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| She Ostjaroa Times Published by Canadian Newspapers Limiter' 86 King St. E., Oshawa, Ontario T. L. Wilson, Publisher TUESDAY, JANUARY 14, 1964---PAGE 6 Canadians Get Numbers For Efficiency's Sake DO Dt tt et nat Canadians are on the way to be- ing given a nine-digit number Yor the sake of "efficiency" in the age Of electronic "processing." The re- - gistration will start -- significantly -- on April 1, and will first cover 'all employed Canadians; There isn't much doubt it will go on from there, that ultimately. federal and per- provincial authorities will be able to forget completely that in- al citizens have names. The individual will become a number, and that one number will identify him from birth to death, through all the various deparments and ; which more and more pry into his life and tell him what to do. * It will undoubtedly be. efficient, from the federal government's @tandpoint -- if we concede that the individual exists for the state and not the state for the individual. That is the point we are reaching, and it's largely our own fault. If we want government to do every- thing for us, from minding our chil- dren to wiping our noses when we have a cold, we can expect gove ernment to treat us as if we were a bunch of mindless digits, If we want complete security, we must be prepared to give up individual liberty. : Philip Snowden, the great British Socialist, once was asked how security and full employment could be obtained, He replied: "You have both to the King's taste in Dartmoor penitentiary." There is another puzzling feature about these "efficiency" moves. The government keeps making them, but the payroll of government keeps on growing just the same, Govern- ment seems to be the only industry in the world in which automation fails to increase productivity. The use of a-single number for all a citizen's dealings with gov- ernment will mean a complete loss of privacy for the citizen. One flick of a computer switch in Ottawa, and he will be exposed to the examina- tion of anyone who has the author- ity to flick that switch. Ineligible For Honors Man-on-the-street surveys con- ducted by several newspapers in different parts of the country in- dicate a general sympathy for Roy over the matter of his ditizenship. Most of the people in- terviewed have expressed the opinion that the peenage conferred en Mr. Thomson by the Queen is not only a deserved honor but an honor for Canada as well. "Somewhat similar comment has appeared in the editorial columns of newspapers. The Peterborough Examiner, for example, has this to aay: The publisher, Roy Thomson, made a Baron in the Queen's New Year's honors, has asserted his moral right to Canadian The merits of his claim appear to be incontrovertible with but one reservation. Though Amer- feans, Commonwealth citizens of ether Dominions and colonies, and @ number of foreigners, can prop- ely accept distinctions from the Sovereign of the Commonwealth peoples, a Canadian cannot. The Dominion Government has said in almost as many words, that if Lord Thomson accepts the peerage that the Queen wishes to confer upon him he must relinquish his Canadian citizenship. Such ignominy is usu- ally reserved for treason. This newspaper has argued end- lessly on the merit of a system of honors for its distinguished citizens. At one time Canadians were eligible for any honor that the sovereign . eared to bestow; they were robbed of this privilege at the instigation of the late W. F. Nickle, M.P., by an ill-disposed Canadian govern- ment in 1921. At a later date, in 1948, the Canadian Medal was substituted and has been considered sufficient recognition since though it has never been awarded, _ Mr. Thomson's barony has pro- duced a timely resurrection of this question. We urge Mr. Pearson's Government to give mature con- sideration to an Honors List for Canada and to permit Canadian citizens to be honored by Queen Elizabeth and her successors with- out embarrassment and without penalty, ~-- Making A Bigger Pie *One of the most important les- @pns that the provincial premiers Wéarned during their last confer- @ice with federal ministers, a lesson Which we are only now beginning tH hear about, is that tax sharing ig no longer a matter of cutting thicker slices from the tax pie. It's tiow a matter of making a bigger pie. 'How do the provincjal premiers Propose to do that? © of them have already given broad hints that they'll be increasing taxes this year. They can't get much more ffom the federal government so they've no choice but to get it on their own. The chances are that ather provincial premiers will follow the lead of Premiers Robarts of and Premier Lesage of Quebec to higher provincial taxes. 'As long as governments -- w Building, 425 University Teronte, Ontoria 640 Cothcart Street, Mantreai, P.O SUBSCRIPTION RATES Pentypoo! - and week ha! mail ttm Province of Ontare) cain eartters @rece 12.00 pe: year Other end Commonweeith Countries eng foreign 24.00. sa federal, provincial and local -- keep raising the amounts they spend, there isn't much choice in the matter. Still, must governments keep on spending more each year? Is there any law which says they must? Of course not. A tax pie which is equal to more than 30 per cent of the gross national produc- tion in quite large enough for even the hungriest government. It's al- ready larger than is safe for the good ef the economy. Other Editors' Views | NOT MODERN DINOSAURS (Ottawa Citizen) Those who are inclined to equate railways with dinosaurs might have second thoughts after look- ing through the year-end reviews of Canada's major railways, issued by Donald Gordon for the CNR and N. R. Crump for the CPR. The Di- nosaurs vanished because they couldn't adapt to change; there are no signs of such inability on the part of those who direct the rail trans- " port enterprise of this country. Bible Thoucht If we live in the Spirit let us also walk in the Spirit. -- Gala- tians 5:25. : The principle of life within us not only determines our destina- tion but also governs our manner of travel on the way. For the Christian, the hope of heaven al- ways implies godly living. 'I UNDERSTAND YOU STARTED ALL THIS' REPORT FROM U.K. Festival Displays International Air M, McINTYRE HOOD pecial Leaden (Eng.) Cerrespondent to The Oshawa Times EDINBURGH, Scotland -- Plans which have been announc- ed by the Earl of Harewood, artistic director of the Edin- burgh Festival of Drama and Music, reveal that the 1964 Fes- tival is to be even more inter. national than ever in its scope, although, as is fitting for the 400th ~=anniversary of Shake- speare's birth, the British as- YOUR HEALTH pec's of drama and music will play a large part in it. Heading the list of feature attract'ons for the 1064 Festival are two worldfamous orches- tras, the National Orchestra of Paris, France and the Pittsburg Symphony Orchestra from the United States. The Shakespeare commemoration will be cele- brated through the stage and a large exhibition, The opera of the National Theatre of Prague, and two famous Russian instra- mentalists, Rostropovich and Gallstone Victim Requires Surgery By JOSEPH G. MOLNER, MD Dear Dr. Melner: About six rs ago when I was in the ital I had some x-rays which showed a gallstone about the size of a walnut. My doctor advised surgery but not im- aged, mediately. A friend said this could turn inte cancer if I did not have an operation. T haven't had any attacks, but when I am sitting or trying to bend over it is hard for me to ten up. This scares me. thing seems to get stuck under my rib and I can feel a lump for a few seconds, Do you advise surgery or can it wait? Mrs. A. G. I won't say whether gallstones "turn into cancer," or cause cancer, but we do know that cancer of the gall bladder is more frequent among patients who have had gallstones which have been allowed to remain. This includes the "silent" gall- etones, or stones which do not cause any discomfort to the patient. Therefore, to my mind. the answer is obvious: If you know you have such a stone, don't just let it stay unless there is some good reason otherwise for $0. You say your walnut - sized stone was discovered when were in the hospital -and hed x-rays. I presume this means that were hospitalized for some! else, and the gall- = was discovered incident- ally. Your doctor "advised surgery but not immediately." Evidently he was primarily concerned with whatever caused you to be in the hospital. That makes good sense. He T can't say without ving the results of some other tests and observations, Maybe I couldn't tell then. It's net al- ways easy to know just what causes which symptoms. TODAY IN HISTORY er a, for the first the United es was ra 188 years ago the U.S. . followed rly years the American colonies the Declaration of pendence ' Canada was elected to United Nations Eco- @emic and Social Council. Brit- me iss t But if I had a walnut-sized stone in my gall bladder, I'd have it out. Yes, as a physician I'd be re- luctant te operate for a newly- discovered galistone in a patient , say, 75, on the assump tion that if it was causing no trouble, we could leave it alone, and there wouldn't be much chance that it would have time to incite cancer. But in the 40-50-40 age bracket I would go ahead and have the surgery. ; Dear Dr. Melner: Please write about aphasia. Can it be detected by brainwave tests? Mrs, J.M. Aphasia is the inability either te understand or toe speak words. It implies either disease or in- jury to the part of the brain which governs epeech, usually the left side. Generally speaking, a brain- wave test wouldn't show that a person had aphasia. You would not need a test to show that! But if the aphasia existed, a brain-wave test would, or might, disclose a tumor or other lesion in the brain which would ac count for the aphasia. Richter, will be the leading con- tributions from Eastern Europe. The National Orchestra of Paris has been given the dis- tinction of previes the open- ing concert of the Festival on August 16, Under the baton of Charles Munch, the orchestra will perform Berlioz "Grand Mass for the Dead" with the Fench Radio Chorus, Other memorable works by the same famous French composer will also, be performed during the Festival, including "Romeo et Juliette" "L'Enfance du Qhrist" SHAKESPEARE PLAY To mark the 400th anniversary of the birth of Wiliam Shake- sveare the London Theatre Workshop company will present the massive historical work, "Henry IV", with both parts, under the direction of Joan Lit- tlewood. The play will be staged on the apron stage of the As- sembly Hall, headquarters of the reh of Scotland, which has been adapted for many me- morabdle fest'val events. A large exhibition devoted te the life and works of Shake- speare will be staged in the Waverley Market in the centre of Edinburgh. Already this mar. ket has housed an exhibition of the sculptures of Epstein, which drew art enthusiasts in their thousands from all parts of the world, Under its dynamic director, The Ear] of Harewood, the fes- tival is maintaining its former links w'th Eastern Europe. The Slav composer, Leos Janacek, will be honored in concerts given by the Orchestra of the National Theatre, Prague and the Scottish National Orchestra. The soloists include 'cellist Na- tislay Rostropovich and pianist Sviateslay Richter from the USSR, and Dietrich Fischer. Dieskau. Three weeks of opera will be given by the National Theatre Opera of Prague. The Pittsburg Symphony Or chestra has been selected to give the final concert of the festival, under its conductor, William Steinberg, The 1964 Edinburgh Festival is expected to bring a record- break ng number of overseas visitors to the Scottish capital. Tt follows immediately after a Scottish Industries Exhibition in Glasgow, and many business men who are coming for that exhibition are expected to stop ever to enjoy the varied pro- gram of the festival. and BY-GONE DAYS 2@ YEARS AGO January 14, 1944 2 Cc. as elected chairman of the Public Utilities Commission at its inaugural meeting. It was believed to be the first 'time in the history of the city that anyone had held the offices of Mayor, Chairman of the Board of Education and Chairman of the Utilities Com- mission. Sgt. Herbert Chesebrough was awarded the first clasp to the Canadian Efficiency Medal while serving overseas as a wireless instructor William Haynes, Elgin street east, was the 20,00@th donor at the Oshawa Blood clinic since its inception in May of 1%42 tm 'recognition of outstanding service te the Rotary Club and the community an honorary membership was presented te E. A. Levell by President A. bh Armstrong at a club meet- ag George Hart was chairman of a campaign for Oshawa Win- Community Fund. W. John Naylor was elected: chairman ef the Board of Edu- eation and E. A. Lovell, vice 5g at its inaugural meet. » the province to offset the loss' of federal aid, The Pearson government has said it is seriously considering &@ second cross-country highway 4, program. or extensions of the present route, The Liberals are also on record as accepting the "opting-out" formula for prov- inces that wish to withdraw from joint programs, WEST NEARLY READY Meanwhile, the western half of the 4,860-mile highway is due for completion in time for the 1964 tourist season, In the East, however, long stretches of sub- standard, winding pavement re- main and four more years will be necded at least to rebu'ld them all, A Cross-Canada Survey by The Canadian Press shows there are nearly 1,000 miles of sub-standard sections in New- foundiand, Nova Scotia, New a Quebec and Onta- 0 OTTAWA REPORT The longest are in the Lake Northern Ontario » between alznte road yee antic pro' expec! to be stepped up this year as a ' "i #3 7 Z& ; i z 5 i & if i ' 397 3 2 when highway planning was nearly completed for the sum- mer, Ps gpd haere hy the Lib- eral governmen' year. was extend the gram for four years to Dec. $1, 1967, The ceiling on federal op ticipation was I'fted to $625,000,- 000 from $400,000,000 Since the mammoth project was started in 1950, the federal government has spent nearly $500,000,000 counting national --_ stretches, and the prov- have spent more than When the highway was bogun, the federal government esti- mated construction would take six years and cost $300,000,000. The biggest construction. ef- fort occurred for the second consecutive year in Quebec, which did not sign the federal- provincial agreement until Oc- tober, 1060. This was the yearend picture province by province: Christmas Party Memorable Event By PATRICK NICRULSON OTTAWA--Parliament's mid- winter holiday is not yet half over; but the unimpressive first session of our 26th Parliament is already being mercifully clouded by the mists of forget- fulness, One of the closing scenes of the final act of that ill-omened session deserves to be rescued from the limbo for one last closer look; and that was "'our Christmas party' given by the Liberal party just before par Hamentarians went home. Tt was the most memorable bash seen on Parliament Hill for many years. The hosts were present in full force: Liberal senators and Lib- eral MPs, including nearly every cabinet minister, as well as a number of wives, such as ister) Benidickson, Mrs. Harry Harley of Oakville (whose drug . and Mrs, John Addison, whose husband was one of the erganizers of the party. FAMOUS SITE The scene of the oie was the big Railway mittee Room in the Parliament Build- ing, which is familiar to so many visitors, Mike Starr has some Oshawa schoolchildren visit Parliament dressed by some cabinet minis- ter. The Canadian Labor Con- gress wishes to deliver its an- nual brief to the government-- received there. Caucus Other guest: Gallery, and the uninvited but welcomed gate-crashers, among whom I noted especially the whips of the Conservative and Social Credit parties--snooping to find out why the Liberals get such a good press? Despite. the evidence of the three well stocked bars laden with Christ- mas _ spirit, Winkler must look elsewhere-- = piay-trp o the answer, "4 large gathering that large room the festivities erescendoed--from 7 p.m. until after midnight, What happened? able House of Commons seat." House Leader Jack Pickers: ven CS Ge a ae eee at 44 af 4 iF, i tif i f il foi de ite iH Z ili i : Phen ie rg ni iff re ge ght rit z 5% liz Que- way, Pa City Fredericton and in central Newfoundland and Nova in Dece: Trans-Canada. pro- f bridges tae? ait Hl 042 i i i pleted with the miles, In all, 34.5 miles were ded and 18.3 miles paved; and overpasses were built, This year's plans call for build'ng 40 miles, paving an- other miles and erecting 15 bridges, mostly in the Frederic- ton-Grand Falls link, A 9.8-mile stretch between Aulac and Cape Tormentine, the P.E.I, terminal, will be paved this year, completing that link, Al bed ~ Ladi has about 125 miles to complete, Quebec--Last year saw projects in the Montreal area and paving of a 22-mile stretch in the Drummondville area, The outskirts and a start on the $75,- 000,000 Boucherville bridge-tun- nel complex between Montreal and projects, Montreal' Isi nicipalities will spend on land B2 23° eth ti & if ai is + 4 if Hi Hie nul $ F : i i fF fee 57 ris Ht Ea 24% & Z H , ! ft cH Qe bd $ Hd | i Hi ay 4 *oiek i 5 z i #525 i: di : 3 ; H ; i ¢ : i ut i : f & 4 Z E s £ ; : | it tH A MEL KRUGER REPRESENTATIVE SUN LIFE Assurence Compony of Canede HOME: BUSINESS: 723-7900