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:. Published by Times-Gazette Publishers Limited, 57 Simcoe St. South, Oshawa, Ont, Thursday, May 24, 1956 . Poge 6 'World Housing Shortage Is 'Reported By Labor Body - According to a report issued by the : office of the International Labor Office, ' every country in the world is today con- 'fronted by a workers' housing problem, ; Even in countries where the popula- 'tioin is adequately fed and clothed, and where national income and productivity are on a high level, this is a problem of -national importance. This subject is at 'present under discussion at a confer- ence in Geneva, under the auspices of the ILO. Government, worker and em- ployer delegates from 21 countries will take part in the conference. The ILO report contains some facts which indicate the extent of the world housing shortage. In Latin America, it estimates, 45 per cent of the population in cities live in houses that are not in keeping with human dignity. In Asia, where the housing problem is the grav- est in the world, between 100 and 150 million Asian families live in crowded and unsanitary conditions. The United Nations Organization has estimated that even in the industrially developed regions, there is a deficit of about 30 million dwellings. By a strange paradox, these condi- tions still persist in spite of the fact that the construction industry the world over is experiencing its greatest boom in history. . People in Canada and the United States are probably enjoying better standards fo housing today than those of any other countries in the world. But even in these two countries, housing shortages persist, in spite of the high level of building. What then, must be the fate of the hundreds of millions of people in other parts of the world who have no homes worthy of the name. This is indeed a problem worthy of the consideration of a great international body like the International Labor Orga- nization. Re Preserving Historic Sites In a monthly letter issued recently, the Royal Bank of Canada made a strong plea for greater efforts to pre- serve Canada's historic sites and monu- ments. This is a very timely suggestion. While a great deal has been done in this direction by the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada, its activi- ties have been devoted largely to cer- tain specific areas, and without any general application. Yet in Ontario there are many such places which should be preserved and marked for posterity. In its letter, the Royal Bank says: "Today is the time to preserve our mem- orials while they are still available. But do not let us have stuffy memorials like dull Tot us have interesting nic. Let us have interesting nic wlaniine Piaqucs. tures or maps and imaginatively-worded sen- tences to show us what happened 200 to 300 years ago. The things preserved must be of real significance. While other nations are proud of a history that goes back to the abama sions night of time, we belong to the sunrise. But our past is just as vital as theirs. . . . Every town and city has at least one building that was the scene of human adventure and significant events.' We are in hearty agreement with the idea so well expressed in the foregoing. We would like to apply it to our own city of Oshawa, For instance, there is one old building in Oshawa which would make an admirable memorial, and which could be turned into a museum in which to assemble relics of the pioneer days. That building is the old stone house at the etrance to Lakeview Park, built by the late Rev. Thomas Henry over 100 years ago, and around which much of the early life of the community devel- oped. Before it is too late, we would strongly urge that some action be taken to have this house preserved as a me- morial to the pioneers who laid the foundations for the prosperous Oshawa community of today. Sound Advice From Churchill During his long career as a states- man of world stature, Sir Winston Churchill has had the habit of finding the right words to say at the right time. That was demonstrated most forc- ibly during the years of 1940 and 1941, when the fate of Britain hung in the balance, and he rallied the people by his great utterances. Today, as an elder statesman, reliev- ed of the duties of office, he is still using words with great effect. In a re- cent speech in West Germany, where he was awarded the Charlemagne Prize for his outstanding labors towards uni- ty in Europe, he expressed the view that, if Russia is sincere in repudiation of Stalin's policies, she should be allow- ed to take her part in a truly unified Europe. This was a bold statement to make in the face of present-day world tensions and conditions. Referring to Editorial Notes Anti-British and anti-American riots staged in Greece lead us to the conclus- ion that gratitude for past assistance is not a Greek characteristic. Eden's invitation to the Russian lead- ers to visit Britain turned out a smart move. It got the Communists into a really hot row with the British Social- ists. The New York Times says the Rus- sians will find the British a hard peo- ple to sell. And, we might add, a still harder people to buy. The Daily Times-Gazette T. L. WILSON, Publisher and General Manager. M. McINTYRE HOOD, Editor. 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Elsewhere $15.00 per year DAILY AVERAGE NET PAID CIRCULATION FOR APRIL 13,667 the Soviet's repudiation of the late Jo- sef Stalin, Churchill said: "If it is sincere, we have a new Russia to deal with, and I do not see myself why, it this be so, that the new Russia should not Join In the spirit of this solemn agreement. (The NATO treaty). We must avoid violence by every means in our power. The only re- sult that would come from violence would be a unity of ashes and death." Churchill has shown that in spite of his age, his mind is still functioning clearly. There might be something ra- dical in his suggestion that Russia should subscribe to the NATO pact, which is directed against aggression. But even if Russia could not go that far, she could do a great deal towards promoting greater unity and security throughout the whole of Europe. Whe- ther she will or not depends on the ex- tent to Which there really is a new Rus- gia. Bits Of Verse THE GENTLE STREAM She begins meekly, Refreshing the grass, Reviving the flowers, She brings forth green corn, Slakes the thirst of the cattle. She carried the forest timbers, Freshly felled from the woodman's axe She is the gentle stream Where the watercress and kingcup paddle, She is the strong, swift river Running to meet the sea. Margaret Beare Barlow Other Editors' Views RUSSIANS ARE STILL REARMING (News-Chronicle, London, Eng.) While a haze surrounds all details of Russia's military equipment, all the indications are that In aircraft, tanks, artillery, and ships the Soviet forces are gaining a steady lead over the West; thus in the midst of disarma- ment talks and Geneva. conferences, the Rus- slans are rearming as bitterly as ever. Bible Thoughts Poor laborers once were miserably mistreated. I Christian lands the last fifty years have seen amazing improvement in this regard. The teach- ings of Jesus of Nazareth are gradually winning against selfishness Withhold not good from them to whom it is due.--Pr, 3.27, GERMAN MEASLES \VE HAD narer. IMU IMMUNE! OTTAWA REPORT Taxes Take Big Part Of Income By PATRICK NICHOLSON Special Correspondent to The Times-Gazette OTTAWA---This month of May of- fers us more than the joyful feel- ing of Spring to lighten our hearts. For May is the first month of the year during which the average Canadian begins to work for him- self. From Jan. 1 until May 16, we were mostly working to pay our year's taxes to the federad, pro- vincial and municipal governments. This arithmetical fact probably stuns most readers, The simple ex- planation is that we are all vic- tims of the hoax of indirect taxa- tion, so that we neither know nor can even guess the amount we pay in taxes each year. Apart from personal income tax and municipal taxes on our homes, most of our tax payments are hidden by being included in the cost of goods and services which we buy. Taxes are never popular. So who can really blame our governments for perpetrating this honest decep- tion upon us? Direct taxes we know about, even if they are deducted at sources from our pay cheques. Indirect taxes are concealed. When we buy a bottle of scotch whiskey, for example, we are not told how much of the purchase price of around $5.50 represents the actual factory cost of the article, and how much represents government tax. In fact, the bottle costs $1 at the distillery. Likewise, when we buy a cup of coffee, a gallon of gas, a packet of cigarets or almost anything else, we are paying a tax to at least one government, OFFICIAL FIGURES In his budget speech this year, Finance Minister Walter Harris presented figures covering the full taxation position. During last year, Canadians paid a total of $6,8%4,- 000,000 in taxes to the three levels of government. Our incomes total- led $18,414,000,000. Thus 37 per cent of our income had to be paid over to governments in the form of taxes. On this basis, for 137 out of the 366 days in this leap year, our in- come is being taken by federal, provincial and municipal govern- ments, Mr. Harris did not express this tax levy quite in these blunt words. He told Parliament that we paid a total of $1,481,000,000 in direct taxes, and that we spent $16,811,- 000,000 on the purchase of goods and services. What he omitted to explain was that taxes to the ex- tent of $5,413,000,000 were also in- Sluded in that total of our spend- 2. To put this in other words, in addition to paying direct taxes on his pay packet, the average Cana- dian has to pay 32 cents in indirect taxes whenever he buys 68 cents worth of goods and services. But instead of paying thtse 32 cents over to the tax-collector, he pays it o the storekeeper who has to act as unpaid tax-gatherer. AND NOW MORE These figures were based on tax- ation levels which yielded the fed- eral government $4,385,000,000 in taxes. This year, says Mr. Harris, his tax levy will carry a tougher punch, tougher to $378,000,000 in fact. Any increases in provincial and municipal taxes would be on top of that. With these heavy tax loads en- slaving the average citizen from 1st January to 16th May, as a prior charge on his income, one might have expected a genuine attempt at economy by the federal government this year. For Ottawa admits that inflation is a serious threat, and is accordingly doing all it can to re- strait the taxpayer's expenditures. But nothing like this happened. Of the 15 major departments of government, all but two asked for spend this year. The department of national de- fence is the greediest. It will spend a whopping $74,300,000 more this year than it did last year. That increase in expenditure bears a re- markable similarity to the sum of $72,000,000, which created such a hoo-haa in Parliament when Trade Minister Howe announced his inten- tion to lend it to the Texas buc- caneers to build the nearly-all- American natural gas pipeline. If $72,000,000- would contribute so much to our future, it seems strange that our minister of de- fence, Hon. Ralph Campney, can so lightly increase his year's ex- penditure by an even larger amount. MAC'S MUSINGS It is significant that In spite of the impact Of radio and television On the minds of people In this country, Canadians Last year spent more than Fifteen million dollars to Buy their daily and weekend Newspaper, and this was Greater than ever before. This is convincing proof That our people want To have their newspaper More than ever before, And that radio and TV Could never supplant the Newspaper as a medium For giving instruction And also information And entertainment. Neither can the other media Equal the advertising Service which a newspaper Has to offer, because The advertisement is there For constant reference And a greater variety Of goods can be offered In the advertising Columns of a newspaper. People buy newspapers Because they want to have The complete information And not just a headlined Snatch of what is going On in their community As well as the complete Picture of community life And news of the world Which can only be given In your daily newspaper. BOUQUETS Voices Thanks Of Librarians The Editor, The Times-Gazette, Sir, On behalf of the Ontario Library Association, our Library Board and our local library staff, may we express our sincere thanks to The Times-Gazette for the excellent coverage given to the recent conference. The public, as represented by our borrowers, certainly seemed to be aware of what was going on and have shown a great deal of interest in the book displays which are being held over for the next week. Yours very truly, --JEAN FETTERLY Chief Librarian, KNOWLES HURLS CHARGE Says Nickle Connected With Gas Pipeline Deal OTTAWA (CP) -- Carl Nickle's right to vote on the government's natural gas pipeline legislation has been challenged on grounds he has "a direct pecuniary interest" in it. The 41-year-old Commons mem- ber replied that his oil interests did not influence his support of the bill. Stanley Knowles, CCF procedural expert who represents Winnipeg North. Centre, raised the point Wednesday after the Commons gave second reading--approval in principle--to the government plan to lend money to Trans-Canada Pipe Lines Ltd., for the 2,200-mile pipeline from Alberta to Montreal. Mr. Nickle, Progressive Conser- vative member for Calgary South who voted for the bill, replied im- mediately that his 'financial re- lationships" with oil companies in no way have affected "'either my speeches in this house or my voting on any issue." DENIES FLATLY "I regret that the question has been raised," said Mr. Nickle, re- plying in a voice often choked with emotion, "but I say flatly that on this particular issue and all other issues in this House, personal fi- nancial gains have had no part whatsoever in any decisions I have made and I stand on that record." Mr. Nickle disclosed that when he decided to run in the 1951 by CICCLIUE tat 115% DTOURHE Hii Au the Commons, he pledged himself to donate any money he received as a member of Parliament to charities and a scholarship fund in Alberta. He said he has no share inter- est in Trans-Canada or any com- panies holding shares in the pipe- line company. He was prepared to submit his oil connections to an appropriate House committee for examination. Mr. Knowles' move was in turn challenged by Conservative leader Drew, with whom Mr. Nickle has consistently been at direct odds in the bitter pipeline fight. Social Credit leader Low and Davie Ful- ton (PC--Kamloops) also criti. cized Mr. Knowles' action. AMID CATCALLS The CCF member eventually agreed not to press his motion to bring the challenge to a formal Commons vote. But, amid loud cat- calls from Liberal and Conserva- tive members, Mr. Knowles said Mr. Nickle "hasn"t denied or an- swered the basic statement that I made Later, on a further procedural vote, Mr. Nickle was cheered and applauded by Social Credit and Liberal members. Mr. Knowles was greeted with boos. Mr. Knowles said Mr. Nickle is prevented from young on the pipe- line bill because of his pecuniary connection with a company plan- ning to supply gas to Trans-Can- ada for movement through the proposed line. Mr. Nickle had every right to speas on the "issue, Mr, Knowles said. "I have nothing to do with any efforts to prevent him from speaking. , + 4" "SHOULD NOT VOTE" "But the same rules make it quite clear that if one has a direct pecuniary interest, he should not vote on such a measure, and if he does vote the vote should be dis- allowed." Mr. Knowles said Mr. Nickle is president, vice-president or a di- rector of at least nine oil, gas or pipeline companies. He did not in- tend to name all of them, but he would mention that Mr. Nickle is a director of Bailey-Selburn Oil and Gas Ltd., which has a contract with Trans-Canada to supply it with gas from the Buffalo-Bindloss field in Alberta. This contract, he added, "prior to the passing of this bill is) just a piece of paper." But once the bill was passed and Trans-Canada put in position to start operations, '"'that piece of paper becomes a document worth a great deal in terms of dollars." QUOTES NICKLE Mr. Knowles said he was sure Mr. Nickle would agree "this is the type of matter that we should approach very seriously," He quoted Mr. Nickle himself as say- ing in the Common on Jan. 15, 1953: "A member of Parliament should be, like Caesar's wife, above sus- picion." Mr. Nickle said that until Mr. Knowles had raised the matter, he had felt it was private and "not une Ww De Taisen pubiiciy. Mr. Nickle added "I have made arrangements to turn certain of my assets again MAC'S MEDITATIONS Taking A Look At City's Growth By M. McINTYRE HOOD We remember when there used to be a sign on Highway No. 5 at the outs! of Islington which read "Drive Slowly and Watch Us Grow". This facetious invitation was intended to convey the idea that Islington was a rapidly-grow- ok community, fter driving around Oshawa's outskirts in recent days, we feel that the same kind of invitation might today be applied to Oshawa. These drives we have had have been a revelation of what is going on in the way of residential expan- sion in this city, and we commend a similar trip to those who are in- terested in seeing how this city is really wing. One could well run out of descriptive adjectives in try- ing to tell the story of what is going on in Oshawa today in the way of residential development. We had a visit of two friends from Paris, France, a little over a year ago, and their favorite adjective in describing what they saw in Can- da was 'fantastic'. That word about describes what we have seen in looking around Oshawa's out- skirts to see for ourselves where this great building program was being developed. LAKEVIEW GARDENS What started us on this tour was the recent discussion about the need for more new schools and schools in Oshawa, including plans for a 20-room school in the Lake- view Gardens area, Frankly, we had not been in that section of the city for three or four years We been ereated in that part of the Up north we found the same pice ture. It ted on just as the north-eastern city, particularly the latter. Hous- ing development is spreading by leaps and powds Sows Furey. eneral ar own almost to Highway 5° Places that we last knew as farm. land how hold streets of new s. Everywhere we went, that "fantastic" com remembered it as a s arsely-built th area with market gardens spread- eagled over the landscape. we drove up there to have a look, and what a surprise was waiting for us. We were amazed to see the great hi ding development which has arisen there. New streets had been created, and already they were lined with new homes -- row after row of them -- and homes of a very fine standard. A great area of former market garden and farm land is now solidly established as a very fine new residential sec- tion, with an ideal wide-open loca- tion. And other sub-divisions were in the making, to justify to the full- est extent the plans of the board of education for a large-sized new school in that section. We doubt if many of our citizens are aware of what has been going on in that pat of the city in the last year or Wo. OTHER OUTSKIRT AREAS That led us to other outskirt areas, and we found that Oshawa as a residential community is fast pushing itself out into the green belt which, at the time of annexa- tion in 1951, was left around the city. Growth is going on in every direction, We drove around the area west of Park road north, across to Stevenson's road and north to Rossland road, and there found the story of the Lakeview Gardens being repeated, on an even more substantial scale. Street after street of mew homes have our citizens should make this tour of the outskirts of Oshawa, so as to become familiar with what is going on in our city. If they did, we are sure they would acquire the same general idea as we did, and that was a fuller appreciation of the magnitude of the problems which ay confront our city council, board of education and public utilities commission. This expansion means great de- mands for services, for roads, sidewalks, sewers, water mains, street lighting and extension of hydro service into the areas which have been sub-divided for residen- tial purposes. We began to realize what lies ahead of shese public bodies ir trying to keep pace with the growth of the city, not only in terms of the vast amount of money which they will have to spend, but also in terms of man-power and machinery to carry out all the nec- essary work. We have an entirely new picture of the city's needs, a growing appreciation of the work being done by our three elected public bodies, and a great deal of svmpathy for the members of these bodies who are wrestling with problems far beyond any which have faced the city of Osh- awa in the past. BYGONE DAYS 30 YEARS AGO The first game in the juvenile series of the Oshawa and district football association was taken by the local high school in their win sver the YMCA team. The Oshawa Cadet Corps, No. 275, was inspected by Lt. Col. Huggins, cadet service inspector, al their annual inspection day par- ade. Dr. T. W. G. McKay attended the annual convention of the On- tario Health officers Association as representative of the local board of health. Mrs. Richardson, Mrs. Brown, Mrs. Bickle, Mrs. Campbell and Mrs. Wood were appointed dele- gates to attend the annual wom- en's auxiliary meeting held in To- ronto. A fine concert was presented under the auspices of the Simcoe Street Home and School Club with the president Mrs. Stacey, wife of the Mayor, presiding. Mrs. Henning, Miss Maud Salmon, Mrs. Garbutt, Mrs. Bale, Mrs. Hallett, Mr. McDowell, Mrs. Corrin and Miss Stacey took active parts. About 30 golfers met on the Osh- awa Golf Club for the official opening of the season. Many good scores were recorded and the competition was won by Fred Carswell with Robert Henderson, second and George Jacobs, third. At the mid-week prayer service of the Baptist Church, the pastor, Rev. J. L. Harton, was presented with an address by Mrs. L. M. Greer and a purse of money pre- sented by R. Waram on the occa- sion of his birthday. F. 8. Beckwith, secretary of the boys work at the YMCA announc- ed to the director and members that he would be giving up his po- sition at the 'Y' to go to the for- eign field in India. Members of the Oshawa Cedar Lodge visited Victoria lodge in Toronto. T. E. Kaiser, on behalf of Cedar Lodge, presented a hand- some gavel, made 'from flemish oak, that grew on famous Vimy Ridge, to the Victoria Lodge. LION TAMER KILLED GOURDON, France (Reuters)-- A 50-year-old lion tamer was at- tacked and killed by one of four lions during a circus performance near here Tuesday night. The tamer, named Velchek, was com- pleting his act when the lion pounced and took him by the throat. As horrified spectators screamed, circus workers rushed into the cage and attacked the lion with iron bars, but were to late to save the tamer. to a foundation devoted to char- itble work in my home province, an amount far greater than any possible return that could be re- ceived from any sale of the gas reserves of those companies of which I am a direetor." HAD OPPOSED He said he has opposed Trans- Canada as the pipeline builder in the past. But he believed in sound - economic planning and when it be- came apparent that Trans-Canada was the only company capable of building the line this year, he de- cided to support it. In reaching this decision, he had also decided to dispose of shares he held in two companies that re- cently became shareholders in Trans - Canada. He said his fi- nancial relationships with oil com- panies existed prior to his be- coming a member of Parliament, Mr. Drew said he hoped Mr. Knowles' motion would not be supported by the Commons. He had "resented very strongly," Mr. Nickle's statements in the pipeline debate imputing *'to my colleagues the suggestion of political expedi- ency." "But I defend his right to ex- press his opinion." Commons Speaker Rene Beau- doin supported Mr. Drew's view that such a charge would better be referred to the privileges and elections committee. He said he could not accept the motion at that time. Mr. Knowles Said Ne Woulua not press in ne was "prepared to let the record of what has been said here speak for itsell." 2 QUEEN'S PARK Another Side Of Toll Road Picture By DON O'HEARN Under the system over trucks [] ified weight (9 tons in the case Special Corr dent Te The Times-Gazette TORONTO--It isn't all milk and money. A different picture was given to the toll roads committee the other ay. The committee, as is well known, has tended to favor the toll prin- ciple strongly. And there has been the impres- sion that some members didn't know there could be any other side. However, the other day they heard there was. DEAD AGAINST Mrs. Winifred Long is a tax of- ficial from New York State. Appearing before the committee, she was asked her personal opinion on toll roads. So far as the pro element was concerned this was a mistake. She was dead against them. Her two strongest arguments: 1. Toll roads don't solve revenue problems. 2. The theory that the state will eventually get a free road is a myth. No "authority" yet in the history of New York State has ever been wound up. In practice they have proven self-perpetuating. A further criticism was that motorists using toll routes didn't realize they were paying what in effect was a further 17% per cent gas tax. PARTIAL SOLUTION Mrs. Long had what could be a partial solution to the revenue prob- lem. She provided information on the weight-distance system of taxation used in New York. And the committee was definitely interested. NO HISTORY TESTS LONDON (AP)--Leningrad radio reported Tuesday night that many schools in the Soviet Union have been ordered not to have history examinations this year. The radio gave no reason, but the pupils pre- sumably have not had time to bone up on the rewritten version of Rus- sian history produced since the downgrading of Stalin. STILL WRITING U.S. labor columnist Victor Riesel, blinded by an unknown assailant who threw acid into his eyes, tells how he was at- tacked and blinded as he sits in bed in a New York hospital He is still dictating a column of labor news for a US publica- tion HEAD OFFICE of New York) are charged so much a mile according to their weight. T n other states use this sup- Jiementary tax or a variation of It is based on the premise that heavy carriers under ordinary tax- ation of gasoline tariffs and licence fees do not pay their share of - way costs. rs. Long went so far as to say it was accepted that under straight gas and fee tax- jtios or owners were subsidizing rucks. TO TIGHTEN SYSTEM In New York the tax yields a bit better than $14,000,000 a year. This is expected to be :t least doubled when administration of the system is tightened. At present there are a great many evasions. Ontario has approximately one- third of the truck travel of New York. So that even at a level near the N.Y. weight limits (though they couldn't as high as we don't permit as e a unit as it does) another $10,000,000 revenue could be expected from such a tax here. An additional feature of the taxa- tion is that it gives an equitable return from out-of-province trucks using our roads. At present they don't pay their way. IS YOUR MONEY OUT OF WORK? If you yourself were out of work -- not making any money, you'd consider yourself something of a failure, wouldn't you? 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