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OPINIONS DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE EDITORIAL PAGE FEATURES The Daily Times-Gazette OSHAWA WHITBY THE OSHAWA TIMES (Established 1871) THE WHITBY GAZETTE & CHRONICLE | (Established 1863) ! is a member of The Canadian Press, Ni pers Association, the Ameri- liahers Association, {he Ontario and the Audit Bureau of a ii 0 Daily bodys Publishers Provincial Dailies credite oA eagle also the local news patches rights of special des A. R. ALLOWAY, President and Pub 7. L. WILSON, Vice-President and Managing Director. M. McINTYRB HOOD, Managing Editor. SUBSCRIPTION RATES livered carrier in Oshawa, Whitby, Brooklin, Port Dojjre ny and Pickering, 30c per week. By mall out- side 'carrier delivery areas anywhere in Canada and England, §7.00 per year; U.§. $9.00 per year. Authorized as Second Class Matter, Post Office Department, Ottawa, Canada. DAILY AVERAGE CIRCULATION for MARCH 10,558 THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 1951 Hospital Needs The statistical report for the month of March presented to the Board of Directors of the Oshawa General Hospital, offers con- vineing proof of the great need for an expan- sion of hospital facilities in this city, With a record number of 161 births in the hospital during the month, a total of 677 admissions and a daily 'average occupancy of 216.5, it is obvious that the pressure on the accom- modation available at the hospital is at a critical point. With the needs of the com- munity for hospital service growing as they are from month to month, it is obvious that the hospital extension program cannot be long delayed. While the Hospital Board has under con- sideration plans for an addition, and has ap- pointed a firm of architects to draw up plans for this, under present-day conditions of ma- terials and labor, it cannot be expected that an addition of the size and scope required can be completed in the immediate future. It-may take a matter of from two to three years before it could be ready for service. Therefore the action of the Board in mak- ing plans for a minor extension, to give al- most immediate relief to the pressure on space, is a wise move. It cannot, of course, meet the future needs, of the community. Only a major addition will suffice for that purpose. The most that can be expected is that it will relieve the situation pending the completion of the major project. Scottish Nationalist Aims The theft of the celebrated Stone of Scone, now safely back in its former resting-place in Westminister Abbey, seems to have served the purpose of those responsible for the Christmas Day theft. One cannot condone the stealing of the stone from Westminister Abbey, an act of sacrilege as well as of plain theft, even for the purpose of calling atten- tian to what the Scottish Nationalists con- sider to be injustice to their country. But it is of interest to note just what these people want. In their demands for a measure of Scot- tish Home Rule, the Nationalists are asking for the same type of government as in en- joyed by Northern Ireland, and the same method of dealing with their local affairs as the provinces of Canada enjoy under Con- federation. They want a purely Scottish as- sembly to meet in Scotland, and to deal with purely local Scottish affairs, while they will continue to elect their representatives to the United Kingdom Parliament in London to take their place in dealing with matters of national concern. That is the system which has been found satisfactory in Canada, as' well as in Northern Ireland. The Scottish Nationalists feel and in many respects rightly so, that Scottish local mat- ters receive scant consideration from a gov- ernment centered in London, and burdened with the responsibilities of the whole coun- try. While there is a Secretary of State for Scotland in the cabinet, he has not, in fact, been able to impress his governmental col- leagues with the importance of the problems which are peculiar to the Scottish people. This condition has given rise to the demand for a Scottish assembly for purely local mat- ters. There is no thought of complete inde- pendence. rhere is no desire to sever the ties which bind Scotland to England under a com- mon sovereign or to discontinue the impor- tant contribution which Scotland makes to the Mother of Parliaments. The sole request is that for matters which pertain solely to Scotland and its local affairs, there should be a separate legislative body located in Scot- land. To Canadians, who have seen this country and its provinces develop under the confeder- ation system, there would seem to be much justice in the Scottish demands. It is there- fore difficult to understand why they are aconsistently ignored by the British govern- ment, to the extent of not even recognizing that these demands exist. Air Cadet Anniversary During the present week, the Air Cadet League of Canada is observing the tenth anniversary of its inauguration by the hold- ing of a National Air Cadet Week. In the 200 cities and towns across Canada where there are local squadrons of Air Cadets, special -attention is being given to the observance. In some cases, financial cam- paigns are being held to support the move- ment, but in the case of Oshawa this is not necessary, since the Air Cadets are sponsored and maintained by the Oshawa Rotary Club. The Air Cadet League of Canada in the dark days of 1941, primarily to provide a pool of pre-trained recruits for tHe Royal Canadian Air Force. Before the war ended, over 3,000 Air Cadets had graduated into the R.C.A.F. Large numbers of them saw action against the enemy, and more than a score were decorated for gallantry in service. With the end of hostilities, the League turned its attention to the development of a citizenship training program, incorporat- ing a host of special awards for faithful ser- vice by cadets. A key factor in the success of the program has been the whole-hearted co-operation of the R.C.A.F., which takes re- sponsibility for training and the supply of equipment, Within the last year, the Minister of National Defence authorized a fifty per cent expansion in the Aid Cadet movement, to bring its numbers up to 22,500. This has given an added impetus to interest in it, and today there are now over 17,000 cadets tak- ing the citizenship training program in some 200 squadrons in Canada. Here in Oshawa, under the sponsorship of the Oshawa Rotary Club, the Aid Cadets have done a splendid service to large num- bers of the young lads of the city. It has followed carefully the week-by-week syllabus of training established by the R.C.A.F., and under excellent leadership, has made a great contribution to the development of good citizens from among its members. It is an organization which should command the in- terest of any teen-age boy, and parent should take pride in having their sons come within the scope of its fine influence. Editorial Notes What a relief it will be when the weather forecasts begin to sdy "Fair and Warmer." * > RA This is the time of the year when the ery is "back to the land." But we have to see the water get off it first, * » + President Truman has started his seventh year in office. Like the old soldiers, pos- sibly he will feel that the first six years are the worst. * + + Tax rate in North York Township has been fixed at 106.7 mills on the dollar. Yet the Toronto aldermen howl about their rate of 39.3 mills. + L 2 * "Ninety per cent of Canada's newsprint is exported to other countries, principally the United States. That explains why Canadian newspaper publishers are having a hard fight to secure sufficient supplies, ® Other Editors' Views ¢ CANADA MUST PAY -- IN TAXES ' (Ottawa Journal) It would be nice, of course, if we could live in a world where men did not prepare to blow one an- other to pieces, nor did not have to prepare against being blown to pieces. That, tragically, is not the sort of world we inhabit, but one in which evil rulers do not accept goodness nor its precepts. As a conse- quence, we must pay, and be ready to make sacrifices. It is the price we pay for survival, * * LJ BLUEBIRDS AND SAP (New York Herald-Tribune) Gathering sap, of course, is not an occupation which can be taken up readily by a city bird-watcher -- or even a country one, for that matter. Not every bird lover in a hill country owns a sap bush and taps 600 trees in March. The lucky man who does has long ago found out that gathering sap gives one a fine chance to count the earliest robins and bluebirds. The first birds up from the south always seem a bit lonesome-- and they probably are. Doubtless they are glad when activity starts in a sap bush and folks are around all day. A bird, like a boy, will drink sap ahead of plain water any day. e A Bit of Verse o APRIL ALMS Such blue electrifies the air As few have ever seen. The hills are privileged to wear Coats of distinguished green, The darkest creature in the grass Comes hesitant and slight In tattered shadows of himself To beg a mote of light. ROBERT LEE BROTHERS ® A Bible Thought Economic prosperity did not save Israel. It saves no one. A material harvest may injure us by excessive abundance. Treasures in Heaven are never too great. The harvest is past, the summer is ended and we are not saved.--Jer. 8; 20, A Mechanized Army Also Travels On Its Stomach ~Ray, in The Kansas City Star Postal Rate Confusion (Brantford Expositor) The Secretary-Manager of the Brantford Board of Trade has ren- dered public service by protesting against the move recently made by the Canadian Post Office Depart- ment in increasing its third-class and registered mail rates without first having given adequate notifi- cation to the public. This omission has led to embar- rassment and annoyance and will lead ultimately (if it has not done so already) to expense. Organima- tions, firms and, for that matter, private individuals, unaware of the increases, have continued to post their third-class mall, particularly at the old rate. It is justifiable not only to chal- lenge the conduct but also to ques- tion the legal right of the Post Of- fice Department to proceed in such an arbitrary manner. As has been suggested, and as most businessmen will agree, the authorities in Ottawa had a defi- nite responsibility to acquaint the public with the increased charges. To achieve this, they had at their disposal various and recognized channels of advertising, including the press. Failing recourse to these, it would have been possible to send out individual notices, at least to those principally concerned. As far as can be ascertained, from local experience at any rate, nothing of this sort was done. What did happen was this: the Post Of- fice Department gave "hand-outs" of tHe "news" to The Canadian Press and, in some cases, endeavor- ed to obtain similarly free adver- tising from local newspapers. No newspaper had any. obligation to condone let alone connive at this form of chiselling. As far as the Ex- positor was concerned the "hand- out" was rejected on the grounds that it was not news but advertis- ing, and that the rejection should be made in fairness to this news- paper's paying customers. After all, of the Post Office Department is permitted to advertise, without charge, such changes in rates as it Ford Workers Ask Discount On Cars Bought (Fred Jones in the Toronto Telegram) In the next round of contract talks scheduled to commence to- morrow at Ford Motors, Windsor, among the things the workers are seeking is a 20 per cent discount on the price of cars they produce. This will bé quite a deal if the CIO-CCL United Automobile Work- ers' bargaining committee can swing it. For an employee able to afford a new car it will mean a saving of more than $300, The question arises, however, as |. to how the company--if willing to go along with the request--can pre- vent an employe from engaging in black market operations, George Burt, UAW's Canadian director, and Roy England, president of the Ford local, insist this doesn't pre- sent much of a problem, And they are backed by the system used by Studebaker at Hamilton, * + + Since 1948, Studebaker, as part of company policy, allows an em- ploye after nine months' service a 15 per cent, reduction. 80 many cars & month are earmarked for employes and sold on a quota sys- tem of first come, first served. Before a worker can procure an auto discount, however, he must first sign an agreement assuring he will not sell the car to anyone else within 12 months of purchase. Should he have to dispose of it because of emergency reasons be- fore the year is up, then, according to contract stipulatiosn, he must seek permission from management. If management consents to his wishes then the employee must return the car to the dealer from whom he bought it. Violation of the contract is imme- diate dismissal. * Robert Wilson personnel manager of the company, told us that he knows- of no case of an employe breaking faith. TWO LANGUAGES French is the official language in the Channel Islands but English is the language in daily use, may inaugurate, why should not a business house be entitled to simil- arly free advertising with regard to changes in the prices of the goods it merchandises? To plead that the Post Office business is public busi- ness is to dodge the issue; the Post Office Department, though a gov- ernmental and public organization, certainly does not dispense its ser- vices free, Other Government departments, when 'they have something to pre- sent to the public, do so in a prop- er manner, through the recognized advertising mediums, There is no reason why the Post Office Depart- ment should be permitted to deviate from this fair and reasonable course. Whatever there is of news in the activities of the Post Office, na- tionally or locally, the newspapers cover -- and, in the course of any year, to a great extent in terms of type and newsprint. The policy will be faithfully maintained, but this newspaper, for one, has lost pa- tience with a persistent and almost insolent attitude which seems to be based on the assumption that any administrative department is enti- tled to preference over and above the generous treatment already ac- corded, Mac's Musings One feels greatly inspired In these troublous times By incidents which show That the hearts of our People are ever attuned To meet the call of need When exceptional conditions Arise that demand an appeal To their minds and pockets. We have been impressed By the splendid and generous Response to the appeal made On behalf of an Ajax woman, Who, doomed to die of cancer Expressed the wish that she Might travel back to England To see her old home and Her parents before passing on. And so the call went out From a group in Ajax For donations to meet The cost of sending home This valiant sufferer With her husband and their Three little children, : By air transport so that She could reach the old home Before being called away by The death facing her, From all over Ontario Came an immediate response From kind-hearted people Whose minds were touched By the tragic story Of this young woman, So that within two days Enough money was raised To-send-the whole family Back to England by air, And leave over a generous Amount to provide comforts For the dying woman, This shows how open are The hearts of Canadians To the call of tragedy And human suffering, And lets us know that A spirit of humanity Has a large part in Their mental makeup. ® 30 Years Ago 'South Ontario gave a dry ma- jority of 4618 in the province- wide referundum on continuance of prohibition in Ontario. A pro- vincial dry majority of about 50,- 000 was anticipated. Oshawa's dry majority was 844. Oshawa veterans held a celebra- tion of the Battles of St. Julien and Vimy Ridge, with Rev. Canon C. R. De Pencier as the speaker. Sir William Mulock congratulat- ed Ontario County on having only one criminal case for the spring assizes. Miss Jessie McEwen was appoint- ed librarian of the Oshawa Library, succeeding Mrs. Jacob, who re- signed. Mr, and Mrs. R. 8. McLaughlin returned from a two-months trip to Britain, France, Italy and Swit- zerland. ' DEFER EXPANSION Regina -- (CP) -- The shortage of steel caused a postponement in construction of a motor-car firm's (Ford) $1,000,000 parts and acces- sories distributing warehouse here. '| of all parties. RAITS By James J. Metcalfe Bless You, Aunt Berta APPY birthday, dear Aunt Berta! --- «+ + Be fulfilled in «+ » May this be your luc /\ ++. May your dreams and your every way . . . May the sunlight kiss your day ires May the sky be bright and blue.. . . And with doorstep . . . joy oT ewes and comfort . . . May this life be to you « « « Your deserve the best, Aunt Berta . . . For the kindness ou bestow . . . For your smiles and words of welcome . . . ith their warm and friendly glow . .. For the faith and love and courage . . . You inspire us to hold . .. And the constant, deep devotion . . . In your gentle heart of gold . . . We are grateful, dear Aunt Berta . . . And with all our love we, say . . . Happy birthday and God bless you . . . Every moment of cach day, Copr., 1081, Field Enterprises, Ine. AR rights reserved. Looking Around The World By DEWITT MACKENZIE Associated Press News Analyst The death of Ernest Bevin, British Labor leader who rose from a dime- a-week farm hand to be foreign secretary, is a heavy blow to the ruling Socialist Party headed by Prime Minister Attlee; The two-fisted Bevin, widely viewed as "a great man in any country in any century," was the most powerful force for moderation in the. Socialis; Party. He stood sturdily against Communism at a time when extreme left-wing mem- bers of his party were flirting with Moscow. His political moderation and broad capabilities won the respect Thus he was a life- saver to the Socialist government at a time when its existence de- pended on a few votes in the House of Commons. Bevin has been called "the first British statesman to have been born a working man and remained one." His power with the labor unions was almost fantastic, a fact which Winston Churchill recogniz- ed in forming his wartime coalition government. The prime minister made Bevin minister of labor and national service. When the Socialists came to power after V-E Day, Attlee named Bevin foreign secretary. He quickly demonstrated his ability in dealing with foreign affairs. Bevin aligned the British foreign policy with that of America, and stood 100 per cent with the United States against Communism, It is natural that speculation should be rife in Britain now as to what effect Bevin's death may have on the political situation, especially in the next general election. A threat of a swing to the left by the Socialist party might well result in a return of the country to Conservative government. The death of this Labor states- man has removed a vital steadying influence which may be expected to have its effect on the next vote. e Readers Views LEGALIZING GAMBLING The Editor, The Times-Cazette. Sir. "Legalize gambling to check crime in Ontario" is in the head- lines. i How will legalizing check the crime? Gambling is "out", on {ts own account, and no amount of ° legalizing 'on the part of persons or parliament can take from it one whit of its evil effect upon the so= cial and economic structure of so- ciety. ; 3 "We have a Liquor Control Act; should there be a Gambling Con- trol Act?" Definitely not. Liquor consumption has increased by leaps and bounds under so-called liquor control. Liquor stocks went up fast whenever and wherever liquor con- trol came into force, because "li- quor would be controlled." Surely no one could be so badly fooled as to think such a thing. Man, under the influence 'of an alcoholic beverage, is just as poe. tent a menace if he obtains t} cursed drink lawfully as if he ha got it in some back lane. In fact, he is a much greater menace as he i steps jauntily from the legalized bar into his car with all the as- | surance of the first effects. If he had to walk from some more re- mote spot the alcohol would probe ably show its effects before he reached his car. Moreover, thous- ands who go on our highway unfit to drive would not imbibe if it were not a "treat" or at a social function made respectable and even promoted by the government's sanction. When will we wake up to the fact that legalizing sinful practices does not make these practices less sinful, or easier to deal with, Peo- ple of principle who dare attack such social delinquencies are met with "It is entirely legal. "We are supposed to train our young people to honor our government, but the government, under the guise of stopping evils actually promotes them, NORA WERRY R. R. 2, Oshawa, April 18, 1951, Agriculture, particularly live stock and poultry, is the largest | single industry in Northern Ir § land. DOWN ON A BRAND 3 24 MONTHS TO PAY!! NEW VEHICLE Here is an ideal all-purpose commercial vehicle -- the new, smooth riding, efficient, progressive Ford Half Ton Pickup -- The Vehicle You Can Buy NOW for ONE THIRD DOWN and 24 MONTHS To Pay the Balance. 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