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142 ae an ee gam pyettecs mre 'She Oshawa Times Published by Canadian Newspapers Limited 86 King St. E., Oshawa, Ontario T. L. Wilson, Publisher THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1966 --~ PAGE 4 'Who Now Key Concern For Board Of Control That there ia lots of room at the top in civic affairs in Oshawa is clearly indicated in council's decision to proceed with the establishment of a board of control. A 17-member council will replace the present 18- member body next year. The salaries provided should prove an inducement to capable candidates. However, at the same e, it will be recognized that they hot exorbitant when the amounts they are judicially expect- ed to oversee are considered, The most important aspect of council's virtually unanimous deci- sion this week is undoubtedly the recognition it gives that a substan- tial change was required in the method of handling the city's busi- ness --- that the present system could no longer be permitted to con- tinue. An alternative proposal -- the appointment of a city adminis- trator -- might well have worked speedily to alleviate administrative difficulties. However our represen- tatives decided strongly in favor of the board of control. Those chosen for the roles of con- trollers will carry onerous respon- sibility. They'll be expected to insti- tute the co-ordination in adminis- tration, the lack of which has been so long lamented. They'll be called upon to effect efficiency and econ- omies, to plan and pass on. policies, to increase the business and reduce the berating aspects of council dis- cussions, And, of course, they'll be expected to keep their constituents more fully and clearly briefed on their programs and decisions. Actually, at, present there's only one other civic responsibility of greater moment than the task they'll undertake. And that's the responsibility of Oshawa citizens in making certain candidates with the ability, insight and interest to do the job required are available for election. It will be the care and close con- sideration we give to. the choice of candidates which will determine whether the board of control will bring the desired improvement in civic administration in Oshawa, Centennial Readiness Oshawa Centennial Committee is endeavoring to interest other organ- izations in the city in taking part in the celebrations destined next year. Time is becoming an important fac- tor in preparing these programs. In this connection, a report from the Manitoba city of Brandon has interest. It tells of how the balance of this year will be devoted to a continuous and concerted paint-up, clean-up and beautifying campaign. At least three.sub-committees of the Tourist Deveiopment Commit- tea of the Brandon Chamber of Commerce are, and have been, ac- tively engaged in the promotion of She Osharwn Times T. L, WILSON, Publisher 5. C. PRINCE, General Monoger C. J, MeCONECHY, Editor The Oshawe Times eros Ths Oshawa Times 'established teu) end the itby Gazette nicle auras ion is published daily y Publish- oe ap ten aly The ee jen Pree, "Audit Bureau ef Circulation and the Ontario Provincial Dailies Association. The Coneios Press is exclusively if republication of all news Cgypp to it er to The and also the local news pubthed therein: Nits 'Tights a special des- are alse reserved, Offices: Thomson Building, 425 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario; Ho Cathcort Street Montreal, P.Q. " SUBSCRIPTION RATES Delivered by carriers in Oshawa, Whitby, Ajex, Albert, Rapie"Srve Brooklin, Port Perry,' Prince le Grove, Hampton, Frenchman's Bay, 'aunton, tyrone, Dunbarton, Enniskillen, a 'eskard, Brougham, Burketon, Claremont, pa FN Pontypool, 'end Newcastle not over S5c week, By mail in Province of Ontario corrier delivery Pc $15.00 per ee intries, + ae per yeor, Tea° end foreign $2900 per the campaign. One object of the campaign is, of course, to impress tourists with the charms of the city of Brandon, but the other is simply to make the city as beautiful as possible for 1967. Recently the Beautification sub- committee of the Brandon Chamber together with city officials, Jay Cees and Centennial Committee members toured the city taking note of the areas needing remedial action. Plane have sauhsequently been jaid as to the best way of ach- ieving beautification of the city. At a recent joint meeting of the three sub-committees it was decided that the program would be launch- ed to coincide with the JayCees an- nual "Paint-up, Clean-up" program and will continue on a long term basis in preparation for the Cen- tennial year. The aim of the Brandon program, according to the city's Centennial News, is to have all "in readiness to kick off the Centennial year". Other Editors' Views QUESTION FOR DOCTOR (Toledo Blade) A strong "dose of self-discipline" was President Johnson's prescrip- tion for the nation in a recent speech. To which a pertinent rejoin- der is, Will the doctor take his own medicine? -- conga ea -- SRI a seid a @ READERS WRITE... Union President Takes Issue With Editorial On Leadership Dear Sir: On. August 15, 1966, an edi- torial appeared, entitled "Rea- sonable Approach Required By Leaders", The editorial stated the fact that twenty-six hundred (2.600) employees were laid off and inis was a@ serious siiua- tion, but offered no solution to the problem. I feel by reading the editor's tirade he had only one thing in mind, that was to get his pound of flesh from the Labor movement. I feel he is just like a lot of other people in the community, namely management, he is hopeful the 2,600 will just take off and get lost, It is not our intention to see this come about. We have made representation to the Federal Government, Provincial ernment and Local Government and the Union shall continue to fight: until every man is taken care of, even if "Mr. Editor" objects or not. Another statement which ap- peared that makes me smile is, "the responsibility of remedy rests with union leaders", What about management's responsi- bility which he makes no men- tion of? Many people were lured-to Oshawa during GM's big hiring periods and a rosy picture was painted for them. In many cases some of the peo- ple who are now going to be affected by the lay-offs, have quit their jobs elsewhere, bought homes, new cars and have moved to the new prom- ised land, only to find now, the dream of utopia (sic Utopia) has been shattered and a com- plete new thought of dislocation faces these people again. He feels it's a crying shame to ask government to legislate in the area of a triparte com- mittee which would force man- agement, Labor, and govern- ment to sit down and show cause, before layoffs take place and help.to get people placed in other jobs; if the layoffs are a must, Regardless of your feel- ings on this matter, the year is 1966, not 1866, and it is high time management were com- pelled to look at the human side of life instead of just the profit column. His true feelings on unions were expressed when he talk- ed about new industry coming into Oshawa and the attitude of Labor to hinder this move. It would appear to the writer that this Local paper, for years, shook at the thought of inviting Com Gov- , amunict Ma 1 AVACLELUUCL situs new industry to compete with manpower, especially when the worker might get some equity in a job other than auto per- haps, and if a recession hit, all citizens of Oshawa wouldn't like they do now. Whie Mite te hie enaugh te have many industries within its boun- daries and some of which could be independent of the auto in- dustry. General Motors has been good to Oshawa, but their profits have been very good also, I feel it is high tet this city got in the big leagues and established other industries, re- gardiess of what Mr. Editor thinks, It is amusing to see the Osh- awa Times say they sympathize with the laid-off auto workers. I have found when a worker goes to the store to buy the necessities of life, the store- keeper will not exchange his goods for sympathy. I also fing the mortgage companies, fi- nance companies, etc., will not take sympathy for cash. I say to you, Mr. Editor, the UAW has been built on hard work by a good many people. If our trek to Ottawa, to at- tempt to get jobs for laid-off people, or our demonstration at Toronto or City Hall is classi- fied as irresponsible, then call me 'Mr. Irresponsible". You don't have to worry about the UAW looking efter its members. If the Times were as responsible to its readers as the UAW. are to their members, then Oshawa would be even a greater place to live. ABE TAYLOR, have to w Y. SOMETIMES L THINK How MARVELLOUS IT WouLd BE To GET ALL THE NEWSPAPER EDITORS TOGETHER To FORM How INET AND SEG i cou RUN THE COUNTRY " President, (EDITOR'S NOTE: In the edition of September 15, The Times published an editorial suggesting it was time the jead- ers chosen by Labor took a realistic approach to their re- sponsibility to their members and their community. It was pointed out that their attitude deterred the city's efforts to at- tract badly-needed new indus- try. A concerted effort by gov- ernment, business and labor was advocated to offset the problem of layoffs, The edi- torial stated "'the success of such a campaign depends pri- marily on the reasonableness of the labor leaders union mem- bers have selected to stato their case'. Today, The Times is pleased to provide space for UAW local - president Abe Taylor to comment on the edi- torial.) mhay Ratac Privilege, Status, Prestige By JOHN BEST MOSCOW (CP)--What does it mean to be a member of the Communist party in the Soviet Union? Privilege, status, pres- tige, power--especially if you're a ranking Communist. By way of illustration, con- sider what happened when I visited a barber shop located in one of Moscow's leading hotels. The first time I entered there were at least 10 people waiting. On the wall was a sign which read: 'Delegates to the Su- preme Soviet served outside the lineup." It meant that any of the hun- dreds of members of the Su- preme Soviet then in session-- Communists almost to a man-- could walk into the shop at any time and take his place at the head of the line. And since there weren't ordi- narily as many as 10 people waiting, it was evident that there had been a fair number of delegates in that day. I returned several hours later, by which time there were only three waiting. Moments before my turn came, however, a man with a delegate's pin entered and exercised his right to be served first. He may have later regretted his special position, though. The girl who gave him his shave-- which was all he wanted-- charged him a whole ruble, seven times the normal price. HOTEL EMPTIED Another example of special treatment occurred a months earlier when the Com- munist party congress was held here. To make space for 5,000 delegates, all the main hoteis were emptied. Guests, both for- eign and Russian, were told they must leave and find ac- commodation elsewhere. or $1 MILLION WORTH OF GOODS LOST FEW GUARDS IN TOUGH WORLD Pilfering Talked In Whispers Along Docks By ROSEMARY SPEIRS MONTREAL (CP):-- The Montreal docks are a tough world where stevedores sweat out their shifts on heavy, often - dangerous jobs and where, some shipping officials say, about $1,000,000 worth of goods disappears each year. Along the waterfront, the disappearance of goods is re- ferred to as pilfering--a word shi officials and harbor au ies generally use in ¥ With about 150 steamship agencies operating in the big St. Lawrence River port, com- pany officials afraid to jeup- ardize their competitive posi- tion afe reluctant to admit difficulties with cargo thieves. But when a sleek, white Norwegian freighter, fresh from ports in Europe and South Africa, snugged into berth here one balmy evening this summer, her agents knew what to expect. By morning several dozen empty bottles that once held South African wine lay in the dust outside warehouse win- dows. And in the shed har- assed officials were busy try « ing to estimate the losses from some 40 boxes with torn covers and leaking contents Most of the thefts were petty. One rifled crate lacked a pair of children's running shoes; six toy cars and doll were lifted from another. But there was also the more expensive loot: two cases of wine, a box of transistor ra- dios, a bolt of imported silk. The vast, ill-llt warehouse had only five security men hired by the shipping agent. Five men to watch about 225 longshoremen, freight ' han- diers, railway employees, truckers and steamship com- pany personnel, all of whom had access to the piles of goods and to trucks working , in and out of the shed, Against such odds, the ship- ping agents, who hold. respon- sibility for dock losses, can do little but shrug and absorb But the hurt comes insurance companies raise rates to shipping agencies who have acute pilferage problems in their sheds. And this year shipping offi- cials began to complain that Montreal harbor is losing busi- ness because of its bad repu- tation for theft. Last March 22 the Canadian Import Association reported that a survey of 55 firms dis- closed about $500,000 worth of goods had been stolen in Ca- when A harbors board spokesman blamed waterfront unions for not punishing convicted thieves by from union ranks. The harbors board says that when a check was made last year of 50 dock employees it was found 25 per cent had police records. To this kind of criticism Mr, Asselin replies: "The union can't act for the employer nor for the police- man. The employer chooses who he hires and the police- expelling them few « the extra cost. The harbor police chief has just 33 officers to patrol a crowded 10-mile stretch of grain elevators and ware- houses. The 33 make arrests daily during the shipping sea- son but calculate they catch only a small fraction of the offenders, In court, judges faced with men tempted to pilfer by easy opportunity remember they are also family men and hand out what one shipping agent calls "ridiculously smail pen- alties you wouldn't give to a school boy." Suspended sentences and fines as low as $50 are com- mon. "It's impossible to sell the point of view that these goods belong to someone," said the shipping agent, who declined, as did most dock officials, to be identified by name. "These. men wouldn't steal their neighbor's watch but when they take something from a ship's crate, no one actually seems hurt." nadian ports in the previous two years--more than half of it in Montreal. But that figure dealt with only 55 of the thousands of import-export firms from sea to sea. More recently, independent estimates from three different shipping officials placed the figure for Montreal's losses alone at close to $1,000,000 a year. It is an estimate that Paul Asselin, president of Mont- real's largest longshoremen's local with 2,670 members, dis- misses with a laugh. "I wouldn't believe it too much," he says. "The ship- ing companies always go around saying they are losing their shirts, but each year I notice they have nice new shirts on their backs." BLAMES OTHER WORKERS He claims pilfering un the waterfront is slight and mainly blames truckers or freight handlers, who are not in his union, for what does take place, man arrests men he suspects --we can't do these things for them." He claims most port pilfer- ing could easily be ended "'if the employers were not too cheap to hire more watch- But while both sides refuse to accept the blame, it seems likely the problem of finding a solution will soon be lifted out of their hands. Judge Rene Lippe, federal mediator during the June wa- terfront strike, has recom- mended that a commission of inquiry look into all causes of unrest in the harbor--includ- ing pilferage. There is also a possibility that waterfront theft will be automated out of existence. Huge steel cargo crates handled by machinery are gradually becoming a popular replacement for the tradi- tional cardboard - and - slat crates. The steel cases so far have proved pilfer-proof and they have a bonus advantage fewer men are required io handle them. CANADA'S STORY 'Bennett Buggy" Days By BOB BOWMAN When the first automobile ap- peared on the streets of Toronto in 1893 it was called a "'horse- less carriage." The position was reversed in the depression years of the 1930's especially in Saskatchewan. Economic conditions were bad throughout Canada, with thousands of peo- ple unemployed, but Saskatche- wan's plight was the worst be- cause there was drought as well as depression. Farmers had no money to buy gasoline for their trucks, cars, or tractors and so they went back to their faithful old horses, if they could grow feed for them. Automobiles were stripped down to their frames and converted into carts with rubber-tired wheels. They were the new-type "Bennett buggies" called after Prime Minister R. B. Bennett. The depression is usually blamed on the stock market crash in 1929, but unemploy- ment was increasing one month before the crash. Many nations had adopted high-tariff policies and were cutting off world trade. There had been a big wheat crop in 1928 with an un- sold carry-over of about one hundred million bushels. The Wheat Pools kept their wheat off the world market hoping for better prices, but the oppo- site happened. Other nations such as the U.S.A., Argentine, and Australia had huge crops and the price of wheat fell rapidly. Canada was left with $200 million worth of unsold wheat, and this had an effect on a number of industries in- cluding railways and shipping. As. unemployment increased the municipalities tried to look after families who had no money for food or rent. Then TODAY IN HISTORY By THE CANADIAN PRESS The Russian government and armies abandoned Kiev; capital of the Ukraine, 25 years ago to- day--in 1941--and the Ger- mans began setting up the satellite state proclaimed three months before. Vari- ously occupied by Poland, Lithuania, -Russia and 'Tur- key in its history, the Ukraine had claimed inde- pendence after the First World War and entered the U.S.S.R. under treaty in 1922. Under Stalin's rule Ukrainian. nationalism was purged and its leaders hunted down. Some nation- alists hoped for help from the Nazi regime but the majority of their leaders were arrested. 1692--The last executions for witchcraft in the United States took place. 1792--The first French re- public was proclaimed. First World War Fifty years ago today--in 1916--French units entered Combles, on the Somme front, in a surprise attack; Russia captured German forts outside Halicz, Gall- cia; the French Chamber of Deputies voted 9,000,000,000 francs for the war. Second World War Twenty-five years ago to- day--in 1941--the king of Greece arrived in England; Lord Linlithgow was reap- pointed viceroy of India; British and U.S. war aid of- - ficials arrived in Moscow; the RAF bombed Tripoli and Bengazi. the provinces tried to help the municipalities. Finally the need was so great that the federal government passed the Un- employment Relief Act on Sep- tember 22, 1930. By this time it was estimated that 400,000 Canadians were unemployed. ~Even so, the depression was in its third year before system- atic relief became general. In Saskatchewan a family of five received $10 a month and a 98- pound sack of flour. They were not allowed to spend any of the money on fruit or vegetables other than potatoes and dried beans. Other parts of the country OTTAWA REPORT were a little better off. In 'To- ronto a family of seven received food vouchers worth seven dol- ' lars a week, OTHER EVENTS ON SEPTEMBER 22: 1830--Robert Campbell, discov- erer of the Yukon River, arrived at Red River to begin his service with the Hudson's Bay Company 1851--Quebec became the capi- tal of Canada 1877--Blackfoot Indians signed treaty giving up their ter- ritory in return for pen- sions of $5 a year and re- serves of 640 acres per person, Rivalry At Top In Four Parties By Patrick Nicholson OTTAWA--Even the denizens of Parliament Hill find it hard to follow the devious and shift- ing patterns of the leadership struggle within each of the four parties in federal politics. A map of the routes to the top, a chart of the social welfare shoals on the political spec- trum, horoscopes of all the rivals, and a close check on the lunchtime dates of each would help one to understand each move. And I mean all four parties. Personal rivalry between. Al- berta's Bob Thompson and Que- bec's Real Caouette is the chief obstacle to the desirable re- union of the Western and Que- bec wings of the Social Credit party. New Democrat Leader Tommy Douglas needs a hear- ing aid, if he cannot detect behind him the heavy breath- ing of his deputy, David Lewis, who appears to be Parliament Hill's most eager Jeadership aspirant. At least nine present or past figures in federal or provincial politics have their eyes on--or are hoped to be eyeing--the leadership of Canada's Con- servatives (which is not the same thing as 'the mantle of John Diefenbaker"). SCRIMMAGE AT TOP Among the Liberal cabinet, every speech and spat, every policy and promise, is moti- vated by someone's personal or promoted ambition. For we are already seeing the dog-eat-dog struggle to succeed to the only leader who seems anxious to be succeeded as soon as pos- sible (though presumably not before his "pension day," April 22, next, worth $16,667 a year for life to him). The Liberals are going through a power struggle be- tween Quebec, which has no present candidate, and the rest of Canada, which has too many; an ideological struggle between the true Liberals and the big-state socialists; a flag struggle between the true Lib- erals and the big-state sacial- ists; a flag struggle between those who support the Liberal maple leaf and those who would be happier beneath the stars and stripes; and--a 20th cen- tury leader being taken for granted--a battle between the older, wiser generation and the impatient young innovators, These Liberal divergences will be argued in 'smoke-filled hotel rooms when that Liberal pony holds its national conven- ion here in Ottawa next J month. It is possible that Prime Minister Pearson will drop a hint about his intentions; he may even suggest October, '1967, as the appropriate time for a Liberal leadership convention. It is unlikely that the Con- servatives' national convention, in Ottawa in the following month, will hear anything so definite, although many ears be attuned to catch such a int. EXPLOSION COMING But the plans of politicians, like those of mice and men, "gang aft agley." A vague but persistent premonition perme- ates Ottawa, and not only Par- liament Hill, that. "something" will happen between now and Christmas; another parliamen- lary hassie? a cabinet break- up? an election? Nobody can say, but everyone regards the omens for Canada as unusyally menacing, economically, con- federationally, inflatedly, s0- cially and taxwise. Some experienced _politics- watchers, both in and out of 'Finance Mini Provinces 'Put Straight' ; lag! a BA dln many fia men . Park irs a eo and I, in -- Mire shouid voice su; mister, Mitchell Sharp. Mr. Sharp has done what a succession of finance ministers have not dared to do. He has told the provinces it's time they got out and raised their own money. And he inferred he im tends to see that they do it, I don't know how you run your personal life, but if you are anything like. me, any gra money -- money you haven't earned in the ordinary routine --is usually spent a bit less responsibly than. the regular pay cheque. And if you happen to be living off a rich uncle of course you're never satisfied. You get a world - owes - you - a - living complex and along with. this you are extravagant, Yet our federal-provincial fi- nancing has been a rich-uncle deal on a big scale. When we have needed money in the provinces we've gone to Ottawa and said give us some of your taxing revenues because we need them. And it has gone along. Ht has been a bad system. It has made for disagreement, as any situation in which two parties are involved in money matters. But we have carried on with it. We have carried on mainly, it has seemed, because nol --and particularly the finance ministers at Ottawa--was will- gg face the realities of it. r. Sharp now, however, has - been willing to do this; and he merits both admiration and en- couragement. We can expect many argu- ments against his proposals. Provincial governments are not goink to like the thought of doing all their own taxin, of having to take the from the public for it. They will present technical obstacles and theoretical argu- ments. We probably will see a lot of offended dignity, But they will have to present a powerful case to outweigh the basic consideration that if they are going to spend money it is better for everybody if they also raise it--and have to go before the electorate for final approval of their r taxing as well Beaten. eoennee Bs tisis spending: BIBLE And Cain went out from the presence of the Lord, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east lame * of Eden, -- Genesis 4:16, Cain murdered Abel in a fit of jealousy and thereby lost fel- lowship with God which should have been to him his most precious possession. Parliament, are ing te speculate that the next election will once again be fought be- tween Pearson and Diefen- baker, thus neatly providing a winner-take-all conclusion to a series now tied at two wins each, Among those who talk this way, there are Liberals un- happy about the public _-- of their government, Conservatives muttering nt ey. One. prominent political fige ure through the last half-cen- tury--and there has been only one who has spanned that en- tire period, namely the re- cently retired Liberal senator, Tom Crerar -- has just been summarizing the intelligences which he receives. He says that these lead him to consider it not. unlikely that there will be an election during this winter, from which John Diefenbaker would undoubtedly emerge the victor with a minority mandate, Coming from a man such as that Solomon among politicians, this prediction must carry con: siderable conviction, The 5th "C" Of Saving COMMON SENSE: meaning that now Is o good time Se ee ete to be setting aside money just in case. At present, conditions generally are unsettled, to say the least and people who have money on deposit at 414%' (Like QUR saving depositors) cre realizing the full benefit of the first 4 C's of savings as well. THESE ARE COMFORT: that feeling that comes from knowi that you have cash available when you need I CONVENIENCE: Longer saving hours daily and all day Saturday, CONFIDENCE: Knowing that you are receiving the best rote of interest paid more often. 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