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THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE Published by Times-Gazette Publishers Limited, 57 Simcoe 5t. South, Oshawa, Ont. Page 6 Monday, December 5, 1955 Citizens Given Opportunity To Hear Their Candidates In the election campaign which came to an end with the voting today, the Junior Chamber of Commerce and the labor unions on the city played a very important part. That part was the providing of opportunities for the electors to hear the views of the candid- ates for mayor and alderman. We be- lieve that the election broadcast spons- ored by the Junior Chamber in the form of a Town Hall of the Air had a large audience. judging by the comments we have hearl about it. The meeting in the Union Hall on the following evening was attended by an audience which gave some hope that real interest had been engendered in todays election. The organizations responsible for these two functions at which mayor- alty and alderman candidates were heard by their fellow - citizens are to be commended on their initiative and enterprise in making them possible. It is essential, in order that they can vote intelligently that the electors show not only know who the candidates are and what their record and background are, but also that they should hear at first hand the views on civic questions of those seeking office. The thanks of Peculiar French Defeat of the Faure government in the French National assembly has produced one of the most ironic situa- tions possible. Faure was beaten decis- ively by the opposition groups, the count being 318 to 218. The principal reason for overthrowing his govern- ment was that of defeating his plan to hold an early general election. But by the very size of the vote against him, his opponents have placed in his hands a weapon which may allow him to dis- | solve the assembly and call the election { | | { | \ | just as he wished to do. What is known as a constitutional majority in the French assembly occurs what a vote of confidence is rejected or accepted in a vote which has over half of the members on the prevailing side. This means over 312 votes. Since Faure's opponents secured 318 votes, therefore, they had 'a constitutional majority. It is this fact which gives Faure the right to call for an immediate election. Under the constitution if two govern- ments are defeated by a constitutional majority within 18 months, the defeat- ed Premier may demand that the presi- dent dissolve the assembly and hold new elections. Since the government of Mendes-France was defeated by the Folks down in the Maritime Prov- | inces seem to be far removed from the realities of life. Speaking at the annual convention of the Canadian Temper- ance Federation, Mrs. Ross Eaton, wife of a Sackville, N.B. minister said she was shocked to learn that drinking among Canadian women had reached such a pitch that even some of the members of missionary societies were drinking. Apart from the missionary society members, she said, a friend had told her that many churchwomen are in the habit of giving cocktail parties. 7 Her statements, of course, are all too true. We do not say that all church- women give cocktail parties. There are thousands of churchwomen who abom- inate everything associated with the use of intoxicating liquor. But we do say this, that the great majority of women who do give cocktail parties in their homes are churchwomen in the sense that they are either members or ad- The Daily Times-Gazette T. L. WILSON, Publisher and General Manager. M. 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DAILY AVERAGE NET PAID CIRCULATION FOR JULY 12,328 all interested citizens therefore go out to the Jaycees and to the labor organ izations which made this possible. Looking ahead to next year it might be in order to suggest a slightly dif- ferent procedure, one which would give more time to the speakers and also all the candidates for board of education and utilities commission Jo be heard. This would be along the lines followed in Whitby last week. We sug- gest that instead of having the same candidates making the same state. ments on two successive nights, the Town Hall meeting be divided into two nights with different groups of speak ers. On the first evening candidates for the mayoralty, board of education and utilities commission could be heard. The second could be given over entirely to aldermanic candidates. This would provide all candidates with an opport- unity to be heard, and at greater length than under the existing plan This suggestion is thrown out for the consideration of those groups which are interested in making their Town Hall meetings or forums a truly effect- ive instrument for arousing interest in our elections. Political Turn same kind of majority in February of this year, this provision of the consti- tution automatically comes into effect. So by being too pronounced in their opposition to Faure's election plan, and securing more than half of the votes of the whole assembly, Faure's enemies over-reached themselves anl defeated their own purpose. Only once before in the history of the French Republic has this provision of the constitution been invoked to bring about dissolution. That was in 1877 when Marshal MacMahon, first president of the Third Republic, made use of it to dissolve the Chamber. For the sake of stability in govern- ment, it is unfortunate that the elec- tion, if held, will be conducted under the old election act. It provides for a very elaborate system of proportional representation which makes possible a multiplicity of political parties in the assembly. Mendes-France, as well as other leaders would like to see a new system of single member constituene cies, like that of Canada, established. But that has not been done, and the election, to be held soon, will simply perpetuate the instability which has been the bugbear of French politics since the liberation. 'Vogue Of The Cocktail Party herents of some church group. The un- fortunate thing is that they do not see, in the giving of cocktails, or the attend- ing of them, anything that is incom- patible with church membership. And in some of the strongest communions within. the Christian church total ab- stinence is not a pre-requisite for church membership. A few years ago, the United Church initiated a campaign for voluntary pledges of total abstin- ence on the part of its members, but it died because of their apathy and indif- ference. Temperance workers need to base their - activities more on the realities of every day living. Whether we like it or not the cocktail party has become deeply rooted in the social living of a very large section of our people who are in all other respects, good church members. To restrict the social activities of church workers and. members by deny- ing them the right to entertain or be entertained at cocktail parties, or lose their church standing would result in one of two things. It would result in a drastic decline of the vogue of the cocktail party--or a drastic decline in church membership. And we very much fear the latter would be the most likely result, It is good for temperance organiz- ations to be zealous in the promotion of temperance. But it does not help their cause to be intolerant of what has come to be an accepted and common social custom in every day life. Let them concentrate not so much on attac- king the temperate use of alcoholic beverages, but mor on their abuse, which is at the root .ff alcoholism with all the tragedy and degradation that it brings. 08goD rout vs INDIANS a e-- VIET y HERE BUT 7 QUEEN'S PARK Frost May Score On Health Plan By DON O'HEARN Special Correspondent To The Times-Gazette TORONTO: When you pay a higher licence fee for your car this winter it could help in making the federal government look like a dirty dog. It is almost certain a portion of the increased revenues of the prov- ince will go toward paying for a health program. And if it does Ottawa won't stand to gain prestige. ACT NOW Prospects are that Premier Frost will be going ahead with his own health program independent of fed- eral assistance. It won't be the full program out- lined at the federal-provincial con- ference in September. This in volves too much money (roughly one-third of the present provincial budget). But it will be the first step to wards implentation of it. PARTIAL ACTION At Ottawa the premier laid down five steps: augmented diagnostic services, home care, provision for extraordinary hospital costs ("cat hospitalization, and full hospital care. Of these he probably will act on the first this winter, and announce preliminary plans of action on the second and third. With the announcement will be the declaration that this is as far as Ontario can go . . . probably further than it should go . . . that even with increased revenues from motor licences and other fields there Isn't the money to do any more. With this Mr. Frost will have continued to carry the ball. He will retain his prestige as the father of health insurance. And Ottawa will look shabby. The premier has done this before --the most recent instance with pensions for disabled where On- tario led the country by two years. But health insurance promises to be the ten strike of his career. POOR FARQUHAR Libeal leader Farquhar Oliver will be put in a sorry plight by any action on health. More cor- ectly, one might say, in a sorrier plight than ever. Mr. Frost has already complet- ely stolen his thunder on health. And now when the government's program is announced he won't even be able to criticize it for not doing enough. If he did it would make bed under the sheets with his Ottawa bed-fellows (flimsy as they are) uncomfortable if not intolerable. Want to be a politician? BUT YES! The pollution committee, with spirits recovered from its jaunt to California, now has a new odyssey in mind. It is dreaming of a trip to Europe--Paris in the springtime. True? But yes! . Come true? But no!!! U.S. GALLUP POLL Three Of Four In U.S. Wish To See Germany Re-United By AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC OPINION PRINCETON, N.J. Despite the setback at the recent Big Four Foreign minister meeting at Geneva, the long and continuing struggle of the U.S. State Depart- ment to bring about reunification of Germany is strongly. backed by public opinion. = A coast - to - coast survey just completed by the American Insti tute of Public Opinion shows vir- tually three out of every four adults (7 per cent) saying they would like to see West Germany and East Germany united into one country. Only one in 12 is opposed. The problem posed by Russia's stand on Germany at the Geneva meeting is of great importance because the East - West struggle in Europe is, to a large extent, a struggle over Germany and its 70,000,000 people astride the heart of the continent. BYGONE DAYS 15 YEARS AGO Work was started on the 12 air- port buildings including a fireproof hangar to house 60 planes. Ebenezer United Church WMS celebrated its 50th anniversary. Major J. C. Gamey, MM, offic- er commanding 1st Battalion Mid- land Regiment, was promoted to the rank of Lieut. Colonel. Insole, Mary Cowie, Phyl- lis Lear, and Howardine Michael won prizes and scholarships at the Whitby High School. Peggy Contracts for the construction of overpasses at Cromwell and Sim- coe streets on the new four-lane highway were let to a Brantford firm. Work was started on the West Hill-Oshawa highway. Mr. and Mrs. R. Morris, Bow- manville, celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary. Holy Cross Roman Catholic Church was formally dedicated by Archibishop J. C. McQuigan. Rev. P. Coffey was the pastor. Ontario County purchased the Hallett farm, as an addition to the Home for the Aged. Hon. G. D. Conant, Ontario At- torney General, presented the Con- ant Cup, emblematic of the club championsh:p, to Skipper Ralph Schofield and Crew Al Wallace. A large barn on the premises of Oshawa Missionary College was destroyed by fire. To determine sentiment today surmountable'" obstacle te reunit- on the issue of German reunifica- ing Germany, tion, the Institute assigned its na- On this count, too, American tionwide staff of reporters to talk public opinon strongly backs the to typical adults in every walk of Eisenhower - Dulles position, life from Maine to California. A year ago, the Institute found The survey question: three out of every four persons "Would you like to see West who were 'informed" about the Germany and East Germany unit- German situation, taking the view ed into one country?" that West Germany should be per- mitted to establish her own army if she agreed to fit into a Western Phos Wea Germany be est i; mitted to establish her own anny at this time if she agrees to fit into a Western European plan?" The vote of informed voters in No, would not Don't know The crux of the German prob- lem is the Soviet's fear of a re- united Germany allied to the West. Russian Foreign Minister V. M. Molotov asserted at Geneva that West Germany's membership in the Western alliance was an "in- seve ssagesenne No wigs Don't know ... MAC'S MEDITATIONS Five-Year Plan Needed By City By M. McINTYRE HOOD ance committee would s into In the election campaign which action. Its first task would be ended today a great deal was 'to estimate what increase in as- heard about the ity of deve- can be expected a the loping a mumicipal plan for Osh- next five years. We know t in awa. Such a plan has already the last three years it has increas- been produced by the Oshawa Plan- ed by approximately $20 Million. ning Board. It envisages the Osh- On this basis, it would decide what awa of the future. But it has yet to amounts ofsmoney could be gallo be given the full approval of the cated each year to meet the city council, which along with the grams prepared by the approval of the Ontario Municipal committees, boards and commis- Foard, is necessary to make it ef- sions, ective. With all this information - What is just as essential as this abie, the whole five-year io a t icipal plan for O: be set up as a quide to city coun- however. is a planned working cils for the next five years. Work program which will provide for the couid be planned so 'as to keep orderly and continued development the tax rate at its present figure of the city, within the master plan, over the whole five-year period and within the financial capacity That we believe, in the interest of the taxpayers. One recent ap- of the property-owners to be es- proach to this, but only a partial sential. We do not suggest a lower approach, was that made by the tax-rate unless an al rise Bogrd of works in dealing with im- in assessment makes it possible provements required to service the without impairing the rate of pro- new shopping centre in Westmount. gress with the five-year plan. The board laid out the program, EDY'CATIONAL NEEDS recommended the portions to The Board of Education has al- carried out in 1956, and deferred ready done something of this kind the rest for future years. That was in projecting its educational needs good work planning which kept in for the next few years, It iy able mind, the financial aspects of the to do this with a reasonal de- program. free of accuracy and to pin-point FIVE-YEAR PLAN e sections in which more school There are some thoughts we accommodation will be necessary would like to put forward for the during the next few years. That consideration of those who are is the kind of planning which we elected to public office in today's believe could 2 be by the election, and for the consideration city council if it were tackled with of the general body of citizens. sincerity and with a determina- What Oshawa Noeds isa five year tion to make it work. plan towards which city councils The can work. We admit there is noth- at yp oily oe ao say ing original about this idea, ex- because no city council can bind cept that it has never been tried the councils of successive to here. But it is worth trying, and any plan of action. That is true we would suggest that any city But if a sound five-year plan council which did so. would secure dev, MAC'S MUSINGS READER'S VIEWS Virtues of St. Andrew Being Zealously Upheld The Editor, The Times-Gazette: Sir--To honour a saint, as Scots- men the world over have just done, may seem rather a strange ritual in this day and generation for sainthood is not generally conced- ed to be one of the products, or even one of the by-products, of the age in which we live. To a casual observer the scientific, materialis- tic and atomic components of our every-day living would seem to close an emphatic door on the en- try of those spiritual values so essential to men of enduring faith, devout habit and consecrated ac- tion. But to say that, eyen within the seeming spiritually "sterile soil in which our footsteps are of ne- cessity found, there is no burgeon- ing of the buds of faith, hope and love would be but to deny the eter- nal verities by which men live and move and have their being. And the being, or doing, of which we are oftimes so inordinately proud, has always been linked with the dreams and deeds of the past and to reflect in gratitude on the gifts and personalities of older days is surely a habit worth the cherish- be! ing and the honouring of a saini not as strange or ritualistic as it might appear. The almost lost art of reflecting or musing has been most fortun- ately revived in this city and sur- rounding area by a gentleman of the "fourth estate" whose identity has been concealed, until very re- cently, by a very impersonal "Mac". We do not intend, nor would he permit, any association with the status which belongs now, and has belonged through many centuries, - to Scotland's patron saint but we do insist, both for ourselves and for the thousands who are numbered among his read- ers, that he jealously guards and faithfully defends the same ele- ments of truth and virtue and dis- cipline so splendidly exemplified in St. Andrew. We have been amazed that this man, plunged in the midst of a maelstrom of movement, as a city newspaper records the restless ka leidoscope of local and world events, can so disentangle himself from tyrannical immediacy and the pressure of editorial dead- lines and look with such wise and patiently quiet eyes on so extra- ordinary a variety of human ac- tivity. Surely there are but few aspects of the daily round which escape his penetrating glance, his observant study and his under- standing and sympathetic com- ment. The seasons as they come and £0, bringing the delights of sun and shade; the tender greening of the Spring-time, the ploughing and planting times; the clean, warm winds and the rich fulness of the Summer days; the waving corn, ance of Autumn; the cold and shining splendour of a Winter land- scape; all these have caught his eye and touched his heart and imagination and we have lived the Joys again as "Mac'" has mused upon their wonder. His insight ad appreciation touches with a hitherto undiscov- ered splendour the high days of our yearly calendar. Christmas glows with a purer radiance as he writes of a little town of Beth- lehem; the New Year is a time of significant beginning again for him, and for us; Burns night is unforgettable as he recalls the "Cotter"' and as we walk in fancy beside '"'the banks and braes"; Easter is hallowed by reflection and prayer as his pen points to a shadow falling across the sun and to a cross upon a lonely hill; Thanksgiving teaches us anew the simple art of appreciation which we are so much in danger of for- getting, and Dominion Day and Victoria Day are clothed again in their historic garments woven from the toil and struggle of other days which we do well to remem- T. But we stand indebted most of all perhaps to his delight in simple things and the humanity of his ex- pression; the light in a neighbour's window, the beauty of a rose, the winsomness of children (and grandchildren), the light of stars, the fragrance of new-mown hay, the song of a bird, the splendour of dawn, the pealing of church bells, the feel of the good earth, the patter of rain drops, the thoughtfulness of friends during a severe illness, the chatter of a bus- driver, the glory of a sunset sky, refreshing sleep, fire's colour and warmth, the cool cleanness of wa- ter, the challenge of work, the fale tering footsteps of an aging friend. These, and countless others, are the facets of life whose many coloured rays have been caught and held and made to shine with quite unexpected glory at the touch of his facile pen. Yet we speak only of those quiet, intimate, homey things when we might very well reflect upon the intricate, seething tumult of the times in which we live and of the thousand cross-currents of hate and fear and prejudice which are everywhere about us and remem- ber how often his keen, analytical mind and solid judgments: were our guide in times of national and international peril and how his statesmanlike perspective brought a disturbed, uncertain scene into its proper focus. How often have we walked the streets of Edinburgh, Iondon and Paris through the magic of his words as they winged their way across the Atlantic; how we have cherished conversations with the great and near great as wiih brii- the ripening fruit and the abund- liance and wit he re-lived historic moments, and how our hearts have been stirred as he stood on that sacred earth 'where poppies blow" remembering the proud passing of Canada's gallant sons, There is so much in the life of this man, this Nature's gentleman, beyond our power of appreciation that we shall add but this word which, to the writer, touchés the very heart of his immense influ- ence. The word is faith. Faith in the good, the true, the beautiful, the tolerant and the courageous elements of life and, above all, faith in the God of his fathers. Wherever goodness stands in need of encouragement, evil influ- ence in need of rebuke; faithful- ness in need of recognition and worthy effort in need of the ener- gizing power of praise there stands "Mac" to speak the needed word and speak it well. We do not live in a climate, spiri- tually slanted toward sainthood but we do need men who are spiri- tually slanted toward practical sainthood --Men who will dare to walk even in this day, yes, especially in this day, in the foot~ steps of St. Andrew. That there are some who seek so to do, we thank God and take courage. In sincere appreciation Reader, J.S.Y --- A Have you voted today? As you sit in your home And read these lines do You feel a deep sense Of satisfaction in knowing You have done your duty As a good citizen. Or, on the other hand, Do you have stirrings Of a guilty conscience Because you are numbered Among those who were Too lazy or apathetic, Who did not care enough About your city's welfare To :go to the polls And cast your ballots? This is a question which You must answer yourself, And not to anyone else, Because it concerns only You as an elector, and If you have not voted You have deprived yourself Of one of the rights which You have as a citizen In a democratic land. In addition to that, you Have robbed yourself of The right to criticize Those who were elected During the next year, If you have not voted, Because you took no pars In the selection of those Who will be responsible For our city's affairs. If you have voted, then You can regard yoursel As a citizen who does Takes an active interest In his city's business, And that brings its own Reward in the knowledge . That you did your duty. FOR BETTER HEALTH : Special Shoes May Hel Correct Tot' HERMAN N. BUNDENSEN, M.D. Generally. you can tell whether your youngster has flat feet by the way he walks. When he'\-walks correctly, his weight falls on the front and outer edges of his feet and toes point straight ahead. If he is flat-footed, however, his feet will turn out. His ankle will bulge a little on the inner side and the tendon at the back of his lower leg will be cuved in- stead of straight. A child develops flat feet when his muscles are not strong enough to support his weight properly, pos- sibly because of rickets. With weak muscles, the weight is thrown on the inner edges of his feet. This causes them to point outward and gradually become flat. 1 suggest you consult your doc- tor as soon as you notice that your tot's feet are beginning to face oute s Flat Feet ward. He probably won't do much until the child is about the age of two. Then, he will undoubtedly re- commend special shoes. The heels of these shoes should be built up from one-eight to one- quarter of an inch on the inner edge. The upper portion of the inner side of the shoe should be stiffened. Properly fitted, the shoes will probably be a great benefit to the child. Parents often wonder whether their children are pigeon-toed, but few of them have to worry about this. Until he is two years old, a child may walk with his toes turn- ed slightly inward. Generally, when he becomes a RALPH S. JONES Barrister and Solicitor now located ot 65 SIMCOE ST. S. Dial RA 5-3525 derful help and co-operation from the Planning Board. APPROACH TO THE PLAN fe . The approach to the plan would lieve any council be that each of the city council any great extent from that master committees would set down on plan once it was set up and put paper all He projects that 3 oa into operation. oresee as being necessary in the next five years. The Board of at the difficulties of a city Works could chart its course in the cil vary in their characteristics development of the sewer system, (Ope hoard of works chairman, for and the laying of pavements and instance, may be active and ambi- sidewalks. Some forecast could be tious, and set up a huge program made of new areas of indus- only to have a much less energe- trial and residential land not now is chairman and committee earry in use, but which would reasonably .n 3 restricted program in the require to be serviced in the five joy¢ year The plan we have sug- year period. Having established gested would at least provide a the needs, priorities could be assig" comblance of uniformity in the i to all of the Jasious Dro work carried on each year. ects, and a chart produced show- ~~, _. : ing the progress to be made in sa Io Se say a each of the next five years. it. It will load a great volume of The city property and fire pro- hard work on the part of elected tection committee, the traffic and renresentatives and city officials. transportation committee, and-all wa feel, however, that it is worth the other committees of the coun- {rying 'And we believe, too, that cil, and also bodies like the Board those aldermen who take up this of Health, Board of Park Manage- idea and make it work will win ment and the Police Commission, the gratitude and the support--of would all make similar studies their fellow-citizens. and each come up with a plan pro- jected over the next five years, to pay all your bills. setting out the program to be cov- gred in that time, also with priori- es. All of this could be done by es- to complete the down payment , on a home. timating what the growth of the city will be in the next five years. the directions which that growth to buy the things you 'and your family want and need; NOW, will take, and the work that will without waiting. be necessary to have municipal services keep pace with that for home improvements. growth, to the extent that the fin- ances of the city will permit. for any useful purpose FINANCES IMPORTANT It is at this point that the fin- little older his feet will point straight ahead in the normal way. QUESTION AND ANSWER AS.R.: What causes warts and how can one get rid of them? Answer: The cause of warts is not known, but it is possible that some of them may be due to an infection. Some types of waits may be re- moved by cauterizing them with acetic aeid, or by freezing them with carbon dioxide snow. Others may be removed by the lication of nitric acid, or by means of an electric needle. An examination shou!d be made to determine the type of wart pres- ent \before treatment is employed. Monthly Payments $7.78 $23.35 "$27.00 $44.70 oy $89.40 You Receive $100 $300 $510.68 $1,000 "$1,500 $2,000 LET US WASH YOUR CAR while You shop Downtown! Many other plans and emounts to suit your budget $50 to $5,000 without endorsers or bankabwe security. SUPERIOR FINANCE LIMITED 17 Simcoe St. N. RA 5-6541 A Real Good Job in the time it takes you to shop . . . Fast Mod- ern Method I COOPER'S SERVICE STATION Corner of Bruce & Albert RA 3.9632 Open Soturdays till 1 p.m. Open Wednesday till 9 p.m. for Oshawa, it would be oe s a ) ; future' councils. And . 'he %