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OPINIONS DAILY TIMES-CAZETTE EDITORIAL PAGE FEATURES The Daily Times-Gazette OSHAWA THE OSHAWA TIMES (Established vr THE WHITBY GAZETTE & CHRONICLE (Establshed 1863) The Times-Gazette is a member of the Canadian Press, ail, By Dallles Association and the Audit Bureau of Circulations. to she tee. 108 The Canadi 1s 11 news des stiches in this 30 3a credited fepublication 9 3 al pi ed and i or le Th published "therein ai rights of special despatches herein sre also reserved. A. R. ALLOWAY, President and Publisher T. L, WILSON, Vies-President and Managing Director M. MCINTYRE HOOD, Managing Editor SUBSCRIPTION RATES Hverad esnilor in Oshawa, Whitby, Brogklin, Port bir A Pickering, 24c per wee, By mall, outside eerrie. delivary areas, White 3 Canada and England, 7. ear, sh! yea bir ond [7] Becond Cluse Marie, "Post Office Department, Ottawa, Oanada, DAILY AVERAGE CIRCULATION for OCTOBER 9,135 MONDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1948 0) Canadians And Beef In the not too distant future, Canadians are going to find their markets denuded of the high quality of beef which they have been accustomed to buy in recent years. This is the only conclusion that can be reached as a result of what has happened since the embargo on exports of beef cattle to the United States was lifted. During the war and in the years im- mediately following it, the United Kingdom formed the chief export outlet for surplus beef. It was sent there in millions of pounds. But the British market, partly on account of the shortage of shipping space, absorbed the surplus of lower grade beef, boneless and canned products, which left at the disposal of the Canadian consumers the top quality. Now the situation is reversed. Britain's purchases of beef from Canada have dropped to a very considerable extent, and this led to opening the door to exports to the United States. The Americans, how- ever, will not accept low quality beef. They demand the best in quality, and to meet that demand the cream of the beef produced in Canada is now crossing the border. There is not enough top quality beef produced in this country to meet the demands of both the United States and the home market, so the inevitable result will be that the consumers of this country will have to be satisfied with the poorer type of product. The Canadian consumers will not like that, but the plain economics of the beef situation in this country will not take into consideration their likes or dislikes. Trans-Canada Highway It is announced that the Federal Minister of Resources, Hon. J. A. MacKinron, has invited the nine provincial premiers to attend .a conference to discuss the com- pletion of the Trans-Canada highway. This announcement is long overdue, because there is definite need for concerted action by the federal and provincial governments to bring this project to a satisfactory con- clusion. While it is true that it is possible to drive from the Atlantic to the Pacific on roads built on Canadian soil, large sections are in an unimproved state, and cannot truly be termed part of a Trans-Canada high- way. Only a fraction of these roads are paved, and some of the gravel streiches over which we have travelled are in very poor conditicn. One of the stumbling-blocks in the way of .completing this highway has been the tendency to make it follow the lines of political expediency. The advantage to a political party to haves the road foilow one route in preference to another has some- times outweighed the advantages of the route discarded. For instance, back in the thirtisge, a start was made on a scenic high- way north from Fault Ste. Marie, to follow the north shore of Jake Superior as a link in the Trans-Canada hignway. But it was never completed. It was halted at Batch- awana Bay, fifty miles north of Sault Ste. Marie, because pclitical expediency dic- tated that a route through Cochrane, Kapuskasing and Hearst to Fort William was preferzble. It is to be hoped that the future develop- ment of this highway is not jeopardized by a policy of putting political consider- ations first, but that it will be undertaken on a straight basis of which route best serves the public interest. Tory Convention Set The Ontario Progressive - Conservative Party has decided to defer holding 2 con- vention to select a new leader until late April of next year, which means that opportunity of leading the Government through one session of the Ontario legisla- ture, This bears out the views we expressed in this column some three weeks ago, when we pointed out that we did not expect there would be too much haste in calling the convention. There was a general feel- ing among those responsible for making the decision that Premier Kennedy should be allowed to carry on through one session before giving up the Premiership to the nominee chosen at the convention. The deferring of the convention until next April will be a great factor in the alignment of candidates for the leadership. Some of the aspirants are members of the Ontario cabinet, and they will doubtless have ample opportunity during the session to demonstrate their capabilities in the rough and tumble of House debate. It is not going to be an easy session for the Government, because of the revitalized C.C.F. opposition and the desire of the Liberals to stage a comeback, So the measure' of success which the Ministers in question have in dealing with opposition attacks will have a strong influence on how they fare at the convention. In addition, there are men not now in the legislature whose namés are being mentioned freely as possible candidates, men such as Gordon Graydon M.P. and Robert H. Saunders, chairman of the Hydro-Electric Power Commission. The delay until April will enable such men to do plenty of thinking about their future, and will allow about six months for the situation to clarify itself. On the whole, it is a good thing that the Progressive - Conservatives have not al- lowed themselves. to be rushed into a hastily organized and premature conven- tion. Editorial Notes A movement is on foot to revive the Osh- awa Little Theatre under the guidance of the Community Recreation Association. This is one movement which was worth while in bygone days, and which has a def- inite place in the life of Oshawa. * % kk 3% Frankly, there will have to be more com- promise and co-operation than there has been in dealing with the power shortage situation if the pay envelopes of Oshawa workers are to be maintained at full level during the winter. * x x ' It is reported from-Ottawa that the rate of increase on the cost of living index is slowing down--but the unpleasant fact is that it is still increasing. * kx % kx Hon. Louis St. Laurent is looking ahead to the next federal election. His success in persuading Premier Garson of Manitoba to join the federal Liberal ranks may be quite a factor in securing government sup- port on the prairies at election time. * % kk The Dean of Canterbury, known as the "Red Dean" declares that Russia wants peace. If that is so, Mr. Molotov and Mr. Vishinsky don't seem to have heard about it yet. o Other Editors' Views eo VANISHING STREAMS (Belleville Recorder and Times) In our part of the province the level of our lakes and streams undergoes marked fluctuations; some of the Jatter aimost run dry and so do wells and. cis- terns. Drought Is 'béccming almost an' annual oc- curenc2 and many a stream which used to support a mill or a series of mills, periodically becomes dry land. Everything points to the extreme need of return of large areas of this country to the forest cover that once conserved moisture and doled it out during the year instead of allowing it to run off in one fell swoop which also extracts the nutriment from the soil. The longer we delay putting such a program into effect, we can scarcely avoid repetition of some of the difficuties which we are today enduring be- cause of our earlier folly. ; e A Bit of Verse eo AUTUMN CHART ' This is the hour of the sap retarded, the valley like a flame of red and gold; soon the same miracle of leaves discarded will cover earth against approaching cold, and tucked within the blankets of the snow a crisp, starched country will be ours to know. Like a true promise of extended growing. maples burn brightly where the long road exads. The stream thet in the spring was overflowing is banked with goldenrod, and where it bends the village chimneys hail the winter's coming with woodfires lit and warmth for all the homing. "Marguerite Janvrin 'Adams. In Christian Science Monitor, ® A Bible Thought e "william Carey stated that an open Bible before -an open map of the world constituted his "call" to Premier Thomas L. Kennedy will have the | the. foreign mission fleld."--Christian Victory Follow The Leader Poinier, in The Detroit Free Press Looking Around The World (Editor's Note: This column is presented as an indication of Am- Lisa opinion on major world vents). By DEWITT MACKENZIE Associated Press News Analyst Ever since the founding of the United States the term "alliance" has been abhorrent to the average American because it has been ac- cepted generally as connoting a nfilitary treaty and so as being an instrument of war, However, it strikes me there will be a feeling of relief at the word from Washington that President Truman is expected to order the State Department within a few days to go ahead with negotiations for a military alliance' treaty with Western Europe. The Atlantic, which shielded Am- erican isolation, now has shrunk to the size of a millpond. As a matter of regrettable hindsight there is the realization that an alliance be- tween the United States and the Western European powers most likely would have prevented both world wars. Preparedness Twice Germany struck through vulnerable little Belgium because Berlin gambled on the fact that the United States wasn't bound by al- liance to resist this aggression. Now a project is actively under way to form an alliance which will join the United States and Can- ada to the countries of West Europe, using the recently-formed Western European Union as a nu- cleus. This union comprises Britain, France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg. It is expected that several other countries will be in- cluded, among them Iceland and Portugal. Not Just Economic * The project contemplates not only helping these countries get on their feet economically through the Marshall Plan, but a program of military assistance. As a matter of fact the United. States already has thg military aid | program under way. Reliable | sources in Frankfurt, Germany, | state that the United States has armed three French divisions with $5,000,000 worth of military equip- ment. This projected alliance is in no sense an invitation to combat. It is purely defensive. Such an alliance is the safest insurance the Western Powers could 'have against aggression. The cold war will continue, for Moscow never will cease in its world revolu- tion for the spread of communism until circumstances force it to quit. Business Spotlight By The Canadian Press The official cost-of-living index is losing some of its upward mom- entum, but no one in responsible quarters will predict when it might come to a full halt and roll into a downward trend. Now in its 21st month of a steady, record-breaking rise, the index slackened its pace during Septem- ber by advancing only seven-tenths of a point between Sept. 1 and Oct. 1--from 1589 to 159.6---but even this may not indicate the begin- ning of a long awaited recession. The Bureau of Statistics calcu- fates the index on thed basis that living costs in 1935-39 equalled 100. There is a possibility that the October reading -- it will come in early December since the bureau reports always are. a month be- hind -- may show a recession. This might follow in view of the break which occurred in meat prices dur- ing October. \ However, another rise for Novem- ber and December already is in the making. Unless outbalanced by orna- er factors, it could result from the five and 10-per-cent boosts which the government is allowing in ren- tals. Long-Range View But, on the dong-range view, it is hard to find a prediction as to what might happen beyond the year-end. -Right now, the world has more grain available than at any time in nearly 20 years, even thouzh the world population has increaszd. Good. crops have been reported in b the United States and Canada as well as other countries and the pos- sibilities of surplus stocks already have brought a decline in U.S. com- modity prices. Experts on economics agree that the effect should spread from food to other commodities. Normally, it would bring a tapering off at about the currrent level and then pro- duce a down-trend. But, countering this theory, is the question of rearmament. A growing steel shortage is develop- ing on this continent, due mainly to the U.S. government orders for weapons, and it may bring with it still higher prices for both capital equipment and manufactured con- sumer goods. Markets Saturday Stocks rallied on New York Ex- change, moved ahead fractions to a point; cotton dipped 50 cents a bale. Little effect on demand was noted in two-cent boost in price of lead. Demand surged forward. Prices slumped on Chicago Grain Exchange, but at Winnipeg trad- ing was fair. The United Kingdom was allocated 800,000 bushels of wheat under the angle Canadian wheat agreement, ® Readers Views BUS PARKING SPACE Editor, Times-Gazette. Dear Sir: I was amused also amazed, to read an article in Tuesday's edition of your paper segarding De Nure Bus lines parking on Division St. to pick up passengers. It seems our city council is com- prised of men of means who have cars to drive and don't need the services provided by the Oshawa Railway Co. I must pay respect to the Oshawa Railway Co. also De Nure bus lines for their effort in trying to pro- vide a more convenient rush hour service for the common laborer, but as anyone knows who rides the buses there is plenty of room for improvement. The action taken by city coun- cil does not Show their goodwill to- ward the public of Oshawa espec- ially the worker who, after nine or | ten hours in the factory and shops, | must rush to catgh a bus, only to find standi=g room only. Feeling 1elieved that he has suc- ceeded in catching the bus and on his way home his hopes are shat- tered when he finds that he is caught in a traffic jam and the of- fender turns out to be an oqut of town bus occupying over half the street to pick up passengers. After this delay he can rest as- sured that the bus is late and he is sure to miss his transfer and a fur- ther delay results, he eventually arrives home late for supper and ugly. I don't think the Oshawa Railway Co. used a high and mighty attitude in asking Mr. De Nure to park his buses somewhere else besides Division Street. I be- lieve this action was taken on com- plaints from passengers and driv- ers of the buses. I believe Chief Friend could possibly find a few complaints on his own files. Mr, De Nure's request for park- ing space on the north east corner of Colborne and Division streets was very sensible, but it seems that the city .council, who promised ev- ery co-operation to Mr, De Nure, received and filed the letter and that's that. So grin and bear it John Public, you don't deserve consideration on this matter. In closing, I might add that the space for parking re- quested by Mr. De Nure would mean only another 20 or 30 feet and on a. street where traffic is fairly light.. Is Thank you in advance Mr. Edi- tor and I do hope you can find space 'to publish this letter. I remain, yours truly, CLARENCE O'CONNOR. 326 Elgin S., Oshawa, Ont. Nov. 5, 1948. OPEN HOUSE Ottawa, Nov. 8--(CP)--A host of Canadian Army officials, represent- atives of foreign governments and government officials atended "Open House" at the Russian Embassy here Sunday night. The occasion .was a reception hy the Soviet charge d'af- faires to observe the 31st annivers- ary of the founding of the Soviet state. SPORTSMAN DIES Toronto, Nov. 8--(CP)--Roy Sykes Van Vlack, 68, noted Canadian marksman and fisherman, died in hospital Saturday. He had been in ill health for several years. Mac's Musings Oshawa Is a friendly city; We've found that out In six short weeks, After sojourning far and wide In other places. In Oshawa, Folks have time To know each other, To pass a friendly greeting On the street As they meet, And happy smiles Light up the faces Of the people As they greet their friends. How different Is the atmosphere In cities large and crowded Where no one seems to know Anyone else; No one has time To stop and greet A fellow being On the street. In apartment houses huge, These city folks Live like cave dwellers, With each cave sealed, Against the others, And knowing naught Of all those who, Have in their hearts An ache for friendship. Coming from that Cold unfriendly life To Oshawa, Makes one appreciate Living in a city Where folks take time To make their friendship known, And open up their hearts To give a kindly welcome To all who come To live within it§ gates. Yes, Oshawa is A friendly city. Looking Ahead In Ottawa By the Ottawa Staff Of the Canadian Press Ottawa, Nov. 8-- (CP) -- Within the next 10 days, the Supreme Court of Canada is expected to bring down its decision on the validity of the 62-year-old ban on the manufacture, sale and importation of margarine. It now is a mohth since the court heard argument -- both for and against--on the constitutionality of the prohibition, which keeps the butter substitute Irom Canadian dinner tables. A decision had been expected be- fore this, but intervening cases have kept the court from delivering judg- ment. The margarine issue was ref to the court by the Dominion ernment at the request of the Sen- ate. The Senate, which several times has rejected legislation aimed at legalizing the substitute, adopted a resolution at the last parliamen- tary session calling for a Supreme Court reference. In the three-day hearing, legal representatives of the Dominjon, the Province of Quebec, the Cana- dian Federation of Agriculture, the Canadian Consumers Association and other groups appeared before the seven-man bench to argue the case. Legislation Wilfrid Lacroix, Liberal member of the Commons for Quebec--Mont- morency, plans to make another at- tempt at the next session of parlia- ment to outlaw the Communist Party in Canada. He will sponsor a bill somewhat similar to the one which got no- where at the last session of parlia- ment. In that bill, Mr. Lacroix called for criminal code changes which would outlaw the Labor- Progréssive Party, the Communist Party and any other organization which advocated overthrow of the government by force. Other members of parliament also are preparing to sponsor measures during the 'session which likely will open in January. Bona Arsenault, Liberal member of the Commons for Bonaventure in Quebec, plans to submit a reso- lution urging that the next Gover- nor-General be a Canadian citizen. Last year, Mr. Arsenault suggested that Prime Minister Mackenzie King be appointed Governor - General after he retires from active politics. Mr. Arsenault also plans to spon- sor a bill which would substitute "National" or "Canadian" for the word "Dominion" wherever it ap- pears in government laws or titles. For instance, the Dominion Bureau of Statistics would become the Canadian Bureau of Statistics. Some other members are planning the introduction of a bill advocat- ing adoption of the single transfer- able vote system in federal general elections, e 15 Years Ago Relief costs in the city of Oshawa for the last twelve months have amounted to $434,422, with the city's share $111,525. Col. Frank Chappell was elected president of the Oshawa Boy Scout Association at its annual meeting. Thousands of people passed through the British "Royal Scot" train at the CPR station while it was on a visit here. Oshawa district was visited by a heavy blizzard which blocked some of the roads with snow. R. S. Virtue re-elected by acclama- tion for second term as president of the Oshawa Kiwanis clib. Harry Bray, Toronto and Rev. E. Ralph Adye, of Whitby, were speak- ers at a United Remembrance Ser- vice held in the Regent Theatre. "SLEEPING SICKNESS" London, Ont., Nov, 8--(CP)--Un- conscious for nearly four months with what medical authorities: said was "sleeping sicknesss' a nearby lambeth boy died late Saturday in hospital. He was William Gibson | Williams, * 13-year-old son of Mn. and Mrs. Ralph Williams, New Methods To Combat Mental Ills Toronto, Nov. 8 -- (CP) -- New methods of fighting the. problem of menta lillness at its roots are be- ing planned by the national com- mittee for mental hygiene. Dr. J. D. M. Griffin, medical di- rector of the National Committee for Mental Hygiene, said Saturday that his group planned to organize com- munity leaders and others as a sec- tion of the Health League of Can- ada. He told the Health League that 50,000 Canadians now are in mental hospitals and 12,00 more are added each year. First tasks of such a group would be to wipe out the misconceptions that mental illnesses are hereditary and that they are due to sexual ex- cesses. An attempt also' would be made to dispel the feeling that men- tal illnesses are a disgrace and at- tach a stigma to a family. Dr. Griffin said mental illness was "just like any other. sickness" in many instances could be stopped and eliminated like other' ailments if caught in its early stages. John R. Seeley, executive officer of the committee, said a great many more persons suffered emotional stress that it was generally believed He said a campaign to discover the number of mentally illpersons and to devise means of curing them must include co-operation from fam- ilies, schools, vocational organiza- tions, educational and cultural groups and churches. Ford Brand, secretary of the To- ronto District Labor Council, urged periodic bload tests and X-ray chest examinations for all Canadian workers. He said the tests and ex- aminations should be arranged by the employers. "Management is becoming steadily more aware that good health is pay- ing good dividends on employers' in- vestments," he added. NOT USN BOMBER San Francisco, Nov. 8---(AP)-- | Coast Guard headquarters here said radio distress calls sént Sunday in the North Pacific originated north of the Kurile Islands and could not have come from the nine-man crew of a missing United States Navy patrol bomber. $3,000,000,000 PLANT Portland, Ore., Nov. 8--(AP)--A $3,000,000,000 harness for the Co- lumbia River was recommended Sunday by United States Army en- gineers. The plan of control--for floods, power, navigation and irriga- tion--would reach into five Pacific d | northwest states. 12,000 Jews Are Interned On Cyprus Famagusta, Cyprus, Nov. 8--(AP) --Despair is cheap and unrationed |in the Jewish camps of Cyprus. Twelve thousand Jews still are behind barbed wire on this island, less than 200 miles from their goal, Israle. Two thousand British troops are fed up with acting as pailors for civilians some of whom point to numbers tattooed on their arms by Nazi police and cry, "Hitler= Bevin!" Senior officials are dismayed by the sinking morale of the military garrison, the increasing desperation of tHe immigrants, and the high cost of £12,000 (48,000) a day to guard and support the camps. that the British government ir London is determined to keep them perned up another six months, pos- sibly more, if a Palestine settle- ment is not in sight. A battalion of the South Wales Borderers guards one camp on the outskirts of Mamagusta. Comman- dos guard another near Larnaca. There are 8,000 Jewish men of pre- sumed military fitness. With them are 4,000 women and children, who have chosen not to go on to Israel alone. The camps were established in August 1946, as a dumping ground ceeded the quota set by the British mandate power. in Palestine. Most present internees have been here less than a year. They live in Brit- ish Army tents on British rations averaging slightly more than 2,000 calories daily, supplemented by food from Jewish funds solicited mostly in North America. The Jews' physical lot is better of Arab refugees whom this cor- respondent has seen after their flight from Israeli-occupied terri- tory. But the Arabs can still thin' of themselves as free, thoug. (homeless. The Jews lok at the World from behind barbed wire. AIR RAID PRECAUTION Cochrane, Nov. 8--- (CP) --Im- mediate mobilization of Northern Ontario's civilian population into an air raid precaution organization was urged Sunday by Magistrate E. R. Tucker. The magistrate said in an interview that Northern Ont- ario would be well advised to pre- pare for the eventuality of war be- cause "we will certainly be in the front line." The vast areas of time Berjand would invite incendiary ate tack. TURNING THE PAGES OF / / 4 Z; ¥% hl In 1617, Canada's first farmer, Louis Hebert, used a scythe to reap his harvest. Working by hapd, he could = The pioneer farmer and ' his sons, with their one horse, worked long and hard to grow enough food for their own use. barely provide enough grain to supply his own family. : In 1852, farmer Daniel Massey made the first mower in Canada. Later Alanson Harris designed the reaper. Their combined efforts in 11891 helped develop the wheatland of the West. It is Canadian people and Canadian machines - that prove . . . there's room to grow in Canada Unlimited The introduction, in 1910, of the com- bine, made it pos- sible to reap and thresh 25 acres a day. Now, one man with modern equip- ment can cut and thresh 50 acres a day. Yet the latest infcrmation is for Jewish immigration that ex- than that of hundreds of thousands S f