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She Oshawa Times Published by Canadian Newspapers Limited 86 King St. E., Oshawa, Ontario T. L. Wilson, Publisher TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1962 -- PAGE 6 'Breathalizer' Machine Not Reliable There is an argument against com- pulsory "breathalizer" tests for motorists suspected of being urder the influence of alcohol, based on the principle that the individual is protected against self- incrimination. The argument is substan- tially weakened when acceptance of the tests is made a condition of the issuing of a permit to drive, since such a permit is a privilege and not a right. A demo- cratic state can withdraw privileges but it ceases to be democratic when it with- draws rights; but if everyone had the tight to drive and exercised it, the result would be bloody chaos. A stronger argument against breath- alizers is that they are machines with many imperfections. Just the other day a Toronto lawyer won a client's appeal on a charge of impaired driving by having the police give a breathalizer test to a magistrate. The client, a dance band leader, was arrested on the way home from a night's work, When he submitted to a test by Witness the breathalizer, the machine that pure ports to measure consumption of liquor by analyisis of the breath, the apparatus showed a reading of 1.6, and he was convicted. However, the musicians claime ed that the breath test reading resulted not from the drinking of liquor but the use of a mouth wash. Having a cold, he had sprayed his mouth with a medicinal preparation some time before the test. The lawyer had the police breathalizer specialist test the same dedicinal solu- tion on the magistrate, and sure enough, one dose produced a 1.6 reading on the machine. With this evidence in hand, the lawyer went to the appeal court and had the conviction quashed. Thus was the machine convicted of perjury and its use must be suspect until the machine can be improved to the point where it can at least distinguish between liquor and a mouth wash. Until the machine itself becomes a more reliable witness, the question of principle seems to be academic, U.S. Gets Money Back Extreme right-wingers in the United States have managed to stir up quite a fuss with their. John Birching of the federal government and the UN and their incredible demands for "total victory" (but not full-scale war) against the Soviet Union. But the best evidence suggests that the noise made by these people is out of all proportion to the numbers, and the mass of Americans remains unmoved by their full-blown oratory. A year ago, for example, the Gallup Poll found that 83 per cent of Americans feel it is "very important" to make the United Nations succeed; last week the Poll reported again, and the percentage was unchanged. The people on the extreme right want the United States out of the UN and the UN out of the United States, They are not appalled by the certainty that if the United States should withdraw from the UN, that organization would collapse, thus ending another effort to move the relations of nations out of the jungle into the light of international order and justice. The right-wingers would not accept that view, of course, because the concept of international order seems beyond them. But one should expect them to understand that the United States does, in fact, make a profit from having the UN within its borders. Ralph McGill, publisher of the Atlanta Constitution, estimates that in the 15 years the UN has been in opera- tion, profits accruing to the United States and the city of New York are far in excess of the contributions to it. At least 60 per cent of the net United Nations budget of $67,437,00 in 1961 was spent in the U. S. This income is roughly double the annual UN assess- ment on the U.S. The average per capita cost to the U. S. citizen is about 12 cents a year with contributions to special UN agencies, the cost rises to a little more than a dollar a year. In return the U.S. gets the spending of the hundred member states that maintain year-round missions in New York, plus the spending of the diplomatic missions which arrive for assembly sessions. The cost of main- taining a permanent mission, for example, is estimated at $30 a day per person. In addition, there is the spend. ing of the tourists from other lands, Among the UN's annual payments in the US. for equipment, construction and services, the salary payroll alone totals $25,033,300. All in all, it's a fairly good investment. Trade Pattern Shifts Canada will not only record a sub- stantial exports increase for 1961 but final tabulations will also show a shift in the more or less traditional trading pattern. As in the past, United States and United Kingdom remain our best custom- ers but figures for the first nine months of 1961 indicate a noticeable change in this pattern. For example, according to latest stat- istic released by the Bureau of Statistic, the United States still absorbed the greatest share of our exports, at 53.4 per cent, but this was a decrease from 57 per cent. The United Kingdom like- wise bought less from us; 16 per cent as compared to 17.2 per cent. A similar drop was registered with exports to other Commonwealth countries, 5.7 per cent from 6.1 per cent. But all other areas increased their She Oshawa Times T. L. WILSON, Publisher C. GWYN KINSEY, Editor, The Oshawa Times combining The Oshawa Times {established 1871) and the Whitby Gazette. and Chronicle (established 1863), is published daily (Sundays and statutory holidays excepted). it Daily & Publishers 1 Association, The Canadian Press, Audit Bureau of Circulation ond the Ontario Provincial Dailies Asso- ciation, The Canadian Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of ali news despatched in the paper credited to it or to The Associated Press or Reuters, and also the 'tocol news published therein. All rights of special despatches sre also reserved. Offices: Thomson Building, 425 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario; 640 Cathcart Street, Montreal, P.Q. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Delivered by carriers in Ushawa Whitby, Alax, Pickering, Bowmanville, Brooklin, Port Perry, Prince Albert, Maple Grove, Hampton, Frenchman's Bay, kiverpool, Taunton, Tyrone, Dunbarton, , Leskard, Broughom, Purketon, Claremont, Columbus, Greenwood, Kinsale, Roclar Blackstock, Manchester, Pontypool ond Newcastle, not over 45¢ per week. By mail fin Province of Ontorio) outside carriers delivery areas 12.00 per year, Othe. Provinces ond: Commonwealth Countries 15.00. U.S.A. and Foreign 24.00 A Circulation for the issue of November 30, 1961 18,006 Enniskillen, exports. from Canada. Exports to countries of Western Europe showed the greatest increase, advancing to no less than 11.2 per cent of our total from 1961 figures. Asia, mainly because of the wheat deals to Communist China, South America, Central America and East Europe all bought more from Canada for the first nine months. It is also noteworthy that the 13.4 per cent rise during this period represented an advance in the physical volume in exports since there was little fluctuation in prices during the period. Other Editors' : Views DOUBLE STANDARD (London Observer) The Afro-Asians do indeed apply a double standard where "colonialism" is involved. The insult implied in any "colonial" situation (and not only Algeria but also South Africa and the Central African Federation are such situations in their eyes) is felt to justify the use of almost any methods. Such an abandon- ment of moral standards is not excus- able: but it is comparable to the attitude that honorable men. like Lord Home took towards the use of force and de- ception in the Suez operation, Bible Thought For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. --Romans 8:6, Flesh, and the material universe: to which it belongs, is subject to the proc- esses of decay; only spirit has potential immortality. If God be for us, who can be against us? -- Romans 8:31b. One man and God are invinciblel TOUCHE YOUR HEALTH ~ usual physical activities, includ- Drugs Or Surgery For Bone Disease * By JOSEPH G. MOLNER, M.D. Dear Dr. Molner: What is osteomyelitis? What causes it? Is it serious and what precau- tions should be taken by a man who has had it twice (left arm and left foot)? Should he be al- lowed to participate in sports?-- R.L. Osteomyelitis is an infection of the bone. As with any infec- tion, it is caused by a germ of one sort or another getting a foothold in a certain area--in this case, the bone. Antibiotics have been a great help in treating this disease, but even with these drugs, some cases don't heal and often it is necessary to resort to surgery, scraping the infected bone and sometimes providing appropri- ate drainage until the area heals. Precautionary measures? Rest and avoidance of excessive use or injury, of the affected bone, are a basic part of treat- ment, plus such antibiotics as are known to control whatever germ is doing the damage. Once the infection has been halted and the bone has healed properly, there is no reason why the patient cannot resume all REPORT FROM U.K. Report Troopship Travel Expensive By M. McINTYRE HOOD Special London (Eng.) Correspondent For The Oshawa Times LONDON -- The House of Commons Committee on Esti- mates, on which the Conserva- tives have a majority, although the chairman is a Labor mem- ber, has issued a report crit- icizing the government very strongly for what it terms "a major and costly blunder' in connection with the transport of troops to their far-flung sta- tions all over the world. It de- clares that the building of new troopships ten years ago, to transport them by sea, should never have been allowed, and it lays the blame squarely on the shoulders of the War Office and the Treasury for having them built. Officials in these depart- ments should have realized in 1951, when the 20,500-ton troop- ships Oxfordshire and Nevasa were built, that transporting troops by air would be far cheaper and far quicker. A great deal of money would have been saved and the pres- ent embarrassing situation of having troopship charters still on the government's hands would have been avoided, the report says. It makes a defi- nite recommendation urging that transport by troopships be abandoned, and a_ complete switch made to aircraft. "~ URGES QUICK ACTION At the present time, an in- quiry is under way by the treas- ury and defence departments into the use of transport com- mand aircraft for moving troops. This began about eight months ago. The estimates committee expresses the hope that it will not be unduly pro- tracted, and recommends that its findings be reported to the House of Commons at the earl- iest possible moment. This is the first time since 1951 that the trooping of army personnel has been investigated by the Estimates Committee. Since then, the whole pattern ef transport has been changed. In 1950-1951, 423,000 persons were moved by sea and only 18,500 by air. The estimates for the year 1961-1962 call for 148,000 to travel by sea and 284,000 by air. The estimates for the year 1961-1962 call for 148,000 to travel by sea and 284,000 by air. The bill for trooping by sea for the current year is expected to be over $30 million. : But it is estimated that the loss, as compared with air transport, over the past 10 me. has been about $145 mil- n. Figures produced in the re- port show that on every route, sea transport costs more. The difference is greatest on the United Kingdom-Malta route. It costs four times as much to send a serviceman there by sea as to send him by air. The difference in speed is even more striking. The time taken to cover the trooping routes by sea varies between four days to Malta and 23 days to Singapore. All normal troop- ing destinations as far as Sing- apore can be reached by air within one day. The two troopships still on charter, the. Oxfordshire and the Nevasa, the report recom- mends, should be released from their charters. It says: "Tf the compensation which would have to be paid the troopship owners, together with the expenditure required .to move all personnel by air, prove to be less than the cost of continuing the present ar- rangements, then sea trooping should be ended." ing sports. Dear Dr. Molner: Please give your opinion of women over 40 having children? Is it true there are more imperfections. in ba- bies born of older mothers? What psychological effects would older parents have on a child? I am 43.--Mrs. J. B. There is somewhat more risk of imperfections in children born to older mothers. But the difference in risk is not enor- mous. As to the "psychological effect," I don't feel that I can give any answer. It depends on the parents' attitude, not on their age. The most important thing remains: Do the parents thoroughly love babies? Lots of love and sensible discipline are the vital ingredients of bringing up children well. --Dear Dr. Molner: I am con- cerned about a family who had a gas burner installed in their coal furnace. They never put any water in it. What effect will this have on their health?-- MRS. M.D. It depends on the furnace. If it's a steam or hot-water sys- tem, there isn't anything to do to the furnace except keep enough water in the boiler. If it's a hot air unit, then they should keep the humidifier tank full of water, in order to keep the house from getting too dry. If the house gets too dry, it will dry out noses and throats, and leave them somewhat more subject to all the different kinds of cold and flu germs. Or so we strongly believe. And for another thing, of which we are sure, letting the house get too dry means: that more heat will be needed to make you feel warm. Hence keeping the air in the house rea- sonably moist will save fuel. Dear Dr. Molner: What is the cause of sugar diabetes? I can't seem to make my sister under- stand that it is not the result of eating candy or drinking pop. She said that's what caused my husband's condition. She doesn't seem to under- stand that before my husband's condition was controlled, he had a terrific thirst and would drink a lot of soft drinks.--A.B. You, of course, are entirely right. Many (not all) diabetes victims experience exces sive thirst as the disease develops. Some drink water. Some drink pop. But neither causes the dis- ease. It's just a symptom. As to what actually causes diabetes, we don't know. But we do know it is NOT from eating sugar or drinking pop. BY-GONE DAYS 20 YEARS AGO Miss Grace Versey, supervis- ing nurse of the Oshawa branch Victorian Order of Nurses, was appointed to a similar position in East York Township. T. K. Creighton, president of the Oshawa General Hospital, presided at the annual meeting. According to reports there were 3202 patients admitted, 562 births, 686 major operations and 179,237 meals served during 1941. Oshawa General Hospital reached its objective of $60,900 to provide funds for furnishing the Sykes Memorial Wing and improvements to the hospital's equipment and services. George Jewell was elected as president of Oshawa Skeet and Gun Club to succeed Neil Felt for 1942. At the annual meeting of the Oshawa Humane Society A. W. S. Greer was re-elected presi- dent and Mrs. C. W. Connop was elected secretary and G. M. Miles treasurer for 1942. Some 200 Oshawa members of the IOOF and Lady Rebekahs celebrated Wildey Night, annual event held in honor of Thomas Wildey who founded the fratern- al order in America 122 years ago. George Butler was chair- man for tie occasion George Thompson was elected by acclamation as president of Local 222 of the UAWA for 1942. East Whitby Township Coun- cil requested a 30-mile-per-hour speed limit on two sections of the highway in North Oshawa. Two local rinks skipped by Bert White and Ross Flintoff won first and second prize re- spectively at the inter-club Ki- wanis curling bonspiel staged by the Orillia Kiwanis Club. It was in 1842 that the inhabi- tants of 'Skea's Corners" first initiated a move to establish a post office here, according to historic sketches of Oshawa by Dr. T. E. Kaiser, in which he told how this city obtained its name, Two Indians, associates of Moody Farewell, a Harmony resident at that time suggested the name Oshawa which, they said, meant "crossing of the stream". The Indian word was adopted by the residents as the name of their community. Capt. J. D. Storie, pilot on pasenger planes of the TCA fly- ing between Toronto and New York, was guest speaker of the Oshawa Rotary Club and outlin- ed the growth of TCA. The new Ukrainian Commun- ity Hall on Bloor St. east was afficially opened. / MAN AND SPACE Cost Of Missions High But Rewards Are Great How does the exploration of outer space affect you? You can find many answers in an intriguing series of articles written hy J. W. West, editor and publisher of the Laurel (Miss.) Leader-Call. West was in- vited to participate in the Southern Assembly on Outer Space conducted recently by Columbia and Tulane uni- versities. This is the first of four articles. By JAY WEST "Twinkle, twinkle, little star, how I wonder what you are," goes the old nursery rhyme. The wonder still exists but man's exploration in outer space is about to bring him closer to the truth. Will it prove that stars are truly worth their weight in dia- monds to us? And how about the moon? The cost of proposed lunar ex- peditions and early work on planetary exploration by the United States is estimated at between $20 to $40 billion dollars in the next decade. (Some notion of a_ billion dollars can be gained by real- izing that if you had a billion dollars in $10 bills you would have a stack about 5.7 miles high.) The cost of vehicles for space missions is great. Engineers use as a standard the cost of put- ting a single pound of payload into circular orbit around the earth at 300 miles. Rough esti- mates show the costs run from one thousand to several thou- sand dollars a pound of payload in orbit. Is it worth it? Would the money be better spent on can- cer or heart disease? What can we expect in benefits from out- er space exploration? Gold, platinum, silver, mer- cury, diamonds and siher pre- cious stones are believed to abound on the moon The moon, without fog or mist, wili be the ideal place for weather obser- vation. Living organisms are ex- pected to be radically different from those found on the earth. "I would venture to predict that the discoveries to be made in lunar and planetary explora- tion will give us an entirely new scientific view of our own earth by. supplying independent frames of reference in which we interpret terestrial data," de- clared Dr. L. V. Berkner, presi- dent of the Graduate Research Cetiter of the Southwesi, in dis- cussing the problem recently with outer space scientists. Here are some of the bene- fits realized thus far by space exveriments: Dr. James Van Allen and his colleagues of the Department of Physics and Astronomy of the State University of Jowa, have established that a zone of very high intensity radiation exists around the earth. These articles are of solar origin and. they penetrate deeper when the earth's magnetic field is dis- turbed. This Van Allen belt af- fects radio signals. There have been sume refine- ments in our definition of the earth. The earth as now en- visioned has a peat-shape or middle-aged spread The equator is not a perfect circle but appears lumpy. "The scientific implications for further understanding of the structure of the earth are con- siderable, because they suggest a degree of strength or rigidity required to maintain this shape that had not otherwise been taken into account in our the- ories of what the crust and the interior of the earth are like. This is a fine example of the totally unexpected results that frequently enliven the progress of science," Dr, Alan T. Water- man, director of the National Science Foundation, explains. Man-made satellites are ex- pected to predict such special phenomena as hurricanes, ty- phoons and tornadoes. They will also give a weathes picture of the world where no ground based weather families eyist for observation and forecasting. Talking about long - ra weather predictions, Donald N. Michael, Research Director of the Peace Research Institute, commented: "Forecasts about the general character of the ex pected weather could be espe- cially important for regions where recreation is a major in- dustry, such as the Riviera, the winter playgrounds of Florida, or the ski regions of Canada, Switzerland and New England. Seasonal forecasts of exception- ally good or bad weather could have disrupting econemic conse- quences, if, let us say, the Unit- ed States were to predict bad weather for the Riviera and good weather for Florida dur- ing a given winter." This world-wide, long-range weather forecasting will have a marked effect on al! primary food producers. Scientists say we may be able to take enough salt out of sea water to do a type of plant growing in the sea itself. Irrigation in new areas makes the long-range weather forecasts more important. Planting, fishing and grazing patterns may be changed. OTTAWA REPORT Welfare Heaviest Government Cost By PATRICK NICHOLSON OTTAWA -- Every spring, 9 Parliament examines, prunes and approves the estimates of spending by each government department for the ensuing year. Also every spring, Parlia- ment debates and approves the national budget, incorporating the government's recommenda- tions for taxing us sufficiently to meet all, or most, of those estimated expenditures. The government's fiscal year begins April 1 and the esti- mates and budget relate to the year just beginning Two years later the govern- ment reports to Canadians the details of expenditures actually made--in contrast to the ex- penditures estimated -- for that fiscal year. Thus last week the govern- ment published the Public Ac- counts of Canadg for the year ended March 31, 1961. In three books, containing more than 1,000 pages, are five pounds three ounces of statis- tics, showing expenditures of $5,958,000,000, or $331 for every man, woman and child in Can- ada. COST $26 WEEKLY Thus it is approximately ac- curate to say that the average Canadian family had to pro- duce, through direct and indi- rect taxes, $1,324 to pay for the various expenditures by our federal government during that year. What was that money spent on? The largest disbursement was to cover the cost of the welfare state in all its ramifi- cations. In the modern equiva- lent of the Romans' bread and QUEEN'S PARK Reactions Differ To Economic Body TORONTO--The reaction of the two opposition leaders to the new Economic Council was strikingly. different. Mr. MacDonald was immedi- ately and entirely critical. In his press release he hadn't one good word to say for the council. What was needed, he said, was not further studies but ac- tion. (The action was to be on "planning"? and the NDP leader didn't explain how you could "plan" without "study- ing.") Mr. Wintermeyer welcomed the council and recognized the job it had to do. : Which poses the question: What is the proper function of an opposition? One of its main functions is to criticize. But does this mean it must criticize anything and every- thing a government does? Or does it mean that it gives encouragement to the obviously good things--though perhaps at the proper time showing how it might do them better--and at- tacks only the weaknesses? The second, at least, is the pleasantest to live with. A nag around the house can be disagreeable. HYDRO GRID? A major issue could be de- veloping over Hydro. It would centre on the na- TODAY IN HISTORY By THE CANADIAN PRESS Feb. 13, 1962... Canada's most. costly strike in terms of time lost was settled six years ago today--in 1956--when Gen- eral Motors agreed to a sal- ary increase for its five Ontario plants. The 148-day strike cost 1,604,500 man- days. 1863--The first session of the New Brunswick legisla- ture opened. 1935 -- Bruno Hauptmann was found guilty at Flem- ington, N.J., of the kidnap- murder of the Lindbergh baby. tional power grid that the fed- eral government is trying to organize. Premier Lesage of Quebec has already declared he looks on this as an interference with provincial rights and will op- Pose it. The government here has not publicly stated its position but presumably is working with Ot- tawa on it. In fact there has been the suspicion that the present bill before the House to amalga- mate the various Hydro sys- tems is really intended to help smooth the way for the grid. There is ground for a power- ful political fight here. Mr. Lesage said if there was a real need for the grid, and there are weaknesses in the case for it, it could easily be worked out by the provinces. It is really a case of inter- connection of various provin- cial systems -- many of which are inter-connected now. The obvious federal _ partici- pation would seem to be to put up any necessary financial as- sistance for the grid if it is needed for defence purposes. But if it tries to get into the act beyond this and the gov- ernment here goes along the door will be wide open for a charge that there is a sell-out for political gain at the next federal election. CHANGING SIGNS LONDON (CP) -- Plastic screens carrying .a new adver- tisement every 10 seconds will be the poster hoardings of the future, says designer Abram Games. "Instead of frames scat- tered wherever a vacant lot of- fers, new sites will be archi- tect-planned, incorpoated into buildings and shops in fixed po- sitions .as street furniture," he says. EARNS RETIREMENT RICHMOND, Que. (CP)--En- gineer Herman Bissonette was greeted by CNR officials and fellow employees when he pulled into Richmond on_ his last trip after 45 years' railway service. He started as a fireman at age 18 in 1916, and made his first trip as an engineer at age citcuses; this cost $2,465,000,. The next largest item, just over one-quarter of the total, was the cost of our national de- fence. Third came the cost of servicing our national debt~ half as costly as our defence, There can be few if any Cana- dians who do not approach the federal government with a hand Stretched out at some time in the year. During the 12 months reviewed by these accounts, 2,- 603,000 families received the baby bonus; 905,000 persons 'Te- ceived old age allowances; 100, pea peas. iceivad old age ase stance; 50, receiy isabi- lity allowances, eons In addition, $513,900,000 w. paid out in unemployment Tieton fits. Then there is the huge army of employees of the Big Government of today, who cost one-quarter of our total budget A total of $797,000,000 was paid to civilian employees of the tax. Payer; $84,000,000 to profes. sionals for their part-time serv- ices; $523,000,000 to soldiers, sailors, airmen and Mounties. OVER AND UNDER PAID? The browser, especially the experienced browser who knows ese é look, can find some inating contras Public Accounts. © kia For example, Canada spen $1,288,578 advertising for _ cruits for our defence forces in 1961, and accepted less than one-third of the 13,000-odd appli- cants--a startling contrast to the economies of the press gang and the King's shilling. In the same year, our army spent $7, 602 for medals and decorations awarded to our soldiers. For example again, Canadian taxpayers supported to the tune of $46,031 our highest Paid am- bassador, P. Dupuy, who Tep- resents us in France; in addi- tion we provide him with free accommodation in the form of one of the most magnificent private homes still in such use Paris. In contrast to this one among: our 51 heads of diplo- matic missions abroad, we paid another Canadian $25,000 that year for wearing himself to the bone as our prime minister. Another interesting contrast is the $43,714 we paid to our top diplom atic representative -in Britain, in salary and enter- tainment allowance, when set against the $22,000 we paid to the Queen's personal represent. ative as our lieutenant-governor of Ontario. Further, we pro- vided that diplomat with a free | home, as well as the diplomatic privilege of buying whisky at $1.60 a bottle and cigarettes at $1 a carton of 200. This great assistance in spreading out that handsome tax - free diplomatic allowance we foolishly and un- fairly do not extend to our less generously treated lieutenant governors. These account books cost ap- proximately $3 a pound, more expensive than best steak. But to the taxpayer who wants to get an ulcer seeing how his taxes are spent, they are worth their weight in bicarbonate. PARAGRAPHICAL WISDOM "Abstract paintings are ad- mired and bought by people who are way out," says an art critic. Way out of what? It's strange that a woman who asks her husband pointed questions dvesn't realize she is needling him into lying. "The world will soon have too many people," says a biologist. It seems to have too many now. Nearly everywhere we go, the Place is all cluttered up with people. It is strange that no woman, either hostess or guest,. has frozen to death during the long leavetaking of the latter as they stand in an open doorway on a bitter wintry day sharing the last word. Man has made great strides in the transportation field, but no transportation will ever be more popular than a ride on the gravy train. Don't you find it interesting to belong to a species some members of which pay good money for paintings done by a chimp and others write letters to a chimponaut? A