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- - . Bember of . The Canadian Weekly Newspapers - . * . SE eT Bl BR Goan BCR ERT GG SOA Ee DESL £ WEYL dh Be Cher IE "Ae rn AE PF) AH THE STAR EDITORIAL PAGE AERTS ACN LSS a £13 &7 " 17) lf THURSDAY, J Port Perry, Ontario, AE Er cdl bi RIG VR ULY 1st, 1954 hihi +A ra meri rte H == oe . "Confederation 77 ~ An Explosive Situation ™ * «eration. The British North America Act, 1867, united the provinces of Canada in a fed- ° On July 1, we celebrate that 'union and mark its seventy-seventh anni- versary. However, the federation is more 'political and technical than actual. In. weality there is little real union of the 'peqples of Canada in Social and spiritual wayp of life. And it is easy to undef- stand why this is so. 'When New France fell in 17569 .and- "Great Britain was faced with the problem of what to do with this French colony her : Jpolitical leaders assumed, wrongly .as eyents were to prove, that the countr ~ «would always be predominantly. Frenc "snd catholic. Therefore, concessions were made to the French which certainly would not have been made ordinarily. Those concessions were carried forward into sub- sequent acts and with the influx of British settlers the nation was divided, The French catholics as a minority group have always been very sensitive of the position and place of the French cul- ture and the catholic religion. They fear, with good cause, that their language, cus- The other day Lester Pearson, the gov- ernment expert on foreign affairs and our representative to the United Nations coun-- cil, told a group of social workers in Tor- onto that one of the most explosive sifuya- tions in the world to-day was the wide- spread difference between our standard of living and that of the peoples of Asia. He argued forcibly that we should contri- bute much more to the :aid for under- priviledged nations of the world. Coming from one of the most powerful members of the present government this, indeed, has a strange sound. The present * government is sperding some two and.a. half billion dollars on national defense and \ toms and religion would be lost unless they fight with vigorto maintain their rights-- the. right to: their language, to their re- ligion, to their school systems. The English protedtants distrust the French culture, separate school education, and the power of the catholic church, They feel that in the realm of politics that the French are too prone to corruption-- that they tend 'towards fascism and the control of the catholic church 'aids and abets these tendenties, They distrust . catholic education for its religious indoc- trination of intolerance and the lack of - quality. ! It is probable that there is truth and er- ror on both sides. There will be little real union' throughout Canada until 'finding . some common, ground we can get together to thresh out our differences, The tend- ency in Canada has been to blind ourselves officially and to carry on as though all was well. In times of crisis this blindness forces us to take.s e measures which 'fool neither the French nor the English __ and please neither. . 3, 3 { Lew ju 3 : Cl, we are not illiterate and even if we were the radio would serve to have made us aware of this elementary fact. r Ls However, it is the government and the opposition which have shawn little or no interest in coming to grips with this ex- _plosive -situation. They go on voting bil- lions of dollars for defense and make token payments to deal with one of the major causes of the Asian revolution. Pa It 'would seem much moré sensible for Mr. Pearson to be telling these things to parliament than to a small group of social - workers at a luncheon in Toronto. Defense is necessary, but there. are in- ~~ some thirty-four millions in developed nations, i The people of Canada would no doubt support the view of Lester:Pearson; we do ople of Asia present us feel that the with an ALLE situation. x strange if we didn't in view of the vaily on 'news concerning world events. After all aid to under- ing ourselves. It-would he telligent and unintelligent ways of defend- Line-and wasted :hundreds of millions dollars ;-the French fought a war in Inde- China and brought France to the brink of bankruptcy. Are we, too, to build a Magi- not Line and to fight senseless wars in the name of defense? The: French built a aginot ons of . PASSING The CBC has opened:a: nation-wide search for television talent .. . and "i-~ this ave:feel is long overdue, Sarnia in an arrangement with the Dominion government has thrown open fts schools 'to 'Indians. Now when the teacher accuses Johnny of being a Wild Indian it may. well prove ~ to:be a half-truth, - 1 SHOW AC, : The Anglo-American unity seems to a 'thing of shreds and patches'. ---- Patronage in the post-office was defended by Mr, Cote in parliament by saying that it waved the. cost of sending out inspectors .-. in the same way we could defend the abolishment of the police force. District Doings LINDSAY EX GETS $2,145 Lindsay Central Exhibition is to re- ceive a grant of $2,145 from the $494, 000 worth of capital and other grants for construction of buildings at 'agri- cultural fairs approved in Canada's House of Commons on Friday night. Agriculture Minister 'Gardiner in- cluded the following in a list of grants in the Commons during study of agri- culture estimates: Galt, $1,090; Lind- say, $2,145; London, $21,000; Ottawa, $4,600; Peterborough, $4,000; Toron- to, $4,000 and Simcoe, $20,987. PORT BOLSTER OWNER OPENS BEACH TO PUBLIC A certain measure of relief from the overcrowding at the road-end at Port Bolster, used by throngs ef both lecal and far-away visitors to get at the lake, comes by apmouncement of the property-owner who bought the form- er Eric Noble: property, that he has made available for public te: & beech 400 feet, by some 80-foot width, abut- ting on the road-end, for public use. This is for use of Georgina résidents and the public, now that Port Bolst- or's Park is closed. D3 rm---- - 7 SUTTON POLICE PROBING _ THEFT 800 CINDER BLOCKS © Polis often hear about building materials which "disappear" when let stacked on a jobbut this ha Sutton discovered a full-scale lot pbs as Mr. Max Godfrey, & Jackson's Point contractor, found a stagk of 600 building blocks--of cinder and concrete, had got lost from a bujlding site on Queen Street where they'd been stacked for the building WATER WITCHING ABILITY DEMONSTRATED 'AT REABOROQ Reaboro--Though one does not hear very much these days about "water witching", Mr. Lewis Soles, who Is well-known fn this district for possess. ing the unique ability down to an art, has come through with an example of that art. He was called to the home of Mr. Smith, recently, who Hves three miles northeast of Lindsay to detect a well, He used.a wild plum twig and was readily able .to detect the place where water could be found at a depth of about fifty feet. It is re- ported that Mr. Smith was most ap- preciative. of Mr. Soles' service, for he had already dug one eighty-foot well but had been unsuccessful in find- ing water until Mr. Soles wept to work, eh : BEARS ON INCREASE AGAIN IN DISTRICT LINDSAY -- The bear season Is again on in the district, according to the many reaching the south- ern parts of Victoria County and area from the north. With the advent of the tourist season, many are wonder- g whet the incrensed presence of the moving from his path. OTTERS SEEN ON - STURGEON LAKR of Haliburton last week. Mother did- n't seem to be afraid of the track, and took time, the driver reports, Otters are believed to have invaded believed to have been an otter on two occasiops--onee in the: lake near her home and again near Sturgeon Hts. when she was returning home in hey outbeard. Bhe'says the animal stayed with the boat for .cansidérable dist- ance and would duck swiftly: under water when the craft appeared to bel overtaking it, TE ---- NEW SALES ARENA IN DURHAM COUNTY : Aun auction sale barn and an open alr farm produce market to. be. known as the Durham County Sales Arena is -being built by Jack Reid, well- known Durh@m County auctioneer, one-half mile 'west of 'the Provincial Forestry Station at Orono. Mr. Reid, who has 18 years' ex- perience -as -an -auctioneer, has an- nounced that the new steel sale barn will be 140 by 40 feet and will accom. modate 200 cattle and 6500 hogs. It is being erected by Clarke Hajg.and Sons, Peterborough contractors. / \ Film Council The Film Club, which is & payt.of the Ontario .& York Counties' Film Council had a very successful pienic last Wednesday evening at Mr. apd Mrs. Clare Keevil's summer home:at Caessrea. Ahqut 36 members -and friends were on hand to enjoy the fun arranged by Miss Mildred Ward and her committee, There was a treasure hunt, boat rides, games, films, refresh- ments and fun galore. Summer Activities During the summer months there are not many bookings anticipated by the film council as films have been re- called.by the National:Film Board for summer tourist circuits. The council feels that they owe a debt of gratitude to the N.F.B. for supplying films for their winter circuits, and also to the department of education for supply- ing a block of educational films: éach month for school showings. Port Perry on Bummer Lireuit For special occasions during the summer, films may be secured through Mr. Ernie Sulman, Port Perry Film Libraian, who will be receiving films for the summer tourist circuit. Mr. Silman has been putting on fllwi showings in 'Port Perry 80 drive out to Port Perry any Sun- day evening at dusk and enjoy the of a house, Sturgeon Lake. Mrs. Jas. Grey o Knmaty's Bay, syd shessatr what ld film programme. wk vary |, Bunday evening during July & Aug, pped Comments A SEWER VOTE THIS YEAR? Time 1s fast passing and no move has been taken yet to provide for a sewer vote this year or to take a sur- -| vey for such a system. 'This matter has "been 'discussed many times fn council but action is continually de- layed. Again this month the York County Health unit is urging such municipalities to give more thought to sanitation, Residential areas are developing fast and a thought to the future health of these areas should be: given, 310 As the Health Unit warns, 'the sea- son for polio is again only a few weeks away and improper sanitation is just another way of strengthening the hand of this disease. Ratepayers have heard stories from council now for several years concern ing a _poseible survey and vote and the main question now is "what's the holdup ?" Each week mare néw homes are going up and more new residents are spending hundreds of dollars on septic tanks and tile beds, dollars which might better be financing a town sewage system. : Council should have no hesitation about allowing the ratepayers to vote on the question. /After all, it's the taxpayers' money and if enough re- sidents feel they can afford to sholder a big tax increase for sewers council should mot delay the project. . '--Stouffville Tribune THE LESSON J8 CLEAR A political leader has said that so long as there are homes needing 'mod- | ern conveniences, there should be no unemployment. He-did not say who would, psy for this 'equipment. A labor leader demands a guaranteed annual income for workers. This would force employers to provide jobs for their working staffs to avoid pay- ing them for doing nothing. fori Another labor recommendation is increasingly higher wage rates to en- able workers to buy more industrial products. What this would do to the majority of Canadians is nat stated. Very recently, 8 public' works pro- gram has heen urged. This has prac- tical value despite the excessive cost of "made work, and the unwillingness or inability of many unemployed to do it. * i The best remedy for unemployment -- down the casts of praduction. - At present industries are being "priced out of the market" by excessive costs. Some are closing down; others are going bankrupt. Examples are mines, textile mills and our merchant marine. A warning has also come from the head office of the CNR. The lesson is clear. If it is disregarded the con- sequences are likely to be more un- happy than any. of us care to visual- ze. We all know the answer to this problem but we are all afraid to make the venture, Must a crisis come to bring .us to our senses? History shows that we refuse to profit by ex- perience, but must learn the hard way. : --Canadian Statesman. SORRY OLD MAN YOU'RE OVER 40-- \ ; Somewhat of. a rumpus has been taking place where industries aye en- deavoring to squeeze out employees who are over the forty mark and where certain labor unions (where unemployment has taken place) have been urging empoyers to lay off ex- perienced men in the fifties and six- ties in order that young men may re- tain their positions. In the latter case it is urged that young married men should be given a chance that the older men have had their opportunity. One applicant off work in Canadian industry has been unsuccessful, des- pite the faet he has good executive ability and is till a young man. He writes in the Financial Post: "I wonder if our great country was built by 'teen-agers. God help all of us if the Adam Becks, Oslers, Bant- ings, etc, had been quietly ushered to a back room on their fortieth birth- day! 4 Within the last year I listened to a general manager of a" multi-plant he'd man his latest 400-man plant with an entire erew under thirty. I 'am anxious to check the performance of these quiz kids. Things have de- SUMERTEST EXTRE MILEAGE generated into a pattern where one has to be a PhD in Economics, a Dr. of Engineering, not over 30, 20 years' experience, willing to prove oneself for two years at $400 a month. Where are such men found? -- "You are well aware that creative work is the toughest. Quiz kids in the saddle are not enough. Creative drive is an absolute pre-requisite, seasoned with mature perspective, knowledge, experience, honesty and "in Ontario, both wien firore than ace organization in Ontario boast that|' plenty of hard work. [OY The list of failures is becoming signi- ficant on this side of the border, In Canada, where business works on higher profit margins and slower turnovers it might be worse on the in. experienced." 4 With due respect to youth there Is nothing. that can replace experience, especially if the individual has plenty of ambition and the will to work. --Watchman-Warder. Ontario Plowman Western Champ. . Proudly bearing a trophy emblem- atic of the Championship in the $wo- furrow tractor plowing event and hav- ing placed second in horse plowing, two of Ontario's top plowmen returned cessful participation in the Manitoba Plowing Mach held last week at Port- age 'La Prairie. : Both Joe Tran, Claremont, Champ- ion of the two furrow class and Har- old Nixon, Hagersville, runner up in the horse plowing class, were loud in their praise of the hospitality re- ceived during. their invasion of the west... While they found conditions vastly different to those encountered quitted themselves and had the addi- tional satisfaction of being able to demonstrate the skill of Ontario's plowmen. : The two men, accompanied by Hu- bert Avery, Past Fresident of the Ontario Plowmen's" Association who acted as team manager, were enter- tained by .the Imperial Oil Company, sponsors of the trip, at luncheon on the Monday during which time they were heartily congratulated on their splendid showing. : During the luncheon officials of the sponsoring company, C. D. Graham, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and F. A. Lashley, Secretary-Manager of the Ontario Plowmen's Association, "Much of present industry is man- ned with men brought up on cost plus operation, a premium of slopiness. to their native soil recently after suec-}- 'their home Thursday evening. » 0) \ E T Blonde, Blue-eyed Corinne Conley may only weigh 112 pounds but her accomplishments are many. As an actress, commentator, and singer, the twenty-five year old artist has had leading roles in many U.S. and Cana- dian theatre' productions, including "Voice of the Turtle", "Present Laughter", "Taming of the Shrew", "The Man Who Came to Dinner", "Macbeth", and "She Stoops to Con- quer", She has appeared in many dramas and variety shows on hoth CBC television and radio, has done -extenstye repertory work and appear- ed as "Rosie" in Gratien Gelinas' film of "Ti-Coq". Seagrave Mr. and Mrs. C. Boe of Huntsville spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs, O. J. Boe. Mr. and Mrs. C. Boe sails from Montreal on Thurs. for Europe where they will spend the summer. Prior to Mr. Wallace's departure from Seagrave, he conducted the christening of John Bright, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Grant Bright at Mra. Freeborn of Hamilton is spending a few days with Mrs, J. C. Mc Taggart. The W. A. held a successful baking sale last Friday afternoon on the lawn of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. McTag- gart with South group in charge. The sale this week will be in charge of North group. : Mr. and Mrs. W. Keen, Phylis an [ Brian visited with Mr. and Mrs. R. Moase of Toronto on Sunday. Mr. R. Thompson who has spent several weeks in England visiting relatives has returned home. His brother Mr. T. Thompson returned home with him for a visit in Canada. Mr. and Mrs. C. Clements, Miss Enid Clements and Mr. M, Belair at- paid tribute to Ontario's representa- tives. : tended the Clements Reunion on Suaday. ; | This Week-end Hazardous highway conditions al- ways reach peaks when U. 8 national holidays coincide with .those in Can- uda, "- Peak traffic volumes, holiday ces, place severe demands on highway users for patience, courtesy and at- -| tention. In most: years, only two such coin- ciding holidays occur -- Labour Day and Christmas. These are always dangerous periods for road users. This year, many Canadian business- es have granted a holiday to their staffs on Friday, July 2nd, to provide a long Dominion Day week-end. Sunday is Independence Day in the United States, but the occasion will be celebrated on Monday, the fifth. Travel is expected to reach all-time high records for the week-end, and the unusual length of the holiday combination--from Wednesday even- ing of one week until Tuesday morn- ing of the following week--will re- quire the full co-operation of all who use the streets and highways, to pre- vent a new high record of motor ve- hicle tragedy. Manchester Rev, Mr. McLaughlin of Ajax gave a very fine address here on Sunday morning. There was a full junior choir and their help is much appre- ciated. Church service will be at the usual time, 11.16 next Sunday morning and Sacrament will be administered by the pastor, Rev. H. H. Mutton. This community was saddened by the sudden, passing last week of a highly respected resident, Mr. Joel Miller. Deepest sympathy is extend- ed to the bereaved family. Miss Bonsall, of Oshawa, was the guest of their cousin Mrs. Jos. John- son and Mr. Johnson last Thursday. --Mr--B:--F. Johnson: is spending-a_ week with his daughter, Mrs. James Torrens and Mr. Torrens in Kingston. An accident just south of the vil- lage, involving five cars, tied up the heavy Sunday evening traffic on high- ways 7-12 and TA. Mr. and Mrs. Grant Christie and Dr. and Mrs. Donald Christie motored to Kingston last Wednesday. Mrs. Walter Taylor, Stouffville, visited at her home here last Thurs- day. Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Holtby and Mrs, Kerr were in Haliburton for several days. The annual Sunday School picnic will be held at Geneva Park on Tues- day; July 6th, Mr. and Mrs. Lou Biggs, of London, were week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs. Grant Christie. Austin C. A. Bathie p. c. DOCTOR OF CHIROPRACTIC X-RAY _ MONDAYS, THURSDAYS, "and SATURDAYS For appointment, Phone: 206R Queen and Bcugog Streets PORT PERRY ~ Electrical and Mechanical Repairs to ALL CLASSES OF MACHINERY, ELECTRIC MOTOR REPAIRS A SPECIALTY. METAL LATHE WORK. LAWN MOWERS, Machine Ground and Serviced. OXY-ACETYLENE and ELECTRIC WELDING. LEY CHINE caveLEL, JA o{>{0)4) weed "E CEC. KING AGENT Port Perry - Ontario . BUSINESS DIRECTORY CONANT & CONANT BARRISTERS and SOLICITORS Roger D. Conant, B.A. Offices: Oshawa, Ont., 7%; Simcoe St. 8. Phone 38-2227 Ajax, Ont., Phone 25 WHEN BUYING OR SELLING YOUR HOME, FARM or BUSINESS PHONE PORT PERRY 395 HOWARD LANGILLE, Realtor Queen St., Port Perry Refrigeration Service, both household and commercial. Gilson milk coolers and freezers. Refrigerators. Reg. Boundey INSURANCE Are your policies up-to-date? Whatever your insurance needs may be, consult H. W. EMMERSON Phone 41 Port Perry DR.J.B.LUNDY - DENTAL SURGEON (Over Telephone Office) PORT PERRY ONTARIO Office Hours -- 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Phones: Office 68W. Res. 68J REAL ESTATE Consult J. A. WILLOUGHBY & SONS for complete Real Estate Service. 46 Eglinton Ave., E., Toronto - Phone HU. 1.3391 City and Country Homes Farms and Small Acreages. Industrial and Business Propérty. LLOYD G. LEE is your local representative." HU. 1-3391 Evgs. HU 9-6308 3 Bessborough Drive EXCAVATING CELLARS - DRAINS SEPTIC TANKS GRADING CLIFF BAKER, Manchester July 17 ARTHUR VW. 8S. GREER, Q.C. in attendance at my Port Perry office on Wednesday morning and Friday afternoon of each week, f or by appointment. Blong Block, Port Perry, Phone 25 ELECTRIC FLOOR SANDERS 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. 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