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4 i PAGE FOUR THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, SATURDAY, APRIL 2, 1932 The Oshawa Daily Time Succeeding THE OSHAWA DAILY PEFORMER (Established 1871) -- An independent newspaper published every after noun except Sundays and legal holidays at Osh- awa, Canada, by The Times Publishing Com: pany of Oshawa, Limited. Chas, M. Mundy. President, A. R. Alloway, Managing Director The Oshawa Daily Times 1s a member of The Capadian Press, the Canadian Dally News paper Assocation, the Ontario Provincial .. Dailies and the Audit Burean ot Circulations ; SUBSCRIPTION RATES a SavD ! Delivered by carrier in Oshawa and suburbs, Delivers 5 By mall in Canada (outside Ogh 'awa carrier delivery limits) $3.00 a year States $4.00 a year, Paited TORONTO OFFICE Senet. Tels ¢ Bond Building, 66 Temperance Streel. Te 18 Xe Adelaide 0107. H. D, Tres'dder, repre- sentative. SATURDAY, APRIL 20th, 1932, The New Utilities Manager The public utilities. commission has chosen to adopt the principle of promotion 'within the organization, rather than bring- ing in an outsider, in filling the position of general manager, rendered vacant by the recent death of Charles T. Barnes. G. A. Shreve, who has been appointed to this important and responsible position, has had ten years of previous electrical and utility experience. That should fit him admirably to follow in the footsteps of Mr. Barnes, under whom he served for so long. Little fault can be found with the appointment which has been made, and under Mr. Shreve, with the guidance of the commission, there should be no diminu- tion in the success which has attended the operation of the utilities commission since it passed into the hands of the city. Settled at Last The city council has at last passed a by- law to grant the board of education the amount of money it estimates that it re- quired to carry on the city's educational system for the cuicent year. .nus ends a controversy which has dragged out far too long, in exactly the way, in which The Times predicted it would end, in capitula- tion by the city council. The board of education, with the law on its side, stuck fast to its legal rights, and there was no other result possible. Up to a certain point, the action of the city council was commendable. One can sympathize most sincerely with the council in its desire to keep the tax rate down to the lowest figure consistent with meeting the needs of the city. We believe, in asking the board to reduce its estimates, the city council was interested only in the welfare of those whé have to pay the taxes, and the aldermen felt that they were not asking too much in requesting that the education- al estimates be cut. In this attitude, we believe they have the support of the great majority of taxpayers. But, once having realized that the hoard of education was adamant in its assertions that it had cut the school estimates to the lowest possible figure, the council might as well have thrown up the sponge. Had this been done, the controversy would have end- ed long ago, and the board of education would not have been put to the expense of legal action in order to affirm rights which the council admitted it possessed. It was apparent weeks ago that the board of edu- cation did not intend to make the reduc- "tion asked for by the council, and the situ- % ation could have been accepted a great deal "more gracefully then than it has been *- possible to do at this late date. Now the controversy is ended, we hope it will stay ended--at least until the next *' municipal election, when the ratepayers "! will doubtless be reminded of the affair, © and asked to pass their judgment on the "actions of both bodies. Increase In Deaths From Autos Addressing the grand jury at the open- * ing of the Supreme Court in Whitby recent- "ly, Mr. Justice Wright commented upon the increasing number of deaths in the A province from automobiles, pointing out that juries all over the province at every court were called upon to deal with cases arising from these deaths, or from accid- ents which did not prove fatal, His Lordship made it very clear that the strong arm of the law was out not for the motorist who might have an accident through no negligence of his own, but rather was it out for the motorist guilty of recklessness, gross negligence and wanton _. disregard for the safety of others. In _ such cases charges of manslaughter were preferred by the Crown. Today the highways of the province are nearly all open and the motoring season has just begun. Those who drive cars and trucks on these highways have it within _ their power through the exercise of the greatest care in driving to better existing conditions commented upon not only by - . Justice Wright, but by almost every judge in the province administering justice in * the courts. There is such a thing as an occasional accident where the motorist is not to blame, as noted by Justice Wright, but unfortunately in a great many cases accidents are attributable to negligence or disregard for the rights of others. The Times believes that Mr, Justice Wright's remarks to the jury in Whitby will have the effect of calling attention to the necessity of reducing the number of automobile accidents in this county at least. We believe also that pedestrians, who very often are the cause of accidents by not walking on highways facing the traffic, will profit from the Court's re- marks. 'Accidents of the fatal type in this district, according to the figures of traffic officers, were fewer last year than in any other year since the advent of the automo- bile. Education and not so much legisla- tion, we believe, has accomplished this, to- gether with the fact that motorists today have a greater regard for their own and the safety of others than in years gone by. Editorial Notes A rich wdman charged with forgery is having her crime life blamed on gland trouble. If she had been a poor woman, no one would have thought of that. Canada is building up a tidy gold reserve, whith will be useful in meeting obligations in New York when Canadian money is at a heavy discount, The Irish Free State is now reported to be divided on breaking away from Britain, Such action might cost far more thaggt is really worth. Dr. Putnam, chief inspector of Ottawa schools, suggests a special income tax for educational purposes. Haven't we enough income taxes now. The United States is looking to the auto- mobile industry to lead the way back to prosperity. So is Oshawa. An eminent psychologist says all the troubles of the world are caused by men over sixty years old. Since he himself is only 54, perhaps he is speaking in the terms of intolerant youth. The people of Oshawa will doubtless be glad that the city council has given up its "No Surrender" policy. An Oshawa woman has kept part of her wedding cake for 38 years. This is some- thing new in the way of family heirlooms. Now that the school estimates dispute is over, the ratepayers can settle down to the problem of raising the money to meet their tax bills, | Other Editor's Comments NATIONAL BROADCASTING (Calgary Herald) It is evident that private enterprise has. failed to create a broadcasting service satisfactory to the vadio public. This failure has driven Canadian lis- teners to a point where four-fifths of the programs listened to come from United States sources. It is this condition of affairs that has impelled practically every disinterested organization in Canada to sup- port a national system. Among those in favour of nationalization of broadcasting are the heads of the five largest religious denominations, seventy daily newspapers, national farm, labour and patriotic or ganizations with a membership of 279000, women's organizations with a nhership 683,000, ly every organized body of listen me of and WORK ON THE WATERWAY (Ottawa Citizen) It is carnestly to be hoped that negotiations be tween Canada and the United States are progressing so that the treaty for the St. Lawrence improve- ment can be signed at an early date. Construction work on the deep waterway would at once begin to put moncy into circulation. As well as providing employment for workers on the project, it would stimulate other industries® The benefit to business would be generally felt, BITS OF HUMOR . He: When you married me I didn't want a row when the vicar was there, "There is little change in trousers," says a fas- hion-writer, It has, of course, all gone to the tax- collectors." --!"Punch." ' Lady (to convict): "And how did you get here, my man?" Convict: "Well, it was bein' too tender-hearted. 'Stid of taking all the feller had I left him enough to engage a lawyer." . . . . L] Disarmament has not entirely failed. The Chinese Army has finally discarded bows and arrows, A little boy had taken his mother's powder puff and was in the act of powdering his face when his small sister, aged five, snatched it from him . "You mustn't do that" she exclaimed, "only ladies use powder. Gentlemen wash themselves." BITS OF VERSE MY TRAVELS I travel in strange cities And through forests grand. I travel where no man has gone + In a distant, foreign land. I walk by mighty mountain streams That roar through canyons high: Strange beasts are all around me her Strange birds fly in the sky. And now through peaceful valleys, And over pastures green, Through flowers in great profusion, Whose like has nc'er been seen. And then that old alarm clock rings, Right in my ear it scems, 7 Aud I come back to earth again Out of my land of dreams, ~H. V. Hume. (Contributed), 3 tin order t The Totwn Crier OTE. ~The opinions exprsseed in this mn each Saturday must not be con. strued 8s being those of The Oshaws Times. They are independent opinions contributed by The "Crier' himself and must be interpreted as such, ments om this column should be addressed to "The Town Crier," im care of The Oshaws ly Times.) The members of the City Coun- iil and the Board of Eduration, in- dividually, collectively, separately and indiscriminately, have been the subject of very severe criticism from one source and another during tie last few days owing te the un- fortunate controversy over the edu- cational estimates. Is this criticsm either fair or due when one close- ly examines the question as to who is actually responsible for the sit- uation ? The individual alderman and school trustee, who offered himself as a candidate, obtained of- fice, and is now carrying on the city's business to the pest of his ability is not responsible, Abso- lutely No. The ones who are re- sponsible are those others, some of them now loud in their criticisms of either the Board or the Council, who, in their conceit or selfishness considered themselves either too good or too busy to serve 1. municipal office, or shall we they were too cowardly to face the situation which they could sec was bound to arise? If a man goes to church on Sunday, and hears a good scrmon, he is very liable to remark colossal say on the way home "well, he certainly' gave it to them hot to-night", the logical reply being, of course, where do you get that them stuff? This paragraph, same as the sermon, ap- plies to you. To you, Mr. Elector, who reads the Town Crier's column on a Saturday, and not to ¢ither your neighbor or business associate. Why did not you run for civic of- ¢ if you could do so much better than those who did? t so that for the n- destinations people can walk back home good of their health if they reel like a hike, HH the CNR. or CPR adopt a similar idea they can put the Town Cricr down for a couple so long as they make the destina- tion far enough away, he knows where he could give them away so {then were behalf of its backward, A city with a vision of greater things gets somewhere, No city Is so great but what it will become a greater city with the co-operation of its citi- Zens, Some cities stay there, Most cities that get into a rut get out of it by putting pep into every line of activity and Joining in the March of Progress. CITIES MUST * DO THINGS WORTH WHILE TO KEEP IN THE RUNNING, citizenship goes get in a rut and Eye Care and Eye Strain by C. H. Tuek, Opt. D (Cepyright, 1938) DARK AGES OF OPTICS Part 6 THE It has been claimed that the reaction of the pupil to light was discovered by an Arabian namod KRbazes in the ninth cen- tury. The Eskimos und natives of the icy north were known to guard their eves against extreme sunlight and its reflection from the snow as well as from the fcy wind by boring two holes in a piece of wood or lone which was then used to guard the eyes, the back of this guara was coat- ed black. The monocle as an aid to vis- fon seems to have come into use abont 125 years ago. There is little literature giving {it any mention because it was quite nat- urally condemned and when sold, was under protest, however in spite of that it scemed to have a cut aim bid to popularity and is yet to be found worn by a cer- taln class of the English people. Some of the early inventions of value in the science of optics were Invented and discarded later used fo advant- 1¢h is the early history of t! Opthalmoscope (To be continued) The Automotive World | MARKETS IN BRITISH | | | that they would do a lot of good to | the city at large. \ LJ said cd when there for , cconon t tommy-rot An clection 1 what is needed t oi the money that people have m their stocking out in circulation, An el not cost the I'rovinc ne cent, the money remains right in Ontari but it is spread around a bit. "oe The author of this column selected a list of terms which, 1 kindness, may justly be used i scribing the many writings of If Watkinson in | lett itor of this paper, redundancy, prolixity, cit bo » the ed tautology, pleonasin cumlocution, periphra osity, An of these supplic ri description "he wa one ol thos practinoners reasons, exampl nym is d by ai 1 ang lou prudential deny themselves all indul gence in the luxury of too delicat a conscience," a periphrasis which might be considerably abridged, M: Watkinson, will, of course, thor- oughly grasp the meaning of all this, but for the reason that there may be some readers who do not it is just to. show that the Town Crier just as many long words as Mr. Watkinson. Perhaps this will be a lesson to him not to refer to the fourth estate as "the great unwashed" . . knows The concensus of opinion in Osh- awa appears to be that the Public Utilities Commission took the only logical step when they promoted the secretary of the Commission, George S. Shreve, to be General Manager. The only criticism that the Town Crier has heard of this official act is that the Commission need not have wasted their money in advertising for other applicants. THE TOWN CRIER, -- THAT it takes TEAM WORK to win, In nearly every city a team of live citizens is working hard to make their city a more prosper- ous city. Every citizen should support that team and help them win. Actions speak louder than words, It they promise their best ef- forts and follow that up with ac- tion, they will get results, A city without vision gets nowhere, A city lacking co-operation on \thong these are | | market | trucks | Pontiac | teresting miles, lL comparing | To-day's COUNTRIES To those interested In the de- elopment of intra-Empire trade, it might be pointed out that Can- ada's exports of automobiles and parts are worth considering from the standpoint that they are. dis- tributed to a large number of British countries and possessions, Last year British South Africa advanced from fourth to first po- tion as a consumer of Canadian export passenger cars, while Brit. 1 India maintained its lead as a for exported Canadian As to volun.e of possible trade, it is notesworth: at as recently as 1929, automo- bile exported by Canada were one-third of the total produced. nort ( PONTIAC NUMBER ONE Beginning its seventh year of gsarvice with a trip of 1200 miles, Number One, owned by W. E. Rohrer of Pontiac, Mich, Is apparently out to put some in- figure on the mileage dial before it stops seeing the world. Mr, Rohrer, who averages | 100 miles a day, has already driv- 1926 coupe over 125,000 He says fuel and oll con- umption are exceptionally low, and he) spent nothing for up- keep, Increase in car values in re- veal is well {llustrated by Rohrer's car with the 1922 Pontiacs. The first Pontiac had an engine of 36 horsepower d the wheelbase was 110 inches, Pontiac has a 656-horse- nower motor and wheelbage of 114 inches, In addition, to-day' huyer getg syncro-mesh transmis- sion with quiet second gear, free wheeling, ride control, a stronger chaseis cushioned with rubber at 47 points, and smart Fisher bod- jes in which every provision is made for comfort and conveni- ence. én this cent THE NEW LAMP-LIGHTER The photoelectric tube, or "electric eye', is now on the job to turn on highway lights. The control of the lights is mechani- cal. The photoelectric tube ig en- closed in a box and is exposed to the north sky. SufMeient darkness, no matter at what hour, causes de-energization of the device, and the lights are switched on, Inter- mittent flashes have no effect since the tube is governed by a timer, In the morning a sufficient amount of light in the sky turns off the lights. Heavy rainclouds are sufficient to cause the tube to do its duty, VETERAN CHEVROLET DEALER Visiting the National Motor Show of Canada, H. H. Hilborn, of Grand Valley, Ontario, was hailed as one of the veteran Chevrolet dealers in the Domin fon. Mr. Hilborn"s contract with Chevrolet Motor Company of Canada was the first dealer con- tract signed at the Toronto Exhi- bition back in 1915, the year that Chevrolet began to be manufac- tured in Canada. The cars which Hilborn agreed to sell had four- cylinder motors of 'about 22- horsepower, To-day's Chevrolet is a Six with a 60-horsepower mo- tor syncro - mesh transmission with free-wheeling. Whatever may be thought of the "Four. Ninety" Chevrolet, as a car in these days, there is no question about its popularity 17 years ago. Sales thounted rapidly and the first year saw 6,000 cars produce ed. Allled with the McLaughlin Motor Company at Oshawa, and later as a unit of General Motors of Canada. Chevrolet within six years was selling 15 per cent of the total in Canada. Still it grew, until last year Chevrolet account- ed for about 26 per cent of all motor cars gold in Canada. EARLIER HIGHWAY OPENING Work has progressed so favor- ably on the Winnipeg-Kenora ection of the Trans-Canada High- way that the official opening may take place some time in May in- stead of on the first of July this year as originally planned. The whole Dominjon is interested in the completion of this highway link, but Northwestern Ontario f« chiefly concerned. The towns of Kenora and Keewatin have al ready organized to care for mo- tor tourists making the first trip to the district, which is later ex- pected to he visited by thousands of United States tourists. WEIGHT AFFECTS SERVICE One of the chief reasons for the sturdiness and long life of McLaughlin-Buick cars, say engi- neers, i8 that every part of the car subject to the strain of driv- ing and the stress of usage is pro- vided with gufficient strength and welght to give the entire car long life and lasting comfort. Fine ma- terials are also essential, but not in any case can a car he made too light if it is to give its owner the service he expects. Experience in building fine automobiles has proven conclusively that there is a minimum weight, below which a car cannot be huflt if it is to de- liver the maximum in comfort, roadability and durability. This proper distribution of weight, combined with the proper mater- fals, is responsible for the remark- able durability of McLaughlin- Buick cars, which are driven from 150,000 to 200,000 miles or more by many owners, PROOF OF HIGH QUALITY One hundred and nine thousand miles and stiil in first-class condi- tion--not a bad record for any car, but decidedly good for a car in the tax! business, recognized as a tough career for an automo- bile. Olan Maxwell, of St, Stephen, N.B,, is the owner of a 1930 Chey- rolet sedan which has this as- tounding mileage to fits credit. The original pistons, pins, valves and bearings are still being used, as well as the original clutch, all transmission bearings and gears and differential gears. Brakes were relined first time at 52,000 MELODY-MAKERS DRIVE CHEVROLETS The tune of the Chevrolet Six motor appealed to seven members of an orchestra composed of In- dian players at Smithers, B.C., and each of them purchased a car from W, |. O'Neill, president of Smithers Garage and Electric Company. JUDGE RULES ON PERMANENT WAVE Calgary, Alta.--A permanent wave is "goods" and can be "gold and delivered," ruled Judge W. A. Macdonald at the conclu- sfon of a District Court action here. Mrs. Kitherine Mundy visited a beauty parlor operated by Mrs, Jean Carroll, was given the "per- manent wave' and departed. Mrs, Mundy failed to pay, sald Mrs. Carroll in her suit to collect a fee of $10.00, In defence Mrs, Mundy claimed her hair had been damaged "which caused defendant to go to trijuble and incur expense far in excess of plaintiff's claim." His Honor, however, treated the case as one in which actual goods had heen sold and payment not made, and ordered judgment for Mrs. Carroll to the extent of her claim and costs, She--And what did, papa say when you told him you couldn't miles and again at 102,000 miles, 3: DEPOSIT BOXES or rent 7 A $3. and up per Annum FOR OF VALUABLE DEEDS, BONDS ETC. IPAN AND SAVINGS MPANY 28 SIMCCE ST. N., OSHAWA ERX ESTABLISHED 1884 sleep for thinking of me? Jack---He offered me a job as night watchman in his factory. AG, xn Chlupp--What ever became of Mrs. Leadbetter who shot her husband? Quiggie--Oh, she's doing well now---she's out in Chicago. "The boss offered me an inter est in the husiness today." . "He did!" "Yes; he said that if I didn't take an interest pretty soon he'd fire me." Hats Cleaned and Re-Blocked © The spring season is here and your can made to look like new by letting us clean and re-block it at our new re- prices. Think of it--you practically old hat duced will have a new for an extremely be hat all) small figure of RATZ POOL ROOM 28 Simcoe St., S. Phone 2227 all. from now. "NOW we can advertise it"' Products are nearly always put on the market before they are ad vertised. Quite frequently, changes have to be made in an article before the public generally will accept it. those are some of the things the public has to be consulted about. Sometimes a product won't sell at all and simply has to be discon tinued. As soon as people show that they welcome an article and as soon as all refinements and improvements have been added, then you could hear the manufacturer say, if you could be in his office, "Now we can advertise." When you buy advertised goods, you may know they have gone through the experimental stages. You may be sure that the manufac. turer knows they are right and that he is willing to stake his reputa- tion on them. You may be confident that you are buying goods that have sold and that would continue to sell without any advertising at For advertising merely lets all the people know--now--what considerable numbers would find out by word of ntouth ten years Of course, advertising goes a step farther. Word of mouth hardly ever tells all the uses of a product. It often doesn't give the real reasons for its superiority. Advertising tells people all about a product and the numerous ways in which they can use it. Whatever you buy, therefore, let the advertisements be your guide. When the manufacturer says, "Now we can advertise it." you know that you can safely say, "Now we can buy it." Color, design, flavor--