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OPINIONS [J A FEATURES THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE OSHAWA WHITBY THE OSHAWA TIMES (Established 1871) THE WHITBY GAZETTE AND CHRONICLE (Established 1863) COMPLETE CANADIAN PRESS LEASED WIRE SERVICE The Times-Gazette is a member of the Canadian Bailly News; Association, the Ontario Provincial Dailies Association, and the Audit Bureau of Circulations. Authorized 'as Second Class Matter, Post Office Department, Ottawa, Canada. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Delivered by carrier In Oshawa, Whitby, Brooklin, Port Perry, Ajax or Pickering, 24c per week, $12.00 per year. By mall, outside carrier delivery areas, anywhere in Canada and England $7.00 per year, $3.50 for 6 months, $2.00 for 3 months. US. subscriptions $9.00 per year. Net Paid Circulation Aver Per Issue 7 ; 6 3 5 JUNE, 1947 THURSDAY, AUGUST 17, 1947 Practical Demonstration Wen it started its work in Oshawa a little over a year ago, there were many who could not grasp the need for the Community Recreation Association. Since that time it has laid its foundation and expanded until today it is providing recreation and handicraft instruction in seventeen local areas. It has also won many devotees and been responsible for the building up of community spirit where none existed before. A practical demonstration of the work of the Association was given at the McLaughlin Band Shell recently when over 125 children drawn from many of the city's supervised play- grounds displayed something of what they have learned. It was an eye-opening event as'it gave the general public an insight into the success already athieved and an indication of what the future holds in store. We. were particularly impressed, and the audience ap- plause showed that many more were also, by the dancing of the group from the Victory Playground in the south east section of the city. A year ago this area was without park / or playground facilities. When the C.R.A. came into being, the young people of this section had a vision of what it would mean to them and largely through their own efforts estab- lished a playing field for games. They and their parents know the conditions under which relatives and friends have lived in the countries from which they came and for that reason they cherish the opportunity to develop themselves as Canadians. While the work of the C.R.A. is in a large measure among Anglo-Saxons, it has not overlooked that section of the com- munity which is often referred to as New Canadians. These people have a contribution to make to Canadian life which will enrich it. If the C.R.A. has done nothing else it has ful- filled its purpose by providing them with the means of self- expression and to mingle with the young people from other sections of the city. Honest John Public In 3 very pointed editorial the Brockville Recorder and Times puts the blame for the present situation in both the new and used car markets squarely on the shoulders of Honest John Public, and comes to the rescue of reputable dealers with their business reputations at stake, who are to be found ont only in Brockville but in Oshawa and every other community, whose names have been besmirched by those who themselves have been guilty of illegal trading and profiteering. Here is what our estemed contemporary has to say. We believe it to be well worth reprinting: "Currently there has been some rather nasty mud- slinging going on in Brockville. Certain local car dealers are being victimized by a malicious and slanderous whisper campaign against their business integrity. Their charge-- unethical distribution of available automobiles, a charge for which there seems to be no proof in any instance. The fact that a few dishonest dealers across the country were con- victed and fined for illegal practice is no reason to besmirch the names of those dealers who have done their best to administer a difficult situation. The man who actually tossed the monkey-wrench into the distribution machinery of both new and used cars is the very fellow who is now setting up the greatest howl and resorting to smear tactics-- Honest John Public, the laddie who couldn't resist the oppor- tunity to grab a fast buck. Who put most of the brand new cars on the second hand dealer's city lots at $500 more than "~the list price? -- Honest John Public. Who tried to buy veterans' car priorities in order to capitalize on car resale (this column had personal experience in this respect) --Hon- est John Public. Who has failed to cancel orders for new unneeded cars in order to turn same over into a profit right here in Brockville?--Honest John Public, churchgoer and pillar of the community. Why are these cars being driven in Montreal today bearing the names of local dealers? Were local dealers stupid enough to sacrifice lifelong busi- ness reputations for the quick sale of a few cars? It doesn't seem logical, does it? What happened (and we know this for a factin a few instances) was that Mr. Grababuck and his {lk in Brockville resold their _ears in Montreal to hijackers at a tidy little profit while their neighbors went without needed automobiles. Honest John Public complains bitterly because the local dealer wants his old car on a trade-in and is only prepared to pay what it is worth. Honest John Public calls it "a racket" and then privately turns around and sells his six-year-old car to some hard-pressed individual for about $200 less than he paid for it originally. All across the country people who normally bought and sold cars sheerly for transportation have become little car dealers buying and selling for profit . . . Consider what would happen to the sugar business in Brockville if a large percentage of thescommunity started buying sugar in the large chain stores and hawking it at a profit on the streets. If there is to be mud slung in this matter of car distribution, let it be slung into the faces of a sizeable chunk of the public, not into the faces of the reputable dealer. Honest John Public gets exactly what he deserves when he tries to: manipulate the economic supply and demand. Let there be no whining, no smearing of others." - is By HAROLD DINGMAN 0 Corresp Ottawa, Aug, 7--My card-car- rying friend in the LPP thay be a member of the Communist par- ty, I'm not sure, I rather doubt it. Because my friend is a full- time worker for the Labor Pro. gressives does not automatically make him a card-carrying Com- munist, That's hot good enough, '| merely to work hard, But I'm sure he'll one day be- come a flower of the flock, ' He thinks right, Without hesitation he will condemn anything done by the Canadian government as rotten; but thinks anything done by the Communist governments is excellent, I have often thought that many of the things published by Cana- dian newspapers under the ban- ner of "free press" were a trav. esty. My Communist friend be- lieves blindly that what Radio Moscow sa¥s is absolute truth, what the Communist newspapers say is gospel. If it's against Can- ada, the U.S. or England, he's for it. Having read some of the trans. lations from Trud, New Times, Red Star, I think I'll stick to my free reading of what .our free press gives us, At least if I read enough Canadian newspapers I'll get at the truth, There is no Po- litburo in Ottawa deciding what the poor helpless Canadians may know, My friend thinks the LPP's will one day win enough seats in Parliament to form a govern. ment, I still have his membership card which proves in black and white that the Labor Progressives believe in democracy, Right at the top, in Section 2, it says: "Policies of the party are al- ways decided by a majority vote. Prior to a vote being taken, a full discussion of the issue in question faust take place, afford- ing each member full opportuntt® for participation, Following such discussion and vote, the decisions of the majority establish the po- licy of the party which then be- comes obligatory for the entire membership." That sounds all right. In our own Parliament members fight like the devil, but when the vote is taken, and the majority rule enforced, all parties are obliga- ted to obey the law thus adopted. But let's see what the Commu. nist Party thinks of democracy and Parliament, The following is quoted from the 'Theses and Statutes of the Communist International:" "The task of the proletariat consist in blowing up the whole machinery of the bourgeoisie, in destroying it and all the parlia- 'mentary institutions with it, whe- ther they be republican or con- stitutional = monarchy , . ." "Therefore it is only possible to speak of utilizing the bourgeois state organizations with the ob- ject of destroying them , , ." "This work within the parlia. ments which consists chiefly in making revolutionary propaganda from the parliamentary platform, the denouncing of enemies, the ideological ungication of the masses, who are still looking up to the parliamentary platform, captivated by the democratic il- lusbons , , , must be fully subordi. nated to the objects and tasks of the niass struggle outside the par- liaments."" "The election campaign must be carried on not for the purpose of obtaining a large number of seats in parliament but for the revolutionary mobilization of the masses around the slogans of the proletarian revolution , ., , When the elections are over, the organ- ization of the parliamentary fac. tions must be wholly in the hands of the Central Committee of the Communist Party." This is the democratic Labor Progressive Party speaking. That's why they want to get into our Parliament. A Knock At The Door A deaf old lady went to live near one of the naval ports. Shortly af- terwards. a battleship fired a salute of 10 guns. The old lady, who lived alone, got oyt of her chair, smooth- ed down her dress, patted her hair, and said sweetly, "Come in." ® A Bit of Verse ECHOES Yesterday a neig T i in the n Just to fill my farms with lilacs, Heedless of a future (gain. Yesterday a little child innocence Glatped a 8oft, sweet arms t m: A Prattling that her a 3 Yesterday a friend in need 'brought cheer into my room. Her laugh was such a merry one That it soon dispelled the gloom. of yesterday, spilling o'er with baby love, Brimming full of laughter gay. Blooming in my living-room are lilacs pumls hued, Reminding me a thoughtful friend In a rain washed garden stood, ~--ALMA MASON. ® A Bible Thought "What God wants is men great enough to be small enought to be used."--H. W. Peplow. Jesus said: "For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that hum- bleth himself shall be exalted." Today my heart is echoing thoughts | Luke 14:11), Little in The Nashville Tennessean e For A Laugh 30 Years Ago Tough Bird The sailor had just arrived back from sea. "Well, mother," he said heartily, "how did you like the parrot I sent you?" "Liked it very much," said his mother. "It was nice and plump -- but, oh my Jack, wasn't it tough!" Cheaper A woman decided to have the shape of her nose altered. So she called on a beauty-surgeon.' "How much.will you charge to alter the shape of my nose?" she asked. "A hundred guineas, madam." "A hundred guineas!" she ex- ploded. "Isn't there something less expensive?" "Well," replied the surgeon, suave- ly, "you might try walking into a lamp-post." , A Burglar "Heard about poor Mrs. Green's bad luck?" said Mrs. Blobbs over the fence. "No, what is it?" asked Mrs. Nobbs, eagerly. . "Her husband's run away," said Mrs. Blobbs, gioatingly; "and what's more, he's robbed her of every penny she had." "Well I never!" gasped Mrs. Nobbs. "Poor dear! And she only married him because she was so scared of burglars!" Piano Works registered a win over Chevrolet of 12.8 while Cedar Date lost out to McLaughlins at A car of coal off the track at the Tannery corner tied up traffic to and from the lake one afternoon. The most speculative question ever contemplated was under con- sideration, namely, whether John McCullough and Oliver Hezzelwood should attempt the feat of jumpin, from a flying machine 50 feet ope the ground at the 1917 fair. Too little space was available for the 'plane to land so they thought of jumping. An appeal was published for city workers to join the farmers during the harvest. It was suggested that after office hours, the urban volun- teers could work until dark. Results of the Civic Holiday shoot of the Oshawa Gun Club showed that Frank Worden was high man with 94 per cent. The General Secretary of the Y.M.C.A. was being constantly asked for living accommodation by new- comers to the town who were hired to work in the factories. CORRECT A farmer wrote to a rural paper to ask "how long cows should be milked." "Why, the same as short cows, of course," advised the editor. DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE EDITORIAL PAGE e Other Editors 45 MURDERS ARE UNSOLVED (Ottawa Journal) Since February 1, 1940, Ontario has had 102 murders and, according to official records, 45 remain un- solved. It is disconcerting to real- ize that 45 murderers from these seven years alone are at large in Ontario--proving in their own per- sons the fallacy of the old adage |- "Murder will out." MILLIONS INTERESTED (Winnipeg Tribune) Westerners are not the only peo- ple who are keeping their fingers crossed until the wheat is safely harvested. Many thousands of per- sons in European countries who face the prospect of near starva- tion will read with eagerness the crop reports from the dominion. A poor harvest here would not only mean great financial loss to the west but to Canada as a whole, but would add to the despair of those already caused untold suffering. FISH PRICES IN SLUMP (Halifax Chronicle) It is hardly to be expected that wartime prices for fish or for any- thing else will become permanent prices, The present slump in the COURTEOUS ~ COMFORTABLE ATMOSPHERE, oJIBR" \ | iy Hotel NORTON-PALMER IN WINDSOR, ONTARIO | } ) fisheries, therefore, need not be taken as a sign of impending de- pression, even for the fishermen. All the same, it is not enough to offer explanations for circum- stances which are only too serious for many workers. Careful planning is needed to bring the fisheries in- to healthy and profitable peace- time condition, ul All Ready Mistress (to cook 45 pm.)¢ "I know it's the time this week, Mary, but my husband just phoned from the golf club and he's bringing three men to dinner, How long will you need to get ready?" Mary: "I'm ready now. 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