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She Oshawa Cnnes Published by Canadian Newspapers Limited 86 King St. E., Oshawa, Ontario T. L. Wilson, Publisher WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1962 -- PAGE 6 House's Time Wasted By Gallery Questions Canada is beset with problems, but one would never know it by listening to some members of Parliament. Miss Judy La Mash, for example, obviously thinks that the affairs of the nation are in such excellent shape that she can waste the time of cabinet minis- ters and of the Commons with inane questions about an art display at the Nationa] Gallery. The. Gallery decided to put en dis- play the extensive collection of paint- ings owned by the American mil- lionaire Walter P. Chrysler. A New York art critie then suggested that some of the paintings in the collection were fakes. This stirred up a bit of a furore in art circles. The Chrysler collection had already toured the United States without anyone sug- gesting that some of the paintings were not what they purported to be. The New York critic, it seems, be- came alarmed only after the collec- tion had come to Canada. The director ef the Nationa! Gal- lery, Charles Comfort, denied the charge that he had been warned that some of the Chrysler paintings were of dubious origin. He said that he believed the paintings in question to be genuine when he accepted the ex- hibition. At this point, Miss La Marsh, got into the act. with all sorts of ques- tions, demands for publication of par- tinent correspondence, and so on. It was. a pitiful display of gaucherie, and a disgreceful waste of the House's time. : -Mr, Comfort, himself an artist of international renown, knows a great deal more about art than does Miss La Marsh, If the Gallery were making up its own collection for exhibition, there is no doubt that Mr. Comfort would make very sure that every piece in it was genuine. That was certainly not his duty, however when the Galery was offered the well- known and highly-publicized Chrysler collection. And suppose some of the Chrysler paintings are fakes? That is Mr. Chrysler's worry, surely -- and meantime the publicity has drawn rowds of curious people to the Gallery. The reputation of the'Gallery is not at stake. This a squabble. between people in the art world -- a tempest in an exclusive teapot. If parliamen- tarians want to get involved in it, let them do it on their own time, and not on the time paid for by the tax- payers. It's a pity that the sharpness of Miss La Marsh's sense of the fitness of things does not much that of her tongue. Our Puzzling Policies Trying te pin down some of the policy lines of the Diefenbaker gov- ernment is like trying to grasp quick silver. For instance: The Canadian government has been bitterly critical of Britain's move towards .entry into the European Economie Community. Mr. Diefen- baker and his ministers have been saying that not only would such a move be a heavy blow to the Cana- dian. economy but it would seriously damage and perhaps destroy the Com- monwealth. The Commonwealth has failed to provide Britain with the trade it needs to cure its chronic trouble with exchange reserves, but still the members of the Common- wealth, who made a great to-do about being independent of Britain, seem petrified by the thought of Britain gaining some measure of indepen- dence from the Commonwealth. The impression we get is that our ministers at Ottawa, along with some of their colleagues in other Common- wealth capitals, regard the Common- wealth as a fragile, mystical struc- ture that must be protected at all costs. But then the impression is shat- tered by the impact of events. The holy bonds of Commonwealth, it seems, are only to be accepted when it's in our commercial interest to respect them. India is a member of the Common- wealth. India is being attacked by Communist China. Therefore, with a great blare of trumpets, Canada rallies to the aid of India; we'll do what we can -- for a price, of course. But China has bcome one of our very best customers for grain, and we can't let our good customers down. So we will keep on selling wheat to China. If the weather in China stays bad, and the Indians keep fighting the Chinese, our export picture should be bright indeed. But what about prin- ciple, or consistency of. policy? Do we cherish the Commonwealth or don't we? Why is it bad for Britain to join a non-Commonwealth bloc and good for Canada to help the aggressive enemy of a Commonwealth member? We're puzzled -- but not more so than a number of Canada's allies. Frontiers Last Stand A correspondent wrote a letter last week, criticizing our editorial stand on the question of commercialism in areas set aside as federal and provin- cial parks. We understand his point of view, but we hope it will never be accepted by governments. We return to the subject now because there seems to be another concerted effort, in Ottawa this time, to change the policy which has (with varying degrees of success, federally) kept the parks free from uncontrolled com- mercial invasion. James Truslow Adams once obser- ved, "There seems to be a Jaw that although up to a certain point we can increase the number of people who can have, see, and enjoy, if we go beyond a certain point, instead of She Oshawa Times T. kL. WILSON, Publisher C, GWYN. KINSEY, Editor. The Oshowo Times combini The Oshawa Times (established 1871) and the itoy Gazette end Chronicle (established 1663), 's published daily (Sundays end stetutory holidays excepted). b of Canad Publishers Why Association. The Canadion Press, Audit Sureau of Circulation and the Onterie Provincial Dailies Asso- cigtion, The Conedign Press is exclusively entitied to the use for republicetion ef ca!) 3 despatched in the paper cmdited to it of to T Associated Press or Reyters, and @lso the local news wublished therein. All sights ef special despatches ere also reserved. Offices: Thomson Byilding, 425 University Avenue, Teronto, Ontario; 640 Cethcort Street, Montresi, °.Q. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Delivered by carriers in Oshewe, Whitby, Ajax, Pickering, Bowmanville, Brooklin, Port Perry, Prince Albert! Maple Grove. pton, Frenchmen's Bay, a Tyrone, Dunbarton, Enniskillen, Breughem Burketon, Cleremort, Greenwood, Kinsale, Regier. Slecksteck, Pontyponi end Newegstie not over 45¢ By mail ag Ply psd of a. outside ereas 12.00 per year. Other Previnces ite Countries 1800 USA. and Columbus, Menchester oer wee! carriers and Foreign 24.v0, frontier, giving everybody everything, nobody has anything." That is our danger now. The pres- sure on our parks grows more quickly than the area devoted to the parks, as our population grows and as more people each year séek the healing solace of the wilderness for a. brief respite from the asphalt jungles of the cities, The Ottawa Journal has pointed out: "Take to much civilization to the parks and the parks are gone. Instead there is a recreation area and eventually a Coney Island. When the wilderness is gone, there is no re- placing it. If we want closely-spaced cabins, lines of cars sputtering up mountains in each other's exhaust fumes, man prostitutes the last And the last. frontier is making its last stand now." Northern Affairs Minister Dinsdale has announced a program to "provide for improved visitor service centres to make it possible for an increasingly large number of visitors" to enjoy the national parks. What are "visitor ser vice, centres"? If they are: informa- tion and licence centres, along the lines of those operated by the Ontario Department of Lands and Forests in many parks, all well and good. But if they are collections of hot-dog stands and souvenir booths and similar establishments designed to take as much money as possible from 'the tourist, then the parks are in Brave danger. "ABOMINABLE SNOWMAN ? THERE'S NO SUCH ~ REPORT FROM U.K. Claims On Airport Land By Councils By M. McINTYRE HOOD Special London (Eng.) Correspondent For The Oshawa Times LONDON -- One of the mad- dest scrambles by _ property speculators to secure posses- sion of some of the most valu- able vacant lands in the Lon- don area is due early in the new year. Millions of pounds will be involved in the sale by the ministry of aviation of the 407 acres of Jand which makes YOUR HEALTH Parent Disturbed By Boy's Growth By JOSEPH G. MOLNER, MD Dear Dr. Molner: We have an adopted son, not blood re- lated. He is 13 years old, six feet tall and weighs 160 pounds, Do you think something should the done to check his growth, or do you consider it wise te tam- per with nature? I don't want him to be enormous. It seems that overly-tall people are weak and unhealthy He is a nice looking and in- felligent boy. but not particu- larly sports. minded: He would rather'read or watch TV, His mother was five feet 11 inches and we' were told his father was tall--Mrs, P.B. He's going to be big, all right. But no, don't try to stunt his growth. You can't do it without wrecking his health, and prob- ably even then you couldn't. con- trol his height 1 don't arbitrarily: object to 'tampering with nature.' Plas- fic surgery such as repairing a cleft palate, could be considered "tampering." So could many things we do But we do them only when we can see sure benefit and no harm. I'm glad you called him son. It's a sign of an adoption work- ing out the way it should. Any- way, boys can have growing spurts at somewhat different ages. At 13, he's 'sure to grow some more, but perhaps not as much as you think. Put out of your mind, though, the idea that height implies be- ing '"'weak and unhealthy." That isn't true. For a few examples, how about professional basket- hall players? I know an artist who is only an inch less than seven feet. And a couple of radio and TV announcers who have to duck their heads get- ting out of the elevator, but are TODAY IN HISTORY By THE CANADIAN PRESS Nov, 7, 1962... The last spike to complete the Canadian Pacific Rail- way's transcontinental line was driven 77 years ago to- day--in 1885. The ceremony was performed at Craigella- chie, B.C., by Donald A. Smith, principal organizer of the company. Today the CPR operates 17,000 miles of track, of which about 3,360 miles is on the transconti- nental line. CPR's crack Montreal - Vancouver train, covers the 2,281 miles in 70 hours 45 minutes. 1807 -- The Lewis and Clark expedition sighted the Pacific Ocean at the mouth of theeColumbia River , 1950--The first. contingent ,Of Canadian United Nations troops arrived in Korea. up the former Croydon Airport. Regarded as a plum building site for whoever purchases it for development, the whole 407 aeres will be put up for sale next year. First te go on the auction block will be 32 acres on the Croydon side of the airport. This area is earmarked for in- dustrial use, and will be auc- tioned in January or February of 1963, according to informa- personable, healthy and earning excellent livings. If your big son isn't especially interested in sports, that's all right, Reading is fine. But I hope he'll grow up knowing that a certain amount of daily exer- cise all his life is going to make him healthier and happier, and probably longer-lived. With a mother who was five- eleven, it's entirely expectable that he should be several inches taller than that Dear Dr. Molner: Please ad- vise me as to a cure for bleed- ing caused by hemorrhoids. Can it be diagnosed by x-ray?--H.B. It can be cured by surgery. No, you can't diagnose it by X-ray bul there's no need to. Di- rect visual examination is pos- sible and, of course, preferable: For bleeding higher in the colon X-rays can help diagnoses. Dear Dr. Molner: How often should a woman have a Pap smear test?--Mrs. E.S, Every six to 12 months after age 40. Oftener if there is ab- normal bleeding or any suspi- cious appearance of the cervix GALLUP POLL tion given out by a ministry of aviation spokesman, The rest of the acreage will be sold later in the year, but whether pri- vately or by auction has not yet been decided. CLAIMS STAKED Whatever happens, however, there is unlikely to be much opportunity for private specula- tors to get in on the scrambie. The big developers interested are the local municipal coun- cils, and they have already staked their claim for the sec- tions of the property which they wish to develop for industry and housing. An over-all plan put forward by the Surrey County Council, in consultation with the Croy- don Council and the Bedding- ton. and Wallington Councils has been approved by the min- istry of housing and local gov- ernment. The vast expanse of open grassland and runways, under this pln, will be used to provide homes for 5000 people, factories, playing fields. and . open space. . PRESERVE DOWNLAND The biggest slice of the air- . field, covering 336 acres, lies in the borough of Beddington and Wellington. All of the new homes will be built in that section. It is the intention of the council to preserve about 100 acres of the high ground as permanent downland. Ramblers there will have panuramic views of London as they walk from Wallington to Croydon. The council members believe that this open space will be a great asset to the district. The decision to sell the air- port, however, makes the Bed- dington and Wallington Council anxious about the proposed new London to Brighton motor- way. Will this carve its way through 200 homes in the borough, or pass harmlessly through the flying field area? It is along the line of the route suggested for this motor- way by the Surrey County Coun- ceil that homes will come tumb- ling down. The Beddington and Welling- ton Council disagrees with this. Its clerk expresses the official view thus: This council maintains that if the motorway is necessary at all and if it has to go through this district, it should be routed across the airport." Big Majority Supports Work-For-Relief Idea THE CANADIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC OPINION Canadians give strong sup- port to the suggestion made by some municipalities that an employable man who is receiv. ing relief assistance should be required to undertake any avail- able work. Farmers in particular -- 91 per cent of them -- think a man on relief should take any avail- able work. Least approving of the idea are white collar work ers. Management and labor, in this case, are in the same ratio of agreement -- aimost 8 in 10 in each occupation group think- ing this should be the rule. Across Canada, 79 per cent agree, and only 14.per cent do not. Opinions are cleariy de- fined with only 3 per cent un- decided and 4 per cent giving qualified approval. ' The columns below show how Canadians feel about this sug- gestion on the national aver age and in the main. occupa- tional groups. The question: "Some people believe that an employable man who is receiv- ing relief assistance should be required to undertake any ayail- able work, Others disagree. What is your opinion ?" Agree; should take any available work ...... Disagree ... Qualified Undecided . 79% 4 100% Analyzing view-points in the main occupational groups shows: a high degree of ap- proval throughout, but with particularly wide-spread agree- ment among farmers. c Executive White Professional Collar Labor Farmers Disagree Qualified ... Undecided ... The mattér was brought up at the convention of the Ontariv Munieipal Asseciation earlier 78% 72% 78% 12 15 17 5 5 1n 3 1 5 3 2 3 91% 100% = 100% 100% =: 100%, this. year and was endorsed by a number of cities. (World Copyright Reserved) Plenty Of Letters For Diefenbaker fy PATRICK NICHOLSON OTTAWA -- Prime Minister John Diefenbaker probably en- joys a larger personal mail than anyone else in Canada, And 'en- joy' has always been the oper- ative word with that correspon- dent who avidly devours very "Jetter from friend and acquain- tance.- Mr. Diefenbaker has deciared that his mail exceeds that re- ceived by any previous prime minister of Canada. The sackfuls of letters delivered to his office in the Parliament Buildings and the bundles of letters delivered to his home at 24 Sussex Street seem to put this beyond doubt, Even Sunday sees no break in the flow, for on that day all mail is delivered to his home, where he happily opens every letter himself and reads them all, These letters, as well as tele- grams, pour in from Mr. Diefen- baker's many friends, uncounted acquaintances, and large num- bers of the 18,500,000 Canadians who live under his government, QUEEN'S PARK knowing of him -but not yet known to him. All are equaliy welcome, POSTAL OPINION POLL Such letters have aiways played an important part in Mr. Diefenbaker's political career. They give him an up-to-the-min- ute cross section of Canadian thinking, keeping him informed about the objects and objections of Canadians. And a significant number of them describe pér- sonal hardships or injustices, s that ever since he first entered the House of Commons he has served as a.universal backstop for all wronged Canadians avery where, doing what his warm heart and tenacity can to help, This postal poll of Canadian Opinion is especially significant and valuable in times of crisis or controversy. Some mail, as every MP and Senator recognizes sadly, must be largely discounted because it is the product of pressure groups or similar organized lobby. Government Brief Thoughttul, Fresh BY DON O'HEARN TORONTO--One of the best briefs that has ever been pre- pared here was that of the gov- ernment to the federal royal commission' on banking and fi- nance, me brief was good because it went deeply into the problems of the day -- something that few people really have attempted-- and because it showed a free- dom of thought that has not been typical here, U.S. BORROWING? As one example of this, the brief was not afraid to go against the old phobia against borrowing in the United States: Borrowing across the bor- der, particularly by govern- ments, has been regarded as a cardinal sin, something te be avoided if at all possible. But the brief said this could be quite wrong. That in fact it might be a good thing for us to use this type of borrowing in the J It argued that this would tend ta shift U.S. money more into debentures, instead of share 2ap- ital which brought about U.S. domination of our industry, And it would release a lot of the Ca- nadian money: at present going into these bonds for investment in industry here, The situation regarding U.S. borrowing isn't quite so simple as this. But, it was refreshing to seé it approached in a new and fear- less way. SMALL BUSINESS Again, the brief made a very strong plea for small business. It assembled facts and figures to make a convincing case. (For one thing that more than 40 per cent of our working force is em- ployed by small business). And once more it was not afraid--in this case to critie:ze the federal Industrial Develop- ment bank and other measures of the federal government, poli- tieal cousins or not. What action may come out of Ottawa on small business re- mains to be seen. You can say with certainty, however, that steps will be taken here, and soon. One such step already started is a branch of the Department of Economics and Development which will give free advice on management and finance to small businessmen. Another which may be ex- pected in the near future is an industrial development fund which will make credit available fo growing business throughout the province. This hasn't been announced, but it is in the works. Sometimes this even arrives in the form of printed lette.s or postcard, each bearing a diffe- rent signature. Sometimes the letters appear to be sponta- neously written, but the wording or form disclose them as ar. or- ganized lobby. These are screened and discounted accor- dingly. , The prime minister's mail bag . during the height of the Cuban crisis rose to a size larger than. normal. On one typical jay, for example, there were well over 500 letters and telegrams for the prime minister, This mail shed a vivid light on Canadian think- ing about the crisis. A tabulation showed that 29 letters were critical of President Kennedy's unilateral muil;tary dispositions against Cuba, while li supported his action, A further four approved, and none disapproved, of the opinions so trenchantly expressed in the House of Commons by Terry Nu- gent, the Conservative MP fram Edmonton, criticising the US, thréat t fire on any blockad@- . runner as "unprovoked aggrés- sion," ANTI-NUCLEAR FEELING A mammoth 137 letters and telegrams praised Mr. Diefen- bakér's proposal for a UN team of neutral nations to inspect the. rocket sites in Cuba, while a further 38 letters urged that Can- ada should not be drawn into the Cuba dispute, but should press for the United Nations to haudle this threat to world peace. No less than 90 letters urged that Canada should persevere with its advocacy of a ban on nuclear weapons tests, and praised Hon. Howard Green, minister for external affairs, for his work at the United Nations Assembly to this end. About 140 writers expressed their opposi- tion to the expansion of the nu- clear club of nations even through the adoption of such weapons by Canada. There are very active nuclear disarma- ment clubs in Canada, and some of these letters may well have been less spontaneous than ir- spired by such groups or by the Voice of Women. In addition, there were more than 50 other letters covering the ordinary daily range, eut- lining problems, making suggés- tions and praising or eriticizing government poliicies on topics as yaried as agriculture and immigration, the Canadian Bill of Rights and the nation's health. Thus the postal poll of opinion is well rounded. BY-GONE DAYS 25 YEARS AGO Rev, W. Harold Reid, MA, of Belleville, accepted a call to the ministry of Knox Presby- terian Church here, The head office of the Seventh- Day Adventists for Canada and Newfoundland was moved from Winnipeg to Oshawa, Two complete train loads in which there were 331 General Motors cars valued at $385,000 left Oshawa for Western Can- ada, R. B. Reddock was appointed standards department manager at the Regina plant of General Motors of Canada. Alderman A. F. Annis resign- ed his seat on the city council in view of his appointment as acting crown attorney, Archbishop D. T. Owen, Pri- mate of the Church of England in Canada, addressed a meéet- ing of the parishioners of St. George's Anglican Church. A report presented at the an- nual meeting of the Oshawa branch of the Victorian Order of Nurses showed the number ef visits made up to the end of October wére 4500, against 2970 visits in 1934. Tt required 36,000 gallons of water daily to flush the city streets. Thirty tank loads of water, of 1200 gallons each, did the job, A big new A and P food store was opened at 19 Simcoe street north. Hundreds of entries made the annual show of the Oshawa Poultry and Pet Stock Associa- tion an outstanding success. Oshawa Ladies' Lawn Bowl- ing Club elected Mrs. R. Norris, president, Mrs. H. Grant, secre- tary, and Mrs. E. Geodman, treasurer, for the 1938 season. A record total of 15,000 books were circulated by the Oshawa Public Library in October, The total circulation fer the year stood at 109,892 books, com- posed of 79,421 borrowed from the adult library and 30,471 from the children's section. Whitby's new telephone ex- change building, providing for dial telephones, was completed, ERIA ES vom 1858 Conan Mbehey? Maantfiilter 6nd Lemited Wilketuitte, Canada