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& he Oshawa imes Published by Canadian Newspapers Limited 86 King St. E., Oshawa, Ontario T. L. Wilson, Publisher WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1966 --~ PAGE 4 Crisis In Health Care Resources Pinpointed The Ontario Medical Association has performed a public service par- ticularly pertinent at this time. "When politicians are concerned about the consequences of the post- ponement of the institution of medi- care, the Medical Association has devoted an edition of the Ontario Medical Review to emphasizing its concern of the consequences of bringing in such a measure when the country was so ill-equipped to handle it. The doctors who would be charged with the responsibility of servicing medicare emphasize ef- 'fettively the "crisis in health re- sources", They point to the serious- ness of the shortage of doctors and other health personnel, the shortage of hospital beds, the need for funds for research. On the shortage of medical man- power, it is pointed out the doctor population ratio of 1:766 in Ontario is misleading. Only 54 per cent of the doctors in Ontario are available to take direct calls from the pub- lic, The others are consultants, teachers, administrators, civil serv- fant or employed by industry. The Royal Commission suggestion for training new physicians was design- ed to maintain this ratio, thus in 1991 the situation would be un- changed as far as number of doc- tors is concerned, yet the demand 'for doctors would be vastly in- creased. At present the Association has calls for 68 doctors in Ontario and only three Ontario physicians avail- able to fill them. Without the im- migrant physicians (they made up 80 per cent of doctors beginning practice in 1957 to 1965). the situa- tion would be desperate. Regarding the shortage of accom- modation, it is reported that 10 of the province's largest hospitals, with a total bed capacity of just over 6,000 beds, having waiting lists requiring almost 5,000 beds, In research, the federal contribu- tion of 90 cents per capita falls far short of the $6.50 per capita pro- vided by the federal government in the United States. On this basis the danger is seen that while Canada might build fine institutions they'll be "devoid of the high quality and number of teachers essential to the provision of first-class personnel in the health field in Canada". It must be recognized that medi- cal men have a deep and under- standable aversion to anything re- sembling government pressures in their profession. At the same time they are our experts in the field of health care and as such, their warn- ings should be heeded. Whether it can be justified as an anti - inflationary measure or not, the postponement of federal in- volvement in medicare makes sense on realistic basis of Canada's pres- ent inability to deal adequately with what would be sure to be a greatly- increased demand for service. U Thant Gets Through There are early indications that representatives at the General As- sembly of the United Nations are getting U Thant's message. Both in iis resignation statement and his opening address he laid it on the line. exnressitio his real fears for the course being pursued by the United States in Viet Nam. Oshawa Zines T.. L. WILSON, Publisher & C. PRINCE, General Manager 1 C. J. 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By moil in Province of Ontario carrier delivery crea, $15.00 per year. provi $18.00 per yeor, U.S.A, and foreign $27.00 per year. 425 University Cathcart Street inces ond Commonwealth Countries, to PRET TOE WRITrR VV S82 @ aan STR PRES 7 en wer errors te a tan IN SRICON eawwat Special significance has been seen in the speech by Canada's spokes- man, External Affairs Minister Paul Martin. As The Kitchener Waterloo Record notes, it appears Canada is ready to support admis- sion of Communist China te the TIN, and even representatives of the two Viet Nam regimes, under some con- ditions. His speech gave official recogni- tion for a wider representation to improve odds of gaining peace in Viet Nam. The official U.S. policy statement delivered by Ambassador Arthur Goldberg showed similar inclina- tions. It is viewed as a move to- ward accepting China at the United Nations and even of the possibility of dealing with the Viet Cong to achieve Viet Nam settlement. In some circles these signs of flexibility may be attributed to the desire that U Thant continue in his role of secretary-general. However the. hope is that much more than that is entailed; recog- nition, for instance, that the posi- tion of peril he presents is real. - Young drivers HUMAN ELEMENT BLAMED FOR MOST CAR ACCIDENTS of cars, the Canadian people are far more read; te standards blame the human element, the driver, than the car itself for the high accident rate in this country. They most frequently name carelessness, } and speeding, Reckless youthful drivers ate also pin-pointed as the cause St many sce While defects in cars are cited infrequently as a principal cause for accidents, there is at least some evidence that recent publicity about possible faulty cars have influenced the public's thinking to some extent. About three per cent of the people inias "ineréas: cars" safety measures" or "cutting down the. power of id improve our auto safety, Opinions in the United States are similar to those in Can- ada, except that Canadians place more blame for highway acci- dents on drinking drivers than do Americans. The question: "What is the chief reason for auto accidents in your opinion?" Careless drivers Pereennreees Drinking Speeding Faulty and too hig All other reasons ... No opinion ......... Lepeeecegeserenesoconevacs (poor judgement, lack of attention) .... powered Cars ...sce00.. ! 3 US. CANADA 60%, 40%, 21 30 31 25 6 teneeeeeesenvesoerencens 6 1 4 129% 114% Among "the other" reasons in Canada are... Too many cars on the roads .. . need for improved hish- Ways (especially mentioned in Quebec and New Brunswick) ».. fatigue of drivers . . . and impatience of drivers. *Tables added to more than 100% since some persons gave more than one answer. COU RR em a) mn OTTAWA REPORT Carter Proposal Needs Close Study PATRICK NICHOLSON OTTAWA--The report of the Carter royal. commission on taxation will be so important to every Canadian, that it would be relevant to explain in simple language what is expected from it. Its official terms of reference were, in part: 'To inquire into and report upon the incidence and effects of taxation upon the operation of the national econ- omy, the conduct of business, the ofganization of industry and the position of individuals; and to make recommendations for improvements in tax laws and their administration that may be consistent with the mainte- nance of a sufficient flow of revenue," Parliament Hill has added its quota to the abundant specula- tion as to what the report will politicians and civil servants and hired advisers and secre- = a erent im Bene oe at discussing the report piecemeal, some. substantial leaks may have contributed to this specu- lation. We perhaps tend to think of taxation as a levy on our per- sonal incomes. In fact only 28 cents in each dollar of federal government revenue comes from that source. Nevertheless a dominating philosophy run- ning through the commission's recommendations is believed to be a redefinition of "income." For tax purposes, individuals and corporations have consid- ered as income their normal earnings, from which may be deducted certain--but not all-- expenses essential to the pro- curement of those earnings. But in considering the economic vi- ability of any business, earnings are less important than "cash flow." This includes income, in cash or on paper, from all sources, including depreciation allowances, tax rebates, repay- ment of loans, and so on, as well as profits from enterprise. In the case of an individual, cash flow literally includes such ee item as the proceeds of sale of real estate, stocks, or even that old furniture in the attic, as well as gifts, inheritances and windfalls such as Irish sweep- stake winnings. Profit to the in- dividual is less than this cash flow in certain instances, for some of these items originally cost him a certain price. In such cases, the difference is traditionally considered as a tax-free capital gain. But if a certain type of such capital gain is acquired habitually, it is considered as earnings for tax purposes, A borderline case might be the housewife who buys a house for her family use, modernizes and redecor- ates it, sells it at a profit, then moves on to-repeat the process with other houses. It is a deli- cate question to decide the frequency with which this can be done before it is regarded as a business, and therefore taxable even though it is moon- lighting. REDUCE EVASION Some form of capital gains ta:. is expected. In addition, the report may recommend steps to reduce tax evasion, The higher tax rates become, the greater the demand for skilled tax consultants, who enable many fish to escape through the intentions of the tax net. It is expected that the report may Suggest a more complex net to catch these fish, associated per- haps with arms length compa- nies, family relationships, gifts and "expense account living." One purpose of a revised taxa- tion system obviously must be to reduce the amount of true income which can escape the levy, In all fairness, there should be ample opportunity for busi- ness associations and interested bodies to study the recommen- dations, and make their own representations to the govern- ment before a new law is en- acted. Finance Minister Sharp repeated again this month that such an opportunity will be given. HPP WR mE RPE " 1 Lae. | MOST DOCTORS AT WAR Foreign Hospitals Needed In Viet Nam South Viet Nam has few doctors and more than half of them are in the armed forces, so foreign hospitals are much needed. A Cana- dian Press reporter visited a Canadian-supported hos- pital near Saigon where re- pairing hare-lips is one of the specialities. By DOUGLAS AMARON HO-NAI, South Viet Nam (CP)--Pham looked up from her canvas-covered cot in the hospital ward and smiled the first recognizable smile in her 13 years of life. ewhere in Viet Nam, 400 other children and grown- ups also are able to smile, thanks to the skill of a den- tist from the Philippines and the devotion of the staff of a small Canadian-supported hos- pital in this village 18. miles north of Saigon. Administered by Les Freres de St. Jean de Dieu, a re- ligious order with headquar- ters in Montreal, the Ho-Nal hospital is the medical centre for thousands of war refugees 'who live in the area. The staff of about 80 religious and lay personnel includes four broth- ers from Quebec province. Brothers Norbert Lacerte of Asbestos in the Eastern Townships and Bernard Sam- uel of Petite Riviere in the Gaspe have been here since the hospital opened 10 years ago. Brothers Jean de Dieu' Spenard from the Ste. Agathe des Monts district and Pascal Clement from Ste. Monique near Montreal are more re- 'cent arrivals. Pham and the 400 like her were victims of an affliction common in this country--hare- lips. Apart from a slight scar, she now is a beautiful girl who can look forward to a full life that otherwise might have been denied her. All 400 operations were per- formed in the last 10 years by Dr. Napoleon Sanchez who joined the hospital as a young volunteer worker soon after it opened. He is still there on a voluntary basis and his work has won the admiration not only of the staff here but of medical authorities through- out the country. "He is a brilliant man," said Rev. William Gagnon, the hos- pital's superior. 'In mending their lips he has not only helped them physically -but psychologically because they are able to go out of here as new people." WAR IS EVER-PRESENT Ho-Nai lies in flat, fertile country with rich, red soil that reminds you of Prince Edward Island. But the re- semblance ends there because on all sides are the rice pad- dies, banana trees, thatched cottages, lumbering slate-gray buffalo--and the war. "The war is with us day and night," said Father Gagnon, a French speaking Franco- American from New England who is on his second tour in Viet Nam. "It is in the bomb- ing and the shooting at night and in the tragedy of the refu- gees that is with us all the time." Father Gagnon tells of a mother--he presumes it was the mother--who brought two desperately sick babies to the hospital one day, left them there and never returned. Both babies died as did an aged man unable to speak and without identity whose friends similarly left him and didn't come back. "We didn't know his name or his religion or anything about him,' Father Gagnon said. "All we 'could do was bury him--and the babies too.' Ho-Nai is in a "'safe" area, almost encircled by huge United States bases and not far from one of the largest air- fields in the country. But the nights when there are Viet Cong raids are more frequent than the quiet nights and the brothers' sleep is broken regu- larly by the thunder of guns, bombs and small-arms fire. TWO SHARE A BED A complex of neat, spot- lessly-clean one-storey brick buildings, with bed space for 250 patients, the hospital rarely has an empty bed and frequently two patients share the same bed. They are vic- tims of illness (war casualties are taken elsewhere) and many have tuberculosis, prob- ably the most prevalent dis- ease in the country. The four Canadians, in their 30s and early 40s, work at a variety of jobs in the general administration of the hospital North Viet Nam for five years before he came here and who speaks the language fluently, said an average of 14,000 out- patients--those who do not re- quire hospitalization -- comes to the hospital each month. For the patients in hospitat, there is a Vietnamese govern- ment grant of about six cents a day and in addition each patient is expected to pay an admission charge of slightly more than 50 cents if he has where most of the staff is Vietnamese. Brother Norbert, who was in the money, but frequently pays less or nothing. There is no further charge to the patient whether, he stays a week, six months or longer, and some, including a six- year ~- old boy with tubercu- losis, have been there two years, The hospital's monthly defi- cit is from $2,500 to $3,000 and would be more but for its own farm with 100 pigs, 150 rabbits and 600 chickens. A generator provides electric light but ex- cept for operations is used only at night when one of the recreational highlights is movies shown by Brother Bernard. Equipment is adequate and includes radiology machinery but expansion plans, including an administration building, have been postponed for lack of funds. The well-kept grounds are abloom with brilliantly-hued bougainvillea trees but even here the war has taken its toll. (Brora CANADA'S STORY THAT STUFF OUT OF WAY!" UN. AOA Warships Sail Lakes BY BOB BOWMAN Visitors to Holland Landing, Ontario, are always puzzled to understand why there is a huge anchor in a field, many miles from the nearest water. It is a relic of the War of 1812, and a naval armaments race on Lake Ontario. The anchor weighs two tons, and was being drawn by oxen from Kingston to Penetanguishene when the drivers heard the news that the war had ended. Instead of de- livering their heavy load to the new British naval base on Georgian Bay, they dumped it in the nearest field and headed for the nearest public house. The anchor is still in the field. After a disastrous beginning in 1812, the: U.S.A. replaced many of its incompetent mili- tary leaders. The new plans called for the creation of power- ful naval forces on Lake On- tario and Lake Erie under Commodore Chauncey and Cap- tain Perry. They had the ad- vantage of being able to get competent shipbuilders and supplies from the eastern sea- board, and work went ahead rapidly. Britain's task was far more difficult. Sir James Yeo, one of Nelson's former officers, was Retter Stav On Sidelines! Advice For Next Viet Vote SAIGON (CP) -- The Viet Nam election is old hat now but this is a warning to any- one planning to observe the next one in 1967: Stay on the sidelines. It was almost election eve and a giant rally was held in the market square in down- town Saigon. As rallies go it was a bit of a flop. with probably not more than 2,000 of this city's 2,500,000 popula- tion on hand, but the square is small and they were packed elbow to elbow. Loudspeakers boomed from every corner, music from one, speeches from another, mak- ing it almost impossible to distinguish what was coming from where. Bands, including one whose oldest member was a 10-year-old drummer, added to the cacophony. At least half the crowd con- sisted of teen-agers and chil- dren, including many breast- feeding from their mothers. Banners and multi - colored posiersspiashed--color..2cross the scene and balloon vendors did a roaring business. Everywhere there were flaming torches--two - foot- long bamboo poles dipped in oil cans scattered about the square and lighted and re lighted as the oil burned off. Most of them were carried by children. Popcorn sellers--or _what- ever their equivalent is in Viet Nam --moved through the crowd offering their wares at about 10 cents a bag. Sousa marches blared in the background and children screamed to their parents to lift them up to see what was going on. A trio of attractive girl singers--the only enter- tainers to receive applause-- sang Vietnamese folk-songs, then spoiled it by adding When the Saints Come Marching In and Shoo, Shoo Little Girl in English. An electric guitar twanged a western tune and then a Beatles record drowned out everything. All this from peo- ple complaining that their cul- ture is not appreciated by Westerners, There were no fireworks on the official program, but at 8 p.m., one hour after the demonstrations began, loud explosions came from the southern outskirts of the city. Illumination flares drifted al- most nonchalantly across the sky and tracer bullets added unplanned color to the festivi- ties. This was the Viet Cong's contribution to the evening-- bombs being dropped on what A was later officially described as a school's graduation ex- ercises. You knew the rally was propaganda, but how could you keep out of it when a bright-eyed egiht-year-old graobed your arm and pulled you through the crowd to see something new. You lifted him on your shoulders so he could get a better look at the dragon, held his torch while he gobbled up a cake bought with your 10 piastres. Then a mother feeding her two-year-old from a_ bottle pointed to the baby, then to your shoulders and you got the message. So up went the baby, and you hoped his pants stayed dry. And so it went for three hours, and the shooting died down in the suburbs and the flares went out one by one. You lowered the eight-year. old for the last time, returned the two-year-old to his mother and made your way back to your hotel, rushed to Canada in May, 1813, with about 400 seamen, gun- ners, and marine. He com. mandeered all the men and shipbuilding material he could, and began building naval units at Kingston. One of them was the "St. Lawrence," a three- decker with 102 guns, and a crew of 700 officers, and men. Yeo and Chauncey. then began sailing their fleets up and down Lake Ontario, check- mating each other, but avoid- ing getting into battle. The sailors called their manoeuvres the "Burlington races.' How- ever, on August 7, 1813, the rival forces found themseives close together off Niagara. Two of the American ships. made wrong tacks and found them- selves in the midst of the British fleet. They were cap- tured and Yeo. claimed a great victory. The Americans got revenge-- on September 28. The two fleets met in York Bay, off present- day Toronto, and there was an exchange of gunfire. Yeo's flagship "Wolfe" lost its top- mast and he ordered his ships to seek shelter in Burlington Bay. Commodore Chauncey was then able to claim a great victory! The naval fighting on Lake Erie was far more effective. OTHER EVENTS ON SEP- TEMBER 28: 1857 Railway opened between Galt and Guelph, Ontario William McDougall ap- pointed Governor of Northwest Territories when purchased from Hudson's Bay Company. New Brunswick abolished its legislative council Joint Canada - U.S.A. committee on Trade and Economic Affairs met at Ottawa Skyway Bridge opened between Prescott, Ontario and Ogdensburg, N.Y. 1869 Discrimination Remains In N.Z. System Of Voting By J. C. GRAHAM Canadian Press Correspondent AUCKLAND (CP)--New Zea- land, which prides itself on strict racial equality, is prepar- ing for a general election in November in which discrimina- tion in the voting system re- mains unchanged. The Maoris of New Zealand's native race continue to vote on 'a separate roll and to elect sep- arate members to Parliament. The curious featire is that survival of electoral discrimi- nation is at the express wish of the Maoris themselves. The present government would like to introduce full equality on a common roll. Attorney-General J. R. Hanan recently warned Parliament that a change to'a common roll is overdue. "Tf we don't do it soon," he said, 'th United Nations is likely to tell us to do it, be- cause our present practice bears the stigma of second- class citizenship for the Ma- oris." The Opposition Labor party makes less of a point of abol- ishing the Maori seats. Signifi- cantly, all four Maori members have long supported Labor. Interests urging the abolition of the Maori seats maintain that the division of Maori votes among a common roll would be just as valuable to Labor since it could give the party an edge in several marginal seats now held by the National party. But Labor is not keen to sacri- fice four safe seats for an un- known gain. Even Labor, however, ac- knowledges that a change to a common roll must come as soon iy the Maoris themselves want Some Maoris declare that logic demands the abolition of the Maori seats before equality can be fully established. But others maintain that the Maoris still need spokesmen of their own race in Parliament to represent the special interests of the Maoris. They are not cer- tain that the Maoris would be able to gain election on a com- mon role in proportion to their numbers. 'revised It appears that with m contract reek ie > a minary As you may or noticed, in if ye! ot our recent ; a fe ee ce ve has been an end to the. The mem - en which Ft lorses, e mem ; ae ya down. -- a en the committees } he turned to negotiations he membership usually ap proposal--vw! rarely veer from the original agree- ment. This has happened in truck- ing, natural gas, steel and other industries. And it has applied in the recent railway strike. APPROACH REALISTIC It probably hasn't happened yet, but the next obvious step is for negotiating parties to pre- pare a realistic proposal in the first instance. They will agree to offer some- thing, and then plan to bring in the contract they hope to put through on the second try. This has been brought about by the now general approach of placing all proposals before the membership for ratification and the loss of authority by union leadership, - It is an unhappy development, for it not only delays settle- ment, but will eventually lead to more strikes, A union is 'usually not on strike when it receives its ini- tial settlement Proposal. But chances are 10 to 1 it will be by the time restless workers are approached with a second PrBehind the devel ehin is development, un- jon leadership has accepted the procedure of ratification be- cause it lacks strength to stand up to members, (Under our sys- tem we elect leaders periodi- cally and give them responsi- bility. We do not accept "refer- endums,"" which is what ratifi- cation votes are.) : In fact probably our greatest weakness in labor relations to- day. is tha lack of @ veal waine of authority in union leadership, TODAY. IN HISTORY "By THE CANADIAN PRESS Sept. 28, 1966... King George II of' Greece was restored to his throne by a plebiscite 20 years ago today--in 1946 -- after the civil war between Commu- nists and monarchists had been halted. The Commu- nists boycotted the voting. The war broke out again in 1947 after the UN decided to investigate charges of border raids from Greece's three Communist neighbors and only massive U.S. aid prevented the country's col- lapse. The Greek Commu- nists announced the end of their campaign in 1949, after Yugoslavia had-ceased allowing them asylum. 1912 -- 1,000 people drowned when S § Kicker- maru sank off Japan. 1924--Two. U.S. air- craft (of four) completed the world's first air cir- + emia cases begun April Ststt Ponts: Was Fifty years ago today--in 1916 -- British troops cap- tured Schwaben Redoubt on the Somme front and ad- vanced near FEaucourt l'Abbe; Greek Venizelist rebels seized control of Crete. Second World War Twenty-five years ago to- day--in 1941 -- it was an- nounced 1,000 airmen had walked off a ship at Hali- fax to protest against poor conditions; Reinhard Heyd- rich proclaimed an emer- gency in Bohemia and ar- rested the Czech premier, BIBLE Whose height was six cubits and a span.--Samuel 17:4. Threats from size and prowess and overwhelming strength may create dismay. Yet the issue may be settled by such insig- nificant things as a pebble in a brook, a different art, and the courage of the less. ow COAL & SUPPLIES OVER 40 YEARS EXPERIENCE! Take advantage of it! 24 hour ser- vice; and radio dispatched trucks always on the ready to serve you. Fuel Oil Budget Plan available. McLAUGHLIN 723-3481 3°... NOW IS THE TIME TO CONVERT AND CALL