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She Osharwn Gimes Published by Canadian Newspapers Limited 86 King St. E., Oshawa, Ontario T. L. Wilson, Publisher TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1963---PAGE 6 Political Vacuum May Be Filled By New Idea If an election were held to- morrow, it's likely that the result would be another minority governh- ment in Ottawa. Public opinion surveys, man-in-the-street inter- views, editorial comment and let- ters all indicate continuing restless- ness and disenchantment among the voters, a mood of "a pox on all your houses". At the same time, the political parties themselves are milling about, uncertain of direc- tion. * The political disarray starts at Ottawa. The House of Cummons lias been putting on a pitiful dis- play ever since the Conservatives lost their huge majority of seats and started the run of minority Government. The hope that the Liberals under Mr. Pearson could bring to the House a new sense of vigor and urgency has not so far been fulfilled. Mr. Pearson has tried, but too many of his minis.ers are trying to reliv2 the days of past, glories. Two or three Conser- yatives have tried, but they lack leadership. The New Democrats have tried, but they are too few and 'sometimes seem uncertain of their direction. There is a clear lack of direction and purpose in the parties. The collapse of Walter Gordon and the revolt of the backbenchers against cabinet domination has the Liberals befuddled. Mr. Diefenbaker keeps trumpeting that he is the leader and has no intention of abdicating, but many of his followers support him only because they do not have a strong contender to put against him. The Social Credit party is shattered. There is obviously a great deal of soul-searching going on among the New Democrats. The uncertainty cannot help but be reflected in the electorate. What we have now is a sort of political vacuum. It has existed for more than a year. One can only wonder how much longer it can continue, because it is an unnatural state and sooner or later something must rush in to fill it. Could the "some- thing" be a new political party? Possibly. But unless it can generate a sense of purpose and be inspired by a sense of political responsibility it will only add to the confusion. Saving Niagara's Fruit * The provincial government no longer lacks official confirmation of the validity of the campaign for planning controls to preserve the Niagara fruit belt from industrial encroachment, the Kitchener Re- cord declares. * The need for action on a com- prehensive and effective master plan for the future development of Canada's most valuable fruit-grow- ing area is argued convincingly in @ report issued by Ontario's depart- ment of economics and development. The Record continues: 4 * ® - All that remains now is for the Robarts government to act on the advice of its own experts and its éwn responsible officials, and set ap a planning body with power over the Niagara fuitlands. Only if this fs done will the land between the Niagara escarpment and Lake On- tario from the Niagara River to the western end of Lake Ontario be used to its greatest advantage. * Such a body would require new. * legislation if it were be effective. It would not work properly if its function were merely advisory without any power to coerce pro- crastinating municipal councils. It would, in other words, break new ground and advance the cause of planning in the interests of the whole community. * * = This body would have to weigh many factors. It would have to con- sider the relative merits of grape- growing for wine and peaches and other fruits for direct consumption. It might even have to study the need for marketing co-operatives to safe-guard growers' interests and guarantee the economic sur- vival of the industry. But its basic function would be to see that this virtually priceless resource was not allowed to disap- pear in the industrial and suburban sprawl of this thriving region. Such an objective is of vita! im- portance to close to 3,000,000 con- sumers in this part of Ontario. Winter Change-Over This part of Ontario has enjoyed a long spell of comparatively mild weather, but let's not kid ourselves -- winter will make a full assault one of these days. And drivers will find themselves suddenly confronted with horrible conditions. Consider- ing how many mistakes drivers can make in even the best of conditions, a reminder of the peculiar hazards of winter-bound roads and streets is not amiss. New driving habits are as essen- tial as anti-freeze in bad weather, as a Reader's Digest article points - out. When it comes to stopping your car, using your lights in snow or fog, getting frost off your wind- shield or other winter-bred prob- lems, you should change summer driving habits as you do summer clothing. She Oshawa Fimes T. L. WILSON, Publisher C, GWYN KINSEY, Editor The Oshawa Times combining The Oshawa Times (established 1871) and the itby Gazette and Chronicle (established 1863) is published daily eandave end y holi bers of Cor Daily Publish- ers Association. The Canadian Press, Audit Bureau of Circulation and the Ontario Provincial Dailies Association. The Canadian Press ig exclusively entitled to the use of republication of ali news despatched in the paper credited to it or to The Associated Press. or Reuters, and also the local news published therein. All rights of special des- patches ore also reserved. Offices: Thomson Building, 425 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario; 640 Cathcart 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 Qrono, Leskard, h Burketon, . Ci a Columbus, Greenwood, Kinsale, Raglan, Blackstock, Manchester, Pontypool and Newcastle not 'over 45c per week. By mail (in Province otf Ontario) @utside carriers delivery oreos 12.00 per year, Other Provi 7 F 15.00, USA, end foreign 24.00, Biggest single problem of winter driving -- and probably the biggest accident cause -- is driving too close to the car ahead. Even in good weather, "tailgating" is a prime accident cause. Traffic authorities recommend staying 13 car lengths behind the car ahead at 60 miles per hour under ideal conditions. In bad weather the distance should be doubled. Obviously, winter driving speeds should be slower than those of summertime, For example, it takes as long to stop on snow-packed roads at 28 miles per hour as it does at 50 miles per hour on con- crete. Inadequate traction is another skid-producer. Make sure that brakes and tires are in good order and are equalized. Driving with tires treads that are unevelly worn can throw you into an icy merry- go-round. Other tips include the suggestion that you keep railroad signal flares in the trunk of your car, and that you always have on hand a bottle of lemon juice. Rubbed on both sides of your windshield, the juice will help prevent icing on the outside and fogging on the inside. Bible Thought Thou art weighed in the balances and found wanting. -- Daniel 5:27. We may balance out pretty well in the scales of our own society, but where is the man who is will- ing to be weighed by God's stan- dard? , FRENCH..?.. REPORT FROM U.K. Small Profit Made _ On Parking Meters By M. McINTYRE HOOD Special London (Eng.) Correspondent For The Oshawa Times LONDON -- When car park- ing meters were installed in Central London a year or so ago, there were high hopes that they would provide a mint of money, with which the local authorities would proceed to previde adequate off-street parking facilities. But a storm has blown 'p over the financial statement on the year's opera- tions, because after all ex- expenses and taxes are met, there is going to be precious little left for the improvement of London's parking conveni- ences. The tctal revenue derived from the money put into the meters by . motorists was $1,653,000. But after the costs of collection and administration had been met, the net profit from that total was $442,000. /nd even this amount of profit fs subject to income tax and profits tax, which will probably more than cut it in half. STRONG CRITICISM Strong criticism of this poor financial return from the money put in parking meters is com- ing from the Automobile Asso- ciation. Its joint secretary, Cecil Orr, blazed out at the fact that the net profit of $442,000 has still to be taxed. He said: "Parliament intended, and in- deed decreed, that the incomes from meters should be used to help overcome the parking problem, and not for the bene- fit of the treasury. It is clear that the system has become bog- ged down in a mass of bureau- cratic- bumbledom, Administra- tive and maintenance costs ate swallowing up the major part of the revenue." Mr. Orr added that the asso- ciation imvended to have this whole matter brought up in parliament. "Meter. revenue should be exempt from tax liability," he said, "The high costs of admin- istration must also be investi- gated." QOVER LARGE AREA There are 10,500 parking meters contributing to the total revenue, They cover a large area in the City of London, the City of Westminster, and the boroughs of Holborn and St. Marylebone. Wilfred Anderson, chairman of the Roads Campaign Coun- cil, was another critic of the YOUR HEALTH financial results from parking metets. He said: "The myth which has been fostered that meters can pro- vide a substantial contribution towards new off-street parking garages is utterly exposed by these shocking figures. With the exceptions of the borough of Holborn, of the gross income from meter schemes scarcely one dollar out of every four paid by the motorists becomes net profit. And St. Marylebone has yet to build a parking ga- rage of its own." In 1959, the London County Council made an estimate that by 1963 the four authorities in- volved should have between them most of the 24,000 new off- street parking places which the council considered would be a reasonable level. How far wrong this estimate was is shown by the fact that up to the present time, only 4760 of these new parking places have been provided, or about 20 per cent of the number considered to be necessary. Emotional Victim Needs Assistance By JOSEPH G. MOLNER. MD. Dear Dr. Molner: My 21-year- old son has had a nervous breakdown. The doctor diag- nosed his case as schizophrenia. I'm not satisfied. with the diagnosis since the boy doesn't drink or smoke. I would like to read all about schizophrenia s0 I can compare his symptoms with other cases. MRS. R. H. I wish schizophrenia had been explained to you. It is the most commion of a variety of types of mental illness. Or, as I think may be a preferable phrase, emotional illness. It has nothing to do with whether he smokes or drinks. He has had a "nervous break- down." The word schizophrenia is simply a technical term BY-GONE DAYS 20 YEARS AGO Nov. 26, 1943 Warden William Reesor of Ontario County tendered a ban- quet to his colleagues, the mem- bers of County Council and other distinguished citizens. Canadian Red Cross Society announced that Oshawa Clinic with 1,050 donations in October stood fourth among blood donor centres in Ontario and seventh in the Dominion. The Oshawa Rotary Club were hosts to the farmers of the dis- trict, who were guests at the annual "Farmer's Night." Presi- dent A. W. Armstrong presided during the dinner, while "Bud" O'Neill was chairman for the program. Dr. F. A. Cuddy, Whitby's Medical Officer of Health, was appointed jail surgeon for the County of Ontario, succeeding Dr. C.. F. McGillvray. Fit.-Lt. Charles P. McDonald, former member of the Blue Devils Rugby team, and veteran. of 50 bombing operations, re- turned home on furlough. At a city council meeting it was decided that all civic em- ployees be granted a cost of living bonus for three months, commencing October 1 until the end of the year. ; Arthur Peacock, son of C. H. Peacock, Arthur street, a grad- uate of Oshawa schools, was stationed at Prince Rupert, B.C., @s a YMCA War Services Super- visor. More than 200 gathered at the Masonic Temple for the annual "Father and Son Night' of Temple Lodge AF and AM. Wor. Master E. Higgins acted as chairman for the occasion. The guest speaker was Henry F. Janes MA, who was introduced by Wor. Bro. Matt Jackson. The Oshawa Public Utilities purchased property on Bloor street for a proposed new sub- station. Mayor W. H. Gifford was the guest of honor at a banquet in Hotel Genosha on the occasion of his 44th birthday. A flu epidemic hit Oshawa schools affecting more than 580 pupils who were absent in one day. light sun which doctors use to indicate the particular type. If you undertake to read "all about schizophrenia,"' you'll be reading for the rest of your life --it is that complicated a sub- ject. In fact much space would be required even to list the various behaviors which result from schizophrenia. Sometimes called "split personality,' the patient, at least part of the time, reacts much differently than he nor- mally would. He may withdraw from society, not want to have anything to do with people. He may imagine things that are not really happening. He may be deeply suspicious that people are plotting against him -- all sorts of things. SERIOUS CONDITION It is a serious condition. In some cases, modern treatment can bring fairly quick recovery, and in other cases it can't. With an emotional illness, it is quite possible to let a patient leave the hospital if the doctor can be sure that Ae will live under circumstances which won't upset him and push him back into the original illness again. This requires considerable un- derstanding of the patient's needs. It means protecting him from some pressures, it means reassuring him, it generally means that he should see a doctor at frequent intervals. I can't possibly outline it all, because it is too involved. I suggest that you read some books about mental health. In most states there are chapters of the Mental Health Society. Get in touch with your chapter. - Members can provide pamph- lets and other reading material, and the more you read and un- derstand, the more you will be able to help your son. OTTAWA REPORT Ontario Workshop Proves Valuable By PATRICK NICHOLSON OTTAWA--An historic "'first" in North America was the La- bor - Management Workshop which the Ontario Government staged earlier this month: Its novel purpose was to examine in depth the whole range of problems created by "Automa- tion and Social Change." "This subject encompasses more areas of important deci- sions for all our people than any other in our province's eco- nomic and social life today," Hon, H. L. Rowntree, Ontario's Minister of Labor, told the con- ference. This initial study was concen- trated on the golden triangle of Eastern Ontario, and was ap- propriately held at centrally- placed Brockville. This area provided a very apt setting for 'the first and necessarily exper- imental meeting, since here can be found the whole range of pro- duction, from smail family-type mills and manufactories in the Ottawa Valley to progressive highly - automated company plants along the shore of the new Lake St. Lawrence. The Worshop drew nearly 300 delegates, representing la- bor, management, government, the churches and education, Brockville's own golden river- bank of electronics and similar highly-sophisticated plants pro- vided its quota of representa- tives. Typical of the cross-section from further afield were J. C. Bennett of the Eddy Match Co. and Oakland Christink of the Steelworkers Union, from Pem- broke; Leo Cloutier of the Amalgamated Transit Employ. TODAY IN HISTORY By THE CANADIAN PRESS Nov. 26, 1963... The first of 200,000 Chi- nese Communist troops streamed across the Yalu River in support of the vir- tually defeated North Ko rean forces 13 years ago today--in 1950. Thus was launched a counter - offen- sive against the United Na- tions and South' Korean armies. The action pro- longed for more than three years an aggressive in- vasion which had been all but repulsed by UN action. 1857--The first Australian parliament was opened at Melbourne. 1943--President Roosevelt, Prime Minister Churchill and Chinese Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek concluded their conference at Cairo. GALLUP POLL ees and R. A. Hodgins, presi- dent of Hodgins Lumber, iret Cornwall; Father Ainslie from Toledo Ont., and Professor Ar- thur Porter from University of Toronto. FOR ALL ONTARIO The conference was so far- ranging, and proved so valuable to the participants, that its creator, Mr. Rowntree, now plans to hold similar meetings elsewhere to cover other areas of Ontario early next year. The topics explored in 4rteil included "The role of govern- ment in labor relations", "Prob- lems of collective bargaining in a changing technology", "Man- power training" and 'Improv ing the public attitude and sup- ven towards manpower train- ze." Facing this contentious prob- Jem head on, Mr. Rowntree de- clared: "Automation is no longer a far-off dream. It is a develop- ment that is already with us, and already extending rapidly into more and more areas of our industrial, commercial and domestic life." "The extent to which automa- tion will be a blessing or a curse will depend on what steps we are able and prepared to take to adjust to the revolution- ary which aut ti may eventually bring about in almost all our daily activities," he said. QUEEN'S PARK 82; aS8F34 should adapt ourselve have adapted ourselves machine, to electric power, even to television--so tha can harness automation to benefit, to make of it the ing which it is capable of being. "These discussions and stud- fes regarding automation," Mr. Rowntree said, 'have Z "We must recognize that, as has happened in past times of great change, some types of employment may disappear, but that at the same time other types will come into being." As the housewife has taught herself to use the electric wash- ing machine in place of the la borious washboard and brush, as the wagon - builder has learned to work on automobile assembly lines, so can the son and daughter of the unskilled worker be taught to become the builders and maintainers and beneficiaries of automated ma- chines, I was honoured by an invita tion to serve as a chairman at this Workshop, where I followed the proceedings with great in terest and an increasing aware ness that Canada is on the brink of an exciting new way of life, which will bring undreamt-oj abundance and affluence to us, and especially to our childres and our children's children. But, as Professor Porter em phasized, "we must start with the premise that automation is a friend of society as a whole, and base our studies and think. © ing on this fact." Permanent Vote Lists Proposed By DON O'HEARN TORONTO --Some interest- ing proposals on election prac- tices being made at Ottawa will also apply here. One of these is that the voting age be reduced to 18. It appears the federal govern- ment will adopt this for national elections. And Premier Robarts has said he will give it serious study, which is taken as an in- dication that we also would lower the age for provincial elections. It would probably be some time before this was ever widely followed. CHANGE NEEDED To lower the age in local elections wuld require an amendment to the Municipal Act. Before it put through such an Pearson's Popularity As Leader Shows Drop By The Canadian Institute of Public Opinion (World Copyright Reserved) Since Hon. L. B. Pearson be- came Prime Minister there has been a 10% decrease in his pop- ularity as a leader, Today 29% of the voters say their opinion of him has gone down; in Jan- lary, 1936, 19% held such a view. Ten months ago almost six in ten said their opinion of Mr. Pearson remained the same, To- day it is five in ten. Greatest criticism of the Prime Minister comes from the West where 38% say their opin- ion of him has gone down, The question: PARAGRAPHICAL WISDOM "It is easy to understand life; it is merely a form of elec- tricity," says a physicist, Man can explain any mystery by. at- tributing it to another mystery. It's strange that kite-flying in Washington, D.C. is illegal, as there is no law against sending up trial balloons there. "A man who was revived 25 minutes after he was pro- nounced dead said the impres- sion he received during the in- terval was one of chaotic con- fusion."" You might as well live. People spend a lot of time these days talking openly about what those of.a few generations ago spent a lot of time only thinking about. : ny flavour BRANVIN "SHERRY AND PORT WINE is JORDAN BRANVIN Sherry 'Thinking about the Prime Minister, Mr. Lester B. Pear- son, would you say your opin- fon of him has gone up or gone down in the last six months?'" January 1963 Today 11% 11% 19 29 56 50 14 10 "100% 100% East Ontario West Gone up 10% 13% 9% Gone down 25 23 388 About same 50 52 49 Can't say 15 7 @ Gone up Gone down About same Can't say 100% 100% 100% DRUGS 28 KING STREET EAST 723-4621 OPENING EVENINGS TILL 9 P.M. amendment the government would probably want a consid- erable demand for it from mu- nicipal ranks. And then it could be expected to make it optional--and only after a plebiscite. This has been the practice in extending the local franchise to hon-property owners. The trend in Ontario has been that larger centres have ex- tended the vote and the smaller municipalities haven't. The same trend would prob ably if the voting age were lowered. A second proposal is that rg be a permanent voters' As put forward in Ottawa, @ permanent list would be com- piled and then kept up to date. END RUSH : This would replace the pres- ent practice of out at times and through @ list for that The country would always be ready for a vote. And the length of elections could be cut down. The Ottawa proposal appar- ently would use enumerators, as is done now in preparing the lists at election times. This would be expensive (an estimate has been $10,000,000 @ year). Here at least one authori favors permanent lists, but wi! @ much simpler approach. He would have it that every citizen would have the onus of getting his own name on the list. If he didn't, he wouldn't get a vote. This would do away with enu- merators. And they are the big- gest expense in an election. In the recent Ontario vote enumerating cost more than $1,000,000. We'd like to call to your attention A truly happy modern invention. It saves you worry, Running and hurry: It's Bell's convenient KITCHEN EXTENSION! Save countless steps~get gore things done--order your Kitchen Extension from TAR