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26 THE OSHAWA TIMES, Friday, December 11, 1964 GOOD EVENING -- By JACK GEARIN -- POPULAR VOTE PERCENTAGE -- 34.38 .. . DEPLORABLE The electorate has spoken in Oshawa's municipal election to cast the die for the next two years. The victors are to be congratulated, also the vanquished for offering their service as elected representatives. It is to be duly noted in the official records that the Ward system of electing municipal representatives was again re- jected locally (for the third time since the early 1930's) when 6,262 voted 'no' to 3,924 who voted "yes". There was one disturbing point about this election -- no more than 34.38 percent of the popular vote of 37,580 cared enough Monday to go to the polls, one of the poorest showings in several years, mayoralty acclamation or not. ~ ' It is little satisfaction to reminisce and say that only once in 22 local municipal elections, when there was no mayor- alty, did the popular vote top 40 percent -- neither does it help to say that Oshawa is not alone in the Province when it comes to municipal apathy. This is not a record of which the citizenry can be proud, especially when one recalls the recent statement of City Clerk Roy Barrand that an ideal popular vote for this City would be in the neighborhood of 60 percent. On the more optimistic side, the return to the municipal arena of such seasoned campaigners as the Thomas's (Chris- tine and T, D.), Dr. Claude Vipond and Robert Stroud gives assurance that several strong candidates are still sufficiently interested in the civic race to allow their names to stand. Our statistical department hasn't come up with any verification of the fact, but it would seem that some kind of record was set with the election of three members of the Distaff Side to City Council (Christine Thomas, Margaret Shaw and Alice Reardon). Perhaps our forecast will not stand up with the passage of time, but we predict that the Oshawa City Council Chamber will soon lose its reputation for being a place "where open debate takes place infrequently." What other Council can boast of a membership composed of 25 percent women? The election performances of three Council newcomers~ Richard Donald, Alex Shestowsky ad Mrs. Shaw -- were im- pressive for these candidates who have never before com- peted in this select field; on the other hand, the political de- mise (for the present at least) of the veteran John Dyer sur- prised many. John was a scrappy, opinionated campaignet with the courage to speak the truth as he saw it, The Coun- cil will seem strange without his acid comments and observa: tions, but that's politics. LOOKING TO POLITICAL FUTURE Does the triumphant return of Dr. Claude Vipond and T. D. "Tommy" Thomas to the municipal scene (as trustees on the Board of Education) mean that they have bigger political plans ahead? Asked at one of the Lake Vista open forums recently why he would seek a place on the Board after sitting for so many years as a member of the Legislature, Mr. Thomas, with his customary skill at answering sticklers, replied (perhaps with tongue in cheek): 'This could be an entirely new start for me, and, furthermore, I have plans, big plans." Dr. Vipond has given no indication for the present other than that he is interested solely in advancing the cause of Education, one of his great loves; the thought persists in-the minds of many onlookers, however, that the erudite and per- sonable doctor is out after much bigger political game, for instance, a Federal cabinet post. The wheels of fortune in politics can veer sharply, unexpectedly; despite two in On- tario riding defeats at the hand of "Mike" Starr, Dr. Vipond is a figure to be reckoned with in any impartial appraisal of the future fortunes of the Liberal party in this Federal riding. The same can be said' double about Mr. Thomas in con- nection with the future fortunes of the NDP in Oshawa Riding (Provincial). When he came to the end of his jong victory chain in September, 1963, he was only 700-odd votes shy of first place. AROUND THE BANQUET CIRCUIT HOTEL SHIPPED LIVERPOOL, England (CP) | Ce 33 Years Later No Good He Says SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) Nathan Leopold, served 33% years in prison, says im- prisonment serves no useful purpose in a free society. "Imprisonment, as a policy, is bankrupt," he concludes in an article in the current edi- tion of the San Juan Review, a monthly magazine. The article rejects retaliation, deterrence and rehabilitation as justifications for prison. Leo- pold said it is the first he has published on the subject under his own name since his release from jail six years ago. He has written for the Journal of Crim- inal Law and Criminology un- der a pseudonym. Now 58, he lives here quietly with his wife, teaching at the University of uerto Rico and working on medical projects. BASED ON EXPERIENCE | Leopold acknowledged that} the articlé was based on "ele-| ments in my personal experi- ence," but the article itself did not say so. It made no men-| tion tafe jail term or the} crime Leopold committed with) his friend Richard Loeb, the| 1924 "thrill murder" of little! Bobby Franks in Chicago. Loeb, was killed in a prison fight. "Imprisonment has no future | in a free society, it is not so-} ciaHy: useful," he writes, 'Re-| taliation is not a worthy end for an enlightened: society and | imprisonment, as practised, is| only feeble retaliation, Deter-| rence is a worthwhile goal,| but imprisonment demonstrably | does not deter. The temporary) removal of the offender from| society and therefore the tem- porary curtailment of his crim-| inal activities is a trivial jus-| tification for the expense to so- ciety of imprisonment. Rehabil- itation of the individual, which ought to be the purpose of so- cietal action, is not accom- plished by imprisonment. Im- prisonment as a policy is bank- rupt.... "One of the indispensable traits of a well rounded, well adjusted personality is self-re- spect; prison does everything | possible to deprive the prisoner jof his self-respect." Canadian Map A Best Seller OTTAWA (CP)--A new Cana- dian. map of the world has be- come the best-selling map ever published by the surveys and mapping branch of the mines and technical surveys depart- ment. The branch printed 6,000 cop- ies of the map, including 4,500 in English and 1,500 in French. The map went on sale in mid- July and the first printing was sold out in 10 weeks. A second printing of 10,000 copies, including 7,000 in Eng- lish and 3,000 in French, has been ordered..They will be available for distribution about Dec. 15. 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The niné - storey |branch in Ottawa for $1 a copy. structure, weighing 2,500 tons,)~ ~~" : D will be built in 1,000 prefabri- RESISTS WINTER cated parts. None of the parts} The cecropia silkworm moth will be larger than eight feet|protects itself against winter by six feet. The hofel will be|cold by spinning a vacuum bot- transported in two ships anditle-type cocoon with two walls! erected on Gibraltar. and an air space for insulation: reminded many that the history of the Board started 10 years ago when it had a membership of 50 -- today it is more than three times that number. 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