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¢ Oshawa Times 86 King St. E., Oshawa, Ontario T. L. Wilson, Publisher "SATURDAY, APRIL 25, 1964 -- PAGE 6 ~ ; 'Pundits Seek Reasons For Saskatchewan Vote Politicians hate the sort of elec- tion that took place in Saskatche- wan this week; it prevents them from using such sweeping phrases as "given a mandate", "great ex- pression of confidence" ang, so on. But it does give political pundits -- if. there is such an animal -- a grand opportunity to explain why this happened or that. didn't. The only certain thing about the Saskatchewan election is that it was very close -- Liberal leader Ross Thatcher will probably be the next premier of the province, but recounts and delayed votes may slice his margin of power to a whisper. Mr. Thatcher was expected to strengthen his position in the Saskatchewan. legislature, but to fall short of the number of seats needed to take over the govern- ment.. The pundits therefore are looking for answers to the question, how did he do it? T. C. Douglas, national leader of the New Democratic and longtime premier of Saskatchewan until he moved into the federal field, does not think that the medicare issue was a factor in this election. He points out that Mr. Thatcher pro- mised to broaden the province's medicare plan. It is likely, how- ever, that a lot of the bitterness generated by the government's clumsy handling of #he medicare issue in its early stages still per- sists, . CCF spokesmen in Saskatchewan are inclined to think they under- rated the effectiveness of Mr. That- cher's gaudy campaign methods, The Liberals went in strongly for TV,and their leader was inclined to make headline happy statements which may haunt him in the months to come. An obvious comment, of course, is that governments which hold power for a long time cannot help but build opposition, and the CCF in Saskatchewan had held power for five successive terms. This was their sixth grab at the brass ring. When the vote results are com- plete, the pattern will be clearer. But apparently, while the CCF vote remained fairly steady, the Social Credit vote went to the Liberals or Conservatives, and. so did much of the uncommitted vote. Weston And Apartheid Garfield Weston, the multi-mil- lionaire food merchant, is finding out that freedom of speech is a double-edged instrument -- a fact he may deplore, considering his announced support of the master race theory. He had every right to say that he was in favor of South Africa's policy of apartheid; but once it was said, others had every right to gay what they thought of his ideas. Mr. Weston has made a. great deal of money -- some of which he has given away, to support good causes -- and he is a man of con- siderable power in the business world. Acquisition of wealth and power frequently gives men a dis- torted view of the world about them; many of them come to think, for example, that wealth and the power that goes with it make the owners superior beings in some way. Groups of people, drawn together in com- munities and countries, frequently display the same tendency. It may help to explain why a man with all the advantages of Mr. Weston : can support a theory of segregation which most Canadians find revolt- ing. It took Mr. Weston just three months to discover that the fine, upstanding South African national- ists were really doing the blacks -- a pretty shiftless lot -- a favor by herding them into areas where they could govern themselves according to their limited capabilities. The areas do not have the resources to give them a decent standard of living, of course, but then they're not used to decent standards, There are other South Africans -- clergymen, writers, business men and others -- who have lived in the country all their lives, and have given the world a rather different picture of apartheid than the one painted by Mr. Weston. But they also hold the rather odd notion that® the color of a man's skin does not make him a master or a slave. Neglect Of Vehicles Mechanical failure due to faulty maintenance and driver negligence appears to be involved in a grow- ing number of vehicle crashes, ac- cording to the Canadian Highway Safety Council. Mounting evidence or driver neg- ligence in proper vehicle mainte-/ nance was found in the past year by inspectors at both voluntary.and compulsory car-check stations across the nation. The Ontario transport department reported more than 30 per cent of cars brought in for voluntary inspection: at its mobile check-lanes failed the test and had to have trouples fixed before they returned for re-inspection. During a six-month period in Vancouver, where car inspection is compulsory, the city's two check stations carried out 178,405 inspec- tions. The following number of de- fects were spotted: headlights, 21,- 477; brakes, 10,669; steering, 5,- She Oshawa Times > TT. L. WILSON, Publisher Cc, GWYN KINSEY, Editor The Oshawa Times combining The Oshawa Times (estoblished 1871) and the Whitby Gazette and Chronicle (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. 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SUBSCRIPTION RATES Delivered by carriers in Oshawa, Whitby, Ajox, Pickering, Bowmanville, Brooklin, Port Perry Prince Albert, Maple Grove, Hampton, Frenchman's Bay, Liverpool, Taunton, Tyrone, Dunbarton, Enniskillen, Srono, Leskerd, Brougham, Burketon, Claremont, Columbus, Greenwood, Kinsale, Raglan, Blackstock, Manchester, Pontypool and eweditle noi over 45c per..week By mail(in Province of Ontario) outside carriers delivery areas 12:00 per year, Other Provinces ond Commonweolth Countries 15.00, U.S.A. end foreign 74.00, driver from 588; rear lights, 19,124; mufflers, 3,304; other items (turn signals, windshield wipers, horn, glass, rear- view mirrors, tires, ete.) 5,890. The Council reminds motorists that mechanical equipment is just as fallible as the human body -- 'it must be checked regularly for nor- mal functioning and enjoyment. Because today's cars and trucks are so complex, every owner should have his , vehicle examined by a competent mechanic. There are several things the driver can and should check him- self -- operation of lights, wind- shield wipers and _ directional signals, for example -- but 'when it comes to fixing them," says the Council, "he would do well to have them repaired by a trained service man." A check now can prevent the becoming a statistic later. Other Editors' Views BEING COY (Winnipeg Free Press) Though he has consistently denied having any ambitions in the field of federal politics, there is grow- ing evidence that Premier Roblin is witling to be wooed as future leader of the national. Conservative Party: Like the modest mafden who feels it would-be improper. for her to make the necessary advances, he is being very coy, but Ris actions indicate that, though sfill giving the appearance of fleeing his federal suitors, he would most willingly be 'caught, i QUEBEC OPINION * statement. | IX. New Pension, Tax Deal Earns General Praise This is a selection of edi- torials on current topics, translated from the Erench- language press of Canada. Montreal Le Devoir--Who emerges the victor from the intense negotiations of the last 10 days? Mr. Pearson? Mr. Lesage? Mr. Robarts? Only fretful minds will re- act in that paltry manner. The two great victors are, to our way of thinking, elderly persons and true federalism. The Pearsor statement: re- veals a clea aph of the true federal, spirit without which Canada could not sur- vive. In the pension field, Ottawa is no longer attempting to occupy the ground alone. The federal government frankly agrees' to each interested province conserving for it- self the entire administration of its program. It agrees to put its good:.offices at the disposal of cerain provinces' that would prefer to entrust the management of their pen- sion scheme to Ottawa. It is the end of an old @ra when only a program conceived and directed by Ottawa could be truly 'national.' Outwardly the Pearson gov- ernment is yielding ground. It will be accused in certain circles of having retreated. Mr. Pearson anticipated this objection. To change one's . opinion is not necessarily to withdraw. And if it is a change of opinion that, as far as one ean tell, serves the common good, it is of progress, not withdrawal, that weak... Mr. Pearson has wished to recognize the priority of pro- vincial needs in education and to serve the interests of the Canadian people as a whole. Are we at "a turning point" in the history of Confedera- tion? It is too early to be able to make such a' big But, at: least, a ray of light has appeared. Let us rejoice.--Claude Ryan, (April 21) Montreal La -Presse.--: The new entente between Ottawa and the provinces announced in the Commons by Mr. Pear- son constitutes an honorable compromise for the parties involved, notably the central power and Quebec. Quebec, on the one side, is sacrificing some characteris- tics of its own pension plan and consenting to a constitu- tional. amendment that would allow the federal plan to cover widows 'and orphans. On the other, Ottawa is, in substance, accepting the Quebec pension plan, leaving to if its entire adminisration and modifying its attitude toward allowances and student: loans, where the principle of fiscal compensa- tion will come into play. As for the taxpayer, he ts fully protected by the com- plete portability of his -contri- one must 5 butions, no matter to which plan they are made. The Quebec taxpayer, in addition, is seeing the hideous spectre of double taxation disappear. Finally, and this is the point we should especially like to emphasize, the compromise in question has surely saved, at least for the time being, a Confederation serously threat- ened: 3°. Confederation is not neces- sarily saved for all time. It is an extremely flexible sys- tem that can only be main- tained by perpetual readjust- ments. It is a system that will constantly need saving. But the fact that. such a thorny problem has been settled tri- umphantly justifies a certain optimism about the future. Mr.. Lesage emerges from this a greater figure and Mr. Pearson is in no way dimin- ished. The former has proved that Quebec can present pro- jects of superior quality and that its fights can serve the whole counry. The latter, by his patience and sincerity, has salvaged his administration's principal .measure and en- hanced his popularity. ... Vincent Prince. (April 21). Montreal-Matin -- There is certainly nothing more heart- breaking than to see aban- doned farms, shutters nailed up like coffins, barns falling into ruins, good Quebec earth where nothing is coming up but weeds. The city folks tend to say that the farmer is an eternal grouch, that he is not as poor LAN OPERATION CYPHER UNITED KINGDOM OPINION 'Uninspiring But S ound Verdict On New Budget By M. McINTYRE HOOD Special London (Eng.) Correspondent For The Oshawa Times LONDON -- "'Uninspiring and unexciting, but sensible and sound."" That was the general opinion of the government's 1964 budget introduced by Ch lior means at hand to counteract it, shouldn't come, NOT ELECTION BUDET I got the impression in the debate on the budget that the Labor opposition were a trifle peeved that they could find so little to condemn and criticize. hil he: The llor, James of the Exchequer, Reginald Maudling. In the financial heart of Brit- ain, the City of London, there -has been firm approval of the a as he makes out and that, in any case, since Quebec's fu- ture lies in its industry (or so they are shouting on every rooftop), the farmer usually emigrates to the big city. There he will be able to live on credit like everybody else and, since Montreal is a big place full of lights and dis- tractions, he will end up lov- ing his hovel and his drab work in the factory. People who reason that way may scarcely be exagger- ating. Agriculture is' consi- dered a negligible quantity. The ~pudget devoted to it by the Lesage government is get- ting smaller every year. The province feeds itself with pro- duce from the southern -Uni- ted States. We- eat tomatoes that ripen on the train, po- tatoes that have lost their favor,. and customers that are as bitter \as a budget speech. Quebec's agriculture is sink- ing because its navigation is haphazard./People are selling their farms. The most attrac- tive, the most profitable ones, those located on the outskirts of cities become mushroom- ing townsites or some kind of "gracious - living develop- ment." Others are' simply abandoned unless some immi- grants buy them for a song. The Quebec farmer is being dispossessed 'in the name of some hazy theory of -indus- trialization to the last square inch that veils a verity that ought to be proclaimed to all and sundry: Without a pros- perous agriculture, Quebec will never be prosperous. ... PARAGRAPHICAL WISDOM Adage revised for the unambi- tious: If at first you don't suc- ceed, try something easier BY-GONE DAYS 40 YEAS AGO April 25, 1924 A heavy snowfall on April 23 caused a hydro power break which completely disorganized the streetcar service. House building was very brisk in Oshawa -- 35. permits for new homes having been issued since the season staried. They ranged in price from $1,200 to $3,500. A stone was shipped to Osh- away from the University of Tokyo. to be used in the War Memorial. i John Hare and Clark Lovell of the Oshawa High School were named local YMCA delegates to attend the "Y" confererice in Toronto, The Oshawa Reformer adyo- cated a nine o'clock curfew in Oshawa to help curb juvenile deliquency. Pearl Thertell, winner of the -- ~Reformer-Toronto * Contest in Oshawa, stood sec- Star Jacks ond in her group in the Domin- fon. Championship held in Tor- onto. THE OSHAWA/. SHOPPING CENTRE Has Modern Office Space for Rent! 400 - 6,000 sq. feet -- air conditioning available. Ample Free Parking -- Easily accessable. CONTACT: 0.S.C. ADMINISTRATION OFFICE R.ILM. Co. Ltd., 170, Bay Street, Toronto 362-7731 Mrs. George W. McLaughlin was made Honorary President of the Ladies' Auxiliary of the YMCA. paki Oshawa Tennis Club opened the season with an "'at home' in the Armories. Prizes and trophies for the past season were presented by the donors, Mr. and Mrs. G. D, Conant. H. lL, Bloomfie!d of Brantford was appointed general secre- tary of the Cshawa YMCA to fill the vacancy created by the nesignation of G. L. Galley. E. W. Beatty, president of the Canadian Pacifyic Railway and other officials, were tendered a banquet by the Oshawa Board of Trade and civic officials. Following Mr. Beatty's address George McLaughlin, Dr. T. E. Kaiser and R. S. McLaughlin spoke briefly. Easter was: observed quietly in Oshawa, although railway officials reported traffic to. and from the city+»was the largest in years. ' budget in arithmetical terms, at the fact that it applied only, a gentle touch of the brakes to ward off inflation. Some ob- servers would have liked-to see some more imaginative and per- haps spectacular measures to criticize, other than the in- creased duties on tobacco, beer, wine and spirits. But the coun- try generally hag expected these increases, so that the people were conditioned to them in ad- vance. The Daily Telegraph said that @s a financial exercise, Mr. Maudling's second budget leaves an impression of compe- tence and sense. Admittedly, Mr. Maudling has taken a chance on running into balance of payment troubles, before the end of the year, but in a tele- vision interview "he indieated that this was a risk calculated in advance, and that there were YOUR INCOME TAX Callaghan, wandered far afield in nis speech, and one. thing which he.avoided doing was to give any hint as to what Labor policy might be had he been presenting the budget. One of the interesting features in the budget was the extension of duty on football coupon pools betting to include what are known as fixed odds coupons. It has long seemed quite incom- prehensible that while pools bet- ting on football paid a duty of 33 per cent, there was no duty on fixed odds betting on football, It is estimated that the fixed odds bets last year amounted to around $180 million, and they had resulted in sharp decreases in the betting on conventional pools. Now the duty has been reduced to 25 per cent, but ex- tended to include the fixed odds betting, with an estimated net gain to the treasury of $12 mil- lion. The only people to object are the operators of fixed odds betting. Taken as a whole, it cannot be said that Mr. Maudling has Exemption Claim On Deceased Wife By WILLIAM C. HALL B. Comm., CA QUESTION: My wife passed away on May 15, 1963, Could I claim a $1,000 married exemp- tion on my 1963 income tax re- turn? Answer: Yes, provided your wife did not derive income in excess of $250.00 prior to death. QUESTION: In 1963 my total medical expenses amounted to $488.80. I paid $140.00, the bal- ance of $348.80 was paid under a hospitalization plan. Can I claim this amount of $348.80 paid under the plan as a medi- cal expense on my 1963 income tax return? A ANSWER: This would depend on the type of plan. Medical expenses paid (or payable) on your behalf by an insurance company. or, through a medical or hospitalization plan (other than a provincial or federal plan) qualify as a medical ex- pense which you could claim on your 1963 income tax return. For example, medical ex- penses paid by Physicians' Ser- vices Incorporated (PSI) Asso- ciated Medical Services Inc. (A.MS, Blue Cross Plas for Hospital Care, would qualify for deduction as medical expénses; payments by the Ontario Hos- pital Service Commission (OHSC) would not qualify. QUESTION: My uncle is 68 years old -- infirm and unable to work. He lives with my wife and myself and is entirely de- pendent on us for support. 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I am_ single and own a small home. During the last two years my aunt has lived with me. She is 66 years old, unable to work, and entire- ly dependent on me for sup- port. Can I claim my aunt as a de- pendent on my 1963 income tax return? ANSWER: Yes; you would be entitled to deduct a $1,000.00 exemption in respect of your aunt, since you are a single per- son supporting a wholly depen- dent person related to you, and this person lives in a dwelling maintained by you. presented an election year bud- get. Apart from its purpose of stabilizing the national economy and bringing expansion without inflation, there is nothing in it to arouse the voters on either side. And that may have been a wise move on Mr. Maudiing's part at the present time. IMPRESSIVE SPEECH One of the most impressive speeches in the budget debate was that of Enoch Powell, for- mer cabinet minister who de- clined to serve under Sir Alec Douglas Home. He said some- thing which I have long felt needed to be said, 'not only in Britain, but also in Canada, con- ceming the influence of govern- ment on national prosperity. The following part of his speech is worth quoting and noting: "It is not only false, it is dan- gerous to inculcate into any na- tion, as so many do today, that prosperity can be engineered by financial arrangements, that economic progress and ment wait upon the acts and upon the nods of governments, and-that it is within the power of any government to set a spe- cific, rate of advance, 'and guar- antee by its policies alone that it will be achieved. "The creative powers in @ ne- tion lie in the people them- selves, in their determination, their effort, their hopefuiness, their thrift, their readiness to venture and to change. Only in proportion as they show and apply these qualities can their economy advance, The creative policies are the policies which enable the nation to put forth the effort to take decisions upon which. alone the rate of its ad- vance depends. It is this convic- tion which unites all honorable members on the government side of the house, and between this conviction and those repre- sented by the party Opposite lies the battlefield on which this year we shall contend for the mind and for the heart of the nation." : Although no longer a member of the Cabinet, Mr. eli, in this speech, laid bare the dif- ferences between Conservative and Socialist policies. It was the most thought-provoking con- tribution made by any speaker in the budget debate. HIGHER BUS FARES Higher bus and underground railway fares for Londoners are again on the horizon. This is seen to be the inevitable result of the findings of a government inquiry into the rates of pay and working conditions of bus and tube workers, The report of the committee recommends higher rates of pay, a 40-hour week by stages, longer holidays, im- proved sick pay pensions and safety allowances. These benefits to the workers, however, are linked With sugges- tions for improved -- services which would partly offset the in- creased costs. These include the introduction of bigger buses, more one-man type services and a new "'standee" type of bus, to which unions have so far refused to agree. The improved pay and work- ing conditions are expected to cost the London Transport. Board about $16 million a year extra, which is a sure indication 'that once more London's travel ling. population will be subjected to another increase in their bus and tube. fares, which are al- ready considered by most peo- ple to be far too high now. 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