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i Sl a ------ - despatches herein are also reserved. city. Democracy can be made effective only if all of our people work at making it so, 'there still is a need for drastic conservation i Las the official residence for British Prime OPINIONS DAILY TIMES-CAZETTE EDITORIAL PACE rearuses The Daily Times-Gazette WA WHITBY OSHINE OSHAWA TIMES (Established 1871) THE WHITBY GAZETTE & CHRONICLE (Established 1863) b. lan Press, The Ti is a of the Canad 8, nadian Daily Newspapers Association, the Ontari i Dailies Association and the Audit Bureau of titled to the use for Canadian Press is ly en Ta of all news despatches in this paper credited to it or to The Associated Press or Reuters and also the local news published therein All rights of special A. R. ALLOWAY, President and Publisher T L. WILSON, Vice-President and Managing Director M. MCINTYRE HOOD, Managing Editer SUBSCRIPTION RATES Delivered by carrier in Oshawa, Whitby, Brooklin, Port i de ax and Pickering, 24c per week. By mall, outs Pa Aa ana areas, anywhere in Canada and England, ear, U.S, $9.00 per year Sond aa Becond Class Matter, Post Office Department, Ottawa, Canada, : DAILY AVERAGE CIRCULATION for NOVEMBER 9,138 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1948 Let Us Repeat It Reiteration of statements is one way to make them sink into the minds of those who read or hear them and make an impression. It is for this reason that we make no apology for reiterating what has been said before in these columns, and urging upon the electors of Oshawa that they exercise their franchise | a : in record numbers in the municipal elections | on Monday. If it is worth while living in Oshawa-- and we believe it is; if it worth while paying taxes for the privilege of enjoying the civic | gervices of Oshawa--and we believe it is--; | then it is worth while to spend the little time | next Monday that is required to go to the | polling station and vote. The business of | civic government of Oshawa is the business of all its citizens. All of us are shareholders, and in electing those who will decide on municipal policies for the next year, we are selecting those who will do our business for us as citizens. The true will of the people cannot be made effective if less than fifty per cent of the citizens vote. Men and women who are elect- ed when a minority 'of the people vote have no way of knowing whether they truly re- present the majority of the people of the and one of the tools through which demo- cracy can be made to work is the ballot box, which on Monday next is open to all the vot- ers of the city. Let our people make it a | record vote this year and show that they are | really interested in the welfare of Oshawa. | False Security The reports which have appeared in the press during the past week regarding higher quotas of electric power, increased produc- tion of power on account of heavy rainfall in the Ottawa Valley, and of elimination of cut-offs, are very liable to give the people of Oshawa and other cities of Ontario a falsk sense of security so far as the use of power is concerned. While rainfalls have increased to some extent the amount of power avail- able, the supply is still far below normal, and of what power is available. It may be that the worst phase of the power shortage will not make itself felt until later in the winter, when the rivers and streams are frozen over, and the flow of the water in them is diminished to almost the vanishing point. .In that event, the need for power conservation will be greater than ever and there may be pulling of switches to a greater extent than has been necessary up to the present time. oh For' that reason, there should not be any feeling that the worst is passed so far as the power shortage is concerned, and that it is possible to coast along using all the power that the individual wants to use. Fur- ther conservation should be the order of the day until such time as supplies are again back at their normal point. No Official Residence The retirement of Prime Minister King ~has brought to the fore the vexed question of why there is no official residence for the Prime Minister of this country. Mr. King felt the lack of such a residence in a. financial sense only, because, the be- quest to him of Laurier House relieved the country of the necessity of providing one, although it was a heavy drain on the re- sources of Mr. King to maintain it. London has its No. 10 Downing Street Ministers, with a country residence, The *Thequers. Washington has its White Youre for the presidents of the United tates. But for Prime Minister St: Laurent 'ere is no official residence cther than abv lich Lie is avie to rent in an overs | in every election. This a small flat in an apartment house. When the late Viscount Bennett was Prime Min- ister; he solved the problem by taking over a whole section of the second floor of the Chateau Laurier, but Mr. Bennett was a multi-millionaire who could well afford such quarters. os Surely a country of the importance and wealth of Canada, with an annual budget of closd to $2,000,000.000 can afford to provide a residence for its Prime Minister in keeping with the dignity of the high of- fice he occupies. No man who serves his country as cabinet minister or even Prime Minister is able tc save very much out of his salary, and fortunes are not made out of politics these days. And since the Brit- ish High Commissioner and the represent- atives of several other countries are pro- vided with homes in Ottawa in keeping with their positions, it is time that the Par- liament of Canada saw fit to make similar provision for the head of the government of this country. Editorial Notes "Vote as you like--but vote" is heard year let us add, "Choose wisely--but be sure to vote." * 0% * * Production of butter in Ontario continues to slump, which'is the surest way of hav- | ing the ban on margarine removed. LN Ep iw Japan's wartime premier, Tojo, in a last | message before execution, makes a plea for world peace. If he had thought of that six years ago, he would not be going to the gal- lows within the next few days. * kk %x =x Nothing has been heard lately about the conference which was to have been called by Attorney-General Blackwell to bring about better relations between the press and the police. It is to be hoped that he has not for- gotten about it in the heat of hydro contro- versy. * * * kx We hear a report that two immigrant .girls from Britain came to Oshawa, stayed herewwo weeks, and then booked their pas- sages back to Britain because they could not stand the loneliness. That is the kind of thing that should not be allowed to happen in a city like Oshawa. e Other Editors' Views eo OLDER EMPLOYEES ARE STEADY ow -~ (Vancouver Province) Acually, middle-aged employees are good invest- ments. Most of them are steady, hard-working and experienced. They offer at least 20 years of faithful service. They aren't likely to jump from job to job in the same way as younger workers. Why they should have two strikes on them every time they look for work has never been very clearly explained. Employers, apparently, suffer from a vague phobia when they come to hiring a man over 45, even though he may be younger than themselves. CT RE IRISH "STAR BOARDER' (Bault Ste. Marie Star) A bill for repealing the External Relations Act and thus severing the last link with the British Common- wealth is up in Eire, which nevertheless hopes to retain such Commonwealth privileges as mutual citizenship rights and trade preferences with Britain and the Dominions. The Irish aim apparently is to become a "star boarder" in the house in which it was never happy as one of the family, * * 2 EXODUS RE-ENACTED (Chicago Daily News) The headlines say that Israel and Egypt are nego- tiating directly, For a thrilling account of former negotiations be- tween the two, read the book of Exodus, second book of the Bible, in which Moses and his spokesman, Aaron, negotiated with Pharoah, who appears to have acted as his own secretary of state. He didn't do a very good job for himself, either. ® A Bit of Verse eo CHANGE OF TUNE "Over the hills and far away" Was the tune he loved to play; But he never looked to find What it was that lay beyond. Till one day at last he went Singing up the steep ascent, Reached and stood upon the crest, Saw what he had never guessed. LY Slowly down the hill he came, Silent till he »eached his home; Then he to.%. his seilver pipe And set it to his lip. : Now he pipes in friendly streets, Tunes of home his favorites, And is never heard to play "Over the hills and far away." --Peter J. Henniker Heaton. In The Christian Science Monitor. eo A Bible Thought e Jesus said, "Verily, verily, I say unto you, he that heareth My words, and believeth on Him that sent Me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life." (John £124) Notice the nracant tame tarrn oo passed." Eternal life starts here and 1 forever with Him, ywded capital, and this happens to be 1 be d ' ¥ ¢ Fitzpatrick, in The St. Louis Pest-Dispatch > Looking Around The World By DEWITT MACKENZIE Associated Press News Analyst Col. Frank Howley, command- ant in the United States sector of Berlin, recently pointed out to a press conference that for two years the Russians systematically have broken all the solemn agreements reached by the four occupation au- thorities, and then he Aropounded this one: "Is it really worth all the effort to try to get additional agreements with them?" He didn't attempt to answer his own question specifically. What good is achieved by trying to make agreements which we know the Russians will break if and when it serves their purpose? Why should we kep striving when they have made it plain that they are out to communize the world and will let nothing stand in their way? Love's Labor Lost Well, we can say at once that such tactics would be love's laoor lost if their sole value lay in the agreements achieved. However, it isn't the intrinsic value of the pacts for which the democracies are aiming primarily. They are playing for time. And so are the communists. the economic recovery of Western Europe so that it will be strong to stand up to Russia in event of a hot war. The Russians, for their part, are The democracies want time for | | dian crude on a competitive level | with United States 'crude oil. | Prairie refineries now are assured of adequate supplies. | Markets Thursday Stock markets were mixed Thurs- day with an early advance in New | York faltering. Grain markets were firm in active®trading. NEW MURDER SUSPECT Pembroke, Dec. 3 -- (CP)--Police night were reported to | Thursday | be holding an unidentified man in connection with the slaying nine months ago of James Edwards, Pembroke taxi-driver. Edwards, father of two children, was found shot through the head on a lonely | stretch of road near Pembroke on the night of March 14. i MURDER CHARGE Drumbheller, Alta., Dec. 3--(CP)-- | Allan Newton, 16-year-old farm | laborer, Thursday was charged with murdering the wife of his employer, Mrs. Mary Gladys Moore, 26, shot to death at her farm home Wednesday. It is believed he will undergo men- | tal examing'ion. | A | UNDER CONTROL | Ottawa, Dec. 3.--(CP)--The Rev- ene Department Thursday night made public a customs memoran- dum, placihg the shipment of po- tatoc; under government control as of Dec. 1. The customs memoran- dum notes that an export permit will be required for consignment of | potatoes "of all, kinds" to any des- | tination outside the dominion. | | | | | | | Mac's Musings A news item From Kelowna, B.C, Which we read The other day Made us sit up And take notice. This story said That the voters In this town, Were being offered A chance on a lottery For fifty dollars, Offered by the Junior Chamber of Commerce, Of Kelowna, As an inducement To turn out to vote In their municipal election. Each person voting, The story went on, Would receive a ticket For the draw For fifty dollars. It is a shocking State of affairs When public bodies Have to resort To this kind of thing To persuade The electors of their town To do their duty And cast their ballots In an election. To what depths Has our citizenship, Our pride in democracy Fallen, when citizens Have to be bribed In this way, To exercise their right To the franchise? The right to vote Is sacred, Is a privilege, As well as A responsibility; Not to be bought or sold, But to be recognized And used by every voter Who prizes the life We have under democracy. ® 45 Ycars Ago The Ontario Grand Division of the Sons of Temperance held its annual two-day convention in Osh- awa, and advocated abolition of barrooms, South Ontario Farmers' Institute held a two-day mee.ing at Whitby and Columbus, with meetings of the Women's Institute also held in con- junction with those of the men. . G. H. Stolicker was appointed road master and yard master of the Oshawa Railway Company. Mayor Fowke went to Ottawa and Montreal with a deputation from the lakeshore towns.to secure con- nections with the C.P.R. The Oshawa House was the scene of a magnificent spread on the oc- casion of the annual banquet of the Thirty Club. Zacharius Jansen invented the BST Tab first compound microscope about 1590. e Readers Views LABOR'S VIEWPOINT To The Editor, Times-Gazette. Dear Sir: A recent edition of The Oshawa Times-Gazette in re- porting a meeting of the Oshawa Public Utilities Commission quoted Mayor McCallum as saying that Labor had adopted a policy of dic- tation rather than co-operation in the present hydro shortage. This was in bold type which indicates that The Times agrees. The facts concerning this matter do not bear out this contention but on the con- trary Labor was ignored until they insisted on co-operation. When the shortage became seri- ous, the commission called a meet- ing of the local industrial and com- mercial users but the voice of Labor was apparently not appreciated and it was only after some pressure that Labor received a very belated invitation to aitend this meeting. The only thing accomplished was a resolution to establish the whole question on a community basis with as near equal sacrifice as possible and to set up a committee of six to work out ways and means to overcome the situation. At subsequent meetings of this sub-committee the only solution advanced by management represen- and possibly Sunday without over- time premium, losing a comparable number of hours during the regular work week, The Labor representatives could not agree to this without further consultation with the members. At a further meeting of repre- sentatives from Management and Labor, neither the P.U.C., the Mayor nor Management had any other solution and no serious considera- tion was given to a program which Labor put forward at that time. serious view of the situation and the possible reduction in take home pay, they also view with alarm any attempts to undermine any of the provisions of existing contracts and feel convinced that if the decision of the first meeting re equal sacri- fice for all was carried out, man- agement should be expected to contribute their share. When all the facts are known, it much less state, that co-operation was refused, or that any form of dictation was either suggested or implied but on the other hand Mayor McCallum or his represen- tative at the meeting did definitely attempt to dictate the policy to be followed. Hoping to see this in print, Yours truly, W. L. GRANT, One behalf of Executive Board Local 222 U.AW.-C1O. Oshawa, Dec. 2, 1948. VICTIM DIES Montreal, Dec. 3.--(CP) -- Mrs. Sylvio Bessette, 43, died in hospital here Thursday night less than 24 hours after she had been identified in hospital by a son, Fer- nand Bessette. letting time work for them as they | try to extend their conquests by | all strong-arm methods short of | actual gunfire. | Not Shooting | As long as the Russiuns and the | western powers are talking they | aren't shooting at each other. Thus in this sense continuance of nego- tiations may be a good thing, even though agreements will be broken. That is, they may be a good thing 80 long as they aren't mistaken for appeasement. As concerns the Berlin crisis, I can't see that the latest Russian move in establishing a rump gov- | ernment in the Soviet sector has | altered the situation basically. The Communists have merely added in- sult to Injury with the idea of har- rassing the western powers and preventing any settlement of the imbroglio. No Communist agreement is worth a hill of beans, and time gained through palaver about agreements 'may be worth much. Business Spotlight By The €anadian Press The search for "block gold" on Canada's western plains is attract ing interest paralleling the boom days of 11 years ago that was touched off by Turner Valley's hid- den oll, Canadian investors turned their) eyes to Alberta's wealthy oil lands] in recent weeks, bringing about a1} stampede for oil shares that pulled the prices of Western Oil Company stocks to the highest levels since 1937. It was in 1937.that the Turner Valley boom reached its peak. Discovery of mew oil weils was reported near Hanna, Alta., and the Redwater field looked like another uc to some observers. The boom in trading on the To- ronto Exchange began late in last | 4 Thursday's session and stretched to | § Tuesday. Calgary brokers reported a flood of buying orders during the two hours between the closing of the Toronto Exchange and the Gal- gary market. By Friday's close oil shares had stampeded for a gain of more than five points on the Toronto index. The oil shares continued their advance into this week, although observers expected a technical sell- ing off because of the rapid up- swing. On Tuesday, the Western oil in- dex on the Toronto 'Exchange showed an advance of about three points. However, the announcement that Imperial Oil had cut its price for crude oil sent prices skidding Wednesday morning. R=fidction by traders on: the price ;|slash - showed "that the Licicasing oll reserves made possible the cut, bringing prices of Cana- N BY A CO-OPERATIVE ARRANGEMENT BETWEEN RADIO STATION CKDO AND THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE, AN UP-TO-THE-MINUTE SERVICE OF ELECTION RESULTS WILL BE" - BROADCAST ON STATION CKDO, OSHAWA on Monday Evening, December 6 tatives was to work on Saturdays | Although Labor has taken a very | does not seem reasonable to assume, | left. | beaten and unconscious on Jacques | Cartier Bridge. : Mrs. Bessette was | Weslington Spotlight By GEORGE RONALD Canadian Press Staff Writer Washington, Dec. 3--(CP)--Few "outsiders" in this diplomat-loaded capital are as popular as Britain's Ambassador, Sir Oliver Franks. In his quiet, unassuming, friendly way, the 43-year-old scholar does a top-notch job of "selling" the Un- ited Kingdom to blase Washington= ians. His knack is all the more noteworthy because, unlike former British ambassadors, he is not a career diplomat, . He is a teacher of moral philo= sophy who was summoned from the calm of university life to lend a hand to the British Government during the war. Good Press Nowhere is he better liked than among members of the National Press Club. Raymond P. Brandt of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch wrote recently of Sir Oliver: "His American audiences may think they are seeing and hearing a 'typical Britisher.' He is far more than that. He is, rather, a highly- developed specimen of the finest in British education and culture." Since taking over Britain's im- | portant Washington pos: last June, | Sir Oliver has made a point of see= | ing for himeelf the life and indus- {try and agriculture of the United | States. Scholar Statesman His scholastic ability had won him | the chair of moral philosophy at Glasgow University when war thrust | him into public service. He was as- | signed the job of studying how red | tape and confusion could be cut to | a minimum in Britain's vital Minis- { try of Supply. So thorough and valuable were | his recommendations that he was | appointed Principal Assistant Secre- | tary to Herber® Morrison, who then | was Minister of Supply. At the end | of the war, Sir Oliver had risen to | the post of permanent secretary of { the combined Ministries of Supply and, Aircraft Production. {| He decided to return to Oxford: he accepted - the provostship cf Queen's College. New crisis ended his quiet, choscn | college life within a year. Britain's Labor Government put in a new | bid for his services when Georga | Marshall, United States Secretary | of State, promised American aid if | European countries would band to- | gether to help themselves. | Marshall Plan Authority | He became one of the draftsmen |of the Marshall Plan. As head of | the British delegation, he did much | to help the 16 free nations of West- | ern Europe, in conference at Pars | last year, work out details of the tremendous recovery program. Some observers credit him with | being, next to Marshall, the chief | builder of the European Recovery | Program. ' | + Michael Faraday, an English chemist, discovered the principle of the dynamo. ELECTION RESULTS BROADCASTS OF RESULTS WILL BE MADE AT 7.30 P.M. -- 8.00 P.M. -- 8.20 P.M. and Approximately 9.15 P.M. and 10.15 P.M. THE MOTOR CITY CHOIR BROADCAST, FROM 8.30 TO 10.15 P.M. WILL BE INTERRUPTED SHOULD SIGNIFICANT RESULTS BECOME AVAILABLE. Candidates Will Be Interviewed On the Air At 10:15 p.m. By Which Time the Results Should Be Known NOTE TO CANDIDATES : All candidates for Mayor, City Council, Board of Education and Public Utilities Commission are cordially invited to come to the News Room of The Times-Gazette at 10.15 p.m., in order to take the opportun- THIS SERVICE WILL BE BROADCAST FROM THE NEWSROOM OF THE TIMES-GAZETTE tty of speaking to the electors in this broadcast. 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