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Ld 8 THEE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE, Monday, December 38, 1000 Editorials The Dally Times-Gasette (Oshawa, Whitby), 4 by TimesG Publishers, Limited 87 Simcoe Street South, Oshawa, Ontario Time Some Action Taken Toward New Oshawa Arena We have no desire to poach on the preserves of our sport editor, but we be- lieve that the time has come when some action is neccessary, from some quarter, if Oshawa is to have a new ice arena for next winter. The lack of ice facilities for hockey and skating is being greatly felt at present. 'This city, long noted as an- outstanding hockey and figure skat- ing 'centre, has been relegated to the status: of a backwoods village by the of its arena. But it cannot continue in that position indefinitely. And if any- thing is to be done to have hockey and skating facilities in Oshawa next winter, the time to make a start is now. It has been suggested that the City Council should take a place of leadership ° towards this end. It will be recalled that the 1958 council did consider putting be- before the ratepayers a proposal that the arena be built as a municipal enterprise, financed by an issue of debentures. Per- haps that may be the best way to find a solution for the problem. We do not know whether it is or not, because no proper dnd detailed study of an arena project has been made. It is in this direction that we feel the 1954 City Council should take some ac- tion, not necessarily for the building of a municipal arena, but to assemble the facts and information necessary to show what the project will involve. We would therefore suggest that as early as pos- sible in 1954, the City Council appoint a committee - of intenested citizens, along with some of its own members, to study the problem, perhaps have some prelimi- 'nary plans and estimates prepared, so that these can be given intelligent con- sideration. That we believe to be an essential first step, and if we are to have an arena, or a community recreation cen- tre, by next winter, it should not be too long delayed. Adventure Story Ends Happily Six men plodded the barren reaches of Northern Quebec to shelter in a remote weather station. They had been lost for almost two weeks, and their disappearance called out a wide-spread search. The hunt for the missing airmen who were lost following a plane crash, was pressed re- lentlessly, yet it is interesting to note that the men were able to find their way to safety unaided. It was an adventure story with a ending. Many were the expressions of re- lief among near relatives when word was flashed to them of the safe arrival of their loved one. The fact that one of them was a former Oshawa resident, with relatives still living here, added much to the local .The world can look forward to 1954 as bringing greater hope for the promo- tion of peace and the ending of any imimediate threat of war than has been possible 'in any year since war broke on it:in 1939. Perhaps the most significant factor in bringing about this improve- ment in the outlook for peace is found in the changed attitude of Soviet Russia to- wards a discussion of the problems which have divided the world into two armed camps. We have previously made refer- ence to the willingness of Russia to join in a four-power conference with no strings attached, a great step forward in inter- national relationships. Even more significant, however, is the officiat reply of Saviet Russia to the plea of President Eisenhower of the United States for talks which would promote in- ternational development of nuclear energy . for the benefit of mankind rather than for purposes of destruction. It came as a surprise, but a 'pleasant one, to find Russia willing to join in private or diplo- matie talks with this end in view, to dis- cuss further the proposals which President Editorial Notes During the newspaper strike which stopped publication, New York's store sales dropped 10 per cent--a remarkable illustration of the'value of newspaper ad- vertising. on UE Skyscrapers do not make a modern city. The new idea is to have more open spaces to provide for school grounds, rec- reation grounds, parking grounds and less traffic congestion. The Daily Times-Gazette Published By . 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Elsewhere $15.00 per year. - DAILY AVERAGE NET PAID 'CIRCULATION FOR NOVEMBER 12,583 Ontarto, #89 interest in their marvellous escape from death. Not all crash stories end so favorably, but it is to be borne in mind that not even the prospect of death deters these ad- venturous spirits in their offorts to conquer the north. That is the spirit which will win for Canada this important territory. Advent of the air age has opened up the vast possibilities of our north country, for land travel is far too slow. For us who remain in the comparative security eof more settled parts, it is gratifying to know that there are men ready to brave the possibilities of a forced landing in the unknown reaches of a province. Our hats are off to them, and may they quickly recover from their ordeal. Soviet Reply to Eisenhower Eisenhower made in his speech to the United Nations Assembly. The Soviet Union goes further. It declares that there should be discussions on the outlawing of atomic weapons, and a complete ban on their manufacture, and on the establish- ment of strict international control to in- sure the fulfilment of the agreement banning the use of atomic energy for war purposes. It can be said with certainty that these objectives are also the objectives of the western democracies. They would all sub- scribe wholeheartedly to the Russian pro- posals in principle. The only disagree- ment in the past has been as to the methods to be employed in the banning of atomic weapons. It may well be that Russia is more inclined today to agree to an acceptable form of "strict international control" than she has been in past discussions. At all events, all of this strikes a hope- ful chord, and leads one to believe that there may be possibilities for much good coming from the talks to which Russia has agreed. : Other Editors' Views BUYING POWER OF WAGES TO INCREASE (From "Marketing," Toronto) The buying power of workers' wages can be expected to increase at the rate of 26 to 3 per cent a year in the next decade or two, according to a study by the Twentieth Century Fund.' The study emphasizes that rising real wages depend on higher productivity, which, in turn, stems from new devices and new methods of production. There- fore, continuance of the trend toward a higher standard of living will depend, the study asserts, on maintaining or even speeding up the pace of technological advance in industry. RUSSIA DIGS INTO GOLD HOARD (Newsweek Magazine) { Here's a tip as to how serious the food shortage is in Russia: The Kremlin has started to dig into its gold hoard to pay for imported food items, The people are now promised that meat production will be increased 2.3 times by 1965. Goo. sources report that the Red Army marshals are bitterly critical of this policy. They apparently fear that more con- sumer goods mean lasting cuts in military budgets. Bible Thoughts "Thou shalt call His name Jesus" (Matt. "1:31. "... A name which is above every name." (Phil. 2:9). Name that a child may love Where grace and sweetness blend, Yet whose deep mysteries ~ No man may comprehend; King--crowned with many crowns, Christ--set on Zion's hill, Lord God Omnipotent-- His name is Jesus still '--Annie Johnsen Pint, N ; ©) THAT'S WHAT HE THINKS! 3 { a J i (\Z i pases >» RE 2812 . WELL NOW THAT THE INTERRUPTION IS OVER WE CAN GET BACK TO WORK esses QUEEN'S PARK Opposition To Public Gas Plan By DON O'HEARN Special Correspondent to The Times-Gazette TORONTO--A few. more words on gas as a publicly-owned utility. The opposition is already being heard. But most of it is, and can be expected to be, based on mis- understanding and incomplete knowledge of the facts. ; First argument being aired, of course, is against the public util- ity principle. It's essentially the same argu- ment as was waged against Hydro in its early days: protection of the free-enterprise system. Hydro itself answers that one. Ontario has had good service and the cheapest power on the contin- ent through its publicly-owned sys- tem. Equally important it has wide distribution, and areas and com- munities that ordinarily mightn't expect service have all the bene- fits of electric power. Contrast the situation in New York state where there is private ownership. We got underway with our side of the new Niagara de- velopment two years ago. It is half completed. On the U.S. side they are still fooling around. There's no question of the value of free enterprise, or the free en- terprise system. But this shouldn't blind us to the fact there is a place for public ownership. NO EXPROPRIATION It will be rumored, if it hasn't been already, that a public-owner- ship plan for natural gas would mean expropriation of Union Gas Consumers Gas and any other es- tablished companies in the field. We look on this as a red herring. There is no reason why the two companies should be taken over. Again referring to Hydro, it has always sold to private distribution companies. And there still are companies and municipalities in the province which are generating and selling their own electric power. COMPANY RIGHTS One potential threat we will agree exists is that to the terri- torial rights of the present com- panies. In principle so long as they give good service at a fair rate they should have full protection of the territories they have built through their own effort and money. In the hight of practical politics we agree they can't take too much assurance of this protection. There will be pressures against them. And if there are, one will have to sympathize and support any fight they may put up to hang on to their rights, In fact for the good health of our system it is to be hoped they would put up a strong fight in such a circumstance. Just as strong as Consumers has heen waging to get its gas--though™if they want to win out it had better be a more intelligent one. PARIS LETTER Eittel Tower' s History Contains Many Tragedies By FRANCES KNECHT Special Correspondent to The Times-Gazette PARIS, France Dominating Paris like an enormous beacon, its brilliant coloured lights flash- ing into the might sky, stands the Eiffel Tower. This famous land- mark so dear to visitors from abroad is under perpetual contro- versy as to whether it should stay or whether it should be demolish- ed. The fact that already more than 25 million people have visited it since May 6, 1889 -- the date of its inauguration by President Carnot to the present moment, £ A few years ago a very old lady, a former actress tried unsuccess- fully every day for three weeks to climb over the railings, too high for her of this same plat- form. So persistant was she to take her life, finally she decided to throw herself in to the Seine. Others endeavoured by their dar- ing to astonish the public. Leon Collet the airman, attempted in November 1926 to fly under the arches between the four giant feet of the Tower. He did not even take the trouble to assure the mini- mum of security. Consequently his weighs certainly the balance in © favour of it remaining being such a good business enterprise. It was in January, 1887 that Gus- tave Eiffel succeeded in having his idea accepted. The City of Paris advanced 1,500,000 francs towards the expense -- a consider- able amount at that time of the old rate. In July, 1888, the tower fad risen to 57 metres (about 171 feet). The structure was consider- ed so ugly that many wanted to stop it being built. Once built they tried, as today, to have it demolished. On the 14th of July, 1888, to cele- brate the national holiday, the city of Paris decided to give a dinner to all the mayors of France, on the first platform (a celebrateds restaurant exists there to this day) --the only platform at that moment That day 2,000 guests climbed the 300 steps. display which followed the meal, everyone was terribly frightened as they thought the tower might During the fireworks | 1 blow up. In spite of repeated at- | tacks and much opposition Mon sieur Eiffel continued the build- ing. First to 116 metres thén to 276. Finally the tower was finished just in time for the opening of the great Exhibition of 1889. A '"Champs-de-Mars'" with its beauti- ¢ ful gardens between the The Tower has many tragic stor- | fes to tell, the first in 1896 when a youn ed to jump from the first plat- form. Since that day a great num- ber of people have lost their lives in this way. In 1912 a Monsieur Reichen, a tailor by profession, in- vented a pair of ings. intending == to flv from the first platform. He did net fly. 4 man, Rene Chipon, decid- | @ pha EIFFEL TOWER, PARI MAC'S MUSINGS Almost every day we read About the vast resources Of Canada and about the Great wealth that lies Under the ground or is Stored in our forests To be developed and used For the benefit of all The people of this land. But when we think a little To realize that all these Vast resources have been There for many centuries Waiting to be developed And that they would still Remain there but for the Impact of human ingenuity And labor upon them to Transform them into wealth And useful products. So the greatest of all Our natural resources Are not the minerals, Trees and other assets Of which we talk so much, But rather the human beings . Who alone can utilize These natural resources For mankind's benefit. There are great latent Resources in our people, Not only in the mass But in each individual Who starts out in life Not knowing where it will Lead him ere it closes, But who has within him Great possibilities for The useful development Of talents and ability Which are hidden there, Perhaps unknown to him But requiring only the Challenge of achievement To bring them into play. So the greatest of all The resources of Canada Are those hidden powers Which' are stored up in Every one of us, to be Used as the means whereby We make our contribution To our country's greatness. plane caught in. the wires of an aerial, burst into flames, and he was burnt to death. This sam- stunt has been successfully carriec out in later years, but is strictly forbdden by law. In 1928 a parachutist Marcel Gayet threw himself from the top but his parachute failed to open. Others have Succeeded in decend- ing the steps on a bicycle. And once an elephant walked up back- wards. Various trapezists and tight-rope walkers have done haz- ardous 'turns' and many young people, disappointed in love, com- mit suicide regularly in one way or another on this famous tower. The summit an enormous aeriel, is reserved for radio and television transmissions. It was from 'here that in 1902 Captain Ferrie realiz- ed his first contact radiophonic with the eastern fortresses, and in 1910 with the first warships. On 1916 the first transatlantic radio was established. A huge staff of workers, engineers, elecricians, waiters, liftmen guides, and sales. women earn their livelihood on the tower, and®every seven years an army of painters gives it a new coat of paint. ' The tower, a masterpiece of lightness and strength weighs only 7,000 tons. The ground weight is 4 kilogrammes per square centi< meter, the same proportion as a medium sized person sitting on a chair. A baby model 30 centimeters high built to the same dimensions weighs 7 grammes. There is no need now for visitors to climb the numerous steps, enor- mous hydraulic lifts have been in- stalled in each leg. One has a very curious sensation on going up, of the girders elosing in and narrow- ing as one reaches the top. At the same time a definite swaying sensation is experienced especially if there happens to be a rough wind. The view from the top is su- perb. Situated. as it is on the '"Troca- dero,"" and the "Ecole Militaire' on the bank of the Seine, one has all Paris at one's feet, and on a clear day visibility is up to 67 kilometers. CANADA IN PARIS "All Paris' was present at the magnificent reception given by His Excellency General Vanier Cana- dian Ambassador to France at the Continental Hotel the other doy. The occasion was to open the paint- ing exhibition "Canadian Cities" SSE RIV ENF _IN DAYS GONE BY 15 YEARS AGO Byron 8. Edmondson succeeded Alex Storie as Worshipful Master of Cedar Lodge. The Oshawa Dally Times print- ed a slate of public officials which was its choice of citizens running in the forthcoming civic election. Rev. T. P. Perry, former presi- gent of the Bay u Quinte Confer- ence, was welcomed as new pastor at Albert Street United cures, oi nd | Mr Jong | L. Beaton of reen celebrated their golden wedding anniversary. g Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret Rose received a new swimming pool for Christmas. The Kinsmen Club brought hap- piness to the Childrens' Shelter by providing Christmas toys. One young lady of eleven years receiv- ed first doll of her life. Twenty-three rinks visited Osh- awa for a competition bonspiel. "Bill" Brownlees' rink captured first honors but all the other prizes went to visitors. There were 13,580 citizens of Osh- awa eligible to vote in the mum- leigal election. The following offices in Whitby were filled by acclamation: May- or, Fred T. Rowe; reeve, Albert W. Jackson and Deputy reeve, A, Mansell Irwin. LONDON LETTER | "Cultured Arts Part Of ¢ English Pub | FROM LONDON, ENG. BUREAU OF THOMSON NEWSPAPERS LONDON--They say an English- time of the Festival of Britain days, it's also, on occasion, his theatre and concert hall as well. A Canadian visitor who drops in at say, "The Heart of Oak' or "The Bull and Mouse" may dis- cover to his surprise that the bar room floor has become a sfage for a Shakespeare play or a pro- gram of poetry recitations. Two companies of actors known as The Traverners and a group called The Barrow Boys who recite poetry are visiting local pubs in London and the home counties and are charming the "regulars" with their performances. Dart games and other pastimes go by the board while customers watch the players over their pints of bitter and absorb a carefully calculated portion of "culture'". The players are clever about it. Poetry readings for instance in- clude works of Milton, T. S. Eliot, D. K. Chesterton and others of the literati. They're carefully sand- wiched in, however, between lib- eral helpings of humorous verse, limericks and ballads. Musical in- terludes are also provided. by 50 celebrated Canadian paint ers. These brilliant artists have cer- tainly succeeded in bringing Can- ada_to Paris, and one had the vivid impression of walking in the streets, climbing - the mountains, and floating on the oceans of this young and beautiful country. It is astonishing how .a few pic- tures gave Parisiens a brief in- sight into the history of Canada, its foresight and its energy and at the same time a glimse of its vast riches, and the initiative of Cana- dians in taking advantage of its natural resources. Amongst the celebrities present I noticed M. Corniglion-Molinier State Minister, M. Andre Cornu, State Secretary for Fine Arts, and Madame Made- leine Renaud, the famous actress. Atmosphere The poetry reciters, chiefly ree cent graduates of the universities and art schools, began their regular visitations to the pubs two years ago. The group got together at the time of the Festival of Britain when, since this was a festival of the arts and architecture, they thought it would be appropriate to sell poetry off a barrow -- an Eng- lish peddlar's cart -- in the Fesfi- val"s grounds. While this scheme came to naught, the Barrow Boys, never- theless profited as they came to the attention of the Breweries Coun- cil, a country-wide association of members of the various brewing concerns. The Council volunteered to subsidize the troop if they would care to give regular performances in pubs. . Reciting in a pub, the Barrow Boys admit, necessitates a special technique. "You have to learn not to mind noise and interruptions," said a spokesman for the group. The poetry readers try also to make their performances as infor- mal as possible. '"We cop the night club singer who might actual- ly sit on your table," one Barrow Boy explained. The Barrow Boys who all hold regular jobs, rehearse their poems several times before each perform. ance and perform generally once evey fortnight. Their favorite lo- cals they sometimes visit several times a year. The two play acting companies were started four years ago and perform chiefly in country pubs not too far from London. Shake- speare ranks as the favorite play- wright, partially because his plays adapt well to pub surroundings. 'We have to pay quite a bit of attention to the length and shape of the bar when selecting the pubs," the Taverners declare. The companies include both men and women members. The Barrow Boys also have among their num- bers an American girl. None has as vet, however, enrolled a Canadian, Go west by the . Limited" It's the pleasant, luxurious way to travel --""The Jasper are on the Continental Limited . . . Canadian National's de- pendable daily link between Ld Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, inaki, Winnipeg, Saskatoon, Edmonton, Jasper and Vancouver. 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