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BP ra, Sve Wi 3 \ HEL > i EA THE STAR EDITORIAL PAGE - Thursday, August 14th, 1958 Lid Notes and Comments ~The Canadian Scene i 'Three things have engaged our attention : these past few weeks in Canada. "First, should find almost ready made--it isn't finished yet--a real object-lesson, ¥ When WHAT DOES A JOB COST? Imagine a man walking into, shall we say, a printing shop looking for a job and being told that he could start work Monday provided he brought his > there is the visit of Princess Margaret, a confusing itinerary. of more than moderate success; then, the secret document of . the Conservatives regarding the' financial status of the land which has come in for its, share of confusion too, much to the chagrin of Trade and Commerce Minister Churchill who has been, as a result of his statements with regard to it, nicknamed the Minister without foundation. The third thing is rather sizeable. The Print- ing Bureau, Apparently this represents a most liberal folly and the disclosures with regard to its costs and planning are quite fantastic, + ioncn GUI TR EAI In the Printing Bureau the Conservatives Each New Crisis It is true that each new crisis. in our somewhat troubled world seems to bring about a new understanding and- apprecia- tion of one more part of the earth. Most people by now appear to have considerable 'more awareness of what the problems are in the Middle East than they had before things blew up in Iraq and Lebanon. Ina * . somewhat similar way we developed know- ledge of the Algerian problem, the Cyprian problem and the Egyptian. Moving farther 'East the same thing happened with regard to Red China, Korea and Viet Nam. So we might be permitted to paraphrase a well-known quotation as follows: ; - In this crigis-ridden paradise, : Where understanding slowly broadens ; out, And deepens too, nn With each new threat. And when we pick up the daily news- 'patronage: manages to rear its head or whatever it rears, at the level of a cabinet minister it is amazing what can result, The former Minister of Works Fournier has remained silent about the negotiations which were entered into by the govern- ment in order to give Hull, his riding, the the munificent edifice that now. houses in- adequately the printing plant of the. gov- ernment, . However, enough evidence has come to light to show that the price paid for the land was exorbitant; that the planning of the building inefficient and that its costs to present date are fantastic, paper headlining the latest rift in relations between the nations, or turn on the radio "to hear of some new brink of disaster that we are now hovering over, it is consoling to think that in the past few years in spite of our mistakes and in the face of mount- ing crises we have been able to enlarge areas of agreement and to develop under- standing of problems which hitherto we had never even tecognized as problems. Since Pearl Harbour, we of the West, have been prone to be alarmists and this tendency has been vigorously exploited by correspondents who have a reputation to make, by politicians who have a careerito carve, and by sundry other groups of en: trepreneurs who are ever ready to seize upon opportunities for turning public anxiety into some form of personal profit. - The time has come for us to reflect more wisely with regard to world shaking events * before we begin to tremble, - . ence week by week, and taking part ~ 'east end of Greenwood becomes West- ~ District Churches + Scugog, Manchester and Prospect Sunday was another lovely day, | and though many went fishing and visiting and picnicing; yet a large number 'attended the Services of the Churches. There must have been a very good attendance at Scugog "Head" Sunday School, as there were many cars parked in the grounds. We had many" summer guests with us at the "Centre" and were very pleased to have Dr. Kenneth Braham sing. Now that Mrs. Braham is away in Muskoka for the mionth of August, we dre hoping that Linda Fralick and Bonnie Jeffrey. will take over the piano," We are so glad to have Joanne Mosienko at Prospect, and glad that Mrs. Braham: could fill in for us on the Island.' There are so many who will come and serve when they are needed. And one of the best ways of serving the Church, is by our pres. in the worship. It was good to have Ruby 'Roach and the girls with us on {August 8, and also Gerald Emm's 'mother who has just recently come from: England for a short visit. Many English boys have 'been'in the Pros- fully developed and matured have pect area during the past year. And there is no doubt that many come from good Christian homes. I am sure,-that whether in the Old Coun- try or the New, oné needs God just as much. . The minister's sermon on Sunday was based on another of the parables of Jesus -'The seed growing secretly. "For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself: first the bade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear." Here 'are just a few excerpts. You do not begin with the full ear in the development of your child. Never trample on that first blade of promise becanse you expected the full corn in the ear. There is great attract- iveness about the first and last stages of personal growth, It is the middle stage that gives concern. Early child- hood has its beauty and charm. Little children are lovable and sweet. The great charm apd worth. But in be- tween 'what? There you have the teenage problem of every generation. How 'impatient all generations have been with ' their adolescents. But it surely. is from these boys and girls own Linotype machine. He could be forglven if he figured the offer somewhat unusual, but we wonder how many employees .in man- ufacturing industry have ever figured out, first, where the money comes from to provide them with the tools of production and, second, just what is the dollar and cent cost.of providing them with their jobs, ' If 'they think about it at all, they will, after a moment of reflection, re- alize that the money comes from in- _| dividuals who are willing to take a chance on the success of the enter- prise but are equally aware that pro- fits, unlike death and taxes, can never be guaranteed." This is simple enough, but estimat- ing the cost of their job might be a little more difficult, : Assuming that more people are a- ware that, in these days of advancing technology, machinery and equipment is becoming more complicated and ex- pensive, and that more investment money is needed to provide more jobs, nevertheless it might come as a bit of a shock to learn that average cap- ital investment per employee in Can- adian manufacturing industry in 1957 was $11,446. : This figure was obtained from the sales dollar breakdown survey con- ducted annually by the C. M. A. a- mong its member companies in all the provinces of Canada. It must be spell- ed out that it is an average figure; obviously job costs in heavy industry tend to be higher than in a small op- eration with less expensive plant and equipment. It might also be noted that, hand in hand with the expansion of man- ufacturing in Canada in the last ten years, the investment per worker has been steadily rising. In 1948, the year the Association's annual study that the Church of the future will arise, and also her great leaders They have the seed of life; The story is told of an exhausted father who said: "1 have always admired a manly man, and a womanly woman. But I have' no use for a boily-boy." Today we of the Church need the same faith and | patience in the second stage, that! was shown 'in the first. Jesus prom.) ises not only the blade and the ear, | but also the full corn in the ear. We' still have in mind 'A teenage Church' for this whole Port Perry area during the winter nionths. Happy birthdays to Eddie Wilson, Donna Michie and Sandra Healey of | the Island; Carol McCartney of Man- chester; and David Webster and Ray Dearborn of Prospget. A word of hope | to all who are hdving difficult days, Lay hold of God in prayer. Many have ' found it a wonderful tonic and restor- er of faith. We invite you to come and worship with us on Sunday, And especially if you happen to be holi- daying in our area and away from your home Church. You will find a very warm welcome awaiting you and your family, District PICKERING TOWNSHIP HONOR PAST REEVE BY NAMING ROAD Pickering Township will honour a 'past eave and county wardén by nam- "ing the road on which he resides after him.' 'A by:law has been prepared and: 'pased last week making this act ol ficial. i i Mr. Wm. H. W, 1 be thus 'honoured when; tlie. he lives on which runs north from Hwy. 2 to the ney Road.' Many have called the road by that name in the past and some have confufiéd it with Greenwood Road. "Reeve Wm. G. Lawson sald it would be a nice gesture to honour Mr. West- 'ney and added that he had served 'both the township and the county for mang Noa Mr. Westney was reeve of the town. ship of Pickering during the years 1948 to 1951, He was warden of Ont. Co. in the year 1950, Since that time he has served as a representative of he township on the Metro Conserva- tion Authority and in other capacities. We congratulations to Mr. 'Doings & DENURE BUSES TO START ON SEPTEMBER 1st, | | $ Lindsay, Town bus. service will be resumed as of September-1st it is expected. 'Counefl proved tenative agree- ment of Ald. J. Hutton with the De "| Nure.Bus Co. to bring this into ef- fect. Town solicitor J. L. Staples is instructed to draw up an official a- gréement between the town and the bus company, LARGE MOOSE LANDS ON TO OF MOTOR CAR : Haliburton County - Bcho.~-- While travelling to. Eagle Lake, Grey Sis- mon and Miss Janie Simms who was accompanying him, were involved in a somewhat rare motor accident. It was when approaching the West Guilford turf that the vehicle in which the young couple were travel- ling met a car and just after passing a large moose jumped on the road in front of their car.. Despite the brakes being applied the moose and ear -eol- lided with such force that the animal landed on top of the car and was so Westney at this time, severely injured that 16 had to be de- troyed. Miss Simms required hospital treat- ment for facial injuries, Mr. Sisson or no injury. WHITBY SCHOOL TO USE SHIFT SYSTEM. 'More than 160 Whitby Pub lic School children who will he going to Kent St. school this fall will be re- quired to attend in shifts, according to Earl Fairman, supervising princip- al of Whitby Public School. - The action has been necessitated because of the number of new . families-- in Whitby this year and the inability to have the 4-room addition to King St. school ready in time. It is expected that emergency measures can be drop- ped later in the fall. who was driving, came off with little | -- began, the figure was $6,433. Five years later it had risen to $10,793. All of which goes to show that, in this era of rising costs, the provision 'of new jobs is becoming an increas- ingly expensive proposition. For- tunately, this is not deterring the army of investors which has complete faith in Canada's future--Industry. AN UNPRECEDENTED STALE- MATE. An event unprecedented in this area and one likely to cause even more complications developed last week at a meeting of Durham District High School Board. We are commenting upon it, not to take sides in the mat- ter but to inform the public of a most unusual situation, The event involved the resignation of a member, J. Forbes Heyland, R. R. 4, Bowmanville, who is the repres- entative of Darlington Twp. on the school board. Mr. Darlington, a high school board .member for six years, had been requested to resign by the body which appointed him, Darling- ton. Council. He duly submitted his resignation but the board refused to accept it. Those who have been following the controversial subject will realize that the dispute is the result of the board's decision to build a new high in Or- ono. Several municipalities, includ- ing Darlington -- as represented by council -- do not agree with the board's' decision. Mr. Heyland, we understand, was in favour of the Or- ono site and voted' for it. Council, feeling that their wishes should have prevailed with Mr. Heyland, asked for his resignation. Now, it looks like a battle on the following points: Mr, Heyland was ap- pointed to the High School Board by Darlington Township Council. Can | they legally demand his resignation on the grounds that he did not carry out their wishes, or is he as a board member a "free-thinker" with no direct responsibility to council?" Also can his appointment be rescinded by a vote of council or must there be a degree of misconduct involved and proved, as in most appointments? Also, is his appointment permanent for a three-year period, or at the pleasure of the council. =~ - The second complication arises from the board's action in refusing to ac- cept the resignation. 'Does it have the right to do that, which, in effect, could force a member to serve against his wishes, although in this case, Mr. Heyland has not said that he would refuse to serve. He has merely acted in accordance with council's request. There are other overtones in the picture, because if municipalities that The Canadian Statesman. j did not agree with the board's orig- DISTRICT DOINGS ROB BOWMANVILLE MOTEL The locked cash register containing $534. was stolen from the Flying Dutchman Motor Hotel in the early hours of Monday. The theft was dis- covered by Allan Rutter, the mainten- ance man, who notified Jim Bourke, | the manager. Mr. Bourke at once called the Bow: manville Police. Constable Jim Bird took the call at 65.40 a.m. and tele- phoned Police Chief Bernard Kitney, who took charge of the investigation, NOT A RATTLE SNAKE AT MOUNT ALBERT The report in the Uxbridge Times- [Journal about two weeks ago regard- ing a rattle snake being killed at Mount Albert was apparently in error. Mr. Theaker called the T-J and said the snake was not a rattler but a 8 ft. milk snake. Apologies "are forthwith offered. It is hoped that the erroneous report will have caused. little consternation to the residents of our neighbouring village. Pickering, RATEPAYERS SUGGEST 59 DIS- COUNT FOR EARLY TAX PAY- MENT. Mr. Wm. Fairgrieve, Spruce Hill Road, Dunbarton appeared before the Pickering Twp. Council and requested that the members give some consider- ation to a 6% discount on early pay- ment of taxes. The present rate is 1%. The ratepayer also suggested that the second Division Court should be used to collect taxes rather than a Toronto firm' of collectors. Reeve Lawson informed Mr. Fair- grieve that an increase from 1 to 65% in discount. would mean an indebted- ness of $16,000 in Township tax re- ceipts for one year. He said that it would be necessary for the Council to increase the mill rate in order to make up the difference. We would be penalizing the man who pays his: taxes when due," said the Reeve, "and compensating the ratepayer who is able to pay in ad- vance, The rich would get richer and the poor would get poorer." he noted. Clipped Comments nal decision followed through in the Darlington manner, a number of board members could conceivably be changed. This within a short period of time could result in the board cast- ing another vote and changing their decision on the Orono site. All in all, it looks to us like a ter- ribly involved mess with the board holding fast to their orignal decision, several municipalities up-in-arms over it and both sides adamant. To re- solve the dispute, somewhere along the line there will have to be com- promises and concentrated effort to work out an acceptable solution, At the moment the - stalemate is only holding up the entire project, The Ontario Hospital insurance plan will remove, once and for all, the financial hazard of hospital bills for the people of Oneario. One role of the Ontario. Hospital Services Commission will be to re- commend and approve the establish- ment of various types of hospital fo- cilities where they will be most ef- fective, a x Pom whee ait . clothes ~ i dry i", better S74 7 Electrically! - your electric --The Canadian Statesman. The Jimmy Namaro Trio provide a half-hour of jazz each Wednesday night over the Dominion network of CBC radio in the program Jimmy Na- maro Trio. The program comes live from the Polo Lounge of the Westbury Hotel, Toronto, with Jimmy Namaro (centre)on the piano and vibes, Lin Boyd playing bass, and Gord Carly on the drums. 2 %, € < 5 < 3 : A N EN HOY When it's time to have the dentist check daughter's teeth, Mrs. Smith naturally reaches for the telephone, that helpful "member-of-the- family" with the habit of getting things done. When you look back over your day, it's some- times surprising to realize in just how many little ways the telephone has helped you... how it adds so much convenience and comfort to everyday living. ' THR BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY OF GANADA "Yes, Doctor...Wednesday will be fine!" ' They've added SEMI-PRIVATE COVERAGE ... to their This man's employer is one of over eight fheusand Smsss Hi hyers who have selected semi-private coverage through Blue Cross for their employees --the plan designed to cover the [ull difference in rate between standard ward and semi-private care for an unlimited number of days. Individuals, too, can enrol for this completely new Blue Cross service January 1, 1959. Add Blue Cross semi- your Ontario Hospital Insurance--one payment can be made fo cover both plans. Blue Cross Plan for Hospital Care =. ONTARIO HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION TORONTO 7, ONTARIO ROHL Ontario Hospital Insurance - rivate coverage 10 -- LF 2 » \ 3) Ly X 1} et TE ne w-- pa - / RD a