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fi: ~The Oshavon Times Published by Canadian Newspapers Limited, 86 King St. E., Oshawa, Ont. Page 4 Thursday, December 17, 1959 Travel between nations does not nec- essarily lead to greater understanding. Tt may lead to misunderstanding and mischief when the travellers are stupid and garrulous: all too often some per- son spends a week or two in a foreign country, takes dozens of indifferent pictures, and then returns to pose as an expert, issuing all sorts of sweeping generalizations that are more fiction than fact. Nevertheless, if any generalization is possible, it is that the more communi- cation there is between two nations, the better their mutual understanding will ~ be. It is an advance even if their only discovery is that the people in the other country do not grow horns and live on grass. Evidence of greater communica- tion, then, between the free and Com- munist worlds is encouraging. Compar- isons of intellectual and material stan- dards become possible, And the ease or difficulty of East-West travel is a check on the temperature of the cold war. While there has been an easing of travel restrictions by the Soviet Union in recent months, the USSR and the United States are still playing their curious map game. It is discussed by «¥enneth Mack and Lewis Marshall Helm in Harper's magazine. For some years Russia barred Amer- jcans from travel to many parts of the country. In 1952 the U.S. decided to re- taliate by demanding that Soviet citi- zens advance notice of any trips Gold Mines' "If there is any doubt as to the nec- essity of continuing the Emergency Gold give «Mines Assistance Act, it would be dis- pelled by the latest figures of the sale price of the yellow metal." This is the opening observation of the Timmins Daily Press in an editorial commenting on the recent story from the Gold Information Bureau regarding the dollar loss to Canadian gold mines by reason of the disparity in the ex- change between the Canadian and Uni- ted States dollars. The editorial goes on to review fact that the price of gold was set at the arbitrary figure of $35 an ounce in United States funds in the depres- sion year, 1934. The U.S. still pays $35 an ounce in its own funds for all Canadian gold it purchases, but the mines are reimburs- ed in Canadian dollars, and taking a financial beating because of the dispar- ity in the exchange, The price in Cana- dian funds touched a new low two weeks ago of $33.13 How hard is this hitting the gold mines in Ontario? Because of the ad- verse rate of exchange, the eight op- erating gold mines in the Kirkland- Larder area received $141,471.81 less for their gold in the month of October than they would have received if the U.S. and Canadian dollars were ex- changed at par. This means a loss each day of the month of $4,563. And in the the Cyclists Are some self- being Bicycle riders are human, but car drivers seem to overlook this evident truth. Cyclists resent shouted at, with voice or horn. A smile or an act of courtesy tends to make them reciprocate. They get wet and dirty if splashed. Their bones break if they are struck by a speeding car, and 3 they bleed if they crash into a suddenly- . 3 physically from the weather. piste the use for republication of opened door. Apart possibly from be- ing a little more healthy, they are just like everyone else -- and they are not second-class citizens. _«. The steel, glass and upholstery of a insulate a driver Some- times the comfortable surroundings seem to insulate him mentally from the normal feelings of consideration for his neighbors on the road, Because he is in command of the power of 300 horces he should watch that he does not de- velop a touch of the superman complex, Fhe Oshawa Times 7. L. WILSON, Pablisher end General Maneger €. GWYN KINSEY, Editor he Oshawa Times combining The Oshowa Times (estoblished 1871) and the Whitby Gazette and Chronicle (established 1863), is published deaily (Sundays and statutory holidays excepted). Members of Canadian Daily Newspapers Publishers car does more than w" ciation, The Conadion Press, Audit Bureau of Circulation end the Ontario Provincial Dailies Asso- ciation. The Conadian Press is exclusively entitled Il news despatched 4n the poper 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 Avenues, Yoronto, Ontario; 640 Cathcart Street, Montreol, P.Q. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Delivered by carriers in Oshawa, Whitby, Ajax Pickering, Bowmanville, Brooklin, Port Perry, Prince Albert, Maple Grove Hampton, Frenchman's Bay, Liverpool. Taunton, Tyrone, Dunborton, Orono Leskard, Brougham, Burketon, Claremont, Columbus Fairport each, Greenwood, Kinsole, Raglan, Blackstock, Manchester, Cobourg, Port Hops Pontypool and Newcastie not over 45¢ per week. By mail (in province of Ontario) outside carriers delivery areos 12.00; elsewhere 15.00 per year. Average Daily Net Paid as of Nov. 3031959 Enniskillen, _ Map Game An Indicator . Of East-West Relations beyond suburban Washington, In 1955 the U.S. government started a policy of an eye for an eye. When Russia closed a section of the Soviet Union, the U.S. closed a section of that country. Says the article: : "For example, the Russians lost six counties in Jowa when they banned water travel on the Yenisei river: Omsk and Tomsk were neatly paired off with Seattle and Louisville; and when the highway from Moscow to Kashira and Kaluga was closed, we followed suit by shutting off routes 40 and 240 from Washington. D.C., to Hancock, Md." Other places from which Russians have periodically been barred: the Chi- cago 'zoo, Brooklyn, suburban Des Moines, San Francisco, St. Louis, Mas- sachusetts, the Indiana sand dunes, Deaf Smith county in Texas, Minnehaha county in South Dakota, Coffee county in Tennessee, Retaliation sometimes does work. In a Moscow heat wave two years ago the Russians suddenly barred Americans from the only cool spot around, a near= by lake district. The U.S. responded by refusing to allow Russians in Washing- ton to enjoy the breezes of Chesaneake Bay. The Russians quickly .lifted the ban, and so did the Americans. The U.S. has proposed mutual relaxa- tion of travel, but the Russians have been slow to agree. It's a sillv piece of business, but when it ends we'll know that there has been a definite thaw. Troubles first 10 months of this year, the Kirk- land-Larder mines lost a total of more than a million dollars the adverse exchange. The actual $1,- 048,978.86. mn figure was Porcupine A area have ly a million a half dol- the same period, Lesser were suffered by gold mines in North- western Ontario The Daily Press continues in Canadian funds at rate of $35 amount subsidy. and losses ayment the would, in effect to a The cost-al been p EGMA which takes 2 mine's prosperity into account. In other words, a mine which had a good production year would get assist- ance but would pay much of it back in taxes. "However, many mines which might have gone under in recent years Have managed to carry on with cost aid. The necessity of continuing this form of as- sistance is apparent, especially in view of the depressed state of the gold price." Communities like Timmins and Kirk- land Lake in the North and smaller communities in the Northwest depend on gold and "they cannot be permitted to suffer because of an arbitrary price which has no relation to the inflation of values since 1934. Cost aid, in fact, might have to be increased pending a possible -- and still improbable -- in- crease in the price of gold." Human, Too that leaves no place for understanding or sympathy for other less well-equip- ped road users Drivers whe remain unruffled at commonplace traffic delays -- even the disruption caused by selfish or illegal parking on rush-hour routes are often volubly resentful if they have to slow down for a few seconds to get g on a has under past a cyclist. And their bad temper - is sometimes translated into action that ends in tragedy Cyclists need special consideration at all times because of their vulnerability, especially in bad weather. Yet it is iron- ical that a large proportion of injuries to cyclists are inflicted by stationary cars -- that is, by open left-hand doors. The driver who flings open his door without checking the rear is a major menace to cyclists, since they are usu- ally forced to ride close to cars parked at the curb. Telegraph cotipanies are seriously concerned at the number of delivery boys injured in. this way Not all cyclists operate their mach- ines as sensibly as they should. But, says the Ontario Safety League, each rider is a human being who has every legal and moral right to use the streets without being threatened with death or mutilation by impatient or careless drivers. Other Editor's Views BORDER CROSSINGS (Ottawa Citizens) Canadians visiting the United States no longer require customs permits cov- ering their car and its accessories. One effect will be to reduce if not eliminate tratfic jams at some busy crossing points. For the tourist, going across the Border will be made that much simpler. Other regulations remain in effect, and cars will still be subject to inspection on their return, but there is no reason to believe that ordinary buying patterns are to be affected. going / are the OTTAWA REPORT Canadian Money Can Be Surprise By PATRICK NICHOLSON OTTAWA -- I had an interest. ing experience today while visit- ing those crowded emporia which thrust hard liquor and soft dollars respectively down our throats. In one of the high-profit-margin stores operated by the Liquor Control Board of Ontario, where the mark-up is even highr than on packaged breakfast cereals, I was trying to find a palatable" bottle of imported wine. The choice provided is far from the best, presumably because the LCBO likes us to buy hard liquor on which the profit is larger, and because it does not want to ex- pose our domestic wines to su- perior competition. CHEEKY U.S. TOURIST But I digress. In front of me in this LCBO store was an American la tourist buying a bottle of rye-- quite unnecessarily, because the effe¢ts of her previous bottle were at or near the summit, She tendered a $10 bill in payment, which would have been adequate had it been legal tender in Can- ada. But it was not, because it ~ had been issued by the Treasury of a foreign country, namely the U.S.A. However, the cashier was FOR BETTER HEALTH very polite, and accepted it. He charged the appropriate 5 per cent discount on the foreign ex- change, which provoked one squawk. The tourist them per- emptorily demanded that the cashier should give her her change in U.S. currency, and his inability thus to break the Cana- dian laws provoked an even louder squawk. Shortly thereafter I cashed a cheque in my favorite bank. In- cluded among the coinage given to me was a U.S. coin of 50 cents, which of course is worth only 47% cents here. Remembering that tourist, I politely indicated that I wanted no part of it, and the cashier smilingly handed me in exchange another silver half-dol- Tr. That also struck me as being unfamiliar, and jokingly I asked thie "ood-humoured girl if she wouldn't stop giving me all this foreign garbage instead of honest Canadian coins. She had given me a Newfoundland four-bits, COINS DOUBLE STANDARD Thereupon Miss McCreary opened a coin collector's cata- Causes Of Retardation Undergoing Deep Study HERMAN N. BUNDESEN, MD THANKSGIVING Day is a day for remembering and, of course for being thankful for what we have Most of you can that your children in good health and will grow up to be strong and vigorous - adults MENTALLY RETARDED However, the parents of 120,- 000 children born annually in the United States can't look forward with this same assurance. Thev mothers and fathers of are born mentally be thankful are infants who refarded All told, ti ipproximate- 5.000.000 mentally retarded ms in United States 1at means t 30 out of every 1000 children ar wdults are € tarded more than are affected by any physical handicap THOUGHTFUL THEME I know of prefer to would turkey would most concentrate you on tarded I ends today--"Retarded can be Helped." We can't always tell time which children will be men- tally retarded. They are born to average and even brilliant par ents as well as dull parents. All racial, religious, soc and eco- nomic groups are affected MANY CAUSES KNOWN Yet we do know more than 90 causes which prevent the brain from developing fully. We sus- pect many other Overexposur cer- tain illnesses and glandular disorders during preg- nancy may result in a child's being retarded. Among other ahead of 0 X-rays, infections ca are extraordinary prolonged labor, pelvic pressure, hemorrhage and lack of oxygen for the baby. In some of these cases, ean prevent mental re tardation uses we HAZARDS LESSENED Caesarean section, for exam- ple. lessens the hazards of brain damage due to prolonged labor. Special diets can overcome ine stances of chemic Y ance which can the brain of the baby Right BY-GONE DAYS 31 YEARS AGO Newton Edgar re-elected president of the Fraternity class of King St. Church for the en- suing year. injure now research is under Nas Oniario Regiment band under the leadership of Thomas Demp- sey and assisted by Mrs. Ina Tod Gray, soprano soloist, gave a concert in the Regent Theatre. J. D. Mooney, president of Gen- eral Motors Export Co. and other export executives of GM, were guests of H, A. Brown, general manager, and other local offi- cials, after which an extensive tour of the plant was made Whitby Boy Scouts were admir- able hosts at the 7th anniversary banquet, when their parents and visitors from Toronto and Lind sav were entertained. Rev. D. B. Langford, rector of St. John's Anglican Church, was chairman for the occasion. Twenty local gunmen took part in the annual shoot of the Osh- awa Gun Club. R. Hornsby, A. Hambly, T. Miller, R. Morrison, M. Gayeand C. Hamilton were prize-winners. Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Tuttle, Col- borne St, E., celebrated their 58th wedding anniversary. Analysis of the voters' list for the city showed that the total number eligible to vote in the January civic election was 10,682 an increase of 1618 over the prey ious year enced Baptis Rev. H. A. Ackland coms his ministry 'at Calvary Church W. Glaspell and sons, Oshawa, won several awards for sheep at the Guelph Fair. City and companp officials took part in the opening ceremony of a's GM plant R.. 8. Me- In drove the f oft ily line and pre. sented to the Red Cross Society. way to break down the causes of retardation more precisely and to develop means of elimi- nating and overcoming more of them NEED PROPER AID With the proper aid, 25 out of every 30 retarded children be educated in the basic sk reading, writing and arithmetic and as adults can be gainfully employed in unskilled and semi- skilled work. The National Association for Retarded Children, Inc., 99 Uni. versity Place, New York 3, N.Y., plays a major role in helping these youngsters. Now you can help them. They need money to carry on the work. can s of logue, evidently preferred reading among the staff of Canada's brightest bank. "What year is it" she asked me, "It is probably worth more than 50 cents." 1 told her it was: dated 1909. "If it had not been in- circula- tion, it would be worth $30," Miss McCreary told me. "In very fine condition, it is worth $3.25; in } fine, $1.50." Some Canadian coins likewise are worth to collectors. much more than their face value, she explained. For instance, there was a defect on some 1936 dimes -a dot under the "3""--and that little coin is valued at $1,500 among collectors. But there are only eight known specimens with that flaw, More recently, this well-informed girl at the Bank of Montreal told me, our 1948 silver dollar has augmented through rarity to a valuation of $60 among collectors, although a bank will only give you one hundred cents for it. Another outstanding modern coin in collectors' eyes is the 1921 50-cent piece. In very fine condition, that is now worth 3,400 times its face value, "Do workers in banks remem- ber all these special values?" I asked. "Oh no. But we get interested in the money we handle, and some of us fry to learn from these REPORT FROM U.K. Canals Alternative To Highway Travel By M. McINTYRE HOOD Special London (Eng.) Correspondent For The Oshawa Times LONDON -- With highways all over England becoming very badly congested because of the increase in motor traffic, parti- cularly in the field of commer- cial transports, attention is be- ing turned to the country's water- ways as a means of relieving the traffic situation. Advocates of greater utilization of Britain's network of canals aré deploring the fact that they have been al- lowed to detericrate to the ex- tent of being unable to carry the volume of goods they carried in bygone days. 5 There are still 1400 miles of canals in commercial use in the United Kingdom. They offer And of course one can alwavs dream that one dull day might be enlivened by finding one of those rare 1936 dimes in the till. cheap movement of goods away from the congested highway routes. They take this traffic off the highways, and do not disturb the other types of traffic which go overland. And, it is also point- ed out, they do not add to traf- fic jams or road casualties COULD CARRY MORE In spite of their obvious utility, the canals are being badly neg- lected, The last annual return shows a drop of six per cent in the tonnage . carried on them, Yet these waterways, exactly as they are today, could carry many times the present amount of freight. And with moderniza- tion, their potential could be in- creased still further. This program of modemization is now getting under way. A sum of £6 million has been set aside by the ministry of trans. port for am improvement plan. New locks, to carry larger ves- sels, are being built; channels are being widened and deepened, and banks are being repaired. On top of this improvement program, however, something more is needed to give the wa- terways their proper place in the transport system. The urgent need now is for industrialists and traders to be persuaded that the canals can serve them well. British Waterways, the corpora- tion in charge of them, have al- ready embarked on a selling campaign aimed at winning trade both at home and from foreign countries which ship their products to Britain. CHALLENGE TO MINISTER + Ernest Marples, Minister of Transport, is now being chal. lenged to give leadership in give ing the inland waterways the place which they can occupy in the transport system of the coun- try. One commentator says: "This small and congested is- land, beset by transport prob- lems on all fronts, can never af- ford to overlook . this efficient supplementary transport system. The canals are here, the boats are here, the men are here. It was a national misfortune that the system was permitted to de- cline so severely. Mr. Marples has the chance to see that it is once again enabled to make its proper contribution towards solving our difficulties." catalogues." 3 TAKE NOTICE THAT: NAME OF STREET Bedford Avenue Glenwood Court Glenwood Crescent Mohawk Street Winona Avenue Mohawk Street Winona Avenue Winona Avenue South Limit of Street West Limit of Street FROM os East limit DATED ot Oshawa this 10th day of December, 1959 TO éast limit of Lot 18, Plan 606 South limit of Street East limit of Lot 48, Plon 441 Most westerly limit of Street described in By-law 3127 LOCAL IMPROVEMENT NOTICE cg 1. The Council of the Corporation of the City of Oshawe intends to construct, as local improvements, sanitary sewers in the following streets between the points mentioned: size 8" 8" 8" 8" of Lot 38, Plan 450 8" end intends to specially assess a port of the cost upon the land abutting directly on the work. . The estimated cost of the work is $38,829.13, The special assessment is to be paid in fifteen equal ennual instalments and the estimated onnual rate per foot frontage is 16.5¢. . Application will be made by the Corporation to The Ontario Municipal Board for its approval of the undertaking of the said work, and any owner may, within twenty-one days efter the first publication of this notice, file with the Board his oblection to the said work being undertaken. . The said Board may epprove of the said work being undertaken, but before doing se it may appoint « time end place when any objection to the work will be considered. L. R. BARRAND, Clerk, City of Oshaws. ESTIMATED COST TOTAL PER LINEAL FOOT $ 1,498.70 2,035.55 8,208.20 $ 6.72 10.08 an 20,729.05 6,357.63 11.54 9.24 C. POPOVER PYJAMAS . . Remember, are a happy choice. Reifman.- "WHERE. 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