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7 EJ THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE, Monday, August 11, 1052 Editorials Dally Times-Gazette (Osha Whitby), publi: " 5 Bimeos Street _Soath shed by Times-Gazette Publishers, Limited, Oshawa, Ontario Control on Expenditures Of Boards of Education Consideration is to be given to placing before the Ontario Legislature, a plan 'whereby the estimates of boards of educa- tion would be subject to appeal to the On- tario Municipal Board. A request for legis- lation of this kind was made formally by the City Council of London, Ontario, and it had the support of the councils of Oshawa, North Bay, Sarnia, Woodstock and Port Arthur. W. A. Orr, Deputy-Minister for Municipal Affairs, is authority for the state- ment that consideration will be given to the introduction of such a bill at the next ses- sion of the Ontario house. Naturally, this proposal will meet with serious objections from boards of education, and with good reason. One can see muni- cipal councils all over the province objecting to the education estimates and appealing them to the Ontario Municipal Board. Know- ing something of the pressure of work to which this Board is subjected, we can fore: pee that it would be swamped with so many appeals that it would take months to dispose of them all, and meanwhile, municipal fin- Victims Too Often In Britain not long ago Chief Justice Lord Goddard voiced a comment born of fong experience. "In the administration of the criminal law," he remarked, "I believe that for years past we have thought too much of the eriminal and not enough of the victim." In mania of altruism, the public, not merely in the United Kingdom but even more in the United States and Canada, has lest sight of first principles and actual ob- Jectives. The feeling is strong among people who view crime from a comfortable distance, that they themselves are to blame if every criminal is not speedily and easily reformed by gentle treatment. Social Credit Still The Social Credit party in Alberta has won another overwhelming success at the polls in a provincial general election. Out of 61 seats, it has 47 members, which means that the opposition split as it'is into three groups, will be negligible. The Social Credit forces have been in power in Alberta since the spectacular success of Hon. William Abérhart in 1985, longer than any other provineial government in Canada. It should be noted, however, that the re- election of the government had very little to do with the original Social Credit policies of the founder of the party. These policies, including the $25 a month for everyone, as vote-catchers, have long since been laid aside, and the government of Premier Manning was elected purely on its record of successful administration. A Bit Of Verse DELPHINIUM The fairest flower that greets the eye, Attracts the gaze of passersby, And vies in color with the sky, Delphinium, Delphinium. Those glorious spikes of azure hue, Drenched with the sweets of morning dew, Vibrant with beauty, through and through, Delphinium, . Delphinium! Chorus-- ' : And as we sing its beauty's charm And toast the flower we love the most, Fill high the bowl and deeply drain, "Our favorite flower," Be this our toast, Delphiniym, Delphiniurh. : : --ALICE A. FERGUSON, The Daily Times-Gazette (OSHAWA, WHITBY) The Dally Times-G « Whitby) Oshawa Times (established 1871) and The Whitby pois Ho Chronicle (established 1863) is published daily (Sundays and Member of The Canadian Press, the Canadian Daily News Association, the Amer! F s As the Ontario Provincial Dailies Association and the ke Paper ctediied ALE The Alsoctated Prom or Reuters, Ld 3 Jubiished herein. rights of special A. R. ALUOWAY, President atid Publisher. ¥. L. WILSON, Vice-President and Managing Director. M. McINTYRE HOOD, Managing Editor. Offices, 44 Street West, Toronto, Ont., Tower Building, Montross; ba 225 University Defivered jo carrier deli areas te) DAILY AVERAGE CIRCULATION FOR JULY = 10,232 I | ancing would be held up. That, however, is not the chief reason for objection to such legislation. The boards of | education are elected bodies, responsible to the electors who place them in office. It is their duty and responsibility to know all there is to know about the educational needs of their communities, and to make provision accordingly, having due regard to the need for economy. They know far more about how much money is required for education than do the members of the City Council, who, by this legislation, would be able to block educational progress until such time as the Municipal Board could hear and de- cide on the appeal. "We feel that the Ontario Municipal Board already has top much power and control over the affairs of Ontario municipalities. The proposed legislation would take control out of the hands of those elected to exercise it, and would be a negation of the democratic processes which are the basis of all our government, municipal included, in this province, y Forgotten Whereas -- anyone who has seen the criminal courts in action, clearly realizes that the criminal, as a rule regards gentle- ness as weakness, and counts on clever lawyers, susceptible juries and weak-kneed judges to help him escape the consequences of his misdeeds. The primary purpose and duty of the law is the protection of the great mass of the people who are willing to obey the law. In weakly weeping over the killers: and thieves, the robbers and forgers and sex per- verts, too- many people are apt to forget their victims. It is the victim we should remember first, and most. LJ : ¢ in Power There can be no question of the fact that Premier Manning and his colleagues have given Alberta sound business administra- tion. In their achievements, however, they owe a great deal to the discovery and de- velopment of the Alberta oil fields, through which they have secured financial resources undreamed of when the party first took office in 1935. In fact, the financial prob- lems of Alberta have been solved for many years to come by the oil development. Naturally, the people were well satisfied with a government which had done much to safeguard the provincial interest in its oil resources, and that is the main reason why that government was again returned. The fact that it was a Social Credit government had very little to do with it. Other Editor's Views YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR (Cleveland Plain Dealer) No money has been appropriated for the congres- sional investigation into the moral qualities of tele- vision and radio programs. : { The inquiry will therefore, cost the taxpayers only the time. of the congressmen conducting it. That's about what the inyestigation will be worth. INFLATIONARY CIRCLE (W. L. Clark, in The Windsor Star) The Canadian railroads are asking an increase in freight rates, Employees of Canadian railroads are asking an in- crease in 'pay. And, if the pay increase is granted, further in- creases in freight rates will be asked. It is all part of the inflationary policy of the Dominion Government. Individuals and firms are taxed until they are choked. That puts up the cost of living. And, as taxes cut into pay envelopes, it means individuals want more money, so they can have more left after the tax-gatherer has taken his huge slice. It is only natural that people should like to spend for themselves more of the money they earn. Bible Thought if | 'can bear all things through Him Who keeps on pouring His strength into me." (Phil. 4:13--Robine son's translation.) os ] Editorial Notes Some 500 Ontario teenagers, it is report- ed, will be starting to teach school when the new term opens. And in many instances they will be trying to teach other teen-agers. Four Americans, sightseeing in Eastern Berlin were seized by Communists. They would fare much better if they spent their sightseeing holidays in Canada. \ WEEK-END PEEVE DEPARTMENT WHY DO PEOPLE LITTER UP THE BEACHES LIKE GARBAGE DUMPS ? WHY DO PEOPLE BREAK EVERY BOTTLE THEY FIND ON A BEACH? "WHY DOES IT A YOU HAVE ON YOUR "SUNDAY BEST"? WHY DO You EAT HAMBURGERS ANYWAY T --- -- YOU KNOW HOW THEY DISAGREE READERS' VIEWS-- Asserts Married Women's Right to Remain Teachers To the Editor, The Daily Times-Gazette. Sir: I have been reading about the Oshawa Board of Education and Mrs. Dorothy Grosart, in The Daily Times - Gazette. I have not- ed that there is a $945 bill for the taxpayers, possible legal fees and finally that there was no decision. Now to my mind, this lack of de- cision is just as well. Tax bills and legal fees are not the crux of the matter. Our Board of Education has at- tempted to decide that married women shall not teach. Yet the right of a private citizen to seek employment has long been extolled in this fair land of ours. As we all know, married women do live in this land. Someone let them in. For many years now, they have been filling positions in industries and institutions across Canada. During the war, their contribution was invaluable. Most of these females are competent. I would venture to say, that most of them are useful. Yes, employers appre- ciate utility. Paying out wages probably fosters this mercenary trend. Oh I am sure that there is some good reason for the present employment statistics on married women. A cross - section of Canadian women would reveal many voca- tions -- nurses, doctors, steno- graphers, clerks, accountants, etc. Is it so strange then, that there should also be women teachers? Undoubtedly their career was chosen in a thoughtless moment, for we expect much from teach- ers. Oh yes, teachers are still re- quired to load our children with the well known three R's. But these must now be taught with a gentle, thoughtful and interesting approach -- all this, mind you, in overcrowded classrooms. Extra curricular activities -- sports, dra- matics, educational trips, etc. -- provide interesting overtime. Thoughtful marking of report cards will soon require a degree in psychology. We also like our children to be happy while at school. Now I am all for many of 'these improvements, but our teachers are overworked and un- derpaid individuals, Why on earth should we require them to remain unmarried as well. There is one more point. Elec- tions are held in Canada and wom- en are let in on them. I have seen them at the polls myself and I think that they were voting. They were probably trying hard anyway. Radios and newspapers ask them to do so. "Have you voted yet? There is still time? in- tones the announcer. In British Columbia & married woman has become a cabinet minister -- edu- cation is her portfolio. Women are Canadian citizens, whether married or not. As such they have the right to vote and to work in the profession of their choice. Discrimination against them in one of these rights is no small matter. It is, an undertaking of great consequence and not with- in the province of the Oshawa Board of Education. Immorality or inefficiency are the usual causes of dismissal. Marriage seems to come under neither heading. Yours truly, THELMA RICHARDS (Mrs. George Richards). MAC'S MUSINGS If you have ever watched An orchestra play, or Have seen musicians on Television, you may have Noticed that every musician Looks up every few measures To make sure that he is In time with the conductor, Because no matter how. well He plays, or how accurately If he gets out' of time With the 'conductor's Baton, he becomes a: Source of disharmony, We are living today in A world of disharmony, And the chief cause of This disharmony is human 8in, which is only another Way of saying that the Individual players are Not following the directions Of the Divine Conductor. We all go along playing Our different instruments And not caring whether We are in tune with others Or in time with the baton, So we need to look up Once in a while and see Just where we stand. S80 much Christian teaching Today centres upon the Life of man on earth, Without any relation Whatsoever to God's Plans and purposes, and He who made the universe Is constantly disregarded In a way that would Constitute insult if It were perpetuated Against a human .being. We need to look up, NM~v and acain, in the Morning and the evening To keep in time and tune, With God's plan for us. Does Pyramid Hold Secrets Of Future? By ED POLLAK CAIRO (AP)--What will happen Aug. 20, 1953? Will that day mark the beginning of the third world war? An earth- quake which will ravage half the world? The death of Stalin? The re-appearance of Hitler? Some people are convinced the day will be a major historical event. Because, they say, Aug. 20, 1953, is one of the significant dates mysteriously pointed out in the con. struction stones of Egypt's great pyramid. Others say there is nothing to it-- that it's all nonsense. ONE OF . WONDERS The, great pyramid, located just outside Cairo, was built some 5,000 years ago. It is the burial place of the pharaoh Cheops. With two smaller pyramids--built under the pharaohs Kephren and Mykerinos-- and the sphinx, it *- r com- pound which the ancients acclaimed as one of the world's seven won- ders. Egypt has 60 pyramids but it is the great pyramid of Cieops that has intrigued generations of re- searchers and mystic thinkers. In 1864, Charles Piazzi Smith, royal astronomer of Scotland, pub- lished a book 'Our Inheritance in the Great Pyramid.' He theorized that the ancient Egypt'-~ . build the monument which towered 482 feet above the fabulous city of Memphis, used a special measure. This, Piazza Smith said, was the "pyramidal inch" which equals 1.001 modern ! es. . then under- took complicated ' calculations to prove that the pyramidal inch was the 500-millionth part of the earth's diameter. SUPERNATURAL INSPIRATION Supporters of the theory that the pyramid is a "prophecy of stana' note that the ncient Egypt.ans knew nohing about the earth's dia- meéter or the 3.1416 figure. There- fore, they conclude, something sup- ernatural inspired its designers. J.P. Lauer, chief architect with the Egyptian antiquities depart- ment, rejects all the mystic theor- les. In his book, "The Problem of Egypt's Pyramids," Lauer, a Frenchman, claims all calculations based on measurements of the pyr- amids are started on false or dis- torted data. Says Lauer: DATES FOUND "Our theorists are agreed to con. sider the end of the great gallery, that is the foot of its southern wall, and the beginning of the low passage leading to the anteroom, as correspondent to the date of the outbreak of World Wa: ¥ 1714." Then Lauer lists these other dates "found" by the theorists: 1918, the end of the First V .rld War. Aug. 20, 1938--Nov. 27, 1939-- March 3 and 4, 1945--Feb. 18, 1946, and Aug. 20, 1953. None of these dates, argues Lauer, has marked any significant event. (Aug. 20, 1953, of course, is still to come.) ¢ Another author, the French abbot Moreaux, found that if you divide the perimeter of the base of the pyramid by twice i' height you obtain 31,416 or P.I., the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. SWINDON, Eng. (CP)--House- wives and others in this Wiltshire community invaded hardware stores to buy garbage cans and dust bins after the council an- nounced that all garbage collectors would be given a simultaneous two- weeks' holiday this summer, PORTRAITS . . By JAMES J. METCALFE TO LIVE YOUR LETTERS I do enjoy your letters but . . . They can not take the place , . . Of all the happiness I have . .. When I behold your face . . . The Joy of gazing in your eyes . . » And knowing you are here . .. Of be- ing with the one I love ... So wonderful and dear ... I want to walk beside you and ... To hold your letters come to life . . your hand in mine .. . and feel . In every word and line ... To touch the exclamation marks . . . That punctuate your sight . .. And kiss away the question marks .. . That stea! into your eyes . . . To phrase our promises as one . .. That we will never part , . . And seal it in the envelope . . . I carry in my heart. Copyright, 1952, Field Enterprises. Inc. All Rights Reserved IN DAYS GONE BY 15 YEARS AGO The night operator at the Osh- awa CNR Station, Eccles Joynt, was held up by three armed men 'who escaped with $55. The new Ritson School swim- ming pool was formally turned over to the Board of Education by the Oshawa Rotary Club. Mrs. Peter Sleeman, Ash Street, . Whitby, died in Oshawa hospital of burns received when she poured gasoline on her stove. . Mrs. Evelyn Bateman sent an interesting letter from Peiping, China, telling of her travels through the Scandinavian coun- tries and Russia. The former Bishop Bethune Col- lege, at one time the residence of the Hon. T. N. Gibbs, was put in wreckers' hands to be demolished. Dr. John Moore, well - known Brooklin medical gan, died at his home there. George Hart addressed the Osh- awa Rotary Club, giving his ime pressions of the coronation of King George VI which he attended. Mrs. William Mason, pioneer of Durham County, died at her home at Harmony at the age of 92. Over 500 Oshawa people went to Niagara Falls on a boat 'excursion on "Ontario Car Ferry No. 1', sponsored by The Oshawa Dally Times. Goodyear Tire and Rubber Come pany announced plans for a $250, 000 extension to its Bowmanville plant. OTTAWA REPORT Success Seen in Meeting Cold War of Communism By PATRICK NICHOLSON Special Correspondent for The Times-Gazette OTTAWA -- "The past twelve months have seen our greatest suc- cess in the cold war fight to prevent the spread of commun- ism," Hon. Lester Pearson tells me. "A great deal has been accom. plished towards building up suffic- ient military force to deter Red aggression in Europe and in plan- ning our long-term defensive policy, and we have made a hopeful start in creating the idea that we all belong to the Atlantic Community." Our Secretary of State for Ex- ternal Affairs deserves a great part of the credit for this progress. This popular 'Mr. Canada" at international conferences, who hides a shrewd bargaining brain behind his smiling boyish appear- ance, became chairman of the Council of Ministers of the North Atlantic Treaty nations last Sep- tember. = Rearmament was the essential first task of N.A.T.O., but com- munism can overrun a country in other ways than mere military con- quest, Mike Pearson explains. Un- employment followed by hunger and then discontent will create an atmosphere in which a popula- tion will go for any political change which offers -- however unjustfi- ably -- better conditions. In such a mood, a fifth column of com- munist agitators could overthrow tfe government regardless of the number of tanks and jet aircraft in the front line. CANADA'S COLD WAR WEAPON To counter this risk, Canada insisted that the North Atlantic Pact should be not only a military treaty but an instrument of peace- time co-operation in the eccnomic and social fields, to promote inter- national trade and prosperity and so to create full employment and Jun stomachs"in the member coun- tries. "Military requirements delayed this essential task," Mike Pearson says. "We have not yet accom- plished as much as all of us would like in building up this idea of the Atlantic Community in non- military fields, but we have this year made a hopeful start." C.C.F. ATTACK UNJUSTIFIED The C.C.F. attacked Mike bittefly this spring, on the grounds that Canada is devoting all her cold war efforts to protection against the Red soldier, and is doing noth- ing to help her European 'allies fight the Red agitator. In other ords, Canada {is sending arms y soldiers to Europe, but not giving her belt-tightening allies any economic aid to help them meet their crippling defence costs. This attack was justified, but it should not have been directed against Mike, who is the father of the idea of the Atlantic Com- munity. He is no warmonger, he. would sooner build up this pros perous peaceful Atlantic Commune ity than a powerful Atlantic Army, Canada's present policy of giving military aid only was probably agreed by our Cabinet over his dead spirit. Historians will credit Mr. Pear- son's year as N.A.T.0.'s chairman as the time when we laid the foun- dations of the Atlantic Community -- a brilliant far-sighted idea which could bring us all a degree of prosperity compared to which we are just slumming now; an idea for which Mike is honored in other lands but gains little credit at home because it has never been explained to Canadians. Mike's program for this Brave New World is contained in Article 2 of the North Atlantic Treaty which is known in other countries as 'The anadian Clause." Yet a recent poll of public opinion showed that only 1 per cent of Canadians know what it is. ' Half Million Red Votes But French Party Weaker By BORIS KIDEL PARIS (Reuters)--The French Communist party can still put 5,000,000 votes at the polls but it isn't as strong as it looks. A by-election in central Paris at the beginning of July showed clearly that Communist leaders could still count on solid support at the polls. But other events showed that Red sympathizers were disinclined to strike for political motives or go out into the streets to demonstrate against Gen. Matthew Ridgway, new supreme Allied commander, dubbed "the germ general' by the Reds. INFLUENCE WEAKENE D All independent observers here agree that the general influence of the Communists throughout the country has weakened in spite of their unimpaired voting strength. One of the most outstanding poin- ters has been the slump in the sale of Communist newspapers. The cir- culation of the national party or- gan "fumanite" dropped from 400,- 000 in 1947 to about 190,000 in June of this year, f A number of Communist week- lies, including "Action,'"' the peace partisans' organ, "Ecran Francais,' a film weekly, and "Tous les Arts," an artistic weekly, have recently suspended publication owing to fin- ancial difficulties. The paradox that more than 5,000,000 Frenchmen still send Com- munist deputies to the Legislature although unwilling to support their party's campaigns is mainly due to a general indifference towards the purely political aspects of the part "LABOR" POLICY A survey published by the inde- pendent monthly '"'Realists" said that the bulk of Communist voters "are 'labor,' of British left-winger Aneurin Bevan's hue, and the party for which they vote represents for them what the British Labor party, supported by its trade unions, rep- resents for the British worker." A poll carried out among Com- munist voters by the independent Institute of Public Opinion showed, that a vote for the Communists in France did not imply all-out sup- port for hte Soviet Union. * French workers, according to this poll, sponsored by "Realites," vote Communist principally bécause the want better wages decreased cost of living, and a redistribution of the national wealth. Political observers here agree that the absence of another virile left-wing party has driven the mass of Frsnch workers to vote Commu. nist. The Socialist party, after winning iate post-war period, has since be~ a powerful position in the immed- come mainly the party of civil servants. y FAST PICKUP For hardware Quick as a of on of copper or zinc yeuow pages will find it- wink ! ReGistEned TELEPHONE DIRECTORY