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he Oshawa Zines Published by Canadian Newspapers Limited 86 King St. E., Oshawa, Ontario T. L. Wilson, Publisher TUESDAY, JANUARY 29, 1963 -- PAGE 6 | Members Of Parliament | 'Must Earn Pay Increase There is a movement under way ~{n Parliament to increase members' »idemnities. Some MPs, it seems, even think that: their pay should be doubled, from $10,000 to $20,000 @ year. Do these gentlemen honestly think that they are worth that sort of money, or that they have earned it? If they do do, they are living "4n their own little dream world. If they don't, they are making a dis- «honest grab at the public purse. Outside parliament, people who earn $10,000 a year must prove "every day that they are worth it. And to prove that they are worth a raise, they must work harder, be more productive, more efficient, more imaginative and energetic. Have the members of the present Parliament in general proved that they deserve the massive pay in- crease they want? There is only one answer: Certainly not. "» They are supposed to be handling the nation's business, but they are "not doing so. They are, instead, spending their time in petty bicker- ing and mean maneouvres desig :ed to gain some little political advan- tage. Their performance in Parlia- ment to date suggests they are far more concerned with party welfare than with national welfare. Between the obstructionism of the Liberals, the lack of firm leader- ship by the Conservatives, the niggling of the New Democrats and the absurdities of the Social Credit- ists, this Parliament will undoubted- ly go into the record as one of the most ineffective, petty and confused Houses that Canadians ever, had the misfortune of electing. If any MP considers this to be a harsh judgment, let him make up a balance sheet of the work accomp- lished and the time spent in its accomplishment. If then he is will- ing to claim that he and his colle- agues have earned a $10,000 raise in pay, he will qualify as the logical successor to Barnum, the man who believed that there was a sucker born every minute. -Birth Control Obscene? A law passed by Parliament 71 years ago makes it a criminal offence, under the obscenity section of the Criminal Code, to give instruc- tion in or offer for sale any method of birth control, unless this can be proved by the result to have been "in the public good". One must agree that it is a silly and futile law, whether one agrees or dis- agrees with the principle of birth control. Toronto lawyer Robert Reid has «studied the law and his research 'has prompted him to make several queries. There was practically no discus- sion in the House when the law was passed. Were the members too embarrassed by the subject to talk about it, or were they following a +ime-honored Canadian procedure in legislation: satisfying those who wanted a law by passing it, while placating those who might object by making it so vague that nobody gould enforce it? What do the words "in the public good" mean? The individual judge - or magistrate must decide, with ' this complication: Not only must the public good have been served by the action of the accused, but he must not have given more birth control help than would serve the public good -- and this a jury must decide. Should the law governing birth control be under the obscenity sec- tion? If so, a great many doctors and druggists are, under the law, placed in the same general position as purveyors of pornographic pic- tures. Is birth control a health matter? If so, the federal government should act only in concert with the pro- vinces, because health matters are the primary concern of the pro- vinces, under the British North America Act. If it is a law that should be preserved, why is it not enforced? It has been invoked only two or three times in 71 years, The final absurdity is that while the federal Department of Justice says it is illegal to offer contra- ceptives for sale, another federal agency, the Food and Drug Direc- torate, has been issuing regulations regarding their sale. Organization Of Young Some time ago Mrs. Muriel Clarke, chairman of the Scarborough school 'poard, expressed the thought that " young Canadians were being de- = prived, by over-zealous adults, of - opportunities to think for themsel- = ves. She blamed school trustees for = helping to arrange too many after- *"gchool activities, and said: "We organize their baseball, hockey, football, skating, piano lessons and even their Saturday afternoon movies. We have them escorted across the street and tell "them how to behave when duwn- town. In fact we give the impression ' that our children should have every '\ 'minute of their lives organized." * © That is a generalization, and like : 'all generalizations, it skims the * truth at many points. But where over-organization exists, the trus- tees are by no means the only cul- : She Oshawa Times T. L. WILSON, Publisher Cc. GWYN KINSEY, Editor The Oshawa Times combining The Oshawa Times _ lished 1871) and the Whitby Gazette and (= Members ot "ers Association, Canadian Press, Audit Bureau "ef ork gag god Ontario Provincial Dailies Press is exclusively "entitled to the iched in use of republication of oll news the poper credited to it or to The ioted Press or Reuters, and also the local bere' published therein. All rights of special des "Patches are also reserved. 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The Belleville Intelligencer makes this sweeping comment: "Any time they slacken off in their organizational effort a host of others are standing ready to fill the gap -- Scout leaders, Y secre- taries, minor sport groups, recre- ation directors, church leaders, par- ents of all ages and both sexes and just plain, ordinary every-day right- thinking citizens aided and abetted in most instances by city fathers, radio commentators, publicity direc- tors, reporters and editorial writers. "The result is, of course, that when, by some strange mischance any modern youngster finds him- self standing on a street corner with nothing to do, he is so amazed and bewildered by this totally new ex- perience that he rushs off and does something anyway, usually some- thing he shouldn't do. "Back in the old days, when standing on a street corner was & perfectly normal way of passing the time, having nothing to do was often regarded as rather pleasant." Other Editors' Views WRONG PLACE (Windsor Star) If Canada felt the United States ignored the air defence agreerment with this country it was quite proper for our Government to make diplomatic protests. But, if any- thing was to be said publicly, it should have been said in Ottawa and, preferably, in Parliament rather than in Nassau. SSL i @ --a | =f A BS << ---- ese Ld (e iA Ne cS x \\ ---- \ \ PANU IIS . \s ' SO) "y WA ' 'AY . \ ~~ hy Ca HOPE FOR THE SLAVES? REPORT FROM U.K. Farmer To Fight On Market Issue By M. McINTYRE HOOD Special London (Eng.) Correspondent For The Oshawa Times BARNSTAPLE, Devon -- A Devonshire farmer who is bit- terly opposed to Britain's entry into the European Common Market proposes to stand as an anti-ECM candidate in the next general election, opposing a gov- ernment candidate who is. in favor of entering. And he has challenged any 100 other men who share his views on this con- tentious subject to follow his example and carry the battle right to the polls. He is Wallace Day, who owns Lower Yelland Farm, at Fremington, near Barnstaple, a farm of 800 acres. Mr, Day has just ended a term of office as chairman of the 10,000 strong Devonshire branch o fthe National Farmers Union. He made his unusual pro- posal in his final speech just after he had ended his term in that office at a meeting of the branch in Exeter. TO OPPOSE GOVERNMENT Mr. Day outlined his views in stating that he was ready to stand as an anti-Common Mar- ket candidate in the next par- liamentary election, and appeal- YOUR HEALTH Mother Perturbed By White Fingers By JOSEPH G. MOLNER, MD Dear Dr. Molner: Why do the fingers of my 18-year-old son turn white in intense cold? Could he have injured them or could they have been frostbit- ten? As a child he bit his nails and even his fingertips to the point where they ulcerated. Is there anything we can do?-- Mrs. D.P. 1 doubt whether the early nail-biting has anything to do with the problem. As for his. fingers having been frostbitten, well, that can cause excessive sensitivity to cold afterward, but it's likely that if this had happened, it would be remem- bered. Have your son examined to see whether some other condi- tion is present. Raynaud's dis- ease comes to mind. Although this is more common in women and is noted later in life as a rule, it can occur in males, tvo. Another possibility is cryoglo- bulinemia, in which a certain type of protein in the blood is precipitated, or converted into solid form, by cold. The result is that the blicod thickeas and flows less easily. The extremi- ties suffer from the slowed cir- culation. Raynaud's disease is a dis- turbance of circulation in the fingers, and a spasm of the blood vessels takes place in ex- posure to cold. An occupation or even a hobby may involve some factor which affects one hand. Poisons (certain metals are an ex- ample) can have such an ef- fect. Or various muscular pres- sures seemingly may affect the circulation. Still another possibility is that an extra cervical rib in the neck, or pressure from a mus- cle in the neck, can curtail cir- culation in an arm. As you've gathered, diagnosis of the cause of "cold fingers" isn't simple, but detailed inves- tigation can trace it out, and then you know how to correct it or, alternatively, how to limit the discomfort. Dear Dr. Molner: My son was recently hospitalized for pains in the chest which were diag- nosed as pericarditis, What does this mean? It was described as a virus infection of the heart lining. No. medication, He was NEW JAIL TRADE NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. Oakalla Prison Farm inmates now manufacture provincial car and truck licence plates at the rate of more than 1,600,000 a year. : just told to take it easy.--Mrs. M.H, The pericardium is a sort of membrane that encloses the heart, a sentry or guard against infiltrating germs. At times this membrane it- self becomes inflamed or irri- tated, and this is pericarditis. There are various causes. Virus infections (as in this 'in- stance) are relatively common. However, other germs can be present at times: Rheumatic fever (a streptococcus infec- tion,) typhoid, pneumonia and tuberculosis. The pericardium also frequently is involved in cases of coronary thrombosis. Treatment depends on the cause. Correct that, and the pericardium returns to health. ing for 100 like-minded individu- als to do the same. Said Mr. Day: "All of them would oppose members of parliament who fol- low the government line on the Common Market. I am going to use my influence with the Na- tional Farmers' Union head- quarters on London to try to se- cure support." Mr. Day said he understood that the National Farmers' Union has a political fund of $270,000 to be used in emergen- cies. Expanding his idea still further, he said: "There are at least 100 par-. liamentary seats in agricultural areas. Some are occupied by MPs friendly to the agricultural industry and they would vote against entering the Common Market on unfavorable terms and we would not want to op- pose them." To show how determined he is on his campaign, Mr, Day is ready to stand at any time as an independent candidate for North Cornwall, the seat now held by James Scott-Hopkins, parlia- mentary secretary to the minis- try of agriculture. "IT would like to fight Chris- topher Soames, the minister of agriculture himself," said Mr. Day, "'but that is not geographi- cally possible." DRIVEN OFF LAND Farmer Day takes the view that if Britain went into the Common Market a lot of people now farming would be driven off the land. There would be no room for them in industry, for many of the smaller firms would suffer. Speaking to the Devonshire branch, he said that 'members of this branch of the union are in danger of losing their liveli- hood if we go into the Common Market. I know they would put up a fight." Pad Devonshire branch is cognized as being one of the most militant branches in the whole of the National Farmers' Union. It has approved a strong- ly-worded anti-Common Market resolution proposed by Mr. Day to go on the agenda for the NFU annual meeting in London at the beginning of February. GALLUP POLL Most Canadians Defend Man's Right To Strike (World Copyright Reserved) By THE CAN. INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC OPINION A majority of Canadians still believe the right to strike is an inherent facet' of our democracy--but there is a close split of opinion as to whether or not the strike has outlived its usefulness. More than six in ten citizens believe workers should have the right to strike. Only dissident voice on this subject comes from our farmers but even they did not muster a majority against the principle. A majority (52 per cent) are in favor, with 41 per cent against the idea, and the rest undecided. But while just over four in ten Canadians think the strike still serves a useful purpose -- just under four in ten think it has outlived its usefulness. These facts emerg. in a cur- rent study by the Gallup Poll. First question put to a national sample of the adult population: "Do you think workers should or should not have the right to strike?" The nation has remained firm in its belief in the right of work- ers to strike as shown in a com- parison of today's attitude with that of & dozen years ago. The right to strike? 1951 Today Should have 65% 64% Should not have 21 Undecided 14 8 100% 100% Occupation makeg little sig- nificant difference to the na- tional average, in points of view, except among farmers, where only 52 per cent endorse the right to strike and 41 per cent object to it. Since a number of experts have stated their belief that the strike has outlived its useful- ness, the Poll put a second ques- tion to the public to find out if, in the average. mind, strikes were useful any longer in labor- management relations. "Some people feel that the strike has outlived its useful- ness as a means by which workers can press for their demands, others do not agree, what is your opinion?" Strike has outlived usefulness 38% No, it- has not 45 Qualified 8 Undecided 9 100% Argument on both sides is almost evenly split mong ex- cutives and white collar work- ers, with 43 per cent who think strikes are not really effective any more, and 42 per cent who disagree. Among farmers, al- most half -- 45 per cent -- think strikes are out-moded, while about a third -- 34 per cent -- disagree, Even among the ranks of Labor, 31 per cent think strikes have outlived their use- fulness, while a small majority --- 54 per cent -- think they are still important in pressing for demands, ' OTTAWA REPORT Members Take Back Lots Of Problems By PATRICK NICHOLSON OTTAWA -- { Parliament, returning to Ot- tawa after spending the four weeks of Christmas recess at home in most cases, have nat- urally brought back a pile of problems relating to their con- stituencies or individual constit- vents, When question period opened on the first day, Mr. Speaker observed the usual courtesy by allowing the leader of the Op- position, Hon, L. B, Pearson, to "catch his eye" first. Then other front bench MPs asked questions. But the sixth and the seventh questions both came from the senior MP from the Lakehead, the industrious long- poe mayor Mr. Hubert Bad- One of his questions asked if the postmaster general had re- ceived a request that the cities of Fort William and Port Ar- thur be designated as a single postal district. The significance of this is that today a five-cent stamp is required on a letter sent from Fort William to the contiguous community but dis- tinct city known as Port Arthur; whereas if the united cities were regarded as a single postal district, only a four-cent stamp would be needed. AN MP'S PROBLEMS To find out the kind of prob- lems an MP now is bringing back to Ottawa, I sought out "Bert" Badanai to ask him, as a typical conscientious Opposi- tion middle-bencher, what he is working on. First, naturally, he spoke of this posta! problem. This the postmaster general, Hon. Ellen Fairclough, is already studying. The distance between the city halls of the twin cities is just five miles, whereas the lakeside ribbon development from one end of Fort William to the other end of Port Arthur is less than 10 miles. It would be logical to admit the four-cent postal rate between them, Bert believes; just as five cents carries a let- ter between Kitchener and con- tiguous Waterloo, or between Ottawa and contiguous East- view or for distances greater than 10 miles, from one end of Toronto to the other. "We might come to be just one city, not in the immediate future but eventually," Mr. Ba- danai told me. The second matter which Fort William's MP is pushing here now is the commencement of perience, ties are inadequate for safety. Transpcert Minister Balcer promised action when he visited the ago; Bert Badanai hopes that action will come this year. Al- ready it has been or the following year, and haps this stems from Mr. anai's representations, MAKING CITIZENS Bert Badanai is himself ar immigrant from Italy, who has amply proven that his like can become constructive citizens and a credit to their adopted . QUEEN'S PARK Macaulay Seeking Female Assistance By DON 0" TORONTO -- Economics Min- ister Robert Macaulay is a brave man. Mr. Macaulay is taking on half a million women, He has started and developed through his department an or- ganization to be known as the Ontario Conference of Consum- ers, Aad eventually through subsi- diary committees and existing women's groups it is expected to cover 500,000 women--3!) of whom will be able to yack about the evils of the market-place to- day, from baby's food to mink coats, and all of whom, being women, presumably will take upon themselves the Macaulay- given right to yack direcily into his ear. : A strong. man this Mr, Macan- lay--but perhaps with still a bit of the rashness of youth, BUY CANADIAN This new organization could do a worthwhile job. Its first. point of existence is to see why consumers aren't buying more made in Canada goods now. Those in charge of it first of all will try to find out what the beefs of the consumers are. BY-GONE DAYS 20 YEARS AGO The Oshawa branch of the Women's Christian Temperance Union helped to provide a mo- bile canteen for use on the army camps in Ontario. Henry Hazell, reeve of East Whitby township, was appointed a member of the County Road Board by the Ontario County Council, A successful year brought about the burning of a $1500 mortgage on Simcoe Street United Church parsonage, leav- ing it totally free of debt. Mrs. lohn Johnson, oldest member, performed the honors. Mrs. D. Schofield, chief lib- rarian of the Oshawa Public Library, resigned the position after 16 years service. Miss Mildred Webber, the children's librarian for eight years: was appointed to fill the vacancy. Oshawa Branch of the Can- adian Legion installed W. R. Elliott as president at the an- nual meeting. A local rehabili- tation committee was formed headed by A. J. Graves, Legion padre. A reference library was open- ed at the Oshawa General Hos- pvr for use of the medical staff. Mrs. J. Gordon Ratcliffe, Girl Guide Commissioner for South Oshawa, was awarded the Bronze Beaver award, second highest in the Girl Guide move- ment. Doris Dudley, fellowship con- vener for the Oshawa Presby- tery, conducted a candlelight service at Northminster United TODAY IN HISTORY By THE CANADIAN PRESS JAN. 29, 1963 The official toll in Brit- ain's influenza epidemic was placed at 2,698 deaths 12 years ago today--in 1951 --but the total was to 20 even higher, to more than 7,000 in the first four weeks of the year. In the worst week the disease claimed 1,239 deaths and after 11 weeks the total toll was 9,212. The epidemic struck at the worst possible time with a serious coal short- age threatening industry, electricity and gas plants and home heating. Prime Minister Attlee appealed to the nation's miners to im- crease their output. 1861 -- Kansas became the 34th state of the Union. 1939 -- Irish poet William Butler Yeats, 73, died. The annuai police sub- mitted by Chief Constable 0. D. Friend revealed that out of 2127 persons charged in magistrate's court during 1942 a total of 1979 were convicted, 40 charges were dismissed, 92 were withdrawn, 11 were pending and five were committed for trail. E. W. Webber retired after a ident his successor, The Oshawa Fair had a surplus of $2000 from its 1942 year's operations. Dr. Angus Hood, son i McIntyre Hood, graduated in medicine at: Queen's University and was awarded the Victor Lyall Memorial Prize for studies in psychiatry. Tenders were called for the construction of a general store in Ajax. Then they will take the com- plaints straight to the manufac- turers and see if they can bs straightened out. FALSE LABELS This is one type of thing they have in mind. Some of our dress manufac- turers are labelling their goods "Made in England." Probably the thread is the only thing actually made -there. But they figure they must 1s this label if they are to 'sell The conference will try and - out why the women prefer 8. And then they will feed the manufacturers ways in which they can meet it. GOOD DIRECTOR Mrs. Muriel Wright is heading up this show for Mr. Macaulay. One of Mr. Macaulay's big strengths is that he is able te find good people. 4 And he has done it again with Mrs, Wright. She is an old hand at directing ore. he has common sense her- self. And she is able to pass this along to those working with and under her. Under her the half million women will probably be.as little bother as is practical with any half million women. If anybody can make them be Ueve potatoes are more import: ant than powder puffs she can. Think of what Mr. Macaulay may be doing for the govern- ment politically. A potential 500,000 women's votes. TINY BALL BEARINGS United States space instru- ments use ball bearings so small that some 32,400 of them weigh only one pound, [ ] Frost Nip: Frostbite Send questions te Science Editors, P.O. Box 97, Terminal "A' Toronte edical Mirror Q. Whot is the correct humid- ity for @ home during winter months? A. The range varies between 20 end 70 percent, depending upon individual preference. It is easier to keep the house comfortable when the relative humidity is above: 40° percent. On. . me A A Q. Members of our club hike in the mountains during winter months. Con you give us some advice about frostbite? A. Let's first talk about "frost nip'"'--the mild form of frostbite. Frost nip is usually a result of the effetcs of extreme cold on the nose, cheeks, chin, ears, fine gers or toes. High winds alone can cause it or con increase the danger. It's hard to believe, but the chilling effect of a tempera- ture or +20°F. combined with a 45-mile wind is identical to that of a -40°F. temperature accom- panied by a 2-mile breeze. Watch for sudden blanching of the.skin. Should this occur, warm the area by using steady pressure (no rub- bing)! of the hand until normal color is restored. Warm frost- nipped fingers by holding them motionless in the armpit. One fairly reliable sign of approach- ing frost nip is sudden numbness in the affected part, often fol- lowed by a feeling of warmth. If this danger sign is instantly heeded frost nip will never pro- gress to the much more serious frostbite. Next week--Frosbite. d and answers to those Y Ss are app' of general interest will be incorporated in these your next prescription call Whet drugs will columns when possible. for? Because no one can answer this question, we carry thousands of prescription drugs in stock so thet those prescribed for you will be instantly available. We are ready to serve you promptly. OPEN EVERY FRIDAY 'TIL 9 P.M. @ FREE DELIVERY @