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THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE Published by Times-Gazette Publishers Limited, 57 Simcoe St. S., Oshawa, Ont. Page 4 Friday, August 15, 1958 'Policewomen Could Prove Useful On Traffic Duty The Metropolitan Board of Police Commissioners is studying the possible use of policewomen on traffic control duty in downtown Toronto. The aim is to relieve male officers for other assign- ~. ments, The only surprising thing about this is that the study has been so slow in coming, From the time that traffic first began to jam city streets and municipa- lities began putting a tax on curbside parking, it has been obvious that either more and more policemen would be ta- 'ken from their duties of crime preven- tion to check parking meters and blow whistles at intersections or police staffs would have to be considerably increas- ed. The use of policewomen is the logi- cal development, Most big cities have been adding to the number of policewomen on their staffs, The variety of duties for which they can be used is necessarily limited, but traffic control is eminently suited to their talents and capabilities, One might argue a bit with a policeman on traffic duty, for instance, but who but the most in'repid male (or possibly another female) would argue with an enraged policewoman? There is no reason, either, why wo-~ men could uot be used to check park- ing meters, It is a job which has to be done, presumably, but it could scarce ly be classified as suppression of crime. It is always rather a quaint sight, that of a sturdy police officer, wrapped in the majestic aura of law, moving along a line of meters and peering to see who has forgotten to put a nickel in the slot or overstayed his purchased time. And if the police commissioners go about the job of selection with care and foresight, how pleasant it is going to be to follow the signals or listen to the cautions of a trim 36-24-36. How To Purchase Land The ownership of a summer cottage can be a source of pride and happiness. But unless certain precautions are tak- en, the desire to buy property can lead to bitter disappointment and financial loss, The case is set forth in a letter from the Hon. W. M. Nickle, Ontario Minister of Planning and Development. "In recent weeks," the letter reads, "it has been drawn to my attention that a number of persons have found themselves in unfortunate situations as a result of certain land dealings and transactions . , . The techniques of op- eration of these land 'operators' are most varied and complex so I will not undertake to outline them here except to say that these transactions all appear to be characterized by the offering of 'wonderful' building lots at unbeliev- ably low prices and the act of transfer- ring all responsibility to the purchas- er. Mr, Nickle offers these simple guides to those contemplating the purchase of lots: Inspect the property to see if it is as suitable for building as advertised, Be certain that the property offered is in fact the property which will ultimately be transferred, Do not purchase lots by reference to a plan which has not been registered. Consult with a lawyer to be assured that the title to the property is clear, Check with the municipal office to determine what municipal bylaws have been enacted which would effect the use of the property. Be aware of the commitments associated with the purchase of the property-- is the pur- chase price of the lot the last financial commitment or will you be responsible for costs of survey, registration, pro- vision of water and sewage services, etc? Determine what services the mu- nicipality and the developer is able to and will provide. Painting And Diplomacy A good politician more often than not is a man of many talents. But usually he does not have the ability to judge modern art -- the painted-canvas type, that is, Indeed, few people have that ability, including artists and art direc~ tors, if one is to judge by some of the hassles that from time to time disturb the hallowed corridors of galleries and museums, Still, times may be changing. This week in the Commons it was suggested that a group of MP's be named to scru- tinize the paintings to be hung in Cana- dian embassies. The suggestion was made when one member of Parliament told the House that he had once been to an exhibit of modern art and weeks later had found that three of the paint- ings had been hung upside down, He feared that, since the paintings selected embassies seemed to be largely e modern or scatterbrush school, > of them (the paintings, of course) nt very well appear topside down, r vice versa, Not only would such an r be inartistic, but it would also be 7 undiplomatic. How could anyone who decorated upside-down respect an ambassador his embassy walls with paintings? Possibly not enough thought has been given the possibility of artistic error and its effect on foreign nations. Suppose Mr. Khrushchev happened to spot an upside-down picture in the Ca- nadian embassy in Moscow. Mr, Khrushchev is not a silent man. He would talk, loudly and at length. One can imagine him instructing his people to flood the Near, Middle and Far Easts with propaganda about the inartistie barbarians in North America -- anyone who hangs a picture upside down is ob- viously an imperialistic capitalist, a bloodsucker and an enemy of the peo- ple; Do we have wrt experts in our De- partment of External Affairs, or is it necessary to run courses in art appre- ciation for all embryo diplomats? The simplest solution would seem to be to fill our embassies with paintings that cannot cause confusion, and keep the bottomless, topless creations de- cently interred in the National Gallery, Ancient Advertisements The discovery of printing ushered in the golden age of advertising but even Dr. Johnson could hardly have foreseen the present era when he said, "The trade of advertising is now so near per- fection that it is not easy to propose any improvement." All the same, the adver nts of his day had their own charm, according to some early editions of the Derby "Mercury" which began issue in 1732. Vendors of patent medicines were by far the largest group of advertisers in the early years, and many readers described almost miracu- lous cures, One entry in the small advertisement columns invited readers to gain a com- mission in the local militia by writing to the Duke of Devonshire and informing him in which rank they were willing to serve, while another announced that The Daily Times-Gazette I. L. WILSON, Publisher and General Mancaer C. GWYN KINSEY Editor. The Daily limes-Gazette (Oshawa, bining The Oshawa Times (established Whitby Gazette and Chronicle (established 1863), is pul lished daily (Sundays and statutory holidays ex- cepted) Members of Canadian Dally Newspapers Publishers Association, The Canadian Press. Audit Bureou of Circulation and the Ontario Provincial Dallies Association. The Canodian Press is exclusively en- titled 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 cre also reserved. Offices: 44 King Street West, 640 Cathcart St. Montreal. P.Q. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Delivered by carriers in Oshawa, Whitby. Ajax, Pickering, Bowmanville. Brooklin, Port Perry. Prince Albert, Maple Grove, Hompton, Frenchman's Bav, Liverpool. launton Tyrone, Dunbarton Enniskillen, Orono Leskard and Newcastle not over 40c per week. By mail (in province of Ontario) outside carrier delivery areas, 12.00. Elsewhere 15.00 per vear. AVERAGE DAILY NET PAID CIRCULATION AS AT APR. 30 16,166 Whitby), com- 1871) and the Toronto, Ontario: a '"'creditable clergyman" could pick a curacy "worth better than £30 a year" with "very easy duty" and the chance of obtaining additional duties in the district to make it "better worth his acceptance." Others offered rewards for escaped French prisoners of war, deserting English soldiers, absconding apprentices and eloping wives and daughters, which gave the impression that the roads of eighteenth-century England were littered with runaways. There was an appeal to both the snob and economy instincts in the mid-eight- eenth century advertisement that stated that it had "become a custom in large towns and villages to drink wine (at three shillings a gallon) instead of ale at funerals, which is not only most ele- gant, but cheaper." By the 1840's advertisements for the growing railways were taking more space than patent medicines, and no- tices of the first Sunday excursions brought violent reaction from those who thought Sunday travel wicked in the form of black-type announcements headed "An Excursion to Hell on Sun- day." Today, advertisements are the means of moving stock« faster, creating em- ployment and providing a better stan- dard of living for all, From the banners of Chinese bazaars, the murals of Ara- bian village shops and the hand-bills printed by Caxton has grown a mighty world of advertising to keep rolling the wheels of industry. d Other Editor's Views NO PICNIC ANYMORE (Windsor Star) There's such a variety of picnic gad- gets offered the public today, a fellow is led to wonder what he's going to have left to buy sandwiches and lem- onade MAJOR Firm convictions and a strong sense of duty in the community made Major Henry Bartlett Burgoyne one of the leading citizens of St. Catharines and an- influential man in all worth- while civic enterprises through- out his working life. From his father, William Bartlett Burgoyne, he had in- herited not only The St. Cath- arines Standard but a concept of obligation to humanity and of duty to use his newspaper for the betterment of mankind. Born in St. Catharines on February 28, 1885, Major Bur- goyne attended St. Catharines publie schools and the Collegiate Institute there. His father, the late W. B. Bur goyne, founded The Standard and the son joined the staff in 1901. He became a partner with his father in 1906 and publisher in 1921, From small beginnings The Standard had by the time of his death in 1950, grown to be one of the leading daily news- papers of Canada. Major Burgoyne began his military career as a cadet while attending the St. Cath- arines Collegiate Institute. He joined the 19th Battalion in St. Catharines in 1901, With the rank of lieutenant he later joined the Second Artil- lery Brigade as OC Ammunition Chareoal Sketch by Egbert C. Reed NOTABLE CANADIAN NEWSPAPERMEN HENRY BARTLETT BURGOYNE Column. In August, 1914, he joined for active service and served in France with the Third Brigade, CEF. There he was promoted to captain. In August 1916, he returned to Canada to take command of the 71st Battery and was pro- moted to Major. He served until December 31, 1918, when he was retired to the reserve list. During World War II Major Burgoyne was Chairman of the Canadian Aid to China Fund and a member of the executive of the Canadian United Allied Relief Fund, In St. Catharines he was also active as treasurer of the War Services Campaign. Personally Major Burgoyne had never taken an active part in organized sport, as he left school at 16 to work at' The Standard and "was too busy learning the business to take time out for lacrosse or base- ball. However, he contributed greatly to the develompent of sports in his district. One distinctive local enter- prise which he always backed with enthusiasm was the Royal Canadian Henley Regatta. To him was due much of the credit for the development of this rowing regatta to be the largest in the world. Within the world of journal- ism, Major Burgoyne acquired a wide reputation. He attended faithfully the meetings of The Canadian Press and the Cana- dian Daily Newspapers Asso- ciation (now the Canadian Daily Newspaper Publishers Associa- tion) of which The Standard is a member newspaper. He was also active in the Empire Press Union and a director of the In- land Press of the United States. An Anglican, Major Burgoyne served as People's Warden of St. Thomas' Church and as a lay delegate to the Anglican Syrod. In 1917 he married Miss Har- riet Lillian Cameron, daughter of Mr, and Mrs. John Cameron, of Perth, Ont. They had one son, William Bartlett Cameron Burgoyne, who now represents the third generation of the fam- ily as publisher, and two daugh- ters. Major Burgoyne served his city, and his country, in many capacities, in peace and in war. Above all he served its inter- ests by producing a daily news- paper through which he sought at all times to be decent, to be fair, and to advance the wel- fare of the community at large. One of a series featuring Canadian Editors and Publishers prepared by Canadian Daily Newspaper Publish. ers Association. OTTAWA REPORT Finds Few Traces Of Canada IN US. By PATRICK NICHOLSON Special Correspondent to The Daily Times-Gazette OTTAWA When President Eisenhower visited Ottawa last month, he referred privately to the need for a greater awareness and knowledge of Canada within his own country. In the light of that belated official admission of a well known defect, I found it interest- ing, during a recent visit to the United States, to observe just what opportunities U.S. citizens have of learning about Canada, about our hopes and problems, and even about our culture. It did not surprise me to note that no Canadian newspapers and no Canadian magazines were on sale on any newsstand I saw. In contrast, about four-fifths of the magazines and one-fifth of the newspapers I see on newsstands here are published in the U.S. I did not see or hear one single Canadian radio or TV program, movie or phonograph record. But here I suppose more than a third of our broadcast programs and 95 per cent of our films and records originate in the States. "COLD CANADIAN AIR" The only time I heard Canada mentioned on the radio was when a weather forecast announced that "a mass of cold Canadian air" would bring relief from a heat wave. Most days I read the New York Times, accepted as a newspaper of record which prints "all the news that's fit to print," and maintains three fulltime report. ers in Ottawa for that purpose. The only reference to our Parlia- ment I ever saw was a 100-word story, written by The Canadian Press, not by a New York Times reporter, revealing the sensa- tional news that a civil servant stands by on Parliament Hill to avert catastrophe -- by effecting repairs whenever a Member of Parliament "loses a button or rips a trouser leg." One of the U.S. news maga- zines, named Time, maintains a staff of five full-time and several part-time reporters across Can- ada, so I hoped to read of Can- ada in that. But mention of Canadian affairs varied between nil and one scant column. Of course two or three pages of Ca nadian news are slipped into the Canadian edition only, to make palatable the many pages of costly Canadian liquor and other advertisements, which 1 for one megret to see being thus wooed from genuine Canadian maga zines such as Maclean's I had a Canadian $5 bill re NN fused in a restaurant, and a Ca- nadian quarter rejected by a slot machine. So now I do as much for the cut-price U.S, coinage which from time to time some- one tries illegally to pass onto me as change here. It came as a very welcome echo of home to hear at last this question: "Tell me about this new star in Canada, Diefen- baker?' My questioner was Professor R. I. W. Westgate, son of Rev. Dr. T. B. R. Westgate of Winni- peg, who has lived for many years in New York City. His interest and informed approach led to a novel trend of discus- sion. "It seems to me, from what I have been able to learn about him, that the new Prime Minister represents something which has for long been simmering just be- neath the surface in Canada." he said. "Am I not right in thinking that he is the first figure in Can- ada's public life who stands very strongly for Canadianism?" Mr. Diefenbaker is our first Prime Minister whose blood does not stem wholly from the British Isles and-or France. Thus he rep- resents something akin to an ele- ment which now makes up more than one quarter of our popula- tion, or 4,250,000 Canadians. His thinking "in that regard'"'--to use one of his favorite phrases--no doubt strikes a responsive chord in those circles which he dislikes to hear referred to as "new Ca- nadians." Mr. Diefenbaker is the first product of our melting pot to have reached the very top. If his appeal lies wholly or partly in that, I believe it is subconscious. I think, 'and in this Professor Westgate agreed with me, that Canadians today tend to think of themselves as Canadians, simply and unhyphenated. Perhaps some circles in Toronto and Quebec would deny this, The more subtle appeal of Mr. Diefenbaker, I think, is to the awakening nationalism, to the growing pride in being Canadian, which is abroad in this country today: a pride which the Prime Minister reflected very ac- curately in his "vision" of Can- ada's potential and probable fu- ture greatness CANCELS TRIP OTTAWA (CP) Opposition Leader Pearson has cancelled a trip planned to attend the World Brotherhood confecenc> at Bern, Switzerland, Aug 4is office said Wednesday. Pressure of par- liamentary business will force him to remain in Ota.'a BYGONE DAYS 35 YEARS AGO Articles made by members of the Canadian Institute for the Blind were exhibited Ward and Dewland's store. at The Annis family picnic was held at Lakeview Park with 130 in attendance. Alan Annis, presi- dent, introduced Stanley Annis, who spoke of his experiences in China. Oshawa Shamrocks eliminated the Scarboro Beach lacrosse team from the junior series of the league with a 9 to 4 victory. Announcement was made that the Oshawa General Hospital would become standardized in its organization and equipment would be increased. Oshawa defeated Leaside 1-0 in a sensational 10-inning softball game. Reg. Fair brought home the winning run, An Oshawa rink of lawn bowl- ers skipped by Dr. A. J. Swan- son von first place at the Aurora bowling tournament. Port Perry obtained more mo- dern fire fighting egipment. PARAGRAPHICAL WISDOM Warning: Don't allow yourself to become so angry that you get purple in the face -- lest you be eaten. "Summer is four and one-half days longer than winter," says an astronomer. This is doubtless due to the fact that heat causes expansion. Why is it that the television picture never goes kerflooey when there's a commercial on? "Teen-agers buy two and one- half billion gallons of gasoline a year," says the petroleum indus- try. And almost every gallon of it is burned as soon and as fast as possible. It's strange and a pity that staying up way past midnight watching a late TV show doesn't make a person so sleepy next morning he hasn't the energy to bore his associates with a run- down of the picture's plot and ac- tion. The saying, "There are two sides to every question," is a gross understatement. Any ques- tion is multifaceted, with almost as many "sides" as there are people who view it. "There are eight men for every five women in Alaska." -- Press report, That's fair handicapping, although the scales are tipped = bit in favor of the women Reluctant To Estimate | Loan Conversion Costs OTTAWA (CP)--Ask a federal officiai what the government's huge $6,416,000.000 Victory Bond conversion program will cost the treasury and he gets that far- away look. No one wants to offer a firm estimate, Until all the bills flow in when the campaign ends Sept. 15, they say, no one can be sure. The figure is anyone's guess. But they seem to suggest the figure may not be far off $70,- 000,000, that is if all the advertis- ing in newspapers and in radio and television broadcasts is ta- ken into consideration, along with commission fees paid to sales agents and the cash bonuses in- ciuded in the new bonds as a sales incentive. EFFICIENCY SOUGHT That kind of cost--$70,000,000 or so--would represent a fairly efficient operation, they suggest The aim is to make the nine- week campaign one of the most efficient in history, but the ex- perts have their fingers crossed. The unknown factor is how much money it will take in ad- vertising to reach as many of the estimated 2,000,000 wartime vie- tory bondholders as posible, London Problem: Campaign planners believe they have reached most of th: big holders but they wonder how much attention they're getiing from holders of bonds ranging from $50 to $500. The full tab has not yet been tailied for the opening "hard- sell" broad casting efforts of Prime Minister Diefenbaker and Finance Minister Fleming. They both appeared July 15 on a countrywide hookup of 190 radio and 52 television stations to launch the conversion drive. Linked to every radio station and all but five TV stations, it was the largest network ever set up in Canada. CBC officials es- timate the minimum charge nm a half-hour program such as the bond launching could cost about $15,000 or more. But even on this there still is no firm estimate. A lot of sponsored programs had to be cancelled to put the bond message across. The bills from the various stations involved have not yet been collected. COMMISSION FEES One of the major costs will be commission fees to bond dealers and other sales agents. Conserv- ative Senator Wiliiam Brunt of Ontario estimated in the Senate Too Many People By ROGER STONEBANKS Canadian Press Staff Writer LONDON (CP) -- The main problem plaguing London is that there are too many Londoners. With 8,270,000 people crowded into Greater London's 721 square miles, and about 1,500,000 em- ployes shuttling back and forth to work every day, the city is bursting at the seams. Conges- tion has become the biggest en- emy of city planners. The number of office workers in Central London increaser by 94,000 to 1,233,00 between 1948 and 1956. Offices under construc tion and those scheduled to be built will provide work for a fur- ther 180,000. When completed, this will represent a total expan- sion of more than 26 per cent since 1948, MOVE ouT The congestion is increased by the growing number of private automobiles on the roads. Vehicle registrations in the London trans port area increased from 416,000 in 1948 to 790,000 in 1955. Cars now crawl along Central London roads at an average speed of nine miles an hour. Sir George Pepler,. planning ex- pert, has warned that if more of- fice employment is provided in London the increasing congestion will strain transport resources to the limit and bring the city to a standstill. The only solution to the problem, he says, is to move offices out of London, Already, much of London's in- dustry has moved to wider spaces in the suburbs. Dame Evelyn Sharp, permanent secretary to the ministry of housing, says a similar dispersal of offices "is one of the most important, urg- ent planning problems that we have." City planning experts say that, ideally, London should lose some 400 acres of industry and about 250,000 residents if progress is to be made and increasing conges- tion avoided. PLAN INSUFFICIENT A step in this direction was taken in 1946 .with the inception of "new towns," specially planned communities designed to relieve congested areas of sur- plus population. Eight of Britain's 15 new towns, scattered around London, have a combined popu- lation of 250,000. But the new towns plan has proved to be insufficient to meet London's demands and the mass move away from the smoke and grime has gathered additional momentum through a scheme promoted by London county coun- cil and local authorities. In this scheme, 10 country towns near London, already es- tablished and not connected with the new towns project, aim at providing accommodation and employment for 16,000 London families. London county council has a waiting list of 55,000 fami- lies--about 200,000 people -- who want to move out to the new towns and country towns. Most of those wishing to es- cape London are comparatively young families. And it is signifi- cant that hardly any families re- turn to London. In the case of the eight new towns, it is less than one per cent, that this amount may reach about $25,000,000. But bond campaign authorities argued that at this time this could only be a stab in tae d-urk. Commissions run from on*-quar- ter of one per cent for the 3%. year three-per-cent bonds to one per cent for the 25-year 1z-cr- cent bonds. The government will also pay the agents a one- quarter-per-cent bond issuing fee, Mr. Fleming recently old the Commons the government's com- mission fees to bond distributors will prove lower. on average, than the three-quarters per cen: paid for handling Canada Saving Bonds issued in the last three years. For the 11th series issued 'aut year, the total cost of floating $853,769,000 worth of bonds was about $9,500,000. This included about $8,500,000 in commission fees. The commission rate was three-quarter per cent and the is- suing fee one-quarter per cent. BANK HOLDINGS But this year the government hopes to save some money through the fact that no conver- sion or issuing fee will oe paid on conversions of holdings by the Bank of Canada, federal zo7..n- ment departments and the ~har- tered banks, Among them they hold almost half the total. The central bank holds $1,300, 120 000; federal departments $400,900,000; In addition, bond distributors have agreed to poo: their efforts in approaching a special group of 3,000 large holders, pooling a lower commission rate of one- quarter to one-half per cent. The almost 300 bond distribu- tors across the country are ad- vertising extensively on thir own initiative, paying for this ou! .of their commissions. INCREASE IN CRIME LONDON (Reuters)--Crim 3 of violence in London contini:d t» show a marked increase {ucing 1957, metropolitan police commis- sioner Sir John Nott-Bower re- ported Wednesday. The nu ax of indictable offences in all age groups as 125.754, compared with 108,582 during 1956. QUEEN'S PARK Abstainer Handles Liquor In Ontario By DON O'HEARN Special Correspondent to The Daily Times-Gazette TORONTO--W. H. "Bill" Coll- ings must have some strange feelings from day to day as he administers the sale of liquor in the province. Strange, because Bill has never taken a drink in his life, In the somewhat extraordinary aPercael at marks our whole handling of the liquor question, we have a teetotaller bossing sales, and in Judge Robb a man who has probably never been in a bar in his life--at least in pur- suit of pleasure--bossing bars. HONEST MEN This completely incidental thought came to mind because of the brewing strike. In looking at the strike, one had to have sympathy for Bill Collings. He must have been a very worried man. Worried, be c au se whatever sense it makes in having a tee- totaller heading the liquor sale, Bill is one of the finest men in the world The people of Ontario are lucky in that in Judge Robb and the liquor commissioner they have men who are outstanding morally as well as in practical terms, heading the liquor admin- istration. : And knowing him one could feel the concern the commis- sioner must have been having about the strike and particularly the need for him to intervene. In the end he had to make a decision which was bound to be criticized in labor ranks. This was that hotels would be permitted to pick up their own supplies at brewers outlets, To the union and its sympath- izers in labor ranks, this looked like strike-breaking. But on one man's know e of ther this would ody have. Poach He case. Bill Collings would make his decision on what he thought was right principle. NOTHING HAPPENED The whole incident points up once again the need for a com- plete review of liquor policy. On the warehousing question there are some of us around here who can remember back to the day in 1946 when then Attorney- General Leslie Blackwell said definitely in the House that all re- tailing of beer was to be taken away from the breweries. Sale, including deliveries and the other factors that went into the retailing, he declared, would all be taken over by the govern- ment. What happened? Nothing! Or probably something did--but not about the plan. A year later, when beer sale was still being handled in the same way, Mr. Blackwell evaded when asked a question in the House about what had happened to his dream. And there has been no change since. Something wrong? Not neces- sarily, but we would all feel better if liquor was brought more into the open.