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si i. She Oshawa Sines Published by Canadian Newspapers Limited 86 King St. E., Oshawa, Ontario T. L, Wilson, Publisher MONDAY, JUNE 17, 1963 -- PAGE 6 Penitentiary Condition Found To Be Revolting - Conditions in Canadian peniten- tiaries seem to be even worse than 'generally suspected. Commissions 'of inquiry investigating factors 'contributing to penitentiary riots 'during the past 18 months have produced shocking reports. They 'tell of dirt, vermin and over- crowding; "depressive, dirty, out- moded" buildings; "teeming ver- min, rats, roaches, bedbugs in the thousands"; "overlong confinement in outmoded, old dirty cells". And the most scandalous note of all: "In summary, the basic condi- tions which caused the riot in St. Vincent de Paul penitentiary were reported in the Archambault com- mission in 1938." The report was tabled by Justice Minister Chevrier at the request of Harold Winch (NDP, Vancouver East). We must agree with Winch's statement that 'the absolutely Amazing disclosures indict all pre- vious governments: for failure to deal with heathenish conditions drawn attention to as far back as 1938. They are also guilty of having poured millions of dollars of tax- payers' money down the drain by permitting conditions which made it absolutely impossible to rehabili- tate the inmates although piously stating all that time that was the purpose of incarceration and not venge for breaking the laws." Like Mr. Winch, we find it hard to understand that in reporting on "what are termed remedial measure es, there was not even any mention of fumigation or other measures taken to get rid of vermin." There is no excuse for filth in a federal institution. The budgets of penitentiary authorities may be tight, but cleanliness is not so much a matter of cost as of a state of mind. The report tabled in the Commons is a very serious reflec- tion on the conduct of penitentiary officials, quite apart from what it tells about government neglect, Ingenious Gift Idea The Liberal government's pro- posal to hand $500 to every Cana- dian who buys a new home during the winter months is an interest- fhg idea, ingenious if nothing else. 'The purpose, of course, is to stimu- Jate construction during the slack fyinter season. There's consider- able doubt as to whether it will accomplish that purpose. " There are some obvious booby- traps. For very practical reasons, fonstruction costs are higher in the winter than in the summer; not Bo many years ago the onset of cold 'weather brought construction to a full stop. Will the extra winter tosts absorb the $500 clutched in the hot little hands of the prospec- 'tive buyers? It's possible, Another possibility is that people who have been planning on buying a new home in the late fall will now put it off unti! the middle of 'winter. If any substantial number of buyers follow this practice, the em- ployment benefits derived from the $500 idea will be small indeed. Does this gift to prospective homeowners set a precent for the government? Suppose the auto- mobile industry or the electrical appliance industry needs a mid- winter boost. Will the government hand us a down payment on a new car or a new automatic washer? We doubt it -- but that's the path the government is taking. To be fair, the government frank- ly admits that the plan is experi- mental. It may fall far short of ex- pectations, in which case it will undoubtedly be promptly with- drawn. But it may have a salutary effect during the worst unemploy- ment months. If the plan does work, it should not be considered a final solution or permanent fixture. It still a gim- mick, an expedient; and unem- ployment cannot be solved by such, only by long-term measures for a vigorous economy utilizing a well trained labor: force. Move To Larger Units We have frequently expressed the View that the present municipal structure in Ontario is obsolete; municipal boundaries are archaic, and must be redrawn to encompass more logical economic and geo- graphic regions. Now provincial governments are inclining to the Same opinion, promoting the con- Solidation of municipal governments into larger units, The Financial Post gives the argument a twist by suggesting that the provinces should apply the reasoning in favor of consolidation to themselves. Says the Post: « This idea may well raise storms of provincial protest. But it is not without merit and it deserves some serious debate. Merging a few pro- vincial jurisdictions may be the enly answer to a number,of the roblems now afflicting the provin- cial level of government. - There could be many advantages to the citizens of the mid-west, for example, in combining Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta into one administration, The Ostyarwa Times T. L. WILSON, Publisher Cc. 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Development of the water resources of the Nelson River basin isa matter affecting all three pro- vinces. Regulations affecting min- ing, forests and fishing are fre- quently complicated: by boundary problems. And the overhead cost of education and welfare might rise less rapidly if the administrative apparatus could be used to serve the whole region. Similar economic arguments apply to the Atlantic area, Should a merger movement ever get under way in either the east or the west, loud partisan cries about preserving the historic pat- tern of Canadian development would no doubt fill the air. But we are tackling a number of. extremely difficult problems affecting the con- stitution now -- including bicul- turalism. This, indeed, may be the best time to ponder whether the same number of governments neces- sary in horse-and-buggy days is now essential to peace, order, good government and economic progress in the days of jet and telex. Other Editors' Views WHAT'S WHY (Windsor Star) --Many reasons have been ad- vanced for the British custom of driving on the left, and many argu- ments will undoubtedly greet any- one who proposes a change in the interests of international uniform- ity. The best reason we have heard, advanced by a British friend with unassailable logic: "we drive on the left because that's they way our cars are built." _ West German Economic Changes Affect Canada BONN (CP)--The great eco- nomic miracle in West Ger- man is over. Now she has be- gun to pay the price for her own prosperity. The average German has ' extra money and wants to spent it. His demands have risen so high, so quickly, that production lags far behind. One reason is a labor shortage, and this com- bined with a shorter work week means simply that less work is being done. Rising prices have resulted. Consumer prices went up three Per cent in 1962 and the trend continues. In housing the situa- tion is so severe that the price of a new house has been driven up to about twice the equivalent ' in Canada. . TROUBLES OF A LIFEGUARD REPORT FROM U.K. Older Executives Form Own Company By M. McINTYRE HOOD Special London (Eng.) Correspondent For The Oshawa Times LONDON -- There is a new hope on the horizon for men over 45 years of age who find themselves out of employment, and barred from securing new positions because of their age. This hope is held out by a new firm, established less than a year ago, which is on the look- out for keen, energetic men who are capable of eaming more than $6,000 a year. There is, however, one fixed rule. They must be over 45 years of age. The new company is known as Senior Executives Limited. It was formed for the specific pur- pose of putting out-of-work com- pany directors and executives into new jobs. And at the pres- ent time it is on the lookout for more men in the category it wants. BORN OF ANGER The firm began less than a year ago, but already its mem- bers, most of whom had iost their previous jobs through take-over bids for companies with which they had been asso- ciated, are running a sales com- pany and 15 selling subsidiaries. The firm was born from the anger and frustration of experi- enced business men who had been told that they were too old at 40. They decided to ignore the Situations Vacant columns n the newspapers, because there was little or no hope for them in the jobs advertised there. In six months, the chiefs of the company have established themselves as go-getters with an enthusiasm that would put many of the younger men in commerce to shame. The chairman of the company and the man who started it all, is 51-year-old Andrew Reynolds. He started the ball rolling with an angry letter to the national newspapers in May of last year. Said Mr, Reynolds: "We are delighted with the re- sults so far. Our first company, Sales Expansion Limited, was started about six months ago. We have 15 subsidiaries now, and we hope in the near future to have still more." The capital for the operations YOUR HEALTH was subscribed by the original directors of Senior Executives Limited. They are working to- gether with about 50 men who had asked to be put on he firm's over-45 register at their first meeting. "Of course, some of the men who come to us are really too old -- between 65 and 70 -- and although we sympathize with them, there is little that we can do for them." Mr, Reynolds, who is Hungar- jan-born, is a former director of a light engineering firm. He handed out this bit of advice: "Anyone who wants to join us needs to have enough capital to keep himself for a time -- for a year at the outside. By that time he should be well enough established to be earning for himself a good profit." Advice Of Doctor Best For Mother By JOSEPH G. MOLNER, M.D. Dear Dr. Molner: I have read that expectant mothers should not take any sort of drug--even aspirin. I have had one normal deliv- ery and two miscarriages, I be- lieve I am pregnant again, so I want to be careful. I have deferred going to the doctor be- cause I know he will want to put me on a diet, I don't want any pills or shots as I have heard they have been blamed for deforming babies. Other women want to know about this, too.--Mrs, P.R. and Friends Such repercussions from the thalidomide tragedy go on and on. Where, in some cases, women are so frightened that they put off going to the doc- tor--well, I have a strong feel- ing that this can do more harm than would come from any medication they might possibly take. Yes, I too, have heard and read warnings about medica- tions, But perhaps I was listen- BY-GONE DAYS 15 YEARS AGO Local members of the Ontario County Flying Club took part in the Air Day celebrations at the RCAF Station, Trenton. The group was led by George Hur. ren, manager of the local club. Announcement was made of the handing over of the 11th Armored Ontario Regiment by Lt.-Col. Murray P. Johnston to Lt.-Col. Edgar F. Bastedo. Mrs. L. F. Irwin was elected as president of the Oshawa Kin- ette Club to succeed Mrs. J. Clements. A group of newspaper publish. ers and executives, members of the Ontario Provincial Dailies Association, were guests of The Times-Gazette on the occa. sion of their summer meeting. Miss Joan Carnwith of Osh. awa gave the valedictory ad- dress for her graduating class at the Ontario Ladies' College, Whitby. Six local girls were among the 18 nurses who graduated from the School of Nursing at the Oshawa Genera! Hospital. They were Joyce Long, Audrey Crook, Olga Poloz, Muriel Gif. ford, Olga Krawec and Lorna Tripp. Miss Agnes McLeod, exchange teacher from Scotland at Mary Street School, was guest of honor at the season's final meet- ing of Mary Street Home and School Association whén Mrs. E. Collins presented a gift on be- half ¢ the members. ' T. J. "Pat" Daniel, Mary street, left with a party of 50 Canadian university students to take part in an international summer seminar a Schloss Ploen, Germany. City Council approved instal. lation of 9,645 feet of sewers on Oshawa streets, costing approx- imately $43,757. Ivan C. Richards was named director of the Community Rec- reation Association. At a meeting of the Oshawa General Hospital Board J. A. Morphy was re-elected presi. dent. Other officers elected were E. A. Lovell, vice-presi. dent; Ernest Marks, secretary and Cyril Waite, treasurer. Phil Burkhart of Whitby, goal- tender of the Legion, Inter. mediate "B' hockey team, was awarded the OHA trophy em. blematic of the most valuable player in the league. ing for another phrase which you may have missed, I have heard some authorities say, in essence: "It would be safer if women took no medicine at all, early in pregnancy, except un- der a doctor's direction." A very eminent physician said in a recent lecture that over- use of drugs could cause some deformities. This does not mean that the results would be the tragic and severe deformities such as were caused by thalido- mide, It must also be remem- bered that although thalidomide caused a great many such cases, some pregnant women used it and yet had normal babies. One reason is the time factor. The great danger is in the first three months, the period in which the foetus is in its tiny formative stages. That is why, for example, German measles is feared in the first few months but seems to have scant if any danger in the last five months or s0. I do not understand the refer- ence to 'pills or shots" in to- day's letter, unless it ties into the diet--that Mrs. P.R. is over- weight and anticipates drugs to curb her appetite. Sensible dieting isn't going to hurt her or the baby. But I would be cautious about use of diet - depressing drugs because they are among those raising suspicion, The same applies to cold preparations, which often con tain antihistamines,.And some others, I heartily agree with the present caution -- especially in the early months of pregnancy. Much self-medication is unnec- essary anyway. The least amount which will do what needs to be done is the best amount. Check with your doctor before taking medicines. 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West Germany now ranks fourth as a market for Cana- dian exports, behind the United States, Britain and Japan, Ca- nadian sales here in 1962 reached $177,700,000 -- at least twice the amount of exports to any other continental country. , Canadian trade experts are optimistic about the future. In their view the German economy still is thoroughly healthy de- spite the internal price squeeze, and Canadian possibilitis here are limited only by the ability to compete in price, quality and service. They confidently predict that the level of Canadian sales to West Germany soon will reach $200,000,000 a year. Prospects in Germany itself are obvious. Last year German imports rose 12 per cent. Fin- ished goods went up 20 per cent and now have reached a volume where they account for more than one-third of all German imports. Rising prices of Ger- man manufactures have made it even easier for Canadians to cash in on the soaring demand, In other markets, too, Canada has umproved her position vis-a- vis Germany. Wage increases in Germany-- which Erhard says have far out- stripped productivity -- are be- ing reflected in costs and thus export prices. In fact German industry now feels it has lost TODAY IN HISTORY By THE CANADIAN PRESS June 17, 1963 .. . The fortress of Louis- bourg on Cape Breton Is- land was taken from the French by 4,000 British col- onial troops under Sir Wil- liam Pepperell 218 years ago today--in 1745. Faced by the New England force, backed by the British navy, the fort offered little resist- ance. By the Treaty of Aix- la-Chapelle, however, Louis- bourg was returned to the French. It was taken again in 1758 during the Seven Years' War by the British under Gen. Amherst. The site now is a mational his- toric park, 1946--A freak tornado hit Windsor, Ont., killing 16 persons. 1944--Iceland proclaimed an independent republic. all the advantage of the 1961 Deutsche mark revaluation, which acted to lower the price of imported materials. Loss of German competitive power in world markets already has been felt in some sectors, notably steel and capital equip- ment. While there are no con- crete examples of Canadians taking over from traditional German suppliers, trade au- thorities say they would be sur- prised if Canadian industry-- notably steel--is not gaining new contracts. The big question now: What will Germany do about its own Position? : OTTAWA REPORT In cases where demand so far exceeds supply, the traditional counter action would be to mop up the extra demand by raising taxes and imposing so-called "tight money" in the hope of curbing spending. But Erhard has ruled out both steps, He has said tax increases would hamper economic growth, As for central bank action, it is content to let the current liquid- ity contraction continue. The of- ficial view is that a credit squeeze would stifle inv which is dipping anyway, ai attract fresh inflows of fore capital that would offset monetary restrictions. LEFT MUCH ART The primitive Bushmen of Southern Africa left some 2,000 caves of rock paintings before they migrated to the Kalahari Desert. Big Jap Contract For Canadian Ore By PATRICK NICHOLSON OTTAWA -- Two important new developments bringing jobs and wealth to Canada were re- cently first disclosed by this column, Both have now been of- ficially confirmed, Following a visit to the great deposits of iron ore in the Lab- rador wilderness, I was able to predict that we would soon hear news of the negotiation of Canada's largest-ever off-shore sale. The 10 leading steel com- panies in Japan, I revealed, were actively negotiating to buy 7,000,000 tons a year from the fron ore mines operated by Ca- nadian Javelin Ltd. This con- tract would run for 20 years in the first instance, with options to increase shipments to 10,000,- 000 tons a year, and to prolong the period to 40 years. Mr, John Doyle, president of Canadian Javelin and associ- ated companies, has now con- firmed that he is negotiating with Japan to sell ore from mines in Labrador and Que- bec, operated by Javelin and by its subsidiary company, Ju- bilee Iron Corporation. The in- terest stimulated by this pro- posed sale has been reflected in the trading in shares of Ju- bilee on the stock exchange in Mentreal, Ataka New York Incorpor- ated, the North American. sub- sidiary of a big Japanese stcel company, has announced doe- tails of the planned construction of a mammoth fleet of eighteen ships, to carry the ore from the port of Sept Isles on the St. Lawrence to Japan via the Pan. ama Canal. These atnounce- ments by Canadian Javelin and Ataka confirmed the accuracy of the figures in this column's original story. Newfoundland's premier, Hon "Joey" Smallwood, has grecled this news as indicating that there will now be an early start on developing the great iron ore deposits at Julian Lake in Lab- rador, and of the nearby Ju- bilee property in Quebec Piov- ince. Mining, pelletizing and trans- porting these huge quantities of ore will provide many year- around jobs for Canadians, for, despite the climate, the mines Ronald W. Bilsky, DC CHIROPRACTOR @ HEADACHES © SLIPPED DISCS 100 King E. 728-5156 WALKER'S and the special iron-ore railroad and the port of Sept Iles need sii be closed down by the win- er. Within the broad picture of the Canadian economy, the im- portance of this one ccntract is that it could yield as much as five billion U.S. dollars over 40 years, or $125,000,000 a year. The significance of this annual earning is that it would slice about 15 per cent off our pres- ent adverse balance of interna- tional payments. More than a month ago, this column lifted the curtain of secrecy which concealed the study being made by two big French car - makers, Renau't and Peugeot, of the prospects for assembly and manufuctur- ing plants "somewhere in Can- ada." Now the ambassador of France, M. Raymond Bousquet, has publicly confirmed this in Quebec, Neither of these famous French firms has yet reached any decision, I learn that they are still studying possible loca- tions in three areas of Canada: The Province of Quebec, On- tario and the Maritimes, One of their major requirements is a port; then an adequate labor supply; and adequate transpor- tation to the major markets of Canada. If either Renault or Peugeot --or both--decide to locate in Canada, the first step would be for a plant to assemble cars consisting largely of imported French-made componehts. Pio- gressively, it is anticipated, it would be possible to establish Canadian manufacturing facill- ties, or to buy from existing manufacturers, so that tneir product would have more and more Can: content. This also would provide many year- round jobs for Canadians. Small cars, or big shiploads of iron ore: Both these develop- ments are good news for Can ada. 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