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ormvioNs DAILY TIMES-CAZETTE EDITORIAL PAGE FEATURES The Daily Times-Gazette OSHAWA WHITBY THE OSHAWA TIMES (Kstablished 1871) THE WHITBY GAZETTE & CHRONICLML (Established 1863) per.ot 'The Canadian Press, A ion, the Amer. A the Untario jon ana the Audit Bureau of The L Press ia valy entitled blication of all news des, es in boner go itsor to The Asaceia 88 Drees also ocal news publis erein. a -- toh 1 "4 are also resorved. and P T. L. WILSON, Vice-F t and M M. MCINTYRE HOOD, Managing Editor. SUBSCRIPTION RATES by carrier in Oshawa, Whitby, Brooklin, Port De 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. Authorize as Second Class Matter, Post Office Department, Ottawa, Canada. DAILY AVERAGE CIRCULATION od for SEPTEMBER 10,897 TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1951 tte 18 a P P P Register for Pensions Provisions whereby all persons over 70 years of age are entitled to old age pension without a means test are now law in On- tario, and go into effect on January 1. The same is true of the new legislation which provides a pension for persons between the ages of 65 and 69 with proof of need requir- ed. It must not be thought, however, that these pensions automatically become effec- tive without any effort on the part of those entitled to them. There are many people in Oshawa who have the idea that because they are over 70 years, the pension cheques will come along starting in January. That is not the case, however. Before any individual can secure payment of old age pension, there must be application for it, and the applicant has to fill in certain forms giving the infor- mation which is required by the department issuing pensions. That, of course, is as it should be. There are many people over the age of 70 who do not require pensions and never will need them. It would be rather foolish if the gov- ernment were to send them along pension cheques without the requirement o1 an ap- plication for them. It is true that family al- lowance cheques are sent out to all families, 'regardless of need, with an adjustment made through the payment of income tax where these allowances are not really neces- sary. The same system however, would not apply to old age pensioners. Oshawa citizens who are of the required age, or who, at the age of 65, feel the need of the old age pen- sion, should take immediate action to secure application forms and register their claims with the proper government department. These forms can be secured from the post- office or the city welfare department, and by sending them in now, delay in securing payment of the pension in January may be avoided. Taxes on Cigarettes There are 'some people who abhor the use of cigarettesyywho do not use them and who object to other people smoking. There are others who regard them purely as luxuries, and as such fair game for the tax-makers. Even these people, however, are likely to agree that the placing of an exorbitant tax on any article, placing it almost beyond the reach of those who are accustomed to use it, is not sound fiscal policy. It has already been shown that the high taxes on cigarettes has caused a drastic de- cline in consumption, to the point that the government is receiving less revenue from the tobacco tax than it did at 'the former lower levels. But the point to which excep- tion is being taken in many quarters is that the tax on cigarettes is out of all proportion to the actual Jvalue of the article. The ma- jor cigarette company of Canada has an- nounced its new price of 42 cents for a pack- age of 20 cigarettes. This is inflation with a vengeance, when it is considered that the actual cost of the cigarettes is probably in the neiyhborhood of 10 to 12 cents. To place a 300 per cent tax on any article is taxation beyond the bounds of reason. We agree that taxation on cigarettes is a justifiable taX. We will also agree that to many people cigarettes are a Juxury, but there are thousands of people to whom they are a necessity. But these facts do not justi- fy taxing tobacco to such an extent as to make prices exorbitant and unreasonable. It is time that cigarette-smokers placed their views on this subject before the government, but they are, of course, an unorganized, neb- ulous group, and have no effective way of making their voices heard, other than by protest to their respective members of par- liament. Importing Farm Products There is surely something very far wrong 'when Canada, one of the greatest agricul- tural countries in the world, finds it neces- sary to import basic §oods which in years past were produced in abundance within her own borders. Today we are in the position of importing millions of pounds of butter, for the reason that our ewn production is not sufficient to meet demands. We are rapidly approaching a similar position in cheese. During the post-war years, Canada shipped some 70 million pounds of cheese to Britain annually. This year it will be very difficult to fill a contract for 20 million pounds. Production is declining at a great rate, and if this continues, we will shortly find ourselves having to import cheese. This decline in dairy production is causing much concern to Hon. Thomas L. Kennedy, Ontario's Minister of Agriculture, and well it might. He blames it all on the high wages paid and the short hours worked in urban industry. Ontario's lands are still as produc- tive as they ever were, but the attractions of the town and city industries are drain- ing the young people off the farms, and par- ticularly away from the dairy industry. This is causing many farms to be abandon- ed for lack of labor' to operate them. _. But there is more to the problem than that. There is the problem of paying farm- ers a sufficiently high price for their pro- ducts to make it worth while to produce them, and at the same time keeping the re- 'tail price low enough to enable the masses of the people to buy them. Like everyone else, the farmers are suffering from higher costs of production, and if the price they receive for any product is not high enough to meet their costs, then production declines. That is what has happened in the dairy industry. The day is gone when a farmer will keep on producing regardless of the price he re- ceives, as he used to do. There are too many shifts in production open to him to make that sound farming. If dairying does not pay, he will turn to some other form of agri- culture that will, and the result is what has happened already, a decline in the volume of dairy products, such as butter and cheese. This will continue so long as it is unprofit- able for him to milk cows morning and evening. Editorial Notes It is good news that Highway No. 69 from Atherley to Washago is to be greatly im- proved. This will enable Oshawa people to take a short cut to Muskoka on an excellent and very beautiful scenic road. + $ * Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edin- burgh plan to be in Ottawa on October 10. That means The Times-Gazette carriers party will have an opportunity to see them there. * + + Canada is buying butter from New Zea- land at 62 cents a pound, while New Zea- land is selling the same "product to Britain for 45 cents. That makes it look as if Can- ada is playing the role of a fish which-fre- quents our creeks in spring. ® A Bit of Verse @ "CANADA'S MAPLES" Bark shackled trunks-- What treasures. you hold! Not of the mineral-- Yet--truly of gold Long arms enshrouded, In mystic robe-- Rose flushed and coppered Pride of the globe. Heads high extended--- Not with delight Changing their finery With all of their might Drift--leaves reluctant-- To take their leave Cover brown earth-- A carpet to weave Harmoniously blended-- Brown-rust and gold-- Wine-red besprinkled-- To welcome the cold Life-giving sap By Nature's force Will travel soon-- It's downward course Exposing the framework Of crooked joints Long throbbing fingers-- Right to the points For King Frost to garnish In robes of snowy white Winter -- or -- summer-- "Maple delight" "Canada's maples" Finish this season-- As always--Obedient To Mother Earth's reason-- Leave--Memories enriched For Winter's --hold Still--"Half of the maples-- Has never been told". --PEARL M. SEALE, 165 Annis Street, Oshawa. oA Bible Thought e * "Greater love hail no. man than this, that a man bi mendeth His love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us." (John 15:13; Rom. 5:8), ? -lay-dewn---his--lifefor his friends." "But God com=" Oily Baba ~--Peterson, in The Sun, Sydney, Australia No Profits In (The Rural The Canadian Federation of Ag- riculture recently went on record as opposed to the use of red- striped cellophane as a wrapper for bacon. Bacon wrappers, the Federation said, ought to be plain. The reason for the red stripes on bacon wrappers is, of course, to make the bacon appear a lot more lean that it actually is. It means that the packer can sell lard and get a bacon price for it. The packing houses are quite cynicle about it. A spokesman for one of the pack- ers, talking to a farmer a few weeks ago, said: '"'Well, if you in- sist on plain wrapper you will simply have to sell more fat as fat, and take a lower price for it." What he meant was that the hog producer is likely to lose money by being honest. Whatever the result, the Cana- dian farmers don't want to have anything to do with that kind of misrepresentation.. It.is nothing less than downright fraud to induce a housewife to buy a slice of white lard when she thinks she is getting Sales Fraud Co-operator) -- and is paying for .-- red, lean bacon. In fact, that kind of a deal is just plain ordinary theft. We are surprised that any Cana- dian packing house would be mean enough to use such a trick. Our surprise is not because we think Canadian packers are mor- ally above such tactics, because from our observations we doubt if Canadian packers have any kind of morals at all. But we are suprised because it would seem to us that any wide- awake, business-like packer would realize that that kind of merchan- dizing is sooner or later bound to boomerang. You may be able to gyp the cus- tomer once, perhaps even twice, and get away with it. But if you make it a standard policy to gyp your customer steadily you won't keep the customer very long. The packers who use the red- striped cellophane may not have heard it yet, but honesty is not only a moral virtue; it is some- times considered a good business policy. Rain, Snow Frost Halt Operations Winnipeg--Rain, snow and seyere frost have halted harvesting opera- tions throughout the prairie prov- inces during the past week. The intermittent rains of previous weeks coupled with weather behaviour of the past few days have made this one of the worst harvesting seasons on record, considering the vast area involved. The whole of west- ern Canada badly needs warm dry, clear weather, according to the weekly crop report of the Depart- ment of Agriculture, Canadian Na- tional Railways. In southern Manitoba and the Red River Valley some harvesting had again been resumed but is now again at a standstill. Greatest pro- gress has been made in the Red River Valley, where a few points have practically completed har- vesting. Others vary from 50 to 75 per cent completed. Further west- ward however the percentage of completion drops pretty rapidly. In central and west central Manitoba very little headway has been made as threshing and combining has been possible only on four or five days all season. East of the Riding Mountains harvesting is further ad- vanced, some points indicating 50 to 75 per cent completion at this date. Previous estimates of better than average yields are being borne out by threshing records with wheat varying from 20 to 25 bush- els per acre. ; HARVEST FURTHER DELAYED Harvesting which had been re- sumed in northern Manitoba over the weekend was further delayed by heavy snow last Tuesday and it will take several days of dry warm weather before further operations are possible. There is considerable crop particularly coarse grains still in the green stage which undoubt- edly will be adversely affected by the frosts which varied from 5 to 16 degrees throughout Manitoba. However mature grain still stand- ing will probably not be seriously affected by frost damage. Harvesting has again been sus- pended over the entire. Regina di- vision due to rain and heavy snow: It will take at least a week to ten days before harvesting can be re- sumed in southern and south-{ eastern Saskatchewan. Most points in central Saskatche- wan report snow and rain on the 25th. About one-third of the crop has been harvested in this. area. Yields are good but much of the grain is grading damp or tough. Rain and snow flurries blanketed northern Saskatchewan where from 10 to 25% of the harvesting is com- pleted. Some sprouting is evident both in the swath and the stook, and late grains will probably show frost daamge. Prospects for a heavy crop still remain in northern Sas- katchewan, ; - Harvesting was bécoming general north and east of Calgary until the rain and snow halted operations. There is still considerable of the crop in the green stage, particularly oats, Deliveries already made to ele vators show wheat grading from one to five northern and tough. Wheat harvesting varies from 3 to 10% completed, oats 5 to 25% and bar- In o ese ley 15 to 50%. Weather was warm .and sunny for and Severe Harvest the West Marksman May Recover Use of Eyes Toronto (CP) -- Bill McNab, formerly 'a Canadian champion marksman, who had to give up shooting when threatened by blind- ness, may have his sight restored. He lost the sight of his left eye when struck by a spark from an emery wheel as a boy. Three years ago he 'began to go blind in his right eye when struck by a rifle bolt. At Toronto General Hospital re- cently he underwent an operation on his left eye during which the cornea was replaced with one from the eye of a cancer patient whose eye had to be removed. The cornea is the transparent "window" that covers the eye. It is too early to judge how 'much of his vision will be restored be- cause the eye, unused for 40 years, will recover gradually. But the dcotors hope he will soon be able to see much more than the top line of the eye chart which is all he has been able to see so far. The Calgary man won the Cana- dian three-position championship and shot in competition at the sub- urban Long Branch range here. He was a personal friend of Lieut. Gilmour Boa, who won the King's Prize at Bisley this year. the first féw days of the week in the Edmonton territory followed by heavy rains and light showers, Light snow was general on Septem- ber 24. Barley has been practically all cut. Wheat cutting varies from 30 to 90% swathed put practically no combining has been done. Oats are still in the green side. Wheat already delivered is generally grad-| ing number two, three of four northern. All crops harvested to date substantiate the high yields previously reported for this area. Rain and sleet fell in the Peace River district on Friday Sept. 21s followed by snow which will delay operations for probably a week, | However the weather has again turned clear and calm in the Peace River. Seventy-five percent of the wheat and 70% of the oats have been cut but only about 15% of the threshing is completed to this date. Heavy winds with light rains oc- curred in the Okanagan Valley. Some loss of apples through drop- ping is apparent, in some instances lestimated at 25%. A large percent- age of McIntosh apples are already picked with pickers being in short supply generally. However the situ- ation appears now to be well in hand and fruit shipments are. heavy at the present time. WELSH LIBRARY The Natiopal Library of Wales at Aberystivyth specializes in books and manuscripts relating to Wales and the Celtic peoples. » from Mac's Musings The tang of autumn has Come into the air with The advent of October, And already the days Grow shorter in daylight, And the dark evenings Tell us that the year Is drawing ta a close. But as October comes, So does nature bring Its glorious colors To the raiment of trees, And as we drive along The roads between rows Of trees we delight In the many-colored Tones of the leaves Which are part of the' Landscope in the fall. From the city streets There arise columns of White smoke as the piles Of leaves are burned Giving to the evening air Their rich aroma, another Of the signs of fall That tells us nature Is running its course For another year. Much as we hate to see Summer's departure, We still feel there is much Which everyone can enjoy In the months of fall, With their cool air, Which seems to bring new Vigor after the enervating Heat of the summer, And even the sunshine has A more friendly glow Which becomes reflected In the rich colors Of the fall sunset. So while we may mourn The passing of summer, We can still look forward To the delights of That loveliest of all seasons, The Canadian fall. Recent News Of Zion Area MRS. RUSSELL STAINTON Correspondent Zion -- Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Webster and family, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Webster and daughter, Port Perry; Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Fish- er and family, Oshawa, were Sun- day visitors at Alan Fisher's. Mr. and Mrs. Percy Davidson, Peggy and George; Mr. George Fisher attended Lindsay Fair on Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Garrison and family, Oshawa, were Sunday vis- itors at Ralph Day's. Baby Dennis Day is in Oshawa General Hospital. We hope he has a speedy recovery. Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Ayre, Mrs. J. Cruickshanks, Mrs. R. Perkins at- tended the 53rd wedding annivers- ary of Mr. and Mrs. Gorr, Sr. Hampton on Monday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Glaspel and family, Tyrone, were Sunday vis- itors at Mrs. F. B. Glaspel's. Mrs. Wes Cameron has been ill with the flu this week. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sobil at- tended the funeral of her uncle, Eber Crago at Bowmanville on Monday, visitors at Percy David- son's. Mrs. T. Harshaw, Miss Nancy Harshaw, Lansing; Mr. and Mrs. Fred Harris, Toronto, were recent visitors at Alex McMaster's. Mr. and Mrs. Joan Bishop, Francis and Bob, Peterboro, were recent visitors at Hans Geissber- ger's. Mrs. J. W. McMaster, Mrs. F. B. Glaspel attended the wedding of Mr. Jack Pearce and Miss Ruth Robbins at Trinity United Church Bowmanville on Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mitchell and sons, Toronto, were Sunday visitors at Russell Perkins. Mr. and Mrs. Wes Cameron at- tended Lindsay Fair on Saturday. Mrs. Tom Currie went to Hamil- ton this week to join her husband there. ; Mr. and Mrs. R. Dart and Bruce, West Hill were Sunday visitors at Henry Dart's. : Mr. Morris Day visited friends in Whitby for the week-end. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Cameron and Johnny have moved to North Osh- awa. Special Service At 'The Corners' MRS. CHARLES WHITE Correspondent Thornton's Corners -- Rally Day and promotion were combined in- to one service held Sunday after- noon at Thornton's Corners Sun- day School. As the pupils; received their promotion diplomas, and passed through the gates to be welcomed into their class by their new teacher, Marilyn Scott sang "Open The Gates." This is a love- ly and impressive service, and one the children look forward to each year, Mr. Alex Yonson, Oshawa, sang two lovely solos, "The Lord's § Prayer," and "The 23rd Psalm," ac- companied by Mrs, Clarence Scott. Mrs. Fisher, Brooklin, was guest speaker and told of the work done in the mission field by the United Church of Canada. She told a little of the work done along the Atlantic and Pacific coasts by the Marirde missions. 'The churefi has five boats carrying on this work. They have two snow-mobiles. They work through radio broadcasting stations to outlying districts. They have 17 hospitals' staffed with 19 doctors and 132 nurses. In the summer student .missionaries: go colleges to remote parts carrying the story of Jesus, year 240 went out -- 24 of them young woinen, There are 52 Instis tutions under the auspices of the United Church. Mrs. Fisher espe- cially mentioned tue Church of all Nations in Toronto and told a little of the activites there, These are wall phases of missionary activities This |- ,&" PORTRAITS - 7 By James J. Metcalfe Time for Decision ECISIONS can be easy and . . . They can be hard to make . . . Es. I= J pecially if we decide . . . For someone else's sake . . . There may be something that we want .. And wish with all our heart . . . And yet if we accept it we . .. May play a selfish part . .. But on the other hand it may . .. Be really for the best . . . According to our prospects and . . .! By every othér test . . . It takes a bit of thinking andy . . A lit! tle prayer or two . . . To know exactly where to turn . .. And what we ought to do . . . And that is why no matter where . «+ Or how we want to climb . . . In all decisions to be made . .. We ought to take our tinie. Corr. 1951, Field Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved INSIDE QUEEN'S PARK Legislators Confused Toronto -- When Mr. Frost fail- ed to announce an election at the close of the session there were some very confused members in th corridors. Practically everybody expected the premier to make a definite statement on his intentions. The whole four days of the session there was very little talked about except election possibilities and it was generally agreed that he would clear the air on the last day. Mr. Frost himself added to the anticipation with his Albany Club address on the second day of the session when he gave one of the strongest political speeches he has ever made. Following it his own members were sure it was just a matter of a few hours until they were told they would be taking a trip to the polls. There naturally was great in- terest when the premier rose to make his speech in the Throne de- bate, his only major address of the session. For weeks observers had been saying this would be the time it would come. It is safe to say that Mr.. Frost has never had a more attentive audience. But the premier didn't follow through. All he did was tell the house that when there was an PY election they would know in "lots of time". And when his speech was ove:® nobody knew any more than you® reading this pieCe. Members had their own ideas. Some pointed out the premier hadn't dismissed the possibility of an election, and took significance from this. But others took the view-point he had no idea of going and was just keeping an air of mystery so his supporters and the party organization would be on their toes. There certainly was nothing in all thé comment and controversy that would give a wothwhile indi- cation. Our bi information, how- ever, is that" the election is still probably on. The premier didn't call it because he wasn't quite sure about the royal tour and just what effect an announcement of an elec- tion preceding it might have with the public, and also whether it might be a slight to Their High- nesses themselyes. : | The next go chance he will |have to call a vote will be the weekend after next when the tour is in Toronto. Most of the members will be in town for the dinner the province is tendering and there will be the opportunity of having a caucus and discussing it with them, something which hasn't been wlone so far. in Canada. There are also foreign missions." She told an interesting story of an African boy, who given education and a chance, did all he could for his country. There is to be a meeting of teachers and officers of the Sun- day School on Tuesday evening at Harold Foster's home to make plans for the turkey dinner which is to be held October 26. Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Dean are leaving this week for a month's holiday in the -southern stdtes. They plan to visit friends in Way- cross, Georgia, and then go on to Florida, ® 20 Years Ago R. G. Geen, formerly of Guelph, was appointed organist and choir leader of Simcoe Street United Church. A party of 120 unemployed Osh- awa men left for work in Northern Ofitario construction camps. Apple growers in Ontario and Durham Counties reported an ex- ceptionally large crop of excellent quality apples. Dr. C. 8. Dickinson, Veterinary and Food Inspector, reported large quantities of "bootleg'" milk being sold in Oshawa. A provincial travelling diagnos- tic chest clinic visited Oshawa and examined 118 persons suspected of having tuberculosis. ASPIRIN Kk RELIEVES PAIN AND SORE THROAT ounoQOLDS NEAR GRAIN RECORD Port Colborne (CP) National Harbours Board elevators at Porig Colborne Sunday shipped out a near - record amount of grain for one day. Some 814,000 bushels of grain was loaded on eight ships for Montreal, Three Rivers and Sorel. It was the largest amount shipped out from the elevators since 1928 when approximateiy 865,000 bushels were loaded in one day. A 2, . \ [hose leet, og! Doe eyes looked into Irish eyes, and Patrolman Flaherty put away his revolver. He had been ordered to shoot "Stumpy", a pet deer, because her leg was broken. Instead he called a vet. who set "Stumpy's" leg, using aluminum splints. Aluminum saves human lives, too, in many ways -- for instance, at sea with alumi- num lifeboats, from fire with aluminum ladders. It saves the lives of forest trees with port- able aluminum pumps... and the lives of crops with movable irrigating systems . . . A versa. tile metal, aluminum! Alumie num Company of Canada, Ltd, (Alcan). The discovery of one of the main causes of skin diseases is bringing new health and happiness to thousands of people. Science has estab- lished that the lack of highly unsaturated fatty acids in nutrition reduces the natural resistance of the body and leads to skin dis- ease. After 10 years of research a Swiss Chemist, Dr. W. Schmitz, succeeded in ex- tracting from pure vege- table oils highly unsatur- ated fatty acids in a 'hither- to unattained purity of 99% and therefore named F "99", Only in this purity can it -be so readily absorbed into the blood stream. F "99" is not a synthetic drug but a con- New Swiss Discovery for Eczema, Boils, Psoriasis, Leg Ulcers centrate of natural and nu- tritive substances and is ab- solutely harmless. In severe cases medical advice should always be taken. Illustrated F "99" Booklet. Con- taining all the interesting facts concerning F "99" can be ob- tained free of charge from any Druggist. Diva Laboratories, Dept. OG-14, 156 Bathurst.St., Toronto 2B, Ont. Acne, Pimples--a special pamphlet is available free of charge from your druggist. F999" TWO-WAY TREATMENT FOR SKIN DISEASES - s 3 |