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The Oshoron Times Published by Canadian Newspapers Limited, 86 King St. E., Oshawa, Ont. Page 6 Friday, April 29, 1960 Chevrier's New Concern About University Grants The job of an opposition is to op- pose--to criticize, to heckle and to keep the government alert and conscious of its responsibilities. It is one of the jobs of an opposition, then, to probe for weaknesses in every proposal made by the government. But an opposition, too, has responsibilities. It should not, for instance, waste the time of Parliament by the substitution of quibbling for criticism. That is what Lionel Chevrier (L-- Laurier) seemed to be doing this week when he attacked the government's proposed alternative to the present system of grants to universities. The government plan was devised after con- sultations with the Quebec government, and was inspired by that province's objection to direct grants to Quebec universities. he grants were federal in- trusion on provincial autonomy, in the Quebec view, The alternative provides for federal abatement of corporation taxes to a province choosing to pay the university grants itself by raising its own corporation taxes. There are two conditions: the province must match the level of the federal grants--$1.50 per head of provincial population dis- tributed to the universities according to their enrollment; if the provincial levy on corporations brings revenue greater than the grants, the difference goes to Ottawa. Mr. Chevrier called the alternative the worst intrusion ever attempted by a federal government in the affairs of a province, He said it did not remove previous constitutional objections and raised new ones. His explanation of the objections was quite confused, however, and amounted largely to a repetition of "the exclusive right of the provinces to raise direct taxes for provincial pur- poses and to spend the proceeds as the legislatures see fit." The taxing rights of the provinces are well known in Ottawa and the pro- vincial capitals--they are under con- stant discussion. Just as well known is the responsibility for education given the provinces by the British North American Act. Mr. Chevrier knows this as well as anyone--perhaps better, since he was a member of the government that arranged tax deals with the pro- vinces and began the practice of making grants to universities. Oddly, Mr. Chevrier did not seem to be as worried about the constitutional issues when he was a cabinet minister. He has seen the light only since becoming a member of the opposition. Another thing he sees, of course, is the chance, faint though it may be, of wresting the nationalist banner from the Union Nationale and placing it in the hands of the Quebec Liberals. It could win an election. Seminars For Students Business and industrial executives In Woodstock, Ontario, are planning an interesting project, the sponsorship of a seminar on mathematics and science during the next school year for talented students in the city's secondary schools. We do not have the details of the plan-- apparently it is still in-the formative stage--but it should bear close watch- ing by people in other communities who are interested in strengthening the school system. The Woodstock seminar, we assume, would be an after-school-hours project. The idea was inspired by an experi- ment in Illinois, where a man named Jacob Shapiro offered school officials in his community to set up a special after-hours program for outstanding science students and to teach them himself just for the love of it. Shapiro had been a teacher before going to work for a company making synthetic fibres. A report on the Shapiro experiment was published by Parents' Magazine. Once Shapiro got the class started, cther highly-trained specialists joined him to instruct select groups of students. The students themselves responded with enthusiasm to the proffered help--they were generally ahead of their class- mates and they grasped eagerly at the chance of advanced, stimulating after- hours instruction, The magazine said: "Scores of high schools are waiting their turn for a visit from Shapiro. And evidence is growing that the seminar plan need not be linked to physical science." For at Skokie the math fans have obtained a seminar of their own, and a unit in the social sciences is scheduled to start this fall." Mr. Shapiro was in Woodstock earlier this year. Members of the city's board of educaton liked what he had to say and gave the plan their sanction. It appears that more than 100 students from grades 10, 11 and 12 are now in- terested in attending the seminar, but they will be screened and the total narrowed to about 20 before the project gets under way this coming autumn, Defence Of Councils A Toronto newspaper wonders if it is not time for a reorganization of the many municipalities of Ontario or at least an examination of duplication of authority. It points out that there have been no major changes to the county system since it was established under the Baldwin 1849 Strong oppositior eounty count gavernment in that come Obs from some cou common ber muni efficiency expansion cities has i in which eounty councils have lost much of their some countie created tuation jurisdiction and probably prestige. But because there are isolated incidents of this, should there be province-wide abandonment of the county . council system? We don't think so. It is granted there should be some procedural machinery for faster and probably fairer handling of relation- ships between counties and cities. But would any good purpose be served of robbing the rural townships and the small 'villages of the collective handl- ing of common matters such as roads, drainage, fire protection, conservation and such? The Oshawa Tones ¥. L. WILSON, Pubhsher and General Monager €. GWYN KINSEY, Editor The Oshawa Times combining The Oshawa Times (established 1871) ona the Whitby Gozette and Chronicle (established 1863) is published daily (Sundays and statutory holidays excepted) Members ot Canadian Daily Newspapers Publishers Association, The Canadian Press, Audit Bureau of Circulation and the Ontaric Provincial Dailies Asso- ciation. The Canadion Press is exciusively entitled to the use for republication of all news despatched in the paper credited to it or to The Associated Press or Reuters, and also the local news published therein. All rights of special despatches ore also reserved Offices Thomson Building, 425 University Avenue Toronto. Ontario. 640 Cathcart Street Montreol, P.Q SUBSCRIPTION RATES Delivered by carriers in Oshawa, Whitby Ajax Pickering, Bowmanville. Brooklin Port Perry, Prince Albert, Maple Grove Hampton, Frenchman's Bay, Liverpool Tounton, Tyrone Dunborton. Enniskillen, Orono Leskord, Brougham Burketon, Claremont Columbus Fairport Beach, Greenwood Kinsale, Raglan, Blackstock Manchester Cobourg, Port Hope Pontypool ond Newcastle not over 45¢ per week By mail (in province of Ontario) outside carriers delivery areas 12.00: elsewhere 15.00 per veor Average Daily Net Paid as of March 31, 1960 16,857 It would be just as fair to argue that county councils should be retained but that local councils should be abolished. This would take out one layer of the so-called duplication. But it wouldn't give the man who pays taxes on real estate much of a chance to con- trol the levies against him. The Ontario Municipal Board and the Department of Municipal Affairs appear to be well satisfied with the manner in which most county councils discharge their duties. Generally, coun- ty councils are made up of conscientious people who give a great deal more in time and service than they get back in the form of indemnities There is always room for improve- ment in municipal or any other form of government. But municipal coun- cils (and these include county councils) are the elected closest to the people whom they serve. They are the roots of the entire system of dem- ocratic government and if county coun- cils were to be eliminated it would not be long before town, village, township and city councils would be next in line for abandonment. That Ontario. representatives would be a sorry day for Other Editor's Views Respect For Law (St. Catharines Standard) The changes proposed by the Ontario Government in the Liquor Control Act are cited as largely simply legalizing common practices which the authorities have never seriously tried to stop. Excessive prohibitions do not work, but there can be enforcement of the amended act, and unless the law in this respect is now strictly enforced the liquor laws will come further into dis- repute, Bible Thought Therefore stood they before the king. --Daniel 1:19. The Hebrew slaves in Nebuchadnez- zar's court were able to take their place before the king because of their wisdom. Men who accept help from God will always receive what they need to rep- resent God to men. se § FLOWERS THAT BLOOM IN THE SPRING OTTAWA REPORT Seaway Sightseers sm activity arising from the seaway Decreased Tonnage By PATRICK NICHOLSON OTTAWA -- The St. Lawrence Seaway has received the supreme & 73-per-cent increase in cargo accolade from Broadway. A march, entitled Salute to the Sea- way, has been composed by Ri- chard Rogers, Broadway's most successful composer, who tuned the record-breaking Oklahoma. Will shippers and ship-owners also salute the seaway this year? Informed expectations here are that 1960 will see the long-term patiern of economic freight ship. ment begin to emerge, as our waterways are used increasingly to carry our commerce. Last year, in its first season, the seaway carried a volume of cargo 73 per cent higher than that shipped along that same stretch between Prescott and Montreal in the previous year. There were 7,930 ship transits along the sea- way, compared with only 1,127 in 1958 along the shallow canal which the seaway replaced. SEAWAY SIGHTSEERS Of these transits, 2,142 were made by ocean-going vessels. And of the total, 5,222 were made by ships flying the Canadian flag, which dominated the sea- way in its first year Despite this huge number of ships sailing the seaway, which at times caused hold-ups of as long as 40 hours at some locks, the volume of cargo carried fell nearly ten per cent below the ex- pected 25,000,000 tons. Why did a 603 per cent in- crease in ship transits yield only QUEEN'S PARK over the previous year? That was one of the paradoxes of the seaway's year of excite ment. It stemmed largely from the number of ships which sea- way men call "sightseers" and "prospectors," No less than 1,400 transits, or more than the total transits in the previous year, were of this type. They included a number of rusty old tramps, who painted themselves up and came pros pecting, in ballast and seeking chance cargoes--"Just as pros pectors roamed our northland in search for gold in the old days," commented one lake skipper. They also included 14 naval vessels flying the flags of eight NATO: nations, which cruised up to Toronto during the Canadian National Exhibition; and a flo- tilla of U.S. naval vessels which elected to visit Chicago during the spring traffic jam on the seaway. They also, of course, included the royal yacht Britan- nia, which carried the Queen as far as the Lakehead, paying full tolls like every other user of the seaway, which in her case amounted to $346.14. This year the sightseers and the prospectors will not be evi- dent; but workhorses are ex- pected in greater numbers, in- cluding ships flying the Japanese flag. Everything points pressive increase to an 1m- in economic Warnings Of Drivers Can't Go On Record By DON O'HEARN fORONTO Should warnings by police go on an automobile driver's record? Through a misunderstanding there has been an impression lef that transport authorities here are planning thi The misunderstanding through a speech made by De puty Transport Minister Donald J. Collins. He said he [i ) use should be made of warning by police He noted that they are now extensively in Melty Toronto and added that the Metro force kept a record of them Somehow or other, out of this, the feeling got abroad that the provincial department was plan ning to use warnings as part of the point demerit system. WOULD BE INCREDIBLE Such a plan, of course, would be incredible It would mean trial by police There are those who argue that the demerit system itself is ar- bitrary But at least there is full op- portunity for trial, if the motor ist concerned wants to take ad antage of it. Eyes here popped at a recenl release from the Liquor Licenc Board. The release reported the sus pension of the licence privileges of » St. Regis hotel here for eight weeks The reason given was that tl board had established there were prostitutes on the: premises with the knowledge of the proprietor. MOST SEVERE PENALTY This is undoubtedly the most severe penal the hoard has ever handed out The St. Regis is not a tavern It is a full-scale hotel doing a large transient business in rooms It also has three bars and does a very considerable liquor food business The loss of its licence privilege for such a long period will prob ably cost it thousands of dollars One can take for granted that a used apolita main reason for imposing such a strong penalty is that the itself received stiff words this wintei The St, Regis is in the general area known as the Jarvis Stree district, boar some Local campaigning a prostitution turn 0 against the board for not exereis control gainsi in the area led, in 0 Me cam il ing stricter It: indicated that this wa principally a mal er of poli concern, But it now has shown if has some control also. BY-GONE DAYS 35 YEARS AGO Miss Dorothy Meyers wbn the ladies' singles and shared honors in the ladies' doubles with Miss McGillivray at the tournament for the Oshawa badminton title Mrs. H. Hogarth, Oshawa, cele brated her 94th birthday Miss Doris Barrowclough and Miss Jessie Mitchell returned to Toronto Normal School to resume their studies following the Easter holidays L. 0. Clifford, MP, announced that work on the Oshawa. harbor would begin on May 1. Tenders were called for doing the work The 182nd Battalion. sent a donation of $1000 to assist in wip- ing out the debt on the Oshawa War Memorial. The cheque was signed by Judge T. McGillivray, Col. A. Cockburn and Dr. Horace Bascom John Hare was elected to the Ontario Cabinet of Hi-Y Clubs at the annual convention held in Hamilton. Local Y's Men's Club present xi a minstrel show which starred Fred Hardman, Frank Reddin, Stuart Alger, Dr. C. Ferrier, W Harper, B. Clark and Frank Ebbs in the years auead, Transport Minister George Hees believes. Transport always has been the key to Canadian development, . and the seaway will generate in- creased population and increased production. "We can look forward with con- fidence to the seaway enhancing our ability to compete, not only in domestic markets but also in the highly competitive world markets," he said. REPORT FROM UK. Moves To Enforce Blood Transfusions By M. McINTYRE HOOD Special London (Eng.) Correspondent For The Oshawa Times Hospital chiefs see two specific benefits arising from the scheme. LONDON -- Hospital author- They believe it will mean the dif- ities in the Midlands of England ference between life and death have decided on new and drastic '0 2 child whose parents, per- measures to deal with cases in haps on religious grounds, refuse which parents withhold consent 0 allow an operation. It will also to operations and blood tramsfu- Protect surgeons, who might sions deemed necessary to save Otherwise risk prosecution if they the lives of their children. This petated ihoa, Jouso. ok t on el e- Te ere arents. "on. re. gional Hospital Board is the first ligious grounds, had refused to "case of setting up bedside courts allow surgeons to operate on in the United King a The their children, or give them transfusions of blood. In an area taking in six coun- ties, flying squads of magis- trates are being set up. They will hold themselves in readiness to go to the hospital on- a meo- ment's notice if a parent with- holds consent for an operation on his child. They will be able to hold a bedside court and will be able to overrule parents and themselves consent to the opera- tion or transfusion. AROSE FROM DEATH The Sheffield Regional Hospital Board is responsible for putting this plan into action. 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