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'She Oshawa Times Published by Canadian Newspapers Limited 86-King St. £;, Oshowe, Onterle T. L. Wilson, Publisher TUESDAY, JULY 19, 1966 -- PAGES Why Make Federal Case Of Those Refusing Work? There was a time in Canada when a "world-owes-me-a-living" attitude was frowned upon. It was considered a man's responsibility to strive to support himself and his family. Those capable of working who thought otherwise were con- sidered shiftless, lazy, people of little consequence. That, of course, was before the waves of welfarism washed government thinking. The extreme degree to which the pendulum has swung in the opposite direction was illustrated the other day when the federal minister of health and welfare was quoted as saying the man who refuses to work still has a right to public support under the new concept of public assistance. Only the need for finan- cial help must be demonstrated, While programs are envisioned to restore work habits and motiva- tion for those who have lived on welfare for years, a man who re- fused to enter such a project, des- erved -- as a right -- assistance. is the official view. The view of the federal govern- ment is that the number of persons freeloading on socia) assistance is small. The belief was also expressed that freeloaders have better fortune Recognition The name of the Hon. Gordon D. Conant is linked closely with the history and development of this city and this province. In 1916 when he served as mayor of Oshawa, he was the youngest mayor in Ontario. In 1942, whe he became Ontario's twelfth prime minister, he was the only Oshawan to hold the office of first minister, His lifetime was de- voted to public service. In his hometown he held most important posts in civic and com- munity affairs. He was an organiz- er and president of the Chamber of Commerce, president of the hospit- al board, member and chairman of the board of water commissioners and utilities commission and presi- dent of Rotary. He also served as Crown Attorney for the county for a number of years. The Ostyanva Times WILSON, Publisher €. C, PRINCE, General Manager . J. MeCONECHY, Editor The Oshawa Times combining The Oshawa Times estoblished 1871) and the Whitby Gazette ond chronicle (estoblished 1863) is published . daily {Sundeys and Statutary holidays excepted) Members of Conadion Daily Newspaper Publish era Association, The Canodion Press, Audit Bureou o¢ Circulotion end the Ontario Provincial Dailies Association. The Conodion Press is exclusively antitied to the use of republication of all news despotched in the poper credited to it or to The Associated Press or Reuters, and also the local news published therein. 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As the outspoken Senator Crerar stated, the federal pronouncement is "an open invita- tion for people to squander their wealth and go on without working". "Canada," he advocated, "should be making big decisions -- like Mac- donald's decision to build the CPR and keep Canada one nation, or Laurier's decision to open immigra- tion. Can you think of any similar decisions that have been made in the past 20 years?" he asked. Senator Crerar may exaggerate in his assessment of the accomplish- ments of the Jast 20 years but he's right in his insistence, particularly at this time in Canada's history, that government should strive inspire and encourage through its words and actions those whose in- dustry and efforts have built the nation. We can surely look after the others without, as they say, making a federal case out of it. Merited On his election to the Legisla- tive Assembly in 1937 he was ap- pointed Attorney General and serv- ed the province for five years in that capacity. He is remembered as an industrious public servant, fully conscious of the need for reform in the administration of justice and in the activities of the provincial police, In 1942, on the unexpected res- ignation of Mitchell Hepburn as prime minister of the province, Mr, Conant. succeeded to the office. The eight months he held the position were noted for his active interest in progressive legislation and prov- incial development. Illness cut short his legislative career in 1943 but he continued to work in the public in- terest, During the years of the Sec- ond World War he was chairman of the Ontario Civil Defence Committee during a two-year period when 100,- 000 volunteers received training in 119 municipalities, Throughout his publie life, Mr, Conant was credited with holding genuine concern with the public's needs. He was willing to express to definite personal views regardless of their political or denominational impact, It will thus be with considerable pride Oshawa citizens will tomorrow view the unveiling of the plaque to commemorate the Hon. Gordon D, Conant at the ceremonies arranged and sponsored by the Oshawa His- Park. It represents deeply-deserved rec- ognition. torical Society at Lakeview OTTAWA REPORT Questions Raised On Cost Of Credit Ry PAT NICHOLSON OTTAWA--The cost of credit for the little man, and the price paid by the taxpayers for the national debt, were both re- viewed in Parliament last week, And there is a thread of grave suspicion running through the two. Parliament has enacted that no chartered bank -- that is, no bank incorporated under a charter issued by the federal government--may charge more than six -per-cent-interest,-In-of- ficials' time and clerical work, it costs a bank, say, $30 to set up a loan and collect monthly inierest and repayments over a period of one year, This cost is virtually the same whether the loan is for $100 or $1,000,000, Thus obviously a bank loses money. on a small loan and would prefer to make its lim- ited supply of credit available to the fewest possible borrowers in the largest possible amounts. Suppose your local bank has $5,000,000 available as a line of credit; instead of lending $500 to 10,000 housewives at six per cent, it obviously prefers to lend the whole caboodle to the Friendly Finance Company, or whatever the name may be in Punkeydoodles Corner, The FFC then spends a lot of money advertising its services and lends those 10,000 housewives each $500 at, say, 14 per cent effective interest This is tought on the house- wife; it is also taking advantage of a legal loophole to circum- vent the intent of the federal Parliament that loans should be available at six per cent. Will our MPs never wise up? SOCIAL CREDIT AGAIN But let's go back. one step in that chain of lending and bor- rowing money. Credit is a na- tional resource, belonging to all Canadians and based upon the will-to-work of Canadians and upon the resources which a beneficent providence placed in this land. Credit is created, not by the chartered banks, but by the state-owned Bank of Can- ada. A loan, or a line of credit, costs the Bank of Canada noth ing--except for that estimated $30 a year for clerical work. Now we come to another sub- ject raised in Parliament last week. R. N. Thompson, national leader of the Social Credit party, asked the minister of fi- nance what was the total amount of the national debt last year, how much of that was held by the state-owned Bank of Canada, how much the na- tional debt cost the taxpayers in interest and how much of that interest was paid to the Bank of Canada in respect of its holding of our national debt: Hon. Mitchell Sharp. replied that our national debt last year totalled $20,681,000,000 and the total interest paid on it was $832,000,000. That was the third largest expenditure made by the federal government during the year; it was slightly more than half our defence bill and it just fell sijort of the old age pension pay ts of $905,000,- 000. In other worfls, the national debt, which arisés from deficits piled up by federal govern- ments in 75 of our 99 years since Confederation, costs the taxpayer a packet, CHARGE PETER, PAY PAUL But Jast year, continued Mr, Sharp in reply to Bob Thomp- son's question, the Bank of Can- ada held more than 17 per cent of our national debt and re- ceived from the federal govern- ment in interest thereon a huge $132,400,000 That raises the interesting question What is so magic about the figure 17 per cent? Why did the governor of the Bank of Canada pick on 17, rather than last year's 15? If 17, why not 18, or even 100? The Bank of Canada last year made a net profit of $143,106,- 000 and paid that all to the receiver-general of Canada, If the Bank of Canada were to ad- vance the credit, which it cre- ates, to the federal government, instead of to chartered banks, then maybe it could own all our national debt. The federal gov- ernment would then pay $832,- 000,000 in interest to the Bank of Canada which would in due course pay that sum back to the government as its profit This of course is financial heresy; it is Social Credit. Why? Trade, Political Influence To Expand In Caribbean By KEN CLARK Canada's developing love af- fair with the Commonwealth areas of the Caribbean raises the question of how far the re- lationship will go The ties that bind include the long-standing ones of common language and Commonwealth membership. There's also con- siderable Canadian investment in the region, a brisk two-way trade and a dribble of immigra- tion into Canada Canadian economic aid has been increasing through the years, It was given another boost at last week's "we-like- each-other" conference in Ot- tawa between Canada and the 183 Commonwealth Caribbean countries Perhaps a more significant conference decision was to put the relationship on a formal ba- sis with the establishment of a committee of officials to meet periodically on trade and re- lated matters It. was also agreed another conference would be- held shortly to cement relations fur- ther. All this dating is almost surely a prelude to a new tight- ening of trading arrangements solidified at the conference One long-range possibility is development of a free - trade area embracing Canada and the 13, of which 10 are still British colonies and the remainder in- dependent. The joint committee is to study free trade feasibil- ity Apart from. that, the term prospect is for an en largement of Canadian political influence in the Caribbean com- mensurate with a British de- cline. The remaining colonies are moving towards independ- ence. These factors raise the possi bility of lolitical union some day, but this is fraught with complications, For 'one thing the Caribbean countries seem unlikely to want to give up hard - won independence from white rule. Apart from the economic problem of taking problem countries under its wing, Can- ada would also be faced with the prospect of changing the predominantly white racial character of its own population. Political union seems far less likely than the long-term devel- opment of a common - market type relationship On this basis--and with gen- erous Canadian aid--the Com- monwealth Caribbean countries could enjoy fairly rapid devel- opment If it was fast enough, it could reduce the pressure of such countries as Jamaica for Can- ada to take some of the popu- lation surplus Similarly, enhanced economic development of such underpop- ulated Caribbean areas as Gu- yana could help solve the popu- lation pressures of others in the group Newly independent Guyana has already invited immigra- tion from others in the Carib- bean, But the problem there now would be one of finding jobs for new arrivals, A better population distribu- tion in the Commonwealth Car- ibbean group would also be en- hanced by regional political un- ity, with Canada standing apart, MAKESHIFT PASTIMES . Boredom, By CARL MOLLINS CAMP RAFAH, Gaza (CP) --On the Gaza golf course, you watch out for grass traps and shoot for the sand. At the Camp Rafah curling club, the sweeper's only job is to clear the wood-floor rink of flying insects Troops of United Na tions Emergency Force in the Gaza Strip seize upon such makeshift pastimes with an eagerness based on aware ness that an hour thus killed | means an hour less of leisure boredom on this desert as- signment "We do some really child ish things out here some- times,"' said Sgt. Herb Dav- jes of Toronto, who heads the entertainment committee of the Canadian mess "Kit marbles, this curling a hardboa rink--but the att tude is th it kills a couple of hours s worth doing A ga& going around this the sergeants RONEN . . » TIDY NEST-EGG FOR SOME Major Enemy On Gaza Strip Canadian UNEF base has it that the commanding offic- ers confidential reports on officers now include an as sessment of their marble- playing ability Camp Rafah, a former Brit ish Palestine base where most of the 800 Canadians with UNEF are -- stationed, has more organized recrea- tion than almost any military camp in Canada, Discipline is more relaxed SITUATION ABNORMAL Allowances are made for what one officer described as "an abnormal situation for _ peacetime service by Cana dian soldiers--the desert cli- mate, virtually no. off-base recreation, no women." From the vantage point of @ routine army job back tine home -- especially during a A long, cold winter assign ment to. a year's tour with UNEF can look invitingly ex otic On paper or even in experi- that Aviv ence for the first few months, Canadians tages of superior pay, differ- ent tasks and interesting sur- roundings outweigh the draw- of social often-frustrating working con- ditions and family For hacks many and. allowances ing up a tldy nest-ege--for some a new car for a few lifetime wives in Cairo, Beirut The Canadian providing and logistics support UNEF -- take on dimensions are same jobs in Canada, adding interest and challenge to rou- service might truck camel track to a Sinai desert outpost supplies to Port Said or the next, Say, the advan- restrictions, separation from the engineers might find him- self in charge of a dozen ci- vilian workers on a construce tion project TIME SOON DRAGS But a common cry time starts to drag after six is that months or so. Strenuous ef- the extra pay mean build on return; sharing a once-in-a- vacation with their Jerusalem or assignments administrative for the different from ony As a support unit nadian contingent consists mainly of skilled craftsmen, generally older than the aver- age infantry fore married life and family corps driver water along a set out for Tel A private in one day forts are made to maintain morale Talk dian UNEF a few minutes he will volun- teer precisely how much time is left in his Gaza tour--to the day months to go, it is a matter of Separation from family and isolation from non - relaxation sources of a sense of monot to almost any Cana man and within if he has less than six to the hour if weeks military are the chief the Ca and .there attached to unit strongly Dimexine WE CAN'T ALL BE FLIERS CANADA'S STORY Kirkes Take Quebec BY BOB BOWMAN Britain captured Quebec 130 years before Wolfe's successful campaign, but had to give it back to France. On July 19, 1629 Lewis Kirke arrived off Quebec with three ships and sent. an envoy to Champlain witha demand that he surren- der, Champlain tried to bluff Kirke by saying that if his ships drew any. nearer he would blow them out of the water with his cannon, Kirke knew that Champlain was bluffing, and landed the next day with 150 soldiers. They marched through the community with drums beating and raised the flag of England. Then Champlain was taken on board one of the ships as an honored prisoner of war, and landed at Plymouth on October 20 The capture of Quebec had been easy because the Kirke brothers had intercepted the French supply fleet at Tadous- sac and taken everything back to England. The winter at Quebec had been terrible, Chil- dren cried for food, but there was none, Mothers searched the forests for nourishing roots for them to eat. Finally many people went to live with the Indians. When spring came there were only 16 grown-ups left in the community. Cham- plain could just as easily been captured by the Indians, if a hostile band had appeared. Ombudsman Inovation Highly Successful In N.Z. : GRAHAM WELLINGTON (AP) -- Intro- duced in 1962 amid many mis- givings, the post of Ombudsman y J. G. has proved one of the most successful innovations of recent years in New Zealand. The Ombudsman is the official who investigates public complaints against government actions. Today, he is acknowledged as providing. important protection for the individual against bu- reaucracy in an age where the state enters' increasingly into everyday life. Equally, the post has proved a protection for pub lic servants against unjustified allegations of individuals. In the 34% years he has been operating, the ombudsman, Sir Guv Powles, has investigated a total of 2,442 complaints, He has found 207 to be justified. A "warranted grievance" rate of eight per cent is a good deal higher than generally expected, especially since about one-third of the cases are found to be outside the Ombudsman's juris- diction, and consequently are not investigated beyond the ini- tial stages FEWER COMPLAINTS In his latest annual report the ombudsman says the num- ber of complaints has dropped somewhat, but there now are more difficult and prolonged in- vestigations than previously. This trend is generally inter- preted as showing that the pub- lic has become more aware of the limits within which the ombudsman is able to act, and now is bringing forward griev- ances involving greater com- plexity than at first The ombudsman has no power to enforce his findings where he considers that a government department has erred, but he can exert strong pressure, ulti- mately by taking his recom- mendation to Parliament itself. In fact, every recommendation so far has been accepted by the departments involved A striking feature of recent work of the office has been the number of complaints lodged by public servants themselves. In- itially, much of the opposition to establishing the office came from public service organiza- tions, who feared the ombuds man would become a sort of inspector of their work But in practice public serv ants now are among the most active in seeking the help of the ombudsman to investigate grievances concerning their ca- reers or their treatment other public servants. ATTRACTS INTEREST Interest in the work of the ombudsman has been keen in other countries from the outset, and interest shows no sign of waning. In fact Sir Guy says the num- ber of inquiries from abroad is greater than ever "Bills to set up ombudsman- like offices are now before the houses of several Canadian pro- vincial parliaments,"' he says in his annual report. "In the Cana- dian House of Commons, the prime minister affirmed his government's intention to set up a royal commission to report upon the office and allied ad- ministrative problems," Inquiries in the last year have come from Britain, Canada, Australia, the Republic of Ire- land, the United States, India, Nigeria, South Africa, Ceylon, The Philippines and Italy. Many overseas jurists studied the work of the office, and Sir Guy himself lectured in Canada and the United States on his activi- lies. The jurisdiction of. the New Zealand ombudsman at present is confined to activities of the central government. Many sug- gestions have been made in the last year or two, following the suecess of the ombudsman's operations, that his powers should be extended to cover fields so far excluded--particu- larly the activities of local gov- ernments such as city or county councils. Sir Guy hitherto has advised caution, But he now believes that enough experience has heen gained to justify a study of possible new fields of ac- tivity. The government has made no commitment on the point, But it seems probable that an ex- tension of the ombudsman's powers will be examined by some committee within a year or two. by CLOSE OLD CLUBS LUBUMBASHI, The Congo (AP)--The chief of police in South Katanga province ordered all private clubs closed during June 30 Independence Day cele- brations. "People would see ip these clubs another source of racial discrimination and a nos- talgia for colonial days which Congolese people have banned from their country,": he said One of the families left at Quebec was Louis Hebert's, who had died in' 1627. Louis Hebert had been the first doc- tor there and buff the first stone house in Camada. Before Kirke sailed back to England he left a negro boy with Kirke's widow, and he is believed to have been the ffirst negro in Canada, Champlain did not have to Stay in England. 'The war with France had ended and Charles I agreed to retuisn Canada to France, France did not care very much, but Champlain was able to persuade Louis XIII and Cardinal Richelieu that Canada was worth saving and developing. Champlain returned to Quebec in 16/3 with the rank of Governor of New France, and more authority than he had before. OTHER EVEN'I'S ON JULY 19: 1695 First 'sawmill in New Brunswic'k built at Nash- waak Iroquois deeded hunting grounds' north of Lake Ontario and west of Lake Michigat to Britain. Selkirk settlers returned fo Red: River after hav- ing been driven out by North West Company em- ployees Toronto got news from New York by telegraph It went from New York to Buffalo by telegraph and then to Toronto by steamer Imperial Parliament of Canada Act defined powers and privileges of members Prohibition went into ef- fect in Ontario until June 1, 1927, when liquor stores opened, 1701 Arner em evn YEARS AGO 3% YEARS AGO, July 19, 1931 Mayor. Marks has approved of the Provincial government's proposed plan far the organiza- tion of single unemployed men throughout the province to work on pubfic construction projects. Several unemployed men have found 'jobs on local farms help- ing with the haying 20 YEARS AGO, July 19, 1946 Miss Eugenie Stuart has re- signed as superintendent of the Oshawa General Hospital -- she will join the staff of. Mc- Gill University after study at Northwestern University, Evan- ston, Ill. Roy V. Mowbray, Brooklin, has been elected district dep- uty grand master, Ontario dis- trict, at the 91st annual com- munication of the Grand Lodge on in Ontario, AF and Opposition Lambasted By Robarts TORONTO--Once or twice a year Premier Robarts con- founds everyone here, including his own members. Normally the premier is not recognized as an inspirational speaker. He is competent and debates with a certain authority. But his manner is apt to he more that of a fluent bank pres- ident than of a fighting politi ciafi. But then occasionally the wraps come off and the bank president becomes a fiery pol. And the audience of the mo- ment, at least that part of it familiar with the premier, sits - back in wonder and admiration. RIPPED INTO OPPOSITION Mr. Robarts pulled off one of these fighting speeches at the windup of this year's session. He stood the house on its ear, He was in really excellent shape, He tore apart the oppo- sition strip by strip. The Liberals he ridiculed with controlled scorn for wandering whither they knew not. The NDP he blasted for being political opportunists and for lack of responsibility in labor matters (and particularly the Tilco strike) because of its hun- ger for the trade union vote. Moments like this, of course, pers the real thrills of poli- Ics, CAN BE DRAMATIC Face to face confrontation in battling political debate can be even more exciting than a good drama on the stage. It has the added savor of actuality and timeliness, It is a great regret we don't see much of it any more. If it were more prevalent, and the public could get to see and hear it, then we might have the re- awakened political interest that we need. Perhaps the greatest reason we don't have more of it now is that a really good political speech has to be extemporane- ous. And not many politicians speak off-the-cuff any more. They pretty well all speak from texts. And you really can't blame them. With the complexity of publie affairs today, a loose word, or a phrase poorly reported, can get them in trouble, That old flair, however, is a Oss, TODAY IN HISTORY By THE CANADIAN PRESS July 19, 1966... Matthew Flinders, the English explorer of Ause tralia, died 152 years ago today--in 1814--on the day the book of his voyage was published. He was only 40 and. had never recovered from the effects of scurvy and a shipwreck 12 years before, after which he spent six years in a French prison. Flinders is thought to have been the first sailor to measure and counteract the effect on a compass of the iron used in a ship's construction. 1840--The Britannia, the first Cunard steamship, ar- rived at Boston. 1845--A fire in New York burned down 345 buildings worth $6,000,000. First World War Fifty years ago today--in 1916--Turkish troops began a major attack against the Suez Canal: Rritish unite at the Somme attacked again at Delville and Lon- gueval; Russia captured Carpathian passes at Jablo- nitza and Kirlibaba. Second World War Twenty-five years ago to- day--in 1941 -- the German attack on Russia advanced in three directions, towards Leningrad, towards Moscow and across the Dniester River; Axis aircraft raided Alexandria, Egypt, and Malta; the U.S. government appealed for voluntary re- duction in gasoline con- sumption. BIBLE But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God. --Matthew 4:4. Bread is good for the body, but the body is just the house we inhabit for a short time. To really live we must have the spiritual vitamins of God's Word. 725-6553 RENT-A-CAR DAY -- WEEK -- MONTH 58.00 PER DAY 725-65 RUTHERFORD'S CAR END TRUCK RENTALS PLUS LOW MILEAGE CHARGE 53 14 ALBERT ST, Oshawa