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dhe Dshawa Sines Published by Canadian Newspapers Limited, 86 King St. E., Oshawa, Ont. Page 6 Saturday, March 19, 1960 Try To Rid Parliament Of Divorce Business A few days ago in this space we com- mented on the pitiful spectacle of that August legislature body, the United States Senate, reduced to impotence by a filibuster staged by a small group opposed to the extension of civil rights to negroes. Now we have the spectacle of something like a filibuster being put on in the House of Commons by two CCF members, Arnold Peters and Frank Howard. And this time our sup- port goes to the filibusterers. In the Commons, however, what has been going on is not properly a fili- buster. What Mr. Peters and Mr, Howard are doing is questioning divorce bills in such detail that they use up the time allotted to private members' bills. They are not holding up the general work of the House, they are not delaying or subverting the handling of general busi- ness. They are simply holding up the private bills, and even here they are permitting some of the bills to come before the House. Their purpose is to force Parliament to rid itself of the divorce business. Quebec and Newfoundland do not have divorce courts and show no inclination to establish them. Divorce actions from those provinces go before committees of the Senate and the Commons in the form of private bills. Thus Parliament, for a certain amount of time each ses- sion, is turned into a divorce mill. It is an improper, unnecessary and une dignified waste of Parliament's time -- time, incidentally, that costs the tax. payers of Canada a great deal of money. It could be said that eight provinces are subsidizing the divorce business of the other two. It is more than just a waste of time, however. Members of the Senate and Commons committee undoubtedly do their best to investigate the evidence presented in the divorce petitions, but the chairman of the committees have repeatedly voiced their distrust of much of that evidence. In case after case, the same pattern is followed: the room in a hotel or motel, the sudden entry of witnesses, the state of dress or undress of the occupants, It is all too pat. Even the most trusting soul would be forced to the opinion that there was collusion, that the circumstances were carefully staged -- in effect, that much of the evidence was perjured. CCF members have made repeated attempts to rid Parliament of its divorce business, but the effort of Messrs. Peters and Howard is the most determined yet. We wish them well with it. Parkinson's 2nd Law When C. Northcote Parkinson, witty British political scientist, propounded the theory that the constructive work of any government bureau or department increases inversely to the multiplication of its personnel, it quickly became known as Parkinson's Law. It must now be referred to as Parkinson's First Law, because the professor has written a new book -- and propounded a new law. The book is called "The Law and the Profits," and in it Parkinson comes up with another maxim of government behavior. This one says that in all activities of government "expenditure rises to meet income." Governments, he says, will always find a way to spend every penny they can lay hands on, and sometimes they will spend more. As Parkinson sees it, the progressive income tax and the ability to expand currencies not backed by gold have given governments almost unlimited power to boost revenue and spending. He feels that warnings about the need U.S. Defence While representatives of East and West are talking about the steps that may be taken towards disarmament, cautionary voices are being raised in various Western countries by persons who warn that, until there is some solid agreement about the reduction of weapons, there is still a military threat that must be faced. Some of the loudest voices are in the United States, where leaders in various walks of life are dis- turbed by what they feel is the com- placency of President Eisenhower and his administration. They include Repub- licans as well as Democrats. Robert C. Sprague, Boston business- man and co-chairman of the Gaither committee which Eisenhower named to make a confidential study of national security problems is not complacent. He believes 'the nation faces a clear and imminent threat to its survival but we have not yet fully awakened to that hye Oshavon Times YT. L. WILSON, Publisher end General Monager €. GWYN KINSEY, Editor The Oshawa Times combining The Oshawa Times {established 1871) ana the Whitby Gozette and Chronicle (established 1863), is published daily (Sundays end statutory holidays excepted). Members of Canadian Daily Newspapers Publishers Association, The Canadian Frese, Audit Bureau of Circulation and the Ontario Provincial Dailies Asso- ciation. The Canadian Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all news despatched in the poper credited to it or to The Associated Press or Reuters, ond also the local news published therein. All rights of special reserved. 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He sets that limit at 20 per cent of national income, and would include spending at all levels of government his warning is that when taxation takes as little as ten per cent of national ine come, capital tends to migrate to more favorable areas. He writes: "Economy must begin with fixing the revenue as a proportion of the national income and informing each department of the total expenditure it must not exceed. With every incentive to internal economy and with automatic dismissal following every deficit, we should soon find that much can be done with little and more, very often, can be done with less" Worries unpleasant fact." He believes the danger is more serious than the president has stated. Robert A. Lovett, investment banker with long experience in government de- clares that the government underesti- mates the Communist threat and United States is losing prestige. James Phinney Baxter III, president of Williams College and a member of the Gaither committee does not be- lieve the time is ripe to reduce spending for defence. More, rather than less, tax- ation will be required if America is to maintain position of strength as leader of the free world. its Thomas J. Watson, Jr, president of the International Business Machines Corp, who says he in an Independent, is quoted as saying "we cannot go on with business as usual" and expect to compete with the Russians, These thoughts of men who have large stakes in the United States were brought out at meetings of the senate government operations subcommittee headed by Senator Jackson, a Democrat from Washington. Object of the body, in the words of Senator Jackson, is to study ways in which a free society can be organized "to outthink, outplan and outperform totalitarianism and achieve security in freedom" Bible Thoughts We . .. glory in you... for your patience and faith in all your perse- cution and tribulations that ye endure. ~II Thessalionians 1:4. The spirit that smiles through afflic- tion is evidence that faith dwells within, They that sleep sleep in the night; . and they that be drunken are drunken in the night--I Thessalionians 5:7. Day and night are alike to God, whe sees the evil to judge it, and observes faithfulness to approve it. - i Wews rem? PROFESSOR WORKS OUT MATRIMONIAL RATING CRART ICAL CTION 107 Ar 09) 3 Ao 5% SEWING -- 15% PHYSICAL FITNESS 0, KILL 15% Voney™ SIMILARITY OF INTERESTS 10% ' HOW DOES SHE RATE? GALLUP POLL More Retugees Divide Opinion By CANADIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC OPINION Should Canada relax her im- migration laws to permii a limit- ed number of refugees to come to this country during World Refugee Year? Split of opinion across the country as a whole is very close. Those who want to see these refugees admitted tip the scales -- but by a small margin, Today 48 per cent approve the proposal, but 44 per cent dis- approve. This is the judgment of a na- tion which shows solid approval for the Government's gesture in bringing to Canada 100 refugee families, each with one tuber- cular member, as the nation's contribution to World Refugee Year. As reported by the Gallup Poll last week, 64 per cent of the public endorse this entry and only 32 per cent object to it. But the argument grows more heated over the suggestion that there should be a further relaxation. One reason may lie in the fact that, since 1952 a majority of Canadians have held the opinion that Canada does not need more immigrants. Question put to a scientific cross-section of the public by in- terviewers for the Gallup Poll was this: "Some people believe that in this World Refugee Year, Can. ada should relax her immigra- tion laws to permit a limited number of refugees from Europe to come to Canada. Do you agree with this proposal or not?" Agree ." Disagree ...... No. opinion In Eastern Canada the split of opinion is equal, in the West it is very close, with those in favor slightly more numerous than those who object. In Ontario there is a considerably larger de- gree of approval for relaxation of laws in World Refugee Year as the columns below show. East Ont. West Pct. Pct. Pct. 4 51 49 "4 4 47 12 a 4 100 100 100 World Copyright Reserved Agree Disagree No opinion FOR BETTER HEALTH Relaxed Atmosphere Best For Digestion HERMAN. N. BUNDESENMD Have smiles for dinner tonight. Digestion often suffers when quarrels, turmoil or upset eino- tions of any kind are served for any meal. A relaxed atmosphere is essential at the breakfast, lunch or dinner table. DO YOU RELAX? Yet how many parents relax when young children are eating with them? Far too often, tempers explode when youngsters eat too quickly or don't eat quickly enough. So let me pass on a few hints that may help keep peace at your table If your children habitually bolt their food in their rush to get out to play with other children, 1 suggest that you set a definite time limit for them to sit at the table. TIME SHOULD VARY For example, insist that they take at least 20 minutes -- may- be more, maybe less, depending upon the child -- to eat. There is no sense in jamming down their food if they have to sit idly at the table until their allotted eating time expires. If, on the other hand, the chil- dren dawdle with their food, don't make a big hassle about it at the table. You will upset yourself as well as the children and everyone else. SET GOOD EXAMPLE Don't make an issue about their table manners, either. Children are great imitators, you know, so the best thing you can do is to set a good example for them. Ac- tually, I think in many in- stances you will find that stress- ing good manners by lecturing about them while eating may have exactly the opposite effect from that which you desire. Don't block the children out of your table conversation. Chat- ting with their parents at dinner about events at school or play makes the youngsters feel that they really are a part of the family. It's an important part of their growing-up period. LET KIDS JOIN I don't mean to imply that you should permit the children to dominate the conversation or to interrupt the older persons.. But let them join the table talk, If the children are constantly "shushed" every time they open their mouths, they will eat their meals under considerable stress and strain. And that is bad for their digestion. I have one more suggestion to make -- one which many of you parents will look upon with dread. INVITE PLAYMATES Every once in a while, let your youngsters invite some (one or two at a time) of their play- mates to dine with them. This also is a part of their edu- cation. They wil! learn how to be hospitable and how to share things, even food. : Moreover, it will help them en- joy their meals. And you want the young folks to enjoy them. They will be doing a great deal of eating during the rest of their lives. QUESTION AND ANSWER Mr. H. E. R.: As long as I can remember, my skin has been dry and scaly. I use lotions, but I would like to know if I could add something to my diet that would help this condition. Answer: A dry, scaly skin may be due to a number of causes, in- cluding thyroid deficiency and some vitamin lack. Supplementary vitamins help. Consult your doctor about the necessity for thyroid medication. may NAMES COUNT WISBECH, England (CP)--The council: of this Cambridgeshire town received a 40-foot-long pe- tition containing 1,300 signatures from residents who want a mid- week market. BY-GONE DAYS 42 YEARS AGO Seven freight cars loaded with production material for General Motors failed te hang on going around the curve at the corner of Ritson Rd. and Bruce St. and toppled off the tracks, complete- ly blocking street traffic. Dam. age was placed at $50,000 to $75,000. Members of the Masonic Order of Oshawa held a mass meeting in the GM Assembly Hall. The work in connection with the pro- posed Masonic Temple was re- viewed and plans considered for future development. Lt.-Col. W. N. Ponton, Past Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Canada, was the guest speaker. L. 0. Clifford, ex-MP, was elected an honorary director of the CNE. H. B. Samells retired from ac- tive business, having dissolved partnerzhip with Davidson and Samells. Hambly Bros. doubled capacity of their ice plant to provide 42 tons of ice daily. Mayor R. D. Preston paid trib- ute to the enterprise of Oshawa citizens in reviewing the city's prosperity of the past four years and predicted rapid expansion during the next four-year per- iod, W. J. Trick was the first mayor of Oshawa on its erection mto a city in 1924. Tax rate was set at 43% mills which was a reduction of a half mill from the rate of 4 mills the previous year. F. W. Cowan offered the Cow- an e:tate on the west side of Simcoe St. S., to the city for $40,000. Board of Directors of the Osh: awa Chamber of Commerce were made up of G. W. McLaughlin, G. D. Conant, R. D. Preston, E. W. Drew, H. A, Brown, A. G. Storie, G. Hart, A. E. Lovell, F. J. Reddin, A. W. Bell, E. Marks, E. C. Hodgins, Dr. T. W, G. McKay and C. E. McTavish. A very enjoyable St, Parick's tea was held at the home of Mrs, E. Downey, Park Rd. N., in aid of the Westmount Home and School Association. PARAGRAPHICAL WISDOM When Miss Spring makes her bow this year, she will be greet- ed with one of the most enthus- isastic rounds of applause she has ever received. "The well dressed playboy has 14 hats," says a style magazine, and very little to put in any of them. When a machine or stops functioning, the person's idea of how to set it going is to strike it sharply. And it's remarkable how often this works. gadget average READERS' VIEWS Queries About Minor Hockey Dear Sir: I wonder if you would publish a short statement, as I think what I have to say concerns the public to a certain degree. Why, near the end of the sea- son of hockey are the Bantam All-Stars required in the Oshawa Minor Hockey Association, to pay 40c for an hour's practice on Tuesday and another 25¢ on Wed. nesday to play, when up to now all winter they have paid noth- ing for their Tuesday's prac. tice? Is it because Minor Hockey in Oshawa is becoming financial ly embarrased? Is it not time for a financial statement, from the Oshawa Minor Hockey Asso- ciation for the public to see how the boys' quarters are spent? Where are all the 17 helmets, Minor Hockey purchased 1% years ago for the Bantam All- Stars? How many of these can be found in Minor Hockey equip- ment rooms, at present? Also where have all the 20 odd blue and grey sweat shirts gone, Min- or Hockey had last year for the two blue and grey teams in the bantam league, not to mention the second set of Kinsmen and Beaton"s Dairy sweaters that all disappeared when last season's hockey was finished? I believe these questions should all be answered publicly by the Oshawa Minor Hockey Association to en- lighten the public as to the man- agement of Minor Hockey here in Oshawa. Are Minor Hockey authorities interested in the promotion of hockey here in Oshawa, or are they interested in ggiving free skating to the pub for two hours on Saturday evenings while boys wanting to play hockey pay 65 cents for two hours of hockey, What does their slogan mean, "Hockey For All?" Oshawa RAYMOND 8. GODRIDGE rn UNITED KINGDOM OPINION Offer Of German Bases Sparks Furious Protest By M. McINTYRE HOOD Special London (Eng.) Correspondent For The Oshawa Times LONDON When the first guarded reports that West Ger- many wanted air and missile bases in the United Kingdom ap- peared, they were greeted with a sort of horrified unbelief. Now that the government has admitted the likelihood that West Germany will be using the South Uist rock- et range to test missiles, and of contingents of Germans being lo- cated in this country, the work has been blown right out of the bottle by the most explosive out. bursts of public opinion the country has known since the time of the Suez crisis. Government explanation that base facilities in Britain had been offered to all the NATO partners, and that Ger- many could not be excluded did nothing to. calm the public clamor. Indignant letters to the editors are flooding the columns of the popular press, In the House of Lords, Viscont Alexander of Hills: brough (Labor), said he was shocked at the idea of West Ger- many using British bases for nue- = lear weapon tests. 'Is that the position we should be placed in" he asked, 'after fighting a war for freedom and liberty?" MINERS RESOLUTION The Scottish National Union of Miners has passed a resolution condemning the use of the little island in the Hebrides for German missile tests. It says: "Allied to the suggestion that German bases be developed in Britain, this is a clear indication of the extent to which German militarism--res- ponsible for two wars--has again been developed." In South Uist itself, the row which was brought about by in- stalling a rocket base there was like a Sunday afternoon tea party compared with the furious roars of protest from the island's in- habitants. In fact, we doubt if anyone in Britain outside the immediate government circle is happy about the situation. And from the stand. point of the average citizen, the net result has simply. been to in- tensify the already strong distrust of anything German. The gov- ernment must face the fact that the situation will have to be great. ly clarified and modified when the NATO council of ministers meets in Paris at the end of this month. OPPOSED TO BRITAIN When the Corference on the Laws of the Sea gets down to business in Geneva, Canada and the United Kingdom will be on opposite sides of the argument regarding the extent of territorial waters and fishing zones. This was made clear at a press con- Drew, High ference held by Hon. George A. i Commissioner, at Canada House, in which he out- lined the Canadian proposal which is to be put before the con- ference. This pro) is that a state is entitled to fix the breadth of its territorial sea up to a limit of six nautical miles from its base coast line, and also to have higher railway fares. Since was a substantial rise fares only last a fishing zone for another six and miles, in which it will have the sole fishing rights, and will be able to keep out all fishing vessels from other countries. The proposal which the United States is putting forward, with the backing of Britain, provides for exactly the same principle as to to territorial sea and fishing zone, but with the t reserva tion that vessels who have finish- ed regularly for the past five years within the outer six mile area will have the historic right to continue doing so. This is exactly the proposal which Bri- tain is now anxious for Iceland to accept. Canada, according to Mr, Drew, disagrees with this. It holds that the Canadian proposal should be dopted, and any ag ts on historical rights to fishing in the outer six-mile zone should be the subject of bilateral or multi-late- ral agreements. The fly in the ointment here is that no one in this country in touch with the sub- ject can conceive of Iceland mak- ing any kind of an agreement for anything short of a twelve-mile fishing limit, HIGHER RAIL FARES Prime Minister Macmillan has sketched out the government's proposal for dealing with the situ- ation created by the Guillebaud report on _railwaymen's wages. A compete railway re-organization is planned, with all of the diffe. rent undertakings standing on their own feet and responsible for the management of their own affairs, The railwaymen will get the increase called for in the report. And who pays? It is the same old story--the public pays. In addition to having to feet heavy railway deficits out of taxes, the travelling public, Mr. Macmillan says, will have to pay total production was 20 ns. Yet with all this increased pro- duction, there is still a shortage of sheet steel, largely due to the boom in automobile and this shortage is not likely to be overtaken until 1962. GET AFTER THAT COUGH! 't fool with & cough due to a cold -- attack it right now with ROBERTS -- the time-tested, good testing, fast-acting syrup -- made from extract of cod liver oil and tor -- nothing finer or faster. Ask your druggist, ROBERT'S SYRUP AT ALL DRUGGISTS Chartered 135 SIMCOE ST. NORTH ® PARTNERS eo B.Comm,, C.A. A. BROCK MONTEITH Res. Partner G. W. Monteith, Monteith, Riehl & Co. @ LICENSED TRUSTEES o HON. J. WALDO MONTEITH , MP, F.CA. Gordon W. RIEHL, C.A,, R.LA, ROBERT F. LIGHTFOOT, C.A. GEORGE E. TRETHEWEY, C.A. Accountants OSHAWA, ONTARIO eo TELEPHONE eo Oshawa RA 5-3527 Ajox 730 Bowmanville ZENITH 45750 RIEHL -- RA 5-4478 A Report to the People WHO CAN ATTEND? WHO CAN VOTE? PURPOSE at the Hospital. Oshawa The Oshawa GENERAL HOSPITAL Is Your Own Hospital The bylaws of the Oshawa General Hospital require that an annual meeting be held some time between the first day of January and the last day of April, the date to be determined by the Board. The meeting this year will be held on Tuesday, March 22, in the hospital cafeteria at 8 p.m Every person in the community is invited to attend the annual meeting. In other words, it is a meeting open to the public. Meetings usually last about two hours, and a lunch is served at the close of business. Those entitled to vote at the annual meeting are: any person who has donated $100 in aid of the funds of the hospital (and thereby becomes a life member); the presiding officer of every society or organization which has subscribed $25 during the year preceeding the annual meeting; any person who subscribes one dollar or more to the Hospital or to the funds of the Women's Hospital Auxiliary during the year -- as long as the payments are made at least 30 days prior to the annual meeting. The annual meeting is held for the presentation of reports and the election of directors. One-third of the directors retire each year. Directors do not receive payment of any kind; they give of their time, energy, thought and services (and in many cases the facilities of their companies) freely for the betterment of the hospital. Chairman of the meeting is usually the President of the Board of Directors. This year he is T. L. Wilson. Auditors are appointed at the meeting, and from time to time there is a guest speaker. At this year's meeting the speaker will be Dr. W. G. McKay, Chief of Medical Staff of the Hospital. Any person attending the meeting has the right to ask questions. The annual meeting affords the people of the community an excellent opportunity to learn at first hand the details of the great work accomplished General Hospital President -- T. y P . R. §. Mel H Storie, W. A. Wecker, and E. H. Walker; Honorary Sec Vice-President -- E. G. Storie L. Wilson J. H. Beaton J. G. Brady T. K. Creighton, Q.C. S$. FE Mrs. H. B. James §. E Lovell Br. A. P. Fulton, President Medical Staff retory--Mrs. T. H. Everson. Treasurer -- 6. B. Miles Secretary end Administrator -- W. A. Holland J. A. Morphy, H. P. Schell, A.