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@ THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE, Friday, May '1, 1953 ditorials thy). T 57 Simcoe Street South, Oshawa, Ontario World Use of French Seen As Argument for Study Here Last week we were at Nice in France at- tending an International Congress of News- paper Editors. At that meeting, 52 countries were represented by editors of journals large and small. Canada had two represen- tatives. The outstanding thing about the meeting was that all the proceedings were conducted in French. There were no inter- preters,.and no attempt was made to have speeches and motions translated into Eng- lish or any other language. Yet it was noticeable that all of the delegates, no matter from which country they came, seemed to be able to follow and take part in the proceedings without any difficulty. As we took our part in the conference, we could not help thinking of how few of the people of Ontario are sufficiently well versed in the French language, although it is one of the two official languages of this country, to converse in it freely. We except, British People are About two years ago, after a visit to Britain, we reported that the British people were obsessed by a sense of frustration, that they seemed like a people without hope. They were in an impasse out of which there seemed to be no immediate hope of release. Visiting briefly in Britain at the past weekend, we again talked to people in many walks of life, and observed the general demeanor of the folks whom we met. The transition in their thinking and their out- look on life in the two years that have in- tervened is truly amazing. They seem to have taken a new lease of life. Their sense of frustration has been replaced by a lively hope for better days in the future, and the not too far distant future at that. This is attributable to many factors, not the least of which is the great improvement in the food situation. The fact that they can now of course, those Ontario citizens who are of French-Canadian descent, and for whom French is the natural language. It was demonstrated to us very forcibly how French has become the universal lan- guage, and that people who could not con- verse with each other at all if they had to depend on their own native tongue, find a common ground in French conversation. This question of the teaching of French in Ontario is not a political question. It has become a matter of necessity in this day and age, but its teaching needs to go far beyond the schoolbook French and French grammar and to be carried into the rezlm of French conversation. We learned in a very drama- tic manner in Nice last week just how important a knowledge of the spoken French language can be. It is not merely a school subject. It is a living and universal tongue. Now Hopeful buy eggs fairly freely, for instance, instead of being limited to one a week, has been a great morale builder, judging from the number of people who mentioned that as an instance of their improved condition. There is, too, a general realization that the country. has made great economic advances in the last two years. Except in rabid social- ist circles, this is credited very largely to the Churchill government. The recent bud- get was not the only factor in letting' the British people know of their improved posi- tion. Indeed, the criticism of the British budget was very similar to that levelled at the Canadian budget, that it did too liftle for the people of modest incomes. Neverthe- less, the balancing of the budget and the great improvement in the foreign trade bal- ance have acted as a stimulus to the minds of the people, whose hopefulness for the future of their country is inspiring. Television and Illiteracy A British educationalist, Dr. Ivor Evans, provost of London's University College, has come out into the open with a thought which has beén in the minds of many people with the growth of television. He said the future of the printed book is in peril, and the world faces what he termed "Techno-illiteracy" because of movies, radio and television. Speaking to the annual conference of the British Library Association, he said: "Television will be the major instru- ment in our whole cultural life within 10 years. The appeal of eye and ear combined will be one against which the book will have to put up a very active struggle if its place is to be maintained. I think among certain classes of our Editorial Notes Business report says the price of peroxide has doubled, which is going to male this a tough year for blondes. A postbox bearing the insignia ER II was bombed in Scotland. Their prejudices die hard over there, ' This is the season when hockey, baseball, golf and indoor bowling are all trying to claim favor as spring sports. A report from Australia says a thief stole a set of bagpipes. That will be something to cause a real squeal. A contemporary editorializes on the sub- ject "Is hanging a deterrent?" It certainly is for the individual being hanged. The Daily Times-Gazette (OSHAWA, WHITBY) a, Whitby) 187) and the Whithy Gases 8 ) is published daily (Sundays and Member ot The clnaian Press, the Canadian Dally News N Publ papers sociation, the Ontario Provinelal Dailies Associs v Audit Bureau of Circulations. The Canadian Eres 1 aay entitled to the use for republication of all news despatches in the paper creiliied to it or to The A Press or R ie local news publish despatches herein are Foo th he Al gts of Spscial A. R. ALLOWAY. President and Publisher. 1. L. WILSON, Vice-President and Manag! M. MCINTYRE HOOD, Managing Enoaging Director. Offices, ~ ces, 44 King Street pot. Toronto, Ont. 225 University Building, Mi SUBSCRIPTION RATES i Whitby, Perry. Ajax and ining, ooh over lo $15.00 per yeas. oul carrier $10.00 per year. U DAILY AVERACE NET PAID CIRCULATION FOR MARCH 12,150 society a decline in reading has already begun as a result of television. Among some middle class families who would once have read solidly, the book no longer exists." This is an undesirable deterioration in the cultural life of today, yet it does seem inevitable as a result of the inroads on leisure time made by television. We have previously referred to the fact that the vogue of television is ruining the art of con- versation. Now it seems as if we have to face the fact that, by destroying the vogue of reading, it may do as Dr. Evans suggests, cause a decline in literacy because of the relegation of the book to second or even third place as a means of using leisure time fruitfully. Other Editors' Views - CANADA AS A GREAT POWER Ottawa Evening Citizen) George Drew, lea'er of the Progressive Conserva- tive party, told an audience in St. Catharines re- cently that in a few years Canada should emerge as a great power, with population of 'perhaps 30,« 000,000 by 1965. A larger population has many ad- vantages, offering greater economy in mass produce tion of goods, and a market for cultural works of a literary and artistic nature. Nevertheless, a large population and great power do not constitute a worthwhile goal if only material ends are sought. It is the quality of life, not the quantity, that counts; a small country, on this basis, can be as contented as a larger one. A Bit Of Verse COVENANT O yes, I'll wash the china And I'll scrub the oaken floors; I'll polish all the brass that trims The house's wide craved doors, Yes, I will count the silver And I'll smooth the linen sheets With gentle hands; on Saturdays I'll bake small dainty sweets, I'll do my tasks with humble care And keep the hearth-fire bright , . . But do not seek me out upon A wild and windy night When stars are blown across the sky And salt-spray sweeps my 'pane For I'll be where the sea rolls past And you will call in vain! -- Bonnie Elizabeth Parker, Bible Thought When Jesus called His disciples, "they forsook all, and followed Him." (Luke 5:11.) Forsaking all is the negative side and following Him is the positive side of the same action, and it is useless to try to do one without doing the other. THE JABBERWOCK BIRD AnD I'M SURE WE CAN, ALL BE PROUD OF THE RESULTS OF OUR INBREEDING PROGRAM... Ke "ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS TO LEWIS CARROLhe QUEEN'S PARK Municipal Grants For Roads Shock By DON O'HEARN Special Correspondent for The Times-Gazette TORONTO -- Municipalities have been suffering some rude shocks in their road grants. All over the province, but particularly in west- ern Ontario and the Sudbury area, grants are going to be much less than expected. The grants are javen on a per- centage of overall road expendi- tures, the Jejcamage varying with the size of the municipality. Many municipalities have bas- ed their budgets on automatically getting this portion of their road SDending from the province, only to be taken short when a letter from the minister of highways in- formed them that their grant would be much less than expected. NO INCREASE In cases such as MeKim town- ship, where the gxpecicd grants was cut in half, this has been very serious indeed. Highways Minister George Dou- cett explaing there has been no reduction in the department's spen- ding. It has budgeted for $28,000,000 in municipal assistance this year, about the same as it spent last year. The hitch is that this is being pro-rated on the same basis as last year. And municipalities that are increasing their spending are suf- fering to the extent that they won't et assistance on the increase. ME PADDED Although the same amount as last year is being spent this does represent a tightening up on the part of the department and the government. Part of this is at least inten- tional. There has been a natural tendency on the part of municipal overnments to pad their budgets. Fhe higher they were the more money coming from the province. We're all human! GENERAL CURB Spending by the department it- self on new construction and main- tenance of provincial roads also is tremendous. And a curb has to be kept or we would be spend- ing ourselves out of house and home. cic The check on the municipalities is only one of a series that has been imposed on all branches of government spending this year. Part of a 'go slow' policy on the part of Premier Frost in view of the great increases in the provin- cial budget. APPRECIATED Mr. Doucett says, incidentally, that the restraint on municipal Shending isn't entirely unapprecia- te He has received a number of letters from local taxpayers, he claims, complimenting him on he ing to keep down their local spend- ng. BAD BASIS Which goes to show once again that there's good in everything. And the whole business demon- strates once more that spending as a basis for grants is bad. It's never good to use money spent as a basis for money given. At the least it encourages easy con- sciences. OTTAWA REPORT Cabinet Meetings Subject of Ridicule By PATRICK NICHOLSON fal Correspondent for The Times-Gazetle Rev. E. G. Hansell, the decept- ively mild-mannered Social Cred- itor who organized and sparked his party's victory in British Columbia last summer, lives by coincidence in Vulcan, Alberta. He seems to be a reincarnation of the Roman od Vulcan, who forged thunder- Its to destroy the enemies of the gods. - Mr. Hansell has forged a thund- erbolt of ridicule which he hurled when Parliament was discussing the ban on Canadian ships carry- ing contraband to China. He, like the whole Opposition u ited to a man and even reinforce by high-principled Liberals, did not object to the ban on gun-running to our enemies. But, again like the whole Opposition, he Canada being governed by edict of the Cabinet instead of by act of Parliament. "I must admit that I do not know what happens in a Cabinet meeting," he told Parliament. Cab- inet meetings are so Secret that ministers swear an oath not to div- ulge their proceedings. "I am almost tempted to think there are so many orders in council that have to be passed, and there is so much for the Cabinet to do, that someone in the civil serv- ice shoves a lot of orders in coun- cil in front of them and says "sign." They sign. And then they awaken to the fact, by golly, that they have signed something they should not have signed." EYHOLE PEEPIN "In my imagination," contin- ued Mr. Hansell, "I go up to the Councl Chamber and take a key-hale ep at the Cabinet in session. can see an order in Suunch of this kind coming before em." ' he Prime Minister says, "Well boys, we have this matter of ships entering Chinese ports. What are we going to do about it?' Someone rises and says that it is the t & aay righ id object to j¢ "The Prime Minister says. "It may be the right ting, but do you not think that the way we should do it is not the right way?' The minister of trade and commerce (Mr. C. D Howe) says "Huhl Huh!" : AWAKE "RIP" BRADLEY Then the Prime Minister says to the gentleman sitting at the end of the table, the secretary of state (Mr. Gordon Bradley) "What do you think about it?" '"Wake him up," interjected an- other member. : He pops up, continued Mr. Han- sell, and says "Well, Mr. Prime Minister, I just was not listening. Anything you say will be all right." Then the Prime Minister asks Mr. Fournier, 'Mr. minister of public works, you are responsible for the conduct of business of the House, What do you think. about 'Oh it is all right; pass it. We will have enough Liberal back- benchers there who will heckle so much that no one will understand what the Opposition are saying, anyway." ; This action, suggested this god of thunderbolts from Alberta, is a negation of the democratic rights of our Parliament. To their everlasting shame 136 Liberal MPs alone voted that the Cabinet rather than the two Houses of Parliament should rightfully gov- ern Canada. None of them have &0 far supported this affront to the name of Liberalism by returning their Parliamentary pay to the treasury with the admission. that their presence as a Parliament is therefore unnecessary. SALVAGE GOLD BARS AUCKLAND, N.Z. (Reuters)-- Twa oud bars, valued at about $28,000, have been recovered from the wreck of the liner Niagara and were brought here Thursday by a British salvage tug. The tug will return to the site off the North Auckland coast in an attempt to recover 35 more bars still in the sunken liner, which struck a Ger- man mina in 1040 JUDGE'S ROBES GET GOOD USE LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The mystery of the disappearance of Judge' William Neeley's robes has been solved. Police arrested a janitor, James Langley, 50, on suspi- cion of burglary, and quoted him: "I just sort of borrowed those robes to preach in, be- cause I'm a deacon in my church." PORTRAITS . « « By JAMES J. METCALF ESPECIALLY IN MAY I love you every hour and . . . I love you every day ... But you are something special in it is the lilac with . .. Its fragrance in the air , . » The hawthorn everywhere . . erald . . . That sparkles in the sun dear . .. You are my only one , . Valley or . . + » The happy month of May . , . Perhaps . + The Lily of the . Perhaps it is the em- . . + To constantly remind me, . The jewels and the petals sweet . .. May play a certain part . .. And yet they do not fully tell ... The feeling in my heart . . Whatever flower is in bloom . . . Or gem in vogue today . . . I only know I love you so . . , Especially ii --~ May. « Copyright. 1953, Field Enterprises, lac. All Rights Reserved. IN DAYS GONE BY 35 YEARS AGO Jonathan Schofield died at his home at the age of 89. The services of a nurse, from the Victorian Order, were secured for Whitby schools. The Oshawa branch IOOF cele- brated the 99th anniversary of the Order with a church parade to the Presbyterian Church where Rev. George Yule gave a fitting address. : Dr. T. E. Kaiser was appointed Registrar for the riding of South Ontario. G. W. McLaughlin, president of the local Children's Aid work, presided at a reception given Mr. and Mrs, J. J. Kelso, in honor of Phe 25th anniversary of the work ere, Oshawa citizens were. at the extravagance of the School Board who requisitioned for $51, 000 for the year. Beaton's Store advertised fresh maple syrup at $2.40 a gallon, Farmers in the Claremont area were forced to curtail their grain acreage because their young men were being conscripted for war. Henderson Brothers advertised "Child's Sulkies from $2.90 up." MAC'S MUSINGS We have surely been learning In the last week or two That this is undoubtedly An age of speed in which The world is growing smaller Because of the distances Which can be covered by Use of the aeroplane as A means of transportation. To have supper in Canada One day, and the next be Sitiing at luncheon in Paris was an experience Not easily forgotten, Especially when on the Way calls were made at Shannon in Ireland and At the London airport Which is the hub of the World's air travel. It was thrilling also To leave Cannes down On the Riviera one night, Travel by train to Paris, And have breakfast there, Then have luncheon in London and a Scottish dinner With friends in Glasgow. And then the other night At 10 o'clock we left Prestwick in Scotland, FALL FROM CAR FATAL LINDSAY (CP)--Carl Coulter, Reaboro farmer, died Thursday of injuries suffered Monday night when he fell from his automobile being driven by his wife. Investi- gators said Mrs. Coulter heard the door 'latch open on her husband's side of the car and slammed on the brakes. It is believed the jar sent Mr. Coulter out of the car and his head struck the pavement. An inquest will be held. APPROVE TAX RATE LONDON, Ont, (CP)--London city council Thursday night adop- ted a by-law striking the 1953 tax rate at 51 mills--a figure which, with the 10-per-cent general in- crease on building assessment, means the mverage Londoner wile pay no more than he did last ves when the rate was 56 mills. ", Make brief stops in Iceland and at Goose Bay In the Labrador wilds, Landed in Montreal before "en in the forenoon and At Malton at 12.30. Truly these are days When air transportation Conquers distance and Makes possible trips Which could never have Been accomplished under The old modes of travel. 'Here is a Wonderful Opportunity for You to Become a Nurse) If you want a fascinating career and a background to enhance your whole life, nursing presents a great opportunity. Classes for three-year nursing courses at Ontario Hospital Schools are now forming for September. ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS: Age--17 or over. § dary School Graduati Good Health. AT ONTARIO HOSPITAL SCHOOLS OF NURSING YOU RECEIVE WHILE TRAINING: © FREE Room and Board © FREE Uniforms and {aundry © HONORARIUM While Training -- $30 a month during 1st year; $25 a month during 2nd year (while on affiliation in a General Hospital); $50 a month during 3rd year. : © VACATION--Three weeks each year, plus all statutory holidays. © RECREATION -- Excellent facilities at each School for after-duty social and sports activities: For further information apply to SUPERINTENDENT OF NURSING School of Nursing, Ontario Hospital Brockville, Kingston, Whitby, New Toronto or Hamilton | ONTARIO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH Honourable Mackinnon Phillips, M.D., C.M., Minister [or A tree can't keep its age a secret. Since each year's growth forms a ring in the tree, an expert forester simply counts the number of rings in the trunk's cross-section. CARLING'S THE CARLING BREWERIES LIMITED » RE WATIRLOO ~~ TORONTO ~~ WINDSOR -- wi