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She Oshawa Fimes 86 King St. E., Oshawa, Ontario : Published by Canadian Newspapers Company Limited : T. L. Wilson, Publisher E. C. Prince, Associate Publisher OSHAWA, ONTARIO, TUESDAY, MAY 9, 1967 Civic Costs Climbing To Meet What Demand? From time to time concern is ex- pressed about the comings and goings of the many yellow vehicles operated in the name of Oshawa. And, ever so often, questions are asked about the extended portal-to- portal lunch hours of some city em- ployees. It's all a matter of the tax- payer getting his money's worth. And such situations attract atten- tion in most cities today. On the theme that civic costs are climbing but is the increase, essen- tial to meet the demands of the city, The Ottawa Journal recently pub- lished the following observation: "One morning recently we were parked on an uptown street for a longish wait. "Two street cleaners, garbed and fastidiously meticulous in their work, were passing the day cleaning the street-edge across the way. One had a handsome wheel- barrow and shovel, the other a broom. The one would nurse his bits of dirt into a pile, ever so leis- urely, while the other would stand by and watch, admiringly. Upon the pile being enough to fill a small saucer's worth on the shovel blade the other would take several paces forward and with a care worthy of orangely _ a priest at the communion table scoop up his charge and deposit it tenderly into his barrow. Quietly the barrow man, having pushed his veh- icle along several feet, would now - assume an admirable pose of judi- cial contemplation and settle himself down for the long wait until another desk-top-size area of pavement shone to his sweeper's satisfaction. "Well, one man could have done what those two men did in the same time even if he had been of a rest- ful frame of mind and just out of hospital recovering from an appen- dix operation. But a man being paid not by the day but by square feet of cleaning would have done it in one-tenth of the time and still have time to fill in his income tax form. "A small thing? Yes -- but are we to multiply it by the number of people doing the same thing all through the City. Works Depart- ment? Probably not. But the heads of Planning and Works should check the system against attful dodgers -- if there is a sys- tem." As cost - conscious Controller Robert Nicol might say, how about that? Are there parallels in Osh- awa? . Demand For Managers It has been estimated that Can- ada for the next 10 years, will need 50,000 new managers a year, just to meet the demands of new enter- prises and replace individuals retir- ing. In a recent address, the Hon. Stanley Randall, Ontario Minister of Economics and Development warned that a managerial shortage could threaten attainment of Can- ada's economic and productivity goals. "When I use the term manager, by the way, I don't mean narrow specialists, although they have their place, of course," said Mr. Randall. She Oshawa Times 86 King St. E., Oshawe, Ontorie T. L. WILSON, Publisher € C. PRINCE, General Manager C. J. MeCONECHY, Editor SUBSCRIPTION RATES The Oshawa Times coupining The Oshowa Times ished 1871) and the itby Gazette ond icle {established 1863) is published daily (Sundoys and Stotutary holidays excepted), Publish- of Dolly ers Associatiun, The Canodian Press, Audit Bureou Association, The Canadion Press is exclusively entitied to use of republication of all news despatched in the pa credited to It or to The Press or Reuters, and also the local news published therein. All rights of special des- are also reserved, 86 King St. E., Oshawa, Ontario National Advertising Offices: Thomson Building 425 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario; 640 Cothcart Street Montreal, P.O. Delivered by carriers im Oshawa, Whitby, Ajax, Pi L Port Perry, Prince Albert, Maple Grove, Hampton, Frenchman's Bay, Liverpool, 'aunton, Tyrone, Dunbarton, Enniskillen, Srene, i ii Bork Cl f Manchester Pontypool, and Newcastle not over 55c By mail in Province of Ontario 00 per year. corrier delivery area, $15. Other provi ond Ci Cour ) $18.00 per year. U.S.A, and foreign $27.00 pe yeor, "What I mean by the term man- ager has been aptly described by Dr. James Gillies, Dean of the School of Business Administration of Toron- to's York University. "Managers, according to Dr, Gil- lies, should have a full appreciation of the role of business in the Cana- dian economy .. . an understanding of how the modern price-oriented economy operates . .. and the capa- city to recognize'and analyze prob- lems of business. But more impor- tantly, they should be able to cope with themselves as well as with business problems." There is a big challenge here to business to work to improve man- agement and other skills, notes the Chamber of Commerce News Let- ter. One of the effective ways is through support of adult education programs. Many firms also are en- couraging their own employees at all levels to use the many available opportunities for self-improvement. Other Editors' Views CAUTION ADVISED The hosannas are ringing loud and long for the Latin American common market agreement ham- mered out under the guiding hand of U.S. President Lyndon Johnson in Punta Del Este the other day. Thoughtful folk will withhold their praise until some results come in. --Hamilton Spectator UNREST IN LABOR CIRCLES CHIEF CAUSE OF CONCERN By THE CANADIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC OPINION (World Copyright Reserved) The main. problem facing organized labor today, according to the Canadian public, is the increasing number of strikes. Nearly quarter of the population (21%) say labor must solve | this problem in the next few months. Even among those who claim union membership, this is recognized (by 20%) as the main problem for orgaized labor. The next most important problem has to do with wages-- either the establishment of wage levels (7%) or demands for higher wages (7%). Other problems that need to be solved are better relations between employers and em- ployees and the oft-repeated concern over unemployment. The question: "What do you consider the most important problem that organized labor must solve in the next few months?" TOTAL 21% Less Strikes Established wage levels 7 Higher wages 7 Better employment relations 5 Unemployment 5 Unity of Unions 4 Stop rising cost of living 3 Freeze wages and cost of living 2 Stop injunctions 2 Break away from U.S. unions 1 Too much union power 1 Automation 1 Need for new training 1 Miscellaneous 7 Can't say 35 102%** Non-Union Members 22% Union Members 20% 7 1 ew Ssunnar ww SALAMA SWS Fee Sae ter 103% * * 3 101%** * Less than one percent. ** Some gave more than one reason. OTTAWA REPORT Just Where To Go Problem At By PATRICK NICHOLSON With 57 countries exhibiting at Expo 67, the greatest prob- lem may well become that which thwarted the Tower of Babel. I discovered this starkly when TI had been on St. Helen's Island --Expo's. man-made hunk of real estate in midstream of the St. Lawrence River -- just as long as it takes nature to call, In my co-operatively federal- istic French, I politely asked a monsieur whither I might go in my need. He as politely waved me in a_ general direction. Walking as indicated, I soon found myself confronted by a closed door labelled plainly but confusingly: "Wen's Room." That's correct, just "Wen's Room." ; Had some well - meaning French - Cnadian monolingual artisan left out the letters "O" and "M"? Or had some care- less kook affixed an "M" upside down? The smart thing to do was to look around for the twin of that door, and see how it was. la- pelled. No sooner thought of than done. I found a second door, but it alas was of no assistance; for it carried the uninformative slogan "toilette." Now even. an' Ontario-educated speaker of la belle langue fran- caise knows that that word means something quite differ- ent. It is not the equivalent of the prissy Anglo-Saxon word "toilet." It describes how the girl-friend dolls herself up when she is going out on that heavy date with you. I was back on Square One. FEARED REPETITION I feared a repetition of an earlier "Waterloo of the Water- closet" suffered by me when I was using a restaurant which lured the cash customers, it hoped, by its assumed Scottish flavor. I don't recall haggis being on the menu, but tartans were on the men; and the whole atmosphere was phony-Gaelic. Expo Gs I had just the simple and normal wish to wash my hands before eating. I found twin doors side by side, labelled in plain Scottish "Laddies" and '"'Lassies."" No problem at all. I walked confidently through the door labelled "Laddies." The room was empty and im- pressively well-maintained; it was what the trade calls '"well- appointed." I turned a tap la- belled "H'" and_ pleasantly warm water flowed into the clean basin. Then I heard be- hind me the click of an opening door-bolt, and I looked round to see a huge _ fellow-customer emerging from a privy, a cus- tomer in the very early stages of adjusting dress--and quick on the draw with a loud shriek. For that customer was a lady. Correction: in view of her tone of voice, it was a female. "Young man," it screamed at me, "what are you doing in here?" "Lady," I replied calmly and politely, but appropriately not repeating her adjective, "I am doing in here exactly what the management provides this room for." "But you shouldn't be in the 'Ladies,' "" she scolded. Light dawned. The label on the door had confushed her. "But this is for 'Laddies'; can't you read Scottish?" I asked, with that iciness which only the assurance of being in the right makes possible. "No. I'm from Montclair, N.J., myself," she retorted. The expected 40,000,000 visi- tors to Expo will probably in- clude 12,000,000 from U.S. Per- haps not all of those will come from Montclair, N.J., but most of them will be as confused by "Wen's" as they would be by 'Laddies." Someone should do a job at Expo, either inserting missing letters, or putting in- verted letters the correct way up, before international inci- dents are caused by men walk- ing into the "Lies" or women stumbling into the "Lappies." GOOD EVENING It's Election Did :ou notice that twangy election flavor in the Oshawa air this week? It has nothing to do with Premier Robarts. It is not directly linked to Cliff Pilkey, James Pottecary, Albert V. Walker, or their re- spective political affiliates. This is strictly a UAW show. It has to do with the upcom- ing (May 10, 11 and 12) execu- tive elections for 1967-69 for Local 222, UAW-CLC. ~It's an earthy, free-swinging and colorful political show -- the kind needed more often in other political arenas to stir up interest, When the man says it ranks second to none for importance in Oshawa and district, he is not exaggerating--those elected will not only hold the Local's key executive posts for the next two years, they will guide the destinies of one of Can- ada's largest unions. More than 16,000 will be eligi- ble to vote, but the Local's leadership would be happy if half that number turned out. Results of the presidential race should be known by next Mon- day, but the final outcome could be in doubt for several days, so complicated is the vote. . In addition to the 10 execu- by Jack Gearin Campaign Time Again For '222 tive posts, there will be elec- tions for the three standing committees Political Action (7 to be elected); Education (7) and Recreation (9) -- 19 are to be elected to the GM Canadian UAW Council. Four will seek the editorship of The Osha- worker (Lloyd Clarke, Ted Murphy, Terry O'Connor and John "Jock" Turner.) President "Abe" Taylor of the solidly - entrenched Demo- cratic Right-Wing Group will seek his third consecutive two- year term. He will be opposed by, Gordon Henderson, leader of the Unity Right-Wing Group. One of the big fights will be for the secretary - treasureship, recently vacated by the resig- nation of Russell McNeill. John Brady, former city alderman and now a Board of Education trustee, will carry the Unity group's colors. He will be op- posed by the DRWG's 'Bill" Harding and Dennis Tyce, an independent. This is a full-time, paid job, like the presidency. The chairmanship of the GM Top Negotiating committee will be decided at this election be- cause "Bill" Harding the in- cumbent, resigned to enter the secretary-treasurer race, The Unity Group is banking on Nels Wilson, who has participated in three sets of GM negotiations. Steve Nimigon will represent the DRWG, Harding had been elected continuously to this body since 1954 and served as chairman since 1959. The race for the ist vice- presidency will put two hardy perennials of Local 222's politi- cal world against each other. The Unity Group's Robert Spencer (an Oshawaworker col- umnist) has been a member of the Oshawa and District Labor Council and the UAW District Council and prominent in the Local's top-flight political bat- tles for several years, He will be opposed by Tom Simmons, who served three years as Oshaworker editor. He has held numberous Local 222 executive posts in the past 10 years. The DRWG's Douglas Sutton will seek to win office in a newly-created post -- Local Service Representative, which is to deal with such items as SUB, Unemployment. insurance, and fringe benefits, He will be opposed by Rolly Hagerman, Unity Group. Sutton served 11 years on the top GM Neogitat- ing committee. Hagerman was a member of the same commit- tee 1961-64. The Unity Group wants this office to be filled by election every two years. It also wants ratification by the membership if it is te be a paid-job, The DRWG wants the post to be filled by appoint- ment. WHY DO OUR municipal taxes jump so rapidly in Osh- awa? There are many reasons, but one can be found in recent classified sections of the Metro Toronto press under the head- ing Teachers Wanted --- Secon- dary Schools. The 1967-68 salary schedule of the Oshawa Board of Education shows that the pay-hike for this group has averaged from $800 to $1,200. In category One, the new minimum is $6,100 as compared with $5,300 last year -- the new maximum is $10,000 ($8,800 in 1966. In category two, minimum is $6,400 ( i 1966) -- the new maximum is $10,400 ($9,200 last year). In category three, the new minimum is $7,200 ($6,400 last year) -- the new maximum is $11,700 ($10,500 in 1966). In category four, the new minimum is $7,700 ($6,800 last year) -- the new maximum is $12,300 ($11,000 in 1966). The salary hike for this par- ticular teacher-group alone will top the $200,000 - per-annum figure. What else is new? the new $5,600 in ARRANGE 4 Eo To PAUL HELLYER AND MRP. SHAR\ _ ANO MR. GORDON MIGHT LIKE "TO JAGETING IN A SECLUDED SPoT THE OTHER DAY A COUPLE OF FRENCH POLITICIANS SETTLED "THEIR DIFFERENCES WITH A DUBL. s0000- Tue coneee eT ES WOULD PUT MORE OF A BATTLE-ROYAC Han A PUBL No BLOODSHED -- REMEMBER, MY PEACE PRIZE EN GARDE | INTERPRETING THE NEWS NATO Importance Wanes By PHILIP DEANE Foreign Affairs Analyst NATO is obviously of less im- portance than it was; otherwise the Americans would not be re- ducing their troops in Europe to save dollars, nor would the Brit- ish; and the Germans would be digging up the necessary money to keep those troops. But few politicians believe any more that they need a military force to block a Communist advance westwards to the Atlantic. Field Marshal Montgomery has just said that a token Western gar- rison along the Iron Curtain would be ample, and he also urged Britain to cut its military establishment from 450,000 to 150,000. Other military men will dis- agree with Monty. The Ameri- ean chiefs of staff, for instance, have disagreed publicly with Defence Secretary McNamara's decision to reduce U.S. troops and aircraft in Europe. There are military experts in Canada who want to keep NATO troops, ships and planes as numerous as they ever were; they will claim, these experts, that if there is safety in Europe it is because of NATO and that the weakening of NATO. simply means less safety. It seems unlikely that politi- cians will listen to those mili- tary men who share the views of the U.S. chiefs of staff. No important politician holding power in Western Europe be- lives the Communist bloc is interested-in a westward push any more; indeed, historians are casting serious doubts now on the proposition that Russia ever had such designs on West- ern Europe. Furthermore, both NATO and the Warsaw Pact are clearly committed to the use of tactical nuclear weapons in case the two alliances clash, an ab- surd clash because these sup- posedly small weapons are de- structive enough to wipe out Europe. Thus we are likely to see NATO forces reduced to a sym- bolic "tripwire"; they will no longer be thought of as a shield. Contingency planning will be for nuclear war, expected to last no, more than a week. There will, therefore, be no plans for convoys to feed large armies for years, nor huge depots and reserves. All this has long been recom- mended by strategic experts, TODAY IN HISTORY By THE CANADIAN PRESS May 9, 1967... 'Japan presented China with an ultimatum 52 years ago today--in 1915--and won large concessions, taking over Germany's former rights in Shantung and win- ning a 99-year lease to develop Manchuria. China had been in chaos since the revolution of 1911 and the Japanese were keen to com- pete with other foreign na- tions in exploiting the coun- . try. The Japanese army oc- cupied Manchuria in 1931 and created a puppet state there in 1932. - 1502 -- Christopher Co- lumbus left Spain on his last voyage. 1914 -- President Wood- row Wilson proclaimed the observance of Mother's Day in the U.S.A. First World War ! Fifty years ago today--in 1917 -- British units occu- pied Bulgarian trenches on the Macedonian front; Ar- thur Henderson was sent to Moscow by Britain to get the Russians to continue the war. ? such as Air Chief Marshal Sir John Slessor, who wrote about disengagement more than 12 years ago; not only did he urge it, but he said it would in- evitably come, by the very logic of nuclear strategy: first a thinning out of troops then Russo-American agreement to inspect one anothér's satellites --which is what the non-prolif- eration treaty proposes, in ef- fect. Some military experts protest that it is wrong to reduce troops unilaterally, that reductions should come only by formal agreement with the Russians and in exchange for Russian reductions. The fact is that the Russians have been reducing unilaterally en their side too; the problem of "trust" has proved to be sluble, perhaps even irrelevant. Fear has been as good a basis as trust could ever be for agreement between the two super-powers. Royal Navy Saved Canada In Many Crucial Battles By BOB BOWMAN Canada has been saved by the Royal Navy a number of times. The first was on May 9, 1760, after Gen. Levis had de- feated Gen. Murray at Ste. Foy, most bitterly fought battle in Canadian history. Gen. Murray managed to get his badly deci- mated troops (he lost 1,000 mén) back into the city, but Gen. Levis could probably have stormed the d d_ walls, frigate Lowestoft at Quebec on May 9, 1760, must have been one of the most dramatic mo- ments in history. As the ship came into view around the Is- land of Orleans, both. sides waited in great excitement to learn its nationality. Then, a broad red pennant fluttered to the masthead and a salute of 21 guns was fired. The British in Quebec cheered until their voices were hoarse. Levis im- Wolfe's victory would have gone for nothing if he had done so, but Levis had to withdraw when units of the Royal Navy ap- peared, Then on May 6, 1776, the Royal Navy arrived in time to help Governor Carleton drive off the Americans who had be- sieged Quebec since November. As Montreal was already in American hands, the fall of Que- bec would probably have led to the capture of Canada. Again, in 1800 Napoleon planned to recapture Canada for France. He sent a big army to the island of Haiti in the West Indies with his favorite general, Count Bernadotte, in command. The idea was to land the army in Louisiana, which belonged to France, and attack Canada by the Mississippi route. However, the Royal Navy was able to guard the ocean between Haiti and the mainland, and Napoleon was forced to abandon the plan. Then he sold Louisiana to the U.S. for $27,000,000. The area known then as Louisiana in- cluded all the territory between the Mississippi and the Rocky Mountains, The arrival of the British diately began a heavy bom- bardment and has been criti- cized for not following it by an assault by his troops, He held back too long. Three more Brit- ish ships arrived a few days later, the forerunners of a strong fleet under Commodore Swanson, and Levis had to get his troops back to Montreal. OTHER MAY 9 EVENTS 1716--Father Lafitau discov- ered ginseng plants in Canada and they were exported to China. ' 1758 -- General Amherst and Admiral Boscawen arrived at Halifax to attack Louisburg. 1783--Sir Guy Carleton ar- rived at New York to evacuate British troops and loyalists. 1793 -- Alexander Mackenzie began trip to Pacific Coast. BIBLE "And the way of peace they have not known."" Romans 3:17 Man is continuously reaching out for peace while leaving God out of his plans. 'peace on earth good will toward men" is still accompanied only by the presence of Christ: QUEEN'S PARK Tax Rebate Ticklish Problem By DON O"HEARN TORONTO -- The govern- ment had a ticklish problem to tackle in the question of local tax rebates to elderly property owners with limited incomes. Two years ago, the City of Hamilton received authority in a private bill to give tax reduce tions of up to $150 a year to elderly owners. Its lead was followed by other local governments who put through similar bills at this year's session. The government, through Municipal Affairs Minister Wil- fred Spooner, made it clear it didn't agree with the practice, In essence, its position was that such deductions were un- fair to the other taxpayers as it required them, through their properties, to directly subsidize the elderly, OVER RIDE ADVICE However, in each case the members of the private bills committee, which has the im- portant say, over-rode the min- ister's advice and approved the bills. And along with this, as the number of municipalities pro- viding a rebate grew, there was a strong demand on the govern- ment to bring in general legis- lation to empower all municipal- ities which wished to do it to provide this tax relief. The problem facing Mr. Spooner and his colleagues was that they couldn't bring: in legis-. lation which would: require, or even permit, one section of the community to subsidize another section. Yet, if they didn't respond to the demand they would face criticism from the obviously large number of people who felt the lower - income elderly de- served some relief, BRING IN BILL So they acted. They have have brought in a bill which will allow any municipality to give a tax "credit" to those elderly who qualify. There is one important differ. ence in the approach they have taken, however, with that Ham: ilton and the other municipal: ities have followed. This is that their credit will not be a straight gift. It will ba repayable when the property is turned over, either by sale or through the death of the owners, And so that municipalities will not be deprived of the credit revenue, they will give them interest-free loans to the money out-on credit. The municipalities giving straight deductions now may be critical of this (Their private bills will be illed by the gov- ernment legislation). But on the practicalities of the situation the government. ap» proach would seem to be a rea- sonable one. It isn't an ideal solution. El- derly people probably shouldn't have to pay what is really an education tax. But pending a complete revision of our method of financing education, it seems as good as any possible, YEARS AGO 20 YEARS AGO, May 9, 1947 A pocket sized Bible nearly 30 years old was found at an auction sale in a discarded heap of books, by F. N. Harvey, Sim- coe St, S, It was printed in 165% by John Field of London, Fire tonight destroyed the two-story frame warehouse of Irwin Auto Parts, Alexander Bivd., causing damage esti- mated at over $50,000. 35 YEARS AGD, May 9, 1932 Rt. Rev. John Lyons, MA, DD, Bishop of Ontario will con- duct the confirmation service to be held in St. George's Anglican Church. The Oshawa Yacht Club has been incorporated as a com- pany, as of April 7, 1932. ar Tig of CON THERE * seotien we MEMBER oF see ANIMAL SET -- MNEEDLE-SHARD 'S DISTINGUISHING FEATURE 16 WIS MURDEROUSLY QULLS | THE Wor.0's Lancesr ISAT AUMBERLBY, BC LEAD, ZINC ano SILVER MINE \| 2 WAS 195 MiLhs of TUNNELS: PO rer ALoon FEATURES ~ LONDON, CRTARID WHITBY Gala For C WHITBY (St: program of act arranged for the Harbor, July 25 Nipigon, a_ de: Royal Canadian carries 235 offic The ship will t lic inspection f p.m. and from July 26; while s the town will tc previous day. The seamen w $500 F Whitby Town. night, moved t wheels and mer operating in th posing a licence the case of 5 being sponsorec vice clubs to r their' charitable may waive the "Some of us with what has in the past. On in a game of | and while I am game was fixed getting fed up. chance are goi far, It is time w Committe Another effor' T. 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