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v ae Oe, She Oshawa Cimes Published by Canadian Newspapers Limited 86 King St. E., Oshawa, Ontario T. L, Wilson, Publisher WEDNESDAY, MAY 22, 1963---PAGE 6 Civic Auditorium Drive | 'Deserves Full Support The Oshawa civic auditorium campaign is now under way, and it deserves the fullest support of all citizens. This is a project which can be backed by everyone, because it has a meaning for everyone, from the sports fan to the opera buff. The great need for a civic audi- torium-arena has been long recog- nized. The only points at issue con- cerned costs, size, location and so on, These were questions of detail and have now been resolved by the committee in charge -- a patient, thoughtful and representative group. The million-dollar project is reasonable in a practical way for the present. Looking into the future --and the not-too-distant future-- one can see it as the start of a com- munity complex which will look after a great variety of activities. An obvious future addition, for example, would be an all-weather swimming pool. What should be done in the future, however, undoubtedly will be done. The job at hand is the raising of the money for the audi- torium, This is not an arena, in the simple sense -- not a home for hockey or other teams. It is to be that, of course, but a lot more as well. It will be a natural haven for the athlete and the sports fan; for the ty teams which have. had to play inthe arenas of the other commu- nities, and for their supporters, But it will also accommodate concerts and festivals, meetings and con- ventions, and recreational activities other than team sports, It will thus answer the needs of all sections of the population, rather than those of a specialized group. This is what the city has been waiting for, so let's push the cam- paign over the top with a healthy over-subscription. Strange Tax Proposals If some of the individuals, com- panies and organizations who have presented briefs to the royal com- mission on taxation had their way, all levies except the personal income tax would be abolished, and the personal income tax would be dras- tically changed. It is unfortunate that so many briefs illuminate only the selfish motives of those pre- senting them and cast no light on the fundamental questions of tax systems and procedures, ' Some would abolish sales taxes and others would abolish corpora- tion taxes. But the abolitionists do not say how the revenue necessary for the operation of government is to be maintained. Taxes may be a necessary evil, but evil or not, they are necessary. The basic question to be investi- gated by the commission is: How ean a coherent, equitable system of taxation be constructed, so that it does not unduly penalize achieve- ment or discourage expansion, and etill raise the funds required for efficient government? Our tax system is creaking be- cause it is a patchwork of expe- dients and measures of desperation, instead of a system based on coherent thought. It is true that sales taxes, for example, have be- come a tangled of inequity and con- fusion, and badly need revision, But the fact they have been misapplied is not enough reason for their com- plete abolition, Indeed, in some countries with sound economies (in Europe, for instance) the emphasis is on sales rather than'income taxes -- in other words, on consumption rather than the work -- the prin- ciple being that the more affluent a person, the greater his consump- tion, especially of luxury goods, and the greater his ability to meet the costs of his appetite for goods of various kinds; this also has the advantage of holding down prices of goods on export markets. On the other hand, steeply-gra- duated personal income taxes tend to discourage the very persons who have the ability to do the sort of work that creates jobs. The commission has a long and forbidding road ahead of it. Danger In Pesticides Perhaps federal and provincial officials in Canada will show more initiative now that President Ken- nedy's science advisory. committee has urged strong and speedy action to assure "more judicious use" of chemical pesticides in the United States, to protect humanity and wild life. The committee recom- mended a strengthening of federal laws relating to control of the mar- keting and use of the pesticides, and Mr. Kennedy reacted promptly. He said: "T have already requested the responsible agencies to implement the recommendations in the report, including the preparation of legis- lative and techni ls which I shall submit to the Congress." Most of what the advisory com- mittee reported had already been said -- much of it in Rachel Car- * gon's great book, Silent Spring. But She Oshavwn imes T. L. WILSON, Publisher C, GWYN KINSEY, Editor hawa Times combining The Oshawa Times lestablished 1871) and the Whitby Gozette ond ronicle (established 1863, is published daily y3 and statutory holidays excepted). Members of Canad' ly spaper Publish- @ra Association, The Canodian Press, Audit Bureau @f Circulation and the Ontario Provincial Dollies Association, The Conadian Press is exclusively @ntitied to the use of republication of all news @espatched in the paper credited to it or to The Associated Press or Reuters, ond also the local mews published therein, All rights of special dew patches ore also reserved. Otfices; Thomson Building, 425 University wenue, Toronto, Ontorio; 640 Cothcart Street, treal, P.Q SUBSCRIPTION RATES Delivered: by carriers in Oshawa, Whitby, Ajax, Pickering, Bowmanville, Brooklin, Port Perry, Prince Albert, Maple Grove, Homptun, Frenchman's Bay, ul 1, Taunton, Tyrone, Dunbarton, Enniskillen, Orono, Leskard, Brougham, Burketon, Claremont, Columbus, Greenwood, Kinsale, Rogion, Blockstock, Manchester, Pontypoo! and Newcastle, not over 45c per week, By mail (in Province of Ontario) @utside carriers delivery areas 12.00 per ir. Other and Commonwea! ith f ee Bao Geountr 13.00, those who cried out against the danger to all livings of the indis- criminate use of chemical pesti- cides were branded as dreamers or crackpots. But now the scientific advisers.to an American president have thrown their weight into the argument, on the side of the "crack- pots". Evidence has been accumulating over a period of years to show the grave dangers of indiscriminate use of pesticides. Not only has the balance of nature been seriously disturbed in many areas, but the health of human beings has been affected in some instances, Hunt- ers in some places, for example, have been warned not to eat game birds because of chemical concen- trations in the meat. It is the misuse, not the use, of the pesticides that creates the danger. Pesticides are needed to sustain food supplies and to make certain areas habitable. But not enough attention has been given to their selection, proper use or side effects. Canadian authorities should not only keep close watch on what the Americans may do, but should initiate independent effort, Bible Thought Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roar- ing lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour, -- I. Peter 5:8, A man's most dangerous enemy is not physical but spiritual, oe Bo ee DON'T MIND ME ~ 1M JUST STAKING MY CLAIM > root CES TELLS NIT NS Mem tag A a" Big Vi ASR NT SEN SAE IG ON PE Sa aT REPORT FROM U.K. Labor Propaganda Directed At Wales By M. McINTYRE HOOD Special London (Eng.) Correspondent For The Oshawa Times LONDON--Labor Party head- quarters continues to pour out its stream of pre-election propa- ganda, as if an election were just around the corner instead of being a year away. The latest publication aimed at the voters is a document en- titled "Signposts to the New Wales". It sets forth quite an elaborate program of reforms and new measures destined to give Wales a larger place in the national economy. But since the Welsh constituencies are pre- ponderately Labor in politics, one wonders why so much ef- fort was made to convert the already-converted. NEW MEASURES Among the new measures which are forecast in this elec- tion document are some that are quite far-reaching, They in- clude: Creation of a Welsh Industrial Planning Board to foresee needs of particular areas; Appointment of a secretary of state for Wales, such as now exists for Scotland; The development of a new town in Central Wales as a focal point for industrial develop- ment; Other proposals include a Welsh Water Board, extensions in education, a housing drive related to industrial develop- ment, and a review of the posi- tion of the Council for Wales in the light of the proposed con- stitutional changes. The document says: "Our first major task will be to expand Britain's industrial production in which Welsh in- dustry plays a vital part. The success of Labor's plans for so- cial advance depends on this. We shall try to ensure that progress in Wales is steady and continuous in every field. There must be anend to the 'stop- go' policy that has played havoc with our economy and with people's lives." YOUR HEALTH Presented to the party at Car. diff by James Griffiths, MP and James Callaghan, the Labor shadow chancellor, the program will be referred to the annual conference of the Welsh Coun- cil of Labor at Llandudno on May 18, Mr. Griffiths said the secre- tary of state for Wales would be a senior government mem- ber, with a seat in the cabinet and' with general supervision over Welsh affairs. This would mean further provision for con- sideration and discussion of Welsh problems in the House of Commons, The task of the proposed Welsh Planning Board would be to prepare for industrial de- velopment in Wales in harmony with the whole of Britain, Puzzle In X-Rays Of Gall Bladder By JOSEPH G. MOLNER. MD Dear Dr. Molner: If a person has had two x-rays of the gall bladder a week apart, 'ind showed nothing, what is your opinion of its condition? --M.L. This doubtless sounds like a very simple question, It isn't. X-rays are wonderful. I'd hate to think of how much more dif- ficult medicine would be with- out them. However, all an x-ray can do is picture what it "sees."" Bones give distinct shadows via x-ray, A broken leg shows clearly in the shadow-picture. But if you want a picture of, let's say, the colon, the x-ray isn't going to show much of anything, unless you first fill the ongan full of something that will make a shadow--a_ sub- stance that will prevent the x-ray from penetrating through BY-GONE DAYS 20 YEARS AGO City Assessor C. Luke had sold 77 city lots for $11,225 since January 1, 1943, compared with 58 sold during the entire year of 1942 for $8,640. North Oshawa Home and School Association appointed Mrs, James Young, of Oshawa, as public health nurse of North Oshawa School for the remaind- er of the season. Three hundred and fifty choristers from North Simcoe, Albert Street and South Simcoe schools gave a program of na- tional and patriotic songs, under the direction of Leonard Richer, at the 14th annual Music Festival in Simcoe Street United Church, Proceeds was donated to the Canadian Junior Red Cross, Group Captain G, Norman Irwin, ofifcer commanding the Service Flying School at Ayl- mer, inspected the Oshawa "Lloyd Chadburn" Squadron of the Air Cadet League at Alex- andra Park, Announcement was made of a new scholarship for the OCVI, known as the Trick Memorial Scholarship, gift of Mrs, S. B. Trick, Edgar. Leask disposed of his historic farm property, north- east of Greenbank, to Wallace A. MacMillan, former , OCVI teacher. Members of Temple Lodge, No. 649, AF and AM, observed their 15th anniversary with "Past Masters' Night." Honor- ed were Norval Willson, Fred Davidson, Steve Peebles, Aub- rey Cooper, Matt Jackson, Cc. R. Mcintosh and L. Me- lin. . Graduate nurses of Oshawa attended a vesper service in St. Andrew's United Church, to pay tribute to war dead. Rev. George Telford conducted the service, Oshawa Blood Donor Clinic marked its first anniversary, Several of the 27 donors who were present at the first clinic, including Ross Mosley, first donor, together with a few of the 75 volunteer clinic helpers, -- on hand for the ceremo- nies. . The city was visited by Lieut. William Gerrard, RCNVR, sur vivor of the Canadian Corvette Weyburn which was torpedoed in the Mediterranean, He pre- sented Honor Victory Loan awards to several local plant employees. as easily as they do through ordinary flesh. So that's why barium enemas are given, The solution of barium casts a sha- dow, just as bone does. With the gall bladder, the same problem exists, Gall stones do not always register on an x-ray film, Two famous physicians, Dr, Warren Cole and the late Dr. Evarts Graham discovered that a certain dye (tetra - iodo - phenolphthalein) tended to concentrate in the mucous surfaces of the gall bladder. This dye also casts an >x-ray shadow, Surprisingly a good outline could be obtained of a normal gall bladder, but not of one that was faulty or diseased. The dye, in the latter case, just did not concentrate there. Other dyes have since been developed and techniques have been improved, but the riddle of gall bladdr x-ray remains. . Thus when you write that two x-rays "showed nothing," I can interpret only the following pos- sibilities: 1. You mean that nothing 'ab- normal was found, and the gall bladder was healthy, without stones, with no ailments. Or: 2. The gall bladder couldn't be pictured at all because it re- fused to accept the dye. This would be evidence that the or- gan is not in healthy condition. How to decide what to do? By considering such other symp- toms as can be found. This answer is a fair example of the difficulties which lurk in the day-to-day practice of medi- cine. IS HANDY WALKER PETERBOROUGH, England (CP) -- Walter Cornelius, 39, plans to '"'walk" 50 miles on his hands. His training workouts have been interrupted by police who say he is obstructing traf- fic, we offer: @ Financial Assistance Acceptance TOP MAN WANTED TO LEASE A MAJOR OIL COMPANY SERVICE STATION If you feel that you are a capable businessman @ Paid Training Course @ Independence in Your Own Business. @ Opportunity to Market a Product with Public WRITE TO BOX NO, 849 GIVING EDUCATION, eo AVAILABLE, if necessary \ OTTAWA REPORT Racketeers Using Home Loan Device By PATRICK NICHOLSON OTTAWA -- The poorer Ca- madians who can least afford. it, especially old women living alone, are being milked by what government authorities here call 'The Home Improvement Racket." So flourishing is this _ get - rich - quick scandal that cases investigated by the RCMP soared in the first seven months of last year to a huge total equal to 2,500 per cent of all the cases probed in the whole of the previous year, The irregularities in this field centre around the government provision permitting the private banks to make home-improve- ment loans to home - owners, backed by the repayment guar- antee of the federal govern- ment, | But through a peculiar loop- hole in the National Housing QUEEN'S PARK to a "housing scandal." It was to this field of so-called home improvements that reference was made. As the figures of re- cent RCMP investigations re- veal, it is rampaging like a spring flood across Canada now, One very senior official in gov- ernment housing circles com- mented to me that "'it is quite hese worst scandal we have ever CAVEAT EMPTOR The old Latin phrase, so fam- iliar in legal circles, empha- sizes that 'the buyer should be- ware,"" That is especially true when the fast-talking salesmae generally a stranger in the community, knocks on your Widows Informed By Newspaper Ad By DON O'HEARN TORONTO -- More than 5,000 women are expected to collect the new widow's aid allowance before the end of the year. And a substantial assist goes to newspaper advertising. The new. assistance, an- nounced at this winter's ses- sion, is available to widows and some single women from 60 to 65 years old. They can collect up to $65 a month plus medical aid. The program became effec- tive on May 1. And prior to then it was apparent to officials of the department of welfare that not as many women as should knew about the new aid. Not as many applications as there should have been were coming in. So it was decided to run an advertising campaign. A one-shot advertisement was placed in all the dailies in the province, And this did the job. A flood of applications and in- quiries were received. And now at least 5,000 women, and per- haps even more, will be draw- ing the allowance by 1964, The new assistance fills a big gap in our welfare program. Traditionally there have been many more widows than widow- ers in our country, The tend- ency has been for a large pro- portion of husbands to pre-de- cease their wives. This has left some relatively young widows in straitened cir- cumstances. Many of them have not been eligible for old age as- -- which starts only at Pe new aid takes care of 8. MARRIAGE AGE? Incidentally the balance in fa- vor of more widows has been changing. The proportionate number of widowers is increasing, And there's an explanation for this which makes sense. Until recent times the hus- band tended to be older than the wife at marriage--the aver- age was from five to eight years older. Now the trend is the other way, Couples are getting married earlier and they also are tend- ing to be closer to the same age when wed, Which means there is a more equal chance of the wife dying first, In the case of a widower, of course, assistance is not neces- sary. He usually is working at least until 65. And if not has other agencies, such as unem- ployment insurance, to draw on, interest with easy . These Home if he cannot produce the mone?, 0 to prison in default, The initiator of this fraud, the building contractor or his fast- talking salesman, cannot be touched under the National Mousing Act, and long before his victim goes to jail he skips into another community to be- gin his depredations all over again. Canadians spend up to $500,- 000,000 a year on the repair and maintenance of their homes. Of this large sum, perhaps one- tenth is borrowed under govern- ment - guaranteed Home Im- provement Loans. Most of this money is spent with honest building contractors who give fair value for the work per- formed, But the concrete walk which crumbles, the storm windows which don't open, the newly- paved driveways which yield to a harvest of weeds, the chim- ney which does not need repair, the breezeway which drains to- wards the house, the aluminum storm door which sticks, tie aluminum siding imperfectly af- fixed--these are the stock-in- trade of the fly-by-night 'im- prover,' who frequently over- charges grossly for his work. What can the home - owner do? First, be wary of the door- to-door salesman; second, al- ways get a competitive quota- tion from another and reputable contractor; and most importa' deal only with well-establish contractors long known in the community, Caveat emptor--and stay out of prison!