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OPINIONS DA FEATUR.. THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE OSHAWA WHITBY THE OSHAWA TIMES (Established 1871) THE WHITBY GAZETTE AND CHRONICLE (Established 1863) MEMBER OF THE CANADIAN PRESS The Times-Gazette is a member of the Canadian Daily News- papers Association, the Ontario Provincial Dailies Association, and the Audit Bureau of Circulations, . Net Paid Circulation Average Per Issue 8,01 8 JULY, 1948 FRIDAY, AUGUST 6, 1948 New Era Of Development The Times-Gazette was delighted to receive yesterday from Hon. C. D. Howe, Minister of Trade and Commerce, confirmation of the news of the completion of negotiations with a prominent British firm for the leasing of Crown property at Ajax for the manufacture of radio and television equipment. , Rumors that a very important deal was in progress had been current in the district for the past two or three weeks and when no definite confirmation could be obtained locally this newspaper wired Mr. Howe personally asking him if the news might be released. He replied promptly in the affirma- tive. Thus we were able to publish, on the highest authority, this most important and most encouraging news, which we felt sure would be received with great satisfaction by the people of Ajax and the entire district. The history of the Pye industries, of Cambridge, Eng- land, which will locate their Canadian plant at Ajax, dates | back over half a century, when the business was first estab- lished at Cambridge, England, by W. G. Pye, who began in a small way making scientific instruments of high quality and exceptional accuracy for the University of Cambridge. From this small beginning has grown an imposing group of companies, whose activities now cover the whole range of radio, television and electronic equipment. The products of the Pye works include radio receivers, radiotelephones, radiograms, test equipment, scientific instruments, television ' receivers and transmitting equipment, and pamphonic sound i amplifiers. During' the war the company developed and {manufactured radar for the British Government. i The parent company is an extremely sound and reputa- ble concern and its decision to locate a Canadian plant at Ajax is a matter of sincere congratulations to all who have had a part in the negotiations, as well as the entire communi- ty which will benefit from its location in the rapidly expanding industrial area between Oshawa and Toronto. With such other important names as Johns-Manville and Dunlop associated with this area we feel that at last this section east of Toronto has entered upon an era of develop- 'ment that may soon rival or surpass the great industrial development that has taken place along the lakeshore west of Toronto and that has meant so much to the building up of a number of fine residential and business communities in that section. More Power On Way | When some years ago it was announced by the Hydro Electric Power Commission of Qntario that a transformer station would be constructed in Scarboro Township to form a link between the 25-cycle and 60-cycle power areas in the province, a plan for the linking of all the power areas in Southern, Western and Central Ontario. was initiated. These plans meant that should the generation stations in one section run short of water, power could be drawn from another section of the province. : One of Eastern Ontario's most important industrial centres, Oshawa today draws its power not only from the Eastern Ontario system with generation stations on the Trent Valley waterway, but also from sources on the Ottawa River. A further step toward better power facilities in this area came this week. The H.E.P.C. announced that a giant transformer station will be erected near Peterborough at an estimated cost of $5,000,000 to distribute power. from the Cheneux development on the Ottawa River to the Peterborough and Eastern Ontario area. A portion of the power from Cheneux will be stepped down at Peterborough to 115,000 volts. Equip- ment will also be installed for stepping down the 115,000 volt power to 44,000 volts for distribution to consumers in the immediate area. Actual construction is not expected to start until 1949 and the station is scheduled to be in full operation by 1951. Cheneux is scheduled to have six of its generating units in operation by 1951 and the remaining two during the following yéar. Final installed capacity will be 160,000 horsepower. From the generating plant it is planned to run one or more transmission lines across most of Eastern Ontario to serve various parts of the province. Picnic Great Pastime . One of the great pastimes, particularly during the summer season, is the picnic which is looked forward to with no less enthusiasm by old and young. Indeed no summer would be complete without a picnic whether it be during the vacation period or of an impromptu nature. To the youngsters a picnic is something looked forward | to with almost as much anticipation as the Christmas season as it provides the opportunity for a meal in surroundings less controllable than the family table and sports in the open alr, For older people they are just as enjoyable as they pave the way for social contacts and relaxation. Picnics may not appeal to the fastidious due to the fact that ants very often get into the salads and sandwiches, not to speak of the clothing, while it is not as comfortable to sit on a rug or a log as on a chair. However, this type are in the minority and when summer rolls around the picnic fever ( Seems to hit most of us no matter what the age. (Frank Swanson is substituting for Harold Dingman for a few days.)--Editor's note. Ottawa--This week's Liberal con- vention is going to be a gathering steeped in tradition--tradition dat- ing back to the 1919 party gather- ing which boosted Mackenzie King onto the throne of Canadian Liber- alism. Most of the historical sentiment connected with the previous Lib- eral gathering lies behind Mr. King himself who has been an ardent adherent to tradition throughout his record-breaking span of office. The locale of the gathering will be the Coliseum in Ottawa's south side Lansdowne Park. In 1919, the gathering that picked Mr. King was held in Howick Hall which burned down in the early 1920's. The Coli- seum was built on exactly the same spot as old Howick Hall where Mr. King read his acceptance speech as leader, So when he mounts the platform this week to formally announce nis retirement as Liberal leader, he will be standing on the identical site of his nomination 29 years ago. The convention this week is set for August 5, 6 and 7. Mr. King will hand over the reins to a new leader (although he will carry on as prime minister until some time later this year,) on the last day of the meeting. It was on August 7, 29 years back that he obtained a clear majority on the fifth ballot. The prime minister, who loves the traditional association of dates, is copying the patron saint of Lib- eralism, the late and great Sir Wil- fred Laurier, whom Mr. King suc- ceeded as Liberal leader at the 1319 convention, Sir Wilfred was a stick- ler for tradition and Mr. King as the heir of the Laurier tradition is carrying the mantle of history right down to the last letter. There may even be a parallel in the voting for Mr. King's successor on the last day of the convention. When the King name stood on the first ballot in 1919, he was opposed by four other staunch Liberals. They were Hon. W. S. Fielding, Senator George Graham, D. D. Mackenzie, then Liberal House leader, and Alexander Smith. Prospects here this year are that at least that number of names will stand on the ballot the first time round. Names almost certain to appear will be Louis S. St. Laurent, James Gardiner, C. G. Power, Paul Martin, Prémier Stuart Garson of Manitoba and Premier Angus Mac- donald of Nova Scotia. For comparative information when this week's voting starts, it might be remembered that in the 1919 voting Smith retired before thé first ballot although his mame stood on the ballot paper right up to voting time. Senator Graham and Mr. Mackenzie withdrew after the second ballot. Much confusion arose on the third ballot when delegates repeat- edly invalidated their votes by marking their numbered baliot papers before the chairman an- nounced that the voting would properly commence. As a result, ballots three and four were de- stroyed, didn't count, and ballot number five brought the present prime minister a clear majority. Former Windsor Mayor David Croll has come out with the flat prediction that St. Laurent is going to win the leadership nomination. Croll admittedly is an ardent sup- porter of the secretary of state for external affairs but is one of the most astute politicians in the House of Commons. Its his opinion that Gardiner will take the Alberta and Saskatchewan delegations but will fail to make much of an impression in the east which has the heavier proportion of voting delegates. Personally, we will go along with Croll on his forecast. It looks like Power will not stand past the first or second ballot and that all his Quebec support will go to St. Lau- rent. Even in the face of renewed Gardiner efforts now reaching the proportions of a boom, St. Laurent looks like being on the way to be- and prime minister. e A Bible Thought "Without faith it is impossible to please Him." (Heb. 11:6.) The measure in which we are well-pleasing to God is the meas- ure with which we trust Him. All of us like to be trusted; so does He. And who is more worthy of trust than the Almighty? --Rev. J. C. Macaulay. Toronto Reports Six Polio Deaths Toronto, Aug. 6.--(CP)-- Health Department reports the death from polio of a nine-year-old girl in Toronto's west end. Six polio deaths have occurred in tHe prov- ince this year--three of them in Toronto. One new case was reported Thursday, that of an eight-year-old boy in Toronto, A total of 21 resi- dent and 29 non-resident cases compares with eight resident and 23 non-resident at this date last year, . : In the _epidemic year of 1937 20 resident and 17 non-resident cases were reported. NEARLY THERE! (Brantford Expositor) Britain will end shoe rationing next month. Not before it was "ime, either. Much more of this restric- tion and some Britons would have been back ~n their feet again. coming the next Liberal head man' Justus, in The Minneapolis Star Olympic Games Are Ancient (From Stratford Beacon-Herald) The first Olympic Games were held in Athens, Greece, in 776 B.C., and the opening of the Olympic Games in London on Thursday of this week thus covered a span of 2,724 years. Greece was famed as a centre of physical, as well as in- tellectual, culture long before the Christian era, as the existing status of Greek athletes, as well as the literary works of ancient Greek poets and philosophers, can testify. The Greeks believed strongly in cultivation of the body as well as of the mind, and there are records to prove that Olympic Games were held in Athens until 393 AD.. By that time the Greeks had been con- quered by the Romans, and when the Roman Emperor of that day wished to decorate himself with the tital of Victor of the Olympic Games, along with his military titles, the proud Greeks simply abandoned the Games. e resuscitation of the Olympic Games was not due to a Greek, but to a Frenchman, Baron Pierre de Coubertin, who issued invitations for an international conference of sportsmen in Pairs on June 16, 1804. Two years later the. Olym- piad was revived, and although the honor of presenting the Games might have gone to France, the Baron tactfully conceded the honor to Greece, and they were, of course, held at Athens. It was agreed how- ever, that instead of holding them at Athens in perpetuity, they should be held in different cities of the world. They were presented ev- ery four years, and the second Olympics were held in Paris, the third in Stockholm, and the 1908 games in London, So back they go to London after 40 years. To win an Olympic laurel is the crowning ambition of every com- petitor, and great as the rivalry is in tradk ecents, the greatest honor is to win the Marathon Race. The race is named from the bat- tle of Marathon, 2,386 years ago, when the Greeks defeated the Per- sains at Marathon, a little over 26 miles from Athens, and a messeng- er ran all the way to the Capital to announce the great triumph against the enemy--and then fell dead from exhaustion. The tragedy almost had a sim- ilar sequel in London in 1908, when a little Italian baker, named Do- rondo .Pietri, working in London, but ran for Italy, twice fell from exhaustion as he ran around the White City Stadium. He was help- ed to his feet by . excited onlook- ens, and staggered across the line with two men holding him up, while J. J. Hayes of the United States, who had entered the track a few seconds later, was gaining steadily upon him and crossed the finishing line a few seconds behind him, Dorando, as he was called, was disqualified, and Hayes declared the winner. Next day, Queen Alex- andra, who presented the prizes, gave him a replica of the Marathon trophy. She witnessed his heroic and tragic struggle the day before, and immediately gave a personal order for the trophy to be ready overnight, Pietri is still living, at last reports being a baker in New York, - ® Other Editors JUST OPEN THE EARS (Vancouver Province) If our politicians want to know what the people are thinking and talking about all they have to do is to open their ears. They don't have to put an ear to the ground. JUST HOPING ( Guelph Mercury) According to a Boston preacher there is no such place as hell. And there are some sores of people slidin' through this world hopin' to beat the band that the newfangled preachin' is so. WILD HORSES A SCOURGE (St. Catharines Standard) It has been estimated that near- ly 7,000,000 wild horses once roam- ed the western United States. They were nearly as numerous as ouf- falo, and were blamed for harming range land even more severely than sheep. PROFITEERING ON NAILS (Oshawa Times-Gazette) Nails that cost between six and seven dollars for a one hundred pound keg are said to have been sold in Ontario and Quebec for $2250 a keg. No wonder building costs are high. Severe penalties for profiteering should follow. TAXES ARE FOREVER (Vancouver News-Herald) One thing is certain. The sales tax has come to stay. Because of EMERGENCY MONEY LOANS Borrow $50, $100, $300, $500, $1000 at HouseHOLD FINANCE without en- dorsers or bankable security. Up to 24 months to repay in convenient equal monthly instalments. Protect Your Credit It's wise to protect your credit. Pay overdue bills, seasonal bills, medical or emergency expenses with your HouseHoLD FINANCE loan. If you need extra cash, "phone, write or come in and see us for prompt, courteous attention to your money problems. We'll be glad to help you! Tune in** The Whistler' -- Canada's top mystery show--CBC, Wednesday nights 135 Simcoe Street South Over Kresge's Phone Oshawa 3601 OSHAWA, ONT. Hours 9 to 5 or by appointment Loans made fo residents of nearby towns SERVING THE PUBLIC SINCE 1878 OUSEHOLD 2] 1.1 (43 the extension of government into welfare fields, it is not likely to be repealed or greatly modified by any future government. In most other places where the sales tax is in operation, it has become as accept- able as any form of taxation can be expected to be. MR. KING HARD TO FOLLOW W. L. Clark, in Windsor Star) Prime Minister W. L, Mackenuie King is going to be a hard man to follow. The Liberals are beginning to realize that as the date for Mr. King's 'retirement as party leader draws closer. Thro ghout his long political ca- reer Mr. King has always been an ardent champion of Canada and the place of this Dominion in na- tional, international and British Commonwealth affairs. He has al- ways insisted that Canada's voice be heard as a Canadian voice. Also, Mr. King has been patient. Often he has set a goal and has comprom!-ed. His theory has been that if it is impossible, then a set- tlement should be made on the best items possible at this time. The success of Mr. King's policies is apparent from his long years as Prime Minister. These have ine cluded many difficult years, times when wisdom and patience be= yond ordinary measure were Ie= quired. T Liberals are going to miss Mr. King. They will miss guiding him in times when calm thinking is essential. : . ® 45 Y:ars Ago Wm. (Bunny) Hamilton caught 114 pounds of fish one day at Port Perry, including two 28-pounder- muskalonge. The Oshawa Vindicator presente ed an editorial criticizing the ine veterate tobacco chewers of the town, who were in the habit of spraying the buildings on the main street with their ammunition. Plans were being laid for the 'Whitby Model Fair, R. R. Gamey, M.P. for Manitou= lin, addressed a meeting of tne . Young Conservative Party. Jury and Gregory, Druggists, in- troduced a new remedy for sore feet. Called Foot Elm, it was simp- ly poured into the sufferer's shoes > DOMINION ROYAL TIRES With their scientific "Ventilated Tread," Dominion Royal Tires resist overheating, give more dependability and longer life. Come in and get the tires you 'need --now. "Tommy" GOCH 437 SIMCOE ST. SOUTH -- OSHAWA se grant: fortnight ted for CANE" er eared vs statements w! 0 wise contains no antreal arying| wr. Claxton *a ou! by ron ont vasis 28 ry 39% 3 ® This is the air age! 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