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She Osbyavoa Times Published by Canadian Newspopers Limited ' 86 King St. E., Oshawa, Ontario T. L, Wilson, Publisher TUESDAY, JULY 27, 1965 -- PAGE 4 Postal Workers Strike In Force Too Suddenly The wildcat walkout of Canadian postal employees has brought to sharp focus the essential role the mailman plays in society today. Failing to comprehend its signi- ficance, we've treated as humorous the dictum that "through rain, sleet and snow, the mail must go through". This week we've found {ft doesn't necessarily always go through -- and when it doesn't, there's nothing funny about it. We are exepriencing the conse- quences of the first strike by postal employees in 41 years. To take the action they have under such cir- cumstances, they must feel most strongly that they have been un- fairly treated by their federal em- ployees. The question, neverthe- less, must rise in the public mind if the steps they have taken are too rash to be in keeping with the high sense of responsibility they have shown over the years, A legitimate strike is certainly @ recognized means of bringing pressure for what is considered an equitable settlement of an indus- trial dispute. It is a course which should not be denied the postal workers in bringing attention to their grievance. 'To Be Or Not Ottawa is again in the throes of a "'to be or not to be" debate in re- gard to a fall election. The date being bandied about is Oct. 18. The political pros of the Liberal party apparently sense fair weather ahead of the government and are endeay- oring to convince the prime minis- ter to take advantage of it, The Oshawa Times T. L, WILSON, Publisher &. C. ROOKE, General Manager C, J. MeCONECHY. Editor The Oshawa Times comb! The Oshawa Times {established 1871) ond the itby Gazette ond Chronicle esteblished 1863) is published daily Sundays an aniany in excepted). eo 4 A Publish- ere Association. The Canadian Press, Aydit Bureau of Circulation ond the Ontario Proviricial Dailies Association. The ion Press is exctusively entitied to the use of republication of all news despatched in the paper credited to it or te The Associated Press or Reuters, and also the local mews published therein. All rights of special des potches ore also rese: 5 Offices: Building, 425 University A 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 Grove, Hampton, Frenchmon's Bay, Liverpool, Taunton, Tyrone, Dunbarton, Enniskillen, Oreno, Leskord, Brougham, Burketon, Claremont, Manchester, Pontypoo!, and Newcastle, not over . BOc, per week. By mail in Province of Ontorie butside carrier delivery area, $15.00 per year, Dther_ provinces and Commonweaith Countries, $18.00 'per year. U.S.A. and foreign $27.00 per yeor, However the hasty and apparent- ly ill-planned walkout of the postal workers seems likely to result in unwarranted worry and hardship for hundreds who cannot be con- ceivably considered a party to the dispute. By ignoring even the deci- sions of those they have elected to head their own organizations, they have left the country's postal sys- tem in an unnecessarily confused and vulnerable state, Left in a trying if not a desper- ate situation of uncertainty are pensioners and welfare recipients-- persons against whom the postmen could have had no intention of vent- ing their displeasure. Intention has been indicated by the strikers of at- tempting to look after the cheques of pensioners. Commadable as any- thing they might now do will be, it would have been much better had they made preparation to avoid such unfortunate eventualities be- fore going on strike. However strong their case may prove to be, those involved in a dis- pute such as that of the postal workers cannot justify creating hardship for others of our society in the category of pensioners and welfare recipients. T 'Again oBe Agai The success seen achieved by Mr. Pearson in the federal-provincial conference, particularly with his medicare proposal, has set the agi- tation for an election in motion again. The feeling is that this will disperse, for a time, the. storm clouds shrouding the Dorion in- quiry. The recapture of Lucien Rivard has also raised Liberal stock on the vote market. Although with his ac- ceptance as practically a Canadian folk figure by large sections of the Canadian public makes it unlikely that his future would have any in- fluence on the electorate. An Octo- ber election could be held before any further rewashing of the Dor- ion Inquiry linen gets under way. A redistribution of seats has been indicated prior to another election, However the shelving of this impor- tant project might be defended by the Liberals on the grounds that the necessity of giving Canadians an opportunity of electing a stable government rates greater priority. , GOOD EVENING Sewage Lagoon Sets Dangerous Precedent but he admitted that there could be an odor for a short period in Those southwest area citizens who stoutly opposed that contro- versial new sewage lagoon had some good friends on City Coun- cil, But there was one thing wrong ~--they didn't have enough of them. Council recently gave the green light to the lagoon, 9-4, obnoxious odor or no odor, land depreciation or not. One small formality stands' in the way of making the project a reality, ap- proval of the Ontario Water Re- sources Commission. That should be forthcoming at any time. Council gave its official bless- ing to the project after the OWRC gave it "'tentative ap- proval". Aside from the Prov- ince's nod, Council had some strong arguments in its favor, but one disturbing point re- mains. Municipal approval of the sew- age lagoon -- to serve W. E. Stark's proposed 22-unit motor motel near the corner of Thorn- ton's road and Champlain ave- nue near Highway 401 -- has established a dangerous prece- dent. What official position is Coun- cil going to take if it is be- sieged with similar requests from undeveloped areas? Unless Council is firm, sewage lagoons could Keep cropping up all over the place. The City Health Department gave the motel a permit (after consultation with the Ontario Department of Health) for a septic tank, but the "soil was found unsuitable and the OWRC ruled that a sewage lagoon should be 'installed. John Theil, OWRC district en- gineer, said there was "no bet- ter alternative' to the LLL Sask. River System Key : To Water Shortage Woes By BOB TRIMBEE EDMONTON (CP)--For two decades the three Prairie prov- inces have been trying to reach common ground on the solution to a growing water shortage. " dilemma involves the Saskatchewan River system which rises in the Rocky Moun- ° tains, flows eastward across Al- berta, Saskatchewan and Manhi- toba and empties into Lake Winnipeg. Each province has a stake in the river's water. Their govern- ments agree co-operative action is necessary, But they're still far from agreeing on a formula for dividing up their liquid as- sets. The river system is the key to any series of diversion plans that would either redistribute water within the Prairies or handle additional supplies from rivers to the north and west. A. particularly urgent prob- lem is the South Saskatchewan River system which rises in the Rockies and flows through southern Alberta and southeast- ern Saskatchewan before joining with the North Saskatchewan 30 miles east of Prince Albert. It is the source of water for all Prairie irrigation and most of Saskatchewan's potash de- velopments, and it will experi- ence the. earliest and greatest need for additional water. Manitoba, which fears-a_ ser- fous water shortage by 1990, seeks additional supplies through the Saskatchewan. This extra water would be tapped near Outlook, Sask., and fed to the southeast by way of the Qu'Appelle and Assiniboine riv- ers Saskatchewan says the addi- tional flow for such a project QUEEN'S PARK could be obtained through a series of diversions which would lift water from the Columbia River over the Rockies. But this would involve talks with British Columbia, and this would complicate an already difficult problem of negotiation, Since 1930 the provinces have had jurisdiction over water re- sources, with federal control limited to navigable and inter+ national rivers. In 1948 the Prairie provinces and federal government set up the Prairie Provinces Water Board and gave. it the respon- sibility for 'allocating water within the basin. But each al- location requires approval of the provincial governments, and efforts of the board to distri- bute water supplies regionally have been frustrated by the tangle of conflicting jurisdic. tions, Inter - government negotia- tions to solve the problem are continuing through aspecial ministerial committee but no solution is in sight. Water board chairman M. F. Fitzgerald of Regina has in- sisted that a comprehensive study of water needs and avail- ability is needed before a pro- gram can be worked out. The ministerial committee finally agreed and a $4,000,000 project is to be completed by late next year. Agriculture Minister H. E. Strom of Alberta, head of the committee, has said he realizes the apprehension of Saskatche- wan and Manitoba that Alberta might one day turn off the gap water - flowing eastward. 'This will strain diplomacy at times but I'm sure a solution can be reached," Better Relationship Stems From Parley By DON O'HEARN TORONTO, -- Aside from the material gains, a very import- ant result of the federal-provin- cial conference should be a bet- ter relationship between Ot- tawa and the provinces. And also relief for the fears of those people who have felt the prov- inces were moving in to take over the country. On this second point Prime Minister Pearson made it clear he wasn't handing over the key to the front door to the pre- miers. The prime minister showed that when a key point was at stake he was fully aware of the senior position of the federal government and wouldn't cow- tow to pressure if it was threat- ened, He made this clear particu- larly when he didn't give in to Quebec and British Columbia on the question of off-shore min- eral rights, Premiers Lesage and Bennett didn't want a reference to the Supreme Court. But Mr. Pear- son said that was the way it was going to be done, And that is the way it is going to be done. HAPPIER RELATIONS? From a provincial point of view, the most reassuring de- velopment is the probability that relations between the two levels of government should be happier in the future. For years--really until Mr. Pearson moved into office--the provinces have been treated as poor relations by Ottawa. Once a year or so they were MOR MU ou allowed to beg for more money at conferences, And these meet- ings actually were begging ses- sions. There was little recognition that though they might be junior governments, they never- theless were governments, and governments with very import- ant jurisdiction and heavy re- sponsibilities. The discussion was practic- ally all on money. And a great deal of it was from Ottawa con- descendingly saying why it couldn't give bigger hand-outs. FEEL BETTER In recent years a_ distinct change has been gradually ar- riving. And this year the change appears to have been really cemented. The change is in recognition that the provinces do have large responsibilities. And that it is not only good manners, but good sense, that they be given a strong voice. Premier Robarts went . fur- ther than ever before in defin- ing what he felt the provincial position and stature should be. He made it emphatic that on matters affecting the provinces internally within their borders they should be the boss. And through various conces- sions, and agreement to take a second look at various things, Mr. Pearson let it be known he understood and probably agreed with this. As a result most premiers left the capital feeling better than at any time before after a conference. vat By Jack Gearin the spring (effluent would be discharged into the Oshawa Creek once yearly at the direc- tion of the OWRC). PROTEST LETTER E. A. 'Ted' Middlemas, a member of the now-defunct Osh- awa Traffic Advisory Council 1951-56, writes: "I read with interest about the proposed Creek Valley high- way. "I wonder what happened to Norm Millman's original Creek Valley Drive which was planned as.a pleasant drive without en- croaching on too much property or destroying more trees? "Why do we need a highway in the centre of this fair city? It is 'said a connecting link is required, What is wrong with the existing north-south roads, east and west of the city? Surely these could be developed at con- siderably less than the Creek Valley proposal with a great saving to the overburdened tax- payers. "I feel everything possible should be done to contro] any development so as to protect the existing beauty spots of Osh- awa, especially our diminishing tree population. "May I repeat, it is hard to visualize the need for the pro- posed highway, but maybe there are hidden facts we should all know about." BOARD UNHAPPY The Oshawa and District Real Estate Board's executive (ever mindful of the ODREB's public image) is unhappy. It's the aftermath of recent in-Council statements on the ap- Pointment of an ODREB mem- ber to a newly-created: munici- pal post -- i.e. that of special land appraiser for the City ata daily fee of $125 when working, plus $200 monthly retainer. To put the matter bluntly, the size of the fee did stun a few hundred taxpayers, not to men- tion a few aldermen alarmed at the rising cost of the City's mu- nicipal operation. So the ODREB executive took pen in hand and wrote City Council' a' protest letter (in which it thanked the aldermen for appointing one of its mem- bers to such an important post). Specifically, the ODREB wants Council to inform the Press (who can inform the tax- payers) that the aforementioned fees are not "exorbitant", espe- cially as the ODREB man's en- gagement will be "short-term", (This is the best news the tax- payers have got since Mayor Gifford inaugurated his now- abandoned Austerity drive in 1963.) The ODREB said further that it was "very misleading" to have projected the per day fig- ure to $40,000 (as was done by Alderman Christine Thomas who peppered colleagues with questions when the 'appraiser bomb" was dropped unexpect- edly). The ODREB. says such pub- licity can be harmful to City Council and to the. real estate profession. For. the sake of the record and the information of the ODREB: One of the sacred duties of the Press is to report fully and accurately on open public tri- bunal proceedings, such as City Council, This was what was done in the land appraisership appointment, regardless of where the chips fell or who was criticized. The press reported what was said in Council. , Is the $125 per day fee ""'ex- orbitant"? This department has no rea- son to disput ethe ODREB's claim that it is not. Top Toronto land appraisers get $100 to $150 per day. It was recently pointed out herein that such work in the hands of an "amateur" can be costly, especially when court appearance is required in ex- propriation cases. It was also pointed out that the successful candidate was one. of the few local realtors qualified for such a highly specialized assignment, also that he had performed such duties for the City satisfactorily. The ODREB letter did miss One key point: The Press coverage was harmful to City Council because it .emphasized most forcefully once again that Oshawa's top municipal body is a house sadly divided, which does not allow for the best administration, Council's Property committee didn't even advertise the job, which irked some: qualified ODREB members no end -- then it rammed the measure through at a late hour in open Council before several council- lors had a chance to study it carefully. There is little merit in the committee's claim that the appointment was "irgent". Had Council's committee handled the appointment in a more democratic manner, with more finesse, the story would be altogether different today. Sad to relate, appointment of the Council's.new six-man Exec. utive cqgrimittee will undoubted. ly pave the way for a repetition of such blunders in the future, \ PM SURVIVED OTTAWA GAMES maaan c] YEARS AGO 20 YEARS AGO July 27, 1945 Members of the Royal Cana- dian Army Cadets attached to the 11th Reserve Army Tank Regiment, made an_ excellent showing by scoring an average of 89.48 in the Dominion Rifle Association competition. Six members of the :team~ won medals. Oshawa Branch 43, Canadian Legion, planned a two-storey ad- dition to the Legion Hall, Centre street, at an estimated cost of $20,000. 35 YEARS AGO July 27, 1930 Albert V. Swail was appointed to the Board of Education va- cancy caused by the death. of E. L. Vickery. A new course record for ama- leurs was set at the Oshawa Golf Club by J. Holden, of the local club, when he scored a re- markable 67 for the 18 holes in a club tournament with the Scar- boro Golf Club. Y Qotannnnnnestveeses sen taints tines nanan niece CONES ED OTTAWA REPORT Soviet Swings Back To Use Of Incentives By PATRICK NICHOLSON OTTAWA -- Russia's leaders are showing a striking example to the 'private enterprise" na- tions. We are swinging to the disincentive of the political slo- gan; "The state will provide," But the Communist leaders in Russia are swinging back to the incentive of higher rewards for more effective labor, which we are abandoning; they are using this incentive to attract skilled workers to their new arctic ci- ties; and to foster increased pro- ductivity there, Jobn Turner, the Montreal MP who is Parliamentary Sec- retary to Northern Affairs Min- ister Art Laing, accompanied his minister on his recent tour of the Russian Arctic, as guest of GOSTROI, the State Commit- tee for Construction. Observant and shrewd, he painted for me a vivid verbal picture of Rus- sian achievement in the Arctic on his return, Imagine a_ skilled smelter worker, with a job in say Mos- cow, who is ambitious to earn Endeavor To Link Religion With Political Move Decried Granby La Voix de l'Est-- In the opinion of the editor of the magazine Monde Nouveau, whose recent special issue was devoted to Quebec independ- ence, Roman Catholics "should inspire the separatist move- ment and not leave it to in- spirations that are not Catho- lic."' To justify his view the Sulpician priest, Guy Poisson, declares '"'that an indepen- dence created without Chris- tians would run the risk of working against the church. The attitude of the Univer- sity of Montreal theology pro- fessor will astound many a Catholic, and not the least sincere ones, nor the least convinced or dynamic, .. . To be a good Catholic, they will wonder, must one now adhere to the separatist movement, publicly promote the sepafa- tion of Quebec from. the rest of the country? Surely, they will say to themselves, this young theologian wanders far from simple truth when he stresses the risk of a non- church or anti-church indepen- dence, saying that if the lib- eral wing of. the church op- poses self - determination, it may "push the young into un- belief and militant atheism." If our youth ever goes athe- ist, will it not be for many other reasons than that? All one has to do is look around to see that. It is false to claim, further- more, quoting the Laurendeau- Dunton commission, that Que- bec's march to independence is far enough advanced to con- stitute. the worst threat to Confederation in a century. Quebec, we believe, is not on the way to independence but to the full affirmation of its rights within Canada... . A Catholic should have the right to adhere to the political movement of his choice with- out having a line dictated to him, without being told that his catholicism commits him to the idea of independence. Such a recommendation fits poorly into the present Que- bec political context... . (July 16) POINTED PARAGRAPHS "When is a Man Old,"--title of magazine article. We didn't read the articles, as we al- ready knew that a man is when he considers himself middle aged, A physician says it is rare that a person with low mental- ity suffers from headaches. In many ways the moron is better fitted to enjoy life than is the intellectual. TODAY IN HISTORY By THE CANADIAN PRESS July 27, 1965... Revolution broke out in Paris 135 years ago today --in 1830 -- leading to the overthrow of Charles X, who had replied to the elec- tion of hostile deputies with the "July Ordinances," dis- solving parliament and cen- soring the press. The House of Capet was replaced by that of Orleans, and Louis Philippe ruled until the rev- olution of 1848: His descend- ants have since then been the official claimants to the French throne. 1866 -- First transatlantic telephone cable completed, 1953--Korean War armis- lice signed af Panmunjom, First World War Fifty years ago today--in 1915--French units in Alsace moved forward to high ground dominating the Fecht River; the French' navy joined the Italian fleet in Mediterranean op- operations. Second World War Twenty-five years ago to- day--in 1940--RCAF fighter pilots in England began re- fresher training; some Brit- ish subjects were arrested in Tokyo and charged with spying; Hitler welcomed, the Bulgarian premier at Berch- tesgaden; Latin American republics, meeting at Ha- vana, agreed to U.S. pro- posals concerning Fascist subversion and policy to- wards European American possessions, himself. a stake. Attracted. by the prospects, he applies for a job at the copper-nickel smelt- ers at Norilsk, the huge modern city deep inside the arctic cir- cle. He starts work there at 80 per cent more pay than he was earning for the same work in Moscow; and at the end of each of the first ten years at Nor- ilsk, he receives a further spe- cial arctic raise of 10 per cent, Thus after ten years at Norilsk, he would be earning $360 for each $100 he would have made had he remained in Moscow, This extra money is not ab- sorbed by higher costs in the arctic. Through a system of equalization and subsidy, the government keeps the prices of most goods and services the same at Norilsk as at Moscow, For living accommodation, this immigrant into the Siberian Arctic can obtain an apartment in the multi-storey new blocks, flanking paved roads along which a regular bus service op- erates. He has the same rather meagre allowance, of 350 square feet per family, as in other parts of Russia, Shops, enter- tainment palaces, community halls and sports facilities--even an indoor Olympic-size swim- ming pool--are available to him. If he becomes depressed by the arctic climate, such as the two months of permanent dark- ness in mid-winter, his doctor may send him for two weeks as a free guest at the nearby spe- cial recreational centre, where a tropical environment has been artificially created under cover, complete with blooming hibis- cus and wild canaries. If the worker wishes to buy his own home, he may use his savings to do this, The land re- mains the property of the state, but the private house built upon it may be privately owned. Rus- sian workers earn and save the total cost of a home before buy- ing it; there are no mortgages. Alternatively, the worker may invest his savings in state bonds paying tax-free interest at three per cent. The wonder of Russia's arctic is the huge buildings constructed on the permafrost. They are erected on top of pillars driven deep into the frozen earth, and capable of carrying huge loads. Whereas our grandfathers built low wooden buildings which are now tilting into the permafrost--as at Dawson City --the Russians have licked the problem of melted permafrost which causes the tilting, They avoid the heat of the building thawing the surface by making no basement, but instead hav- ing an open air space, no deeper than a crawl space, between the surface of the ground and the lowest floor of the building. One unusual point which John Turner noticed: Instead of double storm windows to keep out the cold, the homes at Nor- ilsk have triple windows as pro- tection against the winter, when temperatures may drop to 100 below and 60 below is normal during the permanent darkness of mid-winter. Critical Era Approaches -- For Seaway f By BEN WARD , OTTAWA (CP)--Back in 1951 Pierre Camu earned his doctor- ate in economic geography with a thesis on the St. Lawrence River region that argued the necessity of building a seaway. Now, at 42, he assumes the gammy of the St, Lawrence away Authority to help direct the future of the $500,000,000 Canadian-American canal sys- tem that lifts ocean vessels into the heart of the continent, The tall, suave Montrealer, who has been vice-president of the authority since 1960, takes over at a critical period in the history of the seaway which has been plagued with deficits since its opening in 1959, For one thing, Dr. Camu will have a key role in drafting the toll proposals that must be pre- sented to the Canadian and U.S, governments July 1, 1966. These were originally due in 1964 under the seaway agreement but the date was put off two years to get a better look at the sea- way's revenue situation. He is optimistic about the seaway's chances of ultimate fi- nancial success despite the heavy interest on its debt, plus mounting interest on unpaid in- terest of recent years, MAY EXCEED GOAL "Crities of the seaway are very quick to pounce on the fi- nancial results shown so far," he said in an interview, 'But remember, the amortization per- iod is' 50 years and a lot may happen in that time." The origina! forecast, on which tolls are based, saw the seaway reaching a maximum annual traffic load of 50,000,000 cargo tons in 1968 and levelling off at that figure. Now there appears a good chance it will go beyond that, Dr. Camu says. "How far up it will go is hard fo say, but the seaway's capa- city now is 65,000,000 cargo tons and we're getting better at mov- ing ships all the time." In its first six years: the sea- way never managed to match the table of estimates laid out before it opened, But it has been going up, and there' was a spec- tacular increase last year, _Here are the annual tonnage figures, with the original esti- mates bracketed; 1959--20,593,000 (25,000,000); 1960--~20,310,000 (29,000,000); 1961--23,417,000 (33,000,000); 1962--25,593,000 (37,000,000); 1963---30,942,000 (41,000,000); 1964--39,309,000 (44,000,000), Dr. Camu says the "phenom- enal" traffic increases of 1963 and 1964 are not likely to be matched in 1965. "We will be doing very well to match last year's total and expect to be somewhat above it,' The original estimate for this year was 47,00,000 tons but the present prediction is 40,320,000. REVENUE LAGS Originally it was estimated that revenue the first year would be $13,100,000, rising to 24,600,000 this year. In fact, it was $10,000,000 in 1959 and, on the basis of new estimates this Spring, should run about $20,000,- 000 for 1965, -- Dr, Camu, whose favorite re- laxation is skippering the small sailboat he keeps on a lake in the nearby Gatineay Hills, has taken the promotion to presi- dent quietly, He won't even bother to move into the presi- dent's office being vacated by R. J. Rankin, the former Hali- fax newspaper publisher who is retiring, "This will do me fine," gaid Dr. Camu, looking across his wide, uncluttered desk in the seaway's rented quarters in midtown Ottawa, As vice-president of the three- man authority, Dr. Camu acted® mainly as financial watchdog and public relations promoter, filling speaking engagements across the country to sell influ- ential groups on the seaway's importance to the economy, But the major decisions on the seaway were reached in joint consultation by Mr. Rankin, Mr. Camu and the third member, P, E. R. Malcolm. "In a way we're all presi- dents here," Dr, Camu -says, flashing a grin that lights up his dark features and makes him look like a taller version of Charles Boyer, Although his appointment is not official until Aug, 1, he has been acting president since Mr. Rankin went on retirement leave at the end of June. , But even with double duty this has been an easier year for Dr. Camu. Last year he was busy on a 393-page reference book published in the fall on the economic geography of Canada. The $12.50 book, already.a run- away success in the business and economic world, was a five- year project in collaboration with two other senior civil serv- ants, Dr. E. P. Weeks and -Z. W. Samets. CIVIL DRAFTSMAN City of Oshawa Engineering Department Salary Range 79.00 to 90.00 Per Week. November Vet, 1965. Salary Range 84.00 to 95.00 Per Week 361% Hour Week. REQUIRED: Energeti te perform the following meke duties: plot survey field notes, projects and related assignments. be on asset. ' Applicants should tracings af municipal maps, prepere sewer information for construction Appicents must hove full high school end civil drafting experience will ive full details of educetion, experience status ete,, and submit epplicotion by PERSONNEL OFFICER, City Hell, Oshewe 5S p.m., July. 28, 1965,