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She Oshawa Cones Published by Canadian Newspapers Limited 86 King St. E., Oshawa, Ontario T. L. Wilson, Publisher FRIDAY, MARCH 29, 1963 -- PAGE 6 © Good Programs Started By Ontario Government S This has been a week of substan- tial progress in the Ontario Legis- lature. On Tuesday alone three im- Bortant announcements were made. » On that day, Labor Minister Rowntree told the Legislature that fhinimum wages of men will be established in the industrialized arc running from Oshawa to Niagara Falls, including the Grand River @omplex. Municipal Affairs Minister Spooner introduced legislation under which certain railway properties, fuch as hotels, warehouses and heating plants, will be excluded from business assessment exemp- tion. Education Minister Davis, speaking during debate on his es- timates, said Ontario will eventually take over all the costs of operating schools for retarded children; in the meantime the government will increase its grants from 8 per cent to 50 per cent on the approved capital expenditures to be paid on future building projects, and will pay a higher precentage of the ap- proved costs of current operation, including approved transportation, The minimum wage legislation is modest enough, but it is a begin- ning. We cannot see 'why there should be one minimum for one area and another minimum for another area, even allowing for some variation in living costs and labor supply. By approving, a dif- ference, the government is saying that a man's labor is automatically worth more. or less according to where he lives. That principle will be difficult to maintain. But at least a start is being made on the estab- lishment of a necessary standard. Toronto will be the big gainer from Mr. Spooner's measure, and rightly so, Other excellent hotels in the city pay the business asssess- ment, and the Royal York should have done so-long ago. We hope the government does not delay in the execution of its plans to support the education of retarded children. This bit of legis- lation is long overdue. Committee Government Liberal leader Lester Pearson told a Kingston audience this week that a Liberal government, having met Canada's outstanding commitments to accept nuclear arms, would es- tablish a special non-partisan House of Commons. committee to review the whole structure of Canadian defence policy. This idea seems to have considerable appeal, and it is worth examining. We must concede first of all, of course, that it is possible to es- tablish a non-partisan committee drawn from all parties represented in the Commons. It is rather a large concession, but let us accept it for the sake of argument. The next question is: Why should the government hand over to an all- party committee its responsibility for policy? One answer would be that defence policy is of such na- tional importance that it should be pursued with unity instead of ran- cor and division. The same answer could be given for foreign policy; in both Canada and the United States we have seen outstanding examples of bi- partisanship in the area of interna- tional affairs, with all parties con- tributing to the hammering out of policy and programs. But there are other extremely important areas of policy -- areas of overwhelming national impor- tance, particularly in economics. Matters such as resources develop- ment, unemployment and trade could be placed in this category. The thought then occurs: If bi- partisanship is good in defence and foreign policy, why not in these other areas? What we would arrive at, if such an argument were accepted, is a curious sort of coalition govern- ment, The government could, in- deed, go to the people in the next election with the fair claim that it could not be credited with the suc- cess or failure of any particular policy, because the whole House was in fact responsible. It's an interesting thought, but we must return to the first diffi- culty, that of setting up a truly non-partisan committee. What Canada Can Afford Two New Democratic promises in this election campaign are pay- ment of the old age pension without means test at 65 instead of 70 and. institution of a national medicare plan with the national government paying 60 per cent of the cost. These are worthy proposals, with- out a doubt. But can Canada afford them at this time? The change in the pension age would add about $390 million to the present pension cost. For the coming year, with no change in the age limit or pension amount, the pension fund will have to pay out $754 mil- lion, which will be $56 million more than it will take in. What a national medicare plan would cost is anybody's guess, but it is reasonable to suppose that it would not be less than the cost of the federal-provincial hospital in- She Oshawa Times T, L. WILSON, Publisher Cc. GWYN KINSEY, Editor The Oshawa Times combini (established 1871) and the i Chronicle (establishes 1863, is published daily an Daily 'N Publish. the Ontario Provincial Dailies The Canadian Press is exclusively entitied to ig hag of republication of all news of publi therein. All tights ot specicl des patches ore olso reserved. Otfices: Thomson Building, Avenue, Toronto, Ontario; Montreal, P.Q. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Delivered by carr in Oshowa, Whitby, Ajax, Pickering, flowmnanilie, doy Port Perry, Prince Albert, Sore, amen Frenchman's Bay, 'Qunton, agg Oo my deepen, Columbus, eae Raglan, Blackstock, Pontypool Newcastle, not over 45c per week By mail in Province ot Ontario) cutwce carriers delivery creas 12.00 per year. Other Provi and 15.00, USA" ene fornign "24.00, ' 425 University 640 Cothcort Street, surance program -- and that cost now runs about $800 million a year. The current federal deficit is nudging $600 million. The Canadian Tax Foundation has estimated that in the next fiscal year, all things being equal -- no substantial re- duction in expenditure, no increases in taxation -- fixed charges in pre- sent programs could push the deficit to close to $800 million. How then, can we afford a huge increase in expenditure? We are told that the great expansion in the economy would provide the revenue. Unfortunately, we are not told how that expansion is to be brought about. We are also told that if money could be found for World War Two, money can be found for the promised programs. In World War Two, however, the federal debt was increased from $4.3 billion to $7.4 billion, despite a substantial amount of economic compulsion: Fixed wages, fixed prices, com- pulsory savings, five-fold increase in taxes, and virtual conscription of industry. That was the price of survival, What we are talking about now is economic survival. We're already living beyond our means, Bible Thought And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it. -- Luke 19:41, A loving heart cannot bear to see a city -- or nation -- fall into moral decay. How much weeping we as a nation must cause our Lord! 'DON'T YOU GET THE IDEA?' REPORT FROM U.K. Hit Tough Control On School Building By M. McINTYRE HOOD Special London (Eng.) Correspondent For The Oshawa Times LONDON --The drastic con- trol of spending on construction of new schools in Britain by the ministry of education is bring. ing strong protests from educa- tional authorities whose building plans have been ruthlessly slashed by the ministry. In this respect, the situa- tion in Britain is quite different from what it is in Canada. In most Canadian provinces, the control of school building ex- YOUR HEALTH penditures rests in the hands of the elected boards of education and school trustees. They decide what schools they are going io build, and subject to approval of the plans by the provincial departments of education, the municipal council has to pro- vide the money asked for by the education boards, Court decisions have ruled that under the existing school laws, the municipal council has no authority to reduce the school estimates, and while they can make polite requests for econ- omy and curtailment of capital 'Do Not Inhale' Advice To Heed By JOSEPH G. MOLNER, MD Dear Dr. Molner: What about the hazards of sprays to hold the hair in place? I have heard that they involve a_ certain amount of danger to the lungs, particularly those that advise on the label, "'Do not inhale." --M.C. This danger applies, as you suggest, to some sprays and not to others. If you but pay attention to the "'do not inhale" labels, you will be taking ade- quate precautions, The problem involved is that certain materials contained in some sprays can reach the lung tissues and adjacent lymph glands, and can produce a shadow on an x-ray. In all candor, we must admit, that much remains to be learned about this condition, but it appears to be reversible: that is, if use of the spray is stopped, the lungs clear up. Indeed, there may be no symp- tons anyway, but I certainly am a believer in the philosophy. of Dr. Frances Kelsey, who re- fused to approve distribution of thalidomide: if there's any- thing suspicious or even not explained, keep digging at it. I have no evidence to impel me to scare anybody as to the use of hair sprays, but since an unusual condition does de- velop, it is no more than good sense for people to take reason- able precautions, and further study is warranted (and being carried on), HISTORY TODAY IN By THE og egal PRESS March 29, Royal oak was" given to the British North Amer- ica Act 96 years ago today --in 1867--uniting the prov- inces of Canada under one government. The provinces then in Confederation were Ontario, Quebec, Nova Sco- tia and New Brunswick. Prince Edward Island re- fused to join the Confedera- tion at that time and British Columbia, separated from the new union by a vast and practically unsettled area controlled by the Hudson's Bay Company, also re- mained aloof. They, and the other present - day prov inces, joined later to make today's 10-province nation. 1632--French and English claims. in America were di- vided under the Treaty of St.. Germain. 1847 -- American forces captured Vera Cruz in the war with Mexico, ¥ From the practical point of view, I merely suggest that you note the label on whatever spray you use. If there is a warning against inhaling, then be careful to aim the spray at the hair, not at the face, and inhale as little.as possible. Holding a handkerchief over mouth and nose could be an easy precaution, or you could use a simple gauze mask. Should there be further develop- ments of significance on this, I'll write about them, although, because I have to follow a rather rigorous schedule with this column, if anything of urgent importance appears, you'll see it sooner in regular news columns. Dear Dr. Molner: My daugh- ter is bothered by itching dan- druff. She has a severe rash on face and forehead and thinks this is due to the dandruff flaking off.--A.W. I'd have doubts about '"'dan- druff" being the cause. The description much more resem- bles seborrheic dermatitis, a skin disorder which, in addition, can be a cause of dandruff. My advice is that she see a skin specialist rather than tinker with "dandruff remedies." expenditures, once the board of education finalizes its require- ments of money, the. council merely has to include this in its estimates and tax rate. DIFFERENT PLAN In Britain it is quite different. The county educational author- ities prepare their plans for the new school buildings they will require and secure estimates of the cost. These are then sub- mitted to the minister of edu- cation, whose duty it is to ex- amine them, and then decide which projects he will allow to go ahead. As an illustration of how this works, there is the strong pro- test now being made by the Middlesex County Education Committee to the minister of education following severe cuts which he made in the Middlesex school building program fur the next year. Middlesex Education Commit- tee submitted school building projects which were estimated to cost $12,420,000. Sir Edward Boyle, minister of education, has pruned these ruthlessly, and has allowed only $2,280,000 for new building in 1963-64. FIGHT FOR MORE The minister had approved only two new school buildings in next year's elementary and secondary school program. The Middlesex Education Committee is now fighting for 12 more new school buildings, at various places throughout the county. A Middlesex county education official says: "We consider next year's drastically reduced sum to be extremely unfair," Another county whoce pro. gram has been hard hit by the minister's ruling is Surrey. The Surrey Education Committee prepared a building program to cost $18,600,000, but Sir Edward Boyle slashed this down to a mere $1,230,000. A. M. Baird, Surrey's education officer, says: "This is quite fantastic. Not a single secondary school project is left in the program, As a re- sult of previous cuts,: we are buying a further 60 to 70 port- able wooden classrooms, in ad- dition to the 350 we already have in use -- and thats an awful lot of wood. Now we shall probably have to increase the number." I have an idea that some mu. nicipal councils in Ontario, at least, would welcome some kind of similar controlling hand on school capital expenditures in their municipalities. chief BY-GONE DAYS 35 YEARS AGO Rév. R. B. Patterson, rector of Christ Memorial Church, chose Capt. C. A. Mason as his Warden at the inaugural Parish meeting. The Oshawa Golf Club an- nounced its intention to raze the present clubhouse and erect a new $10,000 building on the same site. Frank "Dick" Smith honored at a banquet of the OHA Inter- mediate Hockey Club in recog- nition of his 17 years as a goalie of Oshawa hockey teams. Rev. Ernest Harston, LLB, received a call to the pastorate of Simcoe Street United Church. He succeeded Rev. H. S. Dougall, DD, who was retiring from active ministry. The Oshawa Chamber of Com- merce leased offices in the new Alger Building on King street east. D. A. Hubbell, local Sanitary Inspector, attended the annual meeting of the Ontario Plumb- ing Inspectors' Association, of which body he was president. Ross McKinnon, general sales manager of the Chevrolet Divi- sion, GMC, presided at a lunch- eon given at Welsh's Parlors for the Regina Monarchs, Western H. Beaton welcomed the guests. Gordon Jacobi was chosen president of the newly-organ- ized Industrial Softball League. Frank Ebbs opened the caba- ret section of the Style Show with a song and dance number "Old Black Joe." The show was presented in the Regent Theatre by L. Osier. Luke's Furniture Company an- nounced the showing of pic- tures painted by a Dutch artist of scenes from the Canadian West, Fire Chief Elliott and his staff were given much credit for their efforts during a $75,000 fire which gutted the old Can- ning Factory occupied by the Merritt Paint and Auto Shop Company. T. E. Kaiser, MP for South- ern Ontario, made a speech in the House "The National Debt." of Commons on OTTAWA REPORT Senator Produces Telling Statistics By PATRICK NICHOLSON OTTAWA -- Faced by embar- tassing statistics, which prove that the Canadian economy is making good progress, in some cases making record progress, Liberal spokesmen. assert that statistics lie, Senator Wally Mc- pgm is telling election ral- es, "The Liberals say that the Statistics which we quote do not give the true story," ex- oa the sitver-haired former rector of twenty-two top Cana- dian businesses, who now is minister of trade and com- merce. "Well," he peat in " soft growling voice, 'when was in business, and one of i companies' statistics showed that costs were down two per cent and net profits up twenty per cent, I didn't say 'Oh, but those are just statistics.' I knew what was going on." Wally McCutcheon was not only one of Canada's greatest self-made men in the important field of business. He was also one of the greatest builders of Canada and Canadian interests in that field. Among the ty- coons of Bay Street, Wally Mc- Cutcheon was looked up to as one of "the four horsemen" of READERS' VIEWS (Editor's Note: We con- tinue to receive many letters which are either unsigned or signed only with a pseu- donym. Such letters cannot be published. We require that each letter be signed by the writer as evidence of good faith, although the let- ter may, if the writer wishes, be published over a pen name.) FIGURE OF SPEECH Dear Sir: The letter by Angry Liberal surely hits a new low. If this kind of rubbish is typical of Liberal thinking, then Mr. Starr is sure to be re-elected. The Conservative party can be criticized on many points. It would be Utopia if any political party was so good as to be be- yond criticism. But for heav- en's sake, Angry Liberal, start using your head and discuss the issues reasonably. It should be obvious to a child that Mr. Starr was not calling individual Liberals rats, any more than Liberals who spoke about rats deserting a sinking ship were calling the men. who left the Diefenbaker cabinet rats. This, I believe, is called a figure of speech. Let's keep di i of the In the same letter Miss Hall is speaking out of two sides of her mouth at the same time. I quote her letter again "It would seem to me to be rank prejudice to start discriminat- ing against. any 'business or group, of good repute which wished to purchase advertising space." Miss Hall has two~ sets of values, one for herself, and one for the other advertiser. Let me point out to Miss Hail that the company whose space she is competing with on the front of PUC buses is not on strike in Oshawa. The Coca-Cola Dealer- ship is a franchise dealer arrangement with each bottler running his own business as he sees fit as a legal incorporated company under the laws of the Province of Ontario who issue Letters Patent to private as well as public companies. The local company, I under- stand, gave approximately 24,000 bottles of its product to the UAW when they were on strike and even sponsored a teen dance at the UAW Hall for two years with drinks sup- plied to all who attended. Now they are "blackballed" because a Hamilton plant staff went out on strike and the local Oshawa company must suffer a boycott. While we are on the issues on a higher level than the gutter. --AMUSED TORY Whitby ADVERTISING SIGNS Dear Sir: In reply to Miss Aileen Hall's letter in your column of March 23, 1963 re PUC Bus Advertis- ing, I should think Miss 'Hall should be more careful in her use of words, such as indig- nant, prejudice and discrimina- tion, in referring to another's views. Miss Hall takes the opportu- nity to blast the writer for his views because he doesn't agree completely with the NDP and its methods of propagating its doctrine. She tries to justify it by attacking another advertiser and we quote "For example some people may object to the promotion of a product of a company which is on strike." PARAGRAPHICAL WISDOM The Georgia Legislature has passed a bill exempting those "obviously 40 or older" from submitting proof of age when applying for a marriage licence, It is hoped for the well-being of those who issue marriage licences that it will not be in- cumbent upon them to decide whether a woman applicant is obviously 40 or older. "We have no intention of reading the book, "'What Life Will be like 25 years From Now." We're too busy wonder. ing what it will be like three weeks from next Tuesday. MADE MINUTE CATCH QUORN, England (CP)--The only fish caught in a Leicester- Shire fishing contest was a tid- dier that wouldn't even tip the scales. But it won angler Ernie Chel a silver cup. bject the bottler's advt. signs are all UNION MADE. How about your signs, Miss Hall Are they not made by "moonlighters" who have other full time jobs Where is your UNION LABEL on your bus and lawn signs Do you pay union scale to those who make your signs I might remind Miss. Hall (and her colleagues) we don't like two sets of standards any more than we like her double- talk. FAIRPLAY 'Oshawa made Canada, made a tic! So when he reels off statistics approvingly, especially when those are official -- sup- plied by the bureau of tics, we cannot dismiss them as "not giving the true story." CANADA IS GO, GO, GO Last year our gross production, on the basis of ures covering the first quarters, was up by a ing 8.6 per cent above the pre- vious year, Canada pra led the parade in the western world. Personal income was up by the same proportion. Motor vehicle production was nr Po i an astonishing and p per cent. In fact, ype leading indicators, every cat ee "plus" over the previous year-except one. One indicator was ye end this one fell by a huge per cent. That drop, happily, was in unemployment. But Ah, say ics, that was 1962, What about 19637 Are we slowing down now? Not at all, retorts the Sena- tor. "The Canadian record bebe gine in was one most impressive since the end of the Second World War by any yardstick," he asserts. "And there is no indication that we are losing the momen- hon gained in 1962, To - con- son so far this steel luction is up ati cent we the same period in 1963; motor vehicle production is up 34 per cent; and merchandise exports are up nine per cent, * name a few aspects of indus- ry." TARGET FOR FUTURE Planning ahead, there are two fundamental concerns to which we must devote our ef- forts, he urges. These are to step up the long-term rate of growth, and to grapple bin» i chronic deficit in our of payments. To the average Canadian, this year's 19 per cent increase in- cement production, and 13 per cent increase in construction contract awards, may sound impressive, but remote and without direct personal mean- ing. All right, here is a statis- tic nearer home. Unemp! in February was down is pet per cent from a year ago. And as this column has pointed out be- fore, the four year period, from June, 1958, to June 1962, saw the greatest increase in job op- portunities for Canadians re- corded in any postwar four- year period. New jobs actually opened up and filled. by Cana- bay in that period numbered The performance of the Cana- dian economy last year. was certainly impressive; and we doing even better this One of the strangest about this performance is that it came as a surprise to Wally McCutcheon, who only entered the government last summer. Like all other Canadians out- side Ottawa, the muted trumpet of Conservative self - praise blows such a soft note that he had never. heard it. NOTICE OF The Li of Ontario to be held at the beer and wine with meals. beer in premises to which men beer in p to whic! LICENSIN' DISTRICT NUMBER 7 TAKE NOTICE thot HOTEL AJAX LIMITED of the City of Oshewa in the County ef Onterio will meke application eat @ Special Meeting of the Liquor Licence Board Canadian Legion Hall, 217 Murray Street in the CITY of PETERBOROUGH in the COU PETERBOROUGH on Friday the 26th day of April, 1963, her hour of 10:00 a.m. o'clock e forenoon for the issuance of a DINING ROOM MSICENCE, for the sale and consumption ef PUBLIC HOUSE LICENCE, for the sale and consumption of PUBLIC HOUSE LICENCE, for the sale and consumption ef APPLICATION uor Licence Act only are admitted. and being composed of Lots 14 premises, upon completion, will ties required of a hotel under Any person resident in Prag ary the grounds. o' BROW' at least ten doys before th heard. "DATED at Toronte this men care admitted as provided by the regulations. For the following premises: A two-storey brick and concrete hotel building located on -the north-east corner of Bloor Street East and Simcoe Street South, in the City of Oshawa, in the County of Onta rooms to. gether with all of the other conveniences, appurtenances and facili- regulations passed ggihag thereto, the Pace district may object to the eppli- NE, the deputy registrar district, Seen' asdrela is 55 LAKESHORE BLVD. EAST, TORONTO 2, NTARIO, e meeting te be OTEL AJAX LIMIT Per: HARRY FINER, el Applicant 70 King Street brag Oshawe, Ontario. only or d by to 21 inclusive of Plan E, The sa have twenty-five guest the Liquor Licence Act and the in writing sholi be filed with of the et which the application is 27th re kA of March 1963. eo shall be pro within 48 hours are your licence without CITY OF OSHAWA. NOTICE TO DOG OWNERS Dogs Not Permitted To Run At Large. April 1st to Sept. 30th. All Dogs In The City Must Be Licensed Notice is hereby ¥ pire to all dog owners that City by-laws eye that ibited from running at large in the City of nless restrained by a leash, from April Ist to September 30th, 1963. Bylaw 2365, as amended, requires that 1963 licenses must be pur- chased by February Ist. Dogs not carrying 1963 licences are being considered as stray dogs and impounded. Impounded dogs not ciained being destroyed. Avoid having your on picked up and peg hes owe - purchasing lelay if you have not pe yr seoged of dogs running at large and the -- number ae of peteone: pel ge a seen require "-- enforcement of the | satan of the and Dog Contro! | Officer has been given inst Dated at Oshawa this 28th dey of March, 1963. ALBERT V. WALKER, ALDERMAN, Chairman, Parks, Property and Recreation Committee. lows ingly. who really « ee,