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he Oshawa Times Published by Canadian Newspapers Limited 86 King St. E., Oshawa, Ontario T. L. Wilson, Publisher WEDNESDAY, MAY 19, 1965 -- PAGE 4 Museum At Henry House Holds Historical Relics Tomorrow evening the Henry House Museum at Lakeview Park will be formally opened for its 1965 season. For several weeks the'mem- bers of the Museum Committee of the Oshawa and District Historical Society have been preparing and as- sembling the exhibits which will appear in the museum. These will include several new features of un- usual historical interest, with spec- ial attention being given to historic relics of the Conant family and other pioneer families of the Osh- awa settlement days. Nearly five years of hard and painstaking work by Mrs Ewart McLaughlin and her committee of devoted women workers have gone into making the Henry House Mu- seum what it is today, a repository of an exceptionally fine collection of exhibits which illustrate the ways of life of 100 to 160 years ago. Indeed, it can be said that had it not been for the keen interest shown by the women members of the committee, the museum would not have attained the status which has been achieved today. The Historical Society has been fortunate in the generosity shown by representatives of many of the old families of Oshawa and the sur- rounding district. They have un- earthed from storerooms and attics a host of articles typical of the ear- ly days of settlement in Ontario and Durham counties, and have handed them over to the Society as part of its permanent collection. To citizens of Oshawa who are interested in the early history of the community, the Henry House Museum is a place in which that in- terest will be stimulated. Preserva- tion of the history of the Oshawa district, so that it can be handed down to posterity, is of the main objectives of the Oshawa and District Historical Society. This is being done in a striking way in the museum, which will be opened to the general public Saturday next; and wil] thereafter be open through the summer season until October. one on Commonwealth Festival In September and October of this year, a Commonwealth Arts Festi- val is to be held in the United King- dom. During this festival, perfor- mances will be given in London, Liverpool, Cardiff and Appearing in them will be artists Glasgow. from all parts of the Common- wealth. The aim of the festival, as expressed by Prince Philip, chair- man of its advisory committee, is "to make the cultural activities of the Commonwealth come alive to everybody." It is gratifying to note that Can- ada is going to be well represented in this Arts Festival of the Com- monwealth. Among the groups and individuals selected to appear in the four British cities are the Royal Winnipeg Ballet, the Toronto Sym- phony Orchestra, Le Theatre do Nouveau Monds of Montreal, the folk-dance ensemble Les Feux-Fol- lets of Montreal, Lois Marshall, tal- ented Toronto soprano and harpist She Oshawa Fimes R. C. ROOKE, General Manager C. J. MeCONECHY = Editor The Oshawa Times combining The Oshowo Times {established 1871) end the Whitby Gozette ond Chronicle estoblished 1863) is published daily Sundays ond Statutory holidoys excepted Members of Canadian Daily Newspaper Publish- @re Associotion. The Canadian Press, Audit Bureau ef Circulation end the Ontario Provincial. Dailies Associction. The Canadion Press is exclusively @ntitied to the use of republication of ali news despotched in the paper credited to It or to The Associated Press or Reuters, and also the local mews published therein. All rights of special des- patches cre 'clso reserved Gffices:;. Thomson Building, 425 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario; 640 Cathcart Street, Montreci, P.Q. e SUBSCRIPTION RATES Delivered by carr Pr Albert, Monchester, Po SOc, per week outside carrier Other prov $18.00 per yeor Beeveee Judith Loman. These groups and soloists are recognized as_ being among the highest standard of Ca- nadian to the talent, and they will express audiences the quality and virility of Canadian culture. This Arts Festi- val has been under organization for the last two years. Ian Hunter, a former director of the Edinburgh Festival of music and drama, is its director - general. He has toured the whole Commonwealth in his search for the top talent to make it representative of the best that each country involved can produce. Commonwealth This event should be the means of drawing a great gathering of Commonwealth residents from all parts of the world to London. The festival in London opens on Septem- ber 15 and continues until October 2. The festivals in Cardiff, Liver- pool and Glasgow will be at approx- imately the same time. For lovers of cultural activities, that would be an ideal period for a visit to Britain, Other Editors' Views GRIEVANCES (Edmonton Journal) Just as many intelligent. French- Canadians recognize that French- Canada's grievances are largely of its own making, and not the fault of les Anglais, so should all sensible Canadians be prepared to deal with Canadian problems in the realities of today. Canada has enough rea] trouble today without French-Canadians or English-Canadians manufacturing grievances from the bias and dis- tortions of history. Good will and common sense will solve all the problems of Canadian unity. FRENCH-CANADIAN VIEWPOINT READERS WRITE... DEFENDS VIET CONG The Editor, The Oshawa Times. Dear Sir: The picture on the front page of your newspaper on Wednesday, May 12, shows what the Viet Cong have done to the South' Vietnamese. If you are an intelligent man you should know how the war got started over there in the first place and who is to blame. But you make it look as if the Viet Cong are the ones to blame for that war. I buy your newspaper just to keep up with the local news, otherwise I would not advise it for intelligent minds. I laughed one day when I read in your paper about freedom of speech, That isn't so, because if it were you would be printing both sides of a story. I am only a house- wife and am not a Socialist as this letter may indicate, but when I read something like this and I know the facts, it makes me stop and think how naive people can be. How about some pictures in your paper of what the war-loving Yanks are doing to the Viet Cong BEATRICE RR 1, Brooklin, Ont. POST. THANKS CAT RESCUERS The Editor, The Oshawa Times Sir: May column to express publicly thanks on behalf of our children to all those involved in rescuing our pet cat from a hydro pole. Thanks to the residents of Hal- lett street and Brian McCall of The Times for their interest in starting the ball rolling, to Mayor Warren Mowat for tak- ing time out to make the neces- sary arrangements, and to Stan, Mitchell of the Oshawa SPCA for coming to Whitby to make the rescue. HELEN AND DAN COURTICE Whitby, Ont. OTHER OPINIONS As .it seeks Dear we use your Victoria Colonist: stands, the legislation only to protect Canadian Pub- lishers against undue foreign competition or control. But goy- ernmental power in. this field must be carefully used and carefully watched, And the measure will take some ex- plaining to foreign observers. MAC'S MUSINGS Possibly the two greatest Things that people can Have in life are a healthy Body and peace of mind, And this was impressed On me a few days ago at A small luncheon party Of Oshawa business men It seemed as if most of The conversation related To the bodily ailments an¢ Troubles of the majority Of those present, and Although all were young Men in the prime of life, Except myself, their chief Worries seemed to be Centred on their health This seemed to tie in with Some statements heard in A television program, in Which a psychiatrist made Much of his belief that A great deal of the poor Health suffered by people Can be traced to their Worries about their ailments, It is good to have reached The stage in life at which 1 am past the allotted Span of threescore years And ten, and can thus say That any further years That I may be given are A free gift from God, Greatly appreciated, but Freeing us from all worries About health, because they Are more than we expected --May 19, 1965 we ET EN a NE RE EAE BE SG EO i | hn Billa ' PRINTER'S DEVIL Newfoundlanders Served On Merchant Cruisers By DAVE BUTLER ST. JOHN'S, Nfld. (CP)--The British press called them 'hardy fisherfolk," but the first 200 Newfoundladers to go to the aid of Britain in the Second World War were from this sec- tion of the population of ier oldest colony They enlisted in response to a personal request by Winston Churchill, then first lord of the admiralty, who wanted New- foundianders to man the small boarding boats of the Royal Navy Churchill had written to the first sea lord in September, 1939, asking for Newfoundland fishermen because 'these men are the hardiest and most skil- ful boatmen in rough seas who exist." May of the young New- foundlanders inspired by these words had little conception of the ways of the sea Except for a small advance party of Canadian Army person- nel, sent to England to prepare for the arrival of the Ist Cana- dian Division, the Young New- foundlanders were the vanguard of Commonwealth troops to go overseas. The "first draft'? or "first 200," as they came to be known here, went with no uniforms and with only three weeks of formal training. On the foggy morning of Nov. 27, 1939, they boarded the pas- senger ship. Newfoundland, The next three weeks were probably the biggest holiday any had ex- perienced. The liner was still fitted with peacetime luxury facilities and accommodated two men in each spacious cabin. 21. DIDN'T RETURN It was five years before they saw the rugged shores of New- foundiand again, and 21 never returned Having lost two men, one to illness before embarking and another to his mother who re- ported he had lied about his POINTED PARAGRAPHS Now nausea-producing gas is being sprayed on the Viet Congs from helicopters. On the prin- ciple that, paradoxically, vomit- ing the contents of their stom- achs will soon give the Viet Congs a bellyful of fighting. More Than Nice Words Needed By Quebec This is a selection of ed- itorials on current topics, translated from the French- language press of Canada, Montreal Le Devoir--Dur- ing a debate on the budget in the Commons, Heath Mac- Quarrie (PC--Queens) made remarks that well illustrate the attitude of many English- Canadians. regarding French Canada. Mr. MacQuarrie be- gan by saying it is not the ex- tremists but~.the moderates who worry him in the light of recent events... . A new type of moderate has appeared in recent years. This is the man who wants to tackle problems in a moder- ate spirit but who refuses to believe that everything is solved through the mouthing of certain sacred phrases. For this sort of man, moderation fs neither a slogan nor a mere solution to things, it is a.turn of mind.... Mr. MacQuarrie, a '"'moder- ate,' disposes of the claims of Quebec in these areas in a matter of four paragraphs every time something more Subversion is a form of in- of his Commons speech, even though these areas are com- plex ones. He gives the im- pression of momentarily for- getting his role as a moderate and suddenly starting to echo a sort of dogmatism everyone tho was dying. The Eng- lish-Canadian who reads the statements of certain Quebec political leaders: might get the same impression about these men In e e¢ he ate is t thankless a; to self to. be by the cle 'he hap be more or moder- him- away atmosphere of the to be in, to s demagogic allow ome arried . Mr. MacQuarrie says he wants to t 1 a bridge but wonde . an do this if th posite bank of the river awa Is his French- Canadian friends get the same impression of the other side he aware tha than nice words is called for, every time concrete solutions are the issue?--Claude Ryan (May 8) Quebec Le Soleil~It's not impossible that Castro forces were seeking to make the Do- minican Republic a Commu- nist-controlled state, and it's not improbable that this was why the United States inter- vened militarily. Only Wash- ington had the forces on hand to take prompt action. But it's wrong to think that Wash- ington should have sole con- trol of the American forces in Santo Domingo, The Latin American proposal that these forces be placed under the control of the Organization of American States seems much more acceptable: The Organi- zation thus would have the re- to maintain order in one of its member states until the return of calm per- mits free elections. sponsibility tervention that calls for coun- ter-action, But the Americans' unilateral action in the Domin- ican Republic should now give way to the OAS which is bet- ter suited to intervene there. Montreal La Presse--Fores- try Minister Maurice Sauve has been much discussed lately. Certain English - lan- guage commentators have felt that recent events cast an un- flattering light on the Quebec team in Ottawa and _ that therefore a new "white hope" for the team is required. . . . But there are other federal ministers untouched by recent revelations and so. there are other 'white hopes" besides Mr. Sauve. Yet he has been lucky. or unlucky enough to show unique style and quali ties. He isn't a romantic and that's an asset in the rather dark period through which federal affairs now are pass- ing... . age, 198° Newfoundlanders ar- rived in Liverpool Dec. 15, 1939. There they met two more men from home, Michael F. Power and Everett Brown, both 18 and both from St. John's. They had tired of waiting for the draft to leave and had worked their way overseas, arriving just in time to meet their comrades. Britain was in desperate need of seamen to man the ships be- ing hurriedly reactivated and within four weeks all the New- foundlanders had been assigned to ships. Among ships they served in were the California, Worchester- shire, Transylvania, Scotstoun, Andania, Cheshire, Astoria and Chitrol. SHIPS SCUTTLED In the early months of the war the Newfoundlanders were on northern patrol in the Atlan- tic stopping and boarding Ger- man ships. Many German cap- tains preferred to scuttle their ships, however, and in most cases the Newfoundladers would row through heavy seas to board them in a futile at- tempt to save them The Newfoundlanders' later operated out of GALLUP POLL ships Scapa Flow and Liverpool and served on convoy duty in the Atlantic. In May, 1941, one of the men took a picture of the battle cruiser Hood as she lay at anchor in an Iceland Fiord. Several days later word was re- ceived she had been sunk by the German battleship Bismarck. Within 'hours the California was prowling the North Atlantic with other ships searching for the gigantic Bismark. W. R. Dawe Jr., now president of: the First 200 World War Two Asso- ciation, says he wonders "just what in hell we would have done about her if we had found her." But the problem didn't arise. British warships and carrier air- craft engaged in an intensive hunt which ended with the sink- ing of the Bismarck two days after the loss of the Hood The Newfoundlanders were de- termined to stay together as long as possible but as the war progressed they were absorbed into almost every section of the Royal Navy. Of the 179 who returned after the war, 35 were disabled and 15 had died since. A number were decorated or mentioned in dispatches. MAJORITY OPPOSES EARLY FEDERAL ELECTION IDEA By THE CANADIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC OPINION (World Copyright Most Canadians think that an election at least within the contrary, carry on with the next Reservedy-~ Pearson, should not call six months, but, on Government as long as Mr his long as possible. Voters hold this opinion by an almost two-to-one ratio. In broad terms on the average, out of every ten adults, just over five want the Prime Minister to carry on; just under three think he should call an elec- tion within six months; two are undecided about the mat- ter. Ontario is most convinced that the Prime Minister should not call an election for some time, with a ratio of more than two to one holding this opinion, rather than a belief that the public should go to the polis soon, In the Mari- times, Quebec, and the West, the segments objecting to an election now are not as strong -- but there is still a clear- cut preference for the idea that Mr. Pearson should carry on as long as possible. The question "po YOU SHOULD CALL THINK AN EI PRIME TION MINISTER WITHIN THE PEARSON NEXT SIX MONTHS OR CARRY ON AS LONG AS POSSIBLE?" Yes, Call An Election Pet, CANADA 29 Quebec 31 Ontario 25 The West 83 TODAY IN By THE CANADIAN PRESS May 19, 1965... Anne Boleyn, second wife of Henry VIII of England, was beheaded 429 years ago today--in 1536. She produced Elizabeth 1 but no male heir, and her three years of marriage were not happy. Anne's unwillingness to be- come Henry's mistress had led to his seeking a papal annulment of his marriage with Catherine, and so con- tributed in part to the es- tablishment of the Church of England. The day after Anne's execution, Henry married Jane Seymour 1802 -- Napoleon founded the Legion d'Honneur 1921 -- U.S. Congress ap- lied the quota system to mmigration. No, Carry On Can't Sa Pet. Pet. 61 20 47 22 55 20 49 18 HISTORY First World War Fifty years ago today--in 1915 -- Prime Minister As- quith announced the forma- tion. of a coalition govern- ment in Britain; Ist Cana- dian. Division took over the Festubert sector; Allied warships bombarded Turk- ish forts on the Dardanelles, Second World War Twenty-five years ago to- day--in 1940--General Wey- gand replaced Gen. Gamelin as supreme commander of Allied armies; Hitler de- greed the annexation of three Belgian provinces by Germany harles Lind- berg said the United States would be immune if it avoided meddling in "for- eign wars." OTTAWA REPORT Worked 131 Days To Pay For Government By PATRICK NICHOLSON OTTAWA--I am writing this On Wednesday, May 12, al- though it will not be published in the Thomson Newspapers un- til several days later. This de- lay operates with every column I write; its purpose is to per- mit simultaneous publication in newspapers as widely separated as the Guardian in Charlotte- town and the Daily Free Press in Nanaimo--to mention our two most attractive off-shore is- lands, P.E.I. and Vancouver Island. At 11:33 a.m. this morning, Wednesday, May 12, was the most important moment of the year financially for that hypo- thetical person -- the average Canadian. That was the exact moment at which he (or she) would. have finished paying off the current year's tax liabiltties to federal, provincial and muni- cipal governments, .if he had paid over every cent--I repeat, every cent -- which he had earned since New Year's Day. Just think of that. For 131 days, 11 hours and 33 minutes, Mr. Average Canadian (or Mrs. "or Miss) had to labor to pay for the cost of operating our fed- eral, provincial and municipal governments. For the remain- ing 233 days and some hours in this 1965, what you earn labor yours to do at you like ament spending is not soaring year by year, it is even increasing as a propor- tion of our yearly income, I* is growing, and that. means that taxation is growing, faster than our earnings WORKED EXTRA DAY Last year Mr. Average Cana- dian had to work four days less to pay our taxes. We, as aver- age Canadians, had paid the stiff government bill by May 7 Last year, you will remember, was a Leap Year, so we could work for the government on QUEEN'S PARK yeal by your that extra day in February. In the last year, total govern- ment spending has increased by more than $1,100,000,000. It jumped to $15,900,000,000. This increase was larger than the average increase over the pre- vious seven heavy - spending years, which was less than $800,000,000 each year. Further, of course, for those earlier years our taxes did not cover the money spent by gov- ernments, We are leaving part of the bill for our children and grandchildren to pay. lf we were fully paying our way, even noontime on May 12 would not see Mr, Average Canadian out of his tax woods for the year. The increasing tax bill re- flects the greed of the Canadian yoter.. Unscrupulous politicians rival each other at elections, promising the voters the moon on a golden platter in exchange for their votes. So the greedy voters cast their ballot in favor of the .most lavish promiser-- too unthinking and foolish to realize that they are being bribed with their own tax money. For only by raising taxes can the politicians pay for the promised moon. WORK 131 DAYS Remember, we have had four general elections within the last eight years. That means four successive sets of promises to be paid for. That is why the average Canadian is working 131 days for governments this year. - As this column suggested ear- lier, when drawing a compar- ison between the point com- munism has reached and the point to which we are headed, our elected leaders have lost all sense of thrift. They are spenc- ing your money and mine with never a thought as to whether we can afford the trimmings, or indeed whether we need them. Urges Licensing All Investigators O'HEARN TORONTO--It has been cided here that if an investi- gator is looking into your back- ground for a credit or insurance rating he doesn't need to be licensed But if he is checking up on you for an insurance claim, he will require a_ licence This fine and somewhat curi- ous decision was made by the committee on legal and labor bills on the recommendation of Attorney - General Arthur Wishart The committee was consider- ing changes in the Private In- vestigators Act (which since 1958 has required licensing and bonding). There was a protest from re- tail credit people that the changes would mean all their agents would have to be li- censed. One company has about 800 such agents in the province. One member of the commit- tee. Hollis Beckett of York Kast, asked what was wrong with this But other members were in- clined to agree with the credit people's lawyer, Senator David YEARS AGO 25 YEARS AGO May 19, 1940 City Engineer '0, G. Mills an- nounced that house numbers would be placed on the nearest street light poles and relief labor used for the undertaking. By DON ue- William H, Stevens was awarded the Rueben Wells Leo- nard Fellowship when he re- ceived his Bachelor of Science degree at Queen's University, Kingston. Announcement was made that the Knox Glass Co. would not be operating in Oshawa, and that another company planned to buy out the controlling inter- est. 40 YEARS AGO May 19, 1925 Alex G, Storie was chairman at a complimentary dinner given for the "Y" girls' basketball team which won the Ontario intermediate championship. City 'Council refused a_peti- tion from several local clubs that Oshawa be put on daylight saving time. Miss Leah Garrow presented fine solos at Simcoe Street Church which were part of a re- cital given by the pupils of M. M. Stevenson. Walker, the former Diefenbaker right-hand man in Ottawa. Mr. Walker said these were little people, merely informants who shouldn't be required to be licensed, and the other mem- bers of the committee agreed. Mr. Wishart, however, felt that any credit man who was actually investigating, that is "digging out" information should be licensed. And he amended the act to provide for this. DIDN'T AGREE A surprising factor is that more members didn't agree with Mr. Beckett and argue along with him. Credit investigators or "'in- formers" now operate in an at- mosphere of almost complete secrecy. (Mr. Walker said they in- cluded people such as post: masters, What does the post- master - general have to say about that?) Yet they can have a profound influence on_ people's lives. If on their report, a man is turned down for insurance, for instance, he is in a spot. He probably can't get insurance anywhere else. It would seem proper that they should be licensed so that there is 'some assurance they are responsible people, and also are under some control. In fact the whole business of credit reporting would seem to be open for more control. The writer, for instance, has long wondered why nobody has pro- posed that any credit report must be available to the person whom it concerns, After all it can be a form of slander. ON MEDICARE Clarification; The govern- ment definitely will itself carry the insurance on all subsidy cases, An impression was left recently this might be con- tracted out to another carrier. FOUR SEASONS TRAVEL Representatives For All Major Canadian Resorts Contact Four Seasons Travel about their populer conducted tours the HIGHLIGHTS OF CANADA. For Information Cell er See Fowr Seasons Jravel 57 King St. E, 728-6201 725-6553 RENT- DAY -- WEEK -- MONTH '5.00 PER DAY - 725-6553 RUTHERFORD'S CAR AND TRUCK RENTALS A-CAR PLUS LOW MILEAGE CHARGE 14 ALBERT ST, Oshawa