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OPINIONS DAILY TIMES-CAZETTE EDITORIAL PAGE FEATURES THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE OSHAWA T4E OSHAWA TIMES (Established 1871) THE WHITBY GAZETTE AND CHRONICLE (Established 1863) MEMBER OF THE CANADIAN PRESS The Canadian Press is exclusively entitled to thg use for republication of all news despatches credited to it or to The Associated 'Press or Reuters in this paper and also the local news published itherdin, All rights of republicatior. of special despatches herein are 'also reserved. . "-._ The Times-Gazette is a member of the Canadian Dally News- papers Association, the Ontario Provincial Dailies Association, and the Audit Bureau of Circulations. ye SUBSCRIPTION RATES € Delivered by carrier in Oshawa, Whitby, Brooklin, Port Perry, ~ Ajax or Pickering, 24c ver week, $12.00 per year. By mail, outside .oarrier delivery areas, anywhere in Canada and England $7.00 per year, $350 for 6 months, $2.00 for 3 months. US. $9.00 pep year. Authorized as Second Class Matter, Post Office Dept., Ottawa, Can. Net Paid Circulation Average Per Issue 7,91 ) NOVEMBER, 1947 WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1947 'Have You a Bracket? The Motor Vehicles Licenses Branch of the Ontario Department of Highways is calling the attention of motorists to check the equipment of their motor vehicles to make sure they are equipped with a front bracket to carry the 1948 license plates which will be issued within a month or so. ! During the war years and up to the present, the Depart- ment of Highways issued only one license plate as a means of conserving metal. This plate was placed on the rear of the vehicle for which it was issued. . Motor vehicles manufactured during the war were 'equipped with only a rear bracket in some instances. Many older cars which had a front bracket before the war have had it broken off or it has been removed by the owner as un- necessary. "In conversation with the owner of an auto purchased recently, we mentioned the fact that a license plate for the front of the vehicle would be issued next year. He checked and found his auto had no front bracket. A check of the fuggage compartment revealed that a bracket complete with bolts and screws had been packed with the tool kit. It would be well for all owners to make a similar check to be ready to instalPtheir plates as soon as they are issued. ® ® Avoid Chills The advent of winter season with fts blustery weather sometimes interspersed with mild spells and their attendant slush and water again focuses attention upon the need for wearing proper clothing and the avoidance of undue chilling to prevent common colds and the more serious illnesses which often follow. The National Health and Welfare Service strongly rec- ommends that every precaution be taken to avoid chills. Cold and damp weather will expose people to such maladies as bronchitis, pneumonia and influenza. The cold that "hangs on" should be a warning to see a doctor so that the trouble may be cleared up before more serious illness sets in. Commenting on proper clothing to wear at this time of 'the year, it advises: "Dress for the day, according to the glimate." It isn't smart to ignore the weather. In the cold season the human body expends a great amount of energy in keeping warm if the proper kind of clothing is not worn. 'There is this caution to be observed, that authorities advise that it is wiser to wear heavy clothes outdoors only, for over- wraps may be taken off when on heated premises. The wear- ing of heavy underwear leads to discomfort indoors and does not make possible that addition of coverage required when going outside when the temperature is falling. Shop At Home Although a virgin mantle of snow now clothes the countryside, it is a bit difficult to realize that only 21 shop- ping days remain before Christmas. It would be well there- fore, for everyone to get down to the serious business of Christmas shopping in order to prevent disappointment. Oshawa store windows are already blossoming forth in all the riot of color and wealth of goods associated with the festive season. Residents of the city and district would do well to visit them, look over their stocks and make their selection of gifts from the stores right here at home. Local stores are offering a wider variety of goods than ever before. There is no need to go to the larger centres. You can do as well in Oshawa and avoid the crowds with their attendant rush, heat and exhaus:ion. By patronizing the merchants in your own city who pay taxes and contribute to the advancement of the community you can give Oshawa a boost and help to make it a bigger and better community. Banquet Season During the last week or so several softball clubs, the Oshawa Yacht Club and the Oshawa Lawn Bowling Club, have held their annual banquets with the spirit of fellowship and good cheer in evidence on every hand. : It is a good thing to hold such gatherings. It provides the opportunity for the members of the clubs to get together before the zest of the season so recently closed has cooled. It is a good time to review past achievements and lay plans for the new season which will open in a matter of months. 5+ This is one occasion when the rivalry of competition is submerged and everyone joins in congratulations as the . trophies are presented. The opportunity is always taken to 'voice thanks to those who have, through their duties as ex- _ geutive members, directed the destinies of the club. ; ; Inthe case Hf baseball and softball clubs, such events marked by expressions of thanks to the sponsors ! ho donated the money necessary for uniforms ' e By HAROLD DINGMAN Ottawa Correspondent Ottawa, Dec. 3--A note on dollar- saving (Canadian division): Austin Cross, columnist for the Ottawa Evening Citizen, reports the tickets issued by his Chinese laundry are printed in the US.A. Cross blames Canadian printing firms for lack of enterprise. LR HOW IT STARTED -- If you people out there are as badly in- formed as the people of Ottawa, and particularly the knowing gents in the Parliamentary Press Gallery, then the odds are ten to one you don't know how Christmas Seals were started. This correspondent would have lost the bet, too. Away back in 1903 a postal clerk in Denmark was sorting out Christ- mas mail and admiring the colored stamps from abroad. He suddenly got the idea that at Christmas time every letter and parcel should carry an extra stamp, some pretty seal to make the mail even more attractive. And that the money from such seals should go to sick children. Next day the clerk, whose name was Einar Holboell, talked over the idea with his fellow workers in the post office and found them enthus- jastic. It was too late to do any- thing practical for the Christmas of 1903 but in the following year the postmen formulated a workable scheme, set up an organization, and obtained the blessing of the King and Queen of Denmark. Success was immediate. In the first year the Danish people bought an average of two seals each. With the money from the first few cam- paigns they built two hospitals for tuberculous children. More import. ant, the idea spread that everyone, not merely doctors and nurses, could help in preventing the spread of the dread scourage. The Danish idea was transplanted to this continent by an American woman, Emily P. Bissell, in 1907 and the following year the first Chris- mas Seal Sale was held in Canada. But the Canadian campaign did not become nation-wide until 1927. An urgent letter from G. J. Wher- rett, M.D., executive secretary of the Canadian Tuberculosis Association, tells me what work is done with the Seal money. "When the associa- tion was founded in 1900," Dr. Wher- rett writes, "one of its objectives was to foster and stimulate the growth of associations all over the country. In the early days these associations raised money for the building of sanatoria. A good many of the country's leading sanatoria were built in that way, by public subscription solicited by these small associations. "Following World War I govern- ments began to assume the cost of sanatoria and treatment and today in Canada it is an accepted prin- ciple that either provincial or muni-~ cipal governments assume this cost. "It was then that the voluntary assocaitions assumed the task of de- veloping preventive programs. Pre- ventive programs must of ne- cessity be long range. They mean long-time planning and this means regular, dependable income. You can see what a stumbling block it would be to these workers if they had to wonder every year how much they could expect to get and what they were going to do to get it. An anuual budget crisis would be dis- astrous for the continuity of pre- ventive measures, "The Christmas Seal Sale has been a great boon to these com- mittees because it has become a rec- ognized method by which they raise money. It has proved to be not only a wonderful fund-raiser but a first-rate educational measure," said Dr. Wherrett, And here's the punch paragraph: "You asked if I could give you a typical example of the sort of per- son who benefits by the Christmas Seal Sale. I don't know quite how to answer that. Last year in Ca- nada there were 5,797 deaths from tuberculosis--but if the 1900 death rate had still been operating the figure would have been nearly 25,000." You don't know who calls "Merry Christmas" to you who might have been in those extra thousands if prevention had not saved them. Well folks? / ® A Bit of Verse TO REST At last bright leaves give up the fray, They lie upon the ground today, The frost has pinched them from the trees, Retreat has blown, They lle at ease Amid the hoary, shining frost, Not pining for a battle lost. Ci es curl, Gay colors fade, They walt for winter unafraid, For when spring sounds her gay alert, Courageous, other buds will burst. --Susan Draper. November, 1947. di Wh hy of Na eels. i H From Greece...the Voice of Experience a" oh "Take care, don't you see my misery?" ® 25 Years Ago Mayor John Stacey warned the town council that Oshawa had only five days' supply of coal on hand. By a unanimous vote, town coun- cil approved a plan for the annexa- tion of Cedar Dale. J. G. Althouse, principal of Osh- awa 'High School, was appointed headmaster of the University of Toronto Schools. He had come to shana three years before from alt Collegiate. R. 8. McLaughlin, president of General Motors of Canada, report- ed the company had set a new rec- ord .in November, turning out 3,900 cars or 150 per working day. From ten to 12 teams were ex- pected to take part in Oshawa's *| Senior City Basketball League schedule. Officers for the league included: P. Canning, president; E. Burton, vice-president; E, Ander- son, secretary-treasurer; Ross Mc- Kinnon, H, E, Tylor, F. Parsons and F, Ardiel, members of the exe- cutive committee. e A Bible Thought "My Beloved is mine, and I am His." (Song of Sol. 2:16). Heaven above is softer blue, + Earth around is sweeter green! Demetriades, in Vima (Athens) The main line of thought devel- oped in this second series stems from releases sent out almost week- ly from government sources to the press which seek clearly to spread the impression that Canadians have attained "unprecedented prosper- ity" and that this is due to wise leadership and effective policies of of the government. A new lease of power will be sought on this pre- mise. CLAIMS CHALLENGED But this column challenges Cana- dians to take an objective view of the background of this alleged pros- perity and to note carefully that the same government that helped usher in the late war by trusting Hitler, appeasing Mussolini, bowing to Japan and which now fails in resolute leadership among the smaller nations, is now preparing to ask for a renewal of confidence. PEOPLE'S EFFORT It has also been shown and can- not be denied that the people of Canada took the initiative and rolled up the power and produc- tion for Canada's share in the great conflict. The government went outside to secure the best brains possible to lend direction to the spontaneous efforts of the peo- ple, These were the dollar-a-year men and women. And so we thus combined to help win victory. SINGULAR STORY Now in putting forth claims to having engineered "unprecedented prosperity" the government releases very carefully attempt to fix -at- tention on only one side of the plc- ture, We are shown that farm Time for Decision BY GEORGE W. JAMES The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, Ont. NEW SERIES, ARTICLE 35 Something lives in every hue Christless eyes have never seen. Birds with gladder songs o'erflow; Flowers with deeper beauties shine, Since I know, as now I know, I am His, and He is mine. . --Rev. Wade Robinson. prices stand at an all-time high, that exports were mever greater, that savings were never higher, that unemployment is almost a minus quantity, that verily .wealth is with us. THE OTHER SIDE What the government releases do not show is that the Canadian people have become saddled with a national mortgage of more than sixteen billions, that taxation in peacetime is an all-time high, and that our trade deficit with the U.S. A. is almost a billion this year and we have an "unprecedented" annu- al interest bill. It will take a cen- tury to liquidate our debt. FARMERS NOT FOOLED Farmers are not fooled when told that their returns have reached "unprecedented levels" for 'their costs have reached "unprecedented heights." When told that they have paid off millions of mortgage debt, farmers still realize they have to face another huge liability which is deferred only because of "unprecedented" shortages. Many will have to take new mortgages fo | restore equipment, SAVINGS MORTGAGED | It is not wide of the mark to] say that after buildings, fences, machinery have been restored, an unprecedented weed nuisante brought under control and soil re- stored to former fertility, Cana- dian farmers will have spent every dollar that they have saved and will have to borrow more before the job is done. That is the other side of the coin In this story of "unpre- cedented prosperity." You wourp admire her skill. Alert and poised, she calmly speeds the many calls. with deft, sure move- ments, With switchboards busier than ever because of the many new telephones, this skill is being called on as never before. More telephones are being added right along. Our con- stant aim is to provide more and better service . . . always at the lowest possible cost...to give greater value to every telephone user. THE BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY OF CANADA e Other Editors DRUNK DRIVERS (Lethbridge Herald) Magistrate Gore-Hickman's quot- ed policy of never giving less than 30 days to a person convicted of drunken driving is a good one. There are too many magistrates who are too lenient in such cases, They should remember that drunk- en drivers are almost in a class with attempted murderers. IT'S A THOUGHT (New Glasgow Record) There are more opportunities here in Pictou County than in the City of Toronto, a friend of ours remarked the other day. Pressed for an explanation, he replied, "Every- thing has been picked up there but there are many openings left here waiting for the alert man willing to make a job for himself." THEY DON'T FOOL (Ottawa Journal) One day Mr. Dalton. presents a budget to the British Parliament as Chancellor of the Exchequer; the next he is out of office and a back bencher. Seldom has there teen so swift and surprising an up- set, even in British public life, where they don't fool when a ques- tion of propriety or integrity is involved. "THANK-YOU-MA'AM" (Saint John Telegraph-Journal) There is a good old localism pre- valent in New Brunswick and ap- parently used widely in the New England States, That dip in the road which, to those in: a mowing vehicle, imparts a sensation of de- scending into the trough of a wave and then momentarily hovering on its crest is called a "Thank-you- ma'am." But how come? STAMP AS SOUVENIR (Brantford Expositor) A special four-cent postage stamp will be issued January 15 next in Canada to commemorate the mar- riage of Princess Elizabeth and Lieut. Philip Mountbatten, It Penno. Ave, Overlooking Boardwalk Where clean sea oir promotes health, enjoy fomed hospitality. 250 ottractive rooms; sea-water baths, Ship's Sun-Deck. Fire. proof. American and European Plans. PAUL AUCHTER, Gen. 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PULLOVERS $3.50 to $6.98 CARDIGANS $4.98 to $6.98 HOSIERY We will endeavour to serve you to the best of our ability in this cri- tically short item. Join Our Xmas Club Every Friday and Saturday during Decem- ber, a gentleman clerk will be on hand to look after your needs and to offer suggestions if desired. WE REFUND CHEERFULLY in SPECIALTY SHO | 1 Simcoe St. S. Nomis