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he Oshawa Tunes Published by~Canadian Newspapers Limited 86 King St. E., Oshawa, Ontario T. L. Wilson, Publisher SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1962 -- PAGE 6 Messing With Spelling Not Fruitful Exercise "We instinktivly shrink from any chaenj in whot iz familyer; and whot ken be mor familuar dhan de form ov words dhat we hav seen and riten more tiemz dhan we ken possibly estimeet." 'This sentence, we would think, is sufficient to convince most people that radical reform of English spelling is not to be desired. The quotation comes from a report on the subject, "Reforming English Spelling," to be presented to the Canadian Conference on Education to be held in Montreal early in March. We have always looked upon the English language as being something more than phonetic because the spelling of many words indicates the root from which they come and therefore helps to make their meaning understandable. Pointing out there are objections to proposed radical changes from scientists, the report states: "New terms are coined largely from Latin and Greek elements. They are written forms and properly they have no pronunciation. An attempt at a phonetic spelling would be an arti- ficial thing. It would obscure the meaning of the word by destroying the accustomed appearance of the constituent elements and would bring no compensatory ad- vantage." Prepared by a committee headed by Prof. Christopher Dean of Queen's University, there is an effort to be objective, the committee presenting the main arguments put forward for and against spelling reform, but taking no stand itself on the issue. We are not greatly impressed by the arguments in favor but are more inclined to take seriously those against, which include continued need for revisions of spelling as pronunciation changes through the years and confusion which would re- sult from different forms of spoken English in different countries, and even in different regions of the same country, Words are recognized not only by their sound but also by their appearance. What is going to happen to those who are capable of "photographic" reading of English as at present written, by persons who are unusually competent in the arts and sciences? To our mind, purely phonetic spelling would, to these people, be nothing less than an abomina- tion. The word "automobile" may be taken as an example of what the proposed spelling corruption would do. The word stems from the French and describes a mobile vehicle which can move automa- tically. We suppose under the new system the word would be spelled "ortomobeel". -- Whot cud be more reediculos! The very fact that the spelling of many English words follows their original roots is an education in itself. To our mind it seems that to make them purely phonetic would destroy much of their meaning. Even Sir James Pitman, originator of a phonetic shortland system and a staunch advocate of spelling re- form, said in a debate in the British House of Commons, "English spelling is misleading, but it is not all that mislead- ing. One does not fail to be carried along by the context." As the report referred to states in the Introduction, it has to be remem- bered that English spelling has survived virtually unchanged for over two hundred years and the language has achieved a world-wide importance. Segregate Cuba, Too The Canadian refusal to join in a US.-directed embargo on trade with Cuba has enraged some of our friends south of the border, but most of them have been fairly restrained in their com- ments. But an example of the more blatantly stupid reaction comes from the St. Petersburg (Fla.) Independent, which raves: "The Canadian government's refusal to go along with the United States in stopping trade with Fidel Castro's Com- munist dictatorship strike' us as being more dangerous than the timidity shown by Brazil, Mexico and other Latin American countries at the Punta del Este conference. .. . In attempting to comfort him (Castro), the Canadians are thus, for all purposes, telling the world that the United States is wrong and that the Communists have a right to political ascendency to rule in the Americas... We hope our Canadian neighbors will soon consider their trade policies with an enemy who would use their dollars to enslave all Americans under a Sino- Russian unholy hierarchy." The St. Petersburg editor obviously has not bothered to look at the 1961 figures for trade with Cuba -- a year in which the United States in fact did more business with Cuba than Canada did. The figures would also show, of course, that Canada buys little. from Cuba, and is therefore extracting dollars from Cuba rather than putting them into Castro's treasury. This is the rational approach, however, and the St. Petersburg paper is not given to reason. Thus it is able to talk hysteri- cally of enslavement and at the same time support a system of segregation in its own state that seeks to perpetuate the slavery of United States citizens! Old Gambling Argument Canadians recently have been engaged in renewal of the ancient debate about the legality and the morality of gam- bling. It was sparked by fears that big- time gamblers from the United States were taking over Canadian operations. But the same sort of argument is going on in the United States. Southern Cali- fornia, for example, is in a tizzy about draw-poker establishments. State's Attorney General Stanley Mosk says that "legalized gambling is an example of the moral cancer which She Oshawn Times T. L. WILSON, Publisher C. GV/YN KINSEY, Editor ~ The Oshawa Times combining The Oshawa Times {established 1871) and the hitby Gazette ond Chronicle (established 1863), is published daily (Sundays ond statutory holidays excepted). h 4 ity N ot 01 ly poper Publishers Association, The Canadion Press, Audit Bureau of Circulation and the Ontario Provincial Dailies Asso- elation. The Canadion Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all news despatched im the paper credited to it or to The Associated Press or Reuters, and also the 'ncol news published therein. 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"If gambling is immoral, why is it legal?" the San Francisco Chronicle wonders, wistfully. "And if legal inside a race track, why illegal across the street?" In Boston, Richard Cardinal Cushing said that gambling was not a sin. His comments were in connection with a TV documentary, Biography of a Bookie Joint, which suggested that Boston resi- dents bet on horse races on premises not authorized by Said the Chronicle: law. "We would not care to argue about sin with a member of the Catholic hierarchy. We do think that laws should be en- forced, though we do not dispute the Cardinal's estimate that a law-enforce- ment agency as numerous as the U.S. army would hardly bring about complete compliance with anti-gambling laws." Bible Thought For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind, -- II. Timothy 1:7. A calm and well-balanced mind is God's gift of love for the discipline of every Christian, f A, ' ory 4 Zee : ~ yy 6 ann \eN h 2x PAPA'S LITTLE HELPER -- UNITED KINGDOM OPINION Silence About Euromart Stirring Public Anger By M. McINTYRF HOOD Special London (Eng.) Corespondent Fo The Oshawa Times LONDON -- Public discontent with the moves towards Brit- ain's entry into the European Common Market is growing. This feeling is not based to any great extent on the possibility that Britain will become a member of that body. Indeed, the last public opinion poll on the subject showed that 78 per cent of the people were in favor of such action. But there is great disquiet because of the wall of silence which the gov- ernment has built around the negotiations, and its failure to inform the public on the exact and full implications of joining the Common Market. No member. of the govern- ment has as yet said a word in explanation of what this will mean in practical terms to the British people. The majority are puzzled by all the secrecy. It is acknowledged that the question is a highly complicated one, but it is argued that it is the duty of the government to simplify it in the public mind. The people want to know some- thing about the difficulties of adjustment, and what' member- ship might mean in terms of price changes, movement of labor and effect on vital: indus- hig So far they have not been told. SHOULD BE TOLD It is quite possible that minis- ters involved can argue with some justification that nothing can be made public while nego- tiations are in progress. In spite of that, claims the Daily Mail, the country is entitled to know, and from the government, exactly what is being nego- tiated. In spite of the official silence in Britain, information on what is going an in Brussels is filter- ing through to this country. From a réliable contact in that city, I hgve learned that the position» 6f the Commonwealth courte has been under dis- cussion by British officials here, and that the outlook, from a Canadian viewpoint, is not at all encouraging A flexible sys- tem of granting associate mem- bership to British territories in Africa, the West Indies and de- pendencies in the Pacific has been explored, and is likely to be accepted. French, Belgian and Dutch overseas territories are already associated with the Common Market, and British territories still in the colonial 0 dependent stages might well be included on the same basis. It has been made very clear, however, and the British dele- gates have had to agree to this, that dominions such as Canada, Australia, New Zealand, India, Pakistan and Ceylon cannot be accepted as Common Market associates on the same basis. Anything that might affect them will have to remain in abey- ance until some-agreement is reached on 'co-ordination of agricultural policy. It might take as long as three months before that can be. achieved, and Commonwealth - problems will have to wait until then The original idea that Britain might be into the Common Market by January 1, 1963, is fading away. There does not seem to be much hope that the tortuous negotiations will be completed by that date MACMILLAN ON TOP Sir Harry Legge-Brooke, MP for the Isle of Ely, showed a great deal of courage and took his political life in his hands when, in a speech, he urged that Prime Minister Macmillan should resign and make way for someone more active and ag- gressive. His demands have had only one result, and that. is to \ place himself in isolation as a lone wolf within the party. He did not receive open support from any other Conservative MP. No matter what the private thoughts of some others might have been, they haven't been expressed publicly, and Mr. Macmillan has received a re- sounding vote of confidence. And what has happened to Sir Harry Legge-Brooke? Exactly nothing. The party whip had a serious talk with him, and pos- sibly asked him to be more careful about his remarks, but he remains a loyal Conserva- tive, with the right to have free- dom of expression of his per- sonal views. They do things differently in the Labor party. Woodrow Wyatt, Labor MP, who owns a newspaper, the Banbury Guar. dian, has advocated strongly an election pact between Labor and Liberals. This stirred up the wrath of the constituency Labor party of Banbury, which has forwarded to party headquar- ters a resolution demanding that Mr. Wyatt be expelled from the party for urging this elec- tion pact. In Banbury's opinion, this amounts to a breach of the party constitution Similar reso- lutions have come from other Labor party sources. So it would appear that Labor does not like its members to expess ear own opinions, in -public at least STRIKE THREATS OUT One-day strikes of London Underground Railway workers and of about three million men in the engineering and ship- building unions, over pay claims, have given notice that there is a stern battle ahead of the government to maintain its wage restraint policy. The fact that these strikes were support- ed by between 80 and 90 per cent of the workers involved shows that they are in a serious mood, and are prepared fo full strike action in an effort to break down the government's policy, which has already been imperilled by offers of wage in- creases to railwaymen and coal miners. Direct talks with Prime Min- ister Macmillan are sought in the hope of producing a change in the government's attitude. The unions might as well seek talks with the Sphinx in the Egyptian desert WORKERS LOCKED OUT One employer, Bernard Cook, managing director of an engin- eering firm at Hounslow, took TODAY IN HISTORY By THE CANADIAN PRESS Feb. 17, 1962... Sir. Wilfred Laurier, the first prime minister from French-Canada, died in Ot- tawa 43 years ago today-- in 1919. Born in 1841 at St. Lin, Que., he was first elected. to the Commons as a Liberal in 1874 and served as prime minister from 1896 to 1911. 1867 passed Canal. 1934--King Albert of Bel- gium was killed in a moun- tain-climbing accident and hd succeeded by. Leopold Il. The through first the ship Suez STUCK TO LAW BELGRADE (AP) -- Stefan Crnogorac, 70 - year - old shep- herd, is seeking compensation from Yugoslavia's government for injuries inflicted by a bear. In hospital for three months, he said that but for the law pro- tecting bears he would have killed it and avoided injury. unexpected and firm action when his 200 employees stayed away from work for the one- 'day engineering unions' strike. The next morning when the 200 workers reported at the factory, the gates were locked, and Mr. Cook told the union leader, "You had your day off yester- day -- I am having my day off today. I am not opening the gates." So the workers were locked out for the day and went home, to lose a day's more pay than they had figured, and also de- prived of the overtime which they anticipated after their one- day strike. Said Mr Cook: "It is time every other employer did the same thing." QUEEN'S PARK Roberts' Action In Rabbi's Case By DON O0'HEARN TORONTO -- There was a dramatic inquiry here into the alleged abuse of a rabbi by Toronto police. You have read about it. The question still being asked is why was it ordered. The action was completely out of character for Attorney- General Roberts. He rode over the head of the Toronto police commission and acted precipitately. _ And this is the attorney-gen- eral who is so careful about the proprieties he won't even_an- nouhce a routine ap ment until the lieutenant - governor has formally signed the order- in-council authorizing it. There are two _ interesting speculations. One is that since the wealth of criticism directed at him in recent months Mr. Roberts has decided to be more aggressive. The second is more intrigu- ing. This is that over the years Mr. Robert's actions were largely influenced by Premier Frost. Anything that verged on "muck-raking" was distasteful to Mr. Frost and he also had local autonomy on a pedestal. It would have been logical for his attorney-general not to want BY-GONE DAYS 40 YEARS AGO Enrolment for 1893 in the pub- lic schools was the highest in the town's history, according to A. E. Garbutt, supervising prin- cipal of public schools. The Board of Park Commis- eioners asked the town council for an appropriation of $3300 for park purposes. Gordon D. Conant was elected president, D. B. Carlyle, sec- retary, and Dr. S. J. Phillips, treasurer, of the Oshawa Ten- nis Club for 1922. The Great War Veterans' As- sociation Football Club was re- organized with T. King elected as president. Thousands of skaters patron- ized the Oshawa Community Rink opening night on Bagot street. The Emmanuel: Baptist Church, King street east, re- opened following repairs and re- decorating after a fire, with spe- cial services conducted by the pastor, Rev. J. L. Harton. Town council adopted plans to extend the Oshawa market by opening the second storey of the market building. Board of Education decided to establish an auxiliary class for backward pupils on the re- commendation of Trustee Dr. D. S. Hoig. Victoria College Glee Club, consisting of 32 voices, present- ed a musical concert in King Street Methodist Church before one of the largest audiences ever to attend such an event in Oshawa. Bargain hunters are likely to Don't Miss the Boat BUT Be Wary of Bargains be gullible when they i Smart shoppi think they g con often can get thi for noth merchants wont to reduce th When you shop for bargains, brand "is just as good". Beware of the salesmen who one you ordered. Beware of the dealer whe asks 1f you fall behind in payments debt may be small. you make, You will find the Union you can make en even OSHAWA CENTRAL STUDY Union which anyone working savings are earning a dividend 1% per month is ch d on save a good deal of money. With Christmas just possed many 1 Beware of the dealer who tries to talk you out of the advertised standard brand, by telling you he Is out of this item ,or thet enother because it "is your last chance". . Beware of bargains et "hord-to-believe" prices. 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There was an increasing de- mand for new homes in Osh- awa, with a total of 243 houses purchased during 1921, accord- ing to Secretary Gliddon of the Housing Commission. At the inaugural meeting of the Public Library Board, Dr. D. S. Hoig was re-elected chair- man. P. H. Punshon and Col. J. F.- Grierson were re-elected secretary and treasurer, respec- tively. It was decided to add Dr. T. E. Kaiser's 'Historic Sketches of Oshawa" to the li- brary shelves. to step into trouble which would irritate the boss. ? A good |potential labor minis- ter is going to waste--in fact he » is trying to get into the federal house. Gordon Chaplin was one of '| the best. private members we | have had here in recent years. He represented Wat rloo South from 1945 to °46 for the PCs and lost the seat to the CCF in the 1948 election. He was one of the few top- rank businessmen we have had in the House since the war (in fact, if: memory is right, he was the only one) and was a mem- ber of substance. He had the good fortune to have a political background (his father J. D. Chaplin was a min- ister in the Meighen govern- ment and was, not only intelli- gent but also a good working member). NO STRIKES If he had stayed here he would have been in the cabinet now. But he retired from active politics for a while and now is the federal candidate in his home riding. This is too bad, for our pro- vincial field. Mr. Chaplin is president of Canadian General - Tower Lim- ited. This gives him some authority to speak for business--a voice which we need badly in our leg- islative deliberations. But beyond that his company has never had a strike or an arbitration. It obviously must have en- lightened labor relations. And the observer, at least, feels that any man' who could lead it to this record probably would make an admirable min- ister of labor. 135 SIMCOE ST. NORTH @ RESIDENT PARTNERS Gordon W. Riehl, C.A., R.1.A. Burt R. Waters, C.A, Hon. J. W. Monteith, F.C.A., M.P. Gordon W. 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