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OPINIONS DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE EDITORIAL PAGE FEATURES 'THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE 'OSHAWA WHITBY THE OSHAWA TIMES (Established 1871) THE WHITBY GAZETTE AND CHRONICLE (Established 1863) An independent newspaper published daily except Sunday oy The 4 Time: Publishing Company of Oshawa, Limited, Arthur R. Alloway, { President and Managing Director. CUMPLETE CANADIAN PRESS LEASED WIRE SERVICE The Times-Gazette is a member of the Canadian Datly Newspapers Association, the Ontario Provincial Dailies Association, and the Audit * Bureau of Circulations. Authorized as Second Class Matter, Post ' Office Dept., Ottawa, Canada. SUBSCRIPTION RATES ' Delivered by carrier in Dshawa, Whitby, Brooklin, Port Perry, Ajax jer delivery area or Pickering, 24c per week. By mail outside carr anywhere in Canada and England $7.0. per year. United States subscriptions $9.00 per year. ~ Net Paid Circulation Ave Per Issue ov , 8 4 3 FOR SEPTEMBER FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1946 Oshawa Scores Again Residents of Oshawa, who have risen to the occasion many times in the past, have again shown they know a good thing when they see it. This was illustrated by the fact that the Oshawa Community Chest Fund campaign has | exceeded its objective by $10,000. ; The success of the campaign was due in no small mea- sure to the manner in which all classes of people rallied to the support of the 16 organizations sharing in the amount raised. To be sure the generous gifts of $15,000 and $10,000 from General Motors of Canada Limited and Col. R. S. Me- Laughlin, respectively, played a major part in the success of the drive and these large gifts are greatly appreciated, but at the same time it would not have been possible to raise the $65,000 total already received had it not been for the | smaller contributions. For that reason each contributor, | whether small or large, can take a personal pride in the] success attained. There is an old saying that "every one who does his best does the same." Building Good Citizens The reports presented at the annual meeting of the Oshawa Boy Scouts Local Association on Wednesday of this week, a summary of which was published in Thursday's issue of .The Times-Gazette, are worthy of more than pass- ing attention. The Association has done great things for the youth of Oshawa in the past and will continue to be one of the leading agencies in the guidance of boys and girls in their formative years. The past year was a notable one for the Association as it was marked by the opening of Camp Samac by Lord Rowallan, Empire and World Chief Scout and the visit of Lady Baden-Powell. For these events local Scouts and Guides were privileged to play hosts to Scouters from many centres in Eastern Ontario. Not only did they provide the opportunity of seeing and hearing the leaders in both move- ments but also the development of a better understanding and friendship between the troops of the area. The Boy Scouts Association in Oshawa has been most fortunate in the selection of its executives over a period of years and sound leadership has been given. This is re- flected in the steady gain in Scout membership. Almost a | thousand boys are now members of Scout troops here. | However, this is not large and could be much greater if more | leaders could be secured. | We are sure there are many young men who could give | the time to helping with the Scout Movement. No one can begrudge an hour or so a week when it means the building of high ideals and a better type of citizen. The Oshawa of the future will be only as progressive and as free from crime as the people who live within its boundaries. Scouting can do its share to make this possible if given the opportunity. Farm Wages Higher That there is no room today for the statement that working on a farm does not pay. that a factory or office job in town or city is to be preferred, is the opinion of the Carleton Place Central Canadian. The paper quotes the | Dominion Bureau of Statistics, in a recent statement, which | reveals that the average farm 'workers received $75.28 in cold cash each month, this above room and board. The fact has been borne out locally as Prince Edward Hastings and Northumberland farmers have offered through the local National Employment Office good wages to get farm labor, and in many cases they have not been ® From Readers SUGGESTS "COMMUNITY DAY" FOR SERVICE MEN Editor, Times-Gazette: Dear Sir: Having been a regular reader of the Oshawa Times for the past 25 yeass, I was reading my, Times pa- per last night and I saw where the Council brought up about giving our returned boys a present, I think it is a very wise plan, It will let the boys think that Oshawa did do something for them. The Council should not have to argue over that. Furthermore, Alderman Starr sug- gests giving the boys a scroll. I think that is pretty cheap. Why not have a community day for them 'it the city can't afford anything for them? What about all these good young fellows who gave their lives? I think they or their dependents are worth something far more than a scroll. Our boys deserve the best after what they went through. 'Yours truly, . "A REGULAR READER---FIW. Oshawa, Ostober ae CONSIDERS STAND OF SOME 'ALDERMEN INCONSISTENT Editor Times-Gazette, . Dear Sir:--II would appreciatz? space in your paper to reply to Mr. Cay, Mr. Dafoe and Mr. Davis, who, according to your issue of Tuesday, gem to constitute our City Coun- cil. In speaking of Mr. Cay, we were quite aware of his paying taxes on houses in the city, but as previous- ly stated he does not seem to find our fair city suitable to live in him- self. Therefore, he is not interest- ed in what other people might ob- ject to and Mr, Luke's letter dozs not support his stand, but shows how little consideration Mr. Cay gave this ridiculous deal, With reference to Mr. Davis, had he read Mr, Eagle's letter in Mon- day's issue he would have noted it was necessary for us to revize our original plan as the city had sold the Cadillac lots where Colborne St. would have extended under our plan at first, and as we did not want to be of any hindrance to the city or the buyer in getting his home built this fall, we revised our plan to allow for this and Mr. Eag- le called Mr. Davis to acquaint him of this fact. Mr, Eagle called Mr. Davis but the latter said he was too busy to be bothered as he now felt the Dafoe-Cay plan in the best in- terests of the city. I do not know how Mr. Davis could have talked over our revised plan with the City Engineer as he wotild not give us the opportunity of outlining our plan to him, and it ill behooves any elected representative to call the people selfish when they are fighting for their homes as we are and which he apparently is so anx- ious to destroy. As for Mr, Dafoe, I do not under- stand his statement, quote: "I thought I was doing these people a kindness" as Cadillac Ave. is not and has not been used as an outlet by the Charlton Transport Ltd, It looks very much as if Mr. Dafoe, in view of his statement to our de- legation and Council on October th, "That Mr. Charlton did not want to expand his business and it would be a good time to open up Colborne, St.", has been endeavour- ing and 'planning for some time to bring about this transfer which we have so vigorously protested. We do not want a repetition in this district of the intolerable situation the people of Richmond, Oshawa Blvd., King Street and Ritson Rd. ict are subjected to by the Mc- Callum Transport Ltd. at the pres ent time. These conditions have de« veloped through time and we are trying to avoid same in our district, | which incidentally, is 1esidental, I understand Alderman Ross moved from the Rtson Rd, district for these reasons, Mr. Dafoe's statement, he did not care if 'he received any votes from this district, clearly indicates his al- liances even against the wishes of the majority; and the home owners the city over, should for their own protection, remember this when el- ecting their representatives to the City Council for the ensuing year. Yours truly, . JAS. A. BARTLETT. 82 Cadillac Ave, N, October 31st, 1946. eo A Bit of Verse OSHAWA Oshawa, we'll love you alwaye More than any town we know, Ever mindful of your progress, Year by year we've watched you grow From a town Into a city Where industry Plays a part In the building of a nation, You are more than just a mars, For historically speaking You've produced some famous men, Who have added to your glo.y, Wielding sword as well as pen, To industry you've givgn many home have played major part, Art and science you have furthered From the abundance of your heart, Oshawa, we'll love you always As did those acri the sen, Who fought gallantly to keep you, Honoured in a land that's free --Willlam Skelton. 116 Albert St. Oshawa, e For A Laugh ll | Shopper: "I guess I should have bought the bonds first" Apple-Pie Worm Is Turning (The Ottawa Journal) If we were not a patient and long- suffering people we should have taken steps long since to do some- thing about the apple pie situatiomr in this country, Restaurant ple-makers do a fair job, and sometimes a truly excel- leat job with cherry pie, raisin pie, lemon pie, blueberry pie, butter- scotch pie, and so on, but common- ly what they turn out as apple pie is a dry, tasteless, unappetizing concoction that is an insult to a { grand old name. There can't be any profound se- cret about the way to make good apple pies -- our wives and moth- ers and grandmothers have been making them these many, many years, They have made and make apple pie that is rich, juicy, tasty, a delectable thing, packed with calories and vitamins and, above all, with flavor. Their apple pie isn't in the same world as the melancholy product that has to get its extraneous -flavor from ice cream or cheese, Now, given the same materials, a professional pie-maker 'ought to do 2s good a job with them as the demestic pie-maker. We suspect the extraordinary difference in the | product comes from the fact that these who make pies for restaur- ants do not use fresh apples--that they use canned apples or dried apples or sometimes, we fear, a filling of boiled sawdust mildly flavered with apple juice. Apple pie is one of the traditicnal foods of this country and it is worthy of decent treatment; it is so easy to make good apple pie that to make bad apple pie is an of- fence which seems to be covered by nothing short of boiling oil. If we are men and not sheep we will refuse longer to submit to these tasteless wedges. There ought to be a law that apple pie on a menu, unless otherwise designated, means pie from fresh apples, and perhaps a schcol for pie-makers with de- grees awarded by a committee of housewives. If we can't get this without a revolution then let the revolution come, The worm at last is turning, ® 45 Years Ago The Oshawa Board of Education met with Mr, Mundy in the cha'r to discuss a letter frem J. J. Ken- nedy regarding the flogging of his son. It was decided that no invcs- tigation was necessary. Those pre- sent were: Messrs. Ellis, Mackie, Samells, Muston, Bowden, Jcnes McLaughlin, Thomas, Dillon, Bam- bridge and Drs. Kaiser and Hoig. In the town hall at Port Perry, the local Conservative organization held a rally at which the party candidate, Charles Calder, "an- nounced he was going to do all in his power to win this election." Other speakers were Mr. Smith, John Ball Dow and Dr, Kaiser, A venerable landmark at Port Perry, St. John's Church was alter- ed and repaired in preparation for the opening service on November 4, 1901. Archdeacon Allan of Mill- brook was asked to officiate at both services that day. Painting and | decorating of the church was done | by Alex Wilson and the carpentry | work was by Mr, Jordon. | The hcme of James Sutcliff at Port Alkert caught (ire abput 2.00 o'clock in the morning and burned down, destroying all Mr. Sutecliff's possessions, including a coat with a roll of money insidg. Dr, James . Moore of Brooklin purchased "a high stepper" and an= nounced he would leave for Graven- hurst to visit James Brawn, a for- mer employee of the Whitby post office, who was recovering at the sanatorium from an iilness. London --(CP)--Lord Chorley has succeeded Lord Pakerham as a Lord | | in Waiting to the King. | about as useful as the controversy e Other. Editors NAMES, PLEASE (Kitchener Record) "My husband hasn't bought me a new dress in 35 years, and I still admire him,' declares a Colorado | woman. What a man! And what a' woman! DARK PLOT (St. Thomas Times Journal Blaming the bottle shortage for decreased liquor rations won't con- vince some people, who believe that stocks are being built up to stock the larger city cocktail bars. WE'RE BIG ENOUGH (Edmonton Journal) Other nations with federal con- stitutions--the United States and Australia, for example -- are qu:te content to leave the decision of con- stitutional issues to their own courts, without fear of undue in- fluence by either the central or local governments. Canada is suf. ficiently grown up to do the same. OH, HAPPY HOPE! (Chatham Daily News) Suppose we all stopped looking at the dark side of everything and insisted on reviewing the reverse side of the picture. Suppose every- body would quit contemplating the scowling and threatening black clouds and insist on peeking just a little beyond into the sunshine that usually lurks behind, what a happy world it would be! WHY ALL THIS SCRAMBLE (Victoria Colonist) Time being what it is, and man's span of the approximate measure of 70 years, what is the urge which | forces some people to press on the] seconds at the "rush" hours of a! city's traffic? Why is one second between five p.m. and six p.m. ol any greater importance than the same measure of human time at any other hour of the day? Yet the scramble to save that second in the rush hour gives this community-- | and every other one of comparative size in Canada--its main crop of accidents, near-accidents, fits, starts and bad turns, WILL GET US NOWHERE (Ottawa Journal) Nothing is going to be settled by this exchange of epistles between Premier George Drew and Prime Minister King; their charges and counter-charges, denials and coun« ter-denials, over who killed the Deminjon-Provincial Conference are over who killed Cock Robin. The only thing worth considering now is whether it wouldn't be a good thing to have the conference re fumed; and we think that this ink- pot battle between Messrs, King and Drew suggests that it should be resumed. The last thing the pub- | lic wants is a return by Mr. King and Mr. Drew to the brawl of the, 1930's between Mr. King and Mr, | Hepburn, OSHAWA STEPS UP (Lethbridge Herald) Two new daily newspapers have come into existence in Ontario, one at Kirkland Lake and the other at Oshawa. The Oshawa "Times-Gazette", a combination of the Oshawa Times and the Whitby Gazette and Chron- icle, marked its 75th birthday on October 1st with a special issue of 42 pages, well printed, well edited and full of a mass of information about itself and the territory it serves, Oshawa is one of the prin- cipal industrial centres of Ontario sid is a young city of substantial size. Ordinarily a dally newspaper would have been operating there for years; in fact, the "Times-Gazette" did publish a daily some years ago. The proximity of Toronto and the That There are many malighant growths eating at the body of the North American economy. The worst of them is John L. Lewis. What can be done about him and his never-ceasing appetite for power at the expense of the national well- being of his country is a problem which no one has yet been able to solve. And until law-makers find the courage they must have to deal with him and his ilk, there never can be the stability which is so gravely needed now, Periodically Lewis has forced the United States Government to step into the coal mining business so that the fires of industry need not be banked. Heretofore the cesar of the coal fields' union seemed con- tent to order his men into the pits when the Stars and Stripes was hoisted above them, and showed a willingness, generally, to com- promise with the Government on financials demands. But that no longer seems to hold. Now he is being as truculent with Washington as he ever was with the mine owners, The Government has operated the soft coal mines since last May. Mr. Lewis, as usual, wants to change the contract. He wants the Secre- Oshawa territory made the publica- tion most difficult, The "Times~ Gazette" is making the venture again and if it produces issues to compare even moderately with that of October 1st, it ought to find no difficulty in winning out against its outside competitors, Oshawa, for its own sake, ought to support . an aggressive dally newspaper. No city with community spirit can move ahead and get things done without having a news- paper as its companiaon-in-arms, WHAT DID HE DO? (Chatham News) A Cleveland judge gave a man the choice between marriage and jail, Leaving him between the devil and the deep blue esa? OUR WEAKNESSES (London Free Press The idea of citizen participation in| the community is basic to any sort of government, Initiation into the tribe is an age-old institution, Many of the weaknesses of our present political organization springs from the fact that too many of the citizens regard the nation as sonfething altogether apart from themselves, and perhaps identified with a government with which they have not particular sympathy. Man Lewis Again (Montreal Star) tary of the Interior to confer with him on November 1. The adminis trator, off on a long-planned tour, told him he could be in Washing= Lewis elsewhere, according to hi travel schedule, on the reques date. But Lewis will have none of . that. His contract, he shouts, pro=- vides for the reopening of contract negotiations at any time, in Wash- ington, on ten days' notice. If not: Strike! At the moment we do not know exactly what it is that Mr, Lewis wants, Last Spring he got what he, wanted in the way of wage boosts and a tremendous slush fund from royalties on every ton of coal mined, It may be that he simply wants a: litte more of each--and will go after the hard coal mines again in a short time. Or it all may well mean that Mr, Lewis is getting back into politics. America votes on Nov- ember 5, and a strike against the. present administration would not help it much at the polls with lab= our as a whole. Political hatreds often make strange bedfellows. Thus Lewis, in seeking to strike a body blow at the party which he oxce supported wholeheartedly, may con tribute in a major way to the party which organized labour has always considered as its arch-enemy since, rightly or wrongly, it is generally associated with big business. | LINSEED &LIQUORICE Ligenges " ER AHEAD! 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Of course, there probably are some exceptions, | but on the whole farm wages are far ahead of what they were years ago, and they are likely to continue so, Returning to the Carleton Place paper, this observation is made concerning the $75.28 which the government says | the farm laborer is getting jn cold cash. "Compare this to a job in town or city. It means that | FUNNY TO HER a farm worker gets an average of $18.80 per week in cash, In| I never see you with Joan now- the city, it costs an average of $10 per week for rooms, and | 8days." possibly another $7 for board, if one wants to eat decently, | laughs." a total of $17. - This is a big item before considering what is| Really? I've never noticed it." | left to spend on luxuries and other necessities. And the farm ! Wi. yey Tey wep 21 worker has his room and board thrown in in addition to his salary. ! ' Possibly one of the greatest needs on farms is an extra hd A Bible Thoug ht house, so that farm workers may be with their families.| "Train up a child In the way he From statements made at various Federation of Agriculture Should go: snd when he i oid he meetings, 'we conclude that this may be one of the answers 6) Children brought up in Sunday | in solving the farm labor problem." School are. seldom brought up 1h | every week. If for any reason his service is not satisfactory you will confer a favor on him and us by letting us know. We are in the business of helping to train boys as well as that of publishing and selling a good daily newspaper. REMARKABLE "My wife is. a very capable wo- man." "There's no doubt of it." "Yes, she can get home 15 min® utes ahead of me and look as if she had been there all day." "UH I don't like the way she | Circulation Department Phone Oshawa. 35 -- Whitby 703 court,