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ormnions DAILY TIMES-CAZETTE EDITORIAL PAGE FEATURES The Daily Times-Gazette OSHAWA , WHITBY THE OSHAWA TIMES (Established 1871) THE WHITBY GAZETTE & CHRONICLE (Estabfished 1863) Ths Times-Gazette is a member of The Canadian Press, the Canadian Daily Newspapers Assdciation, the Ameri- can Newspaper Publishers Association, the Ontario Provincial Dailies Association and the Audit Bureau of Circulations. The Canadian Press is exclusively 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 Manag M. McINTYRE HOOD, Managing .Editor. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Delivered by carrier in Oshawa, Whitby, Brooklin, Port Perry, Ajax and Pickering, 30c per week. By mall 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 MARCH 10,558 FRIDAY, APRIL 6, 1951 Oshawa Citizens Honored Congratulations are due to Mrs. R. S. Mc- Laughlin and Rev. George A. Telford, who, at the convocation of Queen's University, Kingston, are to be presented with honorary degrees. Mrs. McLaughlin is to receive the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws and Mr. Telford the honorary degree of Doctor of Divinity. In each case, the honor is richly deserved. The honor being paid to Mrs. McLaughlin is, we would like to believe, not due only to the munificent gifts which she and ner husband have made to Queen's University, but rather to the great contribution which she made to the cause of education over a long period of years. As president of the Oshawa Home and School Council, the President of the Ontario Federation of Home and School As- sociations for many years, she was one of the outstanding leaders of this movement which has been so valuable to the educational system of Ontario. Her interest in it was keen and practical. She was no figurehead, but a leader in the movements for education- al reforms and improvement both in this city and throughout the province. This work alone, stamps her as fully entitled to the dis- tinction which is to be conferred on her. Rev. George A. Telford, minister of St. Andrew's United Church for a period of about fifteen years, has had a long and dis- tinguished career in the ministry of the United Church. A cultural and eloquent preacher, he has given splendid leadership in the work of the church, and is recognized as one of the outstanding men in the Bay of Quinte Conference. It is fitting that in the afternodn of his career in the ministry, while Director. he is still active and vigorous, he should be | given the honor of an honorary degree of Doctor of Divinity. To these Oshawa citizens we extend warm congratulations, and we can assure them that . throughout this community, there will be ~ strong feeling that honor is being given where it is due. Nobody Wants It Seldom has any government proposal aroused the same amount of opposition 's hag the plan by which the provincial govern- ments of Canada would be given the right to impose a provincial sales tax of three per cent, This kind of tax is referred to as a hid- den tax, since it is an indirect tax of three per cent on retail sales, which, of course, would be added to the cost of living. From al' parts of Canada there have heen objections to the provinces being given the right to impose this type of tax, but ali of the pro- vincial governments have already given their consent to amending the constitution to make * it possible. Premier Frost of Ontario has stated that his government has no intention of impos- ing this sales tax in this province, but that he will not oppose the constitutional amend- ment which makes it possible. That state- ment may help to satisfy public opinion, so far as the present day is concerned, but there have been so many occasions on which gov- ernments have had to change their fiscal ideas to meet the exigencies of the moment, that it does not give much assurance for the future. Once the power to levy this undesir- able tax is given, that power is liable to be of Ssed by any further government which finds itself in need of added revenues. It might even be that Premier Frost, if he remains in power for a few years more, might have to change his attitude, and take advantage of this new taxing privilege. With living costs rising as rapidly as they are, the imposing of new taxes which would bear directly on these costs would be a great mistake. The only way in which there can be any guarantee that such a tax will not be im- posed is to leave the constitution as it is, and limit the provinces to their present sources of revenue. People in business today, and particularly retailers, have enough prob- 'lems as it is without having the added bur- » den of becoming tax collectors for the pro- vincial governments, as they would have to do should this proposal become effective and the tax for which it would provide be im- posed. Brazen Persecution Canadians, regardless of their religious beliefs, will be horrified at the news from China that five Canadian Roman Catholic nuns are being accused of having caused the deaths of about 2,000 children in China, and of having caused a cholera epidemic. These charges simply show the lengths to which the Communists will go in their efforts to discredit anything which is associated with the Christian religion. The facts of the case are that thousands of dying children were taken care of at the Convent of the Immaculate Conception in Shaho, China, during a cholera epidemic which. broke out in 1938. The sisters in charge of the convent did all they could for these children, but under the circumstances prevailing, it was not unnatural that a large proportion of them should die. That, how- ever, was not the fault of the devoted nuns, but of the horrible conditions in which the people were living in China at the time. In- deed, the nuns gave self-sacrificing and de- voted Christian service in taking care of the little victims of the epidemic, and doubtless saving the lives of many of them. To Canadians, who are familiar with the work which is done by the many sisterhoods of Roman Catholic nuns, the charges made by the Chinese Communist authorities are fantastic and preposterous. The actions with which they are charged are so foreign to all their work of service to humanity that the accusations will be given no credence what- ever in this country. And there will be a general expectation that the Canadian gov- ernment, through whatever channels may be available, will take resolute action to pro- tect these noble women from the persecution to which they are being subjected. Editorial Notes Head of Krupps concern in Germany de- clares his firm will never again engage in making armaments. At the same time, the Western allies should make sure that it never again has the opportunity to do so. * * pe Canada needs 50,600 new school teachers in the next five years. And with the status and rewards of teachers greatly enhanced in recent years, this profession offers a splendid opportunity for capable young people. + + +» The City Council is probably justified in putting a ban on trailer camps within the city, put the problem of where the people now in such dwellings are going to find ac- commodation still remains. + RA KA Rev. R. W. Wighton's address to the i Kiwanis Club on conditions in South Africa was a revelation to the members, and emphasized the truth of the statement that one half the world does not know how the other half lives. ® Other Editors' Views e PRIVATELY ASSISTED (Ottawa Journal) A story of assisted immigration that does not de- pend on the government comes from a farm in West- ern Ontario. It shows how anxious are some of our new citizens to help others to come to this country, and how they are prepared to make sacrifices them- selves to see that others come here. . John Miihiroth came to Canada from Germany in 1928 and 'he is a successful vegetable grower now in the Leamington district, Two and a half years ago he had some money to invest and sent for his 74- year-old mother, then for 'nephews, nieces and a sis- ter until 13 members of his family have arrived in Canada. Each has promised to repay the funds ad- vanced and, when the money is available, more of his family will come out. Mr. Miihiroth sounds like a good citizen. He says his family are all enthusiastic about Canada and he has praise for the Canadian Immigration Service. We want more people like that. ® A Bit of Verse @ BRIDGE OF SPRING Upon this bridge, that is the Spring The way lies straight to God, Whose lovelight touches everything And livens loam and sod. His angel hosts, the little birds Now mimic in their flight, And hearts are at a loss for words With faith's fond second sight. The bridge of Spring transcends, the hour Of hope that held apart, And He who opens every flower Sustains: the open heart. ® A Bible Thought e It is better to die in glory than to live in shame. But we can give our lives a little at a time every day. Whosoever will save his life' shall lose it; but whoso- ever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospels, the same shall save it.--~Mark 8: 35. SEES 0 7 --Fitzpatrick, in The St. Louis Post-Dispatch n Korea The Book Corner By The Canadian Press THE ARDENT EXILE "Friend of my sold, farewell to thee! "Thy truth, thy trust, thy chivalry. "As time, so may my last end be "Miserere, domine!" So wrote D'Arcy. McGee shortly before he was shot down on Ot- tawa's Sparks Street on the night of April 6, 1868, to become Canada's first political martyr. LL The poem, a funeral song, com- memorated the death of a friend. It was one of his best poems and might have been his own requiem, writes Josephine Phelan {eelingly in "The Ardent Exile." (Macmil- lan). It book. Irish rebel, poet fiery orator, father of confederation, Thomas D'Arcy McGee was only 42 when he fell before the fire of a member of the Fenian insurrec- tionist movement. In 25 years since emigrating to the Unit- ed States as a brash youth of 17 he had travelled back and forth across the Atlantic, led an abor- tive Irish rebellion, gone into voluntary exile from his native land | and become a Canadian states- | man who saw his adopted country | take the first hesitant steps toward "| the background of a St. Antoine is Miss Phelan's {first | and writer, | short | ing up a moral than with telling its own story. The picture of Montreal, per- haps the clearest portrait of a Ca- nadian city ever to appear in fic- tion, contributes a great deal to the authenticity of the book. Scenes which might strain the reader's credibility in an unfamiliar set- ting" become intensely real against Street night club or a dingy room- ing house near Sherbrooke and Peel Streets. The book captures the strange- ness of its heroine, Peggy Sander- son, whose wish to be accepted as an equal by negroes is misunder- | stood by most of her acquaintanc- es, both negro and white. It also brings arresting portraits of a num- ber of minor characters, most of them inhabitants of the half-world in which Montreal's races mingle. There are other familiar glimpses --the pandemonium of a partisan | hockey crowd at the Forum, the raw, wind-swept atmosphere of a Montreal winter and the ponderous formality of a cocktail party in a better-class home. And for those unfamiliar with | the Montreal landscape, the story | of Peggy Sanderson provides ma- | united independence, "The Ardent Exile," just out, ap- terial for reflection on how far our | civilization has progressed. propriately. carries the sub-title: "The Life and Times of D'Arcy Mc- Gee." As interesting to the reader perhaps, as McGee's achievements is 'Miss Phelan's story of the events and times in which the eloquent little Irishman played such a lead- ing part. Here come to pulsating life are the misty figures of his- tory--Sir John A. Macdonald, George Brown, terrible-tempered founder of the Toronto Globe, the leaders of the Irish rebellion of 1848. . , Miss Phelan, native of Hamilton, Ont., received her Bachelor of Arts degree with honors in Modern His- tory from the University of Toron- to where she also obtained her master's degree in history. She now is a librarian in the Toronto Public Libraries. i THE LOVED AND THE LOST Racial prejudice is the back- ground of "The Loved and the Lost," (Macmillan) Morley . Callaghan's new nove] with a Montreal setting. It is the story of a white girl whose friendship with negroes leads to violence between the races and eventually to her death. While the novel never strays far from the relationships of negro and white, French, and English or Jew and Gentile, "The Loved and the Lost" is less concerned with point- THE SALT BOX |. Jan Hilliard's "The Salt Box" | | (George J. McLeod) is an . ap-| | pealing story of her childhood in a | | small, shabby Atlantic village in | Nova Scotia. Her father, "Gent" | Hilliard, a remittance man on his | way to the British Columbia gold- | | fields, bought the weatherbeaten, | three-storey house, known locally | as the salt box, from a real estate | shark, sight unseen. | After her mother's death, Jan | lived with three sisters and a bro- | ther in the old grey house with | Aunt Belle, and her brother Harry. | Aunt Emily, a New York widow, | came as a summer boarder. Father | meantime was commuting to Bri- | | tish Columbia, leaving his family | with part of his remittance, and the | feeling that it was but a matter of time before they would follow him. There is an engaging sincerity about the book. Against a back- | ground of the sea, and ships sail- ing to faraway places, the children lived in a world of imagination, | and visited their somewhat eccen- | tric neighbors. Aune Belle strove unceasingly to make ends not only i meet but overlay so that the children "would grow up to be somebody." | Jan Hilliard, now Mrs. J. H. Grant of Toronto, spent two years | writing "The Salt Box," her first | published book. New Type Jet Aircraft To Be Built Here Ottawa, April 6--(CP)-- Canada is considering production of a new jet aircraft, a two-seater trainer, Air Vice-Marshal disclosed in an interview. Director of the aircraft division in the new defence production de- partment, Air Vice-Marshal McGill said he hopes by the time its pro- gram is finished in about three years, Canada will be in a position to compete favorably in every air- craft market in the world. Two jet aircraft, the CF-100 and the ¥F86 Sabre, already are in pro- duction in Canada. The third jet, if plans work out, would be built somewhat along American lines and equipped with a low-power cen- trifugal-type jet engine, which also would be built in Canada. The trainer would be used to prepare Canadian and North At- lantic airmen training in Canada. Teach Canadian Troops on Way Of Life In Korea Fort Lewis, Wash., April 5--(CP) --Korea-bound Canadian troops are getting the lowdown on the coun- try they'll be fighting in from a 48-page booklet "A Pocket Guide to Korea." Published by the American Arm- ed Forces Information and Educa- tion Division, it has a short appen- dix of "Handy Korean Phrases," printed phonetically. It tells of favorite Korean sport of "organized stone throwing," In this one village usually challenges another, all the men throw stones at each other and as the booklet puts it: "Casualties are everywhere." Its probable that many of the Korean phrases will eventually get home to Canada. So if your man comes back saying "Mak joo udd ay-is soom nik-<gah?" -- just tell him there are a couple of cold onés 'in the refrigerator, | &. 1 | | SHINE ARMOURED Frank McGill REGIMENT | THE ONTARIO REGIMENT | PART I ORDER | By Lt.-Col. E. F. Bastedo | Commanding | The Ontario Regiment (11 Armd R) Last Pt. 1 Order No. 12, Dated | March 29, 1951. . | This order No. 13, dated April 6, 1951, Oshawa, Ont, DUTIES . (a) Orderly officer for week commencing 0001 hrs. 9 April, 1951: Lt. W. J. Rolls. Next for duty: Lt. E. A. Cay. (b) Orderly sergeant: Sgt. Fry, | E. C. PARADE 2000 hrs. Monday, 9 April, 1951. Dress for above parade: BD, Berets, Web belts, Anklets. TRAINING Training night TWENTY-FOUR of Regimental Syllabus for: Driv- ing and Maintenance; Gunnery; General Military Training. SR. NCOs COURSE ' Parade 0900 hrs. Sunday, 8 April, 1951. Training: Driving and Mainten- ance. RETURN OF TANK SUITS The Quartermaster has instruct ed that all personne] in possession of Tank suits Outer or Inner will turn them in on Monday parade, 9 April, 1951. EXAMINATION DATES Sr. NCOs, Sunday, 29 April, 1951. Lt. to Capt., Sunday 13 May, 1951. Capt. to Maj., Sunday, 20 May, 1951. ! Command and Staff Course, 12- 20 May, 1951. E. R. FLEWELLING, Capt. Adjutant. . The Royal Bermuda Yacht Club, founded in '1844, is the second old- est yacht club outside of the. Brit- | ish Isles. The first regatta was held in - April, 1945. Today the club figures promigently in the development of International One- Design yachts and in international racing between Luders 16's and International 14-foot dinghies. | climbing prices may be lifted. Mac's Musings One cannot help wondering If all these increases In the price of food Resulting in the record High cost of living, Are really justified, Or if they are being Imposed on our people 'by Unscrupulous persons Who have no thought for Anything save their Individual profit. There is a suspicion, Perhaps well founded, That these price increases Of recent months have Been made for the, purpose Of setting a high level In case the government Decides to impose controls On prices of foodstuffs And those who deal in them ' Are xious to have the Fixed price just as high As they can make it, It seems hard to believe That any Canadian would Deliberately raise prices Without any reason for it, But as we go around The food stores and note The higher prices for Articles which were produced Many monthts ago at Low costs of production, And others in which there Could have been no increase In production costs, we cannot Help feeling that many Of the price increases are Prompted solely by the Motive of higher profits, It may be that we will Require price controls On our food products, But if that time comes, Let us hope that the prices Fixed are at a level Which will not perpetuate The high costs of today, But which will act as A curb on the seekers After exorbitant profits. New Program For Control of Materials Ottawa, April 6 -- (CP) -- A "controlled materials" program now has been worked out by government planners and given to the cabinet, informed quarters disclosed Thurs- day. If the plan is accepted, dressed- up consumer goods will be stripped of some of their trimmings to ease the squeeze on essential materials. The 'theory is that by cutting down the civilian demand for such scarce materials as steel and re- placing "fancy" household and -- Zz. PORTRAITS "By James J. Metcalfe Our Brownies ACH week our home becomes the place . . . Where happy Brownies meet... With giggles and with laugh. ter and . . . The sound of running feet . .. Before their meet. ing they enjoy . .. A period of play . . . And then they settle down to do ., . Their project of the day . .. They learn to dress their pretty dolls . . . To paint and cook and sew . .. And all the other helpful things . . . A little girl should know .. . Kristina's mother leads them and « + « Kristina beams with pride . . . And all the Brownies struggle hard . . . To learn and keep in stride . . . Because they like it and they all +. . Look forward eagerly . . . To serving as the Girl Scouts that... They hope some day to be. Copr. 1951, Field Enterpiises, Inc. All rights reserved. Looking Around and England's ancestral investments went by the board. These days the people are giving The World By DEWITT MACKENZIE Associated Press News Analyst The British government has in- formed its people that the country must go on walking the economic tightrope as long as it is com- pelled to continue its defensive re- armament program. The annual official economic survey presents a grim picture of much further austerity to a people who already had had a bitter decade of it. Experts figure it will take four or: five years more to finish the rearmament program, even if war is averted, This burden is imposed on a people who have no fai left on their bones. It would be a tough program on any country, even if they were fat. Blame for this critical position is laid squarely on. the menace of | Russian armies. That charge, by | the way, must be taken as a back- handed admission that the Bolshe- vist "cold war" is succeeding in its aim of causing economic difficulties among the democracies. Britain isn't by any means the only one | hard hit by the necessity of arm- | ing against implied or actual Red threats. almost without discouraging enterprise. meat ration. worth--the equivalent of a small lamb chop. not are closely rationed, Children do get preferential treatment, they should. | up about 40 per cent of their in- | come in taxation of various sorts. | The taxation is so high that it is impossible to incrgase it Another example is the weekly That is eight cents Butter, tea and what as Despite the tough conditions the health of the population seems good. s whether the physical stamina would be the same in event of war. experts wonder, however, In any case, rearmament is going on Some nine per cent of the nat- ional income was spent on national defence in 1950, and the authorities figure this may be increased to 12 per cent in 1951. It's on stiff rate of insurance the | democracies are paying for security | against Bolshevism. Former Hampton Lad Awarded Scholarship A former Durham County boy and resident of Hampton, Ralph All United other equipment with "utility" goods, some . of the pressure on | Under the program, quotas will be set for the amount of steel and An important aspect of this po- sition in Britain is that all political parties are united on carrying out the rearmament program. The pro- gram isn't a political issue at all, despite the ceaseless efforts of the Conservatives to accuse the downfall | of the Labor government. , The British standard of living has become low. This isn't a new de- Music Teachers' scholarship was awarded following competition convention Kingston. Peters, now of Toronto, won a $100 scholarship for pianist given an- nually by the Ontario Registered Association. The at the held March Association's 28 in Ralph is the sixteen-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Hilton Peters, and studies Royal Conservatory of Music, To- ronto. He was chosen as the piano under Gordon Hallett of velopment, as I see it, but one| scholarship winner by Boris Rouba- which really began back in the First| kine, the adjudicator. World War and has grown worse | with passing time, { The talented young pianist has | won many other scholarships and The country had a high standard | awards in Kiwanis and other com- up to the First World War, living | petitions. He takes an active part on the bequests of its ancestors, s0|in musical programs at Riverdale | to speak. But the First World War | Collegiate where he is in third | broke Britain's economic back. The | form, and is assistant organist of other essential materials which can | CORflict forced other countries to Simpson Avenue United Church, becused by various civilian indus- tries, such as manufacturers of re- | frigerators, electric stoves and wash- | ing machines. e 35 Years Ago Oshawa's tax rate was fixed at 28 mills for the year 1916, an in- crease of three mills. William Holland was appointed | city assessor at a salary of $700 a year. | Miss Muriel Everson won the] won the Tamblyn Prize in the an- nual High School Oratorical Con- | | test. Oshawa's customs returns for the fiscal year 1915-1916 amounted to $994,519, the highest on record. The Town Council decided post signs warning gypsies camping is prohibited within the town limits. The 116th Battalion, CE.F, has been recruited up to full strength. | to that | | manufacture their own necessities, | Toronto. KIBBLE BISCUITS MEAL CUBES PELLETS Save money, buy the larger sizes H I ill I] LL Rl ! Send for the FREE BOOK "The It has helpful MAST DOG FOOD Feed your dog foods fed to champions Master Dog Foods contain the Pro- teins, build bone and muscle and kéep dogs in good health. Economical to feed because they are dry foods. Vitamins and Minerals that Dog's Life", Beg for "Cosry Loves ils Mailer" TORONTO ELEVATORS LIMITED - Box 370, Postal Statién A - TORONTO 1) T0 ROLL DELIGHTFUL TO SMOKE