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1953 POLITICAL SCENE Illness, Splits Left U. K. In Its Deadlock govern- nsion in op- malptaoed be 's Conservatives sition led by lement Atl Ronservatives Jotumned | Foe. House of of Commons. There was no Sign during the any decisive trend in the Baiance between the two main par A series of by-elections left ; Rh completely . with Le gains in one sec tor Jiiset a an' a rar a Ag LEADS At the annual Conservative gath- in October, ll ~aow fo "yes. disciaimed near in cated pe. was Russia, but he fell ill June 27 on re |, from kigusy souble. ] Late in Sep tember Churchill n re- turned to their a bringing the govertihest's "first team' to full for the first time in. six ttlee. | mon! 3 LABOR PARTY'S TRO! UBLES The Labor opposition also had difficulties. The was still ihe | 7 2EuSd at intervals by feuding be- ween its right or moderate wing and a rebel group led by former cabinet minister Aneurin Bevan. The moderates plumped for a , | cautious approach on nationaliza- tion and full-blooded socialism. The ex- change of discourtesies became so intense that Professor Richard Tawney, one of the Labor pion- eers, said the party was making a Rise like '"a mob of pekinese any | puppies." official trade union leader- ship came down on the side of ly | moderation, making its stand clear ported intent on at its annual meeting on the Isle of Man in September. The Labor |re| party met later at Margate and adopted a platform which put a temporary end to the dispute and enabled both factions to claim unity had been achieved. . The new Labor program specific- d the '"Bevanites" called for | Qui World War. Legislatively the main accomplishment was the reversal of previous Socialist pol policy by the return of the steel transport industries to private ownership. De new session was opened by the Queen Nov. 8. Among the main legislative de- velopments in the new session wale a revision of rent restrictions, abling landlords to raise rons in return for certain repairs, and a uke of Edinburgh left Britain on a six-month Com- monwealth tour. Under the iShauge, the Duke of Edinburgh instead of Prindess Margaret would be regent if a child of the Queen and the duke succeeded to the throne while un- der the, age of 18. In such --an eventuality the duke would have the guardianship of the young sov- ereign since under existin Jaw the Tegont is also the gual e duke would also be om in The event of the incapacity of the Queen, and if there were neither child nor grandchild quali- fied to act as regent in such an eventuality. Rain Factor In Four Accidents , A light rain and slippery pave- ments were contributing factors in the four slight traffic collisions which occurred in Oshawa on Mon- day. No one was injured. All four were investigated by Constables William Cairney and Gerald Stev- |th enson. A three-car collision, favolving Ernest Bowler, 24, King Street East, Brian Henderson, 25, of Cour- tice and Roy Hopkins, 41, 43 Wil son Road Norfh, occurred on King Street East in front of Number 1207 at 5.45 p.m. Cars driven by Bowler and Henderson were dam- aged when they stopped suddenly and were struck from the rear by Hopkins' car. Slight damage was done to Bowler's and Hopkins' car and more extensive damage was done to Henderson's. Jules Van Gunten, 42, Town Line East, stopped suddenly on King Street East in front of Num- ber 283 at 8 p.m. to pick up a hitch- Biker, His car was struck in the rear by the car following, which was driven by Kenneth Hull, Bowmanville. Little more than fender damage was done to the cars. A south-bound car on Centre Street at 6.25 p.m, forced Gordon Annis, 60, 282 Centre Street, into a car parked in front of Number 79 Centre Street. The paint on the right side of his car was slightly scratched and the right rear fender of the other car, ai a Td Louis Thompson, 60, 491 ry Street, was torn. Making a sharp ht turn in front of another southbound car en Ritson Road was a costly move for George Rutkay, 27, 490 Ritson Road South. The following car, driven by Adam Howorko, 29, 592 Bloor Street East, hit the right rear of Rutkay's car. The right rear fend- er of Rutkay's car was damaged, {women saved a three-year-old boy and the front bumper and left front | headlight of the other car were dented. Paper keeps foods sanitary. CROSSWORD PUZZLE i fie ii pit it i iH Hil iF ENE KK KB BEpo i Neg a Pi BR XR MNNB XER X BEEe w»e Al Gas Blows Up Sewers pace (CP) -- The busi- losion blew a mah- hole cover a few feet in the air on Main sf started a small fire at was extinguished by fire- Helicopters Spy Muskrats forests department is using heli- take a census of musk- dd on rats, southern Ontario's most im- portant fur-bearing animal. The helicopters flew over the Cre marshes 'Rondeau p! ark, 20 miles southeast of Chat. am, and counted the muskrat houses. Department research men also A 2s hauled up with a rope. 1 The Care s hired girl, Edith Land: aid a neighbor, a Mrs. Langst tr tied a rope around the mother's body and lowered her into the well. Mrs. Clark grabbed her son and the two women hauled her and the -- Three | boy to the top. The boy was no worse for the from drowning in a 25-foot well | experience except for shock and Tuesday. |a few bruises. The water in the Albert Clark, son of Mrs. Muriel | well came up to his chin but he Ding Dong Dell Baby in Well BELLEVILLE (CP) Clark, tumktled into the well be-|was able to get to hic f~~ neath his 'home while water was | hang on to the side until rescued. i ii Make It An ELECTRICAL XMAS! - with = "GENERAL @ ELECTRIC [hi THEREFORE, THIS YEAR intend to find out what the animals like to eat, where they live, their age and sex ratios and the con- dition of their fur. Almost 200,000 muskrats were trapped for their fur in southern Ontario in the JRA Se season com- pared with 95,000 - revious year. The 1954 season bar n set for March 1 to April Experimental 2x will carried out in the park this year to: aid the census. Information obtained from the tests, which may last for several years, will be evaluated by wild- lite experts and the results dis- tributed to trappers. AGREEMENT APPROVED FORT ERIE (CP)--Town coun- cil has approved a 25-year ment with the International Bridge Company covering an annual fixed payment of $15,000 to the town for that section of the International | Peace Bridge within 'the town. The payment is an annual increase of $1,000. The bridge links Fort Erie 1 Buffalo, N.Y. - from --- OSHAWA APPLIANCES THAT ENDEAR AND ENDURE YES! . . . you con be sure that when you purchase a GENERAL ELEC- TRIC gift . . . it's SURE to endear you to the heart of the recipient . . end as well, APPLIANCES are the gifts thot go on giving year after year. GENERAL ELECTRIC GIVE THE BEST ... GIVE GENERAL ELECTRIC APPLIANCES Electric Washer ELECTRIC CLOCKS rr . Oshawad's General Electric Degler ! ELECTRIC REFRIGERATOR SEE THEM ALL ON DISPLAY AT. ...THE GIFT OF A LIFETIME! * THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE, Wednesday, December 38, 1058 $ Follows Husband w Into Politics MEDICINE HAT, Alta. (CP)-- be- | Mrs. John Lyle Hobinson, widow of Alberta's former labor minister, succeeded her husband Monday as Social Credit member of the lature | for Medicine Hat less stores | ndmother, victory over her *|CCF candidate Edwin W. Horne, in the by-election to fill the va- cancy created by the death Oct. 29 of Dr. Robinson, who had been Medicine Hat's legislative member since riage { egrapher for the Canadian Pa ve 985. Se piled up a 4-to-1 majority in| industrial consti! ht vote which followed an ex- po nally quiet and brief cam- paign. Final totals gave Mrs. Rob- fncon 2,463 votes to Mr. Horne's as 'only about 25 per cent of didate, he was a poor fourth to Dr. Robinson. Fon 11,964 el le electors cast ligib! ola] ny (CP)--The lands and. ballots. Standings in the 6l1-seat legisla- ture now is Social Credit 52; Lib- erals 4; CCF 2; Progressive Con- servatives 2; Independent Social vatives did -not -contest the ,seat out of respect for the memory of |Dr. Robinson. Gets Medal For Work In Canadian Music MONTREAL (CP)--Violinist Ar- thur Davison of Montreal has been awarded a medal by the British Overseas League which makes awards annually to outstandin g representatives of Commonwealt be | countries in the United Kingdom. The medal, known as the "Can- ada Medal" was recently presented to the 34-year-did violinist-conduc- tor by Princess Marie Louise in London for the greatest Canadian contribution to music in the U.K. during last year. Mr. Davison, at present in Brit- ain, is combining recital work with a job as concertmaster of the Hull, Essex and Peterborough sym- Phony orchestras. On top of that e conducts a series of London youth concerts. Mr. Davison won his first dip- loma at the age of six and that year gave his first recital in a Montreal church. He st studied at the 1927 \ Tea Kettle Academie de Musique de Quebec winning the Associated Board of Royal Schools of Music Canadian Scholarship. A bursary presented by a Mont- real women's club enabled him to study further at the Royal Acad- emy of Music in London. In his second year he was named concert- master of the school symphony and took the most prizes for violin and chamber music. i Mr. Davison returned to Canada in 1950, and before leav! again for London nn J apheated as guest solo- ist with the C Little Symphony, and in chamber music broadcasts on national and international hook- ups. PLANNED CAPITAL ° Australia's capital, Canberra, is a planned city designed by. a Chi- cago architect completed in Electrie Floor Electric Irons PUSH-BUTTON RANGE Remember! "We Service What We Sell", . « AND BUY THEM AT TORONTO PRICES! SHAWA APPLIANCES Polisher ULTRA-VISION TELEVISION 506 SIMCOE ST. DIAL 5 SOUTH -4331