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~The New Not since the dark days of the past-war What a build-up this car got! And yet in | - "when the Nazi power was at {ta height" spite of all the Fantastic claims.of the man: have we faced the future with quite so ufacturer when the car was found: to be ¢ glum an outlook. In the realm of inter- {_ thorough inspection it was . und. to be 'Balonal pelitics We appear to be facing the "nothing more than a dolled. up version of. -same old stalemates that have bedevilled ~~ previous models. The public has quit:buy- us.since the onset of the cold war. In ad- fed. up: - 5 ing it." And the public {is getti ~~ dition, we are beset with the seemingly with the pap and the claims and the super- insoluble problems of 'militant nationalism latives. It is 'beginning to realize that in Asia, in the Near East and in Northern ca, - Everywhere we turn we.seem to be stymied and what is worse, for the first time, we appear to be bankrupt of new ideas which we might use as weapons in dealing with our dilemmas, : : "happiness and security and other essential -experiences can't be massed produced and sold in the market places. They have learned through experience that the new and the wonderful are not necessary to good living, They are turning away from : the high pressure pitch men of radio and television and business is feeling the pinch. . The new car-craze reached its peak in 19565; television some time later, resusci- tated for awhile by. portable television, it now shows signs of a real slump. And so And returning to the home scene there Seems to be little cause for optimism either. In the face of rising costs and the deterior-- ation of goods and materials, the consum- -ing public is showing a reluctance to spent money. The truth of the matter seems to we enter 1958 with our morale at a pretty 'be that the general public has been to lose low level. The one consolation seems tobe faith in our modern methods of advertising that we are once more beginning to look at and ballyhoo. This has been amply proven : by the response to an entirely new line of -cars put ut by one of America's greatest manufacturers, No car was ever intro- duced on. the market amid such a fanfare, "National Conference > From February 17 to 20 there. will be held in Ottawa a National Conference of - - Education. To this conference will go delegates from all parts of Canada, some 700'in'all, . The conference hopes to find solutions = for two fundamental questions; How to provide a better education opportunity for more Canadians and How to obtain better . value for the taxpayer's educational dollar. Lt. Col. K. R. Swinton, Committee Chair- man, stated that Canada is wasteful of its most precious resourses--the intellectual talents and brain power of its youth, Only seven or eight children out of every. 35 things realistically. If this augurs that we are going to come to grips with our real problems in 1968 perhaps it will in spite of all the signs and portents turn out to he a very good year indeed. 100 who :begin.school life will. enter uni- versity and only five or six of these will graduate. At a much lower level, almost two-thirds of the pupils-who enter Grade 'VII dropout of school before completing high school, and of students with high'in- lligence only one in three ever finish high school. Certainly, it seems timely that such a conference were held. But, since its find- ings must eventually be translated into action by the 'home it is difficult to say just how far such a conference can really £0 in raising the educational level of our. country. ] : the second concession of that town- ship, from Highway 12 east to the Ontario - Victoria' boundary, about 2 miles, \ Eh Reeve Robert Baird asked that the country assume a half-mile and the 14th concession 'of Reach, . running 'west from the county : line between Ontario and Victoria. The remainder of the road is already a county road 'which runs into the hamlet of Sea- 'grave, : Both suggestions were referred to 'the road board for a report. hazard near his property owing to no year's Council. be put up. : A by-law appointing Thomas Hor- ton as grader operator and' Road Superintendent was infroduced: which the Reeve refused to act on. There- fore a- written motion was prepared by Councillor Trewin and seconded by Councillor Wright that Reeve Bruce Ashton vacate' Chair for the passing of the by-law on grounds of refusing to act, and Deputy-Reeve Green take over, . Carried. : Moved by Councillor Hyland, seconds ed by Councillor Trewin first reading of {the by-law; ed by Councillor irewin, seconded by ' Councillor Hy- | land second reading of the by-law, moved by Councillor Wright, seconded by Councillor Trewin, third reading of: the by-law, then signed by Deputy Reeve Green as acting' Reeve. : A "motion by Councillor Trewin, seconded' by Councillor Wright that Reeve Ashton chair the balance of the meeting after passing of the By-law, Deputy:Reeve Green then asked the Reeve to put his reasons for refusing to act in writing which was done and reads as follows: "I, Bruce Ashton, Reeve of the Twp. of Cartwright give reasons as to why. I refused to sign the said By-law. My first reason is that I have been in contact with the Municipal Engi« neer in: Port Hope and that he told me ag far as he could see everything was infirst class shape in Cartwright as far as our Road Superintendent is concerned. My second reason is that being Reeve 'here for the past year I have had but minor complaints of our Road Superintendent. My third reason is that I do not like at this time of year and at this meeting that we should change Road Superintendent, as this new man stat- ed in his tende More snow fence is to - BB D 'mu i District Doings NEW RATE OF PAY FOR COUNTY COUNCILLORS IN 1958 "Amid. considerable debate, Ontario County. Councillors last week voted a pay increase; beginning next year, The councillors will next year receive: $14 per day, For years they have been paid $10 per day. - J The rates for committee meetings of 'the council will continue at $10 per day. Mileage rates of '10 cents per mile were not altered. Accompanying the recommendation fot. the pay raise was a suggestion Jt RIN Ene HEATERS) Pe" ---- © ef-L DIFFERENT TYPES OF REAUTY > Chic on to new rate| We need it around us, that which id Ais Reeve Garnet /ilson, of anning. | delights the eye, the ear and other ion village, who will not be a member ' Sénses. Yet, to define it, to pin it of next year's couneil, = + = [would arouse varying degrees of op- He claimed that, although council | Position. What constitutes beauty for members from the south end of the|Oone would be something else for an- county did not receive the mileage ai. other, go different ave our tastes. lowance niembers from the north did, | For some beauty i& exemplified in a they still took home a sizeable cheque |flower, a painting, 'the physical' quali- 7g ties of young womanhood. For others after council meeting, ~~ Sd: : : beauty is the passing fashion whether WOULD REVIVE.FOX BOUNTY - |in dress, houseliold furnishings or the INCOUNTY = | newest model automobile, . Those who The payment of fox bounties, almost | find delight in a Mozart composition a perennial topic of discussion af, the | are offended by certain types of mod- Ontario County Council, may 'again ern music that others enjoy and: who get on the agenda at a meeting in|disliRe classical numbers, = Whithy. Last week Reeve John J.| Some hold mountain wilderness is MacFayden of Mara Twp. told the|the highest type of beauty; others council that Victoria county. officials| want forests transformed into build. were 'calling for the payment of such ing materials and pulp plants. Some 5 "| look to nature as the finest form of a bounty. z ; ; Under 'county matters', Reeve Mac- are; others believe that man improves nature by changing it into something Fayden reported that he had been 1 elsé, a talking to officials of Eldon Twp, and i®y Victoria County Council recently and| Nature, of course, has both ugliness te | and humor as well as beauty. Per- "had been told that "they we - Per- pressing, for the return: of the fox| haps even ugliness seems beautiful to 5, > aad \ ewurn "ol the, 1¢ : r that he had no ex- bountyto Ontario County, The boun-| some, There, is certainly varisty|peridhee. =. . ty was abolished two years ago. Prior enough to please any 'cospololifan| initely think that this matter + to that, the county paid a bounty of | taste. "Certain primitive tribes adorn | Shonld be left for next year's Council." $300 per fox. "7 themselves wi unts were ordered paid and ad- ; rings in their noges,| they | and flatten 'their Teads in infancy. J Thels appeafince may be repulsive to Aon us as some of our practices would be Tete is no one type of All the call of the Clerk. % " i lights. Request was referred to next |- Christmas Candle light Worship ser- hi given by ¢Naney Dorrell, work out of us" 80, instead, 1] 3 baring uote: & man from the trade union Are you, personally, doing your best work? Or are you coasting ? you a self-starter, or does the. boss havé to stand behind you and give you a nudge? ; ; : If you have been a slow-poke, a slowdown_expert, are you willing, for at least this one year, to make a change? If you and I and everyone who happens to read this column made a firm decision to extend ourselves in 1958, we'd set a pace. that would in- spire others. . A few thousand really | hard-working individuals can accom. plish surprising things. to sit back and hope that the govern- ment will. make us all prosperous, However, I've sat in the gallery at Ottawa and watched parliament in action. They don't" grow any 'grain, plow any fields, build any factories, dig any ditches. They make laws and they spend money--your money and mine. If you count on them to create prosperity, we're going to be out of luck. They just can't do it. The hard facts of life are that we, | as individuals, must do the producing. Sure, if' mahy of us work hard there will always be a few who drag their feet and perhaps get more than their share of what we have produced. However, if-we all drag our feet, we all suffer for it. So how's about a resolution faster gait in fifty eight! _ Blackstock "(Too late for last week) A Iwould- like to take this opportun- ity of 'wishing the Staff of the Port Perry Star and all readers of this column the Season's Greetings and a Health, Happy and Pleasant New Year. ; The Wo He Lo Mission Band held their Christmas meeting Tuesilay sf. ternoon. Nancy Bavieit presided. The Ronald Martyn, Sharon Larmer, Jim Carnaghan 'and Lorna Wright. All 'marched to the front and presented their special offering as 'a birthday gift for' Jesus, then sang "Father Bless the gifts we bring Thee", Lorna 'Wright read the minutes and roll eall with program as follows: Helen Swain piano solo; "Home on the Range" by Judy Swain; Solo "Away in a' Manger" and Lorna did' the actions as Judy sang; Glen Bonnetta read 'Christmas Day; Gail Bonnetta read "Its Christ- 'mas"; "John: Larmer recited "The First Christmas"; Bill Thompson read "A Negro Carol"; Cheryl and Michael McCormick said "Its Jesus Birthday"; Russel Carnaghan recited "I want my Teddy"; Linda Butt sang "Silent Night"; Doris and Dennis Ashton sang "Santa Claus is Coming"; Lois Wright recited "Overheard in an Or- are Judy Mountjoy read "Squir- rels Holiday"; Bobby McLaughliirres] cited "Christmas is a Happy Time"; Brian Mountjoy recited "Oh Little Vine". All sang "The First Nowell and repeated the Band 'Benediction. Rev. Romeril dropped in to say Hello and wish all a Merry Christmas, The children sang "We wish you a Merry Christmas" for Mr, Romeril and the leaders of the Band. The leaders treated to candy. Next meeting will be Jan, 7th, 19568. i Wednesday evening, Dee, 18, twenty seven of the Explorers, O.G.I'\, Ty- ros and Sigma C's met in: the Sunday School room for their Christmas party, They had.plannéd Carol sing- ing for the Shut-fns-of the village, but owing to the pouring rain, that had' to be omitted, But a very pleas sant evening of games and refresh- ments was spent, ending with a Can- dle Light Worship service fn the church. LOL, 188 held: fl * The Sunday School room was jam- Are Of course, it would be much easier ternoon, \ : to the Senior's program all the 'youn-' ger pupils were taken fo the auditori-| ed home from Belleville Sunday. um to see and hear the dress re- hearsal. the service at 10 a.m. Sunday, P. Romeril delivered a fine sermon on dered two fine Christmas Anthems, . | med for their. Christmas open sessfon , | When edch class presented a number Billy + 'on the program; at the close of each child was given a gift fro . | Bunday School. A generous offé was received to) af" 2nd .Censor--John Wilson, Tyrone Tyrone 2nd Standard Bearer--Ernest Youngman, Pontypool Pursevent--Oscar McQuade, Cadmus 'Tyler--Herb, Hooey, Blackstock On Thursday evening a very: fine concert was presented to a large au- dience in the auditorium of Central Public School by the pupils of Grades V, VI, VII'and VIII, under the direc- tion of their teachers Mrs. Bruce Hea. slip. Mr. Grant Campbell and Mr. Neil Bailey. The fine scenery was all drawn and painted by the pupils with Elaine Mountjoy of Grade VIIT art directress. - } Programme Address of Welcome -- Leonard Saunders, -_ 0, Canada. - Coral ' Speaking--T Before Christmas. Song--It's Beginning to look like Christmas, Grade V & VI, Recitation -- Mischievous. Janice, Janice Byers. Recitation--Getting Even with Sis- ter, Bruce Gibson, Songs--There'll Always Be a Christ- mas;' Silver Bells; I saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus--Gr. VII & VIII Recitation -- The Seasons--David Wottgn, Dennis Prosser, Donald Me- Laughlin, John Cousins. Recitation--That Caff--Ceryl Met- calf, Baton' Twirling--Sylvia Lawrence, Maryn Stinson ' Songs -- Reaper's Song; Qld Dog Tray; The Wedding of Jack and Jill. Recitation--Depression--David Bal. lingalk 5 Piano Solos--Lorraine Dayes, and Elaine Mountjoy. Poems--8hips of Yule--David Kyte, Songs My Paddle Sipegr--wRainie Mountiov..lwetie Bateese -- Leonard Saunders. Piano Solo--Donna McLaughlin Songs--The Song of the Gondolier. The Song of the Shepherd Boy--Gr. VII and VIII Drill--Dance--Gr. V and VI Play--Bringing Up Junior=-Gr, VII and VIIL : Pageant--The Sweetest Story--Gr. V, VI, VII, Recitation -- A Workin' Farm---Paul Rahm, Songs--The Angel's Message. Westminster: Carol--Gr, 'V, VI, VII and VIII. The National 'Anthem. Owing to the large number of child- ren now attending our public school, and no, place in the village large snough to accomodate the crowd who would attend; the school council de- cided to have three entertainments. The above mentioned near Christmas, one to be presented by the Intermedi- ate and Junior grades in February and the third by the Primary groups near Easter. : ; Each room of the public school as well ag the high school had a Christ- 'was the. Night On the 1st Cengor--Lloyd Clark, Pontypool 1st Standard Bearer--Karl. Colbary, 4b le tt, th A My hash a >janovement, hoa PVILS el : : w 8 \ | "What it comes to is this, there is : 1 es Ford ain, tance 1 es. implicith | only certain sized cake to bo'divided | These officers were' elostine. | "when applying chervlea] (¥ef Spandit a lot of people want a large | R.B.P. No. 308 annual meeting: -- killers. a a Hoe they can only get it by taking it| Wor. Preceptor--Wes. Taylor, from others: 'There. is only one way © Tyrone : * | by which we can with a given volume Dept. Precoptor--<Walter Murphy, ~ Jot employment increase our : reall. Tyrone 23 standard of living and that is by each Chaplain--Geo, Wolfe, Blackstock 5 of us producing more or in other Registrarn--Wm. Wallace, words. putting up our productivity, Bowmanville ' There is no other answer," * Treasurer--Herb, Swain, - That was spoken by. Sir Stafford| . Blackstock Cripps to the Trades Union Congress. | it Lecturer--Brenton McCullough, Blunt words but true, Tyrone J And because they are true, they pre-| 2nd- Lecturér--Herb, Prescott, +] sent a challenge, - 'Enfield : - Whar Your CBC farm commentators are in every rural'centre in Ontario. Be. tween the four of them they are re- sponsible for bringing you farm: news, \ \ the Craig Family, gardening hints and Television's "Country Calendar," They are (left to right); George Atkins, Norn Garrick, Jim Ross and Johnny Moles. Hall filled to capacity when the Na- tivity Play "The Stained Glass Win. dow was presented by members of the United Church. The first scene showed an Orphan match girl with hep puppy, sitting outside the. Cathedral trying to sell matches and the people who passed by on their way to "worship?" Then the nurse and children who stopped bought all her matches 'and invited her to the service telling her of Jesus and his love. The Becond scene showed "The Stained Glass Window" inside the Cathedral with the three scenes--The Shepherds -- The Manger = sand the Wise Men and King Herod and the orphan girl slumped in a dark corner to watch and listen. - As the Shep- herds saw the light they journeyed to the stable and found the child guard- ed by an Angel. Then the wise men, after Herod, sending them to go search, came with their gifts to the manger scene. All through the scene, the nurse was explaining to her child- ren the full meaning of the story and finally Mary, singing a very sweet lullaby to the Babe. The third scene showed the care-. taker and his wife finding the orphan girl sleeping on the Cathedral steps and after confirmong her that "There is a Jesus who loves you" they adopt- ed her and her puppy. This service was opened by all sing- - Sunday night' saw the Community Wright and family were Sunday 'guests of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Wright and girls, 3 Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Drinkwater and family, Ottawa are spending a few days with her mother Mrs, W. W. VanCamp and other relatives. : -- Manchester (Too late for last week) There was a large congregation at Church on Sunday to hear Rev. Mr. _ Braham's Christmas Message. Mn. Harvey Dobson sang "Away in a Man- ger" and "Silent Night" with harp accompaniment, } Mrs, Samells: and pupils put~on the usual fine Christwgs entertainment in the hall last Thursdiy-avening, Santa Claus called and = distribu 2 from a loaded tree and candy bags to all the children. Mr, and Mrs. Lorne Thompson gave a generous cash do- nation toward candy and fruit.for the bags. This was much appreciate The children of the School preg their teacher with a love wo. in- chair. Miss Donna Samelid#firaham ist for the evening gps. °° was Master of Coyffm this charge Quite a nughfial Christmas. ser- attended th j1ead Church on Sun- vice at _§ ; i i & Carrie-Cowan and Miss Doreen prayer by Rev, P. Romeril. Carg¥ were sung at intervals all thro, J pliie nd 2 solo "Away in a M8QgeT Ad eed & horpdis Tone Sa : #5 sung by Floyd 'ry ee.) - closed by. all singing another Carol and prayer by the Pastor, Cast of Characters-- Meg., an orphan girl --Winifred Swartz Toby--Meg's little puppy. Woman---Dorothy Forder Man--Stuart Dorrell Woman and child--Gwenith Thomp- son and Elizabeth Nurse and 2 children--Kathleen Dorrell, Donna McLaughlin, ~. Floyd Kyte. : Madonna--Jean Kyte Angel--Elaine Mountjoy Three Wise Men--Blake Gunter, ~ Jim Marlow, Neil Malcolm. Herod--Richard Bowles Shepherds--Roy McLaughlin, Ralph Larmer, Harold McLaughlin, Voices off stage-- Inn. Keeper--Merrill VanCamp Jogseph--Stuart Dorrell Bob Caretaker--Harold Kyte Ruth, his wife--Edith McLaughlin Mr, Melville:and Miss Doris Griffin, Mr. and Mrs, Lorne Griffin, Mr. and Mrs. A: Gerrard attended the wedding mas party in their own room one af- And the afternoon previous Sunday ' afternoon the Anglican Church Was filled and 'all enjoyed the Nativity Pageant presented by the | Port Perry, Mr. and Mrs. Rupt. Byers, Sunday School children, interspersed, Bowmnnville, were Sunday gugsts of by Carol Singing and seripture read-| My, and Mrs, Oscar Graham. ings. McArthur, Fred Hantilton and Mil- dred Colley. This was direeted by Mads, After the service all! the Sun- The United Churchrwas filled for Rev, 'The Royal Entry". The choir ren- od day to spend a few days with the Turner relatives at Winchester. mily entertained hér parents Mr, and : Mrs, Walter Oke of Enniskllen and went to the Parish Hall, viewed the | their family Saturday evening on the beautiful Christmas tree and each child | teceived a gift from day School. occasion of Mr, and Mrs. Oke' wedding anniversary, home from Saturday until Thursday, and Marilyn joined the rest of the Duff families at the home of his par- ents Mr."and Mrs, Lorne Duff, Shir-' mer Fitze of Oshawa, Mr, A 'MacCréa, Linda and Carl 6f wie of Mr. Clem Rahm and Miss Ruth Wilson: at Young's Point, Saturday. Mr, and Mrs. J. A, Johnston return. Mr, and Mrs, Roy Turner left Mon- Mr. and Mrs, Clarence Graham of Mr. and Mra, Bruce Ashton and fa- s 46th Miss Gertrude Henry, Toronto, is Mr, and Mrs, Ross Duff, Graham ey, on Sunday. CTR a i Shortridge and guests of ing "Oh Come all_ye Faithful and fg id, -f. Toronto visited M : Hospital, he week-end. & ; ' or Gerald Crosier, Miss Joan Corn haron and Doreen well and sisters S and Mrs. W. > i vening. GAR "Owe, te) ling 0 he wets Coe F. Crosiér on "Fi wi weeepted v We are glad to see Mr. Afviithe"" derVoort bark at the B.A. station ter several weeks in St. Michae 1 The Women's Association will meet at Mrs, O. Croxall's on" Thuraday, January 9th, : ; Mr. and Mrs. W: F. Crosier visited Mr. and Mrs. Jack Ronald, 'Ajax on Sunday. Mrs, Hannah Johnston 'with Mys, F. B. Johnston and. Has FHidnded the Perkins S34" _uding in Tor. LON "on Saturday, Cedar Creek On Thursday 'evening the Christmas Concert was held at the school. A former student, Joan Wilson, was Chairlady. 'In her opening address ghe mentioned that this likely would be the last Christmas Concert to be held in our school. She drew atten- tion to the three beautiful coloured Christmas scenes that a former stu- dent, Ronnie Larocque, had drawn on the black boardl. Joan. then announ- ced the program which consisted of songs, recitations, plays, drills, a square' dance by the junior pupils, a black . faced minstrel show * ending with the $64,000 quiz show. An add- ed attraction . was three' tap. dance numbery" by two young lady visitors. Santa arrived and the parcels on the tree were soon distributed. The children received 'a treat of ice cream from Mr. and Mrs, Alfred Kemp from the Ridge View Snack Bar. Séveral visitors were present. A former teacher and his wife, Mr. and Mrs, Merlin Slute of Bowmanville. Cedar Creek was Merlin's first school and he had his first concert here 18 years ago. Mya, Sautiders, of Pickering, Mrs. Mrs. Clothier's mother, - \ » £ Whi, I RR Mrs. Roy Blain sand © lag : : #fack, Toronto, were with relatives on - == +