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She Oshawa Times Published by Canadian Newspapers Limited 86 King St. E., Oshawa, Ontario T. L. Wilson, Publisher SATURDAY, JULY 25, 1964 -- PAGE 6 De cre! Penitentiary No Place For Children Under 16 _ Another bit of evidence to in- dicate how badly Canadian penal system needs thorough reform was given the other day by Conservative MP Eldon Woolliams in a speech in the Commons. Mr. Woolliams re- vealed that there are 84 children under the age of 16 serving terms in federal penitentiaries. Donald McDonald parliamentary secretary to Justice Minister Guy Favreau, said in reply to Mr. Wool- liams that the problem is being studied by an expert committee which will report about the end of this year. We trust that the report will have something more substan- tial to recommend than just patch- work remedies for the more obvious faults. Such grievous errors as the imprisoning of children in federal penitentiaries are simply the symp- toms of more fundamental failure in the development of an enligh- tened doctrine of punishment and correction. Not all the inmates of federal penitentiaries are hardened crimi- nals, but very man of them are -- men who are unregenerate enemies of society. Thy are the professional criminals, generally all too willing to instruct novices in the dark arts of crime. To put impressionable youngsters in such an invironment is more than gross negligence; it amounts to dangerous irresponsi- bility towards not only the children but society at large -- and society itself may be the main offender be- cause of its lack of interest in what is being done about our often primi- tive system of punishment and cor- rection of those who break the laws. Work For The Public Few public bodies are open to as much criticism as boards of education. Each week the Oshawa board spends hours arguing over trivial matters; all committee meet- ings are open to the press, so nothing is hidden. Squabbling and quarreling are, at first sight, the main things to come into the open. When a closer look is taken, how- ever, we see most trustees spend many more hours than the average man spends on a hobby, working hard planning for Oshawa's children of the future. This week a big building program started and work involved in it, for trustees, is tre- mendous. Trustees, of course, are not paid a penny. Criticism can be a good thing and at times it is very necessary. But there are also times when we must recognize the great amount of labor, often tedious, trustees do for the good of the community. Planted Stalk By Stalk After a comparatively short spell of hot weather, the people of this ' district may be able to imagine what it would mean to plant an entire wheat. field stalk by stalk, working for 10 hours a day in 95- degree heat with muddy water up to one's knees. Yet that is how most of the rice farmers of the Far East plant their crop. The process is described by Pro- fessor Bernard B. Fall of Howard University in a New York Times magazine article. "Rice is grown in small seedbeds for up to two months and then re- planted, stalk by stalk, into deeply irrigated fields," he writes. "Tt takes all the human man- power the family can muster to do the job in the short span of time when replanting must be done. If too much rain produces floods, the seedlings cannot be planted in time; if there is a drought before the seedlings have taken hold, the crop will die . . . In almost all areas of monsoon Asia, two rice crops @ year are produced to feed a con- tinent whose relatively small fertile areas are fantastically over- crowded." His description provides graphic evidence why the "revolution of rising expectations" is sweeping poorer nations. How Many Prisoners? » There is a wide margin of diver- gence in two sets of recently pub- lished figures regarding the num- ber of prisoners languishing in jail for political reasons in Communist Cuba. Premier Castro has admitted to "fewer than 15,000" jailed for political crimes. This, in itself, is nothing to brag about by any ac- cepted standards of democratic justice. However, Miss Juanita Castro -- the Cuban dictator's sister who re- cently broke with her brother's regime and fled to asylum in Mexico -- places the number of political prisoners much _ higher. During an interview in Mexico City, she said that the Castro regime currently held nearly 75,000 Cubans in prison for. political re- asons. 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If there are whites fearful of economic com- petition from the Negroes or re- sentful of the Negro moving into their tight little neighborhoods, the governor of Alabama is likely to get their votes. These reactions are not confined to places like Cam-: bridge, Maryland, with the history of violence. In Gary, Indiana, on the edge of Lake Michigan. Mr. Wallace carried every white dis- trict. There is no Mason-Dixon line where prejudice and -fears stop. Bible Thought "And Samuel grew and the Lord was with him, and did let none of His words fall to the ground." 1 Samuel 3:19. The man who identifies himself with God will have something to say and an audience to listen. The Lord's still looking for dedicated instruments through which he can speak His word live out His life, 'GUESS WE'RE BOTH LIVING DANGEROUSLY' QUEBEC OPINION Student Loan Proposal Described As Invasion This is a selection of ed- itorials on current topics, translated from the French- language press of Canada, Montreal Le Devoir --The. Commons vote (in favor of the federal government's plan for loans to university stu- dents) helps clarify the mean- ing of certain recent speeches on co-operative federalism. Let us take first of all the statement by the federal min- ister of justice (Hon. Guy Favreau) at the recent meet- ing of the Quebec Liberal Federation.. .. . The minis- ter concluded by saying that "in a healthy federal system each sector of government fully respects the jurisdiction and responsibilities of the other sector." This is a clear and categor- ical statement on the require- ments of federalism. But in the constitution, education is a field reserved to the prov- inces. Nevertheless. Mr. Fav- reau, as a minister in the Pearson government, pro- poses and approves these fed- eral loans to students which are an invasion of provincial jurisdiction. According to Mr. Favreau's own definition, one could say our federalism is ee In the Commons July 9, Leon Balcer (PC--Trois-Riv- ieres) asked Hon. Maurice Lamontagne whether he was aware of opposition from Quebec university students to the federal loans. The state secretary replied that all pro- vincial rights are protected in the bill. The minister's state- ment is represented in the bill by a provision that allows a province to receive federal compensation if it operates its own system of grants to students. This is what they call re- specting the rights of the province. This system re- mains unacceptable because it is the central government which takes initiatives in purely provincial questions; which collects and uses taxes for provincial ends; which imposes the controls and terms of its programs even upon provinces that don't want any part of them. This is an odd sort of fed- eralism where the cent- tral state pretends to re- Provincial states even as it invades their jurisdic- tions under the pretext of reducing its . interference at the administrative level while imposing unconstitu- tional decisions, Co-operative federalism has brought only a new tone to the centralizing system. Now when the central government wants to invade a provincial field of jurisdiction it starts by' consulting the provinces instead of presenting them with a fait accompli. Nevertheless, it is an im- provement, especia lly for Quebec which can thus pro- tect its prerogatives a little better, or at least less badly, than before. -- Paul Sauriol, (July 15) Trols-Rivieres Le Nouvel- liste -- Following debates. which took place.in Ottawa on the subject of extending fam- ily allowances, Leon Balcer, member for Trois - Rivieres and leader of the Conserva- tives of Quebec, published a statement in which he re- viewed the spirit of Confeder- ation as it deals with sharing of powers between the federal government and the provinces and modifications made as @ result of Ottawa's interfer- ence in fields reserved exclu- sively to the provinces... . Mr. Balcer attacks what has become a sort of dogma among the federal or- ganizers. "Ottaw,a" he says, "has put forward a princi- ple that is contrary. to prd- vincial autonomy and relating to control of the economy by fiscal means under the pre- text that uniformity must be obtained by use of national standards. This is the sort of thinking that the province of Quebec, in the name of pro- vincial autonomy and the sov- ereignty of provincial rights, does not want to accept ahd cannot: espouse." It is obvious that the con- trol of the Canadian economy by the federal government can lead only to one result~ the enslavement of provincial governments by ottawa. By the absolute direction of eco- nomic life, by regulating credit, by the innumerable restrictions which it could impose; Ottawa is in a posi- tion to smother some proy- inces and favor others. ... The case is particularly se- rious for Quebec since the very existence of the French- BY-GONE DAYS 40 YEARS AGO JULY 25, 1924 D. A. J, Swanson received word that his name along with seven other Canadians had been added to the tournament com- mittee of the Dominion Lawn Bowling Association. A long slide was in the pro- cess of begjgg built on the sand beach at the lake for the amuse- ment of bathers. The Ontario Malleable Ladies' Softball team won the league championship and the right to enter in the city softball open tournament in conjunction with the sage | program for Old Home Week. More than 2,500 persons at- tended a garden party on the farm of W. A. Dryden in Brook- lin. District farmers were having their herds of cattle tested for tuberculosis in accordance with government regulations. herd had 24 of the 27 milking cows found to be reactors. , One ~ A cornet duet by Bandmaster S. Trew and Bandsman Jack Broadbent was a fine rendition of-music at the Regimental mor concert held at Alexandra ark. The roof of the Oshawa Pub- lic Library was in the process of being repaired with new shingles. The fee for swimming at the YMCA pool was five cents for members, 5 cents for non-mem- bers and Saturday morning, from 9 a.m. to 12, free. The addition to the Oshawa High School was in the last stage of completion. The YMCA showers and pool were given over to the use of the ladies of the city for Wed- nesdays. Sister Ada Gillard succeeded Sisi | Marie Schwartz as Most Exc: 1t Chief of the Oshawa Pythia. Sisters. Canadians is linked to the normal functioning of the gov- ernment of Quebec. (July 16) Quebec Le Soleil--Because, of failure to reach an under- standing on the price of elec- tricity, the negotiations which have been going on for some time between the province of Quebec and the British New- foundland Corporation have been interrupted. (The breakdown) will lead Brinco and the Newfoundland government to study the pn3- sibility of transmitting the power that could be developed at Hamilton Falls in Labra- dor to the United States with- out going by way of Quebec. Already there has been men- tion of a submarine cable to carry the electricity to the Maritime Provinces and from there to New York, where there is urgent need for addi- tional power. Quebec tried this kind of transmission some years ago when a short-cut was sought for the transportation into the Gaspe peninsula of electricity generated in the Bersimis re- gion. It didn't give the re- sults hoped for because of frequent breaks in the sub- marine cable battered by the ebb and flow of the ocean currents. Since then, authori- ties have turned to a trans- mission line from Levis in the direction of Rimouski. If it is felt the projected Hamilton line to the Mari- times would encounter the same difficulties, Brinco would be forced to renew its talks with Quebec. That is why it is possible to preduct that the negotiations will one day be resumed. In any case, the Quebec government has left the door open for any such renewal of the discus- sions. {July 13) TODAY IN HISTORY By THE CANADIAN PRESS July 25, 1964... Italian dictator Benito Mussolini resigned and was arrested 21 years ago today --in 1943. Throughout the Italian nation demonstra- tions bore witness to the popular relief at the end of Tl Duce's rule. He was rescued in a daring raid by German parachutists in the Abruzzi Mountains. In 1945 he was captured with his mistress by Italian parti- Sans and executed. 1909--Louis Bleriot made the first flight across the English Channel, { 1934 -- Chancellor Doll- fuss of Austria was slain by Nazi storm troopers. PARAGRAPHICAL WISDOM The best day in which to accomplish something is the day before tomorrow. "A Milwaukee mechanic was hit on the head by a robot he was repairing." The blow was probably unintentional, but the result of a reflex action caused by the mechanic's having tap- ved a sensitive electrical cir- cuit. UNITED KINGDOM OPINION Commonwealth G Southern Rhodesia, about vio- lent statement having been made by some of the African representatives. But in any- thing 1 have written about the conference and its discussions, I have tried to view them in their proper prospective, and have found little to justify some of the articles which have ap- peared in British national newspapers, predicting dire things for the Commonwealth because of the difficulties of charting the future course for Southern Rhodesia. CALM DISCUSSIONS Of course there was discus- sion about Southern Rhodesia, There were some widely diver- gent, views on what should be done about it. But in the calm atmosphere of the conference chamber in Marlborough House, from all the authentic information which has been leaked out from these private sessions, the views of the Afri- can countries were presented dispassionately, without rancour or any bitterness, but for the sole purpose of giving the Brit- ish government the views of those close to the African scene, while acknowledging, as was done, that the Southern Rhodesia problem was one to be solved by the British gév- ernment and Southern Rhodesia, with no intervention from any other Commonwealth country. This in itself has shown how the Commonwealth has grown up, in stature as well as in numbers. Prime ministers who in past years were regarded 'as firebrands in their own coun- tries, discussed world and Com- monwealth problems with san- ity and a broad-minded outlook. They recognized how inter- dependent the 18 countries of Co-operative projects for rais- ing the s'! of living in the backward countries; a plan for greatly expanded higher education in these countries; a OTTAWA REPORT athering o we Ce et te eae Good Time To Consider Policies On Ownership Patrick Nicholson's guest columnist today is Hon, Walter Gordon, minister of finance. By WALTER GORDON OTTAWA -- The widespread public debate of last summer on the issue of foreign owner- ship in Canadian industry ap- pears to have quieted down. Now, with a calmer atmos- phere, is an opportune time for Canadians to think about the policies in this field which were implemented a year ago--the reasons for them and the goals they seek to achieve. Those policies, designed to encourage foreign - controlled companies to accept Canadian investors in partnership, are just as important today as they were a year ago. Indeed, the widespread eco- nomic growth which Canada has enjoyed in the last year has created a climate in which the goals announced in the 1963 budget can be more easily achieved. With larger savings generated by this economic ad- vance, it is possible for Cana- dians to increase their stake in Canadian industry. Several important points should be kept in mind in any consideration of this subject. FASTER DEVELOPMENT First of all, foreign invest- ment in Canadian industry has made a tremendous contribu- tion to our national growth. No other country has received such YOUR INCOME TAX Gift Tax Designed To Guard Revenues Gift tax is an annual tax im- posed on the taxable value of gifts made in any one year by a@ person resident in Canada or by a personal (or family holding) corporation. Goft tax rates range from 10 per cent. on gifts of an agere- gate taxable value of less than $5,000 to 28 per cent. on gifts of an aggregate taxable value exceeding $1,000,000. Unlike the graduated scale of income tax rates, gift tax applies at an increasing rate to the entire ag- gregate taxable value of gifts, and not merely on the excess -- for example, the rate on gifts of an aggregate taxable value of $5,001 is 11 per cent. NOT 10 per cent, on $5,000 and il per cent. on $1. The primary purpose of this tax is to protect revenues de- rived from income tax and death duties (estate tax and suc- cession duty), It protects the former by discouraging the transfer of income-earning pro- perty, such as _ stocks and bonds, from wealthy persons, who would otherwise pay a high rate of tax, to less wealthy per- sons, who pay at a lower rate. Sinsilarly it protects death duty revenue by discouraging the making of gifts during a per- gon's lifetime for the purpose of avoiding death duties at the time of death. Payment of gift, tax is pri- marily the responsibility of the donor who must file returns and make payment by April 30 of the following year. The T1 general tax return also requires disclosure of gifts made during the taxation year. In the event of the donor's default the donor and donee are jointly and severally liable to pay the tax plus 6 per cent. @ RESIDENT PARTNERS Burt R. Waters, C.A. Hon. J. W. Monteith, F.C.A., M.P. Gordon W. Riehl, C.A., R.LA. Robert F. Lightfoot, €.A. Monteith, Riehl, Waters &.Co. Chartered Accountants OSHAWA SHOPPING CENTRE Gordon W. Riehl, C.A., R.1.A, PARTNERS: OSHAWA, ONTARIO @ TELEPHONE: Oshawa-Bowmanville 728-7527 Ajex 942-0890 Whitby 668-4131 A. Brock Monteith, 8. Comm., C.A. George E. Trethewey, C.A. te Gurt R. Waters, C.A. interest for the period of de- faut. This is a provision of* which people are not generally aware and it can be a matter of great importance. Sometimes a member of a family may have innocently received a gift from a parent, which may have arisen by way of inadequate consideration or unrealistic price for acquisition of assets. As/a result he may find him- self liable for gift tax at a later date. There is no time limit within which the Ministér must assess gift tax and if the parent failed to report such a gift, pechaps quite innocently, tax could be assessed at any subsequent time. The death of the parent may well be the event to bring the gift to light. Under such circumstances, with the parent dead and the estate already distributed, the donee (recipi- ent of the gift) would find him- self liable for tax and interest at 6 per cent. on a gift which might have arisen many years before. This could be extremely serious. great benefits from the ness of non-residents to develop its resources. Foreign capital and know-how have developed Canada faster than would have been possible otherwise, afd' iy hg us are better off because Secondly, for many years te come Canada will need foreign capital to help us grow. There can be no suggestion that we should slam our doors on it or that it should be anything less than welcome. Canada has al- ways treated foreign capital fairly and must certainly con- tinue to do so. However, Canadians should be worried about excessive re- liance on non-resident capital. Not only does this leave us vul- nerable to interruptions in the inflow of capital, as was shown by the exchange crisis of 1062. Not only is there concern over borrowing capital just to pay our international bills. We are also uneasy about the sheer size of the foreign investment that has accumulated. LISTS PERCENTAGES Latest available figures show foreign firms controlled 69 per cent of the value of investment in Canada's petroleum and na- tural gas industry, 59 per cent in mining and smel and bts 60 we Ponca in manufac- g--an ; importance in crea "ee for Canadians, Canadians should not confuse the mechanics of the substan- tial tax incentives offered last year with the long-term objec- tives of our tax policy. The first step purpose of the incentives -- the mechanism-- was to induce the owners of foreign controlled companies in Canada to make at least 25 per cent of stock in those compa- nies available to Canadian in- vestors. But the broader, vital pur pose of this partnership poli is to create a situation in whic these companies will be far more likely to take Canadian interests and objectives into ac- count when they make import- ant management decisions, PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES We would like foreign-con- trolled firms to provide oppor- tunities to Canadian personnel at all levels, to use Canadian materials and services when- ever possibe, to seek out ex- port markets without being lime ited by their parent firms abroad, and to carry on all the industrial functions that can ef- ficiently be performed here. In short, we feel that foreign controllers of industries in Can- ada should have an active cons cern for Canadian interests and objectives. This is the government's firmly-stated policy and surely it is not an unreasonable one, We believe that Canadian part- nership in foreign - controlled companies will help these firms realize that their own interests and Canada's interests are not incompatible. iis, es a ec A For Convenient Home Delivery --Call-- CIRCULATION DEPT. Oshawa Times 723-3474