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@ THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE, Friday, June 18, 1083 'Editorials The Dally Times-Gazette (Oshawa, Whitby) 57 Simooe Street "south, by Times-G Oshawa, Ontario The Best None Too Good For Children's Education In a thoughtful and informative, ad- dress, Rev. J. V. Mills, member of the Toronto Board of Education and secre- tary-treasurer of the School Trustees or- ganization of Ontario, had some interest- ing things to say on the subject of edu- cation. The meat of his address was that by tradition, the people of this province were determined that the best in educa- tion was none too good for their children. Towards this end, the tax burdens for education should be met cheerfully, and school teachers and trustees must work together in harmony and co-operation. With all that Mr. Mills had to say we are in hearty agreement. When one con- siders that the whole future of the chil- dren of our land is bound up in the type of education they receive, the importance of its quality becomes apparent. Indeed, one might say that the whole future of Canada depends to a very large degree on the kind of education which the citi- zens of tomorrow are receiving in our schools. Therefore expense becomes a secondary factor to the necessity of seeing that they receive the best possible. But we also agree with Mr. Mills that there need not be extravagance in the provision of educational facilities to meet that objective. Like him, we feel that the Minister of Education is on sound ground when he refuses to'sanctior large expenditures for frills at this time when the greatést need is for plain ordinary class-rooms in which children can be taught. In this connection, the Oshawa Board of Education is to be commended for the sane policy it adopted in planning the four new schools now being built in the city. These are strictly utilitarian, provid- ing much-needed space for more class- rooms, and without any extravagant ap- pendages. The citizens of Oshawa are pre- pared to support such a policy, and will not object to higher school taxes so long as they are receiving good educational value for the children for their money. Playgrounds Great Asset to City One by one the Oshawa playgrounds have had their official opening ceremon- ies, and their programs for the summer months Have been launched. Thanks to the co-operation of the citizens who have organized themselves into neighborhood park associations, these playgrounds are becoming better equipped every year, and are serving a more useful purpose as their equipment, specially in the way of club- houses and dressing rooms, is being im- proved. These playgrounds are a great asset to the city, and with the large population of children of school age, play an important part in the recreational life which is so essential to young people. They are of particular value in helping to keep child- ren from playing on the streets, thus re- moving to a large extent .the hazard of accidents to them. We have noticed, how- ever, that there are still children who pre- fer to play on the streets, even within 100 yards of one of the best of the play- grounds. We noted that in driving around the city the other day, and wondered why it should be so. : With such splendid recreational facili- ties provided for them, it should not be necessary for any Oshawa children to use the travelled portions of the city streets as playgrounds. There is ample room for them within the safety of the neighborhood parks. It would seem, there- fore, that there is a duty resting on par- ents to encourage and instruct their children to use these parks, and keep on the streets, where traffic hazards prevail. In this way our playgrounds can become an even greater asset by safeguarding the lives of our children. Poor Brakes Are Way to Death Brake failure killed two, one day im May. Along a fine, paved highway, traffie glowed down. The man in the black sedan put on his brakes . . . They failed to re- spond! To avoid erashing the car ahead, he pulled off the road onto the grassy shoulder. 1 The oar sideswiped a guide pole and bounced over a six-foot bank, landing up- side-down in the bed of a creek. Two passengers died. Modern automobile brakes are so ef- ficient that drivers seem to forget that they wear out a bit at a time. Editorial Notes Norway hopes to benefit in export gains from the building of the St. Lawrence waterway. That broadens the outlook for usefulness of the project. Toronto Welshmen presented a goat to the guard at Fort Henry. Now the ques- tion arises as to who will be expected to ride it. ? Italy's middle of the road government has been sustained, with the Communists and Fascists dividing the opposition role between them. Oshawa District Labor Council has de- eided to ignore Labor Day this year, so that it becomes just another holiday. The Daily Times-Gazette (OSHAWA, WHITBY) . The Daily Times-Gazette (Oshawa, Whitby) combining The Oshawa Times (established 1871) and the Whitby Gazette & Chronicle (established 1363) is published daily (Sundays and y y d). » b of The Canadi Press, the Canadian Daily Newspapers Association, the Ontario Provincial Dailies As- sociation and the Audit Bureau, of Circulation. The Canadian 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 A Offices, 44 King Street West, Toronto, University Tower Building, Montreal, P.Q. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Delivered by carriers in Oshawa, Whitby, Brooklin Port Perry, Ajax and Pickering, not over 30c 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 Ontario, 225 , wisdom and government, Experienced mechanics recommend that new cars should have their wheels removed and brakes examined for wear at certain mileages--about 15,000 miles for heavy cars and around 20,000 miles for lighter ones. In this way a qualified me- chanie can estimate brake wear and re- eommend when they will need replace- ment. Drivers are asking for trouble, the ex- perts say, if the brake pedal can be de- pressed within an inch of the floor. 'In the single instance quoted above, the brief time needed for an examination eould have saved two precious lives. Other Editors' Views YOUNG PEOPLE ALL RIGHT (Ottawa Journal) The charge that parents have failed in their duty carries the inference that the young people of today aren't what they ought to be. Doleful persons have been saying for years that the new generation was no match for the old, that the race is declining "mentally, socially, normally snd spiritually." To our mind no greater non- sense is preached anywhere. A Bit of Verse # SWISS MUSICAL CHAIR More than a clever bit of carving Alpine goats and edelweiss, is the Chair that, when sat upon, plays tinkly Tunes that are typically Swiss. Gay souvenir it is of Interlakep-- Small shops, each like a music box, Cow-bell above the door; wares sold there-- Song-playing chalets, cuckoo clocks. Be seated and you'll be transported To where the Jungfrau calmly towers High over peaceful hamlets, girdled By springtime fields of lark-stirred flowers. Violet Alleyn Storey ¢ Bible Thought "1 exhort therefore, that, first of all, Suppli- cations, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; for kings and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty." (I Tim. 2:1,2.) For the Queen, God grant her "the spirit of that being devoted unto Thee with all her heart, she may so wisely govern that in her time Thy Church and people may continue in safety and prosperity . . ." -Church of England eollect. MIGHT SCARE AWAY CUSTOMERS TOO -- f --~-- OTTAWA REPORT Prificess In Love, But Barrier Looms By PATRICK NICHOLSON Special Correspondent for The Times-Gazette OTTAWA--Princess Margaret is in love. This royal romance was the big news at Coronation festivities in London's sophisticated Mayfair dis- trict, according to returning Ot- tawans who attended last week's Coronation. Gossip centres not on the Prin- cess's heart, which shows the .hon- orable scars of love, but on her hand, which may be prevented by her position from wearing the wed- ding ring of her cavalier, the much- decorated air hero Group Captain Peter Townsend. Two barriers face the royal lover Townsend was married during the war and has two children. He has recently obtained a divorce from his wife, charging her with adult- ery with John de Hazlo, son of a once fashionable but forgotten painter of portraits of London's society women. The Church of Eng- land has been reluctant to wed divorced persons. Secondly, Townsend is neither of royal blood nor of the aristocracy. However, in this new Elizabethan age when the accolade of knight- hood is bestowed on a jockey, I would put my money on a hero who won distinguished medals in front ranks of war himself, rather on the descendant of a man who won a title in the rear rank of a war long past. These two possible objections by church and state to such a match are rendered less valid by the birth of two children to the Queen, who thus place Margaret only third in line of succession to the Crown of Canada and Britain and the other Commonwealth monarch- ies. The petite Princess is 22 years old, Peter Townsend 39. He was for some years on the personal staff of King George VI. Now he is treasurer to the mother. The romance of the gay and clever young Princess is new news in London. It was first disclosed in Canada six months ago, when readers of this column were given the advance inside information be- fore Townsend divorced his first wife. Prince Charles and the baby Princess Anne both rank ahead of Princess Margaret in succession to the throne. But under the Regency Act and existing precedent, Prin- cess Margaret has two important stand-by roles while Charles is a minor. WOULD ACT FOR SISTER Margaret is the first adult of full age in line of succession, so if the Queen should die prematurely, Margaret would become Regent un- til Charles attained the age of 18 years. Her second important role would be that of senior member of Brit- ain's Council of State, which will undertake the Queen's royal func- tions and duties when Her 'Maj- esty leaves Britain temporarily; for example to tour Australia and New Zealand this winter. It has been suggested that the Queen may decide to divide her presence more evenly between her seven kingdoms, by living for months at a time in Canada and Australia and the other overseas monarchies. In this case. Britain's Council of State may be replaced by a governor general to fulfil the royal functions in Britain during the Queen's absence. his would put, Britain on the same footing as Caflada, for we have Mr. Massey rather than a Council of State to represent the monarch here. 18,000 LUTHERANS WATERLOO; Ont. (CP)--Barring an economic catastrophe or an- other war, Canada will be the des- tination of immigrants in the future, Rev. Clifton Monk told the 91st annual convention of the Evan- gelical Lutheran synod Thursday. With 160,000 immigrants expected to land in Canada in 1953; 'Mr. Monk said the Lutheran World Federation looks to this country to assist in the program of refugee settlement. Mr. Monk, executive-secretary of the Canadian Lutheran World Re- lief, said 75 per cent of the immi- rants who come to Canada settle Ontario and Quebec. : "To reach and provide this great 7 DAYS from $129.50% From Qil-fueled cruise ships All OUTSIDE rooms Top-side sun decks NIECE IEEE Entertainment * Dancing Rest * Relaxation Fine food Over 2200 miles of Great Lakes Waterways Make your reservations NOW $.DAY cruises from $115.75* and 2.DAY cruises from $35.50 avail able frog Detroit only. Rates include transp®, agion, meals, berth in OUT- SIDE cabin, entertainment. * Plus Tax See Your Travel Agent, or GEORGIAN BAY LINF Ft. of Woodward Ave. « oit 26, M.A. Telephone: WOod 3-6760 host of unchurched new Canadians --50 per cent of whom are assumed to be Lutherans--is the challenge _and task of our synod," Mr. Monk said. Dr. J. H. Reble, chairman of the home missions committee, an- nounced appointment of home mis- sionaries after a survey of "new fields." They are: Rev. Roy Grosz. Heidelberg, Ont., for assignment to Oakville, Ont.; Rev. A. Watars, Port Col- borne, to the Hamilton Mountain area; Rev. Arthur Little of Sud- bury, for the home mission field at London, Ont., where there are 1,100 unchurched Lutherans. The great blue heron, largest of the species found in Canada, stands about four feet high. i 7 GLORIOUS DAYS CRUISING THE po Here is a vacation you'll long remember! 7 days of fascinating scenic beauty, rest, relaxation and visits to historic points. 7 days of gay shipboard life . . . deck games, dancing, parties, jun hashing, floor s ows an ne food. Come along . .-. for a reat in on the GREAT NLAND SEAS. H AMERICAN S. SOUTH AMERICAN MAC'S MUSINGS For over 25 years, The Oshawa Rotary Club Has held an annual fair, First on the streets Of the business section, And later at Rotary Park, As a means of raising Funds to carry on the Splendid work which this Service club is doing In the community. It is a matter of record That the Rotary Fair Has always been well Supported by our people, Because they recognized That through this effort Noble work was being done To assist worthy causes Promoted in our city. One need only mention The care and treatment Of crippled children, to Remove their handicaps, Restore them to health And strength, and make Them self-supporting \ And self-reliant citizens Instead of being a burden To themselves and those Associated with them. The Rotary Club, too, Has provided Rotary Park And Rotary Swimming Pool For the use of the Children of Oshawa, and Down through the years These facilities have been A godsend to the community. So we can appeal with Sincerity 'and earnestness To all our citizens to Support the Rotary Fair To be held next week, Knowing that some poor Crippled children will Benefit from that support. The Gaspe peninsula of Quebee was widely known in pioneer liter- ature as "Gaspesia." PORTRAITS . .. HOW CAN YOU WIN? Our Don's report cards are the kind . . . And we cannot . sqawl about . . . And on the By JAMES ]. METCALFE | { i | high school diamond . . . He strikes each batter out . . . He holds a perfect record and + + . He gives us much oause for pride . . active in , , . Activities outside . life at home . . » The dishes in the sink . . As much as he is . . But when it comes to . The grass and all the weeds that grow . . , (Much higher than you think) EE He is a yery different boy . + . Who does not have the pep « . . Of those athletic youngsters who . . . Are always right in step . . . He suddenly grows weary and . . . He begs for time to rest . . . To keep his school marks and his games . . . Among the very best. Copyright, 1953. flela Enterprises, inc, All Rights Reserved. IN DAYS GONE BY 35 YEARS AGO William Holland, prominent lo- cal contractor, died at his home iy Centre Street, at the age of Dr. A. A. Farewell sold his herd of 60 prize Holsteins. The highest price he received for one animal was $2,500 F. M. Smith, «§ the Oshawa Can- ning Factory, complained to coun- cil that his business had been on the banks of the Oshawa Creek for 18 years and 18 times it had been flooded. He asked that something be done about it. Mrs. Armstrong, wife of Dr. Armstrong died suddenly at her home. A violent electrical storm caused the electricity to be cut DF sen J jo. p.m. until 9.40 the next morn- | Contractors working on a new filtration plant were makin ex cellent progress. Council passed a motion to bor row $10,000 to be used for buying fuel. This action would insure against another shortage during the winter months. Port Perry struck it at 32 mills on the ha . Nursing Sister ' Edith Holland sent word home that she was safe- | ly back in England after being in! the battle area where Germans bombed the Canadian Hospitals, * QUEEN'S PARK The Going Rough By DON O'HEARN Special Correspondent for The Times-Gazette TORONTO If Hon. George Doucett still entertained ideas about one day being premier of Je province he probably has lost m. The highways minister has had a busy time acting for the premier since Mr. Frost has been in Eng- land. The Sarnia disaster broke afew days after the premier left. Then there was the squabble about a parking lot. In both the govern- ment came in for criticism and Mr. Doucett had to steer his way through a wave of complaint. Always the busiest member of the government, the highways min- ister nevertheless seems able to add the many chores of the pre- mier's office without breaking stride. It's a' marvel the way he does it. MR. THOMAS In addition to the premiership he also has been handling agricul- ture. He has been acting in this portfolio since Hon. Fletcher Thomas was stricken during the session. And indications are he will be carrying it for some time yet. Mr. Thomas, at latest word, was still in hospital with nothing definite on his return to his office. . JACK PETHICK Good news on the sick parade is that Jack Pethick, veteran cor- respondent here for the London Free Press and one of Ontario's best known newspapermen, is making a recovery. Jack had a heart attack but word now is he is pulling through all right. CIVIL DEFENCE? Notable omissiops: Hon. Arthur Welsh made a radio speech in the provincial affairs series and there was nary a mention in it of eivil defence. This is a baby of Mr. Welsh as provincial secretary and in view of the shortcomings of the defence organization pointed up in Sarnia, some reassurance would have been timely. : The recent joint exercise at Niagard with the U.S. was a good| propaganda move but it is well known that in most centres eivil defence to date has been pretty much of a bust. CAFETERIA BARS A new wrinkle in the bars. In the smaller centres there has been a move towards self-service bev erage rooms. Several. are now o rating in the province. Under a strick interpretation of! its policies the liquor licence board could bar this but so far hasn't made 'a move to do so. - Officials say the bars concerned are among the best operated in the province. : ! Labor won't see it this way,! however, when it wakes up to the) fact waiters are bei laid off. | Once incidental benefit: barmen have a better chance to tell when a customer has too much. to drink when he walks to the bar. Teaching Motorists Cuts Crashes KINGSTON (CP) -- Teaching some motorists how to drive safely has reduced automobile accidents by 50 per cent, C. W. Gilchrist of Ottawa, Managing director of the Canadian Gi Roads Association, said Thursday. Addressing a meeting of the On- tario traffic conference, he said, this developmen t d rated how education helped one aspect of the traffic problem. It was logical to expect education to be of benefit in other ways. : Privately -operated driving schools may be found in most large Canadian cities. A few communi ties, including Kitchener, give driv- ing courses im the secondary schools. 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 WATERLOO --MONTREAL--TORONTO-- TECUMSEH