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- Member of The Canadian 'Weekly Newspaper Association ' THE STAR EDITORIAL PAGE Thursday, December 11th, 1958 An outstanding stientist, Dr. Boris 'Pregel, said last week that the rapid © bundance of power it will produce must bring man's world face to face with a mighty problem . . leisure. 'He claims .that great will have to be speedily re-educated unless we are to court disaster. And, he points out, it will not be easy to re-educate such 'large numbers of people in a short time -even under the shadow of scarcity, of suf- ~ ficient food, and inadequate shelter. This scarcity has been basically the measure of - the availability of energy. .. With plenty of power and to spare, the - average industrial work week will be less than twenty hours long, It may even be much less than that. : ¢ A major problem will be what to do with the displaced persons in our large cities. "These persons will be those 'whose jobs "have been taken over by machines. In masses of people Military Preparedness The spending of billions of dollars by the West in military preparedness has acted as a boomerang. Throughout the world, in United States had lavishly squandered mil- lions of dollars.in military aid. The net 4 result has been to destroy the economies of 4 these small nations and independent. powers. by saddling them with huge expensive armies that never can be used in defence -against the threat of Communism. Nor 'were these armies trained for the kind of guerrila war that is most probable there. So, what has happened? Fg In country after country military coup 'd'états have established military dictater- "ships, in Thailand, in Burma, in Pakistan, in Iraq and the Sudan to mention only a few. In spite of this the American govern- ment goes blithely: on pouring money into these places for military preparedness just as they -are doing this moment in Laos where the money and goods being poured in feed a useless army, breed vast corrup- development of nuclear energy and the a- Asia and Africa and the Near East the ~~ Notes and Comments The Menace of the 20-Hour Week New York City alone there will be several hundred thousand such persons. Unless. some way is found to teach these people new skills they will become the most dan- gerous and explosive element of society. . With their jobs gone and their "earning power reduced, they will be the protagon- ists of hate and destruction. Already we have begun to see this on a small scale in London, England where the outbreaks of violence against the West Indians stemmed from the displaced followers of Mosley. Communionism has an ally, a quite uhex- pected ally, in the very progress that fol- lows upon the development of nuclear energy and it is only now that we are be- ginning to realize that this new ally may be more dangerous to our economy than any threat of aggression or expansion every proposed by the Reds. Unfortunately, the Reds have foreseen this too and are now - working out solutions against us in Red China. 4 tion, and provide the ideal situation for the the puppets to take over. It isn't as if the American government hasn't been warned and shown the error of its ways. The Rockerfellow Report on U.S. Economic Policy laid bare the weaknesses and the dangers of the military foreign aid program. So, too, have the Congressional comiitecs, but the government is heed- ess. This year when economic aid seems - crucial the government voted another two and one quarter billion dollars for economic aid. In both Canada and the United States we might well ask to what purpose we really spend such vast sums. There seems to be - congiderable evidence to show that the West might well destroy itself with its pre- sent aid and defence spending. One consola- tion, after the fact we will be able to blame it all on our military leaders on whose ad- vice we solely relied. MUST FOLLOW FROCEDURE # Mr. George Burt, oracle of the United Automobile Workers, has in typical noisy fashion resumed his one-man campaign to sabotage the conciliation procedure that is the law of the Province of Ontario. His ac- ------tions-before--the-General Motors and Clipped Comments judicial proceeding in the courts, judg- ment goes in favour of the defendant by default if the plaintiff does not put in his care. Similarly, if, in a con- ciliation hoard proceeding, the union does not substantiate its claims, it would be not only proper, but impera- tive, for the board to reject all its not able to operate at a profit, it can- not provide the means for expansion, and it cannot provide employment for our people." . Faet about profits that is too often forgotten or ignored is that only al- ternative to the profit and loss system with its nraPket discipline is the dis- cipline of totalitarian socialism. Those | TRAVELLED 75 MPH Discussed at Institut The Hofieydale Women's Institute held their Christmas meeting Thurs., Dec. 4th in the Anglican Parish, Hall. Owing to inclement weather, the at- tendance was somewhat smaller than "| usual, President Mrs. P. Diamond opened the meeting in regular form with the Ode, followed by the Mary Stewart Collect. - All present were cordially welcomed by the President. Reports were given by the Secre- tary Mrs. N. Williams and the Trea- surer Mrs, W. Chapman. Conveners reporting were as follows: Mrs. S. Ploughman, Flower & Fruit, stated sick members are improving, and have been remembered by a small gift. Mrs, G. Bell, Home Economics Con- '| vener, gave an interesting article on "Instant Tea". Mrs, E. Bryant, Citi- zenship & Education, read a paper on "Using our English Language cor- rectly", and stressed the need for parents to set an example for their children, by abstaining from using slang. In reporting on the Korean 'project, Mrs. Bryant stated that mem- bers have the sweaters completed, and mentioned that any used clothing is acceptable for "Save The Children's District Doings BOWMANVILLE TURNS DOWN SUNDAY SPORTS Many Items of Business ! Christmas, is the Christmas in the boxes to the shut-ins. | Puna, This is to be turned in by ithe January meeting. During communications, a letter wag read from F.W.LO, announcing "the annual fee will be increased from [15c. to 80c. . A letter was received from Miss Helen McKercher, Director of Home Economics Dept., 20 Spadina Ave., Toronto, informing members of English W. I. members who would like to correspond with 'Canadian members. If interested in having a Letter Friend in Great Britain, con- tact Mrs. N. Williams. Literature was received about the Muscular Dys- | trophy program. This was tabled, to | be dealt with'in January. 'Mrs. A. Brunton reported on pro- , gress on the Tweedsmuir History, and asked co-operation of members, in getting the History of farms, places "of business, ete. | The roll call was answered by a I Christmas peem. Mrs, J. Taylor read "a fine Christmas Prayer at the close. Mrs. G. Hill addressed the meeting 'on the motto: "The Sweetest, Truest Heart". The following items of business were dealt with: : (a) Mrs. C. Graham, Mrs. G. Bell and Mrs. G, Hill were appointed as a committee to distribute Christmas . (b) A visiting committee was form- The question of Sunday sports was firmly settled at the polls on Monday when 1,034 people voted against it, and there were only 601 votes in favor, : ! LINDSAY RATEPAYERS. VOTE DOWN 2 YEAR TERM Ratepayers of Lindsay made an im- portant decision at the polls Monday when they voted against a two year term for Councillors. As the returns were being received the vote was up and down and quite close. However, the last two polls received at the Town Clerk's office were from two ballot boxes in the Town Hall, a North Ward vote, and these two boxes definitely decided the issue. The 2 year term was defeated by a majority of 67 votes. The results: AFAINSE covers 796 For WITH HORSES IN TRUCK Dennis Hill, Toronto, was ordered to appear in Newmarket court last Thursday to answer a charge of tra- velling at 75 miles an hour in a fifty mile zone with two horses in his truck. Hill pleaded guilty and sent a marked cheque to the Vandorf court for 21. However, in all cases where the speed exceeds 20 miles over the ed of the following Ladies: Mrs. O'- Neill, Mrs. B. Hutchinson, Mrs. G. Barthau, Mrs. J. Taylor, Mrs. L. Col- bear and Mrs. S. Cawker. (c) A donation was voted to the Yellow School, and to the Retarded Childrens' School in Oshawa. (d) A donation was voted to recent fire victims, also canned goods are to Saturday, Dec. 18th. Mrs. T. Fines, Mrs. A. Brunton and Mrs. N. Williams to act as a committee. The W. I. would like to take this opportunity, of thanking all.the La- dies, who so kindly donated white cotton for Cancer dressings, and clo- thing for "Save the Children's Fund". The Co-operation of the community is much appreciated. After the business was concluded, Mrs. G. Shunk took charge of the Pro- gramme. Everyone joined in singing favorite Christmas Carols, with Mrs. S. Ploughman at the piano. The old- est lady present was the recipient of a lovely Xmas Corsage, the lucky one being Mrs. J. Taylor. Contests were won by Mrs. N. Williams and Miss A. Webster. Lucky number draws were won by Mrs. L. Honey, Mrs. J. Taylor, Miss A. Webster and Mrs. H. Mackie. Mrs. L. Patterson and Mrs. F. Raines were presented with small gifts, by Mrs. P. Diamond for most regular attendance at the Cancer Dressing work rooms. Meeting closed with the National Anthem. Mrs. G. Shunk and group, Mrs. F. Whitfield, Mrs. M. Bassant, Mrs. G. Hill, Mrs. Willis dnd Mrs. Goode, ser- ved delicious refreshments. The table was beautifully decarated with Poin- setteas appropriate for the Yuletide Season, and all enjoyed a social half- hour. : Members are reminded, ticket books for Hospital Auxiliary Doll draw, must be turned in to Mrs. L. Patter- son, not later than Thurs,, Dec. 11th. uve SETA N be brought to the January meeting. &, \ ornich BIG WINNER Six-foot-6-inch singer, Mike Dar- row, ex-radio announcer from Edmon- ton, was first winner of CBC's Sun- (e) Members decided to enter a Float in the Santa Claus Parade, on Of Many Things By Ambrose Hills RUMBLE GRUMBLE Not long ago I wrote a column called "Competition Overdue," because a. young girl behind the counter at the Winnipeg office of TCA had sent me to another line-up while she slipped out for a coffee break. As soon as it appeared in print, I had a telephone call, from a member of the Manitoba Legislature. "You might have mentioned, "he said, "that the Manitoba Govern- ment has been fighting for competition in domestic civil aviation. We appear- ed before the Air Transport Board." "Good for you," I said. "What am I getting at," said he, "is that while you were merely grum- bling because a girl ditched you in favour of a coffee break, we were giving the really important reasons for competition." He sounded a bit huffy. "Our position was that com- petition would stimulate more air traf- fic and wouldn't hurt TCA in the long run--the extra traffic would soon take up any slack they might feel at first. And we proved, I think, that all the West--even socialist Saskatchewan-- would benefit from such competition. Anyhow--the Winnipeg Chamber of - Chamber of Commerce supported us." "Fine," I said. There was a bit of pause. "The kind of grumbling and nattering you do in your news paper column," he said grumply, "isn't very much use. It's a matter for the Air Transport Board and other groups that know the facts." "Zat so?" 1 said, grumpy in my turn. "I beg to differ with you. Sure, it's fine for the Man- itoba government or the Chamber of Commerce to go before the Air Trans- pott Board, and you probably did a goad factual job. But let me tell you something--it's the grumbling of cus- tomers like me, who get what we feel is nippy treatment from a monoply, that eventually makes government act." " getting a bit "Well, I dont' think so," he said. "You're whistling in the dark. You over-rate the newspapers." : "I'll quote you on that," I said. Murphy, attractive radio and tele- vision songstress, was one of the judges. Trans-Canada Talent Show is touring Canada in search of new via Ford Conciliation Boards, in refusing to present argument or facts in sup- port of union demands, would be lu- dicrous were it not for the serious threat they constitute to law and rea- son in labor relations. Never able or willing to approach a subject with thoughtfulness when his undeniable gifts for verbosity could get him headlines, Mr. Burt has also, like an earlier Don Quixote, succeeded in having some journalists seriously . -analyze his motives and admit that he may "have something." LS la en ng Such Commentators have missed the _real issue, First, whether the U.A.W. believe in the conciliation process or not, as long as it is the law of Ontario, they are morally and legally bound to accept it. Both employers and other unions have from time to time criticized certain aspects of the conciliation procedure "set out in the Labor Relations Act, but | all, except the U.A.W., have accepted | ..« Je good with the bad and have re- |" "irained from deliberate defiance or circumvention. The U.A.W.'s bargain- ing rights and present status are founded in the very law they now flout 1 and a continuation of such an attitude ! can result only in a return to anarchy b. in collective bargaining. Unions would i suffer more 'than employers if this 4 should occur. 1 Secondly, while one concedes that a | E.R @onciliation Board's primary function is to obtain a voluntary settlement, this part of the conciliation process cannot begin to function tnless the board understands the position of the parties. If one of the parties refuses Py present his case--which is the justi- +&¥ication for his position--no concilia- tor can properly' carry his responsi- Ks bilities. 2 1 Neither union nor employer can be reompelled to put in his case, But the demands and recommend an agreement on the company's terms. With defer- ence, it is suggested that the various board chairmen who have been faced with this vexatious U.A.W. problem should have done just that, rather than, as they have done, write'a report mak- ing no recommendations, In view of the small regard the U.A.W. has been wont to display in the past- with respect to conciliation board recommendations, espectially when they didn't follow the U.A.W. fine, such a course would probably not dismay Mr. Burt. But the board chair- men have another means of enforcing respect for their important function. They would be justified in asking the Minister of Labor for an extension of time so that they could say to the U.A.W.: "This board will not make a report to the minister until you co- operate with its procedures." If there were no report the U.A.W. could not. lawfully can a strike. Finally, one assumption of the con- ciliation board system is that employ- ees and general public, through the Department of Labor, have an interest in the merits of the contending parties' claims. "This would be particularly so in a major industry such as the auto- mobile industry. Refusal by either party to present its case not only im- properly frustrates the procedure pre- scribed by law but - THE NEED FOR PROFITS POLITICIANS once were afraid to speak up in defence of profits lest they invite attack from socialists and othe confused folk who blindly cling to notion that the profit motive 1s evil. In marked contrast to thig mealy- mouthed attitude towards - profits is the forthright realism of Transport Minister Hees who, in recent address 'board is not without sanctions, In a in Toronto, stated that "if business is who undermine faith in the profit and loss system pave the way for more and more socialism, more and more state intervention and control in the eco- nomic life of the country. i Profits are what built Canada into the great industrial nation it is today. Orders for new plants and equipment come out of profits. New orders in turn provite employment. And most of the spending by government, the source of the funds to provide social security for Canadian citizens, comes out of profits. Industries that, because of excessive taxation or unreasonabe wage demands, or undue restriction and regulation, become unprofitable, are unable to contribute to the rev. <enues needed by governments, Profits are reward in which-every- one shores -- business, labor, invest- ors and the taxpayers. Only alter- native to freedom to operate at a pro- fit. is a system of punishments in which fear rather than reward is the stimulus. That is the socialist sys- tem practised by the Soviet Union. --The Printed World > >» CUTTING OFF THEIR NOSE ' There has not been a time in recent years when public opinion would ap- pear to be as resentful against labour unions, their constant strikes and sub- sequent boost in product costs as at present, Labour union economists assert that temporary loss of income and security in these strikes is made up by the fin- aneial gains, but a close survey of recent strikes has shown this to be far from the truth. In the case of the recent Stelco strike the average worker will require more than twenty-four months to gain back the amount of money he lost dur- ing the strike. In the case of the Sudbury strike, even if the men re- turned to work this week at half the increase they are asking and most un. limit, attendance at court is required. The police officer stated that Mill was charged in the driver's seat with William Hemiy of R.R. 1, Weston, and Henry's license is under suspension. He is being charged on this count on December 4th. There were only 21 cases on the docket at last week's court, one of the smallest on record. The great majority of cases were for speeding offences, over-loading and missing lights. < << likely to receive, 30 months would not repay the loss. This gravy train has its drawbacks. While modern workers receive more money than ever before for an hour's work, many more of their dollars are required to pay the prices of these same increased wages, without an equivalent increase in proportion. Strikes now cut down non-strikers as those protesting for the increases. Sudbury is typical where many inno- cent persons are suffering and union heads travel under guard for fear of retaliation. * + No one would begrudge demands for more money, if, in return, there was an equivalent increase in productivity. This increase in demands with out any labor increase is pushing automation ahead faster than ever and the need for labor grows steadily less as new factories go up. This is not done by management as a protest against unionism and labor, Management knows one cannot survive without the other, but it alco knows that production must be more efficient to reduce labor costs in order to stay in business. There has been a growing sales resistance on the part of the majority of customers who do not he- long to unions and are being slowly priced out of the market for many day night Trans-Canada Talent Show, He received his prize, a certificate and a $100 cheque from Denny Vau- ghan, who is emcee of the show. Syl-| voices, variety acts and musicians .who show promise. Mike Darrow will compete in the finals with other win- ners for the grand prize of $1,000. He groaned. "Lord, no . . . don't do that. Don't mention me. | know how people feel when don't get service. I just wanted you to know that "Relax," T said. "I'm not going to nine Just whether you really underestimated the papers. I'm glad to learn vou don't." " you. I wanted to see He laughed, then, and we had a x chat. You must be careful, though, when you write a newspaper PR column, or you live in hot waler even with your friends. rood It's not the papers that wie powerful, you see--it's you, their readers! Another lovely week has come, and though somewhat cold, the mornings are so very bright. The snow nearly left us; but it is back again, and the fields are all covered. The water in some of our wells is beginning to rise. We hope that the spiritual wells are rising too, as we approach the Christ- mas Season. Sunday will be another great day with us. This will be White Gift, or Missionary Sunday in all our Church- es. We need $485.00 for Missions, and we are appealing to all our peo- ple to help. God has blessed us, and we can be a blessing to others. Mil- lions of souls are still in darkness, and in the shadow of death, and need our prayers, together with our dollars. Our Church needs seven million dol- lars this year, and thank God, our people are responding. We do invite you all to come and worship with us on Sunday. There will be four Ser- vices, and surely you could attend one! The Evening Service will be at 8.00 pm. in Scugog "Head Memorial" Church. The Preacher for the day will be Rev. Clayton Searle M.A., B.D. the Associate Secretary of our Mis- sion who attended College with your Minister. The Junior Choir of the Island will sing at the Morning Ser- vice, and the Senior Choir at the Ev- ening Service. And then the follow- ing Sunday will be Christmas Sunday. There will be a lovely Service for our things they would like to buy. : --Canadian Statesman, Young 'People in the Evening at Scu- District Churches Scugog, Manchester and Prospect gog "Grace" Church. All Young Peo- ple are invited, and asked to bring a candle with them, with a necessary cardboard guard to shield the hand. See full particulars of the Service in the next edition. There will be a social half-hour after the Service. The Young People held their So- cial Evening in the Hall on the Island last week. Irene Carter conducted the worship, with the assistance of Bonnie Jeffrey at the piano, and Mil- dred Martyn. We were so happy to have many visitors from Epsom, Uti- ca and Port Perry. In all there must have been over sixty present. Our musicians, Arnold Roach and John Burnham were in good form, and Bob Walker led us in his efficient way in many dances. The offering will a- mount to about twenty dollars, as some envelopes are still coming in. Many thanks boys and girls for res- ponding, and sharing. That is a part of the lessons of life. Even if we do not commit sin, we all share in the consequences. The Christians are do- ing this always. Lunch was served in the basement of the Church, and brought a pleasant evening to a fitt- ing end. We invite you all to come and Worship with us on Sundays. This week we will commence our Christmas Concerts. On Thursday Thé "Foot" School will hold theirs in| "Grace" Church, and on Friday Pros.' pect School will havé theirs. Next week Thursday, Manchester will hold their Concert, and on the Friday, 49 AY i 3 Dec. 19th. "Head School" will have oi theirs in the "Head Memorial" " Church. Let us all support these Con- certs and be with the children. ot X The Choir will meet this Friday A evening at Joan's. So far, your Min- ister has had two weddings at the Warren, Ian Cannon, and Lora Can- non of the Island; to Elaine Gooding and Elaine Gibson of Manchester; and to Ruth Smitherman of Prospect. Qur love and best wishes to Mr, and Mrs. Jonathan Aldred, to Lorne Ostram, and to all who dare in the process of recovering from former illness. We hope that you are being given cour- age, and strength, and faith. We do remember you in our prayers. Our hearty congratulations to the Thom- as Redmans, who will shortly be ce- Manse. Last Friday was such a 4 happy occasion, when Ray Milner and Wy Edna Wilkinson were married. We B do wish Ray and Edna' every happi- ¥. ness, and joy, and God's blessing on Al their marriage. Happy birthdays to Ah, Karen Carter, Carol Manns, Raymond 4 RRS lebrating their wedding anniversary. TE J We do invite you all to come and pH ie Worship with us on Sunday. Help AiR out Brownies, Cubs, and Scouts to |! EUS: keep the promises they have so re- cently made, namely to "Do their duty to God". "One very important duty 3 must be "Remember the Sabbath, to b. BL keep .it Holy." We do Tove to have : : the chitdren with ua. ~ And they would EATS come Mother and Dad if you came Rs with them, %