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THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1940 PAGE THREE 'Claims 98 Per Cent of Accidents Preventable SAFETY ENGINEER SAYS IT IS FOREMAN'S DUTY USE SAFETY MEASURES Industrial Accidents in Toronto Area Totalled 8,543, Including 36 Deaths in October NOT ACTS OF FATE "Seven Keys to Safe- ty" Basis of Informa- tive Address by V. G. Pendelton That there were 8,543 industrial accidents in the Toronto industrial area during the past month of Oct- ober, including 36 deaths, was re- nvealed at last night's Industrial Ac- cident Prevention Associations' pub- lic meeting at the Genosha Hotel. The guest speaker was V. G. Pendle- ton, safety engineer of the General Electric Company plant at Lynn, Massachusetts, which employs some 3,200 workers. Mr. Pendleton came to Oshawa with a record of only three accidents, all of a minor char- acter, in the Lynn G.E.C. plant's five million worker hours production * this year. The subject of the address was "The Seven Keys of Industrial Safety." Alex G. Storie, president of Fit- tings, Limited, and Oshawa vice- chairman of the Central Ontario Division of the Industrial Accident Prevention Associations, introduced the speaker. Tn his introductory re- marks, Mr. Storie explained that he had been selected to carry on as Oshawa vice-chairman when Col. Frank Chappell went to London, Ontario, to head a war activity in that city. Welcome Port Hope Man Special welcome was extended to H. B. Holland, of Port Hope, in- dustrialist and president of the Cen- tral Ontario Division; to H. A Cranfield of the General Electric executive at Peterboro; A. Kircher, General Electric head office at To- ronto; F. H. W. Brooks, Port Hope, secretary of the Central Ontario di- vision, and to a large turnout of plant executives and foremen from practically every industry in Osh- , awa. Mr. Pendleton described himself as a safety salesman and a plant understrapper who had lost 90 per cent of his original job of safety engineer because plant foremen had taken it away from him. He told the Oshawa audience that he wasn't just another Yankee up to tell Can= adians how to run their business. "We've got all we can do in the States to run our own safety busi- ness," he said, "We have great in- dustries over there, the same as you have here, but United States in- dustries are manufacturing 85 per cent of all our country's accidents. We lost only 400,000 men dead in all the wars we ever fought from the birth of the Republic through the world war; but we are killing that many in preventable accidents every three years. 989% Accidents Preventable "C: all accidents that do happen, 98 per cent are preventable. The other two just can't be avoided. "But just a few years ago we were all saying that accidents were acts of fate. Well, we have found out just how far we can blame fate in the matter, . "We have only 26 people to the square mile in the United States. You in Canada have nine people to the same unit of area. In England, there is an average of 550 people to the square mile. If they killed people over there in industrial work like we Go, they'd hardly know there is a war on. "But, remember, when there al accidents, in 98 per cent of them, someone is fumbling the ball, "It takes 21 years to make a man, and 18 to make a soldier. Human stuff is too valuable to be exposed to accidents that needn't happen if everybody plays ball. Where is the lawyer who'll say he understands law? Nor do I under- stand all the factors of safety. "We are living in a strange age. Little Johnnie doesn't take an apple to the teacher, now; he slips her a package of cigarettes. Then whem she asks him to spell 'straight,' he'll probably get it right, but if asked to define it, the boy'll say: 'It means without soda water." "My idea about safety education is to leave the baby where it be- longs, with the foremen. I want safety committee, and foreman don't want understrappers telling them what to do. Foreman's 'Job "I believe it is the foremans job to accept the opportunity of safety, (Continued cn Page 5, Col. 1) Aches and Pains of RHEUMATISM Your mongy will be returned by Tamblyn's if one bottle of Ru-Ma does not show you the quick easy way to get relief from the cruel, stu' horn aches and pains of rheu- mat.sm. Ru-Ma must please you or money back. One bottle will con- vince you. ! ATLAS OF COUNTY WANTED FOR DAC. Old Publications Wanted for Collection Dealing Dealing With Agriculture Urgent call is being broadcast from the Ontario Agricultural Col- lege at Guelph for an atlas of On- tario County which were published by either Walker and Miles of To- ronto ,or the Historical Atlas Pub- lishing Company of Toronto, in the closing years of the past and the early years of this century. E. A. Innes, representative of the Ontario Department of Agriculture at Uxbridge, for Ontario County, asks for assistance in locating one of these atlases which might be presented through him to the O.A.C. at Guelph. Any having informa- tion on the subject are urged to | write to Mr. Innes at Uxbridge or | to give the information to The Osh- awa Daily Times. Mr. Innes is likewise anxious, in behalf of the Ontario Agricultural | College, to obtain copies of farm | magazines published before 1876 These are wanted fo rthe O.AC. library which is building up an In- tere>ting col'e-tion of books and magazines dealing with early agri- culture in this Province and with | pioneer life in Upper Canada gen- | erally. Helping the O.A.C. to Increase its efficient service to the people of | Ontario is a matter in which citi- zens in Oshawa and district are deeply interested. Those who can help in regard to the Atlas of On- : tario County wanted, as well as with | farm magazines or papers publish- ed prior to or in the early years of Confederation are urged to report | as soon as possible, | | OSHAWA FIREMAN PAYS TRIBUTE 10 LATE FIRE CHIEF "He Was Prince in Every Way," Capt. Hobbs Says | of Late J. A. McEwan Fire tribute was paid in Oshawa this morning to the memory of the late Deputy Fire Chief J. A. Mc- Ewan of Fort William, past presi- dent of the Ontario Fire Fighters' Association. The eulogy came from Captain H. R, Hobbs of the Oshawa Fire Department who for 15 years has been a special friend of the gallant Fort William officer who was killed instantly recently, along with another fireman, due to the collapse of a wall in a $30,000 Fort William fire which they were keeping from spreading to adjoining buildings. "He was a prince in every way," Captain Hobbs stated. "He was close to 70 years of age, but he was young in every fine and friendly sense. He had a heart of gold that made one like him instinctively on a first meeting, and which deepened admiration as one had the privilege of knowing him better and better through the years." The late Deputy Fire Chief Mc- Ewan and Captain Hobbs have been renewing their friendship for 15 years at annual conventions of the Ontario Fire Fighters' Association. ey have worked together on com. mittees and kept in touch with each other. as friends who have a bond of miifual appreciation of each oth- er's fine qualities do. Some of the Fort William firemen who were injured at the time their deputy fire chief and a comrade were killed are still in hospital. SHOPPING CENTRE 10 BE BRILLIANT Christmas Trees With Colored Lights to Adorn King and Simcoe Streets Oshawa will have some 150 Christ- mas trees blazing on its main retail business streets shortly after De- cember 1, it was stated at the Chamber of Commerce today. Splendid co-operation in the Christmas decoration effort is being shown by retail merchants, it was pointed out, and it is to be expected that Oshawa's Christmas shopping centre will be one of the gayest and most brilliant in Ontario. Christmas trees will extend along King Street from the Genosha Hotel on the east to 4 point where the street dips down into the Oshawa Creek valley. On Simcoe Street, the trees will blaze from a point just south nf | Jersey, | through agencies set up by the Ontario Regiment armories to Athol Street. ANXIOUS OVER RELATIVEY' SAFETY ON JERSEY ISLAND Last Heard From in June Before Islands Bombed Anxiety, such as few Canadians can fully appreciate, shadows Mr. and Mrs. Desire Cordier, 61 Warren Street, whose daughter, Mrs. George Warry, her husband, and five little children, are probably living under German domination on the Island of Jersey, one of the Channel Is- lands in the English Channel lying close, too close, to the coast of con- quered France. Mr. and Mrs. Cordier, natives of Belgium, live with their daughter, Mrs. William Partridge, 61 Warren Avenue, Their son-in-law, Mr. Part- ridge, is an employee of the Mundy- Goodfellow Printing Co. Ltd. The last the Oshawa parents and sister heard of Mrs. Warry was in a letter from Jersey early in June which told she had given birth to a child then six days old. Shortly after came word that Channel Is- lands had been bombed on June 28, ard then, with about two thirds of the people evacuated to Britain, the last of the British Crown's inheri- tance in dukedom of Willlam the Conqueror passed, temporarily, un- der Nazi Germany's control. In lists of refugees published, Mrs. Partridge and her parents noted a | name similar to that of Mrs. Warry's mother-in-law, who lived on the neighboring island of Guernsey. This lady was reported to be domi- ciled at Coventry. A letter was sent to her about three weeks ago. T! may have arrived just in time to find its destination a pile of rubble due to the recent derastating Ger- man air raid. Oshawa relatives of the Warry family are concentrating now on the hope that they may get mail through to Mrs. Partridge's sister in if she still lives there, the Channel Islands' Refugee Service in London, England, and in Canada. Letters sent to persons in Ger. man occupied territory must go in unsealed envelopes for censorship at London before the message con- tinues through neutral countries in- to Germany for eventual delivery. The sender of the letter must pay the equivalent of two shillings to have the letter delivered and to pay for a reply. Nothing can be said about the war | or the public attitude in regard to it. It must be completely personal. Mr. and Mrs. Partridge have re- ceived detailed' instructions, and would be glad to pass information on to bona fide relatives of Channel Island citzens who may still be living there, Denton Massey, M.P., Toronto, has interested himself in the matter of Channel Island refugees and resi- dents, and it is understood that let. ters to the Channel Islands Refu- gee Committee, Toronto, would reach those in Canada qualified to deal with the matter so far as any can do so. ' Mr. and Mrs. Cordier, anxious parents and grandparents of Mrs, Warry and her Jersey born children, came to England from Belgium in 1912, two years prior to the outbreak of the First World War when the invasion of the country then ruled by heroic Albert I, brought Britain into the war as the friend and champion of Belgium in her heroic struggle against German tyranny. URGES CANADA TO PLAN FOR AFTER THE WAR PERIOD Rotary Speaker Would Guard Against Mistakes of the Past Whitby, Ontario, November 20.-- A bright picture of Canada's de- development along industrial, social and democratic lines, if steps were taken now to prepare for the days that are to be, after peace has been restored to thz world, was painted for the Whitby Rotary Club at its weekly luncheon Tuesday, at Hotel Whitby, by Warren K. Cook, prom- inent Canadian clothing manufact- urer and formerly closely identified with the Price Spreads Commission. Mr. Cook's subject was "Canada Today and After the War," and his thought-provoking address included not only suggestions for post-war Canada but also a review of Can- ada's war effort as carried on by the government and various Boards and Commissions under its control at Ottawa. Stresses Preparation The speaker pointed out that it was hard to predict what conditions would be in Canada after the war, but stressed that it was imperative, that we make our plans now for the future, otherwise, the past oppres- sion would look like . prosperous times in comparison. "We must think of the soldiers who ' will be coming back seeking opportunities that develop their talents, and seek (Continued on Page 5, Col, 4) Top Notch Jr. Farmers Ontario County The three outstanding Junior Farmers of Ontario County pictured Harvey Howden, Columbus, and Lle- and their prize-winning Shorthorn calves. These boys, in the order named were the three top winners at the intercounty exhibition at the C.N.E. and comprised the first prize above are Lance Beath, Oshawa, wellyn Richardson, of Ashburn, group of the Shorthorn Inter-Club tors at the Oshawa Fair. competition, They were also exhibi- Anticipate Inspiring Address From Hon. Mr. Ferguson, Friday Evening, at Genosha Hotel Former Prime Minister to Speak at Opening Meet- ing Sponsored by Cham- ber of Commerce Those preparing to hear Hon. G. Howard Ferguson, former prime minister of Ontario and Canadian high commissioner to Great Britain, I the | Genosha Hotel banquet hall Friday | night are anticipating that he will | address a public meeting in deliver an inspiring address. All citizens of Oshawa and district who | wish to hear Hon. Mr, Forguson are cordially invited and, indeed, urged to attend the public meeting. Officials emphasize that 'Friday night's meeting, as others have been gnd are to be, is not a meeting of the Chamber of Commerce a public open meeting sponsored by the Oshawa Chamber of Commerce. | The object of these meetines is to | bring leacdershin in many fields here to address citizens on topics of vital interest to all Canadians Arrangements have been made to take care-of an overflow in case the Genosha Hotel's large banquet hall will not accommodate all who may attend. It is posible to double its capacity with little difficulty. Pri- day night's public meeting is sched- uled to begin at 8 pm It will, of course, be free and there will not be a collection. Hon. Mr. Ferguson will he intro- duced to the Oshawa audience by George W. McLaughlin, The vote of thanks for what promises to be a memorable address will he moved by W. E. N. Sinclair, K.C.. former provincial member for South On- tario when for years, he was leader of the Liberal Party Opposition in the Ontario Legislative Assembly. A number cof lccal and district organizations are planning to at- tend in a body or to send &trong delegations. Mayors and councils and other public bodies of Whitby Bowmanville, Ontario County and other municipalities are planning to attend. COMMENCEMENT ON FRIDAY NIGHT Many Prizes to Be Pre- sented to Whitby High School Students Whitby, Ontario, November 21.-- The annual Commencement Ex- ercises of the Whitby High School will be held on Friday evening of this week in the gymnasium hall. There will be no speaker, but members of the Board of Education and others will present to outstand- ing pupils scholastic and athletic prizes. The Whitfield trophy, pre- sented to the most outstanding pupil in the school, decided by popular vote of the pupils, goes to Mary Cowie, talented daughtér of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cowie. of Whitby. The Carter Scholarships, won by Miss Elmah Green, Whitby, and Lyle Sherwin, of Ashburn, will, it is expected, be presented, also a num. ber of diplomas. A musical pro- gramme will be provided by students of the school. HOCKEY STAR'S BABY IS AIR TRAVELLER Montreal, Nov. 21 -- Among the passengers on the Trans-Canada Air Lines plane from Winnipeg to Montreal recently was the seven months old daughter of Mr and Mrs, "Babe" Pratt. "Babe" is the star defence man of the New York Rangers. The little girl was accom- panied by her mother. They went on to New York by Canadian Col- onial Airways plane. Leaving Win- nipeg at 3.15 am. they were in New York -J2 hours later. Sia TG but | | Guest Speaker HON. G. HOWARD FERGUSON Former Prime Minister of Ontario and leader of the Conservative | Party, who is to address an open | meeting at the Genosha Hotel on | Friday evening, TORONTO AUTOIST GIVEN ACQUITTAL Reserved judgment delivered in Wednesday morning's session of city Police Court brought acquittal to Samuel A. Bailey, 60 Pearson Aven- ue, Toronto, g young busincss man | of that city. Bailey was charged | with reckless driving in connection | with an accident early on the mor- | ning of October in which he | was badly injured. The accident | occurred on No. 12 Higaway at a point. near Prospect Corners. Magistrate Ebbs, in rendering his judgment, stated that he had studi- ed the evidence very carefully, and | felt that he should give Mr Bailey | the benefit of the doubt due to conflicting evidence regarding the | placing and maintenance of flares warning of special highway dangers | incident to an accident which oc- | curred about 10 p.m., Oct. 14. His | worship also stated that evidence as to Mr. Bailey's allegedly driving at an excessive rate of speed was conflicting. On the other hand, the court de- clared that the evidence of passen- gers in Mr. Bailey's car at the time of the accident gave very clear-cut testimony, and that A, McDonald, highway traffic-officer at Whitby and patrolling No, 12 Highway, had testified that the first thing Mr. Bailey had said, when he got to him and while the accused was still in a dazed condition and hurt, was "Why didn't they have flares out?" Judgment commented on the fact that it' had been difficult to keep sufficient warning flares burning due to other motorists running over them and putting them out. It was the couri's opinion that the posi- tion of flares set out prior to Mr. Bailey's accident had uot been al- tered to take care of a new situas i5 tion that had arisen in the previous accident, ? That is to say, the transport truck that had gone into the east ditch at the tinte of the earlier ac- cident had later plunged into the west ditch beside Highway No. 12, when efforts were heing made to Bel. it and its trailer back on the road. Mr. Bailey was defended by G. L. Sheard, Toronto, but appeared un- accompanied by counsel to hear his case disposed of by Magistrate Ebbs Asked if the Crown had anything further to offer pefore rendering his decision, A, F. Annis crown at- torney of Ontario County, stated that he had nothing to offer. a RED CROSS NEEDS MORE WORKERS T0 MEET APPEAL Local Society Assigned Quota of 2,060 Refugee Garments The local Red Cross Society needs workers, and needs them right now. This was the message that Mrs. Donald Smith gave to a Times reporter who visited the lo- cal headquarters at Simcoe Street North yesterday afternoon. Thanks to the recent Win-the-War and Community-Fund Campaign piles and piles of excellent material is on hand but there are only a few faithful workers to cut and sew it into warm garments for needy Bri- ish refugees. Oshawans have giv- en their money--they must give increasingly of their time. The special appeal just now is for help in getting out the quota of 2,060 refugee garments, recent- ly assigned to the Oshawa Branch by the Toronto Headquarters. The deadline is December 16. Half the garments are cut and in the mak- ing at the present time, but with the approach of the busy Christ- mas season additional workers will be required to complete the local quota on time. Spacious and well-heated are the Red Cross Headquarters in the building formerly occupied by Eat- on's. he main room has shelves of material on the tables for cutting in the center and nine sewing machines along the south wall. At the back is the baling and shipping room. Many more workers can be accommodated in the building than the 8 or 10 who at present carry on there, al- though there is of course, a limit, and additional women are needed who can take work away and finish it at home. Experienced or inexperienced volunteers are needed. "If they don't know how to do the work, we will teach them." said Mrs. Smith. No one is evtr turned away from the Red Cross Rooms who wishes to help. While making an appeal for more workers, Mrs. Smith at the same time has high praise for the very faithful few who are giving so freely of their time.and effort. Credit is due to Mrs. Archie Smith, who buys all materials used by the Red Cross. Various Red Cross chapters throughout the city are also doing invaluable work. Mrs. Donald Smith, in charge, is obvi- ously putting in long hours for the worth-while cause, Beautiful work is being turned out. All garments bear the Red Cross tag, and are {as nearly perfect as is humanly possible. Refugee garments are the great need now, although knit- ted goods for the fighting forces are not being neglected. A large consignment of the latter went for- ward to-day. An adequate supply of the best woollen cloth on hand here in Osh- awa, and homeless ill-clad women and children in the Motherland. The only thing needed now is workers. Are you willing to help? Two Ships Removing Americans From Orient Shanghai, Nov. 20 (AP)--The United States liners Washington and President Taft left this after- noon with 502 Americans who boarded the vessels hre to quit the Orient on advise of the United States state department. Aboard the Washingtca, announc- ed by officials as the last special evacuation vessel, were 436 passeng- ers. Some 700 additional Americans are to be picked up at Manilla be- fore the liner heads for San Fran- cisco, Sixty-six Americans boarded the President Taft here. Others, from Manila and Hong Kong, already were aboard, and more are to be picked up at Kobe and Yokohama. It is estimated 3,000 Americans will have left China by Jan. 1. but 4,000 to 5,000 will remain. GOLF FOR RED CROSS Johannesburg,--(CP)--A, D. (Bob- by) Locke, South African open golf champion, and Bert Thomas, Trans- vaal professional, raised £1000 ($4,- 450) for Red Cross funds by tour- ing the union playing exhibition matches. north half, | P M.P'S APATHY TOWARD CANADIAN LABOR NEEDS STRONGLY CRITIZED C.CF. Member of Cape Breton Claims Trade Union Move- ment is Bulwark of Democracy MINERS BACK PARTY Asserts "CCF. Most Nearly Conforms to Ideals of the Workers The alleged apathy of most par- liament members towards the needs of the country's workers bore the brunt of criticism levelled last night by Clarence Gillis, CCF. M.P. for Cape Breton South, Nova Bcotia, in an address recently at a meeting of the U.A.W.A. held in their hall on Simcoe street north. "I say 90% of them are not hon- est," declared Mr. Gillis. "The brains of the country is among the workers." Labour in Britain is "rescuing the country from a pit that was dug for it," he asserted. "5% not need to say who dug that it." Secretary Arthur Shultz took charge of the meeting in the ab- sence of the president who was en- gaged in a shop committee meet- ing. Previous to the address edu- cational pictures were shown through the courtesy of the Work- ers' Educational Association, with whom the local labour organization is co-operating. F. M, McLellan, an Oshawa business man and a na- tive of New Brunswick, introduced the guest speaker in a fitting man- ner. Beginning his address with the statement tit "the trade union movement is the main bulwark of democracy," Mr. Gillis went on to trace the progress of the move- ment in the province of Nova Sco- tia. To dispel the thought that "war time is not an opportune time to form unions," the speaker point- ed out that the miners of his prov- ince had formed their union and had it Jecopnized in 1916, during a war period. The trade union movement is merely a means to an end," point- ed out Mr. Gillis. "The only foun- datiem for workers to build on is an educational foundation." Be- cause of lack of education in econ- omic principles the trade unions had suffered many set-back," he said. The movement to form credit unions in Nova Scotia started in 1934 in a small way, six years lat- er these organizations form 'a solid ring of economic organiza- tions around Nova Scotia." An application was now being made to' a mortgage bank. Mr. Gillis al- leged that young practical fisher- men with the proper training were better qualified to exercise control over fisheries than the present Provincial Minister of Fisheries who "doesn't know a fish from a clam." Boosts C.C.F. The C.C.F. party is the one that most nearly conforms to the ideals of the workers, declared Mr. Gil- 18. Twelve thousand miners had at a recent mass meeting voluntarily voted to affiliate their organiza- tion with the C. CF. They were soon successful in electing one of their board members to the local legislature. Going into parliament as an ord- inary worker, the speaker declared he was amazed at the lack of con- cern which the M.P.s expressed for problems of the common peo- ple. The fact that parliament was filled with corporation lawyers and manufacturing heads to whom the present system 'had been very good" explained this, he felt. He deplored the fact that so few of the parliamentarians ever spoke Karn's Drug Store FOR PROMPT DELIVERY Phone 78-79 NEXT P, O. from the floor of the house, and cited the instance of one man whe had sat in parliament since 1985 without making a speech, and ac~ cording to reports had actually been elected without making one speech. vo . Canadian Gestapo Up in Kirkland Lake special uni- formed police which he termed a estan) hag been formed for the protection of a mining company, Mr. Gillis charged. z . Concerning the war effort, the speaker declared it was his own be« lief and that of the C.C.F. p that "Canada should follow as closely as possible Britain's ex- ample." The Defence of Canada Regulations he charged, had fo equal in Britain, and threaten de- mocracy." Interned union leaders should be given a trial by a three man board he maintained. Sell Their Country In an answer to a question the easterner declared that Liberals and Conservatives had voted solid- ly against Conscription of wealth before conscription of manpower. He declared that if they are going to ask young men to die for a sys tem that hasn't even given them employment, it shouldn't be too much for them to give their mon- ey. He declared that some "will make their position secure by pute ting their country up on the auee tion block to Hitler and the people who are trying to take our demnne racy." FINED $10 AND COSTS ' Last opportunity of reformation was extended in Wednesday morne ing's Oshawa Police Court to Melville, married and father of seven 'children, when he pleaded guilty to a liquor contrcl act charge which brought a fine of $10 and costs. Police were ready to proceed with evidence on a graver charge when Magistrate Ebbs made his de= cision in behalf of the man's family, Melville stated, on question, that Ke had a job until his arrest in an allegedly intoxicated condition yes- terday. He stated a bope that the work 1s still available to him, : MOTHERS! Don't Let Your Children Suffer from coughs, colds or iti-health due to a lack 'of the vital vitqe mins A, D and C in their diet. You can make up for the lack of these vital vitamins by giving them daily doses of Haliborange. Haliborangs is the nicest way of taking Halibug Liver Oil, which is twice as rich as Cod Liver Oil in vitamins A and D. 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