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OPINIONS DAILY TIMES-CAZETTE EDITORIAL PAGE FEATURES THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETT OSHAWA \ WHITBY THE OSHAWA TIMES (Established 1871) a THE WHITBY GAZETTE AND CHRONICLE Established 1863 ( ) w 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 paper and also the local news published therein. All rights of republicatior. of special despatches herein are also reserved. The Times-Gazette is a member of the Canadian Daily News- papers Association, the Ontario Provincia) Dailies Association, and the Audit Bureau of Circulations. Net Paid Circulation Average Per Issue # 2 0 3 4 FEBRUARY, 1948 TUESDAY, MARCH 2, 1948 Travel Forecast "With the tourist season only a few months away, travel agencies, summer hotel and tourist resort operators in Can- ada are giving considerable thought to what the future holds in store for them, In the past much of their business has come from visitors from the Untied States. In this regard there has been some apprehension that the Dominion's econ- omic program might have an adverse effect. That the situation is not as dark as it appears on the | surface, if proper methods are adopted, is indicated by a sur- vey conducted by The New York Times which sought the answers to two basic questions: "Why do Americans want to go abroad?" and "What do these Americans expect from their foreign hosts?" The survey indicated that in 1948 and in the following years, the American travel pattern will change considerably compared with the pre-war period. That Americans will be open to foreign travel suggestions as they never were before, and that Americans plan their foreign travel long in advance. By HAROLD DINGMAN Ottawa Correspondent OTTAWA, March 2.--George Alexander Cruickshank is a red- faced, bellicose man from the Fra- ser Valley. When he entered poli- tics a few years ago (he's 51)) he found himself "adequately gifted with deep lungpower and a trumpet voice. He could outshout his near- est opponent. Arrived in Ottawa he looked after his voice with consider- able care until even the doubtful acoustics of the House of Commons no longer bothered him. Today he can outshout almost anyone, even those in the distant corners, and he usually gives forth with a raucus below that makes the inkwells tre- mble, | In his way, George is the court jester of the House of Commons, On the orders of the day, or whenever the spirit moves him, George will croak lyrically about British Colum. bia weather. The yarns he spins about sunny B.C. are, at a guess, about two-fifths of his contribu- tions to the debates of the House of Commons. Another twofifths of his words are obstreperous taunts at the Opposition. The remaining fifth is usually missing from Hansard, for one reason or another, The other day Funnyman Cruick- shank tested his lungs during a speech by Brooke Claxton, the De- fense Minister, who had to step aside until the uproar quieted. Cruickshank started to bellow against and belitle the war record of Premier George Drew of Ontario. It was not a subject under discus- sion, but such trifles as the rules of Parliament do not bother the court Before the war most Americans travelled abroad for pleasure. This situation has not changed as the survey | showed 61.6 per cent. of those who responded to the ques- | tionnaire plan to do just that this year. This applies to those | going to Alaska, Canada, Hawaii and Mexico, as well as | those making inter-continental journeys. "It is significant", The Times points out, "that more | people will go abroad for educational reasons--15.2 per cent. --than for business reasons--8.1 per cent." Of particular interest to Canadian hosts is the finding that when staying at a hotel, Americans favor the European | Plan--cost of room does not include meals. Furthermore, | they want efficient and courteous service, and they expect | good food. Entertainment plays a minor role, the report | adds. : It is only by catering to the likes and dislikes of our | visitors from south of the border that Canadians can hope to enjoy their continued patronage. It is a significant fact that Americans plan their vacations long in advance. This should be a tip that a widespread and concerted publicity campaign on the part of owners and government departments is an essential, Free Enterprise No better example could be found of the manner in which free enterprise works in Canada than the Bell Tele- | phone Company of Canada. In a recent statement the com- pany called attention to a number of interesting facts. Chief among these were that the company has 34,439 | shareholders, of whom 33,013 reside in Canada, and that 80.3 per cent. of the stock is owned by Canadians. It is logical to suppose that these shareholders are scattered from coast to coast and that with their families they represent over 100,000 Canadians, including men and women from all walks of life, There is another side to the picture. That is that the Bell Telephone Company of Canada enjoys most amicable relations with its employees and labor trouble is an almost unheard of thing in the organization. 8,000 Ruled Off Road Last year more than 8,000 motorists had their driving licenses suspended under Ontario's Highway Traffic Act provisions designed to keep reckless and irresponsible drivers off the roads, the Department of Highways announced today. Severe penalties are provided if those under suspension venture to drive any vehiole, including fines of $25 to $100 with possible imprisonment for 30 days; and for a repeated offence fines up to $500 and imprisonment not' exceeding six months. In addition, persons convicted of operating a motor vehicle for which the permit'is cancelled or suspended are liable to forfeit the vehicle to His Majesty in right of Ontario. It will then be sold without compensation to the owner. As part of the Department of Highways' traffic accident prevention program, Highway Traffic Act measures provide for suspension of driving license and owner's permit, pending proof of financial responsibility. This happens whenever in an accident case a conviction is registered for a variety of traffic law violations ranging from inadequate lights to motor manslaughter. Under these provisions 7,775 suspen- sion orders were issued during 1947, while a further 318 had their drivers' licenses suspended under the discretionary authority vested in the Minister of Highways by Section 23 of the Act. In 3,376 of these cases the drivers involved were con- victed of the offence of careless driving; 1,014 of driving while intoxicated; 664 for reckless and dangerous driving; 471 for theft of motor vehicles; 350 for operating without drivers' licenses, and the rest for miscellaneous offences such as defective brakes, failure to give right of way, im- proper left turns, and other offences where the driver was involved in an accident. In the 318 cases suspended under section 23 of the Act, action was taken because of physical or mental defects, or as a result of bad accident or driving records indicating frequent or flagrant violation of the High- as way Traffic Act, jester. . .. "Drew did not go beyond the rank of lieutenant overseas," was his first roaring contribution, while the minister was talking about General Crerar. "Who didn't?" inquired a voice. The acting speaker tried to soothe George, but he roared out again: "Lieutenant is all he got overseas. He was never a colonel--never could or would. be a fighting soldier." "Shot up worse than you," a voice shouted back. "I will debate with Drew any time, any place," bellowed George." "He would not disgrace himself debating with you," said A. J. Brooks, a Maritime member. "You didn't have such a record overseas," was George's rejoinder. "I'm not boasting about it either," said Brooks. After that George fumed silently while the Defense Minister contin- uel with his speech. Was Mr. Cruickshank proud of his heedless shouts about the On- tario premier's war record? Next day, 'mysteriously, his allegation that Drew 'never could or would be a fighting soldier", was missing from Hansard. Mr. Cruickshank was from Parliament. Who emasculated Hansard? - Ah, who can ever tell? It is a regular mystery, an almost daily occurrence. Mr. Cruickshank, for his part, could have reached into his own desk and read a little of the war record of Premier Drew. It is con- tained in the Parliamentary Guide, a standard textbook in every mem- ber's desk. Had he looked he would have dis- covered (if he didn't know) that Drew served overseas in the First Great War, was wounded in 1916, and invalided home in 1917. The court jester's name has been changed in the lobbiesand corridors of Parliament. This week they're calling him the coarse jester. missing e 20 Years Ago City Council took what was hoped to be. the first step toward the building of new municipal buildirigs by authorizing the Prop- erty Committee to advertise the land and buildings at Simcoe and Richmond for sale. The committee was also asked to visit other cen- tres and secure estimates of the cost of erecting a suitable munici- pal building. A civic welcome was tendered Bandmaster Thomas Dempsey when he took over the leadership of the Ontario Regiment Band. Mr. Dempsey had been leader of the Listowel Citizens' Band and a for- mer member of the Queen's Own Band in Toronto, The frame home of George Bloomer, Oshawa-on-the-Lake, was completely destroyed by fire which had its origin in a fuel box behind the stove. The loss was $2,800. E. Parson (skip), H. Drew, J. Hewson and A. Trick won the third annual Colts' Bonspiel at the Osh- awa Curling Club defeating C. M. Mundy (skip), A. McDonald, W. J. Trick and P. Stickells 11 to 3 in the final, e A Bible Thought "He {the Lord) shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver." (Matt. 3:3). The Refiner sits in order that He may watch the fire as well as the silver. So the Bible promises: "God is faithful Who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able." (I Cor. 10:13). ROAD PERIL (Charlottetown Patriot) A bandit armed with a machine gun or other weapon is less dan- gerous to life and property than a drunken driver. From the inebri- ated car operator who sees the road through an alchohelic haze there is little chance of escape. Drunken drivers deserve no len- iency. pay LAFF-A DAY ® Readers Views Stand - ™ Cape. 1948, King Peston Syndicat, tox , World rights reserved "She's an after-dinner speaker--whenever she speaks to a man, she's after dinner." e Other Editors FOR SERVICE (Montreal Financial Times) Capital being what it is, the sav. ings from productive effort, it is worthy of its hire--and big business is entitled to a modest profit for efficient service. SEE WHAT STARTED IT ("Saturday Night', Toronto) All Canada has to do is announce a Prices Probe, without even start. ing its sessions, and prices imme. diately go down all over the world. PLUMBING VS. TRACTOR (The Farmer's Advocate) Outdoor plumbing surely isn't the cause of all the colds, as the National Farm Radio Forum im- plied. Plenty of city people are going' about coughing and sneezing and blowing their nose, Neverthe. less, as between inside plumbing and a new tractor, this journal votes for the former. BILLIONS AND BILLIONS (Christian Science Monitor) Perhaps billions make you dizzy. Well, try these: In one year Amer. icans spent $8,700,000,000 on liquor, $2,500,000,000 on charity. In one year they spent $6,000,000,000 on the races, $2,500,000,000 on educa. tion. Such figures don't tell the whole story, but they are a useful reminder that "where your treas. ure is, there will your heart be also," BOYS AND TREES (Carberry, (Man.), New Express) Let the experts then be happy about the state of hockey at Sid. ney. On ths morning after the first hockey night the area about the rink was strewn with broken limbs from nearby Manitoba ma. ples, Our lads, believing in self help, had pulled down everything that was bent in any way to resem- ble a hockey stick. I believe there were four proper sticks on the ice. The program is a little hard on the trees but if the experts are satis- fied let's go ahead. We can grow more trees with less trouble than we can grow boys. eo A Bit of Versee- GOD-SEEKING God-seeking thou hast journeyed far | and nigh, On dawn-lft mountain-tops thy soul did' yearn To hear His trailing garments wander y. And where, 'mid thundrous glooms great sunsets burn Vainly thou sought'st His shadow on sea and sky; Or gazing up, at noontide, could'st d rn Only a neutral heaven's indifferent eye And countenance austerely taciturn. Yet whom thou soughtest I have found at last, Neither where tempest dims the world below, Nor where the westering daylight reels aghast, In conflagrations of red overthrow: But where this virgin brooklet silvers past, And yellowing either bank the king- cups blow. LIKE LETTER FROM HOME Editor, Times-Gazetie, Dear Sir: ; Pease find enclosed cheque for one year's subscription to your val- uable paper. I enjoy getting the paper and it is just like getting a letter from home. Kindly have it 3 sent from now on to the above ad- dress. Mrs. Bryant and I left our home at 391 Masson Street Sept 1st for Florida. We have bought a house here in Bradenton and spend most of our time here in this lovely climate where snow is un- known. We are getting fairly well intend to, ard Harper, Goodwood; Thomas Birkett, Stouffville; Mr, and Mrs. Lorne Pringle 'and son, Forest Hill village, Toronto, Also Mrs. Pearl Hessie, Toronto. I am sure they will enjoy the beantiful sunshine, flowers, birds and fishing. Living conditions down here are not any more expensive that they are in Ontario. Many things are cheaper and some things, such as dairy products, and some cuts of meat are dearer. Fresh fruit, vege- tables and canned stuff is cheap- er, We get lovely oranges for sev- | enty cents a bushel, nice ripe bana- |nas for eight to ten cents per 1b. | We are both feeling fine and en- joying the sunshine. We expect to leave here for Oshawa the latter part of May. Kind regards to everybody, STEWART BRYANT 2006-12th Street, Bradenton, Florida., Feb. 25, 1948. Cheaters The wife wrote frcen a fashion. able hotel: "Dear John, I enclose the hotel bill." John replied: "Dear Mary, I en- close cheque to cover the bill, but please don't buy any more hotels at this figure; they are cheating you." acquainted here now and feel quite | at home. We had a few cool days | in the month of January, but Feb. | ruary has been ideal. wind, rain or change ture, to 80 degrees and filled with sun- shine, got down to twenty-nine above and that was the coldest here in eight years, Scarcely any in tempera- | Every day has been from 170 | In January one morning it | We landed down here on the 7th ' of September about a week or ten | days before the big storm. We were | quite comfortable here while the storm was on, and I must say I have seen much worse storms than it was up in Ontario, but of course did not last so long. It lasted about four days. It was one day.coming on ahd one day going. Two days it poured rain with a wind from forty to sixty miles per hour. It did very little damage here but of course we were about ninety miles from the ntre of the cyclone. In the south- rn part of the state the water did more damage than the wind. When we have a storm down here its a good one, but when its over that's the last of it for another year, and the lovely weathre throughout the balance of the year more than makes up for it. The fishing this winter has not been as good as usual. They say its on account of the red tide that was in the Gulf of Mexico last July and August, when so many fish were killed. There were thousands of acres of dead fish along the | shores two feet thick. Everybody | had to help dig trenches along the shore to bury them, and I guess from what they say it was not a pleasant job. Nobody has yet dis- covered just what caused the red tide. However many people are get. ting nice catches of fish now. The biggest one caught around here this winter was a black grouper weigh- ing two hundred and forty pounds. 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