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PAGE EIGHT ~RIDAY, MAY 21, 1948 Many From Here Going to Meeting Phone Pioneers Telephone Pioneers from all parts of Quebec and Ontario will flock to Toronto this week-end to attend the 17th annual convention of the Charles Fleetwood Sise Chapter, Telephone Pioneers of America. It will be the first convention held by the Chapter since the year the war * started. Engaged in the telephone indus- try for 21 years or more, members of the Telephone Pioneers of Am- erjca number more than 120,000 men and -women in Canada and the United States. There are 58 chapters and more than 250 subor- dinate groups. The Charles Fleet- wood Sise chapter, the Ontario- Quebec affil'~tion, has more than 6,200 members, »- Among i...:c from Oshawa ex- pected to attend will be: R. H. Lundy, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Connor, Mr, and Mrs. N. Rae, F. W. Cur- tis, Miss L. Johnson, Miss B. Smith, Miss L. Lockhart, Miss P. B, Spof- ford, Mr. and Mrs. F. Williams, Bowmanville, and Mrs. H. M. Wal- lace, Port Perry. The convention committee anti- clpates an attendance of about 3,- 000, Three convention dining rooms in the Royal York Hotel have been reserved for the main luncheon, J. E. Harrell, Boston, president of the Telephone Pion- eers of America and president of the New England Telephone and greetings from Pioneer executive. Frederick Johnson, president of the Bell Telephone Company of Cana- da, will be principal speaker. Other features will include elec- tion of officers, a hobby show of about 300 exhibits made by mem- bers of the chapter, entertainment and dancing. Boarding the Mon- treal-Toronto train east of Toronto, a clown band will escort the east- ern delegation from the station in Toronto to the hotel. Many are expected to remain for the holiday week-end. Child Protection (Continued from Page 1) court attendances. Nine court or- ders and settlements were obtained. Family allowance investigatons completed during the year number- ed 29, involving 74 children. Staff members made 55 visits during these investigations and there were nine office visits. In the division of child care work there were 317 children in care at the beginning of the year with 277 more admitted and 249 discharged. The type of care in this work includes children's resi- dence, boarding homes, adoption probationary homes, wage homes, free homes, mental hospitals and correctional institutes. At the be- ginning of the year there were 197 wards of the local society, 39 wards of other societies and 81 non-ward cases; and at the end of the year, 219 local wards, 48 wards of other societies and 78 non-ward cases. Field workers in this division of the society made 1,504 visits and held 485 office interviews while 226 medical and 37 dental treatments were given. The number of chil- dren in care contacted in the office or on visits amounted to 747 with 50 first placements of children; 109 replacements from one home to another; 24 children returned to residence; 63 foster home investiga- tions; 37 replacements from resi- dence to foster homes and 70 visits in search of foster homes. Forty- five final adoption orders were ob- tained. , A Feeling of Security In her report, Miss Hancock stressed the" necessity of giving children a feeling of security. "A child, no matter how young, is an individual and it has the need to love, to be loved and "to feel secure. With this thought in mind the social worker studies each child who comes to the care of the society and places him in the fos- ter home where he would best fit. In this way the child will adjust more readily as, after all, he has come through an emotional upset more severe than we often realize when he is removed froen his own home. No matter how hungry he has been or how abusive his par- ents have been, he belongs there and it is his. When -that is gone he feels he has lost everything and with some children it is most difi- cult 'for them to adjust to their foster parents," she said. "Our foster parents who are throughout the county and in Osh- awa are too many to name here but we cannot speak too highly of the work they are doing with these children. It is only with their ine terest and love of the child that Panama Goes To The Polls Panamanian men and women voted this month for a president, two vice-presidents and 42 members of the national assembly in the first presidential election 1 13 since 1940. Voting was orderly throughout the were taken against "repeaters." In this photo y. Sp pr Senor Domingo Diaz, 73, head of the Liberal party and also a presidential candidate, puts his finger in ink before putting his fingerprints on the ballot. Election results will not be known for several more days. ground, health and mentality and they. are placed in an adoption home where equal care has been taken in knowing the new parents. During the year 81 babies have been supervised in adoption homes and 45 legal adoptions have keen com- pleted. In these homes one meets from the new parents, love, inter- est and whole-hearted enthusiasm in their baby." Miss Hancock lauded the family allowances for giving the society's wards a sense of being the same as others in the community. 'With the allowances children are able to ob- tain little luxuries which mean so much in the life of the child. The superintendent paid tribute to the social work and clerical staffs which have co-operated to the highest degree. She also thank- ed various service and other clubs and groups for their interest and aid during the year with a special mention for the board of directors and Mrs. C. S. Lee and the house committee. Treasurer's Report While the society's balance sheet shows a deficit of $6,946, a break- down of figures shows that spending hag been kept to a minimum, Treasurer N. S. McFayden report- ed. Revenue totalled $49,207 and expenditures $56,153. But, Mr. McFayden pointed, the total of work increased over that of last year in the number of days care given children by 3,080 or 6.9 per cent while units of work un- dertaken are up by 6,317 or 45.7 per cent, "The increased work has involv- ed higher expenditures which are up $8,269 or 17.2 per ceat, the bulk of which is represented by increas- ed cost of maintenance, food, cloth- ing, medical expenses, etc," he said. "The substantial increase in liv- ing costs during the past year is well known and as a point of in- terest we report that with careful buying plus the co-operation from local merchants, our expenses in regard to food, clothing, medical {and general maintenance repre- sent an increase of only 13.4 per cent over the year before in rela- tion to the number of days care. "The increase in the costs of op- erating and staffing the shelter has also been held at the unusual- ly figure despite the uptrend in all services and amounts to but 3.3 per cent in relation to the number of days care. "The costs involved in general social work as related to units of performance are actually less than in the previous year and reveal a reduction of 21.15 cents or 39.4 per cent. Cost per unit of work in the year previous was 74.85 cents and this year was 53.7 cents. "To sum up, we feel that these statistics. are clear evidence that there have been no unwarranted ex- penditures in the operation of the society and in fact it is doubtful if either private individuals or any other organizations have done bet- ter in holding down their costs to such moderate figures in the face of the heavy uptrend in prices and costs of services." THE DAILY .TIMES-GAZETTE Greenbank Class Social Evening At Parsonage Greenbank, May 20--The mem- bers of the Pilot Class, past and present, spent a very pleasant and profitable evening at the parson- age on Tuesday 18th, with about 50 in attendance, wives and sweet- hearts. This class was organized in 1935 and they met remembering that their teacher is about to re- tire after 48 years in the active ministry. The event was rich in helpfulness and understanding and will not soon be forgotten. The President, L. Lee, specially welcomed the Old Timers, and sta- ted that this was the first venture in open-house manoeuvering.. The entire proceedings were unrehears- ed and informal. A novel feature was introduced -- it might be nam- ed the John Period. Who has a good yarn to offer? Both male and fe- male responded generously and this helped to put the gathering at ease and in a happy mood, LLB, was particularly liberal. It was a rare tonic. This "was followed by the singing of well-known songs, heart- ily enjoyed. ' » Our pastor welcomed the gather- ing and thanked them for their loyalty and friendship during his sojourn. They had been a steady- ing and strengthening support throughout. He then humbly told a human story of Christian devotion and co-operation experienced on his last charge, In late November of 1930 the = Newtonville United | church property was completely ! destroyed by fire, with only $3,500 insurance, and in spite of those ex- acting depression days, their unity of desire and purpose built and opened a completedy new church in twelve months, because they had a mind to work and within a few months of its dedjeation it was clear of debt. A noble and worthy tribute to a body of simple folk in the serve ice of the kingdom, making the im- possible, possible. He took his lis- teners very rapidly across the seas to people and places of a religious character. Fininshing with a brief visiit to dear Old London. The sto- ry was illustrated with appropriate lantern slides. Ice cream, cake and beverage fol- lowed, the feast was equal to the | fellowship in quantity and quality. | Expressions of appreciation were | spoken and with the singing of | "Good Night, Ladies," "Auld Lang | Syne," and our national anthem, the crowd dispersed bright with hope and good cheer, deeply grate- ful for the unique evening. Ty a 'limes-Gazette classified ad today--You'll find it will pay. RAZOR BLADES P LONGER, our social workers meet with the success that we do in having many | of the children happy and secure | and with a successful future ahead | for them." | During the year the society's | workers handled the cases of 157! unmarried girls with children, con- | Jucted 3 pum fathers and col- 14.72 for the support { the children. Por of "One finds that these girls need to be allowed to take their own | time to establish where the social | workers stand in regard to them- | selves," Miss Hancock said in ref- | erence to unmarried mothers. "Sometimes it is impossible to cafry through their own plans be- cause of certain rules and regula- tions and until they are assured of your interest they feel most inse- cure. Because of this each step of . the way has to be taken slowly and at their own rate of acceptance. In these cases we are able to help the girl make the plans she needs for her pre-natal care, to plan for the coming baby and to give her every encouragement .on her fresh start in life. Adoption Promotes Satisfaction "Adoption work gives the social worker a great deal of satisfaction to realize that another child has gained a home and security for the future. If is from the Unmarried Parents Department that most of . the adoption work develops. These | _ Jables are studied as. to back- | s « . Malcolm McRae was beaten into unconsciousness, left in a ditch to die. He was a voter in the Third District, Prince Edward Island who had, the previous year, voted against certain members who were later unseated on charges of 'intimidation and violence. Now a new election was called--but Malcolm McRae was warned no to vote. In those days he was not protected by the secret ballnt--yet Malcolm McRae determined to set out for the polls, risking his life for the right to vote. Today, because of the courage of men like Malcolm McRae, you run no risk at all in your free, unhampered exercise of the franchise. When YOU cast your secret ballot at every election--municipal, provincial, federal--you exercise a duty and privilege planned, worked and fought for by your forefathers. Your vote brotects the future of your children. To fail in this duty is to be less than a good citizen. PUBLISHED IN THE INTERESTS OF GOOD CITIZENSHIP BY LIMITED Distillers + Toronto 1832 Watgsfront of the Town of York (now Toronto) in 1832 -e* Soplghm GW eground, Worts Mill in foregrous re EMERGENCY JOINT ANNOUNCEMENT NATIONAL PRESIDENT ONTARIO PRESIDENT Solon E. Low, M.P. National President Social Credit Association of Canada John J. Fitzgerald President, SOLON E. LOW, M.P. Cwing to the fact that the SOCIAL CREDIT LEAGUE OF ONTARIO had no organization in Oshawa or Ontario Constituency, it had been decided not to propose the nomi- nation of a' Social Credit Candidate in the federal by- election. The budget announcements just made by the Minister of Finance are so completely in conflict with the will of the electors tLat it has been decided to submit to the voters of Ontario Constituency a proposal to nominate a Social Credit candidate. It is believed that the election of such a candidate would constitute a startling revelation to each and every member of Parliament that the eléctors are not satisfied with the results now being achieved by the majority of the members cf the House of Commons, It would indicate ex- actly what results are wanted, as what follows will reveal: As you read this announcement, Solon Low, M.P. for * Dear Sir: Social Credit League of Ontario JOHN J. FITZGERALD Peace River, National Leader and National President of the Social Credit Association of Canada, will be delivering a message to parliament in the budget debate on behalf of his constituents and in the name of the people of Canada. That speech will be historic in its provision in definite form for social security with freedom. It will propose methods of relief from over-burdening debt. Full details will be made available to voters of Ontario Constituency. Mr. Low's submission will show how the nine-point program of the Social Credit League of Ontario can be fully realized. That program has been submitted to all the bers of parli t in various ways. To many members from the Province of Ontario it was submitted in the form of a letter signed by hundreds of constituents and addressed to the members during the present session, The letter was as follows: As electors for your constituency we, undersigned, respectfully request that as our member in the House of Commons you use every possible effort to make sure shat the nine-point program outlined below shall be made effective by legislatidn to be enacted during the fourth session of the twentieth parliament, = The nine-point program is as follows: 1. Elimination of all taxes, on incomes of $3,000 and less. Elimination of 8% sales tax. 50% elimination of excise duties. Elimination of tax on cheques, R.R. tickets, telegrams and other nuisance taxes. Family allowances to be increased by 50%. Id age pension to be made available at age 60 without means test on a basis of at least $50.00 per month, without increasing the burden of taxation. The same provision for all disabled adults no matter what the cause of disability. Increased pensions to veterans. The re-establishment of recently lifted subsidies particularly subsidies affecting food products; without re-imposing bureaucratic controls and without adding to the debt-taxation structure of the nation. The onerous, unnecessary taxes now imposed are the cause of existing unrest. All taxes are, in the last analysis, a charge against industry and production, are pyramided in the costs to the consumer and are largely responsible for the fact that incomes of salary and wage earners never catch up with living costs, Family allowances, referred to in No. 5 above, have been subscribed to by the vote of all parties in parliament. All must likewise admit that 'it takes $7.50 now to procure what $5.00 would procure when family allowances were st voted! The principle of exemption of income tax to the extent referred to in No. 1 above has been adopted by members of the House of Commons with reference to their own incomes; also they apply the principle of subsidies in the charges for meals in the parliamentary restaurant, etc. We approve the procedure and, since the capacity of domestic production war- rants it, we ask for like consideration for all citizens. Further with reference to subsidies (No. 9 above) please note that this js an appeal to make sure there shall be no undernourished Canadian children, to which we feel sure you will respond. These few comments are merely to indicate how imperative are all the "results" asked for by the undersigned in this nine-point program. Please accept the expression of our esteem and best wishe: with an invocation for God's blessing on you. Sincerely, your constituents, Name Signed by hundreds of constituents, Tomorrow in The 'limes-Gazette will be published 'another letter just addressed, under date of May 19, to all the members of the House of Commons, outlining what happened in parliament in connection with the cfforts to make the nine-point program effective and appealing to all members of the House of Commons to consider the will of the electors and to find a means to give effect to the desired results. In other words, they are being asked to support the proposals being submitted by Mr. Low. A CANDIDATE FROM ONTARIO CONSTITUENCY SENT TO PARLIAMENT TO BACK JP THAT REQUEST WOULD, WL BELIEVE, HAVE A TREMENDOUS IN- FLUENCE. THE VOTERS OF THIS CONSTITUENCY Address . HAVE A MARVELOUS OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF ALL CANADIANS, Due to the emergency nature of our decisions, plans have not been pleted but a t will be made of time and place for a mass meeting one evening next week, prol. bly Thursday. Then and there the voters of Ontario constituency may decide if they want to nominate a candidate to support such a program and they can im- mediately proceed to select a candidate, Ample time will remain for the candidate to qualify for nomination day. WATCH OUR ADVERTISEMENTS IN THE TIMES- GAZETTE FOR FURTHER ANNOUNCEMENT AND TIME AND PLACE OF MASS MEETING. "For Security with Freedom" Please mail this coupon NOW to Mr. Low, House of Commons, Ottawa. (No postage required) -TIME IS SHORT -- (All names will be held con fidential). To: Solon E. Low, House of Commons, Ottawa, Ont. 4 f { The undersigned voter in Ontario Constituency would like to see realized the nine-point program of the Social Credit League of Ontario and would support a good candidate pledged to bring to. Parliament a message from Ontario Constituency, on behalf of all Canadians, asking for the necessary legislation to make the nine-points a reality. Name (Mr. Mrs. Miss) ...., There are voters in my household who would, | believe, also support such a candidate. Will you do your best to attend a meeting to nominate a candidate? (yes or no) Please write a special letter if you have any suggestions or if you have in mind the name of a good prospective candidate. (No postage required for this coupon if addressed to House of Commons, Ottawa.) :