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6 THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE, Wednesday, June 10, 1953 Editorials Whe Dally Times-Gasetle (Oshaws, Whitby), published by Times-Gaszette Publishers Limited 91 Simooe Street Oshawa, Ontario Korean War Truce Does Not End Need for Preparedness Reaching of an agreement between the United Nations and Chinese Communist negotiators in the Korean war has been "announced, and by the time this appears in print an armistice document may have been signed by the two parties. On Sun- day, the fast remaining points of differ- ence were cleared up, and the way was opened for bringing to a close the hos- tilities which have been raging for nearly three years. There is, of course, the possibility that President Syngman Rhee of the Republic of Korea may try to carry out his threat to continue the fighting independent of the United Nations forces. This, however, is hardly likely, and he will prabably be- come reconciled to the truce terms before it becomes effective. The ending of the fighting in Korea does not, however, mean that there will be no further need for maintaining a high level of defence prepardness. Even if the hostilitjes there are over, there still re- mains the dark shadow of possible Rus- sian aggression in Europe, against which the NATO forces and the European De- fence Army are being created. It is im- possible at this timesto say whether Rus- sia is ready to abandon all thoughts of future aggression, and enter into peace- ful relations with the rest of the world. Until that 'time comes, it would: be folly for the democratic western powers to re- lax their vigilance and their defence pre- parations. Canada, with all her partners in the alliance, must still stand on guard and complete the program of prepardness, which, when it is completed, will provide the only sure guarantee that the Com- munists will not launch another attack in ; some other part of the world. Population Figures Cause Concern Certain facts emerging from Canada's population figures suggest a basis for serious thought. They seem to argue the wisdom of moving slowly before under- \taking too many obligations that are so easy to assume and so hard to relinquish. Over the last decade Canada has had a fairly sete" ictory growth im population. Including Newfoundlanders, the popula- tion reached just over 14 millions, an in- erease of 21.7 per cent over the previous eensus period. That might seem to set at rest any doubts we might have ag our ability to expand and maintain our wel- fare program, But before we accept this assumption unreservedly, a few qualify- ing facts might be considered. First, how is our native population up in these population gains? Citizens of British origin are not maintaining their percentage position. They slipped back 1-8 per cent. Those of French origin did somewhat better. They gained .5 per eent. But that still left our native population-- British and French-percentage-wise, some 1.3 per cent less than in 1941. "Their place wae taken by people of Buropean stock, Queen's Flag On Mount Everest for 112 years and per- haps years before that date has been a challenge to the venturesome spirit of the nations of the world. Men have lost their lives in seeking to conquer in the few weeks available in any one year in efforts $0 reach the summit, the highest under the canopy of heaven om this sorely troubled old world. Queen Elizabeth I1 must have thrilled, as did all her subjects, when she received the news on the eve of her Coronation day that at long last this indomitable peak has been mounted and two of her subjects had surveyed the terrifying depths of the chasms, the glaciers and the snowfields over which they had pass- ed, from the topmost pinnacle of the earth. Mount Everest, the highest peak of the mighty Himalayan range, bears the name of the great British surveyor and geo- grapher, Sir George Everest, who in 1941 completed the trigonometrical survey of the Himalayas, and had fixed the posi- tion and altitude of the mountain, 29,002 feet. Editorial Notes People still in the middle age classifica- tion may now claim to have lived under six sovereigns, two queens, two Edwards and two Georges, The Daily Times-Gazette (OSHAWA, WHITBY) The Daily Times-Gazette (Oshawa, Whitby) The Oshawa Times (established 1871) he ng Gazette & Chronicle ( 1863) is blish daily « ind excepted). a y y N b of. The C di Press, the Cana i Newspapers Association, the Ontario Provincial ) aly sociation and the Audit B of Ci The Canad Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all news despatches in the paper credited to it or to The Associated Press or Reuters, and also the local news published therein. All rights of special despatches are also reserved. T. L. WILSON, Publisher and General Manager M. McINTYRE HOOD, Managing Editor Offices, 44 King Street West, Toronto, Ontario, University Tower Building, Montreal, P.Q. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Delivered by carriers in Oshawa, Whitby, Brooklin Port Perry, Ajax and Pickering, not over 30¢ per week. By mail outside carrier delivery areas anywhere in Canada and England, $10.00 per year. U.S., $15.00 per year. DAILY AVERAGE NET PAID CIRCULATION FOR MAY 12,278 . must increase, who increased .4 per cent of the total and by Asiatics and others who increased by .9 per cent. Canada needs citizens and must secure them. But the fact that our native popu= lation is not maintaining itself in a grow= ing population is a matter for eoncern. Another factor is that our working popu- lation is not maintaining itself. While the pereentage increase in total population between 1941-1951 was 21.7 per cent, in- erease in the group of workers and earn- ers was only 15 per cent. Even this gain was mainly a matter of conservation. We had further decreased infant mortality, so that in the childhood group to age 15, we had shown a gain of 32.9 per eent. And in the group age 656 and up we had done even better with a gain of 41.4 per cent. Both give cause for pride. But there is a sobering aspect. In the last decade some 45.3 per cent of the population gain was represented in the working, producing group, but 54.7 per cent was in the dependent group. What difficulties may arise as demands expand and the percentages of burden-bearing backs declines is anybody's guess. Top of World The final climb, up the sheer wall of granite, was made by a New Zealander, E. P. Hillary, and a Sherpa guide, Tensing. Hillary, who is a bee-keeper by profes- sion, has had wide experience in the New Zealand Alps. His Sherpa guide shared the disappointment of the Swiss climber, Ray- "mond Lambert, when they reached the previous high record, 28,215 feet, but they . were defeated by strong winds which showered them with rocks and stones. The success of the present expedition is not, due alone to the very excellent climbers, but to the experiences of that equipment and the injrepid spirit of the long list of adventurers which down through the years have pitted. their strength against the furies of nature-- the piercing cold and raging winds, the avalanches and suddenly riven crevasses and chasms. The peoples of the world will share the happiness of the Queen of Britain and of the Commonwealth of Nations that the Queen's flag, the Union Jack, flew on top of the world on the day of her Coronation. A Rit of Verse CHARLESTON, 8.C. 1. Outdoor Flower Maré Here is a study in simple contrasts, White steeple of church against cobalt sky, 'Small Negro girls with a wealth of flowers They beamingly offer to passers-by. Here is a study in simple contrasts, Gold poppies, white lilies in brown-skinned hand, Here at the corner of Broad and Mczating Oasis of fancy in fact-tried land. 3. Market Day Tuesday i6 market day in Charleston Here in the arched brick market place, Stretched out under the high, front staircase With quaint balustrades of wrought-iron lace Some was cart-hauled; some blithely head-borne, Produce that's offered for sale in here, Yams and magnolias, green peas a.ad jasmine, Flowers aplenty and food and cheer. J Violet Alleyn Storey Bible Thought Jesus said: '"He that is least among you all, the same shall be great . , , He that is greatest among you shall be your servant." (Luke 9:48; Matt. 23:11.) John the Baptist said: "He (Jesus) but I must deorease." ? 8:30.) (John ENOUGH TO MAKE EVEN JUNIOR SHUDDER A ¢ SEE --AT THAT RATE, PER mM roL SHOT COULD a GALLUP POLL OF CANADA One-Third Of Canadians Suffer From Sleeplessness By CANADIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC OPINION Who lies awake at night most often? And what does the rank and file of sleepless tossers do about it? It's a problem for about a third of Canadians, says the Gallup Poll. Across the country this number say it's a regular or an occasional trouble with them. Maybe it's the sea air that makes Maritimers sleep so beautifully -- for 78 per cent of these lucky people say they "never" are bothered with insominia. Out on the Prairies on- ly 61 per cent make this boast. Lying awake in the dark hours is more common among older people, and, despite those business worries, troubles women consider- ably more than it does men. What to do? Canadians split about fifty-fifty between doing Maritimes Quebec tracting sleep is very definitely re- vealed in looking at how men and 21 to 20 years 50 years and over As for men and women per cent of men say they are both- ered regularly or occasionally with insomnia -- while 40 per cent of women say this. The people who were troubled with insomnia in one way or an- other were asked what, if anything, they took for it, or did about it. Two main answers and a group of variations gives the picture. Don't take or do anything for it Take something -- a hot drink, pills, aspirin, doctor's prescription, a drink 12 nothing -- or "taking something. But while very few mentioned counting sheep as a relief from sleeplessness, some down-to-earth solutions were given to the Poll reporters. Among them were these: "Resolve my conflicts first," "Get up," 'Work harder next day," "Take a warm bath," "Stop thinking," "Walk around till 1 get sleepy." Questions Which brought these suggestions were first: "Do you ever have insomnia -- inability to sleep?" Yes, regularly Yes, sometimes No, never ° out Different experiences in sleep- lessness in the various regions of the country are shown up clearly in this table: Regularly Sometimes Never 14 ™ 10 f ] a5 4 2 (4 2 61 26 60 women in their twenties report, as compared to those in their fifties, or more. Regularly Sometimes Never . 5 2 m 10 Read awhile Miscellaneous and no answer 35 (Some gave more than one answer) Among those who had their own pet theories for a solution to sleep- lessness, were folks who said -- in addition to the suggestions made above -- "I wash and go to Mass." "Do all my thinking." "Go to bed earlier next night to make up for it." "Walk around till I get sleepy." Or, as some lucky souls said, "Sleep in in the morning." . World Copyright Reserved ... T oys For Half-A-Cent Boon To London Kiddies LONDON (AP)--There is a place in London where a poor child can buy a toy for a farthing. The door to this bargain She insisted on the token pay- ment of one farthing because she felt this gave the children a feel- ing of ind di and self-res- is an archway only three feet id inches high, to keep the big Kil out. The toys are sold on Saturdays. One Saturday only boys are admit- ted, the next Saturday only girls. The odd toy store has been in business since 1907 at the Fern street settlement in Bromley-by- Bow. This is a part of east London where most families are lucky to have enough money for food. Founder of the settlement, and toy store, was Miss Clara Grant, who began teaching in a neighbor- hood school in 1900. Over the years she built up a wide circle of donors who sent money or the cast-off toys of their own children. A bene- factor for years was the Queen Mary. Miss Grant had the playthings reconditioned and made up into neat little packages for sale. GOING TO Wop. cIivy Rates from: $ $950 INGLE oousit Garage facilities available * Airport bus stops at our door : » Grand Central and Pennsylvania Stations are convenient ecorated LEXINGTON AVE. at 50th Street Agent pect. She "encouraged them to complain if they thought the goods weren't up to standard. Miss Grant died in 1949, but her store goes on. Four decades ago as many as 500 kids with farthings in their grubby little hands used to show " & 4 PORTRAITS . . . By JAMES ]. METCALFE HOW MUCH THE SAME? I see the number on your house . . . The street's familiar name . . . And all around the neighborhood . . . The landmarks are the same . ever long IJook . . in the book . Have never changed a bit , same , . or let you know , . years . . « « And even after all these years . , . There is no other telephone . . . Recorded . . And as your phone and home address . . . . How- Your little world must be the . With you a part of it . . . And yet I walk around the block . . . And I am filled with fear . . . To speak of love . I know the street, I see your house . . . I have the phone book too . . . But what, if after all these . My name is strange to you? Copyright, 1963. Field Enterprises, inc. All Rights Reserved. IN DAYS GONE BY + 20 YEARS AGO 0. M. Alger, of Oshawa, and Rev. A. M. Irwin, of Whitby, were chos- em by the Oshawa Presbytery to be delegates at the United Church General Council in Winnipeg. C. E. McTavish was appointed chairman for organization of the newly-formed Oshawa Motor Club. Other committee members named were C. R. Bailes, W. H. Karn, M. E. Hartley and E. Parsons. . The Oshawa Presbytery, meet- ing at Smiths Falls, approved the erection of a $30,000 church at Al- bert street and Olive Avenue. The building permits for M a totaled $1,114,515. y The superannuation of Rev. Dr. H. S. Dougall, pastor of Simcoe Street United Church, was an- ®ounced for June 30. An announcement was made that citizens of Oshawa would be given an Opportunity to name the new. hotel being built on the corner of King and Mary streets. Col. J. F. Grierson, Oshawa barrister, was honored by being appointed King's Counsel. Miss Freda Corn was the first Oshawa lady to ride in the air- plane owned and operated by F. . Lloyd, local barber. Two Australian flyers made the hop from San Francisco to Hono- lulu; Lord Lonsdale, English sportsman, and Lady Lonsdale celebrated their golden wedding anniversary; sportsmen from all over the world sent gifts; negotia- tions were under way for turning over Peking to the nationalists and Marshall Chang Tsolin was injur- ed when a bomb struck the train in which he was riding. READERS' VIEWS Bus Driver In Accident On Ajax Street Defended The Editor. The Times-Gazette. Sir,--Due to the adverse public- ftv we have received from a minor accident which happened in. Ajax * in April, we feel that we should make a few points clear to the public. First, the real cause to the ac- cident was a truck shooting across the main street in front of the car ahead, of the bus, which caused the car to make a sudden stop in front of the bus, and then the bus driver MAC'S MUSINGS Nine years ago a great Army landed on the coast Of Normandy to start the Drive which brought : Liberation and freedom To the enslaved people Who for four years had Known the lash of Nazism,: And who had lived for; The day when free men Would come to drive out Their brutal conquerors. Nine years ago the men Of 'Canada and the allied Nations swept up the Beaches of Normandy and Pushed on inland to begin The operation "Overlord" Which ended in the final Crushing of tyranny and The end of the dictator Whose greed had plunged The world into warfare. As we look back to that Glorious "D-Day" of 1944, And what followed it, And the great vision With which men died to Help restore peace and Security in the world, 2 We cannot help wondering Why we have already lost All that we gained when Victory was won and We looked forward to The reign of peace. Somewhere during the years Since 1944 the vision Of peace and security Has disappeared and we Live in a world that. is Torn by fear and distrust And seems headed for Another great war because The lessons we learned So short a time ago Have all been forgotten. up on a Saturday morning to pass, if they could through the arch- way. The archway bears this in- scription: "Enter now ye children small, "None can come who are too tall." ; Nowadays, the Saturday sales seldom draw more than 100. Of- ficials of the settlement say this reflects the slow but sure conquest of the more abject kind of poverty in the Fern street area. And in the 46 years of the toy store's existence, the height of the archway has been raised four inches. That's because Fern street kids eat better and are much taller than they used to be. plied brakes and came to a stop also, but not quite quick enough to avoid slightly marking the back of the car. The truck in this case did not stop and no one secured the number so the next in line for the blame is naturally the bus driver who is the victim of circumstance. We wish to point out that our in- surance company have more at stake financially than anyone and are greatly concerned who our drivers are and they insist on pass- ing on each driver individually be- fore he drives for Rural Bus Lines. All our drivers have now driven for us over seven months and through the slippery roads of the winter without an accident and in fact we have now four drivers ready for safety awards to be given to them by our insurance com- pany for one and two years with- out accidents. Although some of our equipment may be getting old we see that the brakes are relined whenever neces- sary as well as adjusted. In the.last four years our buses have travelled over 400,000 miles and have only had three minor accidents to report with absolutely no personal injur- ies involved. The driver of the bus in the nfin- or accident in question at the pres- ent time may be young but is not excitable and does not drive at an excess rate of speed, and would say that he handles the buses in the same way as his older associates who's example he is following. Signed: D. A. BEER, Mgr. RURAL BUS LINES LTD. of Brougham, Ont. QUEEN'S PARK Salaries of Civil Servants Problem By DON O'HEARN Special Correspondent for The Times-Gazette TORONTO--Betting is that the government will be forced to do something about civil service sal- aries. The old question of low pay scales has been brought to the fore again by reported dissension in the ranks of officials of the Civil Service Association. The dissension, in turn, being spurred by the recently announced salaries of the officers of the To- ronto * Metropolitan Council. CLAIM DENIED This protest against salaries is periodic. Once or twice a year there is an uproar from the Assoc- .iation or one branch of the Ser- vice or another. And usually it is met by the government making some concession or other. It has, it is true, claimed there was a general revision a few years ago but this has never been ac- cepted by the civil servants them- selves as satisfactory. NO PRINCIPLE The observer on the side-lines will have to go along with them on this. There are arguments on both sides of the question of pay for government employees. Traditionally it has not been at the level of that of private indus- try. By the nature of the ser- vice, with politics entering so greatly into appointments, this is probably right. But nevertheless there should be a living wage. And the government policy to date hasn't indicated that it has considered this or any other prin- ciple in setting its rates. Rather it has given the impression that it was granting just what it could get away with and no more. OWN GOOD This may not be doing justice to the government. But it is the impression it has left, and for its own welfare it would seem advisable for it to take a serious look at the whole matter of pay policy. It is hard for the thousands of people working for the govern- ment here to realize that their fellow-workers for the city almost without exception are getting more money than they are. SAME COSTS It is true that the provincial employees are working for the people of the province at large, who haven't as high an average standard of income as residents of the city. But the Ontario civil servants nevertheless have to live in the city with its high costs, and almost invariably they carry more responsibility than their opposites in the city administration. 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