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Bhe Oshawa Times Published by Canadian Newspapers Limited 86 King St. E., Oshawa, Ontario uP Wilson, Publisher MONDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1964 -- PAGE ¢ a Expressions Of Public Opinion Are Effective The power of a freely-expressed public opinion, through the medium of a free press, has been demons- trated by the action of the Oshawa General Hospital Board to deal with a much-criticized system of opera- tion in the emergency ward of the hospital. Publication" in this news- paper of a number of letters highly critical of delays and apparent in- difference in the emergency ward produced a full-scale debate on the- subject at a meeting of the hospital board. As a result, the medical staff of the hospital was asked, by resolu- tion, to conduct an inquiry into emergency ward conditions and to report on remedial measures at the next meeting of the board. This action will be welcomed by those citizens who felt they had cause for complaint about the con- jitions prevailing in this faced of the hospital operations. It will be parti- cularly pleasing to the writers of letters to The Times setting forth their specific complaints against the system by which the emergency ward was operated. . ~ Public opinion can be a powerful lever in putting right conditions which can be improved in any sector of public service. The freedom of expression which citizens have to make known their grievances through "letters" to the editor', al- ways within the limits of the laws of libel and the observance of good ethics, can make a valuable con- tribution to having these grievances aired officially and remedial action taken. The Oshawa General Hospital board is to be commended for having taken note of the complaints voiced by citizens taking advantage of this privilege and making their complaints known publicly. Tribute To W. E. Phillips The honor conferred on Col. W. Erie Phillips, prominent Oshawa industrialist and recently- retired chairman of the Board of Governors of»the University of Toronto, whose portrait was un- veiled there the other day by Premier John Robarts, will be noted with interest by his many friends and associates in this city. Col. Phillips was the founder of the Phillips Glass Company in Oshawa, a firm which has now become Duplate Canada Limited, with sev- eral improtant subsidiaries. He was the moving spirit in the growth of this important Oshawa industry. His other business interests are many and widespread, embracing industrial concerns of international scope, such as the world-wide Massey-Ferguson organization. It was for his great contribution to the University of Toronto, how+ former ever, that this latest tribute was paid to him, at a ceremony con- ducted by the present premier of Ontario, and attended by two former premiers, George A. Drew and Les- lie M. Frost. For 19 years he was chairman of the university board of governors. He was responsible for the imaginative move by which the university's engineering centre for war veterans was carried out at Ajax after the end of the war had threatened to make that a ghost town. He has master-minded the great expansion of the Univer- sity of Toronto and the establish- ment of York University. In spite of his demanding industrial in- terests, he has given unst' g service to the development of edu- cation at the university level. Col. Phillip's many Oshawa as- sociates will join Robarts in the tribute paid to him as a public-spirited citizen. French Threat To ECM The European Common Market is once again going through one of its periodical crises which arise every time its members try to iron out a common agricultural policy. The seriousness of the present crisis is shown by the threat of President de Gaulle of France to have his country leave the common market unless it is organized for agricul- ture along the lines he demands. This represents typical de Gaulle tactics because he has a tendency to become dogmatic and dictatorial if he cannot have his own way. The ideas of France on what the common market agricultural policy should be are diametrically op- posed to those of the Federal Re- public of Germany. France had "large agricultural surpluses, and wants a low-price common market policy to enable her to get rid of these surpluses. Germany, on the other hand, insists on maintaining her own government-supported high prices for agricultural products, in order to protect its own agricul- tural industry. These two ideas just do not mix. To reconcile them would be. extremely difficult without great sacrifices on either side. She Oshavwa Fines T. L. WILSON, Publisher R. C, ROOKE, General Monager Cc. J. McCONECHY, Editor The Oshawa Times combining The Oshawa Times (established 1871) and the Whitby Gazette and Chronicle established 1863) is published doily Sundays and Statutory holidays excepted). Members of Canadian Daily Newspaper Publish- ers Association, The Canadian Press, Audit Bureau of Circulation and the Ontario Provincial Dailies Associotion. The Canadian @ress is exclusively entitied to the use of republication of all news despatched in the paper credited to it or to The Associoted Press or Reuters, ond also the local news published therein. All rights of special des- patches are also reserved Offices: Building, 425 © University Avenue, Toronto, 640 Cathcart Street, Montreal, P.Q. 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Since the ECM agricultural policy is of paramount importance to grain-exporting countries like Can- ada, the discussions will be closely watched at Ottawa. -Other Editors' Views SCHOOL. AND MARRIAGE (Toronto Star) The armed services long ago found that to attract and keep men they had to provide married quar- ters. Canada today requires many more thousands of post-graduate students, particularly for university teaching. Government and the universities should seriously con- sider providing married quarters for them on the campuses. A couple of rental attic rooms with a hot plate are no incentive to a married student to undertake Ph. D. studies. Bible Thought . . if that servant say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming . . the Lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh'not for him, and at: an hour when he is not aware,.and will cut him in sunder, and will appoint. him his portion with the unbelievers." Luke 12:45, 46. The second coming of Christ will be swift.and sure, full of shocks and surprises, Perhaps some of the most surprised will be His servants, " with Premier © I'M BOUND TO BE HIT SOME DAY -- OTTAWA REPORT Voice Of Reason Heard From West By PATRICK NICHOLSON OTTAWA -- Federal political leaders were given an eloquent tongue - lashing by Hon. Ross Thatcher for the ever-increas- ing and crushing burden of high taxes resulting from their reck- jess endeavors to buy votes with electoral promises. The newly-elected premier of Saskatchewan was speaking to a capacity audience of the Ca- nadian Club in Toronto. His frank and hard-hitting speech was listened to with 'rapt at- tention'? and was rewarded with "an ¢ wdinarily jong burst of ap. ause," in the words of Hion. Donald Fleming, president of the club. Joining in the ap- proving applause I noticed not only fonmer finance minister Fleming, and former Liberal minister of public works Bob Winters, and former Conserva- tive financial critic Hon. J, M. Macdonnell, but also--and this is very rare as a tribute to a speaker--the journalists at the press table. BACHELOR OF COMMERCE When Donald Fleming was our minister of finance, he showed himself to be the most conscientious and by far the most industrious holder of that important portfolio 'in the post- war era. He toiled unceasingly to combat inflation and to keep budget deficits within reason- able limits, during years when our treasury was being bled white through costly electoral promises, So it was informative to see his approving reaction to the political philosophy of our newest premier: Ross Thatcher, he told the audience, is "one of the most interesting political figures' in our public life today TODAY IN HISTORY By THE CANADIAN PRESS Oct. 2%, 14... Sir Robert McClure com- pleted crossing of the North- west Passage 114 years ago today -- in 1850 -- although credit for discovery of the northern route across the * top of the continent went to Sir John Franklin. McClure, aboard HMS _Investigator,. took a route either through the Prince of Wales Strait or around Banks Island. The expedition travelled on foot over the ice to Beechey Is- land and returned by ship in 1854. 1813 -- A small force of British and Ffench-speak- ing Canadian soldiers de- feated 1,500 Americans in the Battle of Chateauguay in the American Revolution. 1942 -- Sixteen persons were killed in the crash of an RCAF bomber at Mont- real's Dorval airport. First World War Fifty years ago today--in 1914--more than 2,000 refu- gees aboard the French liner Amiral Ganteaume were saved after their ship was tonpedoed in the Eng- lish Channel; Aniglo-French forces in equatorial West Africa entered Edea, an im- portant German railroad centre in the Cameroons. Second World War " Twenty-five years ago to- day--in 1939--the Royal Ca- nadian Navy took over a British 'destroyer and re= named it Assiniboine; King Leopold reaffirmed Bel- gium's neutrality in a broad- cast to the U.S.; the Brit- ish Admiralty announced the shooting down of seven Nazi aircraft. } and an unblushing proponent of free enterprise." "There are few governments which are showing much inter- est in curtailing government ex- penditures," Mr. Thatcher said "As a matter of fact, the whole subject has little political sex appeal for the average voter, and talk about tax cuts makes people go to sleep." Yet any thinking person of any political persuasion should, he suggested, be concérned by the ever-increasing and crush- ing tax burden being imposed by all levels of government. This tax bite is so crippling that business has not the capital Jeft to' pay for the expansion and development which would cre- ate the jobs needed for full em- ployment "It is an unpleasant fact that the average citizen today is working one day in every three for government; the present leve] of taxation is a major roadblock: to growth, expansion and employment." Here was a politician speak- ing with the common sense of a businessman--which Premier Thatcher, Bachelor of Com- merce and successful hardware merchant, is. Unlike Prime Minister Pearson and ex-prime minister Diefenbaker, Ross Thatcher has faced the acid test of meeting a staff payroll on the 15th and the 30th of the month; he knows that only ef- ficiency can yield profits, and only profits can beep a business afloat. BUYING YOUR VOTE "All political parties--and 1 most assuredly include my own --must accept a share of the responsibility for the. recent rapid rise in taxation," Ross Thatcher 6aid, 'To put it erudely, they have tried to bribe the elector with his own money. (Loud applause.) "In election after election, promises have inyolved social services, Government must take care of the needy,the unem- ployed, the indigent, But in the fied of social welfare, we have gone beyond these humanitar- ian objectives. We are jooking after many who don't need it. Thousands are drawing unem- ployment insurance when would be employers cannot obtain labor, I believe the time has come for Canadians to take a long hard look at any ad- ditional social security meas- ures,"' VISIT PARK WINNIPEG. (CP)--More than 172,000 persons visited Riding Mountain National Park during August, 1964, a decrease of some 3,000 from the same month last year.. During the eight-month period ending in August more than 537,000 vis- ited the park, approximately the same as the corresponding period in 1963. BY-GONE DAYS 15 YEARS AGO Oct. 26, 1949 At the official "closing day" of the Oshawa Golf ClubOMiss Innis Pipher and Harold Ball, the 1949 "club champions"' in the ladies' and men's sections respectively received their tro- phies and prizes, as did all other tournament winner for the year. Rt. Wor. Bro. H. G. Hutche- son, 0°. Fidelity Lodge AF and AM. Port. Perry, was ° pre- sented with a 50-year Past Mas- ter's medal at a meeting of his lodge A turkey supper featured the 2ist anniversary of Christ Me- morial Anglican Church. The rector, Rev. H. D. Cleverdon, and Mrs. Cleverdon, received the guests. At the convention of the Am- erican Hospital Association at Cleveland, Ohio, the Oshawa General Hospital delegates of Miss Mary Bourne, superinten- dent, and William Holland, busi- ness administrator, were pre- sented with a plaque which was awarded the OGH by 'Hospital Management" for the best an- nual report for hospitals of U.S. and Canada of less than 200 beds. Rev. A. G. Channen, rector of All Saints Anglican Church, Whitby, was elected Rural Dean at a Grand Chapter meet- ing of the Deanery of East York. An. experimental glass home by the National Research Coun- cil was erected in Ajax. built in sections, the entire framework with the exception of the roof and cement foundation was of glass. Boy Scout officials attended the laymen - field staff confer- ence at Camp Samac. Those in attendance from Oshawa were, J. Harry Rigg, Len Knight, Ed Alker and Clyde Saunders. The construction of the new Bell Telephone dial building at southwest. corner of Victoria and Bond streets was well ad- vanced. 2 Rey. John Riddell, minister of Port Perry and Ashburn Pres- byterian Church, conducted the centennial services in Burns Ohureh, Ashburn. POINTED PARAGRAPHS Research has shown that the brain is alert while people sleep. In some cases, it would be bet- ter for some people to be per- petually in that condition. Today a man cannot qualify to be an expert on current, af- fairs unless he can tell the dif- ference between the watusi, the frug and the swim. The emerging nations might receive a great deal more sup- port and assistance if they did not so often emerge with a chip on their shoulder, MAC'S MEDITATIONS Heads Begin To Fall After Defeat Of Tories. 'By M. McINTYRE HOOD Prior to the British general election of October 15, it was expected over there that if the Conservatives suffered the shat- tering defeat that had been pre- dicted some months ago, there would be a drastic shake-up in the party organization. Having come A close to victory in the election campaign, and held the Labor party to an overall ma- jority in the House of Commons of-only four seats, I felt that the Conservatives had good reason to be satisfied with their per- formance, even if they did lose power. Certainly six months ago no one would have been so fool- hardy as to forecast that the result would be so close. It was only in the few weeks preceding the voting day that I sensed that it was going to be a neck- and-neck race, with either party liable to have a very narrow lead. This comeback, I have felt, was a splendid achievement for the Tory party organization and its leader. However, failure, even by a narrow margin, does bring pen- alties on those who are in charge of election campaigns. So the axe has already fallen on some of those in high places in the Central Conservative party organization. Lord Poole, sec- ond-in-command to the party chairman, Lord Blakenham, and Dame Barbara Brooke, a party vice-chairman, have resigned from their posts at Tory head- quarters. Other heads are likely to fall, and it would not be sur- prising to find R. A. Butler, twice 'passed over in the selec- tion of a party leader and prime minister, losing his position as chairman of the party's policy committee, a post he has held for some years. MAY BE GIVEN PEERAGE It is customary when there is a change of government in Brit- ain for the retiring prime minis- ter to submit what is known as a resignation honors list, in which worthy members of the defeated government are re- warded for their services to the country. So it is quite onthe ecards that Mr. Butler will be gracefully retired to the side- lines by being. elevated to the House of Lords as a peer. Mr. Butler, although bitterly disappointed when in 1957 he was passed over when Harold Macmillan became prime,minis- ter, and again in 1963 when Sir Alec Douglas Home was given the post he expected, remained loyal to his party and to those who then became his leaders. His one political mistake came when in an election interview, he was critical, although in a polite way, of some of the other leading members of his party. Because of that mild indiscre- tion, his departure for the less controversial atmosphere of the House of Lords can be expected. SIR ALEC'S POSITION One of the $64 questions left remaining as an aftermath of the election is that of the future of the defeated prime minister, Sir Alec Douglas Home. So far, he has been given full credit for his major part in pulling the party together to produce so close an election decision, His future in politics depends on two MAC'S MUSINGS How easy we have found It is to make other people Feel happy and bright By kind words spoken From a full heart of Understanding of the Troubles and trials that Beset many of the human race On the other hand how easy It is to bring grief and Sorrow to others by Unkind words uttered Thoughtilessly or with Intent to give pain, Even though these words May be spoken in jest. And again how easy it is . To wreck fond hopes By idle gossip and Sneering comments which Act like barbs to Pierce the heart of those » Towards whom these Harsh words are directed We have our choice Whether the things we say Will bring gladness to The hearts of others Or whether they will Inflict deep wounds and Bring an aching sorrow To our fellow beinge. The choice is Ours, s0 Let us think deeply Before making it, and Consider whether We want To be purveyors of Radiant sunshine, or Of heart-breaking gloom, aml Good employee relationships are helped by sound well-administered Group Plans of life insurance, health coverages, and co-operative pensions. We efficiently and effectively serve employers. Ge EXCELSIOR LIFE Spsurance Company things. First, he has to earn his spurs as an effective leader of the opposition, an entirely new role for him. Secondly, the per- formance of the Labor govern- ment in its first nine months of office -- if it lasts that long -- would have a vital bearing on Sir Alec's future. If the Labor party can retain command of the House of Com- mons until the end of its first session -- about next midsum- mer -- it is quite on the cards that Sir Alec will relinquish the leadership of the Conservative party and make way for one of the younger men in his former cabinet. This would precipitate a new battle within the party for its leadership; with Reginal Maudling and Edward Heath a: the most favored contenders is a change has to be made withir the next year. But sitting on the sidelines, as one of the most successful Tory candidates in the recent election is a man who might be a serious' challenger, Iain Macleod, who resigned from the cabinet rather than serve under Sir Alec Douglas Home. His remarkable victory in the election, with a majority of over 10,000 in the face of a strong Labor attack, has brought him back into the reckoning. So, if there is to be a change in the Tory party leadership, keep your eye on Iain Macleod. WASHINGTON CALLING Campaign Seen Dirtiest, Meanest By GORDON DONALDSON WASHINGTON _ (Special) This U.S. election campaign al- ready ranks as the meanest and dirtiest in living mémory, And 'there is still a week to go. Many Americans wish the whole sorry business would end now before it gets any worse. And if I were a U.S. voter I think I'd find a shaded, sound- proof room and stay there until polling-day. Even before the Waiter Jen- kins scandal broke, the non- partisan Fair Campaign Prac- tices Committee was predict- ing a record year for political smears, It noted: 'Rarely have the reputations of two oppon- ents for the presidency been pried by so many citizens into the stereotypes of maniac and thief." It said vituperation and cari- cature were not only distorting the issues they were largely replacing them. The news, leaked through the Republican Nationa] Committee, that Jenkins, President John- son's most trusted assistant and friend, had twice been arrest- ed on moral charges, hit John- son like a harpoon. Apart from the personaj trag- edy of faithful, hard-working Jenkins, who collapsed and was carried t6 hospital in danger of losing his sanity and his life, the political implications were tremendous. IMMORALITY SMEARS Persuaded to abandon the disastrous topic of nuclear wea- pons, Barry Goldwater was hammering away at "immoral- ity in Washington". He blamed Johnson and his "curious crew" for everything from street riots and purse-snatchers to smutty books and the Supreme Court ruling that compulsory school prayers are unconstitutional. The Jenkins revelation fitted perfectly into this theme. Al- Fe ag the FBI has yet to turn Pp any suggestion that anybody attempted to blackmail Jenkins into disclosing secret informa- tion, it is axiomatic that sexual deviates in high places are a security risk. Sen. Goldwater piousiy refus- ed to push the Jenkins case but his associate William Miller and Richard Nixon harp on it day and night. And Goldwater has only to repeat the words "cur- ious crew" to imply that the CANADIAN administration leaders are. not only rogues but maladjusted, FILM CANCELLED A Goldwater group called "Mothers for Moral America'"' prepared a 30-minute movie to demonstrate just how bad things were. It showed boys leering at a girl in a topless bathing suit, shifty characters reading por- nographic books, teenagers twisting, negroes rioting and through it all, a speeding black limousine, like President John- son's, with empty beer cans dropped from the windows. A TV network made the moral mothers cut some of the smut- tier bits from their moral movie. Then it was cancelled altogether on Sen. Goldwater's orders. These sex smears have im furiated Johnson. Democrat have threatened to reply in kind by exposing, among other things, a 'Peeping Tom", on the GOP staff. Yet first reports from across the nation show Jenkins may not have hurt the Democrats as badly as was feared. Ex- ploitation of that case could even backfire against the Re- publicans, There is considerable sympa- thy for Jenkins, Even J, Edgar Hoover, the FBI director who is investigating him, sent a card and flowers to his sickroom. His wife, Marjorie, who sits with him every day, says 'he has re- ceived a flood of compassionate wires and letters and offers of jobs. Still, the smearing goes on. A Jocal Republican leader in Long Island called a press conference to announce that the Democrat- ic candidate for sheriff had been arrested for carousing with his college football teammates -- 17 years ago. Every day they're dredging deeper for dirt. PAPER MISSED? Call 723-3783 to 7 p.m, Circulation Dept. OSHAWA TIMES IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE Over 1300 branches to serie You