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@ THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE, Monday, March 2, 1953 Editorials » Dally Times-Gazette (Oshawa, Whitby), publ'shed by Times-Gazette ©. blishers. Limiten, ™ 7 '®meoe Street South, Oshawa, Ontario b Denunciation of Russia Puts the Record Straight The first speech of Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge, jr., chief United States dele- gate, at the United Nations' general assem- bly is of importance. This is so. because it marks the first statement before that body "details of the nature of the supplies given' by a nominee of the new Eisenhower Admi- stration, There had been some speculation to the stand which he would take on the question of the Korean war. His statement dispelled any doubts as to whether there would be any softening of the United States' attitude. Ambassador Lodge did not mince words in denouncing Russia as being responsible for continuance of the war in Korea. Making * point after point, he cited how. the Chinese Reds had been enabled to continue the fight solely because of the great masses of arms and equipment of war supplied to them by Russia. Mr. Lodge went even further and charged that the Russians instigated the Korean aggression, and maintained it with supplies of aircraft, artillery, tan and automatic weapons. He was specific in his by Russia and the uses made of them. Up to the moment of writing, there has been no reply from Mr. Vishinsky, the chief Russian delegate. He will, of course, reply and his answer to Mr. Lodge will probably take the form of blasts of abuse of the im- - perialist U.S.A, as the Russians like to term that country. But he will find extreme- ly difficult to repudiate or disprove the facts which were presented by Mr. Lodge, They have been placed on the record, and they will remain there to the discomfiture of the Russians, because they place on Moscow the full responsibility for preventing the cessation of hostilities in Korea. Gradually Seeing the Light In these columns we have on several oc- casions suggested that, for the purpose of helping to restore world economy to a satis- factory basis, it was imperative that the United States be willing to open its markets more freely to the products of other coun- tries. It is now interesting to find that powerful groups and' individuals in the United States be willing to open its markets more freely to the products of other coun- tries. It is now interesting to find that powerful groups and individuals in the United States are coming round to the same viewpoint. The Detroit Board of Commerce has taken a strong lead in an attack by American interests on excessive United States tariffs and other strangling trade re- strictions. Speaking of prohibitive tariffs, John S. Coleman, president of the Detroit Board of Commerce, says: ; "Many rates are virtually prohibitive. It §s astonishing to discover that we have duties on valuable raw materials not at all or in sufficient quantities in the United States." " Henry Ford II, speaking at a Chicago gathering, came out emphatically for slash- ing U.S. trade barriers. He would progres- sively eliminate tariffs, drop quotas and the Buy American Act, and really simplify customs procedure. This is what Ford has to say: . "We acciise our foreign neighbors of lack- ing the kind of spirit that has made America great. We implore them to follow our example and get off our backs. Let us prac- tice what we preach. Let us give our friends a fair crack at the American market." It may be that American business men are beginning to realize that trade is a two-way street, and that they must buy from other countries in order to enable these countries to buy from them. This movement is, therefore, interesting, and has within it some implications which may have great significance for Canada. New Experiment in Education An educational policy which impressed most folk as novel has been adopted by the Niagara Falls board of education to meet the situation of boys and girls who are tempted to leave school without completing their courses. : "Under the Niagara Falls plan, arrange- ments have been made for pupils to attend classes on a half-and-half basis. That is, a boy or girl can work a half day in shop or office, and spend the other half day in school. In the Niagara Falls experiment, school attendance is in the afternoons; and, of "course, the co-operation of employers is nec- essary. The Niagara Falls scheme revives an idea which dates back to the remote beginning of technical education in Ontario--the establishment by Rev. Josiah Henson of the British and American Institution at Dres- den. Henson's idea was that the pupil--in prac- Editorial Notes Those with seats to view the coronation procession must be in their seats by 6 a.m. Those without seats will be taking up their vantage posts long before that hour. Local elections have been held throughout Rusia, but, as usual, without any opposi- tion candidates to support. The Daily Times Gazette (OSHAWA, WHITBY) (Oshawa, Whitby) combining The e. 1871) and the Whitby Gazette & Chronicle (established 1863) is published daily (Sundays and statutory holiday excepted) Member of The Canadian Press. the Canadian Daily News papers Association, the American Newspaper Publishers As- sociation, the Ontario Provincial Dailies Association and the The Daily Times-Gazette h Times ( Audit Bureau of Circulations. 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DAILY AVERAGE CIRCULATION for JANUARY 11,806 tically every case an escaped slave--should spend half of each day attending classes 'and learning and the other half day working in the shops or fields to pay for his keep, We have often felt that our school syste: tends to be too possessive of the pupils, and that damage may sometimes be done re- taining them in attendance too long for their own good. We keep them and pound school- ing into them, year after yeary and then turn them doose with the tacit admonition. "Now you know all we can teach you. Good luck to you--and don't come back!" Experience of actual work in office or factory may disclose to the individual points where what might be called an after-course of training would help. : But under our present system, when the pupil has finished his school, he has finish- ed--except for what he can pick up at night school. The Niagara Falls experiment suggests possibilities which educational authorities could study to advantage, . I] » Other Editors' Views COMMUNIST EMPIRE WEAKENING (8t. Thomas Times-Journal) Weakness is showing up. The whole Communist empire is showing signs of strain. There are growing reports of sabotage and shortfalls in Soviet and satellite industry, of grumbling and discontent, and, even in Czechoslovakia, of recent attempts to rebel. legends of Communist strength attempts into a different perspective. Fear obviously governs men in the Kremlin. With purge in the air, men watch each other, wonder who may stab them in bed, or what may be put in their coffee toméfrow morning, ARE MILD WINTERS HEALTHY? (Brockville Recorder and Times) One often hears favorable comment on these so- called mild winters, winters which may produce the odd short period of cold, but which are gen- erally mild and a bit on the damp and wet side. For those people who dislike really cold weather such winters may seem more pleasant, but we won- der if the "mild" winter is actually a healthy winter, We seem to remember less colds, flu and other re'piratory ailments in those winters past which were consistently cold, dry and bracing. Bible Thought "Be of good_courage, and He shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hepe in the Lord." (Psalm 31:4.) "We cannot receive God's strengtl: to overcome and use our difficulties while we shrink from them. As we face the future confidemtly, in His strength, we find He is strengthening our hearts." : od -- Rev. Gordon M, Guinness. r ~ in THE LIFE YOU.SAVE MAY BE YOUR OWN BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICE -- CUTPOST HOSPITALS VETERANS ' WORK = DISASTER CONT RED ANNUAL APPEAL RELIEF PORTRAITS va "HAPPY . By JAMES J. METCALFE SWEET 16 Today, dear Don, your life has reached . . . The age of sweet sixteen . . . And these good wishes are the ones . A.mighty happy birthday, son . .. And all good luck td Ith forever and . . You e€rtainly deserve it for . dn character and wisdom and . . . The spirit yo: . . your record of accomplishments . , . Is something ly mean .. you . . , The best of h come true . .. have grown , . have shown . . . That we sincere- May all your dreams . . . The way that you to behold . . . And you are worth a whole lot more . .. Than just your weight in golo . sister and your dad .. That yoti have ever had. .. Your mother and your brother and... . are wishing you the birihday best . es Copyright, 1953, Field Enterprises, ine. All Rights Reserved. IN DAYS GONE BY 15 YEARS AGO Mrs. B. C. Colpus addressed the Oshawa Property Owners Associa- tion and declared that education must be taken out of party politics. UTE TO THE ROSS NOW J US. GALLOP POLL U.S.PublicSeesUnemploymen No Higher In Next 6 Months By AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC OPINION PRINCETON, N.J.--The change- over to an economy - minded GOP administration has not participat- ed any fear of rising unemploy- ment as far as the public is con- cerned. A coast-to-coast survey by the Institute shows that more than seven out of every 10 persons questioned think there will continue to be at least as many, if not more, people on the job in their local communities as there have been, Only about one person in five -- 21 per cent -- looks for more people to be out of work in the next six months. . Because John Q. Citizen was not asked to give his views about em- ployment conditions throughout the country, but only on the job situa- tion in his own community where he would have as good a knowledge as anyone --, his views concerning unemployment fears should be given special weight. Added together, the replies from individual communities provide a "grass roots" forecast of national employment trends over the next six months, since the same ques- tion was asked in every type of community, large and small across the nation. A year ago, the Institute's Index on Unemployment Outlook also found a substantial majority be- lieving that the number of work- ers would continue to be about the same, if not greater, than it had been -- a prediction borne out by 1952 employment statistics, The public's view on the job outlook for the next six months was arrived at by asking a na- tional cross - section of voters the following question: "Do you think there will be more people out of work or fewer people out of work in this com- munity in the next six months?" Jan. '52 Today A Pet. More out of work Fewer About the same No Opinion 100 The most "bullish" areas of the country are the Far West and the Eastern seaboard states, while the South and the Middle-west are the least opiimistic over local employ- ment opportunities in the next six months. ; In general, the survey finds less optimism in the areas and small towns of the nation than in Slides of 100,000 or more popula- on. Economic forecasters have pre- dicted a drop from 65.4 on jobholders today to 64.9 million a year from now. The slight decline in the number of people employed, they believe, will occur chiefly on farms. 4 (World Copyright Reserved) FP. O. Kirby was re-elected presi- dent of the Oshawa Poultry and Pet Show. loin 17 and porterh~use 19 cents per pound. ; Despite protests by Ald. Finley : Dafoe, the salaries of the Board of Works men were increased by $4,- 154, Alderman William Walker intro- duced an "anti-noise" by-law which would include a $50 license fee for For the Silver Jubilee of Kg .onnd trucks. Street United Church, the organist and choir members 'who had been there 25 years before, delighted the congregation with music and an- thems. Mrs. E. J. Bale was the or- ganist and leader. The Gerteral . Iotors Corporation announced a 10 per cent wage re- duction for officials. Oshawa men were happy to learn this did not affect them but only U.S.A. staff, Chain stores here advertised round steak 15 cents per pound, sir- Dr. T. E. Kaiser, in a letter to the editor, outlined the effects of marijuana the use of which was becoming all too prevalent. Mayor McLeese favored a '"back- to-the-land" movement for the problem of city relief. Alex Hall, John Stacey and cth- ers debated the advisability: for economic reasons, to "own or rent a home" at a meeting of the Osh- awa Property Owners Association. QUEEN'S PARK Not Likely To Revive Second Mortgage Plan DON O'HEARN «. Special Correspondent To. The Times-Gazette TORONTO---The old second-mort- gage plan has been getting =a strong play in the debates. A num- ber of speakers have advocated bringing it back. Most notably they include some from the government side. The second--mortgage plan was a most attractive program, To us it was one of the most popular moves the government ever made. of It guaranteed second mortgages up to 1,200 on new houses. By cutting the down payment in half it meant that a lot of good families were able to buy homes. TOO GOOD ! Popular as it was, however, it was never a pet of the govern- ment. It was introduced primarily as bait in the 1948 election. And there was reason to believe the government was embarrassed at how well the bait was taken once the program was in effect. One could sense a sigh of relief when it was absorbed by Ottawa in the new housing program of two years ago (Ottawa, of course, discounted it shortly after by in- creasing the down payment). 700 PAYMENT . One P. C, speaker in the throne debate said it would be a wonder- ful thing for the country if there were h that could be bought MAC'S MUSINGS Whether or not our Seasons are changing So that the winters Are not as severe As they used to be It must be admitted That our winters are Not the bugbears that They once were when The snow used to close Up all the highways, Tie up the ralways And generally dislocate Travel of all ds. Whether or not the Snowfalls are as heavy As they used to be, The modern machinery Which is available to All highway departments And municipal engineers Seems to make short work Of the snow that used to Block the roads for days. We can remember the time Not too many years ago When the coming of a Heavy snowstorm meant That folks stayed at home, Stoked up the furnaces And hibernated until Nature removed the snow And opened up the roads. So it is quite possible That the seasons are not Chan, so very much, But merely that man's Ingenuity has made it Possible now to combat The storms of winter And make them less of A drawback than in The years of the past. Thus we realize that The progress of invention And man's ingenuity Is changing our ways Rather than that nature Is changing our seasons. Over Million Trees To Be Planted Weekly In Scotland Over a million trees a week, will be planted by the Forestry Commission in Scotland this year. Since the war the rate of planting has been steadily speeded up: in 1945 it was 2,719 acres; in 1953 it will be 33,000 acres. In step with the increased planting has been the growing reserve of young trees--140 mil- licn in 1945 and 237 million today. These are in the main coniferous. As there is only one native coni~ ferous tree, the Scots pine, exten- sive use is also made 'of Sitka spruce, Norway spruce, Japanese larch and Douglas fir. Inthe west of Scotland, in particular, the Sitka spruce are flourishing and some, planted only 30 years ago, are now over 100 feet in height. So that there may be no break planting, the Forestry Com- READERS' VIEWS Statement Fox.Does More Harm Than Good Refuted The Editor, The Times-Gazette. Sir, O reading your paper night I notice another letter from Oshawa's self-appointed "expert on wildlife," Mr. William Scatter- good. He starts out by saying that fox and wolf do more harm than good; I looked further to see what arm they do and couldn't find it. I am not defending the wolf as I know little about him, but I cer- tainly am on the fox's side as the fnest game animal in this part of the country. Next Mr. Scatter- good picks apart our conservation officers, who on the whole, are a fine body of underpaid men try- ing to do a very difficult and thankless job. Mr. Scattergood then brings into the picture the liquor question which has, to my way of thinking, nothing to do with this matter. I do not think Mr. Scattergood is a sportsman, so I wonder how Si he would have all the first hand information that he so eloquently bring forth. I have hunted, espe- cially fox, in all my spare time since I was old enough to own a un license and have observed the ox in his natural habitat and can- not for the life of rie see where he is as black a criminal as some people wuld like to make out. he same type of people who before the war held mass jack rabbit drives and almost wiped out the "jack'" would today like to hold the same type of drives to wipe out the fox. I have seen more fox this win- ter than I have in ten years and Taye also seen more jack, cotton- ail, ridge than I have seen snowshoe rabbits and part- in ten of new land each year. In 1952 the Commission added more than 44,000 acres to its holding, of which over «24,000 acres were suitable for planting. The Com- mission now owns over one mil- lion acres of land in Scotland. As the forests grow, so does the number of workers needed. Al- ready Scctland has two villages which have originated in forest development. -And during Corona- tion Year a new village will be formed at Glencaird in the south- west. y -. DIES AT 103 DETRQIT (CP)--Mrs. Salome Chiera, , who credited her lon- gevity to gpod food and the occas- ional glassfof beer with a raw egg in it, died Saturday. Interviewed on the occasion of her 00th birth- day, she told reporters she also thought the "stimulus of travel' helped keep her active 'in earlier years. She and. her late husband years. This would tend to make to- a fallacy of the idea that when the fox increases that other game decreases. I think a talk with oth- er hunters would tend to verify this. I have not seen one pheasant carcass this winter. It is my idea that hard winters, with much ice and snow, not the fox, kill the pheasants, pargridge and other game. I am not saying, however, that the fox does not kill some of the game. I do think though that the good the fox does by killing mice, rats, grasshoppers and oth- er insects and rodents more than pliisets the game animals that he Ss. A Louisiana State Fok sociation meet told of examining the stomachs of over two hundred fox and finding no traces of quail, a Jory abundant game bird of that e. ; biologist speaking at the Tests by the New York State Conservation Commission show that in their state mice, insects, fruit and grass make up over elghiyive percent of the fox's et. Investigations by very emmin- ent biologists and conservation of- ficers show that the worst preda- tos on game animals are the com- mon house cat, the crow and the skunk. . Elimination of this very fine game animal and one of naures greatest helpers because of a few crackpot ideas would be a crime and a black mark against all those who call themselves sportsmen. Thank you, Mr. Editor, for the space you have afforded me in which to give my views on this question. Yours very truly, ROY. AL' LEE 98 Elgin Street E., Oshawa, Feb. 26, 1953. Hunters As- d for a 700 or 800 down payment. The chances of the government doing anything? None at all, we would say. NEW BABY The Edible Oils Act is back on the books--a stronger baby than last year. An act was passed at ,the 1952 session but never pro- claimed. Farmers didn't think it went far enough. So now there's a new one. In addition to licensing products using edible oils it would give the government control over manufacture, Here could be one of the rump uses of the session. There's quite a cleavage on the edible oil or cream or nuts' issue. The rural representatives irres- pective of party would protect the dairy industry. The urban mem- bers, fortified by the debate of, recent years over margarine, are the opinion that the important thing about ice cream, whether mi of nuts or cream, is that it tastes all right, GRANT TROUBLE Until there is a uniform assess- ment there never going to be an, app! a satisfact~ ory system for provincial grants. This is obvious once again in the latest attempt at a fair system: the per capita grants. These grants are graded and they are bound to be the cause of argument. When one municipality gets $2 a head and its next-door 1.80 there is the root of a bitter con- troversy. Premier Frost himself acknow- ledges that the per capita system isn't the best and that grants on assessment are the ideal, But so long as a house in one munici- pality is assessed at $5,000. and its twin in the next at. $7,000 these aren't practical. The policy being followed now is that municipalities spending more need more assistance. means graded payments. 80 I as thew are applied on the rou ) population they won't be satisfac ory. And with equalized assess- ment nowhere in sight there is trouble promised for years ahead. READERS' VIEWS More Support For Rink For Oshawa's Children The Editor, The Times-Gazette Sir, I have read several letters which have recently appeared on the editorial page referring to ah open air artificial ice rink. I too, believe this is 'something we should have to provide winter recreation for aur school-age chil- ren. I know we provide school rinks but for the past few years these have been literally a "wash out." The local arena management does its best to satisfy everyone but after all this is only one ice surface and to provide time for hockey games, skating clubs, prac- tices, and public skating, for an area as large as Oshawa with our present population takes up all available time. There is just no time or room for the 8 er school child to learn to skaté nev- er mind learn to play hockey. Other cities are starting to vide this type of rink for children. If the Parks City Council cannot see their way clear, maybe one of our service clubs, who in the past have had such success in painlessly extract- ing a few of our.extra dollars for one of their worthwhile projects might sponsor it. Yours very truly, A, HOLDSWORTH 76 Montrave Avenue, § Oshawa, Feb. 26, ool or Legion Honors St. Catharines' Man's Services TORONTO (CP)--The Ontario command of the Canadian Legion paid special tribute Saturday night to Leo Cunningham of St. Cathar- ines. He received a meritorious service medal in recognition of 24 years service to the organization. At business meetings, the com- mands' executive was told that membership in Ontario is at its highest peak with' substantial in. creases in all areas. Preliminary plans were made for the Ontario convention in Sudbury starting Aug. 2 and it was announced that the Dominion convention will be held in Tcronto in 1954, probably in May. The executive approved plans for a $175,000 headquarters Tor- onto, subject to approval at the Ontario convention. 3 GIFT FROM ISRAEL _ OSLO (CP)--The Norwegian Red Cross has received 1.000 cases of oranges as a gift from Israel. Most of the oranges will be distributed to various homes for children. crossed the Atlantic 28 times and - traveled around the world twice. "The Mediterranean Is nd of Malta is said to have been con- verted, to Chrigtianity by St. Paul .D. 58. \ mission must wi large tracts in A.D