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1 | | - She Oshawa Times ' Published by Canadian Newspapers Limited 86 King St. E., Oshawa, Ontario T. L. Wilson, Publisher FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1964--PAGE 4 Alderman Finlay Dafoe, who has rightly earned the title of the "grand old man" of Oshawa's civic affairs, has announced that he will not again be a candidate for the city council. By his retirement, Al- derman Dafoe brings to a close & career in active municipal affairs which began in 1937. In 20 years out of that period he has been an alderman. Three times he was out of the council because he had been an unsuccessful candidate for the mayoralty. In 1987 he was also an unsuccessful candidate for the On- tario Legislature, representing the CCF party. The passing of Alderman Dafoe from the municipal council cannot be allowed to pass unnoticed, He was always a virile alderman, out- spoken and blunt, never pulling his punches when there was occasion for them, and giving forthright utterance to his views, on many oecasions as a lone wolf in opposi- tion to something in which he did not believe. But his sincerity could never be questioned, even by those n| Tribute To Long Service | Of Ald. Finlay Dafoe who did not agree with his views, The Times, during Alderman Dafoe's long aldermanic career, did not always agree with him, Indeed, there were occasions, particularly in the earlier years of his alder- manic service, when there were rather strongly-worded exchanges between him and this newspaper, But he always felt that he was en- titled to be heard, no matter how much we may have disagreed with him. And it is true to say that on some orcasions, the passage of time proved that he was right. Alderman Dafoe was always the champion of the underdog, espe- cially in the days when Oshawa was hard hit by the depression of the 1930s, He will be missed on the city council, even if only for his ability to keep the other members on their toes. In retiring, he merits the thanks of his fellow-citizens for service faithfully and freely rendered, and for the part he has played in the municipal government of a grow~- ing city. Decentralization Needed The Labor government in Britain has lost no time in tackling what is one of the most serious problems facing London and the southeast corner of England. That is the prob- lem of the traffic strangulation, caused by the fact that between two and three million people work in the city of London, and most of them have to use some kind of transportation, private or public, to reach their places of employment in the morning and return home in the evening. Methods of persuasion to induce large firms to build their offices outside of London have failed to halt the erection of more and more office buildings. The Labor govern- ment has moved quickly to halt further construction of such build- ings in London. There is just not enough money in the public treasury to build all the highways that would be needed to clear up the chaotic traffic conditions. The former government gave a good lead in moving government depart- ments out of London, and Labor is carrying on with this policy. This action by the British gov- ernment is one which should be carefully studied by the Ontario government. Ontario's capital is in much the same condition of traffic strangulation as is London. The effects of this are felt as far east as Oshawa. The Toronto Metropoli- tan area, as has been shown in Gwyn Kinsey's articles on this page this week, is facing a colossal road building program to cope with its traffic problems. Surely the best answer is that which has been found by Britain's new government-decentralization of government services as much as possible, and measures which will call a halt, to the great concentra- tion of huge office buildings in the centre of the provincial capital. True, the government has not set a good example of decentralization as yet, but it is surely time. that it did. Channel Tunnel Project Prime Minister Harold Wilson has given a pledge to France that Britain will go ahead with that country on the project to build a tunnel under the English channel. This is a project which -has been under discussion in these two coun- tries on and off for over 150 years. Economic considerations were al- ways in favor of it. Military con- siderations, however, made it neces- sary for successive United King- dom governments to turn a deaf ear to proposals that it should be built. It was only in 1955, when former Prime Minister Macmillian said that "strategic. considera- tions" were no longer involved, that there began to be real hope that the tunnel would be built, In February of this year, the French and British governments reached agreement that any cross- She Osawa Times T. L. WILSON, Publisher R. C, ROOKE, General Manager. C. J. MeCONECHY, Editor The Oshawa Times Re alas: P The Oshawa Times lestoblished 1871) ond the Whitby Gazette ond Chronicle established 1863) is published deaily Sundays end 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 entitied to the use of republication of ail news despatched in the poper credited to it or to The Associoted 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, Ontarid; 640 Cathcart Street, Montreal, P.Q. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Delivered by carriers in Oshawa, Whitby, Ajox, Pickering, Bowmonville, Brooklin, Port Petry, Prince Albert, Maple Grove, Hampton, Frenchman's Liverpool, Taunton, Tyrone, Dunbarton, Enniskillen, Orono, Leskard, Brougham, Burketon, Claremont, Columbus, Greenwood, Kinsale, Ragien, Blackstock, Manchester, Pontypool end Newcastle not over S0c per week. Sy mail in Province of Ontario) outside corriers delivery areas 12.00 per year, Other Provinces and Commonwealth Countries 15.00, U.S.A. ond foreign 24.00, channel link would be a railway tunnel and not a bridge, as some engineers had advocated, What has not yet been decided is whether the tunnel will be bored under the seabed of the channel, or will con- sist of immersed tubes laid on top of the seabed. In either case, it would take four of five years' to complete the project. No immediate and dramatic moves are likely, The climate of Anglo-French relations is too un- certain at the moment for quick action, The French are suspicious that Britain proposes to withdraw from the joint project of producing the supersonic Concorde jetliner. There are some grounds for this suspicion in. the fact that.Britain's aviation minister is making a review of that project. It might well be scrapped by Britain. In addition to that, the Labor government's imposition of an im- - port tax of 15 per cent has aroused the ire of the French government, and some sharp repercussions are likely. With these clouds on the horizon, it is likely that the backers of the Channel tunnel will have to wait some time yet before seeing their dream come true. Other Editors' Views COST OF CRIME j {Edmonton Journal) Law-breaking now costs the Unit- ed States $27,000,000,000 a, year in loss and damage, Thanksgiving is ready to beat a path to the door of the citizen who can build a better police-trap. City Clerk Roy Barrand Key Figure In Elections By PAUL TISSINGTON of The Times Staff Roy Barrand, Oshawa's city clerk, says he finds it difficult to understand why citizens are so "apathetic" about voting in municipal elections. But, he hasn't voted since 1946. ' 'And I guppose I'm the most interested person in the city," smiled Mr. Barrand, clerk here for.10 years. Mr. Barrand has a good rea- son for not voting. By law, he is the only person on the city voter's list who cannot vote, un- fess he is required to break a tie. He does not qualify as a voter because of his job: as re- turning officer for the election. However, if after a judge's recount of bailots, the mayoral- ity race ends in a tie, or the race for the last seat on city council, Board of Education or Public Utilities Commission ends in a tie, Mr. Barrand would have to vote. TIE BREAKER How would he break a tie? "I would vote for the candi- date with the best qualifications and the most experience," said Mr, Barrand. "If the candi- dates were equal in these re- spects, I guess I'd flip a coin. "Ive never been close to hav- ing to cast the deciding ballot," said the personable city clerk, in an interview with The Oshawa Times. "In fact, during the 27 elections since 1946 in which I've been the returning officer, I have never been close to having a recount of ballots." Mr. Barrand said every muni- cipality seems to have a prob- lem with voter apathy. Since 1945 in Oshawa, he said the highest percentage of voters ever to cast ballots was in. 1960 when 51.7 per cent visited the polls. In 1954, 51,624 per cent of the electorate voted. "People just don't seem to want to go to the polls," said Mr. Barrand. "The Oshawa Jay- cees and The Times help stir up interest in the election but people just don't vote in muni- cipal elections like they do in federal and provincial elec- tions," THIRTY YEARS Mr. Barrand's working con- nections with municipal affairs dates back almost 30 years when he was appointed bailiff, assessor and tax collector for the Township of Teck, near Kirkland Lake. He was born in Pembroke in 1910 and -attended public and high schools in Pembroke and Capreol. While employed as a@ bookkeeper and accountant at firms in Pembroke, Kirkland Lake and Sudbury for eight years, he took night classes and correspondence courses in ac- counting. And, from the age of 18, he has served as secretary or sec- retary-treasurer of about 25 church and community organi- zations, "'to gain practical ex- perience . ... and only one of the jobs paid me! ; "There is nothing like prac- * tical experience in this type of work," he said. Mr. Barrand left Teck Town- ship in 1947 and for five years was clerk-treasurer, welfare of- ficer, assessment commissioner and tax Hector among other duties -- in Renfrew, in the Ottawa Valley. "It was better experience than I would have gained in a city because of the variety of work,"' he said. Mr. Barrand was clerk- treasurer in Barrie from 1952 until he was hired clerk of Osh- awa, June 19, 1954, ELECTIONS HECTIC "Elections are not the most important part of my work but they are interesting -- and hec- tic," said Mr, Barrand, In small- er municipalities the entire staff helps prepare for elec- tions but in Oshawa, Mr. Bar- rand, his deputy clerk and five Stenographers do all the work. Preparing for an election starts in May when 'the city assessment department revises assessment rolls, Mr, Barrand, uses much of this information to compile the voter' list. Instead. of having the 100 copies of the list printed outside the city, as has been the prac- tice, this year the job was completed in the clerk's de- partment -- 16 days earlier than in 1962. Total cost of the voter's lists is about $4,000. Following a court of revision, where names may be added or deleted from the list, the loca- tion of 138 polling stations and the hiring of 272 deputy return- ing officers and poll clerks are TODAY IN By THE CANADIAN PRESS Nov, 13, 1964... The world was coming to an' end many people pre- dicted 131 years ago today in 1833--after a shower of méteor's invaded the earth's atmosphere. The spectacle of. more than 200,000 shoot- ing stars, sighted over the eastern areas of North America, led to the first full-scale scientific investi- gations of the extra-terres- tial phenomenon, A num- ber of religious groups pre- dicted that the meteoritic shower was the first effect of Armageddon. 1945--General Charles de Gaulle was elected interim president of the French gov- ernment. 1950 -- A Canadian ehar- tered airliner crashed 'in the CITY CLERK ROY BARRAND THE TIMES PERSONALITY OF WEEK the main tasks facing Mr. Bar- rand and his staff, Thirty election assistants are also hired to/help count bal- lots and several persons are hired as constables to keep peo- ple in line at polling stations and make sure secrecy is maintained, Mr. Barrand is in charge of the one hour nomination meet- ing, which this year will be held Nov, 19 from 7.30 to 8.30 p.m. in the councH chambers, Can- didates for all offices must qualify by 9 p.m.. the following day. Ballots are printed immediate- ly following nominations, dis- tributed to polling stations and cast by the electorate on elec- tion day, Dec. 7. A MAD HOUSE "It is pretty much of a mad house around here on election night," said Mr. Barrand. The day after is just as busy for the clerk and his staff as it takes almost all day to.check returns. Ballots must be locked up for several months, then destroyed. "We put a tremendous amount of work into elections but if there is a slight delay in count- ing, some people criticize us," said Mr. Barrand. "The human factor is in- yolved, Deputy returning offi- cers and poll clerks are often tired after supervising voting all day and I have even seen some people have slight break downs, their nerves are so bad, These are usually the most con- scientious ones, 'I try to impress upon the DROs that there must be the utmost in secrecy at the polls and we hold two meetings dur- ing the week before election day to try and explain and answer all the problems they might run into." Mr. Barrand said he knew of one instance, outside Oshawa, where a DRO and a poll clerk were: dishonest but "the people we get in Oshawa are consider- ate, most co-operative and con- scientious." MANY CHANGES As city clerk, Mr. Barrand's work brings him into contact HISTORY French Alps, killing all 59 aboard. First World War Fifty years ago today-in 1914 -- Allied armies re- trieved Dixmude in. Bel- gium from German invad- ers; Russians made pro- gress in East Prussia; Aus- trians. evacuated Bast Gali- cia in the face ofa Russian drive; German armies ad- vanced in Poland. Second World War Twenty-five years ago to- day--in 1939--German raids on the Shetland Islands and the east coast of England were repulsed; Finnish,dele- gation left Russia when talks with the Soviets broke down; three Parisians were injured from shrapnel from exploding shells when Ger- man planes were beaten off. ' with every aspect of the com- munity. "Since I started here in 1054 when the population was only 46,000 (latest count put Oshawa over the 70,000 mark) I've had to do a lot of changing in proce- dures to keep pace with the growth of the city. "I don't consider my life as being very colorful," he said. "T take an interest in the city as a whole -- I get so involved through work -- and this takes the place of any hobbies." Mr, Barrand is a Rotarian, a charter member and director of the Lakeland Chapter of the Administrative Management So- ciety, a director of the Ontario County Canadian Club, a mem- ber of the Municipal Clerks and Finance Officers Associatien, a member of the Chamber of Commerce, Lebanon Lodge, AF and AM and he was the first secretary-treasurer of the Osh- awa and District Historical So- ciety, Next year he will be- come secretary of the Histori- cal Society. He is fond of gardening and flowers, likes classical music (the three Bs) and curling, al- though he says he has little time for the latter. Mr. Barrand and his son George, a pharmacist in Osh- awa, own three vintage cars. One, a 1924 Ford is in the Auto- motive Museum. The other two were built in 1924 and 1926 at the General Motors north plant. 'We are not active in restor- ing cars now but retain the in- terest," said Mr. Barrand. The city clerk has two mar- ried daughters, Mrs. J. W. Hous- ton, who lives in Wawa with her husband, a United Church minis- ter, and Mrs. D. J. McLean, who lives in Weston. WIFE TEACHES » Mr. Barrand and his wife Janet, who teaches at King Street Public School, and is de- scribed by her husband as a: "dedicated teacher', have nine grandchildren, They were married in 1932, after meeting at a church group function in Pembroke. Mr, Barrand was secretary of the group and it was his first secretarial job. "T felt with her assistance I could manage it," he smiled. "She has been of considerable support all along." Mr, Barrand says he looks for- ward to many more enjoyable years as clerk in Oshawa, "T like the city very much and the climate here, compared to the north country, is like Flori- da! "A person couldn't get closer to progress than Oshawa... this city is in the heart of pro- gress in. Ontario," POINTED PARAGRAPHS In the Angentine public, a bachelor has to pay over 12 days pay for remaining single. Even at that, it may be worth it. Making a hint sharp enough to penetrate a thick skull is like having an irrestible force meet 'an immovable object. The public office-holder who boasted that he was a politician and an honest one should have ng the word "but" for "and", An editor inquiries "What are we getting out of Vietnam". The logical answer is that we are getting everything except good news. OTTAWA REPORT Groups Seeking World Peace By PATRICK NICHOLSON OTTAWA--The World Fed- eralist movement is gaining support on Parliament Hill, and recently made a show. in stre! at an interview with our Foreign Minister, Hon, Paul Martin. : Two groups make up this movement, The 'World Fed-'® eralists of Canada' is a citi zens' movement, with chapters in many communities across Canada, The 'World Federalist Parliamentary Association' is 'not directly affiliated---in fact many of its 60 members, in- cluding Senators, MPs and cab- inet ministers, feel that it should be completely indepen- dent. It is an all-party non-po- litical association; Miss Pau- line Jewett, Liberal MP for Northumberland, Ont., is its president, Conservative George Chatterton, MP for Victoria, B.C. and New Democrat Andy Brewin, MP for Toronto-Green- wood, and Géonges Lachance, Liberal MP for Montreal-Lafon- taine, are vice-presidents. Recently the Parliamentary Association arranged a confer- ence with Hon. Paul Martin, at whieh the citizens group pre- sented a proposal advocating a "Canadian initiative toward strengthening the United Na- tions Peace-Keeping Function." DIFFERENCES APPARENT The Parliamentary Associa- tion has as its aim, in simple language, the strengthening of the United Nations Organiza- QUEEN'S PARK Achievements tion. The citizens group more advocates world peace through world law, Thus there is a difference of appeal, and a significant difference of aim. The Parliamentarians, with the wisdom of politicians, see the merit of a step-by-step ap- proach. The other group is seemingly more blunt in its aim of a World Federation, ' Under present conditions, there is good sense in the sug- geation originally made in 1950 y our fore! minister, as he then was, Mike Pearson: "The North Atlantic Treaty might. well grow into an economic, and even a political, common- wealth of the western world." But in 14 years, the lack of mutual trust and confidence among the NATO allies has pre- vented even the first stép to- wards such a federation. How much less likely, then, is the more extreme step of surrend- ering some of our sovereignty to pool it with all other nations in a world federation? BOTH STEPS APPEAL We are bound to our 14 NATO allies in the event of war. But war is merely an extension of foreign policy, so logically we should co-operate fully even in peace time in our external re- lations. And if we will work to- gether in the extremities of mo- dern warfare, why are we so foolish as to slit each other's throat in trade in peacetime, when . co-operation would pro- vide cheaper defence eek a fuller material life for us all? Of Three Years" By DON O'HEARN TORONTO--Premier Robarts has now completed three years as premier, It was on Nov. 8, 1961, that Mr. Robarts took the oath of office. As the leader of the province Mr. Robarts has not been showy. His administration has not been colorful or spectacu- lar. : But underlying his relatively quiet tenure in office there has been quite a body of achieve- ment; some of it quite funda- mental and important. SEPARATE SCHOOLS Looking back, for instance, there has been his new ap- proach to the separate school question. This has never received any very great attention, yet it is one of the biggest political ad- vances in Ontario in years. Through his foundation tax scheme Mr. Robarts was able to give separate schools more money, which they desperately needed. And the fact it did not receive any great public attention was most important of all, MINIMUM WAGE: There have been other note- worthy steps. To mention only a few: the aggressive development in nu- clear power, in which Ontario is leading the way in Canada and is in the van not only on the continent but in the world; there is the minimum wage legislation, which though it came late following the lead of other jurisdictions) was pro- gressive when it did arrive. Then, there have been de- velopments such as the new water supply program, Starting BY-GONE DAYS 20 YEARS AGO Noy, 13, 1944 Rev, A. D, Comett, pastor of Simcoe Street United Church, delivered the address 'at the Remembrance Day Service in Memorial Park. A. E, O'Neill, principal of the OCVI, took part in a radio panel discussion entitled "The School as a Community Centre." The broadcast was in connection with Education Week. e WC James Arthur Lewington, DFC, commander of Porcupine Bomber Squadron, was pro- moted to the rank of Group Cap- tain in command of the Heavy Conversion Unit Station in the RCAF in Britain, 35 YEARS Noy. 13, 1929 Brig..Gen. D. C. Draper of Toronto was guest speaker at the annual Armistice banquet of Local Branch 43, Royal Cana- dian Legion. AGO Albert Street Public School won the Dr. Kaiser Shield in the annual fire drill competition. Horses from Parkwood Stables registered many wins at the Madison Square Gardens Horse Show in New York. © PAPER MISSED? Call 723-3783 to 7 p.m. Circulation Dept. OSHAWA TIMES . with the pipe-line for London, establishment of the Ontario Police Commission and the move to consolidate small pol- ice forces, the apprenticeship training program, And, of course, the star act of all, the Trade Crusade. MAJOR DIFFERENCE There have been situations of weakness also, most notably of all the Police Act business, But all in all Mr. Robarts has had a relatively smooth time in office. And when you analyze it this is somewhat surprising for there is one distinct difference between the Robarts regime and the previous Frost rule, and a difference that should in- vite trouble. ; This difference has been in the willingness to gamble with public opinion and the feelings of touchy groups. The Frost approach was not to disturb the apple cart. It was marked by careful regard for local autonomy and the po- tential hurt feelings of anyone else with strong convictions. (Though Mr Frost did bring in human rights legislation). Mr. Robarts has not shared this caution. In the aforemen- tioned seperate school question in his liquor policies, in his Ia- bor laws and other fields, he has acted without apparent fear of public opinion. BIBLE THOUGHTS For it is written, vengeance, belongeth unto me; I will recom- pense, saith the Lord.--Romans 12:19b God has reserved unto Him- self those things for which He knows man to be incapable, For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are the sons of God.--Romans 8:14, The spiritual person is one whose spirit, is guided by God's Spirit through His Word. Owe no man anything, save to love one another. -- Romans 13:8a. The Christian is obligated to love a person whom he finds dif- ficult to like. Opinions Of Others RAISE WAR PENSIONS (Guelph) Allowances and pensions for wat veterans should be restud- ied and from time to time ad- justed to keep pace with in- creased, living costs, members of all parties have urged in the Commons, The government will be well advised to give early attention to these recommendations; and general public concurrence is assured, As a PC member put it: "The members of the House have had their salaries increas- ed, why do we have to leave the veterans to the last?" They should come first, U.K, IMPORT TAX Quebee L'Evenement -- It doesn't seem that Canada will he affected to any consider- able extent by the new im- port surcharges imposed by Britain, Our exports to Brit- ain are largely made up of agricultural products and raw materials, which don't fall un- der the new eurcharges. jreat Britain suffers from @ long - standing shortage of farm products and doegn't see the importing of such prod- ucts as any threat to its own production, . . . The Labor government's measures are justified if they remain in force for a limited period. The trade deficit makes them necessary for a certain length of time. But in an age of general trade liber- alization, it would be abnor- mal for London to follow too hard and fast a protectionist policy. ' ' 4 HYMN TO THE WELFARE STATE Creston Valley Advance) It government is my shep- herd, Therefore, I need not work... It alloweth me to le down On a good job, It leadeth me beside still factories, It destroyeth my initiative, It leadeth me in the path of a parasite for politics' sake... , though I walk through the valley of laziness and deficit spending will fear no evil, for the government is with me. It prepareth an economie Utopia for me appro- priating the earnings of my own grandchildren; It filleth my head with false security; My inefficiency runneth over. Surely the government should 4 for me all the days of my. life And I will dwell in a fool's paradise forever. 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