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Tag ee BO cre RT ty ae PEAT NE PIRATES YEG A NIG ae LOG IOLA OLLIE A AM She Oshawa Times Published by Canadian Newspapers Limited 86 King St. E., Oshawa, Ontario T, L. Wilson, Publisher. TUESDAY, AUGUST 6, 1963---PAGE 6 Sitting Something Less Than Roaring Success Mémbers of Parliament may . be 'returning to their constituencies with some misgivings as a result of the huge pay increase they voted themselves with speed and effi- ciency not observed in the Commons for a iong time, But they can con- sole themselves that other matters will occupy the publie's mind by the time another general election rolls around, Otherwise, they do not have much to be proud or happy about. The government's highly publi- cized Sixty Days of Decision turned out to be about' thirty of fumble, thanks to the extraordinar- ily inept performance of the man days billed as the super-star -- next to Mr. Pearson, of course -- of the Liberal cast. Finance Minister Gor- don did star, in a way; his act was in the best Buster. Keaton tradition. It was in the assault on Mr, Gordon that the opposition -- and the New Democrats in particular -- showed best advantage. While the opposition did not obstruct the government the way the Liberals World Fair There is growing alarm about Canada's World Fair, planned as a centennial project, to be staged in Montreal. Many persons close to the situation are now openly declaring that unless 'stronger direction is given the project, it could turn out to be the. most expensive flop in Canada's history -- which would make it a failure of magnificent proportions, The first cries of alarm were sounded in the Montreal Press. One of the French-language newspapers took a look at the initial plans and organization and reasoned they would cost a great deal more than the $40 million that had been opti- mistically budgetted for the project -- $20 million from Ottawa, 315 million' from Quebec province and $5 million from Montreal. The real cost, it was suggested, would be in excess of $100 million. That estimate drew more atten- tion to the project. Now the Finan- cial Post says that "the astounding likelihood that the bricks-and- mortar price of the fair and its associated services could make it another Law- to is as expensive as St. rence Seaway." did during last fall's lamentable session, it showed a strong inclina- tion to nag (the Conservatives were the. main offenders during the earlier weeks) and to ask pointless, time-wasting questions (the Quebec Social Crediters distinguished them- selves in this direction), The government did a lot of talk- ing about legislation, but a great deal of it was too vague for profit- able The provincial premiers managed to inject some practicality into the proposed muni- cipal loan fund, but no one suec- ceeded in bringing Health Minister Judy LaMarsh down to earth long enough to make sense of the contri- discussion, butory pension plan. In it was something less than a distinguished session. The government has failed to live up to pre-election about its fully prepared plans for "getting Canada The has shown that it is afraid of being another early brief its boasts moving". opposition for blamed election, forcing Troubles No official estimate has been published. But two islands are being built ing extended and a new one created which will require some 20 million yards of fill. By the time currents, ice and spring floods have had their way, this estimate may be and there the problem of putting buildings on and other conduits in the reported to be a plan- or rather, one island is be- cubic conservative; is sewers and new fill. It is ner's nightmare. In additioh, Mont- real"s Mayor Drapeau talking about extending the city's unbuilt subway under the river to the site. Tt will have to be highways and bridges built, is ere But no one officially connected with the fair,apparently, has made any sort of firm projection of prob- estimated by able capital cost -- The Financial Post a anywhere from $500 million to $700 million -- and no formal agreement has been reached as to the division of that cost by the three governments con- cerned, the project: at this time is the confusion obvious feature of The only that surrounds it, Personal Involvement need for practical business applica- The Canadian Chamber of Com- merce may have coined a significant and helpful slogan for Canadian businessmen when it headed up 'its current newsletter with the words "Personal Involvement", the Tim- mins Press thinks The letter pointed out that there are businessmen who have not yet recognized "the need for personal involvement in things political and economic" just as there are poli- , once elected, need for counsel," ticilans "who f there is any them to seth Business shrug off re ders of elects representatives is to the of democracy. comments: "The recent fumbling budget was clear evidence of the Be Osan Times aavice or i are reminded that to sponsibility on to shoul- deny basis and. foundation The Press of the eserve mon 8 potches ore oly treo. SUBSCRIPTION RATES rriers aw he administration of gov- .. The fact that one asure was withdrawn be- 'administrative | difficul- . amply demonstrate the consideration of practical of tions to ernment budget me cause of ties' need for a as well as 'theoretical aspects government legislation. "There would appear to be some not 1 but -- advance ionship between the project Bill Act to Provide for the of some towards government and business, at federal level, in the Establi Council an Economic anada... "Cert ainly and definitely, Ottawa does need the counsel and help of Now, than Confederation. more ever But it the very set up governments representatives re- terms of reference for before idea initial hoped that at least, will be appropriate tion between and garding the the Co pusiness inci the whole gets clouded by 'unrealistic objectives," Other Editors' Views FIRST \ "\ TO HOLLER 4 otar) re signs of total expressions comes from onstantly has bom- authorities to re- in front of his home tat of.the ham g up the old pave- t to register his ise, Sen ag a ag tng ot eee ED --~ a pacer orercenesoserean CALLING DR. KILDARE REPORT FROM U.K. Apartment Blocks Stir Rural Anger Ry W, McINTYRE HOOD Special London (Eng,) Correspondent For The Oshawa Times LONDON British people who live in areas away from the large centres of population are greatly concern ed about the inroads being made on the countryside by the erec tion of industria! and residential estates in the mod fashion One has only to travel around Britain by. train, bus or car to see that there'is some justifica- tion for the complaints which are being made by preservation and other public as well as. by residents socie bodies YOUR HEALTH tall of the rural areas, at the crea- tion of what they describe as "eyesores" which are robbing much of the countryside of its rural charm Particularly obnoxious are the box-like blocks of apart- ments which typify the modern trend towards tall buildings to increase the density of living ac- commodation in areas within transportation distance of Lon- don, One can see them in many places, gaunt, stark buildings, standing up like great finger- posts in the: midst of scenes of surpassing rural beauty. They are completely destroying the Barbiturate Use Can Be Good, Bad By JOSEPH G, MOLNER, M.D, Dear Dr, Molner:. We hear constantly that barbiturates are harmful dangerous Can exactly the eéf- fect of their prolonged Do they the blood? the brain? Or both? Can their use over the years the arms sim arthr -- VP, You hear about then stantly biturates is s¢ ui } iy and even you tell us ise? affect Or cause pain in o bursitis or so con- to to addiction onv ey ght be ex because ond ut this There ween nee prolonge and cessive use A s¢ quaintance 4 ence of my ac ago cies on narcot addiction treatment so kinds federal drug » in Lexington, Ky., an ex told him that barbiturate indeed, a very serious However, in the same added But that pert abuse problem breath he make it abuse harmful they that. is people Use ghter so arb ribed, you will with one. of the 'most medications,' turates as properly pres interfere useful of The oF I 1 rou 0. "barbs" are 1 rai limes of a ! urate does } qui es Sh a } the cum will not vsiologi drug rob. lie We cal that the cheat to so and neither does alc ) The ur n many var s sedative They depress t vitv of the mid - brain slow down motor activity--pnysical move- ment, They ease hitters." In they put things being equal CAN BE They muscular epilepsy can be in i bill f one oper their slightly rg loses one to Slee other USED FOR an counteract YEARS too much tension, such as in 's. They end eeping and ¢ used for vear or ob body. } womar then ey i reach de very, th : ise. a epy through | the blood baby raxed oniy with breathin However »f hiood develop purpura -- blotches on the skin. More serious, too much depression of activity, for too jong, can add up to great trouble. Barbiturate . poisoning causes deaths, although prob- ably many more deaths are from suicide when victims re alize that the pills, all by them don't bring happiness Sensibly used, the barbitur- ates are not to be feared The problem is with the per son who thinks that if one pill at night helps him sleep, many more through the day will be even better. Or with the per son who takes pep pills to wake up, sedatives to go to sleep, and alcohol in between. The person who comes to depend on sedation, expecting or* -hoping for a magic effect, is in danger Pains similar to arthritis or bursitis do not come from bar hbiturates. If that happens, some. thing else is wrong Dear Dr. Molner: | have heard that when' a woman nurses her baby, she cannot be- come pregnant during that time. Is this true?--Mrs, R.H. No it is not true PARAGRAPHICAL WISDOM No government can long exist with half the people supporting it and the other half holding it up It is said that an ecl swim ming in oil is the slickest thing, but some believe a seat on the water wagon is slicker character of all that is most beautiful in the Engiish scene One of the organizations keep- ing a-.watch on these modern developments is the Hertford- shire Society, which is heading a combined effort to get rid of "hideous cyesores" in the coun- tryside. In its annual report it speaks out strongly against the trends in modern architecture, and says that the present gen- eration is ieaving a sad legacy to its desceridants In its report, the Society says "The threats to the Green Belt are part and parcel of the peneral trend of this decade, It is being said, with some justifi- cation, that the 1960s will go down into posterity as the age without character." The report does not mince words in setting forth the de- fects in the present architectur- a! scheme It says 'This is an age of glass and concrete structures dominating our towns and cities like night mare filing cabinets; the age of neon lights, advertising signs, radio masts, electricity pylons growing ever taller, atomic power stations, water cooling towers all the hideous eye- sores which seem to have be come an essential part of life as we know it." TO AROUSE PUBLIC "But public opinion -is still a powerful force in any democracy and public opinion consists of the views of the in- dividual citizens, There is far tom much indifference, too much laissez faire, and an attitude of 'What good can I do?' It is up to each one of us to make our views knowr to check the pres- ent headlong rush. into medio- crity,"" But I am afraid that the voice of the Hertfordshire Society: is very much a voice crying into the wilderness, Even within the boundaries of that comntry, the erection of the eyesores of which it complains goes on, particular- ly in the vicinity of the new towns which have been develop- ed there to take care of the overflow of people from London TODAY IN HISTORY Ry THE CANADIAN Aug. 6, 1963 The Welland Ship Canal was officially opened 31 years ago today--in 1932-- to become one of the busiest inland waterways in the world, The canal links Lake Ontario by a series of locks with Lake Erie, crossing the rich ara fr and mounting the escarpment. It is one the major sections that al- low ships access to the in- terior of North America from the Atlantic 1945 -- The firt atomic bomb was dropped on Hiro. shima 1914 --Austria declared war PRESS Hungary on Russja BY-GONE DAYS 35 YEARS AGO The C observed Was poor ed -at nics vic Holiday was well although the weather A large crowd gather Lakeview Park for pic and sports \ seaplane was forced down at the Oshewa Harbor ing from when fiy Montreal to the Lake of Bays. The two Montreal men on board said that bad weather caused the grounding and then minor repairs had to be. made During the weekend one trucks was painted some of the firemen of the fire by Bell Seconds beat the Oshawa Cricketers by 101 to 49 runs. At one time the game was in f the Oshawa te vor am An Oshawa marathon swim mer and his female companion were carried from Oshawa-on- the Lake to Whitby in a small beat during a sq 1, The pair fought heavy waves and high winds for five hours before reaching. shore On the Civic Holiday a gang drove 460 rivets into rising structure of Hote of rivptter th ravidly the Genosha hav Senin Lacrosse a Toronto team in two gam out of three. The tournament was held at Ulster Stadium, Toronto am Lamb, the a new Dominion's record of awa Golf Cours top score of 69 was some years golfer, set at the Osh yreviou unbroken 'for Public School Balance Goal Of Negro Leaders Better schooling and a more even balance between white and Negro enrolment in public schools are among the aims of racial demon- strators in northern U.S, cities, In this story, a Ca- nadian Press reporter deals with the school problem, By JIM PEACOCK NEW YORK (CP)-Is it fair to give the Negro child the im- pression that the society in which he'll live as an. adult is primarily Negro? Do the white administrators of public school systems take the same precautions to assure high standards in all-Negro or predominantly-Negro schools as they do where most of. the pupils are white? Will the whites continue to move from a district in which Negroes are finding housing ac- commodation if the whites real- ize their children will attend in- tegrated' classrooms wherever they live? These are some of the ques- tions posed by civil rights lead- ers here when asked why they picket school board offices, stage school sit-ins and other demonstrations to bring about greater racial balance in the elementary and secondary pub- lic education These are questions raised in the communities of the northern United States, Unlike southern communities, they have not been segregated law for decades, but their neighbor: hood-schoo! policies and the fact. that they contain sections almost entirely populated by Negroes combine to bring about racial imbalance in the class- room Many demonstrations have occurred in the schools and ad- ministrative offices of New York City and surrounding areas SEEK RACE BALANCE In each case, the objective was the same: To establish a better balance between white and Negro enrolment, To accomplish this, the dem- onstrators seek to change the neighborhood policy, which dic- tates that children in the neigh- borhood surrounding a school attend classes in that school. When the neighborhood js 'pre- dominantly Negro, so is the school The schoo! issue is tied in with housing and economics, the latter affecting the type of housing and district in which the Negro, without access to better-paying positions in many cases, is able to live 'The fact that-a classroom is inte: d is an education' in itself,' said Rev, Richard A Hildebrand, Negro president of the New York City chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored Peo- ple, one of the civil rights or- ganizations backing -school demonstrations "Integrated classrooms pre- sent the pupils with the picture of the racial situation which you find in our society, Our society is not predominantly Negro and it gives the Negro child a false impression if he is forced to attend a predominantly Negro school,"' SAYS STANDARDS LAG Hildebrand and other civil rights leaders interviewed here also said they believe the school authorities and city fathers 'would he more careful of keeping standards up in classes where Negroes attend with whites." "There appears to be a tend ency to let standards lag where QUEEN'S PARK by the enrolment is all Negro, The facilities are older, the teachers inexperienced and generally the situation is-not the same as in areas that are predominantly white,"' The problem of housing, how- ever, is a key. one and by bring- ing about changes in the neigh: borhood-schoo! policies, the civil rights groups see possibilities of improving the Negro's opportu- nity of living in an integrated district as well. "If it is established that be- cause a family moves from one neighborhood to another it doesn't mean that. the children will go to school in that neigh- borhood, then one reason for whites to move out when. Ne- gres obtain housing on their street will be removed," said Hildebrand, expressing a view held by other civil rights lead- ers here, ACT IN ENGLEWOOD The situation in Englewood, N.J., a community of 26,000 across the Hudson River from Manhattan, presents a good ex- ample of the over-all civil rights education fight in the North Englewood once was referred to as the bedroom of Wall Street, housing wealthy whites who commuted to work in Man- hattan and who hired Negro servants living in a Negro com- munity set apart from. the whites It still is thickly populated by brokers, insurance men and bankers, but today more than one-quarter of its population are Negroes. Most of them live in its fourth ward, an older, rundown section in which is lo- cated the ancient Lincoln Ele- mentary School, The Lincoln school enrolment was 99 per cent Negro and Ne- OTTAWA REPORT gro parents contended the standards were so far below nearby white schools that they boycotted Lincoln and sent their children to sit-in at Cleveland school, where the enrolment was 98 per cent white, The pupils were accepted as = 'un- authorized visitors' who partic- ipated in the school lessons and activities but receive no credits for their work, The New Jersey Commission of Education investigated the Englewood situation and re- ported that achievement-stand- ard tests showed sixth-grade pupils at Lincoln two years be- hind sixth-graders at the city's other elementary schools, Many factors besides the en- rolment figure account for the difference in standards at Lin- coln, Such factors include fam- ily backgrounds, But the civil rights groups and the parents contend the children would have greater advantage in schools with better -racial bal- ance, The civil rights demonstra- tions have sparked aetion in of- ficial quarters--the New Jersey Education Commission recently ordered the racial imbalance ended in Lincoln school, even though this imbalance is unin- tentional, and school adminis- trators are expected to be ready to do this when classes resume in September, Time will tell whether the change will bring the hoped-for improvements, but the civil rights leaders say they will con- tinue to press in other commu: nities now for similar changes which they believe necessary to give the Negro equal opportu- nity in education and the social and economic benefits that would follow, HOLDOUT SIGNED WINNIPEG (CP) -- Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Western Football Conference Friday an- nounced the signing of holdout Nick Miller for his 10th season with the Bombers, The six-foot- one fullback and defensive half held a regular defence berth with the Bombers last year Members' Expense Allowance Unfair By PATRICK NICHOLSON Why shouldn't a Member of Parliament be treated like a bushel of grain? The objection about the whole new pay tructure for MPs should really be centred on its failure to differentiate between different constituencies, Just as subsidies are paid on shipments of grain from certain points to the appropriate port, so-should subsidies be paid to MPs in ac- cordance with the actual cost of shipping them to Parliament Hill in Ottawa : In other words, there should be 'Crowsnest Pass Freight Rates" for MPs There has been, according to some reports, a strong reacuon against raising MPs' remunera- tion to $18,000 per year. This, it will be remembered, consists of $12,000 indemnity, which is sub- ject to income tax, and $6,000 expense allowance which is tax free I WOULD PAY MORE Two months ago, this column reported that some such' in- crease was in the mill. I pointed out then that fairness, common sense and common practice de- manded a more realistic study than had evidently been given to this problem, Consider how a business han- dies this problem, If it has a Students' Waiting Period Shortened By DON O'HEARN TORONTO--Nearly two weeks was lopped off the time of re leasing Grade 13 examination results this year They were out on Aug, ! in- Stead of the Aug. 13 a year ago. To make this posible exams were written a week earlier markers (1,050 of them) were brought into Toronto -- sooner than usual and the clerical staff was stepped up This meant considerably less wailing--and frustration for students wanting to - know whether they would get into university . Attempts will be made to make still further cuts in the future. But it doesn't seem likely any substantially greater reductions can be made in the marking time An IBM set-up will be used next year to advise universities o* students' marks. This could Step back by a few days the work on their admission boards And the following year lan- guage papers will be cut to one from two But off-setting this there is a very sharp increase each year in the number of candidates And it's a job to step up the machin to even keep up with the gain YACHTING NEWS: Now we're getting our here at the vacht club When Transport Minister James Auld had some news to give out he called a noon press conference the RCYC A boat ride across the bay, a glass of refreshment, a good lunch, and a bit of news Old timers would shrive Young Jimmy the minister plays the drums and likes hot jazz records me news But maybe his blood is a bit too hot for this place. Somehow or other the ob- server--who perhaps is getting old--thinks the people of On- tario might not agree ~ with having their money spent lug- ging a bunch of newspapermen across the bay for a free lunch Jim Auld is a very nice young man He undoubiediy means very, very well. © But somehow or other he's picking up bad advice in those jazz clubsm Is If you're premoting a wrest- ung match, or a burlesque show or 1 plant you do this very, a new oar type of thing But not when you are spend- ing public money. If there's some particular reason for taking a trip--such as a hydro' plant to see at the other end -- okay. But not a junket to hand a press release and try and make a good shot out of the minister. This min- ister really doesn't need this type of thing anyway team of salesmen, it pay each an appropriate remuneration for the work performed, but it also reimburses each for nec- essary out-of-pocket expenses actually incurred. For instance, it might pay a salesman 12 cents per mile travelled if he uses his Own car on company business; but it does not pay every salesman a. flat mileage allowance whether he uses hit own car or merely works on his local main street Thus it is unfair to MPs and unreasonable to taxpayers that all MPs should be given a flat expense allowance, no matter whether they live in Vancouver Island, P.E.I. or this city of Ottawa An MP from Vancouver Is- land or from P.E.I. obviously has more expenses than an MP representing Ottawa, because the latter can live at home, see his family daily, and walk to work, But MPs from distant communities, who cannot even get home regularly at weekends as members of the 'Tuesday to Thursday Parliamentary Club," have the expense of maintain- ing two homes to some degree. REIMBURSE EXPENSES In that earlier column on this topic, I wrote: "A reasonable readjustment would be 'to pay every MP a basic $12,000 per year) pius $3,000 tax-free expense allow- ance; plus repayment of neces- sary and substantiated livin and travel expenses up to $5,00! per year," The pay revisions just passed by the House of Commons do in fact provide that basic $12,- 000 per year, But they pay a flat $6,000 tax-free expense al- lowance in addition. No differ- entiation is made between the necessary constituency ex- penses, which I rated at $3,000 per year for all MPs, and the necessary domestic expenses, which I estimated might range from practically nothing up to $5,000 per year as a reasonabie ceiling--although many MPs of course spend even more than that, Thus my proposals would have given MPs a ceiling of $20,000 a year, higher than the $18,000 actually proposed by the government. The initial figure proposed by the government was, I understand, exactly the same as mine, but was scaled down slightly as a concession to possible public criticism My formula would have done much to. forestall any such criticism, It would further have had the great advantage of put- ting MPs on the same basis as Joe Canuck for whom they leg- islate; Joe is expected to ac- count for his expenses, and then have them reimbursed if ap- proved. Poor Joe, he just pays those MPs, but they won't let him draw any flat rate unsub- stantiated expense - allowance like that $6,000 we LIST ONLY To OR (' SPOT CASH TERMS JOHN A, 3. BOLAHOOD REAL ESTATE -- MORTGAGES 725-6544 FOR RENT modern typewriters and adding machines of all mokes: Under- wood, Smith Corone, Royal, both standard and portable models, Special student rates. een Walmsley & Magill Office Equipment Ltd. 9 KING ST. EAST 725-3506