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She Oshawa Times fF Published by Canadian Newspapers Limited 86 King St. E., Oshawa, Ontario T. L. Wilson, Publisher SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1965 -- PAGE 4 Clear Statement Given Of Oshawa"s Problems Albert V. Walker, member of the Ontario Legislature for the Oshawa riding, in his first speech at the present session of the Ontario House, showed his great concern for the welfare of the people of the constituency he represents. He touched on a number of matters which are of the greatest impor- tance to the people of this com- munity in a well-organized presen- tation of his ideas. In connection with the Canada- United States agreement on free trade in automobiles and auto- mobile parts, he expressed the view held by many people that it is diff- cult for the average layman to figure out exactly what is involved in this new agreement. He also voiced the opinions of many Osh- awa citizens when he said: "In the light of the impact which the automotive industry has on the economy of this province, and the employment which is involved in many parts of Ontario, I would hope and pray that this new free trade agreement will justify the high hopes held for it by the government of Canada." To that sentiment every citizen of Oshawa. will add a _ fervent "Amen." Mr. Walker also had one of Osh- awa's greatest problems very much in mind when he dealt at some length with the impact of high education costs on the municipal taxpayer. His suggestions of en- larged taxing powers for municipal- ities, or allotting to them a share of the provincial sales tax, were constructive and should be heeded by the government. All in all, Mr. Walker rendered a fine service to his constituency by his handling of matters affec- ting it in his maiden speech of the session, English Vital Subject Educationists who have at heart the interests of true, balanced, all- round education are bound to be alarmed at the announcement that Grade 13 English may be eliminated as a requirement for entrance to University of Toronto science courses. Under the present univer- sity regulations, five Grade 13 sub- jects are required. The report is that in the near future this number will be cut to four. English is likely to be the one discarded. According to a poll of science teachers, they expressed the view quite strongly that the compulsory subjects for courses in science should be those which are related to science. If this proposal were to be car- ried out, it would constitute a ser- ious backward step in the educa- tional processes. It would be part of the movement, started in pre-war Europe, and now taking hold in Canada, to substitute scientific and technical training for true educa- tion. In this movement, the arts and humanities have been relegated to a secondary role. The logical and product of such a movement would be a generation or race of automa- toms, in which scientific education would be carried to the highest degree, with no thoughts to the finer achievements of the ages in art and literature, and the future development of these essentials in balanced education. In short, we would be moving towards the creation of a _ great body of technically-trained scien- tists and engineers who would not necessarily be educated human be- ings. That is what went wrong in Nazi Germany, That is what has gone wrong in Soviet Russia and the countries under its domination. In this, province, English should be the foundation - stone on which all the rest of education is built. To have it removed from the cur- riculum of study for science courses would deprive the students of that extra element needed to top off their scientific training and make them well-educated individuals. If the proposal to eliminate English is carried out, it would destroy much that is best in university edu- cation, even for science students, Legion Shows Loyalty The which fought a gallant but losing battle to have the red ensign re- tained as Canada's national flag, has shown its loyalty to ordered government and to the country's Royal Canadian Legion, parliamentary processes, in. its action regarding the new maple leaf flag. In a signed editorial in its national magazine, the Legionary, by its Dominion President, Fred O'Brecht, the Legion, officially, has loyally accepted the decision of parliament and the proclamation signed by the Queen adopting the new flag. Mr. O'Brecht, pointing to the fact that the Legion had spearheaded the fight to retain the red ensign as Canada's national flag, said: "In a few short weeks .. . the Canadian Red Ensign will be hauled down and the new flag hoisted on Dominion government buildings and installations everywhere. It will be a day of poignant sadness for many loyal Canadians who sincerely Jove The Oshawa Times T. L. WILSON, Publisher R. C, ROOKE, General Manager Cc. J. MeCONECHY Editor The Oshawa Times combining The Oshowo. Times (established 187!) and the Whitby Gozette ond Chronicle established 1863) 'ts published daily Sundays ond Statutory holidays excepted) Members of Canadian Daily Newspaper Publish- ers Association. The Canadian Press, Audit Bureou of Circulation and the Ontario Provincial Dailies Association. The Conadion Press is exclusively entitled to the use of republication of all news in the paper credited to it or to The Associated Press or Reuters, ond also the tocal news published therein. All rights of special des- patches are also reserved. Gttices:. Thomson Building, 425 University Ontario; 640 Cothcart Street, 'ices: Avenue, Toronto, Montreal, P.Q. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Delivered by carriers in Oshawa, Whitby, Ajox, Pickering, Bowmanville, Brooklin, Port Perry, Prince Albert, Mople Grove, Hampton, Frenchman's Bay, Liverpool, Taunton, Tyrone, Dunbarton, Enniskillen, Dreno, Leskard, Brougham, Burketon, Claremont, Columbus, Greenwood, Kinsole, Raglon, Blockstock, Manchester. Pontypool ond _Newcastie not over 50c per week. By mail in Province of Ontario) outside corriers delivery areas 12.00 per year. Other ond mmonwealth Countries 15.00, foreign 24.00, 4 USAs ani ie the Ensign. But as loyal and law- abiding Canadians they will accept and respect the new emblem which their parliament and sovereign have proclaimed as the national flag of Canada." This acceptance of parliament's decision is in keeping with the traditions of the Royal Canadian Legion. There is only one jarring note, At the Legion's 1964 Dominion convention, a resolution was passed adopting the red ensign as the organization's official flag. Be- cause of this, Mr. O'Brecht says, it is perfectly legal to keep the en- sign flying on Legion buildings. This creates an anomaly which we hope will be remedied when the Legion holds its next dominion con- vention, Other Editors' Views AVERTING WAR (Guelph Mercury) If Canadians were given the choice between putting up $10 mil-. lion in taxes or seeing the outbreak of a war which might engulf the world, there is no doubt that they would elect to pay. In that sense External Affairs Minister Paul Martin is correct in saying that "we would do it again in Cyprus. By that he means that Canada was right last spring-in agreeing not only to supply 1,130 soldiers, the largest unit in the UN peace keep- ing force, but also to pay their cost, Most Canadians support the gov- ernment's action and credit it with having played a leading role in averting conflict. Canada's policy has had the support of the opposi- - parties, 4 PERILS OF PAULINE CENTENNIAL PROJECT Reader Expresses Views On Recreation Needs The Editor, The Oshawa Times. Sir: Concerning Oshawa's proposed Centennial project At the present time we have a good example of a pressure group wielding influence over our city council. I refer. to the Civie Auditorium committee in its efforts to have an indoor swimming pool built on the site of the auditorium with centen- nial money. I am not in favor of an indoor swimming pool as a Centennial project because I am of the opinion there are many more worthwhile and needful projects than this which should be considered. While I do not have actual figures to bear out my argu- ments, I am convinced by pers Sonal observation that the fol- lowing three projects are more worthwhile and would gain much more support and usage: 1. Another children's arena. 2. An outdoor swimming pool. 3. A sports stadium with lights that. would accommodate base- ball, soccer and 'ootball 1. Contrary "to popular belief, the new arena is not solving the problems of ice time for our children. When the neighbor- hood parks were nolding work- outs to pick their teams for the Pee Wee League there wasn't a team that didn't have enough players for at least two teams and some had enough for four teams. And they had only two 40-minute periods in which to pick .their team for the year. What happened to the hun- dreds of children who were dropped? If they were young enough they could go to the Church League, otherwise they could wait until there was some natural ice for them tp practice on, and hope they could make the team next year. And even if a boy was fortunate enough to gain a place on a team he would still only piay one 40- minute game each week. On the basis of three lines per team this means that a boy plays an average of 12 minutes of hockey each week. And for this he gets up at 6 a.m. some Saturdays. Practice time is practically nil unless you are good enough to make the all star team, or rich enough to travel out of town to rent ice time. If we had three arenas of the same type, we_ still wouldn't have enough. 2.-In the matter of an out- door pool, it goes without say- dng that there is a tremendous need for two or three more pools in the City of Oshawa. TODAY IN By THE CANADIAN PRESS Queen Elizabeth an- nounced that her descen- dants other than those in di- rect line to the throne would have the surname Mount- batten-Windsor, five years ago todayin 1960. She and her children would be known as members of the House of the Family of Windsor. The Queen's hus- band, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, is a member of the Mountbatten family. The decision would not af- fect anyone until there were grandchildren of a son other than the Prince of Wales, Prince Charles, the elder son of the Queen 1587 Mary Queen of Scots was beheaded for plotting the murder of Elizabeth 1 1955 Marshal _ Nikolai Bulganin replaced Georgi Malenkov as premier of the Sovet Union. Children want to swim in the summer time when swimming is in season and with just two pools in Oshawa, many are go- ing without. I pass the Rotary Poo! every day in the summer and it grieves me to see chil- dren lined up in the. burning sun waiting their turn to get in. (These facts can be verified through the ORC). They have a platoon system of admitting the children into the pool. And this is necessary as a safety mea- sure to prevent over crowding, Many times my own son has come home after. standing in line in the hot sun and getting a headache. The way our city is spreading, more pools are a necessity. 3. Just after WW 2 the Kins- men Club of Oshawa campaigns ed to build a new stadium com- plete with lights aid opened it in memory of the Oshawa men and boys who gave their lives in the war. This was a grand gesture on their part and on the part of all the citizens who con- tributed towards the cost of it. But unfortunately the sta- dium had its draw-backs. For one, the dampness at that par- ticular location could not bé controlled and the seats were always wet for evening games, Even so, while it wasn't the best of places for the specta- tors, it was very well used by the participants and has served a very. useful purpose. At the present time the stands are decaying and. there isn't much effort being put forth to repair them. Also, it is practically impos- sible to arrange the. playing surface to accommodate both baseball and soccer and foot- ball, and these sports are all increasing in popularity. Dur- ing the campaign for the New Civic Auditorium it was men- tioned that a flood-lit playing field would be part of the whole complex. If-this is still part of the over-all plan, what better time to act than now and use the centennial money for this purpose. I feel in my own mind that if the Kinsmen Club was ap- proached with the idea of mov- ing the lights and the walls from the present Memorial Sta- dium to the Auditorium site to be used to construct a new sta- dium that would accommodate various sports, and maybe even including a track for track and field, they would agree to it. Keeping in mind, of course, that it would be a Me- morial Stadium. With the money derived from the sale of the HISTORY First World War Fifty years ago today in 1915 Prime Minister As- quith announced British cas- ualties in the Western area totalled 104,000 killed, wounded or missing in the first six months of the war; Turks retreated from the Suez Canal; German troops were pushed back along the Eastern Front at Bzura and Rawka Rivers, Second World War Twenty-five years ago to- day-in 1940 the Tird Ca- nadian Contingent arrived in Britain; Turkey seized German - owned shipyards and dismissed German tech- nicians working at strategic jobs; Finns claimed 250,000 Russians had been repulsed in the war's biggest offen sive while Russia claimed to have occupied Mannerheim Line forts, old stadium added to the cen- tennial money there should be no problem of financing. These are but three projects that in my opinion should be given priority: ovef an indoor swimming pool and not neces- sarily in the order in which I have listed them. I would sug- gest that before our City Coun- cil definitely commit thems selves to any Centennial Proj- ect that they go out and get some first hand facts, Visit the Children's arena regularly and not just during Minor Hockey Week Visit the two pools in the summer time or talk with them. Visit the playgrounds in the summer time and see first- hand what the recreational needs of this city are. I dare say that more children were turned away from the outdoor swim- ming pools and tie children's arena than are turned away from the indoor swimming facil- ities at the Boys' Club In closing I want to. make it clear that I am not opposed to Oshawa -eventually having our own indoor swimming pool, but I am opposed to it being given priority over these much more. needed projects. , Thank you, ALFRED C. BRISEBOIS 228 Greenwood avenue, Oshawa. 15 YEARS AGO Feb. 8, 1950 Joseph. L. Rioraan, who re- tired with 16 years' service on the Oshawa Separate School Board, was honored at its an- nual meeting with a _presenta- tion made by Albert C. Love, board secretary for many years, Bert Johnson, octogenarian of Whitby, was honored for his aid to Whitby sports with a preseniation of the Voris Trophy made by George Hawes, presi- dent of Whitby Sports Council. Announcement: was made by Father P. Coffey that a con- tract was let for erection of a new Holy Cross Roman Catho- lic Church at an estimated cost of $66,000. 30 YEARS AGO Feb. 6, 1935 W. Gordon Bunker was ap- pointed business administrator of the Oshawa Board of Educa- tion. Council adopted a motion made by Ald. G. W. McLaugh- lin to allow a representative of the press to attend meetings. Fire Chief Elliott: reported fire losses of $25,580 in 1934 to be lowest in seven years, POINTED PARAGRAPHS Whether or not a girl is in- terested in a promising young man may well dépend on what he can promise. It is hard to believe that the forecast federal budget deficit of $200 million will be the small- est since 1958. Times have sure- ly. changed. A newspaper reader asks what is meant by splitting the vote. This is an arrangement whereby two _ politicians curse each other for letting a third candidate slip through the middle. WASHINGTON CALLING Negro Threat In Washington By GORDON DONALDSON WASHINGTON (Special) To a stranger from another democratic country the strang- est thing about Washington is its lack of democracy. An American citizen living here has no local councillor or congressman to complain to be- cause he has no vote. This is the citadel of American demo- cracy and battleground of Am- erican polities' but it has no self-government, As President Johnson pointed out last week there is taxation without. representation -- a state of affairs that exists in no other major capital of the free world, It wouldn't do in Moose Jaw or Moosonee, but the system has been maintained in Washington for 90 years. Last year, for the first time, citizens of Washington were al- lowed to vote in the presidential election -- but only for presi- dent and vice-president, not for anybody directly responsible for local affairs. Washington, or the District of Columbia (same _ thing) had self-government until 1874 when it went bankrupt after financial scandals, and the U.S. Con- gress took over in a sort of receivership. Since then it has been govern- ed largely by the district com- mittee of the House of Repre- sentatives, dominated by senior southern congressmen, NEGRO MAJORITY This committee has in the past 16 years squelched five bills designed to yz've Washing- ton home rule. The reason. is simple. Washington is the only Amer- ican city with negro majority. About 58 per cent of its 764,000 people are colored and the per- centage grows year by year. So self-government means a Negro mayor and a big ma- jority of Negro councilors. This scares the southerners. Arguing against "home rule" they exaggerate Washington crime rate -- the rapes, mur- ders and sluggings on the streets which cause society hostesses to carry 'ear-gas pen- QUEEN'S PARK cils and "stain guns' which squairt purple dye The capital leads the nation in assaults but is only 13th city in its score of serious crimes. Senator James Eastland, from the dark and violent state of Mississippi, calls Washington the worst city in the world. Negroes commit 85 per cent of the crimes, However, Negroes account for nearly all the poverty and illit- eracy in the city, which can be blamed on the lack of 'respon- sible government. President Johnson is pushing home rule harder than it has ever been pushed before and this time its supporters believe it will be achieved. LBJ has a way of handling Congress and will probably get his bill past the stubborn House District Committees. Washington will then become an interesting experiment in American Democracy the first Negro city. RAISES NEW PROBLEMS And this will raise new prob- lems. There are few Negroes in senior posts in the city, and not entirely because of race dis- crimination. Only one Negro achieves the rank of police captain, because he was the only one to pass a complete - impartial competi- tive examination. A Negro - cominated city gov- ernment would be urged by Negro voters to appoint officials more on grounds of race than ability. Washington's school popula- tion is 88 per cent Negro. Most schools are nearly all Negro, with a few all-white schools in the upper' north-west district which remains a white enclave. an all-Negro board of educa- tion would be under pressure to break up the 'white' schools and transport their children by bus to other parts of the city. This enforced integration would drive much of the remaining white population out of Wash- ington into nearby suburbs in Maryland and Virginia. A great deal of restraint and adjustment will be needed if Washington is to become the ientre-piece of President John- son's "'Great Society'. Expropriation Hot Problem By DON O'HEARN TORONTO--The expropriation is again. Partly brought on by current expropriations for the new con- servation dam near Woodstock and for the new Lake Huron- London pipe-line, and building on an old background of dis- content in the rural areas in this field, there is a movement led by the Ontario Federation of Labor for. changes in the present practices and attitudes. The complexities of expropri- ation are too involved to try to tackle here at this point. There is, however, one very apparent weakness in present practices which should, and very probably will, be changed. This is the approach which conservation authorities and other expropriation agencies take in acquiring property. MAC'S MUSINGS It can be accepted that Every kind of organization No matter what its nature At times needs an infusion Of new blood in its ranks To keep its outlook fresh, To bring in new ideas, And to make available Leaders for the future If the organization Is to march forward, question of growing hot But in many instances Newcomers are not made As welcome as they should Adn are given little Opportunity to contribute As much as they might To the welfare of the _Whole organization Because of the attitude Of the older members Who resent newcomers Being given positions Of responsibility which They have held a long Time through the years. The organization which Has old members who are Resentful of new members Being elected to office And taking their place In its development Is doomed to pass away Because of the failure To encourage those who Could make a contribution To its activities but who Are made to feel that They are not wanted. ° The sound organization Is 'that in which the old Members are seeking out New blood to bring along And give its place in The executive offices, In readiness for the time When older members wish To sit back and allow Others to take over Their responsibilities. --Feb. 8, 1965 The approach taken is "to bargain'. It is decided what a property is probably worth. And then the owner is approached with a lower offer, so that there will be elbow room for dickering. Aside from. the fact it is questionable whether any gov- ernment agency saould take a "bargaining" approach from the aspect of dignity alone, this procedure inevitably brings bad feeling and controversy. For some people won't and don't bargain and others barter until they squeeze out a good bonus 'price, Various properties in the Same area, sometimes next door to each other, therefore are bought by government agencies at widely differing prices. It would seem clear that it would be better if this whole approach were forgotten. Let the agencies make one offer, a firm one, and one offer only, And let any adjustments be made by an independent tri- bunal sitting on appeal or ar- bitration. STORM OVER PITTOCK A further word while on this question regarding Gordon Pittock Mr. Pittock has been weather- ing a storm which would have him resign either as the mem- ber for Oxford or the chairman of the Upper Thames River Conservation Authority. In the public mind this prob- ably has left some bad impres- sions. Let it be said here that Mr. Pittock came into this House a year ago. In the question of the Wood- stock dam we don't know just what the underlying circum- stances may be. But we do know that the question of Mr, Pittock's integ- rity can't be in question. He may possibly have been clumsy about something. But it was an honest clumsiness. For this is an honest man. ' Incidentally one argument put forward in demands for his resignationis that he can't serve his rjding as both mem- ber and chairman of an ex- propriating authority, It is said his constituents can't appeal to him. Where does that leave cabinet ministers such as Public Works and Highways who regularly carry out expropriation? PAPER MISSED? Call 723-3783 to 7 p.m. Circulation Dept. OSHAWA TIMES READERS WRITE... RECALLS THIRTY CLUB The Editor, The Oshawa Times Dear Sir, Your article of January 9 regarding the Thirty Club was interesting to me and to some older residents, even though the names of most mean noth- ing to the vast majority in Oshawa today. My father was a_ charter member until his death. The club was named the Thirty Club because the average age of the charter members was about 30. The nucleus of the club was a group who played cards in a back room at Bob McCaw's shoe store and shoe repair department, at the cor- ner of Athol and Simcoe streets, I checked over the list of mem- bers published in this article, and think there are still some alive. J. H. Beaton, T. K. Creigh- fon, Dr. L, A. Hubbell (North Bay), Don Kinloch (Fort Lau- derdale), E. V. Lander, R. B. Lazier, R. S. McLaughlin, E, McLaughlin, W. H. A. Patte and H. P. Schell. The following I would have to put into a doubtful list and then there are some others I cannot recall: H.. L. Broomfield, E. A. Cut- ler (Toronto), R. H. Carpenter, D. A. Cowan, H. C. Duncan, J. V. Findlay, H. Jewett, Gor- don Lefevvre, W. G. Love, L. A. McLaren, F. J. Reddin anf A. L. Tosland. Your article brought back fond memories of a time when a young man felt he was great- ly honored in being accepted into the club with the leaders of business and industry and the professions. There is room for some cap- able person to publish a book on the history of Oshawa for pos- terity. The Oshawa newspapers have had a great many splen- did articles over the years giy- ing early facts and figures. There have been so many out- standing happenings which, combined, would probably con- stitute a Canadian record of achievement. The Community Chest, the (shawa General Hospital, the parks, industry, unions -- all have great records and the recent comers who con- stitute the va:t majority, take the present for granted because they have no other easy way to find out. We have so many blessings to count in Oshawa that it would be unfortunate not to record them in print. This would have to be a work of love and the author would only have as recompense the inward thanks 'and 'satisfaction of a job well done, Aside from raising a lot of money, the Community Chest did something to bring the peo- ple together and definitely create a community spirit. The same pattern carried the two hospital campaigns and then the Civic Auditorium. Oshawa now has a civic spirit that is lacking in many of our cities, Let us continue to keep that Spirit healthy. J. H. BEATON. Fort Lauderdale, Florida. OTHER OPINIONS LESSONS ON PLAG While production of the new Canadian flag goes ahead, along with plans for official inaugura- tion ceremonies, it is good to see that some of the foremost Red Ensign supporters are ac- cepting the maple leaf flag with 800d grace. The Royal Canadian Legion the other day presented the new flag to town officials in Burling- ton for use on the new town hall. The president of the Burlington Legion branch urged that it be flown as soon as possible. The Imperial Order of the Daughters of the Empire, through president Mrs. D. W. McGibbon, has announced that the new flag will be recognized by the organization because our "national - organization decided some time ago that if our gov- ernment decided on a distinctive Canadian flag, as a Canadian organization we would recog- nize that flag." : The delay which has occurred between the flag vote and the official declaration is thus serv- ing a most useful purpose. It would be unfortunate indeed if the flag's introduction were 10 be the occasion for public dis- plays of emotional opposition. Such traditionally loyalist groups as the Legion and the IODE per- form a valuable national service when they adopt a positive ap- proach. -- Kitchener-Waterloo Record . BIBLE - He knoweth the way that I take: when He hath tried me, I Shall come forth as gold.--Job 23:10. Trust God in firm faith, even amid sorrow and sadness, PS TAXI 723-524) OSHAWA'S Newest Taxi Offering Sate, Courteous Service 46 King St. W. Oshawa