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| The Debacle of France . Fa Member of The Canadian Weekly Nowspaper Association THE STAR EDITORIAL PAGE Thursday, May 29th, 1958 - Notes and Comments The Minister of Finance The minister of finance, the Hon, Mr. Fleming has at long last got around to the crux ot the matter. The other day he de- livered an excellent speech whose theme was inflation. He had this to say. That unless we licked inflation, unemployment and other economic ills would bedevil us for a long time to come. And how right he is. Inflation in our economy has reached the point where it is of vital concern to everyone, i The only people in our economy who benefit from the inflationary spiral are the speculators. Why should a nation jeopar- dize the welfare of the many for the profits of a few? 3 8 CB, "Those people who are on salaries and pensions; those who depend on annuities and insurance savings .are caught in an impossible position. : Naturally we are very upset and angry at what is happening in France. It is as though an important member of a cham- pionship- team had quit on the eve of a crucial match. Because, let us face the truth of the matter, France is simply de- serting the western alliance. Anyone who argues otherwise is being falsely optimis- tic. Let us review the situation quickly. The strength of the West lies in a demo- cratic form of political organizations and in those ideals of liberty, equality, and justice that are the keystones of our way of life. But the_road of democracy is not .an easy one and without a belief in its ideals and without courage to make sacri- fice for those ideas no nation and no people travels very far. : Against the might of the Nazis, the Western 'world rallied and with a clear vision accepted the challenge and the sacri- fice that the struggle entailed. = But not France. Even in the early days of the War it was clear that a good many French- - Somehow we must work out plans where- by we can control both prices and wages. Surely it is the government who can give us a lead in this matter. There are economists -and committees who "could readily tell us the machinery which it would be necessary for us to set Gp in in order to control inflation. If the depression taught us one thing it taught us that man controls money. Those who would have us believe otherwise have a very sharp axe to grind. An axe that is freely used to exploit the market. We are pleased that the Minister of Finance has declared war on inflation, We "should give him our wholehearted support in fighting it. If the Conservatives can lick or even control inflation they will have gone far to justify the tremendous vote of confidence accorded them by the people of Canada last March. - French refused to carry out the lawful ob- ligations of citizenship. France has no ideals. She seeks as a people without ideals, material wealth and prosperity. The Soviet Union has demonstrated startling success and France is interested in suc- cess. - De Gaulle will come to the front as a - dictator, a dictator who has opposed every liberal move that any French government has attempted in the post war period. De Gaulle will prove to be an incapable leader and the real leaders will be the military junta. will bring down on the Western alliance no _ one can say. But this we can say. The situation in France to-day is a golden op- portunity for the Communistis and they are being fiendishly clever about it Not a word from them. They lie low and wait for the debacle to follow De Gaulle's regime and before that has run much of a course they 'will have sold Communism to the French, i What chaos and confusion: this' men had already given up their ideals and were more concerned with 'material well being than with liberty, equality or justice. After the world war France rallied to join the Western allies but tion to, Western democracy has been piti- ful, half-hearted, and weak. bornly refused to make sacrifices; she stubbornly refused to deal justly with her colonies; even in internal . Without a vision the people perish and France has been too long without a vision. She has found it even harder to create a vision and to hold on to it than America who even-now is struggling in the throes of a corrupting materialism that seems to confuse every issue she touches . . .. . foreign trade, defense pacts, aid to the un- developed countries. Perhaps -in the col- lapse of France we will read a expensive but much needed lesson. her contribu- She stub- matters the Clipped Comments DISCIPLINE IN LIFE One of the most important needs of young people going out into the world from university and high school is discipline, says the Royal Bank's monthly letter for May. We are definitely in accord with this statement and the balance of the article. "We need to know about dis- cipline because we siniply cannot get along with other people without it. "Some acts are commanded or for- bidden by the-general. opinion of hu- manity. The discipline of law is the * good man's defence against the un- just actions of other men. Other areas in life are governed by rules agreed upon so that people can work ahd play together: the rigidity of the square and.the moves in chess, the rules of a trade union, the by-laws of a corporation, for example, and the regulation of traffic. "We are troubled today because 'disciplines to which we became ac- customed through the ages are com- ing into conflict with new customs in a changing society. This is a con- fused period, when many people have lost or have: thrown overboard the old standards without acquiring new ones, We fear that we may be sha- ken loose from our moorings in res-- pect' to marriage, economics, polities, | government, freedom, democracy and a host of other things we have cheri- | shed. This is happening in a time when we have achieved material certainty such as we never before enjoyed. Her Majesty the Quéen said in her Christ- mas Day broadcast: 'It is not the new inventions which are the difficulty. The trouble is caused by unthinking people who carelessly throw away ageless ideals as if they. were old and outworn machinery. - They would . have religion thrown aside, morality in personal and public life made mean- ingléss, honesty counted as foolish- ness; and selfsinterést set up in place of self-restraint'." if : " --Canadian Statesman. the wedding reception after the wed- - OUT OF THIS WORLD Rod Coneybeare, writer and narra- tor of his tales of adventure, enter- tains listeners to the Dominion net- work of the CBC weekly program on Mondays with his exciting fantasies and science-fiction stories. Jach complete in itself, the tales are de- signed to produce a good old-fashion- ed chill but often with as much laughter as fright. of Many Things By Ambrose Hills REWARDS Any person who has tried to or- ganize a Rodeo in a country town knows one thing for sure--the prize money must be big if you: want to attract top talent. Rewards, incen- tives, prizes, call them what you will, are important to the success of most ventures. I thought about this when reading a book called THE FUTURE OF THE WELFARE-STATE, which consists of a series of seven Oxford lectures. Throughout the book, it is pointed out again and again that part of the trouble with Britain's economy has been the whittling away of the incen- tive which once spurred the people to high ambition. "So long as we offer to people of responsibility and skill," writes Peter Goldman, "incentives that are laugh- able by, American 'or Russian stan- dards, and fiscally punish our top productive talents with the heaviest weight of direct taxation imposed anywhere in the world, progress will {be slow.* The significant growth of our national income is going to de- pend, as it always has done, largely on the activities and decisions of ex- ceptional men and women. To induce them to do the exceptional things of which they alone are capable is part of the very mechanism of creating District OSHAWA FAIR BOARD MAKES PLANS FOR BUILDING ding on May 24th. Following this p everyone enjoyed a lovely lunch and Many frieods and neighbours at-'a short social time together. i tended a bridal shower held in the Mr. and Mrs. Ray Medd, Betty and school for Miss Francina Yager on Elaine motored to Niagara Falls and Saturday, May 17th. After a short: Buffalo on a pleasure trip recently. period of old-time dancing Francina Mis. Jordan, Billy wad Joey, spon and her husband to-be, Mr. Henry Friday, May 16th in Toronto at the Albers of Pickering were asked to Lome of Mr. and Mrs. Lea. be seated at the front of the room Mr: and Mrs, Bailey and family and Darlene Christie read the follows) visited With Mr. and Mrs. Waples at ing address: Waubaushene on Sunday. Epsom, May 17th, 1958. : y Mr, and. Mrs. John Moore and Dear Francina and Hank: Clarke of Oshawa spent. Sunday with 'Tis a pleasure indeed to invite you Mr, and. Mrs. Jeffery. here | ) ) "To offer good wishes with gifts | Mr. C. Floris of Elliot Lake is at of cheer. . home with his family for several days. May you have the best in wedded | My and Mrs. Cracknell of Toronto life, were at their: cottage for the weeok- Continued happiness as man and 'eng and: attended: the Albers-Yager wife. "wedding in Uxbridge on Saturday. To Francina we say, "We're sorry | you're leaving, But we're not the folks to sit. y around grieving, So happy for you and your partner np. ang. Mys, Cec. Reid, Mr. and are we, Mrs. Fagan of Toronto and Mr. Thos. That 'you've chosen our Canada | Anderson Jt. of 'Sudbury spent the your home-to-be. "holiday week-end with Mr. and Mrs. We pray you'll be given your share Anderson: and. Bill! ; Mr. and Mrs. Don Boynton of Tor- "onto spent. Sunday with Mr. and Mrs, Boynton. .. . « * of wealth, pt . | Mr.and Mrs. Stewart spent Sunday The good things of life, the best visiting, with Mr, and Mrs, Redmond of health. ©. !and family in Cartwright. If tears and sorrow should come Mr. and Mrs. Bud- Rose of Agin: YOUP WY iw. court: went. to, Ottawa. the: week-end Remenibis, Rissa imagens of May 16th and attended. the Tulip brighter day. ' | Pestival theres . : We hope these gifts we bring you | Mr. and Mrs: Medd visited with Mr. to-night ' Wes. Acktiey in Uxbridge on Sun- Will help keep your future both happy and bright." Signed on behalf of your Epsom friends. | recovery, With the assistance of Misses Pat- sy Bailey, Elaine Medd and Darlene Christie the many gifts were opener day. We are sorry, that Mr. Ackney mily of 'Bowmanville spent Sat. visit- ing with Mr. and Mrs. Rogers; sen words. Everyone as invited to on Sunday morning. A new $50,000 exhibition building, 60 by 140 feet, may be erected for the 1958 Oshawa and District Annual Fall Fair, it was decided at the South Ont. Agricultural Society directors' meet- ing Friday night. It was proposed that the building be made of concrete blocks with a built-up pitch roof. The walls of the building be at least 12 feet high. The new exhibition hall would re- place the present exhibition building and ladies display building at Alex- andra Park. A four-man committee, headed by Director Archie Whitmee, was ap- pointed to finalize plans for the build- ing and present them to the city coun- cil for approval, The other members of the com- mittee ave President Heber Down, Secretary-Treasurer Ralph Mowbray and Director Stanley Bagg, y Also at the meeting, the directors examined a plan for a two storey ex- hibition building. They agreed it was unsuited to their requirements. "If we get council's permission right away, we may be able to get the new hall constructed for this year's fair," Mr. Down gaid towards the end of the meeting. The fair will be held this year on August 14, 156 and 16. The directors appointed another committee of Ivan Cochrane, Richard Branton and. Art Grass to investigate the possibilities of improying the ventilation of the horse display hall. ' PETERBOROUGH SUMMER STOCK SHOW CLOSES Financial troubles have rung down is. not enjoying the: best of health, the curtain on the Peterborough Sum- and we hope he will make a speedy mer Theatre, Canada's oldest operat- : ing summer stock group and training Mr. and: Mrs. Ivan Rogers and fa- ground for sueh current' Hollywood movie star Anthony Perkins. i. Michael Sadlier, producer and man- Several parents and friends of 10- aging director, announced Friday he and the recipients thanked their well-| cal High School Cadets attended the has been unable to make: arrange- wishing friends with a few well-cho- | annual Church Cadet Parade at Utica ments this year for what would have been the theatre's 10th geason. the necessities (and the luxuries) of life for the nation as a whole." to beckon us. We all like to think there is at least a remote possibility that we may strike it rich. Today, when any one is fortunate enough to get a windfall of any kind, there seems to be some catch to it--the ping big share. Canada still offers great oppor-| tain. Yet there is a tendancy here, too, to grudge the winner his prize. It has become altogether too popular to soak the rich, or to keep anyone from becoming rich. I was at the Shriner circus last high up on the tightrope. was well paid. and that none in the audience would say that she did not deserve it. , Mrs, Sandison, for taking time from Many of us will never get to|adults, how we are balancing poles claim the really big prizes--but those | for each other. prizes should be there, just the same, | derful service, and we thank all those jannual church parade at the church in Utica. | to miss one service in order to attend " | the other, but both services were well government steps in to take a whop- attended tunities--greater, I think, than. Bri-!will change. Prospect wi ! for this Sunday. night, and I watched a brave young roast to bring their meetings to a blonde do the most daring acrobatics close for this season. I hope she at Mr, and Mrs. Herb. Painter. The I am sure she was, date is June Ath. Hers ing. This is the last DISTRICT CHURCHES Rev. Horace Burkholder, B.A., General Secretary of the Ontario Council 6f Christian Education, was our guest speaker for last Sunday. The Sunday School was in charge of the service, and the four Schools in the charge took part, Mr. 'Anson Gerrow led the service'and was as- sisted by Mr, Cecil Fralick and Mr. Wesley Johnston. Mr. Dearborn de- lighted the childyen with a story for them. ' The children from the five schools, Prospect, Manchester, and the three island schools, under the direction of Mrs. Fransis Sandison, provided the music, and they did so well. The little tots, sang 'All things bright and beautiful', and the older children sang 'Lead Kindly Light'. We do thank her very busy schedule to come and help us with this special service. Rev. Burkeholder kept the children spell bound by his various stories. His theme was 'Balancing Poles', and through many little true stories and experiences, showed both children and It truly was a won- who made it possible, The Port Perry Cadets held their Some of the parents had Next Sunday, our time f. Ice start the service at 9.16 a.m., Manchester a 10.15 a.m. and Scugog will be at 11.15 a.m. We are so happy that Rev. and Mrs. Braham will be with us again The PMS Hi-C are having a weiner The place is Last Monday, Scugog went bowl- howling nite was a remarkable talent, and I am! for the year, and we would like to quite sure that it would not have been thank Mr. Frank Hastings, for his developed to such a remarkable de- cooperation in opening the alleys for gree if the rewards for her perform-|us. It was a very successful even- ance were the same as, say, those of {ing, and we had many a good laugh the clown who strolled about on the over some of the low ground in perfect safety, scores. The committee served lunch at Grace Let's continue to reward our risk- | Church to bring the evening to a close. takers in a handsome way. Otherwise, The cubs are very busy carning we'll lose them, and Canadians will all | their badges, and this week first stay safely on the ground--safe and |stars will he awarded to Richard | Mr. Sadlier said he personally lost 'They were set 10 years ago and our "part of the time, and it was impera- | onto. poor. Frank and Gordon Vernon, Doings only time the supply has been thieat- encd was when the lake level dropped away below normal. money on the last three secasons--$100 in 1955, $1000 in 1956 and $1,500 last Badges won this last week are as follows: Teamplayers--Steve Henry; Collectors -- David Saunders; Toy- makers--Murray Croxall; House or- derly--Eric Donnelly and Walter Green. Birthday greetings this week to: Gordon Pogue, Jim Gerrow, Kenneth Webster and Jane Roberts. Next Wednesday, Scugog Head W. A. will meet at the home of Mrs. Alan Carter. On Thursday, June 6th is the joint- W.A. meeting to be held at Manchester Church, Say; Mr. Smoker, here is something to think about. One Tree can make a million matches -- One match can Destroy a million trees. Please re- member this next time you. are in the woods and remember that only you can prevent Forest Fires. Highway Traffic Act Amendments EFFECTIVE MONDAY, MAY 26th Legislation coming into effect on Monday, May 26th introduces new controls and protection for drivers and . pedestrians alike, The dangerous pedestrian practice of crossing against red signal lights is now prohibited. Either while the red light or the combined green and amber lights are facing a pedistrian at a signal controlled intersection, he "shall not enter the roadway until a green light is shown". Similarly, with "Wait, Walk' signals, he must not enter the roadway except when the "Walk" signal is facing him. The controlling action of "Yield Right of Way" signs has been changed from prohibiting drivers entering a "Yield" intersection at a speed greater than 15 m,p.h., which in some circum- stances was found to be excessive, to require motorists to slow down to a reasonable speed for existing condi- tions and to stop if necessary. Enabling legislation to permit pass- ing on the right in certain circum- stances was enacted in 1967, but the need for close study before action was taken was recognized. Limited legis- lation, effective May 26th, allows passing on the right when (a)an over- taken vehicle is making or has signal- led a left turn, (b) within a city, town or village on a street or highway of two or more lanes in each direction, or (c) on one-way streets. In any right- hand passing drivers must be sure it is safe to do so, and in no case may a driver go off the roadway to pass. Hm ww Mr. Bungavow, who approached the He J for this that We Council several weeks ago, with a never raised om prices," he said. plan for £0 apartments, had sugges- ted that he install a package sewage | system. The Water Resources Com- Mr. Sadlier said he now spends | mission has informed the township much of his time in New York and they will not approve a system dis- | has not as much time to devote to charging into a watercourse iin | fproduchons in Peterborough. does not flow all year. Mr. Bungar- He said he had hoped to enlist the | ow has suggested that the system support of a group of Peterborough [empty into the Rouge River, . people to underwrite any loss incur- It must be explained that Mr. Bun- red during the season. Somebody else | garow is thinking of constructing (if would be appointed to run the theatre. | his plans go ahead) a complete sew- age system, only on a small seale, and the discharge would be effulent, MARKHAM TWP. NEW WATER i (SUPPLY TO GIVE 11; MILLION | CANNINGTON SPRING FAIR ON | GALS. DAILY JUNE 18 Engineers reporting to Markham | Once again it's Spring Fair time Township Council on Tuesday after- [and the Cannington Agricultural So- noon on their new water supply near |ciety, under president Jim Patton, the 4th con., stated that the two wells | have been busy with plans for the provided the townghip with a supply | local Spring Fair which is to be held of 1% million galfhgs of water per Wednesday, June 18th. | day. The No. 1 well tests showed a The attraction for the evening per- flow of 400 gals per minute and No. 2 | formance will: be Loraine Foreman well, 760 gallons per minute. and Tommy Commin, featured on It was pointed out that the area |CBC TV's 'Country Hoedown' and a now serviced with water from North [new group 'The Western Trio' with ; York, was under low pressure a great | Art Snider and his orchestra of Tor- The evening show will get underway at 8:45 p.m. with dancing following the program. This is just one of the features which the Agricultural Society has lined up for the Fair. costs have gone up'. | tive that Markham get their own sup- ply into service as soon as possible. Deputy-reeve Dean urged that council proceed at once to obtain the necessary data regarding the laterals 'to the mains which are now being laid from the wells, in order that the work may be completed in the present Co & hom whoe Quit .. - season. _-- clothes IN 2 dy WEST ROUGE WATER PLANT NK 77 better WILL SUPPLY 600 HOMES "Engiiicers have -annouriced that when the present West Rouge Filtra- , tion Bed has been enlarged, there will be enough' water to supply six hun- dred homes. They claim there is ade- quate water at present, This system 118 now connected to 302 homes. The ctrically! your elactric clothes dryer New legislation recognises the haz- ard of vehicle doors being opened care- lessly or left open, by making it an offence to open the door of a motor vehicle upon a street or highway with- out first making sure that it will not interfere with anyone else, or to leave a door open on the traffic side longer than is necessary to load or unload passengers. A demerit point system is under close study by the Department of Transport, through which continuous drivers' records are to be kept and per- sistent violators checked or removed from the road if necessary. Under previous legislation the owner of the vehicle was responsible for the opera- tion of the vehicle except in circum- stances where are vehicle was being operated without his knowledge or consent. To keep accurate drivers' records it is obviously necessary- to register any convictions for moving "violations against the driver, who may not necessarily be the owner. The driver, whether owner or not, under the new legislation will be held re- sponsible for moving violations under the Act. The extent and character of new building in areas previously rural in nature presents a problem in speed control. Cities, towns, villages, police villages, and "built-up" areas have speed limits, subject to municipal by- laws, of 80 m.p.h. The designation "built-up" which refers to areas out- side cities, towns and villages, de- pends upon the number of buildings over certain distances on one or both sides of the highway. The modern trend towards wider lots in new build- ing developments -often leaves them- unable to quality as "built-up". The Taw now includes a new category, "ur- ban area' described as one requiring a building at least every 100' for a dis- tance of a quarter of a mile outside cities, towns, villages and police vil- lages. In such areas, appropriately marked; the speed limit is 40 m.p.h.