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Mr ae. 4 VISTA > QUIwS Published by Canadian Newspapers Limited 86 King St. E., Oshawa, Ontario T. L. Wilson, Publisher "FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 1964--PAGE 6 -Proposals To Expedite Parliament's Business Pending a complete overhaul of the procedures of the House of Commons by a parliamentary com- mittee, Prime Minister Pearson has proposed that the House agree to three proposals to expedite and streamline business. The proposals, 'broadly based on practice followed . for many years by the British par- liament, are: The allocation of a certain number of days, by agreement, for the de- bate on each~ piece of legislation, with a vote on the various stgges at the end of the agreed period; 'limitation of the daily question period to 30 minutes, with possibly an arrangement that if the opposi- tion does not consider the answers satisfactory, they can be taken up again at the adjournment hour; continuation of the day's sitting beyond the normal adjournment time, if necessary, for completion of the business before the House. These are sensible and necessary measures. Senseless .waste of time fn trivial bickering and empty speech-making angers the elector- ate and erodes the prestige of par- liament. If Parliament is to keep pace with the business generated by a busy, growing nation, it cannot afford to retain the leisurely at- titudes of a simpler era. There should be no objection to the proposals. Mr. Pearson has stressed that the limitation of de- bate on pieces of legislation to a set period of days would still include the "necessary time" and is in no way a subtle method of imposing closure. The fact is that many of the long speeches which now ex- tend debate on legislation are de- livered by the uniformed to the uninterested. Limitation of the question period was described as a "self-denying ordinance' by John Diefenbaker when he was prime minister. It would save 15 full days of time during a session. This time could be devoted to more carefull considera- tion of matters which are now rushed at the end of a session. Council Seeking Money The Canada Council picked a poor time to ask the government for $30 million to boost its endowment fund to $80 million. Almost at the same time, in the House of Commons, Finance Minister Gordon was tabling preliminary estimates of spending in the new fiscal year ; the government plans to spend a record $7.59 bil- lion, beginning next month -- and increase of $523 million over the comparable estimates for the cur- rent fiscal year, with more esti- mates still to come. The introduc- tion of additional spending esti- mates in the months ahead will push the total for the coming fiscal year close to $8 billion. -- It is difficult to argue with the Canada Council when it says: "From the national point of view we detect very serious needs that are not being met. We feel that_the council's policies should increasing- ly reflect national concerns, needs and priorities in the interests. of which the entire field of the arts and of teaching, graduate studies and re- search in the humanities and social sciences should be strengthened greatly." The Council's case would be much stronger, however, if its practice closely followed the line of its ex- cellent preaching. Recent grants announced by the Council, for example, were for such curious ac- tivities as a stay in Britain to edit the sermons of an obscure Eliza- bethan preacher and a visit to Colombia to study, 'some esoteric aspects of that country's literature. Such activities undoubtedly are en- grossing for the scholars involved, and their reports on their research may even be read by one or two of their colleagues in Canada. But do they in any way "reflect national concerns, needs and priorities'? We doubt it. This is not to say that the con- cerns, needs and priorities do not exist. They do. We only wonder if the Council has them in perspec- tive. i Farm Tractor Rules ] The Highway Traffic Act needs amending to give more realistle coverage to the use of farm tractors on public roads and highways. A farm tractor, for example, is not classified as a motor vehicle, but it is subject to any requirements applicable to "vehicles. Some of the facts have been noted by the Do- minion Automobile Association. Here are some of the odd and often conflicting regulations: Farm wagons are not classified as trailers when drawn by a farm tractor, but they are considered trailers when drawn by a truck or other motor vehicle. A farmer does not require a pro- vincial driver's licence to operate his tractor on the highway; how- ever, if for any reason he has a driver's licence which. is under suspension for any period, he may not operate a tractor along or across the highway during that suspension. Licence plates are not required for farm tractors, for farm imple- She 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 (Sundays and Statutory holidays excepted) Members of Canadian Daily Newspaper Publish- ers Association. The Canadian Press, Audit Bureou of Circulation and the Ontario Provincial Dailies Association, The Canadion Press is exclusively + entitled to the use of republication of all news despatched in the paper credited to it or to The Associated Press or Reuters, and also the local news published therein. All fights of special des- patches are 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, Drone, Leskard, Broughom, Burketon, Claremont, Columbus, Greenwood, Kinsale, Raglan, Blackstock, Manchester, Pontypool and N 45¢ per week. By mail [in Prov outside carriers delivery oreos 12.00 per Provinces and Commonwealth Countries U.S.A, and foreian 24.00, ' eor 15.00, ments or for farm wagons, when drawn by a farm tractor, but plates are necessary when such wagon is hauled by other motor vehicles, such as truck or automobile. When single loads hauled by a farm tractor on a highway exceed 33 feet in length, eight feet in width and 13% feet in height, a special permit must be in possession of the operator. Exceptions to the size are threshing machines, which may be up to nine feet two inches wide; and there is no limit to sizes of loads of loose fodder being trans- ported, It is an offence to allow anyone under the age of 16 to operate a farm tractor on the highway, but there is no age limit on operation off the highway. The danger factor is recognized by the provision which states that farm tractor drivers. operating under special permits must obey these restrictions: No movement after track, when traffic is heavy or congested, or on Sundays, Other Editors' Views B.C. SEPARATE SCHOOLS (Vancouver Sun) --In British Cohimbia, separate schools of whatever religious per- suasion receive slight government assistance. They receive the same free textbooks provided in public schools, and municipalities are al- lowed to forego the collection of taxes on separate schools' proper- ties if they choose. The separate schools controversy does not loom so large in BC, where a.comparatively small proportion of students are in Catholic or other religious institutions. 'TLL HUFF AND I'LL PUFF...' REPORT FROM U.K. Massive Plugging For Shakespeare By M. McINTYRE HOOD Special London (Eng.) Correspondent For The Oshawa Times LONDON _-= The celebration of the aniversary of the birth of William Shakespeare is not going to be confined to England. Through the interven- YOUR HEALTH. tion of the British: Council, a Massive exnort effort i a made to 'have it become a world-wide event. This export angle will include theatrical companies, scholars and lec- turers, exhibitions, films and recorded material. The Coun- cil's overseas staff is co-oper-, Several Factors Affecting Nails By JOSEPH G. MOLNER, MD Dear Dr. Molner: What can I do for soft fingernails? They just won't grow so I can,mani- cure them. I have taken gelatin for two years, put different things on my nails, but no re- sults --MRS. E S I dare say you know many skin ailments that can occur, and how aggravating they are to correct at times. They aren't as a rule very serious but they can be an irritating nuisance The nails are really a part of the skin, a protective covering, and can vary in texture. They can, like skin, give cer- tain indications of the physical condition of a person. This is not, however, ordinarily the case with people who have brit- tle or soft nails. The health indi- cations, rather, are in the ridg- ing, the color, and sod on. But to get to your problem. There are several factors which influence soft nails. Lack of suf- ficient protein is one, and that is why it has become popular to try gelatin. Gelatin, however is what we call an "incomplete" protein. It contains some types of protein but lacks others. Vitamin A is another requisite. Some women trimming their duties too sharp: ly to control weight, avoid fats to the extent that they do not get enough carotene from which the body manufactures Vitamin A. (Yellow vegetables, such as carrots, squash, etc., will help provide carotene, however.) So much for diet: Get suf- ficient protein, and watch out for Vitamin A. (Supplements of Vitamin A and B together may be helpful.) But diet isn't the only thing that affects nails. Manual work tends to harden them; lack of use softens them. Men tend to have strong nails. -So, within limits, do women who do a lot of work with their hands. External elements can affect the nails, and women are more exposed to this: Soaps, deter- gents, caustics, polishes, polish removers, fungus infections, in- cidental injuries. Solvents can dry out the nails, so you may benefit a good deal by leaving off nail polish and using gloves when working with detergents and household chemicals There is some hereditary in- fluence on hardness of nails. You can't do much about that. Nor about age--and you didn't say how old you are, but the rate of nail growth declines as the years pass. Finally, and not the least, un- deractive thyroid: can be. re- flected in nails as well as in dry skin and thin hair and eye- brows Don't expect gelatin alone, or any single factor to be the an- swer to soft or brittle nails. Usually a combination of things is involved. Dear Dr. Molner: Do cold, sweaty hands, mean tuberculo- sis? How does one disease? How long does it to be cured?--R R Heavens. no. cold. sweaty feel with this take **"Love's Labor Lost' hands don't mean tuberculosis. A person with tuberculosis might have hot, feverish hands. Oryhands just like ours. « A tuberculosis sufferer usu- ally feels just like anybody else, unless the disease has pro- gressed too far. It used to take several years of treatment for many TB cases; now it more often is a matter of months, perhaps: six or eight for an "average" case. This is still a long time, but results are vastly better. To Mrs. .E P: Scabies is an itch which results from a mite which burrows into the skin. Medications containing 'sulphur remain one of the best means of getting rid Of these mites. Dear Dr. Molner: Is it neces- sary for non-cancerous tumors of the breast to be removed? Is there any way of determining whether tumors are cancerous without' removing the breast? In what cases are biposies per- formed?--L J M Some non-cancerous t umors are, of course, either painful or annoying or disfiguring, and consequently are removed. The whole breast need not be re. moved to find out whether the tumor, or lump, is cancerous. Tissue can be removed, and im- mediately tested. If it is not cancerous, that's that. This is a "biopsy." It is performed when a case is regarded as doubtful or suspicious. Tumors, suspected of being cysts, may be aspirated. Removal of the fluid contents by syringe and needle verifies the diagnosis and may avoid surgical re- moval, ating with schools, universities and theatres in-the staging of locally-arranged events. The overseas drama_ tours which will take part in the world-wide Shakespearean cele- bration represent the biggest effort of its kind in the history of the British theatre. More than 40 countries will be visited during the year. COMING TO CANADA The Royal Shakespeare Com- pany has already left London to begin a tour of eastern countries with "King' Lear' and "The Comedy of Errors.'"' This company will present the plays in Berlin, Prague, Budapest, Belgrade, Warsaw, Bucharest, Helsinki, Leningrad and Mos- cow. Afterwards, it will make a tour of Canada and the United States, although this visit will not .be under the auspices of the British Council. The Bristol Old Vic's' new productions of 'Henry V" and will. visit 12 countries in Europe and the Mediterranean area and will appear at the Dusseldorf and Copenhagen British weeks. TO SOUTH AMERICA Sir Ralph Richardson and Barbara Jefford are leading a company specially assembled for the British Council by H. M. Tennant "to eight countries in Central and South America, plus six European capitals. They . will present- "A Mid- summer Night's Dream" and "The Merchant of Venice." Later, the New Shakespear- ean Company from Regent's Park will take "The Tempest' and "Richard II" to the Indian sub-continent and the Far East. Meanwhile, a company of five, led by Harold Lang, will be presenting "Macbeth in Cam- era," a dramatized analysis of the play, to school and univer- siy audiences in India, Pakis- tan, Nepal, Afghanistan. and elsewhere in e middle and Far East before going on to Australia for the Adelaide. Fes- tival. Sixteen Shakespearean lec turers will visit 40 countries. For display purposes, 350. sets of six photographic exhibitions dealing with Shakespeare are being sent to 84 countries. Book exhibitions will reach 50 coun- tries and feature films. of Shakespearean plays will be made available in 59 coun- tries. All of this great effort is built around the theme that William Shakespeare does not belong to England alone, but to the whole world, and the British Council is enthused by the in- tense interest which is being shown in so many countries in his quartercentenary celebra- tions, BY-GONE DAYS 35 YEARS AGO March R. S. McLaughlin was named chairman of the board of direc- tors of the new McKinnon Indus- tries Division of General Mo- tors. Executives named for the new Division were: H. F. Car- michael, president; H. A. Brown, vice-president and E. T. Papworth, treasurer. Rev. A. M. Irwin, pastor of North Simcoe Street United ©hurch, was a passenger in the aeroplane owned and operated by his son, Norman, when the two went to Baptiste Lake and back (200 miles) between break: fast and lunch time. ay Lt.-Col. Frank Chappell was the recipient of a gold watch on the occasion of his promotion to the post of Brigade Co nman- der of the 25th Infantry Brig- ade Building permits were issued in February by the City En- gineer's department for 11 proj- ects totalling $22,250 Services conducted by Rev. R. A. Whattam in the new church opened at Courtice. were 6, 1929 Oshawa Chamber of 'Com- merce sent a formal protest to the Ontario Government to show its disapproval] to an increase in gasoline tax from three to five cents, The Chamber be- lieved the increase: to be uns justified. Dr. S. J. Phillips added to his dental equipment by install- ing an X-ray machine. Rev. G. W. Irvine, pastor of Cedardale United Church, was elected secretany of the Osh- awa Ministerial Association. "A" Company of the Ontario Regiment had reorganized with Major R. B. Smith as command- ing officer and Capt. L. P. Boudler as second-in-command, ~ Oshawa's tax rate was reduc- ed by 1.5 mills, compared with that of last year, tobe fixed at 42 mills. W. Fred Bull was appointed Junior Trades Commissioner at Ottawa and was much feted be- fore leaving to take his new po- sition. "this OTTAWA REPORT - Pauline Jewett's Dual Personality By PATRICK NICHULSON OTTAWA -- Parliament Hfll's only backbench bachelor girl, wrote: "My strongest impres- sion of the House of Commons is that it is not the great forum Pauline Jewett, is an intriguing. for debate that 'it surely ought dual personality--a "Dr. Jewett and Miss Derider."' With 20 years of studentship and professorship behind her-- at Queens, Oxford and Carleton Universities and elsewhere--Dr. - Jewett matches Labor Minister Allan MacEachen as Parlia- ment Hill's ranking intellectual, an erudite MP exceptionally versed in the field of political economy in which she holds a doctorate--not an honorary flat- tery so common among top poli- ticians, but a hard-earned de- gree of great rarity 'among poli- tics' big names. But contrastingly, her full ap-: prenticeship in the theory of politics had made her exceed- ingly derisive towards the poli- tics now practised on Parlia- ment Hill. As a guest columnist in this space last summer, this cool- headed politician, then innocent of the hot blood of partisanship, QUEEN'S PARK to be." 7 PAULINE THE WOMAN , Behind these two facets, there is a third--Pauline Jew tt, the woman. Among the sombre man - decked - benches of the House, a brilliant flash of color often emanates from the sim- ply - cut, even sheath - like, dresses which she now wears. As a new MP, she wore the rumpled aura of university life: wntidy was her crop thick hair, midway between 2 Beatle's 'and a boy's; casual were her clothes; a cigarette often between her fingers. But already the informality of the Common Room has given way to the formality of the Commons: her blue eyes twin- kle- beneath a tidy brunette coiffure, and the cigarettes have all but fallen victim to the cancer statistics. Her family home is at Brigh- ton, in the heart of her constit- Hospital Contro] Transition Noted BY DON O'HEARN TORONTO--You can see a dramatic transition underway in the hospital field. Inevitably, our hospitals are going to end up as state institu- tions. The government now pays --through the Ontario Hospital Insurance Commission -- the bulk of the cost of hospitals in the province. To date, of course, our hos- pitals have been run partly with voluntary money and vol- untary direction. It is becoming evident that won't work --or «doesn't work efficiently. We not only have 'seen hos- pitals in bad situations concern- ing labor relations, but there also are indications of ineffi- ciency and autocracy. The reasons for this are obvi- ous. You can't have two bosses. The voluntary groups are used to operating with "nice- ties', a 'charitable' outlook and approach which the com- mission can't use, "* has to be tough. It has to keep costs down, And it has to stress efficiency. TODAY IN HISTORY By THE CANADIAN PRESS March 6, 1964... After 13 days of siege by several thousand Mexican soldiers, the 187 remaining defenders of the Alamo in San Antonio, Tex., were overpowered 128 years ago today--in 1836. No survivors were left among he Texans and casualties included- such legendary figures as Davy Crockett and James Bowie. i947--The U.S. Supreme Court upheld a_ contempt fine of $3,500,000 against John L. Lewis and his United Mine Workers. _ 1952--The Canadian dol- lar reached a premium in New York for the first time in 14 years. It is controlling the money. And it will win out. It will be top dog. The change won't occur over- night. You can't offend the local people. But very obviously it is oc- curring. POLLUTION CONTROL Apparenlty there will not be any serious improvement in air pollution control this year, The government is taking one step. This will encourage pollu- tion control to be put under the direction of local health units. But nothing further is to be done about regional control. In a statement prefacing his estimates the minister of health, Hon. Dr. M. B. Dymond reported that there would be as- sistance to health units but said the government still believed that "air pollution control can best be dealt with at the local level." This goes against the opinion of the select committee on air pollution of a few years ago. It goes against the feeling of many major municipalities to- day. And it goes against common sense. For obviously it is. no good in trying to control your air pollution if°a next door mu- nicipality is going to dump its pollutants on you. Once: again it is something that is coming. We are bound to have regional air pollution control. But it is one other field in which government doesn't move quickly. uency ot Northumpbérland in old Ontario,_.where..2 maternal an. cestor was among the first white settlers in 1796. Her per- songlity. has freer scope per- haps in her own small apart- ment in Ottawa's heart, There prints of paintings by modern artists reveal her preference, as do her recordings of musi¢e from Bach to jazz. She is a fa- cile dancer, and seemingly en- joys it, but she finds more satis- faction in classical. music. A de- vouring reader, she has the un- usual approach of totally sorbing one carefully sel author at atime. ELECTION SLOGAN 'Pauline for Parliament" was her election slogan. Six months of Parliament have wrought a subtle change, so that she now admits "I love every minute of it." She has found a satisfying and useful channel for her criti- cal energy, and has won recog- nition as a leader of the back- bench Liberal ginger group of leftish planners, justly deter- mined to share in the councils of government, rather than merely to vote to order like for- mer Liberal "performing seals", Her daily routine is tough: long hours on Parliament Hill during the five working days, with weekends spent alternately in her constituency and in her Parliament Hill office. One re- cent Saturday, she told me, the abssnce of workaday interrup- tions enabled her to dictate over 100 letters into her tape-re- eorder--she receives about 65 requests from constituents ev- ery week. Apart from such individual help for her voters, she has al- ready brought one big bonanza to Northumberland--a new me- dium security penitentiany to be built near Warkworth. This nearly went to Peterborough, then was destined for Mark- dale, Ont.; under the Tory re- gime. But Miss Jewett was able to talk it back from Grey County into the heart of North- umberland, where its $1,000,000 payroll will provide over 200 new year-around jobs. That ex- emplifies the practical side of politics which the Northumber- land voters no doubt appreciate in their new burgess on Parlia- ment Hill. PARAGRAPHICAL WISDOM A psychologist says people with less than average intelli- gence are easy to amuse and entertain. This may explain why television is so popular. It's strange that although everybody is in favor of more and better education, many peo- ple ridicule educated persons. "A woman can reduce her hipline by keeping a definite end in view," says a woman columnist. Doing the latter, it is assumed, will strengthen her in- centive to accomplish the for- mer. MAPLE CLEANERS 504 SIMCOE ST. S. OSHAWA Cash & Carry -- 4 Hr. Service 8 Hour Free Pick-Up and Delivery "Nour Family's Friend" PHONE 725-0643 DRAPES "DECORATING 'DEAS" HOWARD'S 926 SIMCOE ST. NORTH BROADLOOM SLIP COVERS BY FREE ESTIMATES DRAPERIES '725-3144 Leads the pa cade in true value Corby's ROYA RESERVE AGED AND MELLOWED IN WOOD