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tt A ------ OT ST i A ir A -- omar dhe Oshawa Times Published by Canadian Newspapers Limited, 86 King St. E., Oshawa, Ont. Page 6 Friday, March 4, 1960 Top Leadership Assured For. Community Appeal At the annual meeting this week of the Greater Oshawa Community Chest, President James Skinner was lavish in his praise of those who helped to make the 1959 Chest campaign a success. The praise was undoubtedly warranted; it was a massive effort by individuals and groups, working strenuously and unself- ishly for the betterment of the commu- nity. But it should be recognized that a great measure of praise must go to Mr. Skinner himself. He unstintingly gave time, energy and thought to the cam- paign, and his energetic leadership was a major factor in achieving sugcess. At the annual meeting, Mr. Skinner gave the impression that hé had been little more than a figurehead, that he had sat quietly by while others did the work. And typically, in his handling of the meeting, he did not provide anyone with the opportunity to correct that im- pression. Let us hasten to correct it now. No one man decides the success or failure of such a campaign. It is the sum of the efforts of a large number of people that counts. But the more people are involved in the effort, the greater the need for leadership -- for that cure jous unifying and inspiring force "that brings together diverse elements and channels work along a productive course. And that is what Jim Skinner provided in full measure. He has been re-elected president of the Community Chest. It is an arduous honor, but we know he will carry it nobly. States And' Survival The great womb of Africa will dis- charge another litter of infant states this year. Cameroon was born on January 1, amid strife and bloodshed. Togoland gets its independence on April 27, the Belgian Congo on June 30, Somalia a day later, and Nigeria on Oct. 1. There are mqre births to come -- Gambia, Kenya, Tanganyika, Uganda, Sierra Leone and others. What are the infants' chances of sur- vival? For most of them, very poor. They lack the political, social and economic muscle and bone to produce the lusty bodies needed to survive to maturity. Some of the new states will be dying even as others are born. Leaders of the some of the states realize their weakness. It is obvious that Somalia, for instance, lacks the people and resources to be anything but an international pauper. Togoland is a tiny piece of a great continent. Boundaries in many cases are arbitrary, dividing people of the same language and cus- toms, having been drawn not by natural geographical and ethnic division but by jealous agreement of foreign nations. Even as the Balkanization of Africa goes on, there cannot help but be a simultaneous movement towards unifica- tion. Some of the new states--Nigeria and the Belgian Congo, for example-- have the makings of meaningful nations, but the others cannot hope for a long, independent existence. Sooner or later they must consider the possibilities of joining to form viable political and economic units. Lift For Pedestrians On a highway in Idaho, where the plains stretch away like a movie set for galloping Indians, motorists used to slow down a bit to read a sign that said: "Indians Must Not Scalp Tourists." The remoteness of the region suggested that this was a rule as likely to be honored with a tomahawk as in obser- vance. The Christian Science Monitor was reminded of this sign by news that in faraway civilized London, the authorities are ceasing to depend on written rules to prevent scalping of pedestrians by motorists and are planning to build elevated sidewalks, 16 feet or more above bumper level. The project recommends itself on other grounds than those paved with the nimble but mutually unsatisfying intentions of motorists and pedestrians, the Monitor thinks. It should not be confined to Britain. Elevated sidewalks may save citizens in many lands from 2 fate worse than being tooted at. Walk- ing with wives in a city of haute couture, for example, may once again become a reasonably safe sport -- on sidewalks 10 feet or more 'above shop-window see-level. And wives will not need to try to steer husbands away from streets where hardware or sporting goods stores abound. Some joys of course will disappear when most pedestrians will be moving "in orbit" as it were. Bridges across the streams of traffic will deprive us of the zestful experience of testing an one coming motorist's brakes when we are afoot, or of blowing a pedestrian's hat off with the horn when we are at the wheel. And eventually, no doubt, the bless- ings of walking in the air will be neutra- lized. Being human, although in a higher way, we may also still find new ways to spice the daily round with unneces- sary dangers. But while the novelty lasts, the ele- vated sidewalk must surely suggest a pathway to the millennium. It rises as a reassuring symbol of human deter- mination to surmount not merely the cosmic space-age problems of planets in possible conflict, but how to cross the street. Prevention Of Fires One of the biggest benefits to man- kind is electricity. It has contributed greatly to an improved way of life and new uses for it are appearing constantly. But faulty electrical appliances and wiring are causing more than 6,000 fires in Canada each year. The damage from these fires runs close to the $10 he Oshawa Times T. L. WILSON, Publisher and General Menoger €. GWYN KINSEY, Editor The Oshawa Times combining The Oshawa Times (established 1871) and the Whitby Gazette ond Chronicle (established 1863), is published daily (Sundays end statutory holidays excepted) bers of C Daily Association, The Canadian Press, Audit Bureau of Circulation and the Ontari¢ Provincial Dailies Asso- ciation, The Canodion Press is exclusively entitled fo the use for republication of oll news despatched in the paper credited to it or to The Associated Press or Reuters, and clso the local news published therein. All rights of woecial despatches are «wlso reserved. Offices Thomson Bullding, 425 University Avenus Toronto, Ontario, 640 Cathcart Street, Montreal, P.Q SUBSCRIPTION RATES Delivered by carriers in Oshawa, Whitby, Ajax Pickering, Bowmanville, Brooklin, Port Perry, Prince Albert, Mopie Grove Hampton, Frenchman's' Bay, Liverpool Taunton, Tyrone, Dunborton, Enniskillen, Orono Leskard, Broughom, Burketon, Claremont Columbus Fairport ach, Greenwood, Kinsale, Raglan, Blackstock, Manchester, Cobourg, Port Hope Pontypool and Newcastle not over 45¢ per week. By mail (in province of Ontario) outside carriers delivery ersos 12.00: elsewhere 15.00 per yeor Average Daily Net Paid as of Nov. 30, 1959 16,560 million mark, says the All Canada In- surance Federation. Careless installation and overloading are said to be the most common causes of fires traced to electrical circuits. Safety experts, accordingly recommend the following precautions against fires in homes: Only qualified experts should be allowed to install wiring. When adding a new appliance to home circuits, make sure wiring is heavy enough. Periodic checks by qua- lified electricians are advised. Replace cords on lamps and applian- ces when worn; they seldom are worth repairing. Do not string wires over hooks, under rugs or where constant wear and ex- posure may be hazardous. Laundry or clothing should never be hung on wires. Home-made extensions and repairs seldom are reliable. Never use improper fuses or substi- tutes. Fuses protect you by cutting off electricity when danger is present. Turn appliances off when not in use, Use only recognized makes of ap- - pliances. Heavier equipment should carry a seal of approval such as that of the Underwriters' Laboratories. Unless you are an expert, don't at- tempt to repair circuits or appliances. : MAC'S MEANDERINGS Rhineland Shows Signs Of Spring By M. McINTYRE HOOD Special London, England Correspondent To The Oshawa Times WIESBADEN, Germany -- Spring comes early in the Rhine- Jand. This morning, I left London airport on a Lufthansa Viscount airliner, headed for Frankfurt. The weather could not have been more springlike when the plane came down out of the clouds a few miles from Frankfurt, and revealed the wooded hillsides of the Rhineland countryside. Below the fields were bright green. There were no signs, even on the high lands, of the ice and snow which have been so prevalent in England and Scotland in the last few days. The Frankfurt airport lies on western outskirts of that city. It is a completely modern building, constructed since the close of the second world war, in which the city was badly damaged. It is a huge place with every possible kind of facilities for travellers by air, including a duty-free shop for departing passengers 'covering almost a whole floor of the giant structure. NO CUSTOMS DELAYS The passing through the immi- gration and customs barriers was a mere formality which took only a few seconds. The immi- gration officer looked at my Ca- nadian passport, did not bother to stamp it, and handed it back to me. The customs officer sim- SWEET TALK ply asked if I had anything to declare, accepted my negative "reply, and sent me on my way. OTTAWA REPORT > Modified Penalty Favored In Commons 'of the work performed One-third . of this is withheld in a trust fund, to be given to the prisoner upon . ing in his or her rehabilitation. By PATRICK NICHOLSON OTTAWA -- Our Criminal Code may be changed by Government initiative, to recognize so-called crimes of passion as second de- gree murder, punishable by life imprisonment. The death penalty is likely to be retained for calcu- lated and callous murders, es- pecially those committed in the course of another crime, or for killing a policeman or a prison guard, This is the likely outcome of the intense public interest in the pro- longed debate in the House of Commons, on three private mem- bers' bills to amend the law on the death penalty. This debate was preceded by an avalanche of letters, peti tions and even threats, which were directed at MPs from op- ponents and supporters of the noose, and surprisingly arrived in MPs' offices in very unequal numbers. If the Criminal Code is changed in this way, life imprisonment is likely to mean incarceration last- ing for the remainder of the con- victed person's natural life, with no parole, and no chance that a murderer may have the oppor- tunity or temptation to repeat the crime. QUEEN'S PARK the suggestion to abolish the Lengthy Oratories Give House Dull Time By DON O"HEARN TORONTO -- All politicians should be given newspaper train- ing. This was the observation of a reporter the other night on watch- ing a sitting break up at 11:45. Earlier he had listened to three new private members speak for more than an hour each in the Throne debate. MUST CUT The point was that newspaper men early in life have to learn to discard. With only so much space avail- able they can't write every piece of news they come across. Or the full detail of each piece of news they do write. Learning what to use and what not to use is one of the hard lessons of the craft, But once learned it is a valu- able ome. DON'T KNOW It is a lesson, however, that not too many politicians pick up. The reputation people in politi- cal life have of saying nothing at great length is not entirely undeserved. If the average political speaker had the know-how he could prob- ably cut most of his speeches by four-fifths and get his point ACross. But most don't have this know- how. And it has never been more evident here than this year FORCE ANSWER Nearly all speeches have been long. Some of them have seemed interminable. Private members have talked about their ridings and their per- sonal causes for hour after hour. This has meant a dull time. But also it has the one re- assuring feature that it has been s0 bad that something probably will be done about it. Not nearly all of the members who wanted to were able to speak in the Throne debate. PARAGRAPHICAL WISDOM Even granted it takes all kinds of people to make a world, why is there so large a surplus of the least needed kind? A graduate from the school of experience doesn't wear a cap and gown -- he wears a wooden overcoat. Those who can count know that 1960 is the last year of a decade, not the first. The first .decade AD consisted of the years 1 to 10, the second decade began with the year 11, and the 196th decade will begin with the year 1961. The UN could establish world peace and amity if it were com- posed of united nations. The debate, in fact, quite well might have gone on for another two weeks, full-time, This is a situation which ob- viously can't continue. And in a House which has been busy over- hauling its procedures it is one which should receive first at- tention. IMPOSE LIMIT? There is no blame on new private members. They see oth- ers making long speeches. And so they follow along There is some fault on the part of party whips for not advising them properly. But even with such advice many of them probably would have indulged in lengthy oratory. The answer probably will be a set limit on private members speeches. Likely about 20 min- utes. It would seem that only this would provide fairness for all and still allow the house fo get its business done. As I was bound for Wiesbaden, further, west, to meet some in- dustrialists, the car which met me at the airport did not go into Frankfurt, but headed out on the broad autobahn which passes the city, It was a magnificent six-lane highway, with a broad boulevard down the centre, and no speed limit. Driving a Mer- cedes-Benz car, the chauffeur took full advantage of this fact. In a few minutes, the car was rolling along the highway at a speed of 100 miles an hour, and Today it costs about $5.66 per day to keep a convict in a peni- tentiary. If he or she works, prison pay is from 10 to 20 cents per day, according to the nature release for the purpose of assist- The other two-thirds is handed immediately to the prisoner, who may spend it at the prison can- teen on such things as toothpaste, chocolate bars, or tobacco. A murderer whose sentence of execution is commuted to life imprisonment at present may ex- pect to be released in about 14 years, provided he gives the au- thorities reason to believe that his punishment has reformed him. Sometimes a "lifer" has to be transferred to a mental hospital. Even the most unregenéraie criminal may look for 11th hour release, as there is an unwritten fastest car on still. sometimes went a little beyond that figure. Yet it was not the the autobahn, Some other cars went roaring past the car in which I was rid- ing, almost leaving it standing The drive took us along the bank of the Rhine nearly all the way to Wiesbaden. On the river, there was a constant stream of law that convicts should be per- mitted to die at home, OPINION DIVIDED BY-GONE DAYS There is by no means predom- inant support, either in Parlia- ment or across the country, for 37 YEARS AGO Edwin C. Partridge, death penalty entirely. On the soloist other hand, most MPs, reflecting the opinion of most Canadians, would favor a modification such as that outlined above: reserving the death penalty for brutal kill- ers and 'deliberate law-breakers, but sentencing the passionate killer to lifetime imprisonment, with no remission permissible. Ontario Regiment band. of education. King St. boys eliminated St Such a step would do little Gregory's to take the Sunday senior championship by a score of 2-1 more than regularize the pattern School Hockey League set over the past 32 months. Since it assumed office, the Diefen- in 30 minutes overtime. baker cabinet has commuted 32 of the 40 death sentences submit- ted to it for review. In the opin- erred on the "side of leniency in stitute for some cases; in the opinion of some lawyers, it has made a mockery of our judges. But ii is widely felt that a convicted killer should at least be kept behind bars for the rest of his natural life, to protect the community; whereas these death sentences, now being commuted to "life" imprisonment, are resulting in the release of the murderer in about 14 years. Opinion in Parliament on this topic not merely divides the cab- inet; it also cuts deep across party lines on the Conservative and Liberal benches; and it does not respect the solidarity of any religion or racial groip or occu- pational type. Institute for the Blind". Missionary College. alogues for 1923 had arrived, awaiting delivery to the town and district residents. Building permits issued for the month of February had a total value of $2200 according to fig- ures rel d by the Engineer's FOR BETTER HEALTH department. J. G. Althouse presented the Food A Tranquilizer For Mind And Body : HERMAN N. BUNDESEN, MD Although few of us think of food as a tranquilizer, it actually has a tranquilizing effect. In fact, food is the oldest of all tranquilizers. Just look how a screaming in- fant quiets down when you give him his bottle of milk! And I'm sure manv of you have noticed how drowsy you feel after eating big meals. Remember those Christmas and New Year's dinners? QUIETING EFFECT Most of us benefit from the tension-quieting effect of food about three times each day. 'But the poor people who are trying to lose weight by dieting are deprived of this soothing ef- fect of food at the very time their anxieties probably are increas- ing. Merely reducing food intake may, at times, open the door to additional nervous tensions. That is why so few of you are able to stick with a diet long enough for it to be really beneficial. AN ESCAPE As 1 have explained in' pre- vious colunns, many persons seek to relieve their anxieties by nib- bling or even by eating extra large meals. This, according to Dr. Milton Plotz of the State University of New York, explodes the myth that most fat persons are good- natured Actually, Dr, Plotz says, stout 'docrine Clinic said they were "'in- Rotary Club Cup to Bracebridge High School Hockey team, 1922- 1923 champions of the Central Ontario Interscholastic Hockey League, following their victory over the Oshawa team. who scored great success as a cornet in Guelph and Preston, moved tv Oshawa and joined the Pupils of the city public schools were to receive their school sup- plies at cost according to the arrangement made by the board Fifty Oshawa' Rotarians greet- ed Sherman Swift, blind librar- ion of many Canadians, it has ian of the Canadian National In- the Blind, Toronto, when he spoke on "Doings of the in Making Life Work Some 50 clergymen and field secretaries of the Seventh Day Adventists opened the sessions of a 10-day conference at the In the Oshawa Post Office over six and three-quarter tons of Eaton's Spring and Summer cat- barges going up and down this broad waterway which is one of Germany's greatest traffic arter- ies.To the north rose the slopes of the Taunus mountains, under which the famous health resort of Wiesbaden nestles in a broad valley intersected by the river. It was an enthralling trip by cer through this valley, i the cures, but it is much more than that. This massive building contains theatres, dance halls, a casino for gambling, and a large number of lounges, in addition to its baths. It was built, I was told, by Kaiser Wilhelm II, and cost in the neighborhood of 30,- 000,000 gold marks, around a value of the same number of dollars at that time. It came throu, the second world war almost unscathed, although other buildings all around the sduare had been destroyed, and have since been rebuilt. This was a good eity to see, and I regretted that I could not stay in it longer; but had to pro- ceed, after a few hours there, on the next stage of my journey through the Rhineland. old-world villages with narrow streets and antiquated buildings. Some of the streets were just wide enough for a single vehicle, and our driver had to stop and wait until they were clear to proceed. Wiesbaden impressed me as a fine city. As we entered it, we went along streets of lovely vil- las with gardens already showing signs of spring bloom. In the centre of the city, there were spacious and charming parks. Behind the city, woods covered the hillsides and gave it a setting like a vast green amphitheatre. Afteer lunch in a typical Ger- man restaurant, with delightful food, I was able to see some- thing of the interesting places in the city. The baths, built around the famous hot springs, which yield about 440,000 gallons of wa- ter a day, and are reputed to have great medicinal value, are massive structures. The largest of these, the Koch - Brunnen spring, has a daily yield of 110, 000 gallons of water at a temp- erature of 150 degrees. These bath buildings occupy many im- pressive sites near the city's cen- tre, and there are 27 of them in all. People come here for treat- ment of rheumatic disease and catarrhs of the respiratory or- gans, y WIESBADEN KURHUUS The most impressive building, facing on a beautiful gardened square, is the Kurhuus, It is sup- posed to be exactly what its name implies, a place to take SHOULD BE GOOD DERBY, England (AP)--Rolls- Royce Wednesday reported the development of an engine that eventually will run on "anything from peanut butter to creosote." It said the engine, capable of running on any type of fuel, was designed for military use and has attracted the interest of NATO authorities. No technical details were given. 4 CHILDREN DO HAVE WORMS worms, Essy aad SAFE to give to children from 1 year up. Quickly effective. % Safe... Pleasant... Effective Use ; OEE WORM EXTERMINATOR MILLWORK'S BRAND NEW SELF SERVE HARDWARE DEPARTMENT in their FABULOUS NEW SHOWROOM « 1279 SIMCOE NORTH MILLWORK BUILDING SUPPLIES LTD. RA 8-6291 persons generally have more than their share of frustrations and tensions. We know now that anxieties are more likely to re- sult in nibbling than starvation- and more probably will drive a person to food than to drink. AWARE OF TENSIONS Another study at the Boston City Hospital indicates that many fat persons are aware of these tensions, even though such an- xieties frequently are below the level of constant awareness. More than half of the patients treated for obesity at the hospital's En- wardly nervous or high-strung". ATE MORE Still another study of some 500 California patients who request- ed treatment for obesity showed that 370 of them -- about three- fourths -- said they either ate larger meals or ate more S& quently when they were nervous or worried Food, you see, not only eases the stomach; it eases the mind, the Filtration Plant. d Each tender must be accom 5 per cent of the total sum. too. * This, you might say, is food for thought. QUESTION AND ANSWER Mrs. C.: I have read some where that the use of cortisone will hatte Jreguauey, 1 am 55 - years old and wonder if I could become pregnant? WM. BODDY, Answer: It is extremely ' un- Chairman likely that cortisone has any in- The lowest or any t not ily ted. { THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF OSHAWA TENDERS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN EXTENSION TO THE FILTRATION PLANT Sealed tenders addressed to the Chairman of the Public Utilities Commission, 100 Simcoe Street South, Oshawa, Ontario, will be received until 12 o'clock noon on Monday, March 21st, 1960 for the Construction of an Extension to Plans and specifications with blank Form of Tender may be obtained at the office of the Public Utilities Commission or at the office of Gore & Storrie Limited. Consulting Engineers, 1130 Bay Street, Toronto, on payment of a deposit by cheque in the amount of 50.00. Such deposit will be refunded on the return in good condition of the said plans and specifications within two weeks from the closing date of tenders. panied by a marked cheque in an amount equal to THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF OSHAWA G. F. SHREVE, General Manoaer fluence on pregnancy.