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THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE Published by Times-Gazette Publishers Limited, 57 Simcoe St. South, Oshawa, Ont. Page 6 Wednesday, January 4, 1956 Premier Frost Speaks With His Tongue In His Cheek : We were very much interested in a statement made recently by Premier 'Leslie M. Frostyof Ontario in referring 'to the coming Session of the Ontario Legislature. The head of the provin- icial government said: -- "No one has ia corner on good ideas these days. We meed the contribution of every mem- 'ber to help administer the province's affairs." This makes it seem as if an entirely new era is about to dawn in the Ontar- .io Legislature. Down through the years, regardless of which party was 'in power, it has seemed as if good . ideas could only come from the gov- ernment side of the house. True, the . members have perfect freedom to ex- . press their ideas on the floor of the : Legislature. They may be good ideas * too. But no member of the opposition * parties need be under the illusion that his ideas, no matter how good, will be accepted by the head of the govern- ment and put into legislative effect. In our experience of legislature af- fairs, we never knew a case in which opposition members were able to have their ideas accepted by the govern- ment and put into effect. Premier Frost is perfectly correct in saying that no one has a corner on REAL SNOW COUNTRY good ideas these days. But in leaving .§ the inference that these ideas would be welcomed, regardless of the source from which they came, he must have been talking with his tongue in his cheek. Time and again we have had opposi- tion members introduce legislation embodying good ideas. But of course it would never do for a government to accept an opposition bill and allow it to pass. It would be bad political stra- tegy for the government to do that. So some excuse is always found to have opposition bills voted down, no matter how meritorious they may be. Usually, the head of the government may ad- mit the measure has its merits but that the time is not ripe for its ac- ceptance. We hardly think Premier Frost means to change that practice. He must, once the Legislature is in ses- sion, make it appear that good ideas can only emanate from his govern- ment. And we suggest that opposition members will go on talking till their throats are dry without the slightest hopes of having their ideas accepted by the government. Pearson's Views On Cold War In an article written for Look Mag- azine, Hon. L. B. Pearson, Canada's minister for external affairs, made some forthright statements on .United States foreign policy. The U.S.A., he contends, is relying too heavily on mili- tary as a solution to diplomatic prob- lems. It is too often concerned with containing Communism by military means. Because of this attitude, he feels the western democracies are los- ing ground in the cold war. The Russians, according to Mr. Pearson, are prepared for a long per- iod of non-militay conflict. He does not believe they are plotting all-out mili- tary aggression. They realize, he says, as we do, that an atomic war would be disastrous for both sides. But in his iscussions with Russian leaders, he found them convinced that NATO is an aggressive American creation de- signed to make war on the Soviet Un- ion. Mr. Pearson writes: -- "We should be emphasizing the non- military potentialities of NATO during this Ad GQ period of non-military conflict . . . We have not yet lost much ground in the cold war. The reason I am concerned is that we will lose ground unless we begin to re- adapt our tactics to a new kind of conflict. We heve been sitting on our haunches too long . . . We must avoid making bellicose and provocative statements. These are seized upon by the Soviets as proof of our aggressive intentions. They could at the worst provoke a war no one wants. At best, they are grist for the Communist propa- ganda mills all over the world." In his article, Mr. Pearson, ' speak- ing as a good neighbor, says many things which have long needed to be said. The people of the western world know that the United States has no threat of aggression. They know that NATO is organized for the defence of Europe, and not for an attack on any- one. The difficulty is to convince Rus- sia of the truth of these facts. That difficulty is far too frequently accen- tuated by what Mr. Pearson terms "bellicose = and provocative state- ments" emanating from the United States. Whether or not his advice is heeded, it is at least very timely. New City Council In Office Yesterday the 1956 city council for Oshawa formally took office. The new - mayor, W. John Naylor, in his inau- gural address, expressed his views-on the problems confronting the city. The new council is an experienced body. Mayor Naylor has had two pre- vious years of service in that office. Ten of the 12 aldermen have had pre- vious council experience, some of them for several years. Only two are new- comers to the work of the council, but they can depend on the assistance and co-operation of the older members in becoming oriented to their duties. With this preponderance of experience however, we can expect that the city's business will be conducted efficiently and expeditiously during the coming year. There are some pitfalls which tha council must make every effort to aviod during 1956. The effect of the General Motors strike on the city's economy is bound to be severe, There igs a strong possibility that many citi- zgns will find" it extremely difficult The Daily Times-Gazette T. L. WILSON, Publisher and General Manager. M. McINTYRE HOOD, Editor The Daily Times-Gazette (Oshawa, Whitby), com: biping The Oshawa Times (established 1871) and the Whitby Gazette and Chronicle (established 1863), is published daily (Sundays and statutory holidays ex- cepted.) Members of Canadian Daily Newspapers Publishers Association, The Canadian Press, Audit Bureau of Cir- culation, and the Ontario Provincial Dailies Association. The Canadian Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all news despatches in the paper credit- ed to it or to The Associated Press or Reuters, and also the local news published therein. All rights of special despatches are also reserved Offices: 44 King Street West, Toronto, Ontario; University Tower Building, Montreal, P.Q SUBSCRIPTION RATES Delivered by carriers in Oshawa, Whitby, Brooklin, Port Perry, Ajax, and Pickering, not over 30c per week. By mail (In province of Ontario), outside carrier de- livery areas, $12.00, Elsewhere $15.00 per year. DAILY AVERAGE NET PAID CIRCULATION FOR JULY 12,328 to meet their tax payments on time this year. Our splendid record for tax collections may be impaired. Because of this, we would suggest that the council consider very carefully its pro- gram of cure improvements for 1956. This is not a year for a grandiose spending spree. Rather would it seem a year for retrenchment, a year for doing those things which are vitally essential, and deferring other projects until the taxpayers involved have re- covered from the effects of the strike. We do not mean the council should sit back and do nothing. There are some projects which cannot be deferred. But we believe that this year the bene- fits of the increased assessment should be passed on to the ratepayers through reduced taxation, rather than being used to expand the program of public works to be carried out this year. In saying this, we believe we are expressing the views of the great ma- jority of our citizens. Let this be a year of sound r'anning for the future, for laying out a program for the years ahead. If the 1956 city council does that, it will earn the gratitude of the people of Oshawa. Editorial Notes Another problem of today--How to keep homework from interfering with TV programs. New homes "with every modern con- veniences" invariably lack one essen tial convenience--a low rental. A top-flight executive says being able to spell correctly is essentiol to suc- cess in the business world. Not much hope there for some of the folks from whom we receive letters -- HEY, Now WHERE'S pure GALLUP POLL OF CANADA Say Higher Salaries Need To Produce More Teachers By CANADIAN INSTITUTE of PUBLIC OPINION Much more than any other solu- tion, the General Public picks high- er salaries as key to solving the teacher shortage. Moreover, nearly six in ten Can- adians (58 per cent) would like to see salaries of teachers raised, "even if it meant higher taxes." Speaking last week at the On- tario Secondary School. Teachers' Federation, the president, David L. Tough, urged putting an end to the "'annual salary hassle" between teachers and school boards, claim- ing that "educational costs have been a grievous load and afcontin- uous irritant to home-owners and Cana provincial governments." Irritant or not, the general pub- lic appears to be all on the side of teachers in their struggle for high- er salaries. While this-point of view repre- sents majority opinion in Canada, the majority is not as strong as fit is in the United States. Both the OTTAWA REPORT Canadian Institute, and the Ameri- can Insfitute of Public Opinion poll- ed public attitudes on this issue with comparable questions, first of which was: 'As you probably know, there is a shortage of teachers in the schools today. What do you think could be done to interest more people in teaching school?" "Higher salaries," said 51 per cent of the Canadian sample of voters and 72 per cent of the U.S. sample. Encouragement of young- er people, by special financial as- sistance to likely prospects was suggested by 15 per cent. Other leading suggestions put forward by ans: Provide better facilities, class- £0Oms, wor conditions. Revi- sion of teacher's courses by more special summer courses, shorter sessions; simpler courses, etc. Train children to respect teachers. Would the harrassed taxpayer stand an extra levy to raise teach- er's salaries? Actions, of course, y speak louder than words, but the fact is, that when a scientifically designed sample of voting age Canadians were asked the question below, nearly six in ten replied 'yes'. The question: "Even if it meant higher taxes, would you like to see salaries of school teachers raised?" The national totals: Yes Undecided Per cent 58 29 13 100 Smallest "ves'" vote was found in Quebec (49 per cent). This com- pares with 62 per cent in Ontario and the Maritimes, and 57 per cent in Western Canada. To a comparable question put to the United States voting-age public, 67 per cent voted in favor of higher taxes to raise salaries of school teachers. World Copyright Reserved CBC Probe Faces Touchy Problems By PATRICK NICHOLSON Special Correspondent to The Times-Gazette OTTAWA: The royal commission recently appointed to examine our national broadcasting facilities is not the most significant such body now at work. But this Fowler com- mission is a stealer of headlines, because it will have--for better or for worse--the most immediate impact upon the daily lives of us The vonlmission is under the chairmanship of Mr. R. M. Fowler, who is equally prominent in our business world and in the realm of study of international affairs. One junior member of the com- mission is Mr. James Stewart, president of the Canadian Bank of Commerce. The third member is Mr. Edmond Turcotte, until rec- ently Canadian ambassador to Co- lombia. There is some guarantee that this comission will be both real- istic and independent. None of its members are dreamers in the ivory towers of unwordly exist- ence; at least two of its members are not depending upon the fed- eral government to provide their next job. We can expect that this commis- sion will examine exhaustively such aspects of broadcasting as regulatory powers, finance and monopolies. We hear in Ottawa that the government i§ most an- xlous to receive its final report with maximum gpeed. And we also hear that the government is hop- ing that this report will supply a crutch upon which the Cabinet can lean, and even a screen behind which it can take shelter. CONTROVERSIAL CBC The most obvious injustice of our present "system of broadcasting concerns the favoritism with which the Canadian Broadcasting Corpor- ation has been eased into the na- tional picture of both sound and sight transmission. : The reason for the original crea- tion of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation was to supply radio services and entertainment to small outlying comunities, which could not sustain free enterprise stations. For this- reasen, the C.B.C. was created as a burden to be supported financially by all taxpayers. This was in contrast to the free enterprise stations, which are not financed by our taxes because they are assumed to be able to derive adequate in- come from advertisers. A subsequent reason advanced for the existence of the CBC is that it can safeguard that sacred, over-discussed but under-practised trust comonly referred to as "Canadian Culture. If the field of sound and sight broadcasting were to be left to the barbaric free - enterprisers, they would supply programs largely American in origin. This would stifle that tender vine known as Canadian Culture, argue the sup- porters -of the C.B.C. Against this background, the CBC has been given the sole and unchallengable power to make regulations concerning the broad- casting activities of itself and of its competitors. It has used these powers, and is daily using them, to prevent the free enterprise stations from forming a network, which, by the simple arithmetic of cost-sharing, would permit those stations to sup- ply better and more costly pro- grams. It is using those powers to keep free enterprise stations out of the biggest, best and most luc- rative television centres. It is using those powers to compete di- rectly with the free enterprise sta- tions for advertising revenue, for programs and for talent, in which certainly lack judicial fairness. LARGEST IMPORTER Above all, it has abandoned its sacred trust by becoming the larg- est importer of United States cul- ture in the country. With the recent but unduly de- layed advent of television into Can- ada--15 years afier it was publicly introduced in Britain, for example --the C.B.C. is finding itself in acute fi ial embarr: t. Of- ficials of that body refer to the new medium as "The Monster." It is gobbling ap great wealth, and daily demanding even more. How can the taxpayer be made to pay up, pay up more and pay up cheer- fully? That is the question which an embarrassed cabinet hopes the Fowler commission will solve. When American audiences are of- fered a choice of programs, at no cost to the taxpayer, and of qual- ity far superior to the creations of the C.B.C, it is an insoluble problem, All in all, many observers here are forecasting that the Fowler commision will recommend changes 2imed at economies and fairness in the operations of the CBC MAC'S MUSINGS It has been tragic to Read the newspapers on These last two Tuesdays, To see in headlines bold A record of deaths and People injured in accidents, And destruction by fire To mar the weekends Of the Christmas and New year celebrations. Across the country scores Of people lost their lives, In fires, traffic accidents And other tragedies Which seem strangely At variance with the Spirit of the season. One wonders how many of These lives were lost by Sheer carelessness, by the Failure to take the Ordinary precautions which One expects sensible people To take at all times. Then there were headlines Telling of how the police In Toronto had taken Many automobiles away From drunken drivers, Which made one wonder If the festive season Were being observed It its true spirit. Yes, it was sad on These two Tuesdays to read The newspaper and learn How the season of festive Joy had been turned To one of tragedy for So many Canadian homes, Just because drinking Was allowed to play so Large a part in the Season's celebrations. BYGONE DAYS MAC'S MEDITATIONS Disruption Within Dionne Family By M. McINTYRE HOOD The news of a break between the four surviving Dionne quintup- lets has created something of a sensation when it broke into the newspaper columns a week ago. According to the reports, an es- trangement had been developing for a long time. It was only when the four girls did not go home to the Dionne Mansion at "Corbeil for the annual Christmas reunion that this breach in the family became Julie property. Oliva Dionne, the ather, did not hesitate to announce it, and to charge that outside in- fluence had been responsible for it. However, we were not surprised at reading the story that the four Dionne girls had decided to ¢éut the strings binding themselves to their parents, and to seek to live their own lives. We imagine that it must have been a tremendous relief to them when they reached the age of 21, and gained control of their own destinies and their own fortunes. WARDS OF THE CROWN The present breach can be traced right back almost to the time of the birth of the quintuplets in May 1934. Their father was at once doctor placed under terrific pressure to make financial capital out of this unusual birth of five children at one time and especially as all five survived. He was besieged with fabulous offers of money to have them placed on exhibi- tion -- one of them from the Chicago world's fair. He was all ready to accept when the Ontario government stepped in and made the five children wards of the crown until they reached the age of 18. That ended his hope of im- mediate financial gain from the fact that he was their father. At first, the affairs of the quintuplets were placed under the control of the: minister of welfare, the Hon. David Croll. This did not work out so well, and in 1937 the jurisdiction over them was transferred to At- torney-General Gordon D. Conant, and the official guardian for On- tario, then P. D. Wilson, was nam- Mr. Dionne quickly found a way fo capitalize on the tourist traffic. He built a huge souvenir store across the road from the hospital and stocked it with souveniers of the quintuplets and their birth- place, He had a large staff of at- tractive girls to do the selling, He himself, at certain hours daily sat at a desk and autographed picture post' cards of the children, at 25 cents r signature. As the children grew older, it was decided to put a stop to the public exhibitions, and the tourist trade stopped. The terms of the trust were re-arranged, so that he received from ita handsome monthly allowance. HOME FOR THE FAMILY Meanwhile the rest of the Dionne family continued to live in the shabby little cottage in which the quintuplets were born. Mr. Con- ant, along with the trustees, was ed as the gover t's repr ta- tive to supervise the trust funds which were accumulating rapidly. An elaborate administrative set-up was organized, with His Honor Judge Valin of North Bay as chair- man of the board of trustees. At that time, we held the post of private secretary to Attorney- General Conant, and had occasion to know all about the trials and dif- ficulties which surrounded manage- ment of the quintuplets affairs. MONEY MATTERS CAUSE Even in these days, money mat- ters were the cause of bitter dis- agreement between, Oliva Dionne and those in charge of the quin- tuplets affairs. There was intense jealousy on the part of Dionne against Dr. Dafoe, the quints' doc- tor, because of the large fees' the received as technical advi- sor in the making of motion pic- tures featuring the five girls. This became intensified when the spe- cial hospital in which the quin- tuplets lived at Corbeil became a mecca for tourists, who flocked there, when the girls were three or four years old, the tourists were allowed to watch them at play in a little garden. A long corridor was built, with special glass win- dows, through which the visitors could watch the children, but the children could not see them. QUEEN'S PARK Kelso Roberts- Man Of Action By DON O'HEARN Special Correspondent to The Times-Gazette TORONTO: One thing about At- all of torney-General Kelso Roberts: --he is a man of action. Some people might think he was a publicity crank in calling for a "conference at the summit" on highway safety after the Christmas f death toll. 1t is the type of move a publicity- seeker might make; demanding that President ¥isenhower and Prime Minister St. Laurent should call for a conference on highway safety. But publicity wasn't Mr. Rob- erts' Ju ose. He meant it. He was completely sincere when he made the suggestion. On the Tuesday morning after the holiday he personally called the Press Gallery. And he was a chocked and determined man. He felt that only action at the very highest level could halt the constant safety menace, and he wasn't hesitating about saying it. LONG NEEDED There is a slight chance the at- {orney-general may get mand. A small one, perhaps, but there is such widespread recognit- fon of the safety problem today that as an extreme measure an in- lemhational conference might be called. hig de- Even if it isn't, Mr. Roberts' ef- fort shouldnt be wasted. He has demanded an attack the people concerned wil safety, the automobile and gasoline industries as well as the public, This is the first such demand of any strength out of her along this line, and it is interesting because a lot of people have thought it is what is needed: A concerted top- level attack, led by government but drawing in all interests con- cerned, also at the top level. ALL HELP When this is done, and highway safety is attacked with the same determination and public cons- cience as cancer or tuberculosis there should be positive results. And there shouldn't be difficulty in getting the co-operation of the automobile manufacturers and other commercial interests cone cerned. All, recently at least, have shown recognition of the problem and a desire to help in its solution. The main need now would appear to be one of organization. DON'T KNOW? Significant? In all the clamor over highway safety notably ab- sent voices have been those of our opposition parties in the legislat- ure. Could be they are out of touch with the problems of the day? FOR BETTER HEALTH Care Of Kiddies' Teeth Extremely Important By HERMAN N. BUNDESEN, MD Even for a young child, dental care is extremely important, Baby teeth serve as a guide for the permanent teeth which grow in beneath them and gradually re- place them. If one is lost very long before there's a permptent tooth to replace it, your child's jaws may not grow properly and the permanent tooth may come in crowded and crooked. Moreover, a decayed baby tooth may cause one or more of the permanent teeth to become decay- ed, too. A crown of a permanent tooth may touch a baby tooth. If the baby tooth is decayed, the perma- nent tooth may also decay at the point where it touches the decay. Also decayed baby teeth can send poisons into the blood stream and to other parts of the body such as the heart, kidneys and joints and cause no end of trouble. You should begin taking your youngster to the dentist for a regular checkup by the time he has all of his pramary teeth, usu- ally sometime between the age of two and three. HIS OWN TOOTHBRUSH You can give your child his own toothbrush along about this time and teach him the correct method of brushing his teeth. Also give him his personal tube of dentifrice. Even a very small 25 YEARS AGO Leon Fraser was chairman and John Burns, W. M. Gilbert, A. G. Storie, E. R. Birchard, and C. E. McTavish were members of a s cial committee undertaking the task of completing the stock issue campaign for the completion of the Coulter factory which went over the top. Oshawa Senior "B" team with- drew from the OHA due to lack of adequate material and heavy ex- penses in trips to Belleville and Kingston, Mayor T, B. Mitchell, who re- tired at the end of the year, was tendered a testimonial banquet by the council. The Lakeview Gardens bridge, a project which was discussed by every council since the annexation of Cedardale to the town of Osh- awa, was shelved for another year, Peace and Quiet Shan RLU a rill A \b HGIER Tele iE 5-BATHS FROM $5.50 SINGLE NEAR EVERYTHING GHOICE OF § FINE EATING PLACES Garage Prince George AN INTERNATIONAL HOTEL ON QUIET EAST TWENTY-EIGHTH ST between Fifth ond Madison Avenues CHARLES P KANL, Phone LEX 2.7820 child can spread it on the brush with a minimum of waste. Then, too, most kids like the taste of toothpaste. And the pleasant after-taste will encourage then to make brushing a daily abit, Of course, don't hesitate to take your youngster to the dentist should he require dental attention no matter what his age. A tooth- ache will hurt him just as much as one would bother you. 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There was to be a schoolhouse for the family, and a small chapel for worship, a site south of Callendar on the shore of Lake Nipissing was selected for the new Dionne home. Ther one day a deputation ar- rived from the Parish of Corbeil, and told Mr. Conant the home could not be built on the proposed site. It was not jn their home par- ish of Corbeil, but was in a parish under the jurisdiction of an Eng- lish-speaking and not a French- speaking priest. We never found out the exact nature of the objec- tions, but they were so serious that the plans for the home on Lake Nipissing were dropped.La- ter a huge house for the family was built on the same propeity 28 the quintuplets' hospital, and it the whole family lived until the girls passed the age of 18. Mean- while, more and more control of the ciilliren passed into the hands of their father, although the trust fund was still administered by the official guardian. It is no se- cret that this fund, derived from motion pictures photography and newspaper syndicate rights, and endorsement of products, reached a total of over one million dollars. On the quintuplets reaching the age of 21. They were given con- trol of their own money. We ima- e that the former automatic al- owances to Oliva Dionne then be- came a matter for their decision. So we have been wondering if the old sore point of many is at the bottom of the break between the four quintuplets and their fa- ther. Knowing the story of the fin- anciai wrangles of the early years of the quintuplets, we would not be at all surprised if that is the real reason for the disruption of Dionne family ties. He arnved REFRESHED ..by bus ---- Sightseeing all the way is another of the many en- joyable features of bus travel. Also, you may ar- range stop-overs en route 'for brief or extended visits. 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