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he Oshawa Ses Published by Canadian Newspapers Limited, 86 King St. E., Oshawa, Ont. Page 6 Friday, September 15, 1961 Clear Definition Needs More Than Just Words The weakness of the law concerning drunken driving was discussed at the convention of the Canadian Association of Police Chiefs. Sudbury's chief cons- table recommended an amendment of the Criminal Code, to draw a clearer line between impaired and drunken driving; he would further have the two offences treated as one on a second appearance in court on either -- for example, im- paired driving would be a second-offence matter after a drunken driving con- viction. The only way in which there can be clarification of the law is through the more precise definition of drunkenness, and this can only be established by scien- tific tests. It follows, then, that drivers suspected of drunkenness or impairment should be required to undergo blood and breathalyzer tests, Some people regard such tests as an invasion of individual liberty, Unfortu- nawly, the conduct of many drivers vn the roads is not an exercise in liberty but in licence. In any case, the use of an automobile or a truck is not a right but a privilege, and the exercise of that privilege demands a responsibility which must be enforced when not recognized by the individual. The state requires each driver to have a permit; there is no reason why it should not require him to undergo tests when necessary, as a condition to the issuance of the permit. This is done in Saskatchewan, and the legality of the measure has been upheld by the Supreme Court. The definition calls for more than an exercise in semantics. Choice of words cannot make up for lack of defined standards and ascertainable facts. For that matter, the distinction between im- pairment and drunkenness, as far as the driver is concerned, is unrealistic; it is designed simply to give an "out" to the dispensers of justice who, thirty years behind the times, still think that the mixture of alcohol and gasoline is not particularly dangerous. In addition to the clearer definition, we need tougher laws and tougher court officials to make sure that the laws are respected. Tests Of Limited Use Multiple-choice tests are now included in secondary school examinations, and some Canadian universities are using them in the special tests given applicants for entrance. These tests, in which a student is given a choice of answers and is required simply to tick the one he thinks is correct, have some limited usefulness, but the limitations are ser- ious enough to suggest that they be used only very sparingly and with extreme care. Walter Pittman, the New Democratic Party member for Peterborough, and a teacher of history, some months ago pointed out that a multiple-choice test given Grade 13 history students last spring, was completely unfair; any one of the answers could have been correct, according to one's interpretation of the particular historical event on which the question was based. We commented on his argument at the time. A little later, the distinguished U.S. mathematician Prof. Banesh Hoffman wrote an article, bitterly attacking the multiple-choice tests. The results of such tests, he said, can be deceptive and al- together prejudicial. For one thing, there is the fallability of the experts who prepare the questions and the sometimes deliberately ambigious wording of them (this was Mr. Pittman's objection). Prof. Hoffman gave several examples, in which the answers arbitrarily specified as right or wrong were either erroneous or at best disputable. The student is given no opportunity to explain the reasoning by which he arrives at his answer. Thus the tests may penalize the candidate who perceives subtle points unnoticed by less able people, including the test-makers. In short, these critics agree with another great educator, Pro. Jacques Barzun, that the knack of passing these tests consists less in a knowledge of the subject in which one is being examined than in an ability to read or guess the minds of the examiners. The only advantages of the method are that it spares the examiners the de- pressing job of marking the papers and protects them against any charge of partiality. The advantages do not come close to outweighing the objections. Struggle Against TB In recent days Canada and the Cana- dian Tuberculosis Association have been hosts to the 16th conference of the In- ternational Union Against Tuberculosis at Toronto. It is a significant event, in that Can- ada's notable advance in its work of uncovering, treating and rehabilitating victims of the disease will enable dele- gates from more than 60 countries, with a record often grim and despairing, to see at first hand some of the methods used and some of the results obtained here. Armed with these, they may take new hope that, given time and the required effort and support, this disease that still is a scourge to great cross sections of mankind can be checked and eventually eradicated. The conference should be important to Canadians too, by bringing very forcibly to their attention once again the fact that they are not immune to The Oshawa Times T. L. WILSON, Publisher and Genera! Manager C. 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Among Indians and Eskimos, where the incidence for the disease is highest, the death rate of this communicable disease is 23.8. Yet here again it has dropped sharply from 579 in 1945. In many other countries of the world the disease still poses a major threat to health -- and hence to progress, It is estimated that 50 million of India's 400 million people suffer from it, and about one in seven of those in Hong Kong is tubercular. In an age when world travel is be- coming more and more common-place, this poses a distinct threat to the health of those. nations which have made progress against the disease. With this is the fact that the TB germ, in Canada at least, appears to be developing a resistance to some of the drugs that have made this country's success story such a commendable one. Hence the need for vigilance against TB which many people have come to feel no longer is necessary, appears to be as great as ever, Other Editor's Views WHY DO IT IN LONDON ? Bertrand Russell laid a wreath of chysanthemums in memory of the Hiro- shima dead on the Cenotaph in London. Fair enough, but why didn't he go to it? The London Cenotaph commemorates Common- wealth war dead, including the thou- sands buried in South-East Asia as a result of Japanese atrocities. Hiroshima to do QUEEN'S PARK Representation Of All Sections By DON O'HEARN TORONTO--To live up to its potential our system of parlia- mentary government must be well-rounded. All interests and all sections should be heard from (One member of our house here says he represents "The scoundrels") And this is not principally for the protection of the interests of each group. More pertinently it is so the community at large may receive protection and also that it may have the benefit of the special experience and wisdom of every group and class. DON'T RUN There are two sections of so- ciety which generally speaking are not strongly represented in our present parliamentary ma- chinery. One of these is business and the other the universities. Because if the nature of their work you seldom see a really prominent business man or a leading university man active in political life as an elected rep- resentative, Thus their voices are missing from our parliamentary forums. And, of course, aside from the lack of balance automatically brought on this means a distinct loss. TAX IMPLICATIONS? When new taxes are being dis- cussed, for instance, how often do we hear a sound argument on their possible impact on the development of the community? Only business, and the nomists of the universities, can really give this Yet it is of vital importance A tax can hold back develon ment. And if a certain form of tax is going to do! ter we look to another field. And this is only one of many situations in which possibly the most important voices are miss- ing. AN ANSWER? Probably the most heartening point about the Liberal advisory committees mentioned here yes- terday is that the observer can see where they could off-set this weakness we have at present. The Liberals committees con- cerned are made up principally of business men and university men. The proposal made on sales tax indicates their practical va- lue. It was an original and well- devised suggestion. Their important voice when applied came through with con- structive results If it had been applied earlier we quite possible might have had a different, and better, sys- tem of sales tax. In them might lie not only the answers to particular problems but also to a general weakness in our system. aen- INSIDE YOU Doctor Answers Readers' Queries By BURTON H. FERN, MD DEAR DOCTOR: What special diet would "you suggest for a person who has a nervous acid stomach? I don't have an ulcer. Mrs. W. L. Dear Mrs. L.: The same diet that helps ulcers! Avoid irritat- ing fried foods, hot spices and raw fruits and vegetables. To- bacco and alcohol are out. They whip up extra acid secretion. Milk and bland creamy foods help soothe acid stomachs. Juices along with strained fruits and vegetables nourish without irritating. Use Baby's schedule to baby your stomach! Six daily feed- ings keep some acid-neutraliz- ing food in your stomach all day. TOO MUCH ASPIRIN? Dear Doctor: I have severe headaches and take six aspirins every day. Can all this aspirin hurt me? Mrs. J. F. Dear Mrs. F.: Not as much as your headaches -- which may be trying to warn you about serious trouble. Why not let your doctor or some nearby clinic check the headaches? STOMACH CANCER Dear Doctor: Can an X-ray examination tell whether there is cancer of the stomach? Mr. T. R. Dear Mr. R.: Not ordinary X-rays! After you swallow a barium "shake", X-ray pictures clearly outline bulges and hol- lows in the stomach. The doc- tor usually has to order other tests before deciding whether the picture means cancer. Soon, you should be able to ,«have a special stomach-washing test to discover stomach cancer before it's large enough to show on X-rays! ACID IN TEA Dear Doctor: Is tannic acid formed when tea dissolves in water? Or must the mixture simmer awhile? Mrs. G. H. Dear Mrs. H.: Dry tea leaves contain tannin -- often called tannic acid. This tannic acid dissolves into warm water. When tea leaves soak longer in warmer water, more tannic acid dissolves. Did you know that coffee con- tains as much tannic acid as tea? FALSE TEETH Dear Doctor: Can false teeth be fitted as soon as your last natural teeth are pulled? Or do you have to wait six weeks? Mrs. A. O. Dear Mrs. O.: Even though the gums don't shape themselves for six weeks, false teeth can be fitted immediately and re- adjusted later. Don't frown if your dentist prefers to wait. Think of that bright smile you'll soon have! LAY DOWN LAW : PITTSBURGH (AP) -- The National Boxing Association's world championship committee Wednesday told heavyweight champion Floyd Patterson to defend his title against the top NBA challenger within six months or lose the crown. In letters sent to Patterson and his manager Cis D'Amato, the committee said the champ- ion must comply by March 13 --the first anniversary of Pat. terson's last title defence, Henry Cooper of England is currently the top NBA challen- ger. BYGONE DAYS 35 YEARS AGO Dr. T. E. Kaiser was re-elect- ed MP for Ontario Riding, de- feating W. H. Moore by a ma- jority of 811 votes. R. S. McLaughlin's yacht "Eleanor" won the first of the Richardson Cup yacht races at Toledo, Ohio. Mrs. E. R. Park was elected delegate to the WCTU Provine- ial convention held in Hamilton. Seven people were injured in a collision between a TTC bus and an automobile on the high- way near Whitby. Howard Millichamp and G. M. Jacobs, Oshawa golfers, took part in the competition for the Willie Park Trophy at the West- on Golf Club. Plans were made for a 60th jubilee celebration of the On- tario Regiment Marion Kay, Oshawa athlete, placed second in her class in the ladies' 100 yards meet event at the CNE. Magistrate A. F. Hind was elected president of the Ontario Police Magistrate's Association. Plans were underway for the 50th jubilee celebration of the Whitby Baptist Church. Oshawa consumers bought coal at $16 per ton, coke $13, softwood and hardwood slabs at B and $4 per 1 cord respective- y. M. E. Hartley, local manager of the Sun Life of Canada, at- tended the Sun Iife Convention in New Brunswick. The Oshawa Tennis Club's officers for the ensuing year were A. F. Annis, president; Dr. W. J. Langmaid, secre- tary; Ladies' Captain, Miss D. Myers and Men's Captains, S, R. Alger and G. Davies. MARRIED TEACHERS WELLINGTON, N.Z. (CP) -- Married women returning to teaching school in New Zealand now will be promoted one step in the salary scale for every three years they have spent bringing up their children. The aim is to bring more married teachers back into the service. OTTAWA REPORT invited to send an observer delegation, and we were repre- sented by Associate Defence + Minister Pierre Sevigny, Heath OAS Membership Long Discussed PATRICK NICHOLSON Whether Canada should join the Organization of American States has long been discussed in government circles here. It has been advocated by diplo- mats and visiting statesmen from the Americas for 13 years, but has become more press- ing since President Kennedy strongly urged us to join, and since the recent "Alliance for Progress' conference in South America. The OAS comprises all the 22 independent nations in the Americas--except Canada. Te members are U.S.A. and Mexico from North America, Cuba and eight other small republics from Central America; Brazil, Argen- tina, Colombia and seven small republics from South America. Its total population is abou' 370 million, of which one-half is in U.S.A. The OAS was formed in 1948 to implement the Rio Treaty of 1947, whose signator- ies agreed to protect against ag- gression every state in the West- ern hemisphere. MAKES PROGRESS Last month OAS nations gath- ered for the meeting of the In- ter-American Economic and So- cial Council at the beautiful re- sort Punta del Este in the re- public of Uruguay. Canada was REPORT FROM UK. Pacific Island Macquarrie, Conservative MP for Queens P.E.L, and several officials. The highlight of the meeting was the U.S.A.'s promise fo pro- vide $20 billion of public and private capital to assist re- source development over the next ten years, coupled with a lowering of tariff barriers. NAS was vividly debated in Parliamen. last week, when our two delegates gave reports, and set Canada thinking. DESCRIBES MISERY "Hon. Pierre Sevigny painted an eloquent picture of the des- perate poverty and backward- ness in Latin America. Always hungry, in permanent economic chaos, largely illiterate, the peo- ple "are ready to throw them- selves on the mercy of the first person who offers what may look like an improved situation," he said. Hence the success of the de- ceitful Castro propaganda, and the risk that communism may spread to the Latin-American mainland. He explained to me earlier (hat South America pos- | sesses immense but undeveloped Treasure Search Special London (Eng.) Correspondent to The Oshawa Times LONDON -- A Scottish - born Londoner is making plans to seek a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow of which he read as a schoolboy at Loretto school in Edinburgh. He is Ian Lil- burn, a genalogoist, brother of the Laird of Coull, Aberdeen- shire. He is planning to go treasure-hunting on a Pacific island next year. The inspira- tion for his expedition comes from two books which he read as a schoolboy. It has lured him on with the prospect of finding buried treasures which is esti mated to be worth close to $250 million. One of these books was Sir Malcolm Campbell's "My PARAGRAPHICAL WISDOM "No dog shall be in a public place without its master on a leash" . . . From a Belvedere, Calif. ordinance. Could it be said that a man being led by a dog is leading a dog's life? "Machines will be developed that can play games," says an electronic engineer. It is won- dered how one of them would react to the offer of a bribe to throw the game. Overheard: Irate woman speaking:: "One man is just as bad as another, and both of them are worse than anybody!" Which is more irritating: A singing commercial or one that consists of a rankly amateurish poem? With few exceptions, people don't love money. If they did, they would keep as much of it as possible. They only love what it will buy. "Embezzlement is the fastest growing crime in America," says a statistician. This is prob- ably because money is worth so little these days the embezzler feels that, at most, he is com- mitting only petty larceny. "There are quite a few women who are strong in their opinion that women shouldn't do the proposing," says a woman col- umnist. Yes, of course--there are about as many of them as there are old maids. "She is a woman in every sense of the word. In every way, she is a woman," says a movie mag of a glamorous actress. It seems she must be one of those all woman women--and they're the best kind. Some ultra-liberal grammar- ians say any use of words that clearly conveys meaning is pro- per. It is strange, tho, they don't appruv any spelling uv a wurd that is understud bi the reader. Greatest Adventure," deserib- ing his experiences in the Pa- cific in 1926. The other is the well-known "Treasure Island" by Robert Louis Stevenson, based on the actual island which is the goal of Mr. Lil- burn's treasure hunt, Cocos Is- land. FORMED COMPANY Mr, Lilburn has formed a company to carry on this trea- sure hunt. It is known as the Cocos. Exploration and De velopment Company, Ltd., and he is its chairman. Now in his early 30's, Mr. Lil- burn has been dreaming of this expedition since he was a 12 year-old school pupil in Edin- burgh. Cocos Island is known to have been a pirate headquar- ters for over 300 years. It is 300 miles from the Panama Ca- nal, and is often listed on gaze- teers as Treasure Island. One of the main treasures which will be sought by Mr. Lilburn and his party will be that hidden by Stevenson's Por- tuguese pirate "Bonito". The story is that he buried it on Cocos Island in 1819 after loot- ing a Mexican government mule train. Two years later, the Scottish pirate, William Thomson, stole a hoard from Spanish pirates who had raided Lima in Peru. This is also supposed to have been buried on Cocos Island. GRANTED PERMIT Discussing his projected ex- pedition to the Pacific in search of these treasure hoards, Mr, Lilburn said: "We are waiting for a definite date for going to Cocos Island. We have been making inquir- jes f~- three years, and have now been given permission by the Costa Rican authorities. The authorities grant short conces- sions more or less automatical- ly, but we have asked for a long-term one, giving us three months at first, followed by an extension of five more months." Mr. Lilburn is hoping to set out on his expedition im the early spring of 1962. wealth, whilst such wealth as is tangible has been channelled into the greedy hands of a very few famliies. Hence there is a stark come trast between a very few peopl¢ living like multi - millionaires, and the huge majority "who are housed like animals, can only live like animals, and die 'ike animals." The available wealth is sel- dom nséd for the development of Latin-American resources; its owners are so scared of the po- litical and economic instability there that they invest it in other countries--especially the dishon- est politicians, who want to pro- tect their wealth from the angry mob from whom they steal it. CAN CANADA HELP? Latin America needs educa- tion, know-how and everyday Canadian skills--such as operat- ing banks and finance compan- ies--even more than money. In all these ways Canada could help. Mr. H. Badanai (Liberal, Fort William) pointed out to Parliament that even our small possible aid in education could be invaluable; Christ himself could only teach twelve discip- les, he said, but that teaching rapidly spread throughout the Roman Empire. The most important step we could take to help those back- ward countries--and Mr. Mac- quarrie endorses Mr. Sevigny on this point--would be to join the OAS. Canada enjoys immense prestige in Latin America. There we are a hero because we have shown that it is possible to live in happiness, independ- ence and great prosperity beside the U.S. giant without being gob- bled up. Our alliance Nith our fellow American states serve to them as a glowing ex- ample, and a welcome counter. poise against undue U.S. domi- nation within OAS. The recent '"'Alliance for Pro- gress" meeting showed that OAS is now more than a mere military pact; the world leans towards regional economic and sociological groupings which are not mutually exclusive; Canada could well now heed Mr. Se- vigny's advice that, "Our fate will be a better one if the fate of our Latin-American neighbours is also a better one." 20, 40 AND 100 TO INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL USERS PROPANE NOW AVAILABLE IN ST. 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