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HNN il " were pleading for a sidewalk to safeguard | - Senate, the Upper House in New Zealand will give a new lead to those Canadians who United States on business premises and mes OPINIONS AY DAILY. TIMES-GAZETTE EDITORIAL PAGE FEATURES The Daily Times-Gazette OBHAWA WHITBY THE OSHAWA TIMES (Established 1871) THE WHITBY GAZETTE & CHRONICLE (Established 1863) The Times-Gazetts 1s a member of The Canadian Press, A BR ALLOWAY, President and Publisher. T. Lo WILSON, Vice-President and Managing Director. M. MCINTYRE H00L, Managing Bditor. SUBSCRIPTION RATES DAILY AVERAGE CIRCULATION for JULY 10,711 SATURDAY, AUGUST 19, 1950 Sidewalk Needed Now It seems a tragic coincidence that at the very moment when the East Whitby Town- ship Council was debating the necessity of building a sidewatk on Simcoe Street North, in East Whitby, one boy was being killed and another seriously injured by an auto- mobile on that section of highway. This accident seemed to come as telling support for the arguments of the councillors who the lives of the children of that district. Whatever the reasons which have stood in the way of the construction of a side- walk to meet the needs of the North Osh- awa community they should be brushed aside by the impelling need to provide safety for children, and for older people as well. There have been too many accidents on this busy thoroughfare, carrying as it does a heavy volume of traffic in and out of the City of Oshawa. There will undoubt- edly be more, and more lives may be lost, unless proper facilities for pedestrians are provided. While there may be difficulties in con- nection with the land involved, and in the securing of supplies of cement for sidewalk construction, we feel quite sure that these can be cleared away if the matter is tackled in real earnest. Upper House Abolished The Upper House of the New Zealand Parliament, which corresponds very closely to the Canadian Senate, is due to pass out of existence on January 1, 1951. This be- came a certainty when the Legislative Council, by a vote of 26 to 16, passed a bill providing for its own abolition. As has been the case with the Canadian has been a source of controversy for a long period of years. There have been various proposals for its reform. It was charged that it was a body performing no useful func- tions, that it was simply a waste of the people's money. Previous efforts at abolition have failed, but the present government of Prime Minister Holland succeeded in pass- ing the necessary bill through the Lower Chamber, and in persuading the members of the Upper House that the time had come to end its existence. It had been in operation as a part of New Zealand's parliamentary machinery for 96 years. One cannot help wondering if this move to modernize ther New Zealand Parliament have felt that the Senate in this country is a useless appendage to our parliamentary system. Provision for the Canadian Senate was made at the time of Confederation. In more recent years, however, there have been many proposals for the reform of the Senate, but never any concerted agitation that it should be abolished entirely. One cannot help feeling, however, that some of the reasons given for abolishing the Upper House in New Zealand might be applied with equal force to the Senate of Canada. There was a time when a prominent Sen- ator, in reply to suggestions that its power be curtailed, said that "the Senate is the bulwark of this country against the caprice and clamor of the mob." With an enlightened democracy such as we have in Canada to- day, one might question whether any such bulwark is now necessary. The time may come when Canadians will feel inclined to follow the example set by the parliament of New Zealand. Fly Our Own Flag There is a good deal of common-sense in what Lew W. McConkey, secretary of the Oshawa Chamber of Commerce, had to say about the custom of flying the flag of the tourist camps in the hope of attracting busi- ness from visitors from across the border. So far as we have noticed, this custom is not prevalent to any extent in Oshawa and the immediate vicinity, although ih travel- ling along Ontario highways, we have found it carried on to a regrettable degree in some sections. This attempt to try to win the sympathy --and the business -- of United States tourists by flying the flag of their country on Canadian premises is very childish. We do not imagine it influences them in the slightest to spend their money where they see that flag. On the contrary, they are apt to regard it as a gratuitous insult to them to use their flag for commercial purposes. We have not noticed, furthermore, that proprietors of tourist camps and motels in the United States show any desire to fly a Union Jack in order to attract the business of Canadian €ourists. In fact, during a some- what extensive tour of the Eastern United States, the only flag we saw was the Stars and Stripes, and that is as it should be. Canadians should take pride in displaying the Union Jack, their own national flag, because it lets the tourists know that they are in a British country, and not one which is willing to subordinate its national pride in its flag to the hope of making a few extra dollars. Editorial Notes With an embargo placed on railway ship- ments of perishable vegetables, those folks who have a thriving home garden will be acquiring a lot of new friends. L 2 * * The United States has accepted the offers of troops for Korea from Turkey, Thailand" and the Philippines. We have not noticed any news of acceptance of ground troops from Canada. * + ¢ After observing the tremendous amount of freight traffic by huge trailer vans in the. United States, we wonder if a railway strike in Canada might not have the effect of throwing business now carried by the railways to that type of transport. *¢ * + France asks the United States to send five more divisions of troops to Europe to bolster the morale of the Atlantic Treaty countries. If these five divisions were available now, they could surely be used in Korea to bolster the crumbling lines there. + * * Magistrate R. P. Locke is showing com- mendable severity in dealing with those found driving cars while drunk. This atti- tude gives excellent support to the police in their efforts to keep the streets of Osh- awa safe. ® Other Editors' Views @ STILL TOO LIGHT (Lethbridge Herald) We agree wholeheartedly with the Government's decision to punish citizens guilty of espionage in a much more severe manner than is at present our country's policy. Convicted spies, under proposed legislation, will now be liable to prison terms of fourteen years, whereas now the maximum sentence is seven years. Actually we don't think the penalty is severe enough, but it is a step in the right direction and its immediate result may be considerable lessen- ing of the amount of espionage work being done in this country. *» ¢+ +» DOCTORS SHOULD SPFAK OUT (Windsor Star) Writers of medical news have been warned again to be temperate in the claims made for so-called new "cures." The race to consume new drugs as sure cures has the medical profession alarmed. The point is well taken, but the doctors them- selves, or those who speak for them, have a share of the responsibility. There are enlightened members of the profession who do much to assist in the proper presentation of such news, but the vast majority fear having their views expressed in public. If there isn't unanimity among doctors about the efficacy of new discoveries, the public should be made aware of the facts, Only reliable sources should be consulted and used. If doctors shun the responsibility, should they not bear a share of the blame for any effects that may stem from improper use? eo A Bit of Verse * THE DAISY FIELD The daisies grow Like clean White froth On a green Sea of grass. The country scent Of daisies Drifts in the spent June breeze With memories Of childhood And salt, Green seas. DIONIS COFFIN RIGGS. e A Bible Thought You never test the resources of God till you try the impossible, "With men it is impossible, but not with God; for with God all things are possible." (Mark 10: 27.) TESTING THE TEMPERATURE Looking Around The World By DEWITT MACKENZIE Associated Press News Analyst Gen. MacArthur's call for more ground troops from the United Nations membership, to bolster his badly-outnumbered forces in Korea, has brought to light a lot of inter- esting facts--come a bit disconcert- ing. While there have been numerous offers of various kinds of aid, there has seemed to be a considerable reluctance on the part of some countries to send ground forces. As a result, thus far only eight countries have been announced as offering to send troops. The rest still are considering the matter-- or have decided to let the United States do it. Canada is recruiting an infantry brigade to fight under the United Nations flag in Korea or elsewhere.) Washington has been proceeding circumspectly in handlingd etails. | Until yesterday three offers of troops had been formally accepted-- those of 4,500 men from Turkey, 4,000 from Thailand and about 5,000 from the Philippines. Also accepted "in principle" were offers of troops from Britain, New Zealand and Australia. Naturally many detaills have to discussed. Twenty-three days elapsed between Turkey's offer and the formal acceptance. After offers have been accepted there still remains the great problem of transportation for troops, equip- ment and supplies. Logistics are a major consideration. One thing which has delayed the sending of troops has been the de- sire of the donors to train new units for the Korean theatre. That takes a lot of them, and Gen. MacArthur has urged that organized units already in existence be sent, rather than spend time training new troops. \ Signs are that the magnificient job which MacArthur's American and South Korean troops have been doing has blindeti the outside world to the urgency of more ground troops. There even has been a request that the United States send troops to Western Europe to bolster spirits there--a request which isn't likely to be met at this juncture, We once more are getting a strik- ing demonstration of the fact that it still takes infantry to win wars. And MacArthur hasn't the infantry he needs. He is up against the bitter fact that North Korea is a Red cornucopia through which pours a never-ending stream of fighting men. The forces of the U.N. com- mander in chief could knock out every North Korean and still Man- churian and Chinese Communist fighting men could pour down. Thirty thousand or more ground troops already have been pledged, and presumably a good many more will come from countries which haven't fully recognized the emerg- ency and have been moving slowly. MacArthur's repert should help to put that right. 65 Youngsters Enter Prize Calves in Show Watford, Aug. 19 (CP) -- The largest calf show of its kind in Can- ada was staged in the arena here Friday, with 65 eager youngsters proudly showing off their calves -- all pure white-faced Herefords. Close to 500 entrants and spec- tators pressed forward on all sides of the show ring. The youngsters -- all members of the Watfor dRotary Calf Club -- displayed their steers which they have kept like pets since last November, At that time, the Rotary Club purchased the calves from a ranch in Alberta and brought them here to sell to the youngsters for 22 cents a pound. Billy Edwards, son of Clifford Ed= wards, of Watford, won the $20 prize in the 975-pound and over class. Agricultural Representative W. P. MacDonald said the average weight gain of the calves during the time members have been keping thm was 482 pounds. The best gain, 615 pounds, was shown by the calf kept by Clare Eastabrook of Watford. STUDYING THE SYMPTOMS A cold which begins with chilli- ness followed by fever and aching of the joints, is not just a common cold. It may be influenza or, in children, the beginning of one of the more serious contagious dis- eases. In all such cases the family physician should be consulted at once. ~-- HRA te, 1] Universities Seek Services Of D.P. Professors Geneva -- Requests for refugee professors, received an/Internation- al Refugee Organization headquar- ters here, reveal a world-wide need for qualified teaching personnel. A delegate from the government of the United States of Indonesia to the International Conference on Education, meeting here last week took back to Djakarta for official consideration 12 dossiers from IRO's files on DP professors. The USI delegate, Professor F. Johan- nes, was particularly interested in university teachers of natural sci- ences, languages and mathematics. Ethiopia has asked for the rec- ords of DPs who can teach voca- tional training courses in English or French. Two girls' schools in England have requested natural science teachers. Ecuador's University of Lajo and technical universities in Mex- ico, Egypt, India and Argentina also have sent in employment offers. Pakistan has completed ar- rangements to add three refugee professors to the staffs of a uni- versity there. The most unusual request came from a Ceylon school which asked for a teacher in pastry-mak- ing Equal to the occasion, IRO sent off the dossier of an applicant for the post. ® 50 Years Ago J. W. Borsbersy disposed of his residence at the corner of King and Mary Streets for $3,200 to Mrs. Ada Drew, who has purchased Miss Conlin's grocery business. Dr. T. E. Kaiser made a strong appeal in a letter to the Vindicator, for the establishment of a hospital in Oshawa. Thomas Conant let a contract to Frank Braithwaite to instal a hy- draulic ram system to bring water to his house and stables from two pure springs 1000 feet distant. The town council had a heated discussion on improvement of the town's electric lighting system. Miss A, Kinver was appointed to a vacancy on the public school staff at a salary of $225 per annum. DORMANT BUT NOT DEAD Because of the dramatic decrease in diphtheria in recent years many parents hold the mistaken belief that diphtheria is practically ex- tinct. This is not the case. While diphtheria is much less common than some years ago it is by no means defeated. It is merely held in check. Only by imrsunization can we protect our children from the dangers of the disease. &¥ $50 to $1000 Without Endorsers or Bankable Security Borrow from Household Finance on your signature. We specialize in prompt cash loans for amy good purpose. 3 out of 4 prefer Household Finance for fast, friendly service. Phone or stop in today! No.of Months Monthly Payment 6 $18.00 12 $20.00 18 $32.00 24 $36.00 CANADA'S LARGEST AND OLDEST CONSUMER FINANCE ORGANIZATION 18 Simcoe $1, South, Over Kresge's " Phone Oshawa 3601 OSHAWA, ONT. Hours 9 fo 5 or by appointment Goons made fo residents of nearby fowms SERVING THE PUBLIC SINCE 1878 Amount. of Loan Has Mac's Musings One thing that surprised us On our holiday tour tion In tourist cabins and motels As we travelled around Areas which in other years. Were crowded with tourists Seeking cabins and rooms, We recalled other' years In which it was a real Feat to be able to find yatan t cabins and rooms ess one stopped driv Early in the a Snare And in taking holidays In the United foo ay Perhaps the weather been to blame To some extent but we Heard it said that many People were foregoing Their annual holidays Because of the Korean war Which might lead to a Greater world outbreak, Whatever the reason The slump this year In motor car tou Is a remarkable sign ° That people's habits Are liable to change Almost overnight because Of some emergency Which makes them decide To give up the plans They had made for summer, Because we were told That hotels, motels and Tourist resorts had had A record number of Cancellations since The beginning of July. So things like war In far-away lands Do have their effect On the ways of living Of every individual, Even if we do not Realize their impact On our daily lives. Rootes of U.K. Plan Auto Plant At Scarborough Toronto, Aug. 17 -- A promise made at the 1948 Canadian Interna- tional Trade Fair by Sir William Rootes, leading . United Kingdom auto maker, to build a Canadian plant "if things go as we expect" showed a start in fulfillment this week, In Toronto, Robert Fennell, K.C., president of Rootes Motors (Cana- da) Ltd, the Canadian concession- aire for the Rootes Group (Hillman, Humber and Sunbeam-Talbot cars; Commer and Karrier trucks an- nounced purchase of a 30-acre site in Scarborough, Toronto suburb, for an initial group of buildings with a floor space of 40,000 sq. fit, It is understood contracts will be let within 30 days. Construction should be finished within six months. "This is a rush," Mr. Fen- nell said. "Things have developed far beyond our expectations, We just can't supply the demand from he UK." PERIOD FOR PRECAUTION Every fall the insidious terror of poliomyelitis, the dreaded infantile paralysis, stalks the land. The mother of every Canadian child lives in dread of this crippling dis- ease. While science has not yet solved the polio problem it has made many advances. The important thing for mothers to remember is to secure medical advice immedi- ately any suspicious symptoms be- come evident -- particularly if other cases of polio have been reported in the neighbourhood. A i The By James J. Metcalfe Press Club press club is that sacred spot Where journalists may meet. yo To jalk ubout the weather of + ++ Deplore their daily beat . . . To sympathize or argue or . . Express the private views . . . For which there is no i they present the news . . . Where sve; Place phers... . And per ishers, cub reporters go . . . For dinner and phologre he 3 : refreshments or . . . To see a talent show . . . Or just to fill an easy chair . . . And happily relax . . . In snores and dreams that plainly seem . . . To scorn the world of facts . . . The press club is the habitat . . . Of those who strive to write « + - And who maintain or quench thé flame . . . Of literary light. Oonr., 1950, Sun and Times Co. All Rights Reserved Refugee Specialists | Being Chosen to Develop Resources in Many Lands GENEVA -- Refugee specialists and skilled craftsmen in all pro- fessions and trades are being chosen at centres of the Interna- tional Refugee Organization to help exploit the hitherto undevel- oped resources of many countries. Special selection missions from Ceylon, Ethiopia, Pakistan and Venezuela are among those which have visited IRO centres in Ger- many, Austria and Italy, inter- viewing doctors, surgeons, electri- cians, engineers, architects, bank- ers, farmers and agronomists among the many skills desired for development plans outlined in President - Truman's Point Four program. Mr. V. Coomaraswamy, Cey- lon's Deputy High Commissioner in London, has asked the IRO to arrange urgent transportation to his country of a first group of five specialists and their families -- two architects, an agronomist, a soil 'engineer and an electrical en- gineer--to work on the Galoya ir- rigation project. "Ceylon plans to reclaim 100,- 00 acres of forest land in Galoya Valley, 250 miles from Colombo," sald Mr, Coomaraswamy. "We ine tend to use the finest available talent on this project and I am selecting key specialists in IRO centres. We shall give them the opportunity to create a new life 'in a new country, doing the work they like best and which they learned in past, happier days. These five are only the first I ine tend to select." Only a few days ago a research veterinarian, Anatol Sarajew was flown by IRO to Caracas to help cope with a v 'ulent animal dis ease. Before escaping from Soviet Russia he had been head cone sultant on infective animal dis- eases at Moscow's experimental veterinary station. Ethiopia has resettled approxi mately 100 refugees from IRO centres in Germany and Austria and is selecting others who are being helped by government grant. A number of doctors and sur geons have resettled in Pakistan and are both practicing medicine and teaching. Other specialists have been interviewed and are expected to leave shortly for Pakistan, Brantford Leads In Dental Health, Article Shows By the introduction of fluorides to drinking water, the town of Brantford, Ontario registered a 47- percent improvement in the dental health of five-year olds, and 23 percent in children of five to 16. The Brantford experiment, cited by J. B. Griswold in a September Reader's Digest article condensed sponsored by the Canadian Gov- ernment and has now been under from The American Magazine, was way for three and a half years. Hailing this new way of waging war against tooth decay, Griswold says that fluorides in their natural state, when added to drinking wa- ter, harden the enamel of teeth so that decay is greatly reduced. The tasteless and colorless fluorides, however, should get into the ena- mel while the teeth are growing. Constant use of fluorinated water by children up to 16 years "builds armor plate that causes the low de- cay rate to continue through life." Fluorides won't stop all tooth de- cay, the author says, but dentists hold that this substance will so harden teeth that if drilling must be done "it won't hurt much." An accompanying Digest article on the same subject, by J. D. Rat- cliffe, states that the cost of adding fluorides to municipal water sup- plies is negligible. A machine to care for a city of about 30,000 po- pulation costs $350, and the cost of the fluorides averages about ten cents a year per person. SMITH HEADS U.S, INTELLIGENCE Washington, Aug. 19 (AP)-- President Truman Friday picked Lt.-Gen. Walker Bedell Smith, for- mer ambassador to Moscow, as di- rector of central intelligence. The agency heads up all American in- telligence. Its job is to gather and analyze reports from diplomatic, military and all other sources. LORD MACKINTOSH . RE-ELECTED Toronto, Aug. 19 (CP)--Lord Mackintosh of Halifax today was re-elected president of the World Council of Christian Education at the end of the W.C.C.E's two-day annual meeting here. Lord Mack- intosh, a British candy manufac- turer, has been president of the inter-denominational religious or- ganization since 1928. Monloith ¥ CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS 37 KING ST. EAST Gordon W. Riehl, CA. Resident Partner Phone 4911-R IMPORTANT NOTICE GENERAL FREIGHT EMBARGO The Railway Association of Canada Embargo Number 23 Effective 11:59 p.m. Monday, August 21 In" view of possible work stoppage due to labour dispute embargo is placed against the acceptance of all carload and lcl freight shipments not covered by Railway Association of Canada embargo number 22 issued August 16, effective August 17 from all connecting rail, water and steamship lines for all stations on or via the Canadian Pacific Railway, Canadian National Railways, lines in Canada, Toronto, Hamilton and Buffalo Railway, Ontario North- land Railway, Napierville Junction Railway and Northern Alberta Railways; and against the acceptance of all such shipments from all stations to all consignees and destinations on or via Canadian Pacific Railway, Canadian National Railways, lines in Canada, Toronto, Hamilton and Buffalo Railway, Ontario Northland Rail- way, Napierville Junction Railway and Northern Alberta Railways. Exception: When authorized by permit issued by the following-- For traffic originating on Canadian Pacific Eastern region, D. A. Smith, Supt. Transportation, Toronto; for Canadian Pacific prairies and Pacific regions, A. B. Burpee, Supt. Transportation, Winnipeg; for traffic originating on Canadian National Atlantic region, E. A. Robertson, General Supt. Transportation, Moncton; for Canadian National Central region, E. H. Locke, General Supt. Transporta- tion, Toronto; for Canadian National Western region, W. H. Horner, Supt. Car Service, Winnipeg; for Toronto, Hamilton and Buffalo Railway, J. R. Vanevery, Car Accountant, Hamilton; for Ontario Northland Railway, R. J. McMillin, Supt. Transpoftation, North Bay; for Napierville Junction Railway, R. E. Kendrick, Vice-President, Montreal; for Northern Alberta Railways, J. M. MacArthur, General Manager, Edmonton. THE RAILWAY ASSOCIATION OF CANADA