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GRIEF-STRICKEN DAUGHTER The daughter of Louis Ferri, right, weeps as she crouches over the coffin of her father 1 during funeral services for the victims of the dam disaster which swept away the town of Frejus, France, killing hundreds of the inhabitants. --AP Wirephoto from Paris O'Neil Principal Scores Educational Concepts |appeared to speak were subject- ALONG THE LAKESHORE By ANGUS GORDON District Editor Darlington Ratepayers' Asso- ciation undoubtedly has added a little zest to the municipal elec- tion in the township. If its two meetings, which attempted to get all the candidates for office in front of the electorate did nothing else, it created interest. There were not too many issues, and none of the men and who Are County Councils Becoming Obsolete? United Counties council were amazed that anyone should have the temerity to question the ex- penses of members of the roads commission. It was a distinct break with tradition, apparently, and many of them thought it was in bad taste. "What's a couple of thousand dollars. We're handling a budget of nearly two millions" was the remark passed by one ed to any rough treatment. While it was obvious the asso- ciation was leaning over back- wards in its attempt to keep everything on an unbiased plane, it ts puzzling to figure out why the executive desired to keep its slate for council and school board "secret". That is until the meeting at Hampton where the representa- tive of the nominating commit- tee of the association, Isaac Hardy announced that its recom- mendations for council were Gar- net Rickard for reeve; Arthur L. Blanchard for deputy-reeve; Robert S. Tremble, Harold C. Muir and S. Cornish for coun- cillors. B. Budai announced that for school board, the association had recommended Mrs. Ana Bovce, Bert Snowden and Robert Cook. 1t would appear in view of this that there may be a keener con- test than ever before in the town- ship. In any case, it is anticipated that polling will be heavier than at any previous election in Dar- lington. CRUSADER RETIRES Reeve James Brown of Clarke Township has retired from pub- BOWMANVILLE (Staff). -- G. L. Roberts, principal of O'Neil Collegiate and Vocational Insti- tute, Oshawa, Friday defined modern education for the Rotary elub at its weekly luncheon meet- ing. Mr. Roberts stated there are four things a school must do. It must develop the intellect, de- velop character, and transmit culture and develop vocational gompetence. "Many so-called professional educators are not professionally competent. To keep these so- called professionals professional, they must be provided with the climate or services that will at- tract them into the teaching pro- wouldn't dare attempt in medi-|jjc life. It was obvious to his cine. I believe we should delay | friends that Jimmy Brown, with specialized training as long as his intensity and deep interest in possible as industry is changing | public affairs, woulud be dis- all the time, and there are some |suaded by his medical advisers trades in Canada which are fad- from his intention to carry on. ing out completely," said Mr.| It was obvious too, at the last Roberts. county council meeting that he KICK PROBLEMS AROUND | would not be content to play a Speaking of the Canadian Con-|dormant role in either county or ference on Education, he pointed [township affairs. Possibly it was F out another one is planned for his crusading effort at the last : February 1962. In the meantime counties council meeting, when | he said, the general public has he challenged the Roads Com- : been called together "to kick mission on its authority to send around" the problems of educa- six people to Vancouver, that de- tion, It is the intention of the|cided his advisers that he would educators and laymen attending|not be able to relax while hold- the conference to limit the num-|ing such a position. "We're starting to get cheap. is the first time I've heard economy mentioned in council here," said another member. However, there was a consider- able amount of scathing criticism about delegations attending con- ventions which seem to do little or no good for the county. "We never get any reports back on what happened. In fact, sometimes we don't know if the delegates attended. I'm not say- ing they don't, but how does council know? These fellows might report on these things at their nomination meetings, but they certainly keep quiet about it in counties council," said Reeve James Brown of Newcastle, who received a lot of praise for 'his courage'. in bringing up the mat- ter of Roads Commission ex- penses to council, LIP SERVICE However, while he received a lot of praise outside council, the same amount of backing was not forthcoming when his recom. mendation for a judicial in- quiry was made to the roads and bridges committee. He got support from such people as deputy - reeve Mike Wladyka of Port Hope, and Reeve Roy Nichols of Darlington, in addi- tion to other Clarke township sorrowing woman in bas relief. It is placed on the wall between the two main doors to the entrance hall on the main floor. A small rail encloses a space where stands a lectern, with a glass en- closed space, presumably to hold a roll of honor. small 'spotlights, designed to shed a dim light on the complete shrine. The building has been in use for nearly two years now. The memorial was apparently dedi- cated. The lectern, sans roll of honor, has been pushed to one side. , . presumably by cleaners. The shrine itself is almost hid- den in darkness, and certainly is passed unnoticed by the majority of people using the building. Presumably, cost of keeping the three 40-watt bulbs burning is a little too much for the coun- ties' economy. THE MOVING FINGER Most men who enter public life, pecially at the icipal level, do so because they fee! that they can benefit the community. There are those with axes to grind, but even this type gets caught up with the idea of doing Something to better the common ot. In some cases, unfortunately, the flame dims, and apathy sets in. The non-conformist gets into line, and the rubber stamp takes over. While the ex-crusader knows that something is wrong, he becomes unwilling to stick his neck out, and practices which are totally opposed to the constitution are, by precedent, allowed to be- come 'legal'. This tendency is perhaps less noticeable in such bodies as and Newcastle bers It was only too clear that too many of the delegates were ap- prehensive of what might result from such an inquiry . . . or how their particular townships might fare in the matter of county expenditures in their areas. ECONOMIES Some minor economies in the administration of the counties building at Cobourg were pointed out, chief of which concerns the memorial to the war dead of the counties of Durham and Nor- thumberland. & ber of problems, so all can be| AMAZED VETERAN acted upon," said Mr. Roberts. | Mr. Roberts was introduced by| Some of the older members of fession," he declared. "Among these attractions are salaries, which have increased The memorial takes the form 'of a large plaque depicting a fl Rotarian E. G. Witherspoon, prin-| cipal of Orono High School, and| was thanked by Rotarian W. B.| Reynolds, secretary-treasurer of| #§ the Durham District High School] Board. | since the war, and especially in the last five or six years. Re- gardless of what we may hear, the shortage of teachers is not cleared, nor will it be for some £ e; time. We are lucky each spring to get enough applications from| G. L. ROBERTS prospective teachers who look in-| A »|with what is set aside for medi- Selim Sones to do the job, a2} and science research is piti- $1000 For : inn § ful. | "Another attraction is the mat-|"",; ter of respect, and a willingness| A community school board is Lo Go n Disabilit |a'board of directors with mil-| TORONTO (CP)--Mrs, BROOKLIN (Special) -- Brook- {lin Junior Farmer and Brooklin Junior Institute clubs met in the township Hall, Brooklin, Thurs- day, when, following a short busi- ness meeting, the election of the 1960 officers and directors for each club was held, with Alvin Blades, assistant agricultural re- presentative, for Ontario County in charge. to give the teachers professional |T | independence. We often get pr-{1ious of dollars : Soup mys i sons who can do the job, but we| : |the board of directors of a self- must stand out of their way and respecting business would be permit them to do the job, re-| <hamed to si | sit on a school board. move the inverted pyramid from | ev "it around a board table over them. |putting the teachers more and Rose. "Of course, there are the few half-trained and unselected peo- ple in the profession, and educa- tion officials try to help these people, and give supervision." PITIFUL RESEARCH Mr. Roberts attacked the small amount of money available in Canada for education research. He said the amount set aside for education research compared more in the place of a full fledged civil servant. | "That is a drastic mistake. | Teachers should be given the ut- most possible independence. This continual supervision must be di- verted in order that the profes- | sionals will carry on. | "We in the teaching profession |are practicing theories in educa- Itional research which doctors AT BROOKLIN Feature Yule Decor At Show By MRS, ARTHUR ELLIOTT BROOKLIN -- The annual Christmas Show of Brooklin Hor- ticultural Society was held Mon- day evening in the Christian Edu- cation building. Mrs. Norman Alves presided for the business meeting and Mrs. W, Heron intro- duced Miss Burtinsky of Whitby who demonstrated the creation of Christmas table centre pieces. Mrs. Cyril Davies moved the vote of thanks. Mrs, Burtinsky congratulated exhibitors on deco- rations and arrangements for tne annual Christmas Show. Prize winners were as fol- lows: Christmas corsage -- Mrs. Bur- nett Jamieson, Mrs. R. V. Young, Mrs. Cyril Davies. Door decoration -- Mrs. W. A. Heron, Mrs. R. V, Young, Mrs. Cyril Davies. Hanging hall decoration --Mrs. R. V. Young, Mrs. W. A. Heron. Arrangement -- Religious Theme Mrs. Cyril Davies, Mrs. W. A. Heron. Winter arrangement -- Mrs. W. A, Heron, Mrs. Cyril Davies, Mrs. Leslie Hall. Prize money, based on point| system for year, was awarded to: Mrs. Cecil Jones, Mrs. Sydney Lockyer, Mrs. M. Richardson, Mrs. J. Holdershaw, Mrs. Cyril Wick, Mrs. Norman Alves, Mrs. Charles Wilson, Mrs. R. V.| Young, Mrs. Leslie Hall, Mrs. B.| Jamieson, Mrs. Tom Bailey, Mrs: Kenneth Holliday, Mrs. Cyril Davies, Mrs, D. E. Hamer, Mrs. W. A. Heron, Mrs. Guy Stevenson, Mrs. Eric Green, Mrs. Joel Aldred, Mrs. Vernon Wilson, Mrs. Charles Pilkey. The T. Eaton Co. (silver vase) | for the member winning the high. | est number of points during the year was awarded to Mrs. Cecil Jones., Special prize donated by Simpson - Sears Ltd. was award- The annual supper and election of officers will take place Jan. 25 at the Christian Education Building. ANGLICAN BAZAAR The WA of St. Thomas' Angli- can Church, Brooklin, held a successful tea and bazaar at the Masonic Hall. Guests were greet- ed by Mrs. E. W. Fuller, wife of the rector, Mrs. H. Townsend, and Mrs. W. Slater. Mrs. B. Legg, Mrs. R. Smith, Mrs. V. Wheeler and Mrs. P. Connibear presided at the tea |tables, arranged by Mrs. Mur- {ray Robinson. Mrs. J. K. Law- chen. Tea was served by the Girls' Auxiliary, directed by Mrs. Walter Hazeltine. The bake table with an assort- ment of home made delicacies, was presided over by Mrs. L. Waltham. Mrs. George Andrew was at the fancy goods table, while Mrs. Eric Green supervised the white elephant Booth; and Mrs. Harry Lade at the country store. rence was in charge of the Kkit-| marie Hiesl, who does part-time cleaning in homes and offices to supplement her family income, was awarded $1,000 Friday for automobile accident injuries that left her with a protruding collar- bone. Mr. Justice S. M. Schatz, in an- nouncing his decision in the Su- preme Court of Ontario, said in rt: "While there is some disability as far as evening dress is con- cerned, this would not be as seri- ous in this case as it might be in others." Mrs. Hiesl, 25, a German-born mother of two boys, said in an interview Friday night that since the accident 16 months ago she has not worn a low-cut gown or attended a party or dance that called for off-the-shoulder wear. "I have two evening dresses and I used to wear them to par- ties and dances at least 20 times a year. And now I'm going to do it again at Christmas." Her husband, George, 26, is a bottling plant worker. They met at a textile factory in her home town of Bitighein, near Stuttgart. Her husband was awarded $1,- 100 of expenses in the case. De- fendant was Raymond C. Wiltsie of Ottawa. Mrs. Hiesl commented: "I didn't understand what the judge was hinting at. Does he mean that I am not as good as | some other women so I do not |count?" TIMES BUREAUS RJAX John Mills Ajax 426 BOWMANVILLE Rae Hopkins | The Junior Auxiliary, directed by Mrs. Mark Lockyer operated The 1960 officers and directors are as follows: Brooklin Junior Institute Past president, Eleanor Mount- joy, Oshawa; president, Jeanine Werry, Oshawa, RR 2; vice-presi- dent, Gaile Hitchens, Oshawa; secretany, Ann Dryden, Brooklin; directors, Jeanine Werry, - Ann Dryden. Brooklin Junior Farmers -- Past President, Ron Neal, Stouf- fville; president, Fred Taber, Brooklin; vice-president, Frank Barkey, Claremont; secretary, Grant Carson, Claremont; treas- urer, Aubrey Carson, Clare- mont; press reporter, Walter Bar- key, Claremont; directors, Fred Taber, Brooklin, Frank Barkey, Claremont. Junior Farmers 'Elect Officers Mr. Blades congratulated the new officers and directors and wished them much success in 1950 county council, which is usually a little remote in its operations from the municipalities. Rate- payers are less likely to notice practices they would condemn in their local administration, be- cause county operations are not as widely publicized. Nor are the actual costs of county operations tco closely identified with the tax probl the icipality. MIGHT HASTEN CHANGE An awareness of the relation- ship of the county administration costs to the township taxpayer, and the dependance of the mu- nicipality for some services on the whims of people who may not be too interested in that par- ticular unit of the county, might hasten the changes which are in- evitable. But for political fears, the county system of municipal gov- ernment might have been wiped out some years ago. There is a big body of support for the idea that the county system has long outlived its usefulness in the In the ceiling above are three| overall pattern of government. and commended retiring presi- dent, Ron Neale and his 1959 executive for the successful year just ending. A Christmas party was held with party games and other re- creation. ' Special guests for the evening were the members of the Sharon and Unionville Junior Farmers' Associations. Lunch under the direction of the junior institute was served to end the successful evening. Next meeting of the Brooklin Junior Farmers will be held in the Township Hall, Brooklin, on Thursday, January 7, 1960, at 8.30 p.m. New Officers For Maybelle PORT PERRY (Special) -- The following officers were installed Shopping Mall Draws Crowds PETERBOROUGH (CP) -- An experimental seven - block pe- destrian shopping mall drew an estimated 30,000 people to down- town Peterborough during its 3%- hour tryout Friday night. Many officials seemed pleased by th venture sponsored by the local chamber of commerce. "It was just like the last shop- ping night before Christmas," said Morris Black, a merchant. Lawyer W. B. Gordon said he hadn't seen so many people since the 1916 Quaker Oats plant fire, Several merchants suggested the shopping mall experiment continue every Friday evening until Christmas. Some, however, were doubtful about the mall's benefit to busi- ness, They said many people Ma. 3-7282/ came just for the novelty and merely watched street entertain- ers. Shoppers were transported free to the mall in 15 special buses. All traffic was banned from the {seven blocks. for the 1959-60 term at Rebekah, Maybelle Lodge No. 348: Noble Grand, Sister Nettie Aldred; Vice-grand, Sister Ruby Reare; Past Grand, Sister Myrtle Snel- grove; recording secretary, Mil- dred Rodd; financial secretary, Sister Nettie McDonald; treasur- er, Sister Anne Anderson. Warden, Sister Norma Jeffry; conductor, . Sister Ruby Roach; inside guard, Sister Marjorie Al- dred; outside guard, Sister Aileen Dawson; chaplain, Sister Alpha Samells; musician, Sister Lillian Harper; color bearer, Sister Norma Crozier. RSNG, Sister Grace Love; LSNG, Sister Elsie Pogue; RSVG, Sister Marj. Wannamaker; LSVG, Sister Reta Beadle; RSS, Sister Marie Wakeford; LSS, Sis- ter Eliza Fralick; RS chaplain, Sister Rena Webster; LS chap- lin, Sister Hazel Crawford; RSJPG, Sister Eileen Hodgins; LSJPG, Sister Hazel Clark, cap- tain, Sister Mrytle Rennick; staff assistant, Sister Ethel Mark. The installing team, from Bowmanville was attired in pink gowns, and the District Deputy President was in a pale green gown, Lunch was served in the lounge. the fish pond, while the Girls' Auxiliary under Mrs. Paul Me- Queen had charge of the Christ- mas candy stall. WA MEETING At the monthly meeting of the WA of St. Thomas' Church Wed- neésday, the auxiliary voted $200 to the church building fund. The following officers were elected for 1960: Honorary president, Mrs. E. W. Fuller; president, Mrs. W. A. Slater; vice-president, Mrs. J. Spragge;. secretary, Mrs, J. K. Lawrence; treasurer, Mrs. R. Wheeler; Dorcas secretary, Mrs. G. Andrew; Living Message sec- retary, Mrs. P. Connibear; edu- ed to Mrs. Sydney Lockyer. Win- ners of Christmas decorations by Miss Burtinsky were Mrs. Cyrill Davies, Mrs. W. A. Heron, Mrs. Arthur Elliott, and Jeanette Hos- kin. cational secretary, Mrs. H. Lade; Girls' Auxiliary leader, Mrs. E. W. Fuller; assistants, Mrs. W. Hazeltine, Mrs. McQueen; Junior Auxiliary leader, Mrs, M. Lockyer; assistant, Mrs. R. Wheeler. To the Electors of Darlington Townshi Having served you a s Councillor for the past three years, | feel qualified to allow my name to stand for Deputy-Reeve in the coming election. My policy is full co-o peration and more public services, for the betterment of our township and its people. 1 hereby solicit your support at the polls on Menday, December 7th, 1959. Allan E. Thompson Its replacement by simple commissions or regional bodies set up fo take care of mutual problems might prove more ef- ficient, and certainly much eas- ier on the ratepayer. NOTHING TO LOSE A move in this direction is in- dicated by the suggestion that the department of highways take over the whole of the county roads system. There is also a growing desire for the province to handle all secondary educa- tion, at least. In this respect, the county councils would not be losing any- thing except the alleged power to raise debentures for high schools capital expenditure, The traditionalists will natural- ly fight" against any decision to cut off this questionably function al appendage of the municipal form of government. They will cry out against any lessening of the municipal structure, and claim that power at the grass roots level is being weakened. However, it would appear that the powers of the individual mu- nicipalities would be strengthen: ed. Because a few municipalities are banded under the heading of county council it does not mean that the units of the council will see eye to eye on any given problem. / To The Eleclors 0f Darlington Having been a resident of this area for the past 30 years, | am pleased to offer my services as a can- didate for Darlington Council at this election. If elected, | promise to give the Township rate- payers my best in respon- sible service. I respectfully solicit your support. Elmer Pollard COURTICE TO THE ELECTORS " of the 'TOWN OF BOWMANVILLE Having been nominated for Council | wish te make you this pledge-- That | will do all in my power to serve you, the taxpayer, to the best of my ability. 1 respectfully solicit your vote only if you feel that 1 can fulfill this office. ~ Ken Hooper Candidate for Couricil ELECTORS OF BOWMANVILLE Having been nominated for the office of Councillor, if elected, | will endeavor to serve your inter- ests efficiently and to the best of my ability. Your support at the Poles next Monday, will enable me to prove my sincerity and industry. GLENHOLME HUGHES FOR TRANSPORTATION TELEPHONE MA 3-3144 or MA 3-3422 | have allowed my nam I will work to the best of Monday, December 7th, To the Electors of Darlington Township : e to stand for election to Township Council. If elected | enter this work with an open mind and the will to learn. my ability for the good of all. | hereby respectfully solicit your support on Sidney Cornish A Et VOTE TO ELECT Harry | OYLER School Trustee for South Darlingion Township Born in Kent, England, in 1919, | came to Canode in 1937, 5 years overseas with the Conadion Army and have « retepayer end a resident of Dorli Township for | em married to the former Nellie Nemis, a life- id of Darli T hip. Hove two sons et- ic School. | am an employee of General Motors. DARLINGTON TOWNSHIP ELECT GARNET B. RICK ARD REEVE MONDAY, DEC. 7ih MAKE YOUR BALLOT RICKARD VAST