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Oshawa Times (1958-), 15 Feb 1964, p. 6

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She Oshawa Times Published by Canadian Newspapers Limited 86 King St. E., Oshawa, Ontario T. L. Wilson, Publisher SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1964----PAGE 6 Spot Check Will Help Remove Unsound Autos The Ontario government has taken a step in the right direction with its legislation to give police the power after July 1 to remove licence plates from cars they judge to be unsafe. The weakness of the measure is that the police will only make spot checks, Motorists who do not submit their vehicles to the police-ordered safety checks will be liable to a fine, which gives the measure some teeth. But it remains a epot-check. system -- and that means a_ hit-and-miss system. There are simply not enough police- men for it to be anything else, There may be municipalities which have fully staffed and fully equipped police force, but we do not know of any. During recent months there has been a recruiting campaign for the Ontario Provincial Police, but the OPP are still well under the needed numbers in both men and vehicles, This lack of man- power, probably, is one of the big reasons why there are so many cars on the road which are not only mechanically unsound but which violate long-standing traffic regu- lations. me-eyed cars are an example is an offence to drive a vehicle with improper headlights -- but in an hour's drive any -evening one will usually observe several vehicles with only one headlight or im- properly beamed headlights. The spot checks should help re move unsafe cars from the streets and highways, But a more thorough measure would require drivers to carry certificates of mechanical worthiness, The onus of operating a mechanically sound car is on the driver, The certificate would show that the vehicle had been checked by an accredited mechanic within a certain period of time. iThe Meaning Of Lent BY CANON F. G. ONGLEY St. George's Anglican Church Some who read this column are aware that a neighbor or friend has been caught 'up in something called Lent. They are going to church at strange hours, cutting down, or even giving up, certain meals, say- ing "no" to parties. Some will have given up smoking, candies, enter- tainment, drinking and the like. Some will take on extra things auch as an added responsibility in help for others. Many will be read- ing a serious book or two about religion. In fact, it looks as if they are taking their souls as seriously as the majority of the community do their automobiles, And this Lent business seems to be something like a 10,000 mile inspection. But why? Isn't this strange ac- tivity for 1964? Self-discipline, self-denial, are good old-fashioned for good old-fashioned vir- and most would feel it's good them a place occasionally one's life. It might even be for both the pocketbook and e figure. But there is something much deeper than this. Christians give keep Lent as a season in order to come closer to Him they know as Lord and Saviour. Jesus spent forty days in the wilderness in fasting and prayer and knowing tempta- tion in order that He might pray and think through His work of love for man. His Church can do no less. If we are to better serve Him and His mission of love in the world of today we urgently need His presence and ? power of His love, As the forty ao move onward we find ourselves walking with Christ through the last tragic days of His life to an upper room, a garden and a trial, and then we stand again at the foot of His Cross, Only thus can we really know His love and our need. Only thus can we really know the reality of the words whith burst upon the world at Easter "He is risen". In the words then of the Peniten- tial Service of my particular church "T therefore invite you, in the name of the Church, to the observance of a holy Lent, by self-examination and repentance, by prayer, fasting, and self-denial, and by reading and meditation upon God's holy Word." The Speed Of Spending Th a speech he gave in Toronto the other day, Finance Minister Gordon said: "In present conditions, with unemployment still too high, budget deficits of some size will be required. However, as the economy responds to programs of expansion, government revenues should in- crease, some éxpenditures diminish, and the budget move toward a balance." He had the same theme in Ed- monton: "If these aims can be achieved, incomes will increase and government revenues from taxes will increase substantially. When this happens, governments will be in a position either to accede to the never-ending demands for increased services, or alternatively, and I say this hopefully, to reduce existing tax rates." Judging by the performance of Gordon and his predecessors, ex- penditures will automatically in- She Oshawa Times 1, L, WILSON, Publisher C. GWYN KINSEY Editer The Oshawa. Times combining The Oshowo Times established (87!) end the itoy Gorette and icle (established (863) @ published daily 'Sundays and Stetutory holideys excepted) Members ot Canadion Daily Newspaper Publish era Association, The Canadian Press Audit Bureau of Circulation end the Onterio Provincia! Dailies Association, The Conodien Press ia exctusively entitied to the ute cf repudlicetion of eh news despatched im the pope: credited to it or te The Associated Press or Reuters, ond also the tocal news published therein. All rights of apeciol dea patches are cise reserved. Offices: Thomson Sunes Avenue, Toronte, Ontorio; 0 Montreal. P.Q SUBSCRIPTION RATES Whitby Alex, in Oshewe, townarvite, Brooklin, ad Perry, Prince Hampton Bay, 425 University Cathcart Street, -- ord, Brougham. taremont, Greenwood ber aa "Raglan Blackstock' le not ever 45¢ per week By moll "e se mee of Ontare) outside ge delivery @reeas 12.00 per year. Other ith Countries 15.00, OSA ene foreign 3008 crease to exceed any amount revenue, His speeches give the im- pression that economic growth has been at a standstill and that gov- ernment revenues have not been growing, But the gross national product is estimated at $42.7 bil- lion for last year, compared to $34.9 billion in 1959, and a conservative forecast is that it will go to $44.4 billion in the current year. Part of this sizable gain, however, has been negatéd by price increases. In the same period government revenue has grown even : faster. Budgetary revenues were $4,755 million in 1959, $5,879 last year, and were forecast at $6,192 million for the year ending next March 3ist. Budgetary expenditures, of course, have exceeded' revenues; spending was $5,364 million in 1959, $6,570 last year, and was forecast at $6,- 845 for the current fiscal year -- a total deficit for the period in excess of $3 billion. There cannot be a rational tax program -- although there may be adjustments of some rates to create the impression of reduced taxation ---- until there is a balanced budget. And there can hardly be a balanced budget until there is an end to in- creased spending, And in that area it may be less a matter of never- ending public demands than of never-ending political promises, Bible Thought T came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance. -- Mark 2:17, Hearing God's voice is dependent upon our heart's condition, not our bodily position. WE, TOO, HAVE A MAN IN A WINDOW QUEBEC OPINION Conservatives Divided Despite Dief Triumph EDITORIALS from French-language papers Sherbrooke La Tribune--In certain circumstances Mr, John Diefenbaker can show himself to be a truly extra: ordinary man, He gave a new demonstration at the Conserve ative convention in Ottawa, during which he was. con- firmed in his functions as leader of the party, . .. Despite this visible and per- sonal triumph of Mr, Diefen- baker, the Conservative party appeared deeply divided, The leader's speech was capable of nepairing some cracks but it could not suffice to restore that unity so necessary to an apposition party aspiring to regain power, Mr, Diefenbaker remains the undisputed leader, without doubt, but it is in order to point out that the convention delegates had no choice, If they had withdrawn their con- fidence from the former prime minister, they would have' put_themselves in the ridiculous position of a party that denies its leader but for- gets to choose a replacement for him, Those who were against Mr, Diefenbaker had fo successor to propose, Barring sudden and unfore- geen changes, Mr, Diefenba- ker will thus lead the Con- servative forces in the next feders' election, We shall leave to the Liberals the care of evaluating their chances of winning, but it remains cer tain that Mr. Diefenbaker is capable of striking big blows and seriously weakening the Liberal positions, . . , (Feb. 6) Quebee Le Soleil Two events at the Conservative con- vention in Ottawa will stand out above all else: The overwhelm. ing victory of John Diefenbaker, who was confirmed in his func tions as party leader, and the nomination of Leon Balcer, member for Trois-Rivieres, as leader of the Quebec Conserva- tive wing, which will entitle him to play the role of official epokesman for Quebec im the party and to become one of the chief, if not the chief, collabor- ators of Mr, Diefenbaker, . . . While admitting that the initiative did not come from Mr, Diefenbaker, but from the Quebec Conservative wing, it must be recognized that he agreed without any reluctance or hesitation to the choice (of Mr, Balcer) made at the Que- bec caucus, in Mr, Diefen- baker's. presence, on motion of Paul Martineau, former mines minister, ,. . For the member for Trois Rivieres this official recogni- tion must have a flavor all its own and it ought to make him forget how slowly he climbed in the Conservative hierarchy, It has not been forgotten that he was one of the most tenaci- ous opponents of Mr, Diefen- baker at the convention called to choose a leader after the departure of George Drew, and that he had to wait ab most three years before get- ting an important cabinet post, after occupying the post of solicitor - general fal lowing the 1957 and 1958 elections, . . . His task now will consist of regrouping the Conservative forces, to emphasize the pres» ence of the French-Canadian element in his party, not only in matters concerning the leadership, but also in work: ing out a program under the inspiration of policies that will take into account present con ditions and the crisis the country is experiencing, (Feb, 2) Quebec L'Action -- Whether one likes it er not, a man who was head of state for a long time in a democracy re- mains the symbol and the image of the entire people whom he led, Stamping on the beaten man, pursuing him even into the grave to sully his memory hardly has any effect on the person thus loaded down with so much re- sentment, It is a period in the life of a people that is being put to shame, BY-GONE DAYS 40 YEARS AGO Feb, 15, 1924 W. E, N, Sinclair, KC, new leader of the Liberal Party in Ontario Riding, was guest of honor at a Liberal rally held in the YMCA. Earl Davidson, formerly of Oshawa, and leader 'of Scout organizations in Eastern Can- ada, accepted the appointment as Field Scout for Manitoba, Residents 'in the vicinity of Centre Street School complain. ed of the excessive smoke from the building. EK. A. Lovell, chair. man of the property committee of the Board of Education, sug- gested that soft coal be used in one boiler and hard coal in the other to determine which was more costly as well as more troublesome. Mrs, Philip Harper, Colborne Street east, and born in the Columbus district, marked her 90th birthday. a Branch of Lob. Limited, was 35° Simcoe street Miss Mae Storie, pupil of Mil- dred Ellis, took first class henors in her music examina: tions which were held at' the Bishop Bethune College. As an added attraction for the Sunday School Hockey League, a ladies' exhibition game was played in Bradley's rink be tween Whitby and Oshawa teams. President C. M, Anderson of the Oshawa Curling Club web comed ¥ rinks to the last bon spiel of the season. H. A, Port: er's Oshawa rink were runners> up for the McLaughlin Trophy, The new Centre Street School was used for the first time, The pupils had been occupying the Simcoe Street Methodist Church Sunday School reams, Rev. J, S. McMullen, pastor of the South Oshawa Methodist Church, resigned after 42 years* service in the ministry, David Keith of Bowmanville, formerly of Oshawa, celebrated his 90th birthday. He served as chairman of the Oshawa Library Board for 30 years Dr. F. Henry's Oshawa rink with G. F. Turney, L. Winanell and E. Moore as members, de- feated C. H. Peaceck's rink of KH. MeFariand, D. Campbell and BE. W. Drew to capture the Mutual Life Trophy. That is the way it is with this debate as juvenile as it is odious that has arisen con ba the Duplessis monu ment, The Duplessis administra. tion, like any other political phase, knew its hours of ini- tial greatness and of decad- ence, Like all governments, it accumulated mistakes. and successes, The normal pro cesses of democratic opinion @ecided, in the long run, that the mistakes had triumphed over the successes, Premier dduplessis is indeed a dead man still too much alive to have a monument erected to him, The controv- ersy would annul any spirit of homage, Contemporary prejudices must never be sub- stituted for the judgment of history, If there is no charity, We Ought at beast to recognize the difficulties of government in an era when the successor is always fixing things so as to condemn his pre decessor, . . . The Duplessis monument has been consigned to the dungeon by his enemies and his friends would like to bring it out, Their quarrel in the legislature was so wretched that there is probably no ma> lice left to pour out. Call a trace in this wrangling and posterity will find the way to speak out, if this is necessary, to rehabilitate an era in the history of Quebec, not just a single man. For the era and the man are tied together -- © Pare, (Feb, 2) PARAGRAPHICAL WISDOM "Kissing is downright Savage," declares a moralist, Maybe so, but there are few more delightful ways of taking a short. vacation from civiliza: tion, "Russian women are veny much like American women, eays an American newspaper man upon his return from a se journ in Russia, It is assumed he couldn't understand Russian women either, UNIT&Eo § ' KINGDOM OPINION Home Sees Nuclear Arms As Major Election Issue By M, McINTYRE HOOD vena London (Eng,) For 'The Oshawa Times LONDON = Whether or not Britain will retain her deter: rent nuclear ns or will discard them unilaterally has been thrown ros the ' ection campaign as a jor issue on which the Tories propose to fight the Socialists, Prime Minister Sir = Alex Home made this clear when he concentrated his attention on it in a speech to a gathering of 2000 at Bury in Lanca: shire, w he made the nu elear bomb the major item of and gave a rer soul to the question whether Britain should go in for one-sided nuclear disarma- ment, This statement, made in the closing sentence of an effec: tive apeech, aroused the audi: ence 10 a great wave of en thusiasm, YOUR INCOME TAX Even the prime minister, however, knows only too well ah that, much as he would like to prone Se sree of this issue in an elec' it Is not likely to be considered a prime factor by the electors, ast experience shows that defence and foreign affalra are not the iasue on which general elections are decided, The most atniking example of that was the shattering defeat which Sir Wins ston Churchill suffered at the hands of Labor in 1045 after having led the nation to victory in_the second world war, The issues which will count most with the electors will be domestic issues, The result wil depend on the opinion of "= majority of the people as which party is most capable ot carrying out what it has under taken to do in its election plat: form, The key point is whether the past performance ef the government New Series Gives Tax Information Editor's Note; The follows ing is the first of a week! series of articles that will attempt to deal with some of the many problems that may confront readers in the preparation and filing of tax returns, The series is conducted by William C, Hall, who obtained his pogo of Commerce de from Queen's Univer- aad in 1956, He became a chartered accountant in 1959 and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Ac» countants of Ontario, Ry bg C, HALL ™m,, "T have received a TN state ment of remuneration indicat: me ey total earnings for 1963, nm must I file a tax return?" ANSWER: On or before April 30, 1064, "In 1943. my total earnings were $1000, Is it necessary for me to complete and file an in come tax return?" ANSWER: The Income Tax Act requires an individual to file a return of income for each tax ation year for which tax is pay able, Since your basic personal exemption amounts to $1000 no tax is payable hence it is not necessary for you to file a re turn, The Income Tax Department has the right, however, to re- quest a tax return whether or not tax is payable, "T graduated fram university in May 1963 and commenced to earn income from a business, Ts it necessary for me to file a ante return on or before Apri) $0, 1 ANSWER: Not necessarily. An individual deriving income from a business is entitled to a fiseal period of his choice pro vided such period does not ex: eeed 12 months, Your fiscal period could terminate at any time but not later than May 1044, Should you decide to adopt @ May year end, the first tax return would be filed on or be fore April $0, 1965, "I have received a TY state ment of remuneration from my . wa as eS eS, Meese PHONE 725-0643 employer along with a TI Short tax return, However in 1903 I received income from a house T rent as well as dividends from shares of General Motors Cor: poration, Please advise whether T should file a T) Short or Ti General return?" ANSWER; Ti General, A statement showing expenses incurred to derive rental income should be prepared and attached te a T1 General return, Receipts of dividends from General Motors Corporation en: titles you to a foreign tax credit, again requiring the filing of a Tl General return, "In the preparation of my 1968 personal tax return a } r eent federal basic tax deduction was made and then the same amount of tax was added in the calculation of total tax payable, On my 1043 return I notice that the same procedure is followed at a 1? per cent rate, Could you please explain?" ANSWER: These calculations are required and the tax returns prepared in this manner in order to ascertain separately the federal and provincial in: come tax payable; not required prior to 1942 as tax rental agree. ments existed between the fed: eral and provincial govern ments, Upon the expiry of these agreements on March 91, 1962, arrangements were made for the federal government to cob lect and remit income tax levied by the provinces, also legisla. tion was revised to reduce the federal tax payable; the provin- lal governments enacted Jegis: lation levying income tax on in: dividuals, While in most cases the ted eral abatement + uals the pre vineial levy, this is not always 80, hence provision is made for separate calculations when necessary, record and present Hone entitles it to be considered ead of the Labor party, a Aleo Sy oie gy fully recognizes this fact, and Li tic issues will in all -- iy be given more attention in future speeches A AN TRADE Former Commissioner George A, w touched on what is a ticklish subject in Britain in his farewell address pi Mi lunche: "ye 4 he a eon, declared in forthright terme that there were no barniera to ae reater exports from -- to nada, In British circles, that is seal. § present talks between Canada's minister of trade and come merce, Mitchell Sharp and Ted Heath, president of the Board of Trade, are aimed at ironing out some of the misconecep Britain would certainly ™® to gell more to Canada than less, but the Bri tak oe ermment is aby oops ---- eat the special dl creasing trade Hy : One official view, and tt seems sound, ig that Britain does, not ect Canada to hey port from this count whieh slags on Canada's "an industrial production and expan- sion; It accepts the challenge that perhaps the British manus facturer is not making a strong enough effort to sell to Canada but from a wellinformed source comes the statement that if this is true, then Britain is ready to make an intensive effort to overcome that handi- eap, Aaa rene man said, 'We must try to see What is wrong and have # edied,"' TODAY IN HISTORY Fob 1h 8 control, én Ps the Second Wi War. ended in Canada, 4 lar, @ x ago today-in i " "powers of the Wartime Prices Board, org lly e@ veatanl to nally @ ished b and @ RESIDENT PARTNERS Burt R, Waters, CA, w wtant ea. 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