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ar te ee eee OTTAWA REPORT Red Ensign Given Proof Of Support By PATRICK NICHULSON 'Status Symbol May be Vital - To Executive ATTENTION ALL UNITED Wye TH oi CPS When ced with individual acts She Oshawa Fimes 86 King St. E., Oshawa, Ontario T. L, Wilson, Publisher FRIDAY, MAY 6, 1964---PAGE 6 Canada Pension Plan Still Has Its * As a result of federal discussions with the provinces to meet the ob- jections of Premiers Lesage and Robarts, the Canada Pension Plan has been broadened and strength- ened. But that does not mean to say that the scheme is now beyond improvement, and the parliamen- tary committee which will study the legislation will have much to question and discuss, There is the provision, for example, which would require self-employed persons earn- ing more than $1,000 a year to con- tribute to the Plan, There is, first of all, the prin- ciple of compulsion to be debated. Many a person chooses to be self- employed, even though he might make more money working for someone else, simply for the sake of independence; being of that mind, he prefers to make his own provision for old age --- and in any case, he is taxed for the age pen- sion fund. But let us assume that, "for the greater good", compulsion is neces- sary, Then we must face the fact that the new public pension will be more expensive than a private an- nuity. On weekly earnings of, say, Faults $96 a week, the 25-year-old self- employed Canadian will pay $190 annually for 40 years to qualify for a Canadian Pension of $104 a month at age 65, The pension payment on a private annuity costing the same amount would be $120 a year, and there would be a repayment of the contract's cash surrender value in the event of death before.age 65. There should surely be a close examination of the comparative costs of such plans, particularly as they affect the younger workers who will be contributing for 30 years or more. Another question to be given thorough dicussion is: Should the self-employed be given a better rate of contribution? The Canada Pen- sion Plan is similar in principle to the U.S. social security program. But the 3.6 per cent rate of contri- butions proposed for the self-em- ployed Canadian equals the combined employer employee rate, In the U.S. the combined rate is 7.25 per cent, but the self-employed worker pays only 5.4 per cent; the rates are scheduled to rise in 1968 to 9.25 per cent and 6.9 per cent respec- tively. Discrimination In TV Television viewers in Oshawa and district have a wide choice of stations, Canadian and American. From Buffalo and Rochester they ean pick up the programs of the three big U.S, networks, NBC, CBS and ABC, and surveys indicate that they watch these programs at least as much as they do the programs of the CBC and CTV networks broadcast from Toronto. What if the federal government passed a law forbidding the tuning of sets here to American stations? There would, we imagine, be a tremendous outcry from enraged viewers. Yet that, in effect, is what the federal government would be doing to many viewers in Canada if it acted on a proposal, backed by the Board of Broadcast Governors, that commu- nity antenna systems should have to conform to the same Canadian ¢ontent regulation as the CBC and private Canadian broadcasters. Community antenna television systems are not originators, but simply relayers. They operate in Kind W ords A few kind words were said the other day for the profit motive. A conference of Canadian business- women complained that too many of today's young people have the idea that there is something morally wrong with making a profit. "They think," Mrs. A. 0. Lepine of Saskatoon told the Toronto meet- ing, "that if they go into a profes- sion they will retain their integrity, but if they go into business they will lose it." The complaint was that many of our most able young people -- and it may be assumed that the businesswomen were thinking par- ticularly of young women -- are so misinformed about profits that they are prejudiced against seeking a career in business. She Oshawa Fimes T. L. WILSON, Publisher C. GWYN. KINSEY, Editor The Oshawo Times combining The Oshawa Times (established 1871) and the itby Gazette and Chronicle (established 1863) is published daily and Stotutory holiday 5 Members of Canadian Daily Newspaper Publish- ers Association. 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The CBC and the private broad- casters want the community an- tenna systems made subject to the rule which requires a Canadian TV station to have at least a 55 per cent Canadian content in its programs, This would force the CA systems to reduce their American pick-ups in favor of available Canadian pro- grams, no matter what the sub- scribers want. The subscribers, who already support the CBC through taxes, would thus be forced to pay for what people in other-parts of Canada 'get for nothing, or to do without 'TV. It would be gross dis- crimination,. and the' government would do well to forget about it. x For Profit A further good word for the profit motive was offered by Pro- fessor F. D. Barrett of the School of Business at Queen's University. The businessman's concern with profits, he said, is not solely a matter of personal gain. Without profits to reinvest and use for re- search, it is impossible to keep a business going. About 80 per cent of the growth of U.S. firms, Pro- fessor Barrett said, is financed out of profits. One business executive who ad- dressed the meeting agreed that the rather evil image of "'the profit- seeking businessman is deeply in- grained in the minds of many per- sons." But the truth, he added, is that if the businessman does not have profit-making as one of his goals, "satisfaction won't last long because the business won't last either." The discussion closed with the suggestion that "the concepts of the business world" should be taught at the secondary school level. If by this they meant that elementary economics should be taught, we're all for it. It's important that young people have an understanding of the basic facts of economis life, but that understanding should come through proper teaching and ap--- proved texts; impromptu talks and what might be termed pressure- group propaganda are more apt to lead to eonfusion and misunder- standing. of provocation, Your Commanding Officer expects you te USE YouR HEAD THE LE e REPORT FROM U.K. Searchers Uncover Old Roman Routes BY M. McINTRYRE HOO D Special London (Eng.) Correspondent For The Oshawa Times LONDON -- As a result of the researches and surveys of a team of eight field archaeolog- ists, 38 Roman roads which were previously unknown have been discovered in the South Midlands area of England, These roads, together with 11 others which were wholly or partly known before this investi- YOUR HEALTH gation began, extend across England for some $50 miles, a testimony to the road-building activities of the occupying for- ces of the Romans during their period of occupation of Britain. The story is told in a book which has been published under the title "Roman Roads in the South-East Midlands -- the Via- tores." 'The Viatores" means the road-travellers, and in their book they have an absorbing story to tell. Damaged Tissues Diabetic Danger By JOSEPH G. MOLNER, MD Dear Dr. Molner: Please write about gangrene for elderly diabetics, I am particularly con- cerned with early detection of gangrene, the risk of it being caused by lacerations, contu- sions, etc., and means of pre- venting the spread of this ter- rible affliction --J.D,S. In chorus with other doctors I have warned often enough about care of the feet in dia- betes because of the risk of gan- grene. Your letter brings me up short. We haven't said much abot it except to "be careful." So I'm glad you asked. Gangrene, of course, means that soft tissues are dead or dy- ing, and decomposing. It is a dangerous condition indeed, and * sometimes can be stopped only by amputation. Medical attention is neces- sary at once, Don't waste even a minute trying to treat it your- self. But there are preventive measures, This is of increasing import- ance among elderly diabetics not only because they are living longer now but. also because diabetes is constantly being de- tected in older people. The big factor is circulation, With diabetes there is apt to be a higher degree of hardening of the arteries. This is particu- larly true in the smaller arter- ies and capillaries of, the jower extremities, and especially be- low the ankle. - When tissues are damaged (stubbed toe, a blister, scratch, ingrown toenail, broken skin from athlete's foot) or when any infection gets a start, the circulation may be so poor that the tissues cannot repair them- selves, Gangrene ensues. When the case of diabetes is not controlled--when the patient has not been following proper diet, or not being careful about the amount of insulin or other medication --changes in the amount of lipoproteins (fatty substances in the blood) make the risk even greater, There usually is no pain when gangrene begins. Later it can be a different matter. Signs of impending gangrene are redness and ¥welling around an area of the foot, usually ex- tending up the foot; or a dusky, red, swollen area (such as a toe). There are two main types of gangrene. Dry gangrene, with the tissues changing color; and moist gangrene, in which color changes also occur but in addi- tion there is infection and dis- charge. . If in doubt, don't wait. Every hour counts, and if you call your doctor even though it isn't gan- grene--yet--it still isn't wasted effort. If. there is some sort of infection or inflammation, you may still be averting a develop- ing case, Play safe. Tomorrow we'll suggest ways of prevention. Dear Dr. Molner: I drink a quart of milk a day but have been advised it is not good for adults past the age of 40. Is this true?--H.E; No. I don't think you need that much milk (I firmly believe that a pint a day is good for adults) but if there is any question about your weight, make it the skim variety and keep on drink- ing all you want. Dear Dr, Molner: What is anorexia? Its symptoms?--T. M. Anorexia is loss of appetite. It isn't an illness but a symp- tom of trouble. For example it may be a symptom of tubercu- losis, cancer of the stomach; profound emotional disturb- ances or a variety of other ill- nesses. Dear Dr. Molner: How seri- ous is pernicious anemia? Can it be cured? How long can a per- son live with it?. Can a young girl with it marry and have children?--MRS, G.D, Pernicious anemia, untreated, is usually fatal, and -rather quickly, too, It cannot be cured. However, with proper treat- ment--periodic injection of: B Vitamins--the condition can be kept under excellent 'control in- definitely. There is no reason why a girl, with this treatment, could not have children. TTER OF THE LAW The book {s the work of the team of eight field archaclolog- ists who came together in 1957 to poo] their knowledge and sys- tematize their researches in an area north of London. 8T. ALBANS CENTRE Their work covered the coun- ties of Bedfordshire, Bucking- hamshire,' and much of Hart- fordshire and Northampton- shire, The area in which they conducted their researches was centred on St. Albans, the an- cient Roman town of Verulam- jum, Working outwards from it, they have completely dispelled the previous impression that a place as important as this had few branch roads. The team discovered a hither- to inknown througt route from Dorchester-on-Thames to Alcon- bury, 65% miles away, and on it a Roman paved road across the River Ouse at Kempston, At long last,. the approaches from the south to the Roman town of Irchester, on the River Nene, have been definitely loca- ted, Branch roads off Ermine Street and Akeman Street in the Upper Ouse valley have filled in gaps where Roman settle- ments were previously believed to have been without visible means of communication. IN LONDON AREA Of particular interest to Lon- doners is a route which has been mapped out from Cripple- gate to Stevenage via Canon- bury, Southgate and Potters' Bar. Another route from Duns- table to the River Lea near Cheshunt is. now believed to be part of a major road running" from the southeast to the north- west, Some of these roads, it has been established, were entirely the work of Roman engineers. Others, found especially inter- esting, were native trackways which were 2000 years old when the Romans came, and were improved and made into main roads by them. The book is generously map- ped and illustrated, but its story is told in so fascinating a man- ner that it is much more than a mere exercise in cartography. The work of the team was done on a shoe-string budget, with no financial help provided from outside sources. It stres- ses the fact that the subject is by no means worked out, and that there are stil more discov- _eries of interest to be made. For example, they have come to the conclusion that a road al- most certainly ran from Staines, on the Thames, up the spine of Buckinghamshire. That is a lead, however, which will have to be folowed up in future re- search projects. BY-GONE DAYS 85 YEARS AGO May 8, A heavy rainstorm caused a washout of the CNR tracks near Port Perry. The Passenger train from Lindsay enroute to Whitby was derailed at the washout and the engineer and fireman narrowly escaped death, During the month of April D. A. Hubbell, sanitary inspec- tor, condemned six garages which were being used as dwellings, Magistrate A. F. Hind re- turned to the bench as Chief Magistrate after several months' absence due to illness. Cecil F, Cannon, supervising principal of Oshawa Public Schools, received the Bachelor of Arts degree from Queen's University. John Dryden, OCVI pupil, who had taken first p'ace in the district oratorical contests, was third in the Ontario finals held in Toronto. 1929 Announcement was made that the Christian Church on Centre street would be received into the union of the United Church of Canada at the next confer- ence Whitby Harbor was in grave danger from high water which had reached its highest level on record, Miss Eleanor McLaughlin won first place riding "My Delight" in the ladies' saddle class at the Toronto Horse Show, %. H. Collacutt of Port Perry graduated from Ontario Veter- inary College, standing third in his class in general profi- ciency. A full month after her death by drowning in the Harmony creek, the body of Helen Wright was recovered over a mile from the spot where the car in which she was riding plunged into 'he creek where the Harmony bridge was washed out. our national flag. In the last three weeks let- ters have been pouring into the House of Commons, addressed to the young Nova Scotian MP, Bob Coates, assuring him of ph aged for his campaign to re- tain this flag, and urging him to take every possible to prevent its ndonment, "T have sent Mr. Pearson a Red Ensign sticker for his car. Let's hope he. uses it, or he may find to his sorrow that Canadian veterans have been trained to fight," writes one correspondent, from N.B, "The Canadians who are causing all the disturbance are the very ones who headed for the bush when volunteers were wanted for our armed forces during the war," writes an- other, a lady in North Bay. "IT am writing to you because writing to my French-Canadian MP wouldn't do one bit of good,"' explains another, "Several of my cousins lost their lives at Dieppe and else- where; I often wonder what they would think if they could eee how all they fought for may now be destroyed," writes an- other lady, FROM NINE PROVINCES Bob Coates' letters of encour- agement come from nine prov- inces, They include messages from such onganizations as chap- ters of the Royal Canadian Leg- ion, the Canadian Conps Associ- ation, the IODE, the community of Flin Flon, the RCAF Associ- ation, the Commonwealth Club, the Canadian Patriotic Associ- ation, and many others. One writer points out that the aMntioba legislature recently passed /a bill authorizing the Ca- nadian Ensign as the official flag to be flown from schools in that province. A count of Bob Coates' mail during the past three weeks shows the fantastic total of 2,138 write-in supporters for the Red Ensign. He estimates that peti- tions have attracted signatures totalling several million, or well QUEEN'S PARK over half the number of adult Canadians This public clamor obviously is by affection ; mira for the Canadian En- sign, rather than by animosity directed against any specific new design. Advocates of the 'Pearson ined insist that the oe 4 widely recognized as emblem ve Of Canada, and that the three joined = . oe hed unity of Can- ada. is not a ve . ive argument: The ies ionves sages Md fg rather | é unity o} country -- how typical of 1H maple? "Trees of Canada," an official book published by the federal government, explains that there are 115 species of maple known in the world, These are most abundant in Bast Asia, espec- jally in Chine and the Himalayan Mountains. But only 10 varieties @re known in Canada, and no single species. grows in all 10 provinces, Some grow in south- ern B.C. only; some only in the southern parts of Ontario, Que- bec and the Maritimes. Only the Manitoba maple is known on the Prairies, and this is little known elsewhere, SYMBOL OF U.S. Exotic species of maples have been imported for decorative purposes, notably from Japan, China and Norway; but these, like the rest of the 106 varieties » prominent in Asia, are not "Ca- nadian," The sugar maple is the best syrup source, but it yields its tastiest product in Vermont, where long ago it was adopted as the state emblem, The red maple is the spectacular variety which colors the fall in south- ern parts of Ontario and Que- bec, but it is even better known and more vivid in New Eng- land, This government k to trees, therefore, effectively squashes any suggestion that the maple is a distinctive Cana- dian tree, It certainly is not a heraldic emblem either. So it would not be appropriate on any Canadian flag. Technical Swing Seen In Figures By DON O'HEARN TORONTO -- The romantic story in education today is the big swing to technical and vo- cational training. You will remember the cyni- cism about the Robarts plan a few years ago. When it was introduced it was said the plan wouldn't work; that pupils, and particularly their parents, wouldn't take to the technical and business courses it was offering. In comparison with straight academic training these courses were looked on as '"'second- class" 'schooling. Pupils and parents haven't looked on the plan that way. Either that or a lot of our boys and girls have decideq to be second-class, and be darned. MAJORITY SWING Minister of Education William Davis has given the House the figures. And they are emphatic. Today more than 50 per cent of secondary school students have declared for the practical courses--28, per cent in business and commerce and 26 per cent in science, technology and trades. Only 46 per cent are left in straight arts and science, Perhaps even more telling, at least 40 per cent of all students are taking the new four - year courses. . Early in their secondary school careers they are making up their minds to by-pass: uni- versity and to take strong prac- tical courses. Explaining this, Mr. Davis said helping the change in at- titude was the fact the voca- tional courses not only pro- vided a marketable skill, but had a strong academic content. This is the strong feature of the four-year course, which has made it acceptable, The people who drew it up still kept an emphasis on aca- demic training so that anyone graduating from it does have a good general education. The graduate doesn't have to look up--at least not too far-- to the Jones boy who has gone on to grade 13. : TODAY IN HISTORY By THE CANADIAN PRESS May 8, 1964... . The U.S. cabinet gave unanimous approval 11 years ago today--in 1953-- to the report of a special committee which recom- mended that the U.S, take part in the construction of the International Rapids section of the St, Lawrence Seaway. 1559--The Act of Uniform- itv was signed by Queen Elizabeth I. 1942--The Battle of the Coral Sea ended. The switch to vocational train- ing isn't stopping at secondary school either, caqurett' Cal the pe flo ra also are feeling pressure and will feel more. There are waiting lists at the technical institutes, for instance. Major opposition criticism of the government on education was that it wasn't proper preparations in this field. It was stressed that the com- mittee of university presidents in 1962 had said that 18,000 stu- dent places would be needed in these institutions--such as Ryer- son Polytechnic here in Toronto > -by 1970, And present plans only call for 6,000 places, GALLUP POLL Canada is the or a four- place office sofa could indicate as much about him as the title on his door. psychiatric consultant to seve eral of the largest U.S, tions, He is co-author of a on mental health in industry and is chairman of the Amer- . jean Psychiatric He thinks status symbols en important role in iitenas iness--because McLean cites the case of man in his 60s who Status symbols, he insists, are --~ goods nor bad. "They exist," he \ Some people sromeeel a don't start "The man who insists wall be moved to give him extra six inches of to him is from some of Iife,"""he says. * - PARAGRAPHICAL WISDOM "If the sermon seems dull to you, the chances are that your liver is out of order," says a physician. But Doc, maybe its the preacher's liver that's out of order. r Few things will age a person faster than trying to keep young by running around with young people, Decade Doesn't Improve Image Of Labor Leaders By CANADIAN INSTITUE of PUBLIC OPINION (World Copyright Reserved) In the past 10 years Canada's labor leaders have not improv- ed their image "with the people. Today four in ten say organized labor is unwisely led. In 1954 little more than three-in-ten held this view. Even those who have mem- bership in unions show a decline in their belief that they are being wisely led. Ten years ago 52 per cent were satisfied with their leadership; today it is 47 per cent. Among non-union members the shift has been to unwisely led -- from 35 per cent in 1954 to 41 per cent today who feel eeeeeeseeeeeees organized labor is not being wisely led. "Do Unwisely led No opinion 29 100% 100% Union Members Non-Uniog 1954 1964 Wisely led 52% 35% Unwisely led 29 41 No opinion 19 4 100% 100% OSHAWA LTD. 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