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--« Ohe Oshawa Time Published by Conadion Newspapers Limited 86 King St. E., Oshawa, Ontario T. L. Wilson, Publisher PRIDAY, JULY 30, 1965 -- PAGE A Delay On Pay Decision Hinders Hospital Care The disclosure that a critical staff shortage exists in provincial -hospi- "tals leaves the government open to serious criticism on several grounds, When employees become dissatis- fied with wages or working condi- tions on one job they can leave it and seek another. That is their right. When a considerable number decide on this course, it is surely no more than prudent for the employ- er to review his responsibilities and endeavor to find a remedy. In this case the employer is the govern- ment, charged with the care of less fortunate members of our society. That the need existed for a greater urgency than has been exhibited by Queen's Park is certainly apparent. The admission that a staff short- age existed came from the Civil Service Commission at the time a $6 million pay increase to be shared by 11,500 workers in provincial in- stitutions was announced. The pay increases had been under considera- tion since January. And, in that seven-month period, a turnover of An Exercise One of the traits of the Soviet system which has always seemed ludicrous has been the Russian pro- pensity to tamper with history -- to tailor it to the whim of the cur- rent regime. Destalinization, as the project was called, probably represented the most sweeping example. Statues were removed, the names of streets and even a city was changed, re- She Oshawa Times T. L. WILSON, Publisher R. C, ROOKE, General Manager . J. MeCONECHY, The Times comb! (established 1871) ond the Chronicle Editor The Oshawa Times itby Gozette and established 1863) is published daily Piha ween of 'Canadian Daily | i raved Association. 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While the govern- ment mulled the decision it was bound to make, more than one of every seven trained workers left the provincial institutions. All governments today are overly anxious to climb aboard the welfare bandwagon. When they do so they undertake stringent responsibilities. They are obligated to provide care above reproach and to do it effic- iently. If the provincial institutions were sufficiently staffed at the first of the year, it is difficult to see how they can now provide adequate serv- ice with a 15 per cent turnover. Hf- ficiency of operation must also sure- ly suffer when those who have left are considered as qualified staff members with a minimum of two years' service. Whatever the cdpsequence of the wage increases now granted, the de- lay would seem to|constitute a dis- service in the provincial hospital system, In Futility cords were altered to erase refers- ences to Stalin and reminders of his influence. Almost by decree, his role in the history of the country was to be forgotten. To a large measure, of course, such measures are exercises in fu- futulity. Even if any real purpose could be served by doing so, the facts of history cannot be expunged, Thus the Russian endeavors in this regard appear pretty ridiculous, And so will the actions of mem- bers of Canada's National Battle- fields Commission should they per- sist in the policy indicated by recent actions of the Plains of Abraham, In restoring the Wolfe monument on the historic site the commission dropped the word "victorious" from the inscription. Formerly the sen- tence read: Here died Wolfe, "'vic- torious, Sept. 18, 1759." The commission left out the word because it seemed to be "touchy" to a certain group of citizens, a report from Quebec explained. If our quest for unity entails such nit- picking pursuits as this, the coun- try is in worse shape than we had imagined. Such pettiness is down- right embarrassing. OSHAWA PROFILE 'Policy Book' Advocated In School Administration pe JOHN FRY The Times Staff waward (Ted) Bassett works more than 60 hours a week and- likes it, » When he's not quietly direct- ing his jewelry business from a anodest office in' the Oshawa Shopping Plaza he's often busy ) co-ordinating the efforts of Osh- awa's Board of Education trust- ees, as chairman. Well into his third term on the board, Mr. Bassett says the trustees. are working together smoothly anil there is much more co-operation between the board and city council this year than before. Plans are being implemented for group municipal purchasing and the dual use of public parks, for general recreation and school playgrounds, is in the offing he said. When asked what he would most like to see adopted dur- ing his term as chairman, Mr. Bassett was quick to-reply, 'the Davies Brickell system to streamline administration, POLICIES IN WRITING "This is a system whereby policies are written by the board and rules for their application are drawn-up and recorded by officials in the form of a pol- icy book,"' he explained. A policy book would enable the board to quickly rule on prob- lems and .requests that keep cropping up on the agenda. For example; he said, if a written policy were available, trustees would save time on de- bate when ruling whether to dis- miss a pregnant teacher or give her a leave of absence, 'We are starting to compile a list of such policies this sum- mer," he said. "While I've enjoyed my work on the board, I'm not politically ambitious because of business commitments." Asked if he'd have considered a political career if he had no business obligations Mr. Bassett cocked his head and said, "No, I'd never be a career politician. "If there are two ways to do something, I would prefer the above-board manner rather than cut corners. Some political man- oeuvering where advance infor- mation, rezoning in property dealings, for example, is used to take advantage of land prices to the detriment of property owners. I find this repugnant," he said. "I don't like to beat a drum. I'm not a showman. I'd rather work quietly behind the scenes and get the job done." One day just before the 1960 nominations he was having cof- fee with incumbent trustee, Har- old Armstrong, and "he suggest- ed that I run for the Board of Education," said Mr. Bassett. TALKED INTO RUNNING "I'd never thought of running for public office before but we agreed that Harold would nom- inate me if, after thinking it over for the rest of the day, I didn't call, indicating I changed my mind, "T attended a cocktail party in Toronto held by General Mo- tors, forgot' about the nomina- a and here I am," he chuckl- ea. Born April 4, 1917, in Whitby, Ted attended public and high school there under the ministra- tion of his father R. N. Bassett, mayor of Whitby in the late 20's. The youngest of three broth- ers, he drifted into the family jewelry business after Grade 13 at the end of the depression. "There were simply no jobs around so I took my training in the Oshawa store and joined the firm in 1939. "Although I enjoyed skating and had an ancient motorcycle when I was 16, I was never really active in sports as & youngster, ""T liked school as much. as anyone did, It was one of those things that one had to put up with and like everyone else I suppose I was glad to get out of it. 'In those days there seemed to be less discipline than there is now, I never saw a truant officer then but if a youngster misses a day now the principal calls the student's home." He says there's a greater em- phasis on formal training now and teaching techniques have improved so that school seems more important to today's stu- dents. In 1942 he married the for- mer Lois Gaine who came to Whitby with her family five years previously. They spent the next two years in Ottawa at an instrument re- pair centre as guests of the RCAF before returning to man- age his business affairs after the war. KEEP COOL IN POOL The Bassetts have three chil- dren, Barry, 22, who attended Carleton University last year, Terry, 18, an honor student at OCVI, and Wendy, 14, who will enter Grade 10 at OCVI in the fall. They enjoy a respite from the summer heat with their par- ents in the family pool at 834 Bessborough dr. "I don't take any summer holidays but I can be home and in the pool within 10 minutes," said Mr. Bassett. "Last year we spent. a few days in New York and we may drive to Windsor and Detroit this year to visit friends some weekend, "The jewelry business is a very personal kind of merchan- dising that requires I be in the shop most of the time. I haven't taken more than five days off at one time during the last nine years," he said. "T like buying and selling, es- pecially gems, and I like meet- ing péople,"' he said as he care- fully examined a small velvet holder containing half-a-dozen of the glittering stones. LIKES TO TRAVEL "If I had the time do any- thing I wanted I'd take a voy- age around the world, But since I prefer not be away from my business I can find the next best thing in travel books and the National Geographic maga- zine. "Maybe some day I'll take that trip but that's not in the immediate future." Closer, are his plans for' re- election to the board and on this he was noncommittal. "YT don't know if I'll run again and I won't know until about three days before the nomina- tions. My decision will depend on how smooth the present ad- ministration continues to run." BIBLE And they that be wise shalt shine as the brightness of the firmament; and. they that turn many to righteousness, as the stars for ever and ever, -- Daniel 12:3. The servant of God who seeks Him, God will make to shine in that eternal day because others have been made to see the light by their lives. nett GOOD EVENING By Jack Gearin 9 Share 3-Room "Condemned" City House "We live in a_ culture which continually boasts of its technical achievements. We are proud that we are able to invent a computer which can out - think its human component in a chess game, or that we can transmit television pictures across the Atlantic. It is inconceivable to me_ that such a culture cannot pro- vide good housing for all of its people." REV. GLYNN FIRTH, Toron- to United Church minister, writing in "Ontario Housing', a publication of the Ontario De- partment of Economics and De- velopment. Herbert G. Chesebrough, Osh- awa's Welfare Administrator, is cautious with criticism. < But he made no bones about one thing this week -- he's angry with the Ontario Housing Corporation. To be quite blunt about it, he thinks the OHC is "dragging its feet badly' on low-rent hous- ing in Oshawa. He also accus- ed the OHC of "poor co-opera- tion" with the Oshawa Housing Authority, of which he is a mem- ber What irks him most of all is the OHC's failure to build that much-needed 18-unit annex for Christine Crescent low - rent housing project, the City's sole low-rent housing project. Plans. for the annex were ap- proved last winter. But some- thing went wrong later, as is usually the sad story with low- rent housing. Remember, the Christine: Crescent project was only bujlt after five years of Six -- evra EDWARD (TED) BASSETT Board of Education Chairman Mn PLL Ga Hise mm) POLITICAL STABILITY HOLDS DESPITE TURMOIL IN OTTAWA By The Canadian Institute of Public Opinion (World Copyright Reserved) ... ... ... The turmoil.of current political events in Ottawa, has had little impact on voter attitudes. th? national average, haif of this year, and, as the figures below reveal, minor oniy electjon, in. the main, forces Regional ratings, ernment changes from the vote at the last Party standings, on have varied little through the first show Federal This political. stability reflects the public's belief, that recent scandals have not affected Gov- scriously, comparing today's findings with those reported by the allup Poll in January of this year, re- flect much the same situation, with the exception that, both Conservatives and Liberals appear to have ground to the NDP and Social Credit Parties the West, lost some For its periodic check on political favors, Foll asks a national sample of the voting public: "If a federal election were held today, which party's candidate do you think you would favor?" The first table compares national standings with the. actual this year, vote in 1963, Conser- Soc-Cred in The Gallup reported vatives Liberals NDP And Other Pet, Pet. Pet, Election standing, April January March May TODAY The next table compares regional standings today, those reported by vote at the 1963 election, Because of its population size, 1963 1965 32 47 12 9 33 emerge © | 12 1965 29 45 15 11 1965 29 45 15 Il 29 45 15 11 the Poll last January, Pet, with and the actual Maritime attitudes cannot be shown separately with enough statisticai accuracy, Quebers Election January TODAY Ontario Election January TODAY The Wese Election January TODAY The about 30 per cent on the national average. highest level in Quebec, where 37 per cent of the voters say they don't know: how they'd vote in a Federal Elec- Conger- Soc-Cred vatives Liberals NDP And. Others Pet, Pet. Pet. 1963 20 46 7 27 1965 20 54° 9 17 1 21 50 2 7 1963 35 46 16 3 1965 35 49 15 1 33 48 17 2 1963 ee 1965 oe tT 29 34 18 19 tion at this time. wn ut rinetiteeen ata creer etter -- Pet, "undecided" segment is still very large, running It is at the TL} of Douglas fir, is protected by a bungling and delays? Only one tender was submitted for the annex in the spring. CHMC said it was: too high. Mr. Chesebrough has been "left in the dark" since that time as to the OHC's plans. The same story applies to the OHC's proposed plan for individual- unit low-rent houses scattered around the city, now in force in Toronto, What does Dr. C. C. Stewart, City MOH, think of the situa- tion? : He is equally as emphatic as Mr. Chesebrough that it is "de- plorable" and added: "There is a most urgent need in Oshawa for more low-rent housing. This City is being forc- ed to maintain families in sub- standard houses which have been condemned by the Health Department because there is no place for them to go. Believe me, this situation is a blight on the name of our fair city. Every possible stone has been turned to find proper accommodation available. I would like to go on record officially as saying that something must be done, now, to alleviate the suffering of these people." It is easy for most citizens to toss such problems casually aside, to be apathetic about such government delays. - But not so with City Welfare and Health authorities who know the grim details of Oshawa's low- rent housing story from _per- sonal daily contact ; It is not a story for the squeamish, for those who be- lieve that they are not their brother's keeper. It is one thing to read about little children liv ing in squalid surroundings in far-off Recife, Brazil. It is - Health Department, quite another thing to realize that such conditions Oshawa, the growing, prosper- ous municipality with one of the highest per-capita income rates in Canada ' Mr. Chesebrough is "disturb- ed" because he can find no ac- commodatien for at least four families now living in condemn- ed houses. All are high on the "priority" list for admittance to the Christine Crescent annex. He said. all face 'possible eviction" this week-end, some at the insistence of the City others at the request of the landlord Ovie of the four families -- with. seven children, ages two to 10 -- has had a sign attach- ed to the front of its house since last March 30 which reads: "HOUSE CONDEMNED AS UNFIT FOR HUMAN HABITA- TION BECAUSE OF LACK OF WATER SUPPLY, LACK OF SEWAGE DISPOSAL FACILI- TIES AND OVRCROWDING -- CITY HEALTH DEPT." Nine people share the above three-room house -- a City Health Department spokesman Said this week that the family gets water from the neighbors, with whom they also share toi- let facilities. You don't have to go to Recife to find the underprivéleged liv- ing in squalid surroundings. Ask Mr, Chesebrough or Dr. Stewart, CREEK VALLEY NOTES News out of City Hall was harder to come by this week than fresh water in a New York City restaurant Did City Council's new six- man Executive committee -- better known now as exist in . the Gifford-Pilkey Secret hold any meetings? Political apathy at the muni- cipal level being what it is, no- body seemed to know or care, but one red-hot civic item con- tinued to garner headlines, stir up bitter debate pro and con, That was the Battle of the proposed Creek Valley Express- way which could, as one wit remarked, yet end up' in a "shooting"? war, if that am- bitious citizens' committee gets half the support it anticipates, There were still some big questions to be answered about the project -- whether it will cost $2,000,000 or $4,000,000 or $6,000,000 -- aside from the fact that it would cut a big swath through the City's much- cherished north green belt. It would also represent the cost- liest building project ever un- dertaken by the City. The citizens' committee may gain solace from the knowledge that such gigantic municipal tug-of-wars are not known to Oshawa alone. A committee of 500 citizens of Edmonton is fighting to save 4,800 acres of that city's parkland, ravine and river valley from the develop- er's swath. The Edmonton committee -- is headed by Jack Wright, the City's former parks director. "This is the only way any city on the continent has been able to keep its parkland," says Mr. Wright. "Our main objec- tive is publ information. There's real apathy among peo- ple regarding parkland until its gone, But we're banking that once they realize what's happen- ing, people will be able to visu- alize the city 20 years hence to support our stand." Historic Ship To Be Restored The RCMP schooner St. Roch, first vessel to navigate the Northwest Passage from West to East, will be preserved as a national historic monu- ment, National Resources Min- ister Arthur Laing and Major William Rathie of Vancouver re- cently signed an agreement for her restoration, Vancouver, which acquired the St. Roch in 1954, will erect a closed shelter for her near the Maritime Museum. The Depart- ment of National Resources, through: its Historic Sites Divi- sion, will be responsible for re- storing the ship at an estimated cost of $70,000. Built in 1928, the 80-ton vessel served for 26 years as an Arctic patrol and supply ship. Her mas- ter was RCMP Superintendent (then Staff Sergeant) Henry A. Larsen, who died last year in Vancouver. : The St. Roch conquered the Northwest Passage. twice--from west to east in 1940-42 and from east to west in 1944. The first of the voyages, from Vancouver to Hakfax took 2744 months; the second, in the opposite direction only 86 days. Earlier, the sturdy little vessel had been frozen in for seven winters in Arctic waters. In 1943 she patrolled the eastern Arctic. The two-masted St. Roch, which usually carried a crew of nine, is 134 feet long, with a beam of 25 feet ard a draft of 13 feet when fully laden. She was powered by a diesel engine. Her bull, built of extra-thick timbers & 4 sheath of Australian gumwood from. the grinding of ice-floes, In 1954 the City of Vancouver bought the St. Roch from the Federal government for the cost of sailing her from Halifax-- $5,000. She was displayed that * year during the British Empire Games in Vancouver, In 1957, she was transferred to Van- couver's new Maritime Museum, where she was placed in dry- dock as a permanent exhibit, In May, 1962 the St. Roch was de- clared a national historic site. (Canadian Weekly Bulletin, Department of External Af- fairs.) YEARS AGO 20 YEARS AGO July 30, 1945 The Bassett Block,. corner of Simcoe and King sts. was re- built following the disastrous $125,000 fire in. March of 1944. /H. M. Brooks was the general contractor, The registration at the Rotary and Ritson Playgrounds stood at 2,063, an increase of 452 over the previous week, © 35 YEARS AGO July 30, 1930 New telephone circuits link- ing Oshawa with Bowmanville and Whitby for direct service were completed, in an an- nouncement by H. M. Black, local manager of Bell Telephone Company. One Oshawa house was de- stroyed and three others dam- aged in a mysterious outbreak of fires in the city. OTTAWA REPORT Two-Pronged Attack Opens On Traffic Toll By PATRICK NICHOLSON OTTAWA--Since eur federal and provincial governments have failed to take any action to curb our highway toll, we are now seeing the beginnings of a two-pronged move in this direc- tion by the public, One prong is a drive to per- suade our automobile compa- nies to design safe vehicles in. priority to saleable chrome status-symbols. This is being heard from consumers; it is be- ing urged by the government in Washington, although Ottawa has. made no move; and now has been expressed in a peti- tion to the prime minister from a group of MPs, The second prong, which is imminent according to my in- formants in insurance circles, will be an attack on the pocket and the driving licence of all accident-prone drivers, Through a closer look at the bad risks, and through appropriately stiffer insurance premiums, our insurance companies will try to clear the killers off our roads. They are reinforcing their own planned action by petitioning provincial governments to be more stringent in granting driv- ing licences, CAN CARS BE SAFE? There is no such thing as a foolproof car. But there is a growing body of informed opin- ion that cars could be made much safer than those which now roll off North American assembly lines. Many automobile experts her- ald the new Rover 2000 as the first conscious attempt to mass- produce a safer car. This Rover was recently introduced in Brit- ain, and has become so popular that dealers in London can promise nothing better than six- month delivery. This is a roomy car, not a "baby". Its price in London is in the low - middle range by our standards; it handles well; it is styled at- tractively, but without danger- ous knobs and excrescences; it is said to be the first car in its price range to have a roof ade- quately reinforced against roll- overs. Above all, it appears to be built to last, which is a wel- come contrast to the rusted- through bodies with crumpled light-weight wings and ripped- off chrome which in Ottawa is' typical of the five-year-old na- tive, é INSURERS LOSE MONEY The 107-member Canadian Un- derwriters' Association last year. collected $441,800,000 in automo- bile insurance premiums, yet lost money on account of the rising claims. The overall cost of insurance must be jacked up yet again very shortly, unless the claims can be reduced. The 25-company. Independent Insure ance Conference, which sells one-third of all automobile in- surance in Canada, has re cently passed a resolution urge ing all proviniial governments to set-up a committee of re- view. This new body would have the power of suspending the driving licence of any proved dangerous driver; the records of insurance companies would be submitted in evidence in such cases, Meanwhile, to protect their own business and in the inter- ests of their responsible clients, insurance companies are draw- ing up new scales of premiums which will be more closely fo- cussed on the record of each individual driver. The type and age of his car, his age, his place of residence, his mileage, his drinking habits, the normal use of his car, and other regular drivers of his car, would all be considered. The driver's age is the most significant factor, Last year there were 35 accidents for every 100 drivers under age 20; 30 for every 100 drivers be- tween 20 and 24. The rate tapers off steadily until we see only 15 accidents per 100 driv- ers aged 60-64, These results are broadly reflected in the cost of third party liability insurance, costing $223 for $100,000 cover for a young man with a bad record, or only $42 for an acci- dent-free older man; but this spread will be widened and made even more selective un- der the new rates, Tourist Trade Flourishes Despite Tumult In Africa By LYNN HEINZERLING NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) -- It isn't all chaos and tumult in Africa. Despite political - manoeuvring, revolts, coups and mutinies, the tourists have never stopped vis- iting Africa, Big - game hunters went on shooting and taking pictures throughout army mutinies in Kenya and Tanzania last year. Communist Chinese weapons and ammunition are arriving regularly in Tanzania for a possible showdown with the re- maining white rulers in south- ern Africa, The rate of tourist arrivals in Tanzania is up 30 per cent this year, a govern- ment official said. In Mozambique, where the "freedom fighters'? already are at work, hotel rooms at resorts are hard to find. Where else can you take a taxi, ride 10 minutes and find yourself watching zebras, gi- Fh and ostriches at play and sleeping under a_ bush? They do it every day in Nai- robi. Where else will you find road- side signs saying: '"'Watch out for the elephants!" Not long ago near Victoria Falls, Rhode- sia, a woman was killed when her automobile collided with a kudu. Colonialism now is a dirty word in Africa, but life hasn't changed much for the visitor. The chickens still awaken guests at Leopoldville's down- town hotels. Goats graze through the gardens of Addis Ababa's leading hotel, next door to the Imperial Palace. You can expect almost any- thing in Africa, For example: The drinking water in Beira, Mozambique, comes from the Pungwe River, The Pungwe River also is full of croco- diles and hunftrs are having a field day, since crocodile skin is selling for $1 a square inch in France, Many Portuguese soldiers in Angola on the Atlantic coast of Africa have monkeys for mas- cots. A Portuguese captain, after much trouble, captured a gorifla for his mascot. He didn't Nave it long. Angolan gorillas and chimpanzees are the prop- erty of the Portuguese state. The gorilla now is in a Lisbon 200, In Lusaka, the newly inde- pendent government of Zambia recently called for bids on a new Parliament building not to exceed $350,000. The lowest bid submitted was for $650,000, The government rejected all bids and now is doing the building itself. The cost: $900,000. In Nairobi, you can buy the kind of fly switch President Jomo Kenyatta carries around constantly for $1.25, But there aren't many flies in Nairobi, TODAY IN HISTORY By THE CANADIAN PRESS July 30, 1965... The first representative legislature on the American continent assem bled 346 years ago today--in 1619--at Jamestown, Va. The House of Burgesses was elected by the colony's taxpayers and an upper house and a gov- erning council appointed by the governor. Jamestown was also the first permanent white settlement in North America, founded in- 1607, and the first of the 13 col- onies to introduce Negro slavery, in 1619. 1733--The first lodge of freemasonry in America was opened in Boston, ass. 1934--Dr. Schuschnigg be- came Chancellor of Austria, First World War Fifty years ago today--in 1915--evacuation plans for the population of Warsaw were prepared; German orces used flame-throwers in an attack near Hooge, elgium; French aircraft dropped 103 bombs on a German gasoline plant near Wissembourg. Second World War 'Twenty-five years ago to- day--in 1940--Britain placed a naval cordon around Spain and Portugal to cut off shipments to the Axis from' the Americas; the ar- rival of a naval contingent from Newfoundland was an- nounced in England; four Canadians with the RAF were awarded the DFC. WILSON & CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS ANNOUNCE that as of MONDAY, AUGUST 2nd, 1965 their NEW offices Will be located at 323 KING STREET WEST, OSHAWA Telephone 728-7554 BURROWS.