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She Oshawa Sines Published by Canadian Newspapers Limited 86 King St. E., Oshawa, Ontario T. L. Wilson, Publisher TUESDAY, APRIL 10, 1962--PAGE 6 Public School French Teachers Big Problem If French is to be taught success- fully in the early grades of public school, obviously there must be teach- ers in those grades capable of instruct- ing the youngsters, particularly in oral use of the language. Just as obviously, those teachers are not avail- able and would not be for a period of years. That is the big practical obstacle to the teaching of French in the public schools. J. W. Thrasher, principal of Strat- ford Collegiate Institute, pointed this out at an area trustees' meeting the other day, but it was not his only objection. He said a successful pro- gram of French instruction in the elementary schools would require: a large number of completely bilingual teachers; more time than the 90 minutes a week now allotted such courses by the department of educa- tion; and an opportunity for the stu- dents to converse in French outside the classroom. We do not think the obstacles of time and opportunity for conversation are serious ones. With a little thought and planning, they could be fairly quickly overcome. The massive stumb- ling-block is the lack of teachers equipped to do the job. Just how massive the block is may be gauged by the manner French is taught in a substantial number of our secondary schools. Too many of the secondary school teachers are not properly equipped to teach French; they can be excellent grammarians, expert read- ers and polished writers of the lan- guage, and still be inadequate because they cannot speak it with any degree of fluency. If there is such a lack in the second- ary schools, one can imagine what it is in the elementary schools. It follows that if there is to be a serious effort to teach French in the elementary schools -- and we think there should be -- an immediate start must be made on the training of the teachers who will do the job. And this must inevitably lead to a general upgrading of the qualifications of all teachers in elementary schools. Paying For Conversion The subject of fluoridation seems to have a curious effect on people. It ean change normally reasonable citizens into furious propagandists beyond the reach of reason; it can make roaring lions of types who would not take a healthy swipe 2 a housefly. The pros and the cons will not permit anyone to occupy a sort of middle ground in the argument; if you are against fluoridation, you are a fascist reactionary without any com- passion for the little children whose teeth are rotten tributes to the indul- gences and bad sense of parents; if you are for it, you are a subversive influence, probably a Communist, intent on giving aid and comfort to an enemy who is intent on poisoning everybody. The person who suggests that while fluoridation is probably a good thing in a medical way it is probably a bad thing in principle, since it forces medication on every- one to treat a few for a condition which can be avoided by other means -- such a person must suffer the at- tacks of both sides. It is a subject that seems to force suspension of critical judgment. How otherwise does one explain the pro- posal of Toronto's board of control to the Metro council that the municipal body underwrite a publicity campaign to promote a favorable vote for fluori- dation in the next December's plebis- cite? What the good controllers are pro- posing is that tax money, contributed by people who are against fluoridation as well as by others, be used to persuaile them to vote for the proposi- tion. Sdme of the opponents of fluori- dation are cranks, but others are not -- others who are at least as well in- formed as the gentlemen on the board of control. It is something like taxing the heathen to pay the costs of their con- version. McNaughton' Arguments Gen. A, G. L. McNaughton, in the twilight of a long career as a public servant, has involved himself in yet another bitter political controversy. This seems to be his fate. He had already served with dis- tinction as a scientist and soldier when World War II came along. He was put in charge of Canada's troops overseas -- of forces that grew from divisional to army strength -- and was soon embroiled with the brilliant and prickly Montgomery. It was no secret that Montgomery held a low opinion of McNaughtan's abilities as a field commander, particularly after the highly critical reports written by Montgomery on large-scale exercises conducted by the Canadian general. Their differences later hit the head- lines when Montgomery kept Mc- Naughton away from the Canadian soldiers fighting with the Eighth Army in Sicily -- a decision, inciden- tally, appluaded by most of the sol- diers, because the last thing they wanted at such a time was to have a brasshat holding parades or peering over their dusty, sweaty shoulders. The Oshawa Times T. L. WILSON, Publisher C. GY/YN KINSEY, Editor Oshawa Times combining The Oshawo Times (established 1871) and the Whitby Gazette' and Chronicle (established 1863), is published daily lays ond statutory holidays excepted). 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Othe, Provinces end wealth Countries 15.00, U.S.A, and Foreign All rights of special despatches ore also This was all a preliminary, however, to the bitter argument over rein- forcements for the overseas army. Defence Minister Ralston, after visit- ing the fighting fronts, returned to Canada convinced that the volunteer system was not providing the neces- sary reinforcements; he had seen for himself the thin ranks of the tired bloody infantry. McNaughton dis- agreed. Mackenzie King fired Ralston and replaced him with McNaughton, but the voters, reflecting the bitter- ness of the troops overseas, twice rejected McNaughton and his insis- tence on volunter effort. It is possible that there were enough volunteers to keep the combat units supplied, but as Gen. E. L. M. Burns later demonstrated, far too many of them were in rear echelons. The army was badly organized -- and much of the responsibility for that organiza- tion had to be shouldered by Mc- Naughton. Much of the present controversy over the Columbia treaty is based on hearsay. But one thing is certain: McNaughton has given the Opposition a first-class election issue. Other Editors' Views 7 MINUS 3 EQUALS 7 (From the Detroit News) At last we have an administration in Washington willing to cut down the size of the federal bureaucracy. A new plan for reorganization of the United States office of education, reports a weekly bulletin on education, "will reduce the number of assistant com- missioners from seven to four" -- and establish three new bureaux under associate commissioners. Bible Thought He giveth grace to the humble -- James 4:6. If we are little in our esteem, the Lord can make much of us. YOUR HEALTH 5 Special Language Of Prescriptions By JOSEPH G. MOLNER, M.D. Dear Dr. Molner: What does "tid." mean on a_prescrip- tion? And some of the other abbreviations? Why not change to plain English? K. J. P. "T.i.d."" means "ter in die," which translated is three times a day. Sometimes just "t.d." and "'ter die' are used. Several hundred Greek or Latin terms of abbreviations are used in prescriptions. This custom started when these were the "learned languages" of scholars. After all, while the art of drugs and prescriptions has been for several decades in a fantastic state of growth, phar- macy is thousands of years old. So (I suppose) we just kept on using terms which had come to be generally accepted among people in that phase of activity, There are some good reasons for continuing to do so. One is brevity. "'T.i.d." is a lot quicker to write than "three times a day." Or "b.i.d." for twice a day. A pharmacist under stands these directions. The terms have become the "language of his profession." In turn, he puts a neat little label on the bottle with such directions as the pa- tient will need: "One capsule three times a day," or what- ever. "Aq." is the classic ab- breviation for aqua, or water, Why change, so long as every- body understands? REPORT FROM U.K. Speed Reduction Cutting Mishaps By M. McINTYRE HOOD Special London (Eng.) Correspondent For The Oshawa Times LONDON -- Ernest Marples, Britain's minister of transport, has just received a_ report which has vindicated his judg- ment that there is a direct re- lationship between automobile speeds on the country's high- ways and the incidence of traf- fic accidents. This report shows that speed limits of 40 miles an hour on roads which were pre- viously unrestricted as to the speed of driving them is actual- ly saving lives. The number of traffic deaths has dropped by over 25 per cent since the 40 miles an hour limit was im- posed, and the number of peo- ple injured has declined by nearly 20 per cent. This report has been given to © Mr. Marples, who is reviewing speed limits on all roads throughout Britain, by the Road Research Laboratory. It is the result of an analysis aris- ing from a two-year survey of accidents on roads in the outer London area. It provides con- vincing evidence of the value of slowing down traffic in the in- terest of saving lives. COMPARISONS MADE In preparing this analysis, the Road Research Laboratory has compared the accident rate since the 40 mills limit was im- posed with that over a similar period, while unrestricted speed was, permitted. It has also made a comparison with the number and type of accidents on roads which are still in the unrestricted speed category. The results show that the fatal and serious accidents were 28 per cent fewer than would have boon expected had there been no. speed limits on the same stretches of highway. Accidents in which people were injured, but in which no fatali- ties resulted, were down by 19 per cent from what could have been expected. REALISTIC LIMIT The Road Research Labora- tory also contends that its fig- ures show that 40 miles an hour is a realistic speed limit from the standpoint of safety. This is shown by a survey which was made on roads on which the former speed limit of 30 miles an hour has been in- creased to 40 miles. This shows that with the in- crease of 10 miles per hour in the speed permitted, the death and serious accident rate rose by seven per cent, and the num- ber of accidents in which peo- ple suffered less serious injur- ries rose by only two per cent. Largely because of this proof of the effectiveness of a 40 miles an hour speed limit in re- ducing accidents, Mr. Marples is making plans to have the new speed limit in operation on all trunk roads this summer. He also intends to issue reg- ulations covering most of the urban and built-up areas, under which 30 miles an hour, and 40 miles. per hour where that speed is warranted by special circumstances, will remain Brit- ain's permanent speed limit. "P.c." {is "post cibos," or "after eating.' "O.D." has come to mean right eye or "oculus dexter," and "O.L." is left eye. "Sig." means write or label. And so on. No doubt we could devise a new set of abbreviations -- but this would take time, and I sus- pect that it would have no par- ticulr advantage over the pres- ent system. It is the same in a good many other things, too, you know. What about "a.m." for morning and "p.m." for after- noon? We could Anglicize it to "b.n."- and "a.n." for before noon and after noon, but why should we? And such abbrevia- tions as A.D. or B.C. Or we could change "'per cent" to "per hundred." We use such an express as "contra - indicated," meaning "against the evidence we have" because it's short and clear. But believe me, as intricate as the art of preparing drugs has become, no pharmacist need do anything to make it any more esoteric. It might be worth mentioning that there is a need for young people to take up the study or training for all sorts of technical or skilled pro- fessions related to medicine. We need people who have what it takes to learn these demanding professions. Dear Dr. Molner: My hus- band gets a blur in his eyes. Sometimes while driving he will pull over to the side of the road and wait until he can see better. He is 72 but in good health except for overweight. What should be done about this? MRS, E. T. This is a potentially serious symptom and should be investi- gated. Causes may range from eye disease to heart or circula- tory trouble. So have him see his doctor. Dear Dr. Molner: I find that I can go to sleep easily if I imagine I am gazing at a lot of green leaves and trying to count them, or counting sheep as they jump over a fence. Also if I count backward, 99, 98, 97, etc. Such simple measures often work. Too many people brush them aside because they 'sound too easy." BY-GONE DAYS 20 YEARS AGO Rev. W. McRoberts, of Bob- Caygeon, accepted a call to Knox Presbyterian Church. The choir of St. George's An- glican Church presented The Darkest Hour, a cantata selec- ted and composed by Harold Moore and directed by Matt Goldburn, Ray McGillis, Sam Pankhurst, Jack Smart Harry Goulding received a spe- cial award donated by Leonard Richer, supervisor of music for Oshawa schools, following the program. C. Patten was named presi- dent of the General Motors War Veterans' Social Club for the ensuing year. The Roughriders, winners of the playoff series in the Cana- dian Order of Foresters Hockey league, received the D. J. Brown trophy at the league ban- quet..°Gordon Hurst won the valuable player award. W. J. Brownlee, manager of Oshawa branch, Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. was presen- ted with a 25-year service med- al at a complimentary banquet. The Oshawa Rotary Club's gift of a emergency food van was presented to the city of Chester, England, through the Chester Rotary Club. E. J. Goodman of Oshawa, was appointed district represen- tative to the Provincial Lawn Bowling Association Council. Junior farmers of Pickering, Reach and East, Whitby, toyn- and R Ships, received 391 bushels of registered seed grain to enter the field crop competition spon- sored by the South Ontario Ag- ricultural Society. F. M. Chapman, a director of the newly-organized Pickering Rotary Club, addressed the Osh- awa Rotary Club. Introduced by B. Faith, Mr. Chapman spoke on "Slogans That Are Misleading". The Oshawa Rifle and Rev- olver Club paid tribute to presi- dent, George Robertshaw, who was leaving the city, Percy Matthews made a suitable pre- sentation on behalf of the mem- bers, while Fred Pawson, one of the original club members, presented a token of friendship from six of the oldest members of the club. Rev. A. M. Irwin, former reeve and one who was interes- ted in tree planting in Whitby for several years, donated to the council some fine trees grown on his property to be transplanted in their park at the lake. TO CLOSE BOOKS EDMONTON (CP)--The Al- berta government is trying to clear its books of more than 19,000 outstanding "prosperity" certificates issued in 1936 as wages on public works projects. The government is offering $1 each for the certificates, which were exchangable for merchan- dise when they were issued. OTTAWA REPORT Soldier Battles For His Beliefs By PATRICK NICHOLSON OTTAWA -- A name widely honored through three genera- tions of our history will be heard again in the coming elec- tion, when a bemedalled oft- wounded veteran takes to the hustings to fight his toughest battle. William Henry Pope gradu- ated from Royal Military Col- lege to join Quebec's famous Van Doos in the Second World War. Then, and later in the Korean War, he fought with distinction, gaining the Military Cross for gallantry, two men- tions in dispatches, and three deci wounds. By 1959, at the age of 36, he had been appointed sec- ond in command of the 1st Bat- talion of that French - speaking Royal 22nd regiment. This service to Canada was in the tradition set by his great- grandfather, William Henry Pope, a Father of Confederation from P.E.I.; and by his grand- Mi father, Sir Joseph Pope, friend and confidant to Prime Minis- ters Sir John A, Macdonald and Sir Wilfrid Laurier, and for 30 years a deputy minister in Ot- tawa; and by his father, the distinguished general and am- bassador, Maurice Pope. Henry Pope was not a soldier who believed, "'their's not to reason why, their's but to do and die." He reasoned, and to him our foreign policy under both Liberal and Conservative governments failed to meet the true interests of Canadians. He ided that the organization of our armed forces is faulty and extravagant; and that Canada Should quit NATO and NORAD, and foster the development of the non-nuclear club, RESIGNS FROM ARMY Great credit is due to Harry Pope that he implemented his beliefs by resigning his com- QUEEN'S PARK Minister Blooms f that In New Portfolio By DON O'HEARN TORONTO -- Sometimes in sport you see a star take some years to develop. He will play along for several seasons as a third-line winger. Then all of a sudden he blos- soms, Sometimes it has been a change of teams, a change of position. At others he just seems to find his head and his legs. This year here we have a late-bloomer. Hon, W. K. Warrender prom- ises to become a man of con- sequence--a star -- in our af- fairs of government. This is said pretty well on the basis of one performance .. . the presentation of Mr, War- render's department of labor estimates. HAS TOP RATING But with it there is the strong feeling that it is a rating that will stand up. For the minister gave an out- standing performance. In it he showed he had all the qualities of a top pro... so long as he keeps using them. In hockey it is a fine point to watch a top pro ride a check, Few of the good ones often get hurt. The body - checks of politics are the barbs and arrows of the opposition. If a man winces under them, loses his temper or his dignity, you class him as a third-liner. But if he rides them with a smile, or quips back with a laugh, a real laugh, then he's top line.... In the past Mr. Warrender Booklet Helps Service Wives By EDNA BLAKELY OTTAWA (CP -- When the wife of a man in the external affairs department finds they've been posted abroad, she can consult a booklet compiled by the wives of others in the de- partment. The booklet gives dozens of hints for foreign postings not included in the department's of- ficial guide. It's the product of the External Affairs Wives As- sociation formed three years ago. "Our purpose is to exchange information, to help each other and to get to know etch other," said Mrs. George Ignatieff, as- sociation president. When the group was formed, the husbands were worried that it might become a_ lobbying group "'but we don't discuss de- partment business." The association meets about three times a year and this year held a series of informal soup- and - sandwich luncheons at members' homes. This gives the newcomers a chance to meet the veterans and the half-hour coffee period after each meeting becomes a forum for discussion of mutual problems. TALK OF SCHOOLS Those with children inevitably get around to the problems of schools. Mrs. Ignatieff said one of her two sons had attended seven schools before he was 11.. The booklet the women pro- duced 'contains a bibliography of children's books by Canadian authors. Included are books dealing, with Canadian history, a subject not taught in many foreign schools. The booklet also deals with external affairs etiquette, hous- ing, clothing, climate, food problems and entertaining. "If you are going to a warm climate where dry cleaning is not available, then it's essential that you have a cotton evening dress that can be washed," sid Mrs. Arthur J. Andrew, a com- mittee member. The introduction to the book- let explains that the wife of an external affairs officer has a unique opportunity to help her husband in: his chosen field. "One of the main assets of the wife of a diplomat is to be as friendly and unaffected in her contacts abroad as she would be at home." from time to time used to lose his dignity, But on his estimates, in his new job and on the new Robarts team, he was a real laugher. He carried himself with dig- nity, good humor, was courte- ous and obliging, gave every answer asked that he had on hand and apologized for not having those he didn't, It was a pleasure watching him--as it is any good pro. WAS A 'PRO' This is only one point of a fine performance, of course. But everything else was in keeping . There was the promise of new legislation, a new attitude and a general new approach, Not a promise of words, but a promise of some specific ac- tion announced during the de- bate and of further steps to come, The whole six-hour presenta- tion reflected a virile and im- aginative approach in the future. There was evidence of cour- age also, and of balance. You had the impression Mr, Robarts had got himself a real minister of labor. mission, thus sacrificing a mil- itary career that might well have led him to the top. Then as a civilian he accepted the lower paid job of executive as- sistant to the parliamentary leader of the CCF - NDP. He first served Hazen Argue--with whom he disagreed often and violently for reasons now not hard to understand -- and now more happily but as loyally serves the new leader, B.C.'s Bert Herridge. To bring his opinions and ideas before the Canadian peo- ple personally, he is planning no less daring a frontal attack than to contest the riding of Calgary North, against the well- entrenched minister of national defence, Hon. Douglas Harkness --himself also a decorated vet- eran of the Second World War. This will certainly be the most important election battle in Alberta, and will serve as a focus for the Ban - the - Bomb movement. In the last five elections, Cal- gary North has shown itself to be a Conservative, or perhaps more truly a "Harkness," stronghold, In 1958 Doug Hark- ness won more than 70 per cent of the votes, while his Liberal, Socred and CCF opponents all forfeited their deposits through failing to win at least half the votes cast for the victor. The CCF candidate ran bottom with "* than five per cent of the poll, | WOULD AID AFRICANS Harry Pope's platform will be that of the NDP. He believes Canada should not be merely a tail to the U.S. mili- tary kite. He considers that much of the huge total of our defence budget would be better spent in aiding the underprivi- leged millions in the emerging nations of Africa and Asia. He thinks our military effort should ultimately be limited to a Canadian contribution to a United Nations police force. He considers that the cause of world peace would be better served by working for human ameliroation than for man's atomization. In short, he agrees with the ultimate objectives of the Conservative and Liberal parties, but believes that the NDP program is more likely to attain them, He admits frankly that even transport to his chosen battle ground presents a problem; "my 1955 car, with 84,000 miles behind it, might not make it to Calgary." He himself will have an even harder task to "make it" at Calgary. But everyone must applaud the sincerity and record behind his candidacy, The pity is that such a candi- date has not selected a riding where he might win, and bring his undoubted talents -- what- ever one may think of his poli- tics--to the service of his coun- try on yet another and greater battlefield. Finance Inquiry Given Broad Reference Terms By DON HANRIGHT OTTAWA (CP) -- The royal commission on banking and fi- nance has been told in effect to determine whether the spread- ing capital tree casts a benefi- cial shade on the Canadian economy. That evidently means sizing up all the branches and testing all the roots. And the enormity of that task was brought home to the seven commissioners during their swing through the three westernmost provinces, the first stage of their study. In hearings at Victoria, Van- couver, Edmonton and Regina, the commission listened to argu- ment on subjects that ranged across housing problems, the exchange rate on the Canadian dollar, the borrowing problems of municipalities, federal taxa- tion and the interest paid by a man who buys a washing ma- chine on time. Dr. William A. Mackintosh, vice - chancellor of Queen's University who is one of the commissioners, said the com- mission's terms are so broad that caution will be needed in writing a report that will be useful. TERMS ARE BROAD The operative section of those terms: "To enquire into and report upon the structure and methods of operation of the Canadian financial system, including the banking and monetary system and the institutions and proc- esses involved in the flow of oe through the capital mar- | aa ed That covers a lot of ground. As one commissioner said be- fore the hearings began, it can mean "anything with a dollar sign attached." However, there has been no attempt by the commission to restrict or even define its field of inquiry. In essence, it has put a broad interpretation on broad terms. 3 This view likely: will be sharp- ened next year in writing the report, which must be in the government's hands well before Parliament's decennial revision of the various banking statutes in 1964. Hearings resume in Winnipeg Monday, April 9, where they are expected to last two days. Then the commission moves to Toronto for sittings between April 12 and 19. INTEREST IS ISSUE The commigsion will sit in Quebec City and Montreal early in May, then visit the Atlantie province capitals in the first twe weeks of June. Ottawa hearings are scheduled for July and September, with, possibly a third giting in November or Deceme er. One of the key issues so far has been the statutory ceiling of six per cent on loans by the eight chartered banks. Does this give enough leeway for full response to a tight-money policy of the Bank of Canada? An investment dealer told the commission that ta the extent a restrictionist credit Policy would mean interest rates of seven or eight per cent, the chartered banks are barred by law from implementing such a policy. It has been learned that the chartered banks themselves will develop this point at the Ottawa hearings, SAYS SMALL MAN HURT The Saskatchewan gove ernment noted it has "repeat. edly been alleged" that when the banks tighten up on credit, small businessmen are the first to feel the pinch. But this statement didn't sit well with commission member James D. Gibson, general man- ager of the Rank of Nova Scotia. He left no doubt that he wants much more evidence before he accepts such allegations. Another suggestion has been that large corporations are in- sensitive to fluctuations in inter- est rates--within limits--since . half their interest payments are deductible as a business expense for tax purposes. This suggestion has been ad- vanced on several occasions by commission member Paul H. Leman, treasurer and vice- president of the Aluminum Com- pany of Canada. But so far he has not elicited any firm evi- dence to support the suggestion, LIGH TEST Wisk Y in the world... 'eniudian Chl HIRAM WALKER & SONS LIMITED, WALKERVILLE, CAN DISTILLERS OF FINE WHIS KIES FOR OVER 100 YEARS