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The Osharon Times Published by Canadian Newspapers Limited, 86 King St. E., Oshawa, Ont. Page 6 Thursday, February 11, 1960 Civil Defence Policy Disenchantment Noted Ontario county council's withdrawal from the area civil defence organization has been followed by the decision of Ajax town council to do nothing at all about civil defence unt a "master plan" is produced by federal or provin- cial authorities. The disenchantment of municipal authorities is understandable, Civil defence is in a mess, and it will continue in that fashion until federal authorities 'do tough thinking about it. Earnest efforts have been made at the municipal level to bring some order out of chaos, but such efforts were doomed to failure by the lack of direc- tion from senior levels of government. Provincial authorities have done little more than pay lip service to the cause of defence, and have either tossed the ball back to the federal government or let the municipalities run with it. Again, that is understandable. Civil defence is fundamentally a federal concern, be- cause it' calls for national policy and national decisions. There has not been, since the end of World War II, a clear,logical state ment of civil defence policy by a federal government, probably because federal authorities have not had a clear con- ception of how the civilian population could be organized and helped for de- fence against rapidly changing forms of attack. The development of weapons has made policy-making difficult; the policy that might have served well in 1950 would obviously be inadequate for 1960. Moreover, how does one go about arousing enthusiasm for civil de- fence in a population that refuses to become excited ? Yet common produce would seem some to require some sort of policy. It can only be shaped by federal authorities, and it must be flexible enough to meet changing conditions. In other words, the civil defence structure must not be rigid and must not be over-extended. The tasks of such organizations as the armed services, police and fire-fighting forces can be prepared in detail to cover a variety of emergencies, but attempts to organize civilians down to, say, the block level will be futile, a waste of time, effort and money. Theories of protection within urban areas and evacuation to rural or semi- urban areas clearly need constant re- valuation, in the light of technological developments, It is possible, for example, that the Oshawa-Toronto-Hamilton area might get 15 minutes or less to prepare for an attack. What can be done in 15 minutes? If the warning period were, say six hours, would it be feasible to attempt an evacuation -- or attempt to keep some men at their jobs, while their families were evacuated? And what would happen if the alarm turned out to be false? The movement of large groups of people in and out of cities would be almost as effective a way of interrupting production and lowering morale as an actual attack? Civil defence authorities may have the answers to some of these questions, but at the federal level at least they seem to be keeping them to themselves. It might be a good idea if all municipal- ities decided to quit worrying about civil defence until senior governments produced a clear, realistic policy. The withdrawal of the municipalities might be just the thing needed to shock the "seniors" into action. Member's Correct Title A question that has puzzled natives #8 well as newcomers may be answered at this session of the Ontario legislature, Should a member of that legislature be called an MLA (member of the legis- lative assembly) or MPP (member of the provincial parliament)? Constitutional authorities disagree. Some refer to the British North Ame- rica Act, which laid down that Ontario should have a Legislature consisting of the Lieutenant-Governor and one House called the legislative Assembly -- and the "legislative" was spelled with a small "". They reason that this makes a member of the House an MLA -- or should it be MIA? Against this there is the definition of a parliament as a legislative body, an assembly for con- sultation and deliberation. Each pro- vince, by that definition, has a parlia- ment. Indeed, every legislative body is a parliament. MPP was used in Ontario until the United Farmers government imported MLA from the West in 1919. In 1938 the Legislature unanimously agreed to a resolution that the designation be MPP, but MLA was not so easily done away with. There are several court rulings that in matters within their jurisdiction, provincial assemblies have the full powers of parliaments. There is it. It does not greatly matter how the question is resolved, as long as one form is adopted and the other dropped. We prefer the MPP, because "parliament" has, to us, a deeper mean- ing than "legislature assembly" and the Ontario House can properly be called a parliament. Answer To "Exodus" Toronto businessman Ben Dunkel- man has done a distinct service in point- ing to the distortion in "Exodus", the best-selling novel by Leon Uris. He can speak with authority. Now president of Tip Top Tailors Limited, he served as an infantry officer in the Second World War and commanded a company of the Queens Own Rifles of Canada during some of the bitterest fighting of the campaign in Northwest Europe. Then he fought as a brigade commander in the Israeli-Arab war of 1947-49, Mr. Dunkelman did not refer speci fically to "Exodus", a story about how the state of Israel came into being, but those who have read the book will The Oshawa Times T. L. WILSON, Publisher and General Manager €. GWYN KINSEY, Editer The Oshawa [limes combining The Oshawa Times (established 1871) ana the Whitby Gazette ond Chronicle (established 1863), is, published daily (Sundays and statutory holidays excepted Members ot Con in Daily Newspapers Publishers Association, The Canadian Press, Audit Bureau of Circulation and the Ontario Provincial Dailies Asso- ciation, The Conadion Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all news despatched in the poper credited to it or to The Assaciated Press or Reuters, and also the local news published therein. All rights of special despatches ore alse reserved Offices Thomson Building, 425 University Avenue Toronto, Ontario. 640 Cathcart Street, Montreal, PQ SUBSCRIPTION RATES Delivered by cor n Oshawa, Whitby, Pickering, Bowmar Brooklin, Port Perry Albert, Maple Grove Hampton, Frenchmon's Bay Liverpool aunton, Tyrone, Dunborton, Enniskillen Leskord, Brougham, Burketon, Claremont Columbus Fairport Beach, Greenwood, Kinscle Raglan, Blagkstock, Manchester, Cobourg, Port Hope Pontypool and Newcastle not over 45c per week & By mail (in province of On outside carriers delivery areas 12.00" slsewhe 1500 per veor Average Daily Net Paid as of Nov. 30, 1959 16.560 Ajax Prince readily understand the point of his remarks. He told the Galt Kiwanis Club that "this literature is giving an en- tirely unfair view of Britain's role" and brings out "the friction between British and the Jewish people without acknowledging the vital and generally friendly role that Britain did play." "Without the active support and friendship" of the British people and the government of Britain, "there "would have been no Jewish state pro- claimed in 1948," he said. "People are inclined to forget this fact and to re- member only some of the friction at the end of the mandatory period." "Exodus" is a badly written book, a turgid semi-documentary melange of fiction and propaganda. Uris may have been presenting what he believed to be a sincere point of view, but more often it reads like a tract of blind hate, the sort of unreasoning hate of Britain that seems to have possessed several of Uris' colleagues -- Ben Hecht, for instance. Mr. Dunkelman helps put the matter in a clearer perspective -- a necessary chore, considering the extensive sale of "Exodus". We hope he repeats his speech many times Bible Thought When thou vowest a vow unto God, not to pay it--Ecclesiastes 5:4. For whatever we promise God and fulfill, He amply repays. But whatever we neglect to fulfill, He might collect in other ways----with high interest. The sleep the laboring sweet--Ecclesiastes 5:13. of man 1s A LONG, REPORT FROM U.K. LONG TRAIL Some Of Our Laws Surprise British By M. McINTYRE HOOD Special London (Eng.) Correspondent to THE OSHAWA TIMES LONDON -- Scores of English people to whom I have talked profess to be quite amazed at some of the laws which are In force in Canada, particularly the liquor laws of the various prov inces, and the laws which make it a criminal offence to promote sweepstakes and football pools This subject has been to the fore recently by the publication in some of the newspapers of a story from Canada, telling of the strictness with which the anti. sweepstakes law is being enforc- ed when Canadians are [found sending football coupons and money to England. QUEEN'S PARK New House Members Slowly Show Calibre By DON O'HEARN TORONTO -- This House has one of the largest contingents of new members in some time, All told, there are 13 on the Opposition side and 9 in the gov- ernment benches Most of them, naturally, have not had much to say as yet However one still has been able to get some impression of them. A CHARMER And for the most part it is a good one, In the Liberal ranks there have been a few newcomers who have quickly stepped into the wrang gling. The most impressive of these to at least one reporter has been Andrew Thompson, the young member from Toronto Dover- court, Mr, Thompson formerly was an assistant to Lester Pearson He has made only one brief speech at time of writing. It exhibited charm, in the form of a north of Ireland accent as broad as the isle itself, common sense, in that it made its point well, and a certain modesty which never does a new member any harm. NOT MODEST The two other new who have been mixing in are Elmer Sopha of Sudbury and Vernon Singer of York Centre Neither suffers from the mod estv of Mr. Thompson Mr, Sopha, however, does have the quality of usually making a good point and speaking well to it. Mr. Singer, in contrast, seems to speak mainly to hear himself talk--at about every opportunity possible. A young lawyer of some abil- ity, the York Centre member, of course, was an aspirant for the leadership of the party and it would appear most likely will be an aspirant for something or other all his life, He probably will learn. But at present he seems to believe he is still in Metro Toronto cougpgil And while the legislature ay not be any tremendous shakes as legislative bodies go, it certainly is far above the squabbling, pub licity-hungry assembly which. is Metro council BRIGHT ONE On CEF side one bright star, PARAGRAPHICAL WISDOM Many a man has found it's much easier to fall in love than to wiggle out of it. Liberals there Ken is the Bryden Ignorance of the law is wide- spread as is of the fact that merely passing a law will not solve a problem. also ignoran of The general impression which British people have with respect to these laws Is that Canadians must have a puritanical streak in them, and that this finds its ex- pression in the liquor control laws and the lottery and sweepstake prohibitions WAY OF LIFE HERE Mary British people who have discussed the matter with me simply cannot understand why Canadians cannot have a flutter in the football pools as millions of people do here every week. In fact, so many of the population take part in the football pools that this form of gambling is consid- ered as part of the mormal way of life in this country. Those who member for Toronto - Woodbine. former deputy minister of labor in Saskatchewan and for the past few years secretary of the On- tario CCF party. Mr. Bryden has made several contributions, And there is no question he has ability. There is a suspicion, however, that the House may tire of him, He has fitted in just a bit too well, and is perhaps a shade too unctuous or smug in his ap- proach There are some members, in fact, who believe he will eventu- ally get under leader Donald MacDonald's hair. BWINDING regard it as gambling, indeed, are very much in. the minority. Not long ago a noted Scottish minister, Rev. Dr. George Mac- Leod, gave it as his view that risking a few shillings on the football pools was not gambling. He was asked if, in his capacity as head of the Iona Community, he would accept a donation from a man who had won a large sum on the football pools. He replied quite emphatically that he would not have the slightest hesitation in accepting it, adding that in his opinion, taking part in the week- ly football pools did not consti- tute gambling. IDEA WIDESPREAD That same idea, as a matter of fact, is quite widespread among the millions who fill out their football coupons every week. Their claim is that filling in a winning coupon is purely a matter of skill, knowledge and judgment, and involves a careful study of football form and statistics of past games. In the great major- ity of cases, they are not placing a bet in the same way as is done with horse racing. They are pit- ting their skill and knowledge against those of the millions of other pools' addicts, and the win- i ners are those who can come i closest to forecasting the games i which will be drawn, and those won at home and away from home. And that does involve a 8 considerable measure of skill, CANADA'S LIQUOR LAWS The liquor laws of Canada are quite incomprehensible to British people. On many occasions I have tried to outline these laws to people over here, but the ex- planations are usually received with a shake of the head and a frank statement, "It just does not seem possible to have the peo- ple under such controls." By and large, drinking is not considered nearly as much of a social problem in Britain as in Canada, perhaps because there is so much freedom in the patronage of public houses that it is very seldom abused. It is a fact that since I came over here nearly two years ago, I have rarely seen anyone on the streets the worse of liquor. FOR BETTER HEALTH Here's A Little Quiz Dealing With Cancer HERMAN N. BUNDESEN, MD Today I'm going to put on a little quiz show. I readily confess that it is rigged, because I know both the questions and answers. I have to, since I'm going to ask and answer them The category is one in which all of us have a vital interest -- cancer. INFORMATIVE QUIZ Whether you still like quizzes or not, I think you will find this one fairly informative. Q. First, what is cancer? A, Cancer is an uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells, The body is made up of billions of normal cells, tiny, indepen- dently-growing structures. Nor- mal cells divide and grow in an orderlv manner, but only to create needed body parts or to mend injured, broken or worn. out tissues CANCER CELLS Cancer cells, on the other hand, grow in a disorderly manner. They steal nourishment from sur- rounding tissues and force their way among normal cells. This builds up clusters of useless cells which spread to other parts of the body Q. Do lower animals also de- velop cancer? A. Yes, they may. Cancer is found in all forms of life, as in animals. IS IT TRANSFERABLE? Q. Well then, will eating meat from an animal that "had cancer cause cancer in human beings? ont, according to Phy sicans and scien- \ No our leading tists. in® Q. What about alcohol, is there any evidence that its moderate use has any relation to cancer of the stomach? A. No Will a bruise or an injury cause cancer? WON'T CAUSE CANCER A. A single injury to soft tis- sue will not cause cancer to de velop Women should have no fear that a blow on the breast will cause cancer, Q. Do hemorrhoids turn into cancer? A, No, they don't. However, hemorrholds may mask cancer. They should always be brought to the attention of a doctor. Q. Once a person has been cured of cancer, can he develop cancer again? MAY STRIKE AGAIN A. He may. That's why period- ic physicai examinations are so important for everyone. There, 1 answered every ques- tion correctly. Guess I'll"be-back again for another performance -- as soon as I have another peek at the question and answer sheet. QUESTION AND ANSWER Mrs. R. S.: What are the symp- toms of infectious sinus trouble and can this condition affect the throat? Answer: Sinus infections may cause various symptoms, such as nasal and post-nasal discharge of material containing pus, nasal blockage, abnormal odors and headaches. A sore throat may frequently accompany the condition because of the post-nasal discharge, which may be irritating. OTTAWA REPORT Macquarrie Example Good Back-Bencher 8y PATRICK NICHOLSON Heath Macquarrie, the 40-year- old Progressive Conservative rep- resentative of P.E.I's Queens constituency, is typical of the best type of back-bench MP, Where whose industry and intellectual qualities should carry him high up the political ladder. Heath was born in the coastal village of Victoria, where his family roots reach back many generations, It. used to be a prosperous centre of coastal shipping, but is now am idyllic retreat which he enjoys revisit- ing. His. parly interest in politics and intePnational affairs inevit- ably earried him further afield, and he has been a student or lecturer at universities in five provinces. For several years he has been gathering material for a book describing the political career of Sir Robert Borden, the former Maritime Prime Minister whom he regards as a typical rugged Canadian and a most neglected public figure. HOME AWAY FROM HOME With his wife and three young children--girls of 7 and 5 and a boy of 1 year--Heath lives in a rented home in the Ottawa sub- urb of Alta Vista, His day starts at 7. After the school-age chil- dren have departed on the school bus, Heath drives himself to Par- liament Hill, and is at work in his office by 9 He has a private office in the historic west block. Furnished with two arm chairs and, a sofa as well as his desk, it's well filled bookcase and loaded filing cabinet make it obviously a workroom, The walls are decorated nos- talgically with colored prints of Charlottetown's Province House, "The Cradle of Confederation," BY-GONE DAYS 32 YEARS AGO January building reached $47, 450. The largest item recorded was the store and apartment building erected by Miss Whitney on Simcoe St. A deputation from Whitby vis- ited the Liquor Control Board, Toronto, in opposition to the es. tablishment of a liquor store in the community. Ukrainian ' colony in Oshawa was to erect an $8000 technical school. It was to be fitted so that training could be given in all trades and farming. Michael Karch was president and W. Rychlo, secretary, of the organi. zation, John Paulos of Oshawa had in his possession an ancient valu- able Greek coin which went through the treasury of Athens about 400 years B.C. G. M. Forsyth, reeve of Pick ering township, was elected ward- en of Ontario County. The Church of England pur chased Dr. Shirley's residence at the corner of Masson and Hill croft streets, Rev. R. B. Patter- son of Uxbridge was to occupy the rectory in March. J. P. Mangan, Oshawa barris ter, was elected president of the Ontario County Bar Association. A. 8. McLeese announced ex- pansion of his apartment houses on Simcoe St. north that would involve $100,000 to add 44 apart. ments to the present total of 25. A total of 6030 cars of all makes was shipped from. the Oshawa plants during January. Construction work commenced on a new garage near the main office building to house the cars of GMC executives. A total of 104 cases of mumps was reported in the city during January. . Lyman C. Smith, for many years principal of Oshawa High School, was stricken suddenly while walking on Simcoe St. well-filled by 193 pounds, Heath does not diet, but is careful what he eats: "1 would enjoy hot plum | pudding with brandy sauce more than the non-calorific gelatin des- serts to which I regiment my- self." His lunch is often just a sandwich in the Parliamentary cafeteria, but is always followed i by a walk around Parliament and the elegant pillared Gover- nor's Residence. Framed photos include Heath at United Nations, he has represented his country for three years; the four P.E.l. members, who hold regu- lar weekly "home affairs" meet- ings; and a photo of the Prime Minister autographed "To my friend and colleague." His first task every morning is to attend to his mail, averaging 10 or more letters. These are mostly from Islanders seeking jobs, because P.E.I- people are conditioned to the fact that politi. cal influence can bring employ- ment from lighthouse-keeper to day laborer repairing a wharf, building a potato warehouse or constructing Charlottetown air. port. Industry does not proliferate in our Island province, where the chief business is tourism. The P.E.L ferry carried only 9,439 private cars in 1943 -- 15 years later the flood of summer visit- ors had jumped this figure to 120,762, an increase which ex- plains Heath's great concern for the construction of the P.E.L Causeway. WELFARE OFFICER Jobs, and to a lesser degree pensions, and contracts, take' up great deal of Heath's time. Then there is attendance in the House, and work on committees. His prior reading each day is the Provincial newspapers. 'Believe it or not, I always read Hansard very carefully." And of course, required reading, as for all MPs, is the Montreal Gazette, and an Ottawa afternoon paper -- "not very adequate information for our Capital, but the best I can get delivered to my home." "My wife has long since learned that a politician's life is not his own," he says ruefully; and Heath, like all MPs, suffers a miserable parody of home life as husband and father, He tries to get home in the dinner hour between 6 and 8 each evening, but seldom manages this more than once a week. His favorite athletic activity is skat- ing, but pnly once in two winters has he been able to take his chil- dren skating on a Saturday af- ternoon. Much of his limited spare time at week-ends is ab- sorbed like most fathers by odd jobs around the house "which I do as well as I can in my in- competent way." 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