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She Osha Times Published by Canadian Newspapers Limited 86 King St. E., Oshawa, Ontario T. L. Wilson, Publisher MONDAY, JUNE 22, 1964--PAGE 6 Health Probers Offer Far-Ranging Program The report of the Royal Commis- sion on Health Services will un- doubtedly spark hot and prolonged controversy. It suggests, for ex- ample, that provinces be permitted 'to run lotteries to help pay for the far-reaching health program it: rec- ommends; that addicts be given free drugs, under supervision -- as an experiment -- to eliminate profit from the illicit drug traffic; that municipaliies fluoridate their water supplies; that a crash program of medical education be started. The two points that are likely to cause _the most argument, however, are the cost of the program and the com- -mission's opposition to state medi- cine. The commission went into the question of cost, and produced these estimates: By 1971 the annual cost of Can- ada's present system of health serv- ices "with all its limitations and inadequacies" will be $4,015,000,000 or $178 for every man, woman and child. The system it recommends would cost an additional $466 mil- lion or $20 per person, but taxes would increase by more than that amount, because there woukl be the added cost of running the new system and the private premiums now being paid would be replaced by taxes. Can the country afford it? The commission says yes - "the pro- gram is well within Canadian means". It reported that all those persons interviewed were agree- able to the prospect of higher taxes for an improved program of health services. What is not clear is whether the commission formed this opinion be- fore details of the Canada Pension Plan were available. Between them, the two programs represent a mas- sive drain on the financial resour- ces of Canadians. But now that the pension plan is to be funded rather than pay-as-you-go, there will be a huge pool of money available for in- vestment by provinces. The commission is emphatic on Burdens On One of the side issues of any gov- ernment action on the wide-ranging proposals of the Royal Commission on Health Services must necessarily be the method of implemenation. If the method.means the loading of another heavy clerical burden on private business, it may well lessen the good results of the health pro- gram by increasing unemployment as a result of slowed business ac- tivity. The Financial Post: has pointed out that "in search of higher em- ployment and prosperity, modern government expends vast amounts of energy devising inceptives to speed up business growth." But the farther the regulatory arm of gov- ernment extends into the economy, the more likely it is to create com- plicated rules and regulations that discourage growh. A nightmare work of paper shapes up on pensions, unless the" provinces get together to standar- dize their procedures and require- ments. Ontario was the first to issue a pension questionnaire and most The Oshawa Times T. L. WILSON, Publisher Cc, GWYN KINSEY, Editor The Oshawa Times combining The Oshawa Times {establis shed 1871) and the Whitby Gazette and Chronicle 'established 1863) is published daily (Sundays and Statutory holidays excepted) Members ot Canadian Daily Newspaper Publish- @rs Association. The Canadian Press, Audit Bureau of Circulation ond 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 Associoted Press or Reuters, and also the local 4ews published therein. All rights of special des- Satches ore also reserved. Offices:. Thomson Building, 425 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario; 640 Cathcart Street, Montreal, P:Q. SUBSCRIPTION RATES * Delivered by corriers in Oshaw., Whitby, Ajex, Pickering, Bowmanville, Brooklin, Port Perry Prince Albert, Maple Grove, Hampton, Frenchman's Bay, tiverpool, Taunton, Tyrone, Dunborton, Enniskillen, Srono, Leskard, Brougham, Burketon Claremont, Lolumbus, Greenwood, Kinsole, Raglon. Binckstock, Manchester Pontypool and Newcastle nol over 45¢ per week By moll (in Province of Ontorin) outside carriers delivery oreos 12.00 per year. Other Provinces. ond Commonwesith Countries 15.00, U.S.A. and foreign 24,00, the point of state medicine. It ex- amined state-supported medical schemes in Britain, Scandinavia and other countries ,and decided to steer clear of "the views of those on the extreme right and extreme left". The report goes on: "We are opposed to state medi- cine, a system in which all providers of health services are function- aries under the control of the state. "We recommend a course of action based upon social principles and the-co-operation and participa- tion of society as a whole in order to achieve the best possible health care for all Canadians, an aim Cana- dians by their individual efforts cannot attain. "Such action, we insist, is based upon freedom of choice on the part of the citizen, and on services pro- vided by free and_ self-governing professions. By safeguarding these elements so vital to a free society, we believe we have avoided the difficulties in a program which at- tempts to nationalize the services which one group provides for an- other." We have only a precis of the re€~ port, and must wait for the full document to see whether the method of combining free choice with a free program is detailed by the commis- sioners. It would appear that the duties of government under the pro- gram would be to collect the neces- sary revenues, organize the required physical plant and technical ser- vices, and obtain the co-operation of the doctors, dentists and other pro- fessional people needed for the smooth working of the program. It's an excellent idea, and we hope it works. It seems likely, however, that the governments involved in the scheme would have to add sub- stantially to the number of doctors, dentists, and so on, that they now employ, if areas which are not ade- quately served are to obtain the same high standard of health ser- vices as richer and better organized areas now enjoy. Business firms found that its demands sub- their office work load. Saskatchewan has issued one, and it is quite different from Ontario's; it will, indeed, force most companies with employees in the stantially increased province to recognize their records completely to make the required information available. Th Post asks, pertinently : "What will happen in the offices of nation - wide employers when other provinces present their ques- tionnaires as well? Will corporations have to hire a platoon of actuaries for every province that goes into the pension busines? Very plainly, compliance with existing laws al- ready costs individuals and firms unmeasured millions of dollars." A little common sense and co- operation between provincial bureau- crats would avoid this sort of com- plication. The loading of .unneces- sary costs on business inevitably means higher prices and fewer jobs, Other Editors' Views 'LITTLE MESSES' London Free Press Cosy, little inquiries into "irreg- ularities" in civic operation are now possible under recent Act amend- ments, according to Municipal Min- ister Spooner. Mr. Spooner says "'if there is a real mess" he would have it come out in open court. Should he have' the power or the right to settle 'little' messes? After seeing how the irregular- ities at Belleville and Eastview mul- tiplied into major disasters for these communities even the "little mes- ses" should rapidly before court. Right or wrong is not decided by the amount of the defalcation. come - A Ni¢TorY For THE MAINSTREAM OF, REPUBLICAN THINKING -- GOLOWATER VICTORY STATEMENT. MERRILY, MERRILY DOWN THE STREAM REPORT FROM U.K. Railway Chairman Faces New Trouble By M. McINTYRE HOOD Special London (Eng.) Correspondent For The Oshawa Times LONDON -- Dr Richard Beeching, chairman of the Brit- ish Railway Board, has run into a great many staff problems since he took over the job of being boss of Britain's national- ized railway system. He has had to battle with unions over wage scales, over redundancies in the railway workshops, over the question of whether private trucking concerns should be allowed to pick up goods at rail- YOUR HEALTH way freight yards, and a great many other problems connect- ed with the actual running of the railways. Now he is faced with another and entirely unexpected kind of trouble with the unions. Recent- ly, he introduced a new, conti- nental-style type of uniforms for railway employees, and these have aroused the ire of fashion- conscious shunters and guards on the railways. The leaders of the National Union of Railwaymen are being subjected to strong pressure from some grades of workers to Hospital Visitors Given Good Advice By JOSEPH G. MOLNER, MD A reader has sent me a leaf- let called How to 2 a Good Visitor, meaning how to be a good hospital visitor. It was printed by the General Board of Education of the Meth- odist Church, Anyway, it consists of four clever cartoons, each with a paragraph of text, as follows: "Don't Play Doctor: If your Aunt Aspidistra ex pired of something that sounds a lot like what's ailing the patient, save the diagnosis for the bridge club. Auntie may have died of old age. If the patient wants to tell you about his ailment, let him, but don't dwell on dis- ease. "Candy Ain't Always Dandy: Gifts of food should have spec- jal hospital approval. Flowers are fine, but not in carload lots; a single odorless plant is better. Books and magazines are hardy perennials. Women welcome colognes and men like such chin-up gifts as shaving lotion. "Tobacco May Be Taboo: Do not. smoke unless it's all right with the hospital, with the pa- tient you're. visiting, and other patients close by. Even regular smokers may hate the smell of tobacco smoke when ill. Never smoke in the corridors. Alcohol is always out of order. "Curtain Call: Exit on a help- ful, hopeful note. Don't be a Gloomy Gus, Ask if there's a service you can render (mail- ing a letter, watering a lawn, making a phone call) or whether there's something you can bring back (a_ bathrobe, book, bed jacket) the next time you visit." It's first class advice, anything but stuffy. Dear Dr. Molner: My two small children are near-sighted and must wear glasses. Can the problem be corrected by an operation? I am heartsick about this.--Mrs, G.C, Stop being heartsick. Wearing glasses may be a nuisance, but I would prefer for my children to have that trouble than a few hundred other things that some youngsters must put up with. If, you keep on feeling this way, you will transmit the idea to your children and make them resistant to the glasses. They'll be better off just taking the situation fer granted and not feeling dramatically sorry for themselves. and BY-GONE DAYS 15 YEARS AGO June 22, Mary Andrews was crowned "Miss Woodview Park'? at the park's official opening. David C. Haverson celebrat- ed his 86th birthday, Awards were presented to some 30 Oshawa hobbyists at the annual CRA Hobby Fair. Dean Patte won the men's sin- gles table tennis while Made- line Hall took the honors for the women's singles. Eric Ma- gill, Eddie House and Carol Whitttington were winners in the archery contests. Cline was named the Oshawa and He suc- Edward president of District Labor Council. ceeded Thomas_ Hart, The Victorian Order of Nurses report for May showed 303 visits had been made. Oshawa Public Nurses made 370 visits during that month. ""Wiftbreak of an epidemic of a virus disease among dogs in Pickering township was causing a great deal of concern to dog owners and Pickering health authorities. 1949 Albert E. Millner of. Oshawa, for eight years president of the Ontario-Quebec Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists, accept- ed a similar post in Alberta for western Canada. Lorraine McDonald was cho- sen 'Miss Harman Park"' at the park's field day and celebra- 'tion. Dean McLaughlin broke his former record at a horseshoe tournament in Toronto by pitch- ing a total of 32 consecutive ringers to win the "'A" class Singles contest. At a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oshawa General Hospital J. A. Morphy was re- elected chairman; E. A. Lovell, vice-chairman, Ernest Marks, Jr., secretary, and Cyril Waite, treasurer, The following new members were inducted into the Oshawa Rotary Club: W. T, Dempsey, Thomas Dobbie, George W. Fin- ley, E. Joynt, Eric Jones, A. E. McGilvray, Alex Nathan,. Rev D. M. Rose, Jack Shephard and Mayor Michael Starr. reject the 'new look" uniforms when they meet the British Rail- ways Board to discuss the re- sults of the "modelling trials" given the new uniforms at eight stations earlier this year, This demand has gone to the NUR headquarters froma re- cent national delegate confer- ence of the guards aad shunters on the railways. They have dub- bed the new look of the Beech- ing line of uniforms as "entirely unsuitable and foreign to the traditions of uniforms. in this country"'. "CHOCOLATE SOLDIERS" The delegates attending the conference made it clear that they were all in favor of new types of uniform being provided, in keeping with the work they have .to do. But in its demand for action by the NUR, the con- ference said it was "firmly op- posed to gaudy, chocolate- soldier continental-type --_uni- forms which are completely out of. keeping with the dignity and unobtrusive character of British railwaymen." James Prendegast, a delegate from the Marylebone division, who moved the resolution urg- ing that the railwaymen's union take action against the new uni- forms, claimed that the real reason they were introduced was because it was thought that Britain would be joining the European Common Market, He told the 170 delegates who at- tended the conference that the uniforms looked "Germanic", and were a "'shady device" to associate Britain with Europe. The National of Railwaymen's executive is bound to be strong- ly influenced by this conference resolution when it considers what should be its own official attitude to the new uniforms. The Railways Board has, how- ever, been busy analysing reac- tions from both the staff and the public regarding the change in uniforms. Af a result of its studies and inquiries, it believes that the uniforms have met with general favor. The board denies that there has been any conti- nental influence in selecting the new types of garb for railway workers, and claims that from a public standpoint, the uniforms have made a good impression by their smartness, whatever may be the conflicting views as to their style. 1 OTTAWA REPORT Error To Ignore Creditiste Ideas By PATRICK NiCHULSUN OTTAWA--The youngest but not the smallest party repre- sented in the Canadian Parlia- ment is Le Ralliement des Creditistes. It is so completely French - Canadian of Quebec that, even in the English-lan- guage report and translation of the proceedings of the House of Commons,' its name is written in French. This group of 13 MPs is often referred to as "the Caouettists" after its leader, Real Caouette, whose name is often preceded by the adjective "firebrand" in reference to his persuasive ton- gue and its demands for politi- cal and economic changes. Car- toonists have made his sharp- featured, bespectacled face widely known, and his political enemies depict him as a cross between a financial charlatan and a national menace. In failing to seek to under- stand why Real Caouette has influenced' so many votes in Quebec in two elections, and why his television programs are so popular in Quebec, politi- cians of other parties are per- forming a grievous disservice to Canadian unity. The parliamentary whip "of the Creditistes is Charles Gau- thier, who thus rates third in the party after Real Caouette and his deputy - leader, Gilles Gregoire. He is less vocal in TODAY IN HISTORY By THE CANADIAN PRESS June 22, 1964 .', . Samuel de Champlain, the explorer who was to be- come the first governor of French Canada, first landed in Canada 361 years agg to- day--in 1603. He made his first voyage to Canada for Aymar de Clermont, on whom the king of France had bestowed a patent. Ar- riving on the Bonne Re- nommee, Champlain estab- lished friendly relations with the Indians and ex- plored the St. Lawrence River to the rapids above Montreal 1774--The Quebec Act re- ceived royal assent. 1908--A fire in Trois Riv- ieres, Que., destroyed 300 buildings. the Commons than his two lead- ers, but he is remarkable for his regular attendance--when I mentioned this to him, he told me that he has not missed a single day during this session of Parliament. TOO MUCH TALK Mr. Gauthier was. born, raised, married and still lives in the little town of Mistassini just north of Lake St. Jean, deep in what the Indians used to call 'The Kingdom of the Saguenay." Now in his 52nd year, Mr. Gauthier has been alderman and mayor of Mistassini before twice being elected to Parlia- ment, He operates a furniture business with which, as so often in smaller communities, a fun- eral parlor is combined. As a good member of his commun- ity, he has long served as presi- dent of the school board and director of the credit union. On the walls of his parliamen- tary office hang phones of Real Caouette, of his wife, and a happy - looking family group with their eight children. His eldest daughter is a lab techni- cian at an Ottawa hospital, and a talented painter of the im- pressionist school--she is hold- ing an exhibition in Montreal next month; his . businesslike second daughter minds the store while father serves in Parliament, which is "'Too slow, QUEEN'S PARK much . talk...but...ittle. action'. Says businessman Gauthier, _ He has been a keen: follower of Social Credit. economic. the- ory for 25 years, and is. ob- viously happy to be carrying its message into Parliament: now. But, like all his party, he has an even more urgent message. "Where are we going? What are we?" he asked in the House recently. "Are we British sub- jects in a Canadian country, of Canadians in a ish coun: try? f "That is the question facing many people who have. submitted to the dictatorship of the old parties. "In polities we are: nothing but British colonials, while our economy is 80 per. cent in the hands of the United States. "Co-operative federalism has been invented as a_ tranquil- lizer for Quebec by the Liberal government, which won came. through electoral irregularities French-speaking elements pro- vide the co - operation, 'while English-speaking elements sup- ply the centralizing federal- The Caouette break - away group supports the Douglas the- ory of Social Credit, discards the leadership of Premier Man- ning and Bob Thompson alike and like many thinking Some. ois, seeks to free incidentally other pe --- from the central government's excessive powers with Macken- zie King grabbed in-.wartime, and from the U.S: 'economic yoke. Other Canadians believe: this position is based on misunder- standing -- yet the dialogue which is essential to-create two- wav trust and understanding: is sadly lacking in. Parliament where it should be provided, Roberts Supports Jr. Ranger Project BY DON O'HEARN TORONTO--There's one thing about Lands and Forests Min- ister Kelso Roberts--he's a very human person. Mr. Roberts likes to do the things you and I do, or would do if we had more nerve. On St. Patrick's day he comes into the House wearing violent green jackets. Show him a gadget and he will be automat- ically interested. Lead him to a gun or a golf club and he will try and out-match you. He's a man now beginning to READERS' VIEWS LATE ENTRY Dear Sir: I trust thisy ballot reaches you in time to be tabulated. We live 200 miles north of Sioux Lookout and receive our papers once per week--weather permit- ting. Papers like yours which are conducting this poll are - doing a valuauble service to us who are far under the $18,000 per annum bracket. I only hope these polls are digested by our Ottawa babysitters and they act according to their constituents' wishes--but this is hoping for far too much. An admirer of whole trees, WM. THORDARSON. Round Lake, Via Central FOOD FOR DOGS Dear Sir: On behalf of the Ontario Humane Society I am appeal- ing for funds to provide food for the starving Eskimo dogs of the Canadian Arctic. Each year thousands of work- ing sled dogs are neglected and many starve. The cause of this situation is simply that the Eskimo philosophy fails to understand why animals should be fed when they are not work- ing, (for example in the sum- mer). Similarly when the Eski- mo and his family are ctose to starvation, which occurs in Pat., Ont. some parts of the Arctic nearly every winter, he naturally puts himself and his family before his dogs. The Ontario Humane Society does not, for one moment, sug- gest that it can alter the Eski- mo philosophy. However, we can and we are doing much to alleviate the animals' suffering by sending to the Arctic each year tons of dry dog feod. The food is distributed in the Arctic with the splendid co- operation of the Department of Northern Affairs. It is issued only under emergency condi- tions, It is shipped to the Arctic on the Government. Supply ship, the "C. D. Howe." May I, through your columns, appeal to all humanitarians to once again support this scheme by donating to "Operation Arcti- chow." Donations should be sent to: The Ontario Humane Society, 45 Avenue road, To- ronto 5, Ontario. Cheques should be marked "Arctichow." I am sorry that we cannot accept gifts of meal. The meal has to be packed in special bags which will facilitate easy handling, which will stand wear and tear, and being trans- ported by ship, air and dog sled, clearly T. L. HUGHES, General Manager, Ontario Humane Society. Hold it. his -- oe Sek Our old bottle is no more. ~ ' Gooderham Bonded You could edge towards 70. But he's the most unlikely near-70 you will run across, He has the spirit--and the lively step--of eternal youth. And this is one reason--per- haps the main one--why the province's young ranger pro- gram is zooming ahead. GOING UP Last summer 1,324 youn rangers went into the bush for eight weeks. This was double the number of the year before. This year the number is up again, On June 29 1,600 boys will head out for 66 Junior Ranger camps across the north. This is 20 per cent more than: last year. Kelso, a city man but' one who knows the north well is the type of person who can really appreciate just how wonderful this junior ranger program 'is, Undoubtedly, in his own mind, he can see himself as a 17-year- old boy (rangers must -be 17) spending this type of summer. He can vision himself out in the bush clearing trails or planting. trees, perhaps getting in on the edge of , some. fire- fighting, going to some lectures to learn about forestry and 'op- erating methods, then eating those big, husky meals, and en- joying the swimming and ball games and comradeship that go with the program. The program has expanded greatly under his direction, and you can be sure it will expand even more. The demand for it is great. There were more than 2,500 applicants this year. And each year there have been many more boys wanting to go than could be accommodated. APPLY EARLY @ If you know of a boy who wants a tremendous vacation next year the details. are these. Any boy 17 years old and ih secondary school is eligible. Applications open on Jan. 1 and close March 1. The rangers are paid $4 a day for a six-day week. All board and lodging is included, Apply early. Remember the one with the friendly sloping shoulders? tell its shape anywhere. Most important, it was the bottle that contained Gooderham's Bonded Stock Whisky. One of the most popular ryes ever to see the inside of any bottle. Well our whisky's still the same (our blenders know a good thing when they taste it) but we felt it was time for a new bottle, Happily enough, most people like our new container very much, It's tall'and refined-looking (in fact, someone said, it's a classic already), However, to the few people who are still having a little trouble adjusting, may we offer this one suggestion. Remember, new bottle or not, it's still Bonded Stock Whisky. So try not to let your emotions run away with your sense of good taste. Gooderham's have been distilling fine whiskies since 1832 Te gate me ae