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hye Osharoa Times Published by Canadian Newspapers Limited, 86 King 5, E,, Oshawa, Ont. Fage 4 Fridey, November 18, 1960 Peterborough Municipal Report Deserves Study Candidates for election to city council in Oshawa would be well advised to resd and think about a report prepared for the city of Peterborough by the well known firm of © t tants, Woods, Gordon end Company. It is the sort of report thet might profitably have been prepared for Oshaws. Peterborough, however, went to the expense of having the study made of its municipal opers- tion, end Oshews can profit by Peter. borough's enlightened action -- if the local candidates feel the responsibility of their candidacy enough to take ad vantage of it, end if elected thought to the ways in which Oshawa's municipal system can be improved, And there is no doubt that there is plenty of room for improvement On December § the electorate will be asked to vote on a change in the administration of the city's municipal government, The change is a modified form of the city manager system; it would involve the appoint ment of a city administrator and the reduction of the council committees from 10 to two or three, Peterborough council, before deciding on this issue, employed Woods, Gordon end Company to inves tigate the present organization The Woods, Gordon report sets forth in detail what the duties of the city administrator should be, how he should operate, his position in relation to city council and so on, It is made clear that the city administrator would not make policy, that being the responsibility of gouncil. The report says "Council would appointing and dismissing the city ad. ministrator and for establishing his an. nual rate of compensation No indivi- dual member of council should attempt to give direction or instructions to either the city administrator or a department head, Such instructions and direction should come only from council acting as a group, Under this arrangement, council must mind that its primary responsibility is for determining muni» cipal policy, including approving of the annual budget and establishing the tax rate, the of policies and administration of the city's affairs is the joint responsibility of the city administrator and the department heads." What to. give Peterborough be responsible for bear in whereas execution these about cost? Says the report "It might appear that, since we are suggesting the addition of enother senior position to the existing organization structure of the city, the city's operating costs will be correspondingly increased, However, we believe thet the cost of the proposed position would be offset many times over. In addition to the saving in alderman's time, which would be an intangible but nevertheless very real benefit, the potential savings thet could be achieved through better co-ordination and improved planning of civic affairs are, in our opinion, substantially greater than the cost of the proposed position" That is a well-founded opinion. The experience of such cities as Windsor and Sarnia amply demonsfrates that the city manager system saves money, time and annoyance for the taxpayers The that seems to be a growing recognition among report also notes "there cities comparable in Peter. borough, that there are distinct benefits to be gained through the employment of a full-time purchasing agent We suggest thet the purchasing agent should be responsible to the city engineer for both the purchasing and the custody and control of city stores, As an alter- native, if such an arrangement would make too heavy an administrative load for the city engineer, the purchasing agent could report to the proposed city administrator the city treasurer" size to or The company does not think thet a special Act would be required for the Peterborough change, since the Muni. cipal Act gives municipalities the author- ity to pass bylaws for the appointment of such officers as may be necessary for the purpose of the municipal cors poration In Oshawa, Mayor Gifford has repeatedly expressed himself in favor Lyman of the city-manager system, or some modification of it such as that proposed at Peterborough. Unfortunately, few members of city council have been so forthright; they have been more ine clined to show a sort of parish-pump caution, The trouble, we think, is that they are full of vague fears about pos sible loss of authority that would be surely dispelled if they gave the matter serious thought and research, fears That is why we recommend to the can- didates for the next council a thorough persual of the Peterborough report, Door To A Treasure This is Children's Book Week any event or celebration that promotes - and the reading of hooks by young or old deserves support, For the young parti cularly it can be a splendid experience, an introduction into a world of inexhaus- tible Judging by book library use, Canadians are unfortunately not devoted to reading. We are well down magi sales and the list of book-reading nations, Britain and most of the European countries far outstripping us, Perhaps mechanical, perhaps we are too intellec tually lazy, too addicted to such soporis we are too fics as television, and perhaps we are not taught in our young days to appreciate books, Whatever the reason, we suffer for it -- we cannot observe the world about us as imaginatively or with so much understanding, and we cannot live as excitingly with ourselves Edward Weeks said it well in a recent Atlantic essay: "Is there any inner resource as pre The Oshawa Times Tha Oshawa Times SOmRINg, The Oshawa Times {established 1871) and the hithy Gazette and Chronigle (established 1863), =n published dally Sundays. and statutory halidays excepted), Members of Canadian Daily Newspapers Publishers Association, The Canadian Press, Audit Bureau eof Circulation and the Ontario Provincial Dailies Asso slation, The Canadian Press is exclusively entitled fo the use for republication of all news despatched in the paper credited to It or to The Associated Press or Reuters, and also the local news published therein, All rights of special despatches are alse marved. Offices: Thomsen Building, 425 University Avenus Yoronte, Ontario; 840 Cathcart Street, Montreal PQ. SUBSCRIPTION RATES ed by carers In Oshawa, Whithy, Ajax Picke: Bowmanville, Brooklin Part Perry Prince Albert ls Grove Hampton, Frenshmon's Bay iverpool, inion Tyrone, Dunbarton, Enniskillen, 0. Leskard, Hroughham, Burketon, Claremont, olumbus, Greenwood, Kinsale, Raglan, Blackstock Manchester Pontypool and Newcastle net ever 4%¢ por week, By mail (in ployee of Ontario} outside carriers delivery 2 arson 00: shawhara 15.00 par year Average Daily Net Paid as of April 30, 1960 16,999 Det cious to the eager, as comforting to the old, as reading? "When 1 think of irrepressible John Stuart Mill reading all the major classics in Greek at the age of eight; of Lincoln studying by the light of the open fire; of Milton lamenting the loss of his eight half world and wide'; of Dr, Johnson, so myopic that he had to devour his books pressed half an inch from his big nose; of John Keats, knowing he had such a short span left, yet treasuring every line under the mulberry tree that still stands on Hamp stead Heath; of the Polish seaman Joseph Conrad, reading English in his bunk so that eventually he could write it as his own; of Theodore Roosevelt, while in the White House, pelting through his new books before breakfast and after midnight, I am truly amazed that there should Americans who 'ere my days in this dark be million taught read, who have access to all this treasure - and who never open a book." Canadians are just about with the Americans in this respect Children's Book Week is designed to lead children through the door to the vast treasure to which Mr, Weeks refers We sincerely hope that the efforts meets with glittering success 50 many have been to on a pal Other Editor's Views PENCIL'S STORY (Windsor Star) Take the ordinary lead pencil. It con tains cedar, rubber, graphite, gum, pum pice and lacquer, Some of these aiticles come from such far-off places as the Straits Settlements, Ceylon and Persia' important reaching trade has become, Bible Thought But thou, © Lord, art a shield for me~--~Psalm 3:3, God is our greatest protection. As a hen shields her chicks fram danger, so God watches var His people, This show how and far INSIDE YOU 'HERE -- DO IT YOURSELF' OTTAWA REPORT - more and more Canadign goods ! overseas. He will never he happy Vigorous Program For Export Trade By PATRICK NICHOLSON "Canadian businessmen need a little shove, to gel them off their backsides and out across the world to sell their goods,' The speaker was George Hees the debonair smooth-talking poli tician from Toronto, who has Jus! heen appointed our minister of trade and commerce. And he went on to describe how he plans to help every Canadian producer to hecome a successful world trader. It was exactly four weeks since he was appointed to that key job in our federal cabinet vel he had laid on the most vig arous and imaginative program Lo boost our exports which had ever heen staged by that department A mammoth Export Trade Pro motion Conference is to be held in Ottawa shortly, On Nov. #0 111 trade commissioners, from our 63 commercial posts in 49 foreign countries, will assemble here for preparatory work and consultations. In the week of Dee B, Canadian producers will be In vited to meet those (rade com missioners, to learn the complete pleture of what markets exist where for their products, whethe: manufactured, agricultural, min eral or other; and they will be told what competition they would face In terms of price, quality and quantity and tariffs, in those markets Invitations have been sent lo GALLUP POLL 20,000 produeei many of whom have never yel exported, If any husinessman association has inadvertently heen overlooked vet would like to attend, Trader Hees would he delighted to re. ceive a letter indicating such wish, and it will be met | am the sales manager of Canada quipped the veluble minister I have a large selling organization of trade commission ers all over the world, We don't actually sell good but we do everything else save hook the orders, We supply information concerning potential markets; we make contact with foreign huyers; we lp appointment and we even act as foreign language In terpreters when needed," Trader Hees hopes to help to hoost all Canada's exports, but most especially of manufactured since It is these which the most labor. His ob which is the objective of government, 1 ers of wood tn feed 0 sel goods Contam jective the Diefenbaker not to make us "he and miners of minerals" other countries' factories, but lo help the creation of more jobs for Canadians, through expanding the world-wide demand for the products of our own factorie MORE AND MORE AND MORE What 1s Trade Minister Hees' target? He wants to sell more and Job Problem Does Not Alter Savings Picture BY CANADIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC OPINION How is unemployment the savings of the average Can adian family? Compared to two years ago, four In a hundred more adults say their savings are lower, But to offset this, only three in a hundred today say they have no savings. In 1958, six in a hundred said this Today across the over a third of the savings at about the a8 a year ago, About the same proportion have less money in the bank, One quarter of (he population have more. Ta show how closely today's financial pi ture matches that of a couple Vea HO In spite of worrie mereasod unemployment. the col umns below compare the curvent situation with that of 1958 Question used hath mnterviewers thy itfecting nation people same level Just have ol aver in fo Lindi hy Gallup Marines Queher Ontario I'he West Warkers in sales and white col lar jobs are in the best position with a considerably larger per cent reporting more, rather than less, money in the hank Farmers show the worst po with almost three times as saving they have ton many less savings Prodessional ecutives White eollar Labo Farmers owners and and sales As in are much more general conditions Owe sav ings, and personal eircumstances previon HTT people inclined ta hlame for with lowes Due ue Roth Those Ving Those with higher savings Poll was the same on this question 1 don't want te know the amount but just the trend across Canada. In your case for es ample, is the amount of savings you have now lower higher, than it was a yea 4 10568 om ago" Today 25% 24 Lower JE Higher 2 I'he same i] Wh Have no savings & 3 Can't say ! | 106° 100 What 1s the trend across Can ada' In the Maritimes there an even split between those with less in the bank and those with more. In Quebec almost twips ax many have fewer savings as have more--the largest contrast in any region. In Ontario and the West, while more are in the Have less" column, vatios ave fairly close. Here's the plete Highe Mi n Ni 0) Lower Savings 6 7 am (L] Waving than more. Those in busines themselves, in professional executive levels ave fairly ly divided. In labor groups ipread 15 wider. Columns show what proportions in of these occupational groups port more, or less money for iL} close the helow each re o saved Lower Savings ex Higher Savings 19% 2 i " (8) Ww 9 15 those When asked the mereasegd AVY elhet which was the way they see it POD Wes cause, thi to (ie neral Cireumstances fo personal eireumsiances Due to general cifoumsiances Due to pérsomal circumstances Roth he says, so long as there is a single reel of thread anywhere in Canada which could he sold to any buyer anywhere in the world he competition tough, he admits, and getting tougher. Can ada must produce goods which are hetter styled, hetier made and cheaper priced than those made elsewhere--or at least their equal in these respects, Then the world will "Buy Canadian Our worst enemy in fighting for this objective, he believes, 1s nol other trading countries; It is the lassitude and ineptitude of lots of manufacturers who sell their products only in the home market, and who have never al» tempted to hecome exporiers as well, The new trade minister does not envisage one industry selling hundreds of millions of dollars worth of goods abroad, nor any factory selling more than a small proportion of its outpul to foreign buyers, What he would like to see is many of our small plants in many small cities, each with per. haps 50 or 100 workers, each ex. porting $100,000 worth of its prod- uels Whal are hi is chances ol succes in this "Export or Die" drive? In his 50 vears, George Hees has made a success of almost every thing he has turned his hand to As 8 student, he tried boxing and hecame (he all - Canada heavyweight college champion; as a young man he took up foots ball--and played on the Toronte Argonauts team which heat Win. nipeg 30-7 in the Grey Cup, And s0 on, in the army, in business and in polities, His record has given him the confidence to say "We can heat the pants off them.' Discover Peanuts Can Stop Bleeding By BURTON HB, FERN, MD Hemophilia treatment ix slowly flowing from expensive flasks of froven nto cheep paper then # hazard, B spied Jumior's appetite, fatiened Sister's figure and strewed shells show hage P Hemophilia - afflicted dephants would never have '0 worry how major hemorrhage from minor cults and serapes not as long as thelr snorting trunks found grimy tle hands offering pes nits between the bars The peanut comes from & shady past. Lying hehind many # rash and el the root of many a whee, i's on the sllergist's ten-most wanted list Other doctors recall how me small peanut swallowed down the windpipe can lead on devastating pneumonis which no antibiotic Can eure Thyroid experts can tell about oilers (swollen thyroid glands) produced by peanit extracts Around the home the pest has proven more Bn ANNOYANCE BY-GONE DAYS 35 YEARS AGO Thornton's Corners School was closed on an order of Dr, ¥, J Rundle, Medical Officer of Health, due to the prevalence of scarlet fever Arn of fudge J. E_ Thompson prior, was appointed Judge Ontario County Court, Whithy A ladies' auxiliary was organ ized in connection with the GM Foothall Club. Mrs, W. Simpson was eecled president and Mrs. | Weeks, secrelary Rev. John Lindsay, accepled a call to Bt. Andrew's Preshylerian Church, Whithy Dr. Cooke of Oshawa was se cured as coach of the Junior OHA entry in the Sportsman Patrioti Association series, About 25 jun- lors tried out for the team Board of Fducation appointed a special committee composed of trustees Dr, D. 8, Hoig, Ir, C. E Wilson and T, B, Mitchell to dea with the scarlet fever conditions at King St, School Mrs. J, Galt and Miss B. J Galt were delegates from the Baptist Mission Circle attending the annual WMS convention af St. Thomas St, Andrew's team was honored at & banquet in the church, when medals and the Petley Cup, em hlematic of the 1025 champion ship of the juvenile series of the Oshawa Church Baseball League were presented lo the players W. A. Dryden, Brooklin and John Miller, Claremont, won awards in Shropshire sheep class es at the Chicago International Livestock Show An inpovation In churches was staried Street United Church, opening of a nursery Oshawa alt King with the Kx-members of Tovento and Oshawa 116th Battalion (2nd On tario Regiment) held a reunion dinner in Toronto, when many ominent military figures ware n attendance Alderman G, T. Morris, chalr man of the Finance Committee and Alderman RD. Preston, chairman of the hoard of works were candidates for the mayor alty in the forthcoming municipal lection, Wother's freshly €i d rooms Now the little pesnul turns out to be a treatment as well os 8 real A daily pound of holled peanuts slowed down food racing through wne woman's wliamed intestines alter intestine - slowing drugs snd operations failed ACCIDENTAL DISCOVERY The peanut was linked to heme. philia by accident The same chance which led Mr Goodyear 10 drop erwde rubber into hotling chemicsls, and Mr Bell to spill seid on his first tele phone, started & hemophilia-suf- fever doctor yearning for peanuts one warm day in May, 1957. Per. haps peanut chewing would help him forget thet painful nee which announced continuing hem. orrhage into the joint He ate only a handful of mast ed peanuts. (Hemophilis vietims can't risk the extra pounds thet add to everyday injuries around the knee and stir up painful joint hemorrhages.) Soon his knee grew painless, Without any treat. ment the hemorrhage had stop ped! All this happened three years En then, the doctor has gorged himself on peanuts, pea nut flour or a special peanut con cenirate to stop painful bleeding (A half ounce of the concentrate carries the punch of 8 pound of pesniis. UNUSUAL CIRCUMSTANCES Only once has he had to resort tn special plasma transfusions, A bleeding, swollen throat prevent ed his gulping down the ususl dose of peanuts Other hemophilia sufferers have seen large hemorrhages melt under the influence of roasted peanuls or peanut eoncenirate Two-thirds of an ounce of peanut concentrate checked bleeding which had continued for 10 days in spite of 12 plasma transfusions (Once ounce of concentrate car. ries the punch of two pounds of peanuts, CLOTTING UNAFFECTED Strangely enough, the peanut treatment doesn't restore the es sential clotting chemical which hemophilia sufferers lack. Clot. ting remains as had as usual Experiments with peanut-eating hamsters show that injured blood vessels shrink and contract more than usual, sealing off the gap pouring out the non-clotting blood STILL A MYKRTERY Scientists have only just hegun to erack the enter shell of the peanut's potential, That bag of peanuts contains a8 million dollar mystery PARAGRAPHICAL WISDOM Morona says she has to inter~ cept passes made hy boys who have never had a football in their hands in their lives Since The ultimate in amateurish work Is reached hy the doit yourselfer who, for the first time, wallpapers a room Man Arrested (0 Pinching Girl In Vestibule" Headline That man is no gentleman, The secret of my dry martinis? aaa Eis (gJAY NE Extra Dry Vermouth! RTI NI Rn Bottled In Italy In the USA it's Martini and Rossi, in the rest of the world it's simply Martink whrover you go U's We same super vermouth, i) ) i Meanwhile. hemophilia wifes. ers might do well to keep # five pound bag om hand ~ jue ie Cask Dr. Fern's maithox is wide open for letters from renders While he cannot underiske 19 answer individual letiers, he will wee readers' questions In Wie elumn whenever possible snd when they are of genersl inter: est. Address your letters to Dr, Fern in care of this newspaper, ' -- Maku 4 FIAT 1398 FULLY EQUIPPED Ww TURN SIGNALS * HEATER * WINDSHIELD WASHERS * FACTORY UNDERCOATING w FOAM RURRER SEATS FIAT DISTRIBUTED RY CHRYSLER DISNEY MOTORS LIMITED Kingston Rd. and Church St. Pickering, Ont, | '