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he Oshawa Zimes Published by Canadian Newspapers Limited 86 King St. E., Oshawa, Ontario T. L. Wilson, Publisher FRIDAY, JANUARY 5, 1962 -- PAGE 6 More Physicians Needed For National Services An important but little publicized brief has been addressed to "the members of the House of Commons and the Senate of Canada" by the Canadian Medical Association. It is terse, factual, typically restrained in language, and makes no demands, but its conclusion vitally affects every Canadian: More doctors will be needed if national health services are to be improved and expand- ed, and action is needed now to ensure that there will be an adequate supply of doctors in the years ahead. The highlights of the CMA's report on "Future Requirements for Physicians in Canada" are: The current ratio of physicians to population (1:879) is the most favor- able which has ever applied in Canada, but "the high level of immigration of doctors trained abroad has been mainly responsible for our improving supply but. immigration should not' be relied upon to continue at the recent rate. The current output of Canada's 12 faculties of medicine is about 850 per Trent-Severn Good news for people who enjoy cruising Ontario waterways was the announcement this week by the federal transport department of a $12 million program to modernize facilities on the Trent-Severn system. The work is ex- pected to take 10 years to complete and some preliminary studies are still to be made, but at least the department is now committed to the project. The Trent-Severn system provides a magnificent water route from Lake On- tario to Georgian Bay through some of the loveliest scenery on the continent. Its popularity with tourists has grown despite the inadequacies of many of its installations. Now the department ad- mits that the program is being under- taken because of "the phenomenal in- crease in boating traffic on the system, coupled with the fact that for many years the Trent has undergone no major im- provement and existing facilities are no longer able to cop with the demands for service." One major item, the construction of locks to replace the marine railways at More Fun In The Board of Broadcast Governors has, ever so slightly relaxed the stern rule forbidding 'the use of any device considered theatrical in political broad- casting. Anything, anything at all, that would help to relieve the tedium im- posed by the present ruling will be wel- comed By viewers and listeners alike, the Montreal Star says. The Board, greatly daring, now says that it will rule out only those devices "unnecessarily theatri- cal." For this relief, much thanks, the Star continues. There will be, of course, great diffi- culty in the new definition. There will be many to remark that Mr. A. is already unnecessarily theatrical in his appearances, while, if any device would help Mr. B. to relieve his dullness, it should be welcomed. The line is a fine one How can it be drawn? All of this goes back to a bold at- tempt by the Conservative party in 1935 to liven things up a bit with a kind of soap opera that ran for weeks The Oshawa Times T. L. WILSON, Publisher Cc. GWYN KINSEY, Editor Oshowo Times combi: The Oshewe Times gO i ge jicle 5 Members of Associati The Canodian Press, Audit Bureau of tion Provincial Dailies ca ty entit ts of all news ore also Offices: Thomson Buliding, 425 University Avenue, Toronto Ontario: 640 Cathcart Street. Montreal, P.Q. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Deliverea by carriers in Oshawa Whitby Ajax Pickering, Bowmanville Brooklin Port Perry Prince Albert, Maple Grove, Hampton, Frenchman's Bay. Liverpool, Taunton, Tyrone. Ounborton Enniskillen, Orono, Leskard, . Brougham, ion, Claremont, Columbus. Greenwood Kinsale Ruglon Blackstock Manchester Pontypool and Newcastle not over 45¢ per week. By mail (in Province of io) outside carriers' delivery areas 12.00 year. Other and Commonwesith 15.00, USA ond Foreign 24.00. . Circulation for the issue of November 30, 1961 - 18,006 year. This will fall seriously short of replacing the losses from the medical force, "to say nothing of keeping up with the needs of our expanding popue lation." By the year 1980, Canada's medical force will have to be increased by 48 per cent at the lowest estimate and by 69 per cent at the highest. These figures represent 10,000 to 13,500 new doctors, "and their attainment repre- sents a colossal undertaking." Canada's existing medical schools will require to be considerably enlarged and new medical schools must be established. Steps to achieve these essential ends must be commenced in the very near future. Every effort will have to be made to attract to a career in medicine, ade- quate numbers of bright young Cana- dians and steps towards recruitment should be accelerated." The CMA does not spell it out, but the clear implication is that if national health services are to be improved, there must be national help for the suggested medical school program. Project Swift Rapids and Big Chute on the Severn River, does not have unanimous approval. There are many who fear that the locks will permit lampreys to make thei1 way into Lake Simcoe and destroy the lake trout there. The danger is not fanciful and provincial authorities should be alert to it, But the benefits of the locks made their construction a necessity. The whole system, in fact, will be made more efficient. Locks to be re- placed or improved include those (33 and 34) at Fenelon Falls, lock 19 at Peterborough, 28 and 29 at Burleigh Falls, 30 at Lovesick and 31 at Buck- horn. The lift locks at Peterborough and Kirkfield will be refurbished and others will be equipped with electrical operat- ing devices. Fourteen bridges 'will be replaced or improved and another ten will have their mechanical equipment electrified. About 30 dams are to be improved. Since 1954, traffic on the system has increased from. 23,165 boats a year to 85,752. 'Improvement of the system will ensure an even greater use. Politics oliti before the election of that year. The result of the voting that followed did not indicate it had been much of a force for Tory well-being. At least it was interesting, so interesting that the Liberals, in a fury at not having thought of it first, promised to wipe such dra- matic forms from the Canadian air. The nation's gift for taking itself seriously had taken over. Since then, politicians have hardly dared to smile or to shake their heads in front of a camera for fear of the accusation of being theatrical. Now and again one of them, greatly daring, brings along a stooge to ask him questions, but the stooge is as carefully chosen as the main speaker to ensure a maximum of drab stolidity. "How about them having a bit of a fling, one of these days loosening up to show their lighter side?" The Star asks. "We don't dare suggest a return to the dramatic sketch. They'd have the Mounties after us. But at least let an effort be made to make more palatable, than they are, the political broadcasts of 1962." Other Editors' Views VANISHING RACE (Calgary Albertan) The Canadian Indian is probably doomed as a "distinct biological group" says Dr. R. L. James, associate profes- sor of sociology at the University of Alberta. He regards the prospect with some disquiet, and so do we -- not only for the reasons he mentioned but also because it promises to leave us without any answer to the question which' dis- turbs so many people in this country, What is a-Canadian? Bible Thought Blessed is the man to whomthe Lord will not impute sin. -- Romans 4:8. ' All are sinners, but Christians are sinners whose sins will not be permitted to testify against them. 5 The operation -- heresay /ce notwithstanding--does aoa aS ERT THE CAT WITH FIVE LIVES REPORT FROM U.K. Smokers Cut Down, Drink, Wager More By M. McINTYRE HOOD Special London (Eng.) Correspondent For The Oshawa Times LONDON -- British people are smoking less, but are spending more of their money on drink- ing and gambling. This is the conclusion that can be reached by a study of the report for the last fiscal year of the Customs and Excise Commissioners. The decline in smoking is at- tributed to an increase of three cents in the tax on a package of 20 in the 1960 budget, and equiv- alent increases in the taxes on tobacco and cigars. Because of this, in the following year YOUR HEALTH What Isn't Right Also Important By JOSEPH G. MOLNER Sometimes it seems to me that it's just about as important to tell what isn't so as to tell what is. And in doing this I trust that it can avoid the predica- ment of the New England lady who made a whole batch of ap- ple and mince pies one day. To keep them straight, she cut the initials "T.M." in the mince pies, meaning "'Tis mince," and "T.M."' in the apple pies, mean- ing "Tain't mince." Today I have a letter from M G.M., who is 72 and has been having some prostate gland trouble. He is concerned over what to do because some of his friends "have had relief for quite a time." and others "have had repeated operations and fi- nally died from cancer." Prostate en'argement does not necessarily imply cancer. The prostate glana happens to be one of the places where cancer may start. But in thousands, or perhaps I should say many thousands of eases, cancer is not involved at all. If cancer is present, and it is detected in time, then re- moval means cure. If it is not removed in time, then the can- cer may progress. But: where there is no cancer, then surgery to correct the enlargement of the gland is all that is neces- sary. G.M. goes on, "Now I have been told that when the pros- tate gland is removed, death is not too far away because the gland is essential to life." No, positively. The gland is NOT "essential to life." (Except, of course, when removal of the gland is urgent, the operation prolongs life!) CLINIC USELESS He has, in the past, gone to a clinic which advertises its "in- jection treai ment," and he found that it didn't seem to do any good. This does not surprise me, be- cause I can't see any valid rea- son why it should. These adver- tisements are a persuasive ap- peal to people who will try all sorts of treatments on the argu- ment that they will cure' some- thing or other 'without sur- gery." Well, I'm opposed to surgery, too -- if some other treatment will do as well or-better. But when.surgery is the logical treat ment, I can't see any reason for avoiding it. Comfort, as well as safety, has advanced enorm- ously in surgery, but money can still be made by preying on the old idea that surgery is to be feared. (That's a mighty good ex- ample of why the medical pro- fession frowns so vigorously on advertising medical care.) G.M. concludes: "How should sex relations: be coped with when the gland is so affected? I am married." ad- not interfere with sex relations. Po- tency continues about as it was before surgery. HAS TONGUE LESIONS "Dear Dr, Molner: My three-year-old daughter has had 'peculiar lesions on her tongue ever since she was an infant. They come and go, disappear completely or move to a different spot. Our family doctor said to just wait and watch. Do they have any s'gnificance and what can I do about them? --Mrs. DH." They could be canker sores, and keeping a "food diary" may give you a clue. If an out- break occurs after eating cer- tain foods, then eliminate such foods from the diet. Food sensi- tivities of this sort are not un- usual. The fact that the spots come and go would shed doubt on the fear that glossitis (that is, a specific infection) is in- volved. "Dear Or. Molner: Is there any harm in freezing milk? M.E.W." It might crack the container, but it doesn'! harm the food value of the milk. tchacco consumption declined by two million pounds. In spite of the drop in consumption, how- ever, the collection of taxes in- créased by $107 million to a total of $2,380 million -- because of the nigher rate of duty. Apparently it was not the lack of money which caused smokers to cut down, but rather a con- viction that drinking, gambling ard motoring provided better vaiue for money. The revenue from liquor in- creased substantially, by $49,- 300,000 to $472 million. Beer duty receipts, in spite of a rather covl and damp summer, rose by $8,700,000 to $63,800,000. The in- creased revenue from liquor was the result of heavier drinking of whiskey and gin. Wine consumption jumped by three million gallons, but be- cause of tax concessions made to wine in the 1960 budget, the revenue rose only slightly to $63,800,000. INCREASE IN BETTING Revenue from the betting tax yielded the government $119 mil- linn, Of this amount, 74 differ- ent football pools in operation cuntributed a total of over $96 miliion. Another $11,400,000 came from the totalisators at the greyhound racing tracks. Abvui four and a half million dollars came from bookmakers' licences at these tracks. Tax receipts from the sale of gaseline reflected a continuing increase in the volume of motor vehicle traffic on the roads. Sa'es of gasoline increased by about seven. per cent, and of diese; road fuel by 11 per cent. The tax revenue from these two items increased by $81. million to $1,186 million. Purchase taxes showed only a small increase of $26,500,000, up to a total-of $1,476 million. The total revenue of the Cus- tums and Excise Commissioners increased to $6,928 million, as compared with the previous year's total of $6622 million. An item of interest in the re- po:t deals with the extent to which smuggling of watches has been going on, and this is refer- red tc as a serious problem. During the year, 27 persons were convicted of smuggling watches on a commercial scale. In all, the value of confiscated goc's, mostly watches, and scized currency, amounted 'to just over $200,000. QUEEN'S PARK Time For Tories To End Pettiness By DON O'HEARN TORONTO--It's straight-from- the-shoulder time of year. It's now an old habit to start the year with a very frank look at our parties, politics and poli- cies, So let's go--with first the Pro- gressive Conservatives. PETTY POLITICS? How about the PCs? Well they can stand improve- ment as much as anyone. Per- haps more so. The one thing this observer would like to see most here is for the party to grow up to a new stage in playing politics. It still plays petty politics. And today doesn't call for them. Some of the old-time petty patronage has been done away with, But a lot of it remains (Liquor store appointments, for in- stance) and something new has been added. (There seems to be an extraordinarily large num- ber of "special counsel' re- tained these days.) And if for no other reason than that it reflects an old-fash- 1oned party, this should be done away with. Recently we have seen many old party hands, particularly members going into retirement, appointed to good-paying jobs, such as the local sheriff. There probably shouldn't be too much criticism of this--you have to get sheriffs some- where. But it does tend to lower public respect for government. OLD-FASHIONED The old - fashioned approach probably underlies most of the important weakness there is in the PC group. And former Premier Frost who did so much to build up the Conservative immediate strength would seem to get most' of the blame. For Mr. Frost, in addition to his tea-party electioneering, had other old-time approaches that he used. One of these was the air of righteous indignation. The big words for the little promise were another. These were typi- cal of Mr. Frost's political tech- niques, which essentially were old-fashioned. The former premier, however, knew them for the tools they were. But many of his followers gidn't--and don't. * A good core of the party, in fact, has got so 'folksy' you feel it should be driving a horse and team and dressed in arm bands. mn Politically, it shguld grow up to the new day. OTTAWA REPORT Proposed 'Freeze' Nightmare Cause By PATRICK NICHOLSON Frank Hall, chairman of the joint negotiating committee for the non-operating railroad un- ions has asked for a substan- tial wage boost, plus a revolu- tionary new '"'job freeze', for the. 115,000 workers he repre- sents. Under that job freeze, the rail- roads would have to hold the number of jobs in each craft at the present level, subject only to a one-per-cent reduction each year Thus jobs would be en- sured in a partly obsolescent aad diminishing industry, even for workers not yet born. Tms demand would hamstring railroads already fighting a los- ing battle against technological develcpments. It is a nightmare to everyone who has the inte- rests of the Canadian economy and of Canadian workers at heart, not least the taxpayers who already have to subsidize the iusses incurred each year by the publicly-owned Canadian Na- tional Railways. wut these are not the only people suffering a nightmare. It is now possible to reveal that "Sercoge"' Fossil, the leader of the non-transporting transport workers union, is now under psychiatric care after a terrify- ing experience on Christmas Eve. REVEL OR REVEAL? Scrooge" had heralded Chnstmas in the usual decorous fusmon with his family, friends and working associates, and re- lived early to bed. But his sleep was disturbed by a series of noc- turnal visitors to his bedside in his 100-year-old brick home. 'The first arrival was a tuber- cular man grimed -with coal dust "I used to have a job in the mines," he said. "I want $38.65 for coal for heating your house this month, and your agreement to pay me this same amount every month every year, except the summers," "But I don't use coal now," reptied the sleepy Fossil. 'This heuse is heated by an oil-fur- nae." "The devil it is; I want my job," retorted the unem- ployed miner. But his protest was cut short by the arrival of a bareheaded man wearing a leather apron and sucking a wisp of straw. "Scrooge, you owe me $14.80 for teed for your carriage horse this month," he demanded. ""My carriage horse! But I drive a ear," replied the bewildered Fossil. "So what, that stable out oack here always had a car- riage horse until you acquired that new-fangled horseless car- riage." Without knocking on the door, a middle-aged woman material- ized at the bedside. "I demand 40 cents an hour regular, just as my mother was always paid by the previous resident here for sweeping the house," she said. Spluttering, Fossil tried to BY-GONE DAYS 35 YEARS AGO A tablet to the memory of Mrs. M. V. Woodruff, valued Oshawa Red Cross worker, was unveiled in St. Andrew's United Church. Mayor Robert D. Preston was re-elected for 1927, defeating O. M. Alger by 1125 majority. T. B. Mitchell headed the poll in the election for Board of Education. Over 260 local Sunday School teachers and officers enrolled for a week's training course con- ducted by the Protestant church- es of Oshawa. Chevrolet dealers across Can- ada heard of plans to break all previous records in 1927 at a convention in Oshawa. J. A. Bickell was honored by members of the Eirra Class of Albert St. Sunday School and pr d with a teacher's bible and address, Ronald Ralph Wolfraime was the winner of the prizes offered by Oshawa merchants to the first baby born on Jan. 1. Walter Buss, Thornton's Corn- ers, shot a 30-pound lynx on the road north of the Union Ceme- tery. At the annual meeting of St. George's Branch of the WMS Miss Annie Oakley was named president, Mrs. Leighton Wood, secretary and Mrs. Arthur Wal- ton, treasurer, for the year 1927. It was announced that Osh- awa was to have a new industry te be known as Akmetal Pro- ducts, manufacturers of various types of flooring and fancy tile. Local men who were named as members of the corporation in- cluded, H. Carson, F. W. Wat- kinson, E. B. Bertrand, C. H. exyiain that he does not hire a cleaning woman now because he spent $69.95 on a new electri- cally driven vacuum cleaner which his wife uses. BETIER JOBS But before he could finish, a fouzih body stood over his bed with hand outstretched. "You didn't. pay me for four dozen candles this month, and these biils show four dozen were de- liverea regular here in years past." The sleepy man stretched ovt 4 hand to flick the light switch "See, I don't need cand- les now." 2 He {elt himself surrounded by more and more grey figures, each with hand outstretched, each demanding cash. "TI don't care whether you use Birds-eye or whether you peel, , | want my pay for preparing you. gegetables," screamed a weman with a potato peeling : knite in her hand. "So what if you have an auto- - matic electric washing machine, what about my pay?" shouted a woman holding an old-fash- jonca scrubbing board. "You always bought tickets for your whole family at my cinema every Saturday night be- fore you had that TV set," pro- testec a little man from the back _ But their further shouts were drowned by the roar of a jet airaner passing overhead. It was filled with over 100 passen- gers travelling 10 times as fast and ict less cost than they used to travel on Fossil's transporta- ticn system. And among the highly-paid highly-trained crew was Fossil's own son. Its soar awoke him. Young Offenders Apart From Tougher Convicts OTTAWA (CP) -- Complete segregation of young offenders entering federal prisons may be possible within three or four years with construction of at least two big institutions de- signed solely for this purpose. Work will start this year on one young offenders' prison in Quebec and plans are well ad- vanced for another in Ontario. Each will cost about $4,000,000 and each will accommodate about 350 prisoners under 21. The justice department's aim is to keep young convicts well clear of hardened criminals--an association known to have wrecked some of the best ef- forts at training and reforming the newcomer. This full segregation has been impossible due to lack of facili- ties. In the year ended last March 31 nearly 800 persons under 21 were sent to federal prisons and in most cases were left to mix with older - men, many of them with only one goal--to get out and return to crime. MAIN WEAKNESS This is regarded by correc- tional experts here as one of the main weaknesses in the new penal program, with its em- phasis on rehabilitation. Segregation already is prac- tised where possible. But in few places is it possible. Younger men occupy the prison training centres at St. Vincent de Paul, Que., and Collins Bay, Ont.-- but so do older convicts, some as old as 40. In the ancient, fortress-type maximum - security penitenti- aries such as those at Dorches- ter, N.B., and Kingston, Ont., wings are used to accommodate young offenders. But prison of- ficials say it is impossible to keep them away from influen- tial veteran convicts. In 1960 there were 541 youths 19 or under sentenced to federal penitentiaries, including three 14-year-olds. Twenty-six of them were 15, another 328 were in the 16-18 age group, and 184 were 19. About 230 others were aged 20 or 21. Those figutes, however, only account for young persons sen- tenced to terms of two years or more. Many young offenders given shorter sentences are sent to provincial institutions, Segregation of juvenile delin- quents is the prime purpose of the 1908 federal Juvenile Delin- quents Act, which says plainly that they must not "under any circumstances" be put in a pen- itentiary or jail "or any other place in which adults are or may be imprisoned." However, this act can be in force only in localities--not nec- essarily whole provinces--which have juvenile courts and separ- ate institutions. These exist in most of the western provinces and Ontario, but in only a few sections of Quebec and hardly anywhere in the Atlantic prov- inces. This is one of the situations to be surveyed in a special study of juvenile delinquency from which Justice Minister Fulton hopes for suggested "'ways and means by which the federal gov- ernment can most effectively co-operate with the provinces and welfare organizations" in attacking the whole problem. MEDIUM SECURITY Meanwhile, the federal. gov- ernment intends to take care of its own. The young offenders' institution in Quebec will be at either St. Hyacinthe or Cow- ansville--the site has not yet been chosen. Site of the pro- posed new Ontario prison has not been mentioned. Both will be built along the same lines as the medium-se- curity prisons at Joyceville, Ont., and St. Vincent de Paul. In brief, this means strong per- imeter fences but the maximum possible freedom of movement inside. Present planning calls for each building to be surrounded by two 14-foot chain link fences, separated by a 16-foot roadway. Inside the buildings, discipline will be strict--more strict, pos- sibly, than in other federal pris- ons--but prisoners will have more privileges. The emphasis will be on training. Writer Thinks Canadian Critics Hurt Literature OTTAWA (CP)--The director of the Ottawa Public Library says Canadian literary critics are hampering the growth of native literature. Claude Aubry, 47, a success- ful writer himself, is a harsh critic of such crities. Too many Canadian authors are unjustly treated by "'young literary snobs" and frustrated writers employed as book re- viewers by some newspapers, he said in an interview. "Except for a few happy ex- ceptions, critics are not fair to the writer. They are extremely demanding and expect master- pieces by the dozen. They are guilty of a very bad disservice te Canadian literature." Mr. Aubry said many review- ers revel in "tearing down" Canadian works with cute, sar- castic phrases that haye-nothing to do with constructive criti- cism. These reviews cut a book's sales to a trickle, discouraged the author and made it tougher for him t* find a publisher for new manuscripts. FEW CLASSICS He said he referred, without mentioning names, primarily to French - language critics, since he is more familiar with their work. But he didn't excuse English-language critics. He said most reviewers spend a few hours studying a book TODAY IN HISTORY French and S.S. Joh Oshawa Shamrocks whipped Port Hope 8-1 in a Junior OHA game. Art Black at left wing and Cook on defence, each play- ed an outstanding game for the Sham. ocks. W. H. Moore, who was in line for the post of chairman of the Dominion Tariff Board, addres- sed the Oshawa Rotary Club on "Politics, the Lighter Variety."' H. M. Black, local manager of the Bell Telephone Co. showed a film of a demonstration of the mysteries of the phone, at a meeting of Albert St. Home and School Association. By THE CANADIAN PRESS Jan, 5, 1962... The Supreme Court of Canada upheld the government's right to delegate some of Parliament's authority to wartime controllers under the War Measures Act 19 years ago today--in 1943. The unanimous opinion placed a stamp of approval on the sys- tem of wartime administration. 1945-The Soviet Union ex- tended diplomatic recognition to the self-styled provisional Polish government despite pleas for de- lay from Winston Churchill and Franklin Roosevelt. "1799 -- Britain and Turkey formed an alliance. that may have taken years te write, then compare it unfavor- ably and unfairly with French, English and American classics. Masterpieces could be pro- duced only when a great num- ber of writers were reaching the public with a great number of books. Even in France no truly remarkable book had been written for several years. "When our critics pan a Canadian book, the reader nat- urally decides against buying it. Canadians still hesitate before buying a Canadian book because they are afraid of making a poor choice." Mr. Aubry said reviewers could be less negative by stress- ing the "new" element in a book and suggesting how the author could have improved his characterization, style and plot. WRITES FOR CHILDREN He said he could be objective in his remarks about Canadian critics since his own works for children have not been reviewed in Canada. His latest children's story, a fantasy about an amorous king of the Thousand Islands in the St. Lawrence River, Les Iles du Roi Maha II, brought him the 1961 librarians' medal for the children's book of the year in Canada and an award from the Association of French-speaking Teachers. A Paris literary magazine praised Mr, Aubry for his "spare" style and off-hand come ments on human nature which, it said, made his work as inter. esting for adults as for chil- dren. He has published two other books and has written several television and radio plays. In the works now are a Christmas tale, a story about an Indian boy and several other children's stories. SOUTHERN SWITCH WINNIPEG (CP)--Road build. ing starts in northern Manitoba after it ends in the southern part of the province, a works minister Walter Weir notead here. He listed several tenders called for work in the fiuzen north--a land of muskeg --after work had halted in south, ,