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She Oshawa Zines Published by Canadian 'Newspapers Limited 86 King St. E., Oshawa, Ontario T. L.. Wilson, Publisher WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1963----PAGE 6 New Political Purpose Being Sought For NATO Canada played a leading role in the formation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Many of the ideas for NATO came from Lester B. Pearson, now 'prime minister of Canada. From the start he visual- ized it as an economic and cultural, as well as military alliance. Now, on the military front, NATO forces are in relatively good condition, with a terrifying nuclear arsenal at their disposal. On the political level, the alliance is drift- ing, casting about for a suitable role in the decades ahead. Few gains have made in the program for economic co-operation. The current argument over a multilateral nuclear force for NATO is based. on politics rather than military need. American and some other NATO leaders are trying to spread the control of atomic de- fence --- and responsibility for possible nuclear warfare -- with- out increasing the number of na- tions with an independence nuclear capability. This runs counter to President de Gaulle's determination to make France a nuclear nation and the dominant NATO power on the European continent. The Americans are trying to solve this dilemma with a multi- lateral force, which would have a NATO surface fleet armed with Polaris missiles and nuclear war- heads, manned by crews of mixed nationalities, to patrol European coasts, Little countries such as Den- mark and Holland, lacking their own nuclear armament would have a voice in nuclear defence, As Joseph Dynan, Associated Press correspondent in Paris points out, the chief and avowed reason for this scheme is West Germany. Barred by treaty from manufac- turing their own atomic weapons, the Germans nonetheless anchor Western defences across Europe -- and they feel that in any showdown their troops must have modern arms. France has rejected the multi- lateral force. Britain is studying'it, reluctantly. West Germany, of course, has endorsed it. The danger is that, if the scheme falls through, German pressure will grow for a strictly German nuclear capability, in which case there would be a strong Russian reaction. Controlling Blackbirds First reports of the plans to reduce the reproductive powers of blackbirds in Kent County were handled with a sort of prurient good humor, as if birth control were a slightly dirty joke and all the funnier because it could be applied to the birds, one half of another tainted little joke. But it's not funny at all. It is another case of chemi- cals being used to subvert nature without much 'thought being given to the long-range effects. Redwinged blackbirds are blamed for heavy damage to cash crops in Kent County and vicinity. A mash will be treated with chemicals and put out for food. Effect of one chemical is said to reduce the abi- lity and desire of the male to mate with the female, and another chem- ica] affects gonadial activity in the eggs. The purpose of the scheme is to control the redwing population, But as the Sudbury Star points out, this sort of thing frequently leads not to control but to extermination. The Star continues: Establishing Premier Khrushchev has denied he ever said that the Soviet Union had abandoned its effort to'send a man to the moon; his remarks were misinterpreted, he said--which made U.S. space officials happy indeed, because they are under increasing pressure from senators and others who do not think it is a matter of life and death to be first with a moon shot. Senator Fulbright (Dem., Ark.), chairman of the U.S. Senate's foreigh relations committee thinks that space exploration may be bene- ficial but that the benefits "are remote and incalculable". He sees the need for such things as schools and jobs as much more "immediate and pressing"'. Dr. Warren Weaver, vice-presi- She Oshawa Times T. L. WILSON, Publisher Cc. GWYN KINSEY, Editor The Oshawa Times combining The Oshawa Times (established 1871) ond the Whitby Gozette and Chronicle (estoblished 1863) is published daily (Sundays and Statutory holidays excepted). Members of Canadian Daily Newspaper Publish- ers Association. The Canadian Press, Audit. Bureau of Circulation and the Ontario Provincial Dailies Association. The Canadian Press is 'exclusively entitled to the use of republication of all news despatched in the paper credited to it or to The Associated Press or Reuters, and also the local news published therein, All rights of special des- patches are also reserved. Offices: Thomson Building, 425. University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario; 640 Cathcart Street, Montreal, P.Q. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Delivered by corriers in Oshawa, Whitby Ajax, Pickering, Bowmanville, Brooklin, Port Perry, Prince Albert, Maple Grove, Hampton, Frenchman's Bay, Liverpeo!, Taunton, Tyrone, Dunbarton, Enniskillen Orono, Leskard, Brougham, Burketon, Claremont, Columbus, Greenwood, Kinsole, Raglan, Blackstock, Manchester, Pontypool! and Newcastle not over A5¢ per week, By mail (in Province of Ontario) cutside carriers delivery creas 12.00 per year, Other Provinceg and imonwealth Countries 15.00, USA, ed foreign 24.00, The proposed "control" extends beyond the borders of Kent County or the province of Ontario. It crosses the international border when the birds migrate. There may be some states where the authorities believe that the benefits far outweigh the loss of a few bushels of corn in Kent County. Conservationists are well aware there is a tendency to exaggerate loss and destruction by so-called "pests," on the part of those who advocate "control" or extermination. » Wisdom dictates that federal. and provincial departments of govern- ment take a long and careful look at the proposal, as well as the in- ternational implications, before giving the project the stamp of approval. It may be remembered that the "control" of rabbits a few years ago got out of hand in Europe and Australia. Having al- ready succeeded in exterminating a number of species of wildlife from the face of the earth, and now en- gaged in battles to preserve some species near extinction, man might take warning from experience. Prioriti 10rities dent of the Alfred P. Sloan Foun- dation, has a program that could use $30 billion, the average guess at the cost of a lunar landing. He writes in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists: "We could give 10% raise in salary, over a 10 year period, to every teacher in the United States from kindergarten through univer- sities (about $9.8 billion) ; give $10 million each to 200 of the best smaller colleges ($2 billion); fi- nance seven year _ fellowships (freshman through Ph. D.) at $4,000 per person per year for 50,- 000 new scientists and engineers ($1.4 billion) ; contribute $200: mil- lion each toward the creation of 10 new medical schools ($2 billion) ; build and largely endow complete universities with medical, enzineer- ing and agricultural faculties for... 58 of the nations which have )een added to the United Nations since its original founding ($13.2 billion) ; create three more permanent Rocke- feller Foundations ($1.5 billion), and still have $100 million over. to popularize science," "Yes, we could," says the Mil- waukee Journal. 'But it's doubtful that we would. This is not a inatter of choice between whether we should explore space or build edu- cation, clear slums or improve me- dical science. We must do all of these things -- and must find the proper balance to use fully and equitably our capacity for doing tifem." a Se, | ~ LOOKING FOR OUR MONEY'S WORTH REPORT FROM U.K. Chelsea Residents Try To Keep Name By M. McINTYRE HOOD Special London (Eng.) Correspondent For The Oshawa Times LONDON There are 14 towns and cities bearing the name of Chelsea in overseas countries. And the Chelsea So- ciety, perturbed over the pro- posal to change the name of the borough when it is amalgamated with Kensington, mentions this in a letter to the minister of housing and local government, YOUR HEALTH Sir Keith Joseph, protesting against the change. It holds out the chilling thought of what would be the feelings of a sentimental visitor from one of the overseas Chelseas visiting London and finding the well-known streets Cheyne Walk and King's Road, superscribed "The Royal Bor- ough of Kensington"' This letter to the minister adds more support to the cam- paign which is being waged by Fertility Theory Still Needs Proof By Joseph G. Molner, MD Dear Dr, Molner: I recently read a report stating that with proper early precautions the "change of life" can be pre- vehted entirely and that a woman can remain fertile her entire lifetime. I am 28 and wonder if it is too jate to be- gin whatever treatment is nec- essary, and how do I accom- plish it?--B. J. R. You are too young to remem- ber when an imaginative actor put on such a vivid radio pro- gram about Martians invading the earth that he caused near- panic all over the country. -- People happened to tune in long enough to hear part of the drama, and didn't bother to wait to find out that it was just fiction. They swamped newspa- pers with frantic telephone calls and it was rather. difficult to convince some of them that it was all just a very realistic ra- dio "opery."" Well, the report you cite falls in a similar, although hardly identical, category. Here's what redily happened. First, we now have the s0- called "birth control' pills. They prevent pregnancy be- cause they stop the ovaries from releasing an ovum or egg, which otherwise occurs every four weeks, or thereabouts. Then a medical researcher-- a perfectly sound, reasonable man -- began theorizing. Per- haps, he argued, a normal pair of ovaries has just so many ova to release in a lifetime, and per- haps menopause (or "change of life') occurs when the ovaries have used up ail the eggs. If the new anti -pregnancy medications prevent the eggs from being released, there will be a lot left over, and women might then be able to use these left-over eggs later in life, not have menopause at the usual time, and remain fertile per- haps all their lives. But this is not fact. It is theory. Nobo y yet knows whether it will prove to be true. I have serious doubts, For just one thing, there are women (however raite they may be) who ovulate at intervals of six months or more, instead of the usual four weeks. If the theory happens to be correct, then they should remain | fertile many times longer than most women. But they don't! There are many similar ques- tions which must also be an- swered. It will be quite some years before the drugs will have been in use long enough to give any practical evidence ot whether the theory has any. va- lidity at all. It is my suspicion that the theory will turn out tc be wrong. For just one reason, take this: It is known that some women begin ovulating rather early in life, yet continue rather late. Some start late but stop early. I therefore think that menopause and the end of fer- tility is not just a matter of "using up a certain number of ova." But, of course, my thoughts are just theory, too. Nobody yet knows the answer. So why don't you just forget the whole thing until facts, instead of theories, are available? BY-GONE DAYS 25 YEARS AGO J. J, Callaghan was honored by employees on the occasion of his retirement after 22 years > of service as superintendent of the Oshawa Railway Company. R. A. Hutchison, inspector of public schools in Ontario Coun- ty, was guest speaker at the Oshawa Kiwanis Club. County farmers protested against the milk pasteurization jaw, claiming it would cause hardship to most farmers, Rev, and Mrs. ~. V. McNeely received guests when the Wom- en's Association of King Street United Church served 1,000 peo- ple at a turkey dinner, Circulation figure for all books in the juvenile and adult sec- tions "of the Oshawa Public Li- brary for the year to date was 114,930, Charles C. McGibbon was elected president of the Oshawa Fish and Game Protective As- sociation, A. J. Graves, chaplain of the Oshawa Branch of the Cana- dian Legion, arranged the Re- membrance Day parade and gave an address at the ceno- taph. Mayor Alex S. McLeese an- nounced his intention of seeking re-election for office in the forth-coming municipal election. M. McIntyre Hood, secretary to the Attorney-General of On- tario, represented the Hon. Gordon D, Conant, KC, at the c.notaph on Remembrance Day and spoke briefly. Lord Elgin of Scotland, was the guest speaker at the Osh- - awa Rotary Club. His coming was atranged by W. H. Dryden of Brooklin, manager of the Royal Winter Fair, Toronto, and was also an honorary member of the Rotary Club. the residents of Chelsea to re- tain the name of their borough when Chelsea is merged with Chelsea under the Greater Lon- don reorganization scheme. The, society, of which Lord Normanbrook is president and the ex-mayor ef Chelsea, Alder- man Basil Marsden-Smedley is chairman, alse told the minister that if all its arguments failed, a mass meeting of Chelsea resi- dents will be called. EXPRESSES HORROR The letter expresses horror at the feelings of a visitor finding the Chelsea School of Art, -the Chelsea Arts Club and other notable institutions located in "The Royal Borough of Ken- sington". The Chelsea artist, says the letter, has as valuable an inter- est in the retention of the name of Chelsea as a medical con- sultant has in Harley Street or a barrister in "The Temple'. The letter goes on to say: "Visitors from far and wide come to savor something of the world-famous atmosphere of Chelsea in the gay informality of the King's Road. It continues to be the world of Whistler and Augustus John. It is a substan- tial component of Chelsea's in- dividuality. It is the birthplace of new thinking in the art world." CLAIM INJUSTICE The Chelsea Society claims that it is doubly open to objec- tion when the name of a local- ity of outstanding fame and character is obliterated to be given the name of another lo- cality of equal, but different character. It is an injustice to each community, and a histori- cal and geographical untruth. After quoting some of the borough's historical associations with Henry VIII, Sir Thomas More and others, the letter says that the most irrefutable argu- ment for the retention of the name of 'Chelsea' is found ind the fact that all sections of the community want it to remain. The Chelsea Society is, only one of many organizations which are bringing pressure to bear on the minister of housing and local government to change his mind about dropping Chel- sea's name, Several petitions are being circulated, to be pre- sented to him with thousands of signatures attached. And the Chelsea borough council is wait- ing for a reply to its request for the minister to receive a depu- tation. OTTAWA REPORT Operating Costs Lift Postal Rates By PATRICK NICHOLSON OTTAWA--It still costs only five cents to send a letter by air from Nanaimo on Vancou- ver Island to Come-by-Chance in Newfoundland. This is prob- ably the best value for a nickel in Canada today; it is certainly the cheapest airmail service in the world. But' other services provided by the Canada Post Office have been increased in price this month, and increases in yet more services will come into ef- fect next April 1. The Post Office has tradition- ally been regarded as a national service which should be self- supporting; the revenue ob- tained from the sale of stamps and other services should cover etaoi total cost of operation. QUEEN'S PARK In fact, during the fiscal year ended March 31, 1956, the Post Office reported a profit of over $10,000,000, and the following year it reported another sub- stantial profit amounting to nearly $6,000,000. Those were the days when some of our postal rates were more expensive than the cor- responding charges in the United States, and some busi- nesses and even private indivi- duals living near the border found it economical to post their mail in the U.S, although it was intended for Canadian addvns- ses. The U.S. charge for a let ter carried by first class mail was four cents for the first ounce, whereas in Canada the charge was five cents -- both Insurance Replies Disprove Charges By DON O'HEARN . TORONTO Replies have been received to the letters sent out on insurance investment. You will recall that Hon. Judy LaMarsh was reported as saying that a great share of the investment of the insurance in- dustry was outside Canada. To try and find out what the picture actually was we wrote spokesmen for the life insurance industry and Miss LaMarsh. And from the replies Miss La- Marsh doesn't look too good. TWO-THIRDS CANADIAN Figures were provided by both sides and there is little disagreement in them, The Canadian life' insurance industry does about two-thirds of its business in Canada. It is required by law to have investment in Canada to cover its liabilities to Canadian polcy- holders. And it has this, and a bit bet- ter. Roughly two-thirds of its assets--including reserves ' be- yond policy-holder liability--are invested in this country, The big share of its remain- ing investment is placed in the Unted States--which has the same legal rquirement and where the investment is roughly the same as its policy-holder liability. DEVELOPMENT MONEY? The question of this invest- ment came up because of the claim, widely heard these days, that insurance funds are neces- sary for the development of the country. TODAY IN HISTORY By THE CANADIAN PRESS Nov. 13, 1963 .. . Tobruk was captured--for keeps -- by General Mont- gomery's British 8th Army 21 years ago today--in 1942. The strategic Mediterranean port had been taken by the British in-January, 1941, in their first invasion of Ital- ian Libya, but the Germans isolated the Tobruk garri- son shortly afterwards, It withstood a 'siege of more than eight months until re- lieved by the British, but Tobruk fell again in June, 1942, to Rommel's offensive. The final British capture was part of Montgomery's great drive from El Ala- mein. 1950--All 58 aboard, in- cluding Canadian Romane Catholics returning from a Holy Year pilgrimage to Rome, died when a+Cana- dian plane crashed in the French Alps. 1936--The tug Fred Lee sank in Lake Huron with five men lost. There can be a strong argu- ment as to whether they are the type of investment Canada needs at this stage. Roughly 45 per cent of the money ($9,800,000,000 last year) is in bonds--government, com- mercial and industrial--28.2 per cent is in mortgages and only 5.6. per cent in stocks. The degree of growth bred by this is debatable. And it is not the venture type of investment which some economists and pol- iticians claim we need. NOT AT FAULT But in fairness to the indus- try it is not at fault--if there is any fault. It is under strict regulation as to its investment, and under its present wraps could not do much for risk development if it wanted to. The one sector where it ap- parently might be faulted is in its investment in common stock It is allowed up to i5 per cent of these in its portfolio and it is only holding 5.6 per cent, But even its permissible in- vestment here is under a se- vere rein, and most venture stocks probably would not be al- lowable. costs covering delivery withis either country, LOSSES PILE UP But rising operating costs ended that profitable era. In the five years 1958 to|1962 the Post Office accumulated a total loss of nearly $5 million, Postmaster General Azellus. Denis recently announced that the charges for printed mail, special delivery service, postal money orders and COD parcels had been below cost for some years. The salary in- creases for postal employees would aggravate this discrep- ancy. So increases were called for unless the Post Office was to report even more substantial deficits, Some of these increases are big. The cost of sending a piere of mail "special delivery" hae been jumped from 10 cents .o 25 cents, Next April big increases " the cost of mailing printed mat- ter will come into efiect. s.is will be the jast Christmas when, for example, you will be able to mai! your greeting cards in an unsealed envelope for two cents, This increase will hit espe- cially hard at the large volume of advertising matter sent by mail, The cost will jump from two cents for the first ounces to three cents. 1 : nesses which do a great deal of advertising by mai, this 50 per cent increase in postal cost will- be hard to bear. MAIL IS HEAVY Last year our post offices handled 1,330,500,000 pieces of mail sent as "printed matter," including advertising pieces, circulars, greeting cards end books. The total revenue from all this mail was $32,800,00., 1 am told by a post office o°"~ -', The new postal rates are ex- pected to result in a drop oi 15 per cent in the number of pieces handled. 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