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T. L, Wilson, Publisher TUESDAY, AUGUST 24, 1965 --- PAGE 4 New Pay Scale Asked For Provincial Police That "a policeman's lot is not a happy one" is as true today as when the fact was first recognized in a Gilbert and Sullivan operetta. In the context of current events, it describes most accurately situations in which many members of the con- stabularly in Ontario find them- selves, The Toronto policemen, for in- stance, appeared far from happy "Jast week in the news pictures showing them fighting the Battle of Bealemania, Whatever the pay differential, they looked like they'd have much preferred pounding a beat along any country line to coping with the youthful enthu- siasm of the Beatle fans. It is the lot of those policemen who do patrol beyond the bounds of Metro that has become the sub- ject of the most serious concern in the province, The Ontario Pro- vincial Police are demanding imme- diate increases in pay: Wide dis- crepancies in rates have been noted between their salaries and those of Metro policemen and also those of some 42 town police forces. While salary comparisons cer- tainly provide legitimate talking points, they cannot govern comp- letely the rates of pay. Duties performed and living costs for a ' Metro policeman differ grately from those of a constable asigned to a provincial point, More at issue are the substantial increases Queen's Park has granted other civil sere vants, acknowledging' that govern ment salaries generally have been below par. The members of the OPP have recognized their responsibilities in public service and have not thret- ened to strike, There is, however, the prospect of a run of resignations from the force if salaries are not improved, This presents a pressing problem for a province about to join in a concerted war on crime. The exper- ience represented by the men likely to leave would be a great asset in the proposed campaign. The raise required to retain their services becomes a case of protecting the investment made in their training. With the precedent set in in- creases in other branches of the civil service, the justified demands of the OPP are likely to me met. It remains to decide whether they'll come on the term and timing of the OPP or that of their employer, Behind-Scene Influence A new dimension has been reve- aled in the building of a New Que- bec. It is the efforts of a small group of French Canadian civil ser- vants who are totally unknown to English Canadians -- and known to few even of their fellow Quebecois. Their influence is described by Blair Fraser in the current issue of Maclean's magazine. The highly- respected writer and long-time observer of Canadian affairs sees these men as the real architects, of the New Quebec. Most of them members of the powerful group are young, intellec- She Oshawa Times TL. wh |. Publisher . ©. ROOKE, General C. 3. MeCONECHY Editor The Oshawe Times com The Oshawa Times fasteblished 187!) and the. Whitey Gazette ond Chronicle estoblished 1843) is published daily Sundays end Stetutory helideys excepted), of tere Baily N Publish ery Association, Canadian Press, Audit Bureau ef Circulation and the Ontario Provincial Dailies Association. 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SRR reNEHRRMENENN " DESCENDANT OF LORD NELSON N10 SPR YAP tual, highly-educated (at least two thirds of them are former univer- sity profesors), and several, oddly enough, are former Ottawa civil servants. They're all strong French- Canadian nationalists, determined to win for Quebec maximum within Canada. They're not economic separ- atists, Fraser says, but their ac- tivity implies a tendency to political separatism. They're adamantly in agreement on one point -- "Ottawa must stay out of provincial fields of jurisdiction". Such an attitude could lead to a series split in the country. But Fraser expresses confidence that it won't, that differences between Quebec and Ottawa can be resolved. "Anything that's being handled by men as able and fundamentally congenial as these young men is bound to-come-out-all right inthe end', he concludes, That such an influential force can be at work so industriously and with so little fanfare is further evidence of the complexity of affairs in the neighboring province Their activities' can carry substantially more impact that of the headline- hunting street gangs. Mr. Fraser's confidence that these men "can work things out" offers reassurance -- a commodity in great demand today. tata "QR NM amet ..» BUT WHAT'S IN A NAME? WASHINGTON CALLING Flying Saucer Sightings 'Increase In Hot Summer By GORDON DONALDSON WASHINGTON (Special) -- As summer breathes its last torrid gasp, atmospheric condi- tions cause the stars to twinkle more than usual, meteiorites rain upon us and the planet Jupiter has become involved with some bright stars Things are getting confused up there, and the result is a new spate of flying suacer reports This, at least is the view of the U.S, Air Force which doesn't believe in flying saucers but maintains a staff of saucer investigators just in case It is violently disputed by the National Investigations Come mittee on Aerial Phenomena which has its headquarters about a mile from the air force These ufologists (students of unidentified flying objects) be- lieve the air force is hiding or ignoring the evidence that UFOS do come from other planets In 1961 they persuaded a congressional committee to investigate the airforce investi- gators but the chairman died before the probe could start and it was quietly forgotten YEARS AGO 20 YEARS AGO August 24, 1945 Ninety-six rinks, 384 Bowlers, entered the General Motors Gold-Cup-Tournament staged by the Oshawa Lawn Bowling Club. Tom Mead's men of Balmy Beach captured the trophy, while Sam MacMillan's rink was only one of 18 Oshawa entries to finish in the prize list Dr. C. W. Ferrier was appoint- ed as Medical Officer of Health for the city. 35 YEARS AGO August 24, 1930 'Dalhousie City" of 'Toronto carried a moonlight excursion party of 700 from the local har- bor, This was the first excursion of its kind to have been held in Oshawa for many years, This summer began badly for the Ufologists when the Ameri- can Mariner Spacecraft failed to find any evidence of life on Mars No saucer landing-fields were spotted, not even the famous Martian 'canals'? On the other hand, it didn't pro- duce conclusive evidence that there is no life there Then came a_¥ satisfactory crop of saucer sightings in the mid-west, unfortunately unac- companied by stories of hu- mans hitching rides on suacers or little green men on the front lawn These worry the ufolo- gists, who accept that flying saucers may come from out there and could containsmall green men, but feel sensational, unbelievable reports hurt the cause Their classic confrontation with the right and left wings of the saucer movement came when plumber Joe Simonton of Eagle River, Wisconsin, an- nounced that a saucer had landed in his backyard, com- plete with friendly visitors who had given him three large-pan- cakes The local judge sent one pan- cake to Washington for inspec: tion and the national phenom- ena investigators had to decide whether to send it on to the enemy, the air force, or deal with it themselves After the soul - searching they forwarded it to the air force,_who--sniffed_at_it_ then passed it to the US Food and Drug Administration The FDA concluded after tests that it was a pancake However the phenomena folk were caught in a nasty jam The Simonton supporters accused them of playing ball with the enemy, while they maintained they were displaying care and responsibility Politics, politics even among saucer-watchers I offer this item as proof that there are other things to worry about than race riots or Viet- mam Despite the synicism of the air force, the ufologists could be right my ARAN nT Band In B.C. Battles To Restore Ensign By JACK MORRIS ABBOTSFORD, B.C. (CP) -- "Down with the maple leaf" has become the rallying cry of a band of British Columbians determined to restore the red ensign as Canada's flag Their ranks include a widow who claims to be a direct des- cendant of Lord Nelson and an outspoken 75 - year - old former British infantry sergeant. Their objectives; The red en- sign as the national flag and in- clusion of the ensign in every provincial flag including Que- bec's. Registered as the Red Ensign Club of British Columbia, the fledgling group already claims support from as far east as Ontario and Manitoba. It is hopeful of eventual sup- port from all the Prairie prov- inces, much of Ontario and the Maritimes and of "some" from English-speaking Quebecers Club members say they don't trust "politicians" after the de- bate in Parliament which re- sulted in the maple leaf becom ing the national flag. "The time is.past.in Canada when we can take our institu- tions for granted and certainly long past when we can depend on our politicians to protect and maintain our heritage," said a recent press release, The Red Engisn Club was born four months ago in this quiet Fraser Valley farming community 40 miles southeast of Vancouver. Its founder was George Burnham, who lives in retary "This was denicd by the sec- of state Says Canadian-born Mr. Taylor, an articulate man who is presi- dent of the club for Canada, But there is no difference of opinion on the aims of the club, WANTS PLEBISCITE "The ensign, which of course contains the Union Jack, sym: retirement here "The people who did up this flag didn't know what they were doing,' he declares, 'They've thrown our heritage away, in a garbage can." Mr. Burnham was born in London, served in the First World War with the British in- fantry as a sergeant, came to Canada in 1920, joined the Ca- nadian army as a cook and served overseas 244 years When hé heard of impending plans to make the maple leaf the national flag, he wrote to the Queen, Governor - General Vanier and Prime Minister Pearson. The replies were po- lite and non-committal Twice he travelled to Ottawa, vainly seeking an interview with Mr. Pearson '. "When I saw that Pearson was adamant, I knew something had to be done." He joined with Douglas Tay- lor, a 41 - year - old insurance salesman here who was an air force officer in the Second World War, to promote a club. With the support of others, they applied for a charter for the Red Ensign Club of Canada, "We were forced to change our name to the Red Engisn Club of British Columbia, and we were registered without hes- itation under the provincial So- cieties Act." Interest in the club spread swiftly, they said, particularly in the Victoria area, known for its large group of red engisn and Union Jack supporters. > Margaret Derbyshire to6k over in Victoria and began forming a branch of the club there. She claims to trace her lineage back to Lard Nelson, the English naval hero who de- Stroyed the combined French and Spanish invasion fleets in 1805 "We shall fight this new flag to the last ditch,' she declares, "My husband, my son and my two brothers all fought and died under the red engisn, I'm not going to give up without a fight." Disagreement is evidert among some club members over tactics to be emploved. Mr. Burnham vows the club will go to the Supreme Court of Canada to get rid of the maple leaf; Mr Taylor denies such a move is contemplated, bolizes our constitutional mon archy and parliamentary de: mocracy,"' says Mr. Taylor. "Canadians have fought and died for it," He wants a national plebiscite to determine which flag Cana- dians want, But he believes a vote would have to come soon, "If we are fed this propa: ganda (about the maple leaf) long enough certainly we'll come to accept it and forget the red ensign," Most club members--"several "hundred at the moment and we're growing fast and getting letters from as far as Ontario and Manitoba" -- are over 40 and are veterans or have had some connection with the world wars, Mr. Taylor agrees that prob- ably many young people '"'could- n't care less' about the ensign or the Union Jack and that there 'is also an element in the coun- try that has no respect for either flag." "But basically most people haven't really made a final decision on a long-trm basis. After all, many of them have never faced a real crisis, young Me a TODAY IN By THE CANADIAN PRESS August 24, 1965... The Massacre of St, Bar- tholomew began 393 years ago todayin 1572 -- and about 50,000 French Prot- estants were killed by their Roman Catholic country- men during the next few weeks. The massacre stemmed from the jealousy of Catherine de Medici, the mother cf the French King, of the rising influence of Admiral Coligny and other Huguenots, She secured the king's permission to kill the leading Protestants and, once the killings had started, they swept through most of France. Pope Greg- ory XIII ordered a medal to be struck to celebrate the event, 1954 -- President hower outlawed the Communist party, Eisen- U.S, NNO HISTORY First World War Fifty years ago today--in 1915 -- Major-General Sir Sam Hughes, Canadian minister of militia, was made Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath; Al- lied airmen bombed Terg- nier and Noyon railway sta- tions, Second World War Twenty-five years ago to- day--in 1940--Dover, Ports- mouth, and the English south coast were bombed, the RAF claiming 50 victor- jes for 19. British aircraft shot down and seven pilots killed; HMCS St. Laurent was identified as the vessel which ~ saved. 850 survivors of the torpedoed liner Aran- dora Star; J, W. McConnell, publisher of the Montreal Star, gave $1,000,000 to buy aircraft for the Allied cause. TCU 'People's Militia' In Burma Armed With Bows, Arrows By MIN THU RANGOON (Reuters)--Burma js raising "people's militia units,' armed with bows and arrows, to help rid the country of armed rebels who have been threatening its peace and secur- ity for more than 16 years, The first units now are being formed in about 100 villages in the achin state in northern Burma where rebels calling themselves----the--Kachin--Ind- pendence Army are a menace to innocent villagers. Gradually, similar units will be formed in all villages, towns and distticts throughout the country, Eligible to join these units are civilians between 18 and 45, In addition to being armed with bows and arrows, they will have bamboo spikes, But they will not wear uniforms or badges like the regular army. Senior government and army officials are touring Kachin state explaining to villagers why these units are necessary, "Working people should not depend solely on the army and the police to wipe out these reb- els,"' Lt.-Col, Tun Yin Lau tells the villagers, 'They must co- operate with the army and po- lice to wipe them out." Burma at present has nine rebel organizations operating in the jungles. They are the Com- munist Party of Burma led by Thakin Soe, also known as the Red Flag Communists; the pro + Peking Communist Party (Burma) led by Thakin Than 'Tun; the Kashin Independence Army: the Shan State Independ- ence Army; the Shan National United Front; the Arakanese Communist Party; the left-wing Chin Organization; the left-wing Mon United Front and the left- wing Karen National United Party. More than 6,000 rebels belong- ing to these organizations sur- rendered Jast year and early this year, and about 5,000 rebels were killed or captured by army patrols in attacks against their hideouts in the jungles, Representatives of all the or- ganizations came out of their jungle hideouts and visited Ran- goon when Gen. Ne Win, chair+ man of Burma's ruling Revolu- tionary--Gouncil,--offered--them peace talks in June, 1963, ONLY ONE SIGNED But the talks broke down in every case, except with the Kawthoolei Revolutionary Coun- cil which signed a peace agree- ment in March, 1964, The gove ernment blamed the '"insincer- ity' of the rebels for the break- down, All the peace delegations rep- resenting the rebel organizations were sent safely back to the jungle as promised by the gov- ernment Soon afterwards, they again began to ambush government patrols, loot villages, and some- times mine passenger trains and blow up bridges, The rebels' usual method of operation is to enter villages when they know that army and police patrols are absent, and demand "tax money" or rations, or loot the villagers, Then they slip back into their jungle hide- outs before the patrols return or at first sight of them, In future, army and police. pa- trols will carry the fight inten- sively against the rebels in their hideouts while the people's mil- itia units guard their own vil- lages With the formation of these units throughout the country, the rebels will not easily be able to enter the villages to obtain money or food, Dreadful Twists In Language Prompts Commission On Spelling WASHINGTON (Special) -- Unbeknownst to most of us, dreadful things are happen- ing to the North American lan- guage US civil servants are coin: ing new words at a fearsome rate and a Democratic con- gressman from California, Har- lan Hagen, has introduced a bill to set up a National Spelling Commission and publish a US official dictionary Possible candidates dictionary --- *Delethalize" -- (undeadilify) accomplished by padding dash- boards of aircraft or cars to reduce the chance of killing the operator in a crash "Aerodynamic Decellerator" = @ parachute for the "Détombine" -- to separate 'parts of a plant or installa- tion which have been working together (Do not confuse with "Colocate' which means to move something beside some- thing else) *"Coequal" -- this comes from a government report comparing two officials The French may take this up by proclaiming co- liberty, co-equality and co-fra- ternity) "Projectize"' -- quite simple You take this proposal and pro- jectize it into a project (Later you may deprojectize it into the ashcan) "Feaseless" -- Pentagon of- fitiais use the word to describe projects which are unlikely to be projectized or-just ain't fea- sible 4n the nine --_ OTTAWA REPORT Quebec Orientation | _ Haunts Liberals -- By PATRICK NICHOLSUN by jovern- ment from 1965 to 1970 wreck the Liberal party? Would it wreck Canada? Could such a overnment win any seats at all « speaking provinces in 1 Would there even be nine English-speaking. pearinces by 19707 When would ntario -- deflagged, over-taxed and sold out -- break away? When would British Columbia declare itself an independent monarchy within the Common- wealth? When would sout' New Brunswick secede and join Maine? These questions are the night mares which haunt the more responsible Liberals here,' Oth- ers wake up screaming with terror 'at the prospect tan alert Conservative party, faced with a snap election, might ac- quire a pristine and appealling new leader between dissolution and voting day and thus snatch away the slight Libera ladvant- age. "The latter part of October" last week became the accepted election prediction among the few transient Liberal MPs and the resident Liberal party workers on Parliament Hill, DID HOLD VIEW This indicated that Prime Minister Pearson and his fel- Jow-thinkers in the cabinet, such as the steady and experienced minister of public works, George Mcliraith, have been persuaded against their earlier convictions by the "election now" faction of paid party organizers and en- thusiastic campaigners such as Finance Minister Walter Gor- don and Health Minister Judy LaMarsh, The prime minister very properly held the view that, so long as his minority government could enlist suffi- cient opposition support to pass its legisition, there was no justification for an election this year--especially with the mass- ive electora| redistribution based on the 1961 census now so opinion of the statesmen, "Shucks to that," cried the hucksters. 'The time is ripe for the Liberals to win an over-all QUEEN'S PARK majority in the Commons, and 80 assure themselves of power for another five years, Let's for+ get statesmanship, our job is only to make sure our jeer od ers win the next e ¥ af added the paid organizers and ad-men of the Liberal party , backrooms, This attitude is based on their assessment of the very delicate balance of public coolness to- wards both Mr, Pearson and Opposition Leader Diefenbaker. They. argue that, while neither Liberals nor Conservatives ould win a majority of the » votes across Canada, the three- way split of the anti - govern: ment vote, coupled with Liberal services rendered to the prove ince of Quebec, would enable them to win just enough seats to command a small majority in the Commons. CLOSE ELECTION SEEN It would not be a massive sweep; nothing like the 208 out { 265 seats won by Diedem baker in 1958, or even the 170 won by St. Laurent in 1953. The 1965 election is expected to give the Liberals 140 to 145 seats, for a majority of about 20, But (and it is a very big but) this arithmetic hangs on Que- bec, With little change or per- haps slight Liberal losses else- where, the shucksters believe that Liberal candidates will win many or even all the 20 Quebec seats won by Social Crediters and the eight seats won by Con- servatives in 1963, Fifty-five out of The 129 Lib- erals elected in the 1963 elec- tion represented Quebec or pres dominantly French « Canadian ridings. The 1965 election may well result in a French-Cana- dian bloc of 75 MPs dominating a Liberal government caucus of 145 MPs, Such support would be more exacting and more fickle to the prime minister than the 1963-1965 support he received at various times from all opposi- tion parties, This prospect high- lights the difference between a politician concerned with the long-term future of his party, and a paid organizer whose only job is to win the next election, cost what that may. Radical Suggestions Important To Ont. By DON O'HEARN TORONTO--The radical sug: gestions of Murray Jones for reorganization of the Ottawa- -- county have been noted ere, The suggestions are important to the Ee at large. Though they directly pertain only to this particular area we are ob- viously on the eve of municipal reorganization. throughout the province. And, inasmuch as the Jones' proposals outline basic changes in the system of government it- self they have a bearing on the municipal structure in the rest of the province. BOTTOM UP Also as noted, the pattern Mr. Jones suggests is politically im- practical, This is essentially because it would mean too extreme a change, too much of an upset: He would start with a clean sweep, Would put all power in a new body of government at the top and have it gradually hand down powers to a lower level of government. This is directly contrary to the approach taken in Metro- politan Toronto, which is the only example to date we have in the province of the organiza- tion of a regional government. In Toronto the approach has been from the bottom up, When the regional government--Metro Council--was formed, it was or- iginally given a few responsi- bilities, such as arterial roads and police, These were gradu- ally added to, DECIDE PATTERN Metro Toronte, of course, was put through by the government itself, And this was the pattern dt decided on--the approach it considered as the only one politically practical. And we can be almost cer- tain that it is the one which will essentially be followed in the future, no matter what Mr, Jones may suggest--or the com: missioners now making further studies of the Niagara peninsula", and Peel and Halton counties. In fact the most likely next steps in reorganization through- out the province would seem to be two: 1, Strengthened counties with the cities brought into them, 2, A reorganized provincial grant structure which would provide more equality. Under the present grant system, a municipality with a big indus- trial assessment gets the same per capita grants as a dormi- tory town with practically noth- ing but residential assessment. These two steps would seem to be almost essential, and we probably can expect | them, From them might follow fur- ther reorganization along (he lines of the proposals of Mr, Jones and others, But for now probably the big- gest value of these. reports is that they give notice that change is inevitable, BIBLE | A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump. -- Galatians 5:9, Big oaks from little acorns grow, POINTED PARAGRAPHS "Stork Wins Race With Plane', -- Headline, Yes, but the stork had the earlier start, White lies are permissible in some circumstances, but in many a case a person gets into such a tight corner he feels im- elled to resort to lies ranging rom gray to black. 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