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OPINIONS DA LY TIMES-CAZETTE EDITORIAL r PACE FEATURES THE DAILY TIMES. GAZETTE OSHAWA THE OSHAWA TIMES (Established 1871) THE WHITBY GAZETTE AND CHRONICLE (Established 1863) Net Paid Circulation Aver e Per Issue 8,01 8 LY, 1948 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1948 'Firemen Not To Blame While one must make allowance for the stress of the moment we were not a little disgusted by a tongue-lashing administered to a member of the Oshawa Fire Department by a woman spectator during the fire at Harmony yesterday afternoon. It was the woman's contention that the dwelling could have been saved'if the firemen had fought the fire properly. With all due respect to the woman, we would like to point out that Chief W. R. Elliott and the members of his department did everything in their power to quell the blaze. They were not content to send one truck and a group of firemen. Before the fire was over four trucks had been sent and one of them had made two trips back to the city to fill its water tank. During the battle to subdue the flames it was our good fortune to ruh across a representative of a well-known fire extinguisher company. He was quite emphatic when he expressed the opinion that the firemen had done everything in their power to save the house and that the determining factor was the lack of an adequate water supply. Speaking to. officers of the fire department we found they held the same opinion. East Whitby Township has a fire protection agreement with the city covering Westmount, Harmony and North Oshawa, whereby the city is obligated to send out equip- ment and men to fight fires. An agreement is all very well but the firemen and their equipment cannot do the impossible when an adequate supply of water is lacking. The fire trucks are equipped with storage tanks but when this supply is exhausted by a stubborn blaze there is little that can be done. The only solution, as we see it, is for the township to install hydrants. This is a costly undertaking to be sure as far as the taxpayers are concerned, but at the same time they provide the medium for battling fires successfully. The added protection afforded by hydrants will in turn result in a lowering of insurance rates. Exports Near Record Those whose privilege it has been to visit the British Isles during the past year have been greatly impressed with the courage and determination which the people there are putting into the task of bringing the nation back from the brink of disaster. Having suffered untold hardships and privations during the war years there has been displayed an unquenchable spirit to regain world markets. That the efforts of industrial workers are meeting with success is evident from the fact that five months ahead of schedule Britain is near to achieving her export target for the end of 1948. Overseas trade returns published on August 24 show that in July the volume of United Kingdom exports was about 49 per cent above the 1938 level and only one per cent below the target set for next December. This is reckoned to be the largest volume of goods sent abroad in any one month for nearly 20 years. In terms of value, Britain exported goods totalling $582,400,000 in July. They topped by $32,800,000 the pre- vious best figure established in July, 1920. Highlights of the month were the all-time record of 86,000 tons of machin- ery shipments; a big increase in motor car exports to Canada and the United States and a new record in overseas sales of commercial vehicles dnd chassis or more than six times the 1938 average. Manufactured articles showed a £12,100,000 increase with shipments of cotton yarn and manufactures the highest recorded since 1929. Given the opportunity which they so richly deserve, the people of Britain will see it through once again. It makes one proud to know that we as Canadians are a part of the Empire and that by the encouragement we are able to give we can play a part in bringing better times to those who formed the bulwark of freedom in times of stress. Real Earnings Declining (Bank of Montreal Business Review) The upward movement of prices and living costs, which has persisted now for nearly a decade and has in the past eighteen months accelerated to a pace 95¢ fusshed a mark not exceeded in past records, provokes comment on the illusory nature of the currently high earnings of both persons and business enterprises. While statistical averages are not always COmvinting to the individual whose experience may have differed from that of the majority, most Canadians were aware that, as a result of gains in productivity, they were better off in 1946 than in 1939, despite higher prices and heavier taxes. This is borne out by official figures which show that, in comparison with a rise of 22 per cent in the cost of living, personal income at the disposal of the average Canadian, after income tax deductions, had increased by J0 per cent in the seven-year period. During the past year and a half, by contrast, the rise of living costs appears to have outstripped the increase in average earnings. us in 1947, as compared _ with 1946, an advance of 10 per cent in living" costs more * than offset a further rise of 5 per cent in disposable income per capita. Monthly reported average dollar earnings of over two million employees of the larger firms in Canada's chief indus- tries, when compared with the changes in living costs, indicate that the real earnings of this large segment of the population have been declining since early in 1947. By HAROLD DINGMAN 'Ottawa Correspondent Ottawa, Sept. 1. -- An' almost legendary character from the world of big business, high finance and shadow politics who went into eclipse when he was interned dur- ing the war, and who was senten- ced to death by a cancer doctor, is now returning to: normal life as a Canadian citizen. He is James Franceschini, one of the most. disputed characters of the war years. He was interned, la- ter given a trial, - then interned again; but to my knowledge his ac- cusers never established any guilt. His accusers were the RCMP and under the defence of Canada regu- lations they performed many strange duties without the neces- sity of public explanation. In any event Franceschini 'was eventually released, suffering from cancer of the throat. This is the identical disease that so recently killed Babe Ruth, When "JF" was told 'by his doctor that he was go- ing to die, he demanded that the doctor operate. He was told that he could not be cured in one opera- tion, that it might take 20, and that his chances of living were only one in a million. The operations would tear away his throat, he was told. His friends tell me that he ins sisted on knowing if the one chance in" a million actually existed, and the medical men replied yes, they supposed the chance was there. Franceschini told the specialists to go ahead and he actually had 14 operations and then he was sent away to the country to let nature do the rest. He went to Mont Tremblant in Quebec and recovered and now claims that it was the fresh moun- tain air that gave him the big push after the operations. He won the gamble of one in a million. Strange stories are told about Franceschini, some of them true. For example his company (or, rath- er, one of them) built a large sec- tion of the Alaska highway while he was interned. Another company built corvettes and fairmiles in a Toronto shipbuilding yard. The boss languished in a camp, sicken- ing with cancer. Franceschini is a roadbuilder on a gigantic scale and is reportedly a millionaire many times over. His enemies tell snide stories about his political deals and his friends in- sist he builds better roads cheaper and hence gets the contracts. In any event, he's built a lot of roads for many governments -- Hepburn in Ontario, Duplessis in Quebec; and in almost all the provinces. Franceschini started as a day lab- orer. His internment and his illness which left him with a scarred throat made him shy of public ap- pearances but he's getting over that now. Last week he was in Ot- tawa with horses, exhibiting at the Central Canada Exhibition. He en- tered eleven classes at the horse show and won ten and placed 2nd in the eleventh. He reputedly has the finest saddle horse and hack- ney stable in the world. Lo IE J STOCKPILE FOR WAR?--Some Canadian industrialists have been urging the Federal Government to stockpile strategic materials against the event of war. The mat- erials considered ' necessary to guard are rubber, tin, manganese and chrome, The proposal was long ago sent to the Industrial Defense Board but nothing ever came of it. The board meets again in October and at that time may make a recom- m:ndation to the government, pos- £ibly depending on the graveness of the international situation. One industrialist complained re- cently in the public prints that val- uable time is being wasted and that a conservation program should be well underway. * + % LIKE WILKIE -- The "Diefen- baker for leadér committee" which was formed in Toronto last week, was patterned after the group in the U.S. which snowballed Wendell Willkie into leadership of the Re- publican Party. oe A Bit of Versee AT THE BEACH The children splash and hrisk with joy As sunshine floods lake, And limpid waters BR As little avelets bre: Their cheerful cries are wafted o'er The hot expanse of sand, To where the watching parents sit d gossip on dry land, The timid ones use water wings Until they feel secure, But all can feel magnetic power That holds the water's lure. The glorious sunshine overhead And little sparkling wav Combine to make Vaeation's Joys Which every mortal craves. How welcome is the yearly break To workmen loosed from on Who eagerly look forward, The pleasures which ne' ns i" oll. The calm and restful atmosphere Relaxes tautened nerves; For nature plays a vital part With what she only serves, The miracles of summer time Are seen throughout the land As nature's vivid tints we see Are pleasures of the beac --Willlami McClure, 37 Fitch St., Welland. BOYS AID CHARITY London.-- (CP)-- More than 200,- 000 farthings ($800) have been col- lected by boys of South Grove School, Tottenham, to help sick, invalid and needy children. SOERVI (Os Fiddlin' With The Score Somerville, in The Denver Post e Other Editors MAKE IT A PARK (Brandon Sun) If four candidates for the presi- dency of the U.S. cannot lead them out of the wilderness, they should make it a national park. CHANGE OF ADDRESS (Winnipeg Free Press) For_the benefits of correspond- ents w. have business with the headquartérs of the Conservative party, it is announced, unofficially but no doubt accurately, that Bracken House in Ottawa has been changed to Drew Drop Inn. a AN ENDURANCE LEGACY (New York Herald Tribune) Babe Ruth was only 53. His physical end came too soon. A superb spirit, one that loved life and laughter, is lost. His athletic magnificence will be properly re- membered, but Babe Ruth's real mark 'is the enduring contribution to clean sport and honest living. BIRDS' DELIGHT (Toronto 'Daily Star) The Fergus News-Record can't understand why the birds have been singing more this year after the mating season was over. P'r'aps, viewing the plight of so many 'humans, they're just plain delighted that they had a house to bring up their families in. SIBERIA NEXT? (Sault Ste. Marie Star) It is reported that Devil's Island, notorious "French Guiana island prison, is passing into extinction. Now if we could just persuade Russia to do the same with Si- beria, also notorious land of pris- ons, the world might be much bet- ter off. MAYBE NOT WORTH IT _ (Brantford Expositor) Judge James Morris, United States jurist, who has been active in the trying of war crime charges, recommends the setting up of a world congress to rewrite interna- tional law. Considering how much attention some countries pay to law, international or any other kind, this might he a ° be a waste of time. INTRIGUING IDEA (Windsor Daily Star) As part of a gala show opening a Hollywood bank, Dorothy Lamour hag agreed to pull a roll of bills from the top of her nylons. If we were a banker we would frown on such an exhibition. Some fellows might prefer to deposit their fold- ing money in a nylon, rather than in a bank. LOCAL OPINION (Sudbury Star) Judge W. T. Robb, chairman of the Ontario Liquor Authority Con- trol Board, is currently considering applications for beer licences, from 21 establishments in the Sudbury district. There appears to be no legitimate reason why these licen- ces should be granted. The On- tario Liquor Control Board should not add to the number of licensed hotels in this district. Its immedi- ate task should be to clean up the outlets which already exist. e 25 Years Ago A number of the larger consum- ers of electric power in 'Oshawa were expressi concern over the fact that tht town's supply of power came over a single line from Port Hope. It was feared a break would isolate the community, Miss E. K. McLaughlin was awarded the third Edward Blake Scholarship in mathematics by the University of Toronto. Fire destroyed a 200-foot long implement shed at the Ontario Hospital, Whitby. All the farm and general equipment stored in it was consumed. Work was commenced on the erection of the new 92-foot bell tower at St. George's Anglican Church, W. E. N. Sinclair, M.L.A. for On- tario Riding, was unanimously chos- gen house leader by the Liberal members of the Ontario Legislature. Oshawa won the COBL title by defeating Belleville in the final game 8 to 1. On its return to Oshawa, the team was tendered a civic reception with Mayor Trick and Reeve Morris extending the congratulations of sthe town. ROYAL PAINTER APPOINTED London-- (CP)-- The king has appointed Stanley Cursitor as His Majesty's painter and limner in Scotland in place of the late Sir David Caueron, R. A. (78 ® A Bible Thought "God so loved the world that He gate His only begotten Son." (John Love ever gives-- Forgives--outlives, And ever stands With open hands, And, while it lives It gives. For this is love's prerogative To give--and give--and give. --John Oxenham. INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT Vancouver-- (CP) --The Sea Island airport here has taken on new in- ternationa] significance with trans- Pacific routes operating from here. City council has renamed the air- base "Vancouver International Air- Jdondon Lotter Jy STUART UNDERHILL Canadian Press Staff Writer London, Sept. 1--(CP)--The .neat old gentleman with the chamois gloves and walking-stick looked across the roaring traffic of the Strend and shook his head mourn- fully. His gesture seemed to say: "Soon the living, let alone the ghosts, won't be able to find their way around London." The object of his 'melancholy contemplation was Romano's res- taurant -- or what is left of it. Once it was the centre of gay Bohemian restaurant life in Lon- don. Today, shrunken by a wartime bomb-hit, it is a bar. Tomorrow it will disappear into mundane busi- ness premises. Romano's was opened in the 1870s. When its founder died 20 years later it had established itself as the natural home of the Cham- pagne Charlies, the music-hall beauties, the business men and peers and artists who had a taste for night life. Through the years Romano's maintained its reputation, one of many gay restaurants in and around the Strand. The bomb hit that reduced it' to a bar came in 1940. But. its wrought-iron portico, sprightly with dancing cupids, promised better things would re- turn. Romano's wine-cellar survived the war damage. It was sold off in 1044 for £16,000 ($64,000)--more than five times what it cost -- to meet the claims of creditors. Gatti's, the Gaiety Restaurant, and Gow's are some of Romano's contemporaries which have closed their doors and "moved west" to- ward Piccadilly and Soho. Simp- son's of the Strand, once famed for its roast beef, carries on with a more austere menu and the Sgyoy Hotel has its glittering after- theatre diners. But the old days of champagne parties and damn the expense have gone. Men of discrimination are more likely to brag about the little place of their acquaintance in Soho which does wonderful things with fragments of meat and doesn't charge more than £1 a bottle for wine. Business Spotlight Businessmen in British Columbia don't talk of recessions. They point to government reports to show that industrial activity is continuing at a high level. Reports that the west coast is a bad employment risk have been discounted. Employment figures look bad--but there is an. explan- ation. There are 16,320 applications for jobs in B. C., and only 4,365 jobs available. But, National Employ- ment Service officials say, a large number of applicants are people seeking part time employment to augment retirement pensions. From Industry come promising forecasts for the future. Major in- dustries--timber, fishing and min- ing--increased activity, with pro- duction far ahead of a year ago. The timber scale was up by 2.4 per cent over 1947 in the first five Bureau of Economics and Statistics months of this year, the B. C. reports, Gold production advanced 64 per cent, and the fish pack is at the highest level since 1945. Salmon fishermen are in the money, and the tuna run--the first wards in the harvest of the sea. Tuna has a market price of around $600 a ton, with large exports to the United States. Now 'there is large-scale canning of tuna in Bri- tish Columbia. In other years most of the pack went to American can- neries, There are other favorable indexes. Life insurance sales are up, avail- able railway freight statistics show an increase, and electric power pro- duction is high tq meet industrial demands. Markets Tuesday Oats and barley futures scored modest advances at Winnipeg with American accounts active in oats. Golds marched ahead on the Toron- to exchange, in some cases as much as a point, Demand for rail issues pickeq up in late trading at New ork. 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