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a he Oshawa Zimes 86 King St. E., Oshawa, Ontario T.L, Wilson, Publisher TUESDAY, MARCH 5, 1963 -- PAGE 6 "Traffic Patterns Exert =Big Influence On City = The building of super-highways, Pie . freeways and through routes seems 'to have created the impression that "the movement of traffic is an end in . Atself. Forgotten, all too often, are » the reasons for the movement of "people from place to place, and for "their choice to routes. And fre- quently forgotten, too, is the influ- "ence that the choice of routes has "on community structure. The Damas and Smith report on "traffic control in Oshawa contains a substantial amount of information about the whys and wherefores of vehicle movement in the city, but the firm's recommendations do not seem to give enough weight to these data in relation to the present and future physical structure and ap- pearance of the city. The downtown business district . is centred on the King-Simcoe inter- section, King and Simcoe being the two main business arteries. There has been a steady improvement in the appearance of these streets during the past few years, but no one would deny -- least of all the businessmen concerned -- that a great deal of rehabilitation is needed to convert them into commercial ave- nues of fine appearance. One of the obstacles to speedier rehabilitation is absentee-ownership; a substantial portion of the downtown property is owned by estates, by persons who - no longer live in the city or is held in trust. What would be the effect on this _ downtown area, which represents . $17 million in assessment, of the traffic patterns proposed by Damas Salaries Of Invidious comparisons are being drawn by some commentators be- « tween the salaries of university professors and those of baseball ! players. The University of Toronto announced this week that the min- ~ imum wage for professors was be- ing raised to $13,000 a year. A little earlier, Mickey Mantle, the centrefielder of the New York Yanees signed a contract that will give him $100,000 for his season's work; Willie' Mays, San Francisco Giants' centrefielder, signed a sim- ilar contract. We have never seen the point of such comparisons, because too many factors are ignored, enough to make ' the comparisons meaningless. If a professional athlete is paid a large amount of money for his services, it is because he is worth that much to the hard-headed business men who employs him; it means not only that he is better at his job than journeymen baseball or football or hockey players, but that his dis- plays of skill are exciting enough to induce more people to pay money to watch him perform. Moreover, Many North Americans must * have wondered why Fidel Castro so often starts one of his marathon ; harangues to the Cuban people at midnight. As the Quebec Chronicle- Telegraph mildly observes, it is a most unusual time by our standards De Oshawa Times 7. L. WILSON, Publisher c aig KINSEY, Editor The Oshawa Ti combining The Ono Tis (established rater and the ee tt io oe Chronicle al 1863) (Sundeys mapl statutory holidays e Publish- ers pone Pol Sine Cokser Press, Audit Bureau of Circulation and the Ontario Provincial Dallies , Associated or Reuters, news published therein. All tights of special des- potches ore olso reserved. Offices; Thomson Building, 425 ot tee * Avenue, 2 ead Ontario; 640 Cathe: Street, Montreal, P.Q. npn RATES Bur! % Kinsale, Sealer Blackstock, , Pontypoo! ond Newcastle not over § 45 per week By mati (in Province ot Ontario) @ outside gion delivery areos 12. 00 per year. Other (USA. end 'oven 24.00. cles and Smith? The most heavily com- mercialized parts of King and Sim- coe streets, for example, would be made one-way for traffic purposes, and parking facilities would be severely curtailed. Such a plan places an obvious and severe penalty on the people doing business along those streets; the difficulty of ac- cess would tend to discourage poten- tial customers. There would be a very real danger of the business core of the city becoming a decayed area -- an area that would produce declining revenue and increasing cost to the municipality in the years ahead, The future of King street in par- ticular should be occupying the thoughts of municipal officials, be- cause the forthcoming removel of the railway tracks places a sort of deadline on planning. If King street is to be a one-way throughway, there will clearly have to be a great deal of work done not only on the roadway but what is under the road- way -- the sewers and conduits and so on. Unless this work is efficiently organized, even pedestrian traffic along King street will be hampered, just as traffic along Yonge street in Toronto was hampered during the building of the subway. Moreover, conversion of at least a portion of King street into a shopping mall -- a plan that would make most of the digging unnecessary--is being urged by many downtown business men. Clearly, a decision one way or another about King street is going to have a decisive effect on the core of the city for years, possibly generations, Athletes his playing days are limited; and his years of big pay days are even more limited. The great star, we suggest, earns his big salary not only for his con- tribution to his team but for his contribution to his fellow men. He has, generally, served a stern ap- prenticeship during which he earned. little or nothing, but he has polished his skills and strengthened his na- tural ability to the point where he can, at his best, bring pure delight to hundreds of thousands of people. He reveals as much, in his way, of the joy and scope of human en- deavor as does a fine book or paint- ing or piece of music. The fluid grace of a Mays running deep into the outfield to catch a ball is as close to great art as the perform- ance of a Fonteyn in ballet. The smooth, explosive swing of a Mantle at the plate or the swift sweep of a Mahovlich around a defence is as exciting, in its way, as the stroke of a Raphael's brush or the opening chords of an Eroica--for just the moment of action, and thereafter only in memory. At Midnight -- if the main speaker of the eve- ning does not get his turn before midnight, he is not likely to get much of an audience. One explana- tion could be that Fidel suffers from insomnia and wants other people to lose their sleep, too. The Quebec paper theories along this line: It could be that the warmth of the country has something to do with the lateness of the hour. Perhaps Fidel waits until the tem- perature reaches a comfortable de- gree for the people gathered to hear him. Then he proceeds to build up their emotional heat. He may work on the theory that there is nothing liké 'starting cold for best results. Midnight, of course, is not a very desirable occasion for throwing light on any subject. And it may be that Fidel does not want too much to become too obvious. The less his "people are aware of what is going on, the better it will be for his pur- poses. That is the way dictators work, and we cannot escape the conclusion that Castro is a dictator. Opera Company Members Plan Busy 'Rest' Break By PATRICIA RUSAK TORONTO (CP) -- After 36 hectic days of touring the At- lantic provinces, Miggtik think members of the Canadian Opera Company would be ready for a period of complete relax- ation during a 10-day break- But talking to three women members of the cast leaves the impression that rest is hardly a most important considera- on. OTTAWA REPORT As suggested by the title of the Mozart opera in which they appear -- Cosi Fan Tutti-- women are like that. "l"m going to sew myself some spring clothes," says Con- stance Fisher of Toronto, who sings the role of Fiordiligi. Dodi Protero (Despina) says she will probably spend all her free time apartment-hunting in Toronto and preparing to move before the company is off again Sevigny Outlines His Own Program By PATRICK NICHOLSON OTTAWA--The first election - 'program to be outlined in de- tail came, surprisingly enough, not from one of the four recog- nized political parties taking part in the campaign, but from a possible independent candi- date. Hon. Pierre Sevigny, former Conservative MP for the subur- ' ban Montreal constituency of EVERY AGE PRODUCES DREAMERS REPORT FROM U.K. Ambitious Housing Program By Labor By M. McINTYRE HOOD pecial London (Eng.) Correspondent to The Oshawa Times LONDON -- As one of the pledges in its platform for the next general election, the Labor party, in its latest policy docu- ment, indicates that it will take control of major private build- ing projects to deal with the shortage of houses. It will di- rect building resources and manpower, it says, to areas where the local municipal coun- cils are unable to tackle acute housing problems because of the shortage of labor and ma- terials. The Labor document declares that too much of the nation's building capacity at the moment is engaged on private specula: ive developments, and its aim is to utilize it for the modern. ization of the millions of pre-1914 privately - rented homes. Its pledge is to provide either a new or a modernized home for every family. ' DRASTIC MEASURES To achieve this goal, the Labor party proposes to use some drastic measures if they should prove necessary. It gives a blue-print of the operations it has in mind .First, there would be a "reliable" survey to find out how many houses are worth preserving and how many. must be cleared away as slums. Then landlords would be invited to improve houses with the aid of grants, or to sell them to the local council, which will then do the work. Landlords who decline to im. prove their properties will have them compulsorily acquired, or expropriated by the local coun- cil. SAVING CLAUSE To avoid being charged with a policy of municipalization of privately - owned homes, the document has this saving clause: "Immediately a local council buys a house from a landlord, it will be required to offer it for sale to the tenant at the take-over price. If the tenant buys, it will be up to him to make the improvements, with il help if ry." If the tenant, however, does not wish to buy, the house will be fully improved by the local authority. The Labor policy statement proposes to introduce a new standard of fitness for all old houses, including the provision of a fixed bath, hot water and an inside toilet. GRIM SURVEY The document gives a grim survey of Britain's housing as it is today. Nearly half of the houses which are inhabited, YOUR HEALTH about seven million, were built before the 1914-1918 war. About 3,500,000 were built before the year 1875 and two million were built before the year 1850. Nearly 5,500,000 of these older houses are owned by private landlords and rented to tenants. Two-thirds of all the houses without hot water, baths or kit- chens, .and half the houses without flush lavatories are pri- vately rented. It is estimated that some 15 million men, women and chil- dren are living in hese houses. That is what gives a sense ot urgency to the Labor party's proposals and the policy state- ment says: "At the present rate of im- provement private landlords will take over a century to pro- vide all their housés with baths if the job is left to them." The Labor party wants to do the job a gret deal more quick- ly than that. Albumin Could Be Clue Or Nothing By JOSEPH G. MOLNER, MD Dear Dr. Molner: My 15-year- old son, who seems to be in good condition, has had albu- min in his urine for more than a year. Is this anything to be alarmed about+ He has been checked Ag two physicians.-- Mrs. E. H. Probably not. Albumin is nof too unusual in children, espe- cially during adolescence. For people in normal health, albumin can appear without be- ing a danger signal. Many ath- letes have it after strenuous games, only for it to disappear readily. There is also what is called "orthostatic albumi- nuria."' Briefly, this means that albumin is not present on wak- ing in the morning, but appears after the individual has been up and about for some time. But albumin can be a danger sign in a child as well as in an adult. For example, in kidney disease or congenital defects of that organ (which, however, would be detected by x-ray or cystoscopic examination) albu- min will usually be present. If there is kidney infection, there will usually be a prior history of it, such as from tonsilitis. A disorder causing bleeding in the urinary tract will also BY-GONE DAYS 20 YEARS AGO Frank L. Mason whose resig- nation as chairman of the Court of Revision ended 33 years of service to the city in various capacities. James I. Foy was named successor to Leon E. Osier as eT of the Regent Theatre ere, Charles H. Peacock, Jr., for- merly of Oshawa and Sales Pro. motion Manager of Medicines for the United Drug Company, Toronto, gave a timely talk to members of the Oshawa Kiwa- nis Club, upon the part being played by modern medicine in the war effort. Maj. George Earle of the local Salvation Army was the guest speaker at the Oshawa Ministerial Association meeting: Rev. A. D, Cornett, president of the Association, acted as chair- man, Albert Elson, who previously held the post of vice - president of Local 222 of the UAWA, was elected president. Three building permits were issued in January for building operations estimated at $5,600, Three permits were issued in February valued at $5,175. Mrs. B. Campbell, Bond street east, was the first Oshawa woman to win the bronze but. ton for blood donations at the local Blood Clinic. A. E. Barton, C. E. Mce- tavish, Dr. 0. G. Mills, M. W. Reive, A. G. Storie, §. R. Alger and A. F, Annis were elected for two years as directors of the Oshawa Chamber of Com. merce. A. E. Coulter, M. G. Hart, J. C. Ward, J. C. Ander. son, E, Cay, E. A. Lovell, L, M. Souch and A, J. Gay had an- other year to serve as direc- tors of the Chamber. J..C. Anderson, KC, former mayor and member of the Osh- awa Board of Education, was selected to act as counsel to the Board of Reference enquiring into the difficulties which arose at Runnymede Collegiate, Tor- onto. J. J, Callaghan, former super- intendent of the Oshawa Rail. way Company for 22 years, died in his 69th year. Oshawa Kinsmen Club held a special meeting in Genosha Hotel to mark its 15th anniver- sary, and the 23rd anniversary of the founding of the national organization. -there are differences. cause albumin, and it is not un- usual to find albumin in the course of 'a high fever, or as- sociated with diarrhea. Both of these conditions tend to dehy- drate the individual, and there is not sufficient fluid to carry away the proper amount of al- bumin. Thus, you see, the presence of albumin can be a clue to a number of widely - differing problems and it isn't a sign to be ignored. Yet albumin can be present without meaning any illness. Since the boy described has Longueuil, resigned from his po- sition as associate minister of national defence early in Feb. ruary. Since then, he has held a well-attended press confer- ence in Montreal, and issued two statements to the press. He has not, as this is written, announced whether he will be a candidate in the present elec- tion. "But if I decide to run, I shall do so as an independent," he said. "And if the people of my riding of Longueuil once again give me their confidence I shall, in the House of Commons, sup- port the party which will intro. per the program I.outline." ALL CANADIANS ANXIOUS "The people of Canada wish to have the facts about de- fence, and are anxiously await- ing the presentation of a pro- gram which will unite Canada, save Confederation, and contri- bute' to a permanent prosper- ity," Mr. Sevigny declared. And as, in his view, no poli- tical party has yet presented such a program, he did so him- self. As for the facts about de- fence, he stated clearly that Canada is not a nuclear nation, and does. not wish to become a nuclear nation. The only nations which are nuclear nations, he said, are those which possess strategic nuclear weapons, namely Jong - range offensive weapons, such as N-bomb-car- rying bombers and inter-contin- ental ballistic missiles, These. nations are the United States, Britain, Russia and, to a lesser degree, France. All the NATO nations have contributed troops to the NATO command, and those NATO forces are com. mitted to use tactical, or short- range defensive nuclear weap- ons, under the command of the NATO supreme' commander. But that, argues Mr. Sevigny, and with reason, does not make the other twelve NATO nations, including Canada, "nuclear na- tions." We have undertaken cer- tain commitments to arm our forces, serving under interna- tional command, with such short - range tactical nuclear weapons, and we should meet these commitments, he said. Turning to the important sub- ject of national unity, Mr. Sev- been checked by two physicians . who have not found any other indication of anything wrong, I doubt that there is cause to be upset. It would be wise to have the boy checked from time to time, Say once a year, as a precau- tion, but I expect that the ad- olescent albumin will disappear eventually. Dear Dr. Molner: Is a peptic ulcer the same as a gastric ul- cer? The doctor says I have the latter.--J. C. Peptic refers to the digestion. Therefore a peptic ulcer could be either of the stomach (a gastric ulcer) or of the area immediately beyond the stom- ach (the duodenum, and hence a duodenal ulcer.) The term "stomach ulcer" is often loosely used for either a gastric or a duodenal ulcer, but Symp- toms: that appear promptly after eating usually suggest a gastric ulcer; symptoms that come an hour or two later are usua'ly related to a duodenal ulcer. (The gastric ulcer is often the more serious, so heed your doctor's instructions.) TODAY IN HISTORY By THE CANADIAN PRESS March 5, 1963 Josef Stalin -- the most powerful dictator of modern times--died 10 years ago today--in 1953--in Moscow. Stalin who started as a Communist in his native. province of Georgia, south- ern Russia, beat a bloody path to power in the Soviet Union. Tens of thousands died in purges as Stalin consolidated his power. At his death his preserved body was placed in honor next to that of Lenin in Lenin's fomb, in Moscow's "Red Square. The corpse has since been removed and placed in an inconspicuous grave as a mark of dishonor. 1874 -- Prince Edward Is- land Legislature opened its first session. 1933 -- Adolf Hitler and his Nazi Party were voted to power. ee shaun 6 whisky thrq world Che Dubbed and Tottted under Canin rita Gnsinlf Hiram Weather ¥en, Wathen Cuter Canada, BOTTLED IN BOND igny asserted that "we have ly reached the last hour of last day of Confedera- tion." To enable us to choose "unity" rather than "'diviston," he outlined certain urgent steps, including the designation of a distinctive national flag, the recognition of O Canada as our official anthem, the creation of distinctive Canadian medals for valor and distinguished service, the repatriation of our constitu- tion, and a fair deal from French-speaking Canadians in the civil service. GREATER PRUSPERITY Canadians feel uncertainty concerning our future position in world trade, and there is a lack of confidence which must be 'corrected, he said. But a great increase in our foreign trade has been made possible by "the measures adopted by our department of trade and commerce under the dynamic leadership of my for- mer colleague, Hon. George Hees." But to ensure continuing pros- perity and to provide jobs for all, we must increase our vol- ume of sales. This can be done, he believes, by aiming at freer two-way trade, by specializing our production in specific fields, by processing more of our raw materials at home, and by studying the opportunities of- fered by the big new trading blocs now growing up. Mr. Sevigny's emphasis seemed to be laid on what we must recognize as "'the Quebec problem." The only political party which talks as determin. edly in similar terms is the So- cial Credit Party, This problem is seen from here to be so ur- gent that it should be raised above partisan politics; we can welcome the spotlight that these two champions have turned on it. QUEEN'S PARK ceaplannonelsnad dria, inee Paneer in Kitchener, Ont. She plans to visit her fam- ily and then rehearse for a con- cert next week in New Orleans. TO TOUR JAPAN Miss Ward's schedule sounds frantic but she says she's happy about the New Orleans concert because it gives her a chance to work with a pianist who will accompany her on a three-week concert tour of Japan after the Canadian Opera tour ends April "Along with all this Pann the singers pte 1 hoping to catch up- on some sleep. Th addition to combatting the tled blizzards, parti Newfoundland from which the Feb. 26, . the dog sled," sai Protero. Qn the way to Gander, Nfid., where she hoped to see her : singer-husband for the first time in a month, the train was de- layed by a snowstorm. The same storm prevented Crowfoot's plane from landing and now Miss Protero won't see him until May. ing performers is knowing what luggage to take. "There really aren't any lug- gage restrictions," = one Fisher, "just all you yourself without pon Paoghe a 'slipped disc." Miss Ward, on her first tour, said she learned the hard way: "I lugged four opera scores which weighed almost as much as all the Test of my luggage put together." Seasoned travellers limit themselves to. one basic dress for receptions, a suit and us-- ually blouses and sweaters with slacks for travelling. Because of their tight sched- ule the women never have @ chance to get their hair done so they must travel with por- table hair dryers as well. On long bus or train rides members of the troupe sing, play bridge or such games as 20 questions, knit or read. COMPOSES JINGLES ' Kathryn Newman of St. Cath arines, Ont., who shares the Despina role with Miss Pro- tero, spends most 'of her time composing political jingles. "ve always been crazy about politics," she says. "And I've had time while travelling to read all of Winston Church- ill's books on the Second World War. Arlene Meadows, originally from Brandon, Man., and Elsie Sawchuk, formerly of Hamilton, share the roles of Fiordiligi and Dorabella respectively with Miss Fisher and Miss Ward. School Grant Plan Details Withheld By DON O'HEARN TORONTO--Premier Robarts' new money plan for education is recognized as one of the gov- ernment's main steps of the ses- sion. But don't expect any clear and detailed explanation of it here. The government statement was very carefully phrased. There were no rash promises, such as that of George Drew years ago when he was going to pay 50 per cent of the cost of education. Separate elementary schools will get more money. One spec- ulation being it will be $50 mil- lian more. And it appears that all schools will gain by next year. But until Mr. Robarts or his education authorities give out some figures it is hard to say how much. Actually ever since the prov- ince got into heavy subsidization of schools the financing has never been too clear. One good reason for. this is that education grants are a high controversial matter poli- tically. And it is to a govern- ment's advantage to have them somewhat obscure. Another major government 6000 NAMES 0 REMEMBER WHEN BUYING FE INSURANCE program will be on highways subsidies. It was reported in the Throne speech that a new plan would be brought in. But no details have been giver. out as yet. And they are not expected to come til the minister of highways, harles MacNaughton, presents his estimates, Hints have been dropped, however, that municipal road systems will get a better deal. And it appears that the prov- ince may get into more actual road building, and leave more mainenance to the counties and other local governments. DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM It would do this largely through the development road program. Under this program the prov- ince agrees to pay all the cost of building a new road, with the local municipality paying the cost of land accquisition. Once the road is complete it is turned back into the regular local system and must be main- tained by the municipality. A benefit of the system is that it is an approach to getting roads built in the proper areas, and of keeping up a good sys- = throughout the whole prov- ince. HAROLD B, ARMSTRONG, PHONE 725-4758 Central Ontario Branch, 212 West Block, Oshawe Shopping Centre 4e EXCELSIOR LIFE Suourance Co OMURY