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ft OPINIONS DAILY TIMES-CAZETTE EDITORIAL PACE 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 Th. Times-Gazette is a member of the Canadian Daily Newspapers Association, the Ontario Provincial Dailies Association, and the Audit Bureau of Circulations. Authorized as Second Class Matter, Post Office Department, Ottawa, Canada. Net Paid Circulation Average Per Issue 7; 4 Q 0 JULY, 1947 SATURDAY, AUGUST 23, 1947 Fun for Everyone The "soapbox derby" which was run off so successfully on Wednesday of this week provided good fun for everyone -- participants and spectators alike. What is more important the event accomplished some- thing worth while in doing a piece of character-building work for the boys who took part. The Times-Gazette extends its sincere congratulations to the winners and losers -- all of them the best of good sports -- also to the sponsors and especially to the director and staff of the Community Recreation Association, who handled the event so splendidly. Was Hospital To Blame? "The Canadian Hospital", in an editorial in its current issue, takes severely to,task Crown Attorney A. V. Waters of Cochrane for his criticism of the Lady Minto Hospital in that town for allowing nurses to enter or leave the residence when they felt like doing so. His remarks were made at the inquest into the death of Miss Valair Vandebelt, a nurse at "the hospital who was foully murdered. The point which the Hospital journal emphasizes is that graduate nurses are presumed to be adult people quite cap- able of looking after themselves and would strongly resent being "put under boarding school restraints", The editorial goes so far as to excuse the Cochrane hospital for not promptly investigating when the murdered nurse did not show up for duty. "The disease of absenteeism," it goes on to say, "has permeated employee groups everywhere, and it would be too much to expect that thé nursing profession, despite its high standards, would be entirely free of this attitude." We are afraid we cannot agree with the reasoning of the writer of this editorial in "The Canadian Hospital". It looks like an attempt to relieve the hospital of all responsibility. While there is a measure of truth in what it says, the picture is pot quite as it represents it to be. The young lady who met a tragic death was away from her home, living in a residence provided by the hospital. Surely those living in such a residence would be expected to conform to some reasonable rules and it would be the duty of the hospital to see that they did so. If any member of the "hospital family" stayed out all night and did not show up for duty next day or send any word of their whereabouts, surely that would call for an immediate and persistent en- quiry. Any other attitude would be, in our opinion, callous and indifferent, as we believe the Crown Attorney char- acterized it. It was a strong criticism but surely not too strong in the light of the evidence placed on the record. We are inclined to think the general public will accept the viewpoint of the Crown Attorney as being more nearly correct than that of the Hospital journal, which seems un- duly eager to rush to the defense of the hospital without carefully weighing all the circumstances. Partners In Production Farmers, and city folk too, are apt to blame the weather for most of their troubles. Certainly this year there has been a good deal of excuse for this tendency. What with an ex- cessively wet spring, retarding planting of crops, and then a rainy July when sunshine was badly needed, it has been enough to try the patience of anyone. Now in August we have had terrific electrical storms, beating down grain and making a good deal of it almost worthless. In view of these distressing conditions it is interesting to note the remarks recently of Prof. James Laughland of the Ontario Agricultural College, who told the Middlesex Crop Improvement Association that "crop management" would account for 50 per cent. of success in farming in any crop year. The other 50 per cent., he said, depended upon the weather. The Professor was able to point out that the best-run farms in the district he visited showed the least effect of the bad weather. These facts will be a source of encouragement to those who are able to give their crops the benefit of maximum By HAROLD DINGMAN Ot 3 Orr Winnipeg, Aug. 23 ne of the friendliest and mosg refreshing things that can happen to a politi. cal newspaperman is a talk with 49.year-old lawyer-premier. There's no pompous nonsense about hm; no rant or cant; no bunkum, He talks straight, without suspicion. He has a national reputation for being easily accessible to repirters, and I reminded him of this during an ntearvew that went beyond an hour and a half, "Well," he answered with a candid grin, "there's complete method in my madness, it's not my charm- ing personality, To stay in politics a man must be able to reach the people, and the newspapers are about the best way." "How long verore 'another provn- cial election?" "1950." "You may be taking Mr, Kings' place as leader of the Liberals be- fore them." "Thats all talk," he grinned again. "Mr. King will probably be keeping his place." The talk swung to the threaten- ed lake strike which would halt the eastward movement of western gain, Would such a strike em- barrass the elevators -- was there ing in? "I"don't think the backup will cause us trouble, but I'll find out for sure," Garson said and reach- ed for the phone. He called the head of the Manitoba Pool. There was storage space, he reported back, for 225 million bushels in country elevators; 92 million in terminal elevators and 76 million in tem- porary annexes--space for 393 mil- lion bushels. Some 2 million were already in storage, so there was space for 371 million bushels. The latest report on crops indicated a total just under 340 millions -- so there was ample margin, The grain could backup on the prairies without danger, Did he think it was Communist strategy to halt the flow of food to Europe by a lake strike? "I only know what I see in the newspapers," he answered. "It might be union strategy." But he might bea union strategy." But he did know about his own labor situation -- Manitoba's record was the best in Canada, he said. There were no strikes in his prov- ince, Labor unions had undergone an extensive housecleaning and had rid themselves of the trouble- some Reds and today labor was stable in Manitoba. It was good. for industries and -- he hurried on -- so was Manitoba's low tax base. With the new Otta« wa - Winnipeg Tax Agreement, Manitoba found itself, for the first time in history, in a positon to of- fer a provincial tax structure equal to Ontario's, He hoped it would encourage industry to establish in his province. Most people thought of Manitoba as a prairie province, but only a small corner of it was prairie. The great bulk of it (Premier Garson got out his maps) was in the Pre- Cambrian, Shield -- the areas for mines, timber and fur. A huge, disproportionate part of Manitoba is water. The statement sounds startling until you look at the map, ata thea thousands of lakes, the great rivers, Right now, A Difficult Act --Marcus in the New York Times his government was busy trying to electrify the 52,500 farm homes and the objective was to expand mechanized, highly - productive farming The total potential horsepower in the province was ov- er six millions, he said, and that sounds startling, too, until you real- Mud Falls on the Nelson River--can produce 325,000 hp. such power-rivers as the Churchill, Dauphin _and the Winnipeg, and others, They, aud ihe mines and timber, assured Manitobg a great industrial future. A prairie province? It ranked second only to Ontario as a pro- ducer of fresh-water fish, Twice it had been the top fresh-water fish province in Canada, and he expect- ed it would be again Mayor Blasts Co-op Setup Washington, Aug, Aug, 23 -- (AP) --Mayor George Bauer of govern- ment-owned Greenbelt, Md., told a congressional committee Friday that the community's business is in the hands of a "Co-op" mono- poly, and recommended that in- troduction there of "free, compe- titive private entcrprise." The Mayor made his statement after the Maryland Economic Council asked the committee to solve "the threat to small busi- ness stemming from the rapidly developing unfair and un-Ameri- can competition of the Co-ops." Bauer said he believes Co-op- eratives 'are good" but that he objects to the exclusion of com- petitive private business from the government-built community of 7,100 population, Without come petition, the Co-op has been sub- ject to complaints of inefficiency and high prices, he said. Private business is prevented from operating there, Bauer tes- e A Bible Thought "But God commendeth His love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners Christ died for us." (Rom, 5:8) "Jesus received some- thing less than justice at the hands of men that we might feceive something more than justice at the hand of God."--Rev. J. C. Macau- sald ther Premier, | la; At Household Finance Cor- poration, you may borrow from $20 to $1000 without endorsers or bankable security. And you may take 12 or 15 months to repay. Or even 20 or 24 months on loans of larger amounts. money is yours, usually the same day you apply. You may borrow at Household Finance for almost any worthwhile purpose: To pay overdue bills Repair your property And there are | tified, through a long-term gov- ernment lease on the business fa- cilities of the community to Greenbelt Consumer Services, Inc., a Co-op. . The Mayor said the Greenbelt town council voted 4.1.last fall for introduction of private busi- ness "to furnish competition to private monopoly." Bauer testified as the House Small Business sub.committes on L0-0ps opened its public hearings on whether the government is promoting non-profit "Co-op monopolies" to the exclusion of private enterprise, Capital Closeups By JOHN LEBLANC Canadian Press Staff Writer Ottawa, Aug. 23.--(CP)-- Blunt, vigorous C. D. Howe, who likes nothing better than heaving a tra- dition or two overboard, chalked up another precedent this week. Canada's United States-born Re- construction Minister let himself in for a newspaper interview aboard '|an airplane in flight -- probably the first cabinet minister to talk for publication with both his head and his feet in the clouds. It was 5.15 am, at Dorval, Que., airport, and Mr, Howe had just stepped from a Trans-Atlantic plane --about as inauspicious a time as any to umbing a plane lift from a Righ! orable -- when this reporter asked for a ride to Ottawa in the government plane warming up for the minister. Hop In "Sure, hop right in," he advis- ed. And in just the time it took to transfer baggage, the minister was embarked on his first airborne interview. Above the muffled thrumming of the motors, whole Mrs. Howe sat up ahead engrossed in a book, Mr. Howe talked with animation on a score of topics ranging from the clay-like quality of British bread to the latest political speculation in the newspapers. Mrs. Howe occasionally inter- jected a supplementary observation, particularly when her husband spoke of the plight of the British-- their housing, their scant food, the deterioration in the natural phys- ique. "Wao had a 1a 5 Syduey @ iW hours ago," she sad, "and there was more bacon on the table than Id seen for a whole month in Bri- tain." Both the Howes made it plain they are enthusiastic air travellers, For the minister, that's natural enough as it has long been an op- en secret here he'd like to come plete his public career by taking over management of Trans-Canada Air Lines for the rest of its forma- tive period. He talked with pleasure of their T.C.A. flight across the Atlantic, and of how the line was soon to get ble new planes to expand its ser- vice, Once Mrs. Howe looked up from her book and calculated poe that they'd be having morning tea then if they'd c back on the liner Queen Mary, "Who'd want ©: be on the Queen Mary when he could be right here," the minister returned. His wife agreed. oo Appoint Correspondent Journalism Professor . Ottawa, Aug, 23.--(CP) --Wilfrid. Eggleston, author and véteran par- liamentary correspondent, has been appointed Professor of Journalism at Carleton College, it was an- nounced yesterday. Mr. Eggleston, who served for a time during the war as director if censorship, is well known in news- paper fields in Canada and the United States. An authority on Dominion - Provincial relations, he served as member of the secretariat of the Sirois Royal Commission and recently completed a book entitled "The Road to Nationhood." WELFARE WORKER DIES Ottawa, Aug. 23--(CP)--Wil. liam Louis Scott, 84, eminent Ot. twa lawyer for 60 years and well- known welfare backer, died 21 1 aight, Ie retired os year from an Ottawa legal firm after serving 60 years at the bar, but was best known across Canada for his work fn welfare circles, lant niz ® 50 Years Ago Appliances in use in the fire hall included a steam fire en. gir, two hand engines with wate er supply from 14 tanks, mil race and brook, a hose wagon, three reels and 200 feet of hose, a manual chemical pump, one three-gallon chemical fire extin. guisher, a hook and ladder truck and an alarm from pull-bells on the fire hall and the Methodist Church, The McLaughlin Carriage Com. pany were excavating for an ade dition 84 x 56 feet to their al. ready large premises, The new building was to be used for store age. A ton of hard coal was selling for $5 in A :gust, 1897 D, M, Campbell and party reas ched Victoria, B.C., in time to board the boat heading for the Klondike but it was fully loaded and they had to wait for the mext trip. The Marines won a ball game against the Wellingtons of Toron. to by 13-12, Richard Hopkins, when trying to bring his horse in from past. ure, was kicked twice by the ani. mal. He was attended by his step | daughter, Mrs. John Fursey, while his broken nose and broken leg were mending, TOMMY SLUGS BENNY Hollywood, Aug. 23-- (AP) -- Trombonist Tommy Dorsey yes~ terday flooreli Benny Goodman, the clarinet king, in unrehearsed fisticuffs at a recording session, don't-quote-me press agents re= ported, The recording, at the Samuel Goldwyn studios, was for the sound track of a picture fea- turing the two musicians. Good- man apparently was not badly hurt, observers said, and got up and left under his own power, daily into this Hydre dam 200 feet high, balf a mile long. i pL, il fami Hm i) a] hi mi oF siofliiillieiad] AT iy) People sometimes ask us what we are doing about providing more electricity for Ontario: Many know how close we are now fo using up all our present supply. Since the end of the war, Hydro's peak load demand has Increased approxi- mately 500,000 horsepower or more than 25% of the highest wartime demand, and is still mounting. What are we doing about it? Above is a part, but only a pari; of the answer. It shows the great power development at Stewartville; on the Madawaska River in Eastern Ontario, Educational expenses Purchase new equipment Doctor, dentist fees Business opportunities cultivation. However, some farmers are up against a short- age of help and cannot do all they would like in this respect. We presume in such cases the adverse weather this year will be much more disastrous. However, tle fact remains that the growing of good and abundant crops is a partnersiip propo- ~ sition, in which the weather and the farmer have an equal share. Good crop management is the part the farmer can play in obtaining maximum results. JUST 3 SIMPLE STEPS ;:: to get the money you need. First: phone, visit or write g, next time you need extra the Household Finance office money, use Household's nearest your home. Second: prompt, friendly money ser- decide how much money you vice. Phone, write or visit need and how you want to. the Household Finance repay it. Third: when your \ Corporation office nearest application is approved, the your home today. which was startled many months ago when materials and labor were "in even shorter supply than now. It will give you 81,000 horsepower commenc- ing next year: With other Hydro developments being rushed to completion, an added 500,000 horsepower will be available in the next five years: ELECTRICITY J] \) 15 Simcoe Street South (over Kresge's) Phone Oshawa 3607 OSHAWA, ONT. . > ELECTRICITY SP BIGGAR & CRAWFORD 10 KING ST. EAST, TORONTO v OSHAWA BRANCH: 37 KING ST. EAST -- PHONE 2600 ERIC R. HENRY, Resident Parner DIRECT PRIVATE WIRE TO TORONTO In the meanwhile we must all use Hydro sparingly so there will be enough to go around. Hours 9 fo 3.0r by appointment -- Loans made fo formers and residents of nearby fowns HOUSEHOLD jal Ly (da f= sShosaleor of Cando -- vp LTE EA D0] To 0 0 Jak {: 11a To)" 3: 3 eo] VI ER [eo]