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She Oshawa Tunes 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 30, 1967 Centennial Enthusiasm 'In': Let's All Show It Here Down south on Harmony Road an oversized flag bearing an island green with trees proclaims the homeowner's allegiance to Prince Edward Island. Out west on King Street the lamp standards at the Oshawa Shopping Centre are fit- tingly festooned with 'gold, red, blue and green Centennial flags. Further along, the K-Mart has a great array of Canadian and Cen- tennial flags flying, and for old time's sake, several Union Jacks. Schools, civic buildings, the audi- torium and the city hall, in parti- cular, are decked out for. Canada's big year. Otherwise, with few oth- er noticeable exceptions, it is pret- ty much business as usual in Osh- awa. And it shouldn't be. This is Can- ada's greatest year. Indifference. is out, or should be. Enthusiasm is "in", This was the worry of Cen- tennial Chairman Hayward Mur- doch last week, when he urged a little more show of enthusiasm by Mr. Downtown Merchant and Mr. and Mrs. Average Citizen -- some out and out flag-waving. Oshawa is partaking of and participating in many of the Centennial Year spec- ials. The spectaculars being brought to the city are being well received and the performances staged by local organizations are earning rave notices. Those presented by the youngsters of Oshawa schools certainly merit all the praise they are receiving. The folk festival people are preparing for a full and exciting week leading up to the July 1 birthday. In organized activity Oshawa citizens are enjoying Centennial celebrations. It's on the. house-to- house and store-to-store basis that we're missing the opportunity. (Why in many neighborhoods the only time any Centennial symbol can be seen is on the day of the week the big white garbage van lumbers through with the emblem emblazoned on the side of the truck!) By acting on Mr. Murdoch's ap- peal we can add an extra fillips to Oshawa's Centennial celebrations and also gain the added pleasure of more personal participation in our.country's gala year, Talking Confederation Premier John Robarts has ach- ieved one of the objectives of his proposal to hold a Confederation of Tomorrow Conference. He has man- aged to get more and more people thinking and talking about Confed- eration. This is particularly true at Queen's Park. The members of the legislature talked for six hours on the subject one day, two another, and a full day's sitting on yet an- other. And discussion still con- tinues. More than a score of mem- bers from the government and the apposition sides of the house spoke to a resolution that the proposal be adopted and Premier Robarts call the conference. The speeches, at least by the party leaders, indicated they had given much thought to the ques- tion of what might be achieved by She Oshawa Tnnes 86 King St. £., Oshawa, Onterie 1. Wi Publisher & C. PRINCE. General Manager C. J. MeCONECHY. Editor SUBSCRIPTION RATES The Oshawa Times gg alg, Falta Oshowa Times beh ae 1871) and, the itby Gazette and hronicle = ( 1863) is published daily (Sundays and Statutary holidays excepted). ity Publish ers Association, The Canadian Press. Audit Bureow Association, Canadian Press ively entitled to the use of republication of all news despatched in the Peper credited to It or to The Published 'therein, All vighis. of apecial 'des- news a6 Kin it. E., Oshawa, Ontario . ing St. E., a, far! National Advertising Offices: Thomson Bullding, 425 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario; 646 Cathcart Street Montreal, P.Q. Delivered by corners in Oshawa, Whitby, i Yr vcrlae Bowmonville, Brooklin, Port Perry, Pi iaple Grove, Hampton, Frenchman's Bay, Enniskilien, m, , Claremont, Manchester Pontypool, and Newcastle not over 5S¢ per week. By mail in Province of Ontario outside carrier delivery crea, $15.00 per year. Other provinces and $18.00 per year, USA, and foreign $27.00 pa year, : the conference, even though Prime Minister Lester Pearson has sug- gested that Premier Robarts was setting a dangerous precedent and the federal government was not in- terested in participating. Liberal Leader Robert Nixon urged care and caution; and New Democrat Donald C. MacDonald called for an expansion of the con- ference's work to produce a bill of rights as a preamble to the constitu. tion. The debate has produced indica- tions of possibilities for construc- tive action as well as the usual in- stances of political manoeuvring. The Welland Tribune in comment on the Confederation conference proposal has quoted the area repre- sentative in the legislature, Ellis Morningstar. He said: "It seems to me that only one partially valid ob- jection to the conference has been raised. That is that the meeting may not accomplish anything ... perhaps this is so . . . but there is one good way to find out and that is to hold the meeting." And isn't it the truth? Other Editors' Views NOW WE DIG IN The report by Dr. Walter Free- man of San Jose, Calif., that psy- chiatrists are more likely than any other group to commit suicide confirms a long-standing but here- tofore unproved adage: "Tf you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs, you just don't understand the situation.,.' --Detroit Free Press OTTAWA REPORT Prime Minister Better Off Today By PATRICK NICHOLSON OTTAWA--The taxpayers of Canada provide the prime min- ister with a standard of living worth a salary of $222,966 a year before taxes, This factual statement was reported in this space recently; judging by the reaction of readers, the revela- tion came as an_ astonishing bombshell. It should not have done; the facts are on the pub- lic record for all to see. Some readers have inspired an interesting comparison, by their questions whether John Diefenbaker, when he was prime minister, was also in that "Quarter million dollars a year club." The short answer is no, he was not. There have been four important boosts in the salary and perquisites, introduced by Prime Minister Pearson since he took office. The first of these concerns the remuneration of every MP, which affects both the Liberal MP for Algoma East, Lester Pearson, and the Conservative MP for Prince Albert, John Diefenbaker. When Mr. Diefen- baker was PM, he like all other MPs received $8,000 a year as salary, subject to tax, plus $2,000 a year as tax-free ex- pense allowance. One of Mr. Pearson's first acts, opposed by Mr. Diefenbaker was to boost this to $12,000 a year in salary plus $6,000 in tax-free allow- ance. As. a corollary of this, Mr. Pearson also boosted, to $720, from $240, the matching contribution towards each MP's pension which the taxpayers must pay every year. USE RETREAT Mr. Diefenbaker was able to make use of the official prime ministerial residence at 24 Sus- sex Street in Ottawa, and the lakeshore holiday retreat nearby, just as Mr. Pearson now does. Each enjoyed as prime minister the full use of both houses, fully furnished, equipped, maintained, serviced and free of real estate tax. There is however one signifi- cant difference. In addition to the houses, the taxpayers of Canada provide money for the prime minister to pay for food, domestic serv ants, servants' uniforms, supplies, entertain- ment and sundries. In his last year as prime minister, John Diefenbaker spent $14,691 for staff and $241 for their uni- forms, $5,091 for foods, $2,044 for entertaining, $138 for sun- dries and nothing for supplies. In contrast, this year Mr. Pearson is increasing his staff which will cost an estimated $26,700 and he will have $7,000 for food, $6,000 for entertaining, $300 for uniforms, $300 for sun- dries and $300 for supplies. Thus, in four years the cost of living for Mr. and Mrs, Pearson has risen to an esti- mated $40,600, contrasted with the $22,205 spent by Mr. and Mrs. Diefenbaker. If the cost of living today is 83 per cent higher than in the last Diefen- baker year, how is Mr. Pear- son's "War on Poverty" getting on? Obviously he has won his; but what about Johnny Canuck who now has to pay much more in taxes? As I explained in the earlier column describing the prime minister's real income, each prime minister pays a token $96.15 a week towards the cost of the official residences and the food, staff and entertaining therein. The final element of differ- ence between the prime minis- ter's apparent reward in 1962-63 and this year is the yearly pen- sion payable to a prime minis- ter after four years in office. This amounts to $16,667 to him- self and $5,555 to his widow. This pension was introduced by Mr. Pearson in 1963. Thus the calculation works out that this year the job of prime minister is worth the equivalent of $222,966 subject to income tax, while in 1962-63 it was worth to Mr. Diefenbaker. $110,642 subject to income tax. That clearly answers the ques- tions posed by readers in their letters to me. Hostile Reference To Jews Erased From Textbooks By GEORGE W. CORNELL ' AP Religion Writer Broad-scale progress is re- ported in a global, joint under- taking by Roman Catholic and Jewish leaders to eliminate hos- tile references to Jews from Catholic religious textbooks. A survey of inter-religious de- velopments in Europe found that Catholic educational centres are intensively engaged in revising texts and distributing them for use in Spain, Italy, South Amer- ica and other areas. The report came from Phillip E. Hoffman, chairman of the American Jewish Committee's board of governors, on the basis of a three-year study made by it and Catholic scholars at a new interfaith centre in Rome. He cited a '"'worldwide move- ment" to clear Catholic text- books of anti-Jewish references --an effort sparked by the sec- ond Vatican council's call for closer bonds with Judaism and awareness of its common roots with Christianity. Of the situation in Spain, hub of Spanish-speaking Catholici in Latin America and elsewhere, Hoffman said: "Eighty per cent of all Spanish Catholic religious textbooks that have previously expressed hostility to Jews have been revised, and anti-Semitic drawings reminiscent of the vicious caricatures of Nazi Jul- ius Streicher eliminated." REVISIONS UNDER WAY In Italy, he said, revision of 1 tary and dary text- books is in progress, and study findings have been transmitted to the Vatican, Catholic text- book writers and publishers, seminaries, universities and adult education groups. Corresponding information has been gathered in northern Eu- rope, in conjunction with Cath- olic and Protestant education- ists and social scientists, he said, and is expected to bring changes in religious textbooks in Austria, Germany, Holland and Belgium. He said Catholic authorities had expressed shock at the ex- tent of unfavorable textbook ref- erences to Jews and Judaism turned up in the three - year study, and had issued recom- mendations for changes. Hostile references to Protestant and Eastern Orthodox Christians, such as "'schismatics and heret- ics," also had been expurgated. Deleted passages referring to Jews often contained phrases such as "burden of guilt,"' "vice- ridden," "'pride in their riches," "divine malediction,' and the like. Other examples cited of ma- terial eliminated included: Parts of a first - grade text- book saying Jews "hated the Christians and were enraged be- cause the little children loved the Virgin and the Lord." It had gone on to relate that the Jews crucified a Christian boy be- cause he refused to stamp on a crucifix. An_ illustration showed Jews collecting his spurting blood in cups. . GOOD EVENING By Jack Gearin City To Review Downtown Parking Set-up THE PRESSING and ageless problem of downtown parking will get another close look at ng high official level here June The hosts for this special pow-wow will be City Council's Traffic committee, which is con- sidering some revolutionary pro- posals on the subject. The special guests will be members of The Downtown Busi 's A iation, who have been crying loud of late pod some form of parking re- ef. The meeting will be at City Hall and the key issue will in- volve a City planning board re- quest that the Traffic commit- tee investigate the possibility of establishing a parking authority for Oshawa. A proposal has also been *made for a downtown parki garage in the King-Prince-Bond area -- the project would ac- comodate 300 vehicles and con- constitute two levels atop the proposed bus terminal (for city and other bus lines). The estimated cost of the project for land building would be $1,688,000, but you can bet on one thing for certain -- the The predominant theme of the meeting will be to deal. with downtown parking. Feasibility of a levy against 'nearby' prop- erty owners to support parking facilities will also be discussed, as will the financing of the pro- posed parking garage. Time limits on parking in municipal lots will also be dis- cussed. There will also be a re- view of the operation of parking meters to 9 p.m. Should the half-hour parking meters be ex- tended to one-hour limits? LLOYD CROSSLEY, a former Oshawa resident and father of Singer Douglas Crossley, sends along a timely clipping from The Sarasota Herald-Tribune (Fla.) headed, 'Merchants Praise City Removal of Parking Meters." Following a trend in other U.S. cities and acting at the request of merchants, the Sar- asota City Commission directed that between 500 and 600 meters be removed in a step aimed at improving the business climate in the downtwon area. There are many angles to the complex business of downe towp parking meters and what is B¥od for Sarasota may not apply to Oshawa, but the article is clear on some pertinent points. Most businessmen felt the absence of meters will prove a shot in the arm for downtown business. Nearly all cities have had enthusiastic response from customers, But the Sarasota picture is not all rosy. Police say a problem has arisen with persons erasing the chalk mark put on tires by meter maids and with: others who attempt to evade the new two-hour parking limit by mov- ing their vehicles 'into vacant adjoining spaces at the end of the two-hour limit. Police estimate that 95 per cent of the Sarasota violators are merchants and employees and, to some degree, profes- sional persons. The commission has now pro- posed an ordinance that would make it illegal to erase a chalk mark on tires and to move a car into an adjoining parking space to avoid the two-hour limit. There may also be stiff fines for the chronic violator of the two-hour limit. THE D CRATIC Right- Wing's swee; " the Executive elections for Local 222, UAW- CLC has been confirmed. President "Ab" Taylor's party won eight of the 10 seats on the Local's highest administrative tribunal. Only two candidates outside the DRWG fold crashed the charmed circle -- Roy Fleming, as guide, will be the lone Unity Group member and William Rutherford, of Houdaille Indus- tires, will be the second vice- president. He ran as an in- dependent. Lloyd Clarke, DRWG, won the responsible job of the Oshae worker editorship and Louis Rousseau, DRWG, was elected trustee. The heavy job of counting the ballots for the GM Unit of the UAW Council (where 19 are to be elected) should be com- pleted this week, which also ap- plies to the races for 'the three standing committees, Recrea- tion, Political Action and Edu- cation. Biggest local news out of the UAW world on the weekend was the appointment of Clifford Pil- key as a full-time, international paid representative of Local 222, UAW-CLC. This means that he is now on the payroll of the UAW International, ST. JACQUES O. THe SMILE YoU GET FROM AGS, ISITAR WHEN You TELL HIM f i) AMES STREET, WesT il «oe THERE ARE MANY TYPES OF SMILE... ONE (STHE KIND You SEG WHEN CULTURAL AFFAIRS ARE DISCUSSED UNITH OTTAWA lee! THAT SICKUY HAT TELEVISION aan SMILE ' --_-- "OPERATION SMILE" INTERPRETING THE NEWS Britain To Hold Hong Kong By HAROLD MORRISON Canadian Press Staff Writer Barring an irrational, emo- tional upheaval, Britain believes China has too much to lose to boot the British out of their half- owned, half-rented colony of Hong Kong. Despite the threats, demon- strations, strikes and bitter dip- lomatic humiliation, British au- thorities intend to hold fast to the string of islands and their rewarding possessions. The profits of Hong Kong work both ways. The cheap la- bor of a population estimated at 3,800,000, combined with vast British investments, provide textiles, clothing, footwear and other products that compete easily around the world. Much of the earnings by Hong Kong industrialists and consum- ers are channelled to China through food and other pur- chases. As much as $600,000,000 a year in foreign exchange is obtained by China this way. British authorities concede the Chinese could throttle the Hong Kong administration in a day. But if the investors, traders, in- dustrialists and skilled techni- cians escape, taking some of their capital and equipment with them, the morsels left would make a poor supper. Hong Kong has been under British rule for more than a cen- tury. It provides a peephole to the aberration of the mainland and gives the Chinese a window to the Western world. Much of it was ceded by China to Britain in the Nanking Treaty of 1842, but part of the mainland and numerous islands also.came un- der British rule under a 99-year lease signed in June, 1898. Into his leased area have been poured investments in market gardening, numerous light industries an dnew water reservoirs without which the colony could not survive. Renewal of the lease must be done at the will of the Chinese. But in 30 years there likely will be much change in the Chi- nese leadership and perhaps even in its policies. More than 90 per cent of the TODAY IN HISTORY ' By THE CANADIAN PRESS May 30, 1967... A thousand British bomb- ers set course for Cologne 25 years ago tonight -- in 1942. It was the first of the "saturation" attacks aimed at crippling German war pro- duction. A thousand Cana- dians took part in the raid and 2,000 tons of bombs were dropped in 90 minutes. The following night the bombers struck at Essen and on June 3 raided Bre- men. These raids set the pattern for night-bombing of Germany that continued until the end of the war. 896--The first recorded car accident occurred in New York. 1913--The 'Canadian Sen- ate defeated a bill to buy three battleships: for the Royal Navy. First World War Fifty years ago today--in 1917 -- stubborn fighting de- veloped between German and French troops on Mor- onvilliers Ridge in Cham- pagne; British repulsed hos- tile raiding parties near Fontaine-les - Croisilles and Lens. Second World War Twenty-five years ago to- day--in 1942--1,000 British planes raided Cologne; fighting continued in, the El Gazala - Tobruk - Big),el Ha- , cheim triangle in Libya, Jj Hong Kong population is Chi- nese. Most of it is lawabiding. Authorities suggest the current unrest is caused by a relatively small body of Maoists who stirred up trouble to get the at- tention of the bigshots in I"e- ing. The crackdown certainly caught Peking's eye and the suf- fering and humiliation of British diplomats in Shanghai and Pe- king seemed to be ample proof of the low value China placed on British diplomatic relations. Nevertheless, Britain intends to bear the humiliation without retreat. It would rather be watching inside China than be outside and not know what is going on. As for Hong Kong, officials feel the worst is over; that while the. Maoists likely will con- tinue to cause sporadic trouble, law and order will prevail. Building Canadian Navy Controversial Issue In 1909 ' By BOB BOWMAN In August, 1941, Prime Min- ister Winston Churchill of Brit- ain made a historic trip across the Atlantic to meet President Roosevelt at Argentia, New- foundland, where they issued the Atlantic Charter. Churchill and top-ranking military lead- ers travelled in the battleship Prince of Wales escorted by the Royal Canadian Navy destroy- ers Restigouche and Assini- boine. It might be wondered if the great British statesman re- called events of 1911 when he looked out on the Canadian de- stroyers providing an antisub- marine screen for his battle- ship. From 1909 to 1911, the hottest controversy in Canada was whether to build a Royal Cana- dian Navy or to provide money to build ships for the Royal Navy. The Liberals under Sir Wilfrid Laurier wanted the Royal Canadian Navy. The Con- servatives under Sir Robert Borden thought it would be bet- ter to give the money to Britain to strengthen the Royal Navy. Churchill then was First Lord of the Admiralty, and openly intervened in the dispute. He said it was foolhardy for Can- ada to try to build a navy when there were not enough trained men to operate the ships. The Conservatives won a general election using the slogan 'One flag, One Fleet, One Throne." When the Conservative govern- ment introduced a measure to give Britain $35,000,000 to build battleships, the Liberals tried to force another election on the issue by launching the biggest filibuster in the history of the House of Commons. They kept the House in ses- sion for 24 hours a day for two weeks, with the exception of one Sunday. Members were divided into eight-hour shifts and took turns speaking about anything remotely connected with shipping. Members who hadn't spoken for years quoted the Bible, the North American Shipping Act, and even Alice in Wonderland. Prime Minister Borden ended the debate by invoking "clo- sure". for the first time. He got the bill through the House of Commons, and then came the anti-climax. On May 30, 1913, the Senate killed the bill! OTHER MAY 30 EVENTS 1811--Hudson's Bay Co, ac- cepted Selkirk plan to develop Red River. 1814---U.S. troops capture Ad- miral Yeo's gunboats. 1838--Hudson's Bay Co. re- ceived a new charter for 30 years. 1848--Fredericton, N.B., in- corporated. BIBLE "I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance; but he that cometh after me is might- ier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire." | Matthew 3:11 In the eyes of God a man who is humble enough to do a ser- vant's job is worthy enough to become a king. "He exalts the humble and abases the proud." QUEEN'S PARK Confusion Pervades Education By DON O'HEARN TORONTO -- Education has been debated here for several days. And what is the over-all im- pression that is left? That the complexities of edu- cation today are such to frighten even brave thinkers. And along with this there is wonder whether education may not be the new fanaticism--and more extreme than religious fanaticism ever was. In this day of change, no field has been going through greater change than education. Complete new systems of edu- cation have been and are being introduced -- technical training, three-stream plans, community colleges, Schools are being cen- tralized. Curricula at all stages is being revised. Teachers are in a mood of assertiveness. Educational television and com- puters are beginning to make themselves felt. And over all there is a wor: ship by large sections of the community of the new god of education. On all sides of course there is disagreement and confusion as to what is right. Some critics-say we are mak- ing automatons of children, oth- ers say they are becoming too undisciplined. There are no absolutes. And the growth appears to be rush- ing off in all directions almost unbridled. We have principels and teach- ers taking their ideas and run- ning with them. There are local school boards in turn putting in their ideas. And there are other professionals at both the local levels and here injecting still furthef ideas. The over-all reflection is one chaos. DIRECTION NEEDED And the crying need seems to be for some hand to try and direct the change. No one man or jurisdiction probably can do this. Even au- thority over education is contro- versial -- with local autonomy long having been a minor god in the field, And it would take a supet- brain to even comprehend all the change afoot, and the many facets involved. But you feel that now there are far, far too many cooks in- volved in what is becoming a muddy stew. And that if there is not more firm direction we may educate ourselves into both bankruptcy and semi-lunacy. It's all right to say we should not return to the days of the little red schoolhouse, which is the automatic retort to anyone who dares criticize "progress" in education today. But a few of those clear minds that so many of the red school- houses produced might be able to steering the path of education than it seems is being applied now. YEARS AGO May 30, 1947 W. Gordon Bunker, business administrator and _ secretary- treasurer of the Oshawa Board of Education has been elected president of the Ontario Asso- ciation of School Business Offi- cials. Taking part in his first show, Oshawa Playboy, a 21-month- old Scotch collie owned by George Burgess of Verdun Rd., competed in four classes and won four ribbons at the Peter- borough Dog Show. 35 YEARS AGO 30, 1932 Alex G. Storie, president of the Associated Welfare So- cieties, has been chosen as Oshawa's' nominee for the Prime Minister's Special Com- mittee to investigate unemploy- ment relief problems in On- tario. T. A. Garton, proprietor of the Garton Bus Line, has an- nounced a new bus service from Oshawa to Bowmanville, Lind- say and Bobcaygeon. IT HAPPENED IN St STN AGT Ny RR \\ i» ay "THE FIRST. ers RAILWAY IN CANADA BEGAN OPERATING IN 1837 , <r, BETWEEN LA PRAIRIE AND ST-JOHNS IN WHAT IS Now ail Province oF o oe IT RANA DISTANCE Of 16 MILEAON WOODEN RAIS WITH THI FLAT BARS af 100M SPICED Hf + A lite Deeg WHITBY D Henry Contrac WHITBY (Staff) ommendation of its engineers, Totten, 5 cki, and Associate Whitby Town Coun night decided to contract of Henry § pass to Mel-Ron Co. Ltd., of Whitby The amount of tt which :is subject t by the Ontario Der Highways, the Onta pal Board, the Boar port Commissioners 11 Persons Officers of the Whi ment of the Ontario Police last week inv: accidents in which were injured and charged. While patrolling 1: 290 vehicles were ch 283 drivers being cl 55 warned. Many of charged were clock radar which is now use. a The detachment a gated 73 general o which included seve premises, two auto break and enters a1 cellaneous occurren included traffic cor quor offinces and re assistance. Bicycles, the « Nurses G The Confederation the Carousel Inn, Os the scene of merrir excitement when mor people attended the O: pital Whitby School « 1967 graduating cla dance. Upon arrival gu greeted by Miss J. Cl president; Miss V. P rector of nursing; M' kovic, senior instruct G. Lynes, superinten WHITBY | Whitby Women's In meet Wednesday in Hall. The members -- Whitby St: John ' gelist CWL delegates tended the annual CW tion at the Royal -Y Toronto, were: The Mrs. James McCarro Robert Mackey. Othe: i : a The Pentecostal Chi en's Missionary Cow At the June meeting icles will be comp! sent, Several members of ing group will be att the beginning of Augu ial service to be held shore Pentecostal Cz Council 300 High WHITBY (Staff) - | tion of action relati High Street was def Whitby Town Council night, to next Monde ing of council in c Clerk John R. Frost bylaw to expropriate erty had not been sul the Ontario Municipal Building Inspector § was authorized to atte nual conference of th Plumbing Inspectors' tion in September at Approval was give public Utility Commis stall a six - inch | Stewart Street, betw son and Frederick Sti commission said the ¢ drant is about 1,200 Jones Avenue. STUDY SUBDIVISIO! A preliminary enqu residential subdivisior Drive extended by Homes Limited was r committee for study. The finance commit planning board will 1 the finance committee _ cil at the next com the whole meeting. George H. Thwaites trator of the Depa Social Welfar3, was ; to attend the annua tion of the Ontario W ficer's Association in in June. PUC LETTER A communication f