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The Oshawa Times "ublished by Canadian Newspapers Limited, 57 Simcoe St. 8., Oshawa, Ont Page 4 Soturdey, March 28, 1959 Continued Summit Talks Would Be Improvement Britain's Prime Minister Macmillan has suggested that a series of summit meetings would do more good than highly-publicized conferences, years apart, between the leaders of the major powers, There is no doubt that he is right. The idea is not a new one It was suggested by several political observers after the last summit meeting in Gene- va that the chances of such a meeting accomplishing anything really worth- while were slim, There were too many adverse factors: the atmosphere of pro- paganda in which the meeting was held; the futility of trying to solve com- plicated, chronic problems in a few hours of top-level discussion; and the lack of continuity in such isolated eon- ferences, If the leaders of the major powers met more frequently, they would be able to tackle a sensible agenda, instead of one to so packed with weighty mat- ters that anything more than superfi- cial review is impossible, They could exchange views broadly and then get down to the more practical job of tak- ing their areas of difference one at a time. More frequent conferences would alse soften the glare of publicity on such meetings. The press relations officers of the governments eoncerned would be under less hysterical pressure to load the statements about the discussions with propaganda instead of hard news, There would probably be better une derstanding between the leaders -- not necessarily sympathy or affection, but understanding of each other's objectives and way of thinking. This would come about by better communication between the principals, with fewer go-bétweens to blur meanings, Frequent summit meetings would necessarily have an impaet on the Uni- ted Nations. The primary purpose of the UN, the fundamental reason for its organization, was the preservation of peace, the settlement of disputes be- tween powers by discussion instead of by violence. The conferences of the leaders of the great powrs would necés- sarily remove from the UN the greater part of this responsibility, What the effect of such a shift would have on the UN is hard to judge, but certainly it would make necessary a re-examination of the organization ond functions of the UN. Cruel Test For Horses A few days ago we had some critical things to say about people in humane so- cieties who weakened their cause by let- ting emotion eloud reason. The incident which provoked our comment then was the proposed bear hunt in Northern On- tario to provide the Queen's guards with better headgear. We suggested that the objectors pick worthier causes: and now they have one, and we are in full agreement with them. It is the Grand National Steeplechase at Ain- tree, England Each year the Grand National takes its toll of horses and riders. In a "good" year no horse or human being is killed. In last Saturday's race, 34 horses start- ed the race and only four finished it. Several were injured. We have no objection to thrill-seeking people breaking their bones and erack- ing their skulls in any manner they wish, as long as they hazard only their own bodies and do not impinge on the well-being of others who have no de- gire to become involved in their shen- anigans, But we do object to the thrill. Outlook For With continuing improvement in the business climate, last year's decline in capital spending in Canada probably will be stemmed in 1959, according to the March business review of the Bank of Montreal. Quoting an official ap- praisal of the outlook for private and public investment, reached through a survey of some 16,000 firms and gov- ernmental bodies, the bank says a capi- tal expenditure program of more than $8300 million is expected this year. This is less by about one per cent than is now estimated to have been ac- complished in 1958, but it is a much smaller drop than the one last year from the peak level of 1957, "and by all previous standards is a very large program." Furthermore, 'there are good grounds for hoping that capital outlays this, year will turn out te be greater than were contemplated at the time the intentions were surveys." Comparatively few new projects were planned at the outset of 1958, and few were started during the year. The level of last year's capital spending was sustained to an important extent by the final stages of major works under- taken previously, such as the St. Law- rence Seaway and the Trans-Canada Pipeline. There was considerable con- cern as to what would take their place. Now, with business optimism on the in- crease and with recovery from recession confirmed since the turn of the year in both Canada and the U.S. the situation is changing. Many new hey Wisiey have Fhe Osborn & Times i. L. WILSON Publisher end General Manager S. GWYN KINSEY Editor. 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Ontario; seekers causing to animals, Apologists for the Aintree race--the toughest and most hazardous test of its kind in the world---say that the horses are bred as jumpers and thérefore en- joy the wild course over fences and ditches; the animals have the thrill eof the contest in their blood, They point to the way some horses will continue along the course even after their riders have fallen. What they say may be true, but we will doubt it until they produce a talking horse -- and when they de we'll publish the interview on the front page under big red headlines, The fact is, of course, that horses bred as jumpers can be given their ex- ercise and "sport" without putting them through such a cruel and gruelling test as the Grand National. The jumpers are always the stars of the horse shows, and rarely is an animal injured in the slightest way at such events. The argument that the rider takes the same chances as the horse in a steeplechase is meaningless. The rider has a choice, the horse has none. unnecessary suffering Expansion been started or are definitely planned, and the review says 'they bullk large in this year's scheduled as compared with work ward from previous years." "In such an environment it is alto- gether likely that further new expan- sion projects will be conceived and un- dertaken through the course of the year and it is therefore possible that . the rate of capital spending . . . will again become a dynamic factor in the econ- omy," the review says. Nevertheless, by no means all indus- tries can be expected to inaugurate new capital expansion in the near future, and most materials, equipment and la- bor needed are in plentiful supply. Therefore, "while 1959 may prove to be, like 1055 an upward turning point in the trend of capital expenditure, there does not seem to be in prospect a resurgence of sufficient dimensions to overstrain the nation's resources of materials and manpower." Other Editor's Views FACING REALITY (London Free Press) Canadians whose national pride is bruised by having to depend on de- fence weapons from the United States may be consoled by the news that Brit ain is installing a U.S. nuclear power plant in its first atomic submarine. The project has been under consideration for some time, but the British ap- parently feel that it would be too ex- pensive to develop a purely British power plant. National pride ean come high for the taxpayers and it is prob- ably just as well if reality is faced. "STUPID AND HEALTHY" (Manchester Guardian) Prof Alfred Marchioni, the Munich nerve and skin specialist, has come to the conclusion, after a lengthy study of his patients, that really stupid people are spared many of the complaints which afflict the rest of humanity. These include diseases of the heart and of the circulation, and the so-called "managers' disease" which afflicts so many German businessmen. Prof Mar- chioni's observations are not intended as a compliment to the latter. Bible Thoughts Thy kingdom come -- Matthew. -- 6:10, There is no use. uttering that prayer unless we do something about it our- salves. It will come a little at a time, expenditures carried for- MEANWHILE i _ tion arguments to shreds. UNITED KINGDOM OPINION Government's Position Strong In Iwo Debates By M. McINTYRE HOOD Special London (Eng.) .. Correspondent For The Oshawa Times LONDON -- Things are break- ing favorably for the Macmillan ent, badly for the ists. In two stirring de- bates in the House of Commons, Tan Macléod, minister of labor in the other, routed the opposi- tion on motions of censure, not only in the vote which followed but with telling In the debate on the Anglo og Bp Egyptian financial Asroement, grea argument went far beyond actual agreement, And the Social ists dragged in all the old con. troversy about the Suez incidents of 1957. Frankly, they did not do he RANCH -- RE ADERS' VIEWS Oshawa Builders State Mosition Dear Sir: In reply to an artic. sh ed in the March 2ist edition of The Oshawa Times by Mr. John Gearin, we would like to draw your attention to the situation as it exists in Oshawa regarding subdividing, and the effects of the present City of Oshawa poli- cies on purchasers of new homes The matters dealt with herein have received a great deal of sublicity, but we feel the basic issues are subject to much mis- information, and misrepresenta- tion. We, therefore, deem it perti- nent at this time to present for publication, a statement which we hope will clarify many of the misunderstandings in the minds of interested citizens of Oshawa During recent years City of Oshawa councils have seen fit to add many imposts to require- ments and conditions of develop- ment of lands for residential sub- divisions. This policy has led to a situation we feel sure was not originally intended: but which is now an unfair burden to all pros- pective purchasers of new homes; and is, in particular, working a severe hardship on those mem- bers of the wage earning commu- nity who are unable to meet either initial down payment re- quirements, or salary require- ments necessary for NHA ap proval of a purchaser. Civic and industrial employees earning less than $3700 per annum are not qualified, salary wise, to pur- chase the majority of homes be- ing built in Oshawa today under the terms and conditions of the National Housing Act. One of the specific purposes of the National Housing Act, at its inception, was to provide the privilege of home ownership to middle and lower income groups of our population. To further this aim the Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation, the Divi: sion of Building Research of the National Research Council, and the Research Committee of the National Home Builders Associa- tion have been consistently en- deavoring to improve building codes, and to develop new con- struction methods and materials which result in a higher standard of construction for less cost. Their efforts have been highly successful, even to the degree construction costs for most homes have risen at a rate less than the rate of dollar inflation. Homes constructed today by responsible eontractors offer a value to the eonsumer which has never be- fore been equalled. It has, therefore, been discour- aging for the home building in- dustry to find this hard fought progress nullified many fold, by acts of legislation and - or local optional policies on the part of provincial and certain municipal governments. The situation has reached a point where it would appear some municipalities are in competition, one with another, as to the rate of application of, and variety of, new imposts to be placed on subdivision prop- erties. The most unfortunate as- pect of these policies is the fact such imposts come to bear on persons, mostly younger people, in need of a new home, and who should not, at such a critical expense period of their lives, be saddled with more than their fair share of municipal expenditures. The Oshawa Builders' Associa- tion is appreciative of the press- ing financial requirements of the City of Oshawa. As members of a complex industry, we are pos- sibly exceptionally sensitive to, and sympathetic toward, finan. cial problems. We submit, how- ever, it is not proper that ex- cessive portions of this burden be asssesed to one segment of the population more than another, and most particularly at the time they may well be undertaking the largest single purchase of a life- time, for many people -- a new home. We further submit present City of Oshawa policies require: (A) Payment for, or installa- tion of municipal services in ex- cess of the basic requirements for the health and welfare of resi- dents of new areas. (b) Terms of payment for such services as are economically cumbersome and which add con- siderably to the financing costs of providing serviced residential lots (¢) Restrictive contracting for services and house connections, which does not permit competi- tive bidding, and the resultant economies. (d) Payment of cost of services on street allowances abutting § per cent land conveyances,which which may be required under the terms of the Ontario Planning Act. and which service costs should properly be borne by the general tax levied in the munie- ipality. NOTE: This item has been dealt with fully in a letter submitted to Council and dated March 9, 1959. No municipal tax relief is offer- ed purchasers of new homes to compensate for the prepayment in full for services fronting their BYGONE DAYS 40 YEARS AGO Three hundred and nine acres of land were acquired by the pro- vinclal government for the new site of the Victoria Industrial School for Boys situated near Bowmanville. Wambly Brothers Bottling Works: moved into their new building on Oshawa Blvd Mrs. Frank Robson was elected president of the newly-formed Cedar Dale Home and School Club. The Oshawa Trapshooting Club held a competition In which W. J. Worth stood first, Thomas Miller second and Ewart Me- Laughlin, third. The Oshawa Great War Vet. erans' Association announced that the most acceptable thing the town could give the Associa tion would be a memorial hall After 47 years of service to the public the Oshawa House was closed and ceased to he a hos. tery. Work was begun laying sew- ers on Athol St. preparatory to paving The Board of Trade urged the town council to appoint a com- Slssion for government housing scheme to handle local interests. The commission ap- pointed was: chairman, G. W. McLaughlin; T. H. Everson, vice-chairman and H. E. Tylor, secretary, Nurse B. E. Harris of the Am- erican Expeditionary Force, France, returned home to Osh. awa from overseas. The Oshawa Board of Educa- tion instituted a new system rate of pay for teachers accord. ing to their ability in their pro- fession, PARAGRAPHICAL WISDOM When one of those new vending machines says, "Thank you", if you respond with, "Think nothin: of it," it will be certain to follov your instructions. "Furniture styles of 40 year: ago have returned." -- Trad' note. It is wished its erstwhil contemporary, the almighty do' lar, would return In what do pupils now excell Who do not learn to read or spell? premises, It has been suggested by the Urban Development Insti- tute of Canada that prepayments for services should be rebated. in full to home owners over a ten year period In the form of a year- ly rebate of 10 per cent of the levied cost of services, On July 25, 1955, the City of Sarnia passed a bylaw No. 4062, to determine the policy of future development of subdivision prop- erty In that eity. This bylaw, in context, was similar in many ways to the present requirements in the City of Oshawa. During the more than two and one half years following, no plan of subdivision was registered in the City of Sar- nia. Realization by local civie government of hardships created both to purchasers of new homes, and to the home building indus- try brought about the repeal of this bylaw on April 21, 1958, and the passing of a new bylaw No. 425. The new bylaw has brought re- lief from many unnecessary hard- ships and imposts and adoption of a similar bylaw would, we feel, remove many of the inequities cited above, but would be fair and equitable to all residents of the City of Oshawa, including new home owners. OSHAWA BUILDERS' ASSOC. J. C, Stephenson, President, so very effectively, and left the way open for the prime minister The ma toto lambast them as the nothing party. UNEMPLOYMENT DROP The Socialists were {ll.adviced to force a debate on unemploy Vides ment. They called for a vote of censure on a motion deploring "the failure of the government to prevent the recent substan- tial and widespread rise in unem- ployment", Armed with the latest figures made available just in time for the debate, Mr. Macleod, minister of labor, made a mockery of the opposition motion, He revealed that between February and March, unemployment figures had dropped by 58,000, The per- centage of unemployment drop. ped from 2.8 per cent to 2.5 per cent. The imemployment decrease was apparent in every section of the country, but particularly in Scotland, where it from 5.4 per cent to 4.8 per cent, IN WORLD LEAGUE Mr. Macleod very aptly pro. duced figures for what he called the world league in unemploy- ment, and proudly proclaimed that Britain was on top of the league with the lowest unemploy- ment figures. The unemployment league table showed the following percentages: Britain, 2.5 per cent; Norway, 4.0 per cent; Swe- den, 4.3 per cent; West Ger- many, 56 per cent; United Cietas, 6.1 per cent: Belgium, 7.2 per cent; Denmark, 8.2 per cent; Canada and Italy, 89 per cent. It was small wonder that Mr Macleod chided the Socialists for having chosen to debate unem- ployment, "You chose this wea- non," he said. "Don't blame me it every weapon you choose turns out to be a boom: One of the steps being taken by the government to deal further Brighter clothes for men are needed," says a style magazine, Yes, but the need is not nearly so great as that for brighter men. schemes in parts where The motion pict Britain are in a state of decline, The official figures for attend. unemployment severe, in order to provide work, MOVIES SUFFERING movement, because of fears as to what might happen to the Gilbert = AUTHORS WANTED BY N.Y. PUBLISHER Leading book publisher seeks manu scripts of all types: fiction, non-fiction! poetry, scholarly end pi lg works, etc. New autor welcomed, 3 or is most ure theatres in ance showed a decline from 915 [1° of i aon Bg Prom, 1 million in 1957 to 2 million in Almost every man enjoys Bata Shoes 74 CELINA ST. Master Feeds 54 CHURCH ST. McLaughlin Coal & 110 KING ST. WEST 40 ALBERT ST. "WIN A FREE BICYCLE OSHAWA LIONS CLUB BANK OF LIGHT PROJECT (Collecting 10,000 pairs of eyeglasses) OSHAWA SHOPPING CENTRE Horwich Credit Jewellers 20 SIMCOE ST. SOUTH Imperial Bank of Canada 44 SIMCOE ST. SOUTH Kent's Western Tire Supply Supplies Lid. Supertest Service Station March The Oshawa Lions Club are collecting old eyeglasses for the use of the needy in India. These are packaged and shipped to India where they are sorted, catalogued and distri- buted among those in India who need eyeglasses but cannot afford them. Eyeglasses left at the following places of business will entitle the donor to receive a ticket on a draw for a biycyle (boy's or girl's) donated by the Oshawa Lions Club. (Lion members and families excepted) WHITBY DOMINION STORES LTD. (No tickets available here) If you have any old eyeglasses help the lions Club to help others by leaving them at one of these locations. Size and age does not matter and they do not have to be wrapped. Just drop in the specially marked boxes and pick up your ticket for the free bicycle. DRAW TO BE HELD APRIL 6th, 10:00 A.M. AT KENT'S WESTERN TIRE SUPPLY 30th to April 4th John Swan Hardware OSHAWA SHOPPING CENTRE Eveleigh Cleaners 104 MILL ST. Horwich Credit Jewellers OSHAWA SHOPPING CENTRE Kinloch's Limited 10 KING ST. WEST McLaughlin Coal & Supplies Limited 04 KING ST. WEST Sherwin Williams Co. Lid, 16 BOND ST. EAST Wellman Motors Lid. NONQUON ROAD ------ ----