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Oshawa Daily Times, 30 Oct 1930, p. 4

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PACE FOUR THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1930 . The Oshawa Daily Times Succeeding THE OSHAWA DAILY REFORMER (Established 1871) . As independent newspaper published every aftes- noon except Sundays and legal holidays at Osh- awa, Canada, by The Times Publishing Company, of Oshawa, Limited, Chas. M. Mundy, President ; A. R. Alloway, Managing Director. The Oshawa Daily Times is a member of The Cana- dian Press, the Canadian Newspapers Asso- ciation, the Ontario Provincial Dailies and the Audit Bureau of Circulations, SUBSCRIPTION RATES Delivered by carrier, in Oshawa and suburbs, 12¢c a week. By mail in Canada (outside Oshawa carries delivery limits) $3.00 a year; United States, $4.00 a year, TORONTO OFFICE 518 Bond Building, 66 Temperance Street. Telephone Adelaide 0107, H. D. Tresidder, representative, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30th, 1930 A WISE ANNOUNCEMENT The directors of the Oshawa Chamber of Commerce acted wisely in announcing to the public that the chamber will not endorse the stock of any concern which seeks to market its stock on the ground that it in- tends to locate in Oshawa. That position is, of course, a sound one. Were any other attitude to be adopted, the directors would lay themselves open to all the reproaches which might result from the activities of outside interests seeking to use their names in pursuing their methods of high pressure salesmanship. The resolution passed by the board of di- rectors, and published in The Times yes- terday, defines very clearly their position in the matter. Through the Oshawa Indus- trial Foundation, Limited, it will be possible to aid reliable industries by the purchase of sites and the erection of factory build- ings, but there its activities cease. It has no power to finance or deal in the stock is- sues of any companies seeking to locate here, and any such companies seeking to sell their stock to the people of Oshawa must do so on their own initiative, without using the name of the Chamber of Commerce as an inducement to the people to purchase. The selling of mortgage securities by the Oshawa Industrial Foundation, Ltd., a pure- ly local concern, would be, of course, a much different matter from the selling of stock in an outside concern, particularly since that company will have its security in the land and in the buildings erected for any industry. It is unfortunate that salesmen, in their enthusiasm, are sometimes tempted to use the names of organizations such as the Osh- awa Chamber of Commerce in selling stock, 80 the announcement by the directors that they cannot and will not sponsor nor en- dorse any stock issue is a very timely warn- ing, both to such salesmen and to the citi- zens of Oshawa who might be inclined to buy stock on the understanding that it was endorsed by the local body. WORTH CONSIDERING It is reported, unofficially, of course, that the value of liquor sold by the Ontario Gov- ernment during the fiscal year ending Oc- tober 31, will be in the neighborhood of $564,- 000,000. While-this figure is slightly lower than for the previous year, yet it is a stag- gering total of money to be thrown away on the purchase of liquor. This is money, it should be remembered, which has been di- verted from what might be termed legiti- mate business, and given to what is legally, but by no means morally, a legitimate chan- nel for the spending of it. What a tremendous amount of good could have been done had it been expended in food, clothing, fuel, and the products of industries catering to the daily wants of the people. But there is the record. One wonders how 16ng the people of Ontario will put up with this foolish waste of money. One wonders how long people will continue to waste their substance on this vile stuff sold by the gov- ernment, instead of conserving it for a wiser and better use, It is time for a stock-taking by every individual who has been a purchas« er of liquor and beer, so that each one can figure out for himself just how much good he could have done with the money spent in the government stores and warehouses. We venture to say that if each individual made such a stock-taking, the result would be so astonishing as to make thousands decide not to renew their liquor permits. ADVERTISING FOR PROSPERITY The Canadian government has started an advertising campaign urging the people of Canada to give their patrongge to the pro- ducts of Canadian industries. But, in the opinion of several speakers of importance at the annual meeting of the Association of Canadian Advertisers in Toronto, the other day, this is not sufficient, for instance, El - mer Davis, president of the Canadian Manu- facturers Association, contended that manu- {acturers and retailers should follow up the government campaign by advertising spe- cific articles manufactured in Canada, in or- der to improve business conditions and em- ployment in this country, This view was - supported by Prof. E. H. Morrow, director of merchandising research for the MacLean Publishing Company, and by Harry B. Muir, managing director of the Kingston Whig- Standard. . : Mr. Muir's remarks were very pointed. The present was not a time, he said, to test "the value of advertising, because that had already been proven, But it was very sig- nificant that the outstanding leaders in in- dustry had deemed it wise to increase their advertising quota during the present busi- ness depression, and he believed that their judgment, which had brought them success in the past was reliable. Further, he said, through newspaper advertising money was put into circulation, and when that advertis- ing ceased, business was curtailed and money ceased to circulate. These statements, by outstanding men, are proven by experience. And what has been the experience of all men in business, no matter on how small a scale. Men who have succeeded have done so largely because they have recognized that advertising can make business better, and it is only the man who is content to let business drift, and to let it remain bad, who would think of cut- ting down on his advertising schedules be- cause business is a little harder to get. Sure- ly that is the time to advertise more inten- sively, because the man who makes that ef- fort is far more likely to secure the lion's share of what business is available than the Other Editor's Comments CANADIAN NUTS » (Renfrew Mercury) A Renfrew dealer has butternuts for sale, and in Kingston hickoty nuts can be purchased. Here are two Canadian nuts which are not only nutritious beyond the ordinary but in the matter of taste are in the front rank. Why not a cultivation of them? At present they grow at haphazard, and obviously the trees are not in- creasing in number; for who sees any trees except those that have been landmarks for many a year? The wood of both is valuable for commercial purposes. . The Ontario government, busy now with the planting of coniferous trees, might well take up the setting out of groves of butternut and hie- kory trees, No farmer could make any mistake by devoting an wucre or so of ground to the production of nuts of a kind that will grow in this country. There would always be a market for them, with prices remunerative. Besides, they would add to the pleasure of winteyon the arm. man who thinks he does not need it. BRITISH TEXT BOOKS TURN OF THE YEAR (London Sunday Express) This is the turn of the year. {While we regret the long outdoor The Ontario Chambers of Commerce and | evenings of summer, let us look for- ward with pleasant anticiation to Boards of Trade at their recent convention, [the indoor evenings of winter, There passed a resolution urging very strongly the | use of Canadian text books for history in the schools of the Dominion. This is by no means a subject for resolution. Fault has been found time and again by various or- ganizations with the text books which are in use in some of the provinces of Canada, the main objection being that they are writ- ten in the United States, with the viewpoint of that country, and make very little men- tion of the achievements of Canadian men and women. Now it appears that Canada is not alone in the British Empire in facing this problem. From Australia comes a note of strong pro- test against the use of United States history text books in the schools of that country. There might be a slight tissue of excuse for | United States books finding their way across the boundary into Canada, but it is hard to understand why Australians should have to be fed from a Yankee spoon in the matter of education in history. ' All this agitation, however, makes one wonder what is the matter with British writ- ers of history that text books cannot be pro- duced within the Empire for the Empire's children. Surely there are in Canada his- torians of sufficient ability to produce Cana- dian text-books which will be acceptable to all the provinces, which will give Canadian events and Canadian achievements the pro- per place in the teaching of children, so that they will develop a greater pride of country and of race. There has been talk of this for years, It is time that there was some action, and as a first step we would suggest that the various departments of education in the provinces of Canada should get together and make definite plans whereby truly Canadian text-books could be written, for use in the schools of every province in the Dominion. | THE PRICE OF BREAD Housewives have long since given up puz- zling why the price of bread is still the same today as it was when wheat was selling at nearly double the present quotations. But a Halifax despatch in a Toronto paper will make them ponder even more deeply on the question of why bread prices in most On. tario cities remain so high. The despatch is as follows :-- "Halifax, Oct. 21.--Reaching its low- est level here since pre-war days, the price of bread dropped to six cents a loaf, retail. The reduction is attributed to the steadily falling wheat market. Consumers are now. paying exactly half the price asked a month ago for a 24- {Is no leasure to equal the hours spent round a cosy fireside with your friends. | Bit of Humour | : CIGAR WISE "Now you fellows help yourself to the cigars," said the host, "They're a present my wife gave me for my birthday." had 'sworn off smoking. After the party his wife said "What made you tell I bought day." "Those cigars cost me $10," he re- marked, "and I can't afford to give them away."--Tit-Bits, Two caddies, having finished the work, were communing upon | their experiences. "Wot sort of a bloke did you get for your second round?" asked one. "Well" replied thé other, way he was a perfect gent, but when | he was in a bunker he was worsen a war book." | day's Friend your thumb?" Vietim: "I hit the wrong nail." The office boy had made his twen- tieth mistake that day. His employer sent for him "Have you anything to say for yourself?" he asked, sternly. "If 1 made mistakes like you do, I should never be where I am." "Yes, sir," replied the lad, prompt- ly, "but if we were all like you, you wouldn't' he" Where you are, either." Bits of Verse A RONDEA FOR ROBERT (At two months) How shall we say what new surmise Dwells under the profound surprise With which he views what we call faces, : And this most strange of all strange places And these most strange of all strange skies? Glancing at us who felt so wise A moment back, he laughs--or cries-- Amused, or grieved, by our poor graces? How shall we say? While into tender twilights rise The downy wjngs of lullabies, And tiny arms curved for braces . Lie still--what sweet remembrance traces A smile around song-sleepy eyes? How shall we say? ~Carlyle Watts Morgan, in the Christian Science Monitor. em 1 sphere. One by one the guests vowed they | such a fib? you slippers for your birth. | "when he was on the fair- | "What's the matter with | Mr. R. B. Bennett, the Canadian Prime Minister, is a man of integ- rity and truthfulness. Yet he cre- ates at once a definitely false im- pression. Any one looking at him would say that he was a man in the late forties. Mr. Bennett is, in fact, fifty-eight years of age. Mr. Bennett has lived a hard and vigorous life. What, then, is the secret of his youthful appearance? Secret, within the character of the man, there certainly is, For Mr. Bennett is that living paradox--a man physically powerful and sup- erbly well without ever having been the devotee of physical sport. Circumstances of course, played their part from the beginning in producing the Bennett character and the Bennett body this admirable adjustment, Mr. Bennett was born in New Brunswick. He lived as a boy a simple life in a God-fearing atmo- He was nurtured by parents strong of purpose and strong of body, inured to the stern life of New Brunswick in those days. That was his birthright. But, like the one man in the Bib- lical parable, he neglected none of the talents with which he had been endowed. By unremitted effort he made the most of that mheritance to which he had Leen born Ie stands today as the embodiment of the word 'successful.' His character and habits remain unchanged by the gradual attain ment of wealth, and, ultimately, of power. He has never smoked, He does not drink alcoholic drinks. Not even food excites his interest, His joy and his sclf-realization he finds now, as he has always found them, in intellectual pursuits, Mr, Bennett started his career at an early age as a teacher in a school at Douglastown, New Brunswick At that time his mind, influenc no doubt by the wave of evangelical enthusiasm which swept across Can- ada, had taken a marked turn to- London View of Mr. Bennett (From the London, Eng, Daily Expres wards religion in shape, In fact, the first schoolmaster he small bool time In those days the scparate lishing the ible in begun. It wa taining one book « separate the R. B. Bennett of ried with him. He « clesiasticus--1hie ated him more than any other. The carcer fashion in Dougl varied and comprehensive nett went to We there built ug as a I er Yt the familiar always. advise direct it, he success in the mana the biggest busine Now he has gone before of the ( ed by hi Minister of I said : character-skefcl was a man of fulness, on Defect man heing has arc moral pu good thi whilst he wi: ha ! | book which jascin- | ervative ts evangelical n I met him for still a him aj Bring New Rooms to Your Home with Gyproc as ad with practice of pub books of the volumes had h a volume, « f the Bible, that that time car- | just or AY ORE-ROOM for you --a play-room for the youngsters in the basement. An extra bedroom or two in the Attic. These are now possible in your home at little expense, The new Ivory coloured Gyproc Wallboard that does not burn and needs no decor- ation (when panelled) will give you additional spacegn your present home. Easily and quickly applied, structurally strong, it pro- vides fire-safe walls, ceilings and partitions. ftem turned to fc- | h 1 this been began m istown has Mr. te Your dealer's name is listed below. Consult him today and ask for full infor- mation regarding Gyproc Wallboard or ine 5 oF in- teresting free book "Build- ing and Remodelling with Gyproc," GYPSUM, LIME AND ALABASTINE, CANADA, LIMITED Paris . Oatario TheNEW IVORY Eye | by C. H, Tuck, Opt. D. (Copyright, 1928) THE RELATION OF DEFECTIVE EYES TO HEALTH Part "12" Let me give some of the a when existing the proper e being taken as a w re nerve and physical as well. 1 will mention them | only briefly because 1 have covered them before under "Your Eyes and | Health," | Nicitation. A constant 'winking of the lids, a nervous twitching Chorea, Nervous movement more notary affecting the voluntary nerves and muscles may extend to the neck. When not of the infectious | may be relieved through the eye con- | nection. | St. Vitus Dange. Nervous twitch- | ing affecting voluntary muscles and | nerves. of eye and face and in fact any part of the body, | Epilepsy. On account of its being | one of the worst of nervous diseases is often a forerunner to nervous pros tration and insanity, It is a well accepted fact that the correction of visual and muscular errors of the eyes and their append- ages is a means of measuring and in some cases assuring a great measure of relief. Migraine. Depending in man; cases upon the physical condition and general health 1s often relieved through the proper glasses of atten- tion to the muscular condition of the eyes. Relief to eye or muscle strain, (To be continued) 1elped through 1 and yet in ounce loaf." Seems strange, doesn't it that in Hali- fax, the point in Canada farthest removed from the wheat fields, the price of bread should drop so sharply, while here in On- tario, for the most part there has been no reduction. There may, of course, be an ex- planation for retaining bread prices at ten cents a loaf in this province, but it would be really interesting to know what it is. EDITORIAL NOTES * The split in the British Conservative party makes it all the more probable that Ramsay McDonald will be undisturbed in the prem- iership for some time to come. ) Perhaps W. E. N. Sinclair will feel like sending a cable of condolances to the Rt. Hon. Stanley Baldwin. Only a little over seven weeks till Christ- mas. Do your--you know the rest. Toronto is hoping to secure a huge cann ing industry plant. If it does, it will only be after keen competition with several other progressive Ontario cities. A London newspaper pictured Miss Mil dred Bennett as the premier's daughter. St was a decided compliment for both of them, | With Ontario's bye-elections over, the next call from the hustings will be for the municipal elections, That Body of Pours By James W. Barton, M.D. (Registered in accordance with the Copyright Act.) ANOTHER BODY TEST I have spoken before about what is called the metabolism test. Metabo- lism is the building up and breaking down ef the cells of the body, which is going on all the time as the pro- cesses of the body do their daily work. An average is taken of what the body should do when it is at abso- lute rest carly in the morning before breakfast--no digestion going on. If the amount of work being done is more than 15 per cent above the average for the height and weight of the individual, or is more than 15 per cent. less, then some reason is sought. It is usually. because the juice of the thyroid gland in the neck is too active or not active enough. And it is this test that has usually been tak- en in thyroid or goitre cases to de- termine whether or fot a portion of the gland should be removed by operation. Unfortunately the very thought of the test excites some individuals al- though the test is very simple, and tie rate of metabolism increases due entirely to this excitement. However European research men have been: trying to obtain another method of discovering the condition of the thyroid gland and the extent -- JOHN D. GOLD, EDITOR OF THE WILSON (N.C.) DAILY TIMES, SAYS: "Every rclation of life is so inti- mately connected and associated, or should be, that the man who fails to realize this has not received or come into the broad vision that enables him to survey the universe, There was a time when men both in vision and inclination could not see beyond the to which it was actually harming or poisoning the system, Accordingly on the basis that in the severe type of goitre the red cor- puscles sink quickly, they investigated whether there was any relation be- tween the speed with which the red corpuscles of the blood sank to the bottom of the vessel containing the patient's blood, and the amount of poison bein thyroid hist | They found that the sedimentation or sinking speed of the red corpuscles ity of the thyroid condition--the fast- er the corpuscles sank, the more se- vere was the condition, They have come to the conclusion that this is a more simple and reli- able method, than the metabolism test. ; This would help to show whether immediate operation is necessary, or whether rest or 'other treatment is sufficient, Because should the sedi- mentation. rate become slower and slower, it would mean that the pati-, ent would know that he was getting not likely he necessary. manufactured by the]. was in exact proportion to the sever |' better, and that the operation. would | 4 This discovery should be comfort« ing t4 patient and family. | conf | on re distribugior 1 "Proper distribution is the one thing essential to establish the balance in will stimulate industry merce, and to sell these goods and increase the buying power which the business, advertising is the only ¥or Sale By: Waterous-Meek Limited McLaughlin Coal & Supplies, Limited Oshawa Lumber Company The Carew Lumber Company, Limited W. 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Thus Life insurance makes it possible for you toset up an estate sufficiant to provide a life income for your wife--a fund for your later years--a monthly cheque if you are disabled -- or money for whatever other needs you may have. The benefits of life insurance can be secured only while you are ingood health. For this reason the agent is your friend when he advises you to take life insure ance NOW. ondon Lif Insurance Gompany "Canada's Industrial-Ordinary Company" HEAD OFFICE - LONDON, CANADA C. HORTON, E. L. DILWORTH, District Representatives 141, King Street, East, Oshawa

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