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She Oshawa Gimes -- Published by Canadian Newspapers Limited 86 King St. E., Oshawa, Ontario T. L. Wilson, 'Publisher QVEDNESDAY, MARCH 7, 1962 -- PAGE 6 Peace Being Preserved By Balance Of Terror Most of the people who have been protesting the American decision to resume testing of nuclear weapons are undoubtedly well-intentioned. But they are not realistic. When the Rus- sians broke the test moratorium last fall, it made resumption of U.S. tests probable; when it was discovered that as a result of their Siberian explosions the Russians had made significant technical advances, the resumption of U.S. tests became inevitable. Let's not kid ourselves about the grim fact: The nuclear deterrent is exactly that -- a terrible but effective deterrent. If there were no nuclear weapons, it's highly likely that we would have been involved in a third world war, perhaps in the late forties, almost certainly in the fifties. If there had been no atomic bomb at the time that Stalin tried to squeeze the West out of Berlin and the West retaliated with a superbly organized air-lift, Europe might well: have become a battleground for the third time in this century. The Korean police action could have exploded into world war, and so could have the Suez adventure. The big powers have not been restrained by world opinion or the judgment of the United Nations. They have been deterred by fear, by the certain knowledge that no major war can be fought without one side or the other resorting to the use of nuclear weapons, either immediately or when all hope of victory is lost. This is the nuclear deterrent, and we must admit, 'no matter how much we may abhor it, that it works. The deterrent will work, however, only as lony as the Russians do not outstrip the Americans in nuclear efficierzy. If the Russians open up a widetead -- for example, by devising an affective defence against the car- rizrs of nuclear warheads --the future vf the West will look black indeed. These are the grim facts of life in a nuclear age. That is the reality, and it will continue to be reality until some sanity returns to the world. When Norms Go Mad The Institute for the Study of the USSR, in Munich, West Germany, notes a new line of criticism in the Soviet press against the inefficiencies of the industrial and agricultural sys- tems. The press in not, limiting itself to lambasting officials, as in the past. Komsomolskaya Pravda charged re- cently that breakdowns in the distri- bution system and neglect resulted in loss of a tremendous stock of new farm machinery and parts in Kazakh- stan. Equipment and parts were piled up at a transshipment centre as "not usable in this region." Instead of be- ing sent to areas where they could be used, they were smashed and melted down for metal. They included "brand new harvesters ... hay harvesting machines, manure spreaders, reapers and binders." Pravda carried a statement by Pre- mier Khrushchev that the Bratsk hydro-electric station was being built rapidly "but so far we do not have any customers in the region to use the power." Sharpest criticism is aimed at, pro- duction norms set up through the economy, often without regard to need. Izvestia discovered that govern- ment ministries adhere to a norm in the volume of outgoing mail. An en- gineering planning office, for example, might be told that its norm for the year was 10,000 -- and it would be expected to send out 10,000 letters whether its business demanded only 5,000 or 15,000. Izvestia has also un- covered the fact that sobering up sta- tions operated by the military also have norms--they have to straighten out a set number of drunks a year. The implication is that if there aren't enough drunks at hand somebody had better produce the vodka to provide some. Kommunist. wrote of a machinery factory which was ordered to use a specified amount of metal to turn out steel castings. It couldn't turn out enough castings so it made plates for flooring the plant -- and "each square meter of this flooring cost the factory more than if Persian carpets had been laid down." So waste is scarcely the capitalist monopoly that the Communists claim. Royal Decade Reviewed The tenth anniversary of the reign of Queen Elizabeth II was chosen by the Christian Science Monitor, as an opportune time to review the decade and its findings are nothing but favor- able. "The reign dates from that day in February, 1952, when news of her father's death reached her in Kenya where she was holidaying with Prince Philip,' the writer recalls. 'The coronation did not take place untlil about 18 months later. In the interim many a Briton relived, and many a non-Briton in the 'tight little island' could share, a profound experience which, repeated through centuries has helped bind the British people into a familyhood known in few other nations. She Oshawa Zimes T. L. WILSON, Publisher C. GY/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). Members ot Cenadian Daily Newspaper Publishers Association, The Canadien Press, Audit Bureau of Circulation and the Ontario Provincial Dailies Asso- ation. The Canadian Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of ell news despatched m the paper credited to it or to The Associated Press or Reuters, and also the tecol news published therein, All rights of specio! despetches sre also reserved Offices: Thomson Building, 425 University Avenue, Toronto, Onterio; 640 Cathcart Street, Montreal, P.Q. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Delivered by carriers' in Oshawa Whitby, Ajax Pickering, Bowmanville, Brooklin, Port. Perry, Prince Albert, Maple Grove, Hampton, Frenchman's Bay, Liverpool, Taunton, Tyrone, Ounbarton, Enniskillen, Orono, Leskard, Brougham, Burketon, Claremont, Columbus, Greenwood, Kinsale, Raclear Blackstock, Manchester, Pontypool ond Newcastle, not over 45c per week. By mail (in Province of Ontario) outside carriers delivery areas 12.00 per year Othe, Provinces and Commonwealth Countries 15.00. U.S.A. end Foreign 24.00. z Circulation for the issue of November 30, 1961 '18,006 "Though often distorted by senti- mentality, or obscured by cynicism, the role of royalty in British affairs remains a solid one, affecting morals and manners as well as constitutional development. "Tt has conditioned, for example, the relations of hundreds of millions of people of virtually all races to one mother and to their adoptive cousins at -the Commonwealth's political centre. It has seen Britain itself safely through a social revolution so drastic that, without the common rallying point which a dedicated and tactful family provided, it might have gone the violent way of other revolu- tions. "The contribution to the democra- tization of Britain which her parents made has been continued in Queen Klizabeth's reign, as contacts between sovereign and people have been mul- tiplied. And more and more, the basic relationship of the sovereign to the people, which in Britain is almost the opposite of what some political re- formers have supposed it to be in the past, has emerged to general view. "This is a relationship not so much the nation. Some of the stanchest sup- of the tradition in Britain look upon royalty's function which the terms of the contract require it to do of ruler over, as of servant to porters royal as that of 'doing a job' well. "Romanticism archaic or avant- garde may miss the mark: What pro- vides. the front of national apprecia- tion of Elizabeth II's first ten years the British people's hurd-headed assessment of their sovereign's per- formance of her duties." is WEIGHT CHART si aide re LiB woP se Won't HELP MY RUNNING S OTTAWA FITNESS CAMPAIGN READERS' VIEWS Against Of Mine Dear Sir On Saturday, March 3 Jack Gearin who writes the column 'Good Evening,' for your paper made some rather erroneous statements, attack- ing Local 222, UAW, members for condemning the raiding activities conducted by the the Mine Mill and Smelter Steel Workers Union against Workers Union in Sudbury, Ont Mr. Gearin states that Local 222, UAW - CLC. membership turned down a resolution con demning the Stee! raid on the Mine-Mill Union. He goes on to say, that an advertisement which appeared in the Sudbury Star recently, under the head- ing "Auto Workers Oppose Raid," and which was signed by one hundred and fifty UAW members, of which a_ good number were Local 222 mem- bers, did not indicate that Local 222- membership was op- posed to union raiding I am a member of Local 222, and I have attended the last three. general membership meetings which are held on the first Thursday of every month. The above mentioned resolu- tion was first brought up at the December membership meeting. Because of GM ne- gotiations being carried on at that time the resolution was tabled for a month to the next membership meeting. Unfortunately we could not hold a meeting in January be- cause there were not enough members present to make up a quorum At the February membership meeting the resolution was not dealt with because the meeting was taken up with. Election Committee elections, and dis cussion of Local 222 affiliating with the New Democratic Party At our last general member ship meeting, held on March 1, Local 222, UAW membership went on record, and unani mously supported the resolution condemning, '"'raiding of any kind" and "all persons and or ganizations' that fake part in such activities This passed UAW Mr was also by the 5,000-member Local 199 in St. Catha- rines, Ont. So it seems to me that whoever is informing Mr Gearin about the activities of the Local 222 membership, is not supplying him with all the facts My advice to Mr. Gearin would be that, in any future articles concerning UAW. Local 222 members, that he acquire all the facts, before he goes on a smearing campaign RUSSELL resolution RAK Oshawa SUDBURY SITUATION Dear Sir: As one of the members of Local 222 mentioned in an arti- cle by Jack Gearin in the Sat- urday, March 3 issued re "Sudbury Ad Makes False UAW Claims," I feel that I must correct erroneous state- ments in the article réalizing that erroneous and misleading statements are not unfamiliar to your correspondent in ques- tion. On January 4 there was no meeting of Local 222 member- ship due to the lack of a quor- um; consequently the raiding issue could not be discussed by the membership The February membership meeting was conveniently al- journed before new business and again the raiding issue cov' * be raised On Thursday, March 1, a strong resqlution condemning all who take part in union raiding was adopted by the Raiding Union March 1 membership meeting without one single member, in- cluding the president of Local 222, speaking in opposition Further to this, during the past month resolutions oppos- ing raiding have been adopted by the four largest UAW locals in Canada; Local 199, St, Cath- arines (GM); Local 444, Wind- sor (Chrysler); Local 200, Windsor (Ford); and Local 229 How can anyone challenge the position that UAW mem- bers oppose raiding? The article smells the days of McCarthy, who some people seemingly would like to resurrect. History has proven, and un- fortunately it will be proven again in Sudbury whatever the outcome, that the only one who gains from union raiding is the company. Every honest trade union member will oppose raid- ing regardless of who calls him a red or attempts to intimi- date him Out of a work force in Can- of ada of over 6 million; less than one quarter are organized and of those organized, one-third are outside the Canadian Labor Congress What is needed instead of union raiding Is organizing the unorganized and bring all un- ions into the central labor body, the Canadian Labor Con gress. Unlike your correspond- ent, trade unionists realize that this. is the goal that or- ganized labor must attain I would suggest, Mr. Editor, that your correspondent check out the facts before rushing into print on subjects he knows nothing about osaes 0s) Wes ts WERRY Oshawa CNR Dear Sir Through the efforts of our City Council: and the Oshawa Times, and with no little credit to the Downtown Business Men's Association, a: Transport Board hearing is to be held in Oshawa April 3 next! This is a step in the direction and there is doubt that something may TRACKS right little be accomplished if all parties con- cerned, including the three com- panies who are now being serviced by the tracks, can come to some agreement be- fore the Board sits. Any agree- ment by these parties 'should not include any financial consid- erations as these firms could have had the small amount of freight now being delivered, handled by truck. The number of freight cars being handled as far back as 1959 being only 119 cars, and last year 94, most of which were coal. The citizens of Oshawa do not owe any debt to these firms, rather they owe the citizens a debt by continuing to use the tracks long after their use was justified by the amount of traf- fic handled. Coal deliveries can easily be made from yards far removed from the downtown area, and it appears to me that these companies are con- sidering only the financial gain involved by refusing to have de- liveries made to' some other place rather than their present places of business. In order to remain in busi- ness they must maintain the goodwill of the residents as well as the business men of Osh- awa, and I believe it is incum- bent upon them to ask the Board to remove the tracks, and thereby pave the way for an early settlement. They will not lose any money by so do- ing, but they will gain a tre- mendous amount of good will. F. L. CROSSLEY Oshawa PARAGRAPHICAL WISDOM Another reason a youngster considers. adults dumb is that almost any grownup who sees him after a lapse of a year or so is surprised silly at how much he has grown The Twist has caused many a person to learn the hard and painful way that he possesses something he didn't know he had, namely, a sacroiliac. A discouraging nole concern- ing space travel comes from a rocketeer, He says travelling in outer space may prove to be as danegrous as traveling in inner space. Someone asks if it is correct to say that a person "climbs down a tree". Of course not! A person unclimbs a tree. BY-GONE DAYS 25 YEARS AGO At a meeting of the Oshawa Burns' Club, the members for- warded a proposal! that a monu- ment to Robert Burns be erect ed in Oshawa A new electric pump and larg- er mains to service the cilyv with 3,500,000 gallons of water daily were installed at the local pumping station Mayor A. ©, Hall attended the Ontario Mayors' -- Associa- tion Conference in Brantford. A volunteer fire brigade for Pickering village was organized at a meeting with F, J, Prouse elected Chief and A. W. Mitch- ell, deputy-chief. A former bri gade which had been organized in 1888 was dissoived in 1926 and all properties were transferred to the village City council set aside a sum of $250 for the celebration of the Coronation day on May 12 The Oak Lake' Executive Leadership Training Camp held a reunion in the Colborne United Church. Miss Peggy Rice, Evelyn Gay. Vida and Sybil Langmaid, Olive Reesor, James Young and S. Saywell attended from Oshawa Revenue at the Customs and Exercise depariment at the ' Port of Oshawa totalled $418,- 515 for February. City council adopted a tax rate of 49 mills for the year 1937, an increase of three mills over 1936 Peter Kennedy of the Toron- to Conservatory of Music, who was conducting mid-winter ex- aminations in the city, address- ed the Oshawa Music Teachers' Association on "principals of teaching" at a meeting in St. Andrew's United Church. G.-W. McLaughlin, T. K. Creighton, A. G. Storie, F, L. Mason, C€ E McTavish, Charles Bowra and William Hart were elected directors of the Oshawa Chamber of Com- merce for a two-year term. City council refused to issue a permit for a new motion picture building on Simcoe street north. A banquet marked the clos- ing of the short courses in agri- cultural and home economics which were held in Whitby during February. Miss Helen Chambers of Whitby township, won the' prize for the highest points in home economics com- petitions. The boys'. prize for the highest standing in agri culture was present to Hugh Teefy of Cherrywood OTTAWA REPORT Defends Position In Flag Argument By PATRICK NICHOLSON OTTAWA--When a politician's tongue runs embarrassingly away from his party line, he customarily howls in anguish "I was misquoted." Hon. J. W. Pickersgill, the Liberal MP. from Newfound- land, was recently reported as urging before a Quebec audi- ence that Canada should have two national flags: one contain- ing the Union Jack and the other not. Mr. P. had put his foot in his mouth. When he returned to Ottawa he was prompted-- perhaps by the strategy plan- ners of the Liberal party--to amend his unhappy utterance. "Judging by press and radio reports, I did not express clearly the position I took on the flag,"' he confessed. But the uniformity of ear witness reports made it obvious that he had expressed clearly although perhaps not cleverly-- his position. However Mr. P's amendment continued: 'What I was seeking to say was that... ."" Now no newspaper can use a crystal ball to divine what any politi- cin is 'seeking' to say; we can only deal with what he actually does say. COMPLAINS TO EDITOR This column deplored Mr. P's attempt to make the essentially nationwide interest of Canada's flag into a sectional political issue. It likened to the teen-age guilt complex, which hides in the woodshed to smoke, Mr. P's suggestion that we should use at home a national flag exclud- ing the Union Jack, but use a different flag including the Union Jack in other Common- wealth countries. As part of his tidying - up process, Mr. P. then wrote a letter to the editor of this paper, asserting that my com- ments '"'contained a complete misrepresentation of something I was supposed to have said." That boring exercise con- tained an amazing phrase: "A misrepresentation of something I was supposed to have said." That double doubt admits the baselessness of his accusation. He may not have intended to say that Canada should have two flags, one with and the other without the Union Jack; but he did. Two flags, just as we have two languages, he clarified. Let us versions. "Mr, Pickersgill recom- mended," this column wrote, "first, the choice of a flag on which would appear the Union Jack, to represent Canada in Britain and the other countries of the Commonwealth. Second, he recommended the. adoption of a distinctive flag, without any emblem of dependence, to represent Canada across the country and at the United Nations."' NO DIFFERENCE Mr. Pickersgill's correction (2) was summarized in these words: "When I was asked if compare the two that would mean two flags, J said, yes, one distinctive of Canada and one containing the Union Jack for our association in the Commonwealth." Mr P's embarrassment is understandable; but not his complaint that he was "misrep- resented" by this column. His anguish more likely stems not from my quoting of his words but from my deduction that "dis-Union Jack" Pickersgill's suggestion savours of the wood- shed guilt complex. Probably he expected that I would feel properly chastened and corrected by his letter appearing in print in so many papers carrying this Ottawa Report. But in se eno 5 frequent and generally ground- less criticism v. uw .- 2 press by embarrassed politi- cians of all parties calls for a firm rebuttal by those attacked. There are occasions of delib- erate misquotation and misrep- resentation no doubt; but as the sentences quoted above show, this column did correctly report the proposal for two national flags of Canada, one including and the other excluding the Union Jack. YOUR HEALTH Better To Lea Cause Of Trouble By JOSEPH G. MOLNER, MD Dear Dr. Molner: What can be done 'to retard loss of hear- ing which is becoming more an- noying in my case. | am in my middle 60's, Please use only my first two initials because some friends reported my trouble to hearing aid companies and I have had five salesmen call on me already.--R. P. In fairness to the. salesmen, they were "invited" to call on you, even though you didn't do the inviting. Your friends, it seems to me, should let you de- cide when and whom to invite. Now, what to do about your problem? As we grow older, loss of hearing is more likely to be progressive, although this is not always the case. It de- pends on the cause. In any event, it is important to ascertain some fundamental facts. Is the auditory nerve af- fected? Or is the nerve still per- fectly healthy, but the sound waves are not reaching it? This is something that a sales- man isn't going to be able to tell you. It requires tests by an ear specialist, After that, vari- ous possibilities arise. BETTER TO KNOW The worst is to be told that nothing can be done--and, un- happily, a few of us will get such an answer. However, it's better to know than not to know. If you know, you won't waste time and money on fruitless ef- forts. The majority of us will find that something can be done. It may be as simple as periodic removal of impacted wax from the ears. It may be one of several kinds of ear operations which open _ passageways for the sound, or restore activity to the tiny bones which transmit sound vibrations. _Again, in case chronic Infec- tion is causing inflammation which dulls the hearing, drug or other treatment is in order. With or without any of these factors, a hearing aid may help you. These devices have been tremendously improved in the QUEEN'S PARK University Now For Every Region By DON O°'HEARN TORONTO--Every area of the province now has a university. A bill before the House will give the Lakehead College uni- versity status. This brings to reality a dream of local people who organized and contributed heavily to get- ting the college started only a few years ago It also is testimony to the quick growth in education these days. Originally the concept at the Lakehead was only a junior college. Now, and it seems only days later, there is to be a full- fledged university. TWO BLANKS REMAIN There now are only two spots which are really blank at all in our system of universities. One is the Niagara Peninsula, where the nearest centre of higher education is McMaster in Hamilton. The other is the central north --the Hearst, Timmins, Kirk- land Lake sector. Niagara, with transportation to Hamilton and Toronto easy, may have to wait. In Kirkland Lake a technical institute has been started. And this was the first step leading to the Lakehead university. WHITE AS MINISTER? The new minister of educa- tion may be John White, young PC from London South Mr. White has been deputizing for Premier Robarts to speak on education matters. It has been considered that the London member would be one of the first men Mr. Ro- barts probably would raise to cabinet rank. Bright, energetic and dedi- cated to public service, he is not only the premier's riding mate but was one of his strong- est supporters for the leader- ship. Mr. Robarts probably will be giving up the education port- folio in the spring, when the session is over. TODAY IN HISTORY By The Canadian Press March 7, 1962... In a prelude to the Sec- ond World War, Hitler or- dered the remilitariazation of the Rhineland in a_vio- lation of the Lucarno Pact 26 years ago today--in 1936. The following day German troops moved into the Rhineland amid protests by France, Britain and other European nations. 1876--Alexander Graham Bell was granted the first basic patent on the tele- phone. 1878 -- The University of Western Ontario opened at 'London. As of now, at least, Mr. White would seem to be first in line. The consensus would be that he probably could make a good job of the portfolio. NEW MEMBERS IN PRESS The two new Liberal mem- bers introduced on opening day of the winter session made a good impression. This particularly applied to Robert Nixon of Brant There were many in the House who had known his father, H. C. Nixon, for such a long time who got a deep thrill when they saw the lanky and apparently unassuming young new member take his seat. last few years--so much so that I can't blame the manufactur- ers for being enthusiastic about their products. But I still say the first step is to find out the nature of the loss of hearing. The ear special- ist then can suggest which type of hearing aid, if any, will be best for you. Or you may want to consider several brands. _ Dear Dr. Molner: What is 2 migraine headache and how does it affect one?--MRS. 0. C. It's a periodic headache, often on one side of the head, and often but not always accompa- nied by nausea. Dear Dr. Molner: How many calories in a teaspoon of olive oil? Is one teaspoon a day harmful? I have heard it is a good way to gain weight.-- MRS. A. L. About 36 calories to a tea- spoonful, and one a day isn't harmful. Every extra calorie helps in gaining weight, of course, but don't expect any tremendous gain from 36 calo- ries a day. Why not eat a little more of everything? REPORT FROM U.K. Home-Seekers Get Government Help By M. McINTYRE HOOD Special London (Eng.) Correspondent For The Oshawa Times LONDON British home- seekers, who are unable to se- cure a council house and cannot afford to buy a home with a mortgage attached to it, are go- ing to be given a helping hand by the government. A scheme whereby some $75 million will be made available by the govera- ment to bring new houses-to-let back on to the property mar- kets has been announced by Dr Charles Hill, minister of housing and local government. This mon- ey will be available to stimulate the building, through non-profit housing associations, of houses, maisonettes, flats and flatlets to be rented to people who are in need of housing and cannot secure it through any other means. There are in Britain at the present time 650 housing asso- ciations, owning 104,000 rented houses. The view of the minister of housing is that in this field, midway between council housing end private enterprise housing, there is a great deal of scope for expansion. The ministry is of the opinion that new family houses and flats can be built to full modern standards, with no subsidy, and could be iet at economic rents of from $10.50 to $14 a week. One hundred per cent loans are being offered under the scheme, for terms which could extend as long as 60 years. In- terest rates will be the same as those charged by the Public Works Loan Board, which at present is 644«per cent. The min- ister's plan, as announced, pro- vides that these loans are ob- tainable only through member- shig in a housing association. 'ds is not expected to prove any barrter to acceptance of the e ~~--1 scheme. It would be possible for suitable tenants in almost any part of the country either to join existing associations or to form new ones for themselves. Since the minimum membership required to form an association is only eight, this means that four families, in each of which the husband and wife would both be members, would be sufficient to form an association and qual- ify for loans to build houses. The cost of the homes would not normally exceed $9,000, ex- cluding the cost of the land. While it is made clear that loans for terms up to 60 years can be 100 per cent, it is expected that some associations will be able to reduce the loan percentage by meeting some part of the cost from their own financial resources. HELP FOR AGED While it is not intended that these homes shall be subsidized from public funds the minister indicated that there will be pro- vision for an exception to this rule. In the case of homes built specially for the accommodation of old people, a subsidy amount- ing to $72 a year for each home for 60 years may be paid, sub- ject to the minister's approval. To ensure that a start is made as quickly as possible on the building of homes for rental un- der the scheme, preference will be given in its early stages to projects of existing housing as- sociations or new bodies spon- sored by them. Meanwhile, de- tailed information is being sent out to all councils and associa- tions in England and Wales urg- ing the preparation of new schemes for building houses on a non-profit basis and without subsidy for people unable to buy, their own homes or secure @ council house.