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@ THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE, Friday, September 18, 1988 Editorials Times-Gasette (Oshawa, Whithy). published by The Bally Time 57 Simooe Street South, Timorese Publier, Unied Oshawa, Will Canadian Natural Gas Be Piped East A major battle is looming up to decide whether Central Ontario and other parts of Eastern Canada will be served by nat- ural gas from the Alberta oilfields, or whether it will be piped' to this province from the state of Texas. This battle is being precipitated because the Consum- ers' Gas Company of Toronto in making an agreement to import natural gas from Texas, instead of from the western prov- inces. The catch in this agreement is that before it can become effective, per- mission has to be secured by the Toronto company from the federal government to import natural gas from the United States. Advices from Ottawa indicate that the government is not likely to be very kindly disposed towards the proposal to import gas froth Texas when Alberta now has a huge exportable surplus of the same' com- modity available to serve the needs of Eastern Canada. The Alberta govern- ment is expected almost any day to grant a permit for the exporting of gas through to Ontario? a pipeline to the eastern provinces, in- cluding Ontario. There i8 a company organized and ready to go ahead with the building of a pipeline to carry the gas from Alberta, through Ontario, to Mon- treal. We here are interested because that gas pipeline is scheduled to pass through the northern section of Oshawa, so that the Alberta product might pos- sibly be made available to the people of this community. . It is not likely, however, that this company would be so keen to build its pipeline to Ontario if the rich Toronto market were closed to it by the importa- tion of gas from Texas. This is the point in which the federal government is keenly interested. Naturally, it would like to see Canadian natural gas used to supply the needs of Canadian communities, rath- er than having imported Texas gas take its place. It seems senseless to import gas from the United States, only to find that the only reasonable markets left for Canada's products are in that same country to the south. ' Oshawa Made by People at Work The Oshawa story, past, present and future, is the story of the men and wo- men who work in the city. It was work- ing men who laid the foundations of the community more than a century ago. It was men working who did the building when the sew day dawned in the early dart of the 20th century. Men at work have kept it going, and they are giving it .the promise held for it in the future. "It is men and women at work in its industries, its railways, its construction trades, and in its business and commer- cial establishments who earn the money which goes to support the tradesmen, merchants and professional people who give service to the community. It is the money earned by men and women at work that supports the schools, the churches, the hospitals and the many in- stitutions which make this a city in which people can live in comfort, happiness and security, wherle their children are reason- ably safe'and their prospects good. It is the workers' homes that make the city. A large percentage of the workers in Oshawa are members of organized labor unions. It is through the unions that they arrange their terms of employment, the wages they shall receive as their share of production, and their relation- ship generally to the world of trade and commerce. Through their unions, the workers have many fine contributions to the welfare of the community, to many worthy causes like the Community Chest. Through the Oshawa story, their record has been generally good. With the ex- ception of a few rare occasions, there has been harmony and satisfactory rela- tions with employing concerns. This record is gratifying when one considers the reports from the gold mining areas, and the unpleasant scenes which occurred in the recent truckers' strike. Oshawa people have only to look at the record of the workers in their own community to realize what their pro- ductive power has meant, and what they are contributing to all worthy causes, to the community's standing and its im- portance to the whole economie struec- ture of the province and country. Canadians are Biggest Spenders Canadians who visited the United States, last year, for 48 hours or longer, spent $88 compared with $51 spent by the average American while visiting in this country. The flow of visitors in both directions across the Canadian-American border in- creased over the numbers for 1951. Increased Canadian spending in the U.S.A., was obviously due to the lifting of foreign exchange controls and the fact that. people from this country went on buying sprees in the states where prices were lower due, largely, to greater vol- ume of production. On the contrary Americans, who used to spend almost half of the U.S. travel dollar in this country, were deterred from doing so last year owing to their having to take a discount on their dollar, in view of the premium on Canadian funds. There is much speculation in business and government circles as to what could or might be done to restore the excess tourist spending in our favor, but it ap- pears that the problem is one which may resolve itself. The balance of trade be- tween (apada and the United States has been rapidly changing in favor of the latter country and if it continues, our dollar value might again become lower . . The Daily Times-Gazette . (OSHAWA-WHITBY) The - Daily Times Gazette (Oshawa, Whitby) combining The Oshawa, Times( established 1871) and the Whitby Gazette: & Chronicle (established 1863) is published daily (Sundays and dtatutory holidays excepted), Member of The Canadian Press, the Canadian Daily Newspapers Association' and the 'Ontario Provincial Dailies Assoclatiopy and the - Audit Bureau of Circulation. The Canadian Press is exclusively entitled to the use for re- publication. of 3ll news despatches in thie 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 reserved.' T. BE . WILSON, Publisher and General Manager M. McINTYRE HOOD, Managing Editor Offices, 44 King Street West, Toronto, Ontrrie, 38 University Tower Building 'ontreal, P.Q. - SUBSCRIPTION RATES Delivered by carriers im Oshawa, Whitby, Brookiin Pert Perry, Ajax and Pickering, not over 30c per waek, By mail (in Province of Ontario) outside carrier delivery areas $12.00, Elsewere $15.00 per year, DAILY AVERAGE NET PAID © CIRCUATION FOR AUGUST than that of the republic. Such a change would tend to increase Mmerican buying here and correspondingly slow up Cana- dian purchases in the U.S. Indication of the big part exchange plays in influencing tourist travel is seen in the fact that Canada used to absorb almost half of the U.S. travel dollar. In 1945 she got 48 per cent of the total, Last year she got only 33 per cent. Big- gest competition was from Europe and the Mediterranean which increased their take from a low of three per cent in 1942 and 1943 to about 31 per cent last year --which was nearly as high as Canada's. All in all Canadians spent an all-time high of $336,000,000 in visits to other , countries last year, an increase of $56, 000,000 from 1951. On the contrary for- eign visitors increased their spending in Canada only $1 million to $27% million. As a result Canada had an over-all deficit of $61 million last year, the second con- secutive deficit and a terrible boost from the $6 million unfavorable balance in 1951. If the exchange sTtuation does not prove the answer to this problem Osh- awans and other Canadians may find their shopping privileges in the States once more curtailed by import controls. Editorial Notes - The month of September is expected to bring a sharp decline in the number of polio cases, for which anxious parents will be grateful. The day will surely: come when West Germany will achieve its objective of free- ing East Germany for a unification of the country. BIBLE THOUGHTS "'Ou tof the abundan speaketh." --(Matt. 12:34) Thou must be thyself If thou the truth |wouldst teach; The soul must overflow, if thou Another soul wouldst reach. It needs the overflow of heart To give the lips full speech. ) of the heart the mouth {Que LOOKS LIKE THE SAME DECK, THOUGH 7 1 IN DAYS GONE BY 35 YEARS AGO Oshawa Red Cross launched a campaign for $2,000, half of which ya to go to the British Red TOSS. Word was received by his par- ents that Steve Flintoff was wounded in action in France. The ladies of the Hospital Aux- iliary, who had served meals in a tent at the Oshawa Fair, were of the opinion that a permanent building would serve their purpose er. A fire alarm recorder was in- stalled at the Fire Hall to assist "in speeding firemen to the scene OTTAWA REPORT Discontent Rife In Tory Ranks By PATRICK NICHOLSON Special Correspondent to The Times-Gazette OTTAWA--The solid facade of the National Conservative Associa- tion has no cracks in it. But there are sounds which might be the framework splitting, and a rising cloud of dust which looks as if the plaster is crumbling, behind the front which the 1953 election proved to be false. "There is no revolt in the Con- servative party; its leader George Drew has been confirmed in his convention of the party which leadership,'"' asserts the Old Guard in Ottawa, with more bravado than truth. Open shooting has not started, but the cold revolt is already grow- ing a grey beard, even in Tory Toronto. As for confirming Mr. Drew as leader, it is a national makes and unmakes leaders. Any lesser organization is welcome to adopt resolutions supporting the leaders, but it cannot arrogate to itself the status of king-maker ox even king-confirmer, Criticism of Mr. Drew seems to centre on three points: He does not command the respect of the general electorate, he heeds bad advice, and he cannot build up an adequate nationwide organization. THE TROUBLED TORIES The discontent among Conserva- tives from St. John's to Dawson City is evidenced by many hap- penings. For instance, in the ab- sence of pictorial posters of our leader from prominent Conserva- tives' election headquarters, es- pecially in the West; in the un- obtrustive "assist" reportedly given by Premier Manning to save Carl Nickle's political life in our oil and gas capital, after Drew's disastrous "no export" speech there; tin the "flabbergast- ed" reaction of a prominent Con- servative financial expert to Drew's unwise assertion that $500,000,000 would be the extent of his tax cuts; and in widespread resent: ment against the lack of grass roots appeal and common sense in the policy devised by the aloof Brains rust in Ottawa. The annual meeting of the Na- tional Conservative Association was postponed from this spring because of the expected election. It will definitely not take place until late February at the earliest, accord- ing to present plans, in spite of rumors to the contrary. This gath. ering of Conservative delegates and young Conservatives and Con- servative women from all parts of Canada will be the first official forum at which the murmurs of discontent about the electoral fail- ure of the party will be heard, prudently behind locked doors. DREW NOT WANTED BY WEST Probably over 200 resolutions will be laid before this meeting cover- ing every possible subject from the appointment of a new president to the revision of the party plat- form. It is a well-kept secret that one draft resolution already submitted from the West calls upon Mr. Drew to resign. Only the adoption of such a resolution, or the actual resigna- tion of Mr. Drew, would lead to the summoning of a national con- vention. This would either confirm Mr. Drew in his leadership, or elect his successor. "If 1 attended such a conven- tion, I would vote for Drew," To- ronto's Dave Croll told me, add- ing, "but then, of course, I am a Liberal." In that viperish twist, this astute politician uttered the most damn- ing possible criticism of an oppon- ent. IT MATTERS TO ALL The Conservative leadership is of direct interest to all Canadians, of any or no political conyiction. For a strong Opposition is the "horse without which our democratic Par- liamentary system is a useless buggy: and at present only the Conservatives appear capable of being built into an effective oppo: sition. In the unlikely event that a leadership convention is held as early as next year, many politi cians here believe that the greatest grass roots support would be ene joyed by John Diefenbaker. Prem- ier Leslie Frost is believed to be unwilling to quit Toronto for the federal field; George Hees, the pro bable new president of the asso: ciation, is so young that his day will come late; Donald Fleming and Davjd Fulton have localized followings" only; and there is at present no obvious candidate from outside active politics. The annual meeting next year will reveal the extent of the rank and file's discontent with the pres- ent party hierarchy. Many reports reaching here suggest that it is so strong that the Conservatives must either get themselves a new leader, or watch the critic follow a recent precedent set in B. C. and get themselves a new party. Beet Harvesting Starts In 7 Days LETHBRIDGE, Alta. (CP). -- Southern Alberta's sugar beet har- vest, expected to produce nearly $6,000,000 worth of sweet roots from 34,700 acres this fall, is sched- uled to start next week and become general early in October. The three beet processing fac- tories in this region are to begin their sugar-making campaigns the week of Sept. 28. General manager Frank R. Tay- lor of Canadian Sugar Factories Ltd. estimated Wednesday that this. year's crop will be 380,000 tons or more, Such a tonnage would make it the fourth largest crop of sugar beets ever produced in southern Alberta and would give the 1,600 growers within a ton of a normal yield despite serious setbacks suf- fered because of this year's late, eold and unusually wet spring. An average crop of sugar beets for this area is one which yields about 12 tons of beets an acre. A sugar content of 15 per cent has been revealed by recent tests of beets, but this is expected to increase to possibly 17. Mr. Taylor estimated that this year's beet Sion, should yield be. tween 100,000, and 110,000,000 pounds of refined sugar. _ Farmers planted 37,300 acres of irrigated land to sugar beets last spring, but surface flooding caused by torrential rains destroyed the crop on 2,600 acres. _ No harvest problems are antic- ipated=The supply of labor appears plentiful. More than a third of the crop likely will be handled by mechanical harvesters, compared with a quarter of the 1952 crop. It is estimated that this year's crop of beets may return growers a price of about $15 per ton, almost as much as they will receive for 1052 beets when final payments have been made. With indications at this time sug- gesting that the forthcoming har- vest will produce an average yield of 11 tons of beets an acre, south- ern Alberta's 1953 beet product would be about 100,000 tons short of the all-time record of 479.849 tons established by the 1952 crop. Last Sars crop was harvested from 36,741 acres and yielded 140,- 778,300 pounds of refined sugar. GOOD EATING The turkey, now bred commer- cially in large numbers, formerly was a wild in Southern On- tario. MAC'S MUSINGS Soon the leaves will be Falling from the trees, Covering the lawns and Sidewalks and giving the Householder an added task Of raking them in Disposing of them in His own peculiar way. Soon the city's air Will be filled with Smoke from the fires set By unwise householders whe Do not realize that they Are burning away one of Their finest sources of Garden fertility by using This method of disposing Of the fallen leaves. It is by the annual Decompostition of leaves That nature enriches The soil year by year, Because they contain all The aarthy salts, lime And potash that plants Need for their growth, Wise gardeners will Collect these leaves Diligently and by Sigsing them under the Soll in their gardens And around the roots of Their plants and trees They will provide in the Cheapest possible manner Food for next season. Therefore our advice To those who have gardens Is not to burn the leaves But to see that they are Returned to the soil to Pay rich dividends in a Better garden next year. PORT DOVER TO BE TOWN PORT DOVER (2ZP)--Port Dover becomes a town on Jan. 1, accord- ing to word received from the On- tario municipal board. The coun- cil will include a mayor for the first time, and also a reeve, dep- uty-reeve and six councillors, who will replace the currént six-man council. of action. The Chevrolets defeated a Peter- boro team 6 to 4 in the second ame of the Ontario Amateur aseball Championship, to tie the standing. The Reformer ran the following item in the local and wild rumor spread through the town that an aviator flying over the town, fell near the Malleable Comapny and was killed. This prov- ed to be false. He had simply alighted to adjust his engine." The t was opened by the Simcoe Street Methodist Church Choir directed by M. M. Stevenson. Owen Smiley, Canada's ace entertainer, was the guest art- ist and the featured soloist was Mrs. Ina Tod Gray. : Tenders were called for, to ply food to the soldiers in the local armories. Local patriotic organizati published a number of oe at aid in the conservation of food. Johnston's Men's Wear Store ad- vertised winter overcoats for $15, ~ QUEEN'S PARK Need To Clarify (as Situation By DON O'HEARN Special Correspondent te The Times-Gazette TORONTO -- The gas situation may or may not have been clari- fied by the time this is read. An announcement is expected from Premier Manning of Alberta and this is due to be followed by some action from Ottawa. Most likely possibility is that Mr. Manning will announce that his government and the Alberta con- servation board will approve export of natural gas to the East. 'then Ottawa may announce a subsidy for the all-Canadian line. It seems inevitable that eventu- ally there will have to be some sort of assistance for .the line in its early stages at least. Although figures cited to date are probably not too exact there is no doubt that the Alberta gas will be more expensive than supplies which could be imported from the U.S. This has been one of the main factors in the delay in Alberta also as producers there have want- ed some reassurance of a contin- uing market at an equitable price before shipping to the east. Until the market can be fully developed only through subsidy could there be reasonable assurance of this. And as the line would be of as- sistance in the development of the country the federal authorities would be justified in subsidizing it. POWER PLAY Incidentally one of the main rea- sons there has been even less sym- pathy than before for U.S. gas here is a story that has been going the rounds. . This is that Tennessee coal op- erators have been one of the main participants in the fight to keep Alberta gas out of the province. The operators, it is said, sell millions of tons of coal in the prov- ince and could see part of this market lost with the entry of 'west« ern gas. . Accordingly they are reported te: have raised a large fund to back up a pressure campaign in Wash- ington to pel the FPC to approve export of Tennessee gas. With only a limited quantity invelved and with this under strong U.S. control they felt it was a much lesser evil than Canadian gas. ; This is a "completely unofficial story. But a lot of people here believe it. LAW COMMITTEE : The next committee on the sched- ule here, it would seem, should be rsonal, "A. one to inquire into law enforce- ment. Perhaps a continuation of the crime probe committee of a few years ago which didn't get around to bringing down a report. The incidents in the labor dis- putes of recent weeks including the milk strike here where men again were forced out of their trucks, has shown once again there js lax- ity. Eventually the government will realize this. 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