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-- She 86 King St. E., Oshawa Cimes Oshawa, Ontario Published by Canadian Newspapers Company Limited T. L. Wilson, Publisher E. C. Prince, Associate Publisher OSHAWA, ONTARIO, SATURDAY, AUGUST 19, 1967 Reforms Praiseworthy, But In Expenditures Too Prime Minister Pearson and the Liberal Party managed this week to make some inroads on the virtual monopoly of political promotion held by the Progressive Conservatives in their strenuous leadership race, Tories such as Donald Fleming talk- ed of the necessity of returning toa two-party system of government, Mr. Pearson effectively staked out a position of the Liberals as the ref- orm party of old in such a setup. He did so in outlining the legisla- tion he proposes to put before the Commons next month. The goyern- ment intends to bring in reform in legislation dealing with divorce, abortion and the dissemination of birth contro! legislation. Action is indicated on behalf of consumers coping with mounting prices, particularly in the cost of drugs. Removal is also likely of many tariff barriers. The abolition of the death penalty has also been predicted. And in an area long rife with controversy, definite policies will be exacted for television pro- gramming. Points in favor reform legislation are obvious. The first, of course, is that it is needed. It will also, on the whole, be popular. Poli- tically, this will have the advantage of speeding passage for strong, de- of such Penalty For Following a heated debate, at their August session, in the county building at Whitby, members of the Ontario County Council gave their approval to the aqualized assessment on which 1968 taxation will be based. That the equalization was ap- proved by a vote of 32 to 10 is not unusual as the equalization has al- She Oshawa Times 86 King $ T. L. WILSON, Publisher €. C. PRINCE, General Manager C. J. MeCONECHY, Editor RATES he Oshawa Times Gazette ond lished daily Oshawa, Ontario Members of ers Associaton Associction, T entitled to + despotched Associoted Pre news. published Cathcort Street, Mont Delivered pb orriers in Oshawa, Whit Ajox, Pickering, Bowmanville, Brook Port Perr Albert, a anehiy sutside corrier Other provinces. ond onwealth Countries, $18.00 per year, U.S.A. and foreign $27.00 per year. som " n ron Senne mn mmm ern laying: criticism would put opposi- tion parties in untenable positions with the electorate. Of major impor- tance, too, is the fact that it repre- sents legislation which can be enact- ed without adding to the already burgeoning weight of government expenditure. : It is in this field the Pearson ad- ministration is open to the greatest criticism. The Prime Minister has stated there is to be considerable belt-tightening in departmental esti- mates for next year. High time. Last year the cost to taxpayers was $1,188,000,000 or $59 per person for public debt charges. The deficit of $740 million forecast for this year will add another $30 million to the interest bill. A return to realism in federal] fi- nancing is a "reform" which would be appreciated greatly by the Cana- dian taxpayer. While the trend indi- cated now is away from further ex- pensive welfare legislation, the costs of government are still excessivly high. It was th president of the Nation- al Liberal Federation who was quoted recently as saying that "one form of social security is having money in your pocket and this is seriously diminished if take-home pay is cut by high taxes". Excellence ways been one of the most conten- tious questions debated each year by the council. There are always muni- cipal representatives who feel their community has not been given equit- able treatment and take this oppor- tunity to go on record so their elec- tors will know they have put up an argument. Since the setting up of the coun- ty-wide assessment plan values have been brought into line and placed on an equitable basis. Much credit for this work must go to Assessment Commissioner Hepditch and the members of his staff, who, without fear or favor, have followed the in- structions set forth in the manual issued by the province. There are those who believe as- sessment should not be based on the sale price of a farm. However a number of farmers in York County, who have sold their farms for sub- divisions, have paid large sums for farms in Ontario County. This means that owners of land in the county are, in a sense, paying the penalty for having excellent farms and herds and also their proximity to the Toronto Metropolitan area. GALLUP POLL * Families Fret Most About Funds By The Canadian Institute of Public Opinion (World Copyright Reserved) Finances, lack of money, the high cost of living, job insecur- ity continue to trouble Cana- dians. Today 36 per cent of the citizens say these economic worries are the most urgent problems facing them and their families. In 1958, 33 per cent felt this way. Nine years ago unemploy- ment was next as an urgent problem, named by 11 per cent of the people. Today that figure is down to three per cent. Then too, probably because of the different provincial hospital schemes, health is not the worry it was. In 1958 nine per cent named it as an urgent problem; today only four per cent mention it. There are some new elements that were not named in 1958 as urgent problems -- "'raising a family, irresponsible teen- agers, family discord'. The question: "What is the most urgent problem facing you and your family today?" 1958 TODAY Pet; Pet. Financial 33 37 Unemployment 11 3 Health 9 4 Housing 5 2 Education 5 6 Raising a family _ § Other 8 11 Can't say 26 33 107x =: 102x Among "'other' urgent prob- lems facing a family -- "lack of communication with chil- dren, toc many children, lack of farm help, future of grand- children and how to pravent wars" x - More than one problem men- tioned YEARS AGO 25 YEARS AGO August 19, 1942 Sixteen women and five men will graduate from the Ontario Hospital in Whitby. W. H. Moore, MP will address the graduates, Gordon F. Osborne of Whitby has successfully completed the second year examination for the award of chartered life underwriter. 40 YEARS AGO August 19 ,1927 David Wilson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Wilson, Gibbons St., was the winner of the Pon- tiac car at the GM picnic. Over $10,000 damage was caused by the fire in All Saints' Anglican Church, Whitby. BIBLE "When I cry unto thee, then shall mine enemies turn back: this I know; for God is for me."' --Psalm 56:9 God stands ready to deliver His own from every fear. "Thou art with me." Haye faith in God and forget it. "Humble yourselves there- fore under the mighty hand of God, that ye may exalt you in due time." --I Peter 5:6 Put pride in its place, so God can put you in yours. When we lift up ourselves, we lose con- tact with the Lord. NOW THERE ARE NINE CANDIDATES Far THE PARTY LEADERSHIP ARE 'You LISTENING dOHN = IN rnc " mecca, ONTARIO COUNTY FLASHBACK THATS ENOUGH FaR A BALL TEAM LS' THANKS To SCHULZ THE DARKENED ROOM WITH CHARLIE BROWN mn TU Alexandra Park Fair Site Long Controversial Issue By FORD LINDSAY Of The Times Staff The transfer by the South On- tario Agricultural Society of its fair from Whitby to Oshawa in 1906 resulted in Alexandra Park being established as the first park in Oshawa. However, this was not accomplished without lengthy negotiations involving the Oshawa Athletic Associa- tion, the Town of Oshawa, the Oshawa Driving Club and the fair board and later a hazzle that had the town by the ears. The Oshawa Vindicator re- ports the fair board's departure from Whitby was made in a most amicable spirit and that good feeling prevailed. The fair board at the time was some $6,000 in the red and Whitby was apparently willing to give up its claim to the fair. J. S. Beaton, L. M. Brooks, F. W Cowan and Dr. T. E. Kaiser attended the annual meeting of the fair board and the Ontario and Durham Exhi- bition Association in Whitby stressing that Oshawa had a park bigger than most fair grounds, containing two grand- stands, The meeting authorized its directors to consult the Osh- awa Athletic Association. MARKET FAIR A short time later the Whitby Sale Fair Association with W. M. Pringle as secretary was formed. It planned to hold a market fair and auction sale in March. A special meeting of the shareholders of the Oshawa Athletic Association considered a proposal to hand over its land to the town so a play- ground might be established and to decide on its relation- ship with the fair board. A meeting of the business omen ignmne nym QUEBEC EDITORS COMMENT EQUALITY OF CULTURES ASKED Recognition Of Distinct Status Held Essential This is a selection of edi- torials on current topics, translated from the French-language press of Canada, Montreal Le Devyoir--Mar- cel Faribault has given to the intellectual counsellors and the militants of the Conserv- ative party al Montmorency a lesson that shows the vigor of the man and the gravity of the current situation Two vears azo Mr. Faril hault, president of Trust Gen- eral du Canada, still believed in a constitutional rearrange. ment without special status for Quebec. He still held to the classical principles of fed- eralism, explained in his book Ten Against One. Through the method of "'opting out," he left the door open for the development, in actual fact, of a particular regime for Queber. He was not anxious for such a regime to be established under the form of a distinct legal status Today, Mr .Faribault ascer- tains that the situation has evolved rapidly and apprecia- bly. He has thus come to the conclusion that 'immobility in constitutional affairs has contributed to the popularity in Quebec of the idea of a special status. He even goes so far as to say it is urgent to begin negotiations Mr. Faribault, to those who know him, is not one to be carried along. by the popular opinions of the day... . up Canada.--Claude Ryan If this man has come to the (Aug. 10) conclusion that-special status is henceforth essential -- for Granby La Voix de l'Est-- Quebec, it is not because his Mr. Pearson and Mr. John- principles or fundamental son have given their opin- beliefs have changed.- It is ions about Canada's future in : because the situation has interviews for the French tution evolved with a stupendous magazine Paris - Match. The rapidity English Canada prime minister sounded opti- will would be wise to consider the views of those French-Cana- dians who still consent to dia- the two "societies" that make mistic while the Quebec pre- mier expressed anxiety For Mr. Pearson, whether admitted the necessity constitutional revision to guarantee rights of the ethnic groups. .. . English Canada should not of a respect for the two principle put off study of a new consti- until the discontent reaches a climax. For then, it be much more difficult to negotiate an agreement acceptable involved. Now is the time to to both parties logue. Among them, Mr. Far- ibault is one of the most informed, most responsible and most familiar with Eng- lish Canada. He is also one of those most anxious to pre- serve what can safely be preserved of the heritage of both founding peoples. ... If his views are dismissed, one of the most important parts of French-Canada has been refused a hearing. ' Equality for two cultures and two languages across the country. Recognition of a dis- tinct status which ratifies the reality of a distinct Quebec. These are the two essential points in the constitutional step that must be taken by any federal party that hopes to win not. only the votes but the hearts of the Quebec peo- ple. The Conservative party has been able to hear, thanks to Mr. Faribault, this clear message. Now it is up to that party to show it is capable of understanding and translating {t into proposals acceptable to it is a question of problems between Canada and France, or between Canada and Que- bec, a solution is possible. He doesn't think the interest of Paris in Quebec is a reason for dissension. He even recog- nizes the right of the French government to take an inter- est in French Canada... . For Mr. Johnson, the situa- tion naturally presents itself in a different light. He advo- cates a new constitution that will grant to Quebec the pow- ers necessary for develop- ment and the flourishing of the French-Canadian nation. Our slogan is equality or independence, he said... . Can one deduce ftom these two opinions that an entente is possible between English and French Canada? Can we hope for a new constitution assuring equality and unity in diversity? It can't be doubt- ed Even though Mr. Pearson didn't say so in this inter- view, he has, for a long time, begin the job.--Roland Gagne (Aug. 10) Ottawa Le Droit--The en-. tire constitutional regime was put in question by Marcel Faribault, president of Trust General du Canada, in his ad- dress at Montmorency to the Progressive Conserva- tives thinkers' conference. This businessman--who is likewise a specialist in consti- tutional questions, a fact which we have known for a long time and especially since he wrote the book Ten Against One with Robert Fowler--never speaks for nothing Cold almost brutal, in his tone, he said that if the effect of allegiance to a monarch was to give precedence to one group over another, it would be better to substitute alle- giance to the country and the constitution. . »» men of the town was held in Tod's restaurant to talk over means of enlarging the athletic grounds to accommodate the fair and also to preserve part of the lands for sporting and parks purposes. It was suggest- ed the athletic body place the grounds at the disposal of the fair and that the town pur- chase an additional 16 acres at $150 per acre. F. W. Cowan, Charles Rob- son, L. M. Brooks, Dr. Kaiser, H. T. Carswell, R. S. McLaugh- lin and R, J. Mackie were named to meet the athletic association and propose an amalgamation of its interests. It was stated the association had invested $2,000 in the land and the driving club would have to put up $1,000. The fair board would erect buildings worth $1,500 and the town would provide between $2,500 and $3,000. At a meeting late in March, the athletic club shareholders originated a movement to found a parks board as the town had paid $125 a year to Eli Edmondson for the use of Pros- pect Park. It was reported not more than $4,000 would be need- ed to finance the project. Under the terms of its agree- ment with Oshawa, the fair board erected and maintained its own buildings. It paid $1 a year rental plus 10 per cent of the gross receipts from tickets sold at the gate. The agreement between the town anc the athletic associa- tion called for a payment of $2 per year over a 20-year period dating from Aug. 13, 1906. The following year Mayor Kaiser told council he had been assisted by T. H. McMillan of the Ontario Loan and Savings Co. in selling debentures for $3,485, bearing interest at 4.5 per cent, at par. For the first time in Oshawa history there had been no bids when the offering was first made. At its 1919 annual meeting the fair board reported a net gain of $1,000 and for the first time in over 30 years it was in such a thriving condition it was able to show a credit balance of about $600. The following year its profit was about $3,000 with gate receipts up $700. However, at its July meeting the Parks Commission, com- posed of Mayor John Stacey, T. S. Grierson, Dr. F. L. Henry, R. S. McLaughlin, W. J. Burns and Charles Schofield, decided, in view of the number of young people using Alexandra Park for sports, to cancel the agree- ment with the fair board effec- tive Dec 31, 1921. By the terms of the agreement, dated Jan. 8, 1908, the commission had the right te terminate the pact on six months' notice. Among the objections raised by the board were the poor condition of the fair board buildings and the suggestion that gambling was taking place in one of the horse barns. W. E. N. Sinclair, president of the fair board, in a letter pub- lished in The Ontario Reform- er, said the board was morally and legally. bound to continue having the fair in the park. He said the fair was free of debt and was the seventh largest in the province. He charged one of the reasons for the notice was that two of the commis- sioners wanted the fence re- moved to improve the view from their gardens. He said if the fair was forced out it would cease to exist. The grounds and buildings had cost between $50,000 and $100,000. At a meeting in August the parks commission decided to stand pat on its decision to terminate the agreement; but at a mecting in December, at- tended by the parks and fair boards, it was decided to bury the hatchet. It was agreed the pact between the two bodies would be amended so it could be terminated only by a plebis- cite of Oshawa electors. Although not certain, civie officials believe this stipulation may stil] be in force. Dieppe Raid Proved Costly Element Of Surprise Lost By BOB BOWMAN This is the 25th anniversary of the raid on Dieppe that proved to be the dress-re- hearsal for the landing of Allied forces in France on. June 6, 1944, and the end of the Second World War one year later. Dieppe was a combined oper- ation, of army, navy, and air force. Except for British com- manaos, 5,000 Canadian soldiers of the 2nd Canadian Division under General J. H. Roberts, provided the ground force. They sailed from a number of ports in the south of England at dusk on Aug. 18, 1942, in small infantry and tank landing craft, and were guided through Ger- man minefields in the dark by destroyers and minesweepers of the Royal Navy. All during the desperate eight-hour battle aircraft of the Royal Air Force and Royal Canadian Air Force lent mag- nificent support at heavy cost to themselves and the Ger- mans. WANTED 2ND FRONT The. purpose of the Dieppe raid was to prove to the Rus- sians, then fighting with their backs to the wall, and to the people of Europe, that the Western Allies were sincerely planning to open a second front. Among the objectives outlined to war correspondents by Lord Louis Mountbatten was to test the German defences, kill as many of the enemy as possible, and give the air force an oppor- tunity to force the Luftwaffe into the-air where it would have to fight. The Germans had been trying to conserve their air- craft. The raid was costly because the element of surprise was lost. Commando units going in early to silence the coastal guns ran into a German convoy in the dark, and the shooting alerted the Gerntans on shore. Canadian units following the commandos ran into heavy fire as they landed and 3,350 of the 5,000 men failed to return. Royal Navy destroyers plas- tered the shore installations with 'their guns but they were not of heavy enough calibre to dislodge them. Battleships, which were used on D-day, 1944, would have made the difference. So Dieppe added a costly link to its long history with Canada, Nevertheless the raid was essential to pave the way for the Second Front, and the les- sons learned saved many lives in the great assault of 1944. THE BOOK CORNER Split - Second Obliteration 'The Explosion' To Halifax By JACK TRACY Canadian Press Staff Writer Thursday, Dec. 6, 1917, was a fine morning in Halifax. For Haligonians, used to the murky winters, the white sun- shine and crisp air made it a good day to be alive. But before the sun was well up the greatest man-caused disaster up to that time had befallen the city. Nearly 2,000 of its 50,000 people had been killed, 9,000 had been injured --many maimed for life, and nearly 200 had been blinded. Michael Bird, a British writer, tells about the Halifax disaster in The Town That Died, a paperback published by The Ryerson Press. Bird, who spent more than a year in research on what Haligonians still call "The Explosion," has turned out what is probably the best-doc- umented account of the split- second obliteration of a square mile of the city when a munitions ship blew up His account goes back to Dec. 1 When the French freighter Mont Blanc left New York with nearly 3,000 tons of high explosives in her holds and a deck-load_ of inflammable benzol as_ she headed for Halifax to join a wartime convoy. The 192-page book contains a map, photos of the devas- tated area, verbatim reports of naval officers who were at the scene and the report of the court of inquiry which blamed the master and pilot of the Mont Blanc for the dis- aster. FIRES MERGED But the most gripping parts of his story are the recorded memories of survivors of that day. He tells how sailors and rescue workers tried to save injured survivors trapped in wrecked homes and shops as the fires in the north end of the city, came together in one huge conflagration. Many Haligonians still tell tales of the horror that exist- ed that day but few approach that of Lillian Atkins who recounted her story to Bird. She was working in a cotton factory when the blast hurled in the walls, sending tons of machinery to floors below, trapping textile workers. She escaped and some soldiers took her to Wellington Bar- . racks while they sought help for her. She dozed for a few min- utes and when she awoke, she saw a soldier stagger into the room. As Bird retells her story: "The man's hair had been burned away and his scalp was one suppurating, open blister that crowned his head like a skullcap. On the left side of his face, his lower jaw, from the ear to the cen- tre of his mouth, was missing and where his nose should have been there was now only a bloody smudge and tendrils of torn flesh. Both his eye sockets were empty. ..." CAPTAIN BLAMED Capt. Aime Le Medec of the Mont Blanc and his pilot Frank Mackey of Halifax were blamed by the court of inquiry for violating the rules of the road. This, the court found, resulted in the explo- sives-laden ship being placed in the course of the Belgian relief ship Imo in the narrow- est part of Halifax harbor. The resulting collision ignit- ed the Mont Blanc's benzol deck-load which in turn ran into the holds detonating the explosive cargo. Mackey and Le Medec were subsequently charged with manslaughter but their cases were disposed of on habeas corpus proceedings. Mackey, who had been sus- pended as a harbor pilot, was later reinstated and complete- ly vindicated. The court had_ recom- mended that French authori- ties cancel Le Medec's hi- cence but the French govern- ment took no action and when he retird from th sea 14 years later, he was made a chevalier in his country's Le- gion of Honor. Big Spenders From West Told To Go Easy In Saigon By BARRY KRAMER SAIGON (AP)--'The big spenders from the West" are making an effort not to kill South Vietnam with kindness. The 466,000 U.S. troops and the other Americans here are being pushed, prodded and even ordered to spend as few South Vietnamese piastres as possi- ble, to avoid a catastrophic inflation that could do almost as much harm to the country as the war. Even with the piastre-contral program instituted by Gen. Wil- liam C. Westmoreland, Ameri- cans, officially and individual- ly, spent more than 7,000,000,000 piastres more in the first half of 1967 than the entire non-mili- tary budget of the South Viet- namese government for the same period. The U.S. figures are just for piastres that Americans spend inside South Vietnam. They do not include the multi-billion-dol- lar cost of the war, most of which is spent outside Vietnam and does not affect its econ- omy. The American piastre spend- ing ranges from the 2,000 that an American soldier pays for "Saigon tea" in a bar to the flood of piastres--a' total amounting to about $20,000,000 --that the U.S. government pays for billets in downtown Saigon. It includes the 500 pias- tres an American sergeant pays for an ao dai, a Vietnamese dress, to send to his girl friend in Chicago, as wll as the 7,- 700,000,000 piastres that the U.S. Agency for International Development spends as a small part of its aid program here. A U.S. dollar can be ex- changed for 117 piastres at the official rate. The giant U.S. construction Program that accompanied the major increase in troops during the last year also poured great amounts of piastres into the economy with the hiring of tens of thousands of Vietnamese workers. The glut of new piastres in the. economy could have only one effect. Prices have jumped about 160 per cent since Janu- ary, 1965. This year alone they are expected to rise 40 per cent, Wages and total family income also have risen and there is almost no unemploy- ment, but inflation has braked the increase in real income, Much of the economy is arti- ficial and dependent on the war. The United States, for example, employs 150,000 South Vietnamese. TODAY IN HISTORY By THE CANADIAN PRESS Aug. 19, 1967... Canadians paid a heavy toll 25 years ago today--in 1942--when units of the 2nd Division raided the French town of Dieppe during the Second World War. Of the nearly 5,000 men who crossed the English Chan- ne!, 3,369 were killed, wounded or captured. The main body of attackers was stalled on the beaches and only a handful of troops managed to fight their way into the down, Despite the losses the attack was regarded by military strate- gists as an invaluable les- son for future seaborne landings. VCs were awardea to Lt.-Col. C. C. I. Merritt and Rev. John W, Foote. 1809--The first Canadian steamship was launched at Montreal. 1953--Mohammed sadegh was ousted Iren premiership. Mos- from First World War Fifty years ago today-- in 1917 -- Italian troops at- tacked along a 30-mile front and took Austrian positions from Plava to the sea; French troops captured im- portant German positions along an 1l-mile front near Verdun and held the west- ern heights of Aisne. Second World War Twenty-five years ago to- day--in 1942-Canadian troops landed at Dieppe in the biggest raid until then of the war; the Russian abandoned Krasnodar in the Caucasus; Allied planes attackea Japanese warships in the northern Solomons. Aug, 20, 1967... First World War Fifty years ago today--in 1917--Marshall Petain with 16 divisions made the last big attack at Verdun after a six-day bombardment, leaving only Beaumont un- taken; Italian troops broke the Austrian line in front of Monte Hermada. Montreal Oshawa Windsor Winnipeg Edmonton Oshows Oshewe Shopping Centre DELOITTE, PLENDER, HASKINS & SELLS with whom are now merged MONTEITH, RIEHL, WATERS & CO. Chartered Accountants Toronto Hamilton Regina Calgary Prince George Vancouver Associated Firms in United States of America, Great Britain and other Countries throughout the World 728-7527 WHITBY (Staff) - that practice make Whitby Brass Band with bandmaster, St fearn meet each Th the senior band an for the junior band Members are at | hearsing for their | at the Canadian Nz hibition' Aug. 24, ' will play "Indian Su Eric Ball, with solo Allan Black, who h member of the bai past five years. This year, membet ting new uniforms, | red tuniques with g sleeves and matchin hat. The all-brass { after the British Br The first known ba by was the Whitby 1 formed in 1885. Th ar band won the firs' to be given away nadian National Ext The band then | name a few years le ing the Whitby Citize also won first prize : in 1931. Once again tl its name changed, t the Whitby Police E and in 1956, it was the present name 0 by Brass Band. Formed in 1955, band did not. gain until August of 195 won first prize in section at the Canad al Exhibition. Not only did this | to the town but al pace for the Whitby of today. Former m: Jermyn said at the | humble beginnings Eric Clarke welded members into what been judged the be its class in natione tion". The day following cess was evg@m mo. as they werdpenter' civic reception, an h band members and Clarke. The band was ti recognized by the ci FREE 24-HC BURNER SER By Our Lee Service Contre SAWDC FUE! FURNACE OI STOVE OIL ANI 244 Brock St. S. 668-35: 12 x 24 24 x 24 CHARCOAL YELLOW BROWN GREEN RED