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OPINIONS DAILY TIMES-CAZETTE EDITORIAL PAGE THE DAILY TIMES. GAZETTE OSHAWA THE OSHAWA TIMES (Established 1871) THE WHITBY GAZETTE AND CHRONICLY (Established 1863) An independent newspaper lished daily except Sundsy by The Times Publishing Company Loy Oshawa, Limited, Arthur R. Alloway, + President and Managing Director, COMPLETE CANADIAN PRESS LEASED WIRE SERVICE The Times-Gasette is 8 member of the Canadian Daily Newspapers Association and the Audit Bureau of - SUBSCRIPTION BAI a Delivered by carrier in Oshawa, Whitby, Port Aoi Ajax or Peay, 1 or, ve vets 7 ch hr 0 very ares anywhere Canada and England $4.00 rer year, 'United & States subscriptions $5.00 per year, Net Paid Circulation Aver! Per Issue 3 , 8 6 3 FOR SEPTEMBER FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1946 Welcome To CKDO The Times-Gazette cordially welcomes Oshawa's new radio station, CKDO, which goes on the air at six o'clock tomorrow evening, Radio is & modern means of communication and enter- tainment that has met with great popular acceptance and a local radio station is a real asset to any community that is fortunate enough to have one. The owners of CKDO are deserving of congratulations on the fine public spirit they have shown in setting up a station in Oshawa and it is hoped their initiative and enterprise will meet with the commercial success that is necessary to maintain such a station, With attractive programs there is no doubt as to the interest and appreciation of listeners. Civic Pension Scheme At a meeting last week Oshawa civic employees gave enthusiastic and unanimous endorsation of the proposal to inaugurate a pension scheme, To our way of thinking this is a matter which has been too long neglected by the city fathers. No time should be lost in putting it into effect. From the standpoint of the corporation it will be pointed out that it will involve a considerable sum of money. How- ever, a pension plan would mean that a job with the city would hold more inducement for young men than is now the case, The employee would have greater peace of mind, know- ing that when he reaches the time of life when he is incapable of working that his needs and those of his family will be met. The employee would also have the incentive to do a good job for the city as he would be contributing toward his pension, Newspaper--Public Servant * October 1 to 8 has been set aside ag National Newspaper Week. It is most fitting that a time be set aside for the newspaper to remind the public of the services which it is constantly performing for the benefit of the community, Too many people accept their newspaper and the benefit it brings in the way of information, ardent support of com- munity projects, campaigns for better government, and ef- forts to improve the general welfare, as they accept all the other vital necessities of life--taking it for granted that these things belong to them as a right, without a realization of the fact: that free people have such cights mainly by virtue of their constant defense by the newspaper. The slogan of National Newspaper Week, 1046, is "A Free Press--Voice of Freedom, Guardian of Liberty", No other instrument is so aptly named. World War II might well have been avoided had all the peoples of the world had the newspaper as a Voice of Freedom, Guardian of Liberty. World War IIT may be prevented through that self-same means. The Times-Gazette, now in its seventy sixth year, be- Heves that its chief mission 1s to serve the com- munity, giving strong support to every effort that has as its object community betterment. During the past this has been our constant endeavor, and we have every reason to believe that our efforts have been appreciated. We will continue to carry on, holding aloft the ideal of service, seeking to fill a useful place in this city and district and to make the newspaper in very reality a public servant, worthy of public support, and of apprecia- tion which will from time to time find tangible expression. Progressive Move The City Council is to be commended for its action in authorizing the Public Utilities Commission to proceed with the installation of modern street lighting, The decision is | one which will never be regretted and which will bring last- | ing benefits to the community as a whole. In submitting its plan the Commission pointed out that it plans to remove all its poles, from King and Simcoe Streets, in the business section. This means that all wires will be placed underground. This is a move which is long overdue. It will improve the appearance of the street to a marked degree. 'It is pointed out, however, that after the P.U.C, distri- bution system is removed from the streets and placed jn un und conduits, that there will still remain the wires of telegraph companies and the poles and wires of the Oshawa Railway. There should be no difficulty in secur- ing the co-operation of the telegraph companies. The next step for Council to take is to explore all avenues of action regarding the removal of the railway tracks from King Street, "Not The Man He Used To Be" -PFitzpatrick in The St, Louls Post-Dispatch Still Better Automobiles (Financial Post) Canadians are by no means satis- fled that automobile development has reached its limit judging by the response of highly qualified obser- vers to a Financial Post question last week, There are many changes they would like to see and expect in their cars In the next five years and most of them have to do with safety, sturdiness, simplicity or cheapness, These observers-engineers, offi. clals of automobile associations, and people who have driven cars for many years and many miles--want vehicles better adapted to the Can adian climate and to modern traf- fic conditions, They want cars that will have long life and, if possible, with parts and other .equipment that will have equally long life, They would like more efficient and safer lights for night driving, more road vision, better heating for winter, and easier tire changing. They want leas upkeep, sturdier and simpler bumpers and fenders to protect against damage in parking and heavy traffic damage in parking frequent replacing or adjusting in readily available positions so that repair bills will be lower and tieups shorter, In brief, the average mo- torist, according to these observers, is more interested in safety, cheap- ness and simplicity than he is in mere glisten and swank, Unquesionably the automobile makers have made tremendous progress along these lines in the last 36 years, There is simply no come parison between the cars of 1021 and those of 1946, Tires that used to wear thin in 10,000 miles can now be driven four times as far, Bodies are stronger, safer and more come fortable, Engines are quieter and more powerful, Expensive and fre- quent repainting is no longer neces~ sary, and driving fatigue has been greatly reduced, But we have not reached perfec- tion yet and certainly never will, There is still plenty of scope for real improvement and the motor engineer who will offer that im. provement does not have to worry about market saturation, ® 45 Years Ago The Ontario County Council held a long, hot debate over tenders for the House of Refuge which totalled $17,866, Together with the farm and the furnishing the total cost of the undertaking was $26,000, J, E, Schell. ler of Whitby was appointed mana« ger and rs, Schelller, matron, Dr. Glipin of Brechin held the proud distinction of being the most successful onion grower in North America, having captured all the honors at the World's Falr in Chicago, The Oshawa Vindicator announo« ed that Uxbridge was bullding a new town hall and that, heretofore, oouncil meetings had been held in a barber shop, On the completion of his term at the williams Plano Co, Charles Balles was presented with an Ine scribed locket and chain at a ga- thering of the employees, Some of the prices on the Oshawa market were:--fall wheat 60 cents a bushel, barley 52 cents, oats, 32 cents, peas, 70 cents, hay $10 a ton, pork $7 a owt, flour, $3 a owt, Bute ter, 17 cents a pound, lard, 10 cents [ d, eggs, 16 cents a dozen and oats 36 cents a bushel, Weighed Young David had returned home after spending his Saturday penny, His mother asked him what he had bought, "'Sweeta?" "No, they hadn't any." "Chewing gum?" "No, they hadn't any of that either." "Well, what did you spend it on?" she persisted, David, clutching a little card, ré- plied; "Well, mummy, I got weigh~ ed." - No Homework Please A teacher received a letter from the mother of one of her pupils: "Dear Miss, Please don't give Tommy any more homework, That sum about how long would it take a man to walk 50 times around Tra- falgar Square caused his father to lose a day's work, And after he'd walked i you marked the sum | wrong." e A Bible Thought "The blood of Calvary's Lamb af fects the memory of God." --Jas, McKendrick "Their alns and their iniquities a) I remember no more," (Heb, I AMERICA'S | FAVORITE i TENOR! DONNA DAE JIMMY WALLINGTON BUDDY and his music Ll! - 8.45 P.M. || COLE Moh, Tues, Wed, Thurs, Fri. ih Ontario Motor Sales Lid. Nz Jr-- Fe ------ 86 KING ST. FAST - OSHAWA . Er -- -------- A Dying Statesman's Message (Montreal Star) A message of the gravest signific- ance was seat from what may prove can agree and act together to that end, then there is hope that our military victories of a year ago will ,| be turned into enduring peace." his| And he added this warning; night, seventy ~ fifth birthday this truly great and beloved American issued a most moving appeal to the great Powers to establish peace and unity among themselves, Mr, Hull, whose authority to speak on such a subject is ngeable, is per~ haps better qualified than any an in the United States of Ameri to advise the statesmen of the re in words that not only carry conviction but also an unmistag- ie warning, 1 "Only if each nation is a within itself behind policies designed to these common interests, and only as the nations continu ously co-operate with each other in support of these interests, can we assure--for ourselves and for those who come after us--enduring peace and free institutions, Only thus can we have a world order ruled by enlightened reason and just law rather than by stark terror and brute force." Mr, Cordell Hull bases his sol- emn words upon almost unrivalled experience in the councils of the nations, President Roosevelt used to cal] him the Father of the United Nations, and no man living has worked harder to secure world-wide recognition for the basic ideals upon which the United States structure is built, . : Mr, Cordull Hull clearly sees the danger that lies ahead unless the five great powers can unite to lead the world to international accord, "No matter how laborious the task," he said, "if the large nations e For A Laugh So You Do The travellers in the railway car riage were discussing railway mat- ters, "I consider," sald one, "that the single fare for the double jour- ney is a very good investment," "14 certainly is," added another, "because you get a return for your money," Third Time Lucky A business man who owned a small sailing boat invited a friend to go for a sall, A squall came up and suddenly the owner was pitoh« od overboard, While he was struggling with the waves, his friend peered anxiously over the side of the boat and cried: "I say, Simon, if you don't come up for the third time, may I have the boat?" Quite Clear Directions on an air raid precau- tions leaflet recently issued In a South Coast town: "If an incendi- ary bomb comes through the roof, don't lose your head, Put it In a bucket and cover it with sand." "Ine calculable disaster would result if these nations should become irre- cohsiiably divided, o either within or among Ives , , , All mankind will be eternally rateful to those statesmen who follow this course unswervingly and thus demonstrate thelr courage, their ability, and ~ above all---their unylelding devotion to peace and humanity at one of jhe most perilous junctures in his~ ry." Mr, Hull's farewell message, for it must be considered as such, will not go unheeded if the statesmen upon whom rests the tremendous responsibility of leading the world along the path of peace and good- will realize the true character of the task before them as Mr, Hull has set it forth, There is only one way to international accord; and he has shown that way, They must follow it, for all other paths lead ultimately to 'war, crime of all" "the greatest ® Other Editors NO SHORT SUPPLY HERE «(Ottawa Citizen) Why all the dither about goods being scarce? You can get a 1 anything you don't want, NO CHARLIE McCARTRY (Windsor Star) Whenever we hear Russias speak ing through Poland's lips, we're more thankful than ever that Ed. par Bergen is a good ventriloquist, MERELY A HINGE (Windsor Star) Ri the poor doctor, To him, emale knee is nothing more he the juncture of the tibia and the fibia, JOYFUL MEMORY (Vancouver Province) Yo you remember those good old days when you could not only buy a shirt but it was long enough to jusk tne your trousers when you'd go COLD COMFORT (Ottawa Journal) A New York face! five reasons for market slump, none very helpful to nipped in it, ON Jone TRACK ogi) jon Journal) Fear! iligence Cane adians is on the downgrade, Mo« Gill University research workers are asking a national survey, Per~ dh they have been observing horse race crowds, re the man who NOTHING LIKE IT (Fort Erie Times-Review) 'Mae way of a man with a mald, On the Occasion of the Introduction of CKDO to the Air Waves We Are Happy to Extend Our Best Wishes to the Management for Success in Their New Venture. We Shall Be Awaiting with Keen Interest the First Broadcast,' Hore. G ENOSHA OSHAWA ONTARIO As A Service To Its Readers The Daily Times-(zazette "will publish daily wide selection of RADIO PROGRAMS = Including Oshawa's Own Station. ¢CKDO THIS FEATURE WILL BEGIN IN TOMORROW'S ISSUE!