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Oshawa Times (1958-), 1 Oct 1965, p. 4

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She Oshawa Finws Published by Canadian Newspapers Limited 86 King St. E., Oshawa, Ontarie T. L. Wilson, Publisher FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1965 -- PAGE 4 Individual Enterprise Essential, Soviet Claims The impression that the Soviet industrial economy was lagging and lacklustre was conveyed by Michael Starr and other members of the Ca- nadian parliamentary contingent who visited Russia a few weeks ago. Out of international courtesy they did not labor their observations but the intimation was they found the production system in pretty shoddy shape. ; , Just how critical the situation had become was revealed this week in the about-face to capitalistic incen- tives announced by Soviet Premier Kosygin. He administered the sev- érest shock-treatment to the adher- énts of communists which has come since the death of Stalin. In the interests of what was term- ed "economic rejuvenation", a com- pletely new system was outlined to endeavor to bolster production. Greater us¢ is contemplated of such capitalist concepts as competition, profit, incentive, consumer appeal and bonuses for workers. Whatever means Mr. Kosygin em- ployes in his bid to prove otherwise, A Red That If there's one thing in Canada that's going to be "in the red", it's the new Maple Leaf Flag. The Na- tional Research Council is seeing to that. From Ottawa comes the an- nouncement that the National Re- search Council has been ordered to produce a eolor-fast maple leaf flag. Better late than never. It has been said, and with reason, that the fast- fading models that have been flying across the country in dingy display contribute more to national embar- rassment than to national pride. Dr. L. E. Howlett, director of ap- plied physics at the council, has pin- ned his hopes on a new fabricated nylon creation--five pieces of vat- dyed nylon sewn together. The dye on the red leaf will penetrate into the fibres to ensure fastness; there She Oshawa Times TL. WILSON, Publisher &. C. ROOKE, General Manager C. J, MeCONECHY Editor hawa Times combining The Oshawa Times ionbiates 1871) and the Whitby Gazette ond Chronicle established 1863) is published daily Sundays and Statutory holidays excepted). mmbers of Canadian Daily Newspaper Publish- ost Moetaten. The Conadion Press, Audit Bureou et Circulation and the Ontario Provincial Dailies Association. The Conadion 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, and also the local news published therein. All rights of special des patches ere also reserved. Gftices: Thomson Building, 425 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario; 640 Cathcart Street, Montreal, P.Q. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Delivered by carriers in Oshawa, Whitby, Ajex, Pickering, Bowmanville, Brooklin, Port Perry, Prince Albert, Maple Grove, Hampton, Frenchman's Bay, Liverpoe!, Teunton, Tyrone, Dunbarton, Enniskillen, Orono, Leskerd, Broughom, Burketon, Claremont, Manchester, Pontypool, ond Newcastle not over $0c, per week. By mail in Province of Ontario cutside carrier delivery area, $15.00 per year. Other provinces and Commonwealth Countries, $18.00 per year. U.S.A. and foreign $27.00 per yeor, so far as Russia is concerned the socialist attempt to organize econ- omic development from the centre has flopped, and most miserably. Probably nowhere was the failure more evident in the view of the vis- iting Canadians than in the produc- tion of consumer goods and hous- ing. In these essential areas, Russia lagged so far behind the West, there were just no grounds for compari- son. It will not be a program, as the Russian leaders suggest, to catch up to the West. It is a sweeping recog- nition that personal incentive must remain a key factor for progress. The drastic switch in Soviet thinking and the accompanying ad- mission that the course socialists pursue won't produce progress will catch many economic planners in other lands with their proposed pro- grams down, too, Russia has pro- vided positive proof for those who have contended despite the dispar- aging comment of. the economic planners that individual enterprise is essential to success and national well-being. s Really Red should be no "running," no fading of red to sickly orange. The NRC also is devoting its ef- forts to the flag's white background which rapidly' turns grey, after a few days' exposure to the elements, to dust and smoke. It may come as something of a surprise to learn that there are a great many whites --and the NRC is wrestling with the problem of which white background best will combine with the British Admiralty red intended for the red maple leaf, There's a risk to the Charlottetown Guardian points out. It is hoped the reference to the "British Admiralty" won't rile the anglophobes again. Ottawa will un- doubtedly assure all and sundry there's no reference to colonial sta- tus from which the new flag em- blem was intended to free us for ever. About 25,000 red maple leaf flags have been purchased for govern- ment and military purposes and they have a life-usefulness of about three weeks. The new models should last three months. They'll cost the taxpayer more, of course. But there should be no complaint on this score, if the end in view is achieved. Other Editors' Views THROWING TOMATOES It is heartening to learn that the common, garden - variety tomato hasn't entirely lost its reputation and use as a weapon, The fact that a youth was fined $25 for hitting a young lady with one proves that not only is knighthood not in flower but that the tomato can still: express criticism. --(Hamilton Spectator) this, -as OTTAWA REPORT Hees, New Dominate Parley By PATRICK NICHOLSON OTTAWA--George Hees and the red maple leaf flag domi- ' 'mated the luncheon kickoff of the Liberal party's election campaiga here. Way down the totem pele were the Liberal campaign points, which the 150 Liberal candidates and 230 party workers had gathered in the Chateau Laurier hotel to hear. The small head table of Lib- eral elite included Prime Min- ister Pearson, Finance Minis- ter Walter Gordon, ex-Justice Minister Guy Favreau, Senator John Connolly, and wives. The wall behind them was decor- ated with a huge red and white design in which two Pearsons and one maple leaf formed the election banner. Five hundred small maple leaf flags were dis- tributed to the guests. The banquet was launched by the singing of 9 Canada, un happily a cocophony of disunity as leather - iunged French- Canadians belted out their dif- ferent words in their own lan- guage. "It sounds as if we Lib- erals don't know the words," complained one bewildered singer. Tien honor was done by the traditional ioast the Queen. PAULINE'S CHARMING The business of the meeting was launched by Pauline Jew- ett, professor of political science and Liberal MP for Northum- berland in the recent Parlia- ment. She was billed' to intro- duce the Prime Minister, But first she introduced the subject of that prince charming who has come to free her from her shackles to what a _ Liberal spokesman called "the unsophis- ticated farmers." As she spoke of George Hees, her opponent in this elec- tion, she raised some doubted Liberal loyalties by protesting that Liberals would not really prefer him to their present leader. Mr. Pearson 'then spoke, be- getting anxiety rather than con- fidence by reading a prepared text which also _ headlined George Hees. Quoting Lewis Carroll's best known poem, he Suggested that the Conserva- tives are now "marching along Flag shoulder to shoulder from ner- vousness' and not from good+ will." If Mike Pearson is fas miliar with that poem, he probably later damned his speechwriter -- as well as his strategy planners who were taken unawares by the great Conservative rally --by quoting also from The Snark: "'If only you'd spoken before! It's ex- ceedingly awkward to mention it now, with the Snark, so to speak, at the door!" For George Hees was not merely at the door; he was, so to speak, right in. that Liberal meeting up among the headlines, But who are these people "marching shoulder to shoul- der?" Mr. Pearson had a def- inition there: "This new Can- ada, with deep faith and great confidence, where people of many backgrounds and cultures stand shoulder to shoulder, working to fulfil the bright promise of an exciting land," After this tribute to the Tories, a gift which money could not have purchased, the prime minister described what his 2% month government had attained. The economic indices are up, pay cheques are bigger, port- able pensions have been intro- duced. "There are many _ other achievements of this Govern- ment,"" he continued. 'There was, for example, the decision to have a distinctive Canadian flag, the red maple leaf... ." Applause interrupted him; many in his audience stood up and 'clapped; the French boist- erously, Pauline Jewett with an enthusiastic smile, others with embarrassed politeness, and delegates from Newfoundland, where they remain loyal to their beloved Union Jack, not at all, "He's got to walk softly on this,"' warned one, Then Mr.' Pearson moved on to promises for the future; fur- ther federal aid to education. "Scrupulous respect for the rights of the provinces as well as the rights and, privileges of the' French speaking minor- ity,' he declared--but no men- tion of any rights for the Brit- ish, the Ukrainian, the Italian or other minorities. What Will Be Required In Future: Key Question By J. D. Osborne Christ Church The emphasis on ( ui and School] this week is timely. We have become used to such trite expressions as "the world marches forward on the feet f little children' or "the children of.today are the citizens of to- morrow". Educationists every- where know that this 'marching forward' is. not an automatic process and that the citizens of tomorrow will not lead full lives if they are unable to fulfil their obligations to society. if they do not find their 'niche'; in other words, if they are not ade- quately trained for a job. But what will be required of future citizens? We live in a world which be- comes more and more complex; some have said it is a dement- ed world. Most of us see it as a demanding world in which there is much confusion of thought and action and in which an ever increasing educational stan- dard is required. Consequently, parents and teachers, industry, commerce and governments, all insist that a child's future de- pends upon his educational per- formance. The education facili- ties now available are such that, as one young man recently wrote, 'today's young people have before them the oppor- tunity to be the best educat- ed and most creative generation in history'. All this is true, of course, but what profit a man if he gain HAMEL GOOD EVENING... vs isc EA GALE the whole world and lose his own '" The words are Chri id the question is al- ways relevant, particularly so these days. Our youth ought to find it an exciting world, full of promise and opportunity. Can we help them to make the most of it? Can we help them to see, through the natural sci- ences, for example, that the na- ture of the universe in which we live has been systematically re- vealed to Man by God who made it? Since the technical uses to which this 'knowledge' has been put have so profoundly affected our live , can we not lead them to see that God is at work in the world tod:y and that we cannot only believe, but ex- pect, that He will continue to reveal knowledge to mankind as He has promised? The proper use of that knowledge will de- pend on how far we progress in the Christian life. Children need to grow spiritu- ally; to grow in their religion and Churdh life, as well as in knowledge, skills and experi- ence. If they do not, they will find that their idea of God is 'too small' to give. the the as- surance they need when con- fronted with the trends and ten- sions of modern life which face us all; and not only that, they will also have missed the very purpose for which they were created. Family, Church and School are charged with the responsibility of preserving our Christian heritage. ... By Jack Gearin Should Owner Be Taxed If Dog Tied Up' Oshawa's new dog tie-up by- law is one of the hottest local issues of the day locally (along with Viet Nam, the auto trade pact, and the Federal election race. : If you feel bored with life, in need of spirited debate that could easily lead to fisticuffs, here's a tip -- mention it casu- ally in your favorite barbershop, club or restaurant, but keep your right guard well up. Re- action is instantaneous. This is especially important today, Friday, Oct. 1 when the recently-amended City bylaw $418 becomes effective, when dogs are to be tied up on a 12- months basis instead of six: There are many burning ques- tions in regards to the bylaw, but one of the most oft-heard is this: Should owners continue to pay the dog tax now that Fido -has about lost his complete free- dom? it Many owners shout "no", em- phatically, but here's the other side of the story; why should the non-owners be assessed for the operation of the Dog Control Department? The complaining ewners point out that no Provincial licence is required for a car that remains constantly on the lot, so why should they pay for a canine from unlikely. Mr clined a Liberal Starr recently de dida te, especially his deep roots public debate offer in the trade union movement. Dr. Vipond, Would the He is an ex-president of the candidate debate Mr, London and Hamilton Labor that is only allowed out on a leash, or that must be kept within 10 feet of the owner? City Council has authority to rescind the dog tax (under the Provincial Dog Tax, Live- stock and Poultry Protective Act), but don't hold your breath until it does. (A recent column herein failed to mention that Al- derman Margaret Shaw oppos- ed the recent dog bylaw amend- ment.) Oliver Hodges -- the NDP's late-entry candidate in Ontario Federal Riding -- has quickly established one point. He's no fence-sitter. He wants to get into the thick of things and debate the controversial auto trade agreement with his two opponents, PC "Mike" Starr and Liberal Claude Vipond. What a politaci clambake that would provide for the campaign, with more tense drama than the Canadian Grand Prix at Mosport With all deference to Mr. Hodges, the three-way debate is Hodges without Mr. Starr? Per- haps the picture will change Overnight, but it seems unlike- ly. Anyway, the debate would seem to lose much of its flavor without the incumbent mem- ber, who is scheduled to follow a rigorous speaking schedule across Canada in the next four weeks. . Mr. Hodges, a political un- known in these parts, 'desper- ately needs such public outings to make up for lost time. The NDP candidate, a+ 50- year-old Winona (Ont.) fruit farmer and self-employed Labor consultant, made a.strong im- pact with more than 250 of the party's faithful at his nomina- tion meeting in the Hotel Genosha last Tuesday.. His real trademark on the platform seems to be 'his sincerity, com- bined with dignity. He also has the ability to speak with authority and conviction on na tional subject The. tall and silver-haired Hodges has some impressive eredentials as a local NDP can- Councils, a founding member of the Religion Labor Council of Canada (his nominee Tuesday was Rey. John Porter of Osh- awa). He was also. technical advisor to Canadian represen- 'tatives of the International Labor Organization at Geneva recently, ze Time is of the essence for all candidates in such a short cam- paign, but it is especially so for Mr. Hodges, three times an un- successful Provincial candidate under the CCF banner in the London area back in the 1940's. The NDP has been criticized by some of its followers for bringing in an "'outsider" to run in Ontario riding, which is so densely populated with mem- bers of the trade union move- ment. But there is plenty of precedent for this in the Fed- eral arena, especially-in the Lib- eral and PC camps. The late W. 1. M. Mackenzie King was a prime example in the old days as is the PC's Joel Aldred and George Hees today. CANADA'S STORY Wheat Beat Out Beaver By BOB BOWMAN Winnipeg is a lucky city, Per- haps that is why so many of its citizens enjoy gambling. Even the great Blue Bomber football - teams won many im- portant games by gambling at crucial moments. When the growth of Canada depended on the fur trade, Win- nipeg (Then Fort Garry) was the gateway to the area where buffalo and beaver skins were abundant. When fur trading gave way to farming, and wheat became king, Winnipeg was in the best position to ad- just to the change and take advantage of it. Steamships plying the Saskatchewan to the west. and the Red River to the south, made their terminal point there, Between 1876 when the steamship services began mei TODAY IN HISTORY TODAY IN HISTORY By THE CANADIAN PRESS Oct 1:15... Don John of Austria, the victor of the sea battle of Lepanto (described in Chest- erton's well - known poem) died 387 years ago today--in 1578 -- while campaigning against William of Orange in The Netherlands. An il- legitimate son of Emperor Charles VY, Don John's am- bitions: had been roused by his victories over the Turk+ ish and Moorish pirates, but Philip II of Spain refused to advance him or make him heir to the Spanish throne. The political command of the Spanish-ruled Low Coun- tries was the opposite of his ambitions and, at the time of his death, Don John had been forced off the battle- field by lack of funds to pay his troops. 1843 -- The News of the World first appeared in Ton- don, 1938--The German parti- lion of Czechoslovakia took effect. First World War Fifty years ago today--in 1915 -- French forces con- tinued their Champagne of- fensive and absorbed Ger- man atta cks in tehAr- gonne; Russia prepared a defensive stand between the Baltic Sea and the Pripet Marshes. Second World War 'Twenty-five years ago to- day--in 1940--Lieut, Robert Davies, formerly of St. Cath- arines, Ont., received the George Cross for disarming a time bomb which threat- ened St. Paul's Cathedral; it was announced 1,075 peo- ple died in August's air raids on London; Ramon Serrano Suner, Spain's min- ister of the interior, arrived in Rome after consultations with Hitler. BIBLE And he (Moses) took the book of the covenant, and read in the audience of the people: and they said, "All that the Lord hath said we will do, and be obe- dient." -- Exodus 24:7 Today .we must search: the word of God to discern His will for our lives, and then be obe- dient to Hia will, CHINESE MEAL and 1881 when the CPR decided to run through Winnipeg in- stead of Selkirk, 40,000 new settlers were attracted to the area by what was known as "Manitoba fever." Lots on Main street in 1881 sold for higher prices than those on Michigan avenue in Chicago. Fife wheat replaced the beay- er as the principal money- earner and the first export of wheat from Winnipeg took place on October 1, 1867, five years before the CPR entered the city. The firm of Higgins and Young gathered more. than 800 bushels of "hard" wheat from Kildonan, Springfield, Rockwood and other settlements near Win- nipeg, and sent it to a firm in Toronto. Ontario was short of wheat 'seed at the time, and the Toronto firm had actually we ordered 5,000 bushels. It wasn't possible to get that much so late in the year, but the qual- ity of what was sent was so good that future success was assured. Other Events on October 1; 1535 Cartier reached Hochelaga (Montreal). 1674 Laval appointed first bis- hop of Quebec. 1754 Anthony Henday met Blackfoot Indians in Alberta. 1764 Proclamation-of 1764 came into force 1853 Toronto Globe daily newspaper. 1916 Second War Loan over- subscribed hy $100,000,000. R. B. Bennett. ordered RCMP stop men_ riding freight trains. issued as 1932 o we Right Title Enhances Chances Of African Leaders In Election BLANTYRE, Malawi (AP) -- What's in @ name? For some African leaders, struggling 'to make something of their recent independence, the right title en- hances their chances of topping the African popularity poll. Presidents or prime ministers don't really mean much. to mil- lions of Africans living in dusty, mud-hut villages and. clinging to age-old tribal adoration of their chiefs and clan elders. They prefer something more resounding -- like redeemers, Saviours, messiahs and lions, Ethiopia's Emperor Haile Se- lassie has a long string of Bibli- cal titles. Legend has it that he is a direct descendant of, King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba. His titles include King of Kings, Conquering Lion of Ju- dah and Elect of God. Among the septuagenarian's royal courtiers he is refered to as Imperial Majesty. But the peo- ple of his country prefer the title of Conquering Lion, On Africa's steamy West Coast, Ghana's President Kwame Nkrumah has taken the litle of Osagyeto, which broadly translated likens him to. re- deemer, saviour or messiah. The fact that he has survived bullet and bomb attacks on his life adds weight to his spiritual title, which impresses the Ghanaian people. Some of them believe their messiah immune from killing. CALLED TEACHER Down on the palm - fringed Hast. African coast, Tanzania's President Julius Nyerere, archi- tect of Tanganyika's independ- POINTED PARAGRAPHS "Will 'women wear © skirts above the knees?" asks a woman .columnist, When they wear skirts, they doubtless will wear them at least above their knees -- they have always done so. Advice to almost any grand- parent: If you don't want a grandchild to think you are an unmitigated liar. don't tell him about the hardships and depriva- tions you endured when you were @ child. ence and a former school teacher, is known as Mwalimu --a Swahili term for teacher. Kenya's President Jomo Ken- yatta, elder statesman of Afri- can nationalism and the man the British believe was leader of the country's former. Mau Mau terrorist organization, originally was called Burning Spear. This now has been replaced with a simple '"Mzee'--a Swa- hili term meaning old man. Among Kenya's white popula- tion, many of whom recall the terrible jungle savagery of Mau Mau days, he is sometimes joc- ularly known as Jolly Jomo. Malawi's fiery Dr. Hastings Handa, prime minister of a land - locked Central' African country (formerly Nyasaland), has taken the title of Malawi. In official government records he is referred to as founder of the nation. Moise Kapenda Tshombe, prime minister of the bloodied Congo, is best known by his real name, which means Moses, My Darling, Uganda's premier, Dr. Milton Obote, who rules over four tribal kingdoms with tongue- twisting names, has declined all adulatory titles. So too has copper-rich' Zambia's (former Northern Rhodesia) President Kenneth Kaunda Coupled with their grandiose titles, some African leaders like to sport status symbols, such as flywhisks, carved' elephant- headed: walking sticks or, like King -Freddie of Buganda, simple rolled umbrella. * ms PRESTIGE DISTINCTION BEYOND COMPARE UNDERGROUND | fm" PARKING ¥ * THE ULTIMATE IN LUXURY LIVING!! GEORGIAN MRaunsions 124 PARK ROAD NORTHs OSHAWA QUEEN'S PARK Medicare Planning Proceeds By DON O'HEARN TORONTO --A national medi- care plan now would appear to be fairly sure for 1967, though some people still have fingers crossed, The provincial health minis ters came away from their re- cent meeting with federal offi- cials in Ottawa, all of them apparently in near-agreemen' except for Alberta, This shoul mean the program will go ahead, oO However, there are reasons to take a seeing - is - believing outlook and not to take the pro- gram for granted until it is act- ually in operation. One of these reasons is that most details still have to be worked out, and in the mean- time Ontario is still going ahead and completing prepara- tions for its own plan, scheduled to go into operation next June, a year ahead of the federal plan. This plan is largely based on private insurance carriers, And though Premier Roberts has given several assurances that it won't block other programs, there are those who wondef why it should be proceeded with at all ARE GOOD REASONS Actually there is very good reasons for this, One of them is that the On- tario program is to provide cov- erage for indigents and subsi- dies for the needy, and it would be in the public interest to get these in operation as soon as possible. Nevertheless there is the sus- picion that the province still may throw some difficulties in the way of the national plan. The private insurance com- panies, of course, still hven't panies, of course, still haven't given up the battle and can be expected to fight to the end. Then despite the apparently successful conversations at Ot- tawa Mr. Robarts himself has implied in statements in the past that there still are ques- tions to be argued out, And finally, at the time this writing, we don't know just what form of an issue medicare may be in the federal election. MAY NOT ACCEPT Presumably the Conservatives are not going to accept the Pearson, plan holus-bolus, The main argument the prov- inces put up at Ottawa was for the federal government to pay towards hospitalization costs of mental health and tuberculosis care. This, of course, is an old de- mand that goes back to the start of hospital insurance. The provinces have never had a strong case as they have always carried these two forms of health care. For the federal government to pay towards these fields really would mean simply ehipping in more money towards the regu- lar assistance it gives (in the case of Ontario about another $100,000,000). It is a question that really be- longs with the tax structure committee. YEARS AGO 20 YEARS AGO Oct. 1, 1945 S. J. Babe, chairman of the Oshawa Public Utilities Com- mission, was elected a director of the Eastern Ontario Municl- pal Electrical Association. City Council. approved. the erection of 20 veterans' houses on Thomas and Simcoe streets under the Integrated Housing Plan of the National Housing Administration. W. §S, Pogson was contractor of the project. 35 YEARS AGO Oct. 1, 1930 Oshawa observed annual Fire Prevention Week. Much of the work of fire prevention was done through city schools. Fire Chief W. R. Elliott arranged for an essay contest in the public schools with a shield presented to the winner, R. B. Patterson of Christ An- glican Church, was elected a president of the Oshawa Minis- terial Association. * Only By Appointment 723-1712 oo 728-2911 ia Ae

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