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THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE PAGE THREE "TRIDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1946 Cocktail Bars For Ontario Legal On First of January .| Estimate Canadians 'To Spend $400,000,000 & $1 :| On Christmas Trade Currently Canadians, faster with _..B dollar than ever before, are in the midst of the greatest of all spend- -» Ing booms. By the time the Great Day --Christmas-- has come and 1 gone they will have spent upwards = gol 000. e is based on estimates retail trade, where officials, k over Christmas sales re- cords, find no equal to this year's »~early rush to fill the nation's a Canadian The Dominion Burea of Statistics + retall sales index last December was 187.4, basis 1935-39 equals 100. This was 50 per cent higher than the boom years of the late 20's and about 70 per cent higher than 1939. But last year's figure is due for eclipse. "With sales for the first nine months of this year averaging about 15 per cent higher than last year, there isn't any doubt but that we are on the verge of a new re- cord," said a Toronto retailer. "The % only question is how much higher * sales will be than last year." In Ottawa buying has been about the same as last year. Baby cloth- es are much in demand. Merchants said shoppers are quality conscious this year and are looking things over carefully before buying. Buy- ers are showing a preference for servieable items. "If purchasers can get what they want they don't mind paying the price--but the shopping public has definitely become more choosy," a St. Catharines merchant said. How= ever, hoosy or not sales are reach- ing a record high in the city and are expected to be 15 per cent above last year. J 3 In Niagara Falls without excep- tion, stores report a prevalence of luxury buying. So far buying has been 20 per 'cent higher than last year. The emphasis of early buy- ing is on plastics, household knick- knacks and wearing apparel. Buy- ers are shying away from jewellery and chinaware, An overall picture of the Domin- fon's supply shows that durable goods will be hard to get unless orders are placed well in advance. Refrigerators are scare but radios are in sufficient supply to meet the demand. Air Cadets "To England For Training Ottawa, Dec. 6--(CP)--Canadian Aircrafts will train in England next summer under an exchange train- ing arrangement. It was decided yesterday at a meeting of directors of the Royal Canadian Air Cadets. Under the proposed scheme, 46 outstanding cadets from Canadian will go to Britain and an equal number of members of the United Kingdom's air training corps will train at RC.AF. stations in Canada. Directors attending the meeting were: C. D. Taylor president, of Montreal; Arthur L. Melling, Mon- treal; Hon. G. B. Foster, Montreal; Gilbert M. Eaton, Winnipeg; M. Banker Bates, Hamilton; H. L. - Garner, Peterborough, H. 8S. Far- « rell, Halifax; H. E. Drope, Regina; C. K. Beveridge, Saint John, N. B.; A. R, Brennan, Charlottetown; Wing Cmdr. A. Walmsley, Ottawa; Wing . Omdr, W. Swetman, Ottawa, and G. M. Ross, Managing Director, Ot- tawa. . Ww Ask Status Of | 'Married Woman . Bus Driver 'While several veterans had been + refused employment by the Oshawa 4+ man bus driver, owns a service station outside the Railway Company, a married wo- whose husband city, 1s still with the company, the Oshawa Rehabilitation Council was informed last night. It was de- cided to send letters to the local and Toronto offices of the bus dri- ¥ ver's union and to the Superinten- * dent of C.NR. Electric Lines, point- " ing out that the matter had been « brought to the council's attention w= situation. 2 (AP)--Army Ordnance and asking for explanation of the Send V-2 Rocket 95 Miles High White special- ' {sts fired aGerman V-2 rocket 95 miles above the earth yesterday, achieving with it a record velocity > of 65,000 feet per second. Lt.-Col. Howard R. Turner, White Sand proving ground command, said the missile's top speed was achieved at the end of the 63.5 seconds required to consume its 1-ton load of alcohol and liquid oxygen fuel. Sand, N.M., Dec. 6 -- | Bro, Court Duffins C.O.F. Reviews Community Recreation Work Court Duffins No. 1626, Canadian Order of Foresters, Pickering, held their regular monthly meeting with Bro. Jack Bryant, CR. presiding. A detailed report was given by Bro. A. Lishman, chairman of community welfare committee, re- garding the work done by his com- mittee during the summer, He re- ported that several meetings had been held, in. conjunction with other groups in Pickering, but to date, not a great deal had been ac- complished. At the present time, Bro, Lishman stated, that two groups, including the Canadian Foresters from Pickering were operating bowling leagues in Whit- by, and that practically all healthy recreation had to be obtained out- side of the community. This hav- ing the effect of breaking down community spirit and training, so necessary to our eco ic and so- cial welfare. This, fo some degree, was offset by thé formation of a tyouth club in Pickering which was supervised by the Order, but until all clubs and societies united un- der a broad and streamlined pro- gram, not a great deal would be ac- complished, The spueaker con- cluded his remarks by giving a concrete illustration of what could be done. While living in South Africa, the natives decided to build a church. Through hard work, diligence and rigid economy they accumulated 1,700 pounds. Two Englishmen were hired to handle the project, but shortly they dis- appeared with the funds. Not dis- mayed, the natives again set to work, and today the churéh stands as a monument to vision, and faith of a group of people, not nearly as fortunate as we are. The speaker pointed out that Europe today is reaping the result of indifference a; selfishness of the people who failed to take an active interest in their community life. Good and welfare was handled by Bros. Bill Colling and A, Moore, and proved both beneficial and in- structive. Bro. Ivan Hicks, FS. of Court Whitby, was extended a hearty welcome by Bro. J. Bryant, and in his address he read a most inter- esting article on Neutrality, com- piled by the High Court Chaplain, . Husser. The committee in charge for the next meeting are Bros. W. Holow- chuk, E. Bryant and G. Johnston. Congratulations were extedded to Bro. Harry Cookson on the birth of a son and sympathies to Bros. Cecil Lockwood and Ivan Barrett whose daughter and wife have been confined to the hospital. The duck-billed dinosaur used his Silos bill to gather aquatic veget- ation. Attention Motorists! Just Arrived! Shipment of NEW B.F: GOODRICH TRUCK TIRES SIZE 8.25 x 20 CAR HOT WATER HEATERS Now Available! also Quantity of TRICO (Manifold) FANS ! GRAHAM Cities Service Station 277 KING ST. EAST OR. DER") IrNn4d PHONE 1295 [J If Rail Terms U.K. Offers Draw Ire By JOHN DAUPHINEE Canadian Press Staff Writer London, Dec. 6. --(CP) Transport Minister Barnes anncunced the compensation terms under his £1,000,000,000 °($4,000,000,000) rail- way nationalization plan, "to put an end uncertainty" -- and brought a financial storm about his head "It is nationalization on the cheap," stormed the usually-sedate weekly, The Economist. "It comes very close to legalized 'expropiation of income rights." "It is difficult to avoid the con- clusion that this scheme ... runs very close to confiscation," said the Sunday Observer, 'The government's plans for trans- port nationalization were set out in a bill presented in the Commons in late November and earlier Mr. Barnes made public the terms of compensation based on London Stock Exchange quotations. Even the pro-Labor Weekly Tri- bune, while suggesting the confisca- tion angle shouldn't be taken too seriously said the Minister's plan "should allay the fears of those who considered the government was being over-generous in compensat- ing nationalized industries." Mr. Barnes broke new compensa- tion ground An the railway scheme, which will be incorporated in the jujang transport nationalization Instead of the principle of "net maintainable revenue" which was followed in taking over the coal- mining industry and cable and wireless, the transport bill will pro- vide that compensation for railway, canal and London transport under- takings be based on the stock mar- ket value of their securities on specified dates. Stockholders will receive "such an amount of stock guarariteed by the government as is in the opinion of the treasury equal in value at the date of issue" to the average value of their securities from Nov. 1 to Nov. 8 this year or the average mid-monthly quotations for Febru- ary to July, 1945, if the latter value is higher, Financial experts have calculat- ed that the four main-line railways will be entitled to slightly more than £1,000,000,000 in government stock. This is about £200,000,000 below the railways' issue capital. But it is the loss of incolne re- venue to stockholders which has drawn most criticism. The expecta- tion is that the government-guar- anteed stock will pay 21% per cent, giving shareholders some £25,000,- 000 a year. This compared with the present earnings of £43,000,000 guar- Xieed by the government to the ways under a wartime agree- ment; and with actual net revenues of about £33,500,000 during 1938, a poor year, C.R.A. Course Under Way Under the auspices of the Com- munity Recreation Association, a group of 18 enthusiastic commun- ity-minded young people met on Tuesday evening in the dining room of the Children's shelter at the first of a series of lectures designed to ald and instruct outstanding young people to become able leaders in their community. A general outline of the course was given by R. L. Coleman, Direc- tor of Recreation, A few of the topics to be covered are: Commun- ity in General, Young People in a Community, Juvenile Court, Juven- ile Difficulties, Planning Group "Programs, Crafts and Hobbies, Per- sonal Qualities of Leaders, Organ- ization and Administration of Play- grounds. Each evening meeting is to be broken into three sections, Mr. Coleman explained; 1. theory and information; 2, discussion; 3. pro- Jects and crafts. The theory and in- formation in the form of a lecture followed by a discussion with the group, while the projects and crafts will require work tables on which to do some of these practical crafts, Two very interesting lilms were shown during the course of the ev- ening. One was on Mexican Handi- crafts showing the process of clay pottery making, glass blowing, bas- ketry and the process of weaving on looms, The other film "Winter Playground." had the setting of Old Quebec City showing their out- door skating, toboggan slides and ski activities. ' ' Mr. Coleman concluded the even- ing by stating that the pressure would be increased after the New Year in this Leadership Course when some outstanding visiting lecturers would be used. Women Ask Beverage Rooms Be Banned Toronto, Dec. 6 (CP)--A ban on cocktail bars, women's beverage rooms and liquor advertising yester- day was asked by the provincial | Board of Federated Women's Insti- tutes of Ontario at its concluding session here. Other resolutions re- quested censoring or radio programs and movies, provision of nurses and health centres for. northern On. tario and supervised homes for men- tally ill patients who are able to earn their living and not sufficiently ill to enter hospital. OIL RADIATORS To rrevent radiators from rust- ing £° over them with an oiled cloth. Mata Hari's real name was Mar- garet Gertrude Zeller, New Armored Equipment For Canadian Army 50 In the above layout are pictured American Sherman and Stuart tanks which are now being groomed for the equipping of Canadian Active and Reserve Army Forces. Already a large number of these tanks have arrived in Canada from the United States and soon will be grinding over Canadian terrain carrying Canadian Army personnel in training for Canada's post-war army. The tanks are being serviced at the Ordnance Depot at Longue Pointe, Que., and at Canada's tank training area at Camp Borden, Ont. When the work of re-numb- ering, painting, installing wireless equipment and overhaul jobs has been completed, shipped to active army reserve units throughout Canada. the tanks will be --Canadian Army Photo Comeback Ottawa, Dec. 6--(CP)--One of the best friends of man's best friend, the Royal Canadian Moun- ted Police rose today in spirited defnce of the horse, Although he has been driven into the background by modern mechanism, the horse is far from being through, say the Mounties stoutly. . "Police forces everywhere have become mechanized. But while this supplanting process has ad- vanced far, it is certain from the police viewpoint that a final blow to live horse-power never will be struck." Moved to the defence of its tra- ditional equine ally by a Canad- ian Press dispatch, the R.C.M.P. quarterly devoted its leading ed- itorial and a photograph of one of its most famous horses--Billy --to support its arguments. Billy, registered No. 2036, '"un- surpassed in beauty, stamina, in- telligence and good disposition, with the possible exception of Black Peter, (Reg. No.. 214)," was ridden by Commissioner S. T. Horse Makes Spirited Retirement Reports Following Wood and led the R.C.M.P. con- tingent at the Coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. Billy was destroyed in 1944 at the age of 22. Warmed to its subject, the quarterly then considered the Ca- nadian Press story, which report- ed a survey hd shown fewer than 200 mounts on the police forces --including the R.C.M.P.--of all Canada, and said, "that fine fig- ure on horseback, the mounted policeman, has had his day." The quarterly disagreed. "Though nearly: ousted by the motor car, motorcycle and plane in the fast pace set by modern law enforcement the horse = still must take over on back conces- sions on those not infrequent oc- casions when nature, holds the po- lished machine helpless in her grip. "Since the force's inception in 1873 the horse has been a major factor in our history. In the fu- ture, too, he will have 'his 8pec- ial role, for he continues to reign supreme in some phases of police work." The Student Survey Favor Cocktail Bars By THE STUDENT SURVEY In "Varsity" The undergraduates of the Uni- versity of Toronto, by a majority of nearly three to one (8-1) would vote for cocktail lounges on Janu- ary 1st if they were eligible. Also, asked what they thought of the Drew Administration for introduc- ing this measure, 40% answered that their opinions were raised and only 27% stated that they thought less of the 'government because of it. The feature question was: "As- suming that you are eligible to vote in the January 1st plebiscite on cocktail lounges, how would you vote?" The results were: YES The second question: "Does the introduction of the liquor legisla- tion raise or lower your opinion of the present provincial government?" brought these results: RAISE ......0044..40% UNCHANGED ....38% Enlarged by additional interview- ers and more complete rgrad- uate coverage, The Student 'Survey interviewed an accurately tested cross-section of some 15,000 men and women. In a test which was conducted according to scientific polling methods, tabulators report- ed an error of less than 1%. Students, in voicing individual opinions, were very determined in supporting their side of the con- troversy and these are as follows: On question 1, those answering "yes": . "Take away the glamour of for- bidden fruit." "It's time Canada was grown up in her attitude toward liquor." Those answering "no": 3 "The idea of cocktail lounges would be. glamorous to 'teen- agers'." "It's a move planned by brewers, distillers, hotels and restaurants to make huge profits." On question 2, those answering "raise": "The present government has the gumption to bring this controver- slal question into the open and act upon it." Others, in answering "no" to the first question, were against the whole proposal and therefore sub- ject to a lowered opinion because of it. Also, most of the 33% who answered "unchanged", said that |} they had not given that much thought to the matter to have their opinions changed. In general, most of those answer- ing "yes" said that the reform was a good one and that "undercover drinking" would be noticeably de- creased. One of the pretty Argen- tine co-eds said that she was quite surprised at the number of "drunks" she saw on Toronto streets and ad- vocated cocktail lounges in order top curtail drinking in overdoses. One UC girl said that she was getting very tired of carrying a 26 oz, bottle around in her purse when she goes out with a boy friend. Another UC student, a male this time, said that lounges would be an excellent idea if they also passed a law requiring women to pay for their own drinks. Didn't Hire Vet, Fined $12,156 And Now Appeal | Port Arthur, Dee, 6--(CP)-- The Marathon Paper Mill of Can- ada yesterday filed an appeal in district court here against the decision of Magistrate Walter Russell awarding Col. A. L, John. son $12,156 in salary. Col. John- son was general manager of the General Timber Company when he enlisted with the United Sta- tes Army, During his absence, the company was taken over by the Marathon Paper Mills. The Marathon company refused to re- instate Col. Johnson in his form- er position on his discharge, 12-FOOT SUGAR The average lergth of a sugos cane stalk is approximately 12 feet. Army Padre Will Speak At C.B.M.C. The executive of the Oshawa Christian Business Men's Commit- tee, which is affiliated with the C. B.M.C. International, has been for- tunate in securing as guest speaker for their supper meeting next Mon- day evening Capt. (Rev) Waite Hughes, M.BE, Capt. Hughes was a padre with the Canadian Army overseas and spent some time in England and with the invasion forces on the continent. He is al- so a veteran of the First Great War, At the C. B. M. C. meeting here, which will be held in the Ma- sonic Temple Auditorium, Capt. Hughes will speak on his experi- ences overseas and will show color- ed slides of pictures which he took in England, Scotland and Contin- ental Europe. Music will be furnished by the popular Nelson Brothers instrumen- tal trio from Toronto. H. B. Wil- son is the newly-elected Chairman of the C.B.M.C. and will preside. All men are cordially invited. Shirley Harmer To Broadcast From Toronto Miss Shirley Harmer, the popular young singer of popular songs who was one of the winners in the last amateur contest, will be heard over radio station CBL, 'Toronto, next Saturday at 11.30 a.m. Also on the same program will be little 8-year-old "Betty" Harmer, who won a special prize at the amateur contest will also be heard. This is the microphone moppet program which is on the air each Saturday at 11.30 over CBL. Liquor Act Is Law: Aim At Prevention Of Illegal Abuses Toronto, Dec. 6 (CP)--The new Ontario Liquor Licen« sing Act comes into effect Jan. by the glass in Ontario for the first time since 1917. that's the day voters in the ballot on whether they are 1, providing for sale of liquor And Toronto municipal elections in favor of the so-called é "Cocktail Bars." The Toronto municipal vote-- which has no legal effect on pro- vincial legislation--was not men- tioned at all by Premier Drew of Ontario in his radio broadcast last night which announced proclama- tion of the Act and the date of its coming into force. : But in his half-hour speech he dealt at length with the liquor question generally, and emphasized that "the only choice is to provide outlets for legal sale of spirits in the same way as in every other country in cities of their size." Under the New. Act, only in On- tario's five largest cities--Ottawa, Toronto, Hamilton, London and Windsor--will there be sale of li- quor by the glass in hotels and tav- erns, in ding lounges which are al- ready called "cocktail bars". In smaller centres liquor-by-the-glass must receive a three-fifths major- ity vote in local plebiscites. Premier Drew explained that in the five largest cities the consump- tion and sale of liquor was more than a local problem. Each had a large transient population and a large influx of tourists--he said Toronto in a single day might have as many as 100,000 visitors. : "This creates a situation which has nothing to do with the ordinary requirements of the people living in those larger communities." Visitors could buy liquor legally, but had great difficulty finding a place where they could drink it legally. Hotel accommodation was limited. They proceeded to consume it be- hind doors, in motorcars and lava- tories, in other undesirable places. "We are not prepared to permit this intolerable condition to contin- ue any longer," he said. "How is it to be stopped? By prohibiting drinking in hotel bedrooms? By stopping all this surreptitious drinking eleswhere? Common sense tells us this cannot be done." The people were buying large quantities of spirits, as well as beer and wine--and spirits were bought to be consumed. "Since there is not to be prohibition, and since the hg public attitude is such that they do buy spirits, then it is the primary duty of the government... ..to frame the law in such a way that it can be enforced, and that con« sumption is made possible under a system of licensing and control which will be accepted and support= ed by the public. "The intention is not to increase consumption but rather to provide an honest and enforcible method of consumption under which the drinking habits of those people who do choose to drink may be improved by the pressure of an increasing de« mand for decent behaviour in pub- lic." Premier Drew explained that the operation of the new Act, and the regulations for sale of liquor, will be outlined in detail next Thursday by Attorney-General Blackwell He also sala: "Let me say with the utmost emphasis that anyone who says that I, or the government collectively, have been controlled or directed by the liquor or any other special interest, is a contemptible slanderer." "I t is my hope, and the hope of my colleagues, that this will act- uually reduce the consumption off spirits by bringing out into the open and under normal social restraints what now is being done elsewhere, under conditions which have led to abuses which go beyond the abuse of alcohol itself." Canadian Cottons Labor Ills Cured Cornwall, Dec. 6.--(CP) -- Ape proximately 150 employees of Cane adian Cottons Ltd, Dundas mill bere have returned to work follows ing a meeting where union officials agreed to negotiate a new contract with the company. 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