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-- Bhe Oshawa Times Published by Canadian Newspapers Limited 86 King St. E., Oshawa, Ontario T..L. Wilson, Publisher THURSDAY, APRIL 1, 1965----PAGE 4 Flying Foreign Flags At Oshawa's City Hall It is time that the city council 'discussed the question of flying 'foreign flags at the Oshawa city "hall, along with the new Canadian _ flag, to mark notable anniversaries in the history of one or another of * the ethnic groups in the city. A few «weeks ago, the Ukrainian flag was flown in honor of the anniversary of the winning of shortlived free- dom by the Ukrainian people. The other day, the flag of Byelorussia, one of the Soviet Socialist Re- publics, was flown there to mark the anniversary of the date when that country proclaimed its inde- pendence in 1918, only to lose it again when the country was divided between Poland and the Soviet Union. We respect the loyal manner in which the Canadian citizens of European origin regard the freedom which they had for a brief period but lost again to Russia We regard them highly as citizens of Canada. But at the same time there are limits to the extent to which flags of countries other than Canada should be flown at the city hall. If all the ethic groups, and the citizens' who have come from different countries of the. British Isles, were to ask that their flags be flown to mark anniversaries of their homelands, there might be some confusion, and perhaps some hard feeling. For instance, the Scots might well ask to have their flag with the lion rampant flown on the anniver- sary of the battle of Bannockburn. In retaliation, the English might ask that the English flag or stan- dard be flown on the anniversary of the battle of Flodden or the rout of the highlanders on Culloden Moor. The French citizens of Osh- -awa could expect to see their tri- color flown at the city hall on Bastile Day. So one could go on down the list of the city's ethnic groups, pointing to historic occa- sions which might justify them asking to have their national flags flown. This custom could be carried to such an extreme as to make it ridiculous. Before that point is reached, it might be well for the city council to talk the matter over and lay down a definite policy. 'Taunton Road Problem The great majority of the citi- zens of Oshawa will have a large measure of sympathy for the cause which is being fought by the citizens of the Taunton road district in the {Interest of the safety of their chil- dren while going to and from school. Because of the inability of the responsible public bodies of Oshawa to get together and reach a solution in. the best interest of the children, the irate »2rents have held a protest marcl co tne Sunset Heights public school to demon- strate the hazards their children have to face- in walking anything from two to three miles to their school. Ghe Oshawa Times R. C. ROOKE, General Manager C. J. MeCONECHY Editor The Oshawo Times combining The Oshawa Times (established 1871) ond. the Whitby Gozette and » Chronicle established 1863) is published daily Sundays and Statutory holidays excepted) | Members of Canadian Daily Newspoper Publish- ers Association. The Canadion Press, Audit Bureou ef Cireuletion and the Cntario Provincial Dailies Association. The' Canadion Press is exclusively entitied to the use of republication of all news despatched in the poper credited to it or to The Associated Press or Reuters, ond also the tocal news published therein. All rights of special des potches are also reserved Building, 425 University 640 Cathcart Street, Thomson Onterio; Caftices: Avenue, Toronto, Montreal, P.Q SUBSCRIPTION RATES Delivered by corriers in Oshawa,. Whitby, Ajox, Pickering, Bowmanville. Brooklin, Port Perry, Prince Albert, Maple Grove, Hampton, Frenchman's Bay, Liverpee!, Taunton, Tyrone Dunbarton, Enniskillen, Drene, Leskerd, Broughom Burketon, Cloremont, Columbus, Greenwood, Kinsale, Raglan, Blackstock, Manchester, Pontypool and Newcastle not over SOc per week. By mail in Province of Onterio) Commonwealth Countries A. and foreign 24.00. We suggest that another march along the Taunton road to the school should be held. Taking part in it should be all the members of the public utilities commission, the city council, the board of education and the police commission. If they made that three mile march, they might be more aware of the risks which the schoo] children run in making it twice daily, to and from school. There is nothing about this prob- lem that cannot be solved if the various bodies get to- gether and agree upon a solution, instead of simply shrugging their shoulders and passing the buck from one to another. These Taunton road parents and children face a serious problem. If one or more of these children were killed while on the way to or from school, or even injured, thé pressure of angry public opinion would force the public bodies concerned to act. It would be much more in keeping with the responsibilities which rest on their shoulders to take remedial action before such accidents occur. We are not placing the blame directly on any one of the bodies mentioned. But we do suggest that by sitting down together, with the objective in mind of acting to pro- tect the lives of these children, they can come up with an arrangement that will be satisfactory to all con- cerned. involved READERS WRITE... "LAKE SUPS" REUNION The Editor, The Oshawa Times. Sir: This coming May will mark the 25th anniversary of the mobilization of the Lake Superior Regiment (Motor) for the defence of freedom in the Second World War. Special ceremonies will be held at the Lakehead on May 22-23 to commemorate the Regi- ment's campaigns in France, The Lowlands and in Germany. In connection with the observe ance, a giant reunion of former members of the "Lake Sups"' is being planned. We are anxious to get in touch with our former comrades-in- arms, some of whom are prob- ably in your area. We would be indebted if you could find space for this in your "Letters to the Editor" column, Our former members should write to Roland Turcotte, cor- responding secretary of the Lake Superior Regiment (Moior) Association, 170 Powley Street, Port Arthur. Thank you for any help you can give us. Yours sincerely, R. A. BELL, Chairman of Publicity, 1965 Regimental Reunion, Lake Superior Reg't (Motor). MAC'S MUSINGS After a long drawn-out and Cold and dreary winter We have now put behind Us the month of March, And with the coming of This first day of April We feel a sense of relief, As if in one' day we pass From one season to another, And will at once enjoy The balmy air of spring. When April comes we look For warmer sunshine, Longer and brighter days And the opportunity to Spend more time outdoors In the refreshing air; We look forward to the Early removal of storm Windows and doors to Bring the fresh air of Spring into our homes. The housewife looks forward To the bustle of her Annual spring cleaning Which in spite of all its Arduous labor is something Which she really enjoys. April seems to bring A new upsurge of life, Because all around us That new life is coming Into being as the sun Warms 'the earth and sets The plants and grass to Starting their annual -growth. So April is welcomed Far beyond any other Month in the whole year, Because it leaves: behind The snow, ice and cold Which have plagued us During the long winter, And which we hope will now Be replaced by spring's Glory of renewed growth. --April 1, 1965. POINTED PARAGRAPHS Uncivilized people living 'un- der primitive conditions don't know a lot of things -- includ- ing how lucky they are. Moscow has called the Ameri- can attacks on North Vietnam a "'large - scale provocation'. Well, ai least it's a large-scale thought-provocation. An American bank claims that the average lady of the house is worth $159.34 a week in services rendered. And if she had to be paid for them, few men would be able to afford a wife. *NOW,HERE, You SBE, IT TAKES ALL THE _ RUNNING You CAN DO, To KEEP IN THE SAME PLACE. " GLass _--n "THAMES Th LEwts camneut Ao Or onthe (Teansaren pee yet Namese ) ALICE IN SOUTH-EAST ASIA U.K. Loses Its Position As Dominant Country the undisputed leader of the world, Britain has fallen on sad days, her diplomatic influence diminish- ed, her industrial plant second rate. The following «first of four articles by an Associated Press staff writer shows some of the reasons for Britain's de- cline as a world power. By TOM OCHILTREE LONDON (AP) -- Not since they stood alone in the early days of the Second World War have the British felt so exposed as now, They have discovered their country. is the most vulnerable of the world's major industrial powers. Yet it seems only the day be- fore yesterday when Britain was a dominant power with a world-girdling empire of 16,- 000,000 square miles Now the Empire has been re- placed by a. loose. Common- wealth of independent nations which make their own decisions, Britain has to fight harder each year to export her goods over- seas. Successive British govern- ments find it increasingly diffi- cult to pay for a first-line mili- tary establishment. The British people, all 54,000,- Once 000 of them, are packed to- gether on an industrialized is- land at an average density of 564 to the square mile. They must trade or starve. But in the last 10 years Brit- ain's share of the world exports of manufactured goods has slumped from one-fifth to one- seyenth. At the turn of the century it was one-third. London political writers refer to Britain as 'the sick man of Europe"--a title once applied to the old Turkish Empire. What has caused _ the changes? What ails the British? Some historians think the ill- ness began as early az July 25, 1909. On that day a flimsy air- plane made of wire and sticks flew from Calais to Lover with Louis Beriot, the French avia- tion pioneer, at the contro No one realized it-at the time but suddenly all the giant steel battleships ringing the British Isles got a lot older that day. Not forever would these great ships stand as supreme sym- bols of national power. Then came the First World War with its casualties and dis- persal of national wealth. The 1916 Easter uprising of Irish nationalists in Dublin marked Hurling Rude Insults Common In Parliaments The practice of. hurling in- sults is not confined to the British House of 'Commons. The Italian and French Parliaments are particularly adept at it. In Latin. America, the insults are usually merely a prelude to fist- icuffs, blood-letting, and even the occasional murder attempt. It would be wrong also to think that only obscure back- benchers toss insults around like confetti at a wedding. Canada's own William Lyon Mackenzie King was adept at the art. Hansard records that the day he called the Tory op- position benches "a mob" was | WORLD SPOTLIGHT - Viet Nam Ground War Is Now Stalemated The AP world spotlight this week reports on the Vietnamese conflict, Chinese penetration In Tanzania and Brazil under the Goulart government, SAIGON (AP)--The U.S, 7th Fleet and a scattering of ait bases in Viet Nam and Thailand look like the West's primary hope for bringing the bitter Viet- namese war to a conclusion. But Vietnamese and American officials still are saying the war remains focused on ground fighting in the jungles of South Viet Nam. A. ranking official says: 'After all there still are be- tween 80,000 and 100,000 Viet Cong in South Viet Nam and the 7th Fleet can't do much about them." The war on the ground seems as' stalemated as ever, even though there are heavy and ris- ing casualties on both sides, But the Viet Cong has been getting stronger. The air war against North Viet Nam which began Feb. 7 now is considered almost rou- tine. 'RAIDS: WILL CONTINUE' As time passes the raids are aimed at increasingly important targets. U.S. officials have re peatedly said the raids will con- tinue and increase with no limit until and unless Hanoi tells the However, and American observers Vietnamese con- some For the 9,000,000 blacks in Viet Cong to give up. Neither Hanoi nor the Viet Cong has shown the' slightest sign of reducing the pressure in the south and the North Viet- namese regime seems to be digging in. Hanoi has not been bombed, U.S. officials have said they ex- pect to go on bombing only mili- tary targets in the north until and unless it seems necessary to escalate the war another notch. This means no bombing of cities or population centres for the time being. As the raids go on, the United States is' gaining confidence in its plan. There was much less unfavorable international reac- tion to the raids than had been expected Long detailed lists of future targets have been made out, Even supply lines connecting Communist China with North Viet Nam have been studied for inclusion on the list. These- sup- ply lines are believed to be all inside North Viet Nam MOST ARE PI SED By and large, ranking South Vietnamese official are ed:* Many held that victory in the vould be impossible' without large- scale American intervention in North Viet. Nam. tong south have tend the raids are dangerous in the sense that iley shift atten- tion away from the ground war in the south, ultimately bé won if the whole effort is to have meaning. The thinking could quickly lead to neglect of many of the subtle programs in the south that basically involve aligning the South Vietnamese people with the U.S. cause. They argue it also could lead to the feeling in the Vietnamese armed forces that now that this is an."Ameri- can war' there no longer is any need to risk getting killed on the ground. There also is the possibility, some say, that the American gamble will fail not' because of massive intervention by China or the Soviet Union but because the North Vietnamese refuse: to play the game "Tt is entirely possible,' one Vietnamese. said, "that the Hanoi authorities are prepared to lose their cities and industries if necessary and go back into the jungle to fight." DAR ES. SALAAM, Tanzania (AP)--The east wind sometimes brings the scent of cloves from offshore Zanzibar In recent months, the cooling breeze has brought a figurative whiff of Communist China, a war which must' Tanzania, life is much the same as it has been for decades. Little has changed other than an end of German, then British colonial rule. But the nearby island of Zanzi- bar has become a stepping stone for Chinese penetration onto the African continent. Jyst one month after Britain handed over independence to the Sultan of Zanzibar in December, 1963, about 600 insurgents swept through the island, ousting the sultan and setting up the Peo- ple's Republic of Zanzibar. The Chinese promptly offered mili-+ tary and economic aid, THREE ARMIES REVOLT In the same month the armies of three East African territories revolted -- Tanganyika, Uganda and Kenya. British troops were called in and put down the re- volts. Later, Tanganyika's Pres- ident Julius Nyerere entered into a union with the president of the People's Republic. of Zanzibar, Sheik Abeid Karume, and Tanzia was born in. Octo- ber, 1964, A slow but. regular. flow. of Pcking trained advisers has made inroads into the African mainland territory of Tanzania since then--using Zanzibar as a epringboard. one of the most exciting in House of Commons history. When Sir Winston Churchill insulted Sir. Samuel Hoare, the then minister of defence, did it with an elan the young might well envy. "Sir Samuel," he said, "recently stumbled over the truth but picked him- self up and carried on as if nothing had happened." Canada's present House. of Commons is woefully weak in almost everything except the art of insult. Not the polished insult, of course, because there are no Meighens or Pouliots or lan Mackenzies' in today's house. But pure unadulterated sledge - hammer insults, Like "liar," for instance. (Hamilton Spectator) Water System For Province A provincial water system was envisaged by former Prem- jer Leslie Frost. High costs probably forestalled it in his time but Ontario since has grown fantastically. Increasing provincial reve- nues may now justify develop- ment of a more general water system, one aimed to meet a steadily increasing need to satisfy water-short cities and towns and parched farm and garden lands. --London Free Press TODAY IN By THE CANADIAN PRESS April 1, 1965 The naval battle of Copen- hagen was fought 164 years ago today--in 1801--destroy- ing the Baltic naval league Napoleon had set up to chal- lenge the British navy's practice of searching . neu- tral ships. Nelson led half the British fleet and, when in difficulties and ordered to retreat, put his telescope to his blind eye and said, 'I do not see the signal." 1815--The German states- man, -Prince Otto von Bis- marck, was born 1924--The Royal Canadian Air Force was formed. the beginning of @ long march of peoples away from British rule. END WAS NEAR The Empire actually reached its. greatest territorial limits in the years between the two world wars but nationalist dem- onstrations in India and else- where showed its days were numbered. The Second World War was a particularly heavy blow. It ran down British domestic capital by 3,000,000 pounds, ($9,000,000,- 000) through shipping losses, bomb damage and arrears of industrial maintenance ard re- placements. The sale of 1,000,000 pounds ($3,000,000) worth of overseas investments' nearly half in North America, caused a basic alteration in Britain's financial situation. Like many before them, the British found that loss. of wealth brought loss of influence. This. was masked in_ recent years, however, by the skill of British diplomacy--by the abil- ity to use words and ideas skill- fully enough to hold on to a sizable role in_ international affairs, But two political earthquakes rocked this -position. The first was the abortive Suez invasion of 1956 when world public opin- jon forced the British and French to call a halt to their operations against President Gamal Abdel Nasser of Egypt. The second setback came on January 29, 1963, in Brussels. That was the day President de Gaulle's France vetoed Brit- ain's application to enter the six-nation Common Market, a trade grouping which aims at some form of political unifica- tion of western Europe. YEARS AGO 15 YEARS AGO April 1, 1950 Customs collections at. Osh- awa for the fiscal year of 1949- 1950 reached a record figure of $26,315,609. Thirty - five | Times-Gazette news carriers qualified for a three-day trip to Montreal in a circulation contest. Donald A. Houlden, 8th Troop Scoutmaster, was chosen to at- tend the U.S. National Jamboree at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. 30 YEARS AGO April 1, 1935 City council decided to close the welfare food depot and in- stitute a-controlled voucher sys- tem of relief. A proposal to move the city offices of the Public Utilities building was approved by city council. The Oshawa Kinsmen Club presented an excellent produc- tion of "The Gingham Girl" at the Regent Theatre. HISTORY First World War Fifty years ago today--in 1915--the advancing Russian armies penetrated 30 miles into Hungary. South Afri- can troops under General Louis Botha captured Aus, an important trading post in German Southwest Africa. Second World War Twenty-five years ago to- day -- in 1940 -- diplomatic circles indicated Britain was preparing to strike "as hard as possible' against the sea- routes by which Germany imported Swedish iron ore; the German bombardment of French lines in the Saar valley increased, : OTTAWA REPORT Zoth Anniversary Of Dunkerque Epic By PATRICK NICHOLSON OTTAWA--This year is the 25th anniversary of The Miracle of Dunkerque. I hear from a friend who was one of the miracle-makers that the anni- versary will be appropriately marked: Survivors of the world's most historic armada of little ships will sail once again across the 80 miles of open sea, from the mouth of England's River Thames to the beaches of Dunkerque in France. On Sunday, May 26, 1940, a service of intercession and prayer for the 'trapped British Army was held in Westminster Abbey. At 7 p.m. that night, Operation Dynamo was put into action to evacuate British and French troops from Dunkerque, already encircled by the Ger- man Panzers. Winston Church- ill, after hearing comments and advice from his military chiefs, came to the sad conclusion that it wouid only be possible to evacuate about 45,000 soldiers in 48 hours, before the Germans would overrun the perimeter defences protecting the already damaged harbor and the open beaches of Dunkerque. CALL TO BOAT-LOVERS The next day, it was realized that evacuation only from the small and heavily attacked har- bor was insufficient. Somehow the army must be lifted directly from the beaches. So an appeal was made for help from any small craft capable of ferrying soldiers from the beaches to larger ships which would wait in deep water off-shore. The re- sult of this appeal was, in Churchill's words, "the brilliant improvisation of volunteers on an amazing scale," For eight days, the ation was carried on, under devastating aerial attack and continuous shell-fire. But a total QUEEN'S PARK Decision Right, But Reason W By DON O'HEARN TORONTO -- Rightly or wrongly the public accounts committee has decided not to ask motor vehicle manufactur- ers about commissions they pay to dealers on government truck purchases. You say rightly because it possibly could be. right in its end decision. But you say wrongly because the way it arrived at the deci- sion left a lot to be desired. Most of the blame, or credit, lands in the lap of the chairman of the committee, D'Arcy Mc- Keough of Kent West. After a week's thought, Mr. McKeough ruled that it wouldn't be right for the committee to inquire into what were, in ef- fect, the "promotion practices" of car manufacturers, of pri- vate businesses. He felt his was beyond the field of responsibility of govern- ment. ONCE PRAISED Just a few days ago we wrote a.piece praising Mr. McKeough. And now the ball has been bouncing again. As so often happens, right away he doesn't look so good For Mr. McKeough is in the Curling Kids -- Beat Them All So the world curling cham- pionship has gone to a group of youths (average age 25) from Superior, Wis., .U.S.A. These superior lads knocked off a group of Canadians (average age 30) only after'a four-hour struggle, but there it is. Those hard boiled damned Yankees were said to have broken down in tears at their victory and were carried out of the arena at Perth, Scotland, by Norweg- ians and Swedes in a whoop of international goodwill. What the Scots thought of crying Yanks is not recorded, Back home here there is already some comment that a more veteran and ex- perienced Canadian rink might have withstood the bnrst of youth from Wisconsin. Could be. On the other hand, the logic is not clear. The "kids" from across the line eliminated the old boys at home and abroad, and our own young team 'beat out our own older teams before making Scotland at all. From this end of the house it looks as though the old' man's sport has been taken over by young men and the oldsters can only grin and bear it. evacu- ee ' of 338,226 soldiers were brought across the sea to England--in everything from destroyers to a three-seater canoe. That miracle of Dunkerque was made possible by the great armada of little ships. There were motor-cruisers and sail- boats manned by their civilian owners, who in previous sum- mers had spent. lazy weekends cruising or sailing in them with their families on the rivers and coastal waters of southeast Eng- land, There were ships' life- boats from liners in the London docks. There were tugboats from the busy River Thames. Even oyster-men from the com- mercial fisheries of Essex loaded their boats with unusual human hauls lifted from the French beaches. VETERANS SAIL AGAIN In the words of Churchill: "everyone who had a boat of any kind, steam or sail, put out for Dunkerque." In all, " 372 miscellaneous private craft. set sail voluntarily for the beaches of Dunkerque, manned by their owners in most cases, making up the greatest civilian navy ever known; 170 of them were sunk by bombs, bullets or shells, Enquiries at boatyards have disclosed more than 100 of those little ships still afloat. They are all veterans now, all 25 years older and less seaworthy than at their moment of glory, and not all capable of again making the hazardous return trip, haz- ardous even without hostile at- tack, But the owners c' nearly three-quarters of these survive ors will sail their boats again to the beaches of Dunkerque, to attend the anniversary services and the ceremony of dropping wreaths in the sea in tribute to that half of the armada which lies there. rong plumbing business. And he gave the impression of being more influenced by his experience in the plumbing business than his Position as a representative of the public interest, D'Arcy the plumber explained that in his business of selling supplies it was quite common to pay commissions where there was no direct service rendéred (which is the case with the com- missions on government truck purchases). D'Arcy the member appar- ently couldn't see there is a profound difference in doing private business andthe pub- lic's business. He couldn't in his mind, it seemed, move over from . the selling side of the fence to the buying or spending side. And, as a public representative he is a buyer, supervising the spend- ing of the: public money. CONCERN FOR SPENDING And while doing business in the private sphere is no concern of government (or at least sel- dom is), when private business is selling to the public it is of very much concern to govern: ment, and to all public repre: sentatives. There is an obligation to see that every cent is spent te the best advantage possible.. -And even if only a few dollars can be saved, they should be saved. Of course, once he had given the lead, Mr. McKeough was solidly backed by the flora-dora old guard from the government ranks on the committee. A typical remark was this of that fine advocate of the ex- treme right, Hollis Beckett ® of York East. 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