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' @ THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE, Monday, November 30, 1958 E ditorial The Daily Times-Gazette (Oshawa, Whitby), by 'TH 57 Simcoe Street South, Oshawa, Ontario Sklar Site Issue Should Not Be Considered Closed i i : Some exception has been taken to the editorial which appeared in The Times- Gazette a few days ago with reference to the action of the City Council with refer- ence to the offer of the Sklar Manufac- turing Company to purchase a site for the purpose of building an industrial plant of substantial proportions. In that editorial, it was suggested that the matter should not be considered closed, but that it be made the subject of round table confer- ences between the company and a com- mittee named by the City Council. It is perfectly correct that the mat- ter was given consideration by the city property committee which gave the Sklar offer considerable study and considera- tion, and that this committee's report, as was stated in The Times-Gazette, precipi- tated the discussion which resulted in a stalemate. But that by no means nega- tives the suggestion made in our previous editorial. It is now established that the company has made an offer of $533 an acre for the property desired, and that the council made a counter-offer to sell for $1,000. It was our thought that a special committee might now enter the picture, re-open negotiations, and make an effort to bridge the gap of $467 separating the two parties, in order to keep this valuable industry in Oshawa, As we stated, it might be worth while for the city te ae- cept a lower price in order that the em- maintained. There is nothing new in mak. _ things as easy as possible for industries to build new plants or to become estab- lished in Oshawa. There have been many instances of assistance to industries in the past, some of them much less worthy than the Sklar company. One new indus- try which came to the city within the last few years was sold a site, on property much more stratgically located and much more valuable than the land now in ques- tion, for $250 an acre, and that firm was also allowed a fixed assessment. The Sklar company is not asking as much as that. It asks only that it be allowed to buy land for its new factory at a price it feels reasonable, under all the circum- stances. It would be tragic for the City Coun- cil to consider the whole matter now clos- ed. Even if it means setting up a special committee to negotiate with the Sklar Company, and even if it involves a change of heart on the part of some aldermen, that would be fully merited by the import- ance of the industry, which might have to leave Oshawa if a compromise agreement is not reached. We leave it to our read- ers to form their own opinions as to the soundness of this suggestion. Healthy Sign for Business Those who have been harboring and empressing certain fears about the possi- bility of a recession or depression to come #0 Canada within the next few years should take a look at the returns from sale of the new issue of Dominion Govern- ment savings bonds, While it is true many bonds of this kind issued in previous years were traded in for the new omnes still subscriptions bought by new money ave said to have been much larger than was the case of previous issues. These funds come large- ly from the small investor. In fact, they were designed to suit and appedl to the people of moderate means, the amount of subscription being limited so that the big institutions and wealthy men would not be able to get eontrol to the exclusion of others. The mein thing is that the invest- ments in these bonds represent savings in the hands of the many people. It is they who really decide, through their further buying of the things of ordinary life, homes, food, clothing, and comforts gen- erally, whether there will or will not be a recession. With these reserves in hand it is to be presumed that the people will go on building, furnishing, buying and main- taining their homes, clothing themselves and eating according te the customary standards. That means business as usual. Generally the response to this sav- ings bond issue represents something of a transportation from an era of individual irresponsibility to one of responsibility. As an evidence of thrift and am inclina- tion on the part of the person to guaran- tee his own future it is also a guarantee of the eountry's future. Christmas Seals Fight TB The annual Christmas Seal campaign of the South Ontario Tuberculosis Society is now well under way. Christmas Seals have been mailed to all parts of the county, with an invitation to the recipients to each to give as much as he can toward the fight against TB. In the past half century and more much has been achieved on a national, provincial and local scale toward conquer- ing tuberculosis. When the fight began, almost every- body regarded '"'consumption" -- as the disease was then known--as inevitably fatal. Research, experiment and determin- ed effort in many directions have since then clearly established that, diagnosed in time, TB is curable. The advances of the past century are reflected in the amazing reduction in the death-rate from this once terrifying dis- ease. Therefore, the money you spend for Christmas seals is an investment which will pay dividends in lives saved. 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Elsewhere $15.00 per year DAILY AVERAGE NET PAID CIRCULATION FOR OCTOBER 12,626 Ontario, #25 The work of the South Ontario Soei- ety, for which your contribution is asked in the Christmas seal drive, represents one of the most vitally important phases of the anti-TB campaign--that of educa- tion and early diagnosis. The money goes for education of the public regarding the dangers of the dis- ease and the importance of early diagno- sis, for mass TB surveys which bring di- agnosis within the reach of everyone without added outlay, and, to some ex- tent, for the care and rehabilitation of convalescent TB patients. Despite the marked advances of the last half century, there is still much to do, and in the doing, your contribution for Christmas seals is an important factor. In giving, and giving generously, you will be helping to financ a commu- nity effort which has already proven its value, and which must go on till TB is stamped out, Other Editors' Views REPUBLICS WITHIN COMMONWEALTH (Peterborough Examiner) What importance now to the Commonwealth is the technical status of its member nations? The Pepublic of India seems to be within the Common- wealth, the Republic of Ireland outside it; the Dominion of South Africa as far outside as the bonds will stretch. And yet one cannot help look with regret upon the history of India's development in the last eighty years which is changing "the brightest jewel in the Crown" to a star-spangled republican banner, Bible Thoughts "We cannot believe that ignorance of the Bible is a suitable hallmark of educated men. A working acquaintance with the two Testaments seems to us 80 obviously fundamental as not to require argu- ment." -- from General Eucation in School and College, a committee report by members of the faculties of six American Universities. "Study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth." (i Tim. 3:16.) B= Zier" : ' ployment of 125 citizens be protected and _ U \ THE OLD RACE AGAIN 22 ZS N= 8 {/ = 1, A Rio ¢ 0 Ys IN DAYS GONE BY 15 YEARS AGO Oshawa Relief went down sharp- ly when 42™families were able to relief in the month of October. This left only 596 families still receiving 'aid. Lyman A. Gifford was presented with a silver tea service on his retirement as Warden of Ontario County. Fire destroyed the nerth wing of the old Dominion Organ 'and 'Piano Factory in Bowmanville with an 3 estimated loss of $30,000. A. E. O'Neill, principal of OCVI, announced the enrolment at the \ school to 1,424. OTTAWA REPORT Great Soldier Seen Amateur Politician By PATRICK NICHOLSON Special Correspondent of The Times-Gazette OTTAWA--The/ genuine applause which welcomed sident Eisen- hower to Ottawa has died away; the Stars and and Cana- dian Ensigns which waved in his honor have been put away; and with emotion thus abated Ottawa has taken the long second-look of the morning after. All it has seen is disappointment and disillusion- ment. The president's visit was just a peighborly call to say hello. No high-level government conferences with detailed . were planned; no sensal agree- ments were e: ted. But in two places, our two = ernments went on the record. t there were the speeches in our Commons chamber, when Prime Minister St. Laurent welcomed President Eisenhower as blandly as hospitality dictated, and when the president replied with some flattering generalities mixed with some thinly-veiled shocks. Second there was the joint Suamunique issued by the two leaders at close of this dui visit. FREE TRADE DOUCH The loudest applause to inter- rupt the president's speech came when he told the assembled poli- tical audience and the radio-side public that trade barriers intended to protect a country's economy often end shackling its pros- perity, and t his country is in- creasingly recognizing that victory in the cold war can only follow increased international trade. Then the president douched his Msteners with cold water by coun- selling that we much make haste Slowly. He is not yet ready to pro- pound, and his people not yet ready to accept, a foreign econo- mic policy v from the pres- ent jealous protectionism, he said --but of course not in these stark words. UNCOMMUNICATIVE The president and our prime minister said in their joint com- munique that they agree that more international trade is: important, and they expressed their satisfac- tion at the establishment of a joint United States and Canadian igh level trade committee. This committee, which will meet per- haps once a year, is frankly re- garded here as so much hogwash which will not enable one extra bushel of grain to be sold across our undefended border, nor any The brutal Woot is that the elected leader of the most power- ful nation in the free world is not leading. He is a prisoner of Wash- ington, hog-tied by the political party whose label he wear, and hackled (by a Congress which is ing of next year' hot war in it own local election than of this year's cold war across the face of the Slebe, AN AMATEUR STATESMAN Ike - the general, who was the hero of the Western world eight years ago, has not been able to carry his powers of leadership and team - building into the White House. He is eloquently proving the old old saying that a profes- Sona) soldier is an amateur politi- cf From his experience as supreme commander in Euro and as commander of the NATO forces in Europe, he is thoroughly aware that war-torn Europe needs a crutch at considerable pain to his own taxpayers, yet he is now busily engaged in knocking down Europe, and Canada, by throttling in ational trade. A CUSTOMS TRICK As an example of his tricks, there was a recent decision by U.S. Sustorns i en to tlaseify ping-pong balls not as pin-pong balls but as ammunition, for cus- toms purposes. This was done bn the ground that ping-pong balls can be used as ammunition in pop- guns. This reclassification had the effect of multiplying by nine the duty on Canadian ping-pong balls exported to the States. is far from {Hendy along our undefended border. e Con- servative Opposition has long warned the government about the dangers of putting all our ping- pong balls into Uncle Sam's pop- gun, and it is now being proved right. But from the broader view, we must regret that at a time needed, we are getting bogged down in Washington's domestic politics and suffering from too little leadership .and too much government. READERS VIEWS Warning To Citizens On City's Heavy The Editor, The Times-Gazette, Sir, It was in the hungry thirties -- some of you Youtiger folks may not remember these years. Others may have forgotten them, but nearly everybody was squirming, no jobs, no money to Day food, clothes, fuel or pay rent, debts or hospital bills. Your councils of those years squirmed plenty, too, trying to col- lect money to maintain the city's services and pay interest on the city's debts, five million dollars worth of them. Yes, your aldermen squirmed plenty. They could not borrow a nickel to throw a loaf of bread to the bread line. They had to take over homes, factories, farms, stores and vacant lands from owners who cculd' not pay their taxes, and then sell them, or try to sell them, for whatever they would bring to keep the city sol- vent. : Your city is more deeply in debt today than it was then. These debts have been created .in the past five years. You say it cannot happen again? Well, take a look backward with me. : I was born in the depression of 1894. 1 remember the black panic days of 1906 and 1907, the d2pres- sion days of 1913 and 1914, and of 1920, 1921 and 1922 in Oshawa, and the hungry thirties. That makes five in my lifetime. Yes; I think it can happen again, .but let take a look at the present era. Spending The unprecedented pent - up de- mand for goods and services dur- ing the depression and war years created an immense scarcity of goods and services. That backlog has been largely liquidated, and surpluses are showing today in every direction. You have had sev- eral years of unprecedented pros- erity, supported mainly with cred- k buying, which is bound "eventu- ally" to create an economic vacuum and a resultant depression or as the optimists call it, a reces- sion. The scarcities are none; the sur pluses are here. Those of you Who are deeply in debt had better tight- en yo belts before you have to. And you electors better start get- ting rid of some of your free-wheel- ing spenders on council before your city gets much further into debt and you start squirming to no avail. In conclusion, I hope I am wrong, but let us play it safe. Yours respectfully, FINLEY M. DAFOE EAT GOOD BREAKFAST It is wise to spend a little extra time on eating a good breakfast since rushing out to school or work without an adequate supply of nourishment leaves a person more susceptible to infections. MAC'S MUSINGS Neminations are over and Now we know who are the Public-spirited citizens Willing to serve their Community on the various Publier Y"odies for which The eiection will be held On Monday of next week. These citizens have Expressed their willingness To take time during the Year that lies ahead To carry on the business Of their city as members Of the City Council, The Utilities Commission Board of Education, Although that means the Spending of many nights, And working of long hours For the benefit of all Their fellow-citizens, When one considers the Time and energy given to Running the city's affairs, Surely it is not too Much to ask that other Citizens, the electors, Take only a few minutes Of their on Monda; To go to the polls an Cast their ballots for The candidates they feel Best qualified to serve. Giving a few minutes of Time to perform that duty, Is no sacrifice at all When compared with the Time that will be nt By those who are elected Doing our business for us So # these candidates Are ready to serve as They have indicated, Surely the rest of us Whom they are serving, Can spare 'the little time Needed to go and vote. GREENWOOD Couple Observe th Wedding MAY E. BROWN Correspondent GREENWOOD -- Last Sunday morning the Young People's Un- ion was in charge' of the church service. This was a national Young Peoples Sunday across Canada. The lesson was read by Ken Brooks. The President, Miss Jean of Pascoe, explained the aim and work of the Young Pepple's Un-- Miss May Dillon officially opened the annual bazaar of the Centre Stree Home and School Associa- ion. Dr. T. E. Kaiser undertook to bring up to date the history of On- tario County. The work was done at the request of County Council. Oshawa's meanest man, an uni- dentified person, set fire to the Santa Clause post box in front of the Post Office. For the first time in the history of Oshawa, a Santa Claus parade and reception was held St. George's Church' carillon bells joined in the welcome to the old gentleman. Col. and Mrs. R. 8. McLaughlin attended the St. Andrew's Ball in the Royal York Hotel, Toronto. Officers elected by the Oshawa Yacht Club for the ensuing year were: 8. J. Coolacutt, president; E. Sharp, rear commodore; R. Scho- field, vice-commodore of sailing; L. Rolson, secretary; W. 0. H treasurer. » Britain Sends Pint-sized Diplomat To Conference By DON DALLAS LONDON (Reuters)--A pocket- sized diplomat who has talked to Stalin twice and to Molotov more than a dozen times will be a key figure in the British delegation to the Bermuda talks this week. Urbane Sir Frank Kenyon Rob- erts (height five-feet-four, weight around 130 lbs.) is accompanying Sir Winston Churchill as leading foreign office expert on Germany. He also has more experience of direct negotiation with the Krem- lin leaders than almost any other British diplomat. Roberts has hel to draft sev- eral recent British notes to Rus- sia and may be called on to do 80 again in Bermuda. Roberts, 46, has been called a "human dynamo" because of his ability to work up to 20 hours a day. As minister in Moscow from 1945 to 1947, he rarely went to bed before 3 am. and was up again soon after 7 am. He speaks German and French -- fluently and Russian reasonably well. . Roberts came to prominence in the summer of 1948 when he rep- resented Britain in the Western negotiations with Stalin and Molo- tov aimed at ending the Soviet blockade of Berlin. SECRETARY TO BEVIN When Roberts left Moscow as minister in the summer of 1947, he became principal private secretary to the late Ernest Bevin, foreign secretary in the last Labor govern- ment. Bevin sent Roberts back to Mos- cow the following summer to ar- gue the Western case on Berlin with the men of the Kremlin. Rob- erts had temporary ambassadorial rank in the absence at that time of the British ambassador to Mos- cow, Sir Maurice Peterson. In 1949, he was appointed dep- uty high commissioner in India, retaining this post until his ap- pointment in 1951 as assistant une dersecretary at the foreign office, in charge of German affairs. CEDAR CREEK : Family Party Happy Event CED, CREEK Congratula- tions td Mr. and Mrs. Lorne Slute on the birth of a son on Tuesday, November 17. Mr. and Mrs. Cecll Siute and 1s, Linda and Sandra, of Rag an; Mr. . Gordon Cormes and Evelyn of Columbus and Mr. uy Sues awa were ay dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Steele. It was Mr. and Mrs. Slute's fifth wedding anniversary: ing. Mr. and Mrs. John Lawrie Oshawa and Mrs. Kilpatrick George were Sunday visitors Mr. and Mrs. Lorne Phare at Ty- rone Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Stinson of Cadmus were gunday dinner of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. hy Mr. and Mrs. Elwood Manns and Douglas of Whitby were tea guests of the Spencer family. Mr. and Mrs. J Greenwood and children were Sunday visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Goddard at To- ronto. Mr. and Norman Birkett family of lan were Mon- and day fvening visitors at the Spen- ncer were Tuesday - ternoon visitors of Mrs. Kilpa § Claim RCAF Sold Beer to Minors OTTAWA (CP) Magistrate Glenn Strike Friday criticized RCAF authorities at Rockcliffe air station for permitting 'teen-agers to consume alcoholic beverages at dances in the station's drill hall. The magistrate said RCAF offi- cials were "only looking for trouble when they allow young fellows to go 10 there and consume quantities Pe ek "I'm certai critical of those in charge of this so-called dance ion and Joe Pegg gave an inter-- hall esting and helpful address on Stew-. ardship. Allan Pascoe and David Pegg took up the offering. On Sunday, Mrs. W. G. Perkin had her five sons with her when they celebrated the birthday of the eldest, Irvine. Present were: Ir- vine and Mrs. Perkin and Clarence and Mrs. Perkin of Toronto: Ed and Mrs. Perkin of Listowell, Jack and Mrs. Perkin of Beamsville and Leonard and daughter, Joyce, of New Hamburg. Mrs. H. Moore has been confin- ed to the house with a severe cold. Her many friends hope she will soon be out again. { Glynn and Mrs. Eastwood and Linda and Miss May Brown visit-- ed with H. E. and Mrs. Bunt of Toronto on Sunday afternoon. Miss Beatrice MacLean was in Belleville on Saturday attending an executive meeting of the Bay of Quinte Conference Young Peo- ples' Union. . . On_ Sunday afternoon and even-- ing James and Mrs. Brooks were at home to 'their rBlatives and friends it being their 50th wedding anniversary. Mr. and Mrs. Brooks have recently returned from a 8. month trip to England where they visited their old homes and rela- tives and friends. Everyone was happy to see them looking so well and wish them many more happy years together. Visiting and calling were friends from Preston. Toronto and the sur- rounding communities. Their only son- John and Mrs. Brooks and three grandchildren, Kenneth, Pat- sy and Barbara assisted with the celebration. WATER IN OLD AGE Aging people need to maintain Je boay's supply of watsr. to compensate for normal loss they should drink from six to eight glasses of water a day. all. He made the comment after Ber- nard Guertin, 19, of Ottawa was convicted of assault causing 3Slev- ous bodily harm to Gerard Wolfe, 21, of suburban Eastview last Nov. 7. Guertin was fined $50 and costs. Evidence showed that Guertin hit Wolfe over the head with a bottle during a fight. Wolfe suffered cuts to the head. In commenting, one RCAF spokesman said, "We try to make sure anyone receiving alcoholic beverages is over 21 but it is diffi- cult to tell sometimes." 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