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ace sii ee a he Oshawa Zines Published by Canadian Newspapers Limited 86 King St. E., Oshawa, Ontario T. L. Wilson, Publisher THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 1964 -- PAGE 6 Prime Minister Shows His Negotiating Skill Prime Minister Pearson appears to have pulled off another fine bit of negotiation. He has made a pack- age of a revamped Canada Pension Plan and an increase in revenue to the provinces which has won the approval of the provincial premiers, including Quebec. In this fashion he has averted, for the present at least, the obvious threat of a taxing war between Ottawa and Quebec and the possible destruction of the pension plan by Ontario. Only some of the main features of the "new" pension plan have been disclosed, and it would be wise to wait for the revised legislation before attempting to comment on , details which may still be in the process of change. Broadly, under the new plan, we will contribute more and take back more. The big feature, however -- the vitally im- portant one -- is that the new plan will be truly national; it may be administered by the federal govern- ment or a. provincial government, but a person moving from one pro- vince to another will find it the same. There is, too, a new tax-sharing plan, which has won the general approval of the main complainers about the - federal-provincial tax split. It will mean more than $200 million more for the provinces by 1966 -- and they get another $87 million starting in the current fiscal year. The provinces can use the money -- but it is clear that Mr. Pearson and his government are not think- ing about trying to make do with- out the revenue they are losing. Mr. Pearson says that the "money will have to be recouped from some other source of taxation." And that is very bad news indeed. Can Canada carry a still heavier tax burden without stumbling? It's doubtful. No matter where it is placed initially, finally it must be borne by the consumer -- the con- sumer in Canada or the consumer abroad. It must mean higher costs and therefore higher prices, whether it is imposed on income or on goods and services. Most Reliable Export Today is William Shakespeare's 400th birthday, and the event is be- ing celebrated throughout the Eng- lish-speaking world -- and in sev- eral countries which know Shakes- peare only in translation. Creative genius always has the quality of universality, no matter what form it takes; the works of the great painters, great musicians, great sculptors, however, do not need translation -- they are experiences of sight and sound -- while the works of great writers very often lose so much in translation that they can be properly appreciated only in the language in which they were written. The plays of Shakes- peare survive the transition from one language to another so well that they continue to be presented . on all parts of the civilized world. That was probably in Peter Us- tinov's mind when he remarked that "Shakespeare is England's most reliable export. Whenever the cultural ministry is in doubt about what to send abroad, it always relies on Shakespeare. He's. safe." It is Ustinov, incidentally, who has pro- duced the most original argument against the tiresome claim that Shakespeare's plays were really written by Francis Bacon. Says Ustinov: "Bacon couldn't have written the plays. He was too much the gentle- man, too much the educated man. Those are the chaps who become critics. It's the less educated writers who create the real works of art. They haven't the assurance to be parasites." As a playwright and actor, of course, Ustinov is the natural enemy of critics. But there's sense as well as wit in what he says. The dramatic construction of the plays is seldom tidy or polished -- what one would expect of a rigidly school- ed mind. But the power and beauty come through as strongly now. as they did at the Globe -- and on any stage. UK. Election Tactics Prime Minister Douglas-Home's postponement of the British gen- eral election until the last possible moment ---- October -- seems to have infuriated Labor party leader Harold Wilson and his colleagues, and with reason. The Laborites, with the sweet smell of political success strong in their nostrils, have been campaigning vigorously for months, in the obvious expectation that there would be a spring elec- tion. Now they find they have to campaign for another six months-- and much can happen in six months, Much will have to happen, how- ever, to prevent Mr. Wilson from winning the election. There had been some talk last month of a slow revival of Conservative fortu- nes, but the results of the county council elections in Britain quickly put a stop to that. The council elections confirmed the findings of She Oshawa Fines T. L. WILSON, Publisher Cc. GWYN KINSEY, Editor The Oshawa Times combining The Oshawa Times (established 1871) and the Whitby Gazette and Ghronicle (established 1863) is published daily (Sundays and Statutory holidays excepted), Members of Canadian Daily Newspaper Publish- ers Association, The Canadian Press, Audit Bureau of Circulation and the Ontario Provincial Dailies Association, The Canadion Press is exclusively entitied to the use of republication of all news despatched in the paper credited to it or to The Associated Press or Reuters, and also the local news published therein, All rights of special des- catches are also reserved. Offices: - Thomson Building, 425 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario; 640 Cathcart Street, Montreal, 'P.Q. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Delivered by corriers in Oshawa, Whitby, Ajax, Pickering, Bowmanville, Brooklin, Port Perry Prines Albert, Maple Grove, Hampton, Frenchman's '" Liverpool, Taunton, Tyrone, Dunborton, Enniskillen, Orono, Leskard, Brougham, Burketon, Claremont, Colurnbus, Greenwood, Kinsale, Raglan, Blackstock, Manchester, Pontypool. and Newcastle not over 45¢ per week By wmall (in Province of Ontario) outside carriers delivery areas 12.00 per year, Other Provinces and Commonwealth Countries 15.00, U.S.A, and foreign 24,00, most of the public opinion surveys; Labor was running well ahead. The prime minister clearly did not have any choice in the selec- tion of an election date. His only possible course was to hang on as long as possible and work and hope for a change in the political climate. A March election would have meant certain defeat for his party. A June election would bring much the same result. By putting it off, he could hope that 'his government might regain some of its lost sup- port, that the Labor party's cam- paign might run out of steam, or that the ever-restless left wing of the Labor party might get out of control. Hope, it seems, is all that Sir Alec has left. Macmillan was able to reverse the swing to Labor five years ago -- but Sir Alec is not Macmillan, and the government is five years older, five years fatter and five years more tired. Other Editors' Views FOUL AIR Hamilton Spectator The apparent reluctance of the Ontario government to establish . provincial control over air. pollution is puzzling. The Ontario government must realize that in its hands lies the key that may someday lock the door on air pollution. Polluted air isn't confined to any one city or area. It drifts silently over bound- aries, an insidious threat wherever it goes, contaminating industrial zones and residential and. rural areas with impartiality, ATOM AGE COCKTAIL REPORT FROM U.K. Study Legal Cost In Sale Of Homes By M. McINTYRE HOOD Special London (Eng.) Correspondent fe For The Oshawa Times LONDON -- From two differ ent sources, .moves are under way to simplify the legal pro- «cedures and reduce the costs of conveyancing in the buying. and selling of homes in Britain. The legal fees and disburse- ments involved in such trans- actions can run as high as $225 to $250, and they do not depend on the price of the house whicn is being purchased. In the case of properties of low value, this additional cost to the purchaser in a great many cases imposes a severe hardship, and may even 'be the means of prevent- ing the purchase of a house. The first step: announced came from the Law Society. It has set up a working commit- tee to consider reforms in con- veyancing practices. Its main objective is to bring cheaper legal costs in buying and sell- ing property. SEEK SIMPLER PLAN An announcement in the Law Society Gazette says that the working committee will consid- er whether there is any way in which the procedure for buying and selling houses can be sim- plified, thus saving time and reducing the cost to the public. Sir Thomas Land, secretary of the Law Society, is chairman of the working party. It has start- ed its task by sending out ques- tionnaires to experts on con- veyancing asking for. their recommendations on reform, In the announcement, the Law Society criticizes the govern- ment for delays in extending the system of land registration in England and Wales, Under this system, conveyancing is cheaper and quicker than with unregistered land. The Council of the Society is in favor of compulsory registration of title as rapidly as possible throughout England and Wales. PARAGRAPHICAL WISDOM "Just eat one wherever you are."' -- From a broadcast com- mercial, Most people are careful | not to eat anything at any place from which they are absent. "Unless some drastic action can be taken to achieve this oibjective than is at present be- ing taken by the government, it will be several deeades before the whole country is covered by compulsory registration." BILL INTRODUCED Simultaneously with the ap- pointment of this working com- mittee under Sir Thomas Lund, a private member's bill 'to re- duce legal charges for the buy- ing and selling of houses has been introduced in the House of Commons and has been given a unanimous first reading. The QUEEN'S PARK bill, known as the Sale of Houses and Land (Legal Costs) Bill, has been introduced by R. Edwards, Labor MP for Bil- ston. In introducing it, Mr. Ed- wards said that the same prin- ciple should be applied to a structure which gave the legal and other professions sanction to maintain exorbitant prices as was applied to the Resale Prices Maintenance Bill. Re- ferring to the Law Society's action, he said: "They say they propose to get rid of this mumbo-jumbo and black magic which have plagued this kind of purchase. They propose to agitate for the compulsory registration of all land and property to reduce the cost to buyers; That is exactly what I propose in my. bill." Thare is no assurance, how- ever, that the bill will be pass- ed, as the government has not as yet indicated its attitude to- wards it. Stand By Robarts Improves Pension BY DON O'HEARN TORONTO--Credit should go where credit is due. Canadians are going to end up with a good pension plan-- a better plan than at first pro- posed. And this is partly due to the efforts of Premier John Ro- barts, Mr. Robarts has been much criticized. Sometimes the course he has followed has seemed contrary. And on occasions ap- parently he has reversed him- self, But throughout the pensions controversy he has steadfastly said one thing: That he wanted for the people of Ontario the best pension plan possible. Premier Lesage probably has been more important than Mr. Robarts in the development. of the program. He set high and definite standards, But the Ontario premicr's in- dependence also has been a significant force The plan Ontario is going to get may not be the best pos- bible, But it is better than it might have been. And for this let's praise Mr. Robarts. For years around here the department of travel. has been a dog. BY-GONE DAYS 30 YEARS AGO April 23, 1934 Clifford Palmer, president of the Oshawa Kinsmen Club, took an active part in the convention held by district clubs in the Royal York Hotel, Toronto In spite of the depression, W. Pattenick opened a new store on King street west, in the former premises of the Atlantic and Pacific store. Navigation season at the: Osh- awa Harbor opened with the ar- rival of "Coalhaven," carrying coal consigned to McLaughlin Coal and Supplies, Limited. Capt. Beatty was presented with the traditional silk hat in honor of the occasion, Mrs, William Holland, | who had resided in Oshawa for 65 years, died at the age of 89. The Lyceum Women's Art Association held an exhibition of paintings by local artists, in the Canadian Legion Hall. The exhibition was opened by. Hon, W, G. Martin, minister of pub- lic welfare J. F. Anderson, local apiarist, had some of his honey on dis- play in a large grocery and provisions store in London, Eng- land, Mrs, T. R. Caldwell was elect- ed president of the Women's Welfare League, to succeed Mrs E. V. Lander, who had done splendid work during the two previous difficult: years. D. W. I. DeMille, BA, of Strat- ford, formerly of Oshawa, and E. L. Beech, BA, of Oshawa, graduated from Emmanuel Col- lege, Toronto W. E. N. Sinclair, who had represented South Ontario Rid- ing continuously with the excep- tion of one term, since 1911, was chosen Liberal candidate in the forthcoming. provincial election. Rev. D. Parry-Jones presid- ed over a meeting of Knox Presbyterian: Church members, when that congregation voted to go forward with the erection of their church, It has been held down, And various' ministers have had their spirits broken fighting for support of their ideas, and par- ticularly in. trying to get money for them, There have been some vance signals that now leash may be taken off. The department has _ been given some fairly healthy in- creases in its budget this year ($4,500,000, including the S! Lawrence Parks Commission). But this has not been the main signal, Rather it has been a feeling that this relatively ad- the young government is more con-- scious of this department. It has been renamed the de- partment of tourism and infor- mation, and has a new young minister in James Auld. The name certainly break any sound barriers. But Mr. Auld shows promise. From time to time the writer has made observations on this 43-year-old minister which could not be considered as recom- mendations for a Nobel prize. These have been prompted by some rash things he has done-- and also for addictions to play- ing the drums and other attach- ments to eternal youth which have begged for comment. But in developing the tourist industry an eternal youth com- plex is not at all a-bad thing And Mr. Auld has shown signs of leading the department out of a rut So lethviciemigd ro'st 0 te So let's give him credit too . . . while we sit back and watch what develops, won't OTTAWA REPORT imminent in connection with the - ; Commission on Bilingualism and * Biculturalism, This "B and B Weterner Could Fill Cabinet Job By PATRICK NICHULSON OTTAWA -- Saskatchewan mav soon have a representative in the federal cabinet, although at present no Saskatchewan con- stituency is represented by a Liberal MP. Top Liberals here are mull- ing over the proposal to appoint former Saskatoon mayor Sid Buckwold to the cabinet, per- haps replacing the late Jack Garland of Nipissing as minis-' ter of national revenue, Buck- wold is not now an MP; he was badly beaten in last year's elec- tion by his Tory 'opponent, the late Harry Jones, The strategy might be to ap- point Mr. Buckwold te the cabi- net before the calling of the by- election to fill Harry Jones' seat, and then let him run with the prestige of cabinet rank to entice the voters of Saskatoon and so ensure that their prov- nce has a continuing represen- tative in the cabinet, His Conservative opponent is likely to be the widow of Harry Jones; Tories in Saskatoon are confident she could retain the seat; Liberals have asked for time to build up their organiza- tion before the election. Sid Buckwold resigned from the office of Mayor of Saska- toon some months ago, on the grounds of pressure of private business -- he has a wholesale groceries company and other interests, He was exceedingly popular as mayor and has a large personal following, but this availed him nothing against the well - entrenched Harry Jones. PEARSON RETREAT The Pearson government gave notice more than a month ago of its intention to enact legislation which would protect Canadian magazines against competition from split runs and special edi- tions of non - Canadian maga- zines, while permitting Time and Readers Digest, in the words of the bill, "not to be deemed non-Canadian publica- tions." Since then, substantial opposition to this proposal has built up among other parties in the House, and has even split the governing Liberal party. Now comes evidence of the extent to which Canadian maga- zines are losing money on their operations this year, largely be- cause of the deflection of ad- vertising expenditure by Cana- dian companies into these two invaders I hear: that the publishers have lost $286,000 this year on Macleans, Chatelaine and Sat- urday Night. Apparently Week- end Magazine, the Toronto Star Weekly and the Farm Herald are joining those others in pro- testing to the government about its proposed favor for the U.S. publications. There is a grave risk that the Canadian periodicals will per- ish through their heavy losses. TODAY IN HISTORY ~ By THE CANADIAN PRESS April 23, 1964... Ranger IV, a 730-pound space satellite designed to send pictures of the lunar surface to earth and to land instruments on the moon, w "unched at Cape Ca- r Fla., two years ago 1 1962, A malfunc- computer timer was aed for Ranger IV's failure. to send back pic- tures as it approached the moon, The capsule, instead of landing on the near side, went partially around and janded on the far side April 26. 1935--The Riot Act was read as 2,000 relief strikers clashed with police at Van- couver. 1947--The oil tanker Sam- tampa was sunk with 42 lost when winds up to 85 miles an hour hit the U.K, RUGS UPHOLSTERY BROADLOOM DRAPES CLEANED Professionally OSHAWA CLEANERS CALL 725-9961 HAs aol e eE NU-WAY RUG OSHAWA LTD. 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The chairmen of the commission recently dis- closed their intention to keep up their itinerant hearings and speeches, and to present their report at the end of next year. Mr. Pearson made no protest about this costly and dangerous dilatoriness. But now we can ex- pect that at an early date the prime minister will make an- other inglorious retreat, by or- dering the commission to pro- duce its report to the people of Canada by the end of this year at latest. Home Remedy Can Add To Infection- By JOSEPH G, MOLNER, MD Dear Dr. Molner: What causes eczema and what can be done for it? My son has it on his hands,--Mrs. R.R. Eczema is a scaly eruption of the skin -- but that does not mean it is always the same, or results from the same causes. In babies, it is frequently the result of a food allergy. _In adults--and you don't men- tion your son's age -- eczema can mean any number of things. If on the hands, I strongly sus- pect a contact dermatitis, or skin ailment resulting from something he handles or touches. This, in fact, is in the nature of an allergy. Don't try to guess what these skin troubles are. Go to a der- matologist. People say, '"'Oh, it's just a skin eruption," and ignore it, or try some home remedy, or get some kind of goo at the drug store, hoping it will solve the problem. Sometimes they try half a dozen kinds of salves and medi- cations before they give up and go to a specialist. By that time they often have so much irrita- tion and secondary infection that the doctor has a difficult time working back to find out the original trouble. In the interests of saving money as well as being cured quicker, consult a dermatologist before you've played blind mans bluff with patent medicines, (Some cases will be hard to treat anyway; others will clear more readily.) Dear Dr. Molner: Is it harm- ful to take a teaspoonful of ep- som salts in a glass of water every night? I have been doing this for years, as a preventive to high blood pressure. I am 75.--B.H, Epsom salts is irritating. If your system tolerated the irri- tation, you've been fortunate, It will not have any effect on high blood pressure. I would try go- ing without the salts for a month--and see whether you don't feel as well, or perhaps etter. Dear Dr, Molner: My prob- lem is I eat starch, sometimes two pounds or more a week. When I try to get off the habit for two or three days I start craving it again. Please tell me in what ways it harms a person, I am worried sick. -- Mrs, M Two letters on the subject in the. same mail--and the ques- tion keeps coming up I'm be- ginning to wonder how many starch-eaters there are, It would be interesting to know how the habit starts, However, there isn't any re- sulting harm except that starch piles up a lot of calories, and could interfere with the appe- tite when it comes to getting other diet necessities -- protein for one, And the fruits and veg- etables which provide vitamins and minerals, for another. There's no harm in it, except to the degree that it would help make you fat, or interfere with eating other more desir- able food, as would be the case if you nibbled two pounds or more of candy a week. If you. are not putting on weight, and if you eat milk, meat, cereal, green and yellow vegetables, and fruit, then do not worry about the starch. But if you are getting fat -- the starch is helping do it. This is a habit, like smoking or drink- ing, which you could stop if you set your mind to it, set your mind to it, Dear Dr. Molner: My chil- dren have had four Salk vac- cine shots for polio, the last ones in 1958 and 1959. Now it seems they are supposed to have boosters every two years, although at the time four shots were considered sufficient. Must they get another Salk shot or can they H&ve the oral Sabin vaccine as a)booster?--A.B, The "booster every two years" was an effort to be on the safe side, because we didn't then know with certainty, We now know that a booster every four to five years will be ade- quate. It makes no particular difference whether the booster is the Salk type (by injection) or the Sabin type (by mouth). Happiness Is A Diamond From BURNS CLASSIC BEAUTY FIRST LADY Design by Bluebird For the newest in style ask for Bluebird diamond rings--guaranteed perfect--insured free. 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