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She Oshawa Times Published by Canadian Newspapers Limited, 86 King St. E., Oshawa, Ont. Page 4 Monday, August 24, 1959 Dry Spells Spur Plan For Rainfall Extensive and prolonged dry weath- er in the Canadian: West during this past spring and an equally long spell of the same kind of weather in central Canada this summer may have stimu- lated the Canadan government's plan to launch a three 'year research pro- gram to try and determine what makes rain fall, . Because the results will be vital to 1 VA griculture, forestry and hydro-electric power production it is not surprising that not only are several government departments co-operating, but they are being assisted by the woodlands branch of the Pulp and Paper Institute of Can- ada 'and some large lumber companies. United States and Australia, which have been carrying on similar experi=- ments over their own territories are also vitally interested as we suppose will be many other nations which are located in whole or in part in dry belts. According to Dr. Andrew Thompson, director of the meteorological branch of the Canadian Department of Transport, who is heading up the project, this is what he and his colleagues hope to dis- cover: (1) how a raindrop originates in Research the clouds and whether, rainfall can be stimulated artificially; (2) what goes on inside rain clouds to produce rain; and (3) what relation rainfall has to the amount of lightning generated, Because concentrated work ,will be done on the clouds themselves aero- planes will be used, along with silver iodide crystals, in two large test areas both 'in Quebec and Ontario north of the city of Ottawa. Special test weather stations will be set up in each area to measure the amount of rainfall, its duration, and even the size of rain- drops. The government project has been preceded by private experiments and it is hoped, this new venture will im- prove on them and also be more suc- cessful than a method tried ten years ago, in which dry ice was used. It would be interesting, too, if some method could be devised at the same time of turning off the weatherman's tap during an excessive wet spell. And resert operators also will want to have their say about when and where rain is to fall Other Side Of Story While arguments for and against seg- regation still rage in the southern states, the colored people of the South are, it would seem, make some progress, This progress would be better known and understood if visiting newsmen, in- stead of playing up the one theme con- spicuous in the public mind--segrega- tion -- presented the facts of the situa- tion as they are. Along this line, in an article "The Negro'In the South," Davis Lee, colored editor of the Newark, N.J. Telegram, writes: "No one seems to be concerned about the best in the South, but only the worst. Not one writer has come up with the fact that a Negro is a clerk in 2 white drug store in Rosedale, Miss., and that two Negro sharecroppers have $10,000. each on deposit at the Valley Bank in Rosedale. None have pointed to the fact that Negro mechanics work at Ford and Buick garages in Cleveland, Miss., and enjoy the same privilege and pay scale of white employees." And Lee adds: "A lot has been written gration in the schools of (North Carolina). However the fact that Negro schools in most instances are better than the white has not been mentioned, or tha. Negro teachers re- ceive higher pay than white. "The South abounds in stories of Negro success and progress, and in every such story white people have made a substantial contribution, and those writers who invaded the South for the real story, missed it by a wide margin. For every instance of injustice, exploitation, and denial of constitution- al guarantees, they could have found 10 of opportunity and progress. They could have placed the facts in focus so that the world could have received a clear picture of conditions. What an opportunity they missed." about inte- the state Fighting Bush Fires The department of lands and forests isstes weekly bulletins from each of its districts, and one of the features dur- ing the summer is the forest fire toll. The "red devil," as foresters call it, breaks out somewhere every week, usually as a result of carelessness by campers or smokers. Gogama district for example, reports 34 fires had burn- ed over approximately 756 acres in the area up to August 8. Sioux Lookout reported its first fire of the season dur- ing the last week in July. The Tweed district had 30 forest fires in a 12-day period ended August 6, North Bay's, to- tal for the season to date is 68 fires covering an area of 433 acres. The most dramatic report comes from White River. District forester A. L. Dunne describes how a forest fire in his area brought hardship, desolation and tragedy. A forestry tower reported some on a Friday morning. An aircraft was dis- patched to the scene and men and equipment were flown in to start fire- fighting operations, The fire, burning 30 miles northwest of White River, was ir. rough terrain and, fanned by a strong wind, commenced to climb a steep ridge. Despite the initial efforts of fire- firhting crews the head of the fire be- came too hot for direct action and the men had to fall back to the fire flanks. During the afternoon the wind velo- city increased from 20 miles per hour to 40 and water dropping from aircraft was impossible. The fire, burning to- wards Olga Lake, jumped the lake and started three more fires. Crews were di~ verted to battle the jump fires. Next day lands and forests aircraft began water-dropping operations. From the air and on the ground the fires were fought throughout the weekend. Finally on Monday, heavy rains ended the fire threat. "For the first time in several days tensions were easing," Forester Dunne reports. "Then the first word of tragedy was received. A pumpman on the fire, George Robichaud, was reported miss- ing when he failed to return to camp. His pump had been found fully opera- ting, and nearby were his safety helmet and thermos bottle, "A complete search of all camps, fire lines and vieinity failed to find him, and it was presumed he had somehow slipped or fallen in to the deep water at the lake edge and drowned. The On- tario Provincial Police at Heron Bay was contacted, and members of the force, accompanied by forest rangers, went by boat, portage and canoe to the site, weather conditions being unfit for flying. Dragging operations located the body in deep water opposite the pump location." Health And Retirement Many persons enjoy beiter health af- ter retirement than they did while they were working, according to Science Di- gest. This contradicts the widely-held The Oshawa Times 7. L. WILSON, Publisher and General Manager €. GWYN KINSEY, Editor The Oshawa [limes combini (established 1871) ond the Whitby Gazette Chronicle (established 1863), is published dally (Sundays end statutory holidays excepted). bers of C i Daily Ni Publishers Association, The Canadian Press, Audit Bureau of Circulation and the Ontario Provincial Dailies Asso- ciation. 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Persons in poor health are more like= ly to retire than those in good health, the researchers said. "If any general effect can be discerned regarding re- tirement and health, it is that retire ment leads to an improvement in health." A favorable and realistic attitude to- ward retirement is important, they found. If retirement is thought \of as one long vacation to be filled with hob- bies and recreations, a person may set a pace for himself that is unrealistically fast. The study indicates that a closer re- lationship exists between many retired parents and their children than is gen- erally believed. ; Nearly two-thirds of the parents said their children were "very willing" to sacrifice for them. Almost none said their children were unwilling to sacri- fice. Most retired parents placed. import- ance on affectional ties, such as person- 8. visits, letters, and attention, rather than on material help. - / UICK fs) ME sur! MAC'S MEANDERINGS DISTURBANCE AT THE PICNIC READERS' VIEWS Mental Health New Look Seen Dear Sir Re the Mental Health Meeting, October 14 (Oshawa Times). Not only has thx: meeting been post- poned a week, it is divided into four sub groups where discussion is to be guided, canalised and controlled by the committee. In the circumstances I beg the hos- pitality of your columns to show that the mental health problem as far as Oshawa is concerned, is due for a new look No one doubts the importance of mental health in all aspects, but it is obvious that prevention is better than cure, and that the neurotics, maniacs and depres- sives of tomorrow find their origin in foday's youth. Oshawa as a growing town has its full share of youtk's problems and there is never enough money to build new schools and engage more and better teaching staff. It is on the school grounds where Oshawa's mental health battle should be fought, and where suc- cess can be most easily achieved at the least expense What has this to do with the Mental Health Committee? It seems to be led or has as chief spokesman Mr. Greenland, 2 psychiatric social worker of the Mental Hospital of Ontario, which happens to be situated at Whitby. This hospital is only con- cerned with mental disease after it has occurred. The inmates from all Ontario have in the main been there for a number of vears, Mr. Greenland as p€ychi- atic social worker is concerned with discovering the history, en- vironment and resettlement of mental patients, and has advo- cated the building and staffing of an institution to take care of "cures" and help in adjustment, a worthy endeavor even if the cost of acquiring a site, building the place and staffing it would require half a million dollars long before 10 years have passed. Of course if Oshawa had a cured inmate from the hospital he would benefit too. It is only when one realizes the small numbers of mental patients cured, the age groups concerned and the high staff ratio to patients in such an institution, that the fu tility of the idea in relation fo the needs of Oshawa can be seen. . This unfortunately is not the only disadvantage of having staff of the Ontario Mental Hospital on the Committee. Not only do they naturally canvass their own prob- lems; but they befog those of Osh- awa. Educational problems in Oshawa due to psychological mal- adjustment of various tvpes can- not be solved at all even if the services of a child guidance clinic were available. That is because neither the school authorities nor the medical authorities can af- ford to pay even a part time staff. Meanwhile the Ontario Mental Hospital in Whitby is said to solve such problems. This is completely untrue and will never be so. The out-patient de- partment, if and when opened, will not concern themselves with emotionally maladjusted young- sters, unless they are mentally ill in fact. This is of course often a consequence in due course. What is more, there just is not the staff in that hospital to deal with educational problems, be- cause that is not its purpose, and Canada has almost no train- ing facilities for this type of work. Even Mr. Greenland was trained in England. A child guidance team consists of a psychiatrist, a psychologist and a psychiatric social workekr. All must be trained in education al problems. For instance an edu- cational psychologist not only has to have aun honors degree in psychology, but also a teacher's certificate, and at least three years' teaching experience, fol- lowed by specialist training last- ing now two years at a child guidance training centre. Subse- quently such a person has to take part time -courses over sev- eral years in special techniques. The psychiatrist, of course, in addition to his specialist training has to be trained in the complexi- ties of educational problems, and both are ably assisted by the psychiatric social: worker in a manner mentioned before. What has this to do with Osh- awa? What can it do? The cost of Mr. Greenland's institution is sufficient to pay for the training of several child guidance teams right from high school, and ensure their subse- quent remuneration, in Oshawa. Obviously this is absolute moon shine and it is even sillier to dwell on the benefits that would thereby result in reduction of crime, mental disease or the ad- vancement of the gifted and the not so gifted maladjusted young- ster. One thing is certain how- ever The Mental Hospital of Ontario at Whitby will not solve Osh- awa's mental health problems. Oshawa has to solve its own problems. Onc of its main prob- lems is the mental health of its youth. Right now its only educa- tional psychologist is not even on the Mental Health Commit. tee, nor is she used at all. F. ALLAN DDS, D. Orth.,, RCS, Eng. Oshawa FOR BETTER HEALTH It People Avoid You Check Your Hearing HERMAN N. BUNDESEN, MD Are your friends avoiding you? Do they seem to be whispering |YOUr FIRST REACTION With gradual hearing loss, first reaction would be about you -- or even ignoring that others just aren't talking you? HH so the 'trouble might be much more serious than the ""BO'} or bad breath problems we read and hear so much about | these days. It could be that you have hearing difficulties We doctors know that people often tend to avoid a person who has trouble with his hearing. Ac- tually the reasons are obvious you {radio turned on louder than any- {one else in the room? loudly enough. Maybe you will {think they are merely mumbling when actually they may be speaking in ordinary tones. If you have noticed such a problem lately, think back and try to answer these questions: Has anyone complained that want the television set or People simply get tired of con-|gLURRING WORDS stant requests to repeat thing and of irrelevant answers. some- | Have you noticed that most persons seem to be slurring their Eventually, even members of (words? the person's family might try to| avoid any conversation with him. Do you habitually turn one side |of your head toward the person Yet the person himself prob- who is speaking? ably will be unaware of the real reasons for this apparent anti- social behavior, "Do you fail to notice any big improvement when listening to Rustralians Fight To See Princess TOOWOOMBA, Australia (Reut- ers)--A 78-year-old woman was severely injured Monday as mobs of Australians fought for a glimpse of Princess Alexandra, 21-year-old cousin of the Queen. Alexandra is here for the centenary celebrations of Queens- land state. A crowd of about 20,000 broke through police lines at the local fair ground. The elderly woman, Mrs, Florence Case, was knocked off a chair she was standing on and fell on her head, A royal car took her to a hospital where doc- tors said her condition is serious. The princess sent Mrs. Case all the flowers presented to her dur- ing the day. Man Accused Of Arson In Timmins TIMMINS (CP)--A man was arrested here early Sunday after a fire was started under a house owned by Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Tonkin. Police said the arrest was made by two officers who had been de- tained to shadow a man after fire destroyed Notre Dame de Lourdes Roman Catholic church here eight days ago. Raymond Fleury, 26, has been charged with arson, police said. The policemen extinguished a fire upder the house. Mr. and Mrs. Tonkin were not home at the time but a young girl and a baby were sleeping just above the spot where the fire began. Police chief Gordon Beacock said recent fires in Timmins have caused nearly $1,000,000 damage. Several appeared to have been set deliberately, he said. Th Notre Dame church, seat of Timmins' largst Roman Cath- olic parish, was destroyed by fire last Sunday. It had recently been remodelled at a cost of $250,000. Fleury was charged with arson specifically in connection with the fire under the Tonkin house. PARAGRAPHICAL WISDOM "Many women are fat because thev can't help themselves," says a physician. Some incline to the opinion they are fat because they can and do help themselves. -- to too liberal helpings. "Last week 1 stated that I wouldn't be responsible for my wife's debts. I've changed my mind. I will be." -- Notice in a weekly paper. But of course he dian's change his mind -- his wife id. The adage with respect to money, "Easy come, easy go" should be revised and brought up to date as "Easy come, easier go." "Many married women who work outside the home do so be- cause they want money," says a researcher. This sounds plaus- thle; still, working for money is a highly v-nopular way to se cure it Civilization is becoming in- creasingly complicated, with one serious consequence, that people are having more and more trouble with one another. Selling Your Home ? PHOTO CO-OP 150 salesmen ef your servies. Contact your local realtor. Dutch Market Day Attracts Tourists By M. McINTYRE HOOD Special London, England, Correspondent to The Oshawa Times MIDDLEBURG, * HOLLAND-- This has been market day in Middlebuis, an ancient Dutch town on Wa n Island. Market day is big event in the lives of its ple. It brings the Dutch p t§ in from the surrounding farms,| many of the women wearing the [traditional na- tional costume of long black dress, volumnous checked apron and large white hat like the wings of a dove in flight, with golden ornaments dangling from each side. it also brings to the large mar- ket square hundreds of tourists of many nationalities, brought by bus tours from the mainland. We came to it in a station wagon with three other passengers, a Belgian couple and their daugh- ter, driven by a chauffeur with a great gift for languages. IMPORTANT TO CANADIANS Middleburg and Walcheren Is- land have a special significance for Canadians. It was on this is- land in the estuary of the River Scheldt that the Canadian army, cleaning out the coast areas in the fall of 1944, had some of its toughest fighting. As we came up from Belgium, crossed the border into Holland w' 1 no formality, and crossed on a large car ferry to the island, I cold visualize the difficult task which confronted these Canadian soldiers of 15 vears ago. A task made even more complicated when the dykes were breached to flood the island There was a heavy volume of traffic crossing on the ferry, a large boat capable of carrying some 20 buses and over 30 cars as well as hundreds of passen- gers on foot, and on bicycles and motor scooters. As we waited for the half-hourly ferry to arrive, we were amused by several Dutch women, in national cos- tume. complete with sabots, reap- ing a rich harvest of francs and guilders by posing with tourists for photographs. Souvenir sellers did a big business until the whis- tle of the incoming ferry sounded. LIVELY SCENE The Middleburg market place, alongside the old Stadhuis, or market place, still being restored after being damaged in the fight- ing of 1944, was a seething mass of people when we arrived. It was a lively scene. The market place was jammed with rows of stalls, selling everything from farm produce and flowers, cloth- ing and household wares, to watches, clocks and a great var- fety of souvenirs. We noted two things. First was that the majority of stall-holders spoke several languages Dutch, Flemish, French, English and in sume cases German. Thew were able to do business with the tourists in any of these languages: Second was the fact that goods were marked in prices of different currencies. One could buy goods' with English pounds, French francs, Belgian francs, Dutch guilders or German marks. The problem of changing money into Dutch currency was entirely eliminated. Among the souvenirs offered were some very novel and inter- esting items, but we noted that many of them were made in West Germany, which, because of the common market arrangement, can ship its goods freely across the Dutch border. : TOWN WAS BUSY The town, even apart from the market place, was crowded with people. It was difficult to find accommodation in a cafe to have RBI Brussels is developing a large area of massive office dings, covering several blocks, 'not far from its central station. These buildings fronting on wide streets are impressive for their massive, square architecture. Towering high over the city, dominating everything is the huge Palais de Justice, a square, terraced strue- torr: surmounted by a large dome. It seems to brood over the city from its hilltop location. We left Brussels just as fae tories and offices were em) and sending streams of workers to the station to take trains to homes in the suburbs and in neighboring towns. And we felt that here, at least, was something like the scenes enacted dmily in Toronto. TRAVEL RELAXED AND CAREFREE lunch. After wandering around {i several streets we found places in a typical Dutch eating house and had a highly satisfying lunch at a cost of less than 60 cents each, paid for in Belgian francs. Leaving Middleburg in the early afternoon we toured the is- land, noting many German block houses and pill boxes being used as storehouses hr the farmers. Much of the war damage still he' to be repaired, but much has been done in the erection of new buildings. i DAY IN BRUSSELS Yesterday we travelled train from Knokke to Brussels in a gleaming, ultra-modern elec- tric train which sped across the countryside, through Ghent and Bruges, at 75 to 80 miles an hour. It was a neat and tidy country- side, with farms broken up into fields of two or three acres. Each field was enclosed by a hedge of poplar trees, acting as a wind- break. Farming is carried on inten- sively. The fields and market gardens: are neat and weedless. Harvesting is in full swing and crops are very heavy. We found Brussels a busy city, so far as its shopping section was concerned. Progress along the sidewalks, in the tion TORONTO LEXHIBITION AUGUST 26 TO SEPT. 12 Return Rail Fares $1.90 $2.25 Sleeping and Parlour Cars® *Chair or berth extra Good going Tuesday, August 23 to Saturday, September 12 inclusive. Return limit--September 16 was slow. The heat of a blazing sun was decidedly uncomfortable. We found refuge in a lovely park -- King's Park -- not far from under the trees and ate the lunch the city's centre, where we sat provided for us by our hotel in Knokke. That is in hotels over here. People going off on tours for the day are provided with generous lunches wrapped id and packed in a shopping g. CANADIAN | NATIONAL | PACIFIC The Beat. 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