he Oshawa Sines Published by Canadian Newspapers Limited _ 86 King St. E., Oshawa, Ontario T. L. Wilson, Publisher : TUESDAY, JANUARY 12, 1965--PAGE 4 Eldon Kerr's Retirement Ends 35 Years Service The official retirement of Mr. Eldon Kerr as assessment commis- sioner for Oshawa brings to a close a meritorious career of 35. years in the service of the city. Mr, Kerr entered the city's service in the as- sesment department in 1929, and in 1946 he was promoted to the post which he has now vacated on his retirement, In his 35 years of service, Mr. Kerr has seen, and has taken a prominent part, in maintaining civ- ie services at a place in keeping with the rapid growth of the city. Some of the older residents of Osh- awa will remember the former city offices in a residence on Simcoe street south on the corner of Me- morial Park in which he started his career in the employ of the city. At that time Oshawa's population was below the 25,000 mark. Over the intervening 35 years, Mr. Kerr has watched the city, and his own responsibilities grow until in his last report he recorded a population of over 70,000, Berlin Wall After being opened during the Christmas and New Year holiday season to allow hundreds of thous- ands of the people of East and West Berlin to cross the border to visit relatives and friends, the Berlin Wall has again been closed. The temporary opening of the barrier between the two sections of Berlin may have been intended as a ges- ture of friendship and goodwill. Much of the good effect of this gesture, however, has been lost by the renewed raising of the barriers . between the two Berlin zones. by the Communist regime on the other side of the iron curtain. There is one rather strange as- pect of the practice of opening the wall to allow people to visit their. friends on the other side at certain specified periods. It began at the Christmas season of 1963. The next occasion on which this was done was for the celebration of All Souls' Day on November 1 last. Now the Television And Books --. There are still many people in this country and elsewhere who re- fuse to become devotees of televis- ion for the reason that it interferes with their love of reading and of interesting conversation. One of these people is John FE. Trimble, who has been installed as the new chair- man of the Hamilton Board of Ed- ucation. In an interview after tak- ing over that office, Mr. Trimble said that he wished he could turn off all the television sets in Hamil- ton long enough to foster a return to hooks and more reading. We have a great deal of sympa- thy with this viewpoint of the Ham- ilton board chairman. He said that he was concerned that the world was too materialistic, and that the public lacked communication. Then he went on to say: : "This could be corrected by schools developing good reading habits in their students, because books stand on guard that the auto- mation of mass communication She Oshawa Zanes T. L. WILSON, Publisher ~ ®. ©. ROOKE, General Monager C. J. MeCONECHY Editor The Oshawa Times combining The Oshawa Times (established 187!) ond the hitby Gezette ond Chronicle established 1863) is published daily Sundoys end Statutory holideys excepted). bers of Canad Daily oper Publish- ers Association. The Canadien Press, Audit Bureau of Circulation and the Onterio Provincial Dailies Astociction. The Canadian Press is exclusively entitled to the use of republication of all news despatched in the paper credited to it or to The Associated Press or Reuters, and else the local news published therein. All rights ef special des- patches cre also reserved. Offices: Thomson Building, 425 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario; 640 Cathcart Street, Montreal, P.Q. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Delivered by corriers in Oshawa, Whitby, Ajox, Pickering, Bowmanville, Brooklin, Port Perry, Prince Albert, Mople Grove, Hompton, Frenchman's Bay, Liverpee!, Taunton, Tyrone Dunbarton, Enniskillen, Drono, Leskord, Brougham Burketon, Cloremont, Columbus, Greenwood, Kinsole, Raglon, Blackstock, Manchester, Pontypeel end Newcastle not over S0c per week. By mall in Province of Ontario) outside corriers delivery areas 12.00 per year. Other Pp P ond Cor Countries 15.00, U.S.A, end foreign 24.00, That growth has made his duties extremely demanding and arduous. He saw the assessment department staff grow from three persons to a dozen, He has seen the assess- ment grow from a modest $16,250,- YY 000 in 1929 to a figure of over $250 Wh million. It was his responsibility | Mh to direct the operations of his de- ; partment to cope with this amazing increase. He did so with efficiency and zeal, and was at all times right on top of his job. In short, for 35 years, Mr. Kerr gave excellent serv- ice to Oshawa. It is, perhaps, unfortunate that in these modern days men retire at a much earlier age than they used to do. We can recall some civic employees of the past who worked until well into their seventies. Mr. MMM i | Kerr has retired at the age of 61, when still at the peak of his capa- bilities. His friends and associates, however, wish him much enjoyment of life in his retirement for many years to come, Paradox East German government has given notice that it will again raise the barriers to allow similar visits be- tween the two zones at the coming Easter season, The peculiar thing about this is that it puts the atheistic Commu- nist regime which rules the People's Democratic Republic of Germany in the position of not only recognizing, put in fact emphasizing the import- ance of the Holy Days of the Chris- ian faith. Thus it is quite out of character with the thinking of the Fast Berlin rulers and indeed their people, or at least those who have subscribed completely to the Com- munist doctrines. But there may be a glimmer of hope in the fact that the govern- ment in East Berlin recognizes that these Holy Days are still important occasions to many of their people, and is inclined to allow much great- er scope for their religious obser'v- ances than was formerly the case. This is a selection of edi- forials on current topics, translated from the French- language press of Canada. Ottawa Le Droit -- When Douglas Harkness, George Hees and Pierre Sevigny de- claredtwo years ago that they were unable to serve any longer under John Diefen- baker, Leon Balcer remained faithful to the Conservative leader. Yet he had stronger reasons for leaving than did Mr. Sevigny. What did he gain from his loyalty, and what have French-Canadians, Quebec and the country in general gained? Davie Ful- ton, the most reasonable of men, headed quietly off to British Columbia so as not to disrupt party unity. ... Of course, in all the prov- inces the Conservatives have men of courage, standing and moderation. Apparently these menremain subservient to Mr. Diefenbaker -- probably because they dream of the impossible, a new _ miracle like that of (the Conservative election victory in 1957)... If Mr. Balcer and other Que- bec Conservatives go inde- pendent, they will perhaps force the best of the English- speaking party - membefs act immediately to save the party from absolute humilia- tion Quite apart from all these considerations and the flag debate, it seems evident that a French-Canadian cannot be a militant member of any party led by Mr. Diefenbaker. Still less is this possible with Ki conservative French-Cana- dian aware of what Canada owes to John A. Macdonald and Georges-Etienne Cartier, whose policies were the oppo- shall not erase the individual. There is another factor of human divinity which is much easier grasped with the help of books; the ability to discriminate between good and evil." Strongly as we believe in the thoughts which Mr. Trimble has expressed, it will take more than the influence of the schools to re- verse the trend away. from books and towards the television screen that has grown up in recent years. It will take a change in human na- ture, in the thinking of the mass of the people, before the attractions of television take second place to the development of a love of read- ing and of good books. Such a change have a marked influence for good but we are afraid that in expounding his ideas Mr. Trimble is a lone pioneer running his. head against a brick wall, Welland Tribune) If unity is to be restored in the Conservative party, says Douglas Harkness, former de- fence minister who quit the Diefenbaker cabinet in Febru- ary, 1963, Mr. Diefenbaker must be replaced as leader. Says the London 'Times: "Whether or not.Mr, Balcer car- ries out his threat to leave the Conservative party, it is a clear warning that the immediate fu- ture of the party depends on Mr. Diefenbaker's willingness to take Quebec seriously." And what about Mr. Diefen- baker? On the Harkness com- ment -- he remarks: 'I natural- ly don't enter into arguments like. that. Mr, Harkness ought to would Other Editors' Views A WISE DECISION (Fredericton Gleaner) By THE CANADIAN PRESS Jan, 12, 1965... Amelia Earhart, a U.S, woman aviation pioneer, set a record of 18 hours, 16 minutes for the 2,400- mile solo flight from Hawail to Clifornia 30 years ago today--in 1935, Born in 1898, she learned to fly against the wishes of her family and later achieved fame as the first.woman to cross the Atlantic by air--as a. pas- senger in a flight from Newfoundland. to Wales. in 1928. During the First World War she served as a military nurse in Canada She died attempting a round - the - world flight in 1937 when her plane van- 'ished in the South Pacific. 1950--The British submar- ine Truculent was sunk: in Princess Margaret has turned down an invitation to visit Canada next March. It is a wise decision, Specifically, the proposal was for her to attend the 25th anniversary celebration of the Winnipeg Ballet, Yet, had she accepted, the pressure would have at once been on her to extend her trip to other parts of Canada, no doubt including Que- bec. And that would have been madness. Memories are still fresh of the insult and indignity forced on her sister, the queen, during her visit to Quebec in the Fall, There is no reason to believe that the Princess would not be given like treatment were she to go there, site of those urged by the member from Prince Albert. --Willie Chevalier (Dec. 30) Moncton L'Evangeline--The Liberal party can proudly hail the distinctive flag it has given to the Canadian nation after a 100-year wait. Mr. Pearson with a minority gov- ernment had the pluck to keep his promise and to give the country its flag. For this reason he deserves the praise and support of a great num- ber of Canadians. ... The behavior of the Com- mons these last 10 months ac- curately reflects the sense of insecurity that haunts all of Canada, The split within the Conservative party is only a manifestation of a bloc of opinion opposed to Quebec separatism and to French Canada generally. A most pronounced kind of separat- ism is practised by the very same persons who fear Que- bec separatism and demand its disappearance in that province. This is what Mr. Diefenbaker and his sightless lieutenants have not realized. There is nothing worse than someone who refuses to open his eyes. .... The flag issue will serve to break the unity of the Con- servative party.: For .Mr. Pearson it could be the cause of a victory in the next fed- eral election. All this will be revealed in the course of 1965,--Bernard Poirier (Dec. 28) Granby La Voix de l'Est-- An eminent British economist and commentator on interna- tional affairs believes all Ca* nadians should have their children learn two languages, Fact Worth Repeating play a different tune than he played in 1963. It's the same old tune with the words changed." On the Balcer situation, the Leader of the Opposition says: "The door is always open - but Mr. Balcer's stand cannot be ascribed to me." Sort of reminiscent of the ancient wheeze about the culprit being cornered in the poultry pen and answering a call for identity with '"'there's nobody here but us chickens". As for Douglas Harkness, re- gardless of what jibes are tossed at him by the party leader, he remains a man of principle, What he said in 1943 needed to be said and is equally pertinent today. TODAY IN HISTORY the Thames estuary with the loss of 65 lives. 1955--Canada and Japan signed an agreement on trans-Pacific air routes. First World War Fifty years ago today--in 1915 -- Russian troops cap- tured several villages in Fast Prussia by bayonet at- tacks; Germans reported 1,700 French troops had been captured in fighting near Crouy on the Western Front. Second World War Twenty-five years ago to- day -- in 1940 -- Russian planes bombed southern Finland; British planes bombed the German island of Sylt and. British anti-air craft repelled German aer- ' jal scout planes on Eng- land's east coast. I'LL HAVE TO INSIST ON A STYLE CHANGE FRENCH-CANADIAN VIEWPOINT Says Diefenbaker Cannot Retain Quebec Support English and French, In_ the modern world, says Miss Barbara Ward, _unilingual people are behind the times, and Canada would increase its prestige in the world's eyes by being considered a bi- OTTAWA REPORT Traffic Death Toll Tragic By PATRICK NICHOLSON OTTAWA----The beginning of a new year is enshrined as the moment when the human race should individually and collec- tively make resolutions for bet- ter conduct. As a motorist who daily is terrified and aghast at the un- skilled, selfish and incautious driving on our roads, I hope to see 1965 the year in which every driver exhibits total and per- tual observance of the Golden ule, and grows as skilled as the French, as considerate as the Americans and as cautious as the British at the wheel. Four months ago in this space, I said: "Would you tolerate with complacency a repetition of the slaughter of our boys in uniform during the Second World War? The toll of killed and wounded Jen. our highways last year amounted to 130,143. This was nine times the average annual casualty list of our armed forces in the years 1939-1945." TOLL MORE BELLS I estimated that 4,196 men, women and children were killed on our roads in 1963, and 125,- 947 maimed and injured, The official figures for 1963 have just been released by the Do- minion Bureau of Statistics, and the toll was slightly higher than my early estimate; 4,210 killed and 126,086 injured. These hu- man tragedies have increased by approximately 15 per cent in each of the past two years analysed, and are running sim- ilarly enhanced for the year just ended according to early figures. At the 1963 level of road tragedies-nearly all of which were avoidable-this is equiva- jent to having a city the size of Regina struck by a disaster such as an earthquake, which killed or tnjured every person in that city, If indeed such a tragedy overtook say Regina, the federal and provincial govy- ernments would declare it a disaster area, and take every QUEEN'S PARK lingual nation. In her op . the founding of bilingual schools across the country would also be a way of re- solving the problem French - Canadian national- ism. Miss Ward is undoubtedly right. In a world as interde- pendent as ours, in a Canada where the worst obstacle to unity is lack of understand- ing due in part to knowing only one language, bilingual- ism would surely help a great deal in solving this probem of Quebec nationaism. If French-Canadians in general spoke English, they would find it easier to understand English-Canadians, and if the English - Canadians spoke French they would have less trouble recognizing the just basis of our aspirations. No doubt things would still be far from working like a charm, but the relations between the two ethnic groups would be less complex. Furthermore, many Canadi- ans are realizing this. In sev- eral areas of the country French is taught as a second language, and with time this language instruction will tend to become general. In Que- bec, the new system of edu- cation proposed by the Parent commission (on e duc ation) gives new emphasis to Eng- lish when it recommends edu- cation that is adapted to the demands of society. So we can hope that in the future more -citizens of both races will learn and know the two principal languages of the country -- and hence under- stand better the rights and aspirations of the other ethnic grouping.--(Dec. 29) YEARS AGO 20 YEARS AGO Jan. 12, 1945 Herb Robinson was chosen as the most valuable member of the Oshawa Kinsmen Club for 1944. J. L. Riordan -was re-elected as chairman of the Separate School Board for a second term while Albert C. Love was re- turned as secretary-treasurer of the board for his. 23rd consecu- tive time, The Oshawa Wartime Sal- vage Board made donations of over $1,553 to wartime organiza- tions during 1944. Oshawa Pub- lic Schools collected 117,545 pounds of paper during that year. Stephen G. Saywell was re-elected as chairman of the organization for the ensuing year. 35 YEARS AGO Jan. 12, 1930 Oshawa's new artificial ice arena was formally opened by Col. R. S. McLaughlin with a hockey game between Oshawa Seniors and National Sea Fleas. Rey, FE. Harston was 'elected president of the Oshawa Relig- jous Education Council. Other officers elected were Rev. A. W. Small, vice-president; Rev. W. P. Fletcher, superintendent of leadership training dnd J,' C, Young, secretary, G. W. Hezzelwood: and Gor- don D. Conant were appointed as directors of 'the Oshawa Arena Ltd. W. M. Gilbert was its manager. possible measure to to the sufferers. Why then do our federal, pro- vincial and municipal govern- ments turn a blind eye to trag- edies of similar total impact which are taking place on our roads? The answer is simple: Our politicians have developed into such a gutless, selfish, unpa- triotic bunch of ne'er-do-wells that they are terrified of taking any action which might alienate a single voter-such as the drunk driver, the owner of an under- maintained jalopy, and the ir- responsible citizen who prefers to spend his money on alcohol rather than on insurance. The dictionary describes "police" as the. department»of government which is concerned with the maintenance of public order and safety and the en- forcement of the law. Note the order, But the average police force is much more concerned with enforcing the by - laws about parking than in main- taining safety. Our typical po- liceman today is stooped over a perfectly harmless. parked car, writing out a ticket, while be- hind him one car _ crashes through a red light, another car Stalks its victim out of the darkness with only one head- light functioning, and a small boy threatens chaos by bicy- cling the wrong way down a one- way street. The highway toll in 1963 was like the total casualty of a city the size of Regina, If the increase continues at the pre- sent rate, the toll in 1969 will match the total casualty of a city the size of Hamilton or Winnipeg or Calgary. How much longer must we tolerate this? When will our elected re- resentatives take action to curb this wanton slaughter. by irresponsibles? Why-are our po- lice not instructed to concen- trate against the more dan- gerous breakers of our hignway laws? Cannot each and every one of our drivers drive by the Golden Rule? bring relief Story Behind Liquor Prices By DON O'HEARN TORONTO--The 13,000 farm- ers who put more than $2,000,- 000 into FAME (Farmers Allied Meat Enterprises) the meat packing co-operative are prob- ably feeling not at all kindly towards the government. It refused to come to the aid of FAME when it needed a $1,000,000 loan to save its plant. The government, however, has a strong case. Not'one farm organization of consequence supported FAME or asked that it be helped. And the co-operatives. with lots of ~ money in their reserves, turned it down flat. The FAME background is complex, but it would seem there was a lot of desire and not too much skill in organizing the co-operative. LCBO JOB? There are those among us who have thought the job of the Liquor Control Board of Ontario is to sell liquor, To make sure there are good spirits available for good spirits--the lamentable MAC'S MUSINGS A group of 50 students Of Ontario universities, Meeting in London as a Liberal Party group, Passed a resolution which Proposed abolition of the Queen as the sovereign of Canada and retention of The Governor-general as Head of the State. We would like to think That this expression of Opinion by 50 students is Not representative of The views of their fellow University students, but Represents only the rather Misguided ideas of the Fifty delegates present. In the last 25 years Many of the legal ties Which have bound Canada To the United Kingdom, Have been broken to give Canada a complete measure Of control over its own Affairs, and this is in Keeping with the wishes Of the Canadian people. There is no evidence That any large body of Public opinion in Canada Would favor abolition Of the Queen's position As Canada's sovereign, Because we recognize that The monarchy. is one of The important ties that Holds together the many Commonwealth countries In a family of partners. . Most people will feel That the students who Passed this resolution Were showing immaturity, A lack of understanding Of the Queen's role in Our affairs of state, and That their proposal is Not being taken seriously By anyone but themselves --Jan. 12, 1965 experiment of the 20s having showing that good spirits will have spirits anyway and that they might as well have them legally--and less lethally than that period produced. It appears we may be some- what in error. The LCBO, it seems, may be a combination of a mint and an educational foundation. E A spokesman for the board is reported to have said this: "One of our major responsi- bilitfes is to help raise revenue for the Ontario treasury and prices are set accordingly. In- creases imposed last February, for example, helped offset the rising costs of education in the province." The man was explaining why liquor prices are so high, And naturally he is inviting an obvious answer: Too much education is a dangerous thing, Liquor, of course, is an im- to true the government has the portant source of revenue the province. And it is that final say over liquor prices. BEER GLASS That other board which deals in- dustry, the Liquor Licence to the beverage room owners of with, the malt and mash Board, has finally bowed the province. For a long time now the Owners have wanted to make more money. They aimed at doing this not by increasing the price of beer but by using a smaller glass. At one time they claimed the glass they wanted, a pilsener shape, held as much as the old standard glass. The board said no--both to the argument and the request to use the glass. Now it has relented--or been worn down. It has approved the new glass. And the pub owners have abandoned their claim. They agree the new glass holds .4 of an ounce. less beer, But they say they need more money to improve their pre- mises. It's to be feared the public will suspect they need it to improve their Cadillacs, OPINIONS CANADA RICH LAND It is usually said that the United States is the world's richest nation, and in the aggre- gate it is. But not in per capita wealth. The Financial Times of London made a calculation on the gross national product, the total value of all goods and services on a per capita basis, and placed the United States third. Leading were two rela- tively smali and cone y ae ps Baar , oil-rich n countries of Kuwait and Qatar, hardly more than dots on the - desert in the Persian Gulf. Fol- . lowing in order after the United States came Sweden, th, uml i fifth to wealth, rom. ' sixth place, If is also note- worthy that not one of the first 15 nations is Communist-orient+ ed. --~Astbury Park (N.J,) Press BEAVER'S PLIGHT It is pretty hard for people to get along without water, but what about Canada's national symbol, the beaver? The beaver is the only animal to take up a form of hydraulic engineer- ing, and when the creeks and swamps go dry the beaver real- ly suffer. There are more beaver around than might be imagined, and the Ontario Department of Lands and Forests says that many of them face a difficult winter. But unlike many other animals the beaver have a re- markable capacity for adapting themselves to changes in their surroundings, The report says that many beaver colonies are forced to make long trips on dry land to reach their favorite feeding areas. This, no doubt, exposes the animais to predators since they are somewhat clumsy on land, Losses of beaver to dogs, wolves and bobcats are prob- ably fairly high this year. -- Cornwall Standard-Freeholder FOR WOMEN ONLY A Scottish bank has opened en Edinburgh branch for women only, staffed by women, and the most exci news about it is that any woman can cash a cheque up to the equiva- lent of $30 without check4zp or question. The bank said it would not consider extending that service to men. It has been convinced that women are more honest. Who can help applauding? Honesty and chivalry both are satisfied. How proud men must be of women standing on their own feet depositing money and on their own knees bagging for a loan! This will be a no- man's 'bank and a male 'signa- ture on a cheque will be enough to make it suspect, we pre- sume. The more we see of young women the more convinced we are that they can climb Everest, raise big families on small budgets and lead the way to the moon. But we never believed they could persuade Scotsmen to trust them with a bank! : --Ottawa Journal HOW'S THAT AGAIN? --How did it happen? The BC Automobile Association collect- ed these reasons offered by drivers for accidents they had been involved. in; "A pedestrian hit went under my car." "Coming home, I drove into the wrong house and collided with a tree I haven't got.' "I consider that neither of us was to blame, but if either was to blame, it was the other one." "I collided with a stationary bus coming the other way." Financial Post BIBLE "And God gave Solomon wis- dom and understanding ex- ceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the seashore." 1 Kings 4:29. 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