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THE 7 TUESDAY, AUGUST 25, 1931 - Legion Branches Serving Veterans and Community ~ Ex-Service Men and Dependents Bring Pension Prob- lems and Other Troubles to Never-Failing Sources of Advice and Assistance--Demands for Assistance " by the Legion Have More Than Doubled Since the bi Enactment of the New Pension Legislation a Canadian Legion there may war d dependants ko for ad- » and assistance. For the Legion, the most obscure private mem- er up to the Grand President, car- ries Before it 5 an upelling duty a ivilege that paragraph of its vowed Jt and objects, which states: : "To see to the maintenance and comfort of those who require special treatment, of the disabled, sick, aged and needy; and tg pro- mote the welfare of the women amd children and others, their depend- ents." : Can Turn to Provinces The local branch endeavors inso- far as its resources will permit, to render aid to those seeking such, but when the problem is of a nature requiring especially expert atten- tion it is immediately referred to the Legion's Provincial Service Bureau. In Ontario beside the = Machine Shop Extends a hearty welcome to the delegates to the CANADIAN LEGION CONVENTION May your meeting here be even more successful than you hope it to be. ngman Dingman Machine Shop ii 20 Church St. Powles & Powles D. J. BROWN articles. 20 Simcoe OSHAWA"S LEADING JEWELRY AND GIFT SHOP Extend a Welcome to the Canadian Legion Delegates and Visitors, let us have the privilege of serving you. We have a sp! venirs and gifts that are bound to delight the hearts of the loved ones at home. Call early and make your selection from our wide variety of gift D. J. BROWN The Gift Headquarters lendid stock of sou- Street South Bureau at | A, Our motto of service is in keeping with your traditions, our sincere wish is thal Legionnaires and Visitors Loblaw Groceterias Join with the citizens of Oshawa in extending a cordial welcome to the Provincial Convention of the CANADIAN LEGION B.ES.L. Loblaw Groceterias TWO STORES 39 Simcoe Street North 156 Simcoe Street South Oshawa A Ont. Provincial Headquarters in Toronto, sub-offices are maintained at Lon- don amd Windsor, Quite often cases can be adjusted with the dis- trict offices of the Department of Pensions and National Health, but when a claim has to. be dealt with at the scat of Government in Ot- tawa, then there is the efficient Do- minion Headquarters Service Bu- reau to be relied upon. . With the creation of the new pen- sion machinery under the amended legislation of 1930, some might en- quire: "What further need is there for Legion Service Bureaux when arliament has set up the Veterans' ureau at Ottawa an numerous pension throughout the country?" Su Den Have ed Surprising as it may seem, the de- mands for assistance by The Legion haye more than doubled since the new legislation became effective. The Veterans' Bureau and the Pension Advocates have been literally swamped with the work of prepar- ing cases already in hand for hear- ing by the Pension Tribunals and arguing appeals before the Pension ppeal Court. ec on' Service Bureaux have been called u tw do, as in the past, great I of spade work o ering evidence and making preliminary presenta- tion of cases to the Board of Pen- sion Commissioners, With hope in- spired by the new legislation, thou- sands of veterans and dependants have renewed previously-rejected claims. Considerable of this mass of renewed clgims has fallen upon The Legion. As an 'indication, ev- ery month since last July the filing equipment of Dominion Headquar- ters Service Bureau has had to be increased, and is now almost double that of nine months ago, Service Work Development In the following paragraphs some- ment of this service work by The Legion is given, particularly as it relates to the minion Headquar- ters Bureau: It is a favorite assertion of pub- lic speakers, amd no doubt true, that Canada achieded nationhood as a result of her efforts in the Great War. Prior to the outbreak of the war no one would have had the temerity to prophesy that this na- tion of less than nine million people could have contributed in men, wealth and enterprise to the extent that it did in the ensuing four and a quarter years, * Starting with the first thirty-two thousand, the personnel of Canada's armed forces eventually passed the half-million mark. Her financial outlay reached a total that would have been appalling if the nation could have foreseen its commitments. From the first contingent with its meagre equipment of machine guns and light artillery, our armaments expanded to include guns of the Jargest calibre, tanks, aeroplanes, and a mass of equipment that would, continental army. The name of Canada was to be found in every arm of the war machine. The achievements of her land forces, starting with the Second Battle of Ypres, were prodigious and time and again merited the extreme praise of the higher commands of the Allied Armies, and the grudg- ing admiration of the enemy. In the air the enterprise of the first few Canadians resulted in a large pro- portion of the Royal Air Force be- ing enlisted 'from this Dominion The sea-faring men of the two coasts did their share in the ardu- ous work of the Royal Navy. Greater Problems to Face With the progress and conclusion of the conflict, Canada found her- self confronted by resultant prob- lems of magnitude and complexity for which there was no precedent. Thousands of casualties had to be treated and cared for, and brought back as far as was humanly pos- sible to normalcy, physically and mentally. There were the depend- ents of those who had died or were disabled, to be provided for. There were many thousand men, fit and partially fit, to be rehabilitated, and given a place in the communities' life where they could continue to carn a satisfactory livelihood and contribute to the nation's upbuilding Turned to Comrades In pioneering a way to the solu tion of these manifold problems it was not humanly possible to antici- pate every condition or to find a satisfactory corrective. The desire of the nation was to do its full duty to those who had suffered because of their service or the service of bread-winners. A special deffirtment of the Government was created to deal solely with these problents. Mil lions of dollars were expended in a land settlement scheme and lesser amounts for rehabilitation in other spheres of activity. Yet with it all there arose a mass 'of individual problems which could not he defi- (Continued on Page 21) appointed | advocates | thing of the genesis and develop- | have been the envy of a pre-war | OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, | To the Admiral of the Fleet, Earl Jellicoe and Visiting Delegates to the Ontario Provincial Convention of the Canadian Legion, B.E.S.L. We extend a hearty welcome and cordial invita- tion to use the facilities of our offices while in Oshawa. CEN aa F. J. REDDIN--MANAGER. Oshawa Branch, 23 Simcoe St. North GEN. SIR ARTHUR CURRIE Former Commander of the Cana- dian Corps, and the Second Dom- inion president of the Canadi Legion. | LT.-COL. B. U. HOOPER, D.S.0., M.C. «Lt.-Col. B. O. Hooper is a native. | born Canadian, son of James and elcome to the Canadian Legion As a Great Service Organization Your Delegates Will Find a Cordial Welcome in Oshawa. We are ready and anxious to do our part in making your stay in Oshawa pleasant and profitable. Our modern and fully equipped Service Department is at your disposal, and we can guarantee you expert workmanship. Let us pack up your Troubles in our Kit-Bag, so that you may Smile, Smile, Smile. Honorary Provincial Treasurer | Elizabeth Hooper, and born on August 20. 1X8. On the of war, Col. Hooper joined the 13th | Royal Regiment as supcernumary subaltern on August 5, 1914, and when the second contingent was called he received an appointment as junior subaltern in the 19th Bat- talion, in charge of No. 15 platoon On arrival of the battalion in Eng- land, he was appointed bombing ot- ficer, and served in that capacity during the unit's first year's opera- tions in France. He was then ap- pointed Commandant of the 2nd Di- visional School, with the rank of Acting Lt.-Colonel. During the bat- tle of Vimy he was attached to Di- visional "Q" and shortly afterwards was invalided to England, where for seven months he commanded the 12th Reserve Battalion at Sandling and Whitley. He returned to trance in April of 1918, served with the 1st Motor Machine Gun Bri- gade until July of that year, and | was then given command of the Uti battahon, with which he served - the last 100 days and the German occupation, ' returning to wiaud on May 24, 1919 Col. Hooper was awarded tite D.S.O. for his gallantry in opera- tions at Vis-en-Artois, and the Mili- tary Cross for bravery in the oper- ations at Hollandchessheur Farm, and has the 1915 Star. He was also mentioned in despatches twice. He has been honorary provincial treasurer of the Legion in Ontario since its formation, and is a valuable member of the special finance com- mittee. "He also serves his com- rades as one of the trustees of the Ontario Canteen Fund, and as trus-4 tee for Ontario and Manitoba of the Imperial Cantcen Fund. mthreak trust your convention may Albert V. Swalil Oshawa's Leading Builder and Contractor Joins with all the loyal citizens of Oshawa in welcoming the Canadian Legion Provincial 'Convention We appreciate the service you have rendered and are rendering to your comrades, country and Empire, and be an inspiration to you to carry on your splendid werk, Albert V. Swail OFFICIAL MOTOR LEAGUE STATION CHEVROLET SALES AND SERVICE "Ontario Motor Sales 99 Simcoe St. South ° Phone 900 Standard Paving Limited xtends Cordial Greetings to THE CANADIAN LEGION Waves in Asphalt Pavement The formation of waves, particularily in pavements of the fine aggregate type, occurs to a sufficient exe tent to warrant a thorough investigation of the subject with the idea of securing data which will enable highe way engineers to prevent such defects in future construction. Such an investigation has recently been undere taken by the U.S. Bureau of Public Roads in co-operation with the Asphalt Association and the cities of New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington and Detroit. Traffic is, of course, the most direct cause of wave- formation, the thrust of vehicle wheels tending to re arrange the mineral particles of the pasing mixture from the surface down. Under certain conditions the mixture is therefore shoved into humps or waves, usually at a right-angle to the direction of traffic, ale though at curves and intersections. waves due to the side-thrust of vehicles are sometimes noted. When the pavement is sufficiently wide to allow two well-defined lines of traffic, transverse waves are most prevalent near the .gutter,, where most of the horse-drawn and other slow-moving vehicles travel. Even on compar. atively narrow pavements waves seldom extend entirely across the surface. While it is probably true that the impact of fast-moving traffic accelerates wave-forma tion, once started, or may be directly responsible where irregularities in contour first existed, slow-moving heavily-loaded vehicles are believed to be the predomi. nating cause. There are a number of conditions which tend to promote wave-formation which are being given care. ful consideration in the government investigation. These are as follows: Foundation Faults: Lack of support from below, causing local settlement of the foundation. Uneven contour in foundation, causing variable thickness of asphalt paving-mixture and differences in compression, Very smooth foundation which may promote slipping of the asphalt paving-mixture over its surface. Inferior Paving-Mixture: Use of too soft an asphalt cement for the climate, traffic, or the grading of the mineral aggregate. Use of too much asphalt cement in the paving-mixture. : . Poor grading of mineral aggregate, which creates instability of the paving-mixture irrespective of the consistency and percentage of asphalt cement with which it is mixed, Use of an excess of round particles of mineral aggregate in the paving-mixture. Construction Faults: Uneven contour, due to faulty spreading, raking or rolling of the paving-mixture during construction or lack of uniformity in the composition of the paving-mixture. Lack of proper initial compression during construction, which may be due to use of too light a roller, too little rolling, to the mixture being too cold when rolled or too great thickness of course for a single roll- ing opération. Faulty repairs to service openings Exterior Causes: Absorption of an excess of oil or gasoline drippings, causing undue softening of the asphalt cement. \ . Gas-leaks from mains below the pavement structure, causing undue softening of the asphalt cement. Note. It is recognized by Engineers and City Officials generally that a hot mix asphalt pavement is the most satisfactory and economical pavement that can be laid, its principal faults heretofore having bees its tendency to shove and rut under traffic. In STANDARDITE there is incorporated IN THE BODY of the wearing surface (not under it as in a binder course) a large percentage of crushed rock, ran ging in size from impalpable dust to particles measur. ing one and three-quarters inches in diameter, and this rock is mixed 'with the other 'ingredients in such a way as to key, or stabilize, said ingredients and prevent them from being shoved or displaced by traffic. At the same time, this rock is so protected by a heavy seal coat that it is impossible for it to become crushed or dislodged while under traffic--and this is the only pavement being laid today in which these results are a aving Limited oconsequenv