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™ Ohe Oshawa Sine POLITICIANS DISAGREE Whatever Its Merits, Committee System Mushrooms 86 King St. E., Oshawa, Ontario Published by Canadian Newspapers Limited T. L. Wilson, Publisher E. C. Prince, Associate Publisher OSHAWA, ONTARIO, SATURDAY, APRILI, 1967 New Approach Needed In Safety Motivation Accidents just don't happen, yet J. B. Humphrey, an insurance ex- pert on safety, says that one in every seven Canadian drivers will be involved in accidents within the next twelve months. With approxi- mately seven million automobiles, trucks, buses and motorcycles on the roads of this country that means we are in for one million accidents in the next year. Mr. Humphrey contends that pre- occupation with design of highways and motor vehicles is not the answer to the problem. The trouble lies with the lack of responsibility on the part of too many drivers. We can have the safest vehicles and the best highway structures but if we abuse both then there is bound to be an accident. As The Sarnia Observer empha- sizes, there is no earthly reason for a car or motorcycle to he whizzing at excessive speeds along a street or highway only to deliver its driv- er at a coffee shop or drive-in. Is it that there is too much show off on the part of too many of our drivers? Are they so imbued with the power at their command that they take needless chances? Mr. Humphrey says the one-in- seven accident rate is not much different from playing Russian roulette. He said the need was to bring home to the dangerous and careless drivers how close they are living on the edge of tragedy. Com- pliance with the law and courtesy would then become the "in" thing to do. "Some day, someone is yoing to find the key to safety motivation. A way simply has to be found to give people a sense of belonging to the club when ti comes to safe driv- ing", he said. He seems to have a point there but how to get it across to the pub- lie is a challenge. There are drivers on the road each day who would hardly dare to drive the way they do if their parents were watching or if their children were riding in the vehicle. But they will show off their skills if they have their girl friends along with them. A lot of girl friends get killed that way. The Sarnia paper suggests, one answer would be to have the De- partment of Transport issue gold stars for each year a vehicle is with- out accident. The paper explains that the department gets the acci- ednts reports by. the police and would have a ready record of all those who can go through a year without mishap. The stars could be affixed to the rear window of a vehicle and would suggest that there is pride in possessing them. Maybe in that way the "in" club idea might catch on. ; Benefits From Science One of the challenges facing mod- ern industrial nations today is how best to realize the benefits of scien- tific. and technological progress. Passage by Parliament of the In- dustrial Research and Development Incentive Act initiated by the de- partment of industry represents a major step towards enabling Cana- dian industry to meet that chal- lenge. The objective, according to In- dustry Minister Drury, is to: im- prove the technological capability She Oshawa Times 86 King st. T. L. WILSON, Publisher & C. PRINCE, General Manoger C. J, MeCONECHY, Editor SUBSCRIPTION RATES The Oshawa Times combining The Oshawa Times lestablished 1871) ond the itby Gazette and Chronicle (established 1863) is published daily (Sundays and Statutary holidays excepted). Members of Canadian Dolly Newspaper Publish ars Association, The Canadian Press. Audit Bureau lotion, The Canadian Press is exclusively Oshawa, Ontoria r credited to It or to The @uters, and also the local lished therein. 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The new act provides for pay- ments of grants amounting to 25 per cent of all capital expenditures on research and development car- ried out in Canada in the year, and is available to taxable Canadian cor- porations carrying on business in Canada. It replaces a former pro- vision under the Income Tax Act under which the only incentive was in the form of tax allowances, which meant that new or smaller firms which had not attained a profitable position or any company not earning profits was unable to take advan- tage of the incentive. The new act removes that discriminatory -- ele- ment. The department estimates that the program for the first full year of operation will be about $30 mil- lion and will increase by approxi- mately 30 per cent each year. The Welland Tribune notes the new program should prove to be not only a catalyst for technologi- eal progress that will help to im- prove the competitiveness of Cana- dian industry, but will help to some extent in plugging our "brain drain" to the U.S. SL sa ih unt QUEBEC EDITORS COMMENT Roblin Applauded For French This is a selection of edi- torials on current topics, translated from the French- language press of Canada. Montreal Le Devoir--. . . French-Canadian students in Manitoba--and others if they so desire--hereafter will be able, with certain reserva- tions, to receive their in- struction in French in Grades 1 to 12 during half the class- room schedule. For our compatriots of Manitoba, this is an unprece- dented step towards recogni- tion of their rights. What ground has been gained since 1916 when a ban was imposed on all instruction in other than English language. Of course the law subsequently permitted the use of French as a language of instruction in public schools during the period devoted to the teach- ing of religion, or as a study subject, or before or after regular class hours, but this was such a miserly accept- ance of a principle that it hardly rated mention. . . The 50 pew cent at the ele- mentary level should, how- ever, be considered only as ~ By RONALD LEBEL OTTAWA (CP) -- Politicians hotly dispute the merits of Par- liament's new committee sys- tem, but they agree it's growing at a phenomenal rate. Parliament, nearly 100 years old, may never be the same after the current session. Com- mittee hearings on everything from birth control to food prices have added a whole new dimen- sion to federal politics. Many committee recommendations are being translated into new Jaws and policies. Official statistics com- piled this week show parliamen- tary committees have accom- Qbvsi.27 naonenMnMe TREMOR TODAY IN HISTORY By THE CANADIAN PRESS April 1, 1967... Gasoline rationing went into effect 25 years ago to- day -- in 1942 --and Cana- dians first became acquain- ted with ration books. Pro- duction of new cars and tires had already stopped and a-national speed limit of 40 m.p.h. was_ pro- claimed, Food ration cards were issued later in the year and remained in force for five years. Even after VE-Day the sugar and meat rations were reduced but the last control, on sugar, was lifted Nov. 2, 1947. 1868--Post Office Savings Banks were opened in Can- ada. 1939 -- Regular trans-Ca- nadian passenger flights be- gan First World War Fifty years ago today--in 1917--the French advanced towards Laon on the West- ern Front and the British north of Roisel; the armed U.S. merchantman = Aztec was sunk off Brest. Second World War Twenty-five years ago to- day -- in 1942 -- Atlantic Ferry Command claimed a transatlantic speed record of six hours 40 minutes for a Liberator: bomber; Aus- tralia conscripted single mén up to 45 and married men wp to 35; the Sikh com- mittee rejected Britain's political offer to India. YEARS AGO 25 YEARS AGO April 1, 1942 The Oshawa Boy Scouts Asso- ciation have purchased the for- mer Athol Street Mission for their new headquarters. The White Elephant sale held at OCVI raised $328.00 for the purchasé of War Saving Certifi- cates, 40 YEARS AGO April 1, 1927 Dr. A. W. Harding, well known specialist in the diseases of the Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat, is leaving this week for Europe to take advanced spe- cial courses in Vienna, Austria and Edinburgh, Scotland. Shattering all: previous rec- ords, building permits for Osh- awa for the month of March, 1927 reached the enormous total of $225,150. BIBLE "God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ.' Galatians 6:14, The cross is a constant re- minder that we are helpless in the saving of our own soul. It was Christ who died and rose again to put eternal hope with- in reach of all. Reon tatiana plished two or three times more work in the 1966-67 session than ever before. Here are some yardsticks: --Up to the Easter recess, Commons committees and joint Senate-Commons commit- tees held 884 meetings, more than double the previous high of 411 set in the marathon 1964-65 session. --A record high of 27 commit- tees were put to work. They submitted 150 reports to the House on legislation, spending estimates and various areas of national policy. Many more recommenations are on the way. ~The tape-recorded transcript of committee hearings filled 442 printed booklets, running to 22,830 pages or nearly 20,- 000,000 words. The previous high was 10,990 pages in the 1964 session. --The committees have out- talked the Commons itself, which has piled up 14,407 pages of Hansard or 12,245,000 words in 231 sitting days so far. The session resumes Mon- day and only 18 more sittings are needed to make it the longest in history. --The massive new banking legislation, passed just before the Easter break, was exam- ined in detail at 79 meetings of the Commons finance com- mittee, where 57 experts and interested persons testified. The last Bank Act revision in 1954 occasioned 29 committee hearings and only 10 wit- nesses. were heard. WORKED LONG HOURS The crush got so bad at times that 18 committee sessions were being scheduled for a single day. Many MPs were working 12 or 14 hours a day, dividing their time between the House, two or three committees, office visitors and constituency busi- ness. The hard-pressed staff of the Commons committees branch has swelled to 25 from 10 since 964, Ma CoE aa NH ht nv TT an age sn . ~ " ' ce a'? A Ay a by 4 ? \Q a T H x 1 ae Ti t o a \ XN i 1 ' ( mo . gy ZZ = y 4 = GJ 'NS S j ¢ ON = , 4 ZviTy, : «EN 77 \ ----f I "NS ho MAYBE SHOULD TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT AESOP INTERPRETING THE NEWS Defence Before Food By HAROLD MORRISON India's people are suffering. Millions are reported dying of malnutrition and starvation, But India's leaders have ruled that defence must take priority. In the midst of internal crisis, there is to be no cut in military spending that takes an estimated one-quarter of the government's budget. The sight of India spending millions of dollars on arms to protect a population devastated by drought and famine gives emphasis to Pope Paul's dec- laration that the world is sick; that for the sake of social jus- tice, old, rigid economic con- cepts must give way and that the rich must help the poor. Many countries, including Canada, have already united to help the Asian subcontinent. Many institutions have been or- ganized in the struggle to eradi- cate world hunger. But their ef- forts are enfeebled by the na- tionalistic hunger for arma- ments and by the growing apa- thy and indifference of the well- fed towards those who have no food at all. en | FEDERAL COSTS CLIMB In Schools a start. In Manitoba, as in fore too long in the other there was one federal civil most the other provinces three western provinces, par- servant for each 97 inhabi- where the majority is Eng- ticularly Saskatchewan and tants. Today there is one for lish, the English language British Columbia. . . .--Vin-. every 76 inhabitants. enters you through all the cent Prince (March 23) It seems that any desire to pores in vour skin. You learn it despite yourself. It is French which must be con- quered through a tough fight. We do not wish to substitute our judgment for that of our compatriots of Manitoba, but in our opinion, complete or almost complete instruction in French should be proposed as the ideal for the duration of the whole primary course, The Conservative govern- ment of Mr. Roblin today, in all serenity, can make up for the grave injustices com- they Montreal La Presse--Four years ago, a great noise was made about a re- port of a commission of in- quiry which recommended ways to reduce the cost and the size of the federal ministration, same time increasing its ef- ficiency. While cannot took spirit of the Glassco report. reduce the costs of. the ad- deal of ad- while at the that the really be said account of ministrative equivalent to tackling an im- possible task. ; Felteau (March 28) Ottawa Le Droit--The first reaction of the Ontario minis- ter of education, Mr. William Davis, to the Franco-Ontarian brief on bilingual secondary machine is --Cyrille the Diefen- schools is somewhat disap- baker and Pearson govern- pointing. .. . ments put many of the rec- Newspapers do not know ommendations into effect, it the exact contents of the brief, but we all know that it was based on the collective decision taken by Franco - mitted in the past by the re Ontarians at a special meet- Liberals. Needless to say, in Mr. Maxwell. Henderson, ing Feb. 18. Summarized so doing, Mr. Roblin shows Canadas auditor - general, briefly, this decision was to that he has the stature of a points out that during the ask Toronto for secondary great Canadian politician. If last four years the cost of schools for Franco-Ontarians, he were to stand, in a few the federal administration, that is schools where instruc- months, as a candidate for far from being reduced, has tion would be mainly in their the leadership of the federal increased by some $325,000,- own language. Conservative party, his 000. Since Oct. 1, 1964, the Mr. Davis hinted that the chances of receiving large number of civil servants had government is not ready to support from French Canada cincreased by 71,445; last year grant Franco - Ontarians a would surely be excellent. alone, more than 10,000 new school system identical to Let us only hope that his employees were hired by the that enjoyed by the English- gesture will be imitated be government. Four years ago, Speaking people of Quebec, I Even in India, where the gov- ernment says that officially there is no famine--only drought --the impression carried away by visitors is that in the cities starvation is seen as a remote thing dotting the distant coun- tryside and that the more immi- nent danger is from the aggres- sive designs of Pakistan and China, Thus India's new deputy prime minister, Morarji Desai, declare that "the integrity of the coun- try comes first." There is to be no reduction in the defence budget of some $1,400,000,000. Even more military funds will have to be found. The leadership is- well. aware that India suffers problems -- failure to keep abreast of modern technology, an obsolete caste system, black marketeering, apathy and ta- boos that divert scarce grain to feed cattle, buffalo, horses and even rats. Some experts suggest the situ- ation in India reflects a world from many - that produces foo many people and not enough food. Populations must be controlled. Others suggest the problem goes deeper--that much more could be done by the Indian peo- ple themselves to alleviate suf- fering and increase their food supplies. They must be better educated and be given firmer leadership. And as the Pope suggests, a lot more can be done by wealth- jer countries to reduce the widening gap between the "haves" and the "have-nots." All that is needed is massive redirection of arms money. Redirection is unlikely to come easy -- despite the pleas of the Pope and other religious and po- litical leaders. Meanwhile democracy in In- dia is under challenge. The ov- erwhelming power of the ruling Congress party was almost shat- tered by recent national elec- tions. The winds of change must come swiftly if inner stability is not to shirvel into anarchy and chaos. Prairies Aflame In Revolt With Attack At Frog Lake By BOB BOWMAN It was no April Fools' joke on the morning of April 1, 1885, when the news was flashed across Canada that the Prairies were aflame with revolution. Riel and Dumont had incited the Indians to go on the warpath. Nine white men had already been killed by Big Bear's Plain Crees who had attacked the mission at Frog Lake. Other Crees, led by Poundmaker and Little Pine, had raided Battle- ford, whose 500 citizens had taken refuge in the North West Mounted Police barracks. More than 300 of them were women and children and they watched in anguish as their homes went up in flames. They were cooped up in'a fort 200 yards square until April 24 when they were relieved by troops under Col. Otter. Even the North West Mounted Police posts throughout the country were in great danger. One of them, Fort Pitt, was in charge of Inspector Francis Dickens, son of the famous nov- elist. He had to get his men out of there by building.a scow and escaping down the river. Al- though Dickens managed to load Valuable supplies on the leaky scow he forgot to bring along a gold watch that had belonged to his father. Fortunately it was recovered later, and still contained a picture and lock of hair of Mrs. Charles Dickens. News of the revolt spread through Canada quickly because there was a telegraph line. How- ever the CPR had not been completed, There were a num- ber of gaps, some of them 120 miles long. The government un- der Sir John A. Macdonald used the railway to rush troops from the east. They included Sir John's son, Hugh, who later made his home in Winnipeg and became pre- mier of Manitoba. The troops had a terrible jour- ney getting to the Prairies in late March and April. They rode in Open cars in below zero weather. Some of the gaps around Lake Superior were bridged by laying tracks on the ice. Nevertheless, the first troops .managed to travel from Kings- ton to Winnipeg in four days. Within a month 3,000 men had been transported to the Prai- ries.. The CPR saved the situ- ation. The situation also saved the CPR which had been in dan- ger of going bankrupt. It was able to get the additional money it needed to complete the build- ing of the railway across Can- ada. MUCH MORE WORK COMPLETED Another 25 employees operate Parliament's unique tape - re- cording sy stem, transcribing every word spoken at committee hearings. Scores of interpreters and translators ensure that all proceedings and records are ac- cessible in both official !an. guages, TAPES MADE POSSIBLE "Without the tapes, we would never have been able to do it," said an official in an interview. Some politicians applaud the expanded committee system, but others are skeptical. Proponents argue that aggres- sive committee inquiries invigo- rate the democratic process. Public opinion is alerted 19 come plex issues, secret government data is made public and top bureaucrats are asked to ex- plain and defend their contro- versial decisions. They add that committees bring legislators closer to the voters and free the Commons to handle a larger volume of legis- lation. Skeptics complain that many committee debates are dupli- cated later in the House, that committee recommenda- tions often are ignored by the cabinet and that the prolifera- tion of meetings wastes public funds and robs MPs of valuable time, iE AEP CANADIANS FOUND DUBIOUS OF COMMONWEALTH FUTURE BY THE CANADIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC OPINION (World Copyright Reserved) Canadians are dubious regarding the future import- ance of the British Commonwealth of Nations in the world. The public was asked by the Gallup Poll to look into its erystal ball for the next ten years and prognosticate on the future or the British Commonwealth. Only a quarter of the population (25%) looks to increased importance for the Commonwealth. and almost half (47%) feels the Com- monwealth's importance will lessen. More people in Ontario (51%) than any other region of Canada feel the Commonwealth's importance will dim- inish in the next. ten years . In Quebec, where Common- wealth ties have been tenuous, more than a third of the people (37%) can give no opinion on this subject. 1 "Looking ahead to the next ten years, what do you think will happen to the British Commonwealth of Na- tions -- will it grow in importance or will {t decrease in importance?" TOTAL Increase in Importance 25% Decrease 47 Undecided 28 Total Fast Que. Ont. West 24% 22% 25%, 27% 41 41 51 50 35 37 24 23 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% READERS APOLOGY Mr. Editor, My apologies to the Rev. Mr. Jackson, and to any other clergyman who, contrary to my statements did speak out against the firing of a LASCO employee, who refused to work on the Sabbath. The comments made by Mr. Jackson about the evils of the Continental Hour Work Week system, are abso- lutely correct. It is extremely refreshing to read such pithy and informed remarks from a member of the cloth. His terse prose and no nonsense approach must be a delight to his parish- joners. I am sure that I speak for al] the Labor Council delegates including Keith Ross, when I say that Mr. Jackson would be welcome to come to our meet- ings, to carry this subject fur- ther. We are in the act of form- ing a committee of Religion and Labor to act jointly in matters of local concern such as over- coming the housing problem. It is my intent to see that the Continental Hour Work Week is among the issues on which we can act. Obviously Mr. Jackson would be of great assistance in this regard. All too often, in the field of social justice the voice of the Oshawa and District Labor Council has been con- fronted with a resounding echo. It might be of interest for members of the clergy to learn, that the men who recently were imprisoned for the demonstra- tions against the use of injunc- tions in Peterborough, are the same men, who in that city, led a joint Religion and Labor demonstration, against certain companies opening for business last Good Friday. And to conclude, what a con- trast between the aggressive and direct nature of the Rev. Mr. Jackson's letter, and the tepid editorial which accompan- jed it. Jack Gearin apart, edi- torial comment in this news- paper over the last few years, has contained all the ferocity of an outraged rabbit. What a shock it would be to so many of us, if the Oshawa Times made the dangerous editorial general- ization, that the Labor Move- ment, had actually rendered some good to the community. T. EDWARDS 529 Euclid St., Whitby. ROBIN HOOD NEEDED Mr. Editor: Where is Robin Hood? No- body knows but it's high time we had one in Canada. At pres- ent the Government is making sure that it robs the poor to feed the rich and doing it every way they know how. Taxes, well they keep rising. The average decent citizen buys a home worth a few thou- sand, the back porch falling off, clap board needs repair, WRITE... maybe needs a porch at the front or a driveway; O.K. he goes ahead and fixes the place up making the countryside look decent.. On come the taxes, first on all the material he buys plus on the property, Really encouraging! Buy a new suit of clothes and first the farmer is taxed because he made a dollar on the fleece of wool which he had to work for. Sheering the sheep, to get the fleece and shipping it. 2. The company who made the material was taxed plenty. 3. The tailor, he paid taxes; 4. the shop-keeper made a few dollars selling it, so tax him. 5. Finally you buy a suit and you pay for all those taxes, and then they tax you again; fun isn't it. O.K., say if your not satisfied -- move out. This country has got everything which is a lot more than most, but why is it being abused and the average public just don't feel like doing much about it. No F'll stay, but I won't keep quiet. There was a family of us moved here and the coun- try has its beauty, but it has its hardships too. That seven people has now risen to twenty- four through marriages, +o that makes five extra families the government can rob. Why don't they take our wages? Yes, we are all work- ing, and give us a few cents pocket money. J, BUXCEY, $15 Jarvis St., Oshawa, WOODSTOCK Mr. Editor: The City of Woodstock; On- tario, will play host during Cen- tennial Year to hundreds of its former residents now living in other communities throughout Canada and the United States. Invitations are already in the mail to many whose names have been submitted by local resi- dents, requesting that they join us during the period between June 28th and July 5th. An am- bitious program of events has been planned for this week which includes such things as an outdoor barbecue at City Hall Square, a street dance with two bands, modern and old time, a community sing-a-long sponsored by the local radio station and an open alr inter- faith church service. For those who may not be free during this period, the week of the Woodstock Fall Fair, August 20 to 26 is also set aside as Week. In the event that there may be a former Woodstonian that we have missed within the area covered by your news- paper, would you please print this letter on your editorial page. a Homecoming Yours truly, L. J. COOK. Montreal Oshowa Windsor Winnipeg Edmonton Oshawa DELOITTE, PLENDER, HASKINS & SELLS with whom are now merged MONTEITH, RIEHL, WATERS & CO. Chartered Accountants Associated Firms in United States of Americo, Great Britain and other Countries throughout. the: World. 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