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6 THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE, Tuesday, August 11, 1858 Editorials The Bally Times-Gasette (Oshawa, Whitby © Simese ) peblished Siredd South, rv Times Gavotte Publishers, LISWGh Ontarie Michael Starr Re-Elected But with Reduced Majority Michael Starr of Oshawa was re- elected Member of Parliament for Ontario Riding In yesterday's federal general elec- tion. But his victory was by a much narrower margin thdn when. he was elected in the by-election of May 26, 1952. In that by-election he had a majority of over 3,200 votes over John Lay his Liberal opponent, but in yesterday's voting, his margin over the same Liberal candidate was 1,284. That, of course, was quite a comfortable margin of victory, but a very decided drop from his marked success of 15 months ago. An analysis of the vote is jntiysanp While a small vote was expectell on ac- count of the holiday season, the vote was actually larger than in the 1952 by- election. Yesterday, 30,022 electors cast their ballots as compared with 29,878 in the 1952 by-election. But in the 1949 general election 32,496 votes were cast. Yesterday's vote represented almost ex- actly 60 per cent of the possible vote, and this, in view of all the circumstances, was more than was anticipated. In comparison with the 1952 by- election, Mr. Starr gained 386 votes, while Mr. Lay increased his vote by some 2,324, an excellent achievement in a period of 16 months. The CCF vote for Wesley Powers fell far short of the 1952 vote for Roy Scott, who polled 8470 votes as com- pared with the 55624 cast for Mr. Powers yesterday. Probably the industrial holi- day period hit the CCF candidate much harder than'it did the other two parties, and accounted for the heavy decline in the CCF vote. On the other hand, this vote may represent a definite falling-off in CCF adherents throughout the riding. As expected the Labor-Progressive, or Communist candidate received onlyl a handful of votes, his total of 390 repke- senting fewer than two votes per bl division. He, of course, loses his deposit, as. does the CCF candidate. There may be several reasons for the closer result. Undoubtedly John Lay is much better known in the riding than the was 15 months ago, and he waged a vig- orous campaign. It is also possible that there may have been a swing of CCF votes to the Liberal candidate. In view of the general trend throughout the province, it can be said that Mr. Lay's achievement was quite noteworthy, and was to his credit. Votes, however, count, and Michael Starr is again deserving of congratula- tions for a fine victory. Mr. Starr fought a strong campaign, and in addition, gave much of his time to fighting his party's battles in Western Canada. He will, as before, give Ontario Riding good repre- sentation, and his services will, as in the past, be at the disposal of our citizens, regardless of their political affiliations. Liberals Again in Office With Substantial Majority The people of Canada, by their verdict at the polls in yesterday's general elec- tion, gave an emphatic endorsation to the Liberal government under the leadership of the Rt. Hon. Louis St. Laurent.' While at the time of writing, the returns from the whole Dominion are not complete, Mr. St. Laurent seems to have had at least 170 of his candidates elected to the House of Commons, which would give him a majority in the neighborhood of 76 over the combined members of the other part- fes. This would be increased by support from Independent Liberals and Independ- ents who have Liberal leanings and who have been elected. The main surprise of the election was the failure of the Progressive-Conserva- tives to make large gains in their repre- sentation in the House of Commons. The campaign waged by the Hon. George Drew and his followers was a strong one, and his insistence that there would be- immediate tax reduction if his party were Successful was thought to have a strong appeal to the voters. Judging from the returns at the moment: of writing, how- ever, his following in the Commons will be increased by only two or three mem- bers, and .is not likely to go above 50. The balance of the seats are divided be- tween the CCF and Social Credit mem- . bers, who made greater gains than did the 'Progressive Conservatives. The crux of the election was in the Editorial Notes Those whose holidays have yet to come are hoping we have not used up all of this summer's supply of nice warm holiday weather. : Election . candidates' supporters have been busy putting' posters on poles in both city and country. Will they be as active in taking them down again now, the election is over. The Daily Times-Gazette (OSHAWA. WHITBY) 'The Dally Times-Gazette (Oshawa, Whitby) combining The 1871) and the Whitby Gazette & Chronicle ( st 1863) is sh daily of The Canadian Press, the Canadian Daily Newspapers Association, the Ontario Provin Dailies As- sociation and the Audit Bureau of Circulation. The Canadian Press is exclusively entitled to the use tor republication of all news despatches in the Press therein. All of published rights of special T. L. WILSON, Publisher and Genegp! Manager M. McINTYRE HOOD, Managing Editor Offices, 44 King Stréet West, Toronto, University Tower Building, Montreal, P.Q. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Delivered by carriers in Oshawa, Whitby, Brooklin Port Perry, Ajax and Pickering, not over 30c per week. By mail ou Canads and Ce nl $10.00 Sve. Seas 1} bog TL DAILY AVERAGE NET PAID CIRCULATION FOR JULY 12,078 Ontario, 223 province of Ontario. In this province, the Progressive Conservatives were ex- pected to make substantial gains. It was in Ontario that Mr. Drew seemed to have cracked the Liberal phalanx. The gain made of three or four seats, however, was far short of the party's expectations, and. it was in this province that the Liberal success was most noteworthy. By their votes, the people of Canada have shown their confidence in the Lib- eral government of Mr. St. Laurent. The result is a tribute to the high regard in which the prime minister is held by his fellow-countrymen, and in the policies of his government. The charges of waste and extravagance made by the opposition parties did not register largely with the electors. Nor did the promises made in the 16-point platform of Mr. Drew cause the change-over in votes that was hoped for it by his followers. So for another four or five years, a Liberal administration will be in power in Ottawa, continuing a sequence which 'has lasted since 1935. Indeed, in the last 32 years,'since 1921, Canada has had 27 years of Liberal government. True, it will now be faced by a somewhat stronger opposition, but it still has a sufficiently substantial majority to make its policies effective during its coming term of office. Canada, at least, will enjoy stability of government at a crucial time in world history, a time when that kind of govern- ment is highly desirable. Other Editors' Views PEI'S GOOD SHOWING it 1s hoped will be retained in the coming general election is well worth noting at this time, That is the high percentage of voters casting their ballots. In the last general election in June, 1949, the percentage of Prince Edward Islanders going to the polls was 85, the highest in Canada. The percentages for other provinces were as follows: Ontario, 75; Quebec, 74; Nova Scotia, 5; New Brunswick, 79; Newfoundland, 58; Manitoba, 72; British Columbia, 69; Saskatchewan, 79; Al- berta, 60, and Yukon, 75, TOO MANY AT ONE TIME (Fort William Times-Journal) Manufacturers of Sheffield, England, renowned for their cutlery, gave away 40,000 souvenir pocket ; knives to school boys of the town as Coronation mementos. Result: Fancy carving all over town. School desks suffered, as did furniture in homes. Two young-" sters were treated for serious stab wounds. At one stage or another of a boy's life, a penknife is his most prized possession. There are very few boys who should be denied the use of the tool However, it is problematical whether or not the Sheffield manufacturers did the right thing when they handed out 40.000 of the knives to 40,000 youngsters on the same 'day. Boys being boys, trouble was bound to develop. Bible Thought "All the promises of God in Him are yea, and in Him Amen, unto the glory of God by us." (II Cor. 1:20.) God's promises are never broken by leaning on them, > THAT BOARDING HOUSE REACH rad OTTAWA REPORT Women's Services Given Low Value By PATRICK NICHOLSON OTTAWA--A good woman around the house is worth her weight in old; but Canadian employers on't value her so highly in their offices. ust how far industry falls short of the ideal of equal pay for equal work was shown in a report by the department of labor. A male senior office clerk is paid an ad- erage of $67.15 per week, while a woman, doing J. same {ob gets o 7.43; a factory eeper averages $60.87 if a man, But $46.86 if a woman; a male cost clerk averaging $59.56 is 40 per cent better paid than a woman doing the same.job for an average of $40.99. "REVOLT" IN BRITAIN In Britain, nearly 1,000,000 women workers have just signed a declaration of war against their employers, their trade unions and their government, demanding equal pay for equal work. While the differential against women there rises as high as 30 percent in industry, average women's wages and salaries are 20 percent less than those paid to men for the same work. In some fields they are lucky; here the differential against poor defence- less woman is so great that she has to work for 60 hours to earn the same amount as a man doing the same work will pocket in 40 hours. The British Parliament has de- clared itself in favor of giving women equal pay several times during the 30-year struggle waged by the fair sex to attain this fair objective. As long ago as 1920, as recently as last year, Britain's politicians declared their support for this logical development of the suffragette campaign. BUT CANADA ACTS Yet in the British civil service, the statutory differential still or- dains that a woman shall only re- ceive 80 percent of the salary paid to a man for doing the same work. Here, however, the principle of equal pay for equal work as been in force in the civil service for 34 years, vacancies are filled on a basis of oxfiefience and qualifi- cations reg of sex. Following the lead of our civil service, our air force mow inte- grates women fully into its strei ngth. They draw the same pay as men, rank for rank; in most trades they do the same work: and their rank titles of corporal and above are those always applied to men. The only di ation against women is that they are mot recruited for air-crew duties, and they are not allowed to do certain muscle jobs such as driving heavy mobile cranes and bulldozers. LE OF ISRAEL Last month $omplete equality of the sexes was establis for the first time in peacetime in a modern democratic country, when the gov- ernment of Israel decided that the all-out effort of a developing coun try struggling - for its existence could not permit continuation of the old belief that a woman's place is in the kitchen. It announced plans to call up women with men for compulsory national ser- ce. Wartime experience showed that many os can be performed as well, not better, 'by women, Labor officials here will not stick their necks out to say it publicly, but they believe that abolition of pay differentials 'would attract a uge female addition to our labor E force. The unprecedented number of women candidates in the general election may have been the first shot in Canada's Battle of the Sexes, as our women seek equality right down the line, and not just in the civil service and in the air force's dangerous para-rescue squads. Mobs Riot For Release Of Imprisoned Premier SRINAGAR, Kashmir (Reuters) -- Noisy demonstrators marched through the streets of Srinagar from dawn Monday demanding the release of Sheikh Abdullah, 48, ar- rested Sunday after his remeval from office as prime minister. Members of one procession, shouting slogans against the new government appointed Saturday, barricaded streets with wooden poles. They were cleared by police. Store owners staged a partial strike against the arrest of the 'Lion of Kashmir," dismissed after five years in power. Strike organ- izers toured the Kashmiri capital persuading tradesmen not to trans- act business. But the authorities reported that the sifuation under control and tension diminishing. The funerals of two moslems and a Sikh killed when police fired on rioting crowds Sunday passed off peacefully. The former premier is held at Udhampur in Kashmir's Jammu province. He is under arrest at an ex-maharajah's guesthouse. Bakshi Ghulam Mohammed, pro- Indian iticlan who succeeded the Sheikh after he was deposed by the Kashmiri head of state, Sadar-I-Rayasat Karan Singh, said Sunday night Abdullah had aimed at an independent Kashmir with the connivance of "foreign pow- wers." The United States ambassador to India, George Allen, issued a statement in New Delhi. denying widespread rumors that Washing- ton has interfered in Kashmir. Kashmir is split roughly in halves by a ceasefire line on which India and Pakistani troops were halted by United Nations mediation in 1949. Both countries claim the state. On the Pakistani side, the Azad (free) government rules while the remainder of the state, where the bulk of 'the population is concen- trated, is administered by the Srin- agar government. -- POLIO CASES MOUNT TORONTO (CP)--A sharp in- crease in the number of polio cases during the previous two days was reported here Wednesday. The number of persons being treated for the disease is more than three times that recorded at the same time in 1952. Since June 1, some 80 polio cases have been admitted to the Hospital for Sick Children. FISH WITH BANK ROLL COLEMAN, Alta. (CP) -- Steve Bacovski of East Coleman caught a fish Wednesday that was worth about 30 cents an inch. Fishing in Elk Valley, B.C., he pulled in a 16-inch bull trout. When he cut open the trout, he found inside three $1 bills and one $2 bill with a elastic band wrapped around m. Coney Island, Brooklyn's crowd- ed beach and amusement park, was once inhabited only by abbits. French Lose Mail Bags Of Votes LONDON (CP)--The French pos- tal strike, it appeared today, may toss a small spanner into the Cana- dian election works. Reports reaching here indicated a mailbag or two containing Cana- dian service votes may have gone astray when postmen went on strike in France. Asked to com- ment, Sepecial Returning Officer Maj. F. R. Palmer of St. Thomas, on au i London: 4 votes are coming very well. We have been informed of a possibility that some of the ballots would not reag) this office in time to be counted, due to the French postal s , "Maj. Palmer said postal author- ities, the RCAF and the Canadian embassy in Paris were making "'determined efforts" to overcome difficulties. Ike Hears Dulles On Korea Talks DENVER (AP)--President Kis- enhower today received a first- hand report from State Secretary Dulles on the cabinet officer's talks with President Syngman Rhee of South Korea. The Eisenhower-Dulles confer- ence got started sho; after the secretary arrived by plane at the president's vacation headquarters, following a flight from the Far ast. Dulles said in Honolulu that he had Sunday ad received "categoric assurance' from Rhee that the South Koreans wop't upset the three-week-old truce. Mistook Turtles For Men WIESBADEN, Germany (AP)-- All 24 men aboard a U. S. Air Force Flying Boxcar were safe to- day after parachuting from the big transport plane over the Lib- yan desert late Saturday. U. 8. Air Force European head- quarters said Monday the men, none of whom were seriously in- jured, were taken by helicopter and ground rescue teams to a U. S. Air Force hospital at Wheeler Field, about 60 miles from where the plane plummeted to the ground. The aircraft was on a flight from Udine, Italy, to Wheelus Field when it apparently missed its destination and developed trouble. The six crew members and 18 passengers were forced to parachute to the desert. The air force at first received reports the plane had fallen into the sea, but later said turtles and oange crates floating on the sur- face had apparently deceived searchers. No. matter how rapidly water boils, fast or slow, it still remains at the same temperature - 212 de- grees Fahrenheit. The Investment Dealers Association of Canada THOMSON, KERNAGHAN & CO. (MEMBERS TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGE) BOND and BROKERAGE OFFICE 16 KING ST. W., OSHAWA For Information DIAL 5-1104 ERIC R. HENRY Resident Mgr. IN DAYS GONE BY 20 YEARS AGO The Board of Education called fo tenders for the building of a new parapet wall at Cedar Dale School. Between four and five thousand people enjoyed the General Motors 'picnic at Alexandra Park. . Rev. Capt. 8. C. Jarrett, Jui of Oshawa Juvenile Court, spoke to the Rotary Club on the evils of communism. A swimming meet was held at Rotary ool, under the direction arold Armstrong, Swimm instructor. i ing One of the largest freighters on the Great Lakes, the Midland Prince, delivered 2,500 tons of coal at the Oshawa Harbor. An historic landmark, the Coul- tice property at Brooklin, was com- pletely destroyed by fire. A. L. "Mike" Bouckley displayed a beautiful rose "Mrs. John Lang" with a stem 44 inches long. Hlth Ol G. MeRa deal e cer, .reporte: irst 'case of typhoid fever for ths. year. Home owners on: relief were pleased to learn (hat they: would 'receive shelter relief on the e 'basis as tenants, an y allow ance for water, and : Dr. T. E. Kaiser received first donation, for 'the Dr." ton" Memorial C A. M: Houston of Cinei whose father was a Dr. Thornton, . eri the n ig 0, nd of QUEEN'S PARK Plan Fertilizers From Sewage TORONTO--The City of Hamilton is considering combining a fertil- izer plant with a new sewage dis- posal installation. Aldermen proposing 'the scheme to make fertilizer out of sewage claim it could bring in revenue of up to $300,000 a year. Tiger-town, as it happens, is just a Step or so ahead of Dr. Mackin- non Phillips in its proposal. The hedlth minister has been on ¥©, the same track now for some time. So enthusiastically, in fact, that he has prophesied that fertilizer from waste might be the answer to the pollution problem and high-cost dis: posal plants. EARTH MAKER Sorry we can't tell more mow. The Sonal doctor has been saving his findings for a thunder-bolt to release to an awed public and to date the data isn't complete. In the meantime he is playing mys- terious Moe. We do know, however, that his research has been very personal. In the trunk of his car i s an old straw! box, filled with a dark brown substance. He shows it to close friends and defies them 'to tell him what it is. The more discerning accept the obvious and say "dirt." Quite astounded the minister re- es, "right." And then, "Do you ow what it is made of? I made it out of garbage." PAY WAY The f ruit box, one gathers, is the ied of a grandiose scheme. But etails will have to wait. The scheme, however, isn't as silly as it might sound. The Hamilton proponents claim that a disposal-fe r plant in Milwaukee, treating sewage for a population of 800,000, takes in rev- enue of half a million dollars a ar. Such a plant doubles the capital cost of a regular disposal instal- lation, but it is claimed it will pay for itself and the regular installa- tion as well. MEN ONLY . Information to a lot of drivers, | we suspect, and in any case too ood to pass up is this plece from "Godfrey's Tea Bag" in the Corn- wall Standard Peseholder: "The New York State legislature passed a law to standa arm signs in driving, This is an item that concerns men. If you put your right arm straight up, that means a right turn. If you put your right arm straight out, it means a left turn. Putting your ' arm down means stop. As I said before straight down means stop. As I said before this is for men drives only. Women drivers have a set of their own. If a woman driver puts her arm out thewindow that means only one thing--the win- dow's open." Russia Has Its Own Problems By WILLIAM L. RYAN AP Foreign News Analyst Premier Georgi Malenkov's an- nouncement of sharp revisions in Soviet ic policies indicat: his .government will undergo fur- ther changes soon in preparation for a two-fold job; To strengthen the home front and to use eco- nomic power as a potent weapon on the international scene. The open blandishments to the capitalists of Italy and France and other non-Communist nations of the East and West seem part of a long- range program to isolate the Uni- ted States from actual and poten- tial allies by means of an economic offensive. On the home front, the premier makes it clear there are urgent problems that must be solved. Among them is the acute shortage of housing. Malenkov said Saturday in his speech to thé Supreme Sov- iet: 'Although before the war and especially in the post-war years, large housing projects were car- ried out, housing needs are far from being satisfied and the acute shortages are felt everywhere. . .." There is also a shortage of vege- tables and potatoes for' both the consumer market an the needs of industry. Malenkov stressed this once again. The shortagqyis not At Home only reflected in the needs of the city consumer markets, but in the field of animal fodder, which ia turn has a significant effect om livestock. A third problem is the resistance of peasants to total collectivization. There is a sharp reversal of Stalin's policies implicit in Malen- kov's attack upon this problem. It will probably be a temporary retreat. The indiégtion is some private operations will be permit- ted the farmer with reg auxiliary farmstead which is not part of the collective farm, but in the long run, the Communist party is ordered to carry out the directive eliminating such vestiges of capitalism and "private prop- erty psychology." : ' Lastly there is a need for mere and better quality consumer goods, not only to satisfy public demand but to ward off 'a threat of in- flation born by shortages. There will be more reorganization steps in the field of light industry, par. ticularly with regard to its plan- ning phases. The Malenkov gov- ernment wants the problem licked without sacrificing the emphasis on heavy industry which ds military and economic might on the international scene. OPEN A SAVINGS ACCOUNT AT The Canadian Bank of Commerce ' V \ to his , | Trust not to CH AN CE | Make sure of your plans through regular savings § 8