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THE DAILY+TIMES-GAZETTE Published by Times-Gazette Publishers Limited, 57 Simcoe St. S., Oshawg, Ont, Page 6 Wednesday, November 28, 1956 Many Splendid Candidates Justify Record Election There is every reason to hope that, in spite of the fact that there is no' mayoralty contest, next Monday's mu- nicipal election will see a record vote for recent years, at least. With 24 can- didates in the field for 12 seats on the City Council, three contesting two seats on the Public Utilities Commis- sion, and 12 standing for the 5 seats on the Board of Education, this year's election should arouse a very high lev- #l of public interest. It is our hope that this will be reflected in a heavy vote next Monday. Without casting any reflections on the candidates of any previous year, ior on the present aldermen, we believe 'it will be agrec.l that the candidates for council include men with great capabilities for public service. Some of them are former aldermen, some have been unsuccessful candidates in other years, while others are making their first bid for municipal office. The new men include some formidable candi- dates, presenting a strong challenge to the members of the 1955 Council, as do some of those seeking to return to municipal office. With the high calibre of non-council in the field, it may well be that 1957 will see some changes in the composition of the City Council. So far as the Board of Education is concerned, for reasons which are ob- vious, it would be improper to make any comment, It is gratifying, how- ever, to see so many well-qualified citi- zens seeking to serve on that body, and as only three of the five former mem- bers are candidates there will be at least two members on the 1957 Board. The three candidates for the Public Utilities Commission include the two retiring members, and one which has previously been in the field. Jt is pos- sible, of course, that all three will find places on the commission, Owing to the unfortunate death of Samuel J, Babe, a member will have to be appointed to complete his term, and it would be lo- gical to expect that the third man in next Monday's election would be ap- pointed to that vacancy. So there we have all the ingredients for a keenly-contested election, All that remaing is for the electors to turn out to vote in record numbers. Learning To Trust The Press Many leaders in business and indus- try, and indeed, the public as a: whole could benefit by heeding a statement made recently by Ira G. Needles, president of B. F. Goodrich, Canada, Limited. In an address to the Stratford Chamber of Commerce, Mr. Needles said business men must learn to trust, respect and co-operate with the press as an initial step in developing good community relations. Newspaper, ra- dio and TV, he said, are the nerve cen- tres of community thought, and are 'entitled to the support of business and community leaders. He went on to say: ""The press is determined to present both sides of any situation with complete ob- Jectivity in the news columns, but far too 1 often spokesmen retreat behind the deplor- able reply of 'no comment.' It seems that many are reluctant to recognize that the reporter is seeking the truth, wants to tell the story to the public, and must depend on us to help him." That is a statement that needs to be repeated over and over again. Every newspaperman can tell of innumerable instances in which business and indus- trial leaders have hidden the facts be- hind that phrase of "no comment." In many cases they blandly refer the re- porter to the public relations depart- ment, which has no authority to say anything. In either case, the job of the newspaper, to present the truth to the public, is frustrated. We are grateful to Mr. Needles for urging businessmen to give every pos- sible aid to reporters and to take the press into their confidence. Coming from the head of an important Cana- dian industry, his words should carry some weight. Opposed To Health Insurance The Canadian Chamber of Com- merce, in its brief recently presented to the government of Canada, express- ed strong opposition to any govern- ment plan of health and medical in- surance that would apply to every citizen. There are two statements in the brief which we believe merit at- tention. The first is as follows: -- "The Chamber believes that in a free society the individual has the primary re- sponsibility to make provision for and pay the cost of medical care for himself and his family, The Chamber also believes that Canadians should set a high priority in budgetting for personal and family eoy- erage for medical expenses." The second statement to which we would call attention is as follows: -- "The Chamber is opposed to any form of compulsory health insurance or state medicine. So called "'free" health services © would result in vastly increased demands + on them . . , The Chamber does not favor + the proposal of the federal government to , share with the provinces the cost of a Other Editors' Views ENTER THE MUD ROOM (Cleveland Plain Dealer) A home economics expert from Pennsyl- yvania State University, Mrs. Christine F. Sal- mon, predicts that homes more and more will provide space for a 'mud room." That's a room at the back entrance for children "to remove muddy shoes and other items that wiuld deposit mud on the living room carpet." That's fine--but what's gonna stop Pop from marching through the front door with mud on his shoes? (We know--Mom is). The Daily Times-Gazette T. L. WILSON, Publisher and General Manager, M. McINTYRE HOOD, Editor. 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DAILY AVERAGE NET PAID CIRCULATION FOR OCTOBER 13.937 standard ward level hospital insurance plan, Such a plan would lead inevitably to compulsory health insurance of a compre- hensive nature and to state medicine." It is our view that a statement of this sweeping nature overlooks entire- ly the realities of the world in which we are living today. It is obvious to us that the brief must have been writ- ten by men who are themselves in such circumstances that they do not need to worry about the hospital and medical bills which arise from prolong- ed illness and hospitalization. They are completely out of touch with the circumstances which can arise when working folks find themselves faced with financial disaster because of the present costs of hospitalization and medical care. We believe the govern- ment, in its proposals to the provinces, is far more cognizant of the need for them than are this select group which opposes them. Editorial Notes Storm windows are the things you wish you had not waited so long to put up. The Department of Lands and For- ests notice that "hides may be tanned at home," has nothing to do with checking juvenile delinquency. Bits Of Verse SILVER-SPOTTED FRITILLARIES Around the lilies of Asama-yama, By mountain streams, above the paddy fields, Ybur oriental cousins fan their' wings. Within the shadows of the Himalayas, Even on the slopes of Kilimanjaro They flash their leopard -- tawny burnishings. To us you are the butterfly of campers, Native to our mountains and our woodlands; On holidays, a lovely festive sight, Flying down the sunny passages, Across the meadows, by our picnic tables, In silver-spotted accents of delight. Alice Brilley Bible Thoughts God is an abstraction beyond our under. standing, but the birth of Jesus gives us a mental picture of what God is like. We may well celebrate his birth Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise.--Matt 1:18, i MAY TH i E PEN GALLUP POLL OF CANADA Liberals Named By Most As Suiting Their Own Ideas By CANADIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC OPINION As members if the Progressive- Conservative Party gather in Ottawa for the convention, short- ly, they will meet against a back- ground of public opinion which feels that the iutegrity and fair- ness of the party and its leaders is what appeals to them most about the Party. The same quali- ties take first place for the Liberal party. National 4% 25 Liberals No opinion All Canadians who named one of the Parties were then asked: "Would you tell me what there Integrity; fairness of party and leaders Tradition Past Record Good party for everyone . Time for a change Good for the worker ... Social security platform Foreign policy Best for Canada French-English situation A progressive party Lead to more properity The best party Other reasons Could not state reasons .... Maritimes Quebec Ontario 56% 2 6 3 (J u On the eve of what may be an election year, the Gallup Poll set out to measure what particular appeals there are in the minds of average Canadians in all walks of life for the main Political Par- ties. First question was: "Which political party in Can- ada corresponds best with your own ideas?" Here is the national and region- al point of view. West 29% 15 18 2 15 43% 32 52% 2% 4 1 16 18 is about this party that appeals to you?" Here are the attitudes for the two older Parties. Liberals Prog.-Con. 17% 12 -- Bx WWW WD BW -- = OTTAWA REPORT Union Nationale May Become PC's By PATRICK NICHOLSON Special Correspondent to The Daily Times-Gazette OTTAWA -- The provincial gov- ernment of Quebec may attend as a solid phalanx at the Conserva- tive party convention here next month. That national convention will meet to select a new leader of the Conservative party. For this purpose, Quebec's Union Nation- ale members of the Legislative ognized as being bona fide con- servative, by the Conservative party machine. Consequently, Premier Maurice Duplessis and all Union Nation- ale members of th eLegislative Council and Legislative Assembly of Quebec may attend as full vot- ing delegates--if they wish. Mr. William Rowe, chief execu- tive of the Conservative national office here, and son of the party's temporary leader, Hon. Earl "'Reault," has given me this in- formation in reply to my enquir- es. At a meeting of the National executive on 2nd October, he told me, the resolution was ratified to permit any member of the upper or lower legislative chamber of Quebec to be given the status of an ex officio delegate at the na- tional convention, on two condi- tions. These are, first, that he supports the federal Conservative party, and second, that he is a member of the Union Nationale He must also intimate his wish to be accredited as a delegate. FROM RED TO BLUE Thirteen Union Nationale MLAs have already indicated ther wish to be accredited as delegates, Bill Rowe told me. It begins to look as if Quebec proposes to turn Conservative in name as wel' as in fact. Monsieur Duplessis, leader and founder of the Union Nationale, was himself elected leader of the Quebec Conservative party in 1933 three years before he founded the There are no other near-Conser- vative or would-be Conservative parties, under any other name, in any other province, whose mem bers are thus automatically quaii- fied to be voting delegates at the Conservative convention, Mr, Rowe told me. Premier W. A, C. Benneit of British Columbia res- ponded to my enquiry em- phatically that no supporter of his would be interested in an invita- tion from the party which he him- self quit a few years ago. There will also be 225 riding delegates and 75 delegates - at- large from Quebec. The latter will be selected to represent the pro- fessions, farmers, the press, busi- nessmen and organized labor. Great curiosity here awaits the naming of these delegates - at- large, to see whether they will in- clude the Diefenbaker-for-leader group of prominent Quebecers. This group is one of the most sen- sational aspects of the overwhelm- ing and still growing support re- ported for Prince Albert's MP, as a leadership candidate. It con- sists of prominent Queboe rasi- dents, representative of a wide varfety of activities, most of whom bear names written deep in the history of the Conservative party. They are in many cases the sons of former Conservative federal cabinet ministers from Quebec, who themselves have now returned enthusiastically to the Conservative party in support of John Diefenbaker, after many years of political disinterest. NEWS BRIEFS _RETRACE VOYAGE NEW YORK (AP)--The Dar- win anniversary committee plans to retrace the round-the-world voyage of Charles Darwin on the British ship Eagle, from 1831 to 1836. The memorial voyage is planned for 1953, the centenary of BOYS STEAL SNAKE N FRANCISCO (AP) -- Two Sunday stole a 30- by boa constrictor from Steinhart Aquarium, apparently by hiding the snake under a jacket. A padlock had been pried off the case of the snake's class case. Aquarium officials said the boa, which recently arrived in this country hidden in a bunch of. ba- nanas, wasn't dangerous, although it has 50 teeth and can bite, (Some gave two reasons) Highest single group (36 per cent) said that the CCF appealed to them as "good for the work- er." The Social Security program, and Socialistic attitude were each named, as appealing in the CCF Party by 12 per cent. For the Social Credit, 15 per cent found it "good for the work- er, and 11 per cent named their social security program, Among the provinces as a whole 15 per cent named the integrity of the Party and leaders for the Social Credit Party, compared to 7 per cent who did so for the F. World Copyright Reserved MAC'S MEDITATIONS Iraq Was Site Of Garden Of Eden By M. McINTYRE HOOD We have been very agreeably surprised in the last week or two by the number of le w ho have expressed to us their thanks for an appreciation of certain ar- ticles which have appeared in this column, We were surprised be- cause it Is not too often that a newspaper writer receives such comments, The articles to which they had particular reference were those which gave the historical back- round of countries which are in the forefront of she news, such as the Arab States, Jordan, Hun- ary and Poland. They received avorable acceptance, we were told, because they gave some un- derstanding of what was happen- ing in these countries. So we are encouraged to go on with (this type of article POSITION OF IRAQ The situation in the Near East in recent weeks has brought prom inently into the news the oil-rich Iraq, which is the most prosper ous of all the Arab States, A forceful member of the Arab League, Iraq adjoins three of its allies Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Syria, It shares a long eas! ern are of frontiers wit: Turkey, Iran and the Sheikdom of Kuwait Iraq was formerly Known as Mesopotamia, and it is only in recent years that it has had the much shorter name. It is credited with having been the location of the Garden of Eden of Biblical times. In' comparison with other Near East countries, itl has a relatively sparse population, with abundant natural resaurces, In. cluding immense oll regerves, fertile soil and abmdance o water, ' The country has a territ of 171,599 square miles but much of this is flinly scrub desert, some- thing like the desert areas of Ar. izona and California, Its five mil lon people nearly all live in the valleys along its famous rivers, the Tigris and the Euphrates, Its fertile soil produces more tan it's own requirements of grain, and 80 per cent of the world's supply of dates. RIVERS IMPORTANT The Tigris and Euphrates rise in the Mountains ot Kierdistan, and run parallel through the country, to join as the "Shatt ae'Arab" before pouring into the Persian Gulf. Tradition locates the Garden of Eden in this area, and archeological expeditions have found evidence of an anclent great flood, Through the revenues obtained from its oll resources, Iraq aims at controlliog its river floods, and creating a new Gar- den of Eden. Ireq's oll output reaches 30 million tons a year and since 1050, the government has placed 70 per cent of its oll revenues in a fund for national development. The co'niry needs technival assistance, but is able to finance its own dams for flood control, irrigation systems, roads, bridges, railways, airports, schools, publie housing and power and industrial pianis CHANGE FROM OLD DAYS Iraq hag a great iuture poten tial, and this is in sreat contrast to the terrible poverty of the masses over centuries of time A SCOT'S AMERICAN LOG It was only when ofl began te pour its wealth into the country hat the tragic povercy began to . disappear. Few ancient cultures, however, have given so much to the pro- gress of ;mankind, The first glimmerisigy of western civiliza- on were first seen in Mesopot- amia. The first known organized 7000 . villages existed there some years ago. GIFTS TO MANKIND The Sumerians, ancient le of the district, were the first to develop the art of writing. Some of the words of their first writ ten language, -- chicory, crocus and saffron -- are famillar today, They produced she first true arch the earliest sun-dried grass and the first straight razor. From the empires of Sumer, Babylonia and Assyria came brilliant and original concepts of democracy, law, literature, art, philosophy and mathematics. The fan city of Nineveh came to the end of a glorious 4000 year career be'ore Rome was founded. 'At the height of Babylon's Jolden age, the famous Hanging Gardens, one of the seven wonders of the world, were built by Nebuchadnezzar for his queen. Centuries later, while Euro, was still In the dark ages, ft Baghdad of the Caliphs and the Arablan Nights was a centre of world art and learning. Then came foreign invasions to de- spoil its culture. The Mongols first conquered the country, then the Turks, who wrecked its irriga- tion system and reduced Its peo- ple to poverty Mesopotamia remained na part of Turkey until the end of World War 1, It then came under a British mandate with the Arab Chieftain Faisal as King. By a treaty in 1932, the Britisn man da'e was ended, and Iraq became independent as a constitutional monarchy. Today it retams that status, with Failsal's 21-year-old grandson, Falsal 11, ruling as fte king -- a ------ -------- Stevenson's Rally Proves Spectacle For Stranger The warming up process had begun. A famous Negro singer " The Zéshuigh Scitoman was entertaining the multitude CHICAGO: -- It is now just a Lip conoq interspersed with eu- couple of days off the great Am- |ogies of the Democratic Party. erican election so that by the He was followed by some Hungar- time these words appear in print ian dancers and by a girl singer who sang a ditty in which she the name of the holder of the sorrowfully expressed the thought world's supreme political office that although Adlai was her fav- will be known and the tempera- orite man she would have to ture will be a few degrees lower. share him with a lot of other ad- Since, however, we are not a rors: political analyst or a psephologist, BEAMING om d hit " iti girl in a blue and white we j.. epost - tie Folsiesl dirndl and a tall blue hat wand- props if nok directly on the ac- oog yp to our row and distribu- tors. We are no prophet, and all ted buttons with "Adlai Likes we can afiirm on this first Sun- Me" printed on them. In front of day of November is that here in ys a row of coin telephones was Cook County, which includes the peing patronised by the Press. whole of the city of Chicago, the All around us cops beamed and tide Is running strongly in favor fingered their buttons. By WILFRED TAYLOR MAC'S MUSINGS We watched the Grey Cup Come last Saturday on Television and could not Help thinking that this Great spectacle with Its attendant trimmings, Parades and festivities Was a wonderful tribute To the value of publicity. As we watched the game Our mind wandered back For over 30 years to The day when the final Grey Cup game was just Another football game, To wind up the season, With none of the colorful Ceremonies of today, except When college teams like Queen's or Varsity were The Eastern champions. Now it has been built Up into an event which Seems to rock all of Canada, and which is Heralded as the biggest Canadian sport attraction Of the whole year, even Although it is just Another football game, The thing which has made The Grey Cup game the Great attraction of today Is the tremendous amount Of publicity given to It in recent years, to Convince the people of Both east and west that This was the big occasion For national observance, And the credit or blame For this must go to The newspapers of Canada For building it up To its present stature, BYGONE DAYS 25 YEARS AGO Major R. B. Smith formally took over the command of the Ontario Regiment as successor to Lt. Col. E. C. Hodgins. Rev. E, Ralph Adye, rector of All Saints' Anglican by, conducted a very impressive ceremony when he dedicated two flags which were presented to the Whitby Branch of the Canadian Legion by the Uxbridge branch. The service was largely attend- ed by members of the Legion. Mayor Ernie Marks enjoyed a wheel barrow ride through the city streets at. the expense of Mike Bouckley. The incident arose from a bet between the two over the outcome of the first day's receipts in connection with the Oshawa Weifare Campaign Fund. The Mayor won and Mr, Bouckley, who weighs but 113 pounds. had to wheel the 230 pound Chief Magistrate in a bar- row along Simcoe and King streets. The first cargo of steel, raw material for the use of General Motors, to be brought into' the Oshawa Harbor arrived on the Jos. B., Simpson, of Ogdensburg, from Buffalo. Dr. David R. Mitchell, son of Mr. and Mrs. 'T. B. Mitchell of Oshawa, was one of the onlv two Canadians who were successful in i examinations held by the oyal College of Surgeons for a of Mr. Eis h . A clergyman was introduced A few minutes after we stepped and read a prayer into the micro- off the train at La Salle Street phone, All the Congressmen stood Station we got the idea firmly up reverently and bowed their in our minds that the State of heads. So did everyone else. The Illinois, 'Land of Lincoln," as the prayer was long and not unmind- automobile registration plates hail ful of the wonderful record of the it was irrevocably pledged to the Democratic Pariy. Republican Party. You wouldn't Ager that an actor from Holly- have thought that down in the wo,q harangued the crowd pre- Loop on Saturday night, Mr. Ad- tending to be a Republican ad- lai Stevenson had come home af- dressing an audience in Minnea- ju the long, long all, and all pole Some of the crowd didn't e Democrats in cago were i rc to no him o> by 4 Over hal realize that he was clowning and a million of them lined Madison : Avenue and adjacent streets as a WORLD'S FIRST LADY cavalcade of 50,000 persons march. Shortly before 10 Mrs. Roose- ed along trying to keep in step velt appeared on the platform, with half a hundred bands. introduced as the Mngioch: first " » lady. She made a little speech, in ESTES 18 BESTES a high pitched voice, occasionally We got to the Chicago Stadium, raising her arms to quell the where Mr. Stevenson was 10 cheering. The gist of her speech speak, at about 8.30, and were ya that the saviours of the na- lucky enough to get a seat in the tion were in high and hopeful press section right beside the spirits, Pas packed and. down in trent 1p TIED the chairman called for a great scaffolding held the TV fe Mayor of Chicago, 8 young. ish, stocky man in a blue suit. crews. In front of the stage itself ,i¢ ii his speech, the were several rows of chairs occu- : chairman explained the lights pied by prosperous looking men y,u14 be momentarily dimmed, who appeared to be Congressmen, ang then the TV floodlighting and were. All over the hall ban- wuld come on. At that point the audience were to show by their demeanour to the nation that Chicago was wild about Adlai. It happened just that way. While the Mayor was speaking Fellowship In the College. He also the lights went out then flared won one of the Fellowships of the up and the whole audience start- Dr. Banting Research Founda- ed yelling its head off. The tion. searchlights up on the roof began whirling madly and the orches- W. D. Thomson of Brooklin did tra, assisted by a distant organ, exceptionally well in the Jersey broke into "Happy Days Are cattle classes at the Royal Win- Here Again." In the midst of the ter Fair in competition with rep- pandemonium a line of men edg- resentatives of the best herds of eq their way through the seething people held up big cards which spelled 'Estes is Bestes." hurch, Whit- Canada and part of the United States. Mr. Thomson took seven honors with his stock. Mr. Bert- win Blackburn of Uxbridge had a number of winning entries in the classes for Aberdeen Angus and grade cattle, Ross MacKinnon, chairman of the Associated Welfare Societies reported from the Welfare Fund Headquarters as having reached a total of $34,480.51. The Oshawa Rifle and Revolver Club completed (he first month of its activities for the season and F. Tonkin was successfyl in throng escorted by a bunch of es- corts twirling parasols, The De- mocratic candidate had made it on time. Mr, Stevenson made hie way to the platform followed by his sons and his henchmen. He raised his arms high over his head and his supporters bellowed and roared. Congressmen behind him looked as pleased as punch. and a man near us shouted, 'Hey, Adlai, you're my man." A "SWELL GUY" After a couple of minutes of joy unconfined for the benefit of the nation, Mr. Stevensun began winning the gold medal donated his speech which followel pretty by the Dominion Marksmen's As. much on the lines of previous sociation and also four other med- speeches. The political philosophy als competed for by the club and was contained in the two words, donated by the Dominion Assocla- "Trust Ike". He also said with tion. obvious conviction: "It's a hot examples of Loons | PS . | You can borrow $50 to $5000 You Monthly | . Receive Payments | without endorsers or bankable ~s160 | $778 | 9 . $510.68 | "$27.00 _ | __S1000 | sa470 _ $1500 | $67.05 _ $2000 | $89.40 Lorger other budget. [= Fm | INANCGE 17 SIMCOE ST. N. RA 5-6541 Open Saturdays till 1 p.m. Open Friday till 9 p.m. security to pay all your bills. This gives you a fresh start with only one payment a month -- in easy instalments. ONIN plans to and many suit your time in the old town to-night." He looked fresher and ruddier than we had imagined, and we saw no reason to disagree with our neighbor, who said: 'That man's a swell guy." He looked and sounded a lot sweller than the chorus of politicians behind him. We listned to the candidates for half an hour, then left and went out into the streets, still strewn with the litter of the par- ade. Round the auditorium were dozens of ambulances and police cars, We took a cab back to Clark street to catch our bus home. The driver didn't know .the part of South Chicago in which we were living. He seemed a bit ashamed. When we paid him off he handed us back a quarter. 'You have given me too much," he said. "Mind you get a south-bound bus and not a north-bound one. for it in the safety zone." . bus set off through the night on the heur ana a quarter journey td 109th Street. As we left we heard the sound of bells chiming a hymn_ tune from what appeared to be the top of one of the local sky- scrapers. ait We SEE YOUR BUS TRAVEL AGENT Let him arrange the details of your trip into one package 'routing, stop-overs, hotels, side trips, ete. 0000 0ev000000000 SAMPLE PACKAGE TOUR FLORIDA 14 days -- $136.58 ($170.15 in Winter Season) From Toronto 'ncludes return fare by bus, several sightseeing trips, hotel room 10 nights (2 in a room). (AA EEE EERE NEN TICKETS AND BUS TRAVEL INFORMATION AT Oshawa Bus Terminal 18 Prince Street - Phon¢ 3-2241 ah Jd