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§ THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE, Ssturday, November 14, 1988 ditorials The Dally Times-Gaszette (Oshawa, Whitby), Publishers; Limited d by Times-G 57 Simcoe Street South, Oshawa, Ontario Oshawa Once Again Exceeds ; Community Chest Objective == Oshawa has done it again, For the tenth consecutive year, the people of this eity have exceeded their objective, and have contributed to the Community Chest somewhat more than was asked for by the chest organization. Announcement that the objective had been exceeded marked the climax of a long period of hard work for men like Murray P.\ Johnston, Com- 'munity Chest president; John Cameron, campaign manager and his assistant, Wil- liam Paynter; Lew McConkey, secretary- organizer, and a host of others who have held responsible positions in the chest ef- fort. It was significant that the officials of the Community Chest were never doubt- ful or fearful about the failure of the community to measure up to the needs of the 16 participating agencies. Knowing that Oshawa has behind it a long and en- viable record in Community Chest cam- paigns, they always had a quiet confi- dence that the people of this city would not fail them on this occasion. That con- fidence has been fully justified by the splendid result achieved. It is no light task to secure contributions totalling over $120,000, as has been done this year. Naturally, the officials, team captains and canvassers all come in for their share of the congratulations that are due for the splendid success of the 1953 drive. More than that, however, congratulations are due to the thousands of citizens who saw and accepted their responsibility for keeping 16 worthy and needed organiza- tions in operation. Because of the suc- cess of the campaign, Oshawa will go on being a good city in which to live and raise a family. The Population Does Change It is time that the Ontario Depart- ment of Highways discontinued its rather absurd practice of placing on its signs at the boundaries of villages, towns and cities, the population figures for these communities. We often wondered why this was done, as if population were something static, which it. is not. It is bound to change from year to year, even from day to day in the larger centres, so that wh.! night be . _orrect figure on the day on which it is painted on the sign might be far astray in a matter of weeks. This thought came to us while driv- ing into Oshawa from the west on High- way No. 2 the other day. There, on the sign indicating the motorist had reached Oshawa, the population of the city was given as 37,990. It must be at least two or three years since that population figure was recorded, and it ignores the fact that since then Oshawa has grown considerably in the numbers of its people. In fact, we are proud that Oshawa's population, according to the 1953 estim- ate of the city assessor, is now over the 44,000 mark, more than 6,000 more than the 37,990 recorded on the department of highways sign. Probably all other communities are suffering from the same ignoring of their growth in recent years, and have just as much right to complain as Oshawa. We feel that the use of population figures, which in practically every case are now entirely inaccurate, on highway road signs should bé abandoned. We like much better the type of sign which gives the name of the place we are entering, and then the name of the next community and the distance to it. That, at least, serves a useful purpose. Once They Learned Three R's When businessmen and commercial leaders meet together to discuss educa- tion, there is general agreement for the need to place greater emphasis on the three R's than anything else. The opinion appears to exist that the pendulum has swung away from these fundamentals and that while assisting boys and girls to attain well-rounded personalities is desi- rable, possession of ability to read, write and do even the simple operations in arith- metic is essential, The business world is beginning to feel that in this age of high operating costs and keen competition it should not have to pay employees while they learn the basics. There is, in fact, some question in the minds of employers as to whether the curriculum planners are succeeding in turning out better integrated young people than the schools of our own and our grand- parents' days accomplished, Would a little Editorial Notes A Welsh motorist reports that in one year he ran over 11 rabbits, two foxes, two pheasants, an otter, a badger and a hare. What, no skunks or children! Lake Ontario's waters are reported to be receding. Now the folks who kicked about them being too high will probably complain about the low levels. Civic elections are less than a month away, but there is still little activity on _ the part of candidates announcing them- selves. The Daily Times-Gazette 'Published By PUBLISHERS 57 Simcoe Street South, Oshawa The Dally Times-Gazette (Oshawa, Whitby) Oshawa Times( established 57) and 8 4 SUBSCRIPTION RATES Delivered by carriers in Oshawa, Whitby, Brooklin w, Alex and Pickering. not over 30c per' as DAILY AVERAGE NET PAID CIRCULATION FOR OCTOBER 12,626 more discipline and less self-expression not provide a better young individual for the business world--one with more desire to dig down and earn a living and with appre- ciation of the fact that education is a con- stant process and much must be learned after leaving school or university? The admitted chief purpose of education is to prepare children for adult life, and to take their places in the world of quick change in which they will function. Busi- nessmen and industrialists know the type of young people they require and have good ideas about what training and educa- tion will serve both employee and employer the best. The three R's were for many years the cornerstone of education. They were din- ned into our heads to become monotonous. But the result was that most pupils could read and write and tot up a column of fig- ures with reasonable accuracy. Other Editors' Views BRITAIN'S SOCIALISTS AND U.S, (Ottawa Journal) London dispatches tell that at the 1953 con- ference of Britain's Labor Party, to be held this month, no fewer than 15 resolutions criticizing the US. will be presented by left wingers. US, policies respecting China, Korea, Formosa, Ger- many, East-West trade, immigration, all will be attacked. Why such mischief? No one can say that either in war or peace US. policies are perfect, that Americans don't often take wrong courses, or present the wrong reasons for right courses. But with Britain's Socialists, or Britain's Bevenites, Americans are never right. The pity is that too few Americans understand that Britain's Bevenites do not speak for Britain, "FUN NO FUN" (Peterborough Examiner) Some queer or silfy persons have been bother- ing local people by telephone. Posing as a scout for Dr. Kinsey, they call a number at random from the telephone book and ask-- in what they imagine is an impressive scientific voice--the lady of the house her Gpinion on certan personal be- havior which Dr. Kinsey examines in his forthe eoming book. The way to deal with such unpleasant prank- sters is to hang up the receiver forthwith. Ne response whatsoveer will soon discourage these male adults Who are acting so childishly; if they get nothing to giggle about they will quickly re- vert to their usual pastime of playing jacks. Bible Thoughts Jesus said, "I am the Door: by Me if any man enter in, he shall be saved and shall go in and out and find pasture" (John 10:9) We go "in" to His presence for fellowship and power, and then "out" to seek others. We must' go in for refreshment with Him, before we can go out for sarvies for Him. . erica parent yy bi oy KITCHEN TROUBLE 7) IN DAYS GONE BY 50. YEARS AGO An Epworth League was formed at Simcoe Street Methodist church with George Farewell elected as president. Other officers elected were: Miss M. E. Luke, vice- president; Miss J. Harvey, secre- tary and R. N. Johns, treasurer. Mr. Babcock, manager of the Music Hall enrolled his hall in the theatrical circuit which greatly improved the type of plays pre- sented. The current attraction was "The Sport from Spokane." The Oshawa Hockey Club spon: sored a "Luzon Concert" to raise funds for equipment. J. E. Hawkins, hardware mer- chant, was forced to retire from business, due to ill health. William Ross, M. P. visited Oshawa to discuss with civie of- ficials the site of the proposed new post offce, District farmers shipped turnips to Chicago and were pleased to receive 10 cents a bushel for them. & Fred Richardson of Columbus left for Europe to bring back a number of horses. Among the articles listed as pos- sible Christmas gifts at Beaton's Grocery store, were "large moust- ache cups and saucers, royal blue, pink or green for 25 cents." Having settled in their new house on King Street East, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bull annou that they would receive on the first and second Wednesdays of each month. Luke Brothers Furniture and Undertakers advertised wveuroom suites for $13. . QUEEN'S PARK % 7 Stories From Oil P¥, Fields Had Bias GALLUP POLL IN CANADA Voters Would Like To See Parliament Deal With Taxes By CANADIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC OPINION Has the Parliament which con- vened last Thursday a mandate from the voters? The nearly six million voters who turned out at the polls last August had some fairly clear cut ideas as to the jobs they wanted parfiament to take on when it con- ned. Top on the list, among voters in all parts of Canada, was the problem of taxes, On the eve of last August's gen- eral election, voters were asked this question by opinion reporters of the Poll: 'After the election, what do you think will be the most important job the government will ha deal wil question was an open one and problems advanced ranged over a wide field, from regional matters to the iternational scene. Largest single group of answers, however, clustered around taxation matters. Here were leading prob- lems to be tackled members of parliament, as seen the voters who elected them: Taxation, reduced taxes, lower budget, economy, 21 Ir cent. Foreign Policy, world peace, de- fence, 10 per cent. Unemployment, depression, 7 per ve to eent. Trade. foreign markets, 4 per eent. Cost of living, prices, 4 per cent. Health, hospitalization, 4 per cent. Housing, 4 per cent. Seein security measures, 4 per cent. Farm problems, wheat surplus, etc., 3 per cent. The remainder gave a variety of suggestions, each getting two per cent of the voting population or less, and including such matters as Domiion - Provincial relations; labor relations; Communism; St. Lawrence Seaway; freight rates; and so on. Just over a quarter of the population could cite no prob- lem as the most important for Parliament to tackle. While each of the five geogra- phic areas of Canada put taxes at the top of the list, emphasis differed sharply from area t, a. . For example, 30 per cent of those interviewed in Quebec named taxes compared with only 14 per cent in British Columbia, where health and hospitalization and em- ployment problems loom larger than elsewhere. In B.C. 11 per cent of those interviewed thought employment was the top problem for government, compared with only six per cent naming it in, for example, Quebec. Other differences in opinion are noticeable when the views of sup- porters of various political parties are examined separately. Among those voters who supported a Pro- ressive Conservative candidate, 2 per cent mentioned taxation; only 18 per cent of those who vot- ed for a Liberal candidate, and 15 per cent of thos who voted CCF, named taxation. It is interesting that just a year ago, voters rated the high cost of living as the greatest single prob- lem facing the government, with the threat of war second. Today, Heing costs are fifth on the list. orld Copyright Reserved OTTAWA REPORT Wants Canadian Industry Creative By PATRICK NICHOLSON. Special Corresponden Times-Gazette OTTAWA--J. W. Murphy, Con- servative member of Parliament for Lambton West, wants to save us all from the fate of being hewers of wood and drawers of water, slaving for American in- dustry. This dapper businessman repre- sents the City of Sarnia, whose industry is probably the most tech- nologically advanced in Canada. So it is appropriate that his mind should ponder why a ater num- ber of well paid jobs secondary industries are not open to Cana- dians in other cities. Mr. Murphy tells me that he be- lieves that entirely new world- leading industrial processes could be developed in Canada. These would turn to profitable account by-products which are now thrown away as garbage; they would create new uses for our resourcse 0 mine and forest now being ex- port d r.w; they would short-cut some existing costly and labor- iou. manufacturing methods; and above all they would in their devel- opment offer attractive jobs to keep our techmical aduates at home this side of the U.S. border. ,, Our federal government research organizations are tending fo with- draw more and more into ; e sci- ence. Their work and discoveries in this field can be applied to specific 'industrial processes through modification in the re- search laboratories of private in- dustry. . TAIL OF FOREIGN KITE But far too much of this work is being left undone. As the Massey report on schooling and tooling pointed out, many Canadian plants are subsidiaries of British or Am- companies. Their parents themselves carry out most research work, leaving their Can- adian offshoots to the humdrum and unakilled task of making rub. farm prices, ¢ MAC'S MUSINGS _ We often hear older folk Bemoaning the fact that The days of the pioneers Are long since past and That the pioneer spirit Has ceased to take hold Of young people of today. Yet every age and generation Has its race of pioneers And although the conditions Which they have to face And overcome by their Courage and determination Are different from those Of the last century, Yet they do challenge The pioneer traits Of fortitude and courage. We see young folks Building their little homes, Using their own labor, Investing their resources In bricks and lumber And other materials, And fashioning the home With their own hands, We cannot help thinking That here are pioneers Of the modern age, Who are risking their all To create a home in which To raise a new family As their contribution To Canada's future. Yes, there are still pioneer Those who attempt something Never done before and who Invest their flesh and blood In laboring so that they May help to make the world Better for all around them. HISTORIC RELIC PORT ARTHUR, Ont. (CP)--A rusted fopper knife blade found by 12-year-old Brian Turrer was es- timated by a local historian as being about 300 years old. Brias oun it on the shore of Hawkeye ake. ' Queb where it would lead to ber stamp copies of desi per- fected in Britain or the States. The result of this was highlighted by the Massey report's comment that, of 12,000 patents issued in Canada in a recent year, more than 11,000 were the work of scientists and inventors outside, Canada. Although the Mc: sey report hinted at the need to encourage our industries to finance their own research work, nothing has yet been done by the government to- wards meeting this recommenda: tion. SARNIA'S GOOD LEAD Now in one bold imaginative paragraph, Sarnia"s Murphy has earned the gratitude of all Cana- dian industry, by Suggesting to Parliament a step so valuable yet s0 obvious that the government should kick itself for not introduc- ine this proposal without Opposi- tion 'prompting. Mr. Murphy tells me that he plans to call for the formation of an all-party parliamentary com- mittee to study ways of fostering industrial research; basically he has in mind giving Canadian com- panies the incentive of tax exemp- tion on money they sped on re- search. Research, he says, has long been ized as an tial factor in the economy of an industrial country; it is the catalyst which enables an agricultural country to develop into industrialization. Brit. ain, the States, Germany and other European Countries recognize the value of research in expanding their domestic economies 'and in making their exports competitive in world markets. So they have amended their tax laws to create inducements to industry to carry out its own research; Canada should do the same, he advocates. This is the mainspring of the Murphy Plan for changing Cana- dian industry from an imitator into a creator. It would benefit every Canadian; it would especially help some vrovinces. such as B.C. and much-needed secondary industries based on Kitimat and Ungava; it would bring glemep prosperity to border cities like Sarnia itself, by creating supplies. of those cheaper and choicer goods which Canadians now travel across the line to buy. By DON O'HEARN Special Correspondent to the Times-Gazette TORONTO--Latest in the Tor- onto "hog-town" campaign for U.S. natural gas: Another daily here suddenly wakened to the impor- tance of the gas question and sent a featuge writer west to survey the situation. And where did he go? To St. Paul and Minneapolis, centre of the move to get Alberta gas for the U.S. His stories were a series of interviews with men who were "admittedly biased." Might as well go to hell to find out about heaven, Key-note of one of this classic series was that storage was nnn of the great factors in gas costs. Omit- ted was mention that we have very substantial storage space in west- ern Ontario. At least the metropolitan press is waking up to a matter which a long time ago Premier Frost de- clared was as important to the province as the St. Lawrence sea- way, and others have compared in significance to the first Canadian railway developments. VWHOAS: Albert Wren reports northern Ontario Liberals had a bang-up meeting. Exept for one thing they barred the press. Those silly, Wixsdup. Joe. Afraid to let the public ow what they think of themselves? And Arthur Reaume told a meet- ing in western Ontario that the varty was dead in the province. Jould be, but if Arthur--the little- man-who-wasn'tthere at last year's session--doesn't pay more atten- tion to the corpse, he's one vulture that won't nF fat on the remains. FARE SMELLS Chairman Bill Stewart and his reforms committee went to jail last Sunday, visiting the Don here to get a look at week-end con- Yitibes, Wonder what they were 'fel To date they've been getting Bretty good meals everywhere. teak and onions have predomin- ated. Seems that's what jail super- intendents think is prize fare for visiting dignitaries. Little do those ail-keepers know. Mr. Stewart ates onions. Can't even stand the smell of hem. PORK BARREL Allister Johnston, beau brummel and member for Parry Sound, voiced the feelings of a lot of, his leagues when he complained about the liquor licence board. Allister told the committee that not a board but a government de- partment should run the liquor setup. All our good friends among the members won't speak to us for weeks, but strictly in confidence we'll tell you what's wrong. Your elected representatives can't get anywhere with the board with their various problems (?), And a good thing, too, in the light of the past. e board and the liquor set-ups could certainly be improved. But please--don't put them back inte olitics any further than they are. he brine in that old pork barrel had a particularly bad odor. 18.500 Qut In Strikes By THE CANADIAN PRESS Upwards of 18,500 Canadians are on strike in Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, Manitoba and British Columbia. Major tieups are the mining strike which has made 5,000 idle in northern Ontario, about 2,000 in northwestern Quebec == ~~ British Columbia woods-workers strike which affects 10,000. In Timmins, Ont. area the strike, which since July has nrogro-s'v~"- closed down eight of the 11 gold mines, continues, Dem-"n - * checkoff of union dues and wage increases are main issues. (ne of the idle mines, Hollinger, this week held talks with the union but announced it still is determined not to collect dues for the United Steel workers (CIO-CCL). QUEER BIRD The umbrella bird of Ecuador, about the size of a crow, has a heavy crest which it spreads like an umbrella. Monteith & Monteith CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS Gordon W. Riehl, C.A, Resident Partner 37 KING ST. EAST Diol 5-4662 . If you're in a spot financially right now, with expenses like fuel, clothes for the children, and plans for the holidays ahead, think this over. You can borrow $50 to $1000 promptly on your own signature at HFC. One-day service. Then take up to 24 months to repay on a plan that you select yourself. IT'S BUSINESSLIKE! IT'S MODERN! OUSEHOLD FINANCE 25th year in Canade C. H. Brook, Manager 11% Simcoe St. South, second floor, phone Oshawa 35-1139 OSHAWA, ONT. CUNARD TO EUROPE FALL AND WINTER SAILINGS fO BRITISH PORTS: First Class from $192 Tourist Class from $140 At Thrift-Se...... 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