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"TOOKING OVER EUROPE NICE, COTE D'AZUR, France (By Airmail) -- As we look on the all too brief period we spent in Paris before coming down to Nice for the International Congress of Newspaper Editors, we cannot help wondering where all the tradition- al glamor of the French capital has gone. Little of it is apparent. The people seem subdued and life- . True, there are the night ic, the luxurious places of en- : tertainment, like the Folies Boe eres "2 (Given Hoist 2 vets the Bal au Tabourin, seeking pleasure. They are filled with tourists from Brit- ain the United States, Canada and South America, largely because the French people cannot afford to pat- ronize them. The French prefer their own little bistros and clubs down in Montmartre, which we did not see. In recognition of the pre- of tourists in the . Inflation has hit the French le hard. As we noted in a prev- until we recalled the rate of -at about 360 to the Canadian dollar. Wages, in terms of Canadian cur- rency, are pitifully low, and the French ple have to do without many things considered luxuries, but which we regard as and commonplace here. We spoke to a man who is the foreign editor of one of the largest Paris daily newspapers. His is a highly res- sible and important position. et, in dollars, his salary would be equal to that of the average report- er in Xe the prices of ,|sit down under the shade of the we wal ong the Boule- vard de la Madeleine, and looked in the shop windows. we noted the prices, and after doing some figur- ing, noted that clothes and dress accessories of all kinds, and boots and shoes, were considerably high- er in price than in this country. |§ Quoted in tens of thousands of francs, they seemed almost fabu- lus until we recalled the rate of exchange. Most kinds of food are very dear. Only a few items which we import from France, such as Roquefort and other fancy types of cheese, are less expensive than in this country. Perfume is dirt cheap in France, at prices which would turn Canadian women green with envy, but then most of it is manu- factured down in the Riviera, where hundreds of acres of flow- ers are grown to provide raw ma- terials for the perfume industry. SELLING ON SIDEWALKS Much of the merchandising in Paris is done out. on the sidewalks. As we came into the city from the airport at Orly, we passed along wide business streets, with side- walks thirty to forty feet wide. There merchants of all kinds had their stock in trade in racks and and Mrs. John Aldwinckle, Bon- nie Brae Point, who has been posted to Germany for service with the Royal Air Force. RECEIVES POSTING Clive Aldwinckle, son of Mr. on tables out on the sidewalk, where the shoppers made their sel- ection. This was not so on the main downtown business streets, but on the other thoroughfares, no one had to go inside a store to buy. Every- thing was on sale outdoors. Racks of ladies' dresses and men's suits adorned the sidewalks. The florist shops had all their stock outside, and what a glorious riot of color it made. This was at least one fea- ture of Paris life that is different from that of Canada. . SIDEWALK CAFES Then, of course, there were the sidewalk cafes, with their tables and chairs constantly filled with folks resting while they drank their wine or coffee, and indulged in light snacks. It was interesting to awnings, to find refuge from the LITTLE GLAMOR (Continued on Page 13) p Meter Testing admitting there was a great need, members of the Osh- awa Public Utilities Commission last night turned down, time being, a request from their manager that consideration be given to the provision of more suit- able quarters for the meter test- tion Joi that with . They left the open for the subject to be brought up at any time should the need When the matter was brought the new year, some rearrangement of the staff might be made s6 the department ter quarters. . Shreve pointed out that the the volume of work handl. staff are Sowing rapid- was firmly of the opinion meter department should from the basement would have bet- | M; . He also stated |h; e female staff who in the basement floor could be ged to pro- Tia accommodation for the meter work. "The meter department quarters Sfe Gutineded now. We must keep of our meters. A new board on the way now and I would to see it go into the cellar. It is not a good set-up as it now ed Mr. Shreve. Watermain Projects Are Approved 176 feet of watermain at an ap- proximate cost of $26,077 given by the Oshawa Public Utili- ties Commission at its meeting on Thursday night. When completed these mains will bring in revenue of approximately $118.90 per year. phasized that in some instances the land Approval for the laying of 5,- was In giving its approval to the rogram, the commission em- across the street irom Local Choir In Recital At Rurora The choir of Holy Trinity Angli- can Church, Oshawa, under the di- rection of Mrs. G. K. Drynan, the choir director, is presenting to- night a recital of liturgical music in Trinity Anglican Church, Au- rora. By special request the program will follow the general plan of re- citals previously given in Oshawa to illustrate the normal service at Holy Trinity. The selections will approval was as follows: Windsor Avenue, Orchard to Taylor, feet; Wentworth, Simcoe easterly for 232 feet; Sinclair Street, Park Road South easterly for 1,040 feet; Elizabeth Street, Louisa to Ridge- way, 978 feet; Ridgeway Avenue, Stevenson's Road to Elizabeth, 418 feet; Wilson Road South, Vimy to Olive, 713 feet; Stevenson's Road North, Fairleigh to Lowell, feet; Alma Street, from the end of the main westerly 97 feet; McMil- lan Drive, feet. the proposed main is used for agri- cultural purposes and for that rea- son it will be necessary to adver- tise the construction of the main which will mean that some little time will elapse before the hob is started The program which was given 956 244 Alma southerly, 498 range from early plainsong through the Tudor period to mod- ern Russian, English and Cana- dian works. The first portion of the program will illustrate a Sunday morning service and the music used will be that sung on Easter Sunday last, including a new motet written by rs. Drynan for that service. The middle group will consist of motets and carols appropriate to the Easter season. The final group will be devoted to the musical portions bf an eve- ning service and will include plain- song settings of a psalm, an office ymn, and canticles with faux- bourdons and appropriate anti- phons. The program for the benefit of the Organ Res- toration Fund, in respect of which fund a convass of the Oshawa pub- lic is now in progress. AGREEMENTS SIGNED The manager and chairman of the Oshawa Public Utilities Com- mission were last night authorized to sign the copies of the ease- ments secured to make possible the construction of the high volt- age line to the new General Motors is being presented |2 is plant on Park Road South. Seek Solution To Delays In Lighting Plan ager George F. Shreve of the Osh- awa Public Utilities Commission and officials of the city's engi- neering department not be able to work out a solution that the city council will be called upon to pass about which the council and the commission felt they settled last year. meeting last night that Mr. Shreve understanding from the city de- partment on the location of poles and the cutting of trees necessary for the installation of the improved street lighting system. ermen Clifford Harman and Ce- phas B. Gay met with the com- It is possible that should Man- resolution to bring something The commission learned at its having difficulty securing an It will be remembered that Ald- BEHIND THE BARN-DOOR By ROBERT F. CLARKE 'council but apparently no resolu- "The small landholders through- out the greater part of the country were deeper into ruin un- der the pressure of accumulated difficulties. oY, were called the foreign from beyond the sea, an the foreign slave labor purchased by the capital of wealthier men. . became unprofitable a upon to com- and the hard laborious life with |}, returns was thrown into still darker rellef when compared with the stirring life of the camps with its opportunities of booty, or with the cheap provisions, fre- quent largesses and gay spectacles to be had in the large towns. '"The small-holders went off to follow the eagles to try fortune in some province, or swell the pro- letariat of the cities, holdings were left to run waste, or merged i n the vineyards, olive- yards ve all in the great cattle farms of the rich, and their creasing difficulties: in recruiting and their [hand to for the legions, in servile out- breaks in Etruria and Apulia." Is this not remindful of the last world war when it was reported that 40 per cent of the Canadian and American youth was physical- ly not up to military standards? "A good deal was attempted by way of remedy" by the Govern- ment. The foundation of 20 col- onies, the frequent allotments of d to veteran soldiers, the drain- ing of the Pomptine marshes for the purpose of cultivation were only partially successful. After some years "even these efforts ceased, and with the single exception of the colony of Auxi- mum Picenum nothing was done to check the spread of the evil, until Tiberius Gracchus, on his election to the tribunate, set his ing to guide his actions. ready to install the new type lighting on Drew, Huron, Clarke Streets; Eulalie Avenue and Tay- lor Crescent, just east of the Fit- tings Limited plant. There were some trees to come out but not all. None of the trees in the park bordering on Tyler Crescent would be touched. chairman, and Centre Streets were other dark streets which should be given attention. In reply Mr. Shreve said Centre Street would have been completed long ago had he been able to secure locations for the standards from the engineer's de- partment. mission regarding the cutting of trees. It was agreed on that occa- sion that the comission manager and the city engineer would work the problem out between them. The aldermen reported back to tion was passed as the engineer now claims he has nothing in writ- Mr. Shreve reported that he was Samuel J. Babe, cbmmission suggested that Athol work." THE GOLDEN CALF Comparing the first and second centuries before Christ with the twentieth after, the similarities are striking. Then as today materialis- Woman's Condition May Form Classes For * The Retarded A move is under way to close one gap in Oshawa's educational Program, A city resident is trying to form a local branch of the On- tario Association for Retarded Children. e association was formed to make provision for the schooling of children whose IQ (intelligence quota) ranges between the 50 and 70 mark. Such children are educable but it takes skill and patience and class- es are usually restricted to about 12 children, Children with an IQ of between 70 and 90, which is re- garded as near-normal, are taken care of in Oshawa through special opportunity classes, There are two or three of those classes. Those beneath the 50 mark have to go to special institutions. According to health authorities there is a "substantial group" of children in Oshawa who are in low intelligence grades but could be educated to the association's aim of "individual acceptance, social adjustment and economic useful- ness." All the research into the cases is carried on in strict secrecy and health authoriries will not divulge any names to the association foun- TS. Anybody interested in the for- mation of a local branch of the association, which is an incorporat- body, should contact Mrs. W. E. Dean by telephoning Oshawa 5- Invitation To Labor Is Still Open Mayor Jack Naylor's suggestion that the Chamber of Commerce should meet with local labor or- ganizations for a round-table dis- cussion has now reached the in- vitation stage. The chamber recently invited the unions to send six delegates to an informal and private meeting at the home of Hayden Macdonald, the president. The unionists couldn't make the date and in turn invited represen- tatives of the chamber to attend a membership meeting of the auto workers union. Mr. Macdonald was unable to attend tha¥ meeting. "Our invitation is still open and I do hope that it is accepted," said Mr. Macdonald at a direc- tors' meeting of the Chamber held yesterday. 'I feel that a with the labor bodies will give them knowledge which will over- come the criticism of the cham- ber that has been heard in the city." Red Cross Bid Favored By Chamber that the city council will lease the library building on Sim- coe Street South to the loal branch of the Red Cross so that it can be used for community purposes was expressed yesterday by Hayden Macdonald, president of the cham- ber of commerce. Col. R. 8. McLaughlin is donat- ing a new library to the city and although work on it hasn't yet started council is being deluged with offers from . organizations which want the present library. One of the first requests was put in by the Red Cross. Mr. Dr Donald approached the Red Cros and explained that although the chamber didn't want to interfere with its plans it did need space on the ground floor of the library. The chamber's need was mention- ed in the Red Cross's request, '"As the Red Cross, the chamber Jand community chest could all make use of the building jointly I feel that council should look fav- orably on the application," Mr. Macdonald told the directors of the Chamber yesterday. Property committee of council is considering the offer. Aldermen have mentioned selling the build- ing which is a valuable downtown property. Noted Bowmanville Woman Passes Away TORONTO (CP)--Widely known in the h ousehold economics field, day. She was the author of 'The Canadian Cook Book," used by housewives and as a textbook for household s cience classes in sec- ondary schools. Born in Bowmanville, Miss Pat- tinson was a graduate of the Ham- ilton Normal school. She leaves one brother, Fred, of Bowmanville. Nellie Lyall Pattinson died Thurs- X OSHAWA Combining The Oshawa Times and Whitby Gezette and Chronicle THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE WHITBY VOL. 12--No. 102 OSHAWA-WHITBY, FRIDAY, MAY 1, 1953 PAGE THREE Will Scrut A. charge that some so-called 'apartments' in Oshawa were be- ing rented out at exorbitant prices and without regard to the rent control restrictions was made yes- terday by Lew McConkey, secre- tary-manager of the chamber of commerce. Mr. McConkey pointed out to the directors of the chamber that the provincial government intended to relinquish controls next March. The matter would then be left to the municipalities to carry on with the controls if they wanted to. "What line should we take?" asked Mr. McConkey. Eighty-five per cent of the homes in Oshawa were owned by their occupants. nize Apartment Rents "But there are, in some areas, apartments of two and three rooms on top floors with mutal arrange- ments about bathrooms, etc., rent- ing for as much as $95 a month. They are certainly places that we wouldn't care to live in and appear to be out of control right now." The chamber's civic affairs com- mittee, whih is cheaded by Ald. Herb Robinson, was instructed to investigate and report on rent con- rol. Labor organizations have appeal- ed to council to study the matter carefully, City council considered it so important that it has been referred to the whole council sit- ting in committee. A blunt warning that civic-con- scious Oshawans were not prepar- ed to give up their evenings learn- ing about Civil Defence unless the city council was ready to acknowl- edge the existence of the organiza- tion, was given last night by a prospective warden. "We have already spent a lot of time on this. Why should we spend more if the city isn't prepared to do something about civil defence?" was a query fired at Thomas Hop- kins, the local CD co-ordinator. COURSE COMPLETED Last night saw the last of eight lectures given during the first big CD course in the city. The average attendance during the lectures was more than 100. Replying to the questions about the interest of city council Mr. Hopkins said Oshawa's civic ad- ministration was in line with most other municipalities. Apathy was a overcome, "Not only in Oshawa but through- apathy and indifference but here in Oshawa the powers that be, through setting up the pot of co- out Canada we come up against |ing throughout the city, Women will be admitted into the wardens' serv- | {for the program and Miss Evelyn |Citizens Given Warning On Civil Defence Needs ordinator and authorizing various committees, have done what they could to promote Civil Defence. APATHY WIDESPREAD "There is apathy towards CD in Canada because we have never felt the effects of a bombing at- tack. In any future war we will be struck by atom bombs. Right now we have got to learn all that we can to be ready to meet such attack. "Through the province we have no money set aside for CD. Things like home shelters can be prepar- ed for time of war. "We are not going to build big shelters in Canada. From the people who attended the course a hard core of rescue and wardens' services will be form- ed. During the summer months people in Canada have no time for CD work, said Mr. Hopkins, so the instruction will be resumed in the general condition that had to be |fall One of the first tasks confront- ing the wardens will be the list- of people living in houses ice but not into rescue work. One thpusand, seven hundre® and eighty ®shawa homes have no bathtub or shower facilities of any kind; 1,270 of these have no indoor toilet facilities according to the Dominion Bureau of Statistics in its ninth census on Housing taken in 1951 and just released. 'The report lists a total of 11,- 225 homes in Oshawa at that time. Of these 9,050 had hot and cold water piped inside while 1,355 had cold water only; 820 had no piped water supply. The report also state that 8,245 Oshawa homes were owner-occupied while 2,980 were rented. In Ontario County as a whole, there were 23,005 homes of which 7,020 had no indoor toilet facilities of any kind; 8,285 had no bathtub or shower and 6,045 had no piped water supply. 1,270 Oshawa Homes Lack Indoor Toilet In the matter of lighting, there are no Oshawa homes without elec- tric service while in the balance of the county 1,105 homes are serv- ed by kerosene or gas lamps. As for refrigeraton, 7,474 Osh- awa homes have mechanical re- frigeration, 2,815 have ice boxes and only 925 have none. In the County as a whole, 13,330 homes have refrigeration by mechanical mans and 4,975 have ice boxes; 4,595 have none.. Dealing with cooking facilities, the report finds that 8,635 Oshawa homes have electric stoves, 720 have gas, 1,560 have coal or wood and 195 have oil stoves. Taking the county as a whole, the report is: 13,605 electric ranges, 1,230 gas, 7,375 coal or wood and 575 oil stoves. Local Movers Are VeryBusy While May 1 has for generations been regarded as the traditional moving day for the people of the United States and Canada, the pic- ture has changed somewhat in re- cent years according to local mov- ers. One local firm reports that its ns have been busy since the first ol last week and the job will not be completed until tomorrow night or early next week. At the same time the picture has changed somewhat as the first come moving days with residents moving into new quarters. It is learned that an effort is being made to encourage solicitors and 15th of each month have be-| ~ to take steps so that moving will be staggered over the month in order to give movers the .oppor- tunity of coping with the large volume of business. BIRTHDAYS Congratulations are extended to the following readers of The Times-Gazette who are cele- brating their birthdays today: Frank Fielding, Ashburn. Giles M. Neault, 340 Pine Avenue. John N. Laughlin, 69 Crom- well Avenue, Also to Herbert Hutton of Courtice, who celebrated his birthday yesterday. On Storm immediately. Warn City Sitting On Dynamite Keg Action Demanded' Sewer Mayor W. J. Naylor and Manager G. F. Shreve of the Oshawa Public Utilities Commission will interview officials of the city's engineering department this afternoon to see if a storm sewer cannot be constructed on Hortop Avenue PS BROOKS NO DELAY At last night's commission meet- ing it was stressed that it is im- perative that the sewer be install- ed without delay. The commission is almost ready to instal the last pump at its new reservoir in the area, Once this job is completed it wants to fill the reservoir for testing and then wash it out. This water cannot be allowed to flow away in ditches as it would dam- age private property. Mayor Naylor explained that the Board of Works had the sewer job in its 1953 program and it was Bioped to get around to it by Aug- ust. \ a WARN OF DANGER . "That won't do at all. You must realize that we are literally sitting on a keg of dynamite in the north end right now due to low water pressure, We want to put the reser- voir in operation as soon as pos- sible," said commissioner Boddy. 'The council thought it had two years to do the job," commented Mayor Naylor, '"The commission got the council out of a mess by laying a main to the sewage disposal plant. This is its chance to return the come Pliment, > added Commissioner win. Inspiring At the Bible Club Rally held last night at Centre Street United Church, the auditorium was filled with boys and girls and their par- ents. Each child wove a felt '"Word- less Book." These books tell the story of God's plan of salvation, the first page, black, representing sin; the second red, representing the th of Jesus; the white, rep: human hearts, after sin has been washed away; and the last page gold, represent. ing Heaven. Miss Agatha Morey told the story of these books and while the boys and girls sang the 'Wordless Book Chorus" little Vicky Barker of the French Street Nursery club turned the pages of a large .book that all could see. The entire rally was centred around this theme. Mrs, C. Lainson was chairman sulaau, pramst. Words of welcome were given by Mrs. P. Taylor, di- rector of local work and the open- ing prayer was offered. by Her- bert Wilson. Leoders of the Street Nursery Club are Mrs. A. Ford, Mrs. J. C. Tindall and Mrs. Bible Club Rally Event R. Kirk; of the Oshawa Boulevard Nursery Club, Mrs. E. Hurlburt. These clubs, under the direction of Mrs. Ross Morgan, sang: "Jesus Loves The Little. Ones Like Me." Wayne Cole of the Gibbon Street Club, won a prize for bringing the most children (eleven). "Uncle" Elwood Reid selected the Bible verse which was held by Carol Crawford. A musical skit was presented by Sandra Hardie Marjorie Shier. Dorothy Clark and Sharon nes. . The remainder of the program was conducted by Mr. Reid, Di- rector of the Young Canada Bible Hour and the boys and girls will enjoy hearing themselves sing in a broadcast of the same program over CHUM, Toronto, at 9.30 one week from tomorrow morning. Mary Louise Famme will also be heard reading a Scripture verse. TAKE NO ACTION A suggstion from Local 804 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers that the come mission supply shirts for its meter readers was received and filed at the commision's meeting last night. The draw for the 17" E. M. McINDLESS, W.M. TELEVISION AW G.E. Console TV Set and Aerial (installed) under the auspices of L.O.L. No. 686, will be drawn by His Worship Mayor Naylor, at the Orange Temple, Bruce St., Oshawa, on Friday evening ot 10 p.m. There will be entertainment from 8:30 to 10:00 by local talent. The general public are asked ot attend. F. P. VAN LUVEN, R.S. Still Unchanged Hospital officials said this morn- ing that the condition of Mrs. Mary Wilson, age 63, of 87 Pine Street, Kingston, badly hurt in an accident at Oshawa Wednesday afternoon, is unchanged althougn she spent a 'fair night". Driver of the car, Eric Wade, 558 Brock Avenue, Kingston, and his wife were also severely injur- ed but they are now improving. The accident happened at the intersection of Highway 401 and Harmony Road when the Wade ve- hicle was in collision with one driven by Mrs. R. A. Jobb, Grier- son Avenue, Oshawa. own place was taken by slaves." With these words a history of Rome describes the lot of the farmers over 2,000 years ago. The decline of the farmers in old Rome coincided with the greatest boom of industry and commerce the old world had k n o w n, which was fol- lowed by the decline and fall of the Spire, IMPOR GRAIN man has not learned from the experiences of generations. Whether it is import- ed grain produced by slaves or imported vegetable oils produced under slave - labor - like condi- tions, the people of the period in their avarice want '"'cheap" food te large profits. tic views prevailed. The old gods were coming into disregard and more and more the 'golden calf" was being worshi instead of the 'golden rule" being lived up It is remarkable, therefore, that at last one group of men who banded together for the promotion of their economic rights hav come to the cnclusion that they would never get an: where without a re- zewed spiritual and moral integra- on The Ontario Farmers Union bases its program on the Law of God from which the natural rights of man are derived. The preamble and of Re progiam eontinies io say. "We eve that among; ese Tuey Tr that by destroying natura] rights of man are he right Sy ute fHiey destroy the basis of 'every individual to develop to the national economy, the health |the ymost limit of his capacities of their children, the regenerating and the right to a full and abun- power of the nation. dant life for everyone. The history continues by saying | "we also believe that these rights that "the government had receiv-|can be achieved only under a free ed pl of wi g in the declin-|democratic system, in which poli- ing numbers of able - bodied males [tical and economic equality exist, + returned at the census. in the in- (by the methods of co-operation in- stead of competition, by organized COMING EVENTS group action instead of the indi- vidual fight for the survival of the fittest. RUMMAGE SALE SALE--ST. ANDI y Church, May 1st, at 1:30 veock. . a "To foster and to promote the #¥ The family of the late Mrs. Alfred Sids- CANADIAN CONTEST "~~ 20 CHEVROLETS BACH WITH 1000 GALLONS OF imperiAL (€550) GasoLIN, Plus 10000 # » A CONTEST : EVERY DAY #07 20 DAYS APRIL 27 to MAY 22 GLECOFF 1G.A. SUPERMARKET OPEN EVERY NIGHT TILL 10 P.M. 174 RITSON RD. S. a i he CITY OF OSHAWA CLEANUP WEEK The week of May 4 to May 8 inclusive has been designated as Clean- up Week in the City of Oshawa, and arrangements have been made for the collection from private residence on their usual garbage day of all di ded h hold lations of furniture, clothing, rubbish Plans are being made for "Mo- resulting from the g up of or ds or from minor household zart Year" at Salsburg in 1956, to pairs, ond d waste such as paper, rags, cartons, mark the 200th anniversary of the packing cases and bottles. Composer's birt. MATERIALS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS COLLECTION FOR BEST IN Large quantities of waste building material and waste food porducts (in of the 1 handled in regular garbage collection) are not included in this collecti % @ This special collection applies only to private households and not to y t busi industries. All materials to be col- stores, or SEE lected should be put out during the above mentioned week only and at the same time ond in the same place as the garbage for the 81 King W. Dial 5-5121 GET "TIDE" AND ENTRY BLANKS HERE regular collection. J. W. POWERS, Chairman, Board of Works. understanding of the co-operative way of life we are willing to co- operate with any organized body worth wish to thank their friends, rela- tives and neighbors for their kind expres- sions of sympathy and floral offerings, in which accepts these our basic ten- ets and beliefs." their root befeavement, ss I special thanks Vv. 8 - Bury Luke- Funeral Home, The Ontario Farmers Union is the only occupational organization, we know of, which begins and ends | its gessions with prayers.