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CR a. comico astm i LN, PAGE FOUR THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, SATURDAY, MARCH 19, 1932 The Oshawa Daily Times Succeeding . THE OSHAWA DAILY PEFORMER (Established 1871) ---- An independent newspaper published every after noun except Sundays and legal holidays at Osb- awa, Canada, by The Times Publishing Com- pany of Oshawa, ALimitéd. Chas, M. Mundy, President, A. R, Alloway, Managing Director The Oshawa Daily Times is a member ot The Canadian Press, the Capadian Dajly News paper Association, the Ontario Provincial Dajlies and the Audit Bureau of Cireulations, SUBSCRIPTION RATES + SADR livered by carrier in Oshswa and # e Di a ox, By maf) in Canada (outside Osh awa carrier delivery limits) $3.00 a year ited States $4.00 a year, Es TORONTO OFFICE Strat. Toles 18 Bond Building, 66 Tempemnce Street. phone Adelaide 0107. H. D, Tresidder, repre- sentative, SATURDAY, MARCH 19th, 1932. A Plan Worth Trying There is much merit in a plan for em- ploying the jobless that has been developed by the Toronto Federation for Community Service. This plan provides for taking a group of fifty unemployed men out to the country and placing them on a farm which they can develop for truck gardening, working on a co-operative marketing basis. On the farm which has been selected is a large, old-fashioned farmhouse, which is to be fitted up to provide living and sleep- ing accommodation for the fifty men, under one roof. Each man will be given a certain section of land on which to grow vegetables, and a truck will be available to take the produce of all of them to market together, to be sold on a co-operative basis. The scheme has aroused considerable Interest ,to the extent that offers of assist- ance in providing the necessary equipment are pouring in. While it is, frankly, an experiment, the idea behind it is commend- able, and so long as the men selected are willing to be industrious, and have at least some knowledge of market gardening, there is every reason to believe that it will be a success. 'Such market gardening communities might well prove the solution of the difficulties of a large number of single unemployed men, who could be quite happy and comfortable in a community house, and working on the land.' Naturally, time alone will tell whether the project is to meet with success. or Aailure, It will hardly be fair, however, to give judgment on the experience of a s'ngle effort, and it might be worth while to have a number of such communities established --one, for instance, for a similar group of men from Oshawa, --so that it could be tested thoroughly as a basis for relieving somz of the unemployment in the indus- trial centres. Old Ideals of the Stage The passing of May Bell Marks, sister- in-law of ex-Mayor Ernie Marks' of this city, removes another of the members of that well-known theatrical company which won fame from coast to coast of Canada. Twenty or thirty years ago, and even in more recent times, the name of the Marks players was all that was needed to bring out hundreds of people to see their theatri- cal presentations, They were typical of the old-time troupers who used to delight their audiences by the realism of their act- ing, and by the wholesomeness of the plays which they presented. They lacked, per- haps, many of the artificial refinements in the way of stage settings which are typi- cal of modern plays, but there was a sincer- ity in their art which had a wide popular appeal, and so they reigned supreme for many years. «' In recalling these days of the travelling troupers, one cannot but help make com- parisons with their productions and those which are featured on stage and screen in the present age. In recent years, there has been a deplorable tendency to stress sex relationships in drama and screen scenarios which was never to be found in the old plays. The old plays were melo- dramatic, it is true, but they were clean and wholesome. There was no vulgarity "about them. and nothing which hordered on the suggestive, as is too often the case today. The coming of the motion pictures and talkies dealt a death blow to companies like that of the Marks Brothers, but the change, 1 many ways, was not a change: for the better, and, although the public taste appears to have been changed, many who recall the plays and dramas of that earlier day would welcome their return as a step towards cleaning up the type of entertainment which is too often thrust upon the public today. Wasting Time For many days now the house of com- mons has been debating the government's bill providing for unemployment relief measures. It has become apparent that the opposition members of the house have decided on a policy of blockade, and are talking for the sake of holding up progress with this bill. Charges that the rights of parliament have been usurped by the gov- ernment, and that the bill which is to be extended is already dead, and therefore cannot be revived, have been hurled across the chamber daily, the only, difference being in the phraseology used by the speakers. All of this has been merely a waste of time. All the speeghes made by the Liber- als will not change the vote of a single Conservative member. The government has a safe majority in the house, and the bill will eventually pass as the government has brought it in. Why then, should the time of parliament be wasted for so many days simply because of the desire of opposi- tion members to fill the pages of Hansard with their utterances. The purpose intend- ed was served after the Rt. Hon, Mac- Kenzie King, leader of the opposition, had vigorously stated the views and attitude of his party. After that had been done, all other oratory was superfluous and unneces- sary. Yet the debate drags on, with no indication of when it is going to end. There are still plenty of opposition members who have not spoken, and it begins to look as if the whole list will have to be exhausted before the bill is passed. Opposition in parliament is a good thing. 1t is a necessity to good government. But when it becomes opposition just for the sake of opposing, when. it wilfully holds up the transaction of public business, then sight is lost of the importance of the inter- ests which are involved. The opposition is gaining nothing by blocking progress of the unemployment relief bill. All that it was necessary to say was said in the first day or two of the debate, and since then everything that has been going on has been a waste of the time of parliament and of the people's money. Editorial Notes The Toronto Irish Regiment has been given authority to wear kilts, This veri- fies the suspicion that many who are not Scotsmen would like to look like them. There is nothing so farcical as a week- long debate which ends in a one sided vote in the legislature, particularly when those who prolong the debate know that their words, for practical purposes, are being wasted. The fen of St. Andrew's Church who provided and served a supper for the ladies were Tying a great risk of having their habits around the home changed over- night. If police activity in seeking the Lind- bergh baby is now allowed to die down there may be some hope of securing its return, Publication of the lists of ticket-holders in the Irish Hospitals Sweepstakes shows 'that although it is illegal to sell sweep- stakes tickets in Canada, they find their way into the hands of a great many Cana- dians. | Other Editor's Comments U.S. FACTORIES IN CANADA (Springfield Republican) Of United States branch factories established in Canada last year nearly one hundred are listed. In recent months this outward movement has been accelerated by our American manufacturerers and branches of American industries are now reported to be crossing the international boundary at the rat of two a week, Since the British Government adop ted the protective tariff policy, the tendency tc establish branches of American factories in Can ada has been strengthened on the assumption tha goods produced in Canada would enjoy easier acces to the British home market. The 1931 list is in complete for all American branch plants now in th Dominion, for there were numcroug plants estab lished there before last year. It will be agreed tha the movement is impressive, whether or not any thing may be done or should be done to check it At least it must be carefully considered in connec tion with this country's future tariff policy. BITS OF HUMOR The Town Crier OTE. ~The opihlons esprszeed in this wiumn each Saturday must not con. { strued #9 being those of The Oshawa Timer, 'They are independent opinions contributed by The "Crier" bimsell and | must be interpreted as such, Comments Wg / folimn should be Sfitesiad » | he Town Crier," is care awe Daily Times.) The Town Crier is of the opinion that there is a lot of humbug being talked, by people of all political op- inions, regarding certain contribu- tions which were made to political party funds by Beauharnois inter- ests, Grits, Tories, and people of varied political thought pretend to hold up their hands in horror at the thought that any political party fund should be enriched through such a contribution, but yet how in the world do these people think political parties continue to exist? Is it immoral, irregular, or a punish- able offence to make a contribution to a party fund? If so then, there are a great many outstanding Can adians who should be in jail. Why should not the Beauharnois Com- pany, or any other company, give Howard Ferguson, Mackenzie King | or Robert Gardner a few thousand dollars towards the funds of their particular parties if it .sces fit? When one gets down to "brass tacks" all this talk of bribery, cor- ruption, illicit contributions; who received what, why, and what for, is all cant ay wpocrisy. li this practice, as ft exists and always has existed, is th be stopped then there will be no political parties, no elec- tions, and the bottom will fall out of the present system of govern ment, A little plain speaking, coupled with open confession, would clear the whole matter up. Such things happen, always have happen- ed and, please God, will continue to happen so long as the party. sys- tem of government prevails in this Dominion There is no more stigma attached to a contribution to a political party than there is to a similar contribution made to a church, L . LJ lonald has sponsored Public Util- before the cm alo similar lines to that put into effect as regards civic employees. In spon soring this resolution the Mayor states that he does so because of the "moral effect" and to bring the Commision's. employees into" line The Mayor evidently feels that if one employer finds it necessary to reduce wages then all employers should follow suit. If one industry closes down all industries should close down. Why not advocate a flat scale, say forty cents an hour, and prohibit any person ever receiv- ing more or less than this amount? that would be ideal if the Mayor's reasoning is followed to its logical conclusion. One may well ask why, when the Commission has a surplus of about $27,000 represented by last year's profits, any reduction ployees in sal {hers of tl aries should be unnecessary: wonld it be in order to increase the pro fits, or what? | * The author of this column, in his | capacity as independant critic all and sundry, cannot help the op inion that for the City of Oshawa to have a paid up membership in its Chamber of Commerce of 148 is the biggest disgrace that the busi ness men of this city could bring down upon their heads, It is very evident from this small number of members, that the majority of citi zens have no co-operative spirit or civie pride. They are nat willihg to assist in bearing the responsibilities of en"~ing progress and develops ment. They will "stand outside und knock", at that they are often ex perts, but they will not "get inside and push". If they have faults to find with the Chamber of Com- merce they should remember that there is only one way to clean out a pigsty, it canygot be done from the outside. The new Board of Dirce- ol tors are undoubtedly the pick of Oshawa's outstanding men "and 'the mere fact that they have sufficient enthusiasm and faith, in spite of con- ditions as they find them, to aecept office should be sufficient guarantee that no cffort will be spared to bring prosperity to this city, but the co-operation of all citizens who have a stake--no matter how small in Oshawa, is an absolute neces- sit if results are to be obtained, | "Quit knocking and boost" should be the slogan in Oshawa for 1932 LJ Ld ad The meaning of the word "Gar- bage", according to the best Eng lish authority, is "refuse animal or vegetable matter from a kitchen, market or store", "Ihis is rather in teresting having in view the fact hat for the last week or so mem- ¢ City Council have been mironted with the problem of awarding a contract for the collee- tion of garbage, The lowest tender for this work was originally quoted as $6,950, but the Town Crier would like to make a little side bet that this amount could easily be cut in half if the contractor confined him- self to the collection of "garbage" and refused to collect ashes, bran- ches of trees, leaves, tin cans, bot- tles, empty boxes, and other refuse, Surely when a householder trims the branches of the trees on his front lawn the garbage collector cannot legally be required to cart them away, and yet this is just what happens all over the city. THE TOWN CRIER " by C. H. Tue, Opt. D (Qopyrighe, 1938) SAVAGE EYES Part 4" "The savages took the exam- ination nicely, it was exp.ained. Perhaps the interpreter made them believe they were under- going a government examination, One acted bored; the others grin- ned, Imagine the su prise when these jungle eye revealed the identical defects found in efvil- ized eye uch as far-sighted- ness and astigmatism Not one perfect oye among them! But the with which they were com- pared were likewise far from per. eyes | pageantry | Previous { such a wide cel feet, For a really perfect oven among chilren, Is is rare as a purple elephant Approximately of Americans around to relieve symptoms, The caused however, trugrle for knowledea and nower, hut by those afflictions 'o which all flesh seems heir, Jungle eyes apparently need lasses for the same reason that ours do (To be continued) forty per cemng wed, glasse eye strain symptoms are not by our eye, | PROPERTY OWNERS ASK THAT RELIEF | WORK BE STOPPED (Continued from page 1) that they 1» t put forward, Al- derman Hawkes stated that he would favor the cliuse if it applied to raising of money for relief, but as it stood, meaning for all purposes he would move that it be received and filed when it came before the council, j A resolution contingent to the preceding one asking that the City Council call a mecting by invitation of the employers of labour and the property owners of the city for the purpose of studying present condi- tions was unanimously passed. In the discussion of the resolution one member stated that a conservative estimate of arrears in rent to Osh- awa Property Owners during the last three years would amount to nearly $400,000, There were some two thousand homes in the city, who arc not paying their rent, many of whom are on relief presenting a graye - situation to the. property owners and to the council, A resolution, which was passed and which will be forwarded to the Ontario Government, asked more FARMER'S ACCOUNT BOOK Farming is a business, and if it doesn't pay the farmer wants to know why it doesn't pay. Some record of receipts and expenses together with an inventory (a list with values of live stock, feea, implements, ete, on hand), taken ut the beginning and end of the farmer's year, must be kept if he is to find out why or where ft doesn't pay, A record of each de- partment of the farm business should be kept. This is the only way tc find out how much is be- ing made from each or which de- partments are not paying. To as- sist the farmer in this matter the Dominion Experimental Farms have issued a very simple and use- ful little account hook. This little hook, while simple, is a great step ip advance of keeping no ac- counts whatever, It may be pro- duced from the Publications sranch, Department of Agricul- ture, Ottawa, for the sum of ten cents, -------------------- The bank manager rang up Tsaac on the telephone and politely called his attention to the fact that he had overdrawn his account to the extent of $1,000, "Vell, vot ahoud it?" in- quired Isaac. "Will you tell me vot my account vos at dis dime last year?" 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