuick child; H. Hook, $5.97, relief, Levi Warren fam- ily; G. D. Conant, $89.55, legal ser- vices re County Equalization; Miss Rees, $6.35, on account of caretaking of hall. Road accounts passed--Jas. Masters $3.60, dragging Road 5; Wardel White $22.60, brushing Road 13; Jas. A. Lee, $6.00, expenses for railing, road 2; C. Cook, $10.00, dragging and repairing washout, Road 2; Jas. Lee, $32.00 as Road Supt. Council adjourned until April 2nd, at 1 pm. eA Pee ee WILL PROVIDE FUNDS NEEDED BY BOARD OF EDUCATION THIS YEAR (Oshawa Daily Times) The Oshawa City Council, adopting a recommendation tabled in the formal report of the Finance Committee at a meeting this week, made a definite move towards a settlement of the controversy with the Bard of Educa- tion. us This clause of the report of the committee as presented by Ald. W. Boddy, read as follows: "That in view of the representations made by the Board of Education in their 'communications dated February 26th and March 3rd, this Council un- dertakes to furnish the funds required by the Board for the maintenance of schools during the current year; and in view also of the uncertain financial situation, and the problems which this municipality may be faced with be- fore the close of the year, we, the Council, would strongly urge upon the Board the advisability! of employing every means available to live within the amount levied in the tax rate for 1932; and that a copy of this resolu- tion be forwarded by the Clerk to the Secretary of the Board." The clause .was not adopted without discussion. OSHAWA Briers March 8th, 1932, was Oshawa's 8th birthday as a city. WE Ne Daylight Saving will be in foree in Oshawa for the same period as in Toronto. * 0% The members of the Court of Re- vision for Oshawa for this year are E. Bradley, Sam, H. Jacskon and Fred Flintoff, TO BUILD NEW SCHOOL The Fenelon Falls School Board have approved of the preliminary plans submitted by Mr. J. T. Hornsby, for a new Continuation School. It is understood a Peterboro ¢ontractor will . tender for the building. TT I Charles Augustus Lindbergh, Jr., 19 months old son of Colonel Lindburgh, was kidnapped on March 1st, and to date has not been found. The Continent of Europe The French Senate on Feb. 26 re- jected the Chamber of Deputies' Elec- toral Reform Bill by a vote of 193 to 0, but decided to. refer the woman suffrage and compulsory voting pro- visions back to special committees. The major provision: of the reform bill 'was for, guppressi ssion of a second ballot in election of deputies where clear cut majority was. obtained in the