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She Oshawa Cimes 86 King St. E., Oshawa, Ontario Published by Canadian Newspapers Company Limited T. L. Wilson, Publisher E. C. Prince, Associate Publisher OSHAWA, ONTARIO, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1967 Sweden Shows The Way To Woes Of Sweden has long been held by those with a socialist bent as the country providing the ultimate in what welfarism can bring. Yet to- day Swedes are restive and discon- tented, increasingly ravaged by the social evils of crime, alcoholism, suicide and drug addition. Housing is Sweden's worst mess. Government controls and high costs have discouraged private builders. In Stockholm, for instance, 170,000 applicants are seeking homes in city and suburbs. Married couples must wait some 10 years before they can expect to get a home of their own. The tax load carried by Swedes is staggering. Taxes bear hardest on those of low and middle incomes; a married Swede earning $5,000 a year pays some $2,000 of that in direct income tax, while Europe's heaviest sales taxes eat up much of what he has left. A family with only $3,000 in taxable income pays 38% of that in taxes. Welfarism Welfare costs are now twice that of defence, and amount to 40% of the gross national product; 80% of the cost of gasoline and cigarettes, and 90% of the cost of,a bottle of liquor is made up of taxes. Crippling welfare taxes have led to demands for higher wages, and the resulting spiral has doubled the costs of con- sumer goods in Sweden since 1950, has increased the cost of living by 30% since 1960 and is pricing Swedish firms out of foreign markets. Confronted by such dismal de- velopments in what they once por- trayed as the bright picture of the ideal in welfare states, it is little wonder socialist campaigners are soft-pedalling their pronouncements in the present election campaign. Surely the Swedish situation has now become a course to guard against rather than a guide to follow for the good life. Disheartening Thought It is a most disheartening thought, said the Canadian Highway Safety Council, that through some curious twist in our modern way of life there should be added to the na- tion's Thanksgiving offerings, the lives of some 65 to 75 unsuspecting traffic victims as well as the suffer- ing of another 1500 citizens. Thanksgiving weekend, the last of Canada's long holiday weekends before the country is once more subjected to the rigors of winter, started Friday, and ends at mid- night, Monday. Last year, traffic accidents claim- ed 109 lives, an unusually high toll compared to the previous high of 83 traffic deaths recorded in 1965, The average for the last six years is 67. Previous io the Labor Day week- end in September, analysis of traffic records had indicated 95 people She Oshawa Times 84 King St. E., Oshawa, Ontario T. L. WILSON, Publisher £. C. PRINCE, General Manager C.. J, MeCONECHY, Editor SUBSCRIPTION RATES Oshawa Times combining The Oshawa Times ished 1871) and the Whitby Gazette and cle (estoblished 1863) is published daily days and Statutory holidays excepted), *# Canadian Daily Newspaper Publish- ton, The Conodian Press Audit Bureau . The Canadian' Press is exclusively 2 the use of reproduction of all news atched in the paper credited to it or to The e also reserved. 86 King st. E., Oshawa, Ontario a! Advertising Offices: Thomson Building, 4 Un ty Avenue, Toronto, Ontario; 640 art Street, Montreal, by carriers in Oshawa, Whitby, Ajax, wmenville, Brooklin, Port Perry, Prince ve, Hampton, Frenchman's . Bay, rone, Dunbarton, Enniskillen, gham, Burketon, Claremont, ool and Newcastle not over mail in Province of Ontario er delivery area. $15.00 per year. vinces and Commonwealth Countries, per year. U.S.A. and foreign $27.00 per year. might be killed in traffic during the weekend. Accordingly, CHSC put out the warning that the toll might reach between 90 and 100, The final count was 94, These cold stark figures, repul- sive to many, are somewhat the Same answer one can expect to get from a computer. They constitute a warning, and we feel it our duty to pass on this information to the driving public." According to CHSC _ General Chairman, Norman H. Bell of Tor- onto, the Council will keep on issu- ing these warnings of impending danger. "I cannot understand," he said, "how the public can be so appreciative of advance warnings on impending floods, hurricanes, bad weather, etc. and still object to being forewarned of the hazards of traffic, In all cases, the lives and wellbeing of the people are being threatened." Other Editors' Views LIGHT INCREASE The postmaster-general has an- nounced that when the legislation passes the postage for city letter will be five cents and six cents for out-of-town letters. The rates for second-class mail will also be in- creased. The change 'will mean a light increase in what the ordinary family spends on postage but if it helps to reduce the quantity of junk mail that is crammed into the mail boxes it will be worth it. (The News Chronicle) SPELLING TOO ? A B.C. professor is shocked by the ignorance of his university geo- graphy students. And what about their spelling "? (St. Catharines Standard) QUEBEC EDITORS COMMENT NEW LEGISLATION TO BE INTRODUCED NO PROTECTION AGAINST FOLLY Consumers, Ottawa Stands On Guard For You The federal government has given notice it will soon introduce legislation setting up a department of corpo- rate and consumer affairs. In this story, Canadian Press reporter James Nel- son discusses plans for the department with the man who will be its chief, Regis- trar-General John Turner, By JAMES NELSON OTTAWA (CP) -- Regis- trar-General John Turner wants to make his fledgling department of consumer ard corporate affairs the most advanced and powerful one of its kind anywhere in the Western world. But he says it won't be able to guarantee protection of consumers Or _ businessmen from their own folly. Legislation being intro- duced in Parliament this fail will concentrate on the con- sumer affairs side of the new department. Next year, more new laws will be introduced TODAY IN HISTORY By .THE CANADIAN PRESS Oct. 7, 1967... The government of Spain was faced with two revolu- tions 33 years ago today--in 1934--an anarchist rising in the Asturias industrial region and nationalist dec- larations of autonomy in Catalonia. Both were quick- ly put down with heavy cas- ualtis, including 1,335 known killed in the Astu- rias, and political tempers rose high. The Fascist Falange movement was founded at this time. By the end of the year,.the govern- ment lost control and the leftist Popular Front coali- tion government was elect- ed, The violence continued and the stage was set for Fascist Franco's insurrec- tion. 1928--Ras Tafari became the Negus of Ethiopia-- later he took the name of Haile Selassie, Emperor. 1950--The United Nations General Assembly gave moral approval to the occu- pation of all Korea by UN troops. First World War Fifty years ago today--in 1917--Uruguay, following Peru's example, broke off diplomatic relations with Germany. A German attack in the Navarin Farm area on the Champagne front was repulsed after severe fighting. Second World War Twenty-five years ago today--in 1942--a Russian counter-drive against the northern flank of the Ger- man wedge into Stalingrad made. progress between the Don and the Volga rivers. Oct, 8, 1967... First World War Fifty years ago today--in 1917--Swedish political par- ties urged the government to continue a policy of strict neutrality which it main- tained to the end of the war. Second World War wenty-five years ago today--in 1942--the United States War Production Board ordered the closing of from 200 to 300 gold mines to free manpower for work in base metal produc- tion. governing . business _ proprie- ties. The 38-year-old Rhodes scholar and Montreal lawyer, whom many political pundits have earmarked for the prime ministership some day, is making up with enthusiasm for his job what his depart- ment now lacks in expert staff, legislative authority and experience in the field. Consumer affairs, a recent study by the Economic Coun- cil of Canada discovered, has long been an almost forgotten facet of federal government administration. Consumer sections of agriculture, finance and other depart- ments have been tucked away in musty offices and labova- tories with no real co-ordinat- ing work being done among them. ALREADY AT WORK Mr. Turner started to change that as soon as he was designated to head the new ministry. An interdepart- mental committse of deputy ministers has been organized. Some of the outlying branches and many of their key personnel will be trans- ferred to the new department. Other authorities will be recruited from the universi- ties, private business and national trade associations. Mr. Turner said in an inter- view the new department will become a policy co-ordinating centre for all government departments dealing, however remotely, in consumer affairs. It will also undertake research into purchasing power, quality control and consumer problems related to anti-poverty programs. It will concentrate on the dissemination »f informatioa and educational aspects of consumer buying, And it will be primarily a service department, answering ques- tions from the consumer and the businessman. The economic council's report in July said there were many instances in the govern- ment's records of consumers pseu iN writing to Ottawa to inquire or-complaia about some aspect of retail trade or serv- ices, and either not getting a reply or getting the pass-the- buck treatment so prevalent in inter-governmenta! _ rela- tions. WILL ANSWER LETTERS Now, Mr. Turner's new department will be the princi- pal one to deal with such cases. Correspondence fol- low-up, as he calls it, will be one of the most important aspects of the new depari- ment. It will also ave an advi- sory council drawn from the consuming public, and will maintain liaison with botn consumer organizations' and industrial associations. But there are some areas into which the new depart- ment will not go. It won't be concerned with prices, as long as they are freely set and reflect strong competitive market forces. Price-fixing will be dealt with YEARS AGO 25 YEARS AGO, Oct. 7, 1942 Mr. Earl Webster has been appointed principal of the new public school in Ajax. Alvin Humphrey a member of both the Oshawa Air Cadet Squadron and Sea Scouts Troop 8 will be presented with the coveted Red Wings Badge for outstanding proficiency in aero- nautics, 40 YEARS AGO, Oct. 7, 1927 Alderman Ernie Marks has started a drive for a building bylaw for the City of Oshawa. About 1,000 people attended the annual supper at the King St. Church last night. muir INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENT SLIPS Economic Problems Already Critical This is a selection of edi- torials on current topics translated from the French-language press of situation would provide an the explanation of the trex d. There can be no doubt, how- ever, that the figures remind public expenditures? To what are they attributable to the uncertain political and extent rapid increase in ment national and le Rassem- blement pour nationale, received the votes of about 10 per cent of per- sons favorable to the thesis of l'independenze Montreal Le Devoir--While certain public men eustracuy discuss what the economic situation would be in an independent Quebec, we are already at grips with a difficult economic _ situation that should be given 'the immediate attention of thase in government and of respun- sible citizens... . The first indication chmes to us in a very instructive article published in La Presse of Saturday under the signa- ture of Maurice Giroux. , . In 1959, investment in industry in Ontario amounted to $150 per capita compared with $100 in Quebec, In 1967, the margin, far from dimia- ishing, was accentuated: Everything indicates that for the current year the average in Ontario will be $211 ver capita compared with $150 in Quebec. In absolute figures, the difference is even greater in view of Ontario's larger population, The total of man- ufacturing investment in Ontario will be of the order of $1,800,000,000, while that in Quebec will barely amount io $858,000,000, a decrease of $56,000,000 from 1966. Only a thorough study of all the factors involved in such a * among us of a double reality which social climate that prevails we have a tendency to forget in Quebec. too easily. .. . We absolutely No one can gve a precise need investments sot only mathematical answer to these from the interior but also from the exterior in order to maintain what we have and to catch up in the industrial field. And these investments will ... only come if we know how to attract them by a combination of conditions which €conoinic competence of the Quebec government and political sta- bility 'figure prominently, whether we like that or not A second indication is sup- plied us by none other than Mr. Paul Dozois, Quebec's finance minister. To the executive of junior chambers of commerce who submitted certain proposals more generous than realistic, Mr. Dozois replied without flinching that the coffers of the province now are half empty and that it is practical- ly impossible, for the time being, to consider dragging substantial sums from 'he pockets of taxpayers or from the wallets of foreign lenders. To what extent are the hesi- tation of investors and the government's borrowing diffi- culties attributable to objec- tive factors such as the struc- ture of Quebec industries and questions. Already we know, without being able to cite names publicly, that decisions important to the economic future of Quebec have either been cancelled, deferred or modified as a result of ihe uncertain policy of the gov- ernment and of the general climate in Quebec, .. . Under the circumstances, the present government should be urged to maxe known clearly its advice on the situation and to define precisely the line of conduct it plans to follow not only on economic matters but also 07 political questions. These two aspects of our collective des- tiny are indissolubly linked. if we continue to dissociate them in the debates on our future, it will mean for us either stagnation or collapse. --Claude Ryam (Oct. 2) Trois - Rivieres Le Nouvyel- liste--If one refers to the results of the last election, it becomes apparent that no Quebec political party can seriously claim to speak witn authority in the name of the majority of Quebecers in the debate on Canadian unity. Our third parties, le Rallie- independence for Quebec. Furthermore, a certain percentage of electors upted for one or other of these third parties, not out of convictioa for the independence thesis, but really to protest against the two traditional parties. It is only after a new gen- eral election that the - politi- cians will be really able to claim to speak in the name of a majority. But even thea there is a danger. In effect, during an appeal.to the peo- ple all sorts of secondary questions come into play which threaten to turn the debate away from the real issue, It would be desirable that such an. election be accompanied by a real refer endum during which all elec- tors would be asked to answer the following ques- tion: 'Are you in favor, yes or no, of Quebec becoming a sovereign state." ... Until now the debate ... has been confined to the level of principles and sentimental- Ls It now is up to Quebecers to pronounce themselves, since the ambiguity in which we find ourselves cannot be allowed to last indefinitely-- Sylvio St-Amant (Sept. 28) , THOUGHT HE WAS SUPPOSED "to BE Tue LIFEGUARD THE S uA TL) Britain Assisted Refugees To Find Homes In Canada By BOB BOWMAN An interesting experiment to try to get French people to set- tle in Canada was made, not by France, but by Britain. It was in 1798, 53 years after Britain took Canada from France. During the French revolution many people escaped to Britain including 8,000 Roman Catholic priests. King George III headed a financial drive to help the emigres and raised what would not be $9,000,000. It was sug- gested that the French might find new homes in Canada. The first party arrived at Quebec Oct. 7, 1798, and strangely enough went through to York, now Toronto, which had recently been founded by Lt.-Gov, Simcoe. Land for the building of homes was provided on Yonge Street, then a portage road from Lake Ontario to Lake Simcoe. There were 22 lots each containing 200 acres. The main party of settlers arrived on Christmas Day and included Vicomte de Chalus, Captain de Paret, and Lieuten- ant de la Richerie. By the end of February Chalus wrote that they had built the framework for 18 homes at "Windham." However, the experiment did not prove to be successful. The settlers were mostly from upper classes and had no experience as builders or farm- ers. They returned to France as soon as possible, and aban- doned their holdings, although one family moved to Niagara. If the French had stayed in Toronto, their descendants would now be multi-million- aires. Who would like to have 200 acres on Yonge Street today? LIKELIHOOD OF ANOTHER WAR FIRMLY IN MINDS OF PEOPLE By The Canadian Institute Of Public Opinion (World Copyright Reserved) With the American escalation of war in Vietnam and the ever- threatening menace of China, public attitudes have changed greatly over the likelihood of another world war. Two years ago more than half the population (53%) felt an- other world war was unlikely; The question: today that ratio has dropped to just over a third of the people-- 38%. Four times as many citizens (20%) believe there could be a war within one to five years as believed it in 1965 -- 5%. This pessimism runs through all age groups. Two years ago nearly six-in-ten (58%) of those in 30's said war was unlikely; now less than four-in-ten (39%) feel this way. "HOW LONG DO YOU THINK IT WILL BE BEFORE THERE 1S ANOTHER WORLD WAR -- OR DO YOU THINK IT'S UN- LIKELY THAT WE WILL HAVE ANOTHER WORLD WAR?" 1965 TODAY Within @ year ..... 1% 6% One to five years 4 14 Five 'to ten years . 8 12 Over ten years ..... ; 13 10 World War unlikely ....+5-., 53 38 Don't KNOW . 0.5. sess pen 21 20 100% 100% In a breakdown of age groups, we find that those in their forties are most apprehensive about another World war. 2 9 FE Years Within a yeor 5% One to five years 10 Five to ten 14 Over ten 12 World War unlikely 46 Don't know 13 100% 40-49 Over 50 Years Years Years % 11% 6% 15 19 13 11 9 13 10 14 vA 39 31 38 22 16 23 100% 100% 100% A CURRENT COMMENT By COLIN McCONECHY Editor Of The Times severely by the anti-combines branch of the new depart- ment, and the law on this is to be strengthened next year. The department will be interested in advertising and mer how they affect consumer spending in poverty areas, in rural areas, among the very old and the very young, and how truthful they are. Tie protection of public safety also will be strong in the new department's thinking. FIELD DIVIDED Fears have been expressed that some of the new depart- ment's plans may be tripped up by federal-provincial con- stitutional divisions. Loosely, property and eivil rights are a provincial _ responisbility. The writing of criminal law is a federal preserve with the provinces responsible for enforcement. Mr. Turner hopes to have « continuing dialogue with the provinces on what they are doing, and what his depart- TODAY I'M going to tell you what's wrong with provincial daily newspapers such as The Oshawa Times. Odds are the fault I find will not*be the particular peeve you may have. Nevertheless, it is a serious weakness. I say they are far too modest. Newspapers provide the best selling medium in the world today, yet they fail dismally when it comes to pro- moting themselves and the serv- ice they render daily to their community. On the eve of this National Newspaper Week, the -- over- worked special week status opens the opportunity of remedying the situation, at least as far as this newspaper is con- cerned. WE'LL START with the mes- sage carried each day in the top left corner of. Page One. It states simply that The Times is The Home Newspaper of Osh- awa, Whitby, Bowmanville, Ajax, Pickering and the neigh- boring centres in Ontario. and Durham Counties, The mes- sage is there every day and you may sometimes overlook its significance but don't think for a moment the members of the staff of The Times ever for- get it. It means many things, and all of them important to you. It means reporters regularly attend meetings of councils and school boards in all these com- munities. and report to you quickly and as fully as possible on what your government is doing at the local level. THIS YEAR in particular it has meant that when you held your Centennial celebration a Times staffer, usually with a camera, has done everything in his power to get there and record the historic event. It means a member of the sports staff keeps you posted on every major and most minor sports events in the area. It means that when your sons and daughters excell in sports and scholarship their achieve- ments receive public recogni- tion. It means that every day of the week a staff writer and columnist, like you a resident of the city or area, is giving his or her views to you on sports, civic and social affairs past and present in your hometown. In the current so-called issue- ment hopes to do, in the field of consumer affairs. He is sure that through discussion, many of the ovrickles of the constitution can be blunted, For the shop-owner as well as the shopper, the new department should be a focal point, Mr. Turner said. As the minister in charge, attending cabinet meetings and co-ord!- nating the work done by other departments in the field, he will be fully responsible. It is in this way that he feels Canada is moving ahead of other countries. The US. government's work in the field, headed by former teie- vision pitch-woman Betty Furness is merely an infore mation bureau, without exec- utive or enforcement powers. Britain and West European countries are moving into the field, but none has earmarked a cabinet minister with full responsibility. In Canada, shoppers, shop-owners, and businessmen will know they can present their problems to the registrar-general. 2 AR 1008 less, door - knocking election campaign it means you have a daily report on what the con- testants are saying and doing. It. means that each day a court is held an objective ob- server is present to report on how justice is administered in the community in which you live. A COMPLETE list of the many meanings of Home News- paper would carry much longer than this. Now, here's the most significant point of all: The Times is the only organ- ization in the field of communi- cation which is interested in or capable of providing this cover- age. That's what Home Newspaper means! THERE'S ANOTHER News- paper Week message which is also appropriate in Oshawa al- though it originated in South Carolina. The comment was made by the editor of the Charleston Post. He wrote that while he had neglected to observe Newspaper Week for several years that "maybe this year I will shoot off a couple of skyrockets just to remind the neighbors that we are keeping vigil out there on the ramparts of freedom; that we are, by tradition, the com- munity's alarm clock, ready to ring out and wake up the whole town if things start going wron That's what we try to do and think most of us doit rathet well, though we can never if complacent. "No man is always right. A newspaper editor is not endowed with more wisdom than other men. But in one major respect he is different. Because we must live in a goldfish bowl, because what we think is laid down in indelible ink for everybody ta read, we cannot conveniently avoid our responsibilities, nor can we forever straddle the fence on important issues, A FREE NEWSPAPER must be free to be right and free to be wrong. It must be free to win the respect of its readers and free to be ignored. It must be free to pursue a profit and it must be free to go bankrupt if it fails in its duty of serving the public. That is, indeed, a power- ful lot of freedom but there just simply isn't any other way to have a free press." U.S. Spending Increases For Population Control By ARCH MacKENZIE WASHINGTON (CP) -- Presi- dent Johnson remarked in 1965 that '$5 invested in population control is worth $100 invested in economic growth." The Agency for International Development, arm of the U.S. foreign aid program, illustrates how the president is practising what he preaches. Assistance for assorted types of family planning totalled $2,800,000 in 1965, $3,600,000 in 1966, $9,- 000,000 this year and it will be $25,000,000 next year. Recent decisions in India and Latin America, two areas most seriously threatened by over- population, indicate a fertile reception for the new American emphasis on family planning and birth control. At India's request, the U.S. for the first time has decided to spend $1,300,000 to help India with two types of birth-control devices. In the past, such assistance had been limited to information. But India, adding 1,000,000 new mouths a month, intends to Spend about $500,000 of the American aid on '"'the pill' for 100,000 women for 18 months. About $800,000 will go toward providing contraceptive devices for about 100,000,000 males-- chiefly in advertising and dis- trbuting them. This aid will supplement rou- tne aid such as 6,600,000 tons of grain, mostly wheat, from the U.S. this year, Montreal Oshawa Windsor Winnipeg Edmonton Oc Och Sh DELOITTE, PLENDER, HASKINS & SELLS with whom are. now merged MONTEITH, RIEHL, WATERS & CO. Chartered Accountants Associated Firms in United States of America, Great Britain and other Countries throughout the World. Toronto Hamiltor Regina Calgary Prince George Vancouver ing Centre 728-7527 Whitby primary lic school teacher: a lesson in educat when the departm« Centenn Planned BAY RIDGES (5 centennial Christm being planned by th association of Bay wind-up festivities f centennial year. Pete Schofield ani adian All Stars, a b: achieved fame on sion and records, ° the dancing musi event, to be held Ajax community cer The furnishings a the new Ajax comm provides a_ regal WHITBY Blair Park Vista will meet Tuesday : of Mr, and Mrs. I hagen, 240 Lupin members. will discu gram for the comi The 6th Whitby Scouts, sponsored b Park Vista Ratepay tion, will resume ac 11 at St. Theresa from now on will Wednesday at 6 p.m Mrs. Desmond N officially open the zaar of Oct, 24, s} the Royal Canad' Ladies' Auxiliary, | Whitby, to be held a Hall. 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