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_ommows DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE EDITORIAL PAGE FEATURES 9 --b THE DAILY TIMES.GAZETTE OSHAWA WHITBY T4dE OSHAWA TIMES (Established 1871) THE WHITBY GAZETTE AND CHRONICLE (Established 1863) MEMBER OF THE CANADIAN PRESS The Canadian Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all news despatches credited to it or to The Associated Press or Reuters in this and also the local news published therein. All rights of republicatior of special despatches herein are. also reserved, The -Times-Gazette is a member of the Canadian Dally News- papers Association, the Ontario Provincial Dailies Association, and the Audit Bureau of Circulations. Net Paid Circulation Average Per pil 4 J 01 4] : DECEMBER, 1947 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7, 1948 A Strong Council Suffering to a degree from growing pains and the many problems which come hand in hand with an increase in population, East Whitby Township electors on Monday showed a very creditable interest in its municipal election. Despite the fact that there was no election for reeve, a little over 35 per cent; of the possible vote turned out. In T. D. "Tommy" Thomas, who received an acclama- tion as reeve to succeed Arthur E. Grass, who chose to retire after completing seven years as a member of the township council, East Whitby's municipal government is. graced by experience gained through intimate contact with many of the township organizations. Like William E. Noble, who was elected as deputy reeve, he has been closely associated with the development of the urbanjareas of the township and is conversant with their needs. : The election of Neil C. Fraser, K.C., Elmer Powell and Norman Down as membeis of council, has. assured the town- ship of well scattered representation--Mr. Fraser being a resident of the centre, Mr. Powell of the north, and Mr. Down of the south. Mr. Down has had long experience in township matters, having sat as a member of Council and later as deputy reeve prior to serving as reeve for several terms, Mr. Powell has also had considerable eXperience, having served as councillor for two years. Mr. Fraser, who headed the poll in the council contest, brings to his new office a wealth of experience and training. He has been a resident of Oshawa since 1930. To the knowl- edge of local conditions, he has added an insight into human relations gained through his servicé with the Judge Advocate General's Department overseas during the war. His legal | training will no doubt be of great benefit to his fellow councillors. Those who went down to defeat in the election, while they may feel a tinge of regret over the result, may well look with pride on the support they received. It was indicative of the fact that they have many friends and supporters. Perhaps another year the result will be different. In the meantime, they have done what many others failed to do, namely, realize their obligation to their community and offered themselves as candidates so the electors might have the opportunity of making a selection. Home Factor in Health According to Dr. Karl S. Bernhardt of the Department of Psychology of the University of Toronto, the most im- portant agency for mental hygiene is the home. Writing in the current issue of Health, he says that if the home fails to provide the right kind of training for its children or the right kind of emotional atmosphere for its members, then it con- . tributes to unhappiness and poor mental health rather than the happiness and good mental health that should be its usual product. "The good home Is a force for mental health; the poor home is a menace as it makes it almost impossible for its members to be in good mental health," he writes. "The good home provides the kind of training necessary for good ad- justment, while the poor home gives training which leads to neurotic and even psychotic behavior." Dr. Bernhardt describes a good home as one in which all its members feel at home--a place where the individual has a chance to grow and develop, where he doesn't feel cramped and hemmed-in. He feels he is accepted and under- stood. ~ ! "The good home has an atmosphere of emotional secur- ity," he writes. "It is not merely a haven from the world but a real part of the world in which mental co-operation, trust and good will are dominant. It requires this kind of an atmos- phere for the individual to maintain his mental health." The writer states that the most important years for the fostering and developing of healthy attitudes and emotional habits are the years of childhood. There are two important features of these yeafs for mental health--the type of dis- cipline and the character of the patterns of behavior the child has to follow. In the good home the discipline is consistent and reason- able. The goal of the discipline is not just to keep the child from being bad, but rather to help him develop self-discipline. A child's general attitudes are a reflection of those of his parents, according to Dr. Bernhardt, who states that "if his parents evade their responsibilities, use twisted methods of thinking, have prejudices and intolerances, we can expect he child to reflect the same patterns." Standards of truth and honesty are "caught not taught," ' according to the writer, who states further that in a good home the child is not expected to be perfect; he 1s never told that he should behave like some other child; nor is he put on display or talked about in his hearing. In the good home, the child is allowed to grow up and is not hindered by too much parental protection or domination. "The good home shows a blending of freedom and re- sponsibility," Dr. Bernhardt says. 'Each individual member of the family has a measure of freedom, but must show a eartain amount of responsibility along with it" : le 5 AAR -------- -- IO ran Ain 24. By HAROLD DINGMAN Ottawa Correspondent Ottawa, Jan. 7--This is to serve notice on the tax-collector that we're through; we're finished, We've had enough. P-fui! Every day of the year for years we've been paying 42 cents a day to the tax collector for our two packets of cigarets, We spent 70 cents a day on cigarets and only 28 cents of that went to the big rich capitalists and the workers. If we saved 44 cents a day every day for ten days we would have $4.40. That would buy a crock. But since the government collects most of the money we pay for a crock, that would be silly, It just goes to show you the taxpayer can't win. If we thought the country needed our 44 cents maybe (emphasis on the maybe) we wouldn't be in a state of revolt. But we've "been around Ottawa long enough to know that our 44 cents just goes down the drain, It's a 100 to one shot there is more money wasted in Ot- tawa than any city in Canada. ONE FOR THE RECORD--'I read with a great deal of interest your column on the subject of busi- ness men who dislike to make their criticisms too vocal or too well identified with themselves," says a | business man," and I would like to | congratulate you on the frankness of your own declaration." That was & column aboutsfear-- about people who feared reprisals | from the bureaucrats. | "I have felt for some time that we business men are a shade too nervous when it comes to express- ing ourselves, and those of whom you spoke were probably in that | class, but at the same time you can- | not blame a business man for wanting to stay in business when | it provides his living," the letter said, and went on: "I could not mention any specific | instances where agencies of the Do- | minion Government have taken punitive steps against a business man who voiced his criticisms openly but I would think that the cure for things of that nature is for the victim to become even more | vocal and.anake it clear that he is being penalized for exercising his rights." It would require very little re- | search to dig up a punitive list a | long as your arm, There was a | case of the radio broadcaster who | made a speech at a service club | luncheon, to his fellow-businessmen | in which he criticized the CBC. He | himself was a station owner, had | been in business for years. Two days | after his speech his station was placed in a "new category", far less advantageous to him. There Was no | room for doubt as to whether ph was punishment, A CBC executive first wrote him a letter saying he had noticed his criticism, and fol- lowed it immediately with another letter putting the private station in, the new and disadvantageous posi- tion, He squawked his head off about his rights, He was vocal alright. But it did him no good. The bureaucracy had ruled, and having | ruled, ignored him, Did the public care? Not a bit. Who cares about a private station owner? Why, they're all bloated millionaires, The propaganda against them has been very effective; enough so that the CBC can depend upon it. The CBC can make the most outrageous rul- igs and the public can be counted on to say, "Oh well, he's a private station man." How many businessmen have been hurt by the rulings of the Foreign Exchange Control Board no one will ever know, How many were irrepar- ably damaged by the recent tariff changes is also an unknown factor. What's the answer? Well, one answer, would be to buttonhole your local member, the man you elected. Tell him to behave like a | man, not a rubber stamp. Tell him to get to work, to find out what's | going on in Ottawa; tell him to go after the bureaucrats and squeeze the lard out-of their heads; tell him he; the member, is still the boss if he wants to be, A House of Com- mons man, when he gets his dander up, can do a mighty bit of good in Ottawa. A few who've tried know it. eo A Bit of Verse A CAROL OF THE STABLE Before the flame was in the east, Before the cock should Crow, I rose, I felt upon my cheek The first sharp flakes of snow, And heard the north wind blow. 1 took no lantern for my feet, So well they knew the way; Out to tr« barn I went, to see The « ]r I thin; La Each In his place they stood, an Their mild soft prod on ha Surneq And whether they were risen from prayer Or had not bowed the knee, Was more than I could see: 1 and pray-- mas Day, But as I met their gentle gaze 1 My gv cheek was not. dry; ne; rist among the beas Less blind of heart than I, © And wept, I well knew why. More than my home, mor heart y v Yan od (Both crammed with worthless things) The stable seemed a fitting roof For shepherd-saints and kings And folded angel-wings. To such a plage of Innocence Although it be not broad, Might come the holy ones of heaven, Might come the purple-shod, To kneel and aze on God. % --Audrey Alexandr v In Montreal Star. y » Brown ® A Bible Thought Direct Contact--"Through Him (Christ) we . . . have access by one Spirit unto the Father!" (Eph. 2:18). Time for Decision BY GEORGE W.'JAMES The Canadian Statesm an, Bowmanville, Ont. (NEW SERIES, ARTICLE 9) Since the' preceding article was written Parliament has again as- sembled at Ottawa following months of insistence by Hon. John Bracken, leader of the official opposition, that members be re- convened to deal with pressing problems rather than permit the people to continue to be ruled by decisionsgof bureaucrats who con- | tinue to shape the policies and de- crees of the government, Speech From Throne It is soon to estimate what will be the outcome of the session but it. has been noted that in the Speech from the Throne, prepared under direction of Prime Minister King, it takes a peculiar tone, The address insists that Canada is en- joying "general prosperity" but difficulties present themselves in continuing to support European recovery, Highly prosperous yet unable to help!! Shallow Pretension Previous articles in this series have sought to show that this claim of "unprecedented prosper- ity" is a shallow claim projected in government propaganda which now extends into the Speech from the Throne. Several articles have shown the position of Canadian farmers 'to fall far short of "general prosperity" or they would not now be hurling protests at the government from 5 in fl Wage Earners Duped Having shown the position of the farmer let dis take look at the "unprecedented prosperity" of an- other third of our population, namaly the wage earners in in- dustry. They too have been told that their income has never been highér, their savings never great- er, their family welfare never as fully protected. Which of course _is only one side of the picture like the alleged farm prosperity, Actual Revenues Take the case of the re¥k earn- ings of the married man with two children for the pre-war period of 1939 as: compared with his earn- ings today. Then level off the respective amounts left after taxes and living costs, With an income of $1500 in 1939, untaxed, he retained the $1500. Today the $1500 after taxes and costs leaves the family only $1,071. Take Home Pay The same is true at the $2,500 level of income. In the 1939 period the family retained the whole $2500. 'Today, under gov- ernment decrees the net shrinks to $1,692. So the Canadian wage earner, like the Canadian farmer, in the face of these figures and mounting living costs, is told by the = government that .Canadian producers ave today enjoying "un- precedented prosperity." Budget Surplus Hoax To prove this great prosperity the government heralds a budget surplus this year that may reach One Billion Dollars. This budget surplus is made possible by "un- precedented taxation" as shown in the above figures. The demand of Hon. John Bracken that these taxes should be slashed by one- third fell on deaf ears. It is time to decide between Bracken and King at the next election. e Other Editors = AWFUL IN THOSE DAYS (Kitchener Record) Today's youth take love lightly. In the horse-and-buggy days love was an awe-inspiring and fearsome thing, and few stricken with it ev- er recovered, LIKE JOE WALCOTT (Windsor Star) Mr. King is adroit at political shadow-boxing. In spite of all the arguments against his doing so, he is not beyond trying a surprise knockout. blow. But, in the circum. stances, it would be a surprise in- deed. THE RADIO SANTA CLAUS (Brantford Expositor) One 'Brantford youngster of ten- der years but bright intellect sume med it up neatly just a few days ago. Listening to a radio render- ing of Santa Claus by a particular- ly basc-tonsilled substitute who bellowed his "Ho! Ho!" with a noise like unto that emitted by the cele- brated Bull 'of Bashan, the child raised a perplexed face and asked, "Mummy, what's the matter with Santa? Has he got a tooth-achg?" ® 25 Years Ago J. A. McGibbon, secretary of the Board of Trade, was appointed secretary of the local Board of Education. A. E. Garbutt, super- vising principal : of the public schools, had acted as secretary but it was decided to relieve him of his secretarial duty, Twenty-six entries were received for the Inter-Church Hockey League by A. Petre, league secre- tary. In the senior bracket, teams from the following churches were entered: King Street, Methodist, Presbyterian, Bt. Gregory's, Anglic- an, Christian and Simcoe Street Methodist. Value of building permits issued during 1922 was $1,155,130, reports revealed, Heaviest months were March, May, October ahd August with March topping the list ab $364,520. a Reeve George Morris was named chairman of the finance committee at the town council's inaugural meeting, Councillor Robert Pres« ton was elected chairman of the Board of Works. Oshawa's Junior OHA. team toppled Port Hope 5-3 after 10 min- utes of overtime. 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