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ormions + DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE EDITORIAL PACE FEATURES The Daily Times-Gazette A THE OSHAWA TIMES (Established 1871) THE WHITBY GAZETTE & CHRONICLE (Established 1863) The Times the Canadian Dail Provincial Dailies Assogiation Press el; titled to the use for is exclusiv en! a Ser ne The Associated Press or an published therein. All rights of special despatches herein are also reserved. A. BR. ALLOWAY, President and Publisher T. L. WILSON, Vice-F nt and Mal M. McINTYRE HOOD, Managing Editor * ' SUBSCRIPTION RATES i Whitby, Brooklin, Port , outside carrier delivery areas, ng, AC De We ade' snd Eogiand, san oe, Riktier, Post Office Department, Ottaws, Canada, . DAILY AVERAGE CIRCULATION for NOVEMBER 9,138 TUESDAY; DECEMBER 7, 1948 wa 1! the Ontario lewspapers Association, 8. and the Audit Bureau of Director - D Perry, The Election Results Forty-six per cent of the electors of the City of Oshawa went to the polls yester- day to vote in what was the keenest elec- tion campaign held in this city for many years. From the standpoint of the number of candidates it set a new record, and in comparison with the usual votes in munici- pal elections, the response of the voters was somewhat above the average. Indeed, it was much higher than in many recent years, It was noticeable that the vote was particul- arly heavy in the south end of the city, which makes one wonder if the new Canad- jans who live in that section are more ap- preciative of the privilege of the ballot thar those who live in the north end. x x % » The heavy vote in the south end doubtless influenced the size of the vote given to Michael Starr in the mayoralty contest. Mayor-elect Starr had a clear plurality over * his two opponents, Ernest Cay and Rae Hal- liday, beating their combined totals by 366 votes. He was 1376 ahead of Ernest Cay, who ran second. It was a splendid triumph for a young man who has already given the city five years of faithful and energetic service as an alderman, and who has shown unusual capabilities for public service. The citizens can rest assured that Mayor-elect Starr will devote himself assiduously to his duties as mayor of the city for 1949. * ok ok % ' The aldermanic contest once again saw Alderman Clifford Harman head ¥he poll in a keenly contested race between 24 candi- dates. As dean of the city council, it is ap- parent that he has won the confidence of the electors to a high degree. There will be "three entirely mew faces on the 1949 coun- cil, those of William Duncan, Harry F. Ben- son and Hayward Murdoch, who were all successful on their first venturé in munici- pal politics. Finlay M. Dafoe returns to the council on which he has served previously. Five of the 1948 aldermen were re-elected, these being Clifford Harman, Russell D. Humphreys, Mrs. Evelyn Bateman, Sam Jackson and Cephas Gay--and Mayor F. N.: -- McCallum completes the list. Two of last year's aldermen went down to defeat, Alex Ross and W. H, Lock, who ran thirteenth and fourteenth respectively. "The council as elected is a representative body, with no' preponderance of any one class or group.' Of the nine candidates who were endorsed by the U.A.W.A. Local 222, three were elected. This will give labour, as an organized group, fair representation, without any domination of the council. x % Xx *» William Naylor and Dr. R. E. McMullen are the new members of the Board of Edu-' cation, although Mr. Naylor is a former member and chairman of the Board. As was expected, Dr. Grant Bird, Mrs, B. C. Colpus and L. M. Souch were re-elected. There has therefore been little change in the Board of Education, which remains an efficient and well-balanced public body, with Mr. Naylor the only successful candidate of the three endorsed by organized labour. * x x ® There is no change in the composition of the Public - Utilities Commission," William Boddy and R. G. Mills being elected by a substantial margin over R. J. Fleming. The two members-elect had the benefit of pre- vious experience on the Commission, and in spite of the difficulties over power short- ages and cut-offs, the electors did not feel inclined to make a change. * % oh ¥ The 1949 elections are now over. The will of the people has been expressed, and in a democracy, the will of the people must pre- vail. Oshawa has elected good public bod- les for 1949, with an admixture of experi- ence .and new blood, and under the. leader- ship of a young and aggressive Mayor-elect, should give the city sound and efficient ad- . ministration during the next year, Now that . the elections are over and the results known, it behooves all citizens to unite behind those whom they have elected, and work together for the welfare of the city. ! Wages At Record High " Muc¥s heard these days about the in- creased cost of living, but there is another side of the picture which is equally import- ant. According to the figures of thes Dom- inion Bureau:of Statistics, employment in Canada, at September 1, 1948, had reached an all-time high record of 5,048,000 people employed -in jobs. Net only are there more wage-earners in Canada than ever before, but the average weekly wages of :these| people, at September 1," 1948, had reached a record avérage of $40.88 per week.' This represented a twenty cent increase over the prévicus high record of August 1, 1948, and compared with $36.76 per week on Septem- ber 1, 1947. This means that the average weekly wage was $4.18 higher than a year before. These are facts which indicate that even if living costs are increasing, there are higher average earnings with which to meet them, so that living standards generally have not suffered to the degree which might seem apparent in looking at only one side of the picture. Canadian employment condi- tions, therefore, would seem to be in a healthy state, which is something for which our citizens have causé to be truly thankful. Editorial Notes The heroes of yesterday's' elections were the deputy returning 'officers and polling clerks. They had a gigantic task, with forty- one candidates' votes to count, and they came through in splendid style. * * * * The people of the south end showed in unmistakeable terms their preference for Michael Starr for mayor, and rolled up great majorities for him, And Cedardale, as usual placed Clifford Harman far ahead of the other candidates for aldermen. * ok ko» In 1947, when F. M. Dafoe and F. N. Me- Callum were running for mayor, 6,849 votes were cast for these two candidates. In yes- terday's election 7,001 votes were polled for the three mayoralty candidates. 'Ho 8 @ Theré were plenty of those in the cate- gory of living to fight another day, and they took their defeats with good sportsmanship, judging from their statements made after the results were known, * & x 9, Members 'of the staff of The Times-Gaz- ette put in a hectic five hours from 7.30 p.m. to 12.30 a.m., but they had the satisfaction of knowing that they gave the public an excellent service .of election returns. Ld ¢ Other Editors' Views o GOLD COMPLEX (Winnipeg Tribune) Ottawa has become imbued with the "What's a million dollars anyway?" viewpoint. It is to be hoped that an invigorated opposition will change. this state of mind in the coming. session of parliament. It is time to end: government by surpluses. * kk # BAD CITIZEN (Sarnia Canadian Observer) The men who: do a city more harm than good are those who oppose improvements; run it down to strangers; distrust public-spirited men; show no hospitality to anyone; hate to see others make mon- ey; oppose every movement that does not originate with themselves; acquire long faces when a person speaks of locating in their town; oppose every public srkerpeime which does not appear to benefit. them- selves. ® A Bit of Verse eo (I THINK OF YOU) When orient beams the morn's display, And nature brightens with the day, When leat and flower of every hue, Glistens with the morning dew, I think of you. When twilight's rays are falling fast, And evening clouds the sky o'er casts When children's voices float along, And echoe's answer to their song, I think of You. When lonely' midnight comes apace, And draws a veil o'er nature's face, When darkness lingers over the hill, And tired nature slumbers still, I think of You, --THOS, H. WILLIAMSON. Alken, S. Carolina, e A Bible Thought How easy it is to become careless in Christin work! The time is coming when not the quantity but the quality of our work will be tested. "Every man's work shall be made manifest; for the day shall de- clare it, because it shall be revealed by tire, and- the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is." (I Cor. 3:13). Only the best we can give will pass the test. pres Messnef, in The Rochester Times-Union . Business Spotlight By The Canadian Press Release bythe Federal Govern- ment of the report outlining possible multi - million dollar developments of the Lachine Rapide section of the St. Lawrence River has an im- portant bearing on two aspects of Quebec industry. First, such a development would place an, extra 1,200,000 horsepow=- er in electric energy on industrial Montredl's doorstep. Secondly, the development of a 27-foot water route past the Lachine rapids would give iron ore from Labrador and Northern Quebec access to Central Canada and the industrial United States. + Consistent Flow Afew days ago completion of the first stage of a project that will eventually turn out 2,000,000 horse- power at Beauharnois was an- nounced. At that time engineers noted that one of the advantages of the Beau- hornois project is that is harnesses part of the St. Lawrence. The riv- er, which has probably the most consistent flow of any in the world, depends on the Great Lakes rather than artificial storage. Navagation Proposals On the navigation proposals, Transport Minister Chevrier said a 27-foot channel at Lachine would not mean much if the larger ships it could carry couldn't get farther up the river. But there was a "reasonable chance" of the interna- tional waterway going through at the next United States Cbngress. If this happened the Lachine sec- tion would have to be deepened to conform with enlarging of upriver canals. This week Dr. J. A. Retty, chief geolist for the iron-ore project in Northern Quebec, said its backers are chary about continuing with their plans to develop mineral de- posits without some prospect of completion of the proposed St. Lawrence Waterway. Monday's Markets At New York stocks were steady despite mild selling pressure but at Toronto and Montreal prices were mixed. Corn dominated the Chic- ago market with gains of nearly two cents. All grains were firm in small trade at Winnipeg. e Readers Views REPLY TO MAYOR McCALLUM Dear Sir: In a letter to you from Mayor | Prank N. McCallum published in| Saturday's issue of The Tims-Gaz- ette, the stiement is made by him that Michael J. Fenwick is a "self- appointed" spokesman for labor. This was in reference to a letter sent the Public Utilities Commis- sion by Mr. Fenwick outlining Las bor's stand on the hydro shortage. I should like to correct the impres- sion that Mr. Fenwick wrote this letter on his own without the knowledge and consent of Labor. Mr, Fenwick was a member of a sub-committee appointed by the Labor Committee on the hydro shortage to draft the letter. Other members of the committee were myself and A. 'Gledhill. The letter was drafted by the sub-committee but signed by Mr. Fenwick as secre- tary-treasurer of the Oshawa and 'District Labor Council. I would | like tn dispel any idea that the letter did.not embody the feeling of Labor as a Whole. Yours sincerely, W. L. GRANT, President, Local 222, U.A.W.-C.I.O. OSHAWA HISTORY To the Editor, Oshawa Daily Times-Gazette: Now that we are approaching the day. when another Council will take over the authority of the operation of the business of this community perhaps they will take kindly to the suggestion that immediate thought should be given to the preservation of the revered history of this com- munity. Not long ago the late J. G. Harkness completed. a distin- guished service to his native Corn- wall, and the surrounding counties, by writing a history which, inci- dentally, was very ably produced here in one of the Oshawa printing industries. Last year a history was produced for the town of Cobourg and I believe that there have been other histories written and produc- ed in many other communities in Ontario during the past year or two. "This is. a most important work. We know that a history of Oshgwa has been discussed from time to time during the past 10 years but noth- early trails of co-operative fact gathering are fast growing faint. All of us are getting older and soon the work of gathering data for such a history will be extremely difficult if not altogether impossible. I sug- gest that the Council give consid- eration to the idea of asking one of our able citizens, and we have several who are capable of this work, to proceed immediately with this undertaking. The sale of the books would, naturally, offset, and more too, the costs involved. I am told, Mr. Editor, that your own com- pany has had a wide experience in producing these histories for other communities, Why not produce one for Oshawa and give our children at least an opportunity of knowing something of the traditions upon which this community rests. INTERESTED READER. AN EXPLANATION The Editor, Oshawa Daily Times-Gazette, Dear Sir: In Saturday, Dec. 4 issue of The Times-Gazette, I expressed my per- sonal views of the activities of The executive and the program commit tee of the C.R.A. At the time of writing I was sincere in the opin- ions expressed, however, in view of what I have subsequently learned, I must In all fairness to both par- ties cofiderned correct statements which resulted from misunderstand- ings. H In discussing the proposed change in the reorganization of the com- mittee with the committee chair- man this past week-end, I have come to appreciate the reasons for the proposed change. My experience of the past two years convinces me, after hearing the reasons for it, that the change is logical and will give the Neighborhood associations bet ter representation than they have had in the past. The criticism I voiced "was: a result ' of Central Councils misunderstanding .of the proposed change and I am now con- vinced that this proposal came to them not as the result of a secret meeting and not "as an intended discourtesy to the Neighborhood as- socigtions, My informant from Central Coun- cil, who gave me the information concerning the afternoon meeting of the program committee referted ' to in my previous letter erred seriously in saying that of the six members present, five were school teachers. Having now had access to the minutes of this meeting I find this was definitely not the case. I very much regret having made the statement and hope that the impression left will he cleared by this letter. I have also been as- sured that the afternoon meetings were to be tried only as an experi- ment and were not intended to ex- clude representatives of any group. GEORGE W. WELDON, Oshawa, Dec. 7, 1948. BC Concludes Testimony Ottawa, Dec. 7--(CP)--The rail- ways were to open evidence "foday in opposition tp the application of British Columbia province for re- moval of the "mountain differen- tial" rate on some freight hauls over the Rockies. : After reception of provincial evi- dence in the west, the Board of Transport Commissioners heard final testimony here 'Monday on behalf of the B.C. application. At the same time, chief commis- sioner M. B. Archibald ruled that a prima facie case for removal of the higher rate had been established and that the railways would have to go on and submit their side of the case. Mr. Justice Archibald gave this decision after provincial counsel had suggested that the provincial case as presented did not call for an" answer from the railways. However, railway counsel did not ask that the B.C. application be thrown out. Their. arguments ap- parently 'were directed at having the board prevent British Columbia from presenting any later evidence apart from rebuttal testimony. In outlining the railway case, J. Q. Maunsell, general solicitor for the: Canadian Pacific Railway, declared evidence would be given of "extra- ordinary" conditions calling for the mountain' differential rate of 1% times the prairie scale, : "We propose to show," he de- clared, "that the excess costs . . . in Pacific territory, on the basis of prairie territory unit costs, are more than $9,000,000 per year. . "The . mountain differential re- turns to the CPR. only some $2.- 500,000 to $3,000,000 of this increased ing has been done about it. The cost." = N | Without realizing Mac's Musings Something new Has grown up in Oshawa, In recent years, Something worth while, And which is doirfg much To bring the people Of this community Closer together. We refer to the Neighbourhood Associations, Which have been formed In various sections Ot Oshawa, And have brought together, For social nights And helpful endeavors Those who are neighbours. In many cases, These people Have been neighbours For many years Without knowing Each other; How the helping hand Of a friendly neighbour Can relieve the pain Of sorrow and distress. We've seen these neighbours, As they enjoyed One of their social" nights, With music, song and dancing, Happy intercourse and conversation, And the cup of tea That cheers. It was a scene To make one glad That some bright spirit Had conceived the idea, That folks who live Near one another Should not be strangers, But should band together For fellowship, For useful effort And to help each other. And so throughout Our city, The groups Are playing their part To make Oshawa A better, happier place In which to live. Looking Around The World By DEWITT MACKENZIE Associated Press News Analyst The German voters in the allied zones of 'occupation in Western Berlin have given Communists a terrific kick in the teeth. From the standpoint of the west- ern powers, Sunday's sensational election is among the encouraging developments of the cold war. The overwhelming vote registered against Soviet policies shows that the Germans want no truck with Communism, The Berliners displayed a lot of courage in this rebuff to the Rus- slans, who not only were making threats but were holding their bru- tal food and fuel blockade over all the citizens of the Western sectors. Ignoring possible consequences, 86.2 per cent of the eligible voters turn- ed out and cast their ballots -- all for non-Communists, the Commu- nists having boycotted the election because théy knew they didn't have a chance, Lest there be any doubt about the significance of the election, the victorious Socialist party based its platform on a denunciation of Rus- sia. It demanded freedom for Ger- mans to erect a peaceful socialist state. It condemned the blockade. Atmosphere of Terror The Soviet news agency, Tass, charges that the elections were held in an atmosphere of military and police terror, The Communist party newspaper Pravda, of Moscow, claims that the election was the latest step in American-British plans to split Berlin into two sepa- rate cities. The answer -to this is that the election was open and above-board, and there hasn't been the slightest evidence of coercion. As for split- ting Berlin in two, the Russians themselves long ago achieved that, and bolstered this unhappy position recently when they established the rump government for all Berlin in the Soviet sector. The complexion of the vote in Western Berlin isn't at all surprise ing. The Germans have been abhor- ring and battling against Commu- nism ever since the First World War. The Reich naturally was one of Communism"s first objectives, for while Germany had been defeated in 1918, it had been the politico- economic-military keystone of Cen- tral Europe and was bound Jo be again, ® 20 Years Ago The first six-cylinder Chevrolet cars began rolling off the produc- tion lines of General Motors of Can- ada. . Oshawa City Council decided to stablish a juvenile court in the city. City Council decided to have the ratepayers vote on a proposal to build a new civic building. in Qsh- awa, The Oshawa voter's list for the 1934 municipal election shows an increase of 1,618 over the j"avious year, : A party of General Motors execu- tives left for Regina, Sask. to at- tend the opening of the company's new plant there. RESERVE JUDGMENT St. John's Nfid, Dec. 7--(CP)= The Newfoundland Supreme Court Monday reserved judgment in a case involving the legality nf union at the present time between this country and Canada. FARMING TREND . Saskatoon--(CP) -- A shift away from mixed farming toward whole milk farming in four municipalities adjoining this city--the object be- ing to supply the whole milk mar- ket it offers--is noted by M. E. An- cal of the federal economics divisicn located at the University of Saskat- couraging development. . same time such capital expansion has not been matched by an offset- | votlen ting increase in saving. The result | on all sides." who addr B. C. Gardner, M:C., President, and Gordon R. Ball, General Manager, essed shareholders at the Bank of Montreal's 131st anmial meeting Economic Regimentation Would Menace Everyone, .. Warns B of M President B. C. Gardner Says High Tax Levels Have Adverse Effect on Capacity for Saving GENERAL MANAGER, GORDON BALL, REPORTS RECORD ASSETS, DEPOSITS -- LOANS LEVELLING OFF economic dictatorship that wil unscathed. The experience of warning that the policy and were a danger to Canada. Sound and vigorous economic growth, he said «d not flor in an atmosphere where the kind of enterprise that created wealth and well-being was held in low re- pute. "And no realistic appraisal of present day conditions," he observ- ed, "can ignore the fact that our system of individual enterprise is under attack". ; While this was a challenge to all Canadians, it placed a particular responsibility on business men, "I hold no brief," said Mr, Gardher in a forceful passage, "for any concern thet in this day and age operates without regard to public interest. Good business practice is the basic essential of good public relations. . . Business must tell its story more completely, and in terms more readily understood by the man in the street than it has done in the past." Technical Progress Vital Mr. Gardner prefaced his com- ments on the economic state cf the nation by pointing out how much more rapidly price levels had risen than actual output. It was extreme- ly important to realize the true. sit- uation behind the peak dollar fig- ures that would appear in the 1948 ctatistics. For, on a broad front, there were many evidences of the strains, frictions and hardships that were the inevitable accompaniment of an inflationary period. "Can we regain the benefits of a stable price level?" Mr. Gardner asked, and pointed out that, while Canada could not remain an oasis of prosperity with continued disequi- librium in the world outside, there were certain positive steps that should be taken in the national in- terest. Increased productivity was first essential, and, in the final analysis, major gains in output de- pended on more rapid technical ad- | vance, During the past two years | there had been a boom in capital | expenditure in Canada on new plant | had been "conflicting and compet- | ing monetary demand for both cap- | ital and consumer goods and a strong impetus to the upward spiral | of prices and costs"." ty Turning to a consideration of the | | effect of governmental policy on | 'include classes the inflationary situation, Mr. Gard- ner said. "During the past two years the Federal Government has operat- | of course has directly reduced infla- | tionary pressure by drawing off pur- 'thasing power from the economy. Under the circumstances of the mental surpluses is sound fiscal policy." However, the speaker observed, "at a time when a high rate of sav ing is necessary in the national in- terest, one might justifiably expect governing bodies to give a lead in the elimination from the public budgets of all but absolutely neces- sary outlays. "This point takes on added sig- nificance in that existing levels of taxation have a direct and adverse effect on the saving capacity of the public particularly that portion of the community to which one might otherwise look as a substantial cource venture capital." Flexible Interest Rates "We have now for a long time been in an era of easy money," sald Mr. Gardner. "The philosophy and techniques of cheap money were de- veloped under conditions wherein the major economic problems in Canada and elsewhere were those of deflation and unemployment. The situation today is precisely the' re- verse." He was not arguing for the AVS EFA A chewan, return of dear money, but he sug- LCADIW i the | ed at a substantial surplus, which ° time, the provision of large govern- | ~ Montreal, Dec. 6--No Canadian can "hope that it will be possible to 'establish in this country some form of selective 1 apply to others but leave him other countries makes it per- fectly clear that once regimentation is established, no interest or class in the community can escape its toils." It was with these words that B. C. Gardner, president of the Bank of Montreal, summed up, at today's 131st annual meeting, his plans of doctrinaire socialists vested that there would be a define ite advantage in introducing a fur- ther element of flexibility into the interest rate structure. It was also highly desirable, he believed, that a greater proportion of corporate fie nanci should be doné in equity for) ther than through the issue of ional debt. neral Manager's Address Gordon R. Ball, B of M general manager, reported in his address'to shareholders .that the total assets of the bank for 1948 were $1,991}- 000,000, an increase of $93,000,000 during the year. Total deposits had also risen substantially, reaching the record figure of $1,877,000,000. De~ posits by the public payable.in Can ada aggregated $1,568,000,000, which was the highest figure in the history of the fan: and there had been a R 1 increase in the number of savings depositors. Throughout the year, in its contacts with the public and in its advertising, the bank had laid special stress on the impor- tance of thrift in the present infla- tionary period, both to the indivie dual and the community. The volume of banking transac tions had continued to expand through the year. While certain special services that the banks had seen called upon fo perform during the war and early post-war years were no longer required, any reduc tion was more than offset by the larger volume of . more normal banking business. There had been | a moderate program of branch exe | tension, and the bank was proceed |ing only with projects that were es | sential for the maintenance of its services, Staff Training The staff of the bank now nume Lered 9,300. "Since January last I have travelled over 13,000 miles for the express purpose of meeting as many of the staff as possible," said Mr. Ball in reviewing the staff situ ation. "In my travels from coast to coast I visited 135 branches in Can- | ada, as well as our oflices in the and equipment of all kinds, and this might be regarded as an en-| the | ['United States. This was a most in- spiring expefience . . . I cannot cpeak too highly of the fine spirit teamwork, enthusiasm and de- of which I found evidence The rapid increase of personnel in recent years had brought special problems of staff training, and the bank was now operating schools for entrants in Montreal, Toronto, Winnipeg and Vancouver. It was a | tended to extend these schools to for intermediate | groups during the coming year; in th> post year senior sta'f courses » 4 heen instituted at the head office. Loan Policy | Mr. Ball referred to the consulta= | tions between the Bank of Canada and the chartered banks last Feb- | ruary, following which it was con- | sidered advisable--with a view to | limiting inflationary pressure -- to | discourage the financing of capital expenditures through the expan- sion of bank credit. He noted that the upward trend of the bank's loans in Canada. feached a post- war peak of about $420,000,060 in November 1947, and now stood at $403,000,000, compared with $382,« 00,000 'at the end of the previous financial year. "In the light of the surrounding circumstances we re=- gard the levelling off of commer= cial loans as a constructive develope ment," he said. "While a substan= tial part of the increase in bank loans reflects the more normal use of bank credit for peacetime ac- tivities, many.of our customers are adopting a more cautious attitude in, their commitments in view. of rising prices and costs." Advances to the grain trade, as well. as loans to" farmers and pris mary producers had increased over the past year. "The Bank of Monte BANK OF MONTREAL (Continued on Page 16)