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hye Osha Times Published by Canadian Newspapers Limited, 57 Simcoe St. S., Oshawa, Ont. Page 6 Wednesday, February 18, 1959 City Works Department Faces Big Repair Job Winter is still with us, but its mount- ing cost is clearly evident. An abnormal amount of snow has had to be cleared away. An abnormal amount of sand and salt has had to be scattered over icy roads, And what will probably be the most expensive item is still to come, That is road repair. The recent rain and mild weather revealed what the winter has done to Oshawa's streets. The condition of many of them can only be described as atroe- cious, and most of the others are in need of attention, The main streets are almost all decorated with potholes, par ticularly those that also have railway tracks. Some of the residential streets are outright obstacle courses, Gibbons north from Louisa, for example, is so badly holed that any vehicle forced to travel it regularly must run the risk of damage. This is the price of an old-fashioned winter, it seems--or at least a winter that has been distinguished by steady snowfalls, interspersed with rain, and temperatures that have ranged wild- ly between zero degrees and the middle thirties. The effects on roads that were beginning to show wear at the begine ning of the winter, or were not properly surfaced by the time the bad weather began, has been devastating, A massive task faces Oshawa's works department as soon as the weather per mits the start of work on the street sure faces, In the meantime, the department continues to have its hands full keeping the streets as clear as possible of snow and ice, Old Man Ontario Gone Tom Kennedy was buried this week in the land and the soil that he loved, There were more than the usual num- ber of eulogies and more than the usual display of sorrow for a public figure. But Tom Kennedy being the kind of man he was, nothing was said that had not been said before, while he was still alive. It is the mark of a man's greatness that other men put into words their respect and affection for him before it is time to deliver funeral orations over his body. Tom Kennedy's greatness was not that of massive intellect or dazzling material success or even personal bril- liance--although he had a fine, acute mind and great qualities of leadership, as he demonstrated both in politics and as a soldier in the First World War. His greatness grew from his belief in the essential goodness of people, From that belief there grew other sturdy growths of goodness, Because people were worth working for, Tom Kennedy worked for them, as school trustee, as municipal councillor, as a member of the legislature and as a cabinet minister,Because he looked for the good in people, they lookd for and found good in him. The result was that he had opponents but not enemies. His political adversaries might criticize him, but never with bitterness or hate, and more than once they found occasion to pay him honest and unstinting tribute, There was no mud-slinging by him or against him--mud to him meant only earth that needed to be dried before it could be worked and made produc- tive. Tom Kennedy came to be known as Old Man Ontario. The Old Man is gone, and Ontario is the less for his passing. Fifty Years Of Flight Next Monday a fragile little plane will skim over the icy Bras d'Or lakes and land at Baddeck, Nova Scotia. It will be followed by sleek, high-power- ed aircraft of the Royal Canadian Air ° Force and Royal Canadian Navy. In such fashion will be observed the 50th anniversary of powered flight in Can- ada, The little plane will be a replica of the original "Silver Dart" that lifted itself from the Baddeck ice in February, 1909. Both the time and the place had a significance, When the Silver Dart became airborne, it put Canadians among the pioneers of aviation and put Canada into the air age. Canadians have continued to be among the hon- pred company of pioneers, and the air age has meant more to Canada than to most countries as an invaluable instru- ment in national development. It is en- tirely appropriate, too, that the historie first flight took place in Nova Scotia, where so much Canadian history has had its beginnings, Today's children take for granted great planes flying at supersonic speeds, *THey must find it extremely difficult to visualize a time when there was no such thing as air travel, or even to comprehend the magnitude of the ach- ievement of the men who first broke the bonds of earth in a piloted machine, Yet all this has happened in the space of half a century, scarcely more than a generation and less than an average lifetime, Those fifty years have seen a revolu=- tion in travel, on the land and above it. For Canada it has meant the transfor- mation of what was largely a wilder- ness into a far-flung nation, no part of which is more than a few hours away from ary other part. Changes In Income Tax eyes, diagnostic services and ambulance charges where these were paid for after Most people now making out their income tax returns probably do not re- alize that some '70 amendments have been made in the income tax law since they did the same chore a year ago. The amendments touch all kinds of tax- payers, from married persons living apart from their spouses to amalgamat- ing corporations, according to CCH Can- adian, reporiing authority on tax and business law, CCH notes the following key changes affecting individual tax payers: A A husband will not lose his full ma- rital exemption ($2000 until his wife's income exceeds $1250. Maintenance payments ordered by a family court are now deductible by the payer. Alimony received is no longer subject to the four per cent investment income surtax, Medical expense deductions are broadened to include deductions for prescribed drugs, eye glasses, artificial hye Oshawa Times T. L. WILSON Publisher and General Manager. C. 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Principal changes affecting business returns this year are: Business losses are deductible even where they are not incurred in the same business, but limitatons are made on corporations purchasing loss companies. Foreign tax credits are computed un- J0] WNWIXBW SyJ, 'B[NULIO] MIU ® Jap deductible charitable donations is in- creased to 10 per cent of income. A whole new section has been added to the income tax act to provide special rules for the computation of income where corporations amalgamate. Other Editor's Views GENIUS REQUIRED (Calgary Albertan) Louis Kronenberger, than whom we have few better authorities on the theme, says that most literary criticism has a shaky, eccentric side and is com=- paratively easy, Sound* appreciation, however, is not only more difficult but also of great culturai value. Good appreciators like Lytton Strachey are good writers thems selves and discover other good writers. Any ass can <ee a fly on a picture. It takes genius to recognize genius. Bible Thought Thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land.--Job 1:10 Honest rviceful workmanship is hihly profitable business. The get-rich- quick men usually end in disgrace and failure, S¢ \ TAS -- \ cars iY - mL la THREATS I =|» id STILL COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOWBALLS OTTAWA REPORT Inspiring Words For Rights Bill By PATRICK NICHOLSON AN OPEN LETTER TO THE PM Dear Mr. Prime Minister, The Canadian Bar Assoclation deplores the language of Can- ada's bill of rights--your bill of rights--as being too prosaic. The bill should be couched in lan- guage which will "stir the hearts of men, as well as protect our rights and freedoms," the asso- ciation urges. You, Mr. Prime Minister, are an honorary life member of the Canadian Bar Association; you were elected a vice-president of that distinguished legal body. You may be Impressed by its suggestion, Five months ago, when 'your bill of rights was publicly un- veiled in our Parliament, this column sadly compared the high ideals of your long parliamentary battle for a Canadian bill of rights with the low utilitarianism in which it had been clothed by the bureaucratic drafters for its debut. Perhaps you read my comments .in your home - town newspaper, the Prince Albert Daily Herald. You may not have been impressed by my sugges- tion. 1 wrote then, and today Can- ada's most distinguished lawyers agree with me, that it must gall you, as a lover of beautiful lan- guage, to see your lifetime pet ewe-lamb about to be immortal- ized in the strictly utilitarian and unadorned homeliness of a hog. LINCOLN WORDS You have long read of Abra- ham Lincoln, and admired his or- atery. At Gettysburg he spoke those memorable words which strike in your mind a chord so responsive that they might be said to epitomize your basic be- lief of human rights: "'Our Fath- ers brought forth on this contin- ent a new nation, concelved in liberty, and dedicated to the pro- position that all men are created equal." Lincoln's Clettysburg Address is perhaps the brightest gem in the storehouse of state literature of which our neighbors are justly proud. Proud parents assemble beneath fluttering banners and blue July skies to hear school children trippingly recite ex- tracts, which they have learned in their social studies classes: The Gettysburg Address, the Dec- laration of Independence, the Preamble to the Constitution, These and others are texts which, in the words of the Canadian Bar Association, stir the hearts of men, as well as protect their rights and freedoms. Have you ever participated in a similar scene in Canada, Mr. Prime Minister? Can you picture that jolly little fellow John, your wife's grandson, one day stand- ing up in his crowded school hall, to recite to a palpitating audi- ence the following extract from the draft bill of rights? "All the acts of the Parliament of Canada enacted before or af- ter t he commencement of this part, all srders rules and regula- tions thereunder, and all laws in force in Canada or in any part of Canada at the commencement of this part that are subject to PARAGRAPHICAL WISDOM Even effective outlawing of atomic bombs and missiles wouldn't bring permanent world peace. It would be necessary ef- fectively to outlaw all weapons of war back to and including the bow and arrow. So far this year an unusually large number of people have been dissatisfied with the weath- er The admonition, "Love y our enemies," is probably followed most faithfully by those who love themselves. be repealed abolished or alt dred. i, That is not stirring--it is repul- sive, RECALL PHRASES Some of us here vividly recall your own stimulating words spoken on March 24, 1952, when you urged the House of Commons to adopt a Canadian Bill of Rights. You defined freedom as "the priceless thing without which life loses its dignity and becomes only a hopeless form of spiritual slavery." In contrast, the draft bill of rights defines freedom in part as "the remedy by way of habeas corpus for the determination of the validity of his detention and for his release if the detention is not lawful." Do you remember asserting that "the quest for freedom is not the monopoly of any political party"? Yet three years later, on Feb, 7, 1955, the then Liberal minister of justice, Hon, Stuart Garson, rejected your generous offer to Include his party in your quest; he declared that no bill of rights was needed in Canada. In- stead, he challenged you "at the next general election to get to- gether with your friends and try to elect a parliament that will bring in the bill which you think necessary." NO GOBBLEDEGOOK How you made that silly little man eat his silly little words! How you made him personally bite the dust in defeat! But please Mr. Prime Minister, do not now make him, and us, and unborn generations of Canadians, eat silly little gobbledegook ' cooked up by bure:ucrats with little minds. Please give us in that bill words waich we shall remember with pleasure and recite with pride. Canada needs a bill of rights. Our treasure of freedom calls for a memorable bill with a resound. ing preamble and with inspiring clauses. Surely it is not beyond the capabilities of your golden tongue and your legal brilliance to ensure that your legal staff re- draft your bill in language of a grandeur to match the grandeur of your long-nourished idea? Yours sincerely Patrick Nicholson BYGONE DAYS 25 YEARS AGO The Oshawa Leglon Memorial Hall was dedicated with an im. pressive ceremony on Sunday afternoon featured by a stirring address by Capt. the Rev, Sidney E. Lambert, chaplain of Christie street "hospital, Toronto. The opening dinner was held on Mon. day evening with the Ladies' Auxiliary of the Oshawa Branch acting as hostesses for the occa. gion. A concert featured by the OCVI Symphony Band under the direction of Leonard Richer brought festivities to a close. Members of the Lawn Bowling Club entertained at a delightful bridge. The president, J, H, R. Luke welcomed 200 guests. Mrs, Norman Legge was in charge of refreshments. An orchestra in ate tendance furnished the dance music, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Farrow celebrated their 53rd anniversary on February 14, James W. Vandervoort, one of the 'original United Empire Loyalists, died at his home on Drew street in hig 84th year. The girls' classes of King street church .enterteined their fathers at a dinner. The main event of the evening was the presentation of "The Old Family Album", Mrs. E. J. Luke was the com- mentator and the performance began with the wedding cere. mony of Dr, and Mrs. R. L. Me- Tavish portrayed by Stan Gomme and Phyllis Tresise, The tax rate of Oshawa was set at 46 mills and the reliel esti. mates were reduced. A meeting of parents and teach. ers of the OCVI took place to undertake the organization of the Home and School Club in cone Junction with~that institution, J. C. Ward was elected the first president of the newly-formed Oshawa branch of the Retail Merchants Association. Mr. and Mrs, J. G. Langmald were honored by some 60 rela.' tives and friends at Elgin stréét east, on the occasion of their 40th wedding anniversary. Mrs. Charles H. Peacock, who had been a resident of Oshawa for 52 years, died suddenly at the home, of her son C. H, Peacock, Simcoe street north, FOR BETTER HEALTH Don't Dismiss Measles 'As a "Kid's Disease" HERMAN N. BUNDESEN, MD Many children's diseases come with bullt-In Immunity against further attacks. For example, one case of measles, chickenpox, whooping cough, diptheria or mumps gen- erally protects the patient from a future attack of the same dis ease, DON'T EXPOSE HIM This, however, is no reason for deliberately exposing your youngster to a person suffering from one of these diseases so your child can *'get it over with", Unfortunately, this is a fairly widespread attitude among pare ents, particularly regarding measles, "After all," some parérits tell me, "it's only measles." Let me go on record right now to state that I believe it is fool- hardy, almost criminal, to ex- pose young children deliberately to a case of measles. MILD ATTACK If your youngster can escape measles until he reaches the age of five or six, then any attack he might get is much more likely to be a mild one. Thus it is mach less likely that there will be any complications. You probably don't realize it, but measles are responsible for many deaths among babies and among children who are not in the best physical condition. Fortunately, most cases last only about a week or so. Yet the possiblity of complications always exists, so I don't want any of you to regard measles as "just another kid's disease." Ordinarily, communities will have outbreaks of measles every two or three years, generally in the spring. So if you hear of any measles in youf nelghborhood, keep your younger children from playing with any children whe go to school. Youngsters are apt to get a lot more than a good education in the classrooms along about this time of the year. EARLY SIGNS Early signs of measles are fa- miliar to most of us, but I will Tepent them briefly as a remin- Moderate fever; puffy, watery eyes; lining of the lips and cheek GALLUP POLL OF CANADA Small Majority Opposed To Pay, Price Controls By CANADIAN INSTITUTE "OF PUBLIC OPINION Any suggestion that wages and prices should be fixed at the present level would rend oounkry with an explosive argu- ment, if it were put to a national vote. Almo:t as many Canadians favor the idea, as oppose it, with those in disagreement in the larg. er segment except in the West where the split of opinion is prac- tically even. During the war 'years the wage and price .control laws were on the whole, popular with the Oa n public. Later, in Hg hy phe up controls should be re-established, no less than 78 cent sal "Yes. Today it a different story.' Interviewers put this question to a national sample of the adult population: "WOULD YOU FAVOR OR OP- POSE LAWS WHICH WOULD KEEP BOTH PRICES AND WAGES AT THEIR PRESENT LEVEL?" Favor such laws ........ 40% Would not favor them.. 48 No Opinion vo 10 100% In Quebec province, and in On- tario about ten cent more objected to the proposal than like it. In the West, however, while 47 per cent said they would favor it, 46 per cent said they would not, When the nation's point of view hose " sone way with a labor union, and those who are not, there is a fair degree of differences in point of view as the next table shows, Labor Nop. Union Labor Household Union Yes, favor a law 40% 37% No, would not favor it 2 51 Qualified 1 2 No Opinion 8 10 100% 100% The more education a Canadian has, the less likely he is to ap- prove wage and price controls, Among those with public or no schooling, for example, 38 cent wotlld object to such a Taw, but with a school education objection rises to 56 per cent, and still higher among those who have been to university, Canadians, as the Poll has ve- vealed, put the main blame for the current labor unrest on the problems of increased costs, any attempt to bring back and price controls would split the country into two camps in stro opposition to each other. While the 1950 Gallup Poll did not specifically mention soutrols with price controls the question was to a fully familiar wit the ale of both. Interviewers asked: "As things are right now, do you think we should have price con- trols again, or do you think the government should not interfere in prices?" The "ayes" won an overwhelming vote at that time, Yes, have price controls 75% Should not have them 14 Qualified 2. No Opinion 4 100%, "REPORT FROM THE UK. Income Tax Cuts Hope Of British By M. McINTYRE HOOD Special London (Eng.) CORRESPONDENT For The Oshawa Times LONDON -- The people of Britain have been telling the Chancellor of the Exchénuer, Mr, Heathcoat Amory, exactly what they want in the Budget which he will be placing before the House pf Commons in Aoril. And above everything else, they want a reduction In income tax. One of the leading British newsnapers carried out a pudlie opinion poll oh this question dur. ing a period of a week. and the answers received were quite em. phatie, A single question was put to the public and it was this: "If it were possible to ease tax- ation In the next budeet, which ONE tax would you like to see reduced." RESULT OF POLL Of the answers received, 49 per. cent wanted a reduction in in- come tex in preference to any other, Those who put a reduction in purchase tax first represent. ed 36 per cent of the replies. Other answers probably repre. senting some speclal interests and preferences, were listed as Tobacco, beer and spirits taxes, 4 per cent; gasoline tax, 8 per cent; miscellaneous taxes men. tioned, 1% per cent; entertain. ment, road, and property tax re- ductions were each favored by only one per cent. Only three percent of the people questioned had no opinion to express, WAGE AVERAGES Probably influencing the pref- erence for income tax reductions is the low average rate of income in Britain, as compared with Can. ada, and the fact that the amount of the statutory tax exemption is very small. The minisry of Labor reports that at the end of 1958 the aver. age earnings of some 7,000,000 manual workers in Britain were £10 16s 9 d a week. This works out at approximately $29 a week. For men, the average weekly wage was £12 16 s 3 d a week, or $34.60. In the manufacturing in- dustries, the average was slight. ly higher at £13 6s 5d, about $35.60. For women, however, the average weekly wage was £6 13s 11d ($18.10), with the average in manufacturing jobs a little. high« er, at £6 14s 5d, or $18.20 a week. The catch, in the public mind, is that these wages are all BEFORE and not after, deduc- tion of income tax, which for the top part of the income can come within the category of 42% per cent of 8s 6 d to the pound. AT CITY HALL What kind of a reception do the citizens of your community receive when they visit:the town or city hall? What kind of facili ties are provided for their com- fort and convenience when they go there on official business, or to interview any of the town or city officials? These are questions which have been under survey by the Nation. a' and Local Government Offi- cers' Association all over the United Kingdom, Nearly A 1000 local authorities and their prem. ises and officials have been under survey, And the conclusion reached as a result is that -- "Even by the meanest stan. dards nearly half of our local authorities give a frosty recep- tion to John Citizen when he visits his town or city hall," MANY SHORTCOMINGS Details of the findi of the \ departments and corridors; short. age of chairs and other simple amenities for visitors who have to wait; the practice of leaving visitors to the mercy of untrain- ed juniors and lack of proper accommodation for interviews. Some of the language contain. ed in the report on the survey Is quite expressive. In one sectiol it says: ' "Having braved one of these rabbit - warrens, penetrated ts mysterious passages, climbed stairs or walked half-way ae the towh to the department Be wants, what does John Citizen find there? { "In most cases, the answers suggest, ohly a nasty little room smelling of soft soan without a single seat, an abominable hatch and a bell marked 'push', When he pushes, a sliding panel shoots across, and a hardly visible face asks what he wants. The hatch is clesed with a bang while the an- swer Is sought." A common complaint was the lack of privacy, so that personal discussions of hardship cases, rates and funeral arrangements had to take place over public counters, Arrangements of this kind were considered not only deunting to the visitor, but en. couraged time - wasting by the staff, : SUGGESTS REMEDIES Summing up the survey, the official journal of the organiza. tion, "Public Service", says: "A few comfortable chairs, a coat of paint, a gay picture or two. . . a bowl of flowers, a handful of magazines, a cosy fire, a knowledgealils tion- ist and clear dire! signs to different departments would cost little and would transform the bulk of our town and country halls," N That is what a survey of clvig, buildings revealed in Britain, We, cannot help wondering what a similar survey in Canadiag towns and cities d forth, survey have been sent to the minister of housing and local government and the secretary for Scotland. The main shortcomings brought to light by the inquiry are: Old - fashioned, draughty and generally drab and depressing accommodation; absence of cen- tral inquiry points where depart- ments are widely dispersed: in. adequate signposting of buildings, QUEEN'S PARK Fine Performance By Kelso Roberts By DON O'HEARN Special Correspondent te The Oshawa Times TORONTO -- An outstanding performance was given by At- torney-General Kelso Roberts in presenting the Ontario Supreme Court natural gas report. The attorney-general gave an address of more than two hours in outlining the contents of the re- port and the evidence accomp- anying it. And in view of the circum- stances--the highly involved con- , the complexity of the questions covered and the huge mass of evidence (1450 typewrit- ten pages)--it was an outstand- ing effort. e attorney-general was able to tackle the big subject without getting bogged down and to ex- plain the developments clearly and in good order. WAS UNSURE Which gives an occasion to note how Mr. Roberts has developed in recent years. Two or three years ago he wonld not have done nearly so well. At that stage in his career he was a weak speaker and apt to give the impression of not being secure. Now that been changed. He can give a 3tiong speech, and though still inclined to over. explain, 'or the most part gets his points across confidently. LONG FIGHT This must ba credited as a test. imony to the benefits of hard work. has largely with small bluish-white spots; one to two days later the rash appears on the head and then the body. If you notice that your child has any of these symptoms -- no matter how old he is -- call your doctor. ; . WHAT IS EVERYONE SAYING ? SEE PAGE 19 There is probably not another man in the House who is so Cedi- cated to a career in public life As the attorney-general, nor one who has put $0 much into build- ing one. His political life has had its shoals. In 1948, after having been In the House since 1943--and disap pointed in an ambition for the cabinet -- he had an open split with Premier Drew over the Un- satisfied Judgment Fund. He did not run in the election that year and some months later contested the provincial leader- ship convention without much success. LUCAS PEACOCK After five years on the sales staff of the well known Oshawa Real Es- tate Brokers, Ristow and Olsen, Lucas Peacock has registered as a Real Es- tate Broker and is offer ing a personal Real Estate Service. He is a Charter Member of The Oshawa and District Real Estate Board. $100,000 CAPITAL REQUIRED from residents of this area for INVESTMENT in well established, financially sound, growth industry to be located in OSHAWA Excellent investment opportunity For further details, contact: BOX 532, OSHAWA TIMES