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-- She Oshonn Sines | Published by Canadian Newspapers Limited 86 King St. E., Oshawa, Ontario T. L. Wilson, Publisher aN WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1964--PAGE 4 Col. W.E. Phillips Death | Ends Amazing Career The sudden death of Col. W. E. Phillips, outstanding Canadian in- 'dustrialist and philanthropist has brought to an end the amazing career of this former Oshawa citi- zen who served his country with distinction in war and peace, In the span of life allotted to him, from a small beginning in a Kings- ton factory, he became one of the industrial leaders of Canada, with 'close associations with a long list of Canadian business enterprises of major importance to the coun- try's economy. Col. Phillips ability made itself evident when, as a young man, he served in the British Army in the first world war. Enlisting as a private soldier, at the age of 23 he had attained the rank of Lieut- Colonel, had been twice mentioned in despatches and won the D.S.0, The same qualities were exemp- lified after Col. Phillips came to Oshawa and established the W. F. Phillips Company, Limited, which he developed into Duplate Canada Limited and Fiberglass Limited. These were only the beginnings of a meteoric career as an industriale ist. He reached the heights in his war time contribution in the second world war, in which he created the vital Research Industries, Limited, and devoted himself to producing the tools of victory. The re-build- ing of Massey-Ferguson, Limited, to be a world-wide corporation was another of his major achievements, But it was only one of the many great companies with which he was associated. Col. Phillips headed a number of important projects in civilian wel- fare, but his greatest contribution was that made as chairman of the board of governors of the Univer- sity Toronto during a difficult but spectacular period of expansion. His charitable activities were car- ried out quietly but generously, with the Oshawa Boys' Club one of the objects of his generosity. Col. Phillips was a leader in one of Canada's great eras of indus- trial development, and his passing is a-great loss to the country he served so well. Flag Confusion Grows Canada is on the way to becom- ing the world's most beflagged na- tion. One of the results of the adoption of the red maple leaf flag as Canada's national emblem, and ' the Union Jack as the flag to de- > cial flags. note the country's commonwealth association, is the trend towards each province having a separate * provincial flag. Carried to its logi- cal conclusion, Canada could in _ due course have 12 different flags, two national flags and 10 provin- British Columbia and Nova Scotia have long had their provin- cial flags. Quebec has also had its fleur-de-lis flag, which in recent years has become very conspicuous, and is possibly flown to a greater extent in that province than either the Union Jack or the red ensign. Two weeks ago, Saskatchewan adopted a new provincial flag. Now Premier Robarts has announced that Ontario.is also to have its own flag, in the form of a red ensign with the provincial crest in the place of Canada's coat of arms. That means that five of Can- ada's ten provinces will have flags of their own, It would therefore not be surprising if the other five provinces followed this lead, and also had flags of their own, sym- bolizing the provincial rights which are inherent in the country's con- stitution. All of this is bound to cause a good deal of confusion. This con- fusion. might well be seen at future dominion-provincial confer- ences, if a British tradition is fol- lowed. When the Commonwealth Prime Ministers meet in confer- ence in London, the flags of all the Commonwealth countries are flown at Marlborough House, where the meetings are held, Following this example, it would be quite in order, when .a dominion-provincial conference is held in future years, to fly the national flag and the flags of all the provinces which have adopted flags.of their own, Truly, this flag business is getting into the realm of absurdity. Peace Hangs In Balance It is gratifying that, apart from the relatively minor clashes in the - Congo, Cyprus and Vietnam and » Malaysia, the world has passed through the year 1964 without any armed hostilities between the major powers. Thus, from the standpoint of the relationships between these countries, it can be said that this has been a year of peace. For that, we have good reason to be grateful. Every passing year during which peace is maintained, and _inter- national tensions become eased, as they have been, represents a step forward towards the ultimate goal of world peace coupled with dis- armament. * situation. The threat There is, however, no room for complacency in the overall world of nuclear weapons still hangs heavily over 'She Oshawa Sines T. L. WILSON, Publisher R. ©. ROOKE, General Manoger C. J, MeCONECHY, Editor The Oshawa Times combining The Oshowo Times {established 1871) and the Whitby Gazette ond Ehronicle established 1863) is published daily fundays and. Statutory holidays excepted). Members of Canodion Doily Newspoper Publish- ers Association. The Canadian Press, Audit Bureou » ef Circulation ond the Ontario Provincial Dailies Associotion. The Canadian Press is. exclusively - entitled to the use of republication of all news tehed in the paper credited to It or to The Associcted Press or Reuters, ond also the local * news published therein. 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One of the regrettable situations in world affairs is the spectacle of the continued deterioration in the image of the United Nations Or- ganization. While on the one hand, it is good to see young and emer- ging countries becoming members of the United Nations, the effects have not been happy. Sessions of the UN general assembly have be- come a modern Tower. of Babel, with the many new nations speak- ing with clamorous voices, and rendering the operations of the organization ineffective. The goals of the original United Nations charter are being lost in the maze of new voices which are motivated more by self-interest than by the great objectives set up in 1945, in the hope of guaranteeing the peace of the world. As we look ahead to 1965, it is our hope that it will be a great year of progress towards peace, unity and goodwill among all. men, with the powder-flash wars ended, and advance made in the direction of lessening the burdens of arms expenditures, and towariis the dis- armament which must go-hand in hand with future peace, "THe ECONOMIC PROGRES PROVINCE _ it S OF THE DEPENDS STRICTLY ON THE CLIMATE OF SOCIAL PEACE THAT MUST PREVAIL ,,.,, Lesace POLITICAL WEATHER REPORT OUTLOOK FOR 1965 Expansion May Continue - But Dangers Lie Ahead By DON HANRIGHT OTTAWA (CP) -- If the cur- rent economic expansion lasts through the winter--as it, al- most certainly will --Canada will round out four full years of rising general prosperity. How much longer will it con- tinue? Will the economy ad- vance at the right speed to avoid imbalance? These are questions few of the experts are yet ready to answer. The year 1964 closes out with what preliminary estimates say is a one-year increase of eight per cent in gross national prod- uct -- the total market - price value of all goods and services produced in Canada. If the figure proves accurate, it would make it the best year since the 1956-57 boom; better than the 1964 gains in the United States and most Europ- ean countries. But 1965 may mot be quite so outstanding. Some experts see a slowing-down at the end of the year. And the consensus seems to be that 1965 will bring a growth rate of about five or six per cent. That would put Canada's economy almost into the $50,- 000,000,000-a-year bracket. If it makes that plateau, it would be a whopping 35-per-cent advance by value, and more than 20 per cent by volume, since the up- swing began in the spring of 1961. URGES VIGILANCE The prospects will be clearer when the Economic Council of Canada publishes its first re- port, probably in the first part of January. The council is ex- pected to look ahead to around 1970. It will help define eco- nomic targets and the policies needed to hit them. The. immediate prospects, however, are generally favora- ble. But they are coupled with the kind of warnings issued in a Nov. 23 speech by Louis Ras- minsky, governor of the Bank of Canada, He said in part: "Stable growth can be brought to an end by excessive expansion of productive capac- ity. or by speculative accumu- lation of inventories, or by dis- torting increases in costs and prices, or by an unacceptable deterioration *in our interna- tional trade and payments. "Any such tendencies are hard to recognize in advance, but if eternal vigilance is the price of liberty it is no less the price of stable economic growth," The recent pre-budget brief of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce also underlined the need for "added alertness'! now that the country has entered what it called "the more dif- ficult phase . . . in the persist- ing battle for an adequate but not excessive rate of economic expansion." *, . In the over-all posture of budgetary policy, questions of emphasis and timing appear at the moment to shape up as issues of major importance," said the chamber. NEW JOBS NEEDED Meanwhile, some new prob- lems have arisen and some old ones have been more sharply defined. Here are some of them: Unemployment -- The cur- rent expansion has created about 1,000,000 new jobs, Unem- ployment, while down, still is about five per cent of the labor force on a seasonally adjusted basis. In the next few years this force of 7,000,000 is ex- pected to swell at a rate much faster than in either the U.S. or Europe, Will the Canadian growth rate be high enough to absorb the new thousands of job-seekers? Poverty--While the over-all statistics spell general prosper- ity, some 23 per cent of Cana- dian urban families still have cash incomes of less than $3,000 a year compared with the $5,500 average. On. the farms, one- fifth of all families take in un- der $2,500 yearly. Labor Minis- ter MacEachen has called for "an urgent and mounting ef- fort" to attack this problem. Inflation--This is viewed by most economists more as a po- tential danger than a curreat serious problem, Prices have advanced by only 1'4-per-cent a year during this expansion. Compare that with a 15-per-cent jump in only one post - war year, 1947. One possible threat to prices in 1965 lies in the an- ticipated repeat of 1964's heavy business capital investment: Rusiness Costs -- Some busi- nessmen are fretting about the possibility that cosis may rise for various reasons, including recent wage settlements and ne- gotiations. Such a development could reduce the competitive position of Canadian industry. Mr. Rasminsky has underlined the need of "reflecting very carefully before doing anything likely to add to the level of Ca- nadian costs." External Accounts--Last year Canada's deficit on aii interna- national transactions in both goods and services was pared to $557,000,000 after a year-by- TODAY IN HISTORY By THE CANADIAN PRESS Dec. 30, 1964 ' The American sidewheel steamship Caroline, used by rebels under the direction of William Lyon Mackenzie, was burned in the Niagara River by Canadians 127 years ago today--in 1837. The vessel had been used to carry supplies and men to the rebel-occupied Navy Is- land in the river. One American was killed in the skirmish that ensued when the vessel was set on fire, causing a diplomatic inci- dent between Britain and the U.S. The figurehead and engine of the Caroline are in the museum of the Buf- falo Historical Séciety. 1935--Italian bombers de- stroyed a Swedish Red Cross unit in Ethiopia. 1948--France granted do- mestic contrel to Viet Nam in a step towards giving It complete 'independence. First World War Fifty years ago today--in 1914--15 persons were killed when Germans bombed Dunkerque in France; Aus- trians abandoned an at- tempt to relieve Przemysl in southern Poland; French submarines torpedoed but failed to sink the Austrian ship Viribus Unitas. Second World War Twenty-five years ago to- day -- in 1939 -- the second contingent of the Canadian Active Service Ferce, which left Canada Dec, 22, arrived in Britain; in a New Year's message {o his army and the Nazi party, Hitler said the "hardest possible strug- gle for existence" lay ahead; Swedish volunteers joined the Finnish army's fight against the Russians, year decline from the $1,504,- 000,000 peak of 1959. But with- out the huge wheat deliveries to the Soviet Union, the under- lying trend in 1964 was still up- ward, It now seems likely 1964 will close with approximately the same deficit as 1963. Exports Canadian . ship- ments abroad rose by about 23 ' per cent this year, or by some 17 per cent without the wheat. But Canada's share of total world trade has declined in the last decade. And while world demand is growing fastest for manufactured goods, these still make up only about 11 per cent of Canada's total exports -- roughly the same ratio as in the 1920s. Imports--They rose by about 16 per cent during the last year, partly in response to Canada's faster pace of capital invest- ment. Although the 1960-62 drop in the exchange value of the Canadian dollar helped Cana- dian manufacturers to displace some imports, Canadian im- ports still are equal to 46 per cent of domestic output. In 1926 the ratio was exactly the same. One part of the economy has vastly improved in recent years: the financial position of the federal government. Fed- eral revenues and expenditures may be nearly in balance when this. fiscal year ends next March 31, after seven consecu- tive years of deficits totalling $3,569,000,000. This, together with political and economic factors, has led to widespread speculation that both individuals and corpora- tions may get sizable income tax reductions in Finance Min- ister Walter Gordon's next budget. BY-GONE DAYS 25 YEARS AGO Dec. 30, 1939. Frank Michael's Oshawa rink of Milton Gay, Fred Garrard and Russell Gay captured first prize at the first one-day bon- spiel of the 1939-40 season staged by the Oshawa Curling Club. : Members of the Ontario Regiment were presented with sport shoes at an entertainment held for the soldiers in train- ing at the Genosha Hotel. Ald. J, C. Anderson, KC, was seeking election for the mayor: alty in the forthcoming civie elections. Samuel J. Babe and Norman C, Millman were cand- idates for -re-election to the Public Utilities Commission. 49 YEARS AGO Dec. 30, 1924. Oshawa 'Junior OHA team defeated the Cobourg team in first home game of the season. Carl Houck, "'Kip" Rowden and Sam Lowe starred for the Osh- awans, Mayor W. J. Trick was seek- ing re-election for the mayor- alty for 1925. Ald. Herbert P. Schell was also a candidate for mayor. Helen Ford, K. McLaughlin and Agnes Alger together scored 17 points for the Osh- awa Intermediate Ladies' Basketball team to defeat a Toronto team 17-5. OPINIONS OF OTHERS QUEBEC This is a selection of edi- torials on current topics, translated from the French- language press of Canada, Quebec Le Soleil -- In a speech before the Montreal district Chambre de Com- merce, Premier Robichaud of New Brunswick has again dis- cussed an idea long dear to" his heart--the union of the Atlantic provinces, The idea already. is receiving serious study in the Maritimes, It de- serves attention, though its realization may be some time away. The fact that it was sug- gested by an Acadian may come as a surprise. For those incapable of seeing the coex- istence of different ethnic groups except , . . in tenms of a majority ready to devour a minority, the idea could ap- pear to be wild, a matter of advanced "'colonialism." The Acadians represent more than 40'per cent of the New Brunswick population. In the event of Atlantic union, . they would become more of a minority though they would be united with the Acadians of Nova Scotia. . . . On top of the economic and political ad- vantages Mr. Robichaud sees in-union, he also envisages legal guarantees for the Acadians' language rights, now guaranteed only as a matter of traditional toler- ance, ... There is a suggestion that the French in New Brunswick and Ontario should eventually join up with an independent Quebec. A plan of that kind takes no account of history's lessons. The worst of its re- sults would be a "Sudetan" problem for Canada (similar to the problem of the Ger- man-populated eastern region of Czechoslovakia before the Second World War), As Mr. Robichaud has shown, the Acadians are right to disavow pessimistic despair and to disavow also an_ excessive sense of communal solidar- ity. These two opposing atti- tudes are found welded to one another in a certain vari- ety of extreme nationalism in Quebec. (Dec. 17) Montreal Le Devoir--. . . What if Mr. Pearson were to summon all the Quebec mem- bers of the federal Liberal ~ caucus and address them somewhat as follows: "My friends, recent events have led me 'to ponder the fu- ture of our party in Que- DOC, 5 66 "When I was named (Lib- eral) party leader I felt obliged to depend in Quebec matters on old hands who were supposed to know the ground, I had heard vague talk of the 'old bang,' a sort of political Mafia resembling Tamanny' Hall: I disbelieved these rumors, preferring the advice of my _ immedi- ate counsellors who assured me that a transition was pos- sible without fuss. To the in- sistence of certain newcom- ers who struck me as a bit too ambitious, I preferred the view of (State Secretary) Maurice Lamontagne, who showed what I saw as astoundingly good practical judgment... . "IT now see I made some bad mistakes. . . . The trou- bles of (Justice Minister Guy) Favreau, Lamontagne and Citizenship Minister Ren e) Tremblay 'were caused by their own carelessness no doubt, but above all there was the venal milieu they were plunged into without preparation. Your 'organiza- tion,' in fact, especially in the Montreal area, is gangrene- ridden, You have let favor- seekers gather around you. You have tolerated among your supporters exploiters of the public, experts in quick money, election-peddlers, You have accepted funds from men like Hal Banks. Certain of you have acquired the nasty habit of living beyond your means, forcing friends to fish you out of the hole. Some of you have done noth- ing worthwhile professionally. ne a a a OO NENG ah GO ay POG Gg a ge ng gr OTTAWA REPORT A Election Predicted | For Date In May | By PATRICK NICHOLSON OTTAWA--Monday, May 3, 1965 may see very many Cana- in fifth i idpote our general election within eight years. That is the electoral to which the signs point as Par- liament Hill is emptied of par- liamentarians after 10 solid months of not very solid par- liamentary performance. Why an election? And what will be its outcome? The leadership of Prime Min- ister Pearson, and the strange goings-on in the Liberal corri- dors of power have not inspired the smaller parties to continue to support his minority govern- ment. In fact, had a motion of censure been moved against the government on the stormy last day of sitting before Christmas, the unanimous vote of all oppo- sition parties would-almost cer- tainly have toppled the sorely damaged government. CABINET REFORMATION Can Prime Minister Pearson retrieve the situation in the eight weeks of parliamentary recess? A drastic shake-up of his cabinet, including the talked-of infusion of new blood through four byelections, might give the Liberals a reprieve-- but for how long? The prospect is that the passage of time will see even more damaging revel- ations than the past two months. In any case, it may be im- possible to effect the desirable changes before Parliament re- assembles. So a possible time- table is that Canada's longest session will reopen on Tuesday, Feb. 16, for three or four days to, wind up some outstanding business; then a new session by be opened on Tuesday Feb. The inexorable program of Parliament will bring on the debate on the Speech from the Throne, with a motion of no ecnfidence being moved against the government on Thursday, Feb. 25; that motion would be voted upon on Tuesday, March 2, and, barring absenteeism and illness, the united vote of four opposition parties would defeat GALLUP POLL AEE R RE pT ii staal ea ie ee pees ee ea ang tenng He the Pearson go be ahs In that event, Parliament lying behind our government in an unstable par- Kament has electoral prospects drastically month, to the detriment of the Liberal government and. also of° Opposition. Leader -Diefenbaker, FRACTURED PARTIES An election in March would see as many as 40 tip-top all ly in their public-spirited citizens for the first time in against the mess on t Hill; some would be former Conservatives, including prob- ably three or four ex-cabinet ministers; some would be for- sd os reat On a "Canadian Unity" platform, they would romp home winners. In other provinces, present MPs may run as independent Conservatives, not ranged be- hind their present leader. The New Democrats probably would gather many more votes, especially the protest votes of disaffécted Tories and Liberals. These votes, in the view of that party, might well double their present parliamentary strength. In the far west, the Social Credit party would effectively mount its most determined drive. As a new development, cracks in the Tory plaster are now showing up in the former impregnable Tory stronghold of the Prairies. In sum, a_ spring election would almost certain produce a more chaotic parliament 'than we have today, with no party commanding a majority. It's Joseph's-coat make-up might consist of 95 Liberals, 49 Conservatives, 40 Quebec Inde- pendents, 36 New Democrats, 31 Social Crediters, nine Inde- pendent Conservatives and five Creditist Rally members, But the situation is so fluid that to- ee events might change is. Canadian' Views On Great World Events By THE CANADIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC OPINION (World Copyright Reserved) When asked to name the Canadians turn their eyes to most interesting event of 1964, the United States. Twenty-five per.cent of the citizens named the assas- sination of President John Kennedy, which actually took place in 1963, but its aftermath lingered long. Next most interesting event named (by American election. 15% of the people) was the Only two events that happened in Canada won notice from the public -- The question: the Queen's visit and the flag debate. "THINKING OF WORLD EVENTS OVER THE PAST YEAR, WHICH ONE HAS ESTING TO YOU?" BEEN THE MOST INTER- Most interesting World events: Assassination of John F. Kennedy .....sceseseseees American election Change of leadership in Russia .... Queen Elizabeth's visit to Canada .......+0+ Ecumenical Council in Rome .......... World trouble spots (Vietnam, Cuba, Cypress) ... Olympics in Tokyo .... Flag debate in Canada . British election, Labor victory Achievements in space ..... Other (bomb in China, World's OIC;), vss CANNOE: GRY: codccvorscnsanecdeechoeesbo000adetaneese ccs * Some named two events MAC'S MUSINGS Tomorrow is Hogmanay; Eve of the New Year, A time for looking back Over the past and then Looking ahead to what The future may hold. As I look back into The recesses of the past In the mind's eye I see Many scenes in which We have watched a New Year come into being, And have heard in many And in Parliament most of you have been voting ma- chines; where your opinions, even your resistance, might have been so valuable. I have had-to go over your heads to Jean Lesage to get Quebec's point of view. "The situation is little bet- ter in the rest of the coun- try, ... As long as we have not done away with the ac- cursed ghost of the electoral war chest, we are exposed. . . . But it is on you that the national attention now falls. People are saying Quebec's talent, men who really want to see a renewal of public life, are in Quebec City and Mont- real, not Ottawa. .. . These thoughts bother me. I con- clude that a deep reform in our Quebec organization is in order, Until now I have hesi- tated, thinking I didn't know Quebec well enough. That time is over. . . ."--Claude Ryan, (Dec. 16) "MILL STREET" VARIETY STORE MILL & OXFORD STS. Open 7 Days of the Week 10 A.M. to 10 P.M. Tong and languages The traditional greeting "A Happy New Year." Pictures of these places, And the people in them Flash across the mind: The old Tron Kirk in The capital of Scotland; Aberdeen's Market Cross In the Castlegate; Westminster Bridge from Which we have listened To the tones of Big Ben Sounding in the first Notes of the New Year. We recall New Year's Eves Spent in the trenches Amidst mud and water; Or on the boulevards of The French city of Rouen; And another in old London Looking over the wreckage Wrought in the area around St. Paul's Cathedral by The fire bombs dropped On two previous nights. PAPER MISSED? Call 723-3783 to 7 p.m. Circulation Dept. OSHAWA TIMES Penne teen eeeneeearerenes POO eee ereeeeneeeeeeeeereeenneene Fair, ' Negro situation, 101%* Yet no matter where that Traditional Hogmanay is spent It always brings the hope Of a better year to come A year in which the losses Of the past can be recouped In which new opportunities For. a better life will Come in rich abundance And with the thought, That as we stand on the Threshold of the year 1965 We hope for better days, And extend to all our Readers the old wish of "A Happy New Year." --Dec. 30, 1964 POINTED PARAGRAPHS Reports of snow are coming from nearly all parts of Can- ada except southern Ontario. Perhaps they are bait to draw our ski-ing enthusiasts away to other parts of the country. -- Canada's first MP's in 1867 received salaries of $800 a year. To them, the very thought of the present $18,000 a year sal- ary would have brought fears of Canada's economic collapse, SVE ACE * TAXI 723-5241 OSHAWA'S Newest Taxi Offering Sate, Courteous Service 46 King St. Ww? Oshawa