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Tye Oshoron Times Published by Canadian Newspapers Limited, 86 King St. E., Oshawa, Ont. Page 4 Tuesday, November 3, 1959 Provincial Regulation Governs Curfew Hours A number of city councils across the country are discussing the bed-time cur- few as an aid to the solution to the after-dark misbehaviour of juveniles, In same instances there are old curfew by- laws on the statute books which are not being enforced, while in others it would be necessary to pass new legislation in order to get children off the streets late at night. Ontario communities are not con- cerned about local curfew bylaws, for there is provincial legislation regulating the hours at which children may be in public pl mpanied, the Port Arthur News-Chronicle points out. The Child Welfare Act of 1954 . provides that no boy or girl under the age of 16 shall loiter in any public place between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 6:00 am, or be in any place of public resort or entertainment unless accompanied by a parent or guardian. Unaccompanied children found in such places after 9:00 p.m. shall be taken to their homes or "a place of safety" and be dealt with as an appar- Putting Boys utting Boy The Fairbridge Society, which for 50 years has been the means of helping , British children with "a love of the good earth and in the gold of the sun- shine" to emigrate within the Common- wealth, is to extend its efforts to Canada by settling boys there who wish to take up farming as a career, The scheme, to be run with the co- operation of the Canadian Pacific Rail- way, will begin by placing selected groups of 15-year-old boys on farms in the United Kingdom to discover whether they do genuinely have a vocation for farming, and to see how they and their parents react to what in many cases will be a first separation. The idea for the new scheme arose out ofthe many letters received by the Fairbridge Society from "intelligent, decent lads" who were anxious to emi- grate. In addition to farm work, an initial "training period" will include lectures about "what emigration to Canada means" and descriptions of Canadian life. ently neglected child. On summary con- viction, the child's parent offence, and $10 for the second and subsequent offences. ; This section of the Child Welfare Act was lifted and revised from the old Childern's Protection Act. Formerly chil- dren found violating the regulation were allowed a warning by a constable, probation officer or officer of the Chil- dren's Aid Society. Failure to heed the warning and second offences made chil- dren liable to removal to their homes or to the children's shelter. Fines under the old legislation were $1 for first offences and $2 for second and subse- quent offences. It would be interesting to learn from the attorney-general's department how many convictions have been registered under section 33 of the Child Welfare Act since it became law five years ago. City councils could add weight to such enforcement by ordering the ring- ing of a bell or 'siren at nine o'clock each night as a reminder that the cur- few exists and must be obeyed, the Port Arthur paper thinks. On Farms Boys adjudged suitable--by this time they must have turned 16 -- will then be helped by Canadian Pacific with their migration authorities for final screening, Once in Canada, CPR will find them places on accredited farms across the continent where they will begin work at reasonable wages and good living-in conditions. After remaining under CPR supervision, they will be free to fend for themselves. Parents unable to pay the full amount of their son's fare will be helped by the society. The present scheme, which will find its first appli- cants by circularizing youth organiza- tions and by advertisements in the rural press, will begin modestly with about 50 boys. If the scheme is successful larger numbers will be helped in the future. Since Kingsley Fairbridge, a Rho- desian Rhodes scholar, who with other Rhodes scholars at Oxford set up the original committee in 1919, the society has helped more than 2,000 boys and girls to emigrate--mainly to Australia, Fire Fighters 'Savvy' "It shows how it pays to check every room as soon as you can." The cryptic comment by a Vancouver district fire chief followed the rescue of a man from the basement of a burning house. Other occupants of the house had expiessed the belief the man was not at home. Firemen who quickly made a "routine" check of the burning building discovered him unconscious on the floor of the basement. * Spectators at the scene of a fire are attracted by roaring flames and cracking walls. They rarely give second thought to the firefighting skill and "savvy" of the uniformed men wrestling with fire hoses, climbing ladders and making un- explained entrances to burning buildings. The remark of the Vancouver district fire chief gives an insight into what it meens to be a fire fighter. Had the crew accepted the word of other occupants of the building a man would have died in a basement. Had the firemen not been trained to check every room as soon as possible they would have found a fire victim. Being a fire fighter is a great deal more than riding through city streets being a wailing siren, or sitting idly in a fire hall never knowing what mikht develop in the next five minutes. Still Another Opinion A few days ago we gave an "out- sider's" view of Canadian fears. Another is given by an American who has been living and working in Canada for the past year and a half. He is R. V. Yohe, president of B. F. Goodrich Canada Ltd. Mr. Yohe says there could be a mild recession in 1961 because Canadians are The Bshown Simes T. L. WILSON, Offices 44 King Street West Toronto, Ontario; 640 Cathcart Street Montreal PQ. SUBSCRIPTION RATES iverea by corriers n Hampton, Frenchmon's Bay, Yyrone Cunbarton. Enniskillen, Surksten, Claremont, typool By mail (in province of Ontario) delivery oreos 12.00. elsewhere 15.00 per year. Average Daily Net Paid Publisher's Statement as of March 31, 1959 16,260 overly cautious, self-effacing and a bit timid. I This sounds like a nasty indictment, but Mr. Yohe, who made his speech before the Brantford Lions Club, was indulging in needling rather than fore- casting a slump in our economic progress. Why, he asks, is it that Canadians scream to high heaven when competitive conditions start to restrict their markets, when we see such countries as Britain, Japan, Germany and perhaps even Russia, scarred and largely ruined by war, work their way back to prosperity? He believes we have to earn our way, sometimes by Spartan methods if we expect to achieve the standard of living all of us prize. Certainly, he feels we are not going to get it by complaining or through machinations of tariff con- trols. His speech, in the main, paints a rosy picture of our economic future. He says the gross national product should increase to $37,000,000,000 in 1960 from $34,500,000,000 in 1959. He also envisions a boost in population, and more households and good business profits. His own summation of the probabili- ties of our economic future are interest ing, but he could be confusing quiet confidence with timidity and the ability to keep one's mouth shut with self- effacement. Qld 777777 pr rez 1) IN The LATEST Mopey haruni taum U.K. Highway Accidents Offici No Cause For Concern About Dental X-Rays HERMAN N., BUNDESEN, MD That oh bugaboo has popped up again, I'd like to put it to rest once and for all. } Readers are continuing to me asking if x-rays taken dyr- ing dental examinatio harmful, ODD SITUATION This x-ray question has de- Veloped into' an odd situation in- deed. Just a few years ago, almost everyone had an indifferent atti- tude toward the use of x-rays. "WHY LOOK UNDER THE HOOD?" Then publicity about the effects of radiation started the Dende: teeth, which in turn contribute greatly toward the preservation and improvement of health." EEE 34% i 4 of H i §3 I § i i g 7 : | { i 5 i i LEE i i | & LP i 1 | by i i k= | gs dents also point out dental the x-ray examinations are improv- ing all the time and that even the small amount of radiation ex- posure formerly needed has now been decreased. The verdict: go ahead have those x-rays taken. QUESTION AND ANSWER Mrs, P.: Is there any danger of misplacing your organs or any ill effects from the vibrating and grarcise machines that are used or reducing? and lum swinging in the it rection. GALLUP POLL OF CANADA Work Problems Remain First In Public Mind OF PUBLIC OPINION Although the general employ- ment situation has irhproved, lack of jobs is still towering in the public's mind as the most ur- gent problem facing the Govern- ment today. In April of last year 41 per cent of the voters claimed this was the biggest headache of the times; today the proportion is almost exactly the same--40 per cent. Chartered by the Gallup Poll over many years, today's prob. lems reflect the changing times and moods of the mation, Two years ago, for instance only 12 per cent of the people named un. employment as top-ranking prob- lem. Today more than three times as many do so, In 1057 Pensions topped the list, Today such social se~urity measures are far down, proportionately, al. though they stand second place as matters of first concern to Ottawa, Most worried about the unem- ployment situation are young Canadians in their twenties. One half this segment place lack of enough jobs in first place. Ontar. fo is least concerned, with a 32 per cent figure worrying about loyment pared to 52 per cent in Quebec province. The regular question used by the Poll over the years to mea- sure public worries was asked again for this report: "WHAT DO YOU FEEL IS THE MOST URGENT PROB- Unemployment situation Health and Welfare; lack pensions, housing aa Financial situation; lack of Inflation; rising cost of living Russia; international relations reer National defence; space age missiles ... Threat of war; maintenance Strikes; labor troubles, union problems Satisfying farmers; prices of produce Trade; need of markets, controlling imports Educational problems Miscellaneous No opinion (Some named more than one) Now many persons, unfor- tunately, are unduly apprehen- sive about x-rays. And a great many more don't know what to think about them. DON'T NORRY As far as use of x-rays in den- tal examinations is concerned, don't worry. Of course there is some radiation exposure. But it is unrealistic to be worried about it. The amount is so small that it is less than the average person receives annually from natural sources. Millions of x-rays have been made by dentists over the years without a report of injury to a patient, NO NEED FOR ALARM The Council on Dental Re- search of the American Dental Association says there is no justi- fication for undue concern by pa- tients undergoing proper x-ray examinations of the teeth and jaws. The Committee of Radiation Protection of the American Aca- demy of Oral Roentgenology re- ports: "The extreme concern display- ed by sume persons has led them to forego the obvious benefits of x-ray examinations of the teeth because of the remote possibil- itv of some genetic or pathologic damage occurring. ' LEM FACING THE GOVERN- MENT AT THE PRESENT TIME?" Here is the picture, in order of importance, on a national av- erage: of hospitals, old age money, of peace .... eSvvuesrnrie g 2 * Worries in the which ap top ten this year, but which did not show last year, include the tight money situation, fear of war, and concern with defence and missile warfare. There is in- creased concern this year, also, for labor troubles - with unions, and impact of strikes on the economy. Not only is Quebec province considerably more worried about ployment than other pro. vinces, but the citizens are more likely to name health and wel- fare prob than elsewhere In Ontario, there is a greater INDISPENSABLE AID 'They ignore the accepted that dental radiographs are an indispensable diagnostic ald in the maintenance and care of the Answer: There is probably no danger unless such things are used to excess. PARAGRAPHICAL _ wisoom Revised: Nobody should throw stones, because everybody lives In a house that is more or less glass. Jut why we do the things we Is something that we wish we knew. If the average dub golfer weren't so proud and obstinate, he could use a No. 2 iron for all his shots and improve his score. Many an alleged "square" is so lopsided that he should be classified as a "trapezold." The height of something or other: A television comedian stealing the show with stolen gags. People who eat while watching television probably feel they should pass the time doing some- thing that might benefit them. It's becoming quite clear that tact certain of the egg. aegediy won ig Fines : vision quiz shows weren't what they were cracked up to be. dents motor Special money-saving automobile insurance categories with the ALL-NEW dia PLAN For more information, call your Acadia Agent today! A. S. ROSS RA 3-4932 fear of trouble with Russia and threat of war, and trade matters are referred .to more often. In. flation and the rising cost of live ing troubles Westerners far more than in other provinces, as does farm prices, OTTAWA REPORT Minister Of Works Tabbed As 'Healer' By PATRICK NICHOLSON OTTAWA -- A cabinet minister of only six weeks' standing has ¥ showed himself to be a "busy, started to heal a breach that had baffled his- 22 senior colleagues. The usual ineffective public re- lations of the present government, coupled with the political astute- ness of Canada's only Liberal premier, made Ottawa the goat in its relations with Newfound- land. True, the Liberals recently lost a little of their lop-sided elec- toral strength in that province, but it remains second only to this pital as the strongest bastion of Liberalism in Canada. The Mounties who had planes but did not travel, and "Oliver Twist" Newfoundland who asked for more of Term 29, earned Ot- tawa widespread criticism. Yet the federal government had a sin- cere and justifiable case on each count. 'For example, it has paid Newfoundland annual grants at nearly twice the maximum rate ever paid by the previous Lib- eral government. But as usual the Tory propaganda machine failed to tell the true story and tell it well, partly through incompe- tence and partly because of grit in the works. And, again as usual, the Liberals seized the oc- casion swiftly and smoothly to fire the first shot in criticism. WALKER INTO THE BREACH Two weeks ago, our 1,000th fed- eral building was ready to be opened officially; the Sir Hum- phrey Gilbert Building in St. John's, Newfoundland, named af- ter the English mariner who 376 years ago claimed and settled that island in the name of Eng- land. Hon. David Walker, federal Minister of public works, was ap- propriately detailed by Prime Minister Diefenbaker to perform the ceremony, in the presence of the lieutenant-governor and a large and distinguished audience. Premier Joey Smallwood was naturally invited to be a platform guest, but he and his entire cab- inet refused, as a Liberal boy- cott to snub Ottawa, it was said. Joey himself explained the dis- tinction which was not a differ- ence: "To say I refused is in- correct; I declined." Unabashed, Hon. Dave Walker ng ball of g evolence," as the least adulatory of his amazingly fan press saw him. Part of an olive branch was showing behind his bustle of sin- cerity, but he did not wave it as flamboyant bait. "You were England's oldest and most trusted colony when we were still running away from th, Indians," quipped the minist from Toronto, He opened hearts by admiring the "rustic, solid and majestic scenery" and by com- plimenting "the proud fine race" who live among it. FOR WHOM BELL ISLE TOLLS The minister then sailed to Bell Island, four miles away, to open its first proper harbor installa- tion. That is the home of the famed Wabana iron mine, on whose jobs 13,000 Newfoundland- ers depend. Bell Island is probably the com- munity with the highest living costs in our most costly province; because almost everything New- foundland eats or uses--except codfish--has to be imported from the mainland; and almost every- thing Bell Island needs has to be imported from the main new- found island. : To ease this long hardship, the Conservative government has just built there a deep water jetty with a freight terminal and warehouse on it. Clarke Steamship Company has undertaken to operate a ser- vice from Montreal and Halifax direct to this new $330,000 pier. So freight costs will be slashed. Premier Joey Smallwood again absented himself when Hon. Da- vid Walker opened this new facil- ity, long desperately needed by "Newfoundland's most neglected and deserving community," Con- servative Bell Island. But again Mr. Walker put across the idea that national unity and equalized opportunity. are the aim of the Conservative government, to the exclusion of such petty partisan posturing. A survey after Mr. Walker winged his way westward towards Ottawa revealed clearly that Newfoundlanders appreciate this. The breach has had the first repairing stone laid in place. BY-GONE DAYS 18 YEARS§ AGO R. A. Hutchison, public school inspector in South Ontario for 33 years, was honored at a dinner in Westmount school by some 200 teach {ates, for his s a service to education, Duplate and Pedlar plants were scenes of colorful cere- i when 1 w awarded the coveted three-star Victory Loan flag. A net sum of $560.98 was real- ized as a result of the Boy Scout Apple Day. Public Health nursing staff visited 1185 homes and 1799 in dividuals during the summer months. John Treverton Corner, Brook- lin, Ontario County's oldest resi- dent, died in his 94th year. He was a ber of Independent Order of Oddfellows for more than 60 years. A. E, Storey, well-known native of Whitby, retired from the Cana- dian National Railways. Mr. and Mrs. J Edwards, Bond St. W., had the unique honor of having five of their eight sons serving their country, with four of the five serving overseas. W. L. Pierson was re-elected president of the Oshawa Boy Scout Association. Scouts, cubs and leaders in the city totalled 635. Council made a grant of $200 to the Oshawa Youth Guidance and Aid Committee, in an effort to combat juvenile delinquency. The 7th Oshawa Boy Scout Troop officially opened and dedi- cated their new club house on the Oshawa Creek, north of Ked- ron. Council approved the operation of community rinks in the city, and sites were picked in widely scattered areas of the city for 10 or more rinks. Miss A. M. Hamill, Thomas O. Fowler and Ernest J. Davies, vo- cational inspectors for Ontario Dept. of Education, met with the members of the Board of Educa tion here. CANADA SAVINGS ONDS are now on sale TL ma get yours today at IMPERIAL die IBIAAIN KK thr service bus