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THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE Published by Times-Gazette Publishers Limited, 57 Simcoe St. S., Oshawa, Ont. Page 6 Wednesday, December 19, 1956 John Diefenbaker Chosen New Head Of P.C. Party = By an overwhelming majority, John Diefenbaker, member of parliament dor Prince Albert was chosen as the new leader of the Progressive Conser- yative party at the national convention in Ottawa last week. The result of the glection, in which he secured 774 votes on the first ballot, as against 393 for Donald Fleming of Toronto Eglinton and 117 for David Fulton of Kamloops, R.C., was not in any sense a surprise. Weeks ago, it was predicted in these columns and elsewhere that Diefen- baker would be the new party leader, and even after the convention assem- bled a week ago, his supporters were quite confident that he would be elect- ed on the first ballot. In selecting John Diefenbaker as their new leader, the Progressive Con- servatives have placed at the head of the party a man who is renowned as a political fighter and strategist, and one of the ablest orators in the House of Commons. He has never been known to pull his punches when standing for what he believed was a just and right viewpoint. As a member of the opposi- tion front bench, he was second only to the Hon. George A. Drew in his at- tacks on the government. When he got up to speak, he always had something to say and he knew how to say it ef- fectively. The Progressive Conservatives, na- turally, are looking to their new lead- er to bring them through to victory in the federal general election which is anticipated in 1957. In this, they have placed on his shoulders a very heavy burden. Since 1936, the record of the party in federal elections has been one of consistent defeat. With all his at- tainments, even George Drew could not put together a winning team. Mr. Diefenbaker is faced, then, with the task of effecting a real re-organi- zation of hig party, with little time in which to do it. That will involve a tre- mendous effort on his part, but it is essential if the party is to make an ef- fective showing in the next election. He will have an opportunity, in the coming session of parliament, to show his 'qualities as a national leader and to lay the groundwork for the election campaign. But if he is to succeed where George Drew failed, it will only be by having a strong and vigorous party, well-organized, and solidly be- hind him. This is not a job for Mr. Diefenbaker alone. It is a monumental task for all who are supporters of the Progressive Conservative party. Government Not To Blame It is recorded in the news despatch- est that the Queen's Own Rifles, Cana- da's regiment which was detailed for duty with the United Nations police force in Egypt, is now returning to its base at Calgary. It has been in Hali- fax for nearly a month, waiting orders to sail for the Near East. These orders never came, So the regiment is going back to its job of training. One of the reasons given for the holding of the Queen's Own Rifles in Canada is that President Nasser of Egypt bluntly informed the United Na- tions secretary-general that it was not acceptable as a part of the police force, because of its close association with and similarity of appearance to British military formations. Another reason was that given by Major-General Burns, who specifically asked Canada for other types of soldiers for the po- lice force. But the bare fact of the whole matter is that the regiment was pot sent to Egypt because the United Nations commander asked that it should not be sent, In view of this, it is ridiculous to note that Conservative party speakers are lambasting the Canadian govern- ment for bowing to the dictates of President Nasser. Canada did nothing of the kind. Canada complied to the full with every request made by the United Nations. We wonder if these opposition speakers would have the government ship a regiment to Egypt against the express wishes of the Uni- ted Nations secretary-general. Would they have ignored General Burns re- quest, and have insisted on sending the Queen's Own Rifles, when he stated plainly that he did not want them? That would have created a real inter- national incident. Criticism of the government, when it is justified, is a good thing. But we cannot see the value of ridiculous statements such as that to which we have referred. Canada has done every- thing that the United Nations asked this country to do. And if there is any blame to be attached for the failure of the Queen's Own Rifles to go to Egypt, that blame rests on the United Nations and not on the Canadian government. Disposing Of Large Surplus According to a report from Ottawa, it is likely that the federal govern- ment will close the present fiscal year on March 31 with a surplus of around 3400 million. This, of course, repre- sents money taken from the people in taxes over and above what was re- quired to meet all the financial com- mitments of the government. Already suggestions are coming from various sources as to what the government should do with this sur- plus. J. Harvey Perry of Toronto, di- rector of the Canadian Tax Founda- tion, for instance suggests that it be used to make' further concessions to the financially embarrassed provinces. Under normal conditions, such a large surplus would provide an excel- lent opportunity for the government to make tax reductions. But with the present condition of inflation in Cana- da, it does not seem at all likely that there will tax reductions which would accentuate that condition. On the other hand, A. C. Ashforth, president of the Toronto-Dominion Bank, feels that it would be undesir- be The Daily Times-Gazette T. L. WILSON, Publisher and General Manager, M. McINTYRE HOOD, Editor. The Daily Times-Gazette (Oshawa, Whitby), com pining The Oshawa Times (established 1871) and the Whitby Gazette and Chronicle (established 1863), 1s published daily (Sundays and statutory holidays ex» cepted) Members of Canadian Daily Newspapers Publishers Association, The Ca an Press, Audit Bureau of Circulation, and the Or io Provincial Dailies Associa tion The Canadian Press ly entitled to the use for republication of all news de ches in the paper credited to ft or to The ed Press or Reuters, and also the iacal news published therein, All rights of special: de ches are also reserved. Offices: 44 King Stre , Toronto, Ontario; 229 University Tower Build 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 C y), outside carrier de livery areas, $12.00. Elsewhere $15.00 per year. DAILY AVERAGE NET PAID CIRCULATION FOR NOVEMBER 14.166 able to leave this money in the hands of the government to give it increased spending power. He has this sugges- tion to make: "Some way needs to be found to give the public the benefit of a tax reduction and to direct the tax decrease into the savings stream, If the government does not wish to place additional purchasing power in the hands of the public at this time. Perhaps non-assignable certificates could mature five years from date of issue, but be re- deemable at an earler date if conditions are such that expansion of the cash re- sources of the public is desirable." That is quite a novel idea, and one which, under the present conditions in Canada, seems to have a great deal of merit in it. It would at least give the public some benefit from the huge sur- plus without increasing the dangers of inflation. Bits Of Verse A GRACIOUS SERVANT If it be but rightly considered The clock is a machine most comely and of good repute; Pleasant also, and profitable. For day and night it sheweth us the hours, Its subtilty being in no wise diminished In absence even of the sun, On which account is should be held in more esteem Than those lesser instruments which do not so, However cunningly they be made. Therefore I hold him to be a wise and valiant man That did first find the use Of a device so gracious and serviceable --Froissart (1337-1410 Bible Thoughts Humanity has risen ir in three thousand years in Christian modern the scale of morality The just man is no lands, though he non-Christian longer scorned dishonored in some is lands The just upright man is laughed to scorn Job 12:4 ~ TANTI- < -- Jom he PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN GLASS HOUSES GALLUP POLL OF CANADA Canadians Much Confused On Size Of Armed Forces By CANADIAN INSTITUTE of PUBLIC OPINION \ very little rength of As a ision of For ex people have actual number knowlec the nation's ¢ result there thought on the ample, very realization of &k of men 1 women in Canada's full-time armed forces. Across the country the average person guesses the figure to be 86,000 Latest reported strength, as of July 1956, was 115,982. The up Poll reveals that more than one in three Canadians think that the size of the nation's armed forces is definitely not good enough. At the same time, the public is overwhelmingly con- vinced that it is the Airforce which should get priority in man- power, For 57 adults who think this way, only 21 feel the Army should be iven priority, and OTTAWA REPORT only 9 vote for the Navy. The remainder have no opinion. These are some of the findings reported in the latest Gallup Poll study. Trained interviewers rang doorbells in towns, cities and farm areas across the country to ask three questions. The" first asked: "From what you have heard or read, how many men and women approximately would you say are in Canada's full-time armed ser- vices? Just your best guess." The public guessed at figures from under 37,500 to over 162,500 as the strength of the three forces, with the average person living on a figure somewhere around 86,000. Less than one- quarter came within 25,000 of the actual figure of 115,982. But however wide thelr guesses from the actual facts, the voting public was then asked: PC's Convention Messed UpOn TV By PATRICK NICHOLSON Special Correspondent to The Daily Times-Gazette OTTAWA: t week's Progres- sive Conservative leadership con- vention > first such public political in Canada to be brought our homes by television The kindest comment being made upon this experiment hy the Canadian Broadcasting Cor- poration is "practice fect." It is hc be better nex the technical dling of the tele- cast that many home viewers are asking whether the government. controlled zation deliber- ately 'made tl convention as dull and uninteresting as it could. The greatest flop of course was the simultaneous translation into English of speeches being made in French It compared with similar work heard at the United Nations and at NATO like kinder- garten with high school. Perhaps simultaneous translation the other way round was handled better. Then came those interminable camera sweeps, when sound suf- fered a two minutes silence in- stead of a lively commentary. Televiewers were shown pictures of the crowd in the auditorium, delegates sitting, reporters re- porting, observers observing while this or that official or par- ticipant spoke. The speakers words were quietened or even faded out; the tele-lens picked up intimate glimpses of unwitting subjects, but never did a com- mentator tell us anything about the victims of those candid cam- era snaps And that whole convention so dull average home viewer. FAMILIAR FACES Who, for example, were the two lady sates on the platform, with together while Donald Fleming's seconder was speaking into was what made the to the in French? One lady had a vaguely familiar face; she was whispering a short story. The other lady, very elegantly dressed, smiled with a chic im- modesty suggesting the flavor of the anecdote. Viewers would have been interested to hear that the speaker was Dr. Charlotte Whit- ton, Ottawa's famous mayor, and the listener was Mrs. Harry Quart, active Diefenbaker fan from Quebec City, They would have been even more interested to hear -- but the commentator could not have told them--that the story concerned the adven- tures of three famous Canadians in the life hereafter. The wandering lens would have brought more interest if a com- mentator had explained that the serious-minded listener so ener- getically chewing, while being televised in profile, was the fa- mous writer Bruce Hutchison ftom Victoria; that the smiling photographer squatting at the base of the podium was the To- ronto Star's ubiquitous snapper of the famous--Norman James, HOME-TOWN INTEREST That the tall good-looking dele- gate on the platform. so often caught in shots behind Davie Ful- ton, was B.C. leader Deane Fin- layson. That the youngish dele- gate wearing a very fancy blanket coat was Woodstock"s M.P. Wally Nesbitt; that the very active man bobbing about talking to this and that delegate was Quebec City's Wilf Dufresne, very active Dief- enbaker worker: that the hand- some deputy returning officer looking rather like a film star was Bill Stewart, son of a former premier of P.E I.; that the beauty queen of the big press box was Angela Burke from Timmins Yes, the C.B.C. missed out a lot of home-town interest BYGONE DAYS 25 YEARS AGO Northminster Woman's Associa- tion held ibs final meeting of the year in the church with the presi- dent Mrs. A, M. Irwin presiding. Officers elected for the ensuing year were Mrs. S. Perry, i dent; Mrs. Perkins, > dent; Mrs. R. M, K president; Mrs, H , sec- retary; Mrs. A. M. Smith, trea- surer; Mir w obertson, repre- 1; Mrs. J. ener; Mrs, C, t and Mrs. C. R. secretary The annual b { the officers of the Ontario Regiment was held ia the arinouries. The Regimental evidence in the decorations .and colors of blue and gold were in the many guesls were received in the officers mess by Hon. Lt.- Col. R, S. McLaughlin and Mrs. McLaughlin and Major R. B. Smith and Mrs. Smith. Three new members were ad- mitted to the Bowmanville Ro- tary Club at their weekly meet- ing held in the Balmoral Hotel. They were Rev. Egerton F. Arm- strong, Minister of Trinity United Church; John Wesley Jewell and Frank Williams. The new mem- bers were introduced by Magis- trate Alan Campbell received their Rotarian pins from George "Whatever the figure is do you feel that our armed strength is adequate or inadequate?" Below is the national attitude contrasted with the points of view in the various regions of Canada, showing that the West is most satisfied, and Ontario least. Adequate Inadequate Pet. Pet, 36 38 28 42 44 The West 57 31 Finally interviewers asked: "Which of the three -- Navy, Army or Airforce, do you think should be given priority in man- power?" There are strong differences of opinion between the various re- gions of Canada on this question as the next table shows. National: Navy, 9 percent; Army, 21 percent; Airforce, 57 percent, N , 13 percent, National Maritimes Quebec Ontario 50 48 MAC'S MEDITATIONS Taking Christmas Into The Arctic By M. McINTYRE HOOD While folks in the settled and densely-populated areas of Cana- da are accustomed to having their daily mail service to bring them Christmas greeting cards and Christmas gifts from all parts of the world, there is an area in Canada where such ser- vices are not possible. This is the area known as Canada's cen tral and eastern Arctic. Some- times called Santa Claus' back- yard. This week, thanks to the services of ' the transport com- mand of the Royal Canadian Air Force, there will be a special delivery of Christmas mail, spe- cial rations and even Christmas trees to the people living in that area. It is estimated that over 15,000 pounds of mail, Christmas par- cels, fresh rations, emergency equipment and Christmas trees will be delivered to lonely RCMP, weather and other government posts. Bases in the shadow of the North Pole, as far north as Alert, on the northern tip of Ellesmere Island, will be provisions. All of these supplies will be packed in special packed paniers and will be dropped by parachute to the waiting people down below In the areas of total winter dark- ness, oil flares will be set to mark the zone in which the pan- fers will be dropped. A light on the plummeting cargo will pro- vide easy following earthward. Resolute Bay will be the base of operations for the central Are- tic. A North Star transport will carry out the flight in that area. For the Labrador coast and the eastern islands, two Dakota planes will be used, one from the RCAF station at Goose Bay, La- brador and one from Rockcliffe / Dominion Post Office, Depart. ment of Transport and the U.S, Weather Bureau organize the de- livery of mail and foodstuffs tp | Be Dorval air base for pack- | aging. Limited landing facilities in the | rugged terrain of the Arctic means each load must be dropped by parachute during the dark winter months. Even so, the air- id embers phove 8 ricky navigational problem the tin, ts and d ink jag over surrounding oh to the oct dropping height. Only under a full moon and with light surface winds can successful drops be made. The main parcels, rations, ete., are packed in large wicker bas- kets. They have bicycle lam tied to the outside to enable men waiting near the blazing ofl | barrels to follow the bundles to the ground. If the bundles are not dropped accurately, they may fall into heavy snow-drifts and be | lost in-the Arctic night, od sonnel of Air Transport Ottawa. They will have Frobish: Bay as their operational base. A special goodwill sidelight will be the dropping of Christmas hampers loys to the Indian and Eskimo villages in the Eastern area. These are being provided through the collective efforts of RCAF personnel and their wives and children stationed at Goose Bay and Frobisher, This Christmas drop, or Oper- ation Santa Claus' as it is called, is now an annual affair for the RCAF transport Command. The readquarters are again supplying each detachment with Christmas trees as in past years. The trees are tightly bound and dropped without a parachute. Each detach t is also plied with unbreakable Christmas tree decorations as a goodwill ges- ture. The most northerly drop will be made at Alert, situated on the very tip of Ellesmere Island. Alert, Canada's most northerly inhabited spot, is just 400 miles from the North Pole. A SCOT'S AMERICAN LOG 'Tobacco Fortunes Spent Lavishly For Education By WILFRED TAYLOR of The Edinburgh Scotsman WINSTON - SALEM, No. Caro- lina: The tobacco magnates in this part of the world seem to be just as crazy about the higher learning as the brewers at home. You get the impression that a tobacco tycoon is liable to estab- lish a new university at the drop of a hat. Not very far from here, in Durham, is the famous Duke University, richly buttressed by a tobacco fortune, The intellectual show-piece here in Winston-Salem is Wake Forest College, a Baptist school. The backers of this college are mem- bers of the Reynolds family who manufacture Camels and Win- stons in this town. Well known for its philanthropical interests, the family undertook to endow the college in a big way provided it moved from Wake Forest, about 140 miles away, to Winston-Salem. The move has taken several years and the new college is far from complete but it became operation- al earlier this year. Yesterday we took a cab out to the campus and found all the buildings deserted. It was Thanks- giving Day and all the students had gone home. The sun shone brightly on the red and white brick buildings and on the bril- liant green grass. The buildings are widely separated and several fine roads run through the cam- pus. Although it has a separate medical school, and a law school, Wake Forest is predominantly a liberal arts college. The centre of the college is grouped round a lovely little campus with at one end a chapel fronted by dazzling white pillars and topped by a steeple, and at the other the ad- ministrative building which also houses the students' dining room. The two sides are largely occu- pied by men's dormitories. Quite near this campus is an- other charming block of buildings given over to Greek letter frater- nity houses and faculty homes. In other parts of the vast grounds are the library, the science citement was daughter, a lively girl in a letter- ed jersey and slacks, was getting married tomorrow. It will be the first wedding to take place in the new chapel. Three of the other girls, who had just arrived from Florida, were to be her brides- maids. In the gloaming Dr. Trible drove us through the campus, pointing out ings and taking us to see the school, the gy i and blocks of apartments given over to faculty members and married students. Many cars swished past us as we plodded along the linking roads, and we began to wonder how we would get back to town. We bumped into another solitary pedestrian and consulted him about how to call a cab. He turn- ed out to be Dr. Trible, the Presi- dent of Wake Forest, sak a walk. Furthermore Dr. Trible had studied at New College, Edin- burgh. We were certainly in luck. Dr. Trible promised to drive us back himself, but first he asked us to walk to his home with him. As we walked he told us some- thing about the great project of which he is in executive charge. Already the college has cost mil- liong of dollars and it will cost millions more before it is com- pleted. We said to him that ijt it was an inspiring experience. Dr. Trible's delightful home in a secluded part of the grounds was full of excited young ladies. He introduced us to two of his daughters who had had a wonder- ful time at the Edinburgh Festival this year. The reason for the ex- dical school, the oldest part of the college in Winston-Salem, AMPLE FUNDS The American passion for high- er education is fascinating. Tr. Trible told us that he had to spend a large part of his time in fund raising and in public relations. But the dollars seem to pour in all the time. Scottish University principals must envy some of that the younger © the different build- = | their American colleagues, But © one must bear in mind the fact that even a lavishly equipped col lege like Wake Forest probably | does not reach the academic standards prevalent in a Scottish } university. American universities and colleges differ very widely in their scholastic standards. The junior colleges ould appear to [i correspond with 'he senior forms in our schools. It was very quiet here last night in the Robert E. Lee hotel. Every- one was home keeping a date with their turkeys. We retired early to our room, wat a foot- ball game on (3 our own Thanksgiving Day writing a number of letters to some of the many Americans who have given us cause to feel deeply thankful, MAC'S MUSINGS As we think back to That first Christmas of Nearly 2000 years ago We cannot help wondering What Mary, the Mother Of Christ would think If she could be here In these modern days To observe the manner In which we celebrate The birth of her son. There was nothing gaudy Or glamorous about that Siacle behind the Inn In Bethlehem or the Manger in which the Christ-child was laid, Nothing to suggest the Kind of celebrations Which people now observe In honor of His birth, Somewhere down through The centuries, traditions Have been built around The old Christmas story To make this season One of wild festivity Which in its nature Seems foreign to that First Christmas morning On which our Savior Was born admidst drab Aand bleak surroundings In a stable stall. It is fitting that we Celebrate Christmas Day With joy and thanksgiving For the coming of Christ, But we are much afraid That other considerations Inspire too much of the Merriment of the occasion, And that the Christ-child And his stabled cradle All much too easily Forgotten in observance Of ihe Christmas season. BIG DEBT GONE NIGARA FALLS, Ont (CP)-- The Nijagara parks commission announced Friday it has liquid- ated all indebtedness of $3,650,000 which was outstanding when the present commission was ap- pointed in 1945 E. Chase and formally welcomed by president George W. James. The assembly hall at Bowman- ville High School was the scene of an interesting function when 300 students, teachers and board members gathered to witness the unveiling of a portrait of the late William Browning Couch, for 25 years chairman of the High School Board. The portraik was the gift of Mrs, C. S. Mason and Mrs. C. Meath, daughters of the late Mr. Couch. St. George's Anglican Church was the scene of the unveiling and dedication of a stained glass window in the memory of the late ) i= Henry Carswell. Those g part included His Lordship the Bishop of Toronto, Rev. Canon dePencier, church wardens, T. B. Mitchell, F, W, Cowan, F. L. Fowke and H, G. Campbell and other laymen. READER'S VIEWS Makes Blunt Statements On Hungarian Refugees The Editor, The Times-Gazette, Sir: We read in a report of the meeting of the Oshawa and Dis- trict Labor Council that Mr, Cliff Pilkey charged that Canada and the United States were not throwing their borders wide open to the Hungarian refugees. He al- so states that he hopes Canada will bring all kinds of Hungarian refugees into Canada, young and old alike. Then he makes the statement, which surprises me, that the federal government will find all kinds of money to help refugees, but our own Canadian old people cannot get their $40 a month pension boosted. Regarding the first statement, on bringing in all the Hungarian refugees, 1 must say that I dis- agree with Mr. Pilkey. Why should Canadian taxpayers foot the hill, and why should these people not be screened. I do not mean- as regards their political beliefs, because these are, we take for granted, the same as ours. But the health of these people should be carefully check- ed. As far as the older refugees are concerned, we all know that to get a job in this country at, over 45 is out of the question. You are too old at that age, and in one of the main industries in this city one must meet all the require- ments, such as sound health, over 160 pounds, and not less than 5 feet 7 inches. Now, if we take people into Canada who can not meet these requirements, who looks after them. 1 suppose Mr. Pilkey would suggest that our government do 0. Now let us get down to the facts and put all this sentiment to one side. I, like every other person in Canada, want to see justice done to these people who have a right to live and be free, but to bring them to Canada is not and never will be a solution to their problem. To run away from a problem will never solve it. It has to be faced. Will the freedom of Hungary be won by people who run ouh from the country in its greatest need? Did the people of Spain run out from their country when * Franco, with the help of Italy and Germany, murdered thousands of Spanish people who had elected a democratic govern- ment? Did the U.S. and Canada open their doors and say "We want you?" Did not Mr. R. B. Bennett, who was at that time Prime Minister Canada advise anadians who wanted to go to Spain to help the government of that country fight against the Franco assassins to refrain from doing so? As I have said, can you win by running out? I have read reports of doctors who have arrived in Canada from war torn Hungary. What? Is it not the place for a doctor to be helping his own sick and bullet- torn people who are making a desperate stand against tremend- ous odds, instead of standing be- fore TV cameras and saying they were glad to be in Canada? Sure they are glad to be in Canada, Who would not want to get out of a country that is just hell on earth? But when it is all over and the number of dead has been counted, the credit must go to the common people who stood up to the enemy with what little they had, even if they went down to defeat. It is just fine for our govern- ment to say we will take all the Hungarian refugees that want to come. Oh yes, it is a good way out of a mess created by our own western world. And to get back in the good graces of the people of this country, our diplomats are trying to kid the Canadian people that by allowing refugees into Canada they have done a great deed. Well, they are not kidding some of the people, Had the United Nations acted at the right time this mess would never have oc- curred. The U.N. was formed to protect the weaker peoples of the world, but it has blundered and caused chaos, If it is to' be saved from complete collapse, it has to be firm with aggressor nations, and hand the ultimatum to Russia or any other nation which dares attack weaker nations, and be prepared to fight for the princi- ples on which it was founded. HAROLD OLEY. 334 Eulalie Avenue, Oshawa, Dec. 15, 1956. 90 Canadians To Be Killed In Yule Traffic OTTAWA (CP) -- The Canadian highway safety conference today estimated that 90 Canadians will die on the streets and highways in accidents during the Christmas and New Year holidays. The conference said in a state- ment that it forecasts 50 highway fatalities during the Christmas weekend and 40 during the New Year weekend. Last year 78 per sons . died in accidents, 48 at Christmas and 30 at New Year's. Urging motorists and pedes- trians to 'tak eit, easy," the con~ ference said it gives its entire sup- port to a trend showing the Christ- mas office party is less popular than Hefore, If you have not had a bus trip in the last year or two, there is a real treat in store for you. The 'air-suspens= sion' ride is standard equip= ment on all the Highway Travellers and Scenicruisers that serve long distance routes . . . to give you a smoother ride than the finest automobile. See your agent for a wide choice of attractive '*Pack- age Tours". 00s sesnsssrrrre ROUND TRIP FARES ARE LOW St. Louis $32.70 Montreal 16.40 Miami 67.20 Jacksonville 53.75 New Orleans 53.40 H EE aa GEE EE SEER TICKETS AND BUS TRAVEL INFORMATION AT Oshawa Bus Terminal 18 Prince Street Phone 3-2241 18 Prince St. - Phone 3-2241 H. MOORE, AGENT ed § ] a --