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' She Ostyawve Simes Published by Canadian Newspapers Limited 86 King St. E., Oshawa, Ontario T. L. Wilson, Publisher TUESDAY, JUNE 23, 1964--PAGE 6 College Of Physicians Makes A Wise Decision The Quebec College of Physicians and Surgeons is being harshly criti- cized for permitting a questionable serum to be administered to a Mon- treal boy who is dying of leukemia. The criticism is unjustified, and the College should be congratulated for its courageous action. The serum, produced by a French biologist -- although there seems to be some doubt about his exact, quali- fications -- has received a great deal of publicity. It has been claim- ed that it has cured or delayed leukemia, but these claims are not documented. An official report of tests made in France says the serum is scientifically and therapeutically worthless. A subsequent French re- port said that analysis of the serum revealed it was a mixture of dis- tilled water, table salt and phenol, a common disinfectant. The Quebec College carried out tests to.make sure that the serum have no immediate toxic and a spokesman for the would effect, It Would Be Announced candidates for: the leadership of the Ontario Liberal party must get the shudders when they consider the possibility of Health Minister Judy LaMarsh's leaving Ottawa to compete against them. For all the jokes about Judy, she has more fire, toughness in debate and general hard-nosed political ability than all the present candidates put together. Whether she would make a good leader for the provincial party is another matter. Miss LaMarsh has admitted that she is interested in the suggestion that she seek the leadership. One of our contemporaries has noted that it would appeal to her view that women should take 'more in- terest and be permitted more scope in politics. It's doubtful, however whether her recognized ability and obvious qualities of leadership would outweigh the probable reluctance of the powers in the provincial or- ganization to accept a woman, particularly as strong-willed a woman as Miss LaMarsh, as their leader. College made it clear at a press in- terview that he considered the serum to be worthless. Hé repeated, in effect, what had beeh said in the report of the French tests. In brief. the best expert opinion is that the serum has no value. But the College has permitted its use on the leukemia victim, with the ' matter being handled by a registered physician, : This may seem heartless, but it is wise. Leukemia is an insidious, deadly disease, at present incur- e. Its victims naturally are ready gasp at any little straw of hope, and th& publicity given the claims for the so-called serum has un- doubtedly raised such hopes in many countries. The maker of the serum must not be made to appear as a martyr to the alleged jealousy and snarrow-mindedness of the me- dieal Establishment as could very easily happen without a clear and public demonstration of the worthlessness of his product. A Fight There w based more on the hard practica- lities of golitics than on the pre- judice of sex. Miss LaMarsh's star is hardly on the ascendant at Ot- tawa, after) her fumbling of the Canada sion Plan issue. Many Liberals also blame her for entering last year's provincial election cam- paign in such a free-swinging style. They believe -- and Premier Ro- barts has encouraged the belief -- that it was her intervention that had' more than anything else to do with tipping the electoral scales in favor of the Conservatives. One de- finite result was that her cam- paign speeches enraged Mr. Robarts to the point where he would dis- cuss the pension plan only with Prime Minister Pearson, and. this, along with the stand taken by Que- bee's Premier. Lesage, forced Mr. Pearson to handle the negotiations. Still, it would add a great deal of life to the provincial political scene if Miss LaMarsh decided to run. The odds would be against her, but everyone in the province would know. there had been a fight. Protection Of Cottage Each year in Canada more than $200 million worth of property is destroyed by firesaccording to the All Canada Insurance' Federation. Fire hazards increase during the summer cottage season, The Federa- tion, which represents more than 220 fire, automobile and casualty insurance companies, suggests the following precautions for cottage safety: Clear long grass, brush and debris away from the cottage area. Outfit the cottage with adequate fire extinguishers, and know how to use them. Have stoves and heaters regularly cleaned and repaired. Be sure they are mounted on a metal sheet, con- crete or brickwork. If you use electricity, have wiring checked as often as possible; it is subject to more wear and tear than at home. ° Stovepipes passing through ceil- The Osharoa Times « L. WILSON, Publisher e GWYN KINSEY, Editor. The Oshawa Times combining The Oshawa Times {established 1871) and the Whitby Gazette ond Chronicle. (established 1863). is published daily (Sundeys and Stotutory holidays excepted) Members of Canadian Daily Newspaper Publish- ciation. The Canadian Press, Audit Bureou ion and the Ontario Provincial Dailies The Canadian Press is exclusively the use of republication of all news ed in the poper credited to it wr to The Associoted Press or Reuters, and also the local xews published therein. All =e of special des- catches are also reserved, Offices: Building, 425 Avenue, 640 Cathcart Montreal, University Street, Thomson Toronto, Ontario; P.Q. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Delivered by carriers in Oshawse, Whitby, Ajax, Pickering, Bowmanville; Brooklin, Port Perry Prince Albert, Mople Grove, Hampton, Frenchman's Bay, .tverpool, Taunton, Tyrone, Dunbarton, Enniskillen, Srono; teskard, Broughom, Burketon, Claremont, Columbus, Greenwood, Kinsale, Raglan, Blackstock, Manchester Pontypool and Newcastle not over 45¢ per week By mail (in Province of Ontario) outside corriers delivery oreas 12.00 per year, Other Provinces. and Commonwealth Countries 15.00, JS.A. oftd foreign 24.00, ' ings or partitions should be fitted with metal or asbestos collars. Keep stoves and heaters away from cottage walls; never leave them burning and unattended. Spark screens on chimneys and stovepipe outlets will protect your roof and the nearby woods. Oil, kerosene and similar lamps should never be left burning when cottage is empty. When in use they should be placed where there is no danger of them falling over. Store outboard motor fuel and other inflammable liquids away from the cottage. Take care with cigarettes, parti- cularly in the area around the cot- tage. Other Editors' Views MUSIC TO AVOID Kingston Whig-Standard Some 'habitual travellers amuse themselves, ib oie they have the time, by looking for places in the cities they visit which are without compulsory music. Of course the provision of such piped-in music has become a big business. Private interests have, in other words, been permitted to make money out of the violation of the privacy, the mental comfort, of the rest of society. Bible Thought Then were when they 20:20. : There is no gladness, assurance, or relief which can compare, with that which comes from walking in fellowship with God. the disciples glad, saw the Lord. -- John 1G ld be other opposition, 'PLUMBER? THIS IS AN EMERGENCY !" REPORT FROM U.K. Americans Luring Expert Gardeners By M. McINTYRE HOOD Special London (Eng.) Correspondent For The Oshawa Times LONDON During recent months, there has been con- siderable discussion and _ con- troversy over what. has been called the "brain drain' from Britain to the, United States. This all has reference. to the large number of scientists, re- YOUR HEALTH search speeialists and tech- nicians who have left British educational and -industrial insti- tutions and have gone 'o the United States, where they not only receive higher salaries than they do in Britain, but also are provided with much better and more ample facili- ties for_carrying on research in their own special fields. It now appears that the Unit- Women May Suffer Flushing, Pimples By JOSEPH G, MOLNER, M.D. Dear Dr. Mo!ner: What about acne rosacea, its cause or con- tributing factors? Can it be cleared up or cured? I have been plagued with this skin ail- ment for years, and it had no connection with adolescence.-- MRS R W It's troublesome al! right, and is as annoying in adults as sim- ple acne is to the adolescent. It occurs usually among women in middle years, often approaching menopause. Specifying a cause is anything but easy, but we can tell the types of people most likely to encounter it: Aside from age and sex, major factors are an oily and a sensitive skin; a high degree of vasomotor instability (the nervous system controlling blushing and perspiration); and emotional factors. Sufferers of it are likely to be dynamic, am- bitious individuals; tense; and inclined to worry about domes- tic or business matters. Many get inadequate rest and are chronically tired Acne rosacea is featured by a flushing and redness, with pimples, and prominence of the capillaries or tiny blood vessels close to the surface It. is well worthwhile to con- sult a dermatologist, even though you should not expect im to produce any medication at will instantly solve the problem "\Bland lotions and possibly ll doses of X-ray are help- ful, 'but one must guard against overtreatment with salves and lotions, because sensitive skins may be made worse rather than better, by adding a new type of irritation on top of the or- iginal one. Skins of such persons ordi- TODAY IN HISTORY , By THE CANADMN PRESS June 23, 1964 . , The RCMP wooden motor schooner St. Roch set out 24 years ago today--in 1940 --from Vancouver to Hali- fax to become the first Ca- nadian vessel to _ sail through the Northwest Pas- sage. Because of had 'ice conditions, she spent two winters in the Arctic ar- riving in Halifax Oct. 11, 1942, It took her only 86 days to make the. return voyage in 1944. Her com- mander on both voyages was Sgt. Henry Larsen 1793--The reign of terror "began in France, 1925--Mount. Logan, high- est peak in the Canadian Rockies, was conquered by members of the Canadian Alpine Club, narily do not sunshine, which tolerate direct can increase flushing Indirect (but significant) tr@atment' may involve such things as relieving menopausal Symptoms if they exist, and cor- rection of any thyroid disorders. Modification of mode of living and emotional aititudes is es- sential. This is usually the hard- est_part of the treatment for the physician, since it is natural enough for many of these pa- tients to insist that they aren't worriers or overly tense or am- bitious. After all, the way they are seems natural to them. Or even when they do recognize their own tensions, they don't. find it easy to adopt a new out- look on life. Additionally, if the patient is overweight, fats should be cut down in the diet. An added tip: Be wary of food sensitivities, such as chocolate and sea foods* which may be (not necessarily are) involved. Dear, Dr, Molner: What is claustrophobia? My 22-year-old son claims to have this disease. What should we do about treat- ment?--JG. It is an abnormal fear of be- ing shut in, or in an enclosed place, such as in an elevator, or a closet, or a small room. It is psychological, and if your son is genuinely bothered by it, treatment by a psychia- trist is the only method that promises to do any good. Note to Mrs. OJ.: Only rarely does an ulcer fail to show in the X-ray, but it can happen. (The medication you mention is one of the mild, commonly-used tranquilizers.) GALLUP POLL ed States is tempting large numbers of specialists in -an- other field to cross the Atlantic. The "brain drain'? has now ex- tended to take in the 'green fingers'"' of the expert garden- ers of Britain. Such men will- ing to cross the Atlantic are being offered initial salaries of 105 dollars to 150 dollars a week by Americahs desirous of making use of British skill- and know-how in this field. SCOURING BRITAIN This demand for British gar- deners followys a craze for gar- den construction now: spread- ing across the United States. Stephen Gayle, head of a trans- continental staff agency at Beckenham, Kent, is scouring Britain with a standing order from American nurserymen and landscape contractors in search of 'green finger" talent at all levels. "Many Americans moving out of apartments are anxious io have top-class gardens in their new homes," he said. "And when an American wants a garden,he wants' 'the whole works ready-made in a hurry, This is creating, big business for horticultural firms in the United States. As a result, they need an increasing number of men with all kinds of garden know-how. "English gardens," said Mr. Gayle, "evolved from centur- ies of experience, are the envy of the world, and Americans have a great respect for our gardeners. Over here, they are taken for granted, and the wages they are paid are ridic- ulously low, Yet in the United States the right man can ex- pect to at least treble his pres- ent earnings." PRESENT DEMAND At the moment, the major demand from the United States is for landscape planners, train- ed nurserymen, skilled garden- ers and tree experts. They must all be skilled men, in fact, and they must be willing to work hard and to stay a reasonable length of time with their new employers. In many cases, the firms are paying the fares of the men to the United States, and are providing housing accommoda- tion on arrival there. Once in the . States, according to Mr. Gayle, the sky is the limit for the right kind of men in this field of employment. As an example, he cited ne firm in Indiana which concen- trates in raising tulips. It wants a man to start at 120 dollars a .week, with the prospect of tak- ing over as manager of the con- cern after the first year, with a share of the profits. With these inducuements, it is no wonder that many of the "green fingered" gardeners of Britain are hitting the trail for the west, Opposition Expressed 'To Liberal-NDP Union By CANADIAN INSTITUTE of PUBLIC OPINION (Wérld Copyright Reserved) New Democratic Party lead- ers have expressed themselves against the action of joining forces with the Liberal party. This is borne out by nearly six in ten .people_who do not think it wouldbe a good thing, in Ca- nadian politics, to have the Lib- erals and NDP become one poli- tical party. About three in ten would approve and the rest are undecided. ee Total Good thing Not good thing' Undecided Those who look with greatest favor, upon such a union come from Liberal ranks -- 35 per cent. In other parties, which include the NDP, 70 per cent do not think it would be wise to join forces, The question: "Some people think that the Liberals and the New Demo- cratic Party should join forces and become one political party. Do you think this would be a good thing, or not a good thing for them to do?"' Conservative Liberals Other 23% 35% 20% 65 50 70 12 15 10 100%, 100% .100% Repeal Pressure Kimed . By Canadian Press Staff Writer The Canadian Medical Asso- ciation is expected to be asked shortly to add its powerful voice to a swelling chorus of protest against Canada's restrictive law on birth control. Demands for the repeal of the widely violated law have been voiced during recent weeks in Parliament and in the churches, by welfare 'organizations and women's groups. The governing general council of the CMA at its annual meet- ing in Vancouver June 22-26 will consider "certain recommenda- tions about changes in the birth control law," says the chairman of the: OMA's maternal welfare committee, Dr. Louis J. Harris. Dr. Harris, prominent Toronto obstetrician, would give no de- tails of his committee's recom- mendations in advance of their presentation to the CMA coun- cil. However, his personal stand, he said, is for repeal ofsthe law against dissemination of infor- mation about birth control. Should organized medicine in Canada decide for the first time to advocate formally a change in the law, it, would lend weight to demands: for the repeal of the Criminal Code's sanction against the sale or advertise- ment of birth control methods or instruction in. them, URGE CHANGE Within a few weeks at the end of May and early in June the general assembly of the Presby- terian Church in Canada, two Ontario conferences of the United Church, the Toronto dio-+ cese of the Anglican Chure d the Baptist Convention of On- 'tario and Quebec. called for a change in the law. "Under present law, every minister who gives advice on family planning is breaking the law," Rev. A. J. Gowland told the Presbyterian assembly "The Roman Catholic Church is breaking it with its talk about the-rhythm method." Catholic spokesmen, in fact, puncture a widespread belief that their church, which opposes artificial aids to birth control, is against changing the.law. "Any law on the books which is not observed is not a good thing," says Rev. Frank Stone, head of the Catholic Information Centre in Toronto. "It is not a good law because it infringes on private. moral- ity," says Rev. James Roberts, a member of the matrimonial tribunal of Vancouver's Cath- olic archdiocese. "The Catholic Church by no means intends to foist on the general public its own methods to achieve respon- sible parenthood." ABSTAIN ON VOTE However, Quebec delegates abstained when the Voice of Women voted for repeal of the birth control law at its national meeting May 31 at Banff, Alta., on the ground the subject was "too delicate' in Quebec. The Nationa! Council of Women of Canada voted the fol- lowing day in Hamilton for re- peal of the law, although the delegate for the Montreal coun- cil dissented on the ground that it might. disturb French-English relations. Confusion about the Catholic stand on the law--"certainly it doesn't do for laws to be on the books which are not respected," says Archbishop Anthony Jordan of the Edmonton Catholic arch- diocese--is reflected in a Hali- fax scientist's statement to the Royal commission on bilingual- ism and biculturalism. He said . one source of resentment against Quebec is the federal government's failure to amend the birth contro] law in defer- ence to that province. DECADE BEHIND « Section 150 of the Criminal ode is the law that keeps Can- ada "10 years behind" its neigh- bors, in the words of Dr. Mary Calderone, medical director of 'the Planned Parenthood Federa- tion of the United States, which operates more than 150 of some 600 Wirth control clinics in the U.S. The law says: "Everyone commits an_ of- .fence who knowingly, without lawful justification or excuse, of- fers to sell, advertises, pub- lishes an advertisement. of or has for sale or disposal. any means, instructions, medicine, drug or article intended: or rep- resented as a method oj pre- venting conception o causing abortion or miscarriage. A subsection says there can be no conviction if the defend- ant establishes that "the public good was served'--a tougher version of a clause that before a 1949 arftendment required the defendant to establish only that his action "might be to the pub- lic good." Enforcement of the law is up to the provinces. The maximum penalty on conviction is two years imprisonment. But de- spite apparent widespread vio- lation there have been only two notable prosecutions, one of them successful. The most celebrated was the prosecution of social Dorothea Palmer in 1936 for dis- tributing birth control informa- tion and contraceptives among married women in the predomi- nantly Catholic Ottawa. stiburb of Eastview. The trial in magis- trate's court lasted on and off from October until the following' March, when Miss Palmer was acquitted on the ground that she might have been serving the public good. The Ontario Court of Appeal upheld the verdict. Twenty'= five years later in QUEEN'S PARK worker _ Toronto, pharmaceutical distrib- utor Harold S. Fine was $50 on each: of two charges of, advertising and offering contra~, ceptives for sale. The magis-. trate found Mr. Fine "'sincere in' his desire to pass on informa- tion which he thought would' serve the public good"' but un-: der the 1949 change in the Crim- inal Code heavy onus was on: the accused to show that he had. in fact served the public good. Despite the 1962 conviction,' private, public and commercial' enterprises are issuing with im- punity instructions and advice on birth control, contraceptive: appliances, chemical prepara- tions and drugs. "That law is hundreds of thousands of times every day," says Dr. Harris." "Practically all hospitals--with. the possible exception: of Roman Catholic hospitals--and practice ally all doctors discuss birth . control with their patients." An estimated 50,000,000 of one type of contraceptive device are sold in Canada annually and the two main distributors have never been prosecuted. A. R. Kaufman of Kitchener, Ont., head of the Kaufman Rub- ber Company, opened his Par- ents Information Bureau in 1929 and it still operates. Dorothea Palmer was working for the PIB in Eastview when she was arrested. f CLINICS OPERATE The Planned, Parenthood So- ciety of Hamilton operates a clinic for mothers and the Tor- onto counterpart has applied for a charter to open one, The newly formed Canadian Federa- , tion of Societies on Population Planning has affiliates in Ot- tawa, Vancouver and Winnipeg as well as Toronto, Hamilton and Kitchener. A Roman Catholic group has been operating Serena clinics-- Service de la Regulation des Naissances -- in Quebec and French - speaking communities in Ontario, Alberta and Saskat- chewan for more than' eight years. They specialize in help- ing women plot periods of fer- tility and infertility through cy- clic variations in temperature-- a method also employed by planned parenthood groups to help barren women have babies by charting periods of ovulation. ing violated Government Fails To Follow Its Code BY DON O'HEARN TORONTO--This is one of those crazy situations that oc- cur in government. Today Ontario has possibly the finest humans rights code on the continent. At least the government is apt to publicly claim that it is. And yet the government itself, in its employment prac- tices, doesn't follow the code. NEED OATH? Some people say that it can't, Where the government falls down is that you have to be either a British or a Canadian subject to be a permanent civil servant. Officials say they must have this requirement because every government employee (also all police officers in the province). must take the oath of alle- giance. However, this does incline to make the government look ri- diculdus. For the provision doesn't ap- ply only to people such as the police, where you might argue the need for an allegiance oath; BY-GONE DAYS 20 YEARS. AGO June 23, 1944 Ww. E. N. Sinclair, KG, presi- dent of the Oshawa branth of the Red Cross Society, and Mrs. Eleanor Bale, secretary, were presented with honorary mem- bership medals by Mrs. F. W. Cowan, convener of the Wom- en's Committee, for long and efficient service. The Oshawa and_district Ma- sonic Lodges held their annual church parade to St. George's Anglican Church, under the su- pervision of Cedar Lodge, AF and AM, 270, and direction of Wor. Master Harry G. Palmer. Ww. A. Glass, member of the OCVI teaching, staff for 19 years, announced his retirement. Mr, Glass had been teaching for 32 years. , W. Ross Strike, well-known Bowmanville barrister, was ap- pointed to the Ontario Hydro Electric Power Commission. A new week's record was set by the Oshawa Blood Clinic with 335. donations, An electric organ was unveil- ed and dedicated to the memory~ of George W. McLaughlin in the Oshawa Salvation Army. Citadel by Commissioner Benjamin Or- ames, assisted by Major G. Earle of Oshawa. The citizens of Oshawa were saddened by the news of the death of Wing Commander Lloyd Chadburn, DSO and Bar, DFC, former: commanding of- ficer of the Oshawa Squadron of the Royal Canadian Air Force, who was killed while leading air operations , over France. el Rev. J. D. Paterson preached his farewell sermon as rector of Christ Memoria! Church, prior -to entering the Chaplaincy Ser- yice at Trenton, Miss A. A. Maxwell, dean of Ontario Ladies' College, was tendered a banquet by the Board of Directors, upon her retire- ment after 29 years' service. Citizens of Whitby tendered a civic banquet to Lieut, R. K. Lester and crew members of the Canadian Corvette, HMCS "Whitby"'. The Board of Education man- agement committee, under the chairmanship of Dr. F. J. Done- van, approved plans for the es- tablishment of a day centre for school children-of working mo- thers. it also applies to attendants and cleaners and all the lower ranks of the government service. That such people should be required to take an oath when this means the government's own laws are overridden does not make sense--at least to anyone who isn't a bureaucrat. OTHERS "UNLAWFUL" * With other employers, of course, the government is very © strict on the question of nation- ality. A job applicant can't be asked a question which will give even a semblance of a clue'as to what his nationality might be. A brochure for employers put out by the Human Rights Com- mission says specifically that that is "unlawful". An employer can't ask for photographs with job applica- tions. He can't even ask for the name of the closest relative. Yet one of the main questions on the civil service application form is as to the applicants "citizenship"'. INCREDIBLE ASPECT The really incredible aspect is that the government over the years has done nothing to try and remove: at least some of the bad odor in this, It does hire people of other nationalities on a 'temporary' basis. But this can only be inciden- tal. The main factor is that it has laws which apply to all other employers but itself. And. in its public image, at least, it gives the appearance of being quite indifferent to this dis- crepancy. You can take for granted there is' some' disagreement over this internally. The human rights authorities certainly don't agree with the government posi- tion. They couldn't. 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