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ee The Oshawa Times 86 King St. E., Oshawa, Ontario Published by Canadian Newspapers Limited T. L. Wilson, Publisher E. C. Prince, Associate Publisher OSHAWA, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 1967 'School Construction Sets New Dimension Ontario school construction pro- grams are being publicized as being in the van of a new dimension in education. Nation-wide publicity is being received by the William G. Davis school in West Rouge, the Bellmere Public School in Scarbor- ough as well as the Franklin Public School in Kitchener. The West Rouge institution has four pentagons, each with folding partitions for small or large group teaching, clustered around a gener- al purpose room. In Scarborough the school resembles a group of sub- urban houses without corridors planned to ease the child's transi- tion from home to school. The Kit- chener school also employs clusters with hexagonal shapes. Attention was drawn to these and other Canadian school buildings in a current Reader's Digest article discussing a new approach to archi- tecture as "an exciting outgrowth of a new concept in education..' The aim is to build schools which allow students to learn at their own indivi- dual rate. Instead of moving from first grade to second and to third in lockstep with 30 other children these new schools are an attempt to tailor education to each individual child. Each child is intended to learn at his own pace and is "pro- moted" to the next level when he is ready for the subject matter it has to offer. In consequence, desks have been uprooted, walls have disap- peared, laboratories have been made portable. An elementary school in Vancou- ver which will open this year will have three open teaching areas, each handling four classes and a lunch - activities room-gymnasium - and - auditorium. Movable storage units will accommodate pupils' books and belongings. Books will be carried on trays and pupils will sit at mobile tables or on a carpet. We've come a long way from the little Red School house. And it is certainly a prerequisite to recognize this before passing judgment on the avant garde gchool construction. The word from the architect is that the new buildings will be able to ac- commodate all the new teaching concepts and, at the same time, make the buildings more flexible for after - hours community use, Shortage Of Water Everyone talks about a threaten- ing world food shortage and quite a bit is being done about it. There is less talk about the possibility of a water shortage and considerably less has been done about it. That's about the way some United Nations officials feel and why the UN is preparing to look into the water question. For the past three weeks water experts from nine nations have been discussing the question as a prelim- inary to compilation of an inventory of world water resources. The ex- perts are from Argentina, Austria, Canada, Czechoslovakia, France, In- She Oshawa Sines 86 King St. E., Oshowo, Ontarie T. L, WILSON, Publisher & C. PRINCE, General Monager C. J. MeCONECHY, Editor SUBSCRIPTION RATES The Oshawa Times feta" revi ond th "the Hebi A sided" del (Sundoys 4 Statutary halide "except Ci n. Daily sp * Publish= ors Association The. Canadian Press, Audit Bureau Seeeaation % + ihe ur ev ition Is al new entit! o use of republication of a nee Sepeiened in the Pe me cieaited to It or Associated Press and also thee ta fews published therein, coy \ifs rights of special 8 are also reserved, 86 King St. E., Oshawa, rario National Advertsing 'Offices: ig peti Building 425 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario; 646 Cathcart Street Montreal, P.O. 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It could also forestall quarrels that could arise later over the use of available supplies. This kind of co- operative effort, says The Guelph Mercury, serves to emphasize the importance of work being carried out by the United Nations in an area less spectacular than that which prevails at the political level, but which could be more important in its end results, Other Editors' Views COMPASSION TO DIE? Private charities are bound to disappear, in the opinion of Mr. Andre Saumier, president of the Quebec Provincial Welfare Council, Their function is disappearing as governments accept more and more responsibility in fields which have in the past been regarded as those of private charity, he explained. --Montreal Star OTTAWA REPORT External Affairs White Elephant? By PATRICK NICHOLSON Has Hon. Paul Martin's $150,- 68,3000 department of external affairs, with all its 625 Cana- dian officials stationed in 67 foreign countries, become a costly white elephant? Two developments pose this suggestige. First, the Prime Minister sent his well - inten- tioned and hard-working parlia- mentary secretary, John Matheson MP, on a "fact-find- ing tour" to five Asian coun- tries, where the taxpayers of Canada already support a staff of 35 Canadian officials at an annual cost of $799,686. Second, the Province of Quebec has moved to set up its own "De- partment of External Affaire." These happenings must cause doubts as to the efficacy of, and need for, the mammoth cock- tail-circuit empire over which Paul Martin presides. Mr. Martin told the House of Commons that Mr. Matheson spent 314 days in Japan, 414 days in Hong Kong, 2 days in Indonesia, 2 days in Singapore and 3 days in Malaysia. After those visits he submitted con- fidential reports to Prime Min- ister Pearson. WHY PAY? If Mr. Matheson's instant jet- plane review of "Inside Asia" could add to the knowledge of Asian affairs provided for gov- ernment by our diplomats, why do taxpayers have to pay $799,- 686 each year for whole time external affairs staffs in those countries? On the other hand, if those staffs are doing a com- petent job, why did the tax- payer have to pay an estimated $5,500 in direct and indirect costs for the Matheson tour? It took Parliament's realistic debunker and anti-fan of the Prime Minister, Toronto's Lib- eral MP Ralph Cowan, to put this whole situation into sharp dollar-and-cent focus. Just after Mr. Matheson left on his tour, a vote was. called in the House of Commons. The harrassed chief whip of the mi- nority Liberal government was dismayed to see Ralph Cowan stalk grim-faced out of the Chamber, "Won't you stay to vote?" he asked. "No, I'm paired,' replied Ralph Cowan, adding the bomb- shell that he had paired him- self with his absentee fellow Liberal MP; "and I will not vote until Matheson is back to vote too, and if the government is defeated by one vote, that'll be too bad." Liberal back-benchers formed the "John Ross Matheson Ad- miration Society' among thems selves, with tongue in cheek. The president is Ralph Cowan, with Ottawa MP Paul Tardif as secretary. Then the Conservative oppo- sition got into the act. With a barrage of painfully prickly questions aimed at Mr. Pears son and Trade Minister Win- ters, they daily pinpointed Matheson's mysterious 'mission. "If they keep this up, they'll drive Pearson up the wall in four days, and have Matheson recalled in five,' proclaimed a member of JRMAS. CANCELS VISITS They did keep it up. Matheson was recalled, cancelling his vis- its to Bangkok, Rangoon, Raw- alpindi, Delhi, Paris and Lon- don. That world - tour, righteous Ralph Cowan tells me, arose out of Mr. Matheson's reason- able acceptance of an invitation extended by the Formosa gov- ernment to many MPs, and ac- cepted by others. But Mathe- son's status as parliamentary secretary to Prime Minister Pearson could make such a guest visit to Formosa an em- barrassment to his boss. So vis- its to 10 other countries, circl- ing the world, were mapped out to camouflage the Formosa trip. The $1,824 first class re- turn jet trip to Formosa was lifted from Chinese pockets, presumably by the Canadian taxpayer. As a spokesman for JRMAS asked, can any MP parlay a Formosan invitation into a world tour at the tax- payers' expense, or only a "Pearson pet'? Can an ordinary citizen? Or are there two classes in our welfare state: first - class junketting Liberal MPs digging deep into the tax- payers' pockets, and _ under- privileged second-class stay-at- home masses? Do I hear an echo of that old Liberal slogan: "Who's to stop us?'"' Today's events often resemble those of the C. D. Howe era. INTERPRETING THE NEWS Britain Would Welcome More Help In Caribbean By HAROLD MORRISON Canadian Press Staff Writer The Labor government of Britain would like Canada to contribute more towards the prosperity and security of the Commonwealth area in the Car- ibbean. While a number of Caribbean countries have become inde- pendent, Britain still retains responsibility for defence and foreign policy of the eastern Caribbean group of islands known as the West Indies As- sociated States. But the British administration feels it no longer can act as a global policeman and because of currency and other prob- lems, Britain's international commitments are being reduced steadily. These reductions are likely to continue and spread under the British view that the threat of a global war has receded. In Asia, for example, political ten- sions between Indian and Pakise tan over the Himalayan state of Kashmir are causing more Whitehall concern than any fear that China could be a military threat to India. In the British view, there likely will be reciprocal reduc- tion of forces in Europe by NATO and Warsaw pact coun- tries, even without a formal agreement. Attempts to nego- tiate a formal agreement are considered unattractive because of political problems that would be encountered. But Moscow's views are being quietly explored to see how willing the Kremlin is to co-operate. Britain is threatening to with- draw part of its 50,000 - man army on the Rhine if West Ger- many does not place more de- fence orders in the United King- dom to compensate for the heavy outflow of currency re- sulting from maintenance of the Rhine troops, ttrescagrenneestnseege reece VISCOUNT MONCK, GREAT - GRANDSON... Affable Peer Would By HAROLD MORRISON OVERTON, England (CP)-- The direct descendant of Can- ada's first Governor-General is an affable, busy peer whose sphere of activity ranges from the local courts and boys' club work to the executive director- ship of the world's foremost banknote paper - making or- ganization. "It is a pity that my business does not take me to Canada during this important. Centen- nial," .said Viscount Monck during a day-long tour of his plant and home in_ scenic Hampshire on England's southern shore. "Canada is among the few countries with which my company, Portals Limited, does no business." A trip to award - winning Portals in this community 60 miles southwest of London would surprise Canadians who may wonder about Britain's industrial image. This com- pany portrays the heights of efficiency. Working round the clock, it produces security banknote paper for some 120 governments and central banks girdling the globe. Last year it won the Queen's Award for distinguished con- tribution to Britain's vital ex- ports drive. FAMILY BUSINESS "Our specialty is the high- est Possible protection against forgery," said Lord Monck as he escorted a reporter through the guarded, low-lying mod- ern plant manned by some 1,300 employees. "We use the SL) ... OF FIRST GOVERNOR - GENERAL Like To Visit Canada The banknote paper, destined for such faraway places as Malawi and Peru, contains a specially - designed water- mark or a security thread, and very often a combination of the two, developed through our own methods, "Our family, on my moth- er's side, sprang from the Huguenots. We've heen in pa- per-making for 250 years." The firm has shown tre- mendous success, though it has no connection with bank- note production in either Can- ada or the United States. "Unfortunately, Canada, alone among Commonwealth members and practically alone among other countries, has neither watermark nor security thread in its currency paper. It would seem, there- fore, that there is little hope for me of a business trip to your country. A private trip is unfortunately out of the question because of the ex- pense." MILITARY TRADITION Lord Monck, 61, is the great-grandson of the bearded representative of Queen Vic- toria at the time of Confeder- ation, The family line goes back to George Monck, Duke of Albemarle, who estab- lished the famous Coldstream Guards in 1660. Down through the centuries members of the Monck family have held com- missions in this cream of Brit- ish regiments, fighting val- tantly and dying for sovereign and country. One of Lord Monck's proud possessions is a display of military medals won by his forbears. His father died in battle dur- ing the First World War when the present lord was only eight. But while Lord Monck has a direct link with Canada, he sees no prospect of participat- ing in the Centennial or in ap- pearing at Expo 67. Lady Monck's hazel eyes sparkled at the thought of such a visit. oe CANADIAN TRIP OUT 'Would I go? Why, I believe I would leave at a moment's notice--I would be thrilled," said this attractive brunette, mother of three children. As a talented young musician, she played the cello. She still has three of these instruments in her cosy 200-year-old country manor. Lord Monck smiled but shook his head sadly. "At the moment I don't see how such a trip is possible," he said, thinking of his busi- ness, his children and his many activities which include presiding as a local magistrate and his appointment as vice- chairman of the Boys' Clubs Britain. "My wife and I will be thinking with particularly warm affection of Canada dur- ing this special year. We're proud to have an ancestor who latest equipment, most of it invented by our own people. f helped build this great Domin- ion. If we don't manage a trip to Canada, we still send our sincere hopes that Can- ada's future may be as glo- rious as her past." TREASURES DOCUMENT Historical treasures link his lordship with the birth of the Dominion. Some 15 years ago he turned over to the National Museum at Otfawa two bound volumes of letters written by the Confederation Governors General to his son at school. He still retains part of the treasure -- a long testimonial signed by Prime Minister John A. Macdonald at the time the present peer's ancestor stepped down from office as Governor-General in 1868, a year after Confederation. Written on parchment, the testimonial praises Viscount Monck's wise, kind and cour- teous governorship and par- ticularly the skill he displayed in restoring warm relations with the United States after War. The testimonial, by Macdonald on presehted kept in a small walnut casket, lined with red velvet and bear- ing the Monck coat of arms which features a lion, two dragons and the motto: "Boldly, faithfully, success- fully." "This is one bit of treasure I shall not yield," Lord Monck said, INDIAN ROPE TRICK ln UU UL FOREIGN NEWS ANALYSIS Britain's Future In Doubt By PHILIP DEANE Foreign Affairs Analyst The British ship of state ap- pears becalmed in doldrums; but it is not so much a lack of wind as disagreement on what course to steer away from the wreck of Empire. The central problem Is whether to foin the European Common Market and at what cost. A majority favors joining the market. But the left wing of the Labor party fears for the purity of British socialism in- side capitalist Europe. Equally unpalatable to these left wingers is the special relationship with the United States which is the alternative to entry into the Common Market. The more pragmatic Labor- ites, who want to join the mar- ket, also like the special rela- tionship. They feel more com- fortable with Americans than with Europeans, if truth be told. 'They also fancy playing the role of faithful counselor now they cannot be emperor. But these pregmatic Laborites also want to reduce the strain on the pound by withdrawing. British troops from overseas and the U.S.' would rather those troops stayed where they are. For anti - militarist reasons, the left-wingers of the Labor party want to withdraw British troops from Commonwealth bases. The left-wingers are pas- sionately fond of the Common- wealth, especially the colored Commonwealth. Support for the colored people has always been a distinguishing characteristic of the left wing intellectual in Britain who tends to believe that "underprivileged" and "de- serving" are synonymous. MAY COLLAPSE Yet if British troops are with- drawn, the Commonwealth may start falling apart. Australia and TODAY IN HISTORY By THE CANADIAN PRESS March 10, 1967... Jan Masaryk, foreign minister of Czechoslovakia and popular son of his coun- try's first president, died 19 years ago today -- in 1948--in mysterious circum- stances two weeks after a Communist purge had be- gun. His half-dressed body was found under the win- dow of his apartment but it never emerged whether he committed suicide or was murdered. The Communists won 38 per cent of the popu- lar vote in Czechoslovakia in May, 1948, and were in complete control of the country by mid-1948. 1842 -- Queen's Univer- sity was founded at King- ston, Ont. 1949--The Canadian cabi- net approved the general terms of the North Atlantic Treaty. First World War Fifty years ago today--in 1917--a German submarine sank the Belgian relief ship _Storstad; British forces ~ captured Irles on the West- ern Front; Russian forces occupied Sahna, northwest- ern Persia, Second World War Twenty-five years ago to- day--in 1942--Anthony Eder charged the Japanese with bayoneting 50 bound British prisoners; the Australian government was authorized to enforce a "scorched earth" policy if the Japanese landed; Port Moresby, New Guinea, was bombed for the 10th time, New Zealand will take further steps towards relying more on the U.S. Singapore and Ma- laysia will go, The future South Arabian Federation, without the protection of a garrison at Aden, may join the Arab block and perhaps even become a Nasser follower. In Africa, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda could leave the Commonwealth as they threaten to do over such issues as South Africa and Rho- desia. Britain's leaders, generally, would like to help under- developed Commonwealth coun- tries with some of the money saved by withdrawing toops: but the British public appar- ently criticized by their former colonial subjects and do not want any more colored immi- grants. This trend shocks Brit- ish intellectuals who feel they must fight it as one fights sin and they fear that if ties with the Commonwealth are severed, multiracial sentiment will die in Britain, In British politics, such moral issues have played an important part. Like an individual forced to retire, Britain must adapt to a different and lesser role; choices in such cases are diffi- cult and thinking contradictory. If the contradictions appear most marked among the labor- ites, this is because they have the responsibilities of govern- ment, Selkirk Paid 10 Shillings For 116,000 Square Miles By BOB BOWMAN In 1811, Lord Selkirk suc- ceeded in getting a grant of land from the Hudson's Bay Co. so he could send colonists from Scotland. The area was. 116,000 square miles, half of which was in present-day Manitoba, and 'the remainder in Minnesota and North Dakota. He paid 10 shil- lings for this vast area! The first Red River settlers ar- rived in August, 1812, and es- tablished Point Douglas about 40 miles from Lake Winnipeg. There were rough times from then on. The Northwest Co. men resented the arrival of settlers, destroyed their homes and crops and even persuaded some of them to go to Upper Canada. The slogan of the Nor'westers was "When you are among wolves, howl!"" In 1816, Lord Selkirk made a trip west via the St. Lawrence to see what was going on. When he arrived at York (Toronto) he found some of his settlers established on Yonge Street, north of the village. Selkirk then went back to Montreal to see if he could get some government help to suppress the Nor'westers. When he was in Montreal, on March 10, 1816, good news ar- rived from Red River. It had been brought by Jean-Baptiste Lagimoniere, a Hudson's Bay Co. buffalo hunter, who had travelled 1,800 miles on snow- shoes through the Nor'westers country. He reported that the Red River colony had been re- established as new settlers had arrived. He and Lord Selkirk were not to know that it was only a lull in the storm. Nevertheless, Lagimoniere's trek from Red River to Mont- real during the winter was a re- markable feat. He had already made a place for himself in Ca- nadian history by marrying Ma- rie Anne Gaboury of Three Riv- ers. Their first home was near Pembina, and their daughter, born on Jan. 6, 1807, was the first white child born on the Prairies, One of the Indian girls at Pembina was so jeal- ous of Mrs. Lagimoniere that she offered to be their cook. So she could poison her! Reine La- fimoniere became a real daugh- ter of the plains. Her mother carried her in a bag while she took part in buffalo hunts as far-west as Edmonton. Other March 10 events: 1612 -- Jesuits were granted seigneury at Notre Pame des Anjes 1636--Montmagny was made Governor of Canada 1871--First Legislative Coun- cil of Manitoba was established 1890--Quebec passed a Gen- "7 Education Law 1910 -- Prince Rupert, B.C., was incorporated 1925--Prime Minister W. L. Mackenzie King addressed League of Nations at Geneva. QUEEN'S PARK Main Battle Expected In Ridings By DON O'HEARN TORONTO--As noted here the other day, it would appear that in the coming Ontario election candidates will have a more than usual importance, and the contest will probably turn into more of a riding-by-riding fight than is the case with most gen- eral elections. The government, of course, will launch a big promotion campaign featuring its record and Premier Robarts. But the real battle should be at the riding level. It appears unlikely there will be any one main issue which the opposition can develop around which to centre a cam- paign. And without this, it means the election should de- velop into 117 local fights. GOVERNMENT SLIPPING? This can react to the govern- ment's advantage. From various opinion polls that have been taken there is ground to suspect that the pop- ularity of the Robarts govern- ment at large has been slipping. Estimates as to just how far it may have slipped vary. But if you took the most severe fig- ures it could be in trouble. However, when you look at the election on a riding-by-rid- ing basis, the picture changes. For there don't appear to be many P.C members who might be open to defeat. The cabinet should be re- turned solidly. There are only one or two ministers at most who are in any conceivable trouble. And when you go over the list of private members you don't see many holes. Traditionally there is one type of member who is almost un- beatable. This is the man who does his homework, who looks after his riding and the individ- ual problems of his constituents. And most of the PC members have been doing their home- work. No matter what the general opinion of their party might be, personally they will be hard te beat. The same applies, of course, to a lot of the opposition mem: bers. For the most part they are hard-working groups. The NDP members now de- vote practically full time ts their legislative jobs, and most of the Liberals are diligent in taking care of their constituents, Practically all the Liberals, by the way, intend to run again. At one point a number of them intended to retire. But with new leader Robert Nixon giving the party a shot in the arm, they have changed their minds and will be in th field. YEARS AGO 20 YEARS AGO Officials of Odeon Theatres of Canada, Limited announcré today that they have bought t' + 700-seat Biltmore Theatre Oshawa. The theatre was er ed in 1940. De Nure buses began to 1 through snow-heaped highw: to Port Perry today after nev" ly a week in which the sma'l village was completely isolated due to a heavy snowstorm. 35 YEARS AGO Sir Dennistoun Burney, de: signer of the R-100 and of the famous "'tear-drop" automobile was an honored guest of the executives of General Motors at a private luncheon today. Over 150 persons gathered last evening in the IOF Hall of Simcoe St. N., on the occasion of the 44th Anniversary of Court Oshawa 294, IOF. BIBLE "Bretheren, pray for us." I Thessalonians, 5.25. Prayer is talking something over with God rather than try- ing to talk Him out of some- thing. LU uuiesegren Msgs cnr rN IT HAPPENED IN CANADA CoLorFuL nouses ae AND porTeD STRONGL' COLO! al HT visitors To fiia-blige it) IBRUNSWICIS 'un Ore. eens Te f W, THEY ARE NOW, priv ih o§ OSE. oi Ly WERE RUTHLESSY THs LAST Iolown Pag PASSENGER Pr PLASOM D DIED ms 1914 ESKIMOS - HAVE No cHlers, SOLDIERS, POLice = is OR SUBORDINAT: W Be WHITE barbers come th for a wi The ¥ ation is growing nial proj be avail: bershops Than The Th St. Ma Women ° than 200 padre of don Winc his work. sided. Rev. J the gues' by the been doi past two 'Mr. Wi "T am 1 speaking are sober ed becau Temperar reach tl speaker § been in "My m the WCT gone to vited to , was welc but now and thes pubs nee said. 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