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~~ The Oshavon Times Published by Canadian Newspapers Limited, 68 King St. E., Oshawa, Ont. Page 4 Thursday, April 23, 1959 Some Factors Affecting Councillors' Pay Rates Oshawa aldermen have voted them- selves (but not unanimously) a pay in- crease of $300 a year. It is either too much or too little, If the councillors' pay is considered as a wage for services rendered, then it is much too little for those who work at the job of looking after the city's busi- ness, If it is considered as an honorar- fum, a small recognition of the. public service rendered by the councillors, then an increase of $300 is, as one alder- man described it, an insult. If councillors of any municipality are to be paid anything like a real wage for their civic work, one question must be decided: will they be running for office because of the money that's in it or be- cause of their sense of civic responsibi- lity? That is not meant to be a snide question at all; the answers to it should reveal the thinking of the electroate in general -- and the sort of thinking done by the electorate inevitably is the main influence in the production of this or that sort of council. It would be a great mistake, we think, if civic government ever became a pro- fitable occupation for elected represen- tatives, It is far from that now, of course, but in some other municipalities, particularly in the Toronto area, there has been a very definite trend towards fairly substantial remuneration, A coun- cillor incurs certain expenses because of his office; he is expected to appear at all sorts of functions and donate to all kinds of causes. His honorarium should be sufficient at least to cover such out-of-pucket expenses, but it is questionable if it should go very much beyond that. If Oshawa operated under a council- manager form of government, aldermen would be relieved of many time-consu- ming chores. They would still be the policy-makers -- the board of directors, with the mayor as the chairman of the board -- but they would have under their direction a general manager, an executive who could take a load of rou- tine from their shoulders--and worry about remuneration from. their minds. Canvas For The Queen : Another typical Toronto squabble is under way, 'his time over the painting that is to be presented to Queen Eliza- beth when she visits the so-called Queen City. The painting is to show Toronto's skyline, and a "traditional" artist has been commissioned to paint it. The modernists -- gleefully egged on by the newspapers -- are aghast, Art critics are divided, Controllers and al- dermen have joined the debate. What horrifies the modernists is the prabability that the city's skyline is too utterly revolting and does nothing to reveal what Toronto is really like, be- hind the grand facade of brick- concrete and steel. Any draughtsman can make a fair representation of what stands be- fore him, but only a true artist can ig- nore the obvious to explore the inner meaning, The trouble is, of course, that most of the modernists not only fail to make a recognizable drawing but also fail to communicate what they have discover- ed in their inner explorations. One is left with the abiding suspicion that they have found ncthing, and their obscur- ity is nothing more than a cover for their lack of draughtsmanship. For once the Toronto officials have acted wisely. One of the few things that can be said in Toronto's favor is that it has a magnificent skyline, viewed from the bay. Let it be painted so that the Queen knows what she is looking at, Preparation For Safety More physical training of children would help to reduce the number of traffic accidents, That was the idea ex- pounded this week by Dr. Arthur F, Van Wart, president of the Canadian Medical Association, He told nearly a thousand physicians gathered at the an- nual scientific convention of the Col- lege of General Practice of Canada that good muscular co-ordination can "help reduce the terrible accident toll taken yearly on our highways and in our lakes and streams." Too much emphasis was being placed on athletic programs, which improved the timing of only a fraction of the population, he declared. "Much more can be done in the home, starting with the child. A child who rides a scooter, later a tricycle and then a bicycle is better prepared to drive a car than one who has not had this experience. Failing these, then cultivation of rhythmic movements as in dancing, swimming, courtesy and consideration of others -- these and many other methods of de- veloping muscle co-ordination should be encouraged. Such a child training will have a good effect on future driv- ers. To a layman who. knows nothing about the medical aspects of muscular and mental co-ordination, the doctor's re- marks make good sense. Early training of body and mind to respond quickly: and smoothly to situations such as oc- cur regularly when a car or powered boat is being driven on highway or lake. It is not simply a matter of mus- cular reaction, The doctor very wisely included in his list of requirements "responsibilities, instruction in cour- tesy and consideration of others." Sports programs can be arranged, but it will be a little more difficult to per- suade parents to look after the "in- struction in courtesy and consideration of others." The instruction is best done - OTTAWA REPORT Contributions By Canadian Senate By PATRICK NICHOLSON OTTAWA--The upper house of Parliament, the Senate, performs functions which in the popular mind are. perhaps best described by those words of our Confedera- tion's first and greatest Prime Minister, Sir John A. Macdonald. "In the upper house," he de- clared, "the controlling and regu- lating, but not the initia ting branch, we have the sober second thought in legislation." But our Senate is also capable of contributing something else to our national government. The up- per chamber consists of 102 mem- need not ask the uestion: What then of America?" " Thiis the senator key-noted his speech. NATO, he claimed, is a valuable defender and guardian of the three world. To a small coun- try, such as Canada, and such as some of the European nations within NATO, this alliance lends a strength essential to our peace which we yet lack individually. Yet, he said, for 10 years we dg have been 'dancing on the edge' of destruction. We are spending a stupifying two billion dollars a year on that most wasteful and nriaony of all expenditures: e bers; they p two v qualities which, man for man, the House of Commons cannot match. They have a great depth of ma- turity, and they are free from the curb of the ballot box. The for- mer stems from thier greater av- erage age and from their norm- ally. uniformly high stature in their community. The latter means that they, unlike their col- leagues in the Commons, can say and do things which they believe to be for the ultimate good of the greatest number of Canadians, al- though they might entail an im- mediate and local unpopularity. Thus it happens regularly from time to time that one of our sen- for statesmen in the Senate, with the time and experience to think constructively, throws out a most interesting and valuable thought. NEW SENATOR SCORES Last week the Senate heard one of its newest members, Hon Gun- nar (Solly) Thorvaldson of Winni- peg, deliver a well-informed and closely-reasoned speech in intro- ducing a motion that the foreign affairs ittee of the should examine Canada's role in the North Atlantic Treaty Organ- ization. "Unquestionably, without this powerful alliance, the countries of western Europe would, at least, have been subject to continuous harassment and bullying, and in- deed more likely to complete sub- jection by their known enemy. 1 READERS' VIEWS Challenge On Parks Dear Sir: Your account of the speech of the Hon. James A. Maloney de- livered to Oshawa Conservatives early last week, contains a challenge to me in these words: "If Mr. Drynan really wants to know about parks in Ontario let him read tomorrow's edition of The Oshawa Times. If he has any more questions, refer him to me." 1 have met this challenge and read the suggested edition and all subsqeuent editions carefully. I find nothing to answer my charges against the Frost govern- ment, nothing whatever relating to parks, except the reference to a projected Darlington park con- tained In your report of his speech. 1 presume this project is one of many Conservative election proj ects: Now projected, if elected, neglected. The Frost regime says that it stands on its record. I challenge the Hon. Mr. Maloney to de- scribe, now, to Oshawa voters, one park his regime put into public service within 30 miles of Toronto within the last five years. Only such a park will keep Osh- awa from being robbed of its tion. How long can our nerves and our pocket-books stand this strain? "It is a horrifying thought that the world must continue to live in a balance-of-power situation," he asserted, "but then it is also comfortable to know, at least to believe, as we do, that the bal- ance is on our side." But is the balance on our side? And how long will it remain on our side if things are allowed to slip as they are doing now? WHAT WILL THEY HEAR? If the Senate accepts Mr. Thor- valdson's proposal, and it seems very likely that it will, the for- eign affairs committee will hear evidence from experts on mili tary affairs, from military scien- tists, and also from trade experts, The committee will become a forum, such as neither the Sen- ate nor the House of Commons can ever be, for specialist views from Canadians and perhaps from men of our allied nations. Senator Thorvaldson's proposal would lead to a most valuable hearing, which may well signpost our future course. And what of trade within that picture? In Europe, our NATO al- lies are fast strengthening their trade position; they are also im- proving their military strength and slashng their military costs. They are rationalizing production. They accept that, especially with the coming of automation, a mar- ket even of 50,000,000 is not large enough for economic, let alone for competitive, production. We must take a very close look at our economic future, with our isolated and independent manu- facturing industry based on a market of 17,000,000 Canadians. lied the ques- BYGONE DAYS FOR BETTER HEALTH Breast Surgery Cases Advised to Exercise 30 YEARS AGO A car owned by a citizen plunged into Harmony ; Creek, drowning two people, af- ashed ter a deluge of rain had wi out the bridge. Two engineers were killed when their engines were derailed near Bowmanville during the same storm. Oshawa was isolated by rail due to wash- outs on tracks. Water six feet deep tied up traffic on Whithy- Pickering highway. Residents of garage dwellings received notifications that sani- tary comveniences had to be in- stalled. Between 1000 and 1200 people were affected by the or- er. Toronto Transportation Com- mission purchased the Del-Ray Bus Line operating between To- ronto and Oshawa for $170,000. More than 125 ex-service men gathered at the first Vimy Ridge celebration ever to be held in the city. Mayor T. B. Mitchell was made an honorary member, Brig- Gen. K. J. A. Gunn, past presi- dent of the Ontario Command, Canadian Legion, was the guest speaker. The annual banquet of the Osh- awa Barbers Association was held in Welsh's Parlors, The toast was proposed by the past presi- dent, L. L. Corin. The following officers were elected: president, E. J. McCaffrey; vice-president, C. Ashton; sécretary, C. Johnson; treasurer, C. Mason. The 25th anniversary of the founding of the Ontario Old Girls' Association was celebrated with a fine play and musical revue in which fine talent was displayed. The society had made many Sontrintions to the Community ife. All wool fabrics tailored-to- measure men's suits were ad- vertised at $24. Ladies' sports trench heavy gabardine coats at $3.98. Women's straw hats at $2.98, misses tailored straws at $1.59 and children's hats at 59 cents. Dr. L. E. Hubbell, president of the Kinsmen's Club, was presen- ted with a gift by members of the club, The presentation was made by Norman Mallett. Senator Thorvaldson, a lawyer who has become a very success- ful industrialist with widespread interests, may have touched off the most valuable committee work to be performed in our Par- liament this sessicn. HERMAN N. BUNDESEN, MD EXERCISE -- within sensible limits, of course -- helps get the muscles back into geod working condition following breast sur- gery on a patient, If you are one of the 50,000 women who have had a breast operation within the past year, it is quite likely that your doc- tor already has recommended at least some of tHe following exer- cises for you. INFORMATION PAMPHLET These exercises are among some of those contained in a very informative pamphlet pub- lished by the Identical Breast PARAGRAPHICAL WISDOM The old are more pessimistic than the for the reason that wisdom comes with age. "The English supply ministry reports it has found sea gulls can be frightened away by play- ing Elvis Preslely records." Press report. They aren't fright- ened -- they leave because they have an excellent ear for music. "To show how young he was, the centenarian slid down the banister." -- From a news story. We're unconvinced. Can he walk back up the stairs? "Civilization is under construec- tion," says a sociologist. Evident. ly -- and we're struggling over a terribly rough detour. "Hard work won't kill you, says a physician. Maybe not, but at times it will almost make you wish you were dead. A man left $500 in a will to a woman who kicsed him 50 years ago. This probably sets the rec- ord for returns from one smack- er. "Evolutionists may be right in saying I'm kin to a monkey," said Old Sorehead, "but, anyway, I'd rather be kin to a monkey than to some folks I know." The truth is usually so dull and prosaic that almost everybody embroiders it with a little fancy lying, even when relating a tri- vial incident. Form Company, 17 West 60th Street, New York 23, New York. Exercise No. 1. Inhale while slowly swining both arms to shoulder level. Bend your el- bows until your fingers touch the back of your neck. Exhale. Lower-your arms while swinging them back until your fingers touch at the back of your waist. Pause, then repeat. CANE IN HAND No. 2, Hold a cane (a stick or broom handle will do) firmly with both hands. Inhale and swing the cane above your head. Then lower it toward the back of your neck. Return it to overhead post- tion. Exhale while lowering your arms to their original position. Relax, then repeat. No. 3. Place the hand of your unaffected arm on your hip. In- hale as you swing your affected arm sideways and up over your head. Then bend the elbow and wrist until your fingers touch your ear on the opposite side from your affected arm. Keep your head and neck straight. Don't bend at the waist. -- Exhale and return your arm to its normal position. Rest, then re- peat. No. 4. Place the hand of your unaffected side on your hip, In- hale as you swing your affected arm around to your back. Bend the elbow of this arm until your fingers reach your shoulder blade. Exhale while returning to the original position. Pause, then re- peat. No. 5. Knot an 8-foot length of clothesline to a doorknob. Stand facing the door, Using your hand on the affected side, grasp the rope firmly. Place your other hand on your hip. Straighten your affected arm fully and swing the rope in as wide a circle as possible. All mo- tions must come from the shoul- der, so keep your elbow and wrist straight and stiff. Relax, then repeat. CLOSE TO WALL No. 6. Stand with your affect. ed side close to the wall. Place your other hand on your hip. In- hale and swing the affected arm as high as possible. Now stretch your arm, and, using only the third and fourth fingers, try to move your fingers stili higher up the wall, Exhale slowly and drop your arm. Rest and repeat. I would like to caution you about one thing. Some of these exercises may be good for some of you and not for others. So, check with your doctor about hem before attempting any of em. QUESTION AND ANSWER J. C.: Is Brewer's Yeast bad for the liver? I use this yeast daily, Answer: Brewer's Yeast is a rich source of Vitamin B and when properly taken offers no danger to the liver. You Can Depend When kidneys fail ¥ depend on Dodd's. Get Dodd's ANNUAL ONTARIO FEDERAL RIDING PROGRESSIVE CONSERVATIVE ASS'N. MEETING will be held in the WHITBY TOWN HALL FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 8 P.M. Meet and Hear Guest Speaker HON. HOWARD GREEN & HON. 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AVERAGE DAILY NET; PAID 16,306 Toronto, Ontarlo; enough for it to do, for many years to come, The construction program is based on agreements between the commission and municipalities, providing assistance in design, construction, financing and operation of water and sewage works, The report showed that at the end of the year the commission had built, was building or had agreed to 54 projects-- 24 water and 30 sewer--valued at $31,- 249,738, At the end of 1957 the total was only $9,194,531. Altogether, the commission's division of sanitary engineering issued approval for construction of $109,520,133 worth of water and sewage works in the prov- ince, covering both OWRC projects and those being done by municipalities alone, The 1957 total was $98,409,145. Other Editor's Views SALT OF THE EARTH (Chinese Daily News) The Chinese News Service, an agency of Chiang Kai-shek's Government on Formosa, notes that tourists (mostly Am- ericans) has been visiting Formosa in in- creasing numbers. In 1958, the tourist trade brought $2.5 million to the island. The agency comments that this is an amount "about equal to the foreign ex- change earned by the government through the export of salt." This isn't quite the same, we suppose, as saying that American tourists are the salt of the earth. But it comes clgse en- ough in a time when Americans else- where in the world are put in a consid erably lower category, Bible Thought And gavest them bread from heaven for their hunger.--Nehemiah 9:15, At long last all food for body, soul or mind comes from God GEORGE DRYNAN Oshawa FLUORIDATION Dear Sir: The fluoridation subject has again died down after quite a stormy session. It was said that there was defi- nitely a Communist plot behind the fluoridation of our water supply, and that the Communists were infiltrating into mental health organizations here and in the United States. This can be done so subtly that it is hard to detect, . Let us wake up and study this in an honest way for the welfare of us all, before it Is perhaps too late. A few thousand teeth saved surely do not balance the other diverse effects bE ony means. ELL WISHER Oshawa BIBLE THOUGHT Dear Sir: After seeing an error in Bible Thought on page 4, I just had to write and tell you about it. ""Any- one can talk to God on most in- timate terms, we are all His children." The Bible says only those that have received God's son Jesus can talk to Him. Jesus said "Ye must be born again." We are all His children by faith in Christ Jesus only. People reading your article will immediately think they are chil- dren of God. Jesus said "ye are of your father, the devil." TI have had the wonderful experience of being born again. I hope I have been some help. 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