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The Osharon Times "Published by Canadian Newspapers Limited, 57 Simcoe St. S., Oshawa, Ont. " Page 4 Saturday, November 29, 1958 - Government Fights For Time On Rail Problems The Federal Government's approval of = 17 per cent freight rate increase Por Canadian railways averted a rail- Way strike, but it did little else of a Ponstructive nature, The chronic rail problems remain unsolved. The gov- ernment recognizes this fact by decid- to set up two "study -groups." = These groups will be concerned Mainly with the railways' freight rate structure. This is the central problem. From it stem the provincial complaints of inequities, management-lahor dis- putes over wages, fears of inflationary pressures because of price increases, gost pressures on certain regions and dndustries, constant wrangles with the Board of Transport Commissioners and ® host of lesser headaches, = One study group has been set up 'within the cabinet, with Veterans Af- airs Minister Brooks as chairman. Within six weeks, this body will try to GUEST EDITORIAL produce some plan for easing the im- pact of the latest increase on specific areas or industries. Steps are also being taken "to set up a suitable body to re view the general field of railway pro- blems." And the government has been pressing the Board of Transport Com- missioners for quicker action on a plan to equalize freight rates, as suggested by the Turgeon royal commission on transportation seven years ago. The Turgeon Commission produced a comprehensive analysis of Canada's railway problem. It was the latest in a long series of studies of the same mat- ter. Why the government thinks that another review of "the general field of railway problems" is necessary ir diffi cult to understand, The problems have already been clearly defined and at least the groupdwork laid for workable solutions. ne can only assume that the government is fighting for more time to consider its-own course of action. Morals And Home Life By the REV GEORGE E. LENO Bowmanville Pentecostal Church We know that thc home life has a very definite effect upon the moral standards and conduct of the members of the family, The homes of ou. pres- ent day are sadly lacking in many of the Godly characteristics and qualities of the past, when the Bible was the most revered book in the home The teachings of Jesus Christ were the stan- dard of conduct and conversation, Fam- ily prayers were offered daily and par- ticipated in by all. In Luke 19:5, Jesus said to Zacchae- us, "Today I must abide at thy house." This meeting with Jesus brought about a transformation of conduct and charac- ter in the life of Zacchaeus. I believe there is a great nee parents of our day to bring senid yin into their home, Juvenile delinquency is one of the major problems of our modern society. Judges of juvenile courts say that ip their observation there is no single cause of delinquency, most factors at- tributed are broken homes, parent drunkenness, neglect, lack of love, spir- itual guidance. Parents, let us bring Christ into our homes in love, Bible reading and pray= er, may we like Zacchaeus know the Job of having Christ abide at our house, Predictions For 1959 At this time of the year economists and other business soothsayers look at their charts, check off their statistics and begin making cautious predictions : about the year that lies ahead. From time to time we propose to give our readers summaries of these predictions, sometimes for information and at other times for entertainment. The first pro- phecy we've seen was made a few days ago by D, W, McGibbon, treasurer of Imperial Oil Limited. Mr. McGibbon inclines to optimism. "Today it seems apparent," he said, "that the recovery which started early this year will continue and may, in fact, gain momentum. With this continuing improvement for 1959, and on into 1960, we may see a growth next year in gross national product of some three or four per cent in real terms. Growth of this magnitude is hardly in the same league as the recent boom years, but nevertheless it will be a real advance for an economy that has not been grow- ing at all for the past two years." Our economy may be entering a pers iod of better balanced growth, Mr. Me- Gibbon believes, He does not expect an early return to over-capacity opera- tions and the shortage of men and ma- terials that marked the boom of 1956, Moreover, 'there should be a trend to- wards stability of prices, While there may be some things that could tip the applecart, we expect that prices will not increase very much in the coming year." Another strengthening factor seen is that the 1959 recovery "will be based to a larger extent on internal factors. It seems unlikely that we will experi- ence the dynamic growth that finds its stimulus abroad, that is, from rapidly rising exports, or from massive inflows of capital to develop natural resources." Profits In Prejudice There is a report of a racket in and around New York City which preys on the susceptibility of white residents to the presence of Negro neighbors, Un- scrupulous real estate operators buy up a home in a "white" neighborhood, sell it to a Negro, then begin a panic drive to arouse other 'white property-owners. The object is to get the whites to sell their property at scare prices, The real estate operators thereupon sell the homes to Negro families at a handsome profit, One might wonder how much of the racial troubles in the United States -- and elsewhere, for that matter -- are stimulated by individuals who seek to turn the issue *o 'their own profit. It is unfortunate tha* emotions play so high a role in the matter of racial rclations. And the operators find it easy to turn tl ese emotions to their own profit. If reason prevails, the unscrupulous per- sons are quickly put to rout. In this, as The Oshawa Times T. L. WILSON, Publisher and General Manager. C. GWYN KINSEY, Editor. The Oshawa Times, combining The Oshawa Times established 1871) and the Whitby Gazette and hronicle (established 1863), is published daily (Sun days ond statutory holidays excepted). Members of Canadian Daily Newspapers Publishers Association, The Canadian Press, Audit Bureau of Circulation ena the Ontario Provincial Dailies Association. The Canadion Press is exclusively en- titled to the use for republication of all news despatches in the paper credited to it or to The Associated Press or Reuters, and also the local news published therein® All rights of special despatches are also resérved Offices 44 King Street West 640 Cathcart St. Montreal, P.Q. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Delivered by carriers in Oshawa, Whitby, Ajax, Pcikering, Bowmanville, Brooklin Port Perry, Prince Albert, Maple Grove, Hampton, Frenchman's Bay, Liverpool, Taunton, Tyrone Dunbarton, Enniskillen, Orono, Leskard Broughani, Burketon, Claremont, Columbus, Fawport Beach, Greenwood, Kinsale Rage lan, Blackstock Manchester, Cobourg, Port Hope, Pontypool and Newcastle not over 40¢ per week, By mail tin province of Ontario) outside carriers delivery areas 12.00; elsewhere 15.00 per year AVERAGE DAILY NET PAID 16.166 . Toronto, Ontario; in everything, we must permit emotions to be led by our reason, Happily, in New. York, there are signs reason will prevail. A counter campaign has been started by white residents, and in one section, signs are posted to read: "Not for sale, We be- lieve in democracy." A bit more of this approach, and we can expect a large proportion of the racial difficulties to dissolve, : our Other Editor's Views WASTE OF SPACE? (Regina Leader-Post) Many have purchased = small cars, partially because they are so easy to park in the none-too-generous space provided beside = downtown meters. Now some busybody traffic engineers are deploring the waste of space when snall cars occupy parking spots origi- nally marked qut for larger vehicles, FAMILY TRAIN TRAVEL (Sudbury Star) The railways have been missing the boat in not placing the emphasis on family travel by train. Parents of small children understand what we mean when we speak of the facilities and ser- vices to be found on railway trains, For a long trip the railways have much to offer travelling families, What will be the end result? The end of passenger service? Amalgariation of the two rail- way systems in Canada? The next few years may see some radical changes, and pacticularly if the railways lose both passenger and freight traffic in compe= ting airlines, buses and trucks. Bible Thought Thou hast forsaken me; saith the Lord, thou hast gone backward.--Jere- miah 15:6. No one stands still. We are always going forward or backward, Make sure of your direction. UNITED KINGDOM OPINION Free Trade Area Firms May Share Preferences By M. McINTYRE HOOD Special London, land, Correspondent, For The Times LONDON -- If and when a European Free Trade Area be- comes effective, industries in any of the 16 countries Involved will be able to build plants in the United Kingdom and take advan- tage of Commonwealth prefer- ences. This information came out in a press conference discus-, sion with a government spokes- man on the free trade area scheme, He said the building of industrial plants in each other's territories was one of the provi- sions of the EFTA. I asked him the question: "In that event, would the Volswagon company of Germany be able to build a plant in Bri- tain, and ship its vehicles to Can- ada under the Commonwealth preference?" He replied, "Certainly, so long as it could comply with the regu- lations regarding the content of British materials and labor." CAN SECURE BENEFITS This was a new angle, and Commonwealth journalists pres- ent at the conference were some- what disturbed by it. The govern. ment spokesman had just stated that extension of the' Common- wealth preferences to countries within the free trade area would be entirely a matter for Com- monwealth governments, that it could not be negotiated by the United Kingdom, But it came out that industries in the free trade area could secure all the of Commonwealth preferences by building manufacturing plants in Britain. So far as Canada was concern- ed, it came out, this might well increase the competition of for- eign motor vehicles, such as the Volkswagon, with Canadian-made vehicles in the Canadian market. CASE IN POINT That there is something in this viewpoint is illustrated by a de- cision of a large American firm to reconsider its plans to build a factory in Scotland. This com- pany, manufacturing ladies' foun- dation garments and babies' wear, has cancelled its plans to build the factory entirely because of the deadlock on the European Free Trade Area, The project will not go ahead unless there is a successful outcome to the EFTA negotiations, Possibly the BYGONE DAYS 40 YEARS AGO Oshawa contributed $706,600 to Canada's Victory Loan. R. 8. McLaughlin was elected a director of General Motors Corporation, The Ontario Reformer praised the Oshawa Hospital for the work done during the influenza epidemic. Just a few weeks pre- viously a new wing had been opened, which made a total of 88 beds. Citizens on Kenneth Ave. pe- titioned council to lay a plank walk on their street. Mrs. Allan Trull was honored with a surprise party on the oc- caslon of her 86th bifthday. Officers elected at the annual meeting of the Children's Aid Society were: honorary presi- dents, F. L. Fowke, Col. Fare- well and F. Bull; president, Rev. John Garbutt; - vice-presidents, J. D. Storie and G. W. McLaugh- lin; secretary, Stewart Storie and treasurer, J. H. Dent. The Water Commission an- nounced that work was complet- ed on the new filtration plant, and it would be put into use in the near future Francis E. Gibbs, well-known local resident, died in his 76th Year. Commonwealth preference angle entered into this decision also. FEBRUARY ELECTION The Socialists are sure that there will be an early gengral election in Great Britain. leaders believe that the govern- ment will go to the country be- fore the 1959 budget is brought down, and are organizing on the basis that there will be an elec- tion in February. Their theory is that by doing so, the government ill be holding a very luscious carrot before the electorate in a bid which could ensure its return to puwer. A Socialist brains trust of three men, Hugh Gaitskell, leader of the party, Harold Wilson and James Griffiths, has been set up as a high sonnet 3 ® Sicaty y - strategy e on. Pe ouatist thinking on this mat- ter is at variance with the gen- erally accepted view of political observers. This view is that there will be another budget, and a sub- stantial completion of the govern- ment legislative program before Macmillan will think of calling an election, and that would put it over until after the completion of the present session of parlia- ment, and into the fall months of 1959 at the very earliest. OIL SUPERCEDES COAL Britain's coal industry is run- ning into exactly the same Joub. has already affected the 28 million to 37 million tons. In- dustrial use of oil has increased substantially to the detriment of coal consumption. While no reduction in domestic prices is contemplated, the coal board has announced that there will be substantial reductions in export prices early in the new year, in an effort to dispose some of the surplus coal in foreign markets. And this announcement has not been accepted in any too good grace by the British coal consumers, who would prefer re- ductions in domestic prices. Jon Vickers, Canadian tenor, has gone on to new triumphs at the opening of the London season of the Royal Govent Faves a Company. As hg oy he has won the acclaim of the critics for his performnce in the London premier of Han- Mayor Denied Service Due To Her Color LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP)-The mayor of Kingston, Jamaica said she was refused service Friday in a downtown drugstore. Mrs. Iris King, visiting the United States as a guest of the state department, said she asked for a cup of coffee and was told: '""We don't serve colored le.' "1 ws told that I could not be served at the counter and would have to take it outto drink," she said. She called it a "humiliating ex- perience, and after remonstrat- ing for awhile I just left." Vincent Rizzo, assistant man. ager at ihe store, said he re. ceived no complaint and was un. aware the incident happened. However, he said the store's policy is to provide "carry-out service only for colored cust arm "" del's * . One leading cri- tic said of 'Samson': "Its great- est glory, together with Oliver Messel's sumptuous decor, is Jon Vickers. Vocally as well as dra- matically, it is the best thing he has done with the company." Vickers scored another acknow- ledged success in his role of Ra- mades in 'Aida'. The Daily Tele- graph critic sald of him: 'Jon Vickers has the right heroic quality of voice for 'Ramades' and his singing of the part com- pared favorably with all but very few of the foreign stars who have sung it here since the war." The Daily Mail critic said: "For na- tural strength and sincerity, this young Canadian's singing warm- ed his heart". GALLUP POLL OF CANADA Civil Marriage Still Lacks Public Approval By CANADIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC OPINION While Canadians may be chan. ging the national mind on some things, they hold steadfastly to the belief that the wedding cere- mony should be performed by a clergyman. At three time per- fods, when the Gallup Poll has sampled the public view-point on this matter, the results have hardly changed at all. Broadly speaking, two-thirds of today's men and women say that, al. though provision is made for it in most provinces, they don't hold with the idea of a civil marriage. This overwhelming conviction was just as strongly held thir- teen years ago when the first Gallup Poll on the issue was ta- ken throughout the provinces. One of the main reasons, for this steadfast point of view Is the large proportion of Roman Catholic opinion, which of course has not changed. Among Pro- testants, the difference, propor- tionately, between those who ap- prove civil marriages and those who think that only the clergy should perform them is very close. The same question was put to a cross-section of the adult na- tion by interviewers for the Gal- lup Pol! in 1946 and again in "AS YOU MAY KNOW, IN SOME CANADIAN seers saanasnssianainten ony clergy Undecided ' Nationally, younger people are elders. H no more likely to favo. a choice who are under forty, for civil marriage than are their who are , think. "ese esasasassisetnnene Approve choice of civil marriage ... Only clergy Undecided 100% 100% The gulf in view-point between next comparison. Protestants are Roman Catholics and Protest- split on the matter almost fifty ants, however, is showed in the fifty. Approve choice of civil marriage ... Only clergy Undecided READERS' VIEWS Disappointed By Lack Of City Arena Action Dear Sir: plus in the city coffers. We've I should like to express my got to raise the cash somehow strong disapproval of the inaction and I have no doubt at all that of the 1958 Oshawa city council it can be done with the right members in regard to the pro- approach and sufficient zeal. pose erection of an arena in this fair city which most of them made the point of in their elec- tion promises. We are nearly into 1959 and surely everyone will agree that very little has been accomplish. ed this past year, in fact for the last five years, during which time Oshawa - has been the laughing stock of several small- er communities in the area which can rightfully boast of bet- ter facilities. I have no doubt, that in the near future the same issue will be dragged up again for a brief airing only to be pigeon-holed unless some of us shake our. selves out of this state of apathy and demand concrete action. It is futile to say there is no money available for this pro- ject as some fine citizens point out. There never will be, even if there was a $20,000,000 sur NOT UNDAUNTED. Oshawa. OLD YULE CARDS Dear Sir: Readers who may be wondering what to do with L. G. HUGHES SEPARATE SCHOOL BOARD "My pay cheque is spent to benefit my neighbours in Canada... . and my neighbours' spending benefits me!" It's all of us, each in his own way, buying CANADIAN-MADE products of many kinds, that keep factories and farms busy, create jobs, circulate money, encourage prosperity. Think of just one familiar Canadian product . . . cheese . . . and you'll see what we mean. You like cheese, so you buy it at a store. Fn net. The store got it from a wholesaler who was or cheesemaker. = supplied by a dairy The milk for the cheese came ~ from a Canadian dairy farm. Page-Hers Tubes, Limited, established 80 years ago to manu provides jobs for over 1500 employees. Through purchases of services, this company helps make jobs for th Result -- thousands of Canadians are employed producing, distributing and selling cheese to other Canadians, like yourself, who buy it. And this is equally true of many other CANADIAN-MADE products. When you don't buy CANADIAN cheese, the dairy farmer, cheesemaker and dairy salesmen suffer. Their earnings are cut and they have to stop buying other products. And these may be the very products you depend on for your pay cheque. To keep Canada prosperous and to prosper, your- self, play safe. Always ask in the stores you buy from: "Is it CANADIAN-MADE?" acture Canadian pipe, anadian materials and ds of other Canadians; while still others benefit by using and installing Page-Hersey products. Of the many millions of dollars spent by Page-Hersey Tubes, materials and services, 91% was spent right here in Canada. centage having regard to the fact that certain machinery Limited in the last year for This is a pretty high per- peculiar to our industry and certain of our raw materials are not made in Canada. PAGE - HERSEY TUBES, LIMITED 100 CHURCH STREET, TORONTO 1, UNTARIO MALIFAX, MONTREAL WINNIPEG, CALGARY, EDMONTON, VANCOUVER