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| She Oshatwn Times 86 King St. E., Oshawa, Ontario T. L. Wilson, Publisher SATURDAY, AUGUST 31, 1963----PAGE 6 Work-For-Welfare 'Plan Not The Best Approach The Ontario Municipal Associa- tion is following a dangerous path in asking for permissive legislation to make unemployed persons work for their welfare payments. On the surface, it is a reasonable request, particularly when it car- ries provisions that work be limited to regular rates of pay equivaient to the amount of. welfare received, and that coverage be granted un- 'der the Workmen's Compensation Act. It is backed by the request of the Welfare Officers Association that the Ontario minister of public welfare and the federal minister of health be asked to- "provide that employable welfare recipients be obliged to work for the general wel- fare assistance they receive." Closer examination of the pro- posal, however,' reveals its dangers. It could very well lead to municipal exploitation of labor, to disruption of the labor market in a community and to municipal waste through the hardening of a permanent low-wage work force employed on unnecessary make-work projects. There is obviously a general municipal welfare problem, but it is not going to be solved by an over- simplified approach such as that being taken by the OMA. The so- Labor Force In July the Canadian labor force rose to over seven million for the first time in the country's history. The Bank of Montreal's business re- _ view points to immigration as ma- jor factor to the remarkable growth between 1952 and 1962 when almost 1,300,000 people were added to the labor force. Another important development was that the number of women working in 1962 showed an increase of some 50 per cent over 1952. More women than men entered 'the labor 'force betweép 1956 and 1962, al- though women accounted for only about a quarter of the total. In the same ten years, the number of peo- ple in agriculture declined by 235,- 000, while there was a phenomenal growth of employment in the serv- ice-producing industries. Thus broad changes have been taking place in the labor force, but more important, changes have been taking place in the skills and knowl- edge required by members of the lution must: be more patient, more subtle and more civilized. Sociological studies in depth con- ducted in several large North American cities reveal that about 85 per cent of welfare recipients would much prefer to hold steady jobs than to live off the commun- ity's charity. What these people need for their own self-respect as much as for their daily needs is reg- ular employment, not irregular make-work substitutes; their plight is a part. of the general, pressing problem of national unemployment, for which the three levels of yov- ernment must find a. solution. The chronic charity cases form the other 15 per cent -- families in which son follows father on the re- lief rolls, families which seem in- capable of living except on public welfare. Something more than a forced-work program is needed to remove this hard core -- probably an enlightened educational program based on intensive studies of the permanent reliefers. If the municipalities have jobs to fill, they should fill them in the normal fashion, through the nation- al employment service. To do other- wise would be to create either a pre- ferred class of workers or a second class, neither of which is desirable. @ Changing Canadian labor force. In_ sober, banker's prose, the busines review says: "There is ample evidence to suggest that in general the fastest growing occupations are the ones requiring relatively high levels of training and education. Conversely, the semi-skilled and unskilled oc- cupations are growing at substan- tially slow rates, and some of them 'are actually declining numerically." Schools are bulging with students. It follows that the number of people looking for work can soon be ex- pected to increase greatly. But the bank thinks that the increase will come mainly from a group of young people who will be better educated and equipped to meet the changing needs of the labor market. It notes, however, that "a continuing effort is required to adjust our education- al and training institutions and methods to meet the changing oc- cupational needs of the economy" to make the best use of the expand- ing labor force. It does, indeed. More Census Statistics More than two years after the decennial census, the Dominion Bureau of Statistics continues to churn out facts and figures based on information collected through June, 1961. Final results of the cen- sus are being issued in the form of individual reports as the informa- tion becomes available. During the 1962-63 fiscal year, the bureau pub- lished 54 such reports, and many more have been issued in recent months. Our Ottawa correspondent, Farm- er Tissington, writes that for the first time, processing of the results of a Canadian census was carried out on an electronic computer. In- formation from the completed ques- tionnaires was recorded on magnet- She Oshawa Times T. L. WILSON, Publisher -C. GWYN KINSEY, Editor The Oshawa Times combining The Oshowa 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- ets Association. The Canadian Press, Audit Bureau of Circulation and the Ontario Provincial Duilies Associaton. Canadon Press is exclusively entitied to the use of republication of all news despatched in the paper credited to it or to The Associated Press or Reuiers, and also .the local news published therein. All rights of specici des- patches are also reserved: ; Offices: Thomson Building, 425 University Avenue, by tse Ontario; 640 Cathcart Street, H, P.Q. . SUBSCRIPTION RATES Delivered by carriers in Oshawa, Whitby, "Ajax, Pickering, Bowmanville, Brooklin, Port Perry, Prince Albert, Maple Grove, Hampton, Frenchman's Bay, Liverpool, Tounton, Tyrone, Dunbortdn, Enniskillen, Orono, Leskard, Brougham, Gurketon, Claremont, Columbus, Greenwood, Kinsale, Raglan, Blackstock, Manchester, Pontypool and Newcastle, not over 45c per week. By mall (in Province of Ontario}. outside carriers delivery areas 12.00 per year, Other Provnces and Commonwealth Countries. 15.00, « USA, end foreign 24.00, ic tape at the rate of 600 forms a minute. It was then fed into the computer, which rearranges and summarizes the data to produce tabulated results at a remarkable speed. Census reports are broken down into four main categories. The ad- vance series provides a summary of most-sought-after information on population, housing, labor force and 'agriculture. The volume series rep- resents*the main results of the cen- sus and 28 such reports were pub- lished. The special series contains material which relates chiefly to more detailed or smaller geograph- : ical areas. The census tract series contains much detailed information for 25 of the larger centres of pop- ulation. The result of all the work is that Canadians know more about each other. than ever before and there are few statistical questions about the population the bureau cannot answer. But the work will hardly be completed when it will begin to be out of date, and plans will be started for the next head count in 1971. : Bible Thought For the Lord knoweth the way of righteousness: but the way of the ungodly shall perish»--- Psalm 1:6. Ultimately, there are but two ways in life. Follow the Psalms for God's way. v _OUT HOW PERSON er: The TAX APPEAL BOARD HAS TOLD ASSESSORS NoT To PaINT $ CAN LIGHTEN THEIR BURDEN -- cos WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING Vancouver Sun: The pro-lot- tery movement would advance its case by never again men- tioning sweepstake revenues in the same breath with miainte- nance of hospitals, education or charity. While the hard sense of har- nessing our globe-trotting gam- bling millions for domestic good is self-evident, this coupling has become an embarrassment. Heaven protect us, say lottery opponents, if education or nos- pitals or chairty ever become dependent on the country's gambling flings. This is the response of some of our city 'council. members and a\qumber of educators polled duXing a summer con- ference. Add they're right. To make these services dependent on lotteries would be outrage- ous. No one, of course, ever said they should be. At best, lottery income would be only a supple- ment for the good works that are the proper responsibility of the people and the state. But this is a_ subtlety isn't worth preserving. Pro-lottery advicates will have a chance to get out from under this unfortunate associa- tion of means and ends in Daw- son Creek this. September when lotteries are debated at the Union of B.C. Municipalities convention, They should ask that. pro- ceeds from national or provin- cial lotteries go not to specific works or causes but into general funds for general purposes. The over-burdened taxpayer, if he can be relieved in any degree, won't be so fussy where the money comes from. that Welland Tribune: The smart champions retire while they're on top. In sport there are a few examples like heavyweight box- ers Gene Tunney and Rocky Marciano. In politics you have Leslie Frost, the political father image of Canada's largest province for a dozen years in the office of premier, Mr. Frost has announced he wil] not seek re-election for tae riding of Victoria which he rep- resented for 26 years in the Ontario Legislature. : Few Canadian political lead- ers have been as smoothly suc- cessful as this resident of Lind- say. His period of political power corresponded with un- precented growth in the prov- ince and in the nation. Through rough .water and smooth Mr. Frost maintained a public attitude of calm confi- dence that obviously impressed the voters. Rather than being forced into fetirement by time and circumstance he chose to move out quietly, his succession in safe and competent hands. In his 26 years of elected office Mr, Frost served his party and his province in out- standing fashion. His friends, on all sides of the political spec- trum, will wish him many happy years. Guelph Mercury: People, for the most part, make situations safe or unsafe. Attitudes make situations safe or unsafe, Anger, discourtesy, indifference, the cocksuredness of conceit, lack of consideration for others, all make for accidents, And the reverse is true also, for humil- ity, courtesy, integrity, consid- eration ands respect for the rights and lives of others all tend to make situations safe, or safer. It is one of the ironies of fate that very often innocent people living up to the rules of the road and trying to give their fellow- travellers the consideration they have a right to expect them- selves, will collide head-on with some immature idiot, driving with a few drinks under his belt, cutting a corner, or roar- ing over the crest of a hill on the wrong side of the road, If people would make a habit of safety, all that is called for is a little courtesy, consideration, and respect for the rights of others, In other words, the Gol- gen Ruie. Hamilton Spectator: In a Lindsay court, Magistrate R. L. Moore said that operators of power boats should be licensed. He made the comment as he imposed a penalty of $300. or 60 days in jail, on a 25-year-old boy convicted of operating a boat dangerously in a fatal acci- dent on Sturgeon Lake. There is a temptation, in re- sort areas, to regard lakes and bays as private ponds for the enjoyment of families -- includ- ing the youngsters -- who have been visiting them for years. This possessive attitude is nat- ural and understandable, but un- fortunately it cannot stand the test of time and the vast in- crease in pleasure boat traffic. It is dangerous now to treat lakes and bays as anything but water highways, with strict safety rules to be enforced. It may seem a nuisance to some that a teenager needs a licence to operate the family boat, and to undergo the test of skill and BY-GONE DAYS 40 YEARS AGO Fire destroyed a 200-foot shed at the Ontario Hospital in Whitby. The farm implements housed there were a total loss. . Miss E. K. McLaughlin was awarded the Edward Blake Scholarship for proficiency in mathematics in her matricula- tion examinations. Work was started on the 92- foot bell tower of St. George's Anglican Church. One of the portable buildings at the High School was removed , to allow for a permanent exten- sion to be built. W. J. Trick of the Trick Con- struction Co, announced that the new Centre Street School was well under way and would soon be ready for roofing. The building was expected to be completed by the end of December. * Ww, Meredith, Ritson road, 're- ported haying raised 68 canar- jes since the first of the year. The birds were of rare breeds of St. Andreasburg and Hartz Rollers. The Ontario Reformer cele- brated its first anniversary under the management of J. C. Ross, president and editor, and J.. Ewart MacKay, vice-presi- dent and treasurer. The staff of the Drawback Department, GMC, gave a party in honor of P. M. Irwin who was leaving the city to take an appointment with Cana- dian Products, Walkerville. Seven new teachers were hired for the Oshawa High School. They included J. G. Adams, C. L, Rowe, Miss J. Yorke, Miss Tuttle, Miss H, Best, Mr. King and Dr, Sinclair. W. E. N. Sinclair, MPP, was leader of the Liberal Opposition in the Ontario Legislature. In a 96-mile race staged by the. Oshawa Flying Club, a pigeon belonging to I. Travell came first. Provincial Police $30,000 worth of liquor hidden in a barn near Whitby, One ar- rest was made and three auto- mobiles captured. seized © 'KEEP HUMANITARIANISM OUT OF THIS' judgment that should accom- pany it. But the inconvenience is a small price to pay for the lives that might be saved. Charlottetown Patriot: Per- haps, as Prime Minister Pear- son said yesterday, an increase in ihe pay of MPs will make Parliament more effective. Fol- lowing that line of reasoning, the half-million dollars neces- Sary to provide the increase in the Senators' pay, will add still more to Parliament's efficiency. Since jt is going to. cost the peo- ple of Canada nearly three mil- .lion dollars a year to provide those increases, the improved efficiency of Parliament should be substantial. No one, however, is going to believe that members of Parlia- ment who have been receiving $10,000 a year for the past eight or nine years, are now going. to work almost twice' as hard: in the interests of their constitu- ents, simply because they are going to be paid almost twice as much as formerly. The Prime Minister was prob- ably nearer the truth when he told the Commons yesterday that the new pay of $18,000 will attract abler men to Parlia- ment. It should do that. But that fact alone would not justify al- most doubling the pay of mem- bers of Parliament, for if. the new pay will attract more able candidates, it will also attract many others more interested in the pay than in what they should -do to earn it. QUEEN'S PARK UNITED KINGDOM OPINION. Trade Council Proposed At Commonwealth Meet By M, McINTYRE HOOD Special London (Eng.) Correspondent For The Oshawa Times LONDON -- The finance min- isters of the Commonwealth countries are to meet in London in September. There are strong hints that one of the subjects which will be in the forefront of the agenda will be a proposal for the formation of an exports council to build up trade be- tween the various countries of the Commonwealth. The forthcoming talks are the first 'of their kind since Brit- ain's failure to secure entry into the European Common Market, and for this reason, Conserva- tive members of parliament who are keen on promoting greater trade withiti the Com. monwealth regard them as of vital importance. The prime move for the form- ation of an exports council is expected to come from the Aus- tralian government, which is all in favor of such a body. : The idea is not entirely a new one. It has been pressed on the British government by the for- mer chancellor of the ex- chequer, Selwyn Lloyd. And it is stated quite openly that his pro- posal has been promised the full support of Sir Robert Menzies, prime minister of Australia. ECONOMIC COUNCIL Another proposal made by Sel- wyn Lloyd, for the formation of a Commonwealth Economic De- velopment Council, is also likely to be discussed by the finance minister at their London con- ference. Although both of these plans have been before the govern- ment for some time, there has been no indication that they. have ween accepted by the gov-/ ernment. There is a strong feel- ing, however, that if the govern. ment does not show a lively in- terest in them during the Com- monwealth talks, there: may be some ~ heated criticism from Tory MPs when the party holds its annual conference, Peter .Walker, Conservative MP for Worcester, ts one of the leaders in urging the acceptance of these proposals. He says: "These talks are terribly im- portant. Quite frankly, if there is no interest taken by Britain at this stage, it will have a very bad effect on the future of the Commonwealth." Recalling how questions re- lating to the development of Commonwealth trade were side- tracked at the earlier meeting of Commonwealth ministers of trade and commerce, there are "grave doubts that the govem- ment will take the initiative in putting these ideas forward, and it may be left to Canada and Australia to bring them before the meeting next month. ARMY CRISIS A erious slump in recruiting for Brita'n's regular army, as compared with last year, may precipitate a major crisis in that branch of Britain's armed forces. No Tide Running In Favor Of NDP By DON 0'HEARN TORONTO -- The best hope of the New Democratic Party In this: campaign could be that it will turn into an anything- can-happen election. The chances are that it won't. The strong indications are still that the campaign will be a close riding-by-riding fight be- tween the two old parties. There is no sign. of anything on the horizon which could bring about any great surge of public opinion away from the traditional parties -- as hap. pened in 1943, But this would seem to be the one chance of the New Demo- cratic Party of making any sub- stantial gains. They had five seats in the last House, There wiil be close fights to retain all of these. But you grant that they wiii hang on to them. You give them poss.bly two or three more. No specific rid- ings, but just on 'he premise that through hard work and de- sire they may pick up the odd seat, And that is about it. WON'T WIN 55 There isn't the remotest chance in the world barring a spectacular change in condi- tions--that the: party cou'd. get anything like the 55 seats leader Donald MacDonald has been saying it will get. Why the NDP does aot do bet- ter is a question you could probably analyse from here to eternity and still not come up with the full answer. The party now has substantial resources, when you tak: into consideration both its financial backing and the amount of free work it gets out of organized labor. g And certainly it has many dedicated people in its ranks, QUESTIONS LEADERSHIP Part of the fault probably in its leadership. (And one always 1s hesitant to note this, for Don MacDon- ald is one of the nicest people around here.) And there is another reason which always has be2n impor- tant in the observer's. mind... This is the stress that has al- ways been placed on trade union men as candidates. Within their own field these men have been able and many of them ,have been re ognized as leaders. But for the most part they haven't been well known out- side. Many of them have gone in for municipal politics, for in- stance, +2 And frankly, "I don't think the public at large places much prestige on the fact a man is a leader in labor. It can be al- most inclined to distrust him for this--andt here is a section of the labor movemen: itself which distrusts: its leadership. Some better known men from broader fields in its party might do better. : 135 SIMCOE ST. NORTH @ RESIDENT PARTNERS Gordon W. Riehl, C.A., R.LA. Burt R, Waters, C.A, Gordon W. Riehl, €.A., R.A. Robert W. Lightfoot, C.A. Monteith, Monteith, Riehl & Co. Chartered Acéountants @ TELEPHONE: PARTNERS: Hon. J; W. Monteith, F.C.A., M.P. A, Brock Monteith, 8. Comm., C.A. George E. Trethwoy, C.A. Burt R. Waters, C.A. OSHAWA, ONTARIO Oshawe-Bowmenville 728-7527 Ajax 942-0890 Whitby 668-4131 Last year, recruiting reached a high level, and the war de- partment was confident that by April 1 of next year, two im- portant targets would have been reached. One was that the Brit- ish Army of the Rhine, which is still 2,000 men short of. its full complement, wuold reach its ob- jective of 55,000 men. The other was that the entire army would number 180,000 officers and men, which is considered the bare minimum to enable Brit- ain to meet its military obliga. tions and commitments in many parts of the world. There is little hope, however, that these two targets will be reached unless something hap- pens to stimulate recruiting, the - figures for which are running at only about half of last year's level. The war ministry and its new ministry are under heavy fire from the defence department about the slump in recruiting, It is demanding a dramatic in- crease in the number of. men signing on for the regular army. And it is greatly concerned about this because next April, the responsibility for recruiting will pass from the war office to the greatly expanded defence ministry. A tougher and expanded ad- vertising program in the news- papers has been started and YOUR HEALTH plans ate being made for the use of television to-induce young men. to join the army. But there is one obstacle in the way. Em- ployment is now more plentiful than it' was last year, and that means fewer men are willing to give up their lucrative civilian jobs to enter the ranks © of the armed forces. : NEW LABOR PAPER .----_ié") The Trades Union finance and general purposes ° committee has revealed that a 4 greup of wealthy men with left | wing views have offered to pro. . vide financial backing for a new « newspaper which will put for- ' ward the trade unionists' point of view. This is the outcome of the move made by the International Publishing Corporation to buy the shares of the Trades Union Congress in the "Daily Herald" and produce a completely new national newspaper with a new name. This would leave the Labor and trade union move- ments without a newspaper voice, The wealthy group, which in- cludes such men as Lord Salis- bury, Sidney Bernstein, George Strauss and Lewis Cohen, made their approach to the printing _ unions with their offer to put up a substantial sum to oper- ate a newspaper associated with these movements, Minute Parasite Cause Of Scabies By JOSEPH G. MOLNER, MD Dear Dr, Molner: What is scabies? What is the cure?-- C.N.M. Scabies is caused by a small mite, or parasite (sarcoptes sca- biei) which burrows into the skin resulting in inflammation and severe itching. These mites (about 1-50th of an inch long) dig in and then tunnel along under the skin--at least the females do, and they lay eggs along the way. Hence a short, winding trail, like a mole's tunnel across a lawn, but much smaller, is a typical sign, With small children, little blis- ters may develop. It may not be itchy at this stage--but it will be later, be- cause the tissues can develop a hypersensitivity (allergy) to the- mites and their chemical acti- vity. This delayed reaction means that a person may have this trouble for some time before realizing what it is, or how an- noying it can be. Daily and pro. longed baths, frequent changes of clothes, and medications are TODAY IN HISTORY By THE CANADIAN PRESS Aug. 31, 1963, The Federation of Malaya became independent six years ago today--in 1957-- as a constitutional. monarchy and sovereign member of the Commonwealth, It is the only free member of the Common- wealth to have its own mon- arch. It is composed of nine sovereign Malay states and the former British Straits Set- tlements. A federation of Ma- laysia, linking Malaya, Singa- pore, Borneo and Sarawak, has been planned. 1914--The Battle of Tan- nenberg ended in the First World War. : 1422--King Henry V died. the answer, and a cure takes time. One clue to scabies is (since the mites can pass from person to person) that several member of a family, a class at school, or a neighborhood can be af- fected. Medications include lotions containing DDT or benzyl ben- zoate, sulphur soaps plus drugs to relieve itching. You'll have to see your doctor for a prescrip- tion for the best of these. Dear igre What is ol teomye}fis an anything done it?--MRS. F.W. This is inflammation of the bone, usually from the strepto- coccus, staphylococcus or tuber- culosis germs. It has become less prevalent since develop- ment of the antibiotics which attack these germs, but often 't is still necessary to operate, 19 order to scrape away diseased parts of the bone and get rid of the infection. Dear Dr. Molner: I have a friend whose husband is diabe- tic. She feeds him lots of cottage cheese, Another friend tells me this is not good for him. Which one is right?--MRS. B.H. Cottage cheese is a food, not a medicine. It is neither "good" nor "bad" for diabetes. People with diabetes have to eat. Too much food, and particu- larly high-sugar or high-calorie content, is harmful. Cottage cheese, containing some protein, much calcium, and little fat or sugar, is fine for diabetics,. but there are many foods just as good. The true answer lies much deeper than in trying to tie dia- betes to any one food. The wife is more right than the second friend. For Your Holidays RESORTS Four Seasons TOURS Travel CRUISES 736%c301 Ifficlat Agent For All Airlines and Steamships THE SOCIETY OF INDUSTRIAL & COST ACCOUNTANTS Courses R.LA. "EVENING LECTURE COURSES For Accounting | and Industrial Legislation leading to the designation Registered Industrial and Cost Accountant Commences October 8, 1963 at O'Neill Collegiate & Vocational Institute d fed by McMast: u A Complete curriculum, available by correspondence, includes: 1 fad ACCOUNTING 1--Fund ACCOUNTING II iol Legislation; Management; Ad: d ; Industrial Organizetion and Fund tals of Cost Ac- ACCOUNTING il gerial St Report Writing; Registrar sica ACCOUNTING IV--Management COUNSELLING AND REGISTRATION NIGHT SEPTEMBER 10th 7--9PM. at O'Neill Collegiate and Vocational Institute " For Addiitonal Information L..W. Witterick, 766 Oshawa Blvd. North Advanced Cost Accounting; Telephone or Write: 728-1395