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| She Oshawa Times Published by Canadian Newspapers Limited 86 King St. E., Oshawa, Ontario T. L. Wilson, Publisher TUESDAY, MAY 25, 1965 -- PAGE 4 Lakeshore Commuter Service Plan Incomplete The Ontario government's plans for a new railway commuter ser- vice spanning the most of the golden horseshoe which extends around the shores of Lake Ontario mark an interesting development in trans- portation. On the face of it, the service seems to be an effort to induce Toronto workers living in other lakeshore communities to leave their automobiles at home and travel by train to and from that city. If used to the extent which is anticipated by those who made the preliminary studies on the pro- ject, it could reduce highway traffic congestion to a considerable degree. According to the announcement made by Premier Robarts, the com- muter service will run from Bur- lington, a suburb of Hamilton, to Dunbarton, which lies between Pickering and West Hill. It is diffi- cult to understand why the service should be halted at its Dunbarton terminus, instead of coming right through to Oshawa, or at the very least, to Whitby. There are substantial industrial developments in the Pickering dis- trict, in Ajax and Whitby, and, on the other hand, there are hundreds of people in that section of the Lakeshore area who, have their places of employment in Toronto. So far as they are concerned, a service which comes east only as Dunbarton would be of little use, as it would still leave for them a substantial gap to be bridged by other means of transportation. It is true, of course, that the initial operations of the line will be very much of an_ experimental mature, and that experience may prove that it would be wise to ex- tend it eastward to Oshawa. In that way, it would embrace practi- cally all of the golden horseshoe area, and greatly ease traffic con- ditions on the highways running east out of Toronto. Tax Reliefs Suggested For years, the Canadian Federa- tion of Mayors and Municipalities has been pressing for a new align- ment of the sources of taxation in order to provide some relief for the property taxpayers who have to bear the full burden of municipal taxes. For at least 10 years it has been asking that some new fields of taxation be opened up to the municipalities, but without any measure of success. : All that has been achieved, at least so far as Ontario is concerned, is the allotment of steadily-increas- ing sums of money from the pro- vincial treasury towards certain fields of municipal expenditure. She Oshawa Times T. L. WILSON, Publisher R. C. ROOKE, General Monager Cc. J. MeCONECHY § Editor, The Oshawa Times combining The Oshawa Times {established 1871) and the Whitby Gazette and Chronicle established 1863) is published daily Sundays ond Statutory holidays excepted) Members of Canadian Daily Newspaper Publish- ers Association. The Conadidn Press, Audit Bureau of Circulation and the Ontario Provincial Dailies Association, The Canadian Press is exclusively antitied to the use of republication of all news despatched in the paper credited to it or to The Associated Press or Reuters, and also the local mews published therein. All rights of especial dee potches cre also reserved Gffices: Thomson Building, 425 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario; 640 Cathcart Street, Montreal, P,Q. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Delivered by carriers in Oshawa, Whitby, Ajax, Pickering, Bowmanville, Brooklin, Port Perry, Prince Albert, Maple Gro Hampton, Frenchman's Bay, Liverpool, Taunton, Tyrone, Dunbarton, Enniskillen, Grono, Leskord, Brougham, Burketon, Claremont, Monchester and Newcastle, not over SOc, per we Province of Ontario dutside cor $15.00 per ye Other provinces $18.00 per year yeor. Pontypool Commonwealth Countri A. end foreign $27.00 per semper GOOD EVENING Unfortunately, there has been little tendency on the part of the munici- pal counciis to pass on these pro- vincial, and in some cases federal, grants to the people in the form of they acted as a spur to these councils to lower taxes. Instead, have keep on increasing their budgets of expenditure, with the next result that tax rates and tax bills in prac- tically all Ontario municipalities have risen year by year. This year, 'however, a new move has been made by the Canadian Federation of Mayors and Muni- cipalities. At its convention in Windsor, it passed resolutions urging that homeowners be given relief in their federal and provincial income taxes. One proposal is that home owners be allowed to deduct the amount of municipal taxes each year from their taxable income. tax deduction. These amendments to the income tax long overdue. They have for years been in exis- tence in Britain and the United States. There is great logic in the argument that home-owners should not have to pay federal income tax on amounts which have already been paid out to the civic treasurers in municipal taxes. It would be a welcome boon to Ontario property owners to have these suggestions put into effect by the federal par- liament. structure are READERS WRITE... FIDDLERS' CONTEST JUDGING The Editor, Oshawa Daily Times. Dear Sir: In reply to the letter from J. C. Coyle, Box 207, Bowman- ville, Ont., that appeared in The Oshawa Times, Saturday, May 15, regarding his. complaint about the judging of the Fid- dlers' Contest held in the Osh- awa Children's Arena during the recent Sportsman's Show, we would point out, that from his first statement, Mr. Coyle is not stating true facts, and is quite misinformed! We would make mention that there was no charge for watch ing the Fiddlers' Contest; al- though Mr. Coyle states he was a paying spectator. He goes on to say that the contestants bring their wives, pay an entry fee, and all they ask in return is to be judged on their ability. He states that this was not the case, and that an applause meter would have proved this. That the contestants bring their wives was not one of the contest rules. The system «of judging used was that the two judges were not aware of who the contestants were or the order in which they competed. The contestants were judged strictly on their ability and the performance they gave that par- ticular night. The winners were chosen by what the judges heard only, and by no other influence, And as the judges of the con- test, we do not feel, that this could have been done in any more fair manner, than the method used, We chose the win- ners, who in our estimation, dis- played the best talent, during this competition Mi Coyle's reference to an applause meter, this method, as even the most inexperienced person could see, would not be a fair system of judging a per- former's ability or talent. After all, this was a contest for the performer's talent. It was not a popularity poll, Supposing one contestant was an extremely poor musician, and yet in order to win first prize, he brought 100 spectators with him to ap- plaud after his performance. We ask you, Mr. Coyle, would an applause meter be a fair judge of this contestant's abil- ity? Would this be fair to the others competing? We hardly think so! Furthermore, this was not a professional "big-time" contest in Mr. Coyle's reference to Shel- burne. The contest was conduct- ed merely as an added enter- tainment feature to the Sports- men's Show. The committee donated their time, in order to conduct it. And even though there were some contestants of the professional calibre com- peting, I would like to point out that even a professional person can have a bad night, and put on a "less than' professional" performance. We would also draw to Mr Coyle's attention, that several of the contestants had competed in a previous contest under the same system of judging, so that they must have thought it fair, in order to return and compete in this contest. We certainly feel that no "'in- justice' as you say was done, to any of those competing, and would be the last ones, to do anything detrimental to this kind of show, for the lovers of "old tyme music'. we would state, that in all. competitions there have to be some winners as well as some losers -- It takes a good performer to be a win- ner. It takes a better quality of man to be a good loser Sincerely, "The Judges", EARL BROWN $22 Wilson road south, Oshawa, ARTHUR WINTER 806 Glenforest st., Oshawa In closing, ON AGAIN, OFF AGAIN, ON AGAIN Stalemate Is Possibility In Death Penalty Debate A vote on abolition of the death penalty in Canada is due in the Commons this summer. Members of Par- liament appear to be split on the issue and some are sounding out their constitu- ents before deciding which side to support. This story, first of three on the subject, deals with political man- oeuvring in advance of the debate. By RONAL LEBEL OTTAWA (CP) -- Language and religious factors will loom large when the Commons votes this summer on a proposal to abolish the death penalty in Canada. Since party lines will be drop- ped in favor of a "'free vote," many MPs will be influenced significantly by their own lan- guage and religious affiliations as well as those of their con- stituents, Judging from straw polls, in- terviews and records of.past de- bates, a few patterns are emerging --French speaking MPs mostky favor retention of capi- tal punishment while aboli- tionists seem to have the edge among their English- speaking colleagues. --Protestants are more likely to support abolition than Roman Catholics, except for adherents of fundamentalist churches who believe strongly in the death penalty. --MPs from cities dominate the abolitionist camp while those representing rural areas lean toward retention. About 60.MPs out of the 265 have not committed themselves so far and are busy sounding out their constituents and study- ing published material on the issue WAIT FOR CUE With so many conflicting fac- tors in play, the outcome is highly unpredictable. Adding to the suspense are public opinion By Jack Gearin Oshawa Has Whisky Outlets Galore Now Time can so quickly conditions in Oshawa There was a day not long ago when local ¢yebrows would be raised at the mere mention of such things the possibil- ity of new liquor outlets Today -- some 19 months after the November 13, 1963 Oshawa liquor plebescite when the "wets" won with ridiculous ease on two of three issues and the popular vote was only 39.59 per cent -- the picture has changed drastically. There are almost as liquor outlets, on a per capita basis, as allegedpolitical scan- dals in Ottawa (which seems to have taken over from Queen's Park, for the present at least, in this particular d So much has the situation changed that a local wag quipped this week; "If this sort of thing con- tinues, the City will soon have rename King street 'Gin e but this is the price of I guess." "ive new Oshawa applications --- for liquor, wine and beer li- cences --. were heard by the Liquor Licence Board of Ontario in Peterborough recently. The way licences are being handed out, don't be surprised if all are granted. City Council and the Board of Education got into the act last week on the question of a new liquor outlet, But it was a pretty change many ress mild debate, free of rancor and 1956 the Gifford, in 1956, op- Oshawa Ministerial heated oratory, Even Mayor Lyman Gifford, who frequently took a strong stand on the side of the "wets" in the good old days, was restrained. He's still a 'wet champion, but there are so many in that category today that Mr. Gifford's voice ts frequently lost Council passed a bylaw to re- zone land on the south side of ICCI for a parking lot adjacent a new motel (to be built) with a liquor licence Back in 1956 Allan.B. Moore's group wanted to build a 25-room hotel at 471 Simcoe street south, in 1959 Wilington Developments Ltd. wanted tg build a 20-room hotel rage rooms at King and lina. Remember how suct applications were greeted automatically by organ- ized protests from influential groups like the Oshawa Minis- terial Association? And lines would be tightly draWn on Coun- cil between the and "drys with the numer- ica recorded voting purposes at least These were colorful, rough- and-ready sessions where pas- wets latter superior, for 'more posed Association, which opposed the Moore application. Said Mr, Gif- ford: "Although I'm as good a Christian as anybody here, L think we should adopt a hands- off attitude this liquor busi- ness is dangerous and always has been. Let the association g0 to Peterborough alone and op- pose the application." Such oratorical fireworks were missing last week on Coun- cil. The Board of Education was the lone opposer to the motel's successful rezoning bid (its let- ter was marked "received and filed'), The school board also opposed the motel's application Peterborough recently this prompted Mr. Gifford last week to point out that the 1964 school board didn't utter a word of of- ficial protest when property owners were first notified that a motel was to be built south of occ! that as ties Alderman Hayward Murdoch supported the bylaw, ~but was careful not to ruffle the school board's feathers -- he said the board's objections were "justified" but that he did not ince trade is big drinker, did not agree with the claim of local "'wets" that more liquor outlets would increase al- part - time Niagara-on-the-Lake man' masterminded the "Wets' successful paign here. He frankly admitted after of luck easily could have gone the other way. many would have, but he did point out Bridgeport (with a population of 785) then had three (population censed lounges, plus a brewer's. ware- house and liquor store, as well liquor dian Legion, golf club and offi- cer's mess that record yet on a per-capila basis time For readers who feel Niagara- on-the-Lake has too many liquor outlets, prove that my home town is one of the in this or 1963 plebiscite cam- was "a_ lot that it that there in the victory, He wouldn't predict how cocktail lounges Oshawa near Kitchener Niagara-on-the-Lake 2,500) had five li- hotels' with cocktail outlets in the Cana- Oshawa can't match but just give us a little Mr. Smith said: "I can best-behaved communi- any other prov- forget the tourist * Mr. Smith, a non- don't sionate oratory prevailed ('The City fathers should give leader- ship on such issues, we should concern with moral and aesthet alu ried Alderman Walter Lane. official spdkesman for the 'Drys" in think ourselves rg would (where a school commer. crop up again would be area) Robert &. coholism. "Take Italy," he ex- plained, "it has more liquor out+ lets than any other European country per capila vet the inci- dence of alcoholism. i than in he's le S much smaller most countries," there the polls indicating that abolition- ists and retentionists are found in roughly the same numbers among Canadians generally. The abolitionists have gained ground during recent years Many wavering Liberal Conservative backbenchers anxious to what attitudes Prime Minister Pearson and Opposition Leader Diefenbaker take when the debate opens. The government hopes to stage the debate early in July. It will publish an "informa- tion pamphlet" about a month beforehand, providing historical and statistical data on capital punishment in Canada and abroad in the hope that facts will prevail over emotion and prejudice in the debate "Since the matter touches the heart and reaches into the depth of the conscience of each and every Canadian," Justice MACS MUSINGS May is an ideal time for The launching of campaigns To improve the appearance Of our towns and cities In order to make them As attractive as possible, Not only to visitors But to their citizens. and are see This is a subject on which There can be no two Opinions, and most of us Are quite ready to be Critical of slovenly and Slum-like areas elsewhere, But neglect to look arouna Our own city to check On similar shortcomings. If we look at this matter With unprejudiced' eyes We have to admit that Some of our city streets Become littered with paper, Broken glass and garbage; That the surroundings of Some of our industries Are cluttered with debris Of a filthy character, And that there are many Homes which could stand Some tidying up and even A fresh coat of paint. With sright the coming of sunshine these Faults stand out and point To conditions that can And should be remedied Byt a thorough campaign Of cleaning up streets And the individual effort Of all of our citizens Including the inaanagement Of some local industries In order to make Oshawa A city in which we can All take pride and which Visitors will find attractive. May 25, 1965 TODAY IN By THE CANADIAN PRESS May 25, 1965... The last Fenian raid on Canada was defeated 95 vears ago today--in 1870-- when the invaders, led by Fenian president John O'Neill, returned to the United States after they were fired upon at Eccles Hill in the Eastern Town- ships of Quebec. The Fenian raids began in 1866, in sym- pathy with Irish aspirations for independence which had been repressed by the Brit- ish. By 1871 the Roman Catholic Church had con- demned violence and the movement withered away. An indirect result of raids on New Brunswiek in 184 was the the colony's application to join Confederation, Minister Favreau told the Com- mons April 9, 'it is important that such a vote be completely enlightened." But bitterness and harsh words have crept into prelimin- ary skirmishes on the issue in the House and outside. STALEMATE POSSIBLE The debate could easily de- velop into a repetition of last year's flag hassle--a drawn-out mid-summer argument, frayed tempers, stalemate and forma- tion of a special committee to look for a compromise. Another unknown quantity is the attitude of the Senate, which has not de- bated the issue in recent years, Several compromises already have been proposed by various factions Mr. Favreau told a group of Montreal univer sity students Feb. 22 that the death penalty 'may have' to be kept for those convicted of murdering policemen, prison personnel or two. or more victims. The minister said he person- ally favors abolition, but stressed that his view was sub- ject to change and did not com- mit the government in any way. The Canadian Society for Abolition of the Death Penalty, founded last year by represent- atives of many religions and parties, said March 6 it would accept life - long imprisonment for killers and execution of any- one convicted of treason in war- time. YEARS AGO 20 YEARS AGO May 25, 1945 Portraits in honor of FIt.-Sgt. Eugene Salmers, Tpr. Morris Krasutsky and- Sgt. Morris Marks were unveiled in Ukrain- ian Presbyterian Church, National Grocers Ltd. started erection of a $60,000 warehouse on Bloor street east. Maj. Robert J. Donabie, Bom- bardier Owen W. Newhall and Maj. Roderick G. MacGillivray were decorated in recognition of gallant service overseas. 35 YEARS AGO May 25, 1930 A stained glass window was unveiled at St. George's Angli- ean Church in memory of Harry S, Smith. Central Canada Loan and Say- ings Co. opened a new office on Simcoe street north with F. J. Reddin as manager. Judge J, Thompson of Whitby presided over the citizenship ceremony for 100 new Cana- dians, HISTORY 1946 -- The country-wide USS. rail strike halted on the third day. 1963--The Organization of African States was founded. First World War Fifty years ago today--in 1915 -- Prime Minister As- quith announced the new British coalition cabinet; the 2nd Canadian Division was formed in England, under Major-General Sam Steele; the U.S, steamer Nebraska was torpedoed off Ireland. Second World War Twenty-five years ago to- day--in 1940--Scotland Yard announced 60 leading British Fascists 'had been arrested in two days: Germany calmed the capture of Bou logne, Ghent, Courtrai, and Vimy Ridge. OTTAWA REPORT John Fisher Having Fight With Quebec By PATRICK NICHOLSON OTTAWA--John Fisher, alias Mr. Canada, has long been fight- ing for the recognition of "the British fact in Canada" on Par- liament Hill. The former well-known broad- easter.who described Canada to Canadians, former Travel Asso- ciation chief, former executive assistant to then prime minister John Diefenbaker, is currently chairman of the Canadian Cen- tennial Commission: He is also a major battleground in the Quebec versus the rest of Can- ada squeeze. He has long been fighting to get the nine provinces a square deal in our centennial celebra- tion, while his boss, State Sec- retary Maurice Lamontagne, evidently tries to channel most of the cash and all the emphasis towards Quebec projects for 1967. The centennial commission headquarters here is in chaos. Top officials have resigned, Mr. Lamontagne, has. gone for months without speaking to Mr. Fisher. The staff has been undated with French Cana- dians; Mr. Fisher had a near nervous breakdown; Mr. La- montagne has been acting as if he were 'deliberately trying to squeeze Mr. Fisher (and the other nine provinces out. Watch for the fireworks. ANOTHER TAX BURDEN Everything which State Sec- retary Maurice Lamontagne touches turns sour. It is not sur- prising that Forestry Minister Maurice "Cut - out - the - Dead- wood" Sauve wants to get him out of the Cabinet. First, he ran as a candidate in the long-time Liberal stronghold of Quebec East--in the seat where Louis St. Laurent had won the larg- est Liberal majority in Canada, Lamontagne got whipped Then he had a_ safe seat opened up for him in Montreal --by the costly method of hav ing the incumbent Liberal MP elevated to the lifetime $15,000- a-year job as Senator. He dida't lose that seat, but he did ini- tiate an unfortunate furniture deal. Then in the Cabinet he was put in charge of the CBC, the centennial commission and other long-hair.dreamboat dol- lar wastelands, with a fringe in- QUEEN'S PARK terest in Expo °'67, the world fair being staged in the middle of the St..Lawrence River. This is rapidly showing itself to be just another costly snug- gery of dreamers who' conjure up fancy ways of squandering the taxpayers' money. Plans now have been completed, I am told, to erect an apartment building to house the officials of Expo '67 and representatives of foreign governments who wiil exhibit there. The building will contain 185 apartments, al- though only 48 nations have so far indicated they, will partici- pate. It will cost an estimated $11,- 500,000, or» $62,000 for each apartment. The average. apart- ment now being erected in Can- ada costs about $9,000; . more Juxurious apartments cost $12,- 000, or perhaps even $15,000, What 'does one get for $62,000? And remember, Expo will only be open about six months. Would it be better to spend $11,500,000 of our tax money on 185 apartments for officials to live in for six months, or on 1,295 simpler apartments in which deserving old folk could live for say 40 years? Do -you remember that $l-an-hour Eter- nal Flame at Expo '67? ABSENT BY ILLNESS I recently mentioned Jim For- gie, Liberal MP from Pembroke, as a "'stay-away" from the House of Commons, Dr. Harry Harley, Liberal MP from Oak- ville, has pointed out to me that Jim Forgie has recently been absent through iliness. Jim is a long-time friend of mine, and I now too well that he has re- cently suffered a heart attack, which has kept him away from his parliamentary duties. I regre' if anyone felt that 1 was, criticizing him unfairly when he was ill. In fact, | was referring rather to his long-time record of protracted absences from the House, prior to his ill? ness. "I thought you were," Dr. Harley replied to me. Jim, who is 76 and has served 12 years in Parliament, has Indicated that he will retire from public life at the next election. Mean- while I wish him a speedy re- covery. New Boards Coming In Milk Industry By DON O'HEARN TORONTO --The Hennessey inquiry into milk brought in a blockbuster of a report. It proposed tremendous changes under which a new or- ganization--and it would have had to have been a mammoth one--would take over all the buying of milk in the province. And it would have handled all the wholesaling. Every producer in the prov- ince--or at least the southern part--would have been assured a market for all the milk he produced. And the present uncertainties for the farmer, and probably many of the price inequities, would have been done away with. They would have been done away with probably at a very large cost to the government and the public, at least in the initial stages. But still they would have vanished The government has now made public what it intends to do about the Hennessey report and the milk industry. And it isn't bustering any blocks. TAKE ACTION It is taking some substantial strides towards bringing order into the milk industry. In fact, if there wasn't the Hennessey report, their pro- posals might be considered rea- sonably bold. But there is the Hennessey report, And. in relation to it, what the government is doing is cautious. The new Milk Act will estab- lish two bodies: An Ontario milk commission and a provin- cial milk marketing board, In the first phase (and the act is to come into force by proc- lamation,- which means it will be some months before it is law) the board will probably be the body of most concern. It is to assume handling of fluid milk in the province. It is to negotiate the price with dis- tributors, arrange for deliveries, collect from the dairies and pay the producers. The commission is to be an over-riding authority. It will have extremely broad powers. FOUR SEASONS TRAVEL Representatives For All Major Canadian Resorts Contact Four Seasons Travel about their popular conducted tours of the HIGHLIGHTS OF CANADA. For Information Cell or See 57 King St. & 728-620) And with it the responsibility of extending control over other forms of milk, cream, cheese, etc The existing fluid milk pro- ducers in the provinee will make direct gains from the start. Their markets will be more stable. And they may save on transportation costs and admin- istration if the board is able to effect these. Gradually the large number of existing small markets (over 300 of them) will be cut down and this also will help the fluid producers. But there are no important benefits for producers .in other areas at the start. And benefits for these, and for the consumer, if there are to be any, will have to be brought about as the com- mission is able to introduce them, The most pleasant thing we can expect in the world when the meek inherit it is that there will be no politicians present. In these days people have more trouble trying to live with- in an income than many in the early 30s had in trying to live without one. 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