THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE « Published by Times-Gazette Publishers Limited, 57 Simcoe St. South, Oshawa, Ont, Page 6 Friday, June 8, 1956 Regulations For Safety In Use Of Pleasure Boats With the summer holiday season ap- proaching rapidly, it is timely to point out that the employment of accepted safety practices in the use of pleasure boats on our lakes and rivers is one way of reducing the annual toll of deaths from drowning. Every summer, there are long lists of fatalities due to careless and sometimes reckless hand- ling of pleasure boats. It is not generally known that there are laws governing the use of power boats, and that these are just as strict as the laws governing the use of cars on the highways. The Minor Waters Navigation regulations provide for fines up to $200 for reckless operation of such boats. One of the functions of the Ontario Provincial Police is to en- They do so by the use of patrol boats on waterways in Ontario resort It is also the re- lity of that force to check pow- fore e these laws. summer Areas. sponsibi er boats for registration, and in respect to life-saving and firefighting equip- ment. As a guide to pleasure boat owners, the Department of Transport, Ottawa, has produced an informative booklet, entitled "Safety Afloat." It recom- mends a maximum of two persons or a load of 410 pounds for a 10-foot boat, three persons or 575 pounds at 12 feet and so on. Owners of boats, including those who operate private pleasure craft, would do well to make sure they are familiar with all the applicable laws and regula- tions. Otherwise, they are liable to find themselves in serious trouble if any- thing goes wrong. And where human life is at stake, as happens so often in the use of pleasure boats of any kind, it is much better to be wise and take all the advance precautions possible than to be sorry after tragedy has occurred. Labor Doing Government Job Th of Labor which Federation task should undertaken by the ce. It has ap- of 0 rio ken a have been nt of the pr ee outs [ the province make a complete study of the labor laws of Ontario, and to secure the views rion and nor nm groups regard- hese laws. The se of the com- e suggestion on the not from also employer and groups, community orga- ns and individuals. While the ttee will report to the Ontario Federation of Labor, the material which it assembles will be made available to the government and other interested parties. This committee has already started its hearings, with two-day sessions in St. Catharines. It is interesting to note that it will travel around the province for the purpose of receiving submis- Jaws, only r, but ment sions. During the week of June 18, it will hold hearings in Oshawa and in Toronto. Other points at which the committee will sit include Windsor, Lon- don, Hamilton, Peterborough, Kings- ton and other points in northern and western Ontario. The Ontario Federation of Labor {is to be commended for undertaking this study of the labor laws of the province. As we have previously stated in this column, such a study is long overdue. It is our opinion, however, that it should not have been necessary for organized labor to institute such a program. This study should have been undertaken by the Ontario government, either through a special legislature com- mittee or a Royal Commission. How- ever, from experiences of such bodies in the past, we are inclined to believe that the labor committee will do a much more satisfactory job than would have been done by a special committee of the legislature. One Hundred Years From Now One hundred years from now, the world may have four times as many people to feed, clothe and shelter as it has today. That was one of the find- ings made at a conference held re- cently at the California Institute of Technology. Taking part in it were the leading research workers of the In- stitute and those of 27 great indus- trial corporations. They were engaged in projecting their thoughts forward to estimate what kind of a world we will have a century from now, in the year 2056. It was from this study that the es- timate came that in 2056 there would be four times as many people in the world as there are today. This poses a problem for those who will be handling the world's resources in the period between now and 100 years hence. If this huge population had to fed, clothed and sheltered with only the resources being used today, and by the methods béing applied to them to- then the outlook would indeed be a grim one. On today's basis of produc- tion, three-quarters of that vast popu- great be day, Editorial Notes Here is a stop news item for the auto- mobile industry. At last a glove com- partment in a car has been found to ac- tually contain gloves. The Daily Ti Times "Gazette T. L. WILSON, Publisher and General Manager, }, McINTYRE HOOD, Editor. Daily Times-Gazette The Oshawa Thmes (e tablished 1871) and Gazette and Chronicle (established ed daily (Sundays and statutory (Oshawa, Whitby), ecom- the 1863), is holidays ex- Members %f Canadian Da \ Newspapers Publishers tion, The Canadian Pre. Bureau of Cir- s Association to the use for ie paper credit ss or Reuters, and also All rights of special an Press is e n of all news pa ed to it or to The Associated P. t | news published therein. Jespate hes are also reserved 44 King Street West, Tor University Tower Building, Montreal, ¥ SUBSCRIPTION RATES Delivered by carriers in Oshawa, Whitby vs» Brooklin, Port Perry, Ajax, and Pickering, not over 30c per week. By n i (in province of Oniturio) outside carrier de- livery areas, $12.00. Elsewhere 5.00 per year Offices Font 0 Ontario; 229 DAILY AVERAGE NET PAID CIRCULATION FOR MAY 14,231 lation would have no hope of more than a bare, minimum level of existence. There is. comfort in knowing that resources do exist, and the knowledge of how to extract and utilize them is constantly expanding. If this were spread around the world, the available resources should amply meet the needs of ntankind at all stages. But the report pointed to one critical limiting factor, the availability of "brainpower" to utilize all the world's resources for the benefit of humanity. We already have evidence in abun- dance of brainpower to use the world's known resources today. We can en- visage further scientific progress from year to year and generation to genera- tion. But there must be assurance that the brainpower available is used for constructive purposes, and not for the unleashing of titanic forces for man's destruction, rather than for the ad- vancement of man's lot. The world must be cleared of its hatreds and animosi- ties, its causes for conflict and violence, before there can be any assurance that the people who live 100 years from now are to have any existence at all. Bits Of Verse WITHOUT CLAMOUN Arriving daffodils will make no sound, Will blow no trumpets, only the earthworm, Close to their roots, burrowing underground May hear the upsurge, feel the green stems yearn. Beauty returns to earth devold of noise, Devoid of clamour. Now it lifts its head, Epitome of stillness and of poise, And In unbroken silence all is said, Fanny DeGroot Hastings Other Editors' Views THOSE NEW MODELS (Brantford Expositor) Next thing in retailing is expected to be turn- ing in your refrigerator, range, washing mach- ine and so on every two or three years for a new model. And it. even has a fancy new name -- planned product obsolescence. Then somebody really will have to sell used refrigerators to the Eskimos, Bible Thoughts The .way is quite plainly marked. Before you enter any public door read what the sign says. Strait is the gait and narrow the which leadeth unto life.--Mat. 7:14, way MOST OF AN ICEBERG IS BELOW THE SURFACE OTTAWA REPORT Gas From Pipeline Will Not Be Cheap By PAT NICHOLSON Special Correspondent To The Times-Gazeite OTTAWA---Readers have asked 'if I made a mistake whey 1 re- cently described in this column the huge mark-up in the price of nat- ural gas, as it will travel east- wards through the controversial pipeline. No, I did not make a mistake. I described how the producer will sell his gas at the well-head for about 5 cents per 1,000 cubic feet. And that same gas, I said, will cost the average private house- holder in, say, Toronto 50 times as much, or $2.50 per 1,000 cubic feet. That $2.50 is the suggested aver- age price for domestic users in that area of south western Ontario. In fact the domestic buyer, like the industrial user, will pay according to a sliding scale, with his first 1,000 cubic feet costing not $2.50 but actually as much as $4.19. This is a staggering 84 times the well- head price. From that point, the more he buys the less he pays for each subsequent 1,000 cubic feet. My informant about these likely prices was Carl Nickle, the Con- servative MP from Calgary, who is recognized as being the greatest authority on gas and oil in the House of Commons. WHERE THE MONEY GOES The average producer in Alberta will sell his gas for about 5 cents per 1,000 cubic feet at the well- head. This is the standard quantity used in discussing gas prices, just as one refers to coal by the ton. So my prices can be assumed to reer to that quantity. It costs a further 5 cents to clean the gas of impurities which are found in its natural state, to dry it, and to collect it. So the price of field-gathered gas reaches 10 cents. To pipe it to the border of the province costs an average of 4 cents, so the price of gas at the Alberta border is 14 cents, Beore it can be used around Toronto, it then has to be piped across Saskatchewan and Manit- oba, and along the Ontario stretch of wilderness north of Lake Super- for, and then southwards into the heart of Canada's densest popula- tion complex. The gas will then be sold for 49.6 cents at the gates of that big dis- QUEEN'S PARK tribution area covering Welland- Toronto-Oshawa. The price will jump from about half a dollar at the gates of Toronto to $2.50 piped to an average Tor- onto home. HIGH COSTS This big jump is accounted for by the high cost of digging up the road, laying the pipe, resurfacing the road--all to meet a very thin distribution of gas-using homes and a very incomplete use of gas in those homes. In Calgary, by contrast, house- holders use gas for cooking, for heating their water supply and for space - heating their homes. Further, gas arrived with many of the sub-divisions In Calgary, so the pipe was laid underground before the road was surfaced, and services every house on the street. That average Calgary householder therefore gets his gas as cheap as 29 cents, In Toronto, on the other hand, streets are laid and homes already equipped with electric ranges, elee- trc water heaters and ofl-burning furnaces. To use gas, the house. holder would have to buy new equipment, COMPARATIVE PRICES Twenty thousand cubic 'feet of gas is equivalent to one ton of anthracite or to four barrels (180 gallons) of fuel oil. It is therefore no cheaper then coal, and much more expensive than fuel oil. It is, of course, very convenient to han- dle. But the price factor coupied with the present equipment of homes makes it unlikely that many homes will switch to gas in a hurry, or even that those homes will make complete use of gas for all three domestic purposes. The Tesulting thinness of the market ac- counts largely for the high price asked for gas. But it may well be very much cheaper in new sub-divisions if these are planned for gas from the blueprint stage. Industrial users anyhow, will get it for about half the domestic price. So in spite of all the tumult and the shouting about the pipeline in the House of Commons, fi seems unlikely that natural gas Is going to play a very significant role In our home lives In this part of Can- ada for many years to come. Ontario Chamber Needs Brightening By DON O'HEARN Special Correspondent To The Times-Gazette TORONTO--We're going to get new windows here yet! ast winter Conservative Harold Fishleigh proposed something be done about the lighting in the chamber. He suggested the heavy drapes covering all the windows should be done away with, At least, he sald, this would allow the press gallery to see what it was doing. Mr. Frost now has gone that one better. A few days ago a new historic painting for the council chamber was unveiled. It depicted the first landing on the shores of Lake Ontario by a white man--Etienne Brule arriving at the mouth of the Humber. At the ceremony, as a "thought out loud," the premier expressed the hope that ultimately the Legis- lative Chamber would have stained glass windows depicting similar scenes in the history of the prov- ince. The stained glass would be nice, But in the meantime we would settle for Mr. Fishleigh's sugges- tion. Let their be light!---and perhaps we will be able to read our notes. The new painting, incidentally, is a fine addition to the province's collection. It was executed by Frederick 8. Challener, the second to be painted for the council chamber by this distinguished artist. His first, of Upper Canada's first parliament, already has wide re- nown, The new one will win more praise, for the artist and for Mr. Frost who was responsible for the commission. VALUE GROWS Both paintings are historically RE credit for this not only to Mr. Challener's diligence but to the wealth of drawings com- iled by the late Charles W. Jef- erys. And both are distinctive, The first parliament scene can't help but leave a strong impression at first glance. And as one studies the detail the true value is regis- tered, for it is minutely descri- tive. The Brule painting has this same quality along with brilliant color and a fine sense of action which makes the scene come alive. These works, of course, are im- portant today and will grow more so with the years. To 'appreciate just how much, one has only to realize the great amount of research Mr. Jefferys hal to do in his life-time--because MAC'S MUSINGS We have to confess to Being somewhat cynical About political parties And leaders who try to Make the public believe That they alone have the Right answers to all the Problems that come before Our legislative bodies, And that those of other Political parties can Never do what is right, With the experience we Have had in matters of Government we are quite Convinced that the chief Motivating factor in What political leaders Do and say is the effect Their words and actions Will have in the minds Of the electorate, The vote-catching power Of political policies Is what looms largest In the minds of those Who seek political office, And they feel it their Duty to use the strongest Possible Jauguay in Regardless of the merits Of what they 'are debating. The chief value of a Party leader in the eyes Of his followers is his Ability to command votes, Either to stay in power Or to get into power, And often the interests Of the public generally Are given second place. It is our belief that Politicians try to put Forward policies Which will, they believe, Be good for Canada, But they always do se With their eyes centred _ On the election ballot-box. READERS' VIEWS Ambulance Work Praised The Editor, The Times-Gazette, Dear Sir: This Is a letter to commend the Oshawa Ambulance Service oper- ated by the Oshawa Fire Depart- ment, On the morning of May 31 at 7.30 am, my wife telephoned the Ball Telephone operator for an ambulance when we thought our daughter, Jennifer, aged three, was in critical condition. The ambulance arrived within a matter of minutes and adminis. tered oxygen to bring the child around. Harry Keyes and Greg Brady were the ambulance operators. They could not have been more kind, thoughtful and considerate of their own daughter. I remain, D. J. ARMSTRONG, 97 Kawartha avenue, Oshawa. Is Against Poll Tax Levy The Editor, The Times-Gazette, Dear Sir: Why should non - propertied people pay poll tax? It is implied as a fault that they are not among the better-off. Is the tax designed w Increase the financial obstacles to rising from second-class citizens to house-owners? The tax contends that the oily tax-payer, in subletting, quixoti- cally keeps his honorable burden private and does allow the city's bondsmen to share it. Alternatively what all must pay far is the concern of all, so why if the tax is justice refuse its com- plement the vote? No taxation without representation. Yours faithfully, T. McKEONE, adequate records of the early life of the province weren't easily available. If there is one regret, it is that the paintings have to be housed in the council chamber where few of the public will see them. Against this, however, there is no doubt that they are extremely fitting and add to the dignity of this room. ¥ MAC'S MEDITATIONS Oshawa Military Effort Recalled By M. McINTYRE HOOD As we look over the pages of an old copy of an Oshawa newspaper, The Ontario Reformer for June 23, 1916, strangely enough, we find very little to indicate that Canada was in the throes of the First World War, then being fought on the battlefields of France and Bel- gium. As we indicated in this col- umn yesterday, the main headlines on the front page were devoted to a by-law to provide a fixed assess- ment for the expanding McLaugh- lin Motor Car Company. Another front page article, how- ever, does give something of the military atmosphere which pre- vailed in the town of Oshawa at that time. The 182nd battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force was being recruited and trained in Oshawa then. A front page story is devoted to a garden party which was held for the men of the Bat- talion at Alexandra Park, under the auspices of an organization simply identified in the report as "The Girls' Club", It had been scheduled for a Thursday evening, but a downpour of rain chased the party crowd indoors to enjoy danc- ing and motion pictures at the Armories. But on the Saturday, the weather was delightful and the garden party was held then. FOUR BANDS PLAYED Jt was quite an event. Fred L. Fowke was chairman. There were four bands providing music -- the Oshawa Citizens' Band, the 182nd Battalion Band, the battalion's bugle band and the Boy Scouts' Bugle Band. All held forth at vari- ous intervals during the evening. Here is a little bit out of the re- port: "The Girls Club had decked the beautiful grounds with a maze of Japanese lanterns, and when these were lighted as darkness fell, the sight was a happy one as the ani- mated throng seethed in and out among the variegated lights. Booths, with fair vendors of home- made candy, soft drinks and ice cream, encircled the grounds around the band stand. A noted palmist from Toronto, who gives her services, aside from her ex- penses, for patriotic purposes, was one of the attractions on the ground, her booth being besieged until a late hour." PRESENTED WITH SHIELD It is recorded that Lieut. Ten. nant, on behalf of the 182nd Bat- talion, presented the Girls Club with a handsome shield in recog- nition of its services, the shield being accepted by the acting presi- dent of the club, Miss Jean Ked- die. The whole proceeds of the gar- den party went into the battalion's funds for recreation and entertain- ment of the troops. A sad touch was sensed in an- other story telling of a memorial service for Will Garrow, who had been killed in action in Belgium in the previous week. The service was conducted in the Simcoe Turks Adopt Tough Law To Gag Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP)--Turk- ey's parliament today adopted a tough new press law providing prison sentences for newspaper men and suspension for newspa- pers publishing 'false news." The legislation, effective imme- diately, was proposed by Premier Adnan Menderes. He threatened in a series of speeches two months ago to adopt such a law because ry press criticism of his administration. One clause provides prison sen- sentences of one to three years on conviction of "publication of false news which could curtail the sup- ply of consumer goods, or boost prices, or cause loss of respect and confidence toward authori- ties." The clause also applies to public speeches. Another clause provides prison terms for foreign correspondents who report "baseless or exagger- ated news likely to shatter the prestidge or influence of the gov- ernment." The law also sets educational standards for newspaper men and gives the government the right to suspend publications for three months. It requires newspapers to 4, ublish denials of stories in full i without comment. with the same prominence as that given the reports being denied. Tito Says He's Still Pal Of Uncle Sam By STANLEY JOHNSON MOSCOW (AP)--President Tito says his visit to Russia will not affect Yugoslavia's friendly rela- tions with the United States. Talking with reporters at a Kremlin reception Thursday night the Yugoslav chief brushed aside as "'not important' Senator Joseph McCarthy's move in the U.S. Sen- ate to cut off aid to Yugoslavia because of Tito's trip to Moscow. "Our relations with the United States will not suffer," Tito said, when asked about the resolution by the Wisconsin Republican sen- ator. 'Our friendship with the United States will continue as be- fore our trip here." Informed of Tito's comment, McCarthy said in Washington that he stood by his proposal to cut off all U.S, aid to Yugoslavia because of "Tito"s pro-Russian statements during his current visit to Mos- cow. EISENHOWER COMMENT President Eisenhower told his ress conference Wednesday that e believes aid to Yugoslavia should be restudied. The U.S. is giving Yugoslavia $30,000,000 this year for economic ajd--in addition to unspecified military help. The Soviet bloc is reported to have been offering Belgrade nearly $300,00,000 in easy loans. When an American remarked that he should journey to Wash- ington to make sure there was no misunderstanding of his intentions, Tito replied: "If I am invited, why not? But first I must be invited." Some 1,000 diplomats and Soviet leaders, including party chief Khrushchev 'and Premier Bulganin, attended the gala reception in the Kremlin's gold and marble St George's Hall. During the exchange of toasts, Tito stressed Yugoslavia's inde- pendent foreign policy. COMMON VIEWPOINT "We have had no difficulty find- ing a common point of view in the talks we have held so far," Tito told the Soviet leaders, "especially on the sovereignty and independ- ence of our foreign policy. "We have found a full under- standing of Yugoslavia"s position and I am convinced our coming here will play a great role in the cause of peace in general. "We came to Moscow because it is a principle of our policy to co- operate with all countries." Tito said Yugoslavia's ouster from the Moscow bloc eight years ago was "artificial and against the will of both our people." He made no mention of Stalin, whom the Kremlin's present leadership now blames for the campaign against Tite. BYGONE DAYS 35 YEARS AGO Twenty-three members of the Mississauga Golf Club visited Oshawa for the first inter-club match of the season. Robert Hen- derson, George . Jacobs, Thomas Henderson, Dr. F. L. Henry, R. S. McLaughlin and R. Houlden of the Oshawa Club were noted for high scores. Myrtle Methodist Church was the scene of the annual township convention of the Ontario Religious Educational Council. The morning session was devoted to the meet- ing of the county council, com- posed of the executives of various Sunday School associations of the county. Rev. T. A. Rowland of Brooklin presided over the after- noon and evening proceedings. Queen Mary, LOBA Lodge cele- brated its 10th anniversary with uests = from Peterborough, Co- urg, Port Hope and Oshawa Oakleigh Lodge. Dr. T. E. Kaiser and O. M. Alger assisted by Sister Simpson, worthy mistress of the lodge, were in charge. Dr. J. Laughlin Hughes, one of Canada's foremost public speak- ers, educational leader and writer, gelighted a ve lage au Sndience » > lexandra Par) given to mark the opesing "of th Jey baud stand. £3 Hughes was no stranger to Oshawa, and brought up near 2, Beng born A beekeepers field day was held at the pro oui of F. J. Anderson, 268 Ritson road north, Oshawa, under the auspices of the Ontario department of agriculture in co-op- eration with the county beekeepers association. Wm. Agar of Guelph was the demonstrator, assisted by prominent local beekeepers. In connection with the war mem- orial and educational work of the IODE, a handsome picture of Joseph Brant was presented by Mrs. Harris, the regent of the local branch, to Port Perry High School. R. F. Sonley opened a new butcher shop in Whitby and also purchased the Samuel Stalter resi- dence, situated on the corner of John and Centre streets. Former students of Bowmanville High School presented a beautiful bronze tablet containing the names of students who served in the Great World War to the school board. The presentation was made by Prof. A. T. Delury, University of Toronto. Addresses were also given by W. B. Couch, chairman of the board; John Elliott, teacher; and "Wi J. Morrison, former prin- cipa Street Methodist Church, and Courtice, superintendent a8 t Sunday School for many yea paid a glowing Uibie to the men ory of Will ere is also a Teport of the nual Decoration Day service hel by Oddlellows and Rebel Lodge$, at which 100 graves in th Union cemetery were decorated. In another vein is a brief sto of the success of the McLa cars in a cross country race ttawa to Prescott. Com) against other makes of cars, th Garro! Th ro! oO petin; of the awards, including those fo APPEAL FOR RECRUITS in an appeal from Brig.-Gen. H, pon By for recruits for the 182n¢ 'Speaking with authoritativ of the ne ri Ontarid County's quota required to com is 900 men. This county has never in its history failed to rise to it Oshawa-built McLaughlin won si the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th places. Another. touch of the war is Logie to the citizens of On Battalion, In it, General Lo for men, I make this appeal to the plete its Tonetione now sauthorized responsibility. Surely the womeng said; County of Ontario. the churches, the boards of trade, the Canadian Clubs and othe patriotic and fraternal societie! and the business interests will, b one last united effort, give the men so urgently needed." That the appeal was successf is evidenced by the fact that On tario County's battalions were all recruited to full strength.' There were Girl Guides in Osh- awa even in those days of 40 years ago, and a report appears of the No. 1 company with some mem- bers 'of No. 2 and No. 3, went to Toronto with their leaders for a visit to Casa Loma, then the home of Sir Henry and Lady Pellatt. Mrs, F. Trestrail was in charge of the party, assisted by Miss Pye and Miss McLeod. NO WAR NEWS We looked all through the issue of June 23, 1916, for reports of the fighting in Belgium which, in that month was very heavy for the Canadian 1st, 2nd 'and 3rd Divi- sions, taking part in the battles at Sanctuary Wood and Maple Copse. But there was not a line in the paper on the events of the war, in spite of the fact that some hun- dreds of Oshawa men were serv- ing in the units which took an im- portant part in that fierce battle. Apparently the weekly newspapers of that time devoted their columns very largely 'to the news of the town and the immediate district. It seemed to be more important for the people to know that butter was § selling at 29 and 30 cents a pound | and eggs at 25 cents a dozen in those days, than to keep them in- formed on the progress of the fighting in which Oshawa men were engaged on the battlefront in Europe. DO YOU NEED A LOAN UNTIL PAYDAY? $50 for 2 weeks costs only 47¢ Examples Nace $50 A7 $100 94 Other Examples You Receive $100 $300 $510.68 $1000 $1500 $2000 Cost for 2 Weeks Cost for 1 Month $1.00 $2.00 Monthly Payments $7.78 $23.35 $27.00 $44.70. $67.05 $89.40 Larger amounts and many other plans to suit your budget. $50.10 $5, without endorsers or security. 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