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It should or every $5 paid in * dollar going into "fringe benefits." everyone | of American cars 1al tourist harvest problems that has nfamiliar streets, is to from the ights that are show- fic lights 'Views DRINKING Agriculturist-Farmer) t e as much money for al- charity and a record to for education, bined. Hardly Americans spend spend $8,500 a welfare agencies much for o do a little thinking. They twice as OF PORRIDGE erald than no porridge | we ge! nowadays, idge really starts customs--cooking igar, For anyone ities against the nd men in Scotland' bout potted and erican {| entire--James 1:4 ne can create is a book; but a life. We s on earth and unto , story. make QUEEN'S PARK Reporter Makes Position Clear BY DON O'HEARN Special Correspondent to the Times-Gazette TORONTC -- An explanation, it seems, may be due our readers. From time to time we have been criticized in recent months as be- ing favorable to the government and particularly to Hon. ' George Doucett. As there may be some, and per- haps many, among you readers who feel the same way perhaps our position should be made clear. First, as we have stated here before, it is the responsibility of anyone doing the type of political reporting we do, and with the free- dom of personal opinions we are honored to be given, to be as ob- jective as possible. And it is the duty, so far as possible, to give both sides of a story, to maintain perspective and to keep at a dis- tance, so far as possible, emotional influences. And these principles, we hope, have applied to our writing on the highways matter. The attitude we have adopted throughout has not been to form judgments until the facts were in the clear (in fact, it is not our job to form judgments at all, but to present the material on which you form yours). The accusations that might be thrown are that we have failed to be excited, that particluarly we haven't become aroused over the charges of Albert Wren, that we sometimes have perhaps gone to extremes to present the govern- ment side, and that we have re- fused to condemn Mr. Doucett. There may have been some fa- voritism shown, we hopé not, but if so there is some reason for it.. CLOSER LOOK From this vantage point we have a closer and somewhat dif- ferent look at provincial affairs. You, perhaps unfortunately, get most of your news from here through Toronto papers. With the exception of your bureau, the only reporters here are from Toronto papers. And so your news services must use them as the source of their news. We saw the highways "scandal'" born and we have watched it grow. And a lot of the reason for its extremely vigorous life has been the competition between the To- ronto papers. To appreciate this it must be understood that any news story here is more than a report on what has happened, it is also the stuff which sells papers, When there is competition such as this in Toronto, that means there is a constant fight to get a "better" story than the other fellow. And the result often is when there is sometning which attracts public in- terest such as the "scandal'"' more emphasis is placed on it than it warrants. And in the effort to outdo the other fellow there often can be, and is, exaggeration and dis- tortion. ALBERT WREN One of the things we haven't done in our writing on the high- ways matter is pay much atten- tion to the charges of Albert Wren, Mr. Wren is a personal friend, but though he has made a number of charges he has yet to adequately substantiate any of them. When he does, we will write about them in their relative im- portance. But the Kenora member has "been one of the main sources of news for "the Toronto press. They have not only reported him, but have outdone themselves in seeing which could get the most sensa- tional statement out of him. On at least one occasion he com- plained to us he had been mis- reported by one of the Toronto papers; and on other occasions we have heard he has made similar complaints to one Toronto paper about one of the others. So we have left Mr. Wren alone. IN BALANCE So far as favoring the govern- ment is concerned, perhaps we have. To this extent: That we have tried to present in balance (and keep in mind) its side of the story. It is 'never a popular practice to dwell on the defence side of a It is the accusations that the "news" and the sensa- tion. Irrespective of the merits of such practice in murder trials, etc., which we won't discuss here, it is certainly not to be followed in writing on government affairs. Government is the business of the people; in our own country we live under the democratic system which owes the people the privilege of forming their own judgments. If they are to form them properly they must get both sides of the story, The way the balance of news has been carried in the high- ways matter, they weren't getting this. And that is why we perhaps went overboard on presenting the government side. | FRIEND DOUCETT Then there is Mr. Boucett, Have we been too friendly to him? We haven't called for his resig- nation, And we haven't castigated him as so many others have. We hope this isn't because he too is a personal friend. One of the great trials in writing, politics is that one often is writing about personal friends and has to offer criticism of them. But we face the~ trial and try to keep objective. As far as George Doucett is con- cerned, we personally don't think he is dishonesty. If such is proven we will have to agree with the proof, but pending this we would say that he is one of the least likely men to be dishonest we know. And pending this, what is there against him? His department was 'inefficient.' Some crooked employees swindled some money. Inefficiency in the government here shouldn't be news to anyone who follows affairs here at all closely. We ourselves wrote about it at least a year and a half ago. We didn't term it '"'inefficiency" but we noted a growing looseness and a seeming failure to recognize the great expansion of the province. DEPARTMENT FAILURE And that still, to us, is the "fail- of the highways department. But it doesn't represent the failure of one man on one department. It was government policy, not Mr. Doucett's that kept salaries low, and the viewpoint of years ago. And if there should be any resig- nations, let the government resign. Not that we think it should. It has given good government. In the highways department alone, de- spite the '"'inefficiency" a tremen- dous record of road-building was achieved during times of scarce supply and at relatively low costs. The government generally has administered the affairs of the province if not well, at least about as well as could be expected. Since it has been in office, in 10 years, the business of the province has tripled. Considering the way we have traditionally handled poli- tics, with pork barrels, payoffs, and influence peddlers, it is doubt- ful if any other g could have done any better. e mistake of many people is that instead of just looking for perfection in*the gov- ernments in office, they expect it. They ignore the human factor that nothing can be perfect -- the tra- ditional mistake of those who spouse "isms." The big and real failure of our recent years has been the opposi- tion. Not the men in it so much, but the members you the people of Ontario sent back. Our system of government is a two-sided affair. Under its strange physical law the two sides oppose each other and the most progress is made when SABRE JET EXPERT Sqdn. Ldr. Matt Dickinson of Ottawa is RCAF liaison officer in Turkey which is taking delivery from Canada of 82 Canadian- built Sabre Jet planes. Although not a pilot he has to answer questions from Turkish pilots about the plane's performance as well as act as "advisor, instruc- tor, supply officer, banker, and diplomat." Fine Horses Lost In Galt Barn Fire GALT (CP) -- Fire destroyed seven horses and two barns on the nearby farm of Dr. E. E. Foster, prominent Ontario horse- man. Tuesday night. Diana Lee, six-year-old show ring horse, was among the vic- tims. Several horses were saved, including Patricia Volo, grand champion standard bred mare of Canada and unbeaten in the show ring. Cause of known. th blaze was not HOOVER NOMINATED WASHINGTON (AP)--President Eisenhower Tuesday nominated Herbert Hoover, Jr., to be under- secretary of state succeeding Wal- fer Bedell Smith, The White House said Hoover--son of the former president--will take over his new duties as soon as the Senate has acted on his confirmation. BRITISH LEAVE PORT SAID (Reuters)---An evac- uation vanguard of 2,300 British troops sailed from this Suez canal zone port Tuesday, bound for Bri- tain and Malta, An estimated 80,000 troops are to move out dur- ing the next two years. there is near balance between the two. There has been tremendous im- balance over the past few years and the province has suffered -for it. And now. with these great and profound words, if you don't mind we are going to get into a canoe and take a holiday. For HEA Fa) ADS The Times-Gazette For Information DIAL 5-1104 THOMSON, KERNAGHAN & CO. (MEMBER TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGE) BOND and BROKERAGE OFFICE 16 KING ST. W., OSHAWA Association of Canad Resident Mgr. ERIC R. HENRY IN DAYS GONE BY_ ° 30 YEARS AGO H. Les. Broomfield began his duties as general secretary of the YMCA. He came here'from Brant: ford. Qtenh intad CC was app truant officer for the Oshawa Pub- lic Schools, with a salary of $500 a year, The board of education hired 17 new teachers. Trustee Mrs. Myers pointed out the necessity of a qualified kindergarten teachers. Fires, due to spontaneous com- bustion, broke out in the coal bins of North Simcoe and Mary Street Schools. 'Jack Lee, Albert Street, killed a large mink which. had been per- iodically killing his chickens. Fire Chief A. C. Cameron left for Quebec City to attend the Fire + Chiefs' Convention held there. Part of the journey was made by boat. The entire cost of produc the pageant for Old Home eek * amounted te $438.88. By popular demand, it was repeated. J. D. Storie, president of the Oshawa General Hospital, was » much in evidence at the 15th birth- day fete of the hospital. The ladies of the auxiliary had twelve tables, decorated to represent the twelve months of the year. City Engineer W. C. Smith an- nounced that Oshawa had 21 miles of pavement and 40 miles of sew- ers. (Note: Paved roads to date are approximately 45 miles.) Work was delayed on the build- ing of the new curling rink be- cause of lack of shipment of the necessary steel beams. "Dancing Princess" Coming With Mother To Open "Ex" By MURIEL NARRAWAY Canadian Press Staff Writer LONDON (CP)--They call her "The Dancing Princess" and Alex- andra, tall 17-year-old daughter of the Duchess of Kent, earned the title in her first glittering social season. For Princess Alexandra, who leaves by air Aug. 21 for a three- week Canadian tour with her mother, brought to one of the gay- est debutante seasons since pre- war days a tireless spontaneity and exuberant gaiety reminiscent of her cousin, Princess Margaret. The slender princess burst into the social world this spring, fresh from a French finishing school. She brought back from Paris a mature poise for such official events as launching a tanker. But she also brought enough youthful zest to slide down a long bannister into a crowded ballroom. The brown-haired girl with bright blue eyes showed London that she was a mixture of dash and decor- um, of fun and fashion. ball. The dash and fun came natur- ally. The decorum and fashion sense showed the influence of her well-dressed mother, at 47 a vet- eran of 20 years in the public eye. The duchess' careful grooming was underlined in her clothes and carriage. Alexandra mirrored the duchess' elegant dress. Friends, remembering the. un- gainly tomboy called Alex who led her school 1a cr osse team, mar- velled at the change. It 'was little more than a year ago that the princess left her school to stay with a family friend living near Paris This spring she returned to Brit- ain, ready to pick up her royal burden under the spotlight of pub- lic scrutiny. Her manner was pol- ished and correct. But away from the public gaze, at dances and parties, she kicked up her heels. She revived the mid- 20s craze for signature tunes and dance bands swung into her favor- ite, "Ain't Misbehavin,' "' upon her appearance at any nightclub or Laughter And Gaiety Gone Since Reds Came To Peiping EDITOR'S NOTE: The follow- ing story was written by a re- porter for the London Daily Tele- graph who is travelling with the abor party group. By JOHN RIDLEY PEIPING, China (AP) -- While much of Peiping life remains much the same as 'it did before the Communist revolution, a great deal actually has been changed. To anyone who was in China before, it seems astonishing that waiters refuse tips rather haughtily. The laughter and gaiety of streets has for the most part gone. From the walls of most build- ings saturnine portraits of Mao Tze-tung, Stalin, Malenkov and Molotov glower down at passing multitudes. Bookshops are crammed with Communist books. Generally the city is cleaner than it was and public buildings such as the Forbidden City Temple of Heaven, the Lama temple and various pagodas of Peiping are beautifully kept with paintwork re- newed and gardens around them banked with flowers. On the whole the people are poorly dressed, but even high government officials ob- viously consider it the thing to ap- pear only in depressing looking dungaree suits. FRGHTFUL POVERTY There are still frightful sights of poverty but there are no beg- gars in the streets. Although I was earnestly and frequently informed that "New China" is doing every- thing for children, even here in the capital of the country, there are obvious signs of starvation amongst many potbellied, naked little boys and girls sitting apa- thetically beside gutters. Everywhere there are soldiers all fully armed with automatic weapons and even grenades. This, I was told, was because invasion , is always feared from Formosa. . Around the airfield on the edge of the city an electric fence has been put up and guarded every few yards by soldiers. Whereas in the old days soldiers were considered the scum of earth in China, now they are given an honored place and apparently a great many privileges. Most look husky and somehow achieve a dedicated look when seen march- ing along the street. Ialian Arrested For Sicily Murders OTTAWA (CP)----The RCMP Mon- day night arrested Antonio Scebba, who is wanted in Italy on a murder charge in connection with the death of two men in Sicily in 1951, ' Scebba is believed to have come to Canada two years ago. It was learned that Scebba married a young French-speaking Canadian irl while living in Joliette, Que. . / taly has asked the justice depart- ment that Scebba be deported te face the charges, An extradition hearing is to be held soon. Rl a DEAD STOCK REMOVED Highest prices paid for dead, old and crippled farm stock Cobourg 1787 Peterborough 2-2080 NICK PECONI TELEPHONE COLLECT Do you often worry about the fact that you haven't a planned estate? Why not put your mind at ease right now by contacting Sterling Trusts? It will cost you nothing te have your estate planned during your lifetime. And i¢ gives such a feeling of satisfaction--a certain peace of mind, to know that all is in order. 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