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Fhe Osharn Sines Published by Canadian Newspapers Limited, 86 King St. E., Oshawa, Ont. 1 Page 6 Thursday, March 10, 1960 Justice For Individual And Safety On Highways . Preshier Frost has made it plain that he takes a dim view of compulsory blood or breath tests to determine whether a driver who has been drinking is drunk or "impaired". He has quite rightly pointed out that safeguards under the eriminal code for accused persons are a vital part of justice. To force a person to take such a tests can be construed as forcing him to incriminate himself-- a violation of the tradition of justice and law in this country. Mr. Frost also criticized a Saskatche- wan law that compels drivers to submit to a breath test when involved in an accident that might have resulted from drunken or impaired driving Under that law, a person loses his driver's licence when he refuses to take the test. The Saskatchewan law, Mr. Frost thinks, circumvents the criminal code, and it does have the effect of presuming guilt before trial. The tests themselves are open to question. They involve mechanical pro- cesses which can go awry, and the skill of the operator. They simply record cer- tain findings and make no allowances for individual tolerances. But the great objection to the tests is the legal one: an accused person should not be re- quired to incriminate himself. Unfortunately, the problem of the drinking driver remains after the dust of the legal argument has settled. And it is a problem that must be solved if some degree of safety on the highways is to be achieved. Estimates of the per- centage of accidents caused by drinking drivers vary, but all safety and law en- forcement authorities agree that the per- centage is high. Many insist that the drinking driver is the greatest single road hazard. A complicating factor is that thorough- ly drunken driver is not nearly as dan- gerous as the driver who has absorbed enough alcohol to blur his judgment and reflexes but not enough to be ob- viously drunk or even impaired. It is "borderline" driver who causes most of the accidents--and he is the one who is most difficult to convict on orthodox evidence. One approach to the problem could be a revision of the criminal code, to impose harsher penalties and enlarge the area of the offences. A person who drinks even a small amount and then drives a car is creating conditions for an accident; the element of crime is there, just as surely as if the driver deliberately set out to cause an accident. Crippling The Children A bitter controversy is going on in the little Georgian Bay community of Penetanguishene, over the teaching of French and English in elementary schools there. News dispatches do not make it clear whether the argument concerns separate or public schools. The mayor says that the squabble has been going on for years but came to public attention last monthly when a pro-French group formed a French parent-teacher association. He thinks the pro-French faction is part of a nation- wide program to win a separate French. speaking school system and that Pene- is not just the dominant language -- one must be able to use it acceptably just to communicate, to do business, to handle a job, and how well one uses it generally determines one's social and economic success. The danger, or pity, of the Penetan- guishene situation is not the rather absurd ambition of French "nationalists", but the cruel effect of the argument on the children. If youngsters in the com- munity go beyond the confines of Pene- tanguishene to gmake their livings, with- out being able to speak English, they will find themselves crippled until they are able to master at least the rudi- tanguishene "is just a proving gr ar There may be such a nation-wide program, but if there is, it is doomed. It might succeed in a handful of ham- lets scattered across the country, but that is as far as it. could go. The great force against it, of course, is the general use of English; outside Quebec, English of the } they were denied in school. As a Penetanguishene priest pointed out: "I know of many cases of children leaving our schools and either failing to get or losing jobs, because of their poor English." It is the children who suffer from such silly squabbles. U.S. Russ Development George Kennan, U.S. historian and former diplomat, argues in the March issue of "Encounter" that the Soviet bloe is slowly wriggling out of its totalitarian bonds. He notes that Soviet historians ere still liable to subordinate facts to ideology, but they do so less than they once did; the satellites are still tied to Moscow where foreign relations are concerned, but they are much freer in their handling of internal affairs. "The goals and trends of Russian Communism," he writes, "lie along the same path as Western liberal-industrial- ism." While the Soviet Union is beginning to move beyond Communism, the West --or the United States at least--is be- ginning to realize that it will be forced to move beyond capitalism. He believes that the problems of an affluent society cannot be left to chance; the sickness can be cured only by more central direction. His vision is that East and West may meet after all; or in the long run, nothing very serious will divide them. Even the The Osha Time 7. L. WILSON, Publisher and General Meneger: €. 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'The Guardian agrees that prophecies of irreconcilable conflict between East and West are beginning to look unnecessary as well as suicidal; that Soviet society is becoming more liberal as it becomes more prosperous and more contented; and in the long run it may even be true that Soviet society and American society will grow alike, since they are both sup- ported by the same kind of industrial and technological base. "But this, surely, will only be in the very long run," says the Guardian. "His picture of the future may fit the year 2000; but one cannot help fearing that it would be dangerous to act on it in the 1960s. The leaders of the Soviet Union are still dedicated and ruthless men, even if their followers are not. And with all the deficiencies of the American party system, it does at least offer an oppoftunity to two such diverse men as Vice-President Nixon 'and Senator Hubert Humphrey to campaign for the presidency, not to speak of the wide range of candidates between. There has been no sign that Marshal Zhukov or Mr. Malenkov have been allowed to contest any primaries. "The real danger of Mr. Kennan's argument is- that the apparent support it gives to the case for coexistence is in the end damaging. Peaceful relations with the Soviet Union are necessary because without them the world may destroy itself, not because the Soviet Union is not really a totalitarian, re- pressive society. We can and should oppose Communism, though we should not fight it militarily unless we have to. There is no need for the West to under- stand coexistence in a passive sense -- any more than Mr. Khrushchev does. Western society is worth defending, and its ideals are worth spreading" REPORT FROM UX. Naturalists Wage Undergrowth War By M. McINTYRE HOOD Correspondent For The CGshawa Times LONDON -- Britain's natural history enthusiasts are backing up their enthusiasm with a great deal of hard work, given freely and without any thought of re- muneration. They are engaged in what they have called "Opera- tion Cleanup", in which they are making a determined effort to rid the mature reserves of the country of weeds and scrub which are crowding out the inter- esting specimens which they are anxious to study. Organization of a group known as the Conservation Corps of the Council of Nature has started off this clean-up drive. Every week- end, armed with picks, shovels and forks, hundreds of people, young and old, are attacking the long blitz at nature reserves which have become heavily over- grown, ; Organizer of this corps of vol- untary workers is Brigadier E. F. E. Armstrong who gave some interesting facts on what these natural history enthusiasts are doing. He said: "Many of our helpers are young students engaged in some branch of natural history study. By working for us, they feel they are being useful, and at the same time picking up practical infor mation about their subject, They receive no pay for their work. undergrowth which has spoiled many of the nature preserves. They are making a particularly strong attack on the Selborne So- ciety's Sanctuary at Perivale in Middlesex. EASTER CAMPAIGN 'A concentrated campaign is already planned for the Easter holidays. Four groups of 20 work- ers each will take part in a week- OTTAWA REPORT Canadian Honors Needed For Brave By PATRICK NICHOLSON OTTAWA -- When our new temporary National Gallery was opened recently, a lot of people kicked up a lot of fuss because the invitation constituted a social "means test," by specifying that white tie and decorations were to be worn. It was the white tie that caused the furore. But it surprised me that, when we hear so many squawks about a national anthem and a national flag, that nobod valor, but by a voluntary organi- zation. Would not all Canadians be proud if we had distinctive na- tional decorations? Would not any Canadian be proud to be awarded one? Then, when the invitation says "Decorations to be worn," we won't look like a convention of tourist camp operators, all wav- ing the neighbors' flags. Instead, Canadian men and women would got excited about the "decora- tions." proudly wear the Canadian badge of honor awarded to them by their own grateful nation. We assist them with transportation. When they come with us for a week, we pay for their accommodation and ar- range a series of lectures for the evenings. For the next three months," said the Brigadier, "we are concentrating on places near London which we can tackle at weekends." Some fruitful areas for natural history study are included in the clean-up pr Squads have BY-GONE DAYS 32 YEARS AGO A capacity crowd filled the Masonic Auditorium for the for- mal opening of the Oshawa School of Cooking and Econom- jes. Mayor P. A. Macdonald opened the school which was fol- lowed by lecturers and demon- sirations given by Miss E. Frances Thompson. Farmers were welcomed at the Quinte District Seed Fair, Bow- manville, by Mayor M. A. James. Addresses were delivered by offi- cials from government depart- ments. Among the program events staged at the Kiwanis Ice Car nival were speed skating races, QUEEN'S PARK Expropriation Rights Over New University By DON O'HEARN TORONTO---The question of ex- propriation rights here again this year. This time it concerned Sud. butys new Laurentian Univer- sity. And the university's private bill asked for broad powers to take land, As happened with Queen's Uni- versity last year there was con- siderable controversy over the re- a broomball game played be- quest tween the Kinsmen Club and Osh- awa firefighters and an exhibi- tion hockey game with National Sea Flea Juniors of Toronto and already been working at Book- ham Common, Surrey, a National Trust property where the wild lowers attract hundreds of bota- nists, They will also be at Box Hill, Surrey. Another National Trust area, where they will be' clearing the slopes of dogwood to make way for chalkland flow- ers, as well as the public. At the Perivale Bird Sanctuary, they are clearing ponds and moving branches and shrubs to let the sunlight reach bird and plant life on the ground. An ambitious program of work has been mapped out for the whole year. The naturalists tak- ing part, however, are keen on the job because they want to see the work done and are giving the project most enthusiastic sup- port, Once the present series of proj- ects for the spring months fis completed, then further and more extensive programs, with more people taking part, will be drawn up for the summer. Osh Blue Imps as the rivas Public Utilities Commission authorized E. A. Colvin, super- intendent of water works, to place an order for 300 new water meters with a Toronto firm at a cost of $11.18 each to the com- mission. John Gibson, superintendent of the assembly line at GM, was the recipient of a presentation from his staff after 46 years of service with the company. A serious accident occurred on Highway 2 when a Collacutt Coach Lines bus overturned into the ditch after a collision with a car, injuring seven persons. Old members of the 116th Bat- talion who had formed an asso- ciation, with M. Bouckley as president, atténded a special service held in St. George's Church in commemoration of the anniversary of the battalion's landing in France during the World War. st. This time, however, it was not the situation of property owners which was discussed--as was the case with Queen's. The concérn of committee members was whether university land might stand in the way of municipal development -- build- ing of roads, etc, When assured there was a sec- tion to protect against this they voted the powers. BROAD LAW? There also was discussion over the university's tax exemption section, And out of this there was a good suggestion by Allan Gross- man (PC--Toronto St. Andrew). Mr, Grossman said the Private Bills Committee was having to decide on matters which should not be put before it. He was directly referring to the exemption question but the same situation applies in expropriation. The St. Andrew member said the Committee should not have to make up its mind in individ- ual cases. Rather there should be broad law which would apply to a whole field, has figured There is, for instance, no unis formity now on the expropriation powers of universities. The University of Toronto here ex broad Others have none at all have been left property which is rented out. In some cases local taxes are for professors. Sometimes taxes are paid on these. At other times they aren't. NEEDS PLAYERS LOS ANGELES (AP)--A plan to supply players for the new Dallas team and discussion of a proposed postseason game are matters that directors of the Na- tional Football League will tackle here on Friday. Commissioner Pete Rozelle said action may also be taken on a new television package deal and a pre-season schedule of games will be drawn up. If we are 80 Pp national- istic, why should Canadian heroes be asked to dress up with a lot of foreign hardware hung around their necks? For the brave array of medals, that outshone the ex- hibition of Old Masters at the Gallery Opening, certainly did not have even the 55 per cent Canadian content which we now have to swallow over the air waves. KING MISSED THE BOAT Mackenzie King ade a great song and dance about 'national independence" when he was our prime minister. But like most "things he did, it was too little and too late. Too late because he was emphasizing national in- dependence at a time when de- 1 ts were beginni to make it clear to far-sighted statesmen that every nation should surrender some degree of its national sovereignty to a supra-national authority, in the interests of world peace and the material betterment of man- kind, And too little because he concentrated on such abstruse items as the Statute of West- minster, but overlooked the more evident and popular trappings of nationalism such as medals. Many Canadians fought cour- ageously for our country in World War II. But we had no means of expressing our national gratitude to them. Other countries recog- nized their bravery, many Canadian veterans wear crosses for gallantry awarded to them by friendly nations and even by Iron Curtain countries. But no war hero has ever beea decorated with a Canadian Cross. We all hope that there will pever again be an occasion when a Canadian is asked to show bravery in war. But decorations and medals have peacetime uses too. Many men and women devote their best endeavors to the service of Canada, often for less than ad- equate financial rewards or for none at all. To those public spirited people, neither their na- tion nor their community can ex- press their gratitude through the customary and gracious but in- expensive token of a dollar hunk of metal hanging on a dime hank of ribbon. BRAVERY NOT UNDER FIRE Many Canadians are called upon to exhibit physical courage, even at the cost of their life, when our country is not at war. The fireman rescues a baby from a blazing inferno; the policeman apprehends an armed killer; the person on the spot dives in to rescue 2 drowning fellow. Some of these are perhaps just the acts of any good-neighborly Ca- nadian; others summon up cour- age beyond the cal! of duty and merit recognition. They sometimes achieve recog- nition, Like 33 - year - old Mrs. George Turnbull, who three times in one week last summer saved children from drowaiug off Van Wagner's Beach, near Hamilton, Ontario. But in the third rescue, she was exhausted by her ef- forts in helping 12-year-old Ger ald Doman of Galt, and she drowned in the wild waves of Lake Ontario. She was post- humously awarded a gold medal for gallantry, not by her country which cannot recognize such PARAGRAPHICAL WISDOM President Eisenhower recently said that in a year from now he would probably be sitting in a rocking chair. And no doubt that would be a glorious relief from sitting in a hot seat. 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