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It's foolish for a man to buy a . pair of shoes on credit if he has precocious child," says a writer to wel them out running from who ifestly hasn't iated the bill collector. we the parents of a precocious child. "No person is as boring as » PARAGRAPHIC "A person who breathes a new woman who shot gas developed by the army will "The French Government is | six times with a become weak and helpless." -- trying to sell 48 desuetudinous e and m! Report. A person who jails." -- Press report. The dif must ha thes ordinary air will be- ference between a desuetudinous 'couldn' weak and helpless if he jail and a beat-up hoosegow is thes it long enough. doubtless significant. SPECIAL... FOR COTTAGES he Oshawa Tomes Published by Canadian Newspapers Limited, 86 King St. E., Oshawa, Ont. Thursdoy, May 12, 1960 Expenses Of Government Not All Fixed Charges More than five million Canadians, or # shade better than a third of the total population, are old enough to receive old age pensions or young enough to qualify for family allowances. That in- dicates how much of the federal govern- ment's spending is fixed. But there is still a substantial amount that is not fixed, that the government can reduce or increase without causing a political and social upheaval Governments do not like to reduce spending, because it may make them unpopular with segments of the popu- lation. And there are more demands for things that cost money than there are for methods of saving money. The average taxpayer groans about the burden of taxes, but he still does not seem to realize that he pays a great deal more than the amount that appears as a deduction on his cheque, and that, in fact, taxes are responsible for a con- siderable part of his cost of living. Economy in government may have to wait for the enlightenment of the tax- payer. In the meantime, we can only hope that the grit of taxation does not erode our economic machine to the point where it will need a major over- haul. That such an erosion is going on cannot be doubted. We have mentioned . the automobile industry and the taxes it pays in previous comments, but it can bear repeating. The automobile in- Competition The Canadian economy heavily dependent upon the United States, but developments in Europe have become increasingly important, the monthly review of the Bank of remains Nova Scotia points out. In the past six or seven years the countries of Western Europe have shown a larger increase in industrial production than other parts of the non-Communist world, and they have gained a signifi- cantly larger share in world exports of manufactured goods. Much of this trade expansion has been among the European countries themselves, but exports to other areas have also increased at a re- markable pace. Shipments to the United States more than doubled between 1953 and 1959, and exports to Canada in- creased by close to 60 per cent. At the same time, there has been a greater flow of North American in- vestment money and tourists to Europe. A noticeable slackening has occusred in the growth of Canadian exports to dustry's payroll last year totalled $156, 095,602. The total of excise and sales taxes collected on the manufacturers' prices was $160,192431 -- and the excise and sales taxes are only part of all the taxes that are included in the price of a car or truck, or any manufac- tured article. The tax collector got a bigger share of what the customer paid for his vehicle than the men who made it. It may sound fantastic, but there it is. Can anyone doubt that this tax bur- den on Canadian production makes it easier for foreign manufacturers to sell in the Canadian market? If the government is to take less in taxes, it must, of course, spend less, It is by far the nation's biggest em- ployer, with one out of every 18 Cana- dian workers on its payroll. Is such an enormous force necessary? We doubt it. Then there are such departments as those of defence and external affairs, We have spent more than $16 billion on defence since the war, and we do not have a great deal to show for it; and we are in the process of spending more on bases for a missile that may only be a bitter memory by this time next year. Then we have spread em- bassies around the world as lavishly as a nation several times our size. The external affairs department tends to forget that we are at best a middle power. There is money to be saved. But there seems little hope of it being saved. For Trade must consider its export position. Though many factors other than straight price competition have been at work, there can be little doubt that prices and costs have been a major factor in the inten- sified pressure of foreign competition. And the Canadian government has been taking part in the discussions of the proposal for a new trade organization comprising the 18 members of the Organization for European Economie Co-operation along with the United States and Canada. Its aim would be to lessen the discriminatory effects of the new trading groups and provide more trade co-operation. Through such an organization the Canadian government might well play a more direct and active role than it has to date in discussing the shape of future trade arrangements in Europe. The review warns, however, that just as the regional approach in Europe has real limitations, so does a North Atlantic grouping, as compared with concerted endeavor on the broadest possible in- with the NEWEST in BUILDING SUPPLIES} CONGOLEUM RUGS 6 XY giiiinan 3588 V2 XY amanirrinem 35.88 $6.88 $8.88 "A" GAUGE -- CANVAS BACK LINOLEUM By the yard as low as 7 0-.. Yb. By the yard Reg. 1.69 sq. yd. CONGOLEUM Vinyl Asbestos TILE ODDS and ENDS MAYPOLE DANCE -- 1960 OTTAWA REPORT pom mermes split between her allies, the stage Diefenbaker Rated World Statesman By PATRICK NICHOLSON OTTAWA -- Our prime minis- ter has been rated one of the top world statesmen. Rt. Hon. John Diefenbaker has been included among the 21 world leaders re- cently profiled in the Christian Science Monitor and republished as a summit preview in book form The statesmen selected for this trans-world review include 19 heads of government, of whom nearly half are also heads of state, together with the senior official of each of two interna- tional associations, the United Nations and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Five of these leaders repre- sent Commonwealth nations. Two represent nations in the Soviet bloc. Eleven lead nations actively opposed to the Commun- ist philosophy, while six lead na- tions as yet uncommitted, Critics of South Africa's racial policies would note carefully that only a minority of the nine head nations which are predominantly of Eur- opean extraction. Five are situ- ated in Europe; eight are Asian nations, one is Euro-Asian, three are African and two are North American. These 21 statesmen are thus truly representative of all world interests. CANADA'S LEADER The qualities whi h won for Mr. Diefenbaker this recognition on the world stage have been evident in his various campaign speeches, and in his addresses during the previous meeting of » Commonwealth, which he at- tended nearly three years ago. In London during those late June days of 1957, Canada's prime minister of only a few days' standing fired the imagin- ation of his audiences, and cap- tured the hearts of the news- paper writers of Great Britain. "Mr. Diefenbaker has stag- gered the Commonwealth confer- ence," declared one widely-read London daily paper. "It seems that faith and enthusiasm can still move mountains." This was the enraptured refer. ence to the Diefenbaker plan to hold a fulldress Commonwealth and Empire trade conference put forward in London; a proposal translated into plan at the meet- ing of Finance Ministers at Mont Tremblant, Que., three: months later; and implemented at Mont- real in September, 1958. WHAT THIS YEAR? It is not yet known what our prime minister's major contribu. tion will be during the current meeting of Commonwealth prime ministers in London. In the pri- vate talks, he will no doubt make clear his ideas on the es- sential recognition of the equal- ity of all mankind, with no preju- dices on score of race or re ligion--ideas long made familiar by him to his fellow-Canadians. Perhaps he will pursue his hailed but as yet failed project to broaden our basis for world trade. With Western Europe split into two dangerously warring economic groups, with the U.S. is ripe for a Canadian plan. This 1.197 BY THE YARD 88° Q. YD. Others as low as 58¢ sq. yd. 9 Pac H might well take the form of pro- posing that both European blocs, the United States free trade area, and Canada, should together move towards the creation of an Atlantic free trade area, by the ; progressive but selective redue- tion of all trade barriers. Such a trade grouping would lead to unprecedented economic strength within the area, to un- CONGOWALL (SECONDS) 3 colors.. 54" wide 41 OUTSIDE WHITE HOUSE PAINT 4,95 .. dreamed-of standards of luxury, and would yield a surplus of cheaply-produced goods from the new assembly lines, which alone could enable us to wage the cold war in Africa and A<ia with the weapons which Russia has al ready chosen. Canada, with no territorial axe to grind, with no history as a colonial power, could be sure of HARLEIGH SUPPLIES (West Side, Next to Jack Fraser) OSHAWA SHOPPING CENTRE RA 5-3012 a welcome for such a proposal. GAME 9 OF THE NEW SENSATIONAL LOBLAWS prime ministers of nations in the most improperly festering this QUEEN'S PARK HOW TO PLAY THE GAME Each week, this ad will have p of 30 Brand Name Products and each will have a number beside it. MATCH these numbers with the numbers on your "Target" Card. 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It is against this background of chang- ing trade forces in Europe that Canada Cost Of The The five percent premium on the Canadian dollar may serve to bolster the national ego somewhat, but it really hits the national pocketbook. How great is the damage? She Oshawa Times T. L. WILSON, Publisher and Genera! Manoger €. GWYN KINSEY, Editor The Oshawa [limes wn igh Oshawe Times {established 1871) ana the thy Gozette ond Chronicle (established 1863) i published daily (Sundays and statutory holidays excepted) Members of Canadien Daily Newspapers Publishers Association, The Conadion Press, Audit Bureau of Circulation and the Ontaric Provincial Dalles Assos ciation. The Canadion Press is exclusively entitied to the use for republicotion of all news despatched in the poper credited to it or to The Associated Press or Reuters, and olso the local news published therein, All rights of soecial despatches are also reserved. Offices Thomson Building, 425 University Avenus. Toronto, Ontario. 640 Cathcart Street. Montreal, P.Q SUBSCRIPTION RATES Delivered by carriers in Oshawa, Whitby, Ajax, Pickering, Bowmanville Brooklin, Port Perry, Prince Albert, Mople Grove Hampton, Frenchman's Bay, Liverpool Taunton, Tyrone Dunborton, Enniskillen, Orono Leskord, Burketon, Claremont, Columbus Fairport , Greenwood, Kinsale, Roglan, Blackstock Manchester Cobourg, Port Hope Pontypool ond Newcastle no! over 4 per week, By moil (in province of Ontario) outside carriers "elivery areas 12.00: elsewhere 15.00 per year. Average Daily Net Paid as of April 30, 1960 16,999 international trading system and in opposing division into economic blocs. At a time when the Communist coun- tries are pursuing a centrally-directed long-run economic offensive against them, the countries of the West simply afford to squander their economic and political resources in divisive and res- trictive policies. Premium Accoftling to P. M. Fox, the Presi- dent of the St. Lawrence Corporation, the loss must be about $280 million a year. The premium not only is a severe handicap to the export opera- tions of Canadian manufacturers but also affects their domestic sales. "If a Canadian product has a protec- tive tariff of say seven percent the "dollar differential defeats the intended protection," Mr. Fox points out. "It is equivalent to cutting the tariff down to 2 percent, or almost wiping it out." As a consequence, there is often "a double penalty for Canadian industry: not only loss of sales revenue but loss of Cana- dian employment and wages." When it is recalled that most busi- nesses operate on a small profit margin, the burden imposed by the premium looms even larger. As large-scale provincial and muni- cipal borrowing in New York City is a big factor in the premium's continuance, surely now is a good time for the public to demand that governments go slow on borrowing from the USA. Select Committees In Public Interest By DON O'HEARN TORONTO--Two more commit- tees are underway. The committee on government boards and commissions has held its organization meetings. nd by the time this is read ittee on aut bile in- surance will be getting ready to start out on its inquiry. This means that two of the se- lect committees are down to work. And there are still four to go --land expropriation, erop insur- ance, cost of drugs and proce- dures of the House. Which means this summer should be so busy it will almost be like session time. In addition to the house com- mittees, also sitting are the in- vestigating committee on fluori- dation, the inquiry into farm marketing, the inquiry into the Sarnia land purchase, the in- quiry isto the of his farm by Hom. Charles Daley and the inquiry into the regulations of the department of labor re- garding the safety of workers. Of the two select committees now underway automobile insur- ance will probably hold the most public interest. However to those of us more directly concerned with affairs here the commissions committee also will be most important. It essentially is a continuing committee to study the Gordon committee report. A large number of the Gordon recommendations have already been adopted. However there are still other questions--such as the responsi- bility of ministers for boards and commissions--to be decided Reflecting the importance the government places on the com- mittee in the fact there are three cabinet ministers among its members. This is unprecedented. The discussions before auto in- surance promise to be highly theoretical. The essential question to he de cided will be whether compulsory insurance is really desirable. This will mean examination of the record in Massachusetts and the few other jurisdictions it has been tried. The government has always claimed that the compulsory plans drive up both the cost of insurance and the accident rate. It says our Unsatisfied Judg- ment Fund is.in effect compul- sory insurance, The opposition groups claim compulsory programs give more protection against disaster and that this is needed. BY-GONE DAYS 30 YEARS AGO Alex W. Bell, chairman of the Board of FEducation, presided over the ceremony for the offi- cial opening of the OCVI. Sir Joseph Flavelle turned the gold- en key to open the building. Kiwanis Club of Oshawa pur chased a site near Kedron which they planned to use for a boys' camp. R. Si McLaughlin was elected a director of the Canadian Paci he Railway at the annual meet. 4 In the first game of the Osh awa City and Industria: Athletic Softball Association schedule, On- tario Regiment, defeated W. E. Phillip's team by a score of 21 te'19. Rev. C. E. Cragg, pastor of King Street United Church, and the choir directed by H. C. Treneer, exchanged services with the minister and choir of Trinity United Church in Cobourg. 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