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Fhe Oshavon Simes Published by Canadian Newspapers Limited, 68 King St. E.,, Oshawa, Ont. Page 4 Tuesday, April 14, 1959 Forgotten Committee Now Quiet 'Watchdog' Whatever happened to the Commons public accounts committee? \ At the last session it was full of pith and vinegar. Readers will recall the vigor of its investigation into the build- ing of the new Printing Bureau, and the headlines that inquiry produced con- cerning the waste and extravagance in- volved in the construction, At this session, however, little has been heard from the committee, +All seems to be sweetness and light, with proceedings so dull and trifling that they are not worth reporting, What happened between the first and second sessions? Last fall the commit« tee - or at least its Conservative mem- bers « were shouting that the Printing Bureau affair was only the beginning, that they were going to probe the build ing of the St. Lawrence Seaway once they got the Bureau out of the way. They were breathing fire and brimstone, Corridor Or The U.S.-Soviet hassle over the West German-Berlin air corridor is moe than just another niggling dispute be- tween two suspicious governments, It is at once a revelation of Communist methods and a preliminary skirmish in the struggle for Berlin Western aircraft carrying cargo and passengers to._and from Berlin have been flying at 10,000 feet or lower. That happened to be the most efficient alti- tude for the operation of those planes at that distance, But now the U.S. Air Force is beginning to use a turbo-jet transport which operates best at alti- tudes of 20,000 to 25,000 feet, On one of the first flights, Soviet fighter planes buzzed the U.S, aircraft, and Soviet officials challenged the right of the West to fly at more than 10,000 feet, The air above that level was for Soviet military aircraft, they claim- ed, arguing that the West had given up the right to fly higher in the air cor- ridors because they had not exercised it, The U.S, flatly rejected the Soviet Ballet Lacks The National Ballet of Canada needs $210,000 to keep going, according to its general manager, Carman Guild. In sev- en years, the organization has lost three- quarter . of a million dollars. In two years the Canada Council has given the ballet $100,000, and private companies and individuals have contributed anoth- er $121,000. This year the Canada Council is tossing in $60,000 more, and Mr, Guild believes the public should kick through with the remainder of the money the Ballet wants. What individuals do with their mon- oy is, of course, their business, They can give it to the poor, light fires with it or bolster the Ballet 'with it; that is their concern, But the money at the disposal of the Canada Council is public money, provided by Canadian taxpayers, It should not be wasted on anything as precious and remote from Canadian life as the ballet, We do not intend to criticize the Can- and did so in such a fashion that they lost the sympathy of a lot of people who thought the committee could do a sound job without turning itself into a star chamber, That may have caused the change. The criticism may have so cooled the Conservative enthusiasm for inquiry that they have gone to the other ex~ treme, of failing to cary out the commite tee"s functions with enough vigor, The Liberals, naturally, are quite pleased with the quieter atmosphere. Chairman Alan Msnaughton, a Liberal, says "it is the way the committee should operate." We cannot agree with Mr, Menaugh- ton. The public accounts committee should be the watchdog of the treasury. It has plenty to do - and a lot that can« not be done without soiling the kid gloves, It does not need to engage in a witch hunt, but at the same time it does not need to make itself impotent, Tunnel claim, replying that U.S, aireraft would fly at an altitude in the air corridor. The United States is justified in taking the stand, 'if only to prevent further Communist erosion of western rights in Berlin and in the traffic corridors lead- ing to Berlin . The Soviet contention shows that no matter what honeyed words may come from Mr, Khrushchev, the western powers cannot yield or fail to exercise their rights because the Communists are watching for any op- portunity to crowd them out, inch by inch. The rights can only be yielded as part of an agreement, with the Soviet yielding on an equal basis The Soviet argument is also part of the war of nerves that will continue while the future of Berlin is under dis- cussion, And if there happened to be another Berlin blockade, the efficiency of a western airlift would be seriously affected if the Russians had previously forced the West to accept not an air cor. ridor but an air tunnel to the beleag- uered city. Support ada Council itself. Its purpose, to assist the arts, sciences and humanities in Ca- nada, is a worthy one, The intellectual and cultural life of the nations can be greatly enriched by its activities, But ballet is an alien art form, as alien as bull-fighting or temple dancing, Only the music of ballet has the universality to fit it into other cultures, and it ean be appreciated without the grotesque and unnatural posturing of the dancers. The supporters of the National Ballet argue that the prestige that the company brings to Canada is worth much. more than the few hundreds of thousands needed to maintain it, Possibly it does. But there are other and better ways of spending money to boost Canada's cul- tural prestige -- if that is important in this atomic world. We have young painte ers, musicians, writers, social scientists who can be helped -- and we have agri- culturists and technicians we can send to countries that need their assistance. Separated Societies The South African government con- tinues to push its program for strict separation of whites and blacks in the Union, Its latest move is to order seg- regation in universities. The Union's top universities will now be only for white students, while the black will have to attend their own colleges, where such are available. There is a horrid plausibility about the South African government's argu- ment to support university segregation: when the proposed native colleges are established, Africans will no longer: be "academic squatters" as they are today; Africans are not persons who can be The Osharon Times T. L. WILSON Publisher and General Manager. C. 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AVERAGE DAILY NET PAID 16,306 Torents, Ontario; "put through the sausage machine of western culture', What the South African Nationalists are doing, however, is trying to justify their white-supremacy policy by afford- ing the blacks the chance - on paper at least - to develop their own way of life without white or western complications, And this course, if honestly pursued, will lead to the establishment in South Africa of two separate cultures, two separate societies, But what there cannot be are two separate governments -and without political power a society exists only by sufferance of those who do hold the power. The Nationalist argument is plausible, It is also dishonest, Other Editor's Views PRECIOUS METAL (St. Catharines Standard) A metal more precious than gold may some day send rockets to Mars. The metal is cesium, of which Canada pose sesses a large unexploited body. It is still little known outside scienti- fic circles, but is reported as a metal which could be used in the iron rocket engines now under study, Bible Thouchts By one spirit are we all baptized into one body.--1 Corinthians 12:18. We are divided into countless groups and organizations, races and sects and creeds, but at long last we are all God's children, That makes us brothers, Thy youth is renewed like the eagle. --Psalms 103:5. Happiness an? enthusiasm make us younger. When we lose enthusiasm we really begin to grow old. QUEEN'S PARK Why Supervision Of Municipalities By DON O'HEARN Special Correspondent to The Oshawa Times TORONTO - Why is there pro- b vincial supervision of municipal. ities? This question is an old source of argument, It irks many municipal people, particularly elected officials that they should be under the provin- celal wing. , There are very many reasons why they should be, of course. And two recent happenings are good illustrations. One of these was here in Tor- onto. It was brought to light that the ¢ity was issuing relief cheques to employables on a monthly instead of weekly basis, The minister of welfare or- dered it to stop, and officials got indignant. The administrative costs would be increased was their argu. ment. They could not see any point in the government's contention that relief payments for employ- ables are supposed to extend only to the first pay. It was unimportant if some people were over-pald they indi. cated, Unimportant or sloppy busi. ness? It would seem the latter. For Toronto with about 11 per -------------------------- FOR BETTER HEAL cent of the population of the prov. ince accounts for 36 cents of every welfare dollar being spent, The second case was in Sud. ury. Because of the INCO strike last fall there was no Red Feather campaign in the city. In view of this council decided to grant the organization $10,000, Subsequently it was quite sur. prised to find it had no authority to do this, The type of organization to which grants can be made Is listed in the Municipal Act. And the community appeal is not among them. In both these cases there would be a lot of sympathy for the councils. Instinctively one takes the soft hearted view. ; But they are spending public money. And mainly money that is raised from real estate taxgtion. And so soft hearts must bow to public responsibility Responsibility that says care must be taken in spending, and that taxpayers should not be ex- pected to contribute (twice to community appeals, Which is one good reason why there must be provincial super- vision. Because many of us, in cluding elected officials particus larly, find it easier to be soft hearted than responsible, TH Tooth Decay Is Tagged Nation's No. HERMAN N, BUNDESEN, MD Tooth decay is a disease, More- over, it is the most widespread disease of all, with about 98 per cent of our population suffering from it at one time or another, REASON WRY : Like most diseases, it is caused by bacteria. More specifically, it is caused, we believe, primarily by the action of certain bacteria on fermentable carbohydrates. The fermentation which results produces an acid that can dis. solve the tooth structure, Why is it that the tooth enamel isn't destroyed each time you down such carbohydrates? Why can you sometimes eat sweets and not be bothered at all? The ability of the acid to de. stroy the enamel is determined, at least in part, by the strength and kind of acid and the length of time it is in contact with the teeth, We believe that the greatest damage is done within the first 15 minutes after the eating of refined carbohydrates. NATURE'S WAY Nature, in her very wise ways, has provided a natural cleansing action for the teeth. Your saliva washes away much of the acid and bacteria away. However, it doesn't get it all. The structure and position of the teeth may provide shelter for the acid. Dental plaques also offer a shield to both acid and bacteria. A dental plaque, I must explain, is a gelatinlike substance that sticks firmly to the surface of the teeth, About the only way to get rid of these plaques thoroughly is by brushing your teeth after each meal. If you can't do that, then chew an apple for dessért and rinse your mouth with water. The apple won't replace a good brush. ing, but the chewing action will help clean the teeth. NO SIMPLE METHOD There is no one best method for brushing your teeth. Even the American Dental Association But the teeth order to make sure that you clean all of them. Brushing the upper teeth with a downward motion and the lower ones with an upward mo. tion is a good way of doing it. 1 Disease One of the best types of tooth. brush is one with a small head and two or three rows of bristles, all the same height, It should be small enough to enable you to reach all the teeth with ease QUESTION AND ANSWER Mrs. M. D.: What does it mean when a person's normal tempera- ture is only 97 degrees, Answer: A low normal body temperature may be of no sig- nificance. It may indicate a low metabolic rate, as occurs in cases where there is decreased thyroid activity, ea [("% ¥ TYE ¢ BYGONE DAYS 20 YEARS AGO The General Motors Choir of 80 voices gave its spring concert under the direction of Reginald G. Geen, Paul J, Berg, concert organist, was the guest artist, pr A new post office and federal building was assured for Oshawa, The present post office was originally bullt tor a town of An enjoyable. bridge was held at the home of Mrs, 8, J. Phil. lips, Athol St., when the ladies of the Lawn Rowling Club were entertained. Dean Patte was elected presi. dent of the Oshawa Ski Club. Admiral N, Sharp, eity tax col- lector, tendered his resignation on the Welfare Board. Alfie Brisbols, 18-year-old goal tender of the OCVI hockey team, suffered the loss of an eye, fol- lowing an injury during a prac- fice game. Commissioner and Mrs. George L. Carpenter, leaders of the Sal- vation Army in Canada, paid an official visit to the Oshawa branch of the Salvation Army, Rev, W. Harold Reid, who had served Knox Presbyterian con- gregation as a supply pastor for one and a half years, became the permanent pastor, The city informed taxpayers that a half mill was to de- ducted from the current taxes due to a subsidy which the city received from the provincial gow ernment, The subsidy was paid from the increased gasoline tax revenue, At the annual Tamblyn orator- cat contest held at Whitby High School, Jack Spratt won the junior honors and the senior honors went to Viola Rooke, That the U.S. has put a nuclear shield around 'the earth (what. ever that may mean) adds to the nervousness of claustrophobes. ~~ MOTHS? PHONE RA 5.8501 PCO SERVIC PEST CONTROL RATORS You got the best equipment in every category . . . Lamson Mobilife industrial fork lift trucks; Silent Hoist life wrucks and cranes; Metzgar conveyors; American Safeway portable manual and electric elevating trucks. 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