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SECA ATRer ER, OPINONS DAILY TIMES-CAZETTE EDITORIAL PAGE FEATURE S The Daily Times-Gazette OSHAWA WHITBY THE OSHAWA TIMES (Established 1871) THE WHITBY GAZETTE & CHRONICLE (Established 1563) The Times-Gazette is a member of I'he Canadian Press, the Canadian Daily Newspapers Association, the Ameri- can Newspaper Pub ss A the Ontario Provincial Dailies Association and the Audit Bureau ct Circulations. The Canadian Press is exclusively entitied to the use for repubiication of all news despatches ip the paper credited to it or to The Associated Press or Reuters, and also the local news published therein. Al rights of special despatches herein are also reserved. A. R. ALLOWAY, President and Publisher. T. L. WILSON, Vice-President and Managing Director. M. McINTYRE HOOD, Managing Editor. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Delivered by carrier in Oshawa, Whitby, Brooklin, Port that it is in Britain, where all appointments . Per Ajax and Pickering, 30c per week. By mail out. pun Bo ok delivery areas anywhere In Capada and England, $7.00 per year; U.S. $9.00 per year. Authorized ss Second Class Matter, Post Office Uapartment, Ottawa, Canada. : DAILY AVERAGE CIRCULATION for MAY 10,585 MONDAY, JUNE 11, 1951 Knowing Industry The Canadian Manufacturers' Association has issued a booklet, through its educational [ department, setting forth an interesting proposal. It points out that the people of a community, for the most part, know very little about the actual operation of the in- dustries in their midst. The wall, gate or other place of admission to the factory seems to act as a barrier past which they cannot go, and this barrier keeps the citizens at large from understanding as they should the function of industry in the life of the com- munity. To overcome this, the booklet suggests that periodically, the barriers to industry should be removed, and the citizens at large invited to enter and see for themselves how it oper- ates. It advises that first of all the workers in a plant should be made familiar with the whole plant and its operations, and not the little corner in which they happen to work. Then it is suggested that their families-- wives, mothers, children be invited to come and see what their husbands, fathers and sons are doing while at work. After that cotild come the larger scale "open house" to which all the people of the community could be invited. There is a great deal of merit in this idea, and it is to be hoped that many industries will adopt it, and welcome visits from the people of their communities to their plants. True, it might cause a little inconvenience in some factories. It might interfere to some extent with part of the operations. But that need not be necessary in a well-planned in- dustry if the tour were organized thorough- ly. Why not let Oshawa set the example by having a series of days for community- wide industrial visitation. Political Patronage The use of political patronage in making government appointments has again become a live subject by the action of Postmaster- General Rinfret in reviving the system in use prior to 1927, under which the holder of that office has the right to make all appoint- ments to post offices with revenue under $3,000. This measure has been strongly at- tacked by opposition leaders in the Com- mons, who declared that it meant going back to the days when a man had to have pull with the member for his riding, or the de- feated candidate, in order to secure govern- ment employment. We do not entirely agree that it is neces- sary to go back to the old days to find this kind of patronage rampant. In many in- stances, it has never stopped. For instance, when a member on the government side wishes to have a friend, or the son or daughter of a friend, "taken care of" as the saying goes, there is usually little difficulty in arranging it. And we have known of cases in recent years of positions being creat- ed for the sole purpose:of finding a place for an ardent worker for a particularly per- sistent member. This is even more true of the way things are done at Queen's Park by the Ontario Government than it is of the federal government at Ottawa, where the examination system and appointment by the Civil Service Commission does still prevail to a large extent. Of course, there are instances when ap- plication of the patronage system can be jus- tified. We have heard it defended on the ground that, when a local appointment has to be made, the sitting member or defeated candidate is much better qualified to nomin- ate a man or woman for the position than is a Commission sitting in Ottawa. We have also heard an Ontario cabinet minister de- fend the policy of appointing only members of his own party to government positions by saying that he would not appoint anyone who was opposed to the policies of the govern: 'as followers of an opposition party be. ifnNid are made on merit, regardless of political affiliation, and promotions are made on the same basis, so long as political standing is a key to a government job. There is certainly little encouragement for young people to choose the civil service as a career so long a. the political leanings of one's family are an important consideration in appointments and promotions. ; A Good Year Predicted It is sometimes a bit dangercus to hazard a guess on what the year's farm crops are going to produce, even to make such a pre- diction at the beginning of June. Col. T. L. Kennedy, Ontario Minister of Agriculture, however, has been touring the province, and has returned with no inhibitions whatever about the crop prospects for this year. Ac- cording to him, Ontario is in for a bumper year in all departments of farm products. This is how he puts it. "Never in history has there been a promise of better crops. In my 12 years in administration, we have never had 100 per cent crops, but this year it looks as if we will. Last year, returns on 80 per cent of the crops planted were good. The other 20 per cent were not so good. The way things look now, everything should be great. At the present pace, returns should surpass con- siderably the mark of better than one billion dol- lars achieved by farm produce in 1950." If the forecast of the veteran agriculture minister is realized, this will be a good year for Ontario farmers, and perhaps, for the consuming public as well. In seasons of ex- tra large production on the farms, there is always a possibility that price levels will be lowered, with the farmers reaping larger re- turns because of volume rather than price per unit. It may be premature, however, to ex- pect price decreases to follow in the train of increased production, because there is still a large world demand for food products, and the demands of the home market have reach- ed levels far beyond anything of the past. But whether or not the price levels are low- ered because of bumper crops, the farmers are assured of a measure of prosperity which will have a beneficial effect on the whole | economy of Ontario. Editorial Notes The price war in the New York depart- ment stores was a grand thing for the con- sumers while it lasted. But unfortunately, it did not last long enough. * + % Scottish Junior Farmers claim that we do not farm our land nearly as intensively as is done in their own country. Perhaps that it because we have so much of it to farm. + * * The coming of summer weather sees the start of the annual toll of deaths by drown- ing. Most of these would not occur if sanity and care prevailed while people are out on the water. + + * Both Liberal and opposition members of the Commons urged the government to re- move obstacles in the way of more home- building. Many private citizens will join with them in making that suggestion, -® Other Editors' Views eo DOWN WITH ALL MACHINERY! (Montreal Matin) Manifestly the machine derives from capitalism and that is its great fault. Even if the machine means better wages for the worker, even if the machine brings prosperity and progress to the iadividual and the nation, even if the machine improves general well being, it is none the less true that it has enriched some man. That crime is unjardonable, and that is why, as it appears, it would be better to destroy all machines and go back to the stage-coach era, to the water-mill and laundry along the river-bank. How many workers, how many housewives would choose that? ® A Bit of Verse ® A ROBIN'S NEST A mother robin built a nest "Neath our verandah eaves . Of sticks and twigs mixed with mud, Lined with old dried leaves. Sits she there both night and day, Hatching out her brood, She is not disturbed, Whether weather bad or good. The nest is quite the wonder Of all who pass it by-- How all will then have room, When the young birds start to fly. Birds and all the wild life Who live from day to day, Governed by an all-wise Providence To guide them on their way. --W. J. BROWN ® A Bible Thought e At long last God renders the verdict. He reverses the judgment of men. Men may kill the body, but God renders the verdict, well done. Try to win that verdict. Ye shall not be afraid of the face of man: "Something Behind Him" --Sharpe, in The Glasgow Bulletin, Scotland. Deviationists Rome (Reuters) -- Italy's "de- viationist" deputies, former Com- munists Aldo Cucchi and Valdo Magnani, are gnawing at the found- ations of the biggest Communist | machine in western Europe. Success, if it is possible against the 2,600,000 - strong Italian Com- munist party, can only come through patient chipping and bor- ing. Four months after their break with Moscow - dominated Commu- nism, Cucchi and Magnani are planning a national congress of their marxist movement "for the unity and independence of Italian workers." The sudden glare of world pub- licity which was turned upon them has faded. They have settled down to the unspectacular work of shap- ing a new movement. » Regional offices of the Italian workers' moveraent have been opened in 12 cities and towns. Application forms for member- ship will soon be distributed. Cucchi is busy organizing, chiefly in the Emilia region of Italy's "Red Chip at the Party Line In Italy belt," where 10 north-central pro- vinces formed an almost-solid Com- munist block until anti-Communist parties made considerable election gains. Magnani is usually on the move, probing and coordinating from the Alps to the Straits of Messina. The movement's 'third man," Riccardo Cocconi, once a big name in the Emilia Communist coopera- tive organizations, is in charge of the Rome headquarters office. Cucchi, a burly, 39-year-old sur- geon, is the party's strong man, Magnani, 38-year-old professor of philosophy, fought as a partisan in Yugoslavia under Marshal Tito. He is the movement's roving prophet. Cocconi, 40, a former partisan leader, is the meticulous chief of staff, quietly turning theories into facts and figures. The Italian workers' movement is not a political party. It stands for a Marxist Italy independent of the Russian and American power blocks, in solidarity with "all coun- tries ready to defend themselves against any aggressor." Montreal (CP)-- A nation should be something more than an econo- mic and political structure, Rt. Hon. Vincent Massey, chairman of the Massey Commission on arts, letters and science, said today. Mr. Massey, clLancellor of the University of Toronto and former Canadian high commissioner in London, told the Canadian Club that this was a fundamental as- sumption justifying the commis- sion's inquiry. The commission travelled 10,000 miles across Canada, heard 1200 witnesses and read some 460 briefs Its report was tabled in parlia- ment June. "The great majority of persons making submissions were not pro- fessionally concerned with the arts or literature or science," Mr. Mas- sey said "They were ordinary ci- tizens interested in these things be- cause they attached importance to them. Mr. Massey said the commission Massey Commission Stuck By Note of 'Canadianism' was impressed by the prevailing "Canadian" not it found across the country. There was a positive "Canadianism.. I can best des- cribe as a growing desire for self- reliance." The financial support recom- mended for the CBC, the univer- sities and a national system of scholarships would require sub- stantial sums, Mr. Massey said, but there would be, each year, less than the cost of five heavy bomb- ers. VISITORS JAM HOTELS London--(CP)--Festival of Brit- ain visitors are flocking to Britain. Every one of London's 33,000 first class hotel rooms are booked up this month and builders, painters and decorators are working overtime in an attempt to provide 1,300 more bedrooms. for the judgment is God's--Deut. 1:17. id equipping the Viet Nam forces. Same Enemy, Different Name While United Nations forces are fighting the Communists in Korea, a similar action, but in guerrilla. sty'e, continues in Indo-China, These machine-gunners are the Viet Nam forcgs who are operating from a river craft against Viet Minh guerrillas, They are gradually driving the Viet Minh forces out of Viet Nam territory, French and U.S, arms Mac's Musings It is a wonderful and Breath-taking experience For those who are lovers Of the beauty of nature, Of the glow and color of The trees and fields To wander forth along The back concessions And the sideroads of Old Ontario in these Days of early summer, The other day we found Ourselves driving around Part of Ontario County, Forsaking the paved highways And following the dirt roads As they wound up hill And down again in an aimless Sort of wandering. Driving in the back roads One has to drive slowly, Because of their condition And their narrowness, But that in itself is Something of a blessing, Because one then has time To look around and view The prodigal richness Of the rural scenery, Of fields richly green, Of trees in the background Where many hues mingle With each other to create A picture of loveliness, Enhanced by blossoms Pink and white and lilac. There is an endowment Of glorious scenery Right at our own back door, That can far surpass that Found by going far afield, If only our souls are Attuned to enjoying it. Lethbridge Makes Plans For Future Lethbridge, Alta., (CP) -- One of the fastest-growing cities in western Canada, Lethbridge has had an exhaustive report prepared on its past and present to help it cope with future growth. Prepared by Gerald A. P Car- rothers of the University of Mani- toba, the report comprises a 155- page booklet, 32 maps, and three groups of mounted photographs. The report reveals that the popu- lation of Lethbridge has increased by 27 per cent in the last for years, compared with 21 per cent for Edmonton and 13 per cent for Calgary. Mr. Carrothers predicted that by 1970, the minimum population of this southern prairie city would be 29,6000, while the maximum to be expected would be 70.000 per- sons. Lethbridge's present popu- lation is .about. 20,000. Nearly half of the city's homes, or 41 per cent, have been built in the last 10 years. Another 27 per cent of Lethbridge dwellings are more than 40 years old. Prepared to aid the town plan- ning commission, the report re- views location and direction of growth, parking problems, recrea- tional areas; conditions of build- ings and natural resources. You Can't Build By Destroying It is about a hundred years since Abraham Lincoln gave voice in various addressés to the substance of the following words. They are as true today and they were then. "You cannot bring about prosper- ity by discouraging thrift. You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong. You cannot help the wage earner by pulling down the wage payer. hood of man by encouraging class hatred. You cannot help the poor by de- stroying the rich, You cannot establish sound security on borrowed money. You cannot build character and courage by taking away man's initiative and independence. You cannot help men, permanently, by doing for them what they could and should do for them- selves." J. L. R. e Readers Views THE HOUSING PROBLEM The Editor, The Times-Gazette. Dear Sir: I would like to express my ideas regarding the business men and houses. I would like to ask the "big" man a question. Why won't you help the working man own a home? Why can't you all get together and put up the money for houses and then sell them, but not with a down payment. The prospective home owner would pay, say $45 to $50 a month and at the end of each year pay a lump sum of perhaps $500 or more depending on income. The working man cannot manage these large down payments. Or aren't they supposéd to own homes, like Mr. Big Businessman? There are some men in this city who make more in one year, than the working man does in a life time, and I think it is a shame, that they won't help. Something has got to be done about the housing shortage here in Oshawa, so why won't you business men start the ball rolling. I was told this morning that you won't because you wouldn't make any- ing, That would be just too bad, 'wouldn't it? Prices are going higher and ma- terials shorter, so NOW is the time. Who will start the ball rolling? Thank you. ; Yours truly, E. McCLURE. Oshawa, Ont., June 9, 1951, A famous iron age hoard of gold and coins found in 1949 is a feature are -Central Press Canadian, of the collection at Norwich Castle, | England. You cannot further the brother- T7gl PO RTRAITS By James J. Metcalfe The Love You Offer Me I WISH that I could truly match . . . The love you offer me , . . Its faith, its hope, its promise and boundless sympathy . . . I wish that I could offer you ... A love as sweet and whole . . . And shower every blessing on ++. Your good and gentle soul . and . . . My virtues are so few . . . I know I could not ever be . . . As wonderful as you . . heart . . . My love, however poor . moment and . «, I pray it will endure . with all my heart . . . That some day | shall beg . . . A little more deserving of . . . The love you offer me. Copr. 1951, Pleld Enterprises, Ine. All Rights Reserved aa lts .« but, oh, my faults are many . And yet 1 want to tell your +. + Belongs ta you each «. And, 6h, I hope Looking Around The World | By M.M.H. There's something cooking in Kor- | ea, Top - ranking administration | leaders " such as General George | Marshall, United States Defence Secretary, do not fly from Washing- ton across the Pacific and hold sec- ret conferences with military lead- ers solely for the purpose of con- gratulafing them on their achieve- ments. Nor do they go to the battle- front simply to allow the troops to have a look at them. The air of mystery which sur- rounded the visit of General Mar- shall to Korea makes it all the more apparent that this was more than a mere courtesy call. State Secretary Acheson, possibly in an unguard- ed moment, told the Senate Mac- Arthur inquiry committee that he did not know Marshall was going to Korea. And in Tokyo, Marshall him- self was as close as the proverbial clam. With all this mystery attached to the trip, 1t is bound to raise just as much speculation on what he had to say to his top generals at the front as there was when President Truman and General MacArthur nad their famous meeting some months ago. There are varied grounds for the speculation which will arise as to | the real purpose of Marshall's visit to Korea. Naturally one recalls the statement made to the Senate com- mittee two weeks ago by General Lawton Collins, army chief of staff. He told the committee that a new directive for the Korean campaign was: being prepared and would be | issued soon. Maybe that had some- | thing to do with the sudden flight | across the Pacific. i Again, during the past few days | ambassadors of the sixteen nations | with troops in Korea -- including | Canada--have been holding meet- | ings in Washington, discussing what | steps might be taken to bring hos- | tilities there to a halt. Could it be that something transpired at that | meeting which required a personal | consultation between Marshall and | his field generals, Ridgway and Van | Fleet. | These are just a couple of things | which might have sent General | Marshall off on a sudden and brief | visit to the Korean war front, and | it is quite reasonable that one or both of them may have been dis- | cussed. i Certain it is that top level de-| cisions have to be made about Kor- | ea, and that quickly. The situation | at the front demands them. The | United Nations forces are steadily | pushing northward from the 38th Parallel, slowly, it is true, but never- theless steadily, and, in view of the whole history of the Korean | campaign, a decision has to be made as to whether the advance should continue until the Manchurian boundary is in sight, as was done on a former occasion, or whether active peace negotiations are to be | undertaken. | Yes, there is surely something new cooking with regard to Korea. Marshall did not go there just for the sake of having a couple of days away from the Pentagon building. So one of these days the story will come out as to the real reason why he went there. i ® 15 Years Ago Work was started on laying a new surface on Highway No. 2 from Oshawa to Bowmanville. W. PF. Carson, 356 Mary Street, won a Chevrolet car as the grand prize at the 1936 Rotary Fair. Application to Osgoode Hall for permission to build a service station at the corner of King Street East and Charles Street was dismissed by Mr. Justice McTague. A new gravel road leading to the Oshawa Harbor has been complet- ed. Seventy-eight new General Mo- tors cars stored in Bowmanville skating rink were destroyed by a fire which gutted the building. Want to buy sell or trade? -- A classified ad and the deal is made. News Budget Of Haydon District MRS. HILDA CROSSMAN Correspondent HAYDON--Mr. Delbert Martin and Mrs. Margaret Myers, Wells ville, N.Y., spent the week-end with Mr, and Mrs. Jack Potts and Mrs, W. Martin. Mrs. Martin accom- panied them home for a visit. Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Fontaine, Mr. and Mrs. D. MacKenzie and family, Toronto, with Mr. and Mrs, A. McNeil over the week-end, Mrs, Fontaine remained with her par- ents for a few days. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Ashton and family, Toronto, with relatives in the village on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Slemen, Mr. Walter Loveridge, were Sunday visitors of Mr. and Mrs. E, Skinner, Oshawa, The teacher and pupils had a holiday on Monday, June 4 cele- brating the King's birthday. Sunday School meeting was held on Monday night to make plans for our Sunday School Anniversary on Monday, July 2. Practice Sunday morning at 10.30, Church service in the afternoon at 3 o'clock. Rev. Lute in charge. OXFORD'S UNDERGRAD Novel dollar-earning non-profit- making venture in Britain is "Undergrad Tours." 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