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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1951 THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE PAGE FIVE | Oshawa Girl Describes Her Travels In Spain By LESLIE JONES ARTICLE NO. 2 At the Granada railway station we were welcomed by a swarm of Spanish hotel employees, each enumerating the advantabes of his particular hotel and endeavouring to show us the way thereto. Our usual method" in such circum- - stances was to emerge from the station stating firmly at intermit- tent intervals the price we wanted to pay, and then take our chances with the few who would be left. We stayed most of our trip in pensions, small hotels with two meals & day included in their price. These are very cheap throughout Spain, but their stand- ards vary greatly. In Madrid we had paid less than $2.00 a day apiece, and hada double room, with private bathroom with bath and shower, and five and six course meals. In Granada we stayed in a pension recommended to us, by two Australians we had met in northern Spain, as the best hotel they had stayed in during their whole trip. Either they must have had cast-iron stomachs or considered themselves terrific practical jokers, as the food there was the worst we encountered. However, the pension only charged $1.00 a day, so we probably got our money's worth. . GRANADA INTERESTING Our hotel was the sole draw- back to our stay in Granada. The altitude there was much greater than at Madrid, and the fall in temperature was noticeable and welcome. The days were hot and sunny, but just-normal summer weather, much as in Oshawa, though less humid. Granada was such a pretty little city, small enough that one got to recognize the regular coffee drinkers in the small open air cafes surrounding the lazy squares. The old Moorish section of the city still remained, with its narrow streets and small white houses with their brightly tiled floors and small courtyard gardens. Many of the houses are now little stores selling brass and copper work, hammered out by the local craftsmen. There are certainly some slum sections in Granada, but nothing so hoplessly depressing as what we had seen in Madrid. | SPANISH ENTERTAINMENT While in Granada we went to an open air theatre to see the local Spanish dancers and Flamenca singers. Spaniards make a very unruly audience. If they don't think much of an artist's per- formance, they let him know im- mediately and vociferously. But if the entertainer pleases, what an enthusiastic response he receives! The Flamenca singing we found very interesting. It sounds oriental, and is probably of Moorish origin. At the end of each group of phrases, which the singer would take all in one breath, he would pause, to gather strength for the next onrush, and this pause was the signal for his listeners to shout "'Ole". It seems to one of the un- written rules of is type of sing- ing that at least one member of the audience must shout the chosen word before the singer will deign to continue. This practice seems to hold even in small groups of four or so; also the practice of clapping your hands in time to the music to encourage the singer. Not that most Spanish men seem to need much encouragement when it eomes to Flamenca singing. They all seem to think they have a natural gift for it, and that it is always sure to please. In this they are mistaken. In Spain you get lots of practice in the art of clapping hands, since this is also the signal for calling a waiter. You feel rather foolish at first, but once you get over the idea that you look like a small child enjoying his first Christmas tree, you find it quite effective. Much better than the Canadian method of trying to catch a waiter's eye. The waiters that serve me never seem to have any eyes on the side they turn to my despairing glances. But to gét back to the concert, the Spanish dancers were not nearly sc good as the singers. They were superior to the gypsy dancers we had been swizzled into seeing on the sacred mountain at Granada. But they lacked the fire and verve of those I was to see later on the stage in Paris and New York City. I suppose the best dancers have left Spain for coun- tries with richer audiences. And who can blame them? In a country where the ordinary person finds it so difficult to make a bare living, the profession of entertainer must be almost hopeless. SPANISH RIVIERA From Granada we travelled soutl' to the Mediterranean, and then followed south east along the coast. The swimming was wonder- ful, but the scenery of the Spanish Riviera has nothing like the beauty of the French and Italian coasts. It is much too parched and barren looking for my taste. For that matter, the greater part of Spain that I traversed impressed me in this fashion. The lack of green-- for there are not many trees in central and southern Spain except for a few pines, and of course the dust-grey olive trees--gave the countryside a dried-out look. The ripened grain in the fields was al- most the same shade as the dry earth and the bare mountains, and the drab country villages them- selves, built gof local clay or bricks, offered no colour contrast. No, the fascination of Spain for me comes not from its natural scenery. Rather it is a human ap- peal, from the picturesque atmo- sphere of the southern towns, the leisurely charm of Spanish life, and the friendly vivacious natures of the people themselves. NO ONE IN A HUR No one ever seemed hurried or rushed. I suppose this comes as a natural result of the climate, for in the south it is just too hot most of the time for haste to be worth the trouble--at least to the Spanish. This leisureliness and disdain for speed is, of course, re- flected in the economic life of the country, and results in a low standard of living. No one seems to trouble about the matter of ef- ficiency--but then that is-often the P" result when human labor is very cheap, as it certainly is in Spain. Why buy farm machinery when the daily wage for a peasant is about 36 cents? Although agri. culture is Spain's largest. and most vital industry, we saw numerous examples of workers in the fields cutting grain by hand with scythes. No wonder, with these antiquated methods, there are hunger riots in the cities! THE DAILY ROUTINE The combination of heat and leisurely nature results in a daily routine quite different to our own. The continental breakfast has never been noted for its heartiness, consisting of coffee and rolls or bread and butter. But in Spain this is carried to ridiculous extremes, in that many times we couldn't even find a roll, and had to subsist on coffee alone. With this meagre support we were expected to stave off starvation until at least two p.m, in the afternoon, when lunch was finally served. It would be a hearty meal--but then it needed to be, as dinner wasn't until ten 'o'clock at night! Both dinner and lunch were five or six course meals, and we found Spanish food very tasty, although we got a little weary of the continual olive oil flavor. "There wasn't much variety in vegetables, tomatoes and green peppers being the most common; and continuous beef entrees, only occasionally varied with veal, soon began to pall. These defects were offset, however, by a wonderful choice of fruits--the Malaga grapes were particularly . good; | Liberals one could almost taste the Anda- lusian sunshine in them---and the many varieties of sea food were delicious. Also there were fascin- ating Spanish rice dishes--one nev- er knew what one would find next in them. The Spanish drink some wine with their meals, but not so consistently as the French. Of course the meals I have been describing are what we were served in hotels. The Spanish lal ourers and peasants do not fare nearly so well. Indeed the basic staples of their diet are simply| bread and olive oil. Hydro Plan (Continued from Page 1) criticized the federal tax on tobac- co. He called it "a first-class ex- ample of the power to tax being the power to destroy." Earlier in a recorded broad- cast over Toronto's CFRB and a network of Ontario stations, the premier reviewed his party's po- licy on housing and hydro-electric power. He said Ontari was well on the way to attaining its objective of construction of 50,000 houses a year in the province. Mr. Jolliffe declared that re- venues derived from provincial taxation of northern mining enter- prises are used for 'political mani- pulation in the north country." He promised that if elected his party would hold a series of pro- vincial - municipal conferences to negotiate "in good faith a fair deal" for Ontario municipalities. Prince Charles (Continued from Page 1) family. The staff of nurses and footmen who look after him and his ounger sister Anne, 15 months, ve orders to conceal from him . as much as possible the fact that he is "different." This is aimed at making him self-reliant and overcoming the self-consciousness which might re- sult otherwise. A nurse (and a plainclothes de- tective) takes him for a daily out- ing in downtown Green Park."But if too big a crowd spots him, he is hustled info a station wagon.and taken to some suburban park where he can see other children without I y i pl "Prince Charles," just Charles (his mother forbids Charlie). The nurses are fiom. For ex- ampl, not long ago Charles scat- tered coal from the fireside box all over the floor. His nurse made him pick it up again. The system seems to be working because Charles looks as normal as any three-year-old on his public outings. He waves from the car window, imitating his mother, when the family drives through the London crowds. y He meets visitors at Clarence House with a sober "how do you do," though he usually follows up Wis 3 suggestion for a quick game of yi . The Prince is big for his age. And except for a ghort bout with a catarrhal cold, he hasn't been sick in his young life. Charles himself violates the ban on ceremonial. He has learn- ed to salute in the army manner, and his is quite indiscriminating about it. He salutes the man who repairs the plumbing, the garden- er, the woman who pushes the vacuum cleaner, and reserves a big one for the Grenadier Guards. PROPELLERS USEFUL Oslo (Reuters) -- A salvage com- pany announced the German cruiser Bleucher cannot be raised from the bottom of Oslo fjord be- cause the operation is too expen- sive. But work will be started on salvaging the three propellers, each weighing 10 tons. BIG CONGRESS Barcelona, Spain (reuters) --- About 40,000 rooms in hotels and boarding houses in this district have been reserved for delegates to the 35th International Eucharis- tic Congress here from May 27 to June 1 next year. At least 150,000 gp ---- SALLY'S SALLIES Features Syndicate, Inc., World rights reserved. "You have some hair left, sir. Why not try this and see how i} 3 ? comes out?" . Labor Meeting (Continued from Page 1) James Heffering, said that Liberal leader Thomson's speaking en- gagements took him to Carleton and Russell Counties last night. Mayor Starr and Tommy Thom- as tossed up to see who would speak first. The CCF nominee lost the toss and he expressed the hope that was not a criterion for.the future. At the outset of his speech Mr. Thomas said he wanted to make it clear that his criticisms of the Frost government were in no way to be construed as being directed personally against the Mayor. REVIEWS GOVERNMENT OLICY ~ Turning to the record of. the Frost government: in the House Mr. Thomas said the Labor Coun- cil and City Council of Oshawa had strongly criticized the housing situation, The Frost government in the past 15 months had not got a single brick laid or one solitary house built in the county of On- tario. Councils had met with the government but after six months of negotiations the Housing Com- mittee of the City Council had been disbanded. , Labor legislation work of the gov- ernment could also be strongly criticized. Seventeen recommenda- tions in' that line had been pre- pared but only two had been ac- cepted. The rest were tabled or shelved. "As far as the present govern- ment is concerned the manufac- turers' have complete control," said Mr. Thomas. During the 1949 strike at General Motors he had approached the Minister of Labor to get General Motors to attend a round-table conference with the workers. The minister reported to him that GM had said the time was "not opportune." 'The minister surely had some jurisdiction in that matter yet it was GM who was telling the Minister what to do. "We know who runs the Depart- ment of Labor in Ontario and also who runs the province's govern- ment" declared Mr, Thomas. Three weeks ago Mr. Thomson had come out with a health plan 'based on that of.Saskatchewan's yet only a few, years ago. Conservatives and were abusing that same plan of the CCF. Now the Liberals were using it purely for election purposes as a vote-catcher. ANOTHER THOMSON PROMISE "That is just another Thomson promise. He has also promised houses within a month and that is obviously an impossibility, Just what has he done in hi§ 28 months of federal office? He hes had op- b- | portunities in the Ontario Riding for helping to alleviate the critical hospital accommodation situation." ing about that. Ajax was still wait- ing for an urgently hospi- that in all respect to Mr. Thomas who has been handicapped in the fact that he is not on the side of the government." Criticism from the other side did, of course, help but it did not have the same inflyence as being a member of the governing party. The question of housing had prov- ed- to be a disappointing factor and in Oshawa had hinged on the price of sites. It was very unfortunate that the government would not pay a reasonable price for lots. The Council wanted $300 for lots that were, in some instances, selling for $500. The difference, was to have, been regarded as part of the Coun- cil's subsidy to help housing along. "Yet down in Hamilton the same government is paying $400 for sites. If elected I will vigorously follow that up and soon after election would expect that we would receive these homes and have a contract signed." FAIR REPRESENTATION , If elected, went on Mr. Starr, he wouki represent all classes and types of people in a far and equit- able manner as he had during his term of office as alderman and mayor. The Frost government had not done everything that it should have done but the same could be said for all governments whether they were federal, provincial or municipal. In Oshawa itself there were a great many things still to be done. Time and money shortage did not allow every plan to be car- ried out immediately. "If I am elected you can be sure that I will endeavor to pursue all these things irrespective of what the government policy is on the matter -- as I have done in the municipal field," declared Mayor Starr. When the meeting was thrown open for questions, J. Corse ased Mr. Thomas if any deposit was re- quired in provincial elections, The answer was that no money was needed -- only 100 names on the nomination paper. MUST FOLLOW LINE Tommy King asked both candi- dates whether when a bill came up which was for the people's benefit, they would vote for it or follow the party line, Mr. Thomas said both he and Mike Starr belonged to pol- itical parties and had to follow them right along the line, If a per- son voted against the government of which he was a member dire consequences resulted, The case of Howard Sayell was recalled by Mr. Thomas. A conser- vative, Mr. Sayell had voted against George Drew on the matter of a two weeks' holiday, plan in 1948. In the following election the Conser- vatives, denied Mr, Sayell nomina- Yet Mr, Thomson had done noth- | severed his 3 have said what I would do if tal and at Port Perry two 'buildings had been ready since 1949 yet noth- ing had been done. Mr. Thomson had also promised to have the rail- way tracks removed from Oshawa streets -- yet nothing had been done. "Those tracks are still there and still Mr. Thomson makes his prom- ises," went on Mr, Thomas. 'The Frost government, in connection with hospitals had offered to pay $1,000 a bed which worked out at a provincial grant of $1 compared with every $10 or $11 from the mu- nicipalities -- a hopeless situation. ted and if the same thing hap- pened to me as happened to Mr. Sayel I would be content to stay at home", sald Mr. Starr. A doubt was expressed by R. J. Fleming as to whether an advertis- ed Liberal smoker meant that free beer was to be handed out. Mike Fenwick advised that members drink the beer--and then vote CCF. Asked if there was any reason why judges always headed labor dispute board meetings Mayor Starr said he thought it advisable that a person who had some - factory or factory = management experience should put hat knowledge to some ' such boards As far as increasing hospital ac- commod nse on ation the government had done' very little whereas Saskatche- wan"s CCF government had increas- ed bed accommodation in hospitals by 100 per cent over the past five years, "That shows that when a CCF government makes a promise it carries it out to the full," said Mr, Thomas. During his 1¢ years of public life he had been assured of labor's support and he valued that greatly. He hoped to retain that confidence during the future for he valued above office the of the people with whom he worked. INVIDIOUS CAMPAIGN Taking over for his speech Mayor Starr opened by extending congra- tulations to Mr. Thomas and his organization for the "wonderful way in which you are conducting your campaign." He went on to say: "I can't say that for the Lib- erals for they *have started an in- vidious type of campaign that is being carried out in private, That is something that hurts a person -- to have that sort of thing injected into a good cleAn campaign." Mr, Starr said he was running for provincial office because he firmly beMeved that Frost and his government would be returned to power. Ontario Riding should be represented by a member who was "Do you think it possible to re- present labor through a Conserva- tive government?" asked delegate Chris Mason. "Yes, I do", replied Mike Starr. "I think that the old parties who have had their own way for some time should have some new blood injected into them so they see the other side of the picture", PREPARE STATEMENT Mike Fenwick then read a state- MISERIES may be quickly relieved Get relief now from ead : cold miseries. Mentholatum quickly helps clear nostrils of germ-laden mucus... soothe inflamed nasal sages... ease cold- induced headaches. You'll breathe freer, rest easier! In Jars and Tubes. &1 EE ll i Sk MENT TIC \| the past. ment prepared on behalf of- the Labor Council which stated: "During provincial or federal elections this Council has always invited the various candidates to address us as the delegate repre- sentatives of organized labor. This provincial election is no exception. Two out of four candidates ac- epted our invitation to appear at meeting tonight. Walter mson and Mrs, Bateman have failed to appear. The executive feels this requires some comment on our part. "We say that Mr. Thomsen, who es to represent Ontario Rid- ing the Legislature, does noi dare appear before a labor audi- ence in this city. He knows well that such a meeting would exam- ine his record as a member of parliament for the previous 28 months and find it barren of any achievement for the people of this constituency. "Mr. Thomson is long on prom- ise and short on performance. Knowing this, he has conveniently absented himself tonight. His absence is in keeping with his at- tendance record in the House of Commons. We have had occasion to refer to this before and said that if he worked in a plant he would be fired for absenteeism, The electors of Ontario Riding un- doubtedly will do just that on November 22. "Now for the candidature of Mrs. Bateman In her publicity she comes forth as the champion of women However, the talk around the city has it, that her motives are not that simple She is said to have the backing of a dissident group of Liberals who feel that they cannot support Wal- ter Thomson te 'On the other hand, some peo- ple say that the Thomson group is secretly backing Mrs. Bateman so she could net dissident Liberal votes which would have gone to the other candidates. REASON FOR STATEMENT "We are making this statement with the object of having this cloud around Mrs, Bateman's candidature cleared up, so that the electors can make up their minds on the basis of facts and not be confused by back-door poli- tical intrigue. We want to thank the two candidates who appeared here tonight." After Mike Starr had left the meeting delegate Lloyd Peel said nobody could tell him that the Mayor was so naive as to believe that the Tory party could be in sympathy to the labor cause. The Tories had a very black record in Whether Mike Starr was elected or not labor should point out to him that it would see he was not again Mayor of Oshawa. "We should say he is a traitor to the trust we have placed in him," said Mr. Peel, "We are dealing with the provin- cial and not the municipal elec- tion right now," pointed out Presi- dent Ed Cline. Mike Fenwick said that at no time had the Labor Council en- dorsed Mike Starr as Mayor. It was wrong to say that, A lot of laborites had voted for him as the least of three evils who ran for the mayoralty when he was elected. ; BROKEN WITH LABOR Traditionally there were no poli- tics in the municipal field. That was not true, said Mike Fenwick, but there were still a lot of peo- ple who believed it. Now Mayor Starr had broken with labor and could nov eapect labor support. "Tonight the Mayor made a charming speech on how he was 'going to reform -the Conservative Party in Ontario. You can take that with a pinch of salt for Frost? is even more charming than Mike Starr . . . honey trickles from the Premier's mouth when he is dealing with labor. "Frost is no George Drew and that is what makes him that much more dangerous. We could get mad at Drew but Frost wants to seduce us. That Is no mean art but Frost practices it as only a master can," stated Mr. Fenwick. Bill Rutherford tried to make a speech but was ruled out of order despite Mr. Fenwick's plea of: ine came here to talk so let him After the Council voted $500 for Political Action Committee work in the riding, J. Lownie reported on CCF organization. He said all polling stations would be well "wo- manned." Response had been ex- cellent but about 400 people were needed to carry out the job thoroughly. If labor gave full help there was no doubt about the out- come of the election. Royal Fair (Continued from Page 1) display of horsemanship, with beautifully trained horses, given by a group of eight officers of the famous Cadre Noir of 'the French military equitation school at Sam- ours, France. Apart from the evening horse show, however, the 1951 Royal is worth seeing, The exhibits of flowers. are magnificent, with chrysanthemums, from tiny but- tons to huge decoratives, and -a |" great mass of roses, attracting great attention. There is a great variety of exhibits, enough to engage the attention for many hours, MANY DISTRICT WINNERS In the judging which was com- pleted on the opening day, Ontario County . farmers and several from adjacent counties, figured largely in the prize lists. The first championships to come to this district were won by T. C. Glas of R. R. 2, Oshawa, who in the'fleece wool classes won the championship and reserve cham- pionship in the breed fleece group, and reserve grand championship. He had also won second place for domestic low medium. combing wool fleece and second for domes. tis coarse combing fleece. In the Clydesdale draught class- es, W. F. Batty and Son, of Brook- lin, won first and third for gelding or mare four years or over with Joe and Josephine, In the same class, Wilson Beaver Stock Farms of Cannington won fourth place and T. R. Hall, R. R. 3, Oshawa; sixth place. Wilson Stock Farms also won second place in the class for gelding or mare 'over 1700 pounds. In the Hackney classes, E. J, Um- phrey of Oshawa, won fifth place in a class for single trotters over 15.2 hands. JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP In the breeding classes for hack- neys, Clarke K. Bottom of Bobsay- geon, won first prize for stallions foaled in 1949 and third for mares foaled in 1948. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Sadler of Nestleton, had the junior champion mare and first prize mara foaled in 1950 in Duchess of Norfolk. They also won second prize for two animals, progeny of one-dam, with King's Comet and | Duchess of Norfolk. N. G. Wilson and Son of Lind. say, won several prizes in the Bel- gian draught breeding classes, hav ing the first and fifth foal of 1949 in geldings and mares, the third and fourth gelding or mare four years and over, and took second and sixth in a special Belgian class, MANY SHEEP AWARDS Oxford Down sheep were judged, with F .W. Trewin of Nestleton and Foster Snowden, R. R. 2, Oshawa, winning awards. The "Trewin flock had the fourth ram two years and over, fourth yearling ram, sixth ram lamb, first yearling ewe and the second, third and seventh ewe lamb. Foster Snowden had the fifth yearling ram, seventh and eighth ram lamb, sixth and eighth yearling ewe and eighth ewe lamb, In the markets division for wether lambs, Lloyd Ayre of Bowmanville, was placed 13th in a class of 27 .} entries, Entries in the' potatoes classes were exceptionally heavy, and grow- er from this district secured a fair share of the awards. With 35 en- tries, Earl Donson of Uxbridge, placed 11th and Rae Johnson of Uxbridge 12 for intermediate pota- toes. Albert Hockey of Claremont was ninth in a class of 26 entri] for white oval late potatoes. Mil- ton Weatherilt and Son of Bethafiy had first place and Delbert Olan of Millbrook fourth place in extra late white ovals. Delbert Olan was also eighth and Milton Weatherilt and Son ninth for white round potatoes. In a class for white oval intermediates, Delbert Olan "was 12th and Ernest Cavano of Ponty ol 13th. WINNERS IN SEED CLASSES 'Winners from this district in the classes for seeds were as follows: Soft winter wheat; 9, Garnet B. Rickard, Bowmanville. Oats, medium and late: 2, Garnet B. Rickard. 9, Roy McH6Im, RR. 1, Port Hope. 15, Alfred Allin, Bowmanville, Oats, 'early: 2, Garnet B. Rick- ard. 5, John Cruickshank, Hamp- ton. 7, Roy McHolm. 10, J. W. Boyd and Son, Orono. Oats, white early: 3, Brown, Newcastle. 4, Douglas Cruickshank, Hampton, 6, Alec Martin, Newcastle." 10, Bev. Bry- ant, Pickering. 11, Morley Ross, Uxbridge. 13, Bill Lishman, Pick- ering, Oats, medium: 5, Sinclair Rob- ertson, Port Perry. Barley, six-rowed; 13. J. W. Boyd, Orono, 16, J. H. Couperthwaite, Ux. bridge. : Small field white beans; A John H. Frisby, R, R. 2, Markham, 8, H. J. Couperthwaite, Uxbridge. Hay, legume mixture; 1. J. W. Boyd-and-Son,-Orono. Large field white beans; 2. Wes- ley D. Wilson, Omemee, 3. H .J. Couperthwaite. In a honey class for amber Mquid honey in glasses, A. A. 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