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ENA TWN eRe H TAG VER BETAS se eee She Oshawa Times Published by Canadian Newspapers Limited 86 King St. E., Oshawa, Ontario T. L. Wilson, Publisher WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 1964 -- PAGE 6 Earnings Show Erosion Of Taxes And Inflation When a government assumes a responsibility for a contributory pension plan, it should also assume responsibility for the integrity of the nation's money. If it encourages orforces citizens to contribute earn- ings to a pension fund, it should also take steps to ensure that the pension, when it is drawn 20 or 30 or 40 years later, has some buying power. Let us take a look at what has happened during the past 25 years. The record compiled by the Bureau of Statistics shows that the annual average of wages and salar- jes in the manufacturing industry was $23 a week in 1939, $44 a week in 1949 and $76 a week in 1959. Last year it was over $86 a week. "In relative terms, however, the in- "cease in earnings over that 25-year span is not nearly as great as it seems. Except for direct levies on in- come the effect of taxation is dif- ficult to measure, but the effect of "nftaton may be accurately gauged the consumer price index Fecpuisieed by the Bureau of Sta- tistics. Based on the year 1949 as 2100, this index has climbed from -68 in 1989 to 135 at the present 'time. In other words it takes 135 'ot today's dollars to equal the pur- chasing power of $63 in 1939. Thus, considering only the mat- ter of purchasing power, today's worker must earn $6,430 a year to have an income equivalent to $3,000 a year in 1939. But in that earlier year the federal income tax was at the rate of only three per cent on the first $1,000 of taxable income, and a married man with two dependent children had exemp- tions of $2,800. Tax exemptions are almost the same today but the rate starts at 14 per cent and reaches 22 per cent on $4,000 of taxable income. To have the equiv- alent of $3,000 in 1939, today's worker must earn $7,280 -- of which 3,430 is the purchasing power lost through inflation and $850 is the amount payable in fed- / eral income tax. Since the tax rate then goes up even more abruptly, to have an income equal to $5,000 in 1939, today's worker has to earn $13,200. If all the increased taxa- tion could be counted in, the com- parative figure for present earn- ing would have to be even higher. The big losers in this period of the shrinking Canadian dollar have been those who had unques- tioning faith in the value of our money -- those who have put sav- ings into government bonds, pen- sion plans, annuities and s0 on. Praiseworthy Efforts The financial statement of the -Oshawa Civic Auditorium Building "Fund shows that once again the -people of the city have provided both the leadership and the sup- iport necessary for the achievement tof a great objective. The Building Fund campaign was Sorganized and carried out by a de- dicated group without the assistance 'of professional fund-raisers, with _the result that the costs of the 'eampaign, and its necessary follow- up work, amounted to less than two per cent of revenue collected. The total administrative, advertising, canvass and other unavoidable costs amounted to only $22,760.90, leav- ing $1,182,722.98 for the Building Fund. That is an excellent achieve- ment in organization and economy "and Chairman E.R. S. McLaughlin, Treasurer Markson and all their colleagues deserve the warmest praise for it. Significantly, however, the ach- ievement is not unique in Oshawa. Just a couple of years before the Auditorium campaign got off the ground, for example, a drive was " Jaunched to add a wing to Oshawa General Hospital -- another million- dollar effort. And once again, the citizens responded, with support and with leadership; the committee in charge rejected the idea that the help of professional fund-raisers be sought, and the results justified their decision. The objective was reached and only a tiny fraction of the money raised went to cover the costs of the campaign. Oshawa is certainly not the per- fect community; the people of Osh- awa would be the first to admit it. But campaigns such as those con- ducted for the General Hospital and the Civic Auditorium show that the community has both heart and ability, qualities that some more boastful or prideful communities might well envy. 'Extremists Hate Press The press is a favorite target of extremists of both the left and right. To the Communists, the free press is 'the tool' of capitalists; to ithe reactionaries of the right, the press is rotten with Communists. It's not surprising, then, to find Republicans in the United States vigorously attacking that country's press. The John Birchers, of course, have long hated and feared. news- papers and newspapermen, and now they can cheer for a presidential candidate, Barry Goldwater, who has so far denounced by name the New York Times, Washington Post, San Francisco Chronicle. Walter Lippman, the Alsop brothers, Ros- coe Drummond and Marquiz Childs She Oshawa Times T. £. WILSON, Publisher Cc. GWYN KINSEY, Editor The Oshawo Times combining The Oshawa Times festablished 1871) ond the Whitby Gozette ond Chronicle (estoblished 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 Provincia! Dailies Association. The Conodian Press is exclusively entitied to the use of republication of all news despatched in the paper credited to it or to The Associated Press or Reuters, ond also the local yews published therein. All rights of special des- catches are also reserved Offices; Thomsdén Building, 425 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario; 640 Catheert Street, Montreal, P.Q. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Delivered by carriers in Oshawe, Whitby, Ajox, = hy Tay lag Brooklin, Port Perry Prince le Grove, Hampton, Frenchman's Bay, civerpocl, teu: ten, Tyrone, Dunbarton, Enniskillen, Drone, Leskard, Brougham,» Burketon Claremont, Solumbus, Gree: Kinsale, Raglan, Blackstock, Manchester Pontypoo! and Newcastle noi over 45e per week By mail (in Province of Ontario) outside carriers delivery creas 12.00 per year. Other Provinces ond Commonwealth Countries 15.00, U.S.An end -- 'and there's as diverse a crowd as you'll find in many a long day's march. He is also feuding bitterly with the Columbia Broadcasting System, which dared, along with the New York Times and the New York Herald Tribune to describe his contracts with rightist elements in West Germany. Eisenhower got his loudest cheers at the San Francisco convention when he lashed out at '"sensation- seeking columnists and commenta- tors". He did not name any. Nixon got cheers when he spoke slight- ingly of the press. And so it went. An obvious confusion in this cate- gory of press critics is between the dual functions of a _ responsible press -- that of reporting news events and that of comment, inter- pretation and editorial opinion, the Milwaukee Journal points out. 'The latter is as vital as the former. They are distinct operations. It is an old and ever dangerous game to seek to victimize the press as such on account of its free views express- ed as such. In Goldwater's case, probably no man in American politics has re- quired as much interpretation of what he apparently means but does not quite say. In his genius for being imprecise he often appears not even to know the import of what he says himself, His constant plaint at press efforts to illuminate his import is due to his own failure both to think and to speak more lucidly. _ tened nose, 5 Cr Sects ead a ne se de i a TODAY IN HISTORY By THE CANADIAN PRESS July 29, 1964. . The game of bowls re- ceived its greatest publicity 376 years ago today--in 1588 --when Sir Francis Drake allowed the Spanish Armada to sail close to the English coast (while he is purported to have finished his game of bowls) and then to have been beaten by the might of the English fleet. It was the first attempt at invasion of the English mainland in more than 500 years--a feat Napoleon and Hitler later considered, only to find con- ditions unfavorable for ac- complishment. 1890 Painter Vincent Van Gogh died in France. 1940---The German Luft- waffe began its all-out as- } gault of Britain. PARAGRAPHICAL WISDOM If certain people find out you have saved money for a rainy day, they will try to soak you. You never hear a woman talk- ing about the good old days. She isn't going to date herself that, way. YOUR HEALTH REPORT FROM U.K. Toys Are Banned, High Lead Content By M. McINTYRE HOOD Special London (Eng.) Correspondent For The Oshawa Times LONDON -- Toys imported from Hong Kong, and contain- ing so much lead that they could be fatal to children who hap- pened to suck them, have been banned by an order from the Home Office after four children had to go to hospital for treat- ment. The discovery of the menace was made by Dr. William Fielding, medical health officer of Bournemouth, where the chil- dren had to be taken to hospital for treatment. The immediate result was the withdrawal of the toys from sale at twc Bourne- mouth shops where they were first noticed. Dr. Fielding, in reporting the danger of the toys to the author- ities at the Home Office, said: "The lead content is so high that there is no doubt they cou'd be fatal. This would probably happen only in exreme-. cases, but there is a definite risk. Chewing them would certainly make. children very sick.' Little Yet Known About Mongolism By JOSEPH G. MOLNER, MD. Dear Dr. Molner: After hav- ing normal children, I had a mongoloid, It passed away shortly after birth, I am very depressed and long to have an- other child. but my husband and I don't want to go through such heartbreak again. How does such a birth occur? Is it more probable for women in their 40's? Can chromosome tests be made on the mother and father to predict whether the next baby will be mongo- loid? Can such a birth be pre- vented? Can the percentage of risk be determined? -- MRS. Ww.V. This is a difficult letter to re- ply to because only a portion of the answers are as yet ap- parent. (A mongoloiq baby is one which is mentally retarded. It also has some physical char- acteristics, slanted eyes, flat- etc. which led to the term mongoloid.) It was only about five years ago that mongolism was scien- tifically determined to be @ genetic refect, the baby having 47 instead of the usual 46 chro- mosomes. This difference in chromo- somes may be inherited, or it may not; apparently it can also be a freak of development in- dependent of the cellular make- up of the parents. Anyway, some discrepancy in the chromosome count has been traced back as far as grand- parents, The tendency may be present, yet no mongoloid ba- bies appear for a generation or so. We need to know more about this. Much more. ; Again, we also know that mothers under 30 seem to have about one mongoloid baby per 1,000 births. At age 40 or above, this increases to two or three per 1,000 births. The mother's age is the important factor; the father's doesn't seem to be a factor. For practical purposes, I can Say only that if a young mother has a mongoloid baby, compli- cated tests may show that she should not have any more chil- dren. In some cases, the ad- vice will be a firm "NO," In others, we cannot say. With older mothers, we can't say whether age or genetics is at work, I wish I could give a nice, simple. .concise answer here, but I can't. For one thing, it is certainly possible to halve a mongoloid baby, yet have a perfectly normal baby after: ward So here is the best answer I can offer to Mrs. W V. or others concerned with this problem:, 1--Yes, tests can he made but they are not conclusive in all cases. Only in some. Most of the big medical centres now can make such tests. They are too intricate for individual doc- tors to make, 2--Age of the mother is a factor. 3--There is no known method of preventing mongoloid babies. A mongoloid can occur along with normal or even. exception- ally superior children. GALLUP POLL The toys were all of poly- thene, of varying colors, and re- tail for quite low prices, well under a dollar. The most. dan- gerous were the red toys. Dr. Fielding reported that analysis showed that. the toys contained 2,300 parts of lead to the million. The Home Office safety limit is 250 parts to the million. These figures were ap- plicable to a file handle, part of a tool kit. The other toys with a dangerous lead content were in a toy hairdressing set. OUTBREAK FEARED The possibility of a widespread outbreak was first noticed when a child was admitted to Christ- church Hospital, near Bourne- mouth, suffering from lead Poisoning. The toys were found at his home. Dr. Fielding was informed, and he sent them for analysis to the Public Analyst at South- ampton. His figures showed that a small screwdriver contained 1,550 parts of lead to the mil- lion, a large screwdriver 2,630 parts and a saw handle 1450 parts. They were all colored red, The analysts reported that the other colors were either not so bad or were below the dan- ger limit. Two or three children, suffer- ing from the same trouble were treated at Poole Hospital, west of Bournemouth. There public health inspectors have instituted a search of shops and kiosks to ascertain if any of these toys are for sale there. After the preliminary analysis, Dr. Fielding sent the facts to the ministry of health, which passed them on to the Home Office. Said Dr. Fielding: "We have now had a letter back from the Home Office say- ing that they are now prohibit- ing the import of these toys. The point that troubles us is that quantities of them may still be on sale. They must be found before a child dies." Goldwater Farther Back Than Truman Was In '48 THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC OPINION (World Copyright Reserved) PRINCETON, N.J., July 29 -- With a post-GOP convention sur. vey of candidate strength now underway it is pertinent to in- quire at this time: "Can Barry Goldwater repeat Harry Tru- man's performance in 1948, when he came from behind to win in the election that year?" The answer is: 'Certainly, it is possible,"' Major shifts of opinion in short. periods of time can and do occur The real question iss not whether _it is possible for Gold- water fo win, but how likely is he to overcome the sizabie lead which Johnson has at this time? A review ofthe similarities and: differences between this year's race and the 1948 cam- paign will help readers appraise this likelihood, In the weeks to come, there will be constant reference to Truman's upset victory in 1948 and the role »f polls that vear. A review of 1943 shows the following: The first Gallup Poll "trial heat" in January of that year showed Truman with a iead over Dewey and Henry Wallace, who by this time had announced his candidacy. The figures were: Truman -- 46 per cent, Dewey -- 41 per cent, Wailace-- 7-per cent, and no opinion -- 6 per cent. During the succeeding weeks, Truman's popuia 'ty with voters dropped sha:ply ani by April was at one of its lowest points. Only 36 per ceat approved of the job he was doinz at tnat time. For the first time tn a "trial heat', Dewey emerged ahead of Triman. These were the figures reported in April Dewey 47 pe: cent, Truman-- 39 per cent, Wallace--7 per cent and no opiaion--7 per cent, The first poll taken after both conventions that year showed the following: -_Dewey--48 per cent, Truman--87 per cent, Wal- lace--5 per cent, and undecided --10 per cent. The last Gallup Poll survey in the 1948 campaign,\ based upen interviewing as of mid-October, showed these results, as com- pared with actual election stand- ings, Poll Vote 45.3% 49.9 2.4 24 Dewey Truman Wallace Thurmond 49.5% 44.5 40 2.0 Goldwater in early November of last year, just before the assassination of President Ken- nedy had reached his highest point, 40 per cant, in a Gallup Pol] trial heat. As reported No- vember 17, the figures were: Kennedy--54 per cent, Godl- water--40 per cent, and un- decided--6 per 'cent. After Kennedy's death, Gold- water's overall national strength dropped sharpiy. A Gallup Poil, reported De- cember 18, showed Johnson to be the choice of 75 per cent of voters to 20 per cent. for Goid- water, with 5 per 'cent unde- cided, In the final pre-convention trial heat reported just before the opening of the 1964 GOP con- vention, the figures showed Johnson with 76 per cent, Gold- water, 20 per cent, and 4 per cent. undecided Thus, it ean be seen that Go'd- water has a lot more. opinion- changing to do this year than 48, Truman did in 19 BY-GONE DAYS 30 YEARS AGO Friday, July 29, 1934 Civic authorities were plan- ning an "intensive campaign" to collect unpaid taxes. Official figures showed that payrolls were up $1,000,000 over the Same period in 1933 while 'in spite of this tremendous in- crease . . , there has been no corresponding increase in the payment of taxes." The Times quoted a Toronto paper on the rumor that W. E. N. Sinclair, KC, MLA- elect for Ontario Riding, was headed for a Cabinet post in the Hepburn government, Mr. Sin- clair's appearance at a_ St. Thomas reception for the prem- jer and his ministers was taken as an indication that differ- ences between the two men had "already healed." "Hunger marchers" on their way to Toronto were expected in Oshawa. Peterborough, Tren- ton and Oshawa were to have delegates attend a congress meeting at the Toronto Labor Temple where a committee would be selected to present their pleas to Premier Hep- burn at Queen's Park. The Oshawa Suburban Roads Commission had started com- pletion of a mile and one-half of road paving on the North Oshawa road. The work, being done as a relief measure to take advantage of increased provincial grants, involved a new type of paving known as "retread surface," a first for Ontario County. Although there had been "quite a number' of applica- tions for experienced farm laborers, "'there is a great deal of difficulty" in filling the jobs, Rae Halliday, superintendent of the local branch of the Employ- ment Service of Canada, told The Times. Among the highly specialized jobs going begging were: "Stafford loom fixers, wood heel turners, a heel scour- er and a shank scourer. A high school researcher finds that radishes evidently enjoy 'rock 'n roll"' as they go much faster when It is played to them -- Press report. Radishes are by no means alone among things with such a low order of intel- ligence that they enjoy "rock 'n roll", OTTAWA REPORT ~ Health Minister Reports On Anti-Smoking Effort Patrick Nicholson's guest columnist today is Hon. Judy LaMarsh, minister of health and welfare, and Lib- eral MP for Niagara Falls, By JUDY LaMARSH OTTAWA--It was just a little more than a year ago that I smoked my last cigarette. I do not mind admitting that at first I found it rather difficult, in 'some ways, and it was weeks before the desire to "light up" completely left me. Neverthe- less, I am happy indeed that I was able to break the habit. Not that I really had much choice! As minister of health, it certainly would have been in- consistent on my part to preach against the hazards of smoking, and then reach for a cigarette = soon as I had finished speak- ing. My chief reason for stopping, though, was not political expe- diency, but rather the strong conviction that, as minister of health, it was up to me to set a good example to the youth of this counrty. In point of fact, the evidence Pointing to a direct link be- tween smoking and lung cancer and other diseases became so overwhelming that the situation could no longer be ignored. CALLS CONFERENCE Accordingly, late last Novem- ber I called a conference in Ottawa which was attended by representatives of the various professional and voluntary or- ganizations concerned, and of the tobacco industry. The principal results of this conference were the establish- ment of two advisory commit- tees, one on education and the other on research, and a fed- eral allotment of $600,000 over a period of five years, of which $400,000 was earmarked for an educational program, and $200,- 000 for motivational research. In January of this year, the aims of our developing pro- gram were stated specifically: 1. To inform the public about the risk to health connected with cigarette smoking. . To encourage smokers to discontinue the habit. 3. To dissuade non-smokers from acquiring the habit. GIVEN PRIORITIES Our program, then, is essen- tially educational. Various pop- ulation groups through and to- wards which health education programs could most effec- tively \be directed were se- and given priorities. Heading the list were those actively engaged in the professions. Next were teachers and teacher-training personnel. Then came the pre-teen 4 teenage school children, wards whom we are pot | trating our greatest efforts. After them, we listed parent organizations and various vol- untary and professional groups. And finally there was the gen- eral public. In mid-April we sent out te Canada's 19,000 English-speak- ing doctors a reference book on smoking and health, which was designed to be the cornerstone of our entire program. The French edition has been for- warded to the 5,100 French- speaking doctors. This book is also being distributed by the provinces to other health work- ers. More than 50,000 copies have been printed, and the great majority are already in use. Phase two of the program, that for teachers and teacher- training personnel, is also well under way. We are now moving actively into the pre-teen and teenage school children's group which is really the focal point of all our endeavors Health programs designed to point out the hazards of smok- ing are certainly not unique to Canada, and even within Can- ada the federal government is not alone in its efforts. We in Ottawa are endeavoring to pro-. vide leadership on a national basis by providing co-ordina- tion, and by elimiuating dupli- cation of effort. The co-opera- tion we have received from the provinces and other interested agencies has been splendid, All in all, I think it can be said that we are making prog- ress. According to reports of the Dominion Bureau of Statis- tics, eight per cent fewer cig- arettes were released for con- sumption in the first quarter of 1964 than in the first quarter of 963. 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