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THE DALY TIMESLCAZETLE [roms ame Se rere Si 100 Ss Published by Times Gazette Publishers Limited, 57 Simcoe St. S, Oshawa, Ont. Page 4 Saturday, August 2, 1958 Road Program Designed To Bring In Business A glittering extension of Ontario's road program has been announced by Premier Leslie Frost -- glittering that is, until it is closely examined. What it boils down to is this: it will make it much easier for American tourists, to get into Ontario and around the south- western part of the province, but it will wot substantially assist either them or the natives to drive more com- fortably and safely through the rest of the province, That, of course, may be the pre- mier's aim. He was quoted as saying: "The province is going out after busi- ness and proposes to develop traffic from the United States." The exiension program is admirably designed to ac- complish that purpose. It will also be a boon to the Niagara Peninsula, where canals and antique roads have made a nightmare of road travel at any busy time, There will be some improvement and extension of highways in the northern part of the province, but the need there is great-- so much so that it would take the full $100 million allotted to the new pro- gram to pay for what is required, In his announcement, Mr, Frost said that the completion of the trans-pro- vincial Highway 401 was being rushed ahead of schedule. But the Canadian Press reported that "a check at the highways department gave na indica tion that the 1964 deadline had been advanced" for the four-lane highway which will some day extend from Windsor to the Quebec border. Highway 401 should certainly get a priority in new construction. More than any bridge that . could be built, this highway means business for Ontario-- more domestic as well as tourist busi- ness. It has progressed at a snail's pace. The first sections completed are now in need of repair. We hope Mr, Frost wasn't kidding when he said the work was to be rushed ahead of schedule, Mission Of The Church By the Rev. Warren G. Dickson Centre St. United Church, Oshawa The Christian Church preme and fundamental objectives. The first is to exalt and glorify God and to hold Jesus Christ up in all we say or do or think Jesus says: "I, if I be lifted up, will draw all men unto me." The Church is to proclaim the "good news" that Jesus Christ came into the world to save sinners and that there is Sal- vation to be found through His prec- ious Blood, The second objective of the Church is Christian Education, The Church is under obligation to provide Christian teaching and leadership for boys and girls of all ages and also for the ad- has two su=- ults. There should be classes frcm the Cradle Ross to the Adult Bible Class and the Prayér Meeting. We can carry out these objectives only through the help of Him who is the only Head and King of the Church, the Lord Jesus\ Christ. The supreme need of the Chih is not in larger and better Christian Education buildings or church halls, helpful as these are. The Christian Church needs a new out- pouring of the Holy Spirit like what happened at Pentecost. When our hearts are open, when we are fully commit= ted to Jesus, the Holy Spirit will come into our lives, bring new power, new enthusiasm, new courage, and the gates of Hell will not prevail agdinst the Church. Canadians And Their Cars Canadians in 1957 travelled more miles in their cars than The four and one-half million vehicles in use travelled 36.8 billion miles. This compares with 33.6 billion miles in 1956. and 15.1 billion miles 10 years ago. The 1958 edition of "Facts and Figures of the Automotive Industry" released today by the Canadian Auto- mobile Chamber of Commerce reveals that 3.4 million passenger cars and one million trucks were registered last year. There is now a vehicle ir Canada for every 3.7 persons and a passenger car for every 4.9. Motor vehicle sales dollar volume exceeded $1 billion for the third con= secutive year. New passenger car sales were valued at $1,087,620,000 and new commercial vehicles at $281,311,000. The number of licensed drivers the nation climbed to a new peak of 5.3 million. The years' driving consum- ed 3.1 billion gallons of gasoline, Production of cars and trucks was 413.577 valued at $789,521,266, Motor ever before, in vehicle manufacturers also shipped an additional $159,075,394 in repair parts, accessories and other products. It is es- timated that $550,000,000 worth of mo=- tor vehicle parts and accessories were shipped from other industries. Expenditures on new plants, equip- ment and repair and maintenance am= ounted to $30.1 million by the manufac= turers. An additional $180.7 million was spent by the automotive parts, pe- troleum products and rubber industries, "mployment in motor vehicle manu= facturing during 1957 averaged 38,516 monthly and total annual payroll was $166.5 million Canada's motor vehicle purchasers paid. $165 millior. in federal sales and excise taxes. Provincial governments collected $324.2 million in gasoline tax revenues and $128.4 in registration fees. Highway expenditures in 1957 for all roads and streets totalled $886 million. Imports of motor vehicles totalled 80,011 including 70,796 cars and 9,215 trucks, Exports were 16,244 nars and 3,876 trucks. Russia's Housing Problem A favorite pustime of the Communists in Canada for a great number of years has been that of sniping at federal and provincial governments for lack of a program, The truth was, of course, that the governments were as- sistiz housing development schemes ir. a number of ways, as well as making money available to the private builder. However, the Communist propaganda sought to impress gullible Canadians with the tremendous strides being made in the Soviet Union in the alle- vigtion of a housing shortage. There were glowing tales of huge apartment house projects and the Canadian peo- ple were asked to believe that Com- munist methods of meeting crises put the democracies. to shame. Truth will "out" eventually. And the truth in the Soviet Union is that the Communist government has now tum- ed to private initiative and private ca=- pital to assist in helping to solve the housing o The Daily Times-Gazette IL. WILSON, Publisher ana General Manaaer. C. GWYN KINSEY The Daily !|imes-Gazette (Oshawa, Whitby), com- pining The Ushawa Times (established 1871) and the Whitby Gozette ana Chronicle (established 1863) a pu lished daily (Sundays and statutory holidavs ex- cepted) Editor di Daily pers Publ Association. The Conadian Press. Audit Bureou of Cieulation ona the Ontario Provincial Dailies Association. The Canadian Presa, 1s exclusively en titlea to the use for republication of oll news despatches in the paper credited to It or to The Associated Press or Reuters and also the local news publisned therein. All rights of special despatches are ovo reserved 44 King Street West, Montreal Members of Cai Ottices: Toronto. Untario; 640 Cotheart St SUBSCRIPTION RATES v carriers in Oshawa Whitby Ajax, Mai Caowmanville Brookiin Port Perry Prince Albert Maple Grove Hampton Frenchman's Bay Liverpool | aunton tyrone Dunborton Enniskillen, Orono Lesk~rd ond Newcastle not over 40c per week. fin orovince of Ontorio) Outside carrier 12 00 Elsewhere 15.00 oer vear De! y mail delivery areos AVERAGE DAILY NET PAID CIRCULATION AS AT APR. 30 \ 16,166 acute housing problem behind the Iron Curtain, A Moscow decree permits 10 or more citizens to form a co-operative to build an apartment buildin; or sub= urban individual homes. The co-opera= tive must deposit in advance the full cost of the project and the contract must be awarded to government con=-. struction organizations, The move strikes a shattering blow to beliefs that under communism all people are equal, This new move gives the well-paid Soviet officials and citi= zens advantages beyond those which they already possess. Poorly paid, hard- working Ivan will still be the worker in the Communist hive while the fav= ored drones set themselves up as capi= talists in a Communist state. Other Editor's Views INGENIOUS YOUNGSTER (Windsor Star) A five-year-old district youngster, left alone in the family car, started up the engine and was trying to get the hang of the gear shift when a neighbor fortunately happened along and inter- vened, No matter how short a time one is the ignition key. It is never wise to away from 'his car he should remove discount the ingenuity of youngsters. Bible Thoughts The Lord, the fcuntain of living wae Jeremiah 17:14 Water in a semi-desert region is in- deed the source of all fruitful life. God is just that ters She he r his 24:67 adage in Ir became wife and he loved Gene dia that when woman, and one the very angels That one man love one woman love ne mat Heaver down in envy was spoken in a polygamous land. TIME FOR CO-OPERATION UNITED KINGDOM OPINION British Prime Minister Gets Help From Russian By M. McINTYRE HOOD Special London (Eng.) Correspondent for The Oshawa Times-Gazette LONDON -- An assist from Mr. Khruschev, got Prime Minister Macmillan out of a tight corner and spiked the guns of the oppo- sition in the House of Commons debates on the Middle East crisis. When British forces went into Jordan, the Labor opposition and the Liberals were all set for a sustained attack on the govern- ment. They envisaged another Suez-type debacle for the Con- servatives. Statements made by their leaders indicated an all-out blast against Mr. Macmillan, Then like a bolt from the blue came Mr. Khrushchev's demand for an immediate summit meet- ing to discuss the Middle East crisis. The opposition seized on it as another weapon to flay the Government, But it gave Mr, Macmillan his great opportunity to completely wreck the Labor plans. His masterly speech in the House of Commons, in which he accepted Mr. Khrushchev's pro- posal for a speedy summit mee!- ing, and proposed that it be held under the aegis of the Security Council of the United Nations, stole their thunder. Mr. Bevan and Mr. Gaitskell, for Labor, could do nothing but express ap- proval of Mr. Macmillan's letter to Khrushchev. And that was exactly what they did after he had finished speaking. Instead of condemnation, there was com- mendation. A snap poll taken by the Daily Express showed that their judg- ment was sound. In the poll, 68 per cent fully approved Mr Mac- millan's course TOURIST TRADE UP The British Travel and Holiday Association expects that before the present tourist season is over, 60,000 Canadians will have spent holidays in the United Kingdom. This statement is part of a seport indicating that 1958 is proving a record year for visitors from overseas. In May, 111,800 over- seas visitors entered the country, an increase of seven per cent over the total for May, 1957. In that one month, there were 34,400 United States visitors, an in- crease of 26 per cent over last year, The U.S. increase was part- ly offset by a decline in visitors from France, owing to the political crisis there at that .ime. One of the principal places of interest to Canadians visiting England is Quebec House at Westerham in Kent, where Gen- eral James Wolfe, the hero of the Plains of Abraham spent much of his childhood. General Wolfe, who was killed during the historic battle, was actually born at Westerham Vicarage, where his mother was staying during the absence of her husband with his regiment. A year later, a second son was born at Quebec House, then known as Spiers, and the family lived there until 1738, when James Wolfe was 11 years old. In 1913, the house was bought by the late J. B. Learmont of Montreal, who restored it as near- ly as possible to its condition at the time of the Wolfes' tenancy. Mr. Learmont's widow presented it to the National Trust, and to- day the exhibition rooms are open to the public on Tuesdays, Thurs- days, and Saturdays. They house an interesting collection of relics, books and paintings associated with General Wolfe. HELICOPTER STATION London is going to have a heli- cipter landing station on the Bank of the Thames ..t Battersea. The project has been approved by the Port of London Authority and the Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation is one that is essen- tial to meet the needs of modern transportation methods. Work will be started on it in the next two or three weeks. Air trans- port lines have indicated they will use it for a shuttle service from the London Airport, an hour's run away by road, and the city. It is also likely to be used by helicopters taking patients to hospital, by business people, and by aircraft carrying news and pictures to London newspapers. The Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation has indicated that the Battersea heliport will be used on an experimental basis pending a decision as to a per- manent helicopter station for Lon- don. NOW ATLANTICANS At a press conference we at- tended, Sir William Rootes, chair- man of the British Trade Mission to Canada, referring to some re- marks made by H. Watson Jamer, agent-general for the At- lantic Provinces in the United Kingdom, said, "1 suppose we must not say 'Maritime Provinces' any more, We must be sure to refer to them as the Atlantic Provinces." Since the official offices of the four seaboard provinces in Lon- don is known as Atlantic House, and Mr. Jamer as agent-general for the Atlantic Provinces, there was much justice in Sir William's remark. The problem arising therefrom is whether the people of these provinces, heretofore known as Maritimers, so far as three of them are concerne?, will now have to be referred to as '"'Atlanticans". DREW FAUX PAS Hon. George A. Drew, High Commissioner for Canada was guilty of an accidental faux pas at the ceremony of presentation of the British /Columbia totem pole to the Qyfeen Mother Eliza- beth at Great Windsor Park. In- troducing W. A, McAdam, agent- general for British Columbia, to make the official resentation, Mr. Drew said: "Your Majesty, I will now ask the agent-general for New Bruns- wick to present--" That was as far as he got. The Queen Mother looked up sharply at Mr. Drew and said, "Oh, Oh." The crowd howled at Mr. Drew's discomfiture, He got out of it nicely, by saying that since his interest now covered the whole of Canada from coast to coast, it was sometimes necessary for him to jump from one side of Canada to another. GARNONS DEMOLISHED Many who served as officers in the Canadian Army in the Second World War will remember the mansion known as "Garnons", in the hills of Herefordshire, which was used as a convalescent hos- pital for Canadian officers. This lovely place of recuperation was placed at their disposal through' the efforts of the Hon. Vincent Massey, then High Commissioner in the United Kingdom. It is now announced by its present owner, Sir Richard Cot- terell, former Lieut.-governor of Herefordshire, that it is being de- molished. "Garnons" had rooms, and its lovely and spa- cious grounds were enjoyed by hundreds of Canadians. Only a small part of it is being retained as a residence. "Impossible to keep it up these days," is given by Sir Richard as the reason for its demolition. FOR BETTER HEALTH Leave Teaching of Tot To His Schoolteacher HERMAN N. BUNDESEN, M.D. Withi. another few weeks, many youngsters across the na- tion will be entering kindergar- ten or first grade for the first time. If your youngster is one of them, naturlly you are a bit anxi- ous about how he will take to school -- and how the school will take to him. PARENTS' MISTAKE Your particular child, I am sure is a very bright youngster. No doubt you want him to get off to a good start. And for this reason you are apt to make the same mistake many, many par- ents make during the month or so before school begins. Don't try to cram him full of knowledge as though he were about to take a college examina- tion. Teaching a child to count to ten, or even to recite the al- phabet, is unnecessary. It4 true that many five six-year-olds © can print names when they first class. But maybe your can't. So what? He is going to school to learn. and their enter child And he will learn more readily and more thoroughly under the guidance of a trained teach ing. And this, of course, can ad- versely affect all his school work. If your tot is as bright as you think he is, he probably will be- gin reading by himself. He will recognize signs newspaper head- lines and advertisements or words or phrases on the television screen. Here is a case when you can help him by correcting him -- and by admiring his achieve- ments. Prime Minister Gains More Public Approval By CANADIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC OPINION The Canadian voting public is crystallizing its attitude toward John Diefenbaker, the Prime Minister, as opposed to John Diefenbaker, the political can- didate. : Whereas in September, 1057 some 4% had no opinion as to the way he was handling his job, this large group has steadily diminished until today only 25% of the electorate have no opin- fon. On balance, those who have made up their minds, do so fav- orably for the Prime Minister, in all parts of Canada -- with the notable exception of the Mari. time Provinces Gince last Nov- ember, the national approval figure has risen 13 percentage Nov. - Approve Disapprove No opinion 100% In the Maritime Provinces, while no opinion has declined from 33% in November to 23% today, approval has also declin- ed from 62% in November to 59% today. Disapproval rose in Approve 50% Maritimes Quebec ceense Even. g those who today would support the Lib- eral party, approval of the way John Difenbaker is tackling his points when a true cro tion ibilities shows an in- of voting age Canadi was asked: "DO YOU APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE OF THE WAY JOHN DIEFENBAKER IS HANDLING HIS JOB AS PRIME * MINISTER? The steady decline in the "no opinion" vote is shown in this trend table: esp crease from 28% to 35% of Lib- \vprove Conservatives Liberals All Others Jan. - 1488 60% 10 30 100% 100% the same period from 5% to 18%' in this area. ' In all other areas of Canada,' the approval figure has risen --; in Quebec from 36% to 54%; in: Ontario from 57% to 68%. Disapprove No Opinion 18% 23% 11 $B - 22 10 1 21 efaiF voters. By the same token, disapproval among this segment. of the electorate has risen from] 15% to 34%, with a proportionate; drop in undecided. ' Disapprove- No Opinion 2% 13% 34 31 24 29 4 52 Today 64% 11 25 1957 Worll Copyright Reserved BYGONE DAYS 25 YEARS AGO The Oshawa Opera House re- ported increasing crowds 'owing to the superb pictures shown and the coolness manufactured by the new electric fans". Chief Hind of the Oshawa Police Department travelled tc Vermillion, Alberta, to return a man to Oshawa who had defraud- ed a local man of a large sum of money. The total distance travel. led to apprehend the man was 4364 miles. The residents of Staceyville, a ward of the town, took part in a huge civic holiday celebration at the old Belgrave Mission Play- ground. Oshawa Lawn Bowling Club competed with the Bowmanville club with both sides winning a game. The milk supply for Oshawa was tested by Dr. T. W. G. Me- Kay, the town's MOH. Samples from the farms proved to be clean, normal in appearance and of good color, Copper Sickle Given To OAC GUELPH, Ont, (CP)--A copper sickle believed to have been used by a tribe of Ontario Indians more than 2,000 years ago has been donated to the Ontario Ag- ricultural College here by one of its professors. Prof. D. B. Shutt of the bac- teriology department an ama- teur archaeologist said the sickle was given to him some years ago by a friend in Bruce County. It took him some time to identify the implement and esti- mate its age. He said Indians who inhabited Ontario thousands of years ago started making necessary implements when they turned to agriculture. Copper was obtained from the Lake Superior area and pounded into cutting instruments, he said. Believed to be the oldest agri- cultural implement found in the province, the sickle has a copper blade about four inches in length attached to a wooden handle. PARAGRAPHICAL WISDOM Many people are not only pay- ing as they go, but they don't know where they're going -- and care little. "Woman Has Baby While 0 Climbing Mountain" -- Headline. Well, maybe so, but it must have slowed her down some. Observing people in swim suits and beach wear, particularly the male contingent, makes one thankful that most of the time people in public keep most of their bodies hidden from view. "The jet-propelled car is just around the corner," says an auto- motive engineer. Good gosh! Which corner? Just before their marriage, an Italian couple parachuted from an altitude of 13,000 feet. This is probably the first case in which a couple came down to earth be. fore marriage rather than sev- eral months afterwards. QUEEN'S PARK Longer Life Span Creates Worries By DON O'HEARN Special Correspondent to The Daily Times-Gazette TORONTO--How old is old? A lot older than it used to be. Deputy Welfare Minister James Band presents some statistics that are startling, He claims that in the last 2.000 years, the life span has tripled. In the days of the Roman Em- pire the average length of life was only 22 years (before that in the early iron and bronze age it was only 18 years). And today on the North Amer- ican continent it is nearly 70. CONCERN FOR WORKERS The reason for presenting the figures is concern over tue status of older workers. Mr. Band with his usuai fore- sight sees this as one of the great problems of thenear fu- ture, Progress in science and living has been such that the population over 65 is increasing at twice the rate of the overall population rise. ince 1900 alone the length of life has increased from 47 years. And this means a great many older workers who are not "old" in terms of a few years ago and who are being forced into retire. ment. In fact while the number of 65 and over workers is increasing (Ontario's over-65 population to- day is 454,000 and by 1975 is ex- pected to touch 627,000), the trend in industry for compulsory retire- ments at 65 is increasing with it. SOCIETY IS LOSER With his long and close contact with the Iderly people in the province Mr. Band knows how unfortunate this can be. This is from two approaches. One ecause a big biock of skills and abilities are being lost to the productivity of the com. munity, ! And secondly because the' health and well-being of thou sands of older people is being ut- necessarily destroyed, } Experience has shown con. clusively that retirement and in- activity can undermine many people. : STUDIES LOOK AHEAD Extensive studies are therefore being undertaken t¢ help meet the problem. A project of geriatries search will try and produce dats. on the competence of older persons anc other reievant matters. Further inquiry will be made into the question of men and women in middle age preparing themselves for retirement--it has been found that most have no useful activity to undertake. And finally efforts are being made to encourage industry o retain older workers. " It should be noted that Ontario is leading the world n these studies. There is no other jurise diction paying so much attention to the elderly. ? Negro Minister Popular Extra Services Needed VICTORIA (CP) -- So many flocked to hear Rev. Nelson B. Higgins, first Negro minister to take over a church here, that he had to schedule extra services, The pastor of Normandie Methodist Church in Los Angeles, who exchanged pulpits with Rev. 1. A. Avery of St. Aidan's United Church here, has had standing- room only crowds. "People are calling and asking for evening services, and about 25 arrived at the church last evening (a Sunday) thinking there might be an evening serv- ice," said the athletic minister, "The elders of the church ac- cordingly decided on evening services for my two remaining Sundays." Mr. Avery here was one of many persons all over the world who wrote last year to con- gratulate Mr. Higgins on his suc- cess in revitalizing a fading, all white church in Los Angeles. As a result a long-distance friend. ship developed, and the exchange was arranged. Of his church in Los Angeles,. Mr. Higgins said there were' fewer than 50 members in a pop- ulation area of 20,000 and that a bitter group would not permit; Negroes to join. ' When he was installed as pas-, tor, the opposing members pulled: out completely after protesting. "On that first Sunday we had. 1,000 well-wishers of all races and* denominations, and 1,000 more. had to be turned away. Now we: have settled down to about 180! on the rolls with a white mein-: bership of 15 per cent. : "Two great principles were at! stake -- Christianity and democ-* racy--and the people who came,' came to support them both." » Dial RA Hon. J. Waldo Monteith MP, PC, FCA, Gordon W, Robert F, Lightfoot, C.A, Monteith, Monteith, Riehl & Co. CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS 135 SIMCOE ST. N. Res, Partner -- RA 5-4478 Licenced Trustees -- AJAX 730 5-3527 A. Brock Monteith, B. Comm., C.A. Riehl, C.A. George L. Trethwey, C.A. than under Mom or Pop's tute- lage, no matter what the par- ents' education may have been. Yet the temptation is great to try to give a youngster a head start by teaching him to read before he enters school. And this is a perfectly natural tendency, since reading ability is closely as- sociated with any child's advance in school. But, actually, these home ef- forts at trying to teach a child to read often hinder rather than help him. Thus you defeat your own purpose. A child, you see, must be ready to read. Simply reaching the age of five or six doesn't mean that he is all set to sit down with a jood book. His men- tal age, more than his calendar years, will determine when he is ready. And a teacher is a better judge of his ability than you are ADVERSE EFFECT Forcing a youngster to read before he is ready can easily give him a distaste for all read- A added Ble Crone SEMI-PRIVATE COVERAGE _ ... to their Ontario Hospital Insurance This man's employer is one of over eight thousand Ontario employers who have selected semi-private coverage through Blue Cross for their employees--the plan be of designed to cover the full difference in rate tween standard ward and semi-private care for an unlimited number' days. Individuals, too, can enrol for this completely ne Ww Blue Cross service effective January 1, 1959. Add Blue Cross semi-private coverage to your Ontario Hospital Insurance--one payment ca n be made to cover both plans. Blue Cross Plan for Hospital Care -- ONTARIO HOSPITAL ASSOCIAT TORONTO Z, ONTARIO ION