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Member of Association The Canadian Weekly Néwspapers "THE STAR EDITORIAL PAGE Thursday, December 6th, 1956 -for a new deal with the West. ~~ NOTES AND COMMENTS Where We Stand ! 2 The 'world muddle is beginning to straighten out and it is now possible to get a fairly clear picture of where we stand." However, the picture is anything but a happy one. In Egypt the military dictatorship of Colonel Nasser is supreme and. has the backing of the people. The country is quite bankrupt in spite of the seizure of foreign property and funds. The moderate faction of the army is dis- satisfied with Nasser's leadership but at the moment there seems to be no alterna- tive. It is reported that had Great Britain and France stayed out of the Suez Zone and had Israel completed its defeat of the Egyptian forces, Nasser would have been finished and Egypt would have been ready The inter- vention of Britain and France played into his hands for the time being. But Egypt is a bankrupt country and the plight of the common people grows steadily worse. The problem for Nasser is that of finding some way to recoup the fortunes of his country. The situation in Syria and Jordan is one of increasing frenzy directed by skilful propaganda against the West. Iraq is be- ing thréatened by communist pressure groups because of its alliance with the rest through the Bagdad Pact. If the gov- ernment topples then Nasser will directly control most of the Arab world. . Soviet Russia is sitting on a powder-keg and she feels that only drastic action will divert trouble in her own sphere from breaking out afresh. Therefore she is willing to gamble on all out help to Nasser and the Arab world. If it is successfully manouvered she feels that she can deal a terrific blow to the economy of Europe and Outlook for Farm Prices ~The outlook for farm prices appears favourable in almost all categories, reports the Department of Agricultural Economics "at the Ontario Agricultural College in its quarterly publication, "Ontario Farm Busi- ness", The Department sees hog prices strong for the remainder of 1956, and likely to continue good right into late 1957, being very favourable about next June or July. The prospects for beef cattle next spring are slightly better than last spring, al- though heavy marketings are in prospect' for this fall, and seasonal price declines will occur. Prices in the summer of 1957 should be similar to prices last summer. The present large spread between top and common quality animals is likely to con- tinue. _ With dairy cow numbers in the United States being at their lowest for 20 years, exports of "dairy cows to the U.S. are well It's difficult for the average person to realize that thousands of dollars in damag- ed property, months of grief and pain from injuries, too frequently the finality of death, have already resulted from the mis- taken belief that direction signals--either hand-given or mechanical--on an auto- mobile are embarrassing concessions to the comfort of everybody but the person sup- posed to use them. The motorist who rages when the driver ahead makes a turn without signaling is so often the same motorist who refuses to give the man be- hind the benefit of a signal. Let him, he thinks, guess. Or maybe it's just a little too much effort to run the window down and stick out an arm, or to flick the little lever on the steering column, 4 - indirectly to that of the United States. The shutting off of oil from the Middle East could cost Europe some two to three bil- lions of dollars and it is doubtful if Europe could weather this loss without a major recession, This in turn would eventually hit America. d Both Great Britain and France are caught in a no-man's-land. Public opinion and the U.N. have branded these countries aggresssors. Their immediate problem is to get out of the present debacle without a complete collapse of their foreign policy. This week the fate of the British govern- ment will be decided in the parliamentary debates of Wednesday and Thursday. In the meantime Egypt is making it quite clear that the U.N. forces will have to quit Egypt when she wants them out. Unless the situation changes quite considerably the force will probably go for its backing is a lamentably weak one. And that brings us to the crux of the whole business, The United States. The lack of foreign policy on the part of this great power has been-the major cause for the present world debacle. No ong knows where the United States stands. It is clear that there is no real attempt at policy making in the upper levels of the govern- iment. Unless America wakes up to her position very quickly and takes some de- finite position with regard to the Middle East, Europe and the free world are in for a bad time of it. In the meantime she bickers over oil and clings to a wait-and- see, do-nothing pattern. Is it any wonder that her allies fume in frustration and blunder in'their actions? - above last year. Dairy cow prices are now higher than at any time since August, 1954. The Department sees "limited im- provement" in prices for next year. The widespread prevalence of potato blight across Canada will probably mean reluctance to store potatoes, with the re- sult that prices of good quality potatoes should improve very considerably by next spring. z Although the U.S. production of soy- beans is expected to be up one-quarter this year, -- Price prospects for corn are "only fair", with the U.S. corn supply expected to be up 6 percent above the record supply of last year, and 17 percent above the 1949- - 53 average. | Recently negotiated price increases ap- pear likely to hold for the remainder of the season, and prices for apples will be strong, with normal advances as the season pro- gresses. Signals Help Others and Always Help You This driver seldom remembers or be- lieves that failure to signal a turn or other movement by hand or flicker-light can send ~ a truck or car crashing into him- from the rear. And so often it is the approaching vehicle in back, advaneing at a considerable speed, that could be amply warned by so little effort. The Canadian Highway Safety Confer- ence reminds you that it's not a nice feel- ing to see a big black shape zooming at vou from the side, seconds before scream- ing tires and screaming voices prelude a grinding crash, a shower of splintered glass and a writhing sea of twisted metal with with you in the middle. "town or city officials and officers of Clipped Comments DID YOU EVER STOP TO THINK? That the most criticized people are civic organizations. That they are often subject to the severest criticism when praise is de- served. That they are not always right; oc- casionally one is not what he should be. That the severe condemnation which some people in every community heap upon such officials, is sufficient in many cases, to make the office so re- pulsive to men who are fully quali- fied to hold them. That most business men are reluct- ant to perform gratuituous or public service that usually brings them no- thing but eriticism. That nd man can please everybody; no man is infallible. The people should remember that and at least give them credit for the good deeds they do perform. That these officials usually give their time unstintedly to promote the betterment of their community, Don't growl all the time at them, Say a make them feel better and the change from finding fault to saying good things would do a whole lot of the citizens much good, Those people who knock for. the sake of knocking, sooner or later re- ceive some hard knocks themselves. ~--Canadian Statesman. Scugog News Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. G. Freeman, Jr., (nee Ethel Day) on the birth of their daughter on Wednesday, November 28, at Community Hospital. The services held at the churches on Sunday were well attended. On Sunday evening we had the occasion of con- gratulating another young couple Pte, and Mrs, Jack Kane (nee Allene Sweet- man) on the arrival of their little daughter, On Friday, Dec. 28th, the Seugog Home & School Associacion are spon- soring a euchre party at the Town Hall Committee in charge--Mrs, Bill Loates, Mrs. John Beckett and Mrs, Eunice Hunter. There will be prizes and-ladies please bring lunch, Mis. Lillian Gabora is visiting with her friend Mrs. Doug. Aldred this week. Mrs.' Gabora is from Mikado, Sask. good word once in a while, It will The wonderful church services held in both our Island Churches last Sun- day were well attended and were a great inspiration to our community. Rev. Mr. Braham is to be congratula- ted on a fine program. Also the special services held through the week before were very beautiful. The pre- sence of Mrs, Braham was appreciated, and the singing of the choir and Dr. K. Braham were thoroughly enjoyed by all. . The Head Farm Forum met at the home of Mr. and Mrs, Don Ashbridge last Monday evening. Thirteen mem- bers held a lively discussion on "What Price Efficiency"? Our next meeting will be at the home of Mr, and Mrs. Don Gerrow. All members are re- minded that it will be collection night for our membership fees, Mr, and Mrs. S. Rodman enjoyed a trip to Parry Sound last Saturday with Mr, and Mrs, I. Travell of Osha- wa. Mrs. E. Pearson of Oshawa is spending a few days with Mr. and Mrs, T. Redman. We are always pleased to have Mrs, Pearson attend our meetings and Church Services, Mr, and Mrs, Don Ashbridge attend. ed a surprise party for Mr. and Mrs. [Russell Hood at their home in Prince Albert last Saturday evening. Rela- tives of Mrs. Hood from Toronto and other points presented the newly wed couple with a dinette suite and a sum of money. ---- Report From Parliament By MICHAEL STARR, M.P. Ontario Riding The Canadian Parliament met on Monday, November 26th, in a special Session which was stripped for the opening, bare of all but the essential formalities. His Excellency the Right Honourable Vincent Massey, instead of wearing his Governor General's state uniform! turned up wearing morning dress. His usual Guard of LOE OSPITALS " Today and Tomorrow "HERE IS HOPE-HELP-AND HEALING" Editors Note: ciation. * The blood stream, or the circulatory system as it is more correctly known, is the lifeline of the human body. Every second of every minute of Honour was missing although the] every day, from the nursery to the Chiefs of Staff were in attendance. The regular routine of Opening Par- from head liament was complied with and the Members of the House of Commans | assembled in the Senate Chamber to hear the Governor General read the Address from the Throne, The ad- dress itself was composed of only one hundred and forty-five words, saying no more than that the Session had been called because of serious develop- ments in Hungary and the Middle East, and that the Commons would be asked to allocate funds for Hun- garian relief and for the participation | of a Canadian contingent in the Unit- ed Nations Emergency Police Force. The total amount asked for was one million dollars for-the Hungarian re- lief and one dollar for the police. The actual cost of the this force are to be borne from the regular budget of the Department of National Defence. If the-goyernment felt that jt would merely necessitate Parliament voting on this matter, they were probably soprewhat disillusioned. The Official Oppasition in the House of Commons, which is the Progressive Conservative Party, immediately launched critleism at the Canadian Government for the manner in which they have acted as re- gards thé whole question of Canada's participation in the United Nations Force in the Middle East. They in- troduced an amendment to the main Motion for the acceptance of the Speech from the Throne, which read: "That this House regrets that Your Excellency's advisers (1) have followed a course of gra- tuitious condemnation of the action of the. United Kingdom and France which J was designed to prevent a major war in the Suez area; y (2) have meekly followed the un- realistic policies of the United States of America and have hereby encour- aged a truculent and defiant attitude on the part of the Egyptian dictator; (3) have placed Canada in the hu- miliating position of accepting dicta- tion from President Nasser; (4) have failed to take swift and adequate action to extend refuge to the patriots of Hungary and other lands under the cruel Russian yoke." Their criticism in the speeches that followed was based in this Amend- ment. At times the atmosphere of the House was tense and bitter as charges were hurled acrosss the Floor of the House of Commons, The Government was charged with knuekling down to Nasser, the dictator of Egypt, in his refusal to accept the Queen's Own '| Rifles Regiment, They were criti- cised for voting with Russia and the United States for the resolution con- demning the action of Great Britain and France in Egypt. They were ac- cused of breaching the ties of the Commonwealth, of which Canada is an important member. They were geverely criticized for supporting the present non-effective foreign policy of the United States. The debate on external affairs end- ed on Thursday afternoon with two speeches, one from John Diefenbaker, M.P, for Prince Albert, who is the Chairman of the Progressive Conser- vative External Affairs Committee, and he delivered a speech that held the House of Commons during the fifty minutes of its deliverance in hunshed silence. This speech was hailed on all sides, including Mem- bers of the Government, as a speech that has not had its equal for many yéars on the Floor of the House of Commons, The Progressive Conservative Party voted for their amendment and joined the Government in a unanimous vote to pass the appropriation for zHun- garian relief and the establishment of a Canadian force as a nucleus of the United Nations Police Force. : When the House of Commons went into Committee of Supply there were many questions asked of the Govern- ment regarding the position and the duties of the Canadian contingent in the operations of this Police Force, grave, blood courses through the body carrying nourishment - and oxygen to tee and carrying away waste, Today most haspitals in Ontario have a blood bank. This is a store- houge for blood, kept at certain apeci- fled temperatures, When the life of a patient appears to be ebbing away, blood from the bank is injected into the ailing individual's veins. The re- sults, in most instances, are virtually miraculous, and time and again hos- pital patients who have been on the brink of eternity have quickly res- ponded to a transfusion and, in a few days, have been restored to normal health. : . The first reported attempt at a transfusion with human blood dates back to 1654. But, up to the year 1900 people had-a baffling habit of . This bi-weekly article series will contain interesting facts about hospitals," and is published as a public service by this newspaper in co-operation with the Ontario Hospital Asso- becoming violently ill or dying after a transfusion. A great deal of credit for the success of blood transfusions is due to experimental work of Dr. Karl Landsteiner in Germany, 60 years ago. During World War II great strides and advancement were made in this field of medicine and thousands of lives were saved which otherwise would have been lost. Today the transfusion of life-giving blood into the veins of a seriously-ill patient is an oft-repeated occurrence in most Ontario hospitals. In 1944 one large hospital in this province re- corded 1,600 transfusions. Ten years later more than 8,000 transfusions were given in a 12 month period. Upon admission to a hospital today patients have their blood typed so, in the event a transfusion is neces- sary, the proper type of this life- saving fluid can be quickly withdrawn from the hospital's blood bank and used in an almost Incredible way of saving lives, Of Many Things By Ambrose Hilla "TEENAGERS We have a son fifteen and a daugh- ter tihrteen, so our home is a 'teenage hangout, and we love it. I've been watching the 'teenagers our young- sters bring home and I'll take them ahead of the young folk of my gen- eration any day. think they're brighter, better, and more likeable in dozens of ways. Take Rosalie, a bright-eyed doll, with one of those mussed-up, hair-do's the young girls wear these days, I invited her, along with my daughter, to the theatre the other night to see a stage play. The two girls really went out of their way to look pretty so that the old man would be proud of them, and I was. But it turned out ta be a play peppered with fairly rough talk, and after the second act 1 won- dered a bit whether 1 should have taken them. As if she sensed my worry, Rosalie turned to me, as the curtain went up on the third act, and said, with the cutest grin imaginable: "Don't you worry about those 'adult' words, Mr. Hill--we "teenagers have known about you adults for a long while, but we just figure you'll grow out of it Then there's John, whom my son has been heralding as 'the brain," When it was announced that Bill had invited "the brain" of his class for a week- end with us, 1 feared the worst. | expected horn-rimmed glasses and the kind of pretentious dinner table talk that is slightly nauseating unless downright funny. Turned out John had a brain all right, but there was nothing nauseat- ing or ridiculous about it. Bill got him talking and we were all mighty glad to listen. He told us, in most matter-of-fast terms, of experiments in chemistry he was undertaking at home. And after dinner, using ordin- ary dishes and some well-known house- hold chemicals and salts, he put on a fifteen minute show that was as fas- cinating as any I've seen on stage. "Teenage problems? I wonder? In his speech Mr. Diefenbaker called upon the Government to take every step possible to heal the wound that has occurred in the Commonwealth of Nations by calling a conference of the leaders of Great Britain, France, Unit- ed States and Canada, to be held in the historical City.of Quebec, and by so doing show a united front against in this world. This Special Session of parliament ended in unity of all Members of the the House of Commons and thereby in unity of all people in Canada. the Communist threat of aggression vy £3 2a -s sl JUGGLING JULIETTE That time of the year-is here once again when singer Juliette, like mil- lions of others, starts the frantic rush through the stores, doing her Christ- mas shopping. And Juliette, who stars on her own CBC-TV show, has the same problems as everypne else-- Juggling two things, her presents and 'her budget, Blackstock Monday night, a social evening was held in the Community Hall in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Warne (Shir- ley Hamilton). Mr. Wallace Marlow was chairman and after a fine pro- gram, presented the gifts which were mostly money, .as the young couple were leaving for their new home in Winnipeg on Tuesday. Both bride and groom thanked the friends. The Montgomery orchestra, of Oshawa, provided music for the dance and ef course a bountiful lunch was served. Afterwards at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Hamilton, a group gathered and held a charivari. The W.A. of the United Church met in the Sunday School room, Tuesday afternoon.' In the absense of the president, through bereavement, the Vice-President, Mrs, Harold McLaugh- lin, presided: The meeting opened with the theme song and the Lord's Prayer. This heing the last meeting for this year there was considerable business Owing to the absence of the treasurer through illness in their fam- ily, there was not a complete treas- urer's report; but it was decided to give the customary donation to the Budget and Missionary and Mainten- ance plus one hundred dollars at least to renovation fund. Those present brought in their cent-a-day bags. Good cheer secretary reported having sent fifty-six cards of "Get Well"; Baby Congratulations and sympathy mes- sages. Also sixty boxes of fruit this year so far. Thanks were extended to all who had helped with the bazaar with a special thanks to Mrs. Kyte and Mrs. George Wolfe. Mesdames G. Fowler, L.. Byers and C, Hill were ap- pointed to pack the Christmas Cheer boxes for the sick and shut-ins The secretary reported that Mesdames W. Archer, C. McLaughlin, H, Swain and P. VanCamp had attend every meet- Jing this year. Mrs. Ralph Larmer read the Serip- ture Luke 2 and. gave a very fine Christmas Devotional paper on "Love" and led in prayer. Mrs. Roy Taylor gave some gleamings from the Blinco Mission. Mrs, H Kyte sang "Oh Lit- tle Town Bethlehem". Mrs Hill read "This Church Needs Money". Mrs. Kyte, with Mrs, R. Taylor at the piano, led in the singing of Carols. After the closing exercises a lovely lunch in- cluding Christmas cake was served by the group. Mrs. Clarence Marlow opened her ixplorer girls and their two leaders, had a nice meeting. The girls are working on their Christmas projects. Sympathy is extended to Mrs. War- ner Brown on the passing of her mother, Mrs. Frank Ward, in Oshawa on Sunday, Nov. 28th A splendid service was held in the United Church on Sunday at 10 a.m., Mr. Jack Griffin, of Port Perry, de- livered a fine sermon. The flowers in the Church were placed there by Mrs. W. Brown in memory of her mother. I neglected to state that last Sunday there were flowers in memory of Mr. William McLaughlin, placed there by the Roy and Harold McLaughlins. Mesdames Lorne Thompson. W. Archer, A. L. Bailey and Velma Bailey attended the special W I. meeting at Nestleton last Wednesday and report a most interesting and profitable afternoon. The attendance was not as large as usual at the Men's Club euchre in the Parish Hall, Thursday night, but those present report a good time. Prizes were won by--Ladies' 1st, Mrs. Roy Taylor, 2nd Mrs. Hector Shortridge; gent's 1st, Jack Green and Geo. Wolfe. Door prize, Mrs. Mervyn Graham. Mrs. Robt. Sadler, of Bowmanville, calling on friends in the village. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Marlow, Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Bailey attended the Motorama in Toronto Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Lavern Devitt, Neil and Barbara; Mr. and Mrs J. Venning visited Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Hamilton. -Miss Miriam Swain spent the week- end with Rev. and Mrs, Milton Sand- erson, in Toronto. Mr. Harold Swain is serving on the jury in Cobourg these days. Mrs. Phena Mountjoy is spending a few days with Mrs. Swain and child- ren. Another shower was held in the Community Hall on Friday night. This [time in honour of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Gerrard (Jean Griffin). Mr. Harvey Graham acted as M. of C. and after a fine program had been given present- ed the young couple with the table of gifts which had been brought in. Both bride and groom expressed thanks, then had a good look at their gifts while lunch was being prepared. After- wards Messrs. Stainton, Enniskillen, W. Pascoe, Enfield and Jack Smith provided music for a dance. Service in the United Church next Sunday will be held at 10 a.m. with Rev. R. H. Wylie, of Port Perry, in charge. Sunday School at 11 a.m. Sunday supper guests of Mr. and Mrs. Roy McLaughlin were Mrs. Wm. McLaughlin, Mrs. F. Bailey, Black- stock, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Wright, of Oshawa Donna and Dennis McLaughlin spent the week-end with their grandmother Mrs. Wm. McLaughlin, Burketon. Mr. and Mrs, Underhill and girls, of Oshawa, and Mr. Jack Griffin, of Port Perry, were Sunday dinner guests of~Mr. and Mrs. John Beacock. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Beacock spent the week-end in Toronto. Fire, which broke out in a wash- room at Vine's Service Station, did considerable damage, though they were very fortunate in getting it out lunch room. Fire brigades from both Cacsarea and Port Perry were on the scene in a short time. Congratulations to Fred Trewin, who sent five sheep to the world's fair iti Chicago last week and received 1st and 4th on ewe lamb, 2nd on pen of three lambs, 6th on ram lamb and 6th on yearling ram, The Port Perry Star Will be published on the Friday During The Christmas and New Years Weeks home Wednesday after school when 14 before it reached very far into the ° Ss 4