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The Osharwoa Times Published by Canadian Newspapers Limited ; 86 King St. E., Oshawa, Ontario ' ° T. L. Wilson, Publisher : : SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1965 -- PAGE 4 Lt-Col Welsh Mourned By Many Old Comrades » The sudden death while on holi- day in Barbadoes of Lt.-Col. G. Arthur Welsh, sheriff of Ontario county and local registrar of the supreme court, has brought to an untimely close the distinguished 'career of a remarkable man. He had 'a magnificent record of gallant service in the two world wars. In the first, as a fighter pilot in the 'Royal Flying Corps, he won the 'Belgian Croix de Guerre. In the 'second war, aS commanding officer of a unit of anti-tank artillery, he «was awarded the DSO in the Sicilian "campaign, and a bar to it for his 'gallantry in the Italian fighting. +As an artillery commander he was a doughty fighter and well earned the nickname of "Tiger Welsh." Lt.-Col. Welsh had a host of friends in Oshawa and Ontario County. Between the two wars he was postmaster in Sunderland, and there played a leading part in or- 'ganizing and building up the Sun- derland Branch of the Royal Cana- dian Legion. Many Oshawa men served under him when he went overseas in 1940 as a battery com- mander in the 4th Field Regiment, RCA., and regarded him not only as a highly competent officer, but as a kindly friend. Naturally a man of quiet disposition, it took the rigors of the Sicilian and Italian campaigns to bring out his great fighting qualities and make him the leader he was. As a cabinet minister under three prime ministers of Ontario, and as 'liquor commissioner for the pro- vince, he continued his valuable service to his country when war days were over, and remained in public service until his death. The death of Col. Welsh will be much regretted throughout -- his home county, and by none more than by the veterans of Oshawa and dis- trict who had the privilege of ser- ving under him in the heat of battle. To them he will always re- main the courageous leader -who richly deserved the honors that were bestowed on him, Vietnam Test Of Wills Since the end of the second world war, there have been many local outbreaks of hostilities in various parts of the world. The incidents in Palestine, Suez, Cyprus, the Congo, and, in particular, in Korea, had within them the seeds of a major conflict, but only in Korea "did there come a face-to-face con- "flict between the western powers "and the Communist world. Fortun- ately, these outbreaks were con- tained within specific areas, and did not spread to the status of a world conflict. : It would be comforting to the whole world, including Canada, if there could be some definite assur- ance that the present dangerous situation in Vietnam will be con- fined to that area in southeast Asia, As an exercise in brinkmanship, United States intervention, or reta- liation in Vietnam, has gone about as far as it can go without fanning the flames into a mucli more wide- spread conflict than it now is. Much depends on how seriously the warnings from Moscow that the incipient war in Vietnam could spread and embrace the whole -world can be taken. From the in- formation coming out of Vietnam, there was every justification for the United States retaliating against the Viet Cong attacks on its bases and the wanton killing of United 'States troops. Public opinion in the United States supports that action. What is still unknown is the extent to which world opinion will consider the United States justified in its attacks on North Vietnam. The situation has once again be- come a test of wills. It is a challenge to the United States, as was the Cuban situation, and the Russian actions which brought on the Berlin airlift. In. South Vietnam, the United States must either stand by its guns and risk the escalation of a local war, or make an ignominious retreat. We doubt if even the Rus- sian threats will cause the United States to withdraw from the posi- tion it has taken. And therein lies the test of will which carries with it the threat of a world conflict which no one wants to see, Another Angle On Flags An interesting sidelight on Can- ada's flag controversy has been re- vealed in the speech from the throne at the opening of the New Brunswick legislature session. In this speech it was announced that New Brunswick will fly -its own flag, in addition to Canada's maple leaf flag. This will be done under authority of a Royal Warrant by Queen Victoria in 1868. This war- rant is still accepted as giving New Brunswick the right to fly a flag of its own, without the necessity of any further legislation. The section of the New Bruns- wick speech from the throne which is of particular interest to Ontario points out that Queen Victoria's Royal Warrant in 1868 assigned coats-of-arms to New Brunswick and the three other original pro- vinces in Confederation -- Nova The Oshawa Zimes T. L. WILSON, Publisher R. C. ROOKE, General Manager ¢@. J. MeCONECHY Editor : The Oshawa Times combining The Oshawa Times {established 1871) ond the Whitby Gazette ond Chronitie established 1863) is published daily Sundays and Statutory holidays excepted) Members of Canadian Daily Newspaper Publish- ers Association, The Canadian Press, Audit Bureau of Circulotion and the Ontario Provincial Dailies Association. 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The warrant authorized these armorial bearings to be borne on flags and other symbols. In view of the declared intention of Premier Robarts to introduce legislation for the creation of a dis- tinetive Ontario flag, it would ap- pear that the significance of the Royal Warrant issued by Queen Victoria has escaped the notice of the keepers of the archives of On- tario. If the New Brunswick interpreta- tion is correct, then it would apply with equal force to this province, and the armories bearings author- ized by Queen Victoria could be in- corporated in an Ontario flag with- out any further action by the gov- ernment or the legislature. The New Brunswick declaration has placed an entirely new aspect on the question of provincial flags, and » the Ontario government's. reaction will be awaited with interest. Other Editors' Views SIMPLE FARE (Windsor Star) The word "gourmet" is being thrown, around, with characteristic carelessness, by advertising copy- writers, and one suspects that it will soon join the sorry list of words which have lost their meaning. The true gourmet is a person who has made a study of food, both in books and at the laboratory of the table. In food and drink, he is able to judge between good, better, and best. He is not a glutton, but he enjoys his food to the utmost. , MICE, ALVIN QUEBEC VIEWPOINT Reciprocity Again Issue Between Canada, U.S.A. This is a_ selection of editorials on current topics, translated from the French- language press of Canada. Quebec Le Soleil--The is- sue of trade reciprocity be- tween Canada and the United States brought defeat to the Liberal government of Can- ada in the 1911 election. To- day, free trade between the two countries is again under discussion. Canada in recent years has been trying to in- crease its exports to the United States in an effort to bring down the deficit in its balance of trade, but without substantial success. ... The nations of western Eu- rope have accepted the idea of total abolition of import duties in their trade with one another. This total abolition is expected to be achieved in the next 10 years, perhaps even sooner, After studies by com- mittees, these nations have cautiously proceeded with the establishment of a common market. In doing so, they have established inter-govern- mental or international com- mittees, often under private auspices, to study world "trade currents. A North American free trade zone has been under discussion recently even though no formal steps have been taken to establish it.... Tactics In No progress has been made in a quorter: century of effort to wipe out the illicit traffic in narcotic drugs, says the Per- manent Central Opium Board. The. difficulty of the Board's work is quite easy to under- stand. There are two prices for opium, the legitimate price for authorized production and the biack market price for illicit production, and to the poor farmers in the countries where opium poppies are raised, the black market temptations are very hard to resist, The boom in air travel, and the impossibility of making thorougn searches of baggage make the operations of the smuggler easier. There is an important impli- cation for Canada in this con- Our country has got to face up to the presence across its borders of a colossus. It must strive to get a good, close-up view of what free trade on this continent would mean. Canada definitely has indus- tries to protect against inter- national competition, even if it also seeks to promote free trade on a world level. The effects of a disappearance of tariffs must be closely studied where certain goods are con- cerned and Canada must pro- tect its own independence. Living as Canadians do in the shadow of the American econ- omy, they should try to un- derstand the realities of this trade problem. They should anticipate a period of adjust- ment and should protect their relations with other countries which constifute present or future markets for their prod- ucts. (Feb. 4) Trois - Rivieres Le Nouvel- liste--Czechoslovakia has al- ways been one of the most in- dustrialized countries of con- tinental Europe. Its post-war production has been largely absorbed by the Soviet Union and certain of her satellites. But it has grown to the point where it is larger than that clientele requires, and Cze- choslovakia is turning to Can- ada. Czechoslovakia's agri cul- tural situation is bad. Every Drug War fession that the drug traffie cannot be suppressed at either end. The method of dealing with addicts should be changed, be- cause we know that addiction is as difficult to eliminate as the traffic. The practice we have follow- ed, of simply jailing addicts, is useless and vindictive. Drugs can even be smuggled into badly - administered jails. Even the best treatment in special institutions for the purpose is pathetically ineffective, Dis- charged patients generally fall back into their old ways soon after release unless they have got rid of the personality weak- ress thal tripped them up in the first place. --The Montreal Star TODAY IN HISTORY By THE CANADIAN PRESS Feb. 20, 1965... French explorer Rene La- Salle arrived in Canada and settled at Montreal 299 years ago today--in 1666. ceived a grant of land at Lachine, so named. because of his ambition to reach China by way of the "west- ern sea," 1938--British Foreign Sec- retary Anthony. Eden re- signed from the cabinet of Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain. 1962--U.S. astronaut John Glenn completed three orbits of the earth in a space cap- sule and landed safely in the . Atlantic near the Bahamas. First World War Fifty years ago today--in 1915--the 1st Canadian Di- vision, on the Western Front, was inspected by Field Marshal Sir John French; Australian and New 'Zealand troops in Egypt were ordered to the Darda- nelles; Russians yielded po- sitions north of Nadworna in southeastern Galicia. Second World War Twenty-five years ago to- day--in 1940--the British air He re- ministry announced the award of the DFC to Fit. Lt. L. W .Skey of London, Ont., and PO R. H. Harper of Scott, Sask; Germany claimed the sinking of two British minelayers and an armed merchant ship off the British coast; German planes raided Britain's east coast. Feb. 21, 1965... First World War Fifty years ago today--in 1915--French troops consoli- dated gains in the Cham- Ppagne area on the Western Front; German advance into Poland developed; Eng- lish east coast towns were. bombed by German planes but damage was reported negligible. Second World War Twenty-five years ago to- day--in 1940 -- Sweden pro- tested to Moscow after Rus- sian planes bombed Swedish town near the border with Finland; Romania banned high test 'gasoline and avia- tion deliveries to Germany; Brtiain armed fishing boats with anti-aircraft guns to counter Nazi raids. en day her farms find it harder and harder to fill the needs of her population. The gov- ernment of this Communist land must undertake massive imports of food products. Czechoslovakia is wonder- ing if she mightn't buy these goods in exchange for our country's purchase tf ma- chinery produced in her fac- tories by a labor force whose competence is recognized on all the international markets, Canada still has food sur- pluses -- grains which Czech plants could transform not only for home consumption but for re-export--milk prod- ucts, etc. Commercial exchanges be- tween our two countries face the same difficulties as those between us and Japan. We cannot accept any imports which will clash with our own industrial production. Commercial exchanges can- not be one-way, especially in this post-war world. Ottawa believes an increase in our trade with Czechoslo- vakia is possible. We do not fear Communist cash. (Feb. 2) MAC'S MUSINGS Next week is being observed As Brotherhood Week in Canada, and is set aside As a week in which all Should give serious. thought To promoting the principles Of friendship and goodwill Towards people of all races, Creeds and nationalities, And seek to find out How all can be united In one brotherhood under The Fatherhood of God. Brotherhood Week is of Importance to Canada Because people from many Lands, people of different Races and religious. beliefs Have come to live here. If this land of Canada Is to enjoy the blessings Of unity within its gates And of goodwill among all Who make up its varied Population, then we have To develop tolerance and Understanding for those Whose origin and beliefs Differ from our own, That understanding of Each other's viewpoint is The greatest need in the Building of unity within Our country and producing A strong Canadianism That will recognize that While we are all one In loyalty and allegiance To our country, yet we have To respect and recognize The right of everyone To worship his God As he desires to worship; The right to freedom Of thought and expression Through which alone can Come understanding. --Feb. 20, 1965 'REMEMBER WHEN -- Passing Of City Bylaw Sparked Auto Industry By M. McINTYRE HOOD In these days when great plans for expansion by the General Motors of Canada, Limited, are under development, and _ still greater things are forecast for the future, it is interesting to look back to one of the early phases of the development of that company. This was in 1916, when the people of Oshawa were asked to vote on a bylaw which would make possible the growth and development of what was then known as the McLaughlin Motor Car Company. In that year, partly because of the pressure of wartime needs, that company had to carry out a program of plant expansion. In its issue of June 23, 1916, nearly 50 years ago, The Oshawa Reformer, prede- cessor of The Oshawa Times, carried on its front page a main headline which carried a pro- phetic note. It was a prophecy which in the last 50 years has indeed come true. Across the top of the page, in large type, were these words: "Oshawa Promises to Become an Automobile Metropolis of the Dominion if Bylaw Passes." The bylaw referred to was one to grant a fixed assessment of $175,000 to the McLaughlin Motor Car Company for a - period of 10 years". BITTER OPPONENTS SPOKE The story underneath this headline was:a report of a pub- lic meeting held in the old town hall at the corner of Simcoe and Richmond streets in support of the bylaw. The outstanding fea-. ture of the meeting, in the light of history, was the fact that two bitter political opponents, Dr. T. E. Kaiser. Conservative, and Fred L. Fowke, Liberal, who both at. different times repre- sented South Ontario in the House of Commons, were for once on the same platform as speakers. Both of them spoke in favor of the bylaw. Chairman of the meeting was Mayor Gordon D. Conant, who later was attorney-general and premier of Ontario. Others who spoke in favor of the bylaw were T. B. Mitchell, mayor of Oshawa in later years, and J. P. Hen- nessey, then president of the Oshawa Board of Trade. EULOGY FROM TORONTO A:so on the front page was an article reproduced from a To- ronto newspaper eulogizing Osh- awa. The leading paragraph of this article was as follows: "Oshawa has made such a reputation for itself as a live manufacturing place, and so many important industries have sprung up there in recent years, GALLUP POLL that it is not surprising to hear of further development and ex- pansion. "On next Saturday, the citi- zens will have a proposal to vote upon, which will undoubtedly be carried and will add immeasur- ably to the importance of Osh- awa. The proposal is in connec- tion with the proposed extension | of the McLaughlin Motor plant, already a gigantic industry, by which the assessment on the new addition will be included in a fixed assessment on the plant Of $175,000 for 10 years." The article went on to cite powerful reasons why the bylaw should be passed. GREAT DEVELOPMENTS As was anticipated, the bylaw was carried by an overwhelm- ing majority. That marked a notable milestone in the indus- trial history of Oshawa. It was the beginning of even greater things for the city's automobile industry. The plants of the Mc- Laughlin Motor Car Company and the Chevrolet Motor Car Company, in Oshawa, were ex- panded. Production and employ- ment figures leaped ahead, Two years later, the two Oshawa automobile companies were merged with the General Motors Corporation, and General Motors of Canada came into be- ing. Thus'the prophecy of that newspaper headline of nearly 50 year's ago has come true. As General Motors of Canada, under the presidency of Col. R. S. McLaughlin, the company expanded year by year. Between 1925 and 1930, addition followed addition to the plant. The for- ward march was held back, but only temporarily, by the dark days of the depression of the thirties. Then came the second world war, when all the facilities of the plant were placed at the dis- posal of the federal government, to make a tremendous contribu- tion to the war effort of Canada and its allies, STILL EXPANDING The post-war period brought further and steady expansion. A large block of land in the south- erly part of the city was pur- chased, and on it, year by year, the south plant of General Motors has grown in size, in pro- ductive capacity and in employ- ment potential. Today, the Jatest addition, a new plant for truck chassis assembly, is going up and will be in full production before the end of this year. Truly, the prophecy of 1916 has indeed come true, and Osh- awa is today unquestionably the automobile metropolis of the dominion. RESEARCH NEEDS SEEN GREATEST FOR CANCER BY THE CANADIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC OPINION (World Copyright Reserved) In the public mind, cancer given priority in research, fro) is the disease that should be m government funds. This, despite the fact that heart ailments. are the greatest killer. A decade ago, four-in-ten people rated cancer research as the one that should receive most public support. Today nearly six-in-ten feel this way. In 1954 polio came next to search. It was named by 24% cancer, in the need for re- of the people. Today, prob- ably because of the great strides made in public research, only 3% name that crippling disease. The question: "HERE ON-A CARD IS A LIST OF SIX SERIOUS ILLNESSES; WHICH ONE DO YOU THINK SHOULD RECEIVE MOST SUPPORT FROM PUBLIC FUNDS FOR A PROGRAM OF RESEARCH AND PUBLIC EDUCATION?" 1954 TODAY Cancer research 40% 57% Polio 24 3 Mental illnesses 12 20 Tuberculosis 9 28 Heart idsease 8 ll Arthritis 4 4 No opinion C3 4 100%, 101% In an occupation breakdown feels most have top priority. The profession BIBLE "Tf I sin,-then thou markest me, and thou wilt not acquit me from mine iniquity." Job 10:14. Only Christ can remove 'the mark of sin and misery of the sinner. "Come unto me all ye that labor and are heavy laden and I will give you rest." POINTED PARAGRAPHS The RCMP wants a dead man exhumed, says a newspaper headline. Our interest would pick up even more if they wanted a live man dug up. Spending on the terms of what your friends think you can af- ford can lead to bankruptcy, Monteith, Riehl, Waters & Co. CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS RESIDENT PARTNERS Gordon W. Riehl, C.A., R.A. TELEPHONE OSHAWA BROCK BUILDING 52 §DMIRAL ROAD SHOPPING CENTRE WHITBY AJAX 728-7527 668-4131 942-0890 Burt R. Woters, C.A. , it is the working man who strongly (60%) that cancer research should al class figure is 52%. . - OTHER OPINIONS BLESS OUR BANKS Canadian banks are among the best in the world, except when you need them. Saturday morning, for exam- ple, when you have to go to the egy States on an emergency trip. The. only way to get money in a hurry. is to pass out personal cheques (at $15 each) to friends and friendly department stores. Then you lurch through the blizzard from hotel to hotel to exchange the money for Ameri- can dollars. Through your: frozen eyelids you can see those marble and glass temples the banks dedicated to your serv-. ice -- between 10 and 3 o'clock, five days a week. And you hope their friendly managers, and their presidents down in Nassau are having a happy weekend. GROWING MUSEUM Potential exhibits available to Huron. County Pioneer Museum are being lost for lack of room and many offered now will mever again be obtainable, Cur- ator James Chisholm reports. "It is hard to walk away from them," he said in urging upon County Council the provision for more space. His predecessor, Mr. Neill, who gave many years of devoted service to the mu- seum, had already called atten- tion to the need, and Mr. Chis- holm pressed the matter at Jan- uary session of county council. The proposal is for an addi- tion 80 feet by 60 feet, costing something like $12,000. The cur- ator hopes to see it built this year, so that reception of new articles may be no longer re- stricted, and the 7,000 articles on display may be properly classified and displayed. He underlines the educational value of the institution, and points out that in approving the projected addition council will be building for many years to come. Reeve A. D. Smith of Turn- berry, chairman of last year's property committee, declared the museum "one of the finest, and one of the largest, in On- tario". It was toured in 1064 by 21,692 persons, drawing visitors from surprising distances. The number of bus-loads of students on sponsored bus trips is most impressive. It may not be generally known that admission fees cover main- tenance costs of the museum, and there is a provincial grant, so that it is not a charge, finan- cially, upon the county and its member municipalities, --Goderich Signal Star YEARS AGO 25 YEARS AGO February 20, 1940 W. H. Moore was nominated as Liberal candidate for On- tario riding for the coming gen- eral election. Ald. F. M. Dafoe resigned as CCF candidate. Oshawa's 1940 tax rate was set at 3014 mills, a reduction of one mill from 1939 figure. W. E. N. Sinclair, KC, was re-elected president of the Osh- awa branch of the Victorian Order of Nurses, 40 YEARS AGO February 20, 1925 A General Motors Choral So- ciety was organized under the leadership of Prof. M. Clarke. Many city cellars were flond- ed by a heavy rainfall which melted snow and ice. Board of Education esti- mates for 1925 exceeded $25,000, lt a aa of $42,000 over PAPER MISSED? Call 723-3783 to 7 p.m. Circulation Dept. OSHAWA TIMES A HOME. MORTGAGE WILL LIKELY BE THE MOST IMPORTANT INVESTMENT YOU WILL EVER MAKE-- Get expert advice from C.A.C. 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