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opmvIoNs DAILY TIMES-CAZETTE EDITORIAL PAGE FEATURES Ys ERY al ~ ~The Daily Times-Gazette | OSHAWA WHITBY THE OSHAWA TIMES (Established 1871) THE WHITBY GAZETTE & CHRONICLE (Established 1863) The Times-Gazette is a member of The Canadian Press, the Canadian Daily Newspapers Association, the Amer- jcan Newspaper Publishers Association, the Ontario Provincial Dailies Association and the Audit Bureau of Circulations. The Canadian Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all news despatches in the paper credited to it or to The Associated Press or Reuters, and also the local news published therein. All rights of special despatches herein are also reserved. A. R. ALLOWAY, President and Publisher. T. L. WILSON, Vice-President and Managing Director. M. McINTYRE HOOD, Managing FRditor. SUBSCRIPTION RATES d by carrier in Oshawa, Whitby, Brooklin, Port bry and Pickering, 30c per week. By mail out- side carrier delivery areas anywhere in Canada asd England, $7.00 per year; U.S. $9.00 per year. Authoriz as Second Class Matter, Post Office Department, Ottawa, Canada. DAILY AVERAGE CIRCULATION for NOVEMBER 11,225 TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1951 Oshawa's Elections Approximately 45 per cent of the electors of Oshawa went to the polls on Monday and elected those who will hold office ou the var- ious municipal bodies for the year 1952. As municipal elections have gone in recent years, that was a better vote than usual. Last year, only a little over 37 per cent voted and in the year before that the vote was ground 40 per cent, so that there was an encouraging improvement this year. It is deplorable, how- ever, that more than half the people whose names were on the voters' list did not take the trouble to go to the polls to vote. Except for those prevented by sickness or by being out of the city, these thousands showed no interest in the civic government of Oshawa. * +* L 2 The result of the mayoralty election was as generally expected. Mayor Michael Starr was re-elected' by what looks like a record majority of about 3,300, more than doubling the vote given to his opponent, F. M. Dafoe. While it was anticipated that Mayor Starr would be re-elected, the sweeping victory gave him a wider margin over Mr. Dafoe than even his most optimistic friends ex- pected. There was quite a decided last min- ute turn against Mr. Dafoe, who did not help his own cause by bringing personal abuse and attacks into his Friday night's speech in the Union Hall. Mayor Starr enters his fourth year as chief magistrate of the city an experienced and capable mayor in which the electors have shown great confidence. His stature seems to grow with each succeeding year, and Oshawa will be well served in the mayor- alty in 1952. + * * The surprise of the aldermanic election was the defeat of Ald. Evelyn Bateman, aft- er five years in council service, Mrs. Bate- man had figured in several controversies during the past year, and this apparently lost her much of the strong support she had in her previous elections. With three of 'the 1951 aldermen not running for council, this left the way open for four new men to enter che council. The newcomers are Norman Down, John W. Dyer, Joseph Victor and Gordon Attersley, the last-named finally winning thé last seat on the council after a keen contest with Orville Eagle aud Frank Stirtevant. Eight members of the 1951 coun- cil were re-elected, with the dean' of the council, Ald. Clifford Harmon, heading the poll. The new council can be considered as rep- resentative of all sections of the community, with no class or group securing an undue preponderance of the 12 seats. Labor men | " were obviously not elected as such, but were chosen on their merits and capabilities, and that is as it should be. If anything, the labor representation will not be as strong as it was in the 1951 council, due largely to the retirement of Ald. H. Benson. But it is a well-balanced council, with enough men of experience to give Oshawa good civic gov- ernment. + oy. The elections for the Board of Education and the Public Utilities Commission brought no change in the composition of these two bodies. The electors placed their trust in candidates of long experience on these bod- ies, and the new aspirants to office-were left far behind. When one considers the special- ized needs of these two bodies, one can un- derstand the inclination of the electors to leave well enough alone, and to re-elect ex- perienced administrators. It was highly sig- nificant that Samuel Babe, veteran' member of the PUC and E. A. Lovell, dean of the Board of Education, headed the poll in their respective elections. This showed a wide ap- preciation of the services they have render- ed to the city for many years. Le +» R It was a good election. Interest was higher than for some years, thanks to the efforts of the Junior Chamber of Commerce and Local 222, (UAW-CIO). But the vote was still not good enough to give a true expres- sion of the will of the people. However, those who did vote have given their verdict, and it now remains for those who were elected to face the tasks of 1952 with resolution and wisdom, acting in the best interests of all citizens of the community. How Socialists Do It An interesting and significant story of how socialism operates in placing restric-' tions on the actions of individuals and pub- lic bodies comes from England. This story reports that the Yorkshire Electricity Board, which is akin to the Public Utilities Commis- sion in Oshawa, recently made an extension to its head office. It was given a building permit to spend $120,000 on these improve- ments. Unfortunately, but not unexpectedly in these days of rising costs, the work cost more than the $120,000 which the regula- tions allowed. As punishment for spending more than allowed, the chairman of the Board was sentenced to six months in jail, the deputy-chairman was fined $300 and the Board, was fined $60,000. This latter fine, of course, had to be paid by the users of electricity. : This is a flagrant case of socialist regi- mentation run riot. We wonder what would be the feeling of members of public bodies in this country if they could be held personal- ly responsible and subjected to heavy pen- alties if the cost of buildings which they erect in the public interest exceeded the amount of the original estimates, or as in the case of certain Oshawa buildings, the amounts cited in the bylaws on which the ratepayers voted favorably. Under these conditions, it would, we feel, be impossible to secure men willing to hold public offices such as city councils, boards of education and public utilities commissions. The case cited occurred in England during the Socialist regime, and it is typical of the kind of restrictions to which the people were subjected under that government. It remains to be seen whether the government of Win- ston Churchill will take speedy action to re- move the regulations under which the offi- cials of the Yorkshire Electricity Board suf- fered such drastic penalties. Editorial Notes A look at the toyland counters in the big stores seems to indicate that Santa Claus has not yet heard of any movement for disarma- ment. : RA $ R Referring to the suggestion of Hon. T. L. Kennedy that milk should be 24 cents a quart, the Windsor Star asks the question, "How many growing children has he in his family ?" At least we know that he has no dairy cows'in his barn: * EJ * Bank presidents seem to be unanimous in eppressing the opinion that there is a level- ling-off in prices. We will believe it when we see the cost-of-living index take a drop. Re RL te It is reported as possible that the Cana- dian dollar may soon be at a premium over the United States dollar. But i+ will be im- possible to convince storekeepers at Ameri- can border points that it is worth a. much as their own. oe A Bit of Verse @ "WHITE MAN WRONG!" Horses, out there on the trail Great-fing-stuffl See man scoutin' who'is pale He look tough! Wonder what he doin' there-- With big gun? See, he aim it with great care-- 'This ain't fun! One lie kickin' in the snow This ain't smart! Me feel heap big weight of woe In my heart! Horse to Indian one big friand! Not to eat! I, his greatness must defend-- In defeat! Cow and pig -- okay by me That's my song! But eatin' horses -- I don't see! White man wrong! --FRANK M. SEALE. e A Bible Thought e "He (the Lord) brought us out from thence, that He might bring us in" , . . "out of darkness into His marvellous light." (Deut. 6:23; I Peter 2:9). Out of my bondage, sorrow and night, Jesus I come, Jesus, I come; Into Thy freedom, gladness and light, Jesus, I come to Thee; : Out of ny sickness into Thy health, Out of my want and into Thy wealth, Out of my sin and Thyself, Jesus, I come to Thee. = W. T. Sleeper. INSIDE QUEEN'S PARK Talk of Cabinet Changes Toronto -- Naturally since the election there has been a lot of scuttlebutt going the rounds about cabinet changes. Predictions have varied from a thorough shake-up to minor alter- ations. ' The best guess (and that is all this is) is that very little will be done for the present. Mr. Frost while he might like to make certain changes would be in an embarrassing spot if he did so. There are no openings. Not one mininister lost his seat in the elec- tion. He is surrounded by men who have given him loyal service. There are none of them that want to get out. And so to strengthen the cabinet he would, in effect, have to slap down an old friend. One minor change has" been made already. That is appointment of Bill Griesinger to the Treasury Board. If there was a reorganiza- tion Bill might be one of the loci- cdl ones to step out. Of all the ministers he probably would be more inclined to get back to pri- vate life than any. He has a suc- cessful business, gets home to Windsor every week-end, at least, and has on occasion indicated he didn't dislike the idea of retiring. A likely early shift is appoint- ment of a new chairman to the Liquor Control Board. Hon, Arthur Welsh who is also Provincial Sec- retary, has a lot of work in admin- istration of civil defense, -which falls under this portfolio, and this opens up a spot for a new man in the key liquor job. Hon. John Foote would be first in line for this job, and should make an excellent man if he could see his way clear to take it on. John has shown marked ability in the house of handling the ticklish liquor problem, and his record as vice-chairman is an excellent one. The hotel people are a pretty ornery crowd to handle and a lof of patience and understanding, along with a firm hand when neces- sary, are required. John has given good evidence of these qualities. As a clergyman, however, there would be certain criticism of him taking on the job of bossing the liquor sellers, and he mightn't want to do it. If he did, his portfolio of Reform Institutions would be opened up and a new man could be brought into the government. There are several men in the newcomers who are recognized as potential cabinet calibre. Outstanding among them seems to be Gordon MacOdrum of Brock- ville, the new member for Leeds. He is spoken of as an aggressive hustler with a brain and regarded as the most likely first replace- ment for the cabinet. Everett Weaver of Toronto Riv- erdale is another figuring largely in the gossip. He is highly rated here in the city. Bill Warrender of Hamilton, former controller in-that city, also is put forward frequenty. 1 Australia Begins to Work Remote Iron Ore Deposit Sydney -- Australia has com- menced to work on the major iron ore deposit at Yampi Sound in the far northwest of this continent. Located on the north side of the Sound on Kooland and Cockatoo islands, this 100-million-ton deposit will give new industrial stability to this vast thinly populated region which formerly was dependent on the seasonal fluctuations of the cattle industry for its prosperity. For Australia the importance of this new development of mineral resources cannot be overstressed. This country literally was founded OR mineral development when the fabulous gold strikes of the last cently boosted the population and gave impetus to new in- dustries. PLANS SET IN 1927 Plans for working the Yampi deposit have existed since 1927. But not until after World War II did the Broken Hill Company, which holds the leases, begin to shift construction crews, plant and housing~north to the project. As Yampi is 1,400 miles north of its nearest major supply base at Perth, capital of Western Aus- tralia, every last nut and bolt had to be shipped to the site. But this was the least of the company's coneerns. The great loss of shipping in the war made suitable ore-carrying vessels hard to find, The haul was a long one to the steel mills on Australia's east coast, actually more than 3,000 miles--equivalent 'to the trans-Atlantic crossing from New York to Southampton. BUILT OWN SHIPS The Broken Hill Company was not deterred. It decided to build its own ships. Since then four specially designed 12,500-ton ore ships have been launched from the company's yards at Whyalla, South Australia. And it was one of these, the Iron Yampi, which recently haul- ed the first 10,000 tons of ore from this new supply point to mills in eastern Australia. Yampi ore actually is high grade hematite at 62 per ceht pure iron. It outcrops at the surface and can be worked by cheap open-cut min- ing methods. The entire operation from mining to shipboard is fully \ a mechanized and is electrically op- erated. The shipment of Yampi ore means that this deposit is now teamed with the Broken Hill Com- pany's other deposits in the Middle- back ranges, South Australia. These latter are estimated at 130 million tons and also occur at the surface and are worked by open- cut mechanized methods. RESERVES -- BILLION TONS Other Australian iron ore depos- its occur at Koolyanobbing, West- ern Australia, Mount Philip, Queensland, and at Cadia, New South Wales. But the extent of these fields is not accurately known. Experts place Australia's total iron ore reserves at a billion tons. This, it should be stressed, is at best an "informed guess' which could be changed by new discov- eries. On the present face of things, Australia's estimated ore reserves do not compare with India's colos- sal estimated reserves of six bil- lion tons nor with the United States' 3.6 billion tons. In this comparison of reserves, one thing is certain. The end of the Australian mineral catalog defin- itely is" not in sight according to the highest authorities. LITTLE KNOWN OF AREA Mineralogically. speaking, not much more is known of this three- million - square - mile land today than when it was part of that mas- sive prehistoric continent of Gond- wanaland thought to have con- nected South America, Africa, and India to Australia. But as Australian experts like to point out, even accurately known reserves are not much better than interesting statistics unless they are developed. That is why, in the free world's present urgent need for more and more steel, every ounce of mined ore wherever dug is doubly wel- come to the common store. That is the true measure of Australia's new enterprise at Yampi. ---------------------- Thanksgiving Day is a jewel, to set in the hearts of honest men; but be careful that you do not take the day, and leaye out the gratitude.--E. P. Powell. T TRADE MARKS. Ontario produces more thar 74% of Canada's total iro: and steel products' output, and almost its entire output of automobiles, agricultural implements and starch manu- 1 factures. --Mae's- Musings Ti is all over again, 'The municipal election, And those who will hold Offices in civic bodies Have been chosen by Their fellow-citizens, To act as their servants During the coming year. As we had predicted there Were thousands of electors, About ten thousand of them Who did not bother to go To the polls and vote, And this is a disgrace In a modern community Whose citizens are supposed To be public-spirited, And to take an interest PORTRAITS By James J. Metcalfe' Only You And ) want you to be happy and yd 1 you to be gay .. . As much as you remember all . . . Your life of yesterday . . . But now that we are married, love . . . We have to settle down . , . And not be finding faces that . . 4 Were dear all over town . . . I have no doubt about you and « « « I know that you are true . . . But there were some co panionships . . . That meant so much to you . . . So let think about ourselves . . . And hold the world apart . . J And let me always keep you in . . . The castle of my hears « » « And let us dream of days to come . . . Beneath a golden sky... vy only happiness and love . . . And only you and I. In municipal affairs, Last night as the returns Were coming in from the Rgnly-five sub-divisions, We watched our staff Working hard and with Concentrated zeal to give Citizens the information leader, made a slashing attack on the Ontario government at a meet- ing in Newcastle. - Thomas Hawkes was elected first president of the newly-formed men's drew's United Church. Board of Governors of the Osh awa General Hospital is consid erin plans for the erection of a new wing. ; Thirty Oshawa unemployed sine gle men left for a highway cone struction camp west of Ottawa. organization at St. An- They so keenly wanted, And the boys from Radio Station CKLB, Also working hard to pass On the information to The listening audience, These faithful workers Toiling behind the scenes Into the early hours of The next morning to render A great public service, Receive little thanks and Seldom earn recognition, So we pay them this public Tribute of thanks and of Genuine admiration for A job well done. And we pass on our thanks Also to the poll officials Who gave fine co-operation " In taking the time to make Their figures available after A long day's hard work, Because we feel the public Should know that the service They received last night Was not accidental but was Due to the splendid Teamwork of all concerned. ® 20 Years Ago General Motors announced Buick cars to be manufactured in Osh- awa, and that the Regina plant |, will not be re-opened as western requirements will be met from Oshawa plant, Mitchell F. Hepburn, Liberal BUILDS Job-Raled" TRUCKS SEE THE 1952 MODELS NOW AT YOUR DODGE DEALER'S He's Made OSHAWA $8,500,000 Richer! Who is he? He's your Prudential representative a good man to know. 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