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6 THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE, Monday, March 16, 1953 Editorials i D Timew-Gas (Oshawa, Whitby), d by Tim P Fhe Ply > 57 Simeoe Street South, Oshawa, Ontario hd . KOREAN CARICATURES 6 SENIOR CANADIAN OFFICER IN KOREA 1S BRIGADIER M.P "PAT" BOGERT, DSO ,0BE WHO HAS HAD LONG SERVICE IN CANADA AND EUROPE, INVITED YOURS TRULY TO TEA. MY COMPLICATED UNIFORM BAFFLED HIM NOT A WHIT ALTHOUGH HE AGREED 1 LOOKED LIKE A CHINESE CORPORAL « « . By JAMES J. METCALFE PORTRAITS When we review our memories . . . And live our lives again . . « Some happenings seem funny that , . . Were not so funny then . . . Some things appear quite thrilling now . . . In quiet memory . . . But at that time they could have spelled . .. A cruel tragedy ... The labor looks less wearisome . . . And every joy more resal . . . Than in the days when eyes beheld .. . And hearts were there to feel . . . And so as we grow older and , . . Our backward vision less... We ) s, Limited. Government Now Goes Into. Dried Skim Milk Business Not long ago, in these' columns, we expres- sed grave -doubt as to the wisdom of the fed- eral government getting * into the canned pork business as it had done, and thus be- coming loaded up with a great quantity of pork which it could not sell, It had to be put on the market at sacrifice prices, and the losses had to be borne by the taxpayers of Canada. The government is still stocked up with millions of pounds of canned pork for which it is trying to find buyers. It seems as if no lesson was learned from that experience, Hon. James Gardiner, fed- eral minister of agriculture, has now an- nounced that the government is going into the dried skim milk business. Apparently there is a surplus of that product on hand, and the government has agreed to buy ten million pounds of it to get it off the market. Three million pounds of dried milk produced by the roller machine method will be bought at eight cents a pound, and seven million pounds of the spray machine type for 1115 cents a pound. What nobody knows is what the government is going to do with it when Provincial Surplus The 1958 budget of Provincial Treasurer L. M. Frost represents an interesting piece of camouflage. Probably having in mind eri- ticisms of the huge surpluses of the federal government in recent years, he apparently determined to show as small a surplus as possible. So as one of the highlights of his budget speech, and taking top place in his own highlight summary, he announces a sur- plus of $67,000. "That was, of course, the result of juggling with figures. Actually, the real surplus of the government on ordinary account was simething like $47,859,000. But before giving his budget speech, Mr, Frost adopted the ex- pedient of transferring $17,869,000 to the sinking fund account, and another 30 mil- lion dollars to the highway reserve account. And then, hey presto, he had a modest sur- plus of $67,000. What should concern the people of Ontario most is, that in spite of this huge actual sur- plus, achieved because the revenues collect- ed from the people of Ontario reached an all-time high of over $354,000,000, there was no attempt on the part of the provincial treasurer to make reductions in taxes which weigh on the ordinary citizen. The tax re- ductions announced, having to do with cor- poration and race-track taxes, will not re- lieve the average citizen in the slightest de- it has been bought. If it is a surplus in the hands of private dealers, then it will still be a surplus in the hands of the government, unless it is decided to-follow the same course as was, done with the pork, and sell it at a sacrifice price and a heavy loss. It does not appear, however, that the dairy industry fs pleased with the deal because the prices quoted are too low to give an ade- quate return to the producer, But this mat- ter raises some doubts as to the validity of the claim of the farmers that use of butter substitutes was causing a great decline in the production of milk. It appears now that vast quantities of milk are going into the dried skim milk industry, which causes one to wonder what happens to the cream that is taken from it. It will be unfortunate if the taxpayers of Canada have to pay losses 'on dried skim milk, as they are doing on canned pork. Sure- ly the government will learn sometime that it is a good thing for governments to stay out of what is the legitimate field of private business. Misleading gree. They will mean a great deal to large "corporations and to the wealthy operators of race tracks. It may be true that the government is making good use of its inflated revenues in its provision of assistance for hospitals, uni- versities, schools in added grants to munici- palities, and in an extensive program of highway construction. But we feel that the interests of the individual taxpayer would be better served by the government sharing with the municipalities some of its sources of taxation, so as to provide greater relief for the property taxpayers of Ontario. The budget for the coming fiscal year pro- vides for a surplus of only $185,000. This is achieved by providing over $14,000,000 for sinking fund account and $23,000,000 for highway reserve account. But it is to be noted that the budget estimates that reven- ues in the coming year will be some four mil- lion dollars less than in the past year, with every indication that the gross product of Ontario will be increased substantially in 1968, it is difficult to follow the reasoning which predicts decreased revenues for the government, with substantially the same taxation and sources of revenue. We believe the province is heading into another year of record revenues and expenditures, with an other actual surplus of a huge amount at the end of the year. Ontario Encourages Tourist Trade Announcement has been made by Hon. Louis P. Cecile, Ontario Travel and Publi- city minister, at a convention recently, that Ontario will co-operate with the states of Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota in open- ing a joint office at Chicago. The purpose of this office is to promote the tourist industry in the Great Lakes area of the United States and Canada. In the past seven years, Ontario's teurist ® U Other Editors' Views KEEP THEM OFF SOME WAY (Brantford Expositor) Ontario's Minister of Highways, Mr, Doucett, says there will be no compulsory insurance for motor car owners or drivers because it would be too expensive, That is a matter for argument, but if insurance is out, the Minister ought to see that something equivdlent is in. There is more than one way of keeping irrespon- sible drivers, young or old, off the roads and it is high time the Government began taking an effective step in this direction, . LJ The Daily Times-Gazette pbx The Daily Times-Gasette Oshawa Times (established 1871) and Chronicle {oSanlished 1863) is a R. ALLOWAY, President and Publisher. L. WILSON, Vi siden aging. Director. 3. ScINTYRE HOOD, Managing. Edito Rie 235 University Offices, King Street Toronto, 'Tower Butiding, Montreal, ra on. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Delivered by carriers in Shae, Whitby, Brooklin, AE delivery i Hd Re por Wouk, a mag 00 per year. U.S. $15.00 per year. a4 Raglan, DAILY AVERAGE CIRCULATION for FEBRUARY 12,004 business has steadily increased from year to year, a happy circumstance largely due the work of the minister and his department. Plans for the Chicago office contemplate year-round operation, with an Ontario rep- resentative on hand to do a real selling job in the midwestern states. The move appears to be a shrewd one, and likely to draw tourist traffic to Ontario from new areas. = hi] Editorial Notes First of the Chamber of Commerce aims is removal of the tracks from King Street, and just when everyone fhohent that was 3 dead issue. As travellers Canadians do more than any other people. They have so much to see and 80 much room in which to roam. K Bit Of Verse STAND OF BIRCH The birches, standing straight and im beneath The changing country sky, are sentinels ©Of northern forest land. The spruce and fir Are blended background for the native birch Along the fringe of every wooded slope. Where men have cleared the pine, the saplings grow Slender and tall, with thin bark smooth and white In sharp contrast against the softer shade Of evergreens, and somber undergrowth Of brush, which offers covering to all The creatures of the forest. Gilad the man Who has a stand of birch upon his farm; 'Who, daily, from his open doorway sees The stately stature of his white birch trees. -Billy B. Cooper Bible Thought "This is the confidence that we have in Him, that, if we ask anything according to His will, He heareth us: and if we know that He hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we de- of Him." (I John 5:14,15.) "Prayer is primarily the adjustment of our desires "to the will of God; it is not the persuasion nf an un- Evangél, willing Deity."--The Elim ; visit here. "What m CERTAINLY, NOT COMMONWEALTH OF COURSE / THE BRIGADIERS CHAIR SEAT BRINGS TO MIND , WOREA IS A MASS OF WIRE minimize old sorrow and . . . informs us that . not quite appreciate . . What we Inflate the happiness . « +» When we were young and new . , . We could And also age were going through. Copyright. 1953, Field Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved. IN DAYS GONE BY 15 YEARS AGO Alderman Clifford Harman re- turned to City Council after a leave of absence due to illness, A new steel water tank was erected at the CNR Station to § replace the 26 -year-old wooden IS MADE OF TELEPHONE WIRE. WHICH «+ A DEFINITE FLYING ® DRIVING HAZARD -- ELECTRIC CABLE, ASSAULT CABLE, BARBED WIRE, BALING WIRE, TRIP WIRE, SPLICING WIRE , "TOW CABLE, CONCERTINA WIRE -.- CAND WIRE YouR. WIFE" AT HOME -* dur Teo kg) ow U.S. GALLOP POLL Few Believe Death of Stalin Has Improved Peace Chances BY AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC OPINION PRINCETON, N.J. March 16 An international survey of opinions of the man - in - the - street in London, Paris, Oslo, Copenhagen, Amsterdam and New York snows that relatively few believ today that Stalin's death has improved the chances for world peace. Whereas 18 per cent say pros- pects of peace are not so good. The majority of persons inter- viewed in the six world centres believe that the Russian leader's death will make no difference as far as world peace is concerned or take a '"'wait-and-see' attitude. Only in New York and Amster- Combined vote dam did more of those persons in- ¢ terviewed believe that chances are better than believe they are worse. The least optimism was found in Paris, where three times as many persons thought the chances have worsened as thought they have improved. Interviewing in the five Euro- pean capitals and New York was done in the 24-hour period follow- ing the announcement of Stalin's death, Gallup Poll gla reporters put the same question to people in all six cities, as follows: "'With Stalin dead, do you think the chances of world peace are. better or worse?" ances Better '% 18 No Don't Worse Difference Know % % 35 26 37 54 34 45 15 . 25 World 'Copyright Reserved OTTAWA REPORT Cost of Army Uniforms 'Shows Staggering Rise By PATRICK NICHOLSON Special Correspondent for The Times-Gazette OTTAWA---The cost of fuelling our mortal frame, of clothing it, housing it, and performing all the other chores of cherishing it from the womb to the tomb, has risen a sharp 50 per cent in the past seven years. But compared to this 50 per Sem it Jump in the cost of supporting under competitive condi- pF nar free enterprise, the cost of maintaining that same man in uni- form under government manage- ment has risen a staggering 250 per cent in the same period. Each man in our army, navy and air. force today costs the tax- payers about $20,000 per year, J. W. Murphy (Lambton West) told the House of Commons. But each British soldier, sailor or airman costs the British taxpayers only $5,100, said this watchdog who, with his business training and ex- perience, is never slow to spot CO) signs of unbusinesslike misman- agement in government circle. The United States today Suppl men in uniform at a cost of $12,000 each per year, or 2 Shou imately half our cost. Yet neither in necessities of armament nor luxuries of rest camp are they one whit less efficiently equipped than Canadian troops. It is not surprising that these somparisons have aroused the-sus- picions of the heavily burdened Canadian taxpayer.' UNHOUSEWIFELY WASTE "Mr. George Drew and his col- leagues have urged an inquiry into defence Spending comments the Welland - Port Colborne Tribune, "In view Po a vast sums in- Wi volved, care and watchfulness in regard to these astronomical fig- ures are eminently in order," it adds with sound housewifely sense. Mr. Drew and other members of the Progressive Conservative party in fact four years ago started urging that a parliamentary com- mittee should be set up to examine defence expenditures. It was fin- ally established only one year ago, and has since been operating with its hands tied behind its back by the Liberal majority. Government supporters on that committee failed to discredit the damaging Currie Report, which was not a comprehensive survey of the whole national defence mas e but an exposure of waste the army only. Now the Liberal voting is blocking attempts by ion parties to examine other similar reports, never made public by the government. <n the last four years, at least nine further inde- pendent surveys, each as Currie- hot, are known to have been made of the National Defence machine. These are the Gordon report, the Macnab and two other civil ser- vice surveys, and five by auditor-general's staff. MMENT HUSHED The considered opinions express- ed in these hushed-up reports in- 8 Sule such phrases as: "For such a tremendous administrative ma- chine, there appears to be very little fighting strength," and "this country is wide open, and the defence for. which the depart- ment is set up is non-existent." "If in fact there is nothing seri- ously wrong, then the government has nothing to fear from a thor- ough investigation," says the Galt Reporter, adding a question every taxpayer may well ask himself: "Why then s it so strenuously Spfose the demands of the oppo- parties?" Mo Drew and his colleagues, against every ossible road Mook set up by the government, are slowly uncovering the reasons for that $20,000 per year Canadian shonesty in one section of * soldier being the most expensive in the world, are performin great watch-dog service on benalf of the Canadian taxpayers. Legislation Plus Faith, Man's Need MONTREAL (CP)--Rev. J. A. MacInnes of Orillia moderator of ism the Presbyterian Church in Can- ada said Sunday "legislation will never make men good." Mr. Maclnnes spoke at the 55th anniversary services of Montreal's Maclvor Presbyterian Church. It was the moderator's first official en today need is faith and Christian principles to meet present-day issues." He made the statement in reply to a question from the audience on religious prejudice in Quebec alcoholism salacious literature and commun- "We have something better than communism. Let's Ctl it and we'll outlive the Communists" Mr, MacInnes said' The Mayan calender of 300 BC, more exact than older calendars, placed the year's duration at 365.24 days. MAC'S MUSINGS It is a sad reflection On the changed habits Of the people of today To find their time is So much taken up with Televison, radio and Motion pictures that They seem to have lost The art of providing Entertaipment for themselves By the generous use of Their own talents. We can think of days Of 'twenty years ago when In Oshawa there were Groups without number Which produced their Own amateur plays, and Sponsored concerts given By our own talent, To an extent which is Altogether lacking in This modern age. We think particularly Of the musical and drama Presentations which were Made every week by the Talented groups of Ukrainian people, and Which gave scope to the Display of their talents We never hear of such Events now, because their Place has been taken by Motion pictures and bingo, And ol amusements which Are provided ready made. We wonder if all that Talent had disappeared or Whether it is that folks Have become too lack to Spend the time on their Development for their own And others' entertainment. * Ruthors (ain Proper Place In Local View TORONTO (CP)--Canadian wri- ters have broken the bounds of the their frontier self-consciousness in the view of Frances Shelley Wees Toronto writer of popular fiction who introduced five Canadian au- thors over a CBC national network Saturday. 'We have stopped hiding behind the woodshed door and come right into the parlor" Mrs. Wees said. It was up to readers to demand a true report of them- selves from their writers. Others on the program a feature of Book Week in Canada, were Thomas H. Raddall Nova Scotia novelist; Ethel Wilson Vancouver fiction writer; Yves Theriault Nov- elist critic and dramatist of Mont- real; F. W. Rowe Newfoundland minister of mines and resources; and Dr. W. G. Hardy University of Alberta president, Mr. Raddall said that although Canadian writers must seek mar kets beyond their own country it was natural that any writer should hanker to be read by his own people. The greatest honor an aye thor could have was to be re Mrs. Wilson urged reading to children in the evenings, * dren brought up in homes where there are plenty of books are being given an investment in a lasting kind of happiness, . . In these families Canada is promised an increasingly Herase and understanding generae on, LIBERAL MLA DIES REGINA (CP)--John Edward of the legislature for Souris-Este- van was killed Saturday night in an automobile . collision at an in- tersection here. Police said the driver of the cther car was Ron- ald Leboldus, 18, of Regina. He and 'his two passengers escaped injury. i sank which was demolished. Mayor Fred Rowe placed the first "call over Whitby's new dial telephone system, Oshawa Generals won a game over Toronto Marbecros for the biggest hockey upset of the year, J. C. Fowlds died after a year of ill health, Nazi troops moved toward the Austria border, Mrs, Gordon D. Conant was guest speaker at Centre Street School when a plaque to the mem- ory of Mrs. Frank Robson was unveiled. A parade was held by union members in honor of the first anniversary of Local 222, The War Veterans of General Motors organized a club and elect- ed Harry J. Riggs as its first president. Local 222 discussed the advis- ability of instituting a health plan, QUEEN'S PARK Liberal Leader Goaded Into Toronto Argument 7 DON O'HEARN Special Correspondent To The Times-Gazette TORONTO--Toronto has been having hot flushes again! And as a result the Liberals got in a bit of a snafu, The Toronto morning daily bible started it. It took high offence. It criticized opposition leader Far- quhar Oliver for not speaking early.in the debate on the Toronto reorganization bill. It didn't have nice things to say at all. The implication was that the Liberal leader was being very, very remiss by not taking a stand on this important issue, JUST BORING To most of the members of the House, except those from this fair metrovolis, the piece was ridicul- ous. So much of their time has been taken with the Toronto bus- fness that their affection for the is at lower ebb than usual. for criticizing the bill, but fe being goaded into the debate AL "ACCIDENTAL And except for some teeth it all wouldn't have happened. The Liberals intended to form- ally register their opinions early in the" debate. Mayor Arthur Reaume of Windsor, as their mun- icipal expert, was to make the speech. But Mr. Reaume has been hav- ing some repair work done on his china clippers. The day he was scheduled to speak he was. in the dentist's chair for a long siege. And he arrived in the House just at the opening. He found his brand-new mouth didn't function too well. He didn't dare try it out on the House. And Mr. Oliver wasn't prepared to make a speech. So the party took a rain-check. And the Toronto paper took offence. Strange are the Workings of fate! cit; They have had to suffer the 18 SAVE U Toronto members and the local press blowing a full head of steam and preening for weeks. And the fact is, of course, that except for the few ministers directly con- cerned there is hardly a member in the house who gives a hoot about the bill, TOOK BAIT But Mr. Oliver apparently didn't see it this way. The day following he replied to the newspaper piece and then criticized the. bill. The private comment of one cabinet member was succinct and 3 She point. It was: "The d. . ool!' He meant no so much a fool .-the lounges to escape The most popular move in the House would be to get the Toronto matter out of the members' hair completely. One suggestion was that there should be special sessions at which the bill would be debated. They could be called in the mornings, say. Then the Toronto members and the cabinet members could blast away and fill the halls with their oratory. The rest of the members could stay in bed and not have to resort to fleeing to the bridge es in e ponti- fical outpourings of the Toronto members on the state of Toronto. Backs Welfare On Local Levels SUDBURY (CP)--Welfare Minis- ter Goodfellow of Ontario Saturday Lo: sald he favors keéping a certain amount of welfare work on a' muni- cipal level, In a talk fo the Sudbury district municipal association he said the province must have sirong locally- administered welfare units be- cause they are better acquainted with community needs and tax- payels feelings. e association rejected a mo- "tion asking the province to pay all costs of relief child welfare and Saring for indigent patients in On- Mr. Goodfellow sald uncondi- tional grants to municipalities ef- fective in 1954 will permit local es to spend as they see fit with no strings attached. MOUNT CARMEL MRS. WALTER SLUTE spondent MOUNT CARMEL -- Pte. Jack White, who is stationed in Toron- to, spent several days last week at the home of his sister, Mr. and Mrs. Stan Gainer. Mr. and Mrs. Tompkins and chil- dren spent the weekend with rela- tives in Penatang. Mr. and Mrs. Crawford and chil- dren of Vernonville were Sunday Jistare at Mr, and Mrs. S. Mether- al's, Mr. and Mrs. Prest visited their son, Ed. and Mrs. Ross of Cour- tice on Saturday evening Stan Grills had his tonsils remov- ed on Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Kehoe and chil- dren of Oshawa were Sunday visi- tors of the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs, Prest. Sunday visions at the home of Mr, and Mrs. Slute and family were Mr, and a W. Terry, Billie and Dorothy, St. Catharines; Mrs. Bessie Terry, Jim, Milton, Ted, Terry, of Oshawa and A. Higgins, Robert and Helen of Aurora. Earl Sharpe and sons, Roy and Harold, of Frankford, Ont., were recent visitors at the home of their cousins, Mr. and Mrs. Prest. Sunday supper guests of Mr, and Mrs. G. Hubbard were M Mrs. Waltey Long 'and Mrs, and Mrs, Arthur Noble of Whitby. Mr. Thompkins' mother, Mrs. G. Thompkins, who has been vitit- ing with him, has gone to spent a month in Oshawa with her grand- son before returning to her home in' Woodstock, N.B. Sunday 'visitors with Mr. and Mrs. R. Cochrane and family were Mr, = Mrs. Bill Stephens, Linda, Diana, and Bonnie of Bowmanville. Several from this community at- tended the funeral on Friday last of Mrs. R. Coates at Port Perry. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Brawn and Clare, Raglan, were Sunday visi- tors with the former's brothers and sisters, the Brawn family. Mrs, R. Cochrane visite and Mrs. Tom Abbott, Oshawa, on Monday. Misses Effie and Greta, and Mr. Herb Brawn spent 'Monday evening at the home of the former's brothe er, Roy and Mrs. Brawn of Rage lan, Mr. and Mrs. Konderman and children were Sunday visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Peters of Courtice, HUNT MISSING WOMAN KITCHENER (CP)--Ontario pro- vincial police have started a search for Mrs. G. McGuire 29 of Kitch- ener missing from her home since March 9. 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