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She Oshawa Gines Published by Canadian Newspapers Limited 86 King St. E., Oshawa, Ontario T. L. Wilson, Publisher TUESDAY, MARCH 13, 1962 -- PAGE 6 Survival Rates Rising . Among Cancer Sufferers During 1960, the last year for which there are complete figures, 23,181 Canadians died of cancer. This was 2,318 more than died from the disease in 1956 and, allowing for the increase in population, it indicates that the cancer death rate remains about the same. So cancer is still the second cause of death in Canada and still one of our most serious and baffling health problems. It has been calculated that about twice as many persons develop cancer each year as die of the disease; many are cured by radiation or surgery or a combination of both. Although the scientific fight against cancer is the greatest single project in medical history, the cause or causes of cancer are not yet known. While it is felt unlikely that one vaccine or other device will ever be found which might be considered a "cure" for cancer, cancer specialists generally believe that cancer will eventually be brought under control. Indeed, there has been in Canada a rising rate of "five-year survivals" -- the term usually preferred by cancer specialists to "cures", since there is always the possibility of recurrence -- due partly to improved techniques of diagnosis and treatment, partly to public education which emphasizes the importance of early treatment. In recent years it has been possible to speak of the prevention of cancers directly, by the avoidance of over- exposure to sunlight and indirectly, by maintaining one's maximum health and by regular physical examinations. It is because early diagnosis and treatment are so vital to the control of cancer that the Canadian Medical Association first advocated the estab- lishment of a lay volunteer organiza- tion to help fight cancer. The result was the Canadian Cancer Society which was established with a National charter in 1938. Today it has Divisions in all ten provinces and active units in more than 2,000 communities. New Holiday Campaign The Canadian Tourist Association has launched what it calls "a massive attack on the major problem of the tourist industry" -- the feast-or- famine situation produced by the jamming of holidays into the last two weeks of July and the first two weeks of August. The Association is distributing thousands of posters to factories and offices across Canada, and the Canadian Labor Congress if co-operating by sending more posters to union locals throughout the country. The message of the poster is: "Plan your vacation for a time when you can enjoy it most. Avoid the peak period, the last two weeks in J uly and the first two weeks in August. Go the first two weeks in July or the last two weeks in August. Holiday throngs are densest at resorts, motels, campgrounds from mid-July to mid- August. Room rates are often higher. You can enjoy a more relaxed holiday -- return to work refreshed -- if you avoid the peak period. Save money, Struggle On For the archeologists, it is not South Vietnam nor the Common Market that is the problem. It is the Cretan era. Was this accepted cultural and his- torical period partly fabricated? Did the late Sir Arthur Evans, giant of the profession, deduce a portion of it from insufficient evidence? The dispute is shaking the cloisters of learning, particularly in Europe. In the former Cretan city of Knos- sos, in the early years of the century, Evans found ruins of a magnificent palace. From his "digs" he arrived at dates for 2,000 years of a pure Cretan culture. -Archeologists had long ac- cepted Crete as seat of an early Medi- terranean civilization and cultural bridge between Egypt, Asia Minor and Greece. Crete produced art and cus- toms that influenced the Greeks of She Oshawa Times T. L. WILSON, Publisher C. GV/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 Canadian Daily Newspaper Publishers Association, The Canadian Press, Audit Bureau of Circulation and the Ontario Provincial Dailies Asso- ciation, The Canadian Press is exclusively entitled fo the use for republication of ali news despatched in the poper credited to it or to The Associated Press or Reuters, and also the loco! news published therein. All rights of special despatches sre olso reserved. Offices: Thomson Building, 425 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario; 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, Dunbarton, Enniskillen, Orono, Leskerd, Broughom, Purketon, Claremont, Columbus, Greenwood, Kinsale, Racglar Blackstock, Manchester, Pontypool ond Newcastle, not over 45¢ per week, By mail lin Province of Ontario) outside carriers delivery areas 12.00 per year. Othe, Provinces and Commonwealth Countries 15.00. U.S.A. and Foreign 24.00. Circulation for the issue 'of November 30, 1961 18,006 too. Rates are lower at many vacation spots before July 15 or after August 15." It's a commendable effort, but we can't help feeling that the individual operators in the tourist industry, as well as the various tourist boards and other organizations, could do a lot more to sell the advantages of holiday- ing in various parts of Canada not just during a few weeks in July and August but at other times of the year. Many industrial workers have their holidays fixed by plant shutdowns, and often the plant managers have little room for manoeuvre in arranging these shutdowns. But most workers are not so affected, and a good sales effort might well persuade them to holiday at different times of the year. In June and September, for example, the water may be cool for swimming -- but the fishing is good. October can be a glorious month for hikers and camera bugs. The growing popu- larity of winter sports could be a factor in the arranging of holidays in January, February or March. Olympus the heroic age and eventually all of Europe. Prof. L. R. Palmer of Oxford uni- versity now raises doubts. He claims that Evans was wrong about an early Cretan age and that Knossos flourish- ed much later than 3400 B.C., the date fixed by Evans, He contends that ex- cavations at Knossos did not produce the claimed evidence to support Evans' dating system. Palmer first cast his doubts two years ago. He renewed them last month. This time he cites a letter from the man in charge of the Knossos "dig" which criticizes Evans for jump- ing to conclusions about some pottery fragments. Palmer and his friends talk of "fraud" and "deception." They accuse Evans of adding 1,000 years to history with "incalculable consequences for pre-history." Equally competent authorities report that "Palmer ought to shut up," that he has no valid evi- dence to prove his charges, that he is just trying to destroy Evan's repu- tation. This is no dispute for gentle hearts. It is gradually spreading to philo- logists, historians and even ordinary citizens who, in the words of the Observer (London), "would hardly know a sherd from a stirrup-jar." Other Editors' Views CRISIS OF CONSCIENCE (From the New York Herald Tribune) If it is left to only one country -- meaning the United States -- to save the UN, it will not be worth saving. Other nations as well as this must face up to the blunt facts that peace has its price, that the United States alone cannot pay it, and that what really confronts the UN membership is a crisis not of cash, but of con- science, YOUNG LOCHINVAR OUT OF THE WEST YOUR HEALTH ede Too Many Covers May Cause Sweat By JOSEPH G. MOLNER Dear Dr. Molner: My son, 10, has night sweats. He goes to bed about 9 o'clock. When I check him about 11, he is wet from head to toes. I keep his room on the cool side. I would like to know cause.--G. R. Assuming that the young fel- low is in good health, I'd say that the most obvious cause is too many covers, It's easy to become over-con- cerned about keeping children warm. Overdressing a child (or loading him with too many cov- the ers) can do as much mischief as giving him too little cover- ing. The sweating, followed by a chilling, can be a shock to the system. And health, of course, is a matter of avoiding as many of the small hazards as possible. Let's say the boy plays around the house in_ shirt, pants, shoes and socks and un- derwear. Then it's bedtime. You wrap him in flannel pa- jamas, then you cover him with, let's say, two blankets, or a blanket and quilt. REPORT FROM U.K. Vehicle Industry Booms Once More By M. McINTYRE HOOD Special London (Eng.) Correspondent For The Oshawa Times LONDON -- After a year in which there was a _ definite slump in production and sales, boom days are back again in Britain's automobile industry. Executives of the leading auto- mobile manufacturing firms @re unanimous in predicting a complete recovery from the de- cline, both in exports and in the home markets. Exports are soaring well above last year's levels to spark the new boom. And the car manufac- turing plants are in top gear again after an 18-months battle against recession. For the month of January of this year, exports of cars were valued at over $60,000,-000, the highest figure' which has been recorded since the boom of May, 1960. Dollar-earning shipments to the United States were more than 60 per cent up on the total for December, 1961. In January, 8,921 cars were shipped there, as com- pared with December's figure of 5,526. COMMON MARKET As. the automobile manu facturers prepared to get into a tough sales war in the Com- mon Market countries, should Britain join it, the number of cars shipped to France in Jan- uary was nearly two and a half times the monthly average for the last quarter of 1961. It was 'n the summer of 1960 that the last boom:in car pro- duction and exports cracked. Exports to the United States took a steep decline, credit re- strictions hit the home mar- ket, thousands of workers had to be laid off, and short time working was general through- out the industry. PICTURE CHANGED Today the picture has again changed, and very much for the 'better. Production is rising steadily. Vauxhall have resum- ed night shift working. The Rootes factories are working overtime. A big sales drive in the Unit- ed States and Canada, where surplus stocks have at last been cleared out, improved service and spare facilities abroad, and more and better models have produced gratifying results. The monthly figures issued by the Board of Trade tell the story in brief. Production in January totalled 94,011 cars. The weekly average of 25,503 was nearly 18 per cent up on the previous month and 57 per FARM INCREASE During 1960 there were 757,- 000 occupied farms in Canada compared to 733,000 in 1941. cent higher than in January of 1961. Exports of just over $60,000,- 000 last month compare with $45,200,000 in December, 1961 and with $36,000,000 in January of 1961. The export record for any one month was that of 70,273 cars in May of 1960, after which the market broke. The climb-back to the present level is shown in the following graph: December, 1960--29,224; Jan- uary, 1961--31,728; December, 1961--39,203; January, 1962 -- 49,708. An executive of a leading car firm said: "It really looks as if we are climbing back to a boom. There may be queues for some models on the home market during the spring months, until production can catch up with the de- mand." You say his room is "on the cool side.'"' Meaning what--five degrees cooler than the rest of the house, perhaps? But you've covered him with perhaps five times as much thickness of bed- clothing as of daytime clothing. His body, which is a pretty efficient heat - producing ma- chine, keeps on its accustomed rate of production, at least for a time. The bed clothes keep that heat in! Why, an electric blanket, even with the heat turned off, may do the same thing: Keep that body heat in. The foremost cause of night sweats (other than too many bedclothes) is some sort of in- fection that brings periods of fever. To guard against that chance, I'd take the lad's tem- perature at, say, 4 p.m. and again just before bed. If, after a few days, you find no fever, then give a hard look at the amount of bedclothing. Of course, if there's an after- noon or evening fever, have him checked by your doctor right away. You may be dis- covering some chronic infection that can easily be corrected since it is being caught early. Dear Dr. Molner: Please write about taking a laxative every night. My daughters eat like birds but think they must take a laxative every night.-- B. C. You are so right. The amount one eats, and the kind of food-- how much is absorbed by the body and how much of the "bulk" must be discharged-- will govern the quantity to be discharged. Thus the volume varies. Besides that, people vary considerably in the nor- mal interval at which the bowel works. Dear Dr. Molner: I plan to have facial plastic surgery and would like it done in New York. What are the names of one or two surgeons there?--C. P. Why in New York? It has lots of plastic surgeons, of course, but there are some equally good ones in your own city. There are several advantages to having surgery done close to home, other things being equal. Some aftercare may be neces- sary or advisable; you also have more time in advance to let the surgeon study precisely what he intends to do. QUEEN'S PARK Fresh Approach On Tax Question By DON O'HEARN TORONTO -- There are two "brains" in the NDP group in the House here. One is the leader, Donald MacDonald, and the other Ken- neth Bryden of Toronto-Wood- bine, the financial critic. And the two men form an always fascinating study in contrasts. Both are "intellectuals" But Mr. MacDonald gives the impression 'that his principle fount of information is his ear- listening to other people, their opinions and their complaints. While Mr. Bryden appears to be a reader and an explorer for information. Mr. MacDonald is usually the more exciting to listen to. He talks fire and brimstone. BRYDEN INTERESTING But Mr. Bryden can be the more interesting. From time to time he has some fresh thought to contribute . . . thought which shows an ability to look to more than one side of a question, which his leader apparently lacks. The Woodbine member's ad- dress in the budget debate was a recent demonstration of this. The NDP financial critic is not well liked in the House. But nevertheless he had the respect of all following the speech. The speech presented new ideas (at least for here) and some fresh thinking. It took a new approach for the NDP by advocating the use of taxation as an instrument to encourage economic develop- ment. The methods would be differ- ent than those proposed by the old - line parties,' but neverthe- less the general approach is the old-line one and had the house Sitting-up in amazed attention. NEW ATTENTION The speech in itself means that the NDP must merit new attention. If it is going to start thinking and weighing things, stop carp- ing all the time, and get away from its zealous, blind crusade on behalf of the special inter- ests of labor it may be that the party shall have to be taken seriously. The writer won't be doing this overnight. There must be a lot more proof before this pudding is palatable. But 'Mr. Bryden, at least, nas caused one to stop and think. One probably significant point is that. he was paying a lot of attention to withhold prof- its and capital accumulation by corporations. This is one of the great tender spots of capitalism and the observer has always wondered why our left-wingers did not pay more attention to it. READERS' VIEWS Suggests Poles Also Removable | Dear Sir: I was very interested to note the possible difference of ap- pearance of King street if, and when, those confounded tracks are removed It would appear, however, that during the pro- cess of paste-up those unsightly poles were not erased. This, as you can imagine, makes yet an- other vast improvement to the street. : I would also venture to say that 99 per cent of the com- munity would say "Good Rid- dance" to the tracks and poles and that it would be an excel- lent opportunity for the three firms concerned to co-operate in the removal, and at the same time improve the goodwill of the citizens, a very large num- ber of which are their custom- ers, "POTENTIAL TRACK-RIPPER" APOLOGY Dear Sir: In a letter to you February 23, protesting a column by Patrick Nicholson published February 12, I stated that "at no time did Mr. Nicholson appear at any of the proceedings nor to the best of my knowledge did he contact by telephone me, or any senior officer of the Federa- tion." Since writing that letter, it has been brought to my atte- tion that Mr. Nicholson did, in fact, attend the sessions of the Oshawa National Council of the Nation- al Liberal Federation. Of. this I now have no doubt. May I therefore, through you, extend my apologies to Mr. Nicholson for any injury my charges may have brought to his professional reputation. JAMES J. MOORE, - Director of Public Relations, Liberal Party of Canada. BOER WAR VETS Dear Sir: The Government of Canada recently announced its plans to mark the 60th anniversary, May 31, 1962, of the signing of the Peace of Vereeniging which end- ed the South African War. These plans include a Remembrance service at the South African War Memorial in Ottawa, the dedication of the South African War Book of Remembrance and a dinner for all veterans of that war who come to Ottawa to attend the ceremonies. The Ottawa South African Veterans Association is co-op- erating with the inter-depart- mental committee set up to ar- range these events, and has un- dertaken the task of finding out how many South African War veterans may be expected in Ot- tawa for that occasion, and also their names and addresses so that invitations may be sent to them. This may well be the last op- portunity for Canada to give na- tional recognition to the veter- OTTAWA REPORT Liberals Concede Letter In Error By PATRICK NICHOLSON OTTAWA The National Liberal Federation of Canada has just written a complete and public apology for attempting to disparage this Ottawa Re port with untruths. In sixteen years on Parliament Hill, I have never before known a po- liti¢al party to be forced into this situation. This episode arose from the recent meeting here of the na- tional council of the Liberal party, plan its election strat- egy. I reported that it was."one of the most disappointing and disappointed political rallies held here since the war." It was. disappointing, I said, because the chief Liberal speakers dwelt on tomparative trivia but ignored the major problems threatening Canada, just as the former Liberal gov- ernment had failed to come to grips with those problems be- tween 1945 and 1957. As exam- ples I mentioned the replace- ment of man by machines in industry; our over-valued dol- lar; our loss of economic sover- eignty; our need for immi- grants in large numbers; and the increasingly disadvanta- geous terms of world trade. And I outlined how the Con- servative government has met these issues. WRITE LETTER My comments precipitated an avalanche of anguished com plaints into Liberal headquar- ters here. This led to a high level conference deploring this symptom of what one Liberal described as "a complete breakdown in the public rela- tions of the Liberal party'. As a result the Liberal bosses wrote to Thomson News- papers a letter which aimed to ridicule Ottawa Report and to destroy my credibility among readers and possibly even to cause my dismissal. That let- ter, which was published in several newspapers, alleged that I had not even attended the meeting I described; that my comment was "inaccurate" and "most unfair"; and categoric- ally asserted "I can assure you that at no time did Mr. Nichol- son appear at any of the pro- ceedings of the Liberal meet- ing." But that "assurance" was un- true. It is a great tribute to the high assessment placed upon this feature in Thomson News- papers that the Liberals thus sought to discredit me. But the method of their misrepresenta- tion echoed that old, old Liberal arrogance which was so suc- cinctly delineated by the late C. D. Howe in such famous say- ings as "'Who's to stop us?" And "If we have overstepped our powers, I make no apology for doing so." USED COLUMNS One event at the Liberal meeting which I made an espe- cial point of attending was the set speech by Hon. Paul Martin. He, unlike his party, obviously considers my Ottawa Report to be both "accurate" and "most fair". For, when he was seek- ing the Liberal leadership at the 1958 convention, he - sup- ported his candidacy with sev- eral of my columns in which I had described his achieve- ments as minister of health and at the United Nations. Those columns he found so authorita- tively eulogistic that he utilised them in reprint (incidentally without seeking my consent) as the lead "editorials" in his free daily newspaper for convention delegates, It is improper and deplorable that any political party should attempt to interfere with the free dom of the responsible press, as happened in this case. It is the more reprehensible if a party is not careful to mine the truth before shovelling out mud. threat and fears. But this has been one occa- sion on which the attacked commentator has been able and unafraid to defend this freedom in the interests of all journal- ists. On my insistent demand, the Liberal party of Canada has written to me and to Thomson Newspapers a full retraction of its untrue attack, and a public apology for any injury to my reputation. ans of the "Boer" war, and we | hope: as many as possible of our old eomrades will come to Ottawa to attend the functions being arranged by the Govern- ment. Further information about these events may be obtained from th -tidersigned, or by writing 'he Secretary, South African ; 60th Anniversary Committ... Veterans Affairs Bldg., Ottawa, Canada. W. A. Hare, President, Ottawa S African Vets. Assoc, Ottawa. REDS AND RAIDS Dear Sir: Please permit me to comment on some statements appearing in Saturday's paper re Union raiding. It appears to me that Mr. Gearin has adopted the practice of interfering in the internal affairs of Local 222 just before every election, naturally on the side of the 'Ultras'. Mr. Ross stoutly defends the democratic right of the steel workers rank and file to vote for a nine dollar a week strike pay but he refuses the demo- cratic right to the mine, mill rank and file to elect the lead- ership of their choice. If in the judgment of the Steel leadership these elected leaders are Com- munist or Communist sympa- thizers -- Steel will liberate them! Of course, the steel leadership considers that anyone who is not a pathological anti-commun- ist must be a communist. Mr. Smith makes the amaz- ing, approving statement that some members voted against raiding even though Sudbury wasn't mentioned! Which ac- tually goes to prove that every- one had Sudbury in mind when the motion passed. The tragedy of the whole Sud- bury affair js that no matter who wins the vote the workers are going to suffer for years to come. The bitterness and divi- sions will be difficult to heal. It is much easier to disunite people than to unite them and the best weapon still remains -- Red baiting. LLOYD PEEL Oshawa. WAR RELIC LONDON (CP)--The propel ler of a First World War bi- plane is being sent to the Cana- dian War Museum in Ottawa to complete an exhibit there. The plane was sent to Canada after the war but its pilot, Lt. Fred- erick Sowrey, kept the wooden propeller as a souvenir. A few years ago he donated it to the air ministry, which now is. send- ing it to Ottawa. BY-GONE DAYS 20 YEARS AGO The new Sykes Memorial Wing of the Oshawa General Hospital was officially opened by Col. R. S. McLaughlin, hon- orary president, and T. K. Creighton KC, president. Duffin's Creek, Pickering, overflowed the highway to a depth of several feet after a heavy rainstorm, delaying traf- fic for several hours. A subregional office of the Wartime Prices and Trade Board was opened on Simcoe street south, with Alex W. Pal- mer appointed supervisor. At a meeting of the Whitby branch of the Bible Society, John R. Frost became the new president, succeeding R. L. Bell, who had served for several years. A fire broke out at Jubilee Pavilion, Lakeview Park, caus- ing considerable damage to the main floor. High winds broke the hydro transmission line near Thorn- ton's Corners, shutting off pow- er to the Defence Industries Ltd., Ajax, and the town of Whitby for several hours. Mrs. Albert Adams, Simcoe St. north, was honored by the WMS group of Simcoe Street United Church on the occasion of her 86h birthday. Jack Tisdall, of Oshawa, cap- tured the season's scoring championship of the THL Major Commercial League with a total of 73 points, to set an all- time record. At a meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Oshawa Gen- eral Hospital, T. K. Creighton was re-elected president; J. A. Murphy, vice-president; Mrs. R. S. McLaughlin, secretary and Cyril Waite, treasurer for the ensuing year. With an objective of $8,200,00¢ in the Victory Loan Campaign Ontario County residents sub scribed a total of $9,103,950. Fred Ball, proprietor of Ball's Garage and Service Station, was elected president of the Oshawa Gasoline Merchants' Association. William J. Brownlee, district manager of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. completed 25 years of service with the company. YELLOW PAGES BULLETIN | BORROWED NATIONAL GAME WITH A BORROWED NAME 1S "BAGGATTAWAY' BORROWED FROM THE re INDIANS BY EARLY FRENCH SETTLERS IN NORTH AMERICA,AND GIVEN FOR SPORTING GOODS or any xinp, LET YOUR FINGERS D0 THE WALKING