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Fhe Osharon Times Published by Canadian Newspapers Limited, 57 Simcoe St. S., Oshawa, Ont, Poge 4 Friday, November 28, 1958 Giant Figure In Auto - History Passes Away When the name Charles F. Kettering is mentioned, mast people think of the self-starter, a device that is taken for granted by today's driver' but which , seemed a great feat of automotive en~ gineering in 1911, when Mr, Kettering built a test 'model and installed it on a Cadillac, It was indeed an important milestone ifn gutpmotive history; with starting made simple and easy, with the hazard of the crank removed, women could operate automobiles with confi dence and the number of potential drivers was doubled, And along with the introduction of the self-starter came the development of better batter- ies and generators, What is not so generally known js that the self-starter was only one of scores of important. contributions made to aufometive 'progress by Mr, Ketter- ing. Col; 'R. 8, McLaughlin, for exam-" ple, was nce quoted as saying, "If I were asked to:mame the one develop~ ment that moré thah any other contri buted to the increaible growth of the industry, my answer might surprise most people , ., It has nothing to do with engines or design . . . My answer is the development of the Duco quick finish by Charles F. Kettering." His contpibutions to the automobile industry. provide only one reason, how= ever, for thé great respect with which Mr, ¥etteping was regarded, and for the sorrow felt on his death this week, His was a+dominant personality, in formed and driven an inquiring, sharply perceptive It was an by mind. open mind, never satisfied that a prob- lem could not be solyed simply because someone said it could not, In one of his wartime speeches, he declared: "Here is an interesting thing about intangible ideas . . , Once they occur, they are indestructible, Wars, plagues and persecutions may drive them out of sight for a while but they always spring back again -- perhaps in another man's brain, perhaps in some other part of the world, to be cultivated and enlarged ... There have been only a-few thous ahd of these thought cultivators in the history of the world. It has been said that except for about 1500 of these thinkers living in tne last 3000 years, we might still be living in caves, Now, somebody might say. that if these peo- ple axg as rare as all that there isn't wueh<that can be done about it, We'll Just -Bave to wait until one happens to come along, But that isn't true, We can develop thinkers just as we can educate vpeople in other lines. If no one practis- ed the violin, there wouldn't be any great violinists, Through practice, we can develop this ability to think, Along with these original thinkers we have millions who. are afflicted with mental laziness. -- those who are satisfied, They are the easy thinkers, When a new thought. is given them, they find it much easier to agree than to question it" Charles F," Kettering practised what he preached, He was an original think- er who was always questioning -- and doing something about it. Steps To Independence Nigerian independence is welcome, not merely to the eager enthusiasts who gladly hail the achievement of new frees doms, but al*» to the calmer observers who tend to deplore the creation of fragmentary nationalisms, For Nigeria remains a vast country with more than 30,000,000 population; it has also decided to retain its partner ship in the British-led Commonwealth of Nations. Efforts to achieve a new status have tended to close the cracks which were threatening to develop within Nigeria; with the result that the country, which previously Had three regional premiers, is™how earnestly "working to achieve a greater measure of internal unity, This development was advanced largely in conferences among Nigerian leaders in London, It recalls the British- . aided success of scattered West Indian islands in forming a federation which now has membership as one free na- tion in the Commonwealth, The date for Nigerian independence is set for October 1, 1960, just 99 years > after the establishment of Lagos Col- fe. 4 ony Legislative Council, Long ago Bri- tish colonial experts predicted that the democratic government by which white people in Africa governed themselves would becomg an example for Africans and would in time lead them to demand self-government, This has happened, re- gardless of the relative merits of Euro- pean administration in different regions, In recent years West Africans have been thinking not simply of independ- ence for each country but of construct- ing a vast federation, There has existed a certain rivalry bétwebn the political groups that brought independence to the Gold Coast, now Ghana, and Nigerians. its Mus of self-rule before Nigeria, Ghana has made a bid to lead the West African federation move- ment, though with a populatior. only a sixth of Nigeria's, In this federation idea and in the suc- cess of British and African negotiations to preserve Commonwealth ties self- government is advancing at relatively small immediate cost to international unity and security, and with a promise of increased political stability in the long run, Comparison Of Pensions A study of Canada's old age pension program having been ordered by Prime Minister Diefenbaker, the Financial ~ Post makes some comparisons with the social security laws in the United States, Such a comparison will be one of the chief aims of the government investi- gation, The Post points out that under the latest proposed modification of the U.S, social security law, an American cou= ple received as much as $2,286 a year. In Canada the current maximum for a married couple both 70 years old or over is $1,320, This makes Canadian payments look small by comparison, but a considera- tion of certain factors lessens the dis- crepancy. : In Canada about 99 per cent of peo- ple 70 or over receive $55 a month re- gardless of their previous earning pow= er, Means test pensions of the same amount are available to Canadians from the age of 65. In the United States pensions start at 65, but, suys the Financial Post, re- cent figures show that only 62 per cent of those 65 and over are actually re- ceiving old age security benefits. Ano= he Oshawa Times 1, Lo :WILSON, Publisher ond General Manager. C. GWYN KINSEY, Editor, The Oshawa Times, combining The Oshawa Times (established 1871) and the Whitby Gozette ord Chronicle (established 1863), is published daily (Sun- davs and statutory holidays excepted). 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By mail (in province of Ontario) outside carriers' delivery areas, 12.00; elsewhers 15.00 per year AVERAGE DAILY NET PAID 16,166 Taronte, Ontarle; ther 12 per cent are eligible but are stilt working. A further seven per cent are receiving benefits under alterna- tive plans and a group totalling 18 per cent, not: entitled to old age security benefits, are receiving old ag. assist- ance based on means tests, This indicates, as the Financia! Post points out, that only 72 per cent of Am= ericans whe. have reached 65 are ar- tually réceiving old age pensions. The Post also calculates that on the basis of quoted figures the average U.S. so- cial security payment is about $65 a month, compared with our $55, The cost of the Canadian program is rising relatively slowly. Cost of the Us. program, which is linked to 'the individual's contribution, is rising rap- idly because more and more people are reaching an age at which their contri- butions are sufficient to. make them eli- gible for pension. While the $55 a month now paid our older citizens may not seem large, the Financial' Post points out that a mar- ried couple receiving $110 between them would have to have saved about $18,000 to buy an annuity at 70 which would pay them that much for life. Should they desire' to: preserve their capital it would take about $38,000 in= vested at four per cent to produce $110 a month income, Other Editor's Views FITS THE SITUATION (St, Catharines Standard) Abraham Lincoln probably didn't haye the "Buy Canadian" campaign in mind when he said: "When we buy goods made abroad, we get the goods and the foreigner gets the money; when we do buy goods made at home, we get both the goods and the money." Nevertheless, Abe's quote neatly fits the situation. Bible Thought My time is at hand.--Matthew 26:18. The moment of your life is neither yesterday nor tomorrow. Today only is yours, yesterday is past und to- morrow may never come, great x You NEVER KNOW WHAT Will COME out OF Dow Collis THE TROUBLE WITH EGGHEADS QUEEN'S PARK Weaknesses In Works Scheme By DON O'HEARN TORONTO -- The government patently Will be open 1.1 erit- sm Again 'on. special nter' work 'progtam." " , Already one can hear munic- ipalities saying too late and too mixed up. Last year's program, of course, came In for considerable unfav- orable comment. And when one separated the serious from the straight political there undoubtedly was some grounds for it, The policy was annousiced very late, and when its possibilities were studied there were few munjcipalities outside Toronto who could really benefit very much, PAYMENTS DOWN: Thanks to wunemplovment in. surance, last winter's situation ex- cept for a few municipalities was not too critical, In most centres despite a large number of unemployed the vast majority were drawing unemploy- ment insurance, / At the Lakehead, for instance, there were several thousand out of work, but the stress was eased by the fact that they were draw- ing regular payments, The same situation will not ap- ply in the coming winter. , By last spring a great many workers in the province had ex- hausted their insurance benefits, and they have not had the chance to build them up substantially in the interval. LONG WAIT: There are two 'evident weaknes- OTTAWA REPORT Guarding Ottawa =, Economic Secrets AL -By PATRICK NICHOLSON on behalf of any enemy power OTTAWA--Ottawa has heard a 8 set out in the Official Secrets lot about secret reports lately. Act, which mainly"refers to mat What does it mean when a ters affecting munitions of war, cabinet minister or senior official There are however certain sec- classifies a government document tions and clauses which might be as "'secret?" What obligations are held to apply equally to secret thereby imposed upon any Cana- government documents which do dian into whose hands such a not relate to military defences. document may pass? It is widely understood that the Twelve years ago, a sensational Free World is engaged in a to- series of trials centred around the the-death cold war of economics betrayal of Canada's secrct-in- against the communist countries. formation, A number of civil So a court of law might uphold servants and other persons were the Official Secrets Act as refer- put on trial, and some were sen. ring to secrets other than those tenced to prison terms, in con. directly associated with a shooting nection with the handing over in Wal. wartime of Canada's' atomic Section 4 (b) of that act says: secrets to agents of a foreign "Every person who allows any power, even though that power other person to have possession Avan Abselh abot imei Jnilitary wof any official document issued for his use alone, or without law» I baie? tnd " Yer Times of peace, there" ful authority has in his possession » has been no similar trial of civil servants or others in connection with the disclosure of secret gov- ernment information of a non- military nature. However, there are certain signposts which might serve as guides as to whether or not of- fences would be committed by the unauthorized disclosure of secret documents; and as to the possible punishment upon con- viction for any Such offence. CIVIL SERVICE OATH The Civil 'Service Act pres- cribes that every employe in the government service must swear an oatth of loyalty before he or she can receive tha first cheque. This-oath involyes the civil ser- vant in repeating these words: "I solemnly and sincerely swear that I will faithfully and honestly fulfil the duties that devolve upon me by reason of my employment in the Civil Service and that 1 will not, without due authority in that behalf, disclose or make known any matter that comes to my knowledge by reason of such employment. So help me God." That oath makes it clear that no civil servint should reveal to any unauthorized person anything contained in any secret govern- ment document, The least of the penalties for being found out would be dismissal pay The prohibition against spying the civil servtnt's oath, any official document issued for the use of some person other than himself, is guilty of an offence under this Act." SEVERE PENALTIES Section 4 (3) says: "Every person who receives any secret official document, knowing or having reasonable ground to be- lieve that the document is com- municated to him in contradiction of this act, is guilty of an offence under this act, unless he proves that the communication to him of the document was contrary to his desires." Section 15 (1) says: "Any person who is guilty of an of- fence under this act is on con. viction punishable by imprison- ment for a term not exceeding fourteen years." In some circles it is felt that every day is open season on secret documents. No loyal Cana- dian would reveal the top secret document describing the specif- ications and performance of Canada's hush-hush anti-flying saucer missile, because this might endanger your life -- and his. Should we, in the cold war, treat less seriously the revelation of Canada's economic secrets when these affect your job and your children's food? Or should the season on those filed ducks in government offices be closed by the Official Secrets Act and FOR BETTER HEALTH Best Way to Keep Baby Warm in Cold Weather HERMAN N. BUNDESEN, MD With winter and colder weather fast approaching, I'd like to pass on a few timely tips to those of you with new babies in your homes. You don't want the infant kick- ing off the covers and you don't want to pin the covers firmly to the bed, So you may want to buy or make a sleeping garment that will keep you free from concern. USEFUL ARTICLE A baby sleeping bag is a rela. tively inexpensive item and cer. tainly is well worth the cost. Gen- erally, such a garment is all the outer covering a baby will need. You can make one by using a partly worn blanket, if you wish. It should be cut so that it re- sembles a very long and loose- sleeved kimono. The bottom, of course, should be sewed with a zipper or snaps fastening the front. It should be large enough to permit the baby to stand when he is old enough and to move about freely SHOULDN'T BIND Whether you buy or make such a garment, be sure that it doesn't bind at the throat when the baby turns and twists Putting a swealer over the baby's nightgown and placing an extra pair of warm sleeper pants containing feet over the lower portion of his body also will help keep him warm without blankets. Generally, however, most babies are kept too warm rather than too cold. If your baby is old enough to sit up and go outside you probably will have use for a woolen play- suit or coverall, Since clothes are warmer if they are loose enough to leave an air space around the body, make sure that these items are plenty large. CAN'T KEEP WARM At this age, remember, your tot won't be active enough to do any- thing to keep himself warm Large armholes are necessary in such garments so that the baby's arms can be placed into them easily, even when he is wearing a sweater. Since knitted clothing usually is easier to wash than woven woolen it"ms, you may prefer a knitted « oor suit for your tot. But knit- ted garments generally are not as warm as woolen clothing and they don't keep out the wind as el- fectively. However, when you use a knit- ted garment under a cotton mais- ture - resistant wind - breaker you have an effective combina- tion I suggest a warm woolen hood or cap to cover the head and ears when you take baby outside in cold weather. ses in the provincial program. The Ontario Regiment Band under the direction of bandmas- ter Samuel Trew 'gave a fine concert in the Regent Theatre. BYGONE DAY 35 YEARS AGO The Daughters of England held a banquet in honor of the 30th anniversary of the Order According to assessment rec- ords the population of Oshawa was 15,545. Rice Bros., Burk St, owners of the Hermitage Kennels, won the silver cup for the best dog in the show at the newly organi. J. W. Borsberry was master of ceremonies when the Salvation Army Band and choristers gave a concert at the Citadel, zed Toronto Kennel Club. Town Engineer W. C, Smith pe average rent in Oshawa announced that the cement base of 30 to $35 for a six-roomed for the new pavement on Simcoe house with modern conveniences street was complete anl as soon ae considerably higher than as the Oshawa Railway tracks were laid to Rossland Road, that in neightoring. towns, work on the surfacing would be done. During the preceding year only 10 street car lines in Cana. da paid dividends, Oshawa rail Robert McKay and Arthur way was one of them. Slyfield opposed two Belleville boys in a debate at the Boys' With Oshawa due to become a Work Conference held in Bow- city, offcials were * considering manville, E, L, Petley was in the advisability of having a city charge of the Oshawa delegates. manager. Seen + One has been the delay in an- nouncing it, It was only brought down a Fe Tbin 1 later than ter it might have been because it waited for some time for Ottawa to give the lead. Thereby some money is probs ably saved, but only now, with unemployment directly facing them, are municipalities able to get down to work on it. In contrast to this situa re, Manitoba, as one instance, was at work on its winter pro- gram some months ago. SUBWAY IN? The second weakness is that the heads of the government here PARAGRRPHICAL WISDOM Werf Bl ofl 4 8 a who should get an enormous kick out of spooning on an earthlight™ night, --- "Poverty, Hf It len't is a blessing," says a ime If so, it must be the. best dis. guised and camouflaged ik Overheard: 'How in the héck can love my enemies, when it's all I can do to love some of my. , friends?" : ; "As near as 1 can figure it," said Old Sorehead, "if I were as old as I feel some mornings, I'd | be 373 years old, going on 374., SCULPTOR, ACTOR DEAD .. TORONTO (CP)~Ivor R. Lewis » do not appear to be too clear as teur to just what the program will cover, An immediate inst that Wales ednesday. 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