The Oshawa Times, 2 Dec 1958, p. 4

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¥ ' She Oshawa Times Published by Canadian Newspapers Limited, 57 Simcoe St. S., Oshawa, Ont Tuesdoy, December 2, 1958 Page 4 Evidence Does Not Show Retreat From Security We should like to accept the word of Dr. O. M. Solandt that the quest for security from cradle to grave is dimin- ishing. Dr. Solandt, who is vice-presi- dent in charge of research for Canadian National Railways, made the comment in speaking to the graduating class of Sir. George Williams College in Montreal, Whatever indication there is to this effect is not too apparent, as yet. It is to be hoped that it will grow stronger. Right now, the quest for security is the dominating factor in Canadian econ omy, and it ie proving to be a disservice. Dr. Solandt remarks: "If it cannot be contained within reasonable limits, there is a real danger that this quest will threaten our evolu- tion as a nation. If we demand too easy a life, we will price our products out of the world market." We cannot have security without ef- fort. Unfortunately, there have been many politicians who have encouraged Canadians to believe that this is pos- sible, They have spoken of security and the welfare state, without telling Can- adians that this proffered security must be paid for in the labor and toil of the citizens, {Acting under this delusion, Canadians have rushed helter-skelter in the direc tion of security, It has become the main purpose in life. Security, of course, ine volves the erection of fences, Figurative= ly, it is the caveman existance in econ omics. What Canadians must discern is that our greatest security lies in the veiture- some spirit, Cut off progress, and we become a second-rate nation on the down-grade, Dr, Solandt sees this quest for secur ity which will lead us to stagnation as being on the wane, We fail to notice the trend ourselves, but sincerely hope that he is right. For if we can ward off this debilitating influence, there is every reason to expect that we shall achieve all the security that we need, or that is desirable, in a healthy economic advance, More Sources Of Taxes When it comes to devising new tax measures governments are in no need of advice from outsiders. At provincial as well as federal level there are plenty of experts on government payrolls to offer advice on the delicate problem of how to extract the most tax feathers with the least squawk from the victims. It is therefore, Bizarre indeed for a <body such as the Canadian Tax Founda- tion to be coming up with new schemes of taxation to help revenue-hungry gov- ernments to pay their bills. Yet that is precisely what J. Harvey Perry of the Tax Foundation appears to be doing when he suggested in an address deliv- ered in Toronto that Ontario people "will shortly be paying provincial retail pales tax." As Mr, Perry sees it, Premier Frost "has nowhere else to turn for financing." Surely where the provincial govern- ment gets its revenues is something for Premier Frost and his collegues at Queen's Park to worry about. Surely it is no function of the Canadian Tax Foundation, set up to aid business and industry with their tax problems to be offering suggestions to Mr. Frost on a silver platter as to how to solve his government's financing problems, If the Canadian Tax Foundation is to have the confidence and support of bus- iness and industry, it should be cffering suggestions as to how the tax burden might be reduced, instead of talking about new tax measures which nobody wants. Federation In Africa With a keen appreciation of Amer- 'an sensibilities and the value of We arican support, the Premiers of once- Pritish Ghana and once-French Guinea, tow small new countries on the West Coast of Africa, have announced their decisions to federate their nations. The Christian Science Monitor observes, The move, they say, is "inspired by the thirteen American colonies. The monitor continues: Although Premier Toure of Guinea is reported to have got same of his inspiration in a sojourn of several years behind the Iron Curtain, it is probable that an American rather thah a Mus- covite inspiration does lie back of the new federative impulse in West Africa. For Premier Nkrumah of Ghana got much of his education in the United States. The West African venture is specially interesting, First, the two countries are geographically separated by the French- edministered Ivory Coast. Second, they are financially separated by member- ship in two different currency and trade blocs -- one based on the French france and the other based on the British pound. The immediate response of French commentators to the news is that the British put the two little countries up to these federative shenanians in order to serve British interests. But it is more realistic to view the development of African than of Franco-British rivalry. Ghana's leaders have long hoped to spearhead a federation in West Africa. But they now face the certainty that a Nigeria, with five times Ghana's popula- tion, will receive independence from Bri- tain in 1960, Nigeria will make a strong bid for West African leadership. Guinea, for its part, may gain a stronger position in the evolving West African scheme by acquiring Ghana ties early in the game. Federation in West Africa comes on apace, but it is inspired by several con- siderations besides the history of the 13 American colonies. Comforts For Aldermen Aldermen attending late meetings in Ottawa's luxurious new City Hall won't have to raid the family refrigerator for a midnight snack. All they'll need to do will be to drop in to the special kitchen now being equipped alongside their lavishly-fur- nished official lounge where a big new refrigerator and electric stove will pro- vide them with all that the inner man could require, Ottawa's new City Hall, to be sure, has a fine cafeteria to meet the needs of civic employes. But apparently the cafeteria isn't good enough for the elected representatives of the people in the nation's capital Hence the special aldermanic kitchen with all its fancy electrical appliances. That's why Ottawa's city fathers have turned thumbs down on a kitchen of spartan utility and chosen instead She Osharoa Times T. L. WILSON, Publisher and General Manager. €. GWYN KINSEY, Editor. The Oshawa Times, combining The Oshawa Times established 1871) and the Whitby Gazette ard hronicle (established 1863), is published daily (Sun- days and statutory holidays excepted). 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Other Editor's Views NOT THE SOLUTION (Calgary Herald) Once again a group of Calgary busi- nessmen is urging its contemporaries to adopt a fingerprinting system to dis- courage bad cheque passers, It is not difficult to understand or sympathize with businessmen who have been bilked by these people, who de- liberately pass bad cheques but the an- swer does not lie in implying a crimi- nal nature to the act of cashing a cheque as the fingerprinting system would do. Nor does it lie in virtually insulting every honest person who wish- es to cash + cheque out of banking hours, Bible Thought I have made my bed in the darkness. --Job 17:13. Rut if it is still God's Loneli- ness must not overwhelm us, for God is very powerfil and very good time to talk - things Him, world near. It 1s a over with BYGONE DAYS 20 YEARS AGO Mrs. A, W, Bell was elected resident of the Ontario Women's beral Association, waws rem' EDUCATORS PLAN TO STUDY TV FOR TEACHING Lyman A, Gifford, Warden of Ontario County, presided at the final session of the County Coun. : cil for 1938 at the Whitby Court House, He later tendered a ban- quet to his colleagues and county officers. Reginald Geen, Edouard Bart- lett, George Rapley, John Per- ax BAD NEN O CHAGE E GOOD MAN 00D Fo BAD, MEN. HOW MANY BAD MEN ARE LEFT? in a mock wedding &* a social function when the guest of, honor was Hazel Ann Hess, bridé-elect, who had given 15 years service in the Simcoe Street Church choir, (il : 0 rte pen, pve Association on the subject of *Co-Operatives." Dr. 0. G. Mills was elected president of the Kinsmen Club, Mr, and Mrs. George W. Mc- Laughlin were hosts at Sherbo- ume House, Toronto, when the Durham County Club held "Bow- manville Goodyear Night," J. Harry Riggs took a prom- inent part at the Eastern On- tario Scouters' Conference held in Peterborough, Harmony Schoo! was closed by Dr. F. J. Rundle, MHO, when one of thé pupils became ill from spinal meningitis, Laura McLeod, OCVI student, was the winner of the Second Carter Scholarship awarded for the highest proficiency for stu. zero dents of the fifth year in Ontario sub-zero County. ~ a O.SIMPKINS WHY THE TEACHER? OTTAWA REPORT George Hees Has SNOW 1S DEEP SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont (CP)--Snowstorms and temperatures continue to plug communications around the northern shores of Lake Super. mission line site. Algoma Central for. Forty-four inches of snow Railways recorded 30 inches was reported Monday night at along the Algoma line 100 miles Great Lakes Power's new trans- north of here. kins and C, Lambert took part * Some Good News By PATRICK NICHOLSON The greatest preoccupation with most of us is money. "What is my income?' and "Where does the money go?" are the two most important qu e s t { 0 n s underly- ing our daily life. Superficially, most of us prob- ably feel that 1958 has been a bad year economically, for each of us as individuals and for all of us as a nation. There has been heavy unemployment at t h e be- ginning of the year, and now re- peated again as winter sets in. There have been more strikes and labor disputes than in any re- cent year. There have been so many substantial wage increases granted under pressure of strike or threat of strike that the prices we way in stores for food, cloth- ing and our daily kick have spir- alled to alltime highs. The economic experts s ay the economic setback has only been a "recession"; that its graph is not like a chasm--as was the slump of 1929--but is shaped more like e saucer; and that in any case we are "bottoming out" of our troubles. CABINET CHEER More specific good news comes from Hon. George Hees, minister of transport, who is making a name for himself as a cabinet spokesman who always has some- thing worthwhile to say when he delivers a public address. He roams far and wide from his de- partmental topic of "transport," and in his latest address he dis- cussed where we are econom- ically. In that speech, prepared for de- lvery to the Toronto Board of Trade Club, he highlighted a few of the all - time record highs achieved by our economy this year, The most significant of the pen- nants he waved, to herald our pull-out from the economic slow- down we have experienced, rela- ted to the cash we have in our pocketstto spend. In spite of strikes and unem- ployment, all Canadians together have had $1.08 to spend this year, for every $1.00 which we had last year. Our earnings and other in- come, after paying direct taxes, have increased by just over eight per cent compared to last year, That figure ought to make us feel good. Another aspect of our pocket money was recently raised at the annual convention of the Monte real Dress Manufacturers Guild, It would be an unpardonable ex- aggeration to say that; in the field of ladies' fashion and-sar- torial elegance, Montréal is the Paris of the new world. But still, the women of Montreal outshine the women of most other Cana- dian communities in what they wear, and their stores rank high in Canada in the standard of clothes they offer. So it was interesting to note that this gathering of Montreal dress manufacturers decided that although they now fill 98 per cent of Canada's demand for dresses, their future is severely threat- ened by competition from the United States. They especially fear that their present customers will increasingly make shopping trips across the border, and bring back clothing on the duty-free al- lowance granted to residents who have been out of the country for a minimum of 48 hours. GOVERNMENT ASKED TO ACT So they made a formal request to the government in Ottawa, to place a limit of $25 on the value of clothing which a ny returning Canadian may bring into Canada duty free. The Montreal Dress Manufac- turers Guild estimates that Cana- dian visitors bring back from the U. S. clothing valued at $35,000, 000 each year, under the $100 duty - free regulations. The guild also estimates unofficially that for every article of clothing thus declared, two articles are smug- gled into Canada by returning visitors. There are no official fig. ures on this. But there are fig- ures which disprove the guild's further Sp that clothing makes w per cent of 'the duty- free imports brought back by vis- iting Canadians, Last year Cana- dian visitors to the States, stay- ing over 48 hours, spent a total of $165,000,000 home. 3,200,000 Ca- nadians made visits of over 48 hours, so the average long-term Canadian visitor spent $51 there, and brought back $23 worth of purchases, of which $11 repres- ented clothing. It is significant that Canadians as a whole bring back from the States, under that duty - free al- lowance, only one and one half per cent of the total permitted to us by the law. FOR BETTER HEALTH How to Keep Healthy During Christmas Rush HERMAN N. BUNDESEN, MD. Before you set out on your an- nual Christmas shopping spree this year, let me give you a few hints that may save you time, energy and headaches. The holiday season, especially the week between Christmas and the New Year, is pretty rough, both physically and mentally, on most of MUST ey HEALTHY Your general health should be on a high plane to see you through the hustle and bustle with no serious after-effects. So I don't want you worn out by shopping before the holidays even begin, Everyone always plans to beat the "Christmas rush." of course, but how many of us actually do it? This year really buckle down and get your shopping completed early. Those hectic days the week before Christmas can leave you completely fagged, if you let your shopping go until the last ute SHOP FRIDAYS But whenever you decide to shop you might try to make it on a Friday. In general, stores are less crowded on Friday. And I think you'll find that crowds are smaller before 11:30 am and after 3:30 p.m Now, chances are that, no matter how early you start, your shopping will carry you lunch While you should into the hours bave fortified yourself with a fresh substantial breakfast before set- ting out, you should also take sufficient time to relax and em- joy your noon meal. Busiest time for most restau. rants is from noon to 1 p.m. So, if possible, try to arrange your lunch hour either before or af- ter this time. HOW TO DRESS You should dress warmly en. ough for the weather, but don't overdress. Remember, you will be inside much of the time. And, for heaven's sake, wear sensible shoes! But the real secret of saving time and energy on these shop- ping trips is to organize them well in advance Decide as well as you can what you want to get for each friend. and relative. Then jot down the proposed present op- posite the name of each recip- ient. You probably will change your mind about some presents, once you see all the gifts avail- able, but this type of planning should be very helpful. SHOP ALONE Usually it's best to shop alone, You get more done at a faster pace if you don't have to wait for someone else to make up his mind. Finally, try to get home early enouhg to have time to sit down and relax before you start pre- paring the evening meal Take time to drink a glass of fruit juice, or a glass of milk. You'll be surprised at how it will re- you. QUEEN'S PARK Gladiators Face Contest Of Words By DON O"HEARN Special Correspondent te The Oshawa Times TORONTO-Two rather uncom- fortable gladial are looking forward without any great en- thusiasm to Dec. 8, Hon. Robert Macaulay, Hydro vice-chairman, and Liberal Leader John Wintermeyer will hold their long-talked-of-debate in Kitchener that evening. Both undoubtedly will take, to the platform with enthusiasm, for both are enthusiasts, but with each there will be mi-givings un. demneath, CRUSADING START: Mr. Macaulay issued the chal- lenge for the debate in a spirit of the crusades. He felt it would tend to liven up public affairs. Mr. Wintermeyer took up the challenge not so gallantly, He was not exactly in love with the id e a from the start. Never- theless he accepted. Now both men probably wish Mr, Macaulay had stuck to Hy- dro business and left crusading to the evangelists, TROUBLED FINISH: No matter how the debate turns out it is hard to see how either man is going to gain Mr. Macaulay is already in cer- tain trouble with his party. Old timers, reportedly from the premier down, did not think too much of his venture, They will be watching the de- bate very closely and waiting for the young member to make a iy And in an affair of Hog type it is al Pp making a few slips. Mr. Wintermeyer, also accords ing to reports, took up the chal lenge because he felt that presse ure from within his riding was such he couldn't turn it down. He knew from the start it would be almost impossible to over-bal- ance the losses with the gains. As party leader and forced to speak officially he will be within limits to which Mr. Macaulay won't be confined, HAD TO ACCEPT But there would be such a loss the outcome he had to accept it, Those thoughts being out of the way, from the view-point of the observer it is good to see the de- bate taking place, As Mr. Macaulay originally ine tended, it should help create in- terest in politics. There is no question thet if & were a practice m or e generally followed it would tend to produce better parliamentarians. There are other potential bene- fits. And though the men involved may take a bit of a licking the public should be a winner. 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