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| - 4d -- 7 Wi 1 + La | + [AN Ne LN [] X* --- ° evidence to-prove conclusively that age DISTRICT DOINGS Member of The Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association ~ ARSE a a SR i « Ee HA "THE STAR EDITORIAL PAGE DOPE A UR OF J ho §. Port Perry, Ontario, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1953 enced several serious priso country --. some about as bad as those that occur in the States. vestigation following upon + disclosed the fact that prison riots are not -- inevitable things that must follow where ever large numbers of prisoners are-housed in isolation from the general public. is it sufficient to dismiss assuming that the prisoners are to blame and that most of the rioting arises out of the fact that to-day prisoners are molly- coddled. The facts do not. justify such theories. In the report of the American Prison Association of June prison riots were "nearly always the result short-sighted officials and politicians". In- adequate financing that re food, the hiring of a poor staff, the lack of proper equipment and the unreasonable overcrowding of the inmates explained A Grave Matter ~ The select committee on cemetery legis- lation for the Province of Ontario listened ~ - to charges that the selling of grave plots, especially in the larger cities of the prov- ince, had become a racket. nesses appearing. before the committee listed the kinds of abuses that had sprung up because there was no adequate control. The chief fault lay with the fly-by-night promoters who, aided by salesmen, sold lots at. exhorbitant prices for land which was actually than a farmer's field. " 'Perhaps, for the first time the people of : the province had an opportunity to learn some of the problems connected with burial Apparently not-many commui- ties 'are as fortunate as Port Perry whose cemetery is-a-model of its kind. The pur- grounds. poses of a good cemetery are © NOTES AND COMMENTS ~~ Prison Riots fog RL In the past few years 'we have experi- rrr { why riots flar n riots in this Sufficient in- It is well awa such riots has Nor the matter by dealing with more repressi in stiffening t r-- e up in our penal institutions. Nor does the Prison association, take a ~ sentimental view which favours criminals. re that our jails house:many hardened c¢riminals and psychopaths who require firm handling and strict isolation, Is it penny-wise for us to skimp prison budgets and then pay heavily.for damages? that result from riots. = : "The best prevention lies in finding the causes and removing them by intelligently the situation. In applying on and removing privileges, he discipline we do not guard against future riots. , . without financial of neglect by mates. sulted in poor is inadequatel and when the Various wit- fully kept. would assure high-pressure nothing more reform these things of themselves will per- haps only serve to increase the tegsion which leads to rioting by the criminal in- Where riots do occur we are per- haps quite safe in assuming that the staff y paid . . , the food is poor . . . overcrowding is present and the situa- tion intolerable. --- adequate space is set aside for the last --resting place of our dead . . . when such + space lends dignity and reverence to what . we properly regard as hallowed ground .", . cemetery is well and beauti- Surely it should not be too difficult for our legislature to enact legislation which the people of the province - .such a cemetery. Many good suggestions were advanced by Edwin Kay who appear- ed on behalf of the Canadian Society of ' Landscape Architects and Town Planners. sultable buria it would meet fulfilled when 'people. "With adequate controls and wise supervis- ion local committees, should be able to plan 1 grounds and provide for adequate maintenance., Where this is not possible the government itself should un- dertake the programme.' It is certain that with the approval of the LY British Columbia has lowered the voting age to 19. There has been no contributes to an intelligent elector- ate . . . as a matter of fact we have not found out yet what does make for an intelligent electorate. ---- Man's ability to fool himself is not the least of man's abilities! The Canadian Army is now insist- ing upon compulsory education to-a grade seven or eight level, on the as- sumption: that the higher the eduea- tional level the higher the morale . . . in that ease the Army should have set a grade ten level at least . . . if there's anything in the recent criticism di- rected against the Canadian Troops. THE PASSING SHOW : 'by "ML.A.C."" The Big Four Rugby Union is a tail in mouth affairs this year. The Alouettes beat Ottawa who beat Ar- gos who beat Hamilton who beat Al- ouettes . . . reverse the story and it's just the same, eX ee: - The little town of Gilbert Plains Manitoba has abolished all credit buy- ing. That puts the business men in the position of saying that the towns- people are no credit to them! ; ge The French Delegation at the U.N. is beginning to act like the Russians. The other day when Franch policy was being criticized they walked out stat- ing that they would not remain to listen to 'insanity. You'd think with their experience in French politics that they'd be quite accustomed to listening to insanity. ; SUTTON-- Lk : Georgina 'Township decided that there was considerable merit to the request of York Health Unit for a licensed fee to be placed on any vie- tualling. establishments in Georgina, whether they be full scale as a dining room or restaurant or just a hot-dog stand selling snacks. : On motion by Councillors Rixon and Pringle, a licensing system with a fée of $8.00 annually, be put in force by a By-law, was passed, to give the Health Unit's sanitary inspectors some authority and some power under which they could enforce an order for san- itation in any case where a proprietor does not follow proper cleanliness standards. 3 STOUFFVILLE-- Parking within fifteen féet of any intersection is being banned and signs are to be posted to this effect, it was agreed by Stouffville Council on re- cently. - Council passed a by-law auth- orizing police to enforce the regula- tion-along with a number of other re- visions in connection with local traffic. In addition to the parking. regula- tions, governing corners, persons shall not park closer than six feet from any fire hydrant. 'Making a U-turn on the Main Bt. is also forbidden. Saturday Parking | the advisability of curbing parking on Main St. on Baturday s for long periods when the were apparently only using the vehicle as a nd to watch the passers by. Thus there is included in the by-law a St. between Albert St. and Church St. for more than an hour between the hours of 6 p.m. and 10 pm. Violation of any of the clauses of the by-law carry a penalty of not more than $10 for the first offence and $26 for sub- sequent offences. Seem The local Provincial Police officers or .any police or traffic officer is authorized to enforce the by-law and they shall also _abey promptly all signals -or orders given by .these of- ficer, ey --- UXBRIDGE-- Three members of the Uxbridge Township Public School Area Board, Mr. J. Kidd, Mr. Ear! Tindall and Mr, Walter Beach appeared before coun- cil at their regular monthly meeting: to discuss the over crowded condition in the Fifth Line school. At the pre- gent time there are 48 pupils in attend- ance. The Board members mentioned the possibility of erecting a new school building in the area swvhich would cost approximately .$46,000. Nothing de- finite was decided, 'however. LINDSAY--~-- . Preliminary details of two new sub- divisions to 'be 'developed in Lindsay wére outlined at last week's meeting of the Community Planning Board. The two sub<divisions will provide for an additional 43 to 54 new homes for the town, sorely in need of additional housing. ' nis 14-25 Homes in West End. The plan for one sub-division, still in the initial stages, was presented for preliminary consideration by the pro- spective subs«divider, Russell Taylor, Thése new homes, between 14 and 26 of them, will be built east of Ange- line Street, between Howard and Dur- commodate the homes, which will be built on the single family unit plan, with driveways, and on lots 50 foot frontage." A turning circle will enable cars to turn at the end of 'the street. The West end: development will be to Central Mortgage and Housing specifications,--and-partially- financed by the Government. Further invésti- gation into the availability and cost of '| services will be made by the developer, before presenting a more comprehen- sive plan to the 'Board at its next meeting. BROUGHAM-- . Protests from residents have saved Brougham, Ontario's old-fashioned over-the-sidewalk verandah roof in front of the municipal -building. Pickering Township council, which wanted to scrap the famous verandah, decided to save it after receiving a pe- tition from 136 residents protesting against the demolition, Brougham oldsters have long been accustomed to sit under the verandah and exchange their views, Power Plant Turned Down by 85 Votes ORILLIA -- Ratepayers in Orillia to issue 900 thousand dollars worth of debentures to build a new Hydro-Elec- tric plant for its local power commis- sion. / The campaign against the new plant was led by.a group which wants the town to affiliate with the Ontario Hydro-Electric Power Commission. The chairman of the Orillia Power Commission, Stuart N. Keyes, indicat- ed'a public vote will be requested 'at the December municipal election on the question of joining the Ontario Hydro. Orillia's hydro system is one of the oldest privately owned oney in the pro- vince, but is running short' of power to meet the town's growing needs. Blackstock j + Congratulations to Mr, and Mrs. Howard Saywell, on the birth of a son on September 22nd in Oshawa Hospi- tal. Sorry to hear Allan Rahm is ill in Port Perry Hospital. = We all wish him a speedy reé¢overy. : Miss Jessie McArthur returned to Toronto on Monday to attend College. © Misd Betty McArthur is attending '| Westarn College in London. 3 The Young People gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Merrill Van Camp and Chivaried them on Friday, clause which forbids parking on Main ~ ham. A new street will be cut to ac- 7 7 evening. have defeated by 86 votes a proposal | ° SONGS OF MY PEOPLE Basso Jan Rubes sings a European folk song while conductor-violinist Ivan Romanoff listens carefully, dur- ing a rehearsal of the CBC Friday night show "Songs of My People". The famous traditional music of the peoples of Europe is presented on the program, as well as. the occasional folk tune from 'the Carribean and Latin America, Rubes is featured not only as a vocalist, but he intro- duces the numbers as well. Besides the orchestra, he is assisted by a chorus and a guest star every week. Clipped Comments. TOO MANY FIRES IN RURAL HOMES - Realizing that many fires in farm homes result from faulty stoves and furnaces, a government bulletin has. some good advice for rural residents. It says: "With the approach of winter it is a good time to give some, extra thought to fire protection. Furnaces will soon be lit and fire hazards can be reduced by having them in good working order: Among thé. most common causes of fire in rural Cana- dian homes -are those originating from heating and cooking equipment. Fire.insurance companies list the fol- lowing as frequent causes of farm fires; chimneys of sub-standard con- struction; sparks from dirty chim- neys; faulty smoke-pipes and stove .installations; seasonal grass and bush fires; spontaneous ignition of hay; wornout shingle roofs; lighted lan- terns; misuse of electrical equipment; threshing and other operations with. gasoline powered engines; matches or smoking in barns and other farm buildings; lightning. "Most fires originating from this list could be prevented by checkifig on faulty construction or equipment, for the time to prevent a fire is be- fore it starts. Chimneys and smoke pipes can be inspected, gasoline can' be stored away from main 'buildings, oily rags never left lying about. Even lightning can be guarded a- gainst with arresters. "An excellent fire prevention on a farm is a roof ladder. Keep a few buckets of water -ready for use and a number of water barrels at suit- able points as'an added precaution. But they are worse than useless if the water is frozen solid should a sudden emergency arise, so choose a relatively warm place. "A reliable fire extinguisher is a good investment, particularly if equipped to handle gasoline fires. It will often be enough to scotch an in- cipient fire and prevent disaster." --Canadian Statesman. BEE ORGANIZED SPORTS FOR BOYS AND GIRLS Hundreds of boys and girls have re- ceived valuable training of various types sinte-the adoption of a super- vised plan of organized recreation in Lindsay. It is to be hoped that the Town Recreation Committee in charge of the Kiwanis Aréna, the Recreation Centre and playgrounds will not forget the fact. The training, help and as- sistance given to boys eannot be mea- sured in dollars and cents. If super- vised and organized sports has been the means of saving one boy or girl, from a career of delinquency and has been the means of having that child take his place in some worthwhile un- dertaking and possibly on a business career then this special training has accomplished a great deal. Hundreds of boys and girls have been helped and undoubtedly the recreation set up has been a deterent to delinquency. --Watchman-Warder, Lindsay i SURGING POWER | Eavestroughing Prospect Keep in mind the Anniversary Ser- vices on Sun., Sept. 27. Morning ser- vice at 11.00 a.m. with Mr. Jas. Young ag speaker and Ashburn quartette in attendance. Evening service at 7.30 with Rev. J. K. Moffatt, Simcoe St. United Church, Oshawa as speaker and music supplied by Scugog Choir. The committee in charge of decor- ating the church for . Anniversary flowers or other articles suitable for decorating to have .them at the church by 3.p.m, on Saturday. Early in the canning season, the Prospect branch of the Hospital Aux- canned fruit. This amounts to ap- proximately 2 qts. from each lady in the community. Some of this fruit has been turned-in to your local rep. and she would be glad to hear from the rest of the ladies as soon as possible, z The W.AT" met on Wed, Sept. 17 at the home of Mrs. Bruce Holtby. | opened the meeting with the Motto Sunday. are asking anyone who has | iliary pledged to donate 50 quarts--of |- "As group convener, Mrs. J. Holtby | Shepherd Lead Us." Mrs. B. Web- ster read the Scripture from I Peter: 5, and Mrs. J. Bray gave the Lesson Thoughts and prayer. Mrs. Jas Mof- fatt gave a very interesting account of Chapt. 7, The Healing Minister, from Along African 'Trails; An am- using 'poem "Marry the Girl" was --fread by Mrs. H, Martyn. The President took charge of the business session.. The minutes. were read and approved and roll call tak- en. The Treasurer reported a balance of $134.32. Mrs. H. Webster was ap- pointed to look after the Christmas Cards. Committees were appointed to look after decorating for Anniver- sary Sunday and serving lunch for 'the choir at night. Two dozen new hymn books are to be ordered for the Church. $6 was voted to be sent to the Unitarian Ser- vice Committee. The meeting closed with the Theme Song and Prayer. 2 Pld 7s GAS Ol A TS A 2% 77 SASS a \ \ \ \ \ and growing and Hymn 488, 'Saviour Like a ~The Canadian Bank of Commerce AE Plant the seeds =} 4 Jor your future OPEN A _ -- SAVINGS ACCOUNT AT "CONANT & CONANT BARRISTERS and SOLICITORS Gordon D. Conant, K.C. Roger D. Conant, B.A. Offices: Oshawa, Ont., 7! Simcoe St. S. Phone 3-2227 Ajax, Ont., Phone 25 Real Estate WHEN BUYING OR SELLING YOUR HOME, FARM or BUSINESS ~ PHONE PORT PERRY 39% HOWARD LANGILLE, BROKER Queen St., Port Perry . REAL ESTATE Consult : J. A. WILLOUGHBY & SONS for complete Real Estate Service. 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Whatever your insurance needs may be, consult ~ H. W. EMMERSON Phone 41 DR.J.B.LUNDY DENTAL SURGEON (Over Telephone Office) PORT PERRY ONTARIO Office. Hours -- 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Phones: Office 68W. Rea, 68J Port Perry Refrigeration ~écvice, both household and "commercial. Refrigerators. Aug 2 Reg. Boundey CHARTERED MONTEITH & MONTEITH ACCOUNTANTS Phone 5-4662 37 King St. E., Oshawa Gordon WV. Riehl, C.A,; Resident Partner Gilson milk coolers and freezers. ARTHUR W. S. GREER, K.C. in- attendance at my Port Perry office on Wednesday morning and Friday afternoon of each week, or by appointment. ; Blong Block, Port Perry, Phone 26 RE - UPHOLSTERY and RE-BUILDING Let us re-upholster your old Chester- field Suite. Satisfaction guaranteed. Phone and have our consultant eall and give you a free estimate. Free pick-up and delivery. Phone 5-0311 Collect OSHAWA UPHOLSTERY CO. 8 Church Street ROOFING OF ALL KINDS Eavestroughing, Asphalt Siding, Estimates given on all kinds of work. EARL WALLACE Port Perry ELECTRIC FLOOR New or old floors sanded and finished, or waxed and polished by the square foot, Electric Floor Sanders, or Wax- ers and Polishers for Rent. R. PICKARD Phone 281W, Port Perry, Ont. 0120)" LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY Consult the Crown Life Man CEC. KING AGENT Port Perry - Ontario SANDERS