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"a. <4 0 Weekly Assoitation Member od The Canadian Newspaps THE STAR EDITORIAL PAGE THURSDAY, MAY 21st, 1959 You Never Can Tell ) When the time comes to write the history of these our days, it may well he that the future historians will be at a great loss to understand just how we could have been so confused and muddle-headed, And there is little doubt about our confusion. Take the Avro for instance; we were: quite sure that when the government de- cided to abandon that costly thing of wings on which we had expended some four hun. dred millions of dollars -- a sum almost equal to our.unemployment insurance fund before the drain of the last two years cut it in half--we were quite sure that the government had made a wise decision and that it was backed by the best kind of de- fengive thinking that our military leaders could muster. It was abandoned in favour of the Bomare missile. This fearsome pro- jectile was according to them just what we required to bring our defences up to what would be needed to meet the challenge of the new and deadly weapons of the enemy. And now that it has been decided and we have contracted for them and have pre- pared launching sites, what do we learn? ~ We learn that the Bomare is an unsuccess- ful and outmoded defensive weapon which the American government has been ad- vised to scrap . . . and this advice comes from the very people who built the Bo- marc! Is it any wonder that we are con- fused? . Play Ball This is the season for baseball. Turn on the radio and almost any station is broad- casting some game or other somewhere or' other. The nice thing about the ball game is that you don't have to be there in order to enjoy it. You can git in a bar and sip your favourite tonsil juice and not only hear the game but see it too. Spectator sport! Well, we should say and with a vengeance. Two sports in one as it were. The tough indoor one of elbow raising and eye gazing with the gentle one of batter up and drinks down, Modern civilization and modern progress have certainly-done nobly by us. Fas But this double kind of spectator sport isn't limited to baseball, Choose your sport and we'll produce it say the broadcasters. And so they do. Bowling, soccer, rugby, hockey, etc. 'Notes and Comments { But the most confusing and ridiculous dilemma of our times has far greater sig- nificance than the scrapping of the Avro and its successor the Bomarc. The East- West crisis which we persisted in looking upon as a kind of cold war of aggression when in reality it is an economic and psy- chological struggle exhibits our confusion at its worst. Here is Great Britain supply- ing arms to Iraq, a country headed straight for alliance with the Soviet, while the United States and Nasser of Egypt look on aghast. The reason of course is that Great Britain has a two hundred million dollar oil business in Iraq which she wants to hold on to as long as possible. In every mess that we have been in with Russia the final determinant has always been an economic one. It may well be argued that we are in no position to really face the facts for that would mean an abandonment of the ordin- ary expenditures and means for defense . . and this would so disrupt our economy that it is doubtful if we could withstand the blow . . we would lose the struggle even as we faced it. No wonder Russia and China are willing to play a waiting game. They think they hold all the aces ~ and in a manner of speaking they do unless we can find our way through the present confusion with a little more direction and assurance than we have shown to-date. of course that we buy it at the expense of all those things which used to turn us into individuals. We are deluged with sights and sounds and new found human dumb- ness has a cause. What with radio, tele- vision, newspapers, magazines, the look kind and the reading kind, the world is with us too much and we are with ourselves too little. The only way we can show our individ- uality is to be among the first to do what the modern hucksters tell us to do. We can be the first to wear red pants; to wear sin as a perfume; to don a white velvet bathing suit and a hundred and one other distinguishing fhings that are thought up solely for our benefit and somebody else's profit. No wonder we turn to spectator sport it is probably the least harmful of all the thousand and one useless things we are exposed to throughout our waking and The trouble with all this sort of thing is sleeping lives. District BOWMANVILLE FINE TIRE SQUEALERS The hot rodders who seem tq de- light in squealing tires when they take off in a burst of speed would he wige to take it easy. Three youths paid $6 plus $2 costs each in court here on Tuesday for making '"unne- cessary noise" with their cars. The offence also cost them three points each under the demerit system. Chief Kitney said there have been 22 con- victions here on the unnecessary noise charge in the past three months. REACH TWP. APPOINTS NEW CLERK-TREAS. Mr. Elmer Gibson has been appoint- ed clerk-treasurer apd tax collector of Reach Township. He will succeed Mr. Grant Christie who has held the ost for a long number of years and who recently offered his resignation. Mr. Gibson will assume his office with 8 good background of municipal experiérice having served his town- b | chip in the various capacities of ' councillor, deputy-reeve and reeve. MARKHAM OFFERS REWARD FOR LITTERBUGS Markham Township council is of- . fering a reward of $15 to anyone pro- viding information leading tq' the conviction of parties found guilty of dumping rubbish on the municipal roadsides, Councillor Mumberson advised coun- cil on Monday night that a start had been made on cleaning all the ditches in the township. He said that nearly 15 miles had been covered so far, all papers had been burned and seven trucks loaded, one in every two miles. There are 160 miles of road to cover. w DISSATISFACTION EXPRESSED BY STOUFFVILLE COUNCIL OVER POLICING Doings plaints as well as a letter signed by a number of ratepayers complaining of lack of police contral, The rash driving of teenagers came in for particular criticism. Police Chief Edwards said that he had al- ready charged one of the .worst of- fenders and he would be appearing in court the end of the month. The police admitted having trouble with controlling the wild driving but prom- ised an immediate crackdown. Chief Edwards said he had tried reasoning with the offenders but with little success. The chairman of the police committee said council was not interested in the methods, so long as the rowdyism was stg ped. Chief Edwards again a that counci] institute a cuyfew for restau- rants to assist ip stamping out hooli- ganispt. Reeve Lehmap said that he did not fee} that this would be ap an- swer to the problem, and council de- clined to take any action along this line, Deputy-regve Wagg appealed for close harmony between the officers to cope with the situation, The question of dogs running at large came in Tor attention and Chief Edwards was adyised that council ex- peeted him to recharge the parties who defied the law continually in this regard, Councilloy- Parsons stated that council was not so much inter- ested in whether or not the police were successful in getting convictions as that they be charged and at least hauled into court for a reprimand. Councillor Laushway, chairman of the police committee, said that the ratepayers were demanding that coun- cil act to improve the policing and this they intended to do, one way or another. PICKERING TWP. POPULATION KEEPS GROWING township's population and assessment growth was presented to Couneil at a spepial meeting last Monday night. It was figured from 1809 to 1958. Back in the year 1809, there were This figure rose to 6,242 by 1871 but dropped sharply to 4,407 in 1921. During the war years from 1941 to 1945, the population showed another noticeable decline. It stood at: 6,602 in '41 but dropped to 5,308 in 46. The increase has been steady since 1916 to the present time. The population has almost tripled in the past sixteen years. It is estimated that it will reach 21,300 by 1961. STOUFFVILLE WINS IN EWER ARBITRATION "\The arbitration case involving a dispute between the municipality of Stouffville and Co. has been settled in favor of Stouffville. The hearing was con- ducted before Judge Forsyth in Tor- onto on Friday with H. A. Bahcock acting as arhitrator for 8touffyille and Mr. Clark for the company, The dispute arose over the amount of money heing with-held by Stouff- ville, due: to lack of sufficient clean- 'up by the company as the sewer work progressed. PROCEED WITH AIRFIELD AT LOCUST HILL In spite of bitter objections voiced by numerous Locust Hill residents, it has been reported that work is pro- ceeding on the construction of an air- field on the farm of Mr. Howard Ha- german. A formal application pre- sented to Markham Township Council early in the year was rejected by a vote of 4-1. Councillor McNeil was the only member who supported the project. According to reports, the scheme _-- Stouffville Munteipal Council met in special session on Monday night to express dissatisfaction over the opera- tions of the local police force and If growth in the Township of Pick- ering continues at its present rate there will be an estimated 61,400 re- sidents in the municipality by 1981. The population at the present time of Transport, The barn on the pro- perty will be demolished and a mo- dern club house will be erected. All wiring will be placed underground. their law enforcement. Council has been in recelpt of a number of com- stands at 16727. A report on the The unofficial price of the transaction only 180 residents in the municipality. | Clipped Comments DON'T SAY TOO MUCH TO THE RUSSIAN PRESS cow quotes McGill principal Cyril James as stating that Soviet Educa- tion is superjor to that of the West not only in the technical field but also in many aspects of the fine arts and the humanities. Directly attri- buted to Dr. James is the statement that "any kid who has talent in mu- sic, drama, poetry, painting or dane- ing will get a chance to go right through a proper professional train- ing on a very reasonable scholarship". Dr. James is one of a group of North American educationists mak- ing a study of Soviet education under the mnuspices of the Ford Foundation. It is unfortunate that he should have been so unwise as to grant a press interview while in the USSR. Soviet censorship is such that only those comments of Dr, James that appear favorable to the USSR are allowed to pass. Result is that reports of Dr. James' interview leave the impression that in his opinion the USSR is far ahead of the West in every aspect of education. Nothing could be farther from the truth. In Russia, education ster the cause of Soviet imperialism. This is no less true in the social sciences and the humanities than in the technical field, The social scien- ces and the creative arts are encour- ged in Russia only to produce skilled recruits for the Soviet propaganda machine. That Soviet education has accomp- lishments to its credit cannot be de- nied. But to compare it with educa- tion in the free world is both mis- leading and dangerous. The one- sided report of Dr. Jame's press in- terview is a reminder of the perils that await those who express them- selves while inside the Soviet Union. Soviet press censorship is skilled in turning every such utterance by for- eigners into propaganda designed to picture Soviet socialism in a favorable light abroad, --The Printed Word \ A BIT TOO PERSONAL Sometimes, in its eagerness to ob- tain data the Dominion Bureau of Sta- tistics at Ottawa is inclined to be- come just a bit tao personal. The staff seem to overlook the fact that, in a town this size, citizens do not take kindly to having their neigh- bors acquainted with the most inti- mate details of their living. In the cities {t might be different, but when one of your friends comes around with a form from the "government" want- ing to know how much you make and how much you owe, most people here don't like it. We don't lay the blame for this re- cent form on the Conservative Gov- ernment because we doubt if they know about it, except through press reports. Rather, we feel that some- yone in the department concerned wan- Aprile Construction | has received approval from the Dept: ] ted information for a particular pur- pose, but went about obtaining it in a manner not acceptable to a major- ity of our citizens, In view of the objections which al- ready have been registered, we trust the practice will be discontinued. It's bad enough for each of us ta know how much money we owe and how (REUTERS DISPATCH from Mos- serves no purpose other than to bol- |- On Sunday the Banns of Marriage between Adrian Harold Haines and Phyllis Frances Tetlow were publish- ed at Scugog "Grace". The wedding will take place on Saturday, May 30 in the afternoon. We wish Phyllis 7 . " and Adrian every joy and happiness. In our News last week, we regret that there was an error, and should have read: "Terry Donald, infant son of Mr, and Mrs, Donald Lane was presented for Baptism." We had a number of Summer Guests with us at the Service, and the congregation was good. At Manchester and Prospect we missed our Cubs; but they were under good supervision, and enjoyed very much an outing in the neigh- bourhood of Manchester. The Min- ister called to see them after the Ser- vice at Prospect. Many of the boys were with their Leaders identifying various trees for one of their Badges. The Leaders were Messrs. Allen Mar- tyn (Akela), Allan Craig, and Eddie Brown, and the following fathers were on hand to help: Messrs. Leslie Smith, Horace Webster, and Donald Gerrow. We say "Thank you fathers for bring- ing the boys and helping with their Tests". The property is owned by the Christies of Manchester, and is an ideal location, within easy reach of Manchester. There is a lovely stream flowing through, and the boys collected quite a number of clams. The Leaders and Cubs are very grate- ful for being allowed to go there. After the Service at Manchester, the Minister met with the Ladies and presented the resignation of the Pre- sident Mrs. Dorothy Aird, which was duly accepted. The following Ladies were elected: Mrs. Ruby Fielding as YES, WE CAN AFFORD IT! We are delighted to pay tribute this week to the Life Insurance Companies of Canada who are trying to do some- thing about inflation through a ser- ies of well-written and presented ad- vertisements. At first glance, it would appear to be a most unselfish effort on their part, but deeper thinking discloses that they, as well as everyone else has more than a passing interest in controlling inflation. However, they must be commended for being one of the first groups ta do something about it, Their advertisements will feature simple explanations of how inflation robs us by making the dollars we earn worth less and less each year. They point out the obvious, but often overlooked fact that governments must obtain the money they spend from all of us taxpayers -- or else create it on the printing presses, a procedure which leads to more infla- tion. "You want to live well now and to realize all your ambitions for the best possible future. That future is tied up with a sound dollar -- a dollar whose purchasing power you can de- pend on". The foregoing quatation from the advertisements should be read and digested carefully by every- one, hefore asking for additional ser- vices from any branch of government unless we are willing to pay for them in increased taxation. We wish the insurance companies well with their campaign of educa- tion and hope that other groups will little we have in the hank. But, there is no need ta let the world know ahout it. That's more or less private in- formation between us and the bank or the finance company--we hope, --The Canadian Statesman has been listed at $100,000. Two or three light planes have already land- ed on the proposed air strip. Although opposition was very strong when the plan wag first introduced, there has been little or no reaction to the latest proposal. Dr. J. W. Harper of Tor- onto is one of the Directors in the airfield promotion. In an earlier meeting, Dr. Harper explained that his company planned to install bowling alleys, swimming pools and children's playgrounds in the area. He said that it would take the form of a well-planned community centre. Some residents in the district claimed that the airport would depre- giate the value of their homes and [ properties. They also claimed that it would constitute g noise nuisance and a fire hazard. A number of per- sons signed a petition approving the new project and later signed another ! petition rejecting the scheme, i make similar efforts to put the anti- inflation message across to the gen- eral public. --The Canadian Statesman « - Sunderland Calf Club Meeting The members of the Sunderland 4- H Dairy Calf Club held their first regular meeting at the Farm of Mor- ley Raines & Son, Blackwater, R. 2 on Thursday, May 14th, . Alvin Blades, Assistant Agricultur- al Representative, Uxbridge, assisted by Donald Hadden and Ralph Cham- bers, Club Leaders, conducted a live- stock judging demonstration. Livestock judging enables the 4-H club members to gain a knowledge of good quality livestock. Carl Parish thanked Mr. Raines oh behalf of the Sunderland Dairy Calf Club for his co-operation and-the use of his livestotk and buildings for the meeting. A delicious lunch was served to the boys and girls and thelr parents by Mrs. Raines. John King extend- ed thanks for the lunch to Mrs. Raines on behalf of those present. and Mrs. Aletha Holtby Correspond- ing Sec'y. Thanks very much Ladies for your cooperation. Next week will be Conference, and the Minister will be away in Kingston from Tuesday until Friday, On the Wednesday of Conference week, Pros- pect Ladies will hold their Bazaar. Invitations have been sent out to vari- ous W.A's and we hope that there will be a good response. It is amaz- ingz how many dollars can be garnered in at a little Bazaar! "Please keep in mind Wednesday June 3rd, Scugog "Head" W.A. will be Hostess to our three other W.A.s in the Pastoral j Charge. All four W.A's come togeth- Yd once a year, and thereby become better acquainted. The Ladies of the "Head" have Been busy with the paint brush, and will make quite a change in the appearance of the Church. The men are also busy attending to the foundation of the Church. When we remember that next year will mark the offe hundredth anniversary, the foundations were well laid. Plans are being made for grand celebrations next year. ' We were very happy to have Mrs. E. W. Fuller of Port Perry with us last week Wednesday at Scugog "Grace" W.A. held in the Manse, Mrs. Fuller told about her experience in Western Canada doing Missionary Work, and travelling with others in a President, Mrs. Gladys Archer Sec'y, District Churches Scugog, Manchester and Prospect : "Caravan", are wending their way to various Mission Fields in Canada. Let us re- member them in our Prayers, The Text on Sunday was taken from the Book of Acts 1:8. We have set aside Sunday, June 14th as Mis- sionary Sunday. Rev. L, S. Albright, D.D. of the Canadian School of Mis- sions, Toronto, will be the Preacher. Dr. Albright is a brother of Mrs. Bra- ham, and spent fifteen years as a Missionary in Japan. Next Sunday the Preacher will be Rev. T. H. Bag- nall, B.A, of Highland Creek, Ont., and on the following Sunday evening, May 31st, in the Utica United Church, will be the closing Service of our Young People for the Season. We give a very warm invitation to all young people in the Port Perry area, to come and worship with us. After the Service, there will be a social time. } Happy birthdays to Beverly Manns, Kenny Hulcoop of the Island; to Tom Cawker, Donna Innis, and Vigkey Me- Cartney of Manchester. Congfatula- tions to Mr. and Mrs. James M2Quinn on the birth of a lovely- little: girl. We do hope and pray Gayle, that you will soon be strong again. Our pray- ers go out on behalf of all who are shut in, and to all who are in sorrow. We give a hearty welcome to all our people to come and worship with us on Sunday. Of Many Things by Ambrose Hills IS CBC NEWS BIASED? During the past few months criticism of CBC news coverage has mounted. have been particularly critical of what they consider to be biased reporting of the Budget and of the Newfoundland affair. charges of bias. What has surprised me is that the daily newspapers have finally awaken- ed to the situation. For years, the weekly press pointed out the dangers inherent in a government-dominated, single-system broadcasting set-up. Some years ago, the Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association appeared be- fore a parliamentary inquiry commit- tee and spelled out in detail what Can- adians might expect if CBC wings were not clipped. Daily papers very much aware of the promotional advantage of having their news men appearing regularly on television, closed their eyes to the abuses. CBC has grown far too powerful, too extravagant, too arrogant. They dislike criticism, and they are capable of taking punitive measures against journalists who criticize them -- by excluding even the best of the jour- nalists from radio or television net- works, Oh, they will, on very rare occasions, use a journalist who has been critical of them or the theories they seem to favour; but they use him perhaps once or twice in a year, merely enough to give the appearance of impartiality. CBC's newscaster, Larry Henderson, is no doubt one of the very best on the continent --but I understand he is not allowed to comment on the news, but must read only what is prepared for him. If the CBC film editors wish to slant a newscast, there is nothing Henderson can do about it. It would be interesting to know what this great newscaster himself thinks about some of the material he must present! Certainly something will have to be done about CBC soon, unless the new Board of Broadcast Governors will get busy and straighten them out. Un- fortunately, the Hoard seems too timid to tackle the glant Corporation. It is much easlor to quibble with private broadcasters about how many seconds of commercial will be allowed, or how many and what kind of recordings should be played. Surely these mat- ters are picayune compared with the charges made on every hand against the CBC. Just the other day, one well-known eolumnist;--Patrick Nicholson, asked this question: "Do we, taxpayers, pay tens of millions of dollars a year to the radio system which we own, to be brain-washed by having only one viewpoint presented to us in questions of public concern?" In his opinion, that is just what we are doing! An Acre of Trees (continued from page 2) have increased from 16 to 116 and al- ready others are under consideration. Sturdy and picturesque, stone-faced, covered pavilions with suitable fire places have been added. The rest Newspaper editors and columnists |rooms are likewise designed with every modern convenience for the comfort of the visitor. To prevent con- gestion (and sometimes 3,000 visit the I am not surprised at these | park on a Sunday) autos are kept to a perimeter road around the park with suitable areas allowed for parking. It might be wise now when you park your car to memorize the area number so you can find it easily when you want to return home. park showed us his birds and animals quarters in the park. The clean, healthy looking charges reflected the care and treatment given them by his staff. When we reached the trout rearing pond Mr. J. M. Fraser, Fish and Wild Life Supervisor told us that just pre- vious to the tour he had removed all the trout from the ponds and looked right at me when he said it. Perhaps it was the piece of fishing line hang- ing from my hip pocket that prompted the look. Personally I think he had been tipped off that Lex Schragg was in the party and as the churl of mort- gage manor is always looking for ideas trout. At the moment Mr. Schragg isn't adult speckled trout to -- ? 86 mask- monge were shipped to -- ? A plain post card addressed to me will suffice. the Regional Forester for the south- western region almost immediately. It would seem that P, Addison has a way with wolves, brought out what sounded like gurgles of contentment, that was when Mr, Addison was there. As for me, broth- bicuspids, guttral growls and a baleful stare, suggesting I continue on the tour and get lost. Which I did. I tried very hard to get J. S. Elles, senior conservation officer, to tell me about the conifer still the-department had in operation. My uncle Herman was most interested in the plans and specifications no doubt for some nefar- ious reason. However, I was not too successful although Sandy did say that the still was powered by by a trac- tion engine and the residue was bot- tled in buckets. y Throughout the entire day Mr. Masters, the official photographer for department was busy taking pictures of the tour at the various points of in- terest, . All in all it was very educational and interesting journey that Mr. Le- man. conducted and he has promised further ones in the future. I sure hope he doesn't misplace my name when he Is sending out the next invitations. Perhaps to Mr. J. 8. Yoerger, the Asst. Deputy Minister this tour was one of many however I still think he enjoyed it every bit as much as we did. Observations by Stan Tripp' Hundreds of Students The resident superintendent of the -- around so in 1956 you shipped 18,823 The lone wolf in the park recognized |, Much back scratching - er wolf displayed some marvellous Mr. Fraser -was . safeguarding his. = -