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°° Six Injured Saturday In Highway Crash At Courtice THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE OSHAWA. Combining The Oshawa Times and Whitby Gazette and Chronicle WHITBY VOL. 8--No. 49 OSHAWA-WHITBY, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1949 PAGE THREE Williams Asks Better Health Program In Throne Speech Address Taking part in the debate on the Speech from The Throne in the House of Commons at Ottawa cn Friday last Arthur Williams, M. P, for Ontario Riding, de- voted his remarks to health mat- ters comparing the prcgram institu- ted in the British Isles with that in vogue in Canada. Mr. Williams asked for a more comprehensive program in Canada as a means of protecting the health of residents. His remarks as reported in Hansard are as follows: Mr, Arthur Williams (Ontario): During the time at my disposal, Mr. Speaker, I intend to direct my re- marks to just two subjects which are only briefly mentioned in the speech from the throne. These two subjects are health and housing. As I looked very carefully through the speech from the throne, I noticed that it dealt with some thirty-nine items. Of the thirty-nine items only two referred to health and housing. Housing was referred to in just twenty-six words and health was re- ferred to in forty-four. I was disap- pointed that the speech from the throne should be so sparse in its reference to these two important matters. Two of the most pressing problems of the nation at the present time are health and housing. These are the two things that weigh most heavily on the people of this coun- try, It is true the people are con- cerned about prices, and in the . speech from the throne there is a very brief reference to the question of prices. It is to the effect that present controls will be continued. Some time was spent on that ques- tion when the resolution concerning it was before the house, so it is not necessary to refer to it again. I hope some serious attention will be paid to these two particular ques- ticns. On the question of health it- self, may I say that it was with a great deal of interest and some de- gree of pleasure that I listened to thé Minister of National Health and Welfare (Mr. Martin) when he ad- dressed the house. The hon. gentle- man made an effective speech and clearly outlined the steps that are - being taken in those particular fields. But the fields are extremely limited. To' me the minister was just describing the skeleton of a - health program. After all the years that Canada has been a country, I think it is about ti that we had something more than & skeleton and that we began to put flesh on it. It is true that what the govern- ment is doing is highly commend- able. With the exception of one who wished to indulge in carping criti- cism, nobody would offer any word of condemnation of the govern- ment's activities in connection with cancer, for instance. It is most de- sirable that something concrete and effective should be done to deal with that scourge. In her speech my colleague the hon. member for Qu'Appelle (Mrs, Strum) referred to the seriousness of arthritis. I agree entirely with what she said. The hon. member for Royal (Mr. Brooks), who just sat down, referred to the condition in which incur- ables find themselves. During this session most members of parliament have received a circular letter frog the head office of the incurables as- sociation in Calgary. We have also received letters from our constitu- ents who are suffering from "polio" and other diseases. It is necessary 'that* concrete steps should be tak- en by the government to remove these people from the position of be- «ing a burden of responsibility on other members of their family. In- stead of these unfortunate sufferers feeling they were dependent upon other members of their family-- 'though the latter gladly accept the responsibility--and being obliged to 'endure not only the suffering occa- sioned by these diseases but also the 'embarrassment of being dependent on other members of the family, many of whom cannot stand the strain, I think it would be com- nendable if the government under- took responsibility for them. All these things are highly com- mendable. But if they were all done, .there still would remain just a skel- eton of a health program. I some- times wonder whether people who are in positions of authority in this country really know a great deal abo a health program--and I am ,not thinking now merely of mem- bers of the federal government but of other people too. Some of us have .had the fortunate experience of living in a country with a complete he~ith program. The Minister of Labour (Mr. Mitchell) is one of them, and I know other gentlemen in this house who have had that .great advantage. I am sure that every one of them wold agree with me that such a health program pro- vides not only for the things that {he Minister of National Health and Welfare says this present govern- ment is providing for, but for all tne other things that so many hun- dreds of thousands of our people in Canada have not the opportunity of enjoying. All kinds of sicknesses and illnesses are still being endured by the people of this country be- c:use of the fact that they are not Coming Events RUMMAGE SALE, CENTRE ST. UNIT- ed Church basement, March 1, 1:30, auspices Westmount Women's Asso- clation. (49a) RUMMAGE SALE, KING ST. CHURCH hesement, Tuesday, 2 o'clock. Aus- pices Sunshine Group. (49a) abc to afford medical attention. They just sit down and continue to suffer, In this connection I should like to quote the words of the for- mer Prime Minister, the right hon. member for Glengarry (Mr. Mac- kenzie King) when he introduced in this house on May 14 of last year what was then described as a na- ticnal health program. As reported ut page 3935 of Hansard, the right | hen. gentleman said: | "No doubt it will seem to hon. | members that In presenting this | health program to parliament the] government Is pursuing a policy ! which over the years will involve | the expenditure of considerable | sims of money. This is apparent. | But what these expenditures may | mean in the preservation of health, | ili the saying of human life, to say nothing of the lessening of human suffering and misery and not infre- quently despair, is beyond calcula- tion." For all the years before this state- ment was made by the right hon. gentleman--and even since it was made--the people have continued to endure this "human suffering and misery and not infrequently despair" merely because we still have only the skeleton of a health program; there is no flesh on it. A moment or two ago I expressed wonder whether * the responsible people of this country knew much about health programs. I have no- tived on their part a great tendency always to enlist the assistance, ad- vice and professional experience of people who are termed "experts". Through the years shoals of infor- nation have been compiled on this subject. Yet the most effective step toward the introduction of the best health plan that was ever introduc- ed and devised were taken when people who were not experts, who were not professionals, undertook to do the work. Sometimes I think we | can get so bogged down with expert | and professional opinion that we are not able to see the wood for trees. In matters of health we have be- | fore our eyes in Great Britain the most magnificent exhibition on the part of a government that cari be found anywhere in the world. Hon. gentlemen in this house have had occasion to know at first hand about such. program. The Prime Minister knows about it for he went to Eng- land quite recently. Other hon, gen- tleman know about it; they went later as delegation from this par- liament to the old country, includ- ing even the hon. member for Peace River (Mr. Low), who the other day spoke so scathingly about Bri- tain. When these gentlemen landed in England, about the first thing that happened was that they were given a little yellow card. On that yellow card the instructions were printed. They did not have to be in the country any length of time; they did not have to be contribu- tors to the plan. Irrespective of where you come from or what ail- ment 'may befall you while you are in the old country, or what accident may occur to you, without any other concern, consideration or require- ment, that yellow card provides you with complete, health, medical and hospital facilities. Last Friday when I spoke in this house on the resolution dealing with price control I referred to the fact that the people of Britain were get- ting something for their taxes; that they were paying four shillings and eleven pence for this huge health program which the people are get- ting in Britain. All they paid was a paltry four shillings and eleven pence or $1.25 of thet pay, for their whole social security plan. Of this amount eight pence halfpenny, or seventeen cents a person was taken for the health plan. Mr. Mitchell: A week. Mr. Williams: Yes a week, about $36 a year, to get everything that the medical and hospital profession can possibly give them. You get the doctor without any further charge. I have heard some people say that you have to take the doctor that you are ordered to take. That is just so much political punkum. That is said in this country deliberately to gain a mean political advantage at the is not in use. of a particular place in his riding. | I follow his example in this respect | and say please spell the name N-i.| That is the way Ni spells it him- self, so I would say that he is right. He and I worked in the same pit, | and when all this fuss was being | publicized in the Canadian papers | templated introduction, = of the | about the introduction, or the con- | health plan in the old country, I wrote to Ni and asked him if he would kindly send me a copy of his | proposed bill in order that I could understand what it was all about, "You don't want a copy of the bill, Arthur; just think of the Tredegar | medical aid society." The Tredegar | medical aid society is an organiza- tion which was started many years ago not by 'experts, not by professionals, but by a bunci of miners. Back home we call them colliers. They are the chaps, who dig the coal for the shilling and two pence a ton, which the capitalists sell for sixteen shil- lings a ton. These miners got toge- ther. The coal companies, although they were tremendously wealthy, did not provide health plans, did not provide hospitals, did not pro- vide any medical facilities, and the miners, in their desperation, got to- gether and started to hammer out a program fdy themselves. I shall never forget one Saturday after- noon back in our town hall, after we had gone through the laborious and sometimes tedious process of fashioning - this thing. This Satur- day afternoon we came to the point of putting it in action. The {first job was to select a secretary of the me- dical committee and we got the se- cretary. We employed doctors; we bought a hospital, the Tredegar cot- tage hospital. We set up what we called surgeries, which was a place as big as this chamber. In the cen- tre was the dispensing room where all the medicine, pills, bandages and the rest of it were stored. Along each side of the room were the pri- vate offices of the doctors. If T BETTER HEALTH (Continued on Page 2) 16th Cub Pack Has Fathers As Its Guests The annual Father and Son Ban- quet of the 16th Oshawa Cub Pack held in Knox Presbyterian .Church last Friday evening, marked the second sucessful year of Cubbing for the' Pack. Among those present at the head table were Miss M. Hurvid, district Cubmaster, Reverend H. Davidson, Harold Bateman, district commis- sioner, and Byron Edmondson, vice the crossing, his own car stalling on the tracks. attention for their baby, the auto was struck by the train. wig-wag signals at the crossing do not operate when shunting is being done on the sidings and the main line Ay iq. | Credit party in Alberta," and Ni wrote back to me and said: | Williams, M.P. for Ontario Riding, | he was to speak to the Prime Min- | tol expense of a tremendously worth- while project in the old country. You do not have to take the doc- tor that anybody recommends. You take the doctor you want; and if vou are over sixteen years of age, and perchance your .mother and father have one doctor and you want another doctor, under the plan you are perfectly entitled to your choice. There is no compulsion about it president of the local Boy Scout As- sociation. The banquet opened with the blessing by Rev, H. F. Davidson. Cub John Heath welcomed the fathers on behalf of the Cubs. After a rousing sing-song led by the Cubmaster with Mr. Dave Pearce at the piano, Mr. J. Heath, president of the Pack Committee, introduced Cubmaster Cameron Ross. Cubmaster Ross gave a re- port of the progress of the Pack, and commented that fellowship plays a very important part-in Cubbing. Mr. Ross reported that the 16th has grown from a few members to a full Pack with a waiting list of prospec- tive members. Harold Bateman took the subject of "Honour" for his address to the Cubs and their Dads. Mr. Bateman likened honour to the keystone of an arch in masonry, which, if not set in the correct position, would cause the collapse: of the whole structure, This is also true of hon- our in the individual character, or in the character of a nation. A. Brodie voiced the thanks and appreciation of the gathering to the Ladies' Auxiliary who prepared and served the excellent dinner. Sport movies and a sing-song brought the dinner to a close with Another interesting thing about the whole pan, despite the fact that here in Canada we are told that you must join it, is that there is no such thing as "must" about it. You can join it or stay out of it, whichever you like; but it is such a wonderful thing that practically all of the 48,- 000,000 people in Britain are mem- bers of it, even the Tories. I am very proud of one fact, namely, that the man who is res- ponsible for the administration of the health program in the old coun- try is an associate of mine. He and I worked in the same pit back in the old country, Ni Bevan. Please do not spell that N-y-e. An hon. member to my left, who is a mem- ber of the Social Credit party, is always correcting hon. gentlemen. On two occasions I have heard him correct the pronunciation of hon. members and yesterday I noticed Auto Which Was Wrecked at Ritson Road Crossing on 2 This is all that remains of the auto owned by John D. Lees, 22, of Bluevale, Ontario, which stalled on the Ritson Road C.P.R. level crossing Friday night, before it was struck by a freight train, an auto driven by Thomas C. Wallace, of Toronto, Lees collided with the Wallace vehicle and shoved it across, After Mr. and Mrs. Lees had left the scene to secure medical | The accident is blamed on the fact that the, Unable to stop behind --Photo by Nu-Way Photo Finishing, | Local Riding Members Present Reports At C.C.F. Forum Meeting | "The Progressive Conservative | party is masquerading as the Social | Arthur | d members of the* local C.CF. Forum: at its monthly meeting in the Genosha Hotel last night. "It is so obvious that there is no question of the coalition," Mr. Wil- liams stated claiming that not once has the Social Credit party criti- | cized the Probressive Conservative | Party nor the Conservatives criti- cized the moves of the Social Credit. | In every bill introdured by the Pro- | gressive Conservative party the So- cial Credit members have voted 100 | per cent support. "George Drew has done more | talking than anyone else in the | House including 5': hours during | the throne speech debate, yet every time he has spoken his party has adopted the most obstructive meth- | ods possible. | "The mgst votes the Conservatives | can muster, along with the Social | Credit is 80, 67 from the Conserva- | tives and 13 from the Social Credit. | They can't win a decision so why they go through the lengthy prote- | dure of holding a vote I don't | know," Mr. Williams said. He ex- | plained it takes two to three hours | to have a vote pass the members, In his effort to secure the seat of Prime Minister, Mr. Willlams ex- pressed the opinion that Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent has Mr. Drew beaten hands down when it comes to common sense. 33 -Bills Introduced Thirty-three bills have been in- troduced at the present sess.on, only one of which has received third and final reading, Mr. Williams declared in his report from Ottawa. He add- ed that the other 32 bills haven't as yet received second reading, re- | marking that there is so little to re- port that it is hardly worth the peo- ples' effort to attend the session. Mr. Williams called it a slur on the Government by the people who *un Government, "That other place" is called the Senate in the House where over 70 bills had been passed regarding divorce. "Even if they don't do any- thing else the Senators will be kept busy settling the marital "squabbles," Mr, Williams said. "If the same absenteeism prevail- ed under similar circumstances with workers in industry it would have to shut down," Mr, Williams asserted. Mr. Williams said that besides a day's sitting in the House, C.C.F. members were required to be on time for work in the morning by 9 o'clock. The House sits from 3 to 6 pm. and from 7 to 8 p.m, in the evening, while the C.C.F. members are always there, members 5f other parties haye been known to attend only one day's sitting for a whole session. "I have spoken only twice in the House," Mr. Williams said. "Once I spoke because the Social Credit leader Solon Low made a most despicable attack on Great Britain. The other occasion I was speaking on health, Canada has only a skeleton health program compared to Britain and I was pleading with the government to put some flesh on it," Mr. Williams said. "I sug- gested to the Prime Minister to set an amount aside and I would guar- antee the same health conditions that prevail in Great Britain, where you pay $34 a year for twice as much service as the Blue Cross offers in Canada for $84 a year." Oshawa At the House In his report from Ottawa about Oshawa conditions Mr. Williams' voice changed to a milder tone {han that which he had used before this Council was sent to Ottawa, Mr. Williams reported that he couid give no information, claiming that | ister today and he could give a better account on Tuesday. Mr. Williams said that the tracks haven's been so much a problem as the lack of information in connec- tion with them. He had conversed with the delegation while in Otta- | wa and said all within his power is being done. "As for the post office, we are | keeping our fingers crossed in thes hope that something will be decid- ed on the situation in the near fu- | ture," he said. He remarked that he | was getting results in connection with the docks and harbor situa- | tion, | Report From Queen's Park Conditions at Queen's Park are much the same as" those in the | federal house, T. D. Thomas, Pro- vincial member for Ontario Riding, told the Forum. He said the Pro- gressive Conservatives have no in- tentions of passing any legislation until after the convention in June. Mr. Kennedy will resign in June which will leave the position of Premier open, Mr. Thomas said, | claiming that Dana Porter, Minis ter of Education and Attorney Gen- eral Leslie Blackwell were the like- ly contenders for the office. | "Blackwell does not stand a chance for he hasn't the support of George Drew or George McCullough of The Globe and Mail, Porter is pregnant "of hope but without achievements," Mr. Thomas said. "Both the Liberal and Conserva=- tive Party take credit for the mar- velous times © that have elapsed during their reign, but they neglect to mention that the only reason for the prosperity was due to a devas- tating war," Mr. Thomas said, add- ing that now that Britain is gecting back on her feet depressing times are seen ahead. Mr. Thomas re- marked on the superannuation plan during the depression when men were paying good dollars for depreciable dollars of today. "A man is unables to retire on his fund saved in past years," Mr. Thomas said. . Employers are using subtle meth- ods to lower the cost of wages, Mr. Thomas claimed, maintaining that instead of lowering the wages the employer is feeding more work to the employee. He said this when speaking of one of the Progressive Conservative members who remark- ed in the House that wage earners should only receive raises in accord- ance with the company's profit. Mr. Thomas and Mr. Williams were introduced by Forum Chair- man Allen Griffis. At the next meeting George Gruba and Alder- man Russell Harris will debate on the question of socialism. It is an- ticipated Alderman Frank N. Mc- Callum will debate with Arthur Williams at some future date. COMPENSATION London, Feb. 28 -- (AP) -- The government is to. pay £35,250,000 ($141,000,000) in compensation for Cable and Wireless Ltd, Empire- wide communications system na- tionalized Jan. 1, 1947. The amount was set by an abritration tribunal whose decision was published Sat- urday. The compensation will be in the form of government stock. BOOST PRICES Chicago, Feb. 28 -- (AP) -- The Chicago Sunday Herald-American, which has been selling at 10 cents a copy for 25 years, will go to 15 cents March 6, the newspaper an- nounced Saturday. Increases .in point. Regarding the tracks in which that he tried to correct the spelling | the singing of "O Canada." Li fase a deputation from the City v | paper and materials costs and wages of employees were given as reasons for the price rise. | overnight cures. Work of A.A. Is Described To Meeting The growth and successes of Alcoholics Anonymous in "recover- ing" chronic alcoholics and re- establishing. them as useful .mem- bers of the community was recount- ed Sunday night by Dr. G. L. at a meeting in the Genosha Hotel which was attended by more than 600 persons including representa- tives of various Oshawa organiza- tions. The movement. was launched 14 years ago in the United States by a doctor and a stock broker who had been keeping each other sober and after a fairly slow start is now forging ahead, the speaker said. It has spread through the world with clubs in 20 different countries al- | though most of the groups are lo- cated in Canada and the United States. There are 1,700 active groups with an estimated 70,000 members and in Canada there are nearly 100 clubs with an estimated 4,000 recovered members. In To- ronto alone there are 25 groups with attendance totalling 1,000 a week. Meetings are held every night in the week and are held all year round. Over 9,000 men and women have gone to the club rooms in Toronto seeking help as alcoholics. Describing typical A.A. meetings, the speaker stressed that the or- ganization does not claim to effect The subject must have a sincere desire to stop drink- ing and he is helped by other members. "Is the movement religious? It is and it isn't," the speaker declared. "Some interpret it as psychology, others stress religious faith. It is deeply spiritual but no one is bar- red because of creed. Catholics and Protestants sit side by side." No statistics are available on the record of success of the A.A. but it is estimated that about .50 per cent make good. "Why is A.A. having such a record of success with alcoholics, many of them in advanced stages of alcoholism?" the speaker asked. "The answer is easy, A.A.'s have a selective quality of brotherhood. they are only one drink away from They are ways an alcoholic. so eagerly." What to Do To-Night Six persons were injured Hospital early Saturday night Highway at Courtice. their early twenties and are William MoArthurs, ion Street, Oshawa, now residigg in Toronto, suffered facial and body cuts and bruises. McArthur, whose parents ang family live in Oshawa, lived here all his life until recent- ly when he moved to Toronto to take a position, He was confined to hospital until this morning when he was taken to the home of his parents here. "We didn't know what had hap- pened until we heard the news on the radio," Mrs. McArthur said. Has Broken Pelvis Most seriously injured was Don- ald Tomlinson driver of the vehi- | cle, who was taken to hospital with | a broken pelvis and lacerations to the face and head. He is'still under | observation in hospital. John Gil- | pins sustained leg and head injur- | les, Gordon Hayman, T. J. Cham- | bers and Allan Moore were releas- | ed shortly after admittance to the hospital. The accident occurred when the | rented car in which the youths were driving east went out of con- | trol, while attempting to pass an- other car. They careened off the road sideswiping a car parked on the north side of the highway and ramming into a huge tree which prevented them from crashing into a store window. A hearby resident, who heard compete in a bowling tournament there. Fortunate Escape Death As Vehicle Hits Large Tree and taken to Oshawa General following an accident on No. 3 They were enroute to Port Hope to All were youths in employed by a Toronto firm. 274 Divis- ¢ the crash, ran out to see threq youths thrown out of the car. They were bleeding badly. The car was completely demolished. It was taken from the scene to Nichols car lot in Bowmanville. Fortunate To Escape Death "They were fortunate to escape with their lives however, the worst condition was the state of their in- toxication," Dr. R. E. McMullen of Oshawa said. He completed the examination. Investigation was in charge of Provincial Police Constable Ray Kowal of Bowmanville, Lyle Erse kine and Frank Clough of Cobourg. No charges have been laid. Am- bulances from Bowmanville and Oshawa arrived ,on the scena shortly after the accident happen- ed. PRESIDENT Montreal, Feb. 28 -- (CP) -- Ian Campbell, of Carleton College, Otta- wa, Sunday was elected president of the Progressive Conservative Stu- dent Federation at the conclusion of the national convention held during the week-end at McGill Uni- versity here. Five hundred students representing 12 Canadian universi- ties attended the meeting. Legislature Report By T. D. THOMAS, M.LA. The week has been given over to first and second reading of Gov- ernment Bills, and speeches sup- | porting the C.CF. and Liberal | amendments to the Throne Speech. { Government members have also contributed to the debate by sup- porting the Speech from the Throne. The Minister of Labor, Hon. Mr. Daley taking part in the debate, deplored the talk of a trade reces- | sion, but mentioned a levelling off | They are forced to. They know that | process was likely to take place, | and made this statement, "From | being drunk--once an alcoholic al- | what I can gather I do not think | there will be any necessity to re- j grateful for personal deliverance | duce wages, I think it can be level- | that they love much and serve ied off by reducing some of the | profits of the manufacturer," But | manufacturers have other ideas, | for at the present time some are | introducing speed-up methods and | cutting prices, by introducing these methods they certainly will achieve | the same results as cutting wages. Agnes McPhail, C.C.F. member, | | made an impassioned appeal to the ! | Government to increase pensions | to aged people, and increase the | pensions to superannuated teach- | ers. She cited many cases of real hardship and I noticed some ap- proval given to her remarks from | some government members. |W. Dennison C.C.F.. member cri- | ticizedw the government for the ' | Hydro shortage of last year, and THIS IS A COMMUNITY CHEST ASSISTED SERVICE Leathercraft--Adults, Monday to Friday, 3-4 p.m. Adults, Tuesday to Friday, 7-9 p.m. Children, Mon- day to Friday, 4-5:30 p.m, Children, Saturday morning, 9:30-11:30. Boys' (y'm--Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 4-5:30 p.m. Saturday morning, 9:30-11:30. Girls' Gym and Folk Dancing-- Tuesday and Thursday, 4-5:15 p.m. Ladies' Gym--Juniors, Thursday, 7-8 p.m. Adults, Thursday, 8-9 p.m. Children's Art--Saturday morn- ing, 9:30 to 11:30. * Weaving--Monday to Friday, 2- '4 pm. and 7-9 p.m. Radio Senior Drama Group-- Tuesday and Thursday, 7-9 p.m. Woodshop--Adults, Monday to Friday, 7-9 p.m. Boys, Monday to 4-5:30. Boys, Saturday morning 9:30-11:30. Table Tennis--Adults, Mondays, 7-9, qualified supervisors in charge. Fly-Tying--Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. Checker Club--Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. Special Events Monday, February 28--C.R.A. An-; nual meeting, Auditorium 7:30 p.m. | Wednesday, March 2-- Central | Council Meeting, Lecture Room, 8 p.m. } Friday, ture, Demonstration, by Mr." W. 8.| Sloan; Ontario College of Art, sub- | ject "Free Design"; Club Lounge, | 8 pm. Saturday, sponsored by C.R.A, Auditorium, 3:30-5:30; Neighbour- | hood Square Dance, torie Park hosts; Auditorium, 8:30 p.m. . | March 5--High Tide and CKDO, | ESCAPE, Fort Erie, Feb, 28--(CP)--Eleven Policemen surrounded a patch of bush at nearby Holoway Bay early Sunday to trap three men believed tohave stolen an automobile belong- ing to Dr. Thoreau O'Mulvenny of Fort Erie. The officers found the car abandoned but could not catch the thieves, who slipped away in dark- ness. - Eastleigh, Hampshire, England-- (CP)--G. Williams, 91, believed to March 4 -- Sunnyside | Euchre and Cribbage Party, Audi- |' torium, 8 p.m.; Ari and Craft Lec- |} quoting information he had ac- cumulated over a period of years, he gave the government members a most uncomfortable time. He re- | viewed the disastrous results of po- litical meddling in Hydro affairs | during this last 30 years, and de- | manded that the promise given in 1943 to remove the Hydro Com- mission from politics be imple- mented. | Mr. W. L. Houck, Liberal mem- ber was also very critical of Hydro affairs and made a recommenda- tion to the House that Hydro ference, and the Hydro Commis- sion should be increased to five members, two appointed by the Hydro municipalities or by the Hydro O. M. E. A, one of which shall be definitely designated as a labor representative with the La- bor unions having the right to sub- mit a panel of names, One of the Bills for approval be- | fore the Legislature this week was {one to extend grants to outdoor skating rinks and swimming pools in addition to community halls and athletic fields. Grants may now be made to any municipality. Previously only Townships and Vil- iages were eligible. The Minister may grant up to 25 percent of the total cost, but not exceeding thes sum of $5,000. Where a building is designed 'to include both a com- munity hall and a skating arena a grant of 2° percent of the cost but not to exceed $10,000. Another Bill introduced was the Juvenile and Family Courts Acts. The County Council of Ontario is interested in this Bill at the pres- ent 'time. The County Council of last year appointed a special com- mittee, of which I was a member, to report on the setting up of such a court anq this committee recom- mended that a court be set up'this year. The Bill gives permission to municipalities to spend money on the cost of the Juvenile and Fam- ily Courts on a population basis. The increase in rates of some prepaid hospital services was ques- tioned by L. Wismer, C.C.F. mem- ber who asked if the government would request these organizations to make available to the govern- ment and to the public, their fi- nancial statements. The Attorney- General's reply was, "That the schemes in question are essential- ly insurance schemes, and that we are giving consideration to having them examined by the Department of Insurance, with the possibility if they are suitable, that they be brought under supervision, the, should be free from political inter-}same as other types of insurance." IRBUEH [i] 12 KING ST. 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