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dhe Oshawa Times Published by Canadian Newspapers Limited, 86 King St. E., Oshawa, Ont. Page 6 Friday, August 19, 1960 Minister Of Transport Takes Right It is good news that Transport Minis- ter Yaremko is considering the toughe ening of Ontario's driver demerit system. It indicates that he will not give way to pressure from some quarters to soften the system. Even some members of the Legislature had suggested that special consideration be given drivers who operate vehicles for a living--a proce- dure which would create two sets of driving laws, one for truck and bus drivers and another for ordinary motor- ists. But Mr, Yaremko has indicated that a higher number of points may be assessed against drivers guilty of the more common offences that cause the most accidents, We are convinced that one of the more important means of improving the traffic safety situation is strict enforce- ment of a much stricter code of punish- ment. When one considers the ghastly total of death, personal injury and pro- perty destruction compiled in traffic accidents in Ontario and Canada, one is forced to the conclusion that the penal- ties for violation of traffic laws are much too soft, They may have been adequate thirty years ago but they simply do not mean enough in today's volume of traffic, Too many of us still regard petty theft as a more serious offence than Doctors For Ten years ago Canada had one me- dical doctor to every 977 persons. Now the ratio is one doctor to every 878 persons. That is a substantial improve- ment in the quantitative standards of medical care and seems clearly to repu- diate the statement that able young Canadians are turning to other careers in the face of the possibility that Canada may have state medicine, Opponents of state excursions into medical welfare, however, produce more statistics to buttress their claims, For example: In 1951 medical colleges in ' \ganada had a total of 858 graduates; fcr the acedemic year 1960-61 the es- timate of such graduates is 860. That is, while the decade will see an increase of nearly four million in the country's population, there will be no increase in the output of doctors, The argument is that the improvement in the doctor- population ratio has been due to an out- , side factor, immigration. In recent years we have gained 300 doctors annually from abroad. Most of these have come from the United Kingdom where, the argument goes, they tried state medicine and found it wanting. We strongly doubt if young men and Approach careless driving, even though the theft may involve only a matter of pennies, while the careless driver has placed human life in jeopardy as surely as if he charged into a crowd with a swing ing sabre. Almost any day's news will provide example of this odd attitude towards loss of property and loss of life, In Toronto the other day a woman stole a pair of socks worth 25 cents; she needed them for one of her children, and could not afford to buy them out of her $20-a-week wages. She was fined $25. In another Toronto court, a man who stole two records worth less than $10 was fined $100, with the option of two months in jail. On that same day, in another Ontario court, a driver whose negligence caused the death of one person and severe injury to another was fined a couple of hundred dollars; another driver whose antics forced an innocent motorists into a ditch was fined $50; still another who was chased by police at speeds of more than 80 miles an hour, was fined $25, As long as this strange softness towards traffic offenders persist, there will be no appreciable improvement in road safety, no matter how much money is spent on better highways, safer vehicles and public education. Canada women in Canada are staying out of the study of medicine because they fear state control of the profession, If publish ed statements and private expressions of opinion are valid evidence, most doc- tors oppose state control of medicine, be- cause they fear its effect on their pro- fession; some are extremely bitter about it. But we doubt if a bright young man, debating the choice of a career as his secondary school education comes to an end, rejects medicine because of a possibility that some time in the future the state might organize his practice for him, It seems much more likely that he considers the practical matter of cost-- how many years and dollars it will take to prepare him for this career, how many for that career, Unless he is completely dedicated to the idea of healing or has the financial means to defray his heavy expenses for better than half a dozen years, he turns from medicine to a pro- fession that requires less of an outlay in money and time. The big factor is cost. Little can be done about the time, but something can be done about the cost -- and the answer here is a broader program of state aid to deserving students, Manna For Republicans People who have first-hand knowledge of life in Latin America can argue the rights or wrongs of thé charge made by Prof, Paul Bouchard of Laval University that US. Protestants are engaged in "some sort of spiritual rape of the Latin republics." He spoke at the recent Lake Couchiching Conference, and his remarks about Protestant proselytizing, "the pur- chase of souls by the almighty dollar," aroused a storm at the time. The result- ing discussion of church activity in Latin America may be a good thing. But Prof, Bouchard may unwittingly have played no small role in the choice of the next U.S. president by attacking American Protestants so violently at such a time, The Oshawa Times €. 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No matter how many high-sounding statements his opponents may about the need for religious tolerance, the importance of choosing a man for his ability and principles and not for his church affiliation, they will not hesitate to take advantage of any overt or latent anti-Catholic feeling to defeat him, issue Prof. Bouchard has undoubtedly pro- vided Kennedy's opponents with a lot of ammunition, and it will be strange indeed if they do not use it. As political writer Chester Bloom "points out, "U.S. politics being what they are, Mi. Bou- chard's violent attack on Aemerican Pro- testant proselytizing is manna for the Republic party underground . .. Not that the shrewd Republic party managers of Vice-President Nixon will try to answer Prof, Bouchard's charges. Far from it. Mr. Nixon himself would more likely publicly regret Prof, Bouchard's outburst, just to make sure the American voters read it. Remember how Mr, Nixon, himself a Protestant, was berated and even attacked on his visits to South American countries?" It will be morbidly interesting to see just how the Republicans use the Bou- chard material. It is the sort of thing that defeated Gov. Alfred E. Smith in 1928. 7 Vik 5) & 9 ---- OTTAWA REPORT Saskatchewan Medical Insurance Patrick Nicholson Is on va. , cation, His guest columnist to. the CCI" in the House of Commons, and MP for Assini- bola, Sask, In 1947, the CCF government of Saskatchewan brought in univer. sal hospital Insurance, It has taken 13 years for the principle of government sponsored hospital insurance to be accepted by our other parties. Now, in 1960, the CCF govern. ment of Saskatchewan is once again committed to showing the way to the right-wing govern. ments, Premier Douglas has promised to introduce a univer. sal prepaid medical insurance program into Saskatchewan at the earliest . possible date, probably 1961. Once again Sg tchewan is preparing to move ahead for the sake of ensuring a better life for all, I know that the governing body of the Saskatchewan Medical As- sociation attacked Premier Doug- las' medical insurance plan in the most violent terms, It would be interesting to know if any of the money for this high . powered campaign came from the Amer- ican Medical Association to nip in the bud the introduction of a medical insurance plan on the North American continent, "Don't let bureaucrats get between you and your doctor!" theb screamed, What the organization men really meant, of course, was 'Don't let the government get between us and your money!" FENCE STRAIGHTENING MIGHT HELP t must be a government-sponsored ! program administered by a pub- | lic body responsible to the legis. Plan. lature and through it to the en- tire population, With a govern. ment-sponsored plan part of the t cost can be borne out of general I think the governing body of the medical - profession in my h ovince has «in a scandaiously irresp( ie way. FIVE PRINCIPLES The Saskatchewan CCF medi. cal insurance plan is based on five principles, The first is the prepayment principle, While per- sons suffering from prolonged and costly illnesses such as can cer, tuberculosis and mental ill- nesses are provided for out of provincial revenue, general med ical care will be paid for on an insurance basis. But this will be government insurance: no high overhead--four per cent for ad- ministrative costs as opposed to as high as 16 per cent for private profit insurance companies, The second principle is that of universal coverage, This is the only equitable way of ensuring that the poor and those prone to sickness are covered, High. quality of service is the third principle, This implies in- centives to ensure that rural areas get their fair share of med. ical personnel, It means encour« aging group practice where doe- tors wish it and helping doctors to. do post - graduate work, It means fostering medical re. search, Finally, and most ime. portant, this plan will allow for greater stress to be placed on preventive medicine. It is all very well to cure the sick; it is even better to keep people well, The fourth principle is that this FOR BETTER HEALTH Low Hemoglobin Count May Indicate Anemia HERMAN, N. BUNDESEN, MD How red is your blood? It's as red as it should be if you have between 12 and 16 grams of hemoglobin per 100 cubic centimeters of blood, If the hemoglobin content 'is below 12, your blood is probably pale and thin, In short, you are anemic, BLOOD TEST You can't determine your. hemoglobin content, of course, but your doctor can, If you feel tired most of the time and if you don't have much energy and get out.of breath easily, then you may have anemia, A blood test will help determine whether this is the case. Hemoglobin is a red protein substance containing iron. It is found in the red blood cells and it Is what causes your blood ta be red, OXYGEN CARRIER The hemoglobin picks up oxy- gen in the lungs and takes it to all of the organs and muscles in the body, Now the body needs certain minerals and vitamins and ade- quate amounts of protein to build hemoglobin, Among the most important minerals are iron and copper, If you don't get enough iron or copper or, indeed, enough of any of the needed nutrients, you may develop nutritional an- emia This is particularly serious when it occurs in children, be- cause it tends to slow a young ster's mind well his body. Thus, it becomes more dif- ficult for the anemic child to keep up with his school work There are other types of an emia, of course. I have described some of them in previous col umns HOOKWORK ANEMIA Hookwork anemia is one I have not talked about. It occurs in cer tain areas where residents are as as Infected with hookworks, Most of the victims are children who are poorly fed, The worms live In the small in- testine and obtain food by suck- ing the blood of the victim, It is this continuous loss of blood, plus the shortage of materials to build hemoglobin, that causes anemia, QUESTION AND ANSWER Mrs, V, E. P.: Is it necessary to remove polyps that are cuasing no discomfort but were found upon examination? Answer: If you are referring to rectal polyps, most authorities believe that they should be re- moved, since many of them be- come cancerous in time, Nasal polyps, on the other hand, are usually allergic in origin and need be removed only when they cause discomfort, PARAGRAPHICAL WISDOM Judging from the pictures of the earth taken at a great height by satellite Tiros 1, the saying, "Distance lends enchantment to the view," isn't true in every case, "Dead Pilot Said Using Tran. quilizers" -- Headline in Jack- sonville (N.C.) Daily News, It is rather unusual for a person to become so tense that death doesn't relax him Alcohol is both a stimulant and a depressant, It stimulates the fool 'who drinks it and depre: his sober associates who have tolerate the nuisance (a) to At this time of year, as usual, women who look better the less epidermis they expose, are com. plaining about how little clothing some women and girls are wear- ing, ; capita revenue, thus keeping the per tax at a figure which every family in the province can pay. Secondly since public money will be spent to provide this med- ical care, then it must be ac- countable to the legislature. The last principle is that the plan must be in a form accept. able both to those providing the service and those receiving it, Free choice of doctor will be re- tained, Nothing will be done to interfere. with the doctor-patient relationship, But there will be one big change: the medical bills will go to the government and no longer to the people, I know the doctors gave their services free of charge to the poor when they asked for it, But how many poor people--and oth- ers who could still not afford high medical bills--walted until it was too late? At last, in Saskatche- wan, all will receive the very best of medical care without the slightest worry about the cost, REPORT FROM U.K. British Automobile Industry Booming By M. McINTYRE HOOD Special London (Eng.) For The Oshawa Times LONDON ~ One of the bright set spots in the whole British in- dustrial picture is the automobile industry. Its production record for the first six months of the present year, in spite of disrup- tions by a number of wildcat strikes, has been phenomenal. The latest figures issued by the Board of Trade, covering the first six months of 1960, show that in both production and in ex- ports of all types of motor ve. hicles, all previous records have been left far behind, In the first six months of 1960, the British motor industry pro- duced 798,012 passenger cars, in- cluding taxis, which are built to special specifications in this country, This represents a huge increase from the figure of 573, 769 for the same six months of 1950 and 550,669 for the first six months of 1958, In the field of commercial ve- hicles, there is also a large in BY-GONE DAYS 15 YEARS AGO Organization of the Oshawa Flying Club was well under way, and a membership drive was about to begin, Thousands of Oshawa citizens celebrated in an orderly fashion in downtown streets while others flocked to churches and to V-J services in Memorial Park to celebrate the gapltulation of Ja- pan, Among the 73 donors attending the final blood clinic of the war was Reg. Stevens of Oshawa, making his 20th denation, Henry Albert Boddy was hon. ored by his fellow employees upon his retirement from Fit. tings, Ltd, after 27 years of service, An effort was being made to revive the Whitby Chamber of Commerce with a view to secur. ing new industries for the town. Arthur McNamara, deputy la. bor minister, announced in Ottawa that for the sake of con. venience the use of national reg- istration cards would be con- tinued for some time. The University of Toronto leased 700,000 square feet of floor space in the Ajax plant of De- fence Industries, Ltd, to form a "Khaki College" for the vast numbers of ex-servicemen ex. pected to enroll. Welcomed home to Oshawa, among many others, were Pte, D. C. Kelsh, Pte, Milton T, Foun. tain, Pte, T. E, Simkin, Tpr, W, Fice, Pte, Ronald Brent, Pte. Donald 8. Wetherup, Sgt. James R. Groat, Gnr. Ed. Gingereski, Gnr, W, Taylor, and Cpl, J. N. Smyth. crease, In the first six months of the year, 226,037 trucks, vans and other small types of commercial vehicles were produced, This compares with 158,311 in 1959 and 157,725 im 1958, The production of buses, coaches and trolley buses in the first six months of this year to- talled 9,582, In the same period of 1059, 8,145 were produced and in 1958, the total was 7419, In spite of a decline in export of certain types of automobiles to the United States, the overall export picture for the industry is one of amazing expansion, Ex ports of al! types of passenger cars In the first six months of this year reached an all-time re- cord figure of 364,208. In the same period of 1959, 282,537 were ex- ported, and for the January to June period of 1958, the experts of passenger vehicles were 249, 207. Commercial vehicle exports rose from 58,024 in the first six months of 1958 and 60,005 in 1959 to a new high total of 70,842 in the same period of this year. This year, from January to June, 3058 buses and coaches were exported, compared with 2,272 in the same period of 1959, While there is still a large do mestic market for all the cars that can be produced by the Brit ish automobile industry, after al lowing for the heavy export de Danish Woman Top Forester VANCOUVER (CP) -- Petite Syrach Larsen, fourth woman to graduale in forestry in her na tive Denmark, says she hopes to become an assistant district for. ester there--a job never yet held by a Danish woman, Miss Larsen's father is the Danish forest scientist, Car) Syrach Larsen, director of the forest research station of the Royal Veterinary and Agricul tural College near Copenhagen. The father-and-daughter team visited Vancouver during a two. month tour of North America studying forestry research oper. ations, "I always liked administration work and anything that takes me out of doors," sald Miss Larsen. "I realized that forestry would give me a chance to do both." She has worked for a family that owned a forest and sawmill, and helped out in the office, "In Denmark," she said, "for est districts are small -- about 1,000 to 1,500 acres, The foresters handle everything in a district planting, logging operations and even marketing of the wood, "Forest management is much more intensive than in British Columbia, because in Denmark there is so little forest, eoverin about one-tenth of the country, mand, there may be some slack- ening off in production in the late ter half of this year, The domes- tic demand has been hit to some extent by the re-imposition of in- stalment buying controls, which were not In effect in the first half of the year, IMPORTED ENGLISH CANDIES MIX YOUR OWN ASSORTMENT 15 assortments to choose from all individually wrapped b. De 2 STORES TO SERVE YOU BETTER DOWNTOWN OSHAWA OSHAWA SHOPPING CENTRE Oshawa Wood Products Ltd. 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