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She | Oshawa Cimes Published by Canadian Newspapers Limited 86 King St. E., Oshawa, Ontario T. L. Wilson, Publisher MONDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1963--PAGE 6 Club Owners And Fans Can Control A great fuss has been made of the fining of two National Hockey League managers and a number of players by the league president Clarence Campbell last week. The more trusting commentators ap- plauded the action, seeing it as a fine disciplinary move which would discourage brawls on the ice. Mr. Campbell himself said: "In taking this severe action it is hoped that this type of conduct will be stamped out for good and that it will serve as an effective warning to all other coaches and players that the league does not, and will not, tolerate it. If not, more drastic penalties can be em- ployed." We hope Mr. Campbell was ser- ious. But we doubt if his fines will do much to deter the stupid fight- ing, slashing and punching which all too often mar the game of hockey. The brawling has come to be an accepted part of the game -- in Canada, at least. Too many fans expect it and cheer it, instead of condemning it. And the owners of Immigration Extremists on both sides of the Canada-Quebec "dialogue" may cap- ture headlines but they contribute little to the slow but effective pro- cesses of reason and understanding. There is no doubt, for example, that there has been some economic discrimination against French- speaking Canadians; but there is also just as little doubt that many of Quebec's economy woes are di- rectly attributable to Quebec's own attitudes. This was the lesson read to a French - speaking gathering last week by Immigration Minister Guy Favreau --- the man who is develop- ing as Prime Minister Pearson's chief lieutenant for Quebec. It was a kindly lesson, but nonetheless pointed. "It clearly appears from serious studies made in my department and elsewhere," said Mr. Favreau, "that immigration, especially that which followed the second world. war, meant for Canada a formidable im- Brawling the professional clubs, who could stop it overnight if they wished, will condone it or even encourage it as long as they think that it helps to lure people into 'their arenas. The common excuse for brawling is that hockey is a strenuous con- tact sport. But professional foot- ball is probably an even /more violent sport, and it does not tolerate fisticuffs. The fans pay to watch football, not fighting--even though a football fight, when it occurs, is generally a much more damaging affair than a hockey fight. Players who brawl in football are banished not for a few minutes, but for the rest of the game. As we noted, the club owners could stop the brawling overnight. They hold the most effective powers of discipline. Through their farm systems, they control much of the so-called amateur hockey. If junior aspirantes were told to control their tempers by their "big brothers", they would do so. What the fans would say is, of course, another matter. Lesson portation of capital, goods of all kinds, businesses and industries and, in consequence, it created numerous opportunities." Quebec drew little profit from that immigration, while Ontario profited greatly. Why? Mr. Fav- reau's answer: "We have too often said to our- selves, here, that the arrival of an immigrant represents the loss of employment for a citizen of Que- bec ... At the close of the war, the economy of Quebec .. . was ready for the same re-adaptation as that of Ontario. But still more than On- tario, we needed additional capital, new techniques, skilled workers and, obviously, a greater number of con- sumers ... Immigration to Quebec did not contribute sufficiently to the satisfaction of those needs. The second of the main reasons explain- ing the difference ...is found in the complete indifference shown to im- migration by the government of Quebec in the course of the last two decades." Numbers And Colleges There is a "crisis of numbers" in higher education in Canada. In the 1952-62 decade university enrolment climbed from 93,000 to 129,000. By 1970, according to forecasts, the colleges must be prepared to accom- modate 325,000 students, There are charges that, because of over- crowding, some universities are un- fairly restricting entrance. We believe that the university system must, sooner or later -- perhaps on a two-level system -- recognize that while society needs highly trained minds in both the sciences and the humanities, society will increasingly need what might be called a "mass enlightenment" if we are to cope with the problems posed by automation. However, all too often forgotten in the debate is the capacity of the individual student. On this subject, here are She Oshawa Fimes T. L, WILSON, Publisher' C. GWYN KINSEY, Editor The Oshawa Times combining The Oshawa. 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 Bureau of Circulation and the Ontario Provinciol Dailies Association. The Canadian Press is 'exclusively entitled to the use of republication of ali 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- potches ore also reserved, Offices: Thomson Building, 425 -- University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario; 640 Cathcart Street, Montreal, 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, Taunton, Tyrone, Dunbarton, Enniskillen Orono, Leskard, Brougham, Burketon, Cloremont, Columbus, Greenwood, Kinsale, Raglan, Blackstock, Manchester, Pontypool and Newcastle not over 45c¢ per week, By mail {in Province of Ontario) outside carriers delivery areos 12.00 per year, Other Provinces .ond Commonwesith Countries 15.00, U.S.A. and foreign 24.00, some remarks by C. A. Rashley. formerly a professor of economics at the University of Toronto: "Somé years ago, there were com- plaints that far too large a propor- tion of students failed in the first year, and as a result of a study of the marks of these students in the department in which I was teaching the entrance requirements were put up very slightly and the failure rate fell to a far greater txtent. What makes 60-64 per cent so critical I cannot say, but what I can say with conviction is that the change in en- trance requirements' removed prac- tically all those students who I was sure would fail when I had read the first essay they wrote for me. The majority would have failed in several subjects... "There is a limit to the efforts a professor can make to persuade students to work, and generally speaking they are unrewarding. The best explanation for these failures is that the students concerned are devoid of intellectual interest. I am not suggesting that this. makes them inferior to other people, The mark of inferiority is that they weakly accept the common but mis- taken view that everyone should go to university if he can. If a univer- sity does not protect itself and them, they will spend a number of years doing unsatisfactory work 'in sub- jects which hold no interest for them. As an old university profes- sor I think this is bad. for' the university; as a taxpayer," I think it is inexcusably prodigal." 'his skull. pty pea 1 WINTER << HEADGEAR s MAKES You © THINK OF t IN FRANCE CAP ComPLETE WITH HALO '2 A nce MRR a IT's The STeTSON Jb -- ERHARD TRIES = ITS THE MILITARY AND AN WARHEAD Fits INTERNATIONAL HAT STYLES YOUR HEALTH Fractured Skull Can Knit Quickly By JOSEPH G. MOLNER, MD Dear Dr. Molner: My eight- year-old son was hurt when his sled hit a pole, and he fractured , The x-rays show a crack from the corner of the eye up into the head, My doctor is good but doesn't have time to answer all my questions. I asked whether the crack would close and he said it may remain there. Does this mean he will always have a weak spot? Can he resume normal activ- ity? He's an active child. His reflexes and alertness are good. What is a fracture, and couid there be danger from it in the future? Football, etc.? I worry terribly.--Mrs. V. G, Relax. You're already. past the worry time. It is entirely possible for some head injuries without fracture to be worse than skull fractures. This may sound odd, but it's true. A fracture is a break--as sim- ple as that. A fractured. leg is a broken one, It can be any- thing from a.complete break to a small crack, But remember this: The skull is just a b'g bone, and its pur- pose is to protect the brain. Often the fracturing (or crack- ing, or breaking) of a skull ab- sorbs enough energy so that the brain itself suffers little or no harm, That's what the skull is for. On the other hand, a hard blow to the head may not frac- ture the skull but the force will be expended in shaking the brain, slamming the soft brain tissues against*the farther side of the skull, so that the brain is damaged. This is a "concus- sion." ; There are many quick ways of judging the effect of a blow to the head: How do the eyes Took? Can the boy answer sim- ple questions or is he confused or disoriented? Can he close his eyes and still retain his equi- librium? Many such tests can be performed in a few seconds, as is done every weekend when footbal! players are jarred by a hard tackle and the team doc- tor decides whether a boy is TODAY IN HISTORY By THE CANADIAN PRESS Dec. -23, 1983 ... Lavrenti Beria, former head of the Soviet political police network, and six as- sociates were executed in Moscow as traitors 10 years ago today--in 1953. Beria's expulsion, announced in July of the same year, from his all-powerful post followed the death of Stalin four months earlier and the emergence of a new pattern of collective rule. 1783--George Washington gave up his commission as general and commander-in- chief of the American Conti- nental Army. 1949 Pope Pius XII called on all Christians and Jews to unite in a fight against militant atheism. PARAGRAPHICAL WISDOM About all we know about hard and easy money is that all of it is hard to earn and easy to spend. By far the bitterest thing any- body ever has to swailow is a big dose of his own medicine. just jolted or may be really hurt. In your boy's case, the skull wasn't depressed: -- it wasn't dented, so as to exert a pres- sure inside. That's fine. The skull was cracked instead: Too bad-- but not alarming. The cracked bone, like any bone, will knit. In youngsters, bones knit rapidly. Future x-rays, if any, may or may not show a sign of the crack, but in a case like this, where there is no indication that the brain has been harmed, a few weeks of avoiding strain or bumps will be sufficient. Four. to eight weeks is usually ample. Indeed, many youngsters (and a lot of adults) have had frac- GALLUP POLL tures' and didn't even. know It. I'm opposed to boys on sleds bumping into poles, but if re- flexes and alertness are not im- paired, just count yourself lucky and forget about a '"'weak spot" later on. Dear Dr. Molner: Can women who have had cobalt or x-ray treatment (not sungery) on the female organs _ still become pregnant?--I. W. Sometimes yes, sometimes no, sometimes maybe, and_ there are so many factors to consider that I can't give you a meaning- ful answer. But your doctor can, depending on your particular case Dear Dr. had an operation with a colostomy. Can this be corrected later?--G. V. The colostomy was necessary because of the unavoidable re- moval of part of the colon. It may be permanent or, tempo- rary. A temporary colostomy can be corrected by another op- eration, Your surgeon can an- swer your question, Molner: My wife leaving. her Varied Ideas To Avoid Confederation Failure By THE CANADIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC OPINION (World Copyright Reserved) It has been established by 72 per cent of the people that Canadians are not unduly worried about the possible break-up of Confederation. Only 12 per cent express doubts as to its future. Gallup Poll interviewer asked those who think Confederation is threatened by disunity, what should be done about it. Suggestions ranged from ex- pressions of hope in successful federal - provincia] agreements to a forthright 'let Quebec go her own way." The question, asked only of those who feel that Confedera- tion is in jeopardy, was: "What do you think are the most important things to do to solve any differences between various parts of Canada?" Well on to half the people -- 42 per cent -- who see continu- ing disunity, either had no solu- tion or said the\ differences were too great to be solved. Win a good agreement in Federal-Provincial conferdffces 14% Stop prejudices, intolerance, and treat every one the same Develop more understanding seeecereces Let Quebec go her own way . More bilingualism Give French-Canada more ... FrenchCanada will have to give up her culture ... Other suggestions No opinion Too many differences that cannot be solvcd «s.eoves Some gave more than one reason. Reply to: FINLANDIA SAUNA OF CANADA LTD. Invites Dealership Inquiries for Their FINNISH SAUNA HEATING UNITS for Dry Heat - Steam Baths 68 BROADVIEW AVE., TORONTO UN 6-2322 85 SIMCOE NORTH hristmas Q PATTE'S PAINT AND WALLPAPER er At Christmastime, we lift our hearts in a prayer for the blessing of SS OSHAWA . .lectors and museums, OTTAWA REPORT Early Furniture Subject Of Book By PATRICK NICHULSON . OTTAWA -- Many Canadians ere going-to find beneath their Christmas tree a fascinating and invaluable review 'of a newly- treasured part of our cultural inheritance. This is the book "The Early Furniture of French Canada" by Jean Palardy, pub- lished by Macmillans. This truly beautiful book, lav- ishly illustrated with colored plates, black and white photo- graphs and line drawings, gives us the first and a very com- plete record of the origins, de- velopment and survivals of the distinctive folk handicraft which once flourished along the shores of the St. Lawrence. It has an added interest in that its publi- cation has come at a time when early Canadian pine furniture, and especially that of Quebec, is attracting the interest of col- and ig selling for rapidly rising prices. Mr. Palardy incidentally traces the early social history "@f Quebec, describing how the early settlers could bring with them from France nothing but a chest containing their clothes. Their first problems were to cope with the natural dangers found in their new country, the cold, and the poSsibility of an attack by Indians. Woodworkers were among the craftsmen who came in those early days, but their first concern was to build warm houses. Later, they were able to begin making furniture, basing their designs on what they remembered from their homes in the French regions of Brittany, Normandy 'and Pic- ardy. FIRST SHIPMENTS The first recorded arrival of furniture was that brought by the governors, church digni- taries and the ladies who came to found hospitals and convents in 1640 or Jater. Before that, one nursing sister reported, "we begged a kindly priest to have the goodness to send us a few tree branches on which to sleep, but they were so infested by caterpillars that we were com- pletely covered by- them." Between 1650 and 1750, the French provincial style of furni- ture peculiar to Quebec, and made of. the light Canadian woods white pine, butternut and yellow birch, emerged. It was a simplification of the Louis XIII and Louis XV styles, and at first based on the principle "that each piece of furniture shi, $5 Ae Ai a NB Sl: he a, |tating fires and the acts of van dalism 'which could be called an old Canadian custom." 80 _ severe has been the toll of fires , that there is now only one 17th ; century building in the whole of } Quebec City which has escaped corresponds to a need and that no piece of furniture is super- fluous."" Political and economic ties with France were completely cut by the English conquest, yet this traditional furniture flow- ered its finest between 1785 and 1820. "It is touching," muses Mr. Palafdy, 'to think that the Ca- nadian branch produced its finest French flower after being lopped from the tree." DAMAGE AND LOSS Furniture of the early period is extremely rare now. Few pieces have survived the devas- QUEEN'S PARK fire. But, through a search so thorough that it was almost house-to-house, Mr. Palardy has traced and catalogued and often photographed the best remain- ing pieces. ° It seems likely that, especially as automation ensures a revival of craftsmanship, many of these sturdy and attractive pieces will now be reproduced. ~ Mr. Palardy philosophizes that the lure of ephemeral fash- ions and the rejection of the past contributed to the loss of a French Canadian identity and obscured Quebec's distinctive character. Social history is re- flected in furniture, and a study of this' could "overcome today's French Canadian inferiority complex,"' suggests the author of this very remarkable book. Quebec Premier Can't Block Plan BY DON O'HEARN TORONTO--As this is written there is some concern that Pre- mier Lesage might block the Canada Pension plan. There is not much fear of this held here. Mr. Lesage wants the pre- mium rate increased from 2 per cent to 4 per cent. But nobody else wants this. And the other provinces will be with Ottawa in any move to stop it. Mr. Lesage is acting on the presumption that Quebec's agreement will be needed be- fore the plan can go ahead. But on this he is not on very strong ground. . The responsibilities on pen- sions under the BNA Act are always controversial. If the other provinces were behind the Quebec premier they might be able to make a deci- sive stand. But on his own his position is weak, and he probably knows it. MARGARINE CHANGE: Something new will be added to many margarine packages in the future. A new regulation requires that all manufacturers print on their packages the types of oil used in the product and the percentage amounts. BY-GONE DAYS 15 YEARS' AGO December 23, 1948 Christmas mail established a record here when 123,787 letters were handled by the Post Office. Woodcarving proved to be one of the most popular among the boys attenaing classes at the CRA. Dr. S. J. Phillips, veteran member of the Board of Educa- tion, was honored by his fellow trustees at a dinner meeting with the presentation of an. il- Wwmined address commemorat- ing his years of service. E. H. Pankhurst was installed as Worshipful Master of Temple Lodge, AF and AM, No. 649. The ceremony was conducted by Wor. Bro. James Jackson, as- sisted by Rt. Wor. C. B. Tyrrell, District Deputy Grand Master of Ontario. David J. A. Cuddy, Louis S. Hyman, ana Alex C, Hail, were appointed King's Counsellors. Dr. W. S. Millman was ap- pointed president of the medical staff of the Oshawa General Hospital at a meeting of the Medical Association. Miss Joan Lambert and T. Wilmer Crawford received spe- cial awards for being the most outstanding girl and boy in the graduating class at OCVI com- mencement. Miss Viola J. Par- rott was awardea the First Car- ter Scholarship for Ontario County and a cash prize of $100. Oshawa's new cast aluminum street signs were being instalied by the City Engineer's Depart- ment, Wesley Dempsey, George Fin- ley and Alex Nathan were in- ducted as new members of the Oshawa Rotary Club. The Oshawa Public School pupils presented their 18th an- nual Christmas Music Festival at Simcoe Street United Church. Local veterinarians reported that there had been an epidemic of dog poisoning, mostly in the north end of the city. G. F. Mercer of Oshawa, and member of the Toronto Roller Canary Club, took first prize at a canary contest sponsored by the Hamilton Roller Canary Club. The reason for this is that various types of oil--vegetable, animal, 'fish and mineral--are used in making margarine. They do not have the same quality or public acceptance. So it is proper that consumers know what they are getting. Underlying the regulation also could well be the thought that farmers will not be unhappy if they know that the customers are constantly reminded they are using a product made of oil. GAY BUILDINGS: The buildings here have never looked so gay and Christmassy as they do this year. There are a total of eight lighted trees around the main buildings and east block. All of them are large and two of them are huge. Over the main door is a huge silver wreath. And the main ro- tunda, as usual, is decorated with carol singing on the main Stair-case at noon. It makes even the grumpy ones of us. around here feel good. MOLSON'S APPOINTMENT o HAROLD C. SHERWOOD The appointment of Harold C. Sherwood as Sales Manager for Ontario, has been announced by George R. Munro, Director of : Marketing, Molson's Brewery (Ontario) Limited. Mr. Sherwood joined Molson's in 1939 as Representative, and for the ast eight years has been Manager, Northern District at North. Bay. Mr. Sherwood will make his resi- dence in Toronto, ON expand, ENQUIRIES TO BOX UP TO 40% RETURN YOUR MONEY We would like to talk to anyone with savings or occumuleted capital in however small amounts who is not satisfied with Bank Rate Interest but still desires a safe investment. New nation-wide business locally located needs copitel to 449, OSHAWA TIMES satiated hrustmas Greetings! _ Once again. we pause tq pay homage to the birth of a Holy Babe born 1963 years ago in' the little Town of Bethlehem. Today as never before we need the guidance of his wisdom and love, so that 'Peace on Earth and Good Will Toward Men" will fill the hearts of men of all Nations. To the Citizens of Oshawa | send Sincere Wishes that each and every one will enjoy a Very Merry Christmas and a New Year filled with Health and Happiness. Lyman A. Gifford MAYOR OF THE CITY OF OSHAWA