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he Oshavon Simes Published by Canadian Newspapers Limited, 86 King St. E., Oshawa, Ont. Page 6 Saturday, May 21, 1960 Decision In No Way Alters The Situation The decision to lay criminal charges against four principals in what is de- scribed as "the York township affair" in no way changes the opinion of those who believe the department of municipal affairs, and not the ratepayers, should initiate action against council members or civic officials who are guilty of illegal conduct in office, the Sudbury Star argues. The law recognizes the differ- ence between criminal and civil pro- ceedings. Action to disqualify council members or levy personal responsibility in illegal spent funds most likely falls into the realm of civil law. The Star tontinues: There is no weight in the argument that the minister of municipal affairs should not use his "political influence" to force resignations. It is not a question of "political influence." It is a matter of ministerial and department respon- sibility to see that municipalities are governed according to the municipal law. To the average ratepayer the municipal laws of this province are beyond his interpretation. The same can be said of many people who hold office in municipal councils. In the latter case, however, the council members have legal opinion at hand to advise them. If their solicitors, or legal advisers, permit them to act illegally, the depart- ment of municipal affairs cannot be accused of "political influence" in taking what steps are considered to be necessary to protect the public interest through observance of the law. There is much talk about "local democracy" and "local autonomy." What does this mean? That municipal authorities should be allowed to engage in illegal actions until such time as rate- payers become aware of them? Or that ratepayers should be put to the trouble and expense of going to the courts? It is not a question of the minister of muni. cipal affairs unseating any member of a council who might displease him, as has been suggested. The question is not one of displeasure. Municipal councils do a lot of things that bring no pleasure to the minister of municipal affairs. Acting contrary to municipal law is a horse of another color. Who will deny it is departmental responsibility to see that the law is observed? Drownings Top List Next to traffic accidents, drownings are possibly the greatest single cause of violent death experienced in Canada. According to an article in the current issue of the Blue Bell, house organ of the Bell Telephone Company, more than three people drown each day in this country and it is estimated that more than 1,200 Canadians will die this way in 1960. This is a sobering thought, par- ticularly as we approach another summer season when boating, swimming and. hik- ing out of doors along the banks of some body of water are so popular. The logical thing to do, of course, is to learn to swim if that is at all possible, and there are institutions like the YMCA and Red Cross which specialize in this. Frequently this is not possible. Possibly there may be lack of time particularly with older people. So we would commend to those une able to take regular lessons the advice given in the article in the Blue Bell by Fred Lanque, a swim coach from Atlanta Georgia, who has developed a technique he calls drownproofing. This does not call for swimming, but the ability to stay afloat with a cool head whether one is close to shore or far out -- sometimes in rough weather. The basic idea involves the develop- ment of proper breathing habits in the water. Improper breathing, Mr. Lanque says, causes most drownings. Eliminate this and you eliminate the majority of drownings. This is how his method is described in the Blue Bell: "Ordinarily we don't visualize controlled breathing when we picture drowning in our minds. We usu- ally think of a desperate person, hope- lessly in trouble, frantically thrashing the water surrounding him in an effort to reach safety. Of course this is the exact opposite of what should be done in such a situation. A puppy in the same crisis, reacting on instinct with which nature endowed him, simply submerges all but his breathing apparatus and paddles smoothy toward safety. Too many humans perish because they do not push fear and panic out of their minds." People so often forget that the human body, filled as it is with air cells, will float without effort. Even a dead body will float. With this new technique of keeping cool and not trying to spend energy except that required for inhaling and exhaling air, live bodies can kept afloat for many hours, even though limbs are disabled. Changes Due To Be Made Immigration Minister Fairclough has said that changes wil be made in the jmmigration procedures. The news is welcome, particularly if the changes remove the long-standing causes of cri- ticism, such as arbitrary ruling and mis- handling of appeals. Some of the faults of immigration procedures have been demonstrated re- gently in the case of Irene Rebrin, the Russian-language lecturer at the Univer- sity of British Columbia. Miss Rebrin was admitted on a visitor's permit and then sought permission to stay perma- nently. Her request was denied, and a storm of controversy blew up when Mrs. Fairclough announced that was to be deported "on sccurity grounds". The "security" excuse, of ¢ourse, is difficult to get around. It is The Oshawa Sines 7. L. WILSON, Publisher and General Manager €. 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In the Rebrin case, for example, one can question why, if she is as dangerous a person as Mrs. Fairclough seems to think, Miss Rebrin was permitted to enter the country in the first place. And if she is a "security risk", is she a one- woman spy ring, or has she been in contact with other foreign agents? Cana- dians should be given the answers to "these and similar questions. The Supreme Court of British Colum- bia has supported the Rebrin deporta- tion order, but Mr. Justice T. G. Norris of that court was sharply critical of the regulations under which the order was made, including its discriminatory pro- visions for admitting some people and refusing entry to others. This sort of criticism is something that Mrs. Fair- clough and her colleagues must con- sider when they discuss the planned changes. If Canada is opposed to racial dis- crimination, for instance, Canada should not practice it in immigration control In a recent speech in Edmonton, Mrs. Fairclough said that racial discrimination is "the very antithesis of citizenship." Yet Canada will not take as immigrants people from some other countries in the Commonwealth. We do not believe unrestricted im- migration is a feasible policy for Can- ada, but there should be some honesty B our statement of policy. MANY HOUSES IN DIS (i nn : I = (| i i 1 8h Br i | RAH I | | | U1! i {MRI UNITED KINGDOM OPINION NEWS ITEM: RIOTS IN TURKEY, POLAND], KOREA, AFRICA, nities OL ORDER LA Climate Lot Different At Commonwealth Talks By M. McINTYRE HOOD Special London (Eng.) Correspondent For The Oshawa Times LONDON -- Three has never before been a Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference quite like the one which has just closed in London. It has been very far removed from the happy fam- ily gathering which has marked all the previous conferences, with subjects directed towards im- provement of the relations be- tween Commonwealth countries, and helping the less fortunate ones, predominant in the discus- sions. This year's conference was productive of far more acrimony, heated argument and downright enmity than is good for the future of the Commonwealth. It was expected that South Africa's policies of apartheid would come in for discussion in friendly little gatherings of groups of delegates. What was not expected was that the lid would be blown off in the way it has been by the attacks on South Africa by other Commonwealth prime ministers. The cancellation of the invitation of South Africa's Mr. Luow to visit Ghana, the re- fusal of the delegates to make any commitments in advance on whether a South African republic would be allowed to remain with- in the Commonwealth, were the visible and outward signs of the acrimony which crept into the talks as soon as the South African question was raised. CANADA'S VIEW As Canada's Mr. Diefenbaker said, the attitude of the rest of the Commonwealth is "crystal clear" to South Africa, and I doubt if there is one Common- wealth country ready to give sup- port to its.policies. Some, like Canada, are willing to agree that it is an internal matter for the South African government to deal with. But the representatives of the colored races are not willing to concede even that. Their con- tention is that the Commonwealth OTTAWA REPORT Broadcast Board relationship depends on racial equality and that it is their busi- ness to see that any country wishing Commonwealth status must observe that rule. And that completely negatived any idea that might have existed that the South African situation was no concern of the rest of the Com- monwealth. Altogether it has been a bad show, and the good accomplished has been overshadowed by the ill effects of the squabbles over South Africa. TRADE WAR DELAYED Britain has been given a re- prieve in the violent trade war which was threatened between this country and the six coun- tries of the Common Market. The ""Hallstein" plan for speeding up reduction of Common market tar- iffs, and the imposition of com- mon external tariffs by tiiese countries has been shelved fo: at least six months, And there is new hope that tifis trade war might never becorne a reality. This was agreed to by the Council of Ministers of the Com- mon Market at a meeting in Lux- emburg for the express purpose of allowing a breathing space for further negotiations between Brit- ain and her Outer Seven partners on the one hand, and the six- nation Common Market on the other, GERMANY GAVE LEAD West Germany has been giving the lead in pressing for a post- ponement of these vital actions by the Common Market group. The decision comes as a victory for West Germany's dynamic for- eign minister, Ludwig Erhard, who for a time stood out alone in his opposition to the Hallstein plan. One man who is delighted with this decision is Reginald Maud- ling, president of the Board of Trade. He is now more hopeful than ever that the threatened trade war can be averted, and an agreement reached between the Outer Seven and the Common Market Six. The greatest-ever trade union dispute is going to be adjudicated in the courts of law. Two non- Communist officials of the Elec- trical Trades Union have gone to law by issuing a writ over the re-election of Communist Frank Haxell as general secretary of the union, an election which they say was rigged. In the writ in the High Court, Frank Chapple and John Byrne, the anti-Communist officials, ask for: (1) Declaration that Mr, Hax- ell's election is illegal and void; (2) damages for all injured in the "conspiracy" by breaches of ETU rules and by "unlawful and fraudulent practices"; (3) a new election under the supervision of members "other than the person- al defendants"; (4) costs; (5) further relief as may seem just. The writs have been issued against Frank Foulkes, presi- dent; Frank Haxell, general sec- retary, and fourteen other execu- tive members of the ETU. This move may bring a final settle- ment to issues which have so far defied solution by the Trades Union Congress. CANADIAN STARS Australia used to provide Brit- ain with leading operatic stars, but in the last year or two, Can- ada has taken over that role. Hard on the heels of the brilliant- ly successful Jon Vickers came Joseph Rouleau and Andre Turp. Now in the Covent Garden pro- duction of 'La Traviata there has appeared another Canadian star, a good-looking Quebecer, Louis Quilico. Writing of his debut, the Daily Mail critic says: "Mr. Quilico's voice, not on the big side, has engaging quality and tone and is very easy to lis- ten to. It is well suited to the sympathetic role of the elder Germont, and he rightly received an ovation." n PARAGRAPHICAL Role Discussed By PATRICK NICHOLSON The function of a board cre- ated by the federal government, and its relationship with that government, was discussed in this column recently, with par- ticular reference to the Board of Broadcast Governors. The Broadcasting Act, as passed by our Parliament, pre- scribes that the BBG shall have certain regulatory functions, to ensure a continuing and efficient national broadcasting system, with programs of a high standard and basically Canadian in con- tent and character. The act also provides that the Minister of Transport shall refer to the BBG for study, any appli- cation for the issue of a broad- casting licence under the Radio Act; and the BBG shall later "make such recommendation to the minister of transport as it deems fit." The act adds that "a licence for a new broadcasting station shall not be issued under the Radio Act without the approval of (the cabinet)". Hence appar- ently the cabinet is not concerned with any change in the condi- tions or ownership of an old li- cence. INDEPENDENT? Against that background, I sug- gested that the position of a gov- ernment board is somewhat sim- ilar, in certain respects, to that cf a deputy minister and his staff. Namely, that in its advisory capacity, it should make a de- tailed study of ' any situation, such as the minister himself normally has not time to make, and then should submit its rec- o ¥, <ndation to the minister--for SO consideration by the whole cab- inet if necessary, against the broad background of total na- tional interest. The decision whether to accept or reject the recommendation of a deputy minister, and equally of a board I suggested, is a politi- cal decision to be taken by the minister or ministers. A columnist does not have the background of previous experi- ence as a deputy minister or a member of a government board. He writes of such matters there- fore, not with first-hand knowl- edge, but in the light of his own distillation of precedent, of his own and other people's ideas, and of common-sense, In suggesting that a board such as the BBG is, in its ad- visory capacity, comparable to a deputy minister, I stirred up widespread discussion. For the position of a board is nowhere laid down clearly in principle, ex- cept in the act of Parliament creating each individual board. OPINIONS DIFFER My suggestion drew some measure of agreement, but also a very convincing counter - argu- ment. This demolishes my specific point, namely that a board, if comparable to a deputy minister, should treat its advice as confi- dential and leave the matter of publicizing such recommendation to the ministerial level, The ob- jection to my point runs along these lines: first, if Parliament had intended such advice to be confidential, it would have speci- fied this in the act. The BBG is now conducting itself in ae- | ed, WISDOM On the basis of effort expend- those who secure the great- est amount of money by writing are college students who write home for money. A grammarian says that as yon are a biped, you can't put your best foot forward, Pioneer V is so far out now it is reporting seeing an increasing number of beatniks. Whether heredity or environ- ment has the greater effect upon your actions depends upon how much you are influenced by what your associates say and do. A woman is suspicious when a man asks her a question. Even if he merely asks her what time it is, she asks him why he wants to know. The inscription on your tomb- stone will not be admitted as evi. Yence in your trial on Judgment ay. We've heard only a few per sons mention the atom bomb, but we've heard scores refer to the Adam bum. cordance with Parliament's in- structions; if Parliament wants it to change its conduct, it should amend its instructions, Second, by itself publicizing its recommendations, the BBG is making it abundantly clear that it, and not the cabinet, is initia- ting the recommendation for the granting of each licence; the BBG is thus acting as a cushion for the cabinet, saving it from the chagge of partisanship in giving preference to its friends. This line of thought is certainly just as reasonable as my argu- ment, so I unhesitatingly present it here for the inforpuation eof readers of this eolumy, BY-GONE DAYS 41 YEARS AGO The Ontario Reformer progress- ed from being a weekly paper to becoming a semi-weekly paper. Harry Ball of Williams Piano Co. granted his employees a nine hour work day with no reduction in pay, Frank Weaver, Professor of Music, was appointed organist and choir leader of King St. tion in June of next year, made by some political experts, GALLUP POLL Many Undecided On Party Likes By CANADIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC OPINION Predictions of a federal elec- as Methodist Church. Whitby turned out enmasse to welcome the returning soldiers of the 116th battalion, A civic reception was headed by Mrs, Willis, Mrs. Donald M. come at a time when there is a very high degree of political un- certainty across the provinces. stabilized for about tem months almost one-third of the electorate can't say which Federal Party would have its vote if an election Hall trained Vere held today. This indecision Although the situation has been thi @ number of children in the fine art of Scottish dancing for an entertainment which St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church presented in Martin's Theatre. Rev. J. 8. 1. Wilson, pastor of King St. Methodist Church, re- ported to his official board that there were 804 persons who were members of the church. Directors of the Oshawa Fair increased the admission rates to the fair grounds to 35 cents. Samuel Collis of Oshawa, play- ed a $1200 violin at a concert held at the Margaret Eaton Hall, Toronto. He used the same in- strument when he took part in a recital given by Broadus Farm- er's pupils in Massey Hall, Major A. F, Hind was sworn in as Police Magistrate of Osh- ava by C.C. Attorney Farewell of Whitby, Mrs. Flizabeth Hislop of Osh- awa, celebrated her 88th birth- day. Canada Masonic Lodge of Tor- onio visited Oshawa Lebanon Lodge. Those taking part in the xr is highest in the province of Que- bec where 34 per cent are on the fence politically, and lowest in Ontario where 26 per cent have no voting determination as yet. Generally speaking there is very little change in the political line-up since last August. Ques- tion put to a national sample of voters in every province by in- terviewers for the Gallup Poll is LH "IF A FEDERAL ELECTION WERE HELD TODAY WHICH PARTY'S CANDIDATE DO YOU THINK YOU WOULD FAVOR?" Table below compares Party standings today with some of the previous Gallup Poll reports, and the last Federal election. Progressive March election, 1958 January, 1959 August November March, 1960 TODAY Progressive Maritimes March, 1960 TODAY ebec March, 1960 TODAY Ontario March, 1960 TODAY West March, 1960 TODAY 51 8 Ld 33 54 4 40 Conservatives Liberals 54% 50% C.C.F, Other U% 9% 3% 30 4 38 37 37 37 Social Credit Liberal C.C.F. and other 48% %e 1% Conservative 4 5 1 1 16 14 World Copyright Reserved These Party standings as re- ported by the Poll are based on the attitudes of those men and women who have an opinion. To- day's undecided segments in the country as a whole, and in the four regions under study are high. Undecided Pet, 29 34 31 National Maritimes Quebec Ontario 2% West 31 Here are the Party standings regionally, compared to March of this year. program were: P. H. G. Henley, Robert Henderson, W. H. Scilley, W. Attwood, G. Puckett and A. Miller. Mrs, W. D. Muckler, Mrs, A. W. Barton and Mrs. W, J. Bu of St. George's Anglican Church WA were delegates to the annual convention held in Toronto. University Advertises For Bequest VANCOUVER (CP) -- In ap- proaching the problem of getting people to leave money in their wills, the University of British Columbia is proceeding on the premise that it pays to adver' 'se --discreetly of course. Aubrey Roberts, director of the university's development fund, says brochures suggesting ways of leaving money have been sent to lawyers, chartered accounatnts and trust companies throughout British Columbia. The brochure lists 39 immedi. ate projects and 10 major cate- gories for which money is needed. It emphasizes that be- quests are deductible from the gross value of an estate, reduc- ing estate tax. A commemorative garden may be bought for $5,000; a large lec- ture theatre for from $20,000 to $70,000, a museum collection from $500 to $50,000. "You can endow a chair in a field in which you are especially interested and have it named after you," the brochure says. "Or you can leave scholarships, bursaries, research grants, prizes for top students or an indoor swimming pool." QUEEN'S PARK CCF Leader Slips In House Statement By DON O'HEARN TORONTO -- That slip of a lip is in again. Why Don MaeDonald bothers doing this the Lord.only knows. But he keeps doing it. And we will keep on reporting it CAR INSURANCE The other night in Wawa the CCF leader made a speech. This time he was attacking committees. (Which, he said, were a technique of the old par- ties for postponing action.) As 'an example he cited this year's automobile insurance com- ittee. And he made this statement: "The government has set up a committee to investigate the Un- satisfied Judgment Fund, and the whole issue of compulsory car insurance, when the answer has long since 'been worked out in Saskatchewan and Massachu- setts that insurance-at-cost is the answer through a government. sponsored 'co - operative" in which all car owners are in- volv: od." NOT SAME Read the last part of that sen- tence over again. Does it not indicate that Saskatchewan and Massachusetts have identical compulsory insur- ance programs? FOR BETTER HEALTH Sleepwalker May Need A Psychiatrist's Help HERMAN N. BUNDESEN, M.D. SLEEPWALKING is no joking matter, although only too often it is the subject of much humor- ous comment, It is a problem for a physi- elan or psychiatrist, and since an estimated 4,000,000 Ameri- cans are subject to nightly jaunts, you can see that it is a sizable problem, MORE THAN WALK Actually, many persons do much more than merely walk about while asleep. I'm sure you have read news- paner accounts of how people sometimes even climb trees in their sleep. Other victims of eomnambulism (sleepwalking) dress themselves, open doors, play the piano and even write letters while sleeping. DO HOMEWORK Some cases of youngsters do- ing homework while asleep also have been reported. Sleepwalking is not unusual among children. Even perfectly healthy children sometimes get up and move about while sound asleep. In the vast majority of cases, this causes no harm and disappears at an early age. EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCE In adults, sleepwalking is often associated with some emotional disturbance. I don't mean that a sleepwalker is necessarily mentally unbalanced, but that generally the midnight sojo ius can be traced to concern oh-u serious problems, very often financial worries. In a great many cases, the sleepwalking ends when the problems are solved, but it often begins again when new problems arise. CONSULT PHYSICIAN If the sleepwalking continues, 1 strongly urge you to have the sleepwalker consult his physi- cian. Should the doctor think advisable, he will d a consultation with a psychiatrist. If the problem is a deep emo- tional one, psychiatric treatment probably is the only way to solve it. As for solving the immediate vroblem--getting a sleepwalker back to bed where he belongs-- 1 suggest that you wake him gently, providing he is not in a dangerous position. WHAT TO DO If, by chance, he is dangling from the branch of a tree, wak- ing him is likely to send him hurtling to the ground. Best thing under such circumstances is to summon help as quickly as possible. Let the sleepwalker know that he is walking in his sleep. He can't co-operate in seeking a golution unless he knows about ' the problem. QUESTION AND ANSWER E. H.: Is there any way for a person to take insulin other than by injection into the muscle with a needle? Answer: Yes, mew anti-dia- betic drugs are now available that can be taken by mouth. But better see your doctor and let him determine if one of these drugs may be suitable for your case. King Features Syndicate, Inc. And does it look as though it was intended to convey that? Well -- and Mr. MacDonald knows this--there is no similar- ity at all, Saskatchewan does have a plan of government insurance. Massachusetts has no scch thing or not anything remotely near it. All it has is a law which re. quires motor vehicles to carry public liability insurance -- and only public liability which is pure Shased through private compan- jes. WHY COMMITTEE? Why does he do it? This is something we have wondered about and even dis. cussed with the CCF leader. There is no question of his ability anc his over-all sincerity. But he kills himself with this kind of stuff--trying to squeeze a dollar out of a 50-cent piece. Even on the question of eritl cizing committees itself. The general thesis is that once the need for action is there the action should be taken. Don't look the ground over first, just jump. Mr. MacDonald's colleagues, who are forming the new party are wiser than that, They will have had committees going for two years before they really sit down to try and finale ize things. TOUGH CURE MELBOURNE, Australia (Reuters)--Mervyn Ashton, 21- year-old circus trapeze artist, fell 35 feet to a safety net and bounced another 10 feet to the ground. After being unconscious for six minutes, he climbed up again and finished the act with- out an error. "As soon as I woke up I had to repeat the act, otherwise I doubt if I could ever have faced heights again," he said when taken to hospital with a foot injury. © Newest Designs or © Use Present Glasses MAICO HEARING SERVICE 850 Yonge St., Toronte ( WA 4.2317 { Please send Whisper-Lite Hear-Ring | Booklet, | NEMO .csceveccccsssnssssncane | Address ....ccovevveroessnsonce | 135 SIMCOE ST. NORTH © LICENSED e PARTNERS eo HON. J. WALDO MONTEITH MP, FCA. B.Comm., C.A. A. BROCK MONTEITH Gordon W. RIEHL, C.A,, R.LA, ROBERT F. LIGHTFOOT, C.A. 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