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Published by Canadion Newspapers Limited 86 King St. E., Oshawa, Ontario | at T. L. Wilson, Publisher WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1964--PAGE 4 y2 a i f. e 4 " 'Infusion Of New Blood Results From Election Oshawa's electors did an excellent job of work in Monday's election. In a year with no mayoralty con- test, the 40 per cent vote recorded can be considered very satisfactory, and better than it has been in pre- vious years when there has been no vote for the major municipal office. The city council voting resulted in the defeat of one sitting alder- man, John Dyer, thus bringing four new members on to the council, although Alderman-elect Christine (Thomas is a former alderman and 'mayor. The most interesting feature of the aldermanic vote is the election of three women can- 'didates, Mrs. Thomas, Mrs. Mar- garet Shaw and Mrs. Alice Reardon. Mrs. Shaw had served as an active and outspoken member of the board of education, while Mrs. Thomas and Mrs. Reardon have previous council experience. Alex Shestowsky did well to be elected in his first attempt, as did Richard H, Donald. Dr. Claude Vipond made a triumphant return to the board of education, heading the poll after a close race with T. D, Thomas. Four new names appear in the successful list, but two of these, Dr. Vipond and Robert Stroud have former board experience, T. D. Thomas is, of course, a veteran public servant, but David J. Powless makes his bow as a school trustee for the first time. The return of expmayor Frank McCallum to public /life as a mem- ber of the Public Utilities Com- mission was the feature of the PUC contest, which resulted very much as expected. All the incumbent candidates were re-elected to the separate school board, but. here again. the election of three new members provides a health 'njection of new blood. ' One cannot at this stage say whether the Oshawa civic bodies have benefitted from the changes or not. Only time and experience will decide that. But the electors have given their decision. The next two years will show whether or not they have chosen wisely. Ward System Rejected For the third time, the electors of Oshawa have voted decisively in favor of retaining the general vote system in municipal elections, and against a return to the ward sys- tem. The result of the plebiscite left no doubt in anyone's mind as to the concensus of public opinion. The count of 6062 votes against a change back to the ward system, and 3924 votes in favor of it shows almost exactly two-thirds of those who voted supporting the system now used in Oshawa's elections. We think this was a wise decision at this time. As Oshawa continues to grow, the time will inevitably come when the city will have a board of control, which will act as a type of. executive group within the council. When that: happens, public opinion might change, and the Opportunity The United Nations Organiza- tion is facing a crisis. The crisis has arisen from the refusal of the Communist countries and France to pay their share of the cost of the UN's peace-keeping operations. And the showdown is being de- ferred because of fears of what might happen to the organization is a decision had to be made in accor- dance with the article of the charter which denies the right.to vote to any countries in arrears of pay- ments to the UN treasury. In addition to: facing a crisis, however, the United Nations Or- ganization is also facing an oppor- tunity. The time is overdue for the UN to put its house in order, and to make certain that it does not go bankrupt because certain countries default on their obligations. The United Nations is a very different organization from what it was when it was brought into being at San Francisco. It was then made up of 51 nations. Today it has a membership of 115 independent countries. Most of those added have She Oshawa Tnes 7. L. WILSON, Publisher R. ©, ROOKE, General Manager C. J. MeCONECHY, Editor Oshawa Times com bining The iecfelot Times lebiaes "a7l) and the Whitby Gozette abhi icle established 1863) is published ly Sundays end "3 statutory holidays excepted). i ¢ Publish: Members of ge De ety Nemoaces 'Association. The i $f Cecio: nd he ores s preamaal Daite in the 'eecicted_ Press. oF iblished there therein. All a of special des ons ere a 425 University ire Officas:_ Thomson Trias Cathcart Street, Avenue, -- RATES ity, Fs ened SUBSCRIPTION. ebm Grom, roto Bros por Far, Bay, Dunbarton, Enniskillen, len, Blochtock a Ny, more, Kinsale, Rag! 1 Oe he per malt 'ay Province of "Omiara) f outside comer delivery --, 12.00 per year. Othe sel th Couritrles 15.00, Oo'xene Foreign 24.00, ward system be adopted for the aldermanic vote. But that time has not yet come. One encouraging feature of Mon- day's election was the interest it aroused in the absence of a contest for the mayor's chair. The vote of around 40 per cent was higher than had been expected. This was, we feel, due to the interest stimu- lated by the various public meet- ings and forums held during 'the election campaign. by interested groups and organizations of the city. But while the 40 per cent vote is probably higher than in many other places, it is still not good enough. It is little short of tragic that 60 out of every 100 voters did not take the trouble to go to the polls to cast their. ballots. Faces UNO been countries which have emer- ged from colonialism to self-govern- ment. Most of them are African and Asiatic countries. So today, the balance of power in the UN rests with the colored races which have come into it since its inception. This has naturally changed the original conception of the UNO. It has Security Council. It has made the power of veto given to five major powers quite out of date. The challenge which the present crisis brings to the United Nations is that of re-writing the charter in the light of changed conditions and membership. Whether the nations making up the organization have the courage to take this drastic step is questionable at the moment. It is, however, a step which has to be taken sooner or later, and the sooner the better. Other Editors' Views HISTORY-MAKING (The Trentonian) Almost quietly one of the major steps forward in the history of modern religion has taken place, The switch of the Roman Catholic mass to English which took place officially Sunday marks a far de- parture in the practice of the church which should have more practical ecumenical results than anything it has done hitherto or is likely to do for some time. Since. the use of Latin was so long established by custom,.and up- held with doctrinal fervor; the change will not meet with universal there will be an im made through the use of the vernacular which ought to offset any supposed disadvantage to the change. These are days of historic pro- gress in things Christian. changed the status of the | A PRE-CHRISTMAS CAROL FIGHTING RURAL POVERTY - 3 Ontario Surveys To Deal With Conflicting Problems By GWYN KINSEY Special To The Oshawa Times (Third of Four Articles) TORONTO--The new Agricul- tural Redevelopment and Re- habilitation Act agreements which will come into force next April have not been spelled out in detail, because they will await cabinet approval at pro- vincial and federal levels. They do, however, emphasize the need for what one Ontario offi- cial described as "an over-all approach." Sometimes the solution to one local rural problem simply ag- gravates another problem. Care- ful inquiry into all the problems is needed to produce a satisfac- tory area solution. An example is provided by Ontario's eastern counties. Over wide areas there, soi! drainage is a chronic headache. But dt the same time, there is drought. Improved drainage in many places may only aggravate the water shortage. Moreover, the cost of drain- age must be charged against the crops grown on the land. This could mean that the farm- er would have to switch crops to make the drained land profit- able -- and this in turn could change the economy of an area. RESEARCH PROGRAMS ARDA has: an_ engineering study under way in Eastern On- tario to determine not only what can be done to improve drain- age but also to improve summer flow of water. Such programs involve the de- velopment of local awareness of more than a narrow local viewpoint -- and the develop- ment of local leadership, backed by provincial research. ARDA has eight research agreements in operation in On- tario, Field work has been com- pleted on 'an inventory of the land resources and iis capabili- ties for agriculture, forestry, wildlife and recreation in the eleven counties east of and in- cluding Frontenac. A rural-urban study of the Burlington area seeks to deter- mine how the use of agricuitur- al Jand adjacent to a growing urban municipality can be re- conciled with the municipality's needs for land for commercial, industrial and residential pur- poses. A study at Guelph Univer- sity's Agricultura] College seeks to determine alternatives of ad- justment for farmers in areas where the major factor inhibit- ing the rural economy is the size of the farm unit. The crop science department of the College is inquiring into Canadians Eating Better (Sault Ste. Marie Star) It is probably cold comfort to the housewife harassed by ris- ing food bills to be told, in effect, that she's not as badly off as she thinks she is -- that these rising bills are largely the result of changes in Canadian eating and housekeeping habits as well as of higher prices applying to specific foods. The pattern of Canadian food consumption will ."continue to shift in the direction of higher protein foods and foods which satisfy an increasing demand for variety and convenience," according to the Bank of Mont- real Business Review for Octo- ber. The bank reviews changes that have taken place in food in the past decade and notes that, with new methods of pro-. cessing and distribution, the housewife buys a "'packet of built-in services." Many of the changes in the last decale also reflect the ten- dency, as living standards rise, to eat less food with a high carbohydrate content. With these changes, plus high- er spending on restaurant meals the bank says some rise in food prices would be expected and this has taken place. "The wonder is, however, not that food prices have gone up, but that they have gone up so little." The Review points out that, on the average since 1951, food prices have actually risen less than the prices of other consumer goods and services, and substantially less than the rise in incomes per capita. BY-GONE DAYS 25 YEARS AGO Dec. 9, 3939 Alderman S. G. Carnell an- nounced he would be a candi- date for the mayoralty for 1940. The old city hall bell was placed in the tower of St. John's Ukrainian Greek Ortho- dox Church and was officially dedicated at a special cere- mony. 40 YEARS AGO Dee. 9, 1924 Herbert P. Schell was elect- ed president of the Oshawa and Ontario County Children's Aid Society. St. Gregory's Roman Catholic Church was reopened and re- dedicated following extensive alterations and redecoration. The first stone was laid for the mausoleum in the Oshawa Union Cemetery. ~ TODAY IN HISTORY By THE CANADIAN PRESS Dec. 9, 1964. . The Turkish: held city of Jerusalem surrendered to British forces 47 years ago today--in 1917--during the First World War. With the capture of Jerusalem by forces under Gen. Allenby, the Turks lost all hope of winning the Palestine cam- paign. TH® main Turkish « armies were eventually rounded up in the fall of 1918 and the British gained Damascus and Aleppo. = 1905--The law separating churches from the state was promulgated in France 1941--China declared war on Japan and Germany. First World War Fifty years ago today--in 1914--a_ British Indian ex- peditionary force captured Kurna on the Persian Gulf; the French government re- turned to Paris from Bor- deaux; a fivé-year arbitra- tion treaty between Britain and Portugal was signed, Second World War Twenty4tive years ago to- day~+in 1930--Sweden ex- tended minefields north of Stockholm; Russia was ar- raigned before the League of Nations on charges of aggression against Finland; Finland reported 30 British bombers had arrived at Helsinki to, aid the embat- tled Finns. economic means of inereasing pasture production from lands considered uneconomical for both grazing and forestry pur- poses. OFF-FARM INCOME Another College investigation concerns better cultural prac- tices for blueberry and cran- berry production, aimed at in- creasing off-farm income. in Northern and Central Ontario and to improve varieties best suited to this province. The economic feasibility of develop- ing a cranberry industry in On- tario is under study by the On- tario Research Foundation. A survey under the direction » eepled OTTAWA REPORT, Suez Crisis Seen In Retrospect By PATRICK NICHOLSON OTTAWA -- "How I won @ Nobel Peace Prize" might be the descriptive title of is-- the Inside Story of the Suez Conspiracy, by the well-known Toronto author Terence Robert- son (McClelland and Stewart, $7.50). This book outlines the build- up to the Suez crisis of 1956. Then, in great detail it de- scribes the hourly developments between the Anglo-French as- sault on the Canal Zone on Oct. $1, and the arrival of the first contingent of the specially-cre- ated United Nations emergency force on Nov, 14. The significant part played by Canada's then foreign minister Lester Bowles Pearson, in bringing hostilities to a close is emphasized and detailed, The book is modestly--as one would expect from Mike Pear- son--not written as an autobiog- raphy. But the material in this major section, says the author, has been substantiated primar- ily by Prime Minister Pearson, and by his close friends and colleagues in Canada's diplo matic service, Norman Robert- son and Arnold Heeney. These two happened to he, at the time concerned, Cariada's top diplo. matic representatives in two key capitals, London and Wash ington The author evplaine that writ ers of contemporary history are handicapped try the enrifidential nature of thelr esuree mater fal Documents elaceitied are often still and will ramain in the archives until some. years hence, when the paseage of fime has Misinfected them The faets can only he eathered through conversations with setors whe are obliged iA tay "Don't quote me," or with onservers whone names offen meaningiess ' In apite of this inevitable handicap,. Terence Robertson has produced a racy, detailed and no déubt entirely accurate picture of the 'strange unpre- cedented war fought under a political directive which said 'Thou shalt not kill'."* He accurately portrays the re- actions In Ottawa, where Prime Minister St. Laurent made his speech criticizing "the super- men of Europe," which infuri- ated Anglophils and Franco- phils alike, and was destined to boomerang damagingly on his head in the Canadian election seven months later. At the crunch of the crisis GALLUP POLL are of the Ontario Water R ces Commission is designed to' ob- tain needed data on the hydrol- ogy of Ontario streams so that water can be allocated more ef- fectively in those areas where the demand often exceeds the supply. The first phase of field work has been completed on a study of adjustment problems and re- lated factors in selected low in- come rural areas. Meanwhile, work continues on Otario's part of the Canada Land Inventory--mapping and classification of Canadian soil resources to indicate capabili- ties for agriculture, forestry, recreationand wildlife. Ontario is carrying out a soil survey. It {s completed in the 11 eastern counties, and field work has been done in a large part of south-central Ontario and a part of Northern Ontario. The find- ings will have an enormous iin- pact on land-use policies at all levels of government. MAC'S MUSINGS Sitting underneath the glow Of an electric lamp, With glowing logs burning Brightly in a fireplace, Something that happens all Too rarely in these hectic Modern days, the thought Is bound to come that We seem to have lost the Art of just sitting in Quiet reflection, and Try to take stock of life. There has been such A great change in The tempo of living In the 64 years since The present century began That speed has taken the Leading place in the Thinking of most people We dash for a train Fly across the ocean, Flash a radio message Right around the world in Only a few seconds; The faster our cars the Better we like them, And everything we do Seems attuned to the Modern craze for speed. Yet in quiét reflection We cannot see that the World has grown better With its quickened tempo; Rather do we find that Many of the troubles With which we are beset Stem from the advances Which science has made Since this century began, And our civilization Has not benefitted as Much as we would like From this acceleration Of the pace of living. It is good to sit quietly, In a chair before a fire, And take time for thinking, But the difficulty is That too few of our people Today have time to do it. ~--Dec. 9, 1964, Mike Pearson devised, and eold a the United Nations, the for: mula which led to the creation of the United Nations emer- orgs force, This was the turn- point, permitting the attack i Britain and France--and by Israel--to be terminated, and its objectives ostensibly achieved by other means while faces were saved all round. "The sum of Pearson's suc- cess was immense." And Mr. Robertson concludes -"The leg- acy of Lester Pearson's re- sponse to the challenge of the Suez crisis becomes more per- ceptible every year: the era of cease-fire among nations," While Mr, Pearson's activities are mentioned on 131 of the 337 pages of this book, we find that he is only mentioned on eight of the 512 pages of Dulles over Suez, another recently - pub- lished book dealing with the same subject by Herman Finer, professor of political science at the University of Chicago. Dr. Finer's book, likewise based on extensive interviews, refers to Pearson's "extremely important part in the final stage of the crisis.' But, whereas the Canadian book aims to describe Mr. Pearson's role as hero, the U.S. book reasonably stresses the villain's role of John Foster Dulles, U.S. foreign secretary The germ of the crisis, it will be recalled, lay in Dulles' re- scinding of the U.S. offer of 4 nancial aid to Kaypt to build the high Aswan dam. That was on July 19, 19%; exactly one week later, Egypt's President Naaser seized the canal. This touched off the eris's. which was aggravated hy Dulles' hacking and filling over the next four monthean. undiplo- matic black page on Washing- ton's record which ruptured Angio-U.8. relations, infuriated the French, and sowed the seed of the present disarray in NATO, BIBLE THOUGHT The Kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.--Matt. 13:33. The church of Jesus Christ, the whole church and every part of it, the church which is His body, is the divinely founded and divinely sustained instru- ment whereby Jesus continues to work in the world. Little Concern Shown Over Future Leaders By THE CANADIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC OPINION (World Copyright Reserved) Canadians are not prone to speculation on successors to the Liberal and Conservative political leaders, Seven- in-ten people cannot name their choice to succeed Prime Minister Pearson and eight-in-ten have no opinion on who should succeed Opposition Leader Diefenbaker. The Minister for External Affairs, Hon. Paul Martin, rates highest (18%) as a he resign. successor to Mr. Pearson, should The next choice (2%) is Quebec's Premier, Jean Lesage. And after that a group of potential leaders each win ap- proval by 1% of the voters. The question: "IF PRIME MINISTER PEARSON SHOULD RESIGN WHAT LIBERAL FIGURE WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE SUCCEED HIM AS LEADER OF THE LIBERAL PAR- Ty?" Don't know, 71%; Paul Martin, 18; Jean Lesage, 2; Charles Templeton, Guy Favreau, J. Smallwood, Alan Mc- Eachern and Lionel Chevrier, 1 each; other, 4. ry' rates" announced } ed to a. travel less expensive for p accompanied by children viously are the outcome novat inaugurated Canadian National that have greatly increased way passenger traffic, The Canadian National plaigiy was driven by the popularity air travel to offer bargain and to include dining car m with the price of a ticket, sleeping car or parlor car p sengers. This feature was spired by the meals' that are cluded with the price of alrp! tickets. : There's a huge volume travel nowadays by air = in North America -- in Can and the United States, It's an teresting and healthy devel ment that both of Canada's licly-owned transportation tems, Air Canada and the C dian National, are engaged in #® lively competition for the pas- senger trade. The travelling public is the beneficiary of it. (Cape Breton Post) VALUE OF INTERVENTION African tensions have been re lieved by the withdrawal of Bel- gian paratroopers {rom _ the Congo, but relations between African states and the west have been embittered by the whole incident, It is a great pity that the African states have not yet de- veloped to the point where they recognize the superior claims of humanitarianism, Perhaps, as time dims the bitter memories of fighting in Stanleyville, the African nations will come to re- alize that the Intervention pre- vented such a massacre as would have left a vivid scar on the African record (Montreal Star) EGGHEADS POOR HEROES Cold intellectuals as political leaders have never much ap- pealed to the British; crusaders such as Gladstone, romantics such as. Disraeli, orators and: men of action such as Lloyd George and Churchill have been their heroes. So also, in truth, with parties, Gladstone gave the Liberal Party purpose and passion, and Campbell - Bannerman carried forward with integrity and ideal- ism; it died under the cold in- tellectualism of Asquith, the patrician aloofness of Grey, the Philosophic pragmatism of Hal- dane, the arid legalisms . of Simon. And for the Tories, it took a Churchill, a political ad- venturer with flaming words, to clarion {it back from the days of the their like. There are ae sara ee are wrong. Men are stil Saag fallible human beings with passions and prejudices, desires and ideals; people who individually or in the mass can be stirred by the soul of a party: -- or of a party leader. Well it may be that it %% so. (Ottawa Journal) PAPER MISSED? Call 723-3783 to 7 p.m. Circulation Dept. - OSHAWA TIMES BEERDRINKERS: GET OUT OF THAT RUT We're all for guys who stick to one brew. Especially ours. 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