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he Oshawa Times Published by Canadian Newspapers Limited 86 King St. E., Oshawa, Ontario T. L, Wilson, Publisher TUESDAY, MARCH 12, 1963 -- PAGE 6 Municipal Government Needs Great Revision There was good sense in what T. D. Thomas, Oshawa riding's member of the Ontario Legislature, had to say last week about the need for a bold new approach to municipal government. It is a theme which has been touched upon several times in these columns,.and in some other newspapers, but too many people in public life avoid it because it is "controversial" -- in other words, they are afraid of offending some- ° body. ' The fact remains that the struc- 'ture of municipal government in 'Ontario is obsolete. It was designed for a horse-and-buggy era and served its purpose well in that era. But it was not designed for the complex, population-exploding, bud- get-busting present. As a_ result, there has been a blind drive towards regional organization. Mr. Thomas _points out: » "Resulting from the basis legis- lation we have a tendency towards regional units for specific purposes. 'We are developing regional planning units, regional conservation coun- cils, regional development associa- tions, larger school units, regional health units, regional welfare offices and so on. The regional units are developing without any real thought as to the relationship of one te other." 'It is dificult. to argue with his conclusion that "the answer to this problem is a systematic program, undertaken over a period of years, of establishing larger municipal units which in effect will be regional governments. The boundaries of the regions will be worked out in a logical manner .. ." One suggestion has been that the regional units be based on the county system. This would probably work in those countries which have some logic to their boundaries. But county boundaries are often completely illo- gical Ontario county's, for example -- and do not contain any sort of geographical, social or econ- omic unit. Such counties do not provide the logi¢ required for re- gional organization. And logic is needed if municpal organization is not to become chaotic. Social Credit Antics The high comedy in this election campaign is being provided, as one might have expected, by the Social Credit party. The confusion of the Conservatives during the days of the palace revolt a few weeks ago was nothing compared with the current convolutions of the Socreds as Robert Thompson and Real Caou- ette try to explain each other's statements. It's the funniest long- range act since the radio days of Jack Benny and Fred Allen. The trouble seems to be that Mr. Caouette considers Quebec his own domain, wherein he can say what ' he pleases without any reference to his titular chieftain, Mr. Thompson. The news of the Caouette cut-ups leaks out of the province, and Mr. Thompson then has to try to ex- plain to delighted oudiences what he thought Mr. Caouette really in- tended to say. And that throws the ball back to Mr. Caouette. It's better than a badminton game. Every so often some other em- barrassed Social Creditist gets into the act -- Premier Manning of Alberta, for example. It's no dark secret that Mr. Manning does not think much of Mr. Caouette. Mr. Manning has been running an effi- cient, conservative government in Alberta for many years; he is an efficient, conservative sort of person, and he must shudder when the deputy leader from Quebec goes into arm-waving,' spittle- tossing oratorical displays, during which he gives his own fantastic version of the already fantastic Social Credit theories about money and credit. Mr. Manning's tidy mind must boggle when Mr. Caouette talks about printing enough money to enable everyone to buy all the goods that the country can produce. But funny as this act may seem on the federal scene, it is not funny at all on the provincial stage, when one learns how avidly large numbers of poorly informed people swallow the heady brew of economic non- sense concocted by Caouette, Hockey Controversy The annual controversy over the way hockey is organized and played in Canada is well under way again, with the resignation of a referee from the National Hockey League adding more than the usual acer- bity to the argument. Eddie Powers resigned from the well-paid NHL job on the ground that the league president Clarence Campbell failed to support his offi- cials, and he has made out a well- documented case to back his action. It will be recalled that a few years ago another good referee, Red Storie, took similar action. The Powers case has concentrated attention on the handling of hockey games and the rowdyism that seems to be not only condoned but ex- pected. The inevitable question is: Do people go to hockey games to watch a contest of skill or a donny- brook? There is a suspicion that in She Oshawa Fines T. L. WILSON, Publisher Cc, GWYN KINSEY, Editor The Oshawa Times combining The Oshawa Times jt agg 1871) and the Whitby Gazette and icle (establisheo 1863, is published daily and statutory holidays excepted). bers of C Daily Newspaper Publish- @rs Association. The Canadian Press, Audit Bureau @t Circulation and the Ontario Provincial Dollies Association. The Conadion Press is exclusively entitied to the use of republication of all news also fr Z h Ledge Vena' (8 ae A ygeabe venue, Toronto, jario;- 64 'othcart Street, Montreal, P.Q. " se 'SUBSCRIPTION RATES Delivered by corriers in Oshawa, Whitby, A\ Pickering, Bowmanville, Brooklin, Port Perry, Fe a Albert, Maple Grove, Hamptun, Frenchman's Boy, Liverpool, Taunton, Tyrone, Dunbarton, Enniskillen, Teltiinn Gracnd kineste heoees, 6 4 , Gree |, Kinsole, Ragion, Biackstoc Manchester, Pontypool and Newcastle, not poo 45c per week. By mail (in Province of Ontario) outside carriers delivery oreas 12.00 per year. Other C th © ' 15.00, USA. end foreign 24.00. the professional leagues, at least -- and they set the tone for all hockey in Canada -- the club owners are not averse to the displays of skill being interrupted from time to time by brawls. : Displays of temper are to be expected in any game with as much speed and body-contact as hockey. But there is no doubt that there are too many outbreaks in Canadian hockey, and these generally result from Weak officiating. Eddie Shore, who as a player and owner has made a fortune out of hockey, says flatly that failure to enforce the rules is making a farce of the game. He is quoted as saying of the people who run hockey, "How they get John Public to attend when they refuse to call the game according to the rules is a mystery to me." The argument goes on. And it might be noted that even under the more stringent international rules, teams at the world tournament are complaining bitterly about poor offi- ciating. Briefly Noted Few things are so exhausting as being overtalked to. There are many roads to hate, but envy is one of the shortest of them all. Bible Thought If any of*you lack wisdom, let him ask of God. -- James 1:5. The Almighty is the abundant source of all true wisdom, ae TO >. > i ARDS A COMMON OBJECTIVE REPORT FROM U.K. Economic Rebuttf Political Boost By M .McINTYRE HOOD Special London (Eng.) Correspondent For The Oshawa Times LONDON -- In spite of the fact that the British govern- ment was desperately anxious to succeed in its negotiations to enter the European Common Market, the fact that the door has been closed in its face could very well be a decided gain from a political standpoint. There are several angles from which the rejection of Britain by France can be viewed in a political sense, and all of them seem to indicate a trend which would be favorable to the gov- ernment. YOUR HEALTH One immediate effect has been to remove a source of dis- cord within the ranks of the Conservative party. A substan- tial number of Tory MPs, var- iously estimated at between 60 and 100, were known to be vio- lently opposed to entry into the Common Market. They are quite happy about the fact that this will no longer be a political issue, since it removes a cause of disunity, and brings all the members into line behind the government again. DEAD ISSUE On the other hand, the Labor opposition has been deprived of one of the weapons it hoped to Search For Cause Of Sleeplessness By JOSEPH G. MOLNER, MD The cure for sleeplessness, or insomnia, is really a question of finding out what is keeping you awake, and then doing some- thing about it. Roughly speaking, we spend about one-third of our lives sleeping. Eight hours a night is about right for most people. Yes, I've heard all about Thomas A. Edison's boast that he "never slept more than four hours,"' but I also recall the wry comment of his close friend, Henry Ford, who added that Edison caught his few hours of sleep "about three times every 24 hours." People vary a little, but bas- ically they are about the same. We all need sleep. If we don't sleep at night, we make up for it wit naps during the day, or we spend much of our time being only half awake, or, in rare cases, we really lack sufficient sleep and pay for it in soon-ruined health. One way or another, most of us do get enough sleep because nature demands it. But it is a lot more comfortable and effi- cient if we can go to bed at night and get our eight hours, and arise ready for 16 hours of vital living. Insomnia is rarely an isolated condition, Carefui probing by doctors in such cases almost al. ways reveal other factors in a person's emotional make-up, or habits, or physical condition which are closely related to the difficulty in getting a regular solid night's sleep. You can identify many of these for yourself without a doc- tor's help--if you are objective. What about self - induced TODAY IN HISTORY By THE CANADIAN PRESS March 12, 1963 .. . A Great Western Rail- way's passenger train with about 100 persons aboard, including some of the fore- most citizens of Upper Can- ada, broke through a bridge over the Desjardinins Canal, near Hamilton, 106 years ago oday--in 1837--killing 70 persons, The 30-ton loco- motive smashed through the ice of the canal dragging one of the two passengers cars under. None of the 40 passengers in the first coach survived but some escaped from the secord coach which. was not fully immersed. causes of sleeplessness? Do you use stimulants? Tea? Coffee? Reducing drugs? Pep pills? Do you smoke too much? Are you taking thyroid medication? If the dose is a little on the high side (for you) it can keep you awake, What about physical factors? What are the noticeable ele- ments when you thrash around and try to go to sleep, or when you wake up? Aches, cramps, itching, digestive disturbances, a cough, need for night urina- tion? These problems are all fairly common sleep-preventers. They are, most of the time, correc- tive. If you have one or more of these complaints, have it (or them) treated. It isn't fair for you to neglect these and still demand that your doctor stop your insomnia. Check your bedroom environ- men. Is it too warm? Too cool? Too dry? Saging springs or an otherwise uncomfortable bed can disrupt sleep. The answer is to repair the bed, not seek a pill. use to belabor the government. While officially, the Labor pol- icy was favorable to joining the Common Market if the condi- tions it laid down at the annual party conference were accepted, there hever was a ghost of a chance of the Common Market Six agreeing to the Labor pro- posals, Had Britain agreed to join on anything less than the Labor terms, this would have provided Labor with a fighting election issue which would have attract- ed many voters. Now, of course, the ECM as an election issue is as. dead as the dodo and it can- not be resurrected for cam- paigning purposes. Another factor which is portant politically is that the majority of the people of Britain, judging from all the public opinion polls, were op- posed to Britain joining the Common Market on any terms This would have provided a solid voting bloc which wou'd have gone against the govern- ment had the negotiations been carried on to a successful con- clusion, even if the terms were as good as the government wanted. Thus the danger of a mass anti-government vote on the Common Market question has been averted. REBEL CANDIDATES Most important of all, Brit- ain's rejection by France has knocked out of the election pic- ture the possibility of a host of Conservatives standing as inde- pendent anti-Common Market candidates, The disastrous re- sult of this was seen in the South Dorset election, in which an anti-ECM Conservative poll- ed 5,000 votes and enabled Labor to win what was a safe Conservative seat. A few weeks ago, I wrote an article in this column on a Devonshire farmer who was not only intending to stand as an anti-ECM candidate himself, but was campaigning through the National Farmers' Union to have anti-ECM candidates in every agricultural constituency. This could have been disastrous for the government, as the agri- cultural areas are predominant- ly Tory. Now there will be no anti- ECM candidates in the field to split the Conservative vote, and the government can be assured of the loyal support of the agri- cultural areas. So what was a great disappointment to the government may in the long run, turn out to be a blessing in disguise from a_ political standpoint. im- BY-GONE DAYS 20 YEARS AGO A total of 28,754 Ration Books No. 2 were issued in Oshawa and 5,426 in East Whitby Town- ship, according to F. E. Hal- lett, secretary of the local ra- tion board. A contract was let for the erection of additional accom- modation at Oshawa Elemen- tary Flying Training School at a cost of $200,000. Oshawa was fifth among Ca- nadian cities which sent blood donations to the Ceimaught La- eae during January, 1943. Lt.-Cmdr, David Mitchell, who visited his native-Oshawa, told a glowing story/of the res- cue of a disabled British ves- sel in the Atlantic the de- stroyer on which he was ship's surgeon. Dr. H. G. Pritzker was ap- pointed pathologist at the Osh- awa General Hospital. Kiwanian A. H. Male, Gov- ernor of the Ontario-Quebec- Maritimes District performed the ceremony when Walter Famme, Glenn Mundy, Emest Reynolds and Lyle Willson were inducted as members of the Oshawa Kiwanis Club. Oshawa Railway _ buses carried 243,073 passengers dur- ing February, an increase of 72,690 over the same month the previous year. Officers and teachers of Knox Presbyterian Church Sunday honored James Cormack who had relinquished his duties as superintendent of the school after many years service. Miss Mabel Knox read the address and presented the gift. Contributions to the Oshawa- Win-The-War and Community Fund reached a total of $33,102, George Finley, treasurer, an- nounced. Some 400 farmers in the Osh- awa area, who were employed in war industry, were affect- ed by National Selective Ser- vice regulations and were to return to the land om April 1. At a meeting of the Oshawa Trades and Labor Council Fin- ley Dafoe was elected president and M. J. Fenwick, vice-presi- dent. ; Kiwanis International Presi- dent Fred McAlister visited the Oshawa Kiwanis Club and dis- trict clubs at a dimner meeting in Hotel Genosha. OTTAWA REPORT Ottawa Campaign Contrasts Noted By PATRICK NICHOLSON OTTAWA--Two minister of citizenship and immigration fi- nally brought the election to this capital for a one-night stand in the residential consti- tuency known as Ottawa West. Incumbent Conservative Min- ister Dick Bell was the starred speaker at his party's nominat- ing convention. Two hundred supporters filled the Cambridge Street. School auditorium to hear him. i On the same evening, former Small Albania And Big China Forging Links By ADAM KELLETT-LONG PEKING (Reuters) -- China and Albania continue to get closer together in spite of strik- ing differences in race, culture and size. Diplomatic observers here be- lieve the huge People's Repub- lic of China and tiny Albania will become even more friendly in the future unless Peking and Moscow resolve their angry ideological debate on the right road to world communism. These observers agree the friendship between the two countries is based almost en- tirely upon mutual support for each other's position in the dif- ferences dividing the Commu- nist bloc, from which Albania has been virtually excommuni- cated. NO SIMILARITIES Neither in size, population, race, religion, culture, histori- cal background nor geographi- cal location are there any ob- vious natural affinities between Albania and China. Yet, apart from the signature of. a Sino-Mongolian boundary treaty last Christmas, the two signing ceremonies most pub. licized here recently have been the 1963-64 executive plan for the implementation of the Sino- Albanian cultural co-operation agreement and a protocol on scientific and technical co-oper- atio n The cultural plan provides for the exchange of visits and data in science, education, movies, 'broadcasting, journalism and sport. The scientific and technical agreement covers exchanges of data in. various fields, ex- changes of experts and of train. ees--in that order. Its most evi- dent sign so far is the visit. of an Albanian ethnologist who toured various parts of China in December. Liberal immigration minister Jack. Pickersgill was the main draw at the Liberal nominating 'convention where 400 party fans crowded the auditorium of the Elgin Street School. ; Ottawa used to be one large two-member riding, It was split into Ottawa East" and Ottawa West by the redistribution of 1933. Neither riding has ever failed to return a Liberal can- didate. TORY DEAD DUCK. So newcomer Donald Hues. ton, former national organizer for the Young Progressive Con- servative Association, is un- likely to unseat veteran Liberal George Mcliraith, now working for his eighth consecutive elec- hoe victory in a run starting in Former civil servant Jack Pickersgill gave the demure but confident Liberal audience his own version of comic fire and brimstone, designed to mock his opponents. Echoing the Con- servative jibes at "The Four Horsemen of the Commons"-- Pearson, Martin, Chevrier and himself -- he introduced "The Triumvirate of the Senate, the new firm of McCutcheon O'Leary and Flynn." O'Leary he described as "'the most accomplished smear-artist in Canada," and he emphasized this historical fact thet a few years ago he was opposed to the present leader of the Con- servative party. A sea-farer only by adoption, since he was offered a safe po- litical haven in Newfoundland, Freshwater Jack confused his audience by mixing his salty metaphors. First he charged that the Conservative govern- ment had "made a complete wreck of the Canadian ship of QUEEN'S PARK state." Then later, he it had performed the nautically impossible feat of "scuttling the ship of state further." A servatives were equally enjoy- ing the pounding which Dick _ Bell was giving to Liberal promises. "Liberal Leader Lester Pear- son has threatened that, if his party is returned to power, it will take some unpleasant deci- sions. Why should the Liberals' policies be unpleasant? and what would they be meant to accomplish?" he asked. WORK AND WRATH F Dick Bell, a skilled cam- paigner who was formerly a well . liked and effective na- tional organizer for his party, spoke with happy confidence. Where he differs from his Lib- eral predecessor Pickers is in the comfort and s ity of his own seat. Fisherman Jack could not be beaten in faraway Bonavista- Twillingate but lawyer Bell faces a tough fight in Ottawa's suburban riding of Carl once the political home of John Macdonald and solidly 'Tory in 25 general and six by-elections since con- federation. The only Conservatives east of the pane vg oh pivaag 4 get a larger m n Bell in 1962 were Wally Nesbitt (Woodstock), and cabinet min- isters Monte Monteith (Strat- ford), Walter Dinsdale (Bran- don, Manitoba) and Mike Starr (Oshawa), Yet the rising Lib- eral flood threatens Bell's Tory citadel now. i "Too many of us thought we could win without work last time," he warned his support- ers. 'But this will be the most bitterly fought campaign in this century." So after that one evening of respectable enthusiasm for 600 citizens, the English-speaking burghers of Ottawa have pushed aside political participa- tion, and gone back to running Canada from their civil serv- ice offices. But the French in Ottawa East will keep up thei divisions and debates. Plenty Of Nurses If All On The Job By DON O'HEARN TORONTO --Do we have enough nurses in Ontario? Yes--if they would work at it, This seems to be the summa- tion after a long debate here. The opposition groups insisted there was a definite shortage of nurses , . . and that operations in some hospitals were re- stricted as a result. The health minister, Dr. Dy- mond said no, this wasn't true. In support Dr. Dymond gave figures to show that the prov- ince had more nurses per capita than the national average. However there was a catch. Only 65 per cent of the nurses in the profession are working READERS' VIEWS SNOW REMOVAL Dear Sir: We note, with interest, an ar- ticle in the London Free Press, that Oshawa merchants are staging protests over the lack of snow removal from the busi- ness section: of your city. Isn't it a shame that such things are necessary to job the powers-that-be from 'heir ap- parent lethargy? However, we feel that your merchants have taken the wrong approach to solve the problem -- the proper solution may be found in the action taken in Teeswater some two years ago. Maybe you don't know where Teeswater is! Look on the map on a 45 degree north-westernly angle from your location, and there we are in the southern part of Bruce County, mid-way between Tobermory at the tip of the Peninsula to the north, and London to the south. Fig- ure it out, and you find that we are right in the midst of the famous "snow belt"', When Osh- awa gets inches of snow, we get the stuff in feet. When you have ankle deep banks along the roadsides we have veritable mountains of it. So it remains we get more than our share of Mother Na- ture's wuter moisture, and in this 'village of something less than 1,000, council just looked over the banks, crawled around them, dodged them. burrowed tunnels for convenience, plowed off the roadways -- but abso- lutely ignored: the beleagured businessmen and their problem of snow removal along the main drag. Customers, made up mainly of farmers, couldn't fd parking space, and the main street, which is also No. 4 high- way, narrowed down to two- lane traffic -- and hardly that. Businessmen were so hot on the issue that it's a wonder the snow didn't just melt away -- but it didn't. Finally, the women took up the cudgel, and one morning some 30 of them 'turned out, armed with shovels, and started heaving the white- ness onto the highway portion of the street. This really got ac- tion. The Highways Department raised cain, and the Village Fathers were provoked beyond words. Of course the good la- dies didn't work up too much of a sweat from their efforts -- but what they did brought re- sults, Next morning, lo and behold, the snow had been removed along the entire length of the business blocks. It looked like the workings of good fairies, or gremlins. That is why we say your businessmen are on the wrong track in their efforts in Osh- awa. Better they should enlist the services of a few women to shame City Fathers into action, or better still, get in touch with the feminine elite of Teeswater. I'm sure they would be happy to co-operate -- at no cost ex- cept transportation -- certamn- ly an economical means to an end, Z Hoping for better things for you in Oshawa, as they have followed in Teeswater, I am ... ANOTHER SNOW-PUSHER Teeswater. SIGN SUGGESTED Dear Sir: p I propose that the following sign, carefully prepared and brightly illuminated, be erected on the City boundary on all roads leading into Oshawa. WELCOME TO HICKSVILLE The Scenic City on the Oshawa Creek SPECIAL ATTRACTIONS The most unique collection of antique and dilapidated build- ings, better known as the Downtown Area. Snow removal and street cleaning services courtesy of the Downtown Merchants. Year round swimming from May to September providing our pools don't spring a leak. Skating in our elegant arena as long as you are under 18 years of age. UNUSUAL FEATURES The Mayor holds the position of Director of Education and has decreed that shifts will be introduced as quickly as pos- sible. We haye a permanent vacan- cy for an Industrial Com- missioner (application and resignation forms available at City Hall). Education will no longer be a basic right but will be made available if we have the money. AMUSEMENT SECTION A visit to the 5th floor of the Municipal Building on Monday evenings is a must. Regular demonstrations are given on how to talk without thinking. New members rapidly _initi- ated if not previously qualified. On the reverse side of the notice, the following might be appropriate: Please do not exceed 30 mph in your haste to leave these delightful and enlightened sur- roundings -- we do have an alert and efficient Police Department. CONTENTED TAXPAYER Oshawa at it. And of these many won't work week-ends or nights. Nobody had any suggestions as to how to get around this ex- cept to offer more money. And Dr. Dymond said money was no good. It wouldn't draw the reluctant nurses to the job. RETARDED CHILDREN Passing through the House somewhat quietly is a new piece of social legislation. 'It gives formal recognition to the problem of retarded chil- dren. The Homes for Retarded Chil- dren Act will provide for up to 50 per cent of maintenance cost and $2,500 a bed capital cost for such homes. There 'has been criticism, of course, that the province should pay all the cost. But the government feels this is a field where communities and parents should take on part of the burden. As it is Ontario is going fur- ther than any other jurisdiction on the continent. The need? It is estimated that one out of every 400 chil dren born in the province is re- tarded. MACAULAY FLOP Economics Minister Macau- lay bit the dust. i The young minister keeled over just as a session was about to start and caused a momen- tary sensation. Mr. Macaulay will be back soon. There is nothing too se- riously wrong, according to hig doctor. > The big trouble, of course, is overwork. All cabinet ministers here have to work hard at session times--no matter what the pro- duct may be. And the eco- nomics minister works harder than any of them. His daily routine would be to start in his office at nine, go through a morning of cabinet or ° other meetings, sit through the house in the afternoon, probably make a speech at night, do some more work and get home after midnight, It's a tough life. Have You Made Money In Penny Stocks ? 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