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She Oshawa Times Published by Canadian Newspapers Limited 86 King St. E., Oshawa, Ontario T. L. Wilson, Publisher MONDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1964--PAGE 4 Don Jackson Example To Other Young People Oshawa in recent years has had good reason to express its pride in the achievements of its world- famous figure skater, Don Jackson. Having reached the pinnacle of .fame as the world's champion amateur skater, he turned profes- sional. By doing so he was able, in some measure to repay his devoted parents, Mr. and Mrs, George Jack- son, for. the great sacrifices they made in order to enable him to develop his natural talents and reach the heights of the figure skating world. Now once again, this young man of Oshawa has demonstrated that he is away out in a class by him- self in his chosen profession. By winning the world's professional figure skating championship, in competition with the greatest skaters that many nations have produced, he has capped a career which has been nothing short of amazing for this dedicated young athlete. It was not his natural ability alone that brought to Don Jackson this outstanding distinction. Even more important was his dedicated outlook towards the attainment of perfection in his chosen field. He gave up many of the pleasures and attractions which appeal to young Canadians as he set his eyes on the goal of world honors. He train- ed for hours every.day. He kept himself at the peak of physical fitness. He did it because he wanted to jistify the faith that his parents had in him. Now by his efforts he has reached the final peak of achievement in figure skating. We like to think of Don Jackson as an unassuming, sport-loving boy. In all he has done, he has set a splendid example to other young people of the value of setting goals in life and working with determina- tion and perseverance towards their attainment. We hail him once more as a young man of whom Oshawa is proud. And we would like to think of him as setting a pattern of life which other Oshawa young people would do well to follow, Record Year For Trade The year which is now drawing to a close has been a record year for Canada in the field of export trade. The figures announced for the first nine months of the year show that domestic exports amoun- ted to slightly over six- billion dollars. This represented an in- crease of 23.5 per cent over the exports for the corresponding period in 1963. Even more striking is the fact that during these nine months of 1964, Canada's world-wide trade surplus amounted to $541 million. This compares, with a trade surplus in the same period of 1963 amount- ing to $237 million. While the de- ficit in trade with the United States climed to $578 million, this was more than offset by a favor- able balance of $1,215 million in trade with all other countries. These are record figures, and show the extent of Canada's re- covery in its trade position over that it was four or five years ago. The export record could only have been made possible by the expan- sion of productivity in Canadian industry, and by the intense selling campaigns undertaken in other countries -both by manufacturers and by governments at the federal and provincial level. This upward surge in Canada's trade seems likely, if economists are to be believed, to continue throughout the coming year. Cer- tainly, there is an expansionist mood in the air. The forecasts of capital investment in industry are highly encouraging, and as new in- dustrial capacity is created, so it can be expected that employment will grow in proportion, and that the trade balance will remain favor- able. ' We look back on 1964 as having been a splendid year for Canadian industry and business. We look forward to 1965 as being an even better year for the Canadian people. UK. Election Dilemma There are conflicting reports from the United Kingdom on the possibility of Prime Minister Harold Wilson calling a general election in the hope of increasing his party's majority and strengthening its position in the House of Commons. One report quotes Mr. Wilson as ruling out an early British glection, and as telling a press conference that if a government starts think- ing about an early election it ceases to govern and postpones de- cisions. His government, he said, would act as if it had a far bigger majority than its present four- seat margin in the House of Com- mons. A later report, however, says that Mr. Wilson is believed to be seriously re-examining the case for a snap election early in the New Year, because of the continued financial crisis which is facing the government, This crisis is based on a lack of confidence in a govern- ment which is perched perilously She Oshawa Times T. L. WILSON, Publisher R. C. ROOKE, General Manager C. J. McCONECHY, Editor The Oshawa Times combining The Oshawa Times {established 1871!) ond the Whitby Gazette ond Chronicle established 1863) is published doily Sundays and: Statutory holidays excepted). 1s of Canadian Daily Newspaper Publish- ont Aovcelations The Conadion Press, Audit Bureou of Circulation and the Ontario Provincial Doilies Association, The Canodion 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. 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But there is a strong feeling that if an election were held in which the Labor party secured a 'stable working majority, con- fidence might be restored. One thing is sure, and that is that if an election is called, it will be by Mr. Wilson's own choice, There is no possibility at the pre- sent moment that the opposition parties will make a serious effort to defeat the government in the House and force an election. The public opinion polls are running too strongly in favor of the govern- ment for the opposition. to take that risk. The issue, therefore, remains one of the confidence of the finan- cial world in the ability of the gov- ernment to weather its currency and balance of payments problems. If that confidence can be regained, there will be no election. If the present critical situation continues, Mr. Wilson decide to take the risk of going to country. Other Editors' Views LITTLE HOPE (Dutton Advance) While some people are of the opinion that government expendi- tures should be reduced, there is hardly a day goes by that some group isn't asking greater federal financial support. As long ag this policy continues there is little hope of either tax cuts or a balanced budget, HOW ABOUT A SOUVENIR HAT? 700 YEARS OLD . First Parliament Held By England In 1265 By M. McINTYRE HOOD One of the most interesting of the many pieces of literature to come to the editorial desk from business and commercial firms is the monthly letter of the Royal Bank of Canada. It is unique in that although it is issued by.a bank, it never con- tains any reference to banking. The range of its subject matter is, wide, and it is always inter- esting. The current issue, for instance "is dedicated to the fact that in the year 1965, the 700th anniver- sary of the birth of parliament in England, the ancestor of par- liament as it exists in Canada, will be observed. And it notes that the first parliament to be assembled in Britain came into being just 50 years after an- other great landmark in man's struggle for freedom, the sign- ing and sealing of Magna Carta. The word 'parliament' is found in English records from the 13th century down, first to describe a debate; then for a formal conference, and then for the great councils of the Plan- tagenet kings.. 'Parliament' first appeared in an English Statute in 1275, being used to describe the Great Council. It was a gathering of representa- POINTED PARAGRAPHS A few more parliamentary sessions like the present one will find the members putting in claims for overtime, or as an alternative, . declaring an overtime ban. Quebec advertises itself as a place '"'where the snow is bet- ter'. Skiers around here would be satisfied to just have any kind of snow. ee A British business man has won $845,000 in the football pools -- tax free. Here the Chancellor of the Exchequer is missing a nice chance of improving the national economy. BIBLE THOUGHT "Neither shall ye profane my holy name; but I will be hal- lowed among the children of Israel: | am the Lord which hallow you." Leviticus 22:32 No man treats the name of God or. the work of God lightly without incurring the dis- pleasure of the one who holds the power of life and death over him. Spiritual matters require your serious attention and con- sideration, tives of the kingdom to "'talk over" matters of importance. EARLIER ORIGINS The idea behind the first par- liament had been established long before 1265. The Anglo- Saxons had assemblies known as the folk-moot, or tribal as- sembly and the shire moot, an assembly of the freemen of the county. Above these was the witenagemot, or assembly of wise men from whom the king took counsel] in government and legislation. By 1066, when Wil- liam the Conqueror'came to En- gland the principle that the king should govern only with the ad- vice of his counsellors had been formally established. After the Great Charter of 1215 was signed, it was felt that something more was needed to give permanence and solidity to this principle. The question arose: "By whose advice and through what officials shall the government be conducted?' A document issued at Westmni- ster in 1259 sought to provide answers to this question. SIMON DE MONTFORT Six years later, Simon de Montfort, on January 28, 1265, summoned the first parliament of England. To it he called five earls and 18 barons, a large body of. clergy, two knights from each county or shire, and two citizens from each of 21 specified towns. While this did not perhaps give De Montfort a clear claim to the title some- times given.him as the 'founder of the House of Commons", be- cause it included peers as well as commoners, it was, never- theless, an important stage in its development. The burgesses. or common people, had . never before been accorded any direct representation. But in this gath- ering, according to the author- ities, were "all the. essential elements of the parliament of today". By this silent revolution, all of the body of freebolders were admitted to a share in the government of the country. Whatever De Montfort's mo- tives were in calling together this assembly, his action mark- ed the first step along the road to representative government. The contests and changes which followed were simply stages in the development of the: parlia- mentary system as we know it today. HISTORY OF PARLIAMENT The history of parliament, says Dr. George W. Brown in his book, "Canadian Democracy in Action" is largely the story of the way in which the House of Commons gradually gained control over the power held by kings. Nevertheless, the Queen is still a part of parliament. The TODAY IN HISTORY By THE CANADIAN PRESS Dec. 28, 1964... Yonge Street, the road from York, now Toronto, to Lake Simcoe was begun 169 years ago today--in_ 1795. One of the earliest . high- ways in Canada, it is still one of the most important roads in Ontario and is used in Toronto as a division be- tween east and west sections of the city. The road was or- dered by Governor Simcoe and was completed in April of 1796 along its 50-mile length. It was named for Sir George Yonge, then sec- retary of state for war in the British government 1863 -- Spain recognized Iexico's independence 1941 -- Field Marshal Sir Archibald Wavell took over » the defence of Burma dur- , ing the Second World War. First World' War Fifty years ago today--in 1914--the U:S. government protested against interfer- ence with American com- merce by British warships; organized rebellion in South Africa ended; the Austrian retreat continued in West- ern Galicia Second World War Twenty-five years ago to- day--in 1939 -- Britain an- nounced the rationing of su- gar and ali kinds of meats; ILloyd's shipping gazette an- nounced that 111 British ships had been lost since the Start of the war; Finnish troops were fighting Rus- sians on Russ an soil in some places after pushing back the Soviet invaders. Queen has the right to be in- formed as to what the cabinet is doing, and to be given all -the information it has, secret or otherwise. She has the .right to warn and advise the cabinet, even although it may not ac- cept her advice. The Cabinet, composed of ministers selected from the party which for the time being holds a majority in the House of Commons, is one of the most important features in the parlia- mentary system. The sevens teenth century had proved that government was _ impossible without the co-operation of the House of Commons; the exper- ience of the. eighteenth century has shown that such co-opera- tion could only .be maintained by the selection of the king's ministers from the party dom- inating the House. The first part of the twentieth century has seen a vast increase in the power of the cabinet, shifting to some degree the centre of politi- cal forces from 'the floor of the House. OPPOSITION'S PART The -official Opposition is an integral part of the parliamen- tary system. The only way in which a human being can make some approach to knowing the whole of a subject is by hearing what can be said about it by persons of every variety of opinion. Within the unity of those who believe in the parlia- mentary system there must be diversity of opinion about many things. Opposition 'provides a stern criticism of the government's policy and excites public inter- est in the matters being de- bated. The Opposition, however, is not all negative. It has to have a viable alternative to offer to a government proposal. It needs to keep a shrewd sense of the perspective of politics. MAC'S MUSINGS To a greater extent than At any other time of the Whole year, we have found During the past few weeks People thinking of what Would do most to make Other people happier and Bring joy into their lives. That habit was shown in The special efforts which So many people made to Ensure that Christmas Would be a happy season Not for themselves alone, Or for their families, Friends and neighbors, So as to make it an occasion That would live long in The memories of strangers Who were made happy in Last week's festivities. That is the part of the Christmas spirit which Should be carried on Into the coming year, And made a rule of life Not for one day only But for all the days Throughout the year. If we can put such energy, Such love and devotion, And such unselfishness ae Into full play for that One occasion of the year, When we celebrate the Birthday of our Saviour, And thus create happiness, What a wonderful world This could be made were The principles of Christ Which are then exemplified Could be made the basis Of our everyday living Throughout all the year. Dec. 28, 1064 UNIQUE POWER PLANT Generating Station Has Revolutionary Principle By M. McINTYRE HOOD On the steep slopes af Ben Cruachan, overlooking Loch Awe in Argyllshire, Scotland, a dam has just been completed 1,400 feet up on the mountain side to create a huge lake which will feed one of the most amaz- ing power plants yet construct- ed. It is a masterpiece of en- gineering skill and of man's in- genuity, and its revolutionary features set a new pattern for hydro-electric power develop- ment. I visited this power plant, then in the process of construction, about nine months ago, and saw how Scottish electrical engineers and the builders of new types of turbines had combined their ef- forts to make this important ad- dition to Britain's power re- sources. The huge dam which has now been completed stretches, 1,000 feet long, across a broad valley which runs down from Ben Cru- achan. It is 120 feet high, at the centre, and will enclose a lake reservoir of nine square miles, into which will feed all the many mountain streams of the Cru- achan watershed. PLANT INSIDE MOUNTAIN Right in the heart of the mountain, 1,400 feet below, is the power generating station. The room, 300 feet by 175 feet in which it has been built, has been literally carved out of the heart of the mountain. No build- ing construction was necessary. The walls of the room are solid granite, trimmed' smooth, and only the ceiling has been given a covering of cement. This gen- erating room is reached by a tunnel 1,500 feet long, cut into the mountain from the shore of Loch Awe. Through this tunnel pass the workmen and all the materials and supplies needed for the operation of the plant. There is a second tunnel down to the loch, and it performs an important function in the plant's operation. , Near the generating station is another room cut out of the rock of the mountain, and in which are housed the transformers through which the electricity passes, to be transmitted on wires running up a shaft which stretched up for 1,200 feet to the OTTAWA REPORT Prairie Tories surface, to be connected with the national grid system. REVERSE TURBINES The most revolutionary part of the plant is the reverse tur- bines with which it is equipped. During the day, when power de- mand is high, the water from the dam pours down a 1,400-foot penstock into the generating room to operate the turbines which produce electricity. From the turbines it pours out through the second tunnel into Loch Awe. When the period of peak de- mand is over, these turbines are reversed. Operated by power which comes from two small plants in the neighborhood, they are used all night to pump water from Loch Awe back up through the penstock, and into the reservoir behind the dam, to fill it up ready for the next day's generating operations. The flow of water from the mountain streams is not nearly sufficient to keep the reservoir filled to the required level. But down below is an inexhaustibie supply of water in the deep "Loch Awe, and nightly this is pumped up the mountain to re- plenish the water supply. SCOTTISH PRODUCT The reversible turbines which make: this operation possible, and which keep the plant in the heart of the mountain operating, were developed by the engineer- ing firm of John Brown' and Company, Limited, of Clyde- bank, Scotland. It is claimed that they are the first of their kind to be put into operation in a power plant which is actually operating. When I visited there, what I Saw was a revelation of some- thing new and different, and tre- mendously important from the standpoint of. power develop- ment. The Ben Cruachan plant is the first of its kind. But an- other is under construction in the mountain country of North Wales, and others of a similar type are being planned for other mountains in Scotland. They will enable the waters of many Scot- tish lakes to be used for power development by the simple pro- cess of pumping it uphill by night, to flow down again during the day for the generation of much-needed electric power. Did Most Talking By PATRICK NICHOLSON OTTAWA -- The two world wars were mentioned frequently as the heyday of the Canadian Red Ensign, during the Great Flag Battle. But it. is improb- able that any child of 1964's parliamentary warriors will ever ask proudly: "What did you do in the Great Debate, Daddy?"' For the curious and for the record, the facts and figures show clearly that the debate should be called the Second Prairie Uprising--for it was 40 Tory MPs from the Prairies whose orations did most to pro- long the debate into a farce. Up- to the time when the House of Commons voted adop- tion of the red maple leaf with red fringes east and west, the debate lasted 33 sitting days, equivalent to six and a half parliamentary weeks. That makes the new Canadian flag the world's first million dollar bunting, for the bill for that parliamentary debate was something more than $1,500,000, WHO SPOKE HOW OFTEN A total of 278 speeches were delivered by 152 MPs. The bus- iest day was the last, when 23 speeches were started; on each of 10 other days, between 10 and 13 speeches were started; all other days saw fewer speakers. Of these speeches, 195 were made by 94 Conservatives, 41 by 34 Liberals, 17 by 10 New Democrats, 12 by eight Social Crediters, and 13 by six Credit- istes, Every Conservative MP spoke except two: these were Ged Baldwin from Alberta, and Heward Grafftey from Quebec --two of the most thoughtful and able Conservative orators in the House. Four MPs each delivered as many as five speeches; these were Tories Bob Coates from Nova Scotia -- his party's staunchest. Red Ensign sup- porter--and two little - known backbenchers from the Prairies named Gundlock and Nugent. The fourth was the voluble Creditiste leader, Real Caou- ette. Seven MPs, all Tories, each made four speeches. Twenty-three MPs each made three speeches, These included Liberals Mike Pearson . and Ralph Cowan, New Democrats Tommy Douglas and Bert Her- ridge, and 19 "ories including Alf Hales, Ernie Pascoe, Dave Pugh and Bill Thomas, Of the 29 most voluble Tories, 18 came from Prairie constitu- encies. In fact 40 Tory MPs from the three Prairie prov- inces were by far the most talk- ative group in the House, to- gether delivering 97 speeches, or exactly half the Tory total. POLITICAL SPIRITS The Speaker adjourned the la:t debate at 2:15 a.m, on Tuesday, Dec. 15, when the final vote had- been counted. But despite the late hour, spirits were high and downed in quan- tity as an extra delegate joined the MPs stalking the corridors of Parliament, John Barley. corm. One non-drinking MP was not happy when'a little messenger, carrying parcels containing bottles, arrived in his office in error because the little fellow had sleepily misread the num- ber on the door. "At about that time, a Tory MP and a junior member of the Liberal govern- ment traded blews in a corridor so that a visiting student com- mented: " Abig crowd saw them acting like a pair of kids; it was pretty disgusting." It was an unfortunate - co- incidence that the Tories had planned a celebration during the dinner recess at that cli- max of the debate, so the con- duct and verbiage of some failed to match the importance of the occasion. In contrast, the Liberals, warned by their whips to be present and on good behavior, less jovially dur- ing the long evening snacked on coffee and sandwiches thoughtfully provided in their lobby. It was a significant coinci- dence that, when the weary warriors returned to Parlia- ment Hill on the morrow, they noted the Red Ensign over the Peace Tower lowered to half mast in mourning. BY-GONE DAYS 15 YEARS AGO Dec, 28, 1949. A. J. Parkhill, J. L, Beaton and Fred D. Garrard of the Oshawa Curling Club were 'hree of seven Ontario member. of the party of 50 Canadian cur- lers who accepted invitations for an extended curling tour cf Scotland. Hamilton Brown was installed as Worshipful Master of Cedar Lodge, AF, and AM, No. 270. John M. Robin, of Whitby, was appointed as Registrar of Deeds for Ontario County, He succeeded the late Alex W. Bell. 30 YEARS AGO Dec. 28, 1934. Roy F. Lick was honored by the community of Thornton's Corners on the completion of 11 years service as superinten- dent of the Sunday School there. Ellsworth and Leroy Toll, sons of Rev. and Mrs; S, L. Toll, of Whitby, spent Christ- mas day in Bethlehem and sent gifts from there to their parents Reeve Everett C. Warne and Diputy-reeve Lyman Gifford of East Whitby, were re-elected to office for 1935 by acclamation. { OPINIONS .. OF OTHERS FOR NATIONAL UNITY -- We said on this page last May 20, in commenting on the prime minister's announcement that a new national flag would be in- troduced, that many Canadians would view with regret the pass- ing of the Red Ensign, Such a break with tradition and the historic: past comes hard. But we noted that national unity was more important than a flag de- sign, In so saying, we added that adoption of a new, distine- tive Canadian flag represents for English-speaking Canada a concession of massive propor- -- We hold the same view y. The onus is surely on Quebec to take the new Canadian flag to its heart as its representa- tives have supported its adop- tion and its substitution for the Red Ensign. Quebec can set an example to the rest of Canada in flying this banner symboliz- ing national unity, an example which it will behoove the citi- zens in all other provinces to follow. --(Calgary Herald) GOOD OLD DAYS - While reading some of the stulf"Wfat today is graced with the title of 'realistic' literature, many people must recall the Good Old Days of aboout 25 years ago when some novelists wrote d-n when they meant damn, Maybe the Good Old Days weren't perfect, but you could at least leave a book around the house with a clear conscience. --Port Arthur News-Chronicle, HAD GOOD RUN It seems. inevitable that preachers from pulpits and sometimes from __ editorial columns must always take it for granted that anything new is here for good and if they think it something bad then 'it is a threat to civilization, so- called good old days. But it takes only a slight exercise of memory to know in advance that the latest craze of one year will always be, or usually has been forgotten some time dur- ing the next year. London is not against Merseyside, and if it is true that the Beatles, for instance, are in decline on this side of the Atlantic, they had a very good run for a lot of money, much of which was or- ganized for them by London, --Manchester Guardian Weekly NEW GENERATION NOW The final -- 152 to 85 -- vote was indication enough that Par- liament was fed up and bored, as indeed the couatry is, with the 'whole flag issue. Closure muddied the final outcome, but at least it has got rid of what should never been turned into a political wrangle, Canada's new flag, born as it was in contro- versy, can fly proudly in the future, regardless of protesta- tions by a section of the Con- servative party. What this coun- try-has wanted is a flag, the par- ticular design was not that important; what it has got after 97 years is a flag, and we should be proud of it. A new generation with new ideas has taken over. Mr. Pearson has shown himself - contemporary figure; Mr. Diefenbaker a fig- ure from the past. --Montreal Star, COOKING IN SCHOOL Rather than bewail the fact that Canadian universities do not offer courses in hotel and food management, the restau- rant and hotel people should, in the interests of raising stand- ards in their industry, work with federal and provincial vo- cational training officials for establishment of suitable train- ing. The universities have a hard enough time now coping with the demand for academic and scientific training without becoming bogged down in trade school courses. (Victorian Times) MUNICIPAL UNITS It is squarely up to the prov- ince to see that counties, cities, towns and villages are organ- ized in such a way that the best possible use is made out of the revenue collected from tax- payers. Action has already been taken to reduce the number of rural school boards throughout Ontario as a means of bringing about more efficient adminis- tration of school affairs. The Ontario government would be warranted in taking the next logical step, that of reducing the number of county and mu- nicipal. units. (Ottawa Citizen) PAPER MISSED? Call 723-3783 to 7 p.m. Circulation Dept. OSHAWA TIMES 723-5241 OSHAWA'S Newest Taxi Ofterina Sote. Courteous Service 46 King St. W. Oshawa