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SS She Oshawa Times Published by Canadian Newspapers Limited ; 86 King St. E., Oshawa, Ontario T. L. Wilson, Publisher 'Purpose Of Inquests "Defeated By Secrecy o After a brief investigation into an Ottawa inquest from which re- porters were ejected last week, At- torney-General Arthur Wishart says that the closed inquest was rightfully conducted. with one ex- ception. The verdict was not dis- closed, and Mr. Wishart says this is contrary to the Coroner's Act, which provides for the legality of closed inquests but not the secrecy of their findings. Dr. H. B. Cotnman, supervising coroner of Ontario, says he does not support private inquests. The attor- ney-general says such inquests are rare, but does not commit himself further. His observation that the inquest at Ottawa was rightfully conducted, except for the secret verdict, simply accepts the rules as set forth in the Coroner's Act. The act obviously needs amend- ment to eliminate the amount of secrecy now. condoned. While secret inquests are rare, this is more &@ tribute to the good judgment of coroners than to the wisdom of the Act, which clearly leaves the way open to abuse. The inquest is a method of ex- ploring a violent death -- violent by accident or design. If it is not done in the open, it has little value. A © verdict based on secret testimony convinces only those who wish to be convinced; it does not set at rest the ugly rumors which can persist and fester in a community. More- over, investigations of deaths under suspicious circumstances are carried out-by the police, whose work must perforce be done quietly until they have the evidence to make public charges. The value of an inquest now is the reassurance it gives the public that violence death is not being ignored by officialdom. It is not a judicial procedure, but to many people it gives the comforting im- pression that the wheels of justice are not locked and rusting. In Pursuit Of Facts The efforts of the Vancouver Sun to pin down the reports of high insecticide levels in lower B.C. milk are taking on the aspects of a suspense story. We told the begin- ning of the story a few days ago: The head of the food and drug directorate's west coast section, K. M. Render, told professional colleagues at a closed meeting about his concern over the pesti- cide content of B.C.'s lower main- land milk; the report leaked out, and the Sun began its battle to get the details. "Journalistic pressure brings from Dr. A. B. Swackhammer, the directorate's Ottawa Man appar- ently responsible for coast labora- tory work, the admission that there is indeed a significant pesticide con- tent in our milk," the Sun reports. At first the provincial depart- ment of agriculture expresses sur- prise, but then admits that tests have been showing pesticides in milk, which it blames on livestock feed brought from the Prairies. The department, however, wanted Lower Mainland dairy farmers last February that tests showed many were using pesticides improperly; Prairie feed wasn't mentioned, but the department went so far as to say that the industry was being threatened. . The situation is further compli- cated by a statement from Dr. C. A. Morrell, Ottawa chief of the food and drug branch, who says the Sun's "fears are exaggerated and not borne out by facts". The Sun's response: "What facts? Dr. Morrell won't give us any." The officials concerned do not want to trust the public, it seems. But if there is indeed a significant level of insecticide in the milk, it is the public that is being subtly poisoned -- and in such cases the public surely has a right to know about it, and what is being done about it. De Gaulle's Jealousy No one knows the depth of Presi- dent de Gaulle's jealousy of the accomplishments of English-speak- ing nations -- the Anglo-Saxons, as he calls them with a fine dis- regard for accuracy -- because no one has ever been able to plumb it. But each passing year brings its incidents to indicate how much he dislikes having to admit that France would be in a sorry state but for the help of the "Anglos" in war and peace. D-Day on June 6, 1944, marked the beginning of the campaign that liberated France -- the France that has crumpled in a few shoddy weeks before the onslaught of the Nazis. But the troops who spilled their blood on the Normandy beaches on D-Day were American, British and Canadian. So de Gaulle did not take part in the ceremonies on the invasion beaches last Satur- day, when the 20th anniversary of D-Day was observed. Premier Pom- pidou had planned to take part, but de Gaulle found that his premier's "heavy schedule" made She Oshorwa Times 7. -L. WILSON, Publisher _C. GWYN KINSEY, Editor The Oshawa Times combining The Oshawa Times {established 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 Dgilies Associction, The Canadian Press is exclusively entitled to the use. of republication of ail news despatched in the paper credited to it a to The Associated Press or Reuters, and alsd the tocol news published therein. All rights of special des- oatches are also reserved Offices: Thomson Building, 425 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontorio; 640 Cothcort Street, Montreal, P.Q. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Delivered by carriers in Oshaws, Whitby, Ajax, Pickering, Bowmanville, Brooklin, Port Perry Prince Albert, Maple Grove, Hampton, Frenchman's Bay, Liverpool, Taunton, Tyrone, Dunbarton, Enniskillen, Orono, Leskard, Brougham, Burketon Claremont, Columbus, Greenwood, Kinsale, Raglan, Blackstock, Manchester Pontypool and. Newcastle not over 45c per. week By mail (in Province of Ontario) outside carriers delivery areas 12.00 per year, Other Provinces and Commonweoith Countries 15.00, U.S.A. ond foreign 24.00, his attendance impossible. The French government was represented by a couple of minor officials. President de Gaulle will attend the ceremonies marking the 20th anniversary of the later landing of Free French forces in the south of France. That was strictly a side- show in the great campaign against the Germans in Western Europe. Most military historians now con- cede that it was not necessary and used men and materials which could probably have been put to better use in northern France and Italy. Anthony Eden is reported to have informed de Gaulle during World War II that the British cabinet felt that. "we have 10 times more trouble with the Committee of the Free French than with all the other Allies together." De Gauule's reply was typically diffuse -- "I have always maintained that France was a very great country." He's still causing trouble for his allies and still maintaining. Other Editors' Views | THE EXCEPTION 1 (Peterborough Examiner) To the current discussion of legal and illegal abortion we add.a story that used to be told with glee by Maurice Baring, the editor of The Oxford Book of Russian Verse. One doctor said to another: "I would like your opinion on termina- ting a pregnancy, The father had syphilis, the mother had tubercu- losis. Of the four children already born to them, the first was born blind, the second. died in infancy, the third was a deaf mute and the fourth had congenital tuberculosis. "What would you have done?" "I would have ended the pre- gnancy." "Would you? Then you would have killed Beethoven." THE LONG COUNT-DOWN REPORT FROM U.K. Gipsy Population _ Council Headache {[ By M. McINTYRE HOOD { Special London (Eng.) J Correspondent For The Oshawa Times BUSHEY, Hertfordshire -- The problem of where and how to accommodate the gipsy popu- lation of the county of Hertford- shire has become a serious one for the county council. The members of the council, unlike the authorities in several other counties, are very sympa- thetic to the needs of the wan- dering gipsies. They would like to see some area set aside which would become a properly organized and operated gipsy YOUR HEALTH encampment. Their efforts in that direction, however, are not receiving any support from the residents of the little village of Bushey, near Watford at the southern end of the county. In this area there is a derelict roadhouse, known. as The Spider's Web. When it was open- ed, it was hoped it would at- tract some of the plush trade from London, as it is only 15 miles from the heart of the city. But the project was a failure, and the roadhouse stands empty. Behind the building, however, is a large car park, originally designed to cater to Spinal Curvature Cause Of Worry By JOSEPH G. MOLNER, MD Dear Dr. Molner: I am 27 years old and have a curvature of the spine. It does not hurt but is starting to show, and each year it gets a little worse. Will this leave me a cripple? --MRS, J.M. The commonest cause of spi- nal curvature (lateral, or scoli- osis) is poliomyelitis At least that has been true so far. If immunization can be made suf- ficiently universal, and not al- lowed to lapse, there should be substantially less scoliosis. The polio cases causing this are usually so mild as to be unrecognized at the time, yet they leave weakness in one set of muscles, Our muscles work in opposing sets. We move by simultane- ously contracting one set of them and relaxing the other, which pulls in the opposite di- rection. But when a set of muscles becomes weakened and its op- posing set remains normal, there is a steady extra tension exerted in one direction. Hence the curvature. When polio is the cause, this is most likely to occur around puberty, give or take several years. At 27 the bones of your spine should be rather well fixed. If the trouble appears to be pro- gressing, x-rays should be ta- ken and examination made to look for other possible causes. It is reasonable to assume that you will not become crip- pled, but naturally I have no way of knowing whether some other factor may be at work. Further examination, and prob- ably subsequent check - ups, should establish whether you have anything to worry about, and whether your curvature is likely to become worse or whether it is becoming stabil- ized. Examination would also re- veal whether anything can or should be done to control the curvature. Dear Dr. Molner: What about - taking flash photos of young babies? Last night we stopped our daughter from taking a flash picture of her baby from a distance of? about five feet. Now am I an old square?--E.B. I don't see 'any harm in photos, since with the films being used now only a rather small flash is required. (I would, however,, be sure that the flash bulb had a _ plastic cover for safety on the off chance that it might shatter.) Dear Dr. Molner: My hus- ca? band has Rh positive blood and mine is Rh negative. I have been told that there is danger of our children being born anemic, However, we have had three perfectly normal, healthy ones. I have also lost three babies prematurely. I have ofien wondered whether there could be any connection with the Rh factor.--RS. A. Sucii a difference in Rh factor can, indeed, cause premature births or miscarriages, but there can be other causes, too. Rh_ incompatibility usually does not affect the first one or two babies. Later the mother becomes sensitized, and devel- ops antibodies which, on subse- quent exposures to the opposite Rh factor, can cause trouble. You are aware, I presime, that in quite a few cases it is necessary to make a complete blood exchange--withdraw the baby's blood and replace it, with new blood--to protect the child from critical danger right after birth. Improved techniques and equipment for this rather dra- matic procedure have been de- veloped, and thousands of ba- bies are being saved, or pro- tected from great peril, each year. the sleek limousines and expen- sive sports models of its patrons. To the council, this seemed an ideal place on which to establish a permanent gipsy encampment, MOVED IN QUICKLY No sooner had the council made this decision than the gip- sies moved in quickly. Soon there were 20 caravans resting on the luxury car park, with the gipsy families staking out their claims to a site on the county's encampment. Their energy in moving quick- ly, however, may have been all in vain. The county council act- ed with the best of motives, But 400 residents of the area near the deserted roadhouse have signed a_ petition protesting against the county council's plan. The arguments for and against it have been placed be- fore a public inquiry held by the ministry of local government at the Watford Town Hall. A London surveyor, Howard Sharp, was briefed to put for- ward the objections of the pe- titioning residents. According to the council view- point, there are about 100 cara- van dwellers living in Hertford- shire at present, and the way in which the countryside is being littered witn refuse is causing widespread concern. The county council argued that the most ef- fective way of dealing with the situation would be to provide properly run permanent camps in southwest and central Hert- fordshire, It considered the five- acre site in Sandy Lane, Bushey, now owned by the Watford Rural Council, to be particular- ly suitable because it is screened by trees and high hedges. OTHER SIDE On the other hand, people liv- ing in nearby houses and the village of Bushey think that in- erant scrap metal merchants would find it much too con- veniently situated owing to its proximity to main roads and in- dustrial areas. They also fear that other caravan-dwellers would tend to congregate on road verges near the camp. An- other point being made by the objectors is that the land forms part of the Green Belt. They think it would be unfair to allow caravans to stand in a place where houses could not be built. Now the final decision rests with the minister of housing and local government, whose inspec- tor conducting the public in- quiry carefully noted the argu- ments for and against the proj- ect, Meanwhile the gipsies who have staked out locations on the site are staying there. BY-GONE DAYS 25 YEARS AGO June 10, 1939 _ William H.- Karn, president of the Ontario Retail Druggists Association, presided over a convention of the association in Windsor. Dr. C. W. Carr, Simcoe street north, purchased a prac- tice in Cookstown and intended moving there in the near future. Mr. and Mrs. Keith Gahan entertained the choir of St. Andrew's United Church, and the organist, C. J. W. Taylor, at their new home on Kingston road, Alfred Farrow, Ritson road south, celebrated his 83rd birthday. He had resided in Oshawa for 80 years, Hon. Gordon D, Conant and Mrs. Conant were head table guests at the annual University College Alumni Association gathering at Hart House, which was honoring the president, H. J. Cody, who marked the 50th anniversary of his graduation from the university. Council voted 8 to 4 against reinstating 'single unemployed men to the city relief lists. White lines defining the "no parking' zones at street corners and other spots in downtown areas were given @ fresh coat of paint. Geraldine Muter, popular student of the Ontario Ladies' College, was chosen May Queen of the year, and was officially crowned at the May Court Festival. Herbert P. Shell was re- elected president of the Chil- dren's Aid Society of the City of Oshawa and the County of Ontario. The Canadian Knox Glass Co. began work on an addition to the former Oriential Textile building in preparation for manufacturing glass bottles. The Kinsmen Club of Oshawa spent $2,972 in its tonsil clinic for welfare work in the city during the year ending in May. OTTAWA REPORT MP's Mail Heavy With Flag Views By PATRICK NICHULSON OTTAWA--The MP from ru- ral Ontario frequently falls into. an admirable pattern which is the sustaining backbone of the Commons -- hard working and effective; so helpful to his con- stituents that he is electorally durable through the years; so friendly in Parliament that he has friends in all parties and enemies in none; so wunosten- tatiously partisan that its rare eruptions under provocation surprise by their violence. He is an individualist, prob- ably a farmer or small busi- nessman; descended from the pioneers" of his district and QUEEN'S PARK sales, the founder of many prize foreign mink herds, If you drop into Percy's office in the Parliament Building to- + day, you will find him as usual attending to the correspondence 4 from his constituents, fib proud of his English or Scottish or Irish ancestry or VEL ori- gins; attends the United Church and supports his local service club; has been an elected mu- nicipal official, and has a back- ground of active sport in his youth, NOBLE LEGISLATOR Typically into this pattern falls Percy Noble, the 61-year- old MP for Grey North. Yet, strangely different from this pattern is his exotic private life, for Percy is a mink rancher. He is the largest and best-known mink man in Ontario; he is a multiple international prize win- ner, and, through his' export Drought Delayed By Rainy Spring BY DON O'HEARN TORONTO -- It looks as though we will be keeping an eye on the sky all sumimer. There could be another drought. There is nothing conclusive yet. As we go into summer, fate could turn either way. And it will all depend on the weather. As the summer' starts there is not any over-abundance of water. Over the winter the ground tables in some areas filled up to normal. In other areas, however, they are still below average. And from here in we are de- pendent on nature. Given a hot dry summer such as last year and we could be in the same drought boat. « But if the fairly cool and fairly wet spring we have had is an indicator of what is to come we will be all right. Relations between the gov- ernment and the. civil service may finally be on the road. Following the big protest by the Civil Service Association this spring there was quick ac- tion. Provincial Treasurer James Allan (the minister responsible for the civil service) and offi- 7 took a quick trip to the .K They went to find out how dealings between the govern- ment and its employees are handled there, They returned feeling quite pleased and renewed' negotia> tions made better headway. As a result, the first agree- ment on salary revisions is to be signed by government and civil service representatives. CHANGE HURT Reportedly one key finding from the talks overseas was that permanent negotiators are needed, particularly on the em- ployees side. It i onl yrecently that the as- sociation has had . bargaining rights with the government. And even with this it has been changing its negotiators. ; The short - comings of this are obvious, Just one is that it means considerable time must be spent while the negotiators pick up the background. It is said the association of- ficials themselves realize this and that negotiations will be on a firmer basis in the future. READER'S VIEWS PROUD OF CANADA Dear Sir: In reference to all the letters written in your paper both pro and con on the subject of the flag, I would like to pass my personal opinion on this matter. First of all Im amazed at Ca- nadian people even trying to find an excuse for not having their own flag. Who feeds us? None other than our God-given soil. Who supplies our work? Can- ada, of course, Who builds our homes, parks, schools, churches, roads etc.? Canadians. What country is more' beauti- ful? None other than Canada. Why are all nationalities, race, color and creed coming to our country? To survive and have their children grow to be good citizens, they all know this is the lang of plenty, beauty and freedom. Why then would anyone who is eating our bread, working in our plants, driving on our roads and planting our soil, not be proud to fly OUR flag? We are individuals! Why can't we have our individual flag? I'm sure if King George approv- ed this particular design in 1923, he too knew we were going to be out on our own in the fu- ture. That's the trouble with us so- called Canadian people; we are two or three generations back and still maintain our old ances- try. I am Irish and French and very proud, but that is two or three generations back, so truth- fully I am a Canadian and thriiled to be one. If people want to keep their ancestry alive, why not stay in the country they claim? No. they want to have their cake and eat it too-- well there is much more than cake in this OUR COUNTRY. I personally envy the Indians as they alone can call them- selves true Canadians. What an honor and privilege. We should go to the churches of our choice and thank God a million times for this our free country. Fly our flag, and be proud to say "This at last is our coun- try'. Why did our boys fight? To preserve this wonderful coun- try'. And how many ex-service men have been heard to say "If only we had our own flag?" * There had been bloodshed cer- tainly and there probably will be again, but they all did it for their country, not a piece of material. I'd bet if any one of them -- our heroes -- would be able to state their opinions they would be proud to know at last we are to be given our own flag. So let's all behave like adults for a change and be proud, happy and grateful for all we have, as true Canadians should be. If a country can't get along and agree, how do we expect the world to stay on an even keel? My husband and our five chil- dren are Canadians and are thrilled, we teach this in our home, not part of any other country -- but the land we live on Let's have our flag -- and fly it high, holding our heads high as well to show we appreciate and love what it represents. The Ensign belongs to the world. The Maple Leaves belong to Canada. Mrs. R. W. Brooks Taunton. This is currently more vol- unimous than usual, yet it calls for less enquiry by him around the departments of health and welfare, veterans affairs, agri- culture, labor and public works, For his mail today predom- inantly concerns, not constitu- ents' problems but the flag, or more specifically the Canadian Ensign. : Percy's birthplace and life- long home is Shallow Lake, at the foot of the Bruce Peninsula jutting between Lake Huron and Georgian Bay. Around there more Canadian Ensigns fly every day now than ever before on any Victoria Day or Dominion Day. On Percy's désk you would notice a pen stand decorated by a golden statuette of an erect mink. On the wall nearby hangs a framed photo of @ pretty girl--not one'of Percy's eight children, but just look at that unusual white mink coat she wears! : That famous coat, created in 1942, was the first full-length coat ever made from white ranch mink. It sold for $25,000 then, when the best dark brown mink coat fetched $4,000; prices have more than doubled since. ADVENTUROUS RANCHER Perey pioneered white mink all those years ago. This juxury fur, practical only for formal evening wear, was first widely noticed when Percy presented white mink skins for a. stole to the ice-skater Sonia Henie at Madison Square Gardens in 1937. Just as Perey pioneered per- mutations, so he began to con- centrate on dark brown while other breeders were with the blues and the greys. Today he has what is rated as the best dark brown herd in Canada, perhaps in North America, It has won first prize in six of the past nine years at the famed Milwaukee Show, and his skins htis year fetched the top price of $62 each at the Montreal fur auctions. Among-tfie problems of mink senehtte Percy told me, is the insatiable greed of the male mink, which eats food equaling one-eighth of its weight every day, "Tf you and I ate that much, we couldn't afford to buy our food even if we bought nothing else all year," he said. Matching the Noble mink for excellence are the Shallow Lake baseball teams, heavily pop- ulated with Percy's sons, which he has coached four years in a row into Ontario champion- ships. Even that did not consume all the time he could give to his community. He has been elected councillor, schoo] trus- tee and reeve. HEAR a7 " for the best in... HEARING you can rely on Mateo HEARING GLASSES AND AIDS /TUNE-UP" FOR SUMMER Now is the time to check your hearing and your hearing aid. Why not enjoy the best in hearing with a quality Maico hearing aid, ---MAICO-- > HEARING SERVICE Medical Acoustic Inst. Co, 850 YONGE ST., TORONTO § WA 4-2317 | Mail coupon for FREE booklet & Name ... 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