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The Osharon Times Published by Canadian Newspapers Limited, 86 King St. E., Oshawa, Ont. Page 6 Monday, July 24, 1961 Planning For Birthday Should Be Started Now Governments and organizations should be working now on plans for the cele- bration of the hundredth anniversary of 'the confederation of the provinces six years from now. The year 1967 should be one to remember, almost as much as the year 1867. It will be a shameful thing if plans are delayed until it is impossible to stage only hurried and shoddy celebrations. There has been some discussion by the federal government of appropriate ways of observing this significant event. Some provincial governments have given the matter a little thought. One or two corporations have already made constructive plans -- one of them a scholarship scheme culminating in 1967. Few municipal governments have even mentioned the anniversary, as far as we know. A few parades and speeches will not be enough. When the celebrations are over, there should be tangible evidence of our pride in our history and our faith in our future. And as the monthly letter of the Royal Bank of Canada points out, "the celebration is not one to be arranged by the federal government alone, but for provinces, regions, munici- palities and associations of citizens." There should be joy in the celebra- tions -- the beating of drums and sing- ing and dancing in the streets. But there should also be significant additions to the well-being of the Canadian com- munity in all fields, from the arts to industry. We have plenty of plaques and monuments scattered across the land, but we do not have enough new parks or new housing to replace slums or new community centres or libraries or museum or a dozen other things that would strengthen the community and enrich our life. To quote the bunk letter again: "These are things we want anyway; preparation for our centenary gives us the opportunity and incentive to get them now." How will Oshawa and Whitby and Bowmanville and the other communi- ties in this district celebrate Canada's hundredth birthday? We should be thinking about it. For Safety Standards Officials of most swimming pools have acted wisely in banning the use of snorkel tubes and other such under- water swimming equipment popular with young people. Many of the devices are well-cons- tructed and safe to use. But we feel that until approved standards of quality for the manufacture, sale and use of such equipment has been officially adopted, it is safer for unskilled :oung swimmers to leave them alone. The whole matter has been brought to a head with the recent death in a municipal swimming pool in Hamilton of a young lad. A coroner's jury was told that death was caused by a faulty snor- kel tube which the youth had purchased for a small sum. Many other kinds of things which are more expensively priced are sometimes made with faults or because of shoddy workmanship or poor handling develop faults later. At the same time, the inci- dent does point up very strorgly the need for a greater measure of standard- ization in the manufacture and sale, as well as the use of these aquatic articles, just as there are more and more exact- ing demands being made on the sale and use of other articles which may en- danger life. The Hamilton Spectator has this pertinent comment to make: "Not only should there be legislation laying down minimum safety standards for these equipments but the articles themselves should bear a seal certifying that they comply with the law. It should be made unlawful to sell equipments which do not bear a seal testifying to a standard of quality and safety." This might well rule out many articles that up to now have been imported from other countries where regulations regarding their manufacture are not very strict if they exist at all. In the meantime it would be well to avoid using such equipment that has not been adequately tested, and also avoid using such equipment without a measure of instruction and supervision, Equipment used by professionals to explore places beneath the surface of the water, is made, tested and used with the greatest of care. It has become in. creasingly popular among younger people in recent years simply for recre- ation purposes. But in either case there is an element or risk that calls for com- mon sease precaution. Everyone, manu- facturer, vendor or user, should re- cognize this fact and be willing to take the extra precaution necessary so that no life be placed in jeopardy. Preparing For Winter Although we are now in mid-summer, Ottawa is already looking ahead to next winter and speculating as to what the employment situation will be like when the cold weather is with us again. Labor Minister Michael Starr has announced renewal of the federal gov- ernment's winter works program, but this year it is to be expanded to cover nearly every capital undertaking of a municipality. "As 'in "thie "past," the" Fed: eral Government will contribute 50 -per cent of the direct payroll costs incurred by any municipality on the winter works program. Ottawa, however, is going to protect itself against an attempt by any municipality to have work done during the special works program, which it in- tended to do, anyway, but delayed so he Oshawa Times 1. L WILSON, Publisher and General Manager C GWYN KINSEY Editor The Oshowa [imes combining The Osnawo Times (established 1871) ond the Whitby Gazette ond Chronicle (established 1863) is published daily (Sundays ana sfatutory holidays excepted) Members of Canadian Daily Newspapers Publishers Associotion. The Canadian Press, Audit Bureau of Circulation ona the Ontario Provinciar Dailies Asso- ciation The Conadian Press is exclusively entities to the use for republication of all ews despatched in the pope: credited to it or to The Associoted Press or Reuters, and also the local news published therein. All rights of special despotches are also reserved Offices: Thomson Building, 425 University Avenus Toronto Ontario; 640 Cathcart Street, Montreal, P.Q. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Delivered by carriers in Oshowa, Whitby, Ajax, Pickering, Bowmonville Brooklin, lort Perry, Prince Albert Maple Grove, Hompton Frenchman's Bay, uiverpool, Tounton Tyrone Dunbarton Enniskillen, Orono Leskora Brougham Burketon Claremont Columbus Greenwood, Kinsale Raglon Blackstock Manchester Pontypool and Newcastle, not over 45¢ oer week. By mail (in province of Ontario) outside carriers delivery areas 12.00; elsewhere 15.00 per veor Circulation for the issue of March 30, 1961 17,363 it could collect more from the Federal Government. The winter works program will start its fourth year on October 15 and will carry on to April 30, 1962 -- the same period as last year. But it will be broadened by providing federal aid towards projects carried out in unor- ganized settlements, so long as the work is sponsored by a community organiza- tion and carried out under proper super- vision by the community and province. Last winter more than 120000 men were employed on 7,300 projects in 2,- 100 Canadian municipalities. It 's also estimated that a similar number of men were employed elsewhere in making and supplying the materials and services on the special projects undertaken by the municipalities. The program last winter covered most types of major municipal projects, in- cluding construction and improvement of roads, water and sewage works, parks and playgrounds and the construction, reconstruction or renovation of muni cipal buildings. It is to be hoped that there will not be a serious unemployment problem next winter, but now is the time for municipal councils to act, in case one d ies develop. Bible Thought Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me. --Psalms 119:143, Calamities, accidents, bereavements befall the just and the unjust, but a clear conscience and the love of a great Friend help enormously at such times. Take ye heed, watch and pray. -- Mark 13:33. i If we go to sleep while driving a car we will end in the hospital or the ceme- tery. Some imagine they need exercise no care while rushing to their unknown human destiny. MUST Your WINGS BE QUITE 50 BI& TR Gg OTTAWA REPORT Drug Addiction Vicious Circle Patrick Nicholson is on v&- cation. His guest columnist today is the Hon. Davie Fulton, minister of justice, and Conservative M.P. for Kamloops, B.C. OTTAWA--As an example of a vicious circle in action, drug addiction is hard to beat. Crime --conviction -- imprisonment-- release -- addiction -- an end- less, shuffling procession of Cane ada's 3,000-0dd addicts follow this dreary pattern. It is this pattern which we, with our new Narcotic Control Act, seek to smash. The Canadian public cannot turn a blind eye to this problem of narcotic addiction. I realize it is regional. I realize that it is confined to the larger cities. But it is like an orange pip between QUEEN'S PARK the drug. To remove the present demand by confining these crim- inals, still leaves a potential supply available, especially to ; our youth, always willing to try something new, open to the core ruptive influence of the peddler, We must therefore attack both i the supply and the demand. the fingers--squeeze it in one place and it jumps to some- where else. Total eradication is the only answer. Moreover, wherever the prob- lem exists, it costs the taxpayer a great deal, in the expense of rials and penitentiaries and in- directly through crime, loss of productivity and the cost of the agencies working full time to combat this evil, such as spe- cially trained RCMP and Cus- toms personnel. What is the new plan? A pincer movement; one arm to cut off the supply, the other to cut off demand. To remove the supply alone would leave 3,000 addicts, already criminal, liter. ally going mad with craving for Inquiry System Weakness Noted By DON O'HEARN TORONTO--As noted yester- day our committee system is not perfect. One of the problems is that we are still learning how to use it properly. Most notably we often get the wrong shoe on the wrong foot. We will give a select commit- tee something to study which probably should be tackled by an outside committee of experts. Or we will name a committee of inquiry to a job which could be better done by a select com- mittee, or vice versa. Our biggest errors of all, of course, have been with select committees. A few years ago Premier Frost became greatly taken with the committee system. One feature he particularly fikéd "about it" was that it 'gave his private members something to do. We began appointing right and left, and some of them were given impossible assignments. The committee on lake levels was one of these. Anciher was the committee on toll roads and weight-distance tax. Also prob- ably the committee on highway safety. On the other hand the inquiry into fluoridation probably more properly belonged with a select committee rather than with a commission. There are two main functions that a select committee is dis- tinctly equipped to do. One is to decide and weigh public opinion. The second should be to decide what is the right course within our prin- ciples and system of govern- ment. The important quality that a committee: composed of mem- bers of the legislature has is that it is composed of '"'repre- sentatives' of the people. As such it is the one type of committee that can properly be delegated to form judgments on situations in which there are opposed fields of public interest, or in which there is a strong point of principle involved. Most pertinently, it is not equipped to study technical questions. Its membership is mainly made up of men of me- dium education, not equipped by training or other background to analyze technical matters or give properly weighted opinions on them. There is not the space to ii- lustrate how lack of apreciation of this has resulted in false steps in the past--some of which are still with us. But as just one reference there was the report on high- way safety which put practically the entire blame on speed. It has taken us some time to realize there are other more important factors. And as just one illustration of where the wrong type of inquiry was brdered there is the case of fluoridation. It involved both principle and public opinion, properly the field of elected representatives, yet was put in the hands of private citizens. First then, the supply. We will stand no nonsense from the traf. ficker. The most severe penal. ties are accordingly provided for what is, after all, one of the most loathesome crimes in all the catalogue of crime; the cor ruption of the mind and body of another for financial gain. A trafficker, therefore, will be li- able to life imprisonment--even for a first offence. All of Canada's narcotics must be imported None are grown in Canada. Severe penalties will be provided therefore for those who import narcotics for illegal pur- poses. The minimum is seven years, the maximum is life. Offenders under either of these provisions will therefore know that the gloves are off. They have been warned. Now for the addicts. Just lock- ing them up is not good enough. That has been proven in the past. Treatment and cure must be our object. There will be held out to them a firm but guiding hand. Special centres will be built to detain them where they will be segregated from non-addicts and rehabilita- tion programs suited to their needs can be provided for them. We must never forget that they are criminals, but sick crimin- als, whose malady is tied ine extricably to their criminality. One more thing I would like to mention. The new approach to narcotics--in fact the one ap- proach to Canada's whole penal reform program--relies, in the ultimate analysis, on one thing, which is public support. The best program in the world inside the institution will fail unless the effort is supported outside. Many Canadians have been kind enough to say to me: "Keep up the good work." I would like to pass that on here and ask you to keep up the good work. INSIDE YOU | Doctor Answers Readers' Queries By BURTON H. FERN, MD Dear Doctor: Rheumatic fe- ver damaged my heart long ago. Now I feel faint and dizzy after long automobile trips and my bed feels like it's turning upside down. Noes my heart trouble cause all this? Mrs. R. L. Dear Mrs. L.: A weakened heart may make you feel dizzy but it rarely turns beds upside- down. Tang auto trips leave you with a long-lasting roller coast- er eifect. When you step out of a roller coaster, the platform seems to move under your feet and you feel dizzy and light- headed! SOUR-TASTING TROUBLE Dear Doctor: Why does one side of my face sweat whenever I eat cherry pie or something containing vinegar and how can I stop this? --Mrs. J. S. Dear Mrs. S.: Give up vine- gar and cherry pie! Sour-tasting taste buds usual- ly start saliva flowing. For some reason, your taste buds are misfiring and triggering both sweat and salivary glands on your left side. Your doctor can tell you more! ERASING TATTOOS Dear Doctor: How can tattoos be removed without operating? Mrs. M. F. Near Mrs. F.: By tattooing! The medical tattoo artist can cover that old double eagle or "lI Love Rosie" with special flesh-colored tattooing ink. If not, a series of simple op- erations can erase that hypo- dermic art work with hardly a scar! SALT-FREE DIET Dear Doctor: Why do I have to take medicine to keep from retaining salt and fluid when I don't eat salt? -- Mrs. F. R. Dear Mrs. R.: You can throw away every salt shaker in your house, cook without salt and still not have a salt-free diet-- unless you live only on rice. Most foods contain natural salt. Taste some herring. You'll see! NO DAMAGE HERE Dear Doctor: From the en- closed clipping you can see that meat packers plan to inject tenderizer into cattle shortly before slaughter. What will this dope do to people? Mrs. E. A. Dear Mrs, A.: Tenderizer is a chemical found in papaya leaves. Long ago, Hawaiians learned that meat wropped in papaya leaves while cooking al- ways came out tender. Even health food enthusiasts endorse natural papaya juice. Dr. Fern's mailbox is wide open for letters from readers. While he cannot undertake to answer individual letters, he will use readers' questions in his column whenever possible and when they are of general inter. est. Address your letters to Dr. Fern in care of this newspaper. BY-GONE DAYS 15 YEARS AGO Mrs. W. J. Severs, 512 Drew street, was awarded the grand prize of $25 in the lawn and garden contest conducted by Wartime Housing, Limited. Miss Grace Wanner passed her -egistered nurses's examin- ations and was awarded a scholarship from the Victorian Order of Nurses. It was announced that E. and §. Currie, Limited, of Toronto, largest manufacturer of men's neckwear in Canada, would es- tablish a branch plant in Osh- awa. Twenty-four Oshawa Brown- jes, accompanied by six Guid- ers, vacationed at Mrs. R. S. McLaughlin's cottage at Heydon Shore Park, Whitby. Real pepper, missing from the shelves of Oshawa stores for almost two years, was ex- pected to reappear within the next six months. J. B. Reid and A. J. Jarvis passed the examinations . ... Certified Public Accountants Association of Ontario. The Oshawa Community Re- creation Association sponsored LJ a music recital at the bandshell. The chairman was George Flet- cher. Fifteen vehicles were regi- stered for the First Annual Soap Box Derby of the Public Play. grounds. A brilliant display of the "Au. rora Borealis" was visible in the sky over Oshawa. PATTERSON FIGHT ON NEW YORK (AP)--Tom Bo- lan, president of Championship Sports, Inc., said Friday the Massachusetts Boxing Commis- sion has aproved a licence for his company to promote a Floyd Patterson - Tom McNeeley heavyweight title fight in Boston this fall. Do all banks offer the same services? Indeed they do. Not just one but every bank in Canada can provide you with many different kinds of bank accounts, loan plans, payment services and so on. So why should you choose Toronto-Dominion? The answer is simple... Our managers are the MOST HELPFUL you'll find This is Don Sheldrick, the Manager of our busy Yonge & Lawrence branch in Toronto. Don has been with us over 27. years. 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