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She Oshawa Cines Published by Canadian Newspopers Limited 86 King St. E., Oshawo, Ontario T. L. Wilson, Publisher Tuesday, April 19 1966 PAGE 4 Education Finances Three - Level Problem As announced from Ottawa this week, Prime Minister Pearson and Finance Minister Sharp are expect- ed to meet provincial premiers and treasurers in Victoria, B.C., early in June to work out a long-range pol- iey for federal aid to higher educa- tion. This will likely be the first of a series of such conferences, for the problem is a gargantuan one for both Ottawa and the provinces. Mr. Pearson advised the prov- inces in January that the federal government would raise its $2-per- capita university grants to $5 for the 1966-67 academic year, with a promise that the formula for a long- range policy would be studied at a conference. Meanwhile, the subject of new tax-sharing arrangements, replacing those which expire next March 31, awaits recommendations of the provincia] committee. : An Ottawa official is quoted by the Canadian Press as saying it is unlikely that the tax structure committee will complete its work in time for the Victoria meeting. The committee's practical deadline is sometime this fall after the Carter royal commission report on taxa- tion is received and digested, The Canadian Tax Foundation has estimated that federal expendi- tures on education will amount this year to $248,187,000, including $27- 730,000 in federal grants to the universities. This figure, however, is based on grants to the universi- ties at the present scale, Mr, Pear- son said in his letters to the pre- miers that they should expect grants alone to amount to at least $89,195,000 in the coming academic year. But higher education is not the only educational problem that the provinces and municipalities are having budgetary headaches over. As The Charlottetown Guardian says, so far as education at least is concerned, we need not be under any illusion that the current up- trend in costs is a temporary one. What is needed, it suggests, is a get-together at all three levels of government to work out a program that will not fail to take-account at least of secondary as well as post- secondary education--for surely it is all one problem, after all, and perhaps the most challenging that is facing the country at this time. Batman Taken To Task One of the latest television fads ls another improbable called Bat- man. It is not particularly original. About the only difference between it and Superman are the suits the heroes wear in their constant war against villains of deepest dye. One man's opinion regarding the show is a wonder what makes it popular. But popular it is, and that popularity gives it thesright to be shown as long as people want to watch it. A writer in The Guelph Mercury says, after two exposures, relegated it to the features tuned out for another channel like Red Skelton, Jackie Gleason, The Mun- sters, Arthur Godfrey, Milton Berle and singers who waggle their bodies and snap their fingers, She Oshawa Times T. L. WILSON, Publisher §. €, PRINCE, General Manager ¢. J, MeCONECHY, Editor The Oshaws Times The Oshawa Times combinin esteblished 1871) and the itby Gazette and shronicle (esteblished 1863) is published daily (Sundeys end Statutary holideys excepted) Mambers of Canadian Daily Newspaper Publish- ers Association, The Canaodion Press, Audit Bureau of Cireuletion and the Ontario Provincial Dailies Associetion, The Caonadion Press is exclusively entitled to the use of republication of all news despatched in the poper credited to it or to The AMsocioted Press of Reuters, and siso The 'iocai news published therein. All rights of special des- setches ere also reserved Offices: Thomson Building, 425 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario; 640 Cathcart Street, Montreel, P.O. SUSCRIPTION RATES Delivered by carriers in Oshawa, Whitby, Ajax, *ickering, Bowmanville, Brooklin, Port Perry, Prince Albert, ple Grove, Hampton, Frenchman's Bay, -iverpee!, Taunton, Tyrone, Dunbarton, Enniskillen, Sreno, Leskerd, Broughom, Burketon, Claremont, Manchester, Pontypool, and Newcastle not over 30¢ By moll in Province of Ontario delivery oreo, $15.00 per year. Dther prévinces ond Commonweolth Countries, $18.00 per year, U.S.A, and foreign $27.00 per year, (amnverenmmmernemn meneame mre er The Guelph writer has found he is not alone in not being impressed with the Batman and his little boy. In Boston the Automobile Legal As- sociation doesn't care for the show, but for a different reason. This United States auto owners' group took Batman to task as a further menace to highways al- ready too dangerous. In one _pro- gram the ALA monitored Batman driving his Batmobile. In that one instance the hero of young and old was guilty of highway safety vio- lations like: U-Turns in the middle of busy streets; Crashing bar- riers; Crossing highway safety markers; Parking illegally; Speeding, and Failing to signal even a single turn, Whether these deviations from the straight and narrow rules of safe driving will have any effect on young drivers is hard to say. Insurance companies tacked on ex- tum OF maw nmmt ure ao per cent through safety white line -- Ahn Son ----P bill when young drivers were just batty. Whether this will turn them into Batmen and chalk up another hike in rates is something we will not predict. Chances are that Batman will soar to popular heights and follow the $64,000 question, Name That Tune and other television high- highlights into the darkness, OTTAWA REPORT Margaret Rideout Paid Tribute By PAT NICHOLSON OTTAWA -- "Mr. Speaker, may I ask the permission of the minister of health and welfare to invite his parliamentary sec- retary to be my valentine?" That request -- unusual be- cause a lady in such a job is exceedingly rare in our House of Commons--was the tribute paid to the merry widow from New Brunswick by a fellow MP Feb. 14. The popular and busy Margaret Rideout is not only the first lady to be appointed to that assistant - ministerial post by a Liberal prime minister, she is also the first lady MP ever sent to Ottawa from New Brunswick. A mere 17-month veteran of Parliament, she already shows that the laborious and delicate post fits her like a glove. Maybe this is because she has made the job that of public relations officer for her department to- wards all other MPs; and pub- lic relations just comes natu- rally to the attractive brown- eyed blonde from Moncton. "T like people, and like to think I get along well with members of all parties," she explained to me. Mrs. Rideout first sought election to the House of Com- mons in the 1964 byelection caused by the death of the sit- ting member, her husband. She had given first pi.ority in her 21 years of marriage to her role as wife and mother; but she has always taken a keen inter- est in politics--perhaps inher- ited from her mayor-father-- and she often spoke at political rallies on behalf of her husband, SUCCESS AT FIRST TRY She won her byelection hand- somely and won again in last year's general election, both times with larger majorities than her husband ever attained. Her parliamentary day is long and well-filled. She often rises early in her small centre- town apartment, to have her hair done before breakfast. "I believe that a woman in public life should always appear well- groomed," she told me, and Margaret Rideout never looks Instant Frenc Answer To Ex By GERARD Mc! 4 Canadian Press Staff Writer You are at Expo 67 and you want a hot dog. But the pa- tron looks baffled when you order a "chien chaud" in your Sunday French. So you flip to Page 51 of Instant French and, voila, all is clear. You demand an " 'ot dog" with '"'rrrrelish."' And an 'ot chicken' for Mom and "amberrgurr" for junior. A person with an ordinary French Englisn dictionary might go mad trying to order things like this in Quebec. They aren't translated. When you want a banana split you ask for a banana split. Instant French, a little book put out by Swan Publishing Co, of Toronto, is Jo Quellet's attempt to eliminate some of the confusion. And the attractive blonde free-lance writer knows what she's talking about. She is a fifth-generation Quebecer, the daughter of Senator Josie Quart, and a deep, well- blended mix of Irish and French runs through the fam- ily Mrs: Ot hiisband Jack and four sons live in Sillery, an almost entirely French - speaking suburb of Quebec City. Mrs. Ouellet's treatment of '*'ot dogs'? may leave the Quebec cultural affairs de- partment in tears, But it is precisely this uninhibited, hu- morous and practical ap- proach that makes the 142- page book as palatable as din- ner at a Quebec City restau- rant, Peer eT less than her best, smartly but neatly dressed. Missing her golf and her curl- ing, she enjoys and values the 10-minute waik to Parliament Hill, arriving at 8:30 every morning to have breakfast in the parliamentary restaurant-- juice, eggs, toast and coffee, She generally sits with the same group of fellow Liberal MPs, predictably all young and com- ing balls of fire: Victoria's David Groos, Arn- prior's Joe Greene, St. Cath- arines' Jim McNulty and Brant- ford's Larry Pennell--a group so coming that in fact two have already arrived in the cabinet, Joe Greene as minister of Agri- culture and Larry Pennell as solicitor-general. ALL WORK AND NO PLAY Mrs. Rideout spends her mornings attending com- mittees: The health committee now studying birth control and the transport committee review- ing Moncton's great interest~ railways, Other morning chores are answering mail, studying French and handing depart- mental problems. Her after- noons and evenings are largely spent in the chamber, for West- morland's MP enjoys listening to debates and is one of the most regular attenders. A demanding part of her new job, she says, is handling prob- lems from all parts of Canada which other MPs bring to her department. She often replies to questions addressed to her min- ister in the House; and she also eases his burden by replying to MPs' grievances affecting her department which are raised on the late, late show, the 10 p.m. adjournment debaie. "This is my life," she told me. "I had a very happy mar- riage for 21 years, but now this is something quite different and I like it, even though as a woman I have to work twice as hard as a man. More women should come into politics, and find out how rewarding it is." But Margaret the mother al- ways looks forward to her sveekends at home to see her three university and schoolboy sons, h' Provides po Woes In i ormative, if tongue- twisting, chapters, the author gives basic tips on how to pronounce French followed by whole sentences n English, French and phonetics. There is something for the tourist with blind faith; "Is this where the miracles take place?" In French the question reads: "Est-ce ici que se passent tous les miracles?" But in Instant French it is: "Ace eessee ke se poss too lay meerawcla?"' And something skeptic: "Is this true or just tourist propaganda?" "Est-ce vrai ou juste de Ja propagande touristique?"' "Ace vray oo joost de la pruppagawnd tooristeeck?"' Mrs. Ouellet not only ad- vises how to pronounce les hors d'oeuvres (lay or dev), which has been the downfall of countless social climbers, she tells the reader what they are. They run from snails (les laze escargo) io (bigorneaux, beeg- for the escargots, winkles orne) Scotch is scotch in any language but Chablis, a white wine, is Shabblee. FLIPTE AOUR LIDD A Canadien severely tried might call a tourist a 'pat de pwel," an epithet handed down from the days Scots troops paraded about Quebec in kilts. It means "hairy legs" and the correct French is pattes de poils. GOOD EVENING AAU ON - By Jack Gearin Taylor's Supporters Keep Strength At Polls It isn't like the old days in the political word of Local 222, UAW-CLC, is it? Albert Victor "Abe" Taylor and his Democratic Right-Win Group are winning big elections just like the New York Yankees used to win baseball pennants. When the chips are down and the prime issues are at stake, Taylor's group still holds the big guns at the polls. The DRWG gave another im- pressive display of its solidarity and political strength the other 'day when 19 delegates were elected from the Local's Gen- eral Motors Unit to attend the International UAW Convéntion in Los Angeles, Caiifornia, May 16-21 The DRWG elected no less than 14 of the 19 when more than 50 percent of the eligible membership cast a ballot. a fairly impressive turnout in these days of political apathy when most people seem to be too busy. to go to the polis in reasonably large numbers It was a stunning reverse for the once-powerful Unit Group. To show how the political baro- 7 ) metér can gwing dramatically, the first six elected were Demi- cratic Right-Wingers, as follows "Abe" Taylor, 5.427; Russ Mc- mer GM South Plant employee (Paint, Departments) who was once a Trim and Hardware ganizer onto headquarters; nobody has turned up to fill with the UAW's Tor- his sizeable Neil, 4,416; Cliff Pilkey, the City alderman and deputy mayor, 4,192; Jack Vaillancourt, 3,752; Beverley C. Gibson, 3,720; C. "Nip" Tucker, 3,612 and Jo- seph McCloskey, 3,607. The top Unity winner Ted O'Connor with 3,599. He was followed by such hardy Unity Group perrenials as Rob- ert Spencer, 3,078; Roy Flem- ing, 2,982; John Brady (also a city alderman and editor of The Oshawaworker) 2,098, and Gor- don Henderson 2,680 Taylor's group -- {to make their victory more emphatic-- also elected 14 or 16 delegates to the forthcoming Canadian Labor Congress Convention, in Case any suggestion was made that their power at the polls was waning. The Democratic hight Wing Group, which has a strong youth following, has been able to look onward and upward under the leadership of the 39-year-old Taylor, the Oshawa-born for- was pretty fair end and left-half for Moe .Charney's Oshawa Red Raiders. back in 1945. The Democratic Right-Wing- ers upsurge in power really started in earnest back in May of 1963 when Taylor led his forces to an impressive victery in the Executive Board race-- that was when he personally defeated Malcolm Smith, one of the founding members of the Local back in the hectic 1937 days, whose name is included on the original charter Smith, who first learned of the trade union movement as a boy while working in the Scottish coal mines, was the great bulkwark of strength for the Unity Groupers, insofar as leadership was concerned, a dedicated and revered worker ('I feel that Locai 222 is my baby," he would say "and as long as I can be of assistance to our membetsnip, and see them prosper, I will be happy"). Smith is now a full-time or- ye shoes within the Unity Group's ranks. Taylor was first elected dis- trict committeeman by a 3-1 vote in the GM South plant in 1956; since then, his political star has risen fast in the union, He started out as a Shop Stew- ard and was twice elected a member of the GM Negotiating committee, in 1958 and 1961. He found the District com- mitteeman's job an invaluable experience because it taught him how to follow such griev- ances through. to arbitration ("You are a sort of .boss for between 2,000-2,5009 men" he once explained.) Taylor first showed strong appeal at the polls when he was elected vice- president of the Local in 1961 with 3,326 votes, or an overall majority of 478 over his two opponents, James Lownie and Cass Lesnick. He held two posts simultaneously for a. period, that of vice-president and dis- trict committeeman. ate ce 3% ¥ eh es: femme CANADA'S STORY pyiunsenneninin Boston Began Battle By BOB BOWMAN The American Revolutionary War, which led to Canada and the U.S.A. becoming separate nations, began on April 18 or 19, 1775. What happened was that General Gage, who was commanding the British forces at Boston, sent a small force to seize some supplies at Concord. It was a march of about 20 miles, and the troops tried to make it secretly, setting out on the night of April 18. However, their movement was reported by farmers along the way, and colonial troops gathered at Lex- ington. They barred the way. Somebody began shooting (it has. never been determined which side) and the fighting continued for hours. The British soldiers got through to Concord and destroy- ed the supplies, but suffered heavy losses on the march back to Boston. Farmers hid behind trees and houses and shot down the red-coats as they passed. General Gage then sent out a force of 1,500 men to help the others, By the evening of April 19, the British had lost 100 dead, and 200 wounded. The Ameri- cans had 39 killed, and about 70 wounded. There were report- ed to have been atrocities com- mitted by both sides: men scalped, noses cut off and eyes gouged out. The tragedy was heightened by the fact that the men who peregrine unr TODAY I HISTORY By THE CANADIAN PRESS April 19, 1966... Lajos Kossuth and his as- sociates proclaimed the in- dependence of Hungary from Austrian rule 117 years ago today--in 1849--after a year of political successes. But his government was al- ready on the retreat from the Austrian army, led by Windischgraetz, and Kos- suthw as thought by some Hungarians to be aiming to make himself king or to in- crease Russian influence, Although elected dictator, he abdicated within months in favor of General Gorgei. When the revolution was crushed, Kossuth fled to ex- ile, first in England and later in Italy, where he died in 1894, 1783--The U.S. Congress proclaimed the end of the American War of Independ. ence. 1923--Egypt's first consti- tution was promulgated. First World War Fifty years ago today--in 1916 -- Germans recaptured the last crater at St. Eloi frgm 2nd Canadian Divi- sion; the United States threatened to break off dip- lomatic relations sith Ger- many unless 'unrestricted submarine warfare was abandoned, Second World War Twenty-five years ago to- day--in 1941--a British raid- ing party landed behind German lines at Bardia, Libya, to destroy stores and a bridge-for the loss of 60 men; 150 German aircraft raided Athens and the RAF shot down 10; Vichy 'France withdrew from the League of Nations, were killing each other were British subjects. From the American point of view the king had sent his soldiers to kill his own subjects, and invade their liberty. There was an immediate ef- fect in Nova Scotia which in- cluded New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island. They had been as opposed to the Stamp Act as the Americans. A small group led by Jonathan Eddy of Cumberland and Par- son Seccombe of Chester were trying to stir up a rebellion. After Lexington, they were in- vited to meet a group from Massachusetts at what is now Machias, Maine, and drew up plans for joint action, However, military supplies promised by the Americans never arrived, and the rebellion petered out. The people of the Maritimes, who had close ties of trade and kinship with the New England states, hoped that. the war wusrnnyerrnematinn kT NE would end quickly, and that they could stay neutral. OTHER EVENTS APRIL 19 1627--Cardinal Richelieu signed charter of Company of 100 Associates 1750--Delegation of Acadians appeared at Halifax and asked to be allowed to move from Acadia to French territory. Permis- sion was refused 1850--Britain and U.S.A. signed Bulmer-Clayton Treaty to build the Panama Canal as joint venture. The U.S.A. later cancelled the agreement and built the canal alone 1883--Parliament Bull dings burned at Quebec ~--5,000 settlers estimated to have entered Canadian northwest 1904--Fire at Toronto, caused $12,000,000 damage 1927--New Brunswick put liquor under government control } Eskimos Appreciate Effort To Learn Their Language By STUART LAKE POND INLET, N.W.T. (CP)-- Area administrator Gordon Rogers is a johnny-come-lately compared with other whites liv- ing in this community in the northeast corner of Baffin Is- land But Eskimos here made it clear to a travelling govern- ment commission in March that they rank him, head and should- ers over other civil servants be- cause of his efforts to speak their language. The respect and friendship Mr. Rogers won so quickly in trying to master the Eskimo tongue strengthen the belief of many that government employ- ees who plan extended stays in the North and who have every- day dealings with the natives should be taught to speak Es- kimo. Russ Peyton, a former Hud- son's Bay trader and now run- ning his own business at Pang- nirtung, speaks for many when he says numerous civil servants are wasting their time in the Arctic because they can't com- municate with the very people they are trying to help "No matter how well-inten- tioned they are, they can't. get to understand the Eskimo until they speak to him in his own language." One of the whites who com- mands great respect among the Eskimos is British-born Robert Williamson, a University of Saskatchewan professor, who makes his home in Rankin In- let along the west coast of Hud- son Bay. ACTED AS INTERPRETER So fluent is he in the Eskimo language that the advisory com- mission on the development of government in the Northwest Territories selected him over a number of Eskimos to act as its interpreter during its March tour of the Eastern Arctic. Eskimos: call him "the-man- who-speaks - like - the-people" and he was a welcome visitor to countless homes during the two-week commission tour. He carried letters to his hosts from their friends in other settle- ments and now and again re- corded conversations for use later in his Eskimo - language broadcasts carried by the CBC's northern service, A formr civil servant in the North, Prof. Williamson under- stands what the government is trying to do for the Eskimo peo- ple. But he's a harsh critic. of some of iis methods and a pet peeve is the way the Eskimo language is being "down- graded." "In the schools, the children are given the impression their language is a barrier," Govern ment administrators are too busy as a rule to learn the Eskimo tongue. "But a more effective use of the language would be a more effective way of accomplishing healthy social and economic development." LANGUAGE BANNED Prof. Williamson feels Ottawa is ignoring a bridge which could help bring the Eskimo from the stone age to the modern world. Instead, Eskimos feel their language--and thus their whole culture--is being ridiculed. The commission was told at one community that the use of the Eskimo language is banned in the federal schools Thus the Eskimo child, who probably hasn't heard a word of English at home, is saddled with the terrible handicap of learning of the brand - new world of the white man in a language he is not familiar with, Critics say Canada should adopt the Greenland school sys- tem's practice of teaching Es- kimo children in their own lan- guage in the first few years of school. English could be taught as a subject and, once mastered by the children, could then be- come the teaching language. Schools opened last fall in Arctic Quebec by the province teach in Eskimo and Northern Affairs Minister Laing said the system appears to have worked out well. With rare exceptions, govern- ment employees in the Arctic rely on Eskimo interpreters to pass along and gather informa- tion, The exchange often gets garbled, the commission has learned, and this Jeads to mis- understandings and, at times, ill-will, Education Discussed BY DON O'HEARN TORONTO--This is the season fo talk education. Easter has become the time of year when teachers and others concerned with education hold their annual meetings and conferences, And so a word about one of the under-privileged -- or at least under-publicized--areas: of education. This. is the educational pro- gram for those who can't get to school, As not too many know there is an extensive correspondence program open for residents of Ontario. The provincial department of education has academic courses available from Grades 1 to 13, The department also, on its own, offers some trade training courses, OFFER COURSES Also--and this is probably the least known aspect--through an arrangement with the other provinces many trade courses are available in addition to those conducted by the province itself. It is reported that under this arrangement there are more than 100 trade courses available by correspondence. The academic courses are free. The province's own courses cost $10. And those of the other provinces run to up to $18. Commercial trade correspond- ence courses can cost $400 or more. And officials here claim they are no better, if as good, as those provided by the govern- ment, The government has never done much to publicize this cor- respondence program. Why? Perhaps because it is a small operation in the total education effort (some 35,000 students were enrolled in courses last year). And it could have tended to be overlooked. Perhaps it is because it has cost money and there could be a natural reluctance to talk too much about it. With the growing importance of adult education and retrain ing, however, we should hear much more about the corres: pondence program in the future, TEACHER'S STRIKE? What could be one of the more significant developments in education has been quietly brewing in windsor. Separate school teachers have been talking strike. In fact they have set a May 1 date to walk out. This is the first time there has been such a threat in On- tario. And it is assumed the government wouldn't let it @ap- pen; 'that it would order eom- pulsory arbitration. But it will be interesting tt see whether this new militancy spreads to other areas in the teaching profession. POINTED PARAGRAPHS Why is the average person pretty shrewd when it comes te getting out of a tight place, but so dumb as to. get in it? When a person says, 'I'm ne fool,"* the chances are he's not thinking, but wondering. The reason many people talk so much is that they never stop to think. A person soon becomes a fail- ure who decides never to work unless he feels like doing so. "It's a tough world, Trouble will meet you more than half way, but you have to pursue happiness. The world pays little attention to what you say about your rell- gion -- it's too busy watching what you do about it. The right of people to protect is not inclusive enough to jus- tify their making . public nuisances of themselves. {FREE PARKING | where Broadwey meets Times Squere NEW YORK CITY FREE PARKING available in the heart of the theatrical and entertainment district --.close to shopping, sight-seeing and business oppointments. You'll enjoy the convenience and hos- pitality of the Paramount «+». 700 newly refurbished rooms, all with private bath, TV, and air condi- tioning. 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