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THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE Published by Times-Gazette Publishers Limited, 57 Simcoe St. S., Oshawy, Ont. Poge 6 Tuesday, February 26, 1957 Cities Can Take Advantage Of Ontario Debenture Plan The report of the operations of the Ontario Municipal Corporation is in- eluded as an appendix to the budget which was presented to the legislature by Provincial Treasurer Dana Porter on Thursday last. This is a corpora- tion which buys the debentures of municipalities, and then sells its own debentures in the open market to finance them. For this purpose, the Act setting up the corporation prove ides it with a maximum of $50 mil- lion to buy municipal debentures. The government now intends to increase this amount to $150 million to make the act more benefit to municipalities. At a joint meeting held a few weeks ago of the Oshawa city council, board of education and public utilities come mission, the suggestion was made that the city use this Municipal Im- provement Corporation to dispose of its debentures. At that meeting, some aldermen expressed the opinion that this means of selling debentures was open only to rural municipalities, and did not apply to cities. The report of the corporation, how- ever, proves conclusively that cities like Oshawa can take advantage of its facilities to sell debentures, It shows that the following city deben- tures were purchased by the corpora- tion: City of Niagara Fall, water, $598,« 000; City of Sudbury, water and sew ers, $276,404; City of Windsor, water, $2,000,000; City of Windsor, schools, $400,000. This shows that, beyond question, it would be possible for the City of Oshawa to sell its debentures to the Municipal Improvement Corporation in order to finance its capital program for schools, water expansion work and other civic improvements. This would not, of course, affect to any great ex- tent the amount of interest to be paid on the debentures, but it would solve the problem of disposing of deben- tures which are awaiting issue, and clear the way for the building of the new schools and carrying out oth- er projects which are an absolute nec- essity in this city. 60 Years Of VON Service This year, the Victorian Order of Nurses is celebrating the 60th an- niversary of its inauguration. This is an occasion which is worthy of some comment, especially in a city which has learned to benefit from the ad- mirable services provided by this worthy organization. In the 60 years of its existence, the VON has grown from modest beginnings to a na- tional nursing service which has 117 branches spread across Canada. At present, the nurses of the order are earing for over 120,000 cases a year, making nearly one million visits through the devoted services of ap- proximately 600 nurses. From the very beginning, the Na- tional Council of Women, at whose urging Lady Aberdeen founded the Victorian Order of Nurses in 1897, recognized the need for a professional nursing service coming into people's This Loan Will The people of Canada are not like- ly to take kindly to the announcement that parliament has decided to vote a loan of one million dollars to the Uni- ted Nations Organization to help fin- .ance the clearing of the Suez Canal. Being avid readers of their daily news- papers, they are well aware of the rea- sons why clearing of the canal was made necessary, and they are likely to see in the so-called loan to the Uni- ted Nations one more capitulation to the caprices of President Nasser. The Suez Canal, it has to be remem- bered, was not blocked by action of the British, French and Israeli forces which invaded Egypt. It was deliber- ately blocked by the Egyptian govern- ment, which sank ships in it and wrecked bridges, as a means of punish- ing Britain and France for interven- ing against Egypt. Under these cir- cumstances, the financial responsib- ility for clearing the canal should rest solely on Egypt. Yet one must recog- Editorial Notes Teaching in Russian-is now compul- sory in Hungary. So that the people can understand the orders of their bosses, Chinese in Hong Kong are still al- lowed to have plural wives. The cost apparently does not matter there. The Daily Times-Gazette T. Lo WILSON, Publisher anc General Manager, M. MoINTYRE HOOD, Editor. The Dally Times-Gazette (Oshawa, Whitby), eom- Jang The Oshawa Times (established 1871) and the itby Gazette and Chronicle (established 1863), fis Jublishe dally and = C Daily N clation, The Canadian Pron Audit Bureau of girculation, and the Ontario Provincial Dailies Associa. fon. The adian Press is exclusively entitled to the ise for republication of all news despatches in the taper credited to ft or to The Associated Press or Reuters, doe also the local news published therein. 1) Sita of 4 of special despatches are also reserved. 44 King Street West, Toronto, On Paiversity Tower Building, Montreal P.Q. ario:. 20 SUBSCRIPTION RATES Delivered by carriers in Oshawa, Whith Brooklia, fort Perry, Ajax and Pickering, not over 300. per week. by mail Gin province of Ontario). outside carrigr der very areas, $12.00. Elsewhere $15.00 per year, DAILY AVERAGE NET PAID CIRCULATION FOR JANUARY 14,214 homes, taking care of patients young or old, on a part time basis. Today, while the VON takes care of patients of all ages, its services are particularly needed for older people and in maternity cases. Indeed, almost half of its cases and two-thirds of the visits are in connection with persons over 65 years of age. People live long- er nowadays, thanks to advances in medical science. As the VON's director in chief, Miss Christine Livingstone has pointed out in a report, this trend is bound to continue as public health measures improve and the public demands--and receives--better medical and nursing care. Therefore the need for such a nursing service will grow greater, particularly because people are com- ing more and more to understand that the home is usually the best place in which to take care of older people. Be Unpopular nize that to let the matter rest there would delay interminably the clearing of the canal. It has also to be recognized that Nasser still controls the canal. There has been no assurance that when it is cleared, it will be open to the ships of all nations, If Nasser so wills it, the canal will still be closed to the ships of Israel. Indeed he might even go so far as to close it to British and French ships. Canada's finance minister calls the loan to the United Nations a calculated risk. He admits that there is no assur- ance of freedom of use of the canal to all shipping. He recognizes that Nasser may still remain obdurate and unco-operative when the clearing is completed, With all these facts in mind, one can only term the Canadian loan of one million dollars a goodwill gesture to- ward President Nasser. And it might also be recognized that it is a loan which is not likely to be repaid. Bits Of Verse WINTER ROAD The winter road through the silent trees Is a winding road of memories; The magic spells that the Spring has spun; The pleasant days in the Summer sun; The Autumn colors so richly spread In glorious robes of gold and red. The winter road through the woodland trees Must recall to mind such scenes as these. B. B. Berry Other Editors' Views SCHOOL YOUNG DRIVERS Driving classes for secondary school puyils old enough to drive are valuable. They have been held in American high schools since 1933 and the American Automobile association has reported that students who receive driving instruction at school have 50 per cent better safety records than those who have not had his training. But Ontario school boards, with a few honorable exceptions like Kitchener, evert their budgets from the proposal. Bible Thoughts The birth of a babe in a manger in a stable did more to attain that end than all other influences that have wrought in his world, Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.--Luke 2:14, KING SALUD Hi i iAD HIS EYES EXAMINED DURING HIS VISIT To WASHING TON ---- News ITem €IENHOWER, DOCTRINE EYE-GPENER OTTAWA REPORT Value Of D ollar Hits Low Record By PATRICK NICHOLSON Special Correspondent to The Daily Times-Gazette OTTAWA The purchasing power of our dollar has broken down into new low ground. This purchasing power is offi- cially measured by the govern- ment's 'consumer price index," which is based upon the retail prices of typical purchases made by an average family. It is com- piled each month under the direc- tion of Trade Minister C. D. Howe. Compared to an index of 100 for the prices prevailing in 1949, it has now risen above 120 for the first time, to a figure of 120.3. In contrast, prices in September 1939 set the index at 62.8, while price; on VJ-day in August 1945 set at 756. To translate this statistical gob- bledegook into simple terms, this means that purchases which cast vou $100 at the outbreak of the Second World War would ve cost you $120 at the end of the war, and would cost you today $192, In other words, your 1939 dollar was worth only 83 cents in 1945, and today has shrunk until it is worth no more than 53 cents. That ir what steady inflation over is years can do to your pay packet. SOCKED IN EYE? What ever happened to British Columbia salmon? The high- priced canned sockeye is claimed by housewives here to include an unduly high proportion of unat- tractively packed cans, containing small lumps of fish flesh liberally 'nterlarded with skin and bones. In recent months, Ottawa grocet- erias have even been fresh out of this B.C. product, and have of- fered for sale Japanese salmon. In the case of one brand, the un- ruspecting housewife has had to read very carefully the small rrint at the bottom of the long- familiar label, before discovering that she was buying the less ac- ceptable imported product. When I mentioned this to Howard Green, Vancouver's Conservative MP, it was news to that alert watchdog vver B.C.'s interests that the good- will of his province's salmon in- dustry is being assaulted by the Japanese invasion. TRAVEL AT EASE We are often told that France is a backward and wicked country, with anti-social ideas of self-pres- t ervation, and self - destructive ideas of anti-social plumbing. But in spite of 1ecent intense efforts by Dulles and Nasser to"prove her decadence, France still leads the world in such amenities of gracious living as the art of happy marriage, ladies' fashions, appe- tizing cuisine. and cheese-making. On a practical plane, I envy their latest gimmick: the car- sleeper train. This night-express provides double-decker car trans- porter gondolas, as well as sleep- ing cars for the passengers and drivers of those cars. Canadian tourists taking their cars to ¥rance this year, or renting or buying cars when they arrive there, will be able to have "Hieir cars loaded on the train in the evening, sleep peacefully in room- ette or bedroom themselves, and wake up refreshed next morning, 450 miles nearer their destination. Even our Rocky Mountain holiday resorts could be opened up to us easterners by this prairie-elimin- sting gimmick. Donald Gordon, what are you waiting fc for? FOR BETTER HEALTH Storms And ¢ Sniffles Linked By A Survey By HERMAN N. BUNDESSEN, M.D. Beware of storm fronts. Not only do such conditions mean bad weather, they also might mean bad colds. A unique joint investigation, made by a private weather fore- casting company and a pharma- ceutical firm, has revealed that there is a 50 to 75 per cent in- crease in cases of commons colds following closely on the heels of meteorogical changes which the weather forecasters call storm fronts, \ DEFINITE LINK This seems to establish a def- inite link between storms and sniffles. Several factors appear to be in- volved in the weather's trigger- ing on outhreak of colds. First, there usually is fair weatk : and a temperature some- what above average. Then there is a sharp drop in temperature, coupled with in- creased rainfall, wide day-to- night temperature range and higher humidity as well as wind velocity. DRY AREA If you live in a dry area, the rain, snow, humidity and cloudi- ness factors are more important than for someone living in a nor- mally wet area. The joint study, the first of its kind, was conducted in two stages. First, tableis throughout weather records for were analyzed COLD TABLET SALES The researchers found that sales of cold tablets mushroomed after storm fronts struck the var: lous areas. What does all this mean to you? Well, for one thidg, it "enables weather bureaus to predict fairly well in advance the likelihood of an outbreak of colds in specific areas. MORE COLDS The National Weather Institute In Los Angeles, which partici the daily sales of cold were recorded in cities the country. Then each city pated in the study, says the At- lanta, Ga., and Miami, Fla., areas can expect to have more cases of colds than usual from now until about March, 4. When the newspaper, radio or television weather reports for your community forecast storm fronts, you can take special pre- cautions to protect yourself against fatigue, chilling and other things which help lower your re- sistance. QUESTION AND ANSWER H.N.: Why aren't mastoid op- erations performed as frequently as they once were Answer: Because of the use of the new antibiotic drugs. Symp- toms do not progress to the severe stage which 1 requires. operati; Will Resign Board Post CLIFFORD, Ont. (CP)--Arnold Darroch, Liberal candidate for Wellington - Huron federal riding, Saturday expressed amazement at a demand in the Commons that he resign from the Canadian farm loan board bfeor er unning for election. "Of course I'll resign," he said from his home in Clifford, "What sort of a fool do they take me for? Mr. Darroch, who was member for the riding from 1949 to 1953, said he suggested resigning after he was nominated in December, but Finance Minister Harris ad- vised him to wait until the end of the fiscal year, April 1. "My resignation is ready any time they want it," he said. Mr. Darroch's resignation was demanded in the house Friday by Howard Green (PC -- Vancouver- Quadra) after Stanley Knowles (CCF Winnipeg North) sug- gested it was improper for a member {fo contest an election while he was a government agency employee, BYGONE DAYS 20 YEARS AGO Charles C. McGibbon, energetie officer of the Oshawa Fish and Game Association, was elected secretary - treasurer of the On- tario Federation of Anglers. At a meeting of the Oshawa Retail Merchants' Association held in the Board Room of the Chamber of Commerce, Sam Col- lis was elected president for the ensuing year while Rex Harper was named vice -president; W, Burns, 2nd vice - president; A. L. Haverson, secretary and Leo Gray, treasurer. George Houg- ham, provincial secretary of the Retail Merchants' Association of Toronto was guest speaker, A sketching club was inaugur- ated at the home of Mrs. Ewart McLaughlin when about ten local art enthusiasts gathered to re- ceive instructions from Miss Au- drey Taylor, teacher at the To- ronto Art Gallery. The third annual dance of the Oshawa Golden Jubilee Ladies' Flute Band was held at the Em- bassy. Prize winners were F. Hig gins, Art Stovin, C. Braiden, C. W. Dickens, R. A. LeRoy, Ar- thur Duffield and Goldie Cock- ran. The Rotaryannes, wives and lady friends of the members of the Oshawa Rotary Club held the spot light at the meeting of the Rotary Club when the annual Ladies' Night was held with 150 in attendance. Grace was said by Rev. W.' R. Tanton, toast was given by A. E. O'Neill and George Hart introduced the vis- itors. Alex G. Storie was appointed chairman of the Oshawa Housing Commission for 1937 - 38. Frank M. Chapman, B.A. well- known farmer and botanist of Pickering Township, was guest speaker before the members of the Oshawa Kiwanis Club. The 49th anniversary of Court Oshawa 294 Independent Order of Foresters, was marked with a splendid program and a visit from T. C. Wooley, High Council lor of Toronto. The inaugural meeting of the Oshawa Welfare Board took place and the new officers named were A. N. Sharp, chairman Mrs. T. K. Creighton, vice - chairman. Oth- er members were L. V. Disney, E. Cay, A. W. 8S. Greer, Mrs. G. A. Williams, J. C. Ward, A. J. Graves and J. C. McGill, secre- tary. BOUQUETS Thanks For Assistance The Editor, The Times-Gazette, Sir: In the past we have been privileged to receive your co-op- eration in bringing matters of public interest to the attention of the community. An outstanding example of this co-operation were the announce- ments concerning the operation of our office following the fire at our premises, 22 Albert street, on No- vember 29, 1956. A public spirited organization such as yours augurs well for the community, I would take this op-- portunity to express on behalf of the Unemployment Insurance Commission our sincere thanks. Yours sincerely, (Signed) N. HODGSON, Manager, National Employment Service, LONGEST VOYAGE ENDS PORTSMOUTH, Eng. (Reuters) The Britannia returned to Ports mouth Sunday after the longest voyage a British royal yacht has ever made. The Britannia's voy- age began Aug. 28 when she left Portsmouth to take Princess Mar- garet to Freetown, Sierra Leone. When the princess' tour had ended the yacht was used by the Duke of Edinburgh for his world tour In all the yacht steamed about 50,000 miles. MAC'S MEDITATIONS Wise Words From Abraham Lincoln By M. McINTYRE HOOD It is very encouraging when we receive letters from of this column, especially when, as happens quite often, they contain notes or information in which we find good materia on which to base these little pieces we write rom day day. These letters vary in content. We were, how- ever, intrigued by one we re-- uaived a a day or two ago from an old f H. M. 'Bateman, 410 thot iB Ba The letter itself wa brief, but enclosed in it was ten message, under the Ren , "Abe Lincoln Said", We feel this particular quotation from what Abraham Lincoln, president of the United Statesdur- ing the most tragic period of its history, had to say, was worth passing on to our readers. Al- ugh he said it nearly 100 years #go, it contains some thoughts which are very apt for today, and which seem to have some applica- tion to the modern way of life, This is what appears under the heading, "Abe coln Said": oy t bring prosperity le Sing Stout Tr : hes the weak by "Or str weakening trong: "Nor help en men by tearing down big men. "You cannot help the wa earner by pulling down wage-payer "Or further the brotherhood of man by encouraging class ic Nor help th by de "Nor he lp e poor by de- stroying the rich; ou os establish sound security on borrowed money; "Or keep cut of trouble by spending more than you earn; "Nor build character and courage by taking away man's initiative and indepen- dence. "You cannot help men per- manently by doing for them what they could and should do for themselves." Abraham Lincoln was a wise and thoughtful man. We had, as was shown in his Gettysburg ad- cress, the faculty of putting great thoughts and ideas into a few 5. He Las done that in the brief message which we have quoted, a message which the peo- / ple of this generation need -- so very much -- to take unto them- selves. In Abraham Lincoln's day there was no welfare state, The people en had a spirit of strong and They earn- steadfast toil, by the exercise of their tal ents and their capabilities. In his day, men advanced by their merit alone. They did not depend on artificial scales to enable the slug. ard to earn as much money as e keen and enthusiastic worker. yet Lincoln thought his words ded 2s an admonition in is Te and age. We wonder what that wise statesman would have to say if he were living in gh day and age. Oertatuly we feel he would want to give the same message again, out perhaps with even greater force and emphasis than he did in the original. For of a truth in this time, 100 years after he Mee, we are more than ever before in of the warnings ] he gave _ his fellow coun ack 'and read over again these few crisp sen he uttered. And should th Frio any whom the cap fits, let wear it. MAC'S MUSINGS QUEEN'S PARK Air Pollution Report Revealing The other day we looked Over one of the beds in The garden, where the snow Had melted to leave the Ground bare, and there Peeping through the black And frozen earth we saw Fresh shoots of Daffodils pushing up Above the surface to one Or two inches in height, It was a thrill to see This first sign of the Fresh new life that comes i To nature with the spring, Because it let us know That under the snow the Forces of growth are at work, Preparing to give us All the auty of color That makes the springtime Garden a lovely sight. All winter long the Bulbs of tulips, daffodils And other spring flowers Have been hibernating, But retaining their life And waiting for the first Bursts of warm sunshine To send their shoots up Into the open air. It will not be long Before these green shoots Are capped by glorious Flowers, to assure us That nature only sleeps | Under its snowy blanket And is always ready For the great awakening That clothes the garden, With springtime beauty, 2 Girls Die Of Asphyxiation TORONTO (CP)--Te asphyxi- #tion of two young female patients in a steam-filled washroom at O~'llia's Ontario Hospital has been By DON O'HEARN Special Correspondent to The Daily Times-Gazette TORONTO -- Government re- ports don't make best seller lists. There is one on hand now that deserves to. The document presented bythe alr pollution committee is the best report in our experince é Pid And it deserves to be re There is no question Jy "that ollution is the ber one pub- Visible indications of what is hap pening inside ; HITS EVERYWHERE Neither does the public realize you can't "get away from it." It has been a common impres- | sion of people living in towns and smaller cities that they were free || from this "nuisance" that was one of the Sacomforts of metro. _ ic problem of our highly - Al trialized civilization of today. TIE isn't 80. } The ttee found that air It is a threat to all h ty. Beside it problems such as Tol: relations and traffic congestion are secondary. And there xy little public realiza- tion of this as yet. DAILY POISON The average individual, for in- stance, doesn't realize that he is taking great quantities of dirt, some of it poisonous, into his sys- tem every day. Neither does he appreciate that those husky throats, watering eyes, colds, coughs and other ail- ments are often caused by this "loaded" air. And the ailments are only the pollution is a major menace even to farmers. 1 Automobile fumes and the § "drift" from the population cen- tres affect not only them person. | ally but their crops. 2 EVEN CIGARETTES * 8 The report tells the story of the | inroads of pollution dramatically. | It gives exceptional coverage of the field, and is courageous in its approach and recommendations. } It also is well written, Later we will deal with some of the more pertinent aspects. For Low we would note two points 4 ruled accidenal health authorities. Health Minister Phillips told the legislature Friday that one of the a 17-year-old girl bed- was taken into the washroom because she patients, ridden for 15 years, was disturbing other inmates. He said a second girl, aged 20 and also a patient for 15 years, apparently crawled into the wash- room. shut the door and turned on a hot water faucet. The room was filled with steam were suffocated. by provincial and they you just One is its comment on the re valence of pollution. It mentions that cigarette smokers alone put' 12 tons of contamination into the) air every day. The second fi warning#n-wiich 3 cay's situation. It asks: "Would you permit someone to force you to drink th sewage from your neighbors bathtubs and residence and do nothing in protest? We are sat fied that inhaling the gefuse which is carried on every can di as much » maybe more." a rather grim t stresses AUTO SUPPLY FIRM SAYS) 'We save all kinds of time and speed our service wit Bell communications!" . Peterborough Automotive Supplies Ltd. offers yet anotner example of the many different types of Canadian companies which now benefit from modern Bell communications. 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