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"3 ud Member of The Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association > THE STAR EDITORIAL PAGE ¢ Thursday, July 24th, 1958 Notes and The West Draws Together Hardly had the ink dried on the De Gaulle affair when the West found itself . > plunged smack into the middle of another crisis, this time, in the Middle East. _ Al- though most people were well aware that there was trouble with Nasser, few had any idea that events in those oil rich coun- tries of intrigue and shifting loyalties could move so swiftly to a climax. While we were busy trying to assess the reports of the rebellion and its progress in Leb- anon, the constituted authority of Iraq, one of the more civilized countries of the Arab world was wiped out by assassination and a successful military coup. With-one bold stroke the Soviet-backed United Arab League under the direction of Nasser exacted payment for the awful mistake the United States made when Bri- tain and France tried to tumble this Middle East Hitler from his wordy pinnacle. It was Dulles who really forced along with the Russians, the retreat of the British and French from the course on which they had embarked. Obviously but regretfully there was only one thing to do. March in to the aid of Lebanon and Jordan. This time the Americans were in full agreement with the British. The French went along with the policy too but were in no pogition to do more than give token sanction to the action that was taken. The Soviet is now sounding off and talk- ing about being on the brink of a Third World War. On the strength of this she is demanding a summit conference. How- ~The Good Ole Summertime . day, and with the Kindergarten attend- work together, and I am sure that the ' parents to go to, if only they could + see their children working and playing The good ole summertime has gone, Oh now don't 'jump to conclusions and decide right away that our calendar has been strangely affected by the latest dud at . water. Camp Canarvera; nor are we writing this from the middle of the antipodes. Let us quickly explain what we mean when we say that the good ole summertime is gone. We mean, of course, that the kind of sum- mertime we used to have and which rightly deserves the title of the good ole summer- time is no more. That sentimental, ro- =~ mantic, dream-laden era when one just lazed around in the shade of the old apple tree, or whatever tree happened to be close, = is defunct. 7: , There's nothing lazy about the way we pass our summers now. Rush out of the. -: house, load the car, pile in and zoom, we're off. We skim along the highway and other cars skim along with us, skim past us and skim in the opposite direction. Then, arrived, here, there and some other place --cottage,- picnic ground, summer resort, mountain resort, lake resort, we pile out and rush to unpack and zooom we're ready to swim, fish, build a cottage, get out the out-board and skim some more across the Others skim with us, around us and in the opposite direction. Then, time to eat and more feverish activity. What a job it is to get everybody around the table at the same time. To get a focal \cans to act quickly and decisively. ih LJ Ay Comments € ever, at such a conference the West would 'most surely have to be on the defensive -and play the game according to the dictates of the leaders of the Soviet, Such a con- ference is more in the nature of a surrend- er than it is one of negotiation. Therefore, it seems unwise and unlikely that either of the major parties of the.West will agree to attend such a meeting. What is going on in the East is a strug- gle for spheres of influence and America and Britain are both well aware that they are making a last ditch stand. If they are able to maintain nd strengthen their posi- tion by strongly. supporting good govern- ment in" the middle east countries where they still have a foot-hold the situation should steadily improve. hope that Nasser will over-reach himself and that his unstable league'may disinte- grate? Whether or no this is likely to happen depends upon the kind and quality of the co-operation between America and Britain At the moment it is developing splendidly largely because it has become quite apparent to Dulles that British colon- ialism in the Middle East is not nearly the menace posed by Nasser's control and _Soviet domination. It was clear recogni- tion of this fact that prompted the Ameri- It is to ye hoped that they continue to be so clear- sighted. Inthe meantime the Middle East muddle should be presented to the United 'Nations in its entirety, notwithstanding Soviet bluff and Soviet demands for sum- - mit conferences. point midst all the different kinds of ac- tivity going on is a major achievement. - It usually falls on the mother who has. been busy finding where things are and finding things to do with them so that groceries can become in some marvellous way food to eat. Our good ole summer times have become times of schizophrenic activity. We get about as much rest as fat on a hot griddle, Jhe fun? Stay at home when Kalamazoo eis valling? And miss all the sights? We ~ ¢do*so much in the short space of the good -, ole summertime that people can't keep - track of what they have done with out the aitl of colored cameras and movies. So everywhere all over the place people are busy shooting this and shooting that so they will have a sure and ready record of how they spent the good ole summertime that went so fast we couldn't keep up with it. or we went so fast that it didn't over- "take us. Anyway the good ole summertime is gone forever and televisions and cars and roaring. outboards and surf boards and water skis and chartered plane trips on the down payment plan are all here to make sure that it never comes back. And when space travel finally gets under way, we'll bet it begins in the ole summertime. Is it too much to ~ Lay around-in the shade? And miss all District = "hurches Scugog, Manchester and Prospect --- FIDDLERS' CONTEST CBC Television star Gordie Tapp will be the emcee of the hour-long radio broadcast of the finals from the Old-Time Fiddlers' contest in Shelburne, Ont., Saturday night, Aug. 9, over the CBC Dominion radio net- work. Tapp is one' of the stars of the CBC-TV program, Country Hoe- INVESTIGATE BEFORE YOU INVEST = ~~ Now that selling is getting tougher in the metropolitan markets the sales experts are again reaching out into the sticks with their gimmicks, The Meaford Express complains. Citizens in the smaller towns are advised to take a careful look at any proposition placed before them by out- side salesmen, who all of a sudden ap- pear on the horizon, just to save money for the gullible customer. The city sales boys use all kinds of blandishments to make a quick sale, pick up the cash and escape the con- sequences of inferior materials and faulty workmanship, i Their guise is varied. The visita- salesman, a roofing expert, an insul brick or siding specialist or even a fast-talking stock salesman who wants to put you in on a selected market. ' Advice is cheap but the best safe- guard is to deal with local people who are in business here every day in the year, They stand prepared to live up to any promises made and to deliver goods and services at a reasonable cost and with a guaranteed life ex- pectancy. The goodside firm wishing to use the the local market most generally does so through known local dealers. Don't be taken for a ride by strange down. salesmen. tion may be in the form of a chimney Clipped Comments THE RIGHT TO BE INFORMED (Award winning editorial by W. E. Doole, Editor, Brampton (Ontario) Conservator). Perhaps one of the most taken-for- granted and least appreciated Rights in the democratic way of life is our Right to be Informed. Like sunlight and fresh air, freedom of speech and freedom of the press tend to become s0 much a part of our daily life that we give them little thought. And yet, like sunlight and fresh air, these free- doms are indispensable to healthy growth and well-being. Their remov- al would stifle our existence. + The seeds of corruption and totali- tarianism wither and die under the bright glare of unbridled and unpre- judiced publicity. Communism and Fascism grew strong in those coun: tries where a free press was strangled. In Canada and in the United States, the spotlight of free speech and free press shrivelled on the vine the ridicu- lous efforts of the Nazi bunds, the Communists cells and the Ku Klux Klan, The highway contracts and Petawawa scandals were eradicated when exposed to the light of public in- formation. Freedom fighters all down through the ages have struggled and died for | The Right of the Public to be Inform- ed. But the fight goes on today. Less spectacular perhaps and niaybe" less obvious the the insidious inroads of to- District NEWCASTLE COUNCIL REJECTS SITE FOR DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL "NEWICASTLE--A request for coun- cil's approval of the proposed new High School on a site north of Orono (east of the cemetery) was received by the Newcastle village council at its regular July meeting on Monday even- ing. After some discussion, a motion was passed instructing the clerk to write to the Board informing it that this-couneil, after-full consideration of the matter, cannot give its approval to the construction of a High School in the location proposed by the Board. A delegation of one, the local member Irwin Colwill, appeared on behalf of the Board. FINED FOR CARRYING SAWED OFF RIFLE For having in his possession a saw- ed off rifle, a Pickering Twp. youth last week was fined $10 2nd costs and the gun confiscated. Thomas KE. wright, 18, pleaded guilty before Mag- istrate Frank Ebbs, in Whitby police court to a charge of possessing a gun with a barrel less than 20 inches long. P.C. P. Hollywood, of Pickering Township Police Department, told the court that he had checked Wright's car on July 6th and found a sawed off .22 calibre rifle in the glove box. He pro- duced the gun in court, the barrel cut short and the butt fashioned into a hand grjp. The youth told the court that he had used the gun for hunting and usually kept it stored in his home, Crown Attorney Alex Hall said that there was nothing sinister in the youth Doings having the gun but pointed out to him that the Criminal Code prohibited any- one from possessing such a gun. In levying the fine, His Worship the accused that such a gun could be dangerous if it got into someone else's hands. LICENSE WELL DIGGERS IN WHITBY TOWNSHIP Well diggers operating in Whitby Township will have to obtain licenses for future operations if a recommend- ation of the Medical Health Officer McKinney is implemented by the Township Council. With a serious condition developing in variious sections of the Township as the growth of residential areas con- tinues, it is felt that closer control of well and septic tank installations was necessary. Dr. McKinney suggested that the position of all wells and disposal sys- tems be shown on the original applica- tions for building permits, 174 PERMITS ISSUED PICKERING TOWNSHIP i BROUGHAM---Building permits for construction with an estimated cost of $3,204,950 have been issued in Picker- ing Township at the end of June, 1958. This figure compares with $1,607,380 for the corresponding six-month per- iod in 1957. 85 permits were issued during the month of June with an estimated value of $1,665,060. This includes 63 dwell- ings. So far this year there have heen 174 dwelling permits issued. a total of 89 dwelling permits were issued for the entire year. The attendance at our daily Vaca- tion Bible School has kept up remark- ably well. Last week we had an at- tendance of about one hundred each ing for the first time this morning (Monday) our numbers jumped to one hundred and thirty. It was a lovely morning, and was an, inspiration to see 80 many happy little faces. We are all finding out what a joy it is to adults are deriving as much pleasure from the School as'the children. There are about twice as many attending "from Prospect and Manchester today for which we are very grateful. No trouble would be too much for the and singing with so many of their own size. The junior girls are having much pleasure in creating. slippers from plastic foam. A number of the. teachers -have also made themselves each, a pair, and as someone said when wearing them, it stems as if one were floating on air. The wood work went well this morning, and believe it or not, there wasn't one blade of our four fret saws. broken! Some of the eats produced really dd look as though they were in a fight, and had portions of their ears bitten off. But what's the difference! The boys are having 'and what to do by the girls. girls for captains; but I do not thing the boys like being told where to go « To- morrow we will have the girls play against the boys, with a few additions to the girls' team, Last year the girls won. And so every session has gone well, and up to' now, the interest has been .maintained. Those who have been leading in Bible Study have been able to hold thedittention and interest very. well. We invite the parents to join us in 'a picnic on Friday. Immediately after our morning session the children will be taken over to Stephenson's Point; and just as soon as possible, we would like to have lunch. A committee is being formed to look after the tables, Nettie Aldred and her committee are attending. to the games and prizes. Each family is asked to make up a basket lunch and bring with them. 1 hope that we have as nice a picnic as Prospect had last Thursday. It was the largest and most successful outing that they have had. On Sunday the School will hold its closing exercises, "There, will be Sun- day School at 10.00 am. The details have not all been worked out yet; but there will be four classes, namely Adults, Junior, Primary, and Kinder- fun, We tried an experiment with the a rv garten, We are asking our two Sup- ball game last Friday in having two, crintendents on 'the Island, Messrs. Cecl Fralick and Anson Gerrow to be . in charge. At this session the certi- ficates will be given. Then the Church | service will, follow at 11 a.m. And who can predict what may accrue from | our two weeks of Daily Vacation Bible | School! Last Sunday Scugog 'was | filled, and we had sixty-one at Sunday School. The Choir sang "Heavenly , Sunshine" und the Minister's text was | "Behold there went out a sower to sow." The Church must sow, and keep | on sowing, whatever may happen to the seed. Let us all sow liberally, for God has guaranteed a harvest. We invite you all then to be with us on the Island on Sunday. = There will be no services at Manchester and Prospect. Happy birthdays to Pauline Johns- ton, Joan Healey, Sharon Brayley, Kenneth Wilson and Patricia Loates of the Island: to Eunice Roach, Man- chester; and to Erika Benschop and Kathryn Vernon of Prospect. / MS cM SUTRA 2 "J orp . ast Se ed $Y Nii BEA ay wpa py MAKE A DATE NOW TO TAKE THE WHOLE FAMILY TO SEE n Walt Disneys ow Whit and the (S$ Mmasietprace * of? Shor delight! ...for you and your family to * see and enjoy, again--and again yy Ee" "Soma Day My Prince Will Come" ROXY THEATRE, UXBRIDGE Thursday to Sat., July 31, Aug. 1-2 frightened a In 1957 |- KILL RATTLESNAKE AT MOUNT ALBERT A large rattle snake which badly family us they were about to enter the cemetery, was kill- ed at Mount Albert on Sunday. Mrs. Sheldrick reports a family were attending the annual decoration day service and were about to enter the cemetery gate when they saw the day's efforts to ham-.strong the chan- nels of communication. Whatever you hear of a newspaper being barred from a legitimate public meeting, whenever, you hear of a an- other bureaucratic restriction on pub- lication, your right to be informed is at stake. So is it in jeopardy when a newspaper surrenders conscientious editing and newsgathering to blind ac- ceptance of propaganda "hand-outs". Your newspaper has the challenging responsibility of keeping you informed on all matters affecting your econo- mic, cultural, political and spiritual welfare; to bring you the facts with- out fear, favor or prejudice, A conscientious newspaper when it fights to uphold Freedom of the Press is not pursuing a selfish objective. It is not merely seeking greater license for irresponsible ave-grinding and monetary gain. [It is in truth battling for your Right to be Kept Informed. snake. (It was coiled in the grass and they heard it rattle. The two little girls were quickly whisked out of the way and two policemen who were at the entrance took over. UXBRIDGE MEN. PURCHASE ROXY Thanks to the efforts of Mr. I. Con- stant, the proprietor of Uxbridge Cleaners and Dyers, and the present management of the Roxy Theatre, Dennis Davies, the citizens of Ux- bridge will continue to have the prive- lege of attending the local theatre. Through negotiations between the above mentioned persons and the owners, a purchase agreement has been made, making Mr. Constant and Mr. Didvies partners on equal basis. Mr, Davies will hold the position as manager and projectionists, 'and al- though Mr. Constant is a very busy man in his cleaning establishment he will be no "silent partner." After all the movie business is nothing new to Mr. Constant. He operated the Stan- ley Theatre next to the Teronto- Dominion Bank from 1942 to 1946. ou © mw ww You may convert them to CANADA. CONVERSION BONDS and receive a ® A HIGHER INTEREST RATE © IMMEDIATE CASH ADJUSTMENT Use the full facilities of our 776 branches, THE CANADIAN BANK OF COMMERCE Port Perry Branch: J. R. Helm, Mgr. Sn5es AN re ye a Ln a 2s "ie gtr ood Ria ogee vo i. " grt won PP Turin! & ¥. at Es ry