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| PAGE FOUR 2 of Ed AP E15) "electors . P., A. Macdonald is reconsidering his de- © candidate for the mayoralty. THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1931 | The Oshawa Daily Times pin: Succeeding OSHAWA DAILY REFORMER (Establisted 1871) i x ted every aftes- ; : Ag holidays st Osh- Chas. M. Mundy. Director. Ny de A Ad og ~ dian Daher and tit Press, the Canadian the Ontario 7 : Street. Teleph i vilding, 64 Temperance Street. one A Bon lp. iL. D. Tresidder, representative. FRIDAY. DECEMBER 18th, 1981. _ncouraging News 'shere is some encouragement for the of Oshawa in the news that Ald. cision to retire from municipal life, and 4 Id to st. ressure and become a Smay Yield to StIONS When his retirement was announced, we took occa- © sion to point out the splendid service he had given to Oshawa in his six years of council work, and to say that men of his £7 'experience were much needed in the coun- "cil of 1932. Now that he may possibly be "a candidate for mayor, we would like to reiterate these statements, and while by no means saying that he is the only man for the position, to say that he is at least 'well qualified by municipal experience to hold the office of mayor. There may, of course, be other candidates in the field, although at the present time none are in sight. There seems to be 2 dearth of men who are both qualified and willing to accept the responsibilities which the office entails. It would be even better news, then, to learn that Ald, MacDonald had definitely decided to stand as a candi- date, because there are few men available in the city who have had a more thorough training in the hard school of municipal experience. Elections and Acclamations The Times cannot see eye to eye with the citizen who suggested that an agree- ment should be made whereby all munici- pal offices might be filled by acclamation. 1¢ is true that this suggestion was made on B 'the grounds of economy, but there has to { b 'be a general vote anyway on the two by- ' "laws concerning the composition and elec- tion of future councils, fo that little would __ be saved in election expenses to the city by "having a general acclamation. The sugges- tion that one polling station to a ward would be sufficient for the bylaw vote is a tatamount to a direct charge that the citi- zens are not sufficiently interested to vote on the bylaws. We believe, however, that is keen interest in the two questions "which are being submitted, and that the { usual provision will have to he made for polling sub-divisions. ~.There is a more important point, how- ever, to be considered. Oshawa is at a critical juncture in its municipal life. There are large issues to be faced. The issue of economy in capital expenditures is one of the greatest of these. The composition of the council for 1932 is of such importance that it would be unfair to the general body of electors to deprive them of the right to elect their own representatives on the city council. "Acclamations by agreement will express the will only of the few who inter- est. themselves in having acclamations made, and the great mass of electors will have had no say in the choosing of the per- sonnel of next year's council, ~ & It is well, too, that there should be a contested election for aldermen in each ward, so that the important issues now fac- ing the city can be fully discussed, and the views of the various candidates secured. The ratepayers' associations have already r a splendid means of promoting ussions of public questions, but; at elec« 'tion time it is essential that those seeking the votes of the people should face the ues and proclaim their views from the ublic platform. Only in this way can the : 'electors give them any mandate as to what 'course shall be followed next gear. A council elected by: acclamation at this would be a council without a mandate, % @& council of men whose policies were known only to themselves, That is not the kind mcil Oshawa needs, and the only way secure the right type of council is for to go to the polls and elect the A whom they considered most fitted for task, and in whose declared policies y have the most faith. ; "Making Amends to Alderman Mac-* owe an apology Alderman terous and the Ki- anig¢ Club. The other night,: in an bo deploring the lack of interest in cipal affairs on the part of prominent s men in the city, we suggested that service members of the clubs, presum- letrding business men - 4 'composed of the . its selfish attitude if it ever of the community, did not take the part Alderman ous, however, have given a fine lead in this respect, for both are members of the Ki- wanis Club, a fact which we overlooked at the time of writing. We had in mind, too, ' the announcements they had made that they were retiring from public life, which would have left the service clubs without 2 member on the city council unless some others came forward as candidates, We are glad to make amends for this error, and to give full credit to these two service club members for their splendid municipal ser- vice. Editorial Notes The Central Ratepayers' Association meeting this evening will produce a debate on the bylaws regarding the election of aldermen for the city. This subject is of sufficient importance to warrant a large attendance, A committee has found that Germany's figures, presented in a plea that she could not pay reparations, are camouflaged, to use a kindly sion. But that was only to be tes The Northwest Ward atepayers' Associa- tion is putting forward candidates for municipal office. If all the other ward associations did likewise, it would be an interesting election, With Canadian funds at so great a dis- count in the United States, we would imagine British anthracite coal would be a good buy. _ Children are wondering if Santa Claus is wearing his last year's whiskers--as one more result of the 1931 depression, People sare looking forward to 1932 to give them a fresh start, and with feelings of Sto hope. May all their hopes be re- alized. : Those who have studied Communistic theories have become convinced that no matter how fine they may be, they are not very practical so long as human nature remains as it is. : Hoover is still opposed to the cancella- tion of war debts, but he is not nearly so emphatic about it as he used to be. Those who were condemning the League of Nations for failing to prevent om, tween China and Japan must now admit their criticism was premature. Other Editor's Comments . PUBLICITY OF DIVORCE The divorce cases that are going through Ontario courts, under the new law, are getting the minimum of publicity, thanks to the decent instincts of On- tario newspapers. In Gréat BFitain it was necessary to pass a law to curtail publication of the evidence, which even the foremost dailies printed fully, These facts are mentioned for the benefit of Canadisns who sce nothing good in their country. otemey-------------- TRADE SELFISHNESS : (Border Cities Star) Professor Stephen Leacock, the Montreal econ- omist, expressed the viewpoint in a speech the other night, that the keynote of economic salvation lies in the exchange of commodities on a quota basis, rather than in the present system based on a desire to sell and a refusal to buy. Dr. Leacock is quoted as denouncing the system "by which everybody is imbued with the désire to sell and pays no attention whatever to what he.can buy from the other fellow." hat is the whole story, The world must drop /er expects intérnational trade to get on a sound hatly once more. The quota system may or may not be the thing, but exchange goods we must. BITS OF HUMOR - , Hoover proposes to bring back U. S. prosperity with an eight-point plan, That's going the seven wonders of the world one better, Wilson ha because of t 14 points, but Hoover has cut to eight e depression, What we need, the U, S, president says, is some steel beams in its structure. And some sun beams in business structure, Those New York police who raided the nudist cult finally got at the naked truth, . Right isn't even might in the ring, unless the ring is on a heavy-weight wife, By --.----, oP : Sez Hugh: It's your own fault if you're contented to remain discontented. Sezi: The discontented who plug make progress. BITS OF VERSE Eye Care and Eye Strain oy C. H. Tuck, Opt. D (Copyright, 1028) THE VALUE OF GOOD LENSES Part 1 'The present is a day of special- ists in every line. The product of the manufacturer must be the product of skilled workmanship to properly fill the demands. Workmanship must perfect or the end to which the product is designed will be defeated, There is no more noticeable 11- lustration of this than that of the lens used in the prescription after examination. Many a good refraction has been spoiled to the discredit of the refractionist through inferior quality lenses and improperly filled prescrip- tions. The correction being un- comfortable and intolerable, ow- ing to unproperly centred lenses. The refractionist who proper- ly protects his profession and buflds a future successfu] and in keeping with what the public de- mands cannot afford to supply anything but the best. ' The goods sold at bargain counters or by mail are not of the first quality. No properly filleca prescription is looked for in either of these methods. (To be. continued) WAITR ACK WILLIAMS, EDITOR & UBLISHER OF THE WAY- CROSS (GEORGIA) JOURNAL- HERALD, SAYS: "The history of our great country discloses so many great successes brought about through advertising that a fresh illustration, while sure of sympathy and interest, no longer causes surprise. But one clement of interest always remains: The ob- stacles along the road of success which each new arrival had to over- come. "James Buchanan Duke, the tobac- co king, died worth ninety million dollars, But it wasn't tobacco that did it. Advertising should take the credit. His father, Washington Duke, conducted a tobacco enter- prise, his son being in with himas partner and associate. Business then, as now, was none too good. "'My son came back from a busi- ness trip to Nek York,' said the old gentleman, 'saying he had pledged our credit for $750,000.00 to be spent in advertising during a period of twelve months, Our entire assets did not amount to that much. 1 told Buck so. He merely smiled, For three nights I did not close my eves in slumber, worrying over what 1 regarded as certain ruin. Buck slept peacefully. But when the advertising began, orders came so fast we had to increase our pro- duction. At the end of twelve months every cent of our advertis- ing was paid for, and our assets amounted to several million dollars. "GO ANY WHERE YOU WANT TO, DO ANYTHING YOU WISH, AND ADVERTISING HAS HAD A HAND IN IT--ABSOLUTELY" HYDRO PURCHASE BYLAW MEETING HELD AT COBOURG (Continued from page 1) who use it and not controlled by private capital. The Commission {s not the head of a big enter- prise tryipg to make profit on its capital but it must make a suc- cess of its undertaking. The members of the Commission are 'nothing but Trustees--not for the Province but for the muniel- palities." Hydro Financing He went on to explain how the Hydro was financed by the Gov- ornment, how the Government was being repaid, how cach year the equity was growing and how that equity belonged to the muni- cipalities who owned their pub- He utilities, The speaker explained how the Commission controlled the central power distribution which fed the municipal distributing systems and how Cobourg would benefit by participating. Speaking of the Hydro Commission, Mr. Meigh- ; ADVENT (Louise Driscoll in New York Times.). Once this world lay before God wounde en a great. star came, ! Where is the light today shall lead us, The pike of fame all fead ue And there were shepherds with a story They swore was true,' That they had seen the deep sky breaking . To let a song through, ere 'were those words of péace remembered ut nev. b-quite pele, x He : ry in a manger e Inn never Rena ved, ' a Look. out, look out upon the dark horizon! For now the time draws near, Ah, may the blessed star arise to lead us Inte another year! Still thes closed Inn. Indiffersdce and denial. hat if the star should site? © Grant 1 It momen : We lt fe Re RE ed for x 7 ot WHEN IN TORONTO ar ane ET Tas od, Renal rvenedogs GARAGE SNE" e WAS Rates 32%, is te HOTEL WAVERLEY Soodine. Avene sod College Soon '| the church basement. en said that they made mistakes same as any other business but that the Hydro had always been honest, Acting For Towns - "Why does the Hydro want to sell?" asked the speaker and an- swered his own question by point- ing out again that the Hydro Commission does not own any property, but is acting on behalf and for the benefit of towns such as Cobourg and not for some pri- vate company who probably would not sel] the Cobourg utili- ties at twice the price, He show- ed how the profits now derived from Cobourg go to all the mupi- paiities who are in the system, whereas if they owned thelr own utilities they would keep those earnings, G, D. Conant When introducing Gordon Con- ent, of Oshawa, Maurice Booth, chairman, said that the Town Couneil felt indebted to him for the interest he had shown and help he had given fn connection with this important question, Mr. Conant said that as a citi- zen of Oshawa and a ratepayer, he would speak of the benefits de- rived by Oshawa since purchasing their public utilities. Before doing so he urged his audience to vote in favor of the by-law next January, "I wish I were offered such an opportunity to purchase a pri- vate husiness, Why? Because you are not asked to put up one ceut. You are simply asked for your note. For that note you are banded assets which will bring you an annual return of over $31,000. "Some of you are te)ling your- selves the taxes will go up. Let me tell you that not in one town or city which has purchased its utilities, has the tax rate gone up. Let me tell you what has been Oshawa's experience, Oshawa's Experience .... "Oshawa purchased the pub- Ye utilities in 1929, Debentures were issued to the amount of $310,000, Since that time we have decreased our rates twice, the first time after seven months of operation and the secona this year, which means approximately twonty per cent reduction in Osh- awg. In that period we earned a surplus of $185,000, created a taving for our customers and will have a hank balance of around $40,000, "Instead of being individual cuetomers we banded together as citizens , gave our notes and bought our power wholesale. You have the apportunity to do the same on January 4th, "Why does the Hydro want to reil?. The Hydro is not a money- making orgnnization; it not set up to make money for the Cov- ernment or anyone else but the municipalities, It is set up to act as trustees for the municipall- ties Any profits which accrue does not go to the Commission but to the municipalities and therefore In conclusion I would urge you to vote for:the purch- 86 of the public utilities on Jan- nary 4th, Fred J. McArthur T'red J, McArthur, M.P.P., spoke briefly and sald that he was heartily in favor of the pur- chase of the public utilities, rointing out that the Hydro Com- mission was absolutely non-poli- tical. "Some 500 municipalities iow own their own utilities," he sald. 'Cobourg is one of the few which does not, The Hydro Com- mission is simply selling us the uiilities at cost, taking our note and asking us to pay them out of our profits. It is for the peo- ple to decide if they want to go on paying rent or become owners themselves, Col. Odell and Mau- rice Booth also spoke strongly in favor of the purchasing of the publie utilities, the latter point- ing out that the last year's net surplus was over $31,600 after allowing for principal and fn- terest and all expenses, He in- etanced Belleville, Trenton, Pic- ton, Oshawa and Port Hope, as examples to he followed, SIMCOE STREET UNITED CHURCH CHRISTHAS EVENT (Continued from page 1) phony Orchestra, Composed of about fifteen players dressed in childrens costumes, all with some child's toy as an instrument, and conducted by Mrs, Evelyn Bateman, dressed as the eccentric orchestra leader, it was greeted with enthus- iastic applause, and a flood of laugh- ter. iss: Mae: Dillon played the piano accompaniment for the violin and cello that were hidden behind the members of the orchestra, thus making a musical background for the different sounds that came in great confusion from the toys. This entertainment was only a small part of the fun of the evening. Before it, Miss Hilda Hare mana- ged games Yor the small children in At its con- || mas' | come back for more dogs." ' dv clusion, refreshments were served fl and every child present was given a bag of candy and nuts as a sou- senir, Members of the Brotherhood yere assisted by the boys of the camelot Class. ' "When etery little tot had tucked away as anany sandwiches as he (could eat, had taken one last gaze | at the ma I] and had played until he was tired nificent Christmas tree fall asleep anywhere, he t it was the best Christ- he had ever attended and made a scramble to find his mother and fagher to take him home to be enough agreed put willingly to bed, Thiee friends staying with a farmar were given guns and three dogs for a day's shooting. After a few hours one of them returp- 'ed. [Sald the farmer: "Had a good morning? I suppose you have come back for more amunis tion?" | "No," he answered. 'I've HON. W. G. MARTIN SPOKE AT MEETING OF CHILDREN'S AID (Continued from page 1) is to measure up to their fellowmen who were not sg fortunate, It is a wonderful thing to realize how they have lived up to that obligation as exemplified by the manner in which Oshawa gained their objective in the welfare drive. This same suc- cess was being duplicated all over the country, It is the spirit of team work that has been horn through the trials that we have been forced to pass through, Mr. Martin assert- ed. The depression has quickened the moral sense of the people and it is one of the great compensations that has come to us, We have come to realize that the greatest thing in lite is not trade or natural resources but rather the happiness and well- being of the citizens of a country, "I have not come to regard the na- tural wealth of the country on a par with the value of human life," Mr. Martin asserted, sand assured his audience that no other province in the Dominion had made a better showing in social welfare work than has Ontario. The Ross Commission In speaking of the work of the Ross Commission, he stated that it | was a review of past achievements, | so that plans along an basis could be laid for the future It would take time yor aq the ro commendations included iA the re- port to be carried out but already | new buildings had been erected at | Woodstock and Orillia, while the formation of the Public Welfare Department was a consolidation and co-ordination of various depart ments along the lines laid down | the report so that more attentios could be giver to each individual branch, Mothers' Allowances In tracing the work undertaken by his department, Mr, Martin ¢ plained several of the branches and the extent to which they were bene fitting the people of the province There were six thousand mother being paid a total allowance of $221,000 a month with 18000 child ren dependent on these women, If the allowance were extended to ir clude mothers with only one chile the gross annual increase would amount to over a million and a half dollars. . Old Age Pensions With regard to Uld Age Pensio Mr. Martin stated that there more people over seventy years oil age, with regard to the population in Ontario than in any otacr pro- vince in the Dominion and yet there were fewer pensioners per capita 1 he total number of pensioners wa about 40,000, he stated. 'there wa a staff of inspectors in this depar ment who by interviewing the pen sioners were able to bring about a gross vearly saving of $2000 b cancellation or reduction in tae p: ments, Where children are in an way able to support their parents, they should not let them become charges on the state, Mr, Maru affirmed. There were laws w 1 compelled these children to s their parents and it was the inten- tion of the department to entorce them where necessary, | The Soldiers Aid Commission been formed to fill the need aris out of the number of men killed | in the Great War who left children | with no support, There were four | hundred and fifty these, JM. | Martin stated who were taken cire | of until they were twenty-one years | old or able to take care of them- | selves, | economic | 1 nad ny" ot Rights of Children | The care and protection of child- ren under the Unmarried Parents Act was another great work being carried on by the Public Welfare Department. Every child has the right to have a good bringing un | and an education so that he mav | take a place in the life of the coun- | try, the speaker asserted. What ever shall retard the development of the child, it is the aim of the depart ment to remove, it was stated. Over seven thousand children of this classification have been adopted into Canadian homes since the act came | into force. Mr. Martin asserted. The condition was becoming more grave as 2,200 children were born of unmarried parents in the last year, It is a situation that must be taken care of, he stated, Training Schools : Sneaking of the training schools established throughout the province, the speaker asserted that there was no greater work than to build citi- zenship tor the future. In the past boys have been committed to reform schools and that was all that was heard of them until they came out. But now each case is thoroughly investigated by the local board and | a report sent into a central board | at Toronto which sat every week | and went into the record of both tmust give the other fellow a square | the boy and his parents, and a find- ing arrived at which governed the school to which he was sent. Many boys were sent recently from the | Mimico School to Orillia, Mr, Mar- | tin stated. He then turned his re- marks to the Bowmanville Training School. which is well known to Osh- a citizens, No magistrate could commit a bov to this school, it was | stated, and only the boy who was | unmanageable was sent there. Above all else he learns that he In the last six years ninety per cent of the boys who have passed through the school have turned out to be true men worthy of full citizenship. The Bowmanville school is highly re- garded hoth on the American con tinent and in England and is ad- ot the deal in lite, the four leading continent for ad- judged one schools on justment, Such has been the success of the Jowmanville school for boys that it has been decided to erect a similar school for girls near Galt in which it has been decided not to have a central kitchen and dining hall, but | to build it on the cottage plan with a kitchen and dining hall in each cottage, so that the girls resident in each cottage might have a great- er domest pirit and learn to be- ; usewives and mothers, ng of the aims of his de- Mr, Martin stated that it to establish public wel ociations of a county ich would aid tremer PROVIDE for your future -- Build a Savings Account CENTRAL CANADA IPAN AND SAVINGS COMPANY KING AND VICTORIA STS, TORONTO 23 SIMCOE ST, N., OFiAWA e bu | throughout viating certain conditions | though the s could not It was also city boards with adequately which the cope {an aim of the department to estab- lish elinic for crippied children { wer nee 1€ | excellent worl e not able case (Continued on © In attractive Christmas pack- ages of 10, 25 and 50 cigars, from 50c up. PEG Quolity Mointoined for Over 5QYeor HisYearround favorite wes / S Christmas FARES Canada's two great rail. roads make it possibie for everyone to go home this Christmas. re § One-way Fare and One Third for Round Trip Leaving December 22nd, 23rd and 24th. Return limit January 4th, 1932. One-way Fare and a Quarter for Round Tiip Leaving December 23rd, 24th and 25th. Return limit December 28th. NEW YEAR'S TRIPS One-way Fare and a Quarter for Round Trip Leaving December 30th, 31st and January 1st. Return limit January 4th, 1932. Reduced Fares to many United States destin= ations. CANADIAN PACIFIC Ask Ticket Agents for fares, dates of sale and limits. sR CANADIAN NATIONAL D MACDONALD wiTH ZIG-ZAG PAPERS C 1) sweet, J S Fine Cut mellow Virginia 10 <, 15¢ and 20¢ SAN