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( OPINIONS DAI Y TIMES-GAZETTE EDITORIAL PACE 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 Sundsy by The Times Publishing Company of Oshawa, Limited, Arthur R. Alloway, President and Managing Director. COMPLETE CANADIAN PRESS LEASED WIRE SERVICE The Times-Gagzette is a member of the Canadian Dally Newspapers Association, the Ontario Provincia] Dailies Association, and the Audit Bureau of Circulations, Authorized as Second Class Matter, Post Office Department, Ottawa, Canada. Be SUBSCRIPTION RATES Delivered by carrier in Oshawa, Whitby, Brooklin, Port Perry, Ajax or Pickering, 24c per week, $12.00 per year. By mail, outside carrier delivery areas, anywhere in Canada and Englana $7.00 per year, $3.50 for 6 months, $2.00 for 3 months. U.S. subscriptions $9.00 per year. Net Paid Circulation Average Per Issue 7 ; 71 4 JANUARY, 1947 MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1947 Our Canadian Winter While not appreciated by anyone, with the possible ex- ception of ski enthusiasts, the weather to which Canada has been subjected during the last month has at least provided a topic of conversation for old and young alike. Among older men and women, the storms have given rise to recollections of other years when the snow piled high around the wood pile and travel to villages and towns was cut off for days at a time. As memory is a fleeting thing, it is hard to properly guage whether the present winter is any more severe than those of a half century ago. However, it seems to us that when we were a school boy 'that the winters were longer and the cold more severe than has been the case in recent years. ¢ The dependence of residents of the urban areas upon the rural districts has a tendency now to give the impression that winters are more severe. There was a time when most families owned a cow or cows and did not depend upon dairies for their milk which they in turn did not have to _ truck from the country. Everyone in those days baked their own bread so bakery routes through the rural areas were not necessary. Rural mail delivery was only coming to the fore so the farmer did not miss his daily paper as much as he does today. The most humorous thing we have heard about the recent storms was the statement, in all sincerity, by one man that Russia has invented a machine to produce any type of weather desired and that our weather is attributable to this fact. Common sense forces us to discard such a theory. After all Mother Nature has a habit of evening up over a period of years. Therefore some winters are more cold with more snow than others. D.V.A. Training Across the'country thousands of veterans of World War . II are availing themselves of the opportunity of advancing their chances of success in life through the provision of vocational training courses in the arts, professions and trades by the Department of Veterans' Affairs and other agencies. : Since rehabilitation schools were established a total of 45,000 veterans have received training in Ontario while an- other 12,000 are at present enrolled. Of those who have com- pleted the courses, two to one have taken the vocational training. This means that these veterans will be in a posi- tion to fill the heavy demands of industry. Protests have been voiced by Dr. Sidney Smith, Presi- dent of the University of Toronto and Dean C. E. Burke of McMaster University, in regard to a statement made by Dr. Bert Howard, Principal of Albert College, Belleville, who claimed tutorial classes in D.V.A. rehabilitation schools were a waste of time. Dr. Smith quoted figures which show that rehabilitation schools have done a remarkably good job. He said that it was significant that the average in pre-war years of those who attained honors was 11 per cent, and among veterans it has been 16 per cent. Residents of the Oshawa area are particularly intevested in the work being carried on by D.V.A. schools as Howard Kerr, Ontario Director of Canadian Vocational Training, and Herbert Temple, Regional Director, are both former mem- bers of the teaching staff of the Oshawa Collegiate an Vocational Institute. . The schools, which are located at Toronto, London, Hamilton, Kitchener, Windsor, Fort William, Brockville, Prescott, Kingston, North Bay, Ottawa, Guelph, Kemptville and Haileybury will, we are sure, produce the type of men who will assure the continuance of Ontario as the first province on Canada's production front and maintain the Dominion's position in the markets of the world. White Cane Week Sponsored by the Canadian National Institute for the Blind and the Canadian Council of the Blind attention is this week being focused upon the man with the white cane in | order to get Canadians better acquainted with their blind | neighbors. The man with the white cane leads a life very much the . same as any other person in the community. He has friends "and hobbies and in many instances has a family and a job. His only handicap is his blindness. The White Cane he carries is a symbol of his determination to be on his own and carry on as a normal human being, . These men do not seek pity. All they want is help. Due to the rapid pace at which we work and play his difficulties have increased. He asks your consideration and that you lend him your eyes at a busy crossing when he becomes con- eo 15 Years Ago Mayor Peter A. Macdonald squelched a story in the Toronto Telegram, which had intimated that the banks were refusing to deal with the City Council. A local bank manager classified the story as "absurd." Said Mayor Macdonald: "Banks cannot dictate to City Council; they may advise and we are often glad of the advice. That story is pure nonsense." Oshawa Branch of the Canadian Legion was host to more than 100 members of the 75th Battalion Branch, of Toronto. Arthur Tierney was in charge of a varied entertain- ment program. M. McIntyre Hood, president of the local branch, and Mrs. H. Foote of the ladies' auxiliary welcomed the visitors. With D. Todd acting as chairman and master of ceremonies, the Fifth and Seventh Scout Troops together with the Seventh Wolf Cub Pack spensored a gala stage concert at St. George's school. * At a special meeting, Westmount Ratepayers' Association members wanted to know why East Whitby Township Council had dismissed the school nurse. The township was represented. by Reeve Allan W. Lavis, Deputy-reeve Everett Warne and Councillor Lyman Gifford. Reeve Lavis said that the only rea- son why the nurse had been re- leased was lack of funds in the treasury. Battling fiercely through three periods of topflight hockey, Oshawa Blue Imps were held to a 2-2 tie by Newmarket Juniors in a play-off game. "Jo Jo" Graboski hade his first appearance for Oshawa since his serious accident, in which he lost the use of one ey. The teams were scheduled to meet in a sudden death affair to settle the issue. eo Readers' Views FAVORS NEW UNION DEPOT Editor, Times-Gazette: Dear Sir: I must congratulate you for the nice article appearing in Plane Facts Wanted --Roche in the Buffalo Courier Express. Gouzenko Thanks Newsmen Ottawa, Feb. 10 -- (CP) -- Igor Gouzenko, former Russian cipher clerk who opened Canada's spy in- vestigation in September, 1945, by disclosing documented evidence to the Royal Canadian Mounted Po- lice, has publicly thanked the Otta- wa Journal for not publishing the story when he first offered them the evidence. In a letter published in The Journal the Crown's No. 1 witness in the espionage trials, recalled that he had first presented his do- cuments to the newspaper Sept. 5, 19045, but had been advised to take the evidence to the R.C.M.P. "I realize now," Gouzenko wrote, "that had you taken advantage of lished the facts which I had in my possession it would undoubtedly have warned the members of the espionage network who now have been convicted in the courts. "That you refrained from taking this step must be everlastingly to your credit, not omly from the standpoint of national interests in- volved." Quebec Legion Solicits Opinion On National Flag Montreal, Feb. 10 --(CP)-- The provincial command of the Cana- dian Legion has telegraphed all its Quebec branches asking for com- ment on a suggestion that Canada's national flag be the Red Ensign with the Maple Leaf in the fly. The province's 190 branches were asked to reply by Feb. 15 and to treat the matter as urgent so the information could be transmitted to the Dominion command. your Saturday issue on editorial page regarding the need for a new station in Oshawa. Oshawa is sorely in need of better facilities for the travelling . public. The C.N.R. as well as C.P.R. should build a modern union station for both lines on C.N.R. yards. That would eliminate the nuisance on the CP.R. and Ritson Road South crossing, as well as the other on Park Road South, where a young man lost his life. Hoping the City of Oshawa will take your worthy suggestion into consideration, Yours very truly, M. G. MURYN. Oshawa, February 8, 1947. ® A Bit of Verse NEVER QUITE AGAIN By IAN MacNEIL Canadian Press Staff Writer Heavy snows have cost Canada's large cities a pretty penny this winter, apart from the general dis- ruption of highway traffic and other, uncounted, costs. A good guess is that cities have already spent $5,000,000 for clearing streets. And it developed today that the snow-removal money bag is running low in many a civic treasury. In Toronto it's virtually empty. Montreal and Ottcsva, cities that take the winter's snow with con- siderable aplomb; Winnipeg and other centres that tackle the snow- removal job with maximum of effi- Again, we say, yet never quite again A word repeated on the changeling Tr eath, Never the old returning now as then, Pree ln hii wholeness of some instant eath, Dying and being born we go our way, Changing and being changed, and all we. know Of certainty is the altering none can stay; And all we sight of steadiness is flow. --Isabella Bryans Longfellow in the New York Herald Tribune. Tides, Swells Fend Isolated Sea Crags By J. C. GRAHAM Auckland, N.Z. --(CP)-- An ex- pedition from Auckland has made landings on the Three Kings Is- lands, a group of seldom visited and inaccessible islands and rocks whigh lie 40 miles to the northwest of the northern point of New Zealand. Swift tides and continuous heavy ocean swells make landings difficult and so far as is known no one has to this day ever set foot on one is- land, the West King, in spite of numerous attempts. The tides run around the islands at five knots or more and only at the change of tides are landings possible. An ocean surge of 14 to 20 feet pounding constantly against the steep cliffs of the islands makes landings even at slack tides a haz- ardous business. Members of the expedition man- aged to make landings on the northeast King and Prince's Island, on neither of which the Europeans have previously set foot. They found definite signs of Maori occupation on the rugged cylinder or rock ris- ing almost 400 feet from the sea. The island is about 800 yards long with a level plateau at its top and here they found a series of terraces and stone walls surrounding a cleared area. There is no water on the island but it is thought the early Maori inhabitants developed some form of rock storage of rain- water. The party also made landings on the Great King and the southwest island and brought back many in- teresting and scientific specimens, including many rare trees and a new species of snail, The Three Kings were named by Abel Tasman, the Dutch discoverer of New and, because he anchor- ed off them on the feast of the Epi- phany. He saw a number of natives on the Great King. However, the islands have been uninhabited since European settlement began in New Zealand, Actors Don't Fake Down Under Accent Regina-- (CP) --There was no fak- ing of accents when the Regina Little Theatre put on "The Hasty Heart," a play including an Austral- ian and New Zealander izi the list of characters. The roles of "Digger" and "Kiwi" an Australian and New Zealander respectively were played by Des- mond and Laurence Tease recently arrived from Tasmania where Des- mond had served in the Royal Aus- tralian Air Force and Laurence in the Royal Australian Navy. They joined their father, Rev. G. - - fused in the throngs on a busy street. O. Tease of the Central Church of | Christ. who preceded them here. ciency and minimum of debate, all have spent huge sums this winter. So has Toronto, where the snow removal problem inevitably is ac- | companied by debate as to effici- ency, as to a peculiarly Toronto brand of "heavy snow." Halifax appears the only city across the Dominion that hasn't had a lot more snow this winter than it had last. Toronto has spent $600,000 on snow clearance so far, and isn't even attempting to tackle the resi- dential streets apart from a 'bit of plowing in the centre here and there, Street Commissioner Harold Bradley told critics that the city's financial policy "does not call for removal of snow from streets in residential areas." Figures released by the weather bureau today showed just exactly how much snow has come down. Figures up to the end of January, with the average yearly fall in brackets, were Halifax 26.6 (34.3), Snow Removal Has Cost Canadians Pretty Penny (45.9), Toronto 39 (32.9), Winnipeg 134.6 (30.2), Regina 42.75 (16.3). | Montreal has spent $1,408,233 out | of a budget of $2,088,930 so far this winter for snow removal. About $350,000 of this will be reimbursed by the Montreal Tramways Com- pany. Last winter, the entire total was $1,670,962, with $250,000 coming back from the Tramways. In Ottawa last year taxpayers paid a total of $425,735 to keep their j streets clear. Civic officials sald that amount would probably be surpassed this year, The Maritimes are enjoying a mild winter and civic officials in Halifax said it would have to snow from now until August to use up the snow budget. All last winter Halifax spent only $11,000 in snow clearance while so far this year the bill amounts to $4,000. The Alberta government budgets all its maintenance together but it reports the cost of clearing snow this winter will be "quite a little" above average. In Edmonton more than $70,000 will be paid out for cleaning and sanding this winter. Saskatchewan's annual budget for snow cleaning is $150,000 but an exceptionally severe winter this year is expected to result in the budget being passéd by more than $20,000. Winnipeg spent $169,000 last year clearing snow after a budget of $120,000 was alloted. The city's street cleaning department has | asked for $150,000 this year but with January's snow removal costing $55,000, an additional $30,000 will have to be forthcoming. | Monires 78.7 (63.6), Ottawa 63.3 ! The excellent quality of Player's is traditional . . : They have that flavour so necessary for complete enjoyment. As always: "It's The Tobacco That Counts". 9 Doar? CORK TIP and PLAIN PLAYER'S NAVY CUT CIGARETTES Sen. Vandenberg Declines to Run Grand Rapids, Mich. Feb. 10-- (AP)--Senator Arthur H. Vanden- berg (Rep.-Mich.) said, "I am not a candidate for the Republican Pres- idential nomination, don't expect to be and have no wish to be." Michigan's senior Senator, here for an address before the State Re- publican Convention, made his statement at a press conference and added, "but a man would be en- tirely numb of he were insensible to the compliment the suggestion implies." Oapetown, Feb. 10--(Reuters)-- Eighteen young men of the same weight and height are practising to walk without faltering along a bar three inches wide and 15 feet long suspended above the ground. They are stewards on the Royal train which will carry the King and Queen and Princess Elizabeth and Margaret on the 58-day train journey covering 4,000 miles during their tour of South Africa. This special exercise is to ensure that the stewards serve Their Maj- esties faultlessly in spite of the swaying of the well-sprung dining car. The other members of the hand- picked staff for the Royal train are also being given physical training to build up their stamina for the the situation at that time and pub- | long journey. As HM.S. Vanguard steams to- ward South Africa with the Royal rarty, "Operation Welcome" is fast taking shape in all parts of the country to be visited by the Royal party. Pretoria, capital of the Union, 18 Waiters In Training To Serve on Royal Tour will have four miles of streets dec orated in red, white and gold. In the main square, a high tower is being built. This will be surmount- ed by a big crown and surrounded by four smaller towers, each also surmounted by crowns. Johannesburg, the Union's largest and wealthiest city, will be illum- inated in five colors for 10 days-- the centre of the city in a blaze of green and gold, adjacent suburbs in red, white and blue. Capetown, mother city of South Africa, will have huge set pieces in colored lights to represent the Union Jack, the.Union flag, and the Capetown coat-of-arms. In most places, all schools will close for the day and many towns will have a public holiday when the King visits them or neighboring centres. NATIVE GRAMMAR The aboriginals of Australia de- veloped a highly graduated langu- age with considerable grammar. . 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