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The Daily Times-Gazette OSHAWA WHITBY THE OSHAWA TIMES (Bstablished 187) THE WHITBY GAZETTE & CHRONICLE (Established 1863) agette is a member of The Canadian Press, a ihe ho Dally Newspapers Association, the Amer- jcan Newspaper Publishers Association, the Ontario * Provincial Dailies Association and the Audit Bureau of ' Circulations. The Canadian Press is exclugively entitled to the use for republication' of all news despatches in " the paper credited to it or to The Associated Press or y and also the local news published therein. All i ose special despatches herein are also reserved. A. R. ALLOWAY, President and P a y PT. L. WILSON, Vice-President and Managing Director. M. McINTYRE HOOD, Managing Editor. SUBSCRIPTION RATES carrier in Oshawa, Whitby, Brooklin, Port Deva Pickering, 30c per week. By mall out side carrier delivery areas anywhere in Canada an England, $7.00 per year; U.S. $0.00 per year. Authorized as Second Class Matter, Post Office Department, | Ottawa, Canada. DAILY AVERAGE CIRCULATION for NOVEMBER 11,225 WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1951 i Milk Pressing Problem Reports from Toronto indicate that the § government is greatly concerned over the ¢! steady increase in the price of milk, and that " & top level conferences are being held in an rr 3 i ; f : : a d t : i 1 Naa Ta -- a LL TT effort to find some way in which costs can "be kept down, so as to stabilize the price at a level which will be satisfactory to both pro- ducer and consumer. The only way In which the retail price can be kept down, however, is by economies in both production and dis- tribution of this essential food product. In the field of distribution, the dairies seem to be somewhat at the mercy of the labor unions, which insist on maintaining the present costly system of duplicated daily distribution, and, as is natural, the level of . wages paid to the employees. From the pro- > ducers' anglé, the cause is not quite so clear, and, as Mayor McCallum of Toronto stated, it is time that a survey was made to estab- lish the costs of producing 100 pounds of . milk. We do not believe, however, that such a survey would lead to useful conclusions. Some years ago, the department of eco- nomics of the Ontario Agricultural College conducted a survey on the cost of milk pro- duction in Oxford County. Some 400 farms were included in a comprehensive system of keeping costs. When it was completed, it showed that the cost of producing 100 pounds 0: milk ranged all the way from 87 cents to $4.50 per 100 pounds: When the 400 farms were averaged, the cost was boiled down to $1.61 per 100 pounds, and as the farmers at the time of this survey/were being paid $1.60 per 100 pounds for their milk, it was accept- ed that the price' was not out of line with average costs. But the point is that the least efficient producers, whose costs were over $1.60 per 100 pounds, were losing money, while the highly efficient producers, with costs sub- stantially less than that figure, were making substantial profits. We believe that a simi- lar survey conducted today would reveal exactly the same condition, that is, high costs for the inefficient producers and low costs for those who are highly efficient. And as it at present the case, the price would of necessity have to be placed at a level to per- mit the inefficient producer to make .. living. That is the crux of the milk price prob- lem and it cannot be overcome easily. There are great differences in the average milk production per cow and per herd, and there are just as great differences in raising and feeding methods, so that to try t> strike an average price would leave a large percentage of dairy farmers in the red column in their dairy oprations. It would require all the judgment of a Solomon to arrive at a price fair to consumers and producers alike when there are such great variations in production costs. Closed Meetings Opposed It is interesting to note that in the elec- tion for the Board of Education in the On- tario city of Chatham, the main issue -is 'whether or not the meetings of the board should be held in secret, with representa- tives of the press denied admission. One of the candidates, who has been a member of the board there for some years, has come out flatly against that policy of secrecy, and his stand has aroused considerable interest. This is a matter on which The Times- Gazette has often expressed very definite views. While the meetings of the Oshawa Board of Education, meeting as a body, are open to the press, the meetings of commit- tees are secret. The invariable procedure is that all the discussion and expression of opinions takes place in the committee meet- ings, with the result that when the board meets, all its business is cut and dried, there i8 no discussion, and the people of Oshawa have no means of knowing any of the rea- for decisions, or any of the details of tle discussions. They are therefore unable to form any opinions on the merits of members of the Board of Education who are seeking re-election. Fortunately, members of the Board in Osh- awa have generally been of the highest calibre and have included some of our most outstanding citizens who have given very generously of their services to the commu- nity. Therefore, in advocating the principle of open committee meetings The Times-Gaz- ette does not intend to reflect in any way the personal integrity or good judgment of the Board members. However, as a matter of sound public policy, it is the opinion of The Times-Gazette that these committee meetings, at which the business is virtually all transacted, should be open to the press, so that the public can be kept fully informed on educational matters. It would be very interesting, at this time, to know the views of the present candidates for the Board of Education on this point, and we would suggest that this would be a good. question for some elector to ask these candidates a the two town hall meetings which are being held in the OCCI auditorium on Thursday evening and the UAWA hall on Friday evening. \ Christmas Shoppers Christmas shopping is different from any other form of bargaining. Throughout the year most of us go into the stores to buy something for ourselves. We are interested in the quality of the goods, the price, and the purpose as it affects us. We are to wear the hat or coat or the socks or the necktie which we are contemplating and our judg- ment is conditioned solely upon our pleasure. But the Christmas shopper goes forth in a kindlier manner, It is not for himself he is spending his money. The crowds in the stores are not there for their own gratifica- tion or to supply their own wants. Quality and price they judge from a lovelier stan- dard. Will she like it? Is it something she wants or may be able to use? Has a wish for this very thing ever been expressed ? These are the considerations which move the Christmas shopper. These are the finest motives in the world. Christmas shopping may be a rush and a jam, It may be indulged in by weary women who have struggled to the point of exhaus- tion; the faces of the throng may be drawn with the strain of battling for a place at the counters, but over and above all the physical effort expended lies the charm of the idea-- that it is all being done for the happiness of others. The Christmas shopper is a living example of the fact that to give is better than to receive. Editorial Notes Windsor is trying an experiment in hav- ing most of its municipal election polling 'booths in the schools, with the teachers as DRO's and clerks. That sounds like a good idea if there are enough schools to take care of the scattered population, L * + The speed with which investors bought up the City of Oshawa bond issue of $1,319,000 is the best testimony possible as to the financial soundness of the city ~t the present time. ® Other Editors' Views o VALUE VARIES (Moncton Transcript) The Canadian dollar is now worth about 53 cents in terms of its prewar buying power . . . which is, of course, an average figure. When used to pay the grocery bill it is worth only 40 cents, used as rent money it is worth 71% cents, but only 49 cents for + clothing, 6% cents for fuel and light, and for home furnishings and services, only a fraction more than 50 cents. When building a home, it will buy only 34% cents worth of material. When used for bus fare, theatre admissions or newspaper rates it is worth 69% cents, And these Bureau of Statistics figures are August 1 at 188.9. e A Bit of Verse * RETURN (In The Christian Science Monitor) Perhaps when afternoon is'geld and blue In some far-off September I shall find This quiet place again, and walking through The browning grass where little footpaths wind ° Shall come to the quiet arbor where we stand Today. It may be marigolds will flower As sweetly then, and I shall brush my hand Along the fence, remembering this hour. But if the asters and the goldenrod That yoy and I have deeply loved dre gone, Oh will I press my face against the sod Lying in silence on the sunwarm lawn, Or only pause in passing by and say, "The maple leaves are falling fast today." ~GRACE V. WATKINS e A Bible Thought e "He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him" (John 3:36.) Christ refused can only mean wrath assured. nae Co, rt, Sh INSIDE QUEEN'S PARK Miik Perpiexing Frobiem Toronto -- The milk situation is sour. . Now that the government is back at work this is the first big prob- lem it has to handle. Its first cabinet session after the election it is true was spent on the St. Lawrence seaway. And this tremendous project has a multitude of angles to be straightened out. But the perplexing problem of the moment nevertheless is milk. The last set of .increases have been the spark to set off a really 4mportant protest. For a period of years now there has been com- plaint about the rising milk cost on the part of the public. And at various stages there has been con- siderable pressure exerted on the government. But never before has three been a protest which prom- ises to be as serious as the one building up now. Former protests have been mostly led by fairly small groups, consumers leagues and that type of thing, But this time three of the largest municipalities in the Hamilton, are sparking the drive and it looks as though they will have the support of most of the urban municipalities. The government isn't too easy about either the situation or the Milk Control Board, and hasn't been for some time. At this point, however, one can't say what it will do. v If one wanted to guess, though, it perhaps wouldn't be far wrong to say it will take steps to try and improve the efficiency of the industry, among both the produ- cers and the distributors. The 1947 Royal Commission re- prot of Mr. Justice Wells stressed this feature as the most important short-coming. It was the one point in the report where possible reduc- tions in the cost could be fore- seen, The Commissioner recognized even then, when labor and other distribution costs hadn't risen so drastically, that distributors were against a wall in meeting these costs. But he questioned the high proportion of the cost represented by distribution expense, 25 per cent at that time. At the same time he said that production efficiency apparently was lacking too, There was a duty on the producers as well as the distributors to study ways and means to cut production, At a not-too-well informed glance one would say the answer, if there is any answer, still lies in this direction. There has been a noticé- able change in public feeling towards understanding of the dis- tributor s position. And it is also recognized the farmers aren't get- ting too much for their product. So the one avenue of controlling price is in the production and distribu- tion costs. e Readers Views NEW BUS FRANCHISE The Editor, The Times-Gazette, 8ir: Now that the Ontario Muni- cipal Board has authorized the Oshawa Railway Company to in- crease its bus fares on January 1, it is time the City Council sought a new bus franchise with the com- pany. During the hearing of the com- pany's case by the board on Octo- ber 25, it was obvious that the 1939 City Council made a bad bar- gain with the company when it granted the bus franchise without some guarantees to the city. The | 1939 City Council failed to protect | the interests of the taxpayers. As| a result the company is not even | obliged to maintain its bus routes. The taxpayers must pay for re-| moving snow and filling holes | made by the company's buses. This one-sided agreement should be ended. The Oshawa and Dis- trict Labor Council is circulating a petition urging the City Council to seek a new franchise agreement with the company. It would be well in the few re- maining days before the municipal eelction to ask aldermanic candi- dates how they stand on this ques- tion, It is interesting to note that the Oshawa and District Labor Council was the only group oppos- ing the bus fare increase. Any Times-Gazette readers who want a copy of our petition can secure it by writing the Oshawa and District Labor Council, 104 King Street East, Oshawa. Yours truly, M. J. FENWICK, Secretary-Treasurer, Oshawa and District Labor Couacil, TOWN HALL MEETINGS Sir: Your paper on Monday, De- cember 3rd, carried a large adver- tisement headed "The One and Only Town Hall Meeting" to be held next Thursday in the Oshawa Cen- tral - Collegiate. Now this is good news, but why the "One and Only," when Local 222, UAW-CIO had ad- vertised last Friday, November 30, that they would sponsor a Town Hall meeting on Friday, December 7, in the new UAW Hall, Bond Street East. So instead of one Town Hall meeting we the taxpayers will have two. We have mayy candidates for City Council, Board of Education, Public Utilities and two for Mayor. The Junior Chamber of Com- merce is sponsoring the High School meeting. I wouki say to them and to you, Mr, Editor, busi- ness men alone can not run our city. The effort by Local 222 to get working people interested in local politics is to be commended and supported. So, in all fairness, I would sug- gest that the "One and Only" be left out of future advertisements of the Chamber, and that every- body realize we have two Town Hall Meetings this week, Yours very truly, JAMES CORSE. 67 First Ave. . ® 25 Years Ago H, P. Schell was re-elected pre- sident of the Children's Ald Socie- ty of Ontario County at its an- nual meeting. General Motors of Canada, Lim- ited inaugurated a group insur- ance plan at its plant in Oshawa. Firemen battled a serious fire at the Central Garage, 11 King Street West. Oshawa had its first spell of be- low zero weather when the temper- ature went. down to 3 degrees be- low zero. Snow a foot deep blocked traffic on the city streets in a severe weekend blizzard. W. J. Trick Co. was awarded the contract for an extension of the Salvation Army Citadel. HITS TOURIST PUBLICITY Ottawa (CP) -- Ontario, Quebec and British Columbia delegates to the sixth Dominion-provincial tour- ist conference in session here yes- terday questioned the kind of pub- licity the Canadian tourist industry has been getting. Hon. L. H, Eyres, British Columbia trade minister, called recent - editorial criticisms of Canadian restaurant fare "un-|. fair' and said Canada's restau- rants are as goods as those any- where in the world. wv Port Perry Guides Visit Hospital The. past month has been in- deed a busy one with each age group devoting its activity to spe- cialized work. Umgler the leader- ship of Miss Joan MacGregor they have been preparing a health scrap book. The more advanced senior group of girls have been studying various occupations with the favorite voca- tion being nursing, After learning the requirements to enter nursing, {the local C.G.I.T. members were extended an invitation by Miss Bourne, Superintendent of the Oshawa Hospital to visit the Osh- awa Hospital and nurses resi- dences. Several of the Port Perry C.G.I.T. members took advantage of the offer and on Saturday the trip was made. Being met by Miss Henry in the reception room, the girls were taken on a tour of the hospital rooms, the laboratories, the kitchen, and the dining rooms with the numerous inquiries being | for the interest and kindness ex- the guide. | tended the visiting C.G.I.T. girls. capably handled by Later the girls were taken to Me- Laughlin Hall where the visitors 'Mac's- Musings 'Tnere 1S a peculiar idea Gaining ground and being Fostered in sce quarters That only those who belong To union organizations Are entitled to be known * By the term "Labor," And that as such they Should be segregated and Considered as being in A separate class from all Other workers who do not Happen to be fortunate Enough to be members Of trade unions, We think it is a mistake -~ To set up labor as a A class all by itself, Especially when the tight Interpretation given to it Excludes a great body of People who are workers, And who are just as nfuch Entitled to use of the Term "labor" as any others, But those who are called "Labor" are after all just Our average citizens, Who have the same prpblems As every other citizen, 'Who pay the same taxes, Have the same rights and The same responsibilities As many whom their leaders Would place outside the Class of working people. We like to think of a Society in which there would Be no class distinction Or class separation, In which all our people Would work together for The common good of all, Without regard to how They earned their living, Whether they be workers In industry, or in business, Clerks in the stores or Assistants in the offices, So long as they qualified As workers by giving an Honest day's labor for A satisfactory day's pay. were treated to a tasty repast be- fore the tour was continued through the nurses' residences. Of special appeal to the C.G.I.T. members was the beautiful reception room at the disposal of the nurses for receiving their guests. Returning to the hospital the girls were shown the new addition to the present hospital, the addition however as yet has not been com- pleted. In this modern structure the visitors admired the delicate | pastel colouration of the walls which were set off by the gaily coloured drapes. Returning to the reception room, Kent Garrow thanked Miss Henry After their visit at the Oshawa Hospital, the girls completed their " ormvioNs DAILY TIMES-CAZETTE EDITORIAL PAGE." Features PORTRAITS Is LE tough to try to find a job .. » But tougher when you don't . . | By James J. Metcalfe You Have To Work It's rough to have to work all day « + « But rougher when you won't . . . There is no way to easy pay . . . With honesty of heart . . . Or any true reward in life . + « Without a humble start . . . A man must earn his daily bread . . . And pay for what he buys . . . And if he wants security . . . He must economize . .. He can not live for just today . . . And let tomorrow wait . . . The clock is always ticking and . . . The time is growing late . .. It's tough to pound the pavement but . . . It's tougher when you don't -.. + It's rough to keep a budget but . . . It's rougher when you won't. - Covyrinih 1851, Feld Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved outing by taking in a few games of bowling. On Tuesday evening last, the C.G.I.T. lassies participated in a pot luck supper, which was fol- lowgd by a graduation ceremony. On "this occasion, each explorer was then presented with their first star by leader, Miss Joan Dowson. The following explorers graduated to the C.G.I.T. group Mary Garvey, Ann Ptolemy, Helen Wat- son, Muriel Wallace, and Mariam Pickard. * The new members of this year's C.G.I.T. are -- Jean Bell, Thelma McEachern, Berl Palmer, and Gloria Hastings. These girls were | presented with their C.G.I.T. pins and books. Receiving their white Lanyards, gvhich signifies senior membership were Jean Samells, Barbara Hunter, Joan Rae, Shrley, St. John, Barbara Love, Thelma Sweetman, Kent Gerrow, Dorothy Graham, and Ann Chapman. The first four girls thus awarded were also presented with Chevrons on the basis of past efforts. _ Receiving maple leaves, gignify- ing their election to office were -- Jean Samells, (President), Ann Chapman (vice-president), Kent Gerrow (secretary), and Ann Chap- man (treasurer) of the 'senior group; among the junior group so honoured were Jean Bell (presi- dent), Mary Garvey (secretary), Helen Watson (treasurer). The next important eveht in the C.G.I.T. activities will be their an- nual vesper service, to be held in the Port Perry United Church on the evening of December 16th. Of worthy note is the fact that the local Explorers and C.G.I.T, members have completed the fill ing of twenty Nursery Bags for the I.0.D.E.who will forward the gifts for distribution to the needy children of England and Scotland, Want to buy, sell or trade? A Classified Ad, the deal is made, YOUR VOTE and Influence Are Respectfully Solicited to ELECT Norville E. SWEET AS ALDERMAN on Oshawa's 1952 City Council AGOOD cup of coffee has so much to give you ! , These are days to "count our blessings!" And certainly one of those blessings is a good cup of coffee! So buy the best an d brew it hearty! Let the piping hot fragrance of good old Chase & Sanborn set nostrils a-twitching! Let everyone recapture the zest of that famous coffe# flavor . . . deep, rich, satisfying! Yes, Chase & Sanborn gives you more of the vital qualities of the finest coffee! So get the most for your coffee money. Ask for Chase & Sanborn -- Canada's favorite coffee for 85 years! -ALL THE FLAVOR YOUR CUP CAN HL