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The Oshovon Times Published by Canadian Newspapers Limited, 86 King St, E., Oshawa, Ont. Page é Saturday, December 8, 1959 Strong Arguments Favor Whitby Arena Proposal Whitby voters will decide on Monday whether or not $150,000 should be spent on the improving of the Whitby Arena, Our opinion is that the expenditure would be well worthwhile. Whitby is an active, commu- et olny om a splendid record of recreational activity within the community itself and in com- petition with other snd much larger centres--indeed, with the world, as far as hockey is concerned. The fact that it has outgrown its arena is a tribute to the energy and development of the com- munity. It cannot be seriously argued that the present arena is adequate. It is cold and cramped; the ice surface is small; spec- tators must sit on uncomfortable benches or jostle in aisles that are too narrow, These and other drawbacks could be endured if the place were poorly pat- ronized or had only a small spot in com- munity activity. But such is certainly not the case. In most other municipalities, arenas are municipally subsidized. The Whitby arena has operated so successfully that it has shown an annual profit of better than $7000 since 1955, which indicates good management and good public sup- port. Much of the credit for this show- ing, of course, must go to the town's Senior "A" hockey team, the Whitby Dunlops, whose glittering success ip provineial, national and international competition has dazzled hockey fans on two continents, There is more to the Arena than the Dunlops, of course; it is the centre of other activities--in fact, it comes close to being a community centre. What the Big Team does, how- ever, is to provide the essential means for a strong operation that can encourage # lot of little teams, There is no doubt that operation of 8 Senior "A" team will become increas- ingly difficult if the arena remains asit is, The less of that team--a prospect which must be considered if the arena is not improyed--would deal a crippling blow to arena finances. It would mean a substantial operating loss -- a loss that would guickly amount to what is now being asked for improvement. In other words, Whitby has reached a moment of decision: whether to maintain an inade- quate arena as a losing proposition or to pay a similar sum for the improve- ment of a substantial asset. Moreover, if the arena improvements are delayed, they will become more diffi- cult and expensive with each passing year. Indeed, what invariably happens to municipal projects of this kind is that they must either move forward or back- ward--there is no such thing as just holding ground. As we see it, the arguments in favor of the arena improvement proposal are overwhelming. University Campaign Premier Frost has suggested that York University might be located in the Whitby-Oshawa area. It was originally decided to locate the new university in Toronto because it was considered easier to obtain staff there, but "it may be, in the development of the university, that a permanent location may be found in some place like Whitby or Oshawa," he said. ; : Individuals and at least one organiza- tion in this ares have been presenting the case for the Oshawa district as the final location of York University. The Oshawa Chamber of Commerce, for example, has put itself solidly in favor of the location. Mr. Frost's remark would indicate that no decision has been made sbout the permanent location of the university. In other words, those who can influence and make that decision are still open to persuasion. The time seems ripe, therefore, for a concerted effort to be made by our district communities to clinch the matter of the university's location in this vicinity. There is much that can be done on a community basis, in addition to mu- picipal representations. Professional groups, service organizations, the Labor Council--such associations could lend their weight to arguments in favor of having the university here. And together, their weight is formidable indeed. Initially, the location of the university here would mean considerable municipal expense. But the benefits, material as well as cultural, would far outweight the consideration of cost of such things as municipal services. Worry For Railroads Canada's railways sre becoming in- creasingly concerned st the growing pumber of accidents at grade crossings between trains and tank trucks carrying flammable lignids, according to a spegial bulletin issued by the Railway Associa- tion of Canada. In the period 1956-1959 there were 22 such accidents resulting in 15 deaths, 41 injuries and more than $500,000 in property damage. Four of the accident occurred last October, the most serious of which was Parkland, Alberts, when 8 tank truck board daylight and under conditions good visibility ran into the side of one of two rail diesel passenger cars, 16 and des- 1 units. at in of tection at grade crossings has been sug- gested as a possible solution to the acci- dent problem. But it points out that the railways experience clearly indicates that adequately protected crossings do @he Oshawy Times 7 . ow Roney. a TS Mor SEE ig Ag AO ar - onicle anspiobuned Aeidos 5 and the frre A eh arg ofte of oh dh Bl TR BR yo SUBSCRIPTION Dee hh ATE Sion red A Bmore gh Ly in, AA prp0 J rion, heh on d ly Boon Claremont, Roglon, Blackstock, M: ter, Wihenwon 'Port Kinsalh Pontypool and Newcastle not over 4 week. By mail (in province of Ontario) outside carriers delivery oreas 12.00; elsewhere 15.00 per year. Average Dgily Net Poid 16,560 FA not assure that this type of accident will be prevented. Six of the 22 accidents referred to sbove involved trucks that ran into the sides of trains which occu- pied the crossings. Moreover, during that same period, one of the two major rail- ways has been involved in. 16 accidents with other heavy trucks such as road graders, gravel carriers, and so on at crossings which were protected with wig- wags, flashing lights and bells. And in two cases the crc were protected by automatic gates. The Railway Association suggested that legislation and education "would appear to be essential to supplement protection provided by the railways." The Canada Explosives Act provides that "the driver or operator of a vehicle transporting explosives shall bring it to g full stop before crossing any railroad track and he shall make sure that the way is safely clear before crossing; he shall also bring the vehicle to a full stop before crossing main highways and then proces only when the way is safely i is suggested that this provision should be extended to trucks carrying flammable liguids, which can under cer- A: & "The best solution, of course, is the construction of overpasses snd under- passes. It is also very expensive--and it does not remove from the roads the hazards of e driver who is careless or reckless enough to race his big, deadly vehicle against a train. Bible Thoughts I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins. -- Isaigh 43:25. God will erase from the record all charges against the penitent. UNITED KINGDOM OPINION No Cheap Sale Planned For Surplus Coal Stock By M. MCINTYRE HOOD of either the indusirial or the $ (Eng) Much 810 act 2 an advisory ca- pac e dra a constitution for te Cota! Afi Federation has not been weli re- ceived by the British press and commentators. The government s been more than fair in try- g to meet with Me. Gaitskell's wishes regarding this important mission, but after Ser a it ili * and met ey to av ot of te open nd non- poi Ths a to the Central African problem is guaranteed, Wy Gaitskell's chief objection commission's terms renee is that they 7 do tion other y+ federation be con- templated. Gaitskell would a Sa ed so as to give Nyassaland the opportun- dundant by the A to Jemdin out or the jegera. wanted. To give that Wont in od terms of reference would be an open invitation to Nyassaland to reject the whole idea of federa- pr he measures in industry or to fi use coal, "i sie of some segmen try, particularly in papery men, ins the MEXICAN HAT DANCE GALLUP POLL OF CANADA About Six In Ten Homes Now Have ve Stamp-Savers Vier impact have trading stamps made imvighout the communities of Canada in terms of availability? Back of all the argument that's going on, how many households are collecting them? To get the first properly or- ganized measurement on this £ contentious issue, the Gallup Poll sampled a national cross- section across the country to re- port on what was actually hap- pening in regard to consumers and retail stamp programmes. In Canada as a whole, stamps are now Syaiable in 65% of the communities. They are collected i 2 oF the households, dyer. 1) country as 8 whole. "Tits national oe varies atly with the regions. In Que- province where stamps Have been in use for many years, they gre available in 94% of the communities. Across the prov- ince 80% of Quebec homes are collecting stamps. Ontario bas known stamp plans for several years iz some gress. such as the Ottawa ana Jalicy, but they were only introd way in August of this body 'oday they are available in 20% of the communities in Ontario, #nd saved in 50 per cent of the Rasehoids the West, where stamps have just been introduced, and have recently been banned in Alberta, stamps are available in only 14% of the communities. They are collected in 14% of the homes. To find out impact of stamps In its p dts Varying degrees across the ountry, interviewers for the Gallup Poll asked this question: CANADA Maritimes Quebec Ontario The West Interviewers put a second question to those men and wo- men who said that stamps were available in their community, "IS ANYONE IN YOUR FAM- ILY SAVING THESE STAMPS?" gound Stamps are available to a greater de in the nation's cities, they are in rural areas. Among the largest cities, "AS YOU MAY KNOW SOME STORES GIVE STAMPS TO BOY hue ARE SAVED PASTED IN BOOKS AND EX. CHANGED FOR PRODUCTS ILLUSTRATED IN CATALOG- UES. DO YOU HAPPEN TO ENOW WHETHER SUCH STAMPS ARE GIVEN BY ANY STORES IN THIS COMMUNI- Ne Dov't Know 10% % 4 Columns below are Que- , Ontario and the West, with ' ational prerage, Number of interviews In e Maritimes in 86 per cent of the households are saving stamps. In rural areas 85 per cent of farm homes are gollecting them. QUEEN'S PARK York University Sets New Pattern By DON O'HEARN TORONTO -- A pattern for bigher educatiop in the province is being set by eatablishnent of York University In Toronto. The apparent patterp is one of po centralization. The strong emphasis on the junior college system which was prominent a few years ago has ex now been replaced. Rather than a large number of e gipaller Slleges the o utestion Would seem to to build ] few large-scale mpiversities. w Which will mean the pupils will gome to education rather than gducation going to it. Fe ne ¢ advanta) y es and dis- 0 Bd to this. , One advantage is that in ga Jarger school better teaching, and particularly gpeciglist classes are ailable to students from their st years. The most obvious disadvantage fis that the cost factor may rule * fhe ravages if i a ond oto Ares. Alto) ie say 4 sit is o Todonio ib he oo gloat yours ao Be operetind yl Hind Bhalla yy fhe Ske. WUE cou! of po be set up in an area such as Niagara Peninsula where here is a high population ratio gnd no university fagilities at Present. gone NEEDS ger vo hig CHR Ted a One is that the Metropolitan Toronto area at its present rate gr of growth will need the facilities of both Varsity and York. It is estimated that there will be 40,000 students of university rank in the city by 1970. The second is that while the junior college program will not be ed the university system as will be built and broad- so that there will be senior facilities available in all areas. Thus both the Leia and Sudb: will n have uni- Versitics and fhe OAC at Guelph is already regarded as such. Sp BY-GONE DAYS 55 YEARS AGO Etsoag ck Shased the big 4b devoted en- Hine to AR and hockey, ate the curlers homeless. MacMillan, ot, ave a recital and his ytath. a, ac a lecture, in the Pe Church, The Citizen's Band sponsored 8 splendid concert given by the Canadian Jubilee Singers Salary of the chief constable was fixed at $600 a year, and for the night constable at $450 a year. A deputation appeared before the town eoupncil asking jt to take action to curb excessive drinking in the town by cutting down the pumber of licensed premises. FOR BETTER HEALTH Don't Expect Miracles From Li Surgery HER! ay , M.D. f it can't perform miracles. As fi A Jed plastic aon. TX g of the In. Home: jorat en Surgeons in "Chicago: gL : "Plastic bask. he of the face pro NOT FOR EVERYONE jor is everyone a ¢ or plastic surgery. Persons with high blopd pres- sure, heart disease certain olher illnesses probably shouldn't pndergo any type of poli is un- less the doclor feels that it is BE bl ish Shgolutely necess! Generally, sagg ng cheeks and peck are the first and most com- mon signs of age. Laxity of the skin and gravity pct together to bring this about. DOWN CHEEKS Tr skin is ly 'attached to at the corners of the mouth and to the pose. The cheeks, therefore, slide downward, producing a deep grote at the corners of the and the sides of the nose. the same time, the edges of the jaw become full, causing the performed. femiliar jowls. The loose skin and t beneath the chin also sag, ines Soe chins and neck ont he oh tines Fol I as I bave point- Sy are in- wphatter- can be Tee yom the individual patient. A on 3 in By ely , or Eire aly "He Fung Foils are 3 ie 358 3 Toph gerionmed the pati- ont Most persons, he Wg will look good years later ot adds, they always wi nger than they would ook ed had not the surgery been effort wie bon With the other Central African 38reemen yt acting the Prime Mini-- ster's Invitation to have pn & representation on the Commis- p,50k sion, Mr. Gaitskell has given the Ta%k impression that he is | red to make a political of this yar? important question of the future of Central Africa, and to do it in such a way A to arouse and distrust in these African ritories. That is a dangerons pos- ition for him to take, end it cer- tain'y will not add an; to his political stature in United Kingdom. NO BARGAIN COAL Although the National Coal Board has some 36 million' tons of unsold coal stacked ground the country, there is fo be no bargain price sale in an effort to reduce these stocks. That was made clear in a statement in the House N THEY of X- forward the reason that a sale at reduced prices would not add a single ton to the coal consumption EE next. Fordon ROBERT ' LIGHTFOOT, CA. GEORGE E. TRETHEWEY, C.A. Bowmenville ZENITH 45780 Res. Partner G. W. RIEHL -- RA §-4478 ------ ------ --_ ital. dents. Oshowa Honorery President--Col. R. §. Storie, W. A. Wecker, and £ HN. President = T. |. Wilson Viss-Prasident -- L. 6. Storie A Report to the People The Oshawa -| GENERAL HOSPITAL Is Your Own Hospital The Oshawa Generg| Hospital is owned by the people it serves. The control of the Hospital is vested in a Board of Directors, appointed by members of the Hospital at the annual meeting. Donatiens of $1.00 or more by an indiv- idual of $25.00 ar more by an organization entitles that person or organization to vote at the gnnual meeting. A $100.00 donation grants Life Membership in the Hosp- The Oshawa General Hospital has & staff of ever 650 people, and in addition has a School of Nursing with 85 students and a Laboratory Technician Scheel with 3 sty: The Hospital represents a large economic force in the Community with @ monthly expenditure of ever $200,000 most of which is paid to residents in the form of salaries or for services by local merchants and suppliers. Your Board of Directors is primarily concerned with the provision of the best hospital care possible and to reach this objective is working on plans te proyide additional facilities te keep in step with your needs. General Hospital ughlin; Womorsry Vi A. Morphy, H. P. Schell, A ice-Presidents--J, olkgr; Homerery Secretary--Mrs. T. N. Everson. Treasurer -- G. 8. Miles Sosretory end Administrator == W. A. follond I TT br Eien 1 od ro Or. A. P. Fulton, Ld w. 3 nterie