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shawn Sines Published by Canadian Newspapers Limited 86 King St. E., Oshawa, Ontario " "T. L, Wilson, Publisher SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1964--PAGE 4 Every Oshawa Elector Should Vote On Monday Monday is municipal election day in Oshawa. The candidates for city council, the public utilities commis- sion, board of education and the separate school board have had their opportunities to state their cases for support to the public. They have done so at quite a round of public meetings which, unfortunately, were not as well attended as they might have been. But there have been stirrings of interest of more than usual extent at some of the meetings. Now the decisions are in the hands of the electors. It is for them to decide, by their votes, the personnel of the four civic bodies for, which elections are being held. The privilege of beifig: able to select for themselves the individu- als they wish to hold positions of authority over them is a democratic right of ail our electors. It is for them to make their own choices, and, in the secrecy of the polling booth, to mark their ballots as they wish. But this is more a privilege and a right. It is also a duty and a responsibility which rest on the shoulders of everyone on the voters' list. The pity is that so many fail to accept that duty and responsi- bility. There was a time, well over 30 years ago, when this newspaper used to pick a slate of candidates whom it recommended to the citi- zens as those most worthy of sup- port, That practice, however, was discontinued nearly 30 years ago, and since then, The Times has not picked any favorites or published any slate. It has preferred to allow the people of Oshawa to do their own thinking and make their own selections. We believe that is a much sounder policy. We do, however, expect the elec- tors of Oshawa to come to. their own decisions and to record them at the polls on Monday. Let us not have' to~-say, after the polls have closed, that the civie bodies of Osh- awa have been chosen by a small minority of those entitled to vote, It is your task, as citizens of: this community, to discharge your ob- ligations by going to the polls on Monday and voting. Cheese F actory Decline The current commercial letter of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce contains an interesting articles in commemoration of the. 10th anniversary of the establish- ment of Canada's first cheese fac- tory. It was in the year 1864, at Norwich, Ontario, that Harvey Farrington took the art of cheese- making out of the farm dairy or kitchen, and started production on a commercial level. From the days of the earliest settlers, cheese had been made on farms, usually by the housewives. But this- 1864 venture at Norwich was the first step towards the development of what has become a great, Canadian in- dustry, even although it is not what it was 50 years ago. From this.-modest beginning in the Norwich cheese factory, the in- dustry soon spread all over south- ern Ontario. From there it spread to other provinces. At the begin- ning of the present century there were 2300. cheese plants and 570 combined cheese. and butter factor- jes in Canada, Later came the era of amalgamations and mergers, with large industrial concerns gra- dually taking over the cheese manu- facturing and processing industry. The extent of this change is 'shown by the fact that at present there are only about 200 cheese factories in Canada, mostly in On- tario and Quebec. The change is further shown by the fact that while in 1904 Canada exported 234 million pounds of cheese, in 1963, the export market took only 25 million pounds. The cheese industry has thus undergo many changes, but one thing has remained consistent, That has been the high quality of Cana- dian. cheddar cheese, for which the industry has won an unsurpassed reputation around the world. One hopeful note at this centennial period is that home consumption of Canadian cheese is rising stead- ily. At present it stands at about eight pounds a year' per person, And it is forecast. that within the next 15 years this will rise to 15 pounds a year. So perhaps the growing home market will com- pensate for the drastic drop in ex- port to other countries. Margin Was Very Close The British Labor party or- ganization has completed an inten- sive survey of the general election of October 15, in which it gained a bare majority of four seats in the House of-Commons. The final report of the investigating com- mittee, presented to the party executive by A. %. Williams, the general secretary, shows just how narrow was the margin between victory and defeat. The key point in the whole re- port is the finding that there were in the election 40 seats, more than half of them won by Labor, 'in which the representation could have been changed by a swing of only one per cent in the votes for the first and second candidates. She Oshawa Tomes T. L. WILSON, Publisher R. C. ROOKE, General Monoger €, J. MeCONECHY, Editor The Oshawa Times combining The Oshowo Times (established 187!) ond the itby Gazette and Chronicle established 1863) is published daily Sundays end Statutory holidays excepted). bers of C Daily ' ip Publish+ ers. Association, The Canadian Press, Audit Bureau of Circulation ond the Ontario Provincial Dailies Association. Canadian Press is exclusively entitled to the use of boon eoyel ae ali ones despatched in the per credited to It or to The Associated Press oF Reuters, and also the tocol news published therein. All rights of special des- patches ore also reserved. Offices: Thomson Building, 425 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario; 640 Cathcort Street, Montreal, P.Q. . SUBSCRIPTION RATES Delivered by carriers in Oshawa, Whitby, Ajax, Pickering, Bowmanville, Brooklin, Port Perry, Prince Albert, Mople Grove, Hompton, Frenchman's Bay, Liverpool, Taunton, Tyrone, Dunbarton, Enniskillen, Drono, Leskard, Broughom, Burketon, Claremont, Columbus, Greenwood, Kinsale, Raglon, Blackstock, Manchester, Pontypost ard Newcastle not over ¢ per week. By mail in Province of Ontario) cutside carriers delivery areas 12.00 per year. Other Provinces ond Commonweclth Countries 15.00, USA, ond foreign 24.00, 4 This the number of seats with so close a is twice as many as margin in the previous election in 1959. This emphasizes the very close nature of the election battle. With the number of seats in which a one per cent swing could change a seat from Labor to Conservative or vice versa, it becomes even more clear that the calling of an early election by Prime Minister Wilson would be a risky venture. With the voting so close, more concentrated organ- . ization and a more efficient cam- paign might, in-another election, rob the Labor party of its hard- won but narrow majority. On the other hand, it might result in Labor gaining enough. of these marginal seats to increase its ma- jority in the House of Commons. The risk, however, is too great to be lightly taken, and Mr. Wilson is not likely to take that risk until events in parliament force him to do 0. Other Editors' Views NO REAL ANSWER (Sherbrooke Record) The plain truth is that there is no such thing as the answer to a design for a Canadian flag. Es- thetics being the occult field it is, any choice, no matter how expert, will draw the wrath of some seg- ment or another of Canada's popu- lation. Er TWO-GUN DIEFENBAKER RIDES AGAIN SHORTAGE DESPERATE Ontario Combing World For Industrial Workers By GWYN KINSEY TORONTO (Special) --Ontario government officials, industrial groups and private companies are on a manhunt. There is a desperate short- age of skilled workers, from cabinet makers and weavers to machinists and mechanics. The shortage is serious enough to impede the continued economic expansion now mov- ing into its fifth year -- the longest period of expansion of the postwar years. It is being felt all across Canada, but most sharply in highly industrialized Ontario. Industrialists, with the active co-operation of-the Ontario de- partment of economics and de- velopment -- and the blessing GALLUP POLL of the federal immigration and employment agencies -- aré combing the world for skilled people willing to move to Can- ada. © FAR EAST SEARCH The qualifications: good health, the required skill, and ability to prove identity. The question of identity ap- plies mainly to persons in Hong Kong, which has been floode with refug from Com ist Ee ics and Development Minister Stanley Randall, just back from trade mission to the Far East, confirmed that he had instigated an active search for skilled, potential immigrants in Hong Kong and Japan. He said he had discussed the possibility of immigration from the Far East with Immigration Minister Rene Tremblay before leaving on his mission. He had been assured that the federal department would have no ob- jections to the entry into Can- ada of qualified immigrants. Bias Against Women Is Seen Diminishing By THE CANADIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC OPINION (World Copyright Reserved) There is a diminishing bias in Canada against two types of professional women -- doctors and lawyers. Only about one-in-ten: people say they would have less confidence in a woman doctor than a man doctor; almost nine-in-ten say their confidence in a woman doctor would be the same as in a man doctor or more so. Women lawyers do not command the same confidence from the public, although bias against them is also lessen- ec: Today 25% of the people express less confidence in a woman lawyer than in a man lawyer, lower than in 1955 when 30% were against a woman lawyer. The question: "IF, IN ANY EMERGENCY, YOU. HAD TO CALL IN AN UNKNOWN DOCTOR (LAWYER) AND IT TURNED OUT TO BE A WOMAN,WOULD YOU HAVE MORE CONFI- DENCE, OR LESS CONFIDENCE IN HER ABILITY THAN IN A MALE DOCTOR (LAWYER)?" Women Doctors 1955 More confidence 4% Less confidence 19 Same confidence 72 No opinion 5 100% Women Lawyers 1955 Today 5% 7%, 13 30 25 81 54 65 1 i 3 Today 5% 100% 100% 100% TODAY IN HISTORY. By THE CANADIAN PRESS Dec. 5, 1964... The Nova Scotia - built brigantine Marie Celeste was found at sea between the Azores and Cape Roca, Portugal, 92 years ago to- day--in 1872 -- and began one of the greatest sea mys- teries of all time. When found, the vessel was un- manned. She had_ sailed from New York in Novem- ber with a cargo of alcohol. The Marie Celeste was in seaworthy condition, there were no signs of an emer- gency, although her chron- ometer, small 'boat and ship's papers were missing. The fate of her crew re- mains unknown, 1933 Prohibition was repealed at the federal level in the U.S. 1955--The American Fed- eration of Labor and the Congress of Industrial Or- ganizations merged to be- come one of the world's largest labor federations, First World War Fifty years ago today--in° 1914 -- the Serbian govern- ment declared it would never make peace without the consent of the Allies; Allied artillery silenced German field forts in Fland- ers and Champagne; the f Turkish cruiser Hamidieh was damaged after striking a mine. Second World War Twenty-five years ago to- day -- in 1939 -- uncon- firmed reports said the Finns had destroyed 60 Rus- sian planes at Murmansk, captured 200 Russian troops and were checking the So- viets' advance in Finland; King George VI _ chatted with troops in France; Swe- den called wp 40,000 men; French troo ps _ repulsed German attacks on the Western 'Front. Dec. 6, 1964... First World War Fifty years ago today--in 1914 -- German troops pierced the centre of en- circling Russian armies in Poland and reocoupied Lodz after severe fighting; Rus- sians held out against the Germans at Rzgow, seven miles south. Second World War Twenty-five years ago to- day -- in 1939 -- Winston Churchill said Britain was sinking German su bmar- ines faster than they could ,, be built; the German liner Ussukuma was captured in the South. Atlantic; the Finns reported Russian in- vaders had been repulsed on all fronts. China. Mr. Randall scorned prejudice against the importing of skilled workers from Hong Kong and Japan, NEED RIGHT NOW Training and re-training pro- grams in Ontario will become more significant in the months and years ahead, he said, but in the meantime "we must try to do something about the press- ing need -- right now -- and remember that one skilled work- er creates jobs for four unskill- ed people." He was questioned about the possibility of. ainlifting skilled immigrants to Canada. "An airlift might be arranged under the' proper -- circum- stances,"' he said. 'The main problem is finding enough of the skilled people to make an airlift worthwhile." Rising standards of living in Europe have made skilled workers there less eager to emi- grate. There are Canadians in "every capital in Europe" look- ing for "the kind of people we need,"' Mr, Randall: said, There was intense interest in the "immigration matter in Japan, he said, He discussed Ontario's needs with Japan's Foreign Minister Shiina, and a national television program was devoted to the subject; Mr. Shiina pointed out that Japan also needs skilled work- ers but would not stand in the way of those wishing to emi- grate. He was quoted as saying, "T hope you don't rob us of 15,000 skilled workers right away." SURVEY MADE The reference to 15,000 skill- ed workers was inspired by a Department of Economics and Development survey carried out in recent' months, Thedepartment sent 10,000 letters to Ontario companies seeking information about their manpower needs. There were 3,000 answers which together in- dicated a need for 15,000 skill- ed workers. Letters were sent again to the 7,000 who had not replied, and the answers to these also indicated a 15,000 shortage. In Hong Kong, Mr. Randall found that federal immigration authorities did not have facili- ties for interviewing in depth. He arranged for a prominent personnel firm there to do the job. The firm interviewed about 20 men with cabinet-making skills, and an Ontario. company he refused to identify is send- ing a representative to Hong Kong to take a closer look at these potential immigrants. An advertisement for skilled needleworkers drew 450 appli- cants, and a garment industry representative is expected to go to Hong Kong shortly to exam- ine these. Would the families of such workers be encouraged fo come to Ontario? Certainly, said Mr. Randall. "It's better to have the families here, than just the worker sending money back to support them," he emphasized. "A family is a consuming unit." REASON FOR DEFICIT Development in industries in Ontario and the rest of Canada bear out the claims of a serious shortage of skilled workers--a shortage which has been becom- ing more acute over the past couple of years John Inglis Co., Toronto, ~* A A Oshawa Legion's Early Struggles By M. McINTYRE HOOD In the closing ceremony at ail meetings of the Royal Canadian Legion, the final words, repeat- ed by alj present, are "Lest we forget; Lest we forget". Look- ing back to the beginnings of Branch 43 of the Canadian Le- gion in Oshawa,: some of the oldtimers of its membership have the idea that these words should be ed to the history of the organization in Oshawa, because it is a stirring history, filled with incidents which should be remembered. Branch 43 of the Royal Cana- dian Legion received its charter in October, 1926, just a year after the great unity confer- ence in Winnipeg, headed by Earl Haig, at which 22 veteran organizations placed their char- ters on the table and agreed to unite to form the Canadian Le- gion. In Oshawa, the Great War Veterans' Association had been in existence for several years. It had, however, practically been disbanded at the time the Canadian Legion was born. (Meetings of the branch had been discontinued, Only the La- dies Auxiliary carried on, keep- ing up its welfare and social work on behalf of veterans and their families. With the forma- tion of the Oshawa Branch, No. 43 of the Legion, it looked as if veteran activities had taken on a new iease of life. EARLY LEADERS Col. Frank Chappell was the first president of the Oshawa Branch. Along with him as leaders were such stalwarts as A. J. Graves, for long padre of the branch; Alderman Dan Douglas, the second president; Arthur Gladman, later secretary and president and Herb Kelly, for some years the branch treasurer. After about two years, how- ever, the Legion fell on lean days. Lack of a proper meet- ing place was a great handi- cap. The first meeting I. at- tended after coming: to Oshawa in January, 1929, was a spe- cial annual meeting to elect of- ficers. In order to fill all the offices and executive positions, everyone present had to take an office. Those elected were: Thomas Dalby, president; George Walsh, ist vice-presi- dent; Th Gladman, vice-president; Herb Kelly, trea- surer; Art Gladman, secretary; Leon Frazer, A. H. Power, Donald McLelland, William Jen- kins, A. J. Graves and myself as executive members, At that meeting, however, a spark was lit which has blazed brightly ever since, ' THE OLD DUGOUT At that time the branch met in what was known as "The Old Dugout', a dingy small room above the old market building at the corner of Richmond and Prince streets. A drive for mem- bership produced such results that langer quarters were need- ed, and the use of the old Con- servative Club Rooms over the Canadian Bank of Commerce at the Four Corners was se- cured. Still the branch grew, an its next meeting place was in the Council Chambers at the old city hall. By. the end. of 1931, that had become too smail, and the use of Rotary Hail was. se- cured. The Branch had then a membership of over 450. BUILDING OF HALL The came the great project of the building of the Legion Hall. A start was made on a building fund, but in these days of depression it grew very slow- ly. An approach was made to the city council for a site on which to build. In recognition of the tens of thousands of dol- jars which the Legion had saved the city through its service bureau work for veterans, the city council bought and gave to the Legion the site on Centre street where the hall now stands. In the fall of 1933, a start was made, although the total in the fund was only $700. Generous gifts from friends, particularly from Col. R. S. McLaughlin and the late George W. McLaughlin, bought the materials. All of the construction work was done vol- untarily and without a cent of wages by unemployed mem- bers of the branch, Throughout the progress of the building, the blamed a 1963 deficit on short- ages of skilled employees which caused delays in filling con- tracts. Dobbie Industries Ltd. of Galt is reported to be turning down business even though its Galt textile mill has not been oper- ating at capacity -- for want of skilled workers. Mines in Northern Ontario have been running advertise- ments in Maritime newspapers in an attempt to hire the skilled miners they need. A Windsor group sponsored a recruiting drive in Britain last year, obtained about 30 skilled tool and die makers, but has gradually been losing them to the United States. Company after company tells the same story of shortage. Canada still has around 200,000 unemployed; but appar- ently they do not qualify for the jobs which are going beg- ging. The National Employment Service reported that in Sep- tember it had 43.6 per cent more vacancies for skilled workers than a year earlier -- and the demand for skills in' 1963 ex- ceeded the supply. The Far East is regarded as the last big pool to be tapped for skilled workers in Canada. Ladies Auxiliary at noon each day served a free hot lunch to the volunteer workers, in the Old Dugout. The first storey was complet- ed in the spring of 1934, and was formally opened by Captain. Jules Ferry, then the provincial president. Work continued, and a year later the second storey was completed, and the building stood as a'monument to mem- bers wh) had no money to give, but gave their labor freely, STIRRING MEMORIES The oldtimers of the Royal Canadian Legion in Oshawa have many stirring memories of these early days when service and sacrifice were still its watchwords, when funds were low but spirits high, I can re- call a great meeting held in the General Motors Auditorium in January, 1930, when Col. B. 0. Hooper of Toronto was the chief speaker, and 84 new members were received in a mass initia- tion, I can remember so well the provincial convention held here in 1931, attended by Admiral of the Fleet Earl Jellicoe, and a host of delegates from all parts of the Empire. They had come to Canada for the biennial conference of the British Empire Service League, and spent three days at the convention here. The convention banquet in the Armories, with 800 present, was a memorable event. Some will recall when the members of the branch were sworn in as special constables to act in Communist riots which were expected here in the deep depression days. There was one day on which they paraded in Memoria] Park with clubs and baseball bats to prevent the Communists holding a meeting at the Garden of the Unforgot- ten. The meeting was never held. I can remember the camp for veterans' sons: which was held at the Kiwanis Camp at Kedron, with the camp staffed free of cost by Legion mem- bers, and practically all the food donated by Oshawa busi- ness men and merchants. NAMES TO REMEMBER These are all nostalgic me- mories for the old Legionnaires. But the sweetest of all are the memories of the old stalwarts who buiit a strong foundation on which the flourishing Legion of today has been built. We can think with affection of men like Harry Gay, Tom Dalby, George Walsh, James Aylett, William Lock, Arthur Gladman, Ben Jacklin, Arthur Tierney, Ernie Brooks, William Thompson, Wil- liam Jenkins, Petey Cherry, Freddie Watson, Harry Power, William Reed, T. K. Creighton and a host of others who sacri- ficed much to make the Legion live. That it is strong and virile, and active in community ser- vice today, is a splendid me- morial to their efforts in the early days of struggle. I dedi- cate this story to them, "Lest We Forget". MAC'S MUSINGS A service club speaker The' other day made the Thought-provoking statement That "Man is, his own Worst" enemy, and that Has made me do some think- ing About the full import Of these few simple words. How true it is that so Many people live in such A way that they are Their own. worst enemies, Cultivating habits that Wreck body and mind, Ruining 'their own health By their excesses and Cutting short the years Of life that might be theirs By their refusal to realize That there is a limit To the strain that the Human frame can stand. How true it is that many People become their own Worst enemies by refusing To learn how to live In harmony with others In their own community, And sometimes even within Their own family circle But make their lives A constant battle with The society in which "Their lot has been cast. And in the broader field Of world relationships Men' have not learned to Live in harmony with Each other despite their Differences of race, color, Language and religion And seem bent on their Own destruction because In destroying others they Also destroy themselves, Yes, mankind is its own Greatest. enemy. because It has forgotten to look To the Divine source of Power for perpetual guidance On how to live at peace With itself and with all Within the human family, READERS WRITE... GRATEFUL TO HOSPITAL The Editor, _ The Oshawa Times, Sir: We have read a number of letters recently complaining of the inefficiency in the emeér- gency department of Oshawa General Hospital. From an experience I had jast week, I would like to take this rtunity to re-assure the peo- ple of Oshawa that they have no need to be nérvous about the reception they might receive at the hospital. My husband was taken to the emergency department as the result of an accident. He was well cared for and everyone was most helpful and pleasant. We are both grateful to the staff of the Oshawa General Hospital. BLANCHE BEADLE (Mrs. Fred Beadle) OPINIONS OF OTHERS SECRET MEETINGS Recently, council of an area community raised the possibil- ity of excluding the press from 50 per cent of their council meetings, more or less making one of the two regular menthly meetings private. It was sug- gested that councilors would speak more freely if the press was not present at meetings, since the possibility arises their names may appear in print along with what they might say. The article which contained this information also stated all pro- posals and discussions at these closed meetings would be kept secret, A hint of this type of ex- clusion was made not too long ago in New Hamburg; an unsuc- cessful attempt. Town business is the business of every taxpayer. Any attempt to maintain secrecy on the con- duct of that business, is an in- fringement on the rights of the individual. A move such as has been sug- gested in a small community, could lead to similar moves in larger areas, with the result the taxpayers would be kept in the dark on the conduct of muni- cipal affairs--except for the re- leases the council might choose to give. Town officials must be »re- pared to have their opinions aired. They hold a responsible office and should be prepared to accept that responsibility. ~~ New Hamburg Independent BY-GONE DAYS | 25 YEARS AGO Dec. 5, 1938 East Whitby Couneil petition- ed the Oshawa Railway Com- pany for a bus service into the township. Wor. Bro. J. A. Dobbie, Grand Master of the Grand Lodge for Ontario, assisted in a ceremony of burning the mortgage on the Oshawa Masonic Temple, which was built in 1929. . Hugh Jeffrey, of Whitby, won the soy bean championship at the International Grain Show at Chicago. 40 YEARS AGO Dec. 5, 1924 City Engineer W, C. Smith recommended that city sewers be extended to East Whitby res- idents on the west side of Park road, He reported about 17,009 feet of paving had been laid in Oshawa during the year at a cost of $190,000. Mr. and Mrs, J. P. Tuttle, Colborne street, observed their 54th wedding anniversary. Alderman Herbert P, Schell announced he would be a can- didate for the mayoralty for 1925. BIBLE THOUGHT Thou, even thou, art Lord alone; thou hast made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth, and all things that are therein, the seas, and all that is therein, and thou preservest them all; and the host of heaven wor- shipped thee.--Neh, 9:6. Our loving heavenly Father is the almighty God, Creator of heaven and earth. PAPER MISSED? Call 723-3783 to 7 p.m. Circulation Dept. * OSHAWA TIMES @ RESIDENT PARTNERS Burt R. Waters, C.A. 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