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BARGE LAREN ANU] SE ---- EE TEEN See Tee « OPINIONS DA I'd LY TIMES-CAZETTE EDITORIAL PAGE FEATURES THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE OSHAWA T OSHAWA TIMES ( blished 1871) THE WHITBY GAZETTE AND CHRONICLE (Established 1863) MEMBER OF THE CANADIAN PRESS The Canadian Press 1s exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all news despatches credited to it or to The Associated Press or Reuters in this paper 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. 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 'n Canada and England $7.00 per year, $3.50 for 6 months. $2.00 for 3 months. U.S. $9.00 per year. Authorized as Second Class Matter, Post Office Dept., Ottawa, Can. Net Paid Circulation Average Per Issue 7, A'4 A ) JANUARY, 1948 SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1948 Scout and Guide Week The world needs self-reliant young people who have a sincere regard for others, irrespective of racial origin or reli- gious belief, said a prominent world figure recently in dis- cussing Boy Scout and Girl Guide Movements. In Canada, starting Sunday next, some 165,000 boys and girls will begin an annual observance known as Boy Scout-Girl Guide Week. They are proud members of two movements which are training young: people in self-reliance with a respect for others regardless of racial or religious beliefs. That the teachings of Scouting and Guiding are playing a vital role in the moulding of the citizens of the future is reflected in the further comment of the world leader already quoted above: "If we can impress upon our youth principles of friendfiness and mutual respect we shall go a long way towards establishing a better undsertanding among the nations of the world." It is apparent that as more of our children become Scouts and Guides, they will be inspired to do their best to do their duty to God and their country, to obey the Scout or Guide Law, and to help other people. It is well said that Canadian Scouts and Guides are "training to serve Canada". Let us work together to make these programmes available Might Try Meters In recent months householders have been plagued by increasing prices of almost every commodity needed for the home. There are few items which are today at anywhere near the levels of last summer. Locally another indication of the upward trend came with the announcement of the increase to 50 cents of the minimum charge to be levied for taxi trips. One taxi patron called to our attention that the scale of rates means that a trip of only two or three blocks now costs 50 cents. With family budgets already greatly reduced it is quite possible that many who previously used this form of transportation will turn to the Oshawa Railway buses even if they are badly crowded or arrange shopping trips for a time when the head of the house is home with the family auto. We note that the Guelph Police Commission has given taxi operators until March 1 to have accurate meters installed in their cabs. The fare will be 40 cents for the first mile and 10 cents for each additional mile. Perhaps it might be a good idea for the local Police Commission to look into the feasibility of similar action here. History of Hot Cross Buns The story of "Hot Cross Buns" dates back to pagan days in England, where they were first made. Missionaries found that the Saxons were accustomed to offer up a special type of cake to the goddess Astarte, from whose name we get the word Easter. Finding that it was easier to alter the pagan beliefs than to eliminate them, the missionaries intro- duced the cross on the bun, to commemorate the crucifixion of Christ. Originally, these buns were made only for Easter. By HAROLD DINGMAN Ott dent Orr Ottawa, Feb. 14--The Prime Min- ister was feeling not only spry but somewhat boastful as he launched his tough, reproving speech this week. Said he: "If this debate has served no other purpose, at least it has been a fairly satisfactory test of endur- ance; and I am happy to discover that at the end of one solid week of sitting in the House listening to what has been said back and forth, I have found it possible to hold my own with anyone it the House-- which, I suggest, is not too bad for one in his 74th year." + a 4 : THEY FEEL IT, TOO--More and more Members of Parliament are living in private rooming houses this year, although in the past they packed into the Chateau Laurier or the Lord Elgin. They are being squeezed by the h.c.l, but none has felt the pinch as badly as the wage earner, LE IE OH, NO, NO!--When the Prices Committee held its first meeting Chairman Paul Martin suggested they start work next morning at 9.30. A horrified ripple of protest ran through the committee. The hour of 10.30 was more to their lik- ing, the majority of members de- cided. LT I NICE WORK, ETC.--The inter- national citizens created by the United Nations have what are prob- ably the nicest jobs in the world. They pay no income, property or other direct taxes, state or other- wise. They pay no luxury taxes, in- cluding those on cars, furs, theatres, night clubs. They pay no liquor or tobacco tax. Showing an identity card relieves them of these taxes. They receive a special automobile licence--free. And, of particular interest, is the fact that they enjoy immunity from court actions, including traffic vio- lations. No malicious manipulator of the law may harrass them for their thoughts or their writings. The "international citizens" are the permanent staffs of the count- ries represented at the United Na- tions. Thus far some 226 identity cards have been issued to persons of 32 nationalities, Officials of 25 oth- er countries are soon to be accredit- ed, od + JUNE IN JANUARY--George A. Cruikshank, the often boisterous member from Fraser Valley, is still giving 20 or 30 plugs a year to 'the alleged weather of British Columbia. Said he the other day as he re- opened his one-man campaign: "An insult to the province of British Columbia and particularly to my riding has been published in the paper. I shall just read it: 'Schools were closed in Vanvouver, on Vancouver Island, and in the Fraser Valley' . . . due to snow. "Mr. Speaker, I have received a Bower from my garden this morn- ng." Sure enough, George had a flower in his button hole. There was some speculation in the Press Gallery that he had obtained it from on Ot- tawa florist. Such heresy, when he hears of it, will probably give him apoplexy, * * + PUBLIC AND PRIVATE THOUGHTS -- Publicly the CCF members are deploring the active support they are receiving from the Communists. Privately even the most self-righteous of them cannot help but think that a solid leftwing vote will mean, perhaps, more so- called CCF members elected to Par- liament. ® 50 Years Ago Whitby took the measure of the Oshawa hockey club with a 7 to 6 victory. The game was hard fought being won in the last min- utes of paly on a goal which Osh. awa spectators claimed was high and wide of the net, A Whitby goal judge put up 'his hand and the goal was counted. S. W. Lowell of Whitby received a contract to evaporate 50,000 pounds of onions for use in the Klondyke. The Marine Baseball Club was organized for 1898 with the follow- ing officers: honorary president, F. ©... Fowke; president, W. P. Ste- ricker; manager, W. H., Jacobi; first vice president, A. J. Courtice; second vice president, R. Hallett; captain, E. Wilson; secretary, A. Cayley and treasurer, S. Rombough. The players on the club werd: A. Bowman, catcher; E, Wilson, E. Powers and M. Smith, pitchers; W. Salter, first base; George Jacobi, second base; = S. Rombough, third base; F. Ray, shortstop; H. Rom- bough, right field; F. Jacobi, cen. tre field and P. Caylgy, left field. Sought to Make $10.10 Case Profit On $1.90 Oranges _Torcento, Feb. 14--(CP)--George Christiansen, national food direc. tor of the Retailers Association of Canada, charged Friday that some Toronto firms had made unwar- ranted price boosts in marketing fruits and vegetables, and predict. ed an expose would be made next week when present evidence is completed. "We know of one Toronto fruit wholesaler who brought in six car. lcads of oranges and put them in storage to hold out for a price of $12 a case," he said. "These oranges were bought as low as $1.90 a case." Mr. Christiansen said names of many such offenders were known. He declared that unless the em- bargo on United States imports were dropped, carrots, parsnips and turnips would climb into the "orchid" class as cabbage did. D (Notices By DON HOULDEN Boy Scout Week This Monday will start for an- other year that week set aside by Scouting throughout the land as Boy Scout Week. All Leaders, Scouts, Rovers and Cubs. will at this time re-affirm their Scout Promise and Law, and set their goal for the coming year a notch higher than in the past. Let's make 1948 a true Scout year, with prog= ress and enthusiasm prevalent. Let's make 1948 a "Scouting for Boys" year, Scout Broadcasts On Sunday, His Worship, Mayor McCallum will issue a proclama- tion making Boy Scout-Girl Guide week in Oshawa official. He will be introduced by President J. H. Rigg. This broadcast will com- mence at 6.10 p.m, On Wednesday, Cub broadcast over CKDO at, 7.15 p.m. The 8th "B" Cub Pack will broadcast a Cub programme. This will be fol- lowed by a recorded Brownie pro- gram, This should be interesting. On Monday--The Scouts Broad- cast. At this time a play will be broadcast over CKDO by one of Cshawa's Scout Troops. This will e heard at 7.15 p.m. On Friday--The Girl Guides will put on their broadcast. This will be heard at 7.00 p.m. Hi-Tide Hour Broadcasts Several Hi-Tide Hour broadcasts will feature Scouting and Guiding. Those referring to Scouting will be heard on Tuesday and Thursday at 4.15 p.m. The programmes relat- ing to Guiding will be heard at the same time Wednesday and Friday. Scout Week Events SUNDAY--Several Troops will hold their Church Pgrade on the hh THE APPOINTMENT OF opening Sunday in Boy Scout Week. Mayor's proclamation at 6.10 p.m. over CKDO. MONDAY~--Scout Broadcasts at 7.15 p.m. TUESDAY--Kinsmen Dinner for the King's Scouts of 1948. Speaker on this occasion will be Field Com= missioner Joseph P. Harwood. Hi- Tide broadcast at 4.15 will feature Scouting. WEDNESDAY -- Cub and Brownie programme to be broad- cast over CKDO at 7.15 p.m. The Hi-Tide Hour will feature Guid- ing at 4.15 p.m. THURSDAY--Scout Work fea- tured over CKDO at 4.15 on the Hi-Tide Hour. FRIDAY -- Girl Guide Pro- gramme to be broadcast over CKDO at 7.00 p.m. Hi-Tide pro- gramme features Guiding at 4.15 p.m. SATURDAY--Mammoth Scout- er's "Doo" at Camp Samac. Com- missioner Knight will be master of ceremonies at the Annual Scouter's Appreciation "Doo", and from all reports this will be quite an event. So Scout Leaders, bring your wife or honey, and your skates and pre- pare for a rip-roaring evening. Scout Displays Books and Literature relating to Scouting and Guiding are on display all this week at the Oshawa Public Library. . ,- Parents' Nights and Socials The following Cub Packs will be observing Open House: No, 3 "A" Pack, 4th Pack, 8th "A" Pack, 8th "B" Pack. The 1st Oshawa Pack will be holding a Social evening. . Scouter's Club A rip-roaring Scouter's Club meeting started the month, devoted to Scouting off with a bang. Sev- eral Scouters were present to give the meeting a Scout look in the Scoutmaster's Corner. The Akela Club of the Scouter's Club met up- stairs to thrash out a few more problems that were cropping up. Not least on the programme was a short talk by the District Com- missioner J. Harold Bateman, on a Commissioner's conference held in Toronto a short time ago. Lunch was most courteously served to the Scouters by the 8th Group. HORSEPOWER INCREASES The average horsepower of the automobile motor has increased 300 per cent since 1920. Empire Life Completes 25 Years Kingston, Feb. 14--"Today marks the completion of our first quarter century of service to the insuring public of Canada," stated C. P. Fell, president of the Empire Life Insurance Company at the annual meeting here. "The Company's 46,000 policyholders from Prince Edward Island to British Columbia now have protection totalling $77,- 869,577 of insurance--a gain during the past year of 9.3 percent and more than double the amount in force ten years ago." "Receipts for the year totalled, $2,767,366 and payments to policy- holder , $072220. The mortality experience for 1947 was favorable. Since its organization in 1923, the Company has paid in ben#fits .o0 policyholders and beneficiaries more than $10,000,000." "The rate of interest return earned in 1947 was 3.85% and the surplus available for the additional protection of policyholders was $1,529,080--the highest. total in the Company's history." A dividend of 4 percent was de. clared on the capital stock, payable March 1st to shareholders of rec. ord February 1st. H. H. Blakeman, F.AS, FAIA, the Company's General Manager and Actuary, was elected a direc. tor of the Company. e A Bible Thought "Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord? or who shall stand in His holy place? --He that hath clean hands and a pure heart. . , ." (Psa. 24:24) "Wherewithall shall a young man cleanse his way?--By taking heed thereto according to Thy Word." (Psa. 119:9) ANNUAL AT 2 at an Annual Meeting. LT.-COL. R. B. SMITH, V.D. President, NOTICE The Fifty-Third Annual Meeting of the Maple Leaf Farmers' Mutual Fire Insurance Company, will be held in the TOWNSHIP HALL, COLUMBUS, Monday, Friday 16, 1948, Directors will be elected to fill the places of those retiring. Auditors will be appointed and all other business relating to the Company, as may be done MEETING - P.M. v P. G. PURVIS Secretary, of the daily need for CALCIUM H&K HARDWARE 337 SIMCOE ST. SOUTH - PHONE 826 as Agent For FAIRBANKS - MORSE Automatic COAL STOKERS See the model now on display in our show- rooms. It's easier and more economical fo make installation now! Later the sale of the cakes was introduced on Good Friday, and the style of the cakes changed to the form of a bun, with a cross on top. The buns were sold hot, hence the name "Hot Cross Buns." In later years, it has become custom to make and sell the buns throughout the Lenten season. Let It Snow The arrival in the city on Wednesday of the new Sicard snowblower was a banner ever. Oshawa now needs to take second place to no modern community as regards its facili- ties for the removal of snow. There can be no excuse now for snow remaining on the streets and forcing motorists to clamber through it to put a copper or nickel in the parking meters. It was our good fortune to see it in operation at the airport shortly after it was delivered to the city. We can truthfully say that all the doubts we entertained when mem- bers of Council told of what it did during their visit to Mont- real, have been banished. The blower really can do a job on the highest and toughest of drifts with a neatness and des- patch that is next to amazing, vr i One need not go back any further than last spring to' recall heavy snows that left mountains of the beautiful along the curbs in the business section. It will be remember- ! ed also that it had te be shovelled into trucks and that spe- | etal loaders were secured to rush the job. With the new blower, accumulated snow can be placed in trucks with a minimum of delay. We are told that trucks loaded in this manner will carry 27 per cent more snow than when loaded by shovelling. The new. piece of equipment cost $23,000 but we feel sure the' investment will be well worthwhile particularly dur- Ing the heavy snowfalls of late February and March. The same quart of milk also supplies the following percent- ages of other daily needs: Protein (highest quality) 50% Riboflavin (B2) ......... 100% Vitamin "A" ....c.cev00 0 44% Thiamine (B1) «....o0vv. 25% PHOSPHOROUS -inyounq and old alike! G ) Milk is still the en wd you can buy/ When you install a Fairbanks-Morse Coal Stoker you get all the advantages of automatic heating and cut your fuel bills besides. Thermostat control assures even, comfortable températures at all times. Fumace-tending drudgery is done away with . ; ; just fill the hopper once a day, when it suits you. Clean heat, too . .. no more loose, dusty ashes to .dirty the house. Fuel bills are reduced 'because you use lower priced stoker coal, and automatic controls .regulate its feed to the firebed only when it's needed. There's absolutely no waste. canon EQLEDANKS - MOXSe "57s" 26-28 FRONT STREET W., \ ® From the above, it's plain to see that Milk gives you more nourishment for your money than any other item on your food budget. Make sure each member of your family gets the recommended amounts daily --even if other more expensive foods must be reduced! EVERYONE NEEDS MILK 3 GLASSES A DAY FOR ADULTS...4 TO 5 FOR CHILDREN TORONTO THE MILK FOUNDATION OF OSHAWA i