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OPINIONS 2 DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE EDITORIAL PAGE a OE FEATURES' The Daily Times-Gazette + QEHAWA WHITBY *.. THE OSHAWA TIMES (Established 1871) THE WHITBY GAZETTE & CHRONICLE (Establshed 1863) The Times-Gusstte 1a & member of the Canadian Press Be tacial Dailies Association and the Audit Bureau M. McINTYRE HOOD, Managing Editor SUBSCRIPTION RATES Delivered by carrier in Oshawa, Whitby, Brooklin, Port Perry, Pickering, 24c week. By mall, outside i Rp Kary where. In Canads and England, very , U.8., $9.00 year. Fo cotrod a Becond Class Riaster, Post Office Department, DAILY AVERAGE CIRCULATION for NOVEMBER 9,138 THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1948 The 0.C.V.1. Memorial The announcement made by Principal A. E. O'Neill at the commencement exercises of the Oshawa Collegiate and Vocational Institute to the effect that a memorial to the former students who gave their lives in World War H is to be placed in the entrance to the school, will meet with the approval of most citizens. It will be of particular interest to. those who are parents of the boys whose names will be engraved on it for posterity to read. There is more than a tribute to those who are being honored in a memorial of this kind in a' school like the O.C.V.I. It is an inspiration to succeeding generations of boys and girls who will pass through the school at the period in their lives when they are susceptible to the challenge thrown out to them by a memorial to those who sacrificed their lives for the jdeals of freedom and democracy. Day by day they will be challenged to make the country in which they live worthy. of those who gave their lives for it, and that thought should make for higher and finer citizenship. The memorial archway will be a- splendid addition to the architectural beauty of the 0.C.V.L, but its chief value will lie in the message which it will carry to the genera- tions yet to claim the school as their Alma Mater. The Last Act \ The last act in the terrible drama which has its beginning when Hitler marched into Poland in September, 1989, has been played with the execution of former Premier Tojo of Japan and six of the previous Japanese war lords for their crimes against humanity. Thus has passed from the pictire the last of the-three master criminals, Hitler, Mus- solini*and Tojo, all of them dying ignominious deaths as their reward: for plunging the world into the greatest catastrophe in its long history. Hitler died by his own hand amid the ruins of his Berlin headquarters, Mussolini was slain while trying to escape from the scene of his crimes, and now Tojo has died on the scaffold. The end to which these men came should be a grim warning to any future leaders who have ideas of world domination by aggression. It cannot be said that these criminals have paid their debt to humanity. That is a debt which can never be paid, not even by death, and they will be paying it down 'through the centuries by the record of heir evil deeds which will be placed on the pages of history. They will be listed along with Atilla the Hun, and Genghis Khan, the cruel leader of the Tartas of by- gone days as men who, to serve their own selfish ends, brought havoc and destruction upon the world, and caused death and suffering to millions of human beings. { We Won't Believe It The Gallup poll has done it again! It has perpetrated another "Dewey" on. the peo- ple of Canada. In a poll taken on the fol- lowing question, "What is the first thing that comes to your mind when you hear the word Christmas?', the finding was that only 20 per cent of the people thought of its religious significance as the birthday of Christ, or of its relationship to the teachings of Christ. The other eighty per cent thought of it for entirely different reasons, such as its relationship to gifts- and giving holidays, its present day com- mercialism, to the symbols of Christmas, and a number of other reasons which seem totally irrelevant, : We cannot believe that the people of Canada are so insensible to the real signif- icance of the Christmas Season. ~ that eighty per cent of them never give a thought to the religious aspect of this an- nual church festival. The Gallup poll meth- od -of sampling public opinion, and of ask- ing the question posed, must in this case have left it open to misunderstanding on the part of those asked the question. One has only - to canvass one's own friends, and ask them the same question, as a cross-section of the public, to find that a much greater number of people than Gallup suggests do think of Christmas as the season when the birth of the Christ- child is'commemorated. So we feel that the| Gallup poll in this cdse was just as far wrong and just as misleading as the fam- ous Dewey as president polls proved to be. Editorial Notes Oshawa's merchants have certainly done their best to create a fine Christmas at- mosphere, Sothe of their window displays are worthy of the highest commendation. . * ok -% ® The annual music festival of the Oshawa Public Schools reflected great credit upon the children who took part in it, but most of all on those who were responsible for their training. . EE An announcement from Washington says the cost of living is slipping. One of those slips that pass in' the night, without being noticed. ® % % % Britain has produced a new automobile with a cocktail bar built in. That is about the last thing that should be.combined with motoring, for the sake of safety, * 2 * » The Rotary Club party to crippled chil- dren in whom the club is taking an interest is an exemplification of the true Christmas spirit, and it is carried on throughout the whole year. * There are so 'many people representing Santa Claus on-all the radio stations that the little folks are completely confused, and wonder if the dear old saint is an individual or a regiment. * % % % The response to the appeal to raise funds to buy a wheel chair for a crippled citizen of Oshawa shows that the people of this city have a heart that goes out to those who suffer from misfortune. / e Other Editors' Views eo LIQUOR AND MILK (Woodstock Sentinel-Review) In the 12 m-nths ending March,. 1947, people in Canada spent $525,000,000 on booze, which works out to $40 per year for every man, woman and child in the country--and would buy better than a pint of milk a day for over a year. ® 0% % % MUST BE AWAKENED (Le Canada, Montreal) There is no doubt that in the matter of initiative (in the North Atlantic Pact) the Canadian govern- men has got ahead of public opinion as well as of the governments of the States which may become our allies. But since then our leaders have neglect- ed nothing to inform our people and explain to them the consequences as well as the advantages of the proposed pact. If a certain apathy persists among the public, it is something that should be corrected. . . If the public is not yet sufficiently informed, efforts must be redoubled to make good that lack. * x * * % * 3% GOLD-DIGGERS ON AIR WAVES (Owen Sound Sun-Times) It used to be that to make a quick "stake" a man had to strike it lucky in a gold rush or know. the ropes on the stock market. Outside such cases wind- falls were uncomenon. : But. today a new type of fortune hunting has de- veloped--by gold-digging the US air waves. Wo- men have proved most successful in this battle of "wits." Recently in the US. a girl, 17, won $26,200 in prizes for idéntifying a melody. A few weeks ago 8 woman $30,000 and a third woman won $18,000. Now alonig comes an 83-year-old who by identifying the voice of an ex-football A gets $26,200. 2 The airways have turned into a gold digger's par- | 12 adise. These programs are making a joke of what used to be interesting contests--the quiz programs. x - ; eo A Bit of Verse eo THE SAVIOUR i cannot tell why He Whom. angels worship Should set His love upon the sons of men, Or why as Shepherd He should seek the wanderers And bring them back, I know not how or when. But this I know, that He was born of Mary When Bethlehem's stable was His only home, And that at Nazareth He lived and laboured. And so the Saviour of "he world is come. I cannot tell how patiently He suffered * When with His peace He graced 'this place of tears, Or how upon the Cross His heart was broken, The crown of pain to three and thirty years. But this I know, He heals the broken hearted, Forgives their sins and calms their lurking fear, And lifts the burden from the heavy-laden, And so the Saviour of the "world is here, eo A Bible Thought e When they had opened their treasures, they pre- sented untp Him gifts, gold, : frankincense, and myrrh. (Matt. 2:11); 3 : All our service, all our hearts All the powers He imparts, All our worship, all our love, Thus our gratitude to prove; These the gifts that we can bring For the birthday of the King. ' | honored by their( "EE 3 2 Seibel, in The Richmond Times-Dispatch "Perpetual Motion" Looking Around The World By DEWITT MACKENZIE " Associated Press News Analyst The of former Japanese Premier/ Tojo and six other con- spirators against humanity is being received in the United States with mixed feelings. My contacts indicate that the re- actions range from extreme satis- faction to some uneasiness. On one point everybody seems agreéd: If anyone should suffer "the death penalty, these seven certainly should. Of course there is a large group which is against capital punish- ment on religious grounds. That viewpoint is pungently expressed in a letter I have received from a Philadelphia boy who says Ameri- cans believing in God and Holy Writ are 100 per cent against such executions. He further writes: "I am just a high school senior who has read history.. I think the executions in Japan are inhuman. We are going back 5,000 years. Our leaders won't learn from that blood shed upon the battle- field is soon grown over, but blood shed on the scaffold seldom dries. In 100 years the statues of Tojo will be all over Japan." Not Unusual . Here I want to interpolate that an expression like this. by a .school boy isn't unusual these days. I have found tremendous interest -among the teen-age folk .in travelling about the country for talks on for- eign affairs. Young. America is very much alert. But to get back to our muttons: Apart from this religious opposi- tion, a good many people are con- cerned over the fact that these and similar trials have been held under rules 'laid down since the war by the victors. You know the top man is guilty. That's Tojo, but are his ministers and the high commands of his fighting: forces equally responsible with him? They have to take his orders 8r be charged with disloyalty to their country. And if they are equally responsible, how- far down the line does responsibility for an order issued at the top? Does it reach down to the rank-and-file, Need U.N. There are many who believe that this situation can be satisfactorily met only by the creation of inter- national laws by the United Na- tions, covering all aspects of war. The U.N. already has made a start in that direction by outlawing genocide--the mass destruction of racial, religious or national groups. It still remains to put teeth in this Sunvenuon by designating punish- ment, e 35 Years Ago e 'The town council approved a plan to continue John Street across the Oshawa Creek to join Nassau Street, A new system of street lighting was adopted by the town council, to cost $12 per light per annum. A report to the School Board stressed the great overcrowding in the schools, and fhe immediate need for a new school for the city. Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Everson were family 'and friends on .the occasion of their silver wedding anniversary on Dec. A fire broke out in the factory of W. J. Trick, causing considerable damage, 41 PAY EXPENSES London, Ont., Dec. 23--(CP) -- Members of the junior farmers and junior institute Wednesday night announced that the Ontario De- partment of Agriculture has offer- ed to pay all expenses for five stu- dents to attend a short course in agricultural economics at the On- tario Agricultural College, Guelph, to be held from Jan. 3-7. * Portraits By James J. Metcalfe Street Santa He stands all day and rings his bell...For everyone to hear ...And thus awakens in our hearts. ..The song of Christmas | ~€heer.. .In hus familiar suit and | beard.. He braves the snow and sleet. ..To gather dimes and nickles from. ..The folks along the street. ..The little coins that mean so much. ..To those who are sopoor...That there is never any meal...Of which they can be sure... Who look to Santa on the street. ..For all the clothes they, wear. ..And wonder if our hearts will hear...Their soft and humble prayer...We do not owe him anything...And we may pass him by...But if we do we may regret...And God mey ask ud why. i Business . Spotlight By FORBES RHUDE' Canadian Press Business Editor Canadian exporters often kick about: the "invisible tariff" between this country and the United States, which is a way of saying that it is not so much a matter of the du- ties charged as the way in which the regulations are interpreted. One of the men who does the in- terpreting says, "Come down and see us, and you will find we are rea- sonable people." He says further. make sure that you do your paper-work correctly, but if you do jut your most junior but if you do put your most junior whole United States customs ser- vice if you run into trouble. "And don't blame us if you lost customers who deat like to be put to the trouble of answering our questions if you haven't done your job properly. The man speaking is Edwin J. Cannon United States appraiser at Buffalo, N.Y.,, who discussed the matter with a Toronto export study group. For the comment of some Canadian exporters present, it would be profitable to follow his advice of "come down and see us" at any bor- der point. "I do not believe," said Mr. Can- non, "That any part of our tariff act, or the regulations, are unfair, or unjust, or that they hinder the importation of merchandise 'Into the United States. Justification for that statement is the fact that thousands of such: transactions are effected annually." (About 50,000 yearly at Buffalo alone). Whether or not Mr. Cannon's view is the whole story it would seem reaso .ble that one has ne- glected ordinary human relations if he has not attempted to see that his case is properly presented or to have some one in his firm know the men who are dealing with it. There is much that can't be ex- plained by letter, and much that can't be replied to by letter in any- thing to necessarily complex as a country's tariff laws. Markets Wednesday Security markets were dull with- out trend Wednesday. 'Chicago grains were mixed and Winnipeg coarse grains firm. Search Area Near Morden For Plane Greenwood, N.8., Dec. 283--(CP)-- Search fc: a light aircraft missing since Wednesday with four persons aboard centred today near Morden, N.S. near the entrance to Minas Basin, where residents reported sounds of a crash at sea. Taking off from Moncton, N.B., at 10:31 am. for Greenwood, the plane carried: Pilot Irenee Tremblay, an em- ployee of Republic Air Services, Ed- mundston, N.B.; Mrs. Enoil D. Michaud, 24, of Edmundson; her two-year-old daughter, Andree; and Miss Germaine D'Entremont, 20, of West Pubnico, near Yarmouth, N.S. The tiny radio-equipped plane left St. Hilaire, five miles west of Edmundston, at 8 am, and landed at Moncton to discharge one pas- senger, Miss Stella Gallant, 19, of Moncton, The aircraft cleared from Monc- ton in a 600-foot ceiling which later closed to 300 feet. The pilot did not file a flight plan. Search for the plane began when it was reported overdue here and first possible clue to its fate came when Ted Jones and Warren Bal- geer said they heard sound of an airplane motor everhead at Morden at, about 11:30 a.m.--an hour after the plane left Moncton. "We heard the drone of the plane overhead in the soupy weather but we couldn't 'make out anything. Then we hgard a sounded like a diving into the bay. We didn't hi anything else. We have looked out to sea and searched along the shore but we have been 'unable to find any traces of wreckage," they said, A helicopter from the R.C.AF. search and rescue base here searched the area without success until bad weather forced it to re- turn to base. An area of 2,400 square miles was plotted for searching by the search and rescue group. Ground parties were to be used in the Morden area. Small craft were expected to join the sea search. ACCIDENTAL DEATH Montreal, Dec. 23.--(CP) --: The death of Howard Ferguson, 48, at forced down Tuesday on a lake.' tim of foul play, Wednesday was declared accidental at a coroner's court inquest. Ferguson was found lying unconscious on the sidewalk last Saturday. He died in hospital. crash that | Mac's Musings The deeply religious . Meaning of Christmas Day -- Of our Saviour -- Almost. entirely Escapes many of us, In the flurry Of shopping, Gift-wrapping, _Tree-trimming, Should we not all Try to experience More than a surface Joy this year, And seek a rebirth And strengthening Of faith in each Of our: hearts. When- we think Of Christmas 'We 'cannot stop With the thought Of Christ's birthday, Without going on To review His life On this earth; His teachings, His crucifixion, . And his resurrection. This Christmas, Let us return \ To the story as told In the Bible, a . And receive a new Understanding Of all that Christ Means to mankind, Not alone on Christmas Day, But on every day Throughout the coming year. Whitehall Notebook By JAMES McCOOK i Canadian Press Staff Writer London, Dec. 23 -- (CP) --British politicians are polishing apples to offer the British voter in election year 1950. The Labor Party has a numerical advantage with 50 points it believes = should convince the electors the present government ought to be returned. The points have been summarized in "a waistcoat pocket booklet" by Reynolds News, a loyal supporter of Labor. Most of them will be chal- lenged by the Conservatives who say they must share the credit for so- cial security, educational, health and other progressive legislation passed in recent years. Labor's Claims "50 points for labor," which Reyn- olds News says "No Socialist can afford to be without," includes these claims of Labor achievements dur- ing three years in power: In spite of world food shortages, the nation's health has improved. The infant mortality rate is below 41 per 1,000 live births. In 1926 the figure was 70. The death rate among mothers is 1.17 per 1,000 live births compared with 5.1 in 1926. Tens of thousands of persons now receive free medical attention they "could not afford under Tory rule." Family allowances are being paid for about 4,500,000 children. Labor has provided about 800,000 new homes since the war ended. Free school milk consumption is 100 per cent up on the 1939 fig- ures. Britain's rate of industrial re- covery is the highest of 14 Euro- pean industrial countries. Labor has ended the retreat from the mines and the number of workers in coal pits has increased. Farmers and farm workers bene- fit from fair prices and assured markets for farm products. Fewer than 300,000 are unemploy- ed compared with more than 2,- 000,000 after the first world war. Europe's Best Deal "The consumer enjoys a fairer deal in Britain than in any other country in Europe." Food subsidies, now paid at the rate of about £470,000,000 ($1,880,- 000,000) annually, keep down the cost of food. Conservatives say that social se- curity legislation carried through by the Labor government was large- ly planned during the life of the wartime coalition government head- ed by Winston Churchill and in which labor, Conservative and Lib- eral ministers worked together for victory and still spared time 'to consider the future, Fleet Faces Hard Times Ottawa, Dec. 23 -- (OP) --Can- ada's deep-sea Merchant Marine is -running into heavy weather. Shrinking 'world cargo tonnage and sharpening . competition have been causing the deep-sea operators' --whose fleet was bullt 'up hugely during the Second World War--to break out distress flags. And while federal authorities are determined that the fleet is to sur- vive, the expectation in informed uarters here is that it will have to its sails to do-so.. There now are 165 Canadian-flag vessels in the deep-sea trade, of a total gross tonnage of 1,211,000. The next couple 'of years may see this Wtiled lo a hare Somback 7 or [J existing 44 fini) perhaps half the . In recent months several factors have started to operate against Canada: 1. Rebuilding of vessels to the point where authorities feel the world's tonnage now is too high in relation to the available traffic. 2. Higher costs of running Cana- dian ships by comparison with those of such maritime nations as the United Kingdom and the Scandin- avian countries.. 3. Shortage of hard money, whic! impels non-dollar countries to move. their cargoes in vessels other than | Canada's dollar ships. , 4. The fact 'that much of Can- ada's war-built tontiage is slow and relatively obsolescent against the new vessels coming off the ways of other countries, Canada's 15' not the only Merch- ant Marine hit by the y OT doldrums. The United States, whose shops have even higher operating costs that Canada's, already has laid up at least 1000 vessels from her big wartime fleet. Others are at sort operating In Canada, though operators are '|feeling the pinch of slackened business, ships are mot being de~ commissioned as yet. However, a number are being sold aboard with a view to their eventual replace ment by more modern craft. {a on even one) " This is being done under a plan . of the Canadian Maritime Commis- sion whereby war-built "Park" ships now may be disposed of to foreign buyers provided the . proceeds are put 'in' escrow to' pay for new tone Canadian shipyards. Bee nage Iroj fore 'the plan went into effect this year, the Park ships had to be held urider Canadian registry, APPRENTICE INSTRUCTORS HOLD MEETING Montreal--The first system meete ing of apprentice class and shop ine structors for Canadian National Railways was held here recently under the chairmanship of L. H. Bexon, Montreal, general supervise or of apprentice training. More than twenty-five = instructors attended from the company's shops at Vane couver, Winnipeg, London, Strate ford, Toronto, Montreal, St. Albans, Vt, and Battle Creek, Michigan. The meeting was held to discuss phases of e apprentice system through which skilled 'technicians are trained for the company's mo. | tive power and car shops from coast to coast. NEW TELEGRAPH SERVICE Red Lake, Ont.--Direct communis cation by phone and telegraph bee tween the Red Lake mining dise trict and the outside world was opened here recently by the Cane adian National Telegraphs. A come bination phone and CNT t&egraph circuit was installed by superime posing a carrier circuit on the On- tario Hydro lines which, connect the Red and Pickle Lake mining camps | with Sioux Lookout through the || generating station at Ear Falls. In this y, who live in this area. James J. Metcalfe Ex-G Man, hard-hitting reporter, Supreme court lawyer, but a poet at heart--that is the story of James Metcalfe, whose friendly, human poems bring warmth to millions of newspaper readers every day. The author's swift rise to nationwide pop- ularity is best explained in his own words: "The deepest grati- fication | have is the knowledge that these litle poems have | helped somebody or made somebody happy." You, too, will: enjoy his daily Watch for poems of love and work, family and friends. nn Portraits _ STARTING TODAY IN THE TIMES-GAZETTE 30 oz. SIZE Contains 5 Large Glasses 18¢ .2 for 35¢ PLUS CHARLES WILSON LIMITED = « -« » = TORONTO Distributor for Oshawa & Bowmanville: D. MY 288 miles was covered | | reaching most of the 40000 people | For your Holiday Party! . the Greatest Value "in Ginger Ales DIAMOND JUBILEE DRY: Te