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| Fhe Oshawa Tones Published by Canadian Newspapers Limited, 86 King St. E., Oshawa, Ont. Page 6 Thursday, August 31, 1961 Drivers Ready For Big Labor Day Spectacular Tomorrow afternoon the annual Labor Day rush of traffic will begin. By late Monday night, unless there. is a sharp reversal of the trend of recent years, more than 40 people will have died on the roads of Ontario and Quebec alone. Last year, there were 42 fatalities in Labor Day traffic accidents in the two provinces. Statistics accumulated by insurance companies show at the frequency of ser- ious traffic accidents soars out of all proportion on two holiday weekends, July 1-4 and Labor Day, when Cana- dians and Americans celebrate at the same time. The statistics show that during these two weekends, a motorist's chances of serious accident are three times as great as during other weekend of the year. There will be heavy traffic, but not that much heavier than during some of the fine-weather weekends in July and August. The big difference will be the attitudes of the drivers. This is the last long weekend of the summer, and far Thefts From The number of people charged with thefts from Oshawa stores -- especially food stores -- seems to have diminished recently, The punishment of the thieves and its attendant publicity may be having its effect. Discussing a similar situation in St. Thomas, the Times- Journal comments: "It was revealed that a number of women had been warned not to do it again, although it would have been quite fit and proper for the manager of a store to institute a charge of stealing. Probably they did not want to scare away otherwise good customers, and even sought to hide the identities of women, some of whom were reported to be the wives of men in good positions, The warnings presumably brought an end, temporarily at least, to the offend- ers. "Storekeepers in Cleveland took the bull by the horns the other day and agreed to a crack-down on these thieves too many people will be trying to pack into it all the pleasures of a whole summer. They will be travelling too far, too fast, too impatiently, with frayed nerves and weary muscles and minds. And to complete the deadly mixture, there will be that catalyst of danger, the Sunday driver, who invariably picks the toughest times of the week and the busiest highways for his slow, gawking tour of the countryside, When the tired, impatient drivers begin to stack up batk of the crawler, the stage is set for the spectacle of death that has become com- monplace on our highways. It's doubtful if any advice given now will make a particle of difference to the weekend chance-takers, the drivers who know that accidents only happen to the other fellow. However, the police are preparing for an all-out effort -- not enough of them, in too few patrol cars, but still they will be on the roads, doing all they can to keep the situation within the bounds of sanity. We hope they catch the chance-takers early. City Shops --for that is what they are -- and as a result a number of people were charged. This type of crime is usually practiced by women, but Cleveland had a number of men offenders and two of them were given the maximum penalties of fines and jail terms -- plus publicity. "There is a general opinion that in the case of a working woman or the wife of a working man she is called a shoplifter and is sentenced accordingly, whereas in the case of a middle-class woman she is allowed to go free be- cause she is a kleptomaniac. A person who is described as a kleptomaniac is in a comfortable financial position, but is the victim of an irresistible impulse to steal. This is just her misfortune, "Be it shoplifting or kleptomania it is a larceny and honest shoppers have to pay for the merchants' losses. We have a hunch that if merchants were to take the kind of action they should do, the victims of the disease of klepto- mania would be speedily cured." Retirement Problems "Not labor but leisure will be the great problem of the decades ahead," it has been stated. Modern conditions with shorter work- ing hours have created a situation where the attention of economists is being diverted in some part from the nation's youth to the nation's aged. Significant of the new trend is the fact that Deputy Minister James S. Band of the Ontario Department of Welfare, in his annual report, devotes more space to the aged than to any other single group, and for good reason. He produces figures which show a 20 per cent increase in the proportion of men 65 and over who were retired from work in 1950 over the proportion retired in 1900. And by 1975 it is estimated the proportion of senior citizens who are retired from work will increase another 15 per cent -- to 70 per cent. In other words, only three of every 10 men over 65 will continue working. This creates a problem which has already been too long neglected. Elderly people, many of them active in both mind and body, have nothing to he Osha Times T. L. WILSON, Publisher and General Manager €. GWYN KINSEY, Editor The Osh: Times combining The Oshawa Times (established 1871) ond the Whitby Gazette and Chronicle (established 1863), is published daily (Sundays and statutory holidays excepted). Members of C ily N Publishers Association, The Canadian Press, Audit Bureau of Circulation and the Ontario Provincial Dailies Asso ciation. The Canodion Press is exclusively 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 are also reserved. Offices: Thomson Bullding, 425 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario; 640 Cathcart Street, Montreal, 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, Taunton, Tyrone, Dunbarton Enniskillen, Orono, Leskord, Brougham,' Burketon, Claremont, Columbus, Greenwood, Kinsale, Ruglon Blackstock, Manchester. Pontypool and Newtons. not over 45¢ per week. By mail (in Province of Ontario) outside carriers' delivery areas 12.00 per year. Other Provinces ond Commonwealth Countries 1500. USA. and Foreign 24.00, Circulation for the issue of March 30, 1961 17.363 do, nowhere to go; their time and their idleness robs them of the pleasure of retirement. "Idleness is a cross to bear at any age," Mr, Band said in his report, "but the willing, capable older worker, who has been forced to retire, has the slimmest of opportunities to continue useful, productive activity." Mr. Band suggests that churches and community organizations must take a more positive role in treating the pro- blems of the aged, "for these organized groups lend the best hope for the deve- lopment of constructive approaches in local communities towards a fuller life for aged persons." The welfare department is conducting a 20-year study of aging, using as a basis a group of 2,000 men who were 45 at the commencement of the study, in 1958. This survey is revealing the need for planning, throughout working life, for retirement. Mr. Band feels many of the problems Ontario citizens meet in planning future needs would be solved through participation in a compulsory insurance maintenance plan similar to the United States system of social security, Still, security is only part of the ans. wer. People over 65, even with security have nothing if they feel unwanted. They can play a useful role and the whole population benefits when they contribute. Other Editor's Views MUTUAL DISTRICT (British Travel Association News) A top London newspaper reporter takes no notes during interviews. This, he believes, encourages people to talk freely. But once, when interviewing a poli- tician who was notorious for denying statements given to the press he hid a miniature tape-recorder in his coat pocket. Half way through the inter- view the concealed recorder began to make a loud buzzing sound. The politician stopped talking and looked squarely at the reporter. 'Is that your tape-recorder--or mine? he asked. gn IN SIMPKINS 'COME, COME -- STIFF UPPER LIP, OLD BOY" OTTAWA REPORT Some Possibilities In Cabinet Making By PATRICK NICHOLSON Cabinet building in imagina- tion is always a popular topic among the denizens of Parlia- ment Hill. Although Prime Minister John Diefenbaker has indicated that he plans some changes in his cabinet, speculation as to the nature of those changes has not yet caused the cooling of many cups of coffee here. But among Conservative back-benchers one hears steady and bitter criticism of the performance of some min- isters. This column has suggested the two weakest spots in the cabinet are the present titular chiefs of our post office and the depart. ment of defence production. The former requires a blend of inti- mate knowledge of Ottawa and a level-headed sense of patron- age, flavored with political as- tuteness of high order. Tailor- made for that job is R.A: "Dick" Bell, a lawyer, and the popular and successful national director of the Conservative Association before becoming MP for the suburban Ottawa Tory strong- hold of Carleton. nm With only 51 present Liberal MPs, this speculation must draw 4 heavily on other sources, such as some well-known Canadians i whom the Liberal party hopes to coral as candidates, and Liber- als who are already in Parlia- : ment as Senators. Defence production, which handles the immense spending on defence hardware, requires a tough personality, knowledge of top-level business practice, and again a level-headed sense of patronage. Probably the one per- son of any party in the House of Commons today who could really shine in that post is a Tory back-bencher who seems destined for a brilliant career somewhere: he is the Toronto lawyer John B. Hamilton. who is incidentally one of the Tories' best hustings orators. These two changes would im- mensely strengthen the present Diefenbaker administration ac. cording to widespread opinion here, but they are not yet coffee-cup tips. LIBERAL HOPES RISE While all is temporarily quiet in the field of Tory guessing, an interesting forerunner of the general election expected next year, and a signal of Liberal hopes in it, is the discussion of the Liberal stars who would form the government after that election--if chosen by the elec- tors of Canada. QUEEN'S PARK Macaulay Ahead In Sheer Ability By DON O'HEARN ' TORONTO--One man's opin- on: Hon. Robert Macaulay as a potential leader. If ability, imagination and de- sire were the only qualities in- volved you could name the next PC leader now. It would be Mr. Macaulay. There would be few that would deny that on sheer ability the young minister of energy leads the pack around here. Also that he is one of the few men around with a good imag- ination--a prerequisite of pro- gressive leadership. There is no question also that he has the desire--he has been more or less training himself as a political leader for years. Along with these qualities he has loyalty, courage (he is not afraid of being wrong) and the ability to pick good men, DOESN'T PLAY Why then is he not a shoo-in? One, his temperament and personality. His temperament is aggres- sive. He is on the go. He can be abrupt. And he can be dis- dainful. He does not play little- league politics with the other members. This means he is not *"'popu- lar." Party members feel there- fore he would not be a good leader or go over at the polls. They do not realize--yet, at least -- that rarely in history have our good leaders been pop- ular or hail-fellows-well-met. Two, he is young--40. The 40 years, however, cover a lot of paliti background. Not to say that he probably is fully ready yet to step in and take over the reins. But he prob- ably is as ready as any of his potential competitors. Also, he can be tricky. Schooled in politics from bigth, he kriows the old school '"'dd not beat your wife' techniques. There probably is nothing wrong with this--except that this par- ticular observer doesn't like it. A strong man shouldn't have to resort to tricks. And the public might sense this. He could be too bright. There is no question of his brilliance, and this has led him into some unusual paths. One such was his study of nuclear physics. It re- suited, as you probably know, in a long series of articles. And when on a project such as this he gets so dedicated he can be almost single-minded. Offsetting this, however -- in these dedicated pursuits he is always trying to get at the bot- tom of things. Not a bad trait. He is eccentric? He drives a bicycle to work. He furnished his own office. You can call this erratic. You also can say that perhaps he just knows his own mind. Consensus: Government under Mr. Macaulay would be progres- sive. It could be harsh on the idle fringe and sycophants. It might be too harsh to please his own party. { in the ! Mike Pearson would of course Of the five ex-ministers now House, Liberal leader be prime minister, and Paul Martin would equally surely be foreign minister. Then we get into the realm of argument. Li- onel Chevrier is suggested as trade minister; but if, as hoped, former deputy trade minister Mitchell Sharp runs, he would be a natural in that post. Jack Pickersgill is tipped for his old job as immigration minister; I would rate him worthy of a de- partment of greater importance, but it is hard to see just where he would fit. P. Hellyer, un- blooded though appointed briefly before, is mooted as defence minister; but there again a bril- liant outsider seems a more logical choice. "Bud" Drury is rated as the best administrator among Ottawa's post-war deputy ministers, and he is cut out for the department where he served so well so long. CABINET JUNIORS Newcomer Judy LaMarsh Is tipped for a minor post. Rodger Mitchell is suggested as mines minister - which, since Interna- tional Nickel is the chief support of his home town of Sudbury, makes sense. I would not be sur prised to see Welland's Dr. W. H- McMillan and Fort William's H. Badanai considered. One suggestion heard here is that former RCMP commis- sioner L. H. Nicholson will run as a Liberal and merit a cab- inet seat. I have not yet heard either James Coyne, former gov- ernor of the Bank of Canada nor A. Jarvis, ex-director of the National Gallery, similarly tipped. Former transport minister George Marler and Liberal pres- ident Senator John Connolly would both merit cabinet status. The latter raises the interesting point of a number of other Lib- eral senators being suggested for Cabinet .posts. It is almost unknown for a senator to be given a portfolio; yet a Parlia- mentary Secretary in the House to answer for the department would answer the chief objec- tion; and this would be the ob- vious and simple manner for a government to utilise the serv- ices of some of Canada's busi- ness" and administrative suc- cesses, who might be reluctant to enter politics through the hazardous ballot box. INSIDE YOU Pressure Expands Thin Vein Walls By BURTON H. FERN, MD What's the best treatment for varicose veins those blue corkscrews that bulge beneath the skin when pressure stretches thin vein walls? Clogged veins, long hours of standing, pregnancy and extra weight all skyrocket this pres- sure. So do tiny arteries which often pour high-pressure blood directly into veins. Fight this pressure! Bandage your legs before you get up. A four-inch clastic bandage com. presses varicose whirlpools and speeds circulation below the knee. Use a second bandage to support varicose veins on the thigh. If elastic bandages seem un-. sightly, wear elastic stockings or rubber-coated nylons. They heip. But like veins, stockings stretch and loose their oomph. At home, lie down for ten min- utes every few hours so blood an drain "up" from the legs. At work, the executive type can lean back and prop his feet on the desk. Even workmen who can't lie down on the job can still do vari- cose vein exercises. Lift yourself high on your toes, hold, and then come down. Re- peat ten times every hour or so. Sitting Bulls can flap their feet up and down vigorously like Spanish flamenco dancers. Ri your work demands con- tinuous standing, perhaps your boss can rotate you to a sitting Job. A headquarters desk eases varicose veins for policemen who have soent years pounding a beat. And any varicose floor walker wi'l smile happily if seated behind the complaint counter, Injections cure smaller vari- cose veins by making clots, while snug bandages prevent bulging. Larger blue corkscrews have to be disconnected from deep leg veins by a surgeon. Narrow skin veins will still stretch into new varicose trouble when deep clots channel extra blood through them. You can't expect thin boys to do a man's job. Reduce and you'll reduce your varicose problem! Cutting cal- orise may help more than cut- ting veins! Just remember -- while those extra snacks make you happy, they make your legs bluel, READERS' VIEWS Defend Showing Of City Bands Dear Sir: I would like to take this op- portunity to differ with your paper's comments as to the suc- cess of the Oshawa bands which competed in the Music Day ac- tivities at the Canadian Nation- al Exhibition. Your columns of August 25 and 26, particularly the "Good Evening" column of August 26 have instilled a false sense of doom in the citizens of Oshawa, by telling them only half the story. Mr. Gearin has based his con- clusions upon the fact that no Oshawa band returned Thursday evening with a prize. By read- ing his column, one would be- lieve that the Band of the On- tario Regiment had made a most dismal showing. Nothing could be further from the truth. The Regimental Band's 'poor showing" results in a mark of over 160, points--over '80 per cent! Mr. Gearin should also take into account that three other bands had earlier with- drawn from the same competi- tion, presumably because they had no great hopes of success. Mr. Gearin seems to hold the O'Neill Band in low regard for not being able to out-perform "such organizations" as the Barrie Collegiate Band, the Col- lingwood CDIC Band, and the Cathedral Girls Band of Hamil- ton. To set the record straight I would like to explain that the O'Neill Band consisted of musi- cians from grades nine, ten and eleven whereas the other bands had a concentration of players from upper school, and also the Barrie Band has been in this competition almost without fail since 1939 and three years ago toured Europe. Considering it was competing against bands of much greater experience the 0'- Neill Band deserves much cre- dit for its showing. I do not dispute the fact that a band master can be compared to a football coach but I would like to point out to Mr. Gearin the proverb that hangs on the wall of the Children's Arena for all coaches, players and spectators to see: "When the great scorer comes to write against your name It counts not whether you won or lost But how you played the game." Oshawa HOWARD DAVIS MOTHER'S VIEW Dear Sir: It is indeed unfortunate that the OCVI band got this unfavy- orable publicity in the Oshawa Times especially when the band is undertaking their scheduled tour of Europe. I feel that Mr. Francis should have received plaudits for en- tering the OCVI band in the CNE competition for the exper- fence it afforded these junior students in competition with BYGONE DAYS senior high school bands of long standing. As a mother of one of the band members of the OCVI band and one member of the Oshawa Boys Band I would like to ex- press my sincere appreciation to Mr, Francis for the work he is doing in developing the musi- cal talents of the students under his direction. MRS. KENNETH MARKLE Oshawa PLAYER'S VIEW Dear Sir: I would like to question and contradict your articles con- cerning the Oshawa bands. The poor taste of Mr. Gearin is only exceeded by his lack of musical and general knowledge. I see no reason whatsoever to allow him the right to write about this field. Let me acquaint you with some facts concerning our re- cent competition. (I play in the band from OCVI). --The only "mumbling and grumbling'. --Your articles on Fri. and Sat.--on p. 2) came from your newspaper. --Our band had only eight re- hearsals, with the majority of the band missing a few or most of them. (The other three bands have practised all summer). --Other bands substituted in- struments into solo lines to make it easier. We played as written. --There are 500 other mixed bands that could have entered. They didn't because of lack of ability and guts. --Our band IS NOT ON THE SKIDS. Mr. Gearin has absolutely no right to print things the way he did. The word "last" was used for us. The words '"'second" and "third" were used for other cities to make them look good, but they came last in their fields, too. To get a band back from cot- tages to Oshawa is a remark- able feat and Mr. Francis de- serves praise, not what you gave. Oshawa needs culture and music. When you see a bit com- ing in, you run it down. Thus, you almost deserve the name of "small town rag". One prob- lem--Oshawa is a city. Please change your viewpoint and try to understand what a feat Mr. Francis has done and WILL DO. If you can't do this, change Mr. Gearin's column from "Good Evening" to some- thing more appropriate. Oshawa needs your support in cultural aspects. Don't deny it. JOHN ROBERTSON, JR. Grade 11, OCVI Oshawa ANOTHER MEMBER Dear Sir: Re the article "Good Eve- ning" by Jack Gearin in The Oshawa Times of Saturday, August 26, who was '"'mum- bling and grumbling" about the band's performances CNE? I have heard plaints and I am a the OCVI Band. "All finished class." This is Oshawa Junior fourth in a class know this is not ve it is not as bad as makes it sound. Now, about the By what stretch of the ation does Mr. Gearin the "plight" of our band! as 1 know we are not in straits of any kind. I like to see another could do as well in as we have. We knew bef went to the Ex. that we be very lucky to beat the Barrie Band. Mr. Francis thinks we did well considering that had only eight rehearsals (some had only three), and that the piece was difficult. The was more suitable for Barrie Band, which has id going 20 years, than for us. Even Mr, : 1 2 i is # ik gf E H g § & i if eles? i: bands to play. If Mr. Gearin is such an authority on music, why doesn't he offer some constructive eriti- cism? By the way how many concerts has he been to lately? JUDY BRITTON Oshawa THANKS Sir: On behalf of the CRA and the Oshawa Recreation Committee I would like to express our sin- cere thanks to you, and your staff for the excellent coverage of our 1961 summer program. I am sure that the public ap- preciates as we do the publica- tion of the program informa- tion concerning the participants who are the children of the City, and the results of events and competitions. Once again our thanks, Sincerely, W. M. Brewster, Director of Recreation. Oshawa. SUPPORT NEEDED Dear Sir: Where did you get your infor- mation concerning the Oshawa Bands at the CNE? All the bands did not come last! The Oshawa Junior Band came 4th out of five bands. Also I don't believe that all the criticism should have been thrown at Mr. Francis. After all he can only teach the band their parts. They're the ones who must learn it and play it during the competition and I believe that all the bands did their best. They should be praised for at least attempting to play such difficult pieces econ- sidering the fact that many eof the bands dropped out. The other bands were one step ahead of ours before we started because their city encourages and supports them, If you've ever seen the number of people that came to the Bandshell to see the weekly performance of the Regimental Band you'll know what I mean. If that's how many they get when the admission is "free" you ean imagine how many would at- tend if they charged! Oshawa CONNIE CROSSMAN 30 YEARS AGO A large gang of unemployed started work paving the road- way under the Simcoe Street South subway. Over 700 delegates attended the Ontario provincial conven tion of the Canadian Legion in the General Motors Auditorium. Earl Jellicoe, Admiral of the Fleet, was guest of honor at a civic banquet held in the Armor- jes and attended by the Legion convention delegates: Col. R. S. McLaughlin was honored by being made a life member of the Ontario Com- mand, Canadian Legion. City .Council decided to re- place the old city barn, which was totally destroyed by fire, with a modern steel structure. Arnold brothers were tenants for the farm. Oshawa Intermediate Tennis Club gained possession of the W. E. Tummon trophy, cham- pionship of the Eastern Ontario Intermediate Tennis League, by taking four out of five events from Regis Club, Kingston, in Belleville. Oshawa Ladies' Auxiliary, Ca- nadian Legion, held a most suc- cessful convention dinner at Hotel Genosha for 450 lady visi- tors. The Kinsmen softball team defeated the Rotarians to win the service club league cham- pionship. George C. Alchin and Ernest Cay were delegates at the an- nual convention of the Chamber of Commerce held at Regina, Sask. City Council adopted pro- posals for the construction of civic administration buildings as a relief project. Miss Shirley Fowke, King street east, secured first class honors in nine subjects in upper school examinations at OCVIL. According to .the latest statis- tics on Oshawa unemployed there were 2,554 unemployed men residing in the city. Of that number 1,769 were married men while 785 were single. RADIO OUTLETS Canada had 192 private radio 3lations and 31 CBC stations in report upon: (a) the provisions Canada COMMITTEE OF INQUIRY INTO THE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE ACT Briefs are invited from organizations, associa- tions and individuals wishing to submit information, proposals and opinions relating to the work of the Committee of Inquiry into the Unemployment In- surance Act. The Committee was appointed to in- quire into and report upon the suitability of the scope, basic principles and provisions of the Un- employment Insurance Act and the regulations thereunder and the manner of operating there- under and, in particular, without restricting the generality of the foregoing, to inquire into and deemed necessary to deal with seasonal unemployment; (b) the means of correcting any abuses or deficiencies that may be found to exist; and (c) the relationship between programmes of support for the unemplowed and other social security measures. Submissions (25 copies) should be in writing and should reach the Secretary of the Committee not later than October 16, 1961. The Committee in- tends to hold public hearings in Ottawa at a later date and an opportunity will be given at that time to those who have submitted briefs to be heard if they so desire. It would be helpful to the Committee if those intending to submit briefs would so inform the Secretary by September 18 and would indicate whether they desire to appear before the Committee at the public hearings or not. Each organization, association or individual submitting a brief will receive notice of the time and place of the hear- ings. Submissions should be sent to the following address:-- ; The Secretary, Committee of Inquiry into the Unemployment Insurance Act, ¢/o Department of Insurance, Insurance Building, Confederation Heights, OTTAWA,