The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

DA OPINIONS LY TIMES-CAZETTE EDITORIAL PAGE LJ FEATURES THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE OSHAWA WHITBY THE OSHAWA TIMES (Established 1871) THE WHITBY GAZETTE AND CHRONICLE (Established 1863) MEMBER OF THE CANADIAN PEESS 3 The Canadian Press 1s exclusively entitled to the use for repablication of all news despatches credited to it or to The Associated Press or Reuiers In this paper and also the local news published therein. All rights of republicatior of special despatches herein are also reserved. Net Paid Circulation Average Per Issue a8 } 2 2 1] APRIL, 1948 WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2, 1948 Smuts Is Defeated (Stratford Beacon-Herald) There will, we think, be general disappointment over the fact that South Africa's grand old soldier-statesman, Field Marshal Smuts fell just short of victory in the recent election. Defeated by the narrowest of margins in 'his own constituency of Standerton, Premier Smuts promptly re- signed--and the Government of his United Party gives way to a Nationalist-Afrikander Coalition, headed by Dr. Daniel Malan. With characteristic courage, Jan Christian Smuts accepted this revolutionary political upset calmly, simply remarking: "These things happen. What is to be, will be." With four major Parties and some minor ones participat- ing, the election campaign -- the first in six years -- was primarily a showdown between the elements who favor main- tenance of the British connection and the Axis-tainted Na- tionalist and Afrikander Parties, both of which seek separa- tion of the Union of South Africa from Britain. While all Parties more-or-less followed the principle of "white supremacy" as a domestic policy for the Union, the United Party of Field Marshall Smuts was pledged to improve the living standards of the Negroes, and had been seeking more immigrants from Europe. The Country's best hopes were felt to be contained in the Smuts Government's un- swerving devotion to the British Commonwealth. For that reason, the defeat of the 78-year-old Leader and his United Party must occasion deep regret among the friends of Som Africa the world over. Governing the Union of South Africa--always a difficult assignment -- will remain a hard task for the isolationist forces which hold a meagre advantage in seats in the new Parliament. Former Premier Smuts had done an almost in- credible job for his Country, and for the British cause. The 74-year-old Dr, Malan, who is heir-apparent to the Premier- ship, swept the rural areas to overcome the earlier reported lead of the United Party, and the world regretfully learned on Friday, when the returns were complete, that the Smuts Administration had been topnled;-and not re-elected to power, as Thursday's reports indicated. Legion and Draftees (Montreal Star) The opportunity may come for the Canadian Legion to reconsider its decision not to 'admit drafted men who served in an actual theatre of war to its membership. It is to be hoped that it will seize the opportunity, for the decision taken the other day in Saskatoon may leave a bitter taste both in the Legion and out. This decision is all the more surprising in that it rejects a unanimous recommendation of a committee which studied the proposal in detail. The committee, asked to' consider whether men taken into the armed forces through the Na- tional Resources Mobilization Act should be eligible for ordinary Legion membership if they had reached a theatre of war, concluded that they should be admitted. Objection to its recommendation comes from a number of ex-servicemen who cannot feel that they, as volunteers, have anything in common with men who had to be con- scripted. The feeling is understandable enough, but it is neither logical nor fair. Not all drafted men of the last war were unwilling to serve and the Legion already contains, or has contained, a number of men conscripted in the Great War. There is a great deal of point to the argument of Mr. George Layton of Montreal that the Legion already accats British veterans who were, for the most part, conscripts. Many of these would doubtless have volunteered if Britain had not adopted conscription before war started, but the Legion neither asks nor has the right to make their willing- ness a condition of membership in this body of comrades. The debate poses a problem for the Legion. Can it af- ford to limit its membership by establishing hard and fast criteria of service? At the convention a number of opponents of the admission of draftees appeared to want to make actual combat the condition of membership. This would seriously "limit Legion membership, for there are thousands in the Legion now who never got to a theatre of war, much less saw actual combat. The point is raised here merely to emphasize the diffi- culty of setting up any condition of membership other than service in the armed forces of His Majesty. This would admit volunteers and drafted men on an'equal footing. BEFORE YOU BUILD TRY dams Lumber Co. NEWCASTLE, ONT. PHONE 1213A Also Yards at Simcoe and Tillsonburg We Specialize in Completely Supplying the Home Builder 'Don't Wake, Me Up' ® 25 Years Ago Following a meeting of members of the Board of Works with offic- als of the Oshawa Railway Co., it was announced that. the railway would install 80-pound rails and the city would resurface ' Simcoe Street from Metcalfe to Richmond and King Street from Mechanic to Mary. Work was commenced on the sur- facing of the last lap of the King- ston Road between Whitby and To- ronto, A five-mile stretch between Whitby and E. L. Ruddy's farm at Pickering was to be done by John- ston and Co., of Brantford. R. J. Fleming shipped a total of 170 head of cattle from his Picker- ing and Donlands Farms to Glas- gow, Scotland. W. J. Salter, B.A., a member of the teaching staff of the Wood- stock Collegiaate for 16 years and principal of the school for six years, accepted the position .of principal of the collegiate at St. Catharines. A move which it was , thought would do much to relieve the hous- ing shortage in the city came with the announcement that Arthur Rees had sold 48 acres on Ritson Road North to W. J. Trick, "e Other 'Editors THAT'S MUCH HARDER (Toronto Telegram) New liver vitamin is hailed as a quick cure for anaemia in patients. However, getting more life into a listless Government is not simple. HOLE IN ONE (Fort William Times-Journal) A hammer, weighing one pound and a quarter, dropped 90 feeb down an elevator shaft in Regina. It landed in the coat pocket of a man at work at the bottom of the shaft. Just another lucky hole in one. THERE COMES A DAY'! (Sault Ste. Marie Star) "Propaganda Confuses Voters," says a heading on a Newfoundland referendum story. It's satisfying to reflect, however, that often there comes a day when the voters con- fuse the propagandists, NEED HIGHWAYS, TOO (Sault Ste. Marie Star) A new schedule of fast trans- port flights linking Canada' from coast to coast has been announc- ed by. Defence Minister Claxton. This area will be much happier when - highway transport concerns are able to make similar announce- ments, EFFECT IS THE SAME (Brantford Expositor) Toronto report tells of a motor car driver who lost control of. his auto when a lighte@ cigareite fell into his open shirt. Evidently a cigarette in the shirt has approxi- mately the same effect as & bee in the bonnet or ants in the pants. POLICE WORK (Ottawa Journal) It needs to be understood that they (the police) are dealing, in many instances, with lawbreakers who are hard, tough and resource- ful, and a charge of police brutality may mean, and very often does mean, no more than an effort by a criminal to win the sympathy of the court and embarrass the cons- table, For this reason charges of that sort need the more careful in- vestigation that no injustice be done the men of the law. eo A Bit of Verse WE'LL NEVER KNOW We'll never know the sleepless nights An anxious mother spends When Hilnking of youth's problems, Her task that never ends. We'll never know the meaning of The great unbounded love Which mothers lavish Jer | the years-- But known to God above. We'll never know the hours of toll Of some small business man, Who strives and russes for success By trying many a We'll never know the midnight oll Successful men have Ere fortune came their urn) at last, For which they long had yearned. We'll never know the heartbreaks that Inventors have to face When after long and kious times They must their steps retrace. We' a never know the Precious thrill feel when near success, Ang 1 une deigns to smile on them For courage they possess We'll never know the keen delight stronomers have found When some new star's great magnitude the! bound. Films and The Library By W. J. R. BENNETT' Chairman Oshawa Film Council The people of Oshawa and dis- trict will be interested to know that the ©shawa Film Council is in possession of a great number of films covering Health Subjects, Travelogues, Sports, Music and Art. The Naticnal Film Society Canada, with headquarters at Ot- tawa, are distributing through their affiliated film libraries many thou- sands of these films for showing in schools, service clubs, and churches. The Oshawa headquarters is located at the public library and a compe- tent staff of operators show these th groups of children These 16 m/m films in' either black and films have been shown to about 60,000 people in Oshawa and dis- trict. Film Council members give thelr services voluntarily in the in- terest of the public and are glad to advise and assist in the selection of suitable films for all occasions. A few titles of films which may be ordered are as follows: Hobbies--Family Outing, Leather Work, Battling Blue Fins. Heath--Make-up ' from the Neck Down, . Life-Saving, Modern Guide to Health. Music--Jose Iturbi, Mildsed Dill- ing, Igor Gorin. Art--Brush Techniques, Out of a Chinese Painting Brush. Sports--Gymnastics, Technique of Tennis, Volleyball for Boys. Orders should be made well in advance of the date of showing as the above films are in great de- mand. ® A Bible Thought "The Christian faith offers the highest personality because it not only shows what life is, but gives the power to live it."--Osborn, Christian Ethics, "And this is life eternal, that they might know Thee, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, Whom Thou hast sent." (John 17:3.) "And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in His Son." (I John 5:12.) FISHES UP CANNON-BALL Deal, England--(CP) -- Fishing near the spot where Admiral Blake fought the Dutch in 1652, a Deal boatman found a cannon-call among the dogfish in his trgmmel net. You can BORROW $50 to $1000 HFC makes loans to individue als and families without ene dorsers or bankable security. If you have overdue bills, medical bills, seasonal or other expenses, let us help you. You can borrow for almost any good reason. Up to 24 months to repay us. For prompt service, for extra cash, phone, write or come in and talk over your problem. We're glad to help you. Tunein* The Whistler" --Canada's Top Mystery Show, CBC-- Wednesday nights 18 Simcoe Street South Over Kresge's Phone Oshawe 3601 OSHAWA, ONT, Hours 9 to 5 or by appointment Loons mode to residents of nearby towns OUSEHOLD Bal r.\ [dd .|stores which would be Religion, wig o! Inteinational Montreal, June 2--(CP)--Prompt payment of the world's wage earn- ers in cash without unreasonable deductions is provided in the pro- posed terms of an international la- bor convention made public M..- day by the International Labor Of- fice 'at Montreal. The desirability of adopting such a convention, or treaty, will be de- bated by the government, employ- er and labor delegates of 56 mem- ber countries at the I.L.O.'s annual conference opening June 17 in San Francisco, ? The treaty, based on the re_ of governments to an international 'questionnaire, would provide that: 1, Payment of wages, with cer- tain exceptions, would be made only in legal tender, or by cheque if the employee approves in writing, 2. In industries where partial payment in kind is customary, such payments should be restricted to those appropriate for the personal use of the worker and his family and assessed at no more than their real value. 3. Employers would be prohib- ited from limiting in any manner the freedom of the worker to dis- pose of his earnings. 4. Workers would be-free from coercion to patronize company operated -28 Labor Code To Be Studied At Meeting without profit to the employer and would sell goods at fair and .reas< onable prices. 5' Deductions from pay: would be permitted only under conditions and to the extent prescribed by na- tional laws or regulations.' 6. Wages wopld be. subject to agreement or seigure'only in a manner and within limits prescrib- ed by law. 7. In the event of bankruptcy or legal liquidation of an enterprise, its employees would be treated as privileged creditors for wages due. 8. Wages would be paid regular- ly at intervals, which would mini-¢ mize, the likelinood of indebtedness among the workers, ° Ottawa, June 1--(CP)--President Percy Bengough of the Trades and Labor Congress of Canada said Monday the congress has with- drawn its support from the propos- ed federal labor code because of changes made in it by the Com- mons Industrial Relations Commit- tee. Mr, Bengough' said the bill had "deteriorated greatly" through the committee's handling. The meas- ure now is before the Commons for third reading. Committee changes objected to by the T.L.C. were the broadening of the definition of "conriidential" employees excluded from collective bargaining provisionss of the code, and the deletion of a.clause barring lawyers from Labor Relations Board hearings. . In its original form, the code ex- cluded on "confidential" grounds only those employees working on labor relations matters. The com- mittee widened this to take in all confidential employees. President Bengough said change left the act too vague. Mr. Bengough said he expected the TL.C. would issue a formal statement of its views on the bill this week. that ACCIDENT PAYMENTS Toronto, June 2, -- (CP)--L. H. Ingram of Peterborough, new pres- ident of thé Industrial Accident Prevention Associations, announced Tuesday that more than $55,000,000 were awarded in 1947 by the eight Workmen's Compensation Boards in Canada. H: said this was about 15 per cent higaer than the previ- ous high figure of 1946. STRIKERS FINED Toronto, June 2 -- (CP) -- Con- victed of obstructing police during a strike at, the suburban Leaside plant of the Rogers-Majestic Com- pany, two strikers, Walter Hall and William Moffat, Tuesday were fined $25. Charges against a union organizer, Ross Russell, of breaking a Leaside anti-noise by-law and of causing a disturbance were dis- missed. . West Point, Annapolis To Accept Canadians Washington, June 2.--(AP)--Pre/ sident Truman, signing a bill to ad: mit Canadians to Annapolis West Point, paid tribute Tuesda, the "full friendship and - mubua J§ confidence" between Canada anc the United States. Annapolis is the United State: Naval Academy in Maryland anc' West Point is the U.S. Military Academy in New York. In a statement the said: "It is with personal pleasure anc satisfaction that I have today ap. proved a bill to admit young Cana- dians to Annapolis ad West Poit These men should benefit by the experience gained at the two in- § siitutions, whiJe our young mer | will derive a broader backgrounc and perspective from knowing Ca. adias at closer rage." "Presiden: § INTERESTING NEWSPAPERS Through the kindness of Mrs. L Richer, 242 Golf Street, members o The Times-Gazette staff have bee: privileged to peruse two copies o "The Recorder", a weekly newspap- er published in London. The news- paper is now being printed in Ca- nada and also in South Africa anc§ Australia from mats sent by ai mail from London. One of the pa- pers contains greetings from the Lord Mayor of London to the may- ors of various cities in the over: seas Dominions. oy ~~b J. WELFARE $40.00 per month. co-operation. TAXATION LABOUR 4. AGRICULTURE munities. 5. LIQUOR POLICY alcohol. SUPPORTS (a) Increase old age pension benefits from $30.00 to (b) Reduce age limit for pensions to 65, with Federal (c) Grant necessary aid to hospitals without imposing Provincial amusement tax. Eliminate 3c. gasoline tax imposed by Drew. No re-im- position of amusement tax. No Provincial income tax. f. (a) Increase workmen's compensation benefits to 75% and shorten waiting period from 7 days to 3 days. (b) Compulsory two weeks' vacation with pay for indus- trial workers after two years' employment. (c) Assist in formation of National Labour Code. Introduce Oliver Plan for improvement of rural com- (a) Devote portion of Provincial liquor revenues to educational campaign against improper use of (b) Re-affirm our stand for local option in all municipali- ties and strictly enforce all existing liquor laws. For These and Other Liberal Policies A DU id ™ ONTARIO LIBERAL ASSOCIATION 6. HOUSING HYDRO missioners. a mile. municipalities. Ottawa. ELMO DUNN = we Z/BHHL PLAN TO MAKE ONTARIO A BETTER PLACE FOR YOU George Drew has called an unnecessary election in a desperate effort to prolong his grip on the people of Ontario. He hopes to dodge the inevitable consequences of five years of muddling and procrastination. The Liberal Party's answer to his defiant challenge is a constructive plan for the security and future prosperity of all. HERE IS A FAR-SIGHTED LIBERAL PROGRAM THAT CAN BE PUT INTO ACTION IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE COMING ELECTION ...A BROAD, | CAREFULLY THOUGHT-OUT PROGRAM, FOR THE BETTERMENT OF ALL Encourage housing by assuming municipal taxes for four or five year periods on all homes costing $8,000.00 or less built within next two years. (a) Take Hydro out of politics. (b) Hydro municipalities to name one of three com- (c) Speed Hydro development. (d) Remove present restriction of two consumers to NORTHERN ONTARIO (a) Give Northern Ontario Cabinet representation. (b) Revise existing legislation to give aid to mining (c) Aid in establishing University of Northern Ontario with colleges in strategic Northern centres. (d) Establish at least three provincial government administration offices in Northern Ontario. FEDERAL CO-OPERATION Will negotiate agreement with Federal Government to avoid duplicate taxation and to make available to Ontario residents the Health Insurance and Social Security programme of the Liberal Government at 10. VETERANS' PREFERENCE Will give preference to Veterans of the two world wars. in the Civil Service and other fields.