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| She Oshara Times Published by Canadian Newspapers Limited 86 King St. E., Oshawa, Ontario T. L. Wilson, Publisher MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1965 -- PAGE 4 Newspaper Carriers And Postmen Praised The weather of the past week or two, with snow, ice and slush creat- ing hazardous and uncomfortable conditions for motorists and pedes- trians alike, has been far from pleasant for Oshawa citizens. We have had many complaints, and we are sure that members of the city concil and civic officials must also have had them, regarding the de- plorable condition of many of the city streets, particularly those off the main travelled routes. It has to be appreciated, however, that there is a very large mileage of streets in Oshawa, and that to keep them all clear of snow and ice would be a superhuman task. We have every sympathy with the civie officials whose duty it is to deal with snow and ice conditions, while at the same time we do appreciate the viewpoint of the camplainants. But what, to our way of think- ing, is more important and more worthy of comment, is the faithful service. given to our citizens by those who have to tramp through the slush, the snowdrifts and across the ice to make deliveries to the homes of the citizens. For special mention we would single out the postmen, who, day in and day out, - regardless of the weather, deliver the mail to Oshawa homes. And along with them we would place the newspaper carriers, the boys and girls who are responsible for seeing that our readers receive their daily copies of The Times. These public servants have lived up to the best traditions of the work they have to do. Many of them have had to work longer hours than usual in making their deliveries. They have gone through deep snowdrifts in many places, and have slithered over ice-covered streets and sidewalks in the course of their daily duties. They deserve the special grati- tude of all citizens, for the extra efforts that have been forced on them by the wintry weather. Another Tradition Goes There are many citizens of Can- ada, particularly of British birth, who are disappointed to see some of the old British traditions thrown to the winds. These were the people who were most strongly opposed to doing away with the Union Jack and the Red Ensign as Canada's national flag and replacing it with the new Maple Leaf flag. They felt that something worth while had gone from the life of Canada when the new flag was adopted. How- ever, as loyal citizens, they have accepted the decision of parliament, Up in Ottawa, however, another old tradition has been shattered. It has always been customary, in the past, to have the national flag flying from the Peace Tower of the Parliament buildings only when the House was sitting. There was a definite purpose in this old custom, Originally, it signified that the Commons and Senate were in ses- . sion, and that public' or private petitions could be brought before them. The custom really meant something Now it is also to go the way of the Union Jack and the Red En- sign. It has been ruled by those in authority in Ottawa that the Cana- dian national flag will now fly from the Peace Tower every day of the year, whether parliament is in session or not. There are many who feel it is a pity that this old tradition should go the way of so many others and be discarded. They argue that there are many other flagpoles on Parlia- ment Hill from which the flag could be flown every day. Their views is that the origin idea of flying it to let the public know that parliament is in session should be retained. For traditionalists, they have a good argument, because it does seem as if one by one the symbols of Canada's British associations are being discarded, To Clear Up Old Laws Lord Gardiner, Lord Chancellor of Britain, and as such the govern- ment's top legal adviser, is under- taking the monumental task of eodifying the great mass of law in Great Britain, and to bring it up to date. The nature of the task can be judged from the fact that it means tracing through the statutes of Britain as far back as the year 1235, only 20 years after the sign- ing of the Magna Charta. Unlike Canada, Britain has no written constitution. Its legal struc- ture is based on the common law by precedents and reported cases from the highest courts, plus the statute law. At present, the Eng- lish law consists of more than 4000 statutes passed by parliament. In the common law, there are some 300,000 reported cases from the courts, and nearly 100 ponderous volumes of more or less relevant legislation. All of this mass of ma- terial to be studied and brought int" She Oshawa Times T. L. WILSON, Publisher R. C. ROOKE, General Manager _ C, J. MeCONECHY, Editor The Oshawo Times combi The Oshowa Times {estoblished 1871) ond the Whitby Gazette ond Chronicle established 1863) is published daily Sundoys and Statutory holidays excepted). Members of Canadian Daily Newspaper Publish- ers Association, The Canadian Press, Audit Bureou of Circulation and the Ontario Provincial Dailies Association, The Conadion Press is exclusively entitled to the use of republicotion of all news despatched in the paper credited to it or to The Associated Press or Reuters, and also the local news published therein. All rights of special des- patches ore also reserved. Uffices;. Thomson Building, 425 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario; 640 Cathcart Street, Montreal. P.Q. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Delivered by corriers in Oshawa, Whitby, Ajax, Pickering, Bowmanville, Brooklin, Port Perry, Prince Albert, Maple Grove, Hampton, Frenchman's Bay, Liverpool, Taunton, Tyrone, Dunberton,. Enniskillen, Orono, Leskerd, Broughom Burketon, Claremont, Columbus, Greenwood, Kinsale, Ragian, Blackstock, Manchester, Pontypool ond Newcastle not over SOc per week. By mail in Province of Ontorio) outside carriers delivery oreos 12,00 per year, Other Provinces and Commonwealth Countries ' 15,00, USA, ond 24.00, a code suitable for the 1960's had its beginnings back in the 12th cen- tury. Some of the oldest statutes are written in ancient English phraseology, so as to be almost im- possible to understand even by tal- ented modern lawyers. The purpose of the study being instituted by Lord Gardiner is to scrap a great many of the venerable laws, and replace them with new statutes which are phrased more in keeping with modern English. This task will be assigned to some of Britain's outstanding legal author- ities, and it is estimated that it will take several years to complete. At the same time, an effort is to be made to bring English, Scottish and Welsh laws into conformity with each other. Lord Gardiner is undertaking a task which has long needed to be done, Because of lack of periodical revision and codification, much of the.law is in a confused state. If he is able to initiate a study which will adapt the existing laws to 20th century life, he will have accomp- lished a heroic job, Other Editors' Views HARD LABOR (Guelph Mercury) No fine or jail term is as likely to impress a wild-driving youth half as much as a sentence ordered in a Milton court. To a $200 fine and two-year licence suspension. Magistrate Kenneth Langdon has added 10 days at hard labor, The driver is 20 so presumably should be, able to live through it. Ten days of blistered hands, ach- ing back and utter fatigue at the end of each day will be remembered all his life, IT LOSES SOMETHING IN THE TRANSLATION PLANNING PROBLEMS Government Departments Start Planning Studies By GWYN KINSEY Special to The Oshawa Times (First of Five Articles) TORONTO--Planning is fash- fonable again -- at least as a conversation piece. Various departments of the provincial government are carrying out planning studies of one kind or another all over the province. Municipal Affairs Minister J. W. Spooner is telling municipal- ities to plan -- or else. The 22 district foresters of the Department of Lands and For- ests are working on their seg- ments of a land-use plan to cover the whole province. Next month fhe Department of Economics and Development will bring experts from all over Canada, North and South Amer- ica, Britain and Europe to To- ronto for a conference on re- gional development and eco- nomic change. ARDA -- the Agricultural Re- habilitation Development Ad- ministration -- is preparing to enter the second phase of its assault on rural problems. The assault starts with studies and plans. The Department of Highways is involved in traffic and trans- port studies, as is the Depart- ment of Transport. The provincial government is awaiting a report on the govern- ment Structure of Metropolitan Toronto, 'another on. Ottawa- Carleton county regional gov- ernment, and will probably order new ones of such areas as Hamilton, Kitchener-Water- loo and Port Arthur-Fort Wil- liam. So it goes. RESULTS QUESTIONED The general impression one gets is of an enormous amount of studying and planning under way. But one can _ question whether the impression is justi- fied by results -- at least those to date. This year may produce the ac- tion which has so far, in large measure, been lacking. The noises of impending action are being heard around Queen's Park. Most of the necessary legisla- tion for planning action already exists -- in the Planning Act, Municipal Act, and a score of other measures, But the action cannot be fully effective with- out some changes, the main ones being: Reorganization of the munici- pal structure to give bigger units more financial and plan- ning muscle, and to halt the sui- cidal municipal competition for assessment; Much closer co-ordination and direction of the diverse planning efforts at the top -- that is, at the cabinet level under the lead- ership of the premier. This requires a clear concept, again at the top, of what plan- ning is all about -- and an ac-+ knowledgement that planning is not an end in itself but is only a necessary preliminary to effec- tive action. Planning, no matter how sound, is a waste of time and money when it is not acted upon, : Planner Norman Pearson told a Queen's University audience: 'Many professionals are deep- ly concerned that planning has come to mean only zoning and subdivision. They are concerned to find that resource develop- ment, regional development, ag- ricultural rehabilitation and re- development, urban planning and redevelopment, the removal of old housing and conservation of soil and water, are thought of as separate entities." "The real business of plan- ning,"' says Prof. Pearson, "'is to enable a government to carry out a fundamental task of hand- ling resources and land and landscape, as a kind of trust for the present and future popula- tions." PLANNING FOR PEOPLE Dr. Ralph Krueger, head of the University of Waterloo"s geography department, told last YEARS AGO 15 YEARS AGO Feb, 1, 1950 Twenty-five students were ac- cepted into the Oshawa Gen- eral Hospital School of Nursing at the annual "capping" cere- mony. Those from Oshawa to receive their caps were, Velma Broadbent, Gloria Hirst, Ruth Lott and Mary Robertson. John J. Scott, member of the Sunday School staff at St. Andrew's United Church for over 30 years, was honored upon his retirement. St. George's Anglican Church opened a campaign for the pro- posed erection of a new $70,000 parish hall, 30 YEARS AGO Feb. 1, 1935 John Gibson, who served for many years as treasurer of Cedar Lodge, AF and AM, was presented with a gift in recog- nition of his loyal work. W. G. Corben and G. A. Dew- bery were elected as Wardens of Christ Memorial Anglican Church at the annual meeting which was presided over by the rector, Rev. R. B, Patterson. A. G. Storie was honored for having been appointed Honorary Inspector General of the Scot- tish Rite for this district. He was presented with an illumir nated address. TODAY IN HISTORY By THE CANADIAN PRESS Feb. 1, 1965... Trygve Lie, a 49-year-old Norwegian diplomat, lawyer and foreign minister, be- came secretary-general of the United Nations, 19 years ago today -- in 1946. He served the world body in that capacity until he was succeeded by the late Dag Hammarskjold of Sweden, who died.in a plane crash in The Congo in 1961. 1924 -- Britain recognized the post-Reovlution govern- ment of Soviet Russia. 1963 -- Nyasaland became a self-governing nation after 65 years of British rule. First World War © Fifty years ago teenr~ta "4 2 1915--five German airships were routed in an attack on Dover; German thrusts near La Bassee and further south in the vicinity of Al- bert were repulsed; Turkish armies were reported to have suffered severe set- backs in fighting in the Cau- casus. Second World War Twenty-five years ago to- day--in 1940 -- Finnish war president, Kyosti Kallio, re- newed his offer. to conclude an "honorable" peace with the Soviet Union as the Rus- sians mounted a new offen- sive; members of the Bal- kan entente met to discuss their "economic neutrality" @5 & means of avoiding war. year's conference of the Niagara Regional Development Associa- tion: "If your region gets the indus- try and urban development you're looking for, but you aren't prepared to plan properly for this growth, then you'll mess up your towns and region with a haphazard development that will destroy any existing advan- tages of municipal convenience, amenities, and pleasant living environment; and that will ruin forever the other resources such as prime agricultdral land, for- ests, fisheries, recreational space, and water supply."' Planning, then, is for people-- for the way they live, work, play and use the vital resources of land, soil, water and air. MAC'S MUSINGS It seems but yesterday That we were celebrating The advent of the new Year of 1965, and here We have already used up One-twelfth of that year And are impressed with How quickly the time Given to us passes away, As one grows older it Seems as if the time Passes away more quickly Than it used to do, as The varied activities Which one accumulates During a lifetime seem To grow like snowballs And eat into the hours Of each successive day. It. seems appropriate to Take stock now at the Beginning of February And review what we have Been able to accomplish During the first month Of this year that was New a month ago, and to Assess whether our Times has been well spent, Opinions vary as to what May constitute time Well spent, but if we Have spent our days and Kvenings in pursuit of Selfish personal interests, With little thought of What we could do for The welfare of others Less fortunate than we, Or for showing some of The spirit of friendship Then we can count our Time largely wasted. (Life has no real meaning For those who follow Only their own selfish Desires, and their whole Year could be happier If they gave more time To serving their community And their fellow men, BIBLE What thing soever I command you, observe to do it. --Exodus 34:11. Obedience to the Word and will of God is vitally essential for happiness and blessing. PAPER MISSED? Call 723-3783 to 7 p.m. Circulation Dept. OSHAWA TIMES PO SOE OE WASHINGTON CALLING Great Lakes De-Icing Plan By GORDON DONALDSON WASHINGTON (Special)--As every American radio-listener knows "masses of cold air from Canada" cause most of the bad weather that afflicts this coun- try in winter. At this time of year a Canadian living here feels vaguely unpopular, and it doesn't help to point out, as Les- ter Pearson did in Texas, that it's a lot colder back home. This Canadian air also freezes enough of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway to seal in the midwestern U.S. ports. This year a powerful group of mid- western senators is determined to do something about it. Senator William Proxmire of Wisconsin has introduced a bill recommending that U.S. army engineers study ways of open- ing up the lakes and seaway for year-round navigation. It calls the ice blockade "'one of the most serious obstacles to the economic advancement of the midwestern United States" and a hindrance to national de- fence. The bill is similar to one which passed the Senate but died in the House of Rules Com- mittee last session. This time Proxmire is confident it will get through. The U.S. army would study the air-bubbling system used in Scandinavia, Greenlands . and parts of Canada. Ram-jet en- gines of 50,000 horsepower bub- ble heat through the ice and have melted slabs six feet thick but experts doubt that it could be used on such colossal scale. Some believe nuclear reactors could be adapted to de-icing. GOLDWATER FUTURE Barry Goldwater -- remember him? -- is likely to be back in the United States Senate before very long. He gave up his Arizona senate seat to make his disastrous bid for the presidency last year, and has been officially out of a job since the beginning of this year. He has now abandoned con- trol of the Republican Party by agreeing to the replacement of Dean Burch whom he had placed in the position of Na- tional Committee Chairman. Goldwater remains titular head of the party until 1968 but his hopes of rebuilding it as a right- wing force are slim. QUEEN'S PARK So he is thinking of running for the Senate again. The Re- publican who took his seat, Sen- ator Paul Fannin, does not face re-election until 1970, but the. term of other Senator, Demo- crat Carl Hayden, expires in 1968, More to the point, Hayden is 88 and likely to retire soon, when his seat becomes vacant. Arizona law demands an elec- tion be called within 30 to 90 days and state Republicans take it for granted Goldwater will run and win. One clue: Despite his devo- tion to Arizona, Goldwater likes Washington and has kept his apartment here. General Curtis LeMay, the son of a French-Canadian ironwork- er who became the tough guy of the U.S. Airforce once said that a commanding general had no friends." He led the daylight bombers that ravaged Germany, he had a part in the atom-bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki; he built the Strategic Air Com- mand that held hydrogen bombs poised over the world night and ay. He bit cigars and barked at . people. He said his job was simply to get bombs on targets. During World War Two he told his pilots to fly straight in with- out dodging anti-aircraft fire and he flew the first plane to do so. This week, aged 58, he retires as airforce chief of staff, open- ing the way for a rethinking of air force policy that may, with luck, lay the ghost of "Dr, Strangelove", LeMay was a_ big - bomber man, He put the best airforce talent into SAC which could bomb half the world to bits but do nothing else. He. fought against tight civilian control of the Pentagon and he fought with the U.S. Army and Navy which have sizeable airforces of their own. On retiring, however, he has found he is not without friends. Those who argued with him still hail him as the father of the modern air force. And the Japanese, whom he bombed, brought him to Tokyo to award him their highest decoration for foreigners. Grossman's Big Program By DON O'HEARN TORONTO--Hon, Allan Gross- man is a man you take with tongue-in-cheek, but it's a cheek that has a smile on it. Mr. Grossman looks on him- self and his. endeavors very seriously, This former insur- ance man and Toronto alder- man can invest any office he holds with just slightly less im- portance than that of prime minister--of the U.K. He is so serious you smile. But then you often find there is good reason behind it. Thus this year Mr. Grossman reported that his reform in- stitutions department would have some important legislation for the session. And you didn't give this too much attention for you know that even when the minister washes his hands he regards it as a matter of some import- ance, As it turns out, however, it appears he does have some im- portant matters for the House this year. Among them is a promised reorganization in the training schoo] system for your offend- ers. And this is a field where in the opinion of some people, at least, change would be welcome. Actually because he is a bit of a bustler and is not averse to getting credit where credit is due, Mr. Grossman probably doesn't get the _ recognition around here he deserves, Over the years he has turned out to be a good minister, in not - too - promising depart- ments. Before moving to his present portfolio, for instance, he was chairman of the Liquor Control Board Ontario. And a number of improvements were made in liquor administration while he was there. They weren't major things, for not too much major change can be made in this area. But stores were brightened up, a new simplified order form was brought in, stores were opened, sometimes with staggered days, in areas that didn't have serv- icé,' and certain objectionable legal points. (Such as the re- quirement that liquor had to be taken directly to the home.) were straightened out while he held office: Also even before being taken into the cabinet this minister showed he had courage. He stood out for this during the bitter fluoridation contro- versy some years ago. He was the one member in the House who recognized the anti-fluoridationists and battled for their side of the question. And he did this despite the fact that here in Toronto he was 'open to bitter pressures and ridicule (The _ pro-fluoridation- ists were actually more bitter than the antis) which he re- sisted even though it'could have meant his political future. PEL ELI GODOT MEDC Se PEE ' OTHER OPINIONS " QUEBEC VIEWPO Ottawa Le Droit--Concern- ing primary education in On- tario, much has -yet to be done for the French-speaking minority, although the sub- sidies paid by Premier Ro- barts' government provide valuable help. But the prob- lem isn't just financtal. Tye current law on education lays down no official guarantees. The result is that there stl are many places where school children are numerous enough to warrant establishment ef bilingual classes, but where parents have to send their children to an English school or a private school at their own expense, Then there's the matter of secondary education, with the Ontario school system provid- ing practically nothing for French - ge | students after the 10th grade. Beyond that, at the higher educational levels, the Laurentian Univer- sity in Sudbury has only two faculties catering to people of our French language. The University of Ottawa... with students of all races and creeds, receives government aid for only two faculties be- cause it is not listed as a non- religious institution. In short, the current educational sys- tem in Ontario lacks logic, coherence and continuity. It suffers from a split personal- ity. . . .Gerard Bernier, (Jan, 20) Trois - Rivieres Le Nouvel- liste--Even before a prelimin- ary report on_ bilingualism and biculturalism has been received from the Lauren- deau - Dunton' commission, measures have been taken in Ottawa to promote bilingual- ism in the civil service and the advancement of French- Canadians to an extent suffi- cient to reduce the tremend- ous gap that now exists. The ministers no doubt want things to appear at least a little bit encouraging when the findings of the commis- sion are published. Numerous courses are being given to senior civil servants and other public employees. A certain accent has been placed on bilingualism, caus- ing some alarm among the privileged of the system, ac- customed to settling these problems within the family and not facing competition from French-Canadian candi- dates, Fears of this kind have been expressed by an NDP Member, Arnold Peters of Timiskaming in Ontario, Some civil servants who do not speak French, he says, "are beginning to feel up against a wall, especially in Ottawa, now that the stress is placed on bilingualism for advancement," Sherbrooke La Tribune--We are familiar with government inquiries, But the Quebec gov- ernment, has come up with something new. For the past year, roughly, it has had scholars conducting a secret inquiry which will allow it in June to have an idea of the economic consequences of separatism, Information so gath- ered could serve other pur+ poses than the government's, of course. But the pains taken to wrap this inquiry in mystery leads us to take. it with a 'grain of salt, its method striking us as sus pect. Under the circumstances, without going as far as to say that the inquirers have received directives -- some- thing we cannot say--we do feel almost justified in think- ing that if the recommenda- tions of the inquiry do not fit in with the government's ideas they could well be tossed in the wastebasket. ... We were not aware that the "'security" of the State of Quebec could be so menaced that such procedures are nec- essary... . (Jan, 14) NOTICE For the Added Convenience of their ~ Customers Guaranty Trust Company of Canada 32 KING ST. EAST OSHAWA, ONTARIO Are Pleased To Announce Extended Hours MONDAY THRU THURSDAY 9 A.M. to 5 P.M. FRIDAY ca-cesssnecsenccmcces) 9 AMM. f° 9 FA SATURDAY evevererersrerersmeersnrs 9 A.M, to 4 P.M, TELEPHONE 728-1653 ,