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| } 4-48. 8 - , Feeienee wy is Pann iw Newenaners Limited 86 King St. E., Oshawa, Ontario T. L. Wilson, Publisher FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1965 -- PAGE 4 ) Amazing Achievement _In US. Space Program The artist's concept of the histor- - ie rendezvous in space, showing the . Gemini capsules poised not unlike =. two badminton "birds" high above ®* the court, is deceptively simple. © The USS. this week attained a truly » amazing achievement. It is one' of *~ which the acclaim can only be limit- ed by even sophisticated modern ~~ man's inability fully to comprehend. In an era when the expression "searching for a needle in a hay- stack" still represents an apt des- cription of an exercise in futility we have been witness to astronauts travelling at speeds of 17,500 miles per hour, orbiting 185 miles above the earth, coolly and efficiently manoeuvring their tiny -- vehicles within a few feet of one another. When the feat is divorced from the awesome, the facts wre that the U.S. has moved ahead of Russia in the race to the moon. The ren- dezvous represents a notable first in space exploration. And it is the first time four astronauts have been placed in orbit together. The rendezvous technique' has " importance not only in the moon program but in developing proce- dures for rescuing astronauts stranded in space, in supplying peo- ple and provisions to manned space stations and in assembling rocket booster stages in space. The cost, of course, is also tre- mendous. One estimate is that the moon program of which the Gemi- ni jaunts are part, will cost up- wards of $80 billion. One American mathematician has contended this astronomical amount could work wonders on earth. It: would, he says, "give every teacher in the U.S. a 10 per cent raise a year for 10 years; endow 200 small colleges with $10 million each; finance the education through graduate school of 50,000 scientists at $4,000 a year; build 10 new med- ical schools at $200 million each; build and endow complete universi- ties for more than 50 developing countries; create three new Rocke+ feller Foundations worth $500 mil- lion each". Such down-to-earth, feet-on-the- ground comparisons can impress, too, but whether they are applica- ble can be questioned. In her time, Queen Isabella undoubtedly en- countered arguments on similar grounds when she contemplated providing those three ships for one Christopher Columbus. Citizens of the United States have every justification to break out the Stars and Stripes and to take pride in the scientific and technical skill and courage exhibit- ed to the world by their space pro- gram crews. 'Kettles Of Kindness' For many, a first real tingle of Christmas excitement is inspired by the sound of ringing bells at downtown street corners, and the appearance of Salvationists in their familiar uniforms, "manning" the Christmas Kettles. As traditionally a part of the Christmas s: as mistle nd holly, the Christmas Cheer Kettles cannot be taken for granted. They ave an exciting history. It all began on a stormy night shortly before Christmas, 1894. On the treacherous Pacific Coast, near She Osharwn Times T. L. WILSON, Publisher R. C. ROOKE, General Manager C. J. MeCONECHY Editor The Oshawo Times combining The Oshawa Times established 1871) ond the Whitby Gazette ond Lhronicie established 1863) is published daily fundoys end Statutory holidays excepted). Members of Canadion Daily per Publish ar Association. The Canodian Press, Audit Bureou ot Lirculatian and the Ontario Provincial Dailies Associction. 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Shivering survivors were helped to shelter in a nearby Salvation Army building. Since California, along with the rest of the continent, was in the grip of a severe depression. The Salvation Army was hard put to care for the shipwrecked people. The food supply was soon. ex- hausted and the situation began to look desperate. Then one of the Sal- vation Army lassies had an ingen- ious idea. Stepping out into the bitter cold, she carried the soup cauldron itself to a busy street cor- ner, set up a sign that said "Keep the Kettle Boiling', and rang a bell to attract attention. Those passing by -- amused by the little sign -- began to drop coins into the kettle and that night there was soup enough for all. Since the kettle seemed to cap- ture the imagination of those who wished to give to help others in the holiday season, it soon came to be a Christmas symbol of the Salva- tion Army in Canada as well as the United States. For more than sixty years now out of bright red kettles has come happiness for millions of the needy at Christmas time. And as do all Salvation Army projects, this one merits our support, OTTAWA REPORT Daca haul staru oe WEA Mee Owe 7 Proce Rriefing By PATRICK NICHOLSON OTTAWA -- There's a tradi- tion in the press gallery that de- mands instant news from meet- ings of the cabinet. Since time immemorial, journalists have laid in wait for the prime min- ister and other ministers as they emerge from the council chamber. With the post-war growth of the Press Gallery from 42 to 127 members, overcrowding of the exit has become complete block- age. Recently Prime Minister Pearson reacted testily against this running the gauntlet, and set up a new system: After each' cabinet meeting either he or a civil service aide will brief the press in a calm and orderly press conference. The first briefing by an aide led to justified protests; not having been at the cabinet meeting, he could neither say what had happened nor answer questions. So, last week Acting Prime Minister Paul Martin, in his most sauve pol manner, told us he would correct things. From monkey shines with Mike, we switched abruptly to oral perambulations by Paul. He gave us the full treatment, fifty - five minutes of. trivia, Pauline publicity, and views wrapped in verbiage. OLD PRO BEAMS Paul Martin of course is a real trouper. He began by an- nouncing a payment of $2 per ton on the sugar beet crop. "This will be of great interest to the constituents of Essex East," beamed the old pro, who of course is elected bo parlia- ment by those very constitu- ents. Then he announced two 3%4- day holiday weekends for civil servants, Canadian sanc- tions against Rhodesia and paused, "T have been in cabinet all day,'"' he said in a weary voice --it was after 5 p.m. when the seven hour meeting had ended --but cabinet apparently had decided nothing else. So we heard at length about Paul's forthcoming visit to Lon- don--to consult with government leaders about Rhodesia--and to Paris--where, this year being Canada's turn, he will preside at the NATO ministerial] coun- cil meeting. Far more interesting than what Paul said was his manner of saying it, and his reaction to his audience. There were per- haps forty journalists and half as many of Paul's aides almost filling the square panelled room. ROASTED BY LIGHTS There were two television cameras and TV cookers, or lights, violently roasting an ex- hausted but patient and pinken- ing Paul. He was menaced throughout most of the confer- ence by two still camera artists who, holding flash-guns at the' ready in front of his eyes, snapped him from every concei- vable angle except 'feet-first~ and incidentally blocked the au- dience's view. One TV operator shuffled around on the wall - to - wall broadloom in a remarkable pair of soft-shoes, made of sealskin. Canada's acting prime minis- ter was thrown one ugly curve ball, when he was asked if he agreed pith widespread criti- cism that Canada is suffering in these difficult days from non- government, from a vacuum at the top. Paul. no doubt would have liked to reply honestly that, as acting prime minister, he is at least as capable as the vaca- tioning boss--and if he had held the job for the past two years Canada and the Liberal govern- ment woulf have had a smoother ride.' Instead he paid a pretty com- pliment to the only overworked minister, Mitchell Sharp, who still serves as minister of trade and commerce and holds fi- nance on an_ unsatisfactory "acting" basis. As he said in another context, "our hope is to os the boat as little as possi- le," CLAIMS MISQUOTES Silly questions received silly answers, of which the best came when a question was pref- aced: 'Mr. Martin, in your speech at, Detroit last night you said... ."' To which he snapped, "I didn't say that; the newspa- pers did." He fielded neatly one tough political question by smoothly replying to the questioner: "That reminds me, I've brought a box of cigars for you," And he explained to the recipient that some kind diplomat had presented him' this box '"'of a brand I do not smoke"--they came from Sumatra--and "I thought you would prefer them to those nasty cheap cigars you always smoke." Meanwhile the tough question had been forgotten and never was answered. Indian Boy Restored To Health By Events Starting On Prairies By RAM SUNDAR Canadian Press Correspondent BOMBAY (CP)--A chain re- action originating in the Cana- dian prairie town of Medicine Hat, Alta., has' helped save an Indian boy from a serious heart condition and restore him to full health. Canadians, Britons and Amer- icans joined efforts to pave the way for 16-year-old Anil Kumar Rao of Secunderabad in south India to fly to New York for surgery to correct a heart de- fect. The boy now is recuperating in the United States, where doc- tors say he should be able to iétuin to imaia soon and take up the life of a completely nor- mal boy. Newspapers here have hailed the operation as "a shining ex- ample of international co-opera- tion at the human level," RETARDED GROWTH Anil had been stricken with the heart condition almost since birth. It retarded his growth. At 16, he resembled a _ nine- year-old boy. Someone told his father, Na- rayan Rao, a gasoline distribu- tor, a trip to New York and gonsultation with doctors there might help. Rao had enough money, but only in rupees, not dollars. He applied to the In- dian government for dollars but was told that the country was desperately short of foreign ex- change. The Bombay Lions Club tried to help but came up against the same foreign exchange diffi- culty, Meanwhile, a member of the Lions Club of Medicine Hat heard about Anil and things re- ally started moving. Medicine Hat collected $3,000 and ar- ranged to fly Anil and his fa- ther to New York for the treat- ment On their way to New York, Anil and his father stopped over in London where they were met by a_delegation of the British Lions Club. When they reached New York, the Bronx Lions Club took them into their fold. Club members visited Anil in hospital daily with flowers and gifts. Anil and his father now are in Dallas, where the boy is re- cuperating. They expect to be back in Secunderabad by. Janu- ary. GOOD EVENING... Civic Day Luncheon The Oshawa Rotary Club has long believed in the adage: "Big names make for a big Civic Day Luncheon". People like James W. Spoon- er, Ontario's Minister of Muni- cipal Affairs; Mrs. Ellen Fair- clough, ex-Federal Minister of Citizenship and Immigration; and W. A. Goodfellow, Ex-Pro- vincial Minister of Highways are typical of the speaker ros- ter in the past. Rotary will present the 36th annual edition of its Civic Day Luncheon at the Hotel Genosha Jan. 3. In an age of widespread ap- athy towards most things poli- tical, especially municipal pol- {tics (when the popular vote percentage at Oshawa's 1964 civic election hit an apalling 34.8 percent), it is encouraging to see such events. Purpose of the luncheon is three-ford -- ic. to call atten- tion to the importance of muni- cipal politics, to pa) tribute to its leaders, to hear a speaker regarded as an authority in some phases of municipal work. As an indication of how much hard work goes into the prepar- ation of such an affair -- the club's committee has been try- ing for more than three years to et the speaker scheduled for Mrs, Cameron H. Mont- .. By Jack Gearin Has Tradition, Color rose, past president of the On- tario Municipal Affairs Associa- tion and a Windsor alderman for the past 19 years. City Clerk Roy Barrand re- gards her as one of the best qualified speakers on municipal affairs in Ontario today. Perhaps Mrs. Montrose will speak on the City Manager system of Municipal govern- ment, of which she is so staunch a@ supporter. For those who think it is the duty of a mayor to co-ordinate cy business -- Mrs. Montrose thinks it is impossible for him to be in his office from nine in the morning to five in the after- noon, as is a City Manager She told the 20th annual con- ference of the Canadian Feder- ation of Mayors and Municipali- ties last May 20 that it was pact of the mayor's.work to be with citizens at their important gath- erings and to-listen to Mr. Aver- age Citizen who may wish 1o discuss plans for a million dol- lar development or to protest a dent in his garbage can. Mrs. Montrose said there were not enough hours in the day to attend to these and all business details as they. should be done, Electors do not always choose mayors or councillors for their business ability. Furthermore, councillors are busy people en- gaged in their means of liveli- hood and cannot be continually at City Hall. Each election gen- erally brings new and inexper- jenced members to Council. There bs not the continuity that a permanent appointment gives. She also had a word of advice for municipalities contemplating a changeover to the C-M system, There will be an understandable and definite division among el- ected members of Council. "The conscientious member felt he had been doing a good joo and he probably has. I liked being a controller and I believ~ ed I was doing my duty to the best of my ability, yet in the cold light of what I had seen in other cities, I was compelled to vote for the abolition of the Board of Control for what I be- lieved to be a. better system, Now, after six years; {-feel-vin- dicated in my stand. So I would suggest careful study of those cities where they feel the scheme is successful'. Mrs. Montrose pointed out that the sucess of the system depends on the City Manager. He must be efficient, well-train- ed and of a type which merit¥ the confidence of the Council, the civic employees and the cit izens at large. His salary should be the top on the sivie payroll. t 4 And once hired, let Council con- fine their activities to policy making and give him a free hand in administration Windsor has been fortunate in respect to the above. Mr. E, Royden Colter, its C-M is ons of the finest exponents of the dif- ficult craft, a man Who has done more, perhaps, than anyone else in Canada to help popularize this form of government, The agonizing delays at the different levels of government at implementation of recommen- dations for new public housing are well known. While too many of our citizens, including children, reside in sub- standard houses, there is still delay and indecision at the of- ficial level. There was one bright ray of sunshine last week -- a spokes- man for -the--Ontario-.Housing Corporation promised quick ac- tion on an investigation of a proposed land assembly project here, including Public Housing, on Kingsway College land. The Public Housing project in Oshawa is on the "'priority'"® list and Harry Pullen of the Ontario Housing Corporation has prom. ised to be in Oshawa before the end of the year to get matters A REPORT CARD LIKE THIS, AND YOU'RE ONE OF THE WISE MEN IN THE SCHOOL PAGEANT ?" CANADA'S STORY Marconi By BOB BOWMAN A good subject for debate might be what invention has had the greatest effect on the world? A strong case could be made for wireless and in this Canada played a big part. Marconi received the first trans-Atlantic signals at. St. John's, Newfoundland, in De- cember 1901. Some scientists claimed that Marconi would not be able to transmit signals from west to east, against the *movement of the earth around the sun, so Marconi broadcast signals to Britain from Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, in December, 1902. In this he was helped by Alex Johnson, publisher, editor and chief reporter of the Syd- ney "Record", who persuaded the Canadian government to put up $80,000 to finance the tests. The successful west to east transmission was made on De- cember 5, and by December 17 Marconi was ready to broad- cast the first "official' mes- sage across the Atlantic. The honor was given to a profes- pani Story Missed sor of Upper Canada College who was also Canadian corre- spondent for the London "Times." There was an agreement that the news would be published simultaneously by the London "Times" and the New York "Times", and the New York paper had to wait until the Lon- don "Times" got its dispatch by mail. It waited for days, and still nothing was printed in England, The delay was ex- plained weeks later. The London 'Times'? had an ironclad rule that it would not accept dispatches on which there was '"'postage due."' The Canadian correspondent had put on too little postage, so one of the world's great stories wound up in the dead letter office. OTHER EVENTS ON DEC, 17: 1761--Intendant Bigot ordered to stand trial in France 1792--First Parliament of Lower Canada met at Quebec 1859 -- First passenger train crossed Victoria Bridge, Montreal Mn Record Shipments Seen With Russ Grain Purchase By THE CANADIAN PRESS Canada's $450,000,000 wheat and flour deal with the Soviet Union may_tip the balance to- ward record shipments through coastal ports this winter. With the St. Lawrence Sea- way closed for the year, the pressure now is building up at such ports as Halifax, Saint John,-N.B,., Vancouver and Vic- toria, Montreal and Quebec City continue to increase their win- ter operations but total tonnage handled through the two river ports remains far short of that handled on the Atlantic and Pa- cific coasts. Busiest port is Vancouver where 6,526,000 tons of cargo was moved during the Decem- ber-March period a year ago, up from 6,141,000 tons in the same period the previous year. A port spokesman says rail- ways and grain elevators are working hard to solve problems that caused a bottleneck in wheat shipments. Along with a big chunk of deliveries under the 187,000,000 - bushel wheat- and-flour deal with the Soviet POINTED PARAGRAPHS The main thing wrong with the younger generation is that they're so much like the older generation was at their age. Some people are wondering whether life is possible on Mars or Venus, and others are won- dering how--much longer it will be possible 'on earth. "Do you know how the Uni- verse Came Into Being?" , Title of magazine article, No. It was here when we arrived in this rundown neck of it. "Nothing is impossible,' says a philosopher who manifestly never tried to pawn a bridge prize, Union, thé pori expecis iv be kent busy by heavy shipments of steel and general dry cargo. Victoria,, which put through 564,863 tons of cargo in the.first three months of 1965, will also handle a share of the grain but lumber and timber continue to account for a larger proportion of the port's winter business. HALIFAX BUSY Ray March, executive secre- tary of the Port of Halifax, fore- casts a_ seven-to-nine-per-cent increase in shipments during the winter due to flour exports to the U.S.S.R. During the December-March period a year ago the port handled 3,148,000 tons of cargo, down slightly from the same four months the previous year. Byt tonnage has been up each month of 1965 over 1964 and there's no let-up in sight. G. C, Mouland, Saint John port. manager, says "the vol- ume of grain for Russia and ex- ports of New Brunswick pota- toes should be fairly heavy." The port handled 2,546,000 tons of cargo last winter, an increase from 2,385,000 tons the previous season. Another busy winter port is New Westminster, B.C., which had 1,083,436 tons of cargo in the first three months of 1965, mosily logs, pulpwood lumber and timber. Traffic is reported running close to last year's rec- ord level there, Lively activity also continues at Powell River, B.C., the pulp - and - paper centre which handled 373,859 tons of wood and paper during the first three months of this year. Montreal Harbor officials re- port an increasing number of ships reinforced' against ice making the winter trip up the St. Lawrence in Rus- sian and Danish shipping lines top the list with 13 trips each planned. West Germany is building several ships with this run in mind. Montreal handled 326,294 tons of cargo and Quebec City 343,814 during the first three months of this year. Both are looking for increases in the same period of 1966. 1866--Petrolia branch of Great West Railway opened 1867--Legislature of British Columbia met first time at Victoria 1874--W. L. Mackenzie King born at Berlin (Kitchener), Ontario 1884 -- Conservative convention Toronto reaffirmed "Na- tional Policy" 1891--Canadian Bankers Asso- ciation organized at Mont- real 1914--King George V and Lord Kitchener inspected Cana- dian troops 1917 -- Sir Robert Borden's Union Government won election : 1924--B.C, Legislature opposed immigration of Orientals 1929 -- Vancouver unemployed raided city relief office 1939 +- Ist Canadian division landed in Britain TODAY IN HISTORY By THE CANADIAN PRESS Dec. 17, 1965... . King Leopold II of the Bel- gians died 56 years ago to- day -- in 1909 -- after ruling for 44 years. Leopold's main achievement was the colon- ization of the Belgian Congo, which he ruled for much of his reign as a personal es- tate. Although the control of the Arab slave traders was broken, at vast expense, the "Congo Free State" was vig- orously exploited. A British consular report of 1908 said the natives were in "veiled slavery."" Under interna- tional pressure, Leopold transferred the Congo to the Belgian government. 1807--Napoleon issued the Milan Decree, banning Brit- ish trade with the Continent. 1830--Simon Bolivar, the liberator of South America, died. First World War Fifty years ago today--in 1915 -- the German light cruiser Bremen was sunk by a submarine in the Baltic Sea; Russian units advanc- ing into Persia occupied Ha- madan; French guns sil- enced German batteries in Champagne. Second World War Twenty-five years ago to- day --in 1940 -- President Roosevelt proposed the lend- lease system for aid to Brit- ain; British air raid casual- ties since June 18 were an- nounced at nearly 20,000 dead; British units ap- proached Bardia, Libya, and three Italian supply ships were sunk off the coast. maa = Dee ELALU Shh A7Wasaa BONN. (AP)--It's easy to get an argument in West Germany on whether the country has nu- clear bombs. One newspaper bannered re- cently: "We do have The Bomb in spite of all denials." The official position of West Germans is that they had no nu- clear weapons under their con- trol. It depends on what you mean by "have," : Weat German fighter-bombers sometimes are loaded with nu- clear bombs, though apparently United States guards do not let them leave the ground. West German units are equipped with short-range American missiles, the Corporal, Sergeant and Hon- est John, as well as nuclear ar- tillery. But the warheads remain un- der control of American forces, as American law requires. They can be released only by order of President Johnson. The con- trol is maintained by safety de- vices. Of course, safety devices can fail, COULD TAKE BOMB A West German unit could overpower American sentries and capture a nuclear bomb. Soviet propagandists say that under these circumstances West Germans really have the bomb, Some West Germans resent dual control with the Ameri- cans. Officially, it's all right with the West German govern- ment, "On tactical atomic weapons there now are satisfactory solu- tions," Foreign Minister Ger- hard Schroeder has said. 'But in the realm of intermediate missiles there is no such ar- rangement and in our eyes one is required." Intermediate + range missiles (IRBMS) could hit the Soviet Union from Western Europe. In the other direction, they could strike from Soviet soil into West Germany or anywhere else in Europe. It is estimated about 800 of them are deployed to do just that. How, West Germans ask, are they to be defended? Their leaders insist they don't want their own nuclear weap- ons. They have promised not te build them, at least not on West German soil. WANT NEW FORCE They would like a share in a new IRBM force, with the hope it would turn into a European force under joint West European control. They also want a veto on the firing of American nuclear weapons from their territory. Other countries in the North At lantic Treaty Organization have this veto. They still will be uncertainty after cabinet members of the Atlantic Alliance meet in Paris Tuesday --and for sometime after that. Chancellor Ludwig Erhard sees Johnson the follows ing week. Then it may begin te appear whether a new nuclear force is to be created, One U.S. official summed it up this way: "The West Germans want equal rights to take part in the whole process of nuclear decis- fon--short of actually pulling the trigger. That they know they won't get, and they say they don't want it." ARS AGO 20-YEARS AGO . Dec, 17 1945 Lewis E. Stevenson an out standing educationalist and # member of the Oshawa Collegi- ate and Vocational Instiltute staff for more than 30 years, until his retirment in 1933, died in his 83rd. year. James L. Lovell was elected president of Oshawa Branch 43, Canadian Legion, succeceding W. R. Elliott who served for five years. 25 YEARS AGO Dec. 17, 1930 W. E. N. Sinclair withdrew from the Ontario Liberal Leader-- Ship, and was succedded by Mit- chell F, Hepburn. Mr. and Mrs, J. P. Turtle, Col- borne st, e., celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary. BIBLE The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord; and he delighteth in his way.--Psalm 37:23. Goodness belongs to God. Yet He 'is pleased when we ask Him for this gift in order that we may strive to become like Him,