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oie ti ie ee She Oshawa ines WASHINGTON CALLING Political Scandal | YEARS AGO 15 YEARS AGO : March 8, 1950 Premier Leslie M. Frost offi cially opened the enlarged hall Limited M Published by Canadian Newspapers Limi *of the Whitby Branch of the Is Dead And Buried 86 King St. E., Oshawa, Ontario T. L. Wilson, Publisher Canadian Legion, MONDAY, MARCH 8, 1965--PAGE 4 Cth pasiiliin teiiail epee iE z } Effort Must Be Made To Keep Down Tax Rate BY GORDON DONALDSON WASHINGTON -- (Special)-- There is no more joyous funeral than the burial of a_ political scandal, The Democrats are celebrat- ing the interment of the Bobby Baker case with barely con- celaed joy and just a trace of anxiety that the corpse will rise I did in Chicago last weekend. It takes about oné hour to get in; you are then searched from d to toe with profes- sional t! hn the horoughness t "Fruit of Islam," sect-leader Elijah Muhammad's elite guards, Ballpoint pens are sus- pect because the Fruit saw a recent TV episode of "'The Man ing between Toronto and Belle- ville had to be cancelled be- cause of a shortage of coal due to a strike in the U.S, Alderman Hayward Murdoch was elected president of the Oshawa and District Commu- nity Recreation Association, The increase of $12,691,305 in available through, increases in tax- "a ates ad Bobby Gene Secsale taekey weingonn teed 30 YEARS AGO the taxable assessment on which able assessment as extra money to Baker, 35-year-old former Sec- investigate the heels of your March 8, 1935 the 1965 tax rate for Oshawa will be based provides a measure of hope on the part of the city's tax- payers that there may be no in- crease in their tax rate this year. At the present tax rates, this as- sessment increase would provide ad- ditional revenue in the neighbor- hood of $500,000. In order to fin- ance the city's expenditures with- out an increase in the mill rate, it would be necessary for the city council, and the other bodies fin- anced by the taxpayers, to hold any increases in 1965 expenditures within that limit. We admit that it is easy to theorize along these lines. It is a different matter when the civic bodies, and particularly the board of education, come face to face with the realities of the expand- ing financial requirements of a rapidly growing city. At the same time, in all munici- palities there is a tendency to re- gard the additional revenue made The Ontario minister of labor's new legislation imposing a ban on all strikes and lockouts at hospitals in the province may bring some ob- jections from the trade union ele- ments. On the other hand, the prin- ciple which motivates this legisla- tion will certainly meet with the approval of the general public. regarded with much favor in trade union circles, yet the manner in which it is applied in the new Hos- pital Labor Disputes and Arbitra- tion Act should be satisfactory even to labor leaders. The bill provides for compulsory arbitration only af- ter conciliation fails to produce a settlement, and a further period of 35 days has been allowed for direct negotiations. Even then, the minis- ter is given power to extend this Committees be sent. Too little thought is given to the possibility of using that in- creased assessment as a means of reducing the municipal tax rate for the benefit of the taxpayers. It should not be beyond the bounds of possibility for the city council and other spending bodies to regard the increased amount of révenue as a target beyond which their increased expenditures should not be allowed to go. That would still allow considerable leeway for higher budgets which are essential, and which have to be included in the city's estimates. Frankly, one cannot be too op- timistic that-civic expenditures can be held within that limit. There are too many pressing needs in several directions to be penny wise and pound foolish. But it is at least worth a try, and the already over- burdened property taxpayers would appreciate some signs of an effort being made to produce an unchanged tax rate, Ban On Hospital Strikes period of negotiation by a further 90 days or even more before going on to the final step of compulsory arbitration. This ensures that a more reason- able length of time for conciliation and negotiation is being allowed be- fore the stage of finality is reached. There is a strong humanitarian idea behind this legislation. As the the care of patients, and that was bound to be affected in the event of a strike or lockout of hospital staffs. From the standpoint of public health and the welfare of the sick, this legislation is fully justified. And the machinery pro- vided for its application is such that it does not deprive hospital workers of full opportunities of set- tling their disputes with manage- ment by conciliation or negotiation, Big Task Te KING MIDAS MUNICIPAL LAW CHANGES Peel County's Bill May Set Pattern For F uture By GWYN KINSEY Special to The Oshawa Times TORONTO -- There will be no legislative tinkering with On- tario's municipal structure until the next session of the Legisla- ture. Municipal Affairs Minister J. W. Spooner made this clear at a meeting of the Legislature's standing committee on private bills. And it would be fair to tem will provide the base for the reforms, when they come. Before the standing commit- tee was 'An Act respecting the County of Peel', a private bill to change representation on the county council. The purpose of the change was to give stronger representation to municipalities with higher population and as- sessment. It passed the commit- tee and goes to the house for second and third reading. SIMILAR SOLUTION Mr. Spooner said his depart- ment had no objectior to the bill, adding that the report of a departmental study had pro- posed a solution to county prob- lems very similar to that of- fered by the bill. There would be 'legislation on county council, while Toron- to township has had only two members with four votes -- and Toronto township accounts for over 60 per cent of the county's revenues. PEEL FORMULA The Peel formula, as present- ed in the private bill, is this: "The (county) council shall be composed not only of the reeves and deputy reeves of the local that has more than 10,000 muni- cipal electors, or two additional members from each local mu- nicipality that has more than 21,000 municipal electors, or three additional members from each local municipality that has more than 49,000 municipal elec- tors, or, in the case of local municipalities having more than 109,Q00 municipal electors, there shall be four additional mem- . bers plus a further additional member for each additional 60,+ 000 municipal electors in that local municipality." The votes of county council members would be weighted, thus: Municipality of 2,000 to 3,000 municipal electors: reeve two votes, deputy reeve one vote; each additional 20,000 to a maxi- mum of three. No member of the council will have more three, votes. An interesting provision is that '"'no bylaw presented to the council for the purpose of bor- rowing money may be passed unless the votes cast for the affirmative represent at least two-thirds of the total number of votes cast." county than er's remarks, the bill assumes provincial importance -- it could prove to be a model for other counties. With the troublesome problem of representation solv- ed, the way would be cleared for a strengthening of the coun- ty's authority to act as a re- gional government, MAC'S MUSINGS There are many things in This world that are very Much worth while in Giving joy and pleasure To life which cannot Be bought with money, But which contribute retary to the Democratic Major- ity in the U.S. Senate, came under scrutiny 18 months ago when Baker resigned under fire after allegations that he had peddled political influence and arranged kick-backs on Govern- ment contracts. Washington wallowed in ru- mors of call-girl rings on Capi- tol Hill, graft, corruption and the hi-jinks of the high-flying "Bobby Baker Set."' Biggest fish involved was for- mer Senator Lyndon B. John- son, now president. Baker was his friend and protege in the tangled world of Senate politics. CHIEF WITNESS : Chief witness was Don B. Reynolds, Baker's partner in an insurance firm. Reynolds testi- fied that he wrote a $50,000 dollar policy on Sen. Jéhnson's life in 1959 and was told by Johnson's aide, Walter Jenkins, that he should, in return, buy advertising time on the Johnson family television station in Aus- tin, Texas, Reynolds said he did. buy some advertising time, although all his business was in and around Washington, far out of range of the Texas transmitter. Later, Jenkins resigned in disgrace as the president's chief assistant after it was revealed that he had been twice arrested on morals charges in the Wash- ington YMCA washroom. The White House tried to blacken Reynolds' reputaton by leaking details of his past career in the armed forces and foreign service, Jenkins was excused the need to testify in person but he admitted in writing that Reynolds did agree to pay the Johnson TV interests. The Senate Rules Committee, which is supposed to police the morals of that chamber, stumbled unhappily through its Baker case investigation for Carolina) seemed to be trying to keep the lid on the whole sticky mess. He closed the investigation for the first time last summer and the Democrats sat on it while Republicans tried to make it an election campaign issue. But it was reopened after the Johnson victory last November. THE FINAL WORD The final: word comes from the Federal. Bureau of Investi- gation, which says the allega- tions made by Reynolds in secret testimony last Decem- ber, have been disproved. The report does not detail Reynolds' evidence, which is described as '"'lurid."" But it knocks down a story that Rey- shoes because secret agent James Bond carried concealed knoves there. Once inside, you cannot move three fee, without a majestic karate-trained black bodyguard is on your heels. I was not per- mitted to speak to a fellow Canadian newsman who hap- pened to be colored, because the Muslims enforce strict seg- regation of the races. The "Fruit of Islam" put .on a karate display in which they. showed how to kill a man in 30 seconds. They also demon- strated, in real life, how they could: reduce a dissenter to a bleeding wreck, without killing him, in less than a minute. Listening to the nonsense emanating from the frail and aged Hon. Elijah Muhammad you would write these people off as another small kooky religious sect, anti-white, anti- Christian, but no more Mos- lems than Billy Sunshine. Yet they are tough, cruel and ob- viously dangerous, QUEEN'S PARK Radio Tape Service Out Of Character By DON O'HEARN TORONTO--You don't really get mad at children do you? So you can't really get mad at the government on this radio and TV news business You laugh with it, I guess. For it reminds you of a child that denies it has been in the cookie jar, then trics to win you over by offering you some of the cookies. Its gall is only exceeded by its estimate of your stupidity. program. There veally is no need to argue this. Now after squirming for months in its guilt, and of course despite what it says it really knows it is guilty, it is trying to get absolution by passing the cookies. It is offering the. use of the facilities it has installed to members of the house, including the opposition. IT'S ETHICAL Actually to make a_ service available to members whereby they can send radi» tapes home is probably quite ethical. The members are reporting on their stewardship, and presum- ably the radio stations will give equal time to representatives of opposition parties in their com- Rey. A, M. Irwin, minister of Northminster Church, was ap- pointed a travelling mi to relief labor camp: in North- ern Ontario, Dynamite had to be used to break up an ice jam which threatened the Simcoe street south bridge over the Oshawa Creek. Oshawa's tax rate for 1935 was fixed at 46 mills on the dol- lar; the same figure as in 1034. BIBLE "For thou art my lamp, 0 Lord: and the Lord will lighten my darkness." 2 Samuel 22;29. The safest way out of the dark is with a light. Jesus said, "I am 'the light of the world, he that followeth after me shall not walk in darkness the light of but life." shall have A point that deceives many people is the consistent defence put forward for the service that it is no different than press re- leases which long have been issued to the press This very emphatically is not correct TRIES FOR OTHER SIDE A newspaper man Uses a& press release as the government side of a story. He then tries to find out the other side and : ee speculate, from the circum- municipalities' but shall also in- more than a year. The major- 'The government's distribution to The use of compulsory arbitra- minister stated, the paramount fac- stances in which his remarks clude an additional member COULD BE MODEL ae pia 7 ae 1s ae of radio tapes and television writes his report. ' * * * . : : : : i wy ; i . «: id C e cha an, . , is j le tion, with binding results, is not . tor in a hospital labor dispute is | were made, that the county sys- from each local municipality In the context of Mr. Spoon Meceals Joctan ('Dem Nook film is a straight propaganda No responsible news paper uses a reease in any other way. A radio or television station has to use a tape or film re- lease, either the whole or a part of it, just as it is given to it. The only equivalent service to newspapers would be to have reporters put in the press gal- lery for them, And no paper would even consider accepting this. The whole business is in such bad taste. It is so undignified. It is blow-hardism. A fat fool telling everyone how good he is. Which makes you wonder how Premier Robarts can possibly go along with it. Mr. Robarts has never im- pressed as a greedy man. He appears a man of good taste along this line, but not at this °900 to 5,000 electors: reeve To human happiness. nolds was informed in advance . munities. and reserve. While the United Nations General arrears of payments by the Com- session, he said. There had to 'W9 Votes, deputy reeve two ; " that North American Aviation But you still can't correct a It is quite out of character miniat counties. be consultations with county Yes; 5,000 to 7,000 electors: One can think of the corp. would get the contract for , wrong with a right. And ethi- for him to associate himself Assembly is now in recess until September, there can be a reason- able hope that before then some solution will be found to the prob- lem which paralyzed the usefulness of the organization from December 1 until it adjourned on February 18. This hope arises from the fact that a 33-nation committee, includ- ing Canada, and representative of the various ideological shades with- in the UNO, has been appointed to seek a way out of the impasse which has threatened the very ex- istence of the organization. This committee has been instruc- ted by the assembly: "To undertake as soon as possible a comprehensive review of the whole question of peace-keeping op- erations in all their aspects, includ- ing ways of overcoming the present financial difficulties of the organi- zation." These terms of reference are broad enough to cover the issue be- tween the United States and the Soviet Union on the question of She Oshawa Zimes T..L. WILSON, Publisher R. C. ROOKE, General Manager C. J. MeCONECHY © Editor The Oshawa Times combining The Oshowo Times (established 1871) and the Whitby Gozette and Chronicle established 1863) is published daily Sundays and Stetutory holidays excepted). Members of. Conadian Daily Newspaper Publish ery Associction. The Canodion Press, Audit Bureau ot Circulation and the Ontario Provincial Dailies The make-up of the committee, with Asia, Africa, Latin America, the European Com- munist countries, the British Com- monwealth and Western Europe all represented, along with Britain, the United States, France and Russia, is such that it might be able to produce a workable solution satis- factory to both sides in the contro- versy. The committee, which is under the chairmanship of the president of the asembly, 'Alex Quaison- Sackey of Ghana,-has been allowed until June 15 to present a report. If the subjects referred to it can be discussed in a sensible and im- partial way, with due regard to the importance of a settlement which will ensure the effective continu- ance of the United Nations as a body dedicated to keep the peace of the world, it should be possible for such a group to come up with a satisfactory solution to the organ- ization's problems of the day. Other Editors' Views VOTING TAKES TIME (Windsor Star) Canada's House of Commons is currently studying means of speed- ing up its procedures. The com- mittee in charge could well look into the possibility of up-dating the representatives and these took time because of the varying conditions between counties, but "by next year I will have gener- al legislation to present.' Also, general legislation could not be brought in until the select committee on the Municipal Act and related acts submitted its report, and "'I'd like to get the committee's thinking." CLASSIC EXAMPLE Peel provides a classic ex- ample of a county divided into rural and rapidly developing urban areas, and subjected to all the pressures and problems that such a division can place upon the country structure. Its 10 municipalities vary from the township of Caledon East with an assessment of $430,000 to the township of To- ronto with an assessment in ex- cess of $130 million, and in- cludes the towns of Brampton, Port Credit and Streetsville. Representation of the munici- palities on county council has been badly out of balance. Al- bion township ($3,300,000 assess- ment), for example, has had two members with three votes TODAY IN By THE CANADIAN PRESS March 8, 1965. . Frederick Newton Gis- borne, who was born in Lancashire 141 years ago today--in 1824--and died at Ottawa in 1892, was one of Canada's greatest inventors of the 19th century. He came to Canada as a young man after trips to Tahiti and Mexico, where with his uncle he tried to grow gutta reeve three votes, deputy-reeve two votes; 7,000 to 49,000 elec- tors: reeve three votes, deputy reeve three. votes. More than 10,000 bui not more than 13,000 electors, the first additional member to have one vote; more than 13,009 but more than 17,000 electors, the first additional member to have two votes; more than 17,000 electors, the first additional member to have three votes. Municipality of more than 21,- 000 but not more than 25,000 electors, the second additional member to have one vote; more than 25,000 but not more than 29,000 electors, the second ad- ditional member to have two votes; more than 29,000 elec- tors, the second additional mem- ber to have three votes. Municipality of more than 49,- 000 electors, the third addition- al member to have one vote, with one additional vote for each additional 20,000 electors, to a maximum of three in all. Municipality of more than 109,000, each additional mem- ber appointed after the third ad- ditional member to have. one vote and one additional vote for HISTORY 1765 -- The British House of Lords passed the Stamp Act, a means of raising rev- enue in the American col- onies. 1916 -- Germaay declared war on Portugal in the First World War First World War Fifty years aga today--in 1915 -- British and French warships edged towards the Sea of Marmara' and re- Peace of mind that comes From sitting quietly under The cool shade of a tree On a hot summer's day, Either with a pleasant Book, or just sitting and Thinking of how good The world of nature is. There can be a large Measure of enjoyment In the peace of a walk Along country lanes or Through the woods when Spring's array of wild Flowers is at its best, And the birds are giving Voice to their music to Thrill the ear as well As the sense of sight. In these days when life In industrial centres Is hectic, noisy and Filled with strain on Body, mind and nerves, The. great world of the Quiet outdoors can beckon Or give relief from the Tensions of life, and it Does not cost anything. We are blessed that all These things are within The reach of all of us, And can be acquired free Of charge if we are willing To make use of them, Because they do prove Conclusively that the best Things in life are free. --Mar. 8, 1955 Job Seeking Young People (Victoria Times) Preliminary figures on unem- the Bomarc missile (which Can- ada later bought after scrap- ping the Toronto-built Avro Ar- row). In fact, Boeing got the contract. ss Another allegation was that Mr. Johnson, while vice- president, spent $150,000 Hong- kong dollars in U.S. counter- part funds on personal gifts while in Hongkong in 1961. The committee said it was unnecessary to. investigate this story as it was known to be untrue, All the counterpart funds in Hongkong at the time--these are U.S. credits which cannot be transferred back to the United 'States and are usually spent by junketing . Congress- men, were earmarked for the Department of Agriculture. The FBI report did not go into detail on the most dramatic of Reynolds' allegations--that "wild sex parties'? were held featuring Senators, lobbyists and callgirls, But it discounted this evidence. So the Baker case, which was for the United States an even wilder scandal than the Pro- fumo affair in Britain, is dead once again. The Democrats pray stay that way. DANGEROUS KOOKS it will If you want to know what if - feels like to be a Negro in white Mississsippi, spend three days with the Black Muslims, as POINTED PARAGRAPHS About 55 per cent of Ameri- cans are reported to own their own homes, It would be interest- fete ine use of republication of ail news quaint method by which formal percha as insulation for duced several forts guard- ployment in Canada during 1964 ing to have figures on how i, j ye j . Py * despatched in the paper credited to it or to The votes in the House are taken and electric cables. A year ing the narrows of the Dar- should reinforce warnings to many of these are really owned Associated Press or Reuters, ond also the tocal news published therein. All rights of special des recorded. To record a vote, the MPs after his arrival in Canada, in 1846, he became chief op- danelles; French troops captured a trench system young people that education is a vital ingredient in job-seeking. by the mortgage companies. ches are also reserved. & I i Gtfices:" Thomson Building, 225 university stand in turn and their names are ill Caer 448 pa phe ma see West- Last year over-all unemploy- Business trips to Quebec can venue, thatied asd e ; : ern n't"s Champagne ment -- for all ages and all now be resu iquor Montreal, P.O. called off and tallied on a perma- helped found 'he British sector sexes -- was ahoute? Gar taht store atvie Gait Haque SUBSCRIPTION RATES Delivered by carriers in Oshawa, Whitby, Ajax, next day in Hansard. In a 265- sali 'A h : r teenage category, 14 to 19 years : ; Pr} Y : pment of telgraphy in day--in 1940--Russian and of age, the unemployment rate Tact is the ability to win an tier, th Gov, Hampton Frenchman ty, member House, a recorded vote is North America and laid the Finnish peace negotiations averaged oul at about 10 per argument without 'making. an and touching the ones you love. Liverpeel, Taunton, Tyrone, rton, Enniski long and tedious, easily stretchin first guccessful underwater stalled; British planes cent, It was higher for boys at enemy. RC ' Came Gaivwcet eraser Racin, Sis, bd , y nd cable. He was instrumental dropped leaflets on Ger- 12 per cent than girls at eight gy Manchester, Pontypool ond Newcastle not over SOc per week. By mail in Province of Ontario) cutside carriers delivery areas 12.00 per year. Other and Countries 15.00, U.S.A. end foreign 24.00, y nent record, which is printed the into half an hour of precious time. Seldom is there any suspense or drama. North American Telegraph. He was pioneer in the de- in the laying of tne Atlantic cable at 1858 He was the invegtor of many electrical and signalling devices. Second World War Twenty-five years ago to- man-occupied Poland; act- ing Fit.-Lt, Robe i H. Niven of Calgary was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, of the working force. But in the per. cent, Throughout the year on the average there were 71,- 000 teenagers looking for work and unable to find it. Whether you smoke cigarettes or not, if you live long enough you are sure to die of some- thing, ° cally and in spiri. this govern- ment "news" service is abso- lutely wrong. When you call Long Distance it's like reaching out with such a flag:ant' peddling operation as this It certainly takes away from his image,