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31 W SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1948 THE DAIEY TIMES-GAZETTE "- PAGE THREE Ownership Of Labrador Questioned By Commons Mem a > d Education Reform Stressed As Need By University Head Toronto, Feb. 7 (CP)--Chancellor Robert M. Hutchins of the University of Chicago in an address last night called for a reformation in educational methods "so drastic as to be a revolution" to enable Canadians and United States citizens to cope intelligently with international problems that affect them. He told the Secondary School Teachers' Federation that the .task of the present generation is to es. tablish a peace which could no longer be regarded as an "interval between wars." The kind of things which must be understood today could only be comprehended by educated adults. Yet the present educational system offered "essen. tially a vocational training pro- » Peace was necessary for human survival. But survival should not be the sole objective of life. "It is imperative today that we enter now, with the aid of ail the devices which technology has given us, upon a program of mass adult education such as we have never dreamed of. One such program is the Great Books program by which schools, colleges, universities and libraries are forcing adults to con- sider fundamental issues through the study and discussion of the Great Book of the western world. More than 32,000 persons already were organized in this program which Chancellor Hutchins helped to start. He said he expected that within five /years some 15,000,000 would be associated with the study groups which read and discuss the classics, especially the books of the great philosophers of the past. Dr. Hutchins said he had "no il- lusion" this would avert war but he felt it would provide an alternative to "liquor, the movies, the radio and running around in second-hand cars to catch a glimpse of the country between billboards." Liberal education was the need of adults as well as children, "We now have reached the point where the bad character, or even the momentary carelessness, of the human race may lead to its exter- mination by the tremendous discov- eries which the human intellect has achieved. Our difficulty is not to get more knowledge or more goods but to do the right thing with them when we get them. "We have incredible production and educational opportunities of which our ancestors could not dream. Bt the good life and the good state seem farther off than ever. Civilization appears to be doomed unless the hearts and mindy of men can be changed and this is the task of education." Trade Deficit $918 Million U.S. Dollars Ottawa, Feb. 6--(CP)--The gov- ernment's dollar.saving trade re- strictions produced a $33,000,000 drop in United States imports into Canada during December as the country ended 1947 with a trading deficit of $918,700,000 with its south- ern neighbor, it was shown in of- ficial statistics released today. Trade Minister Howe reported that the December totals showed a $33,000,000 decline in United States imports from November and a $5,000,000 drop from December, 1946. This, coupled with a $13,000,. 000 increase in exports, left the De- cember adverse trading balance with the United States at $34,000,000 against $80,000,000 in November and $60,000,000 ni December, 1946. But even with the reduced month- ly total of $34,000,000 the adverse balance, which indicates the amount by which Canada is short of United States dollars in 'purchases from that country, shot up to the all. time peak of $918,700,000 for the whole of 1947, compared with $496,- 700,000 for 1946. Imports from all countries during December totalled $194,200,000, down | $35,000,000 from November. Commenting on the totals, Mr. Howe said that while the December figures showed the trade restric- tions imposed Nov. 17, were taking effect, it would be "unwise" to as. sume that imports could be main- tained at that level throughout 1948, "A certain amount of abnormaf stockpiling of imports undoubtedly took place in October and Novem- ber, which would account in part for a natural slowing down in the general movements of imports sub. sequent to the imposition of re- strictions, : "It should also be noted that De- cember imports normally tend to be lower than those of the preceding two months and this seasonal factor $500, 00 0 Blaze In Philadelpia Philadelphia, Feb. 7--(AP) -- A fuel oil, chemical gnd gasoline de- pot at the Globe Solvent Company was rocked by a series of explo. sions followed by fire last night. Damage was estimated at more than $500,000. The blaze--fed by the oil and octane gasoline--burned with intense heat that set fire to a hose line and fire engine. More than 50 pieces of apparatus and nearly 300 firemen fought the flames for more than feur hours before bringing them under control. Pvacuated from 40 houses near he 5s WW Koo TO People. IfN4 To Give Recital . FREDERICK C. SILVESTER . Registrar of the Royal Conserva- tory of Music of Toronto, who will give a recital on the new memorial organ at King Street United Church on Wednesday night next. Twice president of the Canadian College of Organists, he is organ- ist and choirmaster of Bloor Street United Church, Toronto, and is accompanist and assistant conduc- tor of the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, What to D Next Week Recreation Headquarters 100 Gibbs Street Daily 2 to 4 p.m.--Leathercraft (except Mon« day) =-Woodshop, shellcraft. --Collegiate-age gym and 'woodwork. 4 to 6 p.m.--Crafts and hobbies for boys and girls. ~Boys boxing. 7 to 9 p.m.--Adult activities only. --Leathercraft," = shellcraft, woodshop, plastic, gym. Weekly and Special Features MONDAY--Radio Drama Group, 7:30 p.m. Board Room, TUESDAY--AIr Cadets, Auditorium, Adult Gym Class. C.R.A. Finance Committee meeting, Sa i ° 5 p.m., Board Room. J WEDNESDAY--TUCA weekly meeting, Club Lounge. Drama Group, stage section, 7:30 p.m., Board Room. ; THURSDAY--Folk Dance cdurse, Au- ditorium_ Air Cadets, Gym. Happy Doubles Club, 8 p.mi Au- ditorium, C. 7:30, R.A. Executive meeting, Board om. FRIDAY--C.R.A. Family Night. (Child ren must be accompanied by par- ents). Needlework, Club Lounge. Scott Is Freed Of Manslaughter Valleyfield, Que., Feb. 7.--(CP) --James Scott, 36, of Cornwall, vesterday was acquitted on a charge of manslaughter arising out of the drowning of three Cornwall residents in 1943, =~ The three died when their row- boat capsized and the crown claim- ed that Scott had caused the ac- cident by circling the small craft with his yacht and rocking the rowboat with high waves. Those killed were Louis Miron, Noe Mondoux and James Galla- gher all of Cornwall. The accident occurred on August 12, 1943, at Hopkins Point, Que., across Lake St. Francis from oro . There were seven persons in the rowboat when it capsized while Scott had three companions in his yacht. Westmount Carnival Happy Event A true community centre, West- mount School was the scene last night of another of the happy gath- erings for which it has become not- ed. Sponsor this time was the West- mount Recreation Ciub and while the attendance was smaller than the bumper turn-out at the recent school carnival there was no lack of enthusiasm among the merry swirl of youngsters on the outdoor rink, This was the first ice carnival un- dertaken by the Recreation Club which for the past two summers has sponsored playground activities for the Westmount children and com- munity nights for grown-ups and youngsters alike. This winter the group has provided supervision for skating at the school rink three nights a week, Last night the women of the Club, under the leadership of Mrs. Harry «| Little and Mrs. J. M. Taylor, were :| on hand to 'see that everyone pre- sent received his share of the hot dogs, coffee and soft drinks distri- buted at a convenient point in the school basement. A highlight of the evening was the judging of the fancy costumes and the draw for a tri-light lamp donated by Smith Potteries, Darkies, hoboes and gypsies predominated among the motley group competing for the ski mitts, pen and pencil sets, flashlights and other enticing articles which made up the prize money. The judges--John G. Gelikie, chair- man of the Oshawa Board of Park Management, E. E. Bathe, Oshawa parks superintendent, and Reeve T. D. Thomas--had their hands full but there were no complaints about their decisions. Heading the winners was four- year-old Stanley Dowe, dressed as a flashy drum major. Prizes also went to Bruce Morrison, decked out as a gypsy lady; another gypsy, Mar- garet Cooper; a hobo, Don Small- wood; 'an Hungarian girl, Mary Bel. co; and a typical couple, Joan Miles and Gladys Porter. For the adults, honors went to Mrs. Thomas Mea- kins, a shaky, white-haired old lady who would be "85 her next birth- day," and her husband, who appear. ed as a cigar-smoking darkie. Holder of the lucky ticket for the floor lamp, drawn by Mr. Geikie, was Joe. Gangemi, 225 Mitchell Ave, Among those assisting the Club president, Cecil McKnight, with the program, was Harold Pascoe, prin- cipal of Westmount School, who is always on hand for such gatherings. Besides housing 423 pupils during school hours, the school is the centre for most Westmount gather- ings. Every week night sees one or more groups meeting there and its second floor can quickly be trans- formed into a banquet hall seating close to 300. Its crowded schedule already has three such functions listed for the coming month, Tredwell Wins Praise In Haydn's 'Creation' Music critics praised the beauti. ful performance of Haydn's "Crea- tion" given by the Bach-Elgar Choir of Hamilton Thursday even- ing in St. Paul's Church, Toronto, The three soloists--one of whom was Eric Tredwell, baritone--were lauded for their performances, "all done with grace and a real respect for legato singing." Mr. Treawell's recital with so. prano Brenda Kirkwood at the Ma- sonic Temple here, Wednesday, February 18, will give all proceeds to the Canadian Appeal for Chil- dren, a nation.wide campaign for $10,000,000 to aid the cause of edu- cation in devastated Europe. Tickets for the Oshawa recital sare available at Adelaide House, Detenbeck's Men's Wear, John- ston's Men's, Wear and Mitchell's Drug Store. NATIONAL HOUSING ACT BUILDING LOANS We are official Representatives We also arrange ordinary loans for buyers and builders Phone 4400 chofield INSURANCE ¥ hs jac. 4 8 Simcoe St. North Real Estate Brokers Limited, whose ployees it r Local 2784 United Steelworkers Negotiating Committee #Local 2784, United Steelworkers of America, has asked Pedlar People ¢ for several changes in its agree- { ment which expires in April. Members of the negotiating committee are, | left to right, M. J. Fenwick, union representative; Lloyd MaclInally, P. R. Clark, Harold Northey, John Virgin and John Jackson. --Photo by Campbell's Studio Detrimental effect of the present of a large portion of the community was again stressed at this month's meeting of the Children's Aid So- ciety when the superintendent, Miss Margaret Hancock, gave her report. Miss Hancock Spoke in particular of one family where seven children were living in a one-room shack and another, also with seven children, living in an uncompleted house. It is realized how difficult.it is for the most conscientious parents to secure adequate housing accommo- dation at reasonable cost for their families, but it is also felt--in the two cases referred to for example-- that some parents are sheltering be- hind this situation to do less than their best for the children. Another problem referred to was +| that of the children of divorced par. ents. It was pointed out that more and more in legal and social work circles, consideration is being given to the problem of ensuring that the real welfare of the children is the deciding factor in ascertaining Effect Of Bad Housing Children's Aid Problem housing situation on the child life | tod which parent should be given cus- y The report of the house commit- tee showed that during the month of January there were 25 children in residence, five were placéd in foster homes and two were returned from foster homes to the residence. The figures relation to social work for the month of December, as pre- sented by the case work committee, showed that 11 new protection cases had been opened, bringing the total to. 177 cases. Four new unmarried parent cases were opened, making this total 92, and in the child care division one child was made a per- manent ward and five were made temporary wards. Three children were transferred from temporary wardship to permanent wardship and one temporary wardship was renewed. Food Industries Get First Probe Ottawa, Feb, T--(OP) -- Several industries have been singled out for early attention by the prices inves- tigating committee to be set up by the government, it was learned Fri. day. Government sources said that topping the list of those to be quiz- bed in relation to the rising cost of living were the baking, meat and milk industries and those concerned with the handling of vegetables. It was reported Health Minister Martin, prospective chairman of the committee, had not settled fin- ally on which factor would be pro. bed first but that it would be one of these four. The baking industry was considered a good bet for the opener, in view of some recent eye- brow-lifting caused over simultane. ous price increases over a wide ter- ritory. The committee will start work, it was stated, as soon' as the legisla. tion for it gets past the Commons. Prime Minister . Mackenzie King's motion for formation of the com- mittee is due to be debated again Monday. er Quebec Has Claim House Is Advised By Frederic Dorion By George Kitchen Canadian Press Staff Writer Ottawa, Feb, 7 (CP)--Labrador, the great bleak terri- tory shouldering out from Canada's northeastern coast, was drawn into the Commons throne speech debate yesterddy with the contention of a Quebec member that it legally be longs to Quebec Province. The claim was made by Frederic ® Dorion (Ind--Charlevoix - Saguen- ay) who argued that a 1927 Privy Council judgment which was taken as granting the territory to New. foundland was nothing more than a report on a badly-drafted and in- complete reference submitted to it by the federal government and New. foundland. External Affairs Minister St. Laurent agreed that both the gov- ermnments of the dominion and the province were disappointed at the 'Privy Council decision but said the dominion, nonetheless, felt it was bound by the ruling, The brief, two-man debate on La. brador featured a diversified throne speech discussion which also touch- ed on housing, veterans pensions and the rising cost of living. Other speakers included T. L. Church (PC--Toronto Broadview), Max Campbell (CCF--The Battle. fords), David Gourd (L--Chapleau), D. King Hazen (PC--St. John-Al- bert), Patrick Ashby (SC--Edmon. ton East), R. R. Knight (CCF -- Saskatoon City), John Dieffenbak« er (PC--Lake Centre), Harold Tim« mins (PC--Toronto Parkdale) and Maj..Gen. G. R. Pearkes, V.C,, (PC --Nanaimo). ker joined in criticizing government ker joined in ciriticizing government policy on veterans pensions, Cites Pensions Mr. Diefenbaker called for ine creases. in the pensions and allow. ances of veterans and their wide ows to help them meet higher live LABRADOR (Continued on Page 2) FOR THE CANADIAN APPEAL FOR CHILDREN eric TRED brenda KIRKWOOD baritone WELL soprano alec TURNER accompanist MASONIC TEMPLE WED., FEB. 18 -- 8:30 P.M. N. C. Fraser, K.C, presided at the meeting and welcomed the country representatives, Warden Wilmot Bain, T. D. Thomas, reeve of East Whitby, and County Clerk- Treasurer William G. Manning. It was not a quiet audience but one bubbling with youthful enthus- iasm, which jammed the annex at Simcoe Hall, Women's Welfare League settlement house, yesterday to see a movie depicting the trip of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police schooner "St. Roch" through the ice-infested 'North-West Passage. The film was shewn by R.C.M.P. Constable: C. C. Holman, who is giving a series of talks on good cit- izenship to boys and girls at Sim- coe Hall, Enthusiasm has mounted steadily and yesterday's capacity turn-out of nearly 200 youngsters under 10 years of age was the larg- est to date. The younger boys and girls attend after school and the talks are repeated in the evening for older boys and girls and any adults who wish to attend. A little awe-struck at the first by Constable Holman's flashing' red and navy uniform, the youngsters have come now to think of him as a "good fellow," a friend who shares their interests. While the attendance at the sec- ond talk in the series two weeks ago had topped the 100-mark, all seats were taken early yesterday as well as the work benches along the sides of the room, and the aisles were quickly filled with late-comers. There were tense moments and then jubilant shouts and murmurs of wonder as the boys and girls watched the R.C.M.P. schooner win out over the hazards of northern seas in its 10,000-mile trip through the North-West Passage from Van- couver to Lunenburg. Frozen in each winter, it took the sturdy little vessel and its eight- man crew 28 months to make the journey which had proved fatal to many an adventurous explorer in decades past. As they saw the Eskimo gazing in wonder at the visitors and display- ing their skill in such everyday pur. Simcoe Hall Youngsters Throng To See RCMP Film suits as fish spearing, the boys and girls were told that these people too were Canadians. They saw also the vast dimensions of the northern stretches of the land and were re- minded that Canada is a country of which they should all be proud. Setting out from Vancouver, the St. Roch spent the first winter in Walker Bay in the vicinity of Vic- toria Igland. Spring came, however, and with it the birds and wild life of the Arctic, and the vessel made its way through the waters to Franklin Strait before a second win- ter surrounded it with a sea of ice. The following spring Davis Strait was reached and after weathering several storms and keeping clear of the treacherous lurking in its path, the St. Roch reached Lunenberg, Nova Scotia, in November, 1942, The first talk in the series dealt with the history of the R.C.M.P. and the need for stamping out such things as race prejudice in our lives. The next was on courtesy and dis- cipline and in the one two weeks from yesterday Constable Holman will explain the history of law and safety rules. Later he will speak on the policeman's role in society and the sixth and final talk will be a summary, NTARIO HARDWOOD FLOOR SANDERS © Laid e Sanded Old Floors Refinished! AA Variety Colors Reasonable! Phone 3434J or 42773 51 Harmony Rd. South 162 KING ST. 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