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a © a is I Sa di i IR i B WHITBY NEWS 4 'St. Patrick's Tea Held Friday A yery successful St. Patrick's "tea and bake sale was held on Fri- a rnoon at the home of Mrs. A 'allaise under the auspices of hi oman's Association of the mited Church. ' The hostess and the president, Mrs. Fallaise, received with the _ assistance of Mrs. L. F. Richard- | sor and vice-presidents, Mrs. W. I. |} Caroll and Mrs. H. Quantrill and in the Hving room Mrs. C. E roughton and Mrs. R. G. Grobb, +» Spring flowers, daffodils and tul- | ips throughout the rooms brought [an air of spring and the tea table " was laid with a lace cloth centred |* with a bouquet of daffodils and tall ' green candles. RAD ing the afternoon Mrs. W. G. ¢ Au; Mrs. Wm. Davidson, Mrs. D. J. 3 jotted tea. Helping with the i tea wi was convened by Mrs. PF. Ollen-Bittle were Mrs. Wm. | Pringle, 'Mrs. A. B. Edwards, Mrs. | P. J, Pascoe, Mrs. T. R. Farndale, {| Mrs. A. R. Colwill, Mrs. R. Rich- " ardson, Mrs K. Cook, Mrs, A. M. | Harvey, Mrs. L. Kemp. The convener of the bake table Mrs. R. MacCarl was assisted by " Mrs. R. A. Phair, Mrs. J. R. Ward 'and Mrs, H: R. Elliott. | Pot Luck Supper | Enjoyable Event i a very. successful pot-luck supper was held in St. Bernard's School, ~ by the Catholic Women's League, Tuesday, March 17th. e league members were very pleased to see Rev, D. V. Hickey 5 1] back after an absence of several months as a result of an accident. The lucky tickets were drawn by Mr. V. Mallon, winner of the beau- tiful chair was Mrs. . Tucker, Brock Street, and the St. Patrick's Day cake was won by Mrs, Cobbledick, Brock Street, Oshawa. ; Mrs. G. Lynde made the evel more enjoyable, by singing several Irish songs, accompanied by Mrs. Helen Wilson. : Conveners for the supper were: Mrs. Larry Ruest, Mrs, O. St Pierre, Mrs. Von Pilis and Mrs W. Horley, assisted by other mem- bers of the league and the school girls. Mrs. G. Brown and Mrs. Tad looked after the apron e. To Hold Passion | Week Services In Whitby Churches A week of Passion Week serv- ices has been planned by the Whit- by Ministerial Association, com- mencing on Monday evening next as follows: Monday -- The Salvation Army, Rev. N. PF. Swackhammer, B.A. Temple Baptist Church, Toronto Tuesday-- Whitby Baptist Church Sr. Major J. Wells, Earlscourt Cit- adel, Toronto. Wednesday -- St. John's Angli- can Church, Dr. Kennith Glazier, Gishview Presbyterian Church, To- ronto. Thursday -- Whitby United Church, Rev. H. Hesketh L.TH. St. Paul's Anglican Church, Lind- say. Friday -- St. Andrew's Presby- terian Church, Dr. W. M, Mustard MA, North Broadview United Church,' Toronto. SAY SERVICES IN WHITBY CHURCHES '|:ZUNITED CHURCH OF CANADA REV. R. J. SCOTT, M.A., Minister MRS. VERNON ROWE, A.T.C.M., Organist and Choir Leader ENTER TSI § w : | SUNDAY, MARCH 22, 1953 11 AM.--"THE LORD'S SUPPER" Reception of New Membe! 7 P.M.--"YOUR FAITH IS YOUR LIFE" SUNDAY SCHOOL Senior and interfnediate classes at 9:45 a.m. Nursery, Beginners, ' Primary and Junior Departments at 11:00 a.m. Passion Week Service, Thursday, 8:00 o'clock. Hesketh, L.Th., of St. Paul's Anglican Church, Lindsay. rs Speaker: Rev. H. igar ape WHITBY BAPTIST CHURCH (Affiliated with The Baptist Convention ot Ontario and Quebec) REV. €. A. HILL, B.A, B.Th., Ministor Mrs. W. E G. Summers, A.T.C.M., Organist FERAIAY SUNDAY, MARCH. 22, 1953 9:45 a.m.--SUNDAY SCHOOL 11:00 a.m. --Subject "NOT NOW, BUT AFTERWARDS" 7:00 p.m.--AN INVITATION TO HOBAB Let us remember Passion Week Services under auspices of Ministerial Association. ST. ANDREW'S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH BYRON AND ST. JOHN STS. L EEE EEE EE SUNDAY, MARCH 22, 1953 10:00 A.M.--BIBLE CLASS 11:00 A M.--MORNING WORSHIP 11:00 AM.--JUNIOR SUNDAY SCHOOL 12:15 P.M.--SUNDAY SCHOOL 7:00 P.M.--EVENING SERVICE LIEUT. R. INGLEBY' THE SALVATION ARMY 211 BROCK ST. SOUTH » LIEUT. A. MacMILLAN sss vsenssssssqdierane SUNDAY, MARCH 22, 1953 Guest speakers for the day: Senior Major and Mrs. A. MacMillan, of London, Ontario. 10:00 A.M.--SUNDAY SCHOOL AT PICKERING "11:00 A.M.--HOLINESS MEETING, PICKERING 2:30 P.M.--SUNDAY SCHOOL, WHITBY 7:00 P.M.--EVANGELISTIC MEETING, WHITBY 7:00 P.M.--AJAX EVANGELISTIC MEETING . 5 ' $413 JOHN STREET THE PENTECOSTAL CHURCH PHONE 2978 "The Church of the Old-Fashioned Gospel" Pastor: 0. MacPHERSON vo. Speaker: 7:00 p.m.--Subject: Hes voessassssnnsanse 4. SUNDAY, MARCH 22, 1953 11:00 a.m.--MORNING WORSHIP ROY KEATING "WHAT GOD'S WORD SAYS ABOUT DIVINE HEALING" Tuesday, 7:30 p.m.--CHRIST'S AMBASSADORS Thursday, 8:00 p.m.--BIBLE STUDY AND PRAYER wp, hi 4 the FAITH BAPTIST PASTOR: REV. E. CORBETT, B.Th. (Meeting in the Council Chambers, Whitby) id. # CHURCH fs a4 Gospel" SUNDAY MARCH, 22, 1953 10:00 A.M.--OUR SUNDAY SCHOOL HOUR FOR ALL cord of the first municipal vote ever held in Ajax. This tabula- tion chart was set up by Elec- tion Clerk William E. Noble left and Returning Officer B. C. Fal- AJAX AND DISTRICT NEWS John Mills, Representative TABULATION OF VOTE ON LIQUOR QUESTIONS This is the photographed re- | by. So accurate was their tab- ulation all figures remained un- changed. In Poll No. 4, it is noticed that the vote against men's beverage rooms was quite definite but much less opposition Phone Pickering 355-J-3 against ladies and escorts. Evi- dently the ladies did not intend their husbands to go alone but would permit visiting beverage rooms if they could go too. Photo by John Mills. No Trace Yet of Missing AJAX -- No trace has been found of Wm. A. Charlton of Fair-| port Beach who has been missing | from his home since a week ago Friday. His description is as follows: age 31, height 6 feet, 1 inch. reddish hair, brown eyes, tattoos on both arms, wearing dark green wind- breaker, white shirt, no tie, dark brown trousers, brown shoes, lack | onyx ring, initial A. | Mr. Charlton is an employee of | Fairport Beach Veteran Sunnybrook Hospital for an opera- tion, It is known that he was deep- |ly worried about this, as his wife is shortly expecting another child. Mr. Charlton's disappearance is causing deep concern to his family and friends: The lat heard of him was that he had cashed his pay check last Friday. He has always been a de- voted husband and it is feared that his head wotind may have caused loss of memory. Anyone who can supply informa- New Books Are General Motors, and a veteran of | tion of a man answering his des- World War II when he was severly | cription are asked to get in touch ly wounded in the head. His wound | with Pickering Police Phone 365. is protected by trepanning and re-| Mr. Charlton's family are in bad cently he was advised to enter financial straits. Added To Library AJAX. -- The Ajax Public Li- brary has added to its shelves in the Opposition, including myself, when the Bill was introduced in 1949. Even the Hon. Premier said: "The fact is they have never pro- duced satisfaction." The Provincial-Municipal Com- | mittee in recommending the un- conditional grants, stated: "Realizes that undonditional, per capita grants do not present a com- pletely satisfactory system of mu- nicipal assistance. The Committee also believes in the principle of uni- form assessment." HON. MR. FROST: I think the hon. member should read all of that, It is hardly fair to take part MR, THOMAS: I think it is fair Shough. It is in their recommenda- . MR, FROST: They give reasons. One of the great problems I plan to discuss with the House next week after we get through the Toronto , is to find a method upon which to base the uncondi- tional grants. The hon. member is making a very thoughtful address, I can see, and I am sure he will recognize the fact there are many methods of assessment. You can take the percentage of cost, you can take many things. It is a very difficult matter to find the right method of assess- ment. I would like to say that the present legislation' which will be discussed in a few days will show it is based upon a scientific assess- ment of the situation. I will admit it does not produce equality every- where, but it is the closest ap- proach to equality which has ever been advanced in the province. MR. THOMAS: I agree with the hon. Prime Minister that there is a great difficulty, but I was going to come to that during the course of my remarks. I think it is fair to quote the conclusions of the Com- mittee. I think most of the mem- bers of this assembly are quite aware of the reasons for setting up the Committee and the reasons for it issuing the interim report. In recommending the uncondi- tional grants, the Commission stat- time for Easter holiday reading, |ed books to suit everyone. There are more picture books for the very young and a variety of stories for the older juveniles. In the adult section there have been additions in all classes of fiction and non- fiction ranging from the Crime Club series and novels by such well known authors as M. De La Roche, 8S. Jameson and P. Buck to autobio- graphy of among others, Thomas Merton (author of Seven Story Mountain), and Ethel Wa'ers the colored actress and singer. A book containing full color reproductions of the best paintings at the Louvre Ajax Rotarians Enjoy Address On Aviation AJAX -- (Times-Gazette Staff [With Mr. Arnold's wit and spark- Reporter) At the luncheon meet- |ling humour, was enjoyed to the full by all present and their ap- ing of the Ajax Rotary Club held | 1, ciation was aptly expressed b at the Saddle and Bridle on Thurs- | & x Ra y Rotarian Ken Morley. day March 19, the members were | A new member George Robinson privileged to hear an address by was formally introduced to the Rotarian Geoft rnold of the Ajax |club by Stan Kent and Mr. Robin- Club. His subject "The History of (son was warmly welcomed by Aviation," dealt with the events ! President Roger Conant on behalf and the men who, throughout the |of the club. . times that brought aviation to the | Out of town visitors were Stan point it has reached today. { Balsdon of Pickering and Ted Mor- The speech, delivered as it was 'ris of Bowmanville. T. D. THOMAS RAPS (Continued from Page 1) ed grants. The need for improved duction from the Federal govern-| highways is indeed great, but so ment. One can quite understand is the need for an increase in why the corporations are so very hospital accommodation for the friendly to the Governments at Ot- people of Ontario. tawa and Queen's Park. HOUSING SHORTAGE With the help of the Liberal] When presenting Bill No. 80, the Government at Ottawa and the hon. Prime Minister (Mr. Frost) Consevative Government at stated that on taking office on the Queen's Park, the corporations in 4th of May, 1949, he was motivat- Ontario have received a substan- ed by a desire to see houses built tial cut in taxes, and, yet, Mr. |for the people of Ontario, and is Speaker, according to Taxation | reported in. Hansard as saying: statistics, issued by the Federal| 'Housing plans were at a dead Government for 1952, the corpora-' end and progress was not being tions in Ontario alone made over made, this despite the fact that by a billion dollars in profits for the then a great deal had been ac- year 1951. It certainly was a sun- complished in Federal-Provincial shine budget for them, and, Mr. arrangements. It is fair to state y Speaker, I would hazard a guess they were quite anxious and eager for this Government to agree with the Federal Government respect- ing the taxation agreement of last year. This was one time, Mr. Speaker, when persistence 'paid off." When the hon. Prime Minister introduced his Budget last year, he estimated for a surplus of $85,- 000.00. When the Assembly was in Special Session last October, al- most seven months of the fiscal year had passed by. He knew then he would have quite a surplus, so he asked hon. members to vote $20 million to the highway reserve. That would help to whittle it down a little. Even then, last week he was able to show a $30 million surplus. The Conservative Opposition at! Ottawa, Mr. Speaker, is critical of the record surplus of the Fed- eral Government, but the truth is, | specting housing, and I that comparatively less progress nad been made in Toronto area than any other area." Mr. Speaker, I know it is some- times difficult to get local coun- cils to appreciate the difficulties; they, too, have responsibilities re- think this is understandable. Last week I looked through the report of the Department of Municipal Affairs for the year ending 1951. The in- crease in debenture debt for the municipalities for the years 1947 to 1951 inclusive were as follows: 1947, $5,278,000; 1948, $22,395,000; | 1951 $91,993,121. This shows an Increase 16 times greater in 1951 than in 1947. The hesitancy of local councils in the {light of those figures, is under- | standable. They are fearful of what might happen in the future. The hon. member for Riverdale (Mr. Macaulay) recently stressed the need for action in home con- it is very difficult for any Finance | struction, and I would like to com- Minister, during these very buoy-{mend the hon. member for his sin- ant times to forecast with many de- | cerity. Representing, as he does, m will be appreciated by all art lovers. A few other titles to note are American woman's home decor- ating encyclopedia, Saling craft, Television manual and Machine shop theory and practice. The Librarian wishes to remind borrowers she will be pleased to re- serve any book in the catalogue. The Library will be closed on Good Friday. IODE Planning Fashion Show. AJAX -- (Times-Gazette Staff Reporter) -- The Ajax Varsity Chapter IODE will stage its An- nual Fashion Show on Monday eve- ning, March 23 at 8.30 p.m. A preview of the events indicates a bigger and better show with a wealth of desirable door prizes. There will be an orchestra and it should be a very enjoyable eve- ning, with a balaxy of beautiful Ajax girls displaying the latest spring fashions. All proceeds will be used for community work. under $1,000; 20.4 per cent earn be- tween $1,000 and $2,000; 26.1 cent between $2,000 and $2,500. This means that 51.7 per cent earn less than $2,500 per year. In rural areas the percentages are even lower-- 16.9 per cent under $1,000; 32.6 r cent between $1,000 and $2,000; 1 = cent between $2,000 and $2, a total of 70.5 .per cent. Figures published on February 1, 1952, by the Toronto Welfare Coun- cil give a minimum of $200 a month as the amount required for a fa- mily of five living in a five-room house, and, Mr. Speaker, the im- portant thing to bear iff mind is that the figure of $200 per month does not include rent, insurance and sav- ings. The Toronto Welfare Council ig a very responsible organization and they have made a very careful study of the situation. I think it-is recognized that a man or woman should not pay more than 25 per cent of their income for rent or as payments if buying a home. r. Speaker, the hon. Prime Min- ister when speaking in this As- sembly in February of last year, stated he was enthusiastic' about rental purchase of homes in gov. ernment aided projects and I quote: "I would rather lose money on a plan of that kind than on direct rental housing." Now, sir, housing is not a' politi- gree of accuracy what the surplus is likely to be. While revenues are expected to increase, if the pres- ent prosperous times continue, the reverse would happen if there was a downward trend in industry. an industrial riding, I am sure he appreciates the need for action. | All hon. members of the Legisla-| turegare concerned with this prob- | lem, for with the falling off in| home building last year and the This year's record surplus is to|increase of approximately 100,000 be disposed of by last minute Canadians, the situation is becom- grants contained in the Supple-|ing grim. The hon. member for mentary Estimates. Mr. Speaker, | Riverdale had discussed the ques- I find no fault with that as long tion of housing with the Federal! as we are satisfied that the sur-| member of his riding, and after plus funds are going where they Some consultation with builders are needed most. - they concluded it was possible to CONGESTION ON HIGHWAYS | build decent bomes for $8,650. The I would like to say a few words | down payment would be $865, and concerning hihways. I am sure | Carrying charges would be at the every hon. member is concerned [aie of $53 per month. with the congestion of our high-| The scheme, in my opinion, has | ways. With the increase in vehi-|S0me merit. I am sure many | cular traffic; there is need for im- | People would be very happy to] provement. According to the Es- take advantage of it, and acquire timates presented to this House & home of their own, but how | cal issue, it is a national need -- "Realizes that unconditional per capital grants do not present a completely satisfactory system of municipal assistance. The Commit- tee also believes in the principle of uniform assessments throughout the province as an aid towards de- signing of a more realistic basis for determining municipal need and capacity to pay." The Committee recommends that a province-wide uniform system of assessment be established. HON. MR. FORST: Of course, to implement that recommendation, if it were done, would take a very considerable period of time. The hon. member must understand that could not be done in a year or two. MR. THOMAS: I 'recognize that. UNIFORM ASSESSMENTS HON. MR. DUNBAR: Would the hon. member really be in favour of the uniform system of assessment to be put into effect on and after a certain date? There are a lot of municipalities which are assessed by a different yardstick and it would put them to great expense going over and re-assessing again. I think the re-assessing is coming along nicely. Four hundred odd municipalities in the Province of Ontario have been re-assessed up to the present time. Ottawa City will be complet- ed this year and Hamilton and Guelph. The municipalities are uniformly assessed according to the Manual. I hope, without making it manda- tory, that all the municipalities in the Province of Ontario within the next five years will be re-assessed. We were disappointed in one thing, as the hon. member for Cochrane South (Mr. Grummett) well knows. The members of the districts were always coming to the Mayors and Reeves Association and saying, "Why do you not put in district assessors?" We pay $150 for. each district for an assessor and the districts cannot agree among them- selves as to whom to appoint. Und- er those conditions, how are you going to get uniform assessment? HAS FIRM OPINIONS MR. THOMAS: I realize there is a great difficulty, but if the Hon. Minister (Mr. Dunbar) will allow me & little longer, I think I will explain what in my opinion will eventualy happen. I have some very firm opinions in respect to that, I am afraid the government will just throw them in the waste- paper basket, I do not know, but while I am prepared to criticize, I am also prepared to offer some con- structive proposals. : , When the grants were given in 1949, I stated, when speaking in the debate at the time, that giving grants on a 'population basis was a recognition of the unfairness of grants on an assessment basis. I think that is a fair statement to make. It was a recognition at that time. HON. MR. FROST: May I point out that the fire and police grants did not really work on a population basis. I think the hon. member will recognize that it was on a cost basis. GRANTS NOT SATISFACTORY MR. THOMAS: The recognition was there that the time had come when the grants on assessment could not be distributed equitably and fairly. It did seem the govern- ment at the time was a little un- certain, and now we have a rever- it is Canada's No, 1 problem, and I do hope the Hon. Prime Minister | will give leadership, vigorous lead-' ership, if you will, and do some-' thing for those people in the low! sal of that policy. Even on a per capita basis I do not think grants can be distributed fairly. I am well aware that the Minister of Munici- pal Affairs and his staff are earn- income groups who cannot do very estly working for an equalized as- much for themselves. MUNICIPAL GRANTS Mr. Speaker, I would like at iy time to refer to the assistance giv- en to the municipalities. Local councils today are experiencing a very trying time. With industrial growth and expansion, increasing populations, and demand for serv- ices, the situation necessitates some serious thinking. Debenture debts are increasing, as. I mentoined earlier according to the report of the Department of Municipal Affairs. Some days ago the members received the interim report of the Provincial-Municipal EASTER SEASON MESSAGES BY OUR PASTOR . MARCH 22nd Ey 11 a.m.--"HIS EASTER BENEDICTION" 7 p.m.--" CAESAR OR CHRIST?" » MARCH: 29th 11 am--"THE GARDEN OF PRAYER MEETING" 7 p.m.--"THE POWER OF DARKNESS' last week, the revenue of the De- partment of Highways for the fis-| cal year ending March 1954 is ex | pected to be $99,050,000. The Gov- | ernment this year intends to spend $153 million on highways, which | would include $42 million on capit- | al account. I presume the addi-| tional $20 million woted at the spe-| cial session last October, and the $10 million voted on Monday, is! included in the $153 million. Even many are, in a financial position | committee. The committee recom. to take advantage of this scheme? mended the grants on fire and pol- | How many can afford a down pay- | ice protection should be discontinu-| ment of $865 and a carrying charge | ed. The gbvernment had, previous- | of $53 per month? ly to the presentation of the report WAGE STATISTICS | of the Committee, declared its in- Mr. Speaker, I want to give to | tention respecting the previous leg- the members of the Assembly some | islation. I am very pleased to know figures to show that quite a number | that, although the Committee re- will not be able to even tak ad-| commended otherwise, the compul- will not be able to even take ad-| sory arbitration, pensions and com- vantage of the suggestion of the | pensation features are to be con- sessment throughout the Province, but it is a big job. It is difficult, 'sometimes, to educate the local {councils to appreciate the need for i the change. In the meantime grants on assessment are not satisfactory. Even last night in the debate when the hon. Minister of Educa- tion (Mr. Dunlop) introduced his estimates, in reply to a question by the hon. member for St. An- drew (Mr. Salsberg) he said there were some places where they were getting 84 per cent of the total cost of education and some where they were getting 92 per cent. Yet ac- cording to the statement made by the hon. member for St. Andrew, he said the City of Toronto was getting 12 per cent of the cost of education. That I think will show the disproportion in the present method of giving grants. Some- thing has to be done to make them a little fairer, to distribute them more equitably. 1 do believe the day will come, when some person may have to take a very broad view of this 3 {APRIL Sth 3 i 11 am--"THE EMPTY TOMB" 7 p.m~--"THE CONVINCING OF THOMAS" "This Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. Dick Webb will present instrumental and + vocal messages in our fine evening service. yelcomed at all our services; come with your family. Visitors are warmly 850, Mr. Speaker, for this year $54 | hon. member for Riverdale. The! million will have been taken from | Hon. David Croll, MP, speaking in the general revenue of the Prov-|the House of Commons on housing, ince to allow the Department of | said 75 per cent of the wage-earn- Highways to expend this amount ers in Canada earned less than of money. | $3,000 per year. Mr. speaker, I I do feel, Mr. Speaker, the Gov- down than that, ernment should pay some atten- ! tion' to 'other needed services. We | are published by the Dominion Bur- | all appreciate the assistance given | eau of Statistics for the 1951 census. | to hospitals in the form of increas- | In urban areas 5.2 per cent earn! tinued. I think that was a very wise move and I agree wholeheart- edly with the government in that report. r. Speaker, I will admit that the Act did achieve certain things case of national emergency, but the grants on fire and police, on a whole picture and realize that the grants system will take such a long time to accomplish anything, that the Government will have to as- sume the total cost of one service in cooperation with the Federal want to give an even greater break-| such as standaridization of equip-! Government, and cut off some of and the figures| ment. This is most desirable in the the fringes outside. 1 note, Mr. Speaker, that the hon. | ple of Ontario. looking very | tunity where he can put a commit- | | Prime Minister is THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE: Saturday, March 21, 1953 © is the opinion I hold. I think it will take a long time hefore equalized assessment will come. We have to agree that while the sincerity of the hon. Minister of municipal Affairs (Mr. Dunbar) and his staff is not questioned, we still have to deal with th. human element, the local people who are very hard to convince. EDUCATION COSTS HIGHER The costs of education today are steadily increasing -- the burden for the municipalities is too great. According to the report of the Min- ister of Education for 1951 the sum of $91,669,593 had to be met by the local Boards of Education. Mr. Speaker, that was for one year, The local boards received $46,875, 998 from the Provincial govern- ment and the cost for educar tion for the year ending 1951 was $138,545,591. For 1952 and 1953 it will be larger still. Some hon, members may ask, if the province, with the Dominion government, as- sumes the total cost of education, from where is the money coming? If the sum paid out by the govern- ment for 1951 was added to the reduction in corporation taxes granted by the Provincial and Feq- eral governments to the rich cor- porations in 1952 and 1953, I think more than enough would be col- lected fo meet the total cost of education. ACCIDENT. PREVENTION I want to say a word about acci- dent prevention. The Hon. Minister of Labor (Mr. Daley) has listened to this for quite a long time and I know it is something with which he is very sympathetic, and that is the participation of the workers on accident - prevention committees. The hon. Minister of Labor (Mr. Daley) is well acquainted with the arguments for and against the worker's right to participate in accident prevention. An article "in the Daily Star of February 28, stated compensation to workers in- jured for the year - ending 1952 had amounted to $29 million, four million more than in 1951. I know payrolls have increased and the number of workers who may be in- jured have increased, but even considering that fact, this increase is a substantial one. I wish the hon. Minister of Labor would give further consideration to provi labor representation on the Acci- dent Prevention Board, I believe employers are concerned respect- ing accident prevention, but funda- mentally, to the manufacturers it is a question of a decrease or in- crease in premiums, but the work- er has a much greater interest, for it might mean the loss of an arm, a leg, an eye or even life it- self, I am asking the hon. Minister of Labor to .seriously consider this question once again of allowing em- ployee representation on accident committees. I feel quite sure that it would be very wise. Hon. Mr. Daley: I would like to inform the hon. member that we had been giving a great deal of consideration to that, as I have said before, but the lack of space in which to administer our depart- ment is curtailing our efforts to some extent. We expect to be in a new building within a few months, possibly within a few weeks, and we are moving all the accident - prevention groups in there. I have indicated to Labor that I would give consideration to estab- lishing an accident group of labor similar to what we have now in the employer group. I have had some discussions with some of the top - ranking labor people but as yet we have not been able to evolve a way to do these things. I assure the hon. member that we are giving it very careful con- sideration. Mr. Thomas: I do appreciate the sincerity of the hon. Minister of Labor and I am very grateful for the assurance that something will be done. UNSATISFIED JUDGMENTS In conclusion I would like to say something about the unsatisfied judgment fund, I appreciate the remarks made by the hon. mem- ber for Kingston (Mr. Nickle) this afternoon. Of course he was deal- ing with it from a legal angle. I cannot do that, much as I would like to, but I am going to try to make my point by expressing the sentiment of the average person in the street. According - to the report of the Department of Highways for 1952, over $3 million has been paid out since 1948, and up to that time only $94,595 has been recovered from the Judgment debtors. Rough- ly about 3 per cent has been re- covered. Now the licence of a judgment debtor is withdrawn, and until the final payment is made the licence to drive a car is with- held. Sometimes through careless. | ness, absentmindedness of finan- cial strain, persons who do not take out insurance are involved in acci- dents. Some one may say, 'Well, if they can't afford to take out in- surance on their car, then they shouldn't drive." HIGH INSURANCE COSTS Mr. Speaker, while the Unsatis- lbment in pension, but that no sible to bring in a report on com- pulsory auto insurance at the next session of the Legislature. The States of Nevada and New York did exactly that, why not the Prov- ince of Ontario. : If my suggestion is not accept- able to the hon. minister, then I believe if we are to be saddled with the Unsatisfied Judgment Fund for a little longer, the pay- ment of $5,000 for death or injury to one rson and the $10,000 damage proj arising out of such accident should be increased. With the great increase in the cost of hospitalization, medical services and automobile repairs, I do think there is need for an upward re- vision in these amounts. WORKMEN"S COMPENSATION Mr. Speaker, the Government is to be commended for the increase in pensions to the widows and de- ants of those who lost their ives, in' industry. I am sure the hon. Minister. was really plea to introduce that amendment, but I do regret very much that it is not to be retroactive. The hon. Minister, speaking to the amend- ment on 2nd reading, said he ad- mi the fairness of an adjust- ing could be done, he was very sorry. Mr. Speaker, last December, a oung man, a veteran of the 2nd Worl War, lost his life when in the employ of General Motors in Osh . He left a wife and four small children behind, and the pension they will receive is $98 per month. If the Act is proclaimed this month, it means that those depriv- ed of the breadwinner in similar circumstances will receive $150 a month. CALLS FOR REVISION I do think this calls for a com- plete revision of those on disable- ment pensions; widows and orpans receiving pension. Something can be done, I am sure. Supposing we increase pensions awarded the last two or three years and let indus- try carry the load and those pen- sions awarded before that time be a 'charge on the consolidated rev- enue. It is not enough to tell those unfortunate people that the hon. Minister is very sorry and that we can't afford it, but you know we are spending $153 million on highways this year, This is poor compensation to those trying to exist on the small pensions award- ed in the past. I am disappointed that the vernment still turns a deaf ear to the plea of the aged pensioner, trying to exist on the meagre $40 per month. A supple- mentary pension, without waiting for the municipalities, is long over due. Mr. Speaker, it is very hard to convince these unfortunate peo- pe we can't afford it when our Budget for highways ie $153 mil- ion. Braille Letter From Italy Says Thanks TORONTO (CP)--"I thank you 80 much for your benevolence and generosity towards me, poor boy without eyesight." These words, written in Braille by an Italian boy, are but one ex- ample of the gratitude of European war orphans towards their Cana- foster parents. Under the foster parents' plan, 325 Canadians have adopted young war victims. The plan is based on human val- ues, and becomes a personal re- lationship between "parent" and "child." A prospective parent must agree to pay $15 monthly. They may indicate nationality, age and sex of the child they wish to help. A photograph and case history of theechild are sent and and children are encouraged to cor- responded. Letters are sent through a central agency whefe they are translated. Started 16 years ago by an Eng- lish war corréspondent covering the h Civil war, the plan has brought help to 70,000 war waifs. In some cases the relationship be- tween foster parent and child be- comes very close, Chief Justice Thibaudeau Rinfret of the Supreme Court of Canada who '"'adopted" a little French boy visits him year- ly in France. There is also a close bond between little Grazia Grilli of Italy who writes to her foster mother Claire Pratt in Toronto. "I don't write very well, because I am still small," says Grazia--but her gratitude like that of thous- ands of other children isn't small. fied Judgment Fund has some merit, it does recognize the prin- ciple of compulsory Every driver of an automobile had !| to pay a fee of $1 into the fund before obtaining his or her driving licence for 1953. The tremendous increase in car insurance rates is encouraging people to take a chance and drive their cars with-! out insurance, Insurance premiums | ° 7 in Ontario sold by private compan-| ; ers are two and three times higher | than premiums sold by the Sas- katchewan governmen® and, what is more, the Saskatcehwan policy covers physical injury to the driv- er of a car even if he was at fault. One of the reasons insur- ance rates are so high in Ontario | is because out of every dollar col-| lected in premium, 47 cents is spent for administration. Mr. Speaker, I am quite well aware that the Minister of High-' ways has turned down the* recuest for compulsory insurance. May I remind him, Mr. Speaker, without going into further detail on com- pulsory insurance, that the pres-| ent Government in Saskatchewan was the first government to intro- | duce compulsory automobile insur- ance. | It was elected to administer the affairs of that Province in 1949 and again in-1952, with an| even greater majority. Mr. Speak-| er, I think you will agree you can- not fool the people continuously | for a period of eight years. The compulsory auto insurance in Sas- katchewan is now accepted by the people of that Province. The hon. Premier has stated on many occasions that he believes in committees of the House being ap- pointed to consider and f matters of importance to the peo- SE ¢ Here is au population basis, were criticized by | hurt at what I have said, but that |tee to work, and it would be pos- \ insurance. | 8 , England (CP)--Three times every morning and again in the evening Bob Wooldridge bends down to touch his toes. "That is why I now am 100 years old," he says. RE 3 TH CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR Often referred to as "a newspaperman's news- paper' the MONITOR covers the world with a network of News Bureaus and correspondents Order a special intro- ductory subscription S months for ou'll find the MONITOR "must" HM reading and as necessary § as pear HOME TOWN po os 23 1944, | { The Christion Science Monitor One, Norway St., Boston 15, Mass., U.S.A, Please send me on introductory Monie for subscription==T76 issues. | enclose $3. eedenne "sess nssesneee LITT TT) EE RRR Y } (zone) (stote)