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§ THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE, Saturday, July 26, 1952 Editorials ls » blished Times-Gazette Publishers, Limited. The Dally Times Gazette (Qragwa. Whitby), cubl i hy mesg Steel Strike Settlement Was Welcome To a rather special degree, news of the settlement of the steel strike in the United States was received in Oshawa with a great wave of satisfaction, Coming on the day Jpefore the 10,000 or more General Motors 'employees started off on their annual holi- days, assuring them of a resumption of 'employment: on their return, it was doubly welcome. It now remains for a return to normal in the receipt of steel supplies to restore normal production in all depart- ments of the great Oshawa automobile plant. It is significant that the strike was gettled very quickly when President Tru- man called the heads of the two factions together and presented them with an ulti- matum. What the President said to them has not been revealed, but it must have News Here been quite potent, for before the day was out agreement had been reached, and the strike was over. There was, of course, a measure of compromise on both sides to being about this agreement. The tragic thing about the whole matter is that 53 days of steel production, and 53 days of wages for the steel workers, plus the wages and production of allied indus- tries affected by the strike, have been lost by the refusal of both sides to compromise until faced with a presidential ultimatum. In strikes such ag this, the end: usually comes through compromise, and it is unfor- tunate, in the present instance, that the compronlise could not have been reached weeks ago, before matters reached the des- perate state which existed when the Presi- dent acted. One Penality of Popularity Lakeview Park, in spite of its lack of swimming and bathing facilities, has achiev- 'ed great popularity as a picnic ground for out-of-town organizations and groups, as well as for family parties. Every weekend, thousands of visitors come to the city by car and bus to enjoy the shady trees, the cool breezes and the playgrounds at Osha- wa's lakeshore park. We welcome these visitors, and hope they will continue to come in large numbers, to add to all the local pic- nies which are held at Lakeview Park. In this case, however, popularity brings its own penalty. It is costing the taxpayers of Oshawa a considerable sum of money to have the park cleaned up after the weekend picnics are over and the picnic parties have gone home. On the average Monday at the height of the summer, it takes a gang of five or six men several hours to clean up the refuse and debris left strewn around by pic- nic parties, It is amazing to note, early on Country Not Built At the recent meeting of the Canadian Federation of Mayors, there was a debate on the proposal that lotteries should be made legal in Canada, with the proceeds used for the provisjon and maintenance of hospital facilities. There were the usual spacious arguments in favor of the proposal, but it was rejected because of the strong opposi- tion voiced by the majority of the mayors present. One of the most vocal in opposition was Mayor Allan J. Rush of London. Mayor Rush, before attaining that office, was a former police officer in London, and had plenty of opportunity to observe the results of gambling. When he spoke out against lot- Editorial Notes Oshawa workers on holiday are hoping that they can have a continuance of the lovely summer weather of the last two weeks. Those who will be working are not so sure about it. With so few ships coming into Oshawa Harbor, someone should start a movement to feed all the gulls that make their homes down there. Many Britishers complain that Queen Elizabeth II is working too hard. Maybe she has been unable to slacken down after the pace set for her during her Canadian tour last fall. The Daily TimesGazetie (OSHAWA, WHITBY) fimes Gazette (Oshawa, Whitb; A eal BL C2 en WT 3, he, Sg, Ge s ndays aoldays excepted) statutory , Member of Phe Canadian Press, the Canadian Daily News the Publishers American Newspaper Dailies of Circulations. The Canadian Press is AR use on, Yepublioation of all Sows 3 uh despatehes ih news published Shares. Al rights ¢ of special are also reserv The > and Audit the paper. sredi oa Tp A. BR ALLOWAY, President and Publishes. . T. Lu WILSON, Vice-President and Managing Director. M. McINTYRE HOOD. Managing Editor Lon i050 44 King Strest Wank, Toronta, Ont. 35 University SUBSCRIPTION: RATES Desiyared by carrier in Oshawa, Whitby, Broskiin, Peae Samal Saery setts sa EEE DAILY AVERAGE CIRCULATION FOR JUNE Monday morning the great mass of wrap- pipg papers, remnants of food and other garbage left strewn on the grass, in spite of the fact that there is no lack of receptacles in which this refuse can be placed. This cannot be charged to children who, perhaps, do not know any better. The offenders are for the most part mature people who know that they should not leave rubbish scattered around, but just cannot be bothered picking it up and placing it in the garbage recep- tacles. It seems strange that this should be so, but the parks employees who have the clean- up job to do every Monday - morning, can vouch for the fact that it is so. This poses a problem in human behaviour, in the develop- ment of a feeling of individual responsibility for leaving a picnic ground as clean and tidy as it was found. It is not a matter which can be policed, but rather one which calls for some form of education of those who use the park. on Gambling teries, it was because of that experience. And he had this to say: "Our country was not built on gambiing. It was built on hard work. Almost everybody buys sweepstakes tickets, but I have to think what suckers we are. The chances are 50-50 that the tickets are either counterfeit or for races run the year before." Nothing more appropriate could be said on the subject. Lotteries are entirely outside the realm of justification on any basis of economy or good practices. They are gamb- ling pure and simple, and gambling is pro- ductive of nothing. It is merely a means of appropriating into certain hands the re- wards of the production of other people. On that basis, the comments of Mayor Rush of London are eminently sound. Other Editor's Views TAX ON IDLESNESS (High River Times) . Theoretically, the perfect tax would be s tax on inaction. The proper man to tax would be the loafer, not the worker; idle land, not used land; inactive capital, not active capital; lack of enterprise, not enterprise. Such a tax would not be practical but would be more just. Our present taxes are based on the opposite theory. We tax thrift, action, capital, enterprise. We levy taxes in proportion to ability te pay, which means that the harder a man works, the more he is soaked. The more efficient he grows, the more he is shaken down. A Bit Of Verse BUTTERFLY AT POMPEDN Gay, uncaring; vibrant, daring Flash of sapphire on the wing! Whose house did the guide seek? That of some exiled Greek? Or Roman? Or Neapolitan? The frieze Suggests a luxury and ease Less expensive perhaps than Rome's. Whose were the massive homes The ruins indicate? 1 tried To remember what he said. I sighed . For the griefs of long ago, And forgot them before the next snow, But now the ecstasy of one Azure spark in Pompeian sun. Twelve years later I recall A blue flame on a crumbled wall. --PEARL STRACHAN HURD Bible Thought "Let him ask in faith, nothing wavering, For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed. For let.not that man think that he shall receive anything of the Lord. (James 1:6, 7.) "How can He grant you what you do not de- gire to receive?'--Augustine. a LESSON IN GETTING HLONS 2 __ LN - ONE HAS To RELAX AND HAVE A spoT OF TFA ONCE IN A WHILE - = | THE , WORLDS FIRMEST FRENDINP PNA : rr "wa oe Y2ouscs LN - BRIT SH Common weRTH OSHAWA'S PASSING SCENE McLaughlin Generosity Means Much By THE OBSERVER "If anyone ever wants to know what the name of McLaughlin has meant to Oshawa, they have but to look around them. On every hand your handiwork and generos- ity is visible, for you have support- ed all those things which are for the common good of humanity." In those words Mayor Michael Starr sums up the feelings of the city towards a great Canadian. The amazingly well-kept secret of the gift of a new library to this city by Col. R. 8. McLaughlin caus- ed a joyous sensation when reveal- ed. City Council was let into the sec- ret on Monday evening and im- mediately -set about drafting the letter of appreciation which is pub- lished in The Times-Gazette to- day. . It is now impossible to conceive an Oshawa without Camp Samac, the YWCA, the Girl Guides House, the Bandshell, Lakeview Park and General Motors. Without the foresight of the man who staked his future on the auto, Oshawa would in all probability be a small and ugly country town. Col. "R. 8." has done well by Oshawa and the people of Oshawa have done well by him. Tuesday night's riot at the wrest- ling at Oshawa Arena was definite- ly not a staged hammy affair in the best "heave and grunt' tradi- tion. The crowd was in an ugly mood and we venture to suggest that promoter Pat Milosh had bet- ter tread a little warily and put on some crowd-pleasers to make the fanatics bappy before some- body really gets hurt, If referee Joe Gollob shows his face in this city again we wouldnt eare to be his insurance agent. A $100 bouquet to Local 222 UAW-CIO. The union's picnic at Lakeview Park on Saturday was a magnifi- cent affair, To have 20,000 people in one place without one gripe re- quires some hard work -- but the unionists achieved the seemingly impossible. The picnic saw unionism at its very best with everyone working together for the good of the cause. The children were kept happy and there was plenty of fun for the adults. Not a tinge of commercial- ism marred the picnic and the fa- cilities offered to guests and the working Press were top-notch. While dishing out the praise, the Parks board should not be forgot- ten, By Monday noon every bit of litter had been cleared up -- no small task after a weekend when 35,000 people had been on the sward. Still wrapped in mystery is an odd event which disturbed the peace in William Street this week. At 3 a.m, a car stopped right «in the middle of the road and the driver leant on his horn for about five minutes. Windows opened all along the road and one outraged elderly gentleman ran out in his pyjamas to see whatt he racket was all about. As he reached the car | the driver If off the hooter but- ton and, without a word, sat up- right and drove off, An American visitor's tribute to the Oshawa Civic and Regimental Band resulted in a last-minute change in the program presented at the Bandshell on Thursday even- ing. A New York man, the visitor was here four years ago when he heard the band playing music frm Jerome Kern's 'Showboat' at a Memorial Park concert. On Thursday, the same New Yorker was back in Oshawa and he made a bee-line to attend the band concert. He made a special request to Bandmaster Jack Broad- to Oshawa bent for the band to repeat the ""S8howboat"' selection. "I never heard it played as well as you played it four years ago, and I have never heard it since," was his comment. Mr. Broadbent erased selections from Noel Coward's "'Calvalcade"' from the program and substituted the Kern masterpiece. The result was a scintillating performance of the 'Old Man Riv- er" vehicle -- and a highly de- lighted visitor from the U.S, The audience, too, indicated that it thoroughly enjoyed the popular refrains. To paraphrase one of the items, we guess "He can't help loving that. band of ours' (Apol- ogies to Mr. Kern). Everything in Oshawa is getting bigger and better and that in- cludes sewer pipes. City Engineer Wes Dempsey was telling us the other day that a new pipe, with a 66-inch diameter, is going to be laid. That pipe, dwarfing everything that has ever been put below Osh- awa's ground surface, is big enough for a medium-sized gent to stand upright in, We wonder if City Council is going to enforce the city by-law against dischaarging firearms with- in city limits during this yeat's hunting season. If we remember correctly a promise to do so and thus turn Oshawa into a game sanc- tuary was made about 11 months ago. Many wild-life lovers and rod and gun club members would like to see that law enforced. Council has plen- ty on its plate but it should still find time for a conclusive debate on this lively topic. i Last week we wrote about an all-red apple tree growing on Thornton's Road. As soon as he read the item, Herbert Bates, of King Street West, identified the tree. ' "This apple is what they call 'The Forbidden Fruit', he told us. "In the Bible where Adam and Eve ate of the tree, this was the fruit. "It is a very rare tree. There is another Forbidden Fruit tree in Whitby at Joseph King's, at 501 Green Street . . . It is a prize to own and I wish it was growing in my front lawn." Inadvertantly we have discarded our notes of where on Thornton's Road the tree it located. That is a pity for not everybody gets a chance to see the fruit that got us into the present state of affairs. By now Mayor Michael Starr is an expert at the job of drawing tickets from revolving drums for various draw events. But has anybody noted how he bares his right arm before plung- ing into the drum? He puncti- ously observes that rule since he was told, in his early Mayoralty days, that all the best raffle-draw- ers did it to escape criticism. Happy holiday, Oshawans! For the next two weeks the unlucky ones who stayed behind will be able to park without trouble, walk unjostled down the main streets, get a hair-cut without wait- ing, go to the movies without queuing in a line-up, get a lunch- time seat in a restaurant and, in general, live the life of Riley. So goodbye, and good-luck, holi- day-makers. Spare a thought to those who are holding the deserted fort and have a godd time on the two and a half million bucks which, it was estimated by bank officials, you'll be taking with you. Full-time enrolment of under- graduates in Canadian universities and colleges in 1951 was about 72,.- 000, a 10 per cent decrease from the previous year, MAC'S MUSINGS Russian athletes who are Competing in the 1952 Olympic Games in Finland Have opened the eyes of The rest of the world and Administered a rude shock To the aspirants from the United States who hoped To sweep all before them By their prowess in the Varied Olympic events, As we look at the points Standing of the nations Which are competing, We are surprised to find That the Russians, in Their first year of Competition in the Olympics for many years, Are far out in front, Showing the way to the United States which is Many points behind. This standing of Russia In the athletic and Sports world makes us Stop and take notice, And do some speculating On what has been taking Place in the land behind The Iron Curtain in the Last two decades or mere, t would appear that Russia not been asleep during The years since last it Was represented at an Olympic Games meeting, But has been paying striet Attention to developing Athletic stars equal to or Better than the best in Other countries, and the Result is shown in the Way they have gathered In points at Helsinki. This would indicate that Perhaps in other fields Where the human element Is involved we should not Regard Russia too lightly. Poison Ivy Recognition The best advice as far as poison ivy goes is to know the plant and avoid it, warns the Health League of Canada in the lastest is#he of its magazine, Health. Poison ivy leaves are always arranged three on each stem, Each leaf is irregularly heart shaped with edges sometimes deeply notch- ed. Leaf surfaces ar esmooth, glossy, and light green in spring and early summer, turning yellow, orange, brown or red in the fall. In most leaves the vein is off- centre, There are frequently clus- ters of small whitish flowers under the leaves in early summer, and these develop into round, whitish- green berries about the size of a pea, the magazine explains in its question and answer column. "If you are aware that you have been exposed to poison ivy, wash the affected skin immediately and thoroughly with soap and warm water," M.O. writes. "Make a good lather and wash two or three times, but do not scrub with a brush. Rinse well with clean water and then apply rubbing aleohol to the area. '"'Another good tip is to wear gloves at night or even a pair of women's silk hoisery pulled on over the hands and arms to reduce the possibility of infecting other areas by scratching." Want to Buy, Sell or Trade? -- A Classified Ad and the deal is made Mondeith ¥ CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS Gordon W. Riehl, C.A R Partner 1 KING ST. EAST Dial 53-4662 PORTRAITS + By JAMES J. METCALFE WAYS TO STEAL When we were children we were taught . . But certain people have their views . . steal , . they feel . .. a store . . for .. the facts . . . But they would never hesitate . In any sale of real estate . service where the price . they could make their gain secure . They would not rob a bank in town . . Or fix the records of the firm . .. . They would not cheat in anything . . . A check, recipt or invoice or . . Or merchandise or such . . Might be a question mark , . That it is wrong te . And act the way y . Or break into That they are working . Where records write . The form for any tax . To charge us overmuch . . Or any | . And . While we were in the dark. od Copyright, 1933, Field Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved IN DAYS GONE BY 50 YEARS AGO The Citizens Band sponsored a moonlight excursion on the steam- er "Argyle". Over 100 Boys' Brigade members stay in camp at Oshawa-on-the- Lake. The Oshawa district was report- ed suffering from an excessive rainfall during recent weeks, Cellars in town have been flooded several times. Sam Gliddon was elected by ac- clamation to a vacancy on the town council. . Butter sold at 14 cents a pound, eggs at 15 cents a dozen and poul- try at 13 cents a pound on the Osh- awa market. Owing to the wet season, the fruit crop was a failure through- out the district. Employees of the Malleable Iron Company held an all-day picnic at Oshawa-on-the-Lake. " Over 400 residents of Bowmap- ville, Oshawa and Whitby went to Niagara Falls on a boat excursion .sponsored by M. A. James, Pub- lisher of the Bowmanville States- man. QUEEN'S PARK Inquiry Into Lake Levels Is Demanded By DON O'HEARN Special Correspondent for The Times-Gazette TORONTO--A $64 question was presented to the International Joint Commission at its meeting here on the high water level of Lake Ontario, Why was it, some of the erosion victims asked, that while the waters of the lake were at a record high the waters in Mont- real harbor and lake St. Louis which were fed by the St. Law- rence were 35 below normal? This question would seem to fil- lustrate better than anything else just how great is the need for a thorough inquiry into the cause of fluc*uation in the lake levels. TN.se who presented it said no one had been able to give them an answer, and none was offered at the hearing. The definite im- pression is that no one really knows. There could be causes such as the damage victims believe; that the Gut Dam at the mouth of the St. Lawrence and silt in the river channels would tend to hold back the waters of the lake. Again, there could be other reasons, such as low water in the Ottawa River which feeds into the St, Lawrence above Montreal. But certainly with water levels so important; it seems remark- able so little is known about them as not to be able to explain a marked phenomenon sych as this. There have been a considerable number of studies of matters re- lating to the waters of the Great + however, By Facts Lakes and an equally considerable number of theories advanced on causes of high and low water. But there is a pointed need for a thorough, over-all scientific in- investigation. It would seem certain after the hearing here that the Commission: will call for this. And it also seems most probable it will ordain that levels have to be maintained below a certain figure by the new power project when it is operating (this is taking for granted it will approve the power development of the St. Lawremce), Spokesmen for Hydro assured the - Commission and witnesses at the hearing that there would be works in the project which would enable some control of the lake level. They didn't win any warm support, when they wouldn't guar- antee anything except that s year's peaks wouldn't be exceed The peak this year was better than 249' 6" and most of the spokesmen at the meeting were asking the Commission to find some way in which a maximum of 248' could be maintained. One imagines that the eventual . project will be able to do this. I$ would be logical for the Hydro people to be very cautious now. They wouldn't want to commit themselves to anything more than they have to. But it is beyond the bounds of reason that they haven't taken the high level and erosion factor into consideration and al- lowed for a reasonable level in their plans. * £ 27th Brigade Begins Summer Manoeuvres Marking the start of intensive summer manoeuvres, Oanadian troops in Germany are to move into the field at the end of July for "wet" battle schemes in the Sennelager area about 60 miles southwest of Hannover, Fighting and service units of 27 Canadian Infantry Brigade Group with the exception of small rear parties, will leave their permanent barracks July 31, and until Aug. 15 will live in tents, bivouacs, slit trenches and weapon pits. Sennelager training:is something new for the brigade. Not only will this be the firet time in the area, but also it will be the first time all units have been concentrated in a camp where live-firing of weapons allows "wet" battle man- oeuvres. ("Wet" is an Army ex- pression meaning "with live am- munition.") The training area covers state forests, farmers' fields and wide heather moors of the city of Paderborn on the Hannover- Hamelin-Ruhr Valley road, It is one of the many training areas in Germany which were permanently marked for Hitler's Wehrmacht. According to Major R. 8. Grah- am of Winnipeg, officer responsible for brigade training, the units are in for just about every type of ex- ercise which can be done with battle realism. "After Sennelager range and field training, we're headed for corps and army scheme and we want to be ready for any tactical problem given us by Brit- ish exercise directors." In the series of night and day schemes planned for Sennelager, tanks, artillery, mortars, machine guns, and infantry are to co-oper- ate in attack and defence roles. For the first time, foot-sloggers of the brigade will experience the realism of war as sounds of wea- pon firing set the stage. 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