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= Clipped Comments Member of The Canadian Weekly Newspapers Asecclation we + THE STAR EDITORIAL PAGE Thursday, January 26th, 1956 ~ Christianity. Satis Prasad is a Hindu priest. He would J NOTES AND COMMENTS A New Kind of Missionary ~~ ET iy ; 4 ; va dof, i like to come to America as a missionary, not to convert us to the Hindu religion, 'but as.he himself states it to convert us to historically and theologically there is a difference between the Hindu religion and Christianity. he maintains that there. are no real differences in moral teaching. In point of fact he claims that 'the oneness of man is nowhere more dramatically express- ed than in the similarity of spirvitual-teach- ings.' y So he would come to America to convert us to Christianity because although he is willing to admit that we are members of a Christian faith he maintains that we are not Christian believers. People must act x Although he. concedes that" a "on the spiritual teachings of their religion or their religion is nothing but a custom and as a custom it will pass away. He points to ouy way of life, our economy, our foreign policy, our values . and argues that all these are inconsistent with the teachings of Jesus. He says Christianity is a religion of humanity, of renunciation, of sacrifice, of moral purity . . it is not a power doctrine for a nation or an individ- ual. Without anger he points out that we call ourselves Christians even as we flout Christ's will. Actually he says you have no right to call yourselves Christians. The educational affairs committee of one of the large manufacturers of motor Being a Grown-up Driver Isn't Easy cars has issued a statement about being a grown-up driver. It is a rather interesting piece of safety propaganda and we 'have taken the liberty of reproducing some of the ideas it contains. . If you wish to beg glown-up driver, that is, one who lives on" you must be prepared to give everyone else -the .right of way always. If some chucklehead cuts in ahead of you, you give him plenty of room for his next adventure with death; you do not try to deprive him of this onconiing adventure by getting between him and it." You always, stay in your own lane except when you pass and you always know when it is wise and safe to do this. : You smile and take it easy. But your easiness involves mental alertness for good driving is an art. } The grown-up driver soon. learns that there is always at least one fool on every road, and he knows, too, that even good. drivers have their foolish impulsive mom- I -- 1] Tr %7% b He further argues th agave try to justif v our igconsistenciés by saying that. the' Christian ideal is only an aspiration to- wards which we work : . it does fot and cannot exist in pure form. He calls this a trick of reasoning that is quite méaning- less and' points out that Jesus would haye ruthlessly brushed it aside. As a missionary Satis Prasad would ask ug to either accept the teachings of Jesus in our everyday life and in our affairs as a nation or give up calling ourselves Christians. What will happen, asks this would-be missionary to America, when the United States has to realize that she is no longer the most powerful nation in the world? Will it become resentful and antagonistic? The future world must be neither white nor black. And therefore both white and black will have to make adjustments. The best guideposts Americans have is their spiritual legacy -- not reprisals and atom bombs--I would like to come to Amer- i ica and help save Christianity fer the Christians . . . but will T be welcome? ~ We think there is much to be said for Satis Prasad's crusade and we think there must be many people in America who would gladly welcome this Hindu priest whose religion has carried him beyond race and creed towards an understanding of human brotherhood. : ents. Once in awhile in order to gain a few seconds they will bet their lives on a highway version of Russian roulette. Our cement highways which connect the "cement jungles that mark our cities ane made as safe as engineering science can make them--they only became highways of doom when we deliberately misuse them. And so it is with our cars. The 'mechanical defects, responsible for less than 20 per cent of accidents on the road, 'occur' because we have either neglected or misused the car we drive, The new more stringent enforcement of the highway traffic act in this province appears to have started a trend tewards safer driving, however, not until the ma- ------Jority of drivers have made-up-their minds to be grown-up about their driving will there be any great improvement. The. more grown-up drivers wé have on the road the easier it will be to spot the yeck- less, immature driver. When we get to that stage it won't be much of a job to get him off the road or out from behind the wheel, ' {0 PAY TAXES "|news this week, this year they will "= _-be tead by every young farmer. It B® was written, ference, it is designed to allow the . information that will be invaluable to to meet this problem that "Successful =): Crop Production in Eeastern Canada," . less of his. background or experience. Production and Wded Control. Charts A BOOK EVERY FARMER SHOULD READ. . We have just perused a book that has been brought to our attention and we strongly recommend that it should contains much helpful and practical him.' N "Depleted soils, dwindling crop yields and depressed incomes are the inescapable penalties - for fajlure to follow the basic_.principles of sound soil management," declares Douglas L..Parks of the Kemptville Agricul- tural School in his book, "Successful Crop Production in Eastern Canada," published recently by McClelland & Stewart Limited, Toronto. Many farmers know they should im- prove their soll if they are to improve their crop yields but are uncertain as' to how this can best be done. It was Organized for quick re- farmer to apply his acquired know- "ledge immediately in the ficld, regard. The subject of the book is divided into seven basic chapters each cover- ing a part.~ular aspect of crop produc- tion, These topics are: Soil Manage- ment, Forage Plants, Pasture Pro- duction, Hay and Silage Production, Production of Grain Crops, Potato and tables help carify the treatment, but these have been kept te a balance between ease of reading and maximum of helpful information. Seventy photo- graphs also help to illustrate farm- ing equipment and methods, in the permanent and practical guide book. The author of "Successful Crop Pro- duction in' Eastern Canada' was born and raised on a farm near Bloomfield, Ontario, - After graduating from the Ontario Agricultural College, he began working as a dairy cattle feed man for a large Maritime milling company; inspector with<the Canadian Depart- ment of Agriculture, . } For the past ten years Mr. Parks has been with the Department of Field Husbandry at Kemptville Agricultural School. He is also an Extension Specialist for the School and-has ad- dressed many farm groups. He is well known to the farming community for 'his articles in the Ottawa Farm Jour: nal and Farmer's Magazine, for his radio talks and as a judge of seed at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair, Toronto. Mr. Parks operates his own farm outside Kemptville, and interprets his knowledge of crop production in the light of his daily experience. Al- though "Successful Crop Production in Eastern Canada" was primarily in- for the student it is the first Canadian book on ¢rop production available to students taking diploma courses or in- troductory couses in agronomy. winding Statesman TROUBLE AHEAD IN SEAWAY PROJECT There is prospect of trouble for Canada in the alliance, made in the United States, of the teamsters union with the longshoremen and the mine and smelter workers, The trouble! spots will be the St. Lawrence Seaway project, Great Lakes ports and mining centres in British Columbia and Ontario, © The niutual assistance pact involves the-'communist-dominated Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers; the Internation- al Longshoremen's Association, which has a lurjd history of-tie-ups with criminals along the New York water- front; and the International Brother. hood of Teamsters, which also has a record of racketeering connections. Dave Beek, head of the Teamsters, argue that there is nothing morally wrong in joining forces with unions that have a communist or racketeer- ing history, "It does not deter the organization of the labor movement," he states. "We are not accepting the philosophy of any organization simply because we make an alliance with them," tended for-the producer rather thanj- Whether or not he accepts another's philosophy, Mr. Beck will ha receiving aid from and delivering aid to his allies. The desire for power, for self. advantage, over-rides any matter of principle. Canada, unfortunately, will not escape the evil that may flow from the new alliance. The deal has been made in the, United States but unfor- tunately because of the international aspect of unionism, it will undoubtedly be accepted without question by Cana- dian locals. --Canadian Statesman County Committee To Choose Jail Site The Ontario County (Council has authorized the eounty property com- mittee to secure a site for a new county jail, This authorization came at this week's sessions held at Whitby. Earlier in the session, the council had received official nofication from the Minister of Reform Institutions, the Hon, John W. Foote, that the pro- vince would share one half of the cost of construction of a jail, accommodat- ing 60 prisoners: providing the total costs did not exceed $200,000. cost of the jail since that corporation also uses its facilities. The County of Ontario has already earmarked $67,000, the finos collected from highway contractors in an in- vestigation last year, which will used to pay the county's share of cost. Peputy-reeve W. Stanley Martin, of the Town of Whitby, chairman of the 1966 property committee, in whose do- main the problem of a new jail now rests, filed a report for his committee in which authority was asked to pur- chase a site. The recommendation, which was ac- cepted by the council, is as follows: "We recommend that your Commit- tee be authorized #0 purchase a site for a new County Jail at a price that the members of your Committea may deem fair and equitable. The location of the site is subject to the approval of the Department of Reform Institutions for the Province of Ontario and the later he was appointed a seed and feed Lo A rh gaa: eae - * Ll . i A i SR So NT A TRA Sp he 4 A Council of the City of Oshawa." The | City of Oshawa will also shave in the District Doings SUTTON TO INSTALL DIAL TELEPHONE - | Suttori---1t has now been confirmed that Suttéh District - Bell Telephone subscribers will be using dial gele- phones by Muay 19567. ".-e : A building approximately 82 feet by 40 feet will be erected to house a dial exchange system. This will serve about 1,000 subseribers in and sur- rounding Satton Village. With the Peffferlaw and Mount Al- bert and Queensville exchanges being in private hands, it will not include them. MAY ABOLISH MARKHAM TWP. GAME PRESERVE The Department of Lands and For- ests have informed Muavkham they are considering the future status of the Township's = Crown Preserve. The preserve which covers approxi- mately 2,000 wis established some 16 years ago. The Department has suggested the Township consider abolishing the preserve and: ve-class- ifying it as a regulated hunting avea. Several members of Council are re- ceiving complains that the increased number of foxes in the preserve are creating havoc with the farmer's flock of poultry. Even in a game preserve, people are allowed to destroy any ver- min found on their own property. Councillor V. Griffin suggested the cstablish of a Township conservation club might be the answer to the pro- blem of certain animals which ave de- stroying farmers' property. Before taking any actiop.on the game pre- serve question, fe ntembers will first consult with /théir Game Warden, Everett Harper. ' " Game acres SUTTON CURLERS Sutton Curlers received some bad be required to pay taxes on their arena Village Assessor Harry Torrens has set the assessment figure at $9870.00. During the other two years that the building has stood there has been no assessment and thevelore no taxes. With the new assessment the elub will have to pay in the vicinity of $562.20 this year, if the tax rate remains the same as last, 60 mills. The change came about after Asses- sor Harry Torrens attended a course in Toronto and learned-that the build. ing should be assessed, There will bo no assessment on the land as the pro- perty lelongs to the Sutton Agricul- tural Society anil the Curling Club rents jt hy allowing the society to use its building for'stabling during Horse Show time, Sey FISHING IS UP AND DOWN BLAME MANY CAUSES CARS AND OVERBAITING Sutton.---The crowd of visiting fish- crmen over last week-end surpassed all expectations. All the fish hut rental men in the area were sold out: and turning them away on Sunday; Jan. 15, as the fine weather brought out the ardent fishers and also the people looking for an afternoon of pleasant relaxation. The fish were not biting so well, however, catches reported weve very light, During the warm spell of last week fishing' appeared on the upward trend as many catehes of 30 or more white- fish were veported. With the arrival of cold weather agnin the fishing dropped off, Many of the local men blame the small catches on the number of ears that drive oven the ice. They claim that the noise scares the fish and they are too-disturbed to do any feeding. Still more blame it on the over bait- ing of many holes, ANCIENT CLIP STILL WORKS - AFTER 110 YEARS ' i One piece of office equipment in the Bowmanville Town Hall which seems to improve with age is a brass paper clip bought some time around 1846. This clip is a far cry in appearance from the present day model, being B inches in length and one"inch across at the widest point. On the front js stamped the Canadian Coat-of-Arms' and the firm's name, "Merry. Phipson and Parker." Also' inscribed on the clip are thé words "letter clip". In spite of the clip's age, use and abuse, it still has a strong gripping quality equal to any modern make Store Closing Hour Sung, and organist of church. C unci ounty Council Names Board and Ce wi g . ~ 4 ommitiee LA ' a. Members Ca The Ontario County Council, holding regular sessions in Whitby last week, made sappointments to the various boards and committees within the council, Most appointments were made by a show of hands by council members but two appointments were made by the means of the open ballot, in which a council member must stand and-de- clare for whom he is voting. The two new members elected to the County Rodd Bohird were so elected. John Mills, Reeve of Ajax, was elected to=the bourd for a five-year period. He won out with 24 votes over Reeve John Vessey, of Brock Township, who received eight votes, Reeve Russell Morvison,, of Thorah Township, was elected for a two-year term on the Road Board, -- He replaces former Pickering Township Reeve Geo. Todd, who retired from council in De- cember. Mr. Morrison won out over Reeve John Vessey and Reeve Elmer Gibson, of Reach Township. Re-elected to the Board of Manage- ment of Fairview Lodge for another year were Redve Rae Ferguson, of the town of Uxbridge, and Reeve Kenneth Lee" of the Town of Whitby, The thd member of that Board is elected. by' the Oshawa City Council. He is Alderman 0. C. Eagle, = "oo Named to the Board of Audit for Criminal Justice Accounts was Reeve Walter Beath, of East Whitby Twp. A special committee was named to make appointments to the various standing committee of the council. They reported that Reeve Anson Ger- row of Scugog Township, had been named 'chairman of the Agriculture & Reforestation Committee, Deputy-reeve Stan Mapytin, of the Town of Whitby, was named chairman of the standing committee on County Prooperty. Reeve Cecil Morley, of the Village of Pickering, was named chairman of Finance Committee. : Reeve Wilfred Hart, of Rama Twp, was named chairman of the Education and Welfare Committee, Later it was announced that Reeve Russell Morrison hdd been named ag chairman of the County Road Board. He succeeded Reeve Stuart Ball, of Uxbridge Twp. Seagrave Junuary meeting of Seagrave W.A. met on Wed. evening in S. S. room with 25 ladies in attendance. It belng first meeting of new year, devotional was in charge of exccutive. Meeting opened with call to. worship by Pre- sident and hymn 'O God our Help' wns Prayer was offered by Mrs. Keen and Scripture read by Miss Mat- thews. A vocal duet was rendered by Mrs. Abraham and Mrs, Tobin in their usual- fine manner. The New Year topic entitled 'More Stately Mansions' was given by Mrs. G. Stone. A poem was read by Mrs. M. Bruce and hymn, 'Unto the Hills' closed the worship service, President Mrs. B. Wana- maker conducted business part of the meeting. Mfhutes were read-and-ad- opted. After discussion it was pas- sed we pay an annual membership fee of 2bc. All ladies present joined, following the above method. Collec- tions were received and several thank you notes read for fruit received. It was voted we continue with birthdey box and continue paying for caretaker iRejorts were given from different conveners. Sec. retary reported 87 members last year with an average attendance of 24. Treasurer reported total receipts for past year were $1146, Expenses $838. Bal. on hand of $313. Reports were also given by sick box committee and parsonage board. It was decided to continue with group system as pre- vious years. Lunch was planned for the congregational meeting for Jan. 19. A committee was appointed to see about plays again for coming year. A motion was passed that W.A. have as their project for this year the painting of the church floor and cov- ering for aisles, and this matter be brought before the church trustees at congregational meeting. Hymn 'Breathe on Me Breath of God' and benediction closed the moet. ing. A contest was conducted by Mrs. M. Bruce, Lunch was served by members of executive and a social hour spent. Saturdays 9 p.m. centres they are today, providing the very best scientific facilities for the use of .Since the a -- I Jt The Health League of Canada, in co-operation with. the Departments of Health and Education, are sponsoring Canada's 12th National Health Week from January 20th to February 4th under a very appropriate slogan "THE GREATEST WEALTH ISHEALTH". Dr. J. Z. Gillies, Chairman of the Health League's voluntary National Health Week Committee, announced that this year they will bring to Cana- dians the importance of every phase of health particularly accident pre- vention and the fluoridation of com- munal water supplies, According to Dr. Gillies" announcement, over 8,000 Canadians lost their lives through ac- cidents in 1954 and of these 1,600 were children under the age of sixteen, The sponsors of Health Week, are to he highly commended for their efforts to cut down this dreadful toll in human lives. It seems appropriate, at this time, to talk about the vole hospitals are now playing in community health, I remember reading somewhere that the medical profession' is the only one that is continually trying to work it- self out of a job. This is very true. And hospitals are giving them every possible assistance! There is every indication, however, that both doctors and hospitals will be needed for a long time to comer" Hospitals originally began as places of refuge for the sick and injured. From this they developed into the of active treatment which the medical profession, plus the ser- vices of highly skilled technicians and nurses and the services of many non- professional workers, to assure pa- tients of the very best care possible. The general hospital, in addition to this, is tending more and more to become a health centre both in broad- ening its-treatment facilities and en- tering into the field of prevention, One example of the latter. is the general participation of hospitals in the Hospital Admission Chest X-ray Programme under which most patients admitted to hospital today ave given "routine" chest x-rays for the detec- tion of possible tuberculosis. The latest figures show that all but one general hospital are providing these x-rays at a very nominal charge. quipment to provide this service was given to the hospitals through the Department of Health of the Province. introduction of this pro- gramme, the number of hospital per- gonnel contracting active tuberculo- sis has decreased considerably and a significant number of' previously un- detected cases of tuberculosis have been uncovered. Goodness knows how many thousands of other citizens have been protected. from this dreadtul contagion. -- - A very important activity related to maternity care is the prenatal clin- jes, a-number of which are held in general hospitals. These clinics, for the most part in Ontario, are spon- sored by the Vietorian Order of Nur- ses, although, in Toronto where there are eighteen classes, they are condue- ted by the Committee on Prenatal Edu. cation which is made up of the V.O.N., City of Toronto Health Department St. Elizabeth Nurses; and the health departments of a number of surround- ing municij alities, In these prenatal clinics, which are held usually once a week for ten weeks, the mother is taught personal health and hygiene, and nutrition, which is extremely fm- portant during pregnancy. In addi- tion to thie, the stages of 'development and rate of growth of the baby before birth are thoroughly explained, and the. mother is. told what is going on during labour. Surely these clinics are doing much to explode many "old wives" tales which have caused many mothers to fear the very natural pro- cess of procreation, One of the disappointments of thos who conduct these prenatal cHnies ls that they have not been able to reach a greater number of mothers, and it is to be hoped that time will overcome this difficulty. But there is one needy group they are beginning to reach--the fathers. In some areas, apecial clesses have been added for these more or less bewildered gentle- men who often suffer more than their happy, healthy, expectant wives. In these classes, father learns about mo. ther's problems and how best to help her meet them. . » MKS, CHARLES McLEAN PRESIDENT, ONTARIO HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION about the hospital's role in community health, but: space does not permit more than a brief. mention of a few. In a future column, we shall talk about the hospital as an educational centre, for it is in the hospital that most nur- ses are educated and all doctors re. ceive their early experience as interns. All technicians, such as those in lu- boratovies and X-ray departments, must receive their clinical experience in a hospital, and there are two hos- pitals in Ontario which have schools for the training of medical records Ji- bravians who uve specialists in their field. General hospitals are now entering into the field of psychiatric treatment to provide care forthe emotionally dis- turbed patient who is not sufficlently ill to require treatment in a mental hospital but does need special care. At this time, just a few hospitals «in Ontario have psychiatric units, but the number is increasing. In the field of rehabilitation, more and more general hospitals are insti- tuting Occupational Therapy depart- ments for the restoration of muscles und physical co-ordination. It is in- teresting to note, too, that these therapies also contribute to psychiatric tients relaxation and to provide men- tal occupation which has a definite therapeutic value, to One hospital at least in Ontario has nu cancer detection clinic where appar- ently "well" people are examined at nominal cost. These clinics are sub- sidized by the Ontario Cancer Treat- ment and [Reséarch Foundation, Ex- amination at these clinics has a two. fold effect, for it can allay the fears of many who think they have cancer and haven't, ag well as detect the ex- istence of the disease in unsuspecting people... It is not unusual for hospital ataff members and doctors to address com- munity groups on health subjects in their' desire to answer many of the public's questions about health as well as to give people information which will help them to live healthier, more abundant lives. While there are some areas where such a programme would be difficult, usch speakers should not be overlooked by any groups who have the health interests of the community at heart. - There is much more that could be said on the subject of the hospital's increasing activities in the field of community health aud preventive me- dicine. Naturally, some hospitals, be- cause of favourable local circumstan- ce, are further advanced than others, but this I would leave with you: if your local hospital is contemplating expanding its facilities to-make possi- ble the conducting of more of these services," give it all the support you can, for, in doing so, you will be help- ing to build a better community for yourself and a healthier heritage for vour children. Scugog Mr. and Mrs. A. Redman entertain. ed the Head Euchre Club Inst Friday evening. Prizes were won by Mrs. Jack Manna and Mr. Angus Wilkinson. Mr. and Mrs. Don Ashbridge spent Sunday with Mr. and Mra. Bob Dow- son-at Peterboro. ' Mrs, Pearson of Oshawa spent a few days with Mr. and Mrs, T. Red-' man last week. Miss Inez Martyn of Toronto visited Mrs. Alex Martyn last week end. The Head Farm Forum met at the 'home of Mr. and" Mrs. Don Ashbridge last Monday evening for an evening of croquinole. A most enjoyable time was spent by all mémbers. The next and Mrs. D. Gerrow. The next meeting of the Head W. A. will be held at the home of Mrs. Jack Manns on Feb, 1st. The meeting will start at 2.30 p.m, A big fat lady got on a crowdad bus. She squeazed in beside a very thin lady, nearly crowding her off the seat, The .lady complained, "I think they should charge by weight on these buses." The fat lady sald, "Well if they did it wouldn't be worth while stopping for some people." One could go on to great length » Sa a aa A nn a care through their ability to teach pa- at the home of her parents, Mr. and * meeting will be at the home of Mr. N " I 1 . Ay EIN