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OPINIONS DAILY TIMES-CAZETTE EDITORIAL PACE FEATURES The Daily Times-Gazette OSHAWA WHITBY THE OSHAWA TIMES (Established 1871) THE WHITBY GAZETTE & CHRONICLE (Establshed 1863) G is a ber of the Canadian Press, p s A 3! the Ontario jation and the Audit Bureau of e ily Provincial Dailies Assoc! : Se. tit th for e Canadian Press is exclusively en tled to the use I anal of all news despatches in this paper credited it or to The Associated Press or Reuters and also the local news published therein. All rights of special despatches herein are also reserved. A. R. ALLOWAY, President and Publisher T. L, WILSON, Vice-Pr t and M. MCINTYRE HOOD, Managing Editor SUBSCRIPTION RATES Delivered by carrier in Oshawa, Whitby, Brooklin, Port Perry, Ajax AN Pickering, 24c per week. By mall, outside carrier delivery areas, anywhere in Canada and England, $7.00 per year, U.S, $9.00 per year. 1zed as d Class Post Office Department, Ottawa, Canada, DAILY AVERAGE CIRCULATION for SEPTEMBER 8,592 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 13; 1948 Serving For Others In a world which is suffering from dire economic stress because of the prevalence' of selfishness and greed, because of man's inhumanity to man, it is encouraging to note that there are, in every community, groups of citizens who are concerned with giving unselfish service for the benefit of the less fortunate people in their midst. This is very apparent in Oshawa as the opening of the annual drive for the Com- munity Chest approaches. This' cam- paign, which is aimed at providing funds for many types of charitable and human- itarian work in the city, would not be pos- sible but for the unselfish and public-spir- jted service of the men and women who are giving their time, ability and energy in order that theswork of the participating or- ganizations may not be interrupted. They have nothing to gain from their efforts other than a sense of duty well done, and of satisfaction in knowing that they have merited the commendation of the Master of Men: -- "inasmuch as ye have done it uhto one of the least of these My brethren, ye have DONE IT UNTO ME." Not Full Protection The Times-Gazette learned with sur- prise the other day that while there is a wig-wag and bell system of protection at the Ritson Road crossing of the C.P.R,, it is operated only by trains on the main lines, and does not function while trains are passing to and from on the several switch- ing lines which intersect the crossing, A local motorist almost came to an untimely end a few evenings ago when he was driv- ing south on Ritson Road and suddenly found a freight train blocking the crossing, but with no warning from the wig-wag sig- nal and bell. The reason given for this by railway of- ficials is that frequently there are freight trains on the sidings near the crossing, but not actually on it, and if all the lines were connected with the signal, it would on many occasions be giving warnings where there was no traffic at the crossing. Weighing the whole situation in the balance, it would seem to be preferable to have the signal operating when trains were close to it, rather than to have it jpactive when a train is actually on it. With the lighting at this crossing very poor, one can see that disastrous accidents might occur when there is a train on the crossing with no signal of its presence there being given. If crossings are to be protected, that protection should be complete, other- wise the hazards of accidents remains. 7 i Slovenly Speech ~The Brantford Expositor, commenting on the speeches delivered at the recent Progressive-Conservative convention in Ottawa, publishes a somewhat pointed re- buke to those who were guilty of a fault which is'all too common in public utter- ances one hears from men who ought to know better. Here it is as published in our Brantford contemporary: +++. it was a bit trying to hear someone say kanstitoots when he meant constitutes; another say bekuz for because; still another pollidigal for political. And of course, there was the usual sprinkling of remarks about the govmint, the party, the hunnerds of Kanajins who were in attendanz, and references to what would happen unless the peepul of this country were given an opportunity to march forward under the Cone ° servative banner, and so properly davalup ar re- sources." Looking back over many years of listen- Ing to speeches from public men, we en- dorse very heartily the inference in this Brantford comment. It is often pathetic to listen to a speaker who has an excellent message to deliver, but ruins it for his hearers by the slovenly manner in which it is given, with no thought to proper pro- nunciation, diction or enunciation. With so much available nowadays in the form of public speaking courses, elocution and debating, there can be little excuse for men 'who are otherwise well educated' to murder the King's English when they speak before an audience. \ . A Good Buy This week another opportunity is being opened to Canadians to invest their savings in an easy payment payroll plan, in Canada Savings Bonds. During the war, it was found that hundreds of thousands of people of this country were willing and anxious to invest in Victory Bonds, providing they could pay for these in regular instalments deducted from their pay cheques. This method of sav- ing became so popular that the government felt it worth while to continue it after the war and thus encourage the habit of regular savings by the people of Canada. Last year, a million Canadians invested in these savings bonds, and by so doing created assets for themselves and provided the Government with the ready cash required to carry on public business. Their purchases last year amounted to over $285 million dollars. : This year's issue, which is now being offered, is on similar terms and conditions. The bonds are callable in ten years and pay interest at 2 3-4- per cent, and since they are issued in denominations as low as $50, they offer an excellent opportunity to the average citizen of this country to make a sound investment on easy terms. Editorial Notes Perhaps the air lift to Berlin 1s a bless- ing in disguise. The people in the western sections of Berlin are now being given an in- crease in food rations. &* +* L 3 Soon the city streets will be shrouded in smoke from the burning of fallen leaves, which, if piled into a compost heap and preserved, would add rich fertility to the gardens of those who burn them. * * $+ Much of Roosevelt's support when running for the U.S. presidency for four terms came from the ranks of organized labour. Truman, who was opposed by the C.I.O. when he was named for the vice- presidency in 1944, now pins his hopes on those whe elected Roosevelt. But what a difference there is between the two men. ® Other Editors' Views eo WHO PAYS PIPER? (Toronto Telegram) In their proposals for the socialization of the CP.R., the great steel ahd metal companies and the chartered banks, the leaders of the C.C.F. never mention the loss in tax revenue the Dominion and provincial gov- ernments would sustain as a consequence of state- ownership, and therefore tax exemption, of. these corporations. The C.C.F. contemplates expansion of government services along many lines and it would be impossible to finance these without higher taxes, but the Socialist program wuold mean the elimination of the largest taxpayers in the country, * * * QUEBEC IS KEY PROVINCE (W. L. Clark, in The Windsor Star) Quebec will have 73 seats in the next Parliament. That makes Quebec even more than ever- the key province. If parties do not get anywhere in Quebec, they cannot hope to gain control in Canada. There will be 255 seats in the next Parliament. That is ten more seats than in the present House of Commons. As Quebec has 65 seats now, it means that of the ten new seats, Quebec will have eight and the rest of Canada two. Ontario and Nova Scotia gain one each and British Columbia gains two, while Manitoba and Saskatchewan each lose one, The Quebec problem was hitting the Conservatives smack in the eye when they voted to choose a new leader in Ottawa at the end of last week. How to win friends and Influence votes in Quebec will be some- thing for the Conservatives to ponder. e? Tn E =E WESTERN, POWERS 48 BY So gr 70] ota Cool Fa 3 i alr By HAROLD DINGMAN Ottawa Correspondent Ottawa, Oct. 13--When he was in Ottawa Sir Stafford Cripps was questioned closely on his knowledge of Russia (where he served as an ambassador) and on his views re- garding the possibility of war. Only now is the story coming out con- cerning Cripps' declarations to high. ranking Canadians, Russia has greater internal prob- lems than France or England and could not possibly @age an offen- sive war, Cripps said. He viewed Stalin and Molotov as power poli- ticlans. He knew them quite well, for the Russian government was quite friendly to Cripps. Russias wants Berlin because it is the key to Germany and Germany is the key to Europe. Russia will go to almost any extreme to obtain control of Berlin, Any extreme ex- cept war, because Russia fears the power of the United States, Russia knows that with the U. 8. in a war Russia would lose. Cripps' views on Russia, brought great assurance to Canadian lead- ers who were taking a dismal view of the situation in Berlin and else- where, LIE AR DOWN WITH LORDS--When he was formally entertained in Ottawa Sir Stafford smoked, as did the other guests, House of Lords cigars. When he rose to thank his hosts Sir Stafford gave two reasons for his pleasure at being. in Canada. The first one I do not know. When he came to the second one his eyes twinkled and he held up his cigar. "I did not expect to have the pleasure of seeing the House of Lords go up in smoke," he said. LE J ENGLAND NEEDS FOOD----Two Canadians returning from England spoke gloomily of the English stan- dard of living. One man was ap- proached by many friends and of- fered from four to ten pounds in cash to take pack to. Canada with him if possible. They wanted food parcels sent over, The food standard was so low, this Canadian reported, that he be- lieved it was affecting the health of the people, Men and womc?® could not do their best work-and re- tain their mental alertness on the scale of food allowed, he believed. The national health program was, however, working better for the children, All school children, for example, received milk at their schools--but not at home, It was a sure way of distribution--to sup- ply the milk (purchased by the government) at the schools. Tea and coffee, one Canadian re- ported, were served in some hotels without milk. Cream was unheard of; it belonged to history. > oe INSIDE POLITICS--The snarl of eo A Bit of Verse eo Rome had her Colosseum, ancient Greece 'The grandeur of its Parthenon, but I Have this tall night lit with its changing fire. For all its stolid stone and clamorous cry The city is no less a living thing Than those old cities which are names in speech. Its windows throb with light, its swift roads 'run To numerous objectives out of reach, Of man in his variety of guise: Of man jin his variety of guise: The lovers and the lonely; faces touched With secret hungers, laughter or surprise. While in its arteries the lifeblood flows Carthage 'and Tyre were sifted under sand Long ages since. ' The ancient gods are gone And there is nothing left of those white towers Which made a glory out of Babylon. But here life echoes with ringing sound. These things are real; the thunder and the rage Of wheels along bright éorridors of stone Sounding the vibrant heartbeat of an age. party politics inside the Progres- sive.Conservative party was heard all last week as the captains ad- justed themselves to new circum- stances, First, Ontario's Attorney- General Mr. Blackwell, announced he wanted a provincial convention to name a leader to succeed Col. Drew. He made this announcement, he told the Canadian Press, because there was "a plan" to have Mr. Drew appoint his own successor. Mr, Blackwell, who was Mr, Drew's appointee, didn't like this idea. He was promptly rebuked by the Toronto Globe and Mail and by the Ottawa Journal, both party news- {papers and both strongly pro-Drew Subsequently the Ottawa Journal lashed out at anyone who dared to criticize the rejuvenated P. C. party. It snarled angrily at Time Maga- zine for "false and foolish" reports, then turned on some unknown critic who referred to the party as a "sectional rump." In the meantime the Globe and Mail was lambasting Mr. David Walker, campaign manager for John Diefenbaker during the recent convention. Walker was accused of: "Inept and discreditable tac- --R. H, Grenville. rot tics" on behalf of Diefenbaker. This came as a complete surprise to Ot- tawa's P. C.s, who respected and ad. mired Mr, Walker's campaign ef- forts, The party newspapers seem eager to fight anyone, anytime, anywhere, even inside the party itself. Prob- ably a good sign, The same will to fight all-comers was not behind John Bracken. Looking Around The World By DEWITT MACKENZIE Associated Press News Analyst A most remarkable spirit of Rus- slan "peace and goodwill" descend- ed for a time on the deliberations of the United Nations meeting in Paris Tuesday when Soviet delegate Andrei Vishinsky abandoned his customary oraterical invective and declared commuhists "are yearning for co-operation." That was an amazing back-flop which naturally gave rise to specu- lation as to its significance. What could have caused such an abrupt change? Of course the non-com- munist countries on the social committee had appeased Russia the previous day by the withdrawal of an amendment to the declaration on human rights saying that all human beings are "created in the image and likeness of God." Russia's Alexei Pavlov had ob- Jected to such language. He said in the Soviet Union the postulate that man is created in God's image is "much disputed" and often regard- ed as "a certain sign of social backwardness." Had he seen fit he might have repeated the red slo- gan that "Religion is the dope of the masses," or he could have quoted the great Lenin in declar- ing: "We, of course, say that we do not believe in God . . ." But he spoke with kindly tolerance of western ignorance, and the refer ence to God was eliminated. However, it could hardly have been this striking appeasement which influenced vitriolic Vishin- sky. A British spokesman summed the thing up for reporters rather more prosaically when he said the offensive by the Western powers in the security council had 'kept Vishinsky fairly subdued." Vishinsky's rather conciliatory speech followed a hardening of the American attitude. This stiffening came on the return of State Secre- tary Marshall from Washington where he conferred with President Truman, Vishinsky's speech came after a broadside from Delegate Warren R. Austin of the United States in the U.N. assembly political committee. Austin asserted that the Russian battle cry in the world today is "wreck and destroy." He charged Moscow with duplicity. Vishinsky, instead of trying to tear his opponent limb from limb, as is his usual procedure, adopted an attitude of injured dignity. He complained that the Western pow- ers believe "whatever we do is wrong." He said to accuse the So- viet delegation or provocation would "be ludicrous if it was not so sad." The Russian proposal for a one- third arms reduction and scrapping of atomic weapons was under con- sideration, and Vishinsky demand- ed dramatically: "Can you deny that the Soviet proposal contains not an iota of a shadow of a hint of an attack on anybody?" s All ui which strikes me as mean- ing merely that Russia is under pressure and consequently is stag- ing a tactical diversion. There is no real sign that she has changed her views in the slightest degree. She is merely responding to two-fisted methods, which are the only thing she understands. ® 30 Years Ago P. H. Punshon was elected pre- sident of the Oshawa Curling Club, and W. A. Code as Vice-President. The town council decided to ap- point a fuel commissioner to regu- late distribution of wood and coal during the fuel shortage. The assessor's report showed that Oshawa's population has increased 10 per cent in the last year, and is now 9,748. A Thanksgiving service, sponsor- ed by _the town council, was held in Martin's Theatre on Thanks- giving Day. A meeting was held at which the Tadies' Auxiliary to the Great War iene Association was organiz- Ll] ® Mac's Musings It rained last night And then again today A steady rain that caused Our city folks to growl. It seems so strange That city folks Complain so much each time They find their plans disturbed By heavy rain. Their isnle plans; their games of golf; ThefFf shopping tours, Are so important, and of course, The varied sports that like the sun To bring large crowds In anguish meurn When drenching showers Disrupt their games, Yet city folks as much as those Who live in rural haunts Depend on rain For life itself, The food we eat, that comes From farmers' fields Needs heaven-sent rain to bring Crops to maturity, And now today we know Better than ere we knew That all our life Of industry, of commerce, Of comforts in the home Depends on rain to swell The river's floods ahd turn The turbine that produces Power. The energy that flows In steady stream, Along the wires that stretch From power plants, To city homes and industries, Comes from that rain Which fills the streams To feed the giant plants From which comes energy. So let us think, Ere we bemoan the rain That spoils our pleasures; That this same rain gives life, And food and raiment, Comforts and necessities To city folk-who moan When showers fall, Business Spotlight By The Canadian Press Income of Canadian farmers Is still going up, while that of Am- erican farmers is tending down- ward, "according to available sta- tistics. 3 This seems to be a logical situ- ation for the moment, inasmuch as American farmers benefitted from the top of world prices while Cana- dian farmers took less under long- term contracts. With the fall of the price of wheat and other items from their peaks, the Americans are getting less, while the Cana- dian producer is entering into the better part of his contracts. Presumably incomes on both sides of the border will follow the same general trends when special factors have run their courses. The Bureau of Statistics reports that the index number of prices received by Canadian farmers for agricultural products reached a new high of 256.0 in August, compared with 250.4 in July and 205.7 a year ago. (1935-39 equals 100). Higher prices were received for grains, live- stock, dairy products, potatoes, poultry and eggs. In the United States farm prices reached their peak in January, when wheat, for Instance, was bringing more than $3 a bushel. They now are down about five per cent from that point and an Am- erican department of agriculture economist sa¥s a further drop of 15 per cent may come by the end of 1949, adding the dubious proviso, "if peace prospects brighten." In the meantime the Bureau of Statistics reports a substantial in- crease in Canadian meat stocks at Oct. 1, indicating a lower trend in meat prices across Canada in com- mon with the same trend 'across the border, London Lotter By NORMAN CRIBBENS Canadian Press Staff Writer London, Oct. 13--(CP)--Strolling the pavements outside Buckingham Palace, watching the sentries parade to and fro or staring up at the rows of silent-looking windows facing the Mall is a favorite recreation of London sightseers--especially sight- seers from the country. Palace policemen are not usually communicative, but now and then scraps of information filter through the iron railings. The King rises most mornings at 730 a. m. He breakfasts with the Queen in the royal apartments on the first floor, then adjourns to his book-lined study on the second, where he reads a selection of the morning newspapers, including the scme of the picture papers, Before sending for his private secretary, Sir Alan Lascelles, the King deals with a dally average of about 100 letters asking for all sorts of things, Will the King ac- cept a basket of flowers from the West Country? Will he intercede for a man serving a jail sentence? Will he try to get a house for an ex-serviceman? Could the Queen open a bazaar? : The King usually scribbles in- structions for replies which are sent to his staff of assistant pri- vate secretaries, At 10 o'clock Sir Alan brings along state papers for him to sign. For these the King uses a fountain pen filled with blue-black ink, ' There is no rubber stamp of the royal signature. By 11.30 when the bulk of the paper work is done, the King is ready for audiences with foreign diplomats, cabinet ministers and service chiefs. The prime minister usually calls just before lunch. From 5.30 till 8 the King is busy again with' correspondence and state affairs. In the evening he likes listening to the radio, reading, Times, the Daily Telegraph and |: or playing cards with Princess | joined by the Duke of Edinburgh . Margaret. Sometimes they are|and Princess Elizabeth. Saving Stan's a wise Younq man 4 SAVING STAN plays safe. He saves now. He knows saving today is a sure-fire way to a brighter, happier future. And he saves the easy, moderh way . . . through buying Canada Save ings Bonds on the Payroll Savings Plan, Canada Savings Bonds come in de nominations of $50, $100, $500 and $1,000 -- to suit anyone's circum stances. And, of course, every member of the family can buy them. Let Canada Savings Bonds help you save. 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