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3 | id e E § THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE, Saturday, June 12, 1054 ditorials The Daily Times Whitby) 57 _Simese Street South, Oshawa, by Times-Gazette Publishers. Limited Ontario Council Once Again Makes Change In Its On occasions, the actions of the Oshawa City Council are wonderful, and a little mysterious to contemplate. This is un- doubtedly the reaction which many of our citizens will feel regarding the council's decision to disregard the advice and re- commendations of the Medical Officer of Health and the Ontdrio Municipal Board on the question of the size of lots on which septic tanks are permissible. " This subject has been a sore point with council -- and with prospective builders -- for a long time. The council previously had approved a ruling that septic tanks would be allowed on lots of 7,500 square feet. But on a number of sub-division applications . coming before the council, this spring, the medical health officer was asked to pass them. He made a strong recommendation that for the installation of septic tanks, the home unit must be at least 15,000 square feet. This was also approved by the Oshawa Planning Board. The matter was taken before the Ontario Municipal Board, at no inconsderable ex- pense to the city. That body upheld the recommendation of the Medical Officer of Health, that 15,000 square feet be the Policies minimum size lot to have a septic tank. In the face of that, one cannot help wondering why the city council, at its last meeting, ignored the recommenda- tions of the Medical Officer of Health and the Ontario Municipal Board, and granted approval to a sub-division in which septic tanks would be installed on lots less than the specified size. There may have been some special considerations which prompt- ed the city council to ignore these recom- mendations. But having ignored them in one case, it is reasonable to assume that all others interested in sub-dividing land for housing purposes will expect exactly the same consideration. The council can- not in fairness grant concessions to one group and deny them to others. The Medical Officer of Health has every right to feel aggrieved at the council's decision. It is his responsibility to safe- guard the health of the citizens. And if he, with his expert knowledge and techni- cal understanding of the septic tank prob- lem, feels his recommendation necessary in the interest of public health, then sure- ly it is amazing that the city eouncil should go against it. Greater Aid For Municipalities Grattan O'Leary of Ottawa told the Eastern Ontario Development Conference recently that the financial plight of mu- nicipalities will not be remedied unless the provinces and local governments receive more tax revenues from the federal gov- ernment. There is nothing original in this. The same idea has been put forward many times by municipal governments and by the Canadian Federation of Mayors. They have argued that invest- ment in homes is losing its attractiveness through burdensome taxation. Municipalities have only one major source of revenue--taxes on property. Other revenues amount to very little. The municipal tax base is, in effect, still in the horse and buggy days. Public de- mands for services, however, are not still in that stage. People expect better schools, higher education for more children, mod- ern roads, and many other improvements. Every new or improved service is a fur- ther strain om the municipal tax dollar. At the time when the legislature passed a law permitting municipalities to allow commercialized sports on Sunday we ex- pressed the view that, while there were restrictive provisions in the act, this was the thin end of the wedge towards a wide- open Sunday. This is being borne out by the efforts of promoters of stock car rac- ing to secure permission from the Toron- to city council to run such races at the Exhibition Park on Sunday. Since horse racing is not allowed on Sunday, under the Toronto bylaw, we cannot see any legitimate reason for al- lowing further commercializing of the day by allowing the noisy stock car races. One of the Toronto aldermen hit the nail on the head in the debate on this request when he said: "The issue before council is not just one of stock car racing, but the wide-open Sunday. I Editorial Notes . The office pessimist says that one never realizes how a woman's voice can change until she quits scolding her husband to answer the telephone. The Daily Times-Gazette Published By TIMES-GAZETTE PUBLISHERS LIMITED 57 Simcoe Street South, Oshawa The Dally Times-Gaszette (Oshawa, Whitby) combining The Oshawa Times (established 1871) and the Whitby G & CO 1863) is dally and y y Member of The Canadian Press, the Canadian Daily A and the O P 0 Newspapers P os Association and the Audit Burean of Cirenistion. The Ci I to the ase for re Press 1s y publication of all news despatehes in the paper credited to it or to The A i Press or and also the weal news published therein. All rights of special des patches are also reserved. I. L. WILSON, Pp and G M M. McINTYRE HOOD. Managing Editor. Offices, 44 King Street West, Toronio, Ontarie, 223 University Tower Building, Montreal. P.Q. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Delivered by carriers in Oshawa, Whitby, Brooklin, Pers Perry, Ajax and Pickering, not over 30¢ per week. By mall (in Province of Oniarie) outside oarrier delivery areas $12.00. Eilsewhera $15.00 per year DAILY AVERAGE NET PAID CIRCULATION FOR APRIL a 13,193 Realty taxes are mounting so high that many people, who could own homes, prefer to rent. Provincial governments, notably in On- tario, have long recognized the plight of municipalities, and have tried to help, On tario has been generous in making grants. But even this help is not sufficient to hold down mounting tax rates. Mr. O'Leary has touched on a possible solution--great- - er help from the federal government. The federal government, with its greater tax- ing powers, could provide more revenue for the provinces whieh, in turn, could pass on. some of the benefits to the muni- cipalities. The real solution, however, does not lie in increased government grants. It will be found more adequately and equitably in broadening the base of municipal taxa- tion, providing municipalities with new and sufficient sources of revenue, so that the overburdened property taxpayers may be given a measure of relief. Commercial Sports On Sunday am afraid of what it might lead to. The stock ear promoters provide entertainment, but they are out to make money. There is no logical reason why if we gave permission to them we should deny it to movie house operators who also provide entertainment and are out to make money. I am in favor of the quiet Sun- day." The Toronto City Council by a vote of 18 to 6 denied the application. The major- ity showed good common-sense in refuse ing to throw Sdnday afternoon open to what is purely a commercial venture, and one of an extremely noisy type. It has been hinted that court action might fol- low the refusal of the council to grant the permission requested. In that event, it will be interesting to see if the will of the municipal council in deciding what sports and entertainment will be allowed within its boundaries on Sunday is to prevail. Other Editors' Views RISK TO HUMANITY GROWS (London, Eng., Daily Sketch) The risk of mankind grows with every terrifying ball of fire that falls into the Pacific, and even the scientists are becoming frightened men. Sir Winston will no doubt give the matter much furt- her. thought. It is still not too late for him to change his mind about making a fresh bid for agreement. The prayer of the multitude will be offered to assist him in that course. SANE DECISION OF THE NURSES (London Free Press) In a world of spiraling prices and wages, the action of members of the Central Registry of Graduate Nurses, Toronto, who voted against boosting their earnings from ten to twelve dollars a day, is unusual but most welcome. The nurses took their stand on the ground that it would place a heavier burden on patients. There is, of course, another good reason. The nurses could price themselves out of business. If other groups would act as sanely we would have a better chance of stabilizing this merry-go-round of prices and wages: Bible Thoughts : "1 will sing unto the Lord as long as I live: I will sing praise to my God while I have any being." (Psalm 104:33.) Faith doesn't sigh; it sings! HOW CONFUSING CAN WE GET? TRANS - CANADA HIGHWAY : WELL , HONEST, IN © To BE CANADA YOU DRIVE RIGHT THROUGH THE UNITED STATES ? RDER To CROSS U.S. GALLUP POLL Ike's Popularity Drops Since Poll In February PRINCETON, NJ. -- If US. President Eisenhower were to start out today to stump the coun- try to urge the adoption of his program, he would find his person- al popularity at a high level, but his not quite so high as four months ago. This is indicated in personal in- February ess March .. Many political observers, will point to ghree major problems since early this year: 1) un- employment, 2) the McCrt - imbroglio, and 3) the Indo- China dilemma. As measured in this same type of poll since his first month in of- fice, the President's popularity has rig ge a Shoes - Suction of wi pulation throughout the 48 ate on the trend ques on: "Do you approve or disapprove of the way Eisenhower is handling job as president?" The vote today as compared with Kentical polis in February and arch: Disapprove No Opinion 19% 109% 68 1» b a 2 14 Fanged from a high of 75 per cent in September last year to a low point of 60 per cent in December. Former sident Harry Tru - man started out with an - time high of 87 per cent approval short- ly after he took office in 1945. His all-time low of 23 per cent came in November, 1951. World Copyright Reserved Approve 7 OTTAWA REPORT Billy Graham Has Political Angle By PATRICK NICHOLSON Special Corespondent to The Times-Gazette OTTAWA---The sensational suc- cess of Billy Graham's evangelical campaign in Britain has been studied with considerable interest in political circles here. Social Crediters see in it an omen of their own coming success; mem- bers of other parties have revived their uneasiness about the evan- gelical aspect of 'Bible Bill" Aberhart's successors in the So- cial Credit movement. "When my team arrived in Brit- ain," said Billy Graham, "we were told that the British are different from North Americans: reserved, cautious and unemotional." Three months later, '"'Cup-Final" special trains on London's under- Found railway carried to Billy raham's final meeting at Wem- bley Stadium a larger crowd than was drawn by the Olympic Games in 1948, Far from being reserved, cautious and unemotional, more than 2,000,000 Britons had travelled to the meetings of this American evangelist, and tens of thousands had come forward to make their decision for Christ. "The churches will not support such a program of evangelism," Billy Graham was upon arrival in that unemotional land. Yet sitting smiling beside him on the royal blue platform at his final meeting was Dr. Geoffrey Fisher, Archbishop of Canterbury. Dressed in gaiters and black trilby hat-- plus of course the other usual gar- ments--the Archbishop stood to pronounce the final benediction upon Billy Graham and his fare- well audience. IS CANADA READY? Night after night for three months, gapacity crowds of more than 10,000 religion-hungry Britons had jammed Harringay Arena to listen to fervent, simple explosi- tion of biblical truths this sin- cere young American. When I was in London last month, I saw a sight 1 had never seen anywhere in the world before, Groups of young men and women, returning home from Harringay on the un- derground railway, were singing hymns. Reading about Britain's stam- pede back to godliness, politicians here inevitably recall Ernest Man- ning's "Back to the Bible" hour broadcast regularly over radio sta- tions from Vancouver to Halifax. They recall too how Mr. Manning drew a capacity crowd to Ottawa's Auditorium two years ago. Is Can- ada rife to turn to some lodestar more enduring and comforting than the Almighty Dollar? they ask. If so, will Canadians turn back to the magnet which first drew the Pil Fathers and many other settlers to North America? And if Canadians again choose religion a8 their guiding influence, will they look for it in their temporal as well as their spiritual leaders? BOOST FOR SOCIAL CREDIT? This is the reason for some un- easiness in political circles. While Social Crediters have no monopoly on religion, they have acquired a definite religious slant in the eyes of their supporters. Voters in the west have turned to Social Credit when other political parties have apparently failed them. First in Al- berta, and then in British Columbia Canadians have voted for political his candidates who have promised that their political action will be act- ivated by honestly, disinterestness and Christian love for their fel- low-men. A swing back to religion across Canada might well be fol- lowed by a swing to Social Credit in other provinces too. This lurking fear among politi- cians of other parties has been ag- gravated by news reaching here that Social Credit workers are 'fan. ning out this summer not only as far east as the Lakehead, but also across Ontario and into the Mari- times. The movement might gather substantial support, especially from the ranks of the wavering Tories, if it could find itself a Billy Gra- ham on the federal scene. It may well be that the time has come for Premier Manning to broaden out from his Alberta corral. Yen Phu Delta Fortress Has Back To High Hills WASHINGTON--Yen Phu, where French Union troops are now making a new stand, suCceeds Dien Bien Phu as the centrejof interest in the struggle for northern Viet Nam. 'Yen Phu is a highly strategic oint on the Red River, defense- ine approaches. Its situ tion is very rent from Dieg 'Bien Phu's. \ Dien Bien Phu lies in a small bowllike plain in jungled western hills, says the National Geograph- ic Society. Yen Phu is only about 30 miles from the Gulf of Tonkin, looking east across a low, rice delta. Its feet are in swamps, its back to a highland spur from in- terior mountains. The spur rises to nearly 1,400 feet. The open coastal area along the MAC'S MUSINGS It is good to find that The minds of the people Of Oshawa are sound in Relation to the kind Of literature that is Placed before children For their entertainment And enlightment. We have reached that Conclusion because of The many comments of a Complimentary nature We have received since The Times-Gazette printed A series of articles With esome pictures Depicting the horrible Kind of publications that Are offered for sale to Children in our city. We are happy to find That everyone who has Discussed with us this Timely subject has been Of the same opinion, that Steps should be taken To protect the minds of Our children from this Very grave menace. It is one thing to give Expression to these views, But it takes more than , Mere talk to secure som" Definite action to purge Our newstands of the Undesirable books that No one would want to have Read by the children. There are organizations In our city interested in This important question, And it might be a good Thing for them to join Their forces in one Campaign to rid our city Of the festering sore of Undesirable literature. EASTERN ONTARIO NEWS DEDICATE VESTRY PORT PERRY -- The Church of the Ascension (Anglican) Port Perry had the pleasure of a visit from the Bishop and Mrs. Wilkin - son of the Diocese of Toronto, for the purpose of dedicating the ves- try, the latest improvement to the church property. ASSESSMENT APPROVED PETERBOROUGH -- The Peter- borough county council this week approved an equalized assessment of $15,004,845 on the basis for coun- ty taxation in 1955. This is a boost in assessment of $282,575 over the figures used as the basis of this year's taxation for county purpos- es. NAME EXECUTIVE COBOURG -- Northumberland- Durham Medical Society elected new officers at the meeting on June 1. President of the 35-year- old organization is Dr. D. H. Gear, Cobourg, vice-president is Dr. A. J. Andrews, Brighton, Dr. W. K. Taylor, Cobourg, secretary-treas- urer. METER REVENUE UP PETERBOROUGH -- Motorists are putting more and more money into Peterborough's parking met- ers. Receipts this year are up more than 15 per cent over last year. The total for the first five months of this year was $15,562.33, compared with $13,292.54 during the same period in 1953, $11,832.31 in 1952 dnd $10,891.02 in 1951. Gulf of Tonkin is significant be- cause of its communications. In- dochina's main railway~ and high- way follow the shoréline north, the rails turning inland at Nam 'Dinh toward the important city of Hanoi. From Hanoi both railways and roads run northeast and northwest into Red China. Other routes link Hanoi with the industrial and com- mereial port of Haiphong to the eas IN DAYS GONE BY 30 YEARS AGO / The residents of Bruce street signed a petition against having the Oshawa Railway roundhouse rebuilt at its former location pre- Yious to its being destroyed by ire. > The mayor issued orders to the town constables to prosecute all persons who dump garbage on the road in front of their property. Another baby was found on a doorstep and the council decided to post a reward of $50 to any- one giving conclusive evidence as b the person who had abandoned Council received a number of protests regarding the shunting ac- tivities of the Oshawa Railway be- cause of the danger from horses being frightened. Mayor F. L. Fowke "faced ball" for the opening Fd un ame of the season when the "Me- ughlin - Pedlar" team played tie te ges." The score was a 1 Councillors Ross and Glidd ae en live street Councillor Ross, at his own ex- pense, had the hauled te where the new w; would be laid, and Councillor Glidden p had them all hauled away again sharging that Councillor Ross want- ed planks in front of his own home and didn't start with the laying where the other walks left.off at Athletes' Park. Writing Letters To Paper --- May Cover Many Subjects LONDON (Reuters)--A retired army colonel wakes one morning in a crabby mood and hears a butcher's boy whistling as he de- livers the sausages. "Why do errand boys have to make that ghastly noise?" he grouses to his wife. "I've a good Ting to write to the Times about A gentle spinster looks into her garden and sees an unusual spec- 8s of bird. "Oh, I must write to the Times about that," she says. Throughout Britain today thou- sands of people have pen and ink out and are busy scribbling letters to the editor of the Times, or any other newspaper that publishes a column on correspondence from its readers. EVERYBODY WRITES The '"letter-to-the-editor" habit has been an institution for many years. The correspondence column of the Times is undoubtedly the most famous of all. For nearly 180 aig the humble and the great ave been contributing to it when- ever they felt they had something they wanted to say. The first letter to the editor was published in the Times in its sec- ond issue in 1785. It was from Billy Bumper, who expressed his views on the drinking of toasts as "an easy and pleasant method of educating young men of fortune." A few years ago someone sign- ing himself ""a Victorian' wrote to the Times to say: "To have a letter in your columns is felt to be the duty of the distinguished." Certainly many of the great names of history and literature have felt that way about it. FAMED CORRESPONDENTS Charles Dickens, the author, wrote a fervent letter im 1849 against public executions. In 1925 Benito Mussolini wrote to the Times: "It is not true that patriots are discontented," and Dae note that Fascism counts 8,000,000 adherents." Queen Victoria used the corres- pondence column for a rsonal message--as near an apology as a Queen can go--to her people. The sovereign had gone into re- - the London tirement, desolate at the death of her onsen, Prince Albert, ae peop! were complaining e, wanted to see her more, and the Times gave them some support in an editorial. Five days later, in 1864, a 400- word royal message was pub- lished. "The queen will do what she can in the manner least try- ing to her health, strength and spirits," it said. EW SONG-BIRD _ In the midst of the Munich crisis in 1938, a letter peared in the Times telling gently of the ap- pearance of a new song-bird in the garden of 10 Downing street It was signed "N. Chamberlain." One of the most startling sub- ts for the dignified Times was athing costumes. A. P. Herbert (now Sir Alan Herbert), the author and humor ist, asked: "Should men wear bathing trunks, or should they cover their manly chests?" One reply, from authoress Rose MacAuley, was: "If men show their chests, then so must women." To some people writing letters to the editors of newspapers is a lifelong hobby. MOST PROLOFIC Henry Bosworth, a 76-year-old Nottingham decorator wrote 6,234 letters to editors, When he died last year a letter from him ap- peared coincidentally in one news paper alongside the announce- ment of his death. A clergyman, Rev. J. B. Bacon- Phimmy, left all others in the shade. He had written more than 60,000 letters to editors when he died in 1938. More than 9,000 of them were Zublished, mainly in ews Chronicle. His subjects *anged from his own moustache, which he su, gested acted as a germ filter, an agitation which resulted in the reprieve of a Swiss workman sen- tenced to- death on a murder e. Another of his letters was partly responsible for the now legislation which makes it illeg fof children to be taken into pub- lic houses, His advice to letter writers was: 'Hit the subject while it is hot, eut out padding." -- BEHIND THE BARNDOOR Freedom Is Involved In Marketing Schemes By ROBERT F. CLARKE Last week we had the honor of addressing a meeting of the On- tario Farmers Union in the Com- munity Hall in Blackstock. About 150 farm people had turned out for their monthly meeting to hear the reports of their executive and to listen to the guest speaker who was Introduced as the writer of this column and a "dirtfarmer" himself. Among the many farm meet - ings that we have attended through the years the one in Black- stock impressed us as lively and business-like. There was no shilly- shallying, the chairman knew his business and the members spoke their minds. The agenda was dis- posed of in no time and when we rose to speak there was an atten- tive audience. DEMOCRATIC MARKETING We took this opportunity to dis- cuss in detail the merits of produc- er controlled marketing as oppos- ed to government controlled mar « keting, using as illustration the new Ontario Milk Industry Act. This Act which subjects all mar- keting of dairy products to the arbitrary Jovers of government appointed boards, is the perfect example of how a people not on its guard can lose its freedom. It is an abuse of authority if a government tries to arrogate unto itself powers which rightfully be- long to the penple. Only in case the people cannot do the job them - selves, the government may, or rather must, intervene. This so-called principle of sub- sidiarity is one of the strongest safeguards of democratic freedom and no violation of it should be tol- erated by a free people in a free country. LIVELY DISCUSSION The questions that started flying after we had finished our little talk indicated clearly that Ontario farmers are still interested in pre- serving freedom even if they do seek security in the feeling that a combination of both must be at- tainable. The answer offered as an explan- ation for the growing threat to freedom was the complete secu larization of our daily lives stem - ming from the atheistic concept which now prevails in the world. Whether it is Communism which Monteith 'Monteith Riehl & Co. ¢ CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS 135 SIMCOE ST. N. DIAL 5-4662 denies outright the existence of God and recognizes only matter, or Industrial Capitalism which has eliminated Him from our schools from business, from politics, and gives Him only a curt nod on Sun- ay mornings, both are repugnant to the traditions of Christian civil ization. Both therefore, have been condemned in unmistakable terms by the Churches Protestant and Catholic. THE DIGNITY OF MAN The problem has been stated time and time again. 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