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OPINIONS DA FEATURES "THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE OSHAWA WHITBY THE OSHAWA TIMES (Established 1871) SHE WHITBX GAZETTE AND CHRONICLE (Established 1863) MEMBER OF THE CANADIAN PEESS The Canadian Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all news despatches credited to it or to The Associated Press or Reuters in this- paper and also the local news published therein. All rights of repuhlicatior. of special despatches hérein are also reserved. : The Times-Gazette is a member of the Canadian Dally News- papers Association, the Ontario Provincial Dailies Association, and the Audit Bureau of Circulations, r ! SUBSCRIPTION RATES 'Delivered by carrier in Oshawa, Whitby, Brooklin Port Perry, Ajax or Pickering, 24c per week, $12.00 per year. By mall, outside carrier delivery areas, anywhers n Canadas and England $7.00 per year, $350 for 6 months, $2.00 for 3 months. U.S. $9.00 per year. Authorized ds Second Class Matter, Post Office Dept., Ottaws, Can. Net Paid Circulation we i 8,220 | FRIDAY, MAY 28, 1948 Precautions Necessary A picture appearing in' a recent issue of "Sylva", pub- lished by the Department of Lands and Forests of Ontario, draws attention to the need by those who visit the province's forests to exercise every possible precaution to prevent out- breaks of fire. The picture shows a group of men engaged in the back-breaking job of digging a fire trench in an effort to stop a forest fire. Although the season is still early forest fires have been reported in the Sault Ste. Marie district. Since we have had a cold, wet spring, it is logical to suppose that the next couple of months will be dry and warm. Such conditions will make the forests tinder dry and receptive to the outbreak of fires if every care is not taken. We should always keep in mind that a forest fire causes damage which takes years to replace. Much of the wealth of the province is in its forests and its wild game and fish. All are destroyed by a fire. Those who drive through rural and forest areas should see to it that they do not throw cigarette butts from autos and knock out pipes carelessly. When fires are lighted to cook meals copious quantities of water should be poured over them before departing as a fire may work its way down into moss and after smouldering for weeks breals out as a major conflagration, Precautions About Cheques Periodically merchants and others are victimized by cheque artists. If business people would profit by the experi- ence of others they would save themselves much trouble and inconvenience as well as financial loss. A bulletin issued by the Better Business Bureau at Rochester, N.Y., contains a number of suggestions on the subject which are worthy of study. Here they are: 1. Don't be afraid to ask questions about the cheque you are asked to cash. After all, it is your money that is being paid out. 2. Never cash a cheque for a stranger until positive Identification is established. Insist on local references, then check them carefully, : 8. Do not rely on lodge 'cards, social security cards, auto licenses, or letters of reference from out-of-town firms as positive identification. These canbe forged or stolen. 4. Remember that the cheque passer always works fast, 80 take your time and investigate each cheque presented. 5. Do not cash pay cheques or any other out of business or banking hours on Saturdays or holidays without investi- gation. 6. Do not issue or cash cheques written in pencil, as it is very easy to alter such cheques. . 7. Do not cash cheques that show any alteration. 8. Always make sure that the endorsement on the cheque corresponds with the payee's name on the face of the cheque. 9. Always demand the person presenting the cheque en- dorse it in your presence. Even though the cheque has al- ready been endorsed, insist that he endorse it again, 10. Refuse to cash cheques if they are on out-of-town firms or banks, unless you are absolutely certain of the pre- senter's identity and the validity of the cheques themselves. 11, Refuse to cash cheques signed with rubber stamps unless you personally know both the maker and the payee. 12. Do not cash cheques for juveniles, ? 13. Do not cash bank counter cheques. 14. Just because a cheque appears to be a cashier's cheque does not mean that it is. Use as much precaution before cashing a cashier's cheque as you would with a per- 'ponal cheque, . : - 15. The same is true of certified cheques. Certifications are often forged and the cheques may be stolen. Be just as careful in'accepting certified cheques as you would be in accepting a personal cheque. ; : 16. Always remember that as long as safety paper can be bought in blank and there are printing presses and rubber stamps, it will be easy for crooks to produce counterfeit cheques. v 17. Do not endorse a cheque for a person unless he is well known to you, and you know he is reasonable. 18. Do not leave blank cheques or your cheque book lying on your desk, as some "casual" visitor may pick them up. 19. Do not leave your signature where it is accessible to the forger. Your bank signature should be different from your correspondence signature. ® Readers Views POLITICAL PLATFORMS Editor, Times-Gazette, Dear Sir: 1 beg space in your paper to try to clarify the basic principles involved in the platforms and policies of the various political parties appealing for your'vote and support on the respective dates of June 7 and 8. First we have the Libérals and the Progressive Conservatives standing pat on the fundamental issue of free enterprise or the capi- talistic system. Second we have the CCF, standing on a platform of democratic and modified socialism. Permit me, Mr. Editor, to draw a line of analogy between those two different ideologies of those two sets of principles. First, I take the price or capitalist system, commonly known as free enterprise which was designed at a time when confmercial goods and services were scarce. Under such conditions it worked fairly success- fully in the distribution of those scarce commodities. But then along came many inventions which made commercial commodities and ser- vices available in huge quantities while human labor power stood by and watched the man-made ma- chines of industrial production do the job which they used to do by hand and thereby causing them to have no means to procure those many good things which those ma- chines produced. The direct result of this has meant starvation while the goods could not be used not be- cause they are not needed, but be- cause the people have not the money to buy because the owners of these machines and likewise the things which they produce will not be let go without money. Profit is all that they care about. Never mind human welfare. Get all that they can regardless of conse- quences or its effects on public welfare, Both the Liberal and the Pro- gressive Conservative parties stand upon a policy for the continuation and extension of this system. On the other hand, we have the C.CF. which offers you a proposition of social change or to bring the sys- tem of distribution of the abund- ance that flows from those wonder- ful machines 'in such a way as to permit that it accomplish the greatest benefit to the greatest number, or in other words, the C.CF., recognizes the fundamental fact. We now have solved the problem of the production of every- thing necessary for human welfare, happiness and contentment. But the CCF also recognizes the fun- damental fact that we have not as yet learned to make a truly intelli- gent use of that which we have produced. The issue involved in this election is whether or not you will stand firm on the old tradition of free enterprise which says that human welfare shall not be considered where profits are interfered with. Or whether or not you wish to elect & government pledged to a policy of production for use and distribu- tion for service or, in other words, a government pledged to the cause of the furtherance of human wel- fare, rather than a government committed to the furtherance of private profits which can only come at the expense and neglect of human welfare, Sincerely yours, LAURIE HISLOP. 43 Glynn Avenue, Ajax, Ontario, a ® A Bible Thought "For giving is living," the said, Go feed to the hungry sweet char- ity's bread." "And must I keep giving and giving again?" My selfish and querulous answer ran. "Oh no!" said the angel piercing me through "Just give till the Master stops giv- ing to you." "Every man shall give as he is able according to the blessing of the Lord thy God which He hath given thee." (Deut. 16:17.) angel U.S. MEDICAL SCHOOLS There dre 69 recognized medical schools in the United States. A ---- You can. BORROW $50 to $1000 HFC makes loans to individu. als and families without en. dorsers or bankable security. If you have overdue bills, medical bills, seasonal or other expenses, let us help you. You can borrow for almost any good reason. Up to 24 months to repay us. For prompt service, for extra cash, phone, write or come in and talk over your problem, We're glad to help you. Whistler" -- Canada's Top , CBC-- Wednesday nights Tunein'! Mystery S) 15 Simcoe Street South Over Kresge's Phone Oshawa 3601 OSHAWA, ONT, Hours 9 to 5 or by appointment Loans made to residents of nearby towne SERVING THE PUBLIC SINCE 1878 a <g AFRAID OF HE BIG, BAD WOLF! Arab-Jewish Warfare Reflects U.N. Disunity By DEWITT MACKENZIE Associated Press News Analyst Failure of the United Nations thus far to achieve a truce in the Arab-Jewish war is tragic for the Holy Land and it's tragic for the peace organization, since it points to disunity within the U.N. itself. The Arabs, while playing.for time by calling on the U.N. to lay down exact terms for a political settle- ment, wouldn't agree to the truce called for except on 'conditions which included the demand that, recognition of the new Jewish State of Israel by abandoned. This, of course, the Jews wouldn't accept. So the conflict continues within the walls of ancient Jerusalem, where a small Jewish force has been stubbornly clinging to its hazardous position. Shells from Arab guns continue to batter the Holy City. The war is still too young to dis- close its trend. Not so the affairs of the UN. -- A house divided against itself. It is clear that if it cannot find a method of halting this new outbreak, its influence in the eyes of the world may drop so low as to render it impotent. One of the greatest obstacles to peace lies in the fact that the United States and Britain are lined up on opposite sides. Foreign Secretary Bevin told the House of Commons Wednesday that Britain will continue to fulfill treaty obli- gations to furnish officers for the Trans-Jordan Arab Legion unless this becomes "inconsistent with our obligations to the United Nations." | On the other hand, observers .fig- ured that the Arab rejection of the truce was likely to harden the American stand favoring the Jew- ish state. ' The clash between the United States and Britain is further seen {in the question of an American loan to Israel. . Dr. Chaim Weiz- mann, first president of Israel, stated after a conference at the White House in Washington that Presideht Truman was receptife to a request for a loan of $90,000,000 to $100,000,000. This promptly evoked an expression of concern and astonishment from London. However, the two great democ- racies certainly aren't alowing the matter to drift without making efforts to reconcile their differ- ences. Bevin and United States Ambassador Lewis Douglas are con< tinuing theiy anxious search for ways and means of restoring peace in Palestine. As things stand; the fate of the' Holy Land depends on how long it takes the great powers to compose their own divergencies and bring the full weight of the U.N. to bear against the rupture of peace in Palestine. HALLEY'S COMET The last great comet to appear in the sky was Halley's Comet in 1910. It will be seen again in February, 1986. ho) TUESDAY, JUNE 8... Vote and Elect | LYMAN GIFFORD Federal Liberal Candidate vo AR SA Vote for LYMAN GIFFORD ' "I'm going to make my vote count-by sending Lyman Gifford to the Dominion Government at Ottawa. That makes good sense to me! Gifford will be on the Government side of the House, where he can get things done. If | vote for some weak Oppos- ition party, I'm throwing my vote away, and | might as well stay home. Gifford's all right -- he's known and respected all through this Riding -- and | know he'll do a good job in Ottawa. That's why I'm_ voting for Gifford, the Liberal candidate, on Tuesday, June 8th" MAKE YOUR VOTE COUNT LYMAN GIFFOR The Liberal Candidate Vote ELMO DUNN on JUNE 7 Vote LYMAN GIFFORD on JUNE 8 OUSEHOLD To The DOMINION GOVERNMENT "747 FINANCE "nn 20. A clever stunt worked by the bad cheque artist is to {1 "vera place of business and order a quantity of merchandise "#nt to a local address, then present a cheque for more than 'the amount of the purchase, receiving the difference in cash. M.P.P:tothe ONTARIO LEGISLATURE .