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THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE Published by Times-Gazette Publishers Limited, 57 Simcoe St. S., Oshawa, Ont, Poge 6 Wednesday, April 17, 1957 Announcing Election Day May Stir Public Interest Tie date of the federal election has now been announced. The electors of this country will go to the polls on Monday, June 10, to elect a new House of Commons. So from now until that date, the citizens of Canada will be very important people--for the politic- al parties. They will be subjected to ap- peals and' exhortations to vote this wav. or that. Radio and television will be monopolized by election speeches from candidates and party leaders. We wonder if all the campaigning will result in a really awakened Cana- dian public. Will it arouse them to such an extent that there will be a really high percentage voting on election dav? As we indicated a few days ago, there is not much sign of a real hot election issue to bring excitement up to fever heat. Failing such an issue, it may be difficult to make the public realize the importance -- to them -- of taking an interest in the election. It looks as if the old lines are going to be followed. The. party that is in power will be appealing to be allowed The parties that are to stay there. Canada's Long W. Todgham, Chrysler Corporation, has an optimis- Ron president of the tic outlook on the future of Canada. In spite of the onset of automation, and its growing adoption in many lines of industry and business, he sees Canada as a country with a growing need for more manpower. Basing his remarks to a large extent on the re- the Gordon Com- mission on Canada's economic pros- pects. Mr, Todgham said: "These call for a long range policy of immigration that will bring to our shores carefully-screen people who are capable of doing the job we have carved for our- selves. Our problem during the next 20 years will not be one of finding jobs for those who are willing and able to work. Our problem will be to find enough people to do what has to be done." Besides population, Mr. Todgham stressed a need for greater capital in- commendations of out will be asking to be put in. And that is about as far as it goes at the moment. Unless something new hap- pens to inject some fire into the cam- paign, the 1957 election promises to be a rather drab affair. The candidate and party leaders will, as is natural, be excited. There will be neighborhood and riding-wide meetings. Candidates will be out on the hustings seeking to win friends and influence voters. Nobody will be over- looked in the hand-shaking process. Their biggest job, however, will be to arouse an apathetic electorate. Even the best organizations will not be able to pull in apathetic voters to the polls on election day. It will require some- thing new in the way of tactics to stir up the people. As an independent newspaper, we do not propose to even suggest that this or that party or candidate should be supported. The best that we can hope for is that what ever party wins the election, it will have a clear man- date to govern th- country, but with a larger and more vigorous opposition to keep it in line, Term View vestments by Canadians in Canadian industry and business, greater em- phasis on education and training to produce more scientists, engineers and skilled technicians and for a need to willingness to take calculated risks in investment in Canada's future. We do not think that Mr. Todgham is overly-optimistic in his estimate of what the future holds for Canada and Canadians. But the extent to which the Canadian people will benefit from the development that lies ahead lies in the extent to which the young people of today are willing to prepare them- selves to take important places in that future. There never was a time when such great opportunities were avail- able for young people willing to make the necessary sacrifices to secure that extra amount of training that will fit them successfully into the broad pic- ture of Canadian expansion. Drew's Pledge Haunts Frost Mayor A, L. McCrae, of Welland, speaking at the meeting of the On- tario Association of Mayors and Reeves at Grimsby, had a good deal $0 say about the need for a greater eontribution to education costs on the part of the provincial government. He called on the government to share educational costs with the municipal- ities on a straight 50-50 basis, and he harked back to the 1943 pledge of the Conservative party in 1943 that this would be done. That pledge made by the Hon. George Drew when as leader of the opposition he led his party into the 1943 general election called by Premier Harry Nixon, persists in coming back to. haunt Premier Frost who was, at that time, one of the chief lieutenants of Mr. Drew. That promise was very clear and specific. When Mr. Nixon called the election, he pronounced no platform, and enunciated no policies. Mr. Drew stole a march on him by a widely - announced platform of 22 points. Probably the strongest plank in that platform was a pledge that the province would assume 50 per cent of the costs of education in Ontario. It Editorial Notes The quicker income tax returns are filed, the quicker will come the refund --if you have one coming. The Daily Times-Gazette 1 WILSON, INTYRE Times Publisher and General Manager, HOOD, Editor, Gazelle (Oshawa, established Whitby), eom- 1871) and the nicle (established 1863), is 5 and statutory holidays ex: Newspapers Publishers Audit Bureau of al Dailies Associa y entitled to the ws despatches in the The Associated Press or news published therein alches are also reserved. Street West, Toronte. Ontarie; Building, Montreal SUBSCRIPTION RATES in Oshawa, Whitby, Brooklin, Ajax and Pickering, not over 30c' per week in province of Ontario), outside carrier de ElsewHere $15.00. per year. dian Daily Offices: 44 229 University King Tower Delivered by carriers rt Perr mail ery areas, $12.00 DAILY AVERAGE NET PAID CIRCULATION FOR MARCH 14,867, ¥ B liv was a straight pledge, without condi. tions or qualifications. It had a great deal to with the fact that he won the election and became premier of On- tario. Once in power, however, the pledge was forgotten. Since then, municipal authorities have been demanding that the government live up to that pro- mise, and give each municipality 50 per cent of its educational costs, It has never been done. Oshawa, for instance, receives in grants something like 21 per cent of its total costs of education. That is far from the 50 per cent pled- ged by Drew and his supporters. Commenting on this, the Chatham News says that signs are not Jacking that the increased grants for educa- tion have encouraged the board of edu- cation there to maintain estimates that might otherwise have been cut. That, at least, cannot be said of Oshawa, where the major portion of the in- creased grants went to reduce the tax rate for education. But the 50 per cent promise has not been forgotten. Nor will it be so long as the party which made it remains in power. Other Editors' Views CHANCE TO GO WRONG (Peterborough Examiner) The choice of a career today is not one for casual consideration; with all the careers avail able the chances of making a wrong choice are immeasurably increased. Today, one can even make a career out of Helping people to choose careers, Bits Of Verse 'IMPORTANT' The postman brings me with my mail Letters addressed to "Occupant." That set me thinking--to no avail: When 1 try to define myself, 1 ean't, The problem rapidly grows profound As to where I am and what am 1 1s there a reason, solid and sound, For my using the space that 1 occupy Since I answer my mail--or always try I'll send a simple word to confide: "To busy thinking {he gecupant is occupied." Roland English Hartley can't reply; MAC'S MEDITATIONS Some Letters On Square Dancing By M. McINTYRE HOOD A week ago we published an article, in a rather critical vein, regarding the impact of square dancing competitions on the pub- ucational system in Oshawa. We invited letters from parents and others -- whether for or t. We have been very GALLUP POLL OF CANADA Winter Holiday In Canada Appeals To Few Of Public By CANADIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC OPINION Canada's Winter Wonderland may be fine for Canadians to sing about, but it doesn't mean much to them in terms of an ideal win- ter holiday. Given their choice of where they'd like to go, most of all, if wishes came trué, over three- quarters of the people pick some place outside Canada, Only two in a hundred think of the Laurentians as a dream place for a holiday in the winter. Only 11 in a hundred vote for Western or Eastern Canada. The rest dream of Florida, California, Mexico, + Hawaii--any place but Canada. > With the April crocuses bring- ing thoughts of summer holidays, QUEEN'S PARK the Gallup Poll set out to check on how established, among Cana- dians, is the reality of a winter holiday, About one in ten were planning on going somewhere on holidays during the cold months, or had already done so, when in- terviewed. Most interested in holiday plans for this time of year, are the people of Quebec Prov- ince. Here, about twice the pro- portion were hoping for some win- ter holiday, than anywhere else in Canada. Interviewers for the Institute, then asked: "THINKING OF AN IDEAL WINTER VACATION--IF YOU HAD YOUR CHOICE OF GOING ANYWHERE YOU WANTED ON A VACATION THIS WINTER WHERE WOULD YOU LIKE TO Go?" Here's the popularity rating of Winter Wonderlands, for Canada as a nation: Florida, 28%; California, 10; Other U.S.A, 10; 'Somewhere South", 6; Western Canada; B.C., 6; Europe, 6; Hawaii, 6; East- Central Canada, 5; Mexico, 5; Bermuda, 4; Caribbean, 3; Laur- entians, 2; Other, 3; Don't Know, 9. Total, 103%. (Some named more than one place). Greatest interest in Florida lies in Quebec and Ontario Provinces where more than a third (35 per cent) say they would go, if they could choose the ideal spot. In B.C. and the Prairies, first choice goes to California, with Florida not very far behind. World Copyright Reserved Conservatives Look To Future By DON O'HEARN Special Correspondent to The Daily Times-Gazette fORONTO: Conservative sup- porters could take assurance out of the past session. Not only was the party. quite evidently still in control of the province, but there was strong in- dication that its grip on the reins would continue. As Premier Frost looked round the House at his very large back- ing of members, he must have felt happy indeed about the fu- sure, MUCH ABILITY For the PCs are fortunate in that they have an outstanding group of young members coming up behind the guard of veterans which has led the party for nearly 20 years, They have a group, in fact, who in ability are probably just as strong as the Drew, Frost, Black- well, Doucette band that began lifting the party out of the dol- drums in the late "30s They as yet haven't the exper- ience that the earlier group had. But they do have ability, and with this late session they were begin- ning to give strong evidence of it. A MAVERICK Among the seniors in the in terms of experience, is MacAulay. This fiery, young Toronto law- ver has been prominent since he first entered the House in 1951, but this was more pronounced than roup, obert or less as a maverick but now he is getting respect, if not always agreement, from the old guard. There are those that consider him as inevitable leadership ma- terial. AMONG OTHERS James Auld, the very person- able young member from. Leeds, gave additional evidence that he has a strong mind and a keen in- terest. Unlike Mr. MacAulay, he is not a rebel type but nevertheless he can think for himself. John Robarts of London looked on as a "white hope" for several years, gave the impression that his interest wasn't as strong as formerly, but as chairman of the toll roads committee he gave fur- ther evidence of his ability. Ernest Jackson, his London rid- ing mate, began to come into his own, particularly among his col- leagues who started to mark him as a man with a future. And in the Toronto group a few others who had entered with the 1955 house began to make their mark. Among them was Tom Graham, the serious and likeable hardware merchant from York Centre and Bev Lewis, the genial member from York-Humber who has ex- tensive municipal experience. And the north has perhaps done best of all in providing material for the future with Rheal Belisle of Nickel Belt, John Chaput of ever at the recent An independent thinker, for a long time he was regarded more Nip and Wilf Spooner of Cochrane South. All are well above average. FOR BETTER HEALTH If Hearing Aid Is Noisy Check Up On Clothing HERMAN N. BUNDESEN, MD Just as glasses aid those with sight difficulties, hearing aids help those with hearing troubles But those of you who do wear hearing aids may occasionally have difficulties with annoying noises. Frequently, this {rouble can be blamed on your clothing. VALUABLE TIPS In a recent issue, Better Hear- ing magazine gives some valuable tips on how to minimize such noises. 1 think these suggestions are worth passing on to those of you who might benefit from them. You'll probably find that old and soft - fibred fabrics present relatively little if any noise inter ference On the other hand, such fab- rics as nvien, cotton, broadcloth, denim, linen and starched mate- rials are among the noisiest The best way to carry the hear- ing aid probably is in a snugly fitting carrier of soft material, Men carry the aid under their shirt, women can carry it under the bodice of a dress Should you wear your aid in the pocket, be sure to hold it snugly in place with a clip. Don't carry anything else in the same pocket Corrosion on the battery ter- minals or a battery just about at the end of its normal life also may cause noise. Rubbing the terminals occasionally with fine sandpaper or a pencil eraser will help keep them bright and elim- inate interference. FREQUENT CLEANING Cleaning the hearing aid every so often will help reduce friction noise You can use ordinary household ammonia for this job If none of these measures elim. {nates annoying noises, you might do better with one of the new, type aids worn entirely at the ear. QUESTION AND ANSWER M. M. S.: Is there anything that will help a person get rid of liver spots? Answer: So-called liver spots or brown spots on the skin are really not due to any trouble with the liver. Your physician should be con- sulted as to the most advisable method of removing such disfig- uring blemishes. MAC'S MUSINGS There is a quality to True friendship thit car Be recognized without Much effort and enables One io sense thos. who Are friends in de d as Well as in words. A true friend will wish To share not only the Times of happiness when That abounds and when Good cheer is everywhere, But will also stand by And help when the burdens Of life become heavy, The friend to cherish, Most of all is he who Wants to walk beside you When skies are dark When courage fails beneath The strain of adversity, And who gives a lift That strengthens and Encourages the downcast. A real friend is he who Takes the time to light Fires in cold rooms, to Kindle candles in darkness Without thought of reward For self, but does these Things for the sheer joy Of helping his friend. A friend like that Is Precious and is worth Retaining through life But he is hard to find In these busy days when Friendship seems to imply Words rather than deeds 11 Vessels Are Icebound SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. (AP)--A convoy of il vessels, up- bound into Lake Superior, was re- ported icebound Tuesday, about six miles out of Sault Ste. Marie in icepacked Whitefish Bay, Four icebreakers battled the four- to eight-foot layers of win- drowed ice, piled by a northwest wind that has laced the bay area for a week A downbound convoy of 14 ships passed Sault Ste, Marie Monday after iaking three days to make the normal four-hour run from che Whitefish Bay entrance to the Soo locks. Lock officials are lim- iting passage to vessels-of 1,800 horsepower or more. A total of 51 vessels has been escorted through the ice on White. fish Bay since the navigation sea- son opened. Thirty of the vessels were bound for Lake Superior ports and 21 were bound for lower lake ports Another 35 ships are waiting be- low the locks for escorts to Lake Sunerior agreeably surprised in that all the communications we have re- ceived so far, telephone and by letter, have n congratula- tory, with none exr.essing a dia- metrically opposite view. Here is one of the letters we have re- ceived from the mother of chil dren attending one of the public schools: "Dear Sir, May I add my own experience of this square dancing craze, My own boy was told had to remain behind every night from 3.45 to 4.30 p.m. in order to improve his dancing. I sent a note to his teacher requestin, that he be allowed to leave schoo at 345 p.m., as he sells The s - Gazette at a GM. gate, This was allowed for two nights, then he was kept in again, de- spite protests. We then wrote to the principal, but the teacher told the class that all letters were of no avail. It was only when we threatened to take the matter further that he was excused. "We have no objection to our children being kept in for scholas tic shortcomings, but non - profi- ciency in the art of square danc- ing can scarcely be called schol astic. This time could certaily be used to bring the children up to a higher standard with their school work. : "I have been quite worried since coming here from Britain over the standard in the schools. My boy of nine passed into Grade 6 with ease, even to represent- ing the school in the spelling con- test. My girl of seven passed for Grade 3, and has kept on top of her grade. These children were not outstanding before, so 1 can only draw my own conclusions, "May I just add one compari- son. The kindergarten teachers here have the children for two hours per day, teaching them mainl;' the things most British children learn in the home. Paint- ing, cut-out work, etc., are all very beautiful, but the average child of five can easily com- he mence real lessons without undue handicap. This would save con- siderable mbney here in elimi- nating a grade, thus giving a child ap opportunity to reach high school at 1" Please do not think only British parents feel this discrepancy, but also parents from many European countries too. Thank you for the opportu- nity of writing an open letter." For obvious reasons, we do not print the name of the writer, who signed her letter, This letter shows the extent to which the fet- ish of square dancing can be car- ried when there is a competition at stake Here is another letter which we have received from an Oshawa man: "Regarding your article on the square dancing lessons for school children. That is just a left-over of 60 years ago. We used to do these 'dances at night in the neighbors' kitchen, but wc did not 3 s that while she that the "business of square ing is overdone, that it is 3 « L val, She dancing classes as an for the opposite sexes pate in a wholesome learn to take them paragraph in the letter i. do with artedly your op Friday night danc . This thing should walt until reach the level." : One school principal with wl matter " ik of we discussed this ments regard classes the square competitions, "I see wrong with Sua e dancine in the regular physical education riods, to variety to course. But it got completely of hand when the competitive ele- ment was introduced. I do to the square dancing competi- tions, because thcy upset the chil- dren's attitude towards school work." The telephone calls we have re- ceived commending our stand on this subject came from both par- ents and school teachers, and every one of them agreed with the viewpoint we expressed. Per- Japs the brickbats will come ater. Hal BYGONE DAYS 30 YEARS AGO Letters patent incorporating the Oshawa Yacht Club were granted by the Provincial Secretary's De- partment of the Ontario *Govern- ment. The provisional directors were Eldon Stacey, Ralph Scho- field, Edward Burns, Gordon Con- ant and William M, Gilbert. Sunbeam Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star celebrated its twelfth birthday and in honor of the occasion a speclal program was given, Sister Iva Cliff and her committee of ladies were in charge of the banquet which ser- ved over 150 guests and those par- ticipating in the program were, Messrs. Smith, Jones and Me- Govern, Robert Holden, Mrs. Hol- den, Mrs, 0. D. Friend, Miss B. Walker and Mrs. Trew. The Oshawa Sea Cadet Corps, sponsored by the Oshawa Kiwanis Club, won 24th place in the whole British Empire in the 1931 Imper- jal Challenge Shields Competition conducted by the National Rifle Association of Great Britain. J. W. Worrall, commander of the cadets stated that not only did the local corps place 24th in the hon- ors list of the best 100 units of the empire, but also stood twelfth in the Dominion of Canada with an average of 92.3 points in the com- petition. Mrs. H. Burgess, 102 Elgin Street West, Mrs, Arthur Lam- bert, Colborne Street and Mrs. Glenn Allin, Beverley Street were among the winners in the three day school of gas cooking spon- sored by the Ontario Shore Gas Company and six of Oshawa's leading gas stove dealers. Dr. Grant L, Bird was named as the president of the Oshawa Rotary Club. Norval F. Tonkin of the Oshawa Rifle and Revolver Club won the highest honors in the competition in Toronto for the North Toronto challenge cup, winning the trophy and also a miniature cup for shooting a perfect score. Rev. Charles W. DeMille, B.A., a former Oshawa minister with King Street United Church for some years, was honored at the annual convocation in Divinity of Victoria University when on that occasion Mr. DeMille was one of four ministers of the United Church on whom the degree of Doctor of Divinity was conferred, Norway To Stay In NATO OSLO (AP) -- Norway replied Monday night to Soviet nuclear OTTAWA REPORT Bonanza Awaits War Veterans By PATRICK NICHOLSON Special Correspondent to The Daily Times-Gazette OTTAWA: Many veterans have never troubled to claim their war medals or cash gratuities, The Department of Veterans Affairs in Ottawa has 1,294,200 medals and 22,000,000 in cash still awaiting claimants. These bonanzas rightfully be- long to veterans who served in the Canadian armed forces in World War II or in the Korean War. "Old Contemptibles" and other vets from World War 1 no longer have any cash remaining to be claimed. And of course veterans who served in the armed forces of other countries hav: no claim on these Canadian medals or gra- tuities, even though they have since become Canadian citizens. Such immigrant vets must claim their entitlements from the gov- ernment of the country in whose forces they served. A great deal of interest has been aroused in this subject by my earlier reference to this trea- sure trove. It was the sensitive newspaper man's nose of Bill Herbert of the Galt Reporter which first spotted this as some- thing which would interest many readers, and I am grateful to him for making the suggestion to me. Letters have reached me from many readers, asking for informa- tion or assistance in obtaining medals or gratuity to which they are entitled. I have written to most of these correspondents, to suggest that thev should apply to the Minister of Veterans Affairs, House of Commons, Ottawa. No postage stamp is needed, of course, on a letter addressed to him while Parliament is meeting here, or within ten days of the opening or closing of a session. This applies not only to that min. ister, Hon. 'Bobby' Lapointe, but also to all members of Parlia- ment, IF IN DOUBT In one or two cases where there seemed to be some difficulty, I have passed the enquiring letter over to the writer's own MP. Woodstock's Wally Nesbitt, the hard-working Conservative mem- ber whd is a vet himself, was, very pleased when I placed one such letter on his desk and asked him if he could help in what ap- peared to be a deserving case. But the honey cf all these letters comes from Jack Manning of Guelph, an ex - corporal of the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps. "The millions of dollars the government still has unclaimed is not surprising to the single men as it is nearly impossible for them to collect it," declares that vet with some bitterness, And he goes on to justify his bitterness. "Funny country, Pat. I have threats by declaring she to stay put in NATO. She said great powers such as the Soviet Union can do most about reliev- ing world tension. Premier Einar Gerhardsen pub- lished a 2,100-word reply to the March 21 letter of Soviet Premier Nicolai Bulganin, That letter threatened atomic destruction for Norway in case of war if she per- mits NATO to locate guided mis- siles and atomic bases on her ter- ritory. Gerhardsen's reply was de- = livered in Moscow Saturday. Authoritatiye Norwegian sources have said the Soviet threat against this northern flank of NATO is backed up by 1,500 planes, 530 naval craft and six to eight army divisions close to Nor- way's Arctic frontier. In his reply, Gerhardsen did ant touch on the question of equip- ping Norwegian forces with guided missiles and atomic weap- ons by NATO. He told Bulganin Norway was carrying out her pro- claimed intention of not permit. ting foreign forces to be stationed on her soil in peacetime. Norway's membership in NATO was a vital part of its policy of obtaining peace for the world and security for the Norwegian peo- ple To Visit Canada TOKYO (Reuters) -- Japanese press reports Tuesday said Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi will visit Canada following his visit to the United States in June. Foreign ministry spokesmen were 'unable to confirm or deny the reports TTR ARE EASY EXAMPLE OF LOANS "|| Monthly | || Payments | | $2200 $1,526.72 || _ $60.00 | $2,500.00 | $98.25 $50 - $3,000 WITHOUT ENDORSERS OR BANKABLE SECURITY 17 SIMCOE ST. N. RA 5.6541 OPEN FRIDAY TILL 9 P.M, SATURDAY TILL 1 P.M. tried twice in 11 years to get some of my money, which is $610." The purpose of the re-establish. ment credits, which make up all the unclaimed $22,000,000, is to as- sist each vet to re-establish him. self in civil life, The money may be approved for such expenses as buying, repairing or modernizing a home; buying or household equipment; assistance in setting up in business, such as buying tools or stock-in-trade; or payments on insurance or pension plans operated by the govern- ment, GOT BRUSHOFF Jack Manning judged that his re-establishment credit would be available for the purchase of a radio set, "What? Are yo: a cripple? Or a Shutinie was the brush off he got for one, from official he a ched in Ao Then he tried to get a refrig- Eegf g il g of | secondary school wholeheartedly with our state. A ardiug the disru i ' ' i i ! h H 8 : ) § u ¥ : ¥ ' : i i 3 i H 3 » : i i i ' i : ¥ : t . $ : Ll erator. As he himself lives in a ~ rented room, he said that needed this for his widowed mother; but as he no longer lives wilh his mother, that request was turned down. The civil servant (average) of- ten acts like a sadist towards the hand of the taxpayer that feeds him. The jack-in-office wro can turn the sarcastic snub on the vet who seeks information and aid should remember that his name suggests that he should be both civil and a servant towards the Canadian public. I can understand the technical but ungenercus jus- tification for refusing the frig but surely the radio would be Susti- fied. If you have not had a bus trip in the last year or wo, there is a real treat in store for you. The 'air-suspens sion"' ride is standard equip= ment on all the Highway Travellers and Scenicruisers that serve long distance' routes . . . to give you a' smoother ridethan the finest automobile. See your agent for a wide choice of attractive *'Pack- age Tours". wevecssssssssssesed ROUND TRIP FARES ARE LOW NEW YORK ... 26.25 WASHINGTON 26.70 DETROIT ..... 13.70 TORONTO ..... 2.00 BUFFALO ...... 8.30 # GRAY COACH 14 PRINCE ST. TICKET AGENT -- MR. MOORE he'