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he o OPINIONS DAILY TIMES-CAZETTE EDITORIAL PAGE FEATURES The Daily Times-Gazette OSHAWA . WHITBY THE OSHAWA TIMES (Established 1871) THE WHITBY GAZETTE & CHRONICLE (Establidhed 1863) The Times-Gasette is a member of The Canadian Press, the Canadian Daily Newspapers Association, the Ameri- cap Newspaper Publishers Association, the Ontario Provincial ies Association and the Audit Bureau of lati eo Canadi ress is ively entitled blication of all news despatches in to It or to The Associated Press or C to the use for re credi I Re 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 Delivered by carrier in Oshawa, Whitby, Brooklin, Port Perry, Ajax 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 OCTOBER 11,023 MONDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1950 A Lesson in Systems 'Last week, one of the political parties of Ontario held a conventioh in Toronto, to select a new leader, and to lay down a policy for the guidance of the leader and members of that party. The convention was attended by over eight hundred delegates, who freely discussed the great questions of the day in provincial matters. They voted by secret bal- lot and made their own free choice of a lead- er. This was derfiocracy in action. The con- vention brought together the representatives of a great cross-section of the population of Ontario to do their part in electing a man who would give them leadership in carrying out their responsibilities as free citizens of a free province. : #0One cannot help thinking of what events of this kind mean in the scheme of things in the world today. It typified the essential dif- ference between the free democracy which we enjoy here in Canada, as in all the truly democratic countries of the world, and the system which prevails in the nations which have become enslaved to Communism. Be- hind the iron curtain which shuts off the totalitarian states from the outside world, there could be no such gathering as that held in the Royal York Hotel last week. If people in Russia dared to criticize tk ose who govern them as was done at that convention, they would end up before a firing squad or dancing a the end of a rope. "This free democracy may sometimes result inefficiency and muddling in government, but it is precious to free human spirits. It has come down to us through the centuries ag a precious heritage. We cannot conceive of any individual, once having enjoyed its privileges, willingly submitting to the tyran- ny of a Communist dictatorship which denies the individual all rights and privileges. It is worth fighting to preserve; it is worth all the sacrifices that may yet be necessary to protect it against the challenge of those who would destroy it. Compulsory Training Down through the 25 years of its history, the Canadian Legion of the British Empire Service League has always stood firmly in favor of the maintenance of adequate de- fence forces on land, on the sea and in the air. Thus the brief presented to the cabinet at Ottawa the other day by its Dominion president is not something new. It represents the continuing thought of the war veterans ofl this country. One of the requests made in the brief is worthy of the serious consideration and eventual acceptange by the government. It asks that, in the interest of having readily available a reserve of trained men for the armed services in case of necessity, that there be introduced some form of compulsory service, without exemption, in the reserve forces. . This is a sound proposal, in view of the condition of world affairs at the present time. It should be noted that it does not call: for full-time compulsory training. It refers specifically to the reserve forces, in which the members devote some of their leisure time to training, at periods which do not interfere with their normal vocational or business activities. It would require, simply, that they devote some of their evenings to being trained, so that, in the event of Cana- da being threatened by war, there would be a great pool of trained men to call to its de- fence. The reserve forces are vital to the defence of Canada, but because of public apathy, they have been allowed to fall to a perilously ole level. The Legioni proposal is the best 'which has béen put forward for building up reserve forces that would be of tremendous value to Canada should need arise. And we da know that its implementation -would be heartily welcomed by officers in command of rve force units, The government of Cana- should not toss aside this request with a t hand, because it offers a solution to what might be a great problem in the days Population Trends Evidence of the trend of population moves away from the large cities to the suburban areas or smaller communities is seen in the report that Toronto has had to close five of its public schools. This action has been taken because of a shortage of pupils. to fill them. Apparently, the Toronto population of school age children is diminishing to a marked de- gree. This is shown also by the statistics, which indicate that in 1922, 14.5 per cent of the city's population was attending school, while now only 8.7 of the population comes within that category. It may be, of course, that families are not as large as they used to be, but that alone is not the reason for the decline in Toronte's school population at a time when in other Ontario cities, like Oshawa, it is increasing steadily. It means that people with families of children are deserting Toronto and mak- ing homes for themselves in the rapidly growing suburban areas surrounding that city. There is no shortage of school pupils in these suburban areas. They are having to build new schools and enlarge old ones to take care of the movement of families out of Toronto into their open spaces, This is a healthy movement of population, because it relieves the congested areas in the large city, and provides homes with ample open space in what used to be called "out in the country." It may be hard on the muni- cipal authorities in the suburban areas to be saddled with the necessity of providing greater school accommodation, but it is un- doubtedly much better and healthier for the children concerned. Editorial Notes Oshawa people are maintaining their rec- ord for generosity. Saturday's Poppy Pay re- turns were the highest in several years. * LJ] * Ontario Liberals resented efforts of Otta- wa Cabinet ministers to influence their lead- ership contest. Perhaps they remembered what happened after Ottawa plumped for Harry C. Nixon in 1943. * RA A Half a century ago, a war qf the magni- tude of the Korean outbreak would have been regarded as a major conflict. By today's reckoning, it is just a little skirmish. * *® * The Cayman Islands, off the coast of Cen- tral America, have no income tax and cigar- ettes are about ten cents for twenty. Would not that be a lovely place to which to retire? A *® * Hamilton police authorities are incensed because provincial police raided some gam- bling joints there and arrested 22 men. Well, they had the first chance to make the clean- up, but apparently failed to do so. * LJ * The St. Catharines Standard, under the heading, "It Will be Brown", publishes the following editorial note: "The Liberal hier- archy at (tawa is said to have put the im- primatur on the candidature of John Brown of Kitchener, M.P.P. for Waterloo North, for the leadership of the Ontario Liberal Party. This means, of course, the election of Mr. Brown, although they may go through the formality of issuing and counting ballots of the delegates." They did, and we wonder what our St. Catharines contemporary thinks now of its prediction. ® Other Editors' Views o BED ROCK OF OUR LIBERTIES (Ottawa Journal) Parliament in Canada may not be all that some of gus would wish it to be. Yet the truth remains, with only the ignorant or the malevolent to deny it, that under Parliament, under parliamentary in- stitutions, this country has come to glory--that it is Parliament which has given us the names in our history that we venerate and the laws which safe- guard our liberties. Let us not be such fools as to scoff at that--going on to belittle and betray the in- stitution which is the bedrock of our liberties, which insures us the freedom for. which millions in other lands long. '® A Bit of Verse @ FOOTSTEP OF DEPARTURE The cloud-caught colors of a sunset glow Somberly in the west, and we can read Another season's ending in that slow Burning, whose fires no 7vistfulness can feed. Brief conflagration, yet its embers hold All. memories of autumns on the wane, Shabby in tattered leaves and tarnished gold, Never to be recalled nor seen again. So the skies darken as they did last year And woodsmoke mingles with the mist; that small Sound of complaining wind 'oretells how near We are to silence, and how soon will fall The footsteps of departure, undelayed, Where twilight hovers and the torches fade. ~--LESLIE NELSON JENNINGS o A Bible Thought The gifts that some of us offer to the Infinite, of time and substance, are an affront to a great king. After all the business of this life is to prepare for a higher life, We should try to give our best. "Should I accept this at your hands? saith the Lord."--Mal. 1:14. '| Home for Boys in Toronto. You Mean This Is Now Illegal, Too? ~Yardley in the Baltimore Sun | Looking Around The World By DEWITT MacKENZIE Associated Press News Analyst The other day Associated Press|, correspondent Bill Shinn, a Korean, reported the mass execution by the South Korean army of 20 persons convicted of collaboration with the enemy. It was a graphic and mov- ing story about the shooting: of 16 men and four women as they crouched in their common grave. Some American readers have re- gistered strong objections against such punishment. They think im- prisonment is more suitable. I don't believe in capital punish- ment in peacetime. Furthermore I don't believe' in war, excepting for defence. However, until human nature has been molded into the spirit of the Sermon on the Mount we shall have wars. They mean wholesale killing, and the exigencies of such conflict always have been held to demand the death penalty for traitors and spies. The penalties exacted on war criminals are more than punish- ment. They are calculated to be de- terents to crimes by others. To il- lustrate: Back in the First World War I some of the farmers in Flanders used the arms of the picturesque windmills as semaphores to give messages to German planes over- head. When a farmer was caught at this game he wasn't sent to pris- on. He was stood up against his windmill and shot. . That was a warning to others. Barbaric Business 'There is no use talking about hu- manizing war. It can't be done, War is a barbaric business at best and I'm afraid we must admit that those who engage in it have to employ ex- treme measures at times. As to the Korean executions in question, we know that American troops wouldn't have dealt with the situation in such a manner. How- ever, it must be remembered that the ways of the Orient are not the ways of the west, But east or west, the penalty for wartime treachery is death. Boy's Kidnap Tale Proves Mere Myth. Brantford, Ont., Nov, 13 (CP)-- A 16-year-old boy's wild tale of be- ing kidnapped from an Arizona ranch, slugged over the head by two toughs and kept prisonér on a trip to Ontario turned out to be the product of an over-stimulated im- agination, Brantford police discov- ered Saturday. "I've been kidnapped," the boy greeted Constable W. Swanson in downtown Brantford. At police station he told how he had been snatched at the Circle R Ranch in Arizona more than a week before and that his brother was still being held captive and might be "rubbed out" at any moment. After a lot of prodding the lad admitted the whole thing was a hoax, that he had run away from His father came to Brantford Satur- day night to claim him, Ukranian-Canadians Ask Underground Aid Toronto, Nov. 13 (CP)--Ukraini- an-Canadians appealed to the Fed- eral Government and the Western Democracies Saturday to recognize and help undergiound groups in Russia as warring armies. In a printed statement distributed to some 2,000 Ukrainian-Canadians who attended a mass rally at Mas- sey Hall, the V'estern Nations were asked to lend moral and material assistance vo the underground, des- cribed as a force fighting against th * "Russian totalitarian regime." The rally was part o" day-long ceremonies commemorating the death of Lt.-Gen .Taras Chupryn- ka. a former commander-in-chief of the underground Ukrainian in- surgent army, killed last March. TRAIN SKI TEACHERS Tondon -- (CP) + The council of physical recreation will 'operate 40 "dry" ski - training. courses for 800 potential ski teachers in Britain and Northern Ireland this winter. After January, the "graduates" will 1ly. to Norway for finishing courses. Hot Lunches Now For Students At Port Perry H.S. I. W. PARKINSON Correspondent Port Perry, Nov 11--Highlighting the recent events from the Port Perry High School has been the in- stallation of hot lunches which are being served daily free of charge, to each student during the noon ses- sion. The lunches, which com- menced on Monday past, feature hot cocoa plus a serving of one hot vegetable or soup and supplement the regular lunches brought from the students' homes. Approximately 220 pupils are now enjoying this service. The students are given thirty minutes for lunch while the other half of the noon hour is sched- uled for some activity which includes team game practice, cadet work and shooting, craft work, typing, choral work, detentions, library use and supervised study. The students eat in two shifts, since available eating facilities would accommodate only onie-half of the attendance. This system also makes possible the operation of supervised activity half- hour. Much to the delight of the Grade Ten students, Principal J. Crane has organized a trip for these stu- dents to the Royal Winter Fair, in| Toronto, on Tuesday, November 21st. | Mr. Crane has also announced that the annual commencement exercises of the school will be held on Novem- ber 21st and, with this in view, ex- tensive preparations have been made for its success. While the students are commenc- ing to place added emphasis on homework with Christmas exams scheduled to make their appearance on November 23rd, considerable activity is taking place that smacks of more pleasant thoughts. The twin volleyball meet between the junior and senior girls' teams of Port Perry and Uxbridge here on Wednesday evening was thoroughly enjoyed by the enthusiastic spectat- ors despite the fact that the local lassies tasted defeat in both tiits, the juniors by a count of 43 to 41 ard the seniors by a 45-35 tally. The drama class under the guid- ance of Miss Barrett is adding the finishing touches to a play entitled, "Pride and Prejudice" as is evident from some peculiar looking cost- umes that have made their appear- ance within the halls during recent days. By virtue of the 63-55 victory over their town rivals in the senior basketball league here the local PPHS. boys have assured them- selves of at least a tie for a play- off berth for a championship basket- bell trophy of this district. : Four midget hockey teams of Port Perry and district have been chosen by appointed captains, the teams being comprised mainly of high school players. Several of the senior basketball players have arranged to attend the special basketball game between the Globetrotters and Tribell teams to be held at the Mutual Street Arena, Toronto. Taking a quick look at the efforts of the Port Perry High School Journalism Class, we nete that Jack A. C. Kippen has been turning out some fine articles and these, with the best efforts of other students, have been published, while Jack is still in Grade eleven, he has made it known that he would like, someday, to make journalism his life occupation. Modern Theories May Be Harmful Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, Eng. -- (CP)--J. F. Wolfenden, vice-chancellor of Reading Uni- versity, 'says modern theories that children must be allowed complete liberty to "express" themselves do more harm than good. Wolfenden told a conference: "A sound and steady apprecia- tion of the difference between right and wrong, true and false, beautiful and ugly, still seems to me to be more important than in- formation about the distance of the sun from the earth or about the names of the kings of Judah., "The theory of self-development seems to depend on the fallacy that children are born perfect and need no more for 'their 'growth to perfection than to be left alone to unfold the riches of their angelic natures." Want to buy or sell or trade -- a Classified Ad and, the deal is made. Mac's Musings A community is made great Not by its industries, Nor by its places of Business and commerce, Not by its buildings Or its modern streets, But by the spirit Of those people who dwell Within . its boundaries, And call it home. Citizens of a community Have it within their power To make it great, or .| To make it known as a place Of people who have little Sense of responsibility To their fellow citizens, Every community has Two kinds of people, Those who give and Those who take, and when The givers are dominant Over those who take, Then it can be a Good community, The givers are those who Are willing to accept Their responsibilities As citizens by serving On its municipal bodies, Leading its organizations For community welfare, Devoting their time, Their ability and energy To the many tasks involved In the management of a Modern town or city, And they are the people Who are community builders. Those who take are the Citizens who never vote, Who take no interest In community affairs, Who accept all that is done For them and their fellows And refuse to make the Slightest contribution To organizations which Work for all citizens. You 'can be either A giver or a taker, And on which you are Depends whether you are Helping to make this A great community, ® 15 Years Ago George Metcalf was rescued, un- conscious from his home at 39 John Street, when it was noticed by a passing citizen to be on fire. East Whitby township council made a request to the Oshawa Pub- lic Utilities Commission for exten- sion of water mains into West- mount. Hundreds of citizens attended a community memorial service at the War Memorial on Remembrarice Day, Nov. 11. Samuel Martin, well known Osh- awa "market gardener, was found, dead, with a fractured skull, on Al- bert Street. Albert = Street United Church celebrated the 25th anniversary of its founding with special services and a banquet. Urge Reserve Units to Fill Up Vacancies Commanding officers of Canada's 524 Navy Army and Air Force re- serve units received a personal letter this week from Defence Minister Brooke Claxton, urging them to ex- erl every effort to complete the complement of officers and NCO's in their units and to push recruiting to the point where, by the end of the current training year (next sum- mer), they will have at least 50 per cent of their total establishmens under training. "That's the year's target for the reserves," Mr. Claxton said, and he promised every help. Admitting some units may ex- perience difficulty in recruiting so many men in so a little time, the Minister pointed out that the acceler- ated defence program is a matter of urgent national business. "In this, all the reserve forces have an important share," he said. "Our security requires that every- thing possible be done now in order to deter or defeat aggression. To this end there must be close working co-operation between all services and between every branch of the service -- and the understanding of the citizen community. "The devoted work of officers and men of the country's reserve forces has not gone unoticed, Mr. Claxton said, "and is warmly appreciated as a major contribution to our national security." Although many reserve units more than meet the desired standards, others will be obliged to work, and to work hard, if they are to meet the requirement, JULIA MARLOWE DIES New York, Nov. 13--(CP) '--Julia Marlowe, 85-year-old former act- ress, who, with her husband the late E. H. Sothern, was the leading exponent of Shakespearean plays from 1904 to 1924, died Sunday in her New York City Hotel. PORTRAITS I By James J. Metcalfe Kind Of A Party DO enjoy a party if . . . It is not staid or dowdy . . . And if it does not last too long . . . And does not get too rowdy . . . I mean I like a are nice . . . And if in perfect decency . , . rty if ... The people all Variety is spice 's « « But all too often there is one . . . Who has to be a smarty l « + And strive relentlessly to be . . . The life of all the party « + » Who wants to draw attention and . . . nd usually is someone who . . . Will carry things too To be a comic star for .. . 1 do not like the kind of time . . . Where people get too merry . . . And make remarks or swing an ax . . . They later wish to bury. Copr.. 1950, Field Enterprises, Ine. All Rights Reserved New Minister Is Welcomed To Courtice Charge MRS. B. OKE Correspondent Courtice, Nov. 8--A large audi- ence was in attendance at Courtice Church on Sunday night to wel- come and hear the new minister, Rev. L. M. Somerville. Suitable music was provided by the organist and choir leader, Mr. Frank Wal- ter. Mrs. Howard Ormiston and chil- dren, Newtonville, are spending a few days with the Muir families while her husband is deer hunting. Messrs. Bob Courtice, Bob Muir, Archie Muir, Jr., Eric Courtice and others are enjoying their annual deer hunt. Mr, and Mrs. Alec Hoy, in com- pany with Mr. and Mrs. Tattersal, North Oshawa, visited their moth- er, Mrs. Harry Hoy, Kendal, who is quite ill. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Reynolds were recent visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jock Sanderson, Dunbar- ton. Mr, and Mrs. Alan Vinson and four little daughters who have moved from Toronto into the house of Sydney Worden's, south of Prestonvale, the community. Mrs. Ella Balson and Mrs. Ernie Gearing were Monday visitors in Toronto. Mrs. Nellie Russel, Belleville, is visiting with her sister, Mrs. Roy Dunn. Best wishes to Mr. and Mrs. Ray Balson on the arrival of their little son, Daniel Frederick, at Oshawa | Hospital. Mrs. Bob Barber is improving nicely from her recent illness. The No. 4 Farm Forum held its meeting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Down with an attend- ance of 19. The topic under dis- cussion was "Who Should Pay For Soil Conservation?" It was point- ed out that a good farmer is con- tinually considering the conserva- tion of soil. He realizes that for present and future prosperity the soil should not be "mined" but needs enrichment. He endeavors to conserve soil fertility by use of fertilizers, crop rotation, perma- nent pastures, etc. The individual farmer looks after the above conservation himself, but in large scale projects, such as wide-spread erosion, everyone should share the |expense. The production of food is of vital im- portance to all so conservation is a national responsibility. When a particular problem con- fronts a community the members of parliament should be consulted, the local Forum or County Federa- tion should form resolutions to are welcomed to, be presented to the annual cone vention of the Federation of Agriculture. These resolutions are forwarded to our government and receive careful consideration. The next meeting will be at the home of Ross and Mrs, Pearce on Nov. 13.. A social time was enjoyed to- gether, The induction of the new mine ister, Rev. L. M. Somerville, B.A., B.D., of Spencerville, was held at Ebenezer Church on Friday night last with a good attendance. Rev, M. C. Fisher of Brooklin was chairman, while Rev. George C. R, McQuade of Whitby, secretary of the Presbytery, related the steps leading to the call and appointe ment. Rev. 8S. C. H. Atkinson, minister of Albert Street United Church, Oshawa, preached the sermon while R. E. J. Robertson pastor of King Street United Church, Oshawa, addressed the congregation and the new minister. Following the service, refreshments were served by the ladies and the new minister was introduced to his daughters are welcomed congregation. Rev. L. M. Somerville and Mrs. Somerville and three daughters are welcomed to our community and all hope their stay here may be pleasant. On Sunday last a good audience greeted the minister and music was supplied by the choir suitable for the occasion. Sunday School session was held as usual at the close of the morning ser- vice, On Saturday evening last a few friends - and relatives joined with Mrs. Enos Taylor and three daugh- ters, Mrs, Ross Balson, Mrs, Nor= man Walters and Mrs, Leslie Col- | | vin, and also in attendance were the three little granddaughters of Mrs. Enos Taylor, who were cele- brating a birthday. Games were enjoyed and a lovely lot of gifts were received by the guest of hon- or after which refreshments were served and a nice time enjoyed to- gether. Best wishes are extended to Rev. Frank Yardley and Mrs. Yardley on the arrival of their little son, Paul Quinton, at Woodstock Hos- pital on Nov. 2, a little brother for Ruth Ann and Peter, Rev. PF, Yardly is now pastor of Embro, Ont., and was formerly here. Mr. and Mrs. Keith Ormiston and children visited with Mr. and Mrs. Chas. 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