WR1TY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1M9, PAGE 7 PAGE EE A federal service that's well worth the costà . Durhm ridfing MP If ther e nb suc1h a thing as an unpopular hero, thon that's what Kenneth Dye is in Ottawa. As Auditor General for the past 10 yeers he bas exrjoyed honor and respect throughout thie federal governâment - though genraU r t was conveyed at arm' length. Politiciens and bureaucrats feared bis presence, were terrifled of lus reports, yet ecstatic when receivig hi. praise. Ail that was pr of bis job asth public'. watchdog on goernment open . It takes a very q a1 s ort of person to be AuditrGnrl As a member of theHés. o Commens Public Accounta Committe., I worked cloeely with Ken Dye for the neceary qualities. (If"- His hopoaty andoutopokenesascen b. tiying. Yet no one cen fault iea dedication to prudence, to, thrift, and to seeîng that YOU GYTA »A«CIE W1TIIMEEO E WMAT BwOIiGlT A! Canadiens get tii. bout possible value for every tar dollar'spent. In just a few moeths bis terni as Anditoe General wilI end, and lest woek bis final annuel report wes presented to, Parliament. Its's peaaner that tii... reports usually appa around HaloweeZ= Zthey UiOalway contein' some _______________________________________ prize horror stories., This yers report provided the usuel wide-renging and robing. exemination of governinont finances and operatioeis. Yet its also apparent that 'the Auditor Genoral'. reports in recont yeersý have become less'critical of overeil govennent m operetions. fhit' becaus. the. foderal government bas beon listoming to, bim and ecting on bis adylce, wbile taking soin. initiatives of itson the ti federel -houe. in or-der., Undoratadabl, repot i the news media and qustons in t n.oe. of Cmons focused on the kZreptnogative commenta, as tiioy rightly should. Wbile no one eniQys criticism, ifs. an effective way ta keep govrnments on. their tees, and that'.what tiie' Auditor Genera is there for. However it'. wortii noting hore that tiie Auditor General alo iied soin. very positive things ta, say about iiow governinent management bas improvod. flore were at leest 12 speciflc referonces ta the impact of govornment-ixnposed spendingli restreints wbicii, Mr. Dyo stated, 'IEhilghted the need for maximum efflciency in the use of governinent resources." For the. flrst time, bis report gave an opinion without reservations on governmont finencrial statements, due ta improvements made in accounting procedures. Ho noted that btter bankcing arrangements and more efficiont cash management have saved texpayers approimately $940 million k since 1965. He pointed to other improvements, such as those made on the. suggestions of workera at Employrnent and Immigration which are saving $6 million yearly. Ther. was commendation for the. botter co-ordination among ,...... federal agencios -. making sure tho rigiit iand knowa wbat the. left i. doing, thus reducing such possibilities as double funding. Tii. report mentions several speciflc instances wiiero the. governinent foilowed up on previous recommondations of 'the Auditor General, praising stepa taken ut Revenu. Canada- taxation ta, improvo management and control of collection operationsd, TuBNNG T1E SOD FOR THE DUNLOP TIRE FACTORY, NOVEMBER 10e 1953 AUil in aMl,«as IAdItorG ere'sreprt go ta mwes by no Dunlop, President James P. Anderson turned «the sod for the. largeat imdustry ta core to e Roma Batten d.feated incurnbent Bob Carsn for the North Ward council seat in asurprise upset vote in the municipal elections. e A direct lUne to Durham Regional Police bas been installed at the corner of Brock and Dundas Streets. * 'lhe Town of Whitby may mi ita parlding lot at Green and Dundas Streets asa site for an office building. e lie Earl of Durham has opened as Whitby's firat English-style pub. 25 TZARS AGO from the rflursday, November 11, 1965 edition of the WHTMY WCEKLY NEWS The copy of this issue is missing. 125 TZARS AGO from the Thursday, Novembor 9, 1865 edition of the wHITDY CHRONICLE " A festival, rather than a dinner, wiil b. the format for the celébration of St. Androw'a Day on Nov. 30. " A skating club is proposed for operation in Whitby this wintor. " lhe clebratod dramatist and author, Vandenhofi; will provide readings from Shakespeare, Sheridan and Dickens at the Mochanics Institute on Nov. 20.> " lhe Chronicle is warning of liard timesabaead due to inflation. boIrý Bill Swan bas nothing to say this week