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She Oshawa Fines Published by Canadian Newspapers Limited 86 King St. E., Oshawa, Ontario T. L. Wilson, Publisher THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1962 -- PAGE 6 Flight Remarkable Feat But Was It Necessary? It is difficult to exaggerate the im- portance of John Glenn's orbital flight on Tuesday. It was a magnificent com- bination of scientific accomplishment and raw courage and wrote into the history of man another stirring paragraph of challenge accepted and triumph achieved. The success has, -moreover, given Americans and the West in gen- eral something to shout about. Let us say nothing to detract from the accomplishment. But at the same time, we can wonder if the tremendous ex- penditure of time, money, brains and courage put into this feat would not have done more for mankind in some other area of scientific research. It would be naive, if not hopeless, to argue that the West in general and the United States in particular should not use scientific achievement as a means of competition with the U.S.S.R. But as Alvin Weinberg, director of the U.S. national laboratory at Oak Ridge asked the other day, is it wise to choose man- ned flight into space as the primary event in these Scientific Olympic Games? Mr. Weinberg, for one, did not think so. He argued that too little was known about radiation hazards, that the pro- gram was too expensive for what humanity could get out of it, and it was not relevant to the dominant needs of mankind. He said: "I personally would much rather choose scientific issues which are more closely related to the world that is part of man's everyday en- vironment, and that have bearing on man's welfare, than do either high-energy ' physics or manned-space travel." Issues of immediate concern to man include .water supply, atmospheric pollution, chemical contamination of the biosphere, the resources of the sea, use of solar energy. There are scores of others. We must remember the lessons of history. Those cultures which have de- voted too much of their talent to monu- ments which had nothing to do with the real issues of human well-being have always withered and died. Jobs Depend On Buying Unemployment continues to be a factor in Canada which plagues all level of government. Since efforts are being made to meet the problem but it is still far from an over-all solution. There is one avenue along which all citizens could help and that is by following the "Buy Canadian" principle. It is an as- tounding fact that no other industrial country in the entire world purchase more foreign goods on a per capita basis than does Canada. This includes even the United States. Indeed, per capita figures for the most recent year for which figures are avail- able, 1959, show that Canada imported $244 worth of goods per head of our population; compared with $50 for Great Britain, $46 for Western Germany and a mere $38 for the United States. These figures merit serious considera- tion. The more so for the fact that manu- facturing provides a greater number of jobs -- 1,400,000 -- than the industries of agriculture, mining, construction, fish- ing and forestry combined. Dollars Can What is the gauge of a nation's wealth? The world has come a long way since George Adam Smith suggested that a nation's health is a nation's wealth» We have other standards, although we still make use of the idea of a healthy econ- omy as signifying a wealthy nation. Today the common interpretation of a nation's wealth seems to be centred around a rather large dollar sign. With an election somewhere in the offing, our politicians are beginning to employ this dollar concept either to convince the voters that Canada is richer than ever before, or else to suggest that Canada has hit the skids and is heading for economic oblivion. It depends on which side of the fence the politician finds himself what view he will adopt of our economic health, It remains with the voter which story he chooses to believe. Obviously, both cannot be true. However, the dollar sign is deceiving. It does indicate what we can buy, what we can sell, for it is the medium of ex- change. But we do well to remember She Oshawa Gimes T. L. WILSON, Publisher C. GVW/YN 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). 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Provinces and Commonweocith Countries 15.00. Foreign 24.00. Circulation for the issue of November 30, 1961 18,006 Tyrone, U.S.A. and Manufacturing, indeed, makes the major contribution to Canada's Gross National Product -- 55.1 per cent of the total. What is the paramount significance of manufacturing in stimulating com- munity and national growth? A recent Canada-wide survey furnished the answer. This survey showed that, after a 10-year period the addition of 100 new manufacturing workmen means, to their community, at least 274 more people, meaning that many more consumers; 131 more households; 66 more school children; 117 more workers employed other than in manufacturing; 187 more motor vehicle registrations; 39 more telephones; three more retail establish- ments; and an increase of close to $1,000,000 in retail sales. : The fact that with merely 100 work- ers manufacturing can produce results like these make it obvious everything possible should be done to encourage its growth in Canada. Deceive that a dollar sign followed by a large number of figures does not necessarily represent wealth. It is quite relative, and must be considered in the light of infla- tion, a nation's ability to trade with other countries, and countless other con- siderations. 'A truer standard would be achieved if we thought less in terms of dollar numbers, and more in terms of: maxi- mum utilization of resources, whether manpower, machinery or materials, for the maximum benefit of all the people. Unfortunately, such a standard requires a strong reliance on intangibles, and the mood of the people is not such as to encourage such considerations. The dollar sign is resorted to as the only measure that has universal meaning. It is because it is generally accepted that politicians speak in terms of the dollar sign. Voters need to be cautioned that such talk can mean anything or nothing, quite often the latter. Thus, with the election, breezes blowing, those who have the final decision must prepare themselves to withstand the onslaught of words, and to sift through the pro- paganda in search of the truth. Only in this way will the electors be able to render a satisfactory decision. Other Editors' Views NOT ONE MARTIAN (London Free Press) After 15 years of study the US. Air Force has found that there is nothing-- or almost nothing -- to all those reports of flying saucers. Unidentified Flying Objects to the total of 7,369 were check- ed; only 10 could not be traced to air- craft, balloons, birds, lights, satellites, meteors and other specific objects. Not one -looking man. from Mars turned up;Nobody landed and said, "Take me' to your leader." This news will please the scientific-minded, but those who still believe in extfaterrestrial visitors will ask, "What yi the ten you couldn't identify?" | TO KEEP IT FROM SPREADING OTTAWA REPORT Economic Activity At Booming Pace By PATRICK NICHOLSON OTTAWA -- Our statisticians have laid aside their red pen- cils, as the figures of our eco- nomic expansion during the final quarter of 1961 ° pour in, and show that we are moving into boom conditions. The accepted yardstick of our national economic activity is called the gross national prod- uct. This includes wages, salary and pay of all Canadians; cor- poration profits; rent and inter- est) farm income; inventory increase and -capital consump- tion allowances. Last year our gross national product rose handsomely in each quarter. It started at the rate of $35,668,000 a year; as we pulled out of winter's re- striction; it expanded to the rate of $36,396,000 in the second quarter; then through the late summer it leaped to $37,364,000. Estimates new coming in for the fourth quarter suggest an- other jump of around $1,000,- 000,000 to something over $38,- 000,000,000. The result will be that 1961 will prove to be the first year in which our GNP has exceeded $36,000,000,000. rose by an amount approxi- : ? mately equivalent to 2% extra 4 hours' The Prudential Insur- ance Company's Canadian head office in Toronto, whose econo- mists are regarded here as being unexcelled in forecasting, have predicted a further jump of 7.3 per cent in our GNP this year. The cash registers of our stores will tinkle merrily, as consumer spending jumps 5.25 per. cent, or by $1,250,000,000 to a record total of $25,600,000,000. This will include only a modest one-per-cent increase due to higher prices. 5-YEAR RECORD GOOD Meanwhile, with a booming 1962 apparently ahead of us, the statisticians are at work totaling up the record over the last five years. In' 1961, compared with 1956, employment was up by eight per cent. But labor income in- creased by 30 per cent, while consumer spending likewise in- creased 30 per cent over those five years, and so did personal savings. While the number of persons employed rose eight per cent, our industrial productivity rose by nearly double that figure, or 15 per cent, indicating that the output per individual Canadian YOUR HEALTH geo p pe Bee Sting Allergy Potential Danger By JOSEPH G. MOLNER, MD Dear Dr. Molner: Last fall we noticed that our son's hand was puffy and swollen. The doc- tor said that he had been stung by a bee, and told us that if it ever happened again, he must be given a shot of adrenalin immediately. I am worried about this con- dition. Can he be given shots or pills to build up immunity? What causes his severe reaction to a sting? What effect would repeated shots of adrenalin have over a period of years? What dangers are involved if we don't know he has been stung? The doctor said to teach the child to avoid bees, but how do you do that with a 5-year-old "roughneck?" Mrs. R. E. Some people are highly sensi- tive to one thing or another. Pollen sensitivity, food allergies and contact dermatitis are var- ieties of this condition. And some people are highly sensitive to bee venom. After the first sting, the hy- persensitivity increases, so you have been wisely warned to be careful. For extreme cases, desensiti- zation, with very smal! doses of bee extract is possible. This takes time and expert judgment of the correct amount. It is not a simple matter So, short of urgent need of this type of treatment, the best course is to avoid bee stings, and when one does vccur, do ds you were advised--go directly to the doctor. USE ADRENALIN Adrenalin is the classic anti- dote for such severe allergic re- actions--this is, after all, one type of allergy, or extreme sen- sitivity to some particular thing or things In some instances, adrenalin can even be life-saving, since some individuals react to such an extreme degree I don't mean to scare you, but it is just as well to know that extreme sensitivity can be desperately dangerous. In most cases, adrenalin. is adequate, and repeated injec- tions will not have any future harmful effects. There may re- sult, at the time, temporary nervousness and quickening of the pulse, but these disappear. As to teaching a 5-year-old about bees -- well. we begin teaching children younger than that the dangers of fire and so on, I think you CAN teach your little "'roughneck," and I think he'll learn faster than you sus- pect. Another thought on this topic comes from M. J. Deyell, editor of Gleanings in Bee Culture, who comments that squeezing a bee's stinger out, after a sting, is not the- best way. The stinger should be re- moved to prevent venom from continuing to seep into the flesh --this applies to anyone, not just those who are hypersensitive. But don't squeeze it out, Mr. Deyell says, because that can force more venom into the wound, Beekeepers suggest scraping the stinger out with the fnigernail or using a "hive tool." I think a pair of tweezers would be ideal. TODAY IN HISTORY By The Canadian Press Feb. 22, 1962... The greatest simultaneous air assault in history took place 17 years ago today-- in 1945--when 7,000 bomb- ers and fighters from Brit- ain, Italy and Belgium at- tacked 100 German railway and communications hubs. Its air power was greater even than the D-Day assault at Normany. 1879----Frank W. Woolworth opened the first of his dime stores, in Utica, N.Y. 1947 -- Figure - skating champion Barbara Ann Scott of Ottawa was pre- sented with a physical edu- cation gold medal by the French government in Paris. work per worker per week. : TRADE PICTURE BETTER One of the most significant «| improvéments over the last five years. has been in our foreign : trade. The Frightening 50s will long be remembered as the time when Canadians went on a spending spree buying foreign consumer goods which we could not afford. Year after year from the end of the war, we spent more and more money in other countries. When John Diefenbaker be- came prime minister in 1957, our deficit in foreign trade was one of his first targets for cor- rection. In 1956, we had sold exports totalling $4,800,000,000, but we had purchased imports valued at $5,500,000,000, thus go- ing approximately $750,000,000 in debt to foreign countries, pre- dominantly the United States. But year after year the poli- cies of the Conservative govern- ment corrected this. We did not reduce our imports; we did not deprive ourselves of Florida oranges, or 'U.S. textiles, or little European cars, or dumped foreign magazines, or Scotch whisky. But we boosted our ex- ports, and this has been espe- . cially true in the last year when Trade Minister George Hees has set our salesmen on fire with his trade promotion drives. In the result, our imports were held down to a modest in- crease so that they totalled only $5,700,000,000 in the last 12- month period reported; and our - booming exports had just caught up, to total exactly the same figure and thus to balance our foreign trade picture--which is a really remarkable achieve- ment by Canada, and something which we had to do. The great thing is that we have done it painlessly, and not by means of government restrictions. The figures covering Canada's progress between 1956 and 1961, coupled with our outlook for 1962, make up a rosy picture. BY-GONE DAYS 30 YEARS AGO Charles C. Stenhouse, Oshawa architect, won second place in 'a Canada-wide competition with his design and plans for the Oshawa Masonic Temple. * Manning Swartz opened a law practice in the city, William Newton, a resident of "Oshawa for 66 years, celebrated his 88th birthday For 37 years he was employed as a coach- man by W. F. Cowan. Oshawa intermediates, led by "Doc"? Rowden, finished their group schedule with a 6-4 win at Cobourg and erter the group playoff without a defeat. The Oshawa Board of Educa- tion threatened Supreme Court action against city council if its -- estimates for 1932 were cut. Nearly 300 women assembled in St. Andrew's United Church in observance of the fifth an- nual Word Day of Prayer. Mrs. F. W. Maxwell, president of St. Andrew's WMS, presided. Mrs. T. R. Caldwell was elected president and Mrs. Ern- est Dixon vice-president of the Ladies' section of the Oshawa Golf Clube More than 1,200 persons crowded into Simcoe ¢Street United Church to hear Denton Massey, leader of the famous York Bible Class. deliver an in- spiring address. A musical pro- gram featured a vocal duet by Mrs. C. M. Mundy and George Fleming. A pulpit lamp was dedicated at All Saints' Anglican Church, Whitby, in memory of Miss Fraser, one of the oldest and most esteemed members. ' QUEEN'S PARK - Macaulay Selling Hydro Proposal By DON 0'HEARN TORONTO--There will be no to advocate marketing as the increase in taxes here this year. cyre.aj) -- and what it would A rumor that another cent really like to see in marketing would be added to the gasoline is prices of all farm products tax has been denied--emphat- (including imports) artificially controlled. Regimentation? The Union in its formal pres- entation has cleared up the sit- uation a lot. It has shown that it is so unclear that the first thing to be done is to sort it all ou before a real thought is attempted. Probably everybody here and most people in the community have the greatest sympathy for the family farm. But it is going to need more than contradictory words to save it--if it should be, and can be, saved. | In the next breath it moved on ically. Next year increases, perhaps- but after an election. The minister of energy, Hon. Robert Macaulay, is still trying vigorously to sell his proposal to amalgamate the Hydro sys- tems. His most recent effort was a missionary tour of the north. BOOB AT LAKEHEAD? A further reason for the amal- gamation being bandied about now is that the Hydro commis- sion made a bad boob when it built the big new steam plant at the Lakehead. The report is that it sadly over-estimated future demands. If the cost of the plant is buried in the system as a whole rather than isolated in the northwest section the error won't show nearly so glaringly. Professional Hydro people, in- cidentally, can't see any value in the proposed national power grid. The government presumably will go along because it is fa- thered by Prime Minister Dief- enbaker. But the non-political element will need a lot more convincing ' before it can agree. The Farmer's Union is the latest group to spotlight the problem of vertical integration in farming. 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