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Eogisnd, 0 7 ud Matter, Post Office Department, Ottawa, Canada. DAILY AVERAGE CIRCULATION for AUGUST 10,019 . WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1951 di The School Situation In a letter which appeared on this page yesterday, a resident of the northeast end of the city made a strong protest against the children of that area having to go to Ritson School, a mile and a half from their homes. One can sympathize with the desire of parents to have their children -attend schools close to where they live, especially children of the kindergarten age. This feel- ing becomes stronger when attending a dis- tant school involves passing across heavily travelled streets. The chief complaint of the letter-writer was that both of the new schools now plan- ned by the Board of Education are to be in the south half of the city, and will not better the position of the pupils living in the new north-eastern residential area. Her conten- tion is that the north-east area should be served first. While no one will find fault with the view- point taken by the writer of this letter, so far as the interests of the children of the district involved are concerned, there is an- other side to the question. It should be pointed out that a by-law providing for a school there was defeated some five years ago, by a fairly narrow margin. Had all of the residents of thot scétion cf the city vot- ed in favor of it, the by-law would have been carried, but unfortunately, a substantial number of them voted against it. gr However, that is past history, and the Board of Education has to deal with condi- tions as it finds them today. It has to take an over-all view of the city's educational needs, and not look at one section only. Be- fore the decisions to build schools on Wilson Road, south of King Street, and in the Col- lege Hill section, were reached, a complete survey was made of the city. That was done last year. This revealed that the greatest concentration of new school pupils was tak- ing place in the residential areas in the southeast of the city, and that the needs of that section warranted first consideration. There is still heavy building of homes in the southeast areas, and the Board felt that this justified placing a school there first on the list. The needs of the College Hill séction, from which children are being taught in basement rooms in Westmount School and in the small Base Line school; also warranted high prior- ity. The school age population there has also grown rapidly. Having based its decisions on a survey which revealed the areas of greatest need, the Board of Education is doing its best to move first in the directions where phese areas lie. It may be that for some time, un- til the whole educational plan for the en- larged city can be worked out, there will be 'sections which feel there is discrimination against them. In due course, all situations will be met, but for the present, and regret- tably so, there are some sections which will have to suffer incofivenience. British Workers' Fears One of the greatest problems which is fac- ing the government of Britain today is that of maintaining production in industry, and -particularly in the coal mining industry. There are general criticisms that labor is not producing as it should, and that the only solution to the British economic situation is a substantial increase in production per man- hour, This was the chief subject with which Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rt. Hon. Hugh Gaitskell, dealt in his recent ad- dress to. the Trades Union Congress held at Blackpool. He said that the workers were -obsessed by fears which were holding back production, and described the fears in these words: "Pear of the michine and the proper use of it, fear of the lost job, fear of letting men who arc needed come in, Tear of beter meihods, fear . of letting someone else share in the work, fear of learning know-how from one another or from \he Americans, Fear and inertia on both sides of i, * industry is making our life on this island thin- ner, poorer, harder and more burdensome than it need be." These words from the British Chancellor are worth heeding. They tell a large part of the reason for the grim conditions which to- day face the people of his country. There is little hope for permanent bettermentsin the British position by any other means than by greater production. This is needed to build up the exports required to balance the trade budget. It is needed even more to make available to the people of Britain a greater volume of consumer goods to alleviate the deadly monotony of their lives. The workers of Britain have to learn that the things they fear are the very things whicn would do more than anything else to restore a normal economy to their country, and that only when this is done can they hope for any im- provement in the conditions of poverty and hardship so many of them are now enduring. Settlers for the West The importance of peopling the West was stressed by an economist the other day, who urged this should be one of the first matters dealt with by parliament. ' By the West is meant all Canada between the United Stat: and the sixteenth parallel of north latitude, including the provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia. The peopling of the west has become a somewhat troublesome problem to solve, be- cause it involves difficulties that are pecu- liar to the Canadian West, and that are unique in other ways. Fortunately the gra- vest of these difficulties may be dealt with successfully by the exercise of a little com- mon sense combined with real patriotism. In dealing with the situation, nothing is to be gained by trying to make it a matter of party politics. The most serious element of the problem is that of getting the right type of popula- tion. Hitherto continuous efforts have been made to get people into the west, no matter where they came from or to what European race they belonged. The natural outcome of such a policy is a mixure of races that will have an injurious effect for a century to come. The national government for some years past has been imposing restrictions on all foreign countries except the British Empire. The foreigner, as an individual among the peopie of British origin, would not be so objectionable but when immigrants come in racial groups and segregate them- selves into "settlements" they constitute a problem that will continue insoluble for generations to come. They create permanent groups and obstruct settlement by enduring problems -- social, educational and religious -- that will injuriously affect thousands of neighborhoods for ages. It is quite clear and very important that incoming settlers should, in their own land, be experimentally familiar with agriculture. The processes that together constitute a "calling" of this sort, are individually simple, obvious and comparatively easy to # master, both practically and scientifically. It is quite otherwise with manufacturing which calls for trained expertness that im- plies a period of apprenticeship in order to be able to learn processes and become acquainted with machinery. The tilling of the soil is a matter of handling tools, operating comparatively simple implements, and ac- quiring a practical knowledge of the causes of weather conditions and their changes. Ag- riculturak¥ immigrants from Britain are the most desirable, and the safest to import for settlement in the West. Editorial Notes End of the summer holiday season is seen in the great volume of business done by the City Council on Monday evening. From now until the end of the year the aldermen will really earn their salaries. + * * Result of the UAW elections shows that the extreme left wing element is further than ever from securing control of Local 222, which speaks well for the sanity of its membership. * * * Hydro Chairman Robert Saunders an- nounces there will be no increase in electri- city rates in 1951 and 1952. How nice it would be if a great many other public bhod- ies could make a similar announcement. * * + It would be interesting if the Dominion Bureau of Statistics could figure out how much of the high cost of living index is due to government taxation. That might show the Ottawa authorities how to decrease it. ® A Bible Thought e "Humble yourselves . , ." "Cltanse your hands , [ "Draw nigh to God . , .", (James 4:10, 3). May we be little enough, clean enough, close enough. orm By ROBERT E. GEIGER Washington (AP) The U.S. weather bureau has virtually marked the spot where this sum- mer's floods and blistering drought were born. This birth occurred far out over the Pacific Ocean, and about six miles above the earth, weeks be- fore its effects were felt in the United States. Federal weathermen, under Je- rome Namias, chief of the extend- ed forecast division, were looking right over nature's shoulder. Namias and his team produce the weather bureau's 30-day '"'out- look summary" --a long-range forecast. They learned new facts of storm life, from birth to death, by kibitzing the Pacific Ocean's storm cradle. This knowledge will raise the accuracy of long-range forecasts, including warnings of floods, drought, heat spells, even hurricanes. Namias and his staff of young weather scientists are convinced that atmosphere conditions from two to 10 miles above the earth govern surface weather. They also are. convinced that patterns that develop in the atmosphere can be "read" and interpreted weeks be- fore their effects are felt upon the surface. Predictions of the wet and cool weather that led to the midwest floods and of the record-breaking heat in the south were made weeks in advance last spring. The staff had - been studying such information as is available about weather conditions and the atmosphere in past seasons. Such information isn't available for all parts of the earth, but it has been collected in many places. It hasn't been recorded for long, but con- siderable has been since 1939. Weather patterns consist of huge areas of warm moist air, other areas of cold air, high and low pressure areas, winds and other atmospheric elements. Constantly | changing, these produce weather, good, bad, indifferent. Weathermen detect patterns by sending balloons aloft and then ob- serving their course. Some bal- loons carry instruments to take temperature, pressure, and other readings which are semt back by automatic wireless and make it possible for the weathermen to pre- dict changes in conditions. In checking information gathered in past years, the weather team discovered that when certain pat- terns occur in the high atmosphere certain results---are likely to occur later in the lower atmosphere, next fo the earth. : A stream of air like a great river usually rushes from two to 10 miles over the United States. Weathermen call it the jet stream. Its air usually flows in a general easterly direction at speeds up to 300 miles per hour, any where frcm the southern border of the United States to Canada or even beyond. A great mass of cold air sur- rounds the North Pole. Warm air lies to the south. Currents 'of air generally flow between these two great air masses. The jet stream is one. The width of the jet stream ap- parently is determined by the con- trast in temperature between the two great bodies of air. Some- times it may be only a hundred miles .or less, other times around 300 miles wide. * Last winter Namias noted that in other late winter and early spring seasons vast quantities of air from the Pacific Ocean and then northward. This caused a "wave" Weather Bureau Spots Prospects Far in Advance | er air is lighter. This is how nature to occur along the edge of the air mass over the north pole. While these conditions existed, a mass of warm air usually was moving northward from the Gulf of Mexico to meet the cold northern air. Frequently the warm air from the south would be forced" to rise over the cold air as the two mas- ses came together, because warm- makes rain. The warm moist air, cooled by rising, releases its moisture. When nature sets up this pattern it is likely to hold its shape for many days, or return to this shape if disturbed. When this happens in late winter or spring it means cold weather and rain or snow for the folks below. The amount depends upon how clear cut the pattern is. As Namias and his team were watching the Pacific "cradle" areas last spring, just such a pat- tern as they had found in past years began to form. It formed a funnel-shaped chan- nel of air across the United States between the warm and cold air masses. This channel was the jet stream, its narrowest point almost directly above Kansas City, and its winds at times reaching 200 miles per hour, five to eight miles high. The pattern was very distinct. | This was in May. The 30-day pre- | diction for June was decided-- the midwest could expect more cold and wet weather. The high atmosphere pattern persisted. Indications were the midwest would get damper and damper. In June, the wettest in 65 years in many places, Kansas was oozing like a sponge. The forecasters told the midwes- terners to expect more rain. By the fourth of July things were serious, with streams on the rise. Still more rain fell. Finally the rivers leaped their banks. The meandering high pressure area from the Pacific backed up as summer continued. Namias had learned that when this happens it | foretells drier and hotter weather | for the midwest. This he mention- | ed in his outlook summaries, days ahead of the time the hot air ar-| rived and finally spread over al- most the whole midwest and south. In late July and August parts of Texas and the gulf states had some of the hottest weather in history. Does this mean the weather bu- reau can hit the bull's eye 30 days in advance every time from now | on? Namias is a modest man. The most he will say is this: | "We've picked up one bit of new information about the weather. A' great deal of weather forecasting | continues to depend upon human judgment and not precise know- ledge. A lot remains to be learned. 'Possibly in my life time we will begin hitting the weather forecast- ing bull's eye time after time with almost no misses---but I doubt it." | Finds Water Helps Learn to Dive Doncaster, England (Reuters) -- *'Look kids, I can dive," said six- year-old Graham Rhoden to his wide-eyed brother and siter. Dive he did--right out the bedroom win- dow. But it wasn't like the seashore where he'd, just spent his vacation. Graham hit the concrete path two storeys below--feet first. He suffer- ed a sprained ankle. Said his shocked parents: "We gave him a strong talking to." : DIAL OSHAWA 3-8549 SAVE WHIL LR Direct From Factory FREE BEDROOM CHAIR call our office ar once for tree esti- mates. a 4 UU UALY TORONTO FURNITURE MFG. CO. PARKLANE AVE. Special! Save Money Now Buy We are tops in re-uphol- stering and custom built turniture. Buy from us. . , save the middleman's profit. With every order . IY 'XINEY £7 ARNT? {In front of their homes, | And a garden catch behind. EDITORIAL PAG Mac's Musings It was a revelation to us To see and enthuse over The gardens of England And those in Scotland, Not the huge gardens Around the large estates, But the small gardens Of those working folk, Who have little plots We sensed a difference Between garden techniques Here and over there, Because these small homes, Had low fences and hedges Separating them from the Sidewalks and surrounding Their garden spaces. | In these garden spaces We saw great masses of Gorgeous roses, such as are | Only to be seen in the Greenhouses of Canada, | Or in the gardens of | Specialists in roses, ! Flaming snapdragons, and | A great many other flowers | We have never seen here. | The pride which these people | Take in the neatness | And beauty of their gardens Has given us a new | Conception of what a | Well-kept garden can be, | And of how diligent care, And careful planning can Pay dividends in beauty. Long after we have forgotten Many of our experiences On our British holiday. We will remember. the Gardens we saw around the Little homes of Britain, And try to emulate them If it can be done, In our own garden. No Compensation For Obligation By JOSEPH LISTER RUTLEDGE Quite recently the 14,000 civil! servants of Ontario secured a cost | of living bonus averaging between | $25 and $30 per month.-We are not | arguing against this," or even | against their subsequent demand | for an additional 109, wage in- crease, We are merely using it as| a text, not knowing enough of the | basis for these demands to warrant | an opinion. | The text stems from a recent edi- | torial in the official organ of the | Civil Servants' Association which | enunciates views on which we feel | we are entitled to have an opinion. | This editorial justifies these new | demands- on the grounds that the | bonus received "was not even suf- ficient to take care of the new 20% | surcharge on income tax." | This, it seems, reflects a fairly | general attitude which essumes that | whenever new- taxes are imposed | the tax supplies a reason for new | wage demands or other considera- tions to offset it. In other words, | there is a growing feeling that any- body but ourselves should bear the | burden of government, | Let us get our thinking straight. | If our representatives in parliament | are entitled to impose any tax--and | if they aren't it is certainy our obligation as citizens to restrain | them--then this taxation should be | borne proportionately by all the people. Failing this, those who evad | the tax should not have the same rights of citizenship as those who | bear it. Democracy provides no free rides. i When the civil servants or any other group insist on being compen- sated for a tax imposed to help pay for a necessary defence program, they are saying, in effect, that they will do nothing for their own pro- tection and this burden must be! carried by a fraction of the people. | We do not think that this is the attitude of the civil servants or of any other group. We think they | are being confused by the double- talk of their leaders until the dis- tinction between rights and obliga- | tions is lost. If our tax burden becomes too great for us to bear, or too great a temptation to needless government | spending--and we may be approach- | ing that point--our obligation is to work to reduce this burden for | everyone, not to evade it for our- selves. Taxes are a basic concept | of democracy. Just as democracy | decrees that all shall have a voice in their government, it also de- mands that all shall pay their fair | share of the running costs. No one | | can be 'compensated for taxation | without doing something to under- mine our democratic way. ; ORR Classified ads are sure to pay | Phone The Times with yours today. ry of : Pe re, And say, "Come on and eat!" PORTRAITS By James J. Metcalfe Come On and Eat OMETIMES we have a meal at home , . . That is a special treat . . . But all we have to do is call . . . . +. It never makes a difference to... Our hungry little bears . . . If sey have chicken ice cream . . . Or hamburgers and pears . . . Of course they love filet mignon . .. The mushrooms and a sauce . .. Some mashed potatoes and the kind . .. Of salad that you toss . . . But all they really care about . . . Is just a dinner plate . . . With something that will satisfy . . . And multiply theip weight . . . And that is why we never have . .. To beg or to entreat . . . Our children all come running when . . . We say, "Come on and eat!" Copr. 1951, Field Enterprises, Ine. All Rights Reserved (INSIDE QUEEN'S PARK PC. Blasting At Ottawa One can detect apparent poten- tial breaks in the great wall of harmony which has existed between the province and. the federal gov- ernment since Mr. Frost came into power, Last week Provincial Secretary | Arthur. Welsh made a strong blast against the Dominion for lack of cooperation. It wasn't the first time there has been criticism of federal authori- ties from the Frost administration. The premier himself has from time to time noted his disagreement with their policies and actions, notably on housing. But the Welsh blast was i.e strongest public statement we can recall. It centred on civil defense, and left no doubt in the minds of his listeners where he stood with the casual attitude and lack of leader- ship there has been displayed here. He noted the Dominion had fin- ally given some assistance in the standardization of fire - fighting equipment and in adding Red Cross and St. John's Ambulance organi- mations in training disaster work- ers. Bw it had been so slow in coming across with this, he said, that the province nearly had been forced to go ahead on its own. And it was noticeable action had come only after a strong statement from General Worthington who is in charge of the Dominion effort. It still had to show any genuine leadership. And particularly lack- ing were assistance in securir~ ad- ditional fire-fighting equipment for emergency use and protection cov- erage for workers in training. On this last matter the Ontario minister would seem to have an exceptionally strong point. At present there is no coverage for men who are being trained as emergeney fire-fighters snd police. 'et the training has its elements of danger, particularly for the former. It is a lot to expect that any fam- ily man in okdinary circumstances will volunteer to take such training and gamble on suffering a serious injury which would lay him low , without any financial compensation during his illness. Mr. Welsh suggests there should be the same coverage at least a. is provided for reserve forces is training. There should be no obstacle in administration, he points out, as every province now has Workmen's Compensation Boards which could quite easily do the necessary work. One would gather that in the straight provincial field of civil defense work, progress {is being made. The Minister said training programs, for 'instance, were to be stepped up shortly, and it was hop- ed to have thousands of trained workers by spring. But in the overall program there is still the same failure to get ahead due to the lack of federal leadership which has characterized the effort from the start. ® 25 Years Ago Seven people were injured in a collision between a TTC bus and an automobile on the highway near Whitby. Dr. T. E. Kaiser was re-elected | M.P. for Ontario Riding, defeating | W. H. Moore by a majority of 811 | votes. | R. 8S. McLaughlin's yacht Eleanor won the first of the Richardson Cup yacht races at Toledo, Ohio. Plans were made for a 60th jubi=- lee celebration of the Ontario Regie ment. ted «president of the Ontario Police Magistrate's Association. 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