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| | | She Osharon Simes Published by Canadian Newspapers Limited, 86 King St. E., Oshawa, Ont. Poge 6 Friday, August 25, 1961 Resolution On Fireworks Deserves Solid Support There should be general approval of the resolution approved by the annual convention of the Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs that the sale of "fire- crackers, bombs and bangers" be banned. The resolution, brought in by the legis- lation committee, called for the associa- tion to petition the federal government to ban the import, manufacture and sale of such fireworks. It would not affect the sale of display fireworks used in celebrations and exhibitions run by res- ponsible persons undér a permit. The fire chiefs are not spoil sports. But they know, probably better than ahyone else, just how much damage is done each year by the irresponsible handling of fireworks, and in particular firecrackers. A lumber yard in the Windsor area was destroyed by fire a while ago, the damage running to tens of thousands of dollars; the suspected cause -- firecrackers tossed by youngs- ters. Fire after fire, especially around More Patrols Advice to motorists is already being issued in advance of the Labor Day holiday, usually the worst weekend of the year for traffic accidents. That it is needed goes without saying, but much of it has a rather dream-like quality when considered in the context of what can be expected in the way of road conditions at the beginning and end of the weekend. It is noted, for example, that insurance company tables show that if you gre to be involved in a car accident this coming Labor Day, the odds are that it will be caused by tail-gating or following too closely in traffic. The logical advice, then, is: Allow at least one car length for every ten miles an hour you are travelling, and more at high speeds; give other cars their fair share of road space and avoid grabbing the defensive space of the car ahead of you; if the vehicle ahead is limiting your view of oncoming traffic, approaching intersec- tions or traffic signs, you're following too closely; drive defensively, expecting the worst of all drivers at all times; check Victoria Day, has been caused by the reckless handling of these noisy, silly and dangerous "playthings". Police officers would probably sup- port the stand taken by the fire chiefs. It is they who have to track down the malicious users of fireworks -- and again the firecracker is the main weapon of the stupid, the thoughtless and the per- verted. Motorists have been injured them- selves, and others because firecrackers have been tossed into their vehicles through open windows. Children have been severely burned and sometimes permanently injured by fireworks thrown at them. The indictment of fireworks could go on and on. Some people may profess to enjoy displays of fireworks; they can go on enjoying them, if the federal gov- ernment approves (as it should) the resolution of the fire chiefs. The differ- ence would be some degree of sanity in the staging of the displays. Required constantly to see whether someone is tail-gating you and if he is riding your bumper, pull over to the right and signal him to pass; avoid sudden moves your- self, check traffic behind you before changing lanes, and always signal your intentions well in advance. All this is logical and sensible, and if every driver followed it, everyone would enjoy driving in comfort and safety during the weekend --- and all other times. Unfortunately, in practice, the driver who tried to maintain the proper intervals during the Friday and Monday weekend rush hours -- when the tail- gating accidents are most likely to occur --would soon find himself travelling in reverse, particularly on such highways as 35 and 115. That does not mean the advice should be ignored. Rather, it should be forcibly impressed on drivers, and the way to do that is to increase the number of police patrol cars on the highways. Attorney- General Roberts has announced that there will be more -- but still more are needed. Another Look At Utopia There has been widespread public scoffing at Khrushchev's plan for "free" houses, "free" bus rides, and "free" this and that in his new 20-year plan. But the scoffers would do well to look around them before they scoff too much, and see how many ideas Mr. K. is bor- rowing from us, the Financial Times sug- gests. A lot of what he promises makes him sound very much like the politicians we have around here. "We subsidize housing and transporta- tion, the writer continues. We provide "free" hospitalization. Our welfare ser- vices would look dandy to the people of Moscow. We have a tax system that works hard at trying to equalize family spending power. "We have something of every social and economic gadget Mr. K. has put forward." Actually, in some ways Mr. K. by offering some things completely "free", may be more sensible and economical than we are. "For instance: "Free" urban transpor- tation in our jammed cities would quite Fhe Oshawa Times T. L. WILSON, Publisher and General Manager €. GWYN KINSEY, Editor ! The Oshawa Times combining The Oshawa Times (established 1871) ond the Whitby Gazette and Chronicle (established 1863), is published daily (Sundays end statutory holidays excepted), Aemb of dia ily © Publishers Association, The Conodion Press, Audit Bureou of Circulation and the Ontario Provincial Dailies Asso- ciation. 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By mail (in Province of Ontario) outside carriers' delivery areas 12.00; elsewhere 15.00 per year Circulation for the issue of March 30, 1961 17,363 clearly be cheaper for the community than providing the enormous costs of super-streets to accommodate the grow- ing torrent of private motor vehicles, "For We have provincial hospital plans and huge armies of people doing the paper work and red-tape of checking to see that Mr. Tom Jones gets no more than the one appendectomy to which he is entitled. "The well-established fact is it would be much cheaper to let the hospitals treat people as they turn up and save all the money now wasted on mountainous book-keeping and on armies of civil servants, instance: "Since Mr. K. is borrowing ideas from us, how about us borrowing some from him?" the Times writer concludes. Mr, K. does not believe in equality of per- sonal incomes, He does believe that people of really outstanding value to his society should have really outstanding inccmes after taxes. "In Canada 1961 that view, of course, is rank heresy. It's Communistic." Other Editor's Views Fit The Crime (Fort William Times Journal) Not long ago in Toronto a speeding driver was chased by a motorcycle con- stable at speeds over 60, through red lights, on busy streets, He did his best to shove the motorcycle over the curb. With the aid of several police he was arrested. His sentence? A fine of $75, which he paid and walked out free. No jail. No license cancellation. On the same day a woman was fined $100 for keeping a day nursery in a zoned area. Bible Thought Stand fast, and hold the traditions whcih ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle. -- II. Thessalonians 12:18, False and misleading traditions have been taught, but never by the word of Scripture "Hold fast that which is good! ---------------------------------- Vie LATIN AMERICAN RHYTHMS QUEEN'S PARK Insurance Report Being Prepared By DON O'HEARN TORONTO -- The auto insur- ance committee has finished its hearings and is starting to write its report. The strong feeling is that the majority of the committee will not recommend a compulsory system. It will advocate an increase in Unsatisfied Judgment pay- ments but that is as far as it will go. The CCF and Liberal mem- bers will continue to favor com- pulsion, but they are the minor- ity voice. The government members, who dominate the committee, feel still that a compulsory sys- tem might boost insurance rates. This has been the stand of the government itself all along. And it has been able to offer experience in the U.S. to back i* up--although agreeing that the situations have not been pe allel, So long as the Unsatisfied Judgment fund will protect him against serious loss--which it will do if the limits are raised-- the average motorist probably won't care too much. REPORT FROM U.K. Spending Report Shocks Ministers By M. McINTYRE HOOD Special London (Eng.) Correspondent To The Oshawa Times LONDON -- Two years ago the government appointed a special committee of financial experts, headed by Lord Plow- den, to investigate the control of public expenditures. Its report. which has just been tabled in the House of Commons, has come as a bit of a shock to cabinet ministers. It constitutes a sensational indictment of the vacillating economic policies of successive British governments. It goes further, and says that Britain must get into the for- ward planning business in a big way, with a whole series of gov- ernment five-year plans, to cut waste and keep the economy on an even keel in the future. It is considered significant that the report was tabled in the House of Commons at the very time when the Chancellor of the Exchequer was consult- ing his cabinet colleagues about the anti-inflation measures he proposes to adopt. BLUNT STATEMENTS The report of the Plowden committee is quite blunt in its phraseology. It says, for in- stance: "There is no doubt that chop- ping and changing in govern: ment expenditures policy ig frustrating to efficiency and economy in the running of the public services. Short-term econ- omy campaigns and 'stop-and- go' are damaging to the real effectiveness of control." The report continues, bluntly: "Attempts at moments of in- flationary pressure to impose short-term economies are rarely successful and sometimes dam- aging, and we think these attempts should be avoided. Government remedies have sometimes been worse than the disease they set out to cure. Experience has shown that at least six to nine months elapse before short-term changes take full effect." POLICY CHANGES Lord ' Plowden's committee comments quite scathingly on frequent policy changes on the part of the government. It says: "If policies blow hot and cold, again NOT SO HEAVY LONDON (CP)--A recent gov- ernment survey took some of the weight off Londoners' minds. It reported the blanket of smoke over the city is thinning out. Ten years ago there were 2,300, 000 tons of it in the air. Now it weighs only 2,000,000 tons. projects will be rushed to deci- sion in order to take advantage of a favorabie wind. An air of irresponsibility is bound to slip in. The aim should be the great- est possible stability of deci- sions on public expenditure once taken, so that long-term econo- my and efficiency have the best chance to develop." The report even goes so far as to suggest a shake-up inside the cabinet itself. It says there should be more effective ma- chinery for tne iaking of collec- tive decisions and the bearing of collective responsibility by min- isters on matters of public ex: penditure. This is construed as saying in effect that other ministers ought to give more support to the Chancellor of the Exchequer in saving money as well as busying themselves with plans for spend- ing it in their own departments. About forward planning, the committee says it is now practi- cal and desirable to develop long-term surveys of national resources and expenditures, even although governments might not be able to publish these plans. He would be more interested in knowing if present rates are too high. The committee didn't go into this. PENSION PLAN It is generally agreed here that the proposed plan for port- able pensions is a good step. But also that it very definitely is only a first step. To those whom it would cover it would provide quite a low basic minimum (about $50 for the average worker). And it would only apply to a bit better than 30 per cent of the working force (the portion em- ployed in middle-size to large industry.) SOCIAL SECURITY? For some time there has been a considerable feeling here in favor of a contributory social se- curity program--similar to that in the U.S. It is particularly pronounced among top civil servants who have long been connected with our social problems. The new plan has done noth- ing to relax their feeling. Their main point centers on the large group not covered by present social measures--such as unemployment insurance and pensions. They feel that the only prac- tical approach for any such pro- gram is that it be contributory with everyone paying their way as they go through life. As it is now when one of those in the huge uncovered group meets disaster, he or she be- comes a total charge on the state. PARAGRAPHICAL WISDOM Becoming wiser today is pain- ful. It makes a person realize what a fool he was yesterday. Fairy tale: The other day a man said, "There are probably a few people who can drive a car better than I can." Probably Noah is the only person who ever made com- plete and adequate preparations for rainy days. "Women would make better astronauts than men, because they can better withstand noise and vibration," says a woman pilot. Women have also had far more practice than men in being all up in the air over something. INSIDE YOU Control Effects Of Dermographia By BURTON H. FERN, MD The allergy tests lied! He wasn't allergic to anything. Irritation had triggered those giant hives. He suffered from dermographia--skin that breaks out in itching welts at the light- est touch. You may have had some. - The full lash of a leather whip can raise welts on anyone's skin. Any irritation -- long and hard enough -- can. A paper clip drawn lightly across dermographia skin leaves a thin red wake. The whole area flushes. In a few minutes a white welt replaces the original red line. Histamine relaxes blood ves- sels along the red line and lets fluid pour through their walls to fill the welt Dermographia sufferers seem more vulnerable to histamine- caused migraine, indigestion and painful menstrual cramps. Allergy floods the system with extra histamine, bringing on or worsening dermographia. Emotions like blushing embar- rassment magnify each welt. So do warm baths and hot coffee or tea. All bring extra blood to flush the skin still more. Pressure around the belt line, under shoulder straps and along the edge of corsets and girdles raises dermographia's welts. Now the treadmill starts. They itch, you scratch, and new wells form! » After pushing the lawn mower, dermographia hands swell stiff- ly. Any 'hard bench can raise welts on a dermographia seat. Allergic to wool? Maybe the coarse, rough fibers merely ir- ritate your sensitive skin, A cot- ton blouse can protect against irritation, but not against allergy. PERFECT ANTIDOTE Antihistamine medicine is the perfect antidote for dermo- graphia. An antihistamine that makes you sleepy can do double duty at night. For added itching control: mix a pound of cornstarch into, a smooth paste with cold water. Add hot water and boil until thick. Pour into bath water be- fore tubbing. Itching dermographia even- tually goes away, and as long as nothing irritates your scalp, you can stlil be a big wheel without a swelled head! 7 OTTAWA REPORT Jetliners Proving Rirline Problem By PATRICK NICHOLSON OTTAWA--1961 is the first full year in which huge fast jet air- craft have brought quiet con- venient and stabilized travel to all the major air routes of the world. But paradoxically 1961 is also the year of crisis for the air transportation industry. Without exception, airlines in the free world began to sink into financial trouble last year through insufficient business, al- though they offered better serv- ice than ever before. They were not able to attract enough new travellers to fill the bigger air- liners. President Gordon McGregor announced that Trans - Canada Air Lines suffered a financial loss for the first time in 10 years. The seats available on TCA's ' scheduled flights last year were only two-thirds occu pied, while cargo space was 42 per cent unused. Had this empty accommodation been sold, TCA's small loss of $2,607,350 might have been replaced by a profit as high as $67,000,000. SERVICE FOR THE MASSES As a Crown Corporation, TCA is a public utility intended to be no more and no less than self - supporting. However this might - have - been profit com- pared interestingly with the re- cent achievements of two other Crown Corporations: the profit of $74,011,728 reported by the Bank of Canada, and the deficit of $67,496,777 incurred by Ca- nadian National Railways. TCA's declared objective is to think of the future--the future of aviation as the perfect trans- portation for this huge empty country. It presumably aims to reduce fares to attract travel- lers from the slower and more costly railroads, and from the even slower and costlier and moré dangerous automobile; yet not to reduce fares so low that the taxpayer would be burdened. by TCA's losses. After a year of intensive study TCA proved to its own satisfac- BYGONE DAYS 35 YEARS AGO Thomas Miller of Oshawa was elected president of the Eastern Canada = Trapshooters' Associa- tion. Rotary Club announced plans to build a Red Cross cottage for children at Lakeview Park. Lt.-Col. Frank Chappell was elected the first president of the Oshada Branch of the Canadian Legion. About 50 harvesters left Osh- awa and district on the first ex- cursion for the West, which was less than 50 per cent of last year's number. Jack Hobbs, Motors Juniors pitcher, pitched a no-hit, no-run game against Cobourg Juniors to win the first game 12-0 in the OBA playoffs. Thousands of citizens visited "Parkwood", the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. S. McLaughlin, when its gardens were thrown open to the public. H. C. Lecky of Hamilton, was appointed assistant to George Ainsley, general sales manager of McLaughlin-Buick and Pon- tiac Sales Division of General Motors. Fire Chief Cameron attended the annual Dominion - Fire Chiefs' Convention in Windsor. An Oshawa rink of D. A, J. Swanson, skip, T. Johns, J. All- man and A. Walton, won first prize at the annual Aurora Bowling Club tournament. Motorists travelling around town, were warned to keep their licence plates free of dust and mud, otherwise they could expect a summons to appear in police court. Harold Millichamp, Oshawa golfer, won the championship out of 90 entries at Bigwin Inn. Muskoka, A contract was let to W, J Trick Co. by. Oddfellows' Lodge, owner of the business block, for three new store fronts to replace those at Germond's barber shop, D. J. Brown's Jewelry store and Reed's Flower store, on King St, West \ r duce ~ international 'routes re 4 quire international a ment, ob: tion that existing methods of pricing airline fares were un- realistic. Following that finding, TCA has this year adopted a revolutionary new basis for set- ting fares, which has won fa- vorable acclaim from operators and critics in other countries, whilst being somewhat over- looked at home. Initially air fares were set at the level of railroad or steam- ship fares for the same journey, adjusted perhaps to take into ac- count special factors and the as- sumed willingness of the traffic to pay. Such pre-aviation fares had been set at a constant rate per passenger-mile, which had been an accurate basis in the days when travellers rode in buggies drawn by horses. THE LONGER THE CHEAPER Mr. McGregor, speaking for TCA, has explained that, while actual costs per passenger-mile are virtually constant once an aircraft is airborne, overhead costs and terminal charges are fixed, or nearly so, for every flight regardless of its length. These would include the cost of taxiing, take-off and landing, air- port landing fees, ticketing, res. ervations, teletype, passenger and baggage handling at air- ports and advertising. "By discharging these fixed costs over a greater number of miles," says Mr. McGregor, "the cost per passenger-mile of overall operation decreases with each additional mile flown." Thus TCA produced its revolu- tionary cost curve, which glar- ingly bears no relation to the straight line representing pre- vious fares. Using this curve, TCA has now introduced scaled lower fares for domestic jour- neys of more than 8500 miles; hitherto these subsidized the short-distance traveller. To re long-distance fares over which has not yet " tained. But a measure of sup i port has.greeted TCA's propo sals, and some of its related suggestions to attract travellers have been adopted. Most air lines agree that this is the way to stop the cream being skimmed off airlines' sched uled flights by the practice of associations chartering flights for their members. TCA, ruefully sees the sams plane, which carries a passen ger for 3.7 cents a mile in Can ada, being forced to charge ur to 13.1 cents over internationa! routes. This is the damaging anomaly aimed at by TCA" praiseworthy and novel cost curve. NOTICE TO OUR CUSTOMERS WE HAVE MOVED FROM OUR OLD ADDRESS 1290 SIMCOE N. TO A BRAND NEW LOCATION Taunton Rd. E. CITY LIMITS CUSTOM STEEL S. G. Saywell, Chairman HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS If you plan to ottend one of the Oshawa Secondery Schools during the coming year, but have not yet regis- tered, you should do so at once by letter or by calling in person at the office of the school which you will attend. SCHOOL OFFICES ARE OPEN DAILY FROM MON. te FRI, Oshawa Central Collegiate Institute, 240 Simcoe St. South, O'Neil] Collegiate & Vocational Institute, 301 Simcoe St. N. Dr. F. J, Donevaen Collegiate Institute, Harmony Rd. S., SCHOOL RE-OPENS ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1961 Students going into Grades 10, 11, 12 or 13, ore asked to report promptly at 9:00 a.m, Students going into Grade 9 will not report until 10:30 e.m. 723-4678. 723-3411 725-1402, J. Ross Backus, Business Is YOUR You can commence {FALL Stenograph Individual Instruction Modern Equi J 10 SIMCOE ST. NORTH FREE |e Conrreern off Name Address A DIPLOMA from the Oshawa BUSINESS COLLEGE BETTER JOB Last Year's Graduates Proved That. Training at the Oshawa Business College with the opening at the 'TUESDAY, SEPT. 5, 1961 Choose from the following Careers Diploma Courses Clerk Typist Junior Secretarial Junior Accountant Senior Accountant Private Secretarial Business Administration ic Specie! Grade Nine Evening Clasver--Tues, and Thurs. 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