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»- Oshawa Sines Published by Canadian Newspapers Limited 86 King St. E., Oshawa, Ontario T, L. Wilson, Publisher ' FRIDAY, AUGUST 30, 1963--PAGE 6 | Pay-As-You-Go Pension : Plan Raises In a statement concerning the proposed Canada pension plan, Health Minister LaMarsh revealed that the scheme, as it is presently envisaged, is supposed to be entire- ly self-supporting. Contributions, not exceeding two per cent of in- come, will cover all benefits over and above the existing $65 per month pension at age 70 and, in the bar- gain; will pay for administrative - costs. The Minister also notes that the 'plan will not operate on the invest- ment principle under which the con- tributions are used to build up a fund, the income of which is used to pay out benefits. Rather, the Can- ada pension plan is to be financed Questions on a "pay-as-you-go" basis under which the money received in con- tributions will, in most years, match the money paid out to pensioners. Herein, surely, lies a grave dan- ger. What is to happen if, due' to a protracted level of high unemploy~ ment, the inflow into the plan is in- sufficient to match the outflow. Not only that, but under a "pay-as- you-go" scheme, how well will the political temptation to provide ben- fits not matched by compensating contributions be resisted? The recent record of the unem- ployment insurance fund, now deep in the red, is sufficient to cast @ long shadow of concern as to the answers to these relevant questions. How The Taxes Mount During the current provincial election campaign, politicians of various stripes will be promising us all sorts of benefits. Before swal- lowing the bait, we should look for * the hooks. How much, for example, will these "benefits" cost us? Cost they will--and the money for them - can only come from our pockets. We may not notice or understand just how it's taken, but taken it is. Most of us know what we pay out in income tax. Most of us know, too, what we pay in property "taxes. Add the two together and they come to a sizeable amount. We forget, though, how much more we pay in taxes of another sort, such as sales taxes. on most of the things we buy, or special taxes on such items as gasoline and tobacco, or what are described as welfare con- tributions but are in fact taxes -- old age pension and employment ih- surance taxes. Add these taxes to what we already know we pay in in- come and property taxes and we come. close to doubling the cost of known taxes. Altogether, if you're a Canadian, married and with two children, own your own home and make $100 a week, you're paying about $23 a week in taxes -- almost $1,200 a year. It's just about the same amount as you spend for groceries. It's a lot, isn't it? And how many more "benefits" can you afford? 'World Fair In Trouble : There was evidence weeks and ' months ago that the preparations - for the World Fair to be staged in * Montreal in 1967 were in a mess. * Some of the troubles were mention- ed in these columns a couple of months ago. The resignations of the fair organization's president and his deputy confirm the worst fears about the state of the prepar- ations. The fair--if it ever comes off--is to be held in or around Montreal, but it is not Montreal's Fair, it is Canada's. If the thing flops, it will be Canada that will be an inter- national laughing stock. And it is the Canadian taxpayer who will be footing a substantial part of the bill for the Fair. The original plan was to split the cost three ways between Montreal, Quebec province and the federal government. The federal share was to be close to $5 million dollars. But it soon became clear that the costs had been grossly under-esti- mated, particularly as Montreal's Mayor Jean Drapeau seized on the project to provide his city with am- enities it might otherwise not be able to afford. The federal govern- ment has not given any vigorous leadership to clear up the situation, possibly because of its concern for French-Canadian sensitivity. But it is obvious that unless such vigor- ous leadership is forthcoming, the Fair is going to be one of the big- gest and most expensive flops of the century. For A Safe Weekend Calling on every good driver in the province to help make traffic safer this Labor Day weekend, Transport Minister Haskett rightly points out that "this is potentially the most dangerous holiday week- end of the summer for driving." The answer, of course, lies with the drivers. The police all across the province will be making a spec- jal effort to keep the traffic situa- tion under control, but there are too few of them with too little equip- ment to prevent foolishness on all the highways. It is the drivers themselves who can make this a sane weekend instead of a three- day slaughter. Mr. Haskett has suggested that The Oshawa Times T. L.- WILSON, Publisher C. GWYN KINSEY, Editor : The Oshawa Times combining The Oshawa Times (established 1871) and the Whitby Gazette and Chronicle (established 1863) is published 'daily and Statutory holidays excepted). Daily Members of C rs Association. The Canadion Press, Audit Bureau of Circulation and the Ontario Provincial Dailies ' Associaton. Canadon Press is exclusively entitied to the use of republication of all news in the paper credited to it or to The Associated Press or Reuiers, and also the local . News published therein. All rights of specio! des- patches ere also reserved, Offices: Thomson 6uilding, 425 University * Avenue, Toronto, Ontario; 640 Cathcort Street, | (Montreal, P.Q. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Delivered by carriers in Oshawa, Whitby, Ajax, . Pickering, Bowmanville, Brooklin, Port Perry, Prince , . Albert, Maple Grove, Hampton, Frenchman's Bay, Liverpool, Taunton, Tyrone, Dunbarton, Enniskillen, Drono, Leskard, Brougham, Burketon, Claremont, 7 Greenwood, Kinsale, Raglan, Blackstock, » Manchester, Pontypool ond Newcastle, not over » 45e per week. By mail (in Province of Ontario) outside carriers delivery areas 12.00 per year. Other Commonwealth Countries 15.00, . and USA, end foreign 24.00. : Publish- every driver could make holiday traffic safer and more pleasant by checking himself on these points: Be prepared for heavy traffic; allow plenty of time for the trip; try to avoid. peak periods. Don't count on what the other driver will do; be alert for his mis- takes. & : Allow enough space behind the car ahead so that you can avoid a collision if he brakes suddenly; if your reactions are very, fast, you should allow one car length for every 10 miles per hour of speed as a safe distance. , Avoid risks; they are a sign of the driver who is either inattentive or immature, Other Editors' Views INSURANCE FOR ALL (Peterborough Examiner) Only two per cent of Ontario's drivers are now without insurance. This is as low a number as in any province or state in North America -- even those with compulsory in- surance. However, there is still a case to be made for compulsory in- surance. True, drivers who do not insure themselves are the authors of their own misfortune shouldsthey cause an accident. But what of the consequences to their, families? There is also good reason to believe that uninsured drivers are much more likely to hit: and run than . those who are idemnified, vy OTTAWA REPORT New Wheat Poses Production Threat ~ By PATRICK NICHOLSON OTTAWA '-- Will wheat-farm- ing become unprofitable in Can- ada A small patch of a. strange- looking wheat has been noticed by visitors to the Dominion Ex- perimental Farm here in the heart of Ottawa this summer. Tucked away among the plots of experimental barley, this dumpy heavy-laden crop has been seen ripening. It has a short stalk, tough enough to carry the immense weight of ees ears which sprout from "This is Gains wheat, a winter- . sown variety, which, under REPORT FROM U.K. Railway Closure Battle Continues By M. McINTYRE HOOD Special London (Eng.) Correspondent |. - For The Oshawa Times LONDON -- While Dr. Rich- ard Beeching, chairman of the British Railway Board, is go- ing ahead with his scheme for railway closures and discon- tinuation of unprofitable lines, the opposition to his plans is not by any means giving up the fight. Already, notices have ap- peared in newspapers through- out the country advising the public of the lines and _ stations YOUR HEALTH which ate scheduled for early closure, and the people affect- ed are pouring in their objec- tions to the transport consulta- tive committees, protest- ing against their lines being put out of bisiness. The strongest opposition which has been organized has come from the Confederation of Shipbuilding and Engineering Unions, with a total of about three million members. It has been asked by its Railway Shop- men's sub-committee to put the whole force of the confeder- ation against the closing of - Prescription Pills For Bashful Bride By JOSEPH G. MOLNER, MD Dear Dr. Molner: Im the beauty shop the other day I first heard about anti - pregnancy pills, I haven't been married long and am very bashful and I can't bring myself to discuss this with my doctor yet.-Can they be obtained without a pre- scription Are they harmful-- MRS. R. I understand you can hear about all sorts of things in beauty shops. If the press is the "fourth 'estate' maybe beauty shops should be called the 'fifth estate." Anyway, these anti-pregnancy pills require a prescription. In extensive testing they have proved dependable and safe, but precise instructions are nec- essary for their use. On occa- sion there may be some side- effects. A small number of women should not use them, which is good reason for re- quiring a prescription. I hope that, for many reasons, you will gradually' realize you can talk to your doctor about any- thing regarding your health or well-being. After a few more visits, you'll realize that there isn't any reason to be bashful. Dear Dr. Molner: Mine isn't a real problem, but it has our office in a state of confusion. How do you pronounce "duo- denal"? The medical dictionary and Webster's say it is "due- oh-DEE-nal,"' but doctors and nurses on TV are saying it like "due-ODD-ee-nal,'"' -- MRS. Ww.w. And Blakiston's medical and the Oxford Dictionary also say it's duo-DEE-nal, which I pre- fer, but the other pronunciation has a lot of devotees, (Pro- TODAY IN HISTORY By THE CANADIAN PRESS Aug. 30, 1963 . . ; A 15 - day international crisis ended 25 years ago to- day--in 1938, British Prime Minister Neville Chamber- lain made two flying visits to Germany. for talks. with Adolf Hitler and Britain and France agreed at Munich to German: demands for cession of the Sudeten. area of Czechoslovakia. German troops occupied the region 'within 10 days, But the sur- render to Hitler's demands only slowed the inevitable and a year later the Second World War began, 1860 -- The first British tra:iway was inaugurated at Birkenhead. 1483--Louix XI, King of France died. a nounced "dev-oh-TEES.") Ei- ther's okay. Dear Dr. Molner: How long can' a mother carry a dead baby What danger is there to her--MRS, F.M.L. The foetus (baby in forma- tive stages) usually is expelled by nature within two weeks after its death, Changes can oc- cur in the coagulation of the mother's blood -- this can be measured by special tests. If itapproaches a dangerous level, then the foetus can be removed surgically. Dear Dr. Molner: My family likes fruit (grapefruit and or- anges) prepared the night be- fore, sugared and ready to eat. A friend tells us this is not only dangerous but the fruit has, by morning, lost all its quality. Is this true --MRS. FGW. No. I assume that you put the fruit on ice, or in, the re-- frigerator, overnight, This will not sacrifice any of the energy value of the fruit (mostly su- gar) and will result in no more than trivial loss of Vitamin C. After all, you keep orange juice in the icebox for a matter of days. 4 many railway lines and sta- tionss. INVOLVES 38 UNIONS The Confederation of Ship- building and Engineering Unions is passing on this re- quest to the 38 unions affiliated wii it, asking them to do all they can to block railway clos- ures under the Beeching Plan. The sub-committee is send- ing the confederation's plan for an integrated transport system to Ernest Marples, minister of Transport; to the Trades Union Congress; and to the Labor party. Alfred Roberts, general secre- tary of the National Union of Vehicle Builders, who chaired the sub-committee meeting, said the unions were being ask- ed to publilcize the move and make the fullest use of the transport consultative commit- tees in promoting objections to closures. Said Mr. Roberts: "What we want to do is to delay the Beeching Plan until a Labor government is return- ed to power, and then we may get the whole matter looked at sensibly, There is room for changes on the railways, but this plan is quite unnecessary. With an expanding economy, it is quite possible that many of the lines due to be closed will be required to service industries in the future." REPRIEVE GIVEN That there are good grounds for hoping that objections may succeed is seen in 'the inter- vention of the minister of trans- port to keep open a-section of railway. line scheduled for clos- ure. This is a section of the old Great Central Line between Nottingham and Rugby. Dr. Beeching had this line sched- uled to be shut down for local passenger services. Mr. Marples, however, has intervened, and has refused to allow the complete abolition of this service. In a letter to John Farr, Conservative MP for Har- borough, he wrote: . "At my request the railway board is keeping on a reduced service between Nottingham and Rughy." This intervention has been welcomed in the district served by this line, and its users feel that it has been given a permanent reprieve. James Hall, district organizer for the National Union of Rail- waymen said: 'It would have been a tragedy if the line had been closed, as it provides a very good service, But if people want the fifie. to. remain open they must support it." ¢ -BY-GONE DAYS 35 YEARS AGO The Oshawa Rotarians were' A. 5. Sykes of Harmony re- busy preparing for the Rotary Fair in hope of raising $8,000. This amount was to be used to make Rotary Park into a suit- able playground, C, Vann, Olive avenue, who had displayed vegetables at the CNE for over 10 years, winning many prizes, again exhibited some fine varieties in the vege- table section. The Oshawa Motor Club planned .a membership drive that would increase the- present membership of 225 to 500. C. E. McTavish was chairman of the campaign. ' Miller and : Libby Plumbers were awarded the plumbing and heating contract for the new car barns being erected for the Oshawa Railway Company. Mrs, S. Schwartz, Oak street, attended a convention of the Py- = Sisters held in Milwaukee, is, More than 100 Cariadian Rail- way. Officials were guests of General Motors of Canada. Van B. Woodruff, Oshawa, and. Herbert Collacutt of Port Perry, were appointed judges at the CNE Horse Show. ported having an _ unusual growth of corn on his farm when some stalks measured over 11 feet in height. Ae The Whitby Lawn Bowling and Tennis Clubs held a suc- cessful garden party at the town park. The proceeds were used to provide improvements to their grounds. . Rey. and Mrs, A. M. Irwin were tendered. a farwell recep- tion and presented with a purse of money from the congregation of Whithy United Church, Rev. Irwin accepted a call to become pastor of Simcoe Street United Church, Oshawa, Miss Leila Scott, who receiv ed her early education in Osh- awa Schools, was elected presi- dent of the Canadian Federation of University Women's Clubs at a conference held in Vancouver. W. H. Barnhart, manager of Barnhart's Pavilion, rescued two Americans after their canoe upset in the lake. William Halman, former chief constable who served Oshawa for many years, and former town councillor, died at the home of his son, George, in De- troit, heavy fertilization, has achieved the staggering yield of 155 bushels to the acre-- nearly eight times the "-nadian average yield. Our farmlands are capable of feeding many more families than our own population; our unfarmed lands could support many millions of families now half-starved in other parts of the. world. But our famous Prairie strains of wheat, sown, ripened and harvested _ within the "hundred days," may not be competitive in the world of tomorrow. Canada's farmlands have in the latest five - year period yielded an average of 20.4 bush- els of wheat to the acre; Gains READERS' VIEWS SPEED LIMIT : Dear Sir: -I think the time has come when serious _ consideration should be given to changing the 30-mile speed limit on Oshawa Streets, This speed was alright and proper for the horse and buggy days!. But motorists are forced to crawl along the streets at twenty to twenty-nine miles an hour or be scared to death by uniformed highwaymen hiding in the bushes and pouncing on the unwary motorists slightly exceeding the imposed speed limit of 30 miles an hour and then be penalized, charged with an offence by the very people whom we clothe and feed. Especially streets like Ritson road, Simcoe, Park road, Went- worth, etc., should have at least a 40-mile speed limit. In a dem- ocracy the majority rules. Can- not 63,000 citizens and taxpay- ers make their voices heard and demand that this ridiculous situ- ation be changed at. once? + ANDREW HENRY GLECOFF Oshawa ~ DRUGGED BY SPEED Dear Sir: To further our discussion on traftic conditions, having read where Toronto police are crack- ing down on speeders, particu- larly in school zones, I would like to point out that speeders are not bred in school zones. They are spawned and receive their conditioning on the long open stretches of highway, where enforcement is at a min. imum. Once the speeder has pro- gressed in his conditioning to 70, 75 and 80 mph, he is as hooked as a dope addict, so that when he enters the 40- or 30- mph zones of towns and cities he must go through the with- drawal period which takes pre- cious minutes. The 80-mp'. ad- dict goes through the 40-mph zone at 60 mph and in a school zone of 25 mph he is still sail- ing in his doped state at 50 mph. This is the way he ap- proaches cross-walks, congest- ed traffic, obstructions on the road, accident scenes, merge points. It was pointed out in one of your previous 'articles that he has tunnel vision, so cautionary signs along the highway are not even in his view. Speeders are automatically were not a mile over -60 mph after swearing an oath on a Bible. Maybe the speed has drugged them more than real- 'ized. I believe these people need help and in most cases a stiff fine helps them through a with- drawal period. Some of the real sick ones have to have a complete withdrawal in the loss of their licence. Those who have faced a civil law suit for dam- ages and injuries would have appreciated any fine if given in time to help prevent their con- ditioning. Whitby D. E. JORDAN LOTTERY SOUGHT Dear Sir: * Re your edition Aug. 7, 1963, regarding "Council Backs Lot- tery Plan', I would like to give you a few details concerning the "Operation 'Canadian Sweep- stake" campaign which com- menced in Calgary March 26, 1962. I myself have travelled 20,000 miles throughout Canatla alone with this campaign. I was in Oshawa last October, 1962 but unfortunately it was at a weekend and as my time was limited I could not wait until Monday to visit you. All petitions that are circu- lating throughout the whole of Canada have been donated by the printers of Calgary. The To- ronto group have received about 1,500 petitions from me. I have donated my time and money for this campaign and 1 do not expect or want anything in return only the pleasure of winning a National Lottery for the benefit of Canadians. This must be government con- trolled or supervised and tick- ets sold through banks or post offices NO big business men to make a fat profit, ALL profits to benefit hospitals, research, genuine charitable organiza- tions and senior citizens who need help and at. a_ long range education. - Tickets sold through charter- ed banks or post offices would cut out all racketeers who are at the present time operating at random, If a National Lot- tery is immoral, then stop horse racing, bingos, all raffles and stock exchange which is one big gamble. All this is just hypocrisy. Let's be honest and dignified instead of all this under the counter dealing, Will you kindly help me by blishing my deadline for sig- tail gaters, lane changers, run- ners of stop signs and amber (even red) lights, fail-to-yield offenders and pass-on-the-shoul- der types, and if brought to court many are liars. Radar is used to land high speed aircraft direct high speed missiles, locate ships at sea, but when it is used on some mo- torists at 70 mph these sick people stand up and state thev natures Sept. 30, 1963. Anyone supporting this campaign please contact PO Box 95, Calgary, Al- berta, spearhead of 'Operation Canadian Sweepstake". I am presenting petitions to the Fed- eral Government in the fall when we have five private member's bills being presented, one the follow up to Art Smith's of last November. MARY ENGLISH. parent dier varieties, Gains us to achieve a variety able to sustain den of the larger ears produced by hea ization; but this could or 12 years. : Gains wheat The spectre of wheat harvested tries would mena ers -- Unless a could be grown, in Canada. Spring - sown. w played an invaluable settlement. of huge land. It was literally eBay to ir inen skin coats" 0 peopled Prairies, broke the prairie lands, and converted them into the breadbasket for tens of mil- lions of people, MUST FEED HUNGRY Our average picture in most recent five-year period is 22,000,000 acres planted with wheat, yielding an average of 20.4 bushels to the acre, for a total harvest of 450,000,000 bush- els. This Canadian production is slightly less than that of In- dia, which is half that of the United States, which in turn is one-third that of Russia. Our domestic consumption is /one- third of our average crop, or eight bushels per person, At that level of consumption Red China alone could use 10 times our total crop. So there is an ample potential world market for a high - yielding wheat, But how could our present wheat compete with a high yielder, which might bring the world price down to 50 cents a -- or less ur farmers, now wheat for around $2 a fesbee would no longer be kept in the standards to which they have grown accustome@, a. is iy, ask: Will wheat-farmin; come unprof- itable in Canada? puted Agricultural Chemicals Limited an- nounce the appointment of Norman R. Irvine as Sales Supervisor at their Orangeville Branch. Mr. Irvine came from Agrico's Port Hope Branch to Orangeville when the plant was acquired four years ago. He has an. extensive background of sales and administration in both the fertilizer and feed industries. Mr. Irvine lives in Orangeville." 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