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} 7 ; } She Oshawa Times Published by Canadian Newspapers Limited 86 King St. E., Oshawa, Ontario T. L, Wilson, Publisher WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 1963--PAGE 6 % Stern Answer Required To Convict Blackmail © In little more than two weeks, Canadian convicts have made four attempts to blackmail prison author- ities into transferring them to another penitentiary. The first at- tempt was successful, and once that happened, one could expect that desperate violent men in other prisons would repeat the experi- ment. Jail property has been des- troyed and blood has been shed. The penitentiary system in Can- ada needs a thorough overhaul. Two years in a penitentiary -- the minimum sentence -- has _ been described as an intensive course in crime. First offenders are locked in with hardened criminals. Some steps have been taken to separate * them, and to improve the rehabili- tation process through extension of probation. But as long as offenders are tossed together, higgledy- piggledy, there will be trouble both in the penitentiary and in the rehabilitation system. In every penitentiary there is a hard core of tough criminals, men Pension Board Hassle The pensions board adjudicates the pension claims of war veterans and their dependents. According to federal legislation, the government may appoint between eight and 12 pension commissioners to 10-year terms and a maximum of five com- " missioners for one year terms. The board now has 12 commissioners. The job is an important one. It calls for knowledge of pension regulations and service conditions as well as a deep and warm under- standing of human nature. One would think, then that ap- pointments to the board would - depend primarily on ability and the load of work before the board. But - after last week's goings-on, one must wonder. The impression we get is that the first consideration is the political background of the potential appointee. The new Minister of Veterans Affairs, the Hon. Roger Teillet, did not renew the one-year ap- pointment of Commissioner Ken- neth Mackay. The former minister, Gordon Churchill, promptly accused who live by and for violence. They are the instigators of riots, of attacks on other prisoners; they live by threat and intimidation. Why should there not be a separate institution for such men? The provincial reforms depart- ment. recognizes that minimum security is sufficient for some prisoners, but that maximum secur- ity is necessary for others. It is the conduct of the prisoner that decides. Penal experts recognize, too, that the location of a prison or reform institution is important, from the point of view of rehabili- tation. A prison close to a large university city, for example, can draw on highly trained specialists; visiting is easier. But the hard- core criminals are beyond these considerations. Why, then, should they not be placed in an institution more suited to their natures? It would be to such an _ institution that the violent blackmailers would go, not to the penitentiary of their choice. . « Mr. Teillet of being spiteful. It may only be coincidence that Mr. Mackay was a former worker in Mr. Churchill's Conservative riding association in Winnipeg. Mr. Teil- let, of course, indignantly denied Mr. Churchill's charge. Mr. Mackay was not reappointed, he said, be- cause there were not enough French-speaking members on the board, and the imbalance should be corrected. To our knowledge, there was no mention of Mr. Mackay's capabi- lities as a commissioner, either by Mr. Churchill or Mr. Teillet. Nor was there any mention of' the amount of work before the board. Is there enough to keep the com- missioners busy? Is there too little? Too much? Will the French-speak- ing member appointed in. Mr. Mackay's place -- by some strange coincidence, again -- be a hard- working member of a Liberal riding association? Perhaps Mr. Teillet will be more informative in the days to come. But somehow we doubt it, Prevention Of Fires mable items from the pockets of winter garments before storing. Six children and an adult died in two fires in one community during the weekend. By the end of the year, more than 400 Canadians will have died in house fires -- about half of them children. On the average day, 170 homes are damaged by fire in Canada, or more than 63,000 each year, causing a property loss of around $28 mil- lion. ; The tragic lo¥s of life, and the heavy property loss, are in most cases unnecessary and avoidable, simply because most home fires can be prevented. The All Canada In- surance Federation, which repre- sents 220 competing fire, auto- mobile and casualty insurance com- panies in Canada, suggest that home owners take the following precautions, especially applicable at this time of the year: Remove matches and other flam- She Oshawa Times T. L. WILSON, Publisher C. GWYN KINSEY, Editor The Oshawa Times combining The Oshowo Times (established 1871} and the Whitby Gazette and Chronicle (established 1863) is published * daily (Sundays and statutory holidays excepted) Members of Canadian Daily Newspaper Publish- ers Association, The Canadian Press, Audit Bureou of Circulation and the Ontario Provincial Dollies Association. The Canadion Press is exclusively entitied to the use of republication of all news despatched in the paper credited to it or to The Associated Press of Reuters, and also the local mews published therein. All rights of special des- patches are: clso reserved. Offices: Thomson Building, 425 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario; 640 Cothcort Street, Montreal, P.Q. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Delivered by carriers in. Oshawa, Whitby, Ajax, Pickering, Bowmanville, Brooklin, Port Perry, Prince Albert, Maple Grove, Hamptun, Frenchman's Bay, Liverpool, Taunton, Tyrone, Dunbarton, Enniskillen, Orono, Leskard, Brougham, ' Burketon, Claremont, Columbus, Greenwood, Kinsale, Raglan, Blackstock, Manchester, Pontypool. and Newcastle, not. over 45c per week. By mall (in Province of Ontario) outside carriers delivery oreas 12.00 per year. Other P end ea! mintries 15.00, USA. end foreign 24.00, Clean out basements, sheds, where rubbish may have accumu- lated. Use non-flammable fluids for cleaning floors and clothing; do not use gasoline or similar volatile fluids. : Oily rags, or rags soaked in tur- pentine or other fluids, should be destroyed or kept in sealed metal containers. -Winter heating materials -- oil, kerosene, etc. -- should be kept at minimum level during summer months. Chimneys and furnaces should be thoroughly cleaned. : Fans, air conditions and similar summer appliances should be chek- ed for frayed cords of loose con- nections. Accumulated leaves should be re- moved from eaves and around the base of homes. attics, Bible Thought Keep ourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life. -- Jude 21, God does His share of the "keep- ing"; we must do our share. also. I am Alpha and Omega, the be- ginning and the ending, saith the Lord . -- Revelation 1:8, All our questions regarding origins and destinies must at last be answered in the person of Jesus Christ, r garages and other areas REPORT FROM U.K. Thatched Cottage New Status Symbol . By M. McINTYRE HOOD Special London (Eng.) Correspondent to The Oshawa Times LONDON -- A new status symbol, one of the outgrowths of the developments of Britain's affluent society, has come into being. The proper thing for peo- ple who have achieved a com- fortable standard of wealth and wish to impress their fellow- citizens to do is to have a thatched cottage.in the country, in one of the delightful and quiet villages of rural Eng- land. This new trend, being taken up avidly by large num- bers of the newly - rich, has brought a sudden new life to the ancient and dying art of thatch: ing All over England the coun- try thatchers are working full time and much overtime to keep pace with the demand for thatch- roofed cottages. In the south of England, in the counties be- tween London and the channel ports the activity is greatest, Travelling 'by train or road down to the sea, one notices the unusual sight of groups of thatchers working on coltages. Owners who have bought cot- tages to have them renovated are having to wait as long as three months to have their roofs re-covered. THATCHERS ORGANIZE One of the side effects of this mew wave of popularity for thatched homes was the holding of a meeting of thatchers at Ox- ford for the purpose. of organiz- ing. The themé of the meeting was "Thatchers of England -- Unite'. The meeting was called by the National Federation of Mas- ter Thatchers ,whose secretary is Thomas Castle,_ rural indus- tries organizer for Northamp. tonshire Riral Community Council. This federation was formed about a year ago, but up to the present its membership has been confined largely to thatch- ers in the Northampton area. Now it has been decided to widen its scope and make it a 'thing, I genuinely national organization. 700 IN COUNTRY It is believed that there are about 700 professional thatchers in England and Wales. Moést of them have their own country as- sociations. One of the objects of federating into a national body is to improve the apprentice- ship system. William Thomas, 70-year-old secretary of the Dorset Master Thatchers Association, said: YOUR HEALTH ROYAL Coneresioy "It is not easy to get young men interested in the craft these days, The apprenticeship lasts five years, and many don't stick it out. But something needs to be done, because a lot of ama- teurs are getting into the trade and making a botch of it." Like most 'thatchers, Mr. Thomas carries on a family tradition started by his great- grandfather. But his son, Ron- ald Thomas, also a_thatcher, looks like being the last of the line, He has two boys at.school, but neither of them has the slightest interest in carrying on this traditional family occupa- tion. Meanwhile, the demand for expert thatchers is growing and is likely to grow as more and more people seeking to acquire country homes and insist that they must be thatched cottages, Sensible To Gain Relief From Pain By JOSEPH G. MOLNER, MD Dear Dr. Molner: I am only 30 but have been told by two doctors that I have arthritis and that there is nothing they can do but give me pills to nase the pain. I don't believe in "'living on pain pills' so I don't take any- have tried applying heat to my legs and they feel fine for a while. However, someone has told me heat is bad for this, and that I should use. cold packs instead. I don't know whether I should exercise my limbs or not.--Mrs. H. J. If by "pain pills" you mean salicylates (aspirin and similar ones) you are overlooking the fact that they are anti-inflam- matory medication as well. Yes they calm down headaches, but they: also combat inflammation in the joints, and over years of testing they still prove to be the best thing yet found for arthritis. So, for your own well-being as well as comfort, abandon this notion about "living on pain pills." Heat also is excellent for these /stiffened, painful joints. A hot bath, a hot pad, a hot water bottle, any means that applies heat will bring relief. BY-GONE DAYS 25 YEARS AGO J J. Mitchell, Russell How- ard, Louis Pleau and Daniel Robinson of the Oshawa Rail- way Company. were honored upon retirement after combined service of 100 years with the company. Retail merchants 'began clos- ing their stores on Wednesday afternoons. They had petitioned city council to pass a bylaw pro- hibiting remaining open during the summer months. A book printed in 1703 was on display at the Book Fair held in Simcoe Street United Church A number of old volumes were lent.to the Fair by C. M. Mundy and Mary J. Adams. Rev, W. R. Tanton, pastor' of Simcoe Street United Church, was elected chairman of the Oshawa Presbytery. The Oshawa Yacht Club moved its building across the harbor to a new site Walter Branch was elected president of the Lakeshore Jun- ior Baseball League. The Ontario Regimental Band, under the direction of Bandmas- ter J, Broadbent, gave a musi- cal program in the Regent Theatre. Mrs. Frank Branton, presi- dent of the Liberal Women's As- sociation, and Mrs, Richard Johnston, secretary, attended a Liberal convention in London, Ontario. Reginald G .Geen gave a re- cital on the new organ in St. Andrew's United Church and Mrs. Grant Berry sang solo se- lections, A ratepayers' association combining Pickering and Whit- by townships was formed to pro- test the proposed route of the new provincial highway. Over 125 new trees were to be planted in the city's school grounds after the recommenda- tion of the property committee to the Board of Education was : approved. Jimmy Bartlett, Oshawa's Canadian marathon champion and member of the Dominion's Olympic and British Empire teams, was honored by the city council when he was guest of honor at the monster civic bane quet tendered to hockey chame pions here. Dean McLaughlin, horseshoe pitching provincial champion, was also honored Bowmanville installed a new street-lighting system. It won't, to. be sure, be a cure, None exists. But relief does. Why don't you forget about the advice of "someone" who has told you the opposite? Heat .is not bad for the joints or arth- ritis. As to exercise, no. Movement yes. I hope this distinction is clear, Sheer exercise, just for the sake of the exertion, will not help and may harm the arthritic joints. On: the other hand, movement of them, to the fullest degree possible, prevents them from becoming gradually stiffer. With an ankle or wrist, move it as far as possible in the directions it is supposed to go. With the knees, of course, the direction of movemen: is more limited. But move the knee as far as it normally should go. Move, don't 'exer- cise."" You'll get enough exer- cise in ordinary daily activities anyway. ie Dear Dr. Molner: My _hus- band recenily had a terrible pain in his .side. The doctor called it an incomplete hernia. Please explain--Mrs. H.C, Sure he didn't say indirect? Hernias are classified as direct or indirect, depending on loca- tion in the groin area. There is also the situation of a re- laxed inguinal ring which is what some of us refer to as a potential hernia formation. The doctor may have referred to the latter as an imcomplete hernia, DEFEAT DROUGHTS CONAKRY, Guinea (Reuters) A West German aid Project now underway here will make the coming few months the last really dry season in the Guinea capital. A 50-mile pipeline will treble the city's water supply that formerly almost gave out in the dry season. OTTAWA REPORT Trade Gets Boost On TCA Air-Lift By PATRICK NICHOLSON OTTAWA -- Operation World Markets, the government pro- gram to sell more Canadian goods to more foreign countries, has been launched here with a smooth success beyond expec- tations. The unheralded lubrication which facilitated this smooth. ness, says a trade official, was the transportation of nearly 800 foreign executives and 150 trade commissioners from countries around the world, The travel bill paid by the trade department was over $250,000. The responsibility for this enormous exercise was en- trusted by the trade depart- ment to our state-owned Trans- Canada Air Lines, which handled all routing and ticket- ing and most of the transporta- tion. Many of our visitors came to Canada on special charter flights of TCA aircraft. Two huge DC-8 jetliners flew from Europe, another from Chicago; Viscount airliners brought Americans from Washington, Boston and Detroit; Vanguards brought Latin-Americans and West Indians. Visitors from more distant points came if possible on TCA regular flights, TODAY IN HISTORY By THE CANADIAN PRESS May 8, 1963... The Second World War hostilities in Europe ceased 18 years. ago today--in 1945 --in line with the uncondi- tional surrender of all Ger- man land, sea and_air forces. The surrender had been signed the previous day by German envoys meeting Allied delegates in a schoolhouse at Rheims, France, the temporary headquarters of Gen. Eisen- hower, Supreme Allied Com- mander. 1429--Joan of Arc raised the siege of Orleans. 1884 -- Former United States President Harry Tru- man was born. | GALLUP POLL or were flown by connecting lines to join the charter flights. The complicated movement went off without loss of time or even of baggage; there were no hitches so it did not get into headlines, Nothing worse than two umbrellas temporarily mis- laid; while the baggage'.record was an insurance company's dream, : One trade official told mo that, after 25,000 miles of char- ter flight, the travellers were delayed less by unpunctual flights than by the shutter-bugs among them pausing to snap or be snapped with the scarle:- coated Mounties at the foot of the ramps at the airport How does an airline handle special flights of Very Impor- tant Persons who must be de- livered at their destination well * rested, well fed, and full of goodwill towards their host? The arrahgements for these planeloads of rich buyers were meticulously detailed down to the last ice-cube. "Extra ice to be boarded in QUEEN'S PARK plastic bags, to assist stewaras to pack champagne in ice for more rapid chilling," said the special TCA orders, Nearly 1,000 VIPs from 54 foreign countries represented varied patterns of national habit and religious practice, so dietary laws and customs had to be respected. "Alcohol, butter and animal fats must not be used in the preparation of this menu," pres- cribed one "TCA order. Special gourmet meals, as regularly provided for first class passengers on TCA flights, were served on all charter flights. Experienced travellers agree that some of the most sumpt- uous transit meals in the world are now served seven miles above the Atlantic Ocean, and these were enjoyed by visitors. Doesn't this dinner menu make your mouth water? "Lobster cocktail; fillet mig- non with mushrooms, french peas, cauliflower and Anna po- tatoes; green salad with Rocquefort dressing; charlotte au kirsch; assorted cheese ('cheese to be pre-cut into in- dividual portions to assist ser- vice in flight'); fresh fruit. Cocktails or soft drinks before dinner, served with canapes ('no ham, butter or red meat"); Moet and Chandon champagne served with dinner, then cognac and liqueurs." Marketing Nearing By DON O'HEARN TORONTO--A point of deci- sion in farm marketing may be approaching. The provincially - appointed Ontario Farm Marketing Board ---which it can be taken for granted speaks for the govern- ment--has stepped in over the head of the Ontario Flue-Cured Tobacco Growers' Marketing Board. It ordered the growers board to remove cuts in production which it had ordered earlier this year. If you are sitting on the out- side casually observing our ag- riculture industry this will mean little or nothing to you. But to the farmers and the men in marketing it is very big Stuff indeed. Robarts Given Big Edge As Choice For Premier BY CANADIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC OPINION (World Copyright Reserved) John Robarts leads by more than three to one over John Wintermeyer as people's choice for Premier of Ontario. With rumors of an election later this year the Gallup Poll undertook a special study in On- tario, Results show 47 per cent of the voters think Mr. Robarts would make thd best leader, when they try to. put political feelings on one side, Mr. Wintermeyer is the choice of 14 per cent. Women, city dwellers, white collar and professional people are especially favorable to Mr. Robarts, as the blueprint of public: reaction in various 'seg- ments of the Ontario population shown below, reveals. Interviewers for the Gallup Poll asked a sample of the -- voting public this ques- tion: "Regardless of any political feelings you may have , and thinking just of individuals, which man do you think would make the best premier for On- tario at the present time, John Robarts or John Wintermey- er?" Best Premier For Ontario? Robarts Wintermeyer Both Can't Best Total Ontario Men Women .. Cities ... Towns Rural Labor Farmers . Others oP eeeeereseoes Best 14%, 1 12: 15 15 12 18 12 ll 7 BONUS DAYS LEFT -- To Receive a -- BIG 4% ON YOUR SAVINGS FROM MAY 1st For Further Information Call any one of the Friendly, Courteous Staff at 728-1653 GUARANTY TRUST CO. OF CANADA 32 King St. East, Downtown Oshawa "Canada's Largest Independent Trust Co." * Point Of Decision It is probably the most arbi- trary step that has ever been taken by government here in marketing, and indicates that government is ready to take more control. oo In this :case, however, more control could actually be lead- ing towards less control. It is an secret that for the past while -- probably the past four or five years--the gov- ernment has not been Py -- the trend in farm market- ng. This trend has been growing more and more towards regi- mentation of the individual farmer. Marketing itself, of course, means that his freedom of. sale is taken away--he must sell his product through the official agency, at the price it sets. A few years ago the hog pro- ducers tried to move a step be- yond this and get into process- ing. And th government had to bring in new legislation to straighten this out. And then tobacco has been most extreme of all. The grow- er's board has authority to con- trol acreage and production. This is the only field in which such powers have been given. And as you know there has been great unrest and disturbance in the industry. There has been a question where this trend would ever stop. And whether it might eventually lead to complete reg- imentation. SERVING NOTICE a So in its step to contro] the board, the government agency is actually controlling the board's powers to control, and also serving notice that it won't stand for too much restriction. 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