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que gee ene Ace AN AR A | - She Oshawn Times Published by Canadian Newspopers Limited 86 King St. E., Oshawa, Ontario T, L. Wilson, Publisher . MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1964--- PAGE 4 Ajax Demonstrates Its Fine Community Spirit The splendid community spirit which pervades the neighboring town was once again demonstrated in the opening on Saturday of the fine addition to the Ajax and Pick- ering General Hospital, That this hospital is in existence at all is en- tirely due to that spirit of deter- - mination to make Ajax a modern community in every respect, with all the amenities and facilities nec- essary for the well-being of its pop- ulation. It was a large-sized project for a community like Ajax when the original hospital was conceived, planned and built through the unit- ed effort of its people. It at once filled a need that had been felt ever since the wartime hospital and medical facilities were removed. Since then, it has expanded in both size and equipment, and this latest addition will make it more than ever an asset to Ajax and the sur- rounding district of Pickering township. There was a time, when the first © hospital project was mooted, when it met with some opposition from Oshawa. There was a feeling then that the Oshawa General Hpsital could meet all the needs of 'Ajax, and that a hospital there was not necessary. That feeling has long since been dispelled and no longer exists. In fact, with the Oshawa General Hospital constantly filled to capacity, the Ajax hospital has become a sheer necessity, and its expansion is welcomed and praised by the Oshawa Hospital Board. Ajax is to be congratulated on the excellence and magnitude of its new hospital facilities not alone be- cause of the service the hospital will give, but even more so to the fine community spirit and whole- hearted co-operative effort which have made it possible, Canada Increases Aid The Canadian government has given practical proof of the willing- ness of the Canadian people to share to a greater degree than ever in bringing stability and high- er standafds of living to the back- ward countries of Southeast Asia. Ever since the Colombo Plan was instituted in 1951, this country has given generously of its resources and money for projects directed to- 'wards these ends. Herbert Moran, chief of Canada's foreign aid pro- gram, estimates that in the present fiscal year, Canada will contribute to the Colombo Plan about $100 million in grants and long - term loans. This is indeed a massive con- tribution for the country to make. When the plan was originated in 1951, Canada pledged an annual- contribution of $25 million. This was mainly to be spent for project to help India, Pakistan and Ceylon. This was, by stages, increased to $50 million, to which have been ad- ded long-term loans at low rates of interest; Included in this sum were amounts for equipment, food, en- gineering advice, a nuclear power plant and other technical assistance. Canada's total contribution to date, in grants alone, amount to about $500 million. Great as this sum is, there has never been any complaint from the people of Canada that its successive governments were contributing too much to the Colombo Plan. Indeed, there has been more pressure to give more rather than to give less. With Southeast Asia one of the critical points in the ideological struggle with Communism, it is vi- tal that the countries there should bé helped to better living standards . and self-dependence, as a_ shield against Communist trends. And in that effort Canada is doing its part in a way of which its citizens can be proud. Britain's Calculated Risk The British government has taken a bold step in imposing a ban on the sale of armaments to the republic of South Africa. This was for a long time urged on the former Con- servative government by the Labor party when it'was in opposition. The Conservatives, however, refus- ed to take this drastic step. Their views were colored by the fact that under a former agreement with South Africa, Britain had the use of the Simonstown naval base there. The Conservatives view was that it would be unwise to risk losing this valuable base by refusing to sell arms to South Africa. The Lebor government has now shown that it meant what it said while in opposition. It has acted, as the United States had previously done, in conformity with a resolu- tion passed by the United Nations last July asking all its members to discontinue the sale of arms to South Africa. One point at issue is whether a contract given by the South Afri- can government to Britain some time ago for 16 low-level jet strike She Oshawa Sines <7. L, WILSON, Publisher R. C. ROOKE, General Manager C. J. MeCONECHY, Editor The Oshawe Times combining The Oshawe Times (established 1871) and the Whitby Gazette ond Chronicle established 1863) is published doily Sundeys and Statutory holidays excepted), ~ Members of Canadian Daily Newspoper Publish- @rs Association. The Canadian Press, Audit Bureau of Circulation and the Ontario Provincial Dailies Association, The Canadian Press is exclusively entitied to the use of republication of all news despatched in the paper credited to it er to The Associated Press or Reuters, ond alse the local news published therein." All rights ef specicl des patches are clso reserved. . Offices: Thomson Building, 425 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario; 640 Catheart Street, Montreal, P.Q. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Delivered by carriers in Oshawa, Whitby, Ajox, Pickering, Bowrhonville, Brooklin, Port Perry, Prince Albert, Maple Grove, Hampton, Frenchman's Bay, - Liverpool, Taunton, Tyrone, Dunbarton, Enniskillen," Orono, Leskerd, Broughom, Burketon, Cloremont, Columbus, Greenwood, Kinsale, Raglan, Blackstock, Manchester, Pontypool and Newcastle hot over SOc' per week. By mail in Province of: Ontario) outside carriers delivery areas 12.00 per year, Other Provinces and Cammonwealth Countries 15.00, USA. and foreign 24.00, . f aircraft will now be filled. The South African Prime Minister has threatened to end the agreement by which Britain uses the Simonstown naval base if these aircraft are not delivered. This matter is still under review by the British government. Prime Minister Wilson is taking a calculated risk in banning the sale of arms to South Africa. Per- haps he does not consider the Si- monstown naval base as important to Britain's global defence strategy as did the former government. And at the same time, he was quite willing to forego the lucrative -- and aircraft contracts which would have been forthcoming from South . Africa to keep British factories busy. Loyalty to the United Na- tions is given as the major reason for the ban. Perhaps this loyalty has been demonstrated at too dear a price, Other Editors' Views PROSPERITY GOES TO HEAD (London Free Press) The prosperity of Canadian citi- zens is going to their heads, They are spending lavishly abroad and undercutting one of this country's assets, a credit balance on tourism. Statistics for the first half-year indicate our tourists will spend $145,000,000 more abroad than our guests spend here, In 1963 the tour- ist balance had been a major factor in reducing our balance of pay- ments deficit; not so this year, SLICK TRICK (Edmonton Journal) Some Edmonton parents are re- ported to be registering young chil- dren as owners of the family car in order to escape financial respon. sibility fpr accidents. Some persons merely drive like infants, | a L NE Maren | A CHOICE AND AN ECHO FRENCH-CANADIAN VIEWS Sees Quebec Shown Up As The Poor Relation This is a selection of editor- fals on current topics, trans- lated from the French-language press of Canada. Montreal Le Devoir -- Is Quebec the poor relation or the spoiled child of Confeder- ation? For several months now, jugglers have been showing up here and there putting forth opposing ideas. No one took them too seri- ously as long as the impro- vised character of their words remained obvious. Do we know more clearly what to think now that the federal government (through a report on federal tax collections. and federal spending in each province) has replied to some questions asked on these matters? We are a little better informed, but. full light has not yet been shed on the subject... . Under expenses, govern- ment spending was divided into three categories--trans- fer payments; those which could be traced directly to a province, and those which should be charged to the whole country because of their di- rect link with the national interest. If one keeps this division in mind, Quebec does not seem to have been badly treated. The federal government seemingly spent, for Quebec, about one-quarter of its total budget in 1962, against 30 per cent for Ontario. These fig- ures would leave to the other = a proportion of the udget somewhat higher than their population but this is no feason to cry scandal, .*. . Under the revenue chapter .. . it is said Quebec paid $328,000,000 of direct taxes on companies in 1962. What does this amount represent? Taxes paid by the Bank of Montreal were probably cred- ited to Quebec, since the head office is in Montreal. If one considers that the Bank of Montreal has branches from one end of the country to the other, can one seriously con- sider that taxes paid by the bank came exclusively from Quebec? The same considera- tions hold for taxes paid by head offices in Toronto or elsewhere, ... Claude Ryan. (Nov. 10) LESAGE IN FRANCE Quebec Le Soleil--Premier Lesage's visit to France gained him, in addition to contacts with financial circles which may be interested in investing in Quebec, an agreement in principle with General de Gaulle on the sub- ject of cultural exchanges be- tween France and Quebec. , tee will The agreements deal above all with education... . The agreement in principle is aimed at setting up in a more regular and systematic way improvement courses in France for Canadian teach- ers, On the other hand, French teachers will come to Canada, where their presence will help meet the great need being felt here for qualified teachers at the secondary a0 and university lev- *@lS. ws The development of -- the means of communication per- mits closer cultural relations between Canada and France. It is normal that the French- Canadians are trying to make use of them by renewing the links with France, the home of French culture in the world. The growth of French culture in Canada can only benefit. There are no political implications of any kind... only closer cultural rela- ons, ss BY ELECTION LESSONS Queb L'Evene t--One swallow does not make a summer. That old adage should be kept in mind by many politicians after the by- elections in Westmorland, New Brunswick, and Water- loo South, in Ontario... . Nevertheless, the results are an indication, or at least contain indications, which all party leaders should ponder. The Liberal party can rightly rejoice over its victory in Westmorland, especially since a good portion of the voters are of Acadian or French origin. At the same time, the two byelections may be salutary for the Progressive Conserva- tive leader (John Diefen- baker) and. make him realize that his attitude in Ottawa is not winning any votes, fo matter where the voter is. Perhaps the Opposition leader will realize that the pleb- iscite he stubbornly demands on the flag question could lead to results other than those he expects. The byelections provide only minor indications of trends. Two ridings are not a sufficiently varied sampling for a country as vast as Can- ada, but Mr. Diefenbaker no longer wears his seven league boots of 1958. That's obvious, --(Nov. 11) EMO Conference Is Urged (Ottawa Citizen) Surely the latest report of. the Commons Defence Commit- cause the federal Emergency Measures Organiza- tion to scrap its home fallout shelter program. The scheme has been a failure from the start; due in no small part to the lack of sufficiently clear di- rectives from federal authori- ties in the whole field of emer- gency planning. The Canadian Government has tended to promote the "everybody for himself' con- cept in the sphere of civil de- fence, even though United States authorities decided long ago that it was not realistic to ex- pect each householder to pr vide protection from radioacti fallout in the event of a nuclear attack. At its best the Cana- dian policy has ignored the in- terest of those who cannot af- ford to build their own shelters, and also apartment and room occupants who lack the facilities to do so. The statement that there has not been a federal-provincial conference on emergency mea- sures in nearly two years is a éad commentary on the state of national preparedness for any catastrophe that might occur. The committee's proposal that a series of such meetings be TODAY IN HISTORY By THE CANADIAN PRESS Nov. 23, 1964. ..,. One of -the worst train . wrecks in India's history occurred eight years today -- in 1056 -- when a train plunged into a river 170 miles south of Madras. More than 140 lives were lost. Rescue teams worked for days to retrieve bodies from the submerged car- riages and along the river bed. 1837 -- Gas lighting was introduced in Montreal. 1912 -- Albania declared {ts independence. First World War Fifty years ago today--in 1914 -- British troops de- feated Turkish forces at Shat-el-Arab at the head of the Persian Gulf; a British column in German East Af- rica retreated before supe- rior forces in an attack on a railroad; German sub- marine U-18 was rammed and sunk off the Scottish coast. Second World War « Twenty - five years ago today--in 1939--the British Admiralty announced that with the sinking of eight ships, Britain had lost 25 vessels in six days; the Ro- manian government re- signed after refusing Ger- man trade demands; Trans- port Minister C. D. Howe was named to head the Ca- nadian War Supply Board, started before year's end and that Canada-wide EMO exer- cises be conducted on. a regular basis should be heeded. Com- placency over emergency plan- ning at the federal-provincial level has brought a sharp drop in interest among civil defence officials in Ottawa and other municipalities, MAC'S MUSINGS Kilts will be flying, Bagpipes will be skirling, And the Scottish folks Of Oshawa will be going Through all the intricacies Of traditional dances of Their native country when The annual St. Andrew's Ball is held in the St. Gregory's Auditoriuf On Friday of this week, Oshawa Scots will not be Alone in this celebration Of the saint day of their Country, because in every Part of the world where Scots are to be found, This annual observance of St. Andrew's Day had become More than a mere ritual, I have had the privilege Of attending celebrations Of this kind in many Parts of Canada and in Other countries of the World,.but for sheer Enthusiasm and adherence To the old traditions, There are few places that Do it better than Oshawa. I can recall in Oshawa In bygone days, that Great preparations were Made for this annual event, And we used to have weekly Classes of training in The traditional dances Which mark the occasion For many weeks ahead, So we look forward to A grand Scottish night On Friday, when there will Be a great gathering of The Clans of Oshawa to Honor St. Andrew's Day. --Nov, 23, 1964 WASHINGTON CALLING Republicans Plan For 1968 By GORDON DONALDSON WASHINGTON (Special) Jiist two blocks from the White House lie the offices of the Re- publican National Committee -- the nearest thing to a beleagur- bd fortress you can find these ays, Inside sit the party national chairman Dean Burch and his deputy John Grenier, two ar- dent young right-wingers des-. rately clinging on to what is left of the Republican party machinery in the name of their vanquished hero, Barry Gold- water. They are the only surviving leaders of the "Goldwater Revo- lution" which captured the Grand Old Party at the San Francisco convention last July and brought it to its lowest ebb in a generation, Goldwater is now unemployed, but Burch and Grenier hold well-paid jobs for the next four years, and they refuse to go. Middle-of-the road Republi- cans are now demanding their party back. Goldwaterism, they say, has been overwhelmingly rejected. Former vice-president Richard Nixon, governors Nel- son Rockefeller (New York), Wi- lliam Scranton (Pennsylvania) and George Romney (Michi- gan), while bickering among themselves, agree that the Gold- waterites must be cleaned out. PREPARING FOR 1968 But the suspicion is growing that the right-wing never really expected to win this year's elec- tion and weré content to grab the party machinery and pre- pare for 1968. Goldwater was told two weeks before Nov. 3 that he could not win, and promptly cancelled expensive last-minute television shows. So, unlike most losing parties, the Republicans ended the campaign with a surplus of money as well as a dearth of elected candidates. The moderates are convicced the Goldwaterites intend to hold on to the cash and prepare another right-wing assault, pos- sibly under another, even more extreme leader. John Grenier is. particularly under suspicion because, as a lawyer from Birmingham, Ala- bama, he planned Goldwater's "southern" strategy in which he appealed to the prejudices of the former slave states and won unprecedented victories in that small area at the expense of whe rest of the country. For the first time since the Civil War there is a deep-south Republican party with an array of elected congressmen. These are Grenier's men and they are beginning to look like a splinter party, cut off from Republican traditions and capable of setting out on their own. QUEEN'S PARK It was Grenier who marched into the Republican national of- fices, and ordered the removal of portraits of Lincoln and Ei- senhower which he saw on the walls. Advised that the "Party of Lincoln" ought to retain its hero he permitted Old Abe to remain but insisted "Pops (Eisenhower) has gotta go". NOT GRACEFUL LOSER . Barry Goldwater, while admit- ting he lost the election, has not been graceful in defeat. He blames the normally-Republican nesspapers which attacked him and the moderate Republicans who stayed home and failed to support him. He maintains that his brand of "Conservatism" was not beaten, but was mis- represented, He plans to spend the next four years as a private citizen and fund-raiser "rebuilding" the party. A majority of the rank-and- file appear to resent this. Even hardened Democrats fear that a second Goldwater-type elec- tion would destroy the present American two-party. system and reduce the GOP to a platoon of diehard segregationists. The moderates are now re- grouping frantically in the hope of ousting Burch and his co- horts at a meeting of the Na- tional committee in January. But they are still so sick and demoralized by the results of this year's right-wing experi- ment they may fail and lose what is left of the GOP. FREE LOADERS Congress is dead, but the public trough is still open, Un- like Canadian MP's whose sal- aries and privileges stop the moment they are defeated, U.S. Congressmen hang on from the November elections until the following January. The United States has caches of cash dumped around the world, known as "counterpart funds". This is soft-currency money owed to the U.S. which cannot be brought back to Am- 'erica but is used up on the spot, largely by touring Con- gressmen on "fact finding' mis- sions. At present at least six Con- gressmen who have been turned out of office are enjoying a final dabble in the public funds. Charles Hoeven, of Iowa is off to Lebanon; William Van Pelt of Wisconsin is touring Australia, New Zealand, Hawaii and the Philippines, investigat- ing space facilities. As neither will have any op- portunity to put his new found knowledge to use in Congress, one wonders how the taxpayers will benefit. But perhaps they have benefited in the past. Water Pollution Furore Now Over By DON 0O'HEARN TORONTO--By the time this is written the furore over radio- active pollution at Elliot Lake probably will have died down. However, there probably will be a lingering criticism of the government for apparently hav- ing tried to sit on the report of the pollution. And there are two things that can, and probably should, be said in its defence on this. It is true that the govern- ment had the report for more than two weeks before news of it leaked out. And even then it wouldn't release the report itself. PUBLIC REACTION? , , First of all, however, it should be remembered that the minis- ter concerned, Hon, John Rich- ard Simonett of energy re- sources, was away at the time (in Japan) and had been for some days. And secondly, there had to be consideration of possible public reaction. If the report were just re- leased without even any prep- aration there could have been strong Alarm, patticularly among the people in the area. As it turns out there doesn't seem to have been any reason for such alarm. BIBLE THOUGHT There shall be joy in heaven over one sinner that repenteth. --Luke 15:7. Man's only true joy is that which comes from God by God's sharing, the joy of finding the lost. POINTED PARAGRAPHS The best way to keep from brooding on other people's faults is to remember that you have some of your own. A vessel is known by the sound whether it be cracked or not; so men are proved by their speech, whether they be wis2 or foolish. ' »A military official says that only stupidity could unleash a nuclear' war. That might make many people think that a fallout, shelter is a real necessity. The one reason why there might be cause for real concern was the news (which one news- paperman managed to dig out) that some. samples from area lakes had shown a piocuries count higher than the accepted safety level for drinking water. It turns out, however, that these samples were taken from pockets in the bottom of the lake which didn't extend to the drinking water. STUDY METHODS It would seem that every- thing is in control now and that there won't be a hazard in the future. : One possible cause of mis- understanding is that the On- tario Water Resources Commis- sion has announced it is starting a study in the area which will take about a year. This might leave the impres- sion there won't be a control program until then. However, there is such a pro- gram in effect now. The study is to go into the causes and effects of pollution in the Elliot Lake area. But its most important point fs to study these with the view of refining present control -prac- tices, : Uranium pollution is still a new field. There has been some experience with it in the U.S. but practically none here. And, as it will be very im- ortant in Ontario's future, it is elt we should find out every- thing we can about it now. W. ROBERT BOBIG with H. G. Roughley Ltd. 187 King East - 725-6585 Opinions Of Others LEAVE THE SCENE many complaints, have it easier than Sg Sogo By law, a in- stance, are required to re- main at the scene of an accident until police arrive, It is-a -~ requirement, adhered to nearly all motorists. Regardless of how Canadian motorists about having to sta: scene, at least they relative personal safety. so with motorists in India Malaya. They are required law to drive straight to the nea est police station following accident. In this way the accident reported promptly, and driver escapes being tynched. ++ .(St. Thomas Times-Journal) TRUE NATIONAL SPIRIT In 1963, as Leader of the Op- © position Mr. Diefenbaker said in the House of Commons, in re- ferring to the need to make the constitution amendable in Can- ada: "If this government is able to attain it, I will salute them for patriating the constitution. We tried it, and but for the ac- tion of only two provinces we would have achieved it." The formula that Mr. Diefen- baker now attacks is really the same as his government all but carried into effect. For the pres- ent government is only trying to do what Mr. Diefenbaker's own government tried to do, and which Mr. Diefenbaker said last year he would salute it for do- ing. Surely a constitutional for- mula that was sponsored by one government, and carried for- ward by another should give ris, to that spirit "far beyond party lines" that Mr. Robarts says is so important at this time. (Montreal Gazette) _ THE ROSY VIEW The dispatch setting forth the results of a survey of cigaret smoking in Canada contains the note that the Minister of Health, Miss LaMarsh, thought it useful because it would correct an exaggerated public impression on the matter. Perhaps our ad- diction is not as pronounced as some of us thought, but it is bad enough, even though the survey dealt with the extent of smoking rather than the con- sumption. (Montreal Star) WOULDN'T GO BACK The flag of Zambia has now replaced the Union Jack, and the new republic has started on the dangerous adventure of free- dom. Cynics are not short of evidence to angue how in state after state the high hopes of these occasions have been dis- appointed; they cannot, how- ever, show that any new nation, however. beset by problems, wants to become subject again to any colonial power, old or new. (Manchester Guardian) BY-GONE DAYS 15 YEARS AGO ' Nov. 23, 1949 Mayor Michael Starr threw the first stone to-officially open the five-day bonspiel for the R. S. McLaughlin trophy at the Oshawa Curling Club. zs nf . steeisete Es Work was progress: favor- ably on the new St. Paul's Pres- byterian Church Sunday School Hall on Wilson road in the east-end of the city. Oshawa Yacht Club held its annual presentation banquet with Albert Granik as chairman of the festivities. Jack Boothe, cartoonist, was the feature en- tertainer. = 30 YEARS AGO Nov, 23, 1934 The Board of Education adopt- ed a proposal that music be a subject on the of the Oshawa Collegiate and Vo- cational Institute. A. W. S. Greer was appointed a member of the City Council to complete the term of the late Alderman H, H. Cawker. Steamer Gleneig, coming into Oshawa with a cargo of coal, 'was grounded because of low water at the harbor entrance. PAPER MISSED? Call 723-3783 to 7 p.m. Circulation Dept. OSHAWA TIMES One of the 50 Members belonging to: the Oshawa District Independent Insurance Agents Association. for your insurance needs DEAL with the MAN _who displays the BIG "I" SYMBOL