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She Oshawa Simes Published by Canadian Newspapers Limited 86 King St. E., Oshawa, Ontario T. L. Wilson, Publisher TUESDAY, APRIL 24, 1962--PAGE 6 Repairs To Paved Roads _ Still Baffle Engineers Our scientists fling hardware into the far reaches of space and bounce their messages off heavenly bodies. Our rockets and aircraft mock at time and distance. Our engineers remove mountains, build soaring bridges over tide-ripped bays and monstrous chasms and harness the wild energy of great rivers. But before we let pride in our achieve- ments puff us like pouter pigeons, let us ponder on this fact: We are incapable of replacing a few square feet of pavement from a roadway for the laying of a pipe or a cable with- out leaving a jarring ridge or a jolt- ing hole. Is this something beyond the power of our technological genius? Is it an impossible task to relay a fragment of pavement at the same level as the undisturbed roadway? After driving the streets of Oshawa and other muni- cipalities, one is forced to the conclu- sion that here is a problem whose solution lies far.in the distant future. When astronauts bring their space ships back from journeys to distant planets, they will step into ground vehicles for the trip from the space- ports to their homes, and they will jolt over ridges and sinks in the roads where workmen have been going about their mysterious duties digging narrow trenches' or small pits. To an uninitiated laymen it would seem no great task to replace a bit of pavement so that it is more or less even with the surrounding surface -- or even with an inch or two of being even. But obviously, such replacement requiré a degree of technological skill that may elude us for centuries. Cer- tainly, we get enough practice at it, since the accepted procedure seems to be-that within days or weeks of a he pavement being laid we find it necessary to dig up certain portions of it for one reason or another. But let us not give up hope. Some day we will find a cure for the com- mon cold. And some day we will find a way to repair a paved road. Olympic Oath Problem There is some question about send- ing a Canadian hockey team to the next Winter Olympics, because Cana- dian amateur authorities are wonder- ing where they can find enough hockey players who can honestly take the amateur oath. They may find them in the universities -- and an all-star university hockey team would not be a bad idea at all, if it proved practical. In the meantime, the prob- lem of the Olympic oath remains. It may be, for some people, only an academic problem, because they can contend -- and the evidence is all on their side -- that an amateur, in the true Olympic sense, is as rare at the Olympics as an alcoholic at a WCTU convention. The athletes train, travel, feed and clothe themselves at someone's expense -- generally the taxpayers. The Alberta Amateur Hockey Asso- ciation has suggested that the opera- tion and' sponsorship of Canadian Olympics hockey teams be turned over to the Canadian Army. This would put us in the same class as the Russians and several other coun- tries, who put their athletes in special branches of the armed services, enabling them to spend most of their time preparing themselves for their particular events and get paid for their troubles without appearing to be overt professionals. If we adopt this cynical attitude, we must confess that oaths are meant to be broken and are taken only as a matter of form. We must confess that we are liars, and that our moral- ity is as much of a mockery as that of the Communists. What is the alternative? We can, of course, send to the Olympics, summer and winter only those ath- letes who can take the oath without the slightest twinge of conscience and with complete honesty. The results would cause dear old ladies to beat their grandchildren and drive all of us to a search for salves for our bruised pride. Better would be a real effort by our amateur sports author- ities to secure a more realistic oath for the ceremony before the tribunal of honor. Foreign Reading Matter Canadians have been accused of being poor readers, but according to a recent UNESCO report, Canada im- ports more printed matter than any other country in the world -- not simply on a per capita basis but in absolute "figures. The report shows Canada importing books, magazines and newspapers worth $57.8 million a year; the United States is a poor second with $18.8 million, Britain third with $12.5 million, with France and Belgium well back in fourth and fifth positions. Commenting on the report, the Financial Post notes that "the U.S., Britain, France and Belgium, four highly civilized and literate nations with 300 million inhabitants, together take less from abroad than do 18 million Canadians." The Post goes on: "Canada has no reason for pride in the fact that per capita we im- port 30 times as much reading matter as the Americans do. This is mental satellitism rather than mental health. The true explanation of our unique She Osharvwn Times T. &, WILSON, Pub'<her C. GV/YN KINSEY, Editor The Oshawa Times combining The Oshawo Times lestodlisned 1871) and the Whitby Gazette and Chronicle (established 1863), is published daily (Sundays and statutory holidays excepted). 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Provinces ond Commonwealth Countries 15.00. USA. and Foreign 24.00, 4 position is that the publishing in- dustry in this country is close to being suffocated . . . Ottawa's present plans for implementing key recom- mendations of the O'Leary Royal Com- mission will help Canada's periodical press avoid suffocation. But, plainly, if Canada is to survive as a nation with an identity, the fraction of our reading matter supplied by Canadian publishers will have to be greatly increased." We cannot agree that O'Leary proposals will make any substantial change in circulation figures. They may give the Canadian magazines a better financial break, but they will not produce more readers, The ratifi- cation of the Geneva eopyright con- vention, commented upon in this space the other day, will certainly put Canadian book publishers in a stronger position and better able to compete with their American rivals. American newspapers are not com- petitive in Canada. The big import bill is accounted for largely by ma- gazines and books. Canadian read- ers may have a tendency to under- rate the Canadian products, but they cannot be made to shoulder more than a small part of the blame, because despite that $58 million, there are not enough of them to support any- thing like the massive U.S. publish- ing industry. They may not be too few, however, to support more and better books and magazines than are now available to them. Bible Thought For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, The just shall live by faith. -- Romans 1:17. We are not only saved by faith, we should forever after live by faith. I Ee a wl aed 5) ~ a HE'LL NEVER GET RIC H THERE YOUR HEALTH Tricks To Help Heart Sufferers By JOSEPH G. MOLNER, MD Can housework be made eas- ier for a woman with heart trou- ble? Yes. There are some tricks to it, of course, and these same tricks can be used by people who don't have heart trouble. This letter brought the matter to mind. Dear Doctor: Would having a rhuematic heart lesion make ironing difficult: I can't seem to do it without getting dizzy and feeling odd. --MRS. R. L. Ironing, compared with some other household chores, can be heavy or light work--depending on how you do it. Is the board too high or too low? Do you stand up, or do you sit on a stool? Do you keep at it too long at a time? Does the room get uncom- fortably warm? Do you do much bending, to pick things up? (This last could account for the dizziness.) If you have to bend over the board, or stretch to reach it, you are wasting energy and hence putting a needless burden on the heart. The same is true if you stand REPORT FROM U.K. To Probe Effects Of TV Programs By M. McINTYRE HOOD Special London (Eng.) Correspondent For The Oshawa Times LONDON -- The British gov- ernment has announced that it will undertake the most thor- ough and searching inquiry yet held into the psychological ef- fects of television programs, especially on the minds of young people. The inquiry, which is to be financed jointly by the Brit- ish Broadcasting Corporation and the Independent Television Authority, will be directed par- ticularly at scenes of violence which appear on_ television screens. The decision to have this in- quiry made. was sparked by an outburst of criticism and indig- nation which followed the pres- entation of a particularly brutal scene from a serialization of Dickens' novel "Oliver Twist'. This scene showed, in all its horror and brutality, the mur- der of Nancy by Bill Sykes, who clubbed her to death with his pistol. The program was pre- sented at 5 p.m. on a Sunday, a popular time of television viewing by children, and this added to the wave of condemna- tion of this violent episode. JOINT DECISION The decision to hold the in- quiry was made after a series of meetings which R. A. Butler, home secretary, had with the BBC and ITA chiefs, in which they offered their full co-opera- tion. A panel of independent ex- perts, such as psychologists, so- ciologists, and people with knowledge of juvenile crime, will conduct the investigation. It is recalled that the two broadcasting authorities spon- sored a joint study into TV and its effect on children two years ago, but they would not accept that committee's criticism of violence on the _ television screens. They may have to take more notice of this new inquiry since it is backed by the govern- ment, On the announcement being made, an Independent Televis- jon official said: "We hope this study will prove to have positive as well as negative results. Weywant it to show how TV can help people and not only how it harms them. We want to be able to learn how to use TV to benefit the viewers." STORM IN COMMONS The showing of the murder of Nancy by Bill Syles in the Children's Hour "Oliver Twist" production raised stormy pro- tests in the House of Commons. Victor Yakes, Labor MP for Ladywood, said: "It was shown at the peak hour and could have nothing but a damaging influence." The Postmaster - Genreal under whose jurisdiction broad- casting comes, agreed heartily with this criticism. He put it even more strongly. "I saw it myself and thought it quite brutal and inexcusable." At the same time he rejected a Labor demand that a ban be placed on all scenes of brutality and violence on television before nine p.m, He said: "Quite frankly, if anyone in my position starts to ban a pro- gram of brutality, the next de- mand is to be for a ban on other programs, and everything contained in TV_ broadcasts would disappear in no time." One immediate result of the protests was a decision of the BBC to change the next episode of "Oliver Twist'*. This episode was to have included a scene depicting a hanging. The BBC producer has decided to elimin- ate this from the script. up when you might better sit. Or if you walk across the room every time you have finished ironing a garment to hang it up. All wasted effort! Make your head save your heels. Have a table beside the board, for finished ironing. Don't run back and forth. Place the things to be ironed all in one pile, or basket, on a bench or chair so you can reach them without bending. You'd be surprised how much effort can be saved. In fact, the American Heart Association and research groups have found that simple but thoughtful changes in a kitchen can save miles of walking in a few days. If the things you use often are near at hand, you needn't stoop nor stretch to reach them, "Lazy Susan' turntables in a cupboard help save effort. When setting the table, load a small cart with the silver, china and linens, and you will make only one trip. Use the same cart when cleaning--trundle your supply of cloths and other materials along with you. These ideas, we know from f experience, sometimes save so much effort that semi-invalids have found they were able to do all their housework without be- coming unduly tired. Sounds amazing? Yes, but it's true. For when we stop and think about the way we ordinar- ily do things, we often find that we have been wasting five or ten times the amount of energy or is really needed to do the ob. Dear Dr. Molner: I have a "once-a-day" cough. A throat specialist said he thought it was bronchiectasis. Is there a cure? Is an operation necessary?-- MRS, B. Bronchiectasis is a puddling of phlegmy material in a dilated portion of the bronchial tubes. Often infection accompanies it. Symptoms are cough, phlegm (sometimes blood-tinged), some- times fever. Positive diagnosis can be made by X-ray methods. Treatments vary with the severity. Antibiotics and "'pos- tural drainage," meaning tak- ing time occasionally to lie with the head lower than the chest to clear the passageway, are often adequate treatment. In any case, nose, throat, dental or other infections above the bron- chial region, should be elimi- nated. In severe cases, surgery sometimes is required. -BY-GONE DAYS 15 YEARS AGO Rev. Ernest Harston, former minister of Simcoe Street United Church, was the guest speaker at the annyal Easter service held under the auspices of St. John the Almoner Pre- ceptory, No. 15, Knights Temp- lar in Masonic Temple. North Oshawa School ratepay- ers authorized the issuing of debentures of $92-000 for a four- room addition to the school. J. A. Morphy was re-elected president of the Oshawa Gen- eral Hospital Board of Di- rectors at a meeting of the board. Tenders were called by the Parks Buvard for construction of a dressing room building at Alexandra Park. John J. English was elected to the executive board of the Ontario Division of the Navy League of Canada. The Oshawa Kinsmen played host to the district clubs at a dinner meeting highlighted by an informal talk by Lt.-Col. Murray P: Johnston and enter- taining musical numbers. Miss Helen Stevens of Osh- awa, final year student at Queen's University, Kingston, was chosen as one of the Cana- dian artists to exhibit at a rep- resentative showing of Cana- dian art in New York City. Mrs. George W. McLaughlin, one of the city's most highly respected citizens, died at the family residence, Simcoe street north, in her 78th year. Simcoe Hall proved popular with local girls and boys when the total attendance at clubs for March was 2,299. J. Norval Willson succeeded W. H. Karn as president of the Oshawa Rotary Club. Bowmanville Red Raiders cap- tured the 1946-47 Juvenile "B" OMHA hockey. championship of Ontario. Miss Vera Moyse, Mrs. John Kinder and Mrs. E. A. Collins were local delegates attending the annual conference of the Provincial Council of the Cana- dian Girl Guide Association in Ottawa. OTTAWA REPORT Balanced Budgets Not Too Common By PATRICK, NICHOLSON OTTAWA deficit in itself is not an evil thing," said Er- hart Regier, CCF-NDP MP for Burnaby Coquitlam, com- menting upon Finance Minister Donald Fleming's 1962 budget. Matching that view of an op- position MP, Mr. F. W. Brad- shaw, chairman of the execu- tive council of the Canadian Chamber or Commerce, gave the businessman's view: "It would not have been realistic to expect a balanced budget at this time." Such spokesmen share the view held by the previous Lib- eral government and by the present government, namely that Canada should confidently embark upon excess spending and a deficit when the national economy requires this encour- agement, and repay such in- debtedness in boom years. This is the theory of "'cycli- QUEEN'S PARK Bold Action Taken On Liquor Changes By DON O'HEARN TORONTO -- Perhaps the most typical act of the Robarts administration at this session was its liquor legislation. If you want to get a picture of the government you can get a lot of it from this. First of all it was a relatively bold step. It gave practically everything that had been asked, with its concern apparently more for the merits than for any adverse public reaction. And the legislation was put through more or less in a hurry. GENERALLY BOLD In its legislative program generally the government was quite bold. This might appear to have been more bold than it actually was because the direct com- parison is with the Frost ad- ministration, which was not at all bold. However there is no question: that there was some quite pro- gressive and courageous legis- lation. » The economic development program, particularly the hous- ing section of it, farm/market- ing legislation, the cOnflict of interest measures in 'municipal affairs all were much stronger steps than would have been taken a year before. And they were representative of the gen- eral approach. The program also, however, unmistakeably was marked by hurry. The government, it seems, knew it must give action, and give it quickly. Thus there was a race to get legislation and new policies on the books. This was evident in very many directions. With liquor, again, even the official statentent was shy of certain details that hadn't been ironed out. (It was said that bars could stay open for 12 continuous hours. But nobody thought to qualify that these hours couldn't Start at say six in the eve- ning. This was only 'one instance. And it applied generally. However though there was this rush, there apparently was nothing seriously slip-shod. The mark of hurry showed in minor details, not in major omissions. NO TIME It also reflected, however, that in most respects the gov- ernment's program was just a part-way effort. Again, it could hardly be any- thing else. The -Robarts administration only took office in November. And it went into a session right away. It smply didn't have time to do a thorough job -- this year. Fluoridation Also Hot Debate Topic In Sweden STOCKHOLM (AP) -- While thousands of dentists battle quietly against Sweden's most costly health problem -- dental cavities -- a much noisier con- flict is being waged over public methods to prevent tooth decay. Forces for and against fluori- dation of drinking water have been fighting a running battle on the controversial issue at all levels of government. At the moment the anti-fluori- dation forces are ahead. They won a major victory Dec. 20 last when the Regeringsratten-- Sweden's supreme administra- tive court--ruled against fluori- dation. But two motions now are be- fore the Riksdag (Parliament) asking for a change of the law to. give local authorities a free hand in adding fluoride to drinking water. The issue has split party lines and observers say the outcome would be uncertain if the mo- tions go to a vote. But an in- formed .parliamentary source said the issue probably will be turned over to the parliamen- tary law committee before fur- ther action is taken. ADDED SECRETLY The Supreme Court ruling in December focused attention on the city of Norrkoping, which 10 years ago took the unusual step of fluoridating half of its water supply secretly. The local health board of the city, an industrial centre of 90,- 000 in central Sweden, author- ized the large-scale experiment in 1952. Fluoride was added to the drinking water supplied to about half the city's households while the public knew nothing about it. The Supreme Court ruled that the plan was contrary to certain provisions of the Public Health Act. But the householders of Nor- rkoping still do not know whether or not they were in- cluded in the experiment. Oscar Johansson, chairman of the health board, says the secret of which houses got the fluori- dated water was confined to the board, the city dental service and the personnel of the water station. Johansson said Norrkoping-- the only city..in Sweden which . has practised fluoridation--cut off its experiment when the court ruling became effective Jan, 23. His board has appealed to the interior minister for an exemption from the ruling, but Johansson says he has little hope it will be granted. NEW MOTION However a Social-Democratic member of Parliament from Norrkoping, Rune Johansson, introduced a motion in the House that would give local authorities the right to fluori- date water supplies under strict control of the national health board. And an even more far- reaching motion was put fore ward by a Social - Democrat from Malmoe, southern Sweden. Oscar Johansson said he hopes for a final decision on the issue before Parliament takes its summer recess. "Norrkoping is ready to con- tinue the experiment with fluori- dated water the minute we get the green light,'"' he said, adding that experts felt a three-month break in the experiment would not affect statistics too much. The unanimous court ruling against fluoridation was made on the ground that the addition of fluoride was not designed to purify the water supply or to make it more suitable for do- mestic use. cal budgeting" which we heard so much about during the post- war boom, when the war-shat- tered nations badly needed Ca- nadian foods, raw materials and manufactured goods, ° and spent lavishly on our products, Under those conditions, our government was able to pile up record budget surpluses. Yet voices were then raisd in pro- test, charging that we were be- ing needlessly over-taxed. MEANS AND NEEDS / "Such surpluss," explained our then finance minister D. C. Abbott, "would not be j ied as good policy were it not the need to redeem our debt under such favorable circum- stances. "We can do it now without hardship, and thereby get our- Selves into a better position to bear the extra burden we hav to assume when our national in- come becomes less buoyant, or other untoward developments occur."" _ Thus our government, like any Canadian family, officially'. recognized the sensible theory that we should spend beyond our income in bad years, but pay off such debts when good times enabled us to do so. In 1948, for example, we piled up a budgetary surplus which matched the deficit now planned for this year. But in the "untoward de ve.lo pment" of World War Two, we piled up enormous deficits. During 1942- 1945, the stress of national self- defence forced us to over-spend by an average of more than $2,250,000,000 each year. In contrast, over the past five years, our over-spending has totalled only $2,192,000,000, or less than hour average over- spending in the war years. These figures put perspective onto the criticism, now some- times expressed, of our current budget deficitis. WHAT HISTORY SHOWS While our government has been over-spending, so that it can prime our temporarily re- cessed economy, the average Canadian family has likewise been spending more than its in- come, as is shown by our rising totals of credit buying and home mortgages. Nationally and individually, we are living on the basis of "Enjoy now, Pay later." But a survey of our national accounts since Confederation shows that this has always been the practice of this growing country. In 95 years since Cone federation, we have only had 2% yearly surpluses. In the othet 71 years, our governments havé over-spent their income. Our famous first Prime Mine ister, Sir John A. Macdonald, gave us 18 deficits and only two surpluses. The great Quebecker, Sir Wilfrid Laurier, gave Can- ada 11 deficits and four sure pluses. Mackenzie King gave us more deficits than. surpluses, and so did Sir Robert Borden. Thus the theory of cyclical budgets, based on surpluses ac- cording to our means on deficits according to our needs, has stood us in good stead for nearly a century. There is noth- ing new about the Fleming deficit. Also, the court said, it de tAURENTIAN WONDERLAND prived those opposed to fluori-on the shores of Lovely Lac Ouimes dation of access to unfluor- idated water. The anti-fluorida- tion forces have pinned their campaign on this view. The Expressen of Stockholm said editorially that if fluoride is regarded as a drug or medi- cine of some sort no one should be given it against his will. Gay, informal, charming. Play polf, or tennis; ride, swim, waterski, ge boating, canoeing, romance or relax, Finest accommodations, authentie Quebec cuisine. 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