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Fhe Oshawa Somes Published by Canadian Newspapers Limited, 86 King St. E., Oshawa, Ont. OTTAWA REPORT Page 6 Thursday, April 28, 1960 Corporations Increase Grants To Education Corporations are steadily increasing their contributions to education in Can- ada--one of the most encouraging and reassuring developments of recent years. Corporate giving to higher education rose to an all-time high of $12.4 million in 1959, The previous high was $11.6 million in 1957. A new report on corporate giving issued by the Industrial Foundation on Education shows the extent of the pro- gress over the past 14 years. In the first 11 years of this period, corpora- tions gave about $20 million, or $1.7 million a year. In the past three years, the total amount contributed was almost $35 million or an average of almost $12 million a year -- seven times as much on a yearly basis. In the original report, it was suggested that a reasonable rate of giving would be one per cent of profits before taxes, or 10 per cent of university operating and capital costs, whichever was lower. It was expected that this would be a long-term objective, but over the past three years it was close to being reached. Speed For Children The National Safety Council in the United States is worried about the popularity of power-driven ' "go-carts" ostensibly manufactured for children. There already are 300 firms building these contraptions and supplying 1400 dealers, A rubber company recently awarded a $1000 scholarship to an eight-year-boy who won a "champion- ship" race at an average of 30 miles an hour. Now the so-called sport is making headway in Canada. Police in Toronto have already had to stop children whizzing about in these machines, for the safety of the young drivers and of other children -- and adults ~-- in the vicinity. The concern of police and safety authorities is understandable. Parents who put powered, high-speed vehicles Depends On Whether or not Canada achieves a balanced budget in 1960 will depend largely on fulfilment of Finance Min- ister Fleming's forecast that the eco- nomy will continue to expand at its present rate, the current Bank of Mont- real business review points out. Budget estimates were based on the continuation in 1960 of the orderly growth of the economy in 1959, when Canada's gross national product reached $34.6 billion, a rise of six per cent over the previous year. The review observes: "When price increases are taken into account, the year-to-year gain in real output was 3.5 per cent. This compares with virtually no change in the physical volume of output in 1957 and 1958 and with a postwar average increase of about four per cent. While consumer spending, the largest source of demand for national production, continued to Seasonal Precautions Each year more than 40,000 Canadian homes are damaged by fire. Property loss is estimated at $20 million, accord- ing to the All Canada Insurance Federa- tion, which represents 250 competing The Osha Times T. L. WILSON, Pubfisher and General Manager €. GWYN KINSEY, Editor The Oshawa Times combining The Oshawa Times established 1871) ana the Whitby Gozette and hronicle (established 1863) is published daily {Sundays and statutory holidays excepted) Members of Canadian Daily Newspapers Publishers Association, The Canadian Press, Audit Bureau of Circulation and the Ontaric Provincial Dailies : Asso- ciation. The Conadian Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all news despatched in the poper credited to it or to The Associated Press or Reuters, and also the local news published therein. All rights of soecial despatches are also reserved. Offices Thomson Building, 425 University Avenue Toronto, Ontario, 640 Cathcart Street, Montreal, P.Q SUBSCRIPTION RATES Delivered by carriers in Oshawa, Whitby, Ajax Pickering, Bowmanville. Brooklin, Port Perry, Prince Albert, Maple Grove Hampton, Frenchman's Bay Liverpool Tounton, Tyrone, Dunborton, Enniskillen Orono Leskard, Brougham, Burketon, Claremont Columbus Fairport ch, Greenwood, Kinsale, Roglon, Blackstock Manchester Cobourg, Port Hope Pontypool and. Newcastle not over 45¢ per week By mail (in province of Ontario) outside carriers delivery areas 12.00: elsewhere 15.00 per year Average Daily Net Paid as of March 31, 1960 16,857 By PATRICK NICHOLSON "Vive le Roi" shouted a lone voice, as General Charles de Gaulle, president of the French Republic, stepped out of his car to lay a wreath on our National War Memorial, "Le grand Charles", perhaps the greatest and most autocra- tic ruler of them all, ignored this The amount contributed in those three ery. But when a Canadian house: DeGaulle Impressive On Canadian Visit of international four-city visit to French-speaking and English-speaking Canada. There were state banquets and official receptions here. But to the unstriped-pants crowd, the highlight of the visit was that brief informal quarter-hour at our War Memorial. True, there were two cabinet inisters waiting to greet de wife called "Vive de Gaulle", that gallant Gaul broke away from his escort, Prime Minister Di bal and stepp over the low barrier into the crowd, to embrace his admirer and to buss her fervently. Then several dozen other Ottawans were sur- prised but pleased to shake his profered hand. Such was the warm and in- formal atmosphere when the president was in our capital last week, at the beginning of his years was equal to 8.1 per cent of university costs. On a proportionate population basis, corporate giving to Canadian univer- sities was 50 per cent greater than the corporate giving to U.S. universities. The figure for the United States last year was $83 million. i The report indicates that the amount of corporate aid and the distribution Gaulle when he drove up. But it was hard to differentiate one of I Rappened fo be in Pars when France's new president led the impressive parade down the © world - famous Champs Elysees last 14th July, the anniversary of the storming of the Bastille Prison by iiie revolutionary mob 170 years ago. Then the military might of France and the pomp was shown off against the beautiful background of the Arc de Tri- omphe. Things were simpler when de Gaulle laid a wreath on our little Arc de Tristesse, against a background of flutter- ing flags and newly ,blooming crocuses around the statue to Sir Wilfrid Laurier--crocuses which are the natural increment of our historically bloody word '"'con- scription", planted florally there during the wartime crisis by a them, clad in dirty crumpled beige raincoat, from any of the three dozen photographers and newsmen -- similarly uniformed. True, the Canadian bear-skinned Guards were standing to atten- tion; but when the general marched up to inspect their guard of honor, a voice in the crowd cut them to size by call- ing out: "Look, he's even going to look at those soldiers." to operating. research and capital funds, as well as to geographic areas, will be influenced by the effectiveness of univer- FOR BETTER HEALTH sity fund-raising campaigns for a long time to come. Because of this, it sug- gests there is a necessity for "long-term planning and advance publicity on expansion programs aimed at providing the public, and business executives par- ticularly, with some indications of what to expect in, say, the next five to 10 years. This would make it possible for donors to plan and prepare for their participation." The report is encouraging, It will be even more so when the 10 per cent aid mark is reached. HERMAN N. BUNDESEN, M.D. WHILE we generally think of the ages between 20 and 45 as the prime of life, persons in this age bracket are the particular target of many serious diseases. Arthritis, of course, afflicts more elderly persons than any- one else. Yet the really serious form of the disease, the crip- pling - rheumatoid type, finds most of its victims in the 20 to 45 year range. MANY AFFLICTED Approximately 11,000,000 Amer- jcans are afflicted with some form of arthritis right now. This year an additional 250,000 of us will become arthritis victims. Many of these will be hit by the destructive type, rheumatoid arthritis. Unfortunately, as is the case with so many diseases, we don't know what causes it. Thus, rela- tively little can be done to pre- vent its onslaught. EARLY TREATMENT VITAL However -- and this is ex- tremely important--we can, in most cases, hold the progress of the disease in check and pre. in the control of small children are simply asking for trouble. The Ontario Safety League properly points out that, apart from the immediate hazards of allowing small children to operate vehicles capable of high speeds, the pastime conditions children to speed and competition. In other words, they are being trained to become hard- driving, competitive motorists on the highways in their adult years -- and it is this type of motorist that safety authorities would like to eliminate, to vent serious deformities, provid- reduce the number of highways tra- I begin. Satment: early gedies. The difference between help- less invalidism and a life of continued activity might depend upon quick recognition of the danger signals of arthritis. So if you experience any of all of the following symptoms, check with your doctor right There are always foolish parents who will pander to the desires of their children. Restrictions are therefore needed on the sale of these speedy, powered machines --- before some away: young lives are lost. 1. Persistent pain and stiff- ness on arising. ° 2. Pain or tenderness in al least one joint. Expansion 3s sm = Joint. rise steadily throughout 1959 and pro- vided the main stimulus to stronger over-all demand, the increase of six per cent in this sector did not match the rates of increase experienced in other periods of rising business activity since the war." 4. Recurrence of these symp- {oms involving more than one joint. OTHER CAUSES Now it isn't necessary to go running to your doctor simply because you have a stiff shoul. der for a day or so. This could because by many things not even vaguely connected with arthritis. BY-GONE DAYS 31 YEARS AGO F. 8. Potter was made man- ager of the new branch of the Bank of Toronto which opened ere. Clifford Baker was elected chairman of the Oshawa Boys' Work Board. Peter Kyle of Cedardale, foun- der of the People's Popular Grocery, celebrated his 83rd birthday. Five hundred members of lo- cal and visiting lodges, IOOF, participated in the annual parade to Simcoe St. United Church where they commemorated the 110th anniversary of the founding of the order. Mr, and Mrs. F. C. Hoehn were honored by the choir of King St. United Church in recognition of Mr. Hoehn's 17 years' service in the choir and of Mrs. Hoehn's many years service in Sunday School and church work. Mrs. William Michael who had lived at Harmony for more than 50 years and had taken an active part in the affairs of the com- munity, died in her 74th year. The Industrial Development Co. orgamized by a ber of local citizens for the assisting of new industries in locating in Oshawa, received its charter with the following directors: G. W. McLaughlin, T. B. Mitchell, F. L. Mason, George Hart and E. C. Hodgins. Eric Beecroft, son of Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Beecroft of Whitby, was awarded a Fellowship at Yale University as well as a Fel- lowship in Public Law at Colum- bia University, N.Y. A. R. Alloway, business man- ager of the Oshawa Daily Times, was elected a director of The Canadian Press. Dewland's Ladies' Wear Store opened a basement shop for chil- dren's wear which was the first of its kind in Ontario. The Board of Directors of the Oshawa Curlers. Ltd. for the 1929-30 season were: F. L. Ma- son, W. A. Coad, W. H. Ross, E. Parsons, G. W. Hezzelwood, C. H. Lander, W. C. Hare and R. A. Lowe. After two dormant years, outlays by business enterprises showed an upward trend in the last three quarters of 1959, and the bank believes the official es- timate of an increase of four per cent for aggregate capital expeditures in 1960 might even be exceeded, as a result of recently authorized natural gas exports. Further, "while the increase in business activity experienced in 1959 was well below that achieved in similar postwar recovery periods, it was accompanied by relatively small changes in the price level and appeared to be soundly based." fire, automobile and casualty insurance companies in Canada. Of the 400 Canadians who die in residential fires each year, about half are children. Home fires can be pre- vented, and the Federation suggests these precautions, particularly appli- cable at this time of the year: Remove matches and other inflam- mables from the pockets of winter gar- ments before storing; clean out attics, basements, sheds, garages, and other areas where rubbish may have accumu- lated; use non-flammable fluids for clean- ing floors and clothing -- do not use gasoline or similar volatile fluids; oily rags, or soaked in turpentine or similar fluids, should be destroyed or kept in sealed metal containers; winter heating materials -- oil, kerosene, etc. -- should be kept at minimum level during sum- mer months; chimneys and furnaces should be thoroughly cleaned; fans, air conditioners and similar summer ap- pliances should be checked for frayed cords or loose connections; accumulated leaves should be removed from eaves and around the base of homes. The precautions are simple, but they can mean the difference between a happy summer and a destructive, even tragic, one. Early Treatment Vital In Checking Arthritis However, if any stiffness or pain persists or returns repeat- edly, then watch out. For the sympt of rh toid arthri- tis come and go. The thing to watch for is their return. ACCOMPANYING SIGNS General symptoms also some- times accompany the specific pain and swelling signs. There may be anemia, fatigue, exhaus- tion, slight fever and unexplain- ed loss of weight. At least seven out of every ten persons struck by rheuma- toid arthritis can be saved from serious crippling if treatment is begun in time. So be alert. QUESTION AND ANSWER R. P.: I have been using sac- charin for a number of years. Can it be harmful in any way? Answer: No harmful results have been known to result from the use of saccharin. You need not fear any bad effects. King Features Syndicate; Inc. pal in uni- form, the late and loved Rodney Adamson, killed in the Moose Jaw air disaster six years ago. De Gaulle looked an impres- sive but democratic president, with a blue-grey double-breasted suit cladding his six-foot-three military figure. If one sought symbolism, it perhaps lay in his resolute expression as he faced our Guards' band playing La Marseillaise in his honor; face silhouetted against a traffic sign ordering "turn left", which he will uever do politically; his cheeks reddened perhaps by the chill wind, perhaps by the traffic light, which unlike the traffic in Confederation Square was not halted for the ceremony, and which switched from orange-for- caution to red-for-danger at the first bar of France's national song. THE BOAT WE MISSED Red-for-danger. De Gaulle felt it necessary to urge us to closer international unity. Had we per- haps missed a boat? The father was unusually visit- ing the prodigal son; the ex-col- onial prodigal who had perhaps wrongly failed to bring together the father and the mother-coun- try and the cousin next door. Might net our diplomacy have scored a triumph and have im. 1 ted its oft-v d role as the golden hinge between the old world and the new, by propos- ing France for membership in the nuclear club, by urging that she be given the atomic secrets which our enemies already have, so that she be spared the inter- national opprobrium of having to blast her way into that club through the Sahara gateway? That was perhaps a boat we missed, while we were busy talk- ing about what good boaters we are, his Sad! a ii hi REPORT FROM U.K. Royal Navy Leaves Famous Dockyard By M. McINTYRE HOOD Correspondent For The Oshawa Times LONDON -- The Union Jack has been hauled down for the last time at the Royal Naval Dockyard at Sheerness, ending a 300 years' association of the navy with this station on the Isle of She in the Medway estuary. s of the Royal Marines sounded a last farewell from the rugged shore across the misty waters from which Nelson led his fleets to victory. When the flag was hauled down at sunset, the 60-acre naval dockyard ceased to be. It passed from the Admiralty to a civilian firm developing the area as a trading estate. As the last duty officer gazed out across the desolate waters of the Medway Estuary, sombre under a battleship-gray sky, he Shrtigged his shoulders and said "lI used to come here on a Sunday morning as a boy and PARAGRAPHICAL WISDOM Nature isn't being duly reci- procative, in that man is making more improvements on it than it is making on man, If the world doesn't come to and end this year, as a seer pre- dicts, it will probably pass up several opportunities to do so. In using smaller dishes and cutlery, certain restaurants are creating an illusion that fools the eyes but not the stomach. "Space itself may create mat- ter", says physicist. It would also be plausible to theorize that matter creates space -- 80 would have room to spread out. One of the hardest jobs in the world is trying to run other peo- ple's lives, but many a persons with the spirit of a dictator and a messianic complex glories in this undertaking, difficult though it is. It is exceedingly easy to thumb a ride on the road to ruin. "Short skirts make girls look taller," says a dress designer, They also make men look longer. see the great ships 'lying at anchor , ., . The Renown, the use, the old Ramilies, We be leaving many ghosts be- hind to haunt this place." LAID OUT IN 1665 : Sheerness Naval Dockyard, one of the old establishments to be abolished in the modernization of the royal navy, largely for rea- sons of economy, was laid out in 1665, For generations it has been the biggest employer on the Isle of Sheppey, finding work for more than an eighth of the popu- lation of 16,000. All types of warships, from de- stroyers and frigates to mine- sweepers and submarines, have been built there since it was first used for careening sailing ships. The place was long since woven into the pattern of Britain's naval history. NOTED BY PEPYS In his diary, Samuel Pepys, secretary of the navy, records going down to Sheerness to lay out the land to be taken in hand for a yard for the cleaning and repairing of ships. Sailors in the Mutiny at the Nore in 1797, pass- ed through the yard daily from their ships moored in the Med: wey. Bluetown, the port of Sheerness where the dockyard is located, is supposed to have been named from the color of the paint much used by the dockyard authorities and on the houses just outside its boundaries. MEN PAID OFF Now the last of the 3000 men who worked there refitting the destroyers and frigates and in- shore mine-sweepers of the fleet have been paid off. The empty water laps quietly now against the walls of the Small Basin, where the little boats of Kent and Essex jostled to be briefed for the Dunkirk evacuation. The noble battered hulk of the 74-gun frigate Cornwallis, once the scourge of the China seas, lies unregarded nearby, strang- ling in seaweed. Fortunately, the best of the buildings are being preserved. waves. They will remain as ™e sole reminder of a glorious age pow being lost in the mists of history. NATURAL GAS IS YOUR BEST BUY NOTHING DOWN No Payment Until September !! Easy payments over 5 vears an monthly gas bills $14.60 jr om, labour $5.60 CHANGE-OVER CAN BE DONE IN A FEW HOURS Units for all types of home heating FREE BURNER SERVICE Your Gas company does not employ doorte- door salesmen nor tSlephone rassers. For Information about dealers licensed by the Ontario Fuel Board to sell and instal equipment call or write the Sales rtment of 59-38 (Bonsumers Qas RA 3-3468 John Rennie's ded living quarters, known as HMS Wild- fire, and his stylish residential terraces bear the confident spirit of the peaceful years after Water- loo when Brittania ruled the SUPPORT THE { HOSPITAL DRIVE! Look what I get for stepping on spiders! And what do you know . ; . it's washday ! But who cares with electricity to chase those washday blues. In homes with automatic electric washers and dryers . . . mothers have more time for little boys with nothing to do. More time for the children... more time for all the things you like to do... that's the joy of owning a modern electric washer and dryer. When your washday disposition is "weatherproof" you'll find your nerves are "shatter-proof." In fact, you'll find that a great many of life's little problems "come out in the wash" when you own an auto- matic electric washer and dryer. To get more out of life--get the most out of electricity. LIV Qiio] E BETTER ELECTRICALLY For further information on your electrical problems contact your electrical dealer or . . . THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF OSHAWA WM. BODDY, Chairman GEORGE F. SHREVE. General Manager