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OPINIONS DAILY TIMES-CAZETTE EDIT FEATURES The Daily Times-Gazette OSHAWA " WHITBY THE OSHAWA TIMES (Established 1871) THE WHITBY GAZETTE & CHRONICLE (Established 1863) e Times-Gazette 1s a member of the Canadian Press, Ko Canadian Daily Newspapers Association, the Ontario Provincial Dailies Association and the Audit Bureau Oo! ulations. The Canadian Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all news despatches in this paper credited to it or to The Associated Press or Reuters and also the local news published therein All rights of special despatches herein are also reserved. . R. ALLOWAY, President and Publisher 2 L WILSON, Vice-President and Managing Director M. MCINTYRE HOOD, Managing Editor SUBSCRIPTION RATES ered carrier in Oshawa, Whitby, Brooklin, Port ily une Pickering, 24c per week By mall, outside carrier delivery areas, anywhere in Canada and England, .S., $0.00 per Tr $1.00 per pein : d . Ration, Post Office Department, Ottawa, Canada, DAILY AVERAGE CIRCULATION for OCTOBER 9,135 SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 13,1948 Using Auxiliary Power One of the proposals made by the Osh- Oshawa and District Labour Council as a means of coping with the power emergency in the city was that employers be encour- aged to install auxiliary power units at least partially to offset the shortage. From the information which has come to light in the last day or two, it would ap- pear that quite a number of the employers needed no encouragement to install auxil- iary power units, but had already either done so or had ordered the necessary equipment for such units. Some of them are now in operation. It would appear from this that at least some industries and several merchants in the city decided as soon as the power cut-offs began that it was necessary to provide some alternative source of energy for their machines. Installing auxiliary power units has a double effect. It helps to conserve the city's quota of power by lessening the de- mand on the amount available. What is perhaps more important, it makes it pos- sible for industries to continue operations .with auxiliary power after they have used up their quota of hydro power, and it en- ables the merchants who have such units to keep their stores illuminated during the cut-off periods. The firms that have made these installa- tions are to be complimented on meeting the present emergency as it affects them individually. However, it would be inadvis- able to regard such auxiliary power units as having any important bearing on the general situation which is still extremely acute and is likely to involve continued cut-offs of power and light for some time to come, An Outstanding Woman The Oshawa Teachers' Council has been very fortunate in being able to bring to this city for their public meeting on Edu- cation Week, next Wednesday evening, a woman of the outstanding ability of Dr. Charlotte Whitton, C.B.E,, M.A., D.C.L., LL.D. Dr. Whitton a graduate of Queen's University, is one of the most brilliant wo- men in the public life of Canada today. She is an outstanding psychologist, and has long been one of the country's great- est authorities on the problems of child welfare. Her services have been of such value to Canada, and particularly the service she rendered to the country in time of war, that His Majesty the King confer- red on her the award of Commander of the British Empire, one of the higher branches of that distinguished order. Miss Whitton carries with her the voice of authority in matters pertaining to the education of children, and parents of school children will be doing themselves real service by hearing her when she vis- its Oshawa next Wednesday night. West Lorne Stays Dry Once again the value of the local op- tion provisions of the Ontario liquor laws has been proven. By clear majorities, the people of West Lorne have voted against proposals for the establishment of men's beverage rooms and the sale of beer and wine with meals in dining rooms. The local option law gave them the opportunity of making their own decision for or against these proposals, and they reforded their wishes in no uncertain fashion. On each of the two questions, a majority of the voters was against the proposals to legalize the sale of beer and wine in their community. It was not necessary, in this case, to invoke the requirement of a sixty per cent vote to change from dry to wet, which was a protective measure placed in the local option law. It is noteworthy that in a succession of votes of this question of the sale of beer 'and wine, the people of smaller towns and remain dry. Therefore it is a good thing that the local option privileges were not abolished when the Liquor Control Act came into force. Atomic Power For Peace The Church of England Assembly, meet- ing in London, England, has approved of the use of atom bombs as a defensive ne- cessity against an aggressor. In a report on the subject presented to the assembly, the blessing of the church was given to this destructive use of atomic energy, and the Archbishop of York raised his voice in sup- port of the submissions of the report, but made the reservation that possession of the atom bomb might be a deterrent to war. The thing which disappointed us in read- ing the press reports of this decision was that the only mention made of the use of atomic energy had to do with its use in bombs in time of war. Nothing was said about the development of atomic energy for purposes of peace, for making the world a better place could live in peace and harmony. It is re- grettable, of course, that uses of atomic energy were developed along destructive lines; under the urge of military necessity, or expediency, but that should not deter the leaders of thought, and particularly religious thought, from seeking ways to use this great power for the betterment of humanity, rather than for its destruction. It might not be popular, with world con- ditions as they are today, to suggest that the use of atomic bombs at all should be outlawed voluntarily by those who possess their secrets, but we cannot help feeling: that science would be serving mankind a great deal more by planning the use of this energy for peaceful purposes rather than for the destruction of human beings in millions. Editorial Notes Premier King is resigning on Monday, and irrespective of politics, he will carry with him into retirement the good wishes of all the Canadian people, especially in view of the impaired state of his health. 3 * kk x George A. Drew is starting into the fed- eral political field under a distinct disad- vantage. He cannot call to his assistance any provincial Premiers who belong to his own party, outside of Ontario. Oshawa's school teachers are giving ex- cellent leadership in the observance of Education week. In this they deserve the support of all our citizens, and especially" the parents of school children. * * % * We are fond of complaining about the high cost of living, but what would we do if, like millions of people in other coun- tries. we could not secure enough to eat at any price. eo Other Editors' Views eo CHANGING MARKETS ; (Kelowana (B.C.) Courier.) : In the past we have considered the United King- dom markets as vitally necessary for the disposal of our crops . . . In these days of confused international trade policies, the less the fruit industry depends upon exports outside the dollar adea the happier it will be. * % Ed %* ABOLISH ELECTORAL COLLEGE (Christian Science Monitor) The election has focused fresh attention--mostly unfavorable--on the Electoral College. If the American people relied for transport on means as archaic as those used in electing a president, they would travel by ox-cart. The framers of the Constitution tried to devise a system which would enable a represent- ative group of wise leaders gathered from each state to seléct the best man in the nation for president. From the first contested election--1786--the Electoral College began to misfire. The development of politic- al parties caused electors to pledge their votes in ad- vance. Actually today the electors from each state vote for the popular choice in their state. Reform is overdue. eo A Bit of Verse eo BABY SLEEPING Stretched out upon his bed. Dressed only in his teds. Legs apart arms askew. A paper torn to shreds. Peaceful does he rest After his strenuous play On the go from morn till night. Makes it a busy day. God grant hinr blissful sleep Free from fear and fright. He's so bonny in jour arms When he says goodnight. + W. Brown, e A Bible Thought e "Thou therefore which teachest another, teach- est thou hot thyself? Thou that preachest a man should not steal, dost thou steal? . .. But let a man have, in a majority of cases, voted to | examine himself." (Rom. 2:21; 1 Cor. 11:28) f L in which mankind | | be instituted by the Democratic ad- '| Chaudiere Regiment crossed "Boiling Over Again" - Messner, in The Rochester Times-Union Business | Spotlight By The Canadian Press Stock markets continued down- wards this week under pressure of post-election selling. | New York led the decline as a| third wave of selling on Tuesday | sent price levels reeling back to March. Canadian markets tried to fight the easier trend but continued te slip at a slower pace. Brokers now are worrying when the downhill slide will end. Slight encouragement this week was the fact that there was only one day of heavy selling and generally pri- ces held firm. Good cooperation news was large- ly ignored as investors worried about taxation and controls that might ministration. The four-day week closed on a more cptimistic note with volume sagging and prices holding firm. Professionals were trying to consol- idate their positions following the post-election decline. Observers be- | lieve that the ordinary investor is sitting back and waiting for devel- opments. New York attempted recovery Monday but couldn't quite make the grade. A third post-election pound- | ing sent leading issues down 1 to 5 | points on Tuesday as the price level | dropped to late March. The market | firmed slightly Wednesday, in brisk | action, and was closed Thursday-- | Armistice Day. Prices firmed, held | steady Friday as volume dropped. | The Associated Press 60-stock aver- | age closed out the four days trading | yesterday at 63.8--down 19 from last Friday. Canadian' markets also slipped downwards. In Toronto, Western | Oils were the only group to show | a gain on the exchange's index. The | list respondc\ to news of a new oil | well in the Redwater fields in Alber- | to yesterday and moved ahead | strongly to finish up .97 from a | week ago. Golds slipped steadily and were down 2.09 at the lowest price level | {in five years. Industrials also weak- | | ened, losing 1.94 over the week. Base | metals closed on a 2.07 decline. Turnover continued at the 2,000,- | 000-share-a-day rate. Average vol- ume for four days was 2,086,250 shares, lower from an average of 3,- 020,000 shares for five days last week. | Papers were the widest losers in | Montreal, dipping 7.84 on the index. | Golds were down 3.46 from a week ago and industrials 2.8. Other chan- ges were: Banks off .15; utilities off .I; combined off 1.9. Average indus- trial volume for the four days was 59,424, ac against 88,173 for five days last week, and mines, 438,427, com- | pared with 551,948. | Grain markets showed a slightly firmer tone from last week. In Chi- cago, December wheat, corn and oats were ahead on small gains. In Winnipeg, December oats gained while barley and rye were down. Flashback Nine years ago November 15, Ca- nadian Military Headquarters was organized and opened "for business" in London, England . . . Seven years ago, November 16, 1941, two Cana- dian battalions and auxiliary troops arrived at Hong Kong aboard the troopship "Awatea" . . . Five years ago this month, as winter set in, Canadian troops were fighting hero- ically as part of the British Eighth Army in Italy. On November 20, the Eighth secured control of the lower Sangro River after a fierce battle. At that time too, we were pasting Europe with everything we had and on the 21st, 775 Allied bombers paid a visit to Berlin . . . Four years ago this month Canadian troops battl- ing alongside their allies in North- west Europe were closing in on Ger- many. On the 28th November the the borders of that country--the first Canadian troops into Germany since the Great War 1914-18, GIRL LOCATED Frankfurt, Nov. 13 (AP)--A miss- ing American girl employed by the United States Army's Counter-In- telligence Corps has been found in a Wiesbaden hospital, Army auth- orities said Friday night. They said the girl, Miss Lydia Briggs, 26, has been a patient at the Army hospi- tal in Wiesbaden. CONFERENCE TUESDAY London, Nov. 13--(Reuters)--Re- presentatives of the Parliaments of Britain, Canada, Australia and South Africa. will meet representa- tives of the United States Congress at a one-week conference, opening in Bermuda next Tuesday, to dis- cuss international co-operation in defence and economic affairs. Looking Around The World By DEWITT MACKENZIE Associated Press News Analyst The sentences of death by hang- ing for war crimes, meted out in ToRyo to Hideki Tojo, former Jap- anese Premier, and six of his top leaders--not. to mention terms of imprisonment for others--recall (and may revive) the argument re- volving about the Nuernberg trials of Nazi leaders. The dispute was over whether such trials were admissible under international law and, if they were, whether there was moral justifica- tion for the death sentences. The first of these two points is, of course, legal; the second is based largely on the commandment "Thou shalt not kill." As for the legal aspect, much has been made of the claim that inter- national law never had recognized | such charges prior to the second world war, and that the various war-crimes trials have been based on a law created after commission of the crimes alleged. However, the allies obviously have felt sure of | their position, which was summed up in the Harvard «Law Review in 1946 by Dr. Sheldon Glueck, profes- | sor of criminal law at Harvard, in this way: "Every recognition of custom as evidence of law must have a be- | ginning some. time; and there has never been a more justifiable stage in the history of international law than the present, to recognize that by the common consent of civilized nations as expressed in numerous solemn agréements and public pro- nouncements the institution or waging of an aggressive war is an international crime." As far as the trials are concerned, the peoples of the various allied countries generally accept them not only as justified but as necessary warnings to countries which might develop warlike notions. Few if any allied citizens would challenge any | sort of punishment by imprison- ment, no matter how severe. However, the death penalty raises other issues in the minds of a lot of folk. Some object on moral or religious grounds. This. has just cropped up in Germany in con- nection with the continued execu- tions in Munich of former Nazi guards at the Mauthausen concen- traticn camp, convicted of large- scale extermination of prisoners by various methods. German church leaders have protested the execu- tions, but 15 more of the 139 originally condemned were hanged Friday, leaving 81 still to die. Of course, there's no possible doubt about the guilt of Tojo and | his barbaric leaders. If anyone ought to die for crime, they cer- tainly should. Berlin, Nov. 13--(Reuters)--Hi ler's half-brother, Alois Hitler, hjas received permission to change pi name to Hans Iller, the French- censed newspaper Kurier reported Friday. Mac's Musings In an open letter | To Mr. Vishinsky | Of Communist Russia, | Published the other day. In the New York Times, A group of citizens Of America Issued a challenge To Vishinsky To give his people The freedom which exists 'In the United States Under its Constitution. The letter held us To the end, Because it set forth Man's need of God : And freedom to worship Him, As paramount In building up A nation strong and free. To drive out God From minds of men Is to reduce them From human beings To an animal state; In which all thinking stops, In which they are controlled | By evil powers, | Like Hitler, | Mussolini, | And the war lords Of Japan. | Dictators cannot kill, But only stifle for a time, That inward spirit, Through which God | Has raised mankind | Above the level Of the brute beasts. Under the Soviet rule, Men know not That freedom of thought, Of worship or of action, Which has distinguished Men from animals, And which above all (Has within it the power To make men live in peace And goodwill With one another. ® 50 Years Ago The popularity of the flour turned out at the Oshawa Flour Mill is growing and large shipments are being sent out daily. Mr. Putney has disposed of his | photograph gallery and is removing his household goods to the United | States. Mr. Thomas Conant reports that his book, "Upper Canada Sketches" is selling faster than his publish- ers can produce copies. The Pedlar Metal Roofing Com- pany is very busy and working overtime, and the building of a further addition to the plant is planned. Oshawa * Boys' Brigade went to Toronto to take part in a general review before His Excellency the Governor-General. Tribune Editor 'New President Chicago, Nov. ing editors were told Friday: they can get more understanding by making their newspapers easier to read. | | Foe Close-Ups By JOHN LEBLANC Canadian Press Staff Writer | Ottawa, Nov. 13--(CP)--Canada's fountainhead of government is conspicuously lacking in one of the | adjuncts generally considered es- | sential to government. | It doesn't seem to care, either. Perhaps no community in Cana- |da's hinterland is so humble as to | be without its town hall or city hall, but this national jcapital of | 150,000 persons doesn't Ri hy | In fact, Ottawa hasn't had a city { hall since 1931. | If you want to see the mayor or |one of the civic officials you find your way to an elderly edifice called the Transportation Building in the business district of Rideau Street, Ottawa's No. 2 snopping area. Visitors to the capital are cons- tantly astounded by the civic phe- nomenon. After paying due homage to the national legislative buildings that. crown Parliament Hill, they turn naturally to the civic corpora- tion structure. Elusive Building They must be directed*to a brick building across the road from Par- liament Hill, and on the bank of the Rideau Canal. This turns out only to be the police station, a dis- mal, motheaten relic that has long been outworn. If they do manage to find their way to "City Hall," it proves to' be just a plain business block, little different from the rows of its fel- lows except that it nezds a wash a little more urgently than most. This situation. has existed since the legitimate City Hall burned down jin 1931. Every so often, civic politicians get exercised about it and plans for the "new city hall" are hauled out of the pigeonholes and pored over. Speeches are made in city council, there are referencs to lack of funds, | and then the plans go back into the | pigeonholes for a few more years. The general apathy may stem from the fact that the backbone of Ottawa's body politic is made up of civil servants. They are from all over the country, and naturally, have a somewhat restricted civic pride so far as Ottawa is concerned. | WHALE FACTORY Churchill, Man., Nov. 13--(CP)-- Manitoba's first "whole factory," for processing white whales caught in Hudson Bay, will begin produc- | tion next spring. . | | 4 I King Declares ' . . . J "Policies Right | Ottawa, Nov. 13--(CP)--Prim¢ | Minister Mackenzie King Friday | declared that the proudest parts ol | his public life were "the things that | had to do with keeping this nation janited through the war." At a press conference after he {had said goodbye to his cabinet, a | reporter asked the Prime Minister | which was the greatest moment of | his many years in office--"the gold- | en moment." | "I have never thought of any |-particular moment," Mr. King re=- | plied. He hesitated and then, speak- ing with obvious feeling, referred | to the war years. | "All Canada's contribution was | basically dependent on keeping this | nation united," he declared. "I feel {our policies were right--I feel the | government's policies have been | fully vindicated over the years." es ee -- 'State House For 'National Leader Ottawa, Nov. 13--(CP)--Retiring Prime Minister Mackenzie King came out Friday for a state-provid= ed home and pensions for his suce Cessors. He used his last press conference as the nation's leader as a medium to give his views on subjects which he had only been able to talk about in recent months. Mr. King said he thought the state should provide the Prime Minister--Louis Stephen St. Lau- rent sat duietly beside him--with "a very Jsuitable residence." It should be furnished, should have servants and there should be money to maintain it. - Mr. King recalled that, as the owner of Laurier House, he had to pay taxes and provide for a staff. He had tried to entertain important visitors to Ottawa but had found | he could not afford it By the time he had paid all his taxes, there was not enough out of his $23,000-a-year income to do all this. It was a necessity that future Prime Ministers not be put in the same position. He noted that Britain provided | its Prime Ministers with a London |and country home, with heavy exe pense accounts and with servants. | Blind Man, Guided by Screams, Swims to Girl's Rescue yi. 13--(AP)--Manag- | more readers and create | Members of The Associated Press | Managing Editors Association tack- | led the readability problem at their | annual meeting. Associated Press news stories have become "sharper .and crisper" as a | result of a readability campaign Fi has been an AP consultant on the problem during the last year. "More people now read newspa- | pers who didn't read them before," | Dr. Flesch said. "But they are more | distracted by the rgdio, the movies, and television which are often. . . | far easier to tinderstand." |» William P. Steven of the Minnea- polis (Minn) Tribune was elected 3 pr gident of the A.P.M.E. He suc- * Cece taney Barnett of the Cleve- and | 1 Ohio) Plain Dealer. TO LIVERPOOL ASCANIA* SAMARIA * Calls at Greenock TO SOUTHAMPTON AQUITANIA AQUITANIA AQUITANIA TO LONDON . SCYTHIA SCYTHIA No SCYTHIA, ASCANIA AQUITANIA SAMARIA QUEEN ELIZABETH PARTHIA CUNARD WHITE STAR PASSENGER SAILINGS CANADA TC EUROPE Dec. Dec. Nov. Dec. . RATES OF PASSAGE -- Flat rate $175. -- Tourist $140. -- Tourist $160. REGULAR SAILINGS FROM NEW YORK MAURETANIA BRITANNIC "See your local agent. No one can serve you better." 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SCREAMS GUIDE SWIMMER In seconds, Simpkin was in the water with only the girl's screams WINS DOW AWARD Although completely 'blind, Simpkin leaped to his fect when he heard the screams . . . and, without hesitating, swam 50 yards to rescue the drown- ing girl. to guide him. Once, he seemed i to lose direction . . . but frantic cries of "Hurry, hurry!" put him back on the track. A few moments later he had reached the girl and was able to bring her in to shallow water . . . and from there in to shore and safety. The heroic action of this totally blind man merits the praise of every Canadian. We are proud to honour Frank Simpkin, of Toronto, through the presentation of The Dow Award. y THE DOW AWARD is a citation for outstanding hero ism and includes, as a tangible expression, of appreciation, a oo Canada ee Bond. Winners are selected by the Dow Award Committee, a oup of cditors of leading Canadian newspapers. ™ Confined to her bed for a short time, the young girl soon recovered. As an expression of her gratitude, she offered to help Simpkin with his worl in her spare time.