| a SS ne She Oshawa Times Published by Canadian Newspapers Limited 86 King St. E., Oshawa, Ontario T. .L. Wilson, Publisher WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 1965--PAGE 4 It is never a pleasant duty for @ city council to have to announce an increase in its tax rate, as the city council has had to do this year. However, when one reviews the 1956 budget, and takes into con- sideration the abnormal growth in the population of the city in the previous year. The members of! council deserve commendation for keeping the increase down to the level of 2.5 mills on residential pro- perty. The increase of 2.5 mills includes .83 of a mill asked for by the board of education in its 1965. This leaves only 1.67 mills of the increase chargeable against the city council Since the population of the city grew by 4361 between 1963 and 1964, it was reasonable to expect that civic expenditures in many fields would be increased thereby. _One significant comparison cited by Alderman Attersley, finance chair- man, showed that while assessment increased by 5.2 per cent, popula- tion grew by 6.6 per cent. City Council Did Well To Keep Down Tax Rate In view of the increased demand made upon the city treasury from several directions, the city council has done well to keep the tax rate increase to as low a figure as has been achieved. Increased salaries and employees benefits accounted for $429,000 of the increased ex- -- penditures, Materials, supplies and services went up by $251,009, capital outlay by $254,000, and financial charges by $85,000. Thus it is apparent that the council must have trimmed the estimates of several of. its departments by sub- stantial amounts to achieve the final result that it did. It would be welcome news for the public if a year could pass by with- out an increase in the tax rate. But so long as Oshawa continues to show its phenomenal rate of growth, and the added population increases the demands on civic ser- vices, one cannot be optimistic about that happening in the fore- seeable future. U.K. Tory Defeat Shock The Liberal victory over the Con- seérvatives in a British by-election in the Scottish constituency of Rox- borough, Selkirk and Peebles came as a shock to the Tory party, partly because this constituency lies right alongside the home of the party leader, Sir Alec Douglas-Home. In view of the fact that a Conserva- tive majority of some 1500 was turned into a Liberal majority of 4600, this represents a massive swing away from the Tories to the Liberals. Labor did not count for -much in this by-election, with its 'candidate losing his deposit ' §$o far as party standing in the House of Commons is 'concerned, 'this is actually unchanged. It gives the Liberals 10 seats instead of inine, but it leaves Labor with its slender majority still standing at four seats. But since the. Liberals have so far voted with the govern- ment more often than against it, Labor can take some comfort from the result. What is important, however is She Oshawa Times T. L. WILSON, Publisher R. C. ROOKE, General Manager C, J. MeCONECHY, Editor The Oshawe Times combining The Oshowa 'Times (established 1871) ond the Whitby Gazette' ond Chronicle established 1863) is published daily fundoys end Statutory holidays excepted) Ca' Daily > paper Publish. ot er Association, The Canadian Press, Audit Bureou et Circuletion end the Ontario Provincial Doilies Association. The Canadion Press is exclusively @ntitied to the use of republication of all news despatched in the poper credited to it or to The Associoted Press or Reuters, and also the local news published therein. All rights of special dew petches ore also reserved. Thomson Building, Offices: 425 University Avenue, Togo, Ontario; 640 Cathcort Street, Montreal, P.Q. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Delivered by corriers in Oshawa, Whitby, Ajox, Pickering, Bowmanville, Brooklin, Port Perry, Prince Albert, Maple Grove, Hampton, Frenchman's Bay, Liverpool, Taunton, Tyrone, Dunbarton, Enniskillen, Sreno, Leskerd, Brougham Burketon, Claremont, Columbus, Greenwood, Kinsole, Raglan, Blackstock, Monchester, Pontypool and Newcastle not over per week. By mail in Province of Ontario) outside Pagel delivery areas 12.00 per year. Other Countries U.S.A. and foreign 24.00 that this defeat might well hasten the departure of Sir Alec Douglas- Home from the scene as Conserva- tive party leader. The London Ob- server, commenting on the result says: "It confirms the evidence of other by-elections that there is an increasing body of Liberal and Labor voters who _ impartially switch to which ever candidate seems to have the best hope of de- feating the Tory, thus operating a kind of grass-roots Liberal-Labor pact." Such a pact, even if unofficial, could be a disastrous thing for any hope the Conservatives might have of ousting the Labor party from power, In the British press the question now being asked is not whether Sir Alec will resign as party leader, but when he will resign, The shattering defeat in the Scottish by-election may well force him to make a de- cision on that point sooner than he had anticipated doing. Other Editors' Views BEAUTY QUEEN'S (Kitchener-Waterloo Record) Canadian beauty queens are be- coming dismayed at public indiffer- ence to their fictitiohs titles, In the past decade the position of the beauty queen has been steadily de- clining in importance as the number of Miss' Holstein-Friesians, Miss Cupcakes, Miss Grape Festival, Miss Blossom Week, and all the rest, has increased, To many this will be a hearten- ing development and accepted as proof that sanity has not fled the 15.00, age, READERS WRITE... The Editor, The Oshawa Times. LABOR STANDARDS CODE Dear Sir: In the Thursday, March 18th edition of 'your paper there appeared a letter by a Mr. Aubry referring to m; letter in your paper of Marc 13th. I have no desire to com- mence a public vendetta with Mr, Aubry regarding the Na- tional Labor Code, but I feel there are certain salient points arising from his letter which re- quire clarification. To this end I woot again ask the courtesy of your column. I whole heartedly agree with Mr, Aubry that there is a need for people to become more con- cerned with Governmental ace tivities. Concern however, with- out factual knowledge is useless, Unfortunately Mr. Aubry seems to have only the former, con- cern, In my previous letter I refer- red to Bill C-126, or the Canada Labor Standards Code, Clause 11, sub-clause 1, regarding the minimum hourly wages. I wish to make it perfectly clear to an obviously confused Mr.- Aubry that under clause 3, sub-clause 1 of the same Bill that the Act relates only to employees con- nected with the operation of any work within the legislative au- thority of the Parliament of Canada, with certain ex- ceptions. Therefore Mr. Aubry's pre- occupation with restaurants and laundry prices has absolutely no connection with this Act. I also agree that a Federal member must view his responsi- bility as the "whole'" of Canada and vote as his "conscience dic- tales'. I only wish Mr. Starr would activate his conscience and do so. In a city where the average weekly wage is $111.00 (thanks to trade unions) this issue is not likely to become a campaign feature. I am sure that this fact has not escaped the politically wily Mr. Star However, .in the Ajax area where so many émployees would come under this Act be- cause of Government contracts, I am sure they will view Mr. Starr's record and vote as THEIR conscience dictates. I am not expressing an opin- ion on whether any MP is worth $18,000 per year plus fringe ben- efits, but I do take umbrage with any member of any party who treats employees under any Act in such a niggardly manner, As this is a world of bitter real- ity I would like to point out that a sub-standard wage earner is a sub-standard consumer by necessity, It is therefore, in the interest of any responsible busi- ness man or government to have returned directly to the economy the maximum amount possible to insure prosperity. During my studies of eco: nomics it has heen pointed out innumerable times that this is a basic tenet of all successful economies, Thanking you, I remain Yours sincerely, VICTOR C. AYLING. 1467 Bala, Oshawa. YEARS AGO 25 YEARS AGO March 31, 1940 Harry M, Black, Oshawa Bell Telephone manager, completed 45 years of service with the company. Villages throughout Ontario County were isolated' by huge drifts of snow blocking the roads. Orders were expected any day for the Ontario Tank Regiment to proceed overseas. 40 YEARS AGO March 31, 1925 A. E. Reeves was appointed manager of Oshawa's baseball team in the COBA League for the 1925 season. The War Memorial Committee made a final appeal for funds to wipe out a deficit of $2,728 on the city's memorial. D. A. J. Swanson, Oshawa lawyer and enthusiastic bowler, donated a silver trophy to the Whitby Lawn Bowling Club. ee iy suey ogee | NON, NON, MY FRIEND ---- OTTAWA REPORT Demand For Debate On Automobile Pact Hh ar My Uva CHARLES ATLAS Common Market Defeat A Bitter Disappointment A nation which must trade in order to survive, Britain has been locked out of the increasingly prosper- ous European Common Market. The following sec- ond of four articles by an Associated Press reporter highlights the significance of the veto against Britain's membership in the Common Market. By TOM OCHILTREE LONDON (AP)--The bar of the Metropole Hotel in Brussels was jumping. In a babble of five languages diplomats and reporters from various western European countries crowded to- gether shoulder to shoulder. Most of all they talked about the real meaning of the story that had occupied them. that day. The date was Jan. 29, 1963, and: the French delegation on orders from President Charles de Gaulle had killed Britain's attempt to enter the six-country European Common Market. The British at the bar that night were bitterly disap- pointed. Those from the other five Common Market countries --West Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, Belgium and Lux- embourg--were resentful, They had wanted the British in. But the French held the cen- tre of the stage, and they were jubilant. VETO WAS MILESTONE A great many diplomats re- gard the. French veto of Brit- ain's Common Market member- ship application as the most important single diplomatic de- velopment in the West during the last 20 years. Britain faces the task of de- POINTED PARAGRAPHS Perhaps the chief reason that John Diefenbaker was sustained as Tory leader was the complete lack of an. outstanding person- ality to put in this place. As we understand it, only fe- male elephants are ever used in circuses or for hauling in the Orient. There are a few male elephants in zoos, but most of these ve females too. -- High land, N.Y., Mid-Hudson Post. FRENCH-CANADIAN VIEWPOINT _ Language Problem Vital To Maritimes This is a selection of ed- itorials on current topics, translated from the French- language press of Canada, Moncton L'Evangeline-- Once full recognition is won § for the French language in Canada, French-English rela- tions will be improved and the danger of Quebec leaving Con- ; federation will be lessened. ¢ The possibility of a political o union between Nova Scotia : and New Brunswick also will : draw closer to realization. The Acadians of New Brunswick cast a cold eye on this latter prospect because experience proves that in such a situation rights based on proportio- ate size are not always re- spected. .. . French and Eng- lish would have to enjoy equal rights under such a union and would have to be able to develop in accordance with their respective traditions There also has been some puggestion of annexation of New Brunswick by Quebec in the event, especially, that Quebec separates from Can- ada. This suggestion has cre- ated no more enthusiasm among New Brunswick's French than it has among the English residents. If Quebec leaves Confedera- tion, what will happen to Nova Scotia and New Brunswick and to the possibility of their union? Obviously, with Quebec separated, the Atlantic prov- inces also would find them- selves separated from the rest of Canada. These provinces them the southeast counties go in with Nova Scotia and the re- maining areas of the province join the U.S..... matters will be studied by a joint Nova Scotia-New Bruns- wick committee, but other in- terested. groups should study too.--Bernard Poirier (March 16) Montreal Le the arrival on the scene of the Fulton - Favreau formula for constit utional ments, eral-provincial conferences be- comes a matter of direct and All these fortunately, whole works, state so technical that almost no one, except the ministers and advisers directly respon- sible, could understand in de- tail the step-by-step progress of the negotiations. Un the way this conference mechanism the decisions taken in such secret sessions are prac- Devoir--With amend- the question of fed- tically irrevocable. agreeing to things at confer- ences like this find themselves bound as a matter of honor and prestige. The legislatures, which usually have first say, figure simply as approvers of Premiers would have to ship their goods vital importance. No one, ex- the more secondary aspects of through United States. and cept government insiders, will the decisions already taken, Quebec customs to get them ever know in detail how Que- The country thus can find into the central Canadian mar- .bec went about agreeing to itself bound by very important ket. the formula (which was ap- conference decisions unless Three things could be done. proved by federal and provin- public opinion and the legis- The. four Atlantic provinces cial representatives at a 1964 latures: have been able to could be united, a project long conference and which now make themselves heard.' Grad- since under study; they could must receive legislative ap- ually a democracy geared to simply merge with the United proval all round)... . executive supremacy is com- States: or the French parts One can speculate, without ing into being, and this is a of north and 'northeast New wanting to discredit anyone, deviation from our system of Brunswick might join Quebec, _ that the negotiations got to a government. .., veloping competitive efficiency in her industry while lacking the advantage of a giant home market such as that possessed by the United States on one side and the six nations of the Com- mon Market on the other. Most experts agree that if Britain had got into the Com- mon Market British industry would have acquired a new edge of efficiency and Britain's exports would have flourished. As it was, Prime Minister Wilson's Labor party experi- enced a tormented return to power, replacing the Conserv- atives,. following the national election Oct. 15 last. A giant international rescue operation was mounted to save the value of the pound, and Wilson's cabinet clapped a 15- per-cent levy on imports to try to close the trade gap--the ex- cess of imports over exports. This. step went counter to the whole drive to reduce world trade barriers. In the days of Empire pound sterling became estab- lished as a world currency, It still is. About one-third of the world's trade is quoted in ster- ling. The pound is the world's It is widely accepted now that Britain never again can afford the role of a great power on the scale of the United States and the Soviet Union. Ironically, the stubbornly-held British belief that this island kingdom still was a_ great power. prevented Britain from organizing. western Europe in her own image after 1945, With the tremendous prestige gained from their role in the Second World War, the British could have established a west- ern European trade and politi- cal unification scheme on their own terms. The western Euro- peans themselves urged them to do this. Yet despite these urgings and encouragement from Washing- ton, various British administra- tions fought shy of taking the plunge. Even _ Sir Winston Churchill let this slip through his fingers. He toyed with the idea when out of power but failed to push ahead with the the project during his peacetime administration from 1951 to 1955, HOPES CRUSHED It was left to former Prime Minister MacMillan to attempt to move into Europe. It took a lot of pressure and _ political skill on his part to get the Con- Servative party to stand behind him, But just when MacMillan had won-the argument at home de Gaulle slapped down his veto. One thing seems clear. If the British again seek to tie them- selves to western Europe they must do it without the qualifica- tions and quibbling that marked their earlier move, second reserve currency after the U.S, dollar. CAUSES ALARM Thus an economic crisis in Britain produces more world ramifications than one in, say, Italy or France. Washington worries when the pound wobbles because the U.S. dollar also feels the strain. Last autumn it took a §3,000,- 000,000 credit by 11 countries to preserve the present value of the pound. GALLUP POLL MAJORITY OF PEOPLE SAY TAX AUTHORITIES FAIR BY THE CANADIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC OPINION (World Copyright Reserved) In their treatment of the public, income tax officials tate high, Nearly seven-in-ten Canadians say they have received fair treatment from income tax authorities. Only two-in-ten claim unfair treatment, In the upper income bracket 68% say the income tax people are fair and in the lower bracket 69% have no com- plaints. Léss than a quarter of the people are undecided. The question: "LIKE MOST PEOPLE, YOU OR YOUR. FAMILY HAVE PROBABLY HAD SOME DEALINGS WITH THE INCOME TAX PEOPLE. GENERALLY SPEAKING, DO YOU FEEL THAT INCOME TAX AUTHORITIES ARE_ FAIR, OR UNFAIR IN THEIR LL OF eieeer COLLECTION Upper Middle Lower Income Income Income : TOTAL Bracket Bracket Bracket Fair 66% 68% 64% 69% Unfair 12 ul 13 9 Undecided 22 21 23 22 100%, 100% 100% 100% TODAY IN HISTORY By THE CANADIAN PRESS March 31, 1965. . Noah A, Timmins, after whom the city of Timmins was later named, was born 98 years ago today--in 1867 ---in Mattawa, Ont. He and his brother Henry invested their profits from the Mat- tawa village store in the La Rosé silver mine, at Cobalt, and then bought control of the Hollinger . gold . mine, which soon became the sec- ond richest in the world. 1596--Birth of Rene Des- cartes, French mathematt- 1915 -- German guns shelled the Baltic port of Libau; German troops arrived in the Carpathians to stiffer the Austrian defence against Russia; and Belgian aircraft bombed Handsaeme airfield and a railroad junction at Cortemarck. Second World War Twenty-five years ago to- day--in 1940 -- German air- craft were interceptec over northern Scotland, near the naval base at Scapa Flow; the French lines in the Vos- cian and philosopher. ges foothills were bom- 1933 -- President Roose- barded; and Russia set up velt founded the. Civilian the 12th Sowiet republic, Conservation Corps from Soviet Karelia and ter- First World War ritory exacted from Fin- Fifty years ago today--in land. By PATRICK NICHOLSON OTTAWA--So many MPs are seriously concerned about the destruction of jobs in their con- stituencies, as the result of the Canada-United States automo- bile free trade agreement, that time should be made in Parlia- ment for a thorough review ot this controversial pact. Among those who fear that their constituents may lose jobs are Alf Hales of Guelph, Heber Smith of Barrie, Wally Nesbitt of Woodstock, Marvin Howe of Arthur, Monte Monteith of Stratford and Mike 'Starr of Oshawa. This very peculiar interna- tional trade treaty was signed in Texas on Jan. 16 by Prime Minister Pearson and Foreign Minister Paul Martin on behalf of Canada, and by President Johnson and State Secretary Dean Rusk on behalf of the U.S. It was announced as taking effect in Canada two days later, by order in council, namely by cabinet decision. In the U.S., in contrast, its implementauon would be sought by Congress during the 1965 session. How democratic can we get, when Washington very prop :rly opens the proposal for approval by the legislature before it goes into effect, whereas the Cana- dian Parliament is snubbed, .n- sulted and ignored by a cabinet which does not even permit our elected burgesses to debate the treaty before it goes into effect here? When asked about this "one- sided"' agreement, Prime Mia- ister Pearson confirmed tha', before it goes into effect in the U.S. "It has to be approved by Congress, but as yet it has noi been considered by Congress." And he added: "It is our under- Standing that we proceeded in a perfectly normal manner by the procedure we adopted." To date no MP has protested about the impropriety of this QUEEN'S PARK Beauties Of Parks Must Be Preserved By DON O'HEARN TORONTO--An old sentiment, a mild criticism, was voiced in the House again this year, dur- ing discussion of the estimates for provincial parks. The sentiment was that wild- erness parks, such as Algonquin and Quetico, should be opened up more, It was said that now they couldn't be enjoyed by many people, particularly the elderly, because they were too difficult to get into and to travel through, Leo Troy, Liberal member for Nipissing, pleaded for more routes of entry, and for ac- commodation so that those who were no longer hardy could en- joy the beauties and other ad- vantages of these parks, which MAC'S MUSINGS As we observe the season of Lent and approach the annual Observance of Easter, we Find crowding in en us The thought of how much the Course of the world is Dependent on the place Which is given by it To the Risen Christ. Our world down through The centuries has been a Place of continuous strife, Of wars and upheavals of Men striving to destroy Their fellow-human beings Because man has failed to Grasp and make use of The full significance of The message of he who was Crucified on Calvary and Rose again to proclaim To a suffering world That in Him all could Have peace and comfort. For twenty centuries That message of Easter Has been falling upon the Hearts of human beings And while it has been Recognized as the foundation Of the Christian faith, The full message of Christ To the whole of humanity Has largely been ignored. In the Risen Christ and His leadership of mankind Lies our only hope for The kind of world for Which he went to the Cross, And for which he arose From the grave so that All men might know that In: Him alone is there to Be found a sure guarantee Of a-world attuned to God In which people can live In peace with each other. "perfectly suena manner" But I repeat my belief that the cabinet has acted in a high- handed, arrogant and undenit- cratic manner in not seeking, as President Johnson will see legislative approval for the p 47 before it is put into effect. At the very least, time should have been made availatle for a discussion in the House of Commons, so that anxious MPs could have the opportunity of putting forward their doubts, and hearing whether answers by the relevant cabinet minis- ters can set their minds at ease, Evidence is already piling up to show that many small plants in Canada which have been manufacturing component parts for the big auto assembly lines will be forced ou: of business, as a result of this pact. Alf Hales has suggested that the elimination of the tariff means in effect that the aver- age Canadian family will now subsidize the big U.S. auto companies to the tune of $10 per year in taxes, He explains the possible destruction of our pasts industries by suggesting that in future the manufacturers will be able to achieve their Cana- dian content requirements by assembly operation only. "Why did Canada sign such a treaty?" he asks. '"'No wonder President Johnson wined and dined Mike and Paul down 90 the farm in Texas!" At stake is Canada's fair share of the North American automobile market. At present Canada consumes 7.5 per cent of total North American produc- tion of cars, but is only per- mitted to manufacture 4 per cent, That is why we have a dis- astrous trade deficit in the auto business with the U.S.; in the last full year reported, we bought autos and parts from tie States worth $605,300,000, aud they bought from us autos and parts worth only $35,900,000, are being left as far as possible in their natural state. It is. unfortunate, for probably nobody would enjoy the peace and purity of these parks more than those approaching the age of contentment. But this just isn't practical-- for the one would defeat the other. If the parks were opened up so that more people could @n- joy their beauties, the beauties wouldn't be there any longér. For the great asset' of the wilderness parks is that they are a refuge, a sanctuary against modern day pressures. They are "away"--away from noise, and traffic, even other people. And if thay were made easier to get at and to use the beauties would disappear. And they shouldn't disappear. They are a great asset, and an asset that grows in value and worth to society with every year and decade, APPARENT ARGUMENT One apparently very strong argument made in favor of opening them up is that "the people pay for them, all of the people," and that therefore all of the people should be able to use them This. argument, of course, is not true. You and I pay for many things through govern- ment which we don't and can't directly use. For instance there is a new breeding machine for piglets at the Ontario Agricultural Col- lege which has been paid for with government funds. I doubt very much, not hav- ing much use for piglets in this typewriter business, that I will ever be able to directly take advantage of this machine, ACTION! ACTION! ACTION! 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