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'WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9, 1948 THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE Cheers Mount In CCF Headquarters As Returns Pile &-- L 4 Pattern PAGE NINE In Like Monday As Ontario Riding Vote 'Builds Up Confidence Excitement knew no bounds last night in the CCF camp, when the party celebrated its second local triumph in as many days. The followers of the CCF had no fear of not win- ning ihe seat, for results indicatea a socialist victory even from the first. The pattern established on Mon-® day was continued, as first returns - from the City of Oshawa were ..heavily in favor of Mr. Williams. ~ These favourable omsas were | greeted by exuberant cheers and fois of "We're away" from the rtys upporters present in the "Union Hall where the results were received. A. G. Shultz, Financial Secretary of Local 222, UAW-CIO, and President of the Ontario ! County CCF Association, said after | the first few polls had come in, that "Williams is going to win this in a walk", and so it seemed, as poll after poll reported in favor of the CCF standard-bearer. By 7:40 pm. 40 minutes after the polls closed, Mr. Williams had already run up a lead of 217 over his nearest rival, Lyman Gifford. Confident From Start The CCF supporters present in the Union Hall were clearly very confident from the start. Their - only fear was that over-confidence would allow CCF voters to remain home from the polls. There was less tension and worry than on Monday night, and more exuber- ance. At 7:45 pm. there was a flurry of polls favoring Gifford and Progressive-Conservative candidate Frank N. McCallum, but this as not enough to dampen the pbirits of the CCFers, and cheering broke out again as a poll, overwhelmingly in favor of Wil- llams, was .announced. More and more Williams followers crowded in and swelled the cheering which rolled from the enthusiastic Union members assembled in the hall Most of those present milled around, unable to relax, until the crowd became so dense that there was little room - left, although .celebrants were still entering. By 8.00 p. .m, the result seemed to be conclusive. Williams had piled up a heavy lead on polls from | the City of Oshawa, and few t polls appeared at this time to re- verse the trend. Soon, however, the rural polls, which were more + in favor of Mr. Gifford and Mayor McCallum, began .to cut out this lead, and for a few minutes the cheering was hushed. Soon, however, the tide turned again for the last time, in favor of Mr. Williams, When Mr. Williams himself ar- rived at 8:15 p.m, the crowd was k *ginning to ask when the election would be conceded, and soon after a rumor of concession swept the hall. It was, however, pre- mature. Mr, Gifford, with a strong support in the rural areas, still had a hope of winning. This hope soon disappeared, and the cheers swept to a new high, as Mr. Williams stood to make his first speech as member-elected. Williams Addresses Supporters He said that he regarded the result of the election as a "protest against - the rise of the cost of living to the level of 153. It is a vote of resentment against the frustration of our demands by the federal government of Canada." Mr. Williams also thanked all his workers and supporters when he sald that "special gratitude is owed to the workers who assisted in polling such a heavy CCF vote in the rural sections, where our support was much better than we expected. Of course, I must thank the others too, and I would e to mention names, but cannot or fear of leaving out some who deserve as much praise as those I mention." Mr. Williams stated further. that "At the beginning of the evening, my temperature was very high. Later it dropped, but now that the result is conclusive, I think it is high again!" ! "Tommy and I were very close in this campaign," he said, "closer even to each other than our wives. And why not? We are not only two CCFers, but two Welshmen as well." He concluded by saying that "it has been a grand day, and a double victory for the CCF. Would Remove Misery In an interview later in the evening he said that his ambition is to "see the evil system responsible for so much misery replaced by one in which human decency and human dignity transcend all material considerations". When asked if he meant by this the introduetion of soclalism, he re- plied, "The system I want to see accepted on the earth is the system of socialism in all its material and spiritual aspects. The CCF move- ment i$ the only one in this coun- try that I know that adequately expresses these things, and I am very glad that our provincial victory on Monday, coupled with the by-eleetion victories in Yale, Vancouver South, and Ontario, clearly indicate that the CCF is on the road up." After Mr. Williams had been re- cognised. as the winner, he went ectly to the office of The pmes-Gazette, where he spoke Over the radio apd the public. address system. ® A crowd * several hundred had gathered to hear him, and after he left they formed a parade of cheering, jubilant disciples whom no rain could dampen. The throng grew as it passed through the main streets of Oshawa, and 'by the time the successful candidate reached his headquarters at the Union Hall, it stretched down the street for blocks. The night ended for the new M. P.-elect, and his happy supporters, with a dance that, soon turned into a sing-song. Everybody was so tired that they had no energy left even to dance. Flood Waters In Northwest Rise Rapidly Portland, Ore., June 9--(AP) -- The Columbia and Fraser Rivers cut deeper today into soggy dikes on the Pacific northwest's far-flung flood front. The situation grew more critical by the hour. A new break-through in the low- er valley of the Columbia drowned Puget Island. Other earthen bar- riers along the swollen river's 100- mile stretch run from Portland to the Pacific were gettng softer, sat- ur.ted by 21 days of watery assault. United States Army engineers call- ed their condition "very critical." Here is the grim picture for Ore- gon, Washington, Idaho, and Mon- tana: Thirty dead. Vanport, Ore.; war housing city near Portland, yielded two more bodies Tuesday. four in the Memorial Day disaster which wiped out the city of 18,700. Hun ".:"s_still missing. The Red Cross reported 390 persons unac- counted for since the flooding of Vanport. The number was decreas- ing, however. It was 715 Monday, 52v .uesday. Sixtyt housand homeless. The number may be higher now due to break-throughs of th: last few days. A third flood wave is rolling down the main valley of the Columbia. It will hit the Portland-Vancouver, Wash., area in full force Saturday, cresting almost as high as the de- vastating first wave. The break-through late Tuesday night at Puget Island was the sec- ond within 12 hours in the lower Columbia. An eight-foot wall of wa- ter cascaded through a gap 50 feet wide, flooding 2,670 acres of evacu- ated farmland. The water threaten- ed to envelop a cross-dike guarding 650 acres at the downstream end of the island across from Cathlamet, Wash, . Defeated Parties Hear of Defeat Without Emotion There was one new face in the Progressive Conservative gommittee rocms last night and the voice be- hind it commented, when only two sub-division returns had come in, "It's the same story as last night." While the provincial election results were being telephoned through Monday evening, showing T. D. Thomas' ever-increasing lead, four people occupied the Conservative headquarters on Athol Street West. Again the only noticeable emotion was anger. Excitement was non- existent. A lady supporter who had worked diligently throughout the campaign, quietly accepted the worst news with lips tightly press- ed, A well-known loca] Progressive Conservative gentleman smiled wan- ly. As encouraging Liberal returns from East Whitby Township reach- ed their ears, discussion ranged around the possible defeat of Arthur Williams by Lyman Gifford. It was short-lived when shortly afterward official word came from Mayor F. N. McCallum that he had conceded defeat. Some of the fol- lowers went across the road to The Times-Gazette office to hear the post-election speeches. | Parents Approve Royal Wedding, Spokesman Says Athens, June 9--(AP)--A spokes- man for ex-King Michael of Ro- mania said today Princess Anne of Bourbon-Parma is being married here tomorrow with the full consent and agreement of her parents. He declared that Anne's uncle, Prince Xavier of Bourbon-Parma, spoke without authority in Paris Monday when he said the Bourbon- Parma family did not approve the marriage, "Anne has a mother and father with whose full consent and agree- ment the wedding is going to take place," the spokesman said: "The reason Xavier made this statement is becaues he is under the complete domination of the Catholic Church and is most anxious to protect his position." (Xavier is a pretender Spanish throne). Vd Although the id Anne's mothe; father will not be in Athens'for the wedding, that fact should not be taken as. "evi- dence that they disapprove. The fact that Prince Erik, Anne's uncle, is 'here and will attend the wed- ding as a representative is the best evidence that the wedding has been approved by the family." to the/ This | brought the total of known dead to | ® Liberal candidate Lyman Gifford good naturedly announced after he lost the fight to Arthur Williams, "The people have spoken and I am quite prepared to accept their wishes." Mr. Gifford thanked his workers for their efforts and the public for its support. "This it not a victory for any man . . . but a victory for a party . . . XY am proud to be a member of the CCF and what it stands for", Arthur Wil- liams, CCF candidate said 'after being voted into office by last might's sweeping majority. "I have definitely lost faith in the government that jis controlling the destiny of the people of Canada," said Mayor Frank McCallum, PC can- didate for the federal by-election after his party joined with the Liberals in conceding the election to Arthur Williams, CCF, With a true spirit of sportsmanship Lyman Gifford grasped the hand of Arthur Wiliams and. offered con- gratulations at the "after election" ceremonies which took place in The Times-Gazette office. excited citizens crowded into and about the building to cheer the candidates. Mr, Williams assured his listen- ers that the people's faith in the CCF party would not be misplaced. Huhdreds of --Times-Gazette Staff Photos Times-Gazette Newsroom Speeds Reports on Votes For the second time in as many nights The Times-Gazette under- took its duties in affording a community service to the citizens of Ontario Riding hy bringing them the latest up-to-the-minute election reports. The reporting machinery, well lubricated with the oil of experience gleaned from Monday's operations, hvmmed smoothly throughout the night. The Times-Gazette staff follow- ed in the footsteps of Monday's events in bringing the counts from the polling divisions to the public. As flashes were received at The Times-Gazette newsroom they were rushed to public address sys- tem and radio broadcasting an- nouncers to relay to the public in their homes and gathered in cars outside the building. The rain, which prevailed during the night, kept crowds from gath- ering outside The Times-Gazette but announcements were broad- cast at frequent intervals in- viting those interested 'in the results tp- gather in the lobby of the #uilding. Mayy took advantage of nditions cleared, returned out- side to join a constantly growing crowd which waited anxiously for the final results, By the time the victorious Arthur Willlamsm arched down the main street followed by vast numbers of loyal supporters, the ' audience outside The Times-Gazette, build- ing had doubled by several hun- dred the number assembled at the close of Monday night's election. the | weleome but later, when -weather | Throngs of excited voters en- deavoured to crowd into the build- ing in an effort to get a better look at the three candidates gath- ered at the Times-Gazette micro- phones. Voting done, returns tabulated, speeches made, t he provincial for the year 1948 were over, the Co-operative Commonwealth Fed- eration had been swept into power in the Ontario Riding by a large election and the federal by-election | majority. The choice of the people had been made known. ON SURVEY FLIGHT Flying Officer H. J. Wright of | Whitby is a member of the 413 Aer- ial Photo Squadron of the R.CAF. which left Rockcliffe Aerodrome, Ottawa,® last Friday, The detach- ment will work out of Goose Bay for two weeks and fly north to Fro- bisher Bay on Baffin Island for more extensive phictographic cover- age of Canada's northland. USED ARM AS MEASURE The oldest known stardard of Inegth--the cubit--was the distance between a man's elbow and tip of his middle finger, Phone 4600 92 SIMCOE N. = ® Washing Machines ! IMMEDIATE DELIVERY A Limited Quantity Only MEAGHER'S ELECTRIC asy for Phone 42 5 KING W. |Steam Blast Raises Fuss In Ship Strike Toronto, June 9--(CP)--The Can- adian Seamen's Union's strike against five Great Lakes shipping companies has entered iis fifth day amid a welter of accusations and counter-claims. The T.L.C.-affiliated union called the strike to try to force the lines into signing a contract with it. The C.8.U. ordered its men off the firm's ships and set up picket lines in Great Lakes ports. But since navigation opened this spring the five companies--Canada Steamships, Sarnia Steamships, Col- cnial Steamships, Northwestern Steamships and Transit Tankers-- have manned their 80 ships chiefly with members of a rival union, the Independent Canadian Lake Sea- men's Union, They refused to deal with the CS.U. on grounds it is Cocmmunist-led. Opening phases of the strike af- fected only those ships -- union claims ranged to 18 -- sailing with crews made up wholly or partly of C.S.U. members, The striking union said Tuesday a blast of steam was blown at some of its men as they tried to persuade seamen aboard the CSL freighter Huronic to support the strike. They said the incident took place at Port Arthur while the ship was being loaded. An officer aboard the ship said the incident was an accident. He apologized to union representatives who said the steaming was deliber- ate. Meanwiiile, T. G. McManus, C.5.U. secretary-taeasurer, charged in a telegram to Transport Minister Che- vrier that a C.S.L. vessel, the Star- mount, carried three crews of what he called "strikebreakers" to Corn- wall to man ships tied up wi.out crews. He said the Starmount was not licensed to carry passengers, nor did it have lifeboat capacity for more than its crew. New Czech Law Effective Today Prague, June 9 -- (AP) -- The new Czech constitution, which President Eduard Benes refused to sign, becomes the law of the land today. A government announcement to | this effect did not say by what ex- ecutive signature the document was | made valid. : | The presumption is that Com- | munist Premier Klement Gottwald | signed it after Benes handed in his resignation Monday. Gottwald is considered the leading candidate to succeed Benes. Parliament will choose the new president Monday. The new constitution, . adopted unanimously by Parliament a month ago today, proclaims Czecho- slovakia a people's democratic re- public in "the great family of Slav nations." members. The deputies were choses at a single-ticka' election May 30. The voting age is fixed at 18, and the minimum age for holding pub- lic office at 21. Viomen have equal rights with msn, SPEED MEDICAL TRAINING . Kingston, Jamaica --(CP)-- Tb meet a shortage of doctors, the fae culty of medicine at the new Unis versity College of the West Indies will open earlier this season. The first 30 students will be housed in temporary huildings on the grounds. PRIMITIVE QPERATIONS Peruvian Incas are believed to have used cocoa leaves, from which cocaine is derived, as an anaesthe- tic .for their skull operations cene turies ago. DEMOLISH FAMOUS SPIRE London-- (CP) --Southwark's, fa mous landmark, the 225-foot spire of St. Olave and St. John's church, is to be demolished because it has a "lean" of 18 inches. 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