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She Oshawa Times 86 King St. E., Oshawa, Ontario Published by Canadian Newspapers Company Limited T. L. Wilson, Publisher E. C. Prince, Associate Publisher OSHAWA, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, AUGUST 18, 1967 Attack By Hees Unfair To 'Young Canadians George Hees would abolish the Company of Young Canadians! So proclaimed the headline over the news story telling of the cam- paigns of the many candidates for the Progressive Conservative leader- ship. This surely cannot be the same George Hees whose hi-jinks and en- thusiasm, whose unorthodox ap- proach to trade promotion were also making headlines but a few years ago. What's happened to the ever- smiling charmer with the appeal to youth? This stuffy "off-with-their heads" approach is certainly out of eharacter for that swinger of the earlier sixties. And more serious, such an atti- tude is short-sighted, narrow and grossly unfair. Certainly in its two years of existence the Company of Young Canadians has amassed a greater number of critics than it has either champions or converts. There has been an abysmal failure in explaining the company's pro- gram and approach to problems. There are too many chiefs and not enough Indians -- almost as many are installed in high-paying execu- tive positions as there are working for board, room and $35 per month in the field. Recruiting leaves much to be desired. Yet the idea behind the company is a good one, an exciting one in this era of welfarism. The U.S. Peace Corps moves into depressed areas and builds schools, hospitals or whatever may be needed and "gives them" to the needy, The aim behind the work of the Young Canadians is radically different -- they are sup- posed to serve as catalysts, to instill the incentive and the initiative for those in less fortunate stances to strive to better their po- sitions, themselves. It healthy and rewarding program. To say, as Mr. Hees is quoted as doing, that the company is "a come plete waste of money and I person- ally can't see any good it's doing" is ridiculous. Governments have cer- tainly invested more in programs of much less promise. In the case of a politician such as Mr. Hees, it is foolhardy. Half of the population of Canada is less than 25 years of age. These source of extreme frustration and circum- can be a young Canadians are a despair for those of older genera- tions. Yet we can ill-afford to sell their ingenuity and idealism short. Nor should we consider scrapping the Company of Young Canadians before it has heen given a fair op- portunity to prove its worth. Ajax In Forefront At its meeting this week Ajax Town Council accepted 11 proposed changes in the plan of subdivision submitted by Wimpey Homes Limit- ed to clear the way for a subdivision agreement which may ultimately re- ault in the construction of a new 500-home subdivision in the lake- shore area. Ajax might well be characterized ag the forerunner of the great de- velopment in the Golden Horseshoe area of Southern Ontario. Wrought from farm lands, in the early years of the Second World War, the first She Oshawa Fimes 84 King St. F T. L. WILSON, Publisher @. C. PRINCE, Genero! Manoger Cc MeCONECHY, Editor SUBSCRIPTION RATES The Oshawa Times combining The Oshawa Times {established 1871) and the Whitby Gazette and Chronicle (established 186 published (Sundays and Statutory holidays excepted Oshowa, Ontorie doily Members ef Canadian y Newspaper ers Associaton, The Canadion Press Audit Associatior he or Press is x entitled to the use of duction tlespatched in the poper Associated Press or Reuter ond also the local news published there All rignts of speciol des- patches ore olso reserved B6 King St. E howe, Ontario Natione! Advert Thomson Building, 425 . University ronte, Ontario 20 Coathcort Street, Delivered Pickering, Bowm Albert, Maple iverpool, Ta Orono, Leskord, Manchester, Por , Ajax, Prince Boy, , Enniskillen. Burketon, Claremont, Newcastle not over » Province ef Ontario orec $15.00 per yeor, 1d. «~Commonweolth Countries, A. and foreign $27.00 per yeor, S5c per week putside carrie Dther $18.0 provir 8.00 per yeo homes were built by Wartime Hous- ing Corporation north of what is now the Macdonald-Cartier Free- way. With George Finley as admin- istrator, the corporation first built 300 homes to accommodate married plant workers. Later another 300 homes were added, With the setting up of the Ajax Development Area, following the war, many of the homes were oc- cupied for a time by married: stu- dents attending the science classes of the University of Toronto.( Later basements were excavated and many of the homes were sold. From that point Ajax has never looked back. Through Mr. Finley's efforts many small industries were induced to locate in the warehouses formerly used by Defense Industries Limited. As a result the town's pop- ulation did not fluctuate to any great extent. With the growth of the Metropoli- tan Toronto area and the need for more housing it is logical that Ajax should benefit, Careful planning has provided many of the amenities of larger communities. It is quite possible that in time Ajax will take its place among the more prosperous industrial communities along the north shore of Lake Ontario. It has the advantages necessary to make this become a reality. QUEEN'S PARK Davis Turns His Attention To Ottawa By DON O'HEARN TORONTO--A = question of absorbing interest here is the political future of Education Minister Bill Davis. The last 12 months have seen a radical change in the situa- tion of Mr. Davis. A year ago he was riding high: as the head of the biggest spending department of govern- ment he was generally consid- ered as che number two man, the logical successor to Pre- mier Robarts when he retired --which some said would not be too long--and apparently happy in his job and on top of the world Today he is disillusioned. A disillusioned young man; at least with conditions here. He is exhausted by the strain of trying to keep up with the great demands on his depart- ment, and the frustration of having to argue constantly for the money he has needed to build it. He is sour because he wanted the treasuryship, and in the last cabinet shuffle didn't get it And he's bored because there js nowhere for him to go here now except the premiership-- and the former talk of early retirement for Mr. Robarts has largely abated . He very obviously is in a situ- ation where change looks attractive. And the betting is that he will. probably make the change. The first sign Mr. Davis was restive came, of course, when word got out of his possible aspirations for the national P.C, leadership This was the first indication to the public that he might not be happy. His intimates, how- ever, had suspected, and some had known, this for quite a while He actually did seriously con- sider contesting the leadership. It was that health reasons-- including an examination § in hospital--finally decided him against this. The health condition, how- ever, was probably not too important a factor. So far as can be ascertain this was really not much more than a case of understandable exhaustion. Most likely his decision against running was founded on the fact his chances of making a good show would be small and he would be under the threat of losing prestige through a bad beating. All the signs, however, are that his future interest will be in the national field. He was prominent at the Montmorency Thinkers Confer- ence, and will be prominent again at the leadership conven- tion as a chairman. The likelihood séems to be that when a vacancy comes up he will run federally. If he does it will be a big loss to the prov- ince, for he has been one of the very best of the men here. YEARS AGO 20 YEARS AGO August 18, 1947 Lawrence Sargant, of Osh- awa, won the Ontario Prelim- inaries for the Webster Memor- ial Trophy at Brantford . He will compete in the Dominion Finals to be held at the Osh- awa Airport in September. Mrs. R. S. McLaughlin will he honored at a special convo- cation of Mount Allison Univer- sity, Sackville, N.B., when she will receive the honorary de- gree of Doctor of Laws. 35 YEARS AGO August 18, 1932 Mr. J. C. Young has been ap- pointed the Oshawa _ represen- tative of the H. R. Bain and Co. investment bankers of To- ronto. EVERYB pr MMMMAHHH HHL rman a OTTAWA REPORT ODY'S GETTING INTO ACT ! Le rn NNMMNENT PM Poorly Advised On Que. By PATRICK NICHOLSON OTTAWA -- Angry criticism of Gencrai de Gaulle's '"'interfer- ence' in Canadian affairs con- tinues. But the fall-out from his Olympian blast is bringing an ever-clearer understanding of the true Canadian situation-- and for this, all Canadians should be grateful. It is a tragedy that the 'two sides in the Canadian argu- ment, the French-Canadian peo- ple and the huge English-speak- ing majority, do not meet together to conduct a dialogue. Mutual _ understanding will never be attained by the mono- logues. being fired from each side like barrage and counter- barrage. Instead, they are exacerbating the ill-feeling. An Ontario separatist move- ment has become clearly pre- dictabie. All it needs. to launch it is a handful of articulate and angry people, such as the few intellectuals who launched the tiny snowball of French separa- tism which has become a huge avalanche as it rojls downhill. ENGLISH-CANADA MAD Ontarians, who represent the Anglo-Saxon Canadians, have been infuriated by the situation revealed by Quebec's reaction to de Gaulle. His visit had the effect of making it crystal clpar that all the concessions recently made to Quebec have dismally failed to appease the nationalist sentiment in that province. Our flag was tossed into the gar- bage tc please Quebec, and replaced by the sordid unher- aldiz bacon-wrapper; yet Que- bec now refuses to accept that as a national symbol. The con- stitutional rights of our prov- inces have been usurped by Ottawa to divert tax revenues to Quebec; but now Quebec demands the right to opt out of these programs, and leaves the other provinces to pay tax trib- ent . seinines "i MT mma eA EE et 34 OF 79 KILLED IN ACTION Violent Death Often Fee To Exclusive Club By GERALD McNEIL Canadian Press Staff Writer Violent death is often the entry fee into the exclusive Victoria Cross club, Of 79 Canadians who won the decoration while serving with the Canadian armed forces during the First and Second World Wars, 34 were killed in action. Half the 16 Canadians to earn a VC during the Second World War died on the field. In addition to the 79, the award has been won by 23 Canadians serving with the British armed forces. The eight survivors among the Second World War reci- pients, plus 13 living First World War winners, today are an unobtrusive if exclu- sive company, a Cross-Can- ada Survey by The Canadian Press shows. They carry lightly the covet- ed decoration, inscribed For Valour. "T just tell people I won it for drinking rum," says Alex Brereton, now 74, of Elnora, Alta. The official qualification is "conspicuous bravery or de- votion to duty in the presence . ef the enemy." stot NAN AE VICTORIA CROSS WINNERS Some of the remaining 21 survivors were maimed in earning the decoration but none has used it as a crutch. Though some have become prominent, it doesn't appear to have been a factor in building a career. One exception is Lt.-Col. David 'V. Currie, 54, who in 1960 became sergeant-at-arms in the House of Commons. SOUGHT HIM OUT Parliament has thought it fitting that the most illus- trious war heroes should hald such posts and he was sought out for the job. One of his predecessors was Milton F. Gregg, 75, who earned his VC in the First World War. Until recently, he was high commissioner to Guyana, an appointment that followed a successful political career. Perhaps the most promi- nent is Lieutenant-Governor George Pearkes of British Co- lumbia, a defence minister in the Diefenbaker - administra- tion. He earned the VC while amassing five wounds in the First World War and went on to 'become commander of the Ist Division during the Sec- end World War, Gen. Pearkes, now 79, says the VC may have helped him politically. However, it was hardly more than a high point in a long successful military career. Like the mechanics, minis- ters, businessmen, ranchers and farmers who won it, he earned his post-war way. The 21 survivors include American. William H. Met- calfe, 73, of South Portland, Me., and Dane Thomas Dine- sen, 74, of Grejsdal, Den- mark. Both won the VC while in Canadian uniform during the First World War. Their post- war lives are indicative of those of the others. Dinesen wound up with the Black Watch in Montreal after trying to join the French, British and American armies. He earned the VC in 10 hours of hand-to-hand trench fighting at Parvilliers, France, in 1918 during the Battle of Amiens. The attacking British cleaned out the enemy trenches by going through them from one to the other and it was Dinesen's job to go first. "IT wasn't hit at all--it was extraordinary," she says. He won the French Croix-de- Guerre in the same action. "People expect me to be something extraordinary, which I'm certainly not. They think that because you've won the Victoria Cross, you must be a special person. "But I feel it was partly ac- cidental.: You know, there were other men there all the time and some of the others were hit and died and yet you get the medal and they get nothing." He travelled extensively after the war, became a pros- perous farmer and has wrii- ten about his wartime experi- ences. He looks upon Canada as his "second home," helped form a Danish-Canadian asso- ciation, and now lives in re- tirement on a 1,400-acre farm in Denmark. He keeps active- ly in touch with VCs in Can- ada, Metcalf, born at Tal- madge, Me., joined up at Fredericton in 1914 and fought with the 16th Canadian Scottish. On foot, he guided a tank through heavy machine-gun fire to enemy trenches at Arras. He then mopped up a series of machine-gun nests alone to earn his VC, ute to Ottawa. Now comes the final blow when we hear Que- bec voices insisting that even our Queen is negotiable, and she too will no doubt be cast into the discard by the Pearson government to mollify Quebec --again without benefit. The Pearson policy of co-op- erative federalism--which is just a euphemism for appease- ment of Quebec--lies in shat- tered ruins. The outcome of this is that the federal Liberal party, which is dominated by its majority of French-Cana- dian and Quebec MPs in its caucus, now faces ruin at the polls. "If the next election is held before English-speaking Canada has forgotten de Gaulle, we will not win a single seat west of Ottawa," say top Liberal! strategists here. And they are quite correct. The domination of the. Liberal parliamentary caucus by MPs from Quebec and from French- Canadian communities outside Quebec has turned the rest of the country against the Liberals. For this, Prime Min- ister Pearson should lay the blame fairly and squarely upon the Quebec ministers in his Cabinet, who are all federalists and entirely out of touch with the grass Meanwhile, the substantial straw which has broken the camel's back of patience in the greater part of Canada is the latest outburst about the unac- ceptability of an "English" Queen in 'French' Canada. One could not overstate the anger which this has aroused among politicians at all levels in the rest of Canada, as well as in the public mind. The tragedy of this situation is that Pearson has been poorly advised by his Quebec minis- ters. What Quebec really seeks is mot separatism, but its rights under the constitution. Quebec's great premier Maurice Duples- sis stressed this very clearly when he decried "the centrali- zers at Ottawa." Marcel Fari- bault repeated this at the recent Conservative conference at Montmorency, when _ he asserted that it is unacceptable to Quebec that the federal gov- ernment invades such exclu- siveiy provincial fields as prop- erty, civil law and social legis- lation. Quebec demands, and rightly the restoration of her jurisdiction over those fields which our constitution sets out as provincial. Quebec equally suggests that all other prov- inces should demand the same rights for themselves--Quebec is not seeking any "special'"' status not equally open to all other provinces. Sioux Killed 2,000 Whites In Minnesota Massacre By BOB BOWMAN Two of the most famous Indian chiefs from United States sought refuge in Canada with their followers. Sitting Bill and 4,000 Sioux crossed into present-day Saskatchewan in 1877 and stayed for four years after massacring General Cus- ter and the Seventh Cavalry. However, the example had been set in 1862 when Little Crow, another Sioux chief, brought 80 warriors to Fort Garry after killing 2,000 waite settlers in Minnesota. They brought flags and med- als given to the Sioux after the War of 1812 when they had been promised that the "red flag of the North" would always pro- tect them from their enemies. The Minnesota massacre was caused by the Sioux having been tricked into a treaty which cost them $275,000, and then being cheated of monthly sup- plies they were supposed io receive in their reservations. They were on the point of star- vation when Little Crow went to a store and begged for food. The clerk replied '"'if your peo- ple are hungry, let them eat grass." CALLS WAR COUNCIL Little Crow had become a very respectable citizen of the Minnesota River area. He attended the Episcopal Church regularly and wore a good suit, white collar, and dark tie. After being insulted by the store keeper he went to church as usual, but called a Council of War. On Monday Aug. 18, 1862, the store keeper was found dead with his mouth stuffed with grass, and 48 hours !ater 2,000 people had been killed, while another 30,000 fled from their homes. 4 When Little Crow appealed for help at Fort Garry, Lieuten- ant Governor Dallas agreed to provide food, but would not give the Sioux ammunition which they needed in order to hunt for food. Little Crow had to dismiss his warriors and headed south him- self with his 16-year-old son Wowpinapa. A few days later a white man saw them picking berries and believing the adage "the only good Indian is a dead Indian" fired two fatal bullets, "GOOD EVENING Creditable Performance Overall Here In Scholarship Competitions By JACK GEARIN of The Times Staff The Ontario scholarship com- petitions for Grade 13 students always represented a stiff aca- demic test by secondary school . standards. The successful stu- dents had to obtain 80 per cent 'or better on seven subjects. Oshawa's showing this year was not as strong as antici- pated; nevertheless it was a creditable performance over- all, It reflected credit both on the: quality of the teaching and the ability of the students. Those seven McLaughlin Col- Jegiate and Vocational Institute students who won scholarships deserve a special bouquet; not only was it the school's finest performance in this regard, it was tops for the city. Donevan and Central each had three winners and Oshawa Catholic High School one. NO EASY ANSWER O'Neill Collegiate and Voca- tional Institute, traditional win- ner in this class locally, had 18 O-S winners last year. This year the school slipped to five. Principal Angus Dixon ex- plained it this way: "Scholastic teams for Ontario Scholarship exams are some- what like football teams. They can look promising on the eve of the big game, as we did and then falter when the chips are down. There is no easy ex- planation for this reverse and we were disappointed, but we will be back stronger than ever." This is the last year for prov- ince-wide Grade 13 depart- mental exams. They have been abolished by the Department of Education to ease the pres- sure on students and to make the year a better preparation for university. There were some creditable {individual performances. MCVI's Anne Lloyd had an 87.5 average. Donevan's Wil- liam O'Reilly had 85.6 per cent and Catholic High's Catherine Tenhaaf 84 per cent. FINE RECORD There were 27 winners local- ly last year. OCVI had a girl-student six or seven years ago who rack- ed up no less than 13 firsts on Grade 13 departmentals, one of the finest records in the prov- ince. Perhaps it would be a good idea to publicly acclaim such scholastic performances by the young, in the manner that foot- ball and hockey teams are ac- claimed, to remind the public of the fine work these young- sters are doing. DO OUR CIVIC representa- tives, elected and otherwise, spend too much time on the convention trail at the taxpay- er's expense? Alderman Alice Reardon of Oshawa brought up the ques- tion recently. She stoutly supports conven- tions in principle, attends the odd one herself. She thinks they allow for bet- fer informed elected represen- tatives and municipal officials, but she has some strong reser- vations about the city's present convention policy. Specifically, she wants City Council to revise it with an eye to paring it down considerably. The question came up in City Council recently when endorsa- tion was given a Niagara Falls (Ont.) recommendation. That City said that the cost of sponsoring complimentary luncheons, receptions and din- ners was becoming an ever-in- creasing burden upon the mu- nicipality acting as host. FINANCIAL WOES Many smaller municipalities were unable to act as host for conventions because of the fi- nancial implications. Niagara Falls asked that all associa- tions. related to municipal affairs' be asked to increase their registration fees to an amount sufficient to cover the cost of all convention meals and receptions. If the idea is generally ac- cepted cities like Oshawa would save money when they played the: host role. The City's finan- cial involvement would be far greater when it sent delegates out of town. The City now pays transpor- tation to and from conventions, plus $25 per day for meals and accommodation, even allows for parking expenses. Alderman Reardon is on firm ground with her request. There is no desire to be nig- gardly with our municipal rep- resentatives at such functions, but there is a strong tendency to travel to the far-away event and ignore those much closer to home. For instance, Oshawa will send six to eight delegates to the Ontario Municipal Associa- tion convention in Port Arthur this month. If a policy revision is con- sidered, council could do worse than reduce its annual expendi- ture for such things as Civie- sponsored dinners for visiting celebrities, dignitaries, etc, TODAY IN HISTORY By THE CANADIAN PRESS Aug. 18, 1967... David Bensusan-Butt made his report to the Brit- ish government on RAF Bomber Command success- es 26 years ago today--in 1941. He discovered that only one-third of those bon-bers claiming success bombed within five miles of the target, and only one- tenth did so in the case of heavily-defended targets. For example, though air- crews believed they had carried out two successful raids on Dresden in 1940, German sources reporte? not one bomb fell on th city. The report led to im- proved navigation and training methods and the foundation of the "pathfin- der' system for marking bombing targets. 1846--U.S. Gen, Stephen Kearney captured Santa Fe from Mexicans. 1939--Germany Slovakia. First World War Fifty years ago today--in 1917--Canadian troops re- pulsed three determined counterattacks and inflicted heavy losses northwest of Lens; French forces ad- vanced between the Oise and the Aisne rivers, cap- seized turmg Morsain; Austrain troops drove Russo-Roma- nian forces from en- IT HAPPENED IN trenched positions south of Grozesni. Second World War Twenty-five years ago to- day--in 1942--Gen. Sir Har- old Alexander was appoint- ed commander-in-chief in the Middle East, succeeding Sir Claude Auchinleck; Lt.- Gen. B. L. - Montgomery was appointed to succeed It.-Gen. N, M. Ritchie in command of the 8th Army in Egypt; Red Army re- pulsed German forces southwest of Stalingrad, BIBLE "This Jesus hath God raised up, whereof we all are wit nesses." Acts 2:32 The wonderful truth of the resurrection is not only that the Saviour is alive in Heaven, but that all who believe un earth can have the abundant life now with the assurance of eternal life in the hereafter. "Because I live ye shall live also." "I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit; for without me ye can do nothing." --John 15:5 There is no real success with- out the Saviour. The segret is not in the activity but in the abiding. "If ye abide in me." CANADA WE ISLAND HERMIT a-1 IN 1728 A YOUNG MAN ON HIS WAY FROM FRANCE To CANADA FOUND HIS SHIP CAUGHT INA TUMULTUOUS STORM IN HE LOWER ST-LAWRENCE RIVER: HE VOWED THAT SHOULD HEE SURVIVE THE SHIPWRECK HE WOULD SPEND THE REST OF HIS LIFE GIVING THANKS on 7é FIRST GROUND on WHICH HE LANDED» THE YOUNG MAN, TOUSSAINT CARTIER, AbED 25, DID HST THATE HE WAS WASHED ASHORE on mil ISLE $F. BARNABE 4nd SPENT rag H/S REMAINING 40 YEARS 1 SOLITUDE, PRAYER aun MEDITATION PIONEER ' or THE PEACE RIVER District (NEAR LESSER, >: SLAVE LAKE) f i, IN 1903 BELLA sHoT THE Pelle WORLDS LARGEST GRIZZLY fase BEAR~ STOPPED HIM DEAD ATA RANGE oF THREE FEET WITH A -22 BULLET THROUGH WE RIGHT EYE & with gyVyE YOLKS ED BY SUBMITTE yooDy, mes RE NY, Ra: NEW The Wesney Roz over the railway Onta: Purch WHITBY (Staff) County forests are County clerk Williar reported to council t owned by county res cover 1,500 acres ir township and over 1] in the townships of Rama. County council pur other 200 acres for tion purposes when was passed payir Newman of Pickerin $6,500 for the parcel Lot 10, Concession © township. The 200 acres wa at $800, and Ajax Re Polak said under e the property should assessed at $2,400, the sale price of $6,' AMBULANCE MEE' Reeve Polak sugge cial meeting of cou held in September tc @ county ambulance Mr. Polak said | about the service to istered by the provir department be not | council. Council decic a September meetir call of Warden Chai Mr. Healy said the date of the meeting Sept. 12. INDIAN GRANT Ontario county tre swelled by a_ provi ment of $388 this m it received its ur grant of $1 per cap population of its serves according t census. The graft will go ministration of just county. UXBRIDGE ROAD Council passed. a the development Stewart Ob: Area Crop D MARA (Staff) -- | ricultural Minister, Stewart and Deput: Everett Biggs spe hours observing cr in Mara and neighb townships. The deptuy ministe was evidence of ¢ rain damage in the but that crop insu been available to the Mr. Biggs said or insurance policies v ased in all of Onta and many farmers better to insure ther said crop damage investigation by the of agriculture. Mr. Biggs said \ and he had also vi orchards near Port spect hail damage. reported some orct suffered a 100 per resulting from a | five weeks ago. One-St DECORAT SHOP Wallpaper ond |} Custom Draperie Broadloom C.1LL. Paints onc Benjamin Moore DODD & Sf DECOR CENTRE PHONE 668-5 107 Byron St. S.,