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NRE em 86 King St. E., he Oshawa Cimes Published by Canadian' Newspapers Limited Oshawa, Ontario T, L. Wilson, Publisher WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1966 -- PAGE 4 If Sharp Be A Scrooge, 'He's Seen Third Ghost .. The budget presented by Finance Minister Sharp this week may not "be popular but is basic. It holds firmly to the proposition that tax increases should be directly linked * to government spending programs. The Canadian Press reports that at meetings of the World Bank and * Titernational Monetary Fund re- . cently in Washington finance min- isters agreed that the burden for "government spending should be ' shifted more directly to the tax- ~ payers. . he background of course is that * too often and in too many countries ~ the tendency has been to permit a * time-lag between the introduction © of new programs and the decision "of the government to increase taxes "to provide for them. This has neces- _ gitated government borrowing. Mr. Sharp's thesis is this has resulted : in a worldwide credit shortage which has forced up the interest rates and the cost of doing business. His hope for the mini-budget is that it will serve as a step to reduce interest rates and to ease the tight eredit situation in Canada. 'The payment of a $30-a-month supplementary allowance to old age , pensions is much more than a Christ- The Disney Touch Walt Disney has left the world a A seee. of" lexghiee, warm charm and color. News of .his death brought a sense of personal sadness and shock to a generation which 'eam recall the debut of Mickey Mouse and the development of. ani- mated art following. him. Many more generations however will de- ight in the angjcs of Mickey, 'Donald Duck, Bambi, 'the Seven Dwarfs and the multitude of en- tertaining characters peopling the wonderful world of Walt Disney. Disney was an artist with a fine flair for fantasy and an ever en- spiring imagination. His galley of She Oshawa Tones T. L, WILSON, Publisher £. C. PRINCE, General Manager C, J. MeCONECHY, Editor SUBSCRIPTION RATES The Oshawe Times combining The Oshowa Times established 1871) and the Whitby Gozette ond Chronicle (established 1863) is published doily (Sundays and Statutary holidays excepted), Members of Canadian Doily Newspaper Publish- ers Association, The Canadian Press, Audit Bureau Association. The Canadian Press is exclusively entitied to the use of republication ofeall news despatched in the poper credited to it or to The Associated: Press or Reuters, and olso the local News published therein. Ali rights of special des- botches are also reserved Offices: Thomson Bullding, 425 University nema Trgnmtn Pintatin: AR. Coblnnge b.-SApeah Montreal, P.O. : Delivered by corriers m Oshawa, Whitby, Ajax, Pickering, Bowmanville, Brooklin, Port Perry, Prince Albert, Maple Grove, Hampton, Frenchman's Bay, Liverpool, Taunton, Tyrone, Dunbarton Enniskillen, Orono, Leskord, Brougham, Burketon, Claremont, Manchester Pontypool, and Newcastle not over S5¢ per week. By mail in Province of Ontario outs! corrier delivery aren, $15.00 per year. Other provinces ond Commonwealth -- Countries, $18.00 per yeor, U.S.A. and foreign $27.00 pa yeor. Diora ero at Pes ual CANARIA IP mas gift from a government-that- cares, It is a necessity. The increase is desperately needed by senior citi- zens. While opposition critics may contend the old age security fund shows a surplus, the fund is actu- ally a bookkeeping account. When an additional outlay of $280 mil- lion is required -- a new source for the money must be found, If the government hadn't. raised taxes, as Mr. Sharp points out, it would have had to borrow the ad- ditional sum. (As it is, borrowing will still be necessary before March $1). However to borrow the extra $280 million for a full year would have put an additional heavy bur- ren on the money market and de- creased possibility of easing interest rates in the future. Mr. Sharp, in moving to increase taxes at this time, has shouldered a disagreeable responsibility. The season, the fact that the sales tax increase . wil] hit everyone, are against him. His critics already have taken up the ery of "Scrooge", If he be a Scrooge, he must have also been visited by Dicken's Ghost of Things To Come, and acted cour- ageously in a move to put govern- ment spending on a'more realistic basis. animated actors represent a modern juvenile folk, lore as well as an extensive commercial industry. In dealing with the animal world he was eminently successful both in fictional tales and in documentar- ies such as The Living Desert. His memorable characterizations were as vivid as the personalities of any novel, Many years ahead of his time in the field of animation, Disney never looked back. His Silly Sym- phonies were exceptional landmarks in graphic fantasy and sound. He. achieved the recognition of his pro- fession with some 30 Oscars. He was 15 years ahead of others in the field with his use of the wide screen and. stereophonic sound in his production. Fantasia. Although Walt Disney was an indisputable pioneer others will un- doubtedly follow to carry on the development of the techniques he has introduced. It is unlikely, how- ever, that others will equal his unique touch in the art of provid- ing consistently such wholesome, human and thoroughly enjoyable entertainment as Walt Disney cre- ated. So enormous was his output that his creations will continue to thrill and educate youngsters for many years to come. In time, however, the distinctive Disney touch will be missed. mv nea tte QUEBEC PITTED AGAINST OTTAWA aL Mn ne LABOR LEADERSHIP SCORED BY FOUR OF 10 CANADIANS BY THE 'CANADIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC OPINION (World Copyrighi Reserved) More than four-in-ten Canadians believe that lebor is being unwisely led today and the ale maiz reason for this judgement is "too many strikes." In a recent study it was established inat 44 per cent of the population expressed disapproval of labor leadership. A further question was asked this same segment people: "WHY DO YOU FEEL THIS WAY?" Most quoted reason was not for the increasing number 0 only to blame labor leaders f work stoppages but also because the strikes were called against the wishes of many union members. Voters resent the high salaries paid to union leaders and the power invested in them. Some people complain that the demands made by labor leaders are unreasonable and irresponsible. Following are reasons given by the 44% who disapprove of labor leadership: Too many strikes; against wishes of members .......+- 28% Leaders too tell paid; too powerful; dictators; selfish 16 Demands unreasonable; too radical; agitators ....+++++ 13 Main cause for inflation (higher wages demanded) .... 7 Fail to keep promises; stupid; crooks Workers more knowledgeable than leaders Too much politics; Communist - inspired Other reasons .sevesecesees Can't SAY ssevcveccescesees Among some of the "'other"' reasons were: . . ld have more Government control . . rye ti . , dues go to the United . . lack.of responsibility to the country. * More than one reason mentioned. difficult to displace leaders . States . bivaueos svccveces 6 3 tone . unions . undemocratic, Terenas MA OTTAWA REPORT Skipperless Ship Adrift On Affluency By PATRICK NICHOLSON OTTAWA -- On Parliament Hill, the nation's most costly éternal flame has been made ready for lighting on Naw Year's eve, to burn just through our 100th birthday year. But also on Parliament Hill the ver- bal bonfire is preparing for the increasingly inevitable extinc- tion of Canada. Our skipperless ship of state is drifting on the smonth sea of affluence, through a slight fog which obscures the looming rocks named union with the United States. For all who cared to heed, the oft-repeated warning signal was again flown, at the nearby club appropriately named. Seig- neury, where the Private Plan- ning Association of Canada was discussing free trade with the U.S. That is the very subject which caused the defeat of Sir Wilfred Laurier and his Liberal govern- ment in 1911, But in 1966, Lib- eral Prime Minister Pearson asserted at that Seigneury Club meeting: "Far worse things could happen to Canada than a customs union with U.S." But like the wolf threatening to gobble up Little Red Riding Hood, he added the. warning: "It would be difficult, if 'not impossible, in our continental circumstances of today, with so much U.S. ownership of our resources and our industries, to have such a customs union without a close assimilation of foreign, defence and fiscal pol- icies." Thus, on the eve of our 100th birthday celebration, our billicn- dollar party, Prime Minister Pearson was saying: "Forget it all, boys. We will be affluent in a customs union; we can live high off the hog so Jong as the sale price of our homestead lasts. But after that, there will be no Canada; we will be assimilated into the U.S." That is typical of the non- policy with which Canada has been non-governed these last two decades. After a stupendous yor _affert. unmatched. an. a ner capita basis by any other coun- try not under attack, Canada relapsed into ambitionless ease, Selling out our resources to the States to the tune of a billion dollars a year to pay for our unearned luxury. But how many politicians had the courage to ee explain clearly to us the facts of our false affluence and na- tional sell-out? Increasingly one hears anx- fous taik this way in the ante- rooms of power on Parliament Hill; but in the power-chambers themselves, in the engine room of the ship of state, the talk centres on new handouts and similar gimmicks to bribe votes at the next election. 'NO UNIFICATION? There is never a great debate on "Whither Canada?" or "Can- ada Forever!" But there is prattle. about 'Whither Wel- fare' and 'Security Forever." Yet of course, if Canada col- lapses, the pension plan, medi- care, the maple leaf flag and all will be buried beneath the debris. Must Canada just continue to drift, into bankruptcy, secession and takeover by the bailiffs? Have we no free choice? Every Canadian lives in Can- ada, rather than in U.S., by free choice, believing that Can- ada offers attractions not to be found there. French-Canadians have remained in Canada, rather than join' their French- Canadian brothers in the U.S., because their ewn language and culture enjoy status and permanency in Canada which they do not and could not enjoy in the U.S. Why have countless millions of Europeans and British cho- sen to settle here rather than in the U.S.? Must the wishes and hopes of Canadians and immigrants be denied, just be- cause cabinets in secret session at Ottawa have decided--with- out 2 popular mandate, without even public discussion--to cut links and destroy the traditions one by one so that the final extinction of independence will be less painful? Have today's Canadians nel- ther the will nor the guts to maintain the homestead which our fathers built yesterday? Some politicians obviously be- lieve not, for they are rushing us headlong into dependence while their lips assert cyni- callers §'O. Caneda guard for thee." But other ideas are being voiced here by other politicians. During our 100th birthday year, the great debate in Parliament will centre. on whether we want and will have a 110th birthday to celebrate. ma-ntand_on sn tet reaae itn ieee STAGE SET Major Constitutional Battle For Centenary By CLAUDE HENAULT QUEBEC (CP) -- A major constitutional battle may pit Quebec against Ottawa in 1967, a year when the country generally will be celebrating the centenary of Confedera- tion At issue would be jurisdic- tion over the country's old age security program. On the out- come of the dispute could hinge future responsibility for other social security measures and the taxation powers \meeded: to raise the millions required to finance them. The stage for the battle was set when Premier Daniel Johnson---and-his-new--Union Nationale government an- nounced that Quebec plans to take full responsibility in the province for old age secu- rity, now administered by Ottawa The announcement, made in the speech from the throne at the Dec. 1 opening of the legislature, brought quick: re- action from Ottawa Finance Minister Sharp and Health Minister MacEachen said the federal government ' has the power under the con- stitution to administer old age security and it has no inten- tion of vacating the field. Mr. Sharp said that if Quebec wants to establish an old age pension scheme, it should set up one which would coexist with the federal plan. MAY HOLD REFERENDUM Premier Johnson said Que- bec has prior rights in the field of social security and it wants full control over old age pensions because the province plans to set up a co-ordinated over-all social security plan. In order for Quebec to take Over 'the pensions, Ottawa would have to turn over to the province some $200,000,000 worth of taxation powers or fiscal equivalents. There were rumors Ottawa would take its case to the Supreme Court of Canada. Premier Johnson" mentioned the possibility of submitting the issue to the Quebec people through a referendum. There was no indication of either side giving ground as the year moved towards an end The constitutional issue was not the only surprise on the Quebec political scene during the year. Perhaps-the biggest of all was the Union Na- tionale's upset victory. over the Liberals in the June 5 general election. Ending a six-year Liberal reign, the Union Nationale w 56 seats in the 108. mé@nber legislative assembly tog} for the Liberals. Two in@yendents also were elec ted. Two separatist parties, one right-wing and the other Slightly left of centre, con- tested the election but failed to gain a seat. LOST TOUCH Liberal leader Jean Le- sage, whose government guided Quebec through what became known as the 'Quiet Revolution," said the defeat was largely due to the fact that his administration had lost touch with the people. At a November meeting, the Que- bec Liberal Federation was revamped to give members more say in formulation of policy and in the method of conducting election came paigns. Eric Kierans, a lead- ing member of Mr, Lesage's former cabinet, was elected president of the federation. Premier Johnson has indi- cated his government plans frequent consultation with the people. On one occasion, Mr. Johnson said: "I don't believe in... programs .. . imposed on people badly prepared to re- ceive them because, not hav- ing participated at their birth, they don't understand the im- portance and workings of these programs." In line with this thinking, Mr. Johnson'}ias set in mo- tion plans for a variety of groups that would be con- sulted on government' policy or legislation affecting them. An inter-union group would bring together representa- tives of labor organizations. There would be a_ similar 'body for management. The final aim would be to fashion a body similar to one in Sweden. There, government, unions and managément meet and estimate what the coun- try's total revenue is going to be for the year. Then a deci- sion is made on the division of the revenue, with consider- ation being given to such things as government expend- itures, increases in salary, profits, financing of new. en- terprises and other projects. A Quebec chamber of agri- culture would be invited to present the case for farmers of the province, Other bodies would deal with constitutional reforms, health and welfare and cuitural affairs. Explaining the over - all plan, Mr. Johnson said: "We want to give you the chance and the means to par- ticipate more widely in the decisions which concern the community as a- whole. The commonweal is not only the affair of the state; it is the business of all and the struc- tures we want to create or perfect are aimed precisely at allowing everyone to ins involve themselves more." CANADA (6 "To GET ANIMALS ON ITS COINS NEKT YEAR But THE Goose, AT WHAL® OF AN "Werease IN THE COST OF LIVING How aBouT é& TERMITE DESIGN ON OUR PAPER MONEY eng Evite iy ANO SUCH SE RATHER UNINSPIRED geeeee hen fepus "pociTiclaNs STUDYING oR f - TR eu" To LEDERAL" PROVINCIAL MONKEY Business HEADS OR TAILS Guess WHO LOSES CHRISTMAS GIFTS I'D LIKE TO SEND uj nyu Warps HAAS A _CANADA'S STORY Brown Quit John A. By BOB BOWMAN Sir John A. Macdonald's most vigorous opponent was George Brown, Toronto publisher and a member of Parliament. Yet it was Brown who made the po- litical deal that resulted in Mac- donald becoming the chief ar- chitect of Confederation. At a special committee meet- ing in June, 1864, Macdonald voted against Confederation. However the Tache-Macdonald government was defeated in Parliament that afternoon, which meant that it would be necessary to hold the third gen- eral election in three years, Brown then offered to join a coalition government if Mac- donald would port Confed ation and brought "clear Grits" William McDougall and Oliver TODAY IN HISTORY By THE CANADIAN PRESS Dec. 21, 1966... The last stand of the first English parliamentari- ans ended 700 years ago to- day--in 1266--when the reb- els surrendered Kenilworth Castle to the king after a six + month siege. Their leader, Simon de Montfort, who called England's first Parliament, had already been killed in battle. Kenil- worth Castle, which still stands today, may be more than 1,000 years old. Its walls enclose seven acres and contain "Caesar's Tower," with walls 16 feet thick. ie6e--11e ~TITSt Canadian infantry and cavalry schools were. established. 1929 -- The steamer. Lee Cheong sank near Hong Kong, drowning 300 people. First World War Fifty years ago today--in 1916 -- British units from Egypt occupied El Arish in the Sinai Peninsula after building a water pipeline across the desert; the Brit- ish government decided to release prisoners of the Easter Rising in Ireland. Second World War Twenty-five years ago to- day--in 1941 -- an Atlantic convoy reached Britain after destroying three sub- marines and two-aircraft for the loss of two warships; British columns in Libya destroyed 37 Axis aircraft on the ground and occupied Cirene; the British re- treated 45 miles in eastern Malaya. YEARS AGO 25 YEARS AGO December 21, 1941 Oshawa hit a new peak for Hydro consumption during No- vember. At one time last month @ peak of 20,053 horsepower was reached, highest in the history of the local cémmission. Basil Ws and John Mussel: man, trappers, of Uxbridge, bagged a 50-pound timber wolf at Blackwater Swamp, two miles north of Uxbridge, 40 YEARS AGO December 21, 1926 Mayor and Mrs. R. D. Pres- fon, of Oshawa, were honored at an aldermanic banquet last night at Welsh's Parlors. Christmas mail at the Osh- awa Post Office is very heavy. There were over 4,00, parcels sent out and 86 bag: of mail came in, = Ny TU nt Mowat with him, This resulted in stable government for the time being, and the first steps towards Confederation were taken at the Charlottetown con- ference in September. Brown called Macdonald and his colleagues "'the corruption- ists" and did not remain in the coalition government any longer than was necessary. He withdrew his support Dec. 21, 1865. Macdonald was greatly disappointed, especially when Brown went back to their old relationship and refused to speak to him. Macdonald could not understand the change in his attitude and commented that during their brief associa- tion "'we acted together, dined at public places together played euchre together in cross- ing the Atlantic and went into society in England together." OTHER DEC, 21 1708--French under St. Ovide tried Montreal captured St. John's, Nfld, 1814---General Procter by court-martial at for defeat at Moraviantown., 1818--Robert Gourlay, dition and ordered Upper Canada. 1838 Joseph Duquette, Montreal. 1866 rence and Ottawa. 1867 -- Government times. _ 1894---Sir Mackenzie Bowell prime 4 1942--Butter was rationed as wartime measure, Food Crisis In Pakistan, Wheat Rushed Upcountry By RALPH JOSEPH KARACHI (CP)--The food crisis which President Ayub Khan's government has been trying desperately to hold back has finally caught up with Pakistan. Shipments of wheat from Australia and the United States are being unloaded at the Karachi docks, They will be put into wagons and rushed upcountry to meet the emer- gency. Despite this, wheat prices have jumped by more than 50 .per cent during. the last few weeks, 'ihey are expected to rise even higher regardless of official efforts to control them. In Dacca, opposition members in the National As- sembly have snapped at the government for not acting quickly enough to meet the expected shortage. The government actually has been dipping into its re- serves. A lot of hoarded grain is also being attracted out by the high prices. But the crisis conditions exist becayse ap- parently efforts to import suf- ficient quantities of wheat in time have not been successful. The crisis was foreseen last February following a severe drought, Pakistan has since been shopping in the wheat markets of Australia, Canada and the United States. CANADA OFFERS HELP Canada, it turned out, had already sold out the bulk of its last year's crop and could only help with a small quan- tity, which arrived here last August. However, bigger as- sistance was promised from the 1966 crop, under easy terms of sale. I understand negotiations in this direction have not been completed yet, but almost are. They may involve a sale of 500,000 bushels. Australia was in a better position to give immediate assistance, despite huge sales made to the Soviet Union and China. The first shipment of 10,000 tons was. an outright gift and was unloaded in mid- summer. at the docks in Hast Pakistan, where the crisis first. struck. The United States for the last few years has been mak- ing wheat sales totalling 1,500,000 tons annually. This meets the tisual deficit. But this year official figures show the wheat deficit at 2,200,000 tons and until now the govern- ment does not appear to have been able to fill the additional gap of 700,000 tons. Of course much of the trouble here is obviously a repercussion of smuggling of food grains into India, where the crisis is much worse, At a border area recently a border police official told me: "At night, when there are only two rangers patrolling a stretch of about a mile, how is it possible to prevent smug- glers getting across?" In East Pakistan the many waterways make smuggling into India much easier. The government now has decided to pay a bit more EAE RP GE RRGES hieae it has in the past. A preoc pation with industrial develoap- ment appears to have resulted in the granary becoming a deficit area. A new variety of wheat, a cross between Mexican and Pakistani varieties, has been tried out on experimental farms. It has proved to have an amazing yield of up to five times the purely indigenous wheat. The farmers themselves last summer did not help out much to meet the coming crisis. They sowed more of sugar cane (a 'cash crop') than of food grains such as corn. land reformer, was arrested for se- to leave --Joseph Cardinal and two Lower Canada rebels were hanged at ~--Bytown and Prescott Railway became the St. Law- author- ized the building of the Inter- colonial Railway to the Mari- DEEN' PARK Difficult Job To Follow Ken Soble By DON O'HEARN TORONTO -- The death ot Kenneth D. Soble at the age of 55 is a tragic loss here, and probably a dire loss, : As chairman of the Ontario Housing Corporation, Mr. e over the last years had m a tremendous contribution. Ai ublic life s 0 well his direct contribution to hous: ing. : It's doubtful if he can be re- placed. Or if a man ean be found of nearly his calibre to try to fill his shoes. is Hamilton television and radio station owner and self: made millionaire made a num: ber of notable contributions. First of all he finally t off a break-through in public housing. For years after the war pub- lic housing had been the most dismal failure of government. here. Year after year grand programs would be paneuneed and big appropriations t. through. But the housing wouldn't be built, BOLD MOVE Responsibility for housing fi- nally came under Conservative minister Robert Macaulay, and he in typical style made a hold move. Wee He decid under govern: ment Wareanersey 3 ust Je would never get ¢ ere. he induced Mr. Soble-- tant who had had r voluntary head of urban renewal program, over. take Prag ft to ne Fat, 4 it and roug! e province. re were new ideas. This » who had had a poor boyhood, wasn't going to build future § oF ghettos, Public housing was mixed in as part of the regular community. In this approach he personally innovated a com- pletely new social step. And possibly no other man could have done it. In the 15 years before Mr. Soble took over, only 6,000 pub- lic housing units had been pro- vided in Ontario. In the last two years 22,000 units have been built, bought or planned. SELFLESS CONTRIBUTION Another significant contribu: tion of Mr. Soble was to demon- strate that there is a place in the government comm and not necensariy dea fa the government ia businessmen. And also to show the publie something it has been loath to believe: That men of big busi- ness have hearts like the rest of us, and that they can have deep public spirit, No politician could haye done what Mr. Soble did. You can say this unequivocally. He didn't care about votes. He was only interested in results. He showed that there are cer- tain occasions when non-politi- cians are needed in gavernment. And that without the shackle: of the polling booth they can think more broadly and even more humanely. Of course Ken Soble was the extreme. He Was an @xkcep: tional man, | BIBLE But that on the good ground are they, which in an h est alla BRU Hea" "Waly triad the word, keep it, and bi forth fruit with patience, -- Luke 8:15. This is from the parable of "The Sower"'. Read it and prof: it by it. Let us pray that we be given an honest and good heart, POINTED PARAGRAPHS "No government is better than its people," says an edi- tor. True. And most of them are a darned sight worse. 725-6553 oemteee' RENT-A-CAR DAY -- WEEK -- MONTH - $8.00 PER DAY 725-6553 RUTHERFORD'S CAR AND TRUCK RENTALS PLUS LOW MILEAGE CHARGE 14 ALBERT ST, Oshawa Premium Quality PIA 4, PAA AANA AH $$$ $ $$ $ BE WISE . . . ECONOMIZE! SAVE DOLLARS! FUEL OIL ONLY.... Phone 668-3341 DX FUEL OIL SERVING OSHAWA -- WHITBY -- AJAX & DISTRICT $ $ $$ $ $$ $ $ $ ¢ $$$ $ * GAL. FECA AAO OR ns i