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She Oshawa Times Published by Canadian Newspapers Limited, 86 King St. E., Oshawa, Ont, Page 6 Wednesday, August 30, 1961 Canada Misses Chance | To Brighten Prestige Canada's foreign policy appears to be a mish-mash of pious platitudes and timid quibbling. 'We are for the good guys and against the bad guys -- when there is no question of identification. But let yesterday's good guys suddenly become today's bad guys, and we're lost. We lose something else in the process: The opportunity to win the respect of all nations for our independence and in- tegrity. Once we were well on the way to earning that respect. During the past few years, we've muffed chance after chance to consolidate and strengthen our reputation. The most recent opportunity came just a few days ago in the United Na- tions General Assembly. Before the As- sembly was a resolution calling on France to withdraw her troops into her naval base at Bizerte and to start ne- gotiations to give up the base to Tunisia. The resolution passed by a 66-0 vote, with 30 countries abstaining. Canada was one of the countries that abstained, thus joining the company of those (in- cluding the United States and Britain) more afraid of pricking the inflated ego Reasons For * With so much public money being spent on education in Canada -- from 1945 to 1960 the total increased from $186 million to $1,426 million -- there is increasing concern over the problem of school "dropouts," the youngsters who do not take full advantage of their educational opportunities. An indication of the magnitude of the problem is the recent statement of Ontario Education Minister John Robarts that, in his pro- vince, of every 100 pupils who enrolled in Grade 9 in September, 1956, only 25 reached Grade 13 in September, 1960. Another significant statistic is that for the whole of Canada only half of those who enter grade school carry on to enter high school. In an attempt to sort out the reasons why so many boys and girls leave school The Atkinson Foundation of Toronto has recently financed a study made by St. Christopher House, a social service organization that operates in the mid-town section of Toronto. It is interesting that a preliminary report on this survey makes no mention at all of economic reasons as a factor in school drop-outs an apparent contradiction of the frequent charge that many Cana- dian children must leave school and go to work to help the family budget. A few of the drop-outs were simply slow learners; a few more were round pegs of Charles de Gaulle than of the grow- ing distrust and even hostility of the young Afro-Asian countries, The West will pay dearly for its pan- dering to the shoddy dreams of de Gaulle, 8 man who heads a bleeding nation and a mutinous army; who is openly contemptuous of the UN, world opinion, NATO -- of everything that does not suit de Gaulle and the empty vision of a France that died at Verdun in 1917. Canada could not vote for the resolu- tion, it is argued, because France might bolt NATO; the best we could do was to abstain. Rubbish, France has cone sistently been more of a liability than an asset to the western alliance, in Algeria, in Tunisia, in Suez and in Europe. She will go on as a liability as long as the West handles her empty pride with so much delicacy. During World War II, Winston Churchill said that the heaviest cross he had to bear was de Gaulle's Cross of Lorraine, It is still the West's heaviest burden. And Canada missed a great opportunity of helping to lighten the load. Drop-Outs in square holes, youths who might have done well with trades school training but were at sea in academic courses, or vice versa. But the main reason why the St. Christopher House teenagers dropped out of school was found to be "just plain boredom." And apparently the chief cause of this lack of interest in edu- cation lay not in the school, system or with the teachers, but in the attitude of parents. The newspaper story puts it this way: "When the majority of youngsters who felt they could go no further were asked what they thought they were qualified for, most of them said unskilled labour, factory work, car washing, shipping, etc. About 75 per cent of those who drop out of school and find a job -- either on their own initiative or through the National Em- ployment Service -- say they enjoy working but would like to get further training. A significant factor here is that a good percentage of parents are indifferent as to whether their son or daughter works or stays in school." Perhaps a good point on which to conclude is the remark of some anony- mous sage to the effect that those who ask where the younger generation is going should consider where it came from. Conversation Pieces An expression recurring with tiresome frequency in recent times is "conversa- tion piece" It has been used of every- thing from the imprints of supposed dinosaur tracks to the translation into Latin of "Winnie the Pooh." When an object cannot be explained on any ra- tional grounds it is called a conversa- tion piece, the Baltimore Sun complains. The phrase isn't a new invention, as the Oxford English Dictionary will show. But when Steele used it in the Eighteenth Century it had an exact and quite limited meaning. It meant "a kind df genre painting representing a group df figures," figures who could be talking together-without of course, a "conversa- tion piece." It has come to mean any- The Oshawa Times + T. L. WILSON, Publisher and General Manager : I €. GWYN KINSEY, Editor + The Oshowa Times combining The Oshawa Times (established 1871) ond the Whitby Gazette and Chronicle (established 1863), is published dally ond statutory holidays excepted). 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Circulation for the issue of March 30, 1961 17,363 thing which will start or stimulate con- versation, more particularly something bizarre enough to cause the beholder to gape or boggle and exclaim "What in Heaven's name is that?" and to permit the owner to reply "I'm glad you ask- ed. Its quite a story, Now that is . . ,* And off he goes into a monologue. So one objection to a conversation piece is that it tends to encourage speechmaking rather than conversation. Yet another objection is the extremely depressing implication that if some odd artifact weren't there to surprise a company into chattering away they would have nothing to talk about, not an idea of anything interesting to say. Probably the "art" of conver- sation has declined since the days of Mrs. Thral and Madame Recamier but it can hardly have faded to the point at which it is impossible without some "piece" to set it flowing. And even if it is needed, a "conversation piece" can be good only once around in the same group. What happens the second time when its magic no longer works, when everybody knows what it is and what tale wits and tongues both freeze and silence takes over. If we have reason to speak only in the presence of a "con- versation piece" maybe it is better so. Bible Thought We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the charity of every one of you all toward each other aboundeth. -- IL 'Thessalonians 1:3. When faith and love grow together, who can refrain from giving thanks? ve wn 7 4 DH V4 WY va wo 2) INSIDE YOU Calorie Controls Out Of Kilter By BURTON H. FERN, MD Why do you have to eat more than your slim, trim friends? Chances are your calorie con- trols are out of whack. Many heave people never feel hunger pains -- that rest. less shrinking of an empty stomach -- and if you can't feel hungry, you can't feel full. You're numb to all stomach sages. A strong appetite can make you eat when you're stuffed to the gills. Dessert may look so good to that eppetite thermo- stat in your brain that you have to have a second portion -- with a little extra whipped cream, too, please! CONSTANT CRAVING Your eyes are really bigger than your stomach! If you use up sugar rapidly, you'll con- stantly crave double-rich malt- eds, flapjacks drowned in syrup -- anything sweet. Here, corti- sone pills can keep that blood sugar up while your weight drops. Mom may have rewarded and punished you with food when you were little. Bad behavior meant no supper, but good con- duct promised special dinner- time treats. So now when you're feeling low, you com- mute to the kitchen for reward- ing snacks that cheer you up. DEVOUT EATER When the whole family wor- ships giant helpings, you grow up a devout eater, Boredom and idle hands can force any- one to eat. You have to do something! Knitting and smoking -- with- out even lighting up -- can keep hands too busy to dip into candy boxes and refrigerators. Let your doctor plan your special low-calorie menu. Diet- ing can be dangerous if you still need that high-calorie crutch. He may prescribe pills to ease both hunger and appetite. TRY SMALL PORTIONS Small portions of your regu- lar diet beat any low-calorie fad. Back when all - protein diets were the current rage, the jet-propelled weight loss of an ex-rolypoly amazed the world. His all-protein diet? Four ounces of steak every second day! QUEEN'S PARK Assess Qualities Of John Robarts By DON O'HEARN TORONTO--One man's opin- on: Hon. John Robarts as potential PC leader? Western Ontario is rallying be- hind Mr. Robarts. Also some of the old guard in the party which feels it should have a young leader, yet wants him to be con- servative. There also is an indi- cation that a group which wants to take over the "machine" end of the party--and may succeed favors him. HAS BALANCE What about him? Mr. Robarts is still a young lawyer (44) who has been in the Legislature for the past 10 years and a minister since 1959. He is an able man. From hic first days in the House he showed this. Particularly that he was a man of balance, and not influenced by the many preju- dices of the petty politician. He is very personabie. Tall and handsome, he is a frank and effective speaker. Since taking over the education portfolio he has demonstrated he is a good administrator. He has shown he is forward-looking, has the in- tellect to grasp big problems and stay on the ground, and that he doesn't shrink from leader- ship. He also has some imagination. He is very much alive - he drives a sports car, and in con- genial company doesn't take himself too seriously. If the minister of energy, Mr. Macaulay: weren't in the field, you would probably give the leadership to Mr. Robarts by de- fault. But the brilliant Mr. Macaulay is in the field, and so the edu- cation minister must be weighed against him, DESIRE THERE What is the contrast? First there is the question of how much Mr. Robarts really wants the job. Some of his party colleagues say he is "lazy." This isn't what they really mean. He certainly is not lazy. But, on the surface at least, he does not display en- thusiasms. And nobody really knows just how much he is in- terested--and desire is a quality of most good leaders. Related to this is the question of his force. Is he able to drive both himself and other men? He may. But he hasn't had the chance to demonstrate it yet. Has he enough imagination? There are massive problems to- day. Routinethinking won't solve them. Moreso than at any time in our history new thought and new approaches are called or. Can he pick men? Again there hasn't been much scope to say in his career to date. But from what little there has been this could be a weakness. MEET CHALLENGE Consensus: Mr. Robarts probably would give able administration. His government also should be at least mildly progressive. The question would be whether it would be advanced enough to meet the great challenge of our coming years. PARAGRAPHICAL WISDOM "A hair tonic with a Scotch whiskey base is on the market in England." News item. Soon British physicians will have to cope with a new problem -- how to treat fur-bearing stomachs. "It's easier to dream about things we'd like to have than to wake up and go out and hustle and get them," says a psychologist. Yes, easier and probably about as much fun. "The man who married for money can't afford to bite the hand that's feeding him", says a marriage counsellor. And he had better refrain from gnaw- ing at the thumb he's under. BYGONE DAYS 25 YEARS AGO Work was started on the erec- tion of a store and apartment block on Ontario street by Dr. F. L. Henry. A week's school for Women's Missionary Society leaders was held at the Ontario Ladies' Col- lege, Whitby. Dr. W. J. Langmaid returned home from attending the World Dental Convention in London, England. C. H. Peacock and his rink of F. Cochrane, W. Preston and T. Dempsey defeated the Wal- ton rink of Agincourt in the 14th and final end to win the Stacey Cup on the local greens. At a meeting of the city coun- cil it was decided to remove the bell that had remained in the old City Hall tower for 59 years. The heavy weight was considered a hazard to citizens using the main street in that vicinity. A suggestion was made that the proposed new highway fol- low the Base Line from Whitby to Oshawa and through the city. Ted Robinson of Thornton's Corners, received first class honors in nine subjects and Don- ald Smallbone of Oshawa, secur- ed seven first class honors and two second class honors in the upper school examinations at OCVI. At the second annual Oshawa Swimming Club aquatic event held at the harbor, Margaret Cole of Toronto, nine years old, finished first in the three-quart- er mile competition. Gwen De- Guerre, Oshawa, placed third in the women's section and also placed first in the 50 and 80 yard sprints. REPORT FROM U.K. Strange Weapons Handed To Police By M. McINTYRE HOOD Special London (Eng.) Correspondent to / The Oshawa Times LONDON -- In the first week of the amnesty offered to own- ers of unregistered and illegally- held firearms ann by OTTAWA REPORT Sales Tax Angers ~ This Columnist f By PATRICK NICHOLSON The residents of Ontario will be compelled on Sept. 1 to ste, into a quicksand from whic there will probably never be re- lease, only deeper and deeper entanglement. That is considered in private circles here to be the certain ef- fect of a piece of political de- ception repeating what is al- ready widely practised on all Canadians, and specifically in this manner also on the resi- dents of seven other provinces. I refer to what is called in- correctly the Ontario Retail Sales Tax, a true cradle-to-the- grave deal catching the bassinet and the casket and every piece of tangible personal property be- tween. This new tax is much wider in its application than a mere sales tax; it is a tax on consump- tion, on use and even on gifts. Few articles will escape its levy of a nominal three per cent. Any article valued at less than 17 cents is not taxable; but any- thing valued at 17 cents exactly is in fact taxable at approxi- mately six per cent, since the cent is indivisible. Food, fuel, draft beer, and clothes for chil- dren not larger than size 14X are exempt. Meals consumed on the premiser where bought are not taxable if priced at less than $1.51. Gasoline is not sub- ject to this tax, because Ontario already pays a special sales tax of around 50 per cent on gas. TAX ON SANTA Apart from these, and a few somewhat technical exceptions, the tax will be payable on everything the Ontarian buys or receives This will take the glit- ter off the Christmas tree and the birthday party, and it adds an argument against trading stamps since the stamp-collector will have to pay tax on the ar- ticles received in exchange for them. If the seller or donor does not collect and remit the tax, it Is the responsibility of the recipi- ent to report the transaction and personally pay the tax to the On- tario government. Even if you give away a part-used object, say a child's bicycle or an old oil 'painting, the recipient must declare and pay the tax due. What does this do to the scav- enger in garbage cans? If you rent a car instead of buying, the tax still will catch you; nor can the tax be avoided by bartering. But the value of an article traded in is to be knocked off the taxable value of another article obtained in ex- change. That shopping trip to the U.S. raises a new problem; the re- turning Ontarian is expected to declare his purchases and send the appropriate tax to the On- GALLUP POLL Public More Cheerful About Work Prospects By CANADIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC OPINION While pessimism still marks public thinking about the job outlook in the months ahead, the nation is much more optimistic about unemployment than it was a couple of years ago. To- day, little more than half the adult population expects more people out of work in their community in the next six months. In December 1959 a whopping 72 percent made this prediction. The people's growing opti- mism is reflected in the latest DBS figures, showing that un- employment is easing down and that the June to July increase in the number of Canadians who found work was greater than seasonal. The "Average citizen is no ex- pert on employment trends. But judging by the signs he sees in his own community, his "hunches" about the future course of unemployment have generally proved to be pretty ac- curate. Over the years the Gallup Poll has kept a record of the public's thinking on job futures by means of the following ques- tion: "Do you think there will be more people out of work, or fewer people out of work in this community in the next six months?" Here's the contrast on the public's outlook today compared to that of earlier this year, and at the end of 1959. December February Job Outlook More out of work Fewer out of work About the same No opinion 1959 1961 Today 72% 58% 51% | 20 21 16 18 21 5 4 7 100% 100% 100% This means that 21 percent of the adult population is cheer- fer about the job outlook today than in 1959, while the number who expect fewer in the jobless ranks has tripled. The West is still very pessimistic however, compared to Ontario and the East. More out of work Fewer out of work About the same No opinion West 66% Ontario 45% 21 28 12 25 18 21 8 9 1 100% 100% 100% East 46% The same mixture of optimism and pessimism marks pub- lic attitudes in the States. The latest Gallup Poll report there shows a close split of opinion with 35 percent predicting greater unemployment and 34 percent thinking it will lessen. Across the States, 21' percent expect conditions to remain about the same, and 10 percent have no opinion. World Copydight Reserved tario government, So is the shopper coming home from an. other Canadian province, and this might cost him two provin- cial sales taxes, Thus, by act of the Ontario Legislature, all Ontarians will willy-nilly be made into honor- ary unpaid tax-collectors; will be expected to be peeping toms and informers; and indubitably will be cast as law-breakers. At the same time an estimated 400,000 big and small business. men must now donate their time, initiative and materials es- timated at an average of $15 each to collect an average of $375 in tax each year. All indirect taxes are regarded as somewhat deceitful, since they enable a government to ex- tract money comparatively pain- lessly. All indirect taxes are "nuisance" taxes, which burden the merchant and make the customer mad. Ontarians are now being forced to take a wrong step, which will inevitably be increased by stepping up the tax very soon, yet a direct tax would have been much prefer- gble to all except those who levy The Conservative party, Ca- nadian as well as Ontarian, will reap the fury of the taxpayers, and Premier Frost seems wise in quitting while the quitting re- mains good. firearms e at the Yard said, "They are lethal weapons." in the early days. Pistols and revolvers, venirs of the Boer War, two world wars, and the Kor- and Cyprus cam; formed a large part of col- ! lection. Lugers predominated in the stack of pistols. The rifles carefully stored away. There are six rounds of anti-tank gun am- munition, OF MANY ORIGINS The weapons in the collection bear manufacturers' markings from almost every country in the world. Most of them were declared to be souvenirs brought home by soldiers from various wars in many parts of the world, All of the weapons are to be handed over to the war office for inspection and disposal. Dangerous old weapons will be destroyed. Those which have some historic interest will be handed over to military mu- seums. Any modern weapons in good condition may go.back into service with the Army. The amnesty is part of the government's campaign against crime, and to ensure that oppor- tunities for acquiring firearms are reduced to a minimum. It is to last until the end of Oc- tober. By that time, police offi- cials estimate, about another 5000 weapons are likely to be surrendered in the London area alone. The last amnesty of this type was held in 1946, and it brought a flood of weapons, some 17,000 being surrendered to the police in a period of six weeks. Employment five years of experience, Army, Montreal, P.Q. (Civil Service of Canada) SUPERVISOR OF METHODS AND PROCEDURES (with four or ng methods and procedures), No, 25 C.0.D., National Defence, $7500-$8700. Competition 61-293, Opportunities dependi upon education, in *PUBLIC HEALTH ENGINEERS (to conduct engineering in- vestigations, analyses and designs on matters of water supply, waste disposal on environmental sonitation). Vacancies at Vancouver, B.C. ($7620-$8700), Edmonton, Alberta and Montreal, P.Q. ($6840-$7860), Public Health Engineering Division, National Health ond Welfare. For details ond application forms, write to Civil Service Commission, Ottawe, Ottawa, for circular 61-1264, REGIONAL SUPERVISOR - SPECIAL SERVICES (university graduate with several years of progressively responsible related experience, some in a supervisory capacity; to pro- mote and develop the Employment Service in the Ontario Region), Unemployment Insurance Commission, Toronto, Ont. $6660-$7680. Competition 61-T2034. PROJECTS OFFICER - SEMI-CONDUCTOR DEVICES (with many years of recent experience in the field of semi- conductor devices), Canadian Military Electronics Standards Agency, National Defence, Air, Ottawa. * $6420-$7140. Competition 61-290. CURATOR OF THE WAR COLLECTIONS, BILINGUAL (univer- sity graduation with specialization in the history of art and a knowledge of military history, adequate art museum ex- perience including a knowledge of modern museum methods and of the organizing of exhibitions), National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa. $6000-$6660. 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AGRICULTURAL PLOTMEN (with experience in ctop produc. tion and management, and knowledge of modern farming methods and techniques), -Genetics ond Plant Breeding In- stitute, Agriculture, Ottawa. $3330-$3780 ond $3750- $4200. Competition 61-536 PRINTING AND STATIONERY APPLIANCE OPERATORS (to work as a trainee in operating Xerox equipment, multi- coyping stencil or multilith duplicating equipment), Public Printing and Stationery, Hull, P.Q. $1.25 on hour. Com- petition 61-963. Except where otherwise indicated *, details and application forms ot main Post Offices, National Employment Offices and nearest Civil Service Commission Offices, Pleose quote com- ry ber' 03 'indi 4