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\ @ THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE, Thursday, April 16, 1953 Editorials The Bally Times-Gasette (Oshawa, Whitby), > by TH GC y 57 Simcoe Street South, Oshawa, Ontario August Not Good Month For the General Election The latest report from Ottawa on a possi- ble date for the federal general election says that Prime Minister St. Laurent is in favor of a date in August, probably August 10 or 24, rather than a date in October, as was previously suggested. This theory is based on the desire of members of the House of Commons to get the election over quickly, and the feeling that & campaign extending until next October would be too much of a strain on them, physically and financially. As we stated recently in these columns, August is a very unsuitable month in which to hold a general election. Probably that ac- counts for the fact that there has never been an August federal election in Canada since the system of having the election on one day was instituted. In 1867, at the first election after Confederation, the election lasted for six weeks, from August 7 to September 20, but since 1872, when the last extended elec- tion was held, there has never been an Aug- ust election. There are two strong reasons why August is not a suitable election date. August is a month in which many thousands of Cana- dians are away on holiday, staying at sum- mer homes far removed from the constitu- encies in which they vote, or, perhaps, on trips to other countries. Secondly, no pre- vious prime minister has dared to call a gen- eral election in the month of the great west- ern wheat harvest, during which period the farmers have neither time nor incknation to be bothered with politics. It is customary for governments to select dates which they believe will be favorable to themselves. We feel, however, that there would be much resentment were the election held in August, and that might be detrimen- tal to the government. Farm Service Forces Ended Announcement by the Ontario Depart- * ment of Agriculture that the student camp program, by which labor was provided for Ontario farmers during the busy harvest season, has been discontinued, will be re- ceived with regret by both farmers and students. This plan of student farm help has been in operation since 1941, but it is now found that the conditions which brought about its institution have changed and that operating costs are too high to make it a practical project. » : We can recall how valuable a part the Farm Service Force played in providing es- sential farm help for food production during the war years. Under the direction of Alex Maclaren, every year it signed up tems of thousands of students and others as farm workers, and assigned them either to farm service camps or to individual farms. At the peak of activity in 1944, there were 54 farm service camps in operation, with a stu- dent enrolment in that one year of 4,265. Last year, however, the number dwindled to 600 girls and 108 boys in 16 camps, hence the decision to abandon the project. The Farm Service Force has played an important role in the providing of much- needed help for the farmers of Ontario. Its contribution to the war effort in food pro- duction meant a great deal to the success- ful feeding of the armed forces and the people of the allied nations. It should not be allowed to pass out of existence without a generous acknowledgment of its value to the nation and the world during a critical period, New British African Federation While the people of South Africa were preparing for a eritical election vote, on which perhaps rested the whole future sta- tus of that Union, further note a vote of just as significant a character was taking place. The people of Southern Rhodesia were voting on a proposal that it amalgamate with its northern neighbors, Northern Rho- desia and Nyasaland, to form a new British Central Africa Federation, bringing some seven million people under one government. The voting in Southern Rhodesia was decis- ively in favor of going into the federation, and it is expected that the two neighboting states will follow a similar course. The federation plan, to bring together as one political entity the three states which cover an area of 900,000 square miles and have great potential mineral wealth, was put Editorial Notes We share with our correspondent his amazement that with cattle prices to the farmer much lower, beef prices still stay high. : It is good news that Robert H. Saunders is to open the Jaycees Home Builders' Fair. "The Hydro chairman has always something worth hearing to say. City council, in the interest of safety, has asked that no fireworks be sold until after May 11. But will they be any safer after that date. Burglars stole $2,500 from an income tax office at Akron, Ohio. We doubt if they will include the loot in their next income tax re- turn. The Daily Times-Gazette (OSHAWA, WHITBY) The Dally Times-Gazette (Oshawa, Whitby) combining The Oshawa Times (astablished 1671) and the. Whiter: ao Chropicle (establi 1863) is published daily Bunaote & of The Canadian Press, the Canadian Daily News Publish As sociation, the Ontario Pri Dailies A Audit Burea ulations, The Canadian Press is ® he use oo republication of all news despatches in ARAL Rn AD Pte of af also reserved. weal ¥ resident Sha _Suolisher, ce-Presiden ana Directos. INTYRE HOOD, Managing Baasasing AY Ont 225 U SUBSCRIPTION RATES Delivered by carriers in Oshawa, Whitby, B: a Aux aa Pickering, oot over' Sc per' week, BY man . US. $15.00 per year. ls 44 DAILY AVERAGE NET PAID CIRCULATION FOR MARCH 12,150 forth by Britain as a means of strengthen- ing those parts of the Empire which strad- dle the central section of the African con- tinent. It has already been approved by the British parliament and it will probably be in effect before the end of August next. Creation of the new state is regarded as a forward step which will lend political sta- bility to the whole troubled continent of Africa. In view of the highly explosive situation in South Africa, it is a wise move on the part of its neighbors to the north to consoli- date their governments and come together as one substantial political entity, under British jurisdiction, particularly when this is being brought about by a democratic pro- cess in which the people of the three states involved are being given the right to say what their future status .is going to be, . Other Editors' Views CANADIANS MEAT EATING HABITS (London Free Press) Cattlemen will be interested in figures released by the Dominion Bureau of Statistics showing that while Canadians are eating more meat they are eating less beef and more pork. The per capita consumption of meat in Canada rose in 1052 to 128.2 pounds from 1183 pounds the year before. The average Canadian ate 622 pounds of pork where in 1930 he only used 39.8 pounds, But his beef con- sumption fell from 547 pounds to 44.8 pounds The change may*be due to preference, or it may be due to beef prices, A Bit Of Verse LIKES AND DISLIKES I like to get up in the morning And start the day with a song I like to sing in the bathroom To me--there is nothing wrong UNTIL-- I follow the smell of coffee 'N bacon 'N buttered toast I think of the morning paper And out on the porch I coast NOW--- I prop the paper before me The news I need and how! Looking across I notice-- A frown upon her brow! THEN-- I cannot escape the sentence-- Somehow--I know, this is it! I discern that all are not song-birds-- Who start the day with a--twit! : CELE EBERLINE Bible Thought Thus saith the Lord, "Obey My voice, and I will be your God, and ye shall be My people: and walk in all the ways that I have commanded you, that it may be well unto you." (Jer. 7:23.) Obedience today will clear the way for God's re- velation of His will tomorrow. " WANTED: RUSSIAN INTERPRETER ~ aN = PEACE a « hy €/ ge \ Y MEANING WHAT? 1 IA TIME FOR A CHANGE OR CHANGE FOR ATIME?P?2¢ N QUEEN'S PARK Select Committees Have Varied Topics By DON O'HEARN ial Co: Semi The Times-Gazette TORONTO--Premier Frost must not like baseball. In line with his accent on committee-work he has added three more committees to the select committees to sit this year. And it doesn't look as though any of them will have a half decent chance of getting to see any ball games. The three new committees are to inquire into Indians, cemeteries oo reform institutions respect- vely. for And unless the Indian commit- tee can find some excuse for visiting the reservation of the Cleveland Indians it wouldnt ap- ar any of them will be able follow the trail of the erosion commitee of last year which man- aged to get the ball parks in both Detroit and Chicago into its sphere of inquiry. WORK DONE The erosion committee is ap- pointed again, along with its fel- low-committees of last year on or rent corporationsact and elec- tion act. But its field (or outfield) work is completed and barring unforeseen its meetings will be very few and held in the dour atmosphere of the committee rooms here. INDIANS BAG-UP Given our choice of the new com- mittees we would pick the Indians for fun, hard work and cemeteries $0 be found dead in reform institutions . for h Indians Committee from chairman Bill. Goodfellow down, and they not only should have an enjoy- able time but should do a bang- up job as well, Reform institutions committee- men under that notable task- master W. J. Stewart will prob- able find themselves in for more hard work than they have ever encountered before. The former Toronto mayor and Speaker of the house could have written that old saw "if you do Snypsng, do it well" for he's as orough as they come, When their ob is finished members of his committee should know more about jails and their shortcomings than Edwin Boyd. PRYER PRYDE One of the Dick Tracys on this committee we will watch with particular interest is Tom Pryde of Huron. Tom is such a nice guy it is hard to vision him on an "inquiry." A tombstone maker by trade we are sure he apologizes to the ground for disturbing it before planting one of his products. GHOST DIGGERS With such a mobid subject it's hard to say what corpses the ceme eteries committee may unearth. There's a capable chairman in Jim Allan of Haldimand-Norfolk an a d committee. There's probably good ground to work on too. A lot of rumors have been circulating about a the cemetery business. But for us we'll take the Indians, always the living ahead of the ead. There is a good crowd on the dead OTTAWA REPORT Coronation Dress Now Live Subject By PATRICK NICHOLSON Special Correspondent for The Times-Gazeite Canada's most distinguished look- ing couple at the Coronation cer.- mony in Westminster Abbey will be deserved by the Speaker of the House of Commons and Mrs. Ross Macdonald, The tall, dignified member from Brantford. will be wearing his black Speaker's gown and his im- pressive three-cornered hat. His elegant wife will create a family heirloom by wearing her own daughter's wedding dress of white brocaded satin, Cut with high neck and long tight-fitting sleeves it will, Mrs, Macdonald believes, be in perfect style for the abbey. To finish her Coronation ensemble, she will wear a lace tiara made of lace taken from her own wedding dress, AS YOU LIKE IT For the first time in history, neither man nor woman visitor to the Coronation ceremony need spend one cent on splendid robe or special dress. Peers and peeresses of course will wear their velvet trimmed with winter weasel, and their cor- onets. The unaristocratic Joe may wear full dress uniform, or court dress with white breeches and white silk stockings, or morning tail coat, or evening dress. This latter, says the Duke of Norfolk's order, means d tail coat with white tle, but neither dinner jacket nor tuxedo (can any- one explain the difference to the Duke?), With morning or evening coat, men may wear either trous- ers or breeches and stockings. Breeches of course always cause a multiple rebirth of that old chestnut about the dear old lady asking why the skinny legged bishop does not pad his stockings. 'But my dear he does," replies his wife. * The last alternative garment for men is "'a dark lounge suit." Women may wear evening dress or afternoon dress, but neither hat nor coat. And they must wear a pice of Yeiug falling off the ad. Presumably it must remain falling throughout the 8 a. m, until 2 p. m, vigil endured by spectators in the Abbey, but never actually fall off. The well-dressed Canadian man incidentally, Re Cal from Speaker Ross Macdonald in his official robes, will probably follow the ex- ampe of Prime Minister St, Laur ent and wear white tie and taf] coat, so long as he is in our of- ficial delegation. FREE SEATS STILL FREE Canada alone of Her Majesty's Kingdoms still has unbespoken substantial blocks of seats for the Coronation, Today 10 out of 40 excellent positions remain in the Triforium, giving a bird's eye view of the whole crowning. Only two out of another block of 12 seats in the Abbey have been taken up, And of the 9,000 seats in stands along the procession route, over 1,000 are stlil available. But these, unlike the seats in the abbey, are mostly not given free. I still think that the only com- prehensive and the most comfort- able view of the Coronation can be seen for 60 cents my local cinema. The 200-inch Palomar telescope in California is capable of detect- ine 2 candle flame 18,000 miles ant, HOW TO HELP YOUR Sore, Painful Piles If you are discouraged about getting rid of the itching soreness and burning pain of your piles a grand surprise awaits you when you try Hem-Roid, an Internal pile treatment, Get a package of Hem-Roid at any drug + Store and use as directed. You will be pleased at how quickly your pile trouble is relieved, Only 1.50 for the big 60 tablet package. If you are mot 100 per cent pleased after using Hem-Roid 2 or 3 days as a test, ask for your money back. 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And we feel it will be Valuable and interesting To meet the editors from Forty-seven countries and Exchange views with them, So when we come back In two weeks time we Hope we will have had Many experiences to share With the readers of Our daily musings. PROBE FIRE CAUSE TILLSONBURG (CP)--Provincial police Wednesday questioned sev- eral suspects in the possibility that & 'mysterious explosion" and re- sulting fire that levelled a house on a district tobacco farm earlier in the day was the work of outsiders. The house, a 1% storey structure in Middleton township, Norfolk county, was owned by ex-mayor M. G. Dean of Tillsonburg. PORTRAITS . By JAMES J. METCALFE TO GET AHEAD - I used to hate that office work ... When I was just a boy ., . But if it were my task today ... It would be quite a joy ... I used to dream of being boss . . And running all the firm . . . Of super- vising everything . . . And watching others squirm , ., And then I forged ahead, although . ., I did it luckily . .. And found that I was burdened with . . . Responsibility + + « Without the slightest aid . . + » » The progress that I made . «++ To office work each day .. To get my humble pay. . +. I had to make decisions bold . And all'my future hinged upon . . I often wish that I were back + To simply follow orders and .. Copyright, 1953, Field Enterprises, inc. All Rights Reserved. IN DAYS GONE BY 30 YEARS AGO F. W, Cowan was elected presi- dent of the Oshawa Golf Club Limited to succeed Dr. A. B. Ford who had died a short time previously. The Town Engineer stated that Oshawa had 33 miles of water mains and ten miles of paved streets. He requested that motor Yoliicles use pavement where pos- sible. curling rink on property donated by the General Motors of Canada. Members of the Oshawa Hig h School Rugby team, shown in a photograph in the Ontario Reform- er were A. Grant, N. Hubbel, M, Mitchell, H. Perry, W. Clarke, H. Lott, T. Beath, N. Irwin, W, Mec- Kay, L. Nott, W. Browne, M, Co- hen, M. Moffatt, T. Bouckley, W. Luke, G. Jamieson, D, Irwin, A. Williams, W. Jackson and C. Hub- C. 8. Lee was elected president je of the St. Gregory's Chdarch Ten- . nis Club. W. A, Campbell, builder, was given the contract to re-model the front of Isaac Collis' store on King Street West. to in James Kerwin was asked manage two lacrosse teams Oshawa. Announcement was madeth a t a garage of brick, steel and ce- ment blocks would be erected on Church Street. To be owned by Alexander Storie, it would be oc- cupied by Moffat Motor Sales. The annual meeting of the Osh- awa Curling Club was held in Welsh's Parlors. Plans were dis- cussed for the erection of a new Colonel and Mrs. H. §. Cameron with Honorary Colonel and Mrs. R. 8. McLaughlin received the guests who attended the second annual "At Home' of the Ontario County Regiment held in the Armories. 7 YEARS FOR ATTACKS WELLAND (CP)--Willlam Har old Wetherup, 22, of Wainfleet township, was sentenced Wednes- day to seven years following his conviction on charges of Th, at tempted rape and theft. He was of ing a 14-year-old Welland girl Feb. 9, and attempt- ing to rape a 24-year-old woman three days previously. He was also convicted of stealing the woman's purse. ing frt Week Your New TELEPHONE DIRECTORY ghosts TELEPHONE NUMBERS BOOKLET Oshawa's new Telephone Directory will be delivered next week. It will contain many new and changed numbers, not only for Oshawa but also for Ajax, Blackstock, Bowman- ville, Brighton, Brooklin, Cobourg, Colborne, Pickering, Port Hope, Port Perry and Whitby. As sodn as you receive your copy, be sure to destroy your old book. NEW WITH YOUR NEW DIRECTORY will come your own Personal Telephone Num- bers Booklet--to help you enjoy better, faster service. Jot down in it the Long Distance and local numbers you are likely to call. Keep it near your telephone for fast reference. J. W. LOWRY, Manager Keep out-of-town numbers in this booklet... and always CALL BY NUMBER for faster Long Distance service.