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Port Perry Star (1907-), 8 May 1958, p. 3

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C--O The Canadian Weekly Newspaper, "U3 THE et STAR EDIT "is with union membe . strike. ing that the workers are ' « workers don't lightly adopt strike fund to fall back on. be little public sympathy for Union in its strike against the C:P.R. ~The farmer, the factory-worker and the office worker to some extent have all had 'and new ma- to adjust to new techniques . chinery, These adjustmen been very difficult to make have heen accepted as an inescapable part of change and growth. ' B Firemen on:diesel locomotives. They still insist they are just as badly needed as in the days when the old steam' locomotive had to be fired. While progress has com- .. Pletely changed their function 'they:refuse -.: to accept a change of status, tics were employed' generall industry the result-would be utter chaos. Secondly, the firemen had every oppor- rs who go out on There is always present the feel- under dogs. There isthe feeling too that dure even today when there is a substantial ment they could use. in t briefs and, submissions to the Royal Commission, It is reasonable to suppose-that they did so, Yet the Royal Commission after hearing' all the evidence. for and against and after having carefylly', deliberated the issue found against them. Reasonable people without prejudice in the matter can come to only one conclusion; namely Jha the position of the firemen was ini eteHie in this issue. EL in Further more the public will not take : . kindly to the direction and_dictation from the "American. 'léeaders of the Unionswho have interfered: altogether. too much in. Canadian business. **! ct ~a1 litig arash 1a, If the trade unions, the Canadian Con- gress of Labour decides to support the - = strike it will have done it own organization ' 'harm in the eyes of the public. .. A general strike of railway men over the firemen. issue seems completely unjustified and as such will receive little publi¢ sup-- "port. . In the light of this the governthent would seem to-have real cause to interfere 'and' this may well happen. after all the strike 'proce- But there will ~ the Firemen's ts have often and yet they ut not so the gins If such tac- y throughout: Ob Ty - Another Mother's Day - | SI Everything that can besaid about the * North American Mother's {Day has deen: said. We go on saying t each year. 'We mean them a know it once in awliile. We business interests making appreciation in terms of what they have to However, business men have to live offer. ] / ©. and we cannot blame them need not feel bound by them. our best appreciation to Mother in terms must say them,' The compulsion stems from 'the fact that we do appreciate both . Mother and Dad and we do want them to their toes about their own interests. aioli oi mit of tr i DEE | this kind of home marriage has no doubt f been a real sharing, . The children see the | "USTal"tHTAES" ~"'dbhtribution made both parents. This 5 kind of marriage is becoming' more and i more popular, Yoling people are being | taught to share at ah early age. They have been taught that there is no such thing as women's wérk and men's work. Men and women occupy the same type of job in so many fields to-day. The double standard is fading a : The double standard 1 e realm of sex is also fading in middle class families of this type. Mother is sweetheart and wife and companion. Dad is lover and hero nd we feel we do resent the us show our for being on We We can give of the spirit and add a tangible"mementos "and. husband and father all rolled in one. as well. When Canada was a pioneer. country _ + 'Mother worked hard and so did Father.' was never done. : noon and night She was needed by someone ; : a in her big houséhold or her little commun&* e did not seek reward. Living, - Mother's day + At¥ese her home and her work. "worry about any other career. "with its blessings and burdens was enough. ; Many mothers were not-'appreciated in Puss days'and it was' with t i n mindthat Mother's Day Was begun. was efidugh. She was proud of her fam Years of familiarity with movies and now __TV have tayght us that one person has Just. about as niany good points and as Tn paul s as Snipers Aight as his i sti qg the person we know and have built = VN RN. with, as to go ulven fork os end up alone and dis- Morning, ly," "glisted $vith oneself. She dig not 1 © Avpy lation for Mother in our world Marriage © of 'career' parents, and-companion parents, must extend to both Mother and Father 'and the-idea 'of making Mother's Day into "fa ily day is growing. We all show ap- préciation then. We do things together. » isqthought ; -- 2 What she did was taken for granted. "We. go to church together, do the dishes vo . To-day we are faced 'with a 'different -- togetliér, have a picnic together, and that 4 © situation. Mothét is appreciated and some: .. day vie with each other in ddding little times oversappreciated, while Father is: pact ifios for Mother to our agenda.but neglected. Sometimes both parents re- ceive réal tribute from theirchildren. In 4 we do it with Dad helping the children and not with a c EL a herself. * =~ : EY hid dd TEST FOR RAILWAY WAGES With rail trafisport costs a matter of immediate contern to every Cana- dian, it is important to have clearly in mind some fair and objective yatd- |: stick by which to déterfaine the justi- |- fication of preseiit. detands of the ' non-operating railway" unions for ' wage increases whichiwould cost some $200 million a year. fir = In public hearings. before a Federal . Conciliation Board now sitting in . Montreal the railways: have proposed two tests which ¢annot fail to strike most people aséthinently fair in de- termining the proper level of railway "wages. TANITA HG [IR ' The first of those tests is that the ' wages paid should be adequate. when tested by a reasonable standards of comparison. The second is that any excess: of wages over such basic stan- 'dard must be Hmited by the industry's | ability: to pay.) 11 ; {How well do, the present wages of Canadian railway workers meet these labor based on official Department of Lahour figures shows that the com- posite' wage date ! of non-operating railway employdéd as of October: 1, 1966, wag 9.9 cents higher than for their counterparts in other 'industry Since that time, railway wages have increased 4.7 per cent. These figures, ® presented by the railways. to the, Fed 0 eral Conciliation Board, are welg' ity, | evidence in support of the fact that 'railwhy workers in Canada are well oo study that non-opetating enfployees of. bid the rafiways are 'qubstantially better id : comparable oc- i re What about the gecond test -- the | railway industry's ability to pay?. Nl Bid L ba 1 ----- { : fede t J hi) TY 13 uae FIT Y . of M 3 'Things ' | SEER Y ngs Jexcitement..o It.mas aalled "The Mere Opening etn 0 B42 ute id fr Wide ind Oveitooked the S1dfing dd ingly sat upSRERe POSE, Which ife- "paid... In fact] it. is clear from [thisT stated in the Conciliation Board heat: ings, that in 1957 the CNR! Incurred a deficit, after meeting fixed charges, of $16,369,000. : Surely it 48 met, too, by the fact that the CPR in the same year bhrned ony 2.91 per cént on its rail investment. .. , . .U 'F Te | vo oon oo «Canadian Statesman fed 1D JG AIDES ~ WORTHY DEFENSE _ | "An attack by a ed union leader on the competence of 4 Canadit ViVRogal ANCA has brought a strong rejoiner from Cana: dia¥ Railway President, N-R. Chump. ~The attack came from Brotherhodd of 'T.ocomotive Firemen and Engine- men President H. E. Gilbert during a hifi executive teetihg in Chicago to study the Canadian rgilway's de: cision ta:abolish. the use.af fivemen in diesel freight and yard-operations, | HE Hehe! icon shocked; ad 1.4m sure all Canadians baxe, by your atfdck dn the = competende," {iNovoughness and fairness of the Royal Commissjon,! th nurvey of wild hed ThA Hot6h Jo I CTEIO Tiipp letter to the unich .-The goverpment nted comm sion carried out exhaustive hg n the on anf sully. suppott t pit... 8 Lik AEE we 'unnecessary for such operations. | it Noone ini Canada would regant c ifelsm- of the commissibn's findings. In fact, that has not been unknown tin) the 'past. i But {it is another thing misfon, almost slander them, = '| Canadians have been' fortunate in therhigh batibra of mronwho hive. th ane Ofatherdveme ay op Surely this is niet by the fact, as i Sty TR os Hy i =, MTOM { - LE Te ca A ---- 40) attdek the members of the com- dértaken commission ftudies, and the grofip headed by 'Mt. Justice Kellock Mr. Crump's defense of. the ome mission, regardless of his interest in its findings, should be vigorously fort. Clipped Comments resent such ified by others who | from outside thoughtless attacks: sources. - i --Canadian 'Statesman 'Scugog Néws™ | Scugog Mome and School dance is this Saturday at the Community Hall. There até Prizes and soft drinks will be on sale. Don't worry if you have- n't yoyg, ticket, yop can get them at the door, and they are only 60c. per' person. Why hot [come and have a good tine; and 'at the same time help a worthy organization. : Grace Choir wil meet at 8.30 p.m. dred, ,, = JR - ver a month. So. ck Mary and hope ter being off. glad to have y you will, atay Next Wedne Churehypu, Mdebs sharp and all |] come. nas y is W.A. for Grace starts at 2 p.m. és are invited to Jhek Kane are now Prentice farm. It's living 'at the A ack with us again, good to have th 1 00813 44 Hectrically! ; your electric clothes dryer Ll » a RL Nr Re arte aceen A A i RB I Mi i! Dhnidp parti cobrinins @ \ "eed SOY o's Gu Ame ation \ se viprig Ne 2 v FRY oon ah A ST A, : I. (deal 1a ei1ome-mod 9 bwora edl : ED 2 ) bi $5 Ya 5 allan xi ' mah han? : wnbic™ EYE : 3 ® Saiody { { 8 frail} 5h ---- - - BREE Tn INRA Ih ta ; bedi LT, BTR ; hear | ; otes and Comments Ww oleh 4a No Public Sympathy RET hk ani __ On the whole the sympathy of the public tunity to present. every aspet and. argu, FY | 4 YET. 1+ bry Gp a gig LEA rife "GAME OF THE pay "Radio *bréatlcasts - of major-league baseball "gamed* will be carried for ) Lind ~ the "Hivst 'time on 'the' "GBC Flans- anada network each Saturday after- noon this summer 'on "Game 'of the | RIAL P AGE oe TORE M te ek att ¥ - Pa ¥ ¥ x ay 8th, 1958 dL A 6 8 LS TSE AE ALTE Bi CT CHURCHES THE Ii (" ib is to be comme nded for their wonderful ervices, Joi WW) day. Their special speaker was Rev. Prof. Kingsley Joblin' of" ron] Rev. Joblin is Professor of the Eng- lish Bible. "God's Garden". . One example he used was "when an acorn is planted, we know'that there will some 'day be a mighty oak, but human plants, can we be sure that altho good seed Is planted, it will" grow info good plants." ef | Day." Former pitchihg star Bob Feller, left, will be part of a broad- casting team that will report from National ang, Américan league parks. Fred Sgambati, right, will report on Canadian sports 1happenings during between-innings intermissions. Ne At, Seugog Qrace Church, Mrs. D. Aldred had charge of the service, and was assisted by Mrs. Nelson Reader, Stephen Fralick, Terry Braham, and ioil "Ayn gf soe? To" by Ambrose Hills Last night I began to read a book avhich. did. not, geem- to promise much Uving?,, pyittey viby; Hazel iMeDonald \Paxkinaan,, and sub-titled "A Biogra- hy of the Hartney District." Hart. ney is a small Manitoba town and: I feared the story might b dull, Its i "Whtences RY) ph IHRE was on the Wor bF¥hE bik shed!" Yi the Siiring- tik We ElfinBed oul the Window "ana |! Peamie;! In tur) 4 DRY 1 Which we drove With our dolls to town for sup- plies, a gypsy caravan when we had 'been 'reading 'a' gypsy tale), or after we had travelléd by train to Souris or Elgin,' a" railway coach in which we jotrneydd with all our possessiois and our doll: family." | Obvious , The Mere Living was no Peytow' Place! And yet I found myself reading on. What constitutes the charm of this book? Now, having reached Chapter 9, I think T know. It sets down in print, without any pretence, life almost. precisely as it has been lived in the Hartney district for a couple of generations. It does not seek drama, or tragedy, or any of District BEAVERTON PUBLISHER PLANS NEW WEEKLY Gordon Smith, publisher of the Beaverton Express, announced last week that he plans to publish a new weekly paper for the town of Orillia. He said the new weekly which will greet the Orillia and district publid some. time in May, or early June will | ~The plaps call for an editorial and sales. office in Orillia, with the print. ing of the paper done at The Express shop "Beaverton. + Mx, Smith in addition to publishing the, Beaverton Express is also presi: dent 'and general manager of Radio Station CFOR in Orillia. : ' ©" L E. O'NEILL ELECTED older familfes' while" it is sflli avafl- able. 1) i Liters hla a the same thing foi' thal ¥onifunitids. start putting down on paper (whether they are professional 'writers or not) 1t beats' PeyYon™ PIR for good read- 'ind, "in my opinion. "H8W's about it, old-timers? Get those pencils flying! |isouth, It is presently being used as farm land. yor Jermyn stated that it is the com- pany's plan for thig.site to serve as, cil that the deer population in \ a centre for long range development | County was now estimated at 1800 by Du Pont of Canada in the Central and it would be adviseable for th Ontario areas : J bee -of-an independent editorial policy, : Miss Lindy Fralick giving a very in- teresting children story. The junior choir, led by Mrs. "Thomas Redman sang "In the Garden", and the senior choir sang "Soft and Low". At Manchester, Mrs. Arnold Roach was in charge, and her assistants were Wesley Johnston, Ruby Fielding, Al- bert Leach, Walter Stephens, and Bill McCartney. Misses Sandra and Di. ana Fralick accompanied by Miss Lin. dy Fralick sang beautifully. At Prospect, the service was led by Gerald Emm: - Assisting him were Margaret Dearborn, Olive Painter, Rodney Phinter, George Smith. Miss Ericka' Beiséhiop gave "the children': story. PHE 'musi wag again supplied by Sandra and Diana, and Linda. We are very grateful to Mrs. Mur- ray Holtby for entertaining Rev. Mr. J6blin, his sister Miss Gladys Joblin, and the four girls, Linda, Bonnie, the effects commonly supposed to make best seljers opt of books. But the reader who was raised in just such n district unaccountaply feels a lump in his' throat or a pounding in his heart at certain passages -- perhaps because he senses much of what goes on behond the serenity of' placid com- munity life, : ) Ox-travel, livery stables; blacksmith shops--all are there, recounted sim- ply. "He arrived late in 1891, and lived with the Parsons family while he built a little shop south of the livery stable and secured from Fred Spencer a small shack which he moved onto Fast Railway Street, thee doors south of Dr, Woodhull's cottage, for a tem- porary home. "Mrs. Batty and their two children, John and Eva, joined him in 1892." Do you see what I mean? If you're 'a small-town boy, somewhere in those lines there's a| Sandra apd Diana, at lunchtime. nostalgic emotion sure to it you, The three services were well at- What the Mere Li he accomplishes, tended, and we do thank Rev. Joblin ' sincerely for taking time from his oo 401 ulprran SR UI : really, : t reply is thc we 3,88 oy of the busy schedule, and spending a Sun- day with us. : o Sunday evening we were pleased to I wish more men' and women would < < Let the youth of this generation know how you struggled for things they take for granted or expect someone to pro- vide for them free. It is a story that needs telling. the simple history of their getleration. i 24 { | 2d fa the matter to Mr. E. Harper, Town- "ship Game Preserve Officer. Would Shoot Deer Here The Department also advised coun- In a statement issued recently, Ma- : municipality to permit an open season '1Ié announced nd concrete plans for | in Markham for four days. a manufacturing plant here'dut stated Deputy-Reeve stated that he knew that he had' been given té wnderstand ~ of several land owners who would we! that the construction of a small manu- | come a decrease in the number of deer facturing unit is likely to begin dor- | as they were doing considerable dam- ing 1958. ' rage to their property. Members of council made no fur- ther comment on the suggestion but referred the deer shoot as well to Mr. Harper. : SUNDERLAND MAN BUYS, | BEAVERTON BUSINESS ne Mr. Ralph Pinkham, funeral direc: tor and furniture dealer, of Sunder- TO 0.'H. A. BOARD ; L. E.-"Tim'? O'Neill, one of Stouff- ville's most prominent sports promo- ters for many years, was a success- ful candidate in the O.H,A.'s election of its new 1958 Executive, The an- nual meeting was held in the Royal York Hotel, Toronto, on Saturday. Neill. He has-been connected: offi- sharp. at the hom of Ma: €am Al- | cially with almost every type of sport recognition 'both here in Stouffville and throughout the district." He wa: Executive with C. G. Patterson, Bram-, pton; Matt Leyden, Oshawa, and Lloyd Pollock of Windsor being re- turned, The remainder of the Execu- , tive was given an acclamation for a second term including Messrs. Lorne the only new member elected to t} Re Se AY Buckland, Peterboro, Past President; Hulse, Aurora, Vice Presidents. W. and Geo. Dudley 'of Midland is Treas. DUPONT PURCHASES WHITBY PLANT SITE '~ vitiieb iid One of the largest dotporations in | the world hus ¢hosen a site ih Whitby for a new plant, Mayor Harry Jermyn | arinounced that the Du Pont Company | of Cafiadgi Has purchased 160 acres on, Vv JO) 1] O The site is along the east site'lof ; Dunlop. Drive, directly across the , street from Dunlop Canada, The pro- perty runs from the CNR main line on "the north to Lake Ontario om the / ' The new-"position- climaxes a- rather, colourful sports career for Mr. 0 land has purchased the business of E. 'MARKHAM NURSERIES TOLD C. Prophet, funeral home and furni- | OF LAW INFRACTIONS ture store in Beaverton and takes! | } ' possession nM y sts Mr. Owen Solicitor J. D. phe 65519 nfl fy fan i ; | Bullgek will be manager and part (Sr py Begyerton, d=) Alorid') boli ! [DARLING RON wp. TO LAY | CHARGES, FOR TOSSING (GARBAGE ON ROADS , ) 'ersons throwing garbage on Dar- lington Township roads wijll be char ged under Lucas reported to day night that in his opinion the Nur- sery business remaining open on Sun- day were contravening the Lord's Day Act. Clerk Crisp stated that he had notified each owner that he was con- travening the Act by being open for business on the Sabbath Day, : : . Reeve Clark stated that it was not tion '47A of the Ontario "only the sale of nursery stock but in MR £2! A ! locally and:his enthusiasm has gained; Highway Traffic Act, Reeve Roy-W.« any places they carried articles used Mary Malloy, is back to school af- Nichols, pynpunced this week; - for gardening and he thought it un- Scugog, | Manchester and ke Prospect. United Churches For his theme he chosk' ll {-Markham Township Council on Mon- Cook of Kingston, President; Frank y Ken McMillan of Georgetown, and Ab | MARKHAM PHEASANT SHOOT , Aug; seconmended that the time for o2 Thigs pebion hagheen propypied by refuse both Township, apd, Reeve Nichols declared. he pa: we have just notified the responsible party and made hem, take the _gai'- bage to the dump," Now we will lay charges," he asserted. tool REET fora iin'" SUGGEST, TWO: WEEKS FOR Markham Towpghip Gouncil was vi-' from the Department, of Lands and | Forests which they received on Mon- day last week and which suggested that the annual pheasant shoot in the township be extended from'a two-day period to two weeks. In the opinion of, the Department the longer period - wopld do away with a congestion of hunters ingtha apes, Hie Bepaghant the, gfiqgk ba anifgsm, fo; pl "aire areas, . AE All members of council expressed disapproval of extending the shoot t. fair "competition for the hardware stores which were closed on Sunday. LARGE SALARY FAILS TO ATTRACT DENTISTS IN KESWICK DISTRICT In a recent interview with Dr. Ice Crowley, of Keswick, Dr. Crowley ex- pressed his concern over the lack of qualified dentists in this area. Besides his regular practice, Dr. A. Hewitt of Toronto is the Secretary sibly, shocked , by. a communication. Crowley is working 72 hours a week trying to catch up with the* urgent cates of children in the Keswick and Jersey Schools. y Brown Hill School recently asked for his services, but the doctor could not possibly handle any more work. There is a desperate need for help. It appears that all dentist graduates remain in Toronto. It is impossible to interest young dentists in the rural areas, . . Only last week Dr. Crowley placed an advertiserhent in-a Toronto paper such a long period but agreed to refer = Sie ps offering $1,000 a month with no replies, , 9 i United Church speak to us at the Head Church, Scugog. rHis theme was "Something worthathile to do with the realm of character", A lu- dfes choir sang *Jesus and 1". "Last Tuekday, April 29, the young Péople' met at' Mahchester. Mrs. Doug Aldred took charge of 'thé meeting. A short warship period wgs enjoyed. Ruby Roach led in a captest'of Jum- bled T.V. programs. Ericka Bens- chop reported on the Young People convention held at Bowmahville. Four of our young folk attended. Nettie welcomed the young people of Green- bank, and then read a humorous ar- ticle called "HizC is pot a vitamin but & peppy church group". Nettie then read a letter she had received from Rev. Braham. The next Hj-C meet- ing is May 28. Betty Reader closed the. worship period with a prayer. It was a very successful evening, over 60 young people were present, and we do, thank Walker for supplying the mygic and also the parents who brought the children and helped out with the square dancing. After a lively hour of dancing we closed with taps, led by Ruby Roach. Ruby also thanked Greenbank for coming out and moved a vote of thanks to the musicians and to Bob for calling the squares. Doughnuts and cold drinks were served, and 10.30 p.m. saw everyone on the way home. Next Wednesday, May 14, Grace W. A. will meet at 2 p.m. at the church. Keep in mind Wednesday, May 28, Prospect is holding their bazaar. Next Sunday, May 11 is Mothers Day. Why not make a specinl effort to have the entire family at church. Our guest speaker will be Dp. I. Kenneth Braham, M.D. C.M. Best wishes for their birthdays this week go to: Richard Edgar, Marie Holtby, Sydney Bitayley, Janet Warren, Bobby DeHart, Valorie Eden, Barry Prentice, Arthur Goosé, Robert Smith, Darlene Warren, and Patricis Woodcock. Scugog Junior Homemakers The fifth 'meeting of the Scugog Jr. [Homemakers was held at the home of Mis. Ploughman, April 26th. The meeting opened with the sing- ing of "What a Friend We Have in Jesus" whith -avas followed by the Lord's Prayer. The minutes were read and adopted. The business was then discussed, later Mrs. Samells gave a talk on Table Manners. We later moved to the kitchen where Mrs, Ploughman led us in the {demonstration of making cake. At the close we each had a sample. The meeting closed with the 4-H pledge. \ Greenbank Last week Mr. and Mrs, Ernest Lee took a couple of days of holiday When they moved PP, C. Ronald Love and his wife Gwen (Till) to North Bay where Constable Love has been transferred to North Bay O.P.P. On Saturday evening last the Green- bank Hockey Team had a lovely Turkey Banquet in the Church base- ment served by the Fidelis Class to 150 gruests, After supper Mr. Jim Baird, as Master of Ceremonies, intro- duced Bruce Dornan a former member of the Four Grads who sang several numbers. Next the Dulea-Tones of Oshawa favoured with a number of | songs. Rodd Foster, conch of the team, Hugh Emery, vice-president of "the O.R.H.A. said a few words and presented the Lorne Johannas cup to the team Captain Glen Till, To end a very nice evening Fred Etcher a mem- ber of the World Champions, Whithy Dunlops, told of their trip overseas, wltich included a few highlights which we didn't read in the papers. Con- gratulations to the team on a very "successful year. Members of the W.A., the president asks you to remember the convention | on May 21st at Cannington, Then on May 28th the annual Open Night of the W.A, with Miss Kdtherine Ellis, R.N,, as the guest speaker, her talk will be "I am a Nurse in a refugee camp in Austria." : Don't forget next Sunday is Mother's Day and our Sunday School and the Church services are combined at 11 | o'elock. a his. Zizi. Pov Sl A a ie have Rev. Linstead of POH! Perry Arnold Roach, John Burnham and Bob . ~~ at 2] ok A 2 J i ¥ ; VA ERN iy . i ) AN | hs hy ho 8 8 eri i pe » 2, oF Tr ; A fs - 7 RA - gp ree fi eg FY hm x

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