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3 Newspaper, Radio Join Forces » OSHAWA " THE DAILY TIMES.GAZETTE . Combining The Oshawa Tinies and Whitby Gazette and Chronicle WHITBY h - VOL. 7--NO. 286 OSHAWA-WHITBY, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1948 PAGE THREE Election Briefs From City Hall Official election returns trickled into City Hall slowly. at first but when they started to come, they The election officers, City Clerk Fred Hare, his assistant, Miss Eve- lyn Found, and tabulators City As- sessor Eldon Kerr 'and City Treas- urer Harold Tripp were all ready to start shortly after the polls closed but the first D.RO. to arrive with his ballot" box was from 'Polling Booth No. 34 at 70 Celina Street. He arrived shortly after, eight o'clock. Things slackened off again for a few minutes and then the D.R.O.'s started coming in in earnest. At first they dropped in by ones and twos but by nine o'clock they were lining up to hand in their refurns. At one point a dozen of them were standing in line. The peak was reached between 10 and 11 o'clock. Then the rush dropped. off and the stragglers began to come in. By midnight only two polls were missing. Shortly after midnight one D.R.O. came in with his final fig- ures but the last to come, from Simcoe Street South School did not report until 1250 a.m. She explain- ed that one mayoralty ballot was missing and she had spent hours trying to make her figures tally. Few candidates made their ap- pearance at Mr. Hare's office. Clif- ford Harman. and Public Utilities Commissioner Robert Mills were there to check early returns but did not stay much after 10 o'clock. Defeated mayoralty candidate Rae Halliday dropped in for a mo- ment, cheerful despite the lacing he took. In mock sorrow he waved good-bye to Mr. Hare and Miss Found. "I guess I just didn't have enough neighbors," he remarked ruefully, As the long hours dragged on, someone said he was going out to et something to eat. "Anything I an get you?" he asked Miss Found. "I could go for a turkey dinner and a nice soft bed about now," she replied. The Election In Retrospect By FRANK HARRIS As I sit back and watch the croud disperse and the radio people dismantle and pack up their equip- ment, my mind wanders back over the past few days. Days packed with . laughs, excitement, thrills and dis- appointments. It all started on Thursday, No- vember 25. The Nomination Meet- ing at the City Hall for Oshawa's riew 1949 civic officers. A total of 59 candidates were nominated. A new high for Oshawa--and a very good sign, I thought to myself for it shows that the citizens are taking an interest in municipal affairs. The following evening the City Hall wa. again a hive of activity, The candidates had till 9 p.m, to qualify. How many would qualify? Would most of them just "Not Bother?" Again the results were very grat- itying. Forty-one of the nominees signified their intention of contest- ing the various offices for which they were nominated. The next day the fun really be- gan. The papers vere full of elec- tion advertisements: Vote and elect Joe Bush; no rash promises--but; for: efficient administration; the man with the most experience; youth must not be denied. As the week progressed the candidates, and consequently the advertise- ments became more emphatic un- til on the final day before the el- ection we read something like this: Experience counts!; Vote wisely'; Do you want action?; The kind of man we all need!; He gets things done; and so on. And then, it was 7 p.m.-election night. The Times-Gazette News Room looked like the lobby of the Royal York Hotel after the Calgary Stampeders won the Dominion Football Championship. The final results would be in in a few min- utes. Was everything in readiness, Was the Public Address System in good working order, Were the CKDO people all set to go? Was my pencil sharpened? Did I have enough aspirin tablets with me, And then the first results! Mr. Ross Rowlands of CKDO went into ac- tign with his microphone! The crowd outside the building was get- ting larger by the minute! The loudspeaker blared out, "The first results from polling sub-division so and so show Mr. A with 175, Mr, B with 159, Mr. C. with 110. The crowd outside was silent as they digested the information. Was that ood or bad? More results came n. The time was flying now. Things were beginning to take shape. A few candidates were showing up. What! Ten-thirty already? A few of the candidates had conceded; others were definitely "in". The speeches began. "I am indeed happy and honoured to have been elected and will do all in my power etc. etc, An- other one: "Although I was not el- ected I wish to thank all the people who, etc. etc." The speeches are over. The elec- © tioh is over. Everybody is going home. I'd better get some sleep too. Goodnight. . bd i fey Coming: Zvents STORIE PARK--CRIBBAGE CHRE 35¢, CR.A., Wednesday, Shi 8, 33 Refreshments. Tickets prone , . 47) Elected To Oshawa City Council In Yesterday's Balloting RUSSFIT. D» wUruouprve Ww Of Brougham I ' Doubly Bereaved MRS. T. C. BROWN Correspondent Brougham, Dec. 6--The Firemen's A annual meeting will be held in the in soe aC WOY "HIZN SCHOOL, A Tine appearing bus is now being operat- ed by Mr. Donald Beer, for trans- porting pupils to Whitby high school. He also intimates the bus will be available for adults wishing to go to Whitby, which shduld be a great ccnvenience. Many anxious friends were callers during last week at the Holtby home, due to the seriousness of Mrs For Election Returns, Many Candidates Two mediums of public citizens of Oshawa, the results from the polls and mation to the public. Give Addresses enlightenment merged forces. last night to bring the results of the municipal election to the The Times-Gdzette collaborated with Station CKDO, the newspaper staff assembling and analysing. CKDO broadcasting the infor« tem within The Times-Gazette building, which was jaramed with candidates and interested citizens operated throughout the long eve- news reports. It took a good deal of planning on the part of the editorial direc- tors on The Times-Gazette. More than 20 staff members were spotted at strategic spots in the election orggnization and kept the. tele- phones in the news room and front) office humming. CKDO broadcast directly from the 'news room. An element of drama was given the radio reports which had for their background the shrilling of telephones and clacking of typewriters. When between thirty and forty Mil began in the building. Candidates 8 public address system and also over WILLIAM DUNCAN fire hall at Brougham en Tuesday, SAMUEL JACKSON, JR. CEPHAS B. GAY Mrs. Ford of HARRY F. BENSON a MURDOCH Motor City Choir Thrills Large Audience In. spite of powerful counter at-|were precise with a pure and re- tractions a capacity audience gath- red in Simcoe Street United Church to hear the Motor City Choir Con- cert. Mr. Edmund Hockridge well known to radio audiences by his numerous BBC. and CBL recitals, was the assisting artist. Mr. Regin- ald Geen, the Motor City Choir con- ductor also played the accompani- ments for Mr. Hockridge. Mrs. G. E. Fleming and Mr. Kelvin James, A.T.CM., accompanied the choir on piano and organ respectively. The program was opened with a stirring performance of Stanford's "God Save The King" which was followed by Gounod's setting of the well-knowh psalm "By Babylon's Wave", Although early in this chorus a slight tendency on the part of the choir to lose pitch was ob- servable it was puickly corrected and was never again to be observed throughout the program. An out- standing feature of this chowus was /he flexibility. of the choristers in the matter of expressiveness. There was an intelligent and imaginative con- ception of the sorrow, defeat, suf- fering and faith in ultimate eman- cipation strikingly evidenced. The penultimate climax of the thrice sung "Jerusalem" was almost unbelievable in its fervor and in- tensity. "Nightfall in Skye" was abeautiful tonal picture of a simple pastoral scene in the Hebrides. Not a syllable was sung in this little gem. Every note was hummed. The altos and basses were particularly effective in this number with their warm sym- pathetic tones. Fletcher's "Ring Out Wild Bells", was rot only appropriate at this time of year but to many ears it must have evoked nostalgic mem- ories of carillous peals and changes from the bell towers of other lands, IL was sung with the vigor and clar- ity of tone so eminently suited to The ladies of the choir gave a delightful interpretation of the piquant Lehar selection "My Nest of Heavenly Blue". Their attacks fined tone. The enunciation was ex- cellent. Vogt's arrangement of "Rule Bri- tannia" was felicitously introduced by Mr. Geen with a tactful refer- ence to the frequently heard viola- tion of the text "Rule Britannia, Britannia Rule The Waves." This patriotic-air was a most ac- ceptable addition to the program. It is' a really good piece of music which is more than can be said for some so-called "National Airs". Mr. Geen was quite successful in leading his choir to portray a celes- tial chorus issuing the mandate to Britain to rule the waves. The ef- fect was well worth the striving for. The humorous choruses which followed displayed the versatility of Mr. Geen's choristers. Each chorus was particularly good. "Old Mother Hubbard" gpd then for encore "A Song of Sixpence". These were so enthusiastically ap- plauded that the favorite "Russian Picnic" was added. Mrs. Fleming gave a brilliant accompaniment to this piece "Keep On Hopin?" was a cheerfully sung and worthy piece of optimism but it was rather over- shadowed by the following mighty "Hallelujah Chorus" from Beetho- ven's "Mount of Olives". This was a magnificently sung chorus and Mr. Kelvin James accompaniment on the vrgan was not only adequate but quite brilliant. Mr. Hockridge sang two groups of songs: Group one, "Love That's True", "Lord Randal", "As Ever I Saw", "I Got a Robe" (Negro Spiri- tual). Group two included, "Deep In a Quiet Forest", "When I Think Upon the Maidens", "Mr. Jim", "All Day On The Prairies" . This writer has heard quite a number of Motor City Choir con- certs and has heard some first class singers as %ssisting artists but canh- not recall any to excel this evening's artist. He is in his twenties with a pleasing appearance and a gracious and sincere personality which per- vades all his art. He has innate per- ception of drama and an easy and | simo to an exultant sonority. WILLIAM BODDY 1 Re<Elected To P.U.C. ROBERT G. MILLS natural mode of expressing it. There are ne artificial absurdities which In so many are presumed to be 'showmanship'. His voice is perfect- ly placed and even in its quality throughout its compass. It ranges from an exactly controlled pianis- It is apparently adequate for any emotional demands and is a most cbedient servant to a well trained and conscientious master. Space will not permit a more de- tailed account but at least mention must be made of a really beautiful use of the English language: vowels and consonants are given their exact values and no element of speech im song has been overlooked. It is cer« tain that Mr. Hockridge has well earned the grateful appreciation of the large audience who so thorough- ly enjoyed his artistic performance tonight. § Mr. Geen can always be depend- ed on for illuminating and sympa- thetic accompaniments and he fully earned his enviable fame tonight, as he skilfully wove the instrumental and vocal strands of music together. Congratulations to choir soloist accompaniments and conductor for a most memorable and delightful [ concert. Fire Sweeps C.LL. . Plant Copper Cliff, Dec. 7--(CP)--A sudden figze Monday night swept the $1,000,000 steel and concréte main building pf the Canadian Indus- tries Limited chemical plant here. * No one was injured in the blaze. But the fire destroyed the 500-foot long building--considered virtually fireproof--in little more than two hours. It left a mass of tangled steel girders. The building had béen built in 1929 to manufacture sulphuric acid from refinery wastes at the In- ternational Nickel Company's cop- per refinery here. With valuable equipment and ma- chinery destroyed in the fire, dam- age was expected to. be well over $1 000,000. Nearly the entire population of this mining town of 3,500 people turned out to watch the fire that raged through a sleet stofm. Ope company employee said he was astonished at the speed the flames swept through the building. Juror Fined In Absence From Court Grand Jury 'heard Crown. evidence in five bills of indictment. They will 'today 'bring in "true bills" or "no . bills" in seme -or- all of the cases. A member of the jury, James Wylie, of Pickering, did not respond when his name was called. Sheriff Dr. H. Bascomb, in reply to the bench's query, said that the absent juryman made no excuse. Accord- ingly Judge Coleman fined him $10 and costs on the spot. George Marsh was chosen fore- man of the jury. The court list included a charge of. .theft. .against . Bruce Syer, a charge of theft and skipping bail 'against 'Gordon MacDonald, of Ux- bridge and. a.charge .of theft and one of shooting with intent to maim against' Irvin Trick, of Osh- awa. Also. included. in the. list are charges of false pretence, two agaist Anthony Aquahno and one against David Curley. In his charge of the jury Judge Coleman point:d out that the Su- preme Court sat in the chambers next week and he hoped to have the sessions over with by then. It would require a good deal of effort on the part of the court but nonetheless he hoped tobe able to succeed. Reminding the jurymen of the gravity of their duties, Judge Cole- man said that it was one of a cit- izen's most important duties to as- sist in the administration of just- ice. _ The cause of the fire 'was un- known. Officials said from six to 10 men normally worked nights in the plant but all of them, escaped before the building was destroyed. The flames licked near six tanks, containing 6,000 gallons of sulphuric acid, but engineers said there was no danger of an explosion, Several small blasts were heard at the height of. the blaze, but there were no major explosions, « Copper Cliff is five miles west of Sudbury. \ Chosen To Sit As Members Of The Oshawa Board Of Education " DR. GRANT L. BIRD MRS. GERTRUDE COLPUS * WILLIAM JOHN NAYLOR LEIGHTON M. SOUCH DR. REGINALD E. McMULLEN polls were heard from the speeches successful and unsuccessful were invited to speak over the inside the air to the Oshawa public. T. L. Wilson, Vice-President and Managing Director of The Times- Gazette, acted as Master of Cere- monies. 'M. McIntyre-Hood, Man- aging Editor of*The Times-Gazette, relieved occasionally. The broad- cast was under the direct super- vision of CKDO Manager Ross Rowlands, who broadcast bulletins eonstantly throughout the ' eve- ning. The many speeches which lasted over a period of more than two hours, are summarized as follows: MAYORALTY MAYOR-ELECT MICHAEL STARR "When I decided to run for Mayor I fully realized the respon- sibility. I am overwhelmed with the support I have received and I promise to carry out these respon- sibilities to the best of my ability. I think you know in the examina- tion of my record that I have never ignored the wishes of the electorate. I want to thank those who worked for me and voted for me today." ERNEST CAY "This election has been well and cleanly - fought. and I am most happy to give my. congratulations to Mr. Starr. I know him well and | assure you that he will make an excellent Mayor. So far as I can see now the electors have a first class council this year and nothing to fear whatsoever. To those who supported me--thanks. I would also like to thank The Times- Gazette and CKDO." RAE HALLIDAY "A fellow who needs a friend-- that's me. You and your neighbor did a wonderful job today--but for the wrong fellow. However, you and your neighbor made no mistake in choosing Mike Starr. He is a first class man and will make a good Mayor. In addition, it appears to me that you have chosen a strong, first class council. You may be seeing me another year." COUNCIL CLIFFORD HARMON | "I assure you that I will do my! best this year to serve your in- terests on the Council. As I look over the list of candidates who seem to be successful, I am con- vinced that the electors 'have chosen a good body of men. I would like to congratulate Mike Starr on his election and also Mr. Cay and Mr. Halliday on the show- ing they made. There is a lot of work to do this year and I sure hope this Council won't go on a spending spree." MRS. EVELYN MAY BATEMAN "Thank you my friends--and this year I know you are my. friends. Last year you had no choice in my case but this year I am gratified to know that you again chose me. I assure you that I am willing to do my very best for you as I have done in the past. I am a busy person but, with me, the city's affairs come first. My heart is in Oshawa, my house and my money so I certain- ly am for Oshawa." E FINLAY M. DAFOE "I have had a couple of years rest since I was in Council. I assure you that I am rested this year and will do my best to keep the city out of bankruptcy. I would like to thank my supporters and The Times and CKDO for the oppor- tunity to speak to you." WILLIAM DUNCAN "I am a newcomer to the Council race. As yet I don't know if I am successful or not. I would like to thank those who supported me." - HARRY FRANCIS BENSON "I did not make any rash or elaborate promi: S07 CC quently I will not have to keep them. I am quite ready and willing to discharge my responsibility. If I am elected it is possible that a year from now there may be people in Council to (work with who understand my views and are willing to co-oper= ate." 1 ANDREW HAYWARD MURDOCK "It seems to me that there should be more young people 'run for pub- lic office. It is time we gave the old folks a hand." RUSSELL D. HUMPHREYS . "I often think I might be wise to retire from public life and de- vote my time to my own business. However, I find the work interest- ing and instructive particularly as there should be several major projects coming to fruition in the next year. The sewage .disposal plant is one and the matter of the King Street tracks another. I think In addition a public address sys-¢ ning and night bringing last minute |. on those tracks, I I have anything to do with it they are going to come up this year." 2 CEPHAS GAY "I only want to say 'Thanks very much' to those who supported me, I assuré you that I will do my best if elected." MICHAEL FENWICK "Thanks. I may not be elected but being the candidate who got all the arrows and barbs in this came ° paign I am proud that I made the showing I did. If I do not make the grade there is always another year and Tl be back then to asi for your support." FREDERICK JOHN PERRY "The City of Oshawa is going ta have a good Council this year judging by the list of those who, it seems, are elected. I want to thank those who supported me." ' ORVILLE CALVIN EAGLE ! "Two years ago there were 19 in the field and I ran 18th. This year I hoped to do better but the returns are not very promising, Anyway thanks to those who supported me. THOMAS HART "Thanks very much those who supported me. I'll be back next year." ELMO DUNN "The people choose the Council in their own democratic way and it seems that this year the people said 'No Elmo. Not this year." PERCY NORRIS BARRETT "As most of you know I am in the foundation business. This year then I built the foundation. Next year I will return to" finish the building." J. M. LOWNIE "There is half of a new Council this year judging by the lists. I would suggest to you people that. you go to the Council meetings this year and see how your business is. conducted." BASIL MacFARLANE "Thanks." WILLIAM RUTHERFORD "I would like to take this oppore tunity to thank those who assisted me .in my battle for election this year. WILLIAM LOCK "It appears that I am not going to make the grade. Well I am quite resigned to my fate. I don't think I will run again. One, of. the candidates said that he thought. younger imen should take part in. municipal life. Well I am, I think, the oldest man on this year's Coun= cil so perhaps it was right that I should retire. I have tried to work hard for the city and did my best cver fifteen years. I say to tha new Council: Look after the taxe payers." J BOARD OF EDUCATION ' MRS. GERTRUDE COLPUS "I am most gratified that I have, again been chosen to be a member; of the Board of Education. I have; served for eighteen years and ine! tend -to serve for another two ag; least. I assure you that I have, done the best I can. One of the, contestants brought up the matter. of school books, I think I can ase sure Mr. Thornington that they are, in the offing." { ALBERT GRANIK ! "I intend to try again next year, It so happens this year that my, services were not required but JX: am not discouraged." WILLIAM JOHN NAYLOR "I wasn't too optimistic about my chances of election so I am, not too disappointed. I would cers: tainly like to thank those who supported me." i RALPH A. WALLACE ¥ "Thank you to those who voted for me." | WALTER JAMES FOWLIE "Well it's over for another year, I would like to add my thanks to those of the other speakers." CLARENCE A. SADLER "My desire when I ran for Board. of Education was to work to see. that our students be developed to the fullest -of their capabilities and to see that they were educated in good citizenship." PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION WILLIAM BODDY "Our watchword at the Commise sion has been 'service'. We have had a lot of trouble but I hope the Hydro picture won't get.any darker, I assure you that the Commissione ers will do their best to help™ ROY JOHN FLEMING "I am not known personally to a good many of the voters and per= haps that had something to do with the result. I will be back next year, however." 7 OTHER SPEAKERS ARTHUR WILLIAMS, M.P. "I know how a good many of these candidates feel having been in the same position myself. I notice that I am going to have as sistance in- raising the tracks on | King Street: I think perhaps I should open an employment agency and recruit helpers to attack those tracks with picks and shovels." . T. D THOMAS, M.L.A. "There are a ggod many brickbats and not many bouquets in publie. life. With this annexation questiot coming up I am afraid there are going to be a good many headaches for Oshawa councillors next year." A. L. "MIKE" BOUCKLEY 'I' can remember a good many elections which have come and gone, the results of which have been given out from this building, It is hard to lose an election bub sometimes it is just as hard the - I have got a couple of nuts loosened way it works out for the winners."