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-- i a -- re eee ~~ eee eEE oe e e 2 8. A ik ie te 2 Published by Canadian Newspapers Limited 86 King St. E., Oshawa, Ontario T. L. Wilson, Publisher MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1964-- PAGE 4 : 'Citywide Vote Is Best 'And Should Be Retained * On December 7, the electors of Oshawa will be asked to vote on jwhether, in its municipal elections, {Oshawa should retain its present 'elty-wide vote system or revert to 'the ward system which was in 'existence in 1932. The Oshawa Dis- 'trict Labor Council, in a well- 'prepared and comprehensive brief, thas come out strongly against re- 'turning to the ward system, and 'get out convincing reasons for that 'decision. ' In previous votes of the people von this question, in 1982 and 1938, 'The Times has come out strongly Qn favor of a city-wide vote for its icity council, The views of this news- 'paper, as set out clearly then, have 'not changed, and we believe that 'the proposal to revert to the former 'ward system would be a backward 'step. We agree whole-heartedly 'with the ns set forth in the 'Labor Courkil brief in this matter. > Our main objection to the ward 'system is that. it would introduce 'an undesirable element of section- 'aliem into the conduct of city 'affairs. Under such a system, it would be quite logical to find elec- ted representatives more interested in their own little section of the city to the detriment of civic affairs as a whole, As Oshawa has grown, many new sub-divisions have been opened up. All of them have their problems in the initial stages. But the fact that they are spread over all sections of the city's outskirts makes it unlikely that even under a ward system, all of them could secure representation. Their in- terests would all receive equal treatment under the city-wide system. The Labor council pinpointed another of the weaknesses of the ward system, in that it lends it- self to "back-scratching tactics" whereby aldermen from one ward could support those from another ward on a quid pro quo basis, That is a danger that cannot be over- looked. Oshawa has, by and large, had good civic government under the city-wide vote plan. No convincing reasons have been put forward for changing it. 'Govern't Jumped Gun Perhaps the federal government may have thought it was making a timely announcement when it made known, on the morning of 'November 11, that pensions for «war veterans, and war veteran allo- 'Gwances were to bé increased by 10 Sper cent. The timeliness of the Sannouncement, however, 'comes Sunder question when it is consi- "dered that it was made in the full 'knowledge that on that same after- "noon, the cabinet was due to re- 'eeive a brief from the Dominion 'Command of the Royal Canadian 'Qegion dealing, among other things, Swith these very matters. This "makes it appear that the govern- ment was anxious to beat the gun, "$o draw the teeth of any specific 'Fequests which might be contained '4n the Legion's brief. @ That the government acted too. hastily in the matter is evident Yrom the information contained in "the Legion's brief, which had to be 'amended at the last moment to 'ghallenge the government announce- Jment. Some who had commended the pension and allowance increases have changed their minds after see- ing the figures produced by the, Royal Canadian Legion. The increase of 10 per cent may seem quite generous when judged at the level of the 100 per cent married pensioner with children. Those in that maximum bracket might do quite well. But 60 per cent of the war pensioners in the 20 per cent or less bracket will receive an increase of only $3.60 a month, and 58,386 veterans who received 10 per cent or less, will receive even less, In fact, 500 of them, the increase will be 90 cents per month. This pension increase is the smallest ever allowed war victims, In the four previous increases granted since 1920, the highest has been 331/38 per cent in 1951 and the lowest 20 per cent in 1961, In comparison, the 1964 10 per cent increase seems nigardly. And it gives a clue as to why the govern- ment was so anxious to announce it before receiving the Legion dele- gation. 'Canada Cleans Off Slate The improvement in Canada's 'economic position over the last two "years and a half should bolster the Yhopes of the British people that "their economic troubles will not last 'too long. In June of 1962, Canada 'was in the same position as Britain 'is today. This country at that time borrowed $300 million from the International Monetary Fund to test its currency. Now it is an- mounced that the last repayment of this loan, amounting to $57 million, has been made, and the slate is gain wiped clean. * This loan was made in 1962, 'Three payments have been neces- ' to refund this money to the sary International Monetary Fund. These 'were made in July, 1963 and Febru-' ary and September, 1964. Now it has all been paid back. Bye Oshorwe Times T. L. WILSON, Publisher ' R. €. ROOKE, General ¢ C. J. MeCONECHY, Editor a The Oshawa Times combining The Oshawa Times 1871) and the itby Gazette ond le estoblished 1863) is published daily and Statutory holidoys excepted). ' ot G Daily Publish- ére Association. The Canadion Press, Audit Bureau @f Circulation ond the Ontario Provincial Dailies Association. The Canadian Press is exclusively @ntitied to the use of republication of all news in the credited to it or to The Associated Press or Reuters, ond also the local mews lished therein, All rights of special des potches are also reserved. Offices; Thomson Building, Avenue, Toronto, Ontario; 640 Montreal, P.Q. _ SUBSCRIPTION RATES Delivered jers i 425 University Cathcart Street, , Pontypoo! 'as SOc week, By mail in Province of Ontario) carriers delivery reas 12.00 per year. Other and Commonweaith Countries 15,00, @nd foreign 24.00, This has been made possible by the continued improvement in Can- ada's economic and financial posi- tion, according to Finance Minister Walter Gordon. As a further indi- cation of Canada's recovery from the shocks of 1962, this country has been able to place at the dis- posal of the British government, to help it in its present emergency, an undisclosed amount of money. In 1962, it was Britain and the United States who came to the rescue of Canada, Now so far as Britain in concerned, Canada is reversing the process. The fact that Canada has done so well in the last two years should encourage the British people in the hope that it will not be too long before their country is able to put a stop to the emergency measures now in force. Other Editors' Views SPEEDERS STALLED * (The Printed Word) State of New Jersey has a law that says anyone convicted of speed- ing cannot drive in that state for 80 days. Canadians are more reckless than 'are people in the United States, or so it seems. One recent visitor from the central New York area, reports that it is more dangerous to drive on Canadian four-lane highways than on New York State four-lane highways. The New Jersey law is commend- ed to Canadians, if any still think thet laws should be obeyed. _ NOW TELL THAT STORY mE ABOUT HOW YOU GOT THE SIMPKING HE COULD A TALE UNFOLD FLASHBACK TO 1918 Milton R. Oster There When Mons Liberated By M. McINTYRE HOOD In an article in this space on - Nov. 11, I raised the query as to whether any Oshawa vet- erans had taken part in the liberation of the Belgian city of Mons on that date in 1918. The query was brought about by some differences of opinion as to whether the Royal Canadian Regiment or the 42nd Battalion, Royal Highlanders of Canada, had been the first Canadian unit to enter Mons on the day of its liberation. This query has brought some interesting information from a well-known Oshawa veteran, Milton R. Oster, formerly assis- tant chief of the Oshawa Fire Department, and now retired. It does not clear up the question of which was the first Canadian unit to enter Mons, but it re- veals, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that all of the glory of, liberating Mons did not belong to the 3 anadian Division, as some 2nd /Division units were also in that final battle of the first world war. HAS MONS MEDALLION Milton Oster served with the 20th Battalion, CEF in the first world war. He has in his pos- session, and has shown me, a silver medallion cast to the order of the council of Mons. and presented to officers and men of units which took part in the liberation of Mons. The story attached to this medallion, and the presence of 2nd division units at the libera- tion of Mons, is told in a letter which Mr. Oster treasures. It was written to him by Hon. Mil- ton F. Gregg, VC, when he was minister of veterans affairs, and is dated Sept. 24, 1948. In this letter was enclosed the city of Mons medallion to which the minister stated Milton Oster was entitled, and which he re- ceived nearly 30 years after the event. MINISTER'S LETTER The letter written by the Min- ister of Veterans Affairs adds some further information to the story of the liberation of Mons, and reads as follows: "Dear Sir, I am quite sure that, as I do, you will recall clearly the liberation of Mons in the final days of the First Great War. I think you will remember the enthusiasm of its people, and particularly the gratitude of the people as expressed by Monsieur V. Maistrieu, burgo- master of the city. "At the time of the liberation of Mons, Monsieur Maistrieu was of the impression that only troops of Third Division of the Canadian Army had participated in the freeing of the city. A MILTON R. OSTER commemorative medallion was struck at that time which the city of Mons, shortly after the Armistice, presented to the offi- cers and men of the Third Divi- sion. "Some time later Monsieur Maistrieu learned that the 19th, 20th, 28th and 3ist Battalions of the Second Canadian Division, as well as the artillery detach- ment of that division, had also taken part in the city's libera- tion. Snartly before the Second World War, plans were made to distribute*to these members of the Second Division the same medallion given earlier to the Third Division. World War Two, of course, delayed this. POINTED PARAGRAPHS PremierLesage "says that Pope Paul has shown a "'per- fect knowledge"' of the problems of Canada, That is more than can be said of a great many Canadians, One of the interesting things about municipal elections is the number of candidates who say they are running only because of the pressure of their friends. Few seem to want to run just because of their own desire to serve their city. One way io get your troubles off your mind is to keep your mind off your troubles -- but that is easier said than done. The best rule to follow in drinking is: 'Never take a@ drink when you're sober." TODAY IN HISTORY By THE CANADIAN PRESS Noy. 16, 1964... Louls Riel, leader of the Metis community of the Ca- nadian Prairies, was hanged for treason at Re- gina 79 years ago today--in 1885 for his part in at- tempted establishment of a Metis government. Born in 1844 at St. Boniface, Man., Riel's continual attempts to usurp the political conven- tions of the day, his leading of Metis uprisings and his protests--through the use of force -- against the estab- Tished Canadian gov- ernment led to his capture 1837--The lower Canada authorities ordered the ar- rest of Louis Papineau, 'an action which caused the Re- bellion of 1837. 1933--The U.8. recognized the Soviet : government which had come into bein following the revolution of 1917, First World War Fifty years ago today--in 1914 -- the Princess Pa- tricia's Canadian Light In- fantry left Salisbury, Eng- land, to join a British divis- ion embarking for France; wintry weather checked fighting on the Western Front and at sectors in Eastern Europe. Second World War Twenty-tivc years ago to- day -- in 1939 --a British tanker, African Shell, was sunk by German raiders in the war's first Indian Ocean attack;; Berlin declared Germany would wage an offensive war to '"'liberate Europe frem British rule of might." "T have recently received a letter from Monsieur Mais- trieu, together with a supply of the medallions, and he has ask- ed me, on his behalf, to forward one of these souvenirs to you. I have much pleasure in enclos- ing it in this letter. "If you care to acknowledge . the medallion you can write to Monsieur V. Maistrieu, Burgo- master of the City of Mons, Belgium." "with best wishes, MILTON F. GREGG" OTHERS THERE Since the 20th battalion, in its original enrolment, included a contingent of men who had en- listed in the Ontario Regiment at Oshawa, of whom Milton Oster was one, it is just pos- sible that other Oshawa vet- erans may have been there with that unit, and have received the City of Mons Medallion. Mr. Oster has also informed me that the former Fire Chief, Wesley R. Elliott, was a mem- ber of the artillery detachment of the Second Canadian Division which the Minister of Veterans Affairs mentioned as having taken part in the liberation of Mons, Perhaps there may have been other Oshawa men there, and if 80, we would be glad to hear from them, MAC'S MUSINGS I wonder how many of Oshawa's war veterans of The First World War, and Canadian Legion members Can remember when the Oshawa Branch used to meet Inthe 'Old Dugout" over the Former market building at The corner of Prince and Richmond streets, behind What was the city hall. I thought of it the other Evening as I attended the Remembrance Dinner in The present Legion Hall, And looked around the Crowded room to see how Many of those present Used to attend meetings Held in that "Old Dugout." It was a gloomy place Reached by. a narrow and Rickety staircase, and it Was filled to overflowing If as many as 30 people Attended a Legion meeting. That was how I knew it Near], and I have an idea that ghly Two or three o e Who were Legion members Then are still with us. Things have changed since These days of 1929, and Now the Legion has its Splendid hall, but as I | Looked around it the other Evening, I could not help Thinking that the foundation For what it has today was Laid by the meetings Held in the 'Old Dugout."' . BIBLE THOUGHTS For our light affliction, which {is for the moment, worketh for us more and more exceedingly an eternal weight of glory.--II. Corinthians 4:17, God tempers us by trials in order to ready for Himself a le who will feel at home in jis presence, And that life which I now live in the flesh I live in faith, the faith which is in the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself up for me.--Galatians 2:20b, it is up to a person to prove by his life that it is worth what it cost to save him. WASHINGTON CALLING US. Correspondent Tough On Canada By GORDON DONALDSON - WASHINGTON -- James MacDonald Minifie, senior CBC correspondent in Washington was born in 1900 and proudly calls himself a Victorian. He sees U.S.-Canadian rela- tions in the simple Victorian framework of a big power hold- ing an underdeveloped colony in thrall. And he says it's high time. the Americans got out gracefully and set their colony on Bog feet before the natives rebel. . Four years ago Don Minifie set a' cat loose among the dip- lomatic carrier-pigeons with 'his book, "Canada---Peacemaker or Powdermonkey", in which' he advised Canada to get out of its military commitments and lead a bloc of Western-oriented neu- tral states. A group of Canadian writers, called "Minifists" took up the idea. But it didn't, get far in Ottawa where our leaders were so busy wrangling over one tiny detail of defense policy (wheth- er to shelter nuclear warheads) to discuss the policy itself. In his new book, "Open At The Top" (McClelland and Ste- wart, 14.50), Minifie tells the U.S. why it should encourage a neutral, independent Canada. Two new arguments have come his way since his first book was published. Despite a valiant last stand, airforce lob- byists here and in 'Ottawa, can no longer obscure the fact that the day of the manned bomber is almost over. The U.S. no longer needs to use the land mass of Canada as its defensive battleground littered with fighter units, Bo- mares and radar lines. So the U.S.-Canadian Joint Air Defense Command is going out of style, CANADA FALLING APART? Meanwhile down on_ the ground, separatist feeling is growing in Quebec, there are reports that Canada is falling apart and Washington is begin- ning to wonder just what's go- ing on up there. Minifie threatens the U.S, with the prospect of having a bunch of disorderly balkanized states on its northern frontier, includ- ing a French republic that might seize the St. Lawrence Seaway as Egypt took the Suez canal. If they demanded mem- bership in the United States they would bring a new racial and religious problem, half a million unemployed and 350 mil- lion bushels of unwanted wheat. He quotes a conversation with young French-Canadians QUEEN'S PARK who Soviet missce'in the Pauren tians as a way of bringing the Americans to terms. To avoid all this he ts the U.S. relieve Canadian frus- a and sean ag their country can work by freeing U.S. subsidiary firms in Can- ada from U.S. Government regulation and encouraging their head offices to let them com- te with the parent compan- les in world markets, By tariff adjustments, the U.S. could make the Canadian economy expand even faster than its own and ensure itself a stable independent neighbor. This, Minifie says, would cost relatively little and be better than doling out foreign aid to support the shattered remnants if Canada fell apart. As he told me "withdrawal of American authority over Canada is an essential part of the withdrawal of the colonial system." Anti-Minifists will be prompt to point out that the author, born in England and brought up in Saskatchewan, has been. a US. citizen since 1946. His answer is that he was in busi- ness in the U.S. at the time and he. still believes a business should belong to the country in which it operates. BARS WITHOUT LIQUOR Canadian liquor laws, weird as they seem, cannot compare with some of the strange cus- toms down south, In Tennessee and Texas you find magnificent cocktail lounges with red coated bartenders and. rows of shiny glasses--but no liquor. Whether you're wearing a tuxedo or a mink wrap you have to carry in your own bottle in a brown paper bag--and afterwards car- ry it out again. But Mississippi-is the strang- est place of all. There is not a drop of legal liquor in the state, but the authorities hap- pily tax the bootleggers. Until last week Louisiana, source of most of the boutleg booze, provided Mississippi with invaices of consignments ship- ped across the border; the bot- tles were identified by a Louis- jana state stamp and Mississip- pi collected up to nineteen per- cent tax. Now Louisiana has stopped is- suing tax stamps. Mississippi solves the problem--although still legally dry, the state now prints its own liquor tax stamps. This week tax men were help- ing bootleggers stick the new stamps on the illegal bottles. Premier Robarts Weathers Well By DON O'HEARN TORONTO -- How has Pre- mier John Robarts weathered his three years in office? Nov. 8 was the third anniver- sary of Mr. Robarts' assuming the premiership. How has he done? Very well, one would say. He started out with his future uncertain. There was some di- vision in his party and his party fortunes were a bit on the wane when he took over. Today both he and his party are solid. He led the party to a big win. He, personally, has weathered some rough spots, such as the Bill 99 episode. And he has emerged in fine shape. Today he unquestionably has the general confidence of the people of Ontario and, barring the unforeseen, one would say he is set as Ontario's leader for a good long time ahead. QUIET MAN . Still, you as a citizen of On- tario probably don't know too much about Mr. Robarts. You know him as a quiet and steady man. But he has not been one to give much of his inner self to the public, And it's probable he never will. He is a man of patience who doesn't fluster, He makes and keeps his own counsel. He is not a showman. He is a family man who believes his personal life, and particularly his family life, are his own, COME AHEAD As a politican he has made big strides since he first be- came premier. Then he was a reserved man who seemed to lack the knack of showing any warmth. And, as a speaker, he had a strong voice, but otherwise was pedes- trian. Now he can show warmth. He still ts somewhat reserved but he meets people much better. And his speaking has much more force. He will never be an orator. But he can give a strong and, at times, a rousing speech. BUSINESS APPROACH To really assess Mr. Robarts it Probably is helpful to come pare him to an industrialist. MUST PAY ALIMONY NEW YORK (AP)--An appel- late court upheld Thursday an order that Broadway lyricist Alan Jay Leer must pay his estranged wife $1,500.a week in alimony. However, the court held that if the couple's separa- tion suit does not come to trial soon, Lerner should have a chance to move for a: substan- tial reduction. His approach to government , is more that of a business-man than a politician. His test of decision is princi- pally what is right rather than who may be hurt, There are things we don't know about him. We don't know just how much kindness there is in his generally cool character; and all good politicians need some, We don't know the real ex- tent of his imagination. But these are incidentals. We do know that fundamentally he has shown himself to be sound. Press, Radio on, Cripple Children's School and Training Centre and all banks and stores who helped in ad- vertising our program. We wish to express our thanks to the ba Fire oe Mgr Office of i on Co, for prepa' the contributions for f ioriyae But most of all the Committee wish to thank the thousands of children who chose to share their fun with other children in the world by the UNICEF cartons with them on Hallowe'en night and we also express our, grateful a ° tion to the householders for their generous donations. Yours very truly, Mrs. Mary Grigorenk: Chairman, Oshawa Hallowe'en UNICEF Committee, BY-GONE DAYS 15 YEARS AGO Nov. 16, 1949 The Oshawa Kiwanis Club provided for an expenditure of $3,000 for the installation of an Incubation Room in the Oshawa cctnvegaet ied it was acknowledg: . A. Mo: chairman of the board, _ E. J, Goodman, president of the Oshawa Curling Club, threw the first stone to officially open the 1949-50 season. City Assessor's report showed that of a total of 6,807 homes in Oshawa, 5,281 were owner- occupied, 1,171 lived in by ten- ants, 137 were duplexed, 171 unfinished and 49 vacant, de- spite the housing shortage. 30 YEARS AGO Nov. 16, 1934 8. J. Collacut: was re-elected | as Commodore of the Oshawa » Yacht Club for the 1035 season, Oshawa Kinsmen Club eelect- i ee aes a tstanding , as the city's ou citizen and honored him at a testimonial banquet. A. G. Storie was elected presi- dent of the Oshawa General Hospital Board of Directors for his fourth term in office, PAPER MISSED? Call | 723-3783 to 7 p.m. Circulation Dept. OSHAWA TIMES "Announcing higher rates on CANADA PERMANENT DEBENTURES 54% for 3, 4 and 5 year terms 5% for 2 year term 45% for 1 year term Issued In amounts from $500 to $50,000; larger amounts subject to negotiation. CALL: T. W. Oyston, Accountant, 728-9482 k CANADA <p OSHAWA SHOPPING CENTRE, KING ST, W., OSHAWA J. W. Froud, Manager