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| Bh ¢ Oshawa Times Published by Canadian Newspapers Limited 86 King St. E., Oshawa, Ontario T. L. Wilson, Publisher FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1964--PAGE 4 Automobile Free Trade Value Is Questionable Discussions which might have a direct bearing on the future of Osh- awa and its huge automobile indus- try have been going on in Quebec and Toronto. The subject under dis- cussion was the abolition of tariffs on automobiles and automobile parts imported by the United States from Canada. Canada, provided the volume of production is expanded in this country, would, under this arrangement, be required to follow suit on imports from the United States. -- It is rather surprising to find that, although there has been no revelation of the details as to how this free trade deal would work, and what its ultimate effects would be on the automobile industry in Canada, some Canadian newspapers are hailing this as "an - exciting prospect" and would mean "greater efficiency" for the automobile in- dustry in Canade. On what facts these views were based is not in- dicated. After all, the facts as. to how the whole scheme would affect the Canadian automobile industry are still very obscure, Until such time as these facts are available, and the proposals have been spelled out in detail, it seems rather unwise to give these pro- posals free trade unqualified ap- proval. We have yet to notice that any of the heads of Canadian auto- mobile companies are very enthu- siastic to the proposals which seem to have been promoted by the gov- ernment's department of industry and its minister, Hon. C. M. Drury. With our interest in Oshawa in the future of Canada's automobile industry, we would like to be very sure that Canada is not going to be on the wrong end of the stick in a deal of this kind. We have no illu- sions about the United States gov- ernment having any desire to make any arrangement which is going to benefit the Canadian automobile industry at the expense of its own. So we decline to give any support to the plans under discussion on exactly the same basis as we would decline to buy a pig in a poke, Flag Must Be Accepted So far as the House of Commons is concerned, the major flag debate is now over. By a majority of more than two to one, the members adopted the flag design recom- mended by the special. committee, providing for a flag with a single red maple leaf on a white ground, with broad red vertical bars at either side. The decision was reach- ed only after the government ap- plied closure to end a debate which dragged on for far too long, and which completely disrupted the normal work of parliament. Now the flag issue is before the Senate, and the discussion may be continued there if the Conserva- tive senators decide to follow the pattern of their party leader. If they do so, it will not. be for the purpose of merely expressing dis- approval of the Commons' decision. Rather will it be for the. purpose of challenging by a filibuster the statement made by Prime Minister Pearson that Canada would have its new flag before Christmas. But if they succeeded in dragging on the Senate debate until after Christ- mas, the Conservative senators would have won a pyrthic victory, one that would raise to a high pitch antagonism against the Senate itself. We do not expect that the new flag which has been adopted will be welcomed by the majority of Canada's citizens, Most Canadians, we feel sure, would have preferred to have retained the old red en- sign, or some design which would have embodied a Union Jack jin it. At the best, the new flag is a com- promise, something which was in- evitable once its designed was made a partisan political issue. Subject to Senate approval, how- ever, the new flag of Canada has been designated. It will be flying and honored long after the lengthy debate over it has been forgotten. It will be recognized throughout the world as a fitting symbol of Can- ada, regardless of the divisions of opinion within our own country. The wisest course for Canadians, under the circumstances, is to ac- cept loyally the flag selected by parliament, and fly it proudly whether or. not the design is to their individual liking. Racial Clash Feared Deliberations in the United Na- tions General Assembly during the last week have shown very clearly that a new type of ideological struggle is developing in the world. It is one which might make the clash between communism and capi- talism, between Russia and the West, between freedom and slavery, seem like a rector's tea party. The new clash which is looming up, and which carries with it grave dangers to the future of mankind, is a clash between the blacks and whites of the world. It is fore- shadowed by the blatant appeals to racialism that have been heard in ' the UN General Assembly in the condemnation, by African nations, of the humanitarian actions of the She Oshawa Sines T. L. WILSON, Publisher R. C, ROOKE, General Manager C. J. 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SU BSCRIPTION RATES slivered by' carriers in Oshawa, Whitby, Ajox, Pickering, Bowmanville, Brooklin, Port Perry, Prince Albert, Mople Grove, Hampton, Frenchman's Bey, Liverpool, Taunton, Tyrone, Dunbarton, Enniskillen, Orono, Leskard, Brougham, Burketon, Cloremont, Columbus, Greenwood, Kinsale, Ragien, Blackstock, Manchester, Pontypool and Newcastle not over 50c per week. By mail in Province of Ontario) outside corriers delivery areas 12.00 per year, Other Provinces and Commonwealth Countries -15,00, USA, end foreign 24.00, United States, Belgium and Britain in intervening to save the lives of hundreds of hostages held by Con- golese rebels. This intervention has _ been branded by African states as ag- gression. On what grounds that charge is founded simply cannot be understood by anyone taking an objective view of the incidents in- volved. The way in which it was organized at the request of the head of the Congo government, the peace- ful manner in which it was carried out, and the quick withdrawal of the rescue forces all give the lie to the African charges that this constitued aggression. The only in- ference to be drawn is that the protesting African countries were seeking ammunition with which to further the breach, now wide open in Africa, between the black and white peoples. The UN discussion, however, has brought into the assembly of that peace-making organization the dark spectre of racial hatreds, something it was intended to prevent. It is not a pretty picture that is pre- sented by the discussion of inci- dents on the basis of the color of the skin, rather than on the merits of the issues involved, Indeed, the picture is a sinister one, made all the more dangerous by the efforts of communist countries -to throw their weight behind the African natives in their campaign against the white inhabitants of that con- tinent, Whitby Township Reeve One Of Notable Family By CHRIS DENNETT of The Times Statt WHITBY -- "Whatever I am doing, I attack it strenuously. At the moment it is municipal politics and I am devoting all my time to it." This quote sums up the single minded approach to life of Brooklin farmer John Dryden who, last week, was elected to the post of Reeve to Whitby Township Council. : Mr. Dryden, who only entered the municipal politics field in 1960, has fought a hard, and, at times noisy battie, io stay in " the running. His pre-election clashes with the then Reeve, John Goodwin made frequent newspaper head- lines. Looking back, however, Mr, Dryden finds no jay in the back- biting of local politics. "This gives me no pleasure at all," he said. FIRST TIME AS REEVE This is the first time that he has held the position of Reeve to the Township, which is. a large and expanding area of some 7,000 population. He first stood for the council back in 1960 and got on as a councillor at his first attempt. He was Deputy Reeve for two years until last Saturday when he sneaked home by a narrow 31 votes to'take over the Reeve's position. The Dryden family goes back a long, long way in Brooklin. Right back, in fact, to 1821 when James Dryden settled in a small log cabin by the side of a nar- row creek on what is now the Seventh Concession "My great grandfather and his widowed mother," Mr. Dry- den explained, '"'came over from England and settled in north Whitby. Eventually his mother remarried. "Squire James, as he later be- came known to the villagers of Brooklin, moved up here and built this small log cabin." The creek mysteriously dried up in time but James Dryden decided to settle, He founded the original farm- ing business which has been passed from hand to hand down through the Dryden family. The business prospered and James set to and built what is still the Maple Shade Farm House, a massive and distin- guished building which stands Slightly back from the Seventh Concession. He began to build up the hold- ings. He was married three times, his first two wives dying. John Dryden still possesses two of his great grandfather's diaries, One of his favorite entries made on January 3, 1861, reads: "Made a perfect ass of myself at meeting tonight by being so excited." AGRICULTURE MINISTER James Dryden's son John took over the farm at his father's death. John later rose to being the first Minister of Agriculture in the Ontario Government, Among many other accomplish- ments he also expanded con- siderably the Brooklin farm. Next in line was William Arthur Dryden, Mr. Dryden's father, who died in 1949. He was the first President of the Royal Winter Fair in Toronto. He was General Manager of the Fair at the time of his death, John: Dryden, who was. born in 1913, was educated at local schools, He first went to the little red school house in the vil- lage, later to Brooklin and then to Oshawa. He studied at the Ontario Agriculture College at Guelph during the depression years of the 30's. HARD TIMES "Those were hard times,'" Mr. Dryden remembered. 'My REEVE JOHN DRYDEN father had to sell a litter of pigs to pay for my first year at col- lege "Many of my fellow gradu- ates could not find jobs when we left. I was lucky. I had a farm to come back to," Soon after he returned to the farm he took over the owner- ship and running of the busi- ness. His father was then able to devote more time to the an- nual Royal Winter Fair. THE TIMES PERSONALITY OF WEEK "Farming has changed in character tremendously during my time," he said. 'I think the biggest change is in the equip- ment we use. "With modern equipment one man today can do so much more than he could 20 years ago. NO MORE HORSES "The only source of power we had in the early days was the dozen or so heavy horses, Think of the difference, A horse and plough could perhaps' get through two to three acres a day. And that was good going. "Today a tractor can get through an acre every hour. I think it was about 15 years ago that the last horse was used on this farm. As a matter of fact we were the first farm in the area to buy a tractor. We were also one of the first families in the area to have a car." Speaking on the modern prob- lems of farming Mr. Dryden said that perhaps the biggest headache was the finding of labor. "A farming business can riot hope to compete. with industrial wages. Also farming is hard work. It is a seven day a week Plan For Disposition Of Old Automobiles Wanted Any society that can figure out a wey to get rid of old razor blades can't be laughed off as one of the failures of history. Can ou: society, though, fol- low through with discovery of a way to g+t rid of old automo- biles? © It had better, or one of these days -- and sooner than we think -- this continent is going to be just one unbroken coast- to-coast junk yard of abandoned cars. There already are about 9,000 auto junk yards in Canada and the United States, many in nature's beauty spots. With 5,000,000 old cars biting the rust each year things are going to get worse unless and until our ingenuity gets better. The razor blade disposal prob- lem was solved by the sheer genius of cutting a slot in the wall and letting the law of grav- ity take over Maybe we could dig big holes in the ground and stuff the old autos into them. --Welland Tribune, TODAY IN HISTORY: By THE CANADIAN PRESS Dec. 18, 1964 The U.S. Congress passed an amendment to the con- stitution abolishing sla v- ery in the United States, 108 years ago today--in 1856. The legislation preceded the victory of the Union over the Confederate states in the Civil. War, and was a major factor in bringing the divided issues, of the nation to a bellicose head. The war was won by the North in 1865 and freedom of slaves followed, 1854--The community of Bytown was incorporated as the City of Ottawa. 1950--The 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Cana- dian Light Infantry, the first combat unit to reach Korea. 'anded at Pusan First World War Filty yeare ago today--in i 1914--Allied forces captured Roulers in Belgium; a Brit- ish advance against Ger- mans in the Cameroons, West Africa, resulted in the capture of two aircraft and 60 prisoners; German troops were reported within 30 miles of Warsaw. Second World War Twenty-five years ago to- day--in 1929--the first con- tingent of Canadian active service force Ss reached Camp Aldershot in Eng- land; Winston Churchill in a broadcast said a "consider- able proportion" of Ger- many's cruiser strength had been sunk or disabled by British attacks; twelve German aircraft were shot down during a battle over Helgoland, the biggest air battle of the war up to that time. job, 365 days a year. We are hard put to find suitable people. "I can well remember during the war years my father and I heard of a fellow in Uxbridge who was looking for a job, We were very short of labor and we made a special trip up there to try and tempt him to come and join us. "He would not hear of it even though we pointed out that he would have free lodging, and security, He preferred to go into industry so he would have money in his pocket to spend, I have-never. forgotten.that."' PROSPEROUS FARM Maple Shade Farm specializes in short keep steers. Steers are bought young, 'fattened up and sold to the slaughter yards. The cattle are Holsteins and the bus- iness is a prosperous one. Dur- ing a busy season he can have as many as 100 to 300 cattle on the farm. On the municipal level Mr. Dryden can see nothing but ex- pansion for the Township. "The expanding Toronto area will mean a lot to the Township lakefront in time. More indus- try will be moving in." On the controversial issue of a merger between the Township and the town of Whitby Mr, Dryden is adamant, "Definitely no," he said. 'The Township is just the right size. A municipality can be too big. The happy medium is the thing." -BY-GONE DAYS 20 YEARS AGO December 18, 1944 It was announced of the gift of property and buildings, for mer residence of Col, and Mrs. W. E. Phillips, on Simcoe street south, by Col. and Mrs. R. S. McLaughlin for the purpose of establishing a YWCA in Osh- awa, In presenting his report on city finances, City Treasurer Peter A. Blackburn estimated that the municipality would have an earned surplus of $47,- 750 at the end of the calendar year. During November, War Sav- ings and Stamps amounting to $2,139 were sold in the Oshawa Public Schools, bringing the total bought in the schools to date to $80,459, according to In- spector T. R. McEwen"s monthly report. 35 YEARS AGO December 18, 1929 C€. C. Stenhouse was installed as Worshipful Master of Temple Lodge, AF and AM, No. 649, - In spite of the generosity of folk who donated to the Christ- mas cheer fund, Christmas was a comfortless day for many peo- ple who were unemployed. Mayor Milton: J. Elliott, of Bowmanville, announced his in- tention of running again for the mayoralty. BIBLE THOUGHTS Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.-- Matt. 5:4. Comforted are they that ac- cept their own sorrow with re- solve to learn the love of God through it. As 'for me and my house, we will serve the Lord. -- Josh. 24:15. Every family must: answer the question: "Choose you this day whom you will serve " May God gran: us, the courage and determination to "serve the Lord"'| , OPINIONS OF OTHERS By THE CANADIAN PRESS NEW CANADIAN FLAG jaoning are excerpts from editorials in representative Ca- 'nadian newspapers on the new Canadian flag. Except as noted, all newspapers quoted describe themselves as politically inde pendent. Guelph Mercury: The Com- mons has labored and brought forth -- one leaf. On the one 'hand the country has been dis- mayed by the spectacle of the prime minister's obsession with a symbol at a time when the national structure which it is intended to symbolize is crack- ing and sadly. in need of intel- ligent repair, On the other it has. been repelled to an equal degree by the blind perversity of the Opposition leader who has subordinated national con- siderations to. his vain dream again of achieving power. Whether this newspaper or its readers agree or disagree with the decision which has now been taken is not as material a our acceptance of the ver- ict. Niagara Falls Review: Clo- sure by exhaustion, someone said, and that about sums up a dramatic mood. There is noth- ing wrong with closure .. , when it is applied as it was this time to get Parliament back on the tracks. Unserupu- lous decision has been poured into. the flag talkathon. Never was a flag so shredded by polit- ical oratory. Never was a flag 80 besmirched, St. Thomas Times - Journal: It is unfortunate indeed that Canadians could not have re- ceived their new flag free of the taint of government bungling and political opportunism when such could have been avoided. But prematurely and sadl y born of closure as it was, and bearing the scars of the long struggle to give it birth, the new flag of Canada, we feel sure, will in time be accepted and honored by all those who are proud to call themselves Canadians. Ottawa Journal (Ind. Cons.): Today Canadians will not be united in cheering the result except that there is a result. Closure as\a means of selecting a flag is a repulsive measure; yet Mr. Diefenbaker had so conducted his opposition that closure was justified. But if the Commons debate on this stage of the measure is over, there remains the Senate andthe court of public opinion. We look to both to somehow retrieve the situation. Ottawa Citizen: Now is the time to rally round the flag... . Parliamentary and public' at- tention now may pass tn more substantial matters. In a few years, it is safe to predict, people will wonder what the long fight was all about. The maple. leaf forever. Woodstock Sentinal - Review: The general reaction appears to be one of relief that the whole business is over. This is a most regrettable situation and one which will make the new Cana- dian flag meaningless to a large number of people for a considerable time. But with a new flag a reality, it is up to the Canadian people to give it a meaning worthy of such an emblem. And they can only do that by conduct of the highest order. Orillia Packet and Times: That a free people should have a so-called national flag thrust upon them without any right of choice is simply intolerable. That the rules of closure should be adopted, not to speed the passage of any emergency measure but rather to slip through a piece of partisan legislation intended as a polit- ical bribe, can only split Can- ada irretrievably into two and reduce the great Canadian Lib- eral tradition to the status of a@ Quebec political faction. Timmins Press: The last time closure was invoked in the Commons during the pipeline debate in 1956 a change of gov- ernment followed. The pipeline debate was of widespread inter- est but didn't touch every Ca- OTTAWA REPORT Pearson Shines In Flag Debate By PATRICK NICHOLSON OTTAWA--Something changed a very significant change--in the House of Commons when on Friday, Dec, 11, Mr. Pearson at last entered into the flag de- bate, delivering the 248th speech in that unhappy marathon, This parliament will never be the same again, for on that day we saw Prime Minister Pearson finally triumph in oratorical combat over his longtime politi- cal adversary, Opposition Leader Diefenbaker, : On his feet for an hour, Mr. Pearson made what many in his audience considered his best- ever public speech. I go further: it was the most signifi- cant speech in the House since Jan. 20, 1958. On that former occasion, Mr. Diefenbaker--then prime minis- fer -- spoke in reply to Mr. Pearson making his maiden speech as the newly - chosen leader of the Liberal opposi- tion. It was a massacre. The veteran politician established over the inexperienced new leader a personal and debating supremacy which was to en- dure and indeed to hamstring Mr. Pearson through nearly seven long years, SPOKE SOFTLY But on this recent occasion, when Parliament tottered upon the brink of public contempt, when the nation's business had ground to a sickening halt, when democracy in Canada had attracted international ridicule, the prime minister quietly per- Suasively and effectively pre- sented his case--his not very good case, with which even some of his supporters privately disagree--but still a case better than that as presented by Mr. Diefenbaker. And in his manner of doing this, he at last nadian as has the flag issue. The present government re- jected an opposition move to have a national plebiscite on the flag. This would have been a logical move and one that would prove without dispute the will of the people, Windsor Star: Parliamentar- fans generally dislike the use of closure, knowing that if it be- came popular it might some time be used against them. The majority must have been 'satisfied that it was necessary at this juncture, otherwise it could not have been approved in a parliament of minorities, That, we believe, will be the reaction of a majority of cit- izens. Hamilton Spectator: The new flag is going up. No flag needs to come down. Any Canadian can fly any flag he wishes, now and tomorrow. The big red maple leaf, which Parliamet has sanctioned at the moment, by itself means nothing. What this country does in the years ahead may give it the respect a good flag deserves, We hope it gains that respect... . Toronto Globe and Mail: In this aftermath of the Commons debate, no one can pretend or hope that this flag will be im- mediately acclaimed across the country. It may need years to forget all the ugly words of prejudice and defiance that have been spoken on both sides of the issue, But it is up to the Senate immediately to begin the work of clearing the air... . Regina Leader - Post: Two choices faced the Pearson mi- nority government: Resort to closure to permit the elected representatives to vote on the matter, or shelving the question for future consideration. Time enough had been wasted on the flag debate without washing it out completély to return to the question at a later date... . Lethbridge Herald (Ind. Lib.) The opposite of closure is an- archy. Closure is an honorable and essential item in the rules of any Parliament. The Liberal government has had the cour- age to ask the House of Com- mons for closure in the flag debate, Troubles Of A Trustee (FINANCIAL TIMES) All the gentlemanly things will be said by all the gentle- men concerned with the resig- nation of Mr. Justice Dryer as chairman of the maritime board of trustees. It is better that he should return to the bench with a chorus of propriety than in a wrangle of recrimination. But it would be a pity if the parliamentary critics of the maritime trustees do not learn their lesson. Judge Dryer was one of three distinguished Cana- dians who accepted a difficult and unpleasant job which Par- liament decided should be done. Since they started to tackle it, they have been continually subjected to political sniping of a kind which was ill-natured, ill-mannered and ill-informed. There were certain MP's -- aided and abetted unfortunate- ly by some newspapers -- who were ready to try to further PAPER MISSED? Call 723-3783 to 7 p.m. Circulation Dept. OSHAWA TIMES their own political fortunes at the expense of conscientious men reluctantly doing a job in the public interest. If Mr. Justice Dryer were less than a gentleman, he could tell such a tale of political har- rassment as would discourage anyone else from undertaking a similar job. oo F 10 achieved mastery of the Hotise "and supremacy over his adver- sary, ; As I listened to the prinie minister, a buoyant and young: looking 67, dapper in a dark blue suit, with the flush .of pent- up indignation heightening his healthy color, I noted the oppo- sition leader, contrastingly a ---- figure slumped in a grey suit: the one i the other overwhelmed by the . thundering applause from four parties which greeted the per- Suasive pleas and the hurting sallies by the speaker. My memory inevitably went back to that earlier day, the first cli- macteric in the political duel between those two men. The comparison is vivid. On the first occasion, the then prime minis- ter beating down his adversary as with a bludgeon; on this, the now prime minister merély pinking his older foe with the tip of his deftly-lunging foil--yet demonstrating his mastery the . more subtly through his skill and his restraint, CHASTENED VICTOR I remembered how Colin Cameron, the New Democrat MP from Nanaimo, had in the House so severely chastened that earlier victor: "We saw something that was not very pretty to behold; we 'Saw a magnificent hatchet job done on the Liberal opposition and, as one who on occasion can use_a fairly sharp machete my- self, I give the prime minister full marks for a magnificent hatchet job, And yet I wonder if that is the role which the prime minister of Canada should play. I wonder if he should have rushed with such relish into the abattoir, bringing whole batteries of rhetoric, whole arsenals of guided mis- siles of vitriol and invective in order to shoot one forlorn. sit- ting duck." I asked Colin Cameron for his views on this reversal of posi- tions. He had noted the signifi- cant parallel, and was greatly impressed by Mr. Pearson's at- titude and by his manner of ex- pressing it, he told me. Despite his political disagreements with tha Liberal prime minister, this wise veteran of politics, who had publicly so excorciated Mr. Diefenbaker seven years ago, on this occasion even sent @ note across. the Commons cham- ber to congratulate Mike Pear- son on his speech and on his stand. : Jan. 20, 1958, was a day fo remember. But Dec. 11, 1964, was a day which will never be forgotten by this parliament: the day when Mr. Diefenbaker, already defeated at the 'polls, was finally mastered in 'the Commons by his seven-year ad+ versary. MAC'S MUSINGS The most wonderful thing About Christmas {s that While some of the ideas And practices of that Season have changed, the Real Christmas itself has Not changed in our lifetime, The changes we note are That the Christmas bal!yhoo Keeps starting earlier, The wrappings are fus:ier, The trees now come in a Wide variety of colors; Toys have become more And more elaborate, but These things are not Christmas, but are only The trappings of the season The real Christmas is to Be found in the spirit Of Christmas, in the joy Of planning and saving, And even sacrificing in Order to bring pleasure To someone near and dear, Of even to some who are Not even known at all, The real Christmas is Found in the light on a Child's face on that Morning when he sees what Love has brought him; It is found in the kindness And generosity of thuse Wro wish to share their Blessings with unknown folks Who are less fortunate, In these things are to Be found the real spirit Of Christmas, because they Are symbols of the message Of goodwill to all men, And of the gift which came To the world on that first Christmas. many years ago. --Dec. 18, 1966 rk ane Corby's soft, smooth, true Canadian whisky. 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