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OPINIONS DAILY TIMES-CAZETTE EDITORIAL PAGE FEATURES The Daily Times-Gazette OBHAWA WHITBY _ THE OSHAWA TIMES (Established 1871) THE WHITBY GAZETTE & CHRONICLE (Established 1863) The Times-Gazette is a member of The Canadian Press, the Canadian Dally Newspapers Association, the Ameri. Publish A ion, the Ontario can pap F Provincial Dailies Association and the Audit Bureau cof 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 Managi M. McINTYRE HQOD, 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 ss Second Class Matter, Post Office Department, Ottawa, Canada. DAILY AVERAGE CIRCULATION for MARCH 10,558 THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 1951 Report to the People Reports presented to the annual meeting of the Oshawa General Hospital were of in- terest, not only to members of the hospital board and others present at the meeting, but also to the general body of citizens of Osh- awa. In a very real sense, the Hospital has grown to be a community asset of the great- est value, because of the important part which it plays in the maintenance of high health standards for the people. So it is gratifying to read, not only of the extent to which the hospital is used, and the capable manner in which the Board of Directors is managing its business and financial affairs, but also of the'steps being taken consistent- ly to maintain facilities and services up to the highest possible level of modern hospital standards. With over 9,000 persons admitted to the Oshawa General Hospital in the course of the year, and the institution now running steadily with a peak average of over 200 pa- tients, it is apparent that there is an increas- ing demand for the type of service the hos- pital is designed to give. As has been stated before, the demands for beds are running so close to the capacity of the hospital that extension is imperative to meet the needs of a rapidly-growing community. Financially, the hospital has, in the past year, maintained its excellent record of sound administration. Its operating deficit for the year amounted to only $8,807, and while deficits are not altogether desirable, this is in sharp contrast to the very large deficits which many hospitals in the prov- ince are showing today. Revenues other than operating revenue, however, enabled the Board to show a surplus position in the over-all picture for the year. One cannot escape, however, the great concern which must be shown regarding the future needs of the community for added hospital accommodation, In his historical review given at the annual meeting, T. K. Creighton pointed to the fact that the Osh- awa General Hospital is unusual in that the institution has been built up and operated without depending to any great extent on public funds. Of the total of $785,000 invest- ed in the hospital, only a small fraction has come from public bodies, most of it being private donations and bequests, and funds raised by the Hospital Auxiliary. There has been no inclination to depend on the taxpay- ers for hospital financing. The needs for expansion may, however, bring a change in that picture. The need for a major addition is obvious, and towards that there will be substantial provincial and dominion grants, under new government policies. It will also be necessary to ask the municipalities whose people use the hospital to contribute their share of the costs. But we are confident that this participation of public bodies will not dry up the wells of private contributions to such a project. An institution which has deserved so well of the people in the past will merit, and receive, a large measure of private support in the un- dertaking which is necessary to give Oshawa and Ontario County the hospital accommoda- tion required to meet the needs of their people. Precarious Position The British government seems, for the moment, to have survived the split caused in its ranks by the resignations of two of its top-ranking ministers and one of its parlia- mentary, secretaries. But a government which manages to hang on to power, in the face of a very slim majority, at the expense of sacrificing either its own principles or those of its followers, is undoubtedly in a precarious position. The result of the meet- ing of the party members of parliament seems to have been a decision that the party gust come first, because it is reported that Bevan and Wilson, in spite of disagreeing absolutely with government policy, have agreed to put party unity in the House of - Director. Commons above the party split. Tactics of this kind make one despair of political sincerity. One might paraphrase an old epigram and apply it to the attitude of the former ministers, "My party, may it al- way& be right, but right or wrong, my party." 2 Nothing could have been more clear-cut than the grounds given by Bevan and Wilson for their resignations. They were, as the Irish would say, "agin the government." But in order to keep that government in power and avoid an appeal to the electorate of Britain, they have apparently agreed to re- frain from voting against it in the House of Commons, This means a blatant sacrifice of the principles for which they resigned their offices. Even if they stay away from the House, or abstain from voting when crucial divisions are held, they will still not be stand- ing up for these principles, but will be sub- ordinating them to what they believe to be their duty to their party. Government dependent on such mahoeuvr- ing is on shaky ground, and cannot long sur- vive or retain respect. The only real solution to Attlee's difficulties is the calling of a gen- eral election, so that the people may have an opportunity of electing a government which might have a sufficient majority to carry on without the sacrifice of principles. Traffic Problems The report/presented to the City Council on Monday evening by Alderman Hayward Murdoch, and which was adopted, puts into effect more restrictions on parking in the downtown sections of Oshawa. That these additional areas for no parking or restricted parking were felt to be necessary in the in- terest of freer movement of traffic in the city points to the fact that Oshawa's traffic this to be the case, particularly those who happen to be driving ir the business section at the periods when workers are going to and from work. Ald. Murdoch's committee has given con- and traffic, and have acted in what they believe to be in the best interests of the majority in adding additional no parking areas to thosc already in existence. But the very fact that there are now more areas in which parking is prohibited will only serve to intensify the problem of taking care of Oshawa's large number of cars. That prob- lem is already very serious, and 'it will be worse as a result of the new regulations. We would suggest that, as a next step, the City Council should give serious consider- ation to the provision of spaces in the down- town area where parking will be possible, even to the extent of creating municipal parking spaces for which a fee is charged. That is the only solution which will meet the needs of the situation effectively, and since the congestion of cars seeking parking space is growing steadily, it is a matter with which the Council should deal at the earliest pos- sible moment, Editorial Notes Employment at General Motors has reach- ed an all-time high level. So long as that keeps up, it will be good news for Oshawa. * * L The City Council has intimated that it in- tends to have an effective anti-smoke by- law.' That news will be welcomed by many housewives who suffer from excessive smoke from certain factories. RA a KA Rotary Club speaker said that youth clubs cannot possibly replace the home influence on the life of a child. Nevertheless, these clubs do a splendid job of giving guidance to the use of the leisure time of children. * * + Bevan and Wilson complained that the United States is hanging on to vital stocks of raw materials, and holding back British rearmament. Have we not heard something of the same kind of complaint from Hon. C. D. Howe. eo A Bit of Verse @ TRENCHANT TRUTH The truth alone can cut its way through iron Or upheave sod or roll away a stone, And powerless is evil to environ Or shackle or emprison Heaven's own. To penetrate beyond an iron curtain A nation must be armored with the truth, Buckled to hearts; it cannot be uncertain Of keeping stanchest faith with the world's youth. We need to pray to see ourselves and others As true disciples of the Nazarene Who passed unharmed through doors to reach his brothers, : Who moved through crowds, tranparent and unseen. --FANNY DEGROOT HASTINGS e A Bible Thought e "Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house. . . ." (I Pet, 2:5.) t "The church is not a monument to God; it is a movement for God." --'Candles in the Wind," Allan Knight Chalmers. problems are serious. Every citizen knows | siderable study to the problems of parking | | has spiked -- at least temporarily-- +. "The Big Push" E-- ~--Seaman, I. L. G. W. U., Justice Looking Around The World By DEWITT MacKENZIE Associated Press News Analyst Prime Minister Attlee of Britain the guns of the left-wing rebellion in his Socialist party led by Aneurin Bevan ggainst the national rearma- ment program. The Socialist high command yes- terday overruled Bevan's objections and declared firm support for Att- lee's policies. Later, Foreign Secretary Herbert Morrison pfedged that Britain will | cut its standard of living before slashing the rearmament program. This touched a high point of drama, since the country for many years has been living under a program of rigid austerity. Left-Wing Revolt This revolt of left-wingers under Bevan was really part of a campaign to swing the Socialist Party further left. Bevan, powerful labor leader, resigned his important, cabinet posi- tion as minister of labor in protest against the rearmament program. Bevan and his followers charged that Britain couldn't rearm as quickly as the United States wanted her to. They contended also that the United States is using so much raw material for her own rearma- ment that Britain can't get what she needs to avoid economic chaos. The severity of the rebuke to Bevan by the party is seen in the fact that he and his followers have | been an influential section of the executive. The Bevan bloc is said to ha¥e battled bitterly to prevent approval of the rearmament budget. What Bevan's next step will be is a question of international interest. It can hardly be expected that he will abandon his fight because of this initial setback. After Leadership Some political observers say Bevan is after leadership of the Labor Party. If so, Bevan could be expected to proceed with care, not only because Attlee jis the shrewd chief of a strong following but be- cause a grave infraction of party loyalty wouldn't be forgiven by the rank and file. Bevan and his followers have pledged themselves to try to main- tain the Attlee government. But observers expect a general election before long -- perhaps by autumn, The current political upheaval may help to determine whether Britain is to become an all-out wel- fare state, or whether she will re- turn to capitalism. 5 "Sour Note" Fostered By U.S. Delay Toronto, April 26 (CP) -- E. B. Jolliffe, leader of the C.C.F. oppo- sition in the Ontario legislature, said Wednesday night that United States delay in approving the St. Lawrence seaway development has injected a "sour note" in Canadian- U.S. relations. The seaway is vital to the growth and survival of Ontario, he said in a speech prepared for delivery at the annual meeting of the South York C.C.F. Association. He added: "We have now heard from Hydro Chairman Robert Saunders that the U.S. Congress is not likely to approve the St, Lawrence seaway this year--or even . next year, which is an election year in the United States. . . "If Americans wonder why a sour note has crept into Canadian-U.S. relations recently, they can find their answer in the case of the St. Lawrence, in which the legitimate needs of Canada in general] and On- tario in particular have been frus- trated by obstructionism at Wash- ington for more than 20 years." WARN LACK OF METALS T0 BE WORSE New York, April 26 (AP)--The Iron Age, metalworking trade week- ly, says that "we are a long way from the point where we can have all we want of both guns and but- ter--even under limited mobiliza- tion. Statements from Washington on how little steel, aluminum and cop- per will be needed by the defence program are painting "a false pic- ture of the future availability of basic metals," the publication said. Amounts of metal available for regular. peacetime production, it continued, can be figured only by adding defence requirements, spe= cial government programs and so- called '"'essential" civilian uses, and substracing the total from estimat- ed production. The Iron Age said this formula produced these predictions: "1. Within the next six months free-market steel will shrink to less than 25 per cent of total produc- tion. 2. Free-market virgin aluminum from domestic producers will shri- vel to less than 10 per cent of total output (this doesn't include im- ports or secondary aluminum pro- duced from scrap). "3. Free-market copper will van- ish to less than 25 per cent of total supply." Navy Plans Cruises To UR, 'Hawaii Ottawa, April 26 (CP) -- Three cruises this summer to. the United Kingdom and three to Hawaii will highlight the most comprehensive summer sea training program ever undertaken by the Canadian Navy. The navy announced that 20 craft will be used to provide sea training for personnel of the R.C.N., R.C.N. (Reserve) and the Univer- sity Naval Training Divisions, The Destroyer Crescent and the frigates La Hulloise and Swansea will make tthree cruises to the United Kingdom, each lasting a little over a month, They will be- gin from Halifax on May 21, July 2 and Aug. 13, On the west coast, the destroyer Crusader and Frigates Beacon Hill and Antigonish will make three three-week trips to Pearl Harbor, sailing from Esquimalt, B.C. on May 16, June 27 and Aug. 8. The three ships also will carry out six shorter training cruises. The cruiser H.M.C.S. Ontario, re- turning June 7 from an extended cruise to Australia and New Zea- land, on June 18 will sail on the first of a series of 10-day training cruises to B.C. ports and Califor- a. On the east coast other ships taking part 'in the training pro- gram will include the aircraft car- rier Magnificent, destroyer Micmac and Algerine minesweepers Portage and Wallaceburg. PRINTING NEW BIBLE Toronto, April 26--(CP)--William R. McCully, president of the New York office of Thomas Nelson and Sons, publishers, said Wednesday publication of the new revised ver- sion of the King James Bible Sept. 30, 1952, "will be the biggest thing in publishing history." Here to ar- range distribution of the 1,300-page book in Canada, McCully said the first run should reach about 1,000,- 000 copies. It will be released simul- taneously in the United States and Canada. Want 'to. buy, sell or trade -- A classified ad and the deal is made. Mac's Musings One of the great lessons We learn from history, Is that the rights Most enjoyed by men Are those for which they Or their forefathers Have had to fight, And that these rights Once they are surrendered Are hard to regain. That is a lesson which Needs to be applied To the great outcry Which exists today In many quarters for Controls of one kind Or another, and which Are even made by those Who are the strongest In trying to uphold What might be considered The fundamental rights Of mankind. It should be remembered That once we submit To controls of matters Which have always been The subject of free choice By the individual, We are surrendering Some of, the basic rights For which our forefathers In Canada and elsewhere Had to fight bitterly. No one should look With equanimity on Anything in the way of Controls which would take Away the right of people To carry on business In the way they wish To carry it on so long As they remain within The law of the land, Becausep once these rights Have n taken away, There will be other battles Before they are regained. ® 30 Years Ago St. George's Anglican Church announced plans for a magnificent new church to be erected as a me- morial to the members of the con- gregation who gave their lives in the war of 1914-18. James O, Clifford, Ontario Coun- ty pioneer, passed away at the age of 178. A Toronto bus carrying a To- ronto football team to Oshawa be- came hopelessly mired in the mud on King Street, and the party had to return home by train. Town Council ordered the Osh- awa Railway to remove its tracks on Metcalfe Street leading to the Pedlar plant. Town Council passed a by-law to provide for the 'appointment of a permanent town planning commission. Buenos Aires, now capital of Argentina, was founded in 1534 by the Spaniard Pedro De Mandoza. Fad aN (NaS 1 His care. P~ Conr., p- PORTRAITS By James J. Metcalfe Friendly Guest LIKE to visit every friend . .. The old, the new, the best . .. But even : more than that I like . . . To have him as my guest . . . | want to entertain him and . .. To share my few possessions . . . To serve him food and listen to '... His thoughts and his impressions . . . To dream with him of other days . . . And those that still may be . . . And casually compare my own . . . With his philosop the best of luck .. . In every undertakiflg . . . And hope his goal and purpose he . .. Will never be forsaking . . . And when he leaves my humble home . . . I say a special prayer «+ « That God will ad favor him . . . And keep him in «I wish him all 1R51, Field Enterprises, Ine. All tighis reserved. INCO PLANS BIG BOOST IN NICKEL | 'Toronto, April 26 (CP)--Interna- | tional Nickel Company of Canada, Ltd., will increase nickel production by about 1,000,000 pounds a month, beginning before the year-end, Dr. John F. Thompson, chairman and president, stated at yesterday's an- nual meeting. The increase will be achieved through emergency facilities and will add to present capacity produc- tion of 20,000,000 pounds a month. Dr. Thompson said 'defence re- quirements of Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States are supported by a supply of Can- adian nickel which far exceeds the supply believed available to count- ries behind the iron curtain." He stated that all military re- quirements of the western nations are being met and deliveries are being made to national stockpiles, but the abnormal over-all demand has exceeded current supply. "Moreover," he added, the "cur- rent inflated demand has come when we have no new surface de- posits such as the Frood-Stobie open pits which can be called upon for additional output." Dr. Thompson said International Nickel "has entered into arrange- ments to design a pilot plant at Huntington, West Virginia, for the United States atomic energy com- mission. These government-owned { erated by the company." CAUGHT BY AVALANCHE Oslo-- (CP) -- Buried for a day under 7% feet of snow when caught in an avalanche, two Nor- wegians were found to be none the worse for the experience. facilities will be leased to and 'op- DROWNS IN CANAL Montreal, April 26--(CP)--Alfred Drouin, 50, Valleyfield, Que. was drowned Wednesday night when his truck left the highway at Cedars, Que. and plunged into the Soul- anges canal, Cedars is 35 miles west of Montreal. Drouin's body was re- covered when the truck was pulled out of the canal by two towing trucks. | Eight CANCER Give dino ww Make all cheques able to Canadien cer Society and your donation to Mr. Morton, Treasurer, P.0. Box 57, Oshawa. CANADIAN CANCER SOCIETY 1951 CAMPAIGN aye an. send Saturday, April 28th, at midnight, Oshawa's tele- phone system will be converted to the modern "dial" method of operation. JUST REMEMBER THESE FEW SIMPLE POINTS BEFORE - DIALING Make sure of the number you are calling by look- ing it up first in your new Telephone Book. Then lift the receiver, hold it close to your ear -- and LISTEN FOR THE HUM-M-M. That's your signal the line is ready, so when you hear it, begin to dial: Place your finger through opening in dial where the first figure of number appears. Pull the dial around evenly until your finger strikes the finger-stop. Remove finger and let dial spin back to rest. Do not interfere with its return, d' Now dial the remaining figures of the number in the same way, in their proper sequence. The telephone you are calling will then ring, or you will get a buzz-buzz-buzz sound, the "busy" signal. If you find you have made a mistake before completing a call, just replace the receiver and start over again, That's all there is to it! THE BELL TELEPHONE A. A. GILLESPIE, Manager COMPANY OF CANADA "