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oor he Oshawa Times Published by Canadian Newspapers Limited 86 King St. E., Oshawa, Ontario T. L, Wilson, Publisher WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1963--PAGE 6 * Varied Council Program :To Promote Brotherhood This week is Brotherhood Week, which was started in 1948 by the Canadian Council of Christians and Jews, and has been sponsored each "year since by that organization. Many people may be under the "impression that Brotherhood Week Sand the well-publicized awards made at this time across the country are 'the only acitivities of the Council. *Nothing could be farther from the truth. According to its constitution, the "Council has as its purpose "the «promotion of justice, amity, co- *operation and understanding among .the many racial, religious, ethnic "and cultural groups that make up "the population of Canada." It pur- '*sues this purpose: in many prac- 'tical, day-by-day ways. Among its 'programs are: Exchange of visits by English- ; speaking and French-speaking high »school students, visits which may "be for just a weekend or for a lengthy period during the summer, . Eight hundred students _partici- os pated in exchanges lasting one * month last summer. One-day seminars on "Rearing er aoe whe beck T. C. Douglas, leader of the New * Democratic party, says that the + big issue in the forthcoming federal = election is whether or not Canada should accept nuclear weapons. He told a Toronto audience last week: "This election first of all, a referendum on the question of nue- * lear warheads." His party, of course, . is anti-nuclear. The nuclear question is an issue, but it is a minor one, and it will be a disaster if party leaders succeed in making it anything else. If the * politicians spend their time on it, © they will be able to dodge the bread- * and-butter issues--the issues which :. affect the daily lives of Canadians in all walks of life. Canada has a set of chronic econ- * omic ailments, Each year it gets "more difficult to deal with those < ailments -- persistent and heavy ;, unemployment, adverse trade balan- ' ces, a payments deficit, more diffi- cult conditions of trade competition, * unused productivity, budgetary de- is, 'Learning In There isn't much doubt about where some youngsters learn con- "tempt for authority and for the * rights of others. Their classroom is their home. The Portland Oregonian notes * that parents ask themselves how : youngsters could possibly commit < some of the crimes of vandalism * and authority-baiting charged to _ them, and continues: "Well, here is *a Portland story that may hold a ' part, at least, of the answer. "On the night of last Nov. 30, * more than a score of youngsters, * during the course of an all-night . party, wrecked the interior of a « penthouse apartment in. the Trave-_ Jers' Motel in North Portland. * Owner of the property, John Goss, » wrote a restrained letter to the " parents of those identified as at- tending (ranging in age from 17 to $21). He said that their child had i been named as a participant and The Oshawa Times T. L. WILSON, Publisher C. GWYN KINSEY, Editor The Oshowa Times combining The Oshawa Times *% (established 1871) and the Whitby Gozette and * Chronicle (established 1863) is published daily * (Sundays and statutory holidays excepted). % "Members of Canadian Daily Newspaper Publish- gers Associotion, The Canadian Press, Audit: Bureau «of Circulation and the Ontario Provincial Dalles «@ Association. 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The seminars examine the responsibilities of the church, home, school and commu- nity in raising a generation of chil- dren willing to respect the human rights of all Canadians, Several university projects de- signed to create inter-religious and inter-racial understanding. Workshops at which young adults feel free to discuss all aspects of group relations, Studies of the relations between Indians and non-Indians. Three studies have been published and are used extensively by departments of anthropology at Canadian universi- ties. Seminars for those employed as policemen, as nurses and for those who are community leaders. For each of these programs, the Council has assembled useful mater- ials either available free or at very little cost. The Brotherhood Week promotion is thus only one aspect of the work of the Council, which pursues its program in depth throughout the year. And all pro- grams are designed to strengthen the unity, though not the uniform- ity, of this nation, Arms Not Main Issue ficits and load of taxation, These are the issues, and they can all be lumped under one head- ing, because they cannot be sepa- rated; they .are simply different aspects of the one big problem. And when we are faced with a problem of this scale, the question of nuclear arms cannot be permitted to occupy too much of our time, because while it may be important, it is not vital. The economic questions are vital, and any party which ignores them has no reason for seeking the sup- port of the electorate. Vague promises to "get the coun- try rolling again", to "provide sound government" and so on are not enough. We have heard too much of this sort of thing in the past. What the country must be told now is how each party proposes to deal with the basic and pressing econ- omic issues. The time for dodging is past -- unless Canadians are will- ing. to be deluded again. The Home asked that the parents inquire of him (or her) whether the informa- tion was correct. If the answer was yes, he invited the parents to an open house in the battered apart- ment to see for themselves the ex- tent of the damage. "Mr. Goss sent 20 such letters to parents of 21 youngsters; and the astounding fact is that he had res- ponses from only three sets of parents. The assumption must be that the other 17 just did not care what their sons (or daughters) had done, or, if they cared, they wanted no responsibility for it. op a staggering wo youths, 19 and 21, were con- victed on larceny charges growing out of the party, and were ordered to jail for 20 days, A third partici- pant, a 17-year-old juvenile, joined the Army. Thus far,- we have no word that any of the others were disciplined -- even at home. Parti- cularly at home, one should say. For the most shocking thing un- covered by this shameful incident is not the senseless damage done to the apartment or the larceny for which two boys were convicted; it is the evidence of a lack of concern and responsibility on the part of such a large group of parents. Bible Thought Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.--Matthew 4:4. We are not getting all of the necessary vitamins for real life until we feed regularly upon the Word of God. 'ANYBODY HERE NEED A TUTOR? QUEEN'S PARK New Tax Approach Proposed By NDP By DON O'HEARN TORONTO -- Liberal Leader Wintermeyer made a number of proposals in his budget speech--a major tax realloca- tion, a Glassco type of inquiry, etc, Most of them you would have agree with. But the most pertinent portion of his speech today was not in his proposals but in his criti- cism,. Essentially this was the accu- sation that the government had not been able to change with the to times--and the demands of the times. The government's answer to this should be interesting. Will it try to say that it nas adjusted, and offer Economics Minister Macaulay as evidence? Or will it not give a rep'y, thereby taking the position tha: times. have not changed. In the NDP's main budge' cri. ticism there was a more detail- ed explanation of the party's po- sition on tax incentives. Kenneth Bryden, the party's financial critic, gave a limited approval to spot incentives in YOUR HEALTH Atomic Cocktail Goitre Treatment By JOSEPH G. MOLNER, M.D. Dear Dr. Molner: Do you rec- ommend the atomic cocktail for goitre?. Do ail goitres respond to it? Please explain different treatments.--P.R. Yes, | recommend the atomic cocktail for suitable cases. A goitre is a thyroud gland which has grown larger than normal. The causes and results are not all the same, though. The best-known cause is lack of iodine. Some areas, including the Great Lakes region, were known as "'goitre belts." The reason: There was almost no iodine in the. soil, hence none in foodstuffs grown in these areas, The thyroid gland produecs a hormone called thyroxin. It has to have iodine (even though in only smail traces) to do so. With iodine lacking, the thyroid giand, following nature's desper- ate urge to produce even under handicap, enlarges. The result: Goitre. Use of ijodied salt now has put an end to the majority of simple goitres from that caase, llowever, there are also toxic goilres, which become overac- tive from some other cause, (Cysts and tumors are two causes of such enlargement.) The atomic cocktail is used in some of these. The "cocktail" essentially is a smal] amount of iodine which has been made ra- dioactive and then dissolved in a glass of water: Since iodine automatically is conducted to the thyroid (where that element is needed), so is the radioactive iodine. There its radioactive properties quiet the overactivity. It is, indeed, used instead of surgery, the same' end result being achieved by removing part of the gland, and leaving only the amount of gland tissue needed to provide enough thy- roxin. Thus for some goitres, admin- istering iodine alone may be a successful treatment. In others the atomic cocktail or surgery may be necessary. The atomic cocktail is usually confined to. patients over the age of 40. It does not by any means eli- minate all need for surgery. A goitre may be of such size that it interferes with breathing and swallowing. Or there may be special characteristics which make it mandatory to act im- mediately, Then surgery is the answer, That's why I recommend the atomic cocktail only in suitable cases, BY-GONE DAYS 25 YEARS AGO Dr. T, FB. Kaiser celebrated his 75th birthday. Walter Branch, president of the Kinsmen Club, presided at an inter-city meeting here. City council approved the re- quest of the Women's Welfare League for a $100 grant for the children's library at Simcoe Hall. Court Oshawa, Order of Foresters, celebrated its golden jubilee, The lodge was organized on Feb, 16, 1888 with the following © officers, Court Deputy C, W. Scott; Vice- Chief Ranger A. Mackie; secre- tary C. H. Crysdale and treas- urer A. A, Carswell. Independent Ald. John Stacey forecast that the city relief requirements would be up 10 or 12 per cent over last year. Roy Lick was re-elected presi- dent of the Ontario Whole Milk Producers' Associaiion at a convention in Toronto. Hon.' Harry Nixon announced . the probability of enforcing pasteur- ization for all milk sold. G. B. Mothersill who retired from the presidency of Maple Leaf Farmers' Mutual Fire In- surance Co. after seven years, took over the office from Hon. William: Smith who had been president for 36 years ever since the company was first organized. Rev. S. C; Moore, BA, BD, the first minister of King Street Church which was dedicated 25 years earlier, was the guest preacher at the special anniver- sary service. Revy.. R. F. Stillman, pastor of Albert Street United Church, presided at. the annual meet- ing. A year of progress was re- ported with the membership in- creased to 188 members. Leonard Richer, supervisor of music in Oshawa schools, an- nounced eight . separate music festivals would be held, corporation tax. But he was dead against any general reduc- tion in the tax to boost the econ- omy. He argued that most of the savings from such a reduction would. not get into the money stream. It would not be distri- buted as profits. Rather at least in the case of big corporations, it would tend to go into reserves. And as the majority of these corporations are not using their plant nearly at capacity now it would not be spent out of re- serves for plant expansion. Rather it most likely would go towards the purchase of other Canadian companies. And as a great many of our large cor- porations today are U.S.° con. trolled this would add to the U.S. domination of our industry, PROFIT DISTRIBUTION? To replace the usual incentive proposals that are made, Mr. Bryden suggested a new ap- proach--new at least to the writer, This is that there should-be a drastic reduction in the tax on profits which are distributed, and an equally drastic increase in profits that are going into reserves. This is getting into high ec. nomics, But at first glance, at least, there does seem to be a good case in favor of the NDP critic's approach. The writer would like to see a detailed rebuttal, to see what the weakness may be. TODAY IN HISTORY By THE CANADIAN PRESS Feb. 20, 1963... Explorer Rene LaSalle ar- rived in Canada 297 years ago today--in 1666 -- and settled at Montreal. He re- ceived a grant of land at La Chine, later Lachine, so named because of his am- bition to reach China by way of the Western Sea. In 1682 he discovered the Mis- sissippi Delta, claiming the Mississippi, all the rivers that entered it and all the land watered by them for the King of France, Louis XIV. He named this vast tract Louisiana. He was as- sassinated by muti neers among the colonists he was leading to setile the delta in 1687, OTTAWA REPORT Policy On Defence Bigger Than Party By PATRICK NICHOLSON OTTAWA--Canada should not become a nuclear power, Rob- ert Thompson, leader of the So- cial Credit Party, insisted at a pre-election press conference in Ottawa, By that he means that Canada should not arm herself with nuclear weapons capable of attacking another country. Man- kind's hopes for achieving nu- clear disarmament, and hence mankind's aim to prevent sui- cide through nuclear war, would be reduced sharply by any addi- tion to the few nations which now have an offensive nuclear capability. But while he is sturdily op- posed to Canada acquiring any offensive nuclear weapons, Mr. Thompson takes the honest and realistic view about the smaller short - range nuclear weapons which can only be used for de- fensive purposes. No ordinary Canadian. citizen, no Canadian politician except some of those in the cabinet, know the secret details of Western defence plans; and without the knowl- edge, nobody can say for sure whether we should or should not arm our defence forces with pees so a those nucleay weaponsintended to ward off attack. The nuclear controversy ranges around the Bomarc mis- siles, which we are installine at North Bay and La Macaze, Que- bec. These are in.ended to ve equipped with .small ruclear tips, and their purpose is to shoot down attacking enemy bombers. Their range is so short that they could not attack any target outside Ontario or Quebec anyhow. COMMITTEE URGED A Social Credit government, Mr. Thompson said, would set up a 'non-partisan parliamen. tary defence committee," which would be told the facts and the secrets, and then could base its recommendation upon its thor- ough study of those details, Liberal Leader L. B, Pearson has also proposed the creation of a parliamentary defence po:- icy committee. Prime Minister Diefenbaker on the other hand told Parlia- ment that "'never at any time has there been a committee set up in our country on defenve policy, There can be committces of defen 'or the purpose of REPORT FROM U.K. Teenagers Answer Rector's Challenge By M. McINTYRE HOOD Specia! London (Eng.) Correspondent For The Oshawa Times LONDON Critics of t he teenagers of today have had an answer in the activities of a group of young boys who live in council-built apartments in the St. John's Wood district of Lon- don. By their owr hard work and voluntary efforts they have transformed an _ old rubbish dump at Swiss Cottage into a beautiful playground for young toddlers. In this task, the boys had the leadership of artist John Wink- ley. Assisted by his wife Chris, he runs what is known as the St. John's Wood Adventure Club. It is made up of boys aged from 12 to 14. These boys cleared the land of old debris, including iron bed- steads, chairs and_ broken bottles. This they accomplished in the first week of their self- imposed task. In the centre of the area they built a sandpit, and surrounded it with stepping stones for the young children who play there. READY VOLUNTEERS The project started when the rector of St. Peter's Church, Belsize Square, which owns this piece of land, asked the boys if they would like to tackle the job of cleaning up this eyesore area, and turning it into some thing useful. There was an im- mediate rush of volunteers front the St. John's Wood Adventure Club. The boys reported for duty with pickaxes and shovels, Dur- ing their school holidays, they worked a seven-hour day, stop» ping only for lunch at a nearby hostel. Their work was given free, with no thought of remun- eration. It was a job of service to the community. Their activities on the site, which has been an eyesore for many years caught the imagin- ation of the Hampstead Borough Council, A ton of paving stone was promptly delivered to the young workmen to build around the sandpit. The council has also agreed to contribute $125 to- wards the cost of fencing off the new playground. Steps are being taken to pro- vide swings for the toddlers be- for the summer season comes, and also have seats where par- ents can sit and watch the young children. ; Group Captain W. A. Ham- merton, member of the church council, and vice-chairman of the Homes for Working Boys in London, said: " If You Don't Buy It At Bad Boy's YOU PAY TOO MUCH!! PRICES BAD BOY Open Nightly (Except Saturday) 'Til 9:30 KING ST. E. A) TOWNLINE ! a No Matter Whether It's Furniture, Appliances, HI-FI, TV, Radios, etc. FURNITURE APPLIANCES 728-4658 "Critics o: present-day youth should go and see the superb work done by this group of boys. The site used to be a dumping- ground for junk. Soon it will be a quiet oasis where young chil- dren can play in safety." Praise also comes from the Countess of Lucan, one of the founders of the St. John's Wood a'iventure playground. She Says: "We are delighted with the achievement of these boys. It is a splendid hing tnat they stould set out to help the com- muntiy in a neighboring dis- a splendid thing that they should set out to help the com- munity in a neighboring dis- trict." But the boys are quite un- moved by the tributes being paid to them. "It was grand fun," was their Only comment. looking into questions of d¢- fence but not for the determina- tion of policy, which mus ve the responsibility of the govern- ment." That accurately represents the present practice. But many thinking neople question wheth- er this practice truly repre sents "parliamentary govern- ment." On the contrary, & is "government by cabinet."' And since, in many parliamentary democracies, the prime minis. ter is tending more and more to- wield supreme and even s0'* power within his cabinet, the trend is towards "prestdential government.' EFFICIENT BUT WRONG In our Cold War against the Communist bloc, we of the Western democracies are handi- capped by our more cumber- some and devious methods of governmenta. decision, In vivid contrast, the dictatorships en- joy the slickness of "instant government." To meet this handicap, the system of arbi- trary decision by a prime min. ister is growing up, leading no- tably in Britain, as Professur Max Beloff points vut, to a drift towards "presidential govern- ment." Specifically to reverse thie trend, political scientists are urging that the power of gov- ernment be restored to Parlia- nent. One step in this direction would be to set up select com. mittees of MPs--of which reie- vant cabinet ministers should be members--to examine and rec- ommend upon major fields of government activity. In studying defence, the special problem of "security" would be involved. But in general this development would be welcomed, ensuring more careful study and ver. mitting back-bench MPs to spe. cialize and thus to build up their name by making a more effec. tive contribution. So Bob Thompson's proposal for an all-party defence com- mittee reflects the serious thought and worry in many par- liamentary circles, and deserves equally serious support. PARAGRAPHICAL WISDOM It's strange that when a per- son has a loose ew in his hand, it's his tongue that rat- tles. When Miss Spring makes her entrance this yerr she will be greeted with one of the most en- thusiastic burst of applause she has ever received. Time is a peculiar thing. 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