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She Oshawa Cimes 86 King St. E., Published by Canadian N Oshawa, Ontario lewspapers Company Limited T. L. Wilson, Publisher E. C. Prince, Associate Publisher OSHAWA, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1967 Starr Back In Commons Doing Job He Does Best The House of Commons zipped back into business this week spurred by on-their-toes Opposition mem- bers who peppered the government benches with pertinent queries about the affairs of the nation. Prime Minister Pearson was taken back by the enthusiasm of the onslaught (and the absence of. many of his ministers). For Oshawans, howerer, the scene was a source of satisfac- tion for their member of parliament was back where he belongs in a position of prominence. To the time parliament resumed, September must have been a sad and disappointing month for Michael Starr. He was caught up in the alien atmosphere of the ballyhoo of the Conservative convention. The disappointment he experienced there would surely have disillusioned a man of less dedication to duty than the Oshawa member of parliament. Yet the importance of the role he played should not be overlooked. He made himself available for the leadership. At the same time he maintained his position of loyalty and respect for the former leader. And, at all times he stood for and worked for the restoration of party unity. Such a contribution merits the recognition of his party and, in a very real sense, the appreciation of his constituents and the country. The decision of the new Conserva- tive leader to appoint Mr. Starr to the position of interim House leader however not only realized the recognition it also represents a practical step toward restoring the efficiency required in the business of government in the Commons. It may be expected that the Stan- field team will have a different membership than the Opposition organization that. preceded it. Yet the retention of Michael Starr on that team is surely essential. As Housé leader during the hectic days of the Diefenbaker era Mr, Starr's efforts were frequently .- instru- mental in keeping the business of the Commons on course. Today, the need is becoming even greater to have a smoothly-operating liaison in House of Commons confronted by the Confederation crisis in Que- bec. The Oshawa member's backe ground, experience and personal at tributes have a continuing signifi- cance and value. In the hoopla of political king- making Mr. Starr may be out of his element. In the House of Com- mons, serving the best interests of responsible government he is in his environment. A permanent place of prominence and influence in the councils of our country is surely in order for Oshawa's Michael Starr. Water Woes Mounting Speaking to about 60 delegates from 25 Eastern Ontario municipal- ities at Peterborough, Garnet H. Kay, engineering supervisor of the sanitary engineering division of the Ontario Water Resources Commis- sion, said that the commission has set up water sampling stations all over the province to monitor the quality of water in streams. Tests in Lake Erie, he said, have shown the total dissolved solids in the water have increased 25 per cent in the last 40 years. J Mr. Kay's remarks "were such that every municipality which uses streams or lakes for the disposal of sewage should take note. Little thought has been given until recent years as to the effect which sloppy disposal practices are bringing She Oshawa Zimes 86 King St. E., Oshawo, Ontario T, L, WILSON, Publisher &. C. PRINCE, Genero! Manager C. J. MeCONECHY, Editor SUBSCRIPTION RATES The Oshawa Times combining The Oshawa Times (estoblished 1871) and the Whitby Gazette and Chronicle (established 1863) is published daily lays ond Statutory holidays excepted). 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U.S.A, and foreign $27.00 per year, (Barn etenny OTTAWA REPORT Thatcher Sends Economic Charts Soaring The charts of every category of economic activity in the province of Saskatchewan over the past three years look like a sales manager's dream. They reflect a sharp rise in each year, whether you look at "value of mineral production" or "farm cash receipts," or whether you are interested in "retail sales," "capital invest- ment" or "personal income." This sharp climb over the Past three years contrasts with ups and downs, wobbles and uncertainties in the same charts for the previous twenty years. This record of achievement and prosperity over the past three years has _ been unmatched in any other prov- ince. The charts of that pro- gress, I suggested, look like a sales manager's dream; and that is just what they are--the \ dream of the man in charge of selling the idea of personal enterprise to g province which, during the pre vious twenty years, had been over-bureau- about. The sampling of water will serve to bring home more forcibly than ever before the dangerous situation which towns and cities are building up for themselves. The increase in pleasure boat traffic on the province's waterways has resulted in the passing of legis- Jation to protect waters. The OWRC, commencing June 1, 1968, will require any pleasure boat with sleeping accommodation, owned by an Ontario resident, to be equipped with a marine toilet and a sewage holding device. This is a step in the right direction to prevent the contamination of lakes and streams in the holiday areas. A new factor contributing to the pollution of rivers and lakes is the fact that sewage treatment plants, removing some organic material, convert the remainder into ele- ments found in good commercial fertilizers. These promote the ex- cessive growth of algae which can clog the screens and filters of purifi- cation plants and give troublesome tastes and odors to the water. . Other Editors' Views A BIG STEP FOR UNITY History may record as Ontario's great gift to confederation the firm commitment of Premier Robarts to establish instruction in French jat all levels of Ontario schools where the size of the French-speaking population justifies it. His decision is of direct import to some 650,000 French-speaking Ontarians, but its implications are nationwide. --Financial Post QUEEN'S PARK Tory Guns Warming Up Final Blast hy DON O"HEARN | TORONTO--They"re the month. Speculation is that the Con- servatives have_ intentionally their been holding back on campaigning. That they have a calculated strategy to lay low in the early part of the campaign and then sweep the people off their feet in the final stages. That early in October they will start, firing all guns work- ing up té a peak on election day. LOOKS SLOPPY Experience to date seem to indicate this could have a lot of truth. The public campaign of the would theory PC'c certainly has left little impression, Premier Robarts has been wandering around the province holding the occasional big meeting, but mainly meeting small groups--very small groups--at teas and campaign headquarters and shopping plaza, being welcomed often mainly by children, and some- times being met by anybody at all only through last minute efforts to dig up an audience. It has looked like the slop- piest campaign ever. But underneath there has been a wealth of activity. There has been nothing slop- py about the work being done behind the scenes in polishing organizations. It is said that in most ridings these are in better shape than the Liberals and the NDP. And the promotion campaign, it is reported, is all ready for blast-off. Which would confirm the theory that the PC's have been playing it cosy, planning to concentrate their effort on a few weeks of all-out campaign ing rather than spreading them over the whole six-week elec- tion period. BEEN SELLING The question now is, will it work? i The main people in the PC strategy camp now are rela- tively new to politics. They come largely from the advertis- ing field and plan campaigns in terms of "images" and "peaks" and "impact." They plan a political cam- paign as a '"'package," the way they sell beans. This disturbs old-timers, but perhaps it is a successful way to peddle politics and politi- cians. There is one potential pit-fall, however. This is that politics to many people is a much more personal--and emotional--thing than beans. And this gives the hazard of possible over-selling: If too much pressure is put on, if the promotion is over- done, the voters could resent it. There has been some indica- tion the party might slip a bit into this trap. Whether it will we still have to see. It is almost inconceivable, of course, that the government could be seriously threatened. But its so. carefully 'planned' strategies could cost it some seats, YEARS AGO 20 YEARS AGO, Sept. 29, 1947 The 8th Starboard Sea Scout Troop has captured the Oshawa Boy Scouts Local Association trophy for the second consec- utive year. Cedar Dale girls are the champions of the Pee-Wee Di- vision of the C.R.A. Softball League. 35 YEARS AGO, Sept. 29, 1932 Frank Danzy of Bruce St. has an 1 floral speci ae twin Shasta Daisy joined at the back on one stem. J. Carroll Anderson of Osh- awa is believed to be the young- est commissioner attending the General Council of the United Church, " Me saying here watch out for the first of tnt ge NH The Good LiFe" "THROUGH GoVveERNMEsT SPENDING GETTING AHEAD OF OURSELVES mm Tene FOREIGN AFFAIRS ANALYSIS ni 'Graceful' Exit Desired | "By PHILIP DEANE Foreign Affairs Analyst The friends of the U.S. believe that country would grasp any opportunity to get out of Vietnam provided this could be done "gracefully." This word, like all words quali- fying action is relative; it com- pares one type of action to another, a more graceful to a less graceful. There is a growing feeling in the U.S., even among people who could hardly be called doves, that a simple, unvar- nished confession of failure and withdrawal would certainly be graceful, in the sense of being more graceful than what is now happening. On television, the gther night, an American reporger let his camera show how §outh Viet- namese--even those With certif- icates of loyalty provided by Saigon--are treated brutally by U.S. marines. The reporter began his commentary by quot- ing a marine colonel: "Every- one hereabouts is against us" the colonel said. Then there followed a sequence of brutalities and indignities inflicted by tall, fair skinned men on short, yellow skinned men and women: blows , threats, arson, deliber- ate destruction of rice paddies, confiscation of burning of food reserves, and a severe bom- bardment resulting in hear- trending scenes of women car: rying their dead children. Like the colonel says, "the corre- spondent commented wryly, everyone hereabouts is against us," HATRED GROWS The scene in that clip of TV film is, as far as one can judge, typical and the hatred it engen- ders is growing. That this is happening is known in the U.S. and is one of the principal rea- sons why responsible people, not dovish at all, believe that to withdraw from Vietnam now is more graceful than to continue inflicting such suffering on its: people and incurring such hatred. Republican Senator Thruston B. Morton of Kentucky, one of the more statesmanlike person- ages in the Senate and a for- mer Under Secretary of State who does not allow political partisanship. to invade his POM by Patrick Nicholson crated, over-taxed and over. swaddied by North America's first socialist government This man of course is Ross Thatcher, the fifty-year-old Lib- eral premier of Saskatchewan, who launched his personal cam- paign to free his native prov- ince from socialist fetters eight years ago, and in 1964 achieved that objective at the polls by a narrow margin. How narrow is shown by the fact that he won an overall majority of only five seats in the 59-seat legislature, while seven of his supporters and twelve of his opponents won election by the tooth-skin nar- row margin of less than 200 votes, BALANCE CHANGED Since Ross Thatcher won power in that election on April 22, 1964, and took office one month later, he has changed the bank balance--if not the face--of our breadhbasket-prov- ince. Now he is asking the vot- ers of his native province to give their verdict on his achievements, and to re-elect his government for a second term when they go to the polls on October 11. The three years of successful Progress which Thatcher gov- ernment has given Saskatche- wan are the envy of all other provinces, and a model which might have been tailor-made by Canada's Economic Council which is so critical of today's federal government. Ross Thatcher's methodical course was first to attract development capital -- three quarters of a billion dollars of it--to utilize the natural resources, the oil and gas fields, the potash deposits, the hardrock mines and the forests. This investment created new jobs and generated more income--wages for workers and royalties for the government. The people of Saskatchewan now enjoy a staggering 35 per cent more personal income than under the former socialist government; and the govern: ment has been able to increase services, such as highway con- struction and aid to education, while actually cutting taxes. No other province can point to this record over the past three years: a reduction in sales tax, a grant of up to $50 per year to every homeowner to offset municipal taxes, and tax-free petrol for all farmers. And Ross Thatcher has brought these benefits to his taxpayers while balancing his three suc cessive budgets. One key indicator that Sas- katchewan can now take its place beside Ontario, B.C. and - Alberta as a "'have"' province, is that its population is increas- ing. After twenty years in which two generations moved elsewhere to find employment, Saskatchewan is now attracting immigrants. ; Surveying the record of Ross Thatcher's positive and benefi- cial achievement, it makes him look like by far the most suc- cessful leader of any Liberal government in Canada today. thinking on foreign affairs, has now come out against President Johnson on Vietnam. Lyndon Johnson, says Senator Morton, has always been on the side of the genera's who believe that a military solution is possi- ble in Vietnam; Mr. Johnson, according to the Senator, sim- ply concealed his true opinion from the American people to win the 1964 election. In other words, the President of the U.S. is being called a liar. On the same theme, James B. Reston of the New York Times explains Mr . Johnson's motives somewhat differently: "the hawks want one thing, the doves another, so _ President Johnson does what he always did as majority leader in the senate. He appeases one group of his critics and placates the other. The result seems to be that it is neither good policy nor good politics, for it perpetuates the notion that he plays politics with everything -and this has always been his most serious personal and_ political preb- lem."' Tomorrow, can Johnson be re-elected? Colonel By Finally Built Canal Slowed By BOB BOWMAN One of the many coincidences of Canadian history is that on September 29, 1783, soon after the American Revolutionary War, the British government ordered Lieutenants French and Jones to survey what is now the Rideau Canal, provid- ing a route from the Ottawa River to the St. Lawrence away from the U.S. border. It was also on September 29, 1826, that Governor General Lord Dalhou- sie turned the first sod for the canal. A great deal of water had not flowed under the bridge during the 43 years because the build- ing of the canal was delayed by bickering over who would pay for it: Britain or the Canada of those days. Finally Britain authorized a Royal Engineer, Colonel By, to do the job. He spent so much money that he had to face a parliamentary investigation, but was exoner- ated. Colonel By also founded the city of Ottawa. He laid out Wellington and Rideau streets, two of Ottawa's most important arteries today. Before being assigned to the Rideau Canal job, Colonel By had worked on the fortifications of Quebec, designed by the Duke of Wel- lington, and the Cedars Canal in the St. Lawrence. CROSSED RIVER Ottawa hardly existed when Lord Dalhousie came to turn the first sod for the Rideau POINTED PARAGRAPHS Any pay is incentive pay if a person needs it to live on -- pro- vided, of course, that he has an incentive to live. The egotistic policy of France's Charles de Gaulle: ... "If you refuse to play my way, I will not play at all." Motorists who drive and drink «.. Should be thrown into the clink ... In lieu of fines or making bail. . . They should be kept for months in jail. Today's quote: "A man is as good as he has to be, and a woman, is as bad as she dares."* -- Elbert Hubbard. BIBLE "Even so ye, forasmuch as ye are sealous of spiritual gifts, seek that ye may excel to the edifying of the church."' 1 Cor- inthians 14:12 It is good to excel if we are careful as to who is exalted. "He shall not speak of himself but of me." By Bickering Canal, so he had to stay in Hull across the river. He crossed the Ottawa river over a bridge that Colonel By built by firing a cannon ball with rope attached across the Chaudiere rapids. September 29, 1826, was a glorious autumn day. It was Indian summer and the wood- lands that have now given way to a city were rich in color, with scarlet. maples and golden birches. During the ceremony the frogs in the marshes near present-day parliament croaked their accompaniment. The canal was completed in 1832 and was an important route for traffic until later in the century when railways made it obsolete. It is only used by pleasure craft today. Other events on September 29: 1788 Captain John Meares Jaunched first ship built on Pacific coast at Nootka, Van- couver Island. 1852 New Brunswick arranged to build a railway from the Nova Scotia border to Maine 1879 Railway opened between Digby and Yarmouth, N.S. 1898 Thomas McGreevy was expelled from House of Com- mons as the result of a scandal in the Department of Public Works GOOD EVENING Cliff-Hanger Race Seen For New Oshawa Riding By JACK GEARIN Of The Times Staff There will be approximately 43,000 eligible voters come election day in the newly-creat- ed Oshawa Riding Provincial, which includes only the City of Oshawa. 'The eligible list is consider- ably smaller than it was in the old riding Sept. 25, 1963 when Albert V. Walker, PC, scored an upset victory over T. D. "Tommy" Thomas, NDP. The popular vote percentage then was 59.09, Walker tallied 12,077, Thomas, 11,395 and Fran- ces Jones, Liberal, 5,662. Election forecasting is a haz- . ardous business at best, but the consensus is that the Oshawa Riding race will be a cliff-hang- er and the final decision in doubt until the end, The local campaign is stJl fn the doldrums, but some ser- jous efforts are being made to get it off the ground, especially in the way of public forums at which the candidates would be heard. Provincial Liberal candidates in this riding have long suffered from a common affliction -- their membership ranks have been overloaded with Sunday Liberals, the kind of party who always leave the big jobs for somebody else to do. There is no indication that Mr. Potticary will be burdened with such a handicap -- if he isn't, this could be a_ tight three - way race down to the final wire. Little Wonder is it that the New Democratic Party -- from the top echelon down - holds William "Bill" Cumpsty in such high esteem as a full-time po- litical organizer. His recent appointment to na- tidnal headquarters in Ottawa under T. C. "'Tommy" Douglas was a recognition of his worth by the party's hierarchy, but that is only part of the story. When he was transferred back here temporarily for the pro- vincial campaign, he was as- signed a time - consuming and arduous task, one that would break the heart of a less ven- turesome spirit. Cumpsty revealed this week that he is currently acting as organizer for no less than five of the party's provincial candi- dates in and around Oshawa, as follows: Cliff Pilkey in Oshawa rid- ing; Tommy Edwards in On- tario Riding South; Allan Mc- Phail in Ontario; Douglas Mof- fatt in Durham; and Merv Ev- erald in Victoria. Cumpsty, who frequently has an 18-hour day, seven days weekly as the campaign steps into high gear, spends much of his time on party organization within the ridings. He has a eye for such items as door-to- door canvasssing and handling out of literature, total number of party workers and general membership meetings (at which he hammers home his detailed instructions( he also keeps close tab on his candidates to see that they are spending enough time at what he calls "strat. egic points" in their campaign- ing. The party had 5,000 large yel- low-and-green cards painted last June. These will shortly be aug- mented by §,000 smaller display cards, Politics cam take some unex- pected turns and twists to sur- prise the observers. There was a reminder this week when Prime Minister Les- ter Bowles Pearson congratulat- ed "Mike" Starr. Protocol sometimes calls for such amenities across the floor of the Commons, but there was a special warmth in the PM's work on this occasion. ("Mr. Starr is an old friend and a doughty foe....In short, Mr. Starr is a good man and a fine public servant.") The PM's remarks represent- ed a genuine tribute to a man who has long displayed a great capacity for friendship. Mr. Starr is well respected by political foes despite the heated tempo of some bygone Commons battles. Mr. Pearson's remarks were also a gentle reminder to others that Mr. Starr once had some strong ties with the Liberal party, back in the days when "Mike" was a struggling mu- nicipal politican with an unim- pressibe record at the polls, when his political future looked dim. Even Mr. Starr is the first to admit that his first big-name political mentor was the late W. H. "Billy" Moore, MP, On- tario riding. "Billy" Moore was a superb campaigner who taught 'Mike' Starr much about the game of politics. The evidence is strong that the latter did his home- work well, but he never did answer one important question: Did Mr. Moore ever iry to get him to join the party which today is headed by Lester Bowles Pearson? } The United Council of Vet- erans Associations of Oshawa has come a long way since it was organized in February, 1963. The UCVA has several worth- while aims - not the least of which is fo create good rela- tions between service organiza- tions. A constitution has been com- designed by UCVA as it pre- Pares to play the role for which it was originally organized. UCVA has taken an active part in various civic functions as its membership and influ- ence grew, It does not include all vet- erans organizations in the city, but it lists three of the larger ones in the ranks of 'its per- sonnel -- the Oshawa Naval Veterans Association. The Gen. W. Sikorski Polish Veterans' Association and Unit 42, the Canadian Corps Association. What the UCVA is trying te do is to present a good image of the veterans who stood side by side on the battle-field and can do likewise in the time of peace, for the common purpos- es of being good citizens. TODAY IN HISTORY By THE CANADIAN PRESS Sept. 29 1967... King Gustav I of Sweden, founder of the Vasa dynasty which ruled until 1818, died 407 years ago today--in 1560 --at the age of 64. He was crowned in 1523 after driv- ing the once-ruling Danes out of Sweden. The young King spent most of his time as a one-man civil service, trying to organize and unify the country. He put down four rébellions during this time and kept out the Dan- ish. Out of heirs early in the 19th century, the royal family adopted Bernadotte, 1905 Carnegie Library op at Guelph, Ontario 1919 First airmail service in the Maritimes opened between Charlottetown and Truro d a Napoleonic marshal, as the crown prince. 1758--Lord Nelson, Britain's naval hero, was born, 1789--United States Con- gress established a standing army of 886 men. First World War Fifty years ago today--in 1917--British forces in Mes- opotamia captured Ramad- je, on the Euphrates north- west of Baghdad, from the Turks. Eleven persons were killed and 82 injured in an air attack on London. Second World War Twenty-five years ago today--in 1942--a_ Russian offensive northwest of Sta- lingrad reached the east bank of the Don River, Free French declared the Munich pact "null and void" while the Australians took Ioribaiwa Ridge in the Owen Staney Mountains. utterance Huge ttrennnntatirtr enc IT HAPPENED IN CANADA FOWLS ANd CUTS of MEAT WERE ROASTED BEFORE nile FIRE BY '17! 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