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TLR: LEER si ) st Loa" 4 fhe tT Io as SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16, Commiiifiit 1948 "L \.11 Oshawa Is Well Known| Let's Look At At The Facts (Continued From Page 13) Our City is no longer a small place. There is every good reason Moreover, it may be of in-Ifor speaking of Greater Oshawa. terest to recall that, quite [But greatness of area, increased apart from any campaign values, or expansion of pop:Mation, funds, several of groups would not be in the sound though they are, -are not in these | themselves of chief concern. The quality of its citizens is, af- position to enjoy their pres- [ter all, of outstanding importance. sent capacity for fulfill Happily, there is still amongst us a UlLlll- | feeling of intense loyalty to the ment of a broader purpose, community, a personal interest in i .c. |its affairs, a readiness to volun- had it not been for the fore a a A heat of 'sight, goodwill and private generosity of some of ' cur ternal activities. How fortunate we are that we continue to have with us so many leading citizens. By such | tne ie i rendlil chins means a sure foundation has ' keen laid; a guarantee of continuity of service. unstintingly give their time and service in so many places 'of our ¢ommunity life. Our churches, lodges, service But to continue the work |clubs, labour councils and almost for which each group is in- numberless other institutions, not only do the work for which they tended, financial aid must | yer, specifically intended, but also come from-all citizens. On- [play their part in additional work ly in this way can these |in the interest of community de- groups carry on. Financial velopment. Suppose this were not so. Just aid by all citizens provides |imagine if you can that few if the working capital where- [any of these organizations exist- by day-after-day activities ed. Stretch the imagination fur- ther,--and admittedly it requires are Ctontinued throughout |quite a streich~ and think that the months of the year to come. all the social service now done by these 'different clubs and associa- tions was done by some central It was a happy inspiration, [agency of government. We should find that everything born out of wartime emer-|youlq be administered by the gency, when in 1940 a decis- [clammy hand of cold routine. Ev- jon was reached to set up a|ery allotment would be made on a fractional basis. Mathematical community fund based on the | mputation would take the place annual need of the many [of personal interest. There would Above: Lt.-Col. Murray P. Johnston, General Manager of the Com- munity Chest Drive, presented the Red Feather emblem to a repre- sentative of a local industry which. topped its quota in the 1947 cam- Right: Victorian Order of Nurses 'is one of the sixteen organizations participating in the Community Chest. The work of this organiza- tion is well known particularly in this area and is deserving of gener- ous support. ; _-- groups then functioning in Oshawa, It was planned that this fund would be col- lected in one annual appeal to the public. - The idea is simple. Experience has since shown how practical and sensible it is. @/arious names have been used from time to time to designate the object of this campaign, until now as dur- ing the last few years it is officially known as' "The Greater Oshawa Commun- ity Chest Fund". Each year a Board of Trustees is clect- ed, who receive and study budgets prepared and submitted by each group. The total of all these bud- gets becomes the objective of a campaign. Later on, affer the campaign is con- cluded, equal' care and thought is given by the Board as the fund is dis- bursed. So much for paying out. How is the money re- ceived? This is where all are concerned, for on the wholesome manner with which' each citizen receives this project and the liberal- ity with which he or she responds, the success of the campaign depends. As already reported from time to: time in the columns of this newspaner, meet- ings have been held, com- mittee$ elected and canvas- sers appointed. The city has be no place for the gentle touch of human understanding. .Discern- ing sympathy would find no place. The spirit of goodwill would van- ish in the absence of a commun- ity spirit. General taxes woidd be imposed in place of voluntary giving. Paid agents of the state would allot and adminster whatever funds deem- ed necessary. by a bureaucratic body. Present experience of the application of social legislation in- dicates the enormous increase in paid officials that would of neces- sity be required. And even then we know that the desired Job could not be done. Fortunately, we are still a free people. We depend,--and glory in such dependence; on a body of vol- unteer workers. This campaign in itself is evidence of the willingness of hundreds of men and women,-- our fellow citizens to find time apart from their daily work, to at- tend to the thousand and one de- tai accompanying this effort to sedire funds whereby hundreds more of egually wnselfish, unpaid workers may carry on their won- derfully effective work among the folk of Greater Oshawa. Not without interest too, is the fact that these funds are raised at a total cost of less than one cent for each dollar collected. Without such volunteer aid, such things could not be. We can therefore give cheerfully with full knowledge that we are giving to a worthy cause, deserving of fullest support by every man and woman within the borders of this community we so proudly call our home . , , F.C. been zoned and subdiv- ided into smaller districts. Literature has been prepar- ed, Subscription cards print- ed. Each citizen has been card indexed as far as pos- sible so that no one will be overlooked during the ap- peal for funds. The mech- anism of organization is just about perfect. A great body of voluntéer workers is al- ready on the job, armed with list and pen. The plans and hopes of a splend- id band of unselfish volun- teer workers is being laid be- fore the public. During the next week they will experi- ence in various forms, the working of the conscience of the individual. The heat of war is not with us now; but it is hoped there will be no lukewarm regard for local needs. If ag in the old days we exper- ienced a separate approach by each organization listed above, there probably isn't one which would not re- ceive a liberal contribution from even the humblest worker. It would be con- sidered a worthy gift to a worthy cause. Regret might be expressed in many cases that more could not be of- fered. However, even the widow's mite was well bless- ed, because willingly given. But in these days, there will not be separate appeals. The door-bell will not be rung sixteen times during the year if the needs are met in this one campaign. We know the needs are greater, if only because expenses are greater than ever before. How true that is of all our expenses. On the other hand, most indi- vidual givers are probably better able to spend than ever before. We stress this point be- cause we were rather iolted out of complacence when told that some folks still hold as a standard of volun- tary contribution, the am- THE DAILY TI MES-GAZETTE PAGE FIFTEEN yo This scene shows the Kiddie Car Derby sponsored by the Community Recreation Association, and is only one of the many activities carried on by this organization for.the young people of the city. The Community Recreation Association is one of the sixteen organizations of Greater Oshawa participating in the Community Chest drive, and whose work is made possible by the contributions of the citizens to the chiest. International rolatiohsits and their alVanestnent 5. one of the important phases of the work of the Boy Scouts' Association. Here it is being exemplified by a photograph of the Tay House Boy Scout Troop of Rochester, New York, while on a visit to the Oshawa Boy Scout Association. This a ssciation is one of the sixteen agencies supported by the contributions of the citizens of Greater Oshawa to the Community Chest campaign which starts on October 20. AY PUSS SESS J ount given in pre-war days. We still prefer to think that this is not generally true. Methodical Giving We prefer to think that in this case, most Oshawa citizens take time out to consider and list the amount they can afford for each of the groups concerned. Then, totalling such amounts, they round it into a sub- scription, payable at once or periodically as provided. Such procedure suggests thought; a weighing of val- ues. No giver is ever hurt by such deliberation. There need be no doubt of the re- sultant benefit to the cause as a whole. As Canadians, we are| proud of our status as free citizens. We pay our taxes, burdensome as they are, be- cause we know it is part of the price of democracy. We meet as best we can, the higher cost of living, maybe vowing with groans of an- noyance that we'll make a change of some sort some day. That is our right and privilege as free citizens. Voluntary giving for coni- munity service however, is something different. Unlike buying bonds or savings cer- tificates with a financial re- turn in sight, this is where you just give. But you give willingly because you be- lieve in the value of the work which is to be done. You give deliberately, but generously, because you know that just as you are affected by the drag of re- strictions and higher costs, these different groups are trying to carry on under the same handicap. But having given, you feel better within yourself. You glow 'with the satisfaction that comes from personal aid offered to assure contin- uance of great work in the field of social betterment, The groups in the foregoing list, are doing many of the things that we can not do through lack of knowledge of when and where and how to help. Such jobs as nurs- ing visits training of the blind, teen ager activities, homecrafts, playground su- pervision, young folks ath- letic and cultural direction, Oshawa's children find a spell of swimming and splashing in their outdoor pool. a godsend n pi dog days of summer, and the happy faces shown are ample evidence of their enjoyment of this privilege. The maintenance of this swimming pool is made possible through the funds con- tributed in the Community Chest annual campaign, which will be opened on Wednesday of next week. as well as relief work among distressed and lesser provi- leged folk are only a few of the responsibilities under- taken by some of the organi- zations we have named. It is up to us as individuals and good citizens to see that the magnificent work they do is not allowed to languish for want of sufficient financial aid. There will be but one ap- peal. If response by the pub- lic is in just proportion to contributions that might be received from sixteen separ- ate appeals, there should be no doubt of the campaign reaching the goal that has been set. So in all sincerity | § we suggest that when you give, be sure you give en- ough. - Boy Scout worth to the community, - The Boy Scouts ako bene it from mn the Community Chest . . , sur ly no one need be sold on the value of the