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PAGE FOUR The Oshawa Daily Times Succeeding THE OSHAWA DAILY REFORMER (Established 1871) independent newspapsr published every after i except Sundays and holidays at Osh- awa, Canada, by Times Publishing Company. peg Wren Chas. M Mundy, President: A. R. Alloway, Managing Dirgarar. The Co h Daily Times is a mem na- he Oshawa the Canadian Daily Newspapers Asso ciation, the Ontario Provincial Dailies and the Audit Bureau of ig CR! TES ey in Qshawa a Suis, 12¢ a k. By mail in Canada (outside awa carrier ty Timits) $3.00 a year; United States, $4.00 a yea TORONTO OFFICE 18 Bond Building, 66 Temperance Street. Telephone : 'Adelaide 0107. H. D. Tresidder, representative. MONDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1930 ON WHICH SIDE ARE YOU? Delivered by In efforts for the development of any community, people naturally line themselves up into two groups, those who are in the forefront of the endeavors to make their towns or cities grow, and those who, by their indifference or active antagonism, are clogg- ing the wheels of progress. And the pre- gress made . by communities depends on which of these two groups is the stronger. Oshawa today is finding itself very much in this position. The city stands on the threshold of an era which has great promise for the future. Opportunity is knocking at the door of Oshawa, and is asking the citiz- ens to open, is asking those people who desire to see Oshawa make progress to take a share in bringing greater growth and development out of the realms of dreamland, and into the field of practical accomplishment. The great opportunity that is being offer- ed today is that of having a part in bringing new industries, that great essential of pros- perity and development to Oshawa. The Osh- awa Industrial Foundation, limited, is offer- ing that opportunity by its issue of $100,000 of capital stock, to be expended in the erec- tion of factories for two new industries. It is on this proposal that the people of Oshawa are dividing themselves: On the one hand are those who, by their subscrip- tions for share of this capital stock, are do- ing a practical service for the growth of the community. They are men of faith and vi- sion, men who are ready to invest their dol- lars in the future prosperity of Oshawa. On the other hand are those who are standing aside, willing to "Let George do it," willing to remain indifferent or antagonistic to the appeal. They are so lacking in civic pride, civic enterprise, civic interest, and, to as great an extent, self-interest, that they will not play any part in adding to Oshawa's in- dustrial structure. These are the two classes of people in the community, and it will only be by the efforts of the first class, the workers and fighters for the community, that any progress will be made. Every citizen can figure out his own position, can tell on which side he stands and the time is very opportune for a little self-analysis in the light of the pointéd and pertinent question, "On Which Side are You"? REHEARSING FOR THE ELECTION It is interesting to note that a meeting ofsthe ratepayers of the Southwest Ward is being held in Centre Street School auditor- ium-this evening for the purpose of hearing those who intend to be candidates for alder- manic honors in that ward in the coming municipal election, That is a splendid idea, not only because it indicates the qualifica- tions of the candidates prior to nominations, but because of the helpfulness of the oppor- tunity of talking over municipal affairs in a ward meeting, as preparation for the larger gathering which we hope will be held on nomination night. In other words, tonight's' meeting will be called a full dress for the prospective candidates of the Southwest Ward, and as practice makes for perfection, this provides us with the hope that there will be some in- teresting and intelligent discussion of civic affairs at the nomination night meeting. Might we also suggest that it would be quite in order to have similar meetings in the other wards, not only to enable the ratepay- ers to decide on which men will be their nominees, but also to provide these nominees with the opportunity of rehearsing the speeches they will be called upon to make in a couple of weeks' time. RUINED BY POLITICS The recent annual convention of the Unit- ed Farmers of Ontario served to show how far downhill the movement has gone since the days" when, in 1919, it rose to such strength, for it has tens of thousands of ad- government. Ten years ago, in its heyday, the U.F.0. had something like 55,000 mem- bers, and that did not represent its full strenth, for it has tens of thousands of ad- herents who helped to elect its candidates to the legislature of Ontario. Today it has, ac- cording to the statement of: the president, some 14,000 members, and as a political force it does not exist at all. This decline in strength is, in a sense, an unfortunate thing for the farmers of On- tario. The idea of a farmers' organization is 'a sound one, particularly when that organ- ization seeks to find a solution for the econ- omic problems of farm life by means of its marketing agencies. But, like its predeces- sors of a similar character, this organization was ruined by its venture into the political field. Perhaps it was unfortunate in some of the men who became its political leaders. Certain it is that it was betrayed by mor than one of these men, and that anena from it the support of the great majority of those who believed in its principles apart from politics. It is not likely that there will be much of a revival of the present organization in the future. It was dealt too severe a blow by its political leaders to ever recover , and like the Grange and the Patrons of Indus- try, it will pass out in time, to be replaced, in another generation by something else which, we hope may be more wisely guided than the U.F.O. has been. COMMENDABLE WORK The police forces of Toronto and the sur- rounding communities are to be commended on the manner in which they tracked down the two men involved in the slaying of a Toronto constable on Thursday evening last. The murder was committed about seven-thir- ty in the evening. At two-thirty in the morn- ing, the first of the men had been rounded up and caught, and the following afternoon, thanks to the unceasing vigilance of police officers who were co-operating with the Tor- onto police, the second man was under arrest. The thing which stands « ® most strongly in the reports of the man-hunt is the effci- ent manner in which it was organized by Brig.-Gen. D. C. Draper, Toronto chief of police. Falling back on the old army meth- ods in which he was so well schooled, he dis- posed of his forces to such 500d advantage that when the call came to complete the round-up, it was only a matter of moments before the wanted men were caught. The tragedy is a most regrettable one. It serves to show the dangers of the work of the police officer in these days of open ban- ditry, and it shows the characteristics of courage which must be possessed by a police officer in the discharge of his duty. It is comforting to note that the widow and child- ren of the dead officer are to be cared for by the city of Toronto. That should follow logically on such a death. The widow and the children of a man who dies in defense of the property of the citizens of Canada should not be 'allowed to suffer because of his sacrifice of his life in the performance of duty. That is the principle which governs the payment of pension to the widows of men killed in the defence of their country on the field of battle. The same principle can very wisely be applied by the city fathers of Tor- onto in dealing with the widow and children of Constable McQuillin, GROUP GOVERNMENT HANDICAPS After a week without a premier, France has at last a government. How long it will last is problematical, for every once in a while it becomes epidemic to defeat the gov- ernments in that country. A government which can remain in power for a year or two at a time has been a distinct rarity since the war, and with the mixture of groups and ele- ments which are aligned behind the govern- ment of the new premier Theodore Steeg, it is doubtful if it will survive very long. One of the disadvantages of French pol- itical life is its instability. And that insta- bility is due entirely to a system which seenis to flourish there in spite of the lessons of ex- perience--the group system. Both the Cham- ber of Deputies and the Senate are divided into small groups, of the left, centre .and right, each with its sub-divisions and off- shoots, so that a premier must find favor with a multitude of diverse interests before he can hope to carry on. And once in office, he can never tell when he is going to be kick- ed out because of the defalcation of one or two of these groups. After all, we can be thankful, from the standpoint of stability in government, that the group system failed so dismally in this country. British experience has proven that the traditional two-party system is by far the best, and what has happened in France only serves to strengthen that impression. WE SEA A EDITORIAL NOTES Judging by the notice of the election meeting in the Southwest Ward tonight, we can take it for granted that it is not going to be a case of "All Quiet on the Southwest- ern Front" on election day. A town in New England has just voted to have its first movie theatre. One of these days somebody in that town is going to find out that radio has been invented. Mr. Bennett has said very little since his return from England. But just the same we can be sure he is thinking hard. Christmas shopping days - are slipping away very quickly. Better get that Christ- mas shopping done at once, The Owen Sound Sun-Times says the English will have to get used to Fergy's ways, But there are lots of people who have known him in Ontario for twenty years, and they are not used to them yet. The fact that fish are being brough out from Northern Canada by aeroplane is no ustification for referring to them as flying fish. 3 ; | | | Colvrado the | | | of these § t hould | then, should | | Other Editor's Comments BACK TO THE LAND (Toronto Telegram) Among the th ds of ploy ed in Canadian cities are very many who have had farming experience in this ccuntry, They may have been lured trom their rural habitat by the attractions of city life. Having tast- ed disappointment, many doubtless long to return to the life they spurn- ed. Even if times are bad, there is always a living on the farm--shelter, warmth and something to eat. Whereas in the city a man without a bank account is up against a des- perate proposition when his job stops. All of which gives point to a sug- gestion made by the Farmers' Sun, in a few months, thousands of farmn- ers will be in need of hired help. In- stead of housing and feeding the un- employed in cities, where lodging and meal costs are high, why not place those who are suitable, whose char- ter and sobriety can be vouched for in farm houses through the country, with a reasonable allowance for their keep, and with the prospect that they may be engaged, by the year as faim bands by these farmers or their neighbors? It might be possible in this way to secure a desirable back-to-the-farm movement. If farm products com- mand low prices, the cost of produc- ing them is also in process of reduc- tion, and the maintenance of the standard of farm life is dependent upon increasing the output. Reason- able wages and an ample supply of labor thus become factors in agricul - tural advance, Unemployment in the cities may lead to the realization of the greater measure of independence which farm life affords. Put to take advantage of this realization there must be or ganized effort to place the unen ployed who. are fit and willing to take up farm life in a position to do so. This is something which the Department of Agriculture its country representatives could do much to assist, SAVING THE CHRISTMAS TREES (Cleveland Plain Dealer) \ number towns in Massachu sctts have cstablished groves irom which Christmas irces may cut without robbing the lorests. Iu ol town lorester ces stating that Stal tags for Chrisiinas they have beea sci witnout endangering the future of the | © forests, | Uenver a $50 license jee 1s required trom all venders of Christinas trees, so that the market overstocked with three y and unprofitably cut. mas tree farms are being start- ver the United States, and the v York gives 5,00 trees hich establishes one lantations just plain common 1slimas tree 18 an au- sirable one. Why which is he Chr All of SClHse stitution, and a de there not tree farms just as farms and ostrich farms? WARNING GUNMEN (Peterboro Examiner) Other sections of the continent may | 10l be content to let gun rule prevail, but in this province society is deter- mined that robbery and holdups und- er arms are to be stamped out and every gun-toting crook either within ar without Ontario had better make n mental note to abandon such dubious enterprises or else to give thie part of the globe a wide berth. Ontario' judges and magistrates are taking the proper attitude in imnosing senten that convey a pointed warning to the criminally inclined. NOT SO IMPRESSIVE (Belleville Intslligenter) Writer in popular magazine re. ferred to the vogue created by "Amos and Andy,' who were '"'ad- vertising some kind of tooth paste. the name of which he forgot," which to us 1s another evidence that the million dollar boys have so overshadowed their sponsors that they will be a total loss from a commercial point of view unless the name of the commodity fis changed to Amos and Andy." Just another evidence of what a terrific hole radio advertising is in which to drop money. | Bits of Verse A TRIBUTE I heard him in an obsolete Town Hall d ity each ient bench: The Tia of facts and figures he let a Bespoke a vigor naught could tire nor. quench, And when the cheering died and quiet reigned, A bent old hgure crowded to the stand. She "knew him in his boyhood," she explained, And he was glad to clasp the toil- worn hand! And now has slated to go overseas To fill a high and enviable post, In Canada House, a mansion, if you please, To be its worthy and distinguished host: To the great Empire's heart, the broader field, Where couriers of all her posts meet; His vitalizing energy to wield, His former whirlwind triumphs to repeat! Oh,. should 1 ever Town, Lost in its maze of teeming thor- ough fare, I'd never feel quite friendless nor out- get to London d one While 'his big, geniul heart was pulsing tleere! Smiths Falls, A Co R, through | | | | { annual mecting of Old issucs | itifically selected | Pavey; Ist com, | be Christmas | there are cabbage: | dents. Rev. THAT the success of a city is mea- sured by the prosperity of its citi- zens. When citizens work as one for better business to build the home city, noth- ing can stop its progress. When the merchants stop advertis- ing, the citizens stop buying. When the citizens stop buying, the merchants stop selling. When the merchants stop buying, the manufacturer stops making. When the manufacturer stops mak- ing, many people stop working. When many people stop working, many people stop earning, and when they stop carning nearly all business stops. James Hancock. of a hymn the meeting was handed | § over to Miss FEtelka Trimble, social | convenor, Merchants should advertise and peo- ple should buy. When people buy, the manufacturers can sell. When the manufacturers can sell, many people can earn. When many people can earn, they will have money to spend. LET'S HAVE BUSINESS AS USUAL! PORT PERRY S.0.E ELECT OFFICERS Bible Society Also Chooses Executive for Ensuing Port Perry, Dec. 11.--At the recent | No. 9, Sons of England, ing officers were clected for ym., L. Bond dth com. I Blight; P. R, B. J. Widden, A. W ; 3rd he Blight be held o Ng, when D.D.S.P, John Noble, of will officiate LE « guest at t Ferguson on \! yr sident, Dr. J.-B, Lundy; Mr, Nind, Rey. andy Rev. Mr, Richards; J. Widden ; secretary, ster; committees, Pre Church, M. Malcolm and ( United Chueeh, 1. Doubt Waddell; Anglican Church, Hutehesan and Wm Miss M. Parrish : s M. Real have gone to Toronto wh hey will | WW. byter Switze absence | spend the winter, by Mr their home will be occupied and Mrs. Arthur Brock, Dr. lohn Broek of Oshawa was the gitest. of lis parents, Mr. and Mrs Fred Brock, on Sunday. Dotglas Nasmith, of Oshawa, was home for a few days last week. Mrs, - John Summers, of Toronto, | was a guest at the home of J. C. Cockburn last week. Miss. Brookes was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Embury Greenbank one day this week. * Rev. Dr. Whittaker, 'Rector of Blackstock Anglican Church, gave an interesting lecture at the United Church Men's Club on Tuesday even- ing. The Annual Sunday School Anni- versary services of the Port Perry United Church will he held on Sun- day, Dec. 21. A choir of over 100 voices under the able direction of V. P. Stouffer will render special music. The address will be given by Rev, R. T. Richards, Mr. and Mrs. S. Jeffrey left on Wednesday for Florida where they will spend the winter. Irvin Coates of Toronto spent the week-end at his home here. The Christmas Tree entertainment of St. John's Presbyterian Sunday school will 'be held on Monday, Dec, 22nd. The pupils of Port Perry High School 'are busy preparing a play, "Are You a Mason?" which will be presented on Dec. 18 and 19 at the Commencement Exercises. On the second evening, Dec. 19, the follow- ing graduates of 1930 will receive their diplomas: Harley Balfour, Grace Cawker, Isabel Cawker, Jean Cawker, Iney Fralick, Ruby Lee, Lil- ian Murphy, Dorothea Nasmith, Dou- glas Nasmith, Irva Nott, Helen Vickery and Ivan Wallace. Miss Dorothea Nasmith will give the vale- dictory address. CANADA AND INDIAN AFFAIRS In Canada the finst and most im- portant idea underlying the admin. istration of Indians Affairs is pro- tection; that is, to protect a depen- dent race in its lands, moneys, and its contact with the community. The Magna Charta of the Canadian Indians is the Proclamation of 1763 which set forth that™ no Indian could be dispossessed of his lanas without his consent and the con+ sent of the Crown. The reason of | Canada's success in the manage- ment of Indians is based on that broad. principle, parents, Mr. and Mr Certain er and crowded with allig |diles, EBENEZER LEAGUE IS ENTERTAINED AT MAPLE GROVE Visitors Provide Fine Pro- gram on Occasion of Socia! Evening Maple Grove, Dec. 11. League was held Jast- Wednesday evening when Ebenezer young people visited Maple Grove and a very enjoyable evening was spent by all. Maple Grove presi- dent, Jack Cator, opened the meet- ing. to the visitors, he called on Velma Gay to read the Bible reading, and then handed the meeting over to James Hancock, president of Ebene- zer League, who took charge of the following program given young people: Topic, "Capital and | Labor in Japan To-day" was taken by Clarence Penfound; After a few words of welcome Miss by their reading by Courtice, and solo, After the singing Miss Louise of two were who took charge Refreshments me short contests, served and the Snowden. Mr. and Mrs, family, Cobourg, 1A Stuart Morton and Truman I of Mr. and Mrs. | Sanders, manville, visited her brother, Mr. H. Snowden on Wednesday, SNAKE-SKIN TRADE BOOSTED Taking advantage of the demana | al skins for wou other artic] its possibilitiez in ths portion of the ite tributar literally nd cro ording a 4 1 V. from ( ile it § |to travel through the terra malaria and other fevers infest these regions, the skins can be pro- duced in large quantities. 1 snakes are wanted large quantities of huge non-poisonous specimens are waiting for hunters in the in- | terior declares the report. ZULU DANCE CAPTURES PARIS P'aris society has adopted for its favorite dance this season one which was originated by a Zulu | tribe. It is called the Moochi, and was imported by a dancing pair who introduced the Charleston into France. They toured Afriga la«t summer and were present at a Zulu war dance. After listening for | the building was hours to the heating of drums and | protected by policemen against the watching the native dancers, they raiders who caused the blaze, managed to catch the trick rhythm and were algo able to imitate 6.suc- cessfully. The ballroom version of the Moochi has been somewhat mo- dified from the Zulu dance, The is" three-four time, and the dance has something of a fox trot "atmosphere." nusic The trustees of Annabaugh Hib- ernjan Hall, at Annahaugh, Ireland, which was burned recently, have filed a claim with the Armagh County Council for $10,000 because not sufficiently cting closed with | a hymn and the benediction. } Miss Vera Baker, Solina, spent a few days with her sister, Mrs. L. C. | cently visited her t direction, | Orinoco Riv- |B |B I" operations |B IM hour." 25 The annoyance one feels in a traffic jam, is a good measure of the value one sets on his time, A traffic jam is the result of the failure of continucus movement, | = Traffic Jams occur on your building terial from source to job is held up. This failure always costs you money. We guarantee you positive assurance against loss on this account because we "Deliver anything from stcck, in any quantity, anywhere in Oshawa, in one (Oshawa Lumber C*MPANY, LIMITED | pred Telephone 2821 -2820 if the movement of ma. Ritson Rd. North DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND COMMERCE OTTAWA, CANADA December 13th, 1930. To Canadian Consumers, Everywhere in Canada. 50 cents. in many ways. When it comes to buying, we are all alike in one get the most we can, the best we can, for our money! More for Your Money, and of Better Quality! If our dollar has regularly been getting us 20 pounds of sugar, we are naturally pleased when, some day, it gets us 21 pounds. And if, on trying it at home, we find that at 21 pounds fer a dollar we are actually getting a better quality of sugar than we formerly got at 20 pounds for a dollar, we're doubly pleased. Now while it may not do that exact thing, that's the sort of thing that the "Produced-in-Canada" movement will do for everyone of us if we will give it our whole-hearted support. Let me explain. Incidental to the operation of every manufacturing plant there are certain expenses that are commonly spoken of as fixed charges. Included in that category are such things as taxes, insurance, heat, light, surerine tendence, administration, depreciation, and interest on capital invested. Expenses such as these run along with little or no variation, month after month and year after year, whether the plant is operating full time at full capacity, or only part time at partial capacity. Now let us suppose for purposes of illustration that these expenses amount to $25,000 a year, and that operating at full capacity, the plant is capable of producing each year 100,000 of whatever article it is making. If it really does operate at full capacity, the cost of each individu#] article will have been increased only 25 cents because of these fixed charges. But if the plant only operates at half capacity, that $25,000 of fixed charges, spread over 50,000 articles, will &dvance the cost of each article From this simple illustration you can easily see why it is toour advantage, as consumers, to favour Canadian plants in our buying so that they will always be able to operate at full capacity. cost per unit, the more cheaply they will be able to sell to us! But that is only half the story. After a plant has been operating for some years at half capacity its reserves, if not exhausted, are at least so reduced that it cannot afford to replace old machinery with new as one means of keeping abreast of the times. If half capacity means half time, as it often does, it cannot hold the best of its skilled workers; they leave to go where they can obtain steady work, and the plant must get along as best it can with labour that is less efficient. And confronted with the necessity'of cutting 'expenses to the bone, it must forego all kinds of experimentation and research, with the result that the quality of its product shows no im- provement, if it does not actually deteriorate. - But let that plant be kept at full capacity, as the result of Canadian consumers preferring its products to imported products, and it will always be on the alert to see that it has the last word in new equipment, it will always be able to retain in its service the highest class of skilled labour, and it wi always be able to afford the expense of laboratories for testing and research, as a means of discovering new ways to improve quality or to reduce costs. In previous messages I have tried to make it clear why, by adhering to the "'Produced-in-Caneda" policy, we all stand to benefit indirectly But let us not overlook the direct benefits it is certain to bring us, eventually if not immediately, by stretching every dollar we spend so that it will buy us a bigger quantity, in a better quality! Very sincerely yours, 2) Minister of Trade and Commerce. respect. The lower their production We want to PSR CEFF EFT Ba x EF RE FFE SiR