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J THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6, 1932 Oshawa Daily Times : Succeeding THE OSHAWA DAILY REFORMER (Establisted 1871) t mewspaper publist.cd every after Sundays 20d holidays at Osh Times shi 4 : Chas M. \igndy, en Alloway Managing Director. Oshawa Daily Tishes is a member of The Cans " Press, tha Canadian Daily Newagape * Datos Andit Brreau of Circulations. UBSCRIPTION RATES ere carrier tn Oshawa and suburbs, 12¢ & wa cas a vear. United States "WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6th, 1932. ve the Real Trouble Lies rs municipal election, only 46 Mm a the whofe names are on he voters' list took the trouble to go b he polls and vote. In all, there voted in » mayoralty contest 4,685 citizens, over 00 less than voted in the mayoralty elec- ! 0. : This is 1 orale situation, and one o Which the citizens of Oshawa cannot fee This city, however, 18 not alone in respect. In very few municipalities i he fifty per cent. mark exceeded in Gi - cipal elections. People either have not the 'time, or have not the interest of the om sunity sufficiently at heart to take i e time to go to the polls hi spend he Sew : in castin . 'minutes necessary In g hele Wllela, hear a great deal at tl ! by iency and mistakes in civic adminis- ation. We hear a great deal about the ons type of people getting into the city 'council and other public bodies. = These figures tell the reason why this is so, When Cover fifty per cent of the qualified electors of a city will not take the trouble to exer- {cise their franchise, to cast their ballots "in electing those who will conduct the city's business, one Sunpot expect Joe ! in the way of civic government. Eg ice that the new system of which the electors approved on Monday, that of 'electing ten aldermen by citywide vote, will help to improve the situation. But, in : meantime, we can only express regret That. in view of the critical situation which is facing the city at present, more than half "of the electors did not think it worth while she the only step in their power to medy conditions, that of going out to ote when it was their duty to do so. Do Not Expect Too Much "There is always a tendency, at the begin- of a ible el when a new council kes office, to expect great things of the sor and aldermen. Citizens recall the eches made in election campaigns, and 3 i over the mistakes made during the last year, Then they brighten up, and ex- "pect that with the new council things are : going to be very different, and that every- J will be lovely, simply because a few eX aembers of the 1931 council have or by new blood. There is a tendency on the part of the ors to start off the year expecting too such from the new council. Yet, as has 'been pointed out previously, the city coun- Lil cannot do a great deal towards mending | tonditions without co-operation from other lic bodies. The cry for the present year that of drastic economy. Yet the coun- to provide for debenture principal interest payments, has to provide y for the requirements of the board cation, has to levy taxes to meet the 'of the board of health, mothers' old age pensions, and other il service work, expenses over which council has no direct gpontgel, » possible, of course, for the counc 2 to lighten the burdens for future by eliminating all unnecessary capi- cpenditures. It is possible for the to curtail its own spending commit» in their appropriations. But that is 'these reasons, it is not wise to ex- city council to do too much, Men are seized with a sense of their re- lity to their fellow-citizens, who their bounden duty to keep down jures and reduce taxation, will do st they can to attain these objectives. the most we can ask of them. And s they do their best conscientious- sping with the limitations placed 'them, the citizens of Oshawa need not 's Industrial Progress Hay Ee el." The address delivered to the Oshawa ary Club on Monday by Walter M. Robb, day h teacher from Scotland at the wa Collegiate and Vocational Institute (3 3 1 wo o_o oe a Great Britain ted facts which showed that the try is by no means lying down in ggle for increased trade, Britain st interesting and enlightening. : : industrial revolution of the situation vanced to show a British indus. has awakened to the and many reasons were that there is real hope # trial revival. There was one significant passage, how- ever, in Mr. Robb's address, when he said that the masters and the men were work- ing together to bring industry back to normal. That is the ideal condition in industry. If industry is to pursue a nor- mal course, it is essential that there should be complete understanding between employ- on either side, never bring industry to that state of pe dn which is essential to success, and it is interesting to know that these conditions are being removed from British industry. One would like to see that same feeling in some quarters in this country. Employ- ers would find it worth while, as they have done in Great Britain, to take employees into their confidence a little more, for if the men in the factories realized the dif- ficulties of the owners, there would be greater contentment, and less of the tendency to foster class quarrels between capital and labor. The British seem to have the right idea in this respect, and it will go a long way towards co-operation in re-building the shattered fabric of indus- try, Editorial Notes Now the tussle will begin to securée--or , avoid--the chairmanships of the city coun- cil committees, The citizens of Oshawa should co-operate loyally in the steps being taken to give some tangible assistance to Joe Graboski, junior hockey player who lost an eye last Saturday. The workers of General Motors who had a dispute with the company over wage scales showed excellent judgment in paying no heed to the evidence given to them to go on strike. It is niuch better to gain a point of negotiation. It is a year away yet, but what a scram- ble there will be next year for those ten seats on the city council. It is highly significant that even in Cedardale a very strong vote was polled in favor of having the council elected by gen- eral vote, We take our hats off to the Bell Tele phone Company operators who were re- sponsible for the splendid service on elec- tion night. They did several normal days' work in a few hours. The sportsmen of Oshawa will now breathe freely again. Daylight saving time is to be continued, Other Editor's Comments ALL IS WOE (St. Catharines Standard) ; The Chatham News digs up some interesting pre. dictions made in the past, which arc of timely inter- est just now; William Pitt--There is scarcely anything around us but ruin and despair, Wilberforce (about 1800)~--1 dare not marry; the future is so dark and unsettled, Lord Grey (in 1819)--Everything is teRding to a convulsion, : . The Duke of Wellington, on the eve of his death in 1851, thanked God that he would be "spared from seeing the consummation of ruin that is gathering about us" Disraeli (in 1846)--In industry, commerce and agriculture there is no hope, Lord Shafteshury (in 1848)--Nothing can save the British Empire from shipwreck. From all of which, we take it; there never has been a tg of gloom and despair in world history from which the clouds did. not litt, And there never has been a depression period of any length which was not followed by a period of prosperity of much greater length, BITS OF HUMOR The verger was showing an American visitor over the ancient church, "A grat many people sleep within these walls," he said, solemnly pointing to the inscription-covered oor. "Same way over in our country, Why don't you get a more interesting preacher---one with some punch in him?" A little girl who had never wefore left her native village up on the Gatineau River was recently ta- ken on a visit to Ottawa. As she approached the city and saw the bright lights and the impressive buildings, the awed youngster whispered to the lady with her: "Is this Heaven?" "No, my dear," said the lady. "This is another place you may have heard about!"--Porcupine Ad- vance, | | BITS OF VERSE A THOUGHT FOR THE NEW YEAR He came to my desk with quivering lip The lesson was done, 'Have you a new leaf for me, dear Teacher? I have spoiled this one!" 1 took his leaf all soiled and blotted And gave him a new one, all unspotted, Then into his tired heart I smiled "Do better now, my child." 1 went to the Throne with trembling heart The year was done. "Have you a new year for me, dear Master? 1 have spoiled this one!" He took my year, all soiled and blotted And gave me a new one all unspotted, Then into my tied heart He smiled; "Do better now, my child." " ~ Margaret Rbynas, Burlington, er and employee. Suspicion as to motives, - an attitude of grumbling and complaining, THINKING, ACTIN Analysis Shows Strong Position of Canada The following article written by Lorne Ardiel, president of the Press Agency, Limited, Toronto, ang formerly of Oshawa, appear- ed in the New York edition of The Halifax Herald, Millions have been lost--Dbut paper milljons. The world today possesses the wealth that it did In 1928, In the interval we have been making progress towards catching up on our obligatons and particularly those which so insidiously crept into our everyday life by the so-called easy payment plan. It has been said that every crisis produces a leader; there- fore, it would appear that to date we have not been overwhelm- ed by a crisis, out rather have been undergoing nature's own remedy for an overdose of in- spirational stimulus as adminis- tered by the so-callea Kconomists of the New Era, Dynamite nor high pressure sales campaign havq not a place in well-ordered sales program. They are really a sign of weak- ness in a sales policy and must be considered much as a stimul- ant with necessary increasing dosages and their inevitable re- sult on the addict. So also will arbitrary rulings and other ar- tificial restoratives only prolong this re-adjustment period. Many well managed industries have accepted the realities of the situation and through lower ed dividends, with their result- ant capita) deflation, and general adjustment of their over-expar- sion and expenditures, are now in a position to do business on a satisfactory basis of reward. Some others, however, still emu- late Aesop's well known monkey and the filberts. Our last survey across Can- ada in December shows a clearly defined recognition of general conditions and a reconciliation to the new realities of living and of business, A change in the atti- tude of the manufacturer to his retail outlets; an understand- ing by the retailer of his cus- tomer"s new idea of the purchas- ing value of his dollar, have taken effect. The consumer looks for price--but it is price with quality and those who make a sincere effort to provide such goods report thelr business as improving. Fortunate Position Canada js in a fortunate posi- tion through her well-established financial institutions - of being free from cares which ordinarily occasion embarrassing alarm and impede recovery. On the part of our people a clear differentia- tion between essentials and lux- uries is fnherent, and in these qualities the Maritimes are out- standing, Generally speaking the Maritimes never really undergo a depression--except when they try to consume the surplus of goods originally manufactured for others. Btocks of merchandise are now low; constant consumption is taking place; buying for replace- ment is already being felt--be it clothing, shoes, automobiles or what not. The depreciation in automotive equipment through out Canada per day closely ap- proaches $1,000,000 and this eventual replacement market is paralleled to a pro rata extent by other lines of merchandise. Eighty-five percent of the nor mal market for essentials is open to do business. The coun. try looks to industry for recov ery and those industries which have the right products, with the right quality, priced right and who tell it to the public in the right way--are now in reality well established for leadership, Giving Service The national advertising agency of today which has re- arrangeq its facilities so as to perform the greatest service to their clients, is the agency which has not only bettered the usual designing and placing of their UNITED STATES SENATOR C. C. DILL, OF . WASHINGTON BAYS: THAT HABITS MAKE US WHAT WE ARE, Habit causes us to arise at a cer- tain 'me in the morning, eat a certain kind of breakfast, return at a certain hour in the evening, and eat certain foods, Habits, while we are young, tend to influence our activities all through life and, most of all, they influence our method of thinking. | The createst benefit of an educa- tion is not the information which children secure in schoel, but the] training of the mind in\the meet- ing of problems of different kinds that concern us in every-day life. THE BOY OR THE GIRL WHO FORMS RIGHT BRT op G AND FIND THEM The Word of God THE FEAST OF HARMONY :~-- Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, thania house full of sac- TALKING WILL IN LATER YEARS rifices with stylle~Proverbs 17: 1. v clients' message before the pub- lic, but also placeg Itself in a position to fearlessly give counsel as to the timeliness of the ap- peal; the sections of the country where the greatest potential mar- ket exists and the media yield- ing the greatest benefits for ex- penditure made, To do this most effectively it is necessary to not only have a knowledge of the economic situa- tion throughout Canada, but also an intimate knowledge of their clients' products, sales policies, production and financial capacity. The personnel of an agency should be such as to treat this information in confidence and co-ordinate the effect of each and every factor, Such a position established with a client will produce accumulative benefits and advantages to all and an un- aseallable connection, Changing conditions bring new thoughts, new methods and new elignment of connections in the business world. Therefore, op- portunities constantly exist for those who have sound judgment and initiative, Care and Eve Strain by C. H. Tuck, Opt, D (Copyright, 1938) THE EYES OF A CHILD ny Delinquincy and improper con- duct does not of necessity depend upon some wickea vein in the child's makeup, the child may not desire to be wicked or unruly. I recall many instances when a common phrase such as *I think he is just plain dumb," was used when children found fit hard to read and had to ponder over and stumble through the reading lessons. The dumbness was proven further by the length of time spent in a certain grade. These children appeared crushed with the load under which they were obliged to struggle and were subject to sharp admonitions such as git up straight and sometimes utterly failed in copy- ing and so the inability to learn is found the foundation of au career of future fajlure and dis- tress. This was not an inability to learn just through lack of try- img but just "Plain Dumbness." After some discussion and final consultation glasses were fitted and much of the breach has been bridged, but not all, The same necessity to appear crushed and depressed did not entirely exist, but in its place was the handicap of being behind in his grade, by a painful lack of self confidence and by a reputation for dullness which takes some time to uver- come, (To be continued) Victoria, B.C. ~ Work on the main trans-provincial roads will be undertaken by the British Columbia government under its revised relief work programme as soon as details have finally been threshed out with federal authorities, Owing to the curtailment of funds this work has been suspended for several wecks, but it will soon be under way again. The routes to be given first at- tention are the Trans-Canada High- way, the northern transprovincial highway and the southern transpro- vincial highway. The work will be handled so as to handle the most pressing unemploy- ment problems, according to govern- ment officials. A large portion of it will be carried out on the trans. Canada Highway in the Fraser Val- ley to employ idle men in and around Vancouver. The improve- ments started at many points be fore the camps were recently closed will be continued, Further cast, the improvement of the' trans-Canada Highway on the narrow stretch between Spences Bridge and Ashcroft will be contin- ued. The Big Bend Highway be- tween Revelstoke and Ashcroft will be continued. The Big Bend High- way between Revelstoke and Golden also will go ahead under a special arrangement between the federal and provincial governments, At convenient points all the way between Crow's Nest Pass and Pentiction there will be improve- ments to the southern trans-provin- cial Highway, Whether work can rocced on the Hope-Princeton LY' will depend on weather conditions, A heavy snowfall would make it impossible to do extensive work there in the middle of winter, To meet the situation in the north ern part of the province work will continue on improvements to the northern trans-Provincial highwa; at points between the Rockies ani the Sea. The improvements started on van- .couver Island highways will be re- sumed. The whole Jos am, of tqurss, has been curtailed owing to the financial stringency and will cost about $500,000 a month under anjarrangement which is being com- ted between the two govern- ments now, Only final word of ap- proval from Ottawa is awaited. The federal government has already ten- tatively approved the scheme, SPEAKS ON VALUE | OF DISCIPLINE New Police Chief of Van-| couver Says Responsi- | bility Rests on Homes | Vancouver, B.C--Lack of proper home influence is the root of crime, according to Colonel .C, LE. Ldgett, newly appointed chief of police of Vancouver, who served several years as warden of New Westminster pen- itentiary. "Children should be disciplined and taught respect at home, not at the penitentiary," said Col, Edgett. "This isn't possible when parents are running around, leaving their children without proper guidance, It is the prodigal parent who need to return today, not the prodigal child, "A responsibility rests on cmploy- ers too. They should pay a proper wage to allow their young cm- ployees to hold their heads up and naintain decent homes." "One of the chief problems of the penitentiaries today 1s to provide ef- cctive segregation of first-time youthful offenders from the bhard- boiled professional type of criminal Under present conditions it is ty difficult to accomplish this, we have is four walls, Yet there they are--fine young fellows who perhaps were unfortunate in mak- ing a single costly slip, obliged to associate with the toughest thug in the country. "What the country necds now is a system of separate penal institu tions for young men over the 18 year limit but who are not of the real criminal type. We need the the crime situation, necessary for me at the penitentiar to dismiss officers who simply w not fitted for the work, 1 ed to descend to the hic prisoners rather than attempt to elevate the ideals of the had in their charge. cannot bring a group back from work better when they went out, he should not be there." of Thieves stole 150 laying hens from an Orangeville farm. Besides hens police are now laying them.--~Toronto Telegram, A pessimist is a man whose notes are coming duc. An optimist is a man whose notes have been renew- ed.--Shoe and Leather Reporter, golf The fact that A miniature the other day. announcement news.--Detroit News going on strike, Let's hope spreads --Ottawa Journal, highest type of official to deal with | It has been | men they | If an official | inmates | men than | the | for | | course closed | had been open is what makes the | Radio musicians in Chicago are | PROCESSION FOR | KING TURKEY WAS STIRRING EVENT Veterans at Christie Street | Hospital Given Real | Christmas Treat | Toronto.~ "Piping in" the Christmas turkey, Highlanders at Christie Street Hospital led a procession of 100 white-robed Red Cross girls and twice as many King's men to the great dining room, Only veterans and the hospitdl staff sat down to the delicious dinner. When the remajus of the turkeys on their silver platters were removed the piper played in the other courses. Greetings from the province were voiced by Col, Hon. W, H, Price, Mayor Stewart brought the good wishes of the City of To- ronto and Mrs. H, P. Plumptre, speaking for the Red Cross, em- phasized the spirit of goodwill. T. I. Church and Col, McMane also spoke words of greeting. The out-door patients of the Toronto General Hall--250 children representing 115 fami- lies, enjoyed a Christmas tree, due to the efforts of one lady -- paid on deposits-- Li to Ae by cheque. IAN AND SAVINGS COMPANY KING AND VICTORIA STS. TORONTO 23 SIMCOE ST. N., OSHAWA EY ESTABLISHED '884 GYD. and her volunteer assistants. The Christmas tree at the hospi ta! was originally inaugurated by Mrs, R. B. 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