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a yteerey Fhe Oshatwa Times Published by Canadian Newspapers Limited 86 King St. E., Oshawa, Ontario T. L. Wilson, Publisher WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28, 1965--PAGE 4 Wind Of Change Blowing In Ontario Education A wind of change is blowing through the educational system of Ontario under the guidance and direction of Education Minister Davis. One of the major changes which is being studied by Mr, Davis, and which he mentioned at a press conference, is a further ex- tension of the broadening of the ad- ministrative base for education. Mr. Davis suggested that the new township school boards, re- cently formed as the basic adminis- trative unit for provincial educa- tion, might be replaced by school boards each having jurisdiction over a county or a region made up of several counties. Committees have already been put to work studying this matter, which is somewhat in line with the govern- ment's proposals for reform of the municipal administrative system in Ontario by dividing the province into regions. In his suggestion, the minister of education is moving closer to the British system of educational administration. One of the handi- Appeal For The appeal being made by the Sick Children's Hospital of Toronto : for funds for the building of in- creased facilities for the care and treatment of sick and injured chil- : dren is not an appeal confined to the Metropolitan Area of Toronto, which the hospital primarily serves. ' It is an appeal which should meet ' with a generous response from all . parts of Ontario, which benefit ' from the far-reaching research pro- gram, as well as the treatment and care facilities of this well-known hospital. | With its relatively close proxim- ' ity to Oshawa, the Sick Children's Hospital has for a long period of years been a godsend to thousands of Oshawa children who have been -restored to health and strength >there. Since the Rotary Club's pro- gram of crippled children's work was started some 40 years ago, its She Oshawa Times T. L. WILSON, Publisher R. C. ROOKE, General Manager C. J, MeCONECHY Editor « , The Oshawa Times combi The Oshowe Times {established 1871) and the Whitby Gazette and "Chronicle established 1863) ts published daily "Sundays and Statutory holidays excepted) * Members of Canadian Daily Newspaper Publish "ers Association. 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U.S.A. ond foreign 24.00. ik : eee ee 2 eee ee oe caps of educational administration in Ontario has been the existence of so many hundreds of school sec- tion boards of trustees, most of them with jurisdiction over a single school. The time is long over- due for getting rid of that archaic system. In England, with a population of some 50 million people, the educa- tional system is administered by 47 educational authorities, one for each county. These authorities are not elected, as in Canada, but are appointed by the county council solely on the basis of their qualifi- cations in the fields of education and business administration. This British system works splendidly, particularly as it is sub- ject to a much greater participation in it by the government's ministry of education than is the case in this country. It is interesting to see On- tario moving closer to the British ideas of the size of administrative units, And there are other features of the British system which might be worthy of consideration by our department of education, Hospital close association with the Sick Chil- dren's Hospital has been the key factor in its success in helping its young charges to become self- reliant and self-supporting citizens. There are in Oshawa today many citizens who owe their present status to remedial treatment and eare given at this wonderful hos- pital. The building program planned for the Sick Childrén's Hospital is a major one, with an estimated cost of $29 million over the next two years, Grants from federal, provin- cial and municipal governments will leave some $13,900,000 to be raised by public subscriptions. We are confident that there will be many grateful people in Oshawa who will wish to contribute to this building fund for a hospital which is in actual practice an institution serving the whole of Ontario, and it is encouraging to note that a special Oshawa campaign com- mittee has been established to head up the appeal to the people of this area, Other Editors' Views WASTED RESOURCES (Brandon Sun) We squander our money on foolish things, things which will not last. And we should consider the fact that this is a rich country which had not fulfilled the promise of its heritage because it has not used its resources intelligently to foster the growth and well-being of its people through education. We can change that. READERS WRITE... COUNCIL'S GRANTS The Editor, The Times-Gazette. Sir, in last Wednesday's newspaper we read of how council split more than $4500 among several organizations and groups, like the biind, $100; John Howard Society, $100: and the Cancer Society, $300. It is very interesting to see that the Oshawa Tennis Club got $900, which is $600 more than the Cancer Society. It is also of interest to read in last Thursday's Times the statement made by Dr. Mills to the Kiwanis Club, that one out of every five who died in Oshawa during the last year died of cancer. Yours truly, GEORGE BOZAARD. Oshawa, Ontario. 'YEARS AGO 25 YEARS AGO April 28, 1940 Manning Swartz of Oshawa won the Dominion Singles Bowling Championship. Twenty - seven families be- came self-supporting and were removed from the city's relief lists, bringing the total down to 1,900 persons. Maurice Hart was elected president of the Oshawa' Rotary Club. 40 YEARS AGO April 28, 1925 L., 0, Clifford, MP, announced tenders were called for $100,000 construction work in Oshawa Harbor Miss Madeline Kelly succeed- }d Harold Gay as president of Simcoe Street Young People's League. H. K, Bradley was re-elected president of the Oshawa Ama- teur Athletic Association. MAC'S MUSINGS These are days in which We wait with bated breath To scan the daily news to See what developments in South-east Asia threaten to Make the war in Viet Nam Spread to such an extent That it might involve the Whole world in another Catastrophic general war. These are days when the Fate of all of us might Hang in the balance, Because we fully realize That if the struggle for Freedom in Viet Nam should Spread, we would be faced With terrors and horrors Far surpassing anything Known in previous wars. These are days in which We have grave reason to Be concerned at the fear That our country lies in Danger of being involved In another world conflict, For which we are not In any sense prepared, These are days in which We know that if war did Involve us, we would have to Depend on others. to come To our defence with weapons Which we do not possess, But which, in enemy hands Might be used against us. These are days in which All of us should pray Sincerely and fervently That the world might be Spared from the horrors Of devastation that would Be visited upon it if There is no peaceful Settlement of the problems Of South-east Asia. --April 28, BIBLE - He that winneth souls fs wise."' Proverbs 11:30 The best time that a man spends on earth is what he does in the interest of Heaven. Jesus said, "Ye are my witnesses". 1965. *(a) ALL-PURPOSE GARMENT Busy Cabinet Ministers May Have Assistants By GWYN KINSEY Special to The Oshawa Times TORONTO -- The unrest. of energetic -- and ambitious -- young Conservative backbench- ers continues to stir speculation around Queen's Park. The latest suggestion is that Premier John Robarts will ap- point parliamentary assistants to the busier cabinet ministers. This would accomplish three things Fase the ters; train benchers for load on the minis- promising back- more responsible duties; answer the complaints of the restless members that they are not being given enough of an opportunity to contribute to government There are only two facts to support the speculation. Some of the backbenchers make no at- tempt to hide their dislike of their passive roles. And some cabinet ministers are carrying very heavy work loads. Add to these facts a couple of judicious "leaks"; that there had been "informal"' discussions about the ministerial work load; and Mr. Robarts was debating the merits of appointment of parliamentary assistants, (b) more ministers without port- folio, (c) more executive assis- tants. To add' spice to the specula- tion, Mr. Robarts was said to be more in favor of (b) and (c) than of (a). FAVORED METHOD There is no doubt, however, that the introduction to the Leg- islature of the federal system of parliamentary assistants would be the method favored by mem- bers on both sides of the house. Liberals and New Democrats are deeply suspicious of the way executive assistants have pro- liferated in the Robarts regime. The executive assistants are, of course, civi] servants and well paid ones. But in most cases they have not been recruited from the civil service. Frequent- ly they are men with news- paper, advertising or public re- lafions training a view from opposition bentlies is that these men are concerned more with image- making than with administra- tion -- that they are, in effect, permanent public relations . FRENCH-CANADIAN VIEWPOINT -Bad Humor Seen Contagious In Capital This is a selection of edi- torials on current topics, translated from the French- language press of Canada. Montreal La Presse--. Last month two members of Ottawa city council shower! much bad grace jin meeting a request from the royal com- mission on bilingualism and biculturalism.. The commis- sion. wanted information on the place given French in the municipal administration Now members of Parlia- ment have reacted in the Same way to requests for in- up among those dissatisfied with its methods He an- nounced he would not fill out the questionnaire as it was presented to him and the other parliamentarians by the commission. . . . The fussy reservations of Mr. Pearson about the com- mission's methods endanger the promise of further ad- vances, Tre " bw Moncton L'Evangeline -- The suggestion the Atlantic Provinces Economic Council made last week to the federal Atlantic Development Board was favorably received in gow, mommies other terest to the big Canadian and foreign industrialists. What APEC wants to do is concentrate certain industries around chosen centres where labor can be easily recruited and trained. . tions in places like New Glas- Edmundston - Dalhousie - ton, Summerside have reason for complaint that they have been ignored . ously a potato-based industry would be better in one spot, and a peat-based one in an- Sault, velopment Board must be left by Organiza- Grand = Campbell- . bul obvi- The Atlantic De- Windsor area hardly better than mediocre. Legal proceedings undertaken renting of apartments The effect was the attorney-general of the province very largely failed The very strong. One is entitled to wonder not left some gaps in the net --and perhaps deliberately' The question again in the Ontario Jes law does not appear Has the legislator > discrimination just come racial has The bill was to' ban ra- discrimination in the in the counsel who may be able to exert undue influence on minis- ters and therefore on govern- ment policy. Nevertheless, the appointment of more. of them would anger the Liberals and New Demo- crats, and would not inspire the Conservative backbenchers to stand in their seats and cheer. TOUGH TO FIRE The big objection to the ap- pointment of more ministers without portfolio has been stated by NDP leader Donald Mac- Donald: 'You can't retrace your steps." In other words, it is much easier to fire a parliamen- tary assistant than a minister, even one without portfolio. That is a lesson Mr. Robarts must have learned by now, He has at least four men in his cabinet who cotiid be replaced, to the advantage of his govern- ment's efficiency, But in a prov- ince, how does one gracefully retire an unwanted minister if that minister resists retirement. One possibility is the splitting of two departments William Davis is carrying an enormous load as_ minister of education and minister of uni- versity affairs. He is young and does not show the strain, but it is questionable whether even he can do full justice to both jobs as the burden grows | still heavier -- and it must. Attorney - General Wishart could probably use some relief. With the growth of Ontario's commerce, this has become an extremely complicated depart- GALLUP POLL ment. The need here fs less ob- vious than in education, how- ever, OTHER DEPARTMENTS Municipal ,Affairs is another heavily loaded department which affords the minister little time for rest and relaxation Highways and Labor heavy departments. The burdens of administration do not appear to lie heavily on some other ministers, however, --in the departments of trans- port, welfare and mines, for ex- ample. The argument that min- isters are badly in need of some sort of relief could scarcely be applied to the cabinet as a whole. In any case, it does not seem likely that Mr. Robarts will do anything before the end of the present session. He does not act hurriedly on anything -- and he has the carrot of. a probable cabinet reorganization later this year to dangle before the hungry backbenchers. POINTED PARAGRAPHS The latest government sup- plementary estimates brings its total spending for the year to about $375 for every Canadian. are No golfer was ever complete- ly satisfied with his score, be- cause no golfer has ever made 18 consecutive holes in one, OPINIONS OF CBC SHOW LITTLE CHANGE FROM '43 THE OF PUBLIC By (World Copyright CANADIAN INSTITUTE OPINION Reserved) Fifteen years of CBC programming has left the public on balance, with much the same reaction towards the quality of its work, Checking today, with opinions record- ed in 1949, shows that while labels CBC's job as rate it as "poor." The one change of significance is one in twenty more, now 'good'? -- another one in twenty more, that those with no opinion on the matter have dwindled from a 15 per cent level to today's 6 per cent ration, The question: "GENERALLY CBC (CANADIAN SPEAKING, BROADCASTING DO THE IS YOU THINK CORPORATION) DOING A GOOD JOB OR A POOR JOB?" National reaction today compared to the earlier study shows these changes Good job .ceeees Poor job .... Fair job ... Undecided ... Highest criticism of where 27 per cent say job and 35 per cent a good found in Quebec--65 per cent, the TODAY IN By THE CANADIAN PRESS April 28, 1965... The Covenant of the League of Nations was una- nimously accepted hy dele- CBC comes the Corporation 1949 Pet. today Pet. 45 50 eos 16 21 wos 8 23 6 the West is doing a poor job, Greatest approval is HISTORY 1952--Japan regained self- government after the Sec- ond World War First World War Fifty years ago today--in OTTAWA REPORT Arguments Against Drug Sales Taxes By PATRICK NICHOLSON OTTAWA -- The government should heed the biblical advice to pay attention to the beam in its own eye, The speech from the throne, outlining the unrealistically long program of business for this session of Parliament, an- nounced as expected the re- establishment of the special committee on food, pesticides and drugs. It added the com- ment: "The government will facilitate its work with the aim of reducing the prices paid by the public for drugs." - One obvious step. to reduce the cost of drugs, of course, would be the removal of the sales tax. Canada is almost the only country in the world to tax illness by such a tax, 'and our tax appears to be the highest imposed by these inhumane governments. Over the years, and in many countries, comment has been heard about the 'high' price of prescription drugs. Much less thought has been expended upon analyzing this price called "high." The Canadian Pharmaceuti- cal Association says that the average price charged by the friendly neighborhood druggist for filling a doctor's prescrip- tion is $3.20. That prescription may one of several effects. It nay alleviate intolerable pain; at $3.20, that is cheap. It may save the patient from be- ing in hospital--at $30 a day standard ward charge in most cities, plus physician's bill. Is $3.20 a high price for the saving in financial expenditure and physical dismay? It may shorten the sufferer's time of confinement to bed at home and enable him to return to work. If he enjoys paid sick leave, perhaps his employer should pay the $3.20. If not, he surely welcomes a speedier re- ceipt of his daily pay at $2 an hour, totalling say $80 a week. That makes $3.20 seem small. Some critics charge that $3.20 is high, because the chemical raw materials of the prescrip- tion might cost, say, 35 cents: QUEEN'S PARK have The balance constitutes manu- facturing and selling costs--in- ais that government sales x. If $3.20 is high for that pres- cription, what adjective should we use for a bottle of scotch. whisky, for which the friendly neighborhood gover ntnent li- quor store charges $5.65, al- though the barley and water in it, and the peat used in curing the malt, may cost only 30 cents, and the government fakes over $4 in taxes and profit? WHAT IS COST? I have asked for a breakdown of that average drug cost of $3.20. This includes the drug store's professional fee averag- ing 60 cents. Of the $3.20, I find that $1.18 goes to the manufac- turer, who also pays 12 cents in tax to the government. The prescription thus leaves the factory at a cost of $1.30. At that stage a mark-up of 20 per cent, or 26 cents, is taken by the wholesaler. Then a mark up of 80 per cent of the factory price, plus tax, goes to the drug store--this is $1.04--plus the professional prescription fee of 60 cents. Thus, by the time the cus- tomer boys the prescription, the federal tax has been pyramided by wholesale and retail mark- ups to 24 cents. Of the custom- er's $3.20, more than half, or $1.64, is kept by the drug store. Obviously the first step the government should take to re- duce drug prices is to eliminate that sales tax. A second step which might reduce the much criticized but really not unreasonable price of the average prescription would be for the manufacturer to package the drug in prescrip- tion-size packs. This might be expected to eliminate the drug store's professional fee for re- packing and relabelling the drug. Outside the scope of this average prescription, of course, are the small number of chronic invalids who require continuous courses of costly drugs. That raises a serious problem. Big Program Still Ahead For House By DON O'HEARN TORONTO--The last part of the session coming up should be the most important and probably the most heated. Although the house has com- pleted 12 weeks of sittings it seems that its most significant work is still ahead. It has finished the throne de- bate, heard the budget, ap- proved some legislation such as the flag bill and the constitu- tion repatriation, and passed the estimates of a few depart- ments, But still there is a very im- pressive log of work ahead. First of all most of the ma- jor departments still have to present their estimates. : In recent years such consid- eration of estimates has been growing to be the most inten- sive work of the session. It has developed into both a free-winding debate on each de- partment, as well as a detailed examination into the work of each, STILL TO BE HEARD And most of the big--and con- troversial -- departments still are to come. The list includes health, the attorney and welfare--all expected get a going-over this year. And still to come also are de- partments such as highways and agriculture which have a wide interest to a lot of people. Then much important legisla- tion still has to be introduced. Bills such as one to establish the community college program or another that will make liquor changes including Sunday sale, still have to be brought In, And there are various re- ports, such as that of the select committee on consumer credit and the Goldenberg commis- sion on Metropolitan Toronto which have to be brought down. They may or may not result in legislation this year. But in any event there will be wide interest in them. The question that should dom- inate this session will be medi- cal insurance. - education, - general to That is it will if it actually gets before the members, MAY DUCK ACTION In view of the protest. there has been to the recommenda- tions of the Hagey committee. it is felt that Premier Robarts might even like to duck any action on medical insurance this year. He committed himself some months ago to present legisla- tion at this session. But he has been given one out in that Ot- tawa has announced it will call a federal-provincial conference on medical insurance before the end of May. & If he is looking for an excuse to delay action, Mr. Robarts could find it in this meeting. Actually, there -hasn't been much gossip about what he in- tends to do. But it's strongly felt he will at least modify his original plans in any program he presents. 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The gov- ernment rejected this amend- ment and voted it down 63 to on 23 Thus racial discrimination remains legal in Ontario--but cannot, according to the be practised in large apart- ment buildings, formation submitted to them by the commission. So bad humor seems to be contag- fous in the capital It was not really surpris- ing that Mr. Dhiefenbaker should see fit to object to the commission's methods since he didn't show much warmth in the first place to the set- ting up of the commission. But it was both unexpected in. the extreme and rather dis- gieting that Prime Minister Pearson--father and friend of the commission--should tura gates of 42 nations 46 years ago today--in 1919. Though President Wilson and_ his "14 Points' war aims had had great influence in post- war Europe, the United States Senate did not sanec- tion U.S. membership: of the League, The League's decay began when Japanese aggression against China, a fellow member, went un- checked in 1931 1865--Sir Samuel British. shipping died, some quarters, but. elsewhere the reaction was violent, The suggestion was that the board set up eight main centres for industry in the Atlantic re- gion When we examine our At- Jantic economy we realize that our principal industry consists of distribution cen- tres for our own Maritime market. The industries them- selves are mostly in Ontario other provinces to the Our 2,000,000 population hag so far seemed of little in- free to encourage Maritime industry where it is best suited. $18.00 on your auto insurance. See... JOHN RIEGER 218 DUNDAS ST. E., WHITBY DIAL 668-8831 Trois-Rivieres Le Nouvel- liste--A few years ago, under pressure from the big labor organizations, the Ontario government adopted a law against racial discrimina- tion (in public accommoda- tion). The representations of the unions were. based on nu- merous cases of. discrimina tion which had become al- most regular #practice in the and Cunard, magnate, law, west