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TNT ¥ |.2 » TY Ny et et Mower of The Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association THE STAR EDITORIAL PAGE eo tlle A Je wy lS Y Af A Cg DENS v 5 t 7 2 a : b % fs AES . ay Sopra th ¢ ' yar by . ' 1 3 i. : i 5 \ RELIES SA til], JiR ABA bing si ry Bp ign a tt BAA 1 lhe Beckton 3] : " # 2 bE +x LTO a LAE Thursday, June 13th, 1957 NOTES AND COMMENTS Getting Out of Ruts Now that the weather has appreciably 7) changed for the better, many people are beginning to look forward to their summer holidays. i * There are two distinct kinds of summer holidays, those that fall on the children like: manna from heaven, and those for which the adults have willingly suffered the sad routine of the working year. Per- haps, that's putting it to strongly. How- ever, there are moments in the life of the best of us when daily work seems by its very nature to be almost insupportable. In such moments it is very helpful to begin to dream of the holidays that come once a year, that come to ease the tension; to re-. lieve the drive that too often seems so much a part of our work. These pitful daydreams about the holidays of the sum- mer strengthen our backbone and we bend to with a new will. But there is one feature about summer holidays that we should stress . . . they provide a real opportunity for us to climb out of some of the ruts into which we have slipped during the year. Perhaps, we have become a slave to television, to the easy chair, and the comfortable slippers. Perhaps, we have mentally as well as phy- sically begun to take it pretty easy. With holidays there is a chance to slough off the tired old self and to garb ourselves anew . . - Election - Surprise The election fooled us all. After a quiet, almost listless campaign election night found us sitting on the edge of our chairs wondering every minute what was going to happen next. What did happen next was so startling we haven't gotten: over it and won't for many days to come. The first of all the slaughter of one cab- inet member after another engaged. our attention as each fell we realized that the Canadian people were telling our _govern- ment that they were still the boss. These leaders have given remarkable service, but did they perhaps take their electorate a little too much for granted? The Liberal government has been in power for twenty- two years and there has been a growing feeling that it was wearing itself away from the people. The election shows that Canadian people believe in democracy in a practical fashion, Any party, for all time, will have to take notice of the precedent set by the people of Canada in this election. It says so "takes us out of ourselves. literally as well as figuratively. The ideal summer holiday is one that That simply means of course that we make up our minds that the holiday is going to provide us with new experience; that we are going to throw ourselves into the experience and accept the challenges for living which are init. There is nothing more fatal than than interpreting holidays as a glorious time for having fun, People who deliber- ately go out for fun usually have to work at it very hard and end up with a sore head and an empty pocket. Fun comes with holidays but as an accomplishment not: as an end in itself. The ideal way to plan for a holiday we have been told is to plan to do something new and different, or to do the old things in a new and different way. No matter how enjoyable last summer's holidays were never forget they belong to last year. Don't plan a repeat. If you do you'll be dis- appointed. This leaves us with a wide open field. It's not too soon to get started. The sooner we begin to plan the more anticipation we can squeeze out of it. And anyway: it takes some working up to the tough job of get- ting out of ruts and this is the best way. to get started. plainly, "The power is in our hands. You are public'servants. Remember!" The election® of a Chinese lawyer in British Columbia in place of Mr. Campney is an astonding factor in this election, also, The first time a member of his race has tried for a seat he wins it against an .old hand like Mr. Campney. Democracy again at work. We are a great people composed of many races. We are Canada branching out in our own right, proud of our growing place among the nations. Yes, it. has been a complete surprise. What will happen now is anybody's 'guess at the moment we write. However, St. Laurent may resign outright or he may : make a deal with the CCF and the Social Credit. Diefenbaker may try to take power for a time to marshal his resources and show the Canadian people what he can do, but only if he can win the good will of the Social Credit and the CCF. Perhaps it was time we woke up and took notice once more of the power of the people, Clipped Commenis RISK TOO GREAT FOR SUCH SMALL RETURNS The risk involved in allowing per- sons outside the municipality to tap the main line of the Stouffville water supply is far too great in view of the very small return received. On Fri- day morning last a serious situation could have arisen when the water pres- sure was reduced in some parts of the town to nil by reason of the installa- tion of an outside service to the main water main leading into town. Had a fire of major proportion broken out at just such a time, town officials could have found themselves in a serious situation. : Since we have only one main line servicing the town from the reservoirs it is a serious matter when it is al- lowed to be tapped and every one that is allowed to make the risk that much greater, The monetary returns for such ser- vice is only a pittance to the service side water services on the Stouffville: B received and the risk involved, Out- " system have always been too low, and still are, and particularly those which involve tapping the main life-line from the reservoir supply. COURTESY OF THE ROAD During the coming weeks, Spring will merge into: Summer and a glad- dened people will use the highways across the length and breadth of the land. © They'll leave homes in happy anticipation of a good time. They'll drive to nearby cities, towns, resorts, and centers of amusement -- visit country friends and relatives and vice versa. . ' The thousand and one outlets for enjoying new avenues of pleasure, made possible by smooth motor cars and a b-day work week giving us long weekends, lie at your finger tips, and you should take advantage of them. All of us agree, however, that the pleasure of motoring is often marred by the ugly hand of death! All of us are anxious to see something done to curb the terrific toll in human life that {is rolled up by motor cars every year. . 'But until something is done; until some practical method of controlling speed is adopted <= the motorist HIM- SELF should exercise ordinary pre- caution and safe-guarding human lives and eliminate human suffering as much: as possible. And the right way to secure this end is by: each of us showing the courtesy of the road to 'others. . We don't know>why men\do it--but it-seems that when some off them get behind the wheel of.'a high ispeed car, they 'assume no one but themselves have a right to lives\ and (there are ; --=Stouffville Tribune s - + Vigor Oil Co. Ltd. Fuel 0il173-10 cents per gal. | Stove Oil 21 cents per gal. ; For Delivery Phone Oshawa RA. 51109 women who are charming and gra- cious hostesses in their own homes, whose manners are impeccable, and who are insistent that their guests be given the softest chairs in the house; but when you see these same women on the highways, they hog the road, they violate traffic rules, and like the men, they'll force you into a ditch when passing. Thus, the history of the motor car as a result of this gross lack of cour- tesy and consideration for the rights of others--is strewn fith the blood of children, aged men-and women, young mothers, and sweet faced girls whose laughter suddenly became a shocking cry of pain and torture. Won't you yourself co-operate to save a life on the road, while effective legislation is being provided to curb speed? We know you will, --Canadian Statesman A MAJOR PERSONAL PROBLEM The subject of this editorial is not a popular one with many people of this generation, but it is one of the major personal problems of the sum- mer season as it involves Sunday ob- servance, 'In thé: evolution of social thinking, 'according to - the Owen 'Sound 'Sun- Times, we have come a long way since those somewhat grim days which are sometimes derisively referred to as the blue law days. It is unfortunate that "keeping the Sabbath" is thought of as a restrain- ing thing and that those who would safeguard the day are thought of as gloomy faced reformers, rather than benefactors of 'society at large. For example, the Lord's Day Act and the supporting = organization have, or should have, as the basis for their ex- istence the benefitting of society. Much of our mental stress today, a distress which keeps our mental hos- pitals 'constantly filled far beyond 'capacity, leaving uncarred for, is the direct result of insufficient mental re< laxation. Though a great many people are now on a five-day week, the vast majority. of people still do not devote one day to relaxation, let alone use it for a time in which to feed the mind | and that still stranger part of the human personality referred to as the soul. The ideal way to attain the greatest benefit from a time of relaxation from the stress and strife of daily life is to have a general acceptance of one day for such a purpose. increasingly difficult to attain as such a course comes in conflict with an in- creasing number of business inspired enterprises, many of which are, of course, in the guise of soyrees of pleasure, Unfortunately, pleasures which force other people to work and which create excitement, tenseness and sim- ilar mental circumstances are not con- ducive to the necessary relaxation. From the moral standpoint Sunday observance would not be difficult if chureh 'people lived up to the prin- ciples for which the church stands. Unfortunately, many of these people show no regard for Sunday as a time of any sacredness. This is particular- ly true where financial benefits are a factor, However, from the standpoint of our social 'well-being, our general mental health, a day of relaxation is of in- terest and concern, to both those re- ligious mind and others. --~Canadian Statesman District Doings PICKERING TWP. PLANNERS REJECT $200 MILLION DEVELOPMENT A Toronto firm of planning con- sultants, acquired recently by the the Township of Pickering to study the proposed $200,000,000 industrial residential and. 'commercial develop- ment by the Irmaec Corporation at Whitevale, brought in their initial re- port at the regular meeting of council. The firm's representative, Mr. S: W. Little informed the members that after giving the matter careful study, they found .it necessary to reject the pro- ject with regard to planning, engineer- ing and social aspects. "It is our opinion that in the best interests of the Township, this plan should be rejected," he said. "It is premature." Mr. Little pointed out that he felt that the area concerned would not be ready for-development until 1976. OVER A MILLION FOR NEW SCHOOLS A by-law authorizing spending $1,- 125,000 for an addition to Richmond Hill High School and a new school at Woodbridge was passed by Markham Township Council on Monday. Mark- ham's share of this amount will be $284,000. NEW RADIO STATION FOR. YORK COUNTY DISTRICT SOON The latest advice from Richmond Hill, site of York County's new radio station, is that opening day for the station, to be known as CJRH, will be around the first week of July. The new. station's manager reports that CJRH Richmond Hill will. have : a double-barrelled- policy, namely; to provide a public service for the people of York County and district, and also to help promote business and did the people who. engage in .it throughout this area. The CJRH studio, now ap- proaching completion, located in the Mainprize Building, 50 Yonge Street North, in Richmond Hill, The trans- mitter' will be locatéd on the Harry 'Naughton farm. at Elgin Mills, and will provide a 600-watt signal, roughly covering the area between Lake Sim- coe and the northern limits of Toronto, and from Uxbridge to Woodbridge. It will .be located at 1300 on the dial. BOWMANYVILLE TO INSTALL - PARKING METERS ' Councillor Jim, Presson and his 3- man Police Administration Commit- tee came out on top following an hour- long parking meter discussion at the June Council meeting with the result that meters for Bowmanville front streets were approved by a 6-2 count. The most controversial subject since municipal garbage pollection, the bat- tle of meters was|waged vigorously Monday evening Councillors Higgén and Brough to thwart the proposal failing to stem the tide as Little, Carruthers, Preston, Lathangue, Predson and Fice all voted in favour, Approximately 180 meters will be purchased by tHe town from Duncan- Miller, Stratfgrd, at a price of $82.50 each with pgyment of the meters be- ing taken ffrom the revenue of the meters a 60-50 basis until the meters gre paid. This is becoming | WILL CHARGE PEDLARS $100 LICENSE FEE Preliminary readings to a by-law calling for the licensing of hawkers and pedlars with the license fee being $100 were given Monday evening at | the regular Bowmanville Town Council meeting. > Governed by this proposed by-law which was drawn up by Police Chief Eric Smith will be peddlars and hawk- ers whether they use motor vehicles, horsedrawn vehicle, push carts or other vehicles propelled by musicle power. A person on foot and with or without a valise, pack or basket is also included. This by-law requires approval by the Municipal Association before the third and final reading may be given, OPEN NEW REFORMATORY AT MILLBROOK - The most modern reformatory ir North America was officially opened at Millbrook, a week ago. The three million dollar steel and concrete fort covered 14-acre, high on hill overlook- ing peaceful Millbrook. The Hon. John Foote, V.C., Ontario's Minister of Reform Institutions, and John Pick-up Jr., son of Chief Justice of Ontario, Hon. John Wellington Pickup, officially declared the penal institution open. Main features of the rehabilitation centre is a completely equipped hos- pital, trade shops, classrooms and a huge stainless steel kitchen. The main cell block runs north and south and has two 2-storey wings, each wing containing 104 cells. A total of 208 inmates can be locked up in individual cells, void of fixtures and with electrically operated solid doors, making suicide attempts by hanging impossible, WANT TO SAND MINE PENGELLY FARM AT GREENWOOD About 150 acres of the 200-acre Pen- gelly Farm at Greenwood will be sand mined by the Highland Creek Sand & Gravel Company, if the Pickering Township Planning Board approves, The Company in an application to, the Pickering Township Council agre- ed to remove the top soil and replace it after the sand mining operations has been completed. ---- MINK HARVEST UP, BEAVER DOWN The selling of Beaver pelts up to April 30 shows that a slight decline occurred in 1956-57 harvest. If the trend of Beaver is downwards, accord. ing to Assistant" Senior Conservation Officer J. S. Dorland, it will be the first such indication noticed in this area during. the past 5 years. Such a trend although not welcomed by the trapper, would no doubt, please many landowners. Last figures re- corded in 19556 showed that on pat- ented lands in the Lake Simcoe Dist- rict there were 85 known beaver dams, 50 inhabited bank holes and 195 live beaver houses. These figures would indicate a population of approximat- ely 900 beaver many of which might be recorded as "nuisance" animals. of Many Things by Ambrose Hills HAMBURGERS and MARIGOLDS The car was low and black and sleek. It had a dignified look, even when parked sideways on a gravel ridge beside the backwoodsy road. 1 saw the tall, handsome, gray-haired man step from it, kick off his shoes, and pull his pencil-striped trouser legs up to his knees. I brought my them Nips, but I've always known them as hamburgers." "They make good chips, too," I said. "1 like chips with lots of vinegar." He tried to sound cheerful. "Me too," he said, "But I daren't eat too much fried stuff. If I have chips | | | shouldn't have hamburgers," Tren | as if sorry to have brought up so sad | affair, he pointed at the marigolds. "Look at those green stalks -- just bursting! No flower with as much life and health as marigolds." We never did get around to intro- ducing ourselves, but being a snooper I took note of his_license plate. . 1 won't tell you his name, but if you heard it you'd know he could buy every hamburger stand from Winnipeg to Vancouver and still have money left over for a florist shop or two. | sup- pose folks who don't know him im. agine that with his fortune he lives on filet mignon washed down: with cham- pagne. You and I were probably the only ones who know that he squanders it, instead on hamburgers from a stand at Lockport--and sometimes, no doubt, he goes on a spree and has chips, too, washed down with homoge- nized milk, surrounded by the luxury of Manitoba meadows and armsful of marigolds, Terrible the life these rich big shots lead, isn't it? ASSIGNMENT'S WEATHERMAN The raincoat and hat don't seem to match the sign Gordon Sinclair is carrying, but maybe it's "fine and sunny" on the other side of the con- tinent, in one of the forty cities where Sinclair's national weather forecast is heard. You can hear it each night on® CBC Dominion's award-winning program "Assignment." Prince Albert [t was encouraging to note the lar- ger congregation at church on Sun- day. The flowers were appreciated around the chancel, kindly given from Howey family. Manchester Mrs. Lorne Thompson entertained the Women's Association last Thurs- day afternoon. The meeting opened with hymn and prayer. Mrs, I. John- son read the Seripture and Mrs. Fred Lamb the Lesson Thoughts. Mrs. . Braham gave a most appealing talk on Yes, again a chartered DeNure bus Partnership. Mrs. Cawker presided received a eall to be in the village at for the business session. The minutes | eight o'clock Saturday morning. Why ? of the previous meeting were adopted | A full turnout of Y.P.U. were happily and roll call was answered by fifteen | enthused over a trip to Midland. The members and three visitors. Ways | weather-man dished out ideal travell- and means of raising money were dis- | ing temperature, and near noon hour cussed and it was decided to hold a; reached their point of destination. bake sale on Friday, June 14th at the Majority took advantage of a dip in intersection of highways 12 and 7A. | waters of Little Lake. Leader Mrs. Anyone having penny sunshine bags is ('. Newnham, assisted by a few sen- requested to hand same in to treasurer iors spread a park table with a snack Mrs. Lamb as soon as possible. Plans [of liberal amount. Some preferred to are under way for a bakeless sale to he | zo boating too. held in the near future. Several articles for the basket were handed in Mrs, Thompson and her The young fry in a body visited the "Martyr's Shrine". Mile after mile they reached lovely Orillia park. An- other exciting privilege was time to order a meal from a menu folder in a restaurant. Finally attending a and sold. group served dainty wefreshments and a social hour was enjoyed. Dr. and Mrs. A. G. Christie, Balti- more, Md, are home here. Mr. Thos. Sharp of Greenbank, sang at their sumer dark hours brought the occupants of j the bus home, agreed it a swell day. tes Rs bri show proved a hit of the outing. The: a beautiful arrangement of "Jesus Lover of My Soul" on Sunday morning with Mrs. Sharp at the piano. We regret to report that Mrs, Max! Heidt is ill in Mount Sinai Hospital. Very best wishes for her complete and | speedy recovery. | Among those attending the gradua- | tion of nurses in Oshawa on Friday evening were Mr, and Mrs. J. Dobson, Mr. and Mes. TH Walker, Mrs, Joel Miller, Mrs. W. I". Crosier and Mrs, ! J. I. Holtby. Mr. and Mrs. Francis O'Donnell and | Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Hale, of Toronto were guests of Mr. and Mrs, Clinton | Midgley last week. Mrs. Ed. Donnelly attended the sun annual convention of the Catholic Women's League at the Royal Bork) last Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Francis" O'Conner of Rathborne and Mrs. W. Donnelly visit- ed at the Ed, Donnelly home last Sun day. Quite a number from Manchester WAL attended a delightful garden party at the home of Mes. Murray Me: Laren, Seugogr, on Friday. car to a stop and watched, Hunting camps and cabins are most . 1 Gingerly at first, and then quickly, } ] he waded into the soggy ditch and "merous in Manitoba for here there -- it to n meadow where millions 15 # hevy concentration of wild geese of merigolds thought they were safe, And ducks on the many lakes and mar- He gathered an armful in the same £hes, while upland birds, deer, moose, quick, gay way my young daughter ¢tiboo and black beer are also plenti- ' Kathy would gather them, and even ful: from the back 1 could tell his grin was The young folk of our present age are growing aquainted with opportunities of travelling afforded them. The din of wedding bells can faintly be heard, We all extend sympathy to the Howey family in the passing of Mrs. Howey who had been ill for a lengthy period of time, Mr. and Mrs. H. Jeffrey accompan- ied Mr. and Mrs. G. Skerratt to Mill- brook visiting relatives. Remember no memorial services in our cemetery this year, Just decor- ate with flowers as usual, Mrs. Stanton and Mrs. Luke visited their cousins the Misses Stovin on Thursday. Mrs. Alvin Hunter, Mr. -and Mrs. Lloyd Hunter, Mr. and Mrs. Grant Hunter and Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Heayn were among the many relatives who attended the 26th wedding anniver- sary of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Chapman in Port Perry Tuesday evening. Congratulations to Mr. E. Williams and son Craig being successful in all answers correct, as a result' among the winners list of "Know Canada" contest of Star Weekly. We extend our sympathy to Mra, Mae Beare and other relatives, in the sudden passing last week of Mr. Ar- thur Boe. Arthur spent his boyhood days in this village. a mile wide. I slipped from my car and waited for him. "I got a nice bunch," he said, wad- ing the ditch, "want some?" "Sure do," I said: "I thought about wading for them. . . but just didn't get to it." } "Sit down," he said. hamburgers in the car." We sat in the sun, munching ham- burgers he had bought in Lockport and drinking milk from cardboard car- tons, and every once in a while he'd glance in triumph at his marigolds. His trouser legs were down again, and he looked neat as a pin, "Ah," he gaid, hamburgers and mari- : golds! Can't beat a combination like R that. They make the best hamburgers at a little stand in Lockport. There's a good place in Beausejour, too -- a place where they grind their own meat, no filler at all, They call NOWIST To Take Advantage of « "I've some with Many Months E ADING] WS () ( S() GG (SSC {WO WC WO WOO $28.00 Per Ton -- with $1.00 off for ctf. /" Nut and Stove Coal BIG SAVINGS -- PRICES ARE THE LOWEST. Easy Budget Terms -- A Small Down Payment HE TIME ur SUMMER PRICES: to Pay the Balance 89 «++ PORT Bae Fe nd Art fi apa nl J. Tog, SAS wi gl Ma At Sp Ss Ne