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DAI OPINIONS 'Y TIMES-CAZETTE 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 Sundsy by The Times Publishing Company of Oshawa, Limited, Arthur R. Alloway, President and Managing Director. COMPLETE CANADIAN PRESS LEASED WIRE SERVICE The Times-Gazette 1s a member of the Canadian Dally Newspapers Association, the Ontario Provincial Dailies Association, and the Audit Bureau of Circulations. Authorized as Second Class Matter, Post Office Department, Ottawa, Canada. Net Paid Circulation e Per Issue : 6 "0 7 1947 MONDAY, MARCH 17, 1947 Aver FEBRUARY, An Irreparable Loss The news of the death early yesterday morning, follow- ing a week's illness, of Cyril E. Souch came as a great shock to every resident of the community. There were few other topics of conversation and eékpressions of regret were heard on every hand as he was a friend of all and his passing was felt as a personal loss by all who knew him. Widely known as the head of a flourishing business enterprise, Mr. Souch was also well known as an executive . of the Oshawa Win-The-War and Community Fund and later the Oshawa Community Chest Fund™He had also served on the executive of the various Victory Loan campaigns during World War H and some of the credit for the success of both these endeavors was due to his organizing ability. : He was one of the most active and enthusiastic mem- bers of the Oshawa Kiwanis Club, which he served as presi- dent. It was during his term as president that the idea of erecting a Kiwanis Centre was conceived. He was also the prime mover behind the holding of the mass T.B. survey carried on in the southern part of the county last fall. Kiwanis Clubs throughout the district held him in high es- teem as he was the organizer of the "Go-to-Church'" move- ment which was widely sponsored by these clubs. Despite disability inherited from World War I, he gave unsparingly of his time and energies to make Oshawa a bet- ter city in which to live. There were few men who were more active or took a greater interest in the welfare of the community at large. His wise counsel will be sorely missed in the organizations in which he was active but his many good works will live as a memorial to one who submerged personal interests in favor of those which were for the betterment of all, : Annual Health Report It might well be said that a city is only as great as the health of its citizens is gocd. Oshawa in recent years has been free of serious epider:ics and no small credit for this favorable condition is due t> the untiring work of the Local Board of Health and its employees. At the meeting of the Board last week the annual re- port for 1946 was presented by Dr. A. F. Mackay, Medical Officer of Health. Prepared for the first time in book form, the reports of the various departments are well worthy of careful study, as they show the great volume of detailed work which has been done to protect the health of the city. Even a casual reading of the report indicates that no time or effort was spared and that the taxpayers have been given full value for their money. Of particular interest is the fact that during the year the rate of stillbirths was at its lowest level on record; the infant death rate was the lowest in the city's history while there were no maternal deaths. The efficacy of the immunization program is indicated by the fact that there has not been a death from diphtheria since 1930. That the Local Board of Health is not.resting on its laurels is shown by the plans it has in mind for this year. Among these are: the organization of the Oshawa Health and Welfare Council; establishment of a clinic for the treat- ment of venereal disease; revision of the restaurant bylaw; revision of the bylaw governing meat inspection; extension' of the mental health program; extension of the school pro- gram to include the Collegiate; increased and improved bathing facilities for local children; purchase of portable X-ray equipment to continue the T.B. preventive plan; in- creased number of health centres; revision of the existing garbage bylaw to facilitate an improved collection and dis- posal system, and the completion of the sewage di§posal pro- ject with extension of the s#hitary sewer system. Although there may be some who consider the city's health program too elaborate, we would point out that it is only by such constant vigilance as is being given that high standards can be maintained. 'Total expenditures by the Department during the year amounted to $25,992.95, or a per capita cost of only 95.3 cents. For the service and the pro- tection given this is not at all high. GENERAL MOTORS DELCO-HEAT AUTOMATIC HEATING EQUIPMENT OIL BURNERS -- COAL STOKERS FINE QUALITY COAL - COKE - FUEL OIL THE ROBERT DIXON COMPANY LIMITED 313 ALBERT ST. TELEPHONE 262 CKDO, 1240 on your Dial every Monday, 8:00 p.m, Looking Ahead In Ottawa - By The Canadian Press Ottawa, March 17--(CP)--Parlia- ment Hill--and Canada's philatelic world--is hearing rumors these days that the government soon will take action, likely through the budget, to reduce the basic air mail postage '| rate to five cents from the current seven-cent rate. This report has been circulating for some months but was revived recently when Postmaster-General Bertrand admitted in the Commons that the government had under consideration the possibility of re- ducing the rate. There also is a possibility that the size of the stamp itself, now about twice as big as the normal 1-to-5-cent denominations, may be reduced. Funds: With nearly $6,000,000 to work on, a Commons committee may come up with a recommenda- tion that at least part of that sum be used to establish a benevolent fund for distressed army veterans similar to those already in exist- ence for the R.C.A.F. and Navy. The committee -- composed of many of the veterans who for two sessions labored on veterans' legis- lation in another committee, now defunct -- has only just begun its study of the proper disposal of money accumulated by canteen sales, sales of refuse and other methods during the war. Its first major task is to lay down a principle for disposal. Sug- gested alternatives are to use the money for the men who fought the war and built it up or to use its interest to benefit succeeding gen- erations of their descendants, It would not be surprising if the first course were chosen, And one of the most logical steps--one urged by numerous interested organiza- benevolent fund. ® Other Editors FOR CRISES COLLECTORS (Winnipeg Tribune) The press in a Western town al- ludes gloomily to a local "uncollect- ed garbage crisis." We thought some collector of crisis might like to know what's available. "INDIA'S SUICIDE" (Hamilton Spectator) After a great deal of deliberation, the Attlee Government has decided to let the United Nations sanction India's suicide. PLEASES RUSSIANS (St. Thomas Times-Journal) Ralph Ingersoll's book, "Top Sec- ret," in which he condemned the strategy of General Eisenhower and Field Marshal Montgomery, has been highly praised by Russian writers. Mr. Ingersoll's happiness should now be complete. rb ---- WHEAT EXPORT SURPLUS (Wall Street Journal) It's the heavy European crop damage that makes the ppésent de- mand wholly abnormal. w people realize the importance of Europe as a wheat grower. Actually, France, normally. produces more wheat than Australia. So does Germany. So does Italy. In the pre-war 1938- 39 crop season, crowded little Con- tinental Eurepe (Russia excluded) grew nearly twice as much wheat as Australia, Argentina and Canada combined. This means one thing: U.S. far- mers will have to get quickly out of the habit of growing billion-bushel crops "after Europe's production comes back, or else face huge sur- pluses. ' ® 15 Years Ago Rev. 8. C. Jarrett, juvenile court Judge, sponsored a meeting to con- sider organization of a Big Brother and Sister Movement in Oshawa. Nothing definite evolved from the fresnie, aliizough the whole prob- em of juvenile delinquen - cussed. q oy Was ois Elected as directors of the Cham- ber of * Commerce for two-year terms were the following: George Hart, R. 8. Morphy, A. G. Storie, W. M. Gilbert, A. R. Alloway, L. F. McLaughlin and Russell Storks. One of the oldest homes in the city, known as the Woon Property, was being demolished. The old frame house on the northwest cor- ner of Simcoe and William Streets was built about 1870 and was oc- cupied for many years by Robert Woon and his family. Once noted for its beautiful surroundings, it had become dilapidated and un- kempt. Henry Dearborn, whose father had settled in North Oshawa al- most a century before, passed away. At the annual meeting of the Oshawa Tennis Club, club member- ship was announced as 100, a gain Of 36 over the previous year. Elect- ed ag officers for the 1932 season were: W. C. Herring, honorary president; Dr. R. E. McMullen, president; Miss Furber, secretary; John Harris, treasurer. ® For A Laugh Egotist A Welshman who was very proud of his bass voice was describing a wonderful dream he'd had. "I was in a mighty choir," he sald, "5,000 sopranos, 5,000 altos, 5,000 tenors--all singing together double forte." ' "It enust have been wonderful," said the listener. "But what about the basses." "That was it!" said the dreamer. Suddenly the conductor stopped the choir and, turning to me, said: "Not quite so loud in the bass, please, Mr. Jones!" The Short Way--To Jail Father: "The road to success is apt to be g long hard one, my boy." Son: "Are there no short cuts, fatter?" Father: "Yes, my son. Our pris- ong are full of men who took the cuts. tions -- is the establishment of a To Reclaim Sunken Fortune Auckland, N.Z.,, March 17--(Reut- ers)--A fortune in gold sunk aboard the Canadian-Australian Line steamship Niagara during the war will be sought again this year when John Johnstone, Australian deep-{ sea diver, completes plans for a new diving bell. The liner was mined and sunk off the New Zealand coast in June, 1940, while bringing £2,758,000 ($11,- 032,000) in gold from South Africa to Sydney, Australia. A major part of this was recovered in salvage op- erations by Johnstone in 1941, It is believed 35 bars of gold, va- lued at $500,000, still "are in the sunken hulk of the 13,415-ton vessel. Quit the C.S.U. Sullivan's Urge Toronto, March 17--(CP)--All members ¥f the Canadian Seamen's Union have been advised in a letter frecem J. A. (Pat) Sullivan, resigned member of the union, to resign from it because "it has become a front for the Communist party of Canada." The letter followed the lines of a statement issued by Mr. Sullivan at Ottawa and advised members to "get out of the vortex before you are sucked down to disaster." 'Big Four' Starts Well In Moscow By ROSS MUNRO * Canadian Press Staff Writer 4 Moscow, March 17 -- (CP)--The Big Four conference is off to a reasonfdibly good start but the big test comes this week when the for- eign ministers approach the snarled question of the economic unity of Germany. Judging by other Big Four con- ferences, it is an achievement to get procedure settled in the first few days and go on to discussions on what they now call the "Three Ds" -- demilitarization, denazification and democratization, the last word coined by United States delegates. Slugging matches between Foreign Minister Molotov and Foreign Sec- retary Bevin probably gre inevitable at this stage. For weeks the Soviet press has been attacking British zone policy and Molotov carried the attacks into the conference room. But the British foreign secretary does not intend to allow any major Soviet charges to go unanswered and he emerged from the week's scattered disputes fairly well. There was concern over Bevin's health when he arrived a week ago after a long train trip from London. but he is standing up well under the strain and his personal doc- tor, Alexander McCall, a short, thin Scot with a Wimple Street prac- tice, says he is satisfied with his charge. President Truman's speecn creat- ed last week's sensation in Moscow and the Russians haven't said all they are going to say on it by a long* shot. Molotov's invitation to Marshall and Bevin for talks on China was the other big surprise. Bevin is in an awkward position for he had more or less given a commitment to the Dominions not to discuss China unless the interested .Domin- ions participate, British autthorities feel Canada is interested in the question because of her stake in the Northern Pacl- fic but the problem affects Austra- lia and New Zealand particularly. Bevin may try to work out a for- mula through which he could ex- change information with Marshall and Molotov without actually enter- ing into discussions. \ London Workers Stick to C.1.0. Toronto, March 17--(CP)--The United Steelworkers of America (CI.O.) has announced it had "defi- nite proof" that the majority of employees of both London, Ont. plants of the General Steel Wares Ltd. were remaining with it "de- spite the defection of the previous union organizer in the London area and certain members of local union executives to the American Federa- tion of r." 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The Canadian Nickel industry also used 1000 tons of steel pipe, 5000 tons of iron and steel castings, 775 tons of roll shells, 150 tons of welding rods. And in the massive equipment used in steel production, toughness to metal parts, Nickel is used to give strength and and to give them the Ch one of th NET] ability to stand u e in the Nickel plant at mills with steel rods Copper Cliff. under intense heat. About six tons of Nickel, for instance, went into the rolls, gears, shafts and other parts of the plate mill ilfustrated here. So the Canadian Nickel worker produces Nickel for the steel industry; the steel worker produces the steel the Canadian Nickel industry must have. Each and every industry in this country creates employment in other industries. No matter each depending on the others. 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