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PAGE FOUR . The Oshawa DailyTimes ucceeding THE OSHAWA DAILY REFORMER (Established 1871) An independent newspaper published every after- noon except Sundays and legal holidays at Osh- awa, Canada, by The Times Publishing Company, of Oshawa, Limited. Chas. M. Mundy, President, A. R. Alloway, Managing Director. The Oshawa Daily Times is a member of The Cana- dian Press, the Canadian Daily Newspapers Asso- ciation, the Ontario Provincial Dailies and the Audit Bureau of Circulations, SUBSCRIPTION RATES Delivered by carrier in Oshawa and suburbs, 12c. a week. By mail in Canada (outside Oshawa car- rier delivery limits) $3.00 a year. United States $4.00 a year, TORONTO OFFICE 18 Bond Building, 66 Temperance Street, Telephone Adelaide 0107. H. D. Tresidder, representative. MONDAY, MAY 18th, 1931 THE WHITBY GAS BYLAW By an even more decisive vote than was recorded in Bowmanville a week before, the electors of Whitby on Saturday carried the bylaw granting a franchise to sell and dis- tribute gas to the Ontario Shore Gas Com- pany. While the bylaw was expected to carry, it was not expected that it would be supported by so one-sided a vote as the thirteen to one recorded. In the early stag- es of the Whitby campaign, it looked as if keen opposition might be developed, but this faded away, the opposition leaders be- came supporters and it was only a question of by what margin the people would carry the bylaw. . : The people of Whitby voted wisely in de- ciding to make their town a part of the Central Ontario gas distribution system that is being developed by the On- tario Shore Gas Company. So far, three municipalities have voted strongly in favor of the company's proposals--Oshawa, Bow- manville and Whitby. This provides a start- ing point for the enlargement of the sys- tem, an enlarged field for the output of the Oshawa gas plant, and an incentive to the company to go ahead with its plans to bring in other municipalities, and to expand its system to the limit of its capacity. There are big gas developments promised for this part of Ontario in the not far distant fu- ture, and Whitby, like Bowmanville and Oshawa, is fortunate in being in on the | ground floor. WORKING TOGETHER Oshawa, Bowmanville and Whitby in their dealings with the Ontario Shore Gas Com- pany, Limited, in their campaigns in con- nection with the gas franchise bylaws have established a community of interest which has significant possibilities. Where there has for years been keen rivalry rising on occasioris almost to bitterness of feeling, there seems to be a new spirit of mutual helpfulness. Whitby and Bowmanville have had, in the last few weeks, the oppor- tunity of accepting a helping hand stretched out from Oshawa, and they have not felt "yesentful. Rather have they welcomed it, and have freely sought and accepted ad- from Oshawa men whom they felt gid be of assistance to them. And as a result the three municipalities are now part- ners in an enterprise which has equal bene- fits to offer all three of them. This spirit of co-operation between the three municipalities concerned is worth en- couraging. There are many ways in which the interests of Oshawa, Whitby and Bow- manville are closely related to each other, and in which the welfare of all is bound up in the welfare of one. There is no reason why there should be bitterness and rancour between them. These are relics of bygone days. Each can now help the other, each can draw from the other, and all that is needed is an official recognition of that close community of interest which exists between the three places, so that all can work together for the common good, for what is good for one is good for all, and much more can be accomplished by co-oper- ation than by antagonism. DECIDEDLY BAD TASTE Miss Mabel Ray and Mr. "Teddy" Oke of Toronto showed decidedly bad taste and poor phi in their effort to co- erce the Oshawa Ladies' Softball League to remain affliated with an association of which Miss Ray is president, by threaten- ing to boycott any track and field meetings held here, unless the local girls obeyed Miss Ray's wishes. Apart altogether from the fact that track and field athletics and girls softball have absolutely nothing to do with other in Oshawa, the character of the tum is deplorable. It seems almost incredible that because Miss Ray and Mr, Oke, for the moment, control two of the largest girls' athletic clubs in Toronto, they * should use these positions as a club to hold over girls' softball leagues in other towns and cities, ; : 'The whole matter boils itself down to a simple statement with which all unpreju- rtsmen and - sportswomen will agree. 'If the softball association headed by Miss Ray has so little merit in itself that it has to resort to the use of threats of ath- a Ta he soni , Mr. ing so, then the Oshawa Ladies" Softball League showed excellent judgment in cut- adrift from it, and joining the new countered, body that has been organized. In Toronto, it may be possible for Miss Ray and Mr. Oke to wield the big stick successfully, but we hope they will be given a sharp lesson that such tactics simply disgust sports lea- ders in the other towns and cities of the province. THE SLUMP IN EGG PRICES Occasionally one hears the slogan--"Eat more bread to reduce the wheat surplus." Increased consumption would no doubt strengthen the price of wheat. Now it ap- pears the slogan might well include eggs. The price of eggs has dropped to ridicu- lously low levels. In some places they have been selling from seven to eleven cents per dozen. This, of course, is a stunning blow to the farmer's wife who depends to a large extent on supplying the household needs on the sale of butter and eggs. Her purchas- ing power is seriously impaired and in turn it means a smaller turnover for the mer- chant. People now in their twenties cannot re- call when the price of eggs approached the present low figure. However, a village mer- chant who has been keeping in touch with farm produce for the past 68 years said he can remember when eggs sold for seven and eight cents a dozen and butter at six cents a pound. That was in 1877 when there was no domestic demand for eggs and they had to be exported to New York. That extreme- ly low price was not approached again until 1898 when eggs brought only ten cents a dozen and butter fourteen cents a pound. Of course taxes and merchandise in those days were not up to present levels and farm- ers did not mind it as much.--Kitchener Record. IDITORIAL NOTES Census enumerators should remember that the seven ages of women are 7, 17, 27, 27, 27, 27, 27.--Kitchener Record. The Ontario Government is "keeping in close touch with the paper mill situation," So are several thousand idle millhands.-- Sault Star. If you are careful and save your money during good times you will be able to make loans to your relatives when a depression comes along. A local physician, member of the Kins- men's Club has offered to be "family doc- tor" to the children at the Children's Shel- ter, free of charge. It may take a lot of castor oil to go around, On account of the pressure of business Mayor Marks has opened an office in the city building, Simcoe and Medcalfe streets. His office hours are to be from ten to twelve a.m., but we hope he is not like some den- tists we have known, The rural districts of Ontario County are truly beautiful now, the warm May sun- shine and refreshing showers having done much to advance the growth of gardens and field crops. The prosperity of Oshawa and of other towns and villages in the county is closely linked up with the welfare of the surrounding rich agricultural section and it is to be hoped that, not only will there be good crops this year, but that the farmers will get a price for their produce which will at least be a decent return for their invest- ment in money, labor and time. Other Editors'Comments NEW ZEALAND AND CANADA (Auckland Weekly News) In January, 1930, New Zealand exports to Cane ada were valued at £625,115, in January this year at £25783, For February, 1931, the valuc was £45,- 836, against £522,024 last ycar, Thc deadly blow struck at the trade with Canada is thus revealed. It is time, therefore, that the commercial community and the cotintry as a whole was given some evidence of action by the Government to mect this truly alarming position. It is no use saying, as has been said, that Canada must and will have our butter, in spite of the tariff. The figures tell a different story, They show how trade has fallen off at a time when the loss of it cannot be endured. The call for action is imperative, and the Government cannot safely ignore it a moment longer. RN mmm ENTERPRISING UNDERTAKER (Milverton Sun) An American mortician, who was possessed of | the real value of psychology in business, announced in a glaring headline, "Why go around half dead, when we'll bury you for $39.50." ' TIMELY ADVICE (Border Cities Star) Anton J. Cermak's home town in Czechoslove..a has honored the Chicago Mayor by naming a street : for him, but the town fathers had better keep their eyes open lest somebody trices to intersect it with a Capone Boulevard, BITS OF HUMOR -- _ THE KICK THAT FAILED It was in a New York street car that a buxom woman was standing in the aisle hanging to a strap. In front of her sat a rather cantankerous looking man, apparently 'absorbed in a newspaper. The car stopped suddenly and she trod sharply on his foot. He looked over the top of his paper with any- thing but a happy expression, { OM adam" he said, "will you please get of my "Put your foot where it belongs," she replied shortly, "Don't tempt me, madam, don't tempt me," he ' , ¥ Strain (Copyright 1928) ANOMALIES OF OCULAR ACCOMMODATION Part 2" " While we are speaking on this point I will advise that we should be on our guard against that condition of weakened accommo- dative effort pre-staging some on-coming physical trouble, A person over working may show this condition prior to the final break. Certain forms of poison- ing will show this way and will gradually get worse or clear away, but the pupil will also show a permanently dilated con- dition and the eye will be affect- ed by light on account of the dilated pupil not permitting proper filteration of light enter- ing the eye. Some of the causes of this poison conditions are: stomach trouble, diseased ton- sils, teeth and sinus affection or from some remote bodily in- fection, and if the accommodative condition is not taken as a warn- ing symptom, more serious con- squences may follow. In the study of anomalies of accommodation may be found definite means of checking more serious conditions in some more distant part of tlie human system, (To be continued) | perly advertised, creates a desire It i= said that merchandizo well advertised is half sold, It has been proved everywhere | that anything worth having, pro- on the part of many to possess. It is a well known fact that there is an ever increasing de- mand for well advertised products, because they have proved them- selves to be of superior quality. 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