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TW. PWS EEE Xr mE mE Em A La . * = she could." GOR RE RE Lk THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE Published by Times-Gozette Publishers Limited, 57 Simcoe St. South, Oshawa, Ont, Page 6 Saturday, August 11, 1956 Cost Of Living Index Now Stands At Post-war Peak In June, Canada's cost of living index jumped from a figure of 117.8 to 118.5 to reach the highest level it has attain- ed in the years since the end of the Second World War. The biggest factor in sending the cost of living in Canada soaring was increases in the prices of food, which rose by 1.7 per cent over the previous month. Rental increases also figured in raising the monthly in- dex figure. Higher. prices for potatoes, eggs, coffee, margarine, bread and all kinds of meat figured largely in the in- crease column. While there are those whose incomes are protected, by agreements with em- ployers, against increases in the cost of living index, this latest jump in the index bears heavily on a large section of the population. The people who have no unions to battle for -higher wages for them, who are in fixed income jobs with little or no hope of larger salaries, are hit very hard by the increased costs GUEST EDITORIAL Blessings And By REV. L. D. BEGG We who live today are indeed blessed ~-*_in many ways. Never before has the 'oedinary man lived so well; been so comfortably situated; had so many free hours to use as he wishes. Never before have we had so much money, so many conveniences, so many luxuries. And nowhere is this more true than right here in Oshawa. ; We have a great deal for which to - praise God. But what we should re- x member is that with blessings come responsibilities. We are stewards re- { sponsible to God for what we have. Have we risen to our responsibility, and are we grasping our opportunities ? If we are honest and prayerful we know what they are. There are many verses in the Bible that will help us. Jesus said of a simple act of devotion expressed in a generous gift: "She hath done what He appreciated the lad's gift of bread and fish, and blessed and multiplied it. In Bethany He blessed Mary's devotional spirit, and He loved Russian Claims In a recent issue of the Soviet News Bulletin, published by the press office of the Russian Embassy at Ottawa, there appears a long article devoted to celebrating the 100th anniversary of the birth of Ivan Franko, one of the great literary and scientific figures of the Ukraine. In view of the story of Franko's life and work, it seems to us incongruous that Russia should be pay- ing tribute to him on this anniversary. It was recently celebrated in Canada by Ukrainians living in this country, and who have no love whatever for the So- _ viet regime. The bulletin article starts off like this:-- "The tireless literary, scientific and pub- lic activities of the great Ukrainian writer and revolutionary Ivan Franko won him great love among the people to whom he devoted his entire life. The writer's popul- arity constantly grew. The name of Franko became a symbol of selfless service to the people, of struggle for their vital interests." All of this is true. What the bulletin does not reveal, however, is that the Editorial Notes The communists have promised the people of Poland better living stand- ards. So the outbreak at Poznan was not altogether a wasted effort. The chief result of the publication of her own story by the Duchess of Windsor is to convince many people that Baldwin was right in 1936. The Daily Times-Gazette T. L WILSON, Publisher and General Manager. M. McINTYRE HOOD, Ed'or The Dally Times-Gazette (Oshawa, Whitby), com- bining The Oshawa Times (established 1871) and the Whitby Gazette and Chronicle (established 1863), is publishes dally (Sundays and statutory holidays ex- Members of Canadian Daily Newspapers Publishers Association, The Canadian Press, Audit Bureau of Cir- culation, and the Ontario Provincial Dailies Association. The Canadian Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all ncws despatches in the paper credit a wt to The Alsociaind Press or Reuters, and also al pews published therein. All ht hi despatches are also reserved, Vights 'ol 'special Offices: 44 King Tower B SUBSCRIPTION RATES Delivered by carriers in Oshawa, Whitby, Brooklin Port Perry, Ajax, and Pickering, not over 30¢ per week, By mall (in province of Ontario), outside carrier de Mvery areas, $12.00. Elsewhere $15.00 per year DAILY AVERAGE NET PAID CIRCULATION FOR UNE 14150 Street West, Toronto, Ontario: 229 M ra they have to meet. This takes in a very wide range of occupations in which the wage and salary conditions, at their best, are far below those of the highly~"- unionized factory and construction workers, whose remuneration has been raised to levels commensurate with the higher cost of living. When one notes the complaints from farmers regarding the returns they re- ceive for their crops and other prod- ucts, it makes one wonder why the food prices should be increasing as they are. Possibly the costs of processing and distribution play a larger part in food price increases than do the returns re- ceived by the farmers. These process- ing and distribution costs are, of course, subjected to wage increases for the workers in these lines of business. But the unfortunate individual who cannot 'ook for increments in salary is the chief victim of the higher cost of living, and he just has to grin and bear it. Responsibilities the home that Martha's energy made possible. It is generally true that we have more gifts and talents today than for- merly. We have more time, more mon- ey, more comforts and blessings for which we shall have to give an account to Him who has loaned us these things for a season. Also remember that our opportunities are fleeting. The mother who has served her family for years is growing old and will soon be gone. Now is the time she needs loving attention. Opportunities come our way to help the sick, the bereaved, the little children. These opportunities come and go. The same is true of our group efforts in Church or lodge or club. Oh that something today would make each one of us stop and think! We often pray: "Thy will be done." But do we think enough about the active side of this prayer If we want the Lord's will to be done, we should do everything we can to help work it out as we have op- portunity. Ridiculous life of Franko was devoted to the cause of freedom for the Ukraine and its peo- ple from domination by Russia and Aus- tria. His soul rebelled against the fact that Russia kept the Ukrainian people under subjection, just as they are being kept today by the rulers in Moscow. The Ukrainians are not and never were Russians, They had different ori- gins, with their own language and their own culture. They were tricked into coming under the domination of Rus- sia centuries ago. Today they are kept by force in subjection to the Soviet re- gime. So while Franko is a national hero to the Ukrainians, the Russians cannot claim him as their own. Indeed, from what we know of his writings, were Ivan Franko alive today, his pen and his voice would be raised in a su- preme effort to free the Ukraine from Russian bondage. It is farcial, then, for Russia to pay tribute to this great man as if he were one of their own. . Bits of Verse THE LOST KEYS This bunch of keys picked up from roadside dust, All sixteen unrelated sizes strung On a crusted ring, this curving fringe of rust, Suggests an old great house and of being hung On one provided peg. The mystery Of how they came to this selected end, Or. ch band t, intriguing] Directs the thoughts around a puzzling bend, What firm securing hands of yesterday Closed doors and trunks and ladies' jewel-cases With 'these important implements--have they Who kept the locks reached final trustful places? These keys which serve no purpose now, we find Turning inquisitive tumblers in the mind. MAE SETRAN Other Editors' Views Standing on one's dignity can in too many cases be a prelude to falling on one's face, Bible Thoughts God does not wish us to sacrifice our loved ones to please him. He wants us to offer him a part of what he has given us, but not all God will provide himself a lamb burnt offering. ~ Gen, 22:8, for the y about Son biae RELEASE FROM BONDAGE by * GALLUP POLL OF CANADA Party Standing Now Shows Little Change Since 1953 By CANADIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC OPINION Current report on political think- ing in Canada today, as revealed by the latest Institute study shows these facts. Nationally there is little signifi * cant change in party standing. Lib- erals have dropped 3 per cent since last April. Conservatives have gained 2 per cent since April of this year, bringing them back to their position at the time of the 1953 election. In Ontario Liberals have drop- ped 5 per cent since the April re- port, to give them 40 per cent of the provincial popular vote. Con- servatives today have 41 per cent of the Ontario vote, In Quebec, Liberals have drop- 3 per cent, while Conser- vatives have gained 6 per cent, The Jet result is that both parties are they, Bn aL ir These facts are shown in the latest of the continuing polls on litical strength conducted by the nstitute at regular intervals since 1941, As in every study, interview- ers for the Gallup Poll put this question to a cross-section of the voting public. "If a Dominion election were held today which party's candidate Here is a summary since August among Canadians who have poli- subsequent progress. 1953 of the standing, nationally, Prog.Cons. CIPO, ELECTION, CIPO, Dec. 1953, 1953, 1953. 1954. 1955 1955 1955. 1955. 1955. 1956. . 1956. TODAY Comparative regionally, are shown the fol- lowing tables which show today's Prog.Cons. tical leanings. Libs. C.C.F. 1 11 12 12 12 Others --- ®oeooLew ' last April, Others Libs. C. % % Maratimes: April TODAY April TODAY April TODAY Prairies April and B.C. TODAY Quebec: Ontario, a BBE Ewe ad Ry RRoswane® Might Be Sound Idea (The Sudbury Star) Why not a school for magis- trates? There are schools for police officers at which they can take refresher courses and become informed on modern methods of crime detection. There must be times when magistrates feel they could use new knowledge to ad- vantage, and refresher courses could produce the benefits of uni- formity in the courts. A Toronto magistrate reduced a drunken driving charge to impair- ed driving this week. He ruled that the percentage of alcohol in a man's blood cannot settle the dif- ference between drunken driving and impaired ability. Testimony showed the accused had an alco- holic content of 2.7. Ye! medical opinion accepts 1.5 as the horder- line between intoxication and sobriety. At a school for magistrates this is a question that could be settled for all time. We wouldn't find the peculiar situation in which one magistrate convicts for drunken- ness and the other dismisses on evidence of even greater alcoholic content, There are a number of loopholes in the law through which persons occasionally are able ty escape be- cause of varied interpretations by magistrates. Conversely there are convictions registered ia which the accused should likely be acquitted. Uniformity in the administration of the law in the courts can be well on its way to achievement if magistrates are assembled period- ically for discussion and instruc- tion. Certainly some magistrates need to be instructed in their de- cisions on traffic accideits when they dismiss charges with the im- plication "it is a matter for the civil courts." In nearly cvery acci- dent, however minor, one of the drivers was at fault. A successful provincial spon- sored traffic campaign must look into the courtrooms as well as at the highways. FOR BETTER HEALTH Artificial - Sweeteners Should Be Used Wisely y HERMAN N. BUNDESEN, M.D. The American Medical Associa- tion reassures us about the safety of artificial sweeteners such as harin and cycl in re- ducing, diabetic and other special diets, The AMA Council on Foods and Nutrition says that common sense usage of these sweteners is not hazardous. Studies have been made on both substances. After studyin the biological ef- fects of saccharin, the Food and Nutrition Board of the National Research Council reports that consumption of up to 1.5 grams per day for periods ranging from two to five months revealed no significant harmful effects. The board used rats to check the chronic toxic effects of sac- charine and found the sweetener ie relatively non-toxic. Studies on cyclamates have been conducted since these sweet. ecners were introduced to the rublic in 1950. Cyclamates are the sodium and calcium salts of cyclohexylsulfamic acid. Sounds pretty dangerous, doesn't it? But it, isn't, of course The six-year-long studies reveal no significant adverse effects when the cyclamates comprise 1 per oent or less of the total diet, When they totaled 5 per cent of the diet of laboratory animals used in the test, there were some silght toxic effects, including moderate diarrhea. In healthy men, the only ad- verse effects observed when 5 or more grams were taken per day was a softening of the stools. And this doesn't seem to affect the health, Since experiecne with cyclamate is more limited than with sac- charin, more studies are needed to determine safe dosages for children and expectant mothers While the AMA report is re-as- suring as far as special diets are concerned, it does not support un- restricted use of these sweeteners in general purpose foods and beverages. Just use your head when you use saccharin or cyclamate. QUESTION AND ANSWER B. K.: Is fish a good source of proteins? Answer: The proteins in fish are practically equal to those of meat and eggs. This is beneficial to those wanting to reduce, since the amount of fat as compared to other protein foods is less Fish is also a good food from the point of view of supplying certain minerals, such as calcium and iodine. . HISTORY OF OSHAWA -- 41 Trials And Tribulations In Starting Street Railway 4 M. McINTYRE D many years Struggle, o the Oshawa Fh tre : way. was a very important step, simce it has played a nificant ott in Oshawa's de- vel ent, h The alt of the inceptin of the Oshawa Sirect Railway brings to orefront three men who play- in its eventual W. C. Rathbun . C. Carter of the Rath- bun Lumber Company of Deser- onto, which maintained a business here in a wooden building at the corner of Celina and Athol streets, where the rear of the Post Office now stands; and Eli Edmondson, who was one of the picturesque figures of the town in the last decade or so of the 19th century. HAD MANY BUSINESSES Eli Edmondson has been de- scribed by those who knew him the most popular and also one of the most disliked, of men, It is related of hi n one occasion he step aside from contesting a _ public office, asking support for his opponent. But the Redpe went ahead and elected Ell. Mr, Edmondson's part in making the Oshawa Street Railway possible was such as to warrant extended mention of him. He became mayor of Oshawa 1013 and 1914, But long before that time he was responsible for such divergent enterprises as a roller mill, a bakery, a wood - cutting establishment and a brooder busi- ness. He owned the old mill from which Mill street took its name. It was burned down in 1890, and Mr. Edmondson then started an elec- tric light and power plant on the site. It was this plant that fur- nished electric power for the street Faflway in its early years. DEPENDENT ON CREEK So, Jn as in the old ploneer days, the volume and continuance of the Oshawa Creek was the source of the hamlet's prosperity, and just as from 1822 to 1840, the foundation of {industrial Oshawa, its mills, factories, distilleries, breweries, carding mills, asheries an? tanneries, all sprang up along the creek, so it also provided the first electric power for an enter- prise that had much to do with its, Eli Edmondson was a ploneer the use of water power as a means of developing electricity. Had it not been for his foresight and. au- dacity, and the creek whose pos- sibilities he developed, the rail- way"s construction would have have been impossible at that time, CHARTER OBTAINED The original construction and industrially and 1887. He finally to petual heed fr¥ gr certain streets and a cash bon of $5000 from the town. The minion for cment gave a sidy of $22,000. railway in that year, but were oher important events mix. ed up with it. It was in 1892 that Oshawa consolidated its debts through a bill passed by t he On- tario legislature. : The town had been incurring various expenditures, such as the erection of school buildings, the purchase ir 1873 of a fire engine ($7000), and the bonusing of in- dustries, all ad up fo a total of $78,700, a sizable sum in those days, No sinking fund had been provided to take care of "certain debentures coming due at that time. Two floods occurred in 1890, and bridges had to be repaired, and a large main drain built in 1891, Altogether, the town's ar- rears amounted to near] and permission was asl obtained to issue consolidated debt debentures, years. It was at this time, therefore, when Oshawa was in a posit! comparable to that of the old ladv who boasted gleefully that she had just borrowed enougk Toney to pay all her debts, that the atten- tion of the citizens was turned to an electric railway, and the fran- chise and bonus of $5000 were granted, DIVIDED OPINIONS Apparently the same attitude of gloom and scepticism that had reeted the beginning of railways If a century before was just as prevalent at the time the Oshawa Street Railway was first mooted. payable in in Members of the town council, as- sembled in solemn conclave were divided on 'the matter. Those sup- porting the seljeme were just en- thusiastic as ifs ts we antagonistic. The people, as far as can be ascertained from the pages of 'The Vindicator," a weekly newspa of that era, little to say. If they said an Pi 2 le had (He tr e never Jerpe yd e sald ple of 0 ed Apeaacey JERE iH : ken 13555 HH] 2858 EX | h e, a man named eep, was ordered to repair the damage. At a Meetin friends was staged by Dr. who declared that ed. H the princi d ed with the mayor by Mr. fon bun had no commercial value, also that Eli Edmondson should be put out of the council on account of his interest in the project. ably » cover up nud, tha was im g progress, he - ed his { on the table and said, "] have been squeezed as muci as 1 can stand. I will drop the mat- ter rather than give any more." However things were ironed out more rational element, for that "'progress cordin ing the matter of railway. made Next - had Street Railway completed and ything operated.) Seek Profit 0f $40,000,000 voting intentions, findings set against those reported PANAMA CITY (Reuters) -- A stamp issue from which American promoters hope to make about $40,000,000 profit has gone on sale issue bears the of one the Popes Plus, ranging from Pope Pius I on the two - cent green to the present Pope Plus XII on the $2 purple. This incursion of private enter. prise into the stamp-issuing busi- ness has been under negotiation here for several years. The pro- moters, whose names have not been officially revealed, have had MAC'S MUSINGS the stamps Ziined at their own in California. They pre- sented the stamps to the Pana- manian postal system on the basis of the P government retain- We are all human beings And none of us is perfect; All of us have foibles, And we are all different From each other in Our way of thinking. There are fifteen million People in Canada and So there might be Fifteen million different Views and opinions on Persons and principles With every one honestly Believing himself or Herself to be right, Because all have the Right to hold the opinion That pleases them, or Seems reasonable to them, And no person can force His opinions to be Accepted by another. It is a wonderful world With d& wonderful capacity For holding so many Diverse opinions and yet Retaining friendships, And since it is impossible For everyone to be right Why should we. quarrel With others over mere Matters of opinion, To give everyone else Credit for having honesty Of purpose and belief In the great things of Life makes it possible To have a state of mind That is enviable and Greatly to be desired, Because only then can We respect others' views And hold their friendship. FUNNEL The funnel on the new liner Empress of Britain weighs 47 tons and is 51 feet high. BIG ing 60 per cent of the revenue and the promoters 40 per cent. The government, which saves a sizable stamp - printing bill, will not be losing revenue on its pos- tal services by getting only 60 per cent of the face value of the stamps as the vast majority of them are intended for direct sale to philatelists. Although the issue is to be on sale for only six months, the printing is authorized to include 30,000,000 of the $2 Pope Pius XII stamp. This is probably as many $2 stamps as Panama's postal services would normally need in 25 years. But the promoters hope that the combination of faith and philately will bring a worldwide demand for the pictures of the popes. A twopronged attack on Otta- wa government policy and the United States icy of placing air forces before anything else was delivered by Ex-Major-Gen- eral W. H. Macklin in a speech at Lake Couchiching an- nual conference on public af- fairs. In his «address, General Macklin said that the Canadian forces in Korea were an army of misfits and criminals and that U.S. policy -- dictated by air- supremacy maniacs in Washing- ton, were ruining the Canadian armed forces. 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