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OPINIONS DA LY TIMES-GAZETTE EDITORIAL PAGE FEATURES 'THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE OSHAWA wHI THE OSHAWA TIMES (Established 1871) THE WHITBY GAZETTE AND CHRONICLE (Established 1863) MEMBER OF THE CANADIAN PRESS The Canadian Press 1s 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 wlso reserved. The Times-Gazette is a member of the Crnadian Daily News- yapers Association, 'the Ontario Provineisl Dallies Association, and the Audit Bureau of Circulations. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Delivered by carrier in Oshawa, Whitby, Brooklin Port Perry, Ajax or Pickering, 24c per week, $12.00 per year. By mall, outside carrier delivery areas, anywhere !n Canada and England $7.00 per year, $3.50 for 6 months, $2.00 for 3 months. U.S. $9.00 per year. Authorized as Second Class Maiter, Post Office Dept., Ottawa, Can. Net Paid Circulation Average Per Issue 8,1 44 MARCH, 1948 "~ SATURDAY, APRIL 24, 1948 Owe Much to Chamber The Annual meeting of the Oshawa Chamber of Co- merce which will be held on Monday evening next, marks the 20th birthday anniversary of that body. The citizens of Oshawa owe much to the quietly pro- gressive continuity of this organization during the last two decades. New industries and thereby new citizens have been brought to town. Older organizations have at times' been assisted in the solution of sometimes complex problems. Merchants and private citizens have been afforded useful _ information; while for the City as a whole, the Chambe; through its officers has proven a consistent medium of good- will. : Outwardly, the nature of its work is not always evident, but its aid in our modern corporate life is almost as neces- sary as the air we breathe. It is here that work can be done in matters beyond the normal scope of City Council activi- ties. Airport extension, harbor development, transportation improvement; these alone Involve innumerable contacts and complicated detail. : It is by attention to such detail that the Chamber does its best work. As a focal point and clearing house, this of- times "silent service" of ours, well deserves recognition and appreciation. It is more than fifty years since the first Board of Trade was planned in our town. Perhaps through lack of support it languished and dropped out of sight. Then after a year or two, the moth-eaten fabric of the old one would be dusted off and a new one founded. But that was long ago. This is a new age and upon the secure basis whereby it was founded in 1928 the Oshawa Chamber of Commerce has been a continuing and effective body. Convinced of its potentiality and with sound knowledge of its background and method of work, we offer greetings on this twentieth anniversary with good wishes for the future. : Building Confidence It is not often that The Times-Gazette publishes the texts of addresses at public meetings in full, but the remarks of Miss Mary Bourne, superintendent of the Oshawa General Hospital, at the luncheon meeting of the Oshawa Kiwanis Club this week were of such vital interest to the community as a whole that the entire address was reproduced. The address was a masterpiece in that it outlined clear- ly the difficulties which present themselves in the efficient operation of the hospital. It also brought home the great work which the hospital is doing not only for the people of Oshawa but for large sections of Ontario and Durham Counties. Only through the dissemination of this informa- tion can the full scope and importance of the hospital service to the community be appreciated. * 'On Tuesday next the hospital will hold its annual meet- ing in McLaughlin Hall. We would suggest that it is the duty of a large number of our citizens to attend and listen to the reports and plans for the future as in a very real sense the hospital belongs to the people whom it serves. Only through their co-operation and aid can it hope to continue serving the public efficiently, Honesty of Hockey (Ottawa Journal) Had the contest between Toronto Maple Leafs and Detroit Red Wings for the Stanley Cup gone into a fifth game it would have meant tens of thousands of dollars for the' club owners -- certainly would hame made much richer the owners of the Maple Leafs, with the fifth game being played in Toronto. ' Some people said that would happen; one of them assured a member of The Journal staff in Toronto on Mon- day that it "must" happen, seeing (as he put it) that the- owners of the Maple Leafs couldn't be such fools as to "pass up 30 thousand dollars." \ . The, fifth game, with more money for thie Maple Leaf Owners, didn't happen. Instead the Maple Leaf players, with their owners cheering them on, went out and defgated the Red Wings by the decisive score of 7-2, evidently preferring glory-nd the game to dishonesty and money. A fine thing for the name of major professional hockey. Also a. deserved rebuke for the shabby sort who never can get over the idea that no matter what people are in they must be "in it for the money." The plain truth--let all of us be glad of it--is that most organized sport is honest, and that what goes for sport goes for life generally. We hear of crooks and cropkedness; we hear of them, in the main, because they are the exception. People sometimes bemoan the fact that newspapers print so much of crime. Instead of bemoaning it, they should be thankful. For, when crime and dishonesty cease to be news our world; truly, will be in a bad way. 4 L a By AABOLD DINGMAN Ottawa Correspondert Ottawa, April 24 -- Where's George Drew going? * To Ottawa, his friends here say, in casy stages, to take over from John Bracken. All week long men in Drew's own party have been chewing over his election declaration and they have come to the conclusion that the Ontario premier is playing a bigger game than provincial poli- tics. If he wins Ontario on June 7th-- and no one doubts he wil win--he will be that much nearer to John Bracken's job as national leader. To his calling an election this year, Progressive Conservative sources in Ottawa attribute two reasons: (1) He wanted to chalk up a win before a federal election is called; and (2) he wanted to anticipate the federal social secur- ity plan. If John Bracken fails to lead his party to victory in a national cam- pagn, the pressure to oust im and elect George Drew will be tre- mendous. By winning Ontario for the 3rd successive election, George Drew will place himself far above the nearest other aspirant to the national leadership. There's one section of the party that would like to put Drew into the leadership at omnce--that is, right after his Ontario win. An- other group, however, says there's no hurry and that the premier can have the job "later on." On the second reason for an election this year--anticipating the social security plan--there is more urgency in it for Premier Drew himself. There is no doubt that Health Minister Martin is going to launch a big health insurance pro- gram and invite the provinces to | Join. The Ontario premier has always taken an uncompromising stand with the King government. If he is to continue in this attitude he must be strong at home, strong and safe for five years. He would be in a very foolish position in- deed if he said "no" to the security plan on behalf of Ontario, and was then forced to go to the polls. By seeking re-election now he can continue to treat the King gov- ernment in any manner he chooses. MR. ILSLEY WAS WRONG -- The Justice Minister spoke with considerable pessimism about a bill of rights for Canada. "The proposal has been that we enact a Dominion statute," said Mr. Ilsley. "I should like to fol- low the implications'of that. upon future parliaments or future sessions' of the same parjfament That is, pie statute the following year or any year thereafter which did not com- ply with the statute defining the | human rights and fundamental freedoms which must not be in- | fringed." That line or argument applies to every single act of parliament. Whatever is done this year, may be undone next year. Next, the Justice Minister raised the fear of provincial quarrels. "We should be very careful not to | stir up a provincial rights contro- | versy over this matter unless we are very sure of our ground." That isn't very convincing lead- ership--to permit the fear of pro- vincial quarrels to become an ob- | stacle. Surely the persuasive Mr. Iisley could go to the provinces and find an area of agreement on such questions as fundamental rights and freedoms for all Cana- dians? You'd think so, wouldn't you? ® A Bible Thought "Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us. . ." (Tit, 3:5.). "Ye are complete in Him" (Col. 2:10.) Complete in Thee! No work of mine | May ake, dear Lord, the place of | Thy blood hath pardon bought for me, And I am now ceewplete in Thee. --Cecil F. Alexander. COME TO THE FETTER FAMILY HOTELS On §. Kentucky Ave., near Beach A IC CITY AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN PLANS Delicious Meals Sun Deck & Solarium sn \ EUROPEAN PLAN Mod. CAN k New Modern Tile \ | Baths with Showers j [57 'Couch-and-Four" Lounge & Grill Popular Family Hotel byl PLEASANT ROOMS POPULAR RATES guests may secure meals at the Jefferson, if desired, JOHN H FETTER, Gen. Mgr The | statute, of course, would not im- | pose any restraint, except moral, | parliament could" pass a | "Pin-Pricks Duel": A Briti re Illingworth, in The Daily Mail (London) master True was planning the summer series of programs. The report of the Postmaster General for the 12 months ending June, 30, 1897 showed the follow- ing gross revenues for *district ® 50 Years Ago The popularity of bicycles in the district was indicated by the fact | IN8 S = i that some 25 bicyclists from Osh- [Post offices: #Oshawa $6,851.58; awa went to Whitby one Sunday | Bowmanville, $4,720; Whitby afternoon. \ | $3,789.79; Port Perry, $2,806.58; | Pi. at 2 (; . T. G. Jackson of Whitby secur- | Pickering $911.19; : | $879.45 and Columbus $340.88. ed the wharf privileges at Oshawa | Harbor for the summer season for | the sum of $300. | The 34th Battalion was await- | ing delivery of its new instru- [tary Club have contributed . $1,197 ments. The total cost was to be | toward the capital fund of the Com- $512.23 after deduction of $100 munity Recreation Association of for the old instruments. Band-|Oshawa and District. CLUB CONTRIBUTES The members of the Oshawa RO. Brooklin,' * Other Editors NOT IMPORTANT (Windsor Daily Star) Socialist Norman Thomas is hop- ing he won't be drafted as a 1948 presidential candidate. Sixty mil- lion other persons of voting age in the U.S. can't see that his prob- lem is of any great importance. WORSE THAN GOPHERS (Edmonton Journal) Roast rattlesnake was the main course at an Oklahoma banquet. Here in Alberta the meat shortage has never been quite that bad-- even though we were once reputed to live 'on gophers. ROOM FOR MORE (Metropolitan Life Bulletin) The United States as a whole is one of the less densely settled countries of the wand, and will continue to be so fo¥ many yedrs to come. According to forecasts based on assumptions of medium fertility and medium mortality, our population will be about 166,000,- 000 in 1975; this would mean a density of 56 per square mile. Even on the most favorable assumptions, our population in 1975 will be about 185,000,000 w:1ch is still only 62 persons per square mile. ATTACKING DREW (Sherbrooke Daily Record) George.Drew has been a constant thorn in the federal government's side. His stand on Hong Kong has received nation-wide support. 'Lo many he represents the most effi- cient opposition there is to the fed- eral government. That he is feared by Mr. Howe and his cohorts is now 4 evident. The federal government, probably looking toward an elec- tion, is trying to weaken Mr. Drew and gain support in Ontario. How successful these tactics will be is highly problematical. ' AN ENTIRE SUCCESS (Ottawa Journal) The Ontario Government's air- immigration scheme has brought 7,000 fine British settlers to this province. Premier Drew launched this scheme over the objections of Federal authorities, but it proved entirely successful. LONG AGO WARNED (Manchester Guardian Weekly) | All the fuss about petroleum | might have been avoided had the U.S. goernment agreed with the views expressed in a petition to Congress during the first oil boom in 1864. The petitioners prayed that "a stop may be put to the irreverent and irreligious proceed- ings of various citizens in drawing petroleum from the bowels of the earth, thus checking the designs of the Almighty, who has undoubt- edly stored it there with a view to the last day, when all things shall be destroyed." Funny It was a fairly busy time in the outfitting department when a little boy entered and approaching the counter asked the assistant for a "soft man's collar." The assistant smiled and the cus- tomers laughed. Pointing to his own collar, which happened to be a soft one, the assistant said: "You mean one like this, sonny?" "No," replied the boy, "I want a clean one!" eo A Bit of Versee THE SPIDER A noiseless patient spider I marked where on a little promontory it s Isolated, Marked how to explore the vacant, + vast surrounding, It 1 hed forth fil filament out of itself. Ever unreeling them, ever tirelessly speeding them. Ang you, O my soul, where you stand, urrounded, | detach n oceans of space + }} venturing, ing Seeking the spheres to connect them Till the bridge you need be formed, till the ductile anchor hold, the gossamer thread you fling catch hold somewhere O my soul. ~--Walt Whitman. For A Laugh Deceiving Edith (just engaged): He told me I was so interesting and so beautiful. Julia (jealous): Surely you are' not going to trust yourself for life with a man who begins deceiving you, even at the commencement of his courtship. A Little Late Boots (in Irish hotel): "I've for= gotten, captain, whether you wanted to be called at six or seven." Voice from within: "What time is it now!" Boots: "Eight, yer honor." No Wonder Doctor: "You have something radically wrong with your diges- tive organs." : Patient: "Well considering my four daughters are learning to cook it is hardly to be wondered at!" Q PEOPLE MAKE A CITY Oshawa people trace their ancestry back to every country in Europe-- Polish, Ukrainian, French, Irish, Scottish, English--they're all here. You meet them at all the crossroads of community life: in one of the five banks, at' one of five parks, at the bandshell, working in their gardens, going to church, in the post office and in the public library, on the way to the community centre, or at a hockey game. PEOPLE MAKE A BUSINESS Of 'our current employment of 6200, more than 2100 are veterans of World War II; 750 aré veterans of World War I. Eighty-five per cent of our present em- ployees were employed here during our wartime operation. Seventy per cent of our employees own their own homes, 40 per cent of GM families drive their own cars. The work of our employees creates con- siderable work for 20,000 other Canadians "in hundreds of supplier industries. The kind of folks we mean are the men and women who consider their jobs as the most important stepping stone to a better life--a home of their own, a good education for their children. They're the men and women of initiative and ability . . . who keep Oshawa moving forward . . . people with their feet on the ground. They're our neighbors--yours and ours . . . the kind we are proud to have as fellow workers. As far as our own people are concerned, it's the number of GM products leaving Oshawa every day that sets the pattern of prosperity for them. Thanks to their efforts, the double-deck car transports and the railways have been hauling away GM products to all parts of the world at a rate that should satisfy everyone. That's why the men and women with whom we work are good examples of the kind of people ~ "People Make the City..." We think the men and women with whom we work are good examples of the kind of people who have made this city what it is. who have made Oshawa what it is. We are proud of our products, too. We ate well aware that any product is as good as the workmanship that goes into it. People want our products. And that's one big reason we're proud of our employees. In a community like Oshawa--and in a "family" like ours--the right kind of basic character in the people who form it is a strong guarantee that our future will continue to be bright. GENERAL MOTORS OF CANADA, OSHAWA LIMITED 1017 ENERAL A COMMUNITY AND ITE INDUSTRIES ARE ONE