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- Ca Es a esate: om At. A A, A br A, 5, AB. 57m, is AEA AEA EAA AL 5 HISTORY OF OSHAWA-NO. 117 1939 Municipal Election Set High Record In Voting By M. McINTYRE HOOD and George W. Finley, Ia addi- and his associates on the antl The complete domination of the tion to these, other candidates in labor slate. Several election meet Oshawa city council by labor the field were H. E. Edmondson, ings were held. and excitement members in 1938 was short-lived, W. J. H. Harmer, Ed. Jackson, reached a high pitch. Approxi aod the election for the 1939 T. C. Farrow and H, J. Werry. mately 9000 electors, out of a pos: nl council brought about a decisive RESULT OF ELECTION sible vote of less than 13,000. wel eC y, this was th / on election night, labor's repre- been approached since that 1039 Drought about the highest percen- soniation in the city council had Joh, SPRITE tage of votes in the city's history. poon out to four. The four labor : When the ballots were counted, it jiqemmen elected were Clifford TAX RATE INCREASE was found that a phenomenal % forma, EE. Bathe, James The financial statement issued per cent of those on the voters yyion 'and F, M. Dafoe. Four for the year 1938 at the time of lists had. voted in an election uo. '1038 aldermen, J. C. Ander- the election, reflecting the busi- which was sparked by a deter op" "g"'R Alger, R. D. ness of the labor-dominated coun- minatin to do away with a situ- pron revs and John Stacey were cil, was one of the factors in the ation in which one group of citi: ro elected, The two mew alder- result. It showed that the city i had things all thelr own po; were Ernie Cay and Dr. x would end the year with a deficit i H, Gifford. Labor aldermen de- of over $55,000, and that it was There was a two-man contest (ayteq were W. A. Walker and certain that the tax rate for 1939 for the mayoralty. Mayor Alex S. w 7g Harmer. would jump by two mills to a new McLeese, time with full The votes recorded for the 10 figure of 33% mills. In these backing of orgasiized labor oi the elected were as follows: J. C. An- days, a teatative budget for the head of its slate, stood for re- SF 4500; Clifford Harman, following year was drawn up be- Cote was opposed by John Lrg. Dr. W. H. Gifford, #414; fore the year ended, and the an- THE DAILY TIMESGAZETTE Published by Times-Gazette Publishers Limited, 57 Smecoe St. § Oshawa, Ont. Saturday, March 1, 1958 Page 6 * Christobel Pankhurst Saw Her Dream F ullfilled women the righ to sit in the House of Lords, At the ame time, Canada was warming up to an election campaign in which severd wothen candidates will be in the field. And last year, for the first time, 8 woman member was elevated cabbet rank jn the Cana- dian government, ! Women today ge taken for granted in politics and in parliament, although they have had thg right for barely 40 years. As in Britah, the vote in Canada was granted partly as a recognition of the splendid work/they had done in the first world war. In Britain, Dame Pankhurst was among 16 women who were candidates The other day there passed away in Santa Monica, California, a woman whose name was for many years a household word in the British Isles, She was Dame Christabel Pankhurst, leader of the militant British women suffragists who for years carried on a bitter fight to have the right to vote extended to the members of her sex. The death of Dame Pankhurst will stir memories of those years before the first world war when women suffra- gists chained themselves to the rail ings around the House of Commons in London, when they staged violent de- monstrations around Westminster, and A. Coleman, who as a member when committed to jail, went on hunger strikes. One zealot of the movement died when she threw herself at the feet of the King's horse while the Derby was being run at Epsom, Eng- land, But her death also points up, rather sharply, the rapid advice which women have made in the field of poli- tics since they were granted the fran- chise, not only in Britain, but in Can- ada and other countries. As Dame Panhurst died in the United States, a movement was crystallizing in her native Britain aimed at giving in the general -election of 1918, All were defeated, but this was the first step that eventually brought women members into the British House of Commons, and foupd them occupying high places as cabinet ministers in the years following the second world war. For present day women, the road to political fame and glory is wide open. But the era in which Dame Pankhurst was fighting her tattle for political equality for her set, was a period of stern and bitter fighting against unre- lenting opposition to women in the: po= litical field, Buy Canadian To Provide Jobs Nothing will do more in this period of relatively high unemployment than a concentrated effort on the part of ev- ery citizen of this country to stick to products of Canadian industry in do- ing their buying. Much oF the unem- ployment is due to a reduction in de- mand for the goods produced by Cana- dian manufacturers, With the public's purchasing power still at high total levels, that demand can be greatly stimulated if people would insist, in doing their buying, on accepting only goods which have been made by Cana- dian workmen, There is a wide field which ean be covered in this way to increase the number of jobs vailable in Canadian industry. One ean mention, as an ex- ample, architects and engineers, whose daily task involves the specification of materials for construction work, In past years, when there were shortages of Canadian supplies, materials of for- eign origin were often specified, But at the present time, when Canadian goods are seeking markets, it may be that these requirements could be filled from Canadian sources. The more domestic products are specified, the more em- ployment will be created in Canada. The same can alo be sald with re- gard to purchasing agents and positions Through the years, routines are set.up which are easily followed, but in times like these it might be worth while to make a strong effort to tap only Cana- dian sources of supply. The responsibility for doing so also rests upon those who make purchases for governments, municipal, provincial and federal. Under existing conditions, these bodies shouli give a lead to the general public in pending their mon- ey in Canada to the maximum extent, The same theory can reach down to the individual citiwn, All of us are af- fected by serious unemployment. All of us can help to reduce it by spending our money for (Canadian products in preference to these from other coun- tries, whenever Canadian supplies are available, A Welsh Honor Patron Saint Today is St. David's Day, marking the anniversary of the death of the pa- tron saint of the principality of Wales. In Oshawa, citizens of Welsh origin will be celebrating the day with their annual St, David's banquet. Very little of a factual nature is known about the Welsh patron saint. However, there is plenty of legend, woven around him. According to this, he was born around the middle of the fifth eentury and died in 801. His birth- place, just outside the eity of St. Day- ids, is still marked as a historic spot. Legend also claims that he was a learned man, In his youth, he was a monk in a monastery near St. Davids, and it is claimed, also in legend, that one of his pupils was St. Patrick of Ireland. He later became one of the first Welsh bishops, and founded what is now St, Davids Cathedral in the Pembrokeshire city bearing his name. Near that cathedral, there is a fair- sized hill. Still another old legend credits him with bringing it into being, This legend says that St. David was a man of small stature. He was conduct- ing an open-air meeting at this spot, and wanted to speak to the large assem- bly that had gathered. He placed a Editorial Notes Bulganin claims Russia is ready to liscuss the control of outer space, We would rather see a heart-to-heart dis- cussion of some control down on this earth, The Daily Times-Gazette T. L. WILSON, Publisher and General Manager. C. GWYN KINSEY, Editor, M. McINTYRE HOOD, Editor (Editorial Page). 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By mail (in province of Ontario) outside carrier delivery ereas, 1200. Elsewhere 15.00 per veor. AVERAGE DAILY NET PAID CIRCULATION AS AT JAN. 3? 15,575 Toronte, Ontasio; handkerchief on the ground, and im- mediately the ground rose up to form a hill, on which he was able to stand and be seen and heard by everyone in the larger gathering. On St, David's Day, Welshmen tra ditionally wear either a leek or a daf- fodil, According to tradition, Welshmen wore leeks on the advice of St David, to distinguish themselves from the ene- my in a sixth century battle against the Saxons. The daffodil, a sort of second cousin to the leek, is, however, prefer- red as an emblem by many Welsh peo- ple, Regardless of history, tradition or legend, however, 8t. David's Day is a day for Welsh men and women. It is a day when they think of the wonderful beauties of the Welsh countryside and the grandeur of Wiles' mountains and lovely seashores. It is a day when they love to raise their woices in the beauti- ful anthem, "Ma Hen Wlad Fy Nh Du" which, translated, is, "The Land of My Fathers." Wherever Welshmen gather on this important day, there will be feasting and merrymaking. Ard we extend to them the wish, "A Kappy St. Davids Dy to you, too." 1 Other Editor's Views NEWFOUNDLAND WEATHER (St. John's News) While all who live in the urban areas of Newfoundland have been congratula- ting themselves on the comparative mildness of the winter and the absence of snow, logging contractors with wood to haul and the men why get work on this particular phase of.woods opera- tions are worried. One man's good wea= ther may be another min's ruin, RURAL POPULATION (Charlottetown Patriot) The biggest farm state in the U.S.A. --population wise -- is Wyoming, where 85 per cent of the populaion lives di- rectly or indirectly on farm products. It would be interesting to know what the percentage is on this island. One's guess is that it would be nearer 95 than 65. Bible Thoughts Cast thy bread upon the waters, for thou shalt find it after many days. Ecclesiastes 11:1. Rice is sometimes sown in paddys still under some water. The seed is not lost. No good deed is ever lost. A friend loveth at all times, Proverbs 2:14. A friend has charity standing. and under- + Socia KEEPING UP WITH THE KHRUSHCHEVS Ernie Cay, 4205; S. R. Alger, nouncement of this prospective 216: Joba Stacey, 4183; ES E. tax rate increase helped in end- Bathe, 4143; James Haxton, 3967: ing the labor domination of the R. D. Humphreys, $920; F. M. council, Dafoe, 3598. The defeated candi- This financial statement, inci- dates polled the following votes: dentally was helped by the fact of the 1938 city couacil, had time and again made vigorous protests against the manner in which the labor members ganged up to rout the opposition. Ald. Coleman had the support of an organization which was set to break up the labor monopoly, and which also placed 10 alder. manic candidates in the field. - Labor had seven nominees on its council slate. MAYORALTY RESULT The mayoralty contest resulted in the election of Alderman Cole- man. He polled 4599 votes against 2349 for Mayor McLeese, winning the office by a majority of 2250 votes It was in the fight for the 10 GALLUP POLL OF CANADA Political Lines Clear On Gov't. Promise Keeping By CANADIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC OPINION Who thinks the Conservatives have done a good job, to date, of keeping election promises? Who thinks they haven't? Back of the claim and counter-claim rocket- ing throughout the country in this election month, how are the aver- age men and women assessing this question? As reported by the Gallup Poll earlier this week, in the nation as a whole practically one-half label the Government program of promise - keeping 'good'. One- quarter call it "fair". Just under one in ten say "poor". The re- mainder -- about one in five haven't made up their mind as yet, Politically, as might be expect- ed, it's a different story. Among Conservatives, three in four say "good'"". Among Liberals one in four say this. For every Conser- vative who believes his Party has not done a good job, there are nineteen Liberals to agree. Mem- bers of the CCF, Social Credit and other Parties fall in between these extremes. Here is the question, put to the voting public by interviewers for the Canadian Institute of Public Opinion, and here's the ranking given the Conservatives by men and women who identify them- selves with one or the other Fed- eral Party. "On the whole would you say that John Diefenbaker and the Conservative Party is doing a good or not a good job in keeping election promises?' For purposes of comparison the points of view of those in the major Parties, are set against NATIONAL VIEW-POINT ...... Those who say they are: | Soc. Credit And Oth Undecided on Party As of today, about one-quarter of the nation is undecided how it will vote on March 81. It is fl- luminating to see how high a per- centage in this group have no opinion to offer on the kind of job the Conservatives are doing in keeping election promises -- 44 per cent. Voters who are fifty years of age, or more, are most likely to feel that the Conservatives have Dafoe, E. E. Bathe, C. Harman, James Haxton, Roy J. 3 Robert Stacey, and W. A, Walker, A 1988 labor alderman, W. H. , was expelled from the labor slate because he had against the labor group city eouncil on the issue oepting the resignations former welfare board members. The result of the withdraw EB the national average. Since one significant factor in this election labor's suppport from Ald campaign, currently, is the very was seen when the high proportion of citizens who Were tabulated on election have not, as yet, male » els LABOR OPPOSED minds how to vote, the ng of this group is shown also, What _ The 10 sudidaten on the slate the coming weeks will do to the point of view of this large un- decided group on key questions of the campaign, may well affect the outcome of the election. $i: t. G. W. Finley, 3547; Stacey, 3437; W. A, Walker, 3401; a cheque for $25,978 was received Alex 8. Ross, 3368; Michael Starr, in the form of a provincial one- 3360; T. C. Farrow, 3477; J. Roy mill subsidy. This cheque was Hurst, 2894; H. C. Edmondson, sent down from the Parliament Robert that on the last day of the year by i 1448; F. O. Kirby, 983; W. J. H, Buildi Te y P Harmer, 904 and H. J. Werry, motorcycle provincial police mes- 902 LABORITES ALL BEATEN senger, at the instance of Hon. G. D. Conant, who was then at- torney-general for Ontario and might be received before five the year ended. were defeated. The elected candi- dates for the board, and their UNUSUAL AWARD votes, were as follows: Mrs. B. Another announcement of local C. Colpus, 4565; Dr. §. J. Phillips, interest which marked the begin- 4200; Dr. F. K. Donevan, 4282; ning of the year 1939 was the ap- Dr. H, M. Cooke, 4162 and C. C. pointment of two Oshawa law- McGibbon, 4061. The defeated yers, J. C. Anderson and T. K. labor candidates polled the fol- Creighton, as King's Counsel, in lowing votes: A. C. Phillips, 3362; the list which was published on Mrs. A. Patten, 2850; A, fiths, New Year's Day by Attorney- 2657; G. H. Twiddy, 2085; Walter General Conant, This was of spe- iisky, 2122. George Burt and P. KE. candidates AHH fH Saturday -- Stirring me John A. Coleman nicipal events of 1989.) Good e Job Opinion 19% BYGONE DAYS a good on pledges. Toronto Conservatory of Musle. Among these citizens, 55 per cent think this, compared to 38 per Board of Education increased cent of men and women in their salaries of entire teaching staff twenties. This younger group are including caretakers, by between more liable to be undecided on two and three thousand dollars the matter. Proportion of those Which increased tax rate by over who think a poor job has been half a mill done runs from 9 per cent among those in the twenties, to 6 per Local bakeries were ordered cent among older people. use war flour an World Copyright Reserved ounce standard U.K. OPINION Brains' Trust Report Unpopular With Labor By "Onlooker" {fHOMSON NEWSPAPERS London, England, Bureau After six months deliberation, three of Britain's brainiest men -- Judge Lord Cohen, accountant Sir Harold Howitt, and economist Sir Dennis Robertson have just issued their first report to the British Nation on the battle of inflation. They indicate trends, and they indicate a remedy that could be summed up in one word: "Halt!" These three -- dubbed, natur- ally enough, the 'Three Wise Men" by the British Press -- were asked last August to set themselves up as an independent council and to discuss the three prime factors in British economy ~-- prices, productivity and in- come. They tackled the job fearlessly, with the detachment of men who have already got the material things they want and do not seek more. And their first report will of- fend many. As the London "Daily Mail" has it, "A number of sacred cows have established themselves in our economic scene, and not many people have been bold enough to question their holiness -- one is the rule that, come what n wages must rise every year --" NOT POPULAR Cohen, Howitt and Robertson have not hesitated to demolish the holiness, and théy declare emphatically that claims based on & rise in the cost of living should, from now on, not be con- ceded in fun _ Such a suggestion will antagon- Ise two big sections here -- the Opposition, and the Unions. The latter have already indicated that they want no truck with the Wise Men and their findings, Coming up are claims put in by the miners, rail- waymen, and London's busmen, and if the Wise Men's advice is followed they will either be re- jected outright or be offered only a pittance The blunt statement: that no one should be surprised or shock- ed if unemployment over here (running about 1.8 per cent of the population at the moment, compared with a 1956 figure of 12; "should go somewhat fur- thar'. Trade "In our opinion," eomment the 'Wide Men, "it is impossible that a free and flexible economic sys- tem can work effectively with- out a perceptible (though not em- phatically a catastrophic) margin of unemployment', Straight talk -- and how. OUT OF A DOLLAR The "interim report" of the Wise Men over here makes one of the most fascinating Govern- ment publications to be issued this year -- and at a publica- tion price of about 30 cents it is well worth it. Interesting are some of the statistics. A breakdown, for instance, of the average less-than-20-pounds- a-week Briton's money is shown. It demonstrates that out of every dollar he gets in his pay packet after tax 35 cents go on food, 23 cents on clothing and other items, 15 cents go on drinks and tobacco, 13 cents on other ser- vices like transport, five cents on heating and lighting, and nine cents on housing. None of the figures are very surprising -- except, perhaps the nine cents in the dollar for ac- commodation. For those buying houses over here, at least 20 cents out of each dollar must be put by. | DIFFERENT PICTURE But despite the Wise Men's statement about unemployment, their contention falls down when the unemployment load is spread evenly over the country. Scotland, for instance, now has a higher rate of unemployment than any other place in the Unit- ed Kingdom. The Industrial Low- Jands of the country have been hardest hit in places like Glas- gow and in the towns on the River Clyde. Drastic cut-backs in Govern- ment spending, announced over the past few days, have aggra- vated the picture. The Navy, for instance, has closed a big torpedo experimental establishment on the Clyde, and 750 losing their job. A day after they announc- ed the cut, the Army had their two-cents worth and closed down a big vehicle depot -- one of 26 installations due to close during the coming year -- in the same county. That meant a loss of jobs for another 240 in the same tisht area Fancy loaves In these days of speed With people rushing Hither and yon trying To erowd more actlvity Into every day and hour We overlook the fact That one thing has not Changed with the times And that there are still Sixty minutes in an hour And 24 hours to a day, Just as there were back In the times when people Lived a leisurely life, We seem to forget that There is as much time In which to do things As there has ever been, So we go ahead using it Up at a greater speed Than in past generations, Thinking that by so doing We save time, whereas We are only consuming it More rapidly than before. Kaiser piri and Character of the British Em- pire". The Doric quartette ren- dered several selections. Miss Gladys Morris and Miss Marjorie Hutchinson, pupils of M. M. Stevensor, Professor of , passed the junior exams honors at the Toronto Con- servatory' of Music. Under the direction of M. M. Stevenson, members of Simcoe Street Methodist choir gave an entertainment at the Whitby Con. valescent Home for returned sol- diers. The Thornton Rubber Company purchased an eight-roomed house as a boarding place for its em- ployes. Russia Stakes ~ New Claim In H-Bomb Race MOSCOW (Reuters) -- Russia Friday staked a new claim in the current international race for a ful industrial It seems that there are More thing to do and More ways of using time Than our forefathers have, And the amount of time Spent by people now in Going from place to place Even if travel is faster, Is far greater than it was When men moved more slowly And less frequently than They do in moderr days. So while there are still The same number of Minutes and hours in Every day, we are wasteful Of these precious minutes Because we squander them Trying to crowd into them More activity than ever, At the cost of strength, Health nad peace of mind. lication ul it of the hydrogen bomb. An announcement in the offi- cial Communist newspaper Pravda says Soviet scientists have achieved a controlled ther- monuclear reaction in recent la- boratory experiments, The announcement says the re- action took place at a tempera- RECALL COMMANDER ture of "more than 1,000,000 de- WASHINGTON (AP)--The U.S. Srees Centigrade." This com. : A : a :,. bares with a temperature of 2,- Air Force Thursday relieved its 000,000 degrees anaounced by Sander i the Puilippines On Britain last month following sim. e groun e undermine mor- 1 ale by overlavishly redecorating ilar sxperithents. the US. h four sets of living quarters on Researchers in the U. v ave Luzon. The air force said Maj. achieved temperatures o > Gen. John B. Ackerman was be- 00.000 degrees but for much ing recalled to Washington for Shorter Detioys J fue than the exercising poor judgment. t did not specify the period of time in the Russian ex- perimeats. Friday's claim was made in an article by Academician Ivan Kur- chatov. Declaring that thermonuclear power is "the principal power' of tomorrow, he claims that the first model of a magnetic thermo- nuclear reactor was designed in Russia. by academicians Andrei CHECK SUB REPORTS WASHINGTON (AP) -- Units of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet have put to sea to check reports of unidentified submarines, the navy said Thursday night. A statement said vessels "sailed from east-coast ports to investi- gate a reported contact in the Atlantis " , cant was one day last QUEEN'S PARK Session Really Warming Up Now By DON O'HEARN fo pay foo much attention to pan Correspondent ticular members of the Opposh e Dally Times-Gaseite ton. But the Thursday defeat saw TORONTO -- This house is 1." .ving ¢o Ross Whiches really warming up. (L--Bruce): "You should be The change over recent years pack in Wiarton and brea is marked. Perhaps most signifi- the fresh air of the Bruce pines. And to CCF leader MacDonald: A Liberal member was speak- 'Stop talking in your sleep." ing. The government To the Opposition generally: started bowling at him. The Op yoy are guffering from a phe- position benches replied. And bla." they howled down the govern- "y/ _o:4 geem there is a head meat members. of steam building up in the pre- Thie ams happened for a mier and it could produce some 8. R The attitude of the Opposition Perhaps one reason for # is cond + ola that the Liberals and CCF at last members. At times it seemed are gpending more time attack. almost that they felt they had to ing the government than in try. ask permission to criticize the ing to qut down each other. They bark their attacks have been most timid. STANDING UP But in the fourth session this and Deadlines of the chamber are standing up and taking their licks regularly. The legend that a newspapen They are sticking to their issues ™Mman do almost anything te persistently. And they, are show- ie a story, has more than some ernment's great majority. Is fs affecting the govern- Toronto Star. To get an inter ment? esting story on the DEW line, Yes. Not too noticeably #0 far. he flew north, hired a do; team, and proceeded by dog sled 400 program, of stories are almost common= In an hour - long fight last place to the Toronto Star be- Dgsday the Bi Sus got Suto cause it is Star tradition to get e gles © Sesslon. there first and get the facts. personal. aw The premier's habit is not to chartered airliner to cover a jet crash. Why once, an entire Sakharow and Igor Tamm, in train was chartered to take one 1950 . i government, are almost working as a team. Except for the odd flurry and fsn't so. The members on the west side ing a growing determination mot basis in fact. to be over-shadowed by the gov- Take James Y. Nicol of the But there have been signs of agitation below the surface. 3 , A lot of the battle to date has Miles along the Arctic shore. been over the employment aid Such romantic doings in search And, unusual for him, some of s Mr. Frost's remarks were quite 10at's why 15 Star newsmen flew to Ottawa last spring in a Star man to interview survivors of a shipwreck. This laid the basis of Soviet research on hydrogen power, and now "several groups of Soviet To scientists and engineers are de- tro signing nuclear reactors." et the news, no expense or le is too great for the Star. That's why so many people find the Toronto Star A the greatest . . . the most Building of roads and encour- : 3 agement of immigration were teresting newspaper they've policies of John Graves Simcoe, ever read! CR-38 governor of Upper Canada in 1791-96. Monteith, Monteith, Riehl & Co. CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS Dial RA 5-3527 135 SIMCOE ST. N Hon. J. Waldo Monteith, A. L.. MP, PC, FCA, B. Comm., C.A. Gordon W. 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