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Oshawa Times (1958-), 13 Jan 1966, p. 4

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% ine Ostyama Simes Published by Canadian Newspapers Limited "86 King St. E., Oshawa, Ontarie T. L. Wilson, Publisher THRUSDAY, JANUARY 13, 1966 -- PAGE 4 Robart's Esteem Rises; Can Grits Match Him? Reaction can probably most,aptly be described as "mixed" to Prime Minister Pearson's announced in- tention to remain in his present post for at least the foreseeable fi- ture, Federal Liberals -have re- . affirmed confidence. in . his" leader- ship -- and for his part, he has re- cently demonstrated a much firmer resolve to give it. It was not many weeks ago that rumors were rife that time was fast running out for both h@® and Op- position Leader Diefenbaker in their présent roles. Neither, how- ever, have paid such stories much heed. \ For the Liberal Party it as well Prime Minister Pearson seems to have grasped the chal- lenge to continue, A, strong succes- sor, with the excepflon of the Hon, Paul Martin on a caretaker basis, has not yet emerged to follow him. The same cannot be said about the Conservatives. Both Geéryé Hees and Davie Fulton have shown some impatience to. assume the Tory chief's mantle. And, particularly is just recent weeks, Premier Robarts, has been mentioned prominently in the press across Canada, as the man forethe job, Mr. Robarts_carries a good deal of 'prestige as leader of Canada's largest province. Also to his credit is his firm resistaye to the tempta- tion to voice Anglo-Saxon resent- ment to Quebec proposals and pres- sures. Contrary to course of other provincial leaders, he has backed Ottawa's effort to find understand- ing with Quebec City. He has re- tained good relations with Premier Lesage maintaining Canada central govern- ment to counter provincial "empire- building". He has the potential of reasoning h Quebec 'withotit ac- quiescing to»-exaggerated demands. His stock will rise higher still as time brings wider recognition, Thus Mr. Pearson's determina- tion to continue can provide Liber- als with chance to find a man to match the potential of Conserva- tive candidates for Party leader- ship. while requires a strong wi New Deal At Long Last According to reports from Otta- wa, Canada's Hong Kong veterans are to be given a new pension deal, early in 1966. A preliminary report on their problems was recently sub- mitted to Veterans Affairs Minister Teillet, based on a two-year survey by the Canadian Pension Commis- sion. The survey found ample grounds for concluding that a new pension status for these veterans was overdue, It showed that the survivors of the ill-fated Hong Kong expedition -- now numbering only 1,100--had more social and economic problems The Oshawa Times' _ T. L. WILSON, Publisher R. C. ROOKE, General Manager © J. MeCONECHY, Editor The Oshawa Times combining The Oshawa Times (established 1871) end the Whitby Gazette ond Chronicle established 1863) is published daily Sundays and Stotutory helidays excepted). Members ef Canadian Daily Newspaper Publish em Association. The Canadian Press, Audit Bureau 9 Circulation end the Ontario Provincial Dailies Association, The Canadian Press .is exclusively entitied to the use of republication of ail news despatched in. the poper credited to it or te The Associcted Press or Reuters, ond alse the jocal news published therein. All rights of special des potches are also reserved. Gffices:_ Thomson Building, Avenue, Toronto, Ontario; Montresl, P.Q. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Delivered by car Pickering, Bowmany Albert, Mople Grove Liverpec!, Taunton, Orono, Leskord, Brougham, Monchester, Pontypool, ond SOc, per week. By mail outside corrier delivery creo, $15.00 per year, Other provinces and Commonwealth Countries, $18.00 per yeor, U.S.A. and foreign $27.00 per yeor. ' 425 University 640 Catheort Street, riers itr Oshéwa, Whitby, Ajax, Newcastle in Province of Ontario "Hong Kong than other veterans. They also had more medical disabilities and infer- ior dental health. Significantly more deaths occurred from coron- ary disease among them than would have been expected among Cana- dian men of their age group. Earlier studies showed they suffered the highest incidence of blindness of any Canadian military unit. The report was received by 'Mr. Teillet just prior to Christmas, the 24th anniversary. of the day when Hong Kong fell to the Japanese. The 1,975 from the Winnipeg Grenadiers and the Royal Regiment of Canada, reached 1941, was. at- the resisting the lack of proper equipment and sufficient When they fell on Christmas day, more than 300 of The others had to en- dure the physical and psychological effects of Canadian servicemen, in November, shortly before the tacked. For 17 dians fought gallantly, island days, Cana- invaders, despite a training. their numbers had been lost. long imprisonment the Japanese, None on the fact tt by ild veterans in Canada wo quibble ose who re- main deserve a As The ¢ says, they long for it. new deal, Guardian thing is that wait s0 pension iarlottetown the sing surpt have. been HAILED AS GREAT DOCUMENT . HARD - SELL TECHNIQUE Private Initiative Strong In Business In Nigeria LAGOS (CP)--The depart- ment - store loudspeaker call came through loud and clear, something liké this: 'Ladies!. Hosiery will go at cut price for half-an hour at Counter 5. Hurry!" Dignified Nigerian matrons {n their voluminous robes sailed away toward Counter 5 with deliberate speed, The hard - sell technique, reminiscent ofa New- York department store, sounded a bit offbeat in this West Afri- can eapital -- an area once known as the white man's grave--but it typifies the ag- gressive attitude toward busi- ness here, Emerging from the store, the shopper is besieged by swarms of hard-sell hucksters of another kind--pedlars "'flog- ging' a hodge-podge of mer- chandise ranging from "gold" watches to sandal straps All African countries are to some degree socialist since there are few internal sources \ of money and investment opart from the governments. But Ni- seems to promote pri- vate initiatixe and outside in- vestment to an unusual de- To top it off, the coun- try even has a booming oil industry--symbol of the big- time entrepreneur gerla gree "The Nigerian government is above all pragmatic and its conclusion up to now is that most things must be done by private capital," said a West ern diplomat of lon Finance Minister Festus Okotie-Eboh, in his budget speech last year, declared "T must draw attention... 'to a cankerworm which, if we allow it to grow fat and mul- tiply, will surely destroy the economic fabric of the nation. The cankerworm. is social- ism." This usual rica, was a somewhat un- sentiment in black Af- where so many countries have turned not only. to so- cialism but to the one-party- state system. Nigeria boasts g standing. as bubbling a multi-party /sys- tem as can be found anywhere north of the equator. . Although there are Eastern European diplomatic repre= séntatives here, Prime Min- ister Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa had a ready reply when he was asked whether Communist China would be ab lowed to establish an embassy. "They haven't asked us," ke said HAS CHARACTER Lagos has an air of chaos to the Western eye but there is no doubt the Nigerians have verve .and flair, Even their physical stature is impressive --the tall. north, the powerfully - built men of the south. Some 90 per cent of govern- ment and administrative posts are filled by Nigerians. You don't find the stiffening of the administrative structure by white and Asian '"'expatriates" that is found elsewhere in Af- rica, The result may be a decline efficiency, but it gives an impression of com- ing to grips with problems on a do-or-die basis The Nigerian woman 'desk rk at a luxury hotel, for in- stance, sounds just as rough on her brother African bell- hops and porters as the white manager. of a South African hote} Countless squalid stalls and shops topped by sheet metal prawl virtually at the feet of luxury hotels and other mod- ern buildings in this city of dramatic contrasts. Tough but good - humored touts waylay visitors as they emerge from hotels, éxtolling the delights of night clubs Beggars with cruelly twisted limbs plead _ piteously for handouts. Informants said that in the past infants' limbs were delibérately broken to Lge them for the trade. Some said that among Moslems the beg- gar enjoys a certain status be- cause he enables the faithful to give alms. in MAJORITY FOUND SATISFIED WITH THEIR JOBS, CAREERS y THE CANADIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC OPINION (World A majority of Canadian with the jobs they lowing: Very Copyright men and women are content are doing or the careers they are fol- few adults feel their knowledge and abilities Reserved) are not being used to full capacity Nationally, 84 per cent Contrary to the of themselves to be the right person in the right satisfied (10 per cent) are those in their claims of are not dissatisfied with their jobs in the home. they job. twenties writers, housewives A special feel Least the people say some Gallup Poll analysis-of women who are employed outside the home and those who are not, shows that 86 per cent of those in the home are satisifed. Ninety per cent of the women who have full-time or part-time jobs are content. The question "Do you feel that in your present job you are the right man (woman in the right job with regard to your knowledge, TOTAL Age groups 21 to 29 30 to 39 + 40 to 49 Over 50 When 87 per job; 4 Then a ed ot the same felt they said no beakdewn question cent were per_cent was Emplo yed Outside The Home Yes No satisfied not satisfied No Opinion your abilities and inclinations?' was the and 7 per done of- side the home and those not employed outs Yes 84%, No, No Opinion 8% Ay. 8% 83 13 4 R4 7 9 88 10 2 84 5 il asked right of only, right women in the cent had no opinion women empioy- ide Not Employed Gitside The Home 90% 86% 10 5 9 woman those 100%, 100%, ... DAMNED AS WRECKER Rowell-Soirois Report Was Hot Potato Too By BEN WARD OTTAWA (CP) the Rowell-Soirois report It was Canada's hottest politi- cal topic ageneration ago led by some as one of the state documents of the cent damned by others as an i ment to wreck Confederation Few Canadians today w call what the fuss was all at although debate over port's main principles st on' m™ A potentially historic provincial conference here 25 years ago th to seek endorsemen Rowell-Sirois plan changes in the cial structure. It opened Jan 1941, and blew up 24 nurs ina clash that knocked 1 ond World War off the he = ines "About the immediate thing. the confe plished' was a rift between eral party Prime Min and Premier Remember ha reat the re- it goes federal ' or natton onl a om- of the sior } e two major | of Ontario The dard ingredients nadian political Ottawa against rich provinces aga inst poor ones, Ontario against Quebec It also had the most exp! f all: Taxes had all the stan- of a major Ca- drama, pitting provinces, furore element o had the LAUNCHED STUDY First, a brief look at tke back : 5 ground In 1937 the federal governmer get up a royal commission to xX Structure put to- 7 vears earlier by the vers of Confederation. It was middle of the depression and he Confederation structure was te Some of ler the p wave the p Alber They would rite 4 the smal g towards bankrupt " It was the era of the 'tax y in which municipal, pro- ial and federal governments ' vied per ncome taxes For married men $3,000 a year the total 1939 levy ranged from $30 in Halifax to $44.55 in Toronto, $61.90 in Charlottetown, $65 in Edmonton and $77.94 in Winnipe The royal headed t towell of Ontario prov re slic M ona ne earning eabin peal SW re} 12g ort In om, first on Newton King from side commis Chief Justice and after Jose Sirois ied facin of 1940 like a It called for a constitution to t-hit ¢ : al It adop our sue a the "the bombshel ba ewriting of the ; give Ottawa @x- to collect income, inhert= the fed ime pro- and ASUr¥ 1 as al debt ay each proving adjust grant to covera national 'minimunesgtandard of He services and take over unem- come | ty ' the g ploymen ar ment arguéd strenuously ting tax and onal 83 count stractu wasteful, could f economy the re Mr stem want fis Rowe peace t m nour f r dra _ the war etter, heartily endorsed order grants formula which need." was W yielded to the urg ference te gy 50 on the federal team Y +i:4 sack tt adoption of the country in a position to pur- same dation tion,"' ing the -tional unity roposals. But there from some of notably Ontario, ta and British Columbia. were the wealthiest and get the lowest adjustment under the Rowell-Sirois was based on was a of protest we rovinces mys admitted it igs that ging of his et and called the 1941 con But he hoped the at of the war effort mi gat the conference' behind t! Kir th some his opening address, Mr, told the {50 delegates--100 the lining one chamber previnces of the Commons report was ed view that to put is our consider ion . is necessary which will achie ae 1aximum war effort and 2 bal time Jay a solid foun- war reconstruc- policy for he said post post asked the. provinces to be- partners with Ottawa "'in reat enterprise of further- common interest of our ry and preserving its na- Hepburn, speaking next, on the attack. He said the | - Sirois report was a lime problem that had. didreased us with the gar s of patriotism and cloaked to push it through. London is burning," The than two years Surprise re openly effort. He charged that a propa ganda force nce controlled most dangerous enemy ization "Let fear nol appear Mr to have Ottawa assume Prpvin= cial fh nefarious value of the nancial Finance almost choked with rage at the accusatien The Hepburn hoed, fully, Pattulo of British Columbia and Social Aberhart,of Alberta Although miers were either in support of the plan or in favor of putting it fo negotiation tulo fused to join in further discus- sion (Later press current Hepburn To me it is unthinkable that should be fiddling . while he went on, premier, less away from his lgnation late in 1942, derided the federal war Ontario machine was trying to acceptance on ythe prov. and denounced centrall propaganda as 'the of civil- us guard carefully for a-Similar Frankenstein does in our midst Hepburn said the proposal debt was a "well-cobked, deal" to raise the bonds and help fi- houses out of a jam. Minister J. L. Isley Opposition was though far less color- by Liberal Premier T. D Credit Premier William the six other pre- the Hepburn-Pat- Aberhart combination re- Mr for the y to finance the to. nationa vered a plan of tis<own Aberhart issuance lo new war..Mr. astonish- was of along the same lines.) austere men of the © + wr 'CANADA'S STORY PRACTICE SLOPE " 'Island Rental $1.75 By BOB BOWMAN Anyone like to risk $1.75 a year to rent Vancouver Island? That's what Hudson's eBay Company did on January 13, 1849. The acteal rental was seven shillings a year, and the company agreed to bring set- tlers from the United Kingdom or other British colonies. The company also was responsible for payjng the cost of govern- ment including defence. The deal was supposed to last until 1859, but actually was.kept in effect until 1867 whén Vancou- ver Island was returned to Brit- ain as a colony The reason the Huds¢ Company got such a and it included exclusive trad- ing privileges, was that Britain was in the throes of a depres- sion, including a famine in Ire- land. The U.S.A. had got Cali- fornia from Mexico, and con- trolled the Patific coast to the 49th parallel Britain needed a naval base on Vancouver Island, and hav- ing the cost paid by the Hud- the TODAY IN HISTORY CANADIAN- PRESS 1966 Ry Jan, THE 13, George Fox. the founder of the Quake died in 1691 years aged 19 he had movement ago. today 67. At the a religious ex started his critic! mal church organi favor of mpler ship and conduct. His dis ciples were known as "Friends" and "Quakers" within 10 years. When the British monarchy was stored in 1660 the Quakers. were suppressed, but answered their persecutors by simply meeting In ai lence, which could not be proved age i. Pox made missioné trips through the British aap Vest Indies, North and Holland 18138--British aded Ches 1935--The Saar voted mans age of yerience which sm of for- ations in far wor they and to the America apeake Ba people of the "to rejoin. Ge First World War Fifty 1916 Cetlinge NEGRO "drew column Kut famia years ago toda in Austrians occupied capital of MONTE Turki with a British relief towards Mes h troop before marehin Amara el ope Second World War Twenty-five years day--in 1941---10,000 incendi ary bombs fell on Plymouth in a& night raid yer Vid kun Quisling of an nounced -hearonld recruit a "Nordland" to fight on German BIBLE Therefore, O thou son of man, speak unto the house of Isreal; Thus shall sjfeak, saying, If our transgres and our sins be upon us, and we pine away in them, how shall we then live? -- Ezekiel 33:10: ago to Nor regiment side. ve sions God hate in love the bul His ear © abwa to-repentance and His spirit will dwell in us for right living. sinner open a son's Bay Company was a wel- come economy. The new arrangement got away to a poor start. Britain sent out the first governor, Rich- ard Blanshard, who took the job without pay as a first step in a diplomatic career. Blan- shard thought he would have a fine estate on which he could live in Victoria. When he ar- rived there was no ho for him at all; and he had "to live on the ship that brought him. Several othe'r "gentlemen" settlers from Britain also came ut with similar ideas. They brought coaches and _ horses, and equipment for playing cricket, only to find that there were no roads, and certainly no land for playing cricket. Blanshard resigned as soon as possible, and James Douglas, the Hudson's Bay Company fac- tor, took his place. He was the right man'for the job and saved British Columbia for Britajn, and Canada OTHER EVENTS ON JAN. 13 1825--Upper Canada Parliament opened with W. L; Mac- kenzie a member 1837--Fire destroyed a large part of Saint John, N.B. 1838--W. L. Mackenzie aban- doned Navy Island: later arrested for breach of U.S. neutrality laws New Episodes Assured Adventures Of Kennedys By ARCH MacKENZIE WASHINGTON (CP) -- Like one of those youthful adventure series--the Hardy boys, say-- the U.S. Senate's Kennedy brothers will continue to offer fresh episodes from the Amer- ican political jungle in 1966. Graced with the golden name of the:late John Fitzgerald Ken- looks and un- suc- nedy, plus money, quenchable will fo succeed, cessors Robert, 40, and Edward, 34, served up thrills and chills in 1965 while carefully staking for future use a power base de- liberately centred on the left of President Johnson's regime. There was Bobby Kennedy in South America--where the for- mer attorney - general voiced plain criticism of U.S. policy there rhe Viet Trotheys re was Teddy Kennedy tn Nam, and the Kennedy anrd-thePresident;en= by published accounts how Johnson pas said to snatched at a' chance to become. vice-presidential candi- date in 1960 the Democrat pre vfial nomin- John F. Kennedy livened of have afier losing ition to There brothers Kennedy the liberals and the Ne even Bobby Ken nedy. and the Mount Kennedy Yukon lxpedition For 1966 ther,e promises to be Rabby Kennedy visitit South Africa, if South) Africa agrees There is guaranteed to be an chapter of the Kennedy Brothers vs Hubert Horatio Humphrey, the vice - president who isis equally dedicated to becoming the Democratic can didate for president in 1972--or before if events remove John son. Teddy sembles destined, were the wooing ro othe who most re- is to Kennedy, his dead 'brother, despite his youth, 1966 the senior sen- Massachusetts be- resignation. That him, become in ator. from cause of a won't harm FOLLOW CAREERS The Humphrey-Kennedy ad venture 4s the most avidly fol- lowed here, despite awareness that six months, let alone. the six years until 1972, is a long time in politics Ironies abound. For example, Bobby Kennedy openly' sought the vice-president's running spot beside Lyndon B. Johnson in last vear's elections. Humphrey got it the Kennedys each can oper from the free wheeling U.S. Senate, where party discipline tends to be a whil,e ate Today myth, Humphrey ,has worked overtime in the Shadow of a domineering president, only at half-throttle politically. His exposure has been limited and his liberalism once, said to be his greatest disadvantage, so muted that former . admirers have turned sour It. is generally assumed here that Humphrey's recent trip to Japan F,ormosa, South Korea and the Philippines, while os- tensibly to carry the American message about Viet Nam was the president's way of letting him. compete with the Ken- nedys More trips may be works for Humphrey, Johnson. overlooked last year as the logical senior U.S. rep- resentative at Sir Winston Chur- chill's funeral. Later, he jas sent to accompany. U.S. astro- nauts to Paris ona propaganda trip--he also saw Presidentde Gaulle--and later to London to return the body of Adlai Steven- son, = in the whom ELKS ARE TOO MANY REGINA (CP)--In elk hunting season west Saskatchewan 26 animals were taken by the 100 hunters lucky in the 'draw for licences. The special season was allowed after local ranch- ers complained of damage caused by the increased popu- lation of elks. first south- Since 1960 the in "meeting QUEEN'S PARK Didn't Duck: Wishart Acclaimed BY DON 0'HEARN TORONTO--Hon. Arthus Wis- hart has won a lot of respect since he became attorney-gen- eral two years ago. One reason for this is because he is a very honest man who feels an obligation towards his honesty. A recent example of this con- cerned capital punishment, Mr. .Wishart was asked at a press conference whether he agreed with its abolition. 'Today this is'one of those do' you beat your wife questions, There is a strong and ardent body of opinion, including pow- erful sections of the press; which is crusading for the end of the death penalty, Against this, those who favor {ts retention really don't feel very strongly. DIDN'T DUCK IT It was a question Mr. Wishart: easily could have. ducked. He could have dismissed it by say- ing it was a matter of govs ment policy and for the premier rn 'to decide But H6 didn't. He said that while he would do away with the penalty in certain cases he would favor retaining it in others. This was a statement, as he well knew, which would gain him _ practically nothing and would displease the. crusaders. But he made -it, And you like. him for it Housing success: One of the best fobs being done_around here is being done quietly, 4 Public housing is finally being provided in Ontario in Substan- tial quantities. Prior to last year the. 12-year average in public housing in the province was 520 units a year. NOW MORE THAN 5,000 Last year more than 5,000 units were either built or bought, 6r were under construc- tion or in the final planning stage. How.was it done? Through a new approach. An approach which was undertaken only 12 months ago when the government set up an Ontario Housing Corporation. This corporation is esséntially a government agency, But it is semi - autonomous. And it is headed by a very successful businessman, Kenneth Soble, acting-on a voluntary basis, The corporation was instruc- ted it was to cut through the red tape which had tied down housing for years. To. equip it to do this it was given the power to act-on its And it has been able to cut through the tape. Efficient operation is one rea- son why it's been able to do this. But another very important one is that as a non-politician or civil servant Mr. Soble hasn't had to wince before public pres- sures, no matter how, petty. 15 YEARS AGO Jan,-13, 1951 Owing to the tremendous in- terest in the meetings of tha Church New Year Mission con- ducted by Canon Quinton War- ner, it was necessary to trans- fer the last two week-night meetings to Simcoe Street Uni- ted: Church. & 30 YEARS AGO Jan. 13, 1936 Ex-Mayor W.,E. N. Sinclair delivered his .valedictory ad- dress._at_the "inaugural 1936 of City Council today as Miyor John Stacey took of- fice. Rey. § Jarr&® of Holy Trinity Anglican Church also officiated. Althouse, dean of of Education, Un- * iversity of Toronto, has agreed to be the guest speaker at a meeting of the District Confer- ence of the Home and School Association of Oshawa and dis- trict. He is the former princi- pal of the Oshawa Collegiate Institute. Dr. J. G. » the Faculty at Re TRY US TODAY! We al ® LIGHT LUNCHES ond taste tempting @ CHINESE FONDS RAN UPSTAIRS GRAND RESTAURANT so specialize in delicious Businessmen's Luncheons Including Take-Qut-Orders, RESTAURANT Upstairs Jays KING ST. E. ao (566 -- 725-0075

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