The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

a Oshawa Times Published by Canadian Newspapers Limited 86 King St. E., Oshawa, Ontario T. L, Wilson, Publisher THURSDAY, PEBRUARY 7, 1963--PAGE 6 Election Needed To End Doodling By Parliament 'Prime Minister Diefenbaker gave what the Ottawa correspondents described as a "fighting" speech after his government went down to defeat Tuesday night. There is no doubt that it had all oratorical flourishes that have served Mr. Diefenbaker so well in the past. It was, nevertheless, a pitiful speech because it was, in essence, the des- perate outcry of a man who, by design or otherwise, had dithered and delayed for months and was now frantically promising to do in a matter of a few weeks all the things he had left undone -- and more. When Parliament convened last fall and the Liberals made it obvious that they were more interested in defeating the Conservatives than in getting on with nation's business, this newspaper expressed opinion that an early general election would not be in the best interests of the country, and that Parliament should settle down to a winter of solid work. A large body of constructive legislation was needed to attack, chronic weaknesses in the Canadian social and economic structure. But as the weeks passed, it be- came clear that Parliament was not up to the job. While the op- position nagged, the government sat and did little but talk, By the end of the year, our opinion had changed: If there were the same lack of leadership and decision after the Christmas recess as before, it would be better for the country if this inept Parliament were dissolved and a new one elected. F The Conservative government ap- peared to have a sound body of _ legislation to put before Parliament. Why was it not presented? One must seek the answer in Mr. Diefen- baker's mind. Either he lacked the energy and will to accept the res- ponsibility of leadership, or he de- liberately played a waiting game, seeking to develop the issues he could exploit in an election cam- paign. In either case, he placed his power of leadership in question. The Conservative party owed its resurgence in 1957 and 1958 to Mr. Diefenbaker. Even in 1962 he was running ahead of his party. But in 1963 he could be his party's great- est liability. Delinquency Proposals A controversial brief urging ex- tensive revision of the Juvenile Delinquents Act of 1929 has been presented to the federal justice de- partment by the Canadian Correc- tions Association. There will be a general agree- ment with the recommendation that there be a distinction made between a@ youngster involved in a serious offence like armed robbery and one involved in an infraction of a bylaw, such as riding a bicycle without a licence; and that the re- vised act should do away with a situation which makes any youngs- ter delinquent upon conviction by a juvenile court, regardless of the kind and degree of the offence. There is much to be said for other proposals: that the terms "juvenile" and "delinquent" be dropped, and the terms "child offender", "youth offender" and "children's court" be used instead; the child be defined as a person between the ages of 12 and 16, and a youth as a person between the ages of 16 and 18; that a child or youth not be charged with de- linquency, but with the specific offence against federal, provincial or municipal laws; and that ail children under the age of 12 who commit illegal acts should be dealt with as neglected under provincial child protection legislation. The clear intent is to enlarge the area of prevention, always -prefer- able to punishment after the act. Some proposals, however, are highly debatable. It is questionable, for example, if "youths charged with an offence against the pro- vincial Highways Act should be under the jurisdiction of the adult traffic court, but should be re- ferred to the children's court if the offence warrants a charge under the Criminal Code." A questionable statement is: "A system of early identification of potential delinquents must be worked out in each "community." What is a potential delinquent? We've heard some thunderous argu- ments by "experts" on the answer to that question. Factor In The Miracle Much has been written and said these past few years about the "German miracle," the "French "miracle", the "Japanese miracle" and a number of other nations where economic "'miracles" seem to have taken place. Certainly these countries have made a remarkable recovery from the devastation of war, are riding a crest of pros- perity and have no employment problem, except the one of finding enough workers. There are, however, some factors which are seldom mentioned in dis- cussion of the "miracles". The most important one is productivity. The fact is that if Canadian workers had the same. productivity as, say, the French or Japanese workers, there would be no unemployment The Oshawa Times T. L. WILSON, Publisher Cc. GWYN KINSEY, Editor 1a Times combining The Oshawa Times the Whitby Gazette and is published daily Members of Canadian Daily ars Association. ian Press, Audit Bureau of Circulation ond the Ontario Provincial Dailies The Canadion Press is exclusively news published therein. All rights of special des- patches are olso reserved. Dttices: Thomson Building, 425 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario; 640 Cathcort Street, Montreal, P.Q. " SUBSCRIPTION RATES carriers in Oshawa, Whitby, Ajax, Yael Hell anville, Brooklin, Port Perry, Prince yond Maple Grove, Hampton, Frenchmon's Bey, Liverpool, Taunton, Tyrone, Dunbarton, Enniskilien, Onono, Leskard, gh Burketon, C 4 Celumbus, Greenwood, Kinsale, Raglan, Blackstock, Menchester, Pontypoo! and Newcastle, not over 45c per week. By mail (in Province of Ontario) outside carriers delivery areas 12.00 per year. Other Provinces ond Commonwealth Countries 15.00, USA. and foreign 24.00. here; there- would rather, be a shortage of manpower. When it takes more people to do the same work, there is less efficiency, but there is also less unemployment. Here are some details from a survey made by the Wall Street Journal: The average West European farm covers less than 30 acres, compared to more than 300 acres in Canada, and as a result the work is done by manpower rather than by machine. Only 12 per cent of the Canadian labor force is em- ployed in agriculture, but the figure for France is nearly 25 per cent and for Italy 33 per cent. Canada's output per farm worker is more than three times that of Italy, more than double that of France or West Germany. In other words, if the Canadian proportion were the same as that of Italy, or even France, we would have full employment here. In primary steel, output per worker is about 200 tons a year in Canada. In Japan it is 99 tons, in France 144 tons, and West Germany 174 tons. In manufacturing as a whole, the average hourly output of the Canadian worker is nearly three times that of the average European worker and nearly six times that of the average Japanese worker. On the railways Canada has about four workers per mile of main track; Britain has 29 workers per mile, West Germany 27, Italy 16 and France 15. ANOTHER WALL-BUILDER IN EUROPE REPORT FROM U.K. Power Shortages Add To Suffering By M. McINTYRE HOOD Special London (Eng.) Correspondent to The Oshawa Times LONDON -- During the long and bitter spell of freezing weather through which Britain has been passing this winter, the sufferings and hardship of the people have been greatly in- tensified because of recurring power shortages. Because of these, power has been cut off completely in various areas practically every day, leaving completely blacked out, and worst of all, homes which have to depend on electric heaters to keep them warm have been re- duced. to a state of frigidity. There has been questioning in parliament and in the press about the reasons for this dras- tic power shortage in a time of emergency. The answer given by a spokesman for the Central Electricity Generating Board gave the answer in one brief sentence. "We have too few power stations," he said. He added that it would not be until 1966 or 1967 that Britain would have a sufficient number of new stations to meet de- mands. A crash program of sta- tion building has started, but in this country, he pointed out, it takes four years to build a pow- er station. REASON FOR DELAY The Board spokesman admit- ted that in other countries it took less time to get stations built. Continenta! methods which are being studied show that the work goes on quicker on the con- tinent than in Britain and he YOUR HEALTH Loss Of Control In Blood Vessels By JOSEPH G. MOLNER, MD Dear Dr. Molner: I am 53, haven't menstruated for six years, and I still get hot flashes. I had a hysterectomy a few months ago and that didn't stop them, My doctor says it isn't from menopause, If I have to put up with them, I would like to know why. What are the causes?--B.S. I have been told that no mere man has any business talking about hot flashes because he doesn't experience them and therefore doesn't know what he is talking about. With this preface of humility, T'll try io answer. Hot flashes are a characteris- tic although not universal symp- tom of menopause or change of life. They are thought to be due to instability of the automatic con- trol of blood vessels--a rush of blood thrcugh the surface blood vessels brings a sudden sensa- tion of warmth. Hot flashes. They are not dangerous, any more than a blush is. But they can, I am sure, be upsetting. They bother some women a great deal, others very little. Both intensity and duration vary widely. This instability in blood vessel control apparently is.due to the abrupt change in hormone bal- ance which occurs at meno- pause. This explains the fact that giving hormones for a few months at this time helps pre- vent or minimize the hot flashes until the body has achieved a TODAY IN HISTORY By THE CANADIAN PRESS Feb. 7, 1963... The business district of Baltimore, Md., was almost totally destroyed by fire 59 years ago today--in 1904. Only a few new buildings and several banks that had been built with unusual sol- idity survived the blaze. Some 2,600 buildings were destroyed. Following the fire, Baltimore's narrow streets were widened and improvements were made in sewage, drainage and the water supply. 1885 -- American novelist Sinclair Lewis was born. _1947 -- Britain announced 100,000 Jews would be al- lowed to settle in Palestine. new equilibrium, hormonally speaking. We do note, however, that the nervous type of woman seems to have more trouble, and it lasts longer. Hence in some cases tranquilizers or mild seda- tives are very helpful, without use of hormones. As a rule the hot flashes wane and disappear within a reason- able time but some women, and emotionally stable ones, too, re- port cessation when the "change" is over, only to have them recur later on. Fatigue, an emotional crisis, anxiety can trigger them it seems. Adequate rest can be important. In addition we know that hy- perthyroidism (over-active thy- roid) can be involved and that this is more common after, 50 than formerly had been sup- posed. Hence careful checking of the thyroid, along with seeing 'hat there is no anemia, often pays dividends in curbing -- flashes when they occur after the usual time for them has passed. added some information that has the greatest significance. "In France, for example," he said, "they do not have to spend as many months as we do on public inquiries into the sites of power stations." This struck at the crux of many of the vexatious delays which the Electricity Generat- ing Board meets in carrying out plans for new power stations. The public, to a large extent, is responsible for long delays in getting projects started. OBJECTORS TO BLAME The Board, it would appear, suffers from a constant conflict between those who are deeply concerned about preservation of amenities and traditions and th practical people who realize the need for progress in developing the electric power that is need- ed to meet the country's de- mand. Commenting on this the Evening Standard fits this con- flict into the context of the pres- ent power and gas shortages. It says: "It seems that we might well have all the gas and elec- tricity we need -- even 'in a time like this of excessive de- mand -- if we had not so pas- sionately opposed the desecra- tion of our rural and even urban skylines by power stations and new gas-holders. There have been long, long delays while these objections have been thrashed out at public inquiries, and as a consequence the sched- ules for additional sources of power, light and heat are being constantly obstructed." That brings into the forefront what I have so often felt to be a peculiar trait in the British public. They cling to old tradi- tions, they all consider their own particular village or town a place of beauty in which the quiet tenor of life must not be disturbed by such things as power stations and gas plants. Sometimes, these objections are well founded, from the point of view of those who set some store by the look of what is left of the English countryside, but these facilities have to be built somewhere, and quickly, to pre- vent the country having to go back to the era of coal oil lamps, log fires and candles in exceptionally severe winter wea- they. It is just a question as to whether or not abstract ameni- ties should take precedence ov2r the practical needs of the coun- try for power, light and heat. NO TEA SHORTAGE ATHENS (AP) -- Boy Scouts attending their world jamboree near here '» Auguest will have plenty of tea to drink. Twotons of it have been donated by the tea board of India. BY-GONE DAYS 30 YEARS AGO S. G. Carell was elected president of the newly-formed central organization of Oshawa Rattpayers. Albert Street United Church celebrated the fourth anniver- sary of the dedication of the new church edifice. Dr. W. H. Hincks of Toronto, was the guest preacher. Mrs. R. B. Smith was elected president of the Oshawa Hu- mane Society for 1933. An appropriation of $35,000 for improvements at the Osh- awa harbor was included in the federal government estimates. More than 100 boys attended a reunion of the boys who at- tended the 1932 summer camp sponsored by the Canadian Le- gion. Oshawa school pupils' bank deposits at end of December 'was $10,977, being a slight in- crease over the 1932 balance for the same month. Maj. L, T. Burwash, noted Arctic explorer, told a thrilling story of exploration in the north at the Kinsmen's Club dinner meeting. Rev. A. C. Hahn, pastor of Oshawa Grace Luthern Church, was elected secretary of the pas- toral conference for the fifth year. Oshawa Rotary Club honor- ed their ladies at a meeting resided. over by Dr. Grant ird. The special program was conducted by C, F. Cannon and A. G. Storie. F, 0. Kirby, past district dep- uty of the Sons of Temperance and prominent in the Oshawa branch of the Order for 35 years, was re-elected Grend Chaplain at the 84th annual session of the Division. The new relief store groce- teria plan of the Public Wel- fare Board went into effect to families on relief. Maurice Hart, Fred Lang- maid, Hugh Hall and William Clark were initiated as new 8 a of the Oshawa Rotary ub, Uncertainties Afflict U.S. Moon-Shot Plans -- By HOWARD BENEDICT CAPE CANAVERAL (AP) -- The U.S. road to the moon looks pretty bumpy right now. There are detour signs everywhere, Despite numerous difficulties, however, planners charged with landing U.S. astronauts on the moon in this decade are confi- dent the path will be smoothed in time to achieve this great national goal. Some influential Congressmen contend that if the lunar route is to be smoothed, it must be paved with gold. They're not so sure it's worth the price to the detriment of other space pro- grams. In May, 1961 President Ken- nedy pledged the United States would land men on the moon before the Soviet Union does-- and before 1970. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration and U.S. industry took up the challenge. Several vital decisions were made; multi-million-dollar hard. ware contracts were awarded. From months of hard study, the plan for the first Apollo manned lunar landing evolved. The Saturn C-5 rocket is to hurl a three-man Apollo ship into or- bit around the moon, then two of the men are to drop onto the surface in a small capsule called a "'bug."' After brief ex. ploration, the two will rejoin the Apollo mother ship for the re- turn trip to earth. HAVING DOUBTS Some officials forecast Amer. icans would. be on the moon as early as 1967. Now they're not 80 sure, What worries them is that nearly every space program de- signed to lay the groundwork for Apollo is behind schedule. Included are the Mercury and Gemini manned space projects and the Ranger and Surveyor unmanned lunar craft, which are to find what the moon is made of and locate the best landing spots for Apollo. There are problems with the rocket boosters--the Titan II which is to lift the two man Gemini; the Centaur, whose dif. ficulties have put surveyor and several planetary programs months behind, and the mighty Saturn on which Apollo must de- pend for firepower. ; _ this fiscal Lew NASA Pa ceived an appropriation of $3,-- 700,000,000, about $2,400,000,000 of it for Apollo, Several months ago D. Brainerd Holmes, direc. tor of the man-on-the-moon pro- gram, estimated $400,000,000 in supplementary funds were needed to cover a mounting Apollo deficit. But NASA administrator James E. Webb decided against asking Congress for the money and declared last November that Apollo is on schedule. Although the space agency does not admit it; Webb's de- cision not to seek extra funds affected several programs. Ma jor aerospace companies re. elimination of overtime y on Mercury and Gen ork slowed on development of the Titan II. FLIGHT DELAYED : The first. manned Gemini flight was scheduled for late 1963. But Robert H. Gilruth, di- rector of NASA's manned space- craft centre, announced recently that technica] problems had de- layed the launching at least three months and 'we might have further slips." He also disclosed that the ini- ~ tial launching of an unmanned Gemini capsule has been put off from the third to the fourth quarter of 1963. This could be held up until 1964 because of difficulties met during military test flights of the Titan II at Cape Canaveral. Four of the first 10 firings failed, all be. cause of problenis with the second stage. Gemini is important to Apollo because it will check prolonged space flight on a team of astro- nauts, test the rendeavous tech- nique required to reach the moon and return and determine whether a pilot can step outside his spaceship more than 100 miles above the earth. QUEEN'S PARK Policy Statement Issued By Tories By DON O'HEARN TORONTO--Now the: Progres- sive Conservatives--excuse us, the "Tories" -- have a polcy statement. "Goals of Opportunity" is to be studied at a two-day annual meeting of the PC provincial as- sociation later this month. Physically it looks like the policy proposal the - Liberals worked out a few weeks ago. And not unlike that which the NDP brought down last fall There are a number of pa- pers--on "'social justice', "sco- nomic development" etc. And each has a statement of theory plus itemized specific proposals. OTTAWA REPORT Penalty On Taxes Paid By Members By PATRICK NICHOLSON OTTAWA--The plight of Can- ada's lawmakers is like the dil- emma posed by that oldtime song: "Who takes care of the caretaker's daughter when the caretaker is busy taking care?" Our lawmakers are so incom- petent in taking care of their own problems that they jand they alone are second-elass \citi- zens in one important respeet-- their payment of income tax. Men and women elected to our House of Commons devote long hours, far longer than any work- ing week tolerated by any un- ion, to the affairs of Canada. They face considerable ex- penses in battling for election to that assembly; they meet sub- stantial costs year after year whilst members of that as. sembly. In return, the taxpay- ers pay them each $8,000 a year, which is subject to income tax, plus a tax-free expense al- lowance of $2,000 a year. For some years it has been truthfully reported that MPs have to live very frugally, or else enjoy an_ independent source of income, to avoid going into debt.. Now a literal blizzard of criticism greets the sugges- tion that their remuneration should be doubled. Typically, The Times of Osh- awa and The Examiner of Bar- rie suggest that $20,000 woula be unreasonable, and that any- how they are failing to do the work for'which they are paid $10,000 a year. PARLIAMENT'S JOB Our constitution says that: "It shall be lawful for the Queen, by and with the Advice and Con- sent of the Senate and House of Commons, to make Laws for the Peace, Order and good gov- ernment of Canada." Even the best friend of our 25th Parliament must admit that it is offering little advice or consent, and even less good government. Its squalid and sor- did record to date makes it seem less a legislative assembly than a cockpit of partisan poli- tics, intent not on governing Canada but on continuing the election campaign of last spring. On these indisputable grounds, Conservative, Liberal, Social Credit and New Democrat MPs all equally must plead guilty to the charge tha tthey are failing to provide the good government for which they are paid. Nevertheless, the present tem. porary criticism of our legisla- tos does not excuse the fact that they have permitted the law to make them second-class citizens in the eyes of the in- come tax collector. ALLOW TRUE EXPENSES Each MP has a tax-free ex- pense allowance of $2,000 a year. But the brutal dollar and cent fact is that the average MPs has expenses, unavoidable and directly attributable to his job as an MP, amounting to perhaps $5,000 a year. On the excess of $3,000 expenses over and above his allowance, he must pay income tax. No other Canadian worker is thus penalized. Nor, I can say for the guidance of our foolish MPs, is their British counter. part. The British High Commis. sioner's office here informs me that the remuneration of a Brit- ish MP is $5,250 a year "with deductions for allowable ex- penses identical to those avail- able to every other citizen." Note those words carefully. If our MPs could deduct tex- penses identical to those avail- able to every other citizen, they Pp '4 The Tory statement, however, of necessity is much more care- ful than those of the other par- ties. Being the party in power, it can't play fast and loose with new ideas. If it ranges too far afield there is a logical question -- "Why wasn't this done long ago." : So it does what it can in sug- gesting expansion of present programs--raise university stu- dent loans from $500 to $1,000 a year. And then throws in some completely new stuff where it can -- that Ontario should have an "ombudsman." FRESH THOUGHT Actually the tone of the over- all PC document is quite free- thinking compared to what we have been used to. In the preface humble loyalty is paid to the Conservative standard of "free enterprise." A key statement says, talking of political points, the "'first test" must be done in advance or does it restrict the 'freedom of our people'. But it is far from bide-bound. And one suspects the men who drew it--most of them were. young--would prefer to have it even more wide-rang- ing than it-is. \ But they still must operate under wraps to a considerable could, for I cost of telephone calls between their constituents at home and their office in Ottawa, the cost of office space and secretarial and organisation staff at home, he cost of bed and board when away from home (namely in Ot. tawa) on business, the cost of taxis, subscriptions to clubs and organizations, etc, etc and again etc. : A British MP whose consti- tuency is outside London may, for example, deduct all ex. penses in connection with main. taining a second home adjacent to the Parliament buildings. If our MPs would give a little thought to this obvious injustice inflicted upon them, they would not be paying their banks inter- est on the sums they now bor- row to keep going. And whereas an increase in pay is questioned, this could not be. The PC tradition here for the past decade has not been in fa- vor of off-beat thinking. And while the Robarts admin- istration favors a new approach a new image must be built--a sudden break with the past might also mean a sudden loss of some of the party's older supporters. HOUSING APPEAL? A noticeable omission in the PC document was any mention of housing. This confirms a suspicion that the party may intend to make a housing program one of its major election appeals . . . and that such a program is still be- ing worked out. The Liberals of course, came out with a very advanced hous- ing platform--and it is some- thing the government obviously will have to try and meet. WINTER IS FUN IN ONTARIO n Your Mark, Family accommodation is cosy, comfortable, rates moderate, the meals made. for hearty winter appetites, Brilllant sunshine invites active outdoor fun. Roads are always open, FR EE! SEND FOR "WINTER SPORTS ACCOMMODATION", ONTARIO TRAVEL DEPARTMENT 203 PARLIAMENT BUILDINGS, TORONTO 2, ONTARIO. NAME. ADDRESS. PROV. ONTARIO DEPARTMENT OF TRAVEL AND PUBLICITY Hon. Bryan _L. Cathcart, Minister 4-63 Gemini. {