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THE DAILY TIMES.-GAZETTE | Published by Times-Gazette Publishers Limited, 57 Simcoe St. S., Oshawa, Ont. Monday, May 6, 1957 - Page 6 Ask Industrial Pensions To Enable Workersto Move The Canadian Labor Congress is pro- posing that Canada should have a national industrial pension plan. This plan, according to its sponsors, would take the place of the present pension schemes which have been out into effect in individual firms in business and industry. It would also include all workers, a great many of whom are today not_ included in any of the pen- sion schemes which are in effect. This is an interesting proposal. It is presented as a means of giving greater mobility to the Canadian labor force. According to the Canadian Labor Con gress, the present industrial pensions have a tendency to keep a worker tied to one employer. Under the plan it proposes, the pension would cover the worker no matter where he was em- ployed, and his pension credits would go with him from one place of employ- ment to another when he moved. There is a great deal of merit in that idea. The CLC has the answer to those who see in this another expensive soc- jal service to be taken over by the gov- ernment. It does not propose that the government should contribute to it. It would be financed, as is the case in most of the present pension schemes, by contributions from the employers and employees. The only cost to the government, as we read the proposals would be that of administration of the fund. When one considers the number of workers in business and industry for whom there is at present no pension prov.sion,--other than the old age pen- sion at the age of 70--the merit of the idea becomes even more apparent. It is not however, a scheme that can be accepted on the basis of the informa- tion available at the moment. But it is a proposal which is well worth serious study on the part of the government. To Guarantee Future Peace Fifteen nations of Europe have join- ed in a solemn pledge to guarantee fu- ture peace, so far as they are concern- ed. These nations, members of the Council of Europe, have in their pledge declared that they will resort to ami- cable settlement of any dispute that may arise between them. Thirteen of the nations signed the agreement at once. They were Britain, France, West Germany, Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxem- bourg and the Netherlands. The two countries which intimated their govern- ments would sign in the near future are Austria and Turkey. This is a further step forward in the measures which have been taken in the last few years to weld these peace and freedom-loving countries into a solid unit with like aims and objectives. They have agreed to submit any legal dispute between them to the Interna- tional Court of Justice at the Hague. Disputes which are not of a legal na- ture will be before a conciliation com- mission, and if this fails, the dispute will be presented to a five-member ar- bitration tribunal. The provision of all this machinery rules out the possibility of war between any of these nations and the settlement of disputes by means of armed force. It would make for a much happier and better world if an agreement of this kind, specific in its nature, could be developedito include the countries within the Iron Curtain. Of course, such conduct in dealing with disputes is implied in the charter of the United Nations Organizations, but the ineffec- tiveness which that body has shown in such matters has not been such as . to encourage depending on it alone. To have such guarantees of peace between 15 European countries is a good thing. It guarantees the peace of Europe so far as they are concerned. But it does not go far enough. What we would like to see is a firm agree- ment which would bring in all Euro- pean countries and guarantee the peace of the whole of Europe for all time to come. Listening Posts in Schools An indignant body of citizens form- ed a deputation which went before the Lakeshore Board of Education, west of Toronto, the other evening. They went there to protest against the installa- tion of what they called "secret listen- ing posts" in two of the elementary schools under the jurisdiction of the board. One of the leaders of the deputation complained bitterly against two of the new schools in the district having been wired so as to allow the principals to listen secretly on classroom, play- ground and washroom conversations of either the pupils or the teachers. He termed it a "secret spy' system", and he charged that it would promote a breakdown of self-respect' among both teachers and pupils. Such listen ing devices, the spokesman said, are not allowed even in prisons. The board was so impressed by the validity of the charges made against Editorial Notes Another reason we should be glad to live in Oshawa is the notice in a Toronto newspaper that water for the lawns will agair be rationed this year, with fines for violations. Comfortable illusions are the electric blanket of life--they protect people from the chilling facts. . . The Daily Times-Gaze T. L. WILSON, ® ana M. McINTYRE HOOD, Editor, The Daily Times-Gazette (Osh: eom- bining The Oshawa Times &esapiioned To and the Whitby Gazette and Chronicle Restantishad 1863), ie published daily (Sunday ¥ Rab fiah ys and statutory holidays ex Members of Canadian Daily Newspapers P Association. The Canadian Press, yo Helhers Circulation and the Ontario Provincial Dailies Associa- tion The Canddian Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all news despatches in the aper Credited fo. ®t orto The Associated Press or , and also local news published therein, All rights of special despatches are "also reserved. Offices: 44 King Street West, Toronte, Ontarie: 229 University Tower Building, Montreal P.Q. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Delivered by carriers in Oshawa, Whitby, Brooklia, Port Perry Ajax and Pickering, not over 30¢ per By mail (in province of Ontario), outside earrier livery areas, $12.00 Elsewhere $15.00 per year. DAILY AVERAGE NET PAID CIRCULATION FOR MARCH 14,867 it that it immediately held a closed meeting to. apparently, undo what had been done. We would hope that there would be no delay in making it im- possible to use the wiring of the schools' public address systems for any such purpose. It is entirely foreign to our conception of ordinary decency to place a school principal in a position in which he could listen in secretly on conversations going on anywhere in the school or its playground. Even, as one principal stated, there is no in- tention to use the equipment for such a purpose, he would always be under suspicion of doing so. That would have a disastrous effect on school morale and on the attitude of staff and pupils to the principal. Whoever thought up the secret list- ening system idea certainly had a wild brainstorm. We expect to read very shortly that the whole system has been scrapped in the interests of school dis- cipline and morale. Other Editors' Views MATERIALISM? (Vancouver Sun' Canadians would do well to listen when the leaders of the United church warn that this country is in danger of forgetiing its respon- sibilities (0 the world. We're in » time of high prosperity in North America. And if the signs are true, we were never more materialistically- minded, Bits Of Verse IMPERISHABLE MEMORIES Drink of the heady wine of Spring, And lave your Mmbs in April 1ain; With joy await the flowers that fling Aside earth's winter counterpane; Behold the beauty of the rose, Lay up the golden fruits of Fall And listen to the robin's call Ere South he goes. Do this, O friend, and make of these Imperishable memories; Give the sweet present, soon to flee, The gift of Immortality ! Ernest H. A. Home Bible Thoughts Be still -and know that. I am God.--Psalm 46:10. There are no atheists in fox holes men have time to think, to listen still small voice. There to the FATHERS IN (620 "Tie MAYFLOWER IL 15 CROSEING THE 'ATLANTIC DUPLICATING THE HISTORIC JOURNEY OF THE PILGRIM NEWS ITem THE STERN AND ROCKBOUND COAST U.S. GALLUP POLL U.S. Has Widespread Belief In Corruption In Unions By AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC OPINION PRINCETON, N.J. -- There is widespread belief among the pub- lic generally and 'among union member 'families in particular that there is corruption and graft in the nation's labor unions. But this does not mean that the pre- vailing sentiment of the public to- day is "anti-union". On the 'con- trary, questioning of people in all walks of life brings. out the fact. that an overwhelming majority continues to support the right of labor to organize for collective bargaining. Three out of every four adults, or 77 per cent told Institute in- terviewers that, in their opinion, there is corruption and graft in labor unions today. More than half of this group believe it to be pretty widespread, while the others fee! it is limited to just a few unions. . Among union member families, more than eight out of every 10, or 84 per cent, think there is cor- rupticn and graft in unions. Slightly more than half of this group believe it is limited to just a few unions, with the remainder saying that it is true of most unions. The questior. in today's survey: "In your opinion, is corruption and graft pretty widespread in labor unions, is it limited to just a Jey unions, or isn't there any corruption and. graft in labor unions?" Here is the vote of the general public and of union member fam- ilies: GENERAL PUBLIC Widespread a Limited to a few unions 34 Isn't any 2 No opinion 21 UNION MEMBER FAMILIES Widespread 40 Limited to a few unions 4" Isn't any 3 No opinion MAC'S MEDITATIONS Spokane Flyers Revive Memories By M. McINTYRE HOOD There are a few readers of The Times-Gaszette who have proven to be a source of great help to us, travelling some distance in that state it entered Canada at Kings because of their knowledge of by- gate, B.C., and came through the gone events and incidents, of Crow's Nest Pass over the Crow's one former supe: i Experimental Fairfield, now past 83 years of! the U.S, He he would like the ada to follow. It lately about the ndent of the wo- Farm at Alberta, Mr. W. H. of our dge, , who has been on a tour of sugar beet sections of the brought back an idea growers in Can.' is for each , Pet, credit seems due; striving, with which Shey write to us from time to time, One of these is Henry Hogarth; 301 Celina Street, who from time to time has given us some interesting historical" infor- mation, The fact that the A memory, and ha arth's 8 § him to write us the fol. States letter which we believe 1 will be of general interest: OLD TRAIN RECALLED "We join with the many well wishers of the Whitby Hockey team in congratulating them on their success on going so far and winning the Allan Cup. games with the Spokane Flyers recall to our memory a crack train that passed through the town of Taber, Alberta, where we liv- ed from 1907 to 1922, The western terminus of this train was Spokane, Wash, After OTTAWA REPORT Calls The Plays As He Sees Them By PATRICK NICHOLSON Special Correspondent to The Dally Times-Gazette OTTAWA--This column is of charged with exhibiting political bias: a Sharge which Jatadost cally comes from q ies, to each of those four parties, Tes Miticalt to see the compass, and hence seems cancel out. SOFT PEDAL THEME brutal frankness of the s So during the mext few weeks can be restrained from showing end. "This train ran daily to and freasey tonnage and from Spokane, the eastbound in ten ' the mrtad 2 he webu, st Taher, Alera, hay te of te e was a water 8 8 ag? hs aw "uite a lot of the Canada. We were there on a visit traw the rear-coa especially ch in June, 1850, and the new factory which had an observation nas just been finished, and was form on the back from whic! rr travellers could view the country This was the first of that kind we him on his remarkable memory had ever seen. "There was an item of news in of bygone days. excellence of any government is derived from an effective opposi- tion. So I believe that we should . welcome into Parliament any MP who conducts himself actively and intelligently according to his own tical philosophy. Eq jeve that we should despise reject the other type of Joquiall dubbed the etfar] g seal, who appears unab up- willing to think for himself, vho a, Mig ding in master's 3 each of our four federal political WHAT THEY OFFER ften parties, That indicates clearly : that any readers who are inter- It would also be appropriate to ested enough to follow this col- Tefer to the election programs umn and promises of those four include voters supporting A the "It is JHuainst me gwéruinant comment some. "It suppo before polling day, I shall pound through the velvet - gloved cial Credit," say others. "It 8088 my typewriter with figgers clad writing finger. wee overboard in its admiration of jp velvet gloves. This | am sure Can one ignore the leftward: Paul Martin," they comment. "It yi} delight any readers who pre-- wing of the extreme elements of mentions John Diefenbaker's fer printer's ink no to contain vir. the CCF, which has not passed name all the time," chip in ile red blood; I am equally sure unobserved by the public, and ers. And so on. it will please any editor who shuns which has been ected in a These conflicting criticism re- controversy. sharply reduced public support for flect the intention of this column, In line with this customary im. that party? which is to comment on affairs of Justiality, 1 shall during the next Can one refrain from observing the day without fear or favor, and few days offer profiles of four that the $50,000 gambol, or gam- members of the Parliament re- ble, of the Social Credit leaders in no one fixed viewpoint. cently dissolved, on m each of Toronto might have been a doubly the four different rties; C from "Calling the plays as I see them," might the colloquial way of expressing it. The intention is to pv hn impartiality; happy, with- out favor, to give credit where all costly error? Yet it seems that back-benchers, but of them the Socred governments in Alberta a member who I belleve has de- and B.C. have served a valuable served to be re-elected, purpose not only in those prov- It may appear contradictory to inces, but throughout Canada, in suggest that MP's of all four pointing out some basic fads Jorties should be re-elected. Yet which have elsewhere been ovér- seriously suggest this; not be- looked. Notable among these os cause you or I could suj four that honesty and good faith give different political philosophies, but good government, and that Can- because I believe that the strength ada's natural resources are the of a Parliament derives from a birthright of all Canadians, Qe- strong membership, and that the longing to all Canadians eq hy - and si be developed sively for the benefit out spleen, to comment construct- ively where criticism seems due. Readers of this column live in more than 50 constituencies in five provinces. At the last general election, in 1953, those constit- uencies returned to Ottawa mem- bers Parli t susporting ag of an NATURE RAMBLES QUEEN'S PARK Unfair Comment On Bob MacAulay By DON O'HEARN Special Correspondent fo The Daily Times-Gazette TORONTO -- We have all heard of instances where through misunderstanding, misin- terpretation, and occasion- ally carelessness, individuals and groups have unfairly been caused trouble or less through newspaper reporting or comment, But Toronto Riverdale's Pro- ressive Conservative member ob MacAulay is telling of an in- stance these days which outdis- tances anything this reporter has heard. This is, of course, assuming that the summary as given by Mr. MacAulay is accurate--and from what we know of him--we would say it should be. CONCERNS TEAMSTERS The incident concerns an editor- ial in one of Toronto's daily news- papers, which commented on ob- servations made by the Riverdale member before the legislature's labor committee. The observations have already been noted in this space. They concerned the Teamsters Union and the practice it has followed in Ontario of having a number of its locals under "trusteeships." Mr. MacAulay said there was a principle involved in this which could be dangerous and thought the committee might profitably look into it. PUBLICITY SEEKERS? Labor, as also has been noted, immediately shouted protests, and the paper concerned ran an edi- torial which looked like a not too clever attempt to get on its band- wagon. It eventually agreed with Mr. MacAulay"s contention that it mightn't be a bad idea to Jobk into the trusteeship matter. But before doing so it buttered up to labor by talking about the U.S. inquiry into the teams- ters taking place in Washington. PUBLIC FRIEND To anyone in any way familiar with the legislature and Mr. Mac- Aulay this could hardly be more unfair, For irrespective of party, there probably hasn't been at least a more far-sighted friend of labor in the House. A young and very able man of independent and objective views, he has expressed himself strongly on the subject more than once. And on occasion he has made statements which most probably have had more timid members of his party biting their nails. KNEW PERSONALLY But the editorial concerned ap- parently went beyond the bounds even of unfairness, For Mr. MacAulay a year ago made a strong speech in the House on the question of the team. sters and trusteeships. It made his very emphatic views public. At that time, he claims, he spent more than un hour with the editor of the paper concerned dis- cussing his stand. If that is so, to have the ac- cusation that was written, and that presents the member in a distorted light to be labor, appear in a supposedly responsible news- paper is shocking. t is the type of thing that tends to discourage men who arén't pub-. licity seekers from entering pub- lic service. FOR BETTER HEALTH Is Well Water Best For Your Health? By HERMAN N. BUNDESEN, MD Popular belief to the contrary, well water as a rule is not any mote value to you than any other purified drinking water. Some waters actually contain more minerals than others. And some authorities frankly disagree on the value of such minerals to the body's general health. But as for well water in gen- eral, its mineral content is so low that you would have to consume many gallons each day to get any real benefit from it In fact, the Illinois Department of Public Health has some inter- esting figures "on the matter. A study shows that one gallon of milk has the mineral equivalent of a bathtub full of ordinary Illinois well water DAILY CALCIUM LOSS We would have to drink 65 #lassfuls of this water to replace the daily calcium loss of the body, Four stalks of celery contain the calc"um equivalent of 30 glasses, And i¢ would take 20 glassfuls to provide the calcium obtained in 2 cups of cooked spinach. The ordinary lunch of potatoes, vegetables, meat and dessert sup- plies the body with as much min- eral matter as we could get from drinking 250 glasses of water. Now don't get me wrong. Water is vital for life and you should get plenty. But the fellow with a well in his back yard does not have any better water than® you city folk who get your purified water from a lake, river or municipal reservoir, * If your city officials are adding flurodine to the drinking water, it might be a lot more value than most plain old well water. QUESTION AND ANSWER LI: What are the symptoms of 13 World Copyright Reserved T po BYGONE DAYS 15 YEARS AGO Mrs. Evelyn Bateman of Osh- awa was the guest speaker at the annual ladies night of the Whitby United Church Men's Association, The announcement was made by Donald A. Wilson, chairman of the Whitby Board of Education, that because of the traffic hazard to children who had to cross the highways enroute to and [rom school during the peak of traffic from the DIL plant at Ajax, that the King and Dundas Street Schools would open at 9.15 to 3.46 instead of the usual 9.00 to 3.30. The Eastern Canada Junior hockey ghampions and runners- up for the I Dominion: Mem- orial Cup honors, the 'Oshawa Generals, returned home and were {resid by his worship Mayor W. H. Gifford and some five hundred citizens who gave the boys an official civic *"Wel- come Home'. Two weeks holi- days with pay was the gift of the General Motors Company to the Plavers as a token of apprecia- on, A Blood Donors' Clinic under the auspices of the Oshawa branch of the Canadian Red Cross Society was organized. Dr. F. J. Donevan was chairman of the technical division and reported to the executive that the premises in the General . Motors auditorium building was being rapidly put in shape, The result of a ballot of the Oshawa Rotary Club taken fo elect nine new club directors for the Year of 1942-43 was announced by Rotary President Dr. C. O. Miller, The men named were J. J. English, A. W. Armstrong, George Shreve, Angus Barton, Hayden Macdonald, T. K. Creigh- ton, Lloyd Currell, William Tay- lor and A. E. O'Neill. 3. Norman Thickson was a MAC'S MUSINGS equally. o mT An Grass Fires And Wild Life Vi frequently at this season of the year the Oshawa fire de- partment is called out to extin- guish a grass fire. These fires are very costly and nearly always the result of carelessness. Sometimes they are started by children and sometimes they are the result of a bonfire getting out of control Whatever the cause the results ar» the same and to be deplored. Let us consider these results. All cover is gone for any wild life that is lucky enough to survive the fire itself. All insect food in the area is lost to the birds. Eggs and young of ground-nesting birds are lost and often the parent bird as well. When these fires border woodlots great numbers of small trees are destroyed. Added to wese is the danger of the fire spreading to fence posts, tele ea poles and even buildings. looking into for the whole family Twelve years ago we were Allled with Russia in The great effort to bring Germany to its knees, And our Russian allies We acclaimed as heroes For the manner in which They had contributed To the final victory, It makes one wonder what Has happened to the world In these 12 years when We see the former allies Divided into two camps, With Russia our bitter Enemy in the cold war, And a revived and rearmed Germany aligned on the Side of its former enemies Ready to halt aggression By the Russian forces. Somewhere in between the Year 1945 and today there Has been a great change In the world picture, Since those who were our Allies in that war are Now compelling the free Nations to arm feverishly With modern weapons of War, in order to resist The desire of Russia to Dominate the world, the Very thing against which We were all united when That threat came from Germany's ruler, Hitler. Grass fires can and should be -ravented in the interest of good sense and conservation. Speaking of conservation we * are saddened to see the damage in many woodlots near the city caused by the hatchets of small boys. It takes many years for mother Nature to produce a love- ly woodland glade such as can be found along the Oshawa creek val- ley in many places. It only takes one Easter vacation to spoil it if the wrong boys come along bent on destruction. These same chil- dren could be taught to enjoy Nature instead of ruining it. Many of our natural beauty spots are being torn up in the name of progress and city de- velopment. This makes it all the more imperative for us to protect those that remain from grass fires and other wanton destruc. tion. Our beautiful little wood warb- lers are returning now in great numbers, They are very small in size but very interesting and beneficial. Nearly all this family carries some trace of yellow and it is by the position of these yel- low markings that many different oa Know, Otani Batter, | ONTARIO TRAVEL 728 Parilament Bldgs. Toronte Send FREE vino Name. : Address. Post Office. Ontario Dep: of Travel & Publicity Hon. Bryan L. Cathcart, Minister NEW CATHEDRAL Foundation stone of Liverpool Cathedral, now nearing )! tion in the English seaport, was laid in.1904, P local repr ve charge of the Oshawa sub-region- al office of the Wartime Prices and Trades Board. D. E. Jackson was appointed chairman of the Milk for Britain Committee of the Kinsmen Club of Oshawa, succeeding C. M, Birchard to this post. Mr. Birch- ard agreed to act as chairman of the committee in charge of the district convention. A travelling salesman, A. G. Ballinger of Ottawa became the proud owner of the new auto- mobile, the grand prize drawn at the climax of the Oshawa Kiwanis Club Karnival for 1942. menopause? .T have hot flashes and have the urge to keep on walking without ever stopping. _ Answer: Hot flashes, suffocat- ing feelings, severe headache and pounding of the heart, as well as nervous symptoms, rheumatism in its many forms and upsets in digestion and disturbances in the 'circulation are frequent com- plaints of women during meno- pause. If you are experiencing any of these difficulties, it is suggested that you seek the advice of your physician. Pp can be distinguished. The songs are varied and very music. al and interesting. Many of them vielt our city gardens on their way through and the occasional one may even stay to nest with you {if the spot is just to its liking. Scotland Gets Commercial TV EDINBURGH (CP) -- Sir John Banks, lord provost of Edinburgh, says Scotland is glad to be get~ ting commercial television, even if the stimulus comes all the way from Canada, - Commercial TV comes to Scol- land in August. Chairman of the contracting company responsible for the new programs is Roy Thomson, the Canadian publisher who now lives in Edinburgh. Sir John, speaking at a televi- sion exhibition, said Scots perhaps don't appreciate TV magic as much as they should. "We heard and read on com- mercial television and it may have sounded purely American ano not likely to cross into Scot- land. But the spirit of adventure 17 SIMCOE ST. N. RA 5-654] is still active in this country, er I Hh snl Cuies Sf the OPEN FRIDAY TILL 9 P.M. -- SATURDAY TILL 1 P.M. way from Canada." a EEE IN FOR EXAMPLE. You Monthly Receive Payments $506.94 | $22.00 $1,526.72 | $60.00 $2,500.00 | $98.25 $50 to $5,000 Without Endorsers or Bankable Security