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lie Oshavon Ties Published by Canadian Newspapers Limited, 86 King St. E., Oshawa, Ont. Page 4 Monday, November 30, 1959 'University's Purpose Ignored By Students President Bissell of the University of Toronto is a vigorous and articulate supporter of the principle that one of the primary purposes of a university is to stimulate independent thought. He must have squirmed a few days ago when some of the students at his insti- | tution demonstrated how little attention they had paid to his words, Faculty members formed a committee to urge a permanent ban on the produc- tion and testing of nuclear weapons. Students quickly supported the idea end a meeting was held at which the professors outlined their views. Support was not unanimous, however. A few students expressed their opposition to the stand taken by the professors, argu- ing that the West needed nuclear weapons for defence purposes, particu- larly since the Soviet bloc had a heavy advantage in orthodox weapons and 'manpower. But the critics were shouted down, as the other students yelled such epithets as "Fascist" and "Heil Hitler". It was a stupid, juvenile demonstration of precisely what a university is supposed to discourage--the intolerant suppression of minority thought. As readers of this space know, we have long advocated the halting of the production and testing of nuclear weapons, as a necessary first step towards disarmament. At the same time, there are reasonable arguments against such a position. Not to consider them reasonably would be criminal negli- gence. But even if they were manifestly absurd, to refuse their expression is to violate not only the purpose and spirit of a university but the meaning of democracy. President Bissell had better do more preaching to his students. Older Workers Increase Between June, 1951, and June, 1959, Canada's labor force grew by over one million people, or 20 per cent. The number of workers 45 years of age and over increased in the same time from 1.6 million to just under two million, or 25 per cent. This means that the older workers accounts for 32 per cent of the labor force as against 30 per cent eight years ago. The trend of the Fifties will probably continue in the Sixties. And the span of life continues to lengthen. The trend represents trouble, when linked with the reluctance to employers to hire older people. The Unemployment Insurance Com- mission has started a campaign to get a better break for the older worker when he needs a job. The UIC has plenty of examples of companies setting an age limit of 35 on open jobs, and points out that these companies are passing up the chance to get loyal and Totems And The cost of putting up a new building for the Government Printing Bureau was thoroughly investigated by a parlia- mentary committee last year. Nobody at Ottawa, however, seems much inte- rested in what goes on inside that build- ing, with regard to the material that is printed. The need for a Queen's Printer is obvious. There are all sorts of documents and reports that would be never available if the Bureau did not exist. There is not sufficient demand for them to war- rant publication on an ordinary com- mercial basis, and yet they should be readily available for public, reference and use. There are also various forms and documents necessary to the business of running a government. The Bureau still finds time, however, to produce some pretty esoteric publica- able workers. The stumbling block is the matter of pension plans, and the higher rate demanded of the company in relation to contributions for younger employees. While the percentage of those retiring with sufficient savings and pensions for comfort is growing, the growth is cer- tainly not rapid enough to solve the mounting problem of middle-aged em- ployment. As the need for bigger and better pension plans increases, so does the reluctance to take on older em- ployees. The Unemployment Insurance Com- mission points out that older workers are ideal for the "less interesting" routine jobs that younger people often consider little more than stepping stones to ad- vancement. But then, if the steps are permanently occupied, what are the young to do? There is clearly no simple solution, but that should not discourage labor authorities from seeking one. Taxpayers tions. For instance, there is available an 800-page treatise on totem poles, and an 88-page pamphlet full of advice on "Living with House Plants." These are produced, of course, at the taxpayers' expense, but how many taxpayers either know about them, or knowing, would bother to read them? The volume on totem poles may be invaluable to Canadian scholarship, but we suspect that if it were, a university press would have published it. And we have grave doubts about the vital necessity of learning how to live with house plants. We hesitate to condemn the Bureau's practices out of hand--it may be cheaper to keep the Queen's Printers busy at this sort of thing than to fire them. But it would be a good idea if our watchdogs at Ottawa started sniffing out some answers. Preying Upon Poverty There have always been some in every generation, and in all forms of society, who prey upon the poor, the Windsor Star points out in a discussion of slum clearance. The Star continues: When one looks at slum areas one , wonders how anyone could make any The Oshawa Times T. L. WILSON, Publisher end General Manager €. GWYN KINSEY, Editor The Oshawa Times combining The Oshawa Times (established 1871) ana the Whitby Gazette and Chronicle (established 1863). is published daily (Sundays and statutory holidays excepted). he s of C Daily Newsp s Publishers Association, The Conadion Press, Audit Bureau of Circulation and the Ontaric Provincial Dailies Asso- ciation. The Canadian Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all news despatched in the paper credited to it or to The Associated Press or Reuters, and also the local news published therein. All rights of special despatches are also reserved. Offices Thomson Building, 425 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, 640 Cathcart Street, Montreal, P.Q. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Delivered by carriers in Oshawa, Whitby, Ajox, Pickering, Bowmanville, Brooklin, Port Perry, Prince Albert, Maple Grove Hampton, Frenchman's Bay, Liverpool aunton, Tyrone, Dunborton, Enniskillen, Orono Leskard, Brougham, Burketon, Claremont, Columbus Fairpori h, Greenwood Kinsale, Raglan, Blackstock, Manchester, Cobourg, Port Hope, Pontypool and Newcastle not over 45¢ per week. By mail (in province of Ontario) outside carriers delivery areas 12.00; elsewhere 15.00 per year. Average Daily Net Paid Publisher's Statement as of March 31, 1959 16,260 money out of such property. Certainly it is an economic and social liability to the community. But there are people who make plenty out of slums--which is one reason why slums persist. Controller Jean Newman in Toronto has been compaigning to improve con- ditions in slum areas in that city. The Welfare Department there found 46 people, all on relief, living in one house. It contains seven families, including 26 children. And such conditions are not peculiar . to any one city on this--or other--continents, That is how the owners make money out of such premises They prey upon the poor who cannot afford proper dwellings and pack them in like live- stock. Indeed decent farmers would have much more thought of the comfort of their livestock. : Controller Newman has received 'warnings to lay off her campaign. She believes some have come from corpora- tions or wealthy individuals who wish to protect their earnings out of the mis- ery of others. The queer part of it is that some who otherwise might be regarded as fine citizens seem to see nothing wrong about owning and profiting from slums. It has been known, for instance, for church organizations to own such pre- mises. RUNNING THE PLAYS GALLUP POLL OF CANADA Union Political Action Gets Minority Approval By CANADIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC OPINION Canadians have little use for the idea that labor unions should take part in political activities. For every adult who thinks it might be a good idea there are belween five and six who object to the proposal. Labor itself is not much more favorable than the average voter. This Canadian point of view contrasts with attitudes in the U.S., where among wage-earners, approval for political activity on the part of unions is much strong- er. This question was put to a cross-section of the nation by in- terviewers for the Gallup Poll: "Do you think Unions should or should not engage in political activities?" Yes, they should 13% No, should not 70 No opinion 17 100% To see if Labor itself is more interested in the idea of political activity for unions, the Poll com- pares attitudes of those adults who live in Labor Union *»suse- holds and those who do not. Labor Union Non-Union Households Households Yes, they should 16% 11% No, should not 66 72 No opinion 18 17 100% 100% s conviction is a basic one with Canadians. Earlier this year when certain political and }2hor leaders suggested that Labor should give its support to one particular Party, the nation re- jected the idea. Among those who had heard or read of the provosal, 67 per cent said they disapproved. A study made among wage- earners in the United States, spon. sored by the Wage-Earner Forum shows a much closer balance of opinion than in Canada, When the same question was put to wage-earners, non-union mem- bers were three to one against the plan. As the column below shows, split between Union members is fairly close. In the U.S. Wage-earners say: Union Non-Union Members Yes, they should 46% No, should not 51 No opinion 3 100% 100% Report from the U.S. -reflects the same strong feeling that some unions are becoming too powerful, reported the Poll earlier this week. Canadians who feel this way name the Teamsters union under Mr. Hoffa's leadership most frequently, as the type of union they have in mind. REPORT FROM U.K. Education Project On Commonwealth By M. McINTYRE HOOD Special London (Eng.) Correspondent For The Oshawa Times LONDON -- The British gov- ernment has set in motion a movement designed to present to the people of this conutry a com-' prehensive picture of the inde- pendent member countries of the Commonwealth and the depend- ent territories. Key feature in this campaign of education of the British public on the importance of Commonwealth relations is a travelling exhibition, which will visit in turn imnortant sections of the country. This exhibition is sponsored by the Commonwealth Relations Office and the Colonial Office jointly, and has been pro- duced by the Central Office of Information. Around it will be built a series of Commonwealth Weeks to be observed in various parts of the United Kingdom. FIRST AT LIVERPOOL The first fo these weeks, co- inciding with the first showing of the Commonwealth Exhibition, is now being held in Liverpool. It was formally opened by H.R.H. Princess Margaret, who launched the series. The exhibition will re- main in Liverpool until Decem- ber 5. During the following three months, it will be taken to Leeds, Birmingham and Norwich. A fur- ther 10 cities will be invited to act as hosts to the exhibition and to Commonwealth Week during the following 12 months. They will link with the Commonwealth Exhibition local events in many spheres illustrating different as- pects of the theme of improved Commonwealth relations. C Ith gover t are taking a full part in the ob- servance of these weeks and are associating themselves with the United Kingdom government in this presentation of the Common- wealth to the people of this coun- try. NATURE OF EXHIBITION The travelling exhibition, which covers an area of about 4000 square feet, is self-contained, and will be set up in local halls in each city visited. tI is divided into sections dealing with differ- ent aspects of the Common- wealth, It gives an account of development in the Common. wealth as a whole; illustrates how Commonwealth consultation and co-operation work; how Brit- ain discharges her responsibili- ties within the Commonwealth, and how Commonwealth mem- bership affects, the daily life of every citizen of the United King- dom. This is achieved by a pan- oramic representation of the in- ~ ter-relations between the various parts cf the Ccmmonwealth. Commonwealth governments are contributing to the activities of the Commonwealth Weeks in many ways, and Canada is well represented in the program of films from Commonwealth coun- tries which forms one of its chief entertainment features. Canada is also included in a se- ries of lectures on Common- wealth topics to be given in each city during the special week. Art exhibitions, displays of tra- ditional dancing and musical en- tertainments featuring Common- wealth artists will also be in- cluded in the Commonwealth Week programs. BY-GONE DAYS 21 YEARS AGO Lyman A. Gifford, Warden of ¥' Ontario County, presided at the ; final session for the year of county council at the Whitby Court House. Rev. W. R. Tanton spoke to the Oshawa Property Owners' Asso- ciation on the subject of "Co- operatives". Harmony school was closed by Dr. F. J. Rindle, MHO, when one of the pupils became ill from spinal meningitis. Fire destroyed the north wing of the old Dominion Organ and Piano Factory in Bowmanville, with an estimated loss of $30,000. Mrs. A. W. Bell was elected president of the Ontario Riding Women's Liberal Association. A. E. O'Neill, principal of OCVI, ed the enrol at the school was 1424. FOR BETTER HEALTH Victim Of Gallstones May Be Unaware of It HERMAN N. BUNDESEN, MD SOME OF you may be walking around with a miniature stone quarry in your abdomen right now without even suspecting it. The likelihood is particularly great if you are a man and over 40, if you frequently overeat, are often constipated, have a seden- tary job and get little exercise. For it is this type of individual who often becomes a victim of gallstones. TEMPORARY STOREHOUSE Your gall bladder is a part of your digestive system. It is used as a temporary storehouse for the bile secreted by your liver. It is a little pouch located in the upper right portion of the abdo- men. Gallstones are small masses composed of red bile pigment, a fat-like substance, and lime salts. These masses sometimes form in the gall bladder itself or in the ducts leading either to or from it. MAY BE UNNOTICED You might have a single gall- stone or hundreds of them. And you might be completely un- aware of them or you might have excruciating pain. Your best bet is to seek treat- ment promptly if you notice any of the symptoms of gallstones-- fullness and pressure in the 'pit of the stomach, a twitch in the side, a feeling of nausea, faint- ness or chilliness following a meal. Indigestion also might be a signal o* gallstones. Any movement of a large stone generally causes extreme pain. First, there will be a stabbing pain in the upper right part of the abdomen, then the pain will radiate, It may be felt on both sides, in the right shoulder, the back and the abdomen. In the abdomen it will jump from one side to the other. The pain can be so intense that it will feel as though your back is broken and vou will roll in agony on the floor. A high , fever and a chill usually accom- pany such an attack. COULD BE FATAL Now gallstones seldom cause death, but a rupture of the gall bladder could be fatal. Contact a physician immediate- ly. He will come right away, but in the meantime, ask him wheth- er he advises hot applications to ease the pain. If he does, apply heat to the painful area by using a hot water bottle or hot towels. The patient should be put to bed, his clothing loosened or re- moved and he should be given plenty of water. QUESTION AND ANSWER Mrs. K. E.: My little girl has a little larger lump in the right breast than in the other. Does this mean that it is nat- rual and the glands are starting to develop or is there something wrong? Answer: Although this be a normal condition it may also be caused by a tumor or some other disturbance, She should be examined by Your doctor. QUEENSPARK Ground Rules Needed For Cabinet Members I ES : | : ' ; the hardest demands of ikely us: pe to ask Es ER Hon. Roland E i provincial secretary here, Speaker of the federal house much milk," he shouted. C'est 1a femme, c'est la guerre! If You're TIRED ALTE rn lili HE Is i fered { sfeel Michener. a group And they need at least some re- strictions in the way of armor. KNOCK-OUT HALF As we all know one man can't really hand! one woman once you get into the field of reason. _e inevitable end is frustra- on. To ask a man to handle a dozen or more at one time should be beyond any call of duty. And at the very least there should be an au'omatic rule that helf of what he says be exnnged from all records and not be used against him in any way, SOME CAN As in private life some men in politics have the knack of han- dling women. On the platform, of coufse, this is not difficult at all The main requirement is a pressed sult, steady use of the heir-brush end a charming smile. But there are some who can even come out all right at closer quarters, Premier Frost is one of these. And his technique is to out-talk them and be even more devious in his reasoning than thev are. The late Col. 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