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She Oshawa Times Published by Canadian Newspapers Limited 86 King St. E., Oshawa, Ontario WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1961 -- PAGE 6 Thoughts About Strange Attitudes To The two-man report on gambling prepared for the Ontario attorney-gen- eral turned out to be -- as expected -- a summary of facts already well known and a vehicle for a few suggestions that had already been discussed. Off-track betting, for example, has been a subject for argument for some time now; Leslie Frost discouraged it while he was premier, but his successor John Robarts har not, to our knowledge made any public pronouncement on the matter. The report did not attempt to follow the ramifications of gambling in Ontario, the attorney-general not having included this area of questionable activity in the scope of the inquiry. And here we touch the matter that is of greatest concern to those who fear that the big American crime syndicates are pushing into On- tario. Gambling is the bread-and-butter activity of organized crime, and if the syndicates are moving into the province they are undoubtedly doing so by way of the gambling network. The report's recommendations are worth thinking about, however, if only to encourage thinking about the curious Gambling public attitude towards gambling in Ontario and in the rest of Canada. A few weeks ago a man charged with supporting himself by gambling was acquitted in magistrate's court because he produced evidence to show he played the stock market, where he was a "speculator". Playing the stock market is a lawful occupation, but playing the foot- ball pools is not. One can earn a living (legally and theoretically, if not practi- cally) by betting the horses at a track, but to do so away from the track is a crime. The Vancouver Sun pointed out, fol- lowing the case cited above, "If you win the Irish Sweep you may legally retire and live on the proceeds -- though it is illegal to buy sweepstake tickets. If you win it twice you'd better scurry out and find yourself a legal occupation like digging ditches or selling cigars. It would be an interesting test case to determine if that $280,000 didn't make you a vagrant, supporting yourself wholly or in part by gambling, without lawful occu- pation." Quacks Meanest Crooks The American Medical Association points out that one of the meanest crooks on record today is the medical "quack". The men with the phony cures and bogus remedies, the useless "health" foods and the trick electrical gadgets fleece the north American public of a billion dollars every year. Some of the quack products actually are harmful; others are harmless, but also are useless, The Department of Investigation of the American Medical Association has deve- loped these six simple rules for spotting @ quack. 1, If he uses a special or "secret" ma- chine or formula he claims can cure disease. 2. If he guarantees a quick cure. 3. If he advertises or uses case histories and testimonials to promote his cure. 4. If he clamors constantly for medical investigation and recognition. 5. If he claims medical men are perse- cuting him or are afraid of his campeti- tion. 6. If he tells you that surgery or x-rays or drugs will cause more harm than good, Dropping Stiff Courses The principal of Mackenzie High School in Deep River obviously is a man who does not believe that high school principals should play the role of genial public relations men, the Ottawa Journal reports. Nor does he believe that Home and School meetings should be mutual admiration sessions. The Journal goes on to comment: Mr. A. T. Crutcher's criticism applies far byond his school district and there will be principals all over the land who will oft have thought but never ex- pressed it so forthrightly. He said this to a Home and School meetings: "Almost every day since school started I have had three or four requests to let students drop difficult courses such as Latin. I am astonished at the fertility of people's minds at finding excuses for less work." Some parents, whatever their abstract devotion to a high standard of education, try to "soften" -- Mr. Crutcher's good word -- the curriculum in order to allow their children to make higher marks. The theory apparently is the lighter the work load, the higher grades should be. But practice is something else. Fewer and easier courses usually mean more time She Oshawa Times T. L, WILSON, Publisher and Genera! Manager Cc. GWYN KINSEY, Editor Oshowo Times combining The Oshawa Times lished 1871) and the Whitby Gazette ond jicle (established 1863), Is published dolly @nd stotutory holidays excepted). 1b ot C Daily poper P Association, The Conodian Press, Audit Burecu of Circulation and the Ontario Provincial Dailies Asso~ ciation. 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The astounding thing about Mr. Crut- cher's experience is that so many parents should be taking their children's side in this matter. Once upon a time it seem- ed that all parents supported teachers in their efforts to give capable students the greatest challenge to their talents. But now too often parent and child seem to be allied against the school in an overprotective, defensive way. Perhaps we should not be too sur- prised. How can parents who languish away passive evenings before the televi- sion set exhort their. children to more and harder work? Other Editors' Views EMPTY CHAIR (Hamilton Spectator) For years, guests in the Metropole Hotel in Moscow have been able to see, in the lobby, a picture of Lenin reading his works to Stalin. It dated from the era when Stalin wanted to impress everyone with his friendship with Lenin, It defied the facts; Lenin deeply distrusted Stalin. Now Stalin's memory is in disgrace, He has been painted out of the picture. There is only an empty chair. The ques- tion is: Will Lenin be left reading his works to this empty chair for evermore or will someone else be chosen for the role of patient listener? Bible Thought ++» Who his. own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree--I. Peter 2:24. Only through the Cross do we find reconciliation with God. Be ye all of one mind, having com- passion one of another. -- I. Peter 3:8. The unity that is truly Christian springs from personal commitment to Jesus Christ Draw nigh to God, and He will draw nigh to you. -- James 4:8. Rapport between God and man be- gins when man responds to God's love expressed in Jesus Christ. A GIRL CAN'T BE TOO CAREFUL Gh GALLUP POLL Farmers Have Toughest Opinion On Union Curbs By The Canadian Institute Of Public 'Opinion While the big majority of Can- adians approve of labor unions, a hefty segment of the public -- almost 4 in 10--thinks that laws regulating unions are not strict enough. Only about 1 in 10 thinks they are too strict. Farmers are most convinced that regulations should be tough- ened, with almost half the farm population of this opinion. Per- sons in the skilled and unskilled labor groups are least likely to think this, but even here the proportion wanting greater con- trol on the unions is more than twice as large as those who think there should be less. Canadians however are not as sure that unions need more re- strictions as are men and women across the U.S. Otherwise ratios of belief in this country parallel those south of the border. To see how the public feels about the present state of labor legisltaion Gallup Poll report- ers put this question to the pub- lic in a miniature sample of the adult population as a whole: "Do you think the laws regu- lating labor unions are too strict or not strict enough." Canada and the USA react like this: ; U.S. Canada Too strict 8% 11% Not strict enough 46 38 About right 25 26 Don't know 21 25 100% 100% Interesting differences in at- titudes towards labor regula- tions come to light in an analy- sis of views held by men and women in the various occupa- tional groups. The following table shows the differences in attitudes among these groups as to whether re- strictions are not strict enough, or are now too severe. The balance in each case thinks the law is about right, or have no opinion. Labor Regulations are Not Strict Too Strict Enough Professors, owners, and managers «+++... 10% White collar workers and sales . 8 Skilled and unskilled labor ..... Farmers All Others As reported earlier by the Canadian public approves of labor unions while 23 per cent dis- approves of them. Those with no opinion either way account for 11 per cent. World Copyright Keserved QUEEN'S PARK BY-GONE DAYS 25 YEARS AGO Dr. B. B. Beaton of Whitby was elected president of the Durham-Ontario Dental Asso- ciation at its annual meeting. Dr. S. J. Phillips of Oshawa was elected secretary. Rev. G. V. Crofoot was in- ducted as minister at the First Baptist Church. The Motor City Harmonica Rascals under the leadership of Mel Smith presented a variety program at Cambray, Ontario. The minister at Cambray Church was Gordon Maxwell, formerly of Cedardale Church, Oshawa. An organ and violin recital was presented at St. George's Anglican Church by Reginald G. Geen, organist of Simcoe Street United Church and Edouard Bartlett, violinist. So- loists Mrs. Albert Crowle, so- prano and George E. Fleming were the assisting local artists. City council discussed plans with the Oshawa Railway Co. for a proposed bus service to replace the street railway. The historical country garden developed by Dr. T. E. Kaiser a, at his North Oshawa property, included selected shrubs, etc., from the gardens of distinguish- ed Canadians, including a plant from Sir William Mulock"s birthplace. The members of Cedar Lodge AF and AM and their guests heard Capt. Rev. A. D. Robb present a descriptive word pic- ture of the Vimy Memorial and the events leading up to the f unveiling ceremonies at Vimy Questions Rush For Hydro Unity By DON O'HEARN TORONTO -- The people of north - western Ontario have been concerned about their Hydro system. Some months ago it was an- nounced that Ontario Hydro was thinking of taking over the sys- tem--which now is owned di- rectly by the province--and in- corporating it with the southern system. Leaders in the northwest felt they needed a great deal of in- formation before they could make up their minds in this. They complained they weren't getting it. In September the annual con- vention of the Northwestern On- tario Chambers of Commerce-- often called "the parliament of the Northwest" tried to bring down a resolution which would criticize the haste in which Hydro was acting. The chambers at that time had a rule that all resolutions must have a unanimous vote to be approved. This resolution was defeated by two votes. Two Hydro em- ployees voted against it. (The chamber's procedure is now being changed.) In the throne speech here it was announced that it was the government's intention to put through the amalgamation. Then, before the speech was even delivered, a "'memo"' came to the press gallery from Hon. Robert Macaulay, vice - chair- man of Hydro, explaining why the amalgamation should go through. If ever anything looked like a pressure play this 'does. Mr. Macaulay's' statement was full of window dressing-- such as the opinion that joining the system might actually mean a slight increase to customers in Southern Ontario and savings to those in the north. Then there are statements such as this: "One man's as- sessments as to what price power should be sold back by the south to the northeastern region is argueable, but if the whole system owns all the gen- erating stations, then there is only one set of books and every- one is fairly treated." Ridge. The Young People's Society of Albert Street Church pre- sented a play entitled "Big Brother" as part of the "Old Home Week" activities which was in progress. Among those taking part were, John Naylor, Mrs. Harold Phillips, Dora Brown, Harold Lemon, George Drew, Gladys Vandervoort, Mervin Jenkins and Harold Phillips. The Court of Revision con- sidered 111 appeals against as- sessments at a lengthy session. INSIDE YOU Reflectors Tum Away Breakdowns By BURTON H. FERN, MD What brings on _ nervous breakdowns? Everyday failure and frustra- tion magnified into giant men- tal monsters! You lose your wallet, miss your bus and bruise your ankle. Your wife screams about your working late. Your boss fumes about your quitting early. Like a radar reflector, a well- rounded personality bounces back all this stress with no trouble. But a warped person- ality distorts and magnifies everything like a disfiguring carnival mirror. Each new baby starts out calm and quiet or screaming and kicking. Everything that happens molds this Clay-like raw material into personality. Squeezed by hunger pains when one feeding was forgotten, you may have kicked and bruised your ankle. After stern toilet -- training, you felt obliged to hold every- thing in. Now, losing your wal- let seems shameful. a. wos, Loved only when you were letter-perfect, your screaming wife and fuming boss shake your confidence, You feel alone, unloved and confused. How can you please both? You can't understand why little things upset you. They just do. You don't remember those early experiences which molded your personality. A nervous breakdown ex- plodes when an uneven person- ality burns enough magnified tension deep into your mind. Satisfying happiness goes up in flames, Unable to carry on, you feel like giving up. HELP NEEDED You need help. First, to learn how strong you really are. Any mind can be fireproof. Next, talk out your troubles and tensions with your doctor, clergyman, or some non-criti- cal, open-eared, close-mouthed friend. Tranquilizers and pep pills may help temporarily un- til talking uncovers the trouble behind the trouble. OTTAWA REPORT Trade Minister's Record Praised By PATRICK NICHOLSON There is no official celebra- tion for this first anniversary of the successfu! National Export Trade Promotion Conference-- but Trade Minister George Hees has plenty to celebrate. He has not been trying to achieve the excellent in sales- manship--but he has done the impossible; he did not encour- age Canadian manufacturers to sell refrigerators to the Eski- mos, but he has helped them to sell plastic toys to the Japanese and umbrellas to the British. The saga of Mr. Hees' 13 months as our minister of trade and commerce has been one of unremitting bustle, and an im- aginative change in emphasis within the department. In his work, he has been immensely next month, and In Quebec in February. , MUST REDUCE Costs The only sound basis for ex- panding our export trade, in Mr. _ Hees' thinking, must be to start : by selling more to Canadians, helped by partisan-free co-oper- ation from all provincial gov- ernments, even those which are formed by political parties hos- tile to him. He was appointed as trade minister Oct. 11 last year. By Dec. 5 he was winding up his trade promotion conference, which was attended by 1,365 Ca- nadian businessmen and 125 Ca- nadian trade commissioners as- sembled from all round the world. Four days later he wrote to all provincial trade ministers to propose a series of local trade and industrial promotional con- ferences. To date these have been completed in eight provin- ces, emphasizing the recapture of the Canadoan domestic mar- ket. The two final conferences will be held in Newfoundland REPORT FROM U.K. Railway Stations Being Modemized By M. McINTYRE HOOD Special London (Eng.) Correspondent For The Oshawa Times LONDON -- After a long pe- riod of planning, discussion and procrastination, a start is to be made with the modernization of London's antiquated railway stations. The first of the old stations to disappear, and to be replaced by an ultra modern structure, combining office ties, will be the Marylebone Station, which was built 50 years ago. Also listed for rebuilding in the course of the modernization ° plan are St. Pancras, King's Cross, London. Bridge, Black- friars, Charing Cross and Vic- toria Stations. St. Pancras, it must be conceded, has an ec- centric Gothic charm about it. There is an imposing sense of Euston being some _ ki of monument. Victoria has ish glamor. King's Cro tion, however, can yery classified as a museum piece, in which the first steam en- gines of over a century ago would hardly look out of place. OUTLIVED USEFULNESS Marylebone Station, however, has nothing much to commend it today. It offers only the pa- thetic spectacle of a terminal which has outlived its time. Pulling it down for rebuilding will leave few twinges in the memory. In fact, the chief memory it will leave will be one of waste paper drifting along empty platforms, of de- serted waiting rooms, or dis- embodied voices rumbling from loud-speakers in glass hangars. The new scheme for the re- construction of Marylebone Sta- tion is now being studied by the London County Council. It provides that instead of being a source of irritation to passen- gers and expense to British Railways, it will be incorpor- ated into a money-making ar- ray of office blocks. COST $14,500,000 The cost of the scheme for redevelopment of this station is placed at about $14,500,000. It will involve reconstruction by Stages of a 10-acre site, includ- huge ing the Transport Commission's present headquarters. Financing will be done in partnership with the Clore-Cot- ton financial interests which will also have an interest in the financing of the other sta- tion projects throughout Lon- don. The Clore-Cotton interests gar- are working in conjuction with new company known as Rail- Si\a yy way Sites, set up by the British Transport Commission two months ago to advise on pos- sible development projects. Its managing director, speaking of the scheme, said: VERY BIG SCHEME "This is a very big scheme. We want to put up a new sta- tion - cum - office block. © We should know exactly how we stand by the end of the year. If we are given planning permission we will start on Stage One very quickly. It could be completed within two years. The other two stages should then be finished by 1966 at the latest." A This ; with overheads not ge in pro- t increases productivity, portion, and lowers unit costs, which in turn makes those Ca- nadian products more competi- tive in world markets. To assist our industries in this, the Trade Department has swung sharply away from its traditional role of encouraging exports only. A significant task in its new role is the prepara- tion of a series of industry-by- industry reviews, to analyze what is being imported into Canada, what it costs, and how Canadian producers can beat the foreigners on our home ground. The first such report was pub- lished a week ago, entitled spot. light on Oil Drilling Equipment, It is anticipated that what can be learned from that study will assist our industry to obtain in future a much larger share of the $50,000,000-a-year domestic market, KEY FIELDS STUDIED Other reports now being pre. pared will cover the chemical industry, the furniture industry, the iron and steel industry, among others. One lesson already learned is that foreign goods are beating } their Canadian rivals out of the Canadian market because the home producer is not giving the buyer what he wants. A typical case concerned structural steel offered to the construction ni- dustry. West Germany sent three ex- perts to Canada, where they spent six months analysing the exact dimensions and specifica- tions of steel required by our builders--much of which, they found, was not provided by do- mesti¢- producers. Armed with this valuable information, their plants in West Germany were soon able to capture a large slice of our domestic market. Then a Canadian plant itself conducted a similar survey of requirements, and in their first year of enlightened production they are recapturing $4,000,000 of orders from the Germans. The results stemming from this new initiative by our trade department are not all visible at once; they will be cumulative over several years. But they are already showing up benefi- cially in a slowing down in the rate of expansion of our ims ports, in an acceleration in the rise of our exports, and in more jobs being available in our seo ondary industries. NEED MONEY ? Get a low cost Ist or 2nd Homeowners Mortgage Loan. BORROW $1800 OR MORE TAKE 5 YEARS TO REPAY NO BONUS NO HIDDEN COSTS Oshawa residents for a private No- cost interview call operator and ask for ZE 76540 (ro toll charges). Other. area residents call Guelph TA 29062 collect. 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