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~ She Osha Trnes Published by Canadian Newspapers Limited a4 Ming ce &: Nehawe Ontarin . T. L. Wilson, Publisher WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 1964 -- PAGE 6 Reforms Are Indicated By Jobless Fund Mess The weekend unemployment in- surance mess emphasized the need for reform in two areas: The un- employment insurance fund and the Senate. The fund has been in trouble ever since it began to be affected by the abandonment of insurance principles, when its character was changed by the federal government. It was set up on sound actuarial principles; when these were aban- doned, in order that seasonal work- ers might be covered, it was no longer an "unemployment insur- ance" scheme but a welfare scheme, and it became obvious that sooner or later it would be bankrupt be- cause of the number of persons drawing more out of it than they contributed. Seasonal workers need help just as much as other workers do, but theirs is a different problem and must be handled differently. As for the Senate, its weaknesses have long been apparent. Mr. Diefenbaker, when he was prime minister, promised to do something about it, but didn't get around to the job. Mr. Pearson's government has made a timid approach. Death Of A Douglas MacArthur was one of the 20th century's great soldiers -- and two world wars and innumerable emall ones in the first sixty years of the century have produced many formidable military reputations. But the verdict of history may well be that his greatest achievement came not in war but in peace -- in the reconstruction of Japan, the __ erstwhile enemy. e If ever there was a man shaped for glory, it was MacArthur. He had a brilliant mind, which was soon evident at West Point, where his grades have still to be matched. He had great personal courage and capacity for leadership, both of which he demonstrated in the First World War as a field officer and general. He had an imposing ap- pearance, an acute appreciation of the value of publicity, an over- abundant sense of the dramatic and a massive belief in his own ability -- or perhaps infallibility would be a better word. A man shaped in such fashion could be fanatically loved or bitterly hated but never ignored. The argument about his military It is absurd that one senator, in a fit of pique, can hold up pay- ment of federal money -- and thereby~ inflict. probable hardship on many thousands of needy per- sons by delaying their unemploy- ment cheques -- but that is pre- cisely what can happen, and did happen. Senator Gratton O'Leary may have thought he was striking. a blow for the dignity of Parlia- ment, or something, but what he achieved, in fact, was a heaping of discredit on his party and a focuss- ing of attention on the need for Senate reform. We still believe there is a place for a second chamber in our parlia- mentary structure. The Senate was conceived as a "chamber of second thoughts", and in that. capacity it can do valuable and necessary work, if only as a balance to the over- weening power of a House of Com- mons dominated by one, possibly arrogant party. The basic reform needed, how- ever, is not compulsory retirement of senators, as now proposed, but a fundamental change in the method of selection. General capabilities will go on for a long time. They are defended and at- tacked with the same heat as the man himself, which is understand- able, considering the MacArthur personality. There is no doubt that he was a very good divisional commander, with the ability to inspire his troops, often by personal example. At the start of the campaign in the Pacific, however, he showed a curious lack of appreciation of the uses of air and sea power, but by the time of the "police action" in Korea he had revised his opinions to such an ex~ tent that he tended to over-em- phasize the capacity of the air arm. He thought, for instance, that the Chinese could be kept from moving into Korea in effective numbers by air interdiction alone: He under- estimated the Chinese in Korea as badly as he had under-estimated the Japanese in 1941. On the other hand, his strategy in the Pacific was impeccable, once he grasped the three-service roles in combined operations. Loved or hated, he was one of the great ones of our time, Disease In Jet Age How many people, we wonder, gave any thought yesterday to the celebration of World Health Day, or even knew that there was such a thing? Yet it has a great deal to do with the health of people in Oshawa and Whitby and every other community in Canada. A fact we must now face is that though we live in a country with high standards of health and hygiene, we are no longer isolated from parts of the world where standards are considerably lower. Today we are hours, not days or weeks, away from lands where there are all the diseases we have fought and subdued. Smallpox, yel- low fever, cholera, typhus, plague are all endemic or in raging epi- She Oshawa Times T. L. WILSON, Publisher Cc. GWYN KINSEY, Editor The Oshawa Times combining The Oshawa Times (established 1871) and the Whitby Gozette and Chronicle (established 1863) 'is published daily (Sundays and Statutory holidays excepted) Members of Canadian Daily Newspaper Publish- Association, The Canadian Press, Audit Bureau of Circulation ond the Ontario Provincial Dailies » pAgsociation. The Canadian Press is exclusively entitied to the use of republication of all news despatched in the poper credited to it or to The Associated Press or Reuters, and also the local news published therein. All rights of special des- patches ore also reserved. Offices: Thomson Building, 425 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario; 640 Cathcort Street, Montreal, P.Q. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Delivered by corriers in Oshowa, Whitby, Ajax, Pickering, Bowmanville, Brooklin, Port Perry Prince rt, Maple Grove, Hampton, Frenchman's Bay, Liverpool, Taunton, Tyrone, Dunbarton, Enniskillen, Orono, Leskard, Brougham, Burketon, Claremont, Columbus, Greenwood, Kinsale, Raglan, Blackstock, Monchester, Pontypool ond Newcastle 'not over 45¢ per week. By mail (in Province of Ontario) sutside carriers delivery areas 12.00 per year. Other Pi end Commonwealth Countries 15.00, Oe 'ond forelon. 24 00. demics in some countries that once were story-book distant from Can- ada, but now are only a jet-flight away. A passenger on a-plane could be a carrier of contagion,' landing before the disease symptoms have time to become identifiable. But the World Health Organization -- which promotes World Health Day --operates a network of informa- tion on disease centres and supplies member countries with the protec- tive facts, so that health conditions at every port at which planes or passengers touch are known. WHO, an agency of the United Nations, does much more than de- tective work, however. Its ramifi- cations include the fighting of those diseases on their own ground. Malaria, for example, is being fought through intensive campaigns against mosquitoes. Other diseases that kill or maim or cripple people in other lands are battled by the WHO. doctors and scientists -- diseases that could, under certain conditions, find their way to Can- ada. Canadians, then, cannot look on the work of the' World Health Organization in a purely altruistic way. We have a stake there, too. Bible Thought As my father hath sent me, even s0 send I you. -- John 20:21. What a privilege: to be the per- sonal representative of the God of the universe. BEH REPORT FROM U.K. Amateur Brewing Popular Activity : By M. McINTYRE HOOD Special London (Eng.) Correspondent For The Oshawa Times LONDON -- There is a strong expectation that when Chancel- lor of the Exchequer Reginald Maudling introduces his 1964 budget in the House of Com- mons on April 16, there will be YOUR HEALTH extra taxes on beer, wine and spirits. These are considered fair game for extra taxation in view of the chancellor's need for substantial increases in reve- nue. There is one group of people who will not worry too much about higher taxes on these beverages. This group is made Old Cans Of Fish Subject Of Doubt By JOSEPH G. MOLNER, MD Dear Dr. Molner: I have some ans of tuna, crabmeat and sal- mon which have been on the shelves for perhaps four years, Is it safe to use them?--B.B. There isn't any positive an- swer to this, but there isn't any way to be positively safe when you ride in an automobile, cross the street, or take a bath. I suppose, since these are seafoods, you are concerned mainly over botulism, the Type E botulism that has had so much publicity in the last year. Sad and dramatic as these eases were,. you still are vastly more in danger of being killed by lightning -- and there isn't much chance of that. I believe only two deaths were from botulism from canned fish; the rest were from smoked fish, Canned food (commercially canned, I mean) has not been found responsible for botulism deaths in a quarter of a cen- tury. Home - canned food, how- ever, averages several deaths a year from this, evidently when the rare occurrence of presence of the botulism organism plus insufficient cooking take place. Botulism is still a. very rare cause of poisoning. Far more deaths result from taking baths, being stung by insects, tripping over curbstones or smoking in bed, / Of course, there. are less deadly but more common forms of food poisoning. These, too, are rare in either commercially or home-canned food, With rea- sonable caution, | don't think you need fear any of them, Tanners Microbiology of Food. advises that if all micro-organ- isms (in a syllable, germs!) in a can of food are destroyed, and the ingress of others is pre- vented, canned food should keep indefinitely. Canned food (vegetables, fish, GALLUP POLL meat or mixtures) is cooked un- der rigid specifications which destroy such germs. Only when a rare and unpredictable acci- dent occurs do we ever find any germs that can multiply, once the cooking stage is past. Can anything ever get in? Yes if there is a hole--and it need be only a small one. I've consulfed a number of doctors and nutritionists about today's letter and the answers have run the gaunt of "throw it out," 'it's perfectly safe," "1 don't know," and "'use good judgment." I favor the last. By using good judgment, I mean: 1. If a can has bulged, throw it out. 2 2. If it is rusty, throw it out. 3. If. it has leaked, throw it out even faster. 4. If it smells peculiar, throw it out. 5. If you hear a hiss of escap- ing pressure, throw it out, (Do not confuse this with an inward hiss when something has been vacuum-packed.) 6. If the color or texture of the product is strange, discard it 7. If you are still worried in spite of food passing all these tests, re - cooking will destroy any new germs. Dear Dr. Moiner: Every time I've had a urinalysis, I've been told to bring in the first speci- 'men of the day. Last. week I had a physical but the specimen was not taken under the cir- cumstances you mentioned as dependable. Should I have an- other?--Mrs. K I don't think so, since you've found the other tests to be free of sugar. The first-in-the-morn- ing specimen gives much infor- mation, but specimens at other times in the day will still give a clue if anything is far out of line, especially sugar, Fixed Date For Easter Good Idea, y THE CANADIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC OPINION - (World Copyright Reserved) . If weight of public alone could settle the matter, Easter would be on a fixed date according to the vote in Canada and Great Britain. In this country almost half the adult population -- 48 per cent -- would like Easter on the same date each year, while in the U.K. 65 per cent endorse the suggestion. CANADA Roman Catholics ...+s++00s see eee GREAT BRITAIN .-----.. Most Think Roman Catholics are considers ably more in favor of the plan (51 per cent) than those of the Protestant faith -- 44 per cent. With an early Easter this year, the Gallup Poll in both countries put this question to a national sample of the public: "In your opinion would it be a good idea, or a bad idea, that Easter should be on a fixed date each year?" Good Bad Idea Idea 48% 34% 51 30 46 38 65 18 Can't Say = IND WITH YOUR PAYMENTS' up of the growing number of amateur brewers in the United Kingdom, So popular has the production-of these do-it-your- self beverages become that it is estimated that several mil- lion gallons are brewed every year throughout the country. OLD FARM ART At one time this art was con- fined mainly to farmers' wives and to people who lived in cot- -tages in the country, who kept their best secrets of brewing and wine-making to themsélves. But in recent years, interest in the art has spread to the towns, where the village wine skills have reached considerable mag- nitude, and have been greatly improved. And there are just as many men as women engaged in it now. : Enthusiasm for home made beverages has rocketed since the end of the second world war. It has been greatly en- couraged and helped by the publication of a large number of books on the subject of home-made wine, aimed at eliminating "hit or miss' methods. As an example of the growth of wine-making on an organized scale, there are now 190 ama- teur wine-makers' clubs in towns all over England and Wales, with a total of nearly 10,000 members. Before the war, the was none. The first club was form- ed at Andover, in Hampshire. It had just celebrated its 10th anniversary with a dinner at which wines made by the mem- bers were on the menu. More than 1000 enthusiasts are expected to attend a na- tional conference and exhibi- tion of amateur wines to be held in the town hall at Bourne- mouth on April 17 and 18. BEST CUSTOMERS The amateur wine makers have their own monthly maga- zine. Several shops now special- ize in catering for their neefis, giving advice as well as sell- ing the ingredients and equip- ment. A member of one London firm in this business said: "Our shop is crowded out during the business lunch period every day. These ama- teur wine makers come from a variety of trades and profes- sions, and some of our best cus- tomers are clergymen." So far as the law is concern- ed, wines made by amateurs for use in their own homes are exempt from duty. But if any of it is sold or even given away = licence has to be obtained and duty paid. . --s ¢ OTTAWA REPORT NATO Now Faces _ ii lah gaa ea Decisive Period By PATRICK NICHULSON OTTAWA--The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is just celebrating its 15th birthday-- 'but celebrating it with muted trumpets as the paper partner- ship prepares to enter upon a@ 16th year which could be de- cisive: either disruptive and disastrous, or co-operative and constructive, It was on April 4, 1949, that the North Atlantic Treaty was . signed in Washington, formaliz- ing the brilliant concept of Can- ada's Mike Pearson to build the world's first 'alliance for prog- ress' in peaceful prosperity while prepared for mutual de- fence. This treaty, Mr. Pearson de- clared publicly, should lead to the creation of an economic-- perhaps even a political--com- monwealth of the. Western World. 'Nothing less will do," fie said. In the subsequent 15 years, history has moved onward at a gallop never before seen in our world. Nuclear power, rocketry, space craft, automation and nationalism have changed the picture to an extent unimagined on that spring morning in Wash- ington of 1949. The nature of the alliance has required change; its member- ship has been expanded. Now that intercontinental missiles have put the most distant com- munity in the potential front fighting line, the concept of pro- tecting the United States by strong forces in Europe has be- come outmoded--thus nullifying the emphasis which the U.S. has always given to that short- sightedly military aspect of the alliance. CANADA'S SANE AIM As never before, today's dis- order calls for the Elysium which Mr. Pearson's blueprint could still achieve. It calls for the peoples of the alliance to work together for their collec- tive good--just as individuals from the allied nations, now emmigrated to North America, already work together to attain their collective aims. Konrad Adenauer, the former chancellor of West Germany, has warned the NATO allies that 'it is high time for us all to set ourselves earnestly to removing our differences of opinion--under the terms of the treaty, any member can with- draw after another five years." Jean Monnet, who knows Mr. Pearson's words but sings them more convincingly, has also just urged the bickering allies to recognize their common inter- ests, or else, Why, when our soldiers stand shoulder to shoulder facing our common human foe, do our economists and traders and scientists and 'politicians refuse to co-operate to overcome our physical foes of hunger and dis- ease and poverty and unemploy- ment The answer, alas, is that the political leaders of the Western nations are too often mere QUEEN'S PARK ward-heelers rather than states- men; they think more of their own votes at the next election than of the long-term good of _ those whose votes they seek. In this they are probably under- rating the charitableness of mankind; at this season of Easter we should think of every man as our brother, but our leaders suspect that our thougtts aro selfishly "I'm ir the boat, shove off." SHARE GOOD THINGS As one prominent. politician récently explained to me 'The ideal of 'One World' would call for harmonization of taxation and social legislation among the co-operating nations--this the 'have' nations of North Amer- ica would not accept." . In other words, we the world's fat cats, with two chickens in every pot, would not share with those hungry cats who have none. But we share through welfare with the British, the French, the Germans and others in Can- ada who are in need; wh should we not share and wo with those in other countries for our common peace and assured prosperity The NATO tocsin is sounding and we should harken to it. Independent MPP -- Misses Promotion BY DON O'HEARN TORONTO -- Allan F. Law- rence is a 40-year-old Toronto lawyer who sits behind the gov- ernment in the House and has sat there since 1958. Mr, Lawrence is a clean-cut lawyer, an able speaker and of obvious intelligence. But also, he has a mind of his own. Over the years he has frequently criticized things he did not think were right. And because of this, it seems, he probably may stay where he is, rather than being moved ahead into the government. STRONG SINCERITY At times it has seemed that possibly Mr. Lawrence was grand-standing. On various occasions the big reason for some of his state- ments could have been to get publicity. BY-GONE DAYS 25 YEARS AGO April 8, 1939 A. N. Sharp, city tax collec- tor, resigned from the Oshawa Welfare Board. Rev. W. Harold Reid accepted a call to be the permanent pas- tor of Knox Presbyterian Church where he had been sup- plying. Helen Poil, of the Second Osh- awa Guide Co., was chosen as one of the 10 Ontario guides to attend the Dominion Guide Camp in New Brunswick. East Whitby Township Council passed a motion to hold a tax sale. TODAY IN HISTORY By THE CANADIAN PRESS April 8, 1964... FBI director J. Edgar Hoover told a U.S. Senate subcommittee 13 years ago today -- in 1951 -- that a "hard core' of traine d Communists was ready to sabotage vital industries in the event of war. He set the number of known Com- munists at 43,217. The next day, he said loyalty checks had resulted in the dis- missal of 304 government employees and the resigna- tion of 2,941 others under investigation. 1858--The hour bell of Big Ben was cast, 1954--A Trans-Canada Air Lines plane and an RCAF trainer collided over Moose Jaw, Sask., killing 37. There are 20 great whiskies in Adams Private Stock CANADIAN RYE WHISKY L. F. McLaughlin, president of the Chamber of Commerce, received definite assurance that $100,000 would be provided by the federal government for work to begin in the near future on a new post office and federal building for Oshawa. The Women's Conservative Association held a tea in honor of the fifth anniversary of the forming of the group. Mrs. F. J. Hastings, president, and Mrs. H. A. Twilley poured tea. Roy Sawyer, ace right-winger of the Oshawa Generals, suffer- ed a broken ankle and was out for the balance of the season. Reeve Albert Jackson of Whit- by died suddenly. He had been in municipal affairs for 23 years. Rt. Hon. Senator Arthur Meighen was guest speaker at the Old Folks' Dinner held in the Genosha Hotel. William Hunter, RR 2 Oshawa, 97, was the oldest person present. George Burt of Oshawa was elected to the international exec- utive board of the UAWA. He defeated Charles H. Millard, also of Oshawa. Eight members of the Oshawa Ski Club spent some time ski- ing at Raglan during the Easter weekend, This set a record in = district for lateness of ski- g. But in the past few years his speeches--and the objections he has taken--have had a ring of strong sincerity, And in the recent dispute over the Police Act amendments he was outstanding. He led the opposition to the bill within the government ranks and he won respect on all sides of the house for his stand. After this performance, and others which had preceded it, any leader would have to con- sider him for the cabinet. He had shown himself, not only as a man of ability and in- telligence, but also as one of deep principle. Premier' Robarts must have_ so considered him. But appar- ~ ently not with favor. Some of us had thought it would have been a_ brilliant political stroke for him to have named Mr. Lawrence his attor- ney-general, But he: appointed another man. i There is perhaps too much of the rebel about the Toronto man to be stomached, at least by the present administration, i And this could be too bad. For he has shown possibilities of be- ing a distinguished attorneys general, MR. WISHART Hon. Arthur Wishart may turn out to be a good man. Like most people here we don't know, for we don't know much about him. Those who have been close to this 60-year-old lawyer from the Sault speak very highly of him. But he is still an infant here. We don't know his courage or his depth of principle. We do know he has a rough road ahead and we will be watching him, PARAGRAPHICAL WISDOM "Fear Fades; Smokers Light- ing Up Again' -- Headline, It isn't the fading of fear -- it's the collapse of will power under sustained strain. Today's informative item: Ne matter how fast a bird flies, he never perspires. Ronald W. Bilsky, D.C, CHIROPRACTOR Slipped Dise Nervous Stomach 100 King St, E. 728-5156 31st, please at the NOTICE TO PARENTS T.S.A. South Darlington GRADE 1 REGISTRATION FOR SEPTEMBER, 1964 If your child will be 6 years of age, on or before December pp school at times os | indicated below. Please bring concerning immunizetion, Salem--Mondey, April 13--2 Courtice. West--Thursd Courtice Highway--Mondey, April 13--2 to 4 p.m. Number 4--Tuesdey, April 14--1 to 2 p.m. f Courtice South--Tuesday, April 14--2 to 4 p.m, Mitchell's Corners--Tuesday, April 14-- 2 to 4 p.m. Shaw's--Tuesday, April 14--2 to 4 p.m, Maple Grove West---Wednesday, April 15--2 to 4 p.m. April 16--2 to 4 p.m. Hampton--Thursday, April 16--2 to 4 p.m. Maple Grove East----Friday, April 17--2 to 4 p.m. Providence----Friday, April 17---2 to 4 p.m. proof of age and information to 4 p.m. D. D. POWELL, Supervising Principal.