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THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE Published by Times-Gazette Publishers Limited, 57 Simcoe St. South, Oshawa, Ont. Page 6 Monday, January 16, 1956 Oshawa Crusade Brought Keen Interest in Religion While opinions may differ as to the lasting value of evangelistic campaigns, there can be no doubt that the Oshawa Crusade, conducted for the last two weeks by Rev. Leighton Ford under the auspices of the Oshawa Min- isterial Association, has aroused a keen interest in the religious life of this city. Whatever it was, the cru- sade has done something to and for the people of this community. There can be no other explanation of the fact that thousands of people were interes- ted enough to attend the meetings and to absorb the compelling messages of the talented young evangelist who was their leader. If it has done nothing more than to re-awaken a continuing interest in re- ligion and church life, the crusade has justified itself. All of us, in these dif- ficult days, indeed, at all times, need spiritual bulwarks in our lives. Even the strongest of us cannot stand alone. Sometimes we think we can, but the moment comes when we realize how much we need help. It is then that we mass turn toward the church. And, no mat- ter how remiss we may have been, the church stands there with doors wide open, ready to receive us. The church is the greatest factor we have for the building of character and good citizenship. It is our store- house of spiritual values. Without a strong church, neither democracy nor civilization can survive. 'But should we wait until we really need a spiritual bulwark to seek the solace of religion? How much better to establish ourselves in the church now, and be assured of its strength and comfort through all our day. That was the real and vital message of the Oshawa Crusade. The true extent of its success will not be measured by the numbers who attended. Rather will it be seen in the re-awakening and main- tenance of interest in the Gospel which the church holds out to all mankind. If it has fully served its purpose, its influence twill long be felt in increased church membership and attendance, and a higher level of religious life in Oshawa. Two-Year Term For Aldermen In an article in another column on this page, nearly a month ago, in dis- cussing civic affairs, we threw out the suggestion that it might be of advan- tage to the city if our aldermen were elected for two-year terms, instead of one year. We suggested that it takes at least one year for an alderman to become thoroughly familiar with all the ramifications of city business and procedure, and that aldermen would be much more valuable to the city if they were elected for two-year terms. We are glad to note that at the last meeting of the city council Alderman John Dyer gave notice that he intend- ed to move that the council enact leg- islation to enable the electors of the city to vote on providing a two-year term for council. It is a good thing that this has been brought up early in the year, so that the necessary vote of ine electors can be taken well in ad- vance of the time of the municipal election next December. This would in- volve holding a separate plebiscite on the subject, but it would make it pos- sible, if the vote were favorable, to have the change initiated with the election of the council for 1957. In our original suggestion, we did not recommend that the annual elec- tion be abandoned. Our thought was that the system now in effect for electing the board of education be adopted, by having one half of the council elected each year. This would mean that, if the plan were adopted, in its first year the top six candidates would serve for two years and the next six would serve for one year. Thereafter, aldermen would be elected each year. thus ensuring that at least half of the old council, along with the Mayor, would be men or wo- men of at least one year's experience. The method to be adopted, however, rests with the city council and the electors. It is our hope that action will soon be taken to hole the plebiscite required, so that, if the electors favor the change, it can be made without an- other year of delay. six Testing the Lord's Day Act An interesting suggestion concern- the Lord's Day Act has been put for- ward Dr. J. R. Mutchmor, secre- tary of the United Church Board of Evangelism and Social Service. Speak- ing to a group.of ministers in Toronto he urged that the legality of the On- tario Lord's Day Act be tested in the courts of Ontario. He believes there are good grounds for such a test. He said :(-- "Many feel the Lord's Day Act in Ontario is ultra vires, We believe the power to leg- islate on Lord's Day Observance is vested solely in the federal government, and that it has no authority to delegate its powers in this regard to provincial or municipal authorities." by This brings up a very interesting legal point. Not long ago the Supreme Court of Canada quashed a Montreal city by-law compelling retail stores to close on certain Holy days. This de- cision was given on the basis that it was beyond the powers of a city coun- cil to enact such a by-law. The same principle, Dr. Mutchmor believes, would apply to the Ontario Lord's Day Act. Whether or not this test case is ever The Daily Times-Gazette T. L. WILSON, Publisher and General Manager. M. 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Elsewhere $15.00 per year DAILY AVERAGE NET PAID CIRCULATION FOR JULY 12,328 brought forward, it does bring into the limelight the status of the present Day Act It is re- cognized that the federal Lord's Day Act is an archaic and obselete piece of legislation. This is borne out by the extent to which its provisions are ig- nored in many department of the busi» ness world. It is disregarded in many of its restrictive measures simply be- cause they do not fit in with the mo- dern life of today. It is an act framed for the horse-and-buggy days, and if it were strictly enforced, many lines of activity which have become common- place in Canada would cease to exist. While it would solve a legal problem to have a test case made of the Ontario Lord's Day Act, we believe it would serve a more useful purpose to have all our Lord's Day legislation over- hauled and made more realistic in view of the changes in our way of life that have occurred in the last half-century. Dr. Mutchmor and his board could render a real service by giving lead- ership in this overhauling process, be- cause as it now stands, the legislation is farcical. Other Editors Views SYMBOL OF LEISURE (Hamilton Spectator) Among the more elegant conveniences of our vanished yesterdays was the walking cane. the pre-automotive age of a more humanistic attitude toward life, of a period when time had more meaning and a man was not afraid to pause and observe the passing show his fellows provided. Bible Thoughts Come now ye rich. Weep for the miseries that are coming upon you.--James 5:1. Rich men who have no vision often have de- generate sons. Every dollar they leave such sons will sink them. All we have comes from God and sons who use inheritances for sensual thrills Most great leaders today are sons of relatively poor parents, Lord's legislation. They were the symbol in bring shame to their parents BORDER LINE CASES ih Ws ; iG 1 65) QUEEN'S PARK New Tax Otfer Represents By DON O'HEARN Special Correspondent To The Daily Times-Gazette TORONTO: The latest federal- provincial tax offer was received here with moderate approval. It represented a gain over the in tial proposal of a few months ago and leaves Ontario in not too kad a position (though no one raturally would say so officially). In the next few years the cur- rent proposal means that the prov- ince will receive several millions of dollars more revenue than it would under the present agree- ment. NO PENALTIES More important, however, is that it provides a chance to get its tax fields back into its own control and still have a guaranteed iloor as a safeguard against a reces- sion It is a certainty that Frost will take back fields, He doing. There is no penalty against a province that didn't agree as there was in the offers under the old agreements Under the new proposal a prov- ivce can either impose its own te or have Ottawa pay it straight subsidy, If it chooses the former course, the federal auth- orities will allow an ab ent of up to ten per cent on personal in- come tax, nine per cent pn cor r.ration tax and fifty per cent on svecession duties. The only drawback at all is that if a province wants to impose taxes above these limits the fed- eral government may not collect Premier these tax has nothing to lose by so Gai them for it, and it would have to set up its own collection agency. HIGHER TAXES Mr. Frost certainly will want to control his taxes. He will want the opportunity to increase corpora- tion tax if he needs more revenue, or to be able to decrease it if he wants to offer an incentive to new industry. As for the collection, the only in which he would impose higher taxes than the standard rate would be in corporations tax, and collection here is mot much of a problem. There 'are only about 2,500 taxable corporations in the province, and an agency to handle them could cuite easily be set up. NOT REALISTIC What will Mr. Frost's public po- sition be now? He still will probably ask the Dominion for larger abatement al- lowances under the standard tax limits. But even more strongly than this he will ask for a more realistic approach to the needs of the prov- inces. His contention will be that the federal attitude towards the agree- ents has not been on the proper Lasis at al, that it has viewed the whole matter as one of "assist- ence" 'rather than need. Instead of deciding it would put so much money into a pot to be shared by the province, it should first have studied the needs of the provinces and then provided the necessary money. He will claim strongly that in view of its great expansion, the demands on its revenues and the importance of keeping its economy flourishing, Ontario needs more money. FOR BETTER HEALTH Driving Can Be Risky If You Are Very Upset By HERMAN N. BUNDESEN, MD Human failure rather than me- chanical failure is the price cause of auto accidents. No matter how well you may be able to handle a car, you are not a good driver un- less you are always alert to what you are doing while at the wheel Daydreaming, emotional stress, inability to make immediage de- cisions, these are only a few of the conditions which can turn a real road hazard. TREMENDOUS FORCE Most important, you've got to realize what tremendous force you have at your disposal. Even at the normal driving speed of 25 miles an hour, it will take a car, under ordinary condi- tions, 46.9 feet to stop after the brakes have been applied. But your car will travel an additional 27 feet during the three-quarters of a secod it takes you to touch the brake pedal after recognizing a signal to stop. LAPSE OF TIME If you're tired, listening in- tently to the car radio, carrying on a conversation, or if you have been drinking liquor, the lapse of time and distance will be even greater An auto frequently becomes a symbol or an extension of the Dog-Hero Saves Ten From Fire WILTON, Conn. (AP -- A 10- month-old German shepherd dog named Fingal, who had been trained never to bark in the house, woke up on the night of Dec. 26 to find the house on fire, and his master and nine other people asleep. Fingal belonged to one o the six children of John K. Jessup, chief editorial writer for Life mag- azine, don't slam out of the house and into your car right after an argu- ment with your spouse. You're apt to seek vengeance by bullying your way through traffic. It's a juvenile thing to do, of course. But even worse, it may be a deadly thing to do. DRIVING MANNERS i Feelings of resentment also may capture the driving manners of henpecked husband or a too- obedient child. For these persons, especially, a gas pedal may be an gxhilarator rather than an accelerator. A speeding auto gives them a sense of importance and power they do not otherwise pos- sess. Persons afflicted with various diseases should not drive, at least not without getting an okay from their personal physician. Some cardiovascular disabilities may in- terfere with driving ablity. Among them are essental hypertension, carotid sinus hypersensitivity and severe angina pectoris. If you have a heart disease, you must learn the symptoms of a pending attack. JESTION AND ANWSER G.U.: What causes gallstones? Answers: The excat cause is not known, but infection of the gall- bladder, overweight and lack of exercise are factors which may He trotted to the bedroom of Mrs. Jessup, stubbornly pulled at her covers until she woke up, and followed her as she roused her husband, the children, Jessup's mother and a guest. The people got out safely, but Fingal died in the fire. TO SAVE THE CAT He got out of the house but went back in, whether because he thought one of the children was still in the house, or to save the family cai, no one knew. He was found later, the body of the cat between his paws. MAC'S MUSINGS The saddest thing about These modern days is That so many people are Inclined to aim only at The material things of life And to push moral values Well into the background. The grea'est problem in our Life of today is how To recapture those values Of spiritual life which Can make our living Truly worth while. A 'wise man once said, "We do not, need more Material development, but We do need more of Spiritual development; We do not require more Intellectual power, but We need more humility; We do not need more law, We need more religion; We do not need more Of the things that are seen, We need more of the Things that are unseen. That means a return To humbler, more simple Ways of living and it Means the veneer and Pretence, selfishness and Jealousy in modern life Should be replaced by More sincerity, humility And honesty of purpose In all our dealings. If our people can achieve These things .it would be A splendid tonic for Drooping spirits, for it Would drive out fear And revive men's faith In the ultimate victory Of good. over civil, BYGONE DAYS 15 YEARS AGO Construction on a one-storey re- inforced concrete addition to the GM plant for a maintenance gar- age was in progress, at an esti- mated cost of $30,000. Oshawa Unemployment offices, under the management of Rae Hal- liday, set a new record for the number of people placed in jobs. There were 4,868 people placed in districts from Windsor to Ottawa. Rev. G. Wardell, pastor of Cal- vary Baptist Church fer six years, acepted a call to Islington Evan- gelical Church. W. J. Hare, well known Whitby barister, was elected president of Ontario Law Association. Daniel Mark, aged 11, was fat- ally injured at King street and La- Salle avenue. Harry J. Carmichael resigned as vice-president of GM of Canada to accept a position as assistant chair- man of Wartime Requirements Board at Ottawa. = ~ Bowmanville council voted in fav- or of licensing slot machines as a form of municipal revenue. Oshawa branch CATS was offici- ally organized by CO Miss Mason, Toronto. W. Cowle was named president, N. Michael, vice-president; and V. W. Whiteley, secretary treasur- er, of the Oshawa Racing Pigeon Club, which had been in existence since 1910. Work on the erection of the new wing of OGH, costing upwards of $200,000 was progressing rapidly. The entire wing was built of brick and stone, with wood used only in doors, windows, sashes and frames CH To quickly clear your ski Jassng, Siena) emis ly sh, Pimples, ! Rash, Pin ples, Itching, Cracking, from druggist toda 3 E y. Use NIX tonight, for a tlearer, softer, NOD kin tomorrow, Satisfaction or money back trial offer. Don't suffer from a ba skin any longer, Get NLXODERM Sond MAC'S MEDITATIONS Suggests Study On City Manager By M_ MCINTYRE HOOD It has been very gratifying to note that the 1956 City Council has taken some cognizance of a few suggestions we made in this col- umn after the municipal election of last month. Reference is made elsewhere to the prompt action teken by Ald. John Dyer towards having a plebiscite on our proposal that aldermen be elected for two- year terms. We have also noted that our long-range planning idea seems to have struck a responsive chord in the minds of some of the aldermen, particularly Walter Lane nd Lyman Gifford, and we would 'ike to see further progress in that dizection. Another suggestion we made was that the city council look into the peesibilities of having a city man- ager to direct carrying out the policies of the city council. Nothing has yet been done along that line, but possibly the council may get round to it before the year is very much advanced. We have been interested, however, in noting that the city of Belleville has de- cided to dopt this plan of admin- istration, and is now advertising for a city manager, Commenting on this editorially, the Brockville Recorder and Times has the fol- lowing to sav: BROCKVILLE COMMENT "We notice that the city of Belle- ville is advertising for a city man- ager. A number of Ontario muni- cipalities, which are expanding and developing and which are be set with all the accompanying prob" lems of growth, seem to be turning to the city manager concept of municipal administrator. "It is apparent that once a com- munity reaches to and beyond a certain point of growth, the prob lems of pure community adminis- tration become too time-consum- ing for mayor and council to handle alone. City managers are becoming increasingly popular." This expresses in brief the thoughts in our mind when we threw out the suggestion a month ago that this was a subject which careful study by the 1956 city should be investigated and given council. We have hopes that this will be done. EDUCATION PROPOSALS In connection with this, it was interesting to note that Dr. Claude Vipond, new chairman of the Board of Education, in his inaugural ad- dress, expressed views along the seme lines. The Board of education has, for many years, had a busi- ness administrator whose functions in educatio:1 are somewhat similar to those which would be carried out by a city manager in relation to the city council. That system has worked with great advantage to the city. Dr. Vipond would go a step fur- ther, and would have a supervisor of education to co-ordinate the thinking of the board on matters related directly to curricula and teaching. He ' also proposes the appointment of a supervision of sv Pool property maintenance. Both nf these appointments would re- lizve the Board of Education of the responsibility of dealing with in numerable details which could be ore efficiently by .ap- pointed officials with experience. of such matters. COULD ASSIST COUNCIL Appointment of a city manager could have exactly the same result in relaiion to the affairs of the city council. An appointee of ex- perience in handling municipal problems could have authority de- legated to him to handle countless routine matters which now waste time at corncil meetings and also place undue burdens on the should- ers of the elected council mem- bers. In Sarnia, the effective work of City Manager Colter has saved that city many times the cost of his office in the co-ordination of all civic departments. If this has been the experience of Sarnia, and of other communities with city man- agers, it might very well have the same result in Oshawa. SHOULD BE STUDIED In putting forward this es- tiun, we are not advocating out right that Oshawa should appoint a city manager, There are too many factors to be studied and considered te permit such a pro- posal to be made definitely with- out full investigation. What we do suggest, however, is that the city council, through a spec com- mittee, should initiate such an investigation. There are many sour ces from which information on the cperation of a city manager plan can be secured. The experi. cnee of municipalities which have nad city managers for some years is available for study. Then, when the investigation 1s completed the committee would be in a position to recommend to the city council whether such a plan would be of benefit to Oshawa. It would take time and effort to make such a study, but in view of the growing trend towards city managers, we believ: it would be time and ef- fort well spent, regardless of the ultimate outcome. We would wel. come the views of our readers on this subject. Aled U.S. GALLUP POLL Year 1955 Sets All-Time High On Church Attendance By AMERICAN INSTITUTE of PUBLIC OPINION RINCETON, N.J. -- The people of the U.S. set an all-time church attendance record in 1955. During the average week of the past year, approximately 49,600,000 adults attended church This represents an increase of some 12,200,000 per week over 19350 and 2,600,000 over 1954. Weekly ot.endance of this size provides ample proof of the extraordinary m:erest in religion in America to- aay, Because no agency in the nation makes a nation-wide check on ¢wrch-going, the American Insti- tute of Public Opinion lent its fact- f.nding organization for this pur- pose. To arrive at an average attend- dance figure for the year, surveys were made during sample weeks in the months of February, May, June, September, and December of 1955. The amazing increase in church going during the last 15 years is best evidenced by these compari- sons. In 1940 slightly more than one-third of the adult population of the country had gone to church during the week surveyed. In 1955, approxim~tely one-half of all adults went during the weeks investigat- ed, On special church occasions the ficure went still higher. A special survey was made of attendance on Faster Sunday, April 10, 1955. An estimated total of 60,400,000--near- Jy, six in ten adult Americans-- went to church on that day. In arriving at today's estimates, the following question was put to a scientifically drawn sample of the adult population of the country: "Did you, yourself, happen to at- tend church (or synagogue) in the last seven days?" Attended church: average of weeks investigated, 49 per cent total adults 49,600,000. Catholics were found to be more faithful in their church attendance than Protestants. And Protestants attended more often than those of Jewish faith. In church auwtendance women out- number men. Highest attendance was found in the smaller cities -- those between 2500 and 50,690 population. World Copright Reserved OTTAWA REPORT Tax Agreements Far Reaching by PATRICK NICHOLSON Special Correspondent To The Daily Times-Gazette OTTAWA -- Don't think for one minute that the federal-provincial tax rental agreements are no con- cern of yours. This toplc may seem as dry_ as dust and entirely bewildering. But it covers not only your liability to pay taxes, and to whom you shall pay them. It also covers such sub- jects as the quality of roads in your community; the education of- fered to your children, and the building in which they receive it; the treatment available to you and your family when you are sick; and the degree of realism in the various facilities provided for you by the 'welfare state." For at the heart of this subject is the underlying conflict. The fed- eral government and the provin- cial premiers have repeatedly shown that they cannot resolve this conflict, If they were able to reach agreement, then the conflict would reopen at another level: between these two parties and the muni cipal governments. This conflict is how our tax dol- lar should be divided. Federal, pro- vineial and municipal governments all say that they must have higher revenues than they now receive, if they are to perform all the services demanded by the voters. Canada, like other countries, has learned in the past decade that the welfare sta'e demanded by the voters must be paid for by the taxpayers. Those wonderful cheques for the baby bonus and the old age pen- sion; those subsidies for the butter- producer and for the potato-grower, those reliefs to the unemployed and to others who are poor, needy or sore distressed: they are all a costly kindness. The voter is also the taxpayer. He has to pay higher taxes to finance the extra wel- fares which he demands. Thus he has to dig deeper into his pocket to meet his tax bill, and*is unable to save against the proverbial rainy day. The increasing cost of govern- ment, at all three levels, is shown vividly by comparing tax revenues and government expenditures in 1939 with those in the latest year for which full figures are avail- able, 1953. The to'al tax revenues of federal, provincial and municipal govern- ments have increased almost ex- actly six times in those 14 years. * In other words, taxpayers are now bearing six times the load which we carried in 1939. Of course there are more of us now to carry that load, and most of us are bet'er off now than we were in 1939. But six times better off? Hardly All these governments are, like so many Canadians, paying their "RALPH S. JONES | THOMAS H. GREER ASSOCIATES Barristers and Solicitors LOCATED AT C 65 SIMCOE ST. S. Dial RA 5.3525 -- Cad way partly on credit. This con- ceals some of the higher cost of today's governments. In 1939, the net increase of all governments' debt was a thumping 14 per cent of their tax revenues. By 1953, this net increase had soared to a figure nearly four times the 1939 level. Within this pucture, gloomy to the taxpayer, there is another and even gloomier picture. The high cost of the welfare state, which is provided largely by the federal government, has forced Ottawa to gobble greedily large sums of tax revenue which the provinces and the municipalities badly need. In 1939, the federal government received only 47 cents of our tax dollar; the provinces 26 cents, and the municipalities 27 cents: In 1953, the federal government received a staggering 72 cents, leaving only 17 cents for the prov- inces and 11 for the municipaltiies. In that year, when the swelling tax revenues of the federal gov- ernment were enabling it to re- duce the national debt, the rev- enue-starved lesser governments were together plunging heavily into debt. Their net debt increase that year -- a year when Ottawa's budget surpluses were in full bloom --was nine times the increase they recorded in 1939. : Guilty in feeling, Ottawa is now offering to hand back to the prov- inces about six cents of our tax dollar. The provinces say that is not enough; Ottawa says it can afford no more. Neither side seems un- duly concerned about the poor tax- payer, who must either face higher taxes, or else remain deprived of something he needs -- or thinks he needs. Less revenue for Ottawa would mean curtailing the welfare state handouts; more revenue for the provinces and municipalities TIMES - GAZETTE TELEPHONES Outside Business Hours The public is requested to call departments of The Times-Gazette as follows: Circulation Dept 5-2443 News Room 5-5551 Composing Room 5-0586 During Business Hours Classified Dept. 3-3492 All other departments can be reached by calling: 3-3474 READER'S VIEWS Suggestion For Strike Bulletin Editor, Times-Gazette. Dear Sir,--I would appreciate space in your column on the follow- ing euhiect T criticize the daily "Strike Bulletin", put in the strik- ers hands, because for the most part it contains nothing of import- ance. I offer the "Strike Bulletin" edi- tors a suggestion: As is known, there are 100-odd contractual changes under consideration. A percentage of these, we are told, have meen tentatively resolved. Would it be possible to have a couple of these items printed "daily" in the Bulletin, so that the memberchip could conmpare any new contract, clause by clause with the 1950 agreements. In this way the members. could prepare themselves day by day to vote intelligently on the issues in- volved. This would be far better than the vague generalities presently appearing in the Bulletin, whic are ingless to the bers. Gratefully yours, FRED PRESTON 99 Court Street. could mean Leiter roads, schools and hospitals; and more assistanée in developing our resources, which in turn would mean bigger earn- ings, and the ability to pay more in taxes. 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