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She Oshown Fines [Hh Published by Canadian Newspapers Limited 86 King St. E., Oshawa, Ontario T. L. Wilson, Publisher THURSDAY, JANUARY 4, 1962 -- PAGE 6 Would Pick Newly-Weds For Nuclear Anthropologist Margaret Mead has suggested to the American Association for the Advancement of Science that the US. government should ask the United Nations to organize an international, and internationally financed, nuclear shelter program. Into the shelters, which would be located in every country, would go all the newly-weds from a selected two- week period when nuclear war starts. There have been other such proposals -- one, for example, would send thousands of children to South America, which presumably would be largely un- affected by nuclear war. They all have certain obvious weaknesses, Who would select the children? On what basis would the selection be made -- in Canada, for instance, would they be divided propor- tionately by their ethnic origins? How would the "class" of newly-weds be chosen, and what would be the reaction among the "classes" married just before or just after the lucky ones -- if, indeed, they could be considered lucky to be given a chance to survive in a world that had passed through an all-out nuclear war? There are other objections, which Survival must be apparent to an anthropologist. Newly-weds are, in the main, unskilled in both human relations and practical survival, simply because most of them are too young to have acquired much more than a rudimentary knowledge of such skills. And a very large part of the world after a nuclear war will be no place for immature, unskilled or romantic people; it will be a place for tough, mentally - disciplined and resourceful people. Dr. Mead would have the chosen newly-weds spend a short time in the shelters during the first six months of marriege, apparently as a sort of train- ing; the young couples, she thinks, "would be the most highly motivated to try to continue their lives together." Periods in shelters would certainly test the "motivation", but our bets would be placed on those who have survived, with no lessening of mutual affection and respect, not the first few weeks ond months but some years of marriage. But all this, we believe, is nothing more than table talk. We doubt if a species that becomes involved in nuclear war deserves to survive. UN's Profit And Loss It seems the United Nations goes into each new year in an atmosphere of crisis, and that each year successfully negotiated makes its structure a little more secure. But never in its brief exis- tence has it faced such a "crisis of con- fidence" as now, following the new eruptions in the Congo, the Indian attack on Goa, the "double standard" used by many of the newly independent mem- bers and the refusal or inability of many nations to meet their financial commit- ments to the UN. As the British foreign secretary, the Earl of Hume, pointed out recently, although countries are free enough with their votes, they are not nearly so ready to pay their legally-assessed subscrip- tions, "without which the Organization cannot be solvent or efficient. Eighty two out of 104 are in serious arrears with their payments. The Soviets and their satellites do not pay anything towards the operations in the Congo or on the Israel- Egypt border, and France does not pay towards the Congo expense." The foreign secretary made a sober appraisal of the UN's difficulties. For years the Russians have used the plat- form of the United Nations to prosecute the cold war, using racialism, nationalism "and the exuberant individualism of newly independent countries" to further thei: own ends. Many new countries are "putting their campaign for acceleration of independence for colonial territories before the main purpose of the charter, which is to provide peace and security," and many more ate inclined to recognize one code of behavior for the democracies and another for the Communists -- one for the reasonable people and another for the bullies. Finally, however, he comes down "decidedly on the side of home." The aims of the UN are sound and its aspira- tions true. "Man is not so far removed from the jungle that he can dispense with any discipline there may be to hand. There is a change working within the Communist societies. Colonialism is transient -- except in the Russian em- pire. The UN has achieved conciliation in many areas, and much quiet but valu- able work has been done by agencies of the UN. The road will always be a rough, one. "There is no easy way out of our dilemma and we shall not be tempted to look for one--there are no soft options in international affairs." But on the UN's balance sheet, there is more profit than loss. Investment Of Time The turn of a year inevitably reminds us of time. Looking back we think of time we used profitably, and time we wasted; time that has brought strength and maturity, or time that has robbed us, irreplaceably. Usually we think of the past year in terms of highlights; what it gave and took from us noticeably, substantially or dramatically. We do not think enough, 'perhaps, of what time did for us quietly, in the background; of the profits received from seconds and hours wisely invested in everyday activity. Sensible drivers were among those who drew dividends in 1961 from invest- ments of time. They took their profits in The Oshawa Times T. L. WILSON, Publisher : C. GWYN KINSEY, Editor ------w* Times combin' The Oshowe Times Fostished 1871) ond the. Whitey Gazette and icle (established 1863), ' published daily (Sundoys end aonicry bi excepted) ibs ot P Associati The Conedien Press, Audit Sureeu of Chrasletion end the Ontario Provincial Osilies Asso- The ¢ ore ole Offices: 425 ity Avenue, Teronte. Ontario: 640 Cethcert Street, Montreel, PQ, SUBSCRIPTION RATES in Oshewo, Whitby. Aj sg Ma Had oan Brooklin, Port Perry, Prine Albert, Grove, Hampton, Frenchmon's Bey, Lverpeel, so Tyrone Ounbarton Enniskition, Columbus, Greenwood, Kinsele, Raglon Blackstock, 4 end atk not over 4S¢ per week. By mail (in Province of outside delivery creas 12.00 yeor, Other Ith 15.00. USA end Rvion 24.00. Circulation for the issue of November 30, 1961 18,006 safety, and savings. They used extra minutes to do the things that increased their chances of coming thrugh the year without collision, or traffic summons: Big things like giving the car a complete overhaul; little things like cleaning off the windows, checking the tire pressure, putting on headlights in a rainstorm, using a hand signal for a left turn into a driveway, giving up the right of way to a bus. A very worthwhile resolution for 1962, says the Ontario Safety League, would be to give a little extra time to every phase of driving, and car main- tenance. Be glad to invest the necessary minutes to ensure that your car is in the best possible shape for the job it has to do. And invest a little extra time when at the wheel, so that you make each trip more relaxed, with more protection, more economy. Time is precious only when it is being well used. Never try to save time at the expense of safety. Every second is im- portant in a moving car. In one second at 30 mph a car travels 44 feet -- and lots of things can happen in 44 feet. Invest in your driving all the time it needs. Other Editors' Views SALESMAN'S NIGHTMARE (Journal du Dimanche, Paris) A small boy at the auto show appro- ached the Simca exhibit and asked to speak to Monsieur Pigozzi, president of the auto firm. The salesman patted him on the head and told him to come back later. The boy did, several times. Finally the salesman asked why he wanted to see the president of the firm. "He's my father, and my mother's double-parked Sutside waiting for us," the led explained. Ni \ le ith I | Mt | li Mie | SE Vy At Wy UNEXPLORED TERRITORY REPORT FROM U.K. Unions Criticized In Geneva Report By M. McINTYRE HOOD Special London (Eng.) Correspondent For The Oshawa Times LONDON -- A report issued by the International Labor Office in Geneva, after a mission had been sent to Britain to investi- gate British trade unions, is highly critica] of union organ- zation in this country. It says bluntly that the 'great mass" of British trade unionists have not yet realized that times have changed, and that they must share the responsibility for creating prosperity. The report says that there are still cccasional manifestations of irresponsibility and signs of a reluctance to change old methods. ACCEPT PRINCIPLE Th report, however, adds: "The unions have come to accept the principle that 'they should not merely press for im- provements, but should share in the task of creating the con- ditions which will make im- provements possible. However, many people feel that the unions have not yet fully translated this principle into practice, and that YOUR HEALTH Pills Don't Help College Students By JOSEPH G. MOLNER My letter file includes a num- ber about "stay-awake"' pills, including these two: 'Dear Doctor: My ,daugh- ter in college 'takes stay- awake pills when she has to study late at night. I feel this is not good for a teen- ager. She has become so much more tense lately. Will you comment? And also what is your opinion on- cigaret smoking at this age? --Mrs. S.E." Dear Sir: I am a college student and have a lot of homework to do. I have tried some stay-awake tab- lets to keep my studies from putting me to sleep. They are supposed to be non- habit-forming. What do you think of them? -- W.B." I know it's hard work in col- lege these days--and the col- leges are so crowded that the student who doesn't keep up in his grades presently is sent home. The colleges have to be hard- headed about this. Students should be, too, if they intend to stay in college. These pills are at best a poor substitute for staying awake na- turally. They may keep a per- son from falling dead asleep-- but they don't improve mental alertness. Quite the reverse. It's a foggy sort of wakefulness. True, they may not be habit- forming in the sense of causing an addiction or physical craving for them. But they can become a habit when anyone puts too much dependence on them. Furthermore, the pills don't add any extra useful hours to the week. Whipping up the nervés to more activity when the body is demanding. sleep simply means that the lost rest must be made up in some other way or at some other time. Maybe you stay more or less awake far into the 'night, but you'll pay for it by being tired later. REASONS FOR FATIGUE There are plain reasons for fatigue -- which includes being unable to stay. awake without drugs. An obvious one is not enough sleep, because of exces- sive extra-curricular activities-- sports, clubs, dates. Or the hard task of having to work in addi- tion to going to school. Inadequate nutrition is an- other, and not eating breakfast is a more powerful factor than many people suppose. Stuffy rooms or excessive smoking can also make people sleepy. And, frankly, a subject in which the student isn't really in- terested usually makes him sleepy. The best answer I can offer is that since you've signed up for the course, willingly or not, study it first; save the more interesting ones until later. Coffee, a brisk walk, or even five minutes of calisthenics is enough to wake up somebody who has been getting enough sleep, food and exercise. Smoking among college stu- dents is pretty much an indivud- ual choice. By and large, chil- dren reflect the attitudes of their parents, but not always. You can't just tell 'em not to smoke and expect it to stick. You CAN hope that they are smart enough not to get the habit. PREGNANT AT 50? "Dear Dr. Molner: I am 50 and still having my pe- riods regularly. Can I be- come pregnant? Or am I too old?--Mrs, R.L." You CAN, so far as the pres- ence of periods is concerned. Age itself is not the important factor. I repeat for the second time -- second or 60th -- that there's no absolute rule. But one year after the last period, the prospccts of pregnancy are vir- tually non-existent. NOTE TO H.W.: About 10 grains of quinine a day seem to be adequate to control ma- laria, although, these some other drugs have proved more effective. I don't believe that it is necessary to take doses "every two hours." days, W. their policies and methods are more appropriate to the old days. "Tt was suggested to the mission that, although the unions have come to be re- f garded as important institutions, many unionists still feel a ro- mantic attachment to old ideas and retain a vivid recollection of hardships endured." Another point which is. made in the report is that British unions are losing their fighting spirit with the rise in living standards. It says that the mili- tant spirit of the British workers used to be kept alive by hard- ship and the struggle against employers, governments and courts, a situation quite foreign to the conditions of today. From another inside source, from Richard Briginshaw, gen- eral secretary of the National Union of Operative Printers and Assistants, comes another blast against trade union practices and methods. In an article in his union's journal, he says that the number of trade unions must be reduced in order to eliminate inter - union disputes. He estimates that union leaders spend 40 per cent of their time sorting out disputes between rival unions He writes: "I am not the only leader who is sick and tired of jurisdictional and demarcation differences. By expelling the Electrical Trades Union, we are humbugging unless we are pre- pared to meet and tackle the real accusations made about our movement as a whole, as, at the same time, we seek to clear up the rottenness at the top in our country." Mr. Brininshaw argues that the 184 unions now affiliated with the TUC, with eight million members, could be cut by one- third, and he felt that would lead to the membership being very quickly increased by another million. TODAY IN HISTORY By THE CANADIAN PRESS Charles I and an armed force tried to seize five members in OTTAWA REPORT Greener Pastures For Vote Catchers By PATRICK NICHOLSON The usual pre-election pastime vf wooing the voters is already occupying the leaders of our four principal political parties-- but on a more intensive and far- flung basis than ever before. But are they wooing the right people? Their pattern is much the same in every case: Fiery ora- tory being expended wy audi- ences who are already deter- mined to vote for the speaker's party--if at all. For these pre- pol) campaign speeches are predom- inently being delivered before party organizations. Yet this would not happen if the campaign planners of those parties--the self-styled experts, the soap salesmen, the well- int-ntioned politicians turning their hand to an unaccustomed job--had ever bothered to spend a few hours with the statistics of past elections before them, and a slide-rule in their hand. THE FLOATERS DECIDE An analysis of the five latest federal general elections shows thet the battle is won by the party which can attract the bandwagon "floating" or un- committed vote. And the cam- paign 1s lost by the party which. -- to get its supporters to the Inu 1945 and again in 1949, the second largest block of voters was those who failed to vote. In 1953, the empty seats in our Parliament which should have repicsented the non - voters would actually have formed the government of Canada. In that French Market Inviting To Canadian PARIS (CP) -- France pos- sesses possibly the world's most tightly organized business com- munity. It takes a sharp Cana- dian to crack it. But once in- side--zowie! Once inside, the sky's the limit. Allowing for high-pres- sure hyperbole, that's what they say in commercial circles these days as a once conservative country sheds its trading inhi- bitions and starts casting around for novelties. Over the years, Canadian trade with France has been concentrated upon a few big items. Such things as wheat, pulp, nickel, synthetic rubber and asbestos accounted for some 85 per cent of Canadian shipments. Now the French have stripped away virtually all import con- trols and the market is an in- viting one. The hope in official quarters is that Canada can widen the base of its export effort. DEVELOPS WELL "Once in the French market, business of a repeat nature tends to develop satisfactorily," says Andy Kniewasser, senior Canadian trade expert in Paris, Kniewasser said a '"maxi- mum" selling drive is under way to take advantage of the new freedom The signs are promising. One Toronto company is launching coin-operated laundry machines --two new francs (about 45 cents) for was and one franc for drying. At first, the French looked askance, figuring that stores without attendants would mean shirts stolen straight from the suds, but a sceptic went to Holland and what he saw there changed his mind. The Toronto company, in co- operation with an old French firm, has installed 50 machines in the Paris area. Some officials say the idea will spread like wildfire. GOT ORDER Also applauded is the Mont- real company whose top man went to Paris for a look-around, wouldn't take no for an answer and landed a $3,000 order for key blanks and key - cutting machinery. In 1960, what officials call "interesting" new business was done in apples, canned soups, maple syrup, rubber hose, At- lantic fish and lobster, bristles, synthetic fibre fabrics, birch logs, hot - rolled sheets, type- writer parts, industrial fur- naces, clocks, cosmetics, hockey Producers egg muskrat. pelts and tex- es. Altogether, at least 50 cate- gories of manufactured goods not previousiy sold on any scale have been introduced. Some feel that the careful or- ganization of French business, with its alphabet soup of trade associations, works to the ad- vantage of an outsider once breakthrough is achieved. The protective mechanism helps to 'keep you in there." DEAL DIRECTLY Coming from Canada does no harm. "All Canadians have an edge in doing business here," one in- formant said. "If you can speak French, so much the better." One tip is that you should deal directly, rather than through an agent in a third country. Canadian exports to France, including Algeria, increased by 80 per cent in 1960 to $77,600,- 000. Canadian imports from France in the same period amounted to $50,300,000. Trade officers in Paris dealt with more than 300 new in- quiries and received some 200 business visitors. Forty new agencies and buying connec- tions were established and 38 are under negotiation. m'uning third split their votes . between the Conservatives, CCF and social Credit and "'others." In 1957 and 1958, in contrast, the group of non-voters was orly the third largest. Using that slide-rule to strike an average over the last five elecuons, we see that exactly one-fifth of the electors fail to vote. In other words, if those idly irresponsible electors could be inspired to go to the polls and to pump for either the Tor- ies, Liberals or NDP, they could put that party into power. Then we turn to the even larger block of voters who ap- pear to be undecided in their support, and fluctuate from one party to another in different elections. Again by analysing the results of previous elections, it appears that 24 per cent of our electors are fickle in be their vote These "floaters" are the pevole who actually decide. how Canada shall be governed. As the great majority of them swing from one party to an- othei, so is one or other of the lag parties put "in" or "out", {n the coming election, will these floaters swing to Tommy Douglas, and put his NDP inte power to form Canada's first so- cialist government? SOLID CORE OF SUPPORT The pattern of these five last elections suggests that the Lib- erals can count on the support of a solid core of 27 per cent of the electors; the Conserva- tives on 21 per cent; the CCF-- o:1 NDP?--on 8 per cent; and the Socreds on 2 per cent. The 22 per cent of floaters and the stay-at-home' 20 per cent make up cur total electorate. So wide open are our politics, according to these figures, that even the Social Credit could achieve federal power--if it had the money to stage an all-out campaign and the appeal to at- tract the bulk of those 42 per cent of the electors who in re- cent years have either stayed home or "floated". These are the Canadians to whom our oft-speaking and far- travelling politicians should be addressing themselves; rather than to the faithful party mem- bers who now gather in hired halls to applaud their leader, right or wrong. That they can be attracted was vividly shown by Tommy Dougias, who recently drew an enviable audience of 900 Win- nipegers on a cold winter's night--and drew them through a 50 cents admission charge-- to » meeting organized by the world federalist movement and billing him as speaker. Lives Prolonged, Saved By Canadian OTTAWA (CP)--The lives of hundreds of thousands of people in all parts of the world will be prolonged and in many cases saved as a result of the efforts of a corps of Canadian sales- men. They have made the world their oyster in a search for mar- kets for Canadian-made atomic machines for cancer treatment; isotopes for use in industry, medicine, agriculture and re- search; and equipment for sub- jecting various materials to gamma radiation. The sales staff of the commer- cial products division of Atomic Energy of Canada Limited also is proving to Canadian industry that it's possible to sell in ex- port markets in the face of the stiffest competition. The main revenue producer for this crown - owned agency is the cobalt-60 beam therapy unit, a machine developed in Canada in 1951 to treat cancer patients. Cancer growths are at- tacked by gamma rays shot from_a cobalt-60 isotope. the British House of Commons 320 years ago today--in 1642. No British sovereign has since en- tered the Commons, a practice reflected in Canada where the Queen's representative reads the speech from the throne in the Senate chamber. 1951--The South Korean capi- tal of Seoul was captured by North Korean troops--the sec- ond time the city had fallen since the start of the Korean ar. 1908--Ned Hanlan, the Cana- dian who held the world rowing championship for 10 years, died in Toronto BY-GONE DAYS 30 YEARS AGO In the municipal elections Peter A. Macdonald was elect- ed Mayor of Oshawa by a majority of 965 over his oppo- nent, Eddie McDonald. W. G. Bunker, Thomas Hawkes, J. G. Stephens, Louis S. Hyman, H. H. Cawker, S. J. Babe, F. O. Kirby, Ed Clarke, William Boddy, T. B. Mitchell, G, T. Morris, C. Harman, John Caunt, Edmund Jackson and Albert J. Crandell were elected aldermen. John Stacey and William H. Ross were elected to the Pub- lic Utilities. Commission. Steps were, taken to organize an Oshawa Civic Choir, with Dr. H. A. Fricker of Tofonto as conductor. H. Lynch was re-elected to the 2ist term of office as su- peristendent of Albert Street United Sunday School, at the annual meeting Permits that were issued dur- ing the year of 1931 had a value of $146,375, as compared with $195,470 in 1930. Arthur L. Slyfield was ap- pointed regional director of school libraries for Canada. John Gibson was congratu- lated on completing 21 years' service on the Oshawa Board of Health. Mrs. G. H. Pedlar, member of a prominent pioneer Oshawa family, died in Los Angeles, California. A lone bandit robbed John- ston's drug store on Simcoe St. North, held up two men on Bond street and stole their car and made his escape. Russell Storks was elected president and Alex White sec- retary of the Oshawa Kinsmen Club for 1932. Joe Graboski, star centre hockey player for the Oshawa juniors, lost an eye as the re- sult of an accident in a prac- tice. Roy F. Bennett, MA, of Osh- awa accepted a position on the teaching staff of the Brantford Collegiate and Vocational Insti- tute. ss Colorful Company Seen Behind 'Saintly' Streets MONTREAL (CP) -- Norbert Birtz and Hubert Lacroix might be surprised at finding them- selves in the same company as St. Francis Xavier and St. Igna- tius Loyola. Yet there they are! They've. made the _ saintly ranks as far as Montreal is con- cerned. Mr. Birtz, one-time manager of the St. Louis Club, inspired the name Saint-Norbert Street. And Saint-Hubert street was named to honor the memory of Mr. Lacroix and his pioneer family. People who have wondered about some of Quebec's saints may confirm their suspicions by reading a chatty 117-page book titled How Our Streets Got Their Names. Montreal's tendency to ignore church process in honoring citi- zens is brought clearly to light in the city planning depart- ment's tome. It supplies the background of 1,300 street names. CARTIER REMEMBERED Martyrs, explorers, generals, politicians, pioneers, statesmen and saints, legitimate and other- wise, parade through the pages. Jacques Cartier, discoverer of Canada, and Arthur Sicard, in- ventor of the snow'plow, a nec- essary result, are remembered. So are the great French ex- plorers--La Verendrye, d'Iber- ville, Cadillac -- and some of their discoveries--the Rockies, Mobile, Ala:, Biloxi, Miss. Greatness or achievement did not dictate every name. White Lane was so named in 1859 when Andrew White, a resi- dent, complained about its bad condition. Whether the city did this in insult or appeasement is not stated. The book notes that Saint- Castin Place was dubbed to honor a 17th century baron "known for his amazing person- ality."" There is no elaboration here either. 'FILTHY WATER' Other interesting titbits hold the reader. McTavish Street was named after Simon McTavish, 18th cen- tury landowner whose mansion was known to Montrealers as "McTavish's haunted castle." An aside to Winnipeg Street explains that Winnipeg is an Al- gonquin word meaning "filthy water." Researchers found that Gil- ford Street's name is a 75-year- old mistake. The name Guibord was inscribed Gilford in city records and never corrected. Coronet Street was so called at the request of realtor Charles . Hershon, who wanted the name "only because it was easy to -- in French and Eng- ish." The city admits it was stumped in trying to trace the origin of the name of Montreal's main street, Ste. Catherine. It was named between 1801 and 1817 "but to this day, no one has been able to unearth the ori- gin of the name." After tracing the background of some of the city's other saints, researchers apparently were wary of attributing the nange to devotion to Ste. Cath- erine. Salesmen The division at one time had the world market to itself for these machines. It now must compete with 30 producers lo- cated mainly in the United States, Britain, Italy, Japan and West Germany. SALES RISE Despite this competition, the division's annual export sales have risen steadily. They are expected to exceed $4,000,000 in the fiscal year ending next March 31, compared with $3,- 401,371 in the previous year and $418,000 in the division's first - year of operation. Products of the division now are being sold in 57 countries, including five members of the Communist bloc. Sales contacts are maintained through agents in more than 100 countries. Members of the division's sales staff travel upwards of 600,000 miles a year in their search for markets. One sales- man alone travelled 75,000 miles last year. During the first eight months of the division's current fiscal year 35 therapy units were sold in 14 countries, including Rus- sia. Since its establishment in 1952, the division has sold 258 therapy units in 38 countries, Other prod- ucts produced by the division have been marketed in an- other 18 countries. U.8. BEST MARKET The United States is the divi- sion's best customer for therapy units. Since 1952 American insti- tutions have bought 92 machines, followed by Italy with 28, Cana- dian institutions with 19, France with 14 and Brazil with nine. The Communist countries which have purchased units are China, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Poland and the So- viet Union. The Chinese have bought seven, the Soviet Union two and Czechoslovakia, East Germany and Poland one apiece, The eight types of therapy units produced by the division are capable of giving about 25 treatments a day. As most can- cer patients receive an average of about 12 treatments, this means that one machine can treat two people a day. In one year the 258 machines marketed so far can provide treatment to 196,000 cancer pa- tients. In five years patients treated will exceed 1,000,000. R. F. Errington, manager of the division, says his 40-man sales staff is making an extra selling effort to offset growing competition. Part of this effort will be centred in South America where Canada is in a better competitive position than in most other world areas. Mr. Errington says that while competition is tough Canada will continue to be a leading ex- porter of therapy units hecause of the quality of the Canadian equipment and the service cuss; tomers receive. '