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THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE Published by Times-Gazette Publishers Limited, 57 Simcoe St. South, Oshawa, Ont, Poge 6 Monday, June 4, 1956 Redistribution Should Not Be Made Political Football At its recent convention, the Ont- ario CCF party called for a complete redistribution of the ridings of the province. Only such a redistribution, it said could provide for a fair basis of representation, The charge was made that at the last redistribution of seats by the Ontario legislature, many ridings were gerrymandered so as to make "them safe for the party in power. The result was that with only 47 per cent of the total vote, the Conservatives were able to win 87 per cent of the seats in the legislature. The Liberals and CCF secured 53 per cent of the votes, but only 13 per cent of the seats. This, of course, is an old story. Every time there is a redistribution the party in power sees to it that the change of seats is always made to its own advantage. In the last distribution, however, there was one exception to the rule, that being in the case of the Osh- awa riding, which was so changed as to make it a fairly safe seat for the CCF. We have long contended that redis- tribution of seats for both the provin- cial and federal parliaments should be removed entirely from the field of party politics. One way in which this could be done would be by putting the matter in the hands of an entirely non- partisan commission, which would study representation entirely on the basis of equality of the voting unit, At present, there are ridings with as few as 13,000 inhabitants, and others with over 80,- 000. That certainly does not signify any equality in representation. The only way to remove the inequalities and to remove the charge of a periodical gerry- mander in favor of the party in power is to follow the course we have suggest- ed. Training For Waitresses Hon. Bryan Cathcart, Ontario's min- ister of travel and publicity, is certain- ly looking into all angles of the tourist business. He has already had much to say about the necessity of making tourists feel welcome .in Ontario, and treating them with the utmost hospi- tality. Now he has developed another idea. He proposes to have a training school for waitresses established by the province to train them in the essentials of courteous and acceptable service. This might seem to border on the frivolous, but there is a good deal of merit in the idea. From the standpoint of the waitresses themselves, gradua- tion from such a training school would give them a higher status at which they could command larger salaries. There are other angles, however, just as there are waitresses and waitresses. Some will ignore other customers while carrying on a mild flirtation at another table. Others plunk down the food in front of their customers as if they did not have any consideration for the cus- tomer. The approach is sometimes "What do you want?' and an "order and get it over with" attitude. The majority of waitresses are not only friendly and courteous, but know the rules of etiquette in serving a cus- tomer. This means a great deal to men with their families who are visiting strange places. On the home front, they know their restaurants, and have them classified for courteous service and good food. In a strange land, they have to take pot-luck, and we know from ex- perience that all waitresses are not what they ought to be in their manner of serving the public. Because this could be an important factor in making tourists satisfied with their visits to Ontario, there is a good deal to be said for the minister's plan. Economy In Public Spending We can recall that when Hon. G. D. Conant, of Oshawa, was attorney-gen- eral and premier of Ontario, one of the things on which he insisted was econ- omy in public spending. He was averse to undertaking new commitments on behalf of the government. He used to say that once a new service was estab- lished, it was sure to expand to become a millstone around the necks of the people, and that such new services never contracted. How correct was his estimate of what happens when governments un- dertake new services and new fields of activity is shown by the amount of mo- ney now required to carry on the af- fairs of our federal and provincial gov- ernments. Once a new government de- partment is established, it is there for ever. To abolish it, or even to cut its staff and activities, is regarded with horror by those in authority. ~ One of the new features which has come into being in recent years is that Other Editors' Views TRAFFIC SIGNAL FOR BLIND (Fort William Times-Journal) Mankind has made considerable progress in supplying aid to the blind since the days when Braille was frustrated in his attempt to intro- duce a method by which the blind could read. In Louisville, Kentucky, for example, a special traffic signal has been 'installed to help blind persons across the street. When a button is pres- sed, traffic lights stop the oncoming flow of vehicles. Then a buzzer sounds to indicate to the blind pedestrians that they can cross. The buzzer stops ten seconds before the lights change to green. The Daily Times-Gazette T. L. WILSON, Publisher and General Manager. M. McINTYRE HOOD, Editor es The Daily Times-Gazette (Oshawa, Whitby), com. dining The Oshawa Times (established 1871) and the Whitby Gazette and Chronicle (established 1883), is published dally (Sundays and statutory holidays ex- > . Members of Canadian Daily Newspapers Publishers Association, The Canadian Press, Audit Bureau of Cir culation, and the Ontario Provincial Dailies Association, The Canadian Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all news despatches in the paper credit ed to it or to The Associated Press or Reuters, and also the local news published therein. All. rights of special despatches are also reserved Offices: 44 King Street West, Toronto Ontario: 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 (in province of Ontario), outside carrier de Uvery areas. $12.00. Elsewhere $1500 per year DAILY AVERAGE NET PAID SER ALIL AIAN BN CIRCULATION FOR APRU ~13,667 i. of the extensive public relations branch- es now being maintained by govern- ment departments. They were practi- cally unknown in pre-war days. Now they have mushroomed to a tremendous extent. We do not say that all of their work is a total loss. But we can say that it is very much overdone. We can say that because of the knowledge we have of the reams of bul- letins, directives and memoranda which daily come to the editorial desk, to find a resting place in the capacious waste- paper basket. Every newspaper office has the same experience, and all of this adds up to a huge loss of time, effort, paper, and of the money it costs the taxpayers to have them produced. The struggling taxpayer has an over- whelming feeling of futility when he thinks of his own tax payments, small by government standards but large in accordance with his personal resources, and thinks of how many hundreds of thousands of such tax payments are ex- pended in cynical waste. Bits Of Verse SOMETHING TO LOOK AT The town clerk registered the deed And then the place was theirs. The seed Of pride had little time to woot Because the snows of winter put A natural slumber upon sprouts Through spring, they thought, would bring pride out, But pride, to root, had little hope, For they had bought on a north slope And a north slope with back to spring Never hastens its greeting. But the slope had something good, It faced a south slope so they could Look out on greenness when their own Place was brown as field stone And it was pleasure grew from that, Having something to look at, ELIZAETH JANE ASTLEY Editorial Notes Then there are those drivers who lose control of their cars because of their inability to meet the instalments. Bible Thoughts An eagle teaches her young to fly by necessity. God allows necessity to aid us to maturity and strength An eagle stirreth up her nest, fluttereth over her young--De. 33:11. THE GAS CHAMBER U.S. GALLUP POLL Youth And Union Votes Have Turned Toward GOP By AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC OPINION For the first time in 20 years, U.S. Labor Union members show evidence of giving a majority of their votes to the Republican can- didate in the November presiden- tial election. This has been the hard core of Democratic party strength since the early days of the New Deal. For the first time in that period, also, younger voters in the U.S. express a preference for a Republican candidate as presl- dent, In 1952 General Eisenhower got OTTAWA REPORT a substantial vote from union members, polling 39 per cent. To- day in an Institute 'trial heat' race against Adlal Stevenson he gets a majority of 6 per cent among union members. Along the same pattern, 20 years ago, in 1936 two out of every three voters in the 21 to 29 age bracket favored Franklin D. Roosevelt, while today, indications are that Eisenhower would receive nearly as large a proportion of their vote in an election now, The Institute's staff of interview- ers asked this question of voters of all ages "Suppose the presidential eleec- tion were being held today. If President Eisenhower were the Republican candidate and Adlai Stevenson were the. Democratic candidate which would you like to see win?" Union members only, undecided): (without Eisenhower Stevenson Among 21 - 29 years only (with- out undecided): Eisenhower Stevenson Since 1936 there has been a shift of 31 per centage points to the GOP among young voters in the 21 to 29 age groups, in terms of presidential voting preference. World Copyright Reserved Hot Debate Boosts Interest In House \ By PAT NICHOLSON Special Correspondent To The Times-Gazette OTTAWA--Summer time is visit- ors' time on Parliament Hill. The crowds of tourists, women shiver- ing in cotton dresses and men wearing slack suits and cameras, are once more In hordes following the guides attentively round the Parliament building. Soon they will once more be able to see the fine Parliamentary Lib- rary, just emerging from its multi- million dollar interior rebuilding after the fire. The building con- tractors' multi-thousand dollar two- storey shack, complete with heat- ing, fly-screens and all modern conveniences, is all that now re- mains of the building shambles around the Library Sponsored visitors have a more personalised entry to Parliament Such recent arrivals have been the high school students from Guelph, who recently visited as the guesls of their MP, Henry Hosking, and his wife. And the student son of Mike Starr, the popular Conservat- ive member for Oshawa, whom I saw last week being entertained by his father in the parliamentary res- taurant. Visitors have been crowding the public galleries in numbers for ex- ceeding even the annual budget at- tendance. It has been standing room only for hour after hour, as pormally unpolitical visitors watch and wonder at the pipeline debate. Division bells have run many times a day, summoning members to vote; they seem to be ringing so often and so long that they must surely become worn out. And the vote-taking is a tedious spectacle for visitors. Each vote takes about 25 minutes, by the time the absent MPs have been sum- moned into the chamber. the whips close the doors and walk to their seats, and the voting members been named one by one. Just once, it has this advantage to the visitor. As each member stands up and bows towards the Speaker to re- cord his vote, the Clerk of the House calls out his name. This enables visitors to put a face to a name they know well in the case of prominent politicians of all part- les. Don't expect the Senate to go to bat over the pipeline. It will pass the measure quickly and pain- lessly. The opportunity is golden for the Senate to exercise ils tra ditional role of "sober second thought" to hasty government leg islation, This is not to say that the Senate should necessarily oppose the pipeline. What it has a moral duty to take action against is the manner in which the government has treated the Lower House of Parliament, and now expects the Upper House to toe the same line 1 have always had faith, albeit a necessarily dormant faith, that one day our million-dollars-a-year Sen- ate would fight for the restoration of its own prestige and pow i the old gentlemen and their female fellows don't seize this particular mettle, then 1 shall have to admit that my faith was misplaced, and that the Senate is indeed the lack- ey of the cabinet as its critics contend, And I do not believe that the Senate will seize this nettle. In fact, one prominent and able Conservat- ive senator has openly announced that he will not oppose the meas- ure 'because I do not wish to of- fend the prime minister." With the latest Spring and wet. test May in living memory behind us, we are looking forward to what is forecasted to be a cool, wet and miserable summer. What a con- trast to last year's sizzler. Parlia- ment sat through a record hot July last year; this year it expects to adjourn in early July, and has no entirely abandoned hope of a late June adjournment as was earlier expected As 1 write this, Ottawa's famous tulips are at the height of their glory in bloom, but hardly at their height of their stature, for heavy rain has beaten them down. Out- side the Parliament building there has been a particularly fine .show this year, highlighted by a .new species of dwarf tulip, in reds and vellows and white, which has so many petals that it looks more like a peony or even a rose. Ottawa's annual tulip show stems from the generosity of the queen of the Netherlands; it is a constant re- minder that she was our guest here throughout the war years when her country was occupied by the Nazis. MAC'S MEDITATIONS Historic Sites Worth Preserving By M. McINTYRE HOOD In comparison with Britain and the countries of Europe, Canada is a comparatively young nation, The settlement of Quebec began about 350 years ago. Ontario can look back to approximately 200 years of recorded history. Yet in that short Jerid, as world history goes, there ave been great events, the loca- tions of which are worthy of being marked as historical sites. In respect we need to follow the ex- ample of Great Britain in the pre- servation of places of historical significance, e can think, for instance of the project under way to air Can- terbury Cathedral, which was founded in the year 597. The 600- ear old roof on Yorkminster Ca- edral is being replaced. These poi and many other historic buildings have acquired the status and ven- eration of national shrines. And at resent, several others of Eng- and's 40 cathedrals are campaign- ing for funds to carry out renova- tion projects. We also read that about historic churches in Bri- tain are in need of aid. They are crumbling from old age, the weather, or suffering from the bombing and neglect of the war S. WEED COLOSSAL SUM To restore and repair all these old churches would require a colossal sum of money. The new cathedrals being built at Coventry, Liverpool and Truro will take mil- lions of dollars. The only collee- tive fund from which the 550 his- toric churches can obtain assis- tance is the Historic Churches Pre- servation Trust. It is now concern- ed with the repairs and reconstruc- tion that are necessary. Three years ago it started a drive to raise four million pounds. To date the i has reached 600, unds. One of the heart warming fea- tures in this work has been the fi- nancial response from people all over the Commonwealth. When . Westminster Abbey sought about three million dollars for restora- tion work, more than the amount was raised through the generous 000 search of this nature mi help of Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the United States. St. Paul's Cathedral exceeded its ob- jective of $1,500,000, however, with- out making any appeal outside of Britain, SITUATION IN CANADA ause Cana a young country, there is still not much in- terest in the preservation of his- toric sites. It is like dog teeth to extract a few dollars for the purchase and restoration of forts and buildings that were important in the founding of Canada The restoration of Fort Heary at Kingston and Fort York at Toron- to are recent accomplishments, brought by the interest of a few people, appreciative of their his- toric value. In a number of ways, much can be done to secure prope recognition for the links with Can- ada"s past. Offhand, one could tack. ais GeoaiAD, Day e Ontario to n and the French River. Somethin could be done to publicize properly mark this waterway. This only needs a start. It might well be initiated by the department of travel and publicity at Queen's Park, undertaking an extensive re- search of historic Jecards. wl ductive of recommendations for the preservation of historic sites associated with the exploration and development of Upper Canada. And here in Oshawa, as we have Blready suggested, a a gnt made by pn Henry House at Lakeview Park as a historic site and museum. BYGONE DAYS 15 YEARS AGO Coinciding with an announce- ment made in the House of Com- mons, by Hon. Norman McLarty, that the Unemployment Insurance Act would start to function, a gov- ernment architect was sent to Oshawa to arrange plans for re- modelling the ground floor of the old YMCA building to be used as offices to adminis the Unem- ployment Insurance act and also furnish an employment service. The second and third floors of the YMCA building were purchased by the Federal Government as part of the site for a new post office and customs building. Master Bill Leask, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. won the gold medal in the boys' elocution class at the Durham County Music Festival and Bar- bara Leask, Billy's sister, won the silver medal in the girls' elocu- tion class. Cedar Dale Home and School As- sociation held its closing meeting of the new year with retiring pres- ident, Mrs. Lyman Gifford, presid- ing. The officers for the new were: President, Mrs, C. Templer; first vice - president, Mrs. J. Flintoff; second vice-pres- ident, Mrs. R. Boneham; secre- taries, Miss Brooks and Mrs. K. Shortt, and treasurer, Mrs. Horn- by, were called upon and iastalled to office by Mrs. Mounce. MAC'S MUSINGS As summer comes around Folks begin to think Of their annual vacation And to make plans for what They will do when the Time comes to forget work For a brief period and Enjoy the well-earned Leisure of holiday-time. Nothing reveals the great Differences in people As much as the ways In which they decide to Spend their holidays, Because there are so many Ways and places available For a delightful vacation. Some like to go to A cottage by the lake To enjoy the quiet of Some secluded spot While others prefer A garish tourist resort Where there is something Doing every minute, Others like to spend Their vacations in some Large city like New York, Detroit or Buffalo, And some just like to Travel across the country By automobile or bus Visiting and seeing New places as they go; While to others holidays Mean an opportunity To re-visit the old folks Back home on the farm. And just because folks Are not al made alike No matter what types Of holidays are chosen They will all come back To tell their friends they Had a wonderful time. FOR BETTER HEALTH Food Shouldn't Spoil In Any American Home By HERMAN N. BUNDESEN, MD There's little excuse for food spoiling in any American home today A refrigerator Is a health asset. Be sure you use yours to the best advantage Don't stuff it full of foods that can be better stored on the cabinet or pantry shelves. Reserve it for foodstuffs in which harmful germs can multiply if they are not prop- erly refrigerated In this category are such as meals, raw, cooked or cooked; chicken, turkey or poultry; fi'h, cream fillings; tards; gelatins; puddings; dressings and milk While we're specking of turkey and chicken, let me give you a few tips on preparing them so you can avoid any chance of 'contamin- ation. If the fowl is frozen, it should be thawed safely at room tempera- ture just before preparing it for cooking if you pian to stuff it, keep It refrigerated until it's ready for stuffing and cooking. It's probably best to make the stuffing just be- foods pre- other cus- salad fore you're ready to pop the bird into the oven. Now I know that many of you prefer to make the stuffing the night before, especially if you're planning a big dinner with a lot of guests. In a case like this, put the stuff- ing in a dish and keep it refriger- ated until roasting time. Don't let it stand in the bird overnight at room temperature. Probably the best method, or at least the safest one, is to cook dressing and bird separately Use the same pan, but cook the dressing around the turkey instead of inside the bird. Not only will this insure good flavor, but, more important, it will give you greater protection from any germs which might remain alive in the center City made a grant to the Oshawa Horticultural Society to ald them in their work of beau- tifying the city by Jlanting flow- ers and shrubs in the downtown business section. The Blue Bell Club held a dance in the Jubilee Pavilion in order to raise further funds towards the ambulance donated to the city. The Women's Auxiliary of the Ontario Regiment (Tank) held a garden party at Innverlyn, Whit. by, the home of Mr. and Mrs. F. H, M. Irwin with Mrs. C. H. Mumford, the president of the Auxiliary, receiving with the host- ess. The proceeds went to furnish comforts for the men of the regi- ment. The Oshawa Camera Club held its second annual spring photo- Leask, Hampton, po QUEEN'S PARK Tax Agreement Policy Clearing By DON O'HEARN Special Correspondent To The Times-Gazette TORONTO--The Liberal policy on tax agreements in slowly being clarified. At the session the party took the approach, roughly, that the gov- ernment should think more in terms of Ontario carrying its own load rather than looking for hand- outs. However at the time it didn't seem too positive, even in its own mind, just how or why they should done. Now the party's financial critic, John Wintermeyer, has explained it further. CHANGED NOW Mr. Wintermeyer devoted a rec- ent provincial affairs broadcast to taxes. In it he made the following points: 1. The Confederation agreement gave direct taxing rights only to the province and both direct and in- direct to the federal government. 2. If the agreement were made today, it undoubtedly would be dif- ferent. For example, the federal government would be given more responsibility for health and wel- fare. 3. It had been demonstrated through the years, by the Rowell- Sirois commission and other means that it was desirable for the fed- eral government to provide an eco- nomic floor for all provinces. So far as Ontario was particu- larly concerned, his case was this: 1. Unquestionably a review is needed of all its taxing fields, most particularly those apart from in- come. 2. The province claims that its industry provides a great share of Canada's wealth, including federal revenues. raphic show in the Genosha fotel. J. Fleetwood Morrow, president of the Toronto Camera Club, acted as judge. Temple Lodge, AF and AM, No. 649, celebrated its 13th birthday with a banquet. A. W. Jacklin presided for the occasion. 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Boiled down, one could say, this would indicate that the Liberal po- sition is that while revenues are a complex problem, it is in Ontario's direct interest to try to solve them directly from is own resources. One incidental aspect of this is that politically it must make Mr, Drew drool in Ottawa. It would make his appeal to the country nationaly much easier than the position of Mr. Frost which is very hard to explain in other provinces. LOANS to pay.all your bills LOANS for down payments LOANS for car or home repairs LOANS to buy the things you and your tamily want and NOW without need waiting LOANS ny purpose Monthly Payments $778 $235 $27.00 "$4470 $67.05 $89.40 You Receive $100 $300 $510.68 $1,000 $1,500 7$2,000 Many other plans and emounts to suit your budget. $50 to $5,000 without endorsers or bankable security. 17 Simcoe St. N. RA 5-6541 Open Friday till 9 p.m. Open Saturdays till pm, of the dressing should it be cook- , ed in the turkey. While saving poultry or dressing leftovers for other meals, be sure to keep them refrigerated at 50 de- grees or below R.R.: Can the sense oF%mell be after a skull fi ; Answer: Yes, if the portion of the brain controlling this sense is damaged, lust acture? HAIRDRESSER? LOOK IN THE sion, YOU'LL FIND THE NAME, ADDRESS AND TELERHONE NUMBER IN THE YELLOW PAGES