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She Oshawn Cimes Published by Canadian Newspapers Limited 86 King St. E., Oshawa, Ontario T. L. Wilson, Publisher FRIDAY, APRIL 6, 1962--PAGE 6 Smoking Still Matter... Of Individual Choice Since the recent report of the British Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons, linking cigarette smok- ing to lung cancer, there have been excited demands in Britain for "action" of various kinds. Some people want legislation to reduce smoking, others want censorship or prohibition of cigarette advertising. Some want the British armed forces to stop supplying troops with cheap cigaret- tes, and others want Prime Minister Macmillan and his cabinet to stop smoking to set the public a good example. The fuss will die down, British smokers will continue to consume as many cigarettes as ever, and doctors will continue to warn patients about smoking while indulging in tobacco themselves -- until the next report condemning tobacco is issued, and the fuss will start all over again. The trouble is, that while virtually every medical association in the West has found evidence that heavy cigar- ette smokers are more prone to lung cancer and some other ailments than are non-smokers, they have not pro- duced positive evidence to show that moderate smoking is harmful in any way; they have had to admit that to refrain from smoking is certainly no protection against cancer of the lungs or throat; and they have not done a particularly scientific job of corre- lating the effects of other cancer- producing agents with the data on smoking. There are medical scientists, for example, who believe that air pollu- tion has a far more deadly and perva- sive influence than smoking and that the medical societies should be con- centrating on this rather than on the evils of cigarettes. After all, we can decide for ourselves whether or not we will smoke, but we have no choice in the matter of breathing. That, finally, seems to be the answer: smoking is a matter of choice. Perhaps that is why so many doctors appear to prefer the known pleasure of tobacco to the unknown and uncer- tain risk of its use. Jack Miner's Memorial In 1947, three years after the death of Jack Miner, after considerable study by governmental authorities it was unanimously decided to designate the week of April 10 (which was Jack Miner's birthday) as National Wild Life Week. A bill was prepared by the late John R. MacNicol (Conservative) and when introduced in the House of Commons it was seconded by Joseph Bradette (later Senator Bradette) and after discussion from the floor of the House it was voted unanimously to have the week of April 10, National Wild Life Week, as a memorial to the late Jack Miner. It was the first Bill in the House of Commons and Canadian Senate since Confederation to pass without a dissenting voice. The week is different from most special weeks because it is strictly an educational effort to promote conser- vation of not only bird and animal life but of all natural resources. It is truly a worthy monument to the late Jack Miner -- and at no cost to any- one, because no one is allowed to sell Meaning Of We hear a great deal about the possible effects of the Common Market on Britain, and on the possible effects on Canada of British membership in the Common Market. We do not hear so much about what the Common Market has done for its six charter members, except in very general terms -- it has been "a good thing", has increased production and employment and so. The more specific meaning of the Common Market has now been defined by a leading depart- ment store in Paris, which has staged a display designed to show French shoppers how the Common Market has benefited them. Sixty-two products are displayed by the store, Galeries Lafayette, as representative of items that have been drastically reduced in price since 1959, the year in which France, Germany, Italy, Belgium, Holland and Luxem- burg agreed to a program of tariff reduction and freer trade. Some examples: A French stainless steel cooking She Oshawa Times T. L. WILSON, . Put' «ner C. GW/YN KINSEY, Editor The Oshawa Times combining The Oshawa Times lestod'ished 1871) ond the Whitby Gazette and Chronicie (establishea 1863), 1 published daily (Sundays and statutory nolidoys excepted) Members or Canodian Daily Newspaper Publishers Associotion, The Canadian Press| Audit Bureau of Circulation ond the Ontario Provincia! ciation. The Conadian Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all news despatched in the paper credited to it of te The Associated Press or Reuters, and also the tocol news published therein. All rights of special dexpotches sre also reserved. Offices: Thomson Building, 425 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario; 640 Cathcort Street, Montreal, P.Q. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Delivered by corriers in Ushawo Whitby. Ajlox, Pickering, Bowmanville, Brooklin, Port Perry, Prince Albert, Maple Grove, Hampton. utverpool, Tounton, lyrone Orono, Leskard Brougham, Purketon, Claremont, Columbus, Greenwood, Kinsale, Roclar Blackstock, Monchester Pontypool ond Newcastle not over 45¢ per week. By mai? (in Province ot Ontario) outside corriers delivery areas 1200 per year Othe, Provinces and Commonwealth Countries 15.00. U.S.A. and Foreign 24.00. Doilies Asso- Frenchman's Boy, Ounparton, Enniskillen, or promote sales of any article, or solicit funds. But future generations will appreciate the efforts made by us now to protect and conserve our heritage. Jack Miner not only preached con- servation; he put into action what he preached. A few years before he died he gave a lecture in the Dominion Methodist (United) Church, Ottawa, where the late W. L. Mackenzie King then Prime Minister of Canada in- troduced him. Mr. King in his intro- ductory remarks said: "Jack Miner enjoys the good will of everybody, his Sanctuary and_ conservation efforts are not only enjoyed by the birds but by humanity. If Jack Miner's program of conservation has any critics what do his critics have to show?" Then again at the time of Jack Miner's death in paying Canada's tribute to him Mr. King said: "The great work done by the late Jack Miner, our beloved naturalist, is an example of a happy combination of theory and practical common sense." Euromart set, $24 in 1958 and $14 today; a German alarm clock, $7 in 1958 and $4 today; an Italian power lawn mower, $79 in 1958 and $60 today; French nylon nightgown, $8 in 1958 and $3.60 today; a Dutch cotton blouse, $5 in 1958 and $2.50 today. A New York Times dispatch reports that quality and design show marked improvement along with the reduc- tion in price. France has felt the greatest impact of the Common Market because its tariffs were among the highest in Europe and its trade restrictions barred or limited many foreign im- ports. To withstand the new competi- tion, French producers have had to cut prices, improve quality and design, introduce new products. In the process, the French have not suffered; em- ployment is high and so is production, and the economy is healthy despite the Algerian mess. Greater competi- tion has promoted greater efficiency-- and the ordinary citizens, as worker and consumer, has benefited. That is one lesson of the Common Market that Canadians should not misread, Bible Thought Today, if ye will hear His voice. -- Hebrews 3:7. If God's today be too soon for your repentance, your tomorrow may be too late for God's acceptance. There remaineth therefore a rest to the People of God. Hebrews 4:9. God cannot rest in the presence of sin; but God provided a rest for us in Christ. CRACKING THE WHIP QUEEN'S PARK Attomey-General In Varied Moods By DON O'HEARN TORONTO -- Attorney - Gen- eral Roberts has been a man of strange contrasts in the House this session. At one moment he has been sweet reason itself. The next he has been a fire- breaking fury. One of the big arguments during Mr. Roberts' estimates was over obscene books and magazines. The Liberals charged that present controls aren't working . that a wealth of. obscene material is on the book-stands and getting into the hands of children. At one stage the attorney- general blasted like an. angry child that the Grits were only playing politics. But then he made the mature and reasonable statement that control of obscene literature was a difficult question, that it couldn't be effectively stopped overnight, and that he was do- ing his best. Nobody could disagree with him on that . . . as they could with not too much else when he was in his reasonble mood. DEEP DIFFERENCE There was one deep point of difference between Mr. Roberts and the opposition. He believes he should carry out his responsibility of admin- istration of justice through trust in Crown Attorneys and other appointed officials. His opponents think he should carry more of the responsibility on his own shoulders. But, even with this difference, it was more evident than ever during this debate that the bulk of Mr. Roberts' troubles are personal. He so much hates to lose. Or perhaps he so much wants to win. His dedication to his job has always been unquestioned. 3ut when his manner of carrying it out has been chal- lenged he has been incensed into silly attitudes, silly state- ments and silly actions. REGIME IS POLITICAL There is little question that his regime has been very politi- cal, An exceptional number of his appointments have been Con- servatives. There is good reason to be- lieve that behind this is the fact he feels there can be no stronger recommendation for a man .. . that a Conservative is at least a shade better than anyone else. And you can't blame him too much for this -- he himself 1s the staunchest of staunch Con- servatives. And why not believe in his fellows? But when he is challenged on it he can go into wild evasions which, of course, make him sus- pect. YOUR HEALTH Cysts And Boils Different Things By JOSEPH G, MOLNER The cyst, that frequent source of pain and annoyance, is not a boil, not a carbuncle, not an abcess. In short, it is not an infection --not to begin with. A cyst, rather, is by definition an enclosed sac containing some sort of material. As an example, one of the millions of small glands of the skin may become plugged, thus forming a cyst The material which the gland should secrete --and excrete--is trapped in- side. As another example, take one of the common parasites, the trichina, which can lodge in a muscle somewhere and he- come encysted. That is, it be- comes a sort of little capsule containing the dormant trichina inside. A cyst! It is entirely possible, indeed quite common, for a cyst or even a group of cysts to form and cause no trouble except that they are small 'lumps' under the skin, or elsewhere Many a cyst is best left alone if it is neither puinful nor a nuisance. On the other hand, if it hurts, or because of its size or location is a nuisance, it is better re- moved. Some yvlands are very slow acting. Others act vigorously, secrete a considerable amount of material. In a short time the gland can be engorged to such an extent that it is--to borrow an old phrase--"'sore as a boil." BRINGS RELIEF Over the generations we have become quite accustomed to "having a boil lanced," and we know the swift relief that comes from the release of pressure inside. But a boil isn't a cyst. A boil 'is an area (perhaps a pore of the skin) which is being painfully stretched by the sav- age multiplication of germs from an infection. A cyst isn't a violent attack or closed pouch or cavity, in which something else is con- tained, often some otherwise useful or at least natural mate- rial. True, a cyst may and some- times does become invaded by germs, in which case you have not only the cyst but an infec- tion. Sometimes this happens, often it does not. A boil (or other infected area of the same sort) may under the right circumstances be re- lieved by tancing, or puncturing, after which it clears up--often with the aid of antibiotics. + But a cyst--and this is impor- tant--won't clear up by being punctured If it is painful, yes, the lancing will relieve the pressure and bring swift relief. The ornery fact is that a cyst then usually tends to seal over the puncture--and fill up again, and soon nave enough pressure to be painful again. (A cyst, unlike a boil, does not have a "core.") Therefore, and keep this in mind, a cyst needs more than to be Janced. The whole lining of the sav should be removed. Leave the sac, or even part of it, and you presently have a new cyst. So if your doctor wants to remove the whole cyst (usually quite small, anyway) let him do so. Don't be misled by the fact that lancing relieves it. You want to be rid of it for good. Dear Dr. Molner: I have al- ways wanted my ears pierced but have been told it will cause a lump or tumor, and also leave a mark or scar. Is this true? Vi ALB, Not. if done under careful antiseptic conditions. MRS. J. T.: No, there's noth ing "impossible" about curing trichomonas. The treatment is not always 'quick, but it gener- ally succeeds. BY-GONE DAYS 35 YEARS AGO Customs returns for the Port of Oshawa for March was $1,- 061,677, which was a_ record month and a record year for 1927. Oshawa barbers met to form a local association of master barbers. Elected to the execu- tive were, L.L. Corrin, presi- dent; M. C. Selby, secretary, and E. J. McCaffery, treasurer. Members of North Simcoe Home and School Association were privileged to hear a fine address by H. J. Begg, who spoke of the origin and practice of Printing. City engineer's office reported a rush of citizens taking out building permits for new homes and garages. March building of $225,150 broke all previous records. The Oshawa Ministerial As- sociation co-operated with the Children's Work Board in regard to the observance of children's week in the promotion of chil- dren's work in the city. Dr. D. R. Cameron was pre- sented with a travelling bag by the local intermediate hockey club for his services during the past season. (ty council appointed a com- mittee of Aldermen George Morris, Bradley, Schell, Johns- ton and Swanson to work on plans for a Jubilee celebration in the city. READERS' VIEWS Education Cost And Mill Rate Dear Sir: I am writing to you as Chair- man of the Public Relations Committee of the Oshawa Board of Education. Mr. Corse's very interesting letter in your edition of April 3, 1962, contains the following statement: "However, the 24% mill in- crease was the result of the Board of Education's increased budget." This statement is in error which I am sure is inadvertent on the part of Mr. Corse. Following the striking of the mill rate by City Council it was stated by the municipal author- ities that the total increase in the mill rate was the equivalent of 2.5 mills of which the in- crease in the Board's budget was 1.7 mills, the balance of 8 mills being the increase in Council's budget. Our business administrator in- forms me that the cost of educa- tion maintains virtually the same ratio to other municipal costs this year as last year. Last vear's figures were 39.6 per cent for education; this year's figures are 40.5 per cent at most, and are possibly less. On this basis the Board of Educa- tion's proportion of the 2.5 mill total increase would be 1 mill. Probably the Board's in- creased budget is responsible for something between 1 mill and 1.7 mills, but it is certainly not responsible for the total in- crease of 2.5 mills. It should also be pointed out that the largest portion of the Board's budget is fixed by con- tracts which contain built-in in- creases. The Board has no con- trol over this. A further large proportion of the Board's bud- get depends upon the enrolment in the schools over which the Board, of course, has no control. G. K. DRYNAN, QC Oshawa. MINING IN PARKS Dear Sir: Instead of attacking the Min- ister. of Mines for looking with approval on the proposal to per- mit prospecting in provincial parks, you should be cheering. You keep harping about unem- ployment, but when something constructive that could reduce unemployment is proposed you attack it. That doesn't make sense. One good mining-strike could provide jobs for thousands of TODAY IN HISTORY By THE CANADIAN PRESS April 6, 1962... Commodore Robert Peary, Matt Henson and four Eskimos planted an American flag at the North Pole 53 years ago today-- in 1909. The party spent nearly 30 hours at the spot which scores of explorers had sought for nearly 100 years to reach. 1942 -- The ist Canadian Army was formed in Britain in the Second World War. 1917 -- The United States declared war on Germany. : 6-Passenger GOMFORT ACADIAN @ Almost 5 ft hiproom! @ Stretch-out legroom! @ Plenty of headroom ! GENERAL MOTORS new family-size car THE CLIFF MILLS MOTORS LIMITED 266 King St. W., Oshawa, Ontario Phone: 723-4364 WHITBY MOTORS LIMITED Whitby, Ontario people. A mine employing a thousand people can support a fair-sized town. But the parks support nobody as long as they lie idle. In fact, they take busi- ness away from the operators of motels, cabins and camps, who have put their own money into the development of resorts and then find customers taken away by the cut-rate camping in the provincial parks. If this sort of think makes economic sense, then Alice-in- Wonderland should be an eco- nomics textbook. REALIST BOARD WAGES Dear Sir: Your columnist Jack Gearin last Saturday made the usual complaint of most uninformed people by expressing alarm at the increase in the Board of Education budget for 1962 and implies that wages are a main source of this increase. He says, 'Take janitors' sal- aries in the public schools. . ." I say, "Go ahead and take them!" The starting rate for that job is $3,700 per year or $1.50 an hour, whichever the boss puts you on. If you are lucky you get $4,000 per year after one year, but more likely will not reach that rate for two years. A chief custodian in the pub- lic schools gets $200 per year more for the dubious honor of going to work on Saturday eve- nings and Sundays to stoke the boilers. The men in charge of the largest of these schools gets $4,400. The chief custodians in the high schools get $4,500 a year, may have as many as 10 people in their charge and be responsible for $1,000,000 worth of building and 10 acres of campus, These "alarming" rates of pay are earned on a 48-hour week. Because of a law in the Ontario Municipal Act only half the fringe benefits can be paid by the Board. Compared to fac- tory sweepers ($2.00 - $2.25 per hour), and pick and shovel labor ($1.90 per hour), I think the tax- payer is getting cheap labor. The non-teaching staff of the Board of Education look for- ward to substantially increasing their salaries through collective bargaining. Until that time I think Jack Gearin should look for another scapegoat. D. R. LINDSAY Oshawa ST .JOHN AMBULANCE Dear Sir: On behalf of St. John Ambu- lance, I would like to thank you most sincerely, for the generous amount of editorial space your newspaper gave to the recent February "St. John Month in Ontario"'. Your support during Febru- ary, and indeed throughout the year, has been most gratifying and has, we know, done much to male the public aware of the work done by the volunteer mien and women of St. John Ambu- lance. Our grateful thanks for this and your continuing support of St. John Ambulance. GENERAL SIR NEIL RITCHIE President of the Ontario Council. Toronto PROGRESS EDITION Dear Sir: Thank you for your letter of March 2 advising us that you were sending us copies of your recent "Progress Edition' pub- apg in Oshawa on February These have been received and we are distributing them to peo- ple we feel will be interestd in the story of the development and growth of Oshawa, and I should like to take this oppor- tunity of saying how much we appreciate your courtesy in making these available to us. J. C. STEPLER, Special Adviser of Press Relations, Canada House, London, England. PARAGRAPHICAL WISDOM "Would you like to know where the world came from?" Catchline of book ad. Well, yes, but we'd be enormously more interested in learning where it is going. "The bride-groom was lovely in a gown of white satin prin- cess style, with three-quarter length sleeves and a chapel train."" -- Sterling Rock Falls (Ill.) Gazette. Gosh! Wonder what his going away outfit was like. "Sleeping on his stomach may give your baby flat feet," says a physician. A _ non-technical opinion is that it would be more likely to give him a_ fiat stomach. yy WMD ey, " { Ria \j Fred Blandford, one of Canada's few professional umpires, is constantly on the move between cities in the North- ern baseball league. He covers over 2,000 miles a month by car during the baseball season. SAFE! You can be one of the fortunate car owners who get an extra measure of tire safety with the all-new Dominion Royal Low Profile Safety 800--at no extra cost. « This outstanding new tire has been specifically developed for tHe expressway age. Low Profile construction means cooler running, longer wearing tires with greater stability, greater high speed safety. A new tread design promises long mileage-- has more gripping edges for faster stops, better traction and extra protection against skids. Be sure to get softer riding, smartly styled Safety 800's on your new car, or as replacement tires on your present car. ROYAL SAFETY 800 LOW PROFILE TIRES MADE BY &. 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