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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1947 THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE PAGE THREE Local Labor Will Be Heard Regularly In Broadcasts | Polish Congress Plays Host To Ex-Servicemen Though few over 100 persons were expected last Friday when the local Polish Congress played host to ex-servicemen | of their native land now engaged in farm work near here, an over-capacity crowd of at least 150 persons jammed Polish vison, a . advisor for the | National Employment bureau in | Toronto sald in welcoming them to this country he knew it was difficult for them to become adjusted to & expressed hi they odin oly | but ope wi - to find their way in Canadian e in a few years, : germ lA ge home. Among the guests at the event Alderman and Mrs, A, CG. the Oshawa Coll tional Institute, Miss Dorothy Wil- kins, who has tutored Polish vet- | Mr. Grocholski of Toronto and ' Steve Wotton, manager employer relations department of the local National Employment Service. Local Skater Is Praised At Brighton Miss Lois McGovern, charming young member of the Oshawa Skat- ing Club was the featured skater at the Brighton Ice Carnival held re- cently in that town. Miss McGovern gave a beautiful exhibition of figure skating and thrilled the large crowd that at- tended the event. The Brighton newspaper in reporting the event said "It is unlikely that there was ever a finer exhibition of figure skating ever presented in Brigh- ton." This is a high compliment to this Oshawa skater and speaks well for the training received at the Oshawa Skating Club, Lois McGovern will also appear in "Ice Frolics of 1947" the annual Ice Show of the Oshawa Skating Club which is scheduled for the local | arena on March 18th and 19th, Many outstanding skaters will ap- pear at this grand show which has always been a terrific success in Oshawa, Plans are now being final- ized for this big program and de- tlh will appear in this newspaper Tells Kiwanis Club | Early Judicial Methods Members of the Oshawa Kiwanis | Olub enjoyed a splendid and much | enjoyed form of program entertain- ment at their weekly luncheon on Tuesday, when their fellow-member Kiwanian Russ. Humphreys wag the speaker of the day and delivered an informal but highly interesting and educational talk of vocational theme, entitled | "Cases of Interest." Sparked with his usual ready wit | last couple of centuries, of actual cases served to vividly impress his audience with the un- reasonable laws and stern punish- ment meted out in the days of | trial by battle" or "trial by ordeal." Trial by Heating "They plunged a suspect's arm in- to volling water and held it there for some time. If the arm healed | within a: limited space of time, he ' was considered innocent but if the | flesh scalded and peeled off -- ' which it always did--he was found | "guilty." Still another was to tle the accused hand and foot and throw him or her into a pond of water. If er sank, that was a sign if he or she floated, | The speaker pointed out that only about 150 ago, there were 300 . offences w resulted in death - hanging, if a conviction was re- | gistered. Death was the penalty for such offences as "keeping com- . pany with gypsies"; petty pick- , for a soldier to beg" on e streets and all forms of petty , even for stealing a loaf Age and sex made no difference either, boy of 10 years of age sentenced to be hanged for § shillings, but not of counter; two youth under 14-years of age, were hanged for stealing During this period, more tolerant judges would find a man gullty of stealing 40 shillings since to steal that amount meant a mandatory death sentence, In closing his interesting review, Kiwanian Russell related a few oth- er actual cases of law, many with a humorous twist. Kiwanian Neil Fraser, a fellow Barrister-at-Law introduced the speaker of the day and Kiwanian Ev. Disney mov the vote of thanks, recommending to President | Davie Jamieson that 'Kiwanian Russell be "sentenced to speak again" at a future date. Newspapermen In Paris Get Pay Increase Paris, Feb. 12. -- (AP) -- Paris newspaper publishers have granted editorial workers the 121; per cent pay increase demanded by striking members of the National Union of Press Employees. Administrative employees also struck today for a 25 per cent in- crease, e publishers offered them 12% per cent and made the proposed increase contingent upon a seven day work week. Beat Naikery returned to work and IMoON papers appear ed, despite pickets representing oth- er classifications of employees who paraded in front of the paper's bu- siness offices. Editorial workers of Agence- France-Presse also returned to work, but their issuance of news by teleprinter and printed sheets was halted by the administrative em- ployees' strike, The average reporter's salary be- fore the raise was approximately 15,000 francs ($125) monthly and the average deskman's i was about 18,000 francs ($150). The ine crease will be based on the scale in . | effect in June, 1046. Motors and Starters! We have a fairly complete stock of motors and control equipment. We sell motors at factory List Price! PHONE 341 ill --C ELECTRIC Sweet or Spicy, Valentines Are Still For Sentimental Reasons Here are a few samples of the Valentines which will be sent this year to convey romantic thoughts. Although the majority is sweetly senti- mental, the so-called "tough" guys still can find a card that puts across the "will-you-be-mine?" idea in a kidding way. hearts and plastic orchids decorate Ribbon, lace, plastic the more elaborate greeting cards. Anyway, whatever your tastes, there's oceans of cards in the stores and at all prices . They range from five for a nickel to single, elaborate cards a foot wide and just as long for which you will be asked to shell out more now that you'll figure it was worth, come three months, a year or maybe even ten years. i Stores Report Unprecedented Boom As St. Valentine's Day Approaches Roman Custom Started It near. History tells us that there is no reason beyond a guess why this day should be connected with St. Val- entine. Its customs have no real connection with the saint who suf- fered martyrdom in 270 A.D, by los- ing his head, although his devotees have endured martyrdom ever since by losing their hearts and fre- quently their heads as well, Valentine was a priest of Rome. He was martyred in the third cen- tury. In ancient Rome, during the feasts held in honor of Pan and Juno, Amid a variety of ceremonies during this time the names of young women were put in a box and the young men drew & name out as chance directed. Whoever the youth drew usually ended up by being his mate for life, As the festival of the Lupercalia began about the middle of February, they appear to have chosen St. Valentine's Day for ce- lebrating the new feast. About the life of St. Valentine there are con- tradictory stories, but Feb, 14, the day of his death, has through usage become a day that is honored by lovers, The emblem of St. Valen- tine's Day has to this day remain- ed the heart. : Just at what time the practice of sending love-notes to those chosen as valentines originated is not |ccmes known, but in olden days in Eng- land much time was spent in writ- ing valentines. In London a century ago several books were published under the title, "The Complete Val- entine Writer," with styles to suit everyone from a laborer to a law- yer. If anyone has wondered whether that old maxim that "all the world loves~a lover" might be losing its grip, a glance at shop windows in any Canadian town or city should reassure him. Candy shops, station- ery stores and florists seem to be united in a single idea--vajentines. The greeting card makers have la- bored to make things easy for the lover and there are cards the loving husband can send to his wife and vice versa. For the lover with wide interests but limited means, there are plenty of sweet sentiments at low prices. No. matter if the valentine is a nickel card or a Gay Nineties stun- ner, an orchid or a generanium, or if the recipient is in Sydney, N.S, or Vancouver, B.C, the idea is the same, There is something about an old-fashioned valentine with its clutter and fragility and utter ab- surdity that appeals to the least sentimental of women. It may cost as much as a corsage or a book or pair of gloves, but it's a relic of a bygone age--the days of lavender and old lace and gracious living, and says, even more than a gift, "I Love You." Owen Sound, Feb. 12--(CP)-- Roy Chapple of Meaford died in hospital here of injuries received earlier the same day, at Meaford when he 'was buried to the neck in a slide of coal. By The Canadian Press St. Valentine may not yet have induced Canadians tc wear their hearts upon their sleeves, but he is making yards in his tradutional as- signment of coaxing them to bring them out into the open, With one shopping day left be- fore the Saint's day falls, stores across the country report a boom in sales of the customary tokens of af~ fection and esteem--{lowers, choco- lates, greeting cards--and a Cana- dian Press survey reveals no limit to the ages of the purchasers. St. Valentine's is becoming as much a "Friendship Day" as one set aside exclusively for sweethearts, and dealers in the manifestations of these things report all ages choos- ing their greeting and gift with care, The "older young" and the mid- dle-aged, when buying greeting cards at least, pay particular atten- tion to the verse, will buy a card on that account alone. The tender young, enmeshed in fresh romance, fall line and sinker for the lacey, satin heart, with all the strings at- tached, and fiddle the verse. It's looks that count. Girl-friends and boy-friends who are just that will be receiving val- entines of the comic variety, in which sellers report an unprece- dented boom. But "the one" will be something lush by a sweet un- known, People are reported willing to pay from 75 cents to $1.50 to get "the right thing." It'll be a nation-wide sell-out in flowers, with roses almost imposs- ible to get unless orders have been placed well in advance. Popular choice runs to corsages, say the florists, with sentimental blooms like violets; sweet peas and orchids top favorites. Spring blooms and potted plants, especially bulbs, are going, too, Chocolates, too, will be in short supply on the day itself unless or- dered ahead, Dealers say the fancy heart-shaped boxes won't be back for another two years, but swains are glad to take their sweets as they come, From coast to coast, a survey of Valentine "boom" highlights shows: Halifax-- Middle-agers are heavy purchers, going in for "racy, lacy" cards with plenty of sentiment. Ottawa--Old mushiness has giv- en place to modern, hep-cat ro- ) mance in the Capital. Candy shops which used to allow only one-half and one-pound boxes are ifidulging romance with two-pound Valen- tine boxes. Winnipeg -- Older people and young married couples are going for flowers and candy but young loves are buying up the 50 to 75 cent sen- timental cards, Juveniles prefer the three for a dime comic type. Toronto -- Heaviest demand is in family cards, where valentihe is dad, mom, sis or brother, selling big] at prices all the way up to 0.C.V.I. Activities By BOB RIFE Is that a breath of spring in the air, or is it our imaginations all working overtime? Well, whatever it is, it certainly feels swell to us, and we expect that you have seen the faint traces of spring in the melting of the mountain - high snowdrifts around the front of the school. But, as the old saying and marching commands. Others were whisked off by Mr. Carson to do some map-reading (Can't you see "Kit Karson" whisking them off to do quelque chose). Others were taken under another roof to learn the fundamentals of small arms. And still others to learn what their duties will be as mebers of the states, one of the first signs of the | band beginning of this annual occurence is the way "a young man's fancy. lightly turns to thoughts of love", Dance -- Chillun -- Dance Which all brings us around to the subject of the forthcoming *"dooo" at the school this Friday night. It under the heading of a St. Valentine's dance. Soon the halls of our dear Alma Mater will take on the rosy colours of the day and resound to the whispers of some young thing wondering when her dream-boat will arrive, Some Scow And, along with the arrival of Spring, we are entering a danger period, as the prophet would say, for the time for the mid-term exams is fast drawing near. Natur-|. ally, having the brains and ability that we have, we aren't worrying. But, if you pretend to have even a fraction of the mental capacity of Mash Notes Notice to all gnembers of the "We take everything" cult up "in Peter- borough. We have had word that a small overnight bag belonging to one of the cheerleaders was stolen, hooked, grabbed or something while that girl was out on the basketball court giving out with everything for the Red, Green and Gold, We at first thought that it might have been mislaid, but after the diligent search that was initiated after the game failed to turn up anything, and the fact that something along similar lines happened in the same place last year, we began to suspect that there was something rotten in "Peterborough." Phone for Sherlock This is one of those things that wrecks an otherwise swell time and we know that there were some mighty swell times had. If this sort tart | of thing continues it is going to be Drip, Drip, Drop Sweat, drip, sweat, drop , . . an- other thing that will soon be fast disappearing from the local scene, will be the ice that has been at our dispesal over at Jarvis rink, so turn out and rooooot or play for your favourites this Wednesday night from 7.00 to 10.00 p.m. when the Angles meet the Jutes and the Normans tangle with Britons. This all, of course, does not harpen, un- less the ice is in suitable condition, Tramp, Tramp, Tramp We made our first visit to an ex- tra currrrrikular activity on Mon- day night when the morning shift of the cadets held sway. Although this- may not be termed an activity by some it really does fall under that heading since the boys who really get into the swing of the 4hing are having lots of fun. Hup Two Three Some squads were given a chance to march around the gym and show off their knowledge of the drills difficult to get people to go to games in that city. Change of Scene Speaking of basketball reminds us that there will be a game here this week betwen the Lindsay team and the O.C.V.I, squads. With the new backboards up it should make the game a very interesting one in an experimental way. Joke Dept. There's the one about the teacher who asked her hillbilly pupils how many legs a dog had. Little Ezzie returned home with the prize and told his mother about it, His mo- ther asked him how he had won it. He said, "I answered three and was closest to being right." Thought for Today After that last joke we can get away with anything in this depait- ment and so here goes . . . Shakes- peare was born in 1564, probably on his birthday, and he died a few seconds after saying his last words and is still dead. That is all. That'is enough Foresters Make Presentation To. Juveniles Court Oshawa No. 501, Canadian Order of Foresters held their regu- lar monthly meeiing with Bro. Charles Ferguson C.R. presiding. Highlight of the evening was a presentation to juvenile members of the Order, beautiful Forester bute tons, symbolic of their membership in the Order. In the presentation, the import- ance of juvenile work was stressed. and the advantage of a boy or girl raised in the home where fraternal principles were stressed, The child of today Is the citizen of tomorrow, and it was pointed out that through proper home training, and recrea- tional direction these young Cana- dians can take their rightfu] place in society. The presentation was made by Bro, Cal Braun D.O. assisted by Bro. Charles Ferguson in the ab- sence of Bro. P, E. Perrin, Supt. of Organization, Brantford, who was unable to be present. It is hoped to have Bro. Perrin present at the presentation to take place shortly in Pickering. At the conclusion of the presen- tation, cards were played, The win- ners being Bro. R. Tippett, D. N. Lockwood, D. McCabe, R. Ferguson, J. Shaw, W. Rigler, W. Tippett, and Mr. Eric Gear. Ladi»s were Mrs. W. Fish and Mrs. W. Tippett. Hockey is now in full swing with games being played every Thursday evening in Whitby. A youth club has been organized in Bowmanville under the super- vision of Bro. George Graham and ladies broom ball will be featured shortly. . A most enjoyable lunch was serv- ed and the committee in charge were Bros. J, Shaw, E. Twining and W. Skinner. AXED FOR DRINK, HELD FOR ASSAULT Roslyn, N.Y. Feb. 12--(AP)--A man, police said, walked into a bar here with an axe on his shoulder, mumbled, "I want a drink; I have not 'any money," and then struck a customer with the axe, was held today on a first degree assault charge. Police sald Charles Mitkowski, 22, of Roslyn Heights, said after his arrest yesterday that he did not re- member attacking Charles Vanden- wall, 63 Vandenwall, gased on the Start On On Local Labor Council last night. Expect Programs March 1 Station Labor here will be heard regularly over the air, it was learned at a regular meeting of the Oshawa and District . Unless unforeseen developments prove troublesome, programmes should start about March 1. They will be disseminated to listeners here through the Programmes will be heard once a week and will last about 10 minutes. Commenting on the short period set aside for broadcasts, M. J. Fen- wick, secretary of the local Labor Council, sald it was the contention of other labor organizations with experience in radio work that unless present means," he explained--a 15, 20 or 30-minute broadcast would Jrove too long to hold listeners' in- Press announcements and dis- tribution of 3,000 handbills will be part of the campaign to familiarize citizens here with broadcasts, it wag disclosed. The financial burden imposed by broadcasting will be shouldered by members of the affiliated unions which compose the Oshawa end District Labor Council. Speaking on this subject, Mr. Fenwick ex- pressed the opinion that labor should not always have to pay for time on the air. "We take the view labor is an important group in any community. and I believe we should be given some free time to set forth our views. In fact, I'd say any or- ganization that thinks it has some- thing to offer the public should be given the freedom of the air--not regularly of course--but at least oc- casionally." To make available free of charge a regular Sunday period for broadcast of religious programmes is not enough, Mr, Fenwick contended. This policy 1s at present exercised by CKDO. Numerous Resolutions Resolutions passed at last night's meeting but not connected with the decision to broadcast were numer- LABOR ON AIR (Continued on Page 12) services of Radio Station CEDO.¢ Jhe Day in : : Parliament By The Canadian Press Today :-- 'The Commons continues idscuse sion of Government business. The Senate will sit, Yesterday: -- The Commons heard bitter oppo sition to the government's bill for repeal of the Chinese Immigration Act with M. J. Coldwell, C.C.F, Lead- er, terming it a "cruel hoax"; heard opposition and government meme bers call for a full government state- ment on future Chinese immigration policy; heard opposition, members call for withdrawal of the proposed Chinese immigration repeal mea sure; heard Prime Minister Mac- kenzie King announce the bill for redistribution of Commons seats will be introduced this week; gave third reading to bills to make minor chan- ges in the Militia Pensions Act and to continue controls over manuface ture and sale of fertilizers. The Senate heard Senator Rupe ert Davies (L--Ontario) favor ra- pid repeal of remaining government controls; heard Senator Arthur Roebuck (L--Ontario) give notice that he would move Friday for re- vival of the Senate committee on immigration which sat at the last session, The Ontario Court of 'Appeal, presided over by Mr. Justice Hen- derson, last week sustained the ver- dict of Mr. Justice D. C. Wells at the Whitby Assize Court on May 15, 1046, when Mrs, Lucy Elizabeth Guy of Columbus, was awarded $1,005 as allowance for nursing services ren- dered her mother, Mrs. Alice Edna James, The court dismissed af appeal against that decision launched by Harry T. James, brother of Mrs, Guy and co-executor of his mo- ther's will together with another childrenbrother, Edgar John James. Harry James, alone among Mrs, James' children, had contested the claim of Mrs. Guy, who attended her ailing mother constantly for three and a half years of serious illness prior to Mrs. James' death in December, 1944. A. W. 8. Greer, K.C,, acted as counsel for the plaintiff, Mrs, Guy, while the defendant, Harry James, was represented by R, D. Humph- reys, K.C. Although Edgar James was nominally a co-defendant in the action, he agreed that his sister, Mrs. Guy, should be paid for her nursing services. Dissatisfield With Attitude Expressing dissatisfaction with defendant's attitude, the appeal court not only dismissed the appeal, but ordered the costs to be paid by him personally and not out of the estate. In the opinion of the court, Harry James had not behaved in a manner consistent with that to be expected of him as an executor, As additional protection for the successful parties, the court directed that all costs of the appeal be a charge against the share of Harry T, James in the estate of his mo- ther, if they were not recovered from him personally. At Whitby, Mrs. Guy had describ- ed how she had cared for her mo- ther night and day ever since the aged woman had suffered a relapse in 1940. She had stayed with her mother since 1927. Three years be- Appeal Court Sustains Nursing Service Award fore her death at 87, Mrs. James had told her daughter how grateful she was, "She was sorry she was such & care, and asked me if I would stay with her, and she said I would be paid. She said there was plenty there to pay me and I was to be paid for my care of her," Mrs, Guy had told the court last May. According to' testimony of the brothers, Howard and Edgar James, and a sister, Mrs, Alma Hayes, it was understood that Mrs. Guy would receive some remuneration for her unstinting gid and atten- tion to her mother. At one time or another, each of these had heard Mrs. James declare that her de- voted daughter should be paid. Mrs. Guy asked payment of $1 per day for her nursing services, a sum which was considered extreme- ly modest by Dr. W. W. Baldwin, of Brooklin, physician for Mrs, James. Defendant Repudiated Liability In his testimony, the defendant, Harry James, repudiated liability, claiming that his mother had nev- er told him Mrs. Guy should be paid. He contended that there was nothing in the will about remun- eration, "If mother left it in the will, I would say give it to her," James remarked. * Under questioning by counsel for the plaintiff, Mr. Greer, James ad mitted that he had read in some paper that a claim wasn't suppos- ed to be paid "without an agree- ment." Later, James declared flat- ly that he would not accept the statements of the rest of the family in regard to their late mother's ex- pressed wishes. In upholding Mrs. Guy's claim and granting her full costs of the action, Mr. Justice Wells stated that "Harry T. James seems to have act- ed throughout, not as an executor, but as an interested beneficiary in the estate, who was anxious that no part of his residuary share be di- minished by a payment such as EVERYONE head, was in serious condition. "PROGRESSIVE CONSERVATIVE ASSOCIATION of OSHAWA ( The annual meeting and election of officers will be held on FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14 in the Blue Room of the HOTEL GENOSHA at 8:00 p.m. this," ha) WELCOME