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THE TIMES - GAZETTE OSHAWA WHITBY THE OSHAWA TIMES (Established 1871) THE WHITBY GAZETTE AND CHRONICLE : (Established 1863) An independent newspaper published every Tuescusy, Thursday and Saturday by The Times Publishing Company of Oshawa, Limited, Arthur R. Alloway, President and Managing Director. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: . Delivered by carrier in Osha"a, Whitby. Brooklin, Port Perry. Ajax or Pickering, 24c for two weeks. $6.24 per year if pald in advance. By mail outside carrier delivery area anywhere in Canada ard Eng- land $4.00 per year. United States subscriptions $5.00 per year, Authorized as Second Class Mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa. Net Paid Circulation Average per Issue 1 0, 0 # 3 FOR JUNE SATURDAY, JULY 13, 1946 - No Speedway The completion of the paving job on Simcoe Street South this week has evoked not a few complimentary remarks on the part of operators of motor vehicles to say nothing of the merchants whose businesses were inconveni- enced during the eleven weeks the street was in the process of reconstruction. We feel sure that the City Council together with the city officials as well as the executi the Brennan Paving Co. Ltd., would appreciate a werd of commendation for a job well done, Great ace was~eXercised in the execution of the work while' careful supervision was given by the consulting engineers and City Engineer O. G. Miller, who devoted many arduous hours to see to it that the taxpayers received full value. Today the street stands as one of the finest paved streets to be found within a range of many miles. The completion of the southerly section of the contract means that Oshawa now has a high class travelling surface from Alexandra Street to the C.N.R. subway. It is to be hoped that drivers will not be so callous as to attempt to turn it into a speedway. City streets were never meant for that. We would suggest that every effort be made to maintain the 80 mile-per-hour limit not only to protect the surface but also to prevent needless accidents and the injury of those who have occasion to cross. Should there be any indication of such a trend, the offenders would he penalized to the full extent permitted by law. Dangerous Drivers The first conviction under altered provisions of the Highway Traffic Act which call for suspension of driver's permits when dangerous driving is proved have taken place in Oshawa police court. In the cases in question, drivers lost their permits for 30 days in addition to being sentenced to pay fines or go to jail. The provincial government is to be congratulated upon having taken this step, which gives promise of being highly effective in curbing dangerous practices on the roads or streets of Ontario. People who do not mind paying fines will, we believe: think twice about how they behave themd®]ves when they know that, if convicted, they will lose the right to drive for at least 30 days. At the same time we hope that this new enactment will not mean any lessened activity in the prosecution of drunken drivers or a tendency to arraign them on charges of "dan- gerous driving" rather than "drunk driving" because the for- mer carries a milder penalty. The authorities should be quite ruthless in dealing with everyone who has the temerity to attempt to operate a motor vehicle when he or she is under the influence of intoxicating liquor and public opinion, we believe, will not tolerate any attempt that may be made to scale down charges against such drivers with a consequent reduction in the penalties imposed. If a 'week or even 30 days in the common jail will not bring drunken 'drivers to their senses, then the magistrates should have no compunction whatever about lengthening such terms and, in the case of repeated offences, the appropriate authorities should, we think, forbid all driving on the part of those convicted, not for a few months or a year: but permanently. Radio Listeners Fee A gentleman who seems to be completely out of touch with public sentiment has evolved: the bright idea of having the Canadian listeners' fee raised from $2.50 to $3.00 a year. If anything of this.sort is contemplated by the authori-' ties it is well calculated to provoke a minor revolution, for the feelings of the great majority of the people who reluctantly part with $2.50 a year for the privilege of owning and operat- ing radio receiving sets is that it is a species of extortion that lacks justification and in many, many instances it is paid only because the Radio Branch has a distressing habit of sending inspectors from place to place and issuing summonses to in- dividuals who have failed to pay their listeners' fees. We seem to recall that in the early days of government control of radio in this country, we were solemnly assured that if we paid an annual license fee we would, like the Britishers, never suffer from 'any commercialization of radio programmes as .they were received from Commission stations. How far we have departed from that ideal is well known to all. Today, we still pay the listeners' fee that was to compensate the Commission for loss of commercial revenue but the Commission' is into commercialization of its pro- grammes with both feet. Thus it gets its compulsory revenue from, in theory at least, every listener and it also gets its revenue from programmes, and still it is unable to break even on its annual financial operations. By contrast, the British listener, who pays a fee no larger than that which we pay, gets programmes minus commercialization and apparently makes little protest over their absence. If anyone has serious thought of raising the listeners' fee to $3.00 a year, he had better think again unless he wishes to radio in this country which is far from being the thing that stir up real trouble for all those connected with government T were told it would be when it hegan its operations, : yy ~Illingworth in the London Daily Mail. Canadian Unity (Hamilton Our national holidays bring to us sharp reminders. The sharpest of them all is that we are still fighting for a unity we have never--save for the platitudes of some of our more gushing politi- cal geysers--really attained. Canada remains divided, and in no way tragically than in a split between two of its greatest prov- inces, Ontario and Quebec, It is senseless to deny this; to deny it only nourishes the malady. It would also be senseless to say that there have been no genuine attempts made on both sides to heal up the sores, We have before us some hearten- ing examples of Quebec opinion; well said and truly meant. For instance Le Soleil of Quebec City states flatly that "Canadian unity might be better served if there were a more practical emula- tion between the chief racial ele- ments of a youthful nation. Such emulation should tend to a better knowledge of the other race with the aim of cooperation for the com- mon good. Few soldiers have re- turned from Europe, without a more generous frame of mind in regard to the English, Scots and Irish. They have admired their courage, their education, their public spirit. A wider sympathy has been born of this observation of British qualities Spectator) across the seas, a sympathy which will grow stronger in an appreciable way if London, as there is room to hope, show itself more and more altruistic in the settlement of its troubles as an Imperial power." Added to this is the opinion of the Montreal-Matin which admits "it is not easy for a perfect entente to reign all the time between two eth- nic groups of which one is pro- foundly attached to Canada, and the other still bound, by numerous ties, to the country of its origin." "But," it goes on, "if each con< sents to give proofs of goodwill, an almost complete harmony will reign for the good of both of them , .. Centralization is the greatest peril of the hour, and all Canadians of goodwill must get together to have it removed." We think that to dub Great Brit- ain at the present as an "Imperial- istic" power, is so far from the truth as to make us ponder on how these myths, by incessant drum- ming, can be given such substance. On the other hand prejudice dies slowly, and toleranace, which is the greatest of all virtues, is born of years and wisdom . and under- standing. Whatever part Canadians can play as individuals in healing these prejudices, will give us stature in the eyes of the world, and a new feeling of strength in our own land. ® 25 Years Ago The question of the size of Cedar- dale school was still undecided, as Trustee H, S. Smith placed himself on record as against the 10-room school decided on earlier. A new generator of 700 horsepow- er capacity was installed by the Oshawa Railway to take care of the future needs of the company. The Oshawa Chautauqua is now in full swing. It was formally open- ed by superintendent B. R, Bram- mer, The home of George Norcliffe, Just east of the Wilson Road, was set on fire by the owner who had previously drunk a cup of Paris Green. The news of the tragedy came as a shock to the neighbor- hood. The Chinese queue originally was a mark of subjugation imposed by the conquering Manchus in 1644. ® A Bible Thought Offering God something that comes from self, when He'has paid all is an insult to His grace. "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God." (Eph. 2:8) What's a ONE-VISIT LOAN? That's the way a customer described Household Finance loan service --'At Household you get your money in one visit." It's right, too. Household's managers are trained - Dominican Consul Says Canadian Climate Hot Danilo Brugal Much Im} pressed - With Oshawa and Production Methods At General Motors -- Plans To Return At Early Date A visitor in Oshawa yesterday was Danilo Brugal, Consul of the Dominican Republic at Toronto for the past 18 months. During his tour of the city, Mr. Brugal visited the plant of General Motors of Canada, .. the office af the Chamber df Commerce and The Times-Gazette. Mr, Brugal, when seen by The Times-Gazette, was still in raptures over the assembly lines at the auto- | mobile plant. It had been his first opportunity to view mass produc- tion at close range, He also spoke in the highest terms of the city in general and expressed a desire to return at some future date and be- come better acquainted with the community. ; Finds Canada Hot "I suppose the heat wave we have been experiencing recently .was cool compared with your own coun- try?" Mr. Brugal was asked. "No"! he replied, "Canada has a continu- ous heat throughout the day and a humidity that is more difficult to endure, In my country, it is warm in the morning but at 3 pm. a breeze comes in from the ocean while the nights are cool. It is the most wonderful country in the world for tourists and our capital city is one of the cleanest in the world." Of Canadian winters he had nothing but praise, saying that the colder weather was pleasant, health- ful and invigorating. He pointed to the fact that Can-. adian trade with the Dominican Republic has been increasing to a marked degree. Sugar, coffee ana other products are sold to Canada while machinery and other needs are filled by Canadian firms. Speak- ing about his country, the consul, Mr. Brugal, said: "When General Trujillo assumed power in the year 1930, the econo mic situat! was disastrous. The external debt at that time reached the sum of $20,000,000.00 and the internal debt, $4,000,000.00. These have been reduced to $11,980,176.00 and $1,300,000.00, paying of course, the sum of $13,752,000 in interest-- and producing substantial surplusses annually in the national budget. Remarkable Progress "The progress made by the Dom- inican Republic during the' admin- istration of President Trujillo is truly remarkable, Our agriculture, which is the principal source of the national income, has made remark- able advances. In the year 1930 my country had to import the greater part of the products for in- ternal consumption. Now we are exporters on an extensive scale; during the world conflict, we sup- plied the Caribbean area, contribut- ing as well to the war efforts of the United Nations, and sending our surplusses to the United States of America. "We still follow the path of co- operation because now we are sup- plying the United Nations Relief and' Rehabilitation Administration, surpassing our previous record in our obligations, and making, in proportion, a contribution similar to that of the United States, that is, 2% of our national income. "Dominican economy is solid, and hasbeen considered by North Am- erican banking experts who visited our country recently, as one of the most stable in America. A proof EN of the Dominican economic de- velopment is the increase made in exportation figures, During 1942 recorded figures for exports were $20,057,200.00; in 1943 the export total rose to $36,205,057.00; in- creasing to almost double the fig- ure during the year 1945 in which was recorded the appreciable am- ount of $60,260,328.00, Another ex- ample of the national economy is the Reserve Bank of the Domini- can Republic. This national bank- ing institution was created by President Trujillo in the year 1941. When the National City Bank of New York transferred its offices to the new national establishment, the total assets amounted to a little more than seven million dollars. The assets, at the end of completed transactions for the month of May of this year were $20,605,845.56, which is evidence of the credit and unlimited confidence which the or- ganization 'and institutions of the Dominican Government enjoy. - No Work Problems "Analyzing the public adminis- tration during the presidency of Dr. Trujillo, we should perceive the perfect result of a well constituted administration. Honest work, peace and patriotism have been united to bulld on an economic foundations, the stable work of an altruistic and conscientious government. ¥ "In my country working problems do not exist. The syndicates re= ceive the determined protection of the Government, and our social leg=- islation is one of the most perfect in Latin America." AI. 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