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She Oshawa Times Published by Canadian Newspapers Limited 86 King St. E., Oshawa, Ontario Vs T. L. Wilson, Publisher ar ; THURSDAY, APRIL 8, 1965--PAGE 4 ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' i] ' ' ' ' ' ' People in this country, indeed, 'right in our own city of Oshawa, 'can learn a lesson, and a much -- 'needed one, from what is happen- 'ing in Alabama, Mississippi and 'Louisiana in the Southern United 'States at the present time. These 'states, and possibly one or two iothers, are in a state of turmoil, special legislation is being rushed -through Congress, and all because 'the colored population is determined 'that it shall have the right to vote 'in their local, state and federal 'elections. The significance of this is too readily apparent to require any comment. To these people the battle for the right to vote is sufficiently important to justify any sacrifice or any hurt in order to attain it. This throws up in bold relief the contrast which must be noted be- tween the negroes' battle for the right to vote, and the apathy and Lessons Can Be Learned From Negro Vote Battle indifference of the electors of this city and country who have the free right to vote but who will simply not take the trouble to exercise that right. The lesson to be learned from the struggle of the southern negroes is that if the right to vote is worth fighting for, surely the privilege is worth exercising to a much greater -extent than is the case in elections in this city, particularly at the municipal level. When fewer than 40 out of every 100 value their franchise sufficiently to use it at election time, there is something radically wrong in the thinking of our people. Perhaps if some measure were taken to deprive the delinquents of the right to vote if they failed to use it for three successive years, there might be an uproar similar to that in Alabama, and a greater interest in future elections. New Generations Hour It can safely be assumed that the decision of Dayie Fulton, British Columbia Conservative leader, to return to the federal political field as a candidate in his former riding of Kamloops carries much more than local significance. His decision «probably stems from a_ realization "that a change in the leadership of the - national Conservative party tannot be too long delayed, and he wishes to put himself in such a position that he will become a logi- cal contender for it when John G, Diefenbaker decides to retire. The announcement from Mr. Fulton of his intention to return to the federal political arena is only the first step towards what must be his goal, -- that of becoming na- tional leader of the party. There are others who are aspirants for that honor, including Oshawa's Michael Starr. While Mr. Fulton's venture into provincial politics was not he Oshawa Times T L. WILSON, Publisher R. C. ROOKE, General Manager Cc. J. 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This is welcome, because men like Mr. Fulton and Mr. Starr are men who have the perspective of the post -- first world war genera- tion which is rapidly taking over from the old guard, commanding positions in all facets of Canadian life. Only in federal. politics do the reins of leadership still rest with men dating back to the beginning of the century. Mr. Fulton's decision to, return to federal politics therefore injects an interesting angle into the future of the Conservative party. The one uncertain factor, however, is that no moves can be made towards, a leadership change until John G. Diefenbaker decides the time has come to give way to a younger man, Other Editors' Views SELMA AND THE WORLD Selma is what happened in a coun- try which is engaged in defending freedom through the world! Selma is what happened in a country which is talking about freedom in Asia and Africa and the Americas! --Mr. Walter Lippmann. READERS WRITE... The Editor, The Oshawa Times. THANKS FOR PUBLICITY Dear Sir: The Executive of the Whitby Figure Skating Club would like to thank you for all the publicity that you have given the Club concerning the annual Carnival just past, We are sure that photos and write-ups in the Times helped greatly to insure another suc- cessful finale to the 1964-1965 season. Yours truly, (Mrs, R( ANN STUART, Secretary, Whitby Figure Skating Club, Whitby, Ontario MAC'S MUSINGS The gaps left by the passage Of time, in the lists of Those who were prominent In Oshawa 45 years ago Were made apparent when The Oshawa Rotary Club This week celebrated the 45th anniversary of the Formation of the Club. Looking over the lists Of the 25 Oshawa men Who were the founders Of this service club Which has done so.much For Oshawa in service To the community, we find That only four of them Have survived the passing Of the last 45 years. Of the first thirteen Men who were presidents Of the club, only one Still survives, and he Was an honored guest At the luncheon at which Special reference was made To Alex G. Storie as the Senior surviving president Of the Rotary Club. This was an occasion For. digging into the past And paying tribute to These great citizens who Gave early leadership To a movement which has Contributed so much to The welfare of Oshawa, And which merited all the Birthday congratulations That were bestowed on it. --April 8, 1965 Sheep Numbers Show Decline Canada is one of the great agricultural lands in the world. It's an odd fact, however, that this country never has been re- nowned as a sheep'raising area. Yet this is a country, from the Atlantic to the Pacific, suit- able for 'sheep. The sheep is a relatively hardy animals (though somewhat.stupid) and flourishes in -such disparate places as the hot outback of Australia to the snow-blown reaches of Patagonia. Canadian farmers never have taken to sheep-raising as did those in Australia and New Zealand (to say nothing of Scotland). The number of sheep in Canada has been in decline. Mr. John Lee of Highgate estimates there will be fewer than 1,000,000 sheep sheared in Canada this year. (This doesn't take into account the new lambs now appearing on the scene.) Back in 1954 there were 1,894,000 sheep in Canada. By 1962 this number had declined to 1,433,000, and the decrease had continwed since then. Time was when most Ontario farmers had a few sheep. Now one often can drive for miles without seeing sheep in the fields. Why are so many Canadian farmers and ranchers averse to sheep? They are a dual pur- pose animal, providing income from both meat and wool. They are easily tended. They can graze and fatten on mar- ginal land. --Windsor Star "IC be wie _ ahs =SS BUTTON, BUTTON, WHO'S GOT THE BUTTON? Coherent Pattern Needed In Decentralization Plan By GWYN KINSEY Special to The Oshawa Times TORONTO -- Several speak- ers at the recent regional de- velopment conference sponsored by the department of economics and development suggested that government itself could do much to counteract the massing of people and industry in huge urban centres by decentralizing large parts of its own massive apparatus. A spot check of cabinet minis- ters indicates that while most of them have given thought to the matter of decentralization with- in their own departments, there has been no serious thinking about the possibility of moving entire departments away from the central seat. Highways Minister Charles MacNaughton and Lands and Forest Minister Kelso Roberts both see the necessity of a cen- tralized "decision group". If a government is to act coherently, they point out, there must be constant communication _ be- tween ministers, between minis- ters and their senior assistants and between the senior assis- tants. This means more than easy telephone communication; -- it means personal contact indi- vidually and in groups. CENTRAL RESOURCES For some departments it also means being close to the specialist sources, the hospitals, laboratories, the most extensive reference libraries, the judicial and financial heart, the key point in the national communi- cations network, and the centre of the greatest population mass. "I'd love to see the depart- ment in Port Arthur," Mines Minister (and the MPP for Port Arthur) George Wardrope smiles, "but I can think of one or two other places that would have a pretty good claim." Another minister, who did- not wish to have any opinion at- tributed to him, suggested there were employee considerations. There is an increasing amount of automation and specializa- tion in the administrative end WORLD SPOTLIGHT Britain And U.S. Seen Closely Linked The AP world spotlight this week reports on the new British ambassador to 'Wash- ington, criticism of Nindian Prime Minister Shastri, and the Irish election cam- paign. LONDON (AP)--Britain's new ambassador to Washington has no intention of becoming just a messenger boy. Despite today's quick com- munications, says Sir Patrick Dean, ambassadors have the au- thority to carry out and, to some extent, influence their govern- ment's policies. Sir Patrick, 55, was assigned his new job after four years in New York as Britain's repre- sentative to the United Nations. He succeeds Lord Harlech, who enjoyed a close personal re- lationship with John F, Kennedy. '4 believe very strongly. in in- terdependence between. Britain and the United States," he says. "You can't talk about loss of freedom of action for all politi- cal and economic relations, in a sense, limit the action of na- tions He believes Britain "undoubt- edly part of Europe by its history and by social, economic and even emotiona! links, but that doesn't conflict with the strong ties we have with Amer- For half an hour Mrs. Pandit The campaign, in short, has taken its character from its ica, the United States and Can- ada." 'INTERESTS MUTUAL' "There is hardly a problem ih the world that doesn't interest equally the United States and Great Britain,' he says. These cover economic and_ political problems; trade differences like the question of commerce with Cuba and the terms of credit in fostering relations with the Com- munist countries; thorny politi- cal questions like the organiza- tion of the nuclear defence of the North Atlantic Treaty Or- ganization and the future of Southeast Asia. SHASTRI ATTACKED NEW DELHI (AP) -- Prime Minister Shastri is getting sting- ing criticism from an embar- rassing source--the sister of late Prime Minister Nehru. She ap- pears to be after his job. Mme. O. Pandit has delivered in Parliament one of the most withering blasts against Shastri since he succeeded Nehru last June. Sounding more like an opposi tion critic than a leading figure in Shastri's own Congress party, she assailed him as a "'prisoner of indecision' lacking any sense of urgency, compromising on principles and failing to exert strong leadership, lambasted Indian officialdom as inept, corrupt and adrift, and laid the blame squarely at Shastri's feet. There were joyful cheers from the opposition and even flutters of applause from Congress benches. The prime minister's jaw tightened at some of Mrs. Pan- dit's remarks, yet he offered no defence or public recognition of her breach of party discipline. That evening Shastri invited Mme. Pandit to dine with him privately at his residence in an effort to smooth things. Authori- tative sources said the talks changed nothing and that Mme. Pandit is expected to stay on the risky political course she hopes someday will make her prime minister of India. IRISH ELECTION DUBLIN, Ireland (AP)--The warriors of destiny and the plain people of Ireland are locked in battle without a shil- lelagh in sight. From Dublin to Donegal, people are amazed at the, quiet of it all. The battle is 'that last stage of a. national election campaign that will produce a new Dail duce a new Dail (parliament). (parliament). Stability is all. the rage in Ireland these days 'and great election brawls and blood- lettings are things of the past. principal actor, 65-year-old Sean Lemass. But if, as many people expect, it fails to give him an outright majority the heat may come later in a long period of minority rule and parliamentary turmoil. Lemass, prime minister since 1959, leads the Fiarina Fail (Warriors of Destiny) party, which held 70 of the 144 seats in the outgoing Dail. Ranged against him are James Dillon and the Fine Gael (Plain People of Ireland) de- fending 48 seats and the Labor party with 18. Independents held seven seats in the last Dail and one seat was vacant, Fine Gael, traditionally con- servative, has surprised its sup- porters by producing a policy document advocating wider gov- ernment control-of industry than anything previously contem- plated here. It wants free health services extended to all with incomes be- low £1,500 ($4,500) a year, The present limit is £800, To pay for it the party proposes to set targets for industry and enforce them by law if necessary. The Labor party,' drawing its strength and finances from the unions, wants a similar liberal: ization of the health services and more nationalization, of government, and available labor is a factor; and there might be considerable resis- tance to movement by many of those now employed. MEANING OF MOVE What would the move of an entire department mean to a community? A great deal, to a very small community, but not nearly so much as many people think to a larger town or city. If the agriculture department moved to Guelph, for example, it would mean an addition of about 200 workers. to the labor force of that city. At the end of 1964, only 220 of the department's 2,000-plus em- ployees worked in Toronto, The others are scatteréd about the province as agricultural repre- sentatives, inspectors, labora- tory workers, operators of dem- onstration and experimental farms, and so on. Many are al- ready. in Guelph, at the Fed- erated Colleges. The lands and forests depart- ment has 2,600 employees out- side Toronto, 629 in the city. Of the reform institutions de- partment's 2,900 employees, 393 are in Toronto -- and these in- clude the staffs at Mimico and Mercer. The highways department is the big employer, but 10,000 of its workers are already station- ed outside Metro, and the 2,800 in Metro include those employed at the huge Downsview centre-- and there isn't. the remotest chance of moving that. The mines department has 300 workers out in the province, 163 in Toronto. The tourism depart- ment's division is 500 and 146. Public works has the biggest concentration of employees in Toronto -- 1,464 in the city com- pared with 1,600 outside -- but this is the department respon- sible for the maintenance of gov- ernment buildings. There are 60 such buildings in Toronto. Moving the Ontario Hospital Services Commission would give some community a population boost of 750. But the Commis- sion owns its own building, along with land for expansion, SOME DECENTRALIZATION The figures indicate, however, that there is already a substan- tial amount of decentralization. Combined with the comments of department heads, they indicate the probable course of future decentralization. What is happening in the de- partment of education indicates the trend, One of the key words in the reorganization of his department is 'decentralization', Education Minister William Davis has said. The "changes will not take place overnight', but: 'One of the main steps in de- centralization will be the setting up of districts within the prov- ince, A superintendent will be responsible for the elementary and secondary education in the district. Many decisions related to local needs and conditions, formerly made at Queen's Park, will be made at the district level. "Each district superintendent will have inspectors in various specialties under his jurisdic- tion. This decentralization should allow for the making of the careful, quick decisions that will be demanded in our rapidly expanding and changing educa- tional system." COHERENT PATTERN To make this type of decen- tralization fully effective, how- ever, it seems inevitable that the government must 'bring some coherency to the present pattern. Each department has its own set of regional and 'district boundaries and administrative areas -- there are nearly 40 such sets now. Rarely do these boundaries and areas coincide, It can be argued that a region designed for highway purposes does not necessarily suit educa- tional purposes, but so many of the present boundaries were set when the province was young and comparatively uncompli- cated that revision is essential if there is not to be adminis- trative chaos. YEARS AGO 15 YEARS AGO April 8, 1950 Roy Sills of East Whitby was killed when his car crashed into the rear of a transport truck on No, 2 Highway near the Rouge River bridge. Plans were announced for a $3,000,000 Central Parts Distrib- ution Warehouse on the South Oshawa property of General Motors of Canada, 75 Times-Gazette carriers qualified for a three-day outing to Montreal in a circulation con- test. iS 30 YEARS AGO April 8, 1935 The completed Canadian Le- gion Hall was formally opened with a week's program of cele- brations, A cothmittee representative of Oshawa's organizations was formed to'play for the celebra- tion of the silver jubilee of King George V. Over 300 Rotarians from many clubs attended a "Motor City Night', held by the Osh- awa Rotary Club. TODAY IN HISTORY By THE CANADIAN PRESS April 8, 1965... Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk and founder of the Red River Colony, died bankrupt and in exile 145 years ago today---in 1820, After colonies in Prince Ed- ward Island and Upper Can- ada failed, Selkirk obtained 116,000 square miles of Man- itoba from the Hudson's Bay Compay and sent out a small band of settlers in 1811. In 1815, agents of the North West Company drove them out and a battle was fought in 1816, in which Hudson's Bay governor Rob- ert Semple and 19 colonists were killed, A year after Selkirk's death the ri- val companies. amal- gamated, and the Red River settlement was no longer threatened. 1492 -- Death of Lorenzo the Magnificent, of Flor- ence. 1950 -- Death, insane, of Vaslav Nijinsky, the Rus- sian dancer. First World War Fifty years ago today--in 1915--the Special War Rev- enue Act was passed by the Canadian Parliament, tax- ing bank-notes and financial paper, travel, telegrams, and alcohol; an attempt to assassinate the Sultan of Egypt failed. Second World War Twenty-five years ago to- day--in 1940 -- the German invasion armada appeared off the Norwegian coast at dawn; the British laid mines and torpedoed one transport vessel, over the protests of Norwegian Foreign Minister Halvydan Koht, OTTAWA REPORT Distenhaker Looks'? Back Over 25 Years By PATRICK NICHOLSON OTTAWA--"My most memor- able impression of Parliament was my first day, my first week, in the Chamber of the House of Commons." In those words, John Diefen- baker, reminiscing to me of his unbroken quarter - century of membership of the House of Commons, implied the awe, the respect and the pride which a student of parliament feels when entering that historic in- stitution as an elected member. John Diefenbaker was a "Par- liament Man" even by upbring- ing. ' eMy ambition to enter politics came about throug: my father's tremendous influence on the boys he taught," he told me. "He was a very learned histor- fan, especially in the field of political development; he had a great affection for parliamen- tary institutions." That father incidentally is probably the only Canadian schoolteacher who numbered two future prime ministers among his pupils, He taught Mackenzie King, whom he knew as 'Willie', and of course his own son, INTO SECOND 25 YEARS We sat talking in John Diefen- baker's fourth 'oor office in the Parliament Building, the large square room in the southwest tower. It is ormolu with plaster work which has always been there; it is almost museum-like with the cluttering of Canadiana which the present tenant has placed there --busts of former Tory leaders, a huge Indian carving, photographs, framed documents. And amid all that sat a veteran of 25 years in the House of Commonsa rare fig- ure in our politics; a veteran of six years in the very similar prime minister's office immedi- ately beneath the room where we sat--an achievement beaten only five times in Canada's his- tory; and a candidate to return QUEEN'S PARK Defeated Salary Proposals Sound By DON O"HEARN TORONTO -- Referring back to the question of pay increases for Ontario legislature members there are a few. further' com- ments to be made. On second reading the mem- bers got into quite a contro- versy. This wasn't on the increase itself. Pretty well all members agreed this was necessary and that the amount involved was not too much, But the NDP proposed that the increase should be handled by an independent commission. And one NDP member, Ken- neth Bryden of Toronto Wood- bine, objected to the retroactive feature of the increase. RESPECT POLITICS? Neither position got any- where. The House voted down the commission proposal. And even some of his own members spoke against Mr. Bryden. But there was at least some sound sense behind both. This is particularly true when you place public respect for political life as the very im- portant. consideration which it should be today. There is no question that nothing .has itked the public more in recent years, and has bred more loss of respect for politics, than the various in- creases in pay politicians have POINTED PARAGRAPHS Money still talks, but in these days of inflation it takes a sizeable wad of it to say some- thing important. You're growing old when you can remember that "going like "60 was another way of expressing excessive speed, The Canadian Welfare Coun- cil is planning case studies of poor families in four rural areas of Canada, Are there any volunteers? BIBLE "Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him that loved us." Romans 8:37, Trust helps us to rise above every trial. 'Trust in the Lord with all thine heart and lean not to thine own understanding, in all thy ways acknowledge Him and He will direct thy paths." to that office--which has only been achieved twice in Canada' history. What changes in the House of Commons has he seen in 25 years? 'Perhaps the greatest change has been the lengthening of the question period. When I first sat in the Commons, it was un- usual for two questions to be asked at the opening of the daily sitting." ; P SHIFTS OF POWER . There have been significant changes in the exercise' of power, John Diefenbaker ob- served. It was shifted from the House of Commons to the' cab- inet, and then particularly to the prime minister who is no longer "'first among equals" in his cabinet, but now absolutely "first", i "Canada's prime minister wields greater absolute power than the president of the United States," he said. "The power of dissolution of parliament -is a tremendous weapon," "Is the.House more turbulent and less effective than in your first days in it?" I asked, "It is the same as it always was," replied John Diefenbaker. "In fact the debates are less hard-hitting than they used to be. Observers 'have always crit- ized MPs, Samuel Pepys com- plained in 1661: 'Beastly things are carried on in Parliament by the young men." Charles Dick- ens, a Press Gallery reporter in the 1830s, called the House" a conglomeration of noise and con- fusion to be met with in no other place except Smithfield Market.' Robert Louis Stevenson 50 years . later said; 'We all know whet Parliament is, and we are ashamed of it'." "T wish that when I was prime minister I had taken those desks out and made the Chamber smaller; then there would have been more attention to debates," he concluded, been voting themselves across the country. When you are on the inside you know this is not: justified. No politicians are being paid more than they are worth, at least none that are doing :their job. But still this loss of respect is something 'to. carefully be avoided, wherever possible. - And both of 'these proposis tions: would have been-a_ pro- tection against criticism. LOOKS BAD ' ' I amagine that one day we shall see independent commis sions recommending on. the in- demnities of members. This would be such an emi- nently effective method of blocking | criticism,. it would seem to far outweigh the argu: ments of those who oppose it that the Legislators themselves must take full responsibility and face the public with it, And Mr. Bryden's point had as much to commend it, It is true that in the past when members increases have been legislated they have been made retroactive in the cur- rent year. But still this doesn't alter the fact: that it looks bad, This is particularly true in the present case when.it was the second last day of the fis- cal year when the question was debated. It was bound to look to the public that the politicians were taking a last minute op- portunity to yote themselves a $5,000 bonus. It would have needed great statesmanship for the house. to agree with the NDP member, but it would have been very re- assuring to public confidence. ACTION! ACTION! ACTION! -More Houses Are Sold Daily Through Mials: MULTIPLE LISTING SERVICE Consult a member of the OSHAWA & DISTRICT REAL ESTATE BOMSD 725-6553 RENT-A-CAR DAY -- WEEK -- MONTH $5.00 PER DAY - 725-6553 RUTHERFORD'S CAR AND TRUCK RENTALS PLUS LOW MILEAGE CHARGE 14 ALBERT ST. Oshawa