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2 =] a Thursday, December 5th, 1957 > +. It 'seems that people dearly love some excuse to get excited about something. What it. is doesn't seem to matter very much. = Here gorhe men are digging a hole in the ground. To keep the people from falling into their growing pit, they put up a fence and a fence around something evokes curiosity, Here, think the curious, we might just happen on something ex- citing. Now we construct regular peep holes for them. Just look how excited we * got over the illusory space objects follow- ing upon the news of Russian Sputniks. But to get back to earth let's take a look at (citment engendered by the Grey ° Cup Final. Now here was something to get excited about. All over Canada we started getting excited some three wéeks ago. excited was the selection of a Miss Grey Cup by the local judges of female charm, personality, or what have you, limited of course, to the young unmarried maiden- hood between the ages of 16 and 21. is good stuff, full of the local girl makes good formula with the local merchants . "climbing on the bandwagon with their free gifts to the winnah. Good too for the local celebrities of the male species of any age because they can always get their picture in 'the paper as they sheepishly buzz the dear young aspirant to the beau-. ty crown, Lack of Enthusiasm When we were talking to a highly re- spected business man the other day about - the Church's newspaper, incidentally, one - of the best we had ever seen, we asked him what he thought about it. : Before we finally got the question out he shot back, "What's it cost?" What a difference it might have made if we had asked the question of him 'twenty years ago. Twenty years ago he was eighteen, full of enthusiasm and wild- eyed hopes. At that time he was for everything and against nothing, His spirit knew no bounds. One of the first moves in getting: This . -rny . ' . bs Tn . What's All the Excitement About? Then, of course, there is the build-up in the West and the build-up:in. the East greatly heightened by sports writers select- ing All' Stars and ALL Stars alternates. Magazine articles in prominent Canadian journals feature such timely writing as, Why the East Can't Win, or The Breaks of the Game Injuré West's Hopes, or Spec- tators With Timely: Interference Ruin Club's Morale. Then, too, there are the floats with their flagrant, flambouyant . messages proclaiming why Podunkville or Looneyville is the best, just the bestest - place in all the world and her rugby heroes just too, too . . .. Ho, Hum, so it goes. And the excitement grows to a dizzy pitch and- just before the game headlines pro- claim that we have succumbed to football - fever and the Prime! Minister gets ready for the kick-off and the ritual is just about religious, or as close as some get to re- ligion. And what happened? The P.M. fizzles the kick-off and Winnipeg fumbles its way through one hour of just about the worst rugby this season has produced. But does . this .dampen the ardor of the fevered crowd. Oh, no.! For the rest of the Grey day they whoop it up ih bars and saloons, in nightclubs and cafes until come the dawn. Gosh! How we love to get excited about something or . . .almost nothing at all, # 7 anything. - He always starts off froin the ~ same place and he always methodically pur- sues the same reasoning. What's it cost? Can't be done. No use in trying that, It won't work. Count me out. I've got more important things to do with my time and my money. And he's right so right. But we often think that's it's a great pity that men of thirty-eight or thirty-nine have such good ideas 'and no enthusiasm. If only we could shake the two, youth and middle-age, up together and come out with a homogenous mixture how much better off the world would be. For you see, youth has all the enthusiasm tied to poor | year-old TV set. . | bY 5 | To a yo ydam yer wt A the recent nomination meeting it mE But now he is a much wiser man. He hasn't any wild-eyed hopes. respectabl man. e, - highly successful And he.is never enthusiastic about - He is a sober, business Isn't it possi ideas; middle-age has all the good ideas and no enthusiasm behind them, ° "Well, What's the cost? ble that. we might change? Clipped "Comments good thing regardless of whether the candidates number two or twenty- BD town's business, regardlegs of the ANY LOCAL ELECTION - A GOOD THING o Any local municipal election is a two. The street corner critics who{ preach that elections are expensive and should be avoided if there are only a few candidates, are only giving their listeners so much hog-wash. The price of an election iii a municipality such as Stouffville is not an expensive proposition at any time and costs pro- perty owners less than the price of a hot-dog. . On the other side of the ledger there is much to be said for an election. It gives John Public that cherished right to exercise his franchise and to place in office the man or men he believes best fitted to administer the affairs of the community. In our present election we have two | candidates who both declared publicly at a nomination meeting that they were standing for a particular offige. They are demonstrating that their declarations were sound and how much more confidence should be instilled in the public by this type .of candidate than one who would allow himself to be nominated and then pull out with the excuse there are not enough can- didates jn the field. . The idea that one should not have a small election because it costs, is an old bogey from our grandfather's day and held no more truth then than it does now. é From the response in'attendance at would certainly appear that the rate- payers of Stouffville needed to be roused out of their slumbeérs and take a little interest in public politics. Small turnouts are an unhealthy sign "for any municipality. An election does something to stir public interest in a number of candidates and this is all to the good. , --S8touffville Tribune TO.LEARN OR TEACH - Did the Russian hockey team come to Canada to learn or to teach? Al- though I was not one of the privileged plainly visible on my TV set that our professional clubs might take a few pointers from our Moscow visitors. As far as I am concerned, the Euro- pena 'rules adopted by both the Rus- sian team and the Whitby club for the much-publicized exhibition tilt are, in 'many respects, the right rules. The absence of mid-ice boarding, slashing and high-sticking was quite noticeable. This was a sharp contrast to the rough and rugged schmozzles that occur in many of our 'pro games. The sports- manlike conduct of the Russ. club both before and after the contest, left many critics open-mouthed and red-faced. I do.not intend- to" take anything away from the Whitby team. They put up an equally fine performance and will be excellent representatives for Canada at Oslo next spring. --Jim Thomas, of Stouffville Tribune i v3, YOUTH--A STATE OF MIND Youth is not a time of life--it is a state 'of mind. It is not a matter of i ripe cheeks, red lips and supple Bono] it is a temper of the will . . a quality of the imagination. . a vigour of the emotions, Nobody grows old by merely living a number of years --! people grow old by deserting their' ideas. Years wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul. Worry, doubt, sélf-trust, fear and de- spair--these are the long, long years, greening spirit back to'dust. Whether ing's heart the lure of wonder, the undaunted challenge of events, the unfailing child-like appetite for what next, and the joy of the game of liv- ing. We are young as our faith, as old .as our hope; as young as our self-confidence, 'as old as o r--fear; as young as our hopes, as old as our despair. ; ~~Canadian Statesman COMPULSORY CAR INSURANCE When you go to purchase your 1968 ating a motor vehicle until such time that blow the heart and turn the Treasury Board Secretary J. J 60 or 16, there is in every human be- | Canadian Chamber 6f Commerce, is The Motor Vehicles Branch of the the Department of Transport has an- nounced that as of January 1, 1958, all owners of motor vehicles, who do tot have this minimum requirement of insurance, must pay an extra fee. . The Ontario Government has sent out a supply of these-certificates to all insurance agents so that it .is advis- able to secure one before the time comes to purchase next year's license plates. a The government has also announced that an owner of a motor vehicle who cannot pay a judgement for damages arising from a motor accident to at least the minimum we have mentioned will be prohibited from owning or operating a motor vehicle. If a judg- ment is rendered against him, all personal property. such a home or other assets may be seized and sold to cover damages and costs. If assets are not available the claim- ant can ask for re-imbursement from the Unsatisfied Judgment Fund and the Motor Vehicles Branch will pro- 'hibit the judgment debtor from oper- as the Unsatisfied Fund has been re- imbursed. --Canadian Statesman DON'T FOOL YOURSELF When it comes to taxes, so-called social security rates second only to defence security in' Federal spending. This fact; brought out by former Déutsch in an 'address before the one which Canadians are all too prone to scrug off because, as Mr, Deutsch points out, social 'security spending "has gone forward on the assumption that someone else will pay for them." 'Social services provided by the Gov- ernment represent-a charge on income no less surely than social services pur- chased privately in the form of in- surance, - . Taxes, hidden and otherwise, col- lected..from the public, paid for old age pensions and other security dis- bursenients made by the Federal Gov- car liceense you will be asked for a certificate from your insurance agent mum of $10,000" and $20,000 Public required to pay an extra $6 registra- 14,000 persons in attendance at the|tion fee, warns The Pembroke Obser- ver, ' the Gardens on Friday night it was hh Coc da ren NAA to the effect that you carry a mini-. Liability and Propérty Damage of 'at least $6,000. Otherwise you will be pk $y ign SA ti A ag BRAY Wd Br EB SR A PY ernment, The Old Age Security Tax, Excise Tax, Sales Tax, and a variety of other levies, reflected not only in the direct taxes which people pay, but in the price they pay for food, clothing and shelter, are the source of the 'funds that meet the staggering cost of State welfare, = -] Sanitary Inspector of the County Fy Many Things By Ambrose Hills - ADVICE TO YOUNGSTERS We have a room' in our basemgit, full of well-stuffed chairs, a beat-up Toronto touch, and a chesterfield we bought when first married--plus a 4- At first T suppose it was TV tha drew us together' in this comfortable voom. , Now the set is off most of the time, 'but the family still gathers to chat, loaf, or read. Last night, in a moment of quiet, Sal read aloud a few words that started a lecture from Dad. *« "This sounds like. you or Gramma." Sal said. "Gilbert Highet says a per- son ought to memorize something every day, and then when he's waiting for a bus or riding a train or has an idle moment, he has something good on his mind instead of just gawking. ." That started my lecture, Oddly enough, the kids enjoyed it. I'm sure they did, because when we were hav- ing our late snack, Sal said, "Go on, Dad . .. you're really interesting . .. better than TV!" Kids now-days aren't given to idly flattering their parents, so the fact that no one dis- agreed with Sal encourages me to pass on the gist of my lecture, I told them about the diffcult times fellows like me had in' the depression --how a thousand times I remembered something my father had written to me in a letter. He'd said, "Every lo- comotive has a sandbox'and when the tracks get slippery on a hill, the en- gineer uses some of the sand. Every person has some sand in his makeup, in the form of character, and the time to use it is when things seem difficult. Just don't give up. Use some sand." I can still see those words in his hand. writing as if I were only now read- ing them, and I hope my youngsters will remember them too. I recited to my children something I read in the paper the other day. It can destroy a poem, an act of kind- ness, or the satisfaction a man gets from giving more to the world than he expects from it." ~ My son piped up, "There is a dan- ger that we are raising a generation of youngsters who enjoy shooting at sitting ducks, or delight in taking home from the hunt more birds than they brought down with their own guns", ) "Hey," I said, "that's the point. Did you make that up 7" - He grinned and held up a copy of a Sports magazine. "Read it ten mi- nutes ago--right here." - "Memorize it," I told him, "and re- member it. Next time you're tempt- ed to feel sorry for yourself, it'll pop. up in your mind." I am convinced that if every young- ster in Canada started life with a de- termnation to do more than his share but ask less than his share, we'd build a nation stronger and greater than the world has known. Unfortunately, too many crackpots are spouting a text that puts reverse English on that truth. And the strange thing about it is they claim._to be idealists, and sometimes get away with it! District Doings RATS MUST GO IN PICKERING TOWNSHIP If there are-rats in the township garbage dump, it won't be the Pied Piper who will get rid of them but, something will be done if it is found they are there in numbers. Councillor Glen Julian said it had been reported to him that there were numerous rats in the dump, which are a menace to farms and homes in the area.. . TR Mr. Arthur Carlton, dump caretaker, said that most of the rats in the dump have been brought in with truckloads refuse. } ~ A motion was made to have the Health Unit make an investigation to rats. - . LONGEST CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY FOR SOME YEARS Ontario school.children are to get a long Christmas'holiday this year-- thanks to the calendar. ; Education depaitment officials have stated that schools would normally close on December 20th, a Friday and re-open January 3rd. But as January 8rd is also a Friday, the holiday will << . : costs will diminish. But since every wage. earner in the country is ealled upon to foot the bill, it might be well to see low nuch Canadigns can dfford Nobody expects that social security ity program. / said, "Neither Sputnick or Muttnick the meeting. determine what can be done about the |- now be from December 21st to Jan. 6. before embarking on any further ex- pansion of the country's social secur- ~Canadian Statesman Blackstock The W.A. of the United Church met in the Sunday School room on Tuesday afternoon with 29 ladies and 7 children present. Mrs. Ross Duff the Vice-President, presided. The meeting opened with the Theme Song. Mrs. Percy VanCamp read the Scrip- ture passage and Mrs, Russell Mount- Jay gave a devotional paper. Roll call was answered with "A Christmas Thought", Several "Thank You" notes were read also several donations toward W.A. work were gatefully re- ceived. : The Treasurer gave a fine report showing finances in good shape. This being the last meeting of the. year considerable business was dealt with. Mrs. Cecil Gibsgp, group leader, then presided. for the following program-- A reading, "Christmas Isn't What It Used to Be" by Mrs. Fred Cowling; Mrs. Wilbur Archer-gave a report of the recent W.A, Convention.in Oshawa and displayed some literature. Christ- mas Carol'singing and the Benediction closed the meeting. Mrs. Merrill VanCamp presented the report of the nominating committee with officers for 1958 as (follows: President, Mrs. Roy McLaughlin; Secretary, Mrs, Wil- bert Archer; Treasurer, Mrs. Russell Mountjoy; Good Cheer, Mrs. Harold Martyn; Pianist, Mrs. Neil Werry; Parsonage Committee, Mesdames Roy Taylor, Ross Duff and Meryyn Gra- ham. . ~ oo On Wednesday afternoon a goodly number of ladies from Nestleton and Blackstock Woiiren's Institutes met in the Community Hall. Mrs, Lorne Thompson, President of Blackstock W.I. president, and after opening ex- ercises-introduced the guest 'speaker, Miss Chipsham of Toronto, who gave an address and led a discussion on "Where Food Makes a Difference".-A delicious lunch was served by Black- stock ladies. Mrs. R. Davison, presi- dent of Nestleton W.I. thanked our ladies for the invitation to share in A shower was held in the Com- munity Hall, Thursday night in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Bringman (Mary Wilson). Dalton Darrell was chairman and after a fine programime had been given, on behalf of the com-| munity presented the gifts to the happy couple. Both groom and the bride made fitting replies. A de- licious lunch was served after which ronta Teachers' College at noon, After which they toured the College. Some of the teachers from our group took part in a P.T. demonstration given by Mr. Duncan of Teachers College. The O.N.O. girls were the busy ladies last week. On Saturday even: ing they served a hot turkey banquet. to about 230 guests of Durham Fed eration of Agriculture. . Miss Donna McLaughtlin spent the week-end with her grandmother, Mrs. Edith Murphy at Tyrone, . Mr, and. Mrs. Roy McLaughlin and family were Sunday afternoon guest of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Murphy at Tyrone. Mr. and Mrs. Richard VanCamp spent the week-end with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Roy Morrow, at Hilton. Mr. and Mrs Stanford VanCamp and Miss Doreen called on Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Proutt on Sunday, on the occasion of their 25th wedding anni- versary. Cdngratulations Mr. and Murs. Prout. ; Mr. and 'Mrs. Russell Spinks of Oshawa, visited Mrs. Ed. Darcy and Mrs. Ira Argue, on Sunday. Miss Joan Venning spent the week- Edith Murphy at Tyrone. Mr. and Mrs. Wes Pearce and Mr and Mrs. John Rahm, attended the Pearce-Buxcey wedding in Prince Al- bert church on Saturday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cook, Beaver- ton, visited her sister Mrs. Wilbert Archer, Thursday. Miss Eva Parr is visiting her cousin in Detroit. : Mrs. Richard Stinson, Bowmanville, visited Mr. adn Mrs. Frank Stinson, Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Gib. Marlow attended the Ice-Capades on Friday night and the Motorama -in Toronto on Satur- day. : The Couples Club spent a very pleasant evening with Solina 3-M's Club, on Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Sandy Dawson brought her mother, Mrs. F. Bailey, home from Windsor on Sunday. Mrs. Dawson is staying a few days. Mr. Dawson- commenced work as collector of Customs in Oshawa last week and they intend moving there as soon as they can procure a house. 'Mrs. Fred Dayes, Lorraine and Jim, spent Friday with Mr. and Mrs. Reg. Sutton, in Orono. Pine Grove all who cared to dance enjoyed them- selves to the music of Miss Shirley Harris, Messrs. Chas. Smith and Roy McLaughlin. All the Public School Teachers at- teended. the West Durham Public School: convention in Toronto on Fri- day. In the afternoon they visited different class rooms of East York schools. A banquet was held in To-; Master Carl Emby is spending a few days.with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hill Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hill visited a few days with their daughters Mr. and Mrs: Russell Emby and family who have just returned from Germany and Mr. and Mrs. Howard Emby and fam- ily of Campbellford last week. family of Streetsville visited.Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. A. Handel, : Sunday visitors at E. Ballards were Mr. Johi Locke and family, Mr. Russ Ballard and Mr, Fred Guy. Mr. Forest Pugh made several calls in the District Sunday. order of the day. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Banks attended old Hillison ranch; and also joined in the Birthday party for Mr, Deacon in Toronto on Friday" last. Tt Mrs, Bothwell visited Wednesday af- ternoon with Mrs. E. Bdllard. Mr' and Mrs, John Hingston and Mr, and Mrs. Charlie Gourlie attend- ed the Bazaar at Utica on Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. A. Rothwell and boys were in Toronto Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Gourlie call- ing on Mr. and Mrs. Russell Ballard and also visited with Mr." and Murs. Robt. Gourlie on Friday. Mr. and Mrs. C. Gourlie spent Sat. urday evening with Mr. and Mrs, Brock. Mr. Henderson will take charge of the service onl Sunday, Dec. 8th. Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Duckworth and family visited Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Taylor in Peterborough on Sunday. Mrs. H. Armstrong and Clarence attended a funeral in Oshawa Tues- day. Mr. and Mrs. Talbert Evans had Sunday supper with Mr. and Mrs. Jack Johnson. Mr. and Mrs. L. Wagner visited Mr. and Mrs. Talbert Evans one even- ing last week. Hilltop Herald By Darlene Christie Hi folks! Like everyone else in the Little Red School House, I'm cramming for Christmas exams this week, so I'm quite thankful that, unlike last week, there isn't too much to report. There weren't many sports las week because the gym was used for band practice several days. The band is getting all "polished up" to help wel- come Santa Claus in the parade on Saturday. Also several baton-twirling majorettés will add sparkle to our re- presentation so be sure to keep an eye (two eyes) open for our group, = A framed certificate of merit and ap- preciation hangs in its allotted spot in the main hall. It was recdived for the band by "Mr. Jefford from the Puterborough Lions Club. Our band played in a parade at Peterborough last year. In girls volleyball on Friday a very exciting game was played--The Out- come--*"'F"" (M. L. Robertson) defeat- ed "E" (I. Ptolemy) 32-31. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Brennand and See you next week. and new rail lines fan «sumer demand, two of BRE (et es BTA 5 SARA UX SRA Railroad building and mining development form . 0) 1 a hand-in-hand partnership . across Canada as great new mineral fields continue to be discovered out to bring the valuable metals or their concentrates to market. In nine years Canadian National Railways has opened cight new branch lines from British Columbia to the Maritime Provinces to meet increasing con- them within a recent two- week period, One of these extends 161 miles between Chibougamau and Beattyville in Northern Quebec, and the other joined the Heath Steele Mines in New Brunswick across 22 milés to the CNR net- work at Bartibog. When he officially opened the line at Chibougamau, CNR President Donald Gordon received a key to the town from the mayor. Indians of the Montanee Tribe in full regalia also showed up to welcome the visitors. At Heath Steéle, N.B., Mr. Gordon paused to read the inscription on the last spike before driving it into the tie to officially mark the completion of the line. oS SE fl Voting is the the play "Bright Sun at Midnight" written by John Gray, who owns the " } & WEL Crt ats Ved i. ce or Tt tn SOS er ~ oT fare = SE rN nn ps a en