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SATURDAY, JULY 15, 1950 THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE PAGE FIVE WHITBY NE Editorial Comment A Vital P.U.C. Issue Proposal to replace the superintendent of the Public Utilities Commission, who is also a fully qualified engineer, who has served the town in that capacity, with an executive who would serve in the role of administrator, with complete charge of records, finances and 'the business of the P.U.C. in general, might have some serious implications in which every ratepayer should be concerned. The Commission might well be able to secure such a man, but we submit that unless he has technical knowledge of the electric power waterworks department and sewage disposal plant and system, it would be dangerous to engage him. When one stops to consider the huge capital investment in the power house alone, to say nothing of the power trans- mission system, the new $158,000 sewage disposal plant, the hydrants, underground water and sewer pipes and the new P.U.C. building, all of which come under the jurisdiction of the Public Utilities Commission, the need for a capable engineer-superintendent becomes apparent. No matter how capable the men are who now serve under the present super- intendent--and they are of the best--there must be some technical administrative head, whose responsibility is the protection of the huge capital investment for which the rate- payers of Whitby have paid. For many years P.U.C. em- ployees have served faithfully and well under the present superintendent, and to our knowledge there has never been any evidence that he was an incapable director We are of the opinion that the Canadian Fire Under- writers Association would want to feel that there is an engineer in charge of the waterworks department, upon which the fire fighting facilities of the town depend so much, and that they would be quite interested in the proposal that an engineer's services be dispensed with. And what about Hydro? The present superintendent is not an electrical engineer, it must be admitted, but since he took over from the late George W, P. Every, many years ago, he has learned, in a practical way, a great deal about the town's light and power services and he is capable of giving direction in their repairs and operation. We think that both the Fire Under- writers and the Hydro would want to feel that if the present superintendent is not retained, another man with the same technical knowledge would be engaged. When the Commission meets again next Tuesday night to consider what is to be done in the light of the resignation of the secretary-treasurer and efficiency expert, it will, we hope, recognize that the problem they are called upon to solve is not merely the appointment of a man to take his place, but also the safety and protection of close on a mil- lion dollars tied up in power, water and sewerage services and equipment, upon which the citizens depend so much-- services which are very vital for health and fire protection. Can a secretary-treasurer, no matter how clever he may be, be entrusted with the care of these? Would any private industry requiring engineering ser- vices place them in charge of a man who is not recognized by the engineering profession as being capable? Operation of an office is one thing, taking care of huge capital invest- ments and safety of employees is quite another. Blame Mistakes For Agents' Deaths The Hague, July 15 (Reuters) -- A parliamentary commission Friday blamed British "mistakes" for the wartime capture and deaths of 60 allied secret service agents para- chuted into Holland. Responsibility for the capture of the British and Dutch agents, 50 of whom later died in concentration camps, was placed squarely on mis- takes by Britain and individual members of the Netherlands' war- time gove.nment in exile. Suspicion of treason was dismissed. The Commission also dismissed as unfoured allegftions in Holland that aniong the treacherous acts by Christiaan Lindemans, a resistance worker who went over to the Ger- mans, was a tip-off that the air- borne attack on Arnhem was im- minent. The Commission has been exam- ining the conduct of th: wartime Dutch Government in London and the "England Spiel" -- German counter-espionage organization which faked code messages to Bri- tain to trap agents. QUEBEC BRIEF NEARLY READY Quebec, July 15 (CP) Premier Duplessis said Friday thal a Quebec brief on Canadian con- stitutional amendment will be com- plete at the end of the month Quebec's constitutional memoran- dum and briefs from the other pro- vinces and the federal government are due to. be studied next month at a meeting of a special committee of the justice minister and the pro- vincial attorneys-general. | | Vacation We wish to advise our customers that OUR PLANT WILL BE CLOSED From AUGUST 7th to 12th BOTH DAYS INCLUSIVE INSURANCE We are happy to announce that all garments while in our care are insured against fire, damage or loss, aot no extra cost to you. WHITBY CLEANERS A WHITBY INDUSTRY IH ERE OUGHT TC BE A LAW By Al Fagaly and Harry Shorten WEED 8 Hout ALL NER LIFE NEW, GO wel oN ER NOT A TALL. BURN Ti ROAD DEMOED COPS GLANCES: July Meeting of Ashburn W.M.S. MRS. WES ROUTLEY Correspondent Ashburn, July 14.--Mrs, James McGowan and sons Jimmie and Bruce, of Toronto, visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Barrie on Friday, Bruce remained for a The July meeting of the W.M.S. was held at the home of Mrs. Wal- ter Cook on Tuesday evening, July |! 11th at 8.15, with the president, Mrs. |! Walter Knight, presiding. The meeting opened with. the singing of hymn 545 "Faith of Our ; Fathers," and prayer by the presi- dent. Minutes were read and approv- ed, Mrs. R, Richardson, as sup- ply secretary, reported that the bale recently shipped to Kenora was valued at $351.30. Miss Florence Doble gave a re- || port on the semi-annual meeting at Gamebridge on Tuesday, June 13th. Mrs. Coad read a true story "The Leper's Wife." Mrs. R. Batten, Mrs. A. Dean and Mrs. W. Routley read in parts a letter from Miss Margaret Leask (formerly of Uxbridge) who is a missionary in the Jhansi field in India. Mrs, Luther 91st Psalm. . Meeting closed with prayer" by Mrs. Robert Heron. Indian Bradley read the Dainty refreshments were served | by the hostess. holiday. Dr. and Mrs. George Peacock and son George and Mrs. S. Hamill of Kingston, were guests at the Routley home on Saturday. Mrs, Hamill remained for a week. Dianne Fisher is holidaying with relatives at Deep River, Mrs. Ed. McGowan and son of Toronto spent last week at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Wilson. Miss Ruth Richardson, of Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Toronto, is spending her vacation with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Russell Rich- ardson. Grant and Margaret Fry, of Osh- | awa, spent last week at the Batten home, Mr. and Mrs. Wes. Routley and daughter Helen, accompanied by Mrs, S. Hamill, spent a few days this week holidaying at Little Lake, Midland. --Central Press Canadian. Helmut Von Hofe, who hopes to be a star on the German stage. some day, is shown studying his part in {a small play although he has been | informed that an uncle in the U.S. has left him a fortune of $7,000,000 plus a can factory in PhiladelpHia. Von Hofe, who lives in the Amer- ican sector of Berlin, is sceptical fortune, but he intends to put up a fight. He says, however, that to him "being an actor is more import- lant than money." Seamen Given Three Months For Assault Montreal, Julv 15--(CP)-- Three seamen from Ontario Friday were sentenced to three months .n jail each on charges of assault in con- nection with a beating inflicted on Harold Slabob, 20-year-old McGill University student. 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AIRIEITIE] [DIEIN] about his chances of getting the | New Minister Was Inducted 'At Pickering BARRY MURKAR Correspondent Pickering, July 15--Induction ser- vices were held last Friday evening for Rev, F. A. Bamford and Mrs. Bamford of Zephyr at the United Church. A good number of the con- '| gregation were on hand to welcome the new minister. Members of the Toronto clergy were on hand, including Rev. Mr. Binnington, chairman of East To- ronto Presbytery, and Rev. Dr. Ker- ley who gave the address. Following the service the gather- ing retired to the basement where a social half hour was spent. The baking sale of St. George's Anglican church Women's Guild, to have been held today at Squire's Beach has been cancelled until fur- ther notice. Crops Fairly Good Crops in this area are looking fairly good, although the heavy rains on Thursday flattened some to the north. The strawberry season is about over, although some fruit farmers report that recent rains have revived some of the crop. Lo- cal apiarists of the district say they are uncertain as yet how the honey crop wil shape up. One of the largest producers in this area said on Wednesday that he .thought his crop would be below average this year. Pickeriig people were sorry to learn of the death of Ira Boyer of Claremont who was laid to rest at Claremont Union Cemetery this week. He was widely known throughout the township having lived here for many years. Fishing Poor To those fisherman who have asked about local spots we can only hand on what we have been told by residents of Simcoe Point and Frenchman's Bay. Fishing this sea- son has been poor at the bay with only the odd good bass being caught. Perch, mudcats and bass are being pulled out at the mouth of Duffin's Creek, but for the most part they are of the small variety. This week the results of the high school examinations were given out and it was gratifying that most of the students passed with good marks, School Progressing Work on the Pickering Township high school is progressing with sev- eral local men having been taken on the construction end of the job. Blocks are being laid and ditches dug. While we don't know the first thing about building, it is evident that there is plenty of activity going on at the new school site. Holidays are the order of the day with' most Pickering people either away or thinking about going away, Mrs. Thos. Ann and daughter, Mrs. Lorne Sharkey have just re- turned from a trip to Montreal and New York. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Courtice are back home following a trip along the eastern seaboard. Dr. T. H. and Mrs. Orton and family are back from a month at th: beach here. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Morley and family left on Tuesday for a two week's visit with relatives in Nova Scotia. Mr. Murray Miller who underwent an operation at the Oshawa General Hospital last week is reported to be improving favorably. Ask For _upport We have been a:ked by local ball players to put in a plug for better turnouts at local games. Those who want schedules of the games may ohtain same from Jim Koche at Highland Dairy or -Cliff Barkey. The boys have been workine hor" and doing a good job at their ball this year so lets all try and get from now until the end of the season. Ii see good. turnouts when they play at other places, and their own won't show up at all. Miss Jessie Bushby and Eleanor Stork are off two weeks at camp at Oak Lake, Jessie to act as a coun- sellor, The local Rotary Club members and their wives were the guests of Rotarians Art Mitchell and Jack Balsdon at their cottages at the beach on Wednesday evening. After a fine meal, the gathering was shown a group of films. ra ------------ FRUIT STOCKS INCREASED Ottawa, July 15--(CP)--Canadian stocks of fruit, frozen and in pre- servatives, at July 1 totalled 18,877,- 000 pounds, compared with 17,188,000 at June 1 and 30,080,000 a year ago. The Bureau of Statistics reported Friday. Stocks of vegetables, frozen and in brine, totalled 4.727,000 against 5,401,000 and 5,441,000. is not very gratifying to them tor CHANNEL BORE PLAN REVIVED During the last 70 years a cus- cession of enthusiasts have cham- pioned the cause of the Channel Tunnel in Parliament, writes Sir Herbert Walker, chairman, Chan- nel Tunnel Co. Ltd. So far, the attempts have been defeated by the prejudices of military experts who believed that the tunnel involved a "threat to national security." Special Committee During the present century three separate attempts have been made in Parliament to revive the pro- ject: in 1906, 1913, and 1929. On each occasion the question was re- ferred to a special committee. Each of the committees reported in favor of the tunnel, but in each case the government of the day decided against. In the past the arguments for the tunnel have been almost ex- clusively economic. Today it is not so much the economic as the poli- tical factor that gives it its special significance; the desire to do some- thing concrete to cement Western Union. It is doubtful if anything would contribute more to Anglo- French co-operation than the estab- lishment of land communications between the two countries. It is sometimes suggested that air travel has made the tunnel obsolete. The truth is that owing to weather and other reasons, cross- Channel traffic can never rely sole- ly on the air. Various Plans There has been various plans for the tunnel. The latest is the work of a Frencir engineer, M. Basdevant, who proposes to combine road and rail traffic in a single tunnel. As far as Great Britain is concerned, however, the only mature project in existence is that of the Channel Tunnel Company. This company, which was formed in 1881, was orig- inally known as the Submarine Con. tinental Railway Company. In 1887 it changed to its present name. The company owns some land between Folkestone and Dover, where shafts were sunk toward the end of the last century and an experimental tunnel cut for some distance under the sea. When last inspected before being sealed up, this tunnel was in good condition and still com- paratively dry. In the plan of the Channel Com- pany a new railway would be built joining the existing main line from London to Dover three miles . on the London side of Folkestone. It would proceed from here to the hills just east of Folkestone, where the two lines would enter separate tunnels constructed in the LoWer Chalk Stratum which outcrops at this 'point. These tunnels would follow a falling gradient. parallel to the coast until they reach a point near Dover, where they would turn right and pass under the sea on a series of easy gradients until they began to rise again as they approached the French coast near Sangatte. Five miles beyond San- gatte the lines would emerge from the two tunnels and run together across open country until they con- nected up with the main Calais- Paris railway near Boulogne. Three Tunnels The total length of the new rail- way would be 44 miles, of which eight would be in the open country and 36 Inside the tunnels, includ- ing 24 under the sea. Before the two main tunnels were started a pilot tunnel, 12 feet. in diameter, would be built across the channel. This would show whether the lower chalk stratum is contin- uous and whether there are any serious faults or fissures where water might be encountered. If this test proved satisfactory the pilot tunnel would ultimately be merged with one of the two main tunnels. The latter would be 17 feet in diameter -- 1!'2 feet less than was originally planned -- and would be lined throughout with ferro-con- crete segment;. They would run a depth under the "bed of the sea varying from °, to 170 feet, the maximum d2pth = water being 165 feet. In addition to the main tunnels, there would be a drainage tunnel from 7 to 10 feet in diameter run- ning from a point east of Dover to Sangatte, 20 miles away. Costs Examined As regards the cost of the scheme, the 1930 estimates 'have been re- vised. It was then thought that the tunnel or rather tunnels (there would be three) -- could be built for about $84,000,000. One more probable figure today is be- tween $140,000,000 and $168,000,000. Spread over five years this would entail an initial expenditure of $4.- 600.000 annually to be divided equal- ly between Britain and France. As to revenue, on the assumption that the traffic using the tunnel in 1960 would be no heavier than the cross-channel traffic in 1938 -- the last "normal" year the total gross revenue should be about $16,- 800,000. Five 'First' For British Freighter Vancouver -- ,(CP)--This British merchantman is on a record-mak- ing voyage. The cargo liner Silverbriar, which | docked here recently, has chalked | up five west coast marine "firsts." She is the first freighter with two funnels ever seen in these parts: She is the first ship to have a built-in, old-style English pub, complete with half-timbered Eliza- bethan beams: With a load of 650 British auto- mobiles, she set a record for the number of vehicles shipped by a| single manufacturer on one ves- sel: She sailed from Cardiff to Van- couver in 20 days, establishing what is balieved to be a record. Finally she is here to make the first run of a new scheduled ser- vice between Canada and India. LONDONER KILLED BY TRUCK Chatham, July 15 -- (CP) -- A man tentatively identified by pro- vincial police as E. Dunscombe, about 65 of London, Oat, was kill- ed about midnight Friday when he was struck by a truck. AJAX COMMUNITY NEWS Promotion List At Ajax Schools Ajax, July 14 -- List of promo- tions for 8.8. No. 4, E. Pickering (Ajaz Lights School). Names in alphabetical order. To Grade IX Brown, Patricia; Bryant, Bever- ley; Crawford, Murray; Edwards, Clarissa; Levingston, Mary; O'Riley, Gordon; Rudat, Rudy. To Grade VIII Catlin, Jack; Catlin, Lillian; Huard, Rita, (rec.); Lubach, Dolly; Neale, Ronald, 5 To Grade VII Geiger, Sheila; Henry, Ted; Pike, Georgina, (rec.); Robinson, Col- leen. To Grade VI Berry, Bobby, (rec.); Geiger, Lin- da; Huard, Florence; Lishman, Billy; Oedbauer, Donna. To Grade V Catlin, Gail; Henry, Carol; Lish- man, Louise; Rudat, John. To Grade III Bryant, Betty Grace; Geiger, Sandra; Huard, Ronald; Kirkland, Bobby; Kirkland, Ronald; Leder, Tamara; Miller, Patsy; Sinton, Beth. To Grade II Berry, John; Brady, John; Fer- guson, Donald; Ferguson, Richard; Henry, Ida; Huard, Gerald; Mec- Mannis, Jackie; Sinton, Pearl; Wood, Richard. . G. HOOD, teacher. Ajax Village Notes MRS. G. MILLS Correspondent Personals Ajax, July 14--Mr. Wm. Ogston, Windsor Ave., suffered a seisure at work yesterday, in Scarboro, and was rushed to the Toronto East: General Hospital, where he under- went a serious operation last even ing. Report this morning was he was resting comfortably. ' Glad to see Lionel Griffith, Glynn Ave, home agaon after receiving treatment in the Oshawa General Hospital. Lionel is. hoping to go to Sea Cadets Camp on the Georgian Bay on Monday next. Miss Geraldine Grenke, York St., left today for Milford Manor, Mus= koka, for two weeks. Mr. and Mrs, Ed Parish and Ian, Pine St., leave tomorrow for a va=- cation in Halburton. Joan Hannan, Maple St, is holi- daying in Tillsonburg for the sume mer. Married Women's: Softball Any married women who are ine terested in playing softball, are wele come any Thursday evening at the Community Hall ball diamond at 7 p.m. Come and join the fun. Mrs. Hamers, 4 Churchill St., left by air, on Tuesday, July 11, for a visit to England. Collectives' Tentacles Clutch Poland Tighter The former German territories now in Polish hands are being collectivized rapidly, according to information from that area, writes Ann S. Cardwell in The Christian Science Monitor. This development is not due, however, to any acceptance of col- lectivization by the Polish peasants settled on these lands, but rather to an irresistible campaign on the part of the Communist government in Warsaw, Poles who recently have escaped from the Silesian districts into western Europe report that the economic situation for farmers in Silesia and Pomerania has grown noticeably worse in recent months. Although the regime never has used the term collective in its pro- paganda, the people have not been under any delusions as to what is meant by the various names, such as production co-operative, under which the collective farm has been disguised. They would have none of it. Tools of the State But in the so-called "recovered lands, from which German owners either had fled before the Soviet armies in 1944 or had been removed later by Polish administrators who took over, large estates in most in- stances were taken over by the Polish"regime and operated on the pattern of the Soviet state farm or assigned to those Soviet troops, kept in Poland presumably for maintenance of communication with Soviet occupation troops in Ger- many, to be operated by them for their own provisioning. This situation enabled collecti- vization in western Poland to pro- ceed more rapidly in respect to numbers than in central Poland, but not, in fact, with respect to the formation of collectives through the amalgamation of existing individual holdings. Ta achieve that end, the same means have had to be used as in "old" Poland. First, the authorities made a sur- vey of privately held land to list all farm machinery and tools, after which the bulk of these was ordered taken to designated machine sta- tions to become state owned and to be used by permission of the station head. This action naturally worked great harm to the more prosperous and yet did little to help the poorer farmer. Another . step toward abloshing private ownership was taken by compelling all farmers to buy all their equipment and seed through the Peasant Self-Help Association, which made it possible for this party - controlled organization to prevent the "rich peasants" from getting absolutely necessary farm machinery and seed grain until too late. But of all the moves toward forc- ing collectivization, none has been more effective than taxation, which has been increased steadily in one form or another until individual owners have had no alternative but to surrender and 'join a collective. It is reported that this spring somé 750 holdings in the vicinity of one Silesian town were given up by their owners and that many others scattered over Silesia and Pome- rania have been surrendered or taken over forcibly by special com- missions appointed for that purpose. All that is needed for such action is the charge that owner is a "rich peasant." Terror Tactics Employed Terror tactics are employed In this compulsory action. Not long ago, a village in the Pomeranian area was the object of such collectiviza- tion pressure. Some of the peas- ants were indiscreet enough to volee criticism in a mild way and to work against the move. 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