The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

@ THE STAR EDITORIAL PAGE Sas ASR EE ET RR Ea na RS RE NE Sl i RE AS FI TE ETL Sr Na ee STAT ld SCAAPIREIRR rr : Port Perry, Ontarlo, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2nd, 1954 NOTES AND COMMENTS You wouldn't think there nection between a little item that appeared in a local daily and an artic -a Catholic missionary who Red China, But there is: a one, indeed. The newspaper a speech made by Mr. F. J, Errol, Conserv- ative M.P,, in London recently. He stated that Prime Minister Melenkov of the Soviet told the British delegates visited Russia that a world Communist state was a certainty and that it would come because Communism would win the "battle 'of ideas" because the ideas repre- sented a better way of life,than that offer- ed by the West. The Catholic that under the Communist China is solidly unified and well-organized, There are no more bandi reigns throughout the country; soldiers are very well-disciplined; they no longer The administration of government is absolutely honest--it would be more difficult to buy a Chinese official steal and loot. than in a Western country. has completely disappeared The Baitle of Ideas - . was any con- slightest sign le written by has just left very .striking item is about is finished. who recently these are the priest stated Government ts and peace easy prey for Prostitution they picture. from China; Safety on the Highways The toll exacted on our terms of property damage and loss of life is quite appalling. At least the govern- ment of the province has been moved to . take some action and this February .the special committee set up to make a report will present its findings and tions to the Ontario Legislature. Certain of its findings have already been made public. There will be a - tion that a much stricter testing of drivers be carried out before granting :lisenses. What manner of tests can be given to de- termine the accident prone? will drivers be tested? ' These and other questions will have to be answered if the committee hopes to accomplish its pur- .pose--eliminating the unfit drivers. highways in "drivers? The even consider period of time. recommenda- recommenda- stration. . How often "situation. against 'the government. : hear a word about Chiang Kai-shek. What is to be done about drunken opium has gone, too. = There is not the' of a revolution movement One does not He The priest maintains that though there is no freedom of the press, of opinions, of speech, of association, of re- ligion as we understand it, yet, .neverthe- less, the whole country is being pushed into a practice closer to Christianity than under the old regime. The fact that this priest was cast out of China lends weight to his words. If facts the Communists are well on their way with their battle of ideas .and Malenkov's boast was, perhaps, not so much of a boast after all. our statesmen, and our people should be giving serious consideration to the problem of how best to fight this battle. to military personnel tell us about national defense and civil preparedness may lull us into a false security and leave us an Our politicians, Listening a very different war than In the battle of ideas, the weapons are ideas. '|added RESIDENTS MUST INSTALL PROPER APPROACH CULVERTS STOUFFVILLE Some time was spent at Thursday evening's council meeting on the mat- ter of culvert installations for private dwellings. These culverts must be paid for by the. individual ratepayer and installed under supervision of the local road superintendent, A flat rate charge of $2 is made for installation. The culverts are sold to the individual at cost; rates being $1.98 for 12-inch, £2.44 a ft, for 16-inch and $2.44 for 18-inch, LINDSAY M.D. AGAINST SOME CAR ORNAMENTS 2 Dr. J. C. Arnold, of Lindsay; agrees that some ornaments on car radiators are quite ornamental and attractive but he criticizes the type of ornament which might be very dangerous. A young boy was struck by a car on the Bobcaygeon road and died shortly afterwards, The sharp pointed orna- ment on the car radiator had caused a serious brain injury. This is not the first time this kind of accident has occurred. "Had the ornament been a round shaped affair the lad might have bounced off the car and might not have been fatally hurt," 1e doctor. 126 NEW HOMES FOR | PICKERING measures taken to the pre- sent seem to have been quite ineffective. Are they to get stiffer fines? tences? Perhaps, the government might Jail sen- impounding the cars for a It is reported that the committee will recommend that the highways department be divided into two branches; one to take care. of construction and general mainten- ance of the highways; the other to look after safety measures and general admini- N Anyrikagures 'taken to reduce the num- ber of accidents on our highways will be welcomed by the people of the province who are really concerned about the present PASSING ' SHOW By M.A.C. bs If you can only manage to get suf- ficient publicity, the public will accord you the virtue of excellence. It con- fuses the two. : Ye An article in the newspaper was headed: Big Problem Today Is Choo8- ing. A Doctor . . . The author of that must be from Timbuctoo . . . the real problem is finding a Doctor who {s- n't too busy to take you. ---- Some people have a very powerful sense of humour: 'they form crowds and cheer for, and gawk at, and: re- quest autographs from, as Sydney Harris puts it, actors and actresses who can't act, baseball players who can't read or write, crooners who can not 'sing, and piano players who can't play . . . really funny! tounded at the taxes the Canadian people pay . . . Tf he, with his $27,000 a year, feels this way, imagine how the rest of us feel Mr. H.arris. will have a very sobering effect on his fellow country men. .And certain- ly if he is going to straighten the country up its people will have to do less drinking and a lot more thinking. and the teacher would be better off in our society if they had chosen.plumb- ing -or electrical: work . . . is our reaction against the intellectual that many would add that .not only would 'the :teachers. and 'the::scholars be better off .but so-might: society. - Mr.iHarris, Finance Minister, is as: | e-- Mr. {Mendes-' France 'hopes that he ¢ -- 4 Dr. Binstein feels that the scholar and such "Through these. conferences: all of the front «office to linotype operator, from the linotype operator to the proof reader, from the proof reader back to the linotype operator, from him to the compositor or make-ready man, 'and only 'then is it readied for the press. Each time the copy changes bands, there is chance for a mistake athough everyone tries: conscientiously te avoid them. 'Thus, when an error cecurs, it is not the fault of any one person but rather of the many. It is thought that publishing is the one business that receives the most complaints and criticisms (also com- pliments) and that people incorrectly conclude :that they have been inten- tionally slighted, when something fails to appear that they considered of su- preme importance. This is not the case as anyone with any experience in the publishing 'business will confirm, However, newspapers, like humans; are not infallible and the attitude that should be taken is this, "To err' is human; To forgive is divine." ~~Uxbridge Times-Journal Approximately 126 homes will be built in the not-too-distant future, in the Ruddy subdivision at the south- .Jeast corner of Pickering Village, it was announced this week. Messrs, George Ridout and H, B. Toews, of the Ridout Realty Co., met with the village Council last Monday night and reached an agreement for the promotion of this sub-division. Still in the planning stage, the Pick- ering News will have more complete details as to plans, costs, ete., within a few weeks. NEW SUBDIVISION PROPOSED FOR CLAREMONT :- The Les McCullough farm at Clare- nont comprising 120 acres of lapd Las been sold. The property has been purchased by R. Blake of Pickering. Mr. Howard Langille, real estate agent, closed the deal. It is rumored that a new subdivision is being pro- posed on the 17 acres which lies in- side the Village limits. If the scheme goes through, it is possible that more than fifty homes may be erected. Mr. and Mrs. McCullough expect to nove up to Orangeville district next month. They have been farm resi- dents on the south side of the 9th concession for the past 16 years, Clipped Comments CLIPPED COMMENT OFFER PLAN FOR NEW INDUSTRIES - -- * izations will meet 'with cabinet mini- If Bowmanville citizens: really want new industries, to keep up with other progressive municipalities, our Town Council, Chamber of Commerce, and citizens too, better be up and doing and lay plans accordingly." The On- tario Government is ready to assist such a movement, for, according to an announcement some time ago, Premier Leslie Frost intimated the province has been divided into nine regions for purposes of planning industrial growth. : A regional provincial conference is te be held in each of the nine divisions where representative regional organ- sters and high Government officials to discuss the problems brought about by expansion and study means to accele- rate the area's development. One conference, for. the Eastern On- tario region, has already been held. This was at Ottawa, One concrete result was 'the announcement by Planning and Development' 'Minister William K: Warrender of a yearly $10,000 grant, for a trial period of three years, to help start a:regional programma: for Eastern Ontario. Bowmanville is included in Lake On- tarfo region which includes the coun: tes of Durham, Haliburton, Hastings, Lennox and Addington, Northumber- land, Peterborough, Prince Edward, and, Victoria, place within Ontario," 'Premier Frost said, the planning grants which must. be matched, dollar.for.dollar, by: regional associations. - : citizens! TO ERR IS HUMAN paper men and women are always .ag- grieved to see typograpical errors or omissions occur in' their publications but what the uninitiated do not under- stand is that they can very easily hap- pen in the:relatively short but decided- ly complicated journey from the front desk to the printed.page. Publishers are naturhlly perturbed about these errors even .though they realize the copy's journey. is a~hazardous one. the people of the province: will have an opportunity, through representa- tive regional organizations constituted by themselves, to meet and discuss with the minister the many problems stemmed from the vast growth taking The new areas will be eligible for Well,, what about it, Bowmanville --Canadian Statesman As has been stated before, news- However, they also realize that it is not so simple a:matter as "A"stalking to "B" and thus try to :develop :an understanding attitude even though it is*at times embarrassing andrtends to cast a reflection on theiir ability, From the time that the copy is placed in: the front office: until' {# comes out in the pririted page, the news story orireport many undergo certain revisions and.certainly goes on a round about journey It goes from District Doings DISTRICT DOINGS . LAWYER CALLED "WHOA" AND DEER HALTED Dave Thomson of the law firm of Gunningham, Thomson and Thomson, is quite an out-door man. Last year Le had the thrill of being chased by a big moose and this current deer gea- son he had another thrill. He had picked up the rifle of one of his party who used telescope sights, He spied a deer with his naked eye but had trouble at first in getting accus- tomed to the strange "sights". In a few split-seconds he:brought the deer into vision and then hollered "Whoa", The nice, kind deer came to an oblig- ing halt and the young Barrister fell- ed: tha animal with one well directed shot to" the 'shoulder. i TTON BUSINESSMEN AID LEAN-UP AFTER FIRE - The helpful - 'small-town spirit' of Sutton rose to the fore last Tuesday following the messy machine fire at Avenue Cleaners' plant, Dalton Road. About ten of the downtown young businessmen devoted the evening to an 'operation, cleanup' with water, mops and. scrub-cloths, to make a tremen- dous difference in the smoke covered interior-of the plant. Result was that the cleaning firm, after about 24 hours difficulty, 'was able to normally handle end-of-the- week business, BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR CHIMNEY RACKETEERS, POLICE WARN STOUFFVILLE.--O.P.P. Constable W. S. Hiliard wishes to warn Stouff- ville residents to be on the lookout for strangers who pose as chimney builders and charge exhorbitant prices when the job is completed. One or two local residents have been "taken- in" by the extortonists, Constable Hilliard checked on the price with a qualified builder in town and dis- covered that the job could have been completed for less than one-quarter the cost. Such racheteers have .been reported in other districts. ROB SUNDERLAND POST OFFICE The series of safe robberies that have been taking place in communities around Lindsay continued over the week-end when the Post Office at Sunderland was broken into and an undisclosed sum taken, According to police, the door of the Post Office was broken open dome- time early. Saturday morning, and the thieves forced open the safe, The break-in and theft was not discovered until the arrival of employees at open- ing time Saturday morning. Provincial Police at Beaverton stat- ed that they were not at liberty to disclose exactly what was stolen, as that is a matter for the postal auth- orities, and the erime committed was a,Federal offence, The Sunderland Post Office has been the victim of previous robberies. The Post Master is John Allan, LINDSAY DRUGGIST CHAIR DIRECTOR Mr. T. A. Quinn, proprietor of Quinn's Pharmacy here, is a member Drug Co. of Canada, and as such was present when G. Tamblyn Ltd. re- macy chain of Louis K. Liggett Co. Ltd. £ Liggett's was owned by the Rexall Drug Co. of Canada. The latter is a subsidery of Rexall Drug Co., Los Angeles, U.S.A, which-gell its pro- of 'the Board of Directors: of Rexall |- cently bought the 30-link retail phar-| Liggett's has been bought by G. Tamblyn Ltd. and of interest is the fact that the latter company will carry Rexall producects. : in Lindsay, Quinn's Pharmacy is an independent Rexall store, being the agency for Rexall products in drugs. AVOID. JAIL; PAY $600 FOR OUT-SEASON TROUT SUTTON. Following the earlior conviction -apd fine of $600 levied against two local men of "possession of lake trout out of season" there was u good deal of surprise at Newmarket Court this week when a Brown Hill man appeared facing similar charge with $600 clutched in his fist. He wasn't going "to jail for the two months alternate term! But he had fooled himself, at that, for the Magi- strate said $600 and costs; but gave the Brown Hill man, who is prominent as a winter fisherman, a day to raise the $20 costs, Evidence of the trout seized from him by Conservation Officer Harold Van Wyck consisted of three bushel basketsful, plus a washtubful--all of netted (spawning season) trout. MARKHAM ANNEXATION DECISION RESERVED PENDING NEGOTATIONS The Ontario Municipal Board will reserve its decision until the end of February with regard to a request by Markham Village Council to annex 2,600 acres of land belonging to Mark- ham Township. In the meantime, the Township and Village will negotiate in an effort to reach an agreement_on the question. At the end of three months should the two parties fail to reach a compromise, the Municipal Board will step in and make the final decision. Markham Township was represent- ed-by Mr. J. D. Lucas. Mr. Lachlan Cattanach acted as solicitor for Mark- ham Village. Before the hearing officially start- ed, Mr. Douglas Tanner, Chairman of the Markham Twp. Planning Board, requested that the issue be adjourned until the two parties could get to- gether and talk over the proposition. He stated that 2,500 acres was a large piece of land involving many planning problems, "Our Planning Board is not opposed to-progress hut I believe that the Vil- lage and Twp. Planning Boards should discuss the question." ------ The Queen's Guineas 1954 Nearly a century ago the Late King Edward VII, then Prince of Wales, created a fund for the development of agriculture in Ontario and placed it in trust with the Agricultural and Arts Society of Ontario. Later this was turned over to the Provincial De- partment of Agriculture, and each year a prize of 50-Guineas is awarded to the winning Baby Beef Calf Club member. : This event is the highlight of the year for all 4-H Baby Beef Calf Club members. When the judging for this coveted award was in progress in the main arena on Thursday there were few vacant seats in the coliseum. This was one of the largest Guineas in history, with a record number of over 200 calves being shown. = The Ontario County entries placed as follows: Shorthorn Section 1st prize group-- Edmund Healy, Atherley, R. 1 Jim Semple, Pefferlaw, R. 1 2nd prize group-- Antoinette Stephen, Brechin, R. 1 Stephen Stephen, Brechin, R. 1 Elsie Ball, Uxbridge, R. 2 Keith Thompson, Uxbridge, R. 1 Harvey Chambers, Cannington, 1 -- OFF TO A GOOD START All fixed up with dusters and gaunt- lets, Douglas Rain and Aileen Seaton are set for a bumpy ride in an old Ford. These two actors are featured in the CBC radio series "Goggles and Grinding Gears", which deals with those good old days when ancient cars were young--and may be heard every Monday night on CBC's Trans-Canada network, 0f Many Things By Ambrose Hills HISTORY LESSON School, I had a teacher we nicknamed Cherry-nose Anderson. When he grew angry, his pleasant Scottish features were stained a cherry red, and his burr had the staccato impact of a machine gun. The thing that angered him most was the way the world ne- glected the lessons of history. I thought of him when I read in the paper what Mr. Blee, the British Rail- way Officer, told the Royal Commis- sion at Ottawa the other day.i Mr, Blee said that the wheel has turned a full circle, and that Great Britain, to improve her transportation system, has gone back to much the same type of freedom from statutory control that characterized the earliest days of railway history. The whole trend, he said, was once again "toward wide- open competition." Cherry-nose would have been de- lighted by those remarks. It was a theory of his that nations, once they get strong, -begin to put chains on themselves. He burned with indigna- tion when he told how American clip- per ships were able to out-trade the British navy, which had become pon- derous and heavy and bound up in red tape and traditions. - Few historians believed quite so fervently in freedom as did our schol- arly principal. He even applied it to our classes. He was one of the first to deplore the business of keeping young men and women sitting all day in straight rows of desks, obliged to to speak, nailed down to a narrow course of study. In his classes, the only discipline was self-discipline, and sometimes. we took advantage of it. The school board once thought he was too lax, and tried to persuade him to establish a complete set of rules for classroom conduct, "Rules be damned," he seid. "1 know a few boys take advantage of the freedom-1I allow. fail as a result. Freedom always hurts someone a little--but it's still the best for the vast majority. I'm not going to tangle up a whole class in damnfool regulations for the sake of a few!" He didn't, either. And the school bogrd couldn't complain too much. His classes made high marks. His stu- dents, when they graduated, went on to win honors in many fields of en- deavour. Perhaps, sometimes, they've doubted his theories--but not for long. History usually proves how right he wag, And they may Angus Section 1st prize group-- Sinclair Robertson, P. Perry, R. 2 2nd prize group-- Jim Blackburn, Uxbridge, R. 2 Arthur Powell, Port Perry, R. 1 Hereford Section 2nd prize group-- Betty Semple, Pefferlaw, R. 1 Grant Parrot, Ashburn, R. 1 Keith Shier, Cannington, R. 1 3rd prize group-- - Neil Taylor, Uxbridge, R. 2 Lorraine Leach, Uptergrove Gwynfor Jones, Beaverton, R. 2 The winners and reserve in these three sections were then lined up for the awaYd of the Guineas. Mr, Chas. Yule from Calgary, Alberta, the judge, kept the competitors and onlookers alike in a state of tension until he fi- ducts through some 10,000 franchised pharmacies in Canada and the U.S, end nearly 800 wholly owned chain stores, nally selected Katherine Merry, Oak- ville with, her Shorthorn Steer as the Greoubaik The regular meeting of Greenbank W.A. as held in the basement of the Church on Tuesday, Nov. 16th with Mrs. N. Smith Presiding. Meeting opened with hymn 470. The Scripture lesson was read by Mrs. Fred Real followed by prayer by Mrs. O.- Gibson and the Lord's Prayer in Unison. Jean Ward gave a reading on the Bible giving a deserip- tion of the different books, referring to them as a large building. Genesis and Exodus as the entrance, then go- ing through them all, ending at Revel- ations, being the back door and the way out. : Jean Smith then introduced the guest Speaker Mrs. Gamble, of Wick, who gave a most interesting talk on The Story of Miriam, and she told us of how many of our loveliest Hymns were winner, written by women and under what SARS SEPM a When I was a young lad in High | raise -their hands formally in order |. conditions they were prompted to do Gamble. Mrs. R. Rodd gave a reci- tation, "Stubbing your toe" and a hymn was sung. charge and 'extended a welcome to all and thanked group in charge. Sec'y's report was read and adopted. Treas. 'report showed a balance of $562.95. Collection of the canvas to date 2371.- 26 with more being handed in afcer the meeting. Discussion of the Holstein Banquet. Jean Smith donated 1 Bus. Turnips; Vera Lee to buy apples for the tables. An invitation was received from the Fidelis Class to attend their Annual Bazaar on Dec. 1st. tended an invitation to the W. A. to share a joint meeting with them in December. ne Mr. Chapin then conducted the in- stallation of officers using the cere- monial of the United Church Consti- tution. A vote of thanks was moved and seconded to Frank Lee, Jas. Ianson, and R. Beare for their untiring help in completing the laying of the lino- leum in the basement. Meeting closed with Mizpah bene- diction and a delicious lunch served to 27 members, 4 visitors and 1 child. The following are the names of the Officers elected for 1955: Pres.--Mrs. James Ianson Ist Vice Pres.--Mrs. Norm. Smith 2nd Vice Pres.--Mrs. Geo. Beare Sec"y--Mrs. Roy Leask Ass't. Sec'y--Mrs. Reg. Foster - Treas.--Mrs. Elmer Gibson Press Sec'y--Mrs., James Lee Cor. Sec'y--Mrs. H. Hook Pianist--Mrs. E. Till Ass't Planist--Mrs. E. Phair "We are glad to report Mrs. Ken Rodd is home from being in Port Perry Hos- pital for quite awhile. Congratulations to Mr, and Mrs. Rod- dey Foster on the arrival of their son in Oshawa General Hospital. Sorry to :eport that Mrs. Gordm Blair was tc'ten quite ill last Friday evening. We hope she recovers very rapidly. i A number of people from here at- tended the Commencement Exercises in Port Perry United Church on Fri- day evening. The Fidelas Class are holding the Annual Christmas Mecting and Party at the home of Mrs. George Beare. Don't forget your gift. Seal Founder Einar Holboell, a Danish - postal clerk, originated the Christmas Seal idea. The 1954 Christmas Seal Sale, which will be held not only by tuberculosis associations from coast to coast in Canada but in countries on every continent, commemordtes the 50th anniversary of the first Christmas Seal sale, held in Denmark in 1904, 80. Jean Smith then thanked Mrs. President Mrs, Ianson then took The W.M.S. ex-' a I A am pa ! L A § ve rw i rs, ea WII Tl