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7 teen etm tan aay ERR -- Hhe Oshawa Times Published by Canadian. Newspapers Limited 86 King St. E., T. L. Wilson, Publisher FRIDAY, APRIL Oshawa, Ontario 23, 1965---PAGE 4 Taxpayers Have Interest In Educational Results Ever since the beginning of the present century, and even before that time, it has been customary to publish' schoo! examination results and promotion records in the newspapers of Ontario. It had, through the years, become the accepted thing to do, Parents and students alike looked forward quite keenly to seeking records published, and it was a matter of interest even to people who did not have children at school. Now something of a controversy has arisen over whether this pra- tice is desirable and whether it should be continued. It was of in- terest to find that, in a survey made by The Times, the principals of Oshawa's secondary schools are opposed to the publication of these results. One of the principals ex- pressed the view that results were a private matter between the school, the students and the parents, of students, and should not be pjib- lished. / We admit the logic of this state- ment, expressing the view, as it does, of the Ontario Seconary School Headmasters' Association, There is, however, another area of interest which is not mentioned. That is the interest. of the general body of taxpayers in the effec- tiveness of the educationa! system for which they are paying. They are interested in knowing whether they are receiving ful] educational value for the taxés which they have to pay. One way in which this infor- mation can be Nmparted to-them is by the publication of the examina- tion results, and the promotion records of the pupils. Jt is not suggested that the examination results provide the only standard by which educational efficiency can be judged. There are other criteria which are just as im- portant. But the public should at least have some specific informa- tion as to the practical results of the education for which. they are paying, and there should be some middle course of providing for pub- lication the facts which would in- dicate the measures of educational progress being made by the chil- dren in our schools. Public Poll On Lotteries | A recent poll in the Toronto area is reported to have shown that 83.5 per cent of those who were polled favored the introduction of a na- tional lottery in Canada. If this can be taken as a true reflection of public opinion across Canada, it might be considered logical that in due course there might be some legislative action in this direction. Governments are highly sensitive to expressions of public opinion, and auch a one-sided vote on the ques- tion of a lottery might cause some re-thinking on the part of political leaders. It cannot be accepted, however, that the result of a public opinion The Oshawa Times T. L. WILSON, Publisher R. C, ROOKE, General Manager Cc. J. MeCONECHY. Editor The Oshawa Times combining The Oshawa Times (established 187!) and the Whitby Gozette and Chronicle established 1863) is published daily Sundeys, end Statutory holideys excepted Canad Oa Publish o ity ere Asgociation. The Canadian Press, Audit Bureau or Circulation end the Ontario Provincia! Dallies Association. The Canadian Press is exclusively entitied to the use of republication ef el! news despatched in the paper credited to it er te The Associated Press or Reuters, and also the tocel news published therein. All rights of special des po are also reserved. : Thomson Building, 425 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario; 640 Cathcart Street, Montreal, P.Q SUBSCRIPTION RATES Delivered by carriers in Oshawa, Whitby, Ajox, Pickering, Bowmanville. Brooklin, Port Perry, Prince Albert, Maple Grove, Hampton, Frenchman's Bay, Liverpeol, Taunton, Tyrone Dunbarton, Enniskillen, Orono, Leskard, Brougham Burketon, Claremont, Columbus, Greenwood, Kinsale, Raglan, Blackstock, Manchester, Pontypoo! and Newcastle not over SOc per week. By mail in Province of Ontario) outside carriers delivery areas 12 00 per yeer. Other ond tries 15.00. U.S.A. end foreign 24.00 poll in the Toronto area is a true reflection of public opinion through- out the whole country. It has been noted, in votes on liquor issues, Sun- day sports and other matters which might be related to morals and con- science, the rural and small urban areas differ from those of the metropolitan communities. Nevertheless, one must face the fact that. today millions of dollars are being risked on various forms of lotteries and sweepstakes, even although such activities are illegal in Canada. The periodical publica- tion of the lists of Canadian win- ners in the Irish Hospital Sweep- stakes is convincing proof of this. And there are millions of tickets in other forms of lotteries sold in Can- ada every year. There is, of course, the British example of the government's prem- ium bonds, a form of national sav- ings which is purely and simply a lottery scheme in which hundreds of millions of dollars have been in- vested. Few people in Britain today condemn premium bonds. They are accepted because they are in line with public. thinking on gambling. Much as we deplore the wastage of resources in gambling, the time may come when a Canadian gov- ernment will resort to this method of raising revenues for worthy pur- poses. If that time comes, such a scheme would undoubtedly have large support. views of YEARS AGO MBS. CHRISTMAS SEAL ' Mrs. E.A. Collins Is Key Figure In T.B. Campaigns 20 YEARS AGO April 23, 1945 Ontario County launched ffs eighth Victory Loan campaign under Mayor Dr. W. H. Gifford, chairman of war finance com- mittee. E. Donevan Jones, student pastor of Albert Street United Church, received five scholar- ships at the Convocation in Divinity at Victoria College. - Oshawa Board of Education decided to build a new school on Roxborough avenue, and also extensions to North Simcoe and Ritson road schools. 35. YEARS AGO April 23, 1930 The Railway Board gave judgment in the Oshawa Rail way costs appeal and reduced the city's share of costs by over $60,000 Oshawa branch of the Cana- dian Legion desired council to grant a free site for its proposed new hall Nine new Post Office mail boxes were erected throughout the city, increasing the total to "4. MAC'S MUSINGS Peace is more precious to The people of today than To any previous generation Because in our lifetime We have seen the two most Horrible wars in history And have learned about The great wastage of life Devastation and destruction That wars can bring That is why today people Are fearful at the prospect Of major war arising out Of brush-fire inc:dents Because those who would Impose their tyrannical Will upon free people Cannot be allowed to Carry out their designs We hate the thought that Another war might come And we pray for peace In a world in which there Is no real peace but a War of ideologies, not Fought on battlefields But in hearts and minds Of men who are free Bul whose freedom is being Threatened by those who Seek to destroy it Peace is so precious to us Of the generation of today That we will not stand by And see it sacrificed For age-old shibboleths Which brought about wars To satisfy man's greed And desire for power We, the people of today Demand that there be peace And we call upon those Who rule the nations to Seek that every expedient Known to the human mind Is called into play to halt The forces which seem To be headed for war Which could be halted If our leaders determined That there will be no war, BIBLE "For there is one God, and one mediater between God and men, the man Christ Jesus." 1 Timothy 2:5 We are saved by the grace of God through the crucifixion of Christ. Man must accept God's plan or prepare for His punish ment but "God forbid that we should rebel against the Lord, and turn this day from following the Lord " Joshua 22:29 We travel at our own risk when we run ahead of the Lord or lag too far behind Mrs. E. A. Collins spent the early part of this wees ™ak- ing arrangements for the start of-a mass survey which could wipe out tuberculosis in On- tario County; planned a dinner for 300 volunteer workers on the survey; and today present- ed a paper at a TB stirvey in stitute held in Toronto. : She did all the work in her capacity as executive secre- tary of the Ontario County Tuberculosis and Health Asso- ciation. As part of her duties Mrs. Collins organizes health education, job placement for discharged rehabilitated pati- ents, case finding and other aspects of the disease care and treatment, Liaison work. between the association and sanitoria in the province and with health de- partment officials in Ontario County are also handled by Mrs. Collins, "I do believe that our county is unique in the 100 per cent co-operation between the various groups and bodies that are trying to stamp out tuberculosis,' she states, ENVY OF OTHERS "The whole organization real- ly couldn't work more smooth- ly, and | know that the association is the envy of many other bodies in Ontario for our Single-mindedness in fighting the disease." Mrs, Collins battle against scourge' began in girlhood in England. She set her heart on becoming a doctor but illness robbed her of the chance After her marriage in Osh- awa she worked as a volunteer and was later asked to assume the duties of executive-secre- tary. She did consent to take on the job in 1952 | started off with the amal gamation of three local associ- ations into one," she recalled, "and that was a job which I could not have done without the support of my family." FAMILY ALL HELPED interest in the "the white about When she began full-time work with the association Mrs. Collins was aided by her hus- band, Edward, two daughters, Mrs. . Diane Alexander, Mrs Donna Mason, and a_ son David Now the children are mar ried, and have given us five grandchildren, but then they used to help me make up par- cels for patients in the sanitoria David used to tie them with his special non-slip Boy Scout knots Mr. Collin my first volun teer whose constant support has made my work possible" also acted as chauffeur when his wife visited sanitoria Eid- ward has taken me to Graven- hurst, London and many other places where I have visited patients work I dearly like to do."' She said that Oshawa people had ftequently been brought back home from sanitoria by her giving many bright and happy moments. "Some of those home-comings were rather sad," she reminis¢ed, "'I took a 3l-year-old man back to the home which he had left as a boy of 12. That was a touching experience,."' Ex-patients often have a tough time once they get back home, Mrs. Collins said. 'They have to stick to a stringent medical regimen, which -some- times means taking 32 pills each day and that is a lot of pills "In spite of this a drug-resis tant strain of TB virus has been discovered, The answer to this is money, and even more money to pay for research,"' she said MRS. CHRISTMAS SEAL She runs the annual TB Christmas Seats campaign GOOD EVENING By Jack Gearin Deadline For June Election Is Near The deadline for calling a June Federal election is just a.ound the corner Nelson Castonguay, Canada's chief electoral officer, usually requires a maximum of 59 days (from the date of the writ issu- ance to the vote) to get his electoral machinery oiled; but he once stated 'that he could do it in 50 days, even less, in a state of emergency This preamble is important with the Federal budget com- ing down next Monday night especially in Ontario Federal riding Some close to scene -- informed observers the Federal political such as incumbent member "Mike" Starr of this riding -- haven't ruled out the possibility of a June vote: but NDP and Liberal spokesmen are pretty well convinced that there won't be an election be- fore next fall, if then (despite certain ominous signs from the capital city) To support their contention, both the local NDPs and Lib- erals admit they haven't select- ed a candidate as yet, but the string of election victories as an duration of a campaign committee under Chairman MPP in Oshawa riding. It start- The Liberals may try to re- Hayward Murdoch) ed in 1948 under the CCF ban cruit Dr. Claude Vipond of Osh That's too bad, because f ner. It extended unti! Septem- awa, a highly articulate and there's a need for unanimity on ber 25, 1963, when Tommy" erudite campaigner with a deep anything it's on the flag issue, was edged by the narrow mar- grasp national problems, which stirs nationalism deeply, gin of 683 votes in a cliff-hanger especially in the field of public It is not easy for people to for- race won by Albert Victor health (who served two years get their race heritage and Walker, PC )12,128 to 11,445) in in Malaya with a Canadian traditions, but the new flag was a political upset of magnitude medical team under the Colom- adopted by the Federal govern- blamed by the NDP to "over- bo Plan), but he has already ment as the national emblem. confidence in the ranks.' Mr, lost two Federal campaigns This fact can not be ignored by Thomas, now a Board of Edu- This same rule applies to loyal Canadians, as was effec- cation trustee, hasn't given the Norman Cafik, the 35-year-old tively pointed out by Mr. Mur- slightest inkling that he would West Hil! Church publications doch, who added Whether we run, but the chances are that publisher who made: impres- like it or not, it's our flag he would sive gain. against Starr in the The Murdoch committee The candidacy picture in the 1963 campaign, losing by 22,902 (Aldermen Richard Donald and riding Liberals camp is as un- to 20.174. Cafik said this week Norman Down are also mem- aettled today as it was 12 he would support Kelly as a bers) had spent considerable months ago, but this much is candidate; failing this, he may time formulating a flag policy, certain -- an influential hard- even allow his name to stand for but Council's majority disre- core executive group would a third crack at the redoubt- garded it without 'a vote it. . dearly love to get Oshawa's able Mr. Starr stead they referred back to Terence V. Kelly as a candi- the committee, with recommen- date _ THE FLAG ISSUE dations, for further study They have fallen in love with © The Battle'of the Flags broke Mayor Lyman Gifford (like the potential image of the young out with unexpected fury in City Mr. Murdoch he's a cap L Lib- and aggressive Oshawa lawyer Council Monday eral) opposed the committee's could create in a campaign out When the debate subsided, recommendation and _ asked: and around the hustings. He general confusion reigned as to "What about the United Nations could give the riding party an future municipal policy flag on United Nations Dav entirely fresh look (after man This was a house sad d or what will be do when the Union Jack is to be flown?' local | "ed if matter has been kicked around considerably at the executive level The name of T. D. 'Tommy' Thomas is the one most fre- quently heard as a potential NDP candidate. Who else lo cally in the party could serious 1] challenge the mighty "Mike" Starr? The amiable Welshman ran ep an. imoredible ' Mr : concrete years of wandering in the politi- cal wilderness). He knows how to meet people, speak effective- ly, make big decisions; but like Thomas, he hasn's given a indication that he wants the job. There's also question of whether he wou be willing to separate himself as a candidate from his lucra tive law practice, even for the the vided on an important issue, and this much appeared to be rea sonably certain Flag poles on City. properties won't he reserved exclusively fo Canada's new national Maple Leaf flag. the one cham pioned sO courageously Prime Minister Lester Pear (as was recommended by the parks, property and recreation Mr. Murdoch, said the commit tee had recommended a second City Hall flag pole, one shorter than the present, which was supported by man-Alex Shestowsky ter referred to ethnic groups opposing the pos sibility that only the Maple Leaf would fly at City Hall. pro- Alder the lat posa etters from MRS. E. A. which is the only source of cash for the association. Unofficially, she is known as 'Mrs. Christ- mas Seal," Last year we raised $30,000, but that. really isn't nearly enough for the work we would like to do "Right now I work with a full time, and a part-time secre- tary, aS well as a registered nurse, More money would en- able us to hire more people to get on with our Welfare work payments to the wife THE TIMES PERSONALITY OF WEEK and children of a man in itorium are made by the asso- ciation if needed. "It must be heart-breaking for a man to go away from his family, leaving them without a breadwinner 1 admire their courage greatly and think that any small allowances we can make to their dependants are merited,' a San- said Mrs, Collins Another aspect of the social service work which this en- tails she explained, "'is help- ing with mortgage and ipsure ance payments. This dase oh can take a tremendous burder off the patient and his family when they af@ in a corner," TB MASS SURVEYS The disbursement of _ the Christmas Seals revenue was also explained by Mrs. Céllins 'Lots of people have got the idea that practically all of each dollar earned by the seals is gobbled up in administration cost That is just not true 57 cents in each dollar is ploughed back into the community for mass surveys i Her concern for the success of mass surveys was well put by the executive-secretary. 'Dur ing the past year there have been six local TB epidemics in Ontario communities. In one of them one person affected 60 others, of whom 22 contracted the disease PEOPLE TOO COMPLACENT It is a crying shame that this sort of thing can happen in this day and age but it could be halt- people turned out for the mass surveys "People are so complacent about TB," she laments, 'they think it is a thing of the past -- not something living we must fight against.' The battle against TR has led Mrs. Collins to Italy where she COLLINS gave a paper on rehabilitation at the conference of the Inter- national Union Against TB. More than 73 countries were represented at the conference held in Rome, and Mrs. Collins was one of 164 Canadian dele- gates. She is already planning years ahead for the conference of the [UAT which will be held in Holland Her interest in rehabilitation of ex-patients is strong and as part of her duties she keeps in touch with the activities of the rehabilitation division of the On- tario Department. of Health. "Countries across the world can learn from each other in this field, as in many others," she said 'Perhaps we in Canada can do much to help other nations in the fight as we have the lowest death rate from the disease in the world." COVERS COUNTY Mrs. Collins does much travel ling closer to home as she goes about the county for the meet- ings of the association. "I think we aré the only organization which holds the meetings in the country. district," she. states, "but we think that we can real- ly get the message across to the people then and we enjoy getting to everyone we work with.' Meetings are usually attended by local doctors, high school principals and other local offi- cials, she outlined. 'We ask the principals to attend because. we think it essential that the young- sters should know about TB.' In spite of her round of work for the association Mrs, Collins finds time for some leisure ac- tivities. Even some of them in- volve the association's aims as She spends some Sundays visit- ing sanatoria patients Once a week she takes Wed: nesday night off and goes for a swinging time at a square dance group run by Dr. A. P. Fulton. "Tt may sound like a really fran- tic evening," she says, "but it really is relaxing," Mrs, Collins also knits, sews, cooks, plays piano, and "my favorite pastime -- listening to good music -- my first love." She means to keep working for the association '"'as long as the work is there and I am able for it I gel many pats on the back for work that is done by the Ontario County association that is done by more than my efforts alone, There are many people working and planning together to make the show run well, and the credit should go to them," She stated "Madeline Collins is just a cog in the whee! -- and is happy to be there."' know TODAY IN HISTORY By THE CANADIAN PRESS April 23, 1965 . . . A group of generals of the French Army and Air Force led a coup in Algiers four years ago today--in 1961--in protest against General de Gaulle's. proposal to parti tion Algeria into French and Mosiem states. The coup was overthrown_in a few days, but its failure led 'to the foundation of the terror- ist Secret Army Organiza tion, led by General Raoul Salan, which attempted the following year to assassinate de Gaulle and lead a revolu- tion in France 1616 Miguel de Cervan tes author of Don Quix olf was ho 1891 Sergei Prokofiey Russian composer, was born. First World War Fifty years ago today--in 1915 the outflanked Cana dians made a counter-attack al Ypres, retaking some guns in Kitchener's Wood; Britain declared a blockade of the German Cameroons coast Second World War Twenty-five years ago to- day -- in 1940 Prime Min Mackenzie King con- ferred with President Roose- velt at. Warm Springs, Ga.; sharp fighting continued in Norway near Oslo and Trondheim: Duff Cooper, in a St. George's Day speech. aid Britain was at war with the whole German people, not only the Nazi leader- ister OTTAWA REPORT Members Ducked Confidence Vote By PATRICK NICHOLSON OTTAWA Parliamentar- fans went home for Eas- ter, leaving unanswered behind them an intriguing question: Who wants an election? Many MPs take the ethical stand that they should: forget partisan jockeying, and get on with their job. Practically, few of them want to lay their $18,- 000 per year jobs on the line, and face a chancey and ex- hausting campaign with a per- sonal bill of anything up to $20,- 000 (non-deductible) at the end of it. If anyone doubts the stay-put sentiment among MPs, just look back at the scene in the House of Commons at 5:30 p.m. Friday, April 9 Mr. Speaker Macnaughton or- dered "call in the members," and the clerk of the House counted their heads as they stood up to vote on Mr. Diefen- baker's amendment. This care- fully worded motion steered away from the controversial field of party policy; it simply criticized the government's bumbling failure to 'clean house," as demanded during the Christmas holiday by Social Credit Leader Bob Thompson and other prominent opposition politicians It was a motion carefully de- signed and skilfully worded to line up all opposition groups against the government; and this it succeeded in doing, for the first time since the Pear- son administration was sworn into office 102 weeks previously. This, probably the most im- portant vote of the session, should have seen the minority Liberal government defeated; but instead, we witnessed one of the most remarkable votes ever held in our House of Com- mons. The minority Liberal government won by 106 votes to 93. Thus the _ five opposition groups, with a total elected strength of 136 MPs, found 41 of their number, or nearly one- QUEEN'S PARK Ontario Ombudsman Plan Under Study By DON O'HEARN TORONTO--With reference to legal aid, discussed here yes- terday, it perhaps should be ex- plained that this doesn't take the place of the proposal for an ombudsman A legal aid plan would make the services of lawyers avail- able for litigation and court work And an ombudsman has noth- ing to do with law andthe courts as such In essence he is a defender of the public against wrongs by government itself Thus when someone feels he has been unfairly done by through an act of government or one of its boards or com- missions he can go to the om- budsman who will try and set things right The question of an ombuds- man for Ontario is still alive here, but it's unlikely there will be an early action on it. It would be a logical outcome of the McRuer Commission on civil rights, and this won't be reporting for some time yet. IS UNDER STUDY The question also is under ac tive study in Ottawa. And it's possible the federal government might take the lead and set up the first ombudsman in Canada. He would only be responsible for federal jurisdiction of course. There would have to be separate officials for the pro- vincial fields, authorized by the respective legislatures. AT THE \ HEART OF EVERYTHING Sqvere... HOME OF THE FAMOUS SOSEPH A. STINGO, General Manager fost lowteoy tae entng me te wpecis! retes third, not- participating in this significant vote; the Liberal whip, with the life of his minor- ity government threatened, could only muster 104 of his 129 MPs to vote. The Liberals were reinforced by both the ex-Con- servative "independent" MPs from Quebec, Leon Balcer and Remi Paul, who voted against their former leader Diefen- baker; others voted solidly against the Liberals. r Four MPs were in the House but did not vote: Liberal Raiph Cowan and two Socreds were paired with absent MPs of other parties, while Mr. Speaker Macnaughton was presiding in the chair , Thus the attendance in the Chamber at the time of the vote was 106 out of 1294 Lib- erals; 66 out of 94 Tories; 10 out of 18 New Democrats; 11 out of 13 Creditistes; 8 out of 9 Socreds; and 2 independents Would any business tolerate that degree of absenteeism of its $18,000 per year white col- lar workers on an important job? WHO WASN'T HERE Nine Cabinet Ministers and four parliamentary secretaries or junior ministers were absent. Other Liberal absentees in- cluded the stay-away 1 'ins, Foy of Sarnia and Forgie of Pembroke; plus of course the two Grits-under-a-cloud Dupuis and Rondeau. Tory absentees included those believed to be leading anti-Dief- enbites such as Gordon Fair- weather, Sig Enns, Jean Wadds and Heber Smith, and equally those staunch pro-Dief men such as Pigeon, Neilsen and Monteith. At least five other Tories were ill. So perhaps other MPs of all parties were sick, or were paired without de- claring the pair. Thus many MPs apparently absented themselves, so that their party could appear to be voting against the government without actually overthrowing it. But the° most remarkable Bul with a federal man in the field they probably would follow along quite quickly. Another field in which we probably won't. see any early action, though there is quite a hue and cry for it these days, is that of municipal taxation. Local councils have been set- ting their budgets, and most of them have been finding they have to increase tax rates. With this has come the de- mand for new revenue fields, to ease the tax burden on real estate Suggestions have ranged all the way from hotel room and betting taxes to local sales taxes However these would all re- quire provincial approval. And the province won't want te make any changes until it has received the report of the Smith commission on taxation here. ar LISTEN HERE: Bob Hesketh ee "KEEP INFORMED..." A SORT OF NEWS SHISKABOB! You'll find most of the news and some of the offbeat in Hesketh's twice daily news- casts on CFRB, Monday through Friday at 1:00 and 5:00 p.m.; on Saturdays 11:50 and 5:50 p.m. His: philosophy about news is that it shouldn't always give people peptic ulcers and, like a shiskabob, should have meat of many different kinds. CFREB 21010 ONTARIO'S FAMILY STATION oT a ae