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Ny I) OPINIONS DA \ PACE FEATURES THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE OSHAWA WHITBY TJ4E OSHAWA TIMES (Established 1871) THE WHITBY GAZETTE AND CHRONICLE (Established 1863) MEMBER OF THE CANADIAN PRESS The Canadian Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all news despatches credited to it or to The Associated Press or Reuters in this r and also the local news published pape; bY therein. All rights of republicatior of special despatches herein are do reserved. : so rose Times-Gazette ic a member of the Canadian Dally News- papers Association, the Ontario Provincial Dailies Association, and the Audit Bureau of Circulations, Net Paid Circulation Average Per Issue 7,91 5 NOVEMBER, 1947 MONDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1947 A Notable Achievement The turning on of Oshawa's néw street lighting system in the business section on Friday night last is a memorable event in the history of the city. Perhaps as no other event has done since the last street car ran on Simcoe Street, the new lights have removed Oshawa forever from its close association with the horse and buggy days of the past. With the inauguration of the new lighting it may well be there will be a reduction in the number of street accidents as there will be no excuse for motorists not seeing other vehicles or pedestrians attempting to cross. It will also make it easier for the Police Department in doing patrol work as there are no shadows in which a criminal can lurk. The day of the front door operator is past. He will now have to con- fine his operations to the back alleys. The Public Utilities Commission and the City Council are to be commended for the harmony and close co-operation which has resulted in the realization of a long-felt need. The Commission has received Council's approval for the exten- sion of the system into the residential sections d® the ¢ity and along the more heavily travelled streets. It may be some time before the program is completed due to the difficulty in securing material and financing, but the initial step has been taken and now that the ice has been broken, the full program will be easier of accomplishment. Well Merited Publicity Announcement was made this month of the release to the public of a new color and sound motion picture entitled "Outpost Hospitals" which tells in interesting fashion the history of the development of the Red Cross outpost hospi- tals which are scattered throughout the remote sections of the province from the Quebec boundary to within a few miles of the Manitoba border, bringing sorely needed service to people who live beyond the reach of the city hospital. It is interesting to note that the first of these hospitals was opened at Wilberforce in 1922. It had a nursing staff of one when opened, but small as it was, it was still the success- ful beginning of the present chain of 26 such hospitals, for it showed how great was the need for this kind of service. The development of the service: given can be readily seen from the fact that the record of service this year shows 7,406 admissions, 1,938 births attended, 4,383 operations performed, 63,882 hospital days, 337 clinics held, 12,081 school children examined and treated, and 6,318 home visits. When the film is advertised as coming to your favorite theatre, the seeing of it should be placed on the "must" list, not only because it gives intimate views of what is being accomplished but also because it shows one of the great undertakings of the Ontario Division of the Red Cross Society. Better Police Protection Residents of Eastern Ontario have occasion for re- Joicing and criminals may well think twice before making this section of the province their stamping ground as the result of the announcement that two new provincial police districts will be set up on January 1. In the past, the direction and administration of police work in two very large sections of Eastern Ontario were handled from Belleville and Perth. Under the new setup, district offices will be opened and staffed in Cornwall and Peterborough. ; This is but another step in the campaign by Attorney- General Blackwell's department to intensify the drive against : crime and those who follow this means of making a living. \.. The opening the the new offices and the installation of radio intercommunication sets will make it much easier for officers to reach the scene of crimes with despatch or to assist officers in nearby districts in the apprehension of fleeing crooks. Utmost Care Needed . These are dangerous days ior drivers, says a bulletin from the Ontario Department of Highways.,, Roads made slippery by snow and sleet, less visibility, early darkness, large Christmas shopping crowds -- all add up to the need for more attentiveness by drivers. Wise drivers give special attention these days to the safety factors of their vehicles, Good brakes are a "must" with them, as are correct headlights, smooth-working wind- shield wipers and properly adjusted steering gear. Safety- minded motorists keep a cloth handy for clearing their windshields; side and rear windows. Cold, wet weather also requires the motorist to keep a' wary eye on the other fellow, quickly to avoid mishaps. There is the further obligation on the part of the motor- ist not to drive while drinking, The Yuletide spirit may be misinterpreted by longer and more frequent visits to "the shrine of Bachus, with possible disastrous results--namely, loss of life, extensive property damages and plunging happy homes into gloom. We feel that no motorist. wants this to happen, and yet it so often does, 2 and he must be prepared to act By HAROLD DINGMAN Ottawa Correspondent Ottawa, Dec. 22--A new club has been formed on Parliament Hill-- The K.H.I.A.C. Society. The initials are for King, Howe, Ilsley, Abbott and Coldwell. The club's full title is "Kripes How I'm Confused", Treasure Hunt--Royal Canadian Mounted Police have been secretly ordered to assist the Polish Lega- tion in recovering the treasure re- ported missing in the fall of 1946. The rt directive is causing the gove ent political embarrass- ment in Quebec. The treasure, consisting largely of art and ancient relics of early Poland, was brought to Canada for safekeeping in 1940, Late in 1946 Dr. Alfred Fiderkiewicz, the minis- ter to Canada, called on the gov- ernment and reported the hoard had vanished from safekeeping. But the Canadian Government at that time refused to accept re- sponsibility for the valuables. On November 12, last year, the under- secretary for external affairs, Mr. Pearson, informed the Polish min- ister that the Canadian Govern- ment "could not accept responsibil- ity for the recovery of these ob- jects." Since then there has been a complete reevrsal of policy. During Prime Minister King's absence in Europe some weeks back, a new directive was given to the R.C.M.P. Reliable sources say that the order was made by Rt. Hon. Louis St. Laurent, Acting 'Prime Minister and Minister for External Affairs, The charge d'a'faires at the Po- lish Legation, Mr. Z. R. Bielski, called on Mr. St. Laurent some- time early in November and made a new request for help, according to reliable sources. The AMting Prime Minister finally agreed to have the R.C.M.P. start an investi. gation. Reports have been published many times--and never officially denied to my knowledge--that the treasure is stored' in Catholic Church property in Quebec City. Hence the embarrassment to the gevernment now that Mr, St. Laur- ent, a Quebec City member, has ordered the' police into action. Mr. Bielski is a representative of a Communist government, His ap- | peal for police help is naturally in- | terpreted as an appeal against the | Catholic Church in Canada, | How far the police have gone in | trying to recover the treasure has | never keen revealed. There has] been some pressure, according to | my sources, to call off the investi- | gation. All this forms part of the 'back- | ground for stories written in Otta- wa saying that Mr. St. Laurent has | lost his popularity with Quebec | members of Parliament, and that | Time for Decision BY GEORGE W. JAMES The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, Ont. NEW SERIES, ARTICLE 7 In a period when employment is at a high level and people in gen- eral have an accumulation of loose money in their pockets, few pay much attention to the question of whether actually - they enjoy prosperity. But the rapid rise in the cost of living which is making eat inroads en wartime savings is changing the public viewpoint. Farm Opinion These articles have already- shown that Canadian farmers are , becoming acutely aware that they have not been enjoying real pros- perity under the constantly chang- ing government policies. What they may have saved under wartime re- strictions, if used for rehabilitation of land and equipment, will be ccmpletely absorbed and farmers remain the only "socialized" body. in the nation. Growing Resentment The new trade and dollar policies new announced by the government have increased the growing resent. ment of Canadian farmers. While the U.S.A. has consented to impor- tant downward revisions in tariffs and quotas, Canadian farmers are left in a peculiar position in re- spect to two surplus farm products, wheat and live beef cattle, 'The rosition is one that continues an unfair iniposition. : Closed Wheat Market The U.S.A. has reduced the duty on Canadian. wheat from 42c a bushel to 2lc a bushel which opens the US.A. market ranging around $3 per bushel. But Canadian wheat is ear-marked under the British Agreements for delivery at $1.55 until late next year before a moder- ate advance comes into effect. So this U.S.A. concession means v little but is played up as a gr boon. And the British contract runs until 1950. © Clesed Beef Market " Affecting an even greater num- ber of Canadian farmers was the U.S.A. concession to almost Houble the quota of live beef cattle permit- ted entry to U.S.A. markets. The price at Chicago ranges about $35 per cwt. compared with about $16 in Canada. But here again Cana- dian farmers are blocked off. The government at Ottawa retains its embargo and not a single steer can be shipped to the U.S.A. Farmers Bear Loss This anomalous and cynical situ- ation deprives the Canadian farmer of an expanded open market and the huge loss occasioned must be borne by Canadian farm producers, not. the Canadian people as a whole, And at the same time Otta- wa ccmpiles and circulates statistics which seek to rersuade farmers that they are enoying "ufipreced- ented prosperity." To permit them U.S.A. markets would be top much. Bracken Policies In contrast to these Ottawa poli- cies, Jchn Bracken, leader of the Progressive Conservative party, has consistently opposed the unfairness of the British Agreements to Can- adian farmers and has repeatedly urged the removal of the embargo on Canadian cattle entering the U.S.A. Farmers will have to decide at the coming election whether they shall elect Bracken or continue under the present Liberal regime. Hence this is a Time for Decision. they are doubtful if they want h'm as the new Liberal leader. Pre- sumably the Quebec members know about his action on behalf of the Communistic Polish Government against their own faith. Disillusionment--Toronto's Tom- | my Church, still echoing the cries of Empire 2s they were shouted nearly a half-century ago, is bitter. ly disappointed with the House of Commons. i Said he: "We are wasting our time ... and all Parliament does is conduct a postmortem. It suggest that we should change the name of this institution from the House of Ccmmons to the House of Coroners and Undertakers, for that is all we are, All we have to do is hold postmortems on these measures be- fore us. We are just conducting proceedings as in a morgue." eAB St. John writing of Christ's carnation says: ¥The Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we begotten of the 'Father, full grace and truth." (John 1:14.) The Everlasting Word is He, ' Though Whom the worlds 'were made; He veiled in flesh His Deity, Came forth to meet our need. of iin ® 15 Years Ago in- | beheld | His glery, the glory as of the only | Close to 200 citizens joined the | newly-formed Civic Improvement League and elected George Hart as president, E. A. Lovell was named first vice-president and J, W. Borsberry, second vice-presi- dent. Mrs, William Tonkin, McMillan Drive, won first prize in the Wel- fare Campzign contest and claim- ed a Chevrolet coupe. At first, contest officials were uneasy since no ome claimed the top prize but Mrs. Tonkin finally discover- ed that she held the winning ticket, No. 34744. Ralph Wallace, of Port Perry, who was graduated in law a few montks before, became associated with the law ffice of Harris & Harris in Oshawa. It waz. announced that Rey. Paul B. Gelatt, pastor of Calvary Baptist Church, would leave his post at the end of December to take up missionary and deputa- tional work for the Canadian Sun- day School Mission. Two rinks of Oshawa curlers, skipped by F. Michael and E. | Parsons, participated in the an- nual bonspiel of High Park Curl- | ing Club at Toronto. { | London-- (CP)--A guinea struck | in 1716 brought in £140 ($560) at a | sale, 4 Long Distance will be Busy this Christmas We'll do our very best to put your calls through, but there will be delays So many people like to make Long Distance calls at Christmas that there 'are bound to be delays-- sometimes long delays." But if you do make a call, we'll be doing our very best to put it through. s L] BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY OF CANADA | START FROM SCRATCH « (Windsor Star) A college group in the American West is urging world rule by the United Nations. For the moment, though, it will be enough if the UN. fu down to business and rules the .N. ROMANTIC AGE! (Toronto Daily Star) A Montreal groom of 83, who has married a y lass of 82, say it was. a case of ve at first sight. What's the younger generation coming to, anyway? These impul- sive girls and boys with their ro- 'mantic notions! AN ELDERLY MAN BOOKS AHEAD (T. R. Henry in Toronto Telegram) An elderly man sat in a local law office arguing about a lease. The lawyer was trying to persuade him to accept a two-year lease, but the old boy was insisting on _a seven. year lease. After the clfent went out, the lawyer was still grumbling, '"Seven-year lease," he grunted. "I never heard of such a thing, and besides, he is 88 years of age." ONTARIO CAN ABSORB (Windsor Star) Ontario is the richest province in presently known resources. If 'we cannot' absorb 60,000 immigrants a year in the next decade, total im- migration into Canada may not much exceed 100,000 annually. Yet, in 1000-10, there were 1,800,000 im- migrants who entered this country. Canada was a raw, undeveloped area in those days, by present stan. | dards. ' OWEN SOUND WAS FIRST SETTLER (Wingham Advance-Times) The first settler Town Plot was Edward Farley. He was an Iricbman, who had previ- ously lived at Owen Sound. He ar- rived on a raft at the confluence of the north and south tranches of the Maitland River, the site of Wingham Town Plot, on March 17, 1858. This was a very momentous event in the history of Wingham an" should be suitably commem- orated by a cairn. FINE SPIRIT OF FRIENDSHIP (Guelph Mercury) Farm life has its drawbacks and also its compensation. Not the least of the latter is the fine spirit of friendship that is so apparent in most rural communities, where there is interest in the welfare of each and every household, and where sympathy goes far beyond mere lip-service. It might not be a bad idea if wrban residents could capture some of the neighborhood spirit that is so frequently display- ed along the concession lines, mak. ing farm life much more pleasant end much wore agreeable than it is sometimes pictured. in Wingham | f t # For A Laugh Would Have Been Returning to the village after fier runaway match, the new bride said to the old gardener: "I sup- pose my elopment was a nine days' wonder?" "It would 'ave been, mum," re- plied the old fellow, "only Higgins' dog went mad the same night." Possibly. A writer wonders why his baby son keeps trying to put his foot in his mouth. It-may be Nature pre- paring the little man to make both ends meet later on in life, Just Be Quiet A grouchy naval officer fell over. board and was rescued by a sailor When* he spoke of a reward, the sailor said: "The best way ta reward me is to say nothing about it. If the other fellows learn I pulled you out, theyll throw me in." eo A Bit of Versee DECEMBER DAYS Now comes the dull December days With leaden skies and scant sun's rays; The last month of the passing year With shortening days does Now appear, The wintry sun has lost its power To warm the earth for many an hour; And tall, gaunt trees look stark and bare With limbs outstretched in wintry ale, The earth is shining, hard and cold, And gone are all the robins bold; : But underneath the earth so still Dame nature works her ceaseless will But during all her annual pause The earth moves on by nature's laws; And when spring comes with verdure green Her fruits of winter shall be seen. The snow has come with fairy flakes As wlid life now the field forsakes; It 'covers and adorns the land And once more shows the Master's hand. Quite soon the old year will depart, To give the infant year its start, When chances will again be rife To mark the scroll whose name is life, --Willlam McClure, 167 Ross St., Welland. > MMI NNY ® Gift Features! ® Zeller-Gift Priced! for him. He'll like them . . MONDAY, DEC. TUESDAY, DEC. ZELLER'S LIMITED "DIAMOND" s&s wives HOSE GOOD-LOOKING AND PRACTICAL, they're a Man's most- wanted Accessory! Made of fine quality Wool, comfort and long wear, Check "that Man's" gift-list by buy.ng one or more pair of these you'll Yike the price! . STORE HOURS: WEDNESDAY, DEC. 24th--§ P.M. ® Budget-Right Prices! @ Attractive Colours 225 they're tops for name off your handsome Hose 22nd--9 P.M. 23rd--9 P.M. "PHONE 1065 Christmas Tree Lighting RESTRICTIONS OF USE While the Commission wishes to interfere as little as possible with the celebration of the Christmas Season, it is necessary to save electricity in all possible ways. The following restrictions apply to the use of electricity for Christmas lighting. EXTERIOR LIGHTING All the outside decorative lighting, including' Christmas trees, is prohibited. INTERIOR LIGHTING Business premises, public buildings, etc.--The use of electricity for Christmas tree and Christmas decorative lighting in stores, business premises and public places is prohibited. Homes and domestic establishments--Children. need not be deprived of lighted Christmas trees inside the home, since such interior domestic lighting is permitted.\ Churches, schools, etc.-- Reasonable use of Christmas tree lighting is allowed for churches, schools, religious, charitable and other similar - institutions, including electric candles for candle- light services. Please use Christmas decorative lighting as sparingly as possible. Your co-operation is re- quested in seeing that these measures are carried out, and in endeavouring to save electricity in every possible way that you can. : THE HYDRO-ELECTRIC POWER COMMISSION OF ONTARIO Please do your part. ® i ---