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OPINIONS - The Daily Times-Gazette OSHAWA WHITBY THE OSHAWA TIMES (Established 1871) THE WHITBY GAZETTE & CHRONICLE (Established 1863) The Times-Gazette is a ot The Canadian Preas, the Canadian Daily Newspapers Association, the Ameri. can Newspaper Publish A jati the Ontariv Provincial Dailies Association and the Audit Bureau of Ci ti The Canadian Press is lusively entitled to the use for republication of all news despatches in the paper credited to 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-President and Managing Director. M. MCINTYRE HOOD, Managing Editor. SUBSCRIPTION RATES elivered by carrier in Oshawa, W hitby, Brooklin, Port Pilive yo and Pickering, 24c per week. By mail out side carrier delivery areas anywhere in Canada and England, $7.00 per year; U.S., $9.00 per year. Authorized as Second Class Matter, Post Office Department, Ottawa, Canada. DAILY AVERAGE CIRCULATION for MAY 11,132 TUESDAY, JUNE 20, 1950 Conference on Recreation It is a tribute to the high place which Oshawa has come to occupy in the field of organized recreation for the community that the district conference of workers in profes- sional recreation agencies is being held here this week. This is an important conference, not only for those who will be taking part in it, but also for the communities in which they are carrying on their work. It will af- ford an opportunity for an exchange of views and experiences that are bound to be valu- able in developing the future of organized recreational activities. In this city, and in the section of Ontario which will be represented at the conference, organized community recreation is a com- paratively recent development. In most cases, it came into being as part of the post- war program for a better community life. True, there had been, in some places, a cer- tain measure of organized recreation, but only on a very small scale compared with the elaborate and comprehensive programs which are established today for old and young. One of the chief values of the modern com- munity recreation program is the work that is being done in bringing out of people their ability to do things for themselves, to culti- vate talents which were lying dormant, and needed only leadership and guidance to be- come vital and valuable. This has been very evident in the work of the Oshawa Commu- nity Recreation Association, and was demon- strated in a remarkable way at the recent hobby fair held by the C.R.A. The experience here can be of great use to the other com- munities represented at this week's con- ference, and at the same time, the Oshawa workers may glean further ideas for develop- ment from those who come from other points. There is no doubt that a conference of this kind can be productive of a great deal of good. . Hero Of The Ajax The death of Admiral Sir Henry Harwood, -hero of the British naval victory at the Bat- tle of the Plate, early in the Second World War, is of particular interest to the people of Ajax, our neighboring industrial com- munity. It will be recalled that in the Battle of the Plate, Admiral Harwood, with a force of small British cruisers, chased the German pocket battleship, the Graf Spee, into the estuary of that river, where she was later scuttled rather than come out from the port of Montevideo, where she had taken refuge. In that engagement, the flagship of Admiral Harwood was the cruiser Ajax. At the time this engagement was taking place, the Defence Industries, Limited plant was opening operations west of Pickering, and in honor of the victory, it was decided to name the new community Ajax in honor of Admiral Harwood's ship. As a further tribute, as was announced in the Ajax column of The Times-Gazette a few days ago, it has been decided to change the name of its main thoroughfare, formerly University Drive, to Harwood Avenue, in honor of the admiral who was in command of the Ajax. The decision to change the name of the street was taken some time ago, while he was still living. Now that he has passed away, it is very fitting that the main street of Ajax should be named for him, as a per- manent memorial to the man who served his country so well, maintained the best tra- ditions of the British Navy, and added lustre to the annals of the senior service. Communism Rejected Rejection of the Communist party by the workers in the German Ruhr district, core of the coal and steel industries of that country, can be regarded as the greatest setback which the Communists have yet received in their relations with the German people. There have been several former votes in DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE EDITORIAL PACE _ reatumes Western Germany which have gone squarely against the Communists, but none of them has had quite 2a much significance as.the Ruhr Valley voting on Sunday last. The Ruln Valley, with its coal and iron mines, and its steel industries, was regarded as an excellent breeding ground for Com- munism, The workers there were looked upon as having very definite sympathies for the Russian ideology, particularly because of the steps taken by the Western powers to con- 'trol the production of the industries in that area. The vote, however, gave the Commu- nists only twelve seats out of a total of 217. They received only 5.5 per cent of the total vote. Three years ago, in the Ruhr Valley, Communists polled 14 per cent of the total vote, and they were the third largest party. Now they have dropped into fifth place. The significance of this is that three years of living under British occupation, with the Western powers helping in the rehabilitation of the Ruhr industry, have resulted in a, striking rejection of Communism. The sup- port for Communism is about one-third of what it was three years ago. This shows very definitely that the democratic powers are gaining ground in that section of Ger- many which is under their control, and that the people there realize that they have noth- ing to gain by becoming the dupes of the Russian Communist party. Editorial Notes The Detroit News recently published a special section devoted to Canadian progress and achievements, a very kindly gesture from one of our-neighboring cities. +» + LJ We will be looking for you at the Rotary Fair 'tonight. This is an annual event which every citizen of Greater Oshawa should support. +» * +» An editorial page article in one of our con- temporaries says 'The Next Decade Will Bring Its Own Set of Problems." But has not that been true of every decade since time began? * * + Most effective way to kill dandelions is to dig up the lawn and lay ten feet of concrete over it, says the Stratford Beacon-Herald. Most home-owners, however, will still strug- | gle along trying to dig them out, or trust- ing to the effectiveness of 24, D. : * RA * In spite of frequent reports of airplane crashes, it is encouraging to read that 35 United States airlines have traversed six billion miles without one fatality. That is a much better record than can be shown by some other forms of transportation. ® Other Editors' Views @ WRONGLY CLEARED FIELDS (Elora Express) Driving along the highways one may see at very close intervals, land which never should have been cleared. Once in a while there is evidence that far sighted farmers and others have realized this. Once i] around old water holes and plantations on fields which were obviously meant for trees, not grain. But only once in a while, For the most part these wrongly cleared fields are just sitting there doing nothing, some of them still under water and all of them unproductive of a thing of vital use. - LJ * TONGUE-CUFF MR. JOHNSON (Ottawa Journal) United States Secretary of Defence Johnson not long ago informed the world that his country could "liek hell out of Stalin." This week he came to add that in any war against Russia 'the United States could win by itself." ; Seems to us that what Mr. Johnson needs, if only for the sake of the rest of us, is a mild case of lock- jaw. Because clear it must be to all that Mr. Johnson's sort of talk, suggestive of bombast and bragging, is a Soviet propagandist's dream, just what the Kremlin needs for its falsehood about "capitalistic war-mon- gering." No one wants appeasement of Russia, But there is a difference between not wanting to appease Russia and the sort of talk indulged in by Mr. Johnson, as lacking in wisdom as in strength and dignity. ® A Bit of Verse @ THE ICE-MAN Perched on my city office-stool I watched with envy, while 1 cool And lucky carter handled ice. . . And I was wandering in a trice, Far from the gray and grimy heat Of that intolerable street, O'er sapphire berg and emerald floe, Beneath Jhe still, cold ruby glow Of everlasting Polar night . . . . Beneath that cold, white drifting sleep-- Sleep drifting deep Deep drifting sleep . . . The carter cracked a sudden whip: I clutched my stool with startled grip, Awakening to the grimy heat Of that intolerable street. --WILFRED W. GIBSON ® A Bible Thought ". .. . Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us . . , (Christ) took it out of the way, nailing it to His cross; and having spoiled prin- cipalities and powers He made a show of them openly, triumphing over them. in it." (Col. 2:14, 15.) Do I look upon the cross as a tragedy or as a triumph? N in a while you will find new plantings, little trees [ 'BACKWARD AREA' DEFINITELY INTERESTED! Looking Around The World By DEWITT MACKENZIE Associated Press News Analyst The trend of political events in Western Europe is an invitation to optimism among workers for peace and prosperity. One of the most encouraging events of our troubled times is the agreement of Western Germany to join the Council of Europe, made up of representatives of non-Commun- ist governments, This ranges the Western Reich on the side of amity with neighbors against which at twice waged world wars of aggres- sion. Chancellor Konrad Adenauer summed up the action as a com- mitment on the side of the west against the east. This historic move came on the heels of Western Germanys ac- ceptance of the French plan to pool Europe's coal and steel, Thus these two traditional enemies finally have joinetl hands at least temporarily to WUl Ja peace. The Times of London sums up the dev ipa. bade. "The Schuman plan which, in the 'German vicw, is iutended to lay tne economic fouundat.on for political union in Western Europe, was large- Iy rospunsiwe 100° we acderal aer- maa Governmeny's decision to ac- cept the invitation to join the Coun- cil of Europe. By voluntarily join- ; it, the Federal German Govern- wont of 50,000,000 people nailed its political colors to the western mast. "There is no doubt that the pres- ent temper of the German people as a whole is pacific and that the idea of a Federated Europe in which they can peacefully deploy their energies and talents is the one which, for the time being at any rate, has most strongly seized the public imagination." An interesting corollary to the West German action in joining the Schuman plan is seen in the smash- ing defeal; given the Communists 'in a4 Ruhr election Sunday to choose a new legislature for the state of North-Westphalia. The reds got only 5.5 per cent of the vote, Broaden Canadian | Citizenship Act Ottawa, June 20--(CP)--Canada is broadening her Citizenship Act to keep up with this age of air travel. Apparently with an eye to recent activities of the stork in catching up unexpectedly the high-flying airplanes, the government is widen- ing the Citizenship Act to provide that anyone born on a Canadian plane can automatically claim Can- din ¢jtizenship. This ws one provision in amend- ments to the act introduced and given second reading in the Senate Monday night. The bill 'was sent to a committee for further study. Explaining the bill, Senator G. K. Hugljéssen (L--Quebec), said the airpldne"provisions was one of the few changes in substance to the Citizenship Act which came into force in 1947. At present only those born in Canada or in a Canadian ship are automatically Canadian citizens. } Asks Retailers To Cater To Housewives Hamilton, June 20--(CP)--Cana- dian food retailers must shape their selling policies to the demands of the 'housewife if they are to be suc- cessful, W. S. Jamieson, foods con- sultant of the Retail Merchants' Association of Canada, said Mon- day. He told the Ontario convention of the Agricultural Institute of Can- ada "the days of the cracker-barrel store are gone." ! Today's food stores are expensive investments, and those making the investments have to know retailing thoroughly if they expect to earn a living," he said. Retailers must recognize their responsibilities to the housewife in having suitable selections and var- ieties of foodstuffs at prices in keeping with tne services they ren- der. FIRE DESTROYS GARAGE Williamsburg, June 20--(CP) -- (CP) -- Fire of unknown origin Monday night destroyed a combi- nation garage and automobile sup- ply store and a two-storey frame dwelling in this village about 45 miles south of Ottawa. Loss was estimated at about $50,000. No one was injured. Firemen from Morris- burg, Winchester and Iroquois help- the Williamsburg volunteer brigade fight the blaze. FNS E EL A Crown Asked As Ransom For American Vienna, Austria, June 20--(AP) -- --Hungary is demanding the an- cient crown of St. Stefan as ran- som for Robert A. Vogeler, impris- oned United States business man, it was learned here today. Reliable sources said the Com- munist-controlled Hungarian Gov- ernment has offered to swap Voge- ler in an even trade for the symbol of Magyar royalty. The crown is nearly 1,000 years old. The negotiations were said to have reached a point where Voge- ler's release from prison may be effected within a few weeks. The .famous crown was taken from Hungary by the Nazis dyring the war and later was found by US. Troops in Germany. It is be- lived now to be somewhere in West- ern Germany, probably Wiesbaden. The informants said no other de- mand had been made by the Hun- garians in conversations which. be- gan immediately after Vogeler's ar- rest in Budapest last November on charges of espionage and sabotage. The US. has consistently refused to give the crown to Hungary's pres- ent Communist Government, des- pite repeated demands for it. Vogeler, 39, an executive and rov- ing European representative for The International Telephone and Telegrapik Company, and Edgar Sanders, a British associate, were' convicted by a Hungarian People's Court last Feb. 21. Vogeler was sentenced to 15 years imprisonment and Sanders to 13 years. Reduce Gifts To Auto Chieftains London, June 20-- (Reuters) Gifts of more than £100,000 ($310,- 000) in cash on shares to two Brit ish automobile chiefs are to be re- duced to about £4,500, the House of Commons resolved Monday. The gifts were made by their companies to Leonard Lord of Aus- tin Motors and Sir John Black of Standard Motors, on an undertak- ing never to work for any other motor firm, The payments, when they were made, were tax-free. = Coming at a time when British workers are being asked to agree to the government's pegged wage policy, the payments caused an out- cry from the Labor Party and the trade unions. Sir Stafford Cripps, Chancellor 'of the Exchequer, who had warned that such gifts might be taxed re- trospectively, brought in a proposal in his April budget to do so. Mon- day right it was approved.' Niagara Diversion Bill Is Approved Ottawa, June 20 (CP)--The Sen- ate Monday night approved without debate the Niagara Diversion Treaty between Canada and the United States and Canada's signing of that treaty. : Senator Wishart Robertson, gov- ernment leader, said the treaty pro- vided for beautification of Niagara Falls, agreement on the amount of water which would go over: the falls and that the remainder from the Niagara River would be 'equally di- vided between Canada and the United States for power purposes. LECTERN'S ORIGINA The lectern came into use in the Anglican Church in the 15th cen- ury. Jefferson AMERICAN PLAN PLANTATION ROOM o Cocktail Lounge & Grille NEW AUDITORIUM COFFEE SHOP + SODA BAR MONTICELLO AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN PLANS Coach-and-Four Cocktail Lounge BOSCOBEL TUROPEAN PLAN ATLANTIC CITY'S POPULAR PRICE FAMILY HOTEL CAD IW AMante Mitel Mac's-Musings Nostalgic. memories 70? Of bygone: army days Cr eep over us whenever We attend a.formal ead service Cobourg Drumhe: Like that held in On Sunday afternoon, When hundreds of old Comrades of two wars To join in an impress ive Religious ceremony. As we looked over The large assembly Of war veterans at This drumhead service, We noticed most of them Were veterans of -the First world war, Men whose hair was greying, Whose step was not As brisk and purposeful As in bygone years, But who still marched With head erect, And arms swinging To the beat of drums, Silently and with Reverent attention They stood in front Of the large bandshell In that Cobourg Park 'To join in a service In memory of old comrades And at which they Rededicated themselves To the service of - The country for which . They suffered much In days of war. They are reverent men * These fine old soldiers, And while they have No outspoken love of Religious rituals and Formal observances, They know that the God Who was with 'them on The field of battle Is still their shield And their helper, So year after year, They attend these services To show their fellow-men That they acknowledge The debt they owe To their Creator And preserver. ® 20 Years Ago A large. dredge started work on opening a '175 feet channel leading to the turning basin at Oshawa Harbor. "¢ W. H. Moore was unanimously selected as Liberal candidate for Ontario riding to oppose Dr. T. E. Kaiser in the coming federal elec- tion. Lands surrounding ' the Oshawa harbor were badly flooded as a result of operations of the large sand-sucker in the harbor, and work had to be stopped. Red Cross cottage at Lakeview Park was opened for the first party of children for the summer. A. 8. Clarke, 502 Simcoe Street South, won a Chevrolet car on the closing night of the annual Rotary Falp. Quebec City Man Rotary President Detroit, June 20 (CP)--A Quebec City business man was * elected president - of Rotary International here Monday. Arthur Lagueux, 48, president of the investment firm of Lagueux and DesRochers and a member of Rotary since 1934, in accepting the presidency, told 6,500 delegates to the club's annual convention. "In the complex world of today, Rotary fills a great and primal need. It has a strategic function to perform in the battle against discord and division." "It is not enough for us merely to talk about our ideals. Ideals without action are almost as un- fruitful as action without ideals." a © Vg or wo! § Hy That start in June or May . . SF 3s PORTRAITS By James J. Metcalfe Calendar of Life Some calendags begin their span , . « When it is New Year's Day . « « And some have fiscal attributes . . . . Our government commences on .. . The first of each July ... While schools select September for... The perros op and high hei It Toe not matter overmuch . . . Where they may start or end . . . As long as there are just 12 months . . . To figure on and spend «+ « 4 year of life is still a year... urs on and 1pe ve 'For everyone w struggles and . . . Who loses or who wins +++ And only God Himself can choose . . . The day that we arrive . . . may be alive. And mark the few or many dates . . , That we Coptr., 1950, Sun and Times Co. A! Rights Reserved Police Chief Won't Have To Run Errands Highland Heights, Ohio, June 20 (AP)--The police chief of this vill- age, who described himself as "an errand boy for a bunch of women," won't have to run errands any more. He was fired early today for "con- sorting" with the mayor's wife. By a vote of 6 to 2 the council of the Cleveland suburban village of nearly 500 ordered the dismissal after listening for 5% hours to the case of Fay and Faye. . Fay Dalrymple, the chief, was ac- cused by Mayor Clem (Bud) Ley, 40, of consorting with Ley's wife, Faye, 39. Ley testified that he suspended the chief May 9 from his $300-ae month job when he found him witls Faye in the mayor's home. The chief said his visits, "maybe four or five a week," were eithey on official business or errands fos the village women, Ley said he was unable to proe duce any evidence of actual "illie| relations" between his wife and the chief. But it "looked . . . funny" that the police car was reported in his driveway every morning after he went to work at a downtown autoe mobile body shop he operates. Mrs. Ley has sued for divoroe. The Leys have three children aged 18, 16 and 10, meme No other fuel can gu DON'T FORGET YOUR POCKET BOOK! THINK! 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When you accept U.S. currency you ore required to allow the official rate of ex- h di of $1.10 C You will be credited hy your bank with the official rate of exchange -- $1.10 Cana- _ dian for $1.00 U.S. -- on any U.S. currency that you deposit. You are free to make change, if re- quested, in U.S. currency for a non-resident tourist who has tendered U.S. currency in for $1.00 U.S. anyone in exchan in payment for a payment for a purchase. U.S. currency must not be paid out to ge for Canadian currency. U.S. currency must not be paid out in change to a Canadian resident, even though the latter has tendered U.S. currency purchase. = it will remind your sales staff of their responsibilities U.S. Funds Accepted at the Official Rate $1.00 U.S. = $1.10 Cenedise THE FOREIGN EXC under authority of the Government of Canada for maki currency. Issued by HANGE CONT The statement on the front in- spires the confidence of your U.S. customers. On the bock are simple rules and examples ng change for U.S, Copies of this card are being sent you by your own Trade Association or Chamber of Come - merce. Additional copies moy be secured by writing the Secretary of your Association, or The Foreign Exchange Control Boord, Ottawa. 3 pb] OL BOARD rEc.90 irn4d