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The sharon Stmes Published by Canadian Newspapers Limited, 86 King St. E., Oshawa, Ont. Page 6 Tuesday, May 16, 1961 New Ideas, Interests For Retirement Years For many people the fact of retire- ment from work has little of the rosy glow that the idea held for them in their middle years, It is not simply a question of less money or poorer health, but of a complete dislocation of their lives. Dr. Alastair Heron, who was chairman of a conference held in London early this year to discuss this problem of the elderly, described it to the BBC as es- sentially a modern problem. Until about a generation ago, Dr. Heron said, only a comparatively small number of professional people retired; but today, with compulsory retirement at the age of sixty-fife for men and sixty for women becoming general in Britain, far greater numbers were affected, and those who put off thinking about retire- ment until it arrived, and developed no outside interests in the community, often suffered severely from a sense of the loss of personal significance. An illustration of some of the con- structive work on this problem which is being done by various organizations was given by an organizer from an en- gineering firm which arranges classes for its workers. They had found that middle- aged people were often shy of attending classes at evening institutes with young- er people; but many had readily at tended when the firm arranged special "do-it-yourself" classes with a local instie tute for the fifty to fifty-five age group These men and women learnt an occus pation for their retirement, that would save them money, and possibly enable them to help others and earn something, The principal of London's City Lie terary Institute, which runs a great var jety of study courses, mentioned a re tired civil engineer aged seventy-four, who for the past four or five years had filled what would otherwise have been a very lonely life with companionship and interest by attending classes in philosophy, music French, architecture and other subjects at the Institute. Dr. Heron stressed the danger of settling into fixed patterns of habit in middle age, so that people became un- able to adapt themselves to change in their surroundings or in themselves. Everyone ought to help others, he said, to remain young in the sense of being adaptable, open to new ideas and ready for fresh adventure, Views Of Russian Youth Teachers in the western democracies who find some American and Canadian teenagers indifferent and unresponsive to their best efforts to instruct may be heartened to discover that similar diffi culties are developing with Russian youth. Should there be anything alarming in this? Just as "the poor ye have always with you," so every school inevitably produces its quota of laggard students. A recent study by the Soviet Institute of Public Opinion, as reflected in Kom- somolskaya Pravda, shows that many young people and older leaders feel any- thing from concern to outright disgust over some attitudes of Soviet youth. A noted intellectual writes that Rus- sian youth divides into three categories --enthusiasts, parasites, and those who have "lost all interest in life" He calls the parasites " the dregs of our society." The Soviet Minister of Defense makes the following contribution to the dis- cussion: "An easy-going attitude toward life is more prevalent than vices--a striving to pass along it as along a road covered only with flowers." Among young deople these comments are reported: "Ei 'lier... I had an aim. But now all my pure dreams have come down to one thing--money. Money is everything; luxury, well-being, love and happiness." 'Or: "I am 19 years old, but I have so much apathy and indifference to- ward everything about me, that adults can only wonder . . . Life is not very in. teresting. This is not only my opinion, it is also that of my friends." Or: "My comrades, in their efforts to reach the heights in comparison with Western dandies, at times go to ime possible lengths. Stylish Texan blue jeans, a loud tie . . ." Another speaks of "z00t-suiters". Not only is there evidence that Communist discipline is up against a sort of passive resistance among many young people. Articles in the Soviet press, which are intended to discourage young people from fleeing the homeland, indicate some resistance also to official effort to create "a new generation wor- thy of Marx and Lenin." Battle With Things Most of us have felt, at one time or another, that everything was against us. Some time ago Paul Jennings of the London Observer, wrote a satirical essay on the subject. At the time Jean-Paul Sartre was making life permanently hopeless by expounding the philosophy of existentialism, and Jennings called his essay "Report on Resistentialism." It has now been reprinted in an anthology. In scholarly language, the report ex- plains something that all of us know our of personal experience: That things are against us, that the universe is hostile and that human beings are "pushed arounds." Brooks Atkinson of the New York Times notes that Resistentialism explains why a man going home from the office finds that more elevators go up than down and more trains are just pulling out of the station than in -- on the wrong side. hye Oshavon Sines ¥. L. WILSON, Publisher and General Monoger C. GWYN KINSEY. Editor The Oshawa limes combini Oshawa Times (established 1871) and the itby Gazette ond Chronicle (established 1863), is published dally (Sundays and statutory holidays excepted). Ci Dally PL Associotion, The Conadion Press, Audit Bureou of Circulation ang the Ontario Provincial Dailies Asso siation. The Canodion Press is exclusively entitied fo the use for republication of all ews despatched Ih the paper credited to it or to The Associated Press or Reuters, ond also the local news published therein. All rights of special despatches are also reserved. The 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, lort Perry, Prince Albert, Ma Grove, Hompton, Frenchman's Bay, Liverpool, 'aunton Tyrone Dunbarton, Enniskillen, Orono Leskard, Brougham, Burketon, Claremont, Columbus, Greenwood, Kinsale, Raglan Blackstock, Manchester Pontypool and Newcost not over 45¢ per week. By mail (in ince of ario) outside corriers delivery areas 12.00; elsewhere 15.00 per year Circulation for the issue of March 30, 196] 17,363 Jennings gravely reports that Resis- tentialism is the invention of "bespec- taccled, betrousered, two-eyed Pierre- Marie Ventre," author of a sensational play that concerns three old men who walk around ceaselessly at the bottom of a well. The central doctrine is: "Man is ultimately a no-thing, a metaphysical monster doomed to battle, with increas- ing non-success, against real things." At- kinson cites a classic example of Resis- tentialism, or the multiple thing, from last winter in the New York. "The crews of railroad tugs and ferries, numbering 662 harbor watermen, went on strike. In a matter of hours, 30,000 New Jersey commuters had to improve ways of getting across the river, Present- ly, ghosts carrying picket signs turned up at the Grand Central terminal. In a matter of hours, 70,000 New York Central and New Haven passengers, who didn't give a damn for tugs and ferries, found themselves abandoned by the rail- roads and stranded at home or in town. Now the nature-thing, which is the grand panjandrum of Resistentialism, played its trump card by paralyzing New York with an epic snowstorm. Buses, auto- mobiles and some subways halted. By trifling with the pitiful forces of thing, 664 harbor crewmen thus provoked thing warfare on a massive scale." Bible Thought They shalt rest; and stand in thy lot at the end of the days. -- Daniel 12:13, The rest is the sleep of death. Awak- ening comes on the resurrection morn=- ing, followed by an everlasting inheri- tance in God's good things. I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith, -- II. Timothy 4:7. That is a magnificent boast. Before very long every one of us will finish his course, what then? Will be proud or ashamed? MR. HEES ATTACKED THOSE WHO ARE "PAINTING a BLACKEST POSSIBLE PICTURES OF CANADAS ECONOMY re WEINS [TBM i THE OLD MASTER INSIDE YOU Faint New Life Next, the victim's tongue was pulled forward and his head tipped back to keep the air pas- sage wide open. The doctor hoped that artifi- i cial respiration and heart mas- d sage through the chest wall But Little Hope By BURTON H. FERN, MD THE MAN was already dead seconds after the shot sounded! With his head slumped onto his chest and his eyes closed, he no longer breathed. The doc- tor could find no heartbeat. The murdered man was gent- ly placed on the plush carpet for emergency treatment. Be- the doctor sealing the hind the left ear found a blood clot hole made by the bullet as it pierced the man's skull. The doctor worked the clot loose to uncork the wound and prevent fatal pressure from building up around the brain. READERS' VIEWS Students' Band Earns Plaudits Dear Sir: Sunday evening the music for the first Oshawa Folk Fesiival was provided by the O'Neill Band composed of 50 students from Grades 9, 10 and 11 of the O'Neill Collegiate and Vocation- al Institute. In the excitement of the fi- nale, the work of the band during the evening was some- how overlooked in the long list of those who gave their time and talents to the remarkable fehtival. A steady stream of peo- ple coming to congratulate members of the band and my- gelf left no doubt as to the genuine appreciation of the magnificent accomplishment of these student musicians. Due to the extremely diffi- cult task of co-ordinating the various ethnic groups in this festival it was not until Mon- day of last week that the pro- gram was finalized. This meant Jast minute writing, adapting and copying music appropriate to the national character of 14 separate items on the program, The band had only two 30-min- ute rehearsals with which to prepare the wide variety of mu- sic needed to introduce the BY-GONE DAYS 20 YEARS AGO Two hundred members of the OCVI Cadet Corps won the praise of the inspecting officers from Military District 2 at their annual inspection. James War- nica was battalion commander and Johnny Miller, Dave Mec- Kibbin and Jack Fetterly were the company commanders. The General Motors Recrea- tion Club closed the season's ac- tivities with a badminton tourn- ament complete with prizes. Mrs. Avern Taylor, activities director, welcomed the guests. Leonard Richer, supervisor of music in Oshawa Public Schools for the past: 21 years, was ap- pointed adjudicator for the Lin- coln County Music Festival held in St. Catharines. The Oshawa Kiwanis Carnival was a very successful event and approximately $2,000 was turn- ed over to the British War Vic- tims Fund. Ed C. Bowman, ex-mayor of Whitby, was named president of the Whitby Rotary Club, suc- ceeding D. A. Wilson. Eighty members of the Ladies' Major Bowling Lague attended the annual banquet held in the Legion Hall. Mrs. E. Lovelock, president, presided. Rev. J. V. McNeely, minister of King Street United Church, was elected chairman of Osh- awa Presbytery. Board of Health reported 362 communicable diseases during the month of April in the city. many groups which were in themselves a revelation of the traditional excellence of their national songs and dances. After the show I told the members of the band that it had been my privilege to lead them in one of the most diffi- cult, interesting and exciting performances of my whole mu- sical career and no words can express my appreciation of the rapporte of the band and the sheer exhuberance of their play- ing. To the Folk Festival Com- mittee for inviting the band to play, the members of the O'Neill band and all the people who came and commended us, thank you for a truly memor- able evening. FRANK FRANCIS Oshawa. would bring the victim back from the dead. THREE OUT OF FOUR Last year Johns Hopkins Uni- versity doctors reported how they had massaged silent hearts back to life without cutting open the chest. Normal heart- beats can be restored in three out of four cases without lifting a single scalpel--and still leave time to operate and save the fourth! The murdered man's heart slowly flickered back to life. He began to gasp for breath. Leaving the heart to beat on its own, the doctor began Red Cross approved mouth-to-mouth breathing. STEADY BREATHING After placing his lips around the victim's nose and mouth, the doctor blew several deep breaths into the victim's lungs. As irregular gasping changed into steady breathing, the mas- saged heart thumped with new vigor. Now the victim could be placed on a stretcher to be moved to the hospital, Here, blood transfusions and modern brain surgery might have saved him. EXPERTS HELPLESS But he was carried only to a nearby house, where he passed away, without surgery or transfusions, while 30 medi- cal experts watched helplessly. Heart massage and mouth-to- mouth breathing had given new life but little hope to this as- sassinated President of the United States -- Abraham Lincoln! OTTAWA REPORT Canada's Interest In Sane Calendar By PATRICK NICHOLSON Ottawa is today the hub of a very active world-wide move- ment which believes that time, the measure and guide of our daily life, reflects a great Ca- nadian achievement and offers a great Canadian opportunity. In 1883, through the leader- ship of the Scottish immigrant Sir Sandford Fleming, Canada initiated the system of time gones around the world. This was accepted by about 24 im- portant nations a year later, when we all signed the Inter- national Dateline Agreement at the Washington Meridian Con- ference. Today Canada's stand- ard time is almost universally accepted. It is impossible to envisage our busy intermeshed life of to- day being carried on under the former confusion of multiple lo- cal times, before the minute hands of our clocks were syn- chronized in the zone system of standard time. But a somewhat similar con- fusion exists today in the cal- endar. There is no uniformity in the system of dates used in different parts of the world. We ourselves h andi cap offrselves daily, through our us of a calendar whose whole,{ called the year, is not exaclly di- visible into its parts, called weeks. In fact we in the Chris- tian world use 14 different cal- endars today; and none of us can tell, without elaborate cal- culations, which of those 14 we QUEEN'S PARK Work Guarantee Could Get Votes By DON O'HEARN TORONTO -- The old parties will need their headache caps for this one. The CCF has come out for full employment--it will guarantee a job for everyone, it says. There will be automatic ridi- cule of this by the PC's and Lib- erals. And ridicule is perhaps what it invites. But! The fact is there is nearly full employment in the UK. and some of the Scandinavian coun- tries. ' And the old-line parties might do well to have their facts and figures on this before they get too far out on a limb. It has surprised one observer, in fact, that they haven't done more studying of the European situation than they have. ECONOMIES DIFFERENT Yes, the economies are differ- ent, standards of living are lower, etc. But that prospect of full em- ployment today has considerable political appeal. And Ontario leader Don Mac- Donald, of course, knows this. In fact the New Party had hardly announced this plank be- fore Mr. MacDonald was taking hasty steps to the nearest plat- form. One man who probably won't dismiss the proposal lightly is Premier Frost. PARAGRAPHICAL WISDOM Help yourself to a bright out- look: "The sun will continue to shine," says an astronomer, "for at least three billion years longer." "Women buy more beauty aids than they need," says an economist, Some of them don't. "The speed of a sneeze is 245 miles an hour." -- Newspaper filler. This refers, of course, to its initial, or muzzle, velocity. Many a person suffers an ex- cruciating pain in the neck be- cause he carries the world around on his shoulders. CLOTHES CARE RULES To Look Your Best, Have It Cleaned and Pressed. YOUR APPEARANCE... is olways crisp and fresh when you have your clothes cleaned regularly. Search your clothes closet for soiled garments, Send them to your Dry Cleaner, Satisfaction Guaranteed by the following members of DRY CLEANERS AND LAUNDERERS INSTITUTE (ONTARIO) and CANADIAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF LAUNDERERS AND CLEANERS PICKWICK CLEANERS & DYERS, Oshawa WHITBY CLEANERS, Whitby ALDSWORTH CLEANERS, Oshawa BOWMANVILLE CLEANERS & DYERS LTD. BOWMANVILLE CARDINAL CLEANERS LTD., Whitby HARWOOD CLEANERS, Ajax Mr. Frost obviously was im- pressed by the standard of em- ployment he saw on his recent trip to Britain. It can be expected that he will have men doing substantial re- search into the why and where- fore.of conditions on the other side of the water. UNITY SHOWN Unity between Mr. Frost and Prime Minister Diefenbaker was reported by observers at the an- nual Western Ontario PC meet- ing. There had been some appre- hension. The meeting committee had scheduled both Mr. Diefenbaker and Mr. Frost for the platform on the same afternoon. There were those who feared this might not go too well--they felt that neither leader was too anxious to be on the platform with the other. But the fears were groundless. Whatever they might have felt privately the two men were John and Les to each other. And Mr. Diefenbaker gave most of the platform time to the premier in the afternoon. And then Mr. Frost withdrew and went home to Lindsay be- fore the prime minister ad- dressed the banquet. Unity remained, for all to see! 4 month? { whether you are a "Monday's used or will use in any given year. WHAT WAS YOUR BIRTH DAY Do you know what day of the + week Christmas will fall on this year? Do you know the date of the Victoria Day Holiday this Do you even know child" or are "full of grace"? To in to this confusion, our months are of different 1 while in different Jogi, same month has different rum- bers of working days. This han- dicaps business men so severely in making comparisons to meas- ure the progress of their trade, that actually more than 1,000 large corporations in North America keep their records, not on the basis of our calendars-- ali 14 of them--but using a special calendar which divides the year into 13 months each of exactly four weeks, A prominent Ottawa A. J. Hills, is Bobi Hho 3 International World Calendar Association. He tells me that his object is to end the present Canadian, North American, and indeed world confusion on cal- endars. A former high official of the Canadian National Railways, and a "dollar-a-year" man co- opted into the government scrv- ice to help our war effort, Mr. Hills now devotes all his ener- gies to urging mankind to make life easier for itself by univer- sally adopting the simplified world calendar. HAS REGULAR DIVISIONS The world calendar has regu- lar divisions. Its invariable quarter contains 91 days; each month has 26 days plus Sun- days. Its permanently repeating pattern of days and dates sim- plifies yearly planning, because any given date always falls on the same day of the week, and all holidays can be dated to avoid mid-week holidays. The gimmick is to make the day after December 30 each year a world holiday, falling into no month and no week--fust a day the world can forget, com- ing uncounted between Saturday December 30, and Sunday, Jan- uary 1, every year. Leap years will be taken care of by like- wise inserting a similar day for the birds between Sunday, June 30, and Monday, July 1. Canada has sponsored the project of the world calendar on the international stage for many years; it has been backed by other prominent countries, too, including non - Christian ones. By a twist of fate, the next year when the World Calendar could be adopted will be our birthday year, 1967. Mr. Hills, and the many people in many lands who think as he does, hope that Canada may persuade the world to celebrate our 100th birthday by adopting Ottawa's sensible calendar. Welcome your Census Taker In June, Census Takers will ask questions of you and all other residents of Canada. Your answers, combined with those of others, will produce facts vitally important in guiding the development of Canada's future--in planning schools, hospitals, public utilities, farm and industrial production. The Census is an enormous task undertaken once every ten years. Only with the co-operation of every Canadian can it be done quickly and accurately. All information you give is kept in strict confidence. By law, every person must answer the Census questions but the answers can be used only by the Dominion Bureau of Statistics for the prep- aration of statistics. Information about individuals cannot be disclosed to any other government ment or agency, private organization or individual. An accurate Census benefits us all. When the Census Taker calls at your home, please welcome him and HELP CANADA COUNT! \ Published wodar the sutborily of The Honourable George dees, Minisist of Trade sod Commenes