The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

Published by Canadian Newspapers Limited 86 King St. E., Oshawa, Ontario T. L. Wilson, Publisher SATURDAY, JUNE 6, 1964--PAGE 6 Veterans' Hospitals Plan Given Approval When the federal government first proposed to transfer opera- tional control of veterans' hospitals to civilian authorities, strong and immediate opposition was expressed By the Royal Canadian Legion. The idea had first been put forward in the report of the Royal Commission on government administration, and the Legion was, quite naturally, suspicious of its implications, The fear was that this would be the beginning of a lessening recogni- tion of the nation's debt to its veterans. i) There were assurances given the veterans; and there was the logic of the government's case. At its recent Winnipeg convention the Legion gave qualified approval to the proposal and quietly buried a fesolution which expressed un- alterable opposition to the plan. In its place the convention approved @ resolution demanding prior con- sultation and other safeguards of veterans' interests before any of the éleven active - treatment military hospitals are transferred -- a reasonable proposition. This follow- ed a forthright speech to the con- vention by Veterans Affairs Minis- ter Roger, Teillet, who told the delegates: "Over the years, fewer of our hos- pital beds are being required by veterans needing active treatment. As a corollary, more and more beds have had to be used for veterans not requiring active treat- ment -- patients who need some medical care and frequently a great deal of specialized nursing, bat who do not require the sophis- ticated operating theatres, labora- y facilities and technical staffs constitute the real difference beween active-treatment beds and those used for convalescent and do- micijiary care purposes. The de- clining needs for and use of these facilities speeds their rate of ob- solescence and the purchase cost of replacements becomes prohibitive in terms of the use made of them. "The most practical means of as- suring the standards of care we how have is to arrange with the responsible authorities for the transfer of operational control of those hospitals where we anticipate difficulty." The eleven military hospitals are located at Halifax, Saint John, Quebec, Montreal, Ste. Anne de Bellevue, Toronto, London, Winni- peg, Calgary, Vancouver and Vic- toria. These, with veterans' pavi- lions attached to civilian hospitals at Regina and Edmonton, provide 9,400 beds. Eight years ago the department was providing 18,500 beds in 48 institutions. Over $80 million was spent on hospital construction and recon- struction for veterans' care. But in terms of active treatment it is a declining need. To sustain the high quality of the hospitals and their staffs they will have to provide the services for which they are equip- ped. Convalescent and domiciliary care can be furnished elsewhere at far less cost. To the extent that they are not needed for veterans' care,' the facilities of the eleven active-treatment hospitals should be made available to civilians with a minimum of delay. " A Creature Of Wanis By REV. J. K. MOFFAT Simcoe St. United Church 'Homo Sapiens is a creature of imcreasing wants. It has been es- timated that whereas 100 years ago the average person had about 72 wants, of which 16 were neces- sities, today he has 484 wants of which 98 are rated as necessities. A century ago not more than 200 items were available to the pur- chaser. Today there are something like 32,000. And because we are cfeatures of want, frantic efforts afe being made to satisfy those wants on a purely materialistic plane. *But most of us want more than things. How universal is the longing for happiness, for instance. If this newspaper were to ask its sub- séribers what. they are looking for in life or what they hope to get out of it the bulk of the answers would, I am sure, be summed up in that one word -- happiness. We ate all looking for it, but what a 'Vague, nebulous, -- will-o-the-wisp it: is. *We pursue it down this avenue of life and that; as though it could be laid hold upon and claimed for ifgelf alone. Only the very wise learn that happiness is not part of the raw-material of life at all, but a. by-product of a certain inner con- dition of heart and attitude of mind = a by-product of a mature and stable faith, a love for God. and people, a passion to serve. It comes stealing in upon us unawares as fe forget ourselves, but it always Gye T, L. WILSON, Publisher Cc. GWYN KINSEY, Editor The Oshawa Times tombining The Oshawa Times festoblished 1871) and the Whitby Gavette ond Chifonicle {established 1863) is published daily (Sundays and Statutory holidays excepted). < ot C Daily Publish- eré. 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 despotched in the paper credited to it or to The Asfociated Press or Reuters, and also the tocol yews published therein. All rights of special des- eotches are also reserved , Offices: Thomson Building, 425 University venue, Toronto, Ontario; 640 Cathcort Street, itreal, P.Q. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Delivered by carriers in Oshawa, Whitby, Ajox, Pickering, Bowmanville, Brooklin, Port Perry Prince Albert, Maple Grove, Hampton, Frenchman's Bay, tiverpool, Taunton, Tyrone, 'Dunbarton, Enniskillen, Qréno, Leskard, Brougham, Burketon, Claremont, columbus, Greenwood, Kinsale, Raglan, Blacks*rck, Manchester Pontypool and Newcastle not er 456 per week By mail (in Province of © o) outside carriers delivery areas 12.00 per year. Uiner Prov ond it 15.00, _ USA. end foreign 24.00, Age | REE Oshawa Times: eludes those who desperately set out in search of it. Security is another great univer- sal want. To the individual it im- plies the possession of peace of mind, inner serenity. To our world it means freedom from fear, from want, from war. Since the advent of nuclear weapons and man's first tentative probes into space it has become at once the scarcest and most desperately sought after com- modity in this world. But here again, like happiness, it cannot be secured by feverishly pursuing it for itself alone. Again it is a by-product, the rewarding gift that comes to man by way of mutual trust and growing toler- ance, and a disposition to see, and try to understand, the other per- son's point of view; and, on the personal level, the end result of resting back in utter trust and serene confidence upon Him who created this Universe with a loving purpose in mind. Security comes to the individual as he feels his life undergirded and sustained by the kind of Loving Father God Jesus has revealed to us -- One who con- trols the changes of life and makes all things work together for good. Other Editors' Views AID TO TORONTO (Sarnia Observer) It seems that the time has arrived when the Ontario Municipal Board, the Department of Municipal Af- fairs and other provincial bodies should make it very plain to the municipal leaders of the Queen City and the Toronto members of the Legislature that the civic house of that group of municipalities should be put in order and kept that way: The rest of the province is getting mighty weary of the business of allowing hospitals, traffic and other things to deteriorate to the point where provincial assistance beyond that normally granted has to be provided to bail them out. Bible Thought The goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance, -- Romans 2:4. Too many in these days are not taking God's goodness seriously. GREAT PHILOSOPHER QUEBEC OPINION Direct Tax Reduction Considered Necessity This is a selection of edi- torials on current topics, translated from the French- language press of Canada. Montreal La Presse--Two. events a few days apart this week sharply illustrated the folly and the wisdom of men in the field of international relations. On the one hand, Barry Goldwater, strong candidate for the presidency of the United States, distressed us with delirious and murder- ous suggestions. To end the war in Viet Nam, the Ari- zona 'senator finds nothing better than to preach use of "small" atomic weapons. Apparently this honorable personage does not hesitate to suggest a program of ac- tion which could in a few weeks lead us towards world conflict. The second event, which evokes thoughts of human wisdom applie dto relations between nations, is the death of Pandit Nehru. Admittedly the prime minister of India was also involved in con- flicts. The Kashmir quarrel and Chinese aggression showed that Ghandi's succes- sor did not apply the princi- ples of non-violence to inter- national quarrels. Nevertheless, Nehru will re- main in the memory of men as the prototype of the anti- Goldwater, that is a states- man conscious of the world's problems. Systemati- cally, during the coldest part of the Cold War, Nehru re- fused to side with one or the other of the two blocs which claim to divide up the world. This neutrality earned him criticism from both camps in the time of Foster Dulles and of Stalinism, However, he lived long enough to see his policy triumph with the East- West detente and to hear his most bitter critics say implic- itly that he was right. It is almost sacrilege to link the names of Goldwater and Nehru. It must be done however if it will help to de- fine better and two opposing attitudes between which the world must choose. With Goldwater, we inevit- ably choose ahe petulant use of force; with Nehru peace and reason have a chance to triumph, thanks to salutary defiance of warlike actions which rarely, once started, have brought men anything but injustice and misery-- Gerard Pelletier. (May 28) Ottawa Le Droit--Canada's. difficulty in the matter of taxes resides in' its length of territory and its needs in regard to the numerical weakness of its taxpayers. How to get out of this di- lemma? One thing is certain, lirect taxes must be reduced. One solution could be to increase indirect taxes, which now are added to the others. Indirect taxes on goods and services, in any case, appear less un- just then direct taxes be- cause they affect people in the measure they use goods and services, Thus a free choice is offered to the con- sumer in the use of rejection of certain products, Direct and indirect taxes togethér form a double and detestable taxation. Many parliamentary com- mittees are being formed as time goes by. Why not a special committee to . study how to diminish direct taxes, for the good of the people as well as business and indus- try? Two many taxes harm the economic expansion of a country. The present situa- tion, as it concerns personal income taxes as well as busi- ness taxes, is that the tax- payer has a tendency to limit his earnings'so he will not be working at a pure loss. We have arrived at this point and one wonders whether we are becoming like certain well- known countries where the people produce less, knowing very well that the state will skim off any surplus--Mau- rice Huot. (May 26) BY-GONE DAYS 40 YEARS AGO June 6, 1924 George W: McLaughlin was presented with several gifts on his retirement after 38 years' service in the industry which began here: as the McLaughlin Carriage Works and later be- came General Motors of Can- ada. Cc. A. Kinnear was elected president of the local branch of the British and Foreign Bible Society. Others elected were G. W. McLaughlin, honor- ary-president; H. M. Gilchrist, vice-president; J. H. R. Luke, secretary, and R. N.. Johns, treasurer. General Motors announced the appointment of J. H. Beaton to the position of General Sales Manager and the ap- pointment of C, E. McTavish to General Parts and Service Manager. Mrs. W. E. Phillips brought the first championship golf 'title to 'shawa by. capturing the consolation finals in a tourna- ment played in Welland. City Council passed a bylaw for temporary loan of $275,000 for paving and _ construction work, The Whitby War Memorial to the town's fallen heroes, was unveiled by Lieu t.-Governor Henry Cockshutt, in an im- pressive ceremony. W. W. Moshier was awarded the contract of building a band- stand at Lakeview Park for a tendered amount of $935. Work was started on the new clubhouse for the Oshawa Tennis Club on William street, east of Division street. David R. Mitchell, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Mitchell, won the Governor-General's special prize for the highest standing at Trinity College where he received .the Bachelor of Arts degree in the course of Arts and Medicine. Nine local residents appear- ed in magistrate's court and _ each fined $5 for speed- ra Sherbrooke La Tribune--If. he was not the first, Rene Levesque was one of the first to use the expression . "associated state" to define the status he feels can be the only one to suit the province of Quebec in present condi- ions. As expected, the formula has been picked up and is be- coming a slogan. No more than the minister of natural resources fave those who used the expres- sion after him given any ex- planation of its meaning, of the contents of the formula or of its implications. At a time when some minds are overexcited, it is particu- larly dangerous to launch re- sounding formulas in public, which everyone repeats, add- ing his own brand of sauce. The danger is even greater when the formulas con- cerned are imprecise and may lend themselves to all sorts of interpretations, de- pending on the taste of those who use them. We must say that the ex- pression "associated state" does not displease us at first sight, this even explains its sudden popularity, but we would really like to know what it signifies, (May 27) Montreal Le Devoir--We-. did not have a flag and now we are going to have two, The same for the national anthem. This is a ridiculous situation. We are thus affirming and re-establishing a vestige of colonialism which is unac- ceptable to an independent country. The Union Jack, be- cause it was the imperial flag, was Canada's emblem during a time when our coun- try, although largely autono- mous under Confederation, was still a semi-colony. This stage ended, with the Statute of Westminster. From that moment we should have adopted a distinctive flag and the Union Jack was a prolon- gation of colonialism that an independent Canada should have refused. The Red Ensign, which set- tled nothing because it was also an English flag borrowed from the Imperial navy, has never been the object of a sol- emn proclamation and its use was only consecrated through an order-in-council. If it didn't get any further, it was be- cause French Canada would not accept this foreign flag. It is said that the flag problem has been the most violent psychological shock English Canada has suffered since the Second World War. Could the Liberal government neglect this aspect of the problem before the assaults of the Diefenbaker group which has been disposed to exploit this dilemma in depth for electoral ends? This per- mits one to understand Mr. Pearson's awkward situation but does not justify the com- promise he dreamed up to get out of it. By this absurd formula, Canada is officially adopting two competing flags, one of which is a foreign flag which takes us back to the colonial era -- Paul Sauriol. (May 28) UNITED KINGDOM OPINION World Shortage Of Beef -- : Blamed For High Prices By M. McINTYRE HOOD Special London (Eng.) Correspondent For The Oshawa Times beef, with resultant high prices which have housewives gasping in horror, has become a top level news story in Britain. There are two phases to this story. Firstly, there has been a Jarge decline in the tonnage of beef coming to Britain from the Argentine. Secondly, shortages in continental countries have brought a flock of buyers from the Common market countries-- France, Germany, Holland, Italy and Belgium, eager to buy beef cattle at almost any price. The net result has been to take hundreds of cattle out of tne British supply market for export to these countries, and to push up prices almost beyond the reach of the average British household. Continental buyers are attend- ing all the cattle auctions throughout the country, bidding high for beef animals. Even the lamb and mutton auctions have been invaded by these buyers, and a shortage of these com- modities is now threatened. POLITICAL ISSUE The beef situation has now reached the point of becoming a political issue, and Christopher Soames, minister of agriculture, iias been under heavy attack for not putting a curb on exports of beef to continental countries. After a cabinet meeting to dis- cuss the beef situation, Mr. Soames announced that no ac- tion would be taken to interfere with beef exports, and warned housewives that they must get used to dearer beef. He said it was impossible to forecast how high prices would go in the next tew weeks. He blamed the whole situation on a world shortage of beef, and said that to take any action to lower prices in the British mar- ket would merely result in a greater buying rush from Euro- pean countries, where prices were much higher than in Brit- ain. Harold Wilson, Labor leader, stepped into the picture with a demand that long-term con- tracts should be negotiated with overseas suppliers to secure adequate supplies and stable prices for meat. SCORNFUL RETORT Lord Blakenham, Tory party chairman, poured scorn on Mr. Wilson's suggestion. He. said: "The recent drought in Argen- tina, coupled with reduced sup- plies from the continent are the underlying reasons for the pres- ent beef shortage. All Mr. Wil- son's long-term planning, con- trols, agreement es expect snecial body 'carly in the life House of Commons: resumes its sittings. RIGHT TO STRIKE Trade union leaders, fearful that their legal right to strike is in danger, are soon to have a meeting with Joseph Godber, minister of labor, to discuss what legislative action is neces- sary to safeguard that right. This, they claim, was chal- lenged in a recent House of Lords decision that an employee YOUR HEALTH of the next parliament", The TUC and the British Employers' Confederation have been told ing Union leaders, however, feel that more immediate steps are necessary. They see complica- tions in the uncertainty as to which party will'form the gov- ernment after the general elec- tion. So the role of the trade unions in labor relations may well be pushed into the spot- light of the pre-election cam- paign, Notice Fragility Of Blood Vessels By JOSEPH G. MOLNER, MD Dear Dr. Molner: Every three to four weeks there ap- pear on the back of my hands small skin hermorrhages, very dark red or purplish, and from a quarter inch in diameter to the size of a half dollar. They © away after a week or two. here are no other symptoms. Are they in the nature of very slight strokes, and are' they warning signals of some kind? I am 75 and in excellent health. --F.CS. ' No. They have nothing to do with strokes, slight or other- wise. Among people your age it is not at all unusual to have such under-the-skin bleeding. It is more on the order of a bruise than anything else, The capillaries, or tiny blood vessels near the surface, often become quite fragile as we grow older. Slight bumps which may be hardly noticeable at the time can break some of these little vessels and a moderate amount of bleeding results, be- neath the skin. Lack of Vitamin € (citrus or YOUR INCOME TAX Costs Of Appeals May Be deducted By WILLIAM C. HALL B. Comm., CA In prior years expenses in- curred in contesting an income tax it were id ed incurred AFTER income was earned (rather than for the prupose of earning income), hence not a deductible expense. This rule applied even though an appeal was successful, It was thought that this in- come tax rule discriminated against taxpayers -- smaller individual taxpayers (filing T1 short or TI general income tax returns) who wanted to appeal an assessment but were afraid to do so as substantial costs would be incurred which would not be allowed as a deduction against income. The 1964 amendments intro- duce two new provisions de- signed to alleviate this situa- tion, They provide: (1) for the 1964 and subse- quent taxation years amounts paid by a taxpayer in the year in respect of fees or expenses incurred in preparing institut- ing, or prosecuting an objection to, or an appeal in relation to, an assessment of tax, interest wi penalties under the Act may be deducted in computing in- come; (2) that a taxpayer who makes a deduction under this new provision and who is later awarded costs by the court must include such recovery in computing his income for the year in which received. These provisions appear available to all taxpayers, whether salaried or otherwise. As stated it removes a long- standing prohibition against this type of deduction which had its origin in English case law and was based on the the- ory that expenses of protecting @ RESIDENT PARTNERS Burt R. Waters, C.A. Gordon W. Riehl, C.A., R.1A. Robert F. Lightfoot, C.A. Monteith, Riehl, Waters & Co. Chartered Accountants : OSHAWA SHOPPING CENTRE Gordon W. Riehi, C.A., RIA, PARTNERS: Hon. J. W. Monteith, F.C.A., M.P. OSHAWA, ONTARI @ TELEPHONE: Oshawa-Bowmanville 728-7527 Ajax 942-0890 Whitby 668-4131 4. Brock Monteith, 8. Comm., C.A. George E. Trethewey, C.A. Burt R. Weters, C.A. income after it has been earn- ed can not be said to be laid out to earn income. It is expected that the deduc- tion will apply to all legal, accounting and auditing serv- ices required and also to any travelling and other incidental expenses incurred in connection with the prosecution of an ob- jection or appeal, as long as the amount is reasonable; it is expected the provisions will apply to expenses incurred in 1964, whether they apply to the year 1964 or prior years (that is, expenses incurred in 1964 would be deductible even though a 1963 assessment was in dispute). The language of this provi- sion of the income tax amend- ments is restrictively precise It is not clear whether the ex- penses that a taxpayer would ordinarily incur, both for legal and accounting services, would be deducted if a dispute is settled at the assessments branch level. These would be laid out prior to the objec- tion stage and possibly not de- ductible. It is hoped that these expenses (such as obtaining opinions, filing briefs, negotiat- ing with assessors and the like) will still be allowed as current operating expenses of a busi- ness as they have been hereto- fore; it is hoped that an indi- vidual taxpayer will not have to file a notice of objection in order to qualify for a deduc- tion under this provision. Things to do: tomato juice) can contribute to this fragility, and so can a lack of calcium (milk). Try to have a glass of juice and a glass or two of milk every day, This should help even though there isn't anything which will do away totally with the problem. Another cause of such bleed- ing may be some disorder hav- ing to do with blood coagula- tion., Special tablets can be made to evaluate various fac- tors. Dear Dr. Molner: Please dis- cuss (1) chronic, rough skin on elbows; (2) wavy fingernails. Daily massage of my elbows with softening creams has done only a modicum of good, They still look "'dirty,"--P.A, Over the elbows (and knees) skin normally tends to be thick and loose. The "dirty" appear ance (if it isn't dirt!) often is the grayish color of thick outer layers of skin. There isn't a great deal to do about it. Wavy nails usually . result from injury (rather slight) at the cuticle margin. Some illness with high fever result in a groove which subsequently, will disappear as the nail grows. Nails, like skin, vary considerably in toughness and hardness, and some are more sensitive to injury thah others. Dear Dr. Molner: What is "temporo-mandibular joint syn- drome?" I h y dentist gave me a pamphlet it, but I don't understand the' terms used, What causes it and hew can one keep from getting it? It is painful. I know. I thought I was having neuralgia.--A.Z. In plain language, it means your jaw joint hurts! The most common causes are: 1--Arthritis in the joint. 2--Gout. (Not everybody. with gout has this jaw pain, though.) 3--Faulty occlusion--that is, the teeth don't meet properly, and this puts continued strain on the jaw joint. . 4--Some injury such as dis: location of the jaw, which is ex- crutiatingly painful) can cause the pain even after the original damage has been corrected. TODAY IN HISTORY By THE CANADIAN PRESS June 6, 1964... Secretary-General Trygve Lie denied 12 years ago to- day--in 1952--that the Uni- ted Nations was a "'commu- nist nest." He said the UN did not have a policy to dis- miss all U.S. Communists on its staff. He claimed the right to judge each case and to dismiss employees with- out giving any explanation. » 1944--D-Day. 1953--Edmund Hillary and British Mount Everest ex- pedition leader Col. H. CG J. Hunt were knighted, GOLF (The only 18 hole in the area) TENNIS © RIDING © SWIMMING e SAILING BOATING & CANOEING e WATER-SKIIN@ AQUA-CYCLING e DANCING @ PLAIN RELAXING SUPERB CUISINE e IMPECCABLE SERVICE Things to enjoy: ELEGANT DINING e INFORMAL COCKTAILS LUXURIOUS ROOMS e MAGNIFICENT VIEWS e MOUNTAIN AIR e BEAUTIFUL LAKES e THE LAURENTIANS e SELECT COMPANY or TRANQUIL PRIVACY e A SUMMER INNOVATION: A SUPERVISED Thin to easter PLAYGROUND OUR LOW, LOW OFF-SEASON RATES IN THE SPRING AND EARLY SUMMER Interested ? Please write to GRAY ROCKS INN St. Jovite, Quebec, Canada or phone: St. dovite 425-2778