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She Oshawa Times Published by Canadian Newspapers Limited 86 King St. &,, Oshowo, Ontario T. L, Wilson, Publisher PRIDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1966 -- PAGE 4 Role As Sania Unlikely For Sharp With Budget The present Liberal administra- tion in Ottawa has been criticized many times over for a certain lack of adroitness in the handling of the country's affairs, To date, how- ever, Finance Minister Mitchell Sharp has managed to avoid en- tanglement in government embar- rassmenta, It would seem his turn is due Monday when he introduces hia baby budget. As a prelude to Christmas anything to do with tax» ex can hardly provide a means to winning friends, although people may well be influenced. Mr, Sharp has not given anything away in his comments this week on his budget plans, The budget may well be somewhat different from that he planned a couple of months ago, An idea at that time was that 'it would be an_anti-inflationary 'weapon to tighten purchasing pow- er by boosting taxes, Another sug- gestion was that it was a method of obtaining the extra funds required to pay the increased cost of pension supplementaries. Since then the word has come from the economists that they see signs of a levelling off of the in- flationary indicators, There could be what they term as "some retrac- tion' in the economy, This could amend Mr, Sharp's budget plans, It seems unlikely the Yuletide budget will be as severe as. firat anticipated, The change in eco nomic climate has been acknowl- edged by the minister, On this basis there's a chance taxpayers may hope to escape new taxe pro- grams to serve as a brake on infla- tion, While Mr. Sharp will be on the firing line, the responsibility for spiralling taxes must be shared by the government. and the taxpay- ers, The members of government can be blamed for costly election promises, And the people who foot the bills are involved through their failure to equate their demanda on government with the fact that they themselves must inevitably pay for them. In such circumstances, it is too much to expect that Mr, Sharp will play Santa Claus and announce tax reductions. If he holds the line and avoids increases in taxes, that's about the best gift we can expect from him, Time For Caution, Too The Christmas season is a time of good cheer and happiness, It can also be a time of tragedy made more stark by all the Yuletide trap- pings. That is the reason those concerned with fire prevention em- phasize the need for the utmost caution at Christmas. The spark- ling Christmas trees and beautiful gift wrappings can all too easily be- come the culprits, This year keep your home fire- safe by heeding the advice of the fire officials, which notes: Christmas t trees should be bought She Oshawa Times T. L, WILSON, Publisher ££, PRINCE, General Manager €. 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If a tree has dried out beyond its moisture recovery limit, it will con- tinue to dry out even when standing in water, Even a tree at maximum moisture content will burn if flame is applied all around the base, Keep discarded gift wrapping away from the base of the tree, A dried out tree can bur. to charred wood in 18 seconds if a match is applied to a single point. Make the Christmas tree a no- smoking area, Use only non-flammable orna- ments on the tree. Check lighting strings for worn insulation and broken fittings, When buying new lights choose only those bearing the seal of CSA approval. Christmas is a time for special care in the supervision of children, Never leave them unattended, even for a few minutes. Going. to a party? Get a reliable baby ait- ter, and enjoy yourself all the more for knowing your children are in safe hands, . The awareness of the hazards and the need for caution can go a long ways to ensuring a merry and safe Christmas, HRA ane PA Meme ECONOMICS TAKE BACK SEAT mn CRE OTTAWA REPORT Curbing Of Costs Refused Priority By PATRICK NICHOLSON OTTAWA o Winance Minister Mitchell. Sharp ts scratching sesued te Hand the aviva dallava needed ta pay au additional $30 a month to perhaps 900,000 old age pensioners, He could tem- porarily use the non egg in the Old Age Security Fund, which amounted , 0 over $325,000,000 last Sept, 1; that is more than enough to provide the §80,000,- 000 needed between Jan, 1 next and the end of the fiscal year March 31, But he has neverthe- Jess announced his intention to introduce higher "vaxes in a mini-budget before Christmase~ the old scrooge-to pay for this extra handout, It would be more realistic it he were to heed the advice of his fellow-Liberal, Saskatche+ wan's Premier Ross Thatcher, and restrain expenditures to within his plarined tax revenue, But then, our recent govern: ments have notoriously failed to follow that normal housewife! practice, Instead, they loo upon the taxpayer's pocket as a bottomless well of gold, There are many places in Ot- tawa's pone program where money could be saved, And a vivid example was brought to light by the recent questioning in Parliament by Nova Scotia's Rob Contes, concerning the cost of the royal commission on bi- lingualism and biculturalism, This, by far the most expensive royal commission ever set up by any federal government here, has cost $5,975,190 up to Oct, a1, COSTS SOAR As long ago as March 3, Ot- tawa Report pointed out that expenditures already incurred, plus estimated costs up to March 31, 1967, totalled $5,702, 635 for this commission, Further costs of course will be added after that date, The commission was estab. lished by order-in-counell July 10, 1063, It was instructed 'to inquire into and report upon the existing state of bilingualism and biculturalism in Canada, and to recommend what steps should be taken to develop the Canadian Confederation on the basis of an equal partnership between the two foundin ... and to report with all reasonable dispatch," The Wi and bi commiaaion has all the appearances of congeals ing into a lifetime job, building up a staff which is, by com mission standards, enormous, There are 10 commiasioners, One co-chairman, A, Laurane deau, has been pald $66,100 to date; the other co-chairman-- presumably a part-time worker since he is also a university president~has drawn $40,350; and one mere commissioner has drawn $58,800, These are paid the "honorarium" of $100 a day, The payroll of the staff is headed by a parttime (!) re» search supervisor paid $24,750 & year, a co-necretary at $22,500, a part-time co-secretary at $20,» 000, and a director of research at the same salary, Contrast those figures with the §25,000 payable to our prime minister who of course makes another $18,000 moonlighting as MP for Algoma East, Forty + four other employees range from a supervisor of edi- torial services at $17,000 a year to a part + time. librarian at $6,180, while consultants draw between $150 and $60 a day, ADDITIONAL BURDEN In contrast to this outrageous bi and bi bill, the entire ap- paratus of the Privy Council office--the very nerve centre of government--containg 161 full time employees and costs only $1,150,000 a year in salaries, Many things have got out of hand around Ottawa, and this conimission provides a vivid ex> ample of how both cost and time can run away when neither cost coiling nor time deadline are defined, "ALL reasonable dispatch" would, in the mind of any rea: sonable man, surely not amount to the present 41 months plus an inestimable future duration? Nor should one commission cost, a year, more than 10 per cent of the total estimated cost of our most important body in Canada, Parliament itself, in- cluding 102 senators, 265 MPs and their staff of 1,335- men, women and pageboys, Better Relations Promoted With Paris By Chancellor By PETER BUCKLEY Canadian Preas Staff Writer West Germany's new chane- ellor, Kurt Georg Kiesinger, has come out strongly in favor of patching up relations between Bonn and "rls, It's fa: Ga certain, how. ever, that his intentions will prove to be pure enough to suit President de Gaulle, Willy Brandt, foreign minister in Kiesinger's new "grand coa- lion" of Socialists and Chris: tian Democrats, gets a chance to test the wind today in a crus cial meeting at the Elysee Pal- ace in Paris with de Gaulle. Brandt has gone to Paris de- termined to "put more vigor and muscle' into the 1963 Franco-German treaty, The alli- ance formed between de Gaulle and former chancellor Konrad Adenauer was all but killed by the antipathy between Paris and Bonn under the leadership of Ludwig Erhard and his foreign minister, Gerhard Schroeder, Kiesinger's policy statement Tuesday to the Bundestag has been well received so far in Paris and Brandt should be an effective advocate for rekind: ling some of the old Franco German warmth, A telling point in his favor, in French eyes, must be that La he made a special trip to Paris after the 1963 treaty was signed to assure de Gaulle of his sup- port, speaking in his capacity as mayor of West Berlin and leader of the Socialist Opposi- tion But Brandt still is likely to find he has his work cut out, In the three years of Er. hard's chancellorship, two trends in French foreign policy became more firmly established wa detente with Russia and Eastern Europe and a rejection of American influence in Eur: ope, Both represent hurdles which the new German leader: ship must somehow circumvent if it wants the Franeo-German treaty to be more than a dead letter The West German chancellor spoke Tuesday at length about the need for close co-operation with France and his govern. ment planned to work hard at improving relations with Paris, On the question of Germany's relations with Eastern Europe, he edged away from the old hard line which forbade diplo- matic ties with countries that recognize East Germany, But his verbal concessions to Crech> oslovakia and Poland seemed to stop short of what those count> ries require to be reassured about Germany's aims, et ot RRR Rae AN GAINS AS BYSTANDER Kremlin Strives For Influence In Asia Ry JOHN BEST MOSCOW (CP) -- The con- tours of a post-Khrushchev Kremlin foreign policy began to take definite shape in 1066 for the first time, Economic developments took a back seat, The new Soviet foreign pol. fey looks remarkably like the one that Nikita Khrushehev pursued before he was un: ceremoniously bounced from power There is one striking differ. ence, however Vhereas Khrushchev chose to wash his hands of Vietnam and South: east Asia in general, the cur. rent leadership has tried hard to establish Soviet influence in that arena As far as Vietnam is con: cerned, this may or may not bring results the West would like. Most Western loaders seem to have assumed that Russia wants a settioment in Vietham ~wants it badly enough to take a direct hand, when the time is ripe, by trying to persuade Communist North Vietnam to negotiate, WONT BE COMMITTED Yet every Allied statesman who has come to Moscow in the last year, including Can ada's External Affairs Mint ster Martin, has found his hosts determined not to com. mit themselves, even to the extent of offering the Krem- lin's good offices should the American bombings cease, "whose reign the bitter ideal: The coming year should tell whether in fact Russia is pre- pared to use its new-found in- fluence in Hanoi to help bring about a negotiated settlement, At the present time, Russia isn't doing badly as a by- stander, It sees the Americans carrying the burden of check. ing Chinese expansionism, At the same time it sees the U.S.-and knows the world sees this also--spending $2,000, 000,000 or more a month while failing signally, at least thus far, to bomb the North Viet mamese into submission. Things haven't changed so much since Stalin that this spectacle could fail to give the Kremlin a certain amount of glee. Ry contrast to its pres sent position, the complica. tions and general thankless. ness of a peacemaker role may look decidely forbidding to the Kremlin WOULD ISOLATE CHINA The question of China, tied up to some extent with that of Vietnam, figures largely in the. Kremlin's new 'foreign policy Its principal pillar seems to be to isolate Peking from the It mainstream of the world Com: munist movement.. Thus the increasingly insistent call for a@ world congress of Commu nist parties to deal with what is euphemistically called "the problem of unity," This is exactly the kind of action. Khrushchev during lin's its stani time ogical and political between Peking and atarted--was planning before tor his removal from office, The fact that this is essen. tially a Communist conducted through inter-party ehannels rather than through traditional, inter channels, the notion that it is the Krem- No foreign affairs Concern about was also evident in the Tash. kent conference, Russia's bold venture into Asian politics and most in foreign affairs since Leonid Rreshney and Alexei Kosygin took over Khrushchev's twin jobs of Communist party hoss and Soviet premier, HAD DOURLE MOTIVE The Soviet-sponsored confer. ence, bringing together Paki President Ayub Khan and India's late prime minister, Shastri, exclusively or even primarily aS & move to banish enmity between the two feuding Com: monwealth. countries also purpose two countries that association, could act as a foil to Chinese expansion toward the south and southeast To many kent had another point of sig nificance. It marked the first that had remained neutral in a uarrel oncow affair, government does not contradict 1 preoccupation in China wae dramatic initiative Mohammad Lal Rahadur was. not conceived had' the unstated of bringing together in closer observers, 'Tash- a fo) the Soviet Union major and tried to play the media- Did traditional Kremlin policy fishing in troubled waters indi. cate had power? Wf it did, Tashkent indeed mark an turning point in world history, Analyats conclude that this particular millenium had occurred Russia could henceforth be counted on conflicts rather than aggra: vate Supposing war tomorrow between Egypt and Israel long-standing. effort to estab lish and maintain influence in the Arab world, unrealistic not to expect it to take the side of Egypt, TREATY IN SIGHT As for Moscow's poliey to ward the West, there is every sign that, still subscribes to Khruschev's old formula of peaceful coex- istence concrete to However, liferation treaty seems defin: itely in the offing for 1887, Other Soviet foreign policy special France and mounting pressure an allEuropean security conference--with the U.S, ex- international flareup this departure from of that the Soviet become a status Union quo would important were. reluctant to ~that to damp down them by taking sides, broke out Judging by Russia's it would be despite! Vietnam, it There show a nuclear little this non-pre was for planks in the new include relationship with paturally, -- THEeees. SOMETHING ON MY_ CONTINENTAL SHELF __ yanmmonuetd vinden _---- ou at rien CANADA'S STORY UU LL 1000 Farmers March By BOB BOWMAN For years before the out- break of war. in 10999, the big issue in Canadian general elec: tions was high or low tariffs, It began when Sir John A, Macdonald and his Conserva- tive government were out of office from 1873 to 1878 owing to a scandal over campaign funds, As the time for the election in 1878 drew near, Sir John watched to see what Prime Minister Mackenzie's election platform would. be, If Mace kenzie had advocated higher tariffs, Sir John would have ad» 'ocated reciprocity with the United States, When Mackengie recommended reciprocity Sir John came out with his "na. tional policy' of protection for TODAY IN HISTORY By THE CANADIAN PRESS Dec, 16, 1006, . , Oliver Cromwell took the title Lord Protector of ng- land 313 years ago today in 163d--after nearly five years of republican rule by council, As army com: mander, Cromwell had forcibly ended the "Rump Parliament" and nom) nated another which turned over dictatorial power to him, He put down a revolu- tion, passed anti » Catholic laws and fought:a success: ful war with Spain before dying in 1658 to be suc ceeded by his son, A gen: eral led a revolt in 1660 to restore the monarchy 1680---The English Bill of Rights was passed 1920 An earthquake killed 180,000 people in Kansu_ Province, China, First World War Fifty years, ago today---in 1918---the British army in Mesopotamia camped three miles from Kut-el-Amara; the second day of the French counter + attack at Verdun saw the capture of Reronvaux -and part of the Rois de Caurieres, Second World War Twenty-five years ago to- day-in I104l--HIMS Galatea was sunk in the Mediterran- ean with the loss of 460 lives, the sixth imperial capital ship lost in five weeks; the U.S. factfind: ing commission on the de. feat at Pearl Harbor was appointed YEARS AGO 20 YEARS AGO December 16, 1946 Major James R, MacBrien, attorney for M, G. Lawrence, President of Hotel Genosha Ltd, has announced the sale of the hotel to Jules Laine for $420,- 000 Mr, Leonard Yuill was award: ed the Whitfield Trophy as the most outstanding student of the Whitby High School for the year 1046.1047 % YEARS AGO December 16, 1931 On Saturday morning one of the big events of the week will be at the Regent Theatre, when children can gain admittance to the theatre by bringing toy or doll that can be repaired by the Roy Scouts, Home and School Club has completed arrange ments for the banquet to be given tomorrow in honor of the poner Rugby team of Centre i. " Centre St industries through higher tar: iffs, He was lueky because eco: nomic conditions improved rap- idiy after he got back into power, and the "national pol- icy" received the eredit, Sir John said "a citizen of Toronto assured me that his Conserva: tive cow gave three quarts of milk more a day after the elec- tion than before," In 1910, when the Liberals had been in power for a num: ber of years, Prime Minister Laurier began to feel the pren- sure for lower tariffs, He made a tour of the Prairie provinces and was met by delegations of farmers who urged him to make a reciprocal trade deal with the U.S, John Byans, a pioneer of the Saskatchewan Farmers' movement asked him "Sir Wilfrid, in 1896 you sald you would skin the Tory bear of rotection, Now we want to toon what you did with the hide?" On Dec, 16, 1910 a delegation of 1,000 farmers went to Ottawa and -demanded lower tariffs, Sir Wilfrid made a reciprocal deal with the U.S, but was de- feated in a general election the following year, although the trade deal was not the only issue, OTHER DEC, 16 EVENTS: 1640--The first census of Can- ada showed the population to be 375 1674--The French West India Co, lost its trade monopoly in Canada, was incorporated, incorporated, 1949--The British North Amer: ica Act was amended to give Parliament the power to amend the constitution Master Engraver Creates Ontario Medallion For '67 By TOM CARNEY VICTORIA (CP)-In a quiet hasement studio a master craftaman pursues his art at the relaxed tempo of a man retired, Thomas Shingles, former chief engraver at the Royal Canadian Mint in Ottawa, con: tinues his profession asa diasman--<designing coins, me- dallions and medals His latest creation is the On- tario centennial medallion, Dis- playing the provincial coat-of- arms on one side and a modern: day miner (symbolizing 100 years of mining) on the other, it will go on sale in the new year Although he retired from his federal govern ment position after an illness two years ago, Mr, Shingles, now 68, still hasn't found time to pursue ser nena ne jifeiong THOT ORS it pee with water colors, He has plenty of work to.do and his particular art is a time' consuming one-developing an idea, first with pencil and paper, then in clay, and finally in plaster for a cast ready for a mint, Resides his professional work there is much gardening to do and he has had to repaint the small five-yearold bungalow on a quiet cul-de-sac in which he lives with his wife Violet Rut the Shingles nevertheless find life easier here, 'There's no snow to shovel, for one thing,"' his wife says. 'You juat can't get young people to do it these days." Thomas Shingles was born and apprenticed to the dias trade in Birmingham, England, "T was always fond of draws ing; that was my best subject in school, At 19 1 left Birming- ham and came out to Winnipeg as a journeyman! had lots of nerve then," In Winnipeg he worked on fine jewelry, silverware and other pieces for Dingwalls, a firm later taken over by Rirks Ltd It was at Dingwalls that he met and courted. Violet, who. was employed enamelling fancy brooches Among his earlier works was a medal, done in 1938 for the Hudson's Ray Co,, carrying the portrait of Ashley Cooper, the firm's 1th governor, There were few machines in those days and the medal had to be cut by hand In 1989 the Canadian govern ment wanted a. medallion to commemorate the visit of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth It got in touch with Birks who referred it to Mr, Shingles, "That was when I first really got my foot in the door of the mint,' He remained at the mint after designing the royal visit medal. lion, In 1940 he designed the "ship's dollar," whieh com: memorated Newfoundland's en- try into Confederation, He also did one side of the 1050 fifty. cent piece, Defining his own trade, Mr. Shingles says "it is an art and it is a crafteit is a creative art,' He engraved the coat-obarme on one side of the Canadian centennial medallion for school children to be issued next year, 'Just a plain coat-of-arms there's nothing very original about that, I've done so many of them, Very often you have to copy from another man's work, but it is much more pleasing when you've created the whole thing yourself," Because of his work, Mr, Shingles is a connoisseur of coins but he has never been an avid collector, Parliament On Camera Rating Risk fv DON O/HRARN TORONTO -- There talk again of allowing end. iiecesiing i parliamer a' be proceedi he demand th has reaching a peal = Ottawa, And thou it isn't feo arene re at bn moment, Dick Ep ence the oott one ick up once the ses There have been who have been advoca' tele casts and broadcasts out of the chamber for some years now, Pert e veditional nts e traditional argume: against. permitting direct 7 orting by the electronic er i ave been that this could be of fensive to the dignity of Par: liament and a i view of the nature of the media 4 reports would prey tend to be tn- balanced, A preas reporter gives a di. ext of a story and can brine in oth sides, It in difficult for a direct radio or television report to do this, Not so often voleed but 'in many pew ple's mind, {ie the probability that television par: - teularly would open a door for camera hogs among the mem- rh, Publicity seekers would be trying to pop in and out of de- bate and get air time, But the most practical argu: ment against radio and TV re- Vea probably is that the islature would make a doll show, The proceedings here seldom make good entertainment, and ae = by eed coy cept for the opening pe: of each sitting, when new Voge lation is introduced and tions are asked of cabinet in: isters, there is little in exciting or even very interest: ing in the activities in the chamber, NOSTLY FOR HOME There is a large number of speeches by private members, which mostly are directed. to their home ridings and deal with local problema, There is the occasional bill of general public interest which or on a debate of some in- enait But then a large amount of the time of the house ts apent on estimates, and this com- prises detailed and pedestrian examination of the apending of the various departments, It would hardly compete with the ay ope! Hillbillies, On the other hand, electronic reporting mlay mia tend to sharpen py Feo E ay >. kno ol ight embers Ww m he speaking to Ways Pata a ale dience of hundred of people. would o be ais a better job. And also it could be in the general interest to have the lie see just how dull this BIBLE T will arise and go te my father and will say unte him » +» make me as one of thy hired servants,-Luke 18:18, 19, The prodigal's two prayers py 'give me" and "make His second prayer was the one that brought him hap piness, Too often our prayers are "give me", POINTED PARAGRAPHS "Let's you and T be' more careful to observe the rules of grammar," suggests a writer, Yes, indeed -- Let we do so, A person has to have a lot of faith in his fellow man to be> Neve the aneedometer reading on a second-hand car for sale, Some girls pick off the easy ones, and others sally forth and deconfirm confirmed bachelors, Jet to the centre of the continent - Amsterdam, Gateway to all Europe. 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