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DA OPINIONS FEATURES - -- THE DAILY TIMES.GAZETTE OSHAWA WHITBY THE OSHAWA TIMES (Established 1871) - THE WHITBY GAZETTE AND CHRONICL (Established 1863) ~ MEMBER OF THE CANADIAN PRESS The Times-Gazette is 8 member c¢* the Canadian Daily News papers Association, the Ontario Provingial Daflies Association, and the Audit Bureau of Circulations. Net Paid Circulation Mike 5 8,005 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1948 SN ! A Suggestion With another band concert season at the McLaughlin Band Shell in Memorial Park at an end, it seems to us that it might be well to take stock of pagt experience and lay plans for bigger and better seasons to come. We wonder if it has occurred to many of those attend- ing the concerts that much of the attraction of the series can be traced to the pageantry which attend them. Take for instance the fact that the members of the Oshawa Regimen- tal and Civic Band wear bright red tunics. How much less appealing the concerts would be if the band wore khaki uniforms. There is also something added to the scene by the high and low lights arising from the fl6odlights on the glistening band instruments. By way of suggestion we would add that much could be added to the enjoyment by the audiences by the adoption of a policy of having the master of ceremonies give a concise musical and historical background of the selections to be played. " Without in any way wishing to detract from 'the effi- ciency and ability of those who have performed these du- ties in the past, we would draw attention to the form of the announcements given by Mr. Brazil on the main band shell at the Canadian National Exhibition and the very able man- ner in which Lt.-Col. James Merritt of the Salvation Army announced the program on the McLaughlin Shell on Sun- day night. . Admittedly both are accomplished musicians and know music. However, we believe the local band would do well to assign one of its members the duty of preparing brief out- lines of selections for the use of the master of ceremonies. It might be well also to coach them in the pronunciation of musical terms and the names of composers. Fall Plowing The heavy rains during the past week end brought smiles to the weather beaten faces of the farmers of the dis- trict. Not only did it bring the promise of improved root crops but also that the soil would be in good condition for she fall plowing. Not so long ago it was our pleasure to visit a district farm and watch the owner turning the sod with a tractor and gang plow. It was a warm day and his sweating face was deeply encrusted with the dust from his rich lands. Asked if the cloud of dust in which his tractor travelled from one end of the field to the other, did not indicate it was too dry for plowing, he replied that if he had to depend upon a team of horses he would not be able to turn a single furrow. That is one of the advantages of modern methods of farming. However, it is not every farmer that can afford a tractor and gang plow. Many must depend upon horses and either a single or gang plow. When horses are used the land must be moist to do a good job. As every farmer knows the fall plowing is the most important of the year and on the thoroughness with which it is done depends much of the success of the next season's crops. It is also important to the farmer that he get his plow- ing done early in the fall. It is not a pleasant job when chill October winds whine through the leafless trees. It is not too arduous a job if you are using a team of horses as the air is invigorating and the exercise of following the plow healthful and pleasant. However, if you are riding a tractor your are more than apt to become stiff and chilled to the bone before the job is finished. First Demand: Honesty (Hamilton Spectator) What Rt. Hon. Louis St. Laurent is saying about the need of a North Atlantic security system may not be backed by much more than words, but even at that tis a significant venture for a Canadian public leader. We need only to look bawk ten years ago to some of the speeches made by so-called responsible politicians to sense how there is at long last a realization that Canadians will no longer be insulted and humiliated by being told that their "independence" and "security" can be taken for grant? ed. It is clear enough that Mr. St. Laurent is faced by an exceedingly difficult situation in Quebec Province--a situa- tion that has been allowed fo fester more through out- rageous political dishonesty and sectional exploitation than anything else--and this is enough to hold him back in risk- ing such tricky precedents as some are suggesting. If we are going to be honest about our national defence, even to the heretical extent of suggesting that armaments are necessary for waging war, then we should also be honest about our domestic politics. Our parties are now edging forward with their policies. "Why not, for once, let-them draw lines in foreign policy that can never again allow such misinterpretations as that lead- ing to the ghastly farce over conscription? « If we are to square up to our duties in a North Atlantic security system, we can also square up to what the two senior parties have long since feared--universal military training on a draft basis. Both Britain, which is far worse off financially than we are, and the United States, which is more tortured by minority tensions, have been honest about it. Why can't this country follow suit?, 5 ¥ "Eager Beavers" . 5 1 By HAROLr DINGMAN Ottawa Correspondent _ Ottawa, Sept. 21--On the eve of its national convention the Pro- gressive Conservative Party is bad- ly disorganized and sorely divided against itself. More and more it is clear that one very small but powerful group in the party is try- ing to enforce its will on the entire membership. It has now been disclosed in a letter written on Bracken house stationery that one third of all the organized, despite the fact that the paid organizers in Bracken House have had six years (since 1942) tq prepare for an election. There are nb active organizations in one-third of British Columbia; in two-thirds of Alberta and Sas- katchewan; in one-third of Que- bec; in one-quarter of Manitoba and Nova Scotia and New Bruns- wick. But in many of those ridings, which would send a representation of perhaps one-third to the con- vention delegates are being '"ap- pointed" by the powerful group who are trying to retain control of the party. I am told that profes- sional organizers of the party, ow- ing their allegiance to Bracken House and, in turn, 'to George Drew, are naming the delegates. They are expected to arrive in Ot- tawa already commited to vote for Drew, This is very much like entering a game with loaded dice. Added to this is the fact that one National officer of the Progressive Conservative Association has sent out letters to influential party men instructing them to "phone George" because "George is getting shaky." However, in the seething discon- tent inside the party there is evi- dence of open rebellion against the dominant and powerful group. Some delegates have said that they received their credentials with a silent understanding that they would vote for Drew; but having received their accreditations they will vote for Deifenbaker or Donald Fleming. If this happens on a large scale it will frustrate and confuse the Bracken House organization. A small clique in that P.C. head- quarters manoeuvred not long ago to change the constitution of the convention so as to appoint their own delegates. The change pro- vided that a delegate did not need to be a resident of a riding, but merely to have an "interest" in the riding. One might as well say one has an "Interest" in a book or a movie or the federal riding of Ot- tawa East. The Progressive Conservative As- sociation compares with the Liberal Federation. 'They are the perman- ent structures - of the two major parties and they have permanent paid officers. The theory is that these paid officers and organizers should remain independent and unprejudiced in the politics of their party. They are there, in theory, to see that fair play is given to the various contestants for the leader- ship. Yet the structure of the P.C. party was committed many weeks ago to Premier George Drew of On- tario, and against any. who dared to oppose him. "All our organiza- tion is geared to elect Drew," one very prominent official declared, "and if he does not choose to run I do not know what will happen." Thus the paid organizers are go- ing into the game with loaded dice. It seems to me a sad and unhappy affair, Unless the convention can shake off the small selfish group then spite and prejudice and sus- picion will surely rule and the party will go under. ANCIENTS MADE SOAP An early Roman writer tells how the Gauls of France made soap with tallow and wood ashes. 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Fades Henderson, in The Providence Jburnal ® 20 Years Ago e A Bible Thought To ,accommodate the increasing number of pre-school age children being brought to the city clinics a new clinic was opened in the north- west ward of the city. Rev. John Buchanan, Moderatot of the General Assembly of. the Presbyterian Church, preached the morning and evening services at Knox Church. A barn belonging to Alderman G. D. Conant on Simcoe Street South was struck by lightning and totally estroyed, . The first public showing of the 1929 McLaughlin-Buick models was opened, with about 25 models on display. A contract for 85,000 bricks and seven carloads of tile for the new Genosha Hotel' was awarded to the W, 8. Trick Co. of this city. FAMOUS BOATBUILDE Noah used petroleum, in the form of pitch, in building his ark. They that love Christ, love to think of Him, love to hear of Him, love to read of Him, love to speak of Him, for Him, to Him. They love His présence, His name. His will is their will, His dishonor is their af- fliction, His cause is their care. His people are their companions, His day is their delight, His word is their guide, His glory is their- end. They would rather «en thousand times- suffer for Christ, than that He should suffer by them. Selected. Jesus says, "Lovest thou me," (John 21:15.) HAMILTON BOOMING (Ottawa Citizen) With the first Studebakers roll- ing off the assembly line, the Bri- tish Austin automobile company planning to go into production, and Westinghouse planning to build a $1,000,000 plant for electric motors, Hamilton's industrial development continues to be remarkable. eo A Bit of Verse TORONTO EXHIBITION Thousands of people gathered; J At this greatest show on earth. 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