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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, SATURDAY, MAY 20, 1967 Provincial Election Date In June, October, 1968 ? The Conservatives have been en- thusiastically organizing for a pro- vincial election. The New Democrats have tuned their publicity campaign to a vote-getting pitch. Even the Liberals have shown some interest in the possibility of an election. However, unless Premier Robarts makes the anxiously awaited an- nouncement in the next two days these efforts will be to little avail. Monday is generally considered the last-chance deadline for the announcement if Ontario is to have a spring election. The Election Act says there must be 39 days, inclu- give, between the issuing of the election writs and the polling date. To have an election before July 1, Mr. Robarts would have to announce it by Monday. : The summer months are re- cognized as taboo for elections. Both workers and farmers are too busy with other things to become en- thused about. election issues or voting. In September, the Progress- ive Conservatives will hold their leadership convention and that will hardly leave them the time required for electioneering. Thus the pundits who once were predicting dates in early May, in late May and in early June are now talking about an elec- tion in mid-October at the earliest. But it could well be much later than that. Premier Robarts really has no pressing deadline. He could decide on some date next year. It will be his fifth in office but the only requirement is that an election be held within five years. Few On- tario legislatures have extended _ beyond a four-year term although a Liberal administration in 1943 stretched into six years. While some contended the hassle precipitated by Dr. Morton Shulman influenced the setting of an elec- tion date, it is more likely the gen- eral dissatisfaction with high taxes and the excessive burden being car- ried by municipalities was a key factor in Mr. Robarts' judgment. The report on the Smith study of taxation is expected in the summer or fall. With legislation proposing a new fiscal program presented at Queen's Park, the premier may feel more inclined to go to the people. This could mean a November elec- tion. What ever the decision be it made by Monday or left until October or November or next year, it is still Premier Robarts to make. And, al- though many of his colleagues are champing at the bit, anxious to hit the campaign trail, they'll abide by his decision. He could only be in trouble if he denies their desire and then at a later date suffers signifi- cant loses at the polls. Rare Feature In Politics Canada's major political parties face a test that neither has had to meet for at least 40 years. The situation: the possibility of an open contest at a leadership convention. For the Conservatives, the last time this happened was R. B. Ben- nett's marow victory over Hugh Guthrie in 1927. For the Liberals it was Mackenzie King's triumph over W. S. Fielding in 1919, writes Ottawa Correspondent Blair Fraser in The Current issue of Maclean's Magazine. She Oshawa Times 86 King St. E., Oshawe, Ontorie T._L. WILSON, Publisher & C. PRINCE, General Manager C, J, MeCONECHY, Editor SUBSCRIPTION RATES Oshawa Times eroans Te Oshawa Times established 1871) and the itby Gazette ronicie (established 1863) is published daily (Sundays ond Statutory holidays excepted), of ally Publish: ers Association, The Canadian Press, Audit Bureau Associction, The ,Conadian Press is ivel Geepctched Inthe poper eredited tot or te 'The in paper ci fo It or Associated Press or Reuters, ond also the local mews published therein. All rights ef special des- ore also reserved, 86 King St. £., Oshawa, Ontario Netional Advertising 'Offices: Thomson Bulldi 25 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario; theart Street Montreal, P.O. Dalivered by carriers m Oshawa, Whitby, Alex, keri le, Brook Port Perry, Prince Albert, Maple Grove, Hampton, Frenchman's Bay, Liverpee!, *Teunton, tyrone, Dunbarton, Enniskillen, rono, Leskard, h er « Manchester Pontypool, and Newcastle not over 55c week, By mall in Province of Ontario outside. carrier delivery area, $15.00 per year. provinces and Commonwealth -- Countries, 18.00 per yeor. U.S.A, and foreign $27.00 pe yeor. In succeeding contests the choice of party leader has been predictable weeks before the vote was cast. Generally, says Fraser, party man- agers prefer this bloodless form of contest. Intra-party struggles mean an inconvenient rearrangement of the hierarchy and more bitterness among the ranks. One reason for the free-for-all contests this year is that neither party has a firm Establishment that can impose its decision. Both find themselves, for different reasons, in a state of fragmentation for which there is no precedent. On the eve of the party conven- tions it's still a toss-up choice who will get the nod from the rank-and- file voters. Finance Minister Mit- chell Shap is still probably the front- runner among Liberal aspirants but Walter Gordon, although he can't win the post himself, may be able to call on enough support to de- feat Sharp. The three leading horses in the Conservative field are George Hees, Davie Fulton and Alvin Hamilton. But each of these labors under some drawback and Fraser says some senior Tory MPs have started a quiet movement to draft Donald Fleming, the man Diefenbaker de- feated in the 1956 leadersip stakes. ON FRONTIER Unintended Outbreak Great Peril By CARL MOLLINS Canadian Press Staff Writer Warlike moves along the Arab-Israeli frontiers appear to be prompted by aims far short of the Arab world's long-post- poned "'last battle with Israel." The danger is that the pointe counterpoint of threats and troop movements might gather its own momentum and carry the area into unintended war. As a British diplomat in touch with the situation put it Thurse day: "We are not taking the threats all that seriously at this stage, but we are keeping 8 close watch." The Arab aim appears to be to deter Israel from mounting a threatened punitive attack in retaliation for persistent guer- rilla activity from Syria. Israel wrecked the Jordan village of es Samu in a punishing raid last Nov. 13 and inflicted heavy losses in an air and ground bat- tle with Syrian forces April 7. SYRIA CAUTIOUS Syria has reason to avoid an- other major border showdown with Israel. The radical Baath Socialist government has held power shakily for 15 months and has just survived another in a series of attempted coups. Further, Syria lost four--pos- sibly six--of its small squadron of Soviet MiG-21 jet intercep- tors, weakening its defence against Israel's three squadrons of missile - equipped French Mirage fighters and its new Skyhawk attack bombers from the United States. Egypt's prominent role in the heightening tension is seen as an effort to impress fellow Arabs as well as Israel. President Gamal Abdel Nas- ser has been criticized for fail- ing to act under the November Egypt - Syria mutual defence agreement during the battle on the Syrian frontier last month. Every Israeli raid into Arab territory, including the major Sinai offensive of 1956, has ex- posed the Nasser - led United Arab Command as a paper pact. A newspaper in Arab Jerusa- lem proposed recently that Egypt should be fighting Is- raelis instead of fellow Arabs in the protracted Yemen civil war, where fighting resumed last week. MAY BE 'SHOWING OFF' Nasser apparently is deter- mined to show that he is back in the vanguard of the anti-Is- rael front, a position usurped by Syria in the last year. - But he has said nothing to re- verse his oft-stated view that the time is not ripe for the showdown with Israel. Even Syrian Baathist theory holds that persistent pinprick pressure can destroy Israel by discour- aging foreign investment and immigration and encouraging emigration. The idea that current Arab moves are more political than battle-minded is supported by the publicity accompany- ing every gesture--such as the public demand that United Na- tions forces withdraw. A military leader planning a major thrust across Sinai would have little trouble avoiding a collision with scattered UN troops and therefore might have no need to ask them to get out of the way, thus tipping his hand to the world. BIBLE "The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore."' Psalms 121:8 God has promised to be with us, for us and in us. Don't for- feit His presence by neglect and unbelief, CANADA -- HOST TO THE WORLD INTERPRETING THE NEWS U.K. Muffed Kennedy Round By HAROLD MORRISON Canadian Press Staff Writer Britain may have missed the Common Market bus at an im- portant station where Europe needed and sought her help and did not get it. : Instead of co-operating, Brit- ain and Europe were often in conflict in the Kennedy round of world tariff bargaining where the six-nation Common Market showed its power to crack some of the historic barriers imposed by the United States. Some European negotiators said Britain did little to help squeeze a large package of re- ductions on chemicals from the U.S. They said the package might have been bigger if they had full British support. British officials said they knew how far the Americans could be pushed and, in fact, the final package was the exact size Britain had anticipated. BETTER TACTICS? While British negotiators may have been more knowledgeable about the U.S. position it could have been better tactics to pro- claim full support for the Euro- peans. That would have re moved suspicions that Britain was playing a lone game. Distaste of some Europeans for British policy increased when the Common Market pro- posed steel - tariffs reductions greater than Britain would ac- cept. The dispute raised two points: That Britain was not really YEARS AGO 25 YEARS AGO May 20, 1942 Mrs. Ross E. Mosley and Charles Anderson, of Oshawa, were the first two donors of the new Oshawa Red Cross Blood Donor Clinic. Ww. G. Rapley, a printing and music teacher at OCVI, is to become paymaster for the 1ith Reserve Army Tank Battalion. 4 YEARS AGO May 20, 1927 The Board of Education has asked city council for $40,000 to add two classrooms at Cedardale school and four to Simcoe St. school. Miss Gladys Edmondson and Miss Mildred Edmondson have received their Bachelor of Arts Degrees at MacMaster Univer- sity. QUEBEC EDITORS COMMENT SHATTERING STATEMENTS Gordon's Viet Warning, But One of Many This is a selection of edi- torials on current topics, translated from the French- language press of Canada. Montreal La Presse--If all cabinet ministers and mem- bers have teceived the order to avoid all shattering state- ments on the Vietnamese con- flict, Mr. Walter Gordon, president of the Privy Coun- cil, superbly ignored it. The opposition of the minis- ter to the policy of the United States in Vietnam goes ex- tremely far. Mr. Diefenbaker .. .now demands the resigna- tion of Mr. Gordon, accusing him of encouraging the Com- munists of Vietnam. There are obviously many reasons for this new attack by a minister who has already attracted attention by the in- dependence of his views towards Washington. It is said, for example, that the president of the privy council expressed aloud views which could not be expressed pub- licly by the prime minister himself. i It is explained also that, faced with the interest the NDP is arousing among many voters, the Liberal party is anxious not to allow itself to be passed "on the left," It was noted also that Mr. Doug- las, leader of the NDP, did not neglect during a weekend visit to Montreal to plead with the government to condemn energetically the American bombing of North Vietnam. Finally, a third hypothesis . .. is that Mr. Gordon, as he said himself, feels prompted by events and by a constant deterioration of the situation to warn Canadians that hue manity is moving towards the abyss. In the last 10 days, through the voices of highest authorities, we have received many warnings of a similar nature. . . .--Guy Cormier (May 16) Montreal Le Devoir -- The Pearson government has called the premiers of the provinces to Ottawa for July 5. The main goal of the meet- ing is to attempt to reach an agreement in principle on a declaration of the rights and freedoms of citizens. It is not possible to be op- posed to such an. initiative. On the contrary, the time surely has come for all the govern- ments of the country to co 'ordinate their action in so vital a field. The rights and freedoms of a citizen, in a federal system such as ours, cannot be ade 6 quately protected by Ottawa alone or by the provinces alone. Some aspects of these rights are under federal juris- diction while others fall un- der provincial legislatures, Besides our constitution con- tains a certain number of poorly defined zones, or zones open to simultaneous action by the two levels of govern: ment... Obviously, the July 5 meet- ing is aimed only at an agree- ment in principle and not at adoption of a detailed declar- ation which could be imme- diately inserted in our consti- tution. But even an agree- ment in principle would be an extremely encouraging start. On the other hand, we frankly ask ourselves if it would not be appropriate to go beyond the goal which has been set. In addition to being a country with a federal re- gime, Canada is also a coun- try composed of two ethnic majorities. . Why then, alongside the protection of the rights of individuals as such, should not consideration be given to those of . . . the two minorities: the English mi- nority in Quebec and the French minority in the other nine provinces and at the fed- eral level? Our present constitution, it must be admitted, is ex- tremely confused on this sub- ject. The proof is that Quebec has interpreted it in one way and the remainder of the country in another. In certain provinces, a start is being made on recognition of the rights of the French-language minority, but the process is very slow and, especially, it is far from being general... . It is for these reasons that we would wish to see an un- equivocal declaration of these rights appear as soon as pos- sible in the constitution. . . .-- Vincent Prince (May 15) Trois - Rivieres Le Nouvel- list) -- Is our Senate, two- thirds of whose members are Liberals, ripe for a radical reform whose principal char- acteristic would be to make it an elected body? ... The Senate, even if two- thirds of the members are Liberals, has not engendered any criticism from the Con- servatives. A return to power would one day permit them to re-establish through their ap- pointments the balance that now is lacking. It is the New Democratic Party which 'has the most grievances against the present situation. ready to make concessions to Europe and that if she could not afford to negotiate big cuts on steel, how could she hope to compete if she became a full market member and had to sub- mit to free trade? British officials countered that Britain will be ready to ne- gotiate full tariff reductions when market negotiations actu- ally began--and not before. In the Kennedy round Britain had to think in terms of her own national interests and to nego- tiate to her national advantage. There was no use trying to get on the European bus unless Britain was sure she would not be thrown off. To the Europeans, the differ- ence in tactics if not in inten- tions may have strengthened convictions that British motives must be suspect. Moreover it may have increased a hunch that major parts of the British economy are not competitive and that Britain really fears the onslaught of a full free-trade hurricane. VIETNAM POLICIES CLOUD LBJ'S IMAGE IN CANADA BY THE CANADAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC OPINION (World Copyright Reserved) 44, tt Lyndon Joh Pp. Pr 's image in Canada has de- teriorated in the past two years. In 1965 only 16% of the voters said their opinion of the U.S. President had gone down; today that ratio is 38%. Presumab! ly, the reason for this change is Mr. John- son's Vietnam. policies. Earlier this year almost half the voters (47%) felt the prestige of the United States had decreased and 16% said it had increased. This was in marked contrast to feelings in 1963 when only two-in-ten (21%) said U.S. prestige had decreased and a majority (54%) said it had increased. Canadians, naturally, link their feelings of respect for President Johnson with that of the United State as a whole. Today only 11% of the people claim their opinion of Mr. Johnson has gone up. The question: "During the past six months has your opinion of President Johnson come up or -- 1 TODAY seeneresereeeees 28% 11% Pe soe 16 28 Undecided ssecrcsecssesercssereeee 6 11 100% 100% Feelings across Canada today, about the U.S. President, ere pretty much the same. Here are the opinions of people in the different a a Undecided ..+++0000. 1 100% Quebec Ontario West 11% 12% 13% a2 37 35 35 42 37 12 9 15 100% 100% 100% Macdonald, Cartier Lost On Army Service Issue By BOB BOWMAN An effort to have compulsory military service in Canada in 1862 led to the defeat of the Macdonald - Cartier govern- ment, The international situa- tional situation was tense be- cause of the American Civil War. A northern warship San Jacinto had stopped a British ship Trent on the high seas and forcibly removed two southern- ers who were going to be am- bassadors in London and Paris. Prime Minister Palmerston was ready to declare war on the northern U.S., but Prince Consort Albert, toned down his note so that it only demanded an apology and the return of the ambassadors. President Lincoln did not want to fight Britain as well as the south, and agreed to return the ambassadors but without an apology. However, many north- erners were urgi that the British note be as an ex- cuse to invade Canada. Britain rushed 14,000 troops to Mari- time ports, and they travelled to Quebec in sleighs during the winter. Some of them even made part of the journey on snowshoes. The Macdonald-Cartier gov- ernment decided that compul- sory military service was nec- essary and created a depart- ment of the "militia with John A. Macdonald as its head. The militia bill called up 30,000 men for two weeks compulsory mili- tary training and led to many protests especially from French Canada. The vote was taken on May 20, 1862, and a large num- ' «< ber of French-Canadian sup- porters of the Macdonald-Car- tier government changed sides with the result that the govern- ment was defeated. It was replaced by the John Sandfield - Macdonald - Sicotte administration, but it lasted for only a year. The situation was part of a political deadlock that was one of the factors leading to Confederation. OTHER MAY 2 EVENTS 1616--Champlain left for Que- bec after spending winter with Hurons 1656--Iroquois attacked Island of New Orleans below Quebec and took 80 prisoners 1676 -- Settlers along Saint John River were granted land if cleared within six years 1690--French and Indians cap- tured Fort Loyal, now Portland, Maine 1776 -- Americans were de- feated at Quinze Chenes on Ottawa River 1798--Famous explorer David Thompson arrived at Sault Ste. Marie 1803--Chief © Justice Osgoode declared that slavery was in- consistent with laws of Canada 1859 -- George Barston was elected mayor of Nanaimo, B.C. although only one vote was cast 1873--Sir George Cartier died in London 1879--Department of railways and canals was organized 1885 -- First through train from Montreal arrived at Win- nipeg with troops for 1885 re- bellion READERS CROWDS AT AIR SHOW Mr. Editor: As sponsors of the recent Air Show at the Oshawa Airport, may we take advantage of your newspaper to apologize to our neighbours in the airport area for the inconvenience and con- fusion caused by the tremen- dous crowds which turned out for this tremendous show. When the Air Show was sche- duled by the Air Force for mid- week, we did not expect that too many people would be able to see it. However, thanks to the advance publicity by the Oshawa Times and C.K.L.B., Wwe were swamped, Not only were a lot of people who wanted toe see the show unable to get into the Airport, but a lot of other people whose plans involved travelling in the vicinity of the Airport, were prevented from doing so by the mamoth traffic jam. For this, we sincerely ask their forgive- ness, Two stars of the Show, the Voodoo and the Super Starfight- er, may have disturbed many citizens with their sudden ap- pearance at almost the speed of sound. While we regret any discomfort to any citizen, es- pecially those who were ill, we @s members of the Royal Cana- dian Air Force Association, are proud that such planes are a- vailable to our Air Force and that our Pilots are so proficient in their use. We join with all WRITE... citizens in hoping that they will always be our own aircraft which disturb us, and not those of some other nation, bent on destruction, rather than enter- tainment. Mr. Editor, thank you for your valuable space, and also for the excellent prior publicity and coverage of the Golden Centennaires Air Show, a Cen- tennial project of 420 Wing, Royal Air Force Association. Donald A. Brown Pres., 420 Wing CENTENNIAL DOLLAR Mr. Editor: Wow! What a way to celebrate Centennial. The Federal govern- ment raises its sales tax to 12 per cent and the consumer price index rose more than a full point to make the highest cost of liv- ing in the history of our country. That not being enough, the price of milk just went up another 2e per quart. . The new Centennial dollars are great, but really worth about 39c in buying power when broken down as follows: Income tax (off top) appx. 20c; Ontario Sales Tax § per cent 5c; Federal Sales tax 12 per cent 12c; Price index 147.8 (inflation) 24c; Centennial dol- lar net 39c. In Quebec take off another Se for 8 per cent Sales Tax. Yours sincerely, Dean J. Kelly Bahamas Premier Faces Crucial Test Of Strength NASSAU (CP)--Lynden Pin- dling, the first Negro premier of the Bahamas, faces a crucial test of strength in a byelection May 22 on Crooked Island. Pindling's Progressive Labor oped took only 18 of the 38 louse of Assembly seats in a general election Jan. 10, the éame number as the predomi- nantly white United Bahamian party under Sir Roland Symon- ette, who led the previous administration. However, Pin- dling won the support of the two successful independent can- didates, one of whom became his labor minister and the other House Speaker. Hardware merchant Basil Kelly retained the Crooked Is- land seat for the United Ba- hamian party in the general election, but a court ruled the contest invalid because the re- turning officer had incorrectly TODAY IN By THE CANADIAN PRESS May 20, 1967... The Cuban government took over rule of the island from U.S. military authori- ties 65 years ago today--in 1902--3% years after the end of Spanish domination. U.S. troops returned in 1906 for three years, to avert civil war, but later refused invi- tations from Cuban rebel groups to intervene again. In 1934 President Roose- velt's government and the first Batista regime agreed to abrogate the Platt amendment permitting U.S. intervention. 1830--D. Hyde of Reading, Pa., patented the fountain pen. rejected the nomination papers of the candidate of the now- defunct National Democrati¢ party. The present house standing is thus: Progressive Labor 18; United Bahamian 17; independ- ent 1; vacant 1; Speaker 1. Crooked Island, in the ex treme south of the Bahamas, 275 miles from Nassau, has 721 registered voters, most of them egro fishermen or farmers. ey will choose between Kelly, white man, and taxi driver Wilbert Moss, a Negro, the Pro- gressive Labor standard: bearer, Party programs appear to have little meaning in the con- test. The campaign, a no-holds- barred affair, is being waged around the issue of which man will work harder for Crooked Island in Nassau, HISTORY 1882--Brandon, Man., was incorporated, First World War Fifty years ago today--in 1917 -- French troops in Champagne took 1,000 pris- oners near Moronvillers; SS Colonian was wrecked off southern England; Brit- Ish forces pressed on the Arras front. Second World War Twenty-five years ago to- day --in 1942-- Canada re- quested Vichy France to close its consulates in Can- ada; the Quebec legislature voted 61-7 against conscrip- tion for 'overseas service; Gen. A. E. Potts and Gen. P. E. Leclerc were' ape pointed commanders of 6th and 7th Canadian Divisions. with whom a Montreal Oshawa Windsor Winnipeg Edmonton Oshawe DELOITTE, PLENDER, HASKINS & SELLS MONTEITH, RIEHL, WATERS & CO. Chartered Accountants Associated Firms in United States of America, Great Britain and ether Countries throughout the World. Oshawa Shopping Centre re now merged Toronto Hamilton Regina Calgary Prince George Vancouver 728-7527 | WHITBY L Whith: St. Cat WHITBY (Staff) John and Anne M ren of Mr. and } Muckle, RR 1, V walking on the be of their home on | spotted a white bs cylinder attached | ing a letter typewri Catharines High Sc It was mentioned that as a centennia of these balloons each day. The letter reque 'stating the exact balloon was found, Robert Bat Robert Batty, RI has offered the use of his property Brooklin Scouts an used as a Camp Si Cubmaster Carl . his assistants hel meeting on the si now on it will be u WHITBY Delegates attend! 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Benevolent Reb no. 132, meeting w: Noble Grand, Siste don assisted by the Sister Joan Mace. was draped in Me late Sister Tena ter Isabelle Saun ed members of the party at the IOC will be assisted b tie Plaskitt. Happy sung for Sister Gl nell. Tea hostesse ers Kathleen Brou Pardon. St. Mark's Unite men, Unit 7, mem film entitled 'Whe ley Lives', follow cussion period led net Juby. Mrs. T dale took the bus! It was reported 14 home visits were following banquet nounced: The Ex 30; Brownies, Jun Guides, June 7, A per will be held terminate the pre The worship perio by Mrs. J. Foster: J. Foster and Mrs. Lunch was serve Charles Mesher an Mr. and Mrs. D ald, of Aberdeen, been visiting Mrs. J. Grylls and Mr Harold Grylis a