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She Oshawa Cimes Published by Canadian Newspapers Limited 86 King St. E., Oshawa, Ontario T. L. Wilson, Publisher MONDAY, JULY 29, 1963---PAGE 6 Municipal Loan Scheme Inspires Many Doubts Canadian mayors, through their Federation, have urged the 'federal government to proceed immedia- tely with the proposal for a $400 million municipal loan fund. Strong objection to the fund has come from the Quebec government, on the ground that it will constitute an arrogant and unconstitutional invasion of provincial autonomy, and the Mayors have been bitterly attacked by one of the Quebec cabi- net ministers. More understandable to English Canada, however, is the doubt expressed by Premier Ro- barts of Ontario. He sees confusion in administration and an invitation to extravagance and waste unless the legislation is very carefully prepared and just as carefully worded. Mr. Robarts also points out, with good reason, that aid to municipalities might be more sound- ly and efficiently arranged through a revision of the tax structure -- and after a while the government will have the report of a royal com- mission's investigation of taxation in Canada. Municipalities need help; that goes without saying. The federal government recognizes this, and seems to have the idea that a move to help the municipalities could be linked with an effort to reduce un- employment by. encouraging the municipalities to undertake public works, There are attractive features to this, as a crash program. But it has over-riding weakness as a long-range policy, Public works provide limited jobs for a limited time: and extensive public works drain financial resources which might better be employed in the creation of productive jobs of un- limited duration. There is no doubt that municipalities would rush into hasty projects, upsetting good financial management for some immediate advantage that would impose future some * burdens on taxpayers. This is one Mr. Robarts's fears. The Pearson government should by now know the danger of hasty legislation. The municipal loans pro- gram needs detailed study, in co- operation with the provinces of Period Of Expansion A further period of expansion may be ahead for Canada's econ- omy, since there is nothing in the present economic situation which need hinder future growth, accord- ing to the Bank of Montreal's latest business review. It suggests that further business expansion in Can- ada and the United States is largely a question of confidence Although there are signs that the widespread optimism which was evident earlier this year is begin- ning to be qualified, the bank ob- serves that in major sectors of both the Canadian and United States economies "the inventory position shows no unwarranted build-up, order books are in good shape, many industries seem on the threshold of increased investment in machinery and equipment. after a long period of relatively low in- vestment, and incomes remain buoyant." The renewed upsurge in business activity that began early in 1963 received its initial push from steel and automobile production and has recently shown signs of. broadening into other areas At the same time, there is evi- dence that in both countries a more eautious approach is being adopted "towards plans for investment in projects that would otherwise be carried forward without hesitation in the light of the underlying sound- ness of the economies." The bank thinks that this changing attitude "may in part be related to uncer- tainties about the tax situation -- uncertainties as yet unresolved in the United States and resolved in Canada in a way that may have tended for the time being to dam- pen the enthusiasm of some busi- nessmen." Nevertheless, "there is nothing inherent in the present economic situation which would preclude a further period of expansion," Directions Are Mixed ments it has branded as fascist in Some curious shifts in the inter- national balance are taking place in the wake of the Moscow-Peking The Kremlin, for example, has welcomed a military from India, which seems armament against a renewed Chinese attack, while Pakistan has hinted at a mili- tary understanding with the Chin- clash mission ese. Since Peking has just broken with Moscow because it takes the more radical view of international Communism and has denounced 'aid to "bourgeois" governmentsh like that of India, it makes a strange beginning if it proposes be the ally of the very conservative government of Pakistan, the Chris- tian Science Monitor points out The Monitor continues: Does this suggest that even Pe- king, which seemed to put ideology ahead of expediency with more single-minded zeal than anyone else, is going to work with govern- now She Oshawa Times . WILSON, Pud GWYN KINSEY or Reuters, ond 2 blished therein. All rights of specia > reserved Building 42 vu Thomson 5 640 Cathcart Ontario, 23 Baegrs outeiee corres Gelivery orees 12.00 per yeor Provnces ond Commonweeltn Countres 15 wSA end fereign 24.00. the past? Or is Peking seeking allies where it can get them, like one form of nationalism combating another? It has become accepted to refer to nationalism in the Soviet. Union as a much greater force than Com- munist argument would allow. Is this true even of the archtype of ideology in today's world? And where will it lead? If the Chinese continue to cultivate the rulers of Pakistan, Cambodia, Burma and perhaps others, who are all to the right of the Indian Gov- ernment, will this leave the United States in the position chief advocate of social reform among the great powers interested in this part of the world? For the United States has acted clearly and often in favor of more popular government, for moving away from the ultra¢onservative toward the liberal. Bible Thought Muititudes, multitudes in the Joel 2:14, to in days of indecision it to put confidence in Jesus Christ valley of decision. -- The these proper decision make | mpiete as your personal Saviour. Briefly Noted The person see and read the handwriting on the average can easily wall, but he often. makes. the mis- take of refusing to believe it. In a number of cases narrow- yught mindedne ing the halo too tight, ss is br on by wear- Iu Looking J a iv uoH a HMeKNESSES of THe BudGET ECLIPSE OVER CANADA REPORT FROM U.K. Restoration Costs To Be Investigated By M. McINTYRE HOOD Special London (Eng.) Correspondent For The Oshawa Times LONDON The Estimates Committee, the watchdog com- tee of members of parlia- keeps an eye on ling, has an- Roing io .in- tremendous cost und rebuilding Nos, 2 Down Street he official resi Prime Minister, the Chancellor aad No. 12 government This decision is not unwar- ranted. Before the work start- ed, an estimate was given of YOUR HEALTH $1,200,000 as the cost of the restoration, This estimate must have been the outcome of a glorious guessing game, for the cost has already soared to $2,700,000. And by the time work on the buildings is. com- pleted by the end of August of this year, the cost might well run into $3,000,000, REASONS GIVEN Various reasons are being given for this extraordinary rise in the cost of reconstruct- ing these historic ®uildings. A spokesman for the ministry of public buildings and works in London blamed it on labor stop- pages and extra work that it was found necessary to do. He quoted what Geoffrey Ripon, minister of public. building, Rheumatism Lacks Precise Meaning By J. G. MOLNER, MD Dear Dr. Molner: What is rheumatism? How does it differ from arthritis? What is rheu- matoid arthritis?--J. H. N. A fair question! : Rheumatism is-a word that is gradua g out of use, and it indic just about whatever the happens to have .in mind, in the way of joint or miscle pait Muse train is often called for no particularly Foot strain from 1e5. can cause pain in € nd can be called rheumatism fibrositis (n- ion of fibrous tissues), L nd various a, stemming with a nerve. ans sup- inflammation or ness in a joint. This gout or "gouty arth- as well as a number of rms vers are or is an arthritis often is oosely as rheumatism. not good, because too people labe| a pain as d put up with t an accurate diagnosis. Many of these pains, you see, are curable The in types of arthritis natoid arthritis and it stead Rheumatoid arthritis is -- or may be--savagely disabling. It is a specific disease, which usually affects the small joints of the hands first, but can sub- TODAY IN HISTORY By THE CANADIAN PRESS July 29, 1963 . « The Spanish Armada was thied off the Scilly Isles the: southeast coast of and 375 years ago to- n i588 --as it adp- "hed for the invasion of England. Sir Francis Drake, admiral-of the Eng- lish fleet, allowed the Span- i i deep into Channel and ' ged them in the t of Dover. Drake de- stroyed many of the enemy und. scattered the. remain- der forcing them north- wards to the' coast of Scot- and where more were wrecked on the inhospitable 1899 --.The Permanent Court of Arbitration was - established at The Hague. sequently involve other joints anywhere in the body The cause is not known. In children it is often called. Still's' disease. Among adults it strikes most often in the age bracket of the 20's and 30's. It is not, you see, essentially a disease of old age. Uniess it is treated promptly, however, it can leave damage which will bother the patient for the rest of his life. Osteoarthritis is different, It, too, affects the joints, but be- cause of wear and tear, Various injuries, the thickening of he ends of the bones, the thinning of the pads of cartilage in the joints--all gradually make us creaky and stiff, and the result can be painful, Osteoarthritis, unlike rheuma- toid, does not spread from one joint to another, nor does it lead to such crippling For treatment of conditions loosely referred to as arthritis or rheumatism, diagnosis is necessary.. Otherwise you may struggle along for years with a problem that should and could be corrected GALLUP POLL sake ,lems told the House of Commons last December: "Much additional work has been found necessary, and this, together with higher costs of labor and materials and the effect of labor stoppages, has increased the cost which is ex- pected to be at least $2,700,000." That there were labor prob- has been well known throughout the progress of the work: They were a sorry suc- cession of stoppages, g0-s!ows, tea-break strikes, blue word strikes, bonus disputes, culmin- ating lat year in a complete three-month stoppage of ail work on the project. | The ministry's exoerts are, however, placing the blame for the bad miscalculations of costs on other shoulders, They ciaim that the main trouole was that they were unable to get into the house to do a complete survey of the work required because Mr, Macmillan was still living in it. The ministry of works spokesman said: "Our experts had to guess a great deal. No, 10 was still be- ing used as living and working quarters by the prime minister. The ministry experts claim they could have given a much mere accurate estimate if they could have been given the run of the house. for a thorough examination for two months after the prime minister moved to Admiralty House 'o find out exactly what needed to be done, and in order to give a detailed and more realistic esti- mate of the cost. As a result of the guesswork work estimate, much extra work was found necessary after it had started. It was only then discovered that the 300-year- old timber baulks on which No. 10 was standing had complete- ly rotted away. It was not know until panelling had been taken from the drawing-room that the walls would have to be com- pletely rebuilt. The original plan was only to redecorate. And it was not discovered until later that the floors of No. 10 and No. 11 were dangerously un- safe. And so it went on, with fresh work being added almost daily, and the costs mounting higher as a result. The contracting firm, John Mowden, Ltd., doing the work, disclaims responsibility for the difference between the »sti- mates and the actual cust That, they say, rests with the minisry of works, which had done the original estimating. So the Estimates Committee of the Commons is going to have a field day digging into the rea- sons for the tremendously in- creased costs. Both Grits And Tories Gaining From Socreds By CANADIAN INSTITUTE of Public Opinion A drop in Social Credit sup- porters going equally to Liberal and Conservative forces is re- vealed in the latest Gallup Poll Political survey. There is no evidence that the controversial Gordon budget had any effect on party favors -- with both main parties up 1 per cent since the election. The study, how- evér, reveals a very high un- Election standing, April 8 ..... 3% 42% - 4H BY TODAY That political attitudes in Quebec are in a state of tur- moil is shown by the fact that almost half the electorate there -- 48 per cent -- is undecided, or will not reveal party Joyal- ties. This is an all-time high in voting .indecision in the Poll records in this country, In On- taro the undecided level is 31 cent; in the West it is 28 per cent; and in' the Maritimes about 20 per ceat. ner decided factor -- with 33 per cent of the voters now undecid- ed as to which party they pre- fer -- compared to a figure of just under 8 per cent immed- iately prior to the April federal election. This, the first check follow- ing the election, is based on the trend question: 'If a federal election were held today, which party's can- didate do you think you would favor?" Soc Crea, And Other 13%, 12% 13%, 10%, In Quebec there is a large drop in declared Social Credit popularity, going primarily io Conservatives, but also to a les- ser degree to the NDP. Liberal rating in Quebec has ot in- creased since the election. Ontario remains fairly static at the actual election standing for the parties, while in the West, there is a drop in NDP strength, going. to Social Credit and Liberal forces. Cons, Lib, NDP Nearly 13 Years Since Canada Joined Odd War By DAVE McINTOSH OTTAWA (CP)--"We owe it to ourselves, to each other, to our children and to eacn other's children to do everything hu- man foresight can suggest to prevent the disasters of a third world war," Thus prime minister St, Laur- ent concluded his Aug 7, 1950, broadcast announcing that a special army. brigade would be raised to fight in Korea. Korea was Canada': third mostly costly war Between the Communist North Korean as- sault on South Korea June 25, 1950, and the armistice of 10 years ago, July 27, 1958, Cana- dian forces suffered 1,557 cas- ualties, all but 14 of them by the army, and 312 fatal. Canada was the third largest contributor--behind the Un.ted States and Britain to the United Nations command in Korea and since then has made major contributions to peace keeping missions in 18 other countries of the world. Mr, St, Laurent said in 1950: "You rememoer what hap- pened before 1939. One success- ful act of Fascist aggression followed another, until the Fas- cist tide of conquest could be stopped only by a world war "That must not be allowed to OTTAWA REPORT happen again and it seems clear the only way to preven: it is to call a halt to aggression. That is what is being done now. There is a real chance that the final defeat of the Communist aggressors in Korea will cis- courage aggression in other places. because the risks. will appear too great." Though "'final defeat' of the Communists in Korea was not achieved, the UN action did dis. courage aggression elsewhere--- though not everywhere. The UN General . Assembly's resolution of Oct. 7, 1950, re- affirming the »bjective of a "unified, independent and dem- ocratic Korea" was passed as the routed North Korean Arm retreated back across the 38 parallel, When the U.S, 7th Infantry Division reached the Yalu river Manchuria was on the other side--Noy, 20 the UN's victory appeared absolute. On Nov, 26, Communist China mounted a counter. - offensive. With few exceptions - Piime Minister Nehru of India was one of them--China's warnings that it would not stand idly by if North Korea were invaded had been ignored, Thus victory turned into stale. mate, By early January, 1951, Quality Of Debate Now Disappointing (Editor's note: Patrick Nicholson is on. holidays. During his absences guest columns are being contrib- uted by various members of Parliament.) Patrick Nicholson's guest col- umnist today is Miss Pauline Jewett, Liberal MP for North- umberiand, Ontario . : OTTAWA--My strongest im- pression of the House of Com- mons is one that could have been gained without actually becoming a member of the House itself. Indeed it is one I have had for some time but wyhich is perhaps all the stronger now that I am a mem. ber. It is simply this: That the House of Commons is not the great forum for debate that one expects it to be and that it surely ought to be. Certainly in the two months that I have been a member of the House there has been very little really thoughtful, penetrat- ing or informed discussion of the large and important issues that face Canada today at home and abroad. From reading the debates of. earlier sessions in the late fifties and early sixties, and from occasionally listening to these debates in. the public gallery, I was already becom- ing aware of their superficiality and this. impression has. been substantial refinorced in re- cent weeks. Most members of the House, even leading mem- bers, seem unwilling or unable to discuss in depth the great issues of the day THESE ISSUES ARE GREAT That these issues ¢xist cannot be denied, The. most important of them is undoubtedly the chasm that has been opening in recent years between French and English speaking Cana- dians. A related issue is the whole area of federal-provincial relations. Then there are the many economic problems- that confront us and have confronted us for some time--unemploy- ment, automation, slow eco- nomic growth, balance of pay- ments difficulties, problems in international trade. Underlying social disorders are no less im- portant. I am thinking, for ex- ample, of the migration from farm to city and of the manifold difficulties and distresses that rapid urbanization involves. The issue of national defence is another that has received oniy superficial attention in re- cent years, although this situa- tion is now being: remedied by the establishment of a special defence committee of the House It can be argued, of course, that the burning issues of the day have never been given the kind of scrutiny they deserve by members of Parliament, that the House itself has never been th e"grand inquest of the nation' so revered by histori- ans, There is some truth in this. But it does seem to me that there have been numerous occa- sions in Canadian history when our Parliament--the House of Commons in particular -- has been at the very centre of Ca- nadian life. I am thinking, for example, ofy the early post-war years when members of all par- ties engaged in intelligent and frequently fervent, debate con- cerning the direction they felt Canadian society should take. CAMPAIGN OR GOVERN? Perhaps the 1950s spoiled us all, In that decade, or much of it, there did not seem to be a great abundance of issues such @s we have today. Perhaps in that decade of relative calm RESULTS COUNT! mals MULTIPLE LISTING SERVICE the Consult « Member of Oshawa & District Real Estate Board and consensus we lost our abil- ity and facility to deal with complex problems. Orit may be that the issues of today are just too complicated for any MP, no matter how talented, to understand thoroughly, let alone debate intelligently, The fact that we have still not pro- vided research facilities for our MPs, particularly fx_those in opposition, ha un + added to the~problem, The trouble may also lie in the fact that it has been diffi- cult for any party to get a clear majority in recent years, and the tendency has therefore been for the House of Commons to become, not a form of great debate, but rather a forum for political infighting and jockey- ing for position. In such circum- stancess governments of all po- litical stripes tend to remove controversial problems from the partisan arena of Parlia- ment, frequently handing them over to royal commissions or other outside bodies for exam- ination and debate. One cer- tainly gets the impression that when anything is too difficult or too hot to handle, a royal commission is set up to deal wit hit. This was particularly true during the Diefenbaker years I have no objection to public issues of the day being debated in other forums besides the par- liamentary one. I do feel, how- ever, that if the House of Com. mons itself is not the principal forum for detailed discussion of major problems, our whole sys- tem of parliamentary democ- racy will be placed in jeopardy. Royal the Communists were back in Seoul, The UN retreat final! came to an end and in Marc the UN forces we'e on an agonizing. move north again, Seoul changed hands for the fourth and last time, The Chi- nese offensives 'ater that spring collapsed, The military stale. mate lasted for the remaining two years of the war With few alterations, the front line across the Korean Penin- sula in June 1951, remains to- day the dividing line between the West and the Communists in Korea, "land of the morning calm," It is calculated that the Com. munists suffered nearly 1,600, 000 casualties and the UN, in- peg South Korea, about Five days after the start of the UN "police action," three Canadian destroyers vere or dered to the theave. On July 19, 1950, No, 426 transport squadron of the RCAF was assigned to UN airlift duties. The advance party of the special bytgade disembarked at Pusan, South Korea, Nov, 7, 1950, Under cormmand of Lt. Col. J, R. (Big Jim) Stone, the and battalion, Princess Patri cia's Canadian Light Infantry, arrived in Korea Dee, 18 an fought its first major engage. ong at Point 419 Feb, 23-24, In April, the surrounded Pat- ricias beat off the Chinese at Kapyong at a cost of 10 killed and 23 wounded, The battalion received the U.S, Presidential Citation for this action, along with an Australian and a Brit- ish regiment The full Canadian brigade reached Korea May 4, 1951, under Brig. John (Rocky) Rockingham and on May 29 advanced across the 38th par- allel, The 10,000-man brigade had lost one-fifth of its strength be- fore it sailed for Korea, About 500 men went abser:t without leave or desertei and another 1,500 were discharged for med- ical or other reasons Much Canadian: blood was spilled on and around a 1,200- foot hill known as Little Gibral- tar, The Royal 22nd Regiment and the Royal Canadan Reg. iment won important victories in its defence In 1952, a company of the " Canadian Regiment, without prior knowledge of the Canadian government, was sent to Koje Island to help guard Communist prisoners, Some prisoners there were murdering others because of pro-Western leanings. Brig. A. B, Connelly, head of the Canadian military mission in Tokyo was sacked. It has never been made knuwn, however, whether Brig, Con. Nelly was actually informed by the UN command that Ca- nadian troops would be used on Koje. The Canadian navy suffered its only battle casualties Oct. 2, 1952, when the destroyer Troquois was hit by a commu. nist shore battery, Three were killed and 10 wounded. No, 426 RCAF Squadron log. ged about 7,000,000 miies in 1,200 trans - Pacific crossings and transported 13,000 person- nel, including many wounded, and 3,500 tons of freight. Twenty - two RCAF fighter pilots served with the U.S, Air Force in Korea, One of them, Sqdn, Ldr, Andy MacKenzie of Montreal, was shot down over North Korea Dec. 5, 1952, and was not released by the com. munists until Dec. 5, 1954, months after the armistice. BY-GONE DAYS i5 YEARS AGO Oshawa's street stop signs were badly in need of overhaul- ing, not only in regard to their unpainted and battered condi- tion, but also by reason of in- consistencies in location, it was charged. Some "through streets': are protected at certain intersections and not at others nearby. The present arrange- ment is even puzzling to con- scientious and observant motor- ists. It was announced that E. and S. Currie Co., Ltd. was closing its Oshawa tie manufacturing plant due to shortage of ma- terials. A huge crowd jammed Me- morial Park to hear the weekly concert of the Oshawa Civic and Regimental Band and to see several motion pictures which were presented by the Oshawa Film Council through the Na- tional Film Board. The mayor and reeve, two members of the Police Depart- ment and representatives of Whitby Town Council conducted an investigation of the sources of bad odors at Port Whitby fol- lowing the appearance of an ar- ticle in the Times-Gazette. Even the weeds on the lake- front were getting a manicure in anticipation of Port Perry's great annual sports day and re. gatta, A weird raft-like appara- tus was being paddied along while underwater knives clipped the offending weeds so that small craft would have clear Sailing for the Civic Holiday regatta, : 99005 OOOO Workers who were laid off at General Motors due to lack of parts on the week before their vacation would receive a full week's unemployment insurance benefit, said Leonard F .D. Coulson, of the National Em- ployment Service in Oshawa, Unemployment Insurance Commission offices were to be reopened in Whitby August 18, announced Arthur Williams, MP. The decision of the Na- tional Employment Service to reopen the office was reached after negotiations between Mr. Williams and Labor Minister Humphrey Mitchell. Jack Langmaid, club cham- pion of Oshawa Tennis Club, suffered defeat in the Canadian Tennis Championships quarter- finals at the Toronto Tennis Club courts, bowing to William "Bill" Tully, top-flight Amer- ican contestant, in straight sets, 6-1, 6-2, and 6-3. It was hoped that the new ex. tension to North Oshawa School would be finished and ready for occupancy by Christmas. The new buikling, to cost $87,000, contains three classrooms and @ "general classroom" to be used as an auditorium or divided inte two smaller classrooms. One hundred and twenty-five employees of Oshawa Railway Company were present at'a pic. nic for members of Local 1255 'of the Amalgamated Association ' of Street and Electric Ratiway and Motor Coach Employees of -- AFL, held in Geneva rk. The dependable source of cash QLOANS UP TO $3,000.00 OR MORE) NIAGARA FINANCE COMPANY LIMITED NIAGARA Oe