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S She Oshawa Times Published by Canadian Newspapers Limited 86 King St. E., Oshawa, Ontario T. .L. Wilson, Publisher WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19, 1964 -- PAGE 6 Little Can Be Proved By One Flag Plebiscite Proposals for a plebiscite on the flag question do not appear to take into account the difficulties of reaching a satisfactory answer by this method. In theory, it is an ex- cellent idea to have the people pick their own flag. In practice, it is something else. The more questions that are ask- ed in a referendum, the less likely beomes the chance of obtaining a clear majority answer. One member' of Parliament, for example, propos- es that four questions be asked: Are you in favor of the Canadian Red Ensign? Are you in favor of the Ensign changed in some details to show the heritage of the two found- ing races? Are you in favoriof a three-maple-leaf flag design? Are you in favor of a one-maple-leaf de- sign? It's extremely unlikely that any one of those questions would produce an absolute majority. There is an obvious difficulty in any simple two-question plebiscite on this issue. Supose we limit it to the Red Ensign and the maple leaf design: The answer would show simply that a majority of Canadians --or a majority of those voting-- preferred one of a simple choice of two, and that might only be the preference in a bad choice, since many of those voting might prefer a wholly different concept. A decision reflecting the true wishes of a majority of Canadians could only be reached by a series of plebiscites, each one eliminating one flag proposal, until we arrive at an honest concensus. Only in this way, too, could some sort of balance be struck between opinion in Que- bec and in the rest of the country, A recent poll showed that the maple leaf design held a slight majority over the Ensign, nation-wide, but only because Quebec opinion was solidly against the Ensign; in every other province the Ensign had a ma- jority. But the opinion reflected in the poll only concerned the Ensign versus the maple leaf. The maple leaf or the Ensign versus a different flag concept might have produced a far different result. Yankees On Camera Purchase of the New York Yank- ees by the Columbia Broadcasting System poses some _ interesting questions and offers some odd pos- sibilities. The National Broadcasting Comp- any currently has the rights to the World Series. If the Yankees win another American League pennant, then, they will apear exclusively on a rival network; they, the serfs of CBS, will be entertaining an NBC audience. This is the sort of thing the big networks frown on. Will CBS in future demand at least equal coverage of the World Series, or will it push NBC out of the picture? NBC could follow the CBS exam- ple, and buy a team in the National Baseball League. It would have to be a strong team, of course. Then we would have the strong possibility of an NBC-CBS clash on the base- ball diamond -- and any previous World Series hoopla would be made to look like a meeting of the Camp- fire Girls. How much of the game would be sacrificed to spectacle? Would the Series be run in tradi- tional style, with the emphasis on competition, or more in accordance with the commercial entertainment ideas of network executives? There are obvious dangers in net-. work ownership of professional teams in any sport, as the above questions indicate. On the other hand, professional sport is enter- tainment; people pay to see athletes compete against each other for the amusement and excitement of the contest, and for identification with muscular "heroes". Television deals in the same commodities, and it was inevitable that the people who run television would go to the source in their efforts to link sports and TV entertainment. It could, indeed, be good for base- ball. The main criticism of baseball in recent years has been the increas- ing slowness of the game. Not so many years ago games seldom last- ed more than a couple of hours, un- less they went into extra innings. Now, due to dawdling by players, games are seldom played in less than two and a half hours. TV own- ers may be able to speed up the action. Money Machinery OK Many sofieiiate, government officials and monetary authorities have been arguing in recent years that the free world's money ma- chinery needs a thorough overhaul --that machinery could, at some futpre time, prove inadequate to meét serious deflation. The criti- cism was strong enough to spark a double study, one by the staff of the International Monetary Fund and the other by financial repre- sentatives of 11 leading industrial nations. After 10 months, the verdict is in: The experts carrying out the studies have concluded that the money machinery is in reasonably sound shape, and that all that is required at present is a modest in- erease in the resources of the IMF. She Oshawa Times T. L. WILSON, Publisher C. GWYN KINSEY, Editor The Oshawa Times combining The Oshawa Times teaueigen 1871) ond the Whitby Gazette ond Chronicle established 1863) is published daily $undeys and Statutory holidays excepted). Members of Conadion Daily Newspaper Publish- ers Association. The Conadion Press, Audit Bureou ef Circulation and the Ontario Provincial Dailies ion. 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The suggested strengthening of the IMF, a pool of currencies and gold from which 102 members draw in times of financial crisis, seems only a temporary expedient. The one really hopeful suggestion from the studies is that urging continued search for new methods of creating more internationally. available re- serve credit. OUR PROGRESS IN SCIENCE... 20TH CENTURY MAN REPORT FROM U.K. British Impressed By Homes Exhibit By M. McINTYRE HOOD Special London(Eng.) Correspondent For The Oshawa Times LONDON--On a side road, just off the maiu highway which runs through the Hertfordshire village of Abbots Langley, passers-by are being attracted by a large sign which reads "Canadian Homes Demonstra- tion." And they are being even more impressed by the speed with which a pair of semi-de- YOUR HEALTH tached homes, built of Canadian timber from British Columbia, are taking shape in this lovely bit of old England. Here on this site it is apparent that the demonstration project for the experimental building of homes of Canadian timber, jointly sponsored by the British and Canadian governments, is going ahead at full speed. This is one of three locations on which these homes are being built under contract by John Not Bigoted About Hospital Smoking By JOSEPH G, MOLNER, MD. Dear Dr. Molner: In regard to you rarticle on smoking in hospitals, why don't such insti- tutions display "no smoking" signs and be firm about it? If a patient is well enough to smoke, he shouldn't be taking up bed space in a hospital. There "is a doctor in Call- fornia who has a '"'no smoking" sign in his wating room. Ev- eryone respects him and no one comes near the entrance with a cigarette--MRS. B.K. A New Enggland friend , of mine tells the story of the old- time preacher who gave his flock a fire-and-brimstone ser- mon and then was seen on his own front porch Sunday after- noon, sipping a cup of rum and water. When somebody asked him, "But didn't you preach to us this morning about demon rum?" he replied, 'Yes, of course I did. but I don't intend to be bigoted about it." Same with me, sort of. Ev- eryboy know§ by now that I regard smoking as a health hazard, and I've given it up myself. But I still don't think we have the right to tell peopie they MUST NOT smoke. Hospitals are big. I don't really see why it isn't possible to permit smoking in some rooms (if the occupants don't object) and prohibit it in others, What about the patient with an injured leg, who may have to be in traction? There's no reason why he shouldn't smoke, if he wants to. But smoking by visitors ought to be prohibited -- this seems TODAY IN HISTORY By THE CANADIAN PRESS Aug. 19, 1964... Canadians paid a heavy toll when units of the 2nd Division raided the town of Dieppe in France 24 years ago today--in 1942--during the Second World War. Of: the 5,000 men who crossed the English Channel, 3.369 were killed, wounded or captured. The main body of attackers was hemmed in on the beaches and only a small group was able to break out and enter the town. 1809--Accommodation, the first Canadian-built steam- ship, was launched at Mont- real 1954--The | U.S. Congress approved a bill outlawing the Communist party. most obvious to me--if the pa- tient is desperately ill with some respiratory disease, for example. I agree wholeheartedly with children's hospitals which ab- solutely forbid smoking in the patients' wings, but put ash- trays in waiting rooms and lounges. As for doctors' waiting rooms, some prohibit, some don't. If a waiting room has adequate ventilation, I doubt that non- smokers will be seriously op- pressed by somebody else's cig- arette, and certainly won't be harmed, But if it's a crowded room and the ventilation isn't good, then I'd say "no smoking," too. I'm in favor of letting people decide as much as possible for themselves, even though I still doubt the wisdom of smoking. Dear Dr. Molner: I have a friend stationed in the Philip- pines who wrote and said he got a venereal disease from too much powdered milk. Is this possible ? --ALBERT J. That's about the lamest ex- cuse I ever heard. No. . ley project a trail is Laing Construction, Limited. And here one can see how readily British artisans have adapted themselves to the Cana- dian home-building technique. FAST PROGRESS Within a week of the laying of the ground floor platform the work was in the upper story stage. In the second week, the roof trusses, fabricated on the site, were hoisted into position and plywood roof sheathing ap- plied. In the short space of 11 working days, the framework of two roomy houses was erect- ed and the whole enclosed against weather. From that time on, the construction could proceed rapidly under cover. By any standard, this is con- sidered a notable performance. The workmen on these houses at Abbots Langley are learning plenty of new things in the tech- nique of rapid building of tim- ber homes. Everything is being done in Canadian fashion. The work is under the overall super- vision of Gerald Kingston, of the Central Mortgage.and Hous- ing Corporation of Canada. PRAISE FOR WORKERS Both Mr. Kingston and J. Fitzpatrick, Laing's represen- tative on the site, have high praise for the British carpen- ters selected for the job. To a man they have entered into the spirit of the exercise, so that technical competence has been matched by enthusiasm and a determination to exploit every wrinkle of Canadian know-how. They share in the feeling that if Canadian timber frame tech- nique wins through in Britain, things will be busy for the car- penters. Hitherto in this country, tim- ber frame development has been achieved through prefabri- cation, The merit which lies be- hind the Canadian demonstra- tion is that it shows unmis- takably that the builder can do everything on the site, and still beat traditional brick and masonry construction, The Canadian demonstration promises well, and if a strong demand can be developed for this type of homes,there will be a promising future for timber frame construction, with Can- ada and particularly British Columbia, providing the timber from which the houses will be constructed. One cannot help feeling that at this Abbot Lang- being blazed which may in the fore- seeable future become a broad highway. BY-GONE DAYS 25 years ago August 19, 1939 S. E. James, manager of the Oshawa branch of the Bank of Montreal for five years, took over the managership of the branch at Kitchener. Reginald Geen, member of the Oshawa Rotary Club, was honored for having a perfect attendance over a period of six years. Addressing the Oshawa Rotary Club in a talk entitled "So You Want a Job," J. B. Fraser, executive placement consultant of Toronto, said that money comes as a reward for services rendered. A boy's task is to hunt for an employer to whom he can render valuable services. Mystery surrounded the kill- ings of a large flock of poultry in the chicken yards of Ex- Mayor John G. Bateman and Mrs. Clifford Lane in the east- end of Whitby, although a strange. fox hound dog had been seen around both places, 100 yards apart. John W. Elliott, former e- fective - inspector of Toronto police, was sworn in as chef constable of Whitby. Members of the Ontario Tank Regiment, Oshawa, under the command of Lt.-Col. E. Pierson, scored a victory over opposing. forces in manoeuvres during a week's training at Camp Bor- den, Adressing the first annual "Lest We Forget'? Drumhead Service of World War I veterans in Oshawa, Rev. Harold Reid, minister of Knox Presbyterian Church, said that world hopes for peace lie not on any change of government or in an altered social system, but rather in a change of heart. More than 200 professional florists, estate managers and gardeners of the Ontario Gar- deners' and Florists' Associa- tion were guests of Mr. and Mrs. . R. S. McLaughlin at their home, "Parkwood." Bruce Bradley of Oshawa, finished only one stroke behind the Ontario Golf Champion, Henry Martell of Edmonton, in an invitation tournament at Orillia. A new reference book section was completed in the Whitby Library. OTTAWA REPORT Tourists Crowding : Canada's Capital By PATRICK NICHOLSON OTTAWA -- The contrasting @ppeals of dignity and farce on Parliament Hill are attracting record crowds and make Ot- tawa perhaps the number one tourist mecca in Canada. It is predominantly a road- borne invasion. The densest parking of vehicles comes each morning, when the guards and the bands in their scarlet tu- nics enact the ceremony of Changing the Guard; but the line-ups inside the Parliament Building are longest when the Speaker's procession marks the Opening of the Commons, usu- ally. just after lunch. The average man's sedan, the Ostentatious finned mammoths, the mini-cars, the jalopies, the convertibles and especially the chartered buses, all come; as their licence plates proclaim, our visitors come from every province and state in North Am- erica and even from more dis- tant countries. Quite often we see the motor caravan of some "be prepared" tourist, who tortoise-like car- QUEEN'S PARK ties his roof with him; not the huge house trailers--these are not welcomed on Parliament Hill--but the smailer self-pro- pelled "'Mo-cabins."" The mo-cabin in greatest fa- vor with tourists this year is the ordinary half-ton truck with a caravan-cabin -- piggy-backed onto it. This is especially handy and cheap for the many Cana- dians who have a half-ton truck for their farm or business. ' The cabin costs around $1,800 --with extras optional. It can be fitted conveniently onto or taken off the truck: One popular model has tele- scopic legs, on which the cabin can be jacked up so that the truck can be driven away or reloaded. They are surprisingly roomy and comfortable inside. A large bed, 48 inches wide and seven feet or near that in length, fits snugly across the roof of the driver's cabin on the truck. The body of the cabin has a four-seater dining nook and table, which converts to make .a double bed. Cooking Charges Involve Small Road Jobs By DON O'HEARN TORONTO--A prospective big new highways "scandal" died down quickly. Report of a Combines Act in- quiry into Ontario. road build- ers quickly had tongues buzzing here. But then it was revealed that even if the accused firms were guilty, as reported, only a very tiny segment of our highways work was involved. The inquiry concerned only "oil spraying," a road-surfacing operation not used much more on provincial highways. The total expenditure on it is only from $35,000 tp $400,000 out of a total budget of $292,- 000,000. What spraying is done these days is mainly by muni- cipalities. : So, even if the contractors did band together and boost prices a bit, no scandalous amount of money would be involved. BUILDING CLEAN It's admitted here that in a limited operation such as spray- ing it might be possible for con- tractors to gang up and semi- control the business. There are no more than 20 firms in the province that do this type of work. And, with a small group such as this united, under-the-table action wouldn't be impossible. : But our people say it wouldn't be possible on the bigger con- struction jobs. There are too many companies in this field. And they are absolutely con- vinced that our road building is clean, with the possible excep- tion of a minor situation such as the current one. The safeguards that are fol- lowed, they, say, ensure that Ontario gets a better break in its highways spending than any other jurisdiction. These safeguards, most of them installed after the probe back in the fifties, include pub- lic tenders, pre-qualification of contractors, and a continuing engineering audit (something that is unique to Ontario). Even granting there is room for minor weakness, the ques- tion is what could be done about it. There has been some sugges- tion that costs could be cut if buying were done by purchasing agents instead of through ten- der. Unfortunately, however, this just doesn't do with government spending. GALLUP POLL Decals are the status sym- bols of today's car traveller, just as metal plaques nal onto his spiked mountain stick are the joy of the Alpine walker and colored labels mark the suitcase of the world traveller. These all depict some typical scene, as Penticton's decal shows water-skiets, Sudbury's pictures a Mountie, Barrie shows the angler's prize hooked, Quebec City is represented by the civic coat of arms -- and Charlottetown strangely shows that familiar fish from Barrie --or its twin. From nearby came the most artistic of this collection of decals; Cavendish, P.E.I., showing the house 60 familiar to readers -- Green Gables. Decals often appear on car windows, especially the back window--dangerous and vulgar; but this big group was charm- ing. PARAGRAPHICAL WISDOM To the extent 'that women wear topless swim suits, men's imaginations would be weaken- ed through lack of exercise. Johnson Has Big Lead Except In Deep South By The American Institute of Public Opinion (World Copyright Reserved) PRINCETON, N.J.--President Johnson holds a wide lead over sen, Barry Goldwater in ail re- gions of the country except the South, at this interim point be- tween the two conventions. The latest nationwide results, based on likely voters: Like to see Johnson win.. 59% Goldwater .... oe 81 Undecided ........- decbee 10 When the opinions of "unde- cided" voters on basic issues are analyzed by a method which has been tested for earl- ier elections, the vote.of this group can then be allocated. When this step is taken, the division of opinion is as follows: Johnson - 64% Goldwater ...sccccccsveces 36 All voters were asked this question: "Suppose the presidential election were being held today. If Barry Goldwater, the Repub- lican candidate, runs against Lyndon Johnson, the Democra- tic candidate, which man would you tike to see win?" (Those who said they were un- decided were asked which way they lean, as of today.) In the South, Senator Gold- water has a comfortable lead in popular votes at this time, but President Johnson holds a: =» wide lead in the other three major regions of the country. Johnson has the greatest lead in the East. Outside the South, Goldwater does best in the Western states. Following are the results by region: -- EAST -- Johnson . Goldwater Undecided -- MIDWEST -- Johnson Goldwater .... Undecided ...... . -- FAR WEST -- Johnson Goldwater .. Undecided .. eee -- SOUTH -- Goldwater ..ccccccees JOHNSON «csesecccceoes Undecided .ssccccsoee | oeeeweeeeee se eeeeeecoces Sere eeeseeeee frames. 65 STYLES, 5 Cc 1. OTHER Give your eyes a lift! Re- place your worn out, old- fashioned, out-moded glasses with KING'S LATEST STYLES. 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