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| | dhe Oshawa Times Published by Canadian Newspapers Limited, 86 King St. E., Oshawa, Ont. Page 6 Friday, August S, 1960 Action Urged To Save Great Lakes There is not much point in eomplain- ing that the loss of Canada's deep-sea fleet was the inevitable result of rising costs, particularly crew costs, pricing Canadian carriers out of competition. because economy to start with the Provincial Times argues. It is bound to be, situated next door to the United States and under constant pressure to match American standards without possessing the means to support are higher high - cost Canada's costs Canada is a them. The basic question is what Canada is to do to sustain its advantages by over- coming the disadvantages, the Times goes on. The deep-sea fleet vanished because the government wasn't interest- ed in subsidizing it -- the only means by which it could be kept alive. The costal fleets are similarly vanishing. The inland fleets will also vanish unless the Canada seems to have been able to afford the loss of its deep-sea fleet. It is question- able that it can afford the loss of coastal government draws the line. and inland fleets. A domestic based fleet is essential to the smooth operation of Great Lakes transportation. Overseas transportation may be left to the shipping of other countries. The particular circumstance: of inland transportation, however, do no to consider the seasonal nature of Grea left to others. Similarly, some account has to be taken of the shipbuilding industry. It wither unless assured a domestic market in a Canadian-based inland and Employment is one consideration. Even more important are the skills nurtured by ship construc- tion, its use of a broad range of materials and manufactured goods, and its impor- will coastal waters trade. tance as a strategic industry. Ship construction is being kept alive by government naval and service con- tracts. These, however, are running out. Commercial contracts are needed but they'll not be given unless the govern- ment is prepared to take vigorous steps to support the inland operators. These have asked the government restrict the trade to ships built Canada. The builders, in supporting this, have also proposed assistance in fleet replacement. Both measures should be studied. mn Queen Honors Canadian The honor recently conferred by the Queen on the Rt. Hon. Vincent Massey --the Royal Victorian Chain -- in ap- preciation of his services as Governor- General of Canada from 1952 to 1959 is one that is rarely bestowed. It is usually reserved for heads of state and members of the Royal family. It carries with it no title, nor does it add any letters to the recipient's name. Never- theless, it is one of the highest distinc- tions which it is the personal preroga- tive of the Queen to confer for dis- tinguished service. The Royal Victorian Chain was con- ferred on Mr. Massey by the Queen when he was received in audience at Buckingham Palace. The official an- nouncement was made by Commander Richard Colville, the Queen's Press Secretary, at Canada House. This award, Commander Colville said, was a mark of the highest distinc- tion and a special favor on the part of the sovereign. It was purely a personal mark of appreciation, and did not re- quire any ministerial = approval. Mr. Diefenbaker, however, had been inform- ed of the Queen's intention to honor Mr. Massey in this way. The Royal Victorian Chain was in- stituted in 1902 by the late King Ed- ward VII. It has no connection with the Royal Victorian Order, which was estab- lished by the late Queen Victoria. The first recipient of the the late King George V, who received it in August, 1902. Since then, 70 people have received it. At the pres- ent time, there are only 22 holders. There is only one other overseas Com- monwealth recipient, the Hyderabad and Berar, who received it in 1946. Others honored this year were President Charles de Gaulle and the King of Thailand. The Royal Victorian Chain consists of a heavy silver-gilt chain, with a large clasp, on which is the cipher of King Edward VII, with a white enamel Mal- tese Cross suspended from it. In the centre, in diamonds are the letters VRI, surmounted by a crown in diamonds. Inset into the chain are the shamrock, the thistle and the rose, representing the United Kingdom, and a lotus, symbolical of the Commonwealth and Empire, chain was fewer than Nizam of There is general agreement among Canadians that no person could be more worthy than Rt. Hon. Vincent Massey of the signal honor conferred by Her Majesty the Queen. His intel- lectual attainments, combined with & wide knowledge of international affairs, his natural charm and flair for dip- lomacy, formed the basis for his success during the period he served as Governor- General of Canada. Accidents Off The Job Your job is not so dangerous as you might think it is. Nonwork accidents seem to be the major boobytrap for all of us. The National Safety Council cites nonwork accidents as a "veritable Fifth Column" in our midst, and to reduce the toll is a No. 1 challenge to safety in the 60's. What are the facts about this "Fifth Column?" Nonwork accidents -- those occurring in the home, on the highway .and in public places--account for about six out of seven accidental deaths in the United he Oshavon Times C. GWYN KINSEY, Editor The Oshawa Times combining The Oshawa Times (established 1871) and the Whitby Gazette and Chronicle (established 1863), is published daily (Sundays and statutory holidays excepted) Members of Canadian Daily. 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During the same period the cost of off-the-job accidents to industry was 550 million dollars and three billion dollars' to workers and their families, Most accidents can be prevented, We should all practice safety -- everywhere --all the time. Bible Thoughts If ye bite and devour one another take heed that ye be not consumed of one another.--Galatians 5:15. Success at. the expense of others is always precarious. Even the heathen saw this: "The mills of the gods grind slow, but they grind exceedingly fine." All the Law is' fulfilled in one word + +. Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thy- self --Galatians 5:14. Contrary to popular thought, this com- mand does not imply sentiment, but con- cern; not emotion, but service; not "lik- ing" but "doing for." This is 'Christian love. i permit this dependence. One has only Lakes operations and the need for close co-ordination and co-operation in the rush of grain traffic at the beginning and end of each season to recognize that Great Lakes transportation cannot be EASY THERE, FASO! LA WEEPHWHEN |! 275 CLEA oonon g THE BLOODOF t t » LAUGH, CLOWN, LAUGH READERS' VIEWS Time Di slikes Elder Challenge Dear Sir In a recent editorial you quoted a letter from Mr. Murray Eldel of Windsor challenging some 1959 and the first part of 1960. assembly hall on the south side points in a June 13 TIME story Using the comparable figure for ©f Olive avenue. al an approxi . = on.the automobile industry. We the year 1950 from the same Mate cost of $2000 Brewery Policies think a rebuttal is in order source (23,756), we were able to A.B. Howry. of Ofidwa. 'was TIME'S story reported 1959 state accurately that "employ- A: E. Henry of Oshawa, was auto sales at 422,000. Mr. Elder jae hn Mn ih 4 named Grand Steward of the By DON O'HEARN said the total of passenger car in a decade". Mr, Elder says we Grand Lodge of Canada in the 1oRONTO -- Keep an eye on sales was 421,232. Other authori- used 1949-1959 figures. We did Crovince of Ontario, AF and py' programs in the U.S. border tative sources (Motor List Quebec Listing) establish an all Canada total of 426,023 with industrial statistics, equally trustworthy without ing utterly accurate or identical ate approximation TIME was entirely correct in reporting the European imports as 26 percent of 1959 sales. The employment figures cited by TIME were supplied by the Canadian Auto Chamber of Com- OTTAWA REPORT Procedure Changes To Hurry Up House By PATRICK NICHOLSON "A short, doldrums session" was how this third session of the second Dicfenbaker Parliament was forecast--as befits a midterm session halfway between elec- tions The prediction of a dull parlia mentary year likely to end in June seemed even smarter when the Throne Speech revealed no legislative plans with any strong political flavor We have certainly suffered the doldrums. But the hoped-for June ending failed to materialize through no fault of the govern- ment In desperation, a rules commit- tee of the House has been formu- lating procedural changes, aimed at speeding up the sessions. But I believe that if Speaker Mich- ener had just enforced the exist ing rules, the session would have ended in mid-June MPs BREAK RULES The most flagrant breach of the rules which the Speaker has per mitted, to a degree I have not een here before, concerns the asking of trivial questions when Orders of the Day are called Such oral questions are permitted courtesy, and matter of urgent national im portance Yet trivia have heen permitted to add perhaps 40 min only as a "on utes a day, or 100 hours this session equivalent to four week normal sittings of the House The prime minister appeared to address himself in large part fo the Speaker when he recently de clared that this field of questions deserves the attention of all Hon gentlemen everywhere in the House READING SPEECHES Another unchecked breach of the ruies is the growing practice of .members reading prepared speeches, instead of delivering unwritten orations. A skilful ora tor can present his arguments on most topics in 20 minutes: but those. poor essay-writers feel ob- ligated to drone on for the full permissible 40 minutes, insensible of the famous epigram of the tongue-twisting Dr. Spooner who complained that "it is beery work addressing empty wenches." Yet "reading" added perhaps six weeks to the session If divorces, delays and dis obedience are outlawed from the House as the result of this ses- sion, the doldrums will have been a price worth paying Speculation suggests that the and : - would let Canadian auto - TIME'S was certainly an accur- merce and were exactly presented: '"'auto - indus T ployment" for the years not . Mr. Elder asserts TIME ignor- As often there are several sets which may be be- ed the parts industry. On the con to the Government "U.S.-Canadian agreement tha as re- y em- 1958, trary, we reported that his brief proposed a parts BY-GONE DAYS 35 YEARS AGO A week's Chautaqua was opened in Oshawa. Joseph: Lane, in the employ of GMC for 37 years, was the chair. man of the mammoth GMC pie- nic AM established by G. M. Jacobs and equalled by Gerald Kennedy, was t shattered by Robert Henderson who made the 18 holes in 71. season The Polish Society erected an The Oshawa Gold Club record Record Crime REPORT FROM UK. Living On Thames Becoming Popular Wave In UK LONDON (AP) -- A record crime wave is sweeping Britain and the country's police chiefs believe the worst is yet to come. Latest government statistics for England and Wales show that last year there were 675,626 in- dictable offences known to the police, compared with 283,220 in 1938, the last war. said they are four higher than in 1959. NO LONGER SMUG In 1938 the number of cases of what is called "violence against the person" was 2,721. Last year there were 13,876 -- nearly six times as many. There is a similar story in every department of crime. Sex offences have multiplied four times in the last 20 years. In London, cases of robbery with violence rose by more than 20 per cent in a year--"an in- crease which genuinely threatens our smug assumption that only in foreign cities is it unsafe to walk after dark," commented one newspaper. Magistrates and police are wor- ried by the alarming increase in teen-age crimes of violence. Last year these crimes represented 25.8 per cent of the total. MORE POLICE NEEDED per "These may 'be the hardened criminals of the future," said one senior police official. "Unless something "drastic is done to check them many people foresee a crime wave in a few years time that will make the present one look like a ripple." With the latest crime figures come fresh demands for more police and tougher penalties for criminals. Many magistrates and legis- lators believe flogging should be restored as a punishment for crimes of violence. "Whatever the cause or causes of this upsurge of crime, it is im- perative that it should be checked before it gets completely out of hand," warned Britain's provin- cial police chiefs in a report. "The belief is gaining ground in some quarters that crime pays." By M. McINTYRE HOOD Special London (Eng.) Correspondent to For the Oshawa Times generals, film actors, comedians, bank clerks, plumbers, painters and artists. The sizes and types year before the Senior officers of Scotland Yard studying London's crime figures for the first six months of 1960 cent LONDON -- One of the inter- esting results of the housing short- age and the high cost of build- ing homes is that living on the Thames is hb ing pular. Hundreds of people, including families with children, have adopted this way of life because, of their boats is just as varied as their way of life. On a sail from Kingston to Westminster Bridge, I noted the many types of vessels which are being used as homes. Some of the best-equipped vessels are at Tagg's Island, for various reasons, this situation, and itteee has 1otad This there survey revealed are other craft used as places on that stretch of Kingston, with 44 has the largest these craft. ALL KINDS OF PEOPLE It is interesting to note that in houseboats and represent a broad cross-section of the general pop- ulation. The people who live in them include retired admirals the dwellers cther crafts they can find no other place to live. The Surrey County Council has been forced to keep a close watch on its planning a sur- vey of the vessels on the river. that approximately 350 houseboats and more than 1000 dwelling the Thames River which forms the Surrey border. They are moored along both banks of the river, houseboats within its section of the river, population of PARAGRAPHICAL WISDOM Why do we have so much more summer weather in the summer the than spring? spring weather in "I have always been a woman and have never wanted to be any- thing else," says a novelist. Some people are iacking in ambition. You are "different" . because you are a genius; your not-too-in- tellectual friend is a bit ec- centric; your enemy is a screw- ball. QUEEN'S PARK Programs To Show cities for the next while. Chairman W. H. Collings of the LCBO and the government indi- cate that the many programs by Ontario breweries over these out- lets wili be cut-out. But they -have not done more a ly Us. plants with 0, Rotary Club members than hint how this. will be "Mr. Elder's assertions gave Neld an enjoyable picnic at Hey- achieved. vou shaky. ground J ol on denshore Park. Whitby. The "hint" is that the pro- which to criticize TIME LAWRENCE E. LAYBOURNE Time Internationa Toronto. fairly immediate future may be much more exciting than the im- mediate past, and in direct con- tradistinction from the quiet par- liamentary year anticipated in January, There will be no five months of repose at .home and fence- mending around the ridings for our MPs, before they assemble once more in Ottawa, according to this expectation FALL SION SEEN The prime minister will sum. mon our burgesses back to Par. liament Hill for a special session this fall, to construct the frame- work of a boldly-conceived new federal plan to create more per- manent year-around jobs for Ca- nadians, it is believed To pave the way for a bhusi- nesslike government approach to this important task, which rates "e nation's top priority, there will be a substantial shake up in the cabinet soon after the end of this session--or, say others, be fore Thanksgiving Some observers here suggest further that this fall session will be asked to get a great deal of routine parliamentary tasks out of the way, then carly in 1961 Par liament will meet again for what will prove to he a dramatic ses sion raising the curtain on a 1961 election Why an election less than four years after the 1958 Diefenbaker sweep? This question has been Ziven two answers here before it 15 asked. One suggests that the economists predict a severe eco nomic crisis in the winter of 1961 62, and that following this ex pectation, the prime minister would seek a firm popular man date to enable him to take the Vigorous steps needed to combat it. The other revolves around a tedious timetable connected with the decennial census next summer and the subsequent redistribution of parliamentary seats and amendments to the electoral ma chinery caused thereby The self-styled political quarter backs are divided: some say that Dief the Chief would be smart to play it either way ADULTS PROTE LUTON, England: (CP)--Adult males in this Bedfordshire town want appointments with barbers, They say they are fed up wait Ing up to three hours while teen agers: are given complicated haircuts. On_the local market butter sold 1 for 38 cents per pound; eggs were 36 cents per dozen and rasp- berries were 18 cents a quart box. Lake Ontario water level drop- ped from a normal 247 feet to a record low of 245 feet and three inches Building permits for the month of July reached the record total of $50,000. This amount did not include the cost of the arena be- ing erected at Parkwood. J. L. Whattam skipped the rink that won the Jeffrey Cup at the annual tournament of the Port Perry Lawn Bowling Club. The other members of the rink were: P. A. Blackburn, J. A. Allen and W. Goold. Oshawa Great War Veterans Association appealed to the town council for a grant towards the Memorial Hall Harold (Duke) Dainty, Oshawa southpaw ace, who pitched his best game of the year to defeat the Belleville team by a score of 4 to 1, sustained a broken wrist sliding into second base and was controls. out for the balance of the season. rams will be dropped by the re themselves -- presum- ably under orders. But somehow or other there is not too much conviction in their voices when they say this. And one wonders. Are perhaps the breweries--never too prone to take LCBO orders lying down-- revolting? a Time--and the air waves--will tell. NOT LEGAL? There is some possibility that the whole new advertising code may prove to be a waste of time. There is an action in the courts now to declare that control of ad- vertising is beyond the jurisdic- tion of the province. : One of the main grounds is that advertising represents inter-pro- vincial trade and therefore is in the federal domain. Legal experts agree there is sufficient grounds so that this action just might be successful. Which would mean, for a while at least, all liquor advertising would be wide open. Eventually, however, Ottawa undoubtedly would pass enabling legislation so that the provinces could once again put on their own This is the procedure that is FOR BETTER HEALTH Get Your Eyes Checked Before You Go Hunting HERMAN N. BUNDESEN, MD It won't be long before the hunting season is here once again. While I'm not much of a hunt- er, I would like to pass along a couple of suggestions before you grab vour shotgun and take off into the woods and fields. First, get a thorough eye exam- ination and then go out and buy a golden-yellow hunting jacket and hat. Or, if you still have the traditional red outfit, maybe you can have it dyed sutcessfully. DANGEROUS SPORT Hunting 'has become a danger- ous sport. Each year hundreds of persons are killed in accidents during the hunting season. We might be able to cut this tragic toll if we required an eye checkup as a prerequisite to ob- taining a hunting licence. But ince this is unlikely, it would help if every hunter made it his own business to get a visual ex- amination VISION DISORDER HAZARDOU:! Even a so-called minor vision disorder such as astigmatism can be a hunting hazard. To a per- son with astigmatism, objects, whether they are near or far, ap- pear blurred and out of focus. which burns and lingles con- Would you want a person with stantly uncorrected astigmatism on the What would cayse this condi- same hunting field with you? tion? A recent study of 90 hunters in- volved in fatal shooting accidents showed that 63 per cent were due to faulty depth perception, 21 per cent to poor visual acuity and ten per cent to color blindness. When you are facing a color- blind hunter, the color of your jacket and hat might not make much difference. Fortunately, however, most hunters are not color-blind. COLOR MATTERS So color does make quite a dif- ference. Another three-year study indi- cates that the traditional red is not the safest color for America's 25,000,000 hunters to wear, Tests were conducted at differ- ent times of the day and in var- ious types of terrain. These tests a tabulation of more than 12,- 800 reports -- showed that golden- yellow is the color most easily seen. GREATEST PERCENTAGE It was correctly identified 95 per cent of the time. Yellow flu- orescent rated 73 per cent, orange fluorescent 69, orange 54, red flu- orescent 51 red, 35, plaid 32, blue 26 and green 24. So maybe you had better that yellow jacket. QUESTION AND ANSWER M. 1. W.: For four months I have had a spot above my knee get Answer: This is usually due to some nerve condition such as neuritis or pressure on the nerve root, clared, newspapers and other media. followed with the Lord's Day Act and in other fields. Incidentally, Col. Charles Wood- row, LCBO legal counsel, came up with a neat side-step to get the code started at all. Various people, because of the action mentioned above and suits against two Toronto newspapers still in the courts, contended the code could not be made effective until they had been settled. Col." Woodrow, however, 'no, no, it is not so." The advertising code; he de- was not controlling the said It was directed at the alcoholie beverage industry itself. The orders were given to the industry, not to the press. near Hampton. Here actors and stockbrokers wave at each other from the gates of their "houses". Most of the vessels have running hot and cold water, modern kitchens, electric light, felevision and bath- rooms, SOME ARE EXPENSIVE The prices of these homes on the water range from a few hun- dred pounds into thousands. I found that a lifeboat converted into living accommodation costs about £5000,- while a wartime landing craft, similarly convert- ed, runs into £1000. The most expensive are the cruiser houseboats, which cost from £1500 upwards, with the sky the limit. For a verandah- type houseboat with its own moor- ings and a riverside plot of land, the price is comparable to that for a house. The mooring costs vary ac- cording to the size of the boat, but the average cost is from one shilling to one shilling and six- pence a foot per week. There are many boats. which are rented, their average rental being about £2.10s.0d. (6.75) a week. That is a lot cheaper than renting a house. It was quite notiteable that some of the houseboats, along other parts of the river, were in quite a shabby condition, and did not add to the amenities of the stream. Council officials, how- ever, make regular visits to these to see that the rules and regula- tions concerning sanitation are being strictly observed. For the summer months, at least, there are much worse places in which to live than a houseboat on the Thames. aly 4 jcountry club J A atmosphere within Metro Toronto. Enjoy the reste ful, the inviting Guild Inn...for holidays, a weekend or just the delightful cuisine at luncheon or dinner. Ask today about our special "weekend plan." 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