i PR District Doings Hember of The Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association oy Thursday, August 3rd, 1961 * Notes and Comments - The Third Party «The New Party was born this week in the cow barns at the Central Canada Ex- "hibition in Ottawa. It was born of the amalgamation of the C.C.F, and the Cana- dian Congress of Labour. It would seem that they are unequally yoked. The C.C.F. has since its origin in 1933 spawned _ much of the social legislation introduced by the two ancient regimes. The C.C.F, members dreamed up the ideas behind the . legislation which the older parties bor- rowed to enact. So successfully was the catbird trick worked that the C.C.F. was never able to seriously engage the atten- tion of the voting public. It has always been a party strong in ideas and weak in support . . . which meant that it didn't have any money. The Canadian Labour Congress has lots of support and a good deal of money. Once the business of fee collecting is straightened out the New. Party should not lack for petty cash, However, the Canadian Congress of Lab- our also has the numerical strength so lacking in the C.C.F. membership. There- fore it would seem that the Canadian Lab- our Congress has not sé much united with re the C.C.F. but rather h has swallowed. it To keep this fact hidden from the gei- eral public which isn't really very much concerned anyway, the leadership of the New Party went to a C.C.Fer, Tommy Douglas, erstwhile Premier of Saskatche- Traffic The traffic laws in Ontario are to be more strictly enforced. It has been an- nounced that a more careful check of drivers and. cars is to be introduced. The rising accident rate and the fearful toll of lives in fatal accidents have spurred whe officials of the Department of High- ways and Motor Vehicles to action. hr Some statistics just released in Ontario show that Saturday is the worst day of accidents. ; This may be because the traf- fic is at its peak on that day. Friday fol- lows a close second. In cities the danger spot is the intersection; in the country, the long straight stretch. Most accidents occur during the day. py Daydreaming, talking, distractions, pre- occupation with domestic or business prob- lems and general lack of alertness--all 'summed _up.in the term inattention--ac- counted for most accidents. \ wan. But again to ensure that it was a fact, the platform has been greatly modi- fied to make it acceptable to those who would not have anything to do with C.C.I. socialism, Although the New Party will probably not gain many seats in parliament there is little doubt that its members will have plenty to say about labour legislation. The Canadian - Labour Congress now has a voice in the House of Commons and you can 10 t assured that it will be heard loud and The question of leadership will not be resolved by merely naming the leader of the party who is to represent it-in parlia- ment. What about the union bosses who hold so much power in the affairs of the unions? Not for one moment are they likely to take dictation from the intellect- uals who have come up through the ranks of the C.C.F. Nor is it easy to imagine men like Douglas and Argue taking orders from a Claude Jodoin. *However, if the New Party fails to con- tinue the role played by the C.C.F. in supplying the old line parties with ideas things are apt to come to a pretty pass in parliament. The Liberals and-the Con- servatives have a tough enough time of it as it is. Without the gadfly of the C.C.I. what's going to happen-to them? Speed, excessive speed, was responsible tor one accident in every 'thirteen. = = Failure to. observe. the right of way ac- counted for almost as many-nccidents as speed. About half the drivers involved in acci- dents were found to be driving improperly. This means that a lot of innocent drivers are necessarily involved in accidents through no fault of their own. : N ab 2 . One out of every twelve drivers involved in accidents 'for which they were respon- sible was found to be drunk or driving while impaired. =. Thus a real menace to meet on the high- . way would be . . . someone coming toward 'you on a Saturday on a straight stretch of highway in broad daylight arguing with his wife or friends in the car about whether he had had one too many. MARKHAM ARENA GRANT APPROVED fines. "A Federal Government contribution tion to a two-day jail term. EE During the. course of. last. week's session, six of -the youths managed to scrape up enough money to pay their The remaining three, all from Ajax, went to jai, paralysis, She is in Toronto East J|-General Hospitals SC Police said the girl jumped into about four feet of water..= A life- guard pulled her from the pool when she called for help. of $20,625 has been approved for a building at Markham, that will be # used as a combined agricultural ex- hibits building, community éentre and ice arena. ) This was announced last week by C. A. Cathers, M.P. for York North; on behalf of Agr iculture Minister Al- vin Hamilton. The federal grant was made to the Markham and East York Agricultural Regulations. The Province of Ont- ario will also participate in the pro- ject. MAY OPERATE LINDSAY ® © ARSENAL AS PRIVATE INDUSTRY Latest word of the battle for . senals Ltd. here in Lindsay came last week from Mayor Joseph Holtom, who told The Press he had now received word from Clayton Hodgson MP, that he would take up his suggestions with the federal government, Mayor Holtom had suggested that it might be feasible to lease, or sell, all, or part, of the plant to private industry, which could then produce a goods for civilian consumption, JUDGE CONTINUES CRUSADE AGAINST TEENAGE DRINKING Magistrate Robert Dnieper is con- tinuing his crusade against teenage drinking in the Pickering area. He fined .nine youths $100 and costs, to $ be paid immediately, or spend the 3 next five days in jail, Earlier this sumniér, following a series drinking by the Pickering Township Police Department, His Worship im- "the "continued existance of Canadian Ar-}| of crackdowns on teenage - DIAL PHONE SERVICE FOR CANNINGTON IN 1962 . Dial telephone service will be id- troduced in Cannington in the sum- mer of 1962. 'C.B. Symonds, Bell Telephone man- ager for this area, said last week that work will-soon start on a new. dial office building to be constructed on Society tinder the Exhibition Grants Albert Bt, * Enough equipment will be installed in this building to look after 700 tele- phone numbers, an amount that is expected to take care of growth in Cannington for some years to come. LIQUOR STORE SITE UNSETTLED KINMOUNT -- A recent plebicite held in Somerville Township resulted p in the taxpayers favoring the estab. lishment of a liquor store. The peopl€ of Kinmount area are reported to want the outlet in their village, while Coboconk. residents are reported to be hopeful that the store | will be -opened there. The main street of 'Coboconk sep- arates Somerville from Bexley Twp., and now both sides of the street are in "wet" territory. ' - Kinmount has had an active Legion brarich in the past and this is one rea- son given for the locating of the li- quor store there. > LEAP INTO POOL AT : GREENWOOD PARALYZRS GIRL Sheila O'Boyle, 14, of Munro St., was paralyzed from her waist down Friday when she jumped into. the Greenwood Park swimming pool and struck her heels on the pool bottom. Her father, Patrick O"Boyle, said PICKERING COUNCIL REFUSED . TO ALTER DECISION ON DRIVE-IN THEATRE Pickering Twp." Council will not alter its decision to permit a second drive-in theatre to locate in the Liver- pool area 'of the municipality. The issue was re-opened at a special. meet- ing on Monday night after the Plan- ning: Board recommended that the Council should rescind its formal mo- tion. One theatre would be located on the Valley Farm Road and another on the Liverpool interchange, north of Highway 401. --. rs DON MESSER SHOW COMING TO LINDSAY The Don Messer Show featuring the Buchta Dancers and singers, Marg. Osborne and Charlie Chamberlain, will be appearing in Lindsay at the Fair grounds on Thursday, August 10, at 8.30 p.m. = Tickets are available at many Lindsay stores, 1 TYPEWRITER ? NEW CASH REGISTER ? ADDING MACHINE See the PORT PERRY STAR for Smith Corona LIVE. BETTER Electrically... with an..ELECTRIC WATER HEATER & My Comme REPORT rrOM PARLIAMENT BY HON. MIKE STARR M.P. ~ ONTARIO RIDING This will be the windup column co- vering the Session of Parliament just ended, which was one of the longest on record. The House has now adjourned until September 7th and Parliament Hill has been taken- over by the tourists, who flock there in their thousands each morning for the ceremony of the Changing of the Guard. This ceremony creates an impres- sion among those who come from many parts of Canada and the United States, in order to see the Capital City and, more particularly, the House of Commons and Parliament ill. The ceremony is unique in its way, as the Guardsmen. in scarlet tunics and bearskins execute the intricate manoeuvres, accompanied by band music and the sharp comands of the officers in charge. The House will resume on Septem- ber 7th, when the Government will carry on with its legislative program. One of the items mentioned in the Speech from the Throne was an exa- mination of the Unemployment In- surance structure. This has now got under way with -the-naming -of-a Committee; to-have 4 the same powers as a Royal Com- 'mission. This Committee will exa- mine the structure and terms of the unemployment insurance setup and will make recommendations covering the efficient administration of the fund. _ Two of the members are prominent in the insurance business and two are economists. I would mention in passing that one of those who will sit on the Com- mittee is Dr. John Deutsch, who was special adviser to the Senates Com- mittee on" Manpower and Employment. One of the mdtters which the Sen- 'ate Committee touched on was un- employment insurance and certainly the wealth of background and infor- mation obtained by Dr. Deutsch dur- ing the sittings of the Committee will prove most useful in the work of the Committee on the Unemployment In- surance Act. - During the Session just ended a number of 'measures were introduced 'bearing o on the state of the economy; and in the Budget alone some 21 mea- sures were brought in designed to favour economic expansion. The thinking behind these measures, in a general way, was (o bring to bear, in the public (or Government) sector of the economy, an cconomic stimulus, which would have the ef- fect of boosting activity across the Nation. & At a time when Canadian industry is feeling the effects of world com- petition, the Government has spared no effort to inject a stabilizing effect economic in the c¢conomy, right - across the board. This costs money. And this ac- counts for the projected deficit of one billion, to one billion five hundred million dollars. | This is the anticipated bill that wil) have to be paid in order to create employment and to keep industry on an ¢kpanding basis. : In physical terms, this economic injection will have the effect of put- ting idle plant capacity to work and of guaranteeing émployment on a long-term basis, until such time as Canadian industry can regain its com- petitive status. : Such measures as loans -to_.small business; export credits; Productivity Council; aid to municipalitiés on sew- age disposal plants; aids to universi- ties for residence construction; double depreciation for areas where unem- ployment has becomé chronic; expand- ed municipal winter works program; . all 'will have their effect in | putting money _into circulation and creating a demand for Canadian goods and products, effect of placing a-20 percent tariff on goods and equipment shipped in from abroad of a "class or kind" that was already being produced 67 could: be produced in Canada. This also In the agricultural field, measures like the Rural Rehabilitation Act and the expansion of - Farm Credit and Farm Loan provisions will tend to give agriculture a stability whieh has been lacking up to the present time, "The effect of 'many of these meas- ures has become noticeable in the last few months as the figures covering the number of Canadians holding jobs have picked up at considerably more than a seasonal rate. In *the Budget, the moves to de- valuate the Canadian dollar and lower the interest rate on loans have given notice of the Government's: intention to put an end to the "tight money" policy which has been in effect now 1955. Another Budget since "included in the the removal of the excise tax measure will -Any "man, tary effect on the sale of new cars. Taken all together, the ther period of economic fall Canadians and for our own Canadian market. This will be my last column until the House resumes on September 7th. I have received wonderful co-opera- tion from the Editor of this news- paper and I thank him sincerely for printing this column. District Churches ~have come and gone: faces have been missing in our con- gregations on Sundays, but there is the joy of returning. We for- ward to our_holidays for a long time, and then all at once, they here, and over. Who can adequately estim- ate the joys of anticipation! Last week proved a wonderful week for our Minister and his wife, when they at- tended the Annual School at the Guelph Agricultural College the Rural Clergy. Two courses are given namely Soils, and Rural Sociology From nine to twelve in the mornings, the Clergy and their wives attend look are for by . lectures; and in the afternoons there are tours ,and classes in" Arts, and Swimming, and Nature Studies. There is much conservation work being done in that area. This year, Elora Gorge Park was visited. We are very for- tunate to have to which our rural boys and girls may go. Padre Young is a wonderful as- set ,and a real friend and adviser to those who attend. ...In--such-a-sehool; many friendships are formed, and horizons widened. One comes away feeling a much deeper respect and love for all who are operating our farms. It is no longer true that be- cause Jim didn't do well in his grades, that he go in for farming. There are so many who are taking advantage of the many courses offer- such a College should Padre said that at the Sunday Morn- ing Services, there would be an aver- age of about three hundrred. Mr, & Murs. Kidd are in charge of the musie, and make a wonderful contribution. "Rural Minister who has attended is missing something great. Any farmer who doesn't acquaint himself. with what the College "is of- fering, will be missing a great deal. The meals are even better than at home, and that is saying something. Abumdance of milk and fresh fruit. We are planning to hold Layman's Sunday on August 13th. will be Mr. Jim Elliott, who comes from Agincourt, and" summers with us on the Island, together with his wife Jeanne and children Susan and Robert. There will he three men in each Church who will assist. At Prospect there will be Jim Smither- - Harold Holtby, --and- never Smith; at Manchester Mr. McCartney is in charge, and at Scugog there wills be Stephen Fralick, George Samells, and Alan Redman. We would also like one of the Ladies to tell the story. Last year we had a.wonderful res- ponse, and we hope that this year will |. prove just as successful. Our Min- -ister-will be.attending. the dedication of a Church in the little village of | Matawatchan, on the Denbigh Pastor- Another measure which was reject- ced by the Senatéwould have had the al Charge, about forty miles from Renfrew. student" Minister neth was born. in 1930 that Ken- to see, Last Saturday Bill Pogue and Elsa on automibiles will also have a salu- measures Lrought forward during the Session were designed to bring about .a fur expansion; to place the resources of Canada and the Canadian people at the service and to counteract | the effects of sharpening world-wide competition for international markets | leelebrated For some of our Ministers, holidays "Mandy ed, that the College is just alive. The, The Speaker. George It was while serving as a So there are many happy recollections and many friends, | | TIME FOR TEA Taking time out for afternoon ten is Monte Crick who plays the role of Dan Archer inthe popular BBC ser- ial, The Archers. Now entering its third season on the CBC Trans-Canada radio network, The Archers will heard at a new time each week-day morning. The "BBC its 10th: broadeasting in England. be recently of serial anniversary the wedding supper, and it proved to be a very happy We do wish Bill and Elsa every joy and hap- piness. This coming Saturday there will be another wedding; but in Cam- illa near Orangeville. The mother and father of the Bride were married by our Minister; baptized by him, and now about to be marridd. June and July, Saturdays have been very pleasant and busy days. occasion. there only daughter So during the months of 1 So many of our people have been faithful to the Sunday Services. "I Without your cooperation, there wouldn't be any. Last" Sunday the theme was "The conditions of disciple- ship", and the text "Whosoever doth not hear his cross and come after me said "cannot be my disciple." We look forward to seeing you all again this coming Sunday. And there is always a welcome for all who are visiting in the area. On Sunday af- ternoon, Mrs. Barnes of High: land Creek, together with her cousins, visited the Manse. It Mus, Barnes who Suggested 'that their Este Organ be given to our Church. Her husband was the organist at Centen- nial Church, and instrumental in get- ting the organ for them in the first Jesus, Leo was place. Now Leo is gone to his re- ward, and his dear wife is the or- panist. She enjoyed playing the or- gan again; and it was like 'meeting an old friend. Happy birthdays to Ken Wilson, Pa- tricia Loates, Ronald Hope, Bill New- man, Marilyn Manns, Jim Dowson, Ed. Wilson, and Sandra Healey of the Izland; and to Lamy Willerton and David Webster of Prospect. We were elad to see Mr. Joseph Horn at Church after his severe illness. out to are in Hospitals and Nursing homes. Our love goes all who are shut in, and who Be very careful as you travel to and | fro these days. Good motoring Doug and Camille of the Island, and happy days of swimming and boating Les pand Kaye Smith and family, and all others who wg holids Rying on Seugoyr Island. | Of Many Things- By Ambrose Hills LADIES AND THE LAW Women are smartening up. Little by little they are getting ia better deal for themselves from our various governments, and from. employers. And they are achieving all this with- out going on the rampage the way their grand-mothers did in the days of the suffragettes. American women are a few years ahead of our Canadian ladies in the battle for a fair deal, but then they have been organized over a longer period. Canada's National Council of aggressive and persuasive every year. The Canadian Association of Consam- of the some, Women is well led and becoming more posed the same monetary fine in addi- . - Sheila suffered no fractures and that doctors are seeking the cause of the would have assisted Canadian indus- Voight wete united in marriage in try. This measure, however, was re- Scugog Church. Elsa's parents came ers,* presided over by brainiest women in the nation, makes jected. | from Denmark. Our Ladies prepared a wonderful ally, } The ladies have many worthwhile projects in the field of legislation. Oné of the _profects, of course, is to get reluctant governments to revise the ridiculous inheritance taxes im- posed oft Canadian widows. Taxes of all' kinds concern women quite seriously, They do most of the shopping, and inevitably high tax rates mean high prices. .* Women are more practical than men and they know that whatever governments spend must be recovered from the people in taxes that éventually boost prices. . . The ladies have no easy job win- ning concessions from politicians, They get a polite hearing; but too of- ten they find that the politeness was just a brushoff, Many politicians continue to harbor the old-fashioned suspicion that women take very little interest in politics and, when the chips are down, will vote the same way their husbands vote. Women do not give up easily how- ever. They pradually edueate the politicians, through letters direct to Ottawa ov to the editorial pages of the newspapers. Each year, before Budget time, they visit the Minister of Finance and other members of the Cabinet. At annual conventions, they pass resolutions and in betweon times they can muster up some pretty im- pressive petitions. They appear be- fore Royal Commissions and parlia- mentary: committees, where they are noted for their frank and straight- forward talk -- talk that sometimes startles politicians who are inclined to beat about the bushes. . Watch That Power Mower Is your power mower going to save vou work this summer or relieve you of a toes or fingers? Will it give you extra leisure or a hole in the head from a hidden piece of de- bris in the grass? Don't count on it that you're a nor- - mally cautious individual . . | . just need to slip once with this machine to do irreparable damage," and the variety of grisly injuries-it can cause is infinite: Amputation, sprains, electrocution and death from hurled objects have been steadily on the increase as pow- er mowers have come into widespread use. Yet the machine itself needn't be uw menace -- it simply has to. be treated with utmost respect. Here are some survival rules offered by the Ontario Safety League to power mow- few © users: 1._Rake and inspect your lawn be. fore and clear away sticks, stones, wire and debris, A mower can throw with the force of a bullet. 2. Disconnect the sparkplug wire or mowing, other objects electrical plug when refueling, or working on the underside of the mower If vou don't know how, Seni eter ath 3. Never fill the tank while the e¢n- gine is hot or still running. {. Stop the whenever you the mower, and--it should be when clearing objects from the blades. Disregard of «this rule has already cost a lot of fingers. 5. Wear heavy shoes, and cut side- ways on hills. 6. Never let children operate mow- ers and insist they stay well away while mowing is in progress. 7. Never use an electric power mow- er during rain, or when grass is wet, KX. Have inspected yearly and maintained in good repair by a reliable serviceman. Jf you want your to-work for, than against you, these rules wre of vital importance, motor leave obvious- mower mower rather Manchester Our congregation was small' Sunday morning, but those attending heard the very fine message our pas- tor brought. - His Theme "Conditions of Discipleship". Mr. and Mrs. Allan Jackson, Brook- lin, called at the Mitchell home one day recently. Mrs. A. Fielding visited her uncle in Lindsay-on-Saturday. aie Mrs: Marian Haverson 'White, Los Angeles, Calif,, her.daughter Mary of Palmerston and Mrs. Bert Williams, Ajax, were guests of Mrs. Crosier on Saturday. . ] Mr. and Mrs. Jas, Cochrane of Geor- gin who have been with her family here for the past month are spending : ten days at Lake. of Bays. Little Margaret Wannenkhof enter- tained fourteen little friends on the occasion of her fourth Birthday.