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DPINONS . DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE EDITORIAL PA The Daily Times-Gazette OSHAWA WHITBY THE OSHAWA TIMES (Established 1871) THE WHITBY GAZETTE & CHRONICLE (Established 1863) The Times-Gazette is a member of The Canadian Press, the Canadian Daily Newspapers Association, the Ameri- can Newspaper Publishers Association, the Ontario Provincial Dailies Association and the Audit Bureau cf 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, Presid Publi t and P 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, 30c- per week. By mail out. @ide 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 Dspartment, Ottawa, Canada. DAILY AVERAGE CIRCULATION for APRIL 10,591 MONDAY, MAY 21, 1951 Relieving Municipalities Some hope of relief from their onerous tax Burdens is held out to the municipalities of Ontario by the announcement of Premier L. M. Frost to the effect that a committee is to be established to investigate provincial- municipal relationships. Such an investiga- tion is long overdue, from the standpoint of municipal taxpayers. Composition of the committee, Premier Frost said, will be made known within the next two weeks, and it is expected to go to work immediately. In naming this committee, Premier Frost has acceded to the requests made by the Association of Ontario Mayors and Reeves. The request was made in a brief presented last year. Since then, the need for it has been intensified by the drastic tax rate in- creases which have been necessary in the great majority of Ontario municipalities. The feeling has been growing that some- thing must be done to relieve municipalities of some of the expenditures they now have to bear in education, welfare and social ser- vices, and that there must be an extension of their taxing powers. These are matters which, it is intimated, will come within the scope of the investigation. In connection with the appointment of this committee, one cannot help expressing the hope that it will not be merely another case of shifting responsibility from the govern- ment to a committee, in order to disarm cri- ticism. We have seen so many committees and commissions appointed to investigate various matters, without any tangible result other than the production of a voluminous report to be tucked away in Queen's Park pigeon-holes. It is to be hoped that this will not be the fate of the new committee which Premier Frost proposes to establish. The issues at stake are too vital to be consigned to oblivion after the committee has done its work. Inflation in Money It is highly significant of the economic trend in this country that an issue of bonds of the Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario, bearing interest at 3!4 per cent, should have remained unsold for a week be- cause they were not wanted by Canadian in- vestors. The interest rate was the highest offered on government-guaranteed bonds for over ten years. A year or two ago, they would have been sold overnight; now they .are not wanted at that price. This fits into the same picture as the fed- eral government's action in increasing the interest rate on National Housing Loan mortgages to 5 per cent from the former figure of 4!4 per cent. It was being found that housing loans were drying up, not be- cause there was no demand for them, but because the loaning institutions were averse to loaning money at the 41, per cent rate. They felt that the earnings of their money should be on a higher level. This situation stems from the fact that money is a commodity, and in a period of inflation, its earnings must be higher than at normal times. The interest rates which have been prevailing have been too low to attract institutions which have funds for in- vestment. Thus, under inflation, the price of money, like everything else, has to be in- creased to pry it loose from those with money to invest. This is just one more in- dication of how the effects of inflation are felt in every phase of the national economy, and how, in the final analysis, it hits the pockets of the avérage citizens. Pooling of Milk A report from Queen's Park, Toronto, inti. mates that a fundamental change may be coming in the handling of milk in Ontario, and that a system of pooling of all milk may be undertaken. This is the kind of distribu- tion system which was advocated in these columns some weeks ago, and a means of ensuring equitable returns for all milk pro- ducers and stabilizing the supply of milk ! and allied dairy products. At that time, we 'If that ratio of consent could be reached, pointed out that the pooling system now pro- posed had been in effect in Britain for some years, and that it had been studied by a deputation of Ontario milk producers, in- cluding Roy F. Pick of Oshawa, secretary of the Ontario Milk Producers League, some three or four years ago. This deputation re- turned home fully convinced that the pooling system was the ideal method of handling milk and that it should, in due time, be ap- plied to this province. While it is conceded that there may be some difficulties in persuading a substantial percentage of Ontario milk producers to agree to the pool plan, there can be no doubt of its advantages. It would result, not only in an equalization of price, but also of quality of milk produced. To participate in the pool scheme, all producers would have to meet the same quality standards, which is not the same under Ontario's present piecemeal system of milk marketing. It would be possible, under legislation now in existence to organize the dairy industry along the lines suggested, so long as two- thirds of the producers voted in favor of it. there would be no obstacle in the way, and if additional legislation were required, the government would not refuse it if it were re- quested by that proportion of the producers. The scheme is certainly worth further study with a view to putting it into effect in On- tario. Editorial Notes New type of automobile engine will give 27.5 miles to the gallon on a Cadillac car. What does that mean on a Chevrolet? % + + U.S. army headquarters in Korea claims that Communist losses in the war there total 904,788. We take that with the same amount of salt as we did the German reports of Russian losses in World War II. * * RA A rumor from Bay Street, Toronto, says Premier Frgst will retire from his party leadership before the next election. We will | believe that one when Les Frost announces it himself, * * + London, England flower sellers have been | selling dandelions wrapped in a little green leaf at 28 cents a bunch. At that rate, there is a fortune in our back garden. + * + British government may send troops to Iran if the government there takes over the oil industry. That might be a very dan- gerous proceeding in the present delicate situation. Russia might call it aggression. ® Other Editors' Views o THE WINNERS (Guelph Mercury) A survey recently made discloses that students from small towns usually carry off the scholastic honors at colleges and universities, and that students who are working their way through usually rank higher in their grades than students whose expenses are being paid by their parents. + * * GOLDEN GEESE PLUCKED (Sudbury Star) The executive secretary of the Ontarlo Public Public School Trustees Association told a Sudbury meeting that teacher groups "go on and on in their request for higher salaries until the golden goose is. dead." Most ratepayers are of the opinion that in their role of golden geese they have already been well plucked. The rising costs of education are Dominion-wide and the burden on municipalities has reached the saturation point, not only in the payment of salaries but in the provision of new and enlarged schools to accommodate the larger school population. 4 + + PERSONAL RIGHTS (Port Arthur News-Chronicle) Nearly everyone interested in hockey will agree with the contention that the system of ownership, running all the way through the various leagues, is a violation of the personal rights which should balong to the individual player but whether anything will ever be done about it is a different matter. There are too many interested and organized on the one side while on the other there is no organization. eo A Bit of Verse ® SEA MARGIN Now along Indian Creek The snow by the painted sea Vivid white, vivid azure, Larkspur and lily white, Color of winter, gull wing season. The tide creeps slowly up shingle, dune beyond, Birds punctuate sky, spruces lean quietly Against winter white crags And the sea margin is winter still. Our footfalls on snow Are silent as soft music Writing in braille our jot of winter. HAROLD VINAL e A Bible Thought e John the Baptist said of Christ, "He, must in- crease, but I must decrease." (John 3:30.) If He is to increase in us, we must decrease; there is no other way. Lord, Thy Jove at last has conquered; Grant me now my supplication-- "None of self, and all of Thee!" R500 Sine, "e., 1d) --=Seibel, in The Richmond Times-Dispatch Lowly Peanut Replacing Sheep As Cloth Source London, May 21 -- (AP)--Prac- tically everyone in Britain except the moths is jubilant about the new synthetic wool made from peanuts. The new peanut fibre has just gone into commercial production at a new plant at Dumfries, Scotland. Round - the =- clock working was adopted, and output is slated to reach 10,000 tons a year by 1952. Harold Wilson, former president of Britain's Board of Trade, gave the new fibre its first boost when he appeared at official conferences in Paris, and later in the House of Commons, wearing one of the new "monkey nut" suits--made of a mixture of wool and the new syn- thetic. The theory behind pcanut suits is simple. Cellulose, the structural material of all plants, is obtained from wood to manufacture fibres stimulating cotton. But wool is a protein -- and to make an artificial wool fibre, a pro- tein must be used. Now Imperial Chemical Industries claim they have found an artificial wool which will stand up to almost any pro- cessing treatment given to the real thing. Although synthetic has all the warmth of 'real wool, it is not so strong. For this reason it is mixed with another fibre--such as wool, cotton, rayon or nylon. Because the synthetic can be made finer than any wool, British textile manufac- turers hope to produce entirely new types of fabrics. When the mixture is used to im- itate traditional cloths -- such as worsted for suiting--the manufac- turers claim that not even an ex- pert can tell the difference between special tests. Tests are going on to establish the effect of shrinkage, So far the new fibre has been made into carpets, knitting wools, hosiery, felts, hats, worsteds, tweeds, furnishing fabrics and other articles. Perhaps its biggest advan- tage in these days of rising prices: It sells at around 60 cents a pound, far below the cost of wool. The supply of raw material seems assured. The peanuts go first to a plant where the oil, used for mar- garine, is extracted. Ground nut- meal produces the solid threads of the synthetic fibre, Looking Around The World By DEWITT MACKENZIE Associated Press News Analyst Britain's Socialist government is a political enigma, as witness its announcement that it is prepared to give monetary aid to gentry who live in stately mansions and are unable financially to maintain these "national heritages." Of course the desire to preserve fine old historic mansions is quite understandable. But how do the "gentry" fit into the picture? Do they also rank as "National Herit- ages"? The an8wer to this in effect is "yes." That is to say, the peerage originally are granted as recognition of ability and worth and service. The government looks on titles as monuments. Moreover, there is the highly-im- portant fact that a part of the goverhment rests 'in the peerage-- the House of Lords. The Social- ists themselves are determined to maintain the peerage, and the King has created numerous lords at the request of the present government, Both the Conservatives and the Labor (Socialist) parties are agreed that, while certain reforms are need- ed in the House of Lords, it shall remain based on the peerage. However, the idea is to stream- line the upper house by making the mempnership elective instead of auto- matic to all peers as at present. This would eliminate a considerable amount of "deadwood" and inactive membership--that is, lords who bares' show up for sessions of par- liament, : Many of Britain's nobility and landed gentry have fallen on evil days because of terrific taxation. Great estates have had to be broken up to meet death duties. ; The country is filled with ancient and historic castles and fine old mansions, In many cases the pres- ent owners live in a couple of rooms or so, and earn a living by acting as guides to tourists. Many years ago Britain created a national trust to protect its historic monuments, including mansions and castles, and iis public parks. So the Labor government, feeling that these places are indeed a national heritage, has announced that desti- tute gentry who can't afford to maintain the more stately of the heritages, can apply for cash loans from the treasury. Ask a British Socialist (as I did whether he sees any inconsistency in his party taking such an attitude towards the peerage and he will shake his head, with the quip: "It's a good answer to Commu- nism, old chap." eo 15 Years Ago Ernest E. Leavens, private secre- tary to Col. R. 8B, McLaughlin, pass- ed away in Toronto General Hospl- tal. Minister of Highways announced that the Kingston Road will be widened between Oshawa and To- ronto, Oshawa Board of Education adopted . reductions in salary schediiles for the teaching staff in Oshawa schools. 1500 Oshawa school children pre- sented an excellent program at the annual school Music Festival. Tred L. Pow of Oshawa collected -T. Monod. $3,025 by winning the 'daily double" at the Woodbine Race Track. Ottawa Told Registration Not Needed Ottawa, May 21--(CP)--A nation- al registration is not needed now, the National Advisory Council on manpower told the government Sa- turday, but it advised planning for a quick registration in case of an emergency. The council said its information shows manpower requirements for the defence program on its current scale present no immediate prob- lem warranting a national registra- tion. In fact, the council was told by Arthur MacNamara, deputy labor minister, that a general registra- tion might not be needed for even a greatly expanded preparedness program, though he said it might be necessary to register specific oc- cupational groups from time to time, GIVE PLANES TO REDS Hong Kong, May 21 (Reuters)-- Chief Justice Sir Gerard Howe ruled today that 40 aircraft in Hong Kong, formerly owned by an American- registered Chinese Nationalist air- line, are the property of the Chin, ese Communist government. In a reserved judgment in the Hong Kong Supreme Court, he said that the Airline--Civil Air Transport In- corporated had failed to establish ownership of the planes. He allow- ed two months for an appeal, Seen the new rooms®... ot THE SHERMAN Make the Shermon your hotel in Chicago © New rooms, dramatically designed. © Fascinating restaurants, including the beautiful new College Inn Porterhouse, famous Well of the Seo. ® Hondy-to- everything location. © Garage in hotel. HOTEL SHERMAN Randolph ond Clark Streefs CHICAGO Frank W. Bering, Board Chairman James A. Hart, President Pat Hoy, V.P. and Gen'l Mgr. Chicago's personality hotel...now brilliantly restyled Mac's Musings We notice where an official Of the Milk Producers League Has been claiming that As a result of the high Costs of operation, Many Ontario dairy farmers Have been forced to use Unpaid family labor In the operation of Their dairy farms. This seems like setting up A straw man for the sole Purpose of knocking him down, Because most of those who Were born on the farm, Or who worked on farms Can recall the days when Operating costs were low, But even in those days Every member of the family Took a share of farm work, Without thought of wages. We are not claiming that This principle is right, But it is all wrong to Claim that higher operating Costs on the farms have Made it necessary to use Unpaid family labor. As we recall our days On an Ontario farm, It was natural that every Member of the family Took regular turns at Doing the daily chores, Milking the cows, and The many other duties Which go with farming, And considered that by So doing they were making Their contribution to The family welfare, So there is nothing new In the methods of operating The family farm in having All members of the family Take their share of the Working without receiving Regular wages in cash, Only every member felt He or she was helping To promote the family's Prosperity by so doing, And that all would benefit. Raffles at Fairs To Be Discontinued At their spring meeting, Direc- tors of the Ontario Association of Agricultural Societies unanimous- ly endorsed a resolution aimed at discouraging raffles at the Fall Fairs throughout Ontario. This resolution had previously been ap- proved by the Class B Fairs at the February convention. This was announced by J. A. Carroll, Super- intendent of Agricultural Societies for the Ontario Department of Ag- riculture. All agricultural societies through- out the Province are being urged to study the situation as it applies to their fairs and, if the local board of directors permit the practice of selling raffle tickets, they are be- ing asked to limit such sale entire- ly to local organizations, It was pointed out at the Provincial Direc- tors' meeting that as many as four cars were raffled at some fairs last year by different organizations, and in many instances they came from outside the Society area, PREPARE LAST RITES Tokyo, May 21 (AP)--Conform- ing with a centuries-old ritual, Em- peror Hirohito and his three broth- ers Saturday placed the body of their mother in its casket. The Dowaged Empress Sadako, 66, died of a heart ailment Thursday. The imperial household board announc- ed Sunday that her funeral would be held "around June 20." ENGLAND DOWNS PORTUGAL Liverpool, England, Mfy 21 (Reuters)--England defeated Port- ugal 5-2 in an International Soc- cer match on Saturday, GE. FEATURES ) 2 2) sweet you are is «PORTRAITS By James J. Métcalfe Believe Me, Dear HERE is no word, there is 'no phrase . . . To make my meaning clear . . . And tell your heart how How lovable and dear . . . There is no proens 1 could bring + «+ To show my love for you ... And prove how much you are a part . . . Of everything I do . . Bus in the world there is ytd aoe J igs : bliss . . . And there is no one else, my love . . . Whose lps I want to kiss . . . You are the image of my dreams . . . hope of every prayer . .. And every moment of my life . . . Is yours alone to share . . . I know I can not say it well . . . Bue please believe me, dear . . . No love could be more lasting « + « No promise more sincere. ° Copr. 1951, Pield Enterprises, Inc. All rights reserved. i Who gives me so much i Rome, May 20 -- (AP)--Italy's Communist party--the largest out- side of Russia--will get its first bal- lot box test in three years at the coming municipal elections. Voters in tlmost 5,000 cities and towns with a combined population of 27,576,572 will pick municipal councils May 27° and June 10, On the same dates provincial councils will be elected in 58 of the coun- try's 91 provinces. The elections will be an all-out battle between forces of Premier Alcide De Gasperi, head of Italy's Christian Democratic majority party, and the 2,500,000-member Communist Party under Moscow- trained Palmiro Togliatti and its ally, the Italian Socialist Party (P.S.1.) headed by Pietro Nenni. Normally municipal elections de- pend largely on local issues, but Premier De Gasperi appears to have made the balloting a sort of nation- al referendum. For one thing, he evidently be- lieves prospects for success are suf- ficiently good that the Commun- ists will suffer a further blow to their prestige nationally. For an- Italian Civic Elections Involve National Issue ® Lg other, his government is concerned about the role Communist admin- istrations in towns and cities could play in dividing the country in case of war. Mario Scenba, Christian Demo- crat minister of interior, says the Communist governments in power inone-third of the country's muni- cipalities, with a; total population of 20,000,000 persons, are tools for Italy's Red leaders. The first of three rounds of muni- cipal elections will be held in 2, 743 cities and towns in 28 prov- inces. On June 10, voting will take place in 2,151 communities in 30 provinces. Elections in the ree mainder of Italy's municipalities are expected in the fall The Communist-Socialist com- bine now holds sway in about 1,200 of the 2,743 cities and towns in the 28 provinces to vote May 27. Italian observers generally give the De Gasperie forces the edge in the voting. Some Christian Democrat writers boast that 1,000 communi- ties will be wrested from the Come MEN ARE NEEDED NOW! for the GOVERNOR-GENERAL'S HORSE GUARDS designated for the newly formed 27th CANADIAN INFANTRY BRIGADE GROUP for service anywhere UNIT PARADES TUESDAY, 8:00 P.M. Get full details from the unit, or the ARMY RECRUITING STATION UNIVERSITY AVENUE ARMOURIES TORONTO