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'OPINONS >» DAILY TIMES-CAZETTE EDITORIAL PAGE FEATURES e The Daily Times-Gazette OBHAWA WHITBY THE OSHAWA TIMES (Established 1871) THE WHITBY GAZETTF & CHRONICLE (Established 1863) The Ti tte is a ber of The Canadian Press, the Canadian Daily Newspapers Association, the Ameri- can Newspap Publi; 8 A ! 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 réserved. A. R. ALLOWAY, President and Publi T. Ll. WILSON, Vice-President and Managing Director. M. McINTYRD HOOD, Managing Editor. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Delivered by carrier in Oshawa, Whitby, Brooklin, Port Perry, Ajax and Pickering, 30c 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 8s Second Class Matter, Post Office Department, Ottawa, Canada. DAILY AVERAGE CIRCULATION for APRIL 10,591 WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 1951 Costly Delays In December, 1949, the ratepayers of Osh- awa voted on by-laws for the building of a municipal administration building and a police station. The administration building was to cost $375,000 and the police station $200,000. Had the plans been proceeded with promptly as soon as the favorable vote: was given, the two buildings could in all prob- ability have been built for that amount of money. Now, nearly a year and a half later, it is found that costs have increased to such an extent in the last year that these sums are quite inadequate. . In the case of the pdlice station, an ad _ ditional sum of $30,000 will be reqhired.' Ap- plication has been made to the Ontario Muni- cipal Board to have the debentures for it in- increased to that amount. Now the archi- tects have informed the City Council that the administration building whith had been planned will be greatly in excess of the $375,000 voted for it. These additional costs, and they will be substantial, can be charged directly against the leisurely methods which have been fol- lowed by the City Council in carrying out the expressed will of the people. Tentative plans for these buildings had been prepared before the by-law was submitted 4n Decem- ber, 1949. Surely it should: not: have taken a year and a half to have: these plans com- pleted and construction' undertaken. We feel quite sure that any: business: or industrial firm, having received: approval from its shareholders for construction of important and necessary (buildings, would go ahead with all possible speed to'have them erected, particularly at a time when there was every likelihood of a steady increase in costs. Had this been done by the City Council, the amounts voted by the ratepayers would probably have been sufficient. But because of the dilly-dallying of the City Council with these projects instead of immediate action to have construction undertaken, the rate- payers are faced with increased expenditures totalling many thousands of dollars. The only alternative to heavily increased expenditure for the new city hall is to modify the plans to a considerable extent, so as to provide a building with the essential accom- modation, without frills,-and such as could be built for the sum of $375,000 voted by the ratepayers. We, cannot afford, in these days of heavy municipal taxation, to indulge in any frills which add nothing to the utility of the building, but do add considerably to the cost. : . Ms Training for War One can readily appreciate the strong criticism uttered by George A. Drew regard- ¢ ing the statement of the federal Defence Minister, Brooke Claxton, regarding the pro- vision of training areas for Canadian troops. Mr.. Claxton said that the Defence Depart- ment has for five years been looking for an area large enough to train its army for- mations. He suggests that an area 100 miles by 30 is required for this purpose, a total of 3,000. square miles. The suggestion that in five years the Department of Defence has failed to locate such an area in the whole of Canada is in itself fantastic. Surely In the great unoccu- , pied expanses of this country it should be 'possible to' locate many such areas. The main point with which we take issue, however, is the idea that it is neces- sary to create another army camp in Can- ada. The large camps which were used in World War II. provided adequate training grounds for the five Canadian divisions which served in that war overseas 'and for the other divisions which did not go over- seas as units, Surely when the search began five years ago, these camps were in exist- ence. They included Camp Borden and Barriefield Camp in Ontario; Wainwright Camp in Alberta; Shilo Camp in Manitoba; Debert Camp in the: Maritimes and Valéar- tier Camp outside of Quebec, all of which \ . | provide much more accommodation' an training space than is required for the bri- gade forces of 10,000 men envisaged for use with the NATO armed forces. These camps trained forces more than ten times as large during wartime. Surely they can be adapt- ed to the training of the 'special force, which is a peacetime army, without going to the tremendous expense of creating a new super-camp of 3,000 square miles. British Labor Losses One of the reasons for the unwillingness of the British Labor government to put its fortunes to the test of an appeal to the people in a general election is seen in the recent results of local government elections in England and. Wales. These. indicate that the waning process, so far as labor is concerned, is still going on. In these elections, the Con- servatives gained 103 seats from the Labor forces. In one city, the industrial centre of Leeds, in Yorkshire, considered a key city, a Labor majority of eight was transformed into a Conservative majority of 22. These local government elections are not decided on the same issues as would be para- mount in a national general election, but they are, nevertheless, decided on a strictly poli- tical basis. They can very definitely be re- garded as straws showing the direction of the political winds. They do not, therefore, hold out much encouragement to Mr. Attlee to risk his government's life in a general election at a time like the present. He is likely to hang on to office, even by a small margin, until such time as there seems to be a more favorable. wind for his party. Editorial Notes A columnist claims that a game resembling bridge was played over 1,000 years ago. And it is still being played today by many peo- ple. *® * * Over 1,000 employees of General Motors are now in the 25-Year Club. This is a great tribute to the company, since that represents about ten per cent of its working force. * RA RY These are the days when students are be- ing graduated from universities and colleges. They are fortunate in starting out to earn their living at a time of manpower scarcity in Canada. RY + * Canadians are taking a keen interest in the. movements of the cost-of-living index. Another interesting thing would be the pro- duction of a cost-of-government index. * * LJ The United Nations Sanctions Committee has voted to place a ban on all shipments of | war goods to China. We wonder how many of the United Nations will be willing to abige by that decision and stop shipments, pe # + London alderman who fears his city will become a ghost community. if, by-passed by the new super-highway is living in a past generation. The centre of a modern city is no place for the kind of traffic that uses these four-lane roads. ° SSE ® Other Editors' Views eo 'COMPENSATIONS ' (A Farmer On The B.B.C.) "I've heard people say that farming is such a tie, you've never finished and you can never get away. There's some truth in 'that. "But'so is office work a tie, and in nine cases out of ten, it's not your own office. Our farm is our own, it belongs to me and my wife and our children, and that compensates for all the disadvantages -- for long hours, for seven days' work a week, for everything," » » LJ THAT EXTRA 40 MINUTES (St. Thomas Times-Journal) Perhaps it is obvious that if employees in fac- tories produce more the employers' profits will be in- creased. It is also obvious that the workers-will earn more, and they will earn more in relation to the em- ployers' earnings because that 40 minutes, multiplied five times, if not six, will be paid for at overtime rates; adding substantially to their weekly wages. ® A Bit of Verse o, KNOW THYSELF Know then: thyself, presume not God to scan; The proper study of mankind is man, Placed on this isthmus of a middle state, A being darkly wise, and rudely great; With. too much knowledge for the sceptic side, With too much weakness for the stoic's pride, He hangs between; in doybt to act, or rest; In doubt to deem himself a god, or beast; In doubt his mind or body to prefer; Born: but to die, and reas'ning but to cry; Alike in ignorance, his reason such, Whether he thinks too little, or too much. --ALEXANDER POPE: '® A Bible Thought eo A life motto: The will of God---- ; Nothing More, Nothing Less, Nothing Else. As Jesus taught. us to pray, "Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven," (Matt. 6:10.) 'They Have Lost Face In Korea' a --Seaman, I.L.G.W.U, Justice. Employment Increases With Production Boost Ottawa, May 16--(CP)--The gov- ernment's defence production pro- gram is beginning to make itself felt on the employment situation, the labor department announced yesterday. In a report'covering the first two weeks of April, the department also noted that the tempo of activity in farming, fishing, construction and transportation increased during the period. . "Largely as a result of the ex- panding defence program, the .re- port said, "there have been increas- | es in employment over the last year of some 4,000 in the aircraft industry, about 1,000 in shipbuild- ing, and approximately 18,000 in primary iron and steel, iron cast- ings and machinery, 2,500 in the smelting and refining of non-fer- rous metals, and 4,000 in chemic- als." The department predicted that expansion of plant facilities, brought about by defence' contracts, "will add considerably to the Spring in- crease in construction employment and has important implications for employment in the petroleum, chemicals, aircraft, iron and steel, nickel and electrical apparatus in- dustries." Effects of extensive resources de- velopment projects are expected to be confined to the construction in- dustry "for some time yet." These include the railway to the Quebec- Labrador iron deposits, the divers- ion of water power for new alumi- ium depevopments in Northern British Columbia and hydro de- velopments at Niagara. Falls, var- ious parts of Northern Quebec and the interior of British Columbia. However, the rate at which work- ers were being absorbed by April 19 had "by no means reached its peak," the report said. At that time there were 258,500 applications for work on file at National Em- ployment Service offices -- a de- cline of 24,700 from April 5. Persons seeking jobs at April 19, big figures for April 5 in brack- ets: Newfoundland; Maritimes 32,300 80,100 (94,500); Ontario 50,400 (55.900); Prairies 41,600 (47,800); Pacific region 33,100 (38,100). 11,900 (34,000) ; (12,880) ; Quebec Looking Around The World By DEWITT MacKENZIE + Associated Press News Analyst The dangerous dispute over Iran's nationalization of the tremendous- ly-rich British oil concessions in that country appears to be ap-| proaching a showdown. There's enough dynamite in this crisis to set off another world war unless the situation is handled with utmost caution. The crisis concerns the Anglo- Iranian Oil Company, in which the British government owns more than half the common stock. This con- cern supplies some 30 per cent of Britain's oil and much of the fuel of her Navy. London is said to contemplate sendihg a high-level mission to Teh- ran to try to negotiate a settle- ment. Meantime all indications are that Britain is looking hopefully to Washington for close co-operation in handling this imbroglio. Some informed British circles say this is the time for London and Washington jointly to tell Iran where to get off. Apropos of this the British war office hag in readiness a 4,000-man parachute brigade which is used for emergencies. Officials decline to give the reason but naturally spec- ulation turns an whether the brig- ade might be sent to Iran to pro- tect British lives and property. Tight Spot Well, this crisis certainly puts Britaln in a tight spot. However, there seems to be no indication at this writing that the U.S. would agree to joint use of the big stick. There is a strong feeling in some Washington circles that Britain's handling of the oil developments has been injudicious and a more- liberal attitude should have been adopted. Some critics claim that Britain has given in only where compelled to, withthe result that the Iranians finally have revolted. As a matter of fact, the United States has advised Britain in pre- vious developments to make terms. The above appraisal can be quali- fied by the statement that if Brit- ain would abandon the "big stick" attitude, the United States might follow her. But any idea of an ulti- matum would be out, as being dan- gerous. > And certainly the presence of British froops on Iranian soil might be catastrophic, It likely would re- sult in Russia sending troops -into Iran. Such a Red move could be made under the terms of a 1921 Russo-Iranian agreement. *Canada uses 45,000,000 tons of cogl each year. She has enough re- serves to supply coal at this rate for more than 2,000 years, Nuts Says Man Good Security For 4 Sons ' i Vancouver-- (CP) --WFred Seifred, 48-year-old farmer, is looking for security for his four stalwart sons, and he believes he- has found it. "The farm is the only place a] man can be independent," he said in telling of his plans. His 300-acre farm in the lush Fraser Valley near Langley Prair- ie, 256 miles east of Vancouver, is unique in British Columbia, both in scope and size for his type of farming. Seifred has a nut grove, a small fruits plantation, a vegetable gar- den, a poultry establishment and dairy farm. There are 7,000 nut trees, three and four years old, which will bear this spring. A harvest of three or four tons is expected and when the groves are mature, at 10 years, the total may reach 75 tons. He figures the sons will have se- curity when the trees mature. If they come up to expectations they should wield $1,000 an acre. A filbert tree is good for 100 years or more and there are al- ready three. generations of Seifreds on the farm. . Besides, other trees may spell se- curity. There are 750 Italian prune trees to bear this year, 10 acres of raspberries with 20 more to be planted this year. And, theré should never be a shortage of chickens. He has 3,000 laying hens, Hampshires, housed in modern chicken houses. Advocate Licenses For British Cats London -- (CP) -- A convention of more than 50 animal protection societies is planned by E. Keith Robinson, secretary' of Our Dumb Friends' League, to plead a new legal status for Britain's 9,000,000 cats. Resolutions will be . proposed advocating licensing oof all cats; a law requiring all cats' to wear a collar with the owner's name and address; and equal rights with dogs which cats outnumber by three to one. Through the collar identification Mr. Robinson hopes to have all stray cats rounded up and retained for seven days for their owners to claim, BRIDE DEMANDED MUSIC Middlesbrough, England -- (OP) --A bride refused to go on with a wedding ceremony at a local church until the organist arrived. The vicar and the' wedding party waited pa- tiently for 40 minutes while a taxi- driver rounded up a substitute or- ganist. Canada's coal requirements have | good attendance at church orf Sun- increased by 33 and one-third per cent during the last ten years. t ] . 1 Mac's Musings | A serious situation Undoubtedly exists In Oshawa and elsewhere Because of the shortage 'Of housing accommodation Which interferes with the Plans of young people Desirous of marrying and. Settling down in homes Of their own. We have been amused However, by a story In a facetious vein We have just read, With reference to the Need for houses' of The people of today, A story in which A 'young bride answers A Teal esate agent Tryifig to sell a home. This is what she said: "Why buy a house? I was born in a hospital, Reared in a boarding school, Educated in a college, Courted in an automobile, Married in a church. "Now I get my meals In a restaurant, Spend my mornings Playing golf and niy Afternoons playing bridge; In the evenings we dance Or go to the movies; When I am sick I go To a hospital, and when I die I shall be buried From an undertaker's." Although intended to be Written in facetious vein, There is a lot of truth Behind this story, Which makes one wonder Whether many folks Do not need a house, But merely a bedroom With garage attached. "Goodwill Tour (London Free Press) London businessmen, over 250 strong, along with 15 C.P.R. execu+ tives paid this week a visit to Osh- awa to see in operation the huge plant of the "General Motors of Canada Ltd. in that city. London and Oshawa today have close ties, as the General Motors Diesel Co., Ltd.,, which is part of the General Motors family, is located in London and it was fitting that a visit should be made to the parent Canadian company. Tours of this character give citi- zens a wider oppottunity to see the industrial development of Canada and of Ontario. The mass prodtc- tion assembly line of the General Motors was a revelation in the way that modern industry works. What is more it brings the businessmen and the citizens of the two cities closer together. Anything that makes for goodwill in this distract- ed world is worth while today, The tour was planned and ar-| ranged by Dickson F. Glass, Thi is only one of several that he has handlea over the years and ww him goes every credit for the inspira- tion of the idea. News Budget Of Manchester Area MRS. W. F. CROZIE™ Correspondent Manchester, May 14--There_ was a day morning. Rev. Dr. Fletcher gave a fine "Family Day" message, and the Junior Choir'added much! to the service. The congregation would be glad to hear them more | often. |] | Miss Doreen Black, though still | confined to bed, is improving in| health. Qongratulations to Mr. Walter | Fowlie who will celebrate his 92nd | birthday on Saturday May 19. Mr. | Fowlie is spending a couple of | weeks at Mrs. Kerry's rest home in Port Perry. | Little Eunice Roach spent the, weekend with her aunt in Toronto. A number of the village dogs have been worrying sheep. This has put many farmers out of sheep | growing. Hence the scarcity and] high cost of wool. Mrs. Canning of Cameron was t he guest of Mr. and Mrs, Jos. Johnson on Sunday. FIRE GUTS SHIP %«. 4 Liverpool, N.S.,, 'May 16 (CP)--A spectacular fire Tuesday destroyed the motor ship Puerto De Sol and for a time threatened nearby wa- terfront buildings. Loss was estim- ated at $500,000. There were no serious injuries. 1 ments to the Robb budget would grant some relief to the automobile industry. the churches of the city. Miller won the opening match of the | M season at the Oshawa Golf Club. | oottered dust and ashes as far as Street was badly damaged by fire. PORTRAITS By James J. Metcalfe : Music Box <=" J LIKE to hear piano tunes. .. And ND organ melodies . . . And when a (6) violin is played . . . It brings back memories . . . I like all kinds of instruments . . . Including chiming clocks . . . But most of all my heart enjoys . . . The little music box . . . It may be in the open or . . . In some secreted place . . . As when you lift the cover on . .. The powder fo~ your face . .. It may be in a drinking mug . . . Or cake o, special size . . . Or in some other way it may + +. Provide a nice surprise . . . But best of all 1 like to hear . . . The notes of "Silent Night" . . . That carol from a Christmas crib . . . When all the stars are bright. Copr. 1951, Field Enterprises, Ine. - All rights reserved. | GENERAL FARMS FINISHED ® 25 Years Ago Guelph, May 16 (CP)--Specifica- Herbert E. Dougall, son of Rev. | tion in agriculture seems to be here and Mrs. H. S. Dougall, was award- | tO Stay, Dr. H. L. Patterson of the ed the gold medal in political econ- omy at the University of Toronto, | | Ontario Department of Agriculture | said Tuesday. Speaking at a joint | conference of the Ontario Farm Hope Was expressed thst amend- | overs and the Toronto Chapter of the Appraisal Institute of Cane | ada, he said the day of the general farmer who grew a bit of this and Hospital Sunday was observed in| bit of that is about gone. Gerald Kennedy and Miss Doris | the volcanic Iceland in 1845 An of ount eruption Hekla in House of Mrs. A. Waring on Court | the Orkneys, 500 miles distant. "JASPER Park Lodge in the Canadian Rockies You'll find fun and relaxation among the delightful surroundings at Jasper in the heart of Alpine Canada. Golf, swimming, canoeing, fishing, hiking and trail-riding! There's freedom from care, from hay fever, ahd there's lots to do at Minaki. Golf, swim- ming, motor boating, fishing -- everything for a happy holiday! 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